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 » Nebraska officially became a state on March 1, 1867. The major difference between then and today? The Nebraska license plates were better in 1867 [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Okay. Quick question. WTF are miniature horses for? You can't ride them. You can't shear their wool. You can't turn them into pack animals. Maybe you could sell the meat. Are they just tiny horses that eat and poop? What are they for? [Su
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Fark.com RSS » In 1942 an entire aircraft factory in California was covered in camouflage. The fake homes now go for $3000/sq.ft [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Institute Plans to Rebuild Frank Lloyd Wright’s Lost Designs
The Banff Pavilion in the Canadian Rockies was demolished in the 1930s, but could get a new life. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When you're awaiting sentencing for a fatal hit and run, you might want to assume that all your calls are being monitored and recorded. You know, in case you say you feel no remorse for the victim's family or call the judge a f*cking a**hole
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of Sushi in the United States
It took a smash-hit TV show and a boom in immigration from Japan to turn sushi into an everyday “American” food. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Step right up, place your bets on Arkansas' eight upcoming executions taking place over the next ten days. Over under on each inmate experiencing an agonizing and painful death is five minutes [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » A Deleted ‘Die Hard’ Scene Explains One Major Plot Hole
Can we get a "yippee-ki-yay?" [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sure he was unarmed, but look at that shot grouping [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 8 Climatic Facts About Our Abnormally Warm Winter
4. Chicago saw no snow in January or February. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Brawny Woman Will Replace the Brawny Man for Women's History Month
It's time for Brawny Woman. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In a love story as old as time itself, a Japanese man died from the thing he loves the most. Gonna go out on a limb and guess that nobody cleared his browser history either [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Visa war looms between the US and EU. Something tells me they won't take American Express either [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this new growth [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » What Does a U.S. Ambassador Really Do?
The answer depends a lot on whether you bought your way into the job. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man admits to being super drunk, which is like regular drunk except you can cause a school lockdown with a single bound [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Cattle on the loose on Kansas highway. Numerous BBQ food trucks in hot pursuit. Your F150 wants steak [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » 11 Well-Read Facts About the Library of Congress
It's the largest library collection on Earth. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Happy birthday to the state that makes bad news fun [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Researchers Want to Recreate What a New York Library Smelled Like in 1906
The olfactory experts have analyzed books, fabrics, and cigars to capture the perfect scent profile. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Some guy's dashcam records drive-by shooting right in front of him. With audible gunshot goodness [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » When St. Patrick's Day falls on a Lenten Friday, most Catholic dioceses issue a blanket exception for the day. And then there's St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Americans Traveling to Europe This Summer May Need a Visa
The rules could go into effect this May. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Boston Farkers Pub Crawl Returns April 2nd @ 1:00 PM, details in thread [FarkParty]
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Fark.com RSS » Giant dinosaur caught strolling across Florida golf course with massive fish clenched in his gnarly teeth [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 'Sesame Street' Writing Fellowship Shines a Spotlight on Diversity
New writers can apply for the chance to learn from the creative professionals behind the beloved children's show. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Captains "Cour"ageous
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Mental Floss » 13 Wondrous Photos of Waves
Australian photographer Warren Keelan ventures off shore to get close-ups of the ocean in action. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Best Breakfast Spot in All 50 States
No matter what type of morning meal you prefer—a cup of strong coffee with a croissant or a full plate of eggs, bacon, and potatoes—we’ve got you covered. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I'm sorry, I've been drinking since last night. What? Why yes, I'm a Fark mod, how did you know? Oh, you think you can play catch up? Go ahead and try me. It's the Fark Weekly Weird News Quiz [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Uber-UK loses a legal test case requiring that its drivers show a minimum proficiency in English. Merde [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » When Flowers Were New, This Ancient Beetle in Amber Pollinated Differently
Scientists thought there were three ways ancient insects pollinated non-flowering plants. This beetle shows us there were four. [Link]
Weird Universe » Blinky the Friendly Hen
April 27, 1978: Artist Jeffrey Vallance bought a frozen chicken (a Foster Farms fryer) at a supermarket and then buried it at the Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, following a brief memorial service. He also installed a grave marker for the frozen bird, naming it "Blinky the Friendly Hen." He came to think of Blinky's grave as being like the grave … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mizzurah gets to claim the anti-Semitic faux bomber [News]
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Fark.com RSS » A significant portion of London is closed today due to undetonated World War II ordnance [Scary]
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Mental Floss » When Mr. Rogers Went to Washington
In 1969, Fred Rogers went before the Senate to plead for a $20 million grant for public broadcasting, which had been proposed by President Johnson but was in danger of being sliced in half by Richard Nixon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news guys — there's a new "smart condom" on the market that can help scan your potential hookup for STDs. Downside — it rates your performance [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 14 Sunny Facts About ‘The O.C.’
6. Mitchell Hurwitz wanted the show's cast to make a guest appearance on 'Arrested Development.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Frat bros decide to haze pledge who passed out by rubbing peanut butter on his face, discover he has a severe allergy to peanuts [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Why does my new couch have marijuana in it? [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "ATHE1ST" license plate request rejected in Indiana. No word if "ACLUSUES" plate available [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Here hold my beer while I belt out a Pavarotti classic at the old construction worksite [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cuddly critter [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » Beulah Miller, the Girl with X-Ray Vision
Very proud to have a resident of my native Rhode Island exhibit this uncanny power.
Although not everyone was so positive, as the NYT coverage from April 23, 193, shows.
Original article here.
Further coverage here.
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Fark.com RSS » It's Friday. In anticipation of what you plan to do much of this weekend, reward yourself by enjoying a slideshow of animals sleeping [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 11 Unexpected Starbucks Menu Items From Around the World
Because nothing goes better with a fresh-brewed cup of coffee than a meat pie. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » …We Fired the Psychic During Budget Cuts
Finance manager: Every time an e-mail outage occurs I'm working on something, and I have to start over. I need you to let me know an hour or so ahead of time next time the system is going to crash.
IT guy: Ummmmm… Auburn, Indiana Overheard by: dru [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This is the future that liberals want [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Captains "Cour"ageous
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Mental Floss » YouTuber Finds a Way to Make Nerf Darts Dangerous
Where there's a will, there's a way. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news, ladies. Thanks to a Nova Scotia judge, you don't have to worry that your driver will miss your "Yes" signals when you pass out in his cab [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » So let's say you want to walk around with a bottle of beer but you're too lazy to hold it [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Susan La Flesche, Medicine Woman
The Incredible Legacy of Susan La Flesche, the First Native American to Earn a Medical Degree. She faced racism outside her tribe, and misogyny inside it.
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Why are these turkeys circling a dead cat? It looks like some weird funeral rite.
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How to stay safe on public Wi-Fi. A few tweaks to your habits will help.
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The Curse … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » California Supreme Court rules that there is no such thing as private communications for government officials [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Bees Are Way Smarter (And Sassier!) Than You'd Think
Apart from propping up human survival by pollinating our crops, bees are also the capable architects, mathematicians, and navigators of the insect world. [Link]
Mental Floss » Nintendo Switch Game Cartridges Taste Terrible (for a Very Good Reason)
In case you have kids. Or just in case you like to eat video games. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mountain View High School sees a $40 million payday after someone 5 years ago had the good sense to invest $15,000 in a start up company called Snapchat [Spiffy]
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GraphJam » This Is Really Going to Be the Year
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cigarattes , Line Graph , new years , resolutions Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » Browse 165 Years of 'The New York Times' Front Pages
See every cover from America's paper of record since 1852. [Link]
Futility Closet » Banishing Gloom
For his Historical Atlas of 1830, Edward Quin took a different approach than other cartographers: Rather than present history as a series of discrete moments, he illustrates the growth of knowledge by covering the earth in obscuring clouds that are beaten back from panel to panel. “In Quin’s Historical Atlas, the world is shown first in darkness, with clouds obscuring … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ben Seaver tries to blame his DUI on chicken nuggets when blaming on Mike failed and calls Carol a nerd [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » …in General Convention at the town of Washington on the 2nd day of March 1836 [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Cop: "I caught you driving your car while under the influence of alcohol." Driver: "Yeah? Well, 25 years ago I killed a woman and got away with it, so compared to that this is nothing" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Driver locks thirsty thief in back of beer truck. Not a repeat from Tuesday's staged video [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest craze sweeping the ranks of tween age girls is a giant bow hair clip called a JoJo bow. And of course some schools are banning them [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » More than 1000 bison killed in a few weeks. This is not a repeat from 1881 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Mikey may hate everything, but he loves hand sanitizer [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Wichita Gets Safer Bike Lanes Thanks to Toilet Plungers
Plunging toward traffic safety. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vegan attacks chicken truck and, yes, alcohol was heavily involved. I mean, no one said vegans could not drink [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Population has doubled since 2010. Florida: Population infected with Syphilis [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Millennials: We're sooooooo lonely because our friends are always online. WAAAAAAAAAAA [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » $400 worth of cookies missing from Pepperidge Farm truck…culprits caught in nearby alley, in possession of cookies and marijuana [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Switching over from meatball and disassembled furniture production, the Swedes prepare for war [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man who threatened to kill Kevin and also tried to kill Kevin is scooted back to Florida. That rascal [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Are Dr. Seuss's Books Translated?
It takes a truly gifted author to write verse as magical as the works of Dr. Seuss. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Fun Facts About 'Crocodile Dundee'
The crocodile and the bidet weren't real. The romance was. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apparently those new Peep Oreos are the gift that keeps on giving [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » America’s First Mandatory Education Law Was Inspired by Satan
The Puritans were preoccupied with the devil’s doings. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is chess a gateway to heroin abuse? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lounging fashionista [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » These Rice Farmers Made Art of Agriculture
The Japanese village of Inakadate holds an annual rice paddy art festival. The canvas and pigments for these works may be a little unwieldy, but the results are startlingly precise and—from the right vantage point—truly spectacular. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Guy that cops say seeks 3 hots & a cot hurls brick thru Youngstown Police station's front door…for the 2nd time in 6 months: "I just want to go to jail" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 9 Timeless Bits of Wisdom from Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933 Advice Book for Women
The former first lady offers readers counsel on careers, happiness, health, parenting, and more. [Link]
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