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.”
Mental Floss » This Wearable of the Future Will Track Your Carbon Footprint
The app will monitor everything from your food and energy consumption to the route you take home from work. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The ten best and ten worst countries to grow old in. USA only made it to ninth on the ten best list, and bottom list is just littered with lovely tourist destinations [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Despite claims of popular study, drinking your coffee black does not mean you're more likely to be a psychopath. Drinking it out of your latest victim's skull still does though [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The Brojob; Why perfectly heterosexual men, who are not secretly gay, have sex with other men in a completely heterosexual way because we are not gay [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Own Part of This Brooklyn Restaurant If You Finish Their 30-Pound Burrito
A 10 percent stake in Park Slope-based taqueria Don Chignon can be yours—if you have the stomach for it. [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Futuristic Facts About 'The Fifth Element'
If 'The Fifth Element' isn't the goofiest, most outlandish sci-fi action movie ever made, it's not for lack of trying. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Merger creates world's largest bottled water company [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Babies May Need to Move Their Tongues to Understand Speech
A new study finds that babies can distinguish between sounds better if they can move their tongue. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Quadriplegic man dances with his wife six years after car accident, still able to kick up lots of dust [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » And the moral of this story is never get between an old man and his carrots [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend told me that he doesn't know why I think deepthroating is so uncomfortable. To prove his point, he grabbed my dildo and effortlessly slid it down his throat. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Are Developing Biosensors Based on Temporary Tattoos
The biosensors will be cheap, disposable, and uniquely versatile. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » YOLO: Insufferable motto… or insufferable winter storm name? [Stupid]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Teammates Unnerved By Kris Bryant’s Repeated Attempts To Break Cubs’ Curse With Slaughtered Goats
CHICAGO—Describing the sickening sight and stench of the carcasses that have become a constant presence around the clubhouse, members of the Chicago Cubs admitted to reporters Tuesday that they have become increasingly unnerved by third baseman Kris Bryant’s repeated attempts to break the team’s so-called “Curse of the Billy Goat” by slaughtering goats. “I know he thinks he’s doing it … [Link]
Mental Floss » The 10 Scent Trademarks Currently Recognized by the U.S. Patent Office
Though the United States Patent and Trademark Office lets you trademark a scent, few have taken them up on the offer. Millions of conventional trademarks (logos, slogans, etc.) have been registered, but the government's filings on their olfactory counterparts could barely fill a three-ring binder—by our count, there are less than a dozen active trademarked scents. The first trademarked smell … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man suffers traumatic brain injury when conked in head by giant pine cone. Chicken Little unimpressed [Weird]
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The Onion » American Voices: ‘Playboy’ To Stop Printing Nude Photos
Playboy magazine has announced that future issues will no longer run photos of fully nude women, instead focusing on a “modern editorial and design approach” that executives hope will appeal to a wider audience and serve as an alternative to internet pornography. What do you think?
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The Onion » News in Brief: Clinton Campaign Asks CNN To Stock Dressing Room With 4 Pounds Of Flavorless Protein Paste
LAS VEGAS—Saying the presidential candidate simply wouldn’t go on stage unless her requests were met, Hillary Clinton’s campaign staffers informed CNN producers Tuesday that her dressing room must be stocked with four pounds of flavorless protein paste ahead of tonight’s Democratic primary debate. “Please provide one (1) carton containing no less than 64 ounces of unflavored protein paste, which is … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Activists want to get ivory sales banned in 99 and 44/100 percent of U.S. states [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these bridge walkers [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Watch Robin Williams Recording the Genie
You ain’t never had a friend like him. Take a look at footage of Robin Williams recording the part of Genie for 1992’s Aladdin. * This is how you collect molten lava, just in case you ever should need some lava. * Making movies is a long, complicated process and mistakes happen. Here is an entertaining video that points out … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Your mother wears combat boots. And a Ranger tab [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian man survives six grueling days lost in outback by eating ants. CRIKEY [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Town Built On Asbestos (Population: 3)
Wittenoom has no electricity, or running water, and was stricken from Australian maps back in 2007. So why do three holdouts still call the contaminated land home? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The deadliest workplaces in America are: A: mine shafts, B: construction sites, or C: family farms [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Some might say that using a three-year-old child as a human shield makes you a bad person, but you don't make it to top of the mafia by being a nice guy [Sick]
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Mental Floss » This Mini Personal Air Conditioner Cools Small Spaces
Add water. Turn on. Relax. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Readers using adblockers blocked from Germany's Bild tabloid website. This should end well [Followup]
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The Onion » News: Aging Mother Knows Any Wrong Move Could Be Taken For Telltale Sign Of Dementia
TACOMA, WA—Remarking upon the enormous caution she now takes before saying or doing anything in the presence of a loved one, local mother Sharon Powell, 64, told reporters Tuesday she knows any wrong move she makes could be interpreted by her family as a telltale sign of dementia.Powell claimed that even the simplest memory lapse, such as momentarily forgetting a … [Link]
Mental Floss » 20 Haunted Hotels You Can Stay In
Lost spirits and friendly ghosts allegedly haunt these hotels. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police in Alabama say prostitution is not a victimless crime and the women who engage in it are the real victims. And then they go and arrest seven victims and release the victims' mugshots to the media [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Get the November Issue of mental_floss Magazine For Free!
Interested in books or brains? Then you'll want to check out the October issue of mental_floss magazine! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Wilkes-Barre PA teacher in trouble for showing 9th grade science class an animated film about the benefits of a physical activity Farkers excel at. Hint: Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders was fired 21 years ago for touting its benefits (link changed) [S
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Mental Floss » New App is Crowdsourcing Weather Reporting
The app puts weather reporting into your hands. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teenage arsonist ordered to write 200 letters of apology to victims instead of serving jail time [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Laser razor by Skarp not sharp, removed from Kickstarter. Rural jurors said to have made excision decision [Followup]
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Mental Floss » A Museum Small Enough to Fit on Your Desk
Stegosaurus bone, mammoth meat, and the Berlin Wall: Keep an entire museum right on your desk. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today in magnificent-bastard pranks: somebody in NYC has been putting up bogus film-shoot no-parking signs for unwanted NYC-based sequels like Annie Hall 2 and The Godfather IV [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Beet Juice Can Reduce Altitude Sickness
High levels of nitrate in the juice help normalize blood vessel function. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pompeii thieves claim their stolen relics are cursed. I have no idea how to be an optimist about that [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » It's probably not ironic, but it's at least unfortunate to get an axe in your head on the day named after you [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » If you have to sue an 8 year old, the defense of "I was at a party recently and it was difficult to hold my hors d'oeuvres plate," really ought to get the sympathy of the jury [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » First the humble hedgehog population in the UK dropped below 1 million and I said nothing [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 11 Toasty Facts About Quiznos
The sandwich chain has struggled recently, but there are still plenty of quirky facts from their 30 year history. [Link]
Mental Floss » How Taco Emoji—and Hittite Hieroglyphs—Get to Your Screen
Remember when there was all that internet racket about the taco emoji? The trending hashtag, the t-shirts, the campaigns—it was a global initiative, and it worked. And we were happy, for awhile … at least until we realized that there was no eyeroll emoji. [Link]
Mental Floss » What Hägar the Horrible and the Chiquita Banana Girl Have in Common
… Featuring a catchy 1944 cartoon starring the one-and-only Ms. Banana. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Facts About the Ambidextrous
If you can write equally well with either hand, then you are the one percent. [Link]
FMyLife » ok cool says FML
Today, while I was in the bathroom my mom walked in and tried to have a conversation with me about my bowel movements. I'm 23, and this is a regular thing. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Stupid: driving your car into a lake. Impressive: two hundred feet out into the lake [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: More popular than Cousin Oliver [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » Are Squat Toilets Better for Your Butt?
Proponents of squatting say seated pooping is hazardous to your health. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » China's People's Liberation Army caught training with American hunting magazines instead of using Photoshop [Facepalm]
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The Onion » Horoscope: Your Horoscopes — Week Of October 13, 2015
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Fark.com RSS » So what exactly are the 40 percent of Americans who don't work doing all day, anyway? Besides spending their welfare dollars on steak and wine and surfing the Internet on their Obamaphones, I mean [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
How the flat circle of time became the world's standard model. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » An Ohio church congregation ordered a pizza from Domino's during a service, then tipped the driver more than $1,000 that had been collected for the offering. The congregation was wrapping up a sermon series on "I was Broke. Now I'm Not
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The Onion » News in Brief: Aides Gently Remind Hillary Clinton Not To Refer To Opponents As ‘Obstacles To Greatness’
LAS VEGAS—In an effort to help the presidential hopeful make her best possible impression during tonight’s Democratic primary debate, Hillary Clinton’s aides gently reminded her Tuesday not to refer to her opponents as “obstacles to greatness.” “When you’re addressing the other candidates, just make sure not to call any of them ‘impediments to glory’ or ‘the only things standing between … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: City Adds Some Big Concrete Stairs
CHICAGO—Noting the structure’s considerable size and prominent location in a busy public park, local residents confirmed Tuesday that the city had installed some big concrete stairs that were probably for sitting on or running up or something like that. “The steps are big, so you can have lunch on them or you can exercise on them or lie down in … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Apple Blocks News App In China
According to the New York Times, the iPhone’s news app appears to have barred all users in China from accessing it, a sweeping move that Apple possibly undertook to avoid a patchwork of censorship wherein particular articles deemed unacceptable by the Chinese government would be blocked. What do you think?
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Fark.com RSS » If John and Clarence Anglin drowned during their daring escape from Alcatraz in 1962, then why is the government still looking for them? We're just asking questions here [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Russia forgot to close its embassy in Syria before bombing the hell out of the country [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The No-Excuse Guide to Making Salad Dressing at Home
A surefire way to kick that bottle habit for good. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these apricot slices [Photoshop]
[link] [14 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Fascinating Little Facts About Liechtenstein
It's one of the smallest countries in the world, but it's not short on compelling qualities. [Link]
Weird Universe » Kurvon Breast Enhancement Pills
[Click to enlarge–ha!]
There's a great story behind this pill, wherein an ex-employee tried to rip off the formula and sell it as "Charm-on." Read it here.
Did you know breast-boosting pills are still for sale?
Original ad scanned from this magazine:
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Weird Universe » Personalized Dolls
Introduced in 1965 by New York toy manufacturer Jet Party Favors.
"Customers mail in a photograph of the person to be modeled, specifying hair and eye color. The photo is reproduced on a strip of photo-sensitive linen, which is put through a pressure-molding process to suggest facial contours such as noses, eyes, and dimples. The hardened, mask-like shell is then … [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Film Legend Boris Karloff's Horrifyingly Funny Coffee Commercial
Act alongside 'Frankenstein's Boris Karloff in this interactive coffee commercial. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Texas man defends home but fails to stop armed maniac from killing his wife [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Master a Light Version of Origami With the Folding Lamp
Adjust the light by readjusting the folds of the shade. [Link]
FMyLife » laurenmichela says FML
Today, I coughed so much I threw up, then whilst recovering from throwing up, a fly flew into my mouth and I ate it. I then promptly threw up again. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Rain Man
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FMyLife » why do eggs explode says FML
Today, while I was in the shower, my 4 year old son wondered what would happen if he put 6 eggs in the microwave. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Artist Creates Unique Jewelry With Colored Pencils
The contrast of wood and colored graphite makes for some striking pieces, suitable for school teachers and fashionistas alike. [Link]
FMyLife » lemonchips says FML
Today, in class I was teaching 6 year olds about the difference between short and tall, and I asked them how they could see that I was shorter than the other teacher. One of them raised their hand and said it was because I'm fatter. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ♫ Gomorrah, Gomorrah / I love ya, Gomorrah / You're only a day away ♫ [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » You know what they say about Chinese industrial explosions – two months later you're hungry for more [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 12 Creepy DIY Halloween Projects to Scare Your Guests
Make your Halloween party guests squirm with these project ideas. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Iran goes non-nuclear [News]
[link] [295 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Last Thoughts
Belgian painter Antoine Wiertz unveiled a gruesome triptych in 1853: Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head depicts a guillotined head’s impressions of its final three minutes of awareness. Wietz added a verbal description of each of the panels. Here’s an excerpt from the second minute, “Under the Scaffold”: For the first time the executed prisoner is conscious of his … [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Deluxe Jack-o-Lanterns
Great links, right here, every day! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "There'll be a surprising face peering out among the line-up of hipster anchors and hirsute reporters that have long fronted the Brooklyn-based media monolith. Meet Vice's newest correspondent: 81-year-old Gloria Steinem" [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » How 9 Famous Candy Brands Got Their Names
Guess which famous candy bar was named after a horse? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » KFC worker sacked for wearing a poppy because it's a health and safety risk, dead rodents, maggots and other assorted sick things still OK though [Stupid]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my best friend told me how his batshit insane girlfriend keeps questioning his sexuality and thinks we're screwing behind her back. He's so desperate for a relationship that he's decided to stop hanging out with me. Goodbye 7 years of friendship. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Take a Virtual Tour of This Calculus-Inspired Mansion
Built by late Canadian mathematician James Stewart, the home's curving lines are a homage to his favorite branch of math. [Link]
GraphJam » Pie > Turkey
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GraphJam » Likelyhood of Wind vs. Activity
Graph by: DooleyBobson Tagged: activity , Bar Graph , exam , flying , kite , launch , leaves , model rocket , outside , raking , studying , wind Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How to Draw a Horse
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , drawing , horse face , sarah jessica parker Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Paid Extra Money for This?
Graph by: buckles_b (via Bite) Tagged: 2d , 3D Movies , Line Graph , movie theaters Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Who gets the most t.v. time in any house
Graph by: sopranomom Tagged: baby , dad , house , mom , teens , toddler , TV , watching , yo gabba gabba Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Nobody Wanted to See That, Weiner
Graph by: (via The Only Living Boy in New York) Tagged: politics , venn diagram , weiner , whoops Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » He Who Chiclet Dealt It
Graph by: slyor64 Tagged: chiclet , classmates , gum , Pie Chart , school , sharing Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Visit sunny Saudi Arabia for your next fun holiday vacation. Warning: having fun in Saudi Arabia may result in incarceration, lashing, stoning, crucifixion, or beheading [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 11 Fragrant Facts About Trash
One man’s trash is another man’s fun fact. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Plans to erect a monument to Martin Luther King, Jr atop Georgia's Stone Mountain–a tribute to Confederate soldiers–runs into juuuust a wee bit of resistance [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Turn Boring Text Into Ballads With This App
Typatone puts a soundtrack to your words. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You say that you buy Playboy for the articles? Unfortunately, I have some good news for you [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Sorry, folks, Halloween's cancelled. The guy out front with no moose costume shoulda told ya [Stupid]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I nearly got written up at work for missing an important memo. The memo was sent to everyone via the company Facebook group and not by our e-mail system. My manager could hardly believe people exist who have no Facebook account and have no intention of making one. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Scientific Reasons Why Being in Nature is Relaxing
That feeling of bliss that washes over you when you “get away from it all” isn’t just in your head. Spending time in the great outdoors has been scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, help you find clarity, and rejuvenate your mind and body. Here’s how. 1. Vitamin D Helps Your Body Function More Efficiently Going outside to “get some … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Target is charging you the wrong price on 10% of the items it rings up. Sears? 16% [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » The only thing that can stop a terrorist with a gun is a good guy with a motherfarking set of sweeeeeeeeeet nunchuks [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Nearly One-Third of Cacti Are at Risk of Becoming Extinct
One major threat? Collectors and horticulturists harvest the wild plants and sell them illegally. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Burger King unveils the unholiest concoction known to man: the Pumpkin Spice Oreo Milkshake [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Fix Things On the Go With Hot Glue Matches
Get crafty (even without the plug). [Link]
Mental Floss » Read Oliver Sacks’s Academic Work for Free
A selection of the neuroscientist’s papers will become available December 1. [Link]
Mental Floss » Go Ahead, Eat Your Nail Polish
Chronic nail biters beware. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Growing MORE weed can help California fix its water problems. Far out, man [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Fossils Reveal How and When Giraffe Necks Grew Long
The giraffe's neck evolved in two stages, millions of years apart. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Florida woman uses Twitter's live video app to document her drunk driving escapades. DUI arrestiality ensues [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Finally after 200 years of no evidence to support it being real, the Jersey Devil now has photographic evidence that it is indeed real [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 8 Halloween Costumes That Have Been Banned By Schools
These costumes were considered to be offensive or just too scary. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this CubeSat discussion [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Neuroscientists Create a Digital Rat Brain
The scientists were able to get a small slice of digital brain to act like a real biological neocortex. [Link]
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