For unusual contributions that are of greater levity, see Wikipedia:Silly Things. This definition is not precise or absolute some articles could still be considered unusual even if they do not fit these guidelines.Įach entry on this list should be an article on its own (not merely a section in a less unusual article) and of decent quality, and in large meeting Wikipedia's manual of style.

The article is a list or collection of articles or subjects meeting the criteria above.

The subject is distinct amongst other similar ones.

The subject might be found amusing, though serious.

The subject is a notorious hoax, such as the Sokal affair or Mary Toft.

The subject is well-documented for unexpected notoriety or an unplanned cult following at extreme levels, such as Ampelmännchen or All your base are belong to us.

The subject is a clear anomaly-something that defies common sense, common expectations or common knowledge, such as Bir Tawil, Märket, Phineas Gage, Snow in Florida, etc.

The subject is a highly unusual combination of concepts, such as cosmic latte, death from laughter, etc.

The article is something a reasonable person would not expect to find in a standard encyclopedia.

If you wish to add an article to this list, the article in question should preferably meet one or more of these criteria: We should take special care to meet the highest standards of an encyclopedia with these articles lest they make Wikipedia appear idiosyncratic. 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. Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual. Wikipedia contains other images and articles that are similarly shocking or udderly amoosing. Still, all such lists risk being deleted for lack of a neutral definition of what counts as 'unusual'.Ī cow with antlers atop a power line pole. Fill over 50% of the board and the butter will be sent off for delivery.Lists of unusual things in Wikipedia mainspace (see Category:Lists of things considered unusual) should have an external reference for each entry that specifically classifies it as unusual, to avoid making it a point of view (POV) fork of original research.

A.P.Butterworth runs the most successful butter factory in the world, but he can't remain the biggest of the Big-Time Butter Barons without the right staff! Get to work on the factory floor packing the butter shapes as tightly as possible onto the board! Use the mouse to place them, and the arrow keys (or Z/X, A/S) to rotate the shapes.

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