August 2011
3 posts
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Metric Ton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_ton
One tonne is equivalent to:
One megagram (exactly);
megagram is the official SI term, but generally not used in industry or shipping, nor colloquially
1000⁄0.453 592 37 pounds (exactly by definition, giving approximately
2205 lb (to four significant digits)
98.42% of a long ton
One long ton (2,240 lb) is 101.605% of a tonne
110.23%...
July 2011
15 posts
1 tag
Supermarket Sweep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket_Sweep
The “Big Sweep” was the chance for the teams to run throughout the aisles and to grab whatever they could off of the supermarket shelves.
The runner could bring their cart back to the team’s register at any time, at which point it was exchanged for an empty cart. Any items in the runner’s cart when the bell rang were...
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Han Shot First
“Han shot first” is a phrase used by Star Wars fans to refer to a controversial change made to a scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. In the scene, Han Solo meets the bounty hunter Greedo at the Mos Eisley Cantina.
After Greedo tells Han “I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.”, Han replies “Yes, I’ll bet you have.” In the original...
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Shako (Redux)
http://www.thingsiwikipedia.com/post/1538741237/shako
“I’m totally stuck in this corner. OK…25-Across. What are those puffy hats that people in marching bands wear? I didn’t even know those had a name.”
“Haha, that’s one of my posts on Things I Wikipedia!”
“So what’s the answer?”
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Night Terrors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_terrors
There is no scientific evidence of a link between night terrors and mental illness.
Well, at least I’ve got that going for me!
2 tags
Harissa
Harissa is a Tunisian hot chili sauce commonly eaten in North Africa whose main ingredients are bird’s eye chili peppers, serrano peppers and other hot chillis and spices such as garlic paste, coriander, red chili powder, caraway as well as some vegetable or olive oil.
God, there’s nothing quite so embarrassing* than being at a hip gourmet eatery and realizing every dish on the...
3 tags
Placenta (Food)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta_%28food%29
Placenta is a dish from ancient Rome consisting of sheets of flour dough (similar to modern phyllo) topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves.
OK…phew. That sounds delicious. For a minute I thought we were talking about eating Placenta, the babystuff. Because some people do that. Did you know that? See Placentophagy.
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Sierra Mist (History)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Mist#History
Following initial test marketing, PepsiCo first introduced Sierra Mist in 2000, replacing similar soft drinks such as lemon-lime Slice and the test-marketed Storm.
I’m more of a Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper person these days [read: I have a serious addiction and need help], but back in the days of yore before dependency, lemon-lime soda...
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Rhetorical Question
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question
“Is the Pope Catholic?” redirects here. For the minority view that the Pope is not Catholic, see Sedevacantism.
Ex.: What kind of person is dumb enough that they need to actually look this up on Wikipedia?
People who are suddenly stricken with the existential crisis of not being sure if they referenced it correctly in a pun-based...
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O.J. Simpson Murder Case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case
The case has been described as the most publicized criminal trial in American history
Now, don’t get me wrong, O.J. Simpson is kind of my homie. At least, the pre-murderous-rampage O.J. I went to USC for college; Mr. Simpson went and won himself a Heisman for his kick-assery on the football field there many years earlier. And how...
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Pencil (Grading and Classification)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil#Grading_and_classification
Many pencils across the world, and almost all in Europe, are graded on the European system using a continuum from “H” (for hardness) to “B” (for blackness), as well as “F” (for fine point). The standard writing pencil is graded HB.
Remember when you took all those art classes in college, when you were drawing and painting all...
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Penis Panic (Koro)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_panic
[DSM-IV-TR] gives koro’s definition as “a term, probably of Malaysian origin, that refers to an episode of sudden and intense anxiety that the penis (or, in females, the vulva and nipples) will recede into the body and possibly cause death.”
…in general, Asians with complaints of genital retraction believe that the...
4 tags
You are now aware that...: Thingsiwikipedia is a... →
youarenowawarethat:
SO I WAS ON MY DASHBOARD AND I FIND OUT THAT SIR thingsiwikipedia HAS BEEN LOOKING UP NAUGHTY THINGS—
Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus, vagina or male urethra. The ginger, skinned and often carved into the shape of a butt plug, causes an intense…
Oh, you have no idea.
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Figging
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figging
Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus, vagina or male urethra.
You don’t need to know why I was looking this up on Wikipedia. These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.
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Caltrop
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrop
They may be thought of as the landmines of antiquity, useful to shape the battlefield and force the enemy into certain paths and approaches, or to provide a passive defense as part of a defensive works system.
Oh pish. The real “landmines of antiquity” were steaming piles of cow shit… AMIRIGHT?!!
Oh, but I am. Fun fact: the...