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69 Fascinating And Unsettling Facts That Might Make People Wonder Why In The World Anyone Would Know Them

Did you know chocolate can be fatal when snorted? Or that chainsaws were invented to help with childbirth? Sounds like trivia you’d only hear at pub quizzes, or maybe while scrolling through a rabbit hole of strange facts online. This roundup brings together some of the most intriguing and surprising…

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'I'm being censored': Wikipedia banned an AI bot editor, then things got weird

Wikipedia’s ‘human-only’ rule just hit its first test. After banning a prolific AI editor, the bot took its complaints off-platform — publishing blog posts criticizing the decision.

Tom’s Guide

Spotify’s SongDNA is like a musical Wikipedia on steroids — I just can't stop using it

I haven't stopped using SongDNA since Spotify released it — this is how my first hands-on with the feature went.

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I turned my gaming laptop into a PC Gamer bug out kit

Prepping for the coming apocalypse with Project NOMAD.

PC Gamer

Wikipedia Bans AI Agent for Spamming Articles — AI Responds With Furious Blog Rants

Wikipedia has blocked an AI agent from editing its pages due to unauthorized article creation, highlighting the challenges of managing AI contributions

International Business Times UK

Wikipedia bans AI-generated content in its online encyclopedia

Ban includes two exceptions: AI can still be used for translations, and to make minor copy edits

The Guardian - US

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Text With Two Exceptions – What Every Editor Must Know Now

Wikipedia bans AI-generated text with two exceptions, requiring editors to verify writing and translations for accuracy.

International Business Times UK

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A $5 Wikipedia-like mystery game consumed me for 2 straight hours as I dug for clues about a little town and its big weird tree

Lost Wiki: Kozlovka has a disturbing story told through database entries and classified documents.

PC Gamer

Local elections 'less vulnerable’ to disinformation, despite targeted campaigns

Elections everywhere are increasingly affected by disinformation campaigns, and this year's French municipal elections are no exception, with watchdogs identifying fake campaign websites. However, their local nature may offer them some protection from the effects.

Radio France Internationale

39 Unusual Places All Around The World That Are So Unique They Have Their Own Wikipedia Pages

The more you travel, the more you realize how much there is to see. There’s a list on Wikipedia that features the most unusual places to have their own pages on the platform, so we decided to compile our favorites and summarize them for you. Not all of them are…

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Iran War Keeps Oil Prices Over $100 as Strait of Hormuz Remains Paralyzed

LONDON — Oil prices held firmly above $100 a barrel on March 16, 2026, as the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its third week, with Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continuing to choke global supply lines despite President Donald Trump's repeated demands for international help to…

International Business Times

Please send help: We can't stop opening packs in Wikigacha, a browser-based card game where you collect Wikipedia articles like 'List of Red Hot Chili Peppers band members' or 'Bariatric Surgery'

Whoah, a Methuselah rookie card!

PC Gamer

How to get more packs in Wikigacha

Open them all.

Destructoid

Wikipedia's been turned into a Pokemon TCG-like gacha game where you collect its pages, because the random article button wasn't distracting enough already

Welcome to your new timesink

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Fortune

Legal AI is splitting in two—and most people miss the difference

Anthropic has Claude Cowork and we at Thomson Reuters have CoCounsel. Here's the key difference for the future of legal tech.

International Business Times UK

Bitcoin Below $10K, Warns Wikipedia Founder – Calls It a 'Complete Failure'

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales predicts Bitcoin's potential decline as a currency by 2050, sparking debate in the crypto community.

The Independent UK

Zara Larsson reveals she’s blocked certain artists on Spotify

Pop star was praised for her ‘unfiltered’ candour when it comes to her music taste

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One Living Member of the Royal Family Was Viewed on Wikipedia More Times Than Anyone Else—and It Wasn't Ex-Prince Andrew

"The only royals ranked above them are all deceased."

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Reason

Can You Trust Wikipedia?

Wikipedia shapes our perception of reality today more than ever before because it informs the large language models like ChatGPT. But can we really trust it?

TechRadar

Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack

Wikipedia's consensus is to blacklist Archive.today after the site was involved in DDoS attacks launched against a blogger.

The Independent UK

Zara Larsson begs fans to stop changing her Wikipedia photo

Pop star sparks internet battle after pleading with fans to stop switching her preferred image

The Conversation

‘It ain’t no unicorn’: meet the researchers who’ve interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters

It was the image that launched a cultural icon. In 1967, in the northern Californian woods, a seven foot tall, ape-like creature covered in black fur and walking upright was captured on camera, at one point turning around to look straight down the lens. The image is endlessly copied in…

The Conversation

Rediscovered photograph sheds light on Jeanne Duval – Manet’s Lady with a Fan

In May 2025, I came across an extraordinary photograph on the English Wikipedia site devoted to Jeanne Duval. Duval was the supposedly un-photographed Haiti-born long-term mistress and muse of the French poet Charles Baudelaire.

The Guardian - UK

Celebrating the most remarkable almost-one-club players in football

Plus: footballers’ weddings on live television, the most successful fictional teams, and more

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The Wild But True Story Behind Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran Even Convincing Wikipedia She'd Died

That is one bold move.

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