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 » Utah declares pornography a "Health Hazard", cites increase in hair to palm ratio [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Continent's Largest Outdoor Bouldering Gym Opens Under Brooklyn Bridge
Rock climb against the Manhattan skyline. [Link]
Mental Floss » Ring-Tailed Lemurs Use Perfume as a Weapon
Male lemurs concoct their own blends, then compete with others to see who’s smelliest. [Link]
Mental Floss » Turn Your Instagram Photos Into a Coloring Book
Color Me Book is thinking outside the lines. [Link]
Mental Floss » From Factory to Field: How Wooden Lacrosse Sticks Are Made
Lewis Mitchell fashions his handmade sticks using the same techniques perfected by early Natives. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Out-of-This-World Facts About ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’
Ed Wood’s infamous sci-fi flick has been both condemned and celebrated as “the worst movie ever made.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're going to embezzle to support your gambling habit, you'd think it would help to work for a casino [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Knights Templar found under Coventry car park. It's always in the last place you look [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Man pulls over his pickup truck and shoots himself in the head with a flare gun. Three times [Strange]
[link] [66 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Italian Company Unveils Concept for UFO-Inspired House Boats
"Unidentified Floating Objects" could be the aquatic homes of the future. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vancouver School Board would like to remind its students that 4/20 is not a day off [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » And now, one of the rare times when a headline ending with a question mark doesn't result in a "No" answer [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Biodegradable Seed Cups Are the Keurig of Gardening
No green thumbs necessary. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman asks stranger to use his restroom at 2 AM, what could possibly go wrong? Hint: it involves eggs [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Air Force claims they lost one of their planes because the pilot shoved something where he shouldn't have [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Best Korea has miniaturized nuclear weapons. No word yet if any are aimed at Smallville [Scary]
[link] [89 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Every Kitchen Deserves This Deadpool Knife Block
Make your own anti-hero knife storage device. [Link]
Mental Floss » Wisconsin Teacher 3D-Prints Prosthetic Feet for an Injured Duck
Thanks to frostbite, Philip the duck was missing his webbed appendages. Now, he's able to live on his own. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 7/11 was a part time job [Stupid]
[link] [136 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the Author of Each Famous Book
You can do this. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just what you've always wanted: the suit Lee Harvey Oswald wore on his wedding day [Weird]
[link] [20 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When asked why he made the trip to Walmart, all Barnett said was "tacos" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this honorable moment [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » On Pins and Needles: 11 Famous Knitters
From monarchs to maniacs, you might be surprised to see who knows their way around a pair of needles. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tip for the recycling enthusiast: Soylent Green is not a documentary [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Syrian Muslim family has gone from dodging ISIS border patrols and Russian bombs while fleeing for their lives in the war zone in Syria, to getting a ride on "Pope Force one" to their new home in the Vatican where they had dinner with Francis
[link] [32 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Chaos at the First Modern Olympics
Spectators getting punched, gate crashing, total confusion, and other tales from the first modern Olympics. * It seems like trouble to have a hair dryer shaped like this. But, if you feel so inclined, it does exist. * A recent episode of 60 Minutes showed how a hacker could very easily listen in on an iPhone conversation. Here is how … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 10-year-old genius picks Trump to win, Google to fall, girls to keep being icky [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » French statue gets detachable penis to combat wiener thieves, after Mayor apparently gets tired of seeing it laying on a blanket next to a broken toaster oven [Strange]
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Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, April 19
As a recurring feature, our team combs the Web and shares some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. Here’s what caught our eye today, April 19. [Link]
Mental Floss » Study Says Dinosaurs Were Dying Off Long Before Massive Asteroid Hit Earth
The researchers believe that dinosaur extinction was a 40-million-year process. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Not news: Countries clean up before an Olympics. Holy crap: South Korea before the Seoul Olympics of 1988 enslaved, killed, and tortured thousands, and now refuses to compensate victims. Holy Fark: Guess who is hosting the 2018 Olympics? [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Man charged with beating a 2-year-old to death wants all charges dropped on account of not realizing all prison phone conversations are recorded. Also wants a unicorn and naked pictures of Bea Arthur [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Historians Traced Leonardo da Vinci's Family Tree and Found 35 Living Relatives
Next, they plan to study Leonardo's DNA through the identified descendants. [Link]
FMyLife » WhoaZombie says FML
Today, I twisted my ankle on a mole hill in front of my house. I regularly try to stomp them down so I guess this was retribution. Well played, mole. Well played. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got a ticket for being drunk in public. I was walking a couple blocks from the bar to my house, because I didn't want to drive drunk. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Things You Should Do to Spring Clean Your Finances
Your home isn’t the only area in your life in need of some tidying up. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Someone sent an SOS to the an SOS to the world an SOS to the world 103 years ago [Cool]
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Futility Closet » Unquote
“Personalize your sympathies; depersonalize your antipathies.” — W.R. Inge [Link]
Mental Floss » Planning Cheat Days Can Help You Stick to Your Goals, Study Suggests
Being good all the time is hard. New research finds that giving yourself a break can increase your ability to stick to tough goals like saving money or eating healthier. [Link]
Mental Floss » Are Cold Mice Skewing Cancer Study Results?
Being cold depletes an animal’s energy reserves and immune system. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Agile/Scrum Certification Training for Project Managers – preparation for the PMI-ACP® Exam. Project managers: all I know are the Dilbert jokes. Do you like your job? What exactly do you do? (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » "Those rednecks forced me to take off my head covering for their booking photos." "Let's check those photos, shall we?" *lawsuit dropped* [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » A Festival of Art Created by Computer Programs
The exhibition featured digital paintings, poetry, and other computer generated works. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Professor: Welcome class to Mountaineering 101, Mountaineering here in Alaska is a very dangerous pursuit where we face dangers like rock-slides, avalanches, and of course ..Bear: OM NOM NOM NOM… Professor: well, that obviously [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS finds a way to turn its injured fighters into hard cash by selling whatever organs they have left on the open market [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Autopsy report by Dr Robinson on this day [throws dart] four months ago. The body appears be that of [flips coin] a female. Cause of death [spins wheel] typhoid? That can't be right… [spin] okay, suicide. Gee that was easy. Okay, so–golf or th
[link] [24 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cruise line adds robot to crews to ease passengers' fears, reasoning the average passenger will be less alarmed thinking a robot is controlling the ship than an Italian (pic) [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Breast Milk: The Swiss Army Knife of Bodily Fluids
It’s so much more than baby food. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When your ankle bracelet goes off at a White House event, that is being a criminal Like a Boss [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: We have altered the layout. Pray we don't alter it any further [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » 15 Delightful Picnic Traditions From Around The World
Cultures across the world have added their own spin on dining alfresco. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » World's oldest dog dies at 210 [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Mario
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Fark.com RSS » Two lady high school volleyball coaches show Fifty Shades of Grey to team on road trip, so principal does the right thing and slaps parent who complained with a restraining order. Wait, what? [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Roaches, which have survived millions of years on Earth through floods, drought and nuclear war, laugh at your annoying little apartment explosion [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » What can't 3D printing do? This time it was used to make new feet for a duck [Cool]
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FMyLife » Me myself & I says FML
Today, my parents said they know I don't do drugs or drink because I have no friends to do drugs or drink with. They are right. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, for the first time in a while I decided to wear a skirt. Everytime I sit down my thighs trap air and make a farting sound. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Perfect Sofa for the Very Literal Book Lover
Proclaim your love of books by sitting down. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » RSS Boaty McBoatface looks like she will be sunk by UK Science Minister Boring McPoface [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » North Carolina teacher arrested after traveling to Virginia to have sex with a 13-year-old boy she met while interning at his school. Hope they didn't go into any bathrooms together [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Divers Find 400-Year-Old Silk Dress in Dutch Shipwreck
The impressively well-preserved silk damask gown may have belonged to a member of the royal Stuart family. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know that whole "OMG JUSTIN TRUDEAU KNOWS ABOUT QUANTUM COMPUTERS" story that had the internet in such a tizzy last week? Yeah, the real story is that the media will print anything they're given and you'll eat it up without questi
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Mental Floss » 15 Magical Facts About 'Sabrina, The Teenage Witch'
Among its haters: Pat Robertson and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 9AM Back to Work
Co-worker: She was like, “Nigga, just drop me off at daycare and go about your business.” 11100 USA Parkway
Fishers, Indiana Overheard by: minkey [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Is Breathing More Difficult When We're Stressed?
It seems like the more we need air, the more we have to remind ourselves to get it. [Link]
Mental Floss » This "Flexible Sheet Camera" Can Wrap Around Curved Surfaces
Researchers have developed a new type of camera that captures images from multiple angles. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Colorado drug treatment centers report one-third of patients using marijuana daily, up from one-quarter before legalization. OTOH, overall population's use rate remains steady and use among under-20s is declining. So we must repeal legalization [
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Fark.com RSS » Man changes name to Bruce Jenner to preserve the name's "heterosexual roots" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this artsy agriculture [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Want to Eat Like the Queen? It Means Lots of Mangoes (and No Garlic)
A former personal chef spills some delicious secrets. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you show Deadpool at your theater, no liquor license for you [Dumbass]
[link] [132 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 23 Stylish Facts About Hair
Being bald doesn't mean you totally lack hair. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People will wait in line for hours for free coffee or free hamburgers because they enjoy the ritual, they want to socialize with like-minded individuals, and it's like getting a gift when it's not their birthday. But not because they're c
[link] [55 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Sued over mean snake
December 1971: Rae Adler, 28, sued the Critterville pet store, accusing them of selling her a "mean snake," unsuitable as a pet. It bit her the day after she brought it home, causing a toxic reaction.
Unfortunately I can't find how this suit turned out.
Lebanon Daily News – Dec 15, 1971 [Link]
Mental Floss » The Science of Blackheads Explained
You might be mistaking completely natural sebaceous filaments for unhealthy blackheads. [Link]
FMyLife » Notpunny says FML
Today, while making small talk with a veteran, I made the mistake of using the phrase "Cost an arm and a leg". He was a double amputee. FML [Link]
FMyLife » j says FML
Today, my wife told me alcohol gives me "increased confidence without increased ability." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Despite the images, police believe green isn't his real skin colour [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Whole Foods says that this cake is a lie [Obvious]
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Weird Universe » Hawk Model Kits
Original ad here.
It might not be 1965 any longer, but thanks to a revival at Hawk Model Kits, you can get these wacky figurines new again.
[Link]
Mental Floss » Let This Bot Generate Millions of Logos for Your Brand
Just type in a word or phrase and let the algorithm be your graphic designer. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Religious group sues San Francisco to remove outdoor urinals at public park. What a pisser [Weeners]
[link] [91 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Mario
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Mental Floss » These Teabags Feature Ninjas, Samurai, Geisha, and Sumo Wrestlers
The latest in novelty teabags. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What do you mean "illegal"? [Facepalm]
[link] [75 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Wonderful Galician Words for the Rain in Spain
This video by Yorokubu illustrates six of the more than 70 words for rain found in Galician. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Burglars don't take anything, but cause $175K in damages to a home in a neighborhood where the average Zillow estimate is about $325K. So why call them "burglars" instead of "roofing contractors?" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Videographer filming shooters gets great close up shots [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Womanhood Schools
Inside the strange, retro world of Russian ‘womanhood schools.’ Teaching women to be happy by finding a man to support them.
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10 Disgusting Animal Defense Mechanisms. When your life is at stake, you do whatever works.
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Soccer Players Conveniently 'Get Injured' When Their Team Benefits From It. We knew that, but now the science is in.
*
The … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today's 'Sorry/Not Sorry' story comes out of the jailhouse interview with a suspect in a hit and run case who blamed the victim for trying to break up a fight between him and his girlfriend. "He could have jumped out of the way. He ha
[link] [51 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NJ motorcyclist killed after driving in the refrigerator lane [Sad]
[link] [57 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Weird Alcohol Laws From Around the Country
Warm booze in Oklahoma? Bars must sell milk in Indiana? [Link]
GraphJam » Not In the Face!
Graph by: lermilo Tagged: boss battle , face , Pie Chart , video games , zelda Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » This Artist Builds Whimsical Mini Tree Houses Around House Plants
Prop artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz uses leftover work materials to create tiny abodes around succulents and cacti plants. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yellowstone National Park is in danger of being "loved to death" by tourists [Ironic]
[link] [85 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Slimy Facts About Hellbenders
North America’s biggest salamander is a reclusive crayfish-eater with a compressed body and some rather unflattering nicknames. [Link]
Futility Closet » Ruly English
In 1957, the U.S. Patent Office wanted to design a computer that could track down earlier references to an idea submitted by an inventor. This is difficult, because patents are described in ordinary English, which uses many ambiguous and imprecise terms. The word glass, for instance, refers to a material, but also to any number of things made of that … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I performed a piano piece at a school play. Everything went well until I got up and accidentally smashed my shin against one of the piano legs. Before I could bite my tongue, I'd already yelled "Fucking hell!" in front of about 50 second graders. FML [Link]
FMyLife » empress gleskizor the third of glarkon says FML
Today, I was eating an onion bagel and bit down on something hard. At first I thought was a really hard piece of onion. The "onion" turned out to be a tooth, and it wasn't one of mine. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Bats Can Plan Their Kills Two Insects Ahead
Echolocating bats are already thinking about their next move before they kill the insect they’re currently targeting. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » O_o [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't be creepy. Don't be creepy. Don't be creepy [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » 8 Tips for Finding a Pet-Friendly Apartment
You may consider Fido part of the family, but that doesn’t mean your landlord will feel the same. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sometimes it's not enough just to tell kids what not to do; sometimes you gotta demonstrate WHY not [Fail]
[link] [40 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » This Marker-Wielding Robot Can Teach Kids How to Code
Root teaches students basic programming concepts early on. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember when Times Square was sleazy in the '80s when a sex market and drug trade thrived in the area? Good, sleazy times [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Submitted for your approval: Man who claims to be from the future (where everyone is dead) is arrested after assaulting an employee and stealing chicken and bacon from a fast-food restaurant [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Do not want [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Watch the 7-Hour Trailer for the Longest Film Ever Made
The movie itself lasts 30 days. [Link]
Mental Floss » Traveling? Protect Yourself from Hotel Bedbugs With These Tricks
Here's what you can do to keep the little bloodsuckers from following you home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » All countries have great national pastimes. For Egypt, it's making world leaders sit there and listen while their national anthems are completely massacred by the Egyptian national army band [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Stuttering in Mice Supports Genetic Theory of Human Speech Disorder
Mouse pups carrying a mutated Gnptab gene were prone to stammering and repetition of sounds in their calls. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Ridiculously Precise Units of Measurement
A Smoot—which equals 5 feet, 7 inches—isn't the only really precise unit of measurement out there. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Amid the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder threatens suicide on national television [Followup]
[link] [111 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » IMAX Introduces Immersive Exercise Program
IMAX has announced plans for an immersive indoor cycling experience that will let riders speed through forests, float through the solar system, and soar across the Hawaii coast—all without leaving the gym. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 2016 Strikes Again [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Man attacked by giant escaped owl thinks it was after his beard. Includes reenactment [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mysterious rider [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Three-Day Work Week May Be Ideal For Those Over 40, Study Finds
According to a recent study published in the Melbourne Institute’s working paper series, a three day work week may be ideal for remaining productive without burning out. [Link]
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