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 » Auto mechanic critically hurt after car runs into him in repair bay. Even worse, they're going to charge him extra for a fluid top off and rotate his limbs [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » A semicolon may save your life. A whole colon helps, too [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Director of Precrime Division Frederick Harran: "It stops crime in its tracks…. So why everyone's not doing it, I don't know" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Professional Cyclists Share 8 Tips for Biking Safely
Staying safe on your ride is pretty simple as long as you’re paying attention. [Link]
Mental Floss » Vermont Town Invites Kevin Bacon to Attend Local Bacon Festival
Breakfast foods always taste better when puns are involved. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ex-Pittsburgh cop with 56 previous violence complaints finally completes his Heinz Violence Varieties assignment [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Can a Daily Bacteria Spray Really Make You Smell Better Without Soap?
We put one company's hypothesis to the test. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Time to See Fall Foliage in Your State This Year
The Ultimate Smoky Mountains Guide has created an interactive map of fall foliage for 2016. [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the Only Letter That Completes These Five-Letter Words
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Killed Caltrans highway worker memorialized on 16,000-person email distro. "Our heartfelt condolences." "PLEASE TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST." "For the love of god stop hitting 'reply all.'" "Like you just did?" "
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Fark.com RSS » What's worse than taking out a $25k student loan to attend Fortis "College"? How about Fortis taking out a loan in your name when you decide not to attend? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » New Technology From MIT Can Read Through Closed Books
The Metropolitan Museum has already expressed interest. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Iran denies harassing US ships in Persian Gulf. To be fair, if the boats were Iranian they were probably just photoshopped anyway [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Much Clothing Do Astronauts Pack for Space Missions?
The packing list is very specific—and includes a single pair of underwear for every two days. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this tropical concoction [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » You'll Soon Have to Pose for Passport Photos Sans Glasses
Too often, their glare ruins your photo. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This school year's inaugural student assbeating and tasering brought to you by Lake County, Florida [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Dildonians thought their Facebook talks were private and couldn't be used in court. Surprisingly, they were wrong. Patriot revolution expected nationwide after the kids go to bed [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Norfolk public schools in hot water over 'recycling' students to SOL scores up. Well, duh, they're students so you're supposed to compost them [Sick]
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Futility Closet » Kindling Trouble
Now, for something a bit more serious: I am starting a new religion. Care to join? As with the Catholic religion, my religion has an index of forbidden books. There is only one book that the index forbids. Can you guess which? You probably have! It is the index itself! — Raymond Smullyan, “Self-Reference in All Its Glory!”, conference “Self-Reference,” … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Six percent of the world's aluminum may be hidden in a Mexican desert. When did they start selling Corona in cans? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 4 More Unofficial Rules Native English Speakers Don't Realize They Know
It can be shocking to realize that we are able to follow rules that no one ever taught us explicitly. [Link]
Mental Floss » Amazon Is Running Some Terrific Monday Deals Today
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 12. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Anchorage wants Jesus for questioning in murders [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » French emergency services called into Paris catacombs after illegal drug-fueled party goes bad. Current estimates are six million dead (Some Not safe for work images) [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » We can only hope that the ATM will be OK [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » And then there are those times when living in a community with a strict Homeowner's Association doesn't seem like a bad idea after all [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage dumped into Tampa Bay. Man, at this rate, the Bucs won't have a team left by the end of the week [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Born in the USA, summer camp for adults is latest smash hit in Australia, thanks to millennial professionals turning 30 and experiencing midlife crisis and ennui. "As with most hipster trends, Melbourne has jumped on board" [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » This Guy Is Going to Wear All the Trash He Produces for a Month on His Body
If he consumes like an average American, that means more than 4 pounds of trash per day. Things might get a little heavy. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Burger King unleashes an absurd new weapon in the fast-food wars, because apparently the subservient chicken and 'Where is your god now' King weren't absurd enough [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Alaska company protesting the $500K in fines levied by the state in the death of a worker who was injured when a trench he was working in collapsed, but was killed when somebody thought it would be a good idea to use an excavator to dig him out [Fail
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: It's never too soon for a good deal [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » Your Brain Won’t Let You See Every Dot in This Illusion at Once
Watch as the 12 dots in this image vanish and reappear. [Link]
Mental Floss » Gone But Not Forgotten: Travel Posters Highlight Extinct Animals
It's too late to discover the wonders of Costa Rica's golden toad or go to Mauritius to see the dodo. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Philippines president says he wants US special forces currently fighting Abu Sayaaf to leave, fearing they may "complicate" his own offensive against the group, which knowing him, is code for "object to a wholesale massacre of every villa
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Fark.com RSS » Jail for driver who called 999 to ask for the police pursuit team to stop following him [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » New York City Commuter Transforms Subway Rides into Art
'Subway Doodle' reimagines what our daily commute would look like if we shared cars with playful blue monsters. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The sea's old friend, the rain, strikes back at longtime enemy North Korea [Interesting]
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FMyLife » MarsMayFall says FML
Today, I was performing for a fairly large crowd with my band. I decided it would look cool to stand on one of the speakers and sing from there. It did look pretty cool for a bit until I tried to step off and fell face-first on the floor mid-song. FML [Link]
FMyLife » r1has says FML
Today, someone spilled ammonium hydroxide in ethanol solution in the lab, which smells like very concentrated urine. Since the experiment involved Bunsen burners, we couldn't turn on the fans. We had to work in a lab that smelled like Satan's piss for 2 hours. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anon says FML
Today, I really haven't been feeling well. Even thought I felt like complete shit, my friends dragged me out to a club. When I got there, I ran into the bathroom and started simultaneously shitting and puking. If I stopped one, the other got worse. I was stuck there for an hour and a half. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Surprising Facts About 'Modern Family'
The Emmy-winning comedy series kicks off its eighth season this month. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Things to Know About Storm Surges
The greatest and quietest killer in a tropical cyclone is its storm surge. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Chop" Shop
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Fark.com RSS » Quake-hit Italian town sues Charlie Hebdo over pasta-themed cartoons. Je Suis Cannelloni [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Fit Farking, Week 1. Something we can all do better that's actually kind of easy. Get more sleep [Spiffy]
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Weird Universe » Gold & Fizdale
A gay couple who were also a professional piano duo playing classical music, while at the same time writing a food column for Vogue and publishing a cookbook? Nothing weird here, move along now!
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Mental Floss » Site of the Infamous Horse Head Scene From ‘The Godfather’ Hits the Market
Former owners include William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pro-tip: Ziploc bags are not condoms [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS executioner pwned from 1500 meters by a SAS sniper. Told you the AWP was unbeatable [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » New York Fashion Week's newest plus-size model is a size 10… average dress size in the US is 12-14. ಠ_ಠ [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » iTunes Is Offering 10 Movies for $10 Today
It's been 10 years since Apple began offering movie downloads on iTunes. [Link]
Mental Floss » Bananagrams Releases Branded Beer
Now you can slur your words while you build them. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Facts About ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The beloved reality series is back, and the big question on everyone’s mind is: Can Ryan Lochte out-dance Marcia Brady? [Link]
Mental Floss » The Professional Mourners of Arlington Cemetery
More than 150 volunteers ensure that no soldier is ever buried alone. [Link]
Weird Universe » Wild Woman Escapes
1916: The chain holding Yebea, the "wild woman from Borneo," snapped during a performance in St. Louis. Yebea instantly became less wild, apologizing to a woman who was accidentally struck by the chain: "I beg your pardon, dearie; I didn't mean to do it. I hope I didn't hurt you."
However, at the sight of the freed wild woman the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Thanks to the inertia of September 11th, our freedoms are more restricted now than ever before [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Life-Sized Octopus Bag Makes the Perfect Aquatic Accessory
This giant cephalopod head has plenty of room for all your dry land belongings. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Queen's guard filmed snorting a line of powder off a ceremonial sword while on duty [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Man who destroyed Merrimack home to wear a Monitor, a penny lane change, and John Hinckley Jr. promises not to shoot Reagan again: some of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 9/4 – 9/10 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Vegan diets are an atrocity [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: clean up this graffiti-covered New York City neighborhood [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » See How Stackable Potato Chips (Like Pringles) Get Made
The whole process only takes about 20 minutes. [Link]
FMyLife » CoalRose says FML
Today, my nose ring became a fish hook. What did I catch? My dog's harness. She nearly ripped it out of my face. FML [Link]
FMyLife » el_Jeffe_D says FML
Today, as I was walking up to a urinal I heard a small hiss. I looked up just in time to get an eye full of chemicals from the automatic air freshener. I rinsed my eye out and went back to the urinal. It happened again. FML [Link]
FMyLife » melon squash says FML
Today, I lifted up a watermelon, not realising it had gone bad. The thing exploded like an alien giving birth. Stinking juice and rotten inside all over the kitchen. Even behind the build-in closets. It smells like rotten fruit cheese and I can't reach behind the closets. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anon says FML
Today, I really haven't been feeling well. Even thought I felt like complete shit, my friends dragged me out to a club. When I got there, I ran into the bathroom and started simultaneously shitting and puking. If I stopped one, the other got worse. I was stuck there for an hour and a half. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Shelter Animals Try Out New Beds for the First Time
RSPCA Victoria recently asked local pet owners to donate their old pet bedding to their shelter. [Link]
Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 121: Starving for Science
During the siege of Leningrad in World War II, a heroic group of Russian botanists fought cold, hunger, and German attacks to keep alive a storehouse of crops that held the future of Soviet agriculture. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll tell the story of the Vavilov Institute, whose scientists literally starved to death protecting tons … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Here's a look at how homeschooling is ruining America [PSA]
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Mental Floss » Q
Though the animated series wrapped in February, the show's devoted following is more dedicated than ever. [Link]
Mental Floss » "Chop" Shop
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Fark.com RSS » North Carolinians unaware of what a Steaming Detroit Kumquat is [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » These Bookmarks Look Like Pokémon Sticking Out of Your Book
Pikachu is a total bookworm. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "It's Time to End Pet Ownership," say a couple of nutbags [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » University experiment involved suffocating twelve dogs, reviving them, removing their hearts and then killing them again – all in the name of science [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Alabama makes a strong play for its own tag as this time, the teacher not only seduced a 15-year-old, she made a tape [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The ‘Designated Survivor’
Start a great week with these great links! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yo dawg, we heard a state trooper was injured in an accident, so another trooper taking the first trooper to the hospital was injured in another accident, and then a third trooper responding to the accidents was injured in yet another accident [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 14 Fancy Lamps for Your Home
Bathe your home in the warm glow of an awesome lamp. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ex-girlfriend of Mark Hamill's son says the Star Wars actor tried to use the force to get her to get an abortion. Sounds like she was looking for love in Alderaan places [Sad]
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Mental Floss » A Coffee Research Center Is Coming to California
Peet's coffee company is giving $250,000 to UC Davis to fund the interdisciplinary Coffee Center. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Horny homeless men are plaguing internet kiosks in New York City with masturbatory unruliness [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » 26 Things That Inspired Movies
Don't miss an episode of mental_floss on YouTube! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "I wonder if this bullet-proof vest still works?", he wondered out loud. So his cousin pulled out a gun and… well, it's Florida, so you already know what happens [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » A) Buy a hot chick a drink. B) Get her phone number. C) Don't score. D) Ask for a refund via text [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Fat, drunk, and trying to pull a body out of the casket at a funeral is no way to go through life, lady [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Fake Doogie Howser just can't stop being fake Doogie Howser [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Watch: Red Ants vs. Black Ants…Who Wins?
People keep fire ants as pets. And they make videos about it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Phøtøshøp this majestic møøse having a swim [Photoshop]
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