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 » Federal agents arrest eight, including six soldiers, who were stealing military weapons and equipment from Fort Campbell and selling it to buyers around the world. The feds cracked this ring by using an investigative technique called "browsing eB
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Mental Floss » Long-Distance Swimmer to Attempt Pacific Ocean Crossing
This is Benoît Lecomte's third attempt at the feat. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cop arrested for pleasuring himself in public was also drafted in the 10th round of the MLB draft. Presumably by the Yankees [Facepalm]
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Futility Closet » Downtime
Recreations listed in Who’s Who by eccentric Scottish MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn: 1975: Creative
1976: Creating
1977: Bunking and debunking
1979: Upholding what’s right and demolishing what’s left
1980: Giving and forgiving
1981: The cure and eradication of British tick fever
1983: Being blunt and sharp at the same time
1984: Philanthropy and philogyny
1986: Ornitholatry
1987: Serving queens, restoring … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Expert believes dogs can detect the passage of time with their noses by noticing changes in scent. Oh, so a watch dog [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Stories Behind 8 Horror Movie Masks
From meticulous artistry to pure dumb luck, the history of horror movie masks is as fascinating as the films themselves. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dundee schools on 'soft-lockdown' after social media threat. Threat did not involve a noife [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » WHAM [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Wholesaler Boxed Gives Women Discounts on 'Pink Tax' Products
If your women’s shampoo is inexplicably more expensive than the male equivalent, Boxed will give you a discount to make up for it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chick heads, chick heads / Roly poly chick heads / Chick heads, chick heads / Eat them up, yum (Graphic image in article) [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Spend the Night in Edward Hopper's Bedroom
Hopper lived in Nyack, New York for decades—and now, you can sleep in his former bed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Actress chooses traditional Chinese medicine over chemo to treat her lymphoma. And it goes about as well as expected [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Show
During World War II, chess took on new significance for wounded and captured soldiers. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » USIC confident that Russia hacked emails to influence US elections, as well as those of other countries. Later to confirm sky blue, beer good [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Matthew Hits Florida, Continues Up the East Coast
Here's the latest. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dear Burglar, It's one thing to steal my jewelry and electronics. But when you kill my dog that's crossing the line [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 'Rest Days' Are Important: 4 Ways to Make the Most of Them
We give you permission to skip the gym tonight. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tweeting becomes an acceptable way to serve a lawsuit, finally catching up with Facebook and LinkedIn messaging [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Renegade otter family has been raiding commercial fishing pond for past six months, playing jug-band music to celebrate their daily fish feasts [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 7 Abandoned Hospitals From Around the World
Of the wide variety of abandoned buildings, perhaps none are as eerie as deserted hospitals. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this macho man [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Hell hath no fury like the comment section when you crowdfund a honeymoon with the woman you cheated with in your previous marriage [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » What Makes Sulfur Smell So Bad?
Researchers set out to find which of the nose’s olfactory receptors are responsible for the stench. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman ready to exercise her Second Ammendment rights when a clown drives up, makes a gun shape with his fingers and says "bang" [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » It's Friday, so it's time for the Fark Weird News Quiz. With vitamins, minerals, and maybe a little dirt mixed in [Survey]
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Mental Floss » Portugal Will Give You a Free 3-Day Layover and Domestic Flight
If you're making travel plans, Portugal's national airline would be happy to give you a few ideas. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man brings a front loader to a crane fight with his brother [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » World's oldest cat turns 31 (equivalent to 141 in human years) and has the 1000-yard stare to prove it [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » You Can't Miss Friday'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, October 7. [Link]
Mental Floss » With This Smart Microscope, You Can Play Pac-Man With Live Microbes
Light-seeking microbes can be manipulated to become soccer balls and Pac-Man with LudasScope. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hurricane Matthew + Donald Trump + Twitter= total trainwreck [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Some Charleston, SC businesses say they're suffering from premature evacuation [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Nohouseforme says FML
Today, I was house-hunting online. I was becoming increasingly discouraged and began to look for mini-houses in absurd desperation. I noticed the Google sidebar advertising a cute mini house within my budget. Excited, I clicked on the ad – only to discover it was an ad for a child's playhouse. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "The Waffle House Index" – an indicator that is actually unofficially used by FEMA [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Look Up Tonight! The Draconids Meteor Shower Peaks After Sunset
You may not be familiar with comet Giacobini-Zinner, but it means much more to humankind than the annual October meteor shower it gives us. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Surprising Origins of 6 Popular Ethnic Dishes
From corned beef to chicken tikka masala to chimichangas, here are six national dishes that didn't originate in the region you'd expect. [Link]
Mental Floss » Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
The announcement comes less than a week after Colombians voted to reject a peace deal. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Texas' new campus-carry law means that grad students no longer have to take time out of their drinking to hold office hours [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 'Golden Girls' Action Figures Take Over Comic Con
And they're already selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Gooey History of the Fluffernutter Sandwich
The New England classic became popular as way to support the World War I effort at home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People who ignored the hurricane evacuation warnings are now calling for help. Authorities are telling them that they have to stay put until things calm down. Or in other words, "You should have listened and evacuated, you dumb farks" [Follow
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Fark.com RSS » North Carolina governor quietly diverts money from disaster relief to pay for legal challenges against the state's infamous anti-LGBT bathroom bill. At least there's not a hurricane bearing down on them or anything [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Heart in a box. Your move Timberlake [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » 11 Curious Events That Really Happened
Meowing nuns and exploding toads? Curiouser and curiouser! [Link]
Mental Floss » Health
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Weird Universe » Yawn Duration Hypothesis
Researchers in New York watched lots of YouTube videos of yawning animals, and timed the length of their yawns. Based on this they were able to rank species by yawn length. Humans came in first, followed by camels, and then dogs. Mice were at the bottom of the list.
Why do some species yawn longer than others? The researchers theorize … [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Horror Film Festivals You Can Attend in October
Boo! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Trump vows to eliminate 70% of federal regulations, but don't worry, just the unimportant ones like Dodd-Frank and any prohibitions against incest [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Colombian President awarded Nobel Peace Prize a little premature. I mean, hell, Drew only got 12-year-old scotch for helping broker the peace between a South American government and the Politics Tab [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Trolling the fark out of Argentina on Twitter is apparently the Falkland Islands' new 4th favorite pastime. Sheep, beer, and having beer with sheep still #1-3 [Amusing]
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Overheard In The Office » Miranda, You Get an Exemption ’til Your Eyebrows Grow Back
Boss: Okay, who’s not afraid of fire? McLean, Virginia [Link]
Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Odd news from all over. [Link]
Mental Floss » Belgian Supermarket Plans to Sell Produce Grown on Its Rooftop
About as locally grown as it gets. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Putin to receive 450 roses for his 64th birthday from first woman in space [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently the good people of Florida need to be reminded not to drink Hurricane Matthew's floodwaters [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fungi to be with [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 11 Memorable Facts About ‘Cats’
“It was better than Cats!” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shameless: President Obama refuses to act as Hurricane Matthew heads straight for Trump's estate in Mar-A-Lago, just where he ordered the military to target it [Weird]
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Futility Closet » Exeunt
In 1943 Alexander Woollcott died of a heart attack during a radio show in which he was discussing Hitler with four other people. Listeners noticed only that he was unusually quiet. In 1958 Tyrone Power succumbed to a heart attack while filming a fencing scene in Solomon and Sheba. In 1960 baritone Leonard Warren died during a performance of Verdi’s … [Link]
Weird Universe » Shore Dinner
It's worth clicking through to appreciate the expressions on the people, at larger size.
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hurricane Matthew discussion thread, Day 2. Stay safe, everyone, and check in when you can [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » Two words you don't want associated with your swimming pool: snake orgy [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Health
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Mental Floss » Toaster Bags Let You Finally Make Grilled Cheese in the Toaster
Because making a grilled cheese wasn't easy enough. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "What a pissoir" [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » JEHR says FML
Today, while taking my toddler for a walk with the dog, he threw a tantrum and rammed one well-aimed finger directly up the poor dog's pooper. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Ican'tgotoschoolapparently says FML
Today, I found out after $200 worth of checks and tests, three rugs being ruined from her peeing and pooping on them, that my cat isn't sick. She just has really bad separation anxiety. FML [Link]
FMyLife » saashtow says FML
Today, I told my boyfriend the exact moment I fell in love with him: when we made eye contact in a crowd on our fifth date. He asked if I wanted to know what he was thinking at that moment. I then found out it was, "I really hope she can't smell that fart." FML [Link]
FMyLife » LemonLearn says FML
Today, I walked in on my brother completely naked from the waist down. I wouldn't have cared if he wasn't masturbating using my lingerie. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Strip club plans a voter outreach program in hopes of getting everyone to the poles [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Happy Dogs!
Start a great weekend with these interesting links! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Middle school students visiting a farm exposed to tear gas from a prison exercise after a wind shift [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » With a wistful sigh, Ann Coulter calls Alicia Machado a "Hispanic mattress girl" [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my toddler son walked up to my older daughter and kissed her chest, then said, "I kissed the boob." I have no idea where he learned that word. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Haunted History of Ireland's Castle Roche
The stone ruins are beautiful, but they reportedly have a bone-chilling past. [Link]
FMyLife » jaimpastaggle says FML
Today, after spending over two hours cleaning my kitchen from top to bottom, my 5-year-old then runs in, yells, “Snowstorm!” and throws a bag of flour all over the floor. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What do you do when gauges have stretched your earlobes so thin you're afraid they'll tear? [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » How Poe's French Translator Made 'The Raven' Even Spookier
When October’s chill grips the air, we reach for those familiar spooky stories we crave this time of year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Russia threatens to shoot down U.S. warplanes flying over Syria [Scary]
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FMyLife » wetandhungry says FML
Today, I came home to find water dripping from the ceiling in my apartment laundry room/pantry. All of my groceries were ruined. Maintenance's suggestion? "Put a bucket under it." FML [Link]
FMyLife » thereisnobaby says FML
Today, I was met with an unfortunate clerical error, receiving a letter from WIC with a cheery handwritten note instructing me to call when the baby arrives. I guess they forgot I was there four months ago to discuss the changes in benefits after a miscarriage. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you want to live to 102, you better take up smoking soon [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Years-old, iconic road sign "Go to church or the Devil will catch you" rebuilt after act of God blew it down. Jesus, they never listen to Me [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Matthew up to Cat4, approaches U.S. coast at 16Mb/s [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Red light camera company vs. patent troll. Pick your evil then click the link to see who won [Interesting]
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FMyLife » mixedupminx says FML
Today, I found out why my thesis supervisor made me change my whole project I was working on for the past 3 months. Apparently, he had another student doing the same thing and they published it today. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Gators evacuating from Hurricane Matthew concentrate in lake to wait out cyclone. "I bet you could count 50. I have never seen that many" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the best way to find out if a garbage can is bear-proof? Give it to the biggest bear you can find and see what happens [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » 80 percent of millennials have never eaten a Big Mac, as McDonald's "has gotten less relevant" to their dining choices [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS issues fatwa against indoor cat sex. Every decent American urged to grab strays in heat & set up feline Plato's Retreats in their living rooms [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » The first campaign ads for Giant Meteor 2016 finally arrive [Cool]
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Mental Floss » 10 Unexpected Emblems From Flags of the World
In some cases, national and regional flags incorporate much more besides block colors and straightforward geometric designs—like hats on sticks or jewel-encrusted dragons. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So, I dressed my elementary school students up as racial stereotypes, posted the photos to Instagram, and called them assholes. Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » On the East Coast all you have is nothing but pandemonium concerning the clown circus overtaking all metropolises, at least on the West Coast you have local psychologists [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Snorting heroin in a Walgreens washroom and collapsing on a sidewalk with your spouse? Just another day in Memphis, TN. Thankfully, some concerned bystanders were there to capture the human drama for YouTube [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Oklahoma has declared October 13th a day of prayer … for oil fields [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Say Apes Can Predict Human Mistakes
Experiments found that orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos all anticipated what a fictional character would do next, even when it was the wrong decision. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know, in times of distress and panic, its best to have a leader of your state reassure you that everythi- "This storm is going to kill you"….oh, well then. PANIC [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists develop fur suit after extensive beaver research [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » You're a cashier at Wendy's. You forget to ask for a disabled teen's name to print on his ticket. Do you: A) Leave the field blank, B) Ask his mother, or C) Type in "Lil Ugly Dude," watch him cry, and giggle about it with your man
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Fark.com RSS » This could be the greatest hurricane story ever written. Warning: if you're in the path of Matthew, it contains spoilers [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Let us pause for a moment to thank the fine men and women of the Massachusetts State Police and National Guard who used a helicopter with thermal imaging and multiple vehicles and personnel in a raid that netted 1 pot plant from an 81 year old woman
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Fark.com RSS » Couple move out of Denver after witnessing flagrant hobosexual activity [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Department of Defense investigates 3-star General's credit cards bills, many charges fell right in his lap [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » Moving Day
Something significant happened in Tandil, Argentina, on Feb. 29, 1912 — a 300-ton stone that had perched impossibly on the edge of a local hill suddenly tumbled to the bottom and broke into pieces. Whether this happened due to vandalism or to blasting at a local quarry is unknown — there were no witnesses. In 2007 the town replaced it … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these rider watchers [Photoshop]
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