Top 10 Weirdest Wikipedia Pages
There are over a million Wikipedia articles, and many of them are interesting. Then there are also some of the weirdest pages created on Wikipedia, some of them interesting or humorously weird.
Here are some top ten prime examples of the weirdest pages created on Wikipedia.
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List of lists of lists
Visit WebsiteThere's literally a page on Wikipedia that lists the list of lists.
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Calculator spelling
Visit WebsiteThis page has detailed paragraphs for you to learn and master spelling words using calculators.
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List of inventors killed by their own inventions
Visit WebsiteAnother weird Wikipedia page states the bizarre yet tragic deaths of those killed by their own inventions.
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Toilet Paper Orientation
There are detailed paragraphs about topics like sociology and other strange subjects related to the under and over orientations of toilet paper preferences. Why do you need extensive knowledge of toilet paper? Check out this article if you have an obsession with toilet paper. Toilet paper orientation seems to matter to some people.
You sit, do your business, flush, and get up. That's all the orientation you need.
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Buttered cat paradox
This page combines the buttered toast phenomenon with cats. Cats tend to land on their feet after a fall, while buttered toast does the opposite. If buttered toast is attached to a cat's back, what happens when the cat falls? This paradox has sparked humorous speculation.
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Buttered toast phenomenon
The article thoroughly explains how buttered toast seems to almost always land on its butter-covered side.
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World Toilet Day
Apparently, there's a detailed article about an event called World Toilet Day, which spreads awareness of toilets and provides detailed explanations of how toilets represent cleanliness and safety. World Toilet Day is celebrated annually on November 19.
I'm marking my calendar for this one.
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Chalkboard scraping
The title already sounds strange, but the article explains how the brain reacts to the sound of scraping chalk.
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Plant intelligence
Did anyone know that plants also show signs of intelligence and are capable of memory? Intelligence and the senses of plants are not fully understood yet, but it's an interesting topic.
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Wikipedia:Unusual articles
A comedic guide listing all topics and pages that Wikipedia considers "unusual." I recommend skimming through the entries provided here.
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Carl Tanzler
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List of games that Buddha would not play
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Pizza farm
The page explains exactly how a pizza farm works. Pizza farms do exist, and they are built in circular fields where they usually grow ingredients mostly used in pizzas.
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Vandalism on Wikipedia
They actually created a page specifically discussing vandalism on Wikipedia.
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Tashirojima
Also known as the Cat Island in Japan, it's known for having a large cat population.
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Zenzizenzizenzic
The question is: why would you come up with a very long word for something as simple as the eighth power?
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Sex
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James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
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List of proposed etymologies of OK
Apparently, this common word has an unknown etymology, and there are many proposed origins for it. The most accepted etymology is "orl korrect."
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Phobophobia
The article offers a deep explanation of the fear of fear itself. The phobophobia page is a combination of both interesting and bizarre.
It must suck to have this. I'm gonna leave it at that.
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Avril Lavigne replacement conspiracy theory
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Breast-shaped hill
What's actually weirder is that they are connected to goddesses in some cultures.
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Spite house
Apparently, a spite house is a house specifically built to annoy the neighbors.
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Human
Sounds like it's written by an extraterrestrial biologist or something.
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Towel Day
You might think this is something random, but it's actually a tribute to author Douglas Adams. Towel Day is celebrated every May 25th.
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Ithkuil
A conlang that's deliberately designed to be extremely complex, enabling sophisticated discussions about topics like science and philosophy.
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Lazarus taxon