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 » Alicia Machado didn't appear in a porn movie, but you'll never guess which major party candidate actually did [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh hell no, China. Who do you think you are, Japan? [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Surprise, Motherf@#
The hot-tempered Sergeant Doakes was based in part on King's dad, a law enforcement officer. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When Jack Nicklaus designed the Skyhill Country Club in South Korea, he forgot to put in missile battery sites around the bunkers, but that's been rectified [Weird]
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Mental Floss » The British Museum Acquires 19 Rare Picasso Prints
The museum is cementing its reputation as a major destination for Picasso fans. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pittsburgh man's cock continues to get him in trouble, given 30 days to get it under control [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 5 Bulletproof Facts About Marvel's Luke Cage
Before you binge on Netflix's 'Luke Cage,' check out these five facts about Marvel's resident Hero for Hire. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Add clowns to active shooters and Islamic terrorists as reasons to close school [Silly]
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Mental Floss » Here Are the Most Popular Transactions Made Through Venmo
“Pizza emoji” comes out on top. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Two priceless Van Gogh paintings discovered in a Naples, Italy farmhouse and no one wants to claim ownership [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 'Toy Story'-Inspired Vans Are Coming Soon
It's footwear that goes to infinity and beyond. [Link]
Mental Floss » Show
"Silent Cal" rode it three times a day for fitness—and fun. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Russian charity's 'Do good' Christmas leaflets end up saying 'Exterminate Beavers' because Cyrillic is hard [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Man finds porn playing on TV screens in McDonald's, has hard time getting Grimace off his face [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Torn from the pages of the Bangor Daily News: Man uses cardboard frozen-food container and sharpie to fake his state auto inspection sticker [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » This Silicone Cone Helps Keep Your Kitchen Splatter-Free
For when your love of bacon knows no bounds—but you'd like it if the excess grease did. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Happy Friday, everybody. It's the Fark Weird News Quiz, and it's the best. Everybody says what a really great quiz it is. Really the best quiz there is, that's what they say [Survey]
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Mental Floss » Get Your Coffee Fix With the Help of an R2-D2 French Press
The droid can make up to four cups of coffee at a time—enough for Leia, Luke, Han, and Chewie. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » First rule of baby fight club is you don't talk about baby fight club [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cat rollin' down the highway [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Is It Possible to Have Lightning But No Thunder?
Forget everything you thought you knew about "heat lightning." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman who bid $50,000 for the right to punch Pharma Bro in the face backs out, Bro looking for new fist [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ London's bridge is closing up. Closing up. Closing up ♫ [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » The University of Michigan now allows students to indicate their preferred pronouns on class rosters. So of course this guy chooses "His Majesty" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » DC is getting serious about getting rid of congress [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Doctor Who Designed a Cipher Wheel to Decode Shakespeare
Dr. Orville Ward Owen was so well versed in Shakespeare’s works that he could pinpoint the exact play, act, and scene from which any line given to him was taken. [Link]
Mental Floss » Vegans Petition to Rename Non-Dairy Cheese "Gary"
Can we offer anyone a grilled Gary sandwich? [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Credit Card Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs
Missing a payment is an obvious no-no, but some credit card mistakes are easier to miss. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Unscientific Predictors of the Presidential Race
Sure, you could use polls to predict the outcome of the presidential election, but these stats are much more fun. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Odd news items from all over. [Link]
Mental Floss » Collector Buys Christian Bale’s Batsuit for $250,000
An anonymous private collector recently purchased Christian Bale's Batsuit at an auction held by The Prop Store. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Dude, that's a long pole. Shouldn't we rent a flatbed truck or someth–" "Whatever. Just throw it in the truck we have and get it to the worksite." "But–" "Did I stutter?" [Scary]
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Futility Closet » Brass
Reader John Kelleher found this letter in the University of Illinois archives — in 1921 instrument maker Elden E. Benge had written to cornet soloist Herbert L. Clarke asking whether there was any future in the trumpet: 
(From The Sousa Archives. Thanks, John.) [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Walking down the beach while wearing nothing but a homemade bikini fashioned out of clear plastic wrap is no way to go through life, grandpa [Strange]
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Mental Floss » $1.65 Million Chess Set Recreates Battle of Issus
The pieces depict Athena, King Darius III, and Alexander the Great. [Link]
Mental Floss » Stolen Van Goghs Found After 14 Years
One of the biggest art crimes in recent memory has been solved. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One loose cannon sinks 241 years of Navy tradition [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 8 Tasty Facts About Dave
The food-and-games franchise once let players take a ride in an electric chair. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A 9-year-old genius who breezed through high school is wanting to become an astrophysicist and provide proof of God [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Celebrate Friday With These Terrific 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 30. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 2016 claims another victim. This time, New York's iconic Carnegie Deli [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Retrobituary: Raymond Scott, Avant-Garde Creator of Classic Cartoon Music
The man who gave Looney Tunes their sound was an eccentric electronic music pioneer. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Crisp" Air
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Mental Floss » The Most Popular Delivery Food in Each State
Believe it or not, pizza doesn’t have a monopoly on food deliveries. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Male farker here with semi-longish hair. I'm getting it cut after work and I want to make a change. Suggest some good ideas for me [Advice]
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Mental Floss » 68 Percent of People Feel They Don't Get Enough Rest, Report Finds
A recent survey of more than 18,000 people from 134 countries found that 68 percent of people feel they don’t get enough rest. [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Can't-Miss Titles Hitting Netflix in October
New this month: an actor who refused his Oscar, an original documentary, and the return of the creepiest show on TV. [Link]
FMyLife » MouseLover.. says FML
Today, I placed sticky mouse traps in my bedroom. it's now 12:05 a.m. and I've successfully caught a mouse. Too bad I'm scared of them and my husband is passed out asleep. I now get to listen to a mouse squeak all night and have to be up in 4 hours. FML. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Everything you need to know about renting a goat, a cow, or a donkey [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Pangolins Are Now Protected By the World’s Strictest Trade Laws
The unusual creature is the most-trafficked animal on Earth. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you have to steal and you have to smoke pot then you are going to forget things, like your photo ID, at the scene of the crime (with "I'm not at all stoned" photo goodness) [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » Best. Career Advice. Ever.
Female vegetarian coworker to male office executive at lunch pizza party: Keep your sausages to yourself! Salt Lake City, Utah [Link]
Weird Universe » Cremain Frisbees
When "Steady" Ed Headrick, inventor of the Frisbee, died in 2002, he left instructions in his will that he wanted his ashes to be incorporated into discs so that he could fly like a frisbee. His wishes were honored, and you can still buy a set of these cremain frisbees at the Disc Golf Association for $200.
Discraft, the company … [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #294
My favorite part is when this fellow puts his clasped hands to his cheek like a maiden about to faint. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Philippine president and ITG Duterte says he would be happy to slaughter all three million drug addicts in his country [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these Indian carpenters [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 13 More Punny Halloween Costumes
Clever Halloween costumes that make you think a minute and then laugh! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The cake was a lie [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Trump quadruples down on the Miss Universe controversy by encouraging us all to 'Check out sex tape' [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Federal court finally answers the age-old legal question: Am I allowed to take a selfie in the voting booth? [Followup]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I found out my brand new $3,000 mattress that is supposed to relieve my back pain works amazingly. I only discovered this because my wife, son, daughter, dog, and two cats are all asleep on it and not waking up. FML [Link]
FMyLife » DreeStahr says FML
Today, I was texting my boyfriend and things were getting a little steamy. He said, "I really want you right now." So, of course, I told him to come over. To which he replied, "Nah." FML [Link]
FMyLife » fox_at_heart says FML
Today, I found out my father has been saving money to help me buy my first car. In the same conversation, I found out my mother, unbeknownst to my dad, used nearly all of the money to bail my drunken, deadbeat uncle out of jail for the 4th time a month ago. He is now back in prison. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Want to Log Your Meals? Just Snap a Photo With This App
It also suggests low-calorie menu items at nearby restaurants. [Link]
Mental Floss » "Crisp" Air
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Mental Floss » This Great Barrier Reef Timelapse is Gorgeously Creepy
When you speed up the movements of coral, it looks a little off. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass baby panda isn't fooled by the panda suit soaked in panda urine [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Homeowner builds a wall of electricity to electrocute neighbor who has been stealing his Trump signs [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Owners of the feminist bookstore portrayed on Portlandia share thoughts about Portlandia that completely live up to the expectations set by Portlandia [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Animated Indiana Jones
Great links to start a great weekend! [Link]
FMyLife » baldiesmom says FML
Today, I spent about 45 minutes attaching brackets and weatherproof lights to the umbrella in my patio set. It looked great, and I was excited to finally sit out under them at night – until the umbrella shifted and fell over, shattering the glass table top. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Lamediseased says FML
Today, I got diagnosed with Lyme disease. My whole family thought it would be hilarious to call it, "Lame disease. FML [Link]
FMyLife » mavrick127 says FML
Today, I finally had the chance to have sex with my crush. Too bad I couldn't get an erection. FML [Link]
GraphJam » But Can They Really?
Graph by: Tagged: bob the builder , cartoons , obama , slogans , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » The Science Behind Why Your Snacks Go Stale
Learn why bread gets harder and chips get softer. [Link]
Futility Closet » A Modest Proposal
Mr. J. Armour-Milne refers to ‘the amount of drivel that is to be found in the Letters to the Editor.’ Whether or not you, in fact, publish drivel is not for me to decide, but a sure method of raising the standard of letters that you receive would be not only to publish your usual selection of letters, but also … [Link]
Mental Floss » Find Out What Facebook Knows About You With This Chrome App
ProPublica has developed an easy tool to figure out what information you’ve unwittingly been giving out online. [Link]
Mental Floss » Pick the 2010 Movie by Its Cast
Take the quiz! [Link]
Mental Floss » Calculate Your Car's Carbon Footprint
See how 125 car types currently for sale in the U.S. impact the environment. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder why it takes so long for trains in Japan to start running again after an accident? Unlike the West, they don't just to hose off the tracks and get things moving again [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) says condoms might come in 'handy' if aliens decide to 'visit earth and find some hot earthlings,' urges NASA to fire some into space. Still no cure for anal probes [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » USA Today's editorial board has never endorsed a presidential candidate before. But now, seeing what's at stake, they unanimously have chosen to endorse Clinton. And Johnson. And Stein. And a write-in. And a blank ballot. Just not Trump [Muri
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Mental Floss » 7 Delightful Dickensian Words
Bryan Kozlowski, author of What the Dickens?!: Distinctly Dickensian Words and How to Use Them, has collected 200 words used by Dickens, some of them drawn from the life around him, some of his own invention, and puts them in the context of 19th century England and Dickens’s body of work. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Warner Bros. announces that Japanese heavy metal vixens BABYMETAL will star in online animated series where they defend the metal genre after it comes under attack. No Jeff necessary [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » How many people here would have had their weddings called off had smartphones existed during their bachelor/bachelorette parties? [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » A Virginia 7th grader with muscular dystrophy wheels his way to a touchdown [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Senator Claire McCaskill calls for Donald Trump to be weighed in public every day [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » PSA: Putting your wedding ring on your penis is no guarantee that your wife will give you head. It will guarantee that a fireman will touch it though [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Pepe The Frog's creator: WTF is wrong with you people? Vote Hillary [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » As its a slow news day, here are some past cases of air rage incidents. Nut rage lady included [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Dude, I just called in a bomb threat to that business [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Investigators looking for missing child instead find ancient burial ground. Now they'll be able to solve some really cold cases [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » How smutty is your brain? The answer is probably very smutty [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » After hurting her ankle stepping in a pothole, Al Sharpton's daughter was able to dance, go to concerts, tour the country, climb mountains, and sue the city for $5 million [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » To prove to his girlfriend he can look after pets, dude cooks tiny pancakes for his kitten [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Stockton mayor, recently arrested for strip poker with drunk teens and under investigation over the use of his gun in the murder of another teen, announces plan to hire private security with military background to patrol city, answerable only to him
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Mental Floss » A New Alfred Hitchcock-Inspired TV Show is In the Works
The anthology series will be called 'Welcome to Hitchcock.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A Dodge Neon was clocked doing 146 MPH on I95 in Connecticut [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Worst things to ever happen to America: 1) 9/11 2) The rise of reality TV 3) This pumpkin spice latte gangster rap [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Comedy Central's famous horse roast Ann Coulter backs out of Chelsea Handler's show last minute, gets lesson in how you don't even have to be present to be utterly humiliated (not safe for work language) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Begun the clown wars have [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: onlooker yells abuse at pro golfers. News: They invite him out to try the shot they missed. Fark: He nails it [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Here is how a regional nuclear war will affect the rest of us. You know, just in case [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Thai Developer Transforms Urban Spaces Into Unconventional Football Fields
Instead of fighting the space limitation, this team of designers decided to embrace it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out those cute fuzzy meerkats are actually baby murdering bastards with a homicide rate that would make Chicago jealous [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Tune In Live Tomorrow Morning as Rosetta Lands—or Crashes—on a Comet
Well, maybe. The thing is, we'll never know Rosetta's fate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this snek [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Dogs Learn to Ignore Bad Instructions Faster Than Humans
When it comes to distinguishing useful instructions from pointless ones, dogs are faster learners than human children. [Link]
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