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The Daily Dot

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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YouTuber Reset faces jail time over toothpaste prank

reset faces jail time over toothpaste prank

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YouTuber facing 2 years in prison after feeding homeless man toothpaste-filled Oreos

Shark tank

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This poor dude nearly s**ts his pants after tapping on the window of this shark tank

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

A photo of someone scrolling on their phone in the dark next to a text conversation between a phone thief and the phone's owner's relative.

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Brother gets his sister’s phone back by pranking the heck out of thief

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

daddyofive

Here is the DaddyOFive video that has the internet screaming child abuse

smash mouth senior prank: teachers sing smash mouth

smash mouth senior prank

A very good teen pranked all his teachers into singing Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’

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Woman freaks out her husband by pretending she adopted a coyote

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11-year-old accidentally hangs himself trying to mimic YouTube prank

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Prankster leaves fake animal facts all over the L.A. Zoo

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YouTube ‘PrankVsPrank’ stars announce split in emotional video

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Comedians prank subway passengers with ‘Joy of Cooking Meth’ and other hilarious fake books

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‘Prank Academy’ wants to show you the real side of pranking

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If you like watching kids get scared, the Internet has you covered

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

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Someone padlocked this guy’s ear gauge while he wasn’t looking

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Two friends sneak into the movies disguised as one person

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4chan Photoshops ISIS as rubber ducks for operation ‘Allahu Quackbar’

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