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 » 'Classic' Record Cabinet Doubles as a Whiskey Bar
Sounds like a recipe for a perfect night in. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hacked road sign displays anti-Trump message. Big deal, a lot of road signs do that: "Stop," "Dip Ahead," "Slow Children" [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » A Brilliantly Simple Strategy for Folding Fitted Sheets
It's like magic. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Frantic Facts About ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’
The Hitchcock thriller, which was released 60 years ago, was a remake of a 1934 Hitchcock thriller. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Public urged to stay away from decomposing whale with "face eaten off" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Smart Shoes Block You From the Internet So That You Talk to People Around You
Hopefully you can still find your friends without access to social media. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "911- What's your emergency?" "Help, I'm lost in the woods." "Fine, sir, I'll dispatch an officer." "911- What's your emergency?" "Help, we're lost in the woods" [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Starbucks Taps Into America’s Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Market
Pours like a beer, tastes like a coffee. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Finally, my traveling dancer pole repair business will show a profit [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » GoPro Footage Shows What Riding a Cheetah Would Look Like
This is one wild ride that you do not want to go on. [Link]
Mental Floss » ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel Will Hit Theaters on Christmas Day 2018
The news that Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda will co-star is practically perfect in every way. [Link]
Mental Floss » McDonald’s is Giving Away an 18-Karat Gold Chicken McNugget
It weighs about 1.8 ounces and is worth $1500. [Link]
Mental Floss » Surprising Candle 'Hatches' a Dragon When Lit
You may never be Daenerys Targaryen, but here's how you become a Mother or Father of (Purely Decorative) Dragons. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Step 1) Get arrested by Sheriff Joe, 2) Wear pink shirt, 3) Profit [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » When you fire one lawyer and hire another, make sure the new one is qualified to defend you in the court that is prosecuting you. This means you, Ammon Bundy [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Burlesque dancer Maggie McMuffin, who was in no way pulling a stunt to raise public awareness of dancer Maggie McMuffin, is outraged, outraged that Jet Blue wouldn't let her board wearing shorts so short you could almost see Maggie's McMuffin
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this forging station [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Ice Cream Truck Rivalries
Don't let the music fool you. The ice cream truck business in New York City is more cut-throat than it would seem. * A lot happened in Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones. Buzzfeed took the time to go through one character's visions and organize them in case you missed some of them. (Spoilers ahead). * Love transportation and social … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, May 31
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 31. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why are so many swear words monosyllabic? F*ck if I know [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Doctors shrink the drug used for Viagra, making it small enough to work in patch form. Fark braces for inevitable rash of Exploding Penis Syndrome stories next year [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » Watch Oprah’s Original Audition Tape From 1983
Before she was a multi-billionaire or a media mogul, Oprah was just a young television host trying to land a new gig. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: FRESHeBUDS wireless, water-resistant earphones. Or bouquets of flowers that sprout from your ears. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Politician records himself burning traffic tickets he disagrees with because, duh, he's a lawmaker not a law-follower [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Kids are using it at rave parties now. They take powdered chocolate and snort it. Its called, uh, "chocolate." Don't look at me. I just know things [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » You Can Own Harriet the Spy's Fictional Home for $5 Million
The nostalgic brownstone is located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are bread pants a sandwich? [Hero]
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Mental Floss » 7 Tips for Keeping Your Refrigerator Running Efficiently
Our refrigerators are constantly at work keeping our food cold and safe to eat, but we rarely give them much love back. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today is the 100th Anniversary of the largest naval battle in WWI with over 250 German and British ships involved; happy Battle of Jutland day [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Best Korea endorses Best Candidate [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Hundreds of people exposed to measles in Arizona. If only there were some sort of vaccine that would prevent these outbreaks [Scary]
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Mental Floss » You Should Totally Pee in the Shower
You'll be doing the environment a favor. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What if I told you that you were in the wrong Carolina? [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Finland's military training exercises mistaken for an invasion [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Finland Thought They Might've Gotten Invaded
They didn't. But they did get free coffee. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest thing that could kill you? Running a marathon [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » "Did the Devil really write this Bible?" No [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » You Could Sleep in Princess Diana’s Childhood Bedroom
For just $25,000 a weekend. [Link]
FMyLife » JoblessLoser says FML
Today, I looked in my voicemails on my phone. I recently got a message saying that I got the job, which was very exciting because it's my first job. Too bad it was sent 2 weeks ago and I just got it because I upgraded my phone. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Actual headline: Wood tick racing: It's a thing in Loretta in Wisconsin's Northwoods, and it's taken very seriously [Murica]
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Mental Floss » See the Future of Equine Medicine: A CT Scanner for Horses
Equimagine technology surrounds a standing, conscious horse with moving, robotic cameras. [Link]
FMyLife » buttercup92 says FML
Today, while hiking, I walked face first into a spider web. Freaking out, I shook my hair out in case there was a spider. Later on in the day the spider fell from my hair into my food. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Bruges Now Has a Beer Pipeline
Belgium: Showing the rest of the world how it's done. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The family that slays together, stays together [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Want to live like Thomas Jefferson? A replica of his Monticello home is up for auction [Interesting]
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FMyLife » DaChief says FML
Today, I went to the doctor. They did a test and said they would email me the results. My girlfriend saw the email that said "The test was positive", and now she thinks I'm cheating on her with someone named Doctor Johnson. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Here's Your First Look at Harry, Ginny, and Albus from 'Cursed Child'
Next week, the curtain rises on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's first preview in the West End—and to celebrate, Pottermore has released new portraits of the actors playing Harry, Ginny, and Albus Severus in character. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Facts About Clint Eastwood to Make Your Day
He went from begging Billy Wilder for a job to turning down playing James Bond and Superman. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: A look at the controversial subject that's tearing our nation apart [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » Why Do We Kiss With Our Eyes Closed?
It might be to focus on the subject at hand (or, well, at face). [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The only astronaut to come from Syria is now a refugee seeking a new life in Turkey [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Baby elephant found in storm drain. Funny music theme played while people removed him from drain [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Ingenious Tinkerers Create Real-Life Version of 'Pong'
'Pong' has officially come full circle. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Best Korea creates social network superior to Facebook for all three of its internet users, and the rest of the world. No word if Kim Jong-Un coded it in an hour on his day off or not [Amusing]
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Overheard In The Office » So I Did
Dollar store sales clerk to another: Did you hear that customer? She tried to return panties, I told her she couldn't, so she said “you can smell them if you want”! Lawrence, Massachusetts [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The end is nigh. Well, at least for Russia [Strange]
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Mental Floss » In the Victorian Era, You Could Get a Job Delivering Meat to Cats
London's 19th century cats had it pretty good. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Scientists study rare disease that makes you believe you're dead, decide to name it "Nebraska" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this garden cart in use [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 13 Offbeat Ancient Recipes from Around the World
Porpoise porridge, anyone? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CEO falsely claims to be a lawyer, fakes documents, fabricates lawsuits, conjures up a non-existent judge, gets caught, pays victims a half-million settlement and blames it all on an unnamed co-worker. Ta-da [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Thanks to everyone who tramples through restricted areas, poops on trails instead of in the bathrooms, and takes really unsafe selfies, you're the reason why the National Parks may soon limit visitors [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » How Scientists are Saving Threatened Albatross Chicks
High waves and tsunamis have begun to affect albatross nesting grounds in Hawaii, and scientists believe the situation will only get worse. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » All the idiots at the zoo screaming may have caused the gorilla to notice that the kid had fallen in the enclosure to start with [Followup]
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FMyLife » Roostermann25 says FML
Today, while meeting some of the big boss guys at my new job, one of the men sneezed on his hand and then grabbed mine for a handshake. I felt every gooey bit of his snot between our hands. FML [Link]
FMyLife » -1 Pair of Pants says FML
Today, I leaned over to pick something up and heard a loud "pop" from my waistline, followed by a "clink" on the other side of the room. My pants button had popped off my pants. Time to lose some weight. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Forgot she shot him
The strange case of Roberta and William Randall of Phoenix, Arizona. She shot him in the face while he was napping, then forgot she shot him. He didn't realize he had been shot. Apparently the hole in his cheek didn't make him suspicious. Nor did the note she had written for him, "Bill, you've been shot. Call 911."
Democrat and Chronicle … [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Tony Hawk Perform Skateboard Tricks in Zero Gravity
Hawk and fellow skater Aaron Homoki experience weightlessness aboard a special Boeing jet. [Link]
Weird Universe » Moonbump
The Moonbump company claims to be suppliers of props to the film and TV industry. I suspect sexual fetishes are really involved, but I hesitate to inquire more deeply.
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Mental Floss » Sherlock Holmes
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Sherlock Holmes
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Fark.com RSS » Fark ready headline is carnivorous [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Cameo Brooches Look Like Tiny Mounted Animal Busts
These pins are a fun spin on classic cameo jewelry. [Link]
Mental Floss » Dad Turns His 4-Year-Old Son’s Adventures Into Action Movies
Daniel Hashimoto films his son’s imaginary adventures and then adds special effects. [Link]
FMyLife » Terminator says FML
Today, someone told me they "sexually identify as a female dolphin" and that I "offended them". I got wrote up for it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mayor accused of bribing councilman with: A) hookers; B) cocaine; or C) kitchen cabinets [Strange]
[link] [22 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: McDonalds Around the World
Interesting, funny, and fascinating links! [Link]
FMyLife » Valo says FML
Today, I found out that my housemate pees in the kitchen sink when the bathroom is busy. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » French rail workers strike because it's their turn [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Because he could outconsume Schopenhauer and Hegel. And because Wittgenstein and Schlegel were Farkers [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 11 Old School Foods That Need to Make a Comeback
Bring back the cheese ball! [Link]
GraphJam » Friends – Facebook vs Real
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GraphJam » People who want to talk to me
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GraphJam » Time Spent Juicing
We all want to get healthy. But, when cleaning after yourself takes more time it did to create the juice, is it really worth it? Graph by: kitteh_pleaz (via columnfivemedia.com) Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Fun of summer
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GraphJam » While Singing Along to Rammstein
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GraphJam » Artists and Seeing Their Concerts I have friends that will see this artist The artist is worth seeing live The artist still does live shows Artist is retired None of my friends like the artist Don't want to see artist live Too expensive
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GraphJam » what war is good for (HUH!)
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GraphJam » Length of hair on guys vs. Perferred music genre
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GraphJam » Whose Beer Is That?
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GraphJam » Same Goes for Tila Tequila
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GraphJam » Likelihood of Guitar String Breaking
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GraphJam » A gamer's life
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GraphJam » PGCE Realisation
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GraphJam » Shoot for the moon
Shoot for the moon, if you miss you will end up amongst the stars – FALSE Graph by: cjcottell Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Reasons I Use The Internet
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GraphJam » What People On Omegle Say When I Ask If They Are A Brony
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GraphJam » Things Stumbleupon gives me
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GraphJam » Reasons to check your closet before going to sleep
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GraphJam » the actual website content Websites ad ad ad ad ad loud annoying pop up ad
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GraphJam » Family Guy
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GraphJam » Evolution of the iPod
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GraphJam » Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Players
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GraphJam » Why is Dragon Ball so famous
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GraphJam » Popularity of Van Halen
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GraphJam » Safety of planes based on Media
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GraphJam » 8 Ways to Save Money in Vegas
Check out this great infographic to find out ways that can help you to save your money in Vegas. Graph by: neomam (via www.pokerstars.com) Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » l'uso delle energie rinnovabili in Italia (2000)
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GraphJam » What Twix Commercials Teach Me
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GraphJam » Role of the Nanny in a Lifetime Movie
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Fark.com RSS » Members of the Baader Meinhof Group are out committing robberies to fund their retirement. Dang terrorists never save properly [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » 🐊 O_o [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Try to "Bri"
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Fark.com RSS » Vietnam War memorial in California so badly defaced by graffiti it will have to be rebuilt by studying photographs [Sad]
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Mental Floss » The Time a British Judge Called Hip-Hop a 'Foreign Language'
The judge considered bringing a drug dealer to court as an expert witness to testify about terminology. [Link]
Futility Closet » The Fifth Card
I hand you an ordinary deck of 52 cards. You inspect and shuffle it, then choose five cards from the deck and hand them to my assistant. She looks at them and passes four of them to me. I name the fifth card. At first this appears impossible. The hidden card is one of 48 possibilities, and by passing me … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Unexpected item in the bagging area [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Infographic: The Weird Hobbies of Famous People
Is anyone surprised that Jack White loves taxidermy? [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Ways to Take Your Workout Outside This Spring
Presented by Allstate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Best Korea attacks Sea of Japan again [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 14 Latin Words Hiding in Plain Sight
Did you realize these were lifted straight out of Latin? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photos show INSANE amount of trash left after the Indianapolis 500 [Murica]
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Mental Floss » The World's Longest Swing Set Has 127 Swings
Big Brothers Big Sisters teamed up with a swing set manufacturer to build, and then give away, the longest swing set on Earth. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dino rider [Photoshop]
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