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The 50 (actually 100) most interesting articles on Wikipedia

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  1. DarkHorse

    DarkHorse Member

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    http://copybot.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/the-50-most-interesting-articles-on-wikipedia/

    http://copybot.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/50-more-of-wikipedias-most-interesting-articles/

    I stumbled onto this yesterday, and that was pretty much what I did for the rest of the day in my spare time. Pretty interesting stuff. Some things I was familiar with but many others that I wasn't.

    My favorite: Fan Death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
    Evidently in South Korea it's a commonly held belief that leaving your fan on while you sleep can and will kill you. And it's not just a fringe superstition. There are published government warnings and reports about actual deaths as a result of leaving your fan on overnight. This is real, folks.
     
    #1 DarkHorse, Jul 28, 2011
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  2. raj87

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    Well, there goes my productivity for today.

    One additional article that I believe belongs in a list like this:

    Cargo Cults
     
    #2 raj87, Jul 28, 2011
  3. rhadamanthus

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    Well ummm, this is seriously ****ed up.
     
    #3 rhadamanthus, Jul 28, 2011
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    WTF, he's walking free to this day! :eek:
     
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    My thoughts exactly. Goodness.

    This was upsetting as well.

    Thanks Darkhorse...:/
     
    #5 rhadamanthus, Jul 28, 2011
  6. Lil Pun

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    I've read about that one. Horrible.
     
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  7. DarkHorse

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    Yeah those stories are both pretty horrifying.

    I just don't understand how that Japanese guy is some kind of celebrity and not on death row.

    And that whole thing with the girl was just terrible. It was semi-big news at the time, but man I hope those people rot.
     
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    wow thanks for this, amazing stuff!
     
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    You think that is bad you haven't seen anything yet. I ran across this article a couple of days ago. Let's just say if you are going to be a serial killer, do it in Colombia.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Garavito
     
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    Not entirely sure how to proceed with eating a person, Sagawa decided to start with the rear-end (which is only sensible). He grabbed a sturdy knife from the kitchen and proceeded to cut into the dead girl's flesh."Suddenly a lot of sallow fat oozes from the wound. It reminds me of Indian corn. It continues to ooze. It is strange. Finally I find the red meat under the sallow fat. I scoop it out and put it in my mouth. I chew. It has no smell and no taste. It melts in my mouth like a perfect piece of tuna. I look in her eyes and say: 'You are delicious.' "
     
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    Read about the Marree Man.

    Visible from space, is it the biggest man-made dong ever created?

    Besides Dubya, I mean.
     
    #11 Ender120, Jul 28, 2011
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    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    #11 is absolutely horrible.
     
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    My favorite: Fan Death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
    Evidently in South Korea it's a commonly held belief that leaving your fan on while you sleep can and will kill you. And it's not just a fringe superstition. There are published government warnings and reports about actual deaths as a result of leaving your fan on overnight. This is real, folks.

    It's not a JOKE man.
    It claimed the lives of most of my friends and family. :(
     
    #13 RedRedemption, Jul 28, 2011
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    #14 gezza, Jul 28, 2011
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    Interesting stuff. My guess is that Russia tested some sort of weapon on them.
     
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    Jesus Christ. That's almost unfathomable how ****ed up that was.
     
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    Those crazy South Koreans with their extremely high-speed internet and fiber optics and online gaming.
     
    #17 TheChosenOne, Jul 30, 2011
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    I've read about 80 of them so far -- almost all of them are great and some of them start a wiki run where you are reading a bunch of stories about the subject.

    All the feral kids that have been raised by dogs and various primates is crazy.
     
    #18 KingCheetah, Jul 30, 2011
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    I should add the Taman Shud case is absolutely fascinating.
     
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  20. DarkHorse

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    Wait... what now? I need a link for that.

    :grin:
     
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