Posts by Adan Mathews

#7. ‘A kind of secret army’ Source #6. Obama, the namesake Source #5. What’s cooler than a pony? Source #4. Sweet, PINK, revenge! Source

You want the truth?! Cool. I’m pretty sure you can handle the truth – in fact, I’m more than happy to give it to you. Because we live in a world that has facts. And those facts have to be dug up. By folks like me. And, deep down, when you use these facts to...

Ready for some random facts about beards, a Holiday Hole, Castro, meerkats, and more? Enjoy: #8. Joseph Palmer: beard warrior Source #7. Holiday Hole Source #6. Murderous meerkats Sources: 1, 2 Here are the 30 mammal species most likely to kill their own kind. #1 might surprise you. https://t.co/qdprrwBjvl pic.twitter.com/vB0e6NjdbZ — Ed Yong (@edyong209) September 28,...

We rounded up your 10 favorite facts from the year that brought the word “post-truth” into the lexicon: #9. November 18: The “Devil’s Bridge” Source #8. April 4: Sprout Pencils Source #7. March 22: The useless muscle test Source #6. August 14: This big AF “Big Apple” cat Source: 1, 2 #5. June 14: Germany’s...

PokéScout says they’ve mapped every gym in the world. Not only that, but their interactive map hopes to track who owns each of those gyms at any given time. That way, you don’t have to get all winter-geared up to find out if a gym is worth visiting. That’s the idea, anyhow. But there’s a...

Honestly, this stuff is pretty nuts. I’m not even sure how to do it justice with an introduction, so why don’t you just go ahead and read it: #1. The Chair My grandfather beat a man to death with a kitchen chair. This happened back in the early 1950s, and the man was my grandmother’s...

First responders really do have to deal with some of the most messed up stuff you could ever imagine – and worse. And police officers get a special mix of WTF that’s unique to the job. Well, these officers volunteered some of that WTF on this AskReddit thread, and, frankly, I’m glad it was them...

When you wake up in a hospital with no idea how or why you got there, chances are there’s a great story behind it. Trouble is, that story can also be a pretty sad and/or horrible one, though not always. These 16 AskReddit stories run the full range, though they all have somewhat happy endings,...

Here’s a weird hodge-podge of facts to tell your friends about. Maybe start a conversation or something with them. Or not. It’s up to you. Enjoy: #7. Politicians don’t know important world things sometimes. (O_O) Source #6. Smart people often lean to the left… Source See you in the comments section… #5. Looks can be deceiving. Source #4....

 #7. Some ears Source #6. All airplane windows Source #5. Pots! Source We’re not saying that’s what they were designed for, but it’s definitely one of the most useful life hacks you’ll ever see. #4. Pen caps Source #3. Soda cans Source #2. Spaghetti spoons Source #1. Pop Tarts Source

After reading about people catching Pokémon at the US National Holocaust Museum, travel Blogger Darmon Richter wanted to see if there were any pocket monsters at Chernobyl, the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster: And, they’re still working on covering up that reactor: And, inside the 10k exclusion zone, Chernobyl is devoid of any monsters:   But,...

I thought I would do really well with this quiz. I was wrong. I didn’t know any of these. I guess I really wasn’t paying attention to where these fake people went to school. Apparently I can only remember fictional high schools that aren’t on this quiz. I remember where this dude went to school...

Have you ever said something to your kid that you regretted almost instantly? Parenting is tough, and we all have our moments. These 22 parents remember one of their least-proud moments via AskReddit: #1. The bad kids’ road “One time, when my son was three and an absolute terror, I pointed down a road that...

#9. The Padawan becomes the teacher Source #8. Kylo the cat Source Here’s Kylo when we picked him up from the shelter. Rumors of his celebrity resemblance did not disappoint. A photo posted by Kylo Ren (@catam_driver) on Jan 19, 2016 at 8:11am PST Chilling with Mouse Yoda and Mouse Chewbacca. No animosity detected. A photo...

Will Pokémon Go ever have a tracking system that works in rural areas? A recent article on Kotaku bemoans the utter uselessness of the tracking feature outside of cities. PoGO player Hatweed, who has to drive five miles to a nearby town to find any Pokémon, told the site: “Anyone as rural as I am has...