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.”
Mental Floss » Paint-Covered Dogs Shake Out Abstract Art
Catching dogs on camera during a particularly vigorous shake has become something of an art form. Canismo, a project from a group of Brazil-based artists, is turning water-logged pups into artists using a few buckets of non-toxic paint with the goal of supporting the adoption of shelter animals. For the series, dogs are covered in paint, and like wet dogs … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Another farking tornado is headed toward Moore, Oklahoma [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 25 Pieces of Advice from a 19th Century Etiquette Book
For unsolicited, antiquated advice, you can’t do much better than 1883’s American Etiquette and Rules of Politeness by Walter R. Houghton. It covers everything from which colors are harmonious to proper wedding anniversary gifts to how to behave at the White House, and (as you’ll read below) what to do when in the presence of an inferior human being. Completely … [Link]
Mental Floss » When 'Time' Predicted Cats Were the Hot New Thing
In 1981, Time Magazine spotted a hot new trend: cats. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Reading to your children at bedtime gives them an unfair advantage in life [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Kind of news: Road rage incident in East Texas. News: Local news outlet posts the story to their Facebook page. Fark: The shooter decides to comment on the story [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Skip the Burial and Compost Your Body Instead
Looking to minimize your carbon footprint from beyond the grave? If a Kickstarter project by the Seattle-based Urban Death Project succeeds, your loved ones will be able to dispose of your body in the most ecologically sustainable way possible: by composting it. Assuming someone passes away in a city where an Urban Death Project facility exists, the deceased’s family and … [Link]
Mental Floss » The New Hamburglar Is Here to Tell You McDonald's Is Hip
In an effort to stay relevant, McDonald's has been on a misguided marketing rampage, rebranding their beloved characters. After vest-ifying Ronald McDonald, they turned their sights on the poor Hamburglar. No longer a cartoon, the character's getup resembles a last-minute Halloween costume thrown together by a college kid. The new burger thief sports a trench coat, hamburger tie, fedora, and … [Link]
Mental Floss » This Is What Thunder Looks Like
We all know thunder and lightning go together, but, even for scientists who have made it their mission to study these things, it's not entirely clear how. "While we understand the general mechanics of thunder generation, it's not particularly clear which physical processes of the lightning discharge contribute to the thunder we hear," Dr. Maher A. Dayeh, a research scientist … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » McDonald's introduces the new Hamburglar. You'd let him burgle you. You'd let him burgle you so hard [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 16 Hard-Hitting Facts About ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!’
007-373-5963 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Learn to sing, can I sing, should I sing, can anyone learn to sing, can anybody learn to sing, how can I learn to sing, help me sing, I want to learn how to sing, I want to learn to sing, teach me to sing, teach me how I can learn how to sing [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » High school students learning hydroponics. To produce food. Yeah, that's it [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists conclude fracking, not mother nature, is to blame for your flammable tap water [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Waters around the French Riviera found to be covered with trash, bottles, and Cannes [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Entire town of 27 people evacuated in latest plug for the Keystone pipeline [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Wonderful specimen of humanity opens the floodgates on water reservoir in drought-ridden Eastern Oregon, and no one notices for two weeks [Asinine]
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The Onion » News in Brief: World Wildlife Fund Now Just Trying To Get Few Nice Photos Of Every Species For Posterity
GLAND, SWITZERLAND—Emphasizing the importance of having at least something to remember them by, the World Wildlife Fund announced Wednesday that it was now just trying to get a couple of nice photos of every animal species for posterity. 
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Improve this watercolor [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » How Frozen Peas Made Orson Welles Lose It
Orson Welles would have turned 100 years old today. While the talented actor/director/writer leaves behind a staggering body of work—including Citizen Kane, long regarded as the best film of all time—the YouTube generation may know him best for what happened when a couple of voiceover directors decided to challenge him while recording an ad for Findus frozen foods in 1970. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "My name is Jamaal, and I'm white" [Strange]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn Blame Breakup On Hectic Sex Lives
JUPITER ISLAND, FL—Explaining that the pressures of their day-to-day commitments had given them no other choice but to end their three-year relationship, golf star Tiger Woods and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn released a joint statement Wednesday blaming their breakup on their hectic sex lives. 
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Fark.com RSS » When we offered you a free meal as compensation for damaging your car, we meant somewhere like Olive Garden, not a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » A Font to Write like Albert Einstein
Finally—a font that'll make your emails appear intelligent! A new Kickstarter campaign from German typographer Harald Geisler and Elizabeth Waterhouse seeks to fund the creation of a digital font that mirrors Albert Einstein’s unique penmanship. Geisler spent six months studying the scientist's handwriting in his papers at the Albert Einstein Archives. To create the font, Geisler traced the letters with … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Most football concussions happen at practice. Except for the Tennessee Titans who need to raise their locker room doorway about six inches [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 20 Facts About The Muppets (Featuring The Muppets!)
Kermit and Miss Piggy stopped by to talk Muppet history. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news: On Friday, you may get a surprise delivery of free Russian space junk [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Iran's religious authorities ban 'homosexual' hairstyles, along with those which make you worship Satan [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Texas puts a ban on local banning with a banning ban [Followup]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Blog Post Read By Mother To Shape Child’s Next 18 Years
PAOLI, PA—Poised to inform future parenting decisions on medical care, dietary restrictions, and everyday well-being, the blog post “Fluoride Drops For Kids—Good Idea?” which was read by local mother Laurie Miller earlier today, will reportedly shape the next 18 years of her young child’s life. 
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The Onion » American Voices: Tourists Break 18th-Century Hercules Statue Trying To Snap Selfie
Two tourists visiting the Loggia dei Militi palace in Cremona, Italy reportedly tried to take a selfie with an 18th-century marble statue depicting two figures of Hercules by climbing on it, causing a large marble crown at its top to fall off and shatter. What do you think? 
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Fark.com RSS » Detroit liquor store burglar channels the spirit of Kool-Aid Man, goes from OH YEAH to OH NO in record time [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Having moved into full "straw-grasping " mode, The Baltimore FOP is demanding Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby appoint a "special prosecutor" for the Freddie Gray case because one of her deputies is dating a local news anc
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Fark.com RSS » Remember that time when we dragged every schoolkid in America in front of a TV to watch NASA disastrously try to send a teacher into space? We almost blew up Big Bird, too [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Naked, driving the wrong way on a freeway and leaving your (also naked) husband and kid at a rest stop is no way to go through life, lady [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Waterfowl
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Bill Nye Explains Holograms—With Emojis!
Bill Nye stays relevant by using emojis to explain the holograms seen in Star Wars. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » SpaceX launch pad abort test was successful, which is unsurprising given all the practice they have at aborting launches [Cool]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, my mom got mad at me because I wouldn't write to Ellen Degeneres about her. She now won't talk to me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » anon says FML
Today, I finally reached the point where it became necessary to give my boyfriend an ultimatum: either clip your toenails, or we aren't having sex. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Meanings Behind These 15 Symbols On Your Car's Dashboard
When something goes wrong with your car or if a feature you should know about gets activated, a signal funnels through the electrical system and into the dashboard. This illuminates a hieroglyphic, and these cover a wide range of issues—some of which may be serious. Here are the meanings behind 15 of these curious-looking markers (and what they look like, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ultimate Survival Alaska Personality doesn't [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama kicks off the invasion of Texas with a devastating blow from his weather machine [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » And the award for biggest waste of police dollars goes to [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » A woman who dug up her father's grave in search of his "real will" but found only vodka and cigarettes has been sentenced. "The patrolman said the gravesite of Eddie did not look right," the judge said. "That is the understate
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The Onion » News in Brief: Sprint’s New Long-Distance Relationship Plan Offers Decreased Minutes Each Month
NEW YORK—Touting it as a cost-effective and more customized option for many subscribers, Sprint this week announced a new wireless calling plan for people in long-distance relationships that offers a decreasing number of minutes each month. 
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Fark.com RSS » Authorities in Arizona were looking for bodies underwater, and found them. Fark: They are fake skeletons in lawn chairs [Amusing]
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The Onion » News: Maximum-Security Prison Houses State’s Most Hardened, Violent Guards
REDDICK, FL—Saying the institution is notorious for the incidents of extreme violence that take place within its walls, sources confirmed Wednesday that the Marion County Correctional Center is home to Florida’s most dangerous and hardened population of prison guards. 
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS says they have 15 more terror cells in America just itching to get gunned down by Paul Blart [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » The 'Masonic Fraternal Police Department' a 3,000-year-old law enforcement group descended from the Knights Templar is not a real police department, police say [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida residents warned about slimy toxic invasive species that's breeding out of control. And no, it's not the Canadians [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Mt. Kilauea park ranger orders man to stop flying his drone over the volcano. The man complies and starts to walk off. So the ranger tasers him. To keep him from jumping into the volcano, you see [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » This Trash Can/Vacuum Combo Makes Dustpans Obsolete
When I imagine hell, I think of an eternity of attempting to sweep tinier and tinier grains of dirt and grime off the floor into a dustpan using only a broom. No matter how vigorously I sweep those piles of household debris into the dustpan, there will always be that single line of grime left over, the unsweepable filth doomed … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know what's better than a grandmother graduating from college with honors? Doing it in the same class as two of her grandchildren. Go granny, go [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Billionaire Mo Ibrahim asks Bill Clinton about donations/grants to the Clinton Foundation, "What is this money for? What have you done with it?". Bill's answer "I just work here, I don't know" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Another beautiful find of perfectly preserved pre-war automobiles found frozen in time inside a barn, this time in Texas. Let the restoration begin [Interesting]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Prescription Label Recommends Just Taking More And More Until Something Kicks In
GREENVILLE, SC—Providing the drug’s dosage information and instructions for use, the label for anti-anxiety medication Ativan reportedly recommends that patients just keep taking more and more of the pharmaceutical until something kicks in, sources confirmed Wednesday. 
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Fark.com RSS » The "Martha Stewart of Marijuana" helps Kush magazine rise from $150,000 in revenue to $6 million in just 18 months, also helps women get into the weed business, and also has a smoking hot daughter/business partner (w/pics) [Spiffy]
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The Onion » American Voices: Man Nearly Loses Arms After Injecting Them To Look Like The Hulk
In an effort to make his body resemble the Incredible Hulk, a 25-year-old bodybuilder from Brazil reportedly injected his arms with a solution of oil and alcohol to grow his biceps, which solidified into “rocks” and nearly required amputation. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » 10 Animals We Tag—and What We Learn From It
Tag, You're It [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's open season on beavers [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » America's oldest living veteran just threw himself a "Mighty Fine at 109" party, complete with cigars and whiskey, of which he consumes plenty of both every day. USA USA USA [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Study says social media plays a big role in divorces, because you're only as faithful as your options [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Slate defends bacteria-filled neckbeards [Followup]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my girlfriend told me that she's scared because her period is late, and that they're usually on time. Five hours late apparently. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Toronto wants to be known as the craft beer capital of the world so they can feel what it's like to win something [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 5 Hot Facets of Canadian Sex Education
The key tenets of sexual education in Canada. [Link]
Mental Floss » Celebrate Orson Welles’ 100th With a Cold Glass of Paul Masson Champagne!
Orson Welles made the greatest movie of all time and some disastrous commercials. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oh, you think your allergies are bad? At least you're not this horse that has to wear a body sock. ACHOO NEIGH [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Polish bank takes mobile transactions to a new level. Behold the ATM car [Spiffy]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird / Plus, May 6, 2015
News of the Weird / Plus
May 6, 2015 (Unscheduled)
I hadn't planned to post today, but you deserve to know that the Lead Story in NOTW M421 three days ago was (a) old and (b) probably the result of a poor translation, and I withdraw it. I have some benchmark news sources, and if one of them gets a … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Strength of the Placebo Effect May Hinge on Your DNA
Whenever medical researchers conduct clinical trials of a new drug, they have to account for the placebo effect—the fact that if you give people a treatment, even if it’s sugar pills, some of them will feel better. Though the treatment might be inactive, patients (and sometimes even the investigators in charge of the study) have an implicit bias toward believing … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Dear Prudence: This year has sucked; I had to get rabies shots after being bitten by a bat, my mother's house was burglarized, and two friends were put in prison. Now I got charged with soliciting a prostitute. How do I tell my family all th
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Fark.com RSS » My Nerdmobile got rear-ended and I'm losing all the stickers on my bumper and lower trunk lid due to repairs. Hook me up with new stickers, please [Advice]
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Mental Floss » Why Do We Swing Our Arms When We Walk?
The way our arms swing when we walk doesn’t seem to make much sense. We don’t need to move our arms to move our legs, so why do it? It’s a question that’s long bothered scientists, whose theories included speculation that it was a good-for-nothing practice that we haven't evolved out of. But in 2009, researchers took a closer look … [Link]
FMyLife » seethroughpee says FML
Today, my 6-year-old daughter barged into the bathroom while I was peeing, inspected the toilet and said, "You're well hydrated, good job." FML [Link]
FMyLife » 420curse says FML
Today, I found out the "sex noises" I heard from next door last night, which I'd angrily yelled at my neighbor for, were actually from him having an uncontrollable seizure. FML [Link]
FMyLife » msleea says FML
Today, I told my husband I felt unfulfilled and unhappy in my life. He suggested I do more chores. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Germanwings pilot who murdered 150 by intentionally crashing a plane had tried out the maneuver previously [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Neither carjacking, robbery, or stabbing in the back shall keep a Spinelli's pizza delivery man from delivering his pie [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Arizona Fark Party: Cienaga Springs, AZ. bring your dive gear [FarkParty]
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Fark.com RSS » Two homeless guys steal sailboat with dreams of living on the open seas, get as far as … well, a sandspit in the harbor, where they're stranded and call for help [Fail]
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Overheard In The Office » The Internet Has Somewhat Dampened Joshua’s Sense of Wonder
Dude: What I really wanna see is a baby shot out of a cannon through a waterfall of gasoline, over a bundle of lit sparklers, and knock an old lady off a horse, ’cause then I could say I really saw something. [notices cleaning lady] Oh, shit.Dearborn, MichiganOverheard by: dude thats fucked up [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Unless the Vampire Was Tom Cruise
Coworker to another: If faced with the possibility of vampire sex, I would definitely risk it.Manhattan, New York [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Like Real Sisters Ever Discourage Premarital Sex
Batty old receptionist to worker: So what did you do over Thanksgiving weekend?Worker: Oh, I delivered twins!Batty old receptionist: Okay…Worker: I'm a Big Sister with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and my little sister got pregnant. Guess that means I'm not such a good Big Sister…Beverly Hills, California [Link]
Overheard In The Office » So Other Than That, Things Are Good?
Counter guy on phone: Where are you? What is that sound? … Oh! I knew it was a tornado!Connecticut [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I'm Just His Spokesmodel
Peon #1: (sneezes)Peon #2: Bless you.Peon #1: Thank you.Peon #2: Notice I didn't say “god bless you cause god doesn't love you.”Peon #3: Aw, I love you.Peon #2: But you're not god.Memphis, Tennessee [Link]
Overheard In The Office » When We Get to ‘Two,’ Give Me a Push, Okay?
Blonde entering elevator: I tell you, people are lazy.Brunette: Which people?Blonde, hitting button for second floor: Everybody. Everybody is lazy!2001 Lind Avenue SW
Renton, WashingtonOverheard by: going to 5 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this competing torso [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Scheiße, hier kommt ein Tornado [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Google patents a way for self-driving cars to understand cyclists' hand gestures. Which is good if you live in 1957 – the last year cyclists actually ever used hand signals [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » Tonight, on Sim Possible…
Befuddled coworker to supervisor: The good news is I developed a system so that I wouldn't lose any more SIM cards. The bad news is I lost one.Independence Parkway
Fort Worth, TexasOverheard by: Jet Jaguar [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Salman Khan jailed for five years. New instructional videos on making pruno, toothbrush shanks forthcoming [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » The Ideal Gift
Modern readers inevitably sense a note of sarcasm in the woman's words, which I'm sure wasn't the intent of the ad men who created this.
But I've gotta confess that I once gave my wife a set of canning equipment for her birthday. In my own defense, it was top of her wish list.
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Weird Universe » Sexy Stock Certificate
When Playboy sold its first stock in 1971, they felt their certificate should reflect their main enterprise. Hence the appearance of Playmate Willy Rey, who alas met a sad end just a couple of years later.
You can own one for a mere $400.00. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is this the world's fastest soap box racer? Boy bases homemade replica on car trying to break land speed record by topping 1000mph [Cool]
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Overheard In The Office » If You've Ever Visited a Nursing Home, You May Disagree
Customer: Why are all of those policemen outside around with the fire truck and ambulance?Coworker: We believe that a man passed away in his car today.Customer: Well. That would be a bad way to end your day!Portland, Oregon [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Quick-thinking hostage sends plea for help with online pizza order…hey a large pizza is only ten bucks? Wow what a deal [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Waterfowl
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Overheard In The Office » When a Du-rag Is Part Of the Required Uniform, You Do Have to Wonder
Guy #1: Tamiqua says there aren't any gang members working here.Guy #2: Well, that's clearly not true.Dallas, Texas [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Stunning Color Footage of Berlin Rebuilding After WWII
Just two months after the war, First Motion Picture Unit—the U.S. Army's film production unit—traveled around Europe to record the damage done by the war. Dubbed "Special Film Project 186," it was the last project of Owen Crump, a screenwriter experienced in propaganda and war movies. Thanks to Kodachrome color film in the crew's cameras, the whole thing was shot … [Link]
FMyLife » Feronia says FML
Today, the cops showed up at our door at 11 pm. Apparently, our neighbours thought I was being abused because they heard high-pitched screaming for 45 minutes straight. Little did they know our 6-month-old baby screams when she's happy. Loudly. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's spring time in Minnesota; the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the state's first medical marijuana plants are blooming: "We're thrilled by the prospect of the smile on someone's face when they finally get the medicine t
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Fark.com RSS » Other than the 30-lb rat that keeps trying to damage the foundation, the self-sufficient floating food garden is pretty damn cool [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Discovering a cache of newspaper articles written by 29-year-old Mark Twain while he was drinking heavily and contemplating suicide is "like opening a box of candy." Bonus: link to full text of said articles [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Sometimes you Skidoo away, sometimes you Skidon't [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » The coolest video of an exploding lake of lava you'll see all day [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Oppose GMOs? Good for you, you're a crusader, you care about your food. Eat sweet potatoes? Uh-oh [Fail]
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Mental Floss » When The Royal Baby Announcement Had A Typo
In September of 1533, a newly crowned Anne Boleyn gave birth to a “perfectly formed” baby girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I. To put it mildly, the child’s gender was a bit of a disappointment. Anne and Henry VIII had not simply preferred a boy—they expected one. All of the royal astrologers, physicians and sorcerers had predicted a boy, and … [Link]
GraphJam » They'd Be So Useful Today
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FMyLife » dkh34 says FML
Today, I went to surprise my mom by visiting her in the hospital. I brought her roses too, because I know she likes flowers. When I got there and gave her them, she said, "Wow. Roses." followed by, "David actually brings flowers I like." David's my brother. Now I know who's the favorite child. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, marks the fourth day in a row that I've worn the same outfit to prove to my parents that they pay me no attention. They still haven't noticed. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Always There When You Call
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GraphJam » People shop while playing loud music on their cell phones because they…
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GraphJam » A Graph, This Is
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GraphJam » I See What You Did There
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GraphJam » Posters on Online Political Forums
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GraphJam » Which Is Worse?
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GraphJam » Thanksgiving Dinner sizes
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GraphJam » Not Pictured: Trolling in Movie Theaters
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GraphJam » How people research things
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GraphJam » Gamer Life Cycle
If you're a gamer without a job it's more like a death spiral Graph by: VLDragon Tagged: cycle , gaming , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Classic: I Love Them Both
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GraphJam » Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend
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GraphJam » Common Uses of Mentos
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GraphJam » First He Ruins Music, and Now Canada!?
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GraphJam » Don't Make Her Angry… Wait, Nevermind
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GraphJam » Who calls you?
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GraphJam » Chance of keeping your job if you're WRONG more than 75% of the time
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GraphJam » Now You're Thinking With Petabytes
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GraphJam » Grass
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GraphJam » Hope You Don't Have Any Books
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GraphJam » When It Comes to Tests
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GraphJam » Desire To Dance Vs Alcohol
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GraphJam » Congressional Bling
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GraphJam » What I think of when Graph Jam says "Pick a Flavor"
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Fark.com RSS » Police dog refused to leave a dead officer's side after he died in a head-on crash. Give that dog a steak…a day…for life [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Uber: "We actually have to make sure your driver isn't an axe-murder? Well guess we can't operate in Kansas anymore" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "So I decided that I should resign via cake — not only because nobody can be mad or sad at a cake, but also because I'm a bit of a joker and a cake of resignation is pretty damn hilarious" [Silly]
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Mental Floss » Meditation Can Rebuild Your Brain's Gray Matter
When we meditate, our brains benefit, according to a new study from a team of Harvard-affiliated researchers. The study showed that the act of meditating can actually re-grow gray matter in the brain. Earlier studies had demonstrated that regular meditators do have consistent, notable structural differences in their brains, specifically a thickening of the cerebral cortex in areas associated with … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Time the Allies Tried to Disarm Hitler With Female Sex Hormones
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the situation during World War II definitely qualified as desperate. Accordingly, it seems very few proposed plans for defeating the Nazis were dismissed as being too over-the-top. At one time or another, the Allied forces debated dripping glue on Nazi troops in an attempt to stop them in their tracks, disguising bombs in … [Link]
Futility Closet » Tell Me, O Muse
Samuel Butler believed Homer was “a very young woman” living in Sicily. In his 1897 book The Authoress of the Odyssey he argues that the events in the poem fit neatly onto the province of Trapani and its islands. And a careful reading of the action, he says, reveals “jealousy for the honour and dignity of woman, severity against those … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Fascinating Housing Trends From Around the World
Tomas Quinones, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0 Almost every rendering of the future includes predictions about how and where people will live, with varying degrees of accuracy. While some of the following next-generation housing movements are just as big, smart, and weird as we imagined they'd be, plenty of new trends prize simplicity above all. Here are 10 examples of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Female lifeguards in China fitted with "hidden" cameras to deter pervert swimmers who pretend to drown [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » The world's first self-driving semi truck hits the road. Wait, wasn't there an '80s movie about this? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Secret Social Lives of Dolphins
We’ve seen pictures of dolphins socializing with humans, but do they socialize with each other? A recent report published in the journal Marine Mammal Science by scientists at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) at Florida Atlantic University explains the social patterns of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s east coast. Using photo-identification surveys from over a 6.5 … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How the in essay converts Spokane words in two surgeable test [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Take the World's Emotional Pulse With Emojis
For anyone who considers the frequently used emojis tab as a barometer for their emotional/mental health (which I do) … 
… now you can check up on the emotional status of Twitter in the same way. Created by Matthew Rothenberg, emojitracker is a real-time look at which emojis are being tweeted in a stunning, ever-changing, stress-inducing grid. At the time … [Link]
Weird Universe » Exacto, Its Not Just A Knife Anymore
The Exacto bullet tracks moving targets. The military has been testing it since February. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember in '09 when a 14 year old impersonated a Chicago police officer so well that he went out on patrol with another officer, and then he was charged in '13 for impersonating a police officer again? Well, guess what he's in the news f
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Mental Floss » Win a Goat Farm in Alabama for $150 and 200 Words
It could be yours. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Still washing dishes before putting them in a dishwasher? You're doing it wrong. Here's the science, complete with graph [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » 420curse says FML
Today, I found out the "sex noises" I heard from next door last night, which I'd angrily yelled at my neighbor for, were actually from him having an uncontrollable seizure. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » What Happened to Secretariat?
Secretariat is obviously one of the most celebrated equines in the history of horse racing. He won the Triple Crown in 1973, setting records in all three of the races that comprise the series—the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. He was also the subject of a hit movie a few years ago, and, of course, enjoyed … [Link]
FMyLife » fleckney26 says FML
Today, I realised I've been depressed about my recent break up for longer than the relationship even lasted. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Wings’
The high-flying ‘90s comedy premiered 25 years ago. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nice work if you can get it [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » You Know Urine Trouble at Work…
Guy in office: Just give me a catheter.Boston, Massachusetts [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Now Hop on One Foot While I Take Your Wallets
Inspirational speaker: The left side of the brain in charge of your creative process, so when you don’t feel inspired, take a deep breath closing your right nostril with your finger so all the air goes only and directly to the left side of your brain…Audience, while inhaling as told: Wow…Miami, Florida [Link]
Overheard In The Office » No, For When Jay Leno Gets Bored of Spanking It in Front of the Mirror
Co-worker #1: Oh, no way!
Co-worker #2: What?
Co-worker #1: Taylor Hicks is People magazine’s #1 hottest bachelor.
Co-worker #2: Taylor Hicks, the American Idol guy?
Co-worker #1: Yeah.
Co-worker #2: Is that for the Braille edition? 955 Peachtree Parkway
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Overheard In The Office » Vegetarianism Is a Journey, Not a Destination
Sandwich artist: What kind of sandwich do you want?Guy: I’m a vegetarian, so I want the veggie sub.Sandwich artist: What items do you want on it?Guy: Everything in the picture… And throw some chicken on there.Sandwich artist: You can’t have chicken on that! Chicken is meat!Guy: Chicken ain’t meat! Just put it on there!Subway
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Overheard In The Office » But Maybe We Should Let the Interns Breathe?
Female coworker #1: If you hold it up to the light it looks blue.Female coworker #2: Ohhh.Female coworker #1: Actually, they both look blue.Female coworker #2: It is blue!Marlborough, Massachusetts [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oh no. Not again [Weird]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I overheard my 14-year-old daughter telling her friend that she's saving money to get her hymen surgically removed so her first time won't hurt. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » A Dinner Designed Especially For Foodie Photographers
If #foodporn photography is most of the reason you go out to eat in the first place (why else would you deal with long lines for brunch?), Israel's Carmel Winery has just the event for you. Foodography is the first "mobile photography workshop" in the world. For roughly $155, participants can feast on Chef Meir Adoni's five-course menu—but only after … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The father of the Boston Bombing perpetrator had PTSD which is somehow relevant to the sentencing [Obvious]
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Overheard In The Office » Small Wonder We’re Losing the War on Terror
Cube rat #1: So I woke up on the train, and my panties were gone! They stole them shits! How ghetto is that?!Cube rat #2: Fo’ real?Cube rat #1: And they was the Victoria Secret ones!530 5th Avenue
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these ignored signs [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Story That Launched Nellie Bly’s Famed Journalism Career
In 1885, the Pittsburg Dispatch published a letter from an “Anxious Father,” wondering what to do with his five unmarried daughters, alongside a response from columnist Erasmus Wilson entitled “What Girls are Good For.” The reply likely did nothing to soothe Anxious Father. In it, Wilson, who was known as the "Quiet Observer," or Q.O., went on a screed against … [Link]
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