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We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,664,405-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Wiki WormholeWe explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,664,405-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Apr 26

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This rare delusion convinces people their loved ones have been replaced by duplicates

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This rare delusion convinces people their loved ones have been replaced by duplicates

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,067,987-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Apr 19

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Avert your eyes from this list of banned films

Wiki Wormhole4/19/20

Avert your eyes from this list of banned films

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,033,951-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Apr 12

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The 1904 Olympic Marathon was the worst race ever run

Wiki Wormhole4/12/20

The 1904 Olympic Marathon was the worst race ever run

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,033,951-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Apr 5

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Meet the female shoplifting gang who ruled London’s West End for a century

Wiki Wormhole4/5/20

Meet the female shoplifting gang who ruled London’s West End for a century

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,033,951-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Mar 22

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On one London street, baroque and psychedelic music are neighbors

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On one London street, baroque and psychedelic music are neighbors

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,033,951-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Mar 15

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Young Jimmy Carter once averted a nuclear disaster

Wiki Wormhole3/15/20

Young Jimmy Carter once averted a nuclear disaster

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,033,951-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Mar 8

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Meet Trump’s used car salesman primary challenger

Wiki Wormhole3/8/20

Meet Trump’s used car salesman primary challenger

This week’s entry: Rocky De La Fuente

Mar 1

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35 years before the (second) XFL, the USFL brought football into the springtime

Wiki Wormhole3/1/20

35 years before the (second) XFL, the USFL brought football into the springtime

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,016,226-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Feb 23

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<i>Animal House</i> was tame compared to Oxford’s class of 1355

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Animal House was tame compared to Oxford’s class of 1355

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,016,226-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Feb 16

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Adolphe Sax just couldn’t stop inventing instruments and naming them after himself

Wiki Wormhole2/16/20

Adolphe Sax just couldn’t stop inventing instruments and naming them after himself

This week’s entry: Adolphe Sax

Feb 9

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We almost impeached George W. Bush, too

Wiki Wormhole2/9/20

We almost impeached George W. Bush, too

This week’s entry: Efforts to impeach George W. Bush

Feb 2

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Next month Yahoo!’s time capsule will reveal the distant past… of 2006

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Next month Yahoo!’s time capsule will reveal the distant past… of 2006

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,000,157-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Jan 26

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Pirates helped win the decisive battle in a war that had already ended

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Pirates helped win the decisive battle in a war that had already ended

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,000,157-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Jan 19

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Avast! This french noblewoman-turned-pirate wasn’t out for treasure, just revenge

Wiki Wormhole1/19/20

Avast! This french noblewoman-turned-pirate wasn’t out for treasure, just revenge

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,993,858-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Jan 12

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The ’Birds and The Beatles: Meet The Liverbirds, the Fab Four’s female contemporaries

Wiki Wormhole1/12/20

The ’Birds and The Beatles: Meet The Liverbirds, the Fab Four’s female contemporaries

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,993,858-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Jan 5

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It’s 2020 and we’re going back to Mars

Wiki Wormhole1/5/20

It’s 2020 and we’re going back to Mars

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,993,858-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

Dec 22

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Celebrate the holidays the Welsh way—with a singing horse skull

Wiki Wormhole12/22/19

Celebrate the holidays the Welsh way—with a singing horse skull

This week’s entry: Mari Lwyd

Dec 15

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When ironing gets hot: How one boring chore was taken to the extreme

Wiki Wormhole12/15/19

When ironing gets hot: How one boring chore was taken to the extreme

This week’s entry: Extreme ironing

Dec 8

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Penn & Teller’s maddening unreleased video game became a cult sensation online

Wiki Wormhole12/8/19

Penn & Teller’s maddening unreleased video game became a cult sensation online

This week’s entry: Penn & Teller’s Smoke And Mirrors

Nov 24

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Wikipedia tries to cover the last 10 years of music in one overstuffed page

Wiki Wormhole11/24/19

Wikipedia tries to cover the last 10 years of music in one overstuffed page

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,973,574-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

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