Wikipedia (or the 'W' (according to David Crowder in his book, "Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die or (The Eschatology of Bluegrass)")) is great.1 I have learned so many interesting things from it. Did you know the O.G., Ice(-)T, got his stage name from the Ex-pimp, Iceberg Slim? Thank you, Wikipedia. P.S. Iceberg Slim became an author after his pimping days.
Where else can you find out that the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)2 was invented by none other than William J. Donovan!? He proposed the idea to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and it was later established under the National Security Act of 1947, which was approved by President Harry S. Truman. You can also find out that the first Arby's is located in Boardman, Ohio. I can back this up because I live in Boardman and it is a known fact around these parts. If that is not enough, you can go to arbys.com and find that the store number for that location is: Unit # 00001, which is a fancy way of saying "the first one." So, Thank you Wikipedia for getting it right.3
1 I understand that people try and discredit the credibility of wikipedia, but believe me that the people working for "the w" are on the ball. For instance, I have tried several times to create and article about myself and within a day it has been deleted because I do not have ant citations (and because I am not significant enough).
2. Note how wikipedia does a great job of informing the public about flaws that may appear in the article. It states at the top that "the neutrality of this article is disputed" and that "this article may be too long." Thank you for the heads up wikipedia!
3. It may not always be right due to human fallacies and ect.
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I love Wikipedia! Sometimes I get on there just learn some kind of trivial thing about a person or thing, and then I get stuck learning new things about everything. Usually when I go to Wikipedia I am on there for about an hour, but I am LEARNING!
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