Gerald's Top 10 Wikipedia Insights
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A deck about my passionate love for Wikipedia for Pechakucha 20 in Amsterdam. If you don't know Pechakucha: It is an open presentation format where every presenter must present 20 slides which only last 20 seconds per slide. The Wikipedia articles are not linked but feel free to check them. All of them are great.
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Gerald's Top 10 Wikipedia Insights
- 1. HI. I AM GERALD. I LIKE WIKIPEDIA.
- 6. 10 FAVORITE INSIGHTS FROM WIKIPEDIA
- 18. Please: Give something back.
- 19. • Write • Edit • Donate No really.
- 20. THANKS! @ghensel davaidavai.com facebook.com/planetwtf
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- Everyone knows this appeal and even though many people make fun of this strange banner
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just a knowledge database.20 million articles100K regular contributors365million readers worldwide260 languagesBut just 98 people
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just the world’s largest encyclopedia. It is also the world’s most dynamic.Encyclopedia Britannica hasabout 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert contributorsCa 65K articlesIn 2005 NATURE published a very surpring review that proved that Wikipedia articles were almost as good as EB articlesIn 50 articles 123 unclear statements, misleading statement for Britannica, 162 for Wikipedia.
- World Heritage
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just a knowledge database.20 million articles100K regular contributors365million readers worldwide
- TheDutchies fought one of the longest wars in history: The 335 years war with the Isle of Scilly. It ended in 1986. Not one shot was fired and not one person died. The reasons for this war is widely forgotten and or too boring for this presentation.
- Ernesto Cáceres, were the first researchers to film and record this species, previously unknown to science. Rather than choosing a name themselves, Wallace, his team, and WCS auctioned off the naming rights to raise funds for FUNDESNAP (Fundaciónpara el Desarrollo del SistemaNacional de ÁreasProtegidas), the nonprofit organization that maintains Madidi National Park.[2] The online casino GoldenPalace.com, one of over a dozen bidders, paid US$650,000 to have the species named after them.
- Two Cunts in a Kitchen, or sometimes, less graphically Two Cs in a K, is slang used within the advertising industry for a type of television commercial. Generally, the commercial shows two women in a domestic scene, discussing, using, or otherwise portraying the advertiser's product in a positive manner. An example of such a style of advertisement is a typical brand-comparison advertisement for a detergent or a household cleaning product.
- The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. It is located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C. Its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2005, it was voted the worst roundabout in a survey by a UK insurance company.[4] In September 2007, the Magic Roundabout was named as one of the World's Worst Junctions by a UK motoring magazine.[5] In December 2007, BBC News reported a survey identifying The Magic Roundabout as one of the "10 Scariest Junctions in the United Kingdom".In December 2008, a Christmas tree was added to the centre of the roundabout.
- I Am Rich is an application for the Apple iOS, which was formerly distributed using the App Store. When launched, the screen only contains a glowing red gem, and an icon that when pressed, displays the following mantra in large text:I am richI deserv [sic] itI am good,healthy &successful
- British Lieutenant Jack Churchill was the most bad-ass – actually lunatic – British soldier. He fought with a sword and a Longbow. Mad Jack Churchill considered British officers to be not properly dressed without a sword. On the picture in the background you can watch him storming ashore, killing my ancesteors with ancient weaponry.
- DàHóngPáo (大红袍, lit.: "Big Red Robe") is an important WuyiOolong tea. According to legend, the mother of a Ming Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated. Three of these original bushes, growing on a rock on Mount Wuyi and reportedly dates back to the Song Dynasty, still survive today and are highly venerated. At one point, less than one kilogram of tea was harvested from these plants each year, of which a portion was retained by the Chinese government.In 1972, US President Nixon received 50g of DàHóngPáo, or half of China's reserve that year, at the estimated cost of 250,000 US Dollars in 2011 money.
- one of the few conservatives, and was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party. Johnny made his political affiliation known to the world in 2002, when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After thanking all who made the honor possible—clad in his trademark T-shirt, ripped blue jeans and leather jacket—he said "God bless President Bush, and God bless America.[10] He said in an interview, when questioned on his conservatism, "I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime."
- Fan death is a widely held belief in South Korea and Japan[1][2] that an electric fan left running overnight in a closed room can cause the death of those inside. Fans sold in Korea are equipped with a timer switch that turns them off after a set number of minutes, which users are frequently urged to set when going to sleep with a fan on.The fan uses up the oxygen in the room and creates fatal levels of carbon dioxide.That if the fan is put directly in front of the face of the sleeping person, it will suck all the air awayOriginsThe genesis of this belief system in South Korea remains a mystery although there are some theories as to the origin. The most prevalent theory is that since the first reports of fan death didn't occur until the 1970s, it is speculated that in order to conserve energy use by the population, the South Korean government propagated this notion in order to cut down on energy usage at a time of supply constraints.
- List of Unusual articles- GoldenPalace.com Monkey
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just a knowledge database.20 million articles100K regular contributors365million readers worldwide
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just a knowledge database.20 million articles100K regular contributors365million readers worldwide
- Wikipedia is a miracle. It is not just a knowledge database.20 million articles100K regular contributors365million readers worldwide