Excursions in the Land of Wikipedia

Links to articles from Wikipedia that I come across, with commentary.

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A Swedish tiger keeps silent. Yeah, that's what it means.

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There's something uncanny about that "woman"....

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How about a curry beef pentagon instead?

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Seven out of the top ten deadliest wars, including all of the top five deadliest wars, involve China.

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If Christianity had caught on in China, the Holy Bible might have been better known as the Holy Sutra.

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After Islamofascism and Christofascism, will people soon be talking about Judeofascism?

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Maybe one day this 2500-year-old song will become a pop hit.

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"Thesaurus" means "treasure" in Greek.

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A Chinese mosque.

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"According to Salar tradition, they are the descendants of the Salur tribe, belonging to the Oghuz Turks tribe of the Western Turkic Khaganate. The word Salur meant "those who wave swords, spears and hammers everywhere.""

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The original "Jingle Bells" was actually written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.

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Do they have a swastika on their official letterhead?

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"As the nematode feeds, it swells. The female swells so much that her posterior end bursts out of the root and she becomes visible to the naked eye."

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The other jizz.

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Did you know the term "Black Friday" came from Philadelphia?

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What's good for the Michigoose is good for the Michigander.

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I think many people would like a new tachyonic antitelephone for Christmas.