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 Artist Has Created Some Awesomely Geeky Nesting Dolls
Designer Andy Stattmiller puts a pop culture spin on standard nesting dolls. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Fun Facts About 'Pushing Daisies'
Want to know how Ned got his powers? Keep on waiting. [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Desperate Obama Just Wants To Know Who To Give Weapons To In Order To Stop ISIS
WASHINGTON—Saying the shipments were just sitting there all ready to go, a desperate President Obama stated Monday that as soon as someone lets him know who to give arms to in order to defeat ISIS, he will immediately begin doing so. “The U.S. stands ready to address the threat of violent extremism, so if I could just get the name … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Most Common Phrases in Craiglist 'Missed Connections' Posts, Visualized
Including “long shot, “eye contact,” and “*crosses fingers*.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Taco Bell announces switch to cage-free eggs, removal of artificial colors and flavors by end of 2016, leading to doubts as to what, if anything, will be left on their menu [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » You can buy an entire neighborhood for like 50 bucks. Unfortunately, it's in Liverpool [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Indonesia Wants to Use Crocodiles as Prison Guards for Drug Convicts
Tigers and piranhas are also being considered for the job. [Link]
Mental Floss » Tiny Mouse Lemurs Can Pull 10 Times Their Body Weight
Gray mouse lemurs are buff. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » After attending all of his master's classes, a service dog is awarded an honorary degree from Johns Hopkins- mostly for his lab work [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » 25 Breezy Facts About Hawaii
A few things about the Aloha State the average mainlander probably doesn't know. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Using Adele Lyrics to Text Your Ex
People are texting lyrics from Adele’s new song to their exes. The results are predictably awkward and/or amusing. * Researchers at Harvard University are doing some very important cancer research—and they’re doing it with lots and lots of toenails. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: U.S. Startup Challenges Japan to Giant Robot Battle. * The United States Army once published … [Link]
FMyLife » I Know How to Pick'em says FML
Today, as I had a chat with my boyfriend and a couple of his friends, one of them had brought up my boyfriend's son and his other child who was due any day now. The conversation would have went well, had I known that he had a son and a pregnant girlfriend. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, at a family dinner, my mom announced that my newborn brother was named after his father. His name is Kevin. My dad's name is Michael. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year Is an Emoji
The selection for Oxford Dictionaries word of the year is meant to reflect the current cultural landscape and what we've been talking about lately. The word of the year is the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lonely object [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Former Firefighter Receives the Most Extensive Face Transplant in History
He waited more than a year on the donor registry before receiving his new face. [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch as 'WTF' Space Debris Makes a Fiery Re-entry Into Earth's Atmosphere
The origins of the space junk are still up for debate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yeah, that selfie of a guy behind the Paris attack you may have seen? A) He's Canadian B) He's never even been to Paris and C) He's not even Muslim [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 70 Totally Amazing Common Names for Fungi
These common names sound like they're straight out of a Harry Potter potions list. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: The TL;DR version of Fark [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Prison chief wants to add giant carnivorous fish to the tigers and piranhas at his crocodile guarded prison [Scary]
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Mental Floss » You Can Own Michelangelo's Country Home for $8 Million
The Tuscany villa boasts eight bedrooms, a vineyard, and a storied history. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In a move that is likely to earn the mall's operators a long and deeply unpleasant visit from Krampus, a NJ mall is charging kids between $35 and $50 to visit Santa this year [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Charlie Sheen isn't just sure he's got a secret medical condition, he's HIV positive [Sad]
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Mental Floss » A Kentucky City Is Letting Residents Pay Parking Tickets With Canned Goods
The month-long “Food for Fines” program will help stock the shelves of a local food bank. [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: FDA Seeks Public Opinion On ‘Natural’ Foods
Citing a current lack of regulation surrounding the term, the FDA is seeking input on what the word “natural” should connote on food labels, encouraging the public to submit via online form their ideas on how to standardize its use on packaging. What do you think?
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FMyLife » nightwalker2253 says FML
Today, I was floating on a river with some friends when I accidentally splashed one of their girlfriends in the face. She started crying and everyone gave me the silent treatment for the rest of the trip. We are all 26 years old. FML [Link]
FMyLife » WinnerWinnerNotEatingDinner says FML
Today, I was the first guy ever to give my girlfriend an orgasm. I was also the first guy to make her poop at the same time. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Experience Upper Austria as a Timelapse Tourist
Time for a quick fly-by of a historic alpine town. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » God spotted taking nap under rocks on Mars… or something [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 9 Fuzzy Facts About the Portuguese Water Dog
Learn more about these athletic dogs and their European origins. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The last thing you ever expect to hear on a pizza delivery: "Tell me son, have you ever considered becoming a bounty hunter?" [CSB]
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Mental Floss » Dubai is Equipping Their First Responders With Jetpacks
Only in Dubai. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Enjoy the High Holy Days with the new Bong Menorah. Shalom, dude [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » A more artistic facepalm, actor from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre now lies stihl, and soap opera star loses role in One Life To Live: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 11/8 – 11/14 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, CNN asks the question everyone wants answered. Who the fark are the Eagles of Death Metal? [Followup]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: NFL Offers Summer League For Suspended Players To Make Up Games
NEW YORK—Recommending that players take advantage of an opportunity that would keep them from falling behind their peers, officials from the NFL announced Monday that they are offering a summer league for those who were suspended during the regular season to make up games. “Players who missed any time due to suspension are strongly advised to sign up for our … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NPR discovers what Fark already knew: Good headlines aren't easy [Sad]
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Mental Floss » The Science That Drives 11 Play Activities
Science is all around us. Whether we’re throwing a football or going for a run, there’s always some scientific principle in action—though we may not realize it. Understanding how your favorite games work isn’t just educational—it can also improve your ability to play. And you don’t have to be a scientist to understand some of the principles underlying your favorite … [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Identify Proteins That Align with Magnetic Fields
Scientists have discovered a protein complex in several species that aligns itself with magnetic fields. [Link]
Mental Floss » What’s Actually Used as Dirt on Rooftop Farms
Here's why putting real dirt in your rooftop garden isn't a smart move. [Link]
Mental Floss » How France Responded to 9/11
"Today it is New York that was tragically struck but tomorrow it may be Paris, Berlin, London." [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Columbo
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FMyLife » nnniii says FML
Today, I tried to give my first hand-job while wearing fuzzy socks in a carpeted room. I reached out to touch his penis and shocked him. FML [Link]
FMyLife » deadbeatdad says FML
Today, I popped two tires hitting a curb. I called my dad hysterical, and he told me to call my mom and hung up. My mom's been dead for seven years. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Potted says FML
Today, after my close friend had his baby, he told me that he was no longer going to be selling weed at his house. I was happy for him, because it's unsafe. Until I found out he was still selling at my house with the help of my roommates, without telling me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "We have one golden rule, and the one rule is that no one else can tell anyone else to be quiet." Welcome to possibly the worst apartment building in New York City [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 'Blood Rain' in Spain Is Partially Explained
Scientists found particles of algae that turned the rain red. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » John Oliver uses a moment of "premium cable profanity" to address the Paris terrorist attacks [Hero]
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The Onion » News: Congress Members Spend Afternoon Drawing Pictures Of Their Dream Capitols
WASHINGTON—Sitting Indian-style on the Senate floor surrounded by Magic Markers, crayons, and construction paper, members of Congress spent the afternoon in a special session Monday drawing pictures of their dream Capitols, sources reported.The drawings—which variously featured huge missile launchers affixed to the Capitol dome, a moat filled with crocodiles and sharks, and a robot version of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) … [Link]
The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Editorial Cartoon: ‘A Charlie Brown Thanks-For-Nothing’
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Futility Closet » A New Pangram
British recreational mathematician Lee Sallows has produced many varieties of the self-enumerating pangram — sentences that inventory their own contents: This pangram contains four As, one B, two Cs, one D, thirty Es, six Fs, five Gs, seven Hs, eleven Is, one J, one K, two Ls, two Ms, eighteen Ns, fifteen Os, two Ps, one Q, five Rs, twenty-seven … [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Inventive Facts About 'Hugo'
7. The automaton really works. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Patronage jobs in the Massachusetts court system come with 2 1/2 hour work days and 13 weeks of paid vacation per year, but you'll have to survive on a six figure salary [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » What's wrong? Wake up on the wrong side of the ledge again? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Dumas man arrested for reckless driving, providing topic [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of November 16, 2015
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Mental Floss » This Clingy Strapless Bra Works Like a Gecko's Foot
Science could hold the solution to bra slippage. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Caption what these bears are thinking [Caption]
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The Onion » American Voices: Joe’s Crab Shack Eliminates Tipping
Restaurant chain Joe’s Crab Shack has been experimenting with a no-tipping policy at 18 of its locations with plans to gradually expand the policy nationwide, paying servers more per hour and raising menu prices by 12-15 percent, changes that could also help reduce labor costs. What do you think?
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The Onion » News in Brief: Realtor Was Not Expecting Such Hard-Hitting Questions About Water Pressure
ALBANY, NY—Left staggered and dumbfounded by the unexpected line of inquiry, real estate agent Jeffrey Tindell told reporters Monday he was totally unprepared for a potential buyer’s hard-hitting questions about the water pressure in a local three-bedroom townhouse recently listed for sale. “The showing seemed to be going pretty well, but then, out of nowhere, this guy starts grilling me … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The terrorists were from Belgium. Syriasly [Followup]
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Mental Floss » This Hugging Machine Embraces You Back
Like any relationship, there's a certain amount of trust involved. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Hambone Award
Nationwide Insurance has created the "Hambone Award" which, for the past five years, it's been giving to the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. It seems to be like a Darwin Awards for animals, except they only give awards to animals that recover from their mishaps, not the ones that die. (Are Darwin Awards given to animals? I'm not … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these poles [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » A Guide to Beer and Food Pairing
Beer can be paired with a lot more than a burger. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Once I took out the ghouls I didn't think anyone would have a problem if I looted the weapons cache. Now if I could just get the suit of power armor without the bot kicking me like a dog I would be happy [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Creating Vigo the Carpathian, and the 'Ghostbusters II' Ending You Never Saw
How Glen Eytchison created a living painting for Ghostbusters II. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why you never see Facebook suddenly have everyone change their profile picture to the Lebanese flag [Sad]
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Weird Universe » Jerry Lewis & Miss Cartilage
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Mental Floss » Watch This 1968 BBC Interview With J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien discusses his inspirations, and wishes he could talk to trees. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today's "unarmed and handcuffed black man shot by police" story is brought to you from Minneapolis [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Anne Frank's diary now has a co-author. No, not Helen Keller [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 'Symmetry,' a Math Film by Charles and Ray Eames
What's the most symmetrical geometric shape? [Link]
Mental Floss » Columbo
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FMyLife » grapes says FML
Today, I asked my dad for help on some homework I didn't fully understand. He walked away and came back with a huge bowl of grapes and said, "Here's your brain food." Then he left. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So what should you do if you realize your child is a prodigy? Get ready to spend a helluva lot of money [Obvious]
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FMyLife » SadIndianLife says FML
Today, my girlfriend's mother is more into me than she is. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Brilliant Gifts for the Yogi In Your Life
Gifts to bolster the practice of the devoted yogi in your life. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ISIS may have been targeting "apostate" Muslims in Paris attacks for not being Muslim enough [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Watch Steve Jobs Talk Apple in 1980
35 years ago, Steve Jobs talked computers. He got a lot of stuff right. [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Dancers in Flight
Start your work week with these great links! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Thousands of male volunteers to be sterilized in global vasectomy-athon. 750 doctors in 25 countries hope to make a vas deferens [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Threats and counter-threats, ever and Anon [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Chef Cooks Apocalypse Emergency Food; Regrets It
If you're eating this, it's because the world has ended. [Link]
FMyLife » Koizumiii says FML
Today, I was on the bus home from work when I felt something strange in my hair. I turned to look, and saw the old woman next to me sucking on the end of my hair. When she noticed me staring, she didn't stop but instead said, "So pretty. Can I have?" FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People are shaming each other on social media for not mourning an attack that just killed 147 people at a school in Kenya the same way they're mourning for Paris, unaware that the Kenya attack actually happened back in April [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » This Liberal Arts College Teaches You to Work With Your Hands
The American College of the Building Arts is the country’s only college to offer a bachelor's degree in traditional building trades. [Link]
FMyLife » michelle says FML
Today, while my husband was at work, he missed our son saying his first word ("Dada"), taking his first steps and smashing the widescreen TV with a well-aimed teddy bear. Care to guess which of these three things made my husband cry. FML [Link]
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GraphJam » It Screwdrives Me Insane
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GraphJam » I Want One That Looks Pretty!
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GraphJam » You Guys Misspell 'Color'!
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GraphJam » Here, Have a Slice of Reality
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GraphJam » In Their Defense, You Can Stream Firefly
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Mental Floss » The Snacks-by-Mail Company Graze Turns Snacking into a Science
When they’re delivered, the boxes look almost like a regular package: Plain brown cardboard, small enough to fit in the mailbox. But these boxes aren’t regular packages, because inside, there are snacks. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I picked up an elderly woman walking alone in the cold. I asked her where she was going but she didn't respond. Thinking she was just cold, I kept driving until a man driving erratically kept honking at me. Turns out he's her husband and she has severe Alzheimers. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch 100 Years of Cats in Movies
These furry performers know how to activate our emotions at the twitch of a whisker. [Link]
Mental Floss » 25 Things You Might Not Know About 'Home Alone'
Some fun—and painful—facts about everyone’s favorite sadistic holiday classic [Link]
Mental Floss » 34 Tributes to Paris From Around the World
In the wake of Friday night's horrific attacks in Paris, people and cities around the world showed their support for the citizens of France with touching tributes. [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Fascinating Facts About Nintendo Legend Shigeru Miyamoto
The creator of Mario and Zelda is so valuable to Nintendo that the company won't allow him to bike to work. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Paying a bit more for that hormone-free, no-cages-involved turkey? Sucker [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » What happens when an El Al flight from Tel Aviv makes an emergency landing in Montana and all the passengers are stuck in the terminal? The locals show up to buy them kosher food and a rabbi drives 150 miles to lend a hand [Cool]
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FMyLife » buses suck says FML
Today, I regret asking my neighbor to turn down his music last night. When I left for work, I found his car parked so close to mine that I couldn't squeeze between them. His wife's was parked the same way on the other side. They wouldn't answer their door and I ended up being late to work. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend got pissed off and is now sulking, all because I didn't make a huge deal out of our 1-month "anniversary". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this boy and girl with a cat and an eel [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Psychics con man out of $750,000. Guess he didn't see that one coming [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 15 Slam-Dunk Facts About 'Space Jam'
Nearly 20 years after the sports comedy opened at the top of the U.S. box office, it’s still scoring points with fans. [Link]
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