Wikipedian curiosities
My friend Jean told me about The Cabinet of Wikipedian Curiosities, a web page of interesting bits, lists, and links culled from the open source encyclopedia.
Samples:
In 1897, Indiana nearly legally declared pi to be equal to 3.2. It would have passed were it not for the intervention of a mathematician passing by.
On 19th January 2038, all 32-bit computer systems will crash, and no one is prepared for it.
Michael Lotito: the man who literally ate an entire plane.
— MF