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If you've been on the internet at all over the last couple weeks, chances are you've seen Nathan Apodaca's viral video in which he is skateboarding (and drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice) to Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams.' The wholesome TikTok brightened the collective spirit of the internet, and inspired responses from Mick Fleetwood and the CEO of Ocean Spray himself.

Ocean Spray's Tom Hayes didn't stop at making a copycat video to show appreciation for Nathan Apodaca's unintentional viral marketing for his brand. The farmer-owned cooperative decided to pay Apodaca a surprise visit in Idaho, and gifted the TikTok sensation a brand new Nissan truck - and a whole lot of juice. 

The gift is a blessing to Apodaca, who has been living in an RV outside his brother's house. Generous fans have donated over $10k to improve his situation. The money was originally going to help him upgrade his car, but it seems like Ocean Spray has helped him cross that off his list. We're happy to see the genius behind 420doggface208 feel some of the love he's given to the rest of the world. 

If you'd like to support Nathan follow him on TikTok and Instagram, and perhaps consider purchasing some of his merch. Your vibes will thank you.

It's easy to laugh at pretty much anything on TikTok, especially anything involving relationships. But thanks to this garbage fire of a year, we're a little more accepting of cringe when it somehow manages to give us hope. TikTok user @liltransboykai shared a video that fits the bill yesterday - a clip of his coworker Willow proposing to his partner Akira. The whole thing goes down at work, which for these three happens to be a McDonald's. The video eventually made its way to Twitter, where users both mocked and praised it with a heavy dose of predictable sass. Though we enjoyed the laugh, we wish these two a happy future. 

TikTok is certainly the latest social media craze among the teens, but it's also come under fire for allegedly collecting user data and sending it to Chinese authorities. That, and memers across the board seem to hate it. Accordingly, we've curated this gallery of memes that poke a little fun, and we hope you enjoy!

We cannot say this enough: always use restraint when using social media at work or when posting about work. You never know when your shitpost will go viral. Tiktok user  @briannaraelenee learned this the hard way after posting from the kitchen at the Panera Bread where she worked. Her video, which shows Brianna Ramirez preparing mac and cheese - by heating a plastic bag. The video exposed some of Panera's less wholesome cooking methods, and caused feelings of outrage and betrayal among Panera patrons. The revelatory video went so viral, that according to Brianna, it was featured on her town's news - which led to her firing. A brave sacrifice so that we could all learn the truth.

Sometimes we have to separate ourselves from our symbiotic relationship with the internet at remind ourselves: g*ddamn this place is messed up, and yet still wildly entertaining. Twitter user @Mikaela_wild helped us revisit this notion on President's Day. The Minnesotan called a very special niche of TikTok to our attention. The divorce and breakup videos. We thought that TikTok was cringey to begin with, but this Twitter thraed has opened our minds to levels of corniness and cringe that we really didn't think was possible.