This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_tie#Stereotypes_of_bow_tie_wearers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29#Harry_Potter_fandom
^^ this whole article is kind of wtf fascinating.

Many other couples remain popular among fanfiction writers, including Remus/Sirius, Harry/Draco, Draco/Hermione, Harry/Snape, Lily/James, Lily/Snape, Dumbledore/McGonagall, Draco/Ginny, Neville/Luna, Harry/Luna, Ron/Luna, Hermione/Snape, Rose/Scorpius and, occasionally, ships as far-fetched as Voldemort/Cho, Harry/Giant Squid, and Ron/Pansy.

i've touched on the harry/snape preggo fan faiction before i think

the shipping news

In the last few years Texarkana has developed very quickly, and a vast array of new stores and services have been popping up. Yet is still behind in times and lacks entertainment for the youth of the area. The youth commonly describe the only things to do in town are drink and, well use your imagination.

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

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what the hell

from wikipedia:

According to a 2009 interview, Snoop Dogg assisted The D.O.C. in seeking a voice therapist. It was found that The D.O.C.'s vocal cords are not irreparably severed or crushed, and that his voice could still be surgically restored by up to 70%. As such, LA-Based Publicist, Idalyze Nasiha Rose, has assisted him in finding a surgeon who will repair his vocal cords. The D.O.C. is currently undergoing final tests before the surgery takes place, which may or may not be televised.

Guttenberg has starred in three film franchises: Police Academy, Cocoon, and Three Men and a Baby. He has also appeared in such renowned films as Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Boys from Brazil, and Short Circuit. Guttenberg recently revealed on his Facebook site that Short Circuit was in fact an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917.[4] Although Guttenberg is known as a film actor, his roots are in the theater. His first film as director/producer/co-screenwriter/star was the adaptation of a Broadway hit, the stage comedy/drama P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (2002) by James Kirkwood Jr., co-author of A Chorus Line. Guttenberg also starred in the Cinderella pantomime at Churchill Theatre in Bromley, playing the Baron (father of Cinderella) in 2008.

thought everyone knew that tbh

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This article is about the Slayer album. For the phenomenon of blood falling from the sky, see blood rain.

thought everyone knew that tbh

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On Mailer's _Advertisements for Myself_:
"The first edition from Putnam featured a photograph of Mailer wearing a yachting cap for which the author was criticized."

Candid photo of rapper Phife Dawg enjoying some Funyuns (2009)

In Italy the word "barber" comes from "te'barboiur" which means, a whale's vagina

this is the funniest thing ever imo

SleeperX is a four-piece experimental metal band from Perth, Western Australia.

...

Though active in the Australian metal scene, the band's penchant for noise-making, irreverent live performances (including the practice of Freemasonic rituals onstage) and unconventional instrumentation has earned them a reputation for innovation and spontaneity within avant-garde musical circles.

Additionally, lead singer, James Crossglans, is renowned in the local scene for the noticeable erections he gets on stage.

The band is currently in pre-production for its debut full length album, The Long March

i don't know whether to be more horrified by his stage antics or his surname

Bloody perth.

wikibraggin imo

People will brag about anything these days.

Never cross the glans!

JTI [Japan Tobacco Inc.] runs a series of surreal posters designed to educate smokers about the finer points of smoking etiquette.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/JTISnowman.jpg/652px-JTISnowman.jpg

(more posters in the article)

Today Pioneer Chicken operates in China under the name "California Chicken" because the Chinese there tend to pronounce "Pioneer" in a way which is socially undesirable in Chinese society.[citation needed] The pronunciation of "Pioneer Chicken" is similar to the word for prostitution.

The song was performed by Anthony Kavanagh and Alison Crawford during the UK talent-search show Grease is the Word.[17]
The song was performed on The X Factor by Same Difference, who later featured the song on their debut album: Pop.
The song was performed at leading UK Digital Games Industry Personality James Schall's wedding by the Disco Duck.
The song was covered at karaoke night at Tom and Jerry's in Winter Park, FL on July 21, 2010 during a kamikaze round.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing%27s_Gonna_Stop_Us_Now#Live_cover_performances. wtf....

He was born in Dourados, Brazil, the son of Operário Futebol Clube footballer Adir Carneiro and Alzira Rosa de Souza. His name was chosen by his father, as a tribute to rock musician Jim Morrison from The Doors, and an admiration for the letter K.[3] Keirrison and his father bought a football club from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state in April 2008, and renamed it to Centro de Futebol Keirrison, shortened as CFK9.[29]

In 2009, it was revealed that Run-D.M.C featured in a Michael Jackson song called "Crack Kills". The song was supposed to be on Jackson's 1987 album, Bad, but it was shelved due to the groups' negative attitude towards the singer and also because Bubbles bit Jam Master Jay[citation needed].

In his music, Lecrae uses the word "Crunk" to refer to a spiritual high felt through Christ.

"According to tradition, watermelons or any kind of pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. People have little fear of the vampire pumpkins and melons because of the creatures' lack of teeth."

In February 2010, Harley, a self-confessed technophobe, attributed poor literacy rates and the moral corrosion of British society to modern technology.[5] He also criticised his Wikipedia page as being filled with inaccuracies.[5]

From the Purple Drank article:

On July 8, 2008, Johnny Jolly, a Green Bay Packers player, was pulled over in his car for excessive music.

"Sir, please stick to just one album per day!"

This is from IMDB, but has a similar vive: under the trivia for 'Bikini Girls on Ice', we're told: "The film is based on one of the director's friends who once told him about a dream he had about putting girls on ice."

how come ilxor doesn't have it's own wikipedia page? i'd think this site is big enough.

ilm does

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

oh I didn't search properly I guess.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT THE HELL

former Village Voice music editor and deceased rapper Eazy E's brother Chuck 5ddy

wtf I'm dying with laughter atm

Also, users Whiney Weingarten and deej have become infamous for their "internet beef" on the site, although it seems to be good-natured and slightly homoerotic.

In Atlanta there are over one hundred active gangs in Georgia, but the most known gangs and the top most feared gangs are these gangs right here; 18thStreet, Black Gangster Disciples, Bloods, Crips, Brown Side Locos, Gangster Disciples, La Gran Familia, Latin Kings, La Raza, Los Zetas, Maltido’s 13, Mara Salvatrucha, Nortenos, Skinheads, Five Percenters, and the Aryan Brotherhood. Within in the major gangs such as the Bloods, Crips, and MS-13 there are many different “sets”.[3] Most of these gangs are from Atlanta, but there are many gangs that are found all over Georgia. Some of the gangs that I mentioned are not just Georgia gangs, but they are nation wide, for example the Bloods and the Crips were founded in California and have spread all across the United States and now they are the two largest and most well known gangs across the United States.[4] Organized gangs are not just found in the streets, but they are found in Jail too. The major gangs that are known in Prison are these; Crips, Bloods, Black Gangster Disciples, Skinheads, Aryan Brotherhood, Five Percenters, and the MS-13.

I lol'd at the linked-to EW article ranking Stereogum and Fluxblog above ILM

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Love_Music&diff=332958581&oldid=332175079

wait is "I Love Maple Syrup Urine Disease" the new 77

As of December 2010, every member of the board wanted hen fap.

it is an outrage that this has been deleted

wikieditors trying to hide the truth >:(

The song is said to be about Montell Jordan's height, who is 6'8", making him one of the tallest R&B artists.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_How_We_Do_It

from the page about Macaulay Culkin:

On September 17, 2004, Culkin was arrested in Oklahoma City for the possession of 17.3g of marijuana and two controlled substances, 16 mg of Xanax and 32 mg of clonazepam while listening to Huey Lewis and the News.

From John Badham's entry:

Badham had worked for television for years before his breakthrough in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever. Starring John Travolta and Fran Drescher, the film is recognized as the most representational of the 1970s disco era.

Really?

Hugh Grant

Grant dabbled in a variety of jobs: he wrote book reviews,[36] worked as assistant groundsman at Fulham Football Club

Badham had worked for television for years before his breakthrough in 1977 with Saturday Night Fever. Starring John Travolta and Fran Drescher, the film is recognized as the most representational of the 1970s disco era.

Really?

I guess it kinda makes sense, as Fran Drescher is (besides Travolta) pretty much the only actor in SNF who's still well known today.

Yeah, see, "starring" doesn't involve determining who might be famous X number of years down the road. If someone is in a movie for all of 30 seconds, "starring" doesn't enter into the discussion.

when I think SNF, I don't think Fran Drescher, at all