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 » Pokémon Go may have full access to your Google account EVERYBODY PAN — oh, there's one! [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Dallas police chief tells protestors something they don't want to hear: "We're hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Recreate Cinderella’s Castle at Home With This 4000-Piece LEGO Set
You'll soon be able to own LEGO's version of the Disney World icon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Actual quote from article: "Angler helped beat the beaver off her" [Giggity]
[link] [50 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Infographic: Super Foods You Should Be Eating, From A to Z
Believe it or not, kale's not on the list. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » By 2020, 29 percent of Japanese men are destined to never marry. Mr. Fukuyama, 42, lives with his dad who depends on him for elder care: "Prospective marriage partners see that and run…. An aged and infirm parent casts a long shadow" [Obvio
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Mental Floss » Is Sharing Your Netflix Password Illegal? Maybe.
A recent court ruling may turn the seemingly harmless act of sharing your streaming password into a federal crime. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In a revelation that will shock no one, the owner of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was killed by police says officers took his phone, stole the store's surveillance video, and locked him in a car for four hours. And he's suing [O
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Fark.com RSS » Security guard fires gun in parking garage because: A) his life was in danger; B) someone else's life was in danger; or C) two men peed in threatening manner [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Potentially interesting: Translation of novella to be published, described as "a mix between Game of Thrones and the UK House of Cards." Difficulty: written by Saddam Hussein [Fail]
[link] [15 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » A Frank Lloyd Wright Home Is Selling for Cheap in Chicago
One of the architect's pre-cut houses is currently on the market. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Glacier National Park tourist savagely attacked by tent, manages to shoot it with pistol [Facepalm]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you lost your GoPro about a year ago in a U.K. lake, then there's good and bad news. The bad is that the camera has been found, but it's toast. The good news is the that SD card is intact. Bonus: You have a new bestie [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Missed my flight. Better hang myself [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » The GOP has officially declared pornography a "public health crisis," lamenting its bad acting, unrealistic plots and choppy editing – especially right before the money shot [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The Brexit vote messed things up so badly for the UK, May is coming in July [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Protip: While working in a chemistry lab, make sure you know how to prevent static electricity [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Bedbugs aren't the only unwanted things you can get in New York. The crabs are pretty bad too [Weird]
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Mental Floss » A 3D-Printed House Built to Withstand Powerful Earthquakes
It’s not the most elegant of architectural wonders, but it is very sturdy. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CNN asks the one Pokemon Go question everyone wants answered: When will this go away? [Obvious]
[link] [97 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Dayton-area doctor exposed his genitals to people for years." You'd think they would have eventually looked away [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Cat in Japan Turned Away From Feline-Themed Art Exhibition
It's probably feline a little left out. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Infection experts say Americans might as well start sleeping in caskets [Scary]
[link] [66 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » NoTypeOfExercise says FML
Today, my husband told me I couldn't go to my morning yoga class, because he needed to leave for work at 7:30 am sharp, and I wouldn't be back in time to watch our son. It's 8:05 am and he still hasn't left for work. FML [Link]
FMyLife » nightjay says FML
Today, I got grounded for having a boner when I woke up. FML [Link]
FMyLife » HolyyMolyy says FML
Today, I was ecstatic to have received a friend request from my crush of grade 4 after 11 years. He's grown up to be such a hottie. I quickly accepted his request, he messaged me and we ended up chatting for hours. Later, when I messaged him, he called me clingy and unfriended me from Facebook. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Donald Trump forgoes usual stump speech to just blow dog whistle for forty minutes [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » The Long History Behind the Song "Cotton Eye Joe"
Where DID you come from, Cotton Eye Joe? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Scientists make $500 million bet. Boo: Winner revealed in 2150 [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » At least three dead in west Michigan courthouse shooting [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Amazon Prime Day 2016 will be brought to you by discounted paper clips, and more Chinese third-party sellers than ever before [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Today's Amazon Deals You Have to See
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, July 11. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this reader [Photoshop]
[link] [22 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Weird Things That Happened Because of Pokémon Go
The game took the world by storm this weekend—and left some bizarre headlines in its wake. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Let me show you it [FarkBlog]
[link] [61 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Leftover Antibiotics Are a Problem
One-quarter of participants in a recent study said they have, or would, self-prescribe antibiotics without getting a diagnosis first. [Link]
Mental Floss » What's the Difference Between a Font and a Typeface?
It's confusing. And it's technology's fault. [Link]
Mental Floss » Oreo Debuts New Choco Chip Flavor
It features chocolate chip-flavored creme sandwiched between Golden Oreos with a chocolate chip flavor. [Link]
Mental Floss » Pick the Name That Completes the Movie Title
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Please note: Your anti-establishment graffiti will have more effect if anyone has any idea what it means [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » 'Busty' mermaid sand sculpture draws complaints, as locals apparently get sand in their places [Boobies]
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Mental Floss » A New Kind of Sunscreen Sticks to the Skin Instead of Soaking In
But, so far, it’s only been tested in mice. [Link]
Mental Floss » A Museum of Ice Cream Is Coming to NYC This Summer
A pop-up museum dedicated to all things ice cream will launch in lower Manhattan this month. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Caught in My "Web"
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you had 'a couple of days' before criminals began ambushing Pokemon players in isolated areas, come forward to claim your prize in the corner of that lonely parking lot behind that abandoned warehouse. (I think I see a Pikachu) [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » 5 Things You’re Probably Forgetting to Include in Your Budget
Don't get stuck in a lurch by overlooking these common expenses. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » North Korea threatens to attack the South's advanced missile defense system, codenamed "The Ocean" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Police on the lookout for fat, smelly, ginger Scotsman, who ran amok in Kent. Aaahooo [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The Dallas shooter was denied membership in several Black activist groups like BLM and the New Black Panther Party because they conduct background checks on perspective members and share the results of these checks with one another via a kind of list
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Fark.com RSS » The do's and don'ts of babysitting. Do: Put kids to bed on time. Don't: Put kids in washers and dryers [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Grave Sightings: Kate Shelley, Railroad Heroine
On July 6, 1881, 15-year-old Kate Shelley became a legend. [Link]
Mental Floss » Brainteaser Gone Wild: Can You Spot the Badger Hidden Among These Zebras?
One of these striped animals is not like the other … [Link]
Mental Floss » Ice Cream Truck Feud to Become a New Feature Film
The movie will cover the bitter and icy rivalry between two ice cream truck vendors in Salem, Oregon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Weather-related airport delays in the US: snowstorms, large thunderstorms. Weather-related airport delays in the UK? Too much sunshine [Ironic]
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Futility Closet » Unquote
“Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.” — Goethe [Link]
Mental Floss » The Answer Begins With 'K'
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Suicide now leading cause of death for Utahns ages 10-17. Internet blamed for showing them what life is like outside Utah [Sad]
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Mental Floss » How 20 Animals Got Their Names
Confusingly, leopard literally means “lion-panther” or “lion-leopard.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A second gator on the grassy knoll, potato CHiPs, and wombat maple uranium commode: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 7/3 – 7/9 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Archaeologists discover world's oldest notated music in Syria; Led Zeppelin deny stealing it [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Creating Vigo the Carpathian, and the 'Ghostbusters II' Ending You Never Saw
How Glen Eytchison created a living painting for Ghostbusters II. [Link]
Mental Floss » International Drone Photography Contest Names 2016 Winners
The winners were chosen out of over 5900 submissions made by photographers in 28 countries. [Link]
Mental Floss » HyperLoop Could be Coming to Your City (If You Ask)
The 700 mph travel tube is looking for a place to call home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bakersfield California longs to be great again. Subby also longs to be in his 20s and 50lbs lighter but that ain't happening [Sad]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my son finally got a job for the first time in his life. He only did it so he can upgrade his PC and buy Overwatch. He's 24. FML [Link]
FMyLife » polemania says FML
Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse, "There's a Pokemon gym across the street!" FML [Link]
FMyLife » faily_tales says FML
Today, I reassured a close friend that he could tell me anything. Now all our conversations are almost exclusively about his kinks. Did you know a well-stretched human anus can hold an entire bag of jumbo marshmallows? FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto: "De ninguna manera maldita estamos pagando por una pared, Donald Trump" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Do nice guys REALLY finish last? Here comes the science [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Seeyounarabish says FML
Today, my sister pointed out a weird black mass underneath the lace of my dress. Perplexed, I looked down to inspect further and discover a wasp, under my boobs, attempting to build a nest. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest thing that could kill you and the ones you love? Cooking with aluminum foil [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » When running for UK Prime Minister, it's best not to have your taxes done by the team at ISIS – not only are people wary of the acronym, but Pam tends to leave bear claw crumbs all over the paperwork [Amusing]
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FMyLife » me says FML
Today, I found out my mom has been telling my entire family I need surgery on my "Labia" instead of my "Labrum". I went from needing shoulder surgery to needing vagina surgery with one group text. Thanks, mom. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Chemistry of Fluoridated Water
Find out why the chemistry of fluoridated drinking water isn't as scary as it sounds. [Link]
Mental Floss » Biblical Mosaics Discovered in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
Excavations at a Late Roman synagogue have revealed a series of beautifully rendered biblical mosaics. [Link]
Mental Floss » Caught in My "Web"
[Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Who Lost the Internet Wars?
Kicking off a great week with some great links! [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best French Fries in All 50 States
Whether French fries are double-fried, oven-roasted, thin-cut, smothered in cheese, or dipped in ketchup, they're a delicious treat. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Dude, We’re Not a Religion
VP: This is not the correct math.
Director: But I’m applying it consistently. Normal Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hey, who wants to shell out some big money to go listen to David Icke talk about 9/11, the moon being hollow and inhabited, and the reptilian master race for 12 hours? Apparently lots and lots of Australians [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 12 Fun Facts About 'The Gong Show'
The irreverent talent show just turned 40 years old. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Concerned residents call 911 to report black man acting suspiciously. He was reading a book [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Fake Out: British Art Museums Replace Famous Paintings With Frauds
Visitors will be able to enter a contest to guess which ones are fake. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Schoolgirl's assignment to research 'notorious crimes in her hometown' leads to interesting results. For example, she discovered the identity of the infamous Soham Killer and in the process she found out what ever happened to her dear old
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this parental runner [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » These Glass Creatures Are Whimsical Works of Art
Nikita Drachuk sculpts slugs, spiders, and scorpions from colorful glass [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bad news: One winning ticket for the $540 Million Mega Millions lottery was sold in Indiana. Good news: The total net worth of Indiana just doubled over the weekend [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Animal Farm, by the CIA
I've previously posted an example of a comic book created by a government for the purpose of propaganda or education ("Confidencias de un Senderista"). In a similar vein is the 1955 film Animal Farm, which was the first animated feature film released in the UK. It was produced by the CIA. As reported in the NY Times (Mar 18, 2000): … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Sun gives four seniors aged 80-85 mock driving tests to see how they fared. Results are not surprising [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » The Exterior of This Building Transforms Every Hour
With 112 movable tiles, the exterior of this showroom can sport a lot of looks. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Luxury [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 10 Charming Facts about E.B. White
He went by Andy. [Link]
Weird Universe » Tricycle Black Maria
Served the extra duty of public humiliation of criminal.
Original article here. [Link]
Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 113: The Battle Over Mother’s Day
Anna Jarvis organized the first observance of Mother’s Day in 1908 and campaigned to have the holiday adopted throughout the country. But her next four decades were filled with bitterness and acrimony as she watched her “holy day” devolve into a “burdensome, wasteful, expensive gift-day.” In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we’ll follow the evolution of Mother’s … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mum told she cannot breastfeed infant in store. Which is called "Mothercare". During National Breastfeeding Week [Facepalm]
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FMyLife » Not his SunShine anymore says FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me over something that happened 5 years ago. We've only been together for 2 years as of this July. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Tiny Astronomy Camera Helps Amateurs Capture the Night Sky
The small device was designed to perform better in low light than smartphone cameras do. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Florida, they jail domestic violence victims [Followup]
[link] [125 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Book-Themed Clutches Complete Any Literary Outfit
A practical purse that makes you look well read. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » MacArthur Park is frightening in the dark. All the doctors are prescribing pills. Many patients claiming ankle sprains. I don't want to cast aspersions, of Oxycontin pill diversions, but they'll never make six million bucks again [Interesting
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FMyLife » abygalee says FML
Today, my mom hadn't talked to me for 5 days, so worried sick I called my grandpa. She's been in jail, and no one cared to inform me. Great. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Disruption of Pokémon GO
Kicking off a great week with some great links! [Link]
FMyLife » DumbassRoaster says FML
Today, I was woken up by my dad and my dog barking at each other, and my dad yelling, "I am the Alpha male!" FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Brain-Freezing Facts for Slurpee's 50th Birthday
Adults used to be so ashamed of getting one, they'd disguise it as a Big Gulp. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Three years later, someone else charged for crimes relating to Steubenville, Ohio football rape case. His crime was exposing the evidence that incriminated the rapists [Murica]
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FMyLife » leaannec30 says FML
Today, I thought my car was overheating. I then thought it was wise to put my hand close to my muffler to feel the heat. Needless to say, I stuck my entire hand on my muffler then had to drive around with the only cold thing in my car. A cold beer from my cooler. Yes, I got pulled over. … [Link]
FMyLife » Dlpnlvr85 says FML
Today, I woke up to find some really weird stuff in my bed. We just got back from vacation in Florida, and my husband burned really bad. I woke up to his peeled off skin all over my face. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch a Congolese Man Make a Soccer Ball From Scraps
Some children in Africa don't have access to rubber soccer balls, but they still manage to play their favorite sport. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A company is taking sections of retired Airbus A320 airliners and making 'Aeropods' out of them. WANT [Cool]
[link] [79 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Ways Your Kids’ Art Can Help Kick-Start Your Creativity
Presented by American Family. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's one thing to convince your insurance company you need new shingles due to storm damage. It's quite another to convince them you need new shingles because someone stole your roof [Weird]
[link] [34 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » ‘Tinder for Art’ Lets You Shop for Paintings by Swiping
The Tinder app format is good for more than finding a date. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, two people came up to me at school, asking if I'd sell them some of my Adderall. I only just transferred here and have never mentioned my ADHD or the Adderall I take for it to anyone. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Monks let 600 pounds of lobster roll [Interesting]
[link] [82 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » How Thinking Like a Kid Can Help You Master a New Skill
Presented by American Family. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Except for my own, of course [Facepalm]
[link] [86 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, a customer asked if we stocked gluten-free water. Then she got pissed when I laughed at what I thought was her joke. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why do people even bother with armed robbery in Uganda when the resulting angry mob will travel miles to find you and your buddies, and the cops don't give a rat's ass if they do? "When we reached the scene, the mob had lynched the suspec
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Fark.com RSS » Man accused of groping six people at a Disney water park gets out of jail and calmly answers the questions of all the reporters waiting for him outside. Just kidding. He sees all the news cameras and immediately walks right back into jail [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Turns out Italians can be as bone-stupid about food as anyone else [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Ducks are bad drivers and why do they need a boat anyway? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Iowa woman charged with assault after beating her husband with a snow globe. Wait, Council Bluffs? That explains it [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Chinese government cracks down on cam girls after already doing away with sexy banana eating ….yes the horrors of the Internet [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Cleaning up a farm usually doesn't involve Stephen King taking notes [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » It's hard to feign sobriety when you fall down during your sobriety test, your honor [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Hello. I am dog ..the fruit vendor. Could I interest you in my melons? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Cops tell Trump to fark off when he asks to use NYPD 3 p.m. roll call for photo op right after DFW shootings [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh sure, ONE matador loses a match to a bull in 36 years and all of a sudden the other matadors are all, "We should stop using swords, it's so cruel and gosh, turns out the bulls don't seem to like it." Except in terrified-sounding Sp
[link] [48 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This confirms it – Either Chuck Norris is a time-traveling immortal bank robber, or his clone is, or clones. Dear God, how many time-traveling immortal Chuck Norris bank robber clones do you think there are? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Dallas mayor wonders if there may have been a second shooter. This is not a repeat of 11/22/63 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Man finds new Pokemon named Placentonoid [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Because it's not enough that grown-ups are running around trying to catch Pokémon, now some are using drones to catch 'em all. This is why we can't have nice things [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » What's it like living in a 267 square foot house? Depends where you park it [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman finds winning lottery ticket while doing taxes, hopefully doesn't get bumped into higher tax bracket [Spiffy]
[link] [12 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this old children's book illustration [Photoshop]
[link] [19 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Radiolab Host Explains the Function of Music
"Maybe music used to be proto-speech." -Jam Abumrad [Link]
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