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Post by Mr42 on Sept 11, 2014 16:16:49 GMT
Okay, so, just thought of this as a daft little time-passer, might be quite interesting though. I love the Random button on Wikipedia, if you feel like you want to find something out, but aren't sure what, just hit that a few times and see what you end up learning about. So, Click here, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Randomand then hit 'Random Article' (in the menu on the left hand side) 5 times and post up the results. Did it interest you? My turn threw up this chap... The Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) found in South-east Asia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-throated_sunbird |
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 13, 2014 11:18:44 GMT
Click number five this time brought me here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeological_Site_38CK1"Archeological Site 38CK1 is a historic archaeological site located near Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The site contains well preserved examples of a specialized soapstone procurement site occupied primarily during the prehistoric, Late Archaic Period (3000 BC – 500 BC)." Didn't show me any pictures unfortunately. |
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 13, 2014 11:21:48 GMT
Decided to do it again as that wasn't so great.... This is better. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_(rock_musician)"Jussi Sydänmaa (born 26 June 1972 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish guitarist, better known by his stage name Amen or Finnish nickname Eiska. He is one of the founding members of the Finnish metal band Lordi and is still playing in the band."  |
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Post by sellotapethecat on Sept 13, 2014 18:48:19 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_and_releaseRandom article button! Balls. More procrastination tools. No photo but I like how Khanate get a mention. "Capture and release may refer to:Catch and release, a recreational fishing practice
Capture & Release, a 2005 drone metal album by Khanate
Capture/Release, a 2005 post-punk album by The Rakes."
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 13, 2014 19:01:18 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Johnson_(announcer)Voice over man for Live and Kicking, Friends Like These, Children in Need, The National Lottery, Linford's Record Breakers. There are no pictures of him, so, totally behind the scenes, so here's a picture of Mitch Johnson, the Australian cricketer instead! 
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 16, 2014 18:01:05 GMT
Here's a new word on me, and it has loads of meanings too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ApicalApical may refer to: Apical ancestor, refers to the last common ancestor of an entire group, such as a species (biology) or a clan (anthropology) Apical (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features located opposite the base of an organism or structure Apical (chemistry), a position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry Apical (dentistry), direction towards the root tip of a tooth Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue Apical dendrite, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons Apical dominance, the phenomenon whereby the main central stem of a plant is dominant over other side stems Apical membrane, in cell biology the surface of a plasma membrane that faces inward to the lumen |
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 22, 2014 11:53:50 GMT
Today's first Random hit is pretty good! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T He actually IS Mr T., his real name is Laurence Tureaud, I always thought it was a stage name. At one point he was a bodyguard for loads of big stars, sometimes getting $10k a day! He was once offered $75k to assassinate someone. |
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Post by courage on Sept 22, 2014 18:14:18 GMT
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Post by mulkington on Sept 23, 2014 11:15:00 GMT
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Post by Mr42 on Sept 23, 2014 11:19:08 GMT
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Post by Mr42 on Oct 14, 2014 15:33:19 GMT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protemblemaria_perlaCertainly the most unusual sentence of the day. Words are weird. Is this about five languages in one sentence?! Until I actually clicked the link through to 'chaenopsid blenny', none of this page actually told me what it was. I thought at first maybe it was a flower, then some kind of weird insect, but it turns out it's a ................ click it and see!
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Post by mulkington on Oct 15, 2014 11:29:27 GMT
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