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The Daily Dozen
Sunday, November 1. The 12 best stories of the day, so you can stop scrolling.
Japan's 'Mundane Halloween' has people dressing up as painfully ordinary strangers
Forget sexy pumpkins, the real flex is perfectly capturing a guy who's slightly lost in a train station. It's the most relatable costume party ever invented, and frankly a lot harder to pull off than a vampire. Everyone else, take notes.
Philadelphia woman arrested after staging a one-person blockade against a delivery robot
The robot uprising was supposed to involve lasers, not a cop telling a human to step aside so a cooler box on wheels can get through. Whatever you think of her tactics, it's a strange moment when the law shows up to defend a sidewalk robot's right of way. Somewhere a delivery bot is filing this under 'customer service incident.'
Climate change may have cancelled an ice age we were due for
Humanity accidentally skipped an entire geological era, which is either an impressive achievement or the ultimate 'we broke the thermostat.' Don't celebrate dodging the glaciers just yet; the alternative isn't exactly a spa day.
Michael Myers cosplayer tows a car with his penis
Halloween's scariest sight this year, and the mask is the least of it. Whatever charity or dare drove this, the commitment is horrifying.
The Liberty Biberty hate campaign has gone IRL
Protesting an insurance mascot in person is the purest expression of 'I need a hobby' ever recorded. Honestly, a community is a community.
Scientists mistook golf course sand traps for impact craters
Peer review just shanked one into the bunker. Respect to whoever had to write 'these are sand traps' in academic prose.
Ambulance driver allegedly ditched patient and Ubered home
We've all wanted to clock out mid-shift, but most of us aren't holding someone's life in the back. The Uber is the detail that makes it art.
Pope Leo XIV refuses credit for White Sox playoff run
Humble, sure, but a papal White Sox fan base is a power we should respect. Cubs fans are going to need their own miracle.
US Navy birthday posts accidentally salute the Indian navy
Nothing says patriotism like a stock photo search that ends in the wrong ocean. Somewhere an intern is learning that all grey boats are not the same grey boat.
Helicopter helicopter turns five and is still spinning
Five years of people twirling in kitchens to a man saying one word over rotor noise. Fazlija understood the assignment better than most hitmakers. Somewhere, a toddler is still spinning.
Untrained dogs may sniff out strangers' seizures
Dogs keep finding new ways to make us look bad. We can't even smell when milk's off.
Reporter vibe-codes a $50 knockoff of Meta's AI Tamagotchi
'We have Muse Charm at home' is the perfect energy for the AI gadget era. Big Tech wants you carrying a squishy assistant; one guy proved you can make one in a weekend-ish. Tamagotchis died when you ignored them; this one just needs more code.