John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » "For hot girls, press 1. For hot guys, press 2. To accept jury duty, press 3. To get out of jury duty by claiming you are too busy on phone sex hotline they sent to you, press 4" [Amusing]

Tuesday 2 February 23:47:57 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [69 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 18 Fascinating Facts About 'The Crow'

Tuesday 2 February 23:16:06 UTC 2016

Alex Proyas's cult classic was marred by tragedy when its star, Brandon Lee, was killed in an on-set accident just days before filming wrapped. [Link]

Mental Floss » Radio Station Pranks Listeners By Repeating Its Playlist for Groundhog Day

Tuesday 2 February 23:16:05 UTC 2016

Pittsburghers are feeling a sense of déjà vu. [Link]

Mental Floss » A Look Inside NASA's Spaceship Factory

Tuesday 2 February 23:16:04 UTC 2016

Orion is the first human-rated deep space vessel to be built by NASA in 40 years. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Son of Sal' serial killer, told to kill by the neighbor's cog, continues to make courtroom outbursts [Followup]

Tuesday 2 February 23:09:57 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Easy Steps for Painlessly Rolling Over Your 401(k)

Tuesday 2 February 23:00:00 UTC 2016

Consolidating your retirement accounts from previous jobs is easier than you think. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chuckles predicts early spring, win in New Hampshire [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 22:52:57 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Texas Supreme Court rules high school cheerleaders at football games are allowed to hold up signs with Bible verses, citing landmark case John 3:18 [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 22:47:28 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [196 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The amount of "good debt" you have is linked to how good your children will be, which basically means you're going to be raising a small litter of anti-Christs [Scary]

Tuesday 2 February 22:31:24 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » View Mars From Your Smartphone With NASA's Interactive Panoramic Viewer

Tuesday 2 February 22:30:00 UTC 2016

Enjoy 360-degree views of the red planet, courtesy of the Curiosity rover. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Emergency Manager who was responsible for giving every resident in Flint a free, unlimited source of lead and was more recently spearheading the turnaround of Detroit's schools has resigned. Why do the good ones always go so soon? [Fail]

Tuesday 2 February 22:08:55 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [105 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Indian carmaker now really wishes it hadn't named its zippy commuter car after a deadly tropical virus [Amusing]

Tuesday 2 February 22:02:39 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [69 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Royally Interesting Facts You Might Not Know About King Cake

Tuesday 2 February 22:00:00 UTC 2016

The colorful cake is primarily associated with Big Easy revelry, but its history reaches back centuries. [Link]

Mental Floss » Oreo Unveiled New Filled Cupcake Oreos in the Most Whimsical Way Possible

Tuesday 2 February 21:45:19 UTC 2016

New Yorkers scored some free cookies today. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Passengers' luck goes from bad to worse following explosion that rips massive hole in airliner as they are forced to land in Somalia [Scary]

Tuesday 2 February 21:42:57 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Researchers find the genetic markers for "morning people," but still have no idea how long it will take to find a cure [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 21:39:04 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Post-It Drawings That Capture the Adult Condition

Tuesday 2 February 21:30:00 UTC 2016

These simple Post-It drawings do a pretty good job of capturing adult life. * North Korea recently sent South Korea a wave of balloons carrying used toilet paper and other kinds of waste products. * National Geographic has this story about a fossilized daddy longlegs with a “99-million-year-old erection.” How embarrassing for that little eight-legged guy. * Democracy isn’t always … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » After chewing over all the evidence, police believe they have identified suspect in $1,500 gum heist, say tougher gum control laws would have helped prevent this [Misc]

Tuesday 2 February 21:27:23 UTC 2016

Misc [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The surest path to success is to come out of a healthy uterus [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 21:22:03 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this smug guy doing his smug thing [Photoshop]

Tuesday 2 February 21:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [38 comments] [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Advisors Hopeful Jeb Bush Finally Has Momentum To End Campaign

Tuesday 2 February 20:52:00 UTC 2016

HENNIKER, NH—Saying his performance in last night’s Iowa caucuses provided just the push he needed, advisors for Jeb Bush expressed their hope Tuesday that the Republican candidate has finally garnered enough momentum to end his presidential campaign. “If you look back across several weeks of polling data, you can see that Jeb is definitely starting to build a full head … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Best Korea to launch a satellite into the Sea of Japan [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 20:36:19 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [54 comments] [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: ‘I Think We Still Have A Shot,’ Carly Fiorina Assures Closest Inkjet Printer

Tuesday 2 February 20:32:00 UTC 2016

CONCORD, NH—In an effort to regroup after receiving a disappointing 2 percent of votes in the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina reportedly huddled with her closest inkjet printer Tuesday and assured it that the campaign still had a shot of winning the nomination. “Sure, we didn’t get the numbers we wanted in Iowa, but New Hampshire’s a whole … [Link]

Mental Floss » Researchers Capture Rare Photos of a Sub-Antarctic Volcano Erupting

Tuesday 2 February 20:30:00 UTC 2016

Few have witnessed an eruption from the volcano, located on a remote island in Australia's territories. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate it when a horse photobombs you and then wants half of your money? [Dumbass]

Tuesday 2 February 20:28:18 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [96 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some people really, really, hate being stuck in traffic. The folks behind her too [Sad]

Tuesday 2 February 20:27:04 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In new poll, two-thirds of Canadians feel a President Trump would be 'bad for Canada.' The other third reportedly too busy preparing to burn down the White House again to respond [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 20:17:17 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [122 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Shoplifting suspect leaves cell phone, puddle of urine at crime scene [Stupid]

Tuesday 2 February 20:16:14 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Danish police respond to heated Star Wars fight. No injuries reported in spite of forty-two thousand shots fired [Strange]

Tuesday 2 February 20:15:07 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [8 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Facebook, Instagram Ban Private Gun Sales

Tuesday 2 February 20:06:16 UTC 2016

Both Facebook and Instagram will now both prohibit the private sale of guns on their websites, citing concerns that such transactions might circumvent background checks and lead to the illegal firearms purchases. What do you think?


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Mental Floss » 7 Affordable Ways to Further Your Education After College

Tuesday 2 February 20:00:00 UTC 2016

Your diploma is no excuse to stop learning. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Former Buddhist monk who says car accident prevents him from sitting cross-legged anymore sues for loss of serenity, $500,000 [Strange]

Tuesday 2 February 19:56:49 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists have discovered what causes Resting biatch Face [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 19:52:57 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Jenlagged: A Comic Travelogue from Angoulême (Part 4)

Tuesday 2 February 19:45:00 UTC 2016

The 43rd annual Angoulême International Comics Festival ran from Jan. 28-31 in Angoulême, France. It is one of the biggest comics festivals in Europe, and probably the most prestigious. Comics in Europe and France (referred to there as “Bandes Dessineés” or just "BD") enjoy more mainstream popularity than they do here in the States, making Angoulême an event enjoyed by … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Virginia had better hope for some good news from the groundhog, because it's already managed to blow through its entire snow removal budget for the year [Dumbass]

Tuesday 2 February 19:42:16 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [52 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Infographic: Biggest Campaign Gaffes So Far

Tuesday 2 February 19:37:00 UTC 2016

The road to the 2016 election has seen its fair share of blunders, miscalculations, and poorly worded statements, all captured by an eager news media that’s always on the lookout for political missteps. Here are some of the biggest campaign gaffes of this election cycle so far: Mar. 2003: In a major goof that will haunt Jeb Bush all along … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Uh, you know you accidentally released that murder suspect, right?" [Scary]

Tuesday 2 February 19:34:28 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Software Can Guess What People Are Looking At

Tuesday 2 February 19:30:00 UTC 2016

It was able to detect the image being viewed with 96 percent accuracy. [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Decode Bedbug Genome, and It Explains Why They’re So Hard to Kill

Tuesday 2 February 19:15:00 UTC 2016

Pesticide resistance, efficient food processing, and self-defense are built right into the pest’s genes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » North Korea starts bombing South Korea with balloons stuffed with used toilet paper and cigarette butts [Weird]

Tuesday 2 February 19:13:16 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Elegant Pedestrian Tunnel Is Not Your Typical Underpass

Tuesday 2 February 19:00:00 UTC 2016

This is one underpass pedestrians might actually enjoy passing through. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The dating scene's rough these days, when you can get kicked off of Match.com even if you're a platinum-level prisoner at Guantánamo Bay [Strange]

Tuesday 2 February 18:42:17 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » *smacks alarm* "Groundhog Day: What does it mean?" This is not a repeat from last year. *smacks alarm* "Groundhog Day: What does it mean?" This is not a repeat from last year. *smacks alarm* "Groundhog Day: What does it mean?"

Tuesday 2 February 18:38:27 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Massive Wind Turbine Design Can Withstand Hurricane-Force Winds

Tuesday 2 February 18:30:00 UTC 2016

Engineers borrowed some design elements from the palm tree. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The surest path to success is to come out of a wealthy uterus [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 18:26:03 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [74 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cliven Bundy anoints himself as the new leader of the Y'all Qaeda standoff, gives notice to Harney County sheriff [Followup]

Tuesday 2 February 18:25:51 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [475 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why is it Controversial to Name Winter Storms?

Tuesday 2 February 18:15:00 UTC 2016

It seems like a silly controversy, but there are some pretty strong arguments both for and against assigning names to winter storms. [Link]

FMyLife » chessu says FML

Tuesday 2 February 18:07:59 UTC 2016

Today, after years of lonesome birthdays overseas, I am finally able to celebrate the occasion at home. My best friend of 10 years will not be attending because her boyfriend of two months is having his party the same night. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 2 February 18:07:58 UTC 2016

Today, I was at the gym. I'm 360 lbs and have finally decided it's time to change that. Some girl and her two bitch friends thought it'd be fun to follow me and belittle me at everything I did. When I mentioned it to the staff, they said that they were just "encouraging" me. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Name That Best Picture

Tuesday 2 February 18:07:57 UTC 2016

Take the quiz! [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Stone" Soup

Tuesday 2 February 18:07:50 UTC 2016

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Fark.com RSS » BPA replacement BPS now shown to be just as bad. BPB through BPR still okay, at least until they study them [Followup]

Tuesday 2 February 17:42:16 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Things You Might Not Know About Domino's

Tuesday 2 February 17:30:00 UTC 2016

In the past 50 years, Domino’s has grown to become the second largest pizza chain in the country. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Financial Advisor Recommends Keeping One Bullet In Chamber Just In Case

Tuesday 2 February 17:26:06 UTC 2016

NEW YORK—Noting the volatility of various retirement products and the long-term uncertainty of global markets, financial advisor Michael Reynolds recommended Tuesday that investors always keep one bullet in the chamber, just in case. “Even if you’re a more conservative investor who keeps most of your savings in bonds and money market accounts, it just makes a lot of sense to … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gathering in Rome to discuss taking on Islamic State. This is not a repeat from 1096, 1145, 1189, 1202, 1213, 1228, 1248, 1270, *or* 1271 [Followup]

Tuesday 2 February 17:24:27 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Website Lets You Hear The Roar of 1920s New York City

Tuesday 2 February 17:00:00 UTC 2016

In order to re-create the sonic history of New York City, historian Emily Thompson has created an interactive website called The Roaring Twenties, exploring the historical soundscape of New York City in the 1920s. [Link]

Mental Floss » French Phrases Hidden in English Words

Tuesday 2 February 16:55:43 UTC 2016

Even if you speak French you may never have noticed them. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Scottish tourist killed by elephant in Thailand." Ack Noooooo, dun yu see 'hat yeeve dun? Yu dun't show 'em yer mouse undar thar kilt, man. Tas sum deep haggis, man [Scary]

Tuesday 2 February 16:48:27 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jumping out a window to escape the cops never works as well in real life as it does in Hollywood. Usually because the cops can just follow the blood trail [Fail]

Tuesday 2 February 16:43:27 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Infrared Video Shows How Hummingbirds Shed Heat Through Their Eyes and Feet

Tuesday 2 February 16:30:00 UTC 2016

Getting rid of excess heat is complicated when your body is covered in insulating feathers. Here's how hummingbirds do it. [Link]

The Onion » Horoscope: Your Horoscopes — Week Of February 2, 2016

Tuesday 2 February 16:12:00 UTC 2016


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Fark.com RSS » If you're going to report on the weather, watch out for those evil flying fish that are ready to slap you in the face [Amusing]

Tuesday 2 February 16:09:27 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Traffic court is probably not the best place to sell your suboxone tablets [Dumbass]

Tuesday 2 February 16:06:27 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today boys and girls, Big Bird is going to teach us about Capital Gains [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 16:05:37 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Strange: Former professional baseball player arrested by police after breaking into business. Fark: found by police fast asleep in a pillow fort, and surrounded by slices of pizza [Fail]

Tuesday 2 February 16:00:38 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Italian Town Welcomes First Baby in 28 Years

Tuesday 2 February 16:00:00 UTC 2016

Ostano's last baby arrived in 1987. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Putin considers taxing Google to collect percentage of their ad revenue earned via Russian browsing. Good luck, comrade [Unlikely]

Tuesday 2 February 15:45:46 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Handy Guide Pairs Girl Scout Cookies With Wine

Tuesday 2 February 15:43:28 UTC 2016

For the sophisticated cookie eater in all of us. [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 2 February 15:41:39 UTC 2016

Today, I got to work and saw a new desk had been setup on stilts. 'Oh, who got the standing desk?' I asked. Turns out it's for the guy in the wheelchair who was right behind me. It needs to be high so the controls of his wheelchair can fit under the desk. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Austrian city gets its gay traffic lights back [Weird]

Tuesday 2 February 15:40:17 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [27 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Teacher Wins ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Lawsuit

Tuesday 2 February 15:39:00 UTC 2016

Texas educator Jennifer Pedroza was awarded $11.5 million in a lawsuit claiming that as an employee of Writer’s Coffee Shop, the original publisher of Fifty Shades Of Grey, Pedroza was defrauded of royalties from the erotic novel’s subsequent success. What do you think?
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Public school choo choo chooses not to invite Cupid, Baby Jesus, Tom Turkey along with other "dominant holidays." No word on the inclusion of any submissive holidays [Asinine]

Tuesday 2 February 15:27:28 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [125 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » CIA releases a raft of declassified documents on UFOs. Believer or skeptic? You decide [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 14:46:25 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Do Mirrors Work?

Tuesday 2 February 14:30:00 UTC 2016

Considering the near-magical function mirrors perform, their construction is surprisingly simple. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What has nine arms and just postponed its winter tour due to illness? [PSA]

Tuesday 2 February 14:23:46 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [96 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 100,000 people are stranded at Guangzhou station during a blizzard. Complete with picture of what 100,000 stranded people may look like [Interesting]

Tuesday 2 February 14:11:18 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this designer home [Photoshop]

Tuesday 2 February 14:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Japanese Mall Helps Shoppers Stay Fit

Tuesday 2 February 14:00:00 UTC 2016

For those who haven't already shopped til they've dropped. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The New York tabloids handle the Trump loss with class and dignity [Amusing]

Tuesday 2 February 13:52:19 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [125 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Continuing Adventures of Rayo

Tuesday 2 February 13:50:11 UTC 2016

After being ignored by most people when he nailed his tongue to a wooden board, Rayo the Fakir sealed himself with a snake inside a glass "bottle," in which he toured Europe. By the time he emerged, a year later, the snake had died.

Life magazine reported that the year-long stunt almost didn't happen because city authorities in Linz filed … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Dear Prudence: For quite some time, my best friend has joked that she and I should leave our husbands, run away together, and just spend the rest of our lives together. As a couple. I think she's in love with me. What should I do?" [Gigg

Tuesday 2 February 13:43:36 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [155 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » ReiracsNeve says FML

Tuesday 2 February 13:33:39 UTC 2016

Today, I went to my grandma's house to visit. She's an elderly woman, so I asked if there was anything I could do to help. She told me to take the dog out, so I did, but one thing she didn't tell me is that her dog loves to take explosive shits everywhere. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lawyer in training demands free chocolate for life after her candy bar did not have wafers or crunchy frogs [Stupid]

Tuesday 2 February 13:12:03 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Unknown canyon found in Oregon. "One does not simply walk into Valhalla" [Cool]

Tuesday 2 February 13:05:46 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Sweet Facts About Marshmallow Fluff

Tuesday 2 February 13:00:00 UTC 2016

8. A battle over Fluff's merits (or lack thereof) tied up the Massachusetts legislature for a week in 2006. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hate on global warming all you want, but at least it's making the maple syrup flow earlier than ever [Sappy]

Tuesday 2 February 12:39:46 UTC 2016

Sappy [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Americans Love Tipping, Study Finds

Tuesday 2 February 12:30:00 UTC 2016

A full 29 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds believed that tipping was an “outdated” practice, but only 13 percent of 50- to 64-year-olds felt the same way. [Link]

Mental Floss » Wear Deodorant? You Have More Armpit Bacteria Than Antiperspirant Users

Tuesday 2 February 12:15:00 UTC 2016

It's not necessarily a bad thing. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Guy invents anti-telemarketer robot, collects every hero award known to man [Hero]

Tuesday 2 February 12:02:48 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [127 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 3D GIF Shows How the Human Brain Folds During Development

Tuesday 2 February 12:00:00 UTC 2016

They say the 3D gel model mimics what happens as the fetal human brain expands. [Link]

Weird Universe » Bob Gaffner, Fishermen’s Helper

Tuesday 2 February 11:50:57 UTC 2016

That Bob! "He's full of the old mick!" Huh? That expression summons up a mere two Google hits. I suspect it's a euphemism for "full of the old Nick," which in turn was a euphemism for "full of the Devil." [Link]

Mental Floss » "Stone" Soup

Tuesday 2 February 11:45:00 UTC 2016

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Mental Floss » This Baby Nessie Tea Infuser Makes Tea Time Adorable

Tuesday 2 February 11:30:00 UTC 2016

This tea infuser transforms your mug into a miniature Loch Ness. [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Quirky Locations Dedicated to UFO Sightings

Tuesday 2 February 11:17:55 UTC 2016

Texas has an alien pilot grave. [Link]

FMyLife » cassie0216 says FML

Tuesday 2 February 11:14:36 UTC 2016

Today, my mailman refused to deliver my mail for an undetermined amount of time, because my 8 year-old, arthritic dog, who can barely walk, "made him feel threatened." FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just because you hit a child with a stuffed animal doesn't make it any less abusive [Florida]

Tuesday 2 February 11:02:13 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Huck, Fin [Sad]

Tuesday 2 February 10:35:34 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [159 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Happy Groundhog Day!

Tuesday 2 February 10:30:11 UTC 2016

Start surfing with these awesome links! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or will winter end early? What will your local groundhog see? Do you actually care about this holiday? It is the 2016 Groundhog Day thread [Live]

Tuesday 2 February 10:00:46 UTC 2016

Live [link] [114 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The American Library Association is Reissuing David Bowie’s Iconic ‘READ’ Poster

Tuesday 2 February 8:39:37 UTC 2016

In addition to being a beloved musician, artist, and actor, David Bowie was also an avid reader. [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 2 February 8:37:17 UTC 2016

Today, I was driving back home when I saw a yellow object flying off my roof of my car through the side mirrors. I thought nothing of it, then I noticed that I didn't have my phone with me. That's when I realized that the "flying yellow object" was my phone. FML [Link]

FMyLife » itsjustemcee says FML

Tuesday 2 February 8:37:16 UTC 2016

Today, my boyfriend of three years and I went to visit my 85 year-old grandmother at the hospital. While I went to the restroom, she apparently told him about a guy I was seeing on the side. I have no idea who she's talking about and my boyfriend refuses to talk to me. FML [Link]

FMyLife » scottishoatmeal says FML

Tuesday 2 February 8:37:15 UTC 2016

Today, it's been about 8 months since I moved into my studio flat. It was already furnished, there was no bed but a fancy bedseat from Ikea. I slept uncomfortably on it for months until I realised it pulls out to become a double bed. FML [Link]

GraphJam » Press Coverage of Obama

Tuesday 2 February 8:29:20 UTC 2016

Graph by: billsklar Tagged: barack obama , coverage , democrats , flies , kill , Media , president , press , socialism , usa Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Guess You Don't Live in Chicago

Tuesday 2 February 8:29:12 UTC 2016

chicago,school,snow,snowday,storm,venn diagram Graph by: makewishesoutofairplanes Tagged: chicago , school , snow , snowday , storm , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Condition of Bread VS No. of Times Put Through Toaster

Tuesday 2 February 8:29:04 UTC 2016

ashes bread brown burnt food frozen ideal Line Graph toast toaster - 3577599232 Graph by: oliviagrace18 Tagged: ashes , bread , brown , burnt , food , frozen , ideal , Line Graph , toast , toaster Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » We Can Dance If We Want To

Tuesday 2 February 8:28:43 UTC 2016

Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: best of week , dance , mug , safety dance , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Oh Wait, You Didn't Want Poo In There?

Tuesday 2 February 8:28:42 UTC 2016

dirty jobs mike rowe Pie Chart television Graph by: Longshotz5798 Tagged: dirty jobs , mike rowe , Pie Chart , television Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Time for My Break

Tuesday 2 February 8:28:36 UTC 2016

angry birds bathroom break time Pie Chart work - 6309001216 Graph by: mcdaash Tagged: angry birds , bathroom , break time , Pie Chart , work Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » No Pun In Ten Did

Tuesday 2 February 8:28:33 UTC 2016

Graph by: atxnickg Tagged: Bar Graph , contests , intended , lame pun racoon , puns Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » A Guide To Smilies

Tuesday 2 February 8:28:32 UTC 2016

angry emoticons evil eyebrows faces happy spreadsheet - 4459561472 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: angry , emoticons , evil , eyebrows , faces , happy , spreadsheet Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » The Surprisingly Simple Way to Be More Successful—and Stay Happy

Tuesday 2 February 8:00:00 UTC 2016

The trick lies in your breathing. [Link]

Mental Floss » Students Create Virtual Reality Tour of Shakespeare’s London

Tuesday 2 February 7:30:00 UTC 2016

A group of students at Florida International University have created an immersive virtual reality experience that lets guests travel back to 16th century London and watch part of 'Henry V' at the original Globe theater. [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Fun Science-Themed Valentines

Tuesday 2 February 7:00:00 UTC 2016

These valentines show that scientists and science nerds have a sense of humor. [Link]

Mental Floss » Humans Use 'BoarCurling' to Rescue Wild Boars From Slippery Frozen Lake

Tuesday 2 February 6:30:00 UTC 2016

And you thought curling was boring. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thanks to various changes in food production in recent decades, green leafy vegetables are 4 times more likely to cause multi-state contamination epidemics than they were 40 years ago [Asinine]

Tuesday 2 February 6:22:00 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Lost in Translation

Tuesday 2 February 6:10:35 UTC 2016

In January 1968, North Korea captured the American spy vessel Pueblo and held 82 crew members captive for 11 months. During the crisis, the North Korean government released the photo above, claiming that the Americans were apologetic and cooperating with their captors. The Americans managed to send a different message — three of them are extending their middle fingers. They … [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch an Entire Earth Day Pass By in 12 (Breathtaking) Seconds

Tuesday 2 February 6:00:00 UTC 2016

See every sunrise and sunset in the blink of an eye. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Game project canceled after developers blow huge amounts of cash on booze and strippers, and then waste the rest [Amusing]

Tuesday 2 February 5:10:00 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [130 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 "Fake It ‘Til You Make It" Strategies Backed by Science

Tuesday 2 February 5:00:00 UTC 2016

Fool your mind, and the rest will follow. [Link]

Mental Floss » A Vertical Cemetery for Cities Running Out of Room for Their Dead

Tuesday 2 February 4:30:00 UTC 2016

The world doesn't have room for sprawling, grassy graveyards anymore. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Playing Cards That Help Solve Cold-Case Crimes

Tuesday 2 February 4:00:00 UTC 2016

In 2007, a game of Go Fish helped solve a three-year-old murder case. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » O'Malley pulls out, disappointing all of his voter [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 3:50:33 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [105 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Iowa voters look at Republican candidates, choose Canadian [NewsFlash]

Tuesday 2 February 3:31:42 UTC 2016

NewsFlash [link] [637 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Vultures With Cameras Highlight Lima's Growing Trash Problem

Tuesday 2 February 3:30:00 UTC 2016

Because Lima has only four landfills for 10 million people, one-fifth of its waste ends up in illegal dumps. [Link]

Mental Floss » This Mesmerizing Contraption Generates Gigantic Bubbles

Tuesday 2 February 3:23:26 UTC 2016

These aren't your everyday bubbles. [Link]

Mental Floss » Eerie Portraits Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch Paintings

Tuesday 2 February 3:00:00 UTC 2016

Photographer Lori Pond was so fascinated by the details in Bosch's paintings that she recreated them as a new series, Bosch Redux. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bosses realize that putting workers on part-time status makes them less loyal to their companies [Obvious]

Tuesday 2 February 2:56:15 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [152 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Will Iowa Bern Hillary? Will the GOP field get Trumped? Will Jeb, Ben, & Carly get sent home packing? Will voters remember O'Malley or Kasich? Results will funnel in all day; it's your Iowa Caucus Discussion Thread, final results 7PM CT [

Tuesday 2 February 2:46:04 UTC 2016

Live [link] [2813 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Gun-Loving Boy Scouts of the Early 20th Century

Tuesday 2 February 2:30:00 UTC 2016

100 years ago, a competing version of the Boy Scouts of America drove its rival crazy—when its members weren’t shooting each other. [Link]

Mental Floss » Conservationists Found a Hidden Population of 200 Lions in Ethiopia

Tuesday 2 February 2:15:00 UTC 2016

The new discovery suggests that the vulnerable species might be more plentiful than scientists had previously thought. [Link]

Mental Floss » How Much Time Do We Actually Spend Working at Work?

Tuesday 2 February 2:00:00 UTC 2016

Let’s not pretend we’re all working eight hours a day. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » After a practice run with the Jonas east coast blizzard, God lines up Kayla for the Iowa caucuses [Scary]

Tuesday 2 February 1:47:09 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 25 Outsized Facts About Rhode Island

Tuesday 2 February 1:30:00 UTC 2016

Learn more about the home of sideburns, the shopping mall, and 384 miles of shoreline. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this pesky pest [Photoshop]

Tuesday 2 February 1:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How A Misjudged Act Of Piracy (And A Pig’s Snout) Give The Currency Of Tonga Its Name

Tuesday 2 February 1:00:00 UTC 2016

Many of the world’s currencies take their names from fairly predictable origins—like weights and measures or precious metals, for example—but the currency of Tonga, the pa‘anga, has a rather unusual history. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Customs agent, who has clearly never met a mechanic, seizes 76 pounds of marijuana declared as auto parts [Facepalm]

Tuesday 2 February 0:45:09 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Dutch Police are Training Eagles to Pluck Drones From the Sky

Tuesday 2 February 0:30:00 UTC 2016

Unwanted drones don't stand a chance against these birds. [Link]

Mental Floss » Microsoft Is Taking Cloud Computing to the Ocean Floor

Tuesday 2 February 0:15:00 UTC 2016

The company has been researching and experimenting with the idea of moving datacenters off-shore and into the sea. [Link]

Mental Floss » Hairdresser Creates Styles Based on Well-Known Fine Art

Tuesday 2 February 0:00:00 UTC 2016

These dye jobs are masterpieces. [Link]

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