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 » Police are called to check on welfare of citizen. While that's happening, guy who called kills himself and then cops find huge pot growing operation and assorted dead people. The aristocrats [Scary]
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Mental Floss » When Bill Gates Did a Little Bit of Everything at Microsoft
The tech founder had a hands-on approach to customer service. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Illegally poaching wild animals will never fill the hole in your soul or the lonely chasm where your teeth used to be [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » When Best Korea calls you reckless, you better pay attention, because Best Korea are experts on the subject. Sad, Scary, Asinine, and Florida tags are fighting to see who gets this one. Why is Florida in the mix? Why does Florida do anything? [Obviou
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Fark.com RSS » The Fate of the Furious doesn't open until this weekend, so while you're waiting around for mindless action, try the Fark Weekly Weird News Quiz [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » "I am completely disturbed by what my company did. I am constantly disturbed and reminded by it because you all won't shut up about it" [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The '90s Called: Original Tamagotchis Are Coming Back
Some amazing news for your 10-year-old self. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Study shows link between Facebook use and depression. Fark.com use still reliable predictor of emotional well-being and psychological stability, alcohol dependence [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Can You Spot the Sleeping Baby?
No crying allowed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » DOJ Prepares To Disrupt Global Spam Network. Hawaiians Inconsolable [Unlikely]
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Futility Closet » Detente
In his Book of Good Love (1330), Juan Ruiz tells of a silent debate between Greece and Rome. The Romans had no laws and asked the Greeks to give them some. The Greeks feared that they were too ignorant and challenged them first to prove themselves before the wise men of Greece. The Romans agreed to a debate but asked … [Link]
Mental Floss » 'The Lord of the Rings' Fans Can Now Own Their Very Own Hobbit House
“The Shire of Montana" is currently on sale for $595,000. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Tips for Staying Safe and Sane While Traveling With Your Pet
Our pets are part of the family—so sometimes, a family vacation isn't complete without them. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kane announces his candidacy for Mayor, proceeds to tear off door to his dog cage [Fake]
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Mental Floss » New Therapy Shrinks Five Types of Pediatric Cancers in Mice
“You can imagine a situation where instead of giving different types of drugs for different tumors, we can just say, ‘Here is the treatment. It’s universal.’” [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Anti-gay pastor who said Orlando shooting victims "got what they deserved" convicted of molesting boys [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this windowed wall [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Controversial History of a Famous Scottish Statue and Its Traffic Cone Hat
The Duke of Wellington's orange topper is a Glaswegian tradition—but historically, officials haven't been too happy about it. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Doctors once treated alcoholism with heroin. Now, they want to treat heroin addiction with marijuana. No word on what are we going to do about all the eventual gorilla carcasses [Interesting]
[link] [89 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » A Historic Graveyard in Slovenia Is Now Home to a Digital Tombstone
The gravestone has an interactive screen capable of displaying pictures, video, and other types of digital odes to the deceased. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today in Not News: Putter, the ice cream loving squirrel [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 11 Book-Inspired Candles for Bibliophiles
Take a big whiff of your favorite books. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » WANTED TO BUY: Human skin. Paying $400. Really [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Twitterstorm against United subsides … as Twitter deletes tweets critical of United Airlines [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Glass-Bottomed "Sky Pool" in Houston Hangs 500 Feet Above Street Level
For views of downtown Houston, just look down. [Link]
Mental Floss » AeroMobil's Flying Car Could Land This Year
The future is here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » United Airlines PR department tries a new spin: the doctor booted from the flight was a hardcore criminal thug [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Racist church Shooter Dylann Roof will receive the death penalty and 9 life sentences just in case he's a cat or something [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Navy Seal claims that photos of Bin Laden's body were never released because he died of excessive lead poisoning [Followup]
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Mental Floss » There's a New Way for Amazon Customers to Make Purchases With Cash
With Amazon Cash, you can add money to your Amazon balance at participating stores. [Link]
Mental Floss » Get One of Amazon's Great Tuesday Deals Now
From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Who knew that adults wearing makeup like the Joker is apparently against Virginia law? Apparently not this guy. Y SO SERIOUS? (with mugshot goodness) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Things you want to do on your honeymoon in Hawaii: Swim, surf, snorkel. Things you don't want to do on your honeymoon in Hawaii: Contract Rat Lungworm disease [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Restoration of Old Army Tank Turns Up $2.5 Million in Gold
A tank collector found the vehicle on eBay. [Link]
Mental Floss » Guess the Movie Based on How the Plot Would Be Changed by a Smartphone
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bill would allow consumer electronics companies to market hearing aids direct to consumers, in case you want to control grandma's hearing through your smartphone [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 7 Ingenious Ways Architecture Helped Humans Thrive
Presented by National Geographic. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Delicious Poutine Recipes to Make at Home
Time to celebrate that glorious hot combination of fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Rummy
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Fark.com RSS » Missouri high school principal discusses suicide with students. Hopefully they talked him out of it [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » …Lord
Female coworker: I would never leave you such a message, nor tell you to suck anything. Raleigh, North Carolina [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Protip for college students: Don't leave your clothes outside for two weeks because you're too lazy to do your laundry at your dorm, birds will make a nest inside your pants [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Coffee Table Recreates 'Pong' in Real Life
Transform your living room into a home arcade. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Ways to Get Your Caffeine Fix Without Coffee
Good morning! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » According to someone who keeps tabs on this shiat, 40,000 passengers were 'bumped' from flights in 2016 [Stupid]
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Weird Universe » The Los Angeles Pet Memorial
I was briefly in L.A. over the weekend, so I took the time to visit the L.A. Pet Memorial, my curiosity about it having been piqued after posting recently about how Blinky the Friendly Hen was buried there. It's up in northwest L.A., in Calabasas. If you're ever in the area, and want to do some sightseeing that's more off … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this transporter [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Cause of death for great white shark found, exploding oxygen cannister ruled out [Followup]
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Weird Universe » The Singer Gazelle
Wikipedia page here.
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold wins a Pulitzer prize for uncovering the scam otherwise known as Trump's charitable giving [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't worry, United Airlines is going to investigate themselves [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » After participating in 'bestiality party,' 64-year-old woman is spared jail by claiming she didn't know it was illegal. Even so, it will probably dog her the rest of her life [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » United's CEO doubles down: "Why are you hitting yourself? Why are you hitting yourself?" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » United Airlines has committed "Brand Genocide" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Rummy
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Mental Floss » Keep the Whole Solar System to Yourself in This Tiny Bottle
You can now buy the entire galaxy for about $37. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Flying may suck and you may be randomly selected to be forcefully "volunteered" to be removed from your flight, but at least the FCC ruled to keep the ban forbidding cellphone calls from an airplane [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » You can now blame helicopter parents on the cancellation of community Easter egg hunts [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Northern California tribal leader gets death penalty for 2014 killings. That's a lot of killings [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: French Fries, the Superfood
Great links for great people! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You've got just three more days to fly your drone over US military bases before it becomes illegal [PSA]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » What Was the Slowest News Day in History?
Feeling inundated by news lately? You would have loved April 11, 1954, when almost nothing happened. [Link]
Mental Floss » Inside the Delicious Sport of Pizza Tossing
Tony Gemignani, the 12-time World Pizza champion, is a pro at juggling dough. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Parent-child bonding, Florida style: Father, daughter arrested for baking pot brownies and selling them at high school [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Inspiration
Many German beer brands combine a place name with the word Hell, which means “pale” and indicates a pale lager: 
Image: Wikimedia Commons In 2010 German businessman Florian Krause recalled that he’d grown up near an Austrian village called Fucking: 
So he brewed a pale lager and named it for the town: 
The European Union trademark office initially balked at registering … [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch a Dialect Coach Run Through 12 Different Accents in Less Than 4 Minutes
Learn how to make your English, Scottish, and Irish accents sound distinct. [Link]
Mental Floss » The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE
ctrl+alt+delete started as a trade secret. Then it became an icon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 25 years ago a crew punched a hole in the Chicago River causing a flood that was the biggest disaster since the Chicago Fire. It took 6 weeks to finally put a cork in it. The company responsible got away without paying a dime [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Prosecutor shows man's penis to jury, defense claims it won't stand up in court [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle man arrested over crime spree that involved homemade explosives, robbery, wanton drug use, burning cars, cartons of melted ice cream, and a stolen ATM. Florida man seen nodding in respect [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida man sets record for: Shortest. Police chase. Ever [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » The criteria used to select the doctor booted from that United flight were not random [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Family comes home to find their house trashed by Wild Turkey. Man, that stuff usually just makes me take my pants off and throw up in the bathtub [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » If by "stork" you mean a giant white Turkish Airlines plane headed to Burkina Faso, then yeah-storks deliver babies, sure [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Chuck E. Cheese's unveils triple-pepperoni pizza, featuring three styles of pepperoni so mouthwatering that you'll fight anyone to get at it [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » United Airlines offers new Punk Ass biatch seating to those who don't require the amenities of Economy [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » 3 arrested after breaking in to a jail. I wonder what they thought would happen [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Marcinkiewicz to follow up on Gniewkowski incident. Gasheundheit [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida sheriff posts video taunting heroin dealers, while flanked by four guys who'd be straight out of an ISIS execution video if it weren't for the words 'Sheriff' on them [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » If you see hyperactive, over-caffeinated fish zipping around in Michigan rivers, this is why [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » For whatever reason, Oregon wants to cosplay Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Vladimir Putin's secret lair in a Nicaraguan volcano may have just been found [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » UK doctors baffled by a condition that causes a teenager to sleep 18 hours a day. Which Americans know as being a teenager [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this beach party [Photoshop]
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