Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » Legislator pushes panic button during debate to prove he should be allowed to carry a gun to the Capitol [Dumbass]

Monday 6 February 23:50:06 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (February 5, 2017)

Monday 6 February 23:47:00 UTC 2017

News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M513, February 5, 2017
Copyright 2017 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.

Lead Story

"Field work is always challenging," explained Courtney Marneweck of South Africa's University of KwaZulu-Natal in a recent journal article, but studying the sociology of a white rhino's dung meant developing a "pattern-recognition algorithm" to figure out "smell profiles" of 150 animals' feces–after … [Link]

Mental Floss » The International Distress Signal That Predates 'SOS'

Monday 6 February 23:04:01 UTC 2017

Before "SOS" became the go-to distress signal, British sailors called for help with "CQD." [Link]

Mental Floss » Parisian Street Urinals Turn Pee Into Compost

Monday 6 February 23:04:00 UTC 2017

In Paris, even peeing in public is fancy. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Things Happy People Do (That You Can, Too!)

Monday 6 February 22:03:05 UTC 2017

Here are five happiness-boosting habits that you can begin to incorporate into your routine today. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Follow up to our favorite Farktographer and radio host's car accident and how you can help. LGT original thread. DIT asap [Followup]

Monday 6 February 21:44:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this kid under a bathroom sink [Photoshop]

Monday 6 February 21:00:01 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Researchers Rebuild Old Tech to Play Lost Recordings of Holocaust Survivors

Monday 6 February 21:00:00 UTC 2017

The interviews were recorded at a refugee camp in France in 1946. This is the first time they've been heard in more than 70 years. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No one has spent this long on the throne since the all-you-can-eat special at Taco Bell [Sappy]

Monday 6 February 19:49:18 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » These Pop Culture-Inspired Posters Are Designed to Look Like Postage Stamps

Monday 6 February 19:28:38 UTC 2017

The full exhibit is currently on display at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. [Link]

Mental Floss » Don't Miss Monday's Best Amazon Bargains

Monday 6 February 19:28:31 UTC 2017

From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Guess who's turning 18 [FarkBlog]

Monday 6 February 19:24:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Barbie bandit" at large [Silly]

Monday 6 February 19:20:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Now You Can Enjoy a LEGO Brick Burger

Monday 6 February 19:00:00 UTC 2017

This LEGO-centric eatery gives fans a whole new way to celebrate the beloved bricks. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » World's oldest fiancée gets engaged at age 106, says she doesn't want to go through a long engagement before marriage. Which at her age is anything more than 20 minutes [Spiffy]

Monday 6 February 18:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » No matter how you spin it, there's no cool way to tell your cellmates that you got caught shoplifting by a giraffe [Fail]

Monday 6 February 18:20:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » 14 Facts for Aaron Burr's Birthday

Monday 6 February 18:00:00 UTC 2017

Born on this date in 1756, Burr is mainly remembered for two things: killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel and later getting himself tried for treason under President Jefferson. Less attention is usually paid to Burr’s major accomplishments. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Having trouble finding a date? It may not be you, but just the city you live in [Awkward]

Monday 6 February 17:50:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » You Can Buy Wine Made From the Queen’s Royal Vineyard

Monday 6 February 17:30:00 UTC 2017

There's no better way to celebrate the Her Majesty's Sapphire Jubilee. [Link]

Mental Floss » Super Bowl

Monday 6 February 17:23:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Teenager arrested for selling lettuce to desperate British vegans (with amusing stock photo of illicit vegetable dealing) [Amusing]

Monday 6 February 17:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Flight attendant saves child from human trafficking: "I left a note in one of the bathrooms. "She wrote back on the note and said 'I need help.'" [Hero]

Monday 6 February 16:50:04 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Have an IKEA Bookcase? It's Probably Named After a Specific Profession

Monday 6 February 16:30:00 UTC 2017

The Swedish home-goods chain has a coherent naming strategy that its non-swedophone customers are missing out on. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't you just hate coming out to the parking lot and finding a car that is identical to yours in color, make and model parked next to it? Wow it even has the exact same license plate [Strange]

Monday 6 February 16:20:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » The Apollo Astronaut Who Was Allergic to the Moon

Monday 6 February 16:00:00 UTC 2017

In 1972, geologist Harrison Schmitt became the only professional scientist to ever put boots on the Moon. And then he began sneezing. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For the sixth consecutive year, Hawaii is the happiest state. Alaska finished second. Apparently the two happiest states just happen to also be the ones farthest away from Washington, D.C [Spiffy]

Monday 6 February 15:40:04 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » 10 Facts About ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Monday 6 February 15:30:00 UTC 2017

Today, it’s regarded as the king of zombie flicks. But it started out as an alien comedy. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cincinnati Zoo's prematurely born ugly-ass hippo walks [Spiffy]

Monday 6 February 15:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Mr. Dickhaut the oyster deliveryman and the mystery of the stolen oysters and clams [Weird]

Monday 6 February 14:50:04 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » How Many Hours Will You Need to Work to Afford That Expensive Thing You Want?

Monday 6 February 14:30:00 UTC 2017

This calculator translates big expenses into time spent working. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 17th-century shopping list discovered in UK attic. The note says to pick up some bread, milk and a dozen leeches to help ward off the plague [Spiffy]

Monday 6 February 14:01:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lady in black [Photoshop]

Monday 6 February 14:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Looks like the last 'job for life' is going robotic too. Sorry [Interesting]

Monday 6 February 13:50:04 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Name That List, #37

Monday 6 February 13:44:54 UTC 2017

What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.

Treat diaper rash Unclog tear ducts Disinfect scrapes and burns Clear up acne Soothe red eyes Treat eye infections Remove make-up Soothe sore throats Decongest stuffy noses Treat ear infections Relieve the itch of bug bites Sexual lubricant Prevent tooth decay Treat mouth, leg, and other ulcers [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Vintage Ads Featuring Ronald Reagan

Monday 6 February 13:30:00 UTC 2017

Long before he was the 40th president, Ronald Reagan was known for his films, his romances, and his ability to sell cigarettes, shirts, and electricity. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Is there any more widely accepted, universally beloved alcohol than bourbon? [Unlikely]

Monday 6 February 13:13:04 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 140: Ramanujan

Monday 6 February 12:55:26 UTC 2017

In 1913, English mathematician G.H. Hardy received a package from an unknown accounting clerk in India, with nine pages of mathematical results that he found “scarcely possible to believe.” In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we’ll follow the unlikely friendship that sprang up between Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan, whom Hardy called “the most romantic figure in the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently you can get thrown off a flight because of the size of your breasts [Stupid]

Monday 6 February 12:50:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Super Bowl

Monday 6 February 12:15:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Researchers say the risk of choking increases during the Super Bowl, especially if you're the Atlanta Falcons offense [PSA]

Monday 6 February 8:18:23 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Hold my cruise ship drink, I'm going to leap 55ft off this cruise ship diving board and somersault into this pool" [Scary]

Monday 6 February 3:00:13 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Thoughts and prayers to our friend and host of the Livingston Stapler Company Presents radio show who was in a serious car accident on his way home from the station this morning. LGT first responders' report [Scary]

Monday 6 February 0:59:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a cartoon penis in a listing for a digital camera on Walmart.com (page is Farked, but the image is the fist post in the thread) [Fail]

Monday 6 February 0:28:04 UTC 2017

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