Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Weird Universe » Sick Raccoons=Delayed Flights
JFK International Airport has been having a lot of trouble with turtles on the tarmac since 2009. After extensive study they have figured out what caused such an over abundance of turtles. In 2008 distemper decimated the raccoon population at the wildlife refuge and raccoons prey heavily on turtles. The raccoons are catching up now and the turtle population is … [Link]
Mental Floss » Now Playing at Target Field: Self-Serve Beer Stations
The first self-serve beer machine in all of Major League Baseball made its debut at Target Field, and another machine will be added in time for the Summer Classic. [Link]
FMyLife » teentee401 says FML
Today, I hugged my dad. Since I don't hug him very much, he was confused. When I pulled away from him, smiling, he slapped me, saying the smiling and the hug made it look like I was "up to something." FML [Link]
FMyLife » ADanceWithDavos says FML
Today, I woke up to an old lady right outside my open window, saying "Hello in there! Are you sleepy?" I was so startled that I answered her. She screamed. Turns out she's my neighbour's elderly mother, didn't know I was in there, and was talking to my cat. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New York legalizes medical marijuana, having been proven to ease symptoms of glaucoma, stress, smell from New Jersey [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Man: "I don't think you understand how big this is. I have a picture of it." Cop: "It was so much bigger in person" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Andrew Robert Rector, caught on camera napping at a Yankees-Red Sox game, is about get an education on the Streisand Effect [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Subaru GMs 660,000 cars, why the Triceratops needed Cialis, and porcupine wheelchairs: some of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 6/29 – 7/5 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Colorado has been providing its low-income citizens with free birth control pills and IUDs since 2009. Now they're reporting a 40% drop in the teen pregnancy rate in 5 years. Some people have a problem with this [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Biggest Party School in Each State
Is your alma mater on here? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Why you should join a CSA" But I don't wanna join the Confederate States of America [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: The Ultimatum Plan
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 128th installment in the series. [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Every campfire, ever.
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Fark.com RSS » If you hid your jar full of change a couple thousand years ago and can't remember where, we've got some good news for you [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Budapest has learned that people will actually pay you to lock them in a room with no obvious way out [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Eyewitness News weatherguy loses his in fireworks accident [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » You just don't know what you're getting when you buy Chinese produce. For example, this one packet of porcini mushrooms contained three species unknown to science [Scary]
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The Onion » American Voices: TSA To Prohibit Uncharged Electronic Devices
In an effort to ensure that electronics such as cell phones and laptop computers are not explosives in disguise, the Transportation Security Administration has announced new protective measures that will require passengers on some U.S.-bound internatio… 
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Fark.com RSS » "OH crap we just accidentally mixed experimental super-hot Doritos in with the regular nacho cheese kind, we'll have to flush the whole batch" "Or…we could just label the bags 'Doritos Roulette' and convince the kids they
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Fark.com RSS » Google CEO Larry Page wants us all to work a lot less … and have a pony [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Giant penis declared "monumental in size." But enough about subby, check out this ancient graffiti [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Tornado tears through cemetery in Saskatchewan. There were no surviviors [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Computers Will Be Taking Over
The Machines Are Taking Over Try reading this article about the coming singularity and not to be terrified. * Pie in the Sky Sci-Fi Maybe if the machines do take over they can figure out how to invent these gadgets. Are there any left out of this list that you’d love to have? * A Stylish Entrance These gorgeous doors … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these chemical combatants [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 20 Vintage Photos of Brooklyn
In 1898, Brooklyn became an official borough of New York. Before that, it was its own independent city, and it was a hectic, diverse metropolis in its own right. If you think Brooklyn has gone through a lot of changes in the past ten years, check out these photos to see what life was like long ago in New York's … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Eames Solar Do-Nothing Machine
In 1957, Charles and Ray Eames designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine, a set of kinetic toys powered by the sun. It was created for an Alcoa advertising program intended to show the virtues of aluminum as a material, by creating unusual things from the metal. The Do-Nothing Machine was a relatively early use of solar power, in a time when … [Link]
The Onion » Environmental Study Finds Air In Chicago Now 75% Bullets
CHICAGO—Highlighting increasingly dangerous conditions within the city, a new study published Monday by Northwestern University’s Department of Environmental Studies revealed that approximately 75 percent of the air in Chicago is now composed … 
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » I'm gonna open up a retail store called KickstartMart
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The Onion » Each Line Of MasterCard Billing Statement Evokes Infuriating Vacation Memory
SPRINGFIELD, MO—A month after his return from his tropical vacation to Puerto Rico, every single line of local man Kevin Goodrich’s latest MasterCard billing statement has reportedly conjured an infuriating memory from the trip, sources confir… 
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Mental Floss » How San Francisco's Neighborhoods Got Their Names
San Francisco’s modern history began after the United States claimed California during the Mexican-American War in 1846. The city was originally known as Yerba Buena until Lt. Washington A. Bartlett renamed it the following year. Since then, the city’s seven by seven miles have divided into distinct neighborhoods that have witnessed the height of the Gold Rush to LGBT rights … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Richard Mellon Scaife the man who bankrolled the "vast right-wing conspiracy" that created Whitewater, "Troopergate" and almost all the other Clinton-era "scandals" died July 4th, but not before he and Hillary became close fri
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Fark.com RSS » Chicago might be better off if the residents were allowed to purchase high explosives for the 4th [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: house with good transport links for sale. FARK: it comes with its own railway station [Cool]
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The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of July 7, 2014
The Week In Pictures – Week Of July 7, 2014 
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Fark.com RSS » Gitmo detainees complain about having to pay for their own abortions…or something [Followup]
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The Onion » Ravens Warn Rookies To Save Some Extra Money For Bail
BALTIMORE—Reminding them that it’s something even the league’s highest paid superstars must do, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh reportedly took time Monday to advise the team’s incoming class of rookies to set aside savin… 
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Fark.com RSS » There's "I really hate hospitals," and then there's "I hate hospitals so much that I'm going to jump out of a moving car going 50 mph" [Scary]
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The Onion » Man Pushing Self To Point Of Effort
ALBANY, NY—In what impressed coworkers are describing as an unprecedented application of minimal exertion, local office worker Doug Slater is reportedly just about pushing himself to the point of basic effort, sources confirmed Monday. 
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Fark.com RSS » Best obit ever: "He'd gladly have stolen the shirt off your back and he was generous to a fault with other people's money" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Police in rural Wales say 'sheep kidnapped by UFO' is becoming a frequent 999 call, followed closely by 'sheep returned by UFO' [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 20 Things You Never Knew About Chocolate
Happy National Chocolate Day! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One-fifth of Detroit will be bulldozed to the ground in what can only be considered a good start [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Police: 'Perhaps your summer would be better if we let you get off your face on drugs' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » NOT NEWS: Guy from my town wants to make potato salad but is broke. NEWS: He starts a kickstarter campaign to raise $10 for his potato salad ingredients. FARK: He raises $8,511 and is throwing a giant potato salad party [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Swedish fisherman finds full-size falukorv inside pike he landed while fishing. In Sweden, anything having to do with falukorv is news. (With pic of pike, falukorv) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Indianan shoots own hand, both of his wife's legs in gun-cleaning mishap, or at least until he breaks down under intense questioning [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: Math Square #223
Welcome to today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game challenge, Monday Math Square #223. Good luck: Place the digits 1 through 9 in the white blanks so that the mathematical equations work both across and down. Each digit 1 through 9 should appear only once in the main grid (the red square). 
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The Onion » American Voices: Study: Too Much TV Can Lead To Early Death
According to an eight-year study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association, people who excessively watch television have a significantly higher risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other causes than thos… 
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Fark.com RSS » Longtime Farker, sometime TF'er, former top-10 "hacker" & Wikileaks reverse whistleblower Adrian Lamo is doing a Reddit AMA live as of this posting [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Would you inmates like to come out of jail to watch the July 4 fireworks? Just promise not to run away [Fail]
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The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Right To Bare Arms
Right To Bare Arms 
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FMyLife » notoneatall says FML
Today, I got called a cunt at work by a customer. What could I have said that could have caused them to say that? "Have a great day." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are office robots a good idea? Considering the one pictured in the article looks like someone just crammed something in his RCA jacks without asking, perhaps we're not ready yet [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Here are the 100 most congested cities in Europe and North America. Article is accompanied by some of the nicest photographs you'll ever see of cars not moving [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Why Does Red Mean Stop and Green Mean Go?
In the 19th century, rail yards all used their own signal systems. Then, in 1841, railway bigwig Henry Booth pushed to standardize Britain’s color scheme, suggesting red signal “stop,” white signal “go,” and green signal “caution.” Decades later, after a train plowed through a stop signal when a red lens popped off, causing a fake white “go” light and a … [Link]
Mental Floss » Learning a Second Language as an Adult Keeps Your Brain Young
Parli Italiano? ¿Hablas Español? Can you speak more than one language? No matter how old you are, it’s not too late to learn. In fact, new research finally shows that learning a second (or third) language as an adult can help slow brain decline. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How Washington State government is managing to screw up legalized marijuana [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Baskets-Tailleur says FML
Today, as I was putting on sports shoes to get to a job interview in a hurry, a man ran past me and grabbed my formal shoes while shouting, "Ninja!" Try explaining to the guy at the interview why I was wearing sneakers with a skirt suit. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Knox Gelatine
Odd choice of photo to advertise their product, since this Big Red team member seems to be suffering from some kind of intestinal distress. From the Cornell Alumni News – Oct 19, 1939
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Fark.com RSS » There are now 8 days left for Fukushima to prevent overheating OR ELSE… it will overheat, and stuff. And that's not good [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these breadwinners [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » "Terry"-er
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Weird Universe » Wolrd’s First Mobile Phone from 1922
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Fark.com RSS » 3500 copper canisters found in old mental hospital. Gold mine for scrappers? Doubtful. Each contains a person [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Dubai solves global warming [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The BBC have ordered their staff to no longer give equal time to anti-science lunatics [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » "Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set fire to the man and he's warm for the rest of his life" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Animal Friendships
25 sets of animal friends guaranteed to make you smile. And the dumb captions are occasionally amusing, too.
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A Crafty Fan Turned Frankfurt Airport Into An Imperial Starport From Star Wars. It’s so well done they didn’t even need to pass it off as “leaked footage from Star Wars VII.”
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A brief history of marijuana. Pot has a couple … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest menace that will lure your children to a grisly death? Ice cream trucks [Scary]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend said that he doesn't have to marry me because we coincidentally have the same last name. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went to see the school counselor to schedule my classes for school. She asked me if I knew how to speak English. My parents are Chinese and I don't even know how to speak Chinese. I've lived in America my whole life. Plus, I even spoke to her in English to ask about classes. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full" [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Raju the elephant was held in chains for 50 years and abused after being poached in India. He has finally found his freedom after being rescued by a wildlife charity who claim they saw him cry when he was released in to the wild on Independence day [
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Futility Closet » Podcast: Episode 17
In 1943 German submarines were devastating the merchant convoys carrying supplies to Britain. Unable to protect them with aircraft or conventional ships, the resource-strapped Royal Navy considered an outlandish solution: a 2-million-ton aircraft carrier made of ice. In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll follow the strange history of the project, which Winston Churchill initially praised as dazzling … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Not news: Man decides he wants to divorce his wife. News: After her ex-lover gave him a memory stick with intimate pictures of her with her ex. Fark: And this all happened on their wedding night [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » Unquote
Image: Wikimedia Commons “The light in the world comes principally from two sources, — the sun, and the student’s lamp.” — Christian Nestell Bovee, Intuitions and Summaries of Thought, 1862 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Forget July 4th, the best fireworks display in Tennessee this year was two days later [Scary]
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Mental Floss » What Did Aaron Burr Do After Shooting Alexander Hamilton?
SPOILER ALERT: Burr won. [Link]
Mental Floss » Confused Kids Try to Make Sense of the Game Boy
"You don't just turn it on and get the apps?" [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ummmmm…. That's quite a cuddly furry animal collection you've got there, barman [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Make sure your cell phone/ipad/laptop is fully charged before heading to the airport. Because if it won't turn on, you ain't gettin' on that plane [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » 99% of Alzheimer's drug trials in past decade have failed; 99% of of Alzheimer's drug trials in past decade have also failed [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Australia found to have the highest proportion of recreational drug users in the world. Well, what would you expect from a population descended from criminals? [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Amateur historians solve 170-year-old mystery by discovering the exact site of a lost Seminole Indian War fort in the Everglades, start new mystery of an article about Florida that doesn't deserve the Florida tag [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Explosive news: Roughly 9/11 emails intercepted by NSA were plain communications, which blows up the idea that…hang on, someone's at my door [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: The sister of a firefighter killed on 9/11 is given a flag that was flown over the World Trade Center ruins. News: The flag is stolen when she hung it up outside. Fark: Then returned 4 days later with a note reading 'I am so sorry'
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FMyLife » ILOVELEDZEPPELIN says FML
Today, I called my mother crying, telling her how my husband has apparently been cheating on me for months. To my surprise, she didn't interrupt me or cut me off the whole time. Only when she didn't respond, did I realize she'd hung up a half an hour ago. FML [Link]
FMyLife » oh shit says FML
Today, my girlfriend was feeling down because she has put on some weight. I tried to make her feel better by showing her I can still pick her up. I can, and I was even able to hide the fact that I shat myself doing it. I'm so romantic. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this spray job [Photoshop]
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