South Park predicted RFK's new food pyramid—ten years ago
Plus: Dollywood's drink refill system causes chaos.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
The new food pyramid is strangely similar to something South Park predicted.
Dollywood’s soda refill system is upsetting visitors, despite being kind of a futuristic invention…
The “conformitygate” conspiracy, in which some fans expected a surprise extra episode of Stranger Things, is officially debunked.
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RFK unveils a new upside-down food pyramid. “South Park” saw it coming over a decade ago
The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a new food pyramid for the United States, and people online said there was something strangely familiar about it.
The White House called it the “most significant reset of federal nutrition policy.” However, the internet quickly focused on the visuals. Namely, that the guidance graphic was an upside-down pyramid, which immediately reminded people of an old South Park joke.
“I will never step foot there again”: Dollywood guests revolt over timed, tracked fountain drinks
Dollywood guests are pushing back after learning the park quietly rolled out a new drink-filling system that times and limits how much soda visitors can pour. The “Scan. Fill. Go!” setup uses QR codes printed on cups to monitor refills at Pepsi Fast Fill machines, cutting off drinks once time or ounce limits are reached.
“Stranger Things” fans begin to realize that #conformitygate isn’t real, and another episode was never going to happen
Stranger Things came to an end last week, and the Internet has been anything but normal about it. Despite the fact that the series finale was a beautiful send-off, some fans just weren’t satisfied.
While Netflix is releasing a Stranger Things documentary on January 12th and an animated series later this year, all signs point to the main series being officially over.
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