Posts by Matt Gilligan

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...

We all have our own bathroom rituals, but researchers (that means they’re smart) have determined exactly how long it should take you to do your business. These brainiacs studied 34 different species of mammals pooping and determined that, regardless of size, it takes mammals an average of 12 seconds to get ‘er done. In the...

It’s almost impossible to keep secrets on movie sets these days. Paparazzi, bystanders with cameras, hell, even people on set are likely to snap top-secret pics and share them with the world on social media. And this goes double with the Star Wars films. It isn’t breaking news that people are obsessed with all things Star Wars. So...

Your brain is magic, so treat it well! Well, some brains are more magical than others, but you get the point. Check out these facts about what’s goin’ on upstairs in your noggin. You’ll be impressed. 12. Share it, remember it! Source 11. Nobody nose this Source Source 2 10. How memories ACTUALLY work Source...

Hopefully you’ll never find yourself in a situation where you’d have to fight someone off, but, if you do, don’t use this method. I know a lot of people talk about it – I’ve even heard people I know say they employ this when walking to their car late at night. But for real: don’t...

When are people gonna learn? Don’t ever judge a book by its cover. Seems like a lesson we’re all taught when we’re very young, but it just never sinks in for some folks. This is the story of what happened when a stranger took it upon themselves to judge Stephanie Lynn Holdmeyer. Someone wrote a...

Restoring art is a tricky business, and a difficult one. The process of cleaning the gunk that builds up on paintings, sometimes over hundreds of years, can be painstaking and time-consuming. Varnish is used to help preserve and protect paintings, but it turns yellow or even brown if it’s left on for very long periods...

A Nightmare on Elm Street has stood the test of time as one of the best horror films of the past 40 years. Wes Craven’s 1984 film about a maniac preying on teenagers in their sleep was inventive…and it scared the shit out of people. But Craven didn’t imagine the film’s creepy plot out of thin air....

This article is disgusting AND informative! I’ve actually heard people talking about this subject, so I guess it’s on the mind of at least some people. Exactly how much weight can you lose by pooping? And can farting help you lose weight too? Amazingly, we actually have the answers. Researchers found that poop weighs between...

When we’re young and think the world is full of possibility, we all dream of going to space, right? We tell our parents we’re gonna be astronauts, and they smile and say, “You can be anything you want to be!” And then you turn 12 or so and realize you can’t do math and that...

If you’re in search of a great Instagram page to follow, look no further than textsfromyourex. It’s a page we can all relate to. We’ve all been dumped or been the dumper at some point in our lives. These posts will make you laugh, cry…or maybe both. Aren’t relationships fun?!?! 1. No need to speak...

If you’re from Kansas or Missouri, you know the two states have a MAJOR rivalry. This goes back all the way to before the Civil War, and people still can’t seem to get over it. I’ve lived in both Kansas and Missouri during my life, and I think we can all agree on which state...

Pot. Weed. Grass. Mary Jane. Stick icky icky. Ganga. Devil’s lettuce. Reefer. Kush. Whatever you call it, marijuana is a big part of American culture. And depending on where you live, you can either walk into a dispensary and buy any strain you want, or you can get arrested and go to jail. Read on...

Damn, this one is harsh. This has to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, way to find out you did poorly on a test. A Twitter user named Roy was sitting next to a Howard University professor on a recent flight, and he decided to sneak a peek at what the prof...

Teachers, take note. This is what you should be doing to make sure your students are sharp and on task. This teacher’s extra credit questions went viral when they were posted online. There were 7 questions total, presumably all from different tests, and they are awesome. Just wait till you get to the last one –...