Wikipedia Pages That Sound Too Wild To Be True (38 Examples)

We have all relied on Wikipedia's knowledge at least a few times in our lives, no matter whether we admit it or not. After all, Wikipedia has an article on nearly every topic you can think of. In fact, it even has articles on topics you wouldn't even imagine! And they range from mildly interesting to extremely wild. So, today, let's take a trip through the list of wild Wikipedia articles and broaden our horizons on strange topics.

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#1

Irish inventions

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#2

human race

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#3

Lampo (dog)

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As probably everyone knows, Wikipedia is a non-profit multilingual online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. The page uses the "wisdom of crowds" principle, where it’s believed that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individual experts. So, Wikipedia relies on volunteers to improve the quality and accuracy of the pages over time and on writers to back up factual statements with valid sources.

#4

Forrest Gump

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#5

Unusual articles

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#6

The Unkillable Soldier

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Yet, the editing isn’t as simple as it sounds. There are some rules to abide by if you want to make some edits to the encyclopedia. For instance, not putting in fake information, avoiding opinions, and sticking to valid facts. To make sure these rules are implemented, Wikipedia administrators sometimes protect certain pages from direct editing if they believe they can be subjected to online vandalism.

The Wiki administrators can usually identify the IP address and rough location of people editing articles, letting them spot suspicious behavior patterns. So, if a person gets caught misbehaving, their account can be suspended, even if the person isn’t identified.

#7

Christopher Lee's Life

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#8

traditional Scottish foods

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#9

List of unusual deaths

Still, even with all these rules and protections, there have been many times when Wikipedia had some funny or even harmful mistakes in its articles.

For example, it was written that David Beckham was a Chinese goalkeeper back in the 18th century or that The Duchess of Cornwall's Christian name is Cow-miller. Also, there have been many blunders reporting the death of a very alive person.

And even though some of you might say that some of the articles in this list should be in the blunders list instead of this one, you would be mistaken. Yes, we agree that some of them sound quite unbelievable, but they’re true!

So, upvote the articles you think are the wildest! And maybe you know some we haven’t put in here? Share them with us in the comments!