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 » Note to self: When in back of squad car, STFU [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Is that a meth lab in your pants, or are you just happy to see me? [Strange]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Scrambles: Cat Detective!
This cat solves mysteries.View [Link]
Mental Floss » This Year, Print Out Your Halloween Costume
This Halloween, stand out from the crowd with a geometric animal mask. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bad teeth? No problem. Small penis? Problem [Interesting]
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FMyLife » -_- says FML
Today, at a soccer game held by my girlfriend's family, some idiot went to kick the ball, missed by a mile, and hit the ground hard. So I started a slow, sarcastic clap. I got a load of angry looks, followed by verbal abuse when we found out he'd split his head open on the ground. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my mom and I went to catch our flight to Jamaica. She ended up being detained and questioned, because she packed hairspray, shampoo, drinks, basically half the shit you're not allowed to have in your luggage. We missed our flight. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Wondrous Facts About 'That Thing You Do!'
The Oscar-nominated film—written, directed by, and starring Tom Hanks—features one of cinema's great earworms. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's made of People! Gun control is People! [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Note: when your doctor recommends using ice to deal with soreness after testicle surgery, he means frozen water [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Maine principal wants to put Baby in a corner [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » The Search for Baltimore’s Next Poe Toaster
As in the local tradition, not the kitchen appliance. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Protip: A guy who performs abortions out of his house and goes by the name 'Dr. Rick' may not be legit [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Why Can’t We Feel the Earth Spinning?
Kids ask a lot of questions. mental_floss has answers. Here's the next story in WHY?, our new science-based series for kids (and parents!). [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Doctors Without Borders complain about removal of borders [Ironic]
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The Onion » American Voices: New Dietary Guidelines Met With Contention
The latest U.S. Dietary Guidelines have been released in a 570-page report recommending a diet high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and seafood but low in red meat and sugars, suggestions that have angered various food lobbies who claim the guidelines are dictated by “outdated science.” What do you think?
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Mental Floss » How Fire Ants Form Rafts to Survive Floods
When water levels run high, the insects clump together and form a floating mass to survive. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Despite being warned not to take skulls home, actors steal artifacts from film site and are now suffering mysterious ailments [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Ed Snowden decides that he would prefer prison in America over "freedom" in Russia [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » A Man Swallowed His Dentures and Didn’t Know for 7 Days
Add this one to the “doctors have seen it all” files. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Move over Sultan of Brunei, Pennsylvania man has 30,000 cars covering nearly every brand and model. And they all fit in his house [Cool]
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Mental Floss » A NASA Experiment Will Light Up the East Coast's Sky Tonight
East coasters should turn their gaze skywards this evening, as NASA performs a flight test that will provide a free show in the sky. Between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., colorful vapors will be released 130 miles above Earth as a result of a rocket launch. The sounding, or suborbital, rocket will take off from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. … [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Not-So-Miserable Facts About 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'
How the elusive Lemony Snicket turned some rather, well, unfortunate events into a literary juggernaut. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this precipitous ulula [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Coolest Grandpa Ever
Sure, your grandpa was cool, but he probably didn't build you a three-story treehouse. * Grab some popcorn because you can stream 100 Paramount Pictures films for free online. * Drones get a lot of bad press these days, but they're not all bad. Here are 10 drones that are doing some “non-murderous” things. * That’s a nice pile of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NJ man who shot his wife 16 times in front of their kids didn't plan on killing her. He was just carrying two guns in case the King of England got in his face [Misc]
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Mental Floss » 11 of the Fiercest Real-Life Pirates and the Seas They Ruled
Despite what some cartoons and amusement park rides may have led you to believe, pirates were generally not a charming lot. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't you just hate it when a bunch of refugees clean up your filthy town? This mayor does [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » The only thing that might repair the relationship between Russia and the US is bombing the ever-living hell out of Syria [Followup]
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Mental Floss » At What Ages Do Women First Have Kids in Each State?
Four decades of data show that women across the United States are waiting longer and longer to have kids. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shoplifter gets into a fight with a Walgreen's employee over electric toothbrush heads [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 'Hamilton' Uses Hip-Hop to Fit More Than 20,000 Words Into 2.5 Hours
The new show may possibly be the fastest-paced Broadway musical ever. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nuclear smuggler who tried to sell dirty bomb components to ISIS and wanted to 'annihilate America' is out of prison. Sleep tight [Scary]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Child’s Loose Grasp On Balloon Only Thing Between Peace And Anarchy At Restaurant
JACKSONVILLE, FL—Eating their meals and conversing pleasantly without paying any heed to how loosely the string was wrapped around the young child’s finger, diners at a local Panera Bread reportedly went about their lunch Wednesday completely unaware that 2-year-old Nate Pollen’s tenuous grasp on a red helium balloon was the only thing standing between peace and total anarchy. Sources confirmed … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » As a birthday present, Japanese parents present their 20-year-old with a formal Notice of Expiration of Rearing Services. "As of October 4, 2015, your father, and mother, have completed their duties of raising their child: you" [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Torn from the pages of the Ukiah Police and Fire log: Man on porch, drunk soccer players, illegal fruit stand, and the requisite "naked woman in yard" [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Yale Releases 170,000 Images From the 1930s and 1940s
Images from the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information show what life was like during the Depression. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know how you always lose adapters from your socket wrench set? Turns out the gal outside Home Depot has the 9mm [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » School district to pay $600,000 to families of students who died in the wake of hypnotism by principal. Students reasons for crossing road while they thought they were chickens not yet determined [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Time for Some Mental Hygiene: It's the mental_floss Weekly Puzzle
This week, it's up to you to figure out how a tourist can navigate a fork in the road—even when he can't trust the person giving him directions. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » University of Wisconsin college residence hall director apologizes after sending out helpful mass email on the Orgasm Deficit [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » In rare case of reason, county in Florida will finally remove Confederate flag. In typical case of Florida, it will replaced with a different Confederate flag [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Prison Debate Team Victorious Over Harvard Champs
The debate team from New York's Eastern Correctional Facility has major bragging rights, after beating the national debate championship team from Harvard. In September, the inmates invited the Harvard team to the Napanoch prison for a friendly match. The Eastern Correctional Facility team was formed two years ago, and the men take debate classes taught by faculty at Bard College; … [Link]
FMyLife » WaffleJesus says FML
Today, my husband is sulking because I wouldn't let him do what he's always wanted to do: throw our cat out the second floor window to see if she would land safely and on all fours. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shatto Dairy unveils Blue Milk. Well, now you'll have something to drink while whining to your aunt and uncle you want to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Live From the White House: The First-Ever Televised Presidential Speech
Harry Truman decided to take advantage of an exciting new medium back in October 1947. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Edible Plants With Potentially Deadly Doppelgängers
The difference between delicious and deadly can be deviously small. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dear Carolyn, I can no longer allow my 10-year-old son to play with the neighbor boy because he is allowed to watch such movies as, GASP, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Groundhog Day." Are the helicopter blades spinning too fast?
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Fark.com RSS » Woman finds out she won $310 million in McDonald's drive thru. You are still debating ordering the green-poop-causing black whopper while your stoned buddy in the back seat giggles [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Quirky Crosswalks Take Over London
The London Design Festival brought creativity to crossing the street. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oh, nurse, how are you able to get through so many flu shots so quickly? It's easy – I just don't change needles between patients [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Drivers beware: It's National Walk to School Day, which means lots of kids out walking to … Hold on, they're walking? Alone? Outside? What if they trip? What if they're abducted? What if someone offers them poison? WHAT IF THEY HAVE SEX
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FMyLife » single once again says FML
Today, I found out my boyfriend has an account on a sex hookup site. He said it has "interesting articles" and that he'd completed his profile and listed his sexual preferences out of boredom. When I told him to sign in and prove he hadn't been messaging girls, he refused and called me paranoid. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Mayo Clinic Builds Fake Office to Study Indoor Health
It looks like a normal office, but it's outfitted with hidden sensors. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hackers can use your boarding pass's barcode to change your seats, cancel your flights, change your airline password and learn about future flights you're taking. And you can't even find out which terminal to go to [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Nightclub owner: Okay so maybe having "Shag A Ginger" night was a little offensive to red-haired people. How about "Kiss Me, I'm Ginger"? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » FTFA:"Officer Norberg testifies in Badger Gun Case". Lt. Drebin seen swimming in raw sewage, unavailable to attend [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » It's that time of year again, time to dress up in terrifying costumes like Cecil the Lion, Sexy Donald Trump, the Pizza Rat, and… Baby Pot Leaf? [Fail]
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The Onion » News: Biologists Still No Closer To Discovering How Birds Have Sex
BERKELEY, CA—With not a single scientist having successfully observed the behavior despite extensive ongoing research, the field of biology has made no progress in its understanding of how birds have sex, experts at the University of California told reporters Wednesday.Through 2,500 years of recorded natural history, hundreds of thousands of hours of fieldwork, and the testing of innumerable hypotheses in … [Link]
The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Furious Rick Pitino Adamant Media Trying To Tarnish Name Of Great Escort Service
LOUISVILLE, KY—Following the publication of a book alleging that a member of the school’s basketball department paid women to perform sex acts for recruits, furious University of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino told reporters Wednesday that the media was trying to tarnish the name of a great escort service. “No one, I repeat no one, in the Cardinals community has … [Link]
FMyLife » ceciliebossow says FML
Today, I felt confident after a maths exam and thought I did rather well. When discussing the exam with my class mates afterwards, they kept talking about how difficult question 10 was. I only did 9 questions. Apparently the exam paper had a backside. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Harvard debate team gets their clocks cleaned by a group of NY prisoners [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Poop-Like Plant Tricks Dung Beetles Into Burying Its Seeds
Looking like crap isn’t always a bad thing. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember how your grandma used to always say you could bring an orphaned possum back to life if you give it enough snuggles? She was right [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for DNA Repair Research
The prize was awarded to biochemists Tomas Lindahl, Aziz Sancar, and Paul Modrich for their mechanistic studies of cell repair. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Awfully Big Facts About 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
Mary Richards blazed a path for Elaine Benes, Liz Lemon, and other single working women on TV. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best things about a buying a car: new car smell, cleanliness, every piece new and polished. Not on the list: having to be towed out of the mud after taking it off-road to test out the 4WD capabilities [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Denver is full of sexually active people…or liars [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Those pesky UFOs are at it again, and this time they're targeting an active volcano to cause an eruption [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Cat Ballou
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Mental Floss » Why Are Wedding Rings Worn on the Left Hand?
For years, couples have dedicated that finger to romance when any other digit would do. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know you're having a bad day when your gravy from KFC tells you to F*** Off [Strange]
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The Onion » American Voices: Chernobyl Site Now Safe Haven For Wildlife
Despite the 1986 Chernobyl disaster that displaced 120,000 people and rendered the surrounding area uninhabitable due to radiation, scientists have found that several mammal species within the exclusion zone are currently thriving, suggesting that wildlife was less harmed by this nuclear disaster than they are by everyday human encroachment. What do you think?
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The Onion » News in Brief: Report: 55% Of Nation’s Granite Now Engraved With Names Of Victims
BERKELEY, CA—Confirming that it is now by far the most common use for the material, a report published this week by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley revealed that 55 percent of the nation’s granite is now engraved with the names of victims. “We found that most of the granite within the United States has been carved and polished … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Best Buy Employee Wearing Different Colored Shirt For Some Reason
FAIRFAX, VA—Eyeing the staff member with wariness and confusion, customers at the Fair City Mall Best Buy location confirmed Wednesday that one of the store’s employees was, for some reason, wearing a black shirt rather than a blue one like the rest of his coworkers. “It’s weird that he’s the only one in a black polo when everyone else’s is … [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Nobel Peace Prize Candidates
There are 273 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the second-highest number of nominees ever, and the laureate(s) will be announced Friday before the prize ceremony in December. Here are some notable candidates for this year’s award: Pope Francis: Nominated for his tireless work in bringing attention to the marginalized and terminally ill Catholic Church
Mussie Zerai: The … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man who was born without a penis will soon have one made from an arm. Way to go, dude. High fifteen [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Of corpse it's always grave when students go to the sick side and desecrate a buried person [Sick]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Woman Always Thought She Would Have More Impressive Showerhead By This Age
KNOXVILLE, TN—Admitting it was pretty disappointing to still be using a standard, single-function water fixture every morning, local 28-year-old Kelsey Bishop told reporters Wednesday that she had always thought she’d have a far more impressive showerhead by this point in her life. “I figured that once I was out of college and working for a while, I’d be in a … [Link]
Mental Floss » Your Childhood View-Master is Back With a Virtual Reality Update
The future is now. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best thing about the Anchorage library is that you can check out things like wolverine furs, stuffed puffins, and snowy owl mounts. "There's no limit as to what people can do with it" [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Help Create a National Parks Coloring Book
Because we know you've always dreamed of doing some delicate shading on Teddy Roosevelt's mustache. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ICU [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this table sitter [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things to Do With Pumpkins (Besides Carve Them)
If the idea of scooping out pumpkin guts bums you out, consider these alternative projects instead. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Where are we really going as a culture? Did we REALLY need a selfie stick attached to a dildo? (not safe for work) [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Politician whacks old dog, movement to drop poo in yard grows [Sick]
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Weird Universe » Postmortem Tattoo Preservation
The National Association for the Preservation of Skin Art recently launched. Its mission is to preserve the tattoos of any of its members who have died. They claim they have a "new proprietary process" of preservation which helps them to do this.
Of course, to preserve the tattoo, it first has to be removed. The Association doesn't send someone out … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Derelicte is so 2001. This season the look is Der Migrant [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Cat Ballou
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Mental Floss » The Ultimate Collection of 1990s "Under Construction” GIFs
Back in the '90s, the flashing GIFs were ubiquitous. [Link]
Weird Universe » Float Nation
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Mental Floss » What’s Killing All the Frogs?
Nearly 200 species of frogs have gone extinct since the 1970s. Hundreds more may be at risk. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Small North Dakota town starts GoFundMe campaign to pay for "general improvements to the city." The improvements? Preventing a violent white supremacist from buying half the town and turning it into the base of an Aryan cult named after Donal
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Fark.com RSS » "On board the 790-foot El Faro…were five Polish workers whose job was to prepare the engine room for a retrofitting. Could that work have caused the loss of power that led to the U.S. container ship's sinking?" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Have you got $1,000 in your savings account? Congratulations, you're doing better than 62% of Americans [Fail]
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Mental Floss » The Darwin Tank Lets You Keep Jellyfish at Home
A new Kickstarter campaign wants you to bring home a tank full of jellyfish. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Saudi Arabian extremists will beheading for trouble soon [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Pop Culture Syllabus: Muppets
Whether you're a man or a Muppet, this pop culture homework will serve you well. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Romero Institute for Reproductive Research finds that a higher frequency of sex increases a woman's chances of getting pregnant [Obvious]
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FMyLife » aishyaslife89 says FML
Today, I found out that when I was 4 I killed my bunny by drowning it. Apparently, my aunt bribed me to do it because it pooped in her shoes. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I realized my sister has a yeast infection. How, you ask? Her tube of yeast infection cream and my tube of toothpaste look remarkably similar. I'm still trying to get the taste out of my mouth. FML [Link]
FMyLife » elcee1987 says FML
Today, I took my niece to the zoo. She was crying so I pointed out the chimpanzee to distract her. At the same time, he sat down and began to jack off. My niece won't stop making the same motion. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to quickly back out of a Skype call between me and three coworkers because my fiancée came home from work in tears. When things had calmed down, I re-entered the call to find them unaware I had returned, saying how glad they were I had left because they all secretly despise me. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Weird Circus History
Check out these links to start your websurfing today! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Block the drive through lane at the Chick-fil-A? That's a stabbin' [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Recovering SC residents receiving basic aid: blankets, bottled water, mustard crusted Texas rack of lamb with herbed goat cheese polenta, trumpet royal mushrooms, foîe gras with a port reduction and a nice red Bordeaux '06 [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 10 Sweet and Colorful Facts About Mike and Ike’s
So much drama for a couple of candy-loving bros. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Top Norway billionaire comes out of luxury closet [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » States want to manage peoples' retirement funds. That should end well [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Meet Japan's First Female Photojournalist
At 101 years old, Tsuneko Sasamoto is still going strong. [Link]
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Graph by: drubio93 Tagged: aquarium , finding nemo , fish , glass , just keep swimming , Pie Chart , tank Share on Facebook
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Graph by: 92skidoo Tagged: directions , gps , Line Graph , long way , scenic route Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Why Do You Only Ask When I'm Planning a Secret Teen Mom Marathon?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: loser , Pie Chart , plans , weekend Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Stupid Exchange Students
Graph by: 1mad9026 Tagged: best of week , brittish accent , exchange students , Pie Chart , stupid Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I've Never Seen So Much Blood
So cute and yet so evil. Graph by: khisharnaHajnal Tagged: Cats , climb , leg , ouch , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Average person's conception of themself by age
Graph by: usctrojanfan77 Tagged: age , average , cool , ego , feelings , kings , self image , world Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Mexican Television
Mexican Television El Señor de GIFs would probably loves this graph. Graph by: blackbird34608 Tagged: Excited People Jumping Up and Down , Gorgeous Women , Mardi Gras , Mexican TV , mrs-america-pageant , The Man Show , Unintelligible Speech Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Wikipedia Article Not Long Enough?
Graph by: epicpilotguy Tagged: projects , research , school , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Wish
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: dodge ball , PE , Pie Chart , school , truancy story Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » You Should Come Visit Soon
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: annoying toys , children , Line Graph , presents , visit Share on Facebook
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Futility Closet » Ergonomics
Image: Flickr We’ve been making things awfully hard on spirits. The standard Ouija board lays out the alphabet in two simple rows, which means it’s easy for the dead to tell us about FEEDERS but terribly hard to refer to LAYAWAY, even though these words are equally long. In the interests of better communication, Eric Iverson made a study of this … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Lazy inconsiderate parents are the most hated by hotel staff according to the Ric Romero Institute [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 10 Intoxicating Facts About Edgar Degas's ‘L'Absinthe’
You might know French Impressionist Edgar Degas for his paintings and sculptures of delicate dancers. While those works made him famous, the 1876 canvas 'L'Absinthe' made him notorious. This somber café scene caused scenes again and again involving everyone from critics and artists to temperance advocates. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out the Oregon shooter's mom wrote a lot in Yahoo Answers seeking answers about autism and guns, and wondering if Russia really invaded Georgia since her friend in Georgia cannot see Russian tanks anywhere in Atlanta [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember that glass walkway bridge suspended 3,540 feet above the ground in China? Well it was probably made with Chinese glass [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Many Cities Can Fit Into Houston?
How sprawling Southern cities compare to other metropolises [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chem-trails are so last year, now that the government is using drones to deploy irradiated-moth-trails [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » U.S. officials launch important investigation into why ISIS prefers Toyota over Ford and Chevy [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 9 Real Stops On Christopher Columbus’s Voyages
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue … and totally missed his mark. His journey may not have gone exactly as planned, but there were some interesting detours along the way. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Cute, Dancing Robot Smartphone of the Near Future
RoBoHon wants to be your phone and your friend. [Link]
Mental Floss » Spend the Night in Paris's Bone-Filled Catacombs
Lodging website Airbnb isn’t hurting for unusual accommodations, but none of them have the spook factor of its latest listing. [Link]
Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: Central Powers Invade Serbia
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 204th installment in the series. October 6, 1915: Central Powers Invade Serbia The First World War resulted from Austria-Hungary’s determination to crush Serbia, but against all expectations the small … [Link]
Mental Floss » See What the India-Pakistan Border Looks Like From Space
The powerful security lights on the international border create an orange line so bright, it can be seen from the International Space Station. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A crime straight from Portlandia; Delivery truck filled with tofu and health drinks stolen in Portland [Silly]
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Mental Floss » A Venomous Snail Might Someday Help You Sleep
A new study finds that peptides from marine snail venom helps mice snooze. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » RCMP seize 18-wheeler full of pot, LSD, magic mushrooms, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Driver last seen heading for Vegas with a Samoan lawyer [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 880-foot Megatsunami Slammed an Island off West Africa 73,000 Years Ago
The giant wave was so powerful that it dislodged boulders from the island's shores and swept them onto its mainland. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ISIS blow up ancient monument, although at the rate things are going in the Middle East, if they'd waited long enough somebody's air force would probably have done it for them [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro-tip: It is never wise to point a gun at somebody, even if they are joking about football teams [Scary]
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Mental Floss » ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are Leaving Socks at This Encased Dobby Display
Hermione would be proud. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dr. Officer, DDS, can tell you're a meth-head just by the state of your teeth, no matter what the truth is. Better brush and floss before your next traffic stop, folks [Asinine]
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FMyLife » spiderbaby says FML
Today, I opened a window that had been shut for a couple of months. As soon as I did, dozens of tiny baby spiders blew in with the breeze, and dispersed in my kitchen. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, after hearing the results of my spinal tap, following several scans, my doctor said discovering that I have Multiple Sclerosis was a "happy accident". FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Shakespearean Terms We Still Haven't Cracked
Some of the words Shakespeare coined are still mysterious centuries later. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this winding way [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Thanks to Smartphones, 20 Percent of San Francisco’s 911 Calls are Butt Dials
Accidental calls are putting a strain on San Francisco's emergency dispatch system. [Link]
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