The internet has brought us a lot of things. Memes, virtual friendships, cat videos, and a wealth of information right at our fingertips. Gone are the days of traipsing to a library and paging through a heavy encyclopedia to find the answers to our burning questions.
Wikipedia has more than 66 million articles across 342 languages, covering everything under the sun. Over 7 million of them are in English. According to Pew Research Center, it would take someone around 38 years to read all of them. But given that a few hundred more are added every day, you'll be in your twilight years by the time you're done.
While you may think Wikipedia is the best place to get accurate information online, it’s important to note that it’s run by thousands of volunteers, and pretty much anyone can contribute. Despite dedicated editors patrolling the site, some questionable entries often slip through the cracks.
An IG account called Depths of Wikipedia is the first to note that "Wikipedia is weird!" and to drive home that point, it posts some of the most bizarre articles spotted on the page. Here are some of the funniest...
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Translation for the French part: "Pancake. Type of crepe. A pancake is a type of crepe that is thicker and of smaller diameter"
Idiot plots for humoristic purposes can be excellent though and the critics shouldn't take everything so seriously
In speedrunning there are always different categories based on some restriction or another. I think this would be such a thing: fastest to drive around the world without breaking the speed limit.
There is literally a twice-baked food in Germany called "Twice Baked" (Zwieback)
It's theorized that if you fall into a black hole, you get "spaghettified" (not as fun as it sounds).
Alongside the myth that holding the Games is of benefit to the general population?
Wait, is Mr Ouch the person suffering the ouch, or the anthropomorphic electricity inflicting the ouch?
What were the other motto choices? He who smelt it dealt it. Silent but deadly.
Seems like K-Pop producers have taken notice, which is why the performers all have to undergo extensive plastic surgery to look basically identical, which makes them easier to replace without the fanbase noticing.
Well the current president of the US shows that you can, indeed, live an entire lifetime without growing or maturing
Sounds like you can not only fascinate a woman with a piece of cheese but also caribbean dictators. Who knew?
This reminds me of the way Australian Aboriginal time is discussed. They believe time is more circular or happening all at once (I don't know the correct way to explain it, so I hope I haven't caused offence if this isn't correct). So The Dreaming, which is their mythological/creation time period is happening now as well as the present and is spoken of more in present tense.
I'm reminded of an old science fiction story about a chess player who came up with a move so bizarre that it stunned his opponents and their clocks ran out of time before they could recover and make a move of their own. This may have been the move.
