10 Things I Learned on Wikipedia
Posted on Jan 10, 2008
Why not… it’s not like you’ve got anything better to do today.
- Antarctica has a top level domain (.aq). Without the threat of polar bears, I guess that penguins want to blog, too…
- American wasabi is just horesradish+green. Wasabi heat affects the nasal passages, not the taste buds like peppers.
- Although the chupacabra apparently inhabits a range from Maine to Mexico, nobody still has been able to catch one. C’mon people, try harder!
- A nocebo reponse is an undesirable affect that occurs as a result of the administration of a placebo drug. It’s all in your head!
- Wilco has won two Grammys (both for A Ghost is Born). Wilco is one of the better bands out there, and is captivating my attention right now.
- Grover Cleveland is getting two $1 coins for his non-consecutive terms. Still haven’t seen any of these coins in circulation.
- The aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance was put up for auction on eBay (but not sold). I’d bid on it, but I don’t have a boat trailer big enough to cart it around.
- Monaco has the greatest population density of any country in the world. It equals about 67 people/acre, about 4 times the density of Hong Kong!
- It would take a 510 ton cobalt bomb to destroy all life on earth. Hmmm…. wonder if that includes cockroaches?
- An IMAX movie frame is about 10000×7000 pixels. Makes my 1600×1200 resolution look like chump change!

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