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.”
FMyLife » BrokenAndHurt says FML
Today, my best friend decided to make some life changes. He got a new job, a new car, and asked me to move out of our apartment. We're 1,500 miles away from my hometown. I only moved all the way out here to live with him in the first place because he asked me to. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » To fix long security checkpoint lines, kick the TSA out of airports [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 10 Festive Facts About ‘Santa Claus Conquers the Martians’
An abducted St. Nick spreads holiday cheer all over the Red Planet in this so-bad-it's-good sci-fi comedy from 1964. [Link]
Mental Floss » South American Earthworms Build Enormous Mounds of Poop
The massive mounds lie across the wetlands like huge green polka dots. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I see your article about the girl drinking on her 18th birthday, and raise you the same news website posting an article about a cat eating a fish. IT'S STILL NEWS [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » In latest news of how lazy our terrorists are getting, they're now robocalling in their bomb threats [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Tampons and chili peppers – a match made in hell [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Coming Soon: Black, Coconut Ash-Flavored Ice Cream
Because sometimes a scoop of strawberry is just a little too cheerful. [Link]
Mental Floss » Rent a Room in a Historic UK Landmark—for a Lower Price Than Most Hotels
A British charity preserves historic architecture as vacation lodging. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Warning: 2 Chupacabra on the loose in Toronto's High Park [PSA]
[link] [29 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman busted for doing Zoloft with a Coors Light chaser. Judging from the mugshot, she obviously meant to grab the Zyrtec instead [Florida]
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Mental Floss » If You Want Short Work Weeks, Move to These Cities
Famously vacation-friendly France tops the list, unsurprisingly. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man high on nitrous oxide defecates in grocery store…cleanup on Aisle 9 [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Ancient Beer Kits Show Chinese Brewers Were Making Beer 5000 Years Ago
Funnels, stoves, and other necessities for brewing beer were found in northern China. [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Darling Facts About Ladybugs
Did you know that their red color is a warning sign, their babies look like alligators, and they can change the flavor of your wine? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man changes electronic road sign to read 'Drive Crazy Y'all,' authorities not amused [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Moscow announces a new beach for people who can't swim, hate fun [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Why 'Calvin and Hobbes' Was So Great
This video explains why Calvin and Hobbes is so great. * Every few weeks there is a new logical puzzle or optical illusion that finds its way into every corner of the internet. Here is the latest: See if your brain can deal with it. * Even after all these years, The Simpsons is still delivering fresh couch gags. Check … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man publicly shames himself after instant replay confirms he's "an asshole" [Amusing]
[link] [46 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Animal Rescue Group Creates a 3D-Printed Shell for Injured Tortoise
Freddy had been badly burnt in a fire, but now has a second lease on life. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bat-eating monkeys. BAT. EATING. MONKEYS [Scary]
[link] [83 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A teenage bear is on the loose in Orlando and it looks REALLY happy [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Turns out Hulk Hogan is pretty broke and the lawyer suing Gawker is getting funding from some shady third party. Probably The Undertaker [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » One third of you live in your mom's basement [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Two Greek fighter jets were scrambled when the Delta pilots "failed to make contact." Fark: Because they were both asleep [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Cows don't care if you're runnin' Code 3 with lights and sireeens [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these sampan shoppers [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Ohio man stands his ground against invisible burglar [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Yup…Chiquita "Big Momma" McPherson who had her 10 year old delivering heroin looks exactly how you're picturing her before you click this link [Obvious]
[link] [95 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Wallpaper
Thanks again to the world-bestriding Von Glitschka for our new logo. At Von’s suggestion we’re calling the penguin Mr. Curious. Von has also thoughtfully created wallpaper files for iPhone, iPad, and desktops, which are free for the downloading: iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus iPad Air, Mini, Pro Desktop: 1920 × 1080, 2560 × 1440, 3410 × … [Link]
Mental Floss » Resilience Isn't Innate. Here's How We Can Cultivate It
It's a work in progress. [Link]
Mental Floss » Spice Up Game Night with the 2016 Spiel des Jahres Nominees
A jury made up of professional game critics and enthusiasts hands out the prestigious German awards to the best tabletop games of the year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What could be said of Japan is their ability to go one step beyond the norm, reaching epic heights of Amazing or the depths of total Weirdness. Today, we show Amazing with cookies that are works of art [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Norwegian woman killed by cow in 'natural' act. See, this is why you should only do unnatural acts with cows [Sad]
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FMyLife » LongDriveNoSleep says FML
Today, my friend, who I'm moving in with, flew up to drive from Pennsylvania to Texas, where she lives, with me. I went to the airport to pick her up and we discovered she accidentally flew to the wrong airport. On the other side of the state. I'm driving through the night to rescue her. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I took my 9-year-old sister to an ice cream shop. There we met a boy about her age, who started a conversation with her, told her she was pretty and they ended up exchanging numbers. I'm 24 and so far I've never succeeded at getting a girl's number like this. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Surgeon performs three successful heart transplants in 34 hours. In an unrelated story, the same hospital is running perilously low on Adderall [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » If somebody tries to sell you the biggest American flag in Maine, the Trenton police would like a word with you [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » There are hidden poems embedded in the sidewalks of Boston that can only be seen when it rains. There once was a man from Nantucket [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Bill Cosby to stand trial for all the rapin' and the druggin' with the wizzle and the wozzle [News]
[link] [338 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Mexican American Heritage" textbook approved by the Texas Board of Education is exactly what you would expect [Murica]
[link] [126 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, May 24
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, May 24. [Link]
Mental Floss » How a Film Editor Thinks About Cutting Scenes
It's all based on feel. [Link]
Mental Floss » The LEDs In This Kinetic Sculpture Simulate a Person Walking
The illusion appears to change depending on the viewer' perspective. [Link]
Mental Floss » Netflix and Disney Strike Exclusive Deal
There's really just no reason to leave home anymore. [Link]
Mental Floss » What's the Difference?: Egg Roll vs. Spring Roll
The Dilemma: You find yourself at a Chinese restaurant craving cylindrical food. But of which variety?Who You Can Impress: All the folks down at Hunan Garden. No longer do you need to hang your head in shame!The Quick Trick: If it's got a shell like a deep fried tortilla, it's probably an egg roll. And if you're thinking that deep … [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Tricks from Bartenders on How to Make a Better Mint Julep
Some tips (and recipes!) from some real mint julep aficionados. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NYC's Second Avenue Subway is finally scheduled to open on December 30, 2016 – an astounding 96 years after it was first proposed. During that same time period, NYC built 2 1/2 Yankee Stadiums [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The 11 Sweetest Taffy Shops to Hit This Summer
If you're hitting a boardwalk or beach, you'd better know where the nearest taffy shop is. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Armed robber jailed for 21 years after victim's Facebook suggested the two of them should become friends [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » WHO warns the world is ill-prepared to handle pandemics, except for Madagascar, which only has to close their ports [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Man not indicted for stealing a trailer. News: Man's wife is a state representative and he is the head of state dairy association. Fark: Man is named Stan Butt, husband of Sheila Butt [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Man Receives a Bionic Arm Inspired by a Popular Video Game
This should look familiar to fans of 'Metal Gear Solid.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Philadelphia man promised "chicks" ends up naked and stabbed in Allentown. I'll have the fish [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: If you make a movie of yourself buying cocaine, maybe cops aren't the best folks to show it to [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Steven Spielberg's Original Plan for 'Jaws 2'
For a single weekend, the director seriously considered taking over the sequel—and he was going to take a page from history. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tiffy over Titty Tatty [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "The married, lonely, confused men I met on Christian Mingle" [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Medical problem plaguing Farkers everywhere: Dormant Butt Syndrome [Sick]
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FMyLife » Shitty day says FML
Today, while explaining to a group of kids that monkeys are very intelligent creatures, one of them flung poo in my face. FML [Link]
FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, I got put in a speech impediment class because apparently I have a lisp. No, my tongue is just swollen, and I can't talk very well because of it. I've talked normally for the past 17 years. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Estimate Earth Is Home to One Trillion Microbial Species
Researchers say only 1/1000th of 1 percent have been identified to date. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: It's a "Mystery"
[Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Fateful Facts About ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’
Ethan Embry doesn't know, or care, what his character's letter said. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Verschlimmbesserung is the German word for "improvement that makes things worse." Or as we say in English, Microsoft [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Belgium's prisons described as "apocalyptic." Well, they're not supposed to be a farking luxury spa either [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » To curb hurt feelings of dumb kids, a North Carolina school board is doing away with valedictorians [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Penis tattoo poems are serious business in Myanmar [Weeners]
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Fark.com RSS » Man desperately needing to buy a vowel, loses tenth DUI case using the "beer battered fish defense" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Bitfountain iOS training. Swift 2.0, Xcode 7, Sketch, and more. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Climate change is responsible for the Polar Bear-Grizzly Bear hybrids that are becoming more common in Canada. Welcome to the world of Pizzlies and Growler Bears [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » You Knew They'd Come Up with Something Else Now That Waterboarding's Fallen Out Of Favor
Senior engineer: And just when everybody is about to explode…bam! Ice cream! Albany, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No charity football game is complete without NYPD and FDNY engaging in a bloody brawl [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian lawyer who spearheaded fight against mandatory anti-roll on off-road vehicles dies in accident. Guess the cause of death [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » China last week: We don't censor the internet. China this week: Censoring the internet works [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone gave you a negative review? Tried defamation threats? Tried going to their residence? Still no luck? There is a solution: Hire someone to copy the review, backdate it, post it to their website, and then send a DMCA takedown to the review site
[link] [44 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember how the legalization movement in Colorado predicted that once pot became legal, people would turn to it as a safer alternative to booze and opioids? About that [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Why Do Brood V Cicadas Spend 17 Years Underground?
Periodical cicadas have had scientists scratching their heads for centuries. [Link]
Mental Floss » Combat Juggling Is Not Your Average Full-Contact Sport
Combat jugglers attempt to knock or steal each other’s pins out of the air and generally sabotage each other’s juggling. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The most troubling time in anybody's life is when they're forced to stab party guests because they're werewolves and medusas [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Here's Why Confetti Is So Terrible for Video Quality
There's a reason why confetti makes everything a pixelated mess. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Could the 'Goodfellas' be back in NYC after 10 sophisticated NYC bank heists since 2011 match a very similar pattern? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Horse is so ridiculously good looking he just might be the Stallion Who Mounts the World [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » While you were waiting shoeless in an airport line for hours, the top TSA official was hauling in $90k in bonuses. The terrorists have won [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Left, right, text, text, left, right, text [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this running dog [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Don’t Have a Garden? Regrow Vegetables in Your Kitchen
Here's a good reason to avoid ditching those veggie scraps. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mildly attractive English girl enjoys her first ever alcoholic drink on her 18th birthday. IT'S NEWS TO US, DAMMIT [Asinine]
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Weird Universe » Motivational Bull Castration
Continuing the theme of odd ways coaches have motivated players (started with yesterday's post about the coach who bit the heads off live frogs) —
In 1992, Mississippi State Coach Jackie Sherrill arranged for a bull to be castrated in front of his players before a game, as an "educational and motivational experience." Asked how it was motivational, Sherrill replied, … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Facts About the Trickiness of Weather Forecasting
Meteorologists get a bad rap. They’re right up there with doctors as the most visible scientists in society, but their work is routinely badmouthed and unappreciated by so many people who benefit from it every day. “They get paid for being wrong half the time!” is a common insult, and it couldn’t be farther from the truth. The vast majority … [Link]
Weird Universe » Beer Can Launcher
Send beer cans flying straight into some innocent bystander's head into space with a .22 shell? I'm sold! [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch This Competitive Eater Down a Giant Bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
This would get you through a couple of Saturday mornings. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Facebook says go be fat somewhere else [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » It's a "Mystery"
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mexico sends their worst to America to become med students who get their doctorates [Hero]
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Mental Floss » This Summer, Treat Yourself With Neko Atsume Cookies
You don't even have to shell out for frisky bits. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dear Miss Manners, I am a judge and I want to teach an uppity public defender a lesson in courtroom etiquette. Is it cool if I have her handcuffed and confined to a jury box with inmates awaiting their hearings to teach her a lesson? [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » His plan for getting rich stealing wheelbarrows was going fine until he started firing off his shotgun [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 11 Old Words for the Single- or Narrow-Minded
We all know people who have tunnel vision. Here are some words you can use to describe them. [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Genetic Experiments
Get your hot links here! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's legal to beat children in Oregon as long they're not old enough to rat you out [Sad]
[link] [54 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Televised Musical Performances That Caused a Stir
When the free-spirited world of music collides with the highly controlled, advertiser-driven world of television. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Let this be a lesson that handling a flare gun after a night of drinking is not the best idea [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Carrie_Chaos says FML
Today, I started dating my best friend, who is Hispanic. I told my family the good news and all my father had to say to me was, "I will allow you to date him, but you should really think about settling with someone your own kind." FML [Link]
FMyLife » TheNewCashierInTown says FML
Today, it was my second day working as a cashier in a drug store. I thought everything went great, but by the end of my shift, my cash register was $10 short. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad if on my first day it hadn't been $30 short. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Lamborghini Gallardo at auction for $1? But there's a catch. Yeah … there's always a catch [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Dozens of U.S. Vietnam veterans have gone back to live; some to atone for their actions, others who can't handle life in the U.S., and some just because they really farking love banh mi and pho [Interesting]
[link] [111 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Skyward
When Orville Wright died, Neil Armstrong was already 17 years old. [Link]
Mental Floss » Who Was Old King Cole? (And Why Was He Such A Merry Old Soul?)
No matter how fine his fiddlers’ fiddles might have been, and no matter how merry the king himself may have been, one question remains: Who on earth was Old King Cole? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Want to guess how many knives were confiscated by security at the NRA convention in Kentucky? A) 3 B) 30 C) 3,000 [Scary]
[link] [183 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Quick Tips for Buying a New Mattress
Mattresses are a long term commitment: They last about a decade. So when you go to buy a new one, you really don’t want to screw it up. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I'm not making any commentary about this young man recently convicted of trying to kill someone and robbing them at age 13, but his name is a hoot [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "We are not criminals" says a man who kidnaps children for money [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Hunting Meteorites in Antarctica
The Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET) has been sending scientists into the snowy field since 1976. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Researchers discover dogs don't trust you when you're angry – especially if you're an angry researcher. Your dog wants out of this study [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Drunk mom harshly arrested at fancy North Carolina resort for letting her 11 year-old drive a golf cart two blocks [Fail]
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Mental Floss » When Mr. Rogers Gave George Romero His First Paying Gig
Romero called 'Mr. Rogers Gets a Tonsillectomy' "the scariest film I’ve ever made." Rogers called 'Dawn of the Dead' "a lot of fun." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Five dead in crash of skydiving plane In Hawaii. If only there was some way they could have reached ground safely [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » Try These Equipment-Free Exercises to Improve Your Posture
Better posture—and less back pain—in four minutes. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dead man found in cemetery [Facepalm]
[link] [18 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » There are the castles you build in the sand, and then there are the voluptuous naked ladies with shovels sticking out of their backs that you build in the sand [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Bunk-Filled Bus Lets Passengers Sleep From San Francisco to LA
One-way trips started at less than $50. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turkey: We're not saying it was aliens… but it was aliens [Facepalm]
[link] [34 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Toyota and DEKA are Developing a New Stair-Climbing Wheelchair
Toyota and Segway-inventor Dean Kamen want to revolutionize the wheelchair. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A very large snake is loose in Dickeyville. I repeat, large, massive snake is loose in Dickeyville [Weeners]
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Fark.com RSS » McCaughey septuplets graduate high school. Their parents were charged with littering [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Octopuses, Cuttlefish, and Squid Are Thriving in Warming Waters
An octopus uprising seems more possible with every passing day. [Link]
Mental Floss » ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Is Now a Chess Set
The video game’s iconic characters are making their way from Hyrule to game board. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bill O'Reilly suing his ex-wife for $10 million, saying she cheated on him during their marriage, can't explain that [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Appeals Court throws out a $1.3 billion penalty against Bank of America's Countrywide mortgage subsidiary finding there is no evidence that its "Hustle" program constituted intentional fraud, ya know, other than ITS VERY NAME [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » It took 63 years to restore train service from L.A. to Santa Monica. Fark: and a mere 63 hours for a Cheesecake Factory employee in a Toyota who allegedly blew .21 BAC to shut it down [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » So, we can go with either 1. "I believe I can Fly" or 2. "It's a good start" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientist discovers a Bush that actually works to minimize climate change [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Finish this unfinished painting [Photoshop]
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