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 » Anonymous says FML
Today, I waited tables for the first time at my new restaurant job. I asked a group of older men what they would like. One replied, "A slice of that ass". I'm 19 and a guy. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A third whale has struck San Francisco. Oh no, not again [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 5 Places Covered in Poop
Because waste elimination is perceived as somewhat undignified, we sometimes choose to ignore the idea that culturally or historically important areas could actually harbor … poop. And lots of it. These five notable locations happen to be contaminated by plenty of misplaced fecal matter. 1. Mount Everest With an average of 700 climbers every season and exactly zero janitors, the … [Link]
Futility Closet » Black and White
By Hilmar Ebert. White to mate in two moves. SelectClick for Answer 1.Bh1! Kxh1 2.Rxh3# The post Black and White appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Legalization threatens drug dealer revenue." Well, duh [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Rescued woman captive in a box for months to be placed back in a box [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 9 Bizarre Celebrity Product Endorsements
We know it's hard to believe, but some celebrities will do anything for a buck. That sometimes means signing on to promote a product that has absolutely nothing to do with their public personas. Here are nine examples of especially bizarre product endorsements. 1. Joe Namath // Beautymist Pantyhose In 1974, Super Bowl MVP and New York Jets quarterback Joe … [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Graduates Dress the Way They Do
Graduation attire may seem weird, but it's born of tradition, honor, and rank. [Link]
Mental Floss » How Chuck Jones Animated the Mongoose in 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'
Original production cel from Rikki-Tikki-Tavi on its key matching background. © CJE. All rights reserved. Image courtesy Chuck Jones Museum. When legendary animator Chuck Jones decided to make a short film out of Rudyard Kipling’s story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” he was faced with a challenge: How could he imbue the cobra-killing mongoose with a sense of personality and make it relatable, all … [Link]
FMyLife » crossfitter says FML
Today, I decided to get in shape for swimsuit season, so I went to the gym. I tried to lift a barbell up and over my head, which was fine, until I dropped it. Exercise earned me a concussion and a neck brace. FML [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Declassified Documents Reveal Bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda Job Application
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence this week declassified hundreds of documents collected during the 2011 raid of Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound, including his original job application for al-Qaeda, which, along with requesting regular contact information, asked applicants whether they would be willing to be suicide bombers and who to contact in case of martyrdom. What do … [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Old Toasts for Modern Occasions
Library of Congress Unless you're the best man or maid of honor at a wedding, you never know when you’re going to be asked to give a toast. Good thing that there are plenty of old books to reference for ideas. Here are 12 toasts for a variety of occasions. 1. A Wedding "Here’s to the bride and mother-in-law,
Here’s … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The AP had a chance to review the security video of the Waco "biker brawl." Seems the official version may have a few more holes in it than all those dead bikers put together [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Relive 40 Years of Special Effects Magic in One Minute
Since its formation in 1975, the special effects company Industrial Light & Magic has worked on more than 300 feature films and designed new ways to bring technology into the cinema. Founded by George Lucas in order to realize his vision for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, ILM has always been a leader in creating movie magic. Over … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Memorial Day Weekend.. get your drinks, your grill supplies, your desserts, and then take a moment to remember those that are gone. Have food plans for the holiday? Show us what we have to contend with [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Implosion of an East Texas town as city manager, police chief, the cop who beat up the police chief, and the two cops who recorded the city manager drunk at city hall are suspended [Fail]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Strongside/Weakside: James Harden
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Fark.com RSS » Missouri soybean farmers are using master baiters to showcase lubricants on their rods [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: If you're married and having a sordid affair, try not to leave evidence lying around where others might find it. Like a sex tape and a bag of sex toys on a public bus [Dumbass]
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The Onion » News in Photos: Industrious Otters Now Capitalizing On Oil Spills
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Fark.com RSS » In France, drug dealers offer loyalty cards [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » 110-year-old guy credits beer-a-day for long life; 47-year-old slobs everywhere now in hot pursuit of immortality [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this angry lion [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: We Almost Got More 'E.T.'
Intriguing Headline of the Day: A Look at the E.T. Sequel We Mercifully Never Saw. * Walt Disney had a dream of building a miraculous city of tomorrow—he just never quite got there. * Check out these mesmerizing photos from the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. * Delta put together a new safety video and decided to pepper it … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shockingly, Hillary Clinton's email dump yet to reveal that she personally did Benghazi, all by herself [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Jade Helm begins with the unveiling of Obama's new weather machine [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Sacramento burglars steal $8,000 in cash, electronics and pickles, resetting the 'days since last pickle burglary incident' clock to zero [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » One in seven people on the planet still live without electricity. No one had any idea that Duke Energy had that many customers [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Designers propose solution to create affordable beachfront living with just a little refurbishing. Okay, maybe a lot of refurbishing [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: When you are the only other person inside a deli with a uniformed police officer don't steal his cell phone when he puts it down [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Now that the "Late Show" is over, the set is being enshrined in the Smithsonian. Just kidding. It's sitting in the dumpster behind the stuido [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » After years of economic instability and uncertainty, JP Morgan researchers still unclear as to why the 3 people who got raises last year aren't spending more [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "A radio caller contacted a show to complain about the police but ended up confessing to a 30-year criminal history instead" (w/ audio) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Doctor, Thanks for performing my Caesarian five days ago. One slight problem – my bowel and intestines just fell out [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Eight charged in massive jewel heist. Inspector Clouseau always gets his man, though not always his rheum [Followup]
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Mental Floss » This Corporate Headquarters Looks Exactly Like the USS Enterprise
For one tech company in China, the future is now—and it looks a lot like the USS Enterprise. The headquarters of NetDragon Websoft, a gaming firm based in the country’s south-eastern province of Fujian, bears a striking resemblance to Star Trek’s iconic spaceship. According to Mashable, the firm’s "uber Trekkie" chairman planned it that way. Before construction began, Liu DeJian … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Things not to do after graduating from college: jump off a moving freight train [Sad]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Pipeline Company Rushes To Contain Oil Spill To Small Section Of Media
GOLETA, CA—In an effort to minimize the impact of the disaster occurring along the California coastline, Plains All American Pipeline officials rushed this week to contain the oil spill to a small section of the media. “Crews are working around the clock to prevent information about the incident from spreading beyond the inside pages of newspapers and the final minutes … [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Dogs, Nazis, and Horses
I gave a talk about animals.View [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate it when you're building a sandcastle and a big bully kicks it down? Especially when you want to use that sandcastle to intimidate your neighbors? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Google maps: "The President is near" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » This reporter's attempt to buy a velvet painting of a black trucker Jesus on Craigslist for $1 from some dude with a racist girlfriend did not, surprisingly, go as planned [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Police raid £1m 'professional' cannabis warehouse after. A) Month long surveillance. B) Tip from informant. C) Looking in the window [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » SWAT team successfully apprehends a sleeping drunk man, but fails to shoot him for reasons that are still unclear [Florida]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Bored David Blatt Just Drawing Up Plays For Fun During Cavs Game
ATLANTA—Explaining it was merely something to occupy his attention throughout the evening, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt revealed to reporters that he was spending the majority of Wednesday night’s Eastern Conference Finals game against the Atlanta Hawks drawing up plays for fun on the sideline. “I figured I have nothing else to do, so I might as well try … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Self-driving trucks are going to kill jobs. Hopefully, only jobs [Interesting]
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The Onion » Infographic: Items Found In Bin Laden’s Compound
On Wednesday, the U.S. government declassified more than 400 documents and other material seized from Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan hideout during the 2011 raid that resulted in his death. Here are some of the items found in the former al-Qaeda leader’s compound: Massive library of English-language books, including Saga Of The Swamp Thing #21-#56, The Complete Guide To Swamp Thing, … [Link]
Mental Floss » 38 Of The Most Desired Emojis Might Be Coming Soon
Emojis have become so ingrained in our culture that they're now part of the way we communicate. We can order pizza with them, wear them on our shirts, and even use them to rewrite classics. But for all we can do with them, there's a limit. Horribly, we still can't send our friends emojis of avocados or pregnant women. Luckily, … [Link]
FMyLife » Jolabanane says FML
Today, my neighbor was having work done in his apartment, and he'd warned me that there might be some noise. Yes, there was, what with all the town's firemen in the building after he'd ruptured the main gas pipe. FML [Link]
FMyLife » pgmonster says FML
Today, I backed into an expensive SUV only minutes after my boss congratulated me for being the only employee to not wreck a company car. FML [Link]
FMyLife » WolfAvenge says FML
Today, it was the first time a guy has shown any interest in me by calling me pretty. I was so shocked that instead of saying thank you, I hid behind the nearest object and promptly giggle-snorted. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pro-tip: When running from the law, do not return to the scene of the crime to get your lost hat [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 14 Fascinating Facts About Ocean Sunfish
The Mola mola—which looks like a prehistoric shark that lost a tail in an epic battle—might be the world's weirdest fish. Here are just a few reasons it's the most fascinating marine creature around. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vacation's over. Back to school [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Anti-vaxxers graduate from lethal ignorance to actively stalking people [Scary]
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The Onion » Mothershould: The Seven Male Role Models Every Child Needs For A Healthy Upbringing
How many positive male role models do your children have? On Mothershould, Grace Manning-Devlin says that if they don’t have these seven, they could grow up severely stunted. 
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Fark.com RSS » Lumber Liquidators, whose shares dropped 62% this year after a 60 Minutes expose on the high level of formaldehyde in its flooring products and a criminal probe for illegal lumber importation, says it CEO just resigned "unexpectedly" [Unlikel
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Mental Floss » How To Trick Yourself into Being Less Ticklish
We know why people laugh when they're tickled and why it's basically impossible to tickle yourself. And now, thanks to this video by The Royal Institution, we know how to handle ourselves when family, friends, and frenemies get handsy. The science behind it is pretty simple: You can't tickle yourself because your brain knows the touch is coming and prepares … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Family house for sale. No HOA. How many bedrooms? Er, we're not quite sure. Let me get back to you on that [Spiffy]
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The Onion » News in Brief: College Allowing Students Individual Commencement Speakers To Make Ceremony Acceptable For All
WORTHEN, CT—Saying the move will help avoid any controversy during the celebration, administrators from Boswitch College confirmed Thursday that the school will allow each graduating senior to choose an individual commencement speaker in order to make the ceremony acceptable for all. “By letting every student handpick their own honorary guest to deliver a personal graduation address one-on-one, we hope to … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Things You Might Not Know About Mr. T
I pity the fool who doesn’t know that it’s Mr. T’s 63rd birthday. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman awarded $83 million after collection agency sued her for $1,000 she never owed. Apparently turnabout is fair play [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Kentucky couple dies during sex… in a car [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Q: Why did the chickens cross the road? A: Because they were VIOLENTLY THROWN ACROSS IN A TRUCK ACCIDENT [Strange]
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Mental Floss » The Body-Snatching Horror of John Scott Harrison
John Scott Harrison, onetime Ohio congressman and gentleman farmer, is the only person who was both the son and father of U.S. Presidents: father William Henry was the ninth, while son Benjamin was the 23rd. He also bears the more ignominious distinction of having his body stolen from its grave and sold to a medical school for dissection, igniting a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ♫ I see the blood moon arising / I see trouble on the way / I see earthquakes and lightnin' / I see those bad times today ♫ [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » "I do have sex fantasies about (Hillary Clinton). I imagine she's bisexual and that she's deeply passionate" [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 3 Hardcore Trees
Joyce Kilmer said there's nothing as "lovely as a tree." Those weren't these trees. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sweet 16 party gets plane disgusting [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Epileptic girl's seizures cut by 80 percent after parents move to Colorado. "Thank you cannabis," say parents. "Best parents ever," says daughter [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » New discovery reveals that 'Alien' was around during the Pompeii volcano blast 1,900 years ago [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Germany hires mimes to tell tales of how drinking too much can have serious consequences" [Weird]
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Mental Floss » 10 Fascinating Facts About ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
George Lucas' Empire struck back 35 years ago today. [Link]
Futility Closet » “Quiet Fun”
My son Augustus, in the street, one day,
Was feeling quite exceptionally merry.
A stranger asked him: “Can you tell me, pray,
The quickest way to Brompton Cemetery?”
“The quickest way? You bet I can!” said Gus,
And pushed the fellow underneath a bus. — Harry Graham The post “Quiet Fun” appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Gyrocopter pilot who landed at the White House due in court today, hopes he can make it quick so he can return to menacing Mad Max [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » DEA agents: Wait, you mean we're not allowed to have a side job running a strip club with hookers? That is some harsh shiat right there [Dumbass]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Man Celebrates Raise Company Will Eventually Use To Justify Firing Him
CINCINNATI—Unaware that it will soon be regarded by his managers as an unnecessary drain on the company’s bottom line, local software engineer Rob Lofland reportedly celebrated a raise Thursday that his employer will eventually use to justify firing him. “This is absolutely great—the extra money is going to help out a lot,” said Lofland, who was reported to be beaming … [Link]
Mental Floss » How Do Hummingbirds Hover in Rain and Wind?
Hummingbirds need a lot of nectar to satisfy their insanely high metabolism. Every day, they must consume about their own bodyweight's worth of the sweet stuff in order to survive. They go from flower to flower, carefully using their long beaks to prod for food, steadily hovering in one place while this search goes on. But how do such lightweight … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Starbucks Partners With Spotify To ‘Make The Barista The DJ’
Starbucks announced that it has made a special partnership with Spotify that gives Spotify subscriptions to all baristas around the country so they can curate the playlists that play in local stores, explaining, “We’re making the barista the DJ.” What do you think? 
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The Onion » News in Brief: Proposed Law Would Require Mothers To Look At Pictures Of Congressmen She Disappointing Before Having Abortion
WASHINGTON—Arguing that the measure would help women fully understand the consequences of their decision, members of the House of Representatives introduced a new bill this week that would require anyone seeking an abortion to view images of the congressmen she will disappoint prior to undergoing the procedure. “Before any pregnancy can be terminated, women will have a chance to see … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "They went inside the home dressed in what looked like space suits; I knew it had to be ET or a meth lab" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Federal government showing no mercy in pursuit of motorcycle gangs, files motion to seize their trademarked logo. Next up: questioning them in the comfy chair [Followup]
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FMyLife » SFBEL says FML
Today, after being a resident DJ at a local club for over 4 years, I got fired. Not because I'm bad at what I do, but because my boss thinks I'm not 'having fun like the other DJs'. And by 'having fun' he means that I don't drink enough. I got fired for not being an alcoholic. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "The challenge results in young people daring each other, through Instagram and Facebook, to take excessive amounts of paracetamol and this is a matter of great concern" [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Roger Goodell, Robert Kraft Attempt To Rekindle Relationship With Spa Getaway
SEDONA, AZ—Having admitted to growing somewhat apart recently, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft departed for a three-day spa getaway Wednesday in an attempt to rekindle their strained relationship, sources close to the pair confirmed. “There’s been a lot of tension between us lately, and we felt it was important to get away from our … [Link]
The Onion » Sports Newswire: Charles Barkley Spills Entire Pitcher Of Margaritas Over ‘Inside The NBA’ Desk
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lunar closeup [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Japan decides that hunting dolphins isn't enough. Now they're planning on farming them also [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Man is upset that his flight is overbooked, so he does the only logical thing and strips naked in the middle of the airport [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » Transportation of Avocados
Browsing through the municipal code of La Mesa, CA (it's a suburb of San Diego and also happens to be the fine town that I call home), I came across this unusual law:
Every person who transports a commercial quantity of avocados shall cause a statement of ownership to be prepared and retained in his personal possession at all times while … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news for middle-aged drug dealers in NYC, the police no longer want to arrest you [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Meet This Year’s Top 10 New Species
A spider that cartwheels when it’s in danger, a thrifty wasp that uses dead ants as a security system, and a dinosaur that looks like an oversize chicken all make this year’s Top 10 New Species list. Created each year by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, the list highlights the 10 most fascinating species from the nearly … [Link]
Weird Universe » Judy the Dog: Only Canine POW of WWII
Judy the dog survived internment in a Japanese POW camp. Her story is told in No Better Friend (see sidebar). [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Lettuce Ask the Questions
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Mental Floss » Watch a Bee Reach Adulthood in an Impressive Timelapse Video
Photographer Anand Varma partnered with the bee lab at UC Davis to capture the first 21 days of a bee's life, from egg to insect. In just 60 seconds, you can watch the featured bees mature in their brood cells. Unfortunately, the mites that run around baby bees and suck their blood—which leads to the weakening and eventual destruction of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Go home, sea lion. You're drunk [Cool]
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FMyLife » stilljobless says FML
Today, I got a call from a really great company that I applied to work for, asking me to come in for an interview. When I went in, they had no appointment scheduled and no idea who I was. It turned out it was all a prank by my brother and his friends. My brother is 30. FML [Link]
GraphJam » What We See vs. What Politicians See
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: best of week , bills , elections , politicans , politics , unemployment , votes Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » GraphJam City's Hero Patrols the Night Sky
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: batman , excel , gotham , graphjam city , night skyline , spreadsheet , windows Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Ponytails Seen
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GraphJam » Re-Plotted: Just Toss Some Catnip in a Cardboard Box
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , cat , cute , toys Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Things Unicorns Can't Do
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GraphJam » What's In The Living room of a house with a toddler
LoL by: aageek Tagged: child , children , family , furniture , home , kids , living room , toys Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Cloud Then vs. Cloud Now
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , cloud , final fantasy , RPG , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How Much Gas Do I Actually Have?
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GraphJam » Reasons I don't understand graphs on GraphJam
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GraphJam » Dial M for Misdial
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: alfred hitchock , dial m , keyguard , murder , phone , Pie Chart , pocket Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Best Romance Movie I Ever Saw
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GraphJam » Why is there state testing?
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GraphJam » No, Mom, You Can't See My Facebook
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Awkward , internet , parents , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Think I Could Squeeze You In…
Any time. Graph by: ramboriley Tagged: calendar , Pie Chart , schedule , social life Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Could Have Used This Warning Earlier
Graph by: (via www.thinkgeek.com) Tagged: flow chart , guide , NSFW , warning Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Gooooal!
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GraphJam » I Also Remember What Accidents Look Like
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: car , drivers ed , driving , license , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » This is:
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GraphJam » I Don't Get It
Graph by: Becca-Boomer Tagged: paradox , self referential , venn diagram , venn diagrams Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » There Are Games Outside of the Playoffs?
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GraphJam » "Do these jeans make my butt look big?"
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Perfect Shower
How to take a perfect shower. You should have learned all this when you were six or so, but it’s always got to have a refresher lesson.
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These Are the Four Types of Drunk College Students, According to Science. Are you a Hemingway, a Mary Poppins, a Mr. Hyde, or the Nutty Professor?
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Modern Day Treasure Maps. Your guide … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A guideline on the proper way to display the American Flag this Memorial Day weekend. It turns out you don't really have to burn yours if it accidentally touches the ground for a moment [Interesting]
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FMyLife » BannedfromFriend says FML
Today, I was at my best friend's house, listening to him complain about his mother remembering all the bad stuff he did when he was in high school. I jokingly said, "An elephant never forgets." Guess who was behind me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Insufferable coffee snobs and insufferable wine snobs and insufferable single malt scotch snobs have now been upstaged by in sufferable pot snobs. With photo gallery and description proof [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » When it comes to colleges, we as Americans focus way too much on the prestige and brand of particular universities, says somebody who obviously went to Arizona State [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Father complains that Melbourne has removed his "love locks" from a bridge. "When I see my little girls' locks it reminds me to never give up trying to be a part of their lives." Because apparently he can't be arsed to look at
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Fark.com RSS » Delta's new in-flight safety video is less WOW and more LOLWUT [Silly]
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Mental Floss » The First Woman to Run for President Was a Clairvoyant Free-Love Advocate
If Hillary Clinton’s campaign succeeds, she will become the first woman to be elected president of the United States. But she won’t have been the first to run. And she wasn’t in 2008 either, not by a long shot. More than a hundred years before Hillary, Victoria Claflin Woodhull ran as a third party candidate in the 1872 election. Her … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Asking the public for help naming your new ship is a good idea, unless the public hates you [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » True Colors
In the early 1900s, Prussian authorities forbade Danes living in North Frisia from raising the Danish flag, above. So they bred flag-colored pigs, below. The “Danish protest pig” was probably developed by crossbreeding Jutlandian and Holsteinian marsh pigs, red individuals from the Angeln Saddleback breed, and Tamworth pigs from England. Only around 140 individuals exist worldwide, but Schleswig-Holstein is trying … [Link]
FMyLife » farf says FML
Today, I received 46 emails from co-workers who were using reply-all to tell everyone else not to use reply-all. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The US built a $25 million headquarters in Afghanistan that nobody ever wanted, wasn't needed or ever used. Why? Because fark you, that's why [Fail]
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FMyLife » kmctl says FML
Today, some guy walked into the restaurant I work at and ordered enough food to serve the entire National Guard of Texas. He thanked us by leaving a $0.50 tip and shitting on the bathroom floor. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Black rhino targeted by the Texas hunter who paid $350K for the privilege manages to get the last laugh by dying before he gets there. So of course he just kills another one [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 524: "Software Hootenanny 5" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » Last year a Cleveland man was found wandering on the highway, covered with blood and his penis missing, after someone attacked him with a knife. Now he's been found dead. Cleveland police say there's nothing suspicious about any of it [Follow
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Mental Floss » Today in History: Lindbergh and Earhart Took Flight
On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, N.Y. in his custom-built Spirit of St. Louis. The plane was so fuel-heavy that it barely cleared the telephone wires at the end of the runway—and the close calls didn't end there. Lindbergh became sleepy after only a few hours and decided to fly within 10 feet of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ISIS seizes control of Palmyra. Nothing to see here, move along [Scary]
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Mental Floss » One Species of Wolf Spider Can Purr to Potential Mates
Image Credit: Mike Keeling via Flickr // CC BY-ND 2.0 Go ahead and add purring to your list of normal spider behavior: The wolf spider Gladicosa gulosa communicates with potential mates through purr-like sounds, according to a study in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. It’s not quite a purr on the level of Merlin the cat, but … [Link]
Mental Floss » Today In History: Bill Haley Started A Rock Revolution
Bill Haley & His Comets // Bob Haswell / Stringer On this day in 1954, Bill Haley & His Comets released "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock," a song that would change the sound of American music. It might not have been the first rock ‘n’ roll song, but it’s widely regarded as the song that brought rock to the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In response to Bill O'Reilly's denial of their story about allegations of physical abuse toward his wife, Gawker says fark it and does it live via court transcripts [Followup]
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Mental Floss » An Earth Flag for When We Claim Other Planets
When Americans landed on the moon, they planted a U.S. flag. (As well as, um, some other stuff.) The flags from multiple U.S. missions are still standing, although their stars and stripes have faded to white. As we gear up to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, designer Oskar Pernefeldt began wondering what flag members of the first manned … [Link]
Weird Universe » Anty Gin
We have explored the idea of eating insects here on WU. Well, how about drinking them? Anty Gin is gin infused with the essence of wood ants. So, wood alcohol bad, wood ant alcohol good(?). [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Please list your highest education attained, if you have ever been convicted of a crime, and the name of your next of kin we should contact in case of martyrdom" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Man claims stuffed owl is his public defender. Judge: ORLY [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Prudence, I am obsessed with the bathroom habits of my coworkers. Should I talk to them about this? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this orbital occupation [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Obama's Plan to Protect the 1500-Mile Flyway Used By Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies’ 2500-mile annual migration hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing—er, flying—as of late. Luckily, POTUS has a plan to ease their journey. (#ThanksObama.) In a report released May 19, a White House task force outlines a 5-year strategy aimed at slowing the startling decline of honey bees and Monarch butterflies, which are key pollinators our food supply depends on. Each … [Link]
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