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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Did Celestial Seasonings replace the Sleepytime Tea Bear with AI?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“Soda with a threatening aura”: Sprite launches new summer flavor based on TikTok tea trend

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‘She was going to make herself a cup of tea’: Woman heats up water in the microwave. Then she has to make a trip to the eye doctor

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‘It’ll be a lot cheaper, but it’s very similar to the chai’: Customer reveals hack to order milk tea at Dunkin’

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‘I’m actually disgusted right now’: TikToker finds ‘slimy’ substance in their Arizona iced tea

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Did Celestial Seasonings replace the Sleepytime Tea Bear with AI?

“Soda with a threatening aura”: Sprite launches new summer flavor based on TikTok tea trend

‘She was going to make herself a cup of tea’: Woman heats up water in the microwave. Then she has to make a trip to the eye doctor

‘It’ll be a lot cheaper, but it’s very similar to the chai’: Customer reveals hack to order milk tea at Dunkin’

‘I’m actually disgusted right now’: TikToker finds ‘slimy’ substance in their Arizona iced tea

Twitter is dropping some hard truths with this ‘today’s tea’ meme

What is ‘tea,’ and how did it become a phrase on the internet?

Al Roker furiously stirring his drink is the meme for late summer shade