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South Korea's President Just Presented Trump With A Massive Gold Crown—And Everyone Had The Same Response
In Japan, Trump's behavior at a welcome ceremony with the country's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, went viral across social media, causing the White House's Rapid Response account to lash out on X.
In addition to commentary on Trump’s cognitive decline, the internet and foreign press were abuzz with stories of foreign leaders manipulating an overly vain and insecure Trump through flattery and shiny gifts—a weakness American business leaders have also been accused of exploiting.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt bragged that Prime Minister Takaichi would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump has been desperate to receive the honor since his first presidential term, and he claimed in 2019 that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also nominated him for the prize.
Glittery golden gifts awaited when Trump landed in South Korea to meet with President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday.
Air Force One was greeted on the tarmac by a South Korean military band playing a rendition of the Village People’s hit "YMCA"—a Trump favorite. A 21-gun salute was also fired off.
The South Korean leader later presented Trump the Grand Order of Mugunghwa—Korea's highest honor reserved for heads of state—and a replica of the Gold Crown from Cheonmachong during their luncheon at the Gyeongju National Museum.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung presenting U.S. President Donald Trump with honors and gifts at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju on October 29, 2025.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
According to The Korea Herald, the crown is a "specially gilded replica of the Gold Crown from Cheonmachong, a Silla Kingdom (57 BC- AD 935) artifact considered to be the tallest, widest and most ornate of Korea’s surviving ancient crowns. Crafted by cultural heritage specialist Kim Jin-bae, the replica is intended to represent leadership and dignity."
Trump's latest golden gift is being met with more mockery than dignity on social media.
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Trump's last item on his Asian tour itinerary is a sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The White House hasn't disclosed whether Trump plans to wear his new crown for the meeting.
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TikToker Reveals What His 'Real Voice' Sounds Like In Viral Video—And Explains Why He's Faked It For 30 Years
After thirty years, TikToker @timmaydgl revealed that the voice he'd used on his platform, which hosts nearly 55-thousand followers, was not actually his natural speaking voice.
Rather, he reflected in his car, pensively fidgeting with the ear pieces of his sunglasses, when he first started going through puberty, his mother accused him of "mumbling." According to him, she brought up his mumbling in every conversation, at every chance she could, for several years—until he decided to do something about it.
In response to her ridicule, the TikToker would "speak up," but not "up" like louder.
"So I would speak up. I would squeeze my voice, I would speak up here [in this] register."
About a year prior to this video, he said opened up to his partner about this, which prompted her to ask him what his voice actually sounded like.
His depiction in this video shocked some TikTokers.
"I did something that I had not done in my adult life, ever, about a year ago."
"Which was to relax my throat... and let noise come out of my face... the way that it wants to come out of my face."
"This is my unaffected, unsqueezed voice. This is what my voice sounds like."
By the time the TikToker was done introducing his real voice, he spoke more slowly, appeared more relaxed, and sounded something like Benedict Cumberbatch when portraying Doctor Strange.
What he said next was both freeing and heartbreaking.
"I realized I have been speaking in that high, squeezed register my entire life."
"Speaking, singing, acting, on the radio for several years, using that voice, and there's effort behind it."
"But it's such a reflex that doing this [using his natural voice] right now almost feels like faking it. I promise you, I'm not; this is just not squeezing my chest and my throat to make my voice that higher register."
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Some fellow TikTokers were shocked by @timmaydgl's transformation.
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Others hoped he would pursue more opportunities in his natural register.
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This had to be so incredibly liberating, not only being encouraged by his partner to share his real voice but then having his voice celebrated among his followers online.
We've likely all changed something about ourselves or "masked" when we're around certain people or in particular settings, and there's nothing quite like the freedom of living as our truest selves without being judged.
Olive Garden's Endless Pasta Bill
The menu features classics like fettuccine, spaghetti, angel hair, and rigatoni, all coated in sauces ranging from creamy Alfredo to a new “Spicy Three-Meat Sauce,” described by Olive Garden as “flavorful,” which usually means you’re gonna need extra Tums. For an extra $4.99, you can add crispy chicken, meatballs, or Italian sausage to your mountain of carbs.
According to Olive Garden:
“[K]eeping the price of its most beloved offer exactly the same, in a time when prices seem to rise with every season.”
That’s right, in a world where your landlord raises the rent monthly, Olive Garden’s the only one still offering consistency…and it comes with unlimited salad. The deal’s price hasn’t budged since 2022, and neither has America’s appetite for it.
Online, diners are flexing how far they can push the phrase “never-ending,” including one Olive Garden employee who shared a receipt so long it could double as a paper scarf.
On Reddit, u/TheShoobster420 uploaded a photo of the receipt with the caption:
“This never-ending pasta gotta stop.”
You can see the photo here:
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Somewhere, a CVS cashier just nodded in respect. And no, the total for the meal was not available.
The user followed up with:
“Never had a table get this many refills. It was my coworker’s table and they were obv hoarding it. He wanted to tell them to stop but the table was too big and it was slow so he didn’t want to compromise his tip.”
In other words, the breadsticks weren’t the only thing being stretched thin.
So how does Olive Garden make any money off people treating dinner like a competitive sport? Simple: they’re betting on math, margins, and marinara sauce.
Maeve Webster, president of consulting firm Menu Matters, told CNN:
“If the pasta brings them in the door and they purchase other profitable items, then it definitely makes sense in the long run. Olive Garden has likely done the math regarding how many patrons will actually eat significantly more than $13 of pasta. Some will, of course, but likely on average it works out in their favor.”
She added that the chain, with nearly 1,000 locations, “likely has a very strong and cooperative relationship with pasta suppliers, which can, in turn, help them with price.”
Translation: Olive Garden’s got pasta deals that make Costco look amateur.
The Never-Ending Pasta Bowl first debuted in 1995 and has become a back-to-school season tradition, because nothing says “budgeting for school supplies” like eating your body weight in rigatoni. Olive Garden’s senior VP of marketing, Jaime Bunker, previously told CNN the timing is deliberate, as “people have a lot of expenses” and “consumers are looking to save.”
And save they do. The National Restaurant Association reports that menu prices across the industry have risen over 30 percent since 2020, while Olive Garden’s went up only 2 percent last year. Yet somehow, its profits rose 12.7 percent. Turns out, feeding America’s anxiety with endless carbs is a winning strategy.
Rick Cardenas, CEO of Olive Garden’s parent company Darden, bragged to analysts in June:
“Our consumers want to go out and spend their hard-earned money, and we think we’re taking some wallet share from fast food and fast casual.”
Because in a 2025 Trump economy, fiscal responsibility looks a lot like passing on lattes and doubling down on fettuccine.
Hungrily, social media couldn’t resist weighing in on the Olive Garden receipt that just wouldn’t end.
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And Olive Garden is not alone. Other sit-down chains are also cashing in on value nostalgia. Applebee’s just posted its first same-store sales increase in eight quarters, thanks to the “2 for $25” deal. BJ’s, Red Robin, and Chili’s are all rolling out new promotions too, because in 2025, the only thing truly endless is America’s appetite for a bargain that feels like 2012.
So yes, the economy might be a mess. But at least the pasta? Still never-ending.
