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 » Nine-year-old Indiana girl finds baby in her backyard. Indiana white storks wanted for questioning [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 23:55:16 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » These Sturdy Bags Are Made From Recycled Airplane Seats

Tuesday 12 July 23:47:24 UTC 2016

Give yourself a gift from the friendly skies. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Yale dishwasher breaks through another barrier of racism – stained glass windows [Obvious]

Tuesday 12 July 23:30:06 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [100 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 'Pokémon Go' Is Forcing Americans to Learn the Metric System

Tuesday 12 July 23:30:00 UTC 2016

It's one of the game's many unintended consequences. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » TV evangelist who just dropped $17.5 million on Tyler Perry's mansion: "God told me to buy it" [Unlikely]

Tuesday 12 July 23:20:45 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [79 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A luxury apartment is for rent in Scottsdale, but the previous owner's vagina-bong isn't included [Amusing]

Tuesday 12 July 23:03:33 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A New Company Wants to Ensure You Never Worry About Losing a Sock Again

Tuesday 12 July 23:00:00 UTC 2016

Flyte Socks come in trios, not pairs. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The worst bargains of Amazon Prime Day. Come for the vegan jerky, stay for the "Cat Purr Therapy for Healing and Relaxation" CD [Fail]

Tuesday 12 July 22:47:15 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [134 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » FBI closes investigation into unsolved 'DB Cooper' hijacking. In related news, the FBI was still investigating a 45-year old crime over a few hundred thousand dollars [Obvious]

Tuesday 12 July 22:38:52 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Stunning Images of Manhattanhenge 2016

Tuesday 12 July 22:30:00 UTC 2016

Didn't catch the solar phenomenon last night? Don't worry—it's happening again tonight. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "A road rage attacker who punched a woman driver has been told by a judge she must prove she can knit to avoid being sent to jail" [Weird]

Tuesday 12 July 22:07:45 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » First on the scene of an accident, do you: A) Call 9-1-1, B) Assist victims, or C) Steal the victim's wallet and use his credit card to buy beer and cigarettes? [Sick]

Tuesday 12 July 22:06:45 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dildo brothers want federal prosecutors jailed alongside them because that would only be fair. Or something [Murica]

Tuesday 12 July 22:00:43 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [79 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Doctors remove watch battery that had been inside 5-year-old's nose for 6 months. No charges are expected [Sick]

Tuesday 12 July 21:48:39 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Yelp exec falls to her death in the Grand Canyon, gives it two stars [Sad]

Tuesday 12 July 21:42:41 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [119 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Pop Culture Characters Before They've Had Their Morning Coffee

Tuesday 12 July 21:34:14 UTC 2016

We're all a little grumpy before that first sip. [Link]

Mental Floss » Why You Should Use an Email Scheduler

Tuesday 12 July 21:34:13 UTC 2016

Sometimes you just don't want people to know you answer all your emails at 4:00 a.m. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » President Obama says "we are not as divided as we seem" at Dallas memorial for slain officers. That's right, our mutual love for hot wings, guns, liquor, Kardiashians and Pokemon Go unites us [Murica]

Tuesday 12 July 21:32:41 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » India's Attempt to Plant a Record-Breaking 50 Million Trees in 24 Hours

Tuesday 12 July 21:30:00 UTC 2016

Over 800,000 people came together to plant saplings in Uttar Pradesh on July 11. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Vagina wedding cakes? No. Geode wedding cakes. I KNOW WHAT I SAW [Strange]

Tuesday 12 July 21:16:38 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fox News fires Newt Gingrich. Or maybe he's got a new project lined up [Obvious]

Tuesday 12 July 21:10:39 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [94 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Vikings try to invade US, Obama sends them packing. This is not a repeat of 986 [Asinine]

Tuesday 12 July 21:00:06 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Writers and Artists Who Wanted Their Work Destroyed

Tuesday 12 July 21:00:00 UTC 2016

Whether from a lack of confidence, concerns over sensitive contents, a change of direction, or simply a fit of pique, a number of artists and writers have destroyed their own work. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Melts in your ferret, not in your drone [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 20:50:37 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Only days after downing two liters of whiskey in a minute, attention whore drinks a bottle of glue. Bad news, ladies; he's already taken [Dumbass]

Tuesday 12 July 20:35:56 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Spot a Live 'Ghost Fish' for the First Time

Tuesday 12 July 20:30:00 UTC 2016

We ain't afraid of no ghost fish. Just slightly unsettled. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photographer sneaks out of Vault 111 and into Fukushima red-zone. Dogmeat just wants steak [Scary]

Tuesday 12 July 20:26:38 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this tickler [Photoshop]

Tuesday 12 July 20:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do We Use Salt and Pepper to Flavor Food?

Tuesday 12 July 20:00:00 UTC 2016

If variety is the spice of life, why do we always use these two seasonings? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Never forget to play Pokeman Go at the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan [Silly]

Tuesday 12 July 19:45:45 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The perils of being an Uber driver in Florida [Florida]

Tuesday 12 July 19:40:45 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Infographic: 90 Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales Drawn to Scale

Tuesday 12 July 19:30:00 UTC 2016

Whale done, Pop Chart Lab! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Better Crocker blueberry pancake mix: now fortified with Super Colon Blow [Scary]

Tuesday 12 July 19:26:47 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Geodesic Facts About Buckminster Fuller

Tuesday 12 July 19:00:00 UTC 2016

Born on this day in 1895, Bucky had an enormous impact that is still felt today. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Liberal Saudi cleric says radical conservative practices bad for Islam, calls for moderation, and is embraced by the religious leadership. Well no, they threaten to kill him [Stupid]

Tuesday 12 July 18:59:47 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Class Warfare

Tuesday 12 July 18:56:10 UTC 2016

“There is, on the whole, nothing on earth intended for innocent people so horrible as a school.” — George Bernard Shaw “I sometimes think it would be better to drown children than to lock them up in present-day schools.” — Marie Curie “Nearly 12 years of school … form not only the least agreeable, but the only barren and unhappy … [Link]

Mental Floss » Original 'Planet of the Apes' Returns to Theaters

Tuesday 12 July 18:45:00 UTC 2016

The classic 1968 film will be shown in 650 theaters nationwide for two days this month. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » ISIS hosts its own "Jihad Olympics" with events like musical chairs and balloon blowing. There was also a suicide bomber event, but they ran out of judges after warmups [Strange]

Tuesday 12 July 18:39:12 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Brief History of Evil Twins in Soap Operas

Tuesday 12 July 18:30:00 UTC 2016

The evil twin trope operates way outside the realm of reality, and gives long-time cast members the chance to wear a ridiculous goatee. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The police would like to remind you that the term "headlights" refers to the lights on your vehicle – NOT lights strapped to your actual head [Dumbass]

Tuesday 12 July 18:23:47 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Aerial Snack Drones Could Help Save the Black-Footed Ferret

Tuesday 12 July 18:00:00 UTC 2016

Vaccinating prairie voles via drone-launched peanut-butter treats may help keep their predators in business. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Victorian man watches as eagle attempts to fly away with small child. I think I missed that Sherlock Holmes story [Strange]

Tuesday 12 July 17:51:19 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman gives birth after having her ovaries frozen for 10 years. Infant is promptly declared the King in the North [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 17:38:38 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know who ELSE tried to catch 'em all? [Followup]

Tuesday 12 July 17:38:15 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [113 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nobody knows what the hell kind of mystery mutant fish these fishermen just pulled out of a lake in Russia, but no one's in a hurry to eat it either [Scary]

Tuesday 12 July 17:34:24 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Automated Security Lanes Coming Soon to Select Airports

Tuesday 12 July 17:30:00 UTC 2016

The technology is expected to increase security while decreasing the time spent at the checkpoints. [Link]

Weird Universe » Why the site was so slow yesterday

Tuesday 12 July 17:28:10 UTC 2016

If you tried to visit WU yesterday, you probably couldn't get it to load. The reason for that is because one of our old entries, about "paradoxical undressing," was linked to by reddit's "Today I Learned" subreddit, and that resulted in the server being overwhelmed by traffic. The phenomenon is known as the "reddit hug of death."

I tried to … [Link]

Mental Floss » The Prime Day Deals You Need to See (Updating)

Tuesday 12 July 16:32:06 UTC 2016

Amazon's Prime Day deals are in full swing. To help you find the biggest bargains and steals, we'll be updating this post throughout the day as new deals become available. Check back early and often, and good luck finding that perfect deal! [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Frozen Facts About Breyers Ice Cream

Tuesday 12 July 16:32:05 UTC 2016

This years marks the brand's 150th anniversary. [Link]

Mental Floss » This Spokeless Bike Looks Like It Rolled Out of a Sci-Fi Film

Tuesday 12 July 16:32:04 UTC 2016

A futuristic upgrade to a classic design [Link]

Mental Floss » Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Attacks London's Waterloo Station

Tuesday 12 July 16:32:03 UTC 2016

This definitely qualifies as something strange in the neighborhood. [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Scientists Are Studying Mountain Gorillas’ Discarded Food

Tuesday 12 July 16:30:00 UTC 2016

The new virus detection method, which involves testing saliva samples on chewed foods, is a major breakthrough. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mission creep. Mission creep everywhere [Followup]

Tuesday 12 July 16:25:03 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » HEART OF FARKNESS: The 2016 Fark Fiction Anthology has arrived. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but hopefully you won't spill your beer [Plug]

Tuesday 12 July 16:18:03 UTC 2016

Plug [link] [94 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pooty-Poot gives dozens of naval commanders the booty-boot [Scary]

Tuesday 12 July 16:01:11 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [115 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Space Travel May Squeeze Astronauts’ Eyeballs

Tuesday 12 July 16:00:00 UTC 2016

Four out of every five astronauts on long-term missions return to Earth with a condition called visual impairment intracranial pressure syndrome. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pokemon Go: Harmless fun game to play with friends…or GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE PSYOP CONSPIRACY? [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 15:58:09 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [83 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » China loses claim to South China Sea. In other news, Best Korea's Lil Kim sends letter to Beijing, stating "I told you the sea cannot be trusted" [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 15:34:50 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not for nothin', but w00tstout is back on the menu. "Now, we can't say this beer bestows jedi powers, exactly…" [Spiffy]

Tuesday 12 July 15:23:48 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Molly by Golly

Tuesday 12 July 15:22:50 UTC 2016

[Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Ways to Master Your Charcoal Grill

Tuesday 12 July 15:22:38 UTC 2016

In some regards, grilling is the easiest cooking method imaginable: food plus fire equals savory charred morsels. But a perfect picnic requires more than just knowing how to flip the burgers. [Link]

FMyLife » CallmeTokey says FML

Tuesday 12 July 15:21:35 UTC 2016

Today, as I was laying on the bottom part of my bunk bed, I noticed a beam on the underside of the top bunk that seemed to have no place being there, so I tried to find out what it was. I soon discovered it was to support the bed after it promptly collapsed on me. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police apprehend naked man swimming in the lake at a local park, say he could be suffering from mental issues, mossy balls [Dumbass]

Tuesday 12 July 15:13:49 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Back in the good old days when people like Teddy Roosevelt or John Dean, or Dick Cheney were running the country about now is when the 6th fleet would be headed to Caracas with about 5,000 Marines aboard [Murica]

Tuesday 12 July 15:08:27 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [105 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police would like to remind you remind you remind you not to harvest the National Park mushrooms mushrooms mushrooms [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 15:06:27 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 16 High-Flying Facts About 'The Rocketeer'

Tuesday 12 July 15:00:00 UTC 2016

Twenty-five years ago, Cliff Secord and his alter ego, The Rocketeer, blasted off into theaters everywhere—and crash landed. [Link]

Mental Floss » Kick Off Prime Day By Snagging a Bargain on Echo, Kindle, and More

Tuesday 12 July 14:32:01 UTC 2016

We'll be scouring Earth's Biggest Store for deals all day, but if you've been in the market for a Kindle, Fire, Echo, or any of Amazon's other devices, today's the day to make the leap. [Link]

Mental Floss » Celebrate Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday With These Quotable Notecards

Tuesday 12 July 14:30:00 UTC 2016

July 12 marks the 199th anniversary of the writer's birth. [Link]

FMyLife » katiebug says FML

Tuesday 12 July 14:27:53 UTC 2016

Today, I was trying to get a good night's sleep before the huge exam tomorrow, which I'm extremely anxious about. The SAME night my neighbor below me is having a home birth. It lasted NINE HOURS. FML [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Mrs. Fields Has Her Fingers in a Lot of Pies

Tuesday 12 July 14:15:11 UTC 2016

Sweet-looking old lady on phone: What’s the word on the street? Yeah, that little girl will do just fine… I told her it doesn’t hurt. Well, if you get a good client, it doesn’t hurt… Well, I’ve got twenty… Great, bye! University
Fort Collins, Colorado Overheard by: Terrified Co-Worker [Link]

Mental Floss » New Video Game Will Let Players Explore a Dystopian City as a Cat

Tuesday 12 July 14:00:00 UTC 2016

'HK' invites players to navigate the world from a cat's point of view. [Link]

Mental Floss » Explore Space With NASA’s New Apple TV App

Tuesday 12 July 13:30:00 UTC 2016

NASA's new Apple TV app is perfect for people who want their space coverage on a big screen. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Planking was stupid, and Tebowing was worse. But I think we can get behind the #fishbra craze (not safe for work) [Boobies]

Tuesday 12 July 13:26:57 UTC 2016

Boobies [link] [138 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Best Comedies of the 21st Century

Tuesday 12 July 13:09:54 UTC 2016

Great links to begin a great day! [Link]

FMyLife » Bestbirthday says FML

Tuesday 12 July 13:04:53 UTC 2016

Today, my parents were supposed to take me out to eat for my birthday, but since their favorite child wasn't with us, I instead got a mini order of tots from Sonic as my birthday meal/present. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lazy cabin dweller [Photoshop]

Tuesday 12 July 13:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mow mow mow your grass, gently down the green. Merrily merrily merrily merrily, laws are so extreme [Stupid]

Tuesday 12 July 12:58:17 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [158 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Creative Ways to Spice Up Your Mac

Tuesday 12 July 12:30:00 UTC 2016

When you’re ready to take a step beyond the blue box, try out these ideas to give your mac some more zest. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: Australian working overseas fired for calling his host country a "piece of s***". News: Not about the availability of beer. Fark: About the availability of Pokemon Go [Asinine]

Tuesday 12 July 12:26:34 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Pig Precinct

Tuesday 12 July 12:22:05 UTC 2016

In 1972, the City Council of Ames, Iowa reprecincted the city in order to comply with new legislative district lines drawn by the Iowa Supreme Court. In doing so, they inadvertently created one precinct that had no residents in it — except for pigs, because the precinct was entirely occupied by the 15-acre Experimental Animal Disease Laboratory.

Ames has redistricted … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 512 million pounds of cocaine found in North Sea boat. Oh, c'mon, that would sink a boat [Fail]

Tuesday 12 July 12:10:34 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch a Traditional Milanese Barber Cut Hair With Fire

Tuesday 12 July 12:00:00 UTC 2016

84-year-old barber Franco Bompieri finishes each haircut with a fiery flourish. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida woman under the influence of unknown substance put meat in her purse. This is not a euphemism [Florida]

Tuesday 12 July 11:48:00 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Handyman tries to earn quick buck working as Deuce Bigalow, Malaysian Gigolo. It didn't work [Fail]

Tuesday 12 July 11:32:40 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Concept Art Reveals Big Plans for Disneyland's 'Star Wars' Park

Tuesday 12 July 11:30:00 UTC 2016

The 14-acre expansion will transport guests to a galaxy far, far away. [Link]

Mental Floss » Molly by Golly

Tuesday 12 July 11:15:00 UTC 2016

[Link]

FMyLife » Midion says FML

Tuesday 12 July 10:52:16 UTC 2016

Today, I biked to the lake. And by "to" I mean "into". With my phone in my jacket and my laptop in my backpack. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » San Diego police let go suspect they arrested for setting homeless people on fire, due to new evidence of his innocence. Which is good, because he looks like the suspect caught on video, and earlier in life actually did set a homeless person on fire

Tuesday 12 July 10:27:32 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Comet Vintages

Tuesday 12 July 10:27:07 UTC 2016

In “The Adventure of the Stockbroker’s Clerk,” Dr. Watson describes Sherlock Holmes as being as pleased as “a connoisseur who has just taken his first sip of a comet vintage.” That’s a reference to a strange tradition in winemaking: Years in which a comet appears prior to the harvest tend to produce successful vintages: 1826 — Biela’s Comet
1832 — … [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Unexpected Things to Toss on the Grill This Summer

Tuesday 12 July 10:00:00 UTC 2016

The world of grilling doesn't end at hot dogs and hamburgers. [Link]

Weird Universe » So Long, Pal

Tuesday 12 July 9:46:33 UTC 2016

Disco-era DUI. [Link]

FMyLife » FML says FML

Tuesday 12 July 9:16:35 UTC 2016

Today, I was at work and a guy walked up holding his phone with the camera facing me. He then looks up at me and says, "I'm not taking a picture of you. I'm just trying to catch a Pokemon." And here I was thinking that I looked nice today. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The head of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association is literally begging people not to bring guns to the convention, "The last thing in the world we need is anybody walking around here with AR-15s strapped to their back" [Interesting

Tuesday 12 July 9:12:00 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [435 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » ihatebeingacashier says FML

Tuesday 12 July 9:06:20 UTC 2016

Today, I handed a middle-aged woman her change of $0.75 with three quarters. She looked at the change bewildered and threw the coins down, asking if she thought I could get away with only giving her thirty cents. I had to explain to her how much a quarter is worth. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 12 July 9:02:34 UTC 2016

Today, my mom called me for dinner by saying, "We're going to eat Steph! I mean we're going to eat COMMA Steph! We're not going to eat you! Ha ha!" She thinks this joke is hilarious and has been doing it to both my dad and me every night since early June. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Revolutionary Facts About Bastille Day

Tuesday 12 July 9:00:00 UTC 2016

On this day in 1789, Parisian rebels stormed the Bastille prison. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kim Dotcom announces that he's restarting Megaupload, jail could've used an interior designer but wasn't that bad otherwise [Dumbass]

Tuesday 12 July 8:34:24 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Simple Facts About Henry David Thoreau

Tuesday 12 July 8:30:00 UTC 2016

The 'Walden' author was born 199 years ago. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drug lords always have all the cool stuff. It isn't fair [Florida]

Tuesday 12 July 7:41:00 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Physician Thinks Mary Todd Lincoln May Have Had a Vitamin Deficiency

Tuesday 12 July 7:30:00 UTC 2016

It would have explained a range of the First Lady's physical and mental health symptoms. [Link]

FMyLife » unemployed says FML

Tuesday 12 July 7:09:43 UTC 2016

Today, I walked out the back door of my place of employment and looked down to see a huge cockroach. This is quite a normal occurrence, so I thought nothing of it until I realized it was struggling to drag the corpse of one of its friends into the building. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Rover says FML

Tuesday 12 July 7:03:02 UTC 2016

Today, unfortunately, my new husband's idea of foreplay is to tap me on the shoulder and tell me to roll over. I saved myself for marriage for this? FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do We Eat Hot Dogs at Baseball Games?

Tuesday 12 July 6:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by Applegate. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 10/10 would get imprisoned again [Amusing]

Tuesday 12 July 6:02:40 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New research reveals the age you're expected to finally grow up [Unlikely]

Tuesday 12 July 5:31:16 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Video: How a Jumbo Jet Gets Painted

Tuesday 12 July 5:30:00 UTC 2016

The world’s largest passenger jet takes 6000 man-hours to repaint. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Leader of the New Black Panther Party argues for a Black "country within a country" across multiple southern states. It's not like the last time the country was split into the North and South anything bad happened [Dumbass]

Tuesday 12 July 5:14:07 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [214 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photographer visits the world's most famous landmarks, faces the wrong direction [Amusing]

Tuesday 12 July 4:59:00 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Clever UFO Soap Dispensers are Out of This World

Tuesday 12 July 4:30:00 UTC 2016

I want to believe—that you will wash your hands. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Versatile Ingredients to Keep in Your Kitchen for Quick, Easy Meals

Tuesday 12 July 4:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by Allstate. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wandering your street naked and taking shots at passing cars is one way to start a morning [Strange]

Tuesday 12 July 4:11:40 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Japan and New Jersey share one accident-reducing trait: they identify new drivers with special decals on their car, telling other motorists to give them extra space [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 3:33:06 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » National Park Service warns Pokemon Go players not to even try stealing their jiggly puff [Giggity]

Tuesday 12 July 3:22:23 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [110 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Three people take the concept of 'extended stay motel' pretty much as far as it can go [Florida]

Tuesday 12 July 3:14:05 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Retail Analyst Predicts One-Third of American Malls Will Close

Tuesday 12 July 3:00:00 UTC 2016

The internet strikes again. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you want to meet some determined moms, check out what's going on in China [Interesting]

Tuesday 12 July 2:51:11 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Engineer Mutant Mice With Super Sense of Smell

Tuesday 12 July 2:26:37 UTC 2016

Scientists have successfully engineered a group of mutant “super sniffer” mice. [Link]

Mental Floss » Buckingham Palace Is Hiring a Live-In Dishwasher

Tuesday 12 July 2:26:36 UTC 2016

No prior experience is required. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » KLM becomes first airline to offer draft beer on tap [Cool]

Tuesday 12 July 2:19:10 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Foldable Sports Facility for Cramped Cities

Tuesday 12 July 2:00:00 UTC 2016

The Korean-designed "Undefined Playground" can host basketball, soccer, tennis, and more. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » She was driving with her eyes closed, but that's OK – she was praying [Florida]

Tuesday 12 July 1:32:18 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » California Is Getting a Hello Kitty Cafe

Tuesday 12 July 1:30:00 UTC 2016

There is no escaping the cuteness. [Link]

Mental Floss » New Zealanders Raise Millions to Buy a Beach and Donate It to the Public

Tuesday 12 July 1:16:38 UTC 2016

Thanks to a pair of brothers-in-law, Awaroa Beach will stay open to the public. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If this is gonna be that kind of jail, I'm gonna stick my d*ck in the mashed potatoes [Obvious]

Tuesday 12 July 0:35:40 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Facts About Theodosia Burr Alston

Tuesday 12 July 0:30:00 UTC 2016

She may have been close to explorer Meriwether Lewis. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know the times are a-changin' when a conservative Iranian newspaper starts using pictures of our militarized police force confronting protesters to highlight violence abroad [Murica]

Tuesday 12 July 0:16:26 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [104 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these silhouetted fledglings [Photoshop]

Tuesday 12 July 0:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

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