1 fun thing: Demanding tasks

TaskRabbit is an on-demand platform that lets users request almost any sort of service, including putting together furniture made by IKEA (which bought TaskRabbit in 2017).

The intrigue: But some of the tasks are simply bizarre, according to a report from CNBC:

• Impersonating a woman at that woman's own birthday party.
• Steam cleaning a concert costume for "Weird Al" Yankovic.
• Distracting a 5-pound Chihuahua for 2 hours while its owner worked nearby.
• Cleaning an apartment in which a "show pig" kept running around and making a mess.

Go deeper:

• The new gig: America's hidden economy
• Who is in the on-demand economy?
• Public perception of on-demand workers