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 » Bill passed to require drug programs in all W.Va. public schools which is redundant, since when Subby attended W.Va. public schools there was already an excellent drug program in place just down the alley [Fail]
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Mental Floss » How William Henry Harrison Spent His 31 Days in the White House
He attended too many parties for his liking. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good thing it wasn't "Let's Demonstrate Prophylactics" day in this teen's health class [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Attention all Moms: Driving with eight kids in your van does not give you group discount on breath alcohol levels [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently Martin Luther King's daughter loves the new Pepsi advert. And, in related news, I have no sarcasm filter [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » For a brief window of time, the TSA website wrongly informed air travelers that it was OK to bring medical marijuana onto planes [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 20 Funny and Clever Peeps Dioramas
Check out these creative ideas using marshmallow chicks and bunnies. [Link]
Mental Floss » ClassPass Members Can Now Stream Video Workouts from Home
Enjoy barre, HIIT, and yoga classes from the comfort of your very own living room. [Link]
Mental Floss » Babies in the UK, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands Cry More
Of the 8700 babies in eight industrialized countries studied, those in Germany, Denmark, and Japan cried least. American babies were in the middle. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Weapons of mass destruction, MIT, mental breakdown, Walther P22, silencer, obliterated serial number, Scientology, Las Vegas, Mork [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Anthony Bourdain Now Has a Travel Guide
His new website will help you explore the world with itineraries based on 'Parts Unknown.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Study shows FL police twice as likely to shoot black people regardless of crime, which includes being black in FL [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Talking to your dog is a sign of intelligence. Unless you don't have a dog, then you're just nuts [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Pentagon officials, who have clearly never watched a single episode of Star Blazers announce they are creating an assistant secretary for Space warfare position inside the USAF 's Space Command [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Passover is nearly upon us. Do you have recipes you break out for the occasion? Perhaps a request to make of those that have appropriate foods for the festivities? Show us the good stuff [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 25 Memorable Quotes from Don Rickles
“Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich.” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How about a nice cool glass of insecticide? er,……I mean tap water [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 6 Mood-Boosting Benefits of Exercise
That feel-good side effect of breaking a sweat isn't imagined. [Link]
Mental Floss » Yale Students Think They Can Cure Hangovers for Real
SunUp is a supplement you take before you drink that's meant to target some of the root causes of hangovers. [Link]
Mental Floss » Which Are the Least Stressed-Out States in America? Check This Map
Feeling stressed? Perhaps you should consider moving to the Midwest. [Link]
Mental Floss » China Is Using Technology to Thwart Toilet Paper Thieves
New toilet paper dispensers with facial recognition software may prevent thieves from swiping sheets of toilet paper from bathrooms at tourist sites. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » BREAKING: CNN reports that Trump says "Something should happen" regarding Assad and Syria. Seriously, this was breaking news on CNN [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Find a Virus That Can Cause Celiac Disease
The researchers say vaccinating kids against the virus could help prevent new cases of the autoimmune condition. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this hamster [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » ICE arrests 82 people, not the cleaning lady and landscaper kind, the Group W bench kind [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Headless body found in Snake River postively identified as Potlatch, ID, man missing since 2008 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Don Rickles was alive [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » New York approves testing for self-driving cars, wants to see if autonomous vehicles will figure out how to flip the bird at, cut off, and shoot at other drivers [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 14 Secrets of Secret Service Agents
They have ways of keeping tabs on you, and one of them is probably in your desk drawer right now. [Link]
Mental Floss » Why the Boombox Scene in 'Say Anything' Almost Didn't Happen
John Cusack thought it would make him look like a punk. [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Say They've Identified a Gene Linked to Anorexia
This gene may give scientists a new tool to understand the eating disorder—and steps toward potential new treatment. [Link]
Mental Floss » Get a Bargain With These Thursday Amazon Deals
From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dutch coloring book featuring famous people unintentionally left out Mike Godwin [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Norway Proposes Plan to Build the World’s First Ship Tunnel
The mile-long structure would be the first of its kind. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 20 inventors throughout the ages whose last words may have been, "Hey everybody, watch this" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The World's Best Restaurant Is in New York
Americans won’t have to cross the pond to sample the menu. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man startled awake by his dog, accidentally knocks gun to the ground, gets shot in thigh. Ta-da [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Person finds hope and solice after deadly storms ravage South because broken power pole looks like a cross, or something [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 10 Surprising Historical Markers Hidden in Plain Sight
Markers can reveal the fantastic, unusual, or macabre in places you might not expect. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Forget about those little holes in airplane windows and find out why airplane seats don't line up with the windows [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » English Doesn’t Have a Word for This Color, but Japanese Does
While we might call it "light blue" or "sky blue," in Japan, "mizu" is considered a totally unique color. [Link]
Mental Floss » You Could Own North America’s Tallest Single-Family House
This Arizona lair is equal parts lookout tower and residence. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Suave Facts About Billy Dee Williams
Sure, he's a 'Star Wars' icon. He's also a successful artist, singer, and spokesperson. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Movie Parts
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Fark.com RSS » A woman taking a selfie falls off a 730 foot tall bridge but only makes it 60 feet. 1. What fraction of the total distance did she fall? 2. What are the odds that the picture came out blurry and she'll have to take it again? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Badger committed to undertaking [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Wake Up to the Taste of Cap’n Crunch-Infused Beer
Your favorite adult beverage has been crunchatized. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Explosive ATM linked to McDonalds Breakfast [Scary]
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Mental Floss » App Lets You See Every Detail of Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin County Civic Center
Right down to the blueprints! [Link]
Weird Universe » Tooth Extraction and Marital Status
1930: Dr. C.F. B. Stowell, speaking to fellow dentists at the annual meeting of the American Dental Association, advised that if a young woman was unwed it would be better not to pull all her "devitalized teeth," because she "must be as beautiful as possible to secure a husband." But if the woman was married — go ahead and pull … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 5-Day Israeli hiking trail combines interactive VR so you can see people and buildings from ancient Galilee of 2000 years ago. Anyone you want to meet from back then? [Cool]
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Overheard In The Office » To Be Fair, Even Gay Men Love My Breasts.
Suit #1: I saw a show where the cook made food out of his wife's breast milk. Then he gave it to people to taste. That's weird.
Suit #2: Not really weird. Humans drink breast milk. People like breasts and will always be on the hunt for breasts–even when they're as young as babies! Jersey City, New Jersey Overheard by: Hobo Whisperer … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kentucky Coal Mining Museum converts to solar power [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Homeland Security would like to see proposals for a border wall. Photoshop a proposal that trumps all others [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Clowns Copyright Their Signature Looks With Painted Eggs
There's a small museum in England that houses over 250 painted clown eggs. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Freak lab accident leaves man infected with strange new pig disease. He appears to have no special powers although colleagues report that he tastes great when they bite him [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » One Hundred years ago today the United States arrived late to the party and pushed World War One to the tipping point [Hero]
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Weird Universe » Chipmunk Punk
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Mental Floss » 11 Adorable Planters to Bring Life to Your Home
Accessorize your plants. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Knock knock." "Who's there?" "Ellie." "Ellie who?" "LAPD offering $50,000 to pawn shop employees willing to snitch on knock-knock burglars" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fresno Police say they have leads identity of 'mermaid' found with webbed toes. In other news, Atlantis may actually be near America's Raisin Capital [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Movie Parts
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Fark.com RSS » Some parents are still befuddled at the concept of two siblings sharing one bedroom. "How does it work?" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Taser International, in response to Jeff Sessions' plans to end police accountability, offers free bodycams and cloud storage to all US police agencies for one year. Also, renames itself to "Axon." Feeling nervous? [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Forever Mary Ann
Great days begin with great links! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Problem: China's waters are overfished. Solution: Send fishermen to international waters and to the waters of neighboring countries. Problem solved [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Man Who Saved Batman
The Caped Crusader was thought of as a joke in the '80s. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "We wanted to find out why all efforts to date to tackle distracted driving have utterly failed." Have you tried texting them? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » If you assign homework to 6th graders on how they feel about frequenting gay bars, you might be an unemployed Sunshine State teacher [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Learn How to Make Your Own Functional Mini LEGO Mac
Recreate your childhood computer with your favorite childhood toy. [Link]
Futility Closet » The Extra Mile
Many thanks to podcast listener Matt Taylor for this: In 1992 British journalist James May was hired to compile the annual “Road Test Year Book” for Autocar magazine, a collection of the year’s car reviews. The task “was extremely boring and took several months,” May said, so to amuse himself he began to hide acrostics in the text. The design … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One more reason to move to Canada: The Canadian Government has a massive porn collection (mildly not safe for work) [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're not working and on disability don't post pictures on Facebook of yourself jet skiing and big game fishing in Costa Rica [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » F-16 Pilot ejects over Prince George's County, Maryland. Sideways pointed small arms fire suspected as the culprit [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Explore London's Historic Streets Through Old Photos and Google Maps
Travel back in time to the London of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » WWJD? Try like hell to outrun deputies in a stolen Mazda while carrying meth apparently [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 622: "Vice Vice Baby 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » "But Grandma, what red eyes you have." "All the better to… hey, are you gonna eat that?" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Did you know it's difficult — but possible — to keep a teaching job after four arrests in two years? (with latest mugshot) [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "Golden shiners at center of bait debate" Not QUITE as interesting as it appears at first glance [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh that? Just your run of the mill stairway of knives. Pretty standard really [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Not all One Percenters opt to ascend Everest. Some are quite satisfied with sampling the excellent white-tablecloth champagne breakfast at Everest Base Camp prepared by top celebrity chefs and served by a talented team of Sherpas [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Way to go Hipsters, your love of broth is making bones too expensive. Jerks [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » 40 percent of registered yakuza are 50 and over, a record high. "I have a chronic illness and my true feeling is wanting to retire and take it easy if there was someone I could pass (the gang) down to," grumbles 70-year-old capo [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Vietnam vet says he'd rather be sent back to the horrors of the jungle than spend a single day at a Florida reform school, in rare story where the Florida tag is for something rage-inducing rather than foolish [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » According to GADOT Commissioner, it wasn't non-combustible PVC pipe stored under I-85. It was non-combustible highly flammable HDPE pipe. Time to look for a new GADOT Commissioner [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Archer is BACK, this time as a private dick. Anybody? Are we doing phrasing this season? It's Archer: Dreamland, tonight at 10PM EDT on FX….X [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » The potato cannon was first used to launch beer for Winston Churchill [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Malibu officials are not happy about the "prank" sign some jerk-off left in their nice, quiet little beach community [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Is that Frederick Douglass in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 9 Facts about Bibb County, Alabama
5. Officials have forbidden the sale of alcohol there for over a century. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kids, don't get drunk and then try to enter the house two doors down from your house. Bad things can happen [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this boring man [Photoshop]
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