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may not represent the current version of any article. The URL at the bottom of each
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find a list of contributors.
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Josh Fruhlinger.
Copy-edited by Lauren Lastowka
Cover design by Jaime Robinson
ISBN # 978-1466346987
This book is dedicated to every person who wrote an
entry that appears in it.
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stop them from attempting to emulate the academic tone
of the great encyclopedias of the past as they describe a
large mammalian species from the Star Wars universe that
shares a common ancestor with the Wookies? It does not.
The result? Some really terrible Wikipedia writing.
Now, lets get one thing straight: we love each and every
entry written in this book. If you are one of the authors who
have chosen to use your valuable time on this planet to write
straight-faced exegeses on the subject of forgotten action
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figures from the seventies, we hope you dont take offense.
And if you do, we have an acceptable retort prepared for
you: You guys ran a blog about Wikipedia for two years,
who the hell are you to talk? Feel free to use it!
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In barely one decade, Jimmy Wales has succeeded
in establishing a worldwide network of knowledge.
Wikipedia, his online encyclopaedia, accessible on the
Internet for free, has become a symbol of a radical change
in the media economy. Moreover, it revolutionized the
access to knowledge as mans most important resource
and thus contributed to democratizing knowledge.
The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, awarding the 2011
Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize to Wikipedia founder
Jimmy Wales
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Polybius (video game)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_(video_game)
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General Mills monster-themed
breakfast cereals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mills_monster-themed_breakfast_cereals
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Skiffle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiffle
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House Party (film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Party_%28film%29
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Inglewood, California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglewood,_California
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Tyler Perry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Perry
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Bondage bed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondage_bed
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Count von Count
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_von_Count
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Powers and abilities of Godzilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_and_abilities_of_Godzilla
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The Terminator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator
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Love Is Like an Itching in My
Heart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Like_an_Itching_in_My_Heart
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Penn State DuBois
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Number the Stars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_the_Stars
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Keebler Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keebler_Company
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Fuzzy Wuzzy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Wuzzy
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Dog Latin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Latin
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Friday (Rebecca Black song)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_(Rebecca_Black_song)
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The Wizard of Id
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Id
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Wacky Races
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Races
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Male lactation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
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Terminology of homosexuality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_homosexuality
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Joanna of Castile
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Eventually, Joanna replaced all of her ladies-in-
waiting, because they were too pretty, with less
attractive ones.[citation needed] It was at this point
that Joanna truly began to exhibit insanity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_of_Castile
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Moose milk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_milk
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Wing Bowl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Bowl
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List of Star Wars species (KO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Wars_species_(K%E2%80%93O)
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List of common misconceptions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
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Suspense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense
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Dingo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo
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List of Care Bear Cousins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Care_Bear_Cousins
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Hushpuppy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushpuppy
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The Harlem Globetrotters on
Gilligans Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harlem_Globetrotters_on_Gilligans_Island
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Da Vincis Notebook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vincis_Notebook
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Punxsutawney Phil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil
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Lew Zealand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Zealand
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Animal Fancy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_fancy
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III:
The Manhattan Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_III:_The_Manhattan_Project
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Codpiece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codpiece
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Chaps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaps
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Catherine I of Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_I_of_Russia
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