Posts by Matt Gilligan

I’m no scientist, but it seems like at least some of the major players around the world are committed to helping us reach net zero emissions in the next few decades. And I think we all know that the faster we accomplish that, the better off the future of humanity is going to be. What...

There’s definitely not a shortage of disturbing movies to watch out there, that’s for sure. Don’t get me wrong, I like dark movies, but every once in a while I end up seeing one that I probably could have done without. People talked about the movies that they found very disturbing. Let’s see what they...

Movies just keep getting weirder and darker lately, don’t you think? I’m a horror movie fan and that genre in particular has really ratcheted up how extreme they are…and some of them really stick in your head long after the screen goes dark. What’s the most disturbing movie you’ve ever seen? People shared their thoughts....

I’ve loved horror movies and gory stuff since I was pretty young, but there have been a few movies I’ve seen over the past 10 years or so that were so over the top that I don’t think I ever need to see them again. The big one that comes to mind is a French...

If your big claim to fame in life is that you once spent four hours at a buffet, you’ll have to understand that a lot of folks out there might not be super impressed by that. In fact, some people might even call you LAME. So just be prepared, okay? People admitted what their lamest...

Not everyone can have an awesome claim to fame. But it’s important to recognize that everyone does indeed have a claim to fame…even if it’s not very impressive. What’s your lamest claim to fame? Here’s what people had to say on AskReddit. 1. Good for you! Might need to come up with a new one…...

A lot of people out there have two different lives: their everyday lives and then the lives they present to people on social media and online. And sometimes those two different lives are very different indeed… What would you say online but not to people in real life? Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to...

It’s pretty interesting to think about how radically our lives have been impacted by the Internet. You can literally strike up a conversation with a complete stranger on the opposite side of the world whenever you feel like it. It’s totally wild…and it’s resulted in some people having something of a split personality. Folks on...

Nature can be kind of horrifying, huh? Yes, of course it’s magnificent and gives us so many gifts, but when you read about dangerous plants like you’re about to, it makes you a little paranoid. AskReddit users talked about what they think are the scariest plants in the world. Let’s see what they had to...

I’ve always said that if I ever get stranded out in the wilderness or on a desert island, I’m screwed. I’d be screwed for a number of reasons, but one of the big ones is that I know that I’d end up eating a plant that would be poisonous and that would be the end...

It’s kind of funny when people who you think are really brilliant end up working mundane jobs. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I’ve definitely met some folks who didn’t realize their intelligence and they also don’t realize that they could have probably worked for NASA or something. But there’s a lot of...

Some people just don’t know how brilliant they are. Maybe they didn’t have supportive family and friends or maybe they just really don’t have any clue whatsoever that they are really darn smart. Have you ever been around people who don’t know how smart they are? Folks on AskReddit shared their stories. 1. Incredibly impressive....

It’s a pretty helpless feeling. You’re lying awake at night, staring at the ceiling, unable to back to sleep no matter what you do. And if you’ve been there, you know that not being able to sleep can also be totally maddening. Insomniacs on AskReddit talked about what they do when they can’t get to...

I don’t really deal with it anymore, but when I was younger I had a TON of problems sleeping at night. Maybe it was stress. Maybe it was anxiety. Heck, maybe it was too much caffeine. But it definitely wasn’t fun and I’m glad I sleep pretty well these days. What do you do when...

You might think you’re clever and you have the wherewithal to pull off a major cover-up, but you just never know what kind of monkey wrench will be thrown into your plans… And that’s when chaos breaks out and everything blows up in your face. People on AskReddit talked about when major cover-ups backfired. Let’s...