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 » Heated argument over Flamin' Hot Cheetos causes Crook (name and job title) to ignite his rage. He gets all fired up and tries to torch the gas station [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS's #2, Mohammad al-Adnani, killed in Syrian airstrike [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Nova Scotia store offers 80000 sq feet of land to any employees who work for them for 5 years. Good deal, eh? [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Typhoon Lionrock slams northern Japan. When's that giant robot coming to protect the children? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Three-Day Weekends Are Good for the Environment
Working fewer hours may be good for both our mental health and the health of the planet. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cincinnati experiencing an epidemic of residents realizing they live in Cincinnati [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Four-foot long alligator captured in Pittsburgh area suburb woman's back yard. Official have no idea how it got there since there are no Disney theme parks in the area [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Abu is dead. Aladdin inconsolable [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Like Humans, Dogs Understand Both Tone and Vocabulary
Your beloved pup is paying attention both to what you say and how you say it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » French Prime Minister weighs in on burkini debate, declaring himself for liberté, égalité, free mammaries [Boobies]
[link] [72 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, at the funeral home where I work, I asked my boss if it was time to "bring out the stiff". I didn't realize the guy's family was not only in the building, but within earshot as well. FML [Link]
FMyLife » forever alone says FML
Today, I had a terrible dream where my aunt paid a stripper to have sex with me, since I'm 27 and haven't even kissed a guy yet. I ended up taking the dream-stripper to the mall for snacks instead. Even my dreams are mocking me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder why Detroit can't seem to move forward? [Facepalm]
[link] [79 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Take a 360-Degree Virtual Tour of Five U.S. National Parks
Kayak through Alaska's fjords, or explore New Mexico's caves. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bexar County D.A. comes out as an Axsshole Anti-Vaxxer and jumps on the autism cause bandwagon. Two of the Xs in the previous sentence are silent. But, if you're from Texas, you probably already know that [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Study shows your dog understands when you tell him not to pee on the floor, does it anyway to show how much he values your opinion [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Subway prankster asked for understanding but all she got was crickets [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 13 Conspiratorial Facts About ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
1. John F. Kennedy helped get it made. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Guy robs pizza delivery man, stops during his getaway to offer a stranger a slice on his way to the title of "Most Interesting Criminal In The World" [Florida]
[link] [16 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Did Lucy Die After Falling out of a Tree?
Some researchers see evidence of a fall in 3D reconstructions of her bones. Others are doubtful. [Link]
Mental Floss » SETI Scientists Are Dubious About That Mysterious ‘Signal’
The spike in radio activity could easily have been caused by a passing satellite or even power lines on Earth. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Forgotten Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm
Here are some of the more bizarre Grimm tales that didn’t quite merit the Disney treatment. [Link]
Mental Floss » German Man Builds 2000-Pound Bike in Quest for World Record
The machine is heavy—but it’s rideable. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Benefits of Grunting During Tennis
There’s an advantage to letting out a belly groan with every shot. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » DEA argues that the 4th Amendment doesn't apply to the prescriptions you have in your medicine cabinet [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » San Francisco Police: Despite a court finding us biased against minorities, Colin Kaepernick owes us an apology for hurting our feelings [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » A. Take your date out to eat and do a runner on the £80 meal. B. Get caught 8 months later by the police and pay for the meal. C. Write a bad review about the food on Trip Advisor [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news for the people on the south shore of Long Island, you have a great white shark nursery right off your beaches. Enjoy the kids while they're young [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Swedish Apartment Building Prioritizes Bikes Over Cars
Cykelhuset is an avid biker's dream home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Major General preparing to retire as Colonel after swinging for the fences for years [Giggity]
[link] [98 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » French Officials Propose Banning Some 'Pokémon Go' Creatures From Schools
They say the game is a security risk to students. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this work of art [Photoshop]
[link] [22 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About Wegmans
There's a good reason they refuse to use an apostrophe. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Two of the largest volcanos in Iceland are coming back to life. FARK: Katla hasn't erupted in nearly 100 years, and is long overdue. If it does go kablooey, at least we can pronounce its name this time, unlike Bárðarbunga, so that's
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Fark.com RSS » Microsoft's new translation engine tells users that the word 'Daesh' translates into English as 'Saudi Arabia'. In their defence, it's an easy mistake to make [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Half of Internet Users Click on Unknown Links—Even if They Know Better
Most of us know it’s dangerous to click on a link from an unknown sender, but that doesn’t stop us from doing it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just like Harper Valley, PTA…but with a framed PTO mom, and drugs [Murica]
[link] [28 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Top 20 Bizarre Experiments
After the publication of Elephants on Acid (around 2007), I decided that it would be a good idea to have a website to help promote the book. Something where I would feature some content from the book, as well as post new stuff related to weird science.
Most of the good domain names (including, at the time, ElephantsOnAcid.com) were already … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chicago: The city of second amendment solutions [Murica]
[link] [207 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Match Point
Image: Wikimedia Commons In all 50 states, it’s legal for second cousins to marry. So can third cousins, fourth cousins, and cousins of any higher degree. Alex and Zelda are third cousins but cannot marry. Why? If they were not related, they would be perfectly eligible. SelectClick for Answer Because they’re brother and sister. Their parents are second cousins who married. … [Link]
Mental Floss » What's The Difference Between Scattered And Isolated Thunderstorms?
Dealing with endless numbers makes forecasts more confusing than they have to be. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Game Behind the Game: What Pro Football Is Really Like
Presented by Adam Ruins Everything. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Maine's Governor Swearingen says he's considering resigning, you c*cksuckers (Not safe for work audio) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Well, at least he didn't name it the "Live-4-Ever" [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Joys—and Unexpected Perils—of Sleeping in a Tiny House
We test out just how livable tiny houses are. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Canada, milk comes in bags. Also, bikes are a luxury [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Cookie, the World’s Oldest Parrot, Has Died at Age 83
He had lived at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo since the day it opened. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is Chris Brown in your deadpool?, 'cause he's in a stand-off with LAPD over a gun incident, hurling a duffle bag of drugs & guns out his window while declaring "come get me" & posting potty-mouth Instagram videos [NewsFlash]
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Mental Floss » A Better Depiction of Shakespeare May Be Hiding Beneath This Portrait
Retouches have altered the portrait from its original state. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: Second couple have hedge stolen sparking fears of serial bush burglar [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Vladimir Putin arrested at Publix after screaming at employees (w/mugshot) [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Make Tuesday Even Better with These 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 30. [Link]
Mental Floss » Here's What It Costs to Grant a Make-A-Wish
Traveling and celebrity meet-ups can get expensive, and the organization will soon launch a crowdsourcing platform for help footing the bill. [Link]
Mental Floss » UK Nonprofit Hires Its First Hedgehog Officer
Sorry, would-be hedgehog tenders. The job has been filled. [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Museums
Sorry, they don't want your grandpa's ashtray collection. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pokemon Go hunters find the rare Copulator (not safe for work) [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » You can tell the age of a tree by counting the rings, and the number of years in prison by weighing the methamphetamine hidden inside [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » It's rush hour, bumper to bumper traffic on I-75 near Cincinnati. What a great place for a father and son to try heroin together [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Man turns himself in for mislabelling how much nuts the contents of his package truly contained [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Talk about a 'scapegoat', this one helps a Clydesdale go on the lam for five whole days [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Crime in this neighborhood is so bad, these young teens were shot at while driving a stolen car [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Hey, if you ran a daycare full of screaming kids you'd find yourself keeping meth in your office pretty quickly too [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 12 Savory Facts About Bacon
The best way to celebrate International Bacon Day? By bringing home some literal bacon. [Link]
FMyLife » ckatia says FML
Today, my eyesight is getting terrible. I saw a white cat in front of my house, so I went up to it. To my delight it didn’t move, so I bent down to stroke it. Wrong call, it was a plastic bag. FML [Link]
FMyLife » fabiennemorin35 says FML
Today, my boss told me that he’d hired me because he thought I looked intelligent. He then went on to say that it was about time that I proved that I was. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » As if we didn't have enough to worry about, monster slugs are now attacking birds in Poland [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Women in New York stage "Go Topless Day" celebration to prove that there is nothing dirty about the female body. Result: Every perv in a 30 mile radius shows up to take pictures. With Not safe for work pictures…mostly of clothed male pervs
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Fark.com RSS » In late August, Seattle Mariners fans are used to kissing the season goodbye, not each other at the game. Fark: And they were threatened with ejection from the game. Total Fark: On Pride night [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » The problem with all the people going to Burning Man to experience the time of their lives is that the rest of the time of their lives sucks bad enough to to want to go to Burning Man [Facepalm]
[link] [119 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Emerge From Year-Long Mars Simulation in Hawaii
The HI-SEAS program tests crewmembers’ ability to cope and get along while stuck in a small habitat for months at a time. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 10,000th Syrian refugee arrives in the U.S. and is welcomed with a double wide trailer full of complimentary back bacon and Crystal Pepsi [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Whoever keeps riding up to random people in downtown Anchorage just to blast them with pepper spray before riding away, please knock it off [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Slow News Day: Smoking hot 20-year-old can lick her own eyebrow (w/pics) [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: All "-gon"
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » You never want to hear 'skydiving' and 'hard landing' in the same sentence [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Alex Jones' InfoWars website hacked, 50,000 users info stolen. So, for unscrupulous types wanting a list of easily gullible people willing to give away money for just about any reason, it's like Christmas morning come early [Fail]
[link] [111 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Can't-Miss Documentaries Hitting Netflix in September
Five more reasons to avoid fresh air and sunshine. [Link]
Weird Universe » Elevator Proxemics
Proxemics was a term coined by anthropologist Edward Hall to describe the study of "man's use of space as a specialized elaboration of culture."
Elevator proxemics, by extension, is the study of the use of space in elevators. Or put another way, how people behave in elevators.
The most widely cited expert on this subject is the psychologist Layne Longfellow. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're a critic of Vladimir Putin and living in Russia, your life expectancy has just sharply decreased, as evidenced by the number of Putin critics who have died recently. Of entirely non-suspicious causes, of course [PSA]
[link] [60 comments] [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Hear They Get Great Benefits
Woman in suit: I’m doing prostitution now. 441 4th Street NW
Washington, DC Overheard by: David [Link]
Fark.com RSS » EU rules Apple owes its home country $14.5 billion in unpaid taxes [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Actual headline: Famed Louisiana pink dolphin not pregnant, but 'dates' often [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: HDR Projects 4 Pro software. 82 choices to play with your photos. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Your boss might be a cheap alcoholic if he rents work space from local bars that are mostly empty during the day [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dangerous stunt [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Kevin Spacey threatens to kill Obama, attack a mosque, and put bombs in police stations. Anybody could have worked for Spacey. You never knew. That was his power [Strange]
[link] [58 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » The Pepsi Cola Shopping Spree of 1964 and 1965
Why don't we have these contests anymore?
Original ad here.
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Stanford rapist to be released after serving only three months, hopefully his long stint behind bars didn't have "too severe of an impact on him" [Fail]
[link] [128 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The 'Millennial Whoop': The Musical Trope That’s Suddenly Everywhere
It's been a good few years for "Wa-oh-wa-oh." [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Lovable Facts About the Peruvian Inca Orchid
Meet the (cuddly) national dog of Peru. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know you're a hardcore vegetarian when you tattoo images of vegetables to your arms to prove to everyone that you're a hardcore vegetarian [Silly]
[link] [85 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bad: You are overdosing on drugs. Worse: People stop to take you to the hospital, drive by it, strangle you with jumper cables, put a hat and sunglasses on you while getting gas and then leave your body in the woods [Asinine]
[link] [59 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Radio Ad That Introduced Commercial Jingles to the World
The jingle got its start in 1926. [Link]
Mental Floss » All "-gon"
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » So wearing Indian headdresses on the first day of school was wrong for teaching about native communities in Quebec? Should the teachers not have done that? [Facepalm]
[link] [221 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Serbian Artist Becomes a Human Paintbrush With the Help of a Robot
A true collaboration of man and machine. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for feeling a little horse [Sick]
[link] [73 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ Original Ending
Make it a great with some great links! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remote Nunavut communities invaded by tourists asking them if Nunavut is open all year and where is the maple tundra? [Amusing]
[link] [52 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » spaghett says FML
Today, after jumping into a public swimming pool, the female lifeguard, who I have had a crush on for years whistled at me. When I got out of the water, she handed me the bathing suit I'd apparently lost. FML [Link]
FMyLife » KayIsKiwi99 says FML
Today, I realized after turning in my resume to over 100 job openings over the past month, that the resume I've been submitting does not have my phone number or any other contact information besides my name. FML [Link]
FMyLife » meglast says FML
Today, I was motivated enough to run on the treadmill for the first time in a long time. The movement knocked my downstairs neighbor's ceiling fan down. FML [Link]
FMyLife » left alone says FML
Today, the client that hired us for cleaning cancelled her contract because I was seen "holding a broom backwards." I'm left-handed. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 19 Unusual Socks for Snazzy Feet
Kick it in one of these pairs of cool socks. [Link]
FMyLife » shrek says FML
Today, my mother and I were watching a movie. She got up to go to bed, and I blurted out, "Please don't leave me." Her response: "You really need a boyfriend." FML [Link]
FMyLife » rickjameson says FML
Today, I made a point of talking to our parachute riggers, and thanking them for all they do. Today is also the first day I had to pull my reserve chute because my main chute didn't open correctly. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Can't Stop (Like a Boss)
Graph by: -Crow- Tagged: chug , crumbs , Like a Boss , once you pop , Pie Chart , pringles Share on Facebook
[Link]
Mental Floss » Washington, D.C. Will Soon Be Home to a Photography-Themed Bar
It will reportedly even include a working darkroom. [Link]
Futility Closet » In a Word
cacodoxy
n. wrong opinion or doctrine agnition
n. a recognition, an acknowledgement veriloquous
adj. speaking the truth Chlorine was at first thought to be an oxide obtained from hydrochloric acid, then known as muriatic acid, and was hence called oxymuriatic acid. In 1810 Sir Humphry Davy realized that it’s an element and proposed the name chlorine, meaning green-yellow. Swedish chemist … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New York store charges $585 for torn up shoes put back together with duct tape in order to make the buyer look fashionably poor. They can Derelicte my balls [Stupid]
[link] [92 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Newlywed Checklist: 9 Things to Take Care of After You Tie the Knot
Presented by Allstate. [Link]
Mental Floss » Experience the Stop-by-Stop Sounds of the London Underground
The Next Station explores London transportation through soundscapes. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Weird-But-True Rider Requests
Presented by Adam Ruins Everything. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This year's Notting Hill Carnival was the best ever [Cool]
[link] [35 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: Romania Joins Allies, Fall Of Falkenhayn
Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 248th installment in the series. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "We realized that we were looking at something that no one had ever seen in the wild before. Literally a click on a link to jailbreak an iPhone in one step" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Come on in, folks; let me show you through this spacious three-bedroom, two-bath split-level with detached garage, central air, and naked couple going at it on the floor [Strange]
[link] [53 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NASA just flew a spacecraft closer to Jupiter than ever before, and has the photos to prove it [Followup]
[link] [71 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man stabbed in Dartmouth – in the face, but not with a dart and not in the mouth [Strange]
[link] [16 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Liverpool police search for suspect who robbed a sex shop wearing a red dress and wig. At least they know he's not an Everton fan [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » It's only been a few days since Facebook replaced its human news curators with an algorithm. Let's see how it's doi…oh dear [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cycling doodle [Photoshop]
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