Learn Something New

[Jeb_CC]

This might fall so absolutely flat on its face. BUT, worth a shot. XP

Basically... You go to Wikipedia, go to a random page. And from that page, post a fact here. So, with each post - you'll be learning something new, even if it is going to be really stupid or useless. Just cause... Why not? And the random function is really entertaining. XP Oh - and nobody dare tell me; "But Wikipedia isn't a reliable source!" yeah, doesn't matter. If you actually find some information you like, then go ahead and research further. X3 And if you can't find any good fact to post - just get another random article up.

And let me just say again - you WILL find really pointless information. But that's okay. Sometimes you need a little pointless information in your life. XD I guess? This is a game I just made up - cause I've wanted to make a forum game for a while now but like... Didn't till now for some reason. >.> So, it could be shit. And it is most likely a shitty game. That's my warning to y'all. XD Anyway!

 

I'll start!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernt_Moen#/random

Bernt Moen is known as the keyboardist in the Norweigan band - "Shining"...

[Binky The Rabbit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1733

 

"United Nations Security Council Resolution 1733, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on December 22, 2006, after recognising the role of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council paid tribute to Kofi Annan, whose term as Secretary-General would come to an end on December 31, 2006."

 

It's not just me who finds that sentence hard to read, is it? It feels like a caption.

[Jeb_CC]

Wikipedia is always hard to read. XD

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itiquira_River#/random

"The Itiquira River is a river of Mato Grosso state in western Brazil."

 

Interesting name.

[Psychotic Ninja]

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

 

Jeb... your people are weird.

[Jeb_CC]

I mean, can you blame us? We didn't have any criminals cause they were all locked up convicts, we had to use our military for SOMETHING on this bloody island. XP

 

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

Rovensky is adorably a Russian surname! Ровенский!

[danielsangeo]

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

 

Ireland's lowest officially recognised air temperature, -19.1 °C (−2.4 °F), was measured at Markree Castle on 16 January 1881

[Psychotic Ninja]

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

 

[Jeb_CC]

Dammit, add a fact! XP I'll do it for you.

"It is estimated that between 100,000 and 150,000 people were killed at Babi Yar during the German occupation."

'That escalated quickly' indeed...

 

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

"The Eumerini (or Merodontini) is a tribe of hoverflies."

And look how adorable it is!!

 

 

[Zaraki]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana

"In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains."

[Binky The Rabbit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_School-Community_House

 

"It is a one-story, two-room, wood-frame building on a stone and concrete foundation. It has a gable front with overhanging eaves, and topped by a belfry with its school bell."

 

Thanks for the description!

[Jeb_CC]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor-Orange-2_Vermont_Representative_District,_2002%E2%80%9312

Windsor-Orange-2 Vermont Representative District, 2002–12

"As of the 2000 census, the state as a whole had a population of 608,827"

[Malhek]

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

 

The Cassava plant is the main food source of the Congo. It is the main crop harvested everywhere in the country except the south, where the main crop is bananas. The Cassava also has an important place in the country's folklore, with the popular song "The Congolese love Cassava". The leaf can be proccessed into flour, paste, or it can be eaten raw as a substitute for vegetables such as spinach and turnip.

[Binky The Rabbit]

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

 

"Born in Saint Petersburg into an old noble family, Kavelin graduated from the legal department of the Moscow University and read law at the University of St Petersburg from 1839. Together with Timofey Granovsky and Alexander Herzen, he was one of the leading Westernizers."

[Jeb_CC]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyncostola_magnanima#/random

Pyncostola magnanima

"Pyncostola magnanima is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from Orange Free State."

[Psychotic Ninja]

The 1914 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 62 losses.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Boston_Red_Sox_season#/random

[Binky The Rabbit]

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

 

"Juan Alberto Sabia (born 17 December 1981) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Argentinos Juniors in the Primera B Nacional."

 

I like how I'm getting very short articles with this method.

[Jeb_CC]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restricted_Line_Officer#/random

Restricted Line Officer

"Restricted Line Officers in the United States Navy and Navy Reserve are line officers who are not eligible for Command at Sea."

Aww. Poor restricted line officers...

[Psychotic Ninja]

I seem to get nothing but short articles (except now)

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briton_Rivi%C3%A8re#/random

 

 

Briton Rivière was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings.

[Jeb_CC]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Drummond#/random

Phil Drummond

"Phil Drummond is an English electronic music producer, best known for his producing work with Xpansions."

[Binky The Rabbit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Township,_Boone_County,_Iowa

 

"Union Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 503."

 

Wow, now that's small.