Posts by Matt Gilligan

I don’t know about you, but I’ve done some pretty stupid stuff in my life. Luckily I still have all my limbs and nothing too bad ever happened. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in making some dumb decisions in my past. AskReddit users open up and share the biggest risks they’ve ever taken. 1....

I think I’ve known this about myself for a long time, but I guess the rest of humanity is with me as well. A study published in the journal Society & Animals shows that people may have more pity for a dog that is perceived to be in trouble than for a fellow human being. Researchers showed...

Games like Minecraft and Fortnite are supposed to be for kids (and adults) to enjoy and bond over with like-minded gamers. Unfortunately, predators have now taken advantage of the online video gaming world to attempt to lure kids and teenagers to meet them for sex. In New Jersey in September 2018, 24 adults were arrested...

Sharing is caring. And we think it’s a good idea to share this set of fascinating facts with your friends, family, and co-workers. Go on! It’s good for you! 1. Don’t say can’t. Got it? 2. A rite of passage 3. That needs to be corrected 4. Are you one of them? 5. Final resting...

I don’t know about you, but I need a little pick-me-up to help me get through this neverending week. And these facts are just what the Doctor ordered. 1. Good girl! Okay, that’s adorable. 2. I’m all in! …Where do I send the check? 3. Fun and depressing? I think I’ll stick with therapy, but...

Dissociative personality disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, is a terrifying condition that most of us know basically nothing about. In this AskReddit article, people who live every day with dissociative personality disorder open up and reveal what it’s really like to live day-to-day with multiple personalities. 1. Not like TV “I was diagnosed...

The people behind these AskReddit stories all survived extremely harrowing situations and had close calls with death. Lucky for them, they lived to tell their tales. 1. Loco “During our divorce, my ex-wife cut the brake cables on my bicycle. I figured it out before I went out into traffic. Didn’t die.” 2. Don’t eat that...

Just in time for Halloween, there’s a new record for the largest pumpkin ever grown in North America! If that doesn’t make you want to get all dolled up for October 31, I don’t know what will. Steve Geddes broke the record in September at the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire. Geddes’ massive prize weighed a...

Candy corn: people either love it or hate it. Which side of the fence are you on? However you feel about the perennial Halloween treat, I bet you don’t know where it came from, do you? The origins of the candy are a little spotty, but it seems to date to the 1880s, when candy...

Many of us know the basic details surrounding the war in Vietnam, but the root causes and events leading up to the conflict often remain a question mark. With that in mind, here’s an infographic about how and why the Vietnam War began to help you brush up on your history. Click the image to...

These are hard times in the U.S., and the number prove it. Nearly 50 million Americans live in poverty. That is defined by a family of four living below $25,100 annually. According to the statistics, Centreville, Illinois, is the poorest town in the country, with a median household income of just $16,715. Income inequality is a...

I’m confident that you are going to find some very useful and interesting facts on this list. So read on to get just a lil’ bit smarter. 1. Now that is epic 2. Lavender labyrinth 3. How cool is that? 4. Always an awkward situation 5. Check your grammar, bro 6. Nice work Damian! 7....

Good thing Neil deGrasse Tyson had a change of heart about his career. If not, we might be seeing him in the flesh, lighting himself on fire. Don’t believe me? Read through this fact set and you’ll see what I’m talking about. 1. Security blanket 2. A real tongue twister 3. Wish we could see...

If you believe in ghosts or even think you’ve seen a ghost in your lifetime, you are not alone. In fact, 72% of Americans believe in some kind of afterlife, and with those odds, people are bound to think they’ve seen spirits among us. Maybe that’s 45% of Americans believe in ghosts and 28% claim...

Life can be funny. One minute you’re minding your own business, and the next you’re in the middle of a frightening situation that could potentially change your world forever. In this article, AskReddit users share their personal experiences about being in the wrong place at the wrong time but living to tell about it. 1....