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Wikipedia holds some golden nuggets

Posted in Random, Stupid by Derek at 3:45 pm
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Wikipedia will never fail to entertain with its vast archives of valuable information. I could honestly browse through the wiki archives plugging random search strings in hopes of findings something to bide my time. It works, I do it all the time in lecture hall.

Care for a sampling of the weird and wonky?

The Penis Plant is a monstrose form of Echinopsis lageniformis. Contrary to the typical columnar habit of the species this cultivar displays short stem sections that branches avidly, forming a low spiny bush. The upper part of each stem segment is smooth and spineless, somewhat resembling the male reproductive organ. The lower part is spiny and showing a tendency to form ribs. The plant is of light green color. The German name for this cultivar, ‘Frauenglück’, is somewhat more subtle than the English moniker but conveys the same meaning as it translates to “woman’s luck”.

Something tells me that the Penis Plant rarely finds discussion in introductory botany courses. Wikipedia has a number of additional unusual articles.

2 Responses to “Wikipedia holds some golden nuggets”

  1. steve says:

    crusing around wikipedia is one of my all time favorite habits.
    there’s always something good to read there, and every so often i come accross something i know, and i can fix (thats always exciting!)

  2. Mike says:

    I’d say its interesting not really valuable

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