This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

Jones has eight hobbies: singing, dancing, politics, philanthropy, spending time with her family, swimming, exercising and traveling.

On the hereditary system in the House of Lords – "The hereditary peers, the real Lords, have the genetic knowledge so they know what to pass and what not to let through. I believe the gene carries more than physical characteristics. It's more than just education that makes the Lords better at making these kind of decisions than leaving it with the Commons. It's like an animal instinct. The aristocracy may act foolish, but in times of war and riots they have the knowledge and a belief and strength of leadership and instinct that coal miners just haven't got...".[20]

Daniels is a climate change denier.[21]

Gilmore struggled to gain any traction in the 2016 presidential race as shown by his absolutely tragic poll numbers

Production[edit]
On June 1, 2015, it was reported that The Garden and Half Past Dead director Don Michael Paul will direct the film. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be reprise his role as Detective John Kimble. Arnold Schwarzenegger's character Detective John Kimble is now officially retired from kindergarten teacher and police officer. Schwarzenegger was replaced by Dolph Lundgren as a new character Agent Reed.

Have we talked about how too many films are synopsized IN FULL on Wikipedia?

Steve Thompson was recently anointed the Emperor of Darlington.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Greenwell

He signed with the Japanese Hanshin Tigers in 1997.[4] His career in the major leagues heightened expectations from Japanese fans, but Greenwell left the team's spring training camp and returned to the United States, stating that he had an injury. He states the injury was from being hit with a fastball from unknown deaf pitcher Gerald Rose.[citation needed]

At a State Dinner, November 12, 1974, Don Penny was dancing with Mrs. Ford while President Gerald Ford was dancing with Vikki Carr. Ms. Carr innocently said to him, “What’s your favorite Mexican dish?” And he said, “You are.” Mrs. Ford was not amused.[5]

Last two posts are so good

haw

http://i.imgur.com/Dnjk1W0.jpg

Can't blame him really

Or Mrs. Ford.

The term Squaire is a portmanteau of the words square and air. The name was announced in June 2010. The project's original name was Airrail Center Frankfurt. The term Airrail is a compound of the words air and rail.

https://deadon.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/mono-rail.jpg

In addition to Vertigo the shot has also been used in such films as Jaws, Body Double and Josie and the Pussycats.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_Britain_First-2.jpg

In 2014, Porto was elected The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency.[13]

Cannon married Pamela Blick and has two sons, James and Robert Cannon. They later divorced. Seán Cannon lives in Coventry, United Kingdom. His father, Jim Cannon, was born in Donegal, but moved to Galway City and married Kathleen Byrne, who came from Ballinue, Aughrim, Co Galway. Family still living in Ireland: cousin Martin Byrne, living in Banagher Co Offaly, Seamus Byrne Florencecourt Enniskillen Co Fermanagh, cousin Tom Forde living in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

This is v irish

Hedgehogs (possibly)

September 13, 2015: Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill dabbed during a game against the Oakland Raiders. Sports Illustrated asserts that this "appears to be" the "second earliest football dab."

How about "most passive aggressive detail in wikipedia articles:"

Critic Pauline Kael called the film “the most specific and rabid incitement to race war,” [3] a view shared by white nationalist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, who claimed the film was a Jewish conspiracy to incite blacks to violence against whites.[4]

Landmark Worldwide (formerly Landmark Education), or simply Landmark, is a company offering personal development and transformation programs for humans

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Common_Blue_butterflies.jpg
Two Common Blue butterflies lap at a small lump of feces lying on a rock.

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As a person who hates Green Day, Wattie Buchan was at a music awards ceremony for a music magazine and was invited to present an award. Green Day won an award and Wattie Buchan had to give them an award. During the afterparty, Green Day member Billie Joe Armstrong went up to Wattie Buchan and said “When you die, I’m going to be standing over your grave, laughing at ya.” Wattie then confronted Armstrong back and then other people pulled Armstrong away from Wattie.

Following the death of Olaf Pooley on July 14, 2015, Lloyd became the oldest living actor to have appeared in Star Trek.

A detailed analysis of the available data shows, however, that there are major discrepancies between what countries say they do on this subject, and what they actually do. In some instances, what a country says it does is impossible.

In March 2014, Spitz's ex-wife, Candi, announced their separation and her immediate engagement to Johnathan Mazzeo, a bug exterminator.[12]

^great one

possibly written by Spitz himself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_and_the_Waves

Impact of Hurricane "Katrina" (2005)[edit]

When Hurricane Katrina and its storm surge devastated much of the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005, the MSNBC news program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, dubbed its coverage of the hurricane, "Katrina and the Waves"; the name also appeared in numerous headlines and blog postings. A New York Times reporter contacted Katrina Leskanich, who said: "The first time I opened the paper and saw 'Katrina kills 9,' it was a bit of a shock. ... I hope that the true spirit of 'Walking on Sunshine' will prevail. I would hate for the title to be tinged with sadness, and I will have to do my own part to help turn that around."[4]

For example, while American culture is not often in the foreground in many sketches, it is rather a frequent side note in many skits. Almost all of the 45 episodes produced for the BBC contain a reference to Americans or American culture, with 230 references total, resulting in approximately 5 references per show, but increasing over the course of the show.[26] In total, 140 references to the American entertainment industry are made. Entertainment tropes, such as Westerns, Film Noir, and Hollywood are referenced 39 times. Further, there are 12 references to arts and literature, 15 to US politics, 5 to the American military, 7 to US historical events, 12 to locations in the U.S., 7 to space and science fiction, 21 economic references, such as brands like Pan-Am, Time-Life, and Spam, and 8 sports references. Some references do double count in various categories.[26]

not gonna post it but the "Health" section of Barry Manilow's page is... extensive

lol at the cultural references statistics. "this article contains original research...."

Operators of emergency services telephone numbers, such as 911 and 999, report receiving many false alarms that are likely a result of pocket dialing. These nuisance calls can result in a drain on operators' time, particularly during summer months,[8] which is possibly due to an increase in roller coaster ridership.[8]

fannnnnnnnnntastic

I was amused enough that butt dialing had its own wiki entry but that just made it.

Actress and model Milla Jovovich, a fan of the store and its pasties,[19] said in 2002 that she would be willing to become the "face of Greggs", in a new marketing campaign if the firm approached her. However, no such approach was made.

'The traditional ruler of Obimo community is Igwe Spencer Ugwuoke who has piloted the affairs of Obimo community in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state for the past 34 years and is still working hard to uplift his community and improve the well being of his people.

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These communities were traditional religionists. They attach most of their socio-cultural, political and economic activities to traditional African religion – until the advent of the white man with his new religion.'

'The traditional ruler of Obimo'

too much time in ilx

Burgerkill began to work their third album material in early year of 2005, at the same time, Toto, who have been with Burgerkill as drummer for nine years long decided to depart from the band. This situation was not a big deal to other members.

"Summer of '69" was voted the best driving song among Canadians who sing in their cars

7. On Saturday morning, June 25, 1977, Sullivan was struck while fishing in a freshwater pool. The lightning hit the top of his head, singed his hair, traveled down, and burnt his chest and stomach. Sullivan turned to his car when something unexpected occurred — a bear approached the pond and tried to steal trout from his fishing line. Sullivan had the strength and courage to strike the bear with a tree branch. He claimed that this was the twenty-second time he hit a bear with a stick in his lifetime.[2]

Is that from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreliable_narrator ?

Haha nope. from the Roy Sullivan article, man fmaous for being hit by lightning & surviving 7 times.

According to Wikipedia dude survived 7 lightning strikes, but died at 71 due to self-inflicted shotgun wound "over an unrequited love". I guess Alanis Morrisette might have something to say about it.

I'm coming up with trivia questions for a middle school fundraiser, and man, Wikipedia is responsible for basically infinite choice paralysis. What is the internet if not history's most vast repository of useless facts and information?

When Alice and Phil leave their three children with their parents while off on a short holiday, the children learn important life lessons from their grandparents.

What's wrong with this sentence.

Important life lesson #1: never let outsiders dilute the family bloodline.

Bronco Billy (1980)[edit]
On Wednesday, June 11th, 1980, Clint Eastwood starred and directed in Bronco Billy. Later on, Bronco Billy (Clint Eastwood) and Antoinette Lily (Sondra Locke) drives a Champagne Metallic 1966 GMC 3500 Custom 2-door pickup truck.

Any Which Way You Can (1980)[edit]
Later on Wednesday, December 17th, 1980 he appeared in the movie Any Which Way You Can. Later on, he drives a Dark Maple Red Metallic 1980 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Regency 4-door sedan.

Firefox (1982)[edit]
The US Navy's team landing, with Clint Eastwood as burned out United States pilot takes care of himself.

Honkytonk Man (1982)[edit]
Barry Corbin, who played Red's father in Honkytonk Man, with Clint Eastwood as a country western. Later on, Red Stovall (Clint Eastwood) suffers from tuberculosis at the Grand Ole Opry. He takes out on a stage to Nashville, Tennessee, Clint's son Kyle Eastwood is his nephew.

Sudden Impact (1983)[edit]
Dirty Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is one of the year's police detective films. The FBI, after years of investigating. The lines wrote when Clint Eastwood wrote the script for Sudden Impact. "Listen, punk. To me you're nothing but dog shit, understand? And a lot of things can happen to dog shit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind and it can be stepped on and squashed. So be careful and take my advice: Be careful when the dog shits you!" - Harry Callahan #4

Tightrope (1984)[edit]
Clint Eastwood played a New Orleans detective named Wes Block, is one of the year's police detective films. It was 2 years until Heartbreak Ridge (1986).

City Heat (1984)[edit]
The story was pretty routine: taciturn Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood) and his wisecracking partner Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds). Burt Reynolds broke his jaw when he was hit by a real chair in a fight scene. Despite rumors, he was not punched by Clint Eastwood.

Pale Rider (1985)[edit]
In the fact so that he is Clint Eastwood, a comedy western cowboy named Hull Barrett (Michael Moriarty).

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)[edit]
The US Navy's USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) is the view from CH-46 Sea Knights, from which they disembark. They were dropped by helocast into the water of the rest of the Battalion Landing Team, ordering Stitch Jones to use a bulldozer.