This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

detailed analysis of the logic behind the Purple People Eater

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

"Written by Barry Cryer" (!)

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

James "Jim" Goodwin (born November 20, 1981 in Waterford, Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Football League One.

Born in Tramore, he began his professional career with Celtic before moving to Stockport County.

Jim played at the heart of defence with Manchester United's fellow Waterford man, John O'Shea when Republic of Ireland won the 1998 under-16 European Championships in Perth, Scotland.

He was capped once at senior level by the Republic of Ireland (coming on as a substitute for Robbie Keane against Finland in Helsinki in August 2002) and he has been captain of the Republic of Ireland U-21 team.

He signed by Scunthorpe United in 2005, but was released on May 8, 2008, along with two other players, with his last game being the victory at home against Cardiff City, when he was substituted at half-time, driving away from the ground and vowing only to return to pick up his tin of WD40 which he uses to lubricate the hinges on the metal opening in the top of his head. He left behind his pink matador cape with which he guided attacking midfielders through to the United defence.

On June 5, 2008, he signed a 3-year deal at Huddersfield Town. He along with 5 other players made his Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on August 9, 2008.

You took that from the WSC email

i took it from a friend of mine who sent me the link on MSN, and yeah he's a WSC subscriber so blame him

Tévez has a distinctive burn mark from his right ear, down his neck to his chest which was caused by an accident with Wayne rooney when he was a child[3].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Tevez (obviously)

From the 'Fetal alcohol syndrome' entry:

Facial features

Several characteristic craniofacial abnormalities are visible in individuals with FAS. [...]

* A smooth philtrum — The divot or groove between the nose and upper lip flattens with increased prenatal alcohol exposure. This, sadly, puts fetal alcohol syndrome out of the running as an explanation for Robert Mugabe's personality.

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

On July 31, 1980, in Long Beach, California, tempers boiled over into what has been described as "Long Night at Wrong Beach."[7] Frey and Felder spent the entire show describing to each other the beating each planned to administer backstage. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal," Frey recalls Felder telling him near the end of the band's set. Felder recalls Frey making a similar threat to him just as they began to sing "The Best Of My Love."

Not necessarily unusual but full of a sweaty obsession for very specific details, it's Linda Lusardi's wikipedia page:
Lusardi began her topless modelling career as a Page Three girl at the age of 18 in 1976 and in 1977 she appeared nude in the February edition of 'Mayfair' magazine. She was also nude but with her legs fully apart to completely expose her unshaven vagina in the November 1977 edition of 'Fiesta' magazine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micheal_R._Williams

In the 2007-2008 edition of the Tennessee Blue Book, Williams lists his party affiliation as "Independent NASCAR Fan."[3] In 2008 he ran for re-election to the State Senate as an independent candidate.[4]

lol "Micheal"

Lokomotiv Plovdiv's major opponent is the other local team, playing in the First division - Botev Plovdiv. Hooligans of the two teams often organise mass fights, usually on the derby days, at some secluded location in the city. Botev fans usually have their asses kicked by the Lokomotiv's supporters. Most people in Plovdiv, especially the educated ones, people of knowledge, support Lokomotiv. The team is the most popular one outside the capital. It is well-known that Botev was a communist party-favoured team during the communist era in Bulgaria. As such, the team was linked to the army, which was somewhat a common sructure with the communist party. Thus, plenty of army officials supported Botev. It is well-known that people in the army during the communist era were in the lower strata of the society in terms of knowledge and intellectual capacity. That is why well-educated people supported the other clubs in Plovdiv, most part of them being Lokomotiv fans. Obvisously intellectual capacity may be genetically inherited as nowadays, years after the fall of the Iron curtain and the communist regime, Lokomotiv Plovdiv is still supported by the intellectual elite in Plovdiv, while on the contrary, undereducated people claim their allegiance to Botev. Rivalry exists both on and off the pitch, inside and outside the ground. As time goes on the glory Botev achieved during the "golden" commo era of the club" fades away. This being so, some Botev supporters occupying some influential or representative positions take all and any actions, even not reasonalbe ones, to bring their team back to life but alas. History has turned to the right direction.

the educated ones, people of knowledge
but alas. History has turned to the right direction.
the educated ones, people of knowledge
but alas. History has turned to the right direction.

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was at one time the world record holder for fastest sculling of a yard of beer.[3]

that's not an unusual detail, that's a point of national pride

Hear hear!

At Rock the Universe 2006, an annual Christian rock festival held at Universal every September, Relient K lead singer Matt Thiessen asked the fans to ride Back to the Future while it was still open, as they learned earlier that day it was closing. Each band is taken on a tour through the park every year.

"Brookes is also known as a supporter of the Conservative Party, and an admirer of Margaret Thatcher."

from Bruno Brookes entry.

Back to the Future is one of the best rides there!

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

Because I can't imagine it'll stay up there:

William Shakespeare
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OBAMA WILL WIN TOMORROW!!!! SUCK IT, DAMN GMS!!!! :P

Formatting is key here:

"The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web for obvious reasons) is a system of [...]"

I'm totally going to start calling it that. Well not really.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u288/robins3000/recession.jpg

Although it has now been removed, the end bit of the entry on Harbinger was curious -

Notable believers

Famous people who believed in harbingers:
Abraham Lincoln
Shirley MacLaine
Hilary Swank
Tupac Shakur
David Pleat.

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What a team.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harbinger&oldid=234094666

Karim Dulé Hill (born May 3, 1975) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actor. He's best known for his roles as Josiah Bartlet's personal presidential aide (body man) Charlie Young on the critically-acclaimed television series The West Wing, and as Burton "Gus" Guster in the television comedy-drama Psych. He also has a role in Holes as Sam. He is often confused with actors Deon Richmond of The Cosby Show fame and Phill Lewis of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody series.

Deon Richmond (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his semi-regular childhood role as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny (nicknamed "Bud") on the popular NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
Richmond was born in New York, New York. After The Cosby Show, Richmond went on to appear as a supporting character in sitcoms such as Getting By and Sister, Sister, and in feature films such as Scream 3 and Van Wilder. He starred in the 1999 feature film Trippin''. He also played the role of the "token black guy" in Not Another Teen Movie. He also had a role on the short lived NBC series Teachers. Most recently, he performed in independent horror film Hatchet. Richmond is currently in talks with several films such as Trippin' 2, The Louie Armstrong Story, Pablo & Ping Go To Hollywood, and a top secret big budget film.
He is often confused with Dulé Hill, co-star of the USA Network show, Psych

A common law marriage is legally binding in some jurisdictions but has no meaning in others. In some jurisdictions without true common law marriages (e.g. Hungary), the term "common law marriage" is used as a synonym for non-marital relationships such as domestic partnership or reciprocal beneficiaries relationship (i.e. "shacking up").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_478

While the Intel mobile CPUs are available in 478-pin packages, they in fact only operate in a range of slightly differing sockets, Socket 479, Socket M, and Socket P, which are also incompatible with each other. All in all this board was considered "the shit" mobo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futura_(typeface)

The commemorative plaque left on Earth's moon in July, 1969 uses Futura.

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

Further recognition for Birchall came in 2008 when Trinidad author VS Naipul got a tattoo of Birchall in a goalscoring pose.

The commemorative plaque left on Earth's moon in July, 1969 uses Futura.

For some reason it makes me happy to know this. I'm glad it's not Comic Sans.

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

Further recognition for Birchall came in 2008 when Trinidad author VS Naipul got a tattoo of Birchall in a goalscoring pose.

― Ludo, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 13:48 (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I added that about six months ago. It was original qf'd with the Naipul Wiki but that got edited back.

History of Dog Breeds

Aboriginal groups or pariah dogs establish themselves near human population, and further develop and maintain themselves without further selection. Neither they carry any specialized working dog functions. Working, hunting and other functional breeds most likely appeared when there is a demand for certain traits that are prevalent to the extension of the point one can devote his time and efforts to establish and maintain the group of dogs that perfect in certain traits valuable for that individual.

^ this has been babelfished, right?

Onoo began working on the independent circuit and was associated with the short-lived WrestleXpress and X Wrestling Federation.

Onoo owns a small car dealership in Iowa which, ironically, uses the same X as the before mentioned wrestling promotion - "X".

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

Scott-Heron's father, Giles "Gil" Heron of Jamaican descent, nicknamed "The Black Arrow" was a football (soccer) player who, in the 1950s, became the first black athlete to play for Glasgow's Celtic Football Club.

Zillah is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States, with a population of 2,198 at the 2000 census. Tourist attractions include the Teapot Dome Service Station, the fortuitously named Church of God Zillah, and the El Ranchito restaurant.

heh reading on...

Although the church is fairly conservative and some are unamused by this coincidence (the church was named long before the Godzilla movies began[citation needed]), the church embraces it, even putting a wireframe Godzilla float outside.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/86/God_zillah_1.jpg/250px-God_zillah_1.jpg

The Clique's plot mainly follows the first novel in this series by Lisi Harrison. The books lead you through the middle school lives of five girls: Massie Block, Dylan Marvil, Kristen Gregory, Alicia Rivera, and Claire Lyons. The girls belong to the most popular group at their private all-girls school Octavian Country Day (OCD) called the Pretty Committee aka The Clique. Hi I'd like to mention that.. THIS MOVIE ROCKED!!!!! THAT IS ALL! :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clique_(film)

Abi Titmuss

She also starred in a sex tape, which is widely available on the internet. In The video also starred John Leslie and he described her vagina as a menace

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Elastica_The_Menace_Cover.jpg/200px-Elastica_The_Menace_Cover.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/288/jewelxk1.png

XD

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

This article or section has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality.

...

Music video

"Quality" is not an adjective that would be applied to the music video for "Summer Girls", nor for any other music videos in LFO's oeuvre. The video features the three gentlemen in the band, dressed like classic late-90s vintage d-bags, on a pier of some sort and later a beach. Our dignity-free trio walks around flirting with bikini-clad girls, some of whom are implausibly cute given the trio of men in question. Many, however, would more likely be classed as "anorexic" by 2008 standards. At one point in the video there's some break dancing. The guy with blond hair "raps" to the camera, demonstrating the remarkable ability to deliver lines like "When you take a sip, you buzz like a hornet/Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets" with no evident impulse to kill himself.

from the entry about Jimmy Edwards:

A Brighton and Hove bus is named after him. He had been married to wife Valerie for many years, however during the 1970s he was publicly outed as a lifelong homosexual by others much to his annoyance.

I guess it's just the phrasing that amuses me.

The series was so popular in Germany that the TV Movie was released there theatrically under the name Alf - Der Film (Alf - The Movie) and was panned by critics and by fans, particularly for the Tanners' absence. At the time the show ALF was on in Germany, the roadside signs for the Moselle River town of "Alf" were frequently stolen by souvenir hunters.

Robert Williams (c. 1954 – January 25, 1979), a worker at a Ford Motor Company factory in Michigan, was one of the first individuals killed by a robot.

Blanche Knott is the credited author of the politically incorrect Truly Tasteless Jokes book and its many follow-ons. According to the New York Times, the first volume was the biggest-selling mass-market book of 1983. The name is a pun directing the reader to "blanch not" at the offensive nature of the jokes within and an obvious pseudonym.

The actual author was a fresh-from-college employee at St. Martin Press named Ashton Applewhite, who ironically, given the many AIDS jokes contained in the TTJ books, went on to write an inspirational volume for AIDS victims.

Danzig is one of few albums labeled as "explicit" despite the virtual absence of profanity (save for one use of the word "whore" in "Possession").

Byrd joined the Ku Klux Klan when he was 24 in 1942. His local chapter unanimously elected him Exalted Cyclops.[2]

Robert Williams (c. 1954 – January 25, 1979), a worker at a Ford Motor Company factory in Michigan, was one of the first individuals killed by a robot BUT NOT THE LAST

http://www.reelmovienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/terminator_robot.jpg

To this day, no one knows exactly how the Les Paulverizer works.

Production notes

In the film's original cut, McAlester lived, but test audiences made it clear how much they disliked the character (going so far as to shout "Die, bitch!" at the screen) as her actions had caused all that had gone wrong.[citation needed] Thus, the decision was made to re-shoot the ending so that her character died. Conversely, Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley, played by LL Cool J, was to die but test audiences loved the character so much that filmmakers re-shot the ending and had him live.[citation needed]