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"?

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!

regarding Skinny Puppy’s “Too Dark Park” album:

On the origins of the album's title, Key has stated that it was meant to be a rhyme on words.

It is unknown how old they are, but they are too young to shave.

Former Manchester United winger Harry McShane's son, the actor Ian McShane was married to actress Suzan Farmer, aunt of George Farmer - also known as the husband of political commenter and youtuber Candace Owens

wow people are still doing the shell game in the US!

On May 29, 2025, Stapleton was arrested in Sweetwater, Florida, for allegedly operating an illegal gambling scheme. He and two other men were reportedly observed running a shell game at the Dolphin Mall.

Another factor which probably contributed to the start of the Oklo natural nuclear reactor at 2 billion years, rather than earlier, was the increasing oxygen content in the Earth's atmosphere.[

Post-Goo Goo Dolls

During the 2000s, Tutuska played drums for a local South Buffalo based Celtic Rock band named Jackdaw. The band broke up in 2009.

I found this section on the Neuse river exceptionally beautiful:

The Neuse begins at the confluence of the Flat and Eno rivers near Durham, North Carolina.[4][5][6] The river enters Pamlico Sound just east of Maw Point Shoal near Hobucken, North Carolina while en route to the Atlantic Ocean.[4][7]
Typical of rivers in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, the Neuse enters a basin of chocolate intermittent bottomland swamp on its journey towards its outlet. One interesting exception is the "Cliffs of the Neuse" area near Goldsboro, where the river cuts a narrow 30 m (90 ft) gorge through limestone and sandstone bluffs. The Neuse is prone to extremes in its flow carriage, often escaping its banks during wet periods, then reducing to a trickle that can be forded on foot during prolonged drought conditions.
The Neuse flows through parts of seven counties. Major cities and towns in proximity to the Neuse are Durham; Neuse Township; Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina; Smithfield; Goldsboro; Kinston and New Bern.

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

Not sure about the avocation/vocation choice for Kent, Clark. Thing I'd flip that one

heard about this on the radio this morning

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

the original ‘Betty’ (1928–1941) of Wilson, Keppel and Betty
...
subsequently a war correspondent in Normandy and a reporter at the Nuremberg trials.

Sophia Loren is the only star alive.

All the other celebrities were executed by court martial in Guantanamo

Despite Constantine's sympathetic interest in the Church, he was not baptized until some 11 or 12 years after the council, putting off baptism as long as he did so as to be absolved from as much sin as possible.[102]

Young Hibernian prospect Rudi Molotnikov had quite the prolific scoring record when on loan at Stirling Albion... according to Wiki.

Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Hibernian 14 (1)
2024 → Stirling Albion (loan) 6 (100)

Yeah that's certainly one way to put it

His style bears similarity to one of his favorite playwrights, David Mamet. LaBute even shares some similar themes with Mamet including gender relations, political correctness, and masculinity.

The show has been described as a "collation of froth".[6]

Gene was initially given the middle name "Attell" as a nod to Dave Attell, but on April 14, 2020, Schumer announced in a podcast that his middle name had been changed to "David" after they realized "Gene Attell" sounded like "genital".[11]

Filming on 23 September began with Romana being dragged into the Queen Vic. Lalla Ward, McFadden and Kemp similarly protested that they did not understand the plot. Pertwee was the only Doctor on set this day.[57]

Various chunks of the article are like that, it's as non-sequitur as the thing itself

According to Louise Jameson, McCoy arrived to filming slightly late and slightly hung over, only to find that, in his absence, the other Doctors had reassigned many of their technobabble lines to him.[72]

McShane is the younger cousin of former Hamilton Academical player John McShane and is a minority shareholder in MacIntyre Sheds of Beauly.

According to Alice Cooper, the rumor began when a college newspaper editor asked him what kind of kid he was, to which Cooper replied, "I was obnoxious, disgusting, a real Eddie Haskell." However, the story ended up reporting that Cooper was the real Eddie Haskell. Cooper would later tell the New Times, "It was the biggest rumor that ever came out about me. Finally, I got a T-shirt that said 'No, I am not Eddie Haskell.' But people still believed it."

It's interesting that there was a similar urban legend about Marilyn Manson, that he was Josh Saviano from The Wonder Years.

The ghosts have received a positive reception from critics and have been cited as one of the most recognizable video game villains of all time.

It's interesting that there was a similar urban legend about Marilyn Manson, that he was Josh Saviano from The Wonder Years.

― jmm

i heard eddie haskell had one of his ribs removed so he could suck his own dick

lol

Geoffrey Boycott is 85. He just mentioned it on twitter.

Bellamy was briefly married to bond broker Logan F. Metcalf. They married in Tijuana on January 24, 1928. They separated four days later. Metcalf filed for divorce claiming that while the two were on honeymoon, Bellamy had refused to speak to him because of his fondness for eating ham and eggs, which she considered "plebeian". Metcalf was granted a divorce on April 25, 1928.

Ham and Eggs was too plebian
told her she was through with he, and...

Of A Hard Day's Night, I learn that:

"In 1964, Pan Books published a novelisation of the film by the author John Burke, described as "based on the original screenplay by Alun Owen". The book was priced at two shillings and sixpence and contained an 8-page section of photographs from the film. It is the first book in the English language to have the word 'grotty' in print."

the early history of the Empire Windrush is quite a thing (as heard on the radio earlier)

nazi cruise ship

The screenplay by Charles Kaufman was based on the 1952 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is a story of large-scale fundraising.

Francis Ford Coppola was eager to cast Carey as Luca Brasi in The Godfather, but Carey turned down the part so he could film a television pilot called "Tweet’s Ladies of Pasadena", which was never sold or broadcast.[5] The proposed TV show starred Carey as a character named Tweet Twig, who could bring animals back from the dead.[6]

I had to read that twice to realize that Carey Grant was not, in fact, in line to play Luca Brasi.

*Cary Grant, wow

Or Drew Carey

When he took a reading on his situation, he was instructed to rest until he was well or dead.

Before 1978, U.S. law required works to include a copyright notice to have legal protection. The film includes a notice reading "MCMLXIII BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMPANY, INC. and STANLEY DONEN FILMS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED", but this fails to meet this requirement, because it doesn't include the word "copyright", the abbreviation "copr.", or the symbol "©".[10][11][12] Consequently, the film entered into the public domain in the United States immediately upon its release.

lol what a fuckup, this is Charade btw

bet the poor sap who did the lettering on the credits got canned

Maurice Binder? Or is that the joke

don’t know who that is!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Charade_%28Stanley_Donen%2C_1963%29_-_defective_copyright_notice.png/960px-Charade_%28Stanley_Donen%2C_1963%29_-_defective_copyright_notice.png

Of Vincent Wodehouse Yorke:

...Yorke's first son was Philip Yorke, who died of leukaemia, allegedly as a result of sympathetic magic practised by George Orwell.[4] The oldest son to survive to adulthood, Henry Vincent Yorke, an English author under the name Henry Green, best remembered for the novels Party Going, Living, and Loving.[5] Yorke's second son, Gerald, made a single first-class appearance for the Gloucestershire team in 1925.[3]

Of Gerald:

...On leaving university, an interest in the occult and mysticism led him to contact Aleister Crowley, with whom he was closely associated for four years. Yorke was also a member of Crowley's magical order the A∴A∴, and supervised a number of neophyte members.

...Yorke was also the personal representative to the West of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama (died 1933) and the author of an original foreword to a secret book on the Kalachakra initiation.[6]

Although no longer a practising occultist, Yorke retained a strong interest in the subject, particularly in the work of Aleister Crowley. Towards the end of Crowley's life Yorke was known as his chief disciple and during this period and after Crowley's death, Yorke assembled an important collection of relevant books and documents which he bequeathed to the Warburg Institute of the University of London.

In his late fifties, Yorke became increasingly immersed in the study and practice of Buddhism, served on the council of the Buddhist Society, and spoke regularly at their meetings. His editorial skills and contacts in the publishing industry, especially his part time position with Rider & Co. and Allen & Unwin, meant that he was able to play an important role in bringing the works of the Dalai Lama to an English-speaking audience, and he also oversaw the publication of texts by then-unknown but now-famous authors such as B.K.S. Iyengar, whose work was seminal to the introduction of Yoga to the West.

Gerald was actually "the oldest" (or older) "son to survive to adulthood," and outlived Henry (10 December 1901 – 29 April 1983 vs. 29 October 1905 – 13 December 1973).