5 Favorites from Depths of Wikipedia
The Instagram account dedicated solely to weird Wikipedia entries.
Before we get started, a reminder to please check out my forthcoming novel Infodemic. It’s the story of the epic battles on the world’s internet encyclopedia during a global pandemic. You can support the project by preordering a copy the Inkshares page.
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Since I’ve stumbled into the Wikipedia journalism beat, readers have been sending me their favorite Wikipedia findings. Please continue doing this! It’s fun!
Many of these findings come from Depths of Wikipedia, an Instagram account run by Annie Rauwerda dedicated to obscure and quirky entries on the internet encyclopedia.
For your reading pleasure, here are five of my favorite posts featured on Depths of Wikipedia. May these bring a smile to your face on what is sure to be a frigid weekend across most of the United States!
5. Chess on a really big board
Macro chess? No way. I’ve got a much better name for it. — Ralph Betza, inventor of “Chess on a really big board”
