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.”
Mental Floss » Brutalist-Themed Coloring Book Lets You Color In Famous Concrete Landmarks
The pages feature William Pereira’s Geisel Library, Brussels' Marnix building, and more. [Link]
Mental Floss » Dead Air: The Talk Show Guest Who Died on Dick Cavett's Stage
In 1971, one of the country's most famous health advocates visited talk show host Dick Cavett. He didn't make it past the second commercial break. [Link]
Mental Floss » Never Spill Your Coffee Again with This Brilliant Bargain Mug
Keep your coffee in your mug and off your clothes with this Deal of the Day. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » WalletHub has ranked all the states, best to worst, for retirement. Don't care, still not moving there [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Use Stem Cells to Regenerate Layers of a Human Heart
A recent study from Penn State details how researchers coaxed ordinary skin cells to grow into heart cells. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman arrested after injuring herself doing sword tricks and you better hope to God that is a euphemism after seeing her mugshot [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » PSA: If you're 6'7" don't get caught driving a Ford Ka [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Actress Melissa Benoist answers that Supergirl question we've always been afraid to ask [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: you can have either 2nd amendment rights or 4th amendment rights. Pick one [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle names Mama's Cantina building a city landmark, protecting it from being torn down for condos and preserving some historical evidence of Mexican food ever having existed in Seattle [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Talk about a bad day at work. Man shows up drunk to work, gets sent home and then gets a DUI in the parking lot [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Ötzi the Iceman Probably Loved Bacon Too
His last meal was a dry-cured meat similar to speck or bacon, according to new analysis of his stomach contents. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Festive Chinese New Year Traditions
The fireworks do more than just provide entertainment. [Link]
Mental Floss » The 12-Year-Old Who Fought In the Civil War
By the time John Clem was discharged near the end of the war, he had not only seen active combat but had become a national folk hero as well. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man with mop on head seeks egg. Yep, just another Tuesday in Florida [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this pensive fox [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Australia Hopes to Replace Passports With Face and Fingerprint Scans by 2020
Face and fingerprint scanners would eliminate the need for paper documents. [Link]
Mental Floss » McDonald's Is Giving Away 10,000 Bottles of Its Famous 'Special Sauce'
We're loving it. [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Colorful Facts About Goldfish
Goldfish appeal to pet owners around the world. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pot shop fire sends smoke billowing through Lake City. Help. Fire, help [Spiffy]
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Futility Closet » Please Help!
I spend many hours each month to research and write Futility Closet, and that effort is supported entirely by the readers. If you value this site, please consider making a contribution to help keep it going. You can make a one-time donation on our Support Us page, or you can pledge a monthly contribution to receive bonus posts and other … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » IKEA recalls wooden chairs due to customer reports of sustained injuries. Help me, I'm sø very scared [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Here Are the Worst Passwords Used in 2016
Don’t let digital laziness (or a bad memory) put your information at risk. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: Bardstown man accused of assaulting woman with frozen sausage [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » 9 Fun Facts About Fruit Roll-Ups
The strawberry ones were actually made with pear concentrate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » An Oral History of Homestar Runner [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Teen declares how "murder gives me a high like no other" will find out what sort of high years in prison gives her [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Dubai has firefighters with water jetpacks [Cool]
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Mental Floss » The NFL is Making This Year’s Pro Bowl Autism-Friendly
Noise-canceling headphones, stress toys, and a quiet room will be provided. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Supreme Court Cases
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Fark.com RSS » The most Florida-themed headline you'll hear all day: "Famed snake trackers from India latest weapon in Florida war on pythons" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » With Training, We Can Learn to Spot Fake News
Researchers say we can inoculate ourselves against fabrications the same way we would a virus. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I'm not saying scientists are playing God by creating new DNA to make an "alien" life form, but they are playing God by creating new DNA to make an "alien" life form [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 25 Fascinating Facts About ‘Breaking Bad’
Tread lightly. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » El Chapo's Manhattan jail cell is more deplorable than the average cell at Guantanamo [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » Too Bad We’re Really More about Following Orders
Professor to group of peers grading cadet exams: Wow, now this kid’s going to grow up to be a serial killer. US Military Academy, West Point
Highland Falls, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Assessing the strength of Little Kim's army [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Foley Artists Use Food to Make Sound Effects
Fruits and vegetables have produced some of film's most gruesome sound effects. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Psychologists say they can inoculate people against fake news by presenting the facts with minor lies attached, together with a couple minutes of oral sex [Interesting]
[link] [74 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Bathrooms walls as teaching tool
1980: At the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Alan Grogono reported on the results of an experiment to determine the efficacy of bathrooms walls as a teaching tool.
While teaching a class on CPR, he placed educational posters about CPR in the bathroom of one college dormitory, while placing no posters in the bathroom of another. Students … [Link]
Weird Universe » Hey, Let’s Twist!
The movie so great it inspired its own line of Ivey, Jivey suits for Cats!
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this running man [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Man eaten by crocodile in the East Alligator River. Conflicting reports say his last words were either "See you later" or "After awhile" [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Some crafty reporter got a look at what's under Trump's mattress and you're not gonna believe your eyes, or it'll be exactly as you pictured it [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Supreme Court Cases
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Mental Floss » Handy Device Chills Your Beer in Just 60 Seconds
No more putting your cans in the freezer, forgetting about them, and having to clean up frozen beer slush. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Donald Trump is still claiming that he lost the popular vote due to fraud–this time at a meeting with Congressional leaders [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » You're kind of a dick if you're the lone lawmaker arguing that active members of the military should not receive a discount on products at legal recreational marijuana shops [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » For the first time ever, transgender children will be allowed to join Rainbows, Brownies and Girl Guides breaking 107 years of tradition [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The best thing about Adidas' new shoes is that they dissolve in the sink when you're done with them [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure your job sucks, but it probably doesn't suck as much as being a full time Uber driver [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » All in all it's just another dick in the wall. (Warning: Sexual content) [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Meet Vincent Connare: The Man Who Invented Comic Sans
"It’s probably is the best thing I have ever done." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Toronto Police: If your illegal weed shop is robbed, you should totally report it to us for your own protection. No, seriously. What? Why are you laughing? [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » New Food Recycling Appliance Will Turn Scraps Into Fertilizer in 24 Hours
The creators of the Zera Food Recycler want to turn composting into a hands-free activity. [Link]
Futility Closet » Quiet Time
In 1979, artist Max Neuhaus proposed a silent alarm clock. Or, rather, a clock that awakens one with silence: Instead of a bell which begins with a sudden clang and gradually dies away, this concept is precisely the opposite. The sound is introduced gradually; beginning inaudibly it grows slowly over a period of minutes and, at its height, suddenly disappears. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's getting to the point where a cop can't spank a kid even with grandma's permission [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Swallowing a live goldfish and posting it to Facebook? Yeah, that's jail time [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Today is the 40th anniversary of National Handwriting Day. I made a personal note of this in my day planner, but unfortunately I can't read what it says [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Working as a lawyer in exchange for marijuana can get your license suspended. Working as a lawyer for money, then using money to buy weed, no problem [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 'I get nervous flying, that's my companionship grenade' [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » When walking down the street with a popcorn maker box full of drugs and two police officers wish you a Happy National Popcorn Day should you A) say "Happy National Popcorn Day to you too Officers" B) Thank them and go about your day or C) Run
[link] [21 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The 10 Most Interesting Comics of January
Each month, we round up the most interesting comics, graphic novels, webcomics, digital comics and comic-related Kickstarters that we recommend you check out. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Study finds sex toys are safer than children's toys, less likely to require awkward answers in the emergency room [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the only thing that can make a monster truck show better? A sailor coming home from deployment early and surprising his kids [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » What’s the Best Way to Stop Yourself From Choking?
What you do next could save your life … but what do you do next? [Link]
Mental Floss » Did the NSA Really Ban Furbys?
5279849868001 Well before wary computer users started putting tape over their webcams, Furbys were an object of great surveillance suspicion. People thought that the toys’ sophisticated programming allowed them to record and imitate the conversations of their owners. Fearing the toys would leak classified information, the NSA, the Pentagon, and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard banned them in 1999. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man stabbed in tailor shop but is luckily stitched up quickly with a special cross-stitch, an embroidered design, and a little piping [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida Booty trifecta on play as artist puts wax butts around Miami to expose everyday sexual harassment in public places (Pics of wax butts on link so probably Not safe for work) [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these colorful pencil points [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Some papers are more widely distributed than others [Florida]
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Mental Floss » For the Best Deal, Order Your Valentine's Day Flowers Now
Love is free, but romance certainly isn't. [Link]
Mental Floss » Our Favorite Clear Phone Cases From Society6
Today only, phone cases are 15% off with free shipping. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just in time for our brave new world, here are eight vulgar Spanish phrases (Not safe for work-ish) [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » France Stopped Using the Guillotine as 'Star Wars' Premiered
The "National Razor" was in use far later than you probably think. [Link]
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