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 » How many Orange County prosecutors does it take to violate the constitutional rights of one mass murderer? All 250 of them [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Cool Artsy App Teaches Kids the Basics of Physics
Educational games have come a long way from Math Blaster (actually, Math Blaster itself has come a long way from how I remember it). For one thing, instead of being played on oversized desktops in the elementary school computer lab, they're now available on smartphones. One of the cleanest, least cheesy and most aesthetically appealing of the current crop of … [Link]
Mental Floss » 16 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Brady Bunch'
Here's the story of a lovely lady, a man named Brady who could've been played by Gene Hackman, six kids, a wacky housekeeper, and how a series that started as a typical formulaic sitcom grew into a syndicated monster. Here are 16 things you might not know about The Brady Bunch. 1. THE CONCEPT ORIGINATED WITH A NEWSPAPER STATISTIC. “It's … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Gallup poll finds Mississippi as the fattest state, with 35.2% of the population considered obese. There is a word for the other 64.8% who aren't yet at a dangerous level. Tourists [Scary]
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FMyLife » GlueAndCarrots says FML
Today, my girlfriend threatened to break up with me because I crossed the street without holding her hand. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ever hear of the prank where you set alarm clocks to go off in your school lockers? Turns out that's a felony [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » The Female Jiu-Jitsu Crew That Defended Feminists in 1900s London
Had the police known there was barbed wire hidden in the floral arrangements, things might have gone a little differently. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And… here… we… go [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Dispute over last remaning BBQ rib leaves one woman with a piercing stare [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Using Simple Math for a Great Summer Party Cocktail Hack
The season of al fresco cocktail parties is upon us. Hosting is fun, but no one wants to miss their own soirée because they have to stand behind the bar the entire time. Here's where pre-mixed cocktails come to the rescue. We've put together a guide for mixing the perfect punch—and keeping it at the perfect temperature and dilution (since … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my father told me that my mental health issues, which have been confirmed by multiple doctors and tests, are all caused by the fact that I'm slightly overweight and don't exercise a lot. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Robotic Cockroach Teams Up with Robotic Bird
Image Credit: Screenshot via YouTube What’s better than one robot that can mimic animal movements (or more terrifying, depending on your perspective)? A dynamic duo. Cockroaches can rapidly scurry across all kinds of terrain, which makes them an ideal model for creating robots that can traverse rough and uneven ground. But cockroach-inspired robots have difficulty getting over tall objects, and … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Report: Artist Who Drew Iconic Obama ‘Hope’ Poster Has Lost Hope In Him
In an interview with Esquire, street artist Shepard Fairey said that seven years after designing the iconic red-and-blue poster of Obama with the word “Hope,” he has personally lost faith in the president, who he thinks is “not even close” to living up to how he was represented on the poster. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » 29 Obscure Regional Words and Phrases We All Should Start Using
Work these into conversation. [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Child Therapist Excited To Actually Be Seeing Patient With Psychological Issues
MINNEAPOLIS—Saying she was glad to finally be able to apply her psychiatric training, local child therapist Pamela Thornton expressed her excitement to reporters Friday at the prospect of seeing a patient with actual psychological issues. “It’s thrilling to have a kid in here for once who’s truly suffering from a behavioral disorder that legitimately requires regular therapy sessions,” said Thornton, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Look, this is getting tedious. No, I didn't try to kill this guy, either. What's with you guys? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » SAT results were mysteriously lost, which is exactly what subby has been telling people for years [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: 8-Bit Shawshank
Get busy playing or get busy dying. Cinefix presents the classic The Shawshank Redemption in an old school 8-bit format. * These 360-degree videos from the SNL 40th anniversary special allows you to drag the screen around and see the studio, crew, audience sketches, and monologues. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: This Crazy Land Art Deflects Noise From Amsterdam … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this frozen, cracking Lake Baikal in southeastern Siberia [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » $209 a pound "artisan" 20-year-old, cheese. You can't have any because you're not hipster enough, you're poor, and it's already spoken for [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The '60s Housewife Who Couldn't Sing—But Landed on the 'Billboard' Charts Anyway
Before Auto-Tune, singers who sought fame and commercial success presumably needed to possess some semblance of vocal talent. Not so with Elva Miller, a frumpy housewife who, with her oddly shrill voice and off-key singing, achieved both fame and commercial success in the 1960s. Known as Mrs. Miller, she sold over 250,000 records in the span of three weeks, appeared … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It was a short week. Let's face it–nobody was working very hard. That's why you'll do well at this week's Fark Weird News Quiz. Well, everybody except that one guy. You know who you are [Survey]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About 'Annie Hall'
Woody Allen won his first two Oscars (for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) for 1977's Annie Hall, which changed the rules of the romantic comedy. But not everyone was a fan of this groundbreaking Best Picture—including Allen himself. Here are a few things you may not know about its behind-the-scenes story. 1. ALLEN’S ORIGINAL IDEA FOR THE MOVIE WAS ENTIRELY … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Dukes of Hazzard was just a TV show and that's no way to exit a parking garage, grandpa [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » No officer, grabbing a masseuse's hand and putting it on your junk it NOT sexual assault. Well, it IS, but SHE is not the one doing the assaulting [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "So … you're … gay???" [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Why'd the Florida man slash the woman's tires? She got to the bingo hall B4 him [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman buys a baby photo of somebody from decades ago, finds the person who was the baby in the photo thereafter [CSB]
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Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Car Recovered from Tree A driver on the M69 in Leicester, UK, lost control of her vehicle about 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon and ended up in a tree. It is estimated that the car was going at about 100 mph. Both the driver and passenger walked away from the accident, or, in this case, climbed out of the tree. Still, … [Link]
Mental Floss » Moe Berg, Major League Baseball Catcher and Spy
Wikipedia // Public Domain When Major League Baseball players retire, they pursue all kinds of careers: manager, analyst, Congressman, actor, even photographer. Moe Berg decided to become an international spy. Berg was a Princeton grad who appeared on quiz shows and was fluent in multiple languages—up to 12, some sources say. A New York Times columnist once called Berg “the … [Link]
FMyLife » Headless says FML
Today, for our anniversary, I had made a small treasure hunt for my boyfriend, tying roses with notes of poetry to lampposts across campus to lead him to where we would have a romantic dinner. He couldn't find it because people had stolen the roses, or simply ripped them to pieces and thrown them away. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Great says FML
Today, I was on the train going to work when my travel tea cup began spilling inside my purse, which was on my lap. It went all over my skirt, pooled at the bottom of my feet, and, yes, everyone notice that it happened to be piss-colored yellow. FML [Link]
FMyLife » sassy_girl144 says FML
Today, I learned one of life's great lessons: it is possible to squeeze a Ketchup bottle so hard that the plastic breaks and everything lands on your face. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » “By Deputy”
As Shakespeare couldn’t write his plays
(If Mrs. Gallup’s not mistaken),
I think how wise in many ways
He was to have them done by Bacon;
They might have moldered on the shelf,
Mere minor dramas (and he knew it!),
If he had written them himself
Instead of letting Bacon do it. And if it’s true, as Brown and Smith … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bartender found guilty of shooting patron 56 times. Wait, scratch that. After he served the patron 56 shots [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » This is the church / And this is the steeple / Watch the lightning strike / And scare all the people [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » L.A. Mayor hopes the film "San Andreas" will get residents to prepare for a major earthquake. Just like "Titanic" helped prepare travelers taking a cruise with Carnival [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: A Dark "Alley"
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Fark.com RSS » Police arrest two women running a risky business near high school. Unclear if large numbers of savings bonds were also found.(Video) [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Beach balls have multiple purposes. You can play with them, bounce off them, attack sea lions with them [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Should YOU go bronde? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » FIFA admits to being super villains, but did not time travel [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently Siri knows the home phone number of CT Governor Dan Malloy and if you ask, she will just connect you [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone is pointing a green laser at airplanes flying over Long Island. ISIS? Could it be ISIS? Wait a minute…green? Jade is green, isn't it? ISN'T IT? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Female Jiu-Jitsu Crew That Defended Women's Rights in 1900s London
Image Credit: HistorieNet Had the police known there was barbed wire hidden in the floral arrangements, things might have gone a little differently. The officers had poured themselves into an assembly hall in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 1914 to arrest Emmeline Pankhurst, one of the loudest voices in the British feminist movement who had traveled from London to rally support … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canada scraps 'tampon tax'. Well, it's bloody well about time [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Father charged with child neglect after his baby was found crawling around the street in the nude, the family's loyal pit bull in tow. "Dogs don't make the best babysitters. Especially those dogs" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Underwear sales figures show that 'granny panties' are the next big thing [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Pod City: 19 History Podcasts to Delight Your Brain
When it comes to my podcast diet, I generally prefer shows that teach me something. By their nature, history-themed podcasts get the job done—and, hey, if they can entertain me as well, that’s icing on the danish. Below are a few of my favorite history podcasts, from the intense to the whimsical to the quick ‘n’ tidy. For more recommendations—including … [Link]
The Onion » Sports News in Brief: FIFA Assures Fans Investigation Won’t Affect 2022 Qatar Slush Fund
ZURICH—Stressing that soccer’s international governing body will continue to conduct business as usual in the face of high-profile fraud charges, FIFA officials assured the public Friday that the ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation will in no way affect the 2022 Qatar slush fund. “While our organization takes these allegations very seriously, we can guarantee with total confidence that the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The U.S. is producing so much oil right now, our refineries are almost at capacity and we're looking for new customers to sell our surplus to. No, this is not an alternate Earth or a temporal side-effect of the Large Hadron Collider [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Texas floods force Anheuser Busch to properly label their cans [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "You can't keep that bear, you don't have the permits to do so" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Chuck Palahniuk and Collaborators on the Making of 'Fight Club 2'
This week, Dark Horse Comics will release the first issue of Fight Club 2, a 10-issue comic book sequel to the 1996 novel (which was made into the hit 1999 film). The comic is written by the novel’s author, Chuck Palahniuk. Palahniuk is writing in this medium for the first time, but he’s working with some of the most acclaimed … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you build it, they will go somewhere else [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Indian authorities arrest suspected Pakistani spy. Difficulty: Pigeon [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Introducing the two horsepower garbage truck. This is not a repeat from 1798 [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Ever wanted to be less racist? Just try sleeping more [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » U.S. Navy divers to help Confederate ironclad rise again [Interesting]
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The Onion » American Voices: SkyMall Announces Return Of Print Edition To Planes
Five months after it discontinued its airplane print catalogue and filed for bankruptcy, SkyMall announced that it was recently purchased at an auction by a marketing company for $1.9 million and will be returning to planes later this year. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » 11 Movies that Changed Because of Test Audiences
While directors and producers have the last word when it comes to the movies you see in theaters, feedback and criticism from test screenings can go along way in determining how those movies are presented to the general public. Sometimes, audience feedback caused significant changes. 1. Goodfellas Martin Scorsese never went through the test screening process until 1990 for Goodfellas, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's raining cats and dogs on I-95 in New Hampshire and that's not an euphemism [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Criminal mastermind smashes glass door, walks down middle of street in broad daylight holding 51-inch tv over his head – gets away with it? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » 19-year-old college student places Craigslist ad seeking to "rent a family" to spend time with on her birthday, because she grew up in a series of foster homes [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Best teacher ever accused of showing before-and-after photos of her boob job to students. Wait, a teacher can afford a boob job? [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » "Is that a U-Haul truck at the crematorium? … I think they're taking bodies out of that U-Haul truck" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » LEGO Replicas of the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Vehicles
Flickr user LEGO Will understands the needs of the people. Just weeks after the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, the builder has already created a number of replicas from the movie. As part of the creator's Mad Max/LEGO Wasteland series, he made a collection of impressive vehicles, including the Gigahorse, Max's Interceptor, and Imperator Furiosa's War Rig. 
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Fark.com RSS » Congratulations, you've just won a $650,000 settlement with the police department over them beating the crap out of you. Here's your check, and oh, by the way, a warrant for your arrest on 14 felonies [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 10 Secrets of the Stock Photo World
Stock photos are omnipresent. You see them on websites, billboards, ads, and packaging. They’re so common that you probably don’t give them much thought. But behind every picture, there are photographers and models hard at work trying to anticipate the needs of consumers. To better understand how (and why) these images get made, we spoke to several people in the … [Link]
The Onion » News: Scientists Make Unclear Breakthrough After Giving Robot Cancer
STANFORD, CA—Theorizing that their work most likely represents a groundbreaking scientific achievement of some kind, researchers at Stanford University announced Thursday that they have made an unclear breakthrough by giving a robot cancer.The team of oncologists and mechanical engineers told reporters that after years of research and repeated trials, they had finally succeeded in causing an aggressive form of advanced … [Link]
The Onion » News in Photos: Tapas Arriving Too Fast
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The Onion » News in Brief: Party Guest Hoping Birthday Card With Shirtless Hunk Taken In Playful Spirit With Which It Was Intended
ALBANY, NY—Second-guessing the purchase as she arrived at her friend’s birthday party Friday, area woman Kelly Hardin told reporters she hoped her humorous card featuring a shirtless hunk would be received by Amanda Riordan in the fun, lighthearted spirit with which it was intended. “The image is a bit risqué, what with the man showing off his bare abs and … [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Do Birds Fly Into Windows?
The bird: majestic. Soaring. A creature of song. Muse of Alfred Hitchcock. And occasionally, apt to plunk its tiny head into your double-paned window. More than 100 million birds are estimated to die each year as a result of flying directly into glass; even a bird that scoots away may suffer internal injuries. Despite being widely thought of as intelligent, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are you concerned that your number of sexual partners is unusually high? Or that the number is so low it's pathetic? Well, Slate presents the Sex Partner Calculator to tell you just how proud or shamed you should be [PSA]
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Overheard In The Office » 11AM Staff Meeting
Boss: Take me as a critic, but then also look at it with a hypocritical eye yourself. 25 Broadway,
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Overheard In The Office » In the Same Way That a Fire Exit Involves Jumping through a Ring Of Fire?
Young female cashier to coworker: I saw this sign at Caribou Coffee that said “fire sprinkler.” I really want to see one of those. I mean, what is it? Does it shoot out fire or something?Fairborn, Ohio [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And You've Missed the Cutting Of the Urinal Cake
Nosy employee #1: Sounds like there's a party going on in the bathroom.Nosy employee #2: Well, there is!Norwalk, Connecticut [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Buy the Right Fixtures and You Can Quit Dating Altogether
Accounting guy: I'm really very intimate with the plumbing in my home.Oregon, Ohio [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Told You That in Confidence
Loud-mouth designer: You had one of those UNICEF kids, adopted it, then ate it.860 Broadway
New York, New YorkOverheard by: Confabulation Nation [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Senior class cancels class trip, donates $8,000 towards health care costs to their principal who is fighting cancer [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this modern-day biker [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » "A woman called the police to ask for help with her suicidal boyfriend and they arrived armed with assault rifles, asked her to wait outside and then shot him dead" [Florida]
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Weird Universe » Ezekiel Bread
The Bible contains only one full recipe, which is given to Ezekiel by God (Ezekiel 4:9):
Take you also to you wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make you bread thereof… And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it with dung that comes … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now that's what I call real drag racing [Weird]
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Weird Universe » Oodles of Boodle and Batches of Scratch
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Fark.com RSS » 7am: Have sex. 8:30am: Tackle your hardest task. 10am: Go shopping. 1:30pm: Eat lunch. 5pm: Get some exercise. 7pm: Drink some wine. 10pm: Go to bed [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » The terrorists have won; no Muhammad drawings will be displayed on Washington buses or subways [Followup]
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Mental Floss » A Dark "Alley"
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Fark.com RSS » Russia has fielded a full team of Politics Tab players, hoping to win the World HOTY while FIFA is away [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Deputies respond to domestic dispute. Fark: Gator vs. Horse [Florida]
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Mental Floss » This Giant Claw Machine Game Replaces the Claw With Kids
Understanding a child's frustration with normal arcade claw games, the people behind Lay's potato chips decided to take the machine in a totally different direction. Instead of trying to control a slippery, awkward metal claw, children are given a helmet and strapped in to the oversized device. The young participant can then grab as many bags of chips as he … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Blue Bell Ice Cream listeria outbreak was just a story so the government can use the ice cream trucks as mobile refrigerated mortuaries [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Teen athlete can't compete in Junior Olympics because she was bitten by a shark. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Pop Culture Scientists
20 excellent scientists in mainstream film and TV. The ones that are smart, accurate, and not trying to take over the world.
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10 Classic Camping Meals. You could easily end up recreating the iconic scene from Blazing Saddles with these dishes.
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Flavorwire’s Complete Guide to Summer 2015 TV. With so many new things to select from, you’ll need some … [Link]
Mental Floss » Singapore Has the Most Beautiful Airport in the World
Image Credit: Changi Airport Group Changi Airport in Singapore has kept the title of World’s Best Airport for three years in a row, thanks in part to its numerous entertainment and leisure options, hundreds of shopping and dining outlets, and plenty of kid-friendly activities. But one other thing makes their terminals stand out from the competition: the gardens. The first … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "You might call it a … *puts on sunglasses* … Wesson in stupidity. YEEAAAHHHH" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Look at the tits on that (Very safe for work) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » When most dogs are dying, they just want to be left in peace in a dark corner. But this guy decided to take his dying dog on a cross country adventure [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, Virginia, there are people who consider the Duggar clown-car circus to be "too liberal" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Still no cure for cancer, but we have answered the age old question of why there are holes in Swiss cheese [Interesting]
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FMyLife » wouaf says FML
Today, I was out shopping with my little sister. I wanted to try something on, so I put my bag in front of a changing room and jokingly told her to bark if someone came near. She ended up biting a lady who was trying to get into one of the changing rooms. FML [Link]
FMyLife » idonthavereligion says FML
Today, I started my day off with a relaxing cup of coffee, the morning paper, and the sound of my mother informing me I will be going to hell for being not believing in God. FML [Link]
FMyLife » shmoooopie says FML
Today, for my birthday, my boyfriend made me a coupon book. I thought it was sweet until I noticed they were all conditional. For example; "Give your boyfriend a blowjob and he'll give you a 10 minute back massage!". They're all like that and he's mad because I refuse to use them. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Movie Theaters… Freakishly tall guy Me Girl Twins Screen Ring, Ring! Hey can't talk now. Can I call you back? *Punch* STOP IT!!! Popcorn *Munch, Munch* Guy My Soda
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GraphJam » Quadratic Truth b -4ac 2 -b 2a Something I will never use after High School
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GraphJam » Why My Back Hurts Husband Child #1 Child #2 Dog Me Bed
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GraphJam » Link Your Twitter Account And Cheezburger Account
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GraphJam » What Duct Tape Works on.
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GraphJam » Typical website evolution Banner or emblem Menu or links Text you are looking for logo blinking ads menu ads ads ads ads ads ads ads something related pic twitter, FB pop-up ads Text you are looking for ads 1996 2010 ads ads
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Fark.com RSS » Well somebody is going to have a problem when a school's dress code for graduation includes using the term 'girls' for boobies [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » High Times' "Strongest Strains on Earth" issue intentionally excludes Colorado pot because it's TOO good: "The Denver Cup annually produces the majority of the winners, so we thought we'd showcase strains from other Cups aroun
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Fark.com RSS » There is a nearly indestructible virus out there that can survive boiling acid. And it just might be key in saving the human race [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Why You Shouldn't Use Water To Extinguish a Grease Fire
Since water and oil don't mix, when you dump water on a grease fire, it sinks right through to the bottom of the pan and evaporates instantly, spreading flaming oil everywhere. As you see in this video from The Slow Mo Guys, this could be a serious problem if it happens in your kitchen. Even recorded at 2500 frames per … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Orlando School District will now monitor all staff and students' social media accounts. Orwell's "1984" noticeably absent from summer book lists [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » To prove not all billionaire CEOs are heartless and greedy thugs, Chobani CEO will donate half of his wealth [Cool]
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Mental Floss » The Time Cats Delivered the Mail in Belgium
Over the years, humans have used many types of animals to deliver mail. Delivery by dogsled was once a thing in Alaska and Canada; Alaska also gave reindeer a try. Horses powered the Pony Express, of course, and pigeons have been used to deliver messages since ancient Greece. But cats? Cats have minds of their own. Unlike dogs, they typically … [Link]
Futility Closet » The Asymmetric Propeller
Arrange three congruent equilateral triangles so that their corners meet at a point, like the red triangles above. The arrangement doesn’t have to be symmetric; the triangles can even overlap. Now draw lines BC, DE, and FA to complete a hexagon inscribed in a circle. The midpoints of these three lines will form the vertices of an equilateral triangle. That’s … [Link]
Mental Floss » Get Up to Speed With These 15 Facts About 'Mario Kart'
Maybe you were partial to Toad’s speed or to Bowser’s bulk, or perhaps chucking massive eggs at other high-speed vehicles, à la Yoshi, was more your style. Whatever your Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 preferences were, the all-around awesomeness of the franchise’s first two installments likely didn’t escape you as you whipped around Rainbow Road—some of the games’ … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » An assault rifle used in seven unsolved Northern Ireland murders has been discovered on public display at London's Imperial War Museum [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass pygmy hippopotamus gives birth to ugly-ass calf [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » 9 Cats with Careers
midtownboogiefdny via Instagram Some cats have a particularly useful set of skills that come in handy in the workplace. Sure, they are usually experts at pest control, but that is often superceded by their ability to boost word-of-mouth advertising, draw new customers, and lessen employee stress. Here are a few that excel at their jobs. Or not, but they still … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » California legislature set to legalize the scourge of roadways [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Kiruna: The Swedish Town That Has to Pick Up and Move Two Miles East
Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 de Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden, is dependent on the mine that employs most of its 18,200 residents. Because the iron ore is running out, the townspeople were forced to decide if they wanted to risk staying as the mine was dug deeper—likely leaving the ground too unstable to support buildings—or move. With … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Friendly the Clown arrested for getting too friendly with traumatic brain injury patient [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Russian oil company Rosneft signs up to be the next to have its industrial properties nationalized by Venezuela [Interesting]
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The Onion » American Voices: Survey: 1 In 4 Harvard Seniors Didn’t Have Sex During College
According to a survey conducted by The Harvard Crimson to which half the class responded, one in four graduating seniors stated that they didn’t have sex while at Harvard, though many said they had sex before attending the school. What do you think? 
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Mental Floss » Student-Designed Cane Can Recognize Familiar Faces
When you see someone you recognize, you might wave, smile, go in for a handshake, or (depending on who they are) duck around a corner and hide. Soon, all of that may be possible even if you’re blind. A group of Information and Communications Technology students at Birmingham City University in the UK are developing XploR, a cane that can … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Royal Society of Putting Things On Top of Other Things is apparently illegal in Boulder, Co [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Watch an Insanely Beautiful Time-Lapse Video
If you want to marvel at just how otherworldly our own planet can seem, astrophotographer Randy Halverson has a video for you, which he shot in Wyoming, Utah, and South Dakota in ultra high definition (and you really should watch it that way—it's stunning). Halverson writes that "the slower moving light streaks are airplanes, the fast ones are satellites. I … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A Consumers Energy spokesperson said it is not standard protocol to patch natural gas leaks with rags [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 5 Ways North Korea Is Much Worse Than You Think
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Fark.com RSS » God is alive and well and living in Brooklyn…and he is pissed. So he sued them, of course [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama seizes control of the nation's water supply in an effort to, oh, who can even guess what nonsense they'll come up with this time? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Kirby Delauter, previously known for being Kirby Delauter, is back in the news for acting like Kirby Delauter. Kirby Delauter [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » When the anthropologists of the distant future study our society, this sixth-grader's written apology to an emergency dispatcher for calling 911 and shouting 'DEEZ NUTS' will be among the most valued primary documents [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Republican NC governor promises to sign bill allowing state employees to opt out of officiating weddings on religious grounds… And when I say 'sign', I mean 'veto' [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this robot rumble [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » How the Wu-Tang Clan Is Helping One Brewer Make Beer
Later this summer, you’ll be able to pour one out for Ol' Dirty Bastard using a beer made with his music. Vince Desrosiers of West Philadelphia’s Dock Street has decided to age one of his ales—a golden saison, boasting spicy pineapple and orange-tart flavors—to the vocal stylings of Method Man, Ol’ Dirty, and the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan. “I … [Link]
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