Of the over six million articles in the English Wikipedia there are some articles that Wikipedians have identified as being somewhat unusual. We should take special care to meet the highest standards of an encyclopedia with these articles lest they make Wikipedia appear idiosyncratic.
If you wish to add an article to this list, the article in question should preferably meet one or more of these criteria:. This definition is not precise or absolute; some articles could still be considered unusual even if they do not fit these guidelines. Each entry on this list should be an article on its own not merely a section in a less unusual article and of decent quality, and in large meeting Wikipedia's manual of style.
For unusual contributions that are of greater levity, see Wikipedia:Silly Things. In this list, a star indicates a featured article. A plus indicates a good article. See Nominative determinism for the idea that people gravitate toward careers that fit their names, e. Contents move to sidebar hide. Project page Talk. Read View source View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons. Some interesting articles to catch your attention.
Places and infrastructure. For places with unusual names only, see Wikipedia:Unusual place names. Mathematics and numbers. See also: List of phobias. Covered smut False loose smut Loose smut. Technology, inventions and products. Popular culture, entertainment and the arts. See also: List of microgenres.
This page contains material that is kept because it is considered humorous. Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. Please note Articles about things considered unusual may be accepted in Wikipedia if they otherwise fulfill the criteria for inclusion.
