This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

In the Land Before Time series, two wise and philosophical Troodon make an appearance as mysterious, possibly space-faring dinosaurs called Rainbow-Faces.

Bryan Adams was approached to allow his song "Only the Strong Survive" on the soundtrack. He refused because he felt the film glorified war and he didn't want any of his work linked to it.

Aaron Lennon family is a Irish, English and Jamacian decent. But mainly English.

Because BC is the English abbreviation for Before Christ, it is sometimes incorrectly concluded that AD means After Death,[4] i.e., after the death of Jesus. If that were true, the thirty-three or so years of his life would not be in any era.[5][6]

sometimes that's what the 28 years of my life feel like tbh.....

The story goes that the Buryats did not know how to use firearms, so they decided to burn the muskets along with the dead Cossacks. The fire caused the guns to go off, killing a few people which made the Buryats think that the Russians were still fighting after they were dead.

A parable based on the life of Christ, it is full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.

wait, waht

In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill customer who thought the ads were a personal attack on him, held two employees of an Atlanta, Georgia Domino's restaurant hostage for over five hours. After forcing them to make him a pizza and making demands for $100,000, getaway transportation, and a copy of The Widow's Son, Noid surrendered to the police.[3] Noid was charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, extortion, and possession of a firearm during a crime. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

A dedicated oenophile, Kyle is partners with vintner Eric Dunham in Pursued By Bear, a winery in Washington's Columbia Valley. The name, suggested over dinner by Fred Savage, comes from a stage direction ("Exit, pursued by a bear") in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_MacLachlan

{Ulrike} Ottinger developed her own bizarre surrealist film-style, which among other things, was marked by widespread abandonment of a linear plot and instead linger long in individual scenes, which in turn make überstarke and extravagant costumes of the imagination mostly female cast artfully to own collages were designed.

That looks like a bad Google Translation from German.

Bolam lives in Wisborough Green, West Sussex with his wife, the actress Susan Jameson (who co-starred with him in the TV series When the Boat Comes In and the current series New Tricks). They have a daughter. Bolam plays the violin with a local amateur orchestra, is a member of a barber shop choir singing baritone and is a playing member of West Sussex Golf Club at Pulborough. Apart from music, his other passion is ignoring actor Rodney Bewes (see above).

Barkley is well known for his fondness of golf. However, his swing is often regarded as one of the most bizarre and broken swings in the sport.[79] Barkley's swing unravels after he brings his club back. He starts to take it forward then jerks to a stop, throwing his body off balance, before wildly striking at the ball.[80] Once a 10-handicap golfer who could break 80, Barkley can no longer break 100 and finished last at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in July 2008.[80]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50K65PNeBU

wow that's the most retarded thing i've ever seen

I watched that 4x consec

Maybe he's Crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQq9YWZ568

There ya go:

David Fonseca is already known by his powerful dancing on stage, equipped with his pair of Chuck Taylor All-Stars. He plays different instruments during the show and he is accompanied by his band, which includes: Sérgio Nascimento (drummer), Ricardo Fiel (guitarist), Rita Redshoes (ex-Atomic Bees in the piano and also voices; the second record single “Hold Still” it’s a David and Rita’s duet), Nuno Simões (bass player) and Paulo Pereira (hammond). David doesn’t just play his solo-career hits and the lesser-known tracks; he also plays (in most of his live concerts) “Angel Song”, the first music to be written by the artist, composed when he was only 18 and which was included in Silence 4’s first album. This theme is perhaps the one most loved among fans, both of the group and of David. At the middle of the show, he usually leaves the stage to return wearing a white suit, to announce that the “dancing time” has begun and that the “moonwalk” move is near. Then the crowd laughs.

Dewey Readmore Books:

Many believe that Dewey was a Maine Coon cat, or possibly a Norwegian Forest Cat. Some others have argued he was a Tabby Cat, or just simply an alley cat. But he was so handsome and beautiful that at first, Vicki Myron had wondered if he was part Persian, which must make her feel quite silly now, bless her.

Uh, this entire article? I <3 my Wikipedia, but it's good to be reminded that the office of the actual real editor is not a waste of resources.

According to Elliott Gould, he and Godard met to discuss the possibility of Godard directing Jules Feiffer's 1971 surrealist play Little Murders. During this meeting Godard said his two favorite American writers were Feiffer and Charles M. Schulz. Godard soon declined the opportunity to direct; the job later went to Alan Arkin.[citation needed]

In the entry for King Lear's Edmund:

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Performance history

Stacy Keach
Raul Julia
Philip Winchester
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Because BC is the English abbreviation for Before Christ, it is sometimes incorrectly concluded that AD means After Death,[4] i.e., after the death of Jesus. If that were true, the thirty-three or so years of his life would not be in any era.[5][6]

― Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (dyao), Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:15 AM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

sometimes that's what the 28 years of my life feel like tbh.....

― quiz show flat-track bully (darraghmac), Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:34 AM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark

gimme a fuckin break we invented the internet

From the entry on the Max Rebo Band:

"The group are classified as jizz-wailers, which, according to the Star Wars Encyclopedia, refers to a "musician who plays a fast, contemporary, and upbeat style of music."[1]

italicized there, too

In the episode "To The Death Baby" (see below) a beautiful sophisticated rich single lady millionaire heiress needs rescuing by Brett and Danny, played by Jennie Linden.[25] Who has a striking resemblance to one: J. K. Rowling. One of the dramatic closing credits for the show pops up at the end with dramatic music: for one Harry Pottle[26], an art director for most of the shows...(although in that particular episode, a different Art Director is credited).

In his time with Hull, Zayatte has scored four goals for Hull and scored four own goals.

From the entry on Frank R. Stockton:

He supported himself as an alleged hot dog eating champion until his father's death in 1860; he broke the world record by eating 2.5 hot dogs and buns in 60 seconds.

In 2005, [Ozzy Osbourne] released a box set called Prince of Darkness. The first and second discs are collections of live performances, B-sides, demos and singles. The third disc contained duets and other odd tracks with other artists, including "Born to Be Wild" with Miss Piggy.

What's the unusual detail there? It's all true.

It is unusually detailed.

I just thought it was hilarious how that particular meeting was so blandly singled out among the more conventional collaborations - the ones with actual musicians. (I'd never heard of that particular meeting and had to confirm that it wasn't vandalism.)

Well, looking at the album credits, Miss Piggy is probably the most famous of those collaborators.

(Though Slash and DMX might give her a good competition.)

.....

i want to believe

As concepts of both hustle and flow are unique to African American culture, it turned out to be nearly impossible to find proper translations for international release of the film. For example, the Russian translation of the title means "The fuss and the torrent".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_Meatplow

At one point:

The album label lists band members as Carla Bozulich, Harold "Biff" Barefoot Sanders III and Wee-Wee (John Napier). Bozulich later went on to found the band Geraldine Fibbers and Biff Sanders was a founding member of Eric Avery's side project Polar Bear. Wee Wee is currently attending Humboldt State University and in his junior year as a social work major with a minor in Native American studies in addition to producing and/or recording bands between semesters.

Further down the page underneath the usual 'stub' marker:

Half of this article is totally wrong and none of it represents the true spirit of the band. At least you know exactly what school John is going to.

Umm, the one entry under 'Leon Czolgosz in film and popular culture': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Czolgosz#Czolgosz_in_film_and_popular_culture

There are fourteen entries there.

I think he means the last one.

He knew full well, many years ago, what today's octopus wrestlers are just beginning to learn--that it is impossible for a man with two arms to apply a full nelson on an octopus; he knew full well the futility of trying for a crotch hold on an opponent with eight crotches.

The song is often misspelled as "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey", but according to the song's lyrics, the track is correctly titled "Ferry Cross the Mersey". "Cross" is not a contraction of "Across", rather, it is a request of the ferry: "Ferry, cross the Mersey." The ferry is the Mersey Ferry, which still runs to Liverpool from Birkenhead and Seacombe on the Wirral.

Sarah Silverman enjoys playing Scrabble on the Internet. One of her regular opponents is Alyssa Milano, who lives in the same building as her

Although the list of websites is kept confidential by the Media Development Authority, the following sites are currently not available in Singapore (based on user attempts):

By the late 1970s, his use of cocaine was becoming a serious problem. Professionally, it affected his ability to maintain an erection, as is apparent from his performance in the 1980 film Insatiable.

It is understood that Flash wears no underwear as it is impractical and uncomfortable at high speeds. The tight fitting spandex provides him all the support necessary throughout his rigorous movements.

LCD Soundsystem is particularly popular in Britain