There's a lot of stuff on Wikipedia. These are my favorites among the 'truthiness'.

 

1. HIV/Aids

One of the most infamous viruses on earth. And it makes for intriguing reading. Imagine that one of the first to carry it was a Norwegian sailor.Who would have thunk?

 

2. A list of unusual deaths

There are so many ways to go. And these people chose or perhaps did not choose to go in the most spectacular ways.

 

3. Dyatlov Pass Accident.

Nine Russian youngsters go camping. None of them return. And one is missing a tongue.

 

4. Freak waves

Unnaturally large waves - yes they do exist. Nature's special wet wake-up call.

 

5. False documents

Sometimes the truth is just not enough and you have to make things up. Just to make it interesting.

 

6. Lost films

Burned, forgotten, shredded and stripped for silver. That are just some of the ways history has dealt with precious gems of the big screen.

 

7. Up series

Filmmaker Michael Apted started filming British children from different social classes in the 60's and made it into the longest lasting documentary series to date. The next round will be filmed in 2011 when the children all turn 50.

 

8. The twist ending

It's not how you think it is. Get ready to get a lot of unseen movies spoiled for you.

 

9. Common misconceptions

It's not how you think it is. Let's put things straight.

 

10. Unusual articles

This is a great post. You'll spend hours going through all the bizarre stuff that's collected on Wikipedia. It's the beauty of the net condensed.

 

 

And when you're done with these, then there are (as of 14.4.2008) 2 332 551 articles in English on Wikipedia. Happy hunting!