Fascinating Wikipedia Articles Master Thread

[Fedor]

336: Arius, presbyter of Alexandria, is said to have died of sudden diarrhea followed by copious hemorrhaging and anal expulsion of the intestines while he walked across the imperial forum in Constantinople. He may have been poisoned. 

* Also was the many times Greatgrandfather of our own Bloodfart.

[Cartierfor3]

1993: Garry Hoy, a 38-year-old lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, fell to his death on July 9, 1993, after he threw himself against a window on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in an attempt to prove to a group of visitors that the glass was "unbreakable." The glass did not break, but popped out of the window frame.[150][151]

[GoodForAnother]

1993: Garry Hoy, a 38-year-old lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, fell to his death on July 9, 1993, after he threw himself against a window on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in an attempt to prove to a group of visitors that the glass was "unbreakable." The glass did not break, but popped out of the window frame.[150][151]

omg I would've died laughing and it would've been so inappropriate

[mocat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90

Can you imagine being in one of the cars on the bridge? 

[Big Sam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirty_Fishing

Oh, man.  "Hookers for Jesus"

The Way International (a cult) had a campus in Emporia when I was a kid.  Several NYC fashion models were members.  They used to recruit this way.  I remember being in 8th grade having hot college aged chicks try this on me as I crossed the street between middle school buildings near downtown.  I could see how it can work - I knew that it was a cult, but the girls were pretty hot. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International

[puniraptor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones

[Cartierfor3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Slow_As_Possible

[LickNeckey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirty_Fishing

Oh, man.  "Hookers for Jesus"

The Way International (a cult) had a campus in Emporia when I was a kid.  Several NYC fashion models were members.  They used to recruit this way.  I remember being in 8th grade having hot college aged chicks try this on me as I crossed the street between middle school buildings near downtown.  I could see how it can work - I knew that it was a cult, but the girls were pretty hot. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International

L Craig Martindale

KU alumni

[SkinnyBenny]

Guys, look at all the stuff we're learning together!!! 

[Cartierfor3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Increds.

Albert Einstein did not fail mathematics in school, as is commonly believed. Upon being shown a column claiming this fact, Einstein said "I never failed in mathematics... Before I was fifteen I had mastered differential and integral calculus."[64][65] Einstein did however fail his first entrance exam into Federal Polytechnic School in 1895 although at the time he was two years younger than his fellow students and did exceedingly well in mathematics and science on the exam.[66]

"Irregardless" is a word. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary states that, "The most frequently repeated remark about it is that 'there is no such word.'?"[96] According to Mignon Fogarty, this is an English misconception. "You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word."[97]

Waking sleepwalkers does not harm them. While it is true that a person may be confused or disoriented for a short time after awakening, this does not cause them further harm. In contrast, sleepwalkers may injure themselves if they trip over objects or lose their balance while sleepwalking. Such injuries are common among sleepwalkers.[

Humans have more than five senses. Although definitions vary, the actual number ranges from 9 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).[234] Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

[Stevesie60]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Increds.

Albert Einstein did not fail mathematics in school, as is commonly believed. Upon being shown a column claiming this fact, Einstein said "I never failed in mathematics... Before I was fifteen I had mastered differential and integral calculus."[64][65] Einstein did however fail his first entrance exam into Federal Polytechnic School in 1895 although at the time he was two years younger than his fellow students and did exceedingly well in mathematics and science on the exam.[66]

"Irregardless" is a word. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary states that, "The most frequently repeated remark about it is that 'there is no such word.'?"[96] According to Mignon Fogarty, this is an English misconception. "You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word."[97]

Waking sleepwalkers does not harm them. While it is true that a person may be confused or disoriented for a short time after awakening, this does not cause them further harm. In contrast, sleepwalkers may injure themselves if they trip over objects or lose their balance while sleepwalking. Such injuries are common among sleepwalkers.[

Humans have more than five senses. Although definitions vary, the actual number ranges from 9 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).[234] Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

This is the best one posted yet. I love informing people they are wrong when they believe in common misconceptions. Like, really, really love it.

[puniraptor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Humans have more than five senses. Although definitions vary, the actual number ranges from 9 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).[234] Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

I would probably argue with any person who tried to serve me with this one. I fee like all those bonus senses are variations on touch. Fluid touching your inner ear thing, urine touching the inside of your bladder, food not touching your timmy tum, etc.

[Stevesie60]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Humans have more than five senses. Although definitions vary, the actual number ranges from 9 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).[234] Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

I would probably argue with any person who tried to serve me with this one. I fee like all those bonus senses are variations on touch. Fluid touching your inner ear thing, urine touching the inside of your bladder, food not touching your timmy tum, etc.

Yeah, you're probably more informed than the people who study the body and it's nervous system.

[puniraptor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Humans have more than five senses. Although definitions vary, the actual number ranges from 9 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).[234] Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

I would probably argue with any person who tried to serve me with this one. I fee like all those bonus senses are variations on touch. Fluid touching your inner ear thing, urine touching the inside of your bladder, food not touching your timmy tum, etc.

Yeah, you're probably more informed than the people who study the body and it's nervous system.

Well, I DO read a lot of wikipedia, so I feel pretty informed.

[SkinnyBenny]

This is the best one posted yet. I love informing people they are wrong when they believe in common misconceptions. Like, really, really love it.

no, denied. My Deep Blue Something article was the best one posted yet.

[Stevesie60]

This is the best one posted yet. I love informing people they are wrong when they believe in common misconceptions. Like, really, really love it.

no, denied. My Deep Blue Something article was the best one posted yet.

Take it to the Common Misconceptions Wikipedia page.

[puniraptor]

I have this misconception and it makes me very sad to learn that it is a misconception:

In ancient Rome, the architectural feature called a vomitorium was the entranceway through which crowds entered and exited a stadium, not a special room used for purging food during meals.[1] Although wealthy gluttons and emperors with excessive appetites might be accused of binging and purging, vomiting was not a regular part of Roman dining customs.[2]

[mocat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

"Irregardless" is a word. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary states that, "The most frequently repeated remark about it is that 'there is no such word.'?"[96] According to Mignon Fogarty, this is an English misconception. "You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word."[97]

Nope sorry this is complete horseshit. Just because enough people say it wrong all the time does not make it a word. If I say a word wrong but you know what I meant, that doesn't make my wrong word all of a sudden be the right word.

[dmartin]

Passenger trains, on the other hand, have historically flushed onto the tracks; however, modern trains usually have retention tanks on board the train.

I don't know why but I find this strangely fascinating. and Disgusting. Especially when villains tied damsels to the tracks.

[Mr Bread]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirty_Fishing

Oh, man.  "Hookers for Jesus"

The Way International (a cult) had a campus in Emporia when I was a kid.  Several NYC fashion models were members.  They used to recruit this way.  I remember being in 8th grade having hot college aged chicks try this on me as I crossed the street between middle school buildings near downtown.  I could see how it can work - I knew that it was a cult, but the girls were pretty hot. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International

Yeah, but in the article I linked, the ladies had unprotected sex with men to get them to join, occasionally resulting in "Jesus babies."  Are you saying that in 8th grade you got offered sexing by hot college-aged chicks? 

[Trim]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

"Irregardless" is a word. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary states that, "The most frequently repeated remark about it is that 'there is no such word.'?"[96] According to Mignon Fogarty, this is an English misconception. "You shouldn't use it if you want to be taken seriously, but it has gained wide enough use to qualify as a word."[97]

Nope sorry this is complete horseshit. Just because enough people say it wrong all the time does not make it a word. If I say a word wrong but you know what I meant, that doesn't make my wrong word all of a sudden be the right word.

Yeah, we covered this like 5 years ago.

[slobber]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Increds.

Another popular misconception is that having sex in the days leading up to a sporting event or contest is detrimental to performance. Numerous studies have shown that there is no physiological basis to this misconception.[270] Additionally, it has been demonstrated that sex during the 24 hours prior to sports activity can elevate the levels of testosterone in males, which potentially could enhance their performance.[271]

Science proves why Tiger now kind of sucks at winning golf.

[8manpick]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Increds.

Another popular misconception is that having sex in the days leading up to a sporting event or contest is detrimental to performance. Numerous studies have shown that there is no physiological basis to this misconception.[270] Additionally, it has been demonstrated that sex during the 24 hours prior to sports activity can elevate the levels of testosterone in males, which potentially could enhance their performance.[271]

Science proves why Tiger now kind of sucks at winning golf.

First off, Tiger has more wins on the PGA Tour than anyone else this year.  Second, I'm sure he is getting laid all the time, he is a single billionaire known for his sexual prowess.

[slobber]

But he is not winning at the clip that he used to win at when he was sexing it up with porn stars and stuff. That is why I said he now sucks at winning golf. Sure, he still wins some, but just not as much as he used to.

Also, do women really like having sex with billionaires?

[8manpick]

Also, do women really like having sex with billionaires?

That depends, is said billionaire a super-famous world class athlete in his 30's or is he an old-balls super rich no-name guy?