Interesting Wiki articles for killing time/expanding your mind

A concept i've stolen from another forum: Post interesting random Wikipedia entries, some may be because they're just plain strange, others maybe because they're just fascinating and good for killing some time!

Please add a little teaser to your links just to make sure the thread doesn't just degenerate into only URLs being posted.

I'll start with


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

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

Malky wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

2010: Novo, Nacho- Mysteriously died in his sleep. No known cause.

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Color-coded_War_Plans

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

Ah I see you're interested in Chernobyl too. Eerie place.

EDIT: Read about this a while back, related to ZoA. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Woodpecker

How the fuck did nobody find that?

I will go there one day.

Theres loads of bizarre Russian crap on wiki. Makes me think twice about wanting to go there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29

Gross shit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks#Characters

JoshXCI wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks#Characters

I liked that one, as I want to be a character at a Disney Park lol.

I like these bits:

In 1976, a woman filed a lawsuit claiming one of the Three Little Pigs ran up to her at the "it's a small world" attraction, grabbed at and fondled her while exclaiming "Mommy! Mommy!" She claimed to have gained 50 pounds as a result of the incident and sued Disney for $150,000 in damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment and humiliation. The plaintiff dropped charges after Disney's lawyers presented her with a photo of the costume, which had only inoperable stub arms

and

A 1981 case tried a cast member who was playing Winnie the Pooh in 1978. It was alleged that he slapped a child and caused bruising, recurring headaches and possible brain damage. The cast member testified that the girl was tugging at his costume from behind. When he turned around, he accidentally struck the girl in her ear. At one point, the cast member entered the courtroom in the Pooh costume and responded to questions while on the witness stand as Pooh would, including dancing a jig. Appearing as Pooh showed the jury that the costume's arms were too low to the ground to slap a girl of the victim's height. The jury acquitted the cast member after deliberating for 21 minutes.

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

Hooray!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces

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

A submarine communications cable is a cable laid beneath the sea to carry telecommunications between countries.

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