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 » PewDiePie was briefly banned from Twitter for saying he was joining ISIS [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » "Take a shot for Harambe. He took one for you" Kickstarter for shot glasses has already raised 18X its goal [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » What are the odds that this "design the building of the future" contest ends up like when you would build a ride in RollerCoaster Tycoon that launched the patrons 300 feet into the air only to crash into a mountain? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Walkman is Making an Expensive Comeback
The new gold-plated Walkman will cost a whopping $3680. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A new Clinton scandal thread in the Politics tab? I'll grab the popc…… oh hell [Fail]
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Mental Floss » When We're Happiest at Work, According to a Data Scientist
Hint: Listen to your body's biological clock. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pensioner's huge cock in front garden is a tourist attraction [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Icelandic Construction Workers Dig Up 'Enchanted' Rock to Placate Angry Elves
Belief in the mythical creatures is alive and well. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Smart Facts About 'Idiocracy'
Ten years after the dystopian comedy's release, even its makers are wondering how they managed to make such a prescient film. [Link]
Mental Floss » A Pop-Up Mosquito Cage Protects You From Biting Bugs
Take one wherever you go! [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Reveal the Origin of the Mysterious Stain on 'The Scream'
The persisting rumor that it came from bird poop can be put to rest. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Michelangelo, forbidden from depicting girlie bits on the Sistine ceiling, used ram skulls instead [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » In Iceland, Drawing a Map on Your Mail Works Just as Well as an Address
A tourist took a chance with a hand-drawn map, and the Iceland postal service delivered. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Let's take a spin through Vietnamese cuisine. Do you have a favorite recipe or perhaps something you've always wanted tips on how to make well? Jump on in, the Bánh mì is fine [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Spraying for zika also effective at wiping out honeybees: "It's like visiting a cemetery" [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Tropical Storm Hermine Will Make Landfall in Florida Tonight
The National Hurricane Center expects Hermine to make landfall as a category 1 hurricane. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So, how drunk do you have to be to mistake a concealed gun for a cell phone and shoot yourself while answering? Bonus points: while in the dentist's chair [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Abusive husband/criminal mastermind defeats high-tech ankle bracelet by "snipping through the plastic band, which didn't trigger its internal system" [Fail]
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Mental Floss » The Best Picnic Destinations in All 50 States
Take advantage of the warm weather by planning a few more summer picnics. [Link]
Mental Floss » Meet the First Documented Identical Twin Puppies
Cullen and Romulus are thought to be the first genetically confirmed twin puppies. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Add something to this fancy photo [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Why Are Movie Previews Called 'Trailers'?
In a world where previews come before movies, why are they called "trailers"? [Link]
Mental Floss » Q
We also have an exclusive look at some images from "Angel Catbird Vol. One,' out September 7. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Four A-10 pilots in trouble for unauthorized flyby of Carolina Panthers' stadium. This wouldn't have happened if they'd been F-35 pilots, as getting four of them into the air at once remains impossible [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 100-Year-Old Abandoned Church Transformed Into Colorful Skate Park
The pews were replaced with a ramp, and the walls and ceiling are covered in street art. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The camera really does add 10 pounds. Barrel length and focal distortion are the reason that I look morbidly jolly in my selfies. Spending all of my waking hours trying to bury my feelings by eating cheesecakes has nothing to do with it [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 5 Revelations About Ceres That Are Blowing Scientists' Minds
Science just published six significant papers about the dwarf planet Ceres. We pored over them to see what has planetary scientists so excited. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Zika confirmed in Miami Beach. EVERYBODY PANIC [News]
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Fark.com RSS » New report says Apple paid just $50 in taxes on every $1 million in profit. Apparently they used Donald Trump's accountant [Asinine]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » How to be perfectly unhappy
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Fark.com RSS » Whole lotta shakin' goin' on down under specifically a 7.1 in New Zealand [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Man shot in head by Fraser officer after car chase, once again showing the dangers of tossed salads and scrambled eggs [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's the biggest city for dwarves in the world (warning: w/ pics of urban dwarves if that's a trigger for you) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Mr. 9/11's "Make Mexico Great Again Also" cap is strong evidence that "Rudy Giuliani's transformation into that Jeff Dunham puppet is almost complete" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » World Health Organization revises advice for people who have contracted syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia. The first thing to do is stop living in 1973 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Get naked or get lost [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » It's not unusual for passengers in an auto accident to become upset, even if they happen to be thousands of bees [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » 5,000 Burning Man revellers enter the Orgy Dome each year. No word how many leave with burning sensation [Giggity]
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Futility Closet » Mind’s Eye #4
Here’s this month’s piece from designer Von Glitschka — each month he composes an engraved artwork to accompany a Futility Closet quotation. He’s provided a high-resolution PDF (3 MB) suitable to collect, print, and hang. We’re releasing a new image each month, here and on social media — as with the wallpaper, I’ll put the links on the About page … [Link]
Mental Floss » BetaHeads: The Betamax Fanatics of 1970s Ohio
Before rental stores and video streaming, movie lovers daisy-chained 18 Betamax recorders in the ballroom of a Ramada Inn to record 'Love Story.' [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Com-" and Go
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Fark.com RSS » Washio on-demand laundry service has gone under. Apparently one day employees came in to see everything just folded [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Zinc Mine Museum Set to Open in Norway's Allmannajuvet Gorge
It's the newest stop on Norway's national tourist routes. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pentagon officials allowed workers to use government credit cards for charges at strip clubs and casinos. Although not as much as they would have spent by just going to work and approving new defense systems [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » ESPN commentator and former Green Lantern Watcher Paul Finebaum says black people aren't being oppressed, so they should stop protesting [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Should You Still Be Using Bar Soap?
More and more households are giving up solid soap in favor of liquid. Is the latter really safer? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Blind Eskimo dog has his own service dog buddy, because dawwwwwwwwwwwwww [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » President of Gabon rigs his reelection and then bombs the opposition party HQ from a chopper. Trump seen furiously taking notes [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The Seattle ferry system is having a big problem with people walking off the ferry and forgetting to take their bikes or sometime even their cars; which is not only weird, but requires them to call out the Coast Guard to make sure you didn't fall
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Mental Floss » African Elephant Populations Are Declining 8% Per Year
Due to poaching, elephants populations are declining steadily—even in protected areas. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NPR finally tackles that group of vile, evil, despicable individuals who are trying to kill the rest of us [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 11 Fishy Facts About Coelacanths
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but few are more astounding than the coelacanths—a group that defied extinction and turned the scientific world upside down. [Link]
Mental Floss » SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes on the Launchpad
The blast occurred during a routine test ahead of this weekend's launch. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Duke sucks [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » When your name is Donald Trump, you get offered penthouse suites at hotels, first-class upgrades on airlines, letters about buying properties, and congratulations when the United States Football League team owned by Donald J. Trump wins a game [Spiff
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge – enter to win contest. Enter with Facebook login *or* email address. Is this the one you can pour water on? (*legal disclaimer: don't actually pour water on your phone please) (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Archaeologists can't find ancient Irish castle, decide maybe they should look over on Castle Street near Castle House [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ But I'm a dog who swam six miles, and I just walked a dozen more, just to be re-united with my kin, and meet them at their door♫ [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » Don't Miss Thursday's Best 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, September 1. [Link]
Mental Floss » A Growing Number of Parents Think Vaccines Are 'Unnecessary'
A new study suggests that parents’ reasons for refusing to vaccinate have shifted in the last decade. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just what you've been waiting for, an eggplant emoji sex toy you can have sex with [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Gary Johnson receives the prestigious Larry The Cable Guy endorsement. In other news Trump lost the Larry The Cable Guy vote. Let that sink in for a second [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » For seemingly the 100th time – The IRS will never ask you to send them $6,000 in iTunes gift cards [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Experiment With Turning Mealworms Into Margarine
Look on the bright side: They're sustainable, and solid mealworm fat is low in saturated fat. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 4PM Work on Audit
Manager: This audit is driving me crazy!
Receptionist: Oh, you won’t have to drive there. For you, it’s just a short walk. 50 East Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio Overheard by: Ed Poe [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Freshman girl, 18, and her 82-year-old grandfather enroll at the same college. She feels it's an important way to be with her family, take advantage of his wisdom, and have someone around who's old enough to buy beer [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Explosion reported at SpaceX [NewsFlash]
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Mental Floss » 10 Incredible Skyscraper Observation Decks You Can Visit
For when you want a sky-high view from one of the world's most impressive buildings. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Picnic Destination in All 50 States
Take advantage of the warm weather by planning a few more summer picnics. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yes, street preachers can be really annoying. But is a bagpipe really the answer? That's like dividing by zero, right? [Murica]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was driving home when a guy crashes into me from behind. I get out of my car and tell him that I'm going to call the cops. He then asks me if we can move to a corner because we're blocking the way, so then get back in to move. I look in the mirror to see him … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these cherries [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Wooden Hut Complex in Japan Provides Valuable Resources for Seniors
It features a spiraling pool for guests in wheelchairs. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » State lawmaker learns Milwaukee cops will still arrest him if they see him filming someone else's arrest [Facepalm]
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Weird Universe » Name That List, #33
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.
A lobster A jock strap Gallstones Girl Scout cookies Brooks Robinson's third base Cannon Mills' one-millionth towel Birth control devices A 14-year-old cupcake Gen. Westmoreland's hat Barbecued ribs A wadded-up paper bag A lot of Big Macs [Link]
Mental Floss » A 'Labyrinth' Exhibit Is Opening in Atlanta
Now you too can journey into the Goblin City [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now you've gone and done it world, Kim Jong-un may now launch an ALL OUT ATTACK on the West with his gazillion tonne submarine. Mwahahahaha [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Los Angeles county deputies are surprised to find that shooting at suspects in cars doesn't work like on television [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in September
Some of our favorite historical figures were born in the month of September. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Brace yourselves, Floridian Farkers; Tropical Storm Hermine is headed your way. Have you stocked up on water, dog food, cat food, human food, and, most importantly and inexplicably, bleach? It's your Official Not Quite a Hurricane Discussion Thre
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Fark.com RSS » When life gives you lemons, try not to spill them all over the highway in a fiery crash [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Meet the Scientist Who Crawls Into Bear Dens in Bryce Canyon
Wesley Larson works with black bears in Bryce Canyon National Park. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The vicious, cold-blooded, ill-tempered alligator snapping turtle is very close to being put on the endangered species list, and not a single fark was given [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » "Com-" and Go
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Mental Floss » Beachgoers Help a Hermit Crab Find the Perfect Shell
Crab real estate is a tough business. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Caption this mutual beard appreciation [Caption]
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Fark.com RSS » Philadelphia Zoo asks internet to name ugly-ass baby gorilla. You can guess what happens next. Incidentally, the baby gorilla is polling ahead of Jill Stein [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: How Nocturnal Creatures See
How do animals see in the dark? Night creatures’ eyes are different, even from each other.
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Barbie has a new job: Social media influencer. Did you know that was an occupation?
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There's an easy way to tell if you're talking to an expert or a faker. Fakers know everything.
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Summer Box Office 2016 Scorecard: What Worked, What Didn't, … [Link]
FMyLife » Ihatepants says FML
Today, I had a full day of work, a social event, and a doctor's appointment. My son looked at me when I got home and said, "Are your pants on backwards?" Yes, yes they were. All day. FML [Link]
GraphJam » The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Didgeridoos
Submitted by: seriz Tagged: australia , austria , How People View Me , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Escaping criminal is likely to stop if…
Graph by: Magisterz Tagged: back , Bar Graph , criminal , escaping , foot , near , shoot , shouing , stop Share on Facebook
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Weird Universe » Miss Stardust of 1948
A couple of points about this beauty queen.
1) Mother was also a beauty queen, "Miss Brooklyn of 1928." Alas, I can find no pix of the elder Bayes.
2) Should a beauty queen who represents the "falsie" industry be considered for her natural endowments, or her falsie-assisted curves?
3) Note the loving care and extra attention that WU brings … [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Products to Make Your Dorm Room Amazing
Take your dorm room to the next level. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » African elephant population declines 30% in seven years, mostly thanks to idiots in China who think the powdered tusk cures everything from impotence to diarrhea. Which is plainly ridiculous as it's essential oils that'll cure all that [Obvio
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Fark.com RSS » Did you know that dogs can give birth to identical twins? Yeah, well neither did this vet. Until he helped deliver them [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Introducing KitNipBox, the Cat Lover's Version of BarkBox
The subscription service delivers a monthly package filled with kitty goodies to your doorstep. [Link]
Futility Closet » Big News
The Soviet Union took propaganda to a ludicrous extreme in the 1930s with the Maksim Gorki, a multimedia communications empire in the sky. With a wingspan of 206 feet and a takeoff weight of 42 tons, it was the largest land aircraft ever built at the time, requiring eight huge 900-horsepower engines to get aloft. Aboard were a complete printing … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The real reason phishing works so well? Click to find out how [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Explore the Streets of San Francisco as They Looked Up to 165 Years Ago
You can explore the San Francisco Public Library's historic photo collection in a new interactive map. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 1. Get a piece of wood. 2. Tape a lead pipe to it. 3. Take it to a gun buyback program and tell them it's a shotgun. 4. Profit. (No, really–profit) [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 591: "Teh Funnay 4". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Mental Floss » 14 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in September
Summer might be fading (sorry), but the glimmer of offbeat holidays shines on. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "And now the weather, Tropical Storm Giant Freaking Dildo is bearing down on the Gulf Coast while the remnants of Hurricane Douchey McAsshat are still heading out to sea and pose no danger to the US" [Satire]
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Fark.com RSS » Nailing your scrotum to the ground at Moscow's Red Square can get a limited edition Burger King burger to be named after you [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Nothing will make your senior portrait session more special than being photobombed by a naked dude and his dog wading in the river behind you [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » If licking the faces of passersby and tattooed eyebrows are wrong, this mollied-up rampager don't wanna be right [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Indian couple banned from climbing in Nepal for 10 years after using Iranian missile technology to falsely claim they'd summited Everest [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian wildlife no longer satisfied with just trying to kill you. Now it uses other wildlife as a weapon [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Road crew painters show that they need to go back to shchool [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Holders of medical marijuana cards can't buy guns due to the "risk of irrational or unpredictable behavior." Gun sales to heavy drinkers still totes ok, though [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Reporter: I bought unregulated, mind-altering drugs from the internet. As I went through withdrawal, I began to regret my life choices [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Insurance company tells church that flood damage was an act of god [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » After suffering brain damage, paralysis and the deaths of their children, Aurora massacre survivors now owe the theater where they nearly died $700,000 for the privilege [Facepalm]
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FMyLife » guh says FML
Today, I heard grunting noises from my brother's room, like when he's having a seizure, so I went in to help. And now I need brain bleach. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my teacher reported me for plagiarism because a short description I gave of a poem was word for word identical to something a guy wrote online. Now I'll probably get expelled because of a one-in-a-trillion coincidence. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Cat Guides Lost Hiker Back to Safety in Swiss Alps
We'd love to have this feline as a guide. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shssssssssh …. we're sending the world's first probe into a suspected "alien base" that is disguised as a floating island. Let's see what they find. P.S.: Grab the tinfoil on the way in [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Huge Quantities of Cocaine Discovered in Coca-Cola Shipment
Coca-Cola factory employees found about 816 pounds of cocaine hidden in a concentrated orange juice shipment. [Link]
Futility Closet » Airborne
In 1925, 20 years after completing his work on the airplane, Orville Wright patented a spring-propelled doll: This invention relates to toys and more particularly to that type of toy in which any object, such as a doll, is projected through the air and caused to engage and to be supported by a swinging bar or other suitable supporting structure. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this guardian of the waters [Photoshop]
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