Posts by Matt Gilligan

We all need to show our brains a little love once in a while. Some extra TLC, if you know what I mean. What better way than to unload some facts on your noggin? Here are 8 good ones to get you going! 1. Makes sense Source 1 Source 2 2. The master Source 3....

Do you have places or brands that you absolutely, positively, 100% will never support? Places that you boycott unconditionally? There is one restaurant where I live in North Carolina that shall remain nameless that I’m never going back to because the service is just BRUTAL. And I’ve given them a couple of shots. AskReddit users...

I was a teenager once too, so I remember it well. I thought I was smart. I thought I knew everything, and no one could tell me differently. Well, I was wrong. Not that I did anything terrible, but I wish I would’ve listened to some adults once in a while when they dished out...

Whooooooaaaaaaaa. Just like Kenau Reeves, right? These facts are going to cause you to sound just like the man himself… 1. Innovators Source 1 Source 2 2. Bugged Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 3. The Man in Black Source 1 Source 2 4. Very true Source 1 Source 2 5. Real-life crime solver Source...

A warning to all you vintage musical instrument enthusiasts out there: you might want to take some extra precautions next time you go to work on an instrument that had anything even remotely to do with the 1960s counterculture scene in California. There has long been an urban legend that certain musical instruments were dipped...

We all have the regional cuisine we’re partial to based on where we grew up. Some are good and some are bad, but they’re ours, and that’s what makes them special, right? British food really seems to divide people, for some reason. Here are 15 British foods that Americans just can’t seem to wrap their...

I absolutely picked up the fast walking gene from my dad, so hopefully that is good news for this guy! I always used to get annoyed when my dad would be about a block ahead of all of us on family outings, but now I get it. He was just being healthy! I’m sure it...

Keanu Reeves has been in a lot of good movies over the years: River’s Edge, Speed, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Point Break. But it seems he’s more popular than ever right now because of the huge success of the John Wick movies. And now that there’s a new Bill and Ted movie slated for release in 2021, people...

If you work in an office, you know you’ve had this debate before: The Hot vs. Cold dilemma between your fellow employees. Some like it to be as cold as a meat locker, others prefer it so warm that people would probably start stripping their clothes away (but please don’t do that in your place...

This article should definitely fuel a few arguments online. I live in a city with a ton of transplants, and I’m always hearing conversations about the different accents from around the country. What’s the best? What’s the worst? What’s hands-down the most annoying? Well, a company called Big 7 Travel surveyed 1.5 million social media users, and...

It seems that in this day and age, you can’t escape scammers anywhere. Not even in the secured confines of an airport. Those charging stations and USB stations positioned throughout airports sure are helpful when your battery is about to die, but you might want to think twice about using those USB chargers before you...

My parents always, ALWAYS, pounded it into my skull to take good care of my teeth while I was growing up or I’d pay the price later. And it would be painful. And they’re right. Here I am and I’ve still never had a cavity in my life (knock on wood). But the fact remains...

Nevada recently became the fourth U.S. state to ban the “panic” defense in court. This defense has been used for years in courts to attempt to justify or explain that defendants injured or killed LGBTQ people who they claim made unwanted sexual advances toward them. Senate Bill 97 bans people from using someone’s sexual orientation...

Sometimes, through social media, we wind up privy to truly excellent interactions that we wouldn’t otherwise witness. Also, we also get to see how clueless a lot of people can be. If you’re going to engage in a debate with someone online, at least take five seconds to look at their bio so you can...

Nerd alert! I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, but the obsession with Star Wars will never end. If anything, it just keeps getting stronger as the years go by. Case in point: this fan-made video that recreates an iconic scene from the original 1977 Star Wars film. As of this writing, the video has been viewed...