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How a New Trend Is Inspiring Moms to Remove Photos of Kids from TikTok

The app has once again raised concerns over children's privacy and safety online. A group of parents—mainly mothers—have responded to a recent TikTok trend by removing any images of their children that they previously shared from the app.  And they're inspiring others to do the same.  It all started after users uncovered that videos shared by a popular mother-daughter duo TikTok account ( @wren.eleanor ) had been saved upwards of 50,000 times.  View the original article to see embedded media. Other users also noticed inappropriate comments posted on the videos of three-year-old  Wren . View the original article to see embedded media. In addition to numerous concerning suggested queries when the name of the account and the toddler was searched online; with photos and videos of Wren reposted all across the Internet.  View the original article to see embedded media. View the original article to see embedded media. The newfound information has ...

All the Ridiculous Ways Politicians Are Using TikTok to Attract Gen Z

How does Ed Markey even know what TikTok is? The youngest eligible voters are, historically, the least likely to vote.  During the 2020 election cycle, only 51.4 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds made their way to the polls, and that’s an 11-point increase from the 2016 election . So how do politicians encourage an increase in the youth vote and connect with a vastly underrepresented voter group? TikTok, of course. TikTok is dominated by Gen Z, and the people that are vying for their loyalty know it. According to Wallaroo Media , 60% of TikTok’s over one billion monthly users are members of Gen Z, which makes it an attractive marketing tool to capture the attention of the younger generation, and brands have been known to experiment with their ad campaigns to find the best way to break through (hint: it’s to be as un ad-like as possible). Now, some politicians are following suit, hopping onto viral trends and doing their best to translate Gen Z humor into their own content in an e...

Freya the Famous Boat-Sinking Walrus Is at it Again

Efforts to deter the walrus from lounging on watercraft have been largely unsuccessful. A young arctic walrus named Freya, who first went viral in 2021 for her appearances along the coasts of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and parts of the UK—hundreds of miles from her native habitat—has a history of sunbathing on inopportune objects. In November of 2021, she was found sleeping on a Dutch submarine (a walrus class, funnily enough) at a North Holland naval base. The next month, she was spotted snoozing on a salmon farm cage in the Shetlands. More recently, she’s started hauling herself onto personal watercraft, sinking many of them with her bulky weight, which has been reported at around 1,300 pounds. Kathrine Ryeng, a veterinary medicine scientist at Norway's Institute of Marine Research, told NBC News that Freya has an affinity for these boats, where she climbs up to sleep and digest her food, because they remind her of Arctic ice floes. Her home habitat may be changing...

If You Need a Laugh (and Likes), Try These 100 Funny Instagram Captions!

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With  social media  as saturated as it is nowadays, it can be pretty tricky to stand out from the crowd with funny Instagram captions . In a sea of overdone "long hair, don't cares" and puns about friendship , you may be struggling with what to caption your content while also getting a laugh or two out of your followers. Whether you're captioning an Instagram selfie , posting something a little sassy  or sharing pics from vacation , you've got to have a few tricks left up your sleeve if you want to be funny on Instagram . Especially when it comes to captions. Do what you do best and keep scrolling for 100 funny Instagram captions! Best Funny Instagram Captions 1. Praying to the algorithm gods. 2. Reality called, so I hung up. 3. Being this funny is like, a full-time job. 4. Stay strong, I whispered to my WiFi signal. 5. That awkward moment when you're wearing Nikes but you can't do it. 6.  Hashtags kinda look like waffles. Am I right?! 7. ...

Get Your Spook on With Disney in the Parks and at Sea This Halloween Season

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Disney has plenty of treats in store for parkgoers this spooky season.  Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party  is returning to the Magic Kingdom for the first time since 2019. The Sanderson Sisters will once again be running amok , amok , amok  at the spooktacular event, while the Pumpkin King a.k.a. Jack Skellington will host Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks display . Walt Disney World Resort, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, isn't the only place where Disney fans can have a ghoulishly good time. From the West Coast to the open seas and abroad, here are scary fun Disney events to look forward to this year. Related: 101 Disney Trivia Questions and Answers to Make Game Night Magical Walt Disney World Resort Halloween Get ready to trick-or-treat at the most magical place on earth!  Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party  is returning to Magic Kingdom for 37 select nights between Aug. 12 and Oct. 31.  In other glorious  news, th...

How to Read All of Kristin Hannah’s Books in Order—Including the 'Firefly Lane' Series!

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Kristin Hannah is an award-winning author whose works have claimed the top spot on bestseller lists like The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Los Angeles Times  and Publishers Weekly —and countless book club groups. Over the past 30 years, the prolific author has penned an impressive 24 novels, starting with the bodice-rippers she wrote in her early career to the captivating historical novels and sweeping family sagas she’s known for today. While Hannah’s best-known books are Firefly Lane (which inspired the popular Netflix series) and the international blockbuster The Nightingale (adapted for an upcoming film), she has more than two dozen stories for readers to escape into. Ready to dive in? Here is everything you need to know about how to read Kristin Hannah’s books in order. When did Kristin Hannah publish her first novel? Hannah—who was an attorney in Seattle before becoming a full-time author—released her first book, A Handful of Heaven , in 1991. How ma...

Can You Solve This Word Puzzle?

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iStock Each of these mixed-up words includes one letter that doesn’t belong. Can you remove the extra letter and rearrange the remaining letters to form words that are related to each other? The extra letters, from top to bottom, will spell another related word. A A B M R S A B H M M O A K L O P U A L M T W Z A B G N O T A G I N S W Answer: samba, mambo, polka, waltz, tango, swing. The extra letters spell “rhumba.” Related: The Value of Working Puzzles from Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays https://ift.tt/F8lzo57 via IFTTT

Numbrix 9 - July 31

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SoulCycle Offering Free Classes to Entice Peloton Owners

Tired of riding solo? Now you don't have to. SoulCycle 's new Soul Reunited initiative is offering Peloton riders the opportunity to score some free classes. The indoor cycling franchise has a proposition to get people back to riding in packs and finally wave goodbye to solo- cycling . The company is so certain that indoor bikers will prefer its community-driven cycling classes that it's willing to give away thousands SoulCycle spin classes to a few select sweepstake applicants.  "Riding in a studio is an unrivaled experience, adding a much needed dose of intoxicating energy and an electric atmosphere into our workout routines , and we missed this during the pandemic," SoulCycle CEO Evelyn Webster  told  People . "This offer is about saying 'we hear you' to those who want those feelings back, and giving them the chance to ride together, not solo." There is a catch, though.  All who enter the giveaway must reside within the contiguous U...

Gone But Not Forgotten—Honor Loved Ones With 100 Celebration of Life Poems

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A  celebration of life  is all about honoring the life of the person you've lost rather than mourning their death. Undoubtedly, grief is terrible and confusing to wade through after the loss of someone you love. But by reciting celebration of life poems  in their honor at a funeral, memorial or among friends, these positive, loving words can bring the focus back to the good you shared rather than the heartache or sympathy you may feel. Related: Celebration of Life Invitation Ideas For the loved ones in your life who are gone but never forgotten, keep reading for 100 meaningful and heartwarming celebration of life poems. 100 Celebration of Life Poems 1. "The Life That I Have" by Leo Marks The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours The love that I have Of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours. A sleep I shall have A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause For the peace of my years In the long green grass W...