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 » The little loophole in "legal tender for all debts" that lets airlines only take credit cards when they charge you $20 for a sip of vodka [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Value of $100 in Each State
See what $100 gets you in your part of the country. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "I don't think it was necessary for you to react the way you did just because I asked you to go somewhere private, telling me to f*** off and squirting me with your boobs was incredibly uncalled for" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The 25 U.S. Cities With the Lowest Cost of Living
If you’re sick of spending all of your hard-earned income on rent, it might be time to move. [Link]
Mental Floss » Make Your Monopoly Board Harry Potter-Themed
Start designing your "Get Out of Azkaban Free" cards now. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So, what exactly happens to all the missiles North Korea uses in its war on the sea? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Show
After the Civil War, popular prints and doctored photographs played on the idea that Confederate president Jefferson Davis had been arrested wearing women’s clothes. [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Gold Medal-Worthy Olympic Stories
In our book, it takes more than athleticism to become a true Olympic hero. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And the latest threat to your privacy is… beer? [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Archaeologists Find 6th-Century Castle at King Arthur’s Mythical Birthplace
Excavations at the famous site of Tintagel revealed ruins from the Dark Ages. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Since the age of eight, a Canadian swimmer has been flipping the bird at his father before every race, and the father has returned it [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dangling light fixture [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » How Is the Olympic Flame Lit—and How Does It Stay Lit?
Leave your Zippo at home. [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » How to tie a perfect man bun
View [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Mad" cows refuse to obey police officer in Maine and run away. Thankfully they weren't Black Angus [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Happy Friday, everyone. The Fark Weird News Quiz is back, and ready for some of that, um…hot action? Gross [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark gets a shout-out during The Late Late Show as James Corden tells us all where to do whatever to him (Fark mention around 2:09) [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Zurich Will Host the First-Ever 'Cyborg' Olympics
The games will focus on everyday tasks. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Ships That Disappeared Without a Trace
The vast oceans leave plenty of room to vanish. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » At least he didn't accidentally shoot Marvin in the face [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Singapore Street Food Vendor Awarded a Michelin Star
At $1.50, Chan Hon Meng's chicken and rice dish is the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Woman Who Married Her Dead Husband In Church
After her groom-to-be died, Dorothy Ford still went ahead with her wedding day. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Having a Bad Year: Man loses one of his jobs, has to file for bankruptcy, and loses his house to the bank. Having a REALLY Bad Year: Then he gets arrested for trading meth for gay sex. A Farking Bad Year: Man is the Mayor of Fairfax, VA [Fail]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Pikachu in 2016
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Fark.com RSS » I-90 to close for Blue Angels practice, mostly due to the fact that the pilots are not happy with the slowpokes in the fast lane [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Big Questions: How the Couple Behind Ample Hills Creamery Found Sweet Success
Presented by Chase Slate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember when Josh Duggar was on Ashley Madison cheating on his wife? Remember how he used somebody else's picture in his profile? Well, that somebody, a NY DJ, is suing Josh Duggar for using his picture [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Crime tip: If you steal merchandise from pawn shop owner's house, don't go to his store to try and pawn it back to him [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Friday's Amazon Deals You Need 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, August 5. [Link]
Mental Floss » High School Students in Japan Can Now Take Drone Classes
The private school's drone and robotics course is a full-time, three-year program. [Link]
Mental Floss » Big Questions: How the Couple Behind Ample Hill Creamery Found Sweet Success
Presented by Chase Slate. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Coffee Shop in All 50 States
Celebrate National Coffee Month at some of the best java joints around. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Middle Children Who Really Stood Out
Celebrate National Middle Child Day with these remarkable middles. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Obama crashes economy with another 255,000 jobs added in July [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 'The New York Times' Will Be Texting Readers Updates From Rio
You can sign up to receive emoji-filled news from the Times's deputy sports editor, Sam Manchester. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Strong Washington apple harvest predicted. Road apples still least-popular [Misc]
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Mental Floss » The Conflicting Stories Behind The Invention of Rocky Road Ice Cream
Many brands have laid claim to the origin of Rocky Road, but a Kansan cookbook might disprove them all. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chihuahua held hostage and love seat set on fire. Why yes, crack may have been involved [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » DC Metro announces that it will start withholding real-time data from its apps over "security concerns", such as customers being able to see how late their trains always are [Fail]
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Futility Closet » Decoy
In March 1945 the Japanese painted the giant image of an American B-29 on the Tien Ho airfield in China. They gave it a burning engine and a 300-foot wingspan, so that when viewed from a great altitude it would look like a stricken bomber flying at several thousand feet. Their hope was that this would induce high-flying Allied planes … [Link]
FMyLife » FlyingPain says FML
Today, I found out that I need to get a root canal, the only day I can get an appointment is on the same day I'm flying out for training for my new job. I can't get out of either, so now need to face my fear of flying and fear of dentists the same day. FML [Link]
FMyLife » an unlucky man says FML
Today, my current wife left me for my ex-wife. FML [Link]
FMyLife » that violates the Geneva conventions says FML
Today, my boss ordered me to read the Twilight series in order to determine if they are "appropriate" for his daughter to read. I'm a 25-year-old bank teller, and I definitely don't remember this in my job description. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Texas professors sue the state over a new open carry law, insisting there is no reason for students to come into their classrooms armed to the teeth, and the presence of guns puts students and teachers on edge, inhibiting learning [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » "Ordinary people can't afford a home in San Francisco. How did it come to this?" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » April Fool's Viagra in your boss's coffee? That will land you in court [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "You can't just give Iran what they want," said Oliver North [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » Amish Farms Are Really Good at Protecting Kids from Asthma
A study of 60 kids on Amish and Hutterite farms found a “whopping disparity” in asthma between the two groups despite their similar genetic backgrounds, lifestyles and customs. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: The Family
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Mental Floss » 6 Notoriously Bad Superhero Movies With Higher Rotten Tomatoes Scores Than 'Suicide Squad'
Watching these movies shouldn't be anyone's squad goal. [Link]
FMyLife » so unsexy says FML
Today, I thought I'd spice things up by kissing my husband on the lips and then working my way down. But about halfway, I got some of his chest hairs lodged in my throat and started gagging. To avoid ruining the mood, I kept going, silently gagging, until we finished. I swallowed the hair. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I made myself a snack. I took a seemingly clean plate from the sink which had been used earlier for scrambled eggs. Only after I'd made the snack did I remember I let my dog lick the plate clean. FML [Link]
FMyLife » thx. says FML
Today, I told the girl working the scanner that half the documents I was indexing from her were upside down. Now ALL of them are upside down. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In the finest tradition of Columbia House, Trump's campaign website doesn't let you cancel or remove your credit card information for a reoccurring donation. Not that I'd know [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Steamcrate subscription – 30 games for $30. Small print – three months of thirty games chosen by Steam. Past selections have included popular games, take a chance and explore what they send. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Weird Universe » Suddenly hated money
The recurring weird-news theme of people who destroy large amounts of money for various reasons (usually so that their heirs can't get their hands on it).
The Wilmington News Journal – Jan 8, 1963
She Saw Green
LONDON — Mrs. Doris Lilian Hawtree, 46, told a magistrate's court yesterday she tore up $700 after a quarrel with her daughter's mother-in-law made … [Link]
Mental Floss » Pennsylvania Binge-Watchers Now Have to Pay a Netflix Tax
The tax also covers apps, e-books, and mobile games. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » …In the Stockroom, If Anybody's Interested
Cube dweller #1 to cube dweller #3: Why are you eating Fritos?
Cube dweller #2: Well, everybody needs a good Lay.
Cube dweller #3: I could have two or three right in a row. Marlborough, Massachusetts [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Weird ways people try to smuggle illegal things on to planes, like marijuana inside a fake grenade [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this daring diver [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » NPR host to former KKK leader running for Senate: "Are you saying that Trump voters are your voters?" David Duke: "Of course they are" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Deck of Cards Features History-Making American Women
Deal us in. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Truth Behind 8 Recommended Product Usage Amounts
Whether you’re washing your hair or doing laundry, chances are you use a certain amount of product each time. But is it the right amount? [Link]
Mental Floss » A Stylish Supercut of Dance Scenes From '80s Movies
The supercut is an infectious celebration of some of the most iconic dance scenes in 1980s movies. [Link]
Mental Floss » What Virtual Reality Gaming Looked Like in 'Nintendo Power' in 1995
2016 was a big year for VR gaming, but in 1995 Nintendo tried to revolutionize the industry with the Virtual Boy. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canary Island is on fire because, oh crap [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Operation Manul send cultural leanings of malware for make harm journalists in Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Very nice [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Artistic Socks Look Like All Your Favorite Painters
Art lovers will get a kick out of these fun socks. [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #290
Worst. Pun. Ever.
Original ad here. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Female Gymnasts With Skills Named After Them
When the women's gymnastics competition starts on Sunday, some athletes will be performing tried and true moves; others might be throwing new skills that will one day bear their names. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Depending on whether you believe local media quoting a dozen eyewitnesses or the official Russian news agency a mugger in Rio either did or did not try to rob a Russian diplomat, only to be shot dead wih his own gun after the diplomat took it away [I
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Fark.com RSS » Let's do this by the numbers: Temp outside: 96. Number of dogs left in car: 1. Members of family who left him there: 3. Number of women who confronted them: 3. Racist tirade: 1. Whiny videos posted about it: 1. Only innocent party involved: The d
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Fark.com RSS » Creepy disheveled clown with black balloons wandering Wisconsin (pic) [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Millions of Kentuckians mourn as tragedy strikes the commonwealth [Sad]
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Mental Floss » What’s the Best Way to Establish and Build Credit?
Presented by Chase Slate. [Link]
Futility Closet » Black and White
A “maximummer-selfmate” by T.R. Dawson, from 1934. White wants to force Black to checkmate him, and Black always makes the geometrically longest move available to him. How can White accomplish his goal in three moves? SelectClick for Answer 1. Rb8 Qf1 2. Rb1 Qf8 3. Ka1 Qa3#. The distance from f8 to a3 
Mental Floss » Zen Out to This Robot Bowling Lane Cleaner
There’s something extremely relaxing about watching robots doing their jobs. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Facts About Turkish Van Cats
Get to know one of Turkey's cutest exports. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So apparently the police can now shut down your social media accounts before they shoot you… Nothing to see here citizen, move along [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Two American Muslim women asked to leave American Airlines plane after one of them talked to another passenger about the lack of water and food and a flight attendant said they had made him feel "unsafe" [Sad]
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FMyLife » pooraf says FML
Today, I got mugged. I almost felt sorry for him: he got a $15 cell phone, a frozen debit card, a credit card with only $50 of credit left on it, and no cash. FML [Link]
FMyLife » DisgustingCreatures says FML
Today, I was peacefully using the toilet when I heard a familiar crunching sound behind me. After shooting up and frantically looking around, I hesitantly closed the toilet lid – just in time to see a black cockroach slip into a crevice of the toilet. The thing was close enough to go up my butt. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Some millennials aren't having sex. But a vast majority are." In other words, they're just like everyone else in this regard [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news:11-year-old dreams of becoming a bus driver. News: He steals a bus and starts driving a route. Fark: He picks up three unsuspecting passengers before somebody notifies the police [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » NIH lifts ban on ManBearPig embryos [Cool]
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FMyLife » Sleepless says FML
Today, after countless nights of no sleep and only some spontaneous naps, I was finally seeing a sleeping doctor to analyze the problem. I missed the appointment because I ended up sleeping through my alarm after not being able to sleep at all last night. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Worker Bees Don’t Have Babies
Scientists have identified a cellular pathway in workers that makes them susceptible to their queen’s fertility-destroying pheromones. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » US Army racing to develop Zika vaccine. Preliminary results suggest it will run $1.4M per dose, delivered by howitzer [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » CA Supreme Court: You do not have a constitutional right to shop at Home Depot. Besides, Lowe's has better prices anyway [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » JFK Airport opens new parking lot for DUI drivers running late for their flights [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Man punches George Zimmerman and LIVES [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 10 Leonardo da Vinci Sketches Are Touring the UK
Take a look into the mind of the original Renaissance man. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Accident leaves SUV stuck halfway down stairway in Queen Anne, and she is none too happy about it (pics) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Swedish police officer cut out from vehicle after Elk crash. See, that's why you need a special license to drive one of those things [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The First Commercial Mission to the Moon Has Been Approved
Decades have passed since our last trip to the moon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sheriff: "Oh, we're comfortable with our security policies." Escaping prisoner: *whoosh* Sheriff: "We may look at them again, but quite frankly-" Next escaping prisoner: *zoom* Sheriff: "I mean, things are all working out"
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Mental Floss » People Like Sharks More When They Swim to Upbeat Music
The ominous music that accompanies sharks in many nature documentaries could make people feel more negatively towards the animals. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Naked and dirty, wandering in the woods is good when you're an adult, but when you're three, someone's going to have to talk to the police [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these genetically engineered silk moths [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Open Offices Are Bad for Productivity, Study Finds
But executives don't see the problem. [Link]
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