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Two islands in the Bering Strait separated by 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and 21 hours' time difference. Notable for being bigger than Mongolia, having one of Antarctica's biggest human bases, and being the setting of The Thing. The largest unclaimed territory in the world. The tallest mountain in Australia is not on the mainland, but on a barren, uninhabited island more than 3,800 kilometres (2,400 mi) away.Īn area of Antarctica that a) contains the world's second-most-saline body of water and b) has not experienced rainfall for over two million years. One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967).Ī naturally occurring plume of saltwater that is blood red thanks to its high iron oxide content.

The former site of the world's only natural nuclear fission reactors.Ī rock on the Moroccan coast connected to the mainland by an 80-metre-wide (260 ft) tombolo it is owned by Spain. One of 3 known exploding lakes, the others being Lake Monoun and Lake Kivu. It's not bitter, it's just really, really salty.Ī lake in northwestern Cameroon that exploded in 1986, killing 1,746 people. What happens when a tyrannical king decides he wants to hunt game in a swamp.Ī small lake in Ethiopia that was created in 2005 after an earthquake. An American trekked there and claimed it in 2014 as the Kingdom of North Sudan so he could make his daughter a princess. One of the few places on Earth not claimed by any country. 10.1 Mystery animals and animal folklore.7.4.3 Composers, musicians, and performers.7 Popular culture, entertainment and the arts.In this list, a star ( ) indicates a featured article. For unusual contributions that are of greater levity, see Wikipedia:Silly Things.

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This definition is not precise or absolute some articles could still be considered unusual even if they do not fit these guidelines.Įach 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. The article is a list or collection of articles or subjects meeting the criteria above.The subject is distinct amongst other similar ones.The subject might be found amusing, though serious.The subject is a notorious hoax, such as the Sokal affair or Mary Toft.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 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 a highly unusual combination of concepts, such as cosmic latte, death from laughter, etc.The article is something a reasonable person would not expect to find in a standard encyclopedia.If you wish to add an article to this list, the article in question should preferably meet one or more of these criteria: We should take special care to meet the highest standards of an encyclopedia with these articles lest they make Wikipedia appear idiosyncratic. 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. Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual. Wikipedia contains other images and articles that are similarly shocking or udderly amoosing. A cow with antlers atop a power line pole.

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