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 » Iran claims its new homemade tank is just as powerful as a Russian T-90, can drive under water and even run the latest version of Photoshop for electronic warfare [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Saloon Doors Are Pretty Easy to Sneak Under. So How Did Bartenders Lock Up in the Old West?
Saloon doors were great for dramatically tossing out rowdy bar patrons, but not so great for security. Luckily, there was a backup. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Miami cops say their vehicles aren't that thicke [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Lawyers for Sinaloa cartel boss 'El Chapo' say Guzman's confinement is far more extreme than what he experienced while in detention in Mexico where he built his own prison, had hookers, booze, drugs and tiny violins playing at all times [
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Woman has therapy animal to treat anxiety. Fark: It's a therapy goat. Bonus: Awesome hat [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » How You Can Help Protect Migrating Birds
Experts say collisions with windows are a “preventable problem.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Embattled Developer of sinking San Francisco highrise appears to be at the "making up structural experts" level of desperation to defend themselves [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Like most of us, Carlos the Jackal regrets not killing 'people I should have' [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Cobra has escaped and is terrorizing a residential neighborhood. And now you know, and knowing is half the battle [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Fukushima Has Been Taken Over by Radioactive Boars
The contaminated boars have moved into abandoned homes and damaged hundreds of dollars’ worth of property and crops. [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Amazing Underwater-Themed Restaurants
Ever wonder what a turtle is like as a dining companion? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Vvvibrator cccompany ffforced ttto pppay cccustomers $10k each, fffor ssspying ooon thththemmmmmm [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » The Discovery of Portugal’s Oldest Skull Adds to Puzzle of Human Evolution
It's about 400,000 years old. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fireworks factory in Tel Aviv explodes, possibly starting World War III [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Naked man arrested after police find him yelling gibberish on Indiana highway, may have been trying to hitch a ride to Florida [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this strange strawberry [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Actual headline: PETA to use "nude zebra" in Charlotte circus protest; protesters will protest that. PROTEST [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Today is Albert Einstein's birthday, theoretically [Hero]
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Mental Floss » What Each State Is Searching for on St. Patrick's Day
Alcohol, food, and sports, mostly. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ex-Mormons turned whistle-blowers release document exposing church's "enemies list." Ironically, release during whistle blowing is one of the offenses that will land you on the enemies list [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Samsung’s New TV Doubles as a Piece of Art
When turned on, the TV functions as a normal HD television. When turned off, it replaces the blank screen with a painting or a photograph. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When forming a girls council to discuss women's issues, there is an implicit understanding that a key demographic will be included [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things to Keep in Your Car at All Times
In the event that you pop a tire or run out of gas, don’t be caught unprepared. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Two former Penn State officials cut deal in Jerry Sandusky cover-up, will possibly testify against last defendant as prosecutors try get to the bottom of things. Wait, that may be poorly phrased [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » I laughed. She laughed. The vibrator laughed. I shot the vibrator. It was a good day [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Drive-thru funeral parlor offers caskets that get sucked up through a vacuum tube and send back a tasty lollipop [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » German Lawmakers Want to Fine Social Media Sites for Ignoring Hate Speech
Sites like Facebook and Twitter could face $50 million fines. [Link]
Mental Floss » 'Serial' Creators Announce Release Date for 'S-Town,' Their New Murder Mystery Podcast
The new true crime story centers on a town in rural Alabama. [Link]
Mental Floss » Seniors' Knitting Group Crafts Sweaters For Chilly Chickens
Members launched the project after learning that some types of poultry simply aren't cut out for cold climates. [Link]
Mental Floss » Could Brain Imaging Reveal Your Mental State During a Crime?
A new neuroscience study explores what "knowing" and "reckless" look like in the brain. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This headline will not get approved, which is freaking me out, but there's nothing I can do, because I swear to God the Mods hate me, and I'll never forgive them, and it's probably my fault for being unclear, but they're always dissin
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Fark.com RSS » CIA uses board games to train its officers: Pokemon cards for intelligence gathering, tabletop strategy games to train analysts, and Operation for interrogations [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Former Colorado State House member and conservative Christian talk show host recently said demonic spirits are using the new live action Beauty and the Beast film to "recruit children into sin" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Class, today's lesson is in day drinking and comes courtesy of the boxed wine in my purse [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark servers to be offline March 24-26 [PSA]
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Mental Floss » 9 Foods That Are Just As Good Frozen As Fresh
Time to make space for some fresh herbs next to your frozen veggies and berries. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Real Heinz Just Bought Don Draper's Failed Ketchup Pitch
The check was made out to Dick Whitman. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Happy Pi Day everyone…enjoy a slice and remember that pi are square [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's Fark-ready headline: Professional poop scooper gets probation for using fake Secret Service ID to impress women online [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Reposted for evening folks – What is one of the best, weirdest, funniest, and/or most unexpected thing that's happened to you as a result of reading Fark? Top ten posts will receive one year of TotalFark. DIT [Live]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Daylight Saving Time
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Fark.com RSS » As his town is being hard hit by a wave of opioid addiction and overdose deaths, The mayor of one small town is taking his streets back-by suing the makers of OxyContin saying they knew their pills were flooding the black market and did nothing [Inte
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Mental Floss » 12 Solid Facts About 'Pumping Iron'
6. It's not actually a documentary. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apartment maintenance throws out belongings of unit 223 for non-payment. Fark: Was supposed to be 213 [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » It's bad enough to think about what it was like in 1920s America when they were pouring all that booze down the drain, now they're making us look at it in color [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » And Will You Be Faking Your Own Death Today?
Bank teller #1: So what did you do?
Bank teller #2, wearing name tag that says “Sue*”: I told him my name was Kelly and I ran! Dayton, Ohio [Link]
Mental Floss » The World’s Most Difficult (and Impossible) Places to Reach
There are plenty of places where no human has stepped foot. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today's example of instant traffic karma comes to us from Connecticut [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Totally crazy" Jack Russell terrier totally FAILS at Crufts Dog Show, still loves every minute of his fail [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this unusual man [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » The Hand Drop Test
Emergency medical technicians often have to figure out if a patient is really unconscious, or if they're faking it. One of the techniques they use to do this is the "hand drop" test. Steve Whitehead of theemtspot.com describes it:
Without warning, we gently pick up the patients hand and hold it above their face. Without delay, we drop it. If the … [Link]
Weird Universe » Guestward, Ho!
Continuing our look at really dumb and inept TV shows.
Wikipedia page. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Products Math Lovers Can Buy for Pi Day
Gifts that keep on giving about the number that never ends. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Stolen Stradivarius reappears after 36 years, with Wang on it [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Stella. STELLA. STELLAAAAAAAAA has arrived on the East Coast, dumping snow and causing traffic snarls from New York to Virginia. Winter is going out with a bang; be safe, East Coast Farkers. It's your Official Stella Discussion Thread [Live]
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Mental Floss » Daylight Saving Time
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Fark.com RSS » The latest dating danger: the woke misogynist [Scary]
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Mental Floss » This 'Spirited Away' Piggy Bank Gobbles Up Your Change
It even burps. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Damn it, Donnie. You gotta remember to bronze everywhere [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Parents should be appreciative of childless adults because thanks to them there are more open spots in competitive kindergarten classrooms and shorter waits for playground swings according to somebody trying to overcompensate for her barren womb [Unl
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Fark.com RSS » Take a break from your Monday madness and enjoy the "Flyball Team Finals" competition from this year's Crufts Dog Show. (action starts at 5:35) [Video]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Election Scandal of 1880
Great links to start a great day! [Link]
Mental Floss » How J.R.R. Tolkien Changed the Dictionary
Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien had a way with words that extended beyond his incredible works of fiction. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out not living in a Mad Max-esque hellscape makes people happier. Who knew? [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Searching for Modern-Day Buried Treasure in the Rocky Mountains
Nearly a decade ago, a man named Forrest Fenn reportedly hid a chest filled with gold, and left clues to help hunters find its location. [Link]
Futility Closet » A Guilty Key
In the contentious presidential election of 1876, the campaign of Democrat Samuel Tilden sent many enciphered messages to its agents in contested states. Two years after the election, the New York Daily Tribune published some of the deciphered telegrams, showing that Tilden’s campaign had tried to bribe election officials to win the race. Here’s one of the telegrams: 
Since only … [Link]
Mental Floss » This Bike Map Shows You Where It's Safe to Ride
Mapzen's bike map grades a city's bike lane safety in tiers from safest to least safe. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Think you're Middle Class? Think again [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 10 Things You Might Not Know About the Rise of Money
Presented by National Geographic. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 75 years ago today, U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps after 30 different breeds go through basic training [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » For those of you who still have power and Internet, it's the Weekly Weird News Quiz, Frozen North edition. UPDATE: Quiz winners and stats are up in thread [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Just in time for St Pat's: prefabbed Irish pubs, just add Guinness. Bar towels not included [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Geocacher does superb imitation of Wile E. Coyote. Repeat performance unlikely [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Dermatologists say you don't have to use soap as long as your coworkers don't mind you stinking up the place [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Because they're so plentiful – South Africa plans to legalize rhino horn trade [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » University launches Biden research and policy institute, to focus on economic reform, civil rights and the proper techniques for washing a Trans-Am [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure, Canada's cystic fibrosis patients outlive their U.S. counterparts by 10 years, but least Americans can sleep well knowing that their insurance company CEOs are being lavishly compensated for free-marketing them to death [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » A brief update on Farker soosh (host of the Livingston Stapler Company Presents radio show), who is still undergoing rehab at Queen Anne Medical Center in Seattle (LGT previous thread) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Michigan hunters told to stop baiting bears with chocolate. Surely, a master baiter wouldn't need chocolate to get a bear [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this caravan in the woods [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » A Clock That Forces You to Do Math to Find Out the Time
The Albert Clock challenges you to keep your multiplication and division skills sharp. [Link]
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