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 » A log encrusted with barnacles can be a cool thing to spot on the beach…until it explodes [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 15 Out-of-This-World Facts About 'Men in Black'
Forget everything you've seen. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Chattanooga shootings might boil down to another insurance company refusal to cover service [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » FoxNews, ever the incubator of novel ideas for solving the big problems of the day, offers an approach to reduce shark bites worldwide: Kill all the sharks [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Rachel Dolezal wants to identify as a writer, now [Followup]
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Mental Floss » In A Language With Only 123 Words, Less Is More
Somewhere on most people’s lifelong to-do lists is the lofty aspiration to learn another language. Some will eventually follow through, but for others, adopting an entirely new vocabulary and set of grammatical rules is just too time-consuming. If that’s the case, aspiring language-learners might be interested in Toki Pona, a language invented in 2001 by Canadian linguist Sonja Lang in … [Link]
Mental Floss » What's the Right Way to Make a Manhattan?
The Manhattan's recipe is simple: whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. It doesn’t quite follow the original definition of a cocktail since it adds wine-based sweet vermouth to the standard sugar, bitters, booze, and (maybe) water, but it does have some similarities to another whiskey cocktail: the Old Fashioned. Cocktail lovers may argue over whether to use rye or bourbon whiskey, … [Link]
Mental Floss » Designer Imagines a Nintendo Phone
Designer Pierre Cerveau has created a mockup of the phone we didn't know we needed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know all those smug people stuffing their Whole Foods' bags with kale? Yeah, they're smugly going bald [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 13 Things You Might Not Know About Costco
Brad Pitt is not a satisfied customer. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Aliens, We're Coming For You
We've been searching for life on other planets for years without much luck. Now that a Russian billionaire is investing $100 million into the search, we might have a better chance. * A photographer captured a lazy frog catch a ride on a snail. * We all know at least one silly law, but photographer Olivia Locher documented just how … [Link]
FMyLife » wtfudge says FML
Today, I finally had a date. Not even five minutes into both of us talking, she had a professional form for me to fill out on myself indicating who I am, my personality, and if I am willing to go intimate within two weeks of our relationship. FML [Link]
FMyLife » simply_meeeee says FML
Today, after hours of waiting in line, I finally met my favorite band. After posing for a picture, I looked at my phone to find that instead of taking a picture with me and the band, my friend took selfies. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 10,000 Caged Monkeys is not Natalie Merchant's new band [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Prudence, I'm coming out of the closet soon. Should I use my best friend's wedding as a venue for this announcement? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Richard Nixon's first phone call to the moon was pretty (expletive deleted) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Why did the chicken cross the road? To escape the fiery wreck that it was in [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » In a sure sign of journalistic decline "The Associated Press inaccurately converted hectares to square miles" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this supportive sect [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Your Favorite Beach Is Covered in Poo
A new study finds that fecal bacteria lives longer in sand than in seawater. [Link]
Mental Floss » The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon
Here's what they did once they came back to Earth. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Types of Signs
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Mental Floss » The Smithsonian Is Hoping to "Reboot" Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Spacesuit
The museum wants your help preserving the suit Armstrong wore for the moon landing in 1969. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to have and to hold 'til a thief breaks into your car and steals all your gifts on your wedding night [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 11 Spotted Facts About Dalmatians
You may have seen this spotted dog on the back of a fire truck or in the movies, but how much do you know about this unusual breed? [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: U.S. Embassy Reopens In Cuba After 54 Years
The U.S. embassy in Havana reopened this morning for the first time since 1961, and the Cuban embassy began flying its flag once more in Washington, D.C., a formal demonstration of the countries’ restored diplomatic ties. What do you think?
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Mental Floss » Watch a Colorblind Man See the Full Spectrum for the First Time
Ethan Zachery Scott doesn't know what he's in for when he slides on a pair of EnChroma glasses, which correct for colorblindness. [Link]
The Onion » Commentary: If You Want To Date My Daughter, You’re Going To Have To Date Me First
As a father, I’ve always been very protective of my daughter. She’s the center of my universe, and I would do just about anything for her. And that means making sure that she only spends time with boys who treat her the way that she deserves to be treated. So let’s make one thing perfectly clear: If you want to … [Link]
Mental Floss » These Instagram Stars Decorate Their Beards With Glitter and Feathers
Things can get a little hairy over @TheGayBeards. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » RCMP websites down as Anonymous vows to avenge Dawson Creek death. I was upset when Jen died, but come on guys, that was ages ago [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » #womenon10
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Further suggestions welcome. [Link]
Mental Floss » First Names of 'Saturday Night Live' Stars
Take the quiz! [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Totally Rad '80s Toys
10 Totally Rad '80s Toys… And Where They Are Now. The best ones are still around, although they don’t look like they used to.
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Pro Surfer Mick Fanning Fights Off Shark During Competition. The incident in South Africa was broadcast live on TV.
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A Movie Fan's Guide to the Marvel Universe. Get more of your favorite movie superheroes … [Link]
FMyLife » mrsmahdi says FML
Today, I was fired from my dream job for being pregnant. Apparently, you can't teach children while growing one inside you. FML [Link]
FMyLife » TheDrugsAreStrongWithThisOne says FML
Today, a customer wanted corporate's number because we aren't allowed to sell pies after midnight. After a drug-fuelled cuss-storm, she punched me in the face through the open window and peeled out of drive-thru like a bat out of hell. FML [Link]
FMyLife » lissabobissa says FML
Today, the AC broke at work. I work in a hotel and every single guest asked me if I knew how hot it was in the lobby. It was 96 degrees for 7 hours. I definitely knew. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 'Eternal' Yogurt Theoretically Lives Forever, Tastes Great
Family heirlooms, those precious objects handed down from one generation to the next, can vary wildly in their value. Whereas an article of jewelry might fetch a handsome price at auction, other inheritances carry only sentimental value. One Indian-American immigrant mother’s gift to her daughter falls somewhere in between: a simple batch of plain yogurt, but one unmatched by any … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Now featuring Snew [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news everyone: Beijing's overcrowding issue of 21.52 million residents has been solved. The solution? Make it a colossal enormous gigantic astronomic vast mega supercity of 130 million [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » The Greek bailout negotiations are a reminder that most "David and Goliath" stories end with Goliath kicking David's ass six ways to Sunday without breaking a sweat [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 10 American Ghost Towns You Can Visit
Because towns inhabited by actual people are so overrated. [Link]
Mental Floss » Mental Floss Trivia Show is Coming to VidCon!
Next stop for The mental_floss Trivia Show: VidCon in Anaheim! [Link]
Mental Floss » Youngest or Eldest, Your Birth Order Doesn’t Affect Your Personality
A new study of 377,000 people finds no correlation between birth order and personality traits. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » At least one bank has now been prosecuted for their role in the 2008 financial crisis. I mean sure, it was a tiny bank trying to do the right thing, and the jury cleared them on all 80 counts, but hey [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Canada can now lay claim to being the most respected country in the world, although half of them speak French and the other half let them [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » A Visual History of Homes In America
In snazzy chart form. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "As an architect, I'm not sure that I want to live in a world built and run by libertarian engineers, particularly in a floating city" [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news, hipsters – there's still one bit of Times Square that's as seedy as it was in its '70s glory days, complete with stabbings, junkies and unspeakable goings-on in the restrooms. And it's McDonald's [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » British comedian makes it rain on Sepp Blatter. No word on how hard he had to twerk for it [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Crows are jerks. Here's all the proof you'll ever need [Obvious]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Word ‘Millennials’ Forced Into Headline To Boost Pageviews
CHICAGO—Seeking to maximize the potential reach of their latest post, sources confirmed Thursday that the editors of news website The Daily Blotter managed to force the word “millennials”into the article’s headline in order to boost pageviews. “This post was about to go live when I realized that shoehorning the word ‘millennials’ into both the header and the lede somewhere would … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A $6 trillion asteroid missed earth by 1.5 million miles today, or about the same as a Scott Norwood field goal [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 10 Hair-Raising Facts About ‘Edward Scissorhands’
Tim Burton’s goth masterpiece is turning 25. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Latest reason so many wildfires are burning out of control this year? Drones [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Is a Microphone a ‘Mic’ or a ‘Mike’?
If you forget your microphone is on and say something inappropriate do you have a “hot mike” problem or a “hot mic” problem? Do you go to “open mike night” or “open mic night”? When you’ve delivered a devastating comeback do you drop “the mike” or “the mic”? The early abbreviation for microphone, dating back to 1927, was mike, but … [Link]
The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of July 19, 2015
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Fark.com RSS » If you recently heaved a duvet stuffed with coconuts into a canal in Manchester, the police want you to know they found it [Strange]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Nephew Surprised By How Much Bigger Aunt Has Gotten Since Last Year
NEW ULM, MN—Admitting that he could hardly even recognize her, local 12-year-old Ethan Harrelson was reportedly surprised Monday by how much bigger his aunt Judy Stohl had gotten since the previous year. “Oh, my, look at you—you were just about half this size when I last saw you. What’s Uncle Peter feeding you over there?” said a visibly amazed Harrelson, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Felonious six-foot-tall mice, breaking George HW Bush news, and Nixon's last meal: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 7/12 – 7/18 [FarkBlog]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Winchester Unveils New 9MM Stray Bullet Guaranteed To Hit Innocent Bystanders
NEW HAVEN, CT—Touting the product’s ability to veer dramatically from the barrel of a handgun with impeccable precision, Winchester Repeating Arms officials unveiled a new 9mm stray bullet Monday that the company vows will hit innocent bystanders. “We are proud to bring our customers the first bullet with a truly off-course trajectory, which carries with it our 100 percent ironclad … [Link]
The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Flagged For Removal
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The Onion » American Voices: Linguists Restore Pride In ‘Hillbilly’ Dialect
Seeking to eradicate stereotypes about Appalachian people and the way they talk, scholars and linguists are undergoing multiple projects to instill pride in those who speak the dialect, pointing to its particularities as strengths rather than weaknesses and reassuring those who feel pressured to adopt a non-regional accent. What do you think?
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FMyLife » Bleach dat Blood says FML
Today, I woke to find a pool of my own blood all over my pillow. Frantic to find the source of the blood, I rushed into the bathroom and tripped over my too-long pajama pants. Crashing to the floor face first, I broke my nose. Turns out I had just bitten my lip in the middle of the night. FML [Link]
FMyLife » creepedout says FML
Today, I received a text with my last name spelled wrong. A short conversation revealed he got my number from me, through Tinder. I don't have an account, but he insisted he knew that I like it 'hard and rough'. He knew my first name. I still don't know how he got my phone number or name. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Queen Elizabeth drives onto grass on her way to church because "too many people were walking in the road" [Scary]
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Weird Universe » The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell
Marc Hartzman, author of the weird classic God Made Me Do It (featured here on WU back in 2010) is back with a new journey into the bizarre — The Embalmed Head of Oliver Cromwell – A Memoir. Marc writes:
This historical fiction book follows the real history of Cromwell's head through 300 years of posthumous journeys across England (1661-1960), all … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this peace advocate [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 10 Things We’ll See in 10 Years
The discoveries, innovations and high-flying developments in store for us in the next 10 years. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drug smuggler admits he buried a corpse in his backyard so his wife wouldn't sell their home [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Nope [Unlikely]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 66: Eighteen Holes in Vietnam
In 1972, Air Force navigator Gene Hambleton was shot down over enemy territory in Vietnam, and a ferocious offensive beat back every attempt to rescue him. In today’s show we’ll learn how his lifelong passion for golf became the key to his escape. We’ll also learn about a videogame based on the Dyatlov Pass incident and puzzle over why a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The cake was a lie [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Life is short. Have a security breach [Fail]
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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #254
Having little mannikins of the performers standing on their records is a vivid metaphor about the living quality of the sound. But then to set those records and their passengers rafting down the river–well, the metaphor gets a little jumbled, to say the least.
Original advert here. [Link]
Mental Floss » Types of Signs
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Mental Floss » Fun Berlin Apartment Has a Secret Fireman's Pole
In a secret room behind a bookshelf, you can slide down a fireman's pole. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yo dawg, I heard you like horses, so I put a horse on your horse so you can horse while you horse [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, for some reason entirely beyond my knowledge, Siri referred to me as "Sugartits". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Ouch says FML
Today, I was at a professional tennis match. The ball was hit extremely hard, resulting in it going into the crowd. And when I say crowd, I mean my face. FML [Link]
FMyLife » wtf did he do says FML
Today, while in the waiting room at the dentist's office, I looked up at the news on the TV to see my husband's mugshot. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » La Embajada de Estados Unidos en La Habana está abierta para los negocios [Cool]
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GraphJam » Why Even Bother?
I vote we forgo pants Graph by: dinglemunch Tagged: evolution , infographic , pants , time Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Things you spend time on whilst in the shower
LoL by: Unknown Tagged: shower , situational humor , time Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Replotted: Have You Gotten Divorced Yet?
Graph by: ktnewport Tagged: best of week , boyfriend , divorced , family , Pie Chart , thanksgiving Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Outcome of teaching my grandfather how to use his computer
LoL by: Oafy Tagged: accident , computers , frustration , grandfather , learning , old people , teaching Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Can I have a piece of gum?
Graph by: jcblm5145 Tagged: dont-lie , give me a piece , gum , Pie Chart , sharing is caring Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Bronyship Is Magic
Brohoof! Join the herd Graph by: flutershy Tagged: Bronies , friendship is magic , my little pony , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » News With Jokes vs. News That's a Joke
Graph by: PhillyWillyNillyChilly Tagged: best of week , colbert report , fox , MSNBC , news , Pie Chart , the daily show Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » OMG My Fam Iz Soooooooo Boring
Graph by: Meyerdude Tagged: dinner , family , omg , Pie Chart , talking Share on Facebook
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Graph by: voltronprime Tagged: clash of the titans , dilf , kraken , liam neeson , man milf , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What Will Make Your Book A Bestseller
Graph by: jsiva Tagged: bestseller , books , oprah , peace , prosperity Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Plot Is For…Real Films
Graph by: cdm1138 Tagged: action , Michael Bay , movies , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What if He's Your Second Cousin?
Those barely count, right? Graph by: Unknown Tagged: attraction , boys , cousins , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What you think you will be in the future, and where you actually end up
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: age , ceo , cubicle , drive thru , fortune 500 , future , Line Graph , president , wal mart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Usefulness of Patio Umbrella
Usefulness of Patio Umbrella Graph by: overpricedshirt.com Tagged: cat , chairs , furniture , patio , pets , shade , sun , umbrella Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Make It Happen, Captain.
http://www.themorningnews.org/archi~ Graph by: Unknown Share on Facebook
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Graph by: TacoMan72 Tagged: knife , pencil , Pie Chart , safe , safety pin , scissors , stab Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Who Is the Real Master?
Graph by: Dassrull Tagged: cat , pets , Pie Chart , sleep Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Likelihood That I Will Use My Four Years of High School Spanish Education For…
Graph by: Bfa Tagged: application , college , country , education , engineering , finance , high school , international , move , Pie Chart , spanish Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Becoming a Superhero: the Definitive How-to Guide
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: captain america , How To , superheroes , the hulk , Thor , xmen Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » People who complain about the new movie adaptation of a book/comic/video game
LoL by: JonM Tagged: books , comics , complaining , fanboys , movies , premiere , sci fi , suck , video games , women Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » The latest royals with Nazi links – HRH Corgis [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "Paying for somebody's toll? That's-a-firin'" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Eight-year-old girl eats bubble wrap, Play-Dough and sand, dreams of becoming a school lunch lady one day [Strange]
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Mental Floss » The Largest Feathered Dinosaur Was Just Discovered in China
Meet Zhenyuanlong suni. This feathered dinosaur lived 125 million years ago in what is now China. He had short arms and dramatic plumage, from the tiny crown on his head, to the quill-like feathers that extended from his wings and tail. He was also very large. Zhenyuanlong suni: biggest ever winged dinosaur is found in China http://t.co/bEZMQtwexA pic.twitter.com/kWv8K4gqC6 — The … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Congratulations on surviving the brush fire in the Cajon pass and being evacuated to safety after abandoning your vehicle. That will be several hundred dollars if you want your car back [Followup]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had lunch with an old friend I've had a crush on for years. We're both single, so I figured it to be kind of like a date. Until he started talking about how he told his brother last night that we would never be a thing. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 46 years ago today the original fake moon landing was faked [Hero]
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Mental Floss » 15 Mysterious Facts About ‘The Hardy Boys’
Frank and Joe Hardy have been blowing mysteries wide open for almost 90 years, combating ghosts, thieves, monsters, and shifty characters to the delight of several generations of kids. Fans of The Hardy Boys books might have caught a lot of the action along the way, but they may not realize that the series is its own shady case file … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Things You Didn't Know About U.S. Army Special Forces
In hot spots around the globe, the Green Berets are often the first in and the last out. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Concerned citizen calls the cops because a woman left her two children eating in a mall food court while she interviewed for a job. Fark: 30 feet away [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » We interrupt your normal programming on the California Drought to bring you this story of a bridge on I-10 near Palm Springs being washed away in a flood [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 13 Tips for Stargazing From Astronomers
Even you city dwellers can see some celestial objects using these pro tips. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Proving once and for all that Tequila does make you invincible: Man is run over by freight train, gets up uninjured and yes … is still drunk [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » NBC goes where no one else dares: the cutthroat world of dishwasher loading [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Mitsubishi to American G.I.s: Sorry about that [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this case of the crazies [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Magnetic pulses may ease ringing in the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE eeeears [Interesting]
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