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 » The end of 3.2 beer in Utah could be decided by other states [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » This Chatbot Will Help You Ask for a Raise (And Get It)
There's no reason to avoid asking for that raise. Cindy Gallop's Facebook chatbot will help you through the process. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » GDOT says I-85 repairs in ATL could be done PDQ [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Here’s What the LEGO Version of ‘Rogue One’ Would Look Like
It takes place on a kid's bedroom floor, instead of in a galaxy far, far away. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man trying to do his best 'Leonardo DiCaprio in an airline uniform' poses as crew member and gets busted with $85K worth of cocaine in suitcase at JFK Airport [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » First Contact
On April 12, 1961, witnesses saw a spaceship enter Earth’s atmosphere and descend to the ground in a ploughed field in the Leninsky Put Collective Farm near the Soviet village of Smelovka. At a height of 7 kilometers, a spaceman left the ship and drifted to earth on a parachute. The spaceman later reported: As I stepped on the firm … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Washington state prison encourages hobbies: weight lifting, reading up on the law, saving the world from "colony collapse disorder" [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 18 Things Professional Chefs Say You Must Have in Your Kitchen
If you’re still using a hand-me-down cutting board and those cheap knives you found on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond when you graduated from college, it’s time for an upgrade. [Link]
Mental Floss » Oak That Sheltered Jewish Brothers During WWII Is Europe's Tree of the Year
It beat 200 contestants for the honor. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Parents call the emergency services fearing their son may be suffering from psychiatric problems, so he steals the ambulance and goes on a joyride. Proving them right [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » One 144-pound snake is scary, but 144 one-pound snakes would be gross [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these constructive fellows [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Texas lawmakers taking steps to legalize fantasy sports. Excellent, all my years of practicing wombat jousting are finally going to pay off [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The 19th Century Aristocrat Who Literally Painted The Town Red
What does painting—and, for that matter, painting things red—have to do with what Merriam-Webster defines as “to go out drinking, dancing, etc.”? [Link]
Mental Floss » Yes, Cadbury Creme Egg Pizza Exists
Sweet! [Link]
Mental Floss » Match the Document With the Century in Which It Was Written
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Mental Floss » Name the Countries That Don't Contain the Letter 'A'
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Mental Floss » The Most Distinctive Baby Names for Each of the Past 7 Generations
If you want to find out the girls and boys names that are most distinctive to an era, looking at the absolute most popular names will not be enough to reveal those really generation-specific names like Maude or Elmer. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Necronomicon smuggled out of North Korea [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Medical Center for New Moms Aims to Treat Postpartum Depression
The clinic is the first of its kind in the U.S. [Link]
Mental Floss » Here's What the Elaborate Maze From 'S-Town' Looks Like
The popular podcast’s protagonist built a world of wonders in the middle of nowhere. [Link]
Mental Floss » Why America Obsesses Over the President’s First 100 Days in Office
Would you want to be compared to the man who legalized beer in his first 100 days in office? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Detective cracks 5,300-year-old Iceman murder. The coldest case ever [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Could Britain ever invade Spain over the future of Gibraltar? It already did [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Syria's moderate rebels to form a new alliance, excluding both mild and spicy rebels [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Lawyer finally finds a client he cannot defend ethically – Sheriff Joe. Bonus: just weeks before trial set to start [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 'Grammar Vigilante' Is Correcting Street Signs, One Apostrophe at a Time
It would be "more of a crime" to leave incorrect punctuation standing, the man told a reporter. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » St. Louis man who was a former pastor, martial arts instructor and current owner of Dojo Pizza, has been charged with possession of child porn, faces 20 years in prison and some really intensive sessions with a career counselor [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Drunk Lives Matter [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Great Girl Scout Cookie Shortage of World War II
In 1943, the Girl Scouts brought terrible news to the homefront. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pink diamond sold for $71 million. Inspector Clouseau keeping an eye on Sir Charles Lytton just in case it goes missing [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Massive Fog-Harvesting Operation Begins in Morocco
Mesh billboards will capture the mountain region’s copious fog so it can be turned into drinking water. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » We all know Golden Retrievers love the water, but they really love it when they can 'play' with their friends the dolphins [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » I'm not trying to alarm you or anything, but Gwyneth Paltrow may be trying to kill you [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Indiana windshield turkey trifecta complete [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 14 Running Facts About 'Chasing Amy'
Chasing Amy, the third installment of writer/director Kevin Smith's legendary New Jersey series, starred future Batman Ben Affleck in his first notable lead role (with all due respect to Glory Daze) as Bluntman and Chronic comic book artist Holden McNeil. McNeil falls for another comic book artist, Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), to the annoyance of his writing partner, Banky … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Book Smart
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Mental Floss » Time-Restricted Eating: The One Simple Trick That Might Help You Lose Weight
Losing weight might be about when, not what, you eat. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Oh, I Wish!
Male employee: So who are some other famous pairs? Tom & Jerry… Bonnie & Clyde… Ren & Stimpy…
Female employee: Your mom and Chuck Norris? Lawrenceville, New Jersey [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Horse rescued after a Taco Bell run. Why the horse wanted Taco Bell is anybody's guess [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Artist Redesigns a Different Movie Poster Every Day for a Year
His ambitious project is finally complete. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Backward Index
Between the 1930s and 1970s, employees at Merriam-Webster created a massive "backward index." It was a card catalog, containing all the words in its dictionary typed backwards. It eventually included around 315,000 index cards.
The reason for creating this thing was to allow the company to find words with similar endings. Such as all words ending in 'ological'. It also … [Link]
Weird Universe » Mudlavia
Miracle mud cures!
Wikipedia page.
Great article with primary source material here.
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Christians upset over chocolate manufacturer's removal of Germanic fertility goddess' name from traditional pagan egg-hunting rite [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Russia names a suspect from one of the 'stans. Dammit, Stan [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this easy rider [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Consciousness is an illusion – it's robots, all the way down [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Look For These in the White House
Why did a high-ranking White House official stock the place with 50 super balls? There's a perfectly good explanation. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Boiler explosion at box factory in St. Louis creates a tsunami of freak occurrences that would do justice to a "Final Destination" movie [Scary]
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Mental Floss » This Playlist Can Help Teach CPR
Songs like "Stayin' Alive" can guide your tempo when you're trying to save someone's life. [Link]
Mental Floss » Book Smart
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Mental Floss » Sipping From These Mugs Reveals Hidden Dinosaurs
Drinking coffee has never been closer to paleontology. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nothing says you're a feminist like defending Roger Ailes in his latest harassment suit [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » He is risen [Fake]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Bittersweet Story of Vanilla
Great links for a great day! [Link]
Mental Floss » See What a Professional Musician Looks at While Playing Piano
Playing the piano is multitasking at its most melodious. [Link]
Futility Closet » When in Rome …
Image: Wikimedia Commons Wallsend Metro station is located near the Segedunum Roman fort at the end of Hadrian’s Wall, which marked the northern limit of the Roman empire at the time of its construction in 122 A.D. Accordingly its signs are rendered in Latin. 
Image: Wikimedia Commons [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man fails the "Tex-Ass Challenge." Death-by-weird-food-challenge trifecta is now in play, in what may be the most American trifecta in history [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Want to Burn a Few Calories? Hop in the Bath
Researchers have found that taking a hot bath for an hour can burn as many calories as a half-hour walk. [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 of the Deadliest Developments in War Strategy
Presented by National Geographic. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New federal rules require franchise pizza parlors to list all 34 million combinations of pizza on signage, many question whether it's really kneaded [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Why grandma won't take us to the zoo anymore [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » The date for filing tax returns is always April 15. Except when it's not. Like this year. It's Tuesday, April 18. Huh? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Cool guys walk away from explosions. Admittedly, the cool guy dress code includes more than just your underwear [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Yale students say they've found an all-natural citrus cure for hangovers. Florida students test it, say it goes great in vodka [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » How Pet Food Developers Whet Furry Appetites
In pet food taste-testing, puking can be a good thing. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "You have reached the Russian embassy, your call is very important to us, To arrange a call from a Russian diplomat to your political opponent, press 1. To use the services of Russian hackers, press 2, To request election interference, press 3
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Fark.com RSS » Ask Me About My Knife-Wielding, Home Invading Grandson: "Brass knuckles against an AR-15? C'mon. Who was afraid for their life?" [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 6 Seasonal Beers to Try This Spring
The Easter Bunny isn't the only thing with hops. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this strange window [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Online Dictionary Posts Fake Definitions to Foil Exam Cheaters
In the process, Romanian dictionary DEX also fooled a few innocent bystanders. [Link]
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