Wikipedia is a gold mine of useful and useless information, depending on your opinion. Recently, I’ve found the following interesting:

• The official rules of shotgun – sure to settle many an arguement
• The Schmidt Pain Index, which compares the pain of different types of insect bites
• Deal or no deal, because some daytime television is fantastic
• The Golden Ratio, otherwise known as Phi

I’m still amazed at the level of detail of some the articles.

Also:

• A intricate and extremely well done time lapse. Very, very clever.
• Egg stacker. Never thought I’d write that..
• Buddhist Sand Art, created then dismantled to demonstrate the transience of life
• How to draw the Mona Lisa in MS Paint via Kottke
• The Chinese family who refused to sell their home to developers have finally given in.
• Ten things your restaurant will not tell you.  Sometimes its better to know.