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.”
FMyLife » cricketsins says FML
Today, my sister told me she found my escaped tarantula and put it in a box on my bed. I never had a tarantula, and the box was empty when I checked. FML [Link]
FMyLife » ptarr12345 says FML
Today, my little cousin was helping me wash my car. After scrubbing all the dirt, I gave him the hose and said, "Okay, now rinse off this disgusting thing." He turned the hose on me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for flying 8" toy drone in D.C. park. America has been saved from horrible annihilation once again [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Amtrak doing better. Only a locomotive fire this time [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Manatee Orgy
Every year Florida wildlife officials receive multiple reports of manatees, sea cows, in distress from concerned individuals. Little do these good Samaritans know that the groups of animals are not in distress at all. During their mating season manatees have group sex. So, if you are in Florida at the right time an you see these large animals thrashing around … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub / The butcher, the baker, the candle stick maker / The tub hadn't been cleaned properly / There were no survivors [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Has Lyrics
Durova, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa is a patriotic classic, conjuring up images of bunting-draped Fourth of July concerts with the very first note. Sousa composed the song while traveling from Europe back to the U.S. in 1896. He had just received word of his manager’s unexpected death, and was pacing … [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Facts and Photos of Bright, Beautiful Amphibians
This weekend, Chicago's Shedd Aquarium will unveil a new special exhibit dedicated to fascinating double lives of amphibians. Featuring 40 species of salamanders, frogs, toads, and worm-like creatures called caecilians, Amphibians will be running through 2017. But if you can't make it out to Chicago, or you want a preview of what you'll be seeing there, check out these vibrant … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New Jersey Sprint customers are still getting screwed but for one day it was slightly more pleasant [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Know your audubon: The National Audubon Society, which protects birds, and the Audubon International, which sanctions killing birds if they harm a golf course [Sick]
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Mental Floss » This Cat Purrs So Loud He Broke a World Record
Image Credit: Courtesy Guinness World Records When it comes to showing affection, Merlin the cat doesn't hold back. The 13-year-old feline from southern England just broke the record for the world’s loudest purr. Merlin, who was adopted from an animal rescue in the U.K., makes such a racket when he purrs, “I can hear him when I’m drying my hair,” … [Link]
Mental Floss » Where Subway Sandwiches Rule
Image Credit: FlowingData In world of fast food, Subway is the one sandwich to rule them all. The chain has more than 43,800 stores in 110 countries, with more on the way—that's even more than McDonald’s. About 27,000 of those Subway locations are in the U.S., guaranteeing that most Americans can throw a rock in any direction and hit a … [Link]
FMyLife » HiddlePuff says FML
Today, while teaching my class, I hooked my laptop up to the projector and put on a documentary. I left it playing and went to the toilet. When I came back the whole class was talking to my mother. She must've Skyped me while I was gone and someone answered the call. FML [Link]
FMyLife » sparkyjaf says FML
Today, all of my roommates handed in their vacating notice unexpectedly. They are all moving to a new house together in two weeks, leaving me to be either homeless or forced to pay 4 times what I was paying in rent. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Local Cuisines to Try on Your Next Trip
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Mental Floss » 4 Weird Ways People Have Tried to Catch Thieves
Recently, a Subway sandwich shop in Knoxville, Tenn. equipped their store’s entrance with SelectaDNA, an invisible spray comprised of synthetic DNA, UV adhesive, and hundreds of microdots. When triggered, the spray covers burglars in the solution; police can then use UV lights to detect the spray and read its unique DNA code. A similar solution called SmartWater leaves burglars with … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Time to throw down. (In/)Appropriate consumption of alcohol aside, what is it you do to make yours the BEST BURGER EVER? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Amazing Videos of Marine Life From the Unexplored Depths of the Caribbean
Just off the coast of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where North America’s tectonic plate is slipping under the Caribbean Plate, there’s a vast diversity of underwater geography that has yet to be fully explored, including submarine trenches, underwater mountains, valleys, and canyons. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) recently took its Okeanos Explorer out to the … [Link]
The Onion » News in Photos: Sole Bar Of Soap Makes Circuit From Sink To Shower
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Fark.com RSS » Texas mayor: "Our town has been devastated by a tornado, but we will rebuild. Well, they will. Not me. Now watch this drive" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Do you suffer from nomophobia? [Silly]
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Mental Floss » 40 Quirky Q-Words To Add To Your Vocabulary
Q is the least used letter of the English alphabet. In fact, according to Oxford Dictionaries, you can expect q to account for less than a fifth of 1 percent of a piece of written English—or, put another way, only one letter in every 510 will be a q. It might be the rarest letter at our disposal, but listed … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Terrifying Men, Women, and Children of Water Slide Patent Illustrations
Even though water slides combine the essential and the unavoidable—water and gravity—our species' survival does not hinge on these fixtures of summertime amusement. This hasn't stopped humankind from exploring and perfecting the form, as a perusal through the U.S. patent office's extensive list of water slide patent applications will show. Within these applications exists a surprising subset of American art: … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Take one last look. It'll probably be rubble by next week [Sad]
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The Onion » American Voices: Study: Humans Now Have Shorter Attention Spans Than Goldfish
According to a small study conducted by the Microsoft Corporation, the average human attention span is now down to eight seconds, or one second shorter than that of a goldfish, which the researchers blame on an increased reliance on technology. What do you think? 
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: Photoshop an Internet meme in the style of a '70s van art [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Opposite of Exxxxcellent
Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman and a lot of others are leaving Springfield. This is very sad news. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: Scientists Identify Mysterious, Sword-Filled Caribbean Shipwreck * Did you know that the United States used to print and issue a three cent bill? Check out the history of fractional currency. * Philip Zimbardo, the man … [Link]
Mental Floss » Place or Food?
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Fark.com RSS » After seven weeks, a zoo finds out they have a baby girl hippo. No word on if it will be part of a live Fantasia remake [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Self Repairing Concrete? I'm just concerned about when it becomes self aware [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Missouri House Speaker John Diehl resigning to spend more time taking care of his interns [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Pet python swallows BBQ tongs, produces one of be the best X-rays ever: "It was pretty obvious what the problem was" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Reddit joins the "Don't be a dick" movement with new policy [Cool]
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Mental Floss » 15 Curious Facts About Sherlock Holmes and the Sherlockian Subculture
The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes is a sprightly, riveting exploration of Sherlock Holmes—and the character’s thriving, eccentric subculture. Zach Dundas, the book’s author, reveals that the frenzy surrounding Sherlock isn’t strictly a Benedict Cumberbatch phenomenon. The master of Baker Street has always inspired fanatical devotion and feverish anticipation. Here are 15 details about … [Link]
Mental Floss » A Rainbow of Butterflies
Butterflies come in all colors of the rainbow. It’s true, and if you don’t see a particular color, you can bet that someone else, somewhere in the world, will see that color. Take a look at some of the marvelous colors of butterflies. 1. Red 
James St. John via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 2.0 Behold, Cymothoe sangaris, or the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Doctor leaves mobile phone in woman's abdomen during caesarean [Fail]
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The Onion » Infographic: Tips For Last-Minute Test Cramming
With the academic year winding down at grade schools and colleges across the country, students are buckling down and trying to maximize their study time before taking final exams. Here are some helpful tips as you cram for a test:Before you begin, make sure to thoroughly clean your sensory deprivation study pod.
As you prepare to review test material, forming a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man leaves baby in car and boards the T to Boston. Says this wouldn't have been a problem except the trains were actually running [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' gets indelibly stamped [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Nanny State social services takes custody of two sisters after they told their teachers that their parents. A) Starved them. B) Beat them. C) Banned them from watching the Telly [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Many of Egypt's Animal Mummies Don't Contain Mummies At All
The BBC estimates that between 800 BC and the Roman times, Egyptians mummified as many as 70 million animals for religious offerings. "Animal mummies were votive gifts. Today you'd have a candle in a cathedral; in Egyptian times you would have an animal mummy,” said Dr. Campbell Price, curator of Egypt and Sudan, at Manchester Museum. In many ways, the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Arms control advocates try to stop the future develpoment of "Hunter-Killers. Patrol machines built in automated factories. Most of us were rounded up, put in camps for orderly disposal" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Looks like Al Gore's gonna need to invent a bigger internet [Scary]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Fed-Up Employee Just About 14 Years Away From Walking Out Door
WALTHAM, MA—Frustrated with a growing list of unacceptable workplace indignities, fed-up Catamount Systems employee Marc Holden is just about 14 years away from walking out the front door of his office and never returning, sources confirmed Thursday. “I swear to God, if things don’t improve around here real fast, I am out of here in 14 years or so—I am … [Link]
The Onion » Mothershould: Baby-Naming Tips For New Moms
Mothershould’s Grace Manning-Devlin breaks down some of the hottest baby names of the year, such as Cooper, Tanner, Milkman, and Serf. 
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Mental Floss » 11 Late-Night Facts About Waffle House
The chain is so well-known for its 24 hour service, that FEMA uses a "Waffle House Index" to track the severity of storms. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Daily Mail investigates whether shaving with peanut butter leads to silky-smooth legs for summer [Silly]
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The Onion » News in Brief: New OkCupid Feature Alerts Users When It’s Time To Come Crawling Back
NEW YORK—In an effort to re-engage singles who had quit its service to pursue romance through other means, online dating platform OkCupid debuted a new feature Thursday that alerts former users when it’s time to come crawling back. “After a few months spent fruitlessly attempting to meet someone in the real world, former subscribers will receive a push notification informing … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You people need to understand that even blow-up dolls need a bath every now and then…. Sheeesh (Not safe for work) [Weird]
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Futility Closet » Outdone
Eleven fenmen from the Isle of Ely, being employed by Sir John Griffin, in training a part of his park at Audley End, went one evening to the Inn called The Hoops, to drink. After getting a little spirited, they told the maid, they would give sixpence each to fetch them as much beer they could drink, in half-pints out … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Good news: Five of the biggest banks in the world are about plead guilty to criminal felonies for their parts in a Forex-rigging scheme. The Bad news: the SEC will then grant them waivers so the pleas have no actual consequences for them [Asinine
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FMyLife » alekoi says FML
Today, my window broke and will not close. My room is in a wooded area. I've already chased out two squirrels and a bird and it's only been an hour. I'm afraid I'm gonna wake up like Snow White with all sorts of wildlife sleeping with me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Muralove says FML
Today, my friends told me they will be unable to attend my birthday party on Friday because they'll be watching the Vampire Diaries finale. FML [Link]
FMyLife » iamgodzilla says FML
Today, I got a friend request on Facebook. It's from the person who crashed into my car earlier in the month. It's funny that she doesn't return my calls or messages, but liked my status about the accident. FML [Link]
FMyLife » PrinceOfBritain says FML
Today, I was walking my dog through a park with a lake. My dog was swimming in said lake, and then appeared to be having trouble keeping his head up. I put my phone and keys on the ground and waded to my dog. He was fine, but I turned around in time to see someone run off with my … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got sick of my flatmate stealing my food so I decided to sabotage a leftover pizza with laxatives. I came back home later in the evening after a night of heavy drinking. Guess what I had to eat in my drunken stupor. FML [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Report: Putting Head In Hands And Moaning Quietly Still Best Way To Get Through Next Several Seconds
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—A report published Thursday by researchers at the University of Virginia has revealed that putting your head in your hands and quietly moaning is still the best known way of getting through the next several seconds. “Our data shows that the most effective method for making it through the upcoming eight to 10 seconds is to bury your face … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "It's not a dadbod – it's an act of rock'n'roll dietary rebellion" [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Make Artificial Muscles Out of Onion Skin
Image Credit: Osvaldo Gago via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 The key to making artificial muscles may be sitting on your kitchen counter. Scientists at National Taiwan University have discovered that onion skin cells can mimic the movement capabilities of muscle tissue. Rectangular onion epidermis cells are arranged in a single-layer lattice pattern. The researchers peeled onions and freeze-dried … [Link]
Mental Floss » Bill Nye Launches Kickstarter for Solar Sailing Spacecraft
Bill Nye the Science Guy is counting down to a launch almost 40 years in the making. In 1976, Carl Sagan went on The Tonight Show to talk to Johnny Carson about a new technology he and his Planetary Society cofounders, Louis Friedman and Bruce Murray, were hoping to put to work: solar sailing. Their dream is finally about to … [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the Characters Harry Shearer Voices on The Simpsons
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Fark.com RSS » The new book "Why Grow Up?" makes a case for adulthood in an age of eternal adolescence. There are definite benefits to maturity and even responsibility. Oh, and penis [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Let's see, your boarding passes look like they're in order. You're free to board. Oh by the way, if you want to sit next to your four-year-old daughter, that will be an additional $88. Enjoy your flight and thanks for using Delta Air
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Green Mile’
Remembered for its long runtime, for launching Michael Clarke Duncan into stardom, and for being one of the few adaptations of his writing that Stephen King actually enjoyed, the 1999 film The Green Mile has certainly left its mark on contemporary cinema. Here are a few things you may not have known about the heartwarming and occasionally bone-chilling fantasy film. … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Brewers Stay After Game To Run The Bases
MILWAUKEE—In what was sure to be a night they will remember for the rest of their lives, a group of excited Brewers players stayed after the team’s game against the White Sox Thursday evening to go onto the field and run the bases at Miller Park, sources confirmed. “That was so awesome—I’ve always dreamed about running all the way around … [Link]
The Onion » News: Report: White House Officials Deliberately Hid FDR’s Mechanical Spider Legs From Public
NEW HAVEN, CT—Shedding new light on one of the most influential leaders in American history, Yale University historians released a report Thursday that suggests White House officials deliberately hid President Franklin Roosevelt’s mechanical spider legs from the public.The report, which draws upon a recently discovered trove of photographs, state documents, and personal journals, describes a coordinated effort by top aides … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Amtrak crash victims remembered for their accomplishments, service, random stains on walls and ceilings [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korea suffers their 15th major internet outage this year. Or as AOL customers call that, a pretty good week [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » In Australia it rains spiders every couple of months. They call this terrifying event Angel Hair [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Old, Stupid: Leaving your kids in a hot car. New, Dumbass: Letting your kid play ship's mast on the roof of your car while driving [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Watch Harry Shearer Perform his 'Simpsons' Voices
After 26 years, Harry Shearer and The Simpsons have parted ways. The actor has had a complicated relationship with the show for a large bulk of that time, and he announced that he was leaving on Twitter, citing an inability to work on other projects: from James L. Brooks' lawyer: "show will go on, Harry will not be part of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cuba: From making cigars to curing lung cancer [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » The 10 Most Bizarre Athlete Superstitions
Since their livelihoods rely on consistently replicating physical motions, it's hardly surprising that professional athletes are creatures of habit. However, some stars take these rituals beyond their logical extremes. Jumping over the baselines when taking the field in baseball? Pretty standard. Wearing the same cup from high school on through your pro career like Mark McGwire reportedly did? Now we're … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Very Particular Details of Emily Dickinson's Funeral
Today marks the anniversary of Emily Dickinson's death, who probably would have been thrilled to learn that people are still recognizing the day of her demise more than a century later. After suffering from a long period of illness, Dickinson died on May 15, 1886. (She was diagnosed as having Bright’s Disease, but modern scholars believe she died of heart … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are you depressed? That's too bad. Hope you feel better, even though your risk of stroke may increase if you do [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » LSU building $85 million swimming pool in the shape of a corndog [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Springer Spaniel with 'broken heart' is saved after village pitches in to buy it a £2,000 pacemaker [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » 4 People Suspected of Being Deep Throat
It’s been 10 years since Mark Felt, who served as Associate Director of the FBI under Nixon, told the world he was also “Deep Throat.” But for more than three decades after the then-anonymous source laid bare the scandal that brought down an administration, he was also one of history’s great unsolved mysteries—and speculation about the true identity of Deep … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: ACLU Requests Investigation Into Hollywood Sexism
Citing the fact that only 2 percent of top-grossing films last year had female directors, the ACLU has demanded a formal inquiry by state and federal investigators into the hiring practices at Hollywood studios, networks, and talent agencies. What do you think? 
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Fark.com RSS » Man spends $10,000 to acquire three of Steve Jobs' old business cards. Which is amazing, because [computer printer whirring] subby just happens [computer printer whirring] to have found ten more [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Do Rabbits Really Love Carrots?
Rabbits and carrots go together like bears and honey. Bears really do love honey, but most people know that they like to eat more than just that (picnic baskets, for example). Rabbits also enjoy a whole variety of food, but unfortunately some people think they can live exclusively off carrots. In reality, bunnies don’t eat root vegetables in the wild, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Hi, is this 911? Yeah, dude, we're like stuck in a bush" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » When having a drunken fight in the car with your girlfriend, sometimes it's just best to get out and walk away. Unless she's stopped in the left lane of the Interstate [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure you might think the North Korean stories of executing people with anti-aircraft guns is cray cray but these guys are for real I tells ya. Straight up [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » With no more pressing issues to tackle, New York moves to make it illegal to declaw cats [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Entire country bans Facebook. That's 1 down, 195 to go [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Our annual "lots of people drive on Memorial Day Weekend" non-news story from AAA arrives a week early to beat the traffic [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this exotic facial massage [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » You can't be fat (or young) somewhere else when you're handcuffed [Sick]
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Weird Universe » The Entopod
Perhaps you weren't eating bugs because it wasn't easy enough to prepare them. Well, now there's the Entopod. Designed by Edinburgh student Courtney Yule, the Entopod is a "starter kit" for eating bugs. It includes a grinder for making insect flour, detachable containers for heating the insecto-food in the oven, and more! She hopes it will encourage people to experiment … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hacked Starbucks mobile app drains money from customers' accounts. Just like Starbucks [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » California's Mother of the Year candidate arrested after her three-year-old fails to provide cover fire [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » King of Bahrain snubs Obama to go hang out with Queen Elizabeth, visit her daughter-in-law [Strange]
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Weird Universe » Spaceship from 1954 Halloween Parade
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Fark.com RSS » "Employees at Google already informally compete to see how long someone can live at the office, using company showers, food, and sleeping pods (the record is supposedly around two years)" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » A "Vir"al Quiz
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: A "Vir"al Quiz
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Fark.com RSS » Disaster response team in Nepal helps free trapped body thetans [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The Indiana County Fair just won't be the same now that they've cancelled the hog wrestling event [Sad]
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Mental Floss » One Artist Solves the Pothole Problem With Delightful Ice Cream Mosaics
In a new project called "Street Treats," Chicago artist Jim Bachor took to the streets and repaired potholes with beautiful mosaics of ice cream. Just in time for summer, Chicago and Jyväskylä, Finland found their pothole problems replaced with frosty treats. This is not Bachor's first time installing mosaics into potholes: his previous work—which included mosaics of flowers, serial numbers … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Burundian general: "We have removed the president from office." President: "LOL nope" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Many soles lost in shoe factory fire [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » A look at where ISIS gets their weed [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Story of Biggs Darklighter
Biggs Darklighter didn’t get a lot of screen time in Star Wars, but he’s got a fan following anyway. And now he’s the subject of a documentary that explains his entire story.
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Can you find the fish in this video? You might think you have, but only when it moves will you know for sure.
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Fark.com RSS » For too long the rats of New York City have been allowed to run wild unchecked. But that's all about to end thanks to a $3 million check [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Spiffy: Man builds amazing eco-friendly treehouse home. OMG WANT: He also built his own concrete skatepark (w/pics) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Now there's a school that self-destructed, not because society didn't care, but because the school was society. Are we going to prom or to Stanford or to hell? [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Your Dishwasher is More Efficient Than You May Think
This is one of those rare and wonderful cases when what is right lines up with what is easy. Washing your dishes by hand isn't environmentally superior to running them through the dishwater— the latter actually saves water these days. Experts from Consumer Reports, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the American Council … [Link]
FMyLife » windthroughmyflab says FML
Today, I stuck my hand out the car window and noticed my arm fat flapping in the wind. FML [Link]
FMyLife » joddledoddle says FML
Today, whilst visiting an unfamiliar office site for work, I was conversing with my boss about the possibility of considering myself for a managing position in the future. I then unintentionally followed him to the bathroom whilst walking and texting. FML [Link]
GraphJam » They Do Have the Power Rangers Movie, Though
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GraphJam » Just Once More, Please
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GraphJam » Good News, Everyone!
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GraphJam » Hope You Aren't Too Attached to That Passenger's Seat
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GraphJam » First World Problem #164: The Pillow Dilemma
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GraphJam » Fixes Everything But the Kitchen Sink
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GraphJam » Yes, and Jail Is a Free Hotel
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GraphJam » Made Before Going to Work
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GraphJam » How Fast Time Goes
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GraphJam » Blah, Blah, Blah, Mad
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GraphJam » When I'm Trying to Find the Answer to a Question
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GraphJam » The United Kingdom EXPLAINED!
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GraphJam » Safe… This Time
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GraphJam » Amount of fun you are having while Sledding.
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GraphJam » Wait, My Roommate Likes [Insert Offense of Your Choice]?
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Fark.com RSS » The seemingly irreversible decade-long mega drought that was turning Texas into a barren wasteland, has been put on hold due to flooding caused by 6x the usual rainfall [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » How Close Can You Get to a Lion?: Dispatches from Kenya's Coolest Safari
There are rules for a walking safari, our guide Roelof tells us softly, sternly. The sun beats down on the stiff yellow grass of the Maasai Mara—the part of the Serengeti that spills across Tanzania’s northern border into Kenya. It’s one of the many Africas people like me don’t know by name but recognize instantly: all brush and blue sky, … [Link]
Futility Closet » Rain, Rain
An ordinary umbrella wasn’t enough for Elizur E. Clarke — in 1864 he suggested adding a skirt, to render it “a more perfect protector from storms.” The man gets a little loophole to look out of. His companion will just have to trust him. The post Rain, Rain appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Donkey Kong’
In 1981, a gorilla named Donkey Kong climbed to a high perch in arcades around the world, and generations of Marios have been battling him ever since. Even if you’ve put in a few-thousand barrel jumps or seen The King of Kong, there's always more to learn about the primate who changed gaming forever. 1. DONKEY KONG WAS MARIO’S DEBUT, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Florida submits its candidate for mom of the year [Florida]
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Weird Universe » Great-Grandpa Is Buried Where?
The GM factory in Detroit contains an old Jewish Cemetery. When GM acquired the land they agreed to leave the cemetery,which has had no burials since the '40s, intact. The company allows visitors just twice a year due to security concerns. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 523:"Happy Farktography Anniversary 10". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Overheard In The Office » Genius!
Spanish teacher to students: Now for those of you who do not know a sandwich is: two pieces of bread with one or two objects in between them, and is eaten as a snack.Loveland, ColoradoOverheard by: Aristide [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Someone Doesn't Read Our Site.
Cube dweller, during lengthy speakerphone conversation: Just between you and me…Washington, DCOverheard by: and me… [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Have the Brain Injury; It Doesn't Have Me
Very upset patient to patient coordinator: People think that because I have a severe brain injury I don't know what I am talking about.Atlanta, Georgia [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I’d Like to Dip My Socks in Your Coffee
Worker #1: Did you hear me? I just said I hit my knee on the window.Worker #2: But there are no windows in your cubicle.Worker #1: I know, I meant chair.Worker #2: Hey [worker #3], did you hear [worker #1]? She said window but meant chair.Worker #1: I also meant arm not knee.Worker #2: Wait, so when you said, “I hit … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Mr. Magoo Wouldn't Listen, Though
Boss in hallway (with hand on doorknob): Are you joining me in this conference room?Peon: That's the closet.Cleveland, OhioOverheard by: just another peon [Link]
Overheard In The Office » If a Fax Falls in a Forest…
Secretary: If we fax something to someone, and our machine is out of ink, will they still get it?Albuquerque, New MexicoOverheard by: Reception [Link]
Mental Floss » Jupiter's Moon Europa May Be Streaked With Sea Salt
Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons, appears crisscrossed with a dark substance, like caramel drizzled on a scoop of ice cream. Long a mystery to scientists, these streaks may be sea salt from an ocean beneath the planet’s icy surface, a new study finds. At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, two scientists have built a kind of “Europa … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 'I do' choose to run against you: Married couple vying for same council seat in race that's sure to make for awkward dinner conversation [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'The Invention of Lying'
Ricky Gervais cannot tell a lie, or can he? Here are some facts about his 2009 comedy The Invention of Lying. 1. THE IDEA FOR THE MOVIE BEGAN AS A SHORT SKIT. Screenwriter Matt Robinson’s original idea for a feature film grew from a skit he wrote about two people on a date who don’t have the ability to lie. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The first thing you say when you walk into the courtroom and address the judge should probably not be, "How you doin' a–hole?" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » The Most Interesting Comics of the Week
Every week I write about the most interesting new comics hitting comic shops, bookstores, digital, and the web. Feel free to comment below if there's a comic you've read recently that you want to talk about or an upcoming comic that you'd like me to consider highlighting. 1. Nimona By Noelle Stevenson
Harper Teen 
Noelle Stevenson’s wildly popular Nimona was one … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » In Fact, That’s Our Firm’s Three-Prong Test for Fun
Attorney to another: You are always a lot of fun when your dress ends up around your waist. Or your head. Or your feet.1 Indiana Square
Indianapolis, IndianaOverheard by: Amanda [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No one else needs to climb Mt. Everest [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this quick buzz [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 20 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Mindy Project'
Mindy Kaling finished her run on The Office in 2012. Her own show, The Mindy Project, premiered a few months later. Although it was recently canceled after three seasons, the series and its beloved star still have a major fan following. Perhaps as a result of the Twitter outrage over Fox's decision to give it the axe, Universal Television is … [Link]
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