Posts by Matt Gilligan

All of our lives are pretty hectic, so it’s important to push everything aside and learn about some new subjects every once in a while. You don’t want to suffer from brain drain, do you? Heck no, you don’t! Here are 10 facts that will get you thinking – let’s get started: 1. Bob was...

Where’s the strangest place you’ve ever slept? At your job? Your car? In a dumpster? It’s okay, you can tell us, we won’t judge you. AskReddit users shared their stories…tell us your stories in the comments. 1. Sleeping on the job. “On film sets. First time we were sat in a comfy auditorium for hours...

Looking for a new gig? Does the new job you’re looking for ideally involve smoking a lot of weed and getting paid a decent amount of cash to do it? Well, you’re in luck, my friend! American Marijuana is an online company packed with information about medical marijuana, and they’re looking for product reviewers to...

Are you a fan of the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World? The movie has really taken on a life of its own in the past several years, pretty much becoming a bonafide cult classic. Here’s the trailer to refresh your memory. A lot of people out there are HUGE fans of the film, and...

These screenshots are probably going to make you question humanity…because, unless these people are just messing around and trying to be funny, humanity is in big, big trouble. I mean, not that it isn’t currently in massive trouble. We’re just talking about the kind of trouble that means we can’t really trust anybody anymore. Or...

If you have ever struggled with depression, then you know how difficult it is to find the right medication and the right dosage. People often spend months trying to find the right combination that works for them because no two people are the same, and doctors need to adjust. Well, there might be some pretty...

Hey, whatever works, right? In Russia, cows are getting a new tool to help fight the winter blues that a lot of us deal with. A dairy farm in that country is outfitting its cows with virtual reality headsets to help the animals tone down their anxiety and to fight their winter depression. The moooooove...

Hey, even big, tough NFL players still love their moms and want to make them proud. Jerome Baker Jr. is a second-year linebacker with the Miami Dolphins. He played college ball for Ohio State and was taken by the Dolphins in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Recently, Baker had a ticket reserved...

It’s been heartbreaking to watch scenes of scorched, singed, and confused koala bears as the bushfires continue to rage throughout Australia. The fires have destroyed land and homes in New South Wales and Queensland but have also tragically taken a huge toll on the koala population in the country. Because koala habitat is being destroyed...

You’ve no doubt heard all about the tiny house craze that’s gained massive popularity over the past few years. Well, maybe the next big thing will be based on what Will Breaux did with his house. Breaux decided to do something radically different by building a 2,500 square foot house in Houston, Texas, out of...

The fact is that most of us, as Americans, take clean water for granted. It’s just something that’s part of our everyday routine, whether we need to grab a drink from the faucet, to wash the dishes, or to take a shower – water is always (mostly) there for us. But that’s not the case...

In some very upsetting news, Internet-famous cat Lil Bub has passed away at the age of 8. The adorable cat with the goofy face had 2.4 million followers on Instagram and was a social media star. Lil Bub’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, said on social media, “On the morning of Sunday, December 1st 2019 we lost...

For a lot of people, the holidays are a really hard time. People who have lost loved ones or had other difficult experiences in their lives tend to get depressed around the holiday season, as they reflect on their past and relive old memories. If you are one of the many people who deals with...

I don’t know if anyone in high places will take these recommendations seriously, but a headline like this is probably music to the ears of the millions of people out there are struggling to pay off their student loans. Although different politicians have different ideas and plans about how much student loan debt they would...

This is a very adorable story about the power of love and how important relationships are in our lives. An Italian man named Luca Trapanese adopted a beautiful little girl named Alba when she was only 13 months old. Alba has Down Syndrome and was rejected by 20 potential families before Trapanese came along to...