Posts by Matt Gilligan

When you’re blasted with snowstorm after snowstorm, it’s hard to appreciate how beautiful snow really is. With blizzards bearing down on different parts of the country, millions of people are probably tired of looking at the neverending white stuff, let alone reading about it. But maybe these photos will change their minds, just a little...

Some words and phrases just disappear from the lexicon, but that doesn’t mean they should be gone forever, right? Listed below are historical words that need to make a comeback.  Some reason why you should start using again A.) they sound cool and B.) you’ll impress your family, friends, and co-workers into thinking you’re smarter...

Japanese people love their mascots. There are mascots in that country for pretty much everything. Brands, prefectures, even religions have their own mascot. And, like a lot of Japanese things, some of these mascots are…wacky. A Twitter page called Mondo Mascots keeps track of this Japanese national pastime, and we’re all better for it. 1....

Do you have people in your life who constantly cheat at board games and it drives the rest of your family crazy? I know I do, and that person shall remain nameless to protect his identity. He’s been cheating/lying/stealing his way through family board games since I was a young lad. Well, now I know...

Alaska: the last frontier. A fascinating place with a fascinating history. Take a look at these facts about the largest state in the U.S. 7. Source 6. Source Source 2 5. Source 4. Source 3. Source 2. Source Source 2 1. Source Are you a fan of our Fact Snacks? We’ve got a whole book...

First of all, this article is going to make you laugh. A lot. There’s only so much hassle you can take before you just have to shoot someone down. As you’ll see in the tweets below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. h/t: pleated-jeans Want more?...

Seriously, what did we do to deserve dogs? They give us unconditional love and a lifetime of happiness. I, for one, will be a dog lover until the day I die. These posts show how incredible our canine companions really are. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14....

Anxiety is never a fun thing to deal with. You get jumpy, nervous, and sometimes feel a sense of impending doom. Panic attacks – fun stuff! But you also have to be able to laugh at anxiety sometimes. And these memes will definitely help in that department. 1. 2. me: today is going to be...

Being single on Valentine’s Day either affects people in two completely different ways. They either weep and eat ice cream alone in their studio apartment, or they live it up and celebrate freedom! The 20 people behind these funny Valentine’s Day tweets fall on both sides of the aisle. What are YOU going to do...

Suffering from anxiety is miserable…but sometimes it can help to have a sense of humor about it. Everyone handles this condition differently, and, hopefully, these humorous memes about anxiety will provide you with some temporary relief. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19....

After a 14-year hiatus, The X-Files has returned, and sci-fi fans across the universe are happy to have Mulder and Scully back again. The show has tackled all kinds of storylines about ghosts, aliens, and top-secret government experiments. But you’d probably be surprised to learn that some of the episodes are actually based on true-life stories of...

Is your significant other the type of person who hogs the covers? The worst – you go to sleep snug as a bug, then wake up at 3 in the morning with no blankets only to see your significant other wrapped up like a burrito. And then you spend the rest of the night shivering, lucky...

900 numbers are usually associated with smutty ads in the back pages of sleazy magazines and newspapers. (Side note, phone sex has to be one of the strangest businesses out there, and I’m surprised it still exists.) But 900 numbers were not only centered around sex. In fact, there were all kinds of 900 number...

Along with the American men who fought on battlefields during World War II, the women who stepped up and worked in plants and factories on the home front were heroes as well. Women across the country were called to fill jobs previously reserved only for men as millions of able bodied males shipped overseas to...

Some serial killers prey on society’s most vulnerable: people on the fringes of society who are not likely to be reported missing. Luis Garavito, the man known in his native Colombia as “The Beast,” might be history’s most extreme example of that type of serial murderer. Garavito singled out young boys who belonged to the...