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 » 14 Colorful Facts About ‘Reservoir Dogs’
Few debut films have attracted as much controversy and acclaim, or inspired so much discussion about the meaning of “Like a Virgin.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The good news is you don't have cancer. The bad news is your tapeworm does. NOPE trifecta in play [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Researchers Are Developing Pothole-Repairing Drones
Drones may one day ease our infrastructure woes. [Link]
Mental Floss » How a Chicken Farmer and His Dog Helped Save an Island's Penguins
In 2006, the birds of Middle Island found a protector in an unlikely canine friend. [Link]
Mental Floss » Amazing Prosthetic Lets People Walk, Run, and Even Climb More Naturally
Rock climber Hugh Herr had both legs amputated when he was 17—a year later, he was climbing again at the same level. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Inside the bird it's called stuffing.. a sure way to overcook a turkey unless you undercook the mixture. Instead, you play it smart and make a dressing on the side to go with the big feast. Now show us what you put in it [Intere
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Mental Floss » 13 Musings On the Art of Acting From Meryl Streep
With 19 Academy Award nominations and three of the golden statues to her name, there's no one better to speak on the craft. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » School on 'modified lockdown' over social media threat, which is not as bad as regular lockdown and much better than Double Secret Lockdown [Florida]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: All of Bond's Gadgets
Here is a video compiling all of the amazing and sometimes outlandish gadgets given to James Bond over the years. * A long-lost Disney film from the 1920s has been discovered. It stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the predecessor of Mickey Mouse. * Listverse has an interesting rundown of 10 times blackmail went very wrong. * Tapeworms are scary. Cancer … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Construction workers in Manhattan uncover the plot to the next Poltergeist movie [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these ferocious fighters [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » The real reason taxpayers finance sports stadiums: No Costco team colors [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » NASA Shares Breathtaking Images of the 2014 Antares Rocket Explosion
NASA HQ photographer Joel Kowsky captured amazing shots of the devastating accident. [Link]
Mental Floss » 'Northern Lights' on Mars and Other New Findings About the Red Planet
Studying Mars' atmosphere can help us to understand how the red planet's water disappeared. [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Timeline Of The James Bond Series
This week marks the release of the 24th film in the James Bond franchise, Spectre, featuring Daniel Craig in his fourth appearance as the British secret agent. Here are some notable moments from the film series’s 53-year history: 1940: Author Ian Fleming kills a guy and realizes how cool it is
1962-2015: An installment of the James Bond film series … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Misconceptions About the Ocean
No, that's not water spouting out of a whale's blowhole. [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Longtime Residents Worry Roommate With Well-Paid Job Slowly Gentrifying Apartment
DENVER—Noting that many areas are completely unrecognizable compared to when they first moved in years ago, residents of 1102 Larimer Street Apartment 2B told reporters Thursday they’ve begun to worry their well-paid roommate is slowly gentrifying the apartment. “I don’t hold anything against Mark personally for having a good job, but as soon as he moved in, the framed pictures … [Link]
Mental Floss » National Toy Hall of Fame Reveals its 2015 Inductees
It was a tight race among those in the toy box. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pensioner who's been blocking traffic by driving ancient tractor twice the length of Britain at no more than nine mph for the past six years finally decides to get off the road, complaining about OTHER motorists [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » The Case of the Missing 'Encyclopedia Brown' Movie
The boy detective could never quite solve the mystery of why he never got the Harry Potter treatment. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If wandering around naked on your front lawn is wrong, this Florida man doesn't want to be right [Florida]
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The Onion » American Voices: Houston Votes Against Antidiscrimination Ordinance
The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, which establishes antidiscrimination protections for LGBT and other citizens, was rejected by voters 61 to 39 percent this week, due in part to the influence of conservative pastors who believe transgender people using public restrooms poses a danger to women, claims that proponents of the ordinance dismiss as fearmongering. What do you think?
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Fark.com RSS » Parents, be warned: when your children are texting about "salad," they secretly mean "sex." And you don't even want to know what "croutons" refers to [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » The Answers Begin With 'O'
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Fark.com RSS » To be fair, Jesus probably WOULD have supported draconian anti-immigration policies if they would have kept the Roman immigrants from nailing him to a tree [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of the Guy Fawkes Mask
How the iconic visage came to be. [Link]
FMyLife » GoldenSteve says FML
Today, my gym teacher ranted about how the government should put all the death row inmates in a coliseum and film them fighting. I guess he lied when he said he only drinks at the weekend. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Queerbait says FML
Today, my girlfriend's mother insisted she's not homophobic, but however people only 'turn gay' because they were sexually abused, or are 'making it up to get attention'. She informed me I'm the former and my girlfriend is the latter. Uh huh. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Step 1: Steal Underpants Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens after $2.2 million makeover. People begin arriving from all over, especially those who live in California and have never had the experience of actually seeing water flowing [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The Science of Making the Perfect Grilled Cheese
It's all about the pH. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » France sends the Charles de Gaulle to surrender to ISIS in person [Interesting]
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The Onion » News in Brief: CVS Cashier Can’t Wait To Accept $20 Bill From Customer Purchasing 3 Different Cough Medications
LANSING, MI—Having watched with mounting excitement as the pallid, sniffling man made his way toward her register from the pharmacy section, local CVS cashier Hannah Everson told reporters Thursday she was overjoyed at the prospect of accepting a $20 bill from a customer purchasing three different kinds of cough medicine. “Oh, boy, I can’t wait to get my hands on … [Link]
Mental Floss » Plot for Harry Potter Spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts' Revealed
Get the scoop on what to expect from J.K. Rowling's first-ever screenplay. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Okay, break into tattoo parlor, check. Get naked, check. Break into car dealership, steal car, get into high-speed chase with police, crash car into a utility pole. Check, check, check and check [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 5 Writers Who Really Hated Shakespeare
In their own words. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Casino Patron: I just won $8 million on a slot machine. Casino: Nope, the machine's broken. We'll give you $80, and you're lucky to even get that [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of McDonaldland and the Toys (and Lawsuit) It Spawned
Officer Big Mac, we hardly knew ye. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Rare tropical storm dumps a year's worth of rain on Yemen in one day. Or as California calls a full rain gauge, a quarter inch of dust and three spider webs [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Stephen Colbert: "Crippled America is just a terrible phrase that sounds deeply offensive. Kind of like 'President Trump'" [Hero]
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Mental Floss » These Iconic Sculptures Are Now Bendable Action Figures
Now these famous statues can strike a different pose. [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Find Fanged Amphibian and ‘Fire Frog’ Fossils in Brazil
The newly described species show the spread of life into South America 278 million years ago. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Waiter? There's an incompetent burglar in my soup" "Quiet, everyone will want one" "Ba-dum-bum Seriously, get this dude off me" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Thirteen year game of hide-and-seek has a happy ending [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 17 Super Facts About 'The Incredibles'
2. Brad Bird was told the film would be nearly impossible to make. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you left your tractor parked outside of the newly damaged Green Mountain Credit Union night deposit box, the police would like to talk to you [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Afghanistan continues to treat The Lottery as a documentary [Asinine]
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The Onion » Onion Film Standard: The Onion Reviews ‘Spectre’
The Onion’s movie critic Peter K. Rosenthal reviews Spectre in this week’s Film Standard.
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The Onion » News in Brief: Wealthiest Americans Ominously Remind Nation They Could Easily Drop Another $10 Billion On Election
WASHINGTON—Calmly stating that they would not even need to think twice about doing so, the nation’s wealthiest individuals ominously reminded the populace during a press conference Wednesday that they could easily drop another $10 billion on the 2016 election. “We want to make it completely clear to voters that there’s absolutely no reason—none at all—why we couldn’t shell out another … [Link]
The Onion » News in Photos: Chinese Buffet Has French Fries
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Fark.com RSS » Census Bureau says more than 350 languages are spoken in the U.S. Mostly by those who have gotten a job as a phone consultant for tech support [Murica]
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Mental Floss » 9 Historical Methods for Determining the Sex of an Unborn Baby
Before modern technology could tell expectant parents the sex of their child, how did you tell whether you were carrying a boy or a girl? And even more important, could you choose which? [Link]
Mental Floss » How Do Computers Tell Time?
Without the help of the Internet, how do computers do it? [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Kismet
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Mental Floss » Netflix Launches Short Kids’ Programs to Help Parents Negotiate Bedtime
Desperate times call for desperate measures. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Two thugs punch man on train and steal his wallet, forgetting all about the high-definition cameras all around the train station. Will now be prosecuted for crimes against fellow passenger, fashion [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, my father, who is not familiar with keyboards, had me register his new email account for him at the public library. His username choice? "Wang dang sweet poon tang". People heard. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch 100 Years of Men’s Hair Trends in One Minute
This history of facial hair is more than just fashion. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bill that would require LA pornographers make their actors wear condoms is one step closer to making porn more realistic [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Blind People
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this stage prop [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 12 Surprising Facts About Raccoon Dogs
Get to know the raccoon dog, which is neither a raccoon nor a dog. [Link]
Weird Universe » Woman tailed by suspicious truck, 1955
I can't find any more info on this story, but I'd be curious to know if the woman locked bumpers with the truck while it was empty or being driven (in the latter case, the driver would have bailed when he realized that she wasn't stopping). I'm guessing there was a truck driver originally, 'cause if the truck had been … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It doesn't matter how untrue it is, when you're the mayor you never want to have to hold a press conference refuting accusations that you belong to the KKK [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Keep Your Money Organized and Your Phone Charged With This Nifty Wallet
The impressively thin wallet hides a high-powered, compact battery that can provide a full charge to the iPhone 6s. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apple has a cash hoard large enough to buy every major sports team in the world, and would have enough spare change left over to buy General Motors [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Why? says FML
Today, our dog died. My daughter was really upset about it, so my husband tried to cheer her up. "At least she will be doing something that she liked forever: Sleeping!" My daughter continued to cry for half an hour. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're persistent, you can turn your child's made-up food allergy into the real thing [Facepalm]
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FMyLife » hi_im_ughlee says FML
Today, I broke up with the guy I was seeing because he has a bad temper. He refused to believe me and decided that the best way to prove me wrong was to completely destroy my newly built house, inside and out, while I was at work. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The health difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup will be decided by nine people too fat to run away from jury duty [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Quadruped Robot Sets Guinness World Record With 83-Mile Walk
The robot shattered the previous record by more than 40 miles. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » See? Cops get punished when they shoot a prone person on the ground. They are taking away his award. Now, doesn't that make it better? [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Liverpool is Getting a Temporary Fast-Lane Sidewalk
Slow walkers are an annoyance in cities around the globe. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Feel the Bern…ing weed [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » 10-year-old boy writes letter to judge asking to keep mom in jail for fatally stabbing dad. Judge sets release date for December 2016. Looks like Mother's Day 2017 is going to be awkward [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Here's an Excuse to Not Rake Your Leaves This Fall
You're not lazy—you're just being a friend to the Earth. [Link]
FMyLife » dBLIZZARD says FML
Today, my fiancée thought that lowering the volume on her phone would lower the amount of data being used by her streaming songs. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my friend explained that his internship was clearly worse than mine because he got yelled at by clients. One of my clients ripped out my hair. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Easy Ways to Make Your Mac or PC Run Faster
Before you start banging your head against your monitor, try a few of these tactics first. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Exam asks child to show his thinking. That's exactly what he does [Amusing]
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The Onion » News in Brief: Majority Whip Displays Impaled Senator Outside Capitol Building As Warning To All Who Cross Party Lines
WASHINGTON—Instructing his colleagues to take a good, long look at what happens to consensus seekers, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) publicly displayed the impaled body of a fellow senator at the entrance to the Capitol building Thursday as a warning to anyone thinking about crossing party lines. “You see this? If I even sense so much as a hint … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Florida schoolteacher has kid, realizes in hospital that it will enter Florida school system in roughly five years, immediately resigns, leaves resignation note that goes viral [Florida]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to convince my nine year-old brother to stop using my biology textbook as a masturbatory aid so I could actually get some studying done. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Why alarm clocks are useful
LoL by: VampireVega Tagged: alarm , clocks , morning , sleep Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What women do in the shower according to men
Graph by: Tupungato Tagged: bodies , foam , men , passionate , Pie Chart , play , sandbags , sexuality , shower , slow , washing , women Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What people think about 2012, Before and After
Graph by: spartan914 Tagged: 2012 , Bar Graph , global warming , Line Graph , megalomaniacs , politicians , psychological , venn diagram , worried Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How do you know if it's an old cartoon?
Graph by: Tagged: animation , appearance , bad guys , cartoons , corny , jokes , Pie Chart , quality Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Contents of a Teenage Girl's iPod
LoL by: Unknown Tagged: girl , ipod , Music , teen Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » When the Pope Ordered the Death of Adolf Hitler
'Church of Spies' by Mark Riebling tells the gripping history of the Vatican’s covert operations during World War II. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sorry folks, crab season's cancelled. The neurotoxin-poisoned moose out front shoulda told ya [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Suspect in airport bomb threat caught after "Rochester police received a tip about noon of a naked man masturbating in his car and honking the car horn" [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Facebook Is Developing A.I. to Beat One of the World’s Oldest Board Games
No computer has ever been created that can beat humans at the ancient Chinese board game Go—and not for lack of trying. [Link]
Mental Floss » This Limited Edition Bottle of Patrón Costs $7500
For the boozehound who has everything. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Afghanistan, corruption is so blatant that when you get sentenced to jail for bank fraud, it comes with an automatic "Get Out of Jail" card and a chance to hob nob with high government officials [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 10 Fascinating Facts About Your Microbiome
No man is an island, but every man and woman is an ecosystem. [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Vatican Scandals Detailed In Tell-All Books
Two books released this week by Italian journalists both detail alleged greed and excess within the highest ranks of the Vatican, including the rampant, unsupervised spending of church donations that allegedly angered Pope Francis, who strives for a more modest Catholic Church. What do you think?
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Futility Closet » A Many-Sided Story
Back in September I posted a geometry problem mentioned by Andy Liu in Math Horizons in November 1997. Several readers recognized it and wrote in with the pretty solution — here it is: As before, we’re given that ∠DCA = 20°, ∠ACB = 60°, ∠CBD = 50°, and ∠DBA = 30°, and we’re asked to find ∠CAD. Start by extending … [Link]
Mental Floss » Rare Whale Caught on Video for the First Time
Omura’s whale was only discovered in 2003. [Link]
FMyLife » ncbb5 says FML
Today, my boyfriend discovered that if you mix beer, an axe, shotgun shells and bad judgment, you get a rather expensive hospital stay. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Lori says FML
Today, I agreed to go on a date with this really nice guy. Halfway through the date he starts talking about his wife and kids. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 548: "What Once Was Will Pass" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Mental Floss » 10 Kids' Books Too Dangerous To Stay on Shelves
A book can be a child's best friend. Unless it contains dangerously high amounts of lead. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The good news is, you don't have a tumor in your brain. The bad news is, it's a tapeworm [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Japan warns train commuters not to practice "aruki smaho" — smartphoning while wandering around train platforms and bumping into other commuters [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The good news: The class war is going well. The bad news: If you belong to the 1%. The others? Not so much [Followup]
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Mental Floss » You Can Now Apply to Be a NASA Astronaut
Applications for the new class will be accepted starting in December, and the requirements aren't are strict as you might think. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark is not my personal erotica site, so I go to Daily Finance for "Unexpected Uses for Petroleum Jelly" [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » Apparently Lots of Artists Forget to Include New Zealand on Maps
The island nation is missing from Risk boards, infographics, and more. [Link]
Mental Floss » See Radar Images of the Asteroid That Zipped by Earth on Halloween
It was the closest object to pass Earth since 2004. [Link]
Mental Floss » Meet Finland's Kid-Friendly Dinosaur Metal Band
Founded in 2009, Hevisaurus is reportedly popular among the Scandinavian nation's edgiest kindergarteners. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was suffering from acid reflux. I was told that drinking water laced with baking soda would help. Nope, all it did was create a huge belch that made me vomit all over myself. FML [Link]
FMyLife » apaterra says FML
Today, I was at work at the library and a patron handed me some change. When I asked what it was for, he said he had found it in one of the urinals. FML [Link]
FMyLife » mydadforgetsme says FML
Today, my dad forgot it's my birthday. When I told him about it, he accused me of lying and threatened to ground me for a week. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Strange Courtship Rituals From Around the World
Love wasn't always as simple putting a ring on it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Frosted Flakes fans want Tony's D. And I don't mean Vitamin D [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » It's as if millions of voices all tweeted out their awkwardness, and were suddenly bonding while tripping over invisible rocks [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this exhibitionist [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » This Ph.D. Student Live-Tweets Animal Life in the Serengeti
Anne Hilborn wants to show you the world that traditional nature documentaries ignore. [Link]
Mental Floss » Where To Go For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in IMAX 70MM
There are only 18 IMAX theaters showing the film as it was shot. [Link]
Mental Floss » 500 Discovered Exoplanets in One Epic Poster
A colorful look at the known universe. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Unintended side effect of driverless cars: more barf bags [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 17 Bankable Facts About 'The Color of Money'
Paul Newman worked hard, and pushed people to their limits, to get his first acting Oscar. [Link]
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