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Dec 2024
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👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 “He took me to Chick” — Chic...

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Chick-fil-A is the top restaurant for 1st dates… and women love it, on one financial condition.

Microstrategy owns 2% of all the world’s Bitcoin… and Bit just hit $100K for the 1st time ever.

Uber’s newest product? UberCarolling… because to beat Waymo, Uber needs Christmas cheer.

Plus, Guinness sales are up 24% among young women… aka “Guinfluencers.”


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