# A stroll through Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2019-03-07T00:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/61 "2019-03-19T04:25:46Z")
> **[Edwin Greenslade Murphy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Greenslade_Murphy)** > > Edwin Greenslade Murphy (also known as Dryblower Murphy or simply Dryblower; 12 December 1866 – 9 March 1939) was an Australian journalist and poet. > Murphy was born in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, the tenth child and eldest son of Irish-born Edwin Murphy (plasterer and clay modeller), and his English wife Ellen, née Greenslade. He was educated at a state school at South Melbourne and began employment with his father at an early age. Murphy developed a good tenor voice, and joined the J. ... > **[World War I](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I)** > > World War I or the First World War, (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). Fighting occurred throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were ... > **[United States](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands,\[g\] and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's th... ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/62 "2019-03-19T05:12:31Z")
[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) [Andrew Carnegie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie) [Pennsylvania Railroad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/63 "2019-03-19T15:31:29Z")
> **[Pennsylvania Railroad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad)** > > The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named for the commonwealth in which it was established. By 1882, Pennsylvania Railroad had become the largest railroad (by traffic and revenue), the largest transportation enterprise, and the largest corporation in the world. Its budget was second only to the U.... > **[Chicago Union Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Union_Station)** > > Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest. While serving long-distance passenger trains, it is also the downtown terminus for six Metra commuter lines. The station is just west of the Chicago River between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. Including approach and storage tracks, it covers about nine and a half ci... > **[Beaux-Arts architecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture)** > > Beaux-Arts architecture (/boʊz ˈɑːr/ bohz AR, French: \[boz‿aʁ\] (listen)) was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but also incorporated Renaissance and Baroque elements, and used modern materials, such as iron and glass. It was an important style in France until the end of the 19th century. > The Beaux-Arts style evolved from the French classic... ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/64 "2019-03-19T15:37:08Z")
[Beaux-Arts architecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture) [Rustication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustication_(architecture)) [Kirkleatham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkleatham) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/65 "2019-03-19T15:47:39Z")
[Kirkleatham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkleatham) [Kookaburra](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra) [Cocteau Twins](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocteau_Twins) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/66 "2019-03-19T15:48:17Z")
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/67 "2019-03-19T20:24:24Z")
[Cocteau Twins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocteau_Twins) [Kate Bush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush) [Ivor Novello Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Awards) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/68 "2019-03-19T20:28:10Z")
> **[Ivor Novello Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Awards)** > > The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been awarded. > The awards are presented at two annual ceremonies known as The Ivors and The Ivors Composer Awards. > The award itself is a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe, the muse of lyric poetry. It was designed in 1955 by Hazel Underwood. > **[10cc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10cc)** > > 10cc are an English rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured two songwriting teams. Stewart and Gouldman were predominantly pop songwriters, who created most of the band's accessible songs. Godley and Creme were the predominantly experimental half of 10cc, featuring art and cinematically inspired writing. > Every member ... > **[Ejaculation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation)** > > Ejaculation is the discharge of semen (the ejaculate; normally containing sperm) from the male reproductory tract as a result of an orgasm. It is the final stage and natural objective of male sexual stimulation, and an essential component of natural conception. In rare cases, ejaculation occurs because of prostatic disease. Ejaculation may also occur spontaneously during sleep (a nocturnal emission or "wet dream"). Anejaculation is the condition of being unable to ejaculate. Ejaculation is usua... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/69 "2019-03-19T20:54:18Z")
> **[Ejaculation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation)** > > Ejaculation is the discharge of semen (the ejaculate; normally containing sperm) from the male reproductory tract as a result of an orgasm. It is the final stage and natural objective of male sexual stimulation, and an essential component of natural conception. In rare cases, ejaculation occurs because of prostatic disease. Ejaculation may also occur spontaneously during sleep (a nocturnal emission or "wet dream"). Anejaculation is the condition of being unable to ejaculate. Ejaculation is usua... > **[Mikura-jima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikura-jima)** > > Mikura-jima (御蔵島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Tokyo and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-southeast of Miyake-shima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. > Mikurashima is administratively part of Mikurashima Village under Miyake Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2009\[update\], the island's population was 35 Th... > **[Old-growth forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-growth_forest)** > > An old-growth forest, sometimes synonymous with primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forest—is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological features, and might be classified as a climax community. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines primary forests as naturally regenerated forests of native tree species where there are no clearly visible indications of h ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/70 "2019-03-19T20:54:19Z")
[Ejaculation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation) [Mikura Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikura-jima) [Old-growth forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-growth_forest) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/71 "2019-03-19T20:55:27Z")
Wow! That might be the most incredible simulpost in the history of the SDMB:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/72 "2019-03-19T21:03:07Z")
That IS remarkable. > **[Old-growth forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-growth_forest)** > > An old-growth forest, sometimes synonymous with primary forest, virgin forest, late seral forest, primeval forest, or first-growth forest—is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance, and thereby exhibits unique ecological features, and might be classified as a climax community. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines primary forests as naturally regenerated forests of native tree species where there are no clearly visible indications of h > **[Climate change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming)** > > In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to Earth's climate. The current rise in global average temperature is more rapid than previous changes, and is primarily caused by humans burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuel use, deforestation, and some agricultural and industrial practices increase greenhouse gases, no... > **[ExxonMobil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil)** > > ExxonMobil Corporation\[a\] (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, United States. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil, both of which are used as retail brands, alongside Esso, for fueling stations and downstream products today. The company is vertically integrated across the entire oil and gas industry, a ExxonMob... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/73 "2019-03-19T21:04:45Z")
Wow indeed!!! Great minds, etc! It looks like we were both looking for links that moved away from the main topic, and the Mikura Island article doesn’t have many links, but still!!! It makes me wonder about the lack on ninjas on Mikura Island 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/74 "2019-03-19T21:59:04Z")
Very impressed by the simulpost! [ExxonMobil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil) [Sumatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra) [Sumatran tiger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_tiger) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/75 "2019-03-20T04:17:42Z")
[Sumatran Tiger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_tiger) [Lampung](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampung) [Krakatoa](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/76 "2019-03-23T16:14:25Z")
[Christiaan Barnard](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard) [Ceres](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres,_Western_Cape) [Snow](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/77 "2019-03-23T16:58:33Z")
[Snow](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow) [Sintering](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintering) [Clinker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinker_(cement)) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/78 "2019-03-23T17:06:35Z")
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/79 "2019-03-23T19:30:40Z")
> **[Cement clinker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinker_(cement))** > > Cement clinker is a solid material produced in the manufacture of Portland cement as an intermediary product. Clinker occurs as lumps or nodules, usually 3 millimetres (0.12 in) to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in diameter. It is produced by sintering (fusing together without melting to the point of liquefaction) limestone and aluminosilicate materials such as clay during the cement kiln stage. > The Portland clinker essentially consists of four minerals: two calcium silicates, alite (Ca3Si) and belite... > **[Polymerization](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerization)** > > In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are many forms of polymerization and different systems exist to categorize them. > In chemical compounds, polymerization can occur via a variety of reaction mechanisms that vary in complexity due to the functional groups present in the reactants and their inherent ster... > **[Pi bond](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_bond)** > > In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds, in each of which two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap with two lobes of an orbital on another atom, and in which this overlap occurs laterally. Each of these atomic orbitals has an electron density of zero at a shared nodal plane that passes through the two bonded nuclei. This plane also is a nodal plane for the molecular orbital of the pi bond. Pi bonds can form in double and triple bonds but do not form in single bonds in most... ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/80 "2019-03-23T20:35:57Z")
[Pi bond](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_bond) [Ethane](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethane) [Comet Hyakutake](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hyakutake) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=5)