Posts by Matt Gilligan

Over the years, my family has done some nice tributes to some of our pets that have passed away. We planted a tree in the backyard of our house in Kansas with the ashes of our dog Bailey, and we had a nice paw print made for one of our other dogs that passed on....

I don’t say this very often, but these photos impress the hell out of me. Ryan Kelly is a makeup artist in Baltimore who creates incredible works dedicated to pop culture using her lips as her canvas. And her nail combinations kill it as well. You really have to see these photos to get a...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in a rut lately. A little bored, a little uninspired, to say the least. But I’m putting an end to that RIGHT THIS INSTANT. Because these facts gave me a bunch of new things to think about. 1. She wasn’t into it Source 2. Of course they...

Good news if you have a filthy mouth. In addition to (hopefully) being funny and keeping the people around you entertained, studies show that people who swear a lot make great friends. Who knew?! Timothy Jay of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Kristi Janschewitz published a study called The Pragmatics of Swearing, and...

The last time I stayed in a 5-star hotel was…let me think…it was actually never. But hey, I’m not a high roller like a lot of you folks are. And that’s why you’re here, to find out how much cash a 5-star hotel is going to set you back in 100 popular tourist destinations around...

Back in 2014, 500,000 citizens in and around Toledo, Ohio, were forced to turn off their water for three days because of toxic algae in Lake Erie. Since then, Toledo residents have decided to fight back. They partnered with a group called the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and came up with a Lake Erie...

If you don’t share your travel adventures on Instagram, did you really even go anywhere? I kid, I kid, but also you know exactly what I’m talking about. You go to a popular tourist site and BOOM! You capture the moment and you put it on Instagram for your friends and family to see. A...

I’m gonna level with you…I’m not the brightest bulb in the world. Or the sharpest tool in the shed. And that’s why I need these facts (and others like it) in my life! Let’s use some of that brain power and expand our horizons a little, shall we? 1. Have you seen this before? Source...

I have good news for you! No matter what state you live in, there’s a deal for you this summer to fly to Europe for a fun getaway. And whether you live on the West Coast, the East Coast, or the Midwest, all the prices are pretty reasonable. For instance, I live in North Carolina...

This is a brilliant idea, and I honestly can’t get enough of it. Gustavo Viselner creates pixel art pieces of movie and TV scenes that makes them look like old-school video games and they are brilliant. We’re talking about the classics: Back to the Future, Grease, The Goonies…the good stuff! Take a look at these works of art...

Okay, this Michael Reeves fella needs to start working for NASA as soon as possible. The young man is going places, I’m telling you, and his latest video proves why. Reeves already has a large following on YouTube, and he probably just gained a whole lot more after he successfully programmed a Roomba to shout...

Kapow! These facts are of such high quality that they will no doubt hit you right in the choppers! But I mean that in a good way… You’ll see what I mean. 1. Cuddling is good Source 1 Source 2 2. Interesting… Source 3. Yikes Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 4. That seems like...

As someone who had to deal with ticks on myself (and my dog) while growing up, I can attest to how tricky th0se little buggers can be. I spent a lot of time in the woods when I was young, so it was customary to have a family member look you over after a day...

It was all the way back in 1948 that Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California. The McDonald brothers invented the “Speedee Service System”, which we all know today as “fast food,” and their restaurant became a huge success. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwAWZz2hBgT/ Seven years later, in 1955, Ray Kroc opened the...

Some animals are just really photogenic, ya know? Two seagulls, Graeme and Steve, just can’t resist thrusting their mugs into a traffic cam in London, England. Maybe they’re admiring their reflections? Who knows, but it’s hilarious. The Transport for London Twitter account noticed that these two birds were in love with the camera, and they...