Posts by Matt Gilligan

If one thing is certain in life, it’s that you can never, ever get enough of dogs. Every time a dog video pops up on Facebook or Instagram, I immediately drop what I’m doing and watch it. Which is why I’m pretty excited that Merriam-Webster is “watching” the word “doggo” for possible entry into its...

Do you ever think about what you’d like to be buried with? A photo that’s near and dear to your heart? A love letter? An important memento that you could never part with and that will be with you forever? Throughout history, people have been buried with things they wanted to take with them to...

Starting in March 2018, lobsters in the entire country of Switzerland will need to be incapacitated before they are killed. The Swiss government has banned the common practice of boiling lobsters alive, pointing to studies that say the crustaceans have advanced nervous systems and may feel pain. Lobsters in Switzerland must now be stunned before...

It’s one of those sayings you’ve heard throughout your entire life, but you really have no idea what it means or where it came from. Well, I’m here to provide you with an answer. Obviously, you know the phrase “…and the horse you rode in on” usually follows an insult, like “fuck you,” as it...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been around since 1958. In those 60 years, American astronauts have walked on the moon and lived in space in the name of science and exploration. Let’s hope the next 60 years is just as fruitful (and awesome). Check out these interesting facts about NASA. 13. Source 12....

Ooohhhhhhh BURN! All of these Tumblr posts have Canadian folks really giving the USA the business, if you know what I mean. But they’re also pretty on point. Hey, I love my country, but sometimes our leaders (and citizens) do a lot of things that make us look REALLY bad to the rest of the...

The irony of this incredible story is not lost on Tina Gibson. The new mom said, “Do you realize I’m only 25? This embryo and I could have been best friends.” Gibson is right on the money with that observation – she gave birth to a baby girl on November 25 that was conceived 24 years...

You know you’ve wondered about this before. We all have. It’s one of life’s trivial mysteries that you think about for a split second and then forget and go on with your day. The question is, why aren’t there B batteries? As you are probably aware of, you can choose from AA, AAA, C, and...

Are your sneakers greasy, grimy, and hard to look at? Especially white sneakers, like Keds or Chuck Taylors? Once they get that filthy, you usually just toss them, right? Well, you don’t need to throw them in the trash anymore. A college student named Sarah Tracey discovered a way to make her old beat up...

We create new Fact Snacks for you every single day and put them up on our website. But it’s a tough road from fact to Fact Snack. More than half of our submitted, fully-researched facts never even get to be Fact Snacks. Yet here we are, dropping facts on our blog and website multiple times...

I know some people absolutely hated high school and look back on it with disdain, but I had a blast. I don’t remember actually learning anything, but my friends and I ran wild for 4 years and basically acted like total idiots. It was great! And, like at every other high school in America, there...

Uggggggghhhhhhhh. I know I’m going through this. When I was a young lad, I could indulge in some MPD (Midwestern Power Drinking) with the best of them. These days…not so much. It’s a question we all ask at some point. Why do hangovers get so much worse with age? Why can’t I still walk down...

In this superficial world we live in, it can be frustrating to constantly see celebrities with seemingly perfect bodies on TV, in movies, and across social media. Of course, we’re only witnessing these hard bodies after they’ve been airbrushed, edited, and Photoshopped out the wazoo. In other words, it’s not realistic for about 99.99% of...

As a lot of the country suffers through a brutally cold winter, it’s important to remember that our furry friends need some extra care as well. Even though they have built-in fur coats, dogs can still get cold when temperatures plunge. That’s why it’s important to know when it’s too cold to take your canine best...

I’m in trouble. I mean big, big trouble. I have a really bad habit of drinking quite a bit of coffee every morning and not even thinking about food until noon. Maybe it’s time I change my ways – because apparently it’s bad for your health drink coffee on empty stomach. First, it can damage...