Posts by Adan Mathews

I don’t know if money is actually the root of all evil. That feels a little hyperbolic. One time, I found $20 in my coat at the beginning of winter, and that was pretty awesome. Money brings you facts and buys me food – but it can also totally make things weird. Here are 8 crazy facts related...

It might not get much credit these days… But, Mortal Kombat was the OG when it came to turning a video game into a franchise, which is still a pretty dicey enterprise by the way… Of course, even though Warcraft only made $47 million in the US, they managed to bring in over $385 million in foreign...

Is there a cooler job than being an astronaut? I don’t know that there is. Astronauts not only get to look down on the Earth from orbit, but they also experience a host of other things that most of us never do. Things like GOING TO FREAKING SPACE! Here are 11 awesome facts about US astronauts: #11....

Do you like art? That’s accidental art, which is totally cool, but not really what I was getting at. That is actual art made to look like an accident. Definitely closer, but still not really what I was going for. I thought we could stick to some of the more classical stuff. Again, closer, but…...

So, how much do you know about plants? I bet you wonder that a lot. I know I do. No, not like Nancy Botwin… Like, botany and shit. Can you name the plant if I show you its picture? That one’s Audrey II. But she’s a puppet, not an actual plant – so it doesn’t count....

Unfortunately, have not evolved as fast as cars, and this is the result in the US alone: Source The human body just isn’t built to cope with the kind of high-speed impacts that cars inevitably cause. In an effort to remind people of how fragile we are, Australia’s government commissioned a road-safety engineer, an artist, and...

Since I’m always digging up crazy facts for you, I thought it might be a good time to round up a few of the weirdest ones from the last few months for you to take in, shake your head in disbelief, contemplate for a minute, and then realize you have to believe it, because all the information we...

Artists in general can come off as a bit weird to the general population, but thanks to social media, many of them have found a way to use that to their advantage. But, writers can be a different story. Many often live or lived solitary or sheltered lives away from the media, so their secrets often...

There’s a crazy little town called Northlandz about 75 minutes outside of NYC, but you’ve probably never heard of it. In fact, most people drive by without noticing it, even though the town is nestled in a mountain range, has several rivers, about 400 bridges and trestles, 3,000 buildings, and town centers teeming with people....

What do you love more: watching films or dropping f-bombs? via GIPHY Trick question! via GIPHY Now, how much do you know about movies that drop F-bombs? via GIPHY I mean really, really, really dropping F-bombs. via GIPHY The lowest tally in the entire Quiz is 154. That’s a whole lotta fucks to give. You...

Bummer. Right?! The good news is, there’s actually a lot that you can do to help lower this number. Scroll down to see what others have done, as well as ways that you can make a difference. #15. They can fetch your slippers, and make sure your car won’t explode. Source #14. Please hand me a...

It’s been over 30 years since the original Ghostbusters film launched a sequel and a franchise of toys, cartoons, and ecto-flavored beverages. If you were alive in 1984, chances are there isn’t much you DON’T remember about the Ghostbusters phenomenon, but we’ve compiled 7 facts about the spooky hit comedy that might just surprise you....

Quick question: how much do you know about your poop? Particularly, what the colors mean and what that says about your body? Thankfully, Health Works has tapped WebMD, LiveScience, The Mayo Clinic, MSN, and NHS UK to deliver an infographic that’s full of so much poo info, you’ll have it coming out of your ears. Remember,...

It’s time to put your game face on…if you want to bag a season’s worth of stuffed animals, that is. The whole claw machine enterprise is a bit sketchy, but the system can be beaten. First, the bad news: #1. Prepare for the overwhelming odds you’re up against. Yes, some claw machines are rigged. But not...

How well do you know the decades? Do you know your bobby-socks from your Beavises and Buttheads? via GIPHY Well, you came to the right place to test your metal. How’d you do? I got 10 of them right, but I also used to spend a lot of time in the library going through old...