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 » Thousands of Free Amiga Games Are Now Available Online
Play more than 10,000 retro titles in your browser. [Link]
FMyLife » itscalledaphonecontractretards says FML
Today, I'm so broke, I resorted to breaking into my old apartment complex to do my laundry in the basement for free. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my grandfather gave me a whole box of records to go with my new record player. When I thanked him, he said he'd been needing to get rid of them anyway because classical music makes him horny. I definitely didn't need to know that. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shelley Ross recounts the time Roger Ailes proposed a "sexual alliance" between them. A Super Friends with Benefits, if you will [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » 12 Olympians Who Don't Keep Their Medals in a Sock Drawer
From inside a casket to inside a coffee table, these winners made a different choice. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apparently, the only people still watching CNN are Fox News spies [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Take a Ride on China's New Panda-Themed Subway Train
Fittingly, it was built to attract visitors to the region’s famous Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The real life situation in Nigeria, with terrorist groups, splinter cells off of those terrorist groups, corrupt politicians, finger-pointing, and bombing is like a script the writers of 'Homeland' threw away for being too contrived [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Man Discovers Lost Dürer Work at Flea Market, Donates It to German Museum
The copperplate engraving disappeared sometime after World War II. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » L.A. police looking for carjacker for hours find and arrest him. Also find another guy laying in a yard, roust him and kill him. See, he could been the carjacker and in the car and armed, except he wasn't, wasn't, and wasn't [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 'Pokémon Go' Removes Holocaust and Hiroshima Memorial Pokéstops
Not every place should be a Pokéstop. [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Tips to Better Understand Your Medical Bills
Hospital bills are not only confusing and intimidating, they may also be costing you money. [Link]
Mental Floss » Lyft Will Soon Let You Stop for Wine During Your Ride
Or, you know, stop to pick up a friend. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Classic Middle Name
In the course of 25,000 stories in nearly 1,500 weekly columns over the years, the most interesting and iconic category was my appreciation that many, many murderers had the middle name of Wayne–beginning with the Houston serial killer Elmer W. Henley, the "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" killer John W. Wilson, and of course the storied John W. Gacy. Next Sunday … [Link]
Mental Floss » Is It Possible to Overdose on Vitamins?
In an age of gummy vitamins and fortified foods, overconsumption is very possible. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Donald Trump just suggested that "the second amendment people" can step in if Clinton wins the election. We long for the days when these headlines were just taking things out of context [News]
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Fark.com RSS » "Is Pokemon Go racist?" There's a question mark in that headline, so I think we all know the answer already [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Because the first thing you think of when trying to deal with an abundance of cicada skins is to build a Godzilla monster [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this scenic walkway [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The 'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Tour Is Coming
Composer Ramin Djawadi and a full orchestra will visit 28 cities across North America in February. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "I never thought I'd find myself being chased around a pool by a naked man in his sixties with a can of squirty cream." Well that leaves Donald Trump out [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » Don't Miss Today's Great Amazon Deals
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 9. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Bizarre Facts About Hieronymous Bosch
The Dutch painter died 500 years ago. [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the TV Show in Just Three Words
Take the quiz! [Link]
Mental Floss » Pick the Correct Word for Each Definition
You can do this. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Brevard County considers tax hikes to pay for Indian River cleanup. Hikes? I was reliably informed that tax cuts could solve everything [Florida]
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FMyLife » BadLuckBetty says FML
Today, after weeks of flirting with the hot guy at the gym, he finally asked me to meet up with him outside. I was diagnosed with strep throat just hours before our date. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Facebook is turning off your adblocker. So now it's time for someone to develop the adblock-block-block [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Watch More Than 1000 Robots Dance Their Way to a World Record
The tiny machines had to move perfectly in sync for a total of one minute. [Link]
Mental Floss » Artists Pay Homage to Wes Anderson’s Filmography in a New Book
A new book chronicles five years of Wes Anderson-themed art shows at San Francisco's Spoke Art. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good dog, what did you find to play with on our afternoon stroll? Oh my (Not safe for work) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Has Drew put on weight? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Watch: Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, the World's Worst Singer
Florence Foster Jenkins was the William Hung of the 1940s. Only worse. [Link]
Mental Floss » The British Library to Display J.K. Rowling’s Personal ‘Harry Potter’ Archive
The exhibit will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the publication of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.' [Link]
Futility Closet » Reconceptions
“A Kiss and Its Consequences,” English carte de visite, 1910. In 1965, Caltech computer scientist Donald Knuth privately circulated a theorem that, “under special circumstances, 1 + 1 = 3”: Proof. Consider the appearance of John Martin Knuth, who exhibits the following characteristics: Weight 8 lb. 10 oz. (3912.23419125 grams) (3) Height 21.5 inches (0.5461 meters) (4) Voice loud (60 … [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Restaurants With Boozy Milkshakes That Are Worth the Trip
We all scream for adult ice cream. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Sex Organ" displayed during "performance" at Kohl's. Still not as cool as a guitar [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » This Volcano is Getting Wi-Fi
A team of "volcanauts" is hoping they can help predict when a volcano is about to erupt. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today in Florida lawsuits: "My son shouldn't fail third grade just because he can't pass it" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » UNESCO Considers Recognizing Undersea Heritage Sites
Proposed sites include a hydrothermal field and a "white shark cafe." [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Gold
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Mental Floss » 14 Antique Roller Coasters You Can Still Ride
If you don't mind the creaking and rattling, old-school wooden coasters can still offer a thrill. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Australian Government thought it would be a good idea to have everyone complete their census forms online at the same time tonight…… aaaaand it's down [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Archaeologists Find Remains of ‘High-Status’ Women in Cahokia Burial Mound
The pre-Columbian mound had long been characterized as a testament to male power and warfare. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It turns out old people like sex, like listening to people talk about sex, and like experimenting with sex. Enjoy those mental images for the rest of the day [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Photo editing software for Mac – create photomosaics, eliminate noise, point and click to erase blemishes and photobombers. For those of us who steadfastly refuse to learn Photoshop. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Male dogs' fertility rapidly declined from 1988 to 2014. That would have been an interesting job description back then: "Dog wanker needed, great pay, no experience necessary" [Weird]
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Mental Floss » The World’s Smallest Gazelle Is Cute and in Crisis
Get to know the Speke’s gazelle before it disappears. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What do you do if you're a university chancellor who's scared of student protesters storming your building? Why, build a $9000 escape hatch from your office, of course. Wait, what's that noise outside? [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » There are officially no more journalists on Fleet Street [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Organized crime in Canada moves into the shadowy but lucrative world of cucumber theft [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » People of Los Angeles, are you thirsty for the water you haven't got? Meet the California couple who uses more water than every one of you combined [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 25,000 LED Roses Illuminate a Rooftop Garden in China
The installation coincides with Chinese Valentine's Day. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this past vision for the future of urban housing, today [Photoshop]
[link] [25 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » App Helps You Find the Best Time and Place For Golden Hour Photography
No filter necessary. [Link]
Weird Universe » Pope performs a miracle
May 1984: Jan Lavric was wheeled forward in a wheelchair to receive a blessing from Pope John Paul II. Blessing received, he was wheeled back, at which point he promptly stood up, folded the chair, and carried it away. "It must be a miracle," someone in the crowd gasped.
Lavric later explained that it was no miracle. He was fully … [Link]
Weird Universe » Chinese Fingernail Reading
I had been unaware until now that Chinese Palmistry interpreted one's fingernails as well.
A modern guide is here.
But I rather like these interpretations from 1905.
[Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Furry Facts About Bobcats
Graceful and stealthy, this North American cat is an extraordinary hunter with attitude to spare. Here’s a quick introduction to the often-seen, yet seldom-appreciated creature. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Did the number of Americans who smoke pot really double in three years, or are people just less scared of the feds busting down their doors if they answer the poll honestly? [Obvious]
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FMyLife » chewsef says FML
Today, I thought I'd save some money by doing my own electrical work. When I turned the power back on, it caught fire. FML [Link]
FMyLife » iloveretail says FML
Today, a woman threatened to stab my eyes out because I wouldn't let her into the shop I closed and locked up half an hour ago. FML [Link]
FMyLife » FlyingCoffeeMonster says FML
Today, I was having my morning coffee while getting ready for work. I grabbed clothes off the floor to throw in the hamper. I accidentally threw my full coffee instead. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Oxnar60 says FML
Today, I left my phone at work. After returning to the office to retrieve it, I noticed it was not on my desk as it usually is. I went to the front office and found it on the desk, unattended. When turning on my phone, I was greeted by my new lockscreen: a crap someone took in the bathroom. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Well I guess we know what Victoria's Secret really is [Facepalm]
[link] [100 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cosby rape case now a he said, She 6*10^1 said situation [Followup]
[link] [220 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Ray Bradbury-Charles Addams Book That Could Have Been
The plan was to create an anthology of stories and illustrations over a period of years. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hello. Yes, this is dog. Sure I can give you a better speech ….let's talk [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Spot Rare Arabian Sand Cat for the First Time Since 2005
The nocturnal felines are notoriously elusive. [Link]
Mental Floss » Send Your Friends a 'Stranger Things'-Inspired Christmas Lights Message
Convenient for when you're stuck in the Upside Down. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Delta Airlines: The system failure we experienced on Monday was caused by a power outage in Atlanta. Georgia Power Company: No it wasn't [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Trebitsch Lincoln, International Con Man and Self-Styled Nazi Superweapon
The "Olympian of Scoundrelism” told the Nazis he had the occult secrets required to rule the world. [Link]
FMyLife » Jack says FML
Today, my mom said, "I'm sorry your life is such shit." She meant it as an apology. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Gold
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FMyLife » DeepFriedZombie says FML
Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Great White Shark Attacks of 1916
Great links for everyone! [Link]
FMyLife » That guy says FML
Today, I was told that every week the grocery store I work for has a "mystery customer" who shops throughout the store and rates us. Our store has gotten straight 100s for the past two years, and I ruined their streak. Apparently, I was the worst they've ever seen. FML [Link]
FMyLife » dead rats says FML
Today, I had a terrible stomach ache and had some pretty bad gas at work. I tried to head down to the basement for a while to allow my coworkers to continue in peace. About an hour after I came back up, my boss called pest control due to the horrible smell that "must be dead rats". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Funyearahead says FML
Today, I found out that my new roommate likes to put candy on the floor, let ants crawl all over it, and eats it. Ants and all. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Singleforever says FML
Today, I finally matched with someone on Tinder after using it for a month. I sent a message and they unmatched. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Classic Political Insults
The invective and verbal broadsides that have surrounded both the UK’s Brexit referendum and the U.S. Presidential election have grown increasingly harsh as 2016 has gone by—but political insults polemics are nothing new. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know what is going above and beyond the call of duty for police officers? Cooking a lonely elderly couple some pasta after they were heard crying. Pass the parmigiano-reggiano cheese you crazy Italian police guys [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Introducing a New Coffeemaker That Makes Cold Brew in Only 10 Minutes
The brewing process typically takes 12 hours or longer. [Link]
GraphJam » Crunchy Leaf Piles EVERYWHERE!
Fall started here in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, and I'm abundantly excited about all that autumn has to offer (mostly the food and the return of my favorite television shows). What are you looking forward to this season? Graph by: Unknown Tagged: autumn , fall , Pie Chart , seasons Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Somewhere Between 'Button' and 'Pick Axe'
Submitted by: BayleeLynn Tagged: nigel , nose , the wild thornberries , voldemort Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Old news: underground meth lab. Fark news: meth lab in the sewer [Strange]
[link] [27 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 340-Year-Old Cheese Recovered From Swedish Shipwreck
The stench was likened to an extra-pungent Roquefort. [Link]
Futility Closet » Anamonics
A Scrabble player needs a way to recognize the potential in any collection of tiles. If your rack contains the seven letters AIMNSTU, for example, what eighth letter should you be watching for to create an acceptable eight-letter word? If you arrange your seven letters into the word TSUNAMI, and if you’ve memorized the corresponding phrase COASTAL HARM, then you … [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Do We Feel Stiff in the Morning? Blame Biological Clocks
A study of arthritic mice finds that the body suppresses inflammation at night. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How often does one pronounce the "t" in "often"? Youselves are ruining the English language [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's Sunday school teacher indicted for 55 years worth of child molestation is brought to you by the Cobb County GOP [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » 10 Ways Movie Studios Manipulate Awards Shows
Presented by Adam Ruins Everything. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bar patrons find it hard to have a good time with large portrait of Hitler staring them down [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » What do you do when you're in a locked bus for 20 minutes alone? You record it, narrate it in a foul-mouthed rage [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, we all despise cockroaches in our homes. No, you should not try to eliminate them with a homemade flamethrower [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Chinese tourist spends two weeks in German refugee shelter after filling asylum application instead of stolen goods report [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Crystal Pepsi Is Back in Stores
$1.79 will buy you 20 ounces of your childhood back. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Stop painting your turtles [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Dopey falls on top of Goofy during Fantasmic. No, Fantasmic is NOT a Florida political caucus. As far as I know [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "And if you look out the windows to the left of the helicopter, you'll see a large group of deputies waiting to arrest me for my reckless piloting" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: An improvement to a swimming pool [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Researchers Discover a New Type of Fire Called 'Blue Whirl'
The discovery could make oil spill clean-ups more efficient. [Link]
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