Posts by Matt Gilligan

There are a lot of jobs and careers that fly under the radar that many of us don’t really have a clue about. And some of those professions are actually quite good and underrated. Thinking about a career change? Well, then you should definitely pay attention to this article. AskReddit users shared their thoughts. 1....

I personally can’t even fathom how someone couldn’t be a great owner to their pets, but there are a lot of shitty people out there, as I’m sure you already know. But here are the signs that people ARE great pet owners, straight from the mouths of veterinarians. Here are the responses from AskReddit users....

You have to be a certain kind of person to work as a suicide hotline operator. A strong man or woman with a calm demeanor. And, perhaps most importantly, an incredibly caring person who genuinely cares about helping other people. AskReddit users who work as suicide hotline operators opened up and shared their stories. 1....

If you’ve never seen the 1985 movie Back to the Future, A). I feel sorry for you, and, B). Drop what you’re doing and go watch it immediately. It’s one of those movies that I end up watching if it’s on TV every single time because I love it so much. The relationship between Marty McFly...

If you’ve never been to an air show, particularly the Chicago Air Show, you should do yourself a favor and attend at some point. You get to see the greatest pilots in the world controlling amazing aircraft in precarious maneuvers that is really quite thrilling. One of those jets is the F-22 Raptor. The F-22...

I bet you’ve probably never thought about this, have you? Or maybe you have! I’m talking about the longest walkable distance on Earth. What is the route? How long is it? Well, now that question is finally answered! According to Joseph Pisenti of RealLifeLore, the longest walkable distance on Earth is 14,334 miles. The route...

Will we see a person set foot on Mars in our lifetime? That remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure, we sure seem to be getting a better understanding of what’s going on up there, thanks to NASA’s Curiosity Rover. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4hJpr2hbNT/ The Rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012, and has...

Movie magic is REAL, people. We see things in movies and we totally fall for them. But that’s kind of the point, right? We’re supposed to think they’re real. But sometimes the magic is so good we get blindsided when we find out that we were completely fooled. It’s in that spirit that we present...

Stacy Bailey was no stranger to being in the local spotlight in Arlington, Texas, because she’d previously been named “Teacher of the Year” at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School twice. But Bailey found herself in the middle of a controversy when parents of kids at the school complained to the school district after the teacher, who...

You learn something new every day, don’t you? Well, today we’re going to dig into some extremely rare science that most people don’t know about. There are 8 common blood types, and then there are blood type groups and if you keep delving further into it you can get lost in the weeds because it is really...

Have you ever come close to killing someone, whether it was by accident, or it was deliberate? Judging by these responses, you’d be surprised how often it actually happens. Here are some pretty scary stories from AskReddit users. 1. This is scary. “I operate heavy equipment(dozer excavators) these thing weigh over 30 tons on the...

It’s a tale as old as time itself…a kid is running late and he or she makes up a ridiculous excuse to his parents or his teacher. Most of the time these excuses are total bulls**t, but sometimes the kiddos aren’t lying at all, really crazy things actually happened to them. You just never know!...

I’m not a big fan of using the word “hate”, but for the purposes of this article, it’s necessary. Even if we don’t want to admit it, we all have things in our lives that we do hate…or at least really dislike with a passion. Here are responses from AskReddit users about what they HATE....

I think that working as a window washer has to be one of the more interesting (and dangerous) jobs out there. Dangerous because sometimes you’re suspended way above the street and that wind tends to make them a little iffy. Interesting because you get paid to be a Peeping Tom and you get to observe...

In case you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a huge election coming up in November that’s been in the news just a little bit. The upcoming election has become very divisive with people digging in on both sides of the aisle. What will happen? We’ll have to wait and see. But one thing we can...