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 » Expack is a New Subscription Service for Expatriates
Hobnobs can now be delivered straight to your door. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For his next trick, David Copperfield will attempt to make this lawsuit disappear [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Pissed off Dad sells son's SUV to teach him a lesson. Bonus points for getting new owner to drive by occasionally to remind kid "how good he had it" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Banksy Leaves Surprise Mural on Elementary School Wall
The artist wanted to thank the school for naming a building after him. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A look at some of the ways George Orwell's '1984' has come true today. Side fact, Orwell is a dead ringer for Alice from the Brady Bunch [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Alligator recreates Abbey Road cover and it's no big because Florida [Florida]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, like every other day for the past two weeks, the strange cat that has adopted me inexplicably made its way into my house and curled up next to my head while I slept. I'm horribly allergic. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Game Show Stories Worth Retelling
There's something intriguing about watching someone answer a question, or spin a wheel, or pick a suitcase. That's why game shows have been around for nearly three-quarters of a century. Here are some of our favorite stories from game show lore.1. The First Game ShowThe first game show ever broadcast was Spelling Bee, a BBC program that premiered on May … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Six thousand lottery tickets stolen in smash-and-grab burglary. Redeemed value projected at $487.00 [Obvious]
[link] [24 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Take A Look Inside America's Last Remaining Cassette Tape Factory
An analog resurgence has made the lone facility busier than ever before. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Facts About 'Notting Hill' That Are Standing in Front of You
Hugh Grant was "aware of a faint echo" whenever he kissed Julia Roberts. [Link]
Mental Floss » ‘Tecmo Super Bowl’ Secret Revealed, 25 Years Later
Penalties weren't a part of the beloved video game (at least not officially). [Link]
Mental Floss » Street Artist Banksy Leaves Surprise Mural on Elementary School Wall
The artist wanted to thank the school for naming a building after him. [Link]
Mental Floss » Uber Will Now Charge You Late Fees for Making Drivers Wait
In more than a dozen cities, if you don't make it to your ride in the allotted two minutes, you'll have to pay. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fish-sitter responds to 1-star review with apology and a … no, a $1M lawsuit [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » If you don't believe "a tip-off from a former cook at the castle who said she saw Hitler's SS soldiers carrying dozens of unmarked crates into the cellars in February 1945" doesn't prove the existence of Nazi nukes, then you'r
[link] [53 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For two years in a row Trump has taken a tax break for New Yorkers whose income is $500,000 or less. So either he's tax cheat or worth a small fraction of what he claims [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » BuzzFeed ends advertising for Republicans over health fears, impossibility to fit Donald Trump into easily shareable lists of cat pictures [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » You May Not Be Seeing Amazon's Best Prices
Algorithmic pricing means that the first price you’re offered is often not the lowest. [Link]
FMyLife » oh no says FML
Today, I set my phone down at work in the back while I helped a customer. When I came back it was gone. It took me twenty minutes to find, duct taped to the ceiling. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Ansharus says FML
Today, I noticed I'd lost my wedding ring after returning home from a long, tiring day of painting our newly purchased home. After driving back and forth to the house for more than an hour to go looking for it, I found it tucked away in my back pocket. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Richard Simmons on his hospital stay: "I was dehydrated and needed some fluids and now I am feeling great" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's a look at life when you live in a van down by the river by choice (pics) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Elderly man dies in two-car crash in Borders. I *told* him he should do his shopping online [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 14 Salty Facts About Mr. Peanut for His 100th Birthday
He once ran for mayor of Vancouver—snagging more than 2000 votes. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Muhammad Ali vs. Superman
Muhammad Ali fought legendary boxers, the war draft, and a debilitating central nervous system disorder. He also fought Superman. * Adams? Franklin? Jefferson? Nah. The most valuable signature on the Declaration of Independence belongs to a person you probably don't know. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: The Strange Fate of a Person Falling Into a Black Hole * Will … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fist bump on behalf of the Red Stockings [Photoshop]
[link] [14 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Spanish Fisherman Discovers Maine Teen's Message in a Bottle
It took three years for the message to drift more than 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocecan. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Clinton arrested in California for DUI just hours before the primary election [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Top Mac Apps bundle – Data Rescue, Hype animation, Freeway codeless website design, Painter, uBar, iStat, Dropzone, Xee3. Someone's been moonlighting from naming carnival rides. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » And the state with the highest proportion of men searching for transgender porn is ___________ [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » In other news, some people think Syrians and Saudis are different races [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » "How dare you accuse us of killing people. We'll kill you for that" [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How a Plane Crash Survivor Got His Wallet Back—More Than 30 Years Later
In 2005, an explorer uncovered belongings that Eduardo Strauch lost in a deadly 1972 plane crash in the Andes. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » British court gives 22 life sentences to pedophile. To be fair, they say pedophiles don't have that long of a lifespan in lockup, so he'll probably burn through those in two or three months, tops [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Happy 32nd Birthday, Tetris!
The game was created in Russia in 1984, and made it to the West a few years later. [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Zany Facts About Zebras
Scientists can scan their coats like bar codes. [Link]
Futility Closet » In a Word
succussion
n. violent shaking squassation
n. a severe shaking A lion attacks David Livingstone, 1843: Starting, and looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. I was upon a little height; he caught my shoulder as he sprang, and we both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my ear, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bangladesh minister on all the non-Muslims and religious minorities being murdered: "I bet the Jews did this" [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » A city that has one of the most anti-gun laws in America witnessed shootings over the weekend in which 64 individuals were wounded and 6 confirmed dead [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Selecting a New Social Media Password? Make It Better Than Mark Zuckerberg's
The Facebook CEO's security code was "dadada." [Link]
Mental Floss » Geologists Say Greece’s ‘Lost City’ Is Actually a Natural Formation
The underwater city’s purported columns, platforms, and paving stone–like slabs are actually the result of a natural phenomenon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dad says his rapist son only got "20 minutes of action" and shouldn't be faulted for that [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Boozy Ice Cream Lets Adults Have Wine For Dessert
This frozen treat has the same alcohol content as a standard glass of your favorite red. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Clone alert. Relic with Pope John Paul II's blood on it has been stolen [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: What is a Moral Highlander? [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, June 6
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 6. [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch This Cool Supercut of Quentin Tarantino Characters
From Mr. Blonde in ‘Reservoir Dogs’ to Chris Mannix in ‘The Hateful Eight,’ watch the first and last appearances of every major QT character. [Link]
Mental Floss » How Scientists Are Preparing for the First-Ever 'All-American' Eclipse
In 2017, the "path of totality" of a solar eclipse will run exclusively—and entirely—across U.S. soil for the first time since the ink dried on the Declaration of Independence. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » On this anniversary of the D-Day landings I'd like to share an article about one of the brave men who survived. BTW, he is subby's relative [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » A man who sold a printer for $40 online now faces a $30,000 lawsuit. Fark: The plaintiff is known as a serial "professional plaintiff" [Asinine]
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FMyLife » drummerboy says FML
Today, I practiced my drum playing in the garage instead of my room out of consideration for my neighbors. Guess the consideration wasn't mutual, because one of my neighbors just shot a hole in one of my drums with an air gun. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Fido says FML
Today, my 3-year-old girl accidentally caught sight of me stepping out of the shower. Now she thinks "daddy has a tail" and she just has to let everyone know about it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That kid is back on the escalator again (warning: one image in the video is somewhat graphic) [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Happy Birthday to the Drive-In Movie Theater!
The first drive-in opened in Camden, New Jersey on June 6, 1933. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: How Very "Grand"
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Mental Floss » Cuckolded Sparrow Fathers Stop Feeding Their Kids
"Predictably Philandering Females Prompt Poor Paternal Provisioning" [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Do you have your bleach? Are the windows boarded? How good are your DSL and cell phone connections? Will Colin have the strength to become a hurricane? It's your Official Tropical Storm Colin Discussion Thread. Stay safe, Farkers [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Suburbanites OUTRAGED that traffic apps like Waze and Google Maps are redirecting commuter traffic onto their neighborhood streets. Which are, you know, public roads but still. Outrage [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » And the fastest growing language in American homes is __________ [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 9 Fun Facts About Movie Trailers
They’ve been around since 1913, and now take up about 20 minutes of the audience’s time. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Baby born in firehouse driveway narrowly escapes automated sprinkler system [Sappy]
[link] [10 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » What Are Library Late Fees Used For?
Libraries often benefit from the extra cash (if they're allowed to keep it). [Link]
Fark.com RSS » School district hires private investigators to track down and verify home addresses of students [Florida]
[link] [97 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » spadesmollusques says FML
Today, my 10-year-old son introduced me to Tom, his new best friend, and insisted we have him over to dinner. Tom is a slug. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, for the first time ever, one of my birthday wishes came true. I wished for my crush to come hang out with me, and she did. I wasted my birthday wish on an awkward silence. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Researchers Vaccinate Wild Seals By Sneaking Up on Them
Stealth helps, but sunbathing seals don't seem to mind the spring-loaded syringes. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » St. Louis police have shelled out $4.7 million in secret settlements to various families that certainly isn't mysterious or designed to disguise police malfeasance [Interesting]
[link] [44 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch a Surprisingly Graceful Marine Lizard Glide Underwater
The unique lizard had one notable hater: Charles Darwin. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Production of Warts by Suggestion
Back in 1981, Dr. Melvin Gravitz (a doctor at George Washington University Medical School) published an article in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis in which he noted that it's possible not only to cure warts by hypnotic treatment (sometimes) but also to produce warts by suggestion as well.
Gravitz wasn't actually doing this himself, but he reported that back in … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why did the monkey like the banana? Because it had appeal [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this pandamonium [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Story of Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse
The mind-reading mare could do everything from finding missing children to calling horse races. [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Regional Insults to Offend People Across the U.S.
Americans certainly don’t lack insults for people in other states or cities. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sometimes you just can't let it go [Sad]
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Mental Floss » How Very "Grand"
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Weird Universe » Enormous Human Voice Movie House Organ
Original article here.
This seems to me a vivid example of a massively clever technology that totally missed out on the future train. Adding sound capture to film stock itself made this huge device totally obsolescent overnight.
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 108: The Greenwich Time Lady
As recently as 1939, a London woman made her living by setting her watch precisely at the Greenwich observatory and “carrying the time” to her customers in the city. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll meet Ruth Belville, London’s last time carrier, who conducted her strange occupation for 50 years. We’ll also sample the colorful history … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kenyan police announce they will murder opposition members who take part in a planned protest Monday and that since they announced this ahead of time, it's not their fault if they murder them [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Noseless man caught in scentsless crime, an unexpected profit opportunity in the mobile stripper pole repair business, and 13-year old boy suffers Michelle Duggar Syndrome: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 5/29 – 6/4 [FarkBlog]
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FMyLife » Babyhazy says FML
Today, I'm so tired from constantly soothing my crying 2-month-old baby that I've started trying to soothe inanimate objects with baby talk when they make a noise. My fridge stated beeping and I began an involuntary chorus of, 'It's OK darling, shhhhhh, it's alright.' FML [Link]
FMyLife » fat teen says FML
Today, I decided to get back in shape so I went swimming. I only managed 10 lengths and was completely out of breath. I was so embarrassed that when a lifeguard asked me if I was OK, I made up a story about a leg injury as a reason to leave only 15 minutes after I got in. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Roll (Polluted) Tide [PSA]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Take a 3D (or 2D) Tour of the International Space Station
The 13-minute tour features informative narration throughout. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A healthier baby can be yours for only the low, low price of $81 a month [Spiffy]
[link] [38 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » This Bath Plug Comes With a Floating Pug
Aww. [Link]
Mental Floss » Historian Traces 400 Years of History on a Single New York City Block
How one block can tell the story of an entire city. [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The History of Apocalypse
Great links to start the work week! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NPR's David Gilkey killed by the Taliban in an ambush in Afghanistan [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » "We shouldn't lose the privilege before we've had the chance to [check] it" [Asinine]
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FMyLife » really says FML
Today, a customer at work was having hiccups, so I suggest that she should try to hold her breath for a while. Ten minutes later, she's talking to my manager about how I wanted her to "kill myself because of my severe medical condition". FML [Link]
GraphJam » Give Sonic Extra Lives
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: fingers , hedgehog , Pie Chart , powers , rings , sonic , video games Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists grow human organs for transplant inside pigs. That'll do, pig. That'll do [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Chicago Luxury Hotel Hires New Concierge: a One-Eyed Pug
Little Parker is thriving in the lap of luxury. [Link]
Mental Floss » 3 Steps for Mastering a Pistol Squat
Think a pistol squat is impossible? Think again. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vernors, one of the oldest continuously made soft drinks in America, celebrates its 150th anniversary this week [Spiffy]
[link] [75 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » One Miami Man Has Run Eight Miles a Day for 41 Years
Raven Kraft is a beast. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police officer attempts to get in the mindset of the perp [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » What the heck is 'charcoal ash' ice cream? [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 5 Reasons Why Childlike Curiosity Is So Important
Presented by American Family. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just in time for those hot summer days: Delicious and refreshing Kraft Macaroni & Cheese cocktails [Sick]
[link] [57 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Warm weather brings us another "too many people on a deck" story [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 10 Things You May Not Know About Harriet Beecher Stowe
She talked business with Abe Lincoln. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » News that will make your head hurt – 1 In 4 Americans report having had a concussion [Scary]
[link] [133 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ivy League schools are turning kids into zombies. Duke sucks [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » After 47 mile foot chase, police arrest 5 teens for stealing $4,700 in Red Bull [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » If you threaten to run over a couple with your ATV for a busted cooler at the Redneck Mud Park, "I didn't know you were in there" is not a valid defense when you actually run over them in their tent [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Watch: The Making of 'Aliens'
"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." -Ripley [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dear Work Advice Columnist: I'm a man who's surrounded by female co-workers flaunting their cleavage at me, but everybody freaks out if I unbutton more than the top button of my shirt. Am I being oppressed? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Buggy Ride [Photoshop]
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