Wikipedia Out of Context

A compilation of some of the strangest sentences that The Free Encyclopedia has to offer [citation needed].

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He spent considerable time scratching his head, an activity he had never done before.

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She then ate a meal that Time magazine described as “enormous”.

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The blood sample was taken from a squash gourd carved to commemorate the heroes of the French Revolution...

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It "won" five awards

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Sand was reported to have turned up on other beaches, but no charges were ever made.

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...many began throwing their phones into the air without bothering to download the app.

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California was the first state to take the cheese

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...offering to host it at the local swimming pool instead, but there was much local support for the shark.

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...the only crew members who were compensated for their work in the film were Jackey Neyman and her family's dog, who received a bicycle and a large quantity of dog food, respectively

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...his body was discovered when someone came to tell him of the arrival of the fish.

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...after Pile was deposed as president for showing alarming competence by preventing a disaster involving a soup tureen, the club was quickly forced to close.

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...climaxing in a stadium promotion, the first mustache giveaway in Yankee history

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A legal case in the English Criminal Courts has held that a grapefruit knife is, in fact, a knife.

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Cholla never chewed, sucked or destroyed the brush, which is very unusual for a horse

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In the new hotel, as in the old one, there is a rule prohibiting licking the walls

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Never before had the Toaster commented on sports or other current events

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The event featured a costumed fight between mayonnaise and a slab of bacon.