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 » Insisting on driving your own car will pretty soon cause you to be viewed as a bigger public health risk than chain smokers [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "This is what happens when you drink a lot and play too much GTA and Street Fighter.' [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Nothing is wrong with asking the police to touch up your DUI arrest photo with a beauty app to make you look more beautiful. Nothing at all [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Ample Hills Releases New Election Season Ice Cream Flavors
Ample Hills has created deliciously silly ice cream flavors called “Madam President” and “Make America Orange Again.” [Link]
Mental Floss » Plumes on Europa May Enable the Hunt for Alien Life
Jupiter's moon Europa is one of the most promising places for life in the solar system. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Some praise God when they find woman wearing only T-shirt, bra, panties in their pickups. Others call the cops. This story is the latter [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Power Pose Effects Aren’t Real, Says Co-Author of Original Study
Adopting a power pose may not actually help you feel more powerful, according to researcher Dana Carney. [Link]
Mental Floss » Researchers Restore the First Computer-Generated Music Ever Made
Researchers have restored Alan Turing's first experiments in computer-generated music. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police report Houston shooter was disgruntled ambulance chaser, didn't think he was this desperate though [Followup]
[link] [64 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The 19th Century Manual That Claimed the Color Blue Could Cure All Ills
A retired Civil War general's assertions about the color blue led to what was known as the "Blue-glass craze." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teenager in Siberia swings off 23-storey building to impress girl, falls and nearly dies. Perhaps someone should introduce him to Tinder [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Archeologists unearth 17th-century man who was buried face down at a distance from others. Then things get weird [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Pediatricians Recommend Including Eggs and Peanuts in Babies’ Diets
Studies have concluded that small, early doses of common food triggers can protect kids from developing allergies. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » An inside look at Obama's imperialistic sedition against the glorious Cuban people's Revolution [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Aerial Drone Footage Takes Viewers Soaring Above Versailles
Experience the 17th century marvel from a stunning perspective. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » File this for future reference: Not only won't the IRS personally call you if you owe taxes, they will NOT ask you to put the payment on iTunes cards [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Friday night 10 minutes after we went home, Neil was smashed by a hit-and-run driver. Details in the comments -Drew [PSA]
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Mental Floss » 4 Ways You Can Register to Vote in Less Than 5 Minutes
The process doesn't have to be tedious or time-consuming. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Customs officials stop woman who had packed dead husband's intestines in a suitcase. Would that qualify as carrion luggage? [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Mr. Bighead [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Baltimore Elementary School Replaces Detention With Meditation
There have been zero suspensions since the program launched. [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Don't Formula 1 Cars Have Airbags?
They don't call it a "survival cell" for nothing. [Link]
Mental Floss » Meet the Artist Who Works in New York's Sanitation Department
A new retrospective explores half a century of work by artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, who highlights the under-appreciated maintenance work that keeps society humming. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Avantree 4 Port USB 4.5A/22.5W charging station. For when you really, really need to charge all four of your dead devices fast to make that phone call, picture of your cat, eBay bid, and OpenTable reservation.(Sponsored Link) [
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Mental Floss » 7 Tips for Living with Asthma in a Big City
Breathe a little easier. [Link]
Mental Floss » Want to Avoid Shipping Damages? Pretend the Package Is a TV
With a clever disguise, Dutch bicycle manufacturer VanMoof has reduced wear and tear on U.S. orders by 70 to 80 percent. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Grandma and Grandpa are fighting [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » Food Waste Supermarket Opens in the UK
It follows a "pay-as-you-feel" policy. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Incoherent text messages may be a sign of a stroke. Or, you could just be reading the politics tab again [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » A bevy of scotch whisky pulled from the hull of a 120-year-old shipwreck that was the fav of King Edward VII could so be yours for the taking because it's going on the auction block. Difficulty: You can't drink it [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » In California, You Can Now Legally Rescue Dogs From Hot Cars
"The Right to Rescue Act" is a response to a string of incidents in which dogs died in closed vehicles. [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Things You Might Not Know About T.S. Eliot
You can thank him for "Cats"—and the word "bulls**t." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Authorities conducting 'death investigation' after severed human head is found in Chicago lagoon. Now, I'm not a forensic specialist or anything, but unless the head's talking or something, I think we can assume it's dead [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » The best cereals of all time, based on the vote of more than 570,000 morons [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 24 of the Most Banned Books of All Time
You probably know that 'Lolita' was controversial, but what about 'Green Eggs and Ham'? [Link]
FMyLife » Bawsack says FML
Today, it's my last day at my job because I'm moving to another city. My boss handed me a card and chocolates. The same boss that didn't sign the card because, "Even though you're a great employee, I probably won't remember your name in a fortnight." I've been there three years. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Fat and Embarrassed says FML
Today, I asked an elderly customer at my work if she needed help with her groceries. She responded, "I normally would, but I'm afraid you'll eat all the groceries." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Travelling hip-hop group teaches physics. To be fair, that's probably a better idea than subby's failed 'learn computer science with bagpipers and mimes' experiment [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Kick Off the Week With Monday'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 26. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Alaska's first commercial cannabis harvest begins [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Fall"ing into Autumn
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Weird Universe » Operation Sleep
In 1957, the Woodlake road camp prison in California began an experiment in convict rehabilitation. It was called "Operation Sleep." The idea was to use sleep learning to reform convicts. As the prisoners slept, they heard the soothing voice of a psychiatrist speaking the following script:
Listen, my inner self, remember and obey this creed of life: Live relaxed, completely … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate when your entire college class is in on a professor's exam prank, and you're not? [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Polaroid Introduces Instant, Touchscreen Franken-Camera
The company's signature print-on-demand camera has entered the 21st century. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cleveland steam your way to weight loss [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS wives go for something old, something new, something borrowed and something blew, using a Walker instead of a Kaine, and consumers won't give pizza chance: some of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 9/18 – 9/24 [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » 10 Game-Changing Facts About the Nintendo 64
Nintendo's groundbreaking console just turned 20. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nudists in Paris complaining of overcrowding in their current swimming holes get full time nudist location. Yes, overcrowding even with shrinkage [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Can you drive 60 miles without checking your phone? In Japan it earns you free coffee [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Lack of Paid Leave Costs Americans $20.6 Billion a Year
Families lose an extra $8.3 billion due to lack of childcare. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Plan on 'standing your ground' anytime soon? Your crackhead neighbor playing his music too loud at night? Wake up in the morning with an itchy trigger finger? Well I have good news for you: "shooting-people insurance" [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Gunman injures seven at Houston mall. Gunman shot by police. Not this shiat again dude on scene [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this curvaceous lamp [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » You Can Help Reissue a Copy of Carl Sagan's Voyager Golden Record
A Kickstarter is turning the only government-authorized alien playlist in history into a vinyl box set. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This just in: young men in their late teens and early twenties would rather play video games than get jobs [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 12 Facts About Ivan Pavlov
There's more to the noted physiologist than just the famous "Pavlovian response." [Link]
Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 123: Washington D.C.’s Hidden Tunnels
In 1924 a curious network of catacombs was discovered in Washington D.C. They were traced to Harrison Dyar, a Smithsonian entomologist who had been industriously digging tunnels in the city for almost two decades. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll describe Dyar’s strange hobby — and the equally bizarre affairs in his personal life. We’ll also … [Link]
Mental Floss » Breathtaking Timelapse Shows How Crystallization Occurs
"Crystallization2" reveals how different salt molecules crystalize. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man confesses to murder that put his twin brother behind bars, admits that there's always money in the banana stand [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » He won't bring you Flowers anymore [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Record Fish Singing a Dawn Chorus Like Birds
Eat your heart out, Big Mouth Billy Bass. [Link]
Mental Floss » "Fall"ing into Autumn
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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #293
Death-dealing war instrument of mass destruction compared to treasured hymn.
Original ad here. [Link]
Mental Floss » Joe Biden Will Appear on 'Law
Dun-dun. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Toronto squeezes the last bit of fun out of school lunches by banning juice boxes [Stupid]
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FMyLife » BossesLittleBrat says FML
Today, my brat of a coworker tried to convince our boss that I should get paid half of what I'm making because I broke my right arm. I'm left handed, broke it on the job, and still doing a better job than her. She makes double what I do. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went downstairs completely naked to get water, completely forgetting that my daughter had a sleepover and they were in the living room. The ice dispenser woke some of them up, including my daughter. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No, your husband's intestines will not make it through customs [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Perfect Fantasy Movie
Required morning reading for the beginning of a great wekk. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Amazing Notebooks to Inspire You to Write More
Grab your favorite pen! [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got my dog some weight loss formula food, as she is very overweight. This new food makes her have horrible gas. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was talking with a very attractive co-worker outside when a moth flew into my ear. I started screaming and hitting my ear because it was stuck and alive in my ear. I spent the rest of the day at the ER. I'm forever known as the moth lady. FML [Link]
GraphJam » That's All You Know Aboot Us, Eh?
Graph by: Gamefreek24the2d Tagged: aboot , americans , canadians , eh , impressions , Pie Chart , Pronunciation Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Yo Momma's So ERROR
Graph by: NEZEN Tagged: error , fat , jokes , Pie Chart , yo momma Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Do You Also Get Bored In Meetings?
Work sucks. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: circles , coffee , venn diagram , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Classic: I'll Just Take Care of It Later…
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , computer , update , updating Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » Here's Why Everyone Is So Obsessed With the 'Mona Lisa'
It's about more than just art. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canadian study of notorious obstacle courses like Tough Mudder, Mud Hero, and Warrior Dash concludes you are more likely to suffer a serious injury at a Phish concert than at one of these runs [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 11 Things You Might Not Know About Lester Holt
Or, as co-workers call him, "Iron Pants." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The newest challenge for the F-35 — taking off with high tailwinds without bursting into flames [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "Good handwriting is vital in the digital age" [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Swimmers cross Ohio River, then swim back when they realize they ended up in Kentucky [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » God finally gets a crack at 18 holes with golf legend Arnold Palmer. Raise your glass and down one of him in his honor [NewsFlash]
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Mental Floss » Watch This Documentary on the Making of 'Blade Runner'
Set up the Voight-Kampff machine and watch. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Elephant sedative that's 100x stronger than parent compound Fentanyl knocks Cincinnati for a loop. We're going to need a lot more Narcan and ventilators [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Aral Sea fishing boat [Photoshop]
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