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    Jealous Optimist Dori's Avatar
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    Random Wikipedia Article game

    One thing I love doing is reading random articles on Wikipedia. So I decided, why not start a game were someone goes to wikipedia and clicks the "random article" button and post what article loaded.

    Ugh, the more I type, the more stupid this game sounds. Oh well.

    So, all you have to do is go to the home page of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) and click the random article link in the navigation part. Or, if you're unable to find it, simply press Alt+Shift+x when at the home page.

    Oh, and if you could include the link to the article you found.

    Here's what I found:

    Battle of the Duisburg Convoy


    Very interesting.
    com-pas-sion (n.) [ME. & OFr. <LL. (Ec.) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L. com-, together + pali, to suffer] sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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    This is a good idea. I got http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%93fui.

    Tēfui
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    Tēfui are the unique garlands of the Pacific Island, Rotuma. They are made by tying multiple "fui" ("täntäne" leaves (polyscias) and sweet-smelling flowers in the shape of a star), with modern adaptations using wool or ribbon.
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    I did it again and got: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traverse_%28gunnery%29.

    Traverse (gunnery)
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    Traverse refers to the horizontal field of fire of a cannon or other artillery piece and, by extension, the act of turning it within that angle.
    com-pas-sion (n.) [ME. & OFr. <LL. (Ec.) compassio, sympathy < compassus, pp. of compati, to feel pity < L. com-, together + pali, to suffer] sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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    Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham is a best-selling and critically acclaimed book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1960. As of 2001, according to Publishers Weekly, it was the fourth-bestselling children's book of all time [1]. It was also released in the Living Books series.
    I used to love this one when I was a kid!

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