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woah plot twist
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
woah plot twist
![Penis Satan was an unauthorized statue erected on September 9, 2014, in Vancouver, Canada.[1] It was a life-size representation of a red devil with a large erect penis, making the sign of the horns hand gesture](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreihbmzu75pwmial4ce4momilqg7gsy7xn6s673xjxvxbe6kwgyqgm4@jpeg)
![Ferdinand Rudow (2 April 1840 – 3 September 1920)[1] was a German entomologist best known for the poor quality of his taxonomic work.[2] He described over 200 species of wasps during his lifetime, almost all of which have been revised as synonyms of other species.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiawxaz22fm63iswczfs5wlbxsbynjchlch5xklwem2jrd3e6g46ay@jpeg)
![After an initial interest in studying lice and mites, Rudow began to focus on wasps in 1871.[3] Over the course of his research, he described 234 species and varieties within the Ichneumonidae family of parasitoid wasps, eventually amassing a collection of close to 14,000 insect specimens](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreie3ek67bgpzccweql4pohzxdpdvvbf4ejzeqngrvyg6xh336xhxta@jpeg)
ok yes those are definitely skeleton panda sea squirts
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
ok yes those are definitely skeleton panda sea squirts
Thomas Pynchon's appearance on the Simpsons
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thomas Pynchon's appearance on the Simpsons
from the wikimedia commons category "damaged computer hardware"
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
from the wikimedia commons category "damaged computer hardware"
french wikipedia is the only language that has a "list of bastards" article
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
french wikipedia is the only language that has a "list of bastards" article
Yang Liwei who became China's first human in space in 2003
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Yang Liwei who became China's first human in space in 2003
the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
the only instance in recorded history of a traffic collision between a car and a u-boat!
across all wikipedias in all languages, vietnamese wikipedia's "game boy" article is the only place that uses the public domain shots of hillary clinton as a tetris addict taken on air force one
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
across all wikipedias in all languages, vietnamese wikipedia's "game boy" article is the only place that uses the public domain shots of hillary clinton as a tetris addict taken on air force one
rather bold hyperlinking in the "see also" of cookie monster's article
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
rather bold hyperlinking in the "see also" of cookie monster's article
I want to know more about the man so grouchy he literally inspired Oscar the Grouch
![Henson credits the character's name based on the personality of a "magnificently rude" restaurant owner and namesake of Oscar's Salt of the Sea which Henson and Stone frequented. Henson's office was on East 67th Street, just around the corner from Oscar's Salt of the Sea on Third Avenue. In the early 1960s, Henson and Stone often had lunch there and observed that the owner, Oscar Karp, dressed in black, looked unkempt, and had a gruff disposition.[1][2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreicep3hzvfo2rubqkty63oruogolo4jujd2fo3v6gpphcdhprqydjy@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I want to know more about the man so grouchy he literally inspired Oscar the Grouch
![David Zancai (born May 7, 1968[2][3][4]) is a former street entertainer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Zancai is known for his character Zanta: a modified Santa Claus who travels the streets of downtown Toronto doing pushups and shouting "yes yes yes" and "Merry Christmess".[4] His costume consists of nothing but shorts, boots, and a red-and-white Santa hat, even during Toronto's winters.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreicy6dfvpgkjarnznryfrxz5lm2nmrzldykzxgjjxvswflz3r3cavm@jpeg)
![In 2000, Zancai fell 25 feet onto a staircase while working as a painter. He entered treatment for schizophrenia at St. Joseph's hospital, having been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder earlier in 2003.[5] Zancai has received mixed responses to his Zanta character, and has been banned from several public areas around Toronto, including the Toronto Transit Commission.[6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid5hkxpulcy5k27eip3ptuwcdwmicmlxzn33sxbn2irm4depieb2q@jpeg)
If you want to chuckle about odd/delightful corners of wikipedia and hear a bunch of very funny lore behind the scenes, you should come to my show Monday in NYC! Hasn't sold out yet and anything could happen—maybe years of practicing the worm will pay off, truly who knows!!!
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you want to chuckle about odd/delightful corners of wikipedia and hear a bunch of very funny lore behind the scenes, you should come to my show Monday in NYC! Hasn't sold out yet and anything could happen—maybe years of practicing the worm will pay off, truly who knows!!!
still no updates here
![U.S. President Barack Obama revealed possible plans to privately perform "Gangnam Style" for his spouse Michelle Obama.[141][142][143][144]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreidlp4mocjlbf7ge5ularqm7qtj7hy6fubhadk3t7wpw3omvwawmj4@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
still no updates here
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
in 2006 there was a big discussion about whether to delete the "vice presidents who have shot people" category which only had two people (cheney and burr)
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
in 2006 there was a big discussion about whether to delete the "vice presidents who have shot people" category which only had two people (cheney and burr)
