Córdoba, Argentina

The thing that is striking for this 400 year old city, is how dense it looks despite its relatively small population.  Also, 20 Rugby Union teams!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Córdoba,_Argentina

Erdős–Bacon number

I am glad someone has this world figured out.  Natalie Portman's number is 7.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdős–Bacon_number

John Adams (TV miniseries): Historical Inaccuracies

The blog is back.  This has revived my passion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams_(TV_miniseries)#Historical_inaccuracies

Christopher Columbus

This is quite brilliant.  Although run by liberal "humor" website: 23/6, the dickipedia might just have some decent legs.  

http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Christopher_Columbus

List of Films Based on Actual Events

This wikipedia page is most useful when you are looking for fictionalized accounts of real events.  The page needs some work, that is clear, but it is enjoyable all the same.  

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

Not right now you dont...

More information than you ever wanted to know about the famous internet-ism.

http://wiki.ytmnd.com/But_i_poop_from_there

Robert Williams (robot fatality)

Words almost fail me on this one, but I am glad to know that there is a dispute over the first human killed by a robot. Here is wikipedia's answer to the question: Who was the first human to be killed by a robot?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(robot_fatality)

This is the more common, but incorrect answer to the same question:

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

Playmobil Movies

I loved my Playmobil stuff as a kid, simply loved it. Now wikipedia informs me I can relive the glory days in film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playmobil#Playmobil_movies

Orgasmatron

Speaking of my teen years, I loved the movie Orgasmo.  Boy was I suprised to find an entire wikipedia page devoted to various types of "Orgazmorators."

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

(Also there is an Orgasmatron disambiguation page!)

Candiru

When I was younger my dad went to Brazil and brought back tales of this fish.  Now wikipedia is ready to debunk those myths I learned as an adolescent.  

"Only a larger fish such as a Salmon or Trout could leap the required distance, however there will be an obvious size of fish versus size of penis issue here."

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

True Blood Wiki

I really like the new HBO show True Blood. I was suprised to learn they have a wiki to gather information about the viral marketing campaign AND a wiki for the fans.  

http://trublood.wikidot.com/

http://truebloodwiki.hbo.com/

 (Two new tags: endorsments for things I enjoy and two-for-thursdays which will be double link days.)

Showcase Showdown

I came across this page will reading a discussion of electoral vote strategy among the campaigns.  It definitely fits the shockingly long category.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showcase_Showdown_(The_Price_Is_Right)

Mekong giant catfish

The other evening while surfing the internet I came across some videos of some unbelievably large catfish.  I sought out wikipedia for the answer to the largest catfish ever caught and here is the terrifying answer:

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

Women of the House

A short lived TV show's wiki page features a fantastic list of cultural references and discrepancies.   

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

Crédit Mobilier of America scandal

For those who know me this might have relevance.  For those who do not, enjoy reading about American history.

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

Uffie

Occasionally, some bias will creep into wiki pages.  Here is a good example:

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

In case someone cleans it up here is my favorite part captured:

Uffie (born Anna-Catherine Hartley on December 9, 1987) is an American-born, Paris-based rapper thrust upon the world by the French music label Ed Banger Records.

Justice (French Band)

One thing I enjoy is when terms are applied to common words to make the wiki page more specific.  Here is a hilarious example of that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(French_band)

Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies

Today's link was 2 clicks from the main page.  It just proves there is a lot in the world I've never heard of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabad-Lubavitch_related_controversies

Ice-Nine

In honor of the Large Hadron Collider being turned on, here is a related link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-nine

Young Turks...

A great disambiguation page because all the pages it links to are interesting in there own right.  Just what an awesome disambiguation page should be like.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Turks_(disambiguation)

Mystery Method

Apparently, there are some well developed networks and methods to help guys pick up women.  

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

The Dream Team

I am not that surprised at the existence of this page. I am much more surprised by the length of it.

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

Moves portrayed in Nacho Libre

In case you were curious what the exact wrestling moves you saw in the movie Nacho Libre were, some kindly wrestling fans have created a list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacho_Libre#Moves_portrayed

WikiFur

In researching a wiki link for last week's post, I found the following wiki community. In case you were curious about the Furry community:

http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/WikiFur:About

Mudpie

I thought I was going from the page for the Portland Sea Dogs to the page for the comic Mudpie, which is a comic created by the guy who designed the Sea Dogs logo. Instead, I found this disambiguation page:

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

List of Dogs

This is a list of famous dogs that have really existed. The list of famous fictional dogs is a different page and perhaps a bit more impressive.

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

International Reaction to the 2008 South Ossetia War: Unrecognized States and Non-State Entities

Perhaps you were wondering how the Don Cossacks felt about the 2008 South Ossetia war, then come no further than this page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reaction_to_the_2008_South_Ossetia_war#Unrecognised_states_and_non-state_entities

Vagina Dentata

If not for wikipedia, how else could I look this up at work.

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

Frottage

This is a word that means many things all of them having to do with rubbing. Once the rubbing part has been established, the meanings really vary.

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

Sidekick Wiki...

T-Mobile thought it was necessary to create a wiki for my new phone. Our first "Wikis gone Wild" tag.

http://wiki.sidekick.com/page/T-Mobile+Sidekick

Vince Coleman

Sometimes the humor in wiki pages is in how the information is presented. For instance this disambiguation statement on the page linked below:

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

"This is for the baseball player. For the heroic train dispatcher, see Vince Coleman (train dispatcher)."

Blue Riband

I enjoy it when disambiguation pages exist for things I have never heard of.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Riband_(disambiguation)

Jorge Rojas

I did not realize there were two Jorge Rojas of note.

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

The Natural Bears Classification System

The "Bear" sub-culture has their own system of text-based self identification that has been around since 1991.


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

The Frat Pack

Not only was I complete unaware of the existence of the Frat Pack, I had no idea how their filmographies intersected.

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

Wonder no more.

I Kissed a Girl

This seems obvious as there are two songs of note entitled: "I Kissed a Girl."

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

Fantastic nonetheless.