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 » PhoenixChick says FML
Today, my mother-in-law got her driver's license, despite being prone to fainting, seizures, and being on so much medication that she sometimes forgets where she is. She now wants to drive us to all our family functions, and my father-in-law won't object because he doesn't want to damage her self-esteem. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I told my boss I need a scrub brush to properly clean the stairs at my workplace. She gave me an old toothbrush. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 High-Stakes Facts About 'Casino'
6. According to Martin Scorsese, the film has "no plot at all." [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Do I Have to Go to Sleep?
Our debut story in new science-based series for kids called "Why?' [Link]
Mental Floss » The Unofficial State Cars of America
At first glance, it seems like car tastes don't really vary much from state to state: The majority of the map is going to show you a lot of Ford F-Series. Popular Mechanics decided to dig a little deeper and make a map that showed the most distinctive car favorite in each state. They turned to Tom Libby of IHS … [Link]
Mental Floss » A Special Whisky Glass for Special Space Whisky
One Scotch maker is already planning for space tourism. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Lesbos groaning under the weight of immigrants [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Meet the 8-Year-Old Girl Who Started Her Own Monthly Newspaper
Hilde Lysiak's publication covers fires, fundraisers, and town hall meetings. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Memorable Comics Screw-Ups
Mistakes happen. Sometimes, like in these mixups, those mistakes end up in print with a distribution in the hundreds of thousands. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Millennials are moving in to New Orleans, which can only mean gluten-free artisanal beignets, free trade chicory coffee and tofu gumbo can't be too far behind [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Honest Love Cards
These honest love cards capture the truth of relationships more than any store-bought greeting card ever could. A few are NSFW. * Slap bracelet + yoga mat = self-rolling yoga mat. For those people with enough energy to do yoga but not enough to roll the mat back up. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: 10 Unbelievably Tragic Deaths of … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: ‘Superhenge’ Discovered Underground Near Stonehenge
Ground-penetrating radar has detected a row of massive stones near Stonehenge beneath the surface of the soil, which were likely erected around 4,500 years ago to delineate a special area such as a temple but were then knocked down and buried for unknown reasons. What do you think?
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Fark.com RSS » "Jeez, my head. What the heck did I do last night?" "Well, you designed an aircraft" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Los Angeles county has sentenced more people to death than the five most execution-happy Southern states [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Inmate offers to donate bone marrow to the judge who sentenced him to 25 years in prison, says going to jail saved him and helped turn his life around [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Two tons of cocaine disguised as printer ink seized, police note the low declared value tipped them off [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Serotonin is Known as the 'Joy Chemical,' but It's Also Found in Animal Venom
In the stomach, serotonin regulates digestion, but injected into the skin, it can turn deadly [Link]
Fark.com RSS » .. – .- .-.. .. .- -. / -.-. …. . … … / .–. .-.. .- -.– . .-. / -.-. .- ..- –. …. – / ..- … .. -. –. / — — .-. … . / -.-. — -.. . / – — / -.-. …. . .- – / -.. ..- .-. .. -. –. / – — ..- .-. -. .- — . -. – .-.-.- [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » That Brady kid probably did it [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Two 5 year olds tunnel out of kindergarten playground and make their way to car dealer to buy a new Jaguar. And it would've worked too, if it wasn't for those meddling adults [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Sorry I missed our lunch meeting, I went to the Emergency Room because I accidentally shot myself with a staple gun," and other interesting out-of-office messages [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Waffle House serves up one billionth waffle. How many of these did YOU consume? [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop the ridiculously cool and/or dangerous playground equipment you know you really, really, really, really wanted when you were about 10 years old [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Artist Who Paints With Dead Fish
Practicing the traditional Japanese art of gyotaku. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "The 9th hole here is a par 4 with a few sand traps and a runaway car" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 25 Unusual Foreign Travel Warnings for Visiting the U.S.
Stay away from gas stations near the Orlando airport! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I now pronounce you husband and wife. Once I've taken this selfie [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » It's probably one in a million that you get hit by lightning, probably one in two million that your bra saves your life [Weird]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Refugees Grateful For Chance To See Europe While Being Bounced From Country To Country
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY—Saying they never dreamed they’d have the opportunity to do so much traveling and sightseeing, tens of thousands of refugees across Europe confirmed Tuesday that they were grateful for the chance to take in so many of the continent’s natural and historical treasures while being bounced from country to country. “I thought the Serbian countryside was so beautiful when … [Link]
Mental Floss » See the Indonesian Volcano With Neon Blue Sulfur Flows
The gorgeous blue flows are a result of sulfuric emissions, which can send flames as high as 16 feet into the air. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » North and South Korea agree to hold a reunion for families separated by Korean war. North Korean relative looking forward to seeing family, food [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Let us journey, you and I, to the rice paddies of Wisconsin [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » If you decide you don't want to drive after drinking too much, it's rather important to stop the vehicle first [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 1815: Watch out for cattle rustlers. 2015: Watch out for beehive rustlers [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Mouth Wrestling Is No Joke for Sarcastic Fringeheads
Sarcastic fringehead fish battle it out several times a day by interlocking their enormous mouths. [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Shoot for the moon
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The Onion » News in Brief: Teen Coming Out Of Shell Giving Bully Lots Of New Material To Work With
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—Claiming he “hit the jackpot” when his victim began displaying an increased level of confidence and expressing his personal interests, local bully David Macomber told reporters Tuesday that he has had loads of new material to work with since 14-year-old Andrew Reid started coming out of his shell several weeks ago. “I used to just make fun of him … [Link]
FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, I got a date after being alone for the past 2 years. The girl who my friends set me up with began asking my monthly income, my current occupation, and asked if I have a credit card account. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » School run. Ukrainian edition [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Ejected from bar, Florida man throws bike in water, jumps in, taunts bar patrons, swims to another bar [Florida]
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The Onion » Commentary: After Another Incredible Summer, It’s Time To Put My Shirt Back On
Without a doubt, the past three months have been awesome. It’s been nothing but hitting the beach with my buddies, knocking back cold ones at barbecues, chilling on my sweet deck, and rollerblading through town—and I got to spend every single minute of it feeling the warmth of the sun on my chest. But it’s finally come down to it. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What's that, Timmy? Lassie is stuck in a well? And now you are too? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Who put drugs in our drugs? [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Bangkok cops bust meth-taking abbots and monks in temple after being tipped off by dealers and incensed temple neighbors [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If you keep pushing your wives off cliffs, people may stop believing they just fell [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Why Public Bathroom Sensors Don’t Always Work
The cause of all your public restroom frustrations, explained. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chinese Government: We are the ones who decide when the Dalai Lama will reincarnate, and what he will reincarnate to [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Ordinarily, Pizza and Beer go very well together. But when the state police have to take down the lady driving the beer truck because she wants to shoot the pizza delivery dude, well. . . That's a horse of a different color [Scary]
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The Onion » Onion Studios: Threat Level Hypothetical: How Cannibalistic Militias Could, Technically Speaking, Wipe Out A Small South American Village
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Fark.com RSS » Mystery solved: Just why the hell don't you ever see baby pigeons? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Great news about Fark's mobile site [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Italy's highest court: "Yeah, ok, we admit that our police and prosecutors offices are a bunch of incompetent idiots, happy now?" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Walter Palmer's dental surgery re-opened in Minneapolis today, and it has a lovely new rug [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Not News: Police issue citation for busted windshield. Fark: As it was in the process of getting fixed [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Searchers have found even more body parts in Garfield Park, believe separatists are at work [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother: It's so hard shopping here with my disabled child. Supermarket: No problem. We've designed you a new shopping cart [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korea's beloved all-girl band goes missing and another almost identical band takes its place. Who does Kim Jong Un think he is, Prince? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 10 Snappy Facts About Slim Jim
Slim Jims have been the go-to meat snack for bar patrons, convenience store customers, and teenagers for decades. Here’s everything you may not know about the spicy sausage sticks. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Stocky Facts About Bernese Mountain Dogs
This charming dog from the Swiss Alps is too fluffy to resist. Learn more about the draft dog and its heritage. [Link]
Mental Floss » It's a Living
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Fark.com RSS » Navy okays plan to send 5,000 marines to Guam. Guam readies counterbalance [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Carpal tunnel syndrome from handwriting too many letters. New extremity injury: Cubital tunnel syndrome from talking on a cell phone too long [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Can't Remember Your Dreams? Study Finds You Might Still Be Having Them
Your brain at rest is (probably) more active than you think. [Link]
The Onion » News: Secretary Of Labor Assures Nation There Still Plenty Of Jobs For Americans Willing To Outwork Robots
WASHINGTON—Addressing the continued plight of the nation’s long-term unemployed, Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez offered his assurances Tuesday that the United States still has plenty of job opportunities for people willing to outwork robots.During a morning press conference, Perez told reporters that while he sympathizes with the frustration felt by out-of-work Americans, the nation currently has more than 8 million … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police urge students to 'party with caution' during frosh week. You could face a $65 fine for puking on a cash register, jail for selling roommates iPad, and you don't want to know what could happen if you lick a baked good slated for sal
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Fark.com RSS » China to create "public square dancing management mechanism" to combat unruly old ladies who like to dance [Amusing]
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The Onion » Horoscope: Your Horoscopes — Week Of September 8, 2015
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Fark.com RSS » This probably has nothing to do with an escaped alien plague. Probably [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Roundup, like nearly every other substance known to man, is now known by the State of California to cause cancer [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Palace Built By a Postman, Using Stones From His Route
Ferdinand Cheval spent 33 years single-handedly building his dream palace—and he did it by collecting rocks as he delivered the mail. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » An alarm clock in your airline luggage is usually not a problem … unless it evacuates an entire major airport [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Drop Everything and Go Watch Plants Grow from This Cabin on Stilts
Wild Thing, a cabin designed by Latvian architecture students, is an outlook over a meadow in the process of becoming wild again. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis lightens up Catholic rules on remarriage [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Life's really difficult when my knees are this sharp [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Answers These 30 General Knowledge Questions
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When you're hiding behind a bush ready to pounce on a lone woman, make sure it isn't a kickboxer capable of knocking you out with her thighs [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Researchers SHOCKED to find E-cigarettes being used by teens to 'vape' marijuana. Subby looks at his apple, toilet paper core, two-liter bottle, and sighs [Obvious]
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FMyLife » auest says FML
Today, my girlfriend had an anxiety attack while we were on a date at a laser tag arena. No biggie, these things happen. We went outside and I talked to her and helped her calm down. Some guy apparently thought I was the one making her cry, walked over and socked me in the back of the head. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Why do Americans say ‘Uh’ and ‘Um’ and British People Say ‘Er’ and ‘Erm’?
British people do not read 'er' and 'erm' in the way that Americans would read those words. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Anti-Semitic graffiti will remain on the Queen's Vagina [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Porn app took secret photos of users. This should be just like a Fark Party only in picture format [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » This Tokyo Book Store Only Carries One Book at a Time
Morioka Shoten takes curation to the extreme. [Link]
The Onion » Sports News in Brief: NASCAR Driver Always Forgets Which Side Of Car Gas Tank On
INDIANAPOLIS—Noting that he had already made the same mistake during his last three pit stops, NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. expressed frustration Sunday after once again forgetting which side of his car the gas tank is on. “Goddammit, I do this every time,” said Truex, carefully watching for other cars driving past him at 200 miles per hour as he … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "There is a pretty obvious way to reduce gun violence" [Unlikely]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Amount Of Water Man Just Used To Wash Dish To Be Prize Of Hand-To-Hand Combat Match In 2065
HARTFORD, CT—Noting how it would one day be regarded as an almost unimaginably precious bounty, sources confirmed Tuesday that the quantity of water local resident Kevin Lachowsky just used to wash a single dish will be the same amount awarded as the grand prize of hand-to-hand death matches in the year 2065. According to reports, the volume of water that … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Obamas Decide To Stay In White House Until Daughters Finish High School
WASHINGTON—Saying it wouldn’t be fair to disrupt their lives after seven years in the same school district, Barack and Michelle Obama this week announced their plans to stay in the White House until their daughters graduate high school. “The girls’ whole lives are here, and forcing them to move to a new place and start in at a whole new … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meet the Meatheads: they will pack and move your stuff for free if you need to escape an abusive relationship [Hero]
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Mental Floss » This App from NASA Gives a Virtual Tour of 1000 Exoplanets
Explore the galaxy from the safety of your sofa [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop the new fashion trend [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » RIP Will Atkinson, the Walmart Elvis
Will Atkinson died recently of pancreatitis, at the age of 51. He had gained fame in Oxford, Mississippi as an Elvis impersonator, and was known there as "Elvis," or the "Big E." And also as the "Walmart Elvis" because he worked at Walmart and would sing in the aisles as he worked. From the Clarion-Ledger:
By day, he worked at … [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 People Injured by Pizza
Behold: The tragic consequences of a pie falling into the wrong hands. [Link]
FMyLife » princeronron says FML
Today, I spilled the bowl of cat food I'd just filled. I picked it all up in front of my cat, but he refused to eat any of it. I had to put the food back into the packet and fill the bowl all over again. My cat is a prince. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 9
What pop song of the 1950s was this tableau intended to represent?
Answer after the jump. [Link]
Mental Floss » Boars Caught Washing Their Food
It may be time to rethink the insult “eat like a pig.” Researchers have found that boars aren’t total slobs at dinner and will take the time to wash their food before chowing down. [Link]
Mental Floss » Gorgeous Double Exposure Animal Portraits You'll Want for Your Wall
Andreas Lie might have been an engineer, if he hadn't found the exams so boring. So he opted to go a different route and make art instead. Now, the 24-year-old mixed media graphic artist based in Bergen, Norway, makes incredible images that combine animals with the forests they call home. 
Lie creates each double exposure image by mashing up two … [Link]
Mental Floss » It's a Living
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Fark.com RSS » I scream you scream we all scream outside the ice cream shop [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Polar bears are the honey badgers of climate change [Cool]
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FMyLife » SadBride says FML
Today, my in-laws decided they were going to stay an extra week during our vacation to Dominican Republic next year. This would be fine, if we weren't travelling for our destination wedding, and the extra week wasn't our honeymoon. They are literally joining us on our honeymoon. FML [Link]
FMyLife » sadsadboy says FML
Today, I went to a bar which has two stories. I was on the top floor and then went downstairs. As I was going down, I recognised a boy in a wheelchair and his friends trying to get him up. I helped and took the wheelchair. One of his friends decided it would be a good moment to steal my … [Link]
FMyLife » annonymous says FML
Today, while at a neighborhood party, my drunk mother told all our neighbors, including a girl I like, about my struggles with a micropenis. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Whatever, a Graduate Degree in Children's Literature is Totally Useful
Graph by: PulpDictionAri Tagged: grad school , life , majors , Pie Chart , school Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What's That Aboot?
Graph by: guisexo Tagged: accents , Canada , eh , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Inspiration for K.A. Applegate
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: animorphs , blinking , giraffes , morph , photographs , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Will It Boom?
Graph by: Terranstar Tagged: explosions , fact , flow chart , myth , mythbusters , television Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Periodic Table of Procrastination
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: best of week , elements , periodic table of element , procrastination Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » If You Don't See Him It's Only Cause He's Hiding
Submitted by: philosonick Tagged: creepy , Pie Chart , slender man , window Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Is It a Condom, or Is It an Android?
The 'sexy' names they're giving to phones nowadays are getting ridiculous. Check out more phone FAILs at Autocowrecks Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » When will I reach position No.1 on Dells Customer Service Phoneline
Graph by: gemsie Tagged: call center , customer service , Dell , hang up , phone calls Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » 8 Brands with Punctuation Problems
Punctuation can be a headache, even when it's just inside a name. Here are eight brand names with problems caused by those important little marks. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now that the Oregon State Police have stopped digging up marijuana plants, the local deer have taken over [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Humanoid Robot Thinks Taking Over The World Isn’t Worth the Effort
Advanced social robot Bina48 sometimes feels like a "living puppet" [Link]
Mental Floss » 150 Hidden Pixar Easter Eggs
Luxo balls are everywhere. [Link]
Futility Closet » Eavesdropping
“It is highly desirable for the spectators at a baseball game to hear what is transpiring on the playing field,” observed inventor James Sellers in 1959, “such as arguments at the bases between opposing players, and discussions between the umpires and players.” Accordingly he patented an “apparatus for transmitting sound from a baseball field.” Each base is fitted with a … [Link]
Mental Floss » Want to Live Like a Caveman? The Flintstones House Is up for Sale
The three-bedroom residence recently hit the market for $4.2 million. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 7-year-old dog with fatal condition given his own bucket list by his humans, including paddle boarding in the ocean, visiting Lassie's star in Hollywood, and a Fido In & Out Burger. That's a good (sniff) doggie [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » If you were planning to get bit by a snake during the next two years, don't [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 10 Soaring Facts About Albatrosses
These wide-winged, long-living avians soar far above the metaphor with which they're associated. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » We can either confirm or deny that the CIA's most famous ship is going to the scrapyard [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Do Astronauts Get Drinking Water on the ISS?
Pee, sweat, and other recycled liquids get processed into potable water in space. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The last union coal mine in Kentucky has finally closed. September 5 goes into the history books as carbon dated [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Subby, 99, dead of natural causes [Sad]
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FMyLife » Blackshadows says FML
Today, I accidentally poured milk into my bowl of chips. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was sitting in a bar telling some young dude to accept responsibility for his life choices. I'm over 50 and was spending my last five dollars on beer. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Crazy Facts About 'Psycho'
Alfred Hitchcock's immortal horror film Psycho is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, so it only makes sense that we'd want to celebrate the freaky old flick. While there's not much that hardcore movie geeks don't know about this endlessly lauded, wildly influential film, here are 14 things that you might not have known about this horror classic. 1. HITCHCOCK … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mom brings three-year-old to doctor with a cut on his eye. Receptionist: "I got this" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man on a bucket list mission [Photoshop]
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