Great Finds on Wikipedia’s Unusual Articles Page

Hitler has only got one ball - seriously. Though it’s probably just Russian propaganda.

Pornocracy - a term that has been used to mean government or domination of government by prostitutes. Where can we find a pornocracy these days? Anyone?

Heavy metal umlaut - An umlaut over letters in the name of a heavy metal band intended to give their logo a tough Germanic feel.

Inherently funny word - are some words inherently funny?

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 - was a name given to a Swedish child by his parents in May 1996. You know what the best part is? Apparently it’s pronounced “Albin”. Go figure.

Your mom - An African American custom in which two competitors — usually males — go head to head in a competition of often ribald “trash talk”. eg Yo’ momma’s so stupid, it took her 2 hours to watch 60 Minutes! This is hardly an “African American” custom.

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