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 » Texas woman arrested for burning kids' tongues with lighter, making them lick toilet seats, and forcing them to drink fluids to make them vomit. With bunny boiler mugshot [Sick]

Friday 3 June 23:55:32 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wild beavers cause €750,000 in damages in Austrian town. Please, people, keep your beavers under control [Strange]

Friday 3 June 23:45:40 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Everybody loves passive-aggressive kitchen notes at the office [Obvious]

Friday 3 June 23:39:02 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [79 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "A jockey has been jailed for 21 months after he drove a stolen car at 87mph head-on into a vehicle being driven by a woman he was due to meet for a first date" [Fail]

Friday 3 June 23:03:35 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 75 years ago this week, Disney animators went on strike and the picket signs were amazing [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 23:03:01 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Quebec man ordered to 'not pick up any more bison.' Try on-line dating sites instead [Followup]

Friday 3 June 23:02:38 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What the hell kind of a name is Tronc? [Facepalm]

Friday 3 June 22:38:59 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 60's Freedom Riders fought for an end to segregation. A 2016 Freedom Rider is fighting to end drivers licenses, to declare himself a corporation, and to have the judge in his case arrested [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 22:38:01 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Does murder witness want a cracker? Maybe repeat what he heard?" [Weird]

Friday 3 June 22:35:13 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "It's bright and sweet, but difficult to swallow," says owner of Mongolia's only gay bar (Not safe for work images) [Giggity]

Friday 3 June 22:30:20 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [9 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This is the Letter Hamilton Wrote That Got Him Out of the West Indies

Friday 3 June 22:30:00 UTC 2016

In August 1772, a hurricane ravaged the West Indies—and a young Alexander Hamilton picked up a pen to write about it. The resulting letter would inspire the residents of the island where Hamilton lived to pool their money for a scholarship to send him to the future United States of America … and into the history books. [Link]

FMyLife » theamazingd says FML

Friday 3 June 22:28:27 UTC 2016

Today, during a layover between two flights, I managed to catch a shower. Too bad it was ginger ale and not water. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Calvin confirms Taylor Swift breakup, Hobbes inconsolable [Followup]

Friday 3 June 22:27:11 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » According to the job description, the chosen candidate (AKA: the luckiest person alive) will "spend a three-month appointment researching, writing about, obsessing over and critiquing bacon" [Cool]

Friday 3 June 22:16:19 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Okay, class, it appears that we have a shooter on campus and we're on lockdown. Since we're gonna be here awhile, why don't you go ahead and take the final. Look at it this way, it may by your FINAL final ever" [Facepalm]

Friday 3 June 22:12:20 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Someone can empty your bank account with the information on the front of every check you write. Perhaps the most stunning part of the article: people still use checks? [Scary]

Friday 3 June 22:10:47 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Sex Party Blasts Nuns" And you thought Fark wasn't your personal erotica site [Giggity]

Friday 3 June 22:04:32 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » O.J. Simpson will confess once he is freed from prison, claims old friend [Unlikely]

Friday 3 June 21:55:20 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "The 25-year-old gave Amish teens some beer, showed them his gun, and yelled "Rumspringa" before he hit their horse-drawn buggy with his car" [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 21:53:51 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dunkin Donuts rolling out app that will "fix customers' biggest complaints." How the app will make decent donuts remains to be seen [Unlikely]

Friday 3 June 21:49:12 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Paris Floods Prompt Museum Officials to Close the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay

Friday 3 June 21:43:49 UTC 2016

Staffers are busy moving the priceless artworks to higher ground. [Link]

Mental Floss » Today’s Americans More Accepting Than Ever of Same-Sex Relationships

Friday 3 June 21:43:48 UTC 2016

Tolerance and same-sex experiences both seem to be on the rise. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today is National Donut Day. Or Doughnut, if you're a stickler for spellings. Or Christmas, if you're a cop [Cool]

Friday 3 June 21:34:40 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Show

Friday 3 June 21:30:00 UTC 2016

A design from a rare work by one of the most innovative surgeons in Renaissance medicine. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Noseless man sought in scentsless crime [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 21:28:35 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And the world's greatest songwriter is….oh, come the fark on [Unlikely]

Friday 3 June 21:12:34 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Short Facts About Munchkin Cats

Friday 3 June 21:00:00 UTC 2016

Get to know the feline version of the Dachshund. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Brain injury turns an Italian man into a Frenchman. Immediately becomes rude, lazy, smells, hates Americans and surrenders to everyone. So basically the same as an Italian except for the surrender part [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 20:46:16 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Girl Receives an American Girl Doll With a Prosthetic to Match Her Own

Friday 3 June 20:45:00 UTC 2016

Watch her heartwarming reaction. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Creative vandalism can turn "Vote Leave" into "Vote Beaver". Warning: Involves puns in Welsh, but who can tell? [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 20:28:38 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The WHO has figured out the maximum amount of sugar we should be eating daily, and you probably reached your daily allowance with the five cups of coffee you've had already [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 20:20:36 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [84 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Prince Harry to D-Day veterans who were about to go to France for the commemorations: "Don't get into trouble and if you do, don't get caught" [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 20:17:03 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Let me be clear: Nonprofit hospitals should not be in the business of aggressively suing their patients" [Hero]

Friday 3 June 20:05:34 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mushroom [Photoshop]

Friday 3 June 20:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Hikers Discover 1000-Year-Old Stone Carvings on a Caribbean Island

Friday 3 June 19:59:22 UTC 2016

These are the first petroglyphs ever spotted on Montserrat. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cat alerts family to rabid bat in the house. Well, he jumped on them in the middle of the night, just like every cat every night [Unlikely]

Friday 3 June 19:48:45 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Okay which one of you cop-hating hipster vandals spray-painted "No Cronut" on a NYC cop car in Williamsburg, Brooklyn? [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 19:48:41 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Restaurant owner who added huge "Obama tax" to menu items also vastly understated his income into "welfare fraud" territory. I'll take the Anti-Michelle Obama Don't Tell Me What Income To Declare Burger [Ironic]

Friday 3 June 19:48:20 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [128 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Girls Are Given Less Allowance Than Their Male Peers

Friday 3 June 19:45:00 UTC 2016

The pay gap affects girls long before they enter the workforce. [Link]

Mental Floss » Check Out the Secret Airplane Bedrooms Where Flight Crews Sleep

Friday 3 June 19:30:00 UTC 2016

And you thought those lie-flat seats looked comfortable! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Fark Weird News Quiz returns, lumbering its enormous girth across the finish line somehow like Jabba in jogging shoes and a headband [Survey]

Friday 3 June 19:15:15 UTC 2016

Survey [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Turkey furious at Germany over genocide statement, claims millions of people die of natural causes all at once all the time [Followup]

Friday 3 June 19:05:00 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 34 surprising exceptions to Rule 34 (because believe it or not, there are some things no human will masturbate to) [PSA]

Friday 3 June 19:01:00 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » ♪ ♫ It's like raaa-iii-ain on your wedding day. Hamas founder's grandson turns out to be Christian and gay. ♪ ♫ [Ironic]

Friday 3 June 19:00:39 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Thoughtful Off-Registry Wedding Gifts

Friday 3 June 19:00:00 UTC 2016

What if the only items left are dish towels and mixing spoons? It might be time to think outside the registry. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Arrests are soaring after Britain criminalized Internet trolling: "During 2015, more than two people were arrested in London every day for allegedly posting messages which fell foul of social media posting rules" [Stupid]

Friday 3 June 18:59:13 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Black youth being unjustly shot by police? Meh. But you shoot one gorilla… [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 18:44:04 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Active shooter has been barricaded in SF Chinatown building for over an hour, costing landlord over $10,000 in rent so far [News]

Friday 3 June 18:41:59 UTC 2016

News [link] [111 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drew Curtis to open 'Fark Encounter: A News Aggregator Boat of Biblical Proportions' [PSA]

Friday 3 June 18:38:35 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Millennials are soooo over Hitler [Obvious]

Friday 3 June 18:37:09 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rhode Island firefighters called "terrorists" and compared to ISIS for putting an American flag on their firetruck [Asinine]

Friday 3 June 18:33:35 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Teeny, Tiny Shakespeare Books on Display at Yale

Friday 3 June 18:25:40 UTC 2016

Nearly 100 miniature copies of books containing sonnets and plays, and books by and about Shakespeare, will be at Yale's new exhibit. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review

Friday 3 June 18:25:39 UTC 2016

Odd news stories from all over. [Link]

Futility Closet » No Waiting

Friday 3 June 18:12:36 UTC 2016

In 1892 … a law firm in the American West came up with the idea of a divorce papers vending machine. For a while, at least, legal divorce papers were items that could be bought from a vending machine in Corinne, Utah. A purchaser could insert $2.50 in coins, pull a lever on the side of the machine, and pick … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » There's something about Greece and the number 300. This story is less interesting, but has a better outcome [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 17:54:39 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [9 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New 'shark shield' device allows divers to swim in shark-infested waters without fear of being eaten, instead of perhaps staying in the boat like sane people [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 17:30:39 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Uber for airplanes? Imagine if there was some way to get a seat on a small plane going to your destination. Someone figured out a way to match planes and travelers, and the FAA shot it down [Stupid]

Friday 3 June 17:25:39 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [129 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, June 3

Friday 3 June 17:15:21 UTC 2016

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, June 3. [Link]

Mental Floss » Sims Avatars Will No Longer Be Oppressed by Gender Normative Clothing Choices

Friday 3 June 17:15:20 UTC 2016

The Sims 4 is getting rid of gender boundaries in its character customization. [Link]

Mental Floss » Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mantis Heralds New Era of Species Identification

Friday 3 June 17:15:19 UTC 2016

The new technique highlights and offers a remedy to the short-sightedness of current practices. [Link]

Mental Floss » 23 Hipster Baby Name Ideas From The Dictionary of Medieval Names

Friday 3 June 17:15:18 UTC 2016

Looking for a unique name with some historical cachet? The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources is the place to go. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Australian nuns accused of vandalizing Sex party posters. Also, Australia has a political party called Sex that somehow didn't win every seat [Strange]

Friday 3 June 17:09:36 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Archaeologists Dig Up 200-Year-Old Canal Barge in England

Friday 3 June 17:00:00 UTC 2016

It's the first barge to be uncovered from the Stover Canal. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cost of the Zika virus coverage by the US media could be staggering, if the ratings hold up [Followup]

Friday 3 June 16:51:56 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "A man who goes by the name of Pork Chop was up to his ears in stress Wednesday, so he buried his boss up to the waist with a front-end loader, according to an arrest report" [Florida]

Friday 3 June 16:48:35 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » As syphilis rates soar in LA County, drugs and phrasing are in short supply [Sick]

Friday 3 June 16:21:36 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A look at Thailand's "luk thep" doll culture [Creepy]

Friday 3 June 16:12:37 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A few friends decided to wear the same shirt for their high school yearbook photos. Then things got a bit out of hand [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 16:12:35 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [74 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Astronomers just picked up a hydrogen signal from a galaxy 5 billion light-years away. Yes, that's far, far, away [Cool]

Friday 3 June 15:58:39 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » We Knew This One!

Friday 3 June 15:52:28 UTC 2016

From last night's Jeopardy! [Link]

Mental Floss » Visit the Overlook Hotel from 'The Shining' in Virtual Reality

Friday 3 June 15:52:27 UTC 2016

Stay away from Room 237. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: AA

Friday 3 June 15:52:18 UTC 2016

[Link]

Mental Floss » 15 of the Tastiest Fro-Yo Stops in America

Friday 3 June 15:52:09 UTC 2016

These shops have some of the coolest perks around. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What does The Most Interesting Man in the World drink when he's no longer a paid shill? Hint: It's not Dos Equis [Obvious]

Friday 3 June 15:51:41 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How to Safely Plug in an Air Conditioner

Friday 3 June 15:45:00 UTC 2016

Stay cool while staying out of harm's way. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thanks to all the failed economic policies, corruption, social upheaval, crime, visitor restrictions, and prospects of a military coup, Venezuela is now a perfect destination for tourists on a budget [Unlikely]

Friday 3 June 15:40:02 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Here are some of America's best highway rest stops, or as Republicans call them, "toe-tapping love shacks" [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 15:35:32 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Mounties say the pair drank booze, smoked cigarettes and engaged in physical relations in the tub and also tried to steal items from the patio" [Silly]

Friday 3 June 15:24:37 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dogs roam Denver Airport to calm frayed nerves of frenzied travelers, help them recover from TSA groping [Sappy]

Friday 3 June 15:07:34 UTC 2016

Sappy [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Facts About 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Friday 3 June 15:00:00 UTC 2016

They're guaranteed to raise a smile. [Link]

FMyLife » Dixienornous says FML

Friday 3 June 14:36:13 UTC 2016

Today, my wallet got stolen. I don't have a photo ID to get a temporary debit card, and since I don't have a debit card, I can't go to the DMV to get a new license. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Different Ways to Say 'Doughnut' Across the U.S.

Friday 3 June 14:13:21 UTC 2016

Celebrate National Doughnut Day with this regional slang for the tasty treat, brought to you by the Dictionary of Regional American English (DARE). [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Motion activated LED toilet light. Because you need your toilet to glow like the pool in Cocoon. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]

Friday 3 June 14:05:17 UTC 2016

Plug [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Who Is Tommy John, and Why Is There a Surgery Named After Him?

Friday 3 June 14:00:00 UTC 2016

The short answer: A grown man who wasn't afraid to get involved with Silly Putty. [Link]

Mental Floss » Dessert Kebabs Are The Latest Culinary Craze to Hit Australia

Friday 3 June 13:30:00 UTC 2016

The traditional kebab gets a decadent twist. [Link]

FMyLife » KiwiMaid says FML

Friday 3 June 13:15:15 UTC 2016

Today, I got excited because my husband will be away for 5 days, which means I'll be able to deep clean the house. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these ninja welcoming the foreign press at the G7 summit in Japan [Photoshop]

Friday 3 June 13:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Jerry Seinfeld’s Voice Influenced His Show’s Theme Music

Friday 3 June 13:00:00 UTC 2016

The story behind that killer bass riff. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Facepalm: Former probation corrections officer tries to use his old badge to break up a bar fight. Dumbass: He gets knocked out in the process. Amusing: Then gets charged with impersonating a police officer [Stupid]

Friday 3 June 12:42:03 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Heartbroken after being dumped by your long-term boyfriend? The easy way to relieve the pain is by embarking on an international sex spree like this scorned woman [Giggity]

Friday 3 June 12:27:32 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [237 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 🎼 I make my living off the evening news ♩ Just give me something ♬ Something I can use ♫ People love it when you lose ♩ They love dirty laundry 🎹 [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 12:09:28 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The TomTato

Friday 3 June 12:09:27 UTC 2016

There's such a thing as a TomTato, which is a hybrid of a tomato and potato plant. It grows tomatoes above ground, and potatoes below. It was developed by horticulturists Thompson and Morgan. From their website:

Tomatoes are members of the potato family and are therefore naturally compatible with potatoes. Each TomTato® plant is specially grafted by hand to create … [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch How Plastic Drinking Straws are Made

Friday 3 June 12:00:00 UTC 2016

Go behind the scenes at a factory where striped drinking straws are produced. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Traffic expert dies in car accident on way to road safety meeting [Ironic]

Friday 3 June 11:54:00 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Minneapolis voters to consider referendum requiring police officers to carry professional liability insurance so cities don't get stuck with paying the tab for bad apples. Bonus: guess what happens when your insurer has to pay multiple claims? [I

Friday 3 June 11:48:00 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [193 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently, this needs to be repeated: if you work at a major company, harbor racist views and are dumb enough to feature those views on a Facebook rant, you *will* get fired [Fail]

Friday 3 June 11:38:00 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [197 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Met Museum to Display Hundreds of Early American Baseball Cards

Friday 3 June 11:27:15 UTC 2016

Items in the 400-piece collection date back to the 1800s. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption this courtroom exhibition [Caption]

Friday 3 June 11:27:11 UTC 2016

Caption [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » AA

Friday 3 June 11:15:00 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Neither the Florida Safety Council nor local Hazmat crew know what a freon tank is. That's safe, right? [Florida]

Friday 3 June 11:14:03 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The School House

Friday 3 June 11:01:09 UTC 2016

I can just hear the executives at Dumont now, probably the owner's son: "You know what would be clever and sexy and hip? A variety show framed in a classroom setting, with all the performers dressed like students, and featuring two of our biggest nebbishes, Arnold Stang and Wally Cox!"

And thus was THE SCHOOL HOUSE born. [Link]

Mental Floss » Hydraulic Press Destroying a Can of Silly String Is the Most Satisfying Video Yet

Friday 3 June 11:00:00 UTC 2016

It's far more fun than just spraying it. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The latest thing that is killing you? Stale, recycled office air [PSA]

Friday 3 June 10:51:00 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lawyer disbarred for requesting nude photos from his client in lieu of payment. Lawyer: "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?" [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 10:36:02 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Synthetic Dog Could Save Canine Lives

Friday 3 June 10:30:00 UTC 2016

SynDaver Labs wants to revolutionize veterinary education and even save lives. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you're a college student facing college debt, here's a solution: Smoke lots of pot and you won't care anymore [Fail]

Friday 3 June 10:05:00 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Asian cowboy breaks up Tulsa mayoral debate until being escorted away by Matt Damon look-alike. Got that? [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 9:56:34 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: 'Star Wars' Alien Species

Friday 3 June 9:30:00 UTC 2016

Links for everyone! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » School lets the service dog of a Type 1 diabetic teenager have his own school picture taken for the yearbook because of all the time he spent there [Cool]

Friday 3 June 9:04:00 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The boy left in a bear-riddled Japanese forest by his parents has been found alive [Followup]

Friday 3 June 8:35:00 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 40-something woman tells 30-something women to get off her vibrant, free-spirited lawn [Hero]

Friday 3 June 7:45:03 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [117 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Imagino1234 says FML

Friday 3 June 7:42:18 UTC 2016

Today, my professor called me out for drinking whiskey in class. I was actually drinking iced tea. FML [Link]

GraphJam » Schrodinger's Meow

Friday 3 June 7:41:51 UTC 2016

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: explained , science , Scrodingers cat , Video Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Don't Even Believe You Anymore

Friday 3 June 7:41:39 UTC 2016

Graph by: Toilet_water Tagged: hurt , pain , doctor , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » All or Nothing

Friday 3 June 7:41:27 UTC 2016

all or nothing confirm copy e-mail Paste Pie Chart - 4333913600 Graph by: Jawad.Zairi Tagged: all or nothing , confirm , copy , e-mail , Paste , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » Investigate Sherlock Holmes's Crime-Solving Techniques With This Infographic

Friday 3 June 7:30:00 UTC 2016

Literature's most famous detective was way ahead of his time. [Link]

Futility Closet » Reverie

Friday 3 June 6:47:21 UTC 2016

“Stopping by Euclid’s Proof of the Infinitude of Primes,” by Presbyterian College mathematician Brian D. Beasley, “with apologies to Robert Frost”: Whose proof this is I think I know.
I can’t improve upon it, though;
You will not see me trying here
To offer up a better show. His demonstration is quite clear:
For contradiction, take the mere
n primes … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man wanted in theft of jewelry worth $150K. Fark: from J.C. Penney [Asinine]

Friday 3 June 6:35:00 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Secrets of Egg Farmers

Friday 3 June 6:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by Nellie's. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: Couple move in to a new place. News: And find the body of the last tenant wrapped in a shower curtain in a cupboard. Fark: With a note from the killer saying "sorry for the smell" [Scary]

Friday 3 June 6:19:00 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch Mercury Pass in Front of the Sun in 4K Resolution

Friday 3 June 5:30:00 UTC 2016

Last month's exciting solar event has been immortalized in high-definition video. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man sentenced to fifteen years in prison for attempted carjacking and possession of butt crack [Amusing]

Friday 3 June 4:48:15 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Get Clean With Soap Shaped Like Famous Paintings

Friday 3 June 4:30:00 UTC 2016

Ever see a painting in a museum and think, "I want to shower with that?" No? Well, you can anyway. [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Tips For Finding the Perfect Vacation Rental

Friday 3 June 4:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by Allstate. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Artist wants you to mail her dead bees [Strange]

Friday 3 June 3:56:15 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » EgyptAir flight 804 made three emergency landings the day before it made one in the Mediterranean [Followup]

Friday 3 June 3:55:00 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [93 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Well, just rename it the Moistened Lisa then [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 3:50:15 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oh look – it's the annual story about how deadly swimming pools can….oh dear [Scary]

Friday 3 June 3:39:03 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Air Force Thunderbird demonstrates crash landing in Colorado Springs [Followup]

Friday 3 June 3:35:52 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's Father of the Year candidate not only got arrested for peeping into neighbors' teenage girl's bedroom window, but left his 10-year-old son home alone with two loaded handguns [Florida]

Friday 3 June 3:31:25 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dogs may have been domesticated by humans on different sides of the Earth. One group with the badass ancestors of Siberian huskies, the other with that goddamn-never-shuts-up Pomeranian [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 3:20:36 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Crazy cat lady has nothing on crazy bird lady [Strange]

Friday 3 June 2:57:58 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oregon will soon have the most righteous munchies ever [Cool]

Friday 3 June 2:54:11 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know, back in my day, boys could mess with lighters at playgrounds without setting metal jungle gyms, swings, see-saws on fire [Florida]

Friday 3 June 2:41:22 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Step 1: Steal $175,000 from grocery store you work at. Step 2: Use stolen money to buy lottery tickets at the same store. Step 3: Profit? [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 2:06:15 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Many Ways Smartphones Are Changing Our Bodies

Friday 3 June 1:57:26 UTC 2016

Social media, texting, and addictive games are altering our behavior, our posture, our sleep, and, yes, our brains. [Link]

Mental Floss » Here's How Budget Airlines Stay So Cheap

Friday 3 June 1:57:25 UTC 2016

Budget airlines employ a range of strategies to save money, some predictable, some ingenious and wholly unexpected. [Link]

Mental Floss » Store Window Stickers Show Paris's Homeless Where to Find Help

Friday 3 June 1:30:00 UTC 2016

The project could be coming to the United States soon. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apple is reporting outages on many of its serv [Obvious]

Friday 3 June 1:28:17 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Royal douche who attacked a Royal Marine is now royally screwed after a judge replaces his suspended sentence with a year in jail for bragging about it online [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 1:13:14 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Muhammad Ali hospitalized for respiratory issues, details still shaky [PSA]

Friday 3 June 1:11:45 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you lost your boot at Eldorado Mountain Ski resort this winter, it has been found, with a foot still inside [Sick]

Friday 3 June 1:04:15 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [5 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Most Popular Reality TV Show in Each State

Friday 3 June 1:00:00 UTC 2016

The takeaway: People love 'Hoarders.' [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fraternity allowed to return butt no more alcohol enemas [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 0:58:15 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fresh venison, $300. Some disassembly required [Asinine]

Friday 3 June 0:56:16 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Madrid neighborhood invaded by "street artists" [Interesting]

Friday 3 June 0:53:15 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What time is it when a dumbass touches a clock on the museum wall? [Dumbass]

Friday 3 June 0:52:17 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » King Tut Was Entombed With a Meteorite Dagger

Friday 3 June 0:37:29 UTC 2016

A recent study of the dagger's composition reveals its cosmic origins. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » IDW Publishing will create a shared universe based on their licensed Hasbro Properties. Snake Eyes riding on Rainbow Dash as they charge into battle to take out Deceptions disguised as Cobra Rattlers might just happen [Cool]

Friday 3 June 0:35:59 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » British Airways flight from London to Newark parked in a special area of airport due to threat. TSA will be re-screening carry-on and checked bags. Re-screening the bags after they have already reached their destination. And gotten off the plane [Fac

Friday 3 June 0:35:14 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Iowa governor urges public to participate in "God Is Dead" marathon [Awkward]

Friday 3 June 0:24:15 UTC 2016

Awkward [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man on quest to give himself E-Coli 366 days in a row [Sick]

Friday 3 June 0:10:15 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man on a call [Photoshop]

Friday 3 June 0:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A 13-Year-Old Spotted a Mistake in This Al Capone Museum Exhibit

Friday 3 June 0:00:00 UTC 2016

Antiques enthusiast Joey Warchal noticed all was not right in Capone’s cell on a recent trip to the Eastern State Penitentiary. [Link]

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