Depths of Wikipedia
Depths of Wikipedia
My favorite Instagram account acknowledges the simple truth: Wikipedia is weird.
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Depths of Wikipedia
Since Iāve stumbled into the Wikipedia journalism beat, readers have been sending me their favorite Wikipedia findings. Please continue doing this! Itās fun!
Many of these findings come from Depths of Wikipedia, an Instagram account run by Annie Rauwerda dedicated to obscure and quirky entries on the internet encyclopedia.
For your reading pleasure, here are five of my favorite posts featured on Depths of Wikipedia. May these bring a smile to your face on what is sure to be a frigid weekend across most of the United States!
Chess on a really big board
Macro chess? No way. Iāve got a much better name for it. - Ralph Betza, inventor of āChess on a really big boardā
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Nice! Concise!
What about the bird?
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The Popemobile
The term might be āundignifiedā but the āPopemobileā Wikipedia entry is pretty great.
1. Umarell
This is everybodyās dream, am I right?
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Stay safe and warm this weekend!
Best regards,
Stephen