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 » Now it's Aquaman's turn to take a shot at Atlanta traffic [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Let's look at today's wrongfully convicted thanks to police fraud report. Oh boy [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » The Cheapest Toll Ever Paid At the Panama Canal
It's a record that will likely never be broken. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » UN worker accused of robbing banks during his lunch breaks [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » There is a rabid ferret on the loose in Pennsyltucky [PSA]
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Mental Floss » 14 Things You Might Not Know About 'Carmen Sandiego'
No guessing—or geography knowledge—required. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Alex Jones Custody lawyer : He's not REALLY nuts at all; those rants are just an act. Alex Jones on FB on the way to court: This is 100% real and anyone who says otherwise is part of a globalist plot to destroy me. Lawyer: Can I get paid in cash?
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Mental Floss » Snapchat World Lenses Are the Next Step in Augmented Reality
"World Lenses" behave like objects in the real world. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » April the giraffe's live birth is the second most live-viewed channel in YouTube's history. Better luck next time, pilgrim [Followup]
[link] [28 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Look Up! A Huge Asteroid Is Whizzing Past Earth This Week
The 2000-foot space rock should be visible with a small optical telescope the night of April 19. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CDC report shows the number of Americans suffering severe mental disorders has increased. No word on the current number of Americans enjoying them [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » "How do you get to Berlin? Well, take a right at Wank Town, get on the Autobahn at Breast Town, take the Humping Hamlet exit and go right through Screwing Creek" [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Skydiver goes to hospital after "accident" which is better than going to the morgue which is what usually happens when a skydiver has an accident [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Jelly Bean
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man making a point [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » How Often You Should Do 12 Household Chores
If you stay on top of your weekly and monthly chores, keeping your home fresh and tidy will be a much more manageable feat. [Link]
Mental Floss » IKEA May Be Launching Stand-Alone Cafes
No longer must you trek to the furniture warehouse for a great Swedish meatball. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That stench you smell is coming from Odessa, Texas. Good thing there was a massive tire fire to cover it up [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Air Force scrambles fighter jets after pair of Russian bombers slip past Sarah Palin to buzz Alaskan airspace [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Man, 71, uses the old "Devil made me do it" defense after he's caught asking teen for sex (with mugshot) [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Most DC thing ever? Apartment building near ballpark bans balcony banners after residents use them to argue about politics [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Black bear hit by car. Warning: these bear pictures are a bit grisly. They're grisly bear pictures, get it? Do you get it? Grisly…bear pictures. Because he got hit by a car. Not grizzly. Grisly. That's the joke [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Pot smoking "ghost hunters" arrested for breaking into an old middle school. They'd have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling police officers [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 8 Animals That Have Been Imprisoned or Arrested
These critters are proof that crime can sometimes be cuddly. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Any adult dressed as the Easter Bunny is terrifying 🐰 [FarkBlog]
[link] [55 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Researchers Discover New Species of Giant Spider
They knew they were on to something when they found a "giant" exoskeleton in a Mexico cave. [Link]
Mental Floss » Let Steve Martin Teach You How to Be Funny
The actor/writer/comedian can add "professor" to his resume. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Look out drug-sniffing police dogs, Arizona has just sworn in their first drug-sniffing lizard [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Goat yoga [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 5 Fast Facts About Esther Afua Ocloo
1. She started her first business with less than a dollar. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Facebook Live killer changes status to Facebook Dead [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Chinese family unearths 'priceless ancient artifacts' thinking they'll be rich beyond their wildest dreams only to find out they're really just WWII explosives left by the Japanese [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Unicorn Frappuccinos Spotted at Starbucks
Track down the elusive drink while you can. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 'Sorry, officer, I completely forgot I was packing a loaded firearm when I boarded the plane. Oh yeah, should also mention I was the pilot' [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 18-year-old man arrested for yelling f**k next to 75-year-old woman, which seems perfectly reasonable to do, judging from hickey she left on his neck [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » This App Turns Text Messages Into Short Stories
Aimed at getting young people to read more, Hooked has more than 10 million downloads. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » High school girl brings stun gun to school, gives random students the business end [Scary]
[link] [58 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Legend of London's Time-Traveling Tomb
Deep in London's historic Brompton Cemetery sits a mausoleum that houses a Victorian heiress, her daughters, and a time-travel story that keeps growing. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may call it a miracle whip, but one university powers its buildings using 1,250 gallons of mayonnaise [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Majority of Americans who say they use marijuana are parents, study finds [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » Tech Talk
In 1944 British graduate student John Hellins Quick published a description of the “turbo-encabulator,” a marvelously sophisticated device whose workings are understandable only by engineers: The original machine had a base-plate of prefabulated aluminite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two main spurving bearings were in a direct line with the pentametric fan. The … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Chicks Get All the Cool Medical Excuses
Female office worker: My mother's having surgery to remove a tumor in her breast today, so count me out for the lunch meeting, I'm going to wait for a phone call on her condition.
Male office worker (uncomfortably): Uh, I hope she's ok. Have you heard from Chris today?
Female office worker: No, he's coming in, right?
Male office worker: As far as I … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Welcome to Death Race 2017, courtesy of Tennessee [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 15 Famous Movie Hotels You Can Visit in Real Life
Here's your chance to experience a little bit of movie history while also getting a great night's sleep. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today the last surviving Doolittle Raider will toast to the memory of his comrades on the 75th anniversary of their incredible mission [Hero]
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Weird Universe » Allergic to wife
1966: After suffering from asthma for 15 years, Sigurd Lindh learned that he was allergic to his wife, Greta. He moved into a cabin 600 yards from their home, and his asthma cleared up.
It's pretty rare for spouses to be allergic to each other (as in, actually having a physical reaction to the other's presence, not just hating each … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In today's episode of Sure, That'll Work: NYC launches rat birth control program [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this misapplied pool floatie [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » A Villain-Themed Land Didn’t Make It Into Disney World
"The Dark Kingdom" would have celebrated Disney's sinister side. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Bunnies don't poop eggs" [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Words you like to hear while walking along greenway: Peaceful, serene, pleasant. Words you don't like to hear while walking along greenway: Snake mating ball [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Indiana teen finds 'ginormous' morel mushroom, with pic of teen who obviously thinks it's a magic mushroom [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » PM Theresa May calls parliamentary elections for early June [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Well, ya know. We herd cattle differently up here in Canada [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Jelly Bean
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Fark.com RSS » So he says to her, "I knew you were farking the Dear Leader's father; you used to always look like you were feeling a little Il" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Celebrate Animal Cracker Day With These Grown-Up Snacks
Yum! [Link]
Weird Universe » General Electric’s 1965 Walking Truck
Walking robots, such as those from Boston Dynamics, are all the rage these days.
But does their ancestor, the human-operated Walking Truck, ever get any credit?
Well, this fellow did a magnificent article on the device. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Renting in L.A. has gotten crazy, which is insane considering how large L.A. is. One of the possible solutions is increasing rent control – only buildings built before 1978 are currently eligible [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Click to see the most "I'd do it again it was totally worth it" mugshot you'll ever see [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Editing Hollywood for China
Here’s how China changed a bunch of big Hollywood movies. Producers are happy to go along with whatever can get their films into that lucrative market.
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Starbucks’ Unicorn Frappuccino is set to make its official debut on Wednesday. But some folks have already taste-tested the flavor-changing drink for us.
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The Modern Era's Most Destructive War Took Place in … … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » United condemned for serving friskey sours [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Some Common Words Secretly Contain Whole Phrases Within Them
Our language can be more economical than you may realize. [Link]
Mental Floss » The UK Driving Test Will Soon Include a GPS Navigation Section
New UK drivers will be required to follow GPS directions as part of their licensing exam starting in December 2017. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canada trying to convict man of having too few divorces [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Kim Jong-un has copyrighted his awful haircut in North Korea, meaning no one else can walk around looking like a third-rate Shemp Howard [Silly]
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Mental Floss » Before and After Photos Show California’s Super Bloom From Space
California's deserts are extra picturesque this spring, and you can see it all by satellite. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Surprising Ways the Age of Exploration Shaped Modern Civilization
Presented by National Geographic. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "And that's why my uncle isn't allowed to visit me OR go to the movies anymore" [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Man wrecks his Corvette twice in seven minutes. Why yes, drugs were involved [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Walmart shoppers forget they're not in a Chuck-E-Cheese [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » So have you heard the one about the Russian man who walked into a computer store with a rooster and geese in his suitcase? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » It's the Day of the Iguana in South Florida and that's not a good thing [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Milk truck overturns on highway; cleaning crew of thousands of kitty cats rushed to scene [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Who says smoking pot doesn't make you paranoid: 31% of marijuana users prefer using alone and hiding it from everyone [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Lesson learned: when you see an elderly stranger with dementia wandering onto train tracks at railway crossing, don't be a hero [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » You dumbass, are you TRYING to get people killed? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » The 'Prince of pot' claims to smoke and drive every day and that it does not impair your ability to drive. Subby forsees a lot of pull overs by police in his future [Dumbass]
[link] [135 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Multi-Faceted Origins of 12 Birthstone Names
Their etymologies, unearthed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you live in Austin, TX, tomorrow we're gonna need you to sit back, relax, take a couple deep, cleansing breaths, and maybe enjoy a cocktail or three. as the mayor has officially declared Tuesday as "Austin Everybody Chill Out Day" [Amu
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Fark.com RSS » So many bodies were piling up at the LA County coroner's office that they had to start outsourcing some of the work. Bottom line, don't die in the City of Angels [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this bald, wrinkly foursome [Photoshop]
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