Posts by Matt Gilligan

Flying is incredible and allows us to fly from one end of the globe to the other in a single day. But it can also be a major pain in the ass. AskReddit users shared their tales of flying gone wrong. 1. 9/11 This happened on 9/11. I was flying from Cedar Rapids to Cleveland....

All I can say is that if I was expelled from college, I wouldn’t be here today, because my dad would’ve made sure I ended up in a body bag. Luckily these people on AskReddit survived to share their stories. Enjoy…and stay in school! 1. Routine exorcism I went to a private Christian University, and...

Working in customer service can be a major nightmare. Annoying customers constantly harassing you, pestering and making your life a living hell. Well, no more! These workers on AskReddit stepped up to the plate and told customers to shove it! These are glorious stories, indeed. Enjoy. 1. “That shut him up” One of my favorite stories...

We all need to unwind sometimes. To take a break, push our work to the side, and just laugh. If you don’t LOL once in a while, what’s the point? So, without further ado, look at these photos to give yourself a hearty, wholesome little treat. And then you can get back to work… 1....

Do you ever get completely lost in the wormhole that is known as Wikipedia? Researching all kinds of topics until the wee hours of the morning? Well, there are plenty of the creepy variety that will occupy your time and keep you up at night because they’re so damn creepy. Here are some terrifying Wikipedia...

Every family has scandals and things they’d rather not talk about in their backgrounds. Sex, lies, sometimes videotape. And the British Royal Family is no exception. Remember, these are people too. And just like the rest of us, they have dark pasts and incidents in their family tree. So, while many people put the Royal Family...

It’s pretty hard to think about living without the Internet in this day and age. It’s how we do business, keep in touch with friends and family, and do pretty much every other conceivable thing these days. The Internet is also handy for something that can be both a blessing and a curse…online shopping. While...

Why do we cross our fingers behind our back and hope for good luck? Why do we think that a broken mirror could lead to 7 years of bad luck? Human behavior is full of superstitions that we learn about and start doing when we’re young kids. But where do these superstitions come from? It turns...

Rumors and speculation about celebrities are as old as Hollywood itself. Some of these stories turn out to be true, but most of the time they are definitely not. But that doesn’t seem to stop them from circulating. I remember when I was young there was a certain rumor about Jon Bon Jovi having his...

Most of us don’t give the food we consume a whole lot of thought. We go to the store or a restaurant, eat it, and that’s the end of it. If it’s really good, maybe it merits a couple minutes of thought a day or two later, but that’s really it. That’s a shame because...

There’s no mistaking it and the evidence backs it up: our entire food system is completely global. But what might surprise you about the global food system is where crops that are eaten in different regions of the world actually originate. Most people don’t know that more than 69% of the crops that make up...

What’s the harm in waiting? I guess everyone is different and you’ll love that V-Card when you’re ready, dammit. AskReddit users who also happen to to be 40-year-old virgins shared their personal stories. 1. A happy ending “I lost my virginity at age 40. I had opportunities but just didn’t realize them at the time....

Have you had the pleasure of participating in an escape room yet? I did and it was a lot of fun (even though I contributed absolutely nothing to the cause). But I can see how people might get kind of freaked out and want to escape under any circumstances (maybe they forgot they’d get out...

Forget about baseball, drinking is America’s favorite pastime (along with a lot of the world). Enjoy these 7 facts about hittin’ the sauce! Bottom’s up! 1. Role model 2. A nice little tip 3. Hangover cure 4. Let ’em drink 5. What kind of drunk are you? 6. Even tequila? 7. Nice job, dude

Reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. I buy WAY too many books, and my house is starting to look like an episode of Hoarders. But it’s all worth it! Read on to learn some interesting facts about books. 1. That’s a lotta readin’ 2. Reading is good for all of us...