Posts by Jake Brannon

Fire Marshall Scott Strassburg shared a series of harrowing images that illustrate just how important it is to have a fire door. Apparently, this particular fire began as a cooking fire in someone’s apartment where it then jumped to the cabinets and worked its way through the hallway and surrounding units. As the tenant escaped...

A cat named Rubble from Exeter, England may very well be the oldest living cat on Earth. Rubble recently celebrated his 30th birthday with his owner, Michele Foster, who’s had Rubble since she received him as a gift for her 20th birthday in 1988. When asked about the secret to Rubble’s old age, Foster attributes...

Japan might seem like a wonderful place to live, with it’s beautiful cherry blossoms and bustling cities, but those reasons barely scratch the surface of what makes Japan so great. There are plenty of reasons to visit Japan, from their innovative toilets to the overwhelming courtesy residents show one another – which is why we’ve...

When we sit down in a theater to watch a movie, it’s easy to get swept up in the magic of what we see onscreen and forget how much time, effort, and frustrations may have gone into making the story come to life. For example, two actors may have been feuding for the entire shoot, but...

Ah, Vermont. The state known for its maple syrup, freezing cold winters, and unique work incentive programs. That’s right, if you work from home and could use a change of scenery, then Vermont wants you to move there. In fact, they’ll even pay you to do so. Beginning in 2019, Vermont will award up to...

Celebrity culture has taken on many forms throughout the years, but one thing that has never changed is our desire to poke fun at famous people. And with apps like Twitter and Instagram, interacting with your favorite celebs is easier than ever! https://www.instagram.com/p/BihpetRAkS4/ Just ask Emanuele Ferrari, who has accrued over 875,000 Instagram followers due...

Thank goodness for PC Sweeney, the librarian who gifted us with this wonderful collection of barcode placement fails that would make just about anyone do a double-take. “Everyone knows that we must rigidly adhere to the agreed upon institutional standards of barcode placement,” explains Sweeney. “However, sometimes that means that things can go terribly wrong....

Gloves, elevators, pizza crusts… these are all things we take for granted. But through the eyes of a child, these are special things. Things deserving of their own unique nicknames. Check out these tweets from parents whose kids have the best names for the most mundane things. I’m definitely going to start using a few...

Any traffic interaction that ends in a fist bump is bound to be cool, and this one is no exception. While riding his motorcycle through the streets of London, YouTuber RoyalJordanian captured a lovely interaction between himself, a pedestrian, and a super-cool bus driver. Everyone is perfectly pleasant, despite an accident almost occurring, and the bus...

Two weeks ago, an active volcano in Hawaii named Kilauea exploded. Now, the United States Geological Survey has released aerial footage of lava flowing from a fissure created by Kilauea’s eruption. As you can see in the video below, the lava flow rips a path through the island, burning anything it touches. Pretty amazing, right?...

What’s that classic line? “The best-laid plans of mice and men… often make for hilarious lists on the internet.” Disappointment doesn’t even begin to capture what these people are feeling in the following photos. So sit back, scroll through, and be thankful that you aren’t them. 1. “This mask didn’t turn me into the cutie from...

Avengers: Infinity War star Chris Hemsworth “wrecked” the internet after posting a video to Twitter of himself, his kids, and their dog dancing to Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball”. Hemsworth might be a hunky Hollywood movie star, but he’s also a dad… and dads never change. It doesn’t matter how many blockbusters you’ve starred in or...

Prepare yourself… Carpool Karaoke is back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZkUNPBlJIQ James Corden, host of The Late Late Show, is back with a brand-new episode of his beloved spinoff show, Carpool Karaoke. The show revolves around Corden driving around LA and singing along to songs with different celebrities. Sometimes the guests are definitely not singers, like when John Cena or Billy...

Reading. It’s one of the first things we’re taught, yet many of us are quick to leave it behind once we grow older. According to a recent study, 25% of Americans haven’t read a book in the past year. Yep, you read that right. So, Jimmy Kimmel took to the streets of LA to see...

Jokes about countries are as old as… countries. For as long as we’ve been putting up borders and calling ourselves different names, we’ve also been cracking jokes about one another. But who knew flags would be such good fodder for jokes? After all, they’re pretty simple – a few colors, maybe some stripes and boom,...