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A collection of absurd Wikipedia quotations.

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"This was also possibly the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in a motorcycle or other road-vehicle accident."
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"Wilson's warm and ebullient personality was infectious."
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"Kabocha is hard on the outside with knobbly-looking skin."
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"Some geologists find it is controversial to share the term for biology and geomorphology applications."
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"The majority of modern scholars agree that Logan is too incoherent to enjoy."
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"Sacha Jenkins (born 1971) is an American television producer, filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, curator, and chronicler of hip-hop, graffiti, punk, and metal cultures."
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"The diet of the spectacled bear is mostly herbivorous, but does engage in occasional carnivory."
"A mid-1990s interview recounting a beaver attack is among the most frequently requested recordings from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation."
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"Among the Canidae, the raccoon dog shares the habit of regularly climbing trees only with the North American gray fox, to which it is not closely related."
"Although Flower withdrew from the management, the Geyser Mining Company continued to be run by some of Flower's cronies, so it should not be a surprise that the mine never made a profit."
"Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station ("in front of the park of sea roar and rugosa roses by Chojagahama beach") is a passenger railway station in the town of Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway."
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"At the mouth of the canyon, the creek passes through the town of Golden, past the Coors brewery which is MolsonCoors Beverage Company but used to be MillerCoors owned by MolsonCoors."
'Clear Creek is unusual in that it is a stream named "creek" fed by a stream named "river"; typically "rivers" are fed by "creeks", and are larger bodies of water, although the nomenclature is ambiguous and there is no clear system.'
"Translation errors can cause accidental humour, which is similar in effect to intentional humour." credit @jgordonem
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"Pennyroyal is a traditional folk remedy, emmenagogue, abortifacient, and culinary herb, but is toxic to the liver and has caused some deaths."
"Today, he says he likes sleeping and is passionate about automatic car washes where he likes to go at night when there's no queue"
"Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, better known as Bakelite (/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/ BAY-kə-lyte; sometimes spelled Baekelite), was the first plastic made from synthetic components."
"Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers which contain epoxide groups."
'Despite having a very brief NBA career, he is the progenitor of a widely used crossover, the "Shammgod."'
"He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age."