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.”
Fark.com RSS » Gallup poll finds San Francisco is just 6% fabulous [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Math of Shuffling Cards
How much shuffling does it take to randomize a deck of cards? And how "random" can it become? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman held for 8 days in mental institution after claiming that Obama follows her on Twitter. Which is understandable, except that he does [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Indiana legislature passes bill paving way for Sharia law [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 7 Google Projects That Have World-Changing Potential
Google, one of the world leaders in web services and mobile retail, is also developing a few high-profile projects through its Google X Labs that are advancing technology, clean energy, and fine art. 1. Google Self-Driving Car Project In 2011, Google acquired two small start-up companies, 510 Systems and Anthony’s Robots, that are developing technology for an autonomous car. After … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A day without orange juice is like a day your dad shoots you in the buttocks [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » twelvie says FML
Today, my younger sister stopped talking to me. I got engaged to my boyfriend of 4 years and apparently, she's been in love with him since she met him. Through me. She's 12. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Fact and Fiction of 'On the Road'
If you are so much as a leisurely fan of American fiction, you likely already know the story of how On the Road came into the world—how, in April 1951, the novel spewed forth from Jack Kerouac in an almost magical reverie that lasted a full three weeks of days and nights in a Chelsea loft, as he wrote without … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman attacked with mace in street. Not the spray stuff, the ball with spikes type [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Chocolate bunny sculpture with diamonds for eyes goes on sale for £33,000 and it contains 548,000 calories. OK but what about the ears? [Silly]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Crazy Facts About Evel Knievel
There’s a new documentary about famous daredevil Evel Knievel and it contains all kinds of crazy bits of trivia on his life. Check out some of the highlights. * This girl and her father took $100K worth of Lego blocks and recreated Jurassic Park. * If you find it entertaining when hoity-toity “art people” are tricked into heaping praise on … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Golden Nugget let a group of gamblers know that even when it looses, the house always wins [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this levitating lad [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The First Guests on 24 Late Night Talk Shows
As James Corden takes over 'The Late Late Show,' here's a look at the very first guests of other late night shows. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Many doctors in America find that the most difficult patients to save are themselves [Sad]
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The Onion » ‘Time’ Magazine Subscribers Brace For Inevitable Issue With Close-Up Of Ted Cruz’s Face
WASHINGTON—In response to the Republican senator from Texas announcing his presidential candidacy, Time magazine subscribers told reporters Monday that they are bracing for the inevitable issue featuring a close-up of Ted Cruz’s face. 
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Fark.com RSS » Good news, D.C. Farkers: $ix new $peeding camera$ in the Di$trict are about to make you a whole lot $afer [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Murderer who killed and cooked his parents jailed for life despite begging the court for mercy because he's an orphan [Strange]
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The Onion » American Voices: King Richard III Reburied 530 Years After Death
Five hundred thirty years after his death, England has decided to give King Richard III an official state burial by interring his body, which was discovered under a parking lot three years ago, at Leicester’s Anglican cathedral, in a decision that s… 
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The Onion » Ted Cruz Boldly Declares Nation Not Deserving Of Better Candidate
LYNCHBURG, VA—Announcing his 2016 presidential bid before thousands of students at Liberty University, Sen. 
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Fark.com RSS » You can buy a hyper-realistic human foreskin sculpture for $1,000. Give it a little time. It'll grow on you (SFW) [Weird]
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The Onion » Infographic: Who Is Ted Cruz?
Texas senator Ted Cruz announced Monday that he will run for president in 2016, becoming the first Republican politician to officially declare his candidacy. 
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Fark.com RSS » Tour operators report a boom in bookings for Cuba before US culture takes over. Filled with poverty, mass-murderers and second-rate healthcare, the US is to the north west of Cuba [Obvious]
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The Onion » Siblings Playing Tense Game Of Chicken To Decide Who Going To Care For Mom
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY—As they each attempted to avoid the responsibility while still upholding the appearance of selfless concern, the three adult siblings of the MacIntyre family engaged in a tense game of chicken to decide which of them would care for … 
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Fark.com RSS » Forget refrigerators and Obamaphones, now the government is giving poor people swimming pools and wine cellars [Fail]
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Mental Floss » What's the Real Origin of "OK"?
It's amazing that we ever got along without "OK." But we did. Until 1839. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Your "Whit"s About You
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Futility Closet » Looking Up
A problem from the 2000 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad: Some of the cards in a deck are face down and some are face up. From time to time Pete draws out a group of one or more contiguous cards in which the first and last are both face down. He turns over this group as a unit and returns it to … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Morbid Way Colonists Protested King George’s Stamp Act
Incensed by the Stamp Act, colonists put on a series of fascinating protests. [Link]
GraphJam » Pokémon Haters Use Self-Destruct
Graph by: m1tchell Tagged: boom , Pie Chart , pokeball , Pokémon , self destruct , voltorb Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: One of the seven signs of the apocalypse [FarkBlog]
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The Onion » Report: Employees Most Innovative When Brainstorming Dramatic Quitting Scenarios
PALO ALTO, CA—According to a report released Monday by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, employees typically display their most innovative thinking while brainstorming over-the-top quitting scenarios. 
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Mental Floss » How Your Computer Might Be Keeping You Up At Night
Scientists agree that light from your computer or mobile phone can keep you up at night, seriously disrupting your sleep schedule. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Graves That Were Lost, Then Found
You’ve probably heard the exciting news that the remains of Don Quixote author Miguel Cervantes have likely been found after centuries of being misplaced somewhere in the Convent of the Discalced Trinitarians in Madrid. This fate seems to befall famous historical figures more than you might think—the grave sites of these notable people also went missing for decades or even … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "What do you get with a laser cutter, Arduino know-how and waaay too much time on your hands? A slightly hazardous, live action Space Invaders game, of course" (pics) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » "It's not often our officers are called to pursue a milk van. The suspect left a trail of breakfast destruction in his wake, with bottles of milk and loaves of bread strewn along Small Heath Highway" [Amusing]
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The Onion » Michelle Obama Renovates Van Buren Workout Room
WASHINGTON—Saying the 175-year-old fitness center had long been in need of a major update, Michelle Obama unveiled the White House’s newly renovated Van Buren Workout Room to reporters Friday. 
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Fark.com RSS » NY Times: any food that gives you even the slightest joy in life will kill you. All necessary nutrition can be had in the form of a slightly runny paste made from kale juice and ground-up Tom Friedman columns [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Free bassist, Monica Lewinsky says a mouthful at the TED conference, and what the founder of Upworthy shared at a media summit will BLOW YOUR MIND: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 3/15 – 3/21 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Who threw that? I've got all day [Interesting]
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The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Enemy Hair-itory
Enemy Hair-itory 
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The Onion » American Voices: Study: Teens Change Clothes, Do Homework While Driving
In a new study published in the Journal Of Transportation Safety And Security, 27 percent of teenagers admitted to changing clothes while behind the wheel, and many stated that they also do homework, put on makeup, or change their contacts. 
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GraphJam »
Graph by: Sheneebaby Tagged: drills , drop , fire , Pie Chart , roll , spin , stop , tornado Share on Facebook
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FMyLife » birdsterrifyme says FML
Today, I decided to confront my fear of birds when my friend's pet bird was walking up to me. He got on my arm, climbed up and attacked my face. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man to police: Stripper stole my money while bouncers held cattle prod to neck, pistol to head [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Coalition warplanes have now dropped 10,000 GPS guided smart bombs on ISIS targets. It's the first time bombs have come equipped with a guidance system since GPS became a standard feature on Chryslers [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Treasury Department: "New $10 bill on track to enter circulation in 2020." Actual spending value: about $8.25 [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » U.S. companies now hoarding a record $1.4 trillion in cash. A search for "hoarder" on Google now brings up Google [Spiffy]
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The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of March 23, 2015
The Week In Pictures – Week Of March 23, 2015 
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The Onion » Fewer NBA Players Choosing To Learn Unborn Child’s Position
LOS ANGELES—Highlighting a new trend that has grown increasingly prevalent across the league, a new survey released Thursday by the University of Southern California revealed that fewer NBA players are opting to learn their unborn baby’s posit… 
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Fark.com RSS » Stephen King wants Gov. LePage to "man up and apologize" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "Archaeologists believe ruins found in a remote jungle region of Argentina may be the remains of a hideout built by Nazis to flee to in the event of defeat in the Second World War" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "Will.i.am: I gotta feeling we're running out of fish" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 20 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Pretty Woman’
The movie that turned Julia Roberts into a star—and popularized the "hooker with a heart of gold" trope—is turning 25. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Boeing has successfully obtained a patent for a 'Force Field' technology designed to protect targets from fatal explosions and shrapnel [Spiffy]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 50: The Great Tea Race
In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll follow the dramatic 14,000-mile clipper ship race of 1866, in which five ships competed fiercely to be the first to London with the season’s tea. We’ll also track the importance of mulch to the readers of the comic book Groo the Wanderer and puzzle over the effects of Kool-Aid consumption … [Link]
FMyLife » anon says FML
Today, I was playing with my 3-year-old nephew when he suddenly got up and ran to his mom to tell her I was "touching in bad spots". I was tickling his armpits. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Paid Extra for That, Too
Coworker to colleague, after phone call: I don't like that ring tone, it just sounds like a woman is breathing down my trousers…Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: Mr. Blackwell [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 2PM Call Tech Support
Co-worker #1: Did you hear about that audition?
Co-worker #2: No.
Co-worker #1: You didn’t get that email?
Co-worker #2: No. My email must be broken.
Co-worker #1: What else haven’t you gotten?
Co-worker #2: Well, if my email is broken, how could I possibly know that? 270 Lafayette Street
New York, NY [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Those Are the Two Paths to Career Success in San Diego
Office girl: So I decided to be different and do psychotropic drugs while everyone else did cannibalism. It was pretty cool.Office guy (nodding): That makes sense.San Diego, CaliforniaOverheard by: Slowly backing away… [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Baby Hercules Surprised Everybody
Man on cell: He put you into a headlock and gave you a noogie? (pause) You realize our son is eight months old? (pause) Okay, almost nine months but still he can barely move his fingers, let alone put you into a headlock.Founders Plaza
East Hartford, ConnecticutOverheard by: Bamber [Link]
Overheard In The Office » At the Synchronized Wine Drinkers' Caucus
Boss to group: I want to congratulate our rhythm and robustness!Group:(looking around confused)St Paul, MinnesotaOverheard by: Not Congratulated [Link]
FMyLife » Mary C. says FML
Today, while my in-laws were visiting, my two-year old accidentally pushed the door wide open while I was sitting on the toilet. My mother-in-law laughed, took out her cell phone, snapped a picture of me and posted it on Facebook for everyone in our family to see. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dropping [Photoshop]
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GraphJam » With Your Flavors Combined
Graph by: (via fuckyeahalbuquerque.tumblr.com) Tagged: awesome , blt , captain planet , convergence , flow chart , infographic , mmm bacon Share on Facebook
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Overheard In The Office » You Can Laugh– Just Pretend You're Coughing
Female employee #1: So you're telling me you don't understand?
Female employee #2: Of course I don't get it, I'm legally blonde at heart, and Polish to boot!
Male employee: I don't know if I'm allowed to laugh at that… Because its actually kinda racist. Denver, Colorado [Link]
Weird Universe » Mail a Spud
For $9.99 Mail a Spud will put stamps on a Russet potato and mail it to a recipient of your choice. No box or other packaging. Just a stamped and addressed potato. Offer available in the U.S. only.
They have a FAQ on their site, but they don't answer what I thought would be the obvious question, which is: why … [Link]
FMyLife » oooooops says FML
Today, I made a speech in front of my entire graduating class and their families, despite my fear of public speaking. It seemed to go well and I got a big round of applause at the end. Then I panicked and instead of waving, I lifted my arm straight out in a Hitler salute. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #245
What was the miracle of "V-line Breez?" Your powerful imagination convincing you that you looked different!
From Esquire for July 1949.
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Overheard In The Office » Um, I'm Buying Aerosol Deodorant and Cigarettes.
Checkout teen: Would you like a CVS rewards card?Hippie girl: No.Checkout teen, hopefully: They're environmentally friendly.Old Bridge, New Jersey [Link]
Mental Floss » Marvel at These Gorgeous Chemical Reactions
It's no secret that chemical reactions can be mind-bendingly beautiful. BeautifulChemistry.net showcases this unique beauty with a series of videos portraying different kinds of reactions. There are nine categories: metal displacement, precipitation, chemical garden, crystallization, color change, bubbling, dancing fluorescent droplets, and smoke. The close-up timelapses truly capture the alien-like artistry of chemistry. Institute of Advanced Technology at the University … [Link]
FMyLife » dicedicebaby says FML
Today, I had my 18th birthday party. At midnight, three police officers showed up at my door and asked if they could look around. Were we doing anything bad? Nope. My friends suck at parking. Before they left, the officers said that this was the most toned down party they'd seen in years. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, we got CCTV fitted in our store. My lovely boss told me he'll be spending his free time watching the footage on his phone to know what I get up to when he's not in. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The reason you're so fat, depressed, and tired is because you sleep bathed in the artificial light coming from your phone [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Brawlmart [Scary]
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FMyLife » waxer150 says FML
Today, while waxing a client's chest, I forgot to have him turn his head. When I ripped the strip, I punched him in the face. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Mad Men Trivia
23 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mad Men, According To The Cast And Creator. With only seven episodes left, it’s time learn all we can about the series.
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Neil Gaiman’s 11 geekiest cameo appearances. He’s always ready to play himself, so people who don’t even read his books know him.
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Want to Get to Know Someone? Make … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "60 Minutes" stumbles across Iraq vet from Detroit who's returned to train Christian minorities on how to fight ISIS [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Your "Whit"s About You
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Fark.com RSS » Australia's previously vegetarian birds are developing a taste for flesh. Your Aussie avians want steak [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » What Happens When You Add Silicone to Your Diet
Employee #1: So, I’ve been taking them for about a month now.Employee #2: Yeah?Employee #1: I don’t feel bigger. Definitely… rounder… and harder, but not bigger.Elk Grove, IllinoisOverheard by: Nick Danger [Link]
Fark.com RSS » U.S. military families: Could you do something about the radioactive radon gas way above EPA limits in the homes you assigned us? Military: Maybe in a few years, or not [Fail]
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FMyLife » uhoh.. says FML
Today, a girl was making fun of me for being a virgin and, "never seeing a nipple". I have three. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Brothel advertises for quality control testers to check the standards of their services (possibly not safe for work images) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Aah, the beauty of Spring… Nature walks along the rim, watching the water flow over a waterfall, a friend to hold your beer while you test the thickness of the ice [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Brewer of Moosehead insists drinkers can't tell the difference between their beer and Moose Wizz [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't like your Egg McMuffin? Screw you [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Utah man likes his face like he likes his baseball: COVERED IN BEES [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Sounds goofy, but pigs with Disney tattoos are selling for more than £50k [Strange]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird, March 22, 2015
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M415, March 22, 2015
Copyright 2015 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
Even dangerous felons sometimes serve short sentences, but Benito Vasquez-Hernandez, 58–guilty of nothing–has been locked up for nearly 900 days (as of early March) as a “material witness” in a Washington County, Ore., murder case. The prosecutor is convinced that Vasquez-Hernandez saw … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Well, the Presentation Is on Cost-Cutting and Layoffs
Guy #1: Are there any bagels left from the meeting this morning?Guy #2: Yeah, but we're saving them to reuse for another meeting tomorrow.Guy #1: Wait. What? We can spend $20,000 on presentation materials, but we can't spend $6 for fresh bagels?!Woodland Park, New Jersey [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 9AM Back to Work
Visiting IT guy: You want some crack? Oh, I can get you some crack. You should have said something, I was at Pawley’s Island this weekend and had a boatload.
Assistant: Hmm, and you are on crack now. I see your hands are not shaking from withdrawal. Get out of my cubicle. 8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 3PM Easter Party
VP: This’ll be the director’s Easter present to you.
Coordinator: Oh, you mean I don’t get any eggs this year?
VP: No, you don’t.
Coordinator: Well, can you at least hide it so I can find it?
VP: Yes, we can do that. 900 Simpson Street
St. Paul, Minnesota [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman who fell in love with a tree explains how they have sex. Psychiatrists help her to get to the root of the problem [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » "One in three households in the U.S. contains a collector, one in ten Americans rents storage space, and one in twenty is a pathological hoarder. And hoarding can kill you" [Obvious]
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Overheard In The Office » 1PM Lunch
Editor: Doesn’t seem like three years since those nuns went to prison. 501 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Over-excited women in Naples mob the Pope like he's Justin Timberlake. FARK: Nuns [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » 80-year-old guy banned from all 1200 plus Sainsbury's locations, because he accidentally bumped a fellow shopper with his mobility scooter [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this evening output [Photoshop]
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