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Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual. These articles are verifiable, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are a bit odd, whimsical, or something one would not expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica .
Wikipedia:Deleted articles with freaky titles. Wikipedia articles that have existed and, judging by the title and contents, probably shouldn't have existed. Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create. The title says it all, really. Wikipedia:Unusual articles.
Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars – Occasionally, Wikipedians get into edit wars over the most petty things. Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create. Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man. Wikipedia:Silly Things/Wikipedia's article on George W. Bush.
A bullet-resistant frozen-water compound once used in an attempt to create an aircraft carrier . Smell of freshly cut grass. A nostalgic odor that plays a role in plant communication as a chemical cry of agony. Thiotimoline. A fictional chemical which dissolves before it comes into contact with water.
Dublin whiskey fire. In 1875, a whiskey brewery warehouse in Dublin caught fire leading to the deaths of 13 people—not from the fire, but from alcohol poisoning as they drank free, undiluted whiskey from the streets. Johann Georg August Galletti. The early-19th-century master of the bizarre turn of phrase.
The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini [1]. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
A 220 foot (70 meter) long railway created solely to exploit a loophole in the Jones Act. U.S. Customs and Border Protection found out and promptly issued a $350 million fine. Billups Neon Crossing Signal. A local inventor's extreme solution to railway crossing safety. Boaty McBoatface.
Beating the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa by 1.22 degrees. List of destroyed landmarks in Spain. Over 60 interesting buildings, including larger castles, royal palaces, leaning towers, city gates which were completely or partially demolished and no longer exist, with their respective articles and images.