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 » They say life is cheap for some, but still, beating a man to death for a buck fourteen seems a bit excessive [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » If you thought cute and cuddly pandas just ate bamboo and other vegetables think again, there's a wild one on the loose in rural Sichuan, China that eats goats (Graphic) [Weird]
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Mental Floss » It Was the Same Temperature in Cairo and Antarctica Today
If you're reading this from Antarctica, you're going to want to take off your coat. [Link]
Mental Floss » 'Fake' Etymology: The Story Behind One of the Dictionary’s Most Intriguing Words
The story behind one of today's big buzzwords goes all the way back to the secret slang of early 19th century criminals. [Link]
Mental Floss » Florida Is Opening a New Body Farm
The Florida Forensic Institute for Research, Security and Tactical Training (FIRST) will be the seventh facility of its kind in the U.S. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Muscles You Might Be Missing
You're probably aware of some vestigial body parts, like wisdom teeth, that the human body doesn't really need. But did you know there are several muscles in that category as well? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People say this guy Rich Meaney is… wait for it [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark headline of the day: Art museum visitor destroys £600,000 pumpkin with selfie crash [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested after willingly posing as member of Nickelback [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions in a car delivered to you because you can't fit through the door [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Flight from Heathrow to San Francisco cancelled due to a mouse sneaking on board. Suspicions were first raised when passengers spotted a cat running up and down the aisles with a large wooden mallet [Silly]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Find Evidence of Earth’s Oldest Life
These life forms existed 3.77 to potentially 4.3 billion years ago. [Link]
Mental Floss » New Zealand Wants to Fly Tech-Savvy Job Seekers to Its Capital for Interviews
f you’re a tech-savvy American who dreams of living abroad, New Zealand wants to make your expat fantasies come true. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Genius of Small Goals
Presented by Prudential. [Link]
Mental Floss » Do Carbonated Drinks Go Flat Quicker on Their Sides?
From Coca-Cola to carbonated water, there isn't a fizzy drink around that tastes better once it's gone flat. [Link]
Mental Floss » Follow These Tips to Make the Most of Your Practice Time
Learn the neuroscience behind honing a skill. [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the 'A'-less African Countries
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Mental Floss » New Technique May One Day Boost Organ Transplants
Currently, more than 60 percent of hearts and lungs collected for organ transplant are thrown away. [Link]
Mental Floss » Wild Elephants May Get the Least Sleep of Any Mammal
Scientists say some survive on as little as two hours a night and can go up to 46 hours without sleeping. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this model getting ready for her closeup [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in March
Do you share a birthday with one of these famous people from history? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Knowing the difference between the gas pedal and the brake becomes much more important when you're seven floors up [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis gets some ash [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Officials at the National Park Service predict that due the very warm February the famous cherry blossoms in DC will hit their peak between the March 14-17, or tied for the earliest peak on record and about 2 1/2 weeks earlier than "normal" [
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Futility Closet » Small Claims
In 1895, when a Chicago landowner failed to pay his taxes, a bidder acquired a claim to the east one-vigintillionth part of the lot. The insurance company tried to foreclose, arguing that the owner had allowed a cloud to come on the title by the loss of this small fraction. But the county court held that a vigintillionth (1/10000000000000000000000000000000~ was … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I actually never thought that was…I never considered the question, even a possibility. But now…" said President Winfrey 4 years before she became the 46th U.S. president [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man's plan to steal lemons, woman's underwear goes sour (with mugshot) [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Russian jets "accidentally" bomb U.S.-backed forces in Syria. Story developing [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Some people get a little depressed when turning the big 50 years old. Then there's this man who blew up his own house [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Mayonnaise Cafes Are Now a Thing
A pair of pop-up restaurants is paying tribute to the divisive condiment. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Nutty Facts About Planters Peanuts
"Shell-ebrate" National Peanut Month with the most famous legume of all—Mr. Peanut. [Link]
Mental Floss » Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Workout Might Ruin You
Notorious RBG can bench press 70 pounds. [Link]
Mental Floss » A Sample of the Original Penicillin Mold Sold at Auction for $14,751
It's signed by Alexander Fleming himself. [Link]
Mental Floss » What Time Is It?
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Mental Floss » What's the Back-Up Band?
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Mental Floss » Match the Fan Theory With the Film
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » There once was a lad from Peno, who once shot a man in Reno, to watch him die, and now he fries, I have a hankering for…fish? THIS is your Fark Writer's Thread "Backed into a corner" edition [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » Okay, I get why the cop didn't have a gun because this is Britain but left unmentioned in the article is why even British poltergeists only carry knives [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Over the centuries, a lot has changed about how Christians observe Lent, but one thing remains the same: Everyone always says they're giving up chocolate [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » A Simple Trick for Finding Out Who Unfollowed You on Facebook
Have a sinking feeling you're losing friends on Facebook? There's a way to find out for sure. [Link]
Mental Floss » Pick the Odd Answers
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Mental Floss » 15 Fabulous and Famous Internet Pigs
Happy National Pig Day! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cows have a new enemy: drones [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Pancakes
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Mental Floss » New LEGO Set Honors NASA’s Female Pioneers
These space trailblazers sure look good in yellow. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Wait, isn't this the bakery?
CSR: Thank you for calling Large Corporate Office Supplies. This is Andie*. How may I help you? (pause) Uh-huh. It's a box of a dozen. (long pause) Pardon? (pause) No, ma'am. It's a regular dozen so just the 12 pencils in the box. You're welcome. (takes off headset) I need Vallium! Rosebery
Australia [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sonogram shows baby flashing distinctive hand sign as it rocks out in the womb [Cool]
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Weird Universe » Chicken Shaming
I hadn't realized that chickens were capable of deviant behavior of this kind. I mean, an entire mouse? Chickens eat mice?
More at Chicken Hugs.
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Mental Floss » Amazing Cover Gives Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters' a Jazz Makeover
The metal classic has received a vintage makeover. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hard hitting piece of journalism from the New York Times: A man's struggle on his trying to grow a beard [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this woman on her knees [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Emergency doctor tells patients with memory problems that Trump is now president, not Jimmy Carter [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 15 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in March
If you're into cute animals, delicious food, beloved figures, or legendary betrayal (yeah), March is the month for you. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Trump supporters in NYC say it feels like they're at the Alamo. Ironic tag because that was the battle where the Mexicans won by climbing over the walls [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Well no shiat. We have healthcare, pot, sane Republicans, mass transit, 4 distinct seasons, *and* sports teams that actually win [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Pancakes
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Mental Floss » Heat-Sensitive Game Boy Mug 'Turns On' With Hot Coffee
When you want to get nostalgic first thing in the morning. [Link]
Weird Universe » Cycle Logic
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Fark.com RSS » Clown suits and slamming balls, when the walls fell [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Protip: When being chased by police, jumping from one rooftop to another only works in the movies [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Animal Soldiers of World War I
A round of great links for everyone! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just a reminder – In this age of cameras being everywhere, there is no such thing as 'finders keepers' when it comes to cash on the ground [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Why There Are No Good Photos of Neil Armstrong On the Moon
The Apollo 11 astronauts were too busy being the first people to ever walk on the moon to bother with too many glamour shots—but the photos they did take reward close examination. [Link]
Mental Floss » For Women in China's Red Yao Tribe, a Haircut is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Event
Once considered too sacred to be seen by anyone except for a woman's family, long hair is believed to bring family wealth, success, and luck. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know what would happen if you were dumb enough to try some Dukes of Hazzard driving in real life? Something like this [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Crowdsourced Search for an Iconic Symbol's Creator
The Tidyman logo is widely used in the UK, but previous attempts to trace its origin have been fruitless. [Link]
Futility Closet » Proposition
A letter from William Pomeroy Barnett of Whitesboro, Texas, to Ollie Hughes, 1891: Deer gurl I hav bin thinin fur a gude while thet I wood rite you a leter an tel you thet I wus luvin beter eny uther gurl in texas an ef you will mary me I wil be jist the bestest feller you ever seed in … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Midwest colleges to Alaska Natives: Should we not have dug up your dead relatives and let students experiment on them? Our bad, we'll ship them back in some Uhaul boxes [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » San Diego received 2.34" of rain on Monday, which beats the 2.19" average … the MONTHLY average [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: The Wet Bandits. New and scary: The Sperm Bandits [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Guerrilla urban planners in Wichita use toilet plungers to demarcate bike lanes [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida man Florida man'ed a hotel room [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Montana chooses to have people find out about a loved one's death on social media, freeing up police for more important matters than notifying next of kin [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Dark and stretchy are not usual words to describe ice cream, unless it's Häagen-Dazs new Japanese flavor [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Sheriff says DUI suspect got lucky. We don't usually get tough until the 24th [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Dumb: Posting threats and "homophobic slurs, sexually-graphic language, and references to racial stereotypes" on the public pages of celebrities you disagree with. Idiot: "he did not realize they were viewable by the public" [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Church With a Cemetery in the Basement
Sheltered from the elements, the tombstones are remarkably well-preserved. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Oscars rising star, Gary from Chicago, was released from prison just three days before the ceremony after spending twenty years behind bars for committing multiple felonies. He sees this as his redemption [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The 1956 Magic Trick That Sent BBC Viewers Into a Panic
After magician P.C. Sorcar buzz-sawed a woman in half, the program abruptly ended before she could be put back together again. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apparently, getting caught embezzling $63,000 provokes the same reaction as losing the gold medal in the vault [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle City Light employee investigated for adding Cameras and Action in the men's room [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these fine specimens of Lepidoderma tigrinum [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CNN: Are recreational marijuana and opioid addiction linked? Experts in article: "No" [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » What Does the Queen Keep in Her Handbag?
The Queen doesn't carry house keys or car keys, but her purse does serve a very vital function: It sends secret messages. [Link]
Mental Floss » YouTube's New $35 Streaming TV Service Will Bring 40 Channels to Cord-Cutters
The platform will feature most of the major networks, as well as original TV shows and movies. [Link]
Mental Floss » Severe Thunderstorms Head to Midwest, South, and Northeast
Tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail are all possible. [Link]
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