Wikitravel:Discover

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Discover is Wikitravel's heading for strange but true trivia about destinations and events.

[edit] Criteria

  • Keep it short and snappy: no more than twenty words, please.
  • [[Link]] any place names.
  • '''Boldface''' the fact of interest.
  • The articles don't need to be perfect, but preference should be given to those with a status of "usable" or higher.
  • The article linked to must contain the fact in question.
  • Relevant images are optional but welcome, ideally once for every three facts. They should be placed above the fact in question, with the following formatting: 
[[Image:imagename|right|100px|description]]
The interesting fact linked to this image goes here.

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  • São Francisco de Assis Church in Belo Horizonte, Brazil has such out-of-the-ordinary architecture that the Catholic Church refused to consecrate it for a time.
  • Eger, Hungary is the site of the northernmost Turkish minaret in Europe.
  • Bintan Resorts is a district of Indonesia, but most trade there is conducted using Singapore dollars as the preferred currency.

This selection is once again updated every day automatically by DiscoverBot at 01:00 EDT. Older entries can be found in the archive.

Last updated on 04 Nov 2008 01:00:09

[edit] Upcoming

Add your entries to the end of this list. The list is read by an automated bot, which simply reads lines off the top, so please do not leave any space or other commentary between entries. However, feel free to rearrange the list, because geographic variety in what's displayed is good (e.g. if the next three items are all from Asia, it's good to intersperse something from Europe or the Americas).

  • The water tower in Vaasa, Finland plays host to a challenging indoor climbing wall.
  • The musical accompaniment to Mainz's culinary speciality of Handkäse mit Musik is produced by your own gastrointestinal tract.
  • Ughatasar Mountain in Southern Armenia has thousands of petroglyphs which are thousands of years old.
  • Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show originated in North Platte, Nebraska and is memorialized there -- by a statue donated by the United Kingdom.
  • Tired of your boring old 4x4? Rent a llama for cruising around Mitzpe Ramon.
  • Flights landing in Trondheim, Norway are only two minutes away from Hell — the train station, that is.
  • Cologne's Kölner Seilbahn claims to be the only chair lift in Europe that crosses a river.
  • The Terrace Hill house in Des Moines is not only home to Iowa's governor, but formerly the home of the state's first millionaire -- although he eventually went bankrupt.

[edit] On hold

The articles linked in from the entries below need to be improved before they're ready to go. Plunge forward, edit them, and move to the main queue. If you move trivia to this list, please provide a reason for doing so.

  • The tallest flagpole in the United States of America is in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and is nearly 340 feet tall. (destub)
  • The town of Kristinestad, Finland has a road called Kattpiskargränden, which means Cat Spanker Alley.
  • By tradition, the sand spit of Amanohashidate, one of Japan's Three Views, is best viewed upside down from between your legs. (de-outline)
  • Northern Kentucky is home to the Creation Museum, which teaches the Book of Genesis as literal truth. (de-outline)
  • The name of the Japanese town of Shiojiri means "Salt Butt". (destub)
  • Mt. Angel recently built the largest glockenspiel in the United States. Also hosts a Bavarian-style "Oktoberfest" complete with traditional German bands every September (de-outline, wait for September, 2008 dates are Sep.11-14)

The following calendar-related items are "ready-to-go" criteria-wise and should be moved to the main queue at a date appropriate to the trivia featured:

  • Menton Fête du Citron: There's a lemon party and you're invited! Lemon-related festivities over several days in February. (wait for Feb)

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