Posts by Matt Gilligan

To all the parents out there: you know at some point your kids are eventually going to ask you some particularly uncomfortable questions (if they haven’t already). They might be about sex, bodies in general, death, or any number of other random things that are literally impossible to anticipate (children are nuts). These AskReddit users recounted...

These amazing facts run the gamut as far as subject matter goes, but they all have one thing in common: they are damn impressive. You’ll see what I mean after you read all of them. 1. Surreal 2. Well that’s nice! 3. Whoa 4. This should be a movie 5. Bacon for the win 6....

If you’ve ever been to a wedding and the feeling was just “off” the entire time, these AskReddit posts will sound familiar. Maybe the couple getting married weren’t the best match. Maybe their families were like oil and water. Whatever the reason, it’s never fun to be witness to an event that’s supposed to be...

One of my friends gets ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS when she hears people say “at the end of the day…” It may not sound that offensive to you, but the point is everybody has a saying that just rubs them the wrong way. AskReddit users weighed in on the subject, and the results are pretty damn entertaining....

Ready to see some cool photos? Ones that will give you a whole new perspective on your everyday life? These comparison photos are here to do just that. They’re about every variety of subjects too, so you’ll feel even more well-rounded after you’ve gone through the whole list. Read on… 1. “I Did A Half Face...

You’ve probably seen a Little Free Library at some point in your city or town. You might even be lucky enough to have one close by. These DIY, homegrown book depositories are often run by the nonprofit of the same name. There are now over 75,000 of them in 88 countries, and they allow strangers to...

This vaxxers vs. anti-vaxxers conflict seems to have no end. Wherever you turn, you are bombarded with these two groups of people fighting online about who’s right and who’s wrong (even though I think we all know who is right). An adamant anti-vaxxer got epically shut down recently when a foe turned the tables and...

The older you get, the more excuses you hear…and the more you’re able to fine-tune your bullsh*t detector. But sometimes, you hear an outrageous story that actually turns out to be true. Your mind is blown and you reevaluate your judgment. It doesn’t happen that often, but it happens. Like it did with these folks...

For some people, the seemingly simple task of leaving the house and going to a small get-together or a dinner party is enough to send them into a near meltdown. An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. While it’s always beneficial to seek out a doctor’s advice,...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and boy is that true in the case of these photos. These 7 photos will surely open up your eyes. 1. Good work! 2. Labia Library 3. Gone viral 4. Adopt don’t shop 5. Love this! 6. Look closely… 7. Sibling to the rescue Interesting stuff,...

Ask and you shall receive. If you mess with the bull, you’re gonna get the horns. Request to get burned, you shall get burned royally. Because Wendy’s is at the top of the Twitter roasting pyramid, people and companies feel kind of honored when they get burned by the burger giant online. But it’s also...

If the name Mary Katharine Goddard doesn’t exactly ring a bell, you’re not alone. But you should familiarize yourself with her because she played an important role in the foundation of our country. Goddard was an accomplished woman, especially at a time when females had little power in society. She was one of America’s first female...

It’s long been a standard of intelligence: if you score high on an IQ test, you must be incredibly smart, right? All of us have grown up believing it, so is it true? And how did this phenomenon come to be? The fact is that IQ tests are NOT what we think they are and...

There’s no denying reality: our smartphones are basically another limb for most of us these days, and we use multiple apps to do just about everything in our lives. That means ordering food, video chatting with a friend on the other side of the country, and storing A WHOLE LOT of our personal information and...

I know craft breweries are sprouting up like weeds and everyone’s on the hunt for the latest Triple Cranberry Sour Porter (ugh) but what about some love for the old standbys? The watery domestics we all grew up on? Red and white dynamite (Budweiser), the Bullet (Coors Light), etc. That’s what I’m talking about. In...