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Articles about things considered unusual may be accepted in Wikipedia if they otherwise fulfill the criteria for inclusion . This page is not an article, and the only criterion for inclusion is consensus that an article fits on this page.
Lists of unusual things in Wikipedia mainspace (see Category:Lists of things considered unusual ) should have an external reference for each entry that specifically classifies it as unusual, to avoid making it a point of view (POV) fork of original research . Still, all such lists risk being deleted for lack of a neutral definition of what counts as "unusual".
A cow with antlers atop a power line pole. Wikipedia contains other images and articles that are similarly sizzling or udderly amoosing . Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual. These articles are verifiable, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are a bit odd, whimsical, or something one would not expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica idiosyncratic
The article is something a reasonable person would not expect to find in a standard encyclopedia. The subject is a highly unusual or ironic combination of concepts, such as cosmic latte , death from laughter , etc. The subject is a clear anomaly—something that defies common sense, common expectations or common knowledge, such as Bir Tawil , Märket , Phineas Gage , Snow in Florida , etc. The subject is well-documented for unexpected notoriety or an unplanned cult following at extreme levels, such as Ampelmännchen or All your base are belong to us . The subject is a notorious hoax , such as the Sokal affair or Mary Toft . The subject might be found amusing, though serious. The subject is distinct amongst other similar ones. The article is a list or collection of articles or subjects meeting the criteria above. This definition is not precise or absolute; some articles could still be considered unusual even if they do not fit these guidelines.
Each entry on this list should be an article on its own (not merely a section in a less unusual article) and of decent quality, and in large meeting Wikipedia's manual of style . For unusual contributions that are of greater levity, see Wikipedia:Silly Things .
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Aphrodite's artistic nudity shows itself not far from Mount Olympus. Good golly, Miss Molly – jus' love your folly ! This 1909 voyage was planned to include four separate stopovers on phantom islands .
Just popping by .Crouching tiger - er, lake - hidden...not quite dragon, but maybe CO2 ... The buildings are in Spain. The ground at the bottom is in Morocco. Confused yet?
Blood Falls , with its distinctive "bleeding" ice.
A skyscraper with en suite highway.How did Jumbo Jets land here and not crash? A village with the (previous) tallest flagpole in the world... population: 0.Roughly 50,000 people lived in that . The roof is the floor is the roof is the floor... Behold, a national highway . AAAAAAAAAA... Oh. The world's smallest park
Workers of the galaxy, unite! A postman 's labor of love.Make sure you're covered .Careful where you put that lighthouse , Eugene... Borders , courtesy of Pablo Picasso .Welcome to the Principality of Sealand . A chandelier, decorating the Sedlec Ossuary , made from human bones. A mosaic of 4.6 million seashells . Who built it? When? For what purpose? The name Shitterton , proudly displayed in stone. The UK's northernmost and best-decorated bus shelter .
A desert with water in it. Or is it a lagoon with a desert in it? Hmmmm...Americana, São Paulo .Capital status + no people = Plymouth, Montserrat !
This bridge is a bit low, isn't it?Oh no, this windowless skyscraper is definitely not a massive surveillance centre! "That says "MALL"... doesn't it...?" When California hadn't quite joined the United States . "Are you sure you want to build here?" Wait a minute...This isn't the River Thames... This lake hides many islands. And lakes in those islands. And islands in those lakes.It's about reaching out, closing up the distance .A laboratory beneath the waves.
Baldwin Street, Dunedin .Watch your step around Coober Pedy .
"0/10, would not buy again." "That's a real coat of arms? Bollocks! "
Genetic perfection .Yeet!
The infrastructural shortcomings of Faraday's times proved especially overpowering in the summer of 1858.
That's totally Israel ! Just look at it!
Don't panic, but... the butter's run out !
Is this identical to one ? Be afraid. Ceci n’est pas un cercle . It is, however, a knot ."BEGhIL0S", "hELL0", "B00BLESS", etc. – there are many words that can be spelled on a calculator . Sure, the room move is inconvenient, but at least we got upgraded to the Googolplex suite . See the spiral within?
A soon-to-be bye-bye pi pie . Don't panic – it's Towel Day .
A volcanussy on Herbert Island Which of these typefaces do you think Hitler preferred ? "Which këÿs för this heävy plästic müsïc?" The Phaistos Disc . Toynbee tiles found in downtown Washington, D.C.The Voynich manuscript is written in an undeciphered script. Sook here if I knew to tame hix! Let's not hope that's what they sell!
The same diversity that created Norsk kebab created Kebabnorsk . A whole tenth of a language . Yes, really.
Shaped like a (Public Universal) friend . It takes less time to cook and eat this prime beef than to say the name of the law about it . See Nominative determinism
The sound of ancient pottery .Not dead, just resting .
This blue-looking noise is actually pink . "It's Professor Pauli! Quick, pack that stuff away !"
"It's flat and that's all there is to it." "No, this definitely isn't flat, but it's the other way !"
Warning: It's LETHAL . At last – the look of BO. Sounds fishy?
Elon Musk did it again .All watched over by machines of loving grace .That's no moon... Oh wait. "Of course, it never reached the Moon ..." Inevitable?
Suckling on a tasty goat .Well, stone me... Quick – grab a tissue ! Got one of those headaches that just won't go away? The pharmacy called; your maggot prescription is ready for pick-up Man, just brush your teeth! Put them where the sun doesn't shine.
"Fresh-baked dildos for sale!" Biscuits, before being made soggy .
This skull's owner didn't even get a headache – but he was a changed man .
Can you get high on this ? Ever woken up thinking this has just happened? It's... beautiful... Just... beautiful!
To boldly go where no monkey has gone before. Well, where a few monkeys have gone before .Jenny Haniver .A major in Antelopology An X-ray of a hand with a supernumerary digit (polydactyly) The Far Side of a stegosaurus
Flash photograph of an odd-eyed cat .
Can you tell the boys and girls apart ?
I think I have a nibble...
Dried deer penis . This goat has fainted. .
Her face told you exactly where you stood with her.
The movie event of 1903... we'll zap this elephant !
'SMAD, mad, mad, mad, mad name? Neopalpa donaldtrumpi : They say it's really small.See also
Spined for her... pleasure? See also
It's hypnagogic hallucination heaven . Long-lost remnant of a cricket game? Made by ancient intelligent life? A mysterious natural phenomenon? World War I pigeon photography . Cower, you leeches, in the presence of the Tempest Prognosticator !
Toilets in Japan have some special features.
No need to train a gorilla to ride a unicycle; just use one of these .
East German Ampelmännchen . The day Sweden turned to the right side.Not so snail-mail after all, eh?"Sinking? We're not sinking! " Don't reach for that sick bag 'til you're back on the floor . The train now approaching Suggestus II will leave at tertia hora .
Could a unicycle balance itself? Vital programming equipment .
Offerings of coins and even estrogen for the rat hole . Ha ha ha... ha... gulp . Gurned .C'est Le Pétomane – who "performed" for royalty. How far would you go to save yourself?Allegedly, you can survive a conversation with Kuchisake-onna by saying the word "pomade" three times.
That's gotta hurt .La Princesse New York is not the only Big Apple "Surely you can see that THIS The Book of Miracles One of many Hellmouths . Tipu's Tiger Cerne Abbas Giant
Jenny Everywhere – at your service and in your hands.Beware the truck that will send you to another world .
Only 112? "Shíshì shīshì Shī Shì, shì shī, shì shí shí shī... help!! Was this man also William Shakespeare? "Beautiful railway bridge T-rexes getting frisky, possibly with the help of dinosaur erotica 1885 medallion of the bogus Society of Science, Letters and Art
I got a fever...
Let your brain control the music . Make music, not war .
"Guess the black metal bands are in town..."
"Nero fiddles while Gordon Burns , in my Joy Division oven gloves" . Just some typical stage attire.
Have some time on your hands? Example of an instrument recently added to the inventory.
Allegedly, the location of the other ball . A regular sight at Ram Ranch . All United Airlines' fault .
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music
"[yawn] ... Yup, it's still there ." After Godzilla's done smashing one building, he tag teams Cthulhu for the next one This was made. Created. And somebody is responsible ...Look what the cat dragged in... From the earliest-known surviving motion picture . Don't blink – you'll miss half of it. AAAAH !
The end of you(r sitcom) looms . The spooky intrusion of someone disguised as Max Headroom on Chicago TV. 🎵Just turn it off, like a light switch🎵 .Thousands from Switzerland are getting their spaghetti by doing this one simple trick !
ET and Pac-Man's final resting-place ? "I hope Senpai notices me today..." Think you can do what he supposedly did? *slaps roof of bus* this bad boy can fit so many hours of driving into it The truth is out.... in Brazil.
You can find this guy on talk pages filled with contentious discussions. Ждун .AlienStock .See also List of Internet memes .
Mexican drugs must be some really good stuff ...
Hatewatching is nothing new .See also
Think this Chinese character is threatening? You'll need to write it twice to describe your favorite Shaanxi noodles . Nom nom nom burp nom nom nom nom... No durians . (But no fine if you have some anyway?) Engastration – here in the form of turducken .Fried spiders on sale.Mmmm, roadkill .Did William here eat them all ?
Some coffee, sir? ...... Coming right up out , sir. Dispatch that unwanted soda in style .
Meal time at a Modern Toilet Restaurant .
You take my knight? Lawn mowers are go! Pillow Fight League .A briefs history of Olympic Flame running .An optional requirement?
Hamsters are go! PETA wouldn't like it .Jump rabbit, jump rabbit, jump jump jump ... Snails are go!
Beware the wrath !
Ironically, his team didn't finish as the best 1988 Winter Olympics bobsled team from the Caribbean. "Hey, how are we doing this season ?" This has a football team ? The Swastikas, eh?
Careful where you place that stone – your innards may not approve . Sloane Square... Bond Street... Mornington Crescent !
A trap for something with large paws . I'm beautiful, no matter what they say !Wood you like dinner? Headless men Spring Heeled Jack .This Mule is on fireeeeeee .
Looks a load of Bonnacon to me... Pieter Dirkx's imagining of the Mongolian death worm . That's either one fast-growing plant, or...
Eating chocolate cake in a bag .Comrade! Your hair is not trimmed in accordance with the socialist lifestyle ! At the heart of an international incident .
He missed, darn it! Who knew legislation could be so sweet ? The confusingly hirsute Charles the Bald . All hail the Conch Republic ! I am a jelly donut ?Not a killer rabbit after all. A senator uses an old debating trick . Leftist love .There's no-one as Irish as this guy .A work by the "Kowloon emperor ".
Orion in the sky, EURion on your money. ...we're going to need a bigger wallet . Gamestonks .
An acoustic kitty . Well, almost. "Says in the Mail that these'll have to be straight now! Bloody Eurocrats ..." Not my first thought when you said "armored personnel carrier ".
A fruit or a vegetable?A vegetable .
They've just heard you talk about getting rid of them to cut your tax bill .
"Had a little too much to drink , have we, sir?" See also
"Ahhh..." A John Frum cargo cult ceremonial flag raising. Can be a hare-y matter in Wicca. Sometimes Jerusalem can be too much . I'm sure she knows more than she's letting on .An artist's impression of one of Xenu 's space planes.
The rear of a bona fide Catalan decoration . A representation of Kolob (reference numeral 1). "Thou shalt commit adultery." So says the Bible .
Nearly a depiction of the Invisible Pink Unicorn . See also
Sometimes , the best fighting men are women ."Join the MILF Squad , they said..." The wooden broomstick on which the Night Witches worked their magic. Now you see it...
For Gallantry – if you're an animal ... ...such as Sergeant Stubby here, World War I's most decorated war dog.
An entire war in one diagram (and less than one hour).Should the United States ever want to go to war against the British Empire ...
The Antonov A-40 flying tank. The Bazooka Vespa – the ultimate in Mod (ern) warfare. No pilot required?"Who's a good bomb? " See also
Execution by elephant .All aboard the Necropolis line – at least, those that can.Don't panic – you're in a safety coffin . Vultures enjoying a sky burial . One moment he was here, the next... See also
"Get thee onto that pin! " Wikipedia is not afraid to tackle the tough questions:
Wikipedia:Featured pictures contains some unusual images.
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Train wreck at Montparnasse
The Agassiz statue, Stanford University, California. April 1906
Medieval trepanation
Isometric projection flaw
Defecating seagull
Aerial turning house
Tank treads on an airplane
Maintenance of Mount Rushmore
One million colors
Keep your hands to yourself!
Like a fly on...
An elaborate flat Earth map drawn in 1893
Carrots of many colors
Professional regurgitator Hadji Ali at work
Illustration of a Cartesian theatre
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