This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

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The two currently share a vacation home near Las Vegas where they host an annual Wild & Crazy Kids reunion party, complete with Dizzy Bat Home Run Derby.

The teams were identified by the color of the shirts they wore, which varied from show to show. The games varied in style; many were takeoffs on playground games, sports with unusual rules added, or messy games involving pies or slime (the latter was referred to as "blap" on very late episodes).

The ballads also figured prominently in the early recordings of Joan Baez, and they crop up even in the work of bands not usually associated with folk material, such as Ween's recording of "The Unquiet Grave" (Child 78) under the title "Cold Blows the Wind", or versions of "Barbara Allen" (Child 84) recorded by the Everly Brothers, Art Garfunkel, and (on the soundtrack of the 2004 film A Love Song for Bobby Long) John Travolta.

uhhh.... ysi anyone?

For example, major road signs entering the shire depict Robin Hood with his bow and arrow, welcoming people to 'Robin Hood County.' BBC Radio Nottingham also uses the phrase 'Robin Hood County' on its regular programmes.

The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.
The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.
The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.
The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.
The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.
The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop.

what

from the article on "the big rock candy mountain."

Fight Club draws on Persona, with similar themes, plot points and a still of a penis embedded film-in-film.

the scarequotes are gone now but i saw this in the google cache:

Colby O'Donis was born in Queens, New York on March 14, 1989 to Puerto Rican parents. O'Donis's "talent" was discovered at age 3 when he won first place at a talent show by singing a Michael Jackson song. He would also perform at his father's flea market in Queens every weekend, just for fun.

hahaha

Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, is claimed by some to be the 'Eggman'. The reason for this is that Burdon was known as 'Eggs' to his friends, originating from his fondness for breaking eggs over naked girls.

Mehrgarh, (Urdu: م‍ﮩ‍رگڑھ ) one of the most important Neolithic (7000 BCE to c. 2500 BCE) sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the "Kachi plain" of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia."[1].

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See also
Bolan Pass
Indus Valley Civilization
Nausharo
Pirak
Quetta
Meheri
Mehri language
Maher Shalal Hash Baz

The street-wise image of The Shangri-Las—initially a promotional device for "Leader of the Pack"[5]—contrasted with other "girl groups" of the 1960s, and they were cited as an influence by 70s punk rock-era acts such as the New York Dolls and Blondie, who twice covered "Out in the Streets," and Aerosmith, who covered "Remember (Walking in the Sand)." Debbie Harry of Blondie is older than any of the Shangri-Las. The Go-Go's, since their early punk rock days in Los Angeles clubs, have been performing live "Remember (Walking in the Sand)".

In the DMX song "Untouchable" featuring Cross, Drag-On, Infa-Red, Sheek, and Syleena Johnson, Cross (in the 2nd verse) describes his hood acumen, calling himself "street, like powdered milk and government cheese"

btw dibs on

From Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II page:

Pitchfork Media's Nate Patrin gave the album a rating of 8.8/100

What's so weird about that?

supposed to write 8.8/10

Honestly Tuomas you knew that, right? Really? Come on.

Big Orange Clown Records is a record label based in Des Moines, Iowa, which was founded by Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan. The label was conceived because Crahan is thinking for the future and that it's a natural progression for him.

hahahaha

A Nightmare on Elm Street is an upcoming 2010 American horror film written by Eric Heisserer and Wesley Strick, directed by Samuel Bayer, and produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. It is a lame remake of Wes Craven's 1984 slasher film of the same name and designed to make some money out of the Freddy franchise.[2] The film stars Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger,[3] a role made famous by Robert Englund, while Rooney Mara takes over the role of Nancy Thompson,[4] originally portrayed by Heather Langenkamp. The remake is set to release on May 30, 2010. But don't botter, it sucks. Wtach the original instead. [5]

On September 12, 2009, Jneiro Jarel announced at the Monolith Festival that he is working with MF Doom and Dave Sitek on an album.[15] Gold Dust Media are preparing a DOOM B-Sides and collaborations album entitled "Unexpected Guests, set for release on October 27, 2009 which is probably just going to be a bunch of old shit we've all heard already. [16]

lol!

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

Katherine Jenkins twittered of "memories 2 cherish" from a night out in the weeks leading up to his death.[34]

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am going to go now to read the rest of that entry tbh

"GG Allin retreated to a cabin in New Hampshire where he wrote what he considered to be his first masterpiece, Eat My Fuc."

Dachshunds come in three sizes: standard, miniature,[8] and Ugly, which means Sarah. Although the standard and miniature sizes are recognized almost universally, the rabbit size is considerably identical to the rear end of a mule, and is not recognized as a member of society, but as an outcasted freak.

"Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age.
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It was used in a montage at the end of the 1985 CART season, in tribute to the Unser racing family. Due in part to editing advancements achieved prior to 1985, this montage is thought to be the single, greatest, monolithic moment in recorded history.

hahaha

Mitchell, who is Jewish, was reported in People magazine as saying that he wanted to be the first Jewish President of the United States.[1]

(this is Sasha Mitchell, best known for playing "Cody" in the 90's ABC sitcom "Step By Step")

Although considered cold-sensitive, marjoram can sometimes prove hardy even in zone 5.

Didn't know horticulture was so tough in the outskirts of London.

: )

http://www.thegardengeeks.com/home/images/stories/hardiness_map607x302.jpg

that looks like a tie dye!

From the wiki for the Chateau Marmont Hotel, which has a rather lengthy list of all the celebs who have lived/partied/died/overdosed there. This last one, however, seems a tad trivial by comparison:

The hotel was the site where actress Milla Jovovich said she was going to begin shooting the fourth installment of the popular Resident Evil film series at the end of 2009.

Makes sense:

Siamese Dream is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, Male Pattern Baldness, dream pop, classic heavy metal, and progressive rock.

haha ned you did that didnt you

Richard Lloyd (born 25 October 1951, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, probably best-known as a former member of the rock band, Television and as one of rock's true weirdos.

now probably best known for having Little Pete from the adventures of pete and pete as his bassist imo?

haha ned you did that didnt you

Swear to god, found it as it stood!

Sugar cookies were viewed as having magical powers in rural Idaho in the early 20th century. They reportedly could make potatoes grow "tastier" if planted with them.

That fills me with joy!

OPh my gosh and it has a citation.

didn't want this to get lost on ITR, the whole thing is a goldmine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident

Miyoke Yasutarō had heard that a man named Yamamoto Heikichi was an expert bear hunter, and so paid a visit to his house. Yamamoto, after hearing the account, was certain that the bear was "Kesagake" (袈裟懸け?) or "the diagonal slash from the shoulder", which had previously been blamed for the mauling and deaths of three women. But by this time, Yamamoto had pawned off his gun for money to buy alcohol, and refused Miyoke's request for aid.

At the Ōta house, it killed and ate a chicken, searched for food, and tore apart clothes and bedding. Curiously, it seemed abnormally interested in the pillow which the woman used. Except for Yamamoto nobody could understand why the bear showed such a fetishistic interest. But only Yamamoto knew the bear's extraordinary proclivity, he was convinced that the bear in this case was "Kesagake".

Due to its newly-found taste for human flesh, Kesagake now seemed to lack prudence.

Ōkawa Haruyoshi, who was seven years old and the son of the Sankebetsu village mayor at the time of the incident, grew up to become an excellent bear hunter. He became a hunter because he swore an oath to kill ten bears for every victim of the attack. By the time he reached the age of 62, he had killed 102 bears, He then retired and constructed the bear harm cenotaph (熊害慰霊碑, Yūgai Ireihi?), a shrine where people can pray for the dead villagers.

I love how Big Boi's entry has a whole big section marked "Multidisciplinary collaborations" just for 3 sentences abotu that ballet he did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boi

From the entry on Vauxhall Station.

'Vauxhall is the only London tube station which does not contain any
letters of the word "omnipresent".'

Who, I mean how, I mean why....

LOL, the article for SFMTA (a really boring article that is mostly a list of board members etc.) has a trivia section! With fun facts such as these:

Trivia:
MTA Board member Shirley Breyer Black is the only member of the initial MTA Board in 2000 still serving on the board.
MTA Board member Shirley Breyer Black is the aunt of United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
Muni's Flynn Division is named for former MTA Board chair H. Welton Flynn.
MTA Board Vice Chairman Tom Nolan, before moving to San Francisco, was a member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, and was the first openly gay member of that body.
MTA Board member Bruce Oka is the only MTA Board member to have served on both the MTA Board and the MTA Citizens Advisory Council.
Former MTA Board member Leah Shahum is the current Executive Director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.
Director Cameron Beach is the former chief operating officer of the Sacramento Regional Transit District and current vice president of the Market Street Railway.
Former MTA Board member José Cisneros was later appointed, and subsequently elected, to the position of city Treasurer & Tax Collector.

WOW COOL!!!