This is the thread for unusual details in wikipedia articles.

"Buddy Holly is gay"

But he has also "resigned as an operations manager at a Nashville delivery company as a result of the debacle".

OVERREACT MUCH? WTF am I missing something here?

ha ha I love cranks with an axe to grind.

Ha, the guy who tracked him down is a notorious crank... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Brandt

Wikipedia Watch is a website critical of Wikipedia. It is owned by Daniel Brandt, the leader of the Southwestern chapter of Aryan Nations and an Internet activist.

The first such article I read was published by Salon.com and can be found here (http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/29/google_watch/print.html). This article isn't so bad as the others, the author does expose Brandt's motives:

Brandt is not a disinterested party; the dispute between Daniel Brandt and Google is personal. He has spent thousands of hours building a Web site that he believes is both useful and important, and Google, in its algorithmic blindness, has given Brandt a lower page rank than he thinks he's entitled to. Brandt finds it genuinely hard to believe -- and even personally insulting -- that Google won't give him more credit.

However the article does paint Mr. Brandt in a friendly light, and so it lends credibility to his cause - a cause which most if not all search engine professionals would regard as absurd.

The crux of Brandt's argument can be summed up with these paragraphs from the Salon.com article.

When you type "NameBase" into Google, Brandt's site comes up first, but Brandt is not satisfied with that. "My problem has been to get Google to go deep enough into my site," he says. In other words, Brandt wants Google to index the 100,000 names he has in his database, so that a Google search for "Donald Rumsfeld" will bring up NameBase's page for the secretary of defense. For some reason, though, all of NameBase's deep pages -- its pages with specific names and citations -- have a low Google page rank, which causes them to show up low in the search results. Search for "Donald Rumsfeld" in Google and in the first five pages you get a lot of .mil and .gov sites, some news stories, and some activist sites. Namebase's entry on Rumsfeld doesn't come up. (It is in Google's database, but to find it somebody would have to first wade through hundreds of results.)

Why is a Nazi collecting people's names and citations?

One criticism of the Tribune Company is that they are responsible for the Cubs' perpetual losing. The Tribune Company discovered that the Cubs are more profitable fielding a poor team, rather than spending big on free agents. The Chicago Cubs are located in a trendy area of Chicago, causing them to have great attendance at home games, even when the team is doing poorly.

If the Tribune Company is so unhappy about this, why don't they just edit it?

ROFFLE

Plus, all the slang...

Track listing

1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Cobain/Grohl/Novoselic) - 5:02
2. "In Bloom" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 4:15
3. "Come As You Are" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:39
4. "Breed" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:04
5. "Lithium" (Cobain) - 4:17
6. "Polly" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:56
7. "Territorial Pissings" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:23
8. "Drain You" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:44
9. "Lounge Act" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 2:37
10. "Stay Away" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:33
11. "On a Plain" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:17
12. "Something In The Way" (Cobain/Nirvana) - 3:51
13. "Endless, Nameless" (Hidden track) (Cobain/Hongro/Nirvana)

it appears to have been edited again, not by me:

"Endless, Nameless" (Hidden track) (Cobain/Hongro/Cuomo/Urkel/Nirvana)

Portions of the name sound like vulgarities in English and Spanish, leading to its use in various jokes. Titicaca is the lake that Cornholio, alter-ego of Beavis of MTV's animated series Beavis and Butt-head, claims to come from although he believes the lake is located in Nicaragua.

The word 'Trekdom' is used interchangeably with 'Fandom' when referring to Star Trek Fandom or their fans and has been in use by fans of Star Trek fans for several decades.

After the recent cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise, the future of Trekdom is still uncertain, though it has been scaled back to its own core. Some may believe that Trekdom might die off, or it might be extinct at the onset of such conflicts such as World War III.

"Plus, all the slang..."
But shouldn't the 81 be called a 010?

Was what I found at the top of the page when I checked wikipedia a few weeks before starting a class on the Reformation.

First go here:

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

Go to the Probe / Men in Video Awards section.

Click on the 1995 recipient of the "Best Bottom" award.

Note the expression on his face.

LOL

Cultural imperialism at its WTF-est:

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20, 1946) is a former freedom fighter who became the first President of East Timor since independence from Indonesia.
(...)
His nickname, "Xanana", is taken from the name of the 1970's rock and roll/comedy group Sha Na Na.

On a radio interview, Trina said that the relationship was more of a "brother-sister" relationship. Later, on Victoria's RapBasement, Lil Wayne said he knew nothing of the rumors. During Wayne's childhood, he mistakenly got thought of as a gay guy but late he dismissed all these claims by watching naked gun 33 and a third.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Wayne#Personal_life

And in the next chapter:

"Lil Wayne and Trina have recently ended their porno relationship, which was stated by Lil Wayne, himself, on BET's 106 and Park."

Did someone misspell "promo"?

(unfortunately AI is already on it)

An amateur performance in 1900 featured P. G. Wodehouse as Guildenstern.[7]

The group was formed by merging two popular Oregon bands, Seafood Mama (formerly Beggars Opera) and Pilot (not to be confused with the Scottish band of "Magic" fame).[3][4][5]

^ I remember reading that about Quarterflash and being like... wow. Although the name Quarterflash... idk

In a 2013 April Fool's Day episode, the models swapped roles with the host and announcer as part of a themed broadcast. This allows the show to focus on its female demographic.

Her fame stemmed partly from her popularisation of the novelty sex act of 'chucking', which dated back to ancient Rome.[7] She would stand on her head naked with her legs apart and have customers throw coins into her vagina.[13] "According to legend, she could fit 16 half-crowns (40 shillings) in there", notes one modern commentator.[14] On some occasions wine was also poured into her commodity.[15] She performed chucking several times a day.[15] The tavern was nicknamed Priscilla Fotheringham's Chuck Office,[7] and the Half Crown Chuck Office.[16]

As Fotheringham aged, she trained new talent to perform chucking, notably the Dutch prostitute known as 'Mrs Cupid'.[7] Although Mrs Cupid used Rhenish wine during her act, Fotheringham would only use the best Sack wine as it smarted less.[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priss_Fotheringham

One publication, The Wandering Whore, described her as the 'second best whore in the city'.

Begs the question...

https://i.imgur.com/EaIQiHS.jpeg

it doesn't make sense tied to either meaning. people should just say "raises" or "prompts the question" imo

Its more embarassing when people get “u mad” wrong

is there a wrong way to troll?

no I mean when people use it to mean “you’re nuts” instead of “you’re upset”

to attempt to answer the question - your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to Who Was The Best Whore In The City!

Damaris Page - listed first in a list of "Crafty Bawds" in The Wandring Whore with Priss Fotheringham listed second.
https://archive.org/details/wandringwhorenum00garfuoft/page/n23/mode/2up
"Page was almost as famous as the politicians of her time.[4] The subject of Grub Street pamphlets in 1660, characterised as "The Wandring Whore" and the "Crafty Bawd",[1] she may have been one of the inspirations for the character of Moll Flanders (1721), created by Daniel Defoe.[4]"
and
"Samuel Pepys documented the attack on the property of Page "the great bawd of the seamen", "the most Famous Bawd in the Towne.""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaris_Page

Elizabeth Cresswell
"Her bawdy houses were favoured by King Charles and his court as well as powerful figures in government and city guilds. This position gave her a measure of immunity from prosecution and added to her profile as a caricature of iniquity and corruption."
"She also ran an office in Millbank" - now we know how New Labour started at least
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cresswell

Page "the great bawd of the seamen"

I’ll bet!

One Battle After Another has been criticised by those who wear Nike Monarchs for its sympathetic portrayal of antifascist revolutionaries, especially in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the 2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting.[78]

Jones performed with Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey in the first incarnation of Rush, serving as the primary singer and bassist in the summer of 1968.[1] He was replaced by Geddy Lee in September 1968 before their second performance, after wanting to go to a party.[2][3]

i've been getting into pro wrestling for some bizarre reason lately. mostly i think cuz it's something to do besides fucking watch mech anime. i'm not gonna do it. i don't care how good code geass is.

anyway i found out gorgeous george was, in fact, gay, and this for some reason surprised me? like it didn't occur to me that the guy whose whole gimmick was based around his being swishy as hell might actually be a homosexual. so the next question that came to mind was ok, wait, does that mean goldust is gay too?

nope. turned out that he took the gimmick because he didn't know what the word "androgynous" meant:

Runnels stated that Vince McMahon called him and offered him the gimmick and mentioned "androgynous" several times; Runnels, wanting a separate identity from his father at the time, promptly accepted without knowing what the word "androgynous" meant, then promptly looked it up in the dictionary after getting off the phone with McMahon and shocked to see what it meant said to himself "What did I get myself in to?"[14]

well, it could have been worse. he could have had a gimmick as a child predator. oh, wait, he almost did. apparently WCW tried to set him up as a serial killer named "seven" before Turner Standards and Practices told WCW that no, they couldn't do that gimmick. or he could have, i don't know, had a gimmick based around him acquiring tourette's syndrome from an electric shock. no, no, wait, he had that gimmick too after he returned to WWF. was that something bischoff thought up? that sounds like something bischoff would think up.

fortunately, thing would look up for him soon. during his third return to WWE in 2005, this happened:

Runnels made a short appearance at WrestleMania 22 to give Booker T advice on his match against The Boogeyman where he insinuated that the only way he could beat The Boogeyman was to put worms in his anus.[whose anus?][21]

that clarifying question is the most wikipedia thing ever.

by the way i would like to state here that despite not knowing what the word "androgynous" meant in 1995, runnels is a stand-up dude when it comes to allyship:

In a 2016 Facebook post, Runnels reported that his stepchild, who is transgender, had been attacked by three men, condemning anti-transgender attitudes as "hateful crap".[136] He later reiterated his opposition to transphobia in a 2020 Twitter post.[137]

anyway, wrestling wikipedia is an absolute fount of the most insane crap i have ever seen and i love it.

Not long after this version discontinued production, Flynn died from drowning in his swimming pool.

In addition to the many sporting events hosted at the Coliseum, it hosted large concerts. The first concert was not long after the grand opening and featured Frank Sinatra. Another blue-eyed crooner, Rick "The Big Bopper" Sammons, was the final performer to entertain in the Coliseum.

For more than 25 years Korvin and his wife Anne were part-of-the-year residents in Klosters, Switzerland, where he enjoyed skiing, cooking and entertaining with friends and fellow part time residents Irwin and Marion Shaw, Greta Garbo, Salka Viertel, Deborah Kerr, and Gaetan de Rosnay, among others. Korvin claimed to have been Garbo's last dance partner.[9]

Julia Child, another long time friend, was interviewed in 1978 by Dick Cavett on his PBS television show. When he asked her to name her favorite amateur chef, Child replied, “Charles Korvin”.[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarno_Salomaa

Salomaa is still member of Shape of Despair and currently appears to have no plans on retirement.

Written by David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Polly Samson, it is sung by Gilmour and also features samples of Stephen Hawking's electronic voice, taken from a BT television advertisement.[2][3] This same commercial was sampled again in "Talkin' Hawkin'" from Pink Floyd's final studio album, The Endless River.[4] Gilmour chose to use the speech after nearly crying to the commercial, which he described as "the most powerful piece of television advertising that I've ever seen in my life."[5]

It's a real good ad tbf

I'm not a PF fan but I have a decent understanding of their history and discography... and for some reason I don't think I've ever heard of The Endless River.

It exists.

Crown Books (retail) is of no relation to Crown Books (publisher), although the former carried inventory from the latter.

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lists this episode as his favorite in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

During his time in New Zealand, he kidnapped a penguin in Otago and kept it in his bathtub, only to send it back when the president of Otago United warned him he could face deportation if caught. Pfannenstiel was never charged for this incident.

Since 2013, Mýa has been married to herself. On her decision to marry herself, she explained, "It was all about self-care, self-love and getting myself back after a toxic relationship." Further adding, "It's not about anything like 'all men are bad' or anything like that. It's really about becoming your best self and making sure that you're leveling up in all aspects of your life."

(xp) By the way that guy's just been appointed Sporting Director at Aberdeen. There seems to be something especially eccentric about German goalkeepers.

The Wasp Woman's musical score, written by Fred Katz, was originally composed for the film A Bucket of Blood. According to Mark Thomas McGee, author of Roger Corman: The Best of the Cheap Acts, each time Katz was called upon to write music for Corman, he sold the same score as if it were new music.[14] The score was used in a total of seven films, including The Little Shop of Horrors and Creature from the Haunted Sea.

> Creature from the Haunted Sea

this was on the other night. something something cuba, stolen money, sea creature (i've not got that far into it tbh, it is very cheap. the animated titles are interesting though.)

the creature looks like Beeker
https://deadliestfiction.fandom.com/wiki/Creature_from_the_Haunted_Sea

C is for Creature, and that's good enough for me.

In the mid-1990s, Ingram was hired by Home Depot as their wallpaper expert but stopped going after three days because it did not satisfy his "need to create and make something".[14][30][31]

Wall No Paper
Up-way-oh-ee-oh

Slipknot is most often considered a nu metal,[163][164][165][166] alternative metal[167][168][169][170] and groove metal band,[171][172][173] or heavy metal in general.[174][175][176]

Happy birthday to #7 by the way.

Only three sources for groove metal and heavy metal?

Since 2013, Mýa has been married to herself. On her decision to marry herself, she explained, "It was all about self-care, self-love and getting myself back after a toxic relationship." Further adding, "It's not about anything like 'all men are bad' or anything like that. It's really about becoming your best self and making sure that you're leveling up in all aspects of your life."

― sent a message through the Internet but it rejected (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, November 2, 2025 2:22 PM (two days ago)

honestly i think this is a really beautiful and great thing. i've taken to saying that i'm polyamorous, and my primary relationship is with myself. nobody else can be there for me the way i can be there for me, and being there for me, giving myself the same kindness and compassion that i give to other people, is a beautiful thing.

That sounds great. Actually having a wedding ceremony where you invite your friends to see you marry yourself, that's not so great.

If a Dwarf sperm whale is frightened, it may secrete a red liquid. This causes a cloud to form that stops or distracts predators. This allows the whale to dive deep into the ocean and escape

Since 1398, the Ming law books stated that owning a dudie was the only valid proof of identity for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests. Falsely claiming to be a priest without this identification was punishable with 80 lashings. If self-declared priests were tonsured by their family members, those family members were also guilty.

His obituary called him "a rough, obstinate, and eccentric man" but said he was "without guile" and "charitable", as well as a faithful friend.[8]

19th-century obituaries went hard

god, when i'm gone i hope i am remembered as "rough, obstinate, and eccentric"

Abel Gance was a member of the jury for Miss France 1938.[32]

"In 2012 it was revealed that Kodak had stored uranium in an underground lab for almost 30 years.[8] The material was used for research in a Californium neutron flux multiplier. Although the uranium was considered weapons-grade, it was not present in large enough quantities to construct a weapon with."

Since 2013, Mýa has been married to herself

I saw an interview with Emma Watson where she claimed to be 'self-partnered'

Eben Byers, a wealthy American socialite, athlete, industrialist, and Yale College graduate, who drank 1400 bottles of Radithor beginning in 1927, died in 1932 of various cancers as a result; before he died his jaw had to be removed. Byers was buried in a lead-lined coffin; when exhumed in 1965 for study, his remains were still radioactive and measured at 225,000 becquerels.

Franco said in the interview that he only did the two cannibal films (this one and Cannibal Terror) for the money, and said that he had no idea why anyone would want to watch such films. He said that Sabrina Siani was the worst actress that he ever worked with in his life (second only to Romina Power) and that Siani's only good quality was her "delectable derrière".

One day a new student Gianni comes to her class. He has curly hair and has lived in America (the USA) since his father used to work there.

No, Lisa. The only monster here is the radioactive drink that has enslaved Eben Byers! I call it Radithor, and it's time to snatch this wealthy American socialite's jaw from its neon claws!