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 » After deadline passes, IMF declares that Greece is in arrears, not really understanding how Greece rolls [News]
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Fark.com RSS » NIMBY-est neighbors EVER welcome new veggie burger place to their East Village neighborhood by gluing rocks to the tree planters so people can't sit on them [Asinine]
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FMyLife » SpankyRaven says FML
Today, my husband asked me to buy a different brand of dish soap, as the one he was using wasn't working. After a quick look, I had to agree. The lemon cordial he had been using, while tasting nice, didn't really help clean the dishes. FML [Link]
FMyLife » piercednipple says FML
Today, my docile gerbil was startled by a car alarm. He dove into my tank top and bit straight through my nipple. FML [Link]
FMyLife » AIienware says FML
Today, at my job at a ceramics store, I was loading a $300 statuette into a woman's car when I saw a dismembered foot in the trunk. I was so startled that I dropped the statuette and it shattered. Turns out the foot was fake and now my boss says I have to pay for the damage. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » This Artist's Pottery Is Just One Inch Tall
Like any other potter, Jon Almeda makes vases, bowls, and more. His just happen to be teeny-tiny. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "All those Facebook rainbow photos are like SO June 27th" [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 'Alice in Wonderland'-esque Library Slowly Disappears Into Darkness
Swedish artist Susanna Hesselberg has built a library that falls into the ground like a rabbit hole. Luckily, glass covered the top to prevent any bibliophiles from falling in. [Link]
Futility Closet » In a Word
Image: Wikimedia Commons doctiloquent
adj. speaking learnedly Please support Futility Closet on Patreon! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If your summer plans included going to see the statue of Satan on the grounds of the Oklahoma capital building, I am afraid I have some bad news for you [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Special Surveillance Court allows the U.S. Government to resume bulk data collections. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 14 Things You Might Not Know About 'Spaceballs'
May the Schwartz be with you. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » All y'all whose METALLY ILL, Google it [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » How A Newborn Baby Sees Facial Expressions
A new study suggests infants can recognize facial expressions, up to a certain distance. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Many Ways to Deflect an Asteroid
In a new video, a curator from the American Museum of Natural History discusses scientists' ideas for saving Earth from a potentially harmful asteroid impact. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now more Girl Scouts than ever will get to go to camp, and it's all because of one terrible bigot [Cool]
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Overheard In The Office » The First Stage Of Work Grief Is Denial
Coworker receiving work back that wasn't done properly: No way! I know I did it right! I must have a computer virus. Maybe I need a defrag? There's no way I had errors! I triple checked it!York, Pennsylvania [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 5PM See You Then!
Assistant: What year is it now?
Manager: 2005
Assistant : Still? Okay! It’s so easy to forget what year it is, isn’t it?
Manager: Not really.
Assistant: So it’s 2006 in–
Manager: January 1st! Commercial Road
Hull, East Yorkshire
UK Overheard by: Simon Green [Link]
Overheard In The Office » As The Village People Will Explain
Coworker, about military uniforms: When you look at young sailors, you can tell the ones who polish and the ones who don't.Madison, Wisconsin [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And You're Just My UPS Guy!
Female coworker on phone: I am really sorry my pregnancy is an inconvenience to you, but guess what: it is an inconvenience to me too!Westland, MichiganOverheard by: Krystal [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Sometimes It's Best to Say, “What the Fuck Are You Doing?”
Receptionist, as boss “innocently” puts hand down his pants to re-adjust: Are you out all next week? I have something for you…but I left it at home.The Loop
Chicago, Illinois [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Ah, the Eternal Dream.
Female HR, about absent coworker: I hope she's just an asshole and not dead.Marlborough, MassachusettsOverheard by: Justa Temp [Link]
Mental Floss » 3D Printer Gives You Chocolate When You Work Out
If being chased by imaginary zombies doesn’t speed up your run, you may need to take more drastic measures—like rewarding yourself with chocolate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sorry, University of Missouri, The Hillary is a little out of your price range. With The Chelsea, you can still get a real Clinton, but for 75% less [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » How do you say "Peter Piper picked a pack of pecker peppers" in Spanish? [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Trivia Questions With a Common Theme
Take the quiz! [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Things You Didn’t Know about Burt of Burt’s Bees
Meet the man behind the ubiquitous lip balm (and other personal care products). [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pope's visit to the U.S. includes Mass at Madison Square Garden. He'll outdraw the Knicks, that's for sure [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these feigning fan girls [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » Debtor’s Revenge
In my latest about.com article, I explore the phenomenon of Debtor's Revenge — when debtors decide to get even by paying fines with pennies. Though it's not always pennies. Might be $1 bills, or some other form of deviousness intended to spite the debt collector. There were so many examples of this that I could easily have made the article … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Portland pastor: "Yes, let's look at 'Biblical Marriage.' We have marrying your deceased brother's widow, marrying your rapist (50 coin payment first), handing out women of conquered nations, and let's not forget marrying your
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Fark.com RSS » Dihydrogen Monoxide will kill you and everyone you care about [PSA]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Dr. Seuss's WWII Propaganda Films
Dr. Seuss actually made some WWII propaganda films. * Ask Siri what zero divided by zero equals. The internet is giddy with delight about her response. * Some things just can’t be a coincidence. * Jon Stewart is going out in style by asking all of his most frequent targets to come on his last show to get their revenge. … [Link]
Mental Floss » What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?
Presiding over the world's largest library isn't easy. [Link]
Mental Floss » How Does a Country Set Withdrawal Limits On All Its ATMs at Once?
How did Greece put corks in all their ATMs? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And there you were, thinking the anti-vaccination people couldn't get any weirder [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Beyond Salad Dressing: 15 Genius Uses For Vinegar
Clean with it, disinfect with it, remove wallpaper with it, and more. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » PayPal dials down deliberate user abuse from a planned 11 back to their current 8 [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Quietly and with little fanfare, Nevada just made it legal to sleep it off in your car [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Astronomers Pinpoint the Exact Time of the V-J Day Kiss
One of history's most famous photos now has a time-stamp, thanks to a determined trio of physicists. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » London: the city that's become so unlivable, even Los Angeles is a step up [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Do NOT fark with Tunisian contractors – they will take your terrorist ass out using just roof tiles [Followup]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was at my best friend's wedding. As she threw the bouquet, I was punched in the face by another bridesmaid. Later, as I was explaining what had happened, I punched myself in the face. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Cut Out the Middle Man With Instant Pickles
Sometimes the pickle cravings come on hard and fast, and there's no time to run out to your nearest grocery store or deli. Enter The Oakland Toy Lab's Instant Pickles Instructables guide, which can make your pickle-snacking dreams a reality—in less than a minute. Normal pickling can take about two days, but this process takes only 30 seconds. To get … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Time a King's Head Turned Up in Some Guy's Attic
Frenchman Jacques Bellanger was using his storage space for more than just dusty Christmas decorations. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tucker Max may have finally grown up [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » The one thing that people never understand about their cats. Well, two things if you count that whole 'licking my own butthole' thing [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Name the Original Trivial Pursuit Categories
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Mental Floss » 7 Comedians Who Did Great Things for Humanity
Maybe laughter really is the best medicine. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » BuzzFeed's fermented herring video is an insult to Sweden, according to surströmming expert and pretty much anyone who's been forced to watch a BuzzFeed video before [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Justin Bieber attends five-day church conference in Sydney, says his life is changed [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » "Dear Prudence: It's wedding season, and I'm trying to think of an implausible scenario to write you about that won't be repetitive. Can we get a best-of column featuring the best examples of wedding questions you've received? Tha
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Mental Floss » Eat Lunch 20 Feet Underwater
People ordering seafood might be a little self conscious with live fish looking over their shoulders. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bill Cosby's lawyers argue that he is not a public figure. (Bill Cosby is a writer and performer currently experiencing legal trouble) [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Greece finds unique way to solve its budget problem [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Teachers Transform Lockers into Book Spines
School might be out for summer, but teachers at Biloxi Junior High School in Mississippi are already preparing for the fall. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Florida man seriously injured after he lost control of his bicycle when it skidded over the gooey remains of an alligator [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Seed" Spitting
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Mental Floss » 11 Outlandish Ways Aristocrats Displayed Their Wealth During the Gilded Age
Here are some ludicrous ways the one percent of the turn of the 20th century spent their money—because, well, they could. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Greece is no longer flirting with disaster they have moved in together and bought a puppy [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Judge issues orders in Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial. He cannot be addressed as the Hulkster, but he can be allowed one "plain bandana." "This is not going to be a carnival" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Man shoots and kills his girlfriend in a hotel after an argument over who got what drugs escalated [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS modernizes its religious laws to 15th century standards, begins executing women for witchcraft and sorcery [Sick]
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Mental Floss » The World's First Emergency Phone Number
More than six decades after Alexander Graham Bell's revolutionary invention, Londoners realized a telephone-based emergency response system might come in handy. [Link]
The Onion » Horoscope: Your Horoscopes — Week Of June 30, 2015
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Fark.com RSS » Starting tomorrow in Florida, you will be able to buy "64-ounce beer containers known as 'growlers' and get them filled at breweries." And here are the rest of the new laws that take effect in our favorite state July 1 [Florida]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: No One Seems To Know Guy Leaning Against Batting Cages Giving Hitting Advice
MADISON, WI—Saying that he is constantly offering words of encouragement and various pointers on maintaining a proper stance, sources confirmed Tuesday that no one at Damen’s Sports Complex appears to know a middle-aged man leaning against the batting cages giving people hitting advice. “At first, I thought the kid in the cage was his son, but he left a while … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Hundreds Of Cheap, Generic Doorstops Flood Market After DoorBlocker Patent Runs Out
DETROIT—Free to produce generic versions of the product after DoorBlocker’s 20-year patent ran out last month, hundreds of businesses have begun distributing cheap, off-brand doorstops to retail outlets nationwide, industry analysts confirmed Tuesday. “Now that anyone can manufacture a doorstop without fear of legal challenges from the DoorBlocker company, we can expect the market to be flooded with tons of … [Link]
The Onion » News: Researchers Say Virgin Mary Actually God’s Second Choice To Bear Son
NEW HAVEN, CT—In a startling discovery that sheds new light on the woman Christians revere as the mother of their Lord and Savior, researchers at Yale Divinity School announced Monday that the Blessed Virgin Mary was in fact God’s second choice to bear His only son.A nearly 2,000-year-old Aramaic scroll unearthed last month in Nazareth reportedly describes a peasant woman … [Link]
Mental Floss » What Are Computer Cookies?
Browser cookies are the Internet’s memory. They remember your email password and the items in your Amazon shopping cart so you don’t have to. In 1994, Lou Montulli, the same genius who first suggested putting animated GIFs on the Web, invented these chunks of data. But he wasn’t the first person to use the word cookie, which had already been … [Link]
FMyLife » bosslady says FML
Today, my intern was given his own office. I have been asking to move out of my cubicle for nearly four years. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, the man that I have a crush on finally touched me. This would have been great, if not for the fact that it was to roll me on my side while I was having a seizure. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Greek government insists that a "no" vote on Sunday will not mean an exit from the euro [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this most welcome visitor [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Perfect Storm'
The fog's just lifting on the movie's 15 year anniversary. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So, you thought body cams would deter police brutality, did you? [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Real life angry birds are much more terrifying than the game [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Laundry Shaming
This would be so great if it happened today. Can you imagine the ruckus on social media if some darling tyke came home with an accusatory advertisement pinned to its clothes?
Original ad here. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Woof Washer
Not only cleans your dog, but also apparently gets them to stand still.
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Fark.com RSS » Hyundai replaces GM as official automotive sponsor of the NFL [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Wenatchee wildfire is "like watching a natural disaster within arm's reach". … LIKE? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » After residents in one neighborhood complain about a billboard advertising a strip club, the strip club wraps itself up in the First Amendment and vows to make even racier billboards. Just kidding, they take it down so nobody's offended [Cool]
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FMyLife » Claudine says FML
Today, my boss is on the phone with a Russian customer, who keeps saying, "Speak Russian please!" My boss asks me to translate, as he hired me for my knowledge of Russian. He says something, I translate in Russian, then the customer says, "Speak English please!" FML [Link]
GraphJam » Money can't buy Money can buy Money Love Everything else Hookers
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GraphJam » You've Been FORGETFUL
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GraphJam » Noises from my office building's toilet stalls
Graph by: Brown Tagged: blackberry , flush , keys , noises , Office , rude , stalls , toilet , toilet paper , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Understanding Your Llama
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GraphJam » Great, I Have to Do All the Work… Again
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GraphJam » I Love You… Figuratively
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GraphJam » Why villans in Scooby Doo are arested
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GraphJam » What Is Florida Supposed to Be?
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GraphJam » I Know It Might Be Wrong
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GraphJam » Am I Using; It Right?
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GraphJam » Math topics I will actually NEED to use
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GraphJam » Replotted: People Are Just Jerks
Especially you. You know what you did. Graph by: eatatdans Tagged: jerks , life , people , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila, Floor!
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GraphJam » Things you do when you get a Mac
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GraphJam » Girls online
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GraphJam » What If the Pilot Goes for a Nap!?
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GraphJam » Now I Can Die Happy
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GraphJam » I'd Live There Permanently
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GraphJam » Kings I'm Familar With
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GraphJam » Incidentally, That's a Great Movie Title
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GraphJam » I'd Like It Even Better If It Were Dancing
I don't like anything about Professor Graphic. I am the approximately 9% Graph by: supermattyb (via charmingcharlie.co.nr) Tagged: dancing , moustache , Pie Chart , tophat Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » Architectural Installation Purifies Water Over New Yorkers' Heads
Andrés Jaque has created art that also provides clean water. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Caption this hugfest [Caption]
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Fark.com RSS » Thanks to John Oliver, here's a great way to waste your leap second [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Science says that bacon is so delicious because of the 150 chemicals that are released when you cook it [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Tale of the Red Wall
This Graffiti Artist’s Epic Battle With A Clean-Up Crew Is a Great Story, Told in Pictures. The wall is red, and must stay that way.
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A conviction in Britain once meant being shipped off to Australia -possibly for the rest of your life. The mementos those exiles left behind are heartbreaking to this day.
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All About Seashells. There’s more … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my 3-year-old pooped his pants in a public bathroom. As I was squatting down, doing my best to clean poop off of his legs and the floor, a wasp flew up my pant leg. I was stung four times before I danced it out of my pants. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Your tax dollars at work: The F-16's 1970s-era design was so advanced and futuristic that it defeats the modern-day F-35 in dogfights… every time [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Oregon giving away free marijuana to celebrate legalization: "Starting July 1, it will be legal for adults 21 or older to possess and use recreational marijuana. Residents can grow up to 4 plants per residence, as long as they are out of public v
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FMyLife » Greattitan2 says FML
Today, I was working at a fast food restaurant when I cut my hand. There was a good amount of blood flowing out so I ran to my manager and asked where the first aid kit was. He then picked up a washcloth and some tape and handed it to me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Justincredible69 says FML
Today, I was legitimately sick so I called in to work. Apparently, 4 other guys on my line called in too. My boss thought we planned it. Now we're all written up. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Science-Backed Ways to Fall in Love
Want someone to love you? Give these techniques a try. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In the most Florida story ever, former Florida State Seminoles mascot stabbed to death over argument about gumbo spices [Florida]
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FMyLife » CoffeeGirl2000 says FML
Today, a woman came through drive-thru and placed a long order while screaming at her kids in back. When we forgot a doughnut, she became enraged, threw her iced coffees at me, told me I was a no-life and that I always get her order wrong. It's my first day and I was only giving her the order. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Okay, you're a sect of Orthodox Jews and you badly want to send your people to protest the whole gay marriage and pride parade thing … but you don't dare let your people see gay people with their own eyes. What to do, what to do? [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 9 Old-Fashioned Ways to Climb the Social Ladder
Before reality television or Instagram fame were around to catapult people up the social ladder, here are the often-extreme measures would-be socialites had to resort to. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Greeks ditching Euro and switching to a worthless currency. No, not that one [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 15 'Star Wars' Movie Locations You Can Actually Visit
The people at Lucasfilm traveled to locations around the world in order to bring the "galaxy far, far away" to life. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Study finds link between citrus fruits and melanoma. Time to find a new mixer for your vodak [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Japanese Mourn Loss of Feline Stationmaster
Last weekend, thousands gathered in Japan to mourn the passing of Tama, the honorary stationmaster of the Kishi train station—who was also a cat. She died earlier in the week of heart failure at age 16, and people in the area are heartbroken. Tama might have seemed to be a typical cat, living a life filled with naps and lots … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you've always wanted to spit seeds out of your grilled cheese, you're in luck. Watermelon toast is now a thing [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Best Friends Build Own Private Neighborhood to Be Together Forever
Four close-knit couples in Texas came up with a clever way to live together while maintaining their independence. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Great Wall of China soon becoming the 'used to be' Great Wall of China because of erosion. No wonder you can't see it from space anymore [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » What used to be one of the oldest wooden outdoor stadiums in the U.S. caught fire in Eugene, OR [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The 12 worst companies to work for. Surprisingly, Assistant Crack Whores, Inc. didn't make the list this year [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Guinness World Records Says Goodbye to the Tallest Cow Ever
On June 25, Guinness World Records said a formal farewell to Blosom, the tallest cow ever. Blosom stood at 190 centimeters, or just a little over 6.2 feet, beating the original title holder by just 2 centimeters Blosom had been with her owner, Patty Meads-Hanson, since the female Holstein cow was just 8 weeks old, and it was Meads-Hanson’s father … [Link]
Mental Floss » Do You Know What's Inside a Golf Ball?
Even though golf balls look the same on the outside, it's what's underneath those dimpled shells that may surprise you. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bishop in Paraguay REALLY picked the wrong papacy to start embezzling money meant for the poor [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: New Offensive on Eastern Front, First Battle of the Isonzo
June 29, 1915: New Offensive on Eastern Front, First Battle of the Isonzo The unraveling of the Russian armies that began with the breakthrough at Gorlice-Tarnow in May 1915 accelerated in the months that followed, as the German Eleventh Army under General August von Mackensen (below) launched a series of major offensives supported by the Austro-Hungarian Second, Third, and Fourth … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman vanishes after snorkeling off Curacao. Apparently you can't really tell when that stuff goes bad [Scary]
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Mental Floss » How Do Parrots Mimic?
Parrots have a unique brain region that may be the key to their uncanny talent for mimicry. [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Things You Might Not Know About 'Fiddler on the Roof'
The sun never seems to set on this timeless musical about Tevye and his "laughing through tears" humor. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New airport terminal in Pyongyang opens amid reports that Kim Jong Un was so unhappy with its design that he had the architect executed. People in Denver perk up and say, "You can DO that?" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Supreme Court to Texas: Don't like the same sex marriage ruling? Well here's one on your abortion restrictions, too [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these leafy greens [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » New App Designed to Help the Colorblind
Red Stripe is a program designed to help those who have red-green colorblindness. [Link]
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