Hot water, boiled apples, and house slippers: Why some Americans are going all in on 'Chinamaxxing'

If you're on TikTok, you might have seen the phrase "You met me in a very Chinese time in my life." ...

“I’m switching to Samsung”: People keep “unboxing” the new iPhone 18 charger—but it’s all a bit

Viral TikTok videos claim the iPhone 18 has a strange new charger, but it’s a hoax. Why creators are pretending to unbox fake ...

16-Year-Old TikTok Star Known for Freddie Mercury Impression Dies a Week After Cancer Diagnosis

Te Whero, a New Zealand social media sensation, died on Feb. 13 ...
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New Study Could Show How TikTok’s Algorithm Affects Youth Mental Health

A new study led by Georgia Tech might confirm this suspicion. Using recently acquired data from more than 10,000 adolescent ...

‘I didn’t get a graduation’: How the Class of 2020 turned its pandemic loss into a running joke on TikTok

Five years later, Gen Z is still joking about the rite of passage that wasn’t. Members of the Class of 2020 still aren’t over the COVID-19 pandemic canceling their graduation. Apparently they never ...

Woman's Phone Plunges into Airport Bathroom While Her Plane Boards During TikTok Dance Fail (Exclusive)

Brianna Morales tells PEOPLE she was trying to “be human” amid nonstop work when her phone slipped into an airport toilet mid-dance ...