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  Man the lifeboats

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  Satellite video of underwater volcano eruHOOOOLY FARK

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  Volcanic Eruption May Be Biggest Ever Seen From Space

  

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  What's worse: not paying a tip because your waiter wore a mask or traveling to pay $37 to eat by yourself?

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  Millennials' avocado toast addiction leads to organized crime and vigilantes

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  Kenyan vigilantes taking on avocado gangs

  Cartels have begun to target the lucrative crop and farmers are arming themselves.

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  Lessons from the pandemic and other emergencies seems to be that when given the opportunity Americans will make bigger and more prolific idiots

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  Oregon coast busy despite tsunami advisory: 'I think more people came to the beach'

  "We've had these alerts before. In some aspects, it's good practice for people to think about," said Astoria Deputy Fire Chief Terry Corbit . "At least it opens their eyes a bit."

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  Opened the window, misjudged the wind. Now my Bible Belt country hotel room reeks of weed. Wat do?

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  Fapping?

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  Forget weights - this is one of the best ways to build your arm muscles

  Plus, the modifications to try.

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  Will we get the inevitable West Side Story parody? Will Bowen Yang keep his blond hair? Will we get more Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon? Will Paul Rudd get a do-over? Arina DeBose hosts and Jack Antonoff sings. SNL, 11:30 PM ET on NBC

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  Ariana DeBose learns the limits of a fresh start in this week's SNL promos

  Saturday Night Live-with any luck-returns to Studio 8H tomorrow for the first show of 2022

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  Article on "Boomers sharing things that generation Z'ers and Millennials will never understand". Ok

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  Boomers Are Sharing Things That Gen Z'ers And Millennials Will Never Understand And It's Mostly True, TBH

  I never knew people used to smoke in hospitals?!

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  Crazy crimes, plane trips, US currency, and Florida Woman are all on the Fark Weird News Quiz, Jan. 6-12: Random Silliness Edition

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  Man sues his mom over baseball cards, which must make things tense whenever she visits the basement to do laundry

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  Man sues his mom over pricey baseball cards

  Christopher Trencher said the cards are worth more than $25,000, if his mom hasn't damaged them.

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  Bills put on a show Saturday night. How good a show? The best offensive performance of all time

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  Chris Evert diagnosed with Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer. Hoping Chrissie dominates this like she did the clay courts at Roland Garros

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  Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert announces that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer

  Evert says that her ovarian cancer is stage 1C and began chemotherapy this week

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  Will Novaxx Djokcovid embarrass the Australian government one more time? Or will the Aussies rid themselves of the plague rat? A federal court in Melbourne starts to decide at 5:30 ET (9:30am Sunday down under). Live coverage to the left

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  Novak Djokovic makes last-ditch visa appeal to Australian court - BBC News

  The unvaccinated tennis star is seeking to overturn a decision to cancel his visa on public health grounds.

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  Saturday Night MMA: It's the first UFC event of 2022, UFC Vegas 46 with Calvin Kattar vs Giga Chikadze, Chase Sherman vs Jake Collier. Prelims start at 5 PM ET on ESPN+, main card at 7 PM ET on ESPN and ESPN+

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  Bank profits soared in 2021. Banks surely happy to finally repay US for their 2008 bailout in 3... 2... 1... 0... -1... -2... -3 ...you know what, never mind

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  Bank profits soared in 2021, but inflation is front of mind

  Three of the nation's biggest banks reported blowout profits for 2021 on Friday, helped by the improving economy and consumers and businesses willing to spend and take on loans

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  Vivaldi CEO says "cryptocurrency is nothing more than a pyramid scheme". Also, water is nothing more than a liquid

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  Cryptocurrency 'Nothing More Than A Pyramid Scheme', Says Browser Boss

  Vivaldi boss says cryptocurrencies are "at best a gamble and at worst a scam", as he joins fellow browser makers in crypto caution

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  Makeup companies go virtual because maybe you're born with it, maybe it's machine

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  The beauty business turns to augmented reality

  Virtual try-on apps make shoppers feel like they're at a slumber party.

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  White gold. Australian tea

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  How the U.S. fell behind in lithium, the 'white gold' of electric vehicles

  The U.S. used to be a global leader in lithium production, but now has fallen way behind. Several domestic projects are in the works, but will it be enough?

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  Under the Dodd-Frank act, the Fed is legally required to release the names of the banks and the amounts they borrowed. Transaction data is released with a two-year lag, so we now get to see the names when the printers were fired up in late 2019

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  The newest way Australia will kill you: temperature

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  Australia reaches 123.26 degrees Fahrenheit, matching its highest temperature on record

  This temperature was last recorded in South Australia's outback on January 2, 1960, according to the country's Bureau of Meteorology.

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  -ly asked, for the twenty-somethingth year in a row

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  Are We Getting Closer to the Year of the Linux Desktop? - Slashdot

  Earlier this year TechRepublic argued that while 2021 wasn't the year of the Linux desktop, "there was no denying the continued dominance of Linux in the enterprise space and the very slow (and subtle) growth of Linux on the desktop. And in just about every space (minus the smartphone arena), Linux ...

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  It's in the Star so it must be true (possible nsfw content on page)

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  UFO 'in Earth's orbit' is '100% proof that aliens are watching us' says spotter

  A UFO reportedly several times bigger than the International Space Station has been caught on camera as "100% proof that aliens are watching over Earth", it is claimed

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  Not news: Rocket engines produce a lot of heat. FYI: Hot enough to melt or sublimate the materials which they are made from. Fark: so why don't rocket engines melt?

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  Engine Cooling - Why Rocket Engines Don't Melt

  Rocket engines use a multitude of cooling concepts to keep them from melting themselves. Learn more about engine cooling in this article.

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  "At 489 pounds, the Moxiao is around 50 pounds heavier than the real Ducati too, and its top speed of just 74 mph is simply embarrassing"

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  Spied: Chinese Fake Panigale V4 and Streetfighter V4

  The latest Chinese clones are from Moxiao, which has drummed up rip-offs of the Ducati Panigale V4 and the Ducati Streetfighter V4.

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  Will we get the inevitable West Side Story parody? Will Bowen Yang keep his blond hair? Will we get more Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon? Will Paul Rudd get a do-over? Arina DeBose hosts and Jack Antonoff sings. SNL, 11:30 PM ET on NBC

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  Ariana DeBose learns the limits of a fresh start in this week's SNL promos

  Saturday Night Live-with any luck-returns to Studio 8H tomorrow for the first show of 2022

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  Her heart may go on but the rest of her needs to cancel her North American tour

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  Celine Dion cancels North American tour dates over health issue

  Celine Dion has cancelled the remaining shows in the North American leg of her 'Courage World Tour' as she continues to recover from a recent health issue.

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  What we need today, is not the grimdark of George RR Martin, but the hopepunk of Terry Pratchett

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  The sci-fi genre offering radical hope for living better

  In these times of cynicism and despair, is 'hopepunk' the perfect antidote? David Robson explores radical optimism, and why it matters.

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  Well, next time don't make your characters completely detestable

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  Headline of the Month December 2021 voting for Entertainment

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  Reverse-engineering, thousands of dollars in shipping costs, but for lovers of Japanese rhythm games, the beatmania goes on

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  The underground network bringing Japan's arcades to the US

  One writer's obsession with getting her hands on an obscure anime rhythm game.

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  Leslie Grace's Batgirl Begins

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  Leslie Grace Gives First Glimpse of Her Super Badass 'Batgirl' Costume

  Grace will star in the first live-action adaptation of Barbara Gordon's 'Batgirl'.

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  Um, ah. I'll pass

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  Rare Duck Shaped Ketchup Chip-Rippled And Goose Shaped Cheeto!! | eBay

  Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rare Duck Shaped Ketchup Chip-Rippled And Goose Shaped Cheeto!! at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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  Trek prop replica earns the title "insanely good"

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  Improving An Already Phenomenal Star Trek Prop

  When Star Trek: Voyager was in the development phase, concept art was created for a new style of tricorder to be used by the crew of the titular starship. But as it often the case with a younger si...

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  The most influential comics guy you never heard of, Ron Goulart, has passed away

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  Marvel Writer, Comics Historian Ron Goulart Dies at 89

  Marvel writer and notable comic book historian Ron Goulart dies at the age of 89.

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  Dogs are incredible farking animals. Tag says it all

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  A new monoclonal osteoarthritis treatment approved. For cats

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  FDA approves new drug for cats that may improve their quality of life

  The FDA said the drug can help manage pain from a degenerative condition. It's also the first monoclonal antibody treatment approved for any animal species.

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  Volunteers spent 8 straight days rescuing a group of abandoned horses high in the snow packed Rockies

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  It took volunteers 8 days to wrangle 6 abandoned horses from Colorado's rugged backcountry

  A team of volunteers on snowmobiles and snowshoes brought horses left with no food in deep snow in the mountains near Dolores down to safety

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  Reptile Dental Hygiene 101

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  Gators fouled by diesel spill get a scrubbing, teeth cleaned

  Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their teeth and scrubbing their hides in the weeks after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland.

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  Headline of the Month December 2021 voting for D'awww

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  Fark Food Thread Stories of Surprise Success: share a time when you threw something carelessly together as a mechanical chore to fill your stomach and it turned out to be fantastic

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  Need recipe help Subby is making dinner tonight using Duroc bone-in pork chops. LGT one example, post yours

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  Chef John's Smothered Pork Chops

  Poultry seasoning is the special secret spice that gives a flavor twist to comforting home-style pork chops simmered in rich onion gravy.

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  Woman tests out worst McDonald's in UK where burgers taste like cardboard. Well, that narrows it down then

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  Woman tests out 'worst McDonald's in UK where burgers are like cardboard'

  A Birmingham Mail reporter decided to test out the McDonald's branch in Kingswinford near Dudley, which has received a slew of terrible reviews on TripAdvisor - but she was pleasantly surprised

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  Headline of the Month December 2021 voting for Food

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  In this corner, Starbucks' Sous Vide Egg Bites. In the opposite corner, the Dunkin' omelet bites. And in the middle, an increasingly obese America

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  Dunkin' Omelet Bites vs Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites

  Both menus now feature portable little egg mounds. Which chain serves the better bite?

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  What's the rumpus? Former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller's crossing paths with the January 6th committee to discuss friendship, character, and ethics

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  Former acting Defense secretary meets with Jan. 6 committee

  Christopher Miller, who was acting secretary of defense during the Jan. 6 riot, met Friday with members of the House committee investigating the origins of the

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  THIS is what the Founding Fathers meant with "separation of Church and State", among other things

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  Church Tax in Germany (Kirchensteuer): What it is and how to stop paying it

  What is chuch tax (Kirchensteuer) in Germany? We ask, who has to pay it, how much is it, how do you pay, and how can you leave the church to stop paying it?

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  Texas governor Abbott refuses to roll back fustercluck national guard deployment to "secure" the border

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  Five Points On Greg Abbott's Disasterous 'Operation Lonestar'

  Texas National Guard troops have been at the border for months. It's a catastrophe.

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  Now who might be sniffing around Sweden's nuclear plants...?

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  Mysterious Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Sweden's Nuclear Facilities This Weekend

  The drone sightings coincide with high military and political tensions in the region and sound eerily similar to other drone incursions in the US.

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  Trump farked up the 2020 census

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  Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

  The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data.

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