Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

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....

In case you didn’t know, some traditions that have led to our modern-day Halloween have been around for hundreds of years – and some for even longer than that. While they don’t all have spooky origins, some of them definitely do. The ones that don’t are still super interesting, if you ask me! 6. Parades If your...

Halloween has a long, long history across the world, even if it’s not technically called Halloween until recently. Most of the fun, odd, and spooky things we look forward to doing with our kids every year have historical traditions behind them, which can be pretty fun to explore. Here is the history behind these 8 traditions, which...

I don’t know what this says about me, but  as a teenager, going to haunted houses was about the only thing I enjoyed about Halloween. This, even though they were in a terrible part of town where people actually got shot at least once, so my dad insisted he drive my friends and me in...

If you’ve ever though that tying children’s hands behind their backs and shoving their faces into cold water in an attempt to latch on to a probably mealy piece of fruit is sort of a strange tradition, well…you’re not wrong. You’re also not alone, as this Halloween party game has pretty much moved aside to...

As an American, I can attest to the fact that many of us go wild for accents from other countries. We think they’re adorable, sexy, cute, or some combination of all three. What, though, do other countries think of American accents? Do we have accents? Keep reading to find out! 17. Round and squishy. Just like...