Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Tattoos are, of course, becoming more and more common. Back in the day, only fun ladies and military dudes (or I suppose convicts) really sported ink on a regular basis, but since the nineties, they’ve continued to trend as a common, if permanent, accessory. Perhaps that’s why scientists are really just beginning to wonder whether...

MLMs – Multi-Level-Marketing schemes – are a shifty bunch. They can be hard to identify, and sort of like a cult (ahem), can be even harder to spot if you’re already inside of one. You’ve probably gotten messages from “friends” you had back in high school, and after a few minutes of catching up, you...

If you’re not familiar with Brandon Stanton or his website, Humans of New York, your whole life is about to improve. The concept began as Brandon wandering around with a camera and recorder, taking pictures of random people and asking them a question, or to share their story. Their tales are funny, heartbreaking, heartwarming, solemn, and thought-provoking...

There are days when it can seem like there is no point in employing logic to make an argument on the internet. Even less so, you can’t really expect other people to recognize or even care that your words make sense – they often don’t. That said, there’s still something satisfying for some of us in...

When it comes to the internet, logic doesn’t necessarily figure in when you’re talking about winning or losing arguments. You can get on Twitter or Facebook or Reddit all day and have THE best arguments… but somebody will just throw some nonsense out there, put an “lol” at the end of it, and call it...

It might surprise you to learn that police officers actually get offered bribes on a pretty regular basis. Most of the offers aren’t really good bribes, which helps, but also, the majority of them seem to enjoy and want to keep their jobs. These 12 cops, though, don’t mind admitting that one time they were sorely tempted...

Being a police officer comes with all sorts of hazards – emotional, physical, mental – but listen. I bet in their training sessions, no one really prepares them for how totally inappropriate human beings can get when there is money involved. And these 16 people took “let’s see if I can get out of this...

Sometimes you know exactly how and why a thing has become all the rage. Society was primed, a movie studio put a bunch of money behind it, etc. But other times it just seems like one day you’d never heard of a thing, and the next, everyone is talking about it. These 15 Redditors have...

It can seem like there’s never a real way to predict what’s going to be the next big thing, though if you put enough money behind something, it’s usually a pretty good bet. These 17 surprise hits, though, really did seem to come out of nowhere. 17. Because it’s never not funny. Poop. Why is...

If you think politicians are the only people harboring dirty little secrets, well…this Reddit thread is probably going to change your mind. No matter what job or field you work in, chances are there are accepted practices that would pop the eyeballs of the general public wide open – and if that’s not something you’re...

Every job has its secrets, and before the internet was a thing, most of us would never have known about any of them – unless we had a friend in the industry, or we worked there ourselves. Thanks to places like Reddit, though, companies and whole industries should know there’s no way to hide the...

You probably clicked on this article because you thought to yourself, “hmm, I had no idea the French had a collective opinion on the John Grisham adaption I barely remember.” Or maybe you thought “oh the French hate something random, this must be bonkers!” If you’re sitting there now with your fingers crossed, hoping you’re completely right...

I saw something circling recently, one of those “today years old” things, that claimed the inverted circles on the sides of milk jugs would pop out when your milk went bad. Now, I’m not outright calling that person a liar, but I am saying that, as someone who frequently forgets to dump out old milk,...

There are all sorts of riddles out there on the internet – hard, easy, the murder kind, ones you can do with your kids – but if you really want a set of tough ones you might not have seen before, you could be looking for awhile. Let us try to compile a few for...

If you’re someone who loves riddles, chances are you’ve already seen (and solved!) a lot of what’s out there on the internet. If you’re up for a big challenge today, though, we’ve got you covered with these 12 riddles that people are calling some of the toughest ever. Good luck! 12. What am I? 11....