Interesting Wikipedia articles?

[aclivity]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab_II

On the picture - 2 story house (remove before flight)

[anonymous-user]

David and goliath theme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

'The machine-gunners' dreams of point blank fire into serried masses of Emus were soon dissipated. The Emu command had evidently ordered guerrilla tactics, and its unwieldy army soon split up into innumerable small units that made use of the military equipment uneconomic. A crestfallen field force therefore withdrew from the combat area after about a month.[11]'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
'he is reported as having killed 505 men, the highest recorded number of confirmed sniper kills in any major war'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge...

Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02) was a major war game exercise conducted by the United States Armed Forces in mid-2002. The exercise, which ran from July 24 to August 15 and cost $250 million, involved both live exercises and computer simulations.

Edited by The Spruce goose on Monday 12th December 02:19

[glazbagun]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

wiki said:

In 1965, at age 90 and with no heirs, Calment signed a deal to sell her apartment to lawyer André-François Raffray, on a contingency contract. Raffray, then aged 47 years, agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs (€381.12) until she died.

Unfortunately for mr Raffay she would go on to become the oldest person in the entire world, outlive him and make twice the homes actual value from the deal in the process

[loafer123]

glazbagun said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

wiki said:

In 1965, at age 90 and with no heirs, Calment signed a deal to sell her apartment to lawyer André-François Raffray, on a contingency contract. Raffray, then aged 47 years, agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs (€381.12) until she died.

Unfortunately for mr Raffay she would go on to become the oldest person in the entire world, outlive him and make twice the homes actual value from the deal in the process

He was very gracious about it, as I recall.

We should consider a similar structure here, in my view.

[Jimmy Recard]

Didn't she outlive him so his heirs continued to pay after he died?

I think I've read something about it before

[SpeckledJim]

Jimmy Recard said:

Didn't she outlive him so his heirs continued to pay after he died?

I think I've read something about it before

I suppose once your late dad has paid enough to buy the place outright twice, and the old dear is 122, you might as well keep paying!

[Brother D]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Vihlen

Sailed (twice-ish) across the atlantic in 5ft11 boat

Pics of his boats here - http://imgur.com/gallery/CbysZ

[Brother D]

Also WAR BEAR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(bear)

[Seek]

Wine fraud committed on a massive scale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Kurniawan

[SpeckledJim]

Seek said:

Wine fraud committed on a massive scale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Kurniawan

See also Sour Grapes on Netflix.

Great documentary about this cheeky chancer and all the idiots he neatly separated from their money.

[p1stonhead]

SpeckledJim said:

Seek said:

Wine fraud committed on a massive scale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Kurniawan

See also Sour Grapes on Netflix.

Great documentary about this cheeky chancer and all the idiots he neatly separated from their money.

Yep it's great. Staggering how many 'experts' were taken for fools.

[glazbagun]

Boy is paid with a nickel (5 cents) that feels too light. Turns out to have a microfilm in it with a series of numbers. FBI get involved:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Nickel_Case

[Blown2CV]

Brother D said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Vihlen

Sailed (twice-ish) across the atlantic in 5ft11 boat

Pics of his boats here - http://imgur.com/gallery/CbysZ

that sounds really, really fking stupid.

[Vaud]

Blown2CV said:

that sounds really, really fking stupid.

"Vihlen's second boat was Father's Day. It was originally 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) long, but after a failed crossing attempt (and competition from a smaller boat) he cut 2 inches off, making it 5 feet 4 inches."

Because that's what you do when crossing the Atlantic.

"you know what, this 5'6" boat is just a bit toooo big..."

Genius and eccentric all wrapped in to one.

[SpeckledJim]

Blown2CV said:

Brother D said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Vihlen

Sailed (twice-ish) across the atlantic in 5ft11 boat

Pics of his boats here - http://imgur.com/gallery/CbysZ

that sounds really, really fking stupid.

Yup. And, also, ace.

[Rich_AR]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

Maybe posted earlier. Interesting read on a unsolved hi-jacking.

[SpamCan]

Rich_AR said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

Maybe posted earlier. Interesting read on a unsolved hi-jacking.

Its an interesting read.

You are right though it has been posted before. I think that is the post count for that one up to six or seven I think for that particular article.

[mrtwisty]

The man who tried to create

SUPERINTELLIGENT SOVIET SUPERSOLDIER SIMIANS!!!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Ivanovich_Ivano...




(sort of, but not really...)



This page is also worth reading as a follow on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanzee

[Brother D]

Jesus H Crist...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenhan_experimen...

[FredericRobinson]

Rich_AR said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

Maybe posted earlier. Interesting read on a unsolved hi-jacking.

First of a 2 part programme about this case on the CI channel at 9 tonight