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Wikipedia contains other images and articles that are similarly shocking or udderly amoosing. Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual.
Wikipedia turns 14 years old on Thursday! So we thought we'd pay tribute to what has become one of the world’s most comprehensive sources of obscure information by pointing out the weirdest and funniest pages on the site.
For many years, the bits of vandalism and/or fun that struck people's fancy were kept here on a page called " Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense " (BJAODN). In fact, it was one of the oldest pages on Wikipedia, having been created on January 26, 2001. [1] . Here is the original explanation of the page:
Luckily, these changes don't stay for long and are spotted by moderators before they even see the light of day. To illustrate how crazy some of these hijackings (or at least attempts) have been, Bored Panda has collected this list of funny Wikipedia edits caught on screenshots.
I maintain a personal list of what I consider to be some of the most interesting Wikipedia articles and, having recently reached 500 entries, I figured I'd share it. You can find it here. Fair warning, many of the articles are macabre with a lot of murders, disasters and disappearances scattered throughout the list.
Instances of people submitting fake or nonsense scholarly articles to expose an academic journal as a predatory publisher. A surprisingly long list for a supposedly celibate role. The recurring trend of high-ranking people being attacked with shoes.
Or for your nerdy side to get lost for half a day in some obscure article about planned procrastination and all its related links. Luckily, there's an online page where you can find all kinds of weird snippets from Wikipedia. The Depths of Wikipedia is a hugely popular account with millions of fans on all its social media platforms.
Wikipedia contributors have compiled a list of “unusual articles” —really just articles about unusual things—and the list alone is over 27,000 words long. We’ve collected over eighty of our...
These can be fun articles to read for an educational laugh. We've rounded up some of the weirdest and strange Wikipedia pages to keep you entertained. Start reading and enjoy getting lost in these crazy articles. 1. Danish Protest Pig: A Porky Flag Replacement.
From pro wrestling drama and mythical creatures to disastrous roller-skate musicals and unsolved hijacking mysteries, these are some of our favorite Wiki wormholes. You can often tell how good a...