Post random articles you've come across that you think are unique, interesting, captivating or weird, preferably things you think nobody else has read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_irrelevant_alternatives
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorless_green_ideas_sleep_furiously
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingmaker_scenario

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_cunningham_syndrome#Named_forms_of_casting_change
Used to be an article exclusively on Chuck Cunningham syndrome (when a character disappears suddenly and is never mentioned or referenced again), but they changed the article to being about just casting changes in general (which I don't find intersting), so Wikipedia can suck a dick.

Quote from: Topcatyo;1366448http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_cunningham_syndrome#Named_forms_of_casting_change
Used to be an article exclusively on Chuck Cunningham syndrome (when a character disappears suddenly and is never mentioned or referenced again), but they changed the article to being about just casting changes in general (which I don't find intersting), so Wikipedia can suck a dick.

That would have been neat!

http://www.courttv.com/trials/andressohn/101805_background_ctv.html

A veganist couple stands trial for causing the death of one of their children due to malnutrition because of their strong veganist believes.
and get away with it by blaming it on a rare disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_%28anatomy%29

its spelt uniquely.


uniquely

Quote from: also called maddox;1366879its spelt uniquely.


uniquely

ok, I can't do anything about it though.

PS spelt is a type of wheat

Quote from: RomanClock;1366963ok, I can't do anything about it though.

PS spelt is a type of wheat

quite.

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

Quote from: ORLY;1367011http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomrape

You'll go places here.

Quote from: Jam;1367065You'll go places here.

It's not the article you would expect though. I found it while random searching Wikipedia one day.

Quote from: ORLY;1367011http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomrape

That seems like some kid of joke!
Naked Broomrape???

Quote from: RomanClock;1367179That seems like some kid of joke!
Naked Broomrape???

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

The Canola plant, from which many cooking oils are taken, was bred from a wild plant called rapeseed. Isn't that wonderful?

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

Read this is a book one time decided to find an article on it because it's interesting.

Quote from: obnoxious douchebag;1366524http://www.courttv.com/trials/andressohn/101805_background_ctv.html

A veganist couple stands trial for causing the death of one of their children due to malnutrition because of their strong veganist believes.
and get away with it by blaming it on a rare disease

"wheatgrass enemas"

holy shit

Quote from: BootClock;1367267http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem

Read this is a book one time decided to find an article on it because it's interesting.

Thats neat, at first I thought "but what about things with more than 4 sides?" then I realized you could use the same color on opposite sides of the shape.