The Random Wikipedia articles thread

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This was just a question in the 'Ask a question to the person below you' thread but it has grown into something more. Something.... historic.

OK, what happens is this: click the 'random article' link on Wikipedia and tell us an interesting fact (or facts) from the article which appears. You should be able to get something, though there are some articles which do make no sense at all. Hopefully we can all become a little bit more educated in the ways of the world. I'll start this thing with.....



J. P. Mallory

He is an archaeologist and a professor at Queen's University in Belfast. He is also the editor of the Journal of Indo-European Studies.



Your turn.

[norway]

Parthenice Tiger Moth

The Parthenice Tiger Moth (Grammia parthenice) is a moth of the Arctiinae family. It is found in Southern Canada, and the United States, except for the West Coast.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae feed on various low growing plants, including dandelion, vernonia and thistles.

Cool, it eats thistles, intresting

[freedom78]

Well, this is a bitch. 
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The following is a list of Major League Baseball players, retired or active.

L

    * Chet Laabs
    * Josh Labandeira
    * Clem Labine
    * Coco Laboy
    * Bob Lacey
    * Candy LaChance
    * Marcel Lachemann
    * Rene Lachemann
    * Al Lachowicz
    * John Lackey
    * Pete LaCock
    * Frank LaCorte
    * Mike LaCoss
    * Kerry Lacy
    * Lee Lacy
    * Pete Ladd
    * Doyle Lade
    * Flip Lafferty
    * Aaron Laffey
    * Ed Lafitte
    * Pete Laforest
    * Ty LaForest
    * Roger Lafrancois
    * Mike Laga
    * Lerrin LaGrow
    * Joe Lahoud
    * Jeff Lahti
    * Gerald Laird
    * Nap Lajoie β
    * Eddie Lake
    * Fred Lake
    * Steve Lake
    * Al Lakeman
    * Tim Laker
    * Ray Lamanno
    * Bill Lamar
    * David Lamb
    * Mike Lamb
    * Ray Lamb
    * Gene Lamont
    * Dennis Lamp
    * Tom Lampkin
    * Les Lancaster
    * Rick Lancellotti
    * Grover Land
    * Rafael Landestoy
    * Bill Landis
    * Jim Landis
    * Ken Landreaux
    * Larry Landreth
    * Hobie Landrith
    * Bill Landrum
    * Tito Landrum
    * Dick Lane
    * Jason Lane
    * Walt Lanfranconi
    * Don Lang
    * Bill Lange
    * Ryan Langerhans
    * Rick Langford
    * Sam Langford
    * Mark Langston
    * Hal Lanier
    * Max Lanier
    * Frank Lankford
    * Ray Lankford
    * John Lannan
    * Carney Lansford
    * Mike Lansing
    * Dave LaPoint
    * Frank LaPorte
    * Juan Lara
    * Norm Larker
    * Andy Larkin
    * Barry Larkin
    * Gene Larkin
    * Henry Larkin
    * Pat Larkin
    * Stephen Larkin
    * Terry Larkin
    * Greg LaRocca
    * Adam LaRoche
    * Andy LaRoche
    * Dave LaRoche
    * John LaRose
    * Don Larsen
    * Brandon Larson
    * Dan Larson
    * Jason LaRue
    * Tony La Russa
    * Al Lary
    * Frank Lary
    * Lyn Lary
    * Bill Laskey
    * Tommy Lasorda β
    * Arlie Latham
    * Bill Latham
    * Chris Latham
    * Juice Latham
    * Chick Lathers
    * Barry Latman
    * Charley Lau
    * Tim Laudner
    * Ben Laughlin
    * George Lauzerique
    * Cookie Lavagetto
    * Mike LaValliere
    * Gary Lavelle
    * Jimmy Lavender
    * Rudy Law
    * Vance Law
    * Vern Law
    * Tom Lawless
    * Brian Lawrence
    * Brooks Lawrence
    * Joe Lawrence
    * Sean Lawrence
    * Bob Lawson
    * Roxie Lawson
    * Marcus Lawton
    * Matt Lawton
    * Bill Laxton
    * Tim Layana
    * Gene Layden
    * Hillis Layne
    * Danny Lazar
    * Johnny Lazor
    * Tony Lazzeri β
    * Charlie Lea
    * Freddy Leach
    * Rick Leach
    * Terry Leach
    * Tommy Leach
    * Brandon League
    * Luis Leal
    * Jack Leary
    * Tim Leary
    * Matthew LeCroy
    * Razor Ledbetter
    * Ricky Led?e
    * Aaron Ledesma
    * Wilfredo Ledezma
    * Bill Lee (LHP)
    * Bill Lee (RHP)
    * Bob Lee
    * Carlos Lee
    * Cliff Lee
    * Derrek Lee
    * Don Lee
    * Dud Lee
    * Hal Lee
    * Leron Lee
    * Manuel Lee
    * Mark Lee (RHP)
    * Mark Lee (LHP)
    * Sang-Hoon Lee
    * Thornton Lee
    * Travis Lee
    * Dave Leeper
    * Sam Leever
    * Bill Lefebvre
    * Jim Lefebvre
    * Joe Lefebvre
    * Craig Lefferts
    * Ron LeFlore
    * Lou Legett
    * Regis Leheny
    * Paul Lehner
    * Justin Lehr
    * Hank Leiber
    * Nemo Leibold
    * Charlie Leibrandt
    * Jon Leicester
    * Lefty Leifield
    * Dave Leiper
    * John Leister
    * Al Leiter
    * Mark Leiter
    * Scott Leius
    * Bill Lelivelt
    * Jack Lelivelt
    * Dave Lemanczyk
    * Denny Lemaster
    * Johnny LeMaster
    * Mark Lemke
    * Bob Lemon β
    * Chet Lemon
    * Jim Lemon
    * Mark Lemongello
    * Bill Lennon
    * Patrick Lennon
    * Danilo Leon
    * Izzy Le?n
    * Jose Leon
    * Max Leon
    * Andy Leonard
    * Buck Leonard
    * Dennis Leonard
    * Dutch Leonard (LHP)
    * Dutch Leonard (RHP)
    * Jeffrey Leonard
    * Justin Leone
    * Dave Leonhard
    * Ted Lepcio
    * Don Leppert
    * Pete LePine
    * Randy Lerch
    * Dutch Lerchen
    * George Lerchen
    * Anthony Lerew
    * Louis Leroy
    * Brian Lesher
    * Curt Leskanic
    * Brad Lesley
    * Sam Leslie
    * Jon Lester
    * Al Levine
    * Jesse Levis
    * Allen Levrault
    * Ed Levy
    * Buddy Lewis
    * Colby Lewis
    * Darren Lewis
    * Duffy Lewis
    * Fred Lewis (1880s OF)
    * Fred Lewis (2000s OF)
    * Jack Lewis
    * Jensen Lewis
    * Mark Lewis
    * Richie Lewis
    * Ted Lewis
    * Terry Ley
    * Jim Leyritz
    * Sixto Lezcano
    * John Lickert
    * Don Liddle
    * Brad Lidge
    * Cory Lidle
    * Jon Lieber
    * Mike Lieberthal
    * Jeff Liefer
    * Kerry Ligtenberg
    * Bill Lillard
    * Jim Lillie
    * Derek Lilliquist
    * Bob Lillis
    * Ted Lilly
    * Jos? Lima
    * Lou Limmer
    * Rufino Linares
    * Tim Lincecum
    * Mike Lincoln
    * Adam Lind
    * Jos? Lind
    * Vive Lindaman
    * Paul Lindblad
    * Johnny Lindell
    * Jim Lindeman
    * Todd Linden
    * Scott Linebrink
    * Bill Lindsay
    * Chris Lindsay
    * Bill Lindsey
    * Freddie Lindstrom β
    * Matt Lindstrom
    * Dick Lines
    * Doug Linton
    * Larry Lintz
    * Phil Linz
    * Frank Linzy
    * Johnny Lipon
    * Bob Lipski
    * Felipe Lira
    * Francisco Liriano
    * Nelson Liriano
    * Pedro Liriano
    * Hod Lisenbee
    * Joe Lis
    * Rick Lisi
    * Pat Listach
    * Jesse Litsch
    * Mark Littell
    * Bryan Little
    * Jack Little
    * Jeff Little
    * Mark Little
    * Scott Little
    * Dick Littlefield
    * Dennis Littlejohn
    * Wes Littleton
    * Greg Litton
    * Danny Litwhiler
    * Wes Livengood
    * Bobby Livingston
    * Mickey Livingston
    * Scott Livingstone
    * Radhames Liz
    * Winston Llenas
    * Clem Llewellyn
    * Graeme Lloyd
    * Esteban Loaiza
    * Hans Lobert
    * Don Lock
    * Bobby Locke
    * Bob Locker
    * Keith Lockhart
    * Gene Locklear
    * Whitey Lockman
    * Skip Lockwood
    * Paul Lo Duca
    * Dario Lodigiani
    * Kameron Loe
    * George Loepp
    * Billy Loes
    * Adam Loewen
    * James Lofton
    * Kenny Lofton
    * Tom Loftus
    * Bob Logan
    * Boone Logan
    * Johnny Logan
    * Nook Logan
    * Jack Lohrke
    * Bill Lohrman
    * Kyle Lohse
    * Rich Loiselle
    * Mickey Lolich
    * Sherm Lollar
    * Tim Lollar
    * Steve Lomasney
    * George Lombard
    * Ernie Lombardi β
    * Phil Lombardi
    * Steve Lombardozzi
    * Jim Lonborg
    * Walter Lonergan
    * James Loney
    * Bill Long
    * Bob Long
    * Dale Long
    * Herman Long
    * Ryan Long
    * Terrence Long
    * Tom Long (OF)
    * Tom Long (P)
    * Dean Look
    * Braden Looper
    * Eddie Lopat
    * Stan Lopata
    * Art Lopatka
    * Davey Lopes
    * Al Lopez β
    * Albie L?pez
    * Art Lopez
    * Aquilino Lopez
    * Aurelio Lopez
    * Felipe Lopez
    * H?ctor L?pez
    * Javier L?pez
    * Javy L?pez
    * Jose Lopez
    * Luis Lopez (C)
    * Luis L?pez (IF)
    * Luis Lopez (3B)
    * Marcelino L?pez
    * Mendy Lopez
    * Mickey Lopez
    * Pedro Lopez
    * Rodrigo L?pez
    * Harry Lord
    * Mark Loretta
    * Andrew Lorraine
    * Scott Loucks
    * Baldy Louden
    * Bill Loughlin
    * Don Loun
    * Shane Loux
    * Slim Love
    * Vance Lovelace
    * Len Lovett
    * Mem Lovett
    * Tom Lovett
    * Joe Lovitto
    * Torey Lovullo
    * Grover Lowdermilk
    * Lou Lowdermilk
    * Bobby Lowe
    * Derek Lowe
    * Mark Lowe
    * Mike Lowell
    * John Lowenstein
    * Terrell Lowery
    * Turk Lown
    * Peanuts Lowrey
    * Noah Lowry
    * Johnny Lucadello
    * Gary Lucas
    * Johnny Lucas
    * Luke Lucas
    * Red Lucas
    * Joe Lucey
    * Lou Lucier
    * Donny Lucy
    * Fred Luderus
    * Ryan Ludwick
    * Roy Luebbe
    * Steve Luebber
    * Larry Luebbers
    * Henry Luff
    * Julio Lugo
    * Ruddy Lugo
    * Urbano Lugo
    * Matt Luke
    * Mike Lum
    * Harry Lumley
    * Jerry Lumpe
    * Hector Luna
    * Fernando Lunar
    * Don Lund
    * Gordy Lund
    * Carl Lundgren
    * Del Lundgren
    * Trey Lunsford
    * Harry Lunte
    * Tony Lupien
    * Dolf Luque
    * Johnny Lush
    * Greg Luzinski
    * Sparky Lyle
    * Ed Lynch
    * Jerry Lynch
    * Walt Lynch
    * Fred Lynn
    * Jerry Lynn
    * Brandon Lyon
    * Al Lyons
    * Barry Lyons
    * Denny Lyons
    * Ed Lyons
    * Harry Lyons
    * Hersh Lyons
    * Pat Lyons
    * Steve Lyons
    * Ted Lyons β
    * Rick Lysander
    * Jim Lyttle

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Sorry...that's what it spit out. 

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I ain't letting this thread fall into immediate obscurity. Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi is a 2003 Tollywood (never heard that one before) film, and is about a guy who marries the daughter of a business magnate, is trained by his father in kickboxing and then goes on to win a championship. Fuck yeah!

[Jim]

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an accreditor and is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India based in Bangalore.

[CheapJon]

it is a good idea for a thread, have been meaning to post a couple of times but my random article have been too damn random  maybe freedom78 overdid it a bit 

anyway

Limor Pereg (born 1977) is an Israeli-born painter and photographer. Commissioned by the Israeli government, she is most famous for her portrait of Pope John Paul II, a gift presented to the Italian government, in celebration of Jewish-Catholic relations.

Limor?s paintings are post-modern in style. One of her more popular exhibits is a series of paintings of women, highlighting different parts of their bodies, such as accentuating curves and distorting proportions. Proving the wide appeal of her work, many of her other paintings are commissioned by private owners for their own homes.

[CheapJon]

this thread idea is too good for dying this early...

Kirsten Passer (born 13 March 1930) is a Danish film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1955 and 1976.

She was born in N?rup, Denmark. She is the sister of Danish actor Dirch Passer.

[freedom78]

Richard Tarnas (born February 21, 1950), author of The Passion of the Western Mind (1991) and Cosmos and Psyche (2006), is a cultural historian and professor of philosophy and psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and founding director of its graduate program in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness.

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The Six Hills are a collection of Roman barrows situated alongside the old Great North Road in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. They are classed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and are protected by law.

Also...:
Local legend holds that they were the work of the Devil, who, sitting one day looking down on the Great North Road, began to amuse himself by heaving clods of earth at the passers-by. He missed six times and in a temper threw a seventh clod over his shoulder, hitting the spire of Graveley church and knocking it askew. The spire is crooked to this day.

[freedom78]

Tatsuya Sakuma (佐久間達也 ,Sakuma Tatsuya?, 4 July 1974, Miyagi) is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.

He has competed in the D1GP series since the very beginning, starting out in a Nissan Silvia PS13 He did not do very well, scoring only 2 points in his first 4 years. His big break came when he was signed by Aviation Performance Products, who gave him a new Nissan Silvia S15 to drive. In 2005, his first year with APP, he scored 41 points, getting a third and second place and finishing ninth overall. The year after he did even better finishing seventh oveall, this lead to him moving to Team Toyo in 2007. Since then he hasn't done so well, Team Toyo S15 obviously not suiting his driving style.

[CheapJon]

Leo Bretholz (born March 6, 1921) is a holocaust survivor who escaped from a train heading for Auschwitz. He has also written a book on his experiences, titled Leap into Darkness.

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Raoul Aslan (October 16, 1886 ? June 17, 1958) was an Austrian theater actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry.[1]Born in Saloniki, Greece, Aslan lived in Vienna from 1897 until his death. In 1917 he joined the "Deutsche Volkstheater" in Vienna and was active at the Vienna Burgtheater from 1920-1958, where he mainly played classical heroes and complex characters such as Hamlet, Mephisto, Marquis Posa, and Nathan. Aslan was the director of the Vienna Burgtheater from 1945-1948. In 1929 he was the first actor to be awarded the title "Kammerschauspieler".

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The teachings of Jesus focus on mercy, reconciliation and redemption; this recurring theme in the gospel message is invoked by the Catholic Church to oppose the death penalty. Church fathers such as Clement of Rome and Justin Martyr asserted that the taking of human life is incompatible with the gospel and exhorted Christians not to participate in capital punishment. The church's opposition to the death penalty declined after Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire. Augustine recognized the death penalty as a means of deterring the wicked and protecting the innocent. In the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas reaffirmed this position.


Taken from the article on Roman Catholicism and capital punishment.

[Jdog0830]

punishing the wicked and protecting the innocent sounds like a show called Death Note

[D]

"The Execution of Catherine Willows" is the sixth episode from the third season of the American forensic crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Dobromyśl [dɔˈbrɔmɨɕl] (German: Kindelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamienna G?ra, within Kamienna G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kamienna G?ra, and 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

[freedom78]

Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue is an urban street road in New Delhi, known for spanning the majority of the city and classically housing the city Members of Parliament for the state of Uttar Pradesh. The avenue also contains Gate 35, which serves as the main entrance to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the palatial home of the President of India.[1][2] The road leads from Rashtrapati Bhavan to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a 937 bed Central Government hospital located in urban New Delhi that caters mainly to Indian politicians and bureaucrats.

The avenue was renamed from North Avenue in November 2002 in honor of the Member of Parliament of its namesake, who lived here during his tenure as a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

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Ngāti Hotu was a Māori iwi according to Māori tradition, lived in the central North Island of New Zealand in the area surrounding Lake Taupo, where the modern day Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi of the Arawa people resides. Tradition describes Ngāti Hotu as 'a very fierce and warlike people' whom it took many generations of warfare to destroy, beginning from around the year 1450. Other traditions describe them as spirit people, which as is typical in Māori tradition, were of non-Māori appearance, having reddish hair and skin, symbolising their tapu nature.

[freedom78]

The Chemainus First Nation is a First Nations government located in southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, near the town of Chemainus, which takes its name from the Chemainus people. The Chemainus First Nation is a member government of the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council. In early 2009, the Chemainus First Nation chief and council unanimously passed a 'band council resolution' to officially change the name from Chemainus to Stz'uminus in order to reflect its original Hul'qumi'num language name.