Wiki Wednesday
I'm starting a new feature! It's educational! You can all play along! Every Wednesday, I will:
1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Click on "Random article" in the left-hand sidebar box.
3. Post what I got.
Please join in by posting your own Wiki-find in the Comments or on your own blog (with a link back to me, please!), and we can all learn a little something! Here's mine for today:
Comet tank: The Cruiser Comet was a British tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. It is often considered the best overall British tank of the war.
Love it! This is right up my nerdy alley. And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one blog posting at 7 am.
Posted by: Erin | March 15, 2006 at 07:44 AM
Pleniglacial:
Paleoclimatologists call the current age of the Earth a Glacial Epoch. Although there are many subtleties recently discovered, such epochs are divided into interglacials and ice ages. Currently we are in an interglacial.
Posted by: Mikey | March 15, 2006 at 09:05 AM
I posted the meme on my site also. I made sure to tell people to link back to you.
Posted by: Mikey | March 15, 2006 at 09:13 AM
Here's mine (from the "Huh? Who?" Files): Tara Lyn Subkoff (born 1973) is an actress and fashion designer. She attended Otis Parsons for less than a year and then dropped out.
Posted by: Kathryn | March 15, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Cool. I'm going to do that too.
Posted by: Karan | March 15, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Learning is fun!
http://frymax.typepad.com/longcut/2006/03/mister_i_aint_a.html
Posted by: Mark | March 15, 2006 at 03:08 PM
Here's what I got: http://www.flummel.com/ee/index.php/weblog/wiki_wednesday/
Posted by: Karan | March 15, 2006 at 08:53 PM
Emancipation Oak: Historic tree located on the campus of Hampton University in what is now the City of Hampton, Virginia. (Elizabeth City County and the Town of Phoebus voted to consolidate with the City of Hampton in 1952). The large sprawling oak is 98 feet (30 m) in diameter, with branches which extend upward as well as laterally, as if offering refuge. It is designated one of the 10 Great Trees of the World by the National Geographic Society and is a National Historic Landmark.
Posted by: susan | March 15, 2006 at 09:20 PM
Oooh, that's a great one. I'll play.
Posted by: Julee | March 15, 2006 at 10:25 PM
Look how the fun continues. It turns out that I live an hour and a half away from the Emancipation Oak, of Susan's post. Next time I'm on my way to the beach, I'm going to try to visit this tree, and bring Wiki Wednesday to life!
Posted by: Erin | March 16, 2006 at 07:54 AM
Hey, wait, this is getting TOO educational! ;-)
Posted by: Karen | March 16, 2006 at 08:01 AM