Since it's a science thing, here's one I started earlier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatberg
--- Dr Toni Sant - Education Organiser, Wikimedia UK [email protected] +44 (0)7885 980 536 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 13 October 2014 10:12, Stevie Benton <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone, very helpful! > > On 9 October 2014 17:10, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Stevie, >> >> If you haven’t yet seen: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles >> then that would be a good place for participants to start from. >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> On 9 Oct 2014, at 15:05, Stevie Benton <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone. >> >> As a part of a project that we're developing to participate in the >> Science Museum Lates event in November, I'm looking for a selection of >> quirky Wikipedia articles - think Buffalo buffalo >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo> >> (etc) >> and Toilet paper orientation >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper_orientation>, those that are >> odd but still have some academic or scientific merit. Participants in the >> session will be selecting some of their favourite lines from unusual >> Wikipedia articles and putting them together to create found poetry. I'm >> looking for some of the quirkier articles that might be fun for this, so if >> you have any suggestions please do let me know! >> >> Thank you, >> >> Stevie >> >> -- >> >> Stevie Benton >> Head of External Relations >> Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 >> @StevieBenton >> >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered >> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who >> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control >> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Head of External Relations > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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