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 » Well, if it's true you should spend midnight of New Year's Eve doing what you want to be doing all year, this guy apparently wants to spend 2017 incredibly intoxicated and clinging to the roof of a police cruiser [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Exactly who was the perpetrator seeking revenge against? The victim or all of humanity? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Never Gonna Give You Hops: Rick Astley Plans to Launch His Own Beer
The '80s pop star-turned-accidental meme wants to put his mug on your mug of beer. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yes it's your daily GIANT 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Ring of Fire sparking a tsunami warning PANIC story [Scary]
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Mental Floss » This Website Lets You Watch Every Single 'Stare' Scene from 'The Office'
Breaking the fourth wall has never been so hilarious. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Chillies destroy cancer cells, your ass [Cool]
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Mental Floss » 6 Bizarre Sharks That Live in the Deep Ocean
The creepiest sharks are found thousands of feet beneath the sea. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man tired of the wait in the ER shoots to the head of the line [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Clinique Releases Colorful Line of Crayola-Themed Lipsticks
The series features classic shades like Mauvelous, Mango Tango, and Razzmatazz. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cambodian police hunt for three men who Photoshopped their king into gay porn: "Gay Cambodians note with a wink that the king is a style-conscious bachelor and former ballet instructor in Paris" [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what's in my eye [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Obesity rates went up in every country in the world, yes Somalia too. Here's the information in a handy map so you won't need to burn extra calories by reading [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Finland Experiments With Basic Income for the Unemployed
It’s just a trial, but the Finnish government hopes it will reduce poverty and unemployment among the 2000 people selected for the experiment. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man accused of holding down and beating a woman following…. what is up with his beard? [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 15 Rebellious Facts About Pennsylvania Founder William Penn
15. No, the Quaker Oats guy wasn't modeled after him. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A toddler has shot someone in the U.S. every week for the past two years. Can we lock that damn kid up already? [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Kick Off the Week With Amazon's Best Deals of the New Year
From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News for NBC. This is equivalent to Roland Burton Hedley III leaving Time Magazine for Newsweek on 'Doonesbury.' [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Is Drew Curtis undead? [FarkBlog]
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Mental Floss » Let Tom Hardy Read You a Bedtime Story
The dog in his lap is wearing a hat. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pop Quiz: When not to take selfies? A. At a tourist destination B. While out at a bar with friends C. After escaping a Brazilian prison [Fail]
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Futility Closet » Unquote
“We read often with as much talent as we write.” — Emerson [Link]
Mental Floss » Ridesharing Apps Could Easily Replace Taxis in New York City
A new study shows that it wouldn’t be hard for companies like Uber or Lyft to take over taxi rides with carpooling services. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Jury selection begins Wednesday in criminal trial of man whose pharmacy shipped injectable meningitis around the country in 2012 [Followup]
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Mental Floss » New Documentary Theorizes That a Fire Contributed to the Titanic's Demise
The blaze may have weakened the ship's infrastructure, making it vulnerable to icebergs. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ford to build cars in third-world county [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Two-year-old figures out way to move fallen dresser off of twin brother by himself, will be known as the smart one for the rest of their lives (with scary video) [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Watching Frozen Vegetables Defrost in Timelapse Is Oddly Relaxing
Don't think watching vegetables defrosting can be soothing? This video will prove you wrong. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman who runs product review website gets 7 pounds of marijuana instead of the toys she ordered, immediately awards 5 stars [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » The Mysterious Motivational Rocks of Dogtown, Massachusetts
The motivational rocks of Roger Babson were meant to motivate people in the wake of the Great Depression, but the legacy is mixed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Catholic priest accused of organizing orgies in rectory. Heh, heh "rectory" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » A Robotic Exoskeleton Designed to Give the Elderly a Boost
The smart suit can help the wearer sit up, stand upright, and raise his or her arms. [Link]
Weird Universe » Perky the Duck
It seems like 2016 was a year marked by an unusually high number of celebrity deaths. And among those who passed away was Perky, the duck who wouldn't die, who did, in fact, finally kick the bucket.
Perky was a one-pound, female, ring-neck duck who gained international fame in January 2007 after she survived being shot three times by a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today in Household Items That Will Kill You: "You are probably not cleaning your bath towel anywhere near enough, expert warns" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 14 Campy Facts About ‘Ed Wood’
10. Johnny Depp developed a love/hate relationship with angora sweaters. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CNN explains Russian election hacking with 'Fallout 4' screengrabs, hilarity ensues [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » “Mirrors With Memories”: Why Did Victorians Take Pictures of Dead People?
In the 19th and early 20th century, postmortem photography was as normal as prom photos. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ten dolphins rescued from Cape Cod on New Year's Day, sent back to Miami to take their beating [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » China says some factories have violated anti-smog measures. Riiiight. "Some" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this hairy faced boy [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things Turning 25 in 2017
Party on, Wayne! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Manhattan could get by with 78 percent fewer cabs, study finds [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Man yells "fark Trump", tries to choke himself, then urinates on cop. It's a preview of Scott Baio's act for the inauguration [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "Four children killed in pesticide horror" Well that's a little strong. I mean, I get that kids may not be your thing, but they're hardly pests [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Still Celebrating 20"17"
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Mental Floss » Grave Sightings: William Randolph Hearst
Fair or not, today Hearst is mostly known as “the mythical bogeyman of American journalism.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So mitochondrial DNA replacement might have been a little more complicated than we thought. Don't have a cow, man, unless we implanted one [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Chinese Star-Crossed Lovers
Great links to begin a great day! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Baggage handlers fly free on United [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Miss Europe
Here is why the European Union is falling apart! They seem to have abandoned the Miss Europe contest in 2006.
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: 20"17"
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Mental Floss » NASA Dropped a Mixtape to Recap 2016's Biggest Space Achievements
Catch up on a year of space discoveries, observations, and milestones in under 90 seconds. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Over 130 prisoners escaped and more than 60 were killed during a prison riot in Brazil sparked by fighting between rival gangs. Police say "many" of the dead were beheaded. You know, it takes real gumption to behead someone with a prison shan
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Fark.com RSS » In 2017 get ready to eat a lot of yogurts, a lot of alternative proteins, and a lot of homemade sauerkraut [Spiffy]
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Futility Closet » The Senster
In September 1970, cybernetic sculptor Edward Ihnatowicz unveiled a remarkable piece of robotic art at a Dutch science museum. Standing 8 feet high at the shoulder and “resembling a giraffe or dinosaur,” the Senster was basically a mechanical lobster claw mounted on a six-jointed neck actuated by quiet hydraulic rams. Using an array of microphones, the creature would turn its … [Link]
Mental Floss » Facebook Censors Image of Nude Neptune Statue
Make sure your favorite deities are wearing pants before you post a picture of them. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » House Republicans so dedicated to draining the swamp they're gutting Congress' independent ethics watchdog [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 11 Easy Hacks to Make Your Living Space Smarter
Presented by Neato Robotics. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Two men get into a fight over a parking spot at the mall. Good thing they both have guns [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » After aerial search, police find drunk driver hiding 30 feet away from crashed car [Fail]
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FMyLife » Coaldust says FML
Today, my niece stole a bottle of whiskey from me to mix with Monster and get drunk with her boyfriend. It was a bottle of 23-year-old Pappy Van Winkle's that cost over $2000. FML [Link]
FMyLife » mrandmrsanon says FML
Today, my internet got shut off. Apparently off-brand "Avengers" porn is better copyright-protected than the actual movie. We looked it up as a joke, didn't watch the whole thing, and now have to visit the Suddenlink office to get our internet back. FML [Link]
FMyLife » brokebihhhh says FML
Today, I decided to catch a flight to see my boyfriend, who is stationed in the army 300 miles away. When I was just 15 minutes from the base he called to say that we should break up. Now I'm heading back to California, single and broke. FML [Link]
FMyLife » wantsleep says FML
Today, my boss continues to think it's appropriate to send me whining texts about work at midnight. Or 4 a.m. I think his complaints about not selling as much candy as he expected can wait till work hours. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, while out with my family, I happened to run into "the one who got away." She smilingly introduced herself to my wife, who definitely noticed that she and our daughter share the same name. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bieber canyon Fjaðrárgljúfur, separating Heiði from Holt, is for sale, and no, Subby is not having a stroke [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » More than 100 dookers were led into the North Sea by bagpipes to give a small shriveled fark you to cancer [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists create Wolverine-like material that self heals. No word if they were hired by Stryker [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » This is the most ridiculous thing Florida Man has done since he lost a finger taking a selfie with that gator [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Boston Marathon bomber gets the finest federal defenders for the death penalty phase of his trial; meanwhile, your black neighbor being railroaded for a crime he didn't commit is being represented by Lionel Hutz' passed-out-drunk cousin [Obvi
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this shower scene [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Honey, why do you smell like poutine and steamy hot dogs? [Silly]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, while hiking in the mountains in North Carolina, I finally got to the deer I had been tracking for almost an hour. I was watching it from about 10 feet away, and enjoying every moment. Within a few seconds, my niece yelled from across the river to ask if I had found it. It ran away. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Driver fingered in Tesla crash. Well, that's highly inappropriate [Followup]
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