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 » 16 Repeatable Facts About 'Groundhog Day'
As if you weren’t aware by now from repeated viewings, Groundhog Day’s story of a bitter TV weatherman waking up to the same cold February morning, in the same small Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney, hearing the same Sonny & Cher song, managed to be both funny and profound. 1. TOM HANKS AND MICHAEL KEATON TURNED DOWN PLAYING PHIL. Hanks was … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Let's have our pee-wee football game next to the wooded area where hunters roam, what's the worst that could happen? [Asinine]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 79: One Square Inch of the Yukon
Image: Wikimedia Commons
If you opened a box of Quaker Oats in 1955, you’d find a deed to one square inch of land in northwestern Canada. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll tell the story behind the Klondike Big Inch land giveaway, whose bizarre consequences are still being felt today. We’ll also hear about a time traveler … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Legal bear hunt quickly stopped in most parts of Florida as hunters get a bit too enthusiastic about their solemn duty to cull the herd [Followup]
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The Onion » Sports News: Aging Charles Woodson Keeps Asking To Turn Up Sideline’s Heaters
SAN DIEGO—Estimating the temperature near the bench to be at least 85 degrees, both players and coaches on the Oakland Raiders expressed their frustration Sunday over veteran safety Charles Woodson repeatedly asking to turn up the heaters on the sideline. “It must be 70 degrees out right now, but he keeps complaining about how nippy it is and asking to … [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch This Animation of a Star Being Ripped Apart by a Black Hole
Astronomers have gathered new details on how stars and black holes interact. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The top five exercisers you meet at the office. "Bet you're wondering why I'm limping: just busted out a sweet 277k run this weekend. Yeah, ran to Holland and back, it was great. Got a real high. Nipples won't stop bleeding but it'
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went through an entire roll of toilet paper in just over an hour. You win this time, questionable pork souvlaki. FML [Link]
FMyLife » need my own place says FML
Today, while I was cutting myself some watermelon, my mom walked in. I could tell she hadn't taken her medication in a while because she freaked out, grabbed the knife, and burst into tears before yelling at me, saying I could have cut myself and bled out. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this protective sibling [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » American brothels are in decline. Thanks, Obama [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's Fark-ready headline: "Chris Christie, sipping a smoothie, was kicked off an Amtrak car for screaming on his phone" [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Tracing the Evolution of the Human Brain Through Casts of the Inner Skull
The brain imprints itself on the inside of the skull. These impressions have been key to the study of the evolution of the human brain. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Pull 'n' Peel Facts About Twizzlers
Guess which state consumes twice the national rate? [Link]
Futility Closet » Unquote
“I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.” — Stephen Leacock Please support Futility Closet on Patreon! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Be prepared to welcome your new Chinese overlords, Texas [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 15 Larry David Cameos on ‘Seinfeld’
The ‘Seinfeld’ co-creator was also one of its most frequent guest stars. [Link]
FMyLife » leslie says FML
Today, I tried to do some DIY only to end up nailing my hand to the wall with the nailgun. I then had to stand and wait 6 hours for my husband to get home from work since I was well and truly stuck to the wall and couldn't reach a phone or a hammer to pull the nail out … [Link]
FMyLife » IamHM says FML
Today, I walked 2 miles to the store, filled my cart with groceries, and got to the cashier only to find I had forgotten my wallet. I tried to explain but got the nastiest stank-eye from the cashier, the manager and everyone in line behind me. I walked 2 miles home, hungry and embarrassed. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Honey, have you read the newspaper today?" "Yes, and I will marry you, too" [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » Watch This: 'Powers of Ten'
A zoom through the universe…and inside ourselves. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Surprising absolutely no one, California's $68B bullet train will be behind schedule and over budget [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Police looking for 20-year-old man described as short, balding, lisping, with a sickly complexion and a mental deficiency. Unclear if they want to arrest him or just insult him further [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 5 Strange Brains in the Animal Kingdom
Some of these creatures would kill on a game show. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Deputies "rescue" a 7 foot alligator from a storm drain [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Okay, whoever it is that has been praying for rain in Texas, WILL YOU PLEASE FARKIN' STOP? [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news, men: There may finally be a real cure for male pattern baldness. Bad news: It's gonna hurt. A lot. But hey, there may finally be a real cure for male pattern baldness [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man taking a stand [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Halloween memories [CSB]
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Mental Floss » 6 Totally Wrong Historical Theories About What the Brain Is Made Of
They made a good effort, but these figures from history were a little lacking in brain power when it came to guessing what was happening inside our noggins. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police find 7,000 stolen guns in South Carolina home. The 10,000 firearms filled tractor trailer, police say. Other stolen items apart from the 20,000 guns included SUVs, chainsaws. 50,000 guns now off the streets and our children are safe, police cl
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Weird Universe » Beatnik Wedding
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Weird Universe » Cat Head Bags
Made by Japanese artist Pico. They're entirely artificial. That is, not actual cat heads. But they're realistic enough that people might, for a moment, think that you're using the severed head of a cat as a handbag.
One of these will set you back about $700, but are sold only in Japan. via OhGizmo!
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I woke up to my dog laying on the pillow next to me. When he saw that I was awake, he wagged his tail happily and then promptly sneezed in my face. FML [Link]
FMyLife » iAlissa says FML
Today, I learned that the only way to get my boyfriend to respond to me is through nudes. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The History of the First Mass Fingerprinting Operation
In 1948, a little girl was murdered in England—and police decided to take action to find her killer. [Link]
GraphJam » At Least It's Good Fertilizer
Graph by: FluffyEpic Tagged: dogs , Maps , poop , poop everywhere , yard Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Rolling Stone
Graph by: TheN1kolai Tagged: boss , g6 , like a , lyrics , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » If X, Then F
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: answers , f , failing , grades , Pie Chart , questions , school , test Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Wholesomeness of Disney
Graph by: erin.bffl Tagged: alive , classics , disney , disney channel , Line Graph , pixar , sequels , walt disney Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Alas
Graph by: tmoverbeck Tagged: alas , joseph ducrex , Pie Chart , thesaurus , writing Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Reasons wires get tangled
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: alone , connected , days , empty , know , moving , reason , room , tangled , undo , wires Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Quick, Swim to Shore!
Graph by: Wertad Tagged: cartoons , Pie Chart , TV , waterfalls Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: sonibaloni Tagged: dying , hand sanitizer , it burns , paper cut , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How to Look Dapper, Dude
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: clothes , dapper , dress , fancy , sir , uniform Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Warning issued over Twilight inspired contact lenses. Well, anything Twilight inspired, really [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Adam Savage's Scariest Moment on 'MythBusters'
In 2013, MythBuster Adam Savage held a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session. For some of the most frequently asked questions, he posted video replies along with his team from Tested. The most interesting is his answer to Reddit user 1Patrick's question: “Since the start of MythBusters, what is the most scariest experience you've ever had?" Watch below for the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Seabiscuit breaks another record [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » New York's 25th annual Halloween parade has participants dressed as superheroes, dinosaurs and even the pope. Oh, did I mention they were all dogs? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Overcrowded subways, tiny apartments, gridlock traffic. Yes, it's life in NYC, and it's what makes New Yorkers tough [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear children, Halloween has been cancelled. Sincerely, the Yakuza [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Raise a stein to celebrate the return of cask ales: tasty, frothy, yeasty cask ales [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Rawstory asks the burning question of our time: Why is the Judeo-Christian God such a crankypants? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Eaux Neaux there goes Tokyeaux [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I learned that if you complain to your mom about your future mother-in-law's bitchiness, your overprotective mom might confront her about it and end up punching her in the face. My fiancée blames me for the incident. FML [Link]
FMyLife » sophiilou says FML
Today, I was grooming one of my horses, when she stepped on my foot. I yelled and frantically tried to push her away. She turned her head toward me and shifted the rest of her weight onto my foot. I'm in the hospital now. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Japan sponsors UN resolution to designate November 5 as World Tsunami Day, hopes to receive wave of gratitude [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Police in Oklahoma City are looking for the owner of a miniature horse that was running wild through downtown. "We're going to start a pony ride with him I guess unless somebody claims him" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » This Twitter Game Lets You Choose Your Adventure
"Leon's Cool Game" blends the pixelated aesthetics of old school video games with the social media experience of today. [Link]
Futility Closet » Out With a Bang
Raymond Richards had a peculiar notion of safety — his fire alarm, patented in 1966, consisted of a string of firecrackers: [I]t is proposed to provide an elongated tube having a plurality of spaced firecrackers disposed in its bore, each firecracker having its own fuse located in proximity to a main fuse, the latter extending longitudinally through the bore of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Must we be forced to choose between capitalism and the climate? [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Coming up at the top of the hour it's Livingston Stapler Company Presents. Two hours of music hosted live by a farker in Juneau, Alaska. (9PM AKDT/10PM PT) [Live]
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Mental Floss » Watch How a Curb is Created
Though they usually go unnoticed, sidewalk curbs are a pretty impressive feat of engineering. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photographer uses auto mechanics to recreate such Renaissance classics like "The Last Subaru" by Leonardo Differential [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » It's that time of year when deer go on the offensive [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » St. Maarten is known as one of the best plane viewing locales in the world. Watching landing jets scream just feet overhead is just about as good as it gets. Takeoffs are usually a different story…. Usually [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Georgia DMV unclear on the concept of identical twins [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » When throwing your drugs out the window because the cops are coming you might want to make sure there isn't a police car parked right next to said window [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » This Greeting Card Plays a Vinyl Record
Some assembly required. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this left-out man [Photoshop]
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