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 » If you need to pay your girlfriend's bail, robbing a bank should not be the first option [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » Career Tip: Master the Mona Lisa Smile, Dear Reader
Employee #1: So my car got hit in the parking lot yesterday.Clueless employee: Yeah, I've gotten banged a few times in the parking lot.Employee #2, choking on bagel: Cough, cough!Clueless employee: Wow, are you okay?Employee #2: Yeah, (coughs) I need to leave the room… fast.Denver, ColoradoOverheard by: That's what she said… [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me by taping a breakup note to my doorstep and ding-dong-ditching me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » -_- says FML
Today, my grandpa told me he was going to be eating out tonight, and I asked at which restaurant. He replied "Your gran's room." and winked. I didn't need that mental image, at all. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Golden Rules for Success
By saving bananas and training pigs, these historical innovators improved their lives, made millions, and prevented nuclear catastrophe. [Link]
Mental Floss » These Ants Escape Predators With Spring-Loaded Jaws
Image Credit: Nathan Burkett-Cadena via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 Trap-jaw ants give a whole new meaning to the term “Jaws of Life.” The carnivorous ant’s snapping jaws feature one of the fastest animal reflexes in the world [PDF], and they don’t just use them to take down prey. Their super-fast mandibles are also an escape mechanism, as entomologists … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Here's something that Tom Brady inflated. No, not THAT [Cool]
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FMyLife » Hlaalette says FML
Today, I managed to throw my back out by blowing my nose. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Rats Save Drowning Pals, Skip the Chocolate
Another study confirming that rats are great friends [Link]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis turns troll dial to 11 and formally recognizes Palestinian state [Hero]
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Mental Floss » 5 Things You've Always Wondered About Miniature Horses
You know they're tiny, adorable and popular with the citizens of fictional Pawnee, Ind., but here are some things you might still be wondering about miniature horses. 1. HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN AROUND? Despite some persistent myths to the contrary, mini horses are not directly related to the ancient eohippus, which stood just 1 to 2 feet tall. Those, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Darling fascist bully-boy: Give me some more money, you bastard. May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman. — Prince Charles" [Interesting]
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The Onion » American Voices: Retailers Testing Virtual Fitting Rooms With Smart Mirrors
To compete with online retailers that can use browsing data to make wardrobe recommendations, upscale retailers like Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom are reportedly testing virtual fitting rooms with smart mirrors that allow customers to see what they would look like in different outfits without having to undress. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: NASA's Robotic Squid Explorers
Intriguing Headline of the Day: NASA Is Considering the Use of Soft Robotic Squids to Explore Europa * The comedian Paul Scheer is recreating actual episodes of the old MTV show TRL, and it's a great parody and weird nostalgia trip. * You’ve heard of middle America, but do you know about the exact middle of America? * Grab a … [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch 150 Street Artists Revamp a Tiny Tunisian Village
BTOY via Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 For decades, graffiti has been a punishable crime in Tunisia. So when Mehndi Ben Cheikh, the founder of Galerie Itinerrance in France, proposed that 150 artists invade the tiny white-walled village of Er-Riadh on the island of Djerba and coat the pathways in beautiful street art, he was understandably nervous. Somehow he pulled … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » All Pacific Memorials had to do was make sure the body didn't fall out of the hearse. Was that REALLY too much to ask? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Five, five corpses found in coffins in German supermarket. Ach, ach, ach [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these envious eyes [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Amtrak train flew through that Philly curve at over 100mph, but not for very long [Followup]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Newly Sworn-In North Korean Official Wondering How He’ll Eventually Be Executed
PYONGYANG—In light of the recent execution of yet another high-ranking North Korean official, newly sworn-in legislator Park Jun-seo told reporters Wednesday that he is wondering which method will eventually be used to put him to death. “Being hanged is pretty standard, but there’s no real reason I won’t be killed by firing squad or decapitation,” said Park, adding he also … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fox: Herpa. MSNBC: Derpa. CNN: Doo. Viewers: Screw this, I'm going outside [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » How William Zinsser Helped Writers Overcome Their Fear of the Word Processor
WilliamZinsserWriter.com William Zinsser, writer, editor, and teacher of the craft of nonfiction writing, died this week at 92. Generations of writers have relied on the patient, realistic, and humane advice (“Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this as a consolation in moments of despair”) of his classic book On Writing Well, … [Link]
Mental Floss » Mapping 13 Years of Clouds on Earth
Today’s forecast: cloudy with a chance of maps. The NASA Earth Observatory has condensed more than a decade of data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to create a single map of Earth’s average cloud cover for the last 13 years. Around two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by clouds at any given point, especially concentrated over the … [Link]
Mental Floss » 46 Amazing Facts From Our Instagram Account
Here's a freebie fact: mental_floss has an Instagram! You can get mind-blowing facts directly on your feed just by following us. Want a taste of what you're missing? Check out these 46 facts directly from our account. 
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Mental Floss » Drop Into the Waves With Some Of the World’s Top Pro Surfers In Air New Zealand’s Latest Safety Video
Brought to you by Air New Zealand Air New Zealand is taking passengers on an experience like no other with their new safety video, ‘Safety Safari.’ During the epic ride, passengers will feel the rush of adrenaline and the crash of the waves as they are taken on a candid and vivid trip with international surfing super stars like Mick … [Link]
Mental Floss » How 'LOVE' Nearly Ruined Robert Indiana's Career
Wikimedia Commons By Megan Wilde During the 1960s, Robert Indiana was a leader in New York's Pop art movement. But while his famous LOVE sculpture was recreated in paintings, postcards, T-shirts—and in postage stamps that earned more than $25 million for the U.S. Postal Service—the work barely made Indiana any money. Instead, it earned him a reputation as a sellout. … [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Bizarre Laws (That Are Actually Enforced)
Outdated and odd statutes and ordinances are common in every state and often act as a history lesson: at some point, it made sense to prohibit anyone from playing pinball in Oakland, California. Some local laws, however, are not only strange but regularly enforced. Expect fines, a stern lecture or worse if you should ever attempt to. 1. Enjoy an … [Link]
The Onion » Graphic: Features Of The Obama Presidential Library
Barack Obama announced Tuesday that his presidential library will be built on the South Side of Chicago, with construction on the ambitious project due for completion by 2020 or 2021. Here are some features the new library will contain:Interactive NSA exhibit allows visitors to browse recordings of own phone calls
Laptop displaying authentic original HealthCare.gov error page from launch on October … [Link]
Mental Floss » Get Pizza with a Single Tweet
Hey, busy millennials: Soon, tweeting a pizza emoji will lead to real pizza right in front of you. Domino's is rolling out a new feature that will allow Twitter users to just tweet a pizza emoji to place an order. While specifics on how the new system will work haven't been released, it looks like anyone will be able to … [Link]
Futility Closet » Inside Out
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Mental Floss » Name the Countries of Europe by Their First 3 Letters
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Mental Floss » This Fish Makes Its Own Sunscreen
As a fair-skinned person who hates the daily ritual of slathering on sticky sunscreen, I’ve often lamented the absence of a simple pill to protect my skin from UV radiation. Researchers know I'm one of many, and they have been testing various sunscreen alternatives for years. So far they haven’t found anything effective enough to replace your SPF 50. This … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Decaying City Just Wants To Skip To Part Where It Gets Revitalized Restaurant Scene
CAMDEN, NJ—Saying they were fed up with the numerous challenges stemming from their city’s extensive urban decay, Camden, NJ residents confirmed Wednesday that they would love to just skip to the part where they get a hip, revitalized restaurant scene. “I realize that these boarded-up storefronts and abandoned factories might be turned into trendy cafés and bistros someday down the … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Shell Assures Nation Most Arctic Wildlife To Go Extinct Well Before Next Spill
HOUSTON—Stating that any damage would be limited to just a handful of species that somehow managed to survive that long, officials from the Shell Oil Company assured the public Wednesday that most of the Arctic wildlife living near their proposed drilling site will be extinct well before their next oil spill. “After conducting several environmental impact studies, we can confidently … [Link]
Mental Floss » She Threw Herself Under a Horse For Women’s Suffrage … Or Did She?
Wikimedia Commons As British voters took to the polls earlier this month to vote in an election that was called the most unpredictable in decades, tweets like this began showing up, urging women to get out and vote: Women that haven't voted today remember Emily Davison… She died in 1913 fighting for women's right to vote pic.twitter.com/MkQGuKycBw — L I … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sure, you may like your job, but did getting it involve a baptism in raw sewage and wearing a dead goat as a costume? [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » "When I looked over to Carter his face had gone white and he was crying his eyes out because the Lego man had dropped into the box," Now you know how it feels when I stand on the Farking thing at 3AM [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells the US to "Tell the world that aliens exist…or we will." Dun-dun-DUUUUN [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » "A man from South Wales says he 'wasn't even aware' that he'd sawed his own hand off with a circular saw" (w. audio) [Scary]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Nation Braces Itself Before Clicking On Article About 55-Year-Old Ex-NFL Player
WASHINGTON—Taking a brief moment to mentally prepare for any number of potentially disturbing or utterly heartbreaking stories, millions of Americans reportedly steeled themselves Wednesday before clicking on a news article about a 55-year-old former NFL player. “As soon as I saw the words ‘Ex-NFL Player’ in the headline, I just thought, ‘Well, this is going to ruin my day,’” said … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vandals attack selfie-taking Ottoman prince statue, then again aren't selfies going a little too far when they are featured in statues? [Weird]
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Mental Floss » A New Umbrella Keeps You Dry on a Rainy Day
Umbrellas have existed for more than 3000 years, but aside from slight updates and innovations along the way, these rainy day staples haven’t changed all that much. Sure, they’re lighter than they used to be, can now be opened with the press of a button, and are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, but they're still a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Four Iowans arrested for holding clothing drives to masquerade their master plan: shipping guns to Lebanon [Strange]
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The Onion » News: Report: U.S. Hospitals Spend $2 Billion Each Year Replacing Gowns Taken By Escaped Patients
WASHINGTON—Amidst rapidly rising costs throughout the health care system, a report published Wednesday by the American Hospital Association has found that nearly $2 billion is spent each year replacing gowns taken by patients who escape from the nation’s medical centers.The report, based upon inventory and expenditure data gathered from hospitals in all 50 states, found that patients who open one … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news: FDA proposes ending lifetime ban on blood donations from gays and lesbians. Quizzical dog news: They have to remain abstinent for a year first [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 10 Speedy Facts About ‘Top Gun’
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Fark.com RSS » Prince Harry would "love to have kids right now", says he can hardly wait to hear the pitter-patter of little feet of the nannies he'll hire to take care of them [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Rolling coal is now illegal in New Jersey. Thanks, Obama [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The Biggest Changes On This Year’s Baby Name List
The Social Security Administration has released its list of the top 1000 baby names of 2014. At first glance it seems that not much changed from the previous year. Sophia, Emma, and Olivia are still in the top 3 for girls. Abigail, Ava, Emily, Isabella, Madison, and Mia are still in the top 10. Noah is still number 1 for … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Behold the most clever and environmentally-friendly high school prank ever. 10 extra points for originality [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Nuclear activist nun wins appeal, will be released from prison, though the judge warned her not to make a habit of her anarchistic tendencies [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Man claims to have witnessed what happened to Natalee Holloway. CNN hoping MH370 was involved [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » School tries inspiring students before exams, because they're good enough, they're smart enough, and doggone It, people like them [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Two injured in Niles house fire. Someone must have left the iron on [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Major League Baseball Pitcher Who Got Struck By Lightning
Not many people are struck by lightning. In fact, the odds of ever being struck in your entire lifetime is just 1 in 3000. But the people who are unlucky enough to get up close and personal with this weather phenomenon certainly remember their encounters—assuming they live through the experience, of course. Most survivors sustain long-term injuries, including nerve, muscle, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And the winner of the boyfriend of the year award goes to [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » San Francisco sends warning over Haight St. McDonalds popular McCrack, Shroom McNuggests and Big Meth extra value baggies [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Flight MH370 searchers discover wreckage on ocean floor…of a previously undiscovered shipwreck. CNN headquarters placed on medical alert after initial euphoria replaced with crushing depression [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: The Room
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Fark.com RSS » Hey Joe, let's stop off for some donuts on the way to the funeral. The guy in the back won't care [Florida]
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The Onion » American Voices: Report: Chris Christie Spent $300K From Expense Account On Food, Drinks
According to a report from Watchdog.org, New Jersey governor Chris Christie spent more than $300,000 from his state expense account during his five years in office on food, alcohol, and desserts. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » Digitizing the Unique Marginalia of Old Books
Even the most ardent defender of old book smell has to admit that digitizing the vast and essentially unending stream of texts, both old and new, is a valuable use of technology. E-readers aren't anti-book, they're just space savers for voracious readers. But one particular proponent of the e-reader, a graphic designer named Erik Schmitt who worked on the original … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Student suing school after failing required class twice, because it's their fault she's dumb [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Ohio police: Please don't jog on our streets when you're drunk. And naked [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 10 Fun Facts About 'Where The Wild Things Are'
UnknownNet Photography via Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0 In Maurice Sendak's 1963 children’s book, Max, a little boy in a wolf costume, is sent to bed without supper. So he sails on a boat to a faraway land where he tames the Wild Things, becomes their king, and leads them on a wild rumpus. Here's more on this spare, strange, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Manchester council's efforts at keeping parking fine quotas up include moving legally parked vehicles onto restricted parking zones [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » This is the day, will he live in a tiny-ass cell or will he die….after living in a tiny-ass cell for 20 years while filing appeal after appeal? A sentence in the Tsarnaev trial could come as early as today [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: "Canadians now have shorter attention span than goldfish" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Does Jerry West Get Royalties For Being the NBA Logo?
The silhouette on the NBA logo—a player dribbling and swiveling between a red and blue background—is Lakers legend Jerry West. Fans know this. Jerry West knows this. Alan Siegel, the man who designed the logo, knows this ("It's Jerry West," he told the L.A. Times). But does the NBA pay Jerry West royalties for using his image and printing it … [Link]
The Onion » News in Photos: Man Removing Sweatshirt Offers Coworkers Tantalizing Glimpse Of Bare Midriff
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The Onion » News in Brief: One-Year-Old Still Waiting For Father’s First Words
SAVANNAH, GA—Saying he had been anticipating the milestone for months, local 1-year-old Connor Levine revealed Wednesday that he was still waiting to hear his father’s first words. “I’d kind of expected him to say a word or two by now, but I guess every dad is a little different,” the 12-month-old reportedly thought to himself, adding that he had heard … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Breakthrough Procedure Allows Parents To Select Sexiness Of Child
LOS ANGELES—Offering mothers and fathers a greater degree of control than ever over their baby’s development in utero, UCLA scientists announced a new procedure Wednesday that gives parents the ability to select the sexiness of their child. “Previously, the sexiness of a child was just a matter of chance, but now, parents will be able to choose how smoking hot … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Train crash on Philadelphia tracks claims 79 lives at Frankford Junction–in 1943 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "I want to say one word to you, Benjamin, just one word: 'Monkeys'" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this unstoppable force [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » Pink Geyser
Tourists visiting the Strokkur geyser in Iceland were startled to see that it had turned a bright shade of pink. The reason: the Chilean artist Marco Evaristti had surreptitiously dumped pink food coloring into it, explaining that he did this in the name of art. He called his creation "Pink State." Icelandic authorities responded by putting him in jail for … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man injured in collision betwixt hatchback and meadery at Penzance harbor. Though detectives believe alcohol was involved, man "has been bailed to a later date while enquiries into the collision continue" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Lucky bored hipster declines to pose for photo after winning million dollars on lottery scratcher: "It wasn't much excitement. I was like 'cool, I won'" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About 'Nighthawks'
The quiet night scene of Edward Hopper’s most renowned painting sticks in the mind of anyone who sees it and feels familiar to anyone who’s taken an art history class. It may seem straightforward, but this deceptively simple piece holds a lot of secrets. 1. HOPPER’S WIFE WAS ITS first art historian. Josephine Hopper (née Nivison) oversaw a shared journal, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Some guys try a labor pain simulator because this is what technology was invented for [Weird]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, a while after finishing and uploading a task, I looked at my peers' work to make sure I hadn't missed anything in mine. One of them had gotten the same idea and had decided to incorporate part of my work into his. "Part" as in "all". "All" as in all of his work is also all of mine. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Have You Tried It Deep Fried?
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GraphJam » Reason People Will See "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
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Fark.com RSS » Vampire power costs Americans $19 billion in electricity every year. That sucks [Scary]
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Weird Universe » The Preacher Must Get Some Sometime
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Fark.com RSS » Break into a house, strip nearly naked, and attempt to sexually assault the owner – that's a… What? The grand jury refused to indict? [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Been on the beer? Just 100 metres from home? Don't be a fool like this guy and drive. You never know, you might end up in a one-way system and be pulled over by cops [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Original 'War of the Worlds' Illustrations Up for Auction
When Henrique Alvim Corrêa read H.G. Wells’ 'The War of the Worlds' in 1903, he couldn’t help but pick up a pencil. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Room
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Mental Floss » Amazingly Intricate Animal Figures—That You Can Eat
Ameshin, a brand new store in Tokyo, isn't your average candy shop—it specializes in edible art. Owner Shinri Tezuka creates traditional Amezaiku, or Japanese lollipops that are sculpted into animals or insects. The art of Amezaiku has been around since the 700s and has been used as offerings at Kyoto temples. 
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Fark.com RSS » Men in black claiming to be police raid home. Suspects described as an old white guy with a gravelly voice and a younger hip black guy with attitude [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Five reasons why nobody should be drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean, and the list doesn't even mention what it would do to property value of Superman's Fortress of Solitude [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: 'Star Trek' Trivia
Star Trek: 57 Nerdy Things About the Original Crew Films. Contains more than you ever thought you’d learn about movies one through six.
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Fark.com RSS » News: Cute 23 year old inherits £454 million thanks to her grandfather who introduced top-shelf mags, strip clubs to the UK. Fark: She's even richer than the queen (w/pics) [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Considering how she taught Anne Frank sign language, most Americans think it's only right to honor Harriet Tubman by putting her face on the $20 bill [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » British visitors to WW1 and WW2 battlefields are causing delays on French railways; because they keep taking home artillery shells as souvenirs [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Consumers say Fitbit activity trackers overestimate the amount of sleep you are getting. So of course someone is suing them over this [Obvious]
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FMyLife » spitt says FML
Today, after a big presentation, people sent an open invitation to dinner. When I asked which restaurant and what time, I was told that I wasn't invited. I've been here for three years. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Nikki says FML
Today, I went to bring my 92-year-old neighbor some cake we had just made. When I walked in, she was wearing pants. That's it. I stared blinking in shock for a few seconds before running away, yelling, "So sorry. I brought you cake. Real tired. Gonna sleep now. Bye." FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Most Comprehensive Beer Poster Ever
Pop Chart Lab is full of enough gifts and paraphernalia to keep even the biggest beer snob occupied for hours. In fact, their first-ever print was the 18" x 24" Very Many Varieties of Beer, which was later expanded to include even more brews on the 24” x 36” Very Very Many Varieties of Beer. But even that wasn't enough, … [Link]
Futility Closet » Modern Art
Which part of this square has the greater area, the black part or the gray part? Click for solution … The post Modern Art appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Mental Floss » Male Sea Lions are Lazy Mama’s Boys
Image Credit: David Adam Kess, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY SA-3.0 Galapagos sea lions aren’t the most independent children in the animal kingdom. They nurse on their mothers’ milk until they’re two or three years old, and sometimes even longer. Scientists have seen sea lions as old as seven, with pups of their own, still relying on mom for food. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Planning on an international vacation? Would you like to avoid being murdered? Then check out the Interactive International Murder Map to make sure you enjoy the best part of any vacation: not being murdered (article w/ link to map's website) [In
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Mental Floss » 19 Places You Won't Believe Exist
You don't have to be a world traveler to lose yourself in the fantastic places that dot our planet. Here are 19 of the most unbelievable wonders around the globe. 1. NEW ZEALAND'S GLOWWORM CAVES In 1887, Maori Chief Tane Tinorau and English surveyor Fred Mace made an astonishing discovery in New Zealand: a complex of caves illuminated by an … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » North Korean defense chief falls asleep during meeting with Kim Jung Un, gets to test anti-aircraft artillery firsthand [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Why do people keep trying to open the plane doors on flights in China? One theory: They're going out for a smoke [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » The November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine is the magazine's best selling issue of all time. Why? Because the Lena Söderberg centerfold has been at the center of computer science for more than 40 years (SFW) [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Vienna Replaces 'Walk' Symbols With Same-Sex Couples
Forget Paris. Thanks to a new traffic initiative, Vienna is proving itself to be the real city of love. The Austrian capital has changed the “Walk”/“Don’t Walk” symbols at 49 of its intersections from the standard stick figure to same-sex couples, which are depicted holding hands or hugging on red lights, and crossing together on green. The move was “targeted … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nepal earthquake was so severe that it brought down a US Marines helicopter [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Daredevils Show Jetpacks Are Best Enjoyed With a Friend
You may never acquire all of Superman’s powers—and really, freezing breath probably isn’t all that great—but Swiss pilot and daredevil Yyves “Jetman” Rossy keeps showing that personal flight is more than an idle daydream. Yesterday the aviation innovator released another stunning video of himself soaring through the sky above Dubai while strapped to a jetpack of his own design. This … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chernobyl? Exxon Valdez? Posting on the Fark Politics tab? All disasters that could have easily been avoided with a decent night's sleep [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Amtrak train mimics Eagles in Philly, crashes (Link has live video feed) [NewsFlash]
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FMyLife » NotAPrincess says FML
Today, while waitressing, I served a family with a little girl who was wearing a Frozen shirt. I told her I'm friends with Elsa and that she taught me to sing. The girl asked me to sing a song, so I did. Not even 5 seconds in, she started bawling. FML [Link]
FMyLife » a says FML
Today, my mother asked me how pasta is harvested. She actually thought it grew out of the ground. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cops still killing kids [PSA]
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FMyLife » ducksgurl says FML
Today, my mother yelled at me, telling me I'm irresponsible and lecturing me on how I need to "plan ahead like an adult." All because I asked to borrow a tampon. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Iceland set to open 800-meter-long, 30-meter-deep tunnel. Fark: Directly into a glacier [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Come for the ridy-bob, stay for the whoopensocker. 51 American Colloquialisms [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Menswear Dog: Now in Book Form
In 2013, couple David Fung and Yena Kim put a picture of their Shiba Inu, Bodhi, in a cardigan on Facebook. It got such a huge response that they decided to create a Tumblr dedicated to dressing up the dog in high fashion ensembles. The resulting blog is a marriage between cute dog pictures and a comprehensive guide to men’s … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Adoptions soar at sanctuary thanks to huge cat – Andre the Giant Cat, to be precise [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Bartender and dog shot by patron because "Clamato juice was against his religion" [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Astronomers Find Mystery Telescope Data Came From Heating Up Lunch
Image Credit: David McClenaghan, CSIRO via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 3.0 Sometimes, a rogue radio signal detected by astronomers is the result of aliens trying to make contact with Earth. Other times, it’s just a coworker trying to heat up her lunch. This is what a group of researchers working at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory in Australia discovered after … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Things were going swell for Gaylord and his friend Hap up until Hap started leaving empty vodka bottles and empty cocaine baggies laying around. Things went downhill when Hap wrecked the car. Then it got fake. Real fake [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 5 Things We Learned From Bill Nye’s AMA
Bill Nye blinded us with science. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this valiant effort [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » IKEA Presents Kitchens of the Future
Courtesy of Concept Kitchen 2025 Think about how much kitchen technology has changed within the last 10 years. WiFi-enabled appliances, voice-activated coffee makers, touchscreen ovens, and dozens of recipes, timers, and tutorials available on your phone have all entered the realm of possibility. So what will be in the kitchen in the next 10 years? In 2013, IKEA and IDEO … [Link]
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