"Fark.com was registered in September 1997, when a friend mentioned that all of the four letter domain names were disappearing. Originally, Fark contained no content except for an image of a squirrel with large testicles."
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"On November 24, 2009, Fark launched a new partnership with USA Today"
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fark
Just reading up on our oral history.