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The “Devious Licks” Trend: Stealing Stuff From School
Weird TikTok trends
Newsweek
The “Devious Licks” Trend: Stealing Stuff From School
The Independent
Removing Your Own IUD? Seriously?
Newsweek
The Berries and Cream Trend: Remixing Pop Songs to Include Those Words
Women's Health Mag
EW -- Scalp Popping?
Fox News
The Candy Carving in Squid Game Is Being Replicated in Kitchens Everywhere
Nylon
People Are Using Lube as a Makeup Primer and It Works Surprisingly Well
Insider
TikTokers Are Also Celebrating
HuffPost
Are You on #CleanTok? Think Twice Before Dumping All That Product in Your Toilet. It’s Not Good for You or the Environment
The WSJ
TikTokers Are Making Starbucks Baristas’ Jobs Even Harder -- by Sharing Complex Recipes to Try
Mashable
Swifties Unite: TikTokers Share Their Hatred for Jake Gyllenhaal and Their Love for Taylor’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”
The Mirror
Despite What TikTok Says -- This Derm Says Not to Remove Moles by Yourself
The Tab
The Helicopter Trend. It’s Hilarious, Dumb, and Pushes the Limits of TikTok’s Creativity
YouTube
SNL Re-enacts a For You Page -- Complete With a Self Defense Guru and Thirst Traps -- to Illustrate the Absolute Absurdism of TikTok
Newsweek
The “Whoosh” Bottle Trend Left a Kid with Severe Burns
Fox News
And Psychologists Are Worried About People Self-Diagnosing Serious Mental Disorders on TikTok
Newsweek
Users Are Cooking Up “Sleepy Chicken” -- AKA NyQuil Chicken -- Using a Recipe That Seems to Fly in the Face of Common Sense
The Economist
The Hashtag #MoneyTok Has 10.6 Billion Views. It May Play a Role in Informing the Next Generation About Investors -- The Economist
The Atlantic
The Atlantic Writes About a Darker Corner of TikTok -- #DeathTok -- That’s Full of Morbid Humor That Tries to Change How People Think About Death
The Zoe Report
TikTokers Are Using Face Masks on Their Armpits. To Get Rid of the Smell, Obviously
Bustle
The Tiny Bee Trend Is Inspiring TikTokers to Embrace Their Shoulder Devil
USA Today
Want to Snap a Good Gym Picture? #GymTok Says to Eat Some Pomegranate Before You Lift
RealSimple
The “Healthy Coke” (Sparkling Balsamic Vinegar) Trend Was All Over TikTok. Real Simple Says the Combo Tastes Nothing Like Coke, for the Record
SF Chronicle
Another beverage -- Jalapeño Rosé -- is beloved on TikTok. A SF Chronicle writer tried it. She says it makes for a good cocktail, but it’s not something she would use good rosé for
Byrdie
TikTok Is Buzzing About Jello Skin -- A Trend That Chases Bouncy Skin Texture. It’s Less About Looks, and More About Skin Health
Fox News
Teens Are Getting Arrested for Trying the Dangerous “Orbeez Challenge”
Today
On a More Lighthearted Note, a TikTok Reviewing a Cleveland Deli’s Chicken Salad Went Viral. The Deli Says They’ve Seen a Sharp Increase in Customers
Mashable
TikTok’s Decided That Digital Cameras Are Back! Mashable Writes That TikTokers Are Embracing Point-and-Shoot Cameras From the Early 2000 Because They’re Just So Nostalgic
Women's Health Mag
Women’s Health Magazine Warns That an Older Internet Trend Is Resurfacing on TikTok and Putting People in Danger: The Blackout Challenge
WaPo
But maybe these weird TikTok trends aren’t TikTok trends after all -- WaPo reports that Meta paid a firm to spread news of dangerous TikTok trends that actually originated on FB
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