19 Bizarre Wikipedia Pages You'll Want To Read Next Time You're Bored

It's creepy to think about, but everyone dies. This page lists all the people who have somehow died due to (or relating to) their own inventions. For example, Jimi Heselden owned Segway Inc., and in 2010 he died from injuries he sustained after falling off a cliff while riding a Segway. Dang.

—wherethehellsmyphone

In 1971, an unidentified man hijacked a plane and extorted $200,000 in ransom (over $1.2 million in today's money). He parachuted from the plane mid-flight to escape, and the FBI spent decades searching for him. This page goes into detail about the actual events, the suspects, and some interesting theories about who this mystery man actually is (and how he pulled off "the only unsolved case of air piracy in commercial aviation history").

—badwolf405

Some "facts" are said so often that they become common knowledge, but that doesn't mean they're actually true. This page will quickly become your favorite thing on the internet (especially if you love trivia), as it debunks all of those common things you've probably always thought were accurate. For instance, the Great Wall of China is not visible from space, and Twinkies only have a shelf life of about 45 days.

—eleanorbate

This one is just a badass page that lists all the first times women achieved something historical. It covers everything from the entertainment industry (like Hattie McDaniel being the first African American to win or even be nominated for an Oscar), to sports (did you know that Gertude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926?), to politics (FYI: Golda Meir was the first female prime minister in the Middle East).

—margannlaurissa

Depending on what country you're in, condemned prisoners are allowed a "last meal" before being executed. This page highlights the requested meals from the world's most terrifying criminals. For example, serial killer John Wayne Gacy requested "a dozen deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of original recipe chicken from KFC, French fries, a pound of strawberries, and a bottle of diet Coke."

—maxineblythe

There are a bunch of missing treasures on the planet, and this page lists them all (whether they're confirmed or just of legend). The missing treasures include everything from the Crown Jewels of Ireland to a train that was filled with gold and possibly hidden by Nazis in Poland. Truly wild!

—wherethehellsmyphone

Gertrude Baniszewski facilitated the torture and murder of 16-year-old Sylvia Likens in 1965. Likens was tortured in unspeakable ways for three months by the Baniszewski family while she lived with them. This page has a detailed summary of all of the events (I truly felt sick to my stomach while reading them), which were so horrifying that they're considered "the most terrible crime ever committed in the state of Indiana."

—juliak46

A group of 87 pioneers made their way by wagon from Missouri to California in May of 1846. Due to several mishaps and snowstorms, the typical four-to-six-month trip took nearly twice as long to complete, and many group members resorted to cannibalism in order to survive. Nearly half of the party died on the trail, and the events are now recognized as "one of the most bizarre and spectacular tragedies in Californian history and Western US migration."

—raylah2

The Zodiac Killer terrorized the world after murdering several people in Northern California in the '60s and '70s, even sending cryptic messages to the police as a way to taunt them. They're one of the most famous serial killers in the world, and also probably the scariest to think about, since we still don't know who actually committed the crimes. This chilling page does a deep dive into the entire investigation, including details about each specific attack, the two survivors, and all of the current suspects.

—Nicholas Irving, Facebook

Joyce Carol Vincent died in her London apartment in 2003 of either an asthma attack or from complications of a peptic ulcer. However, her body wasn't discovered until almost THREE YEARS later. Vincent set up automatic payments on her rent and apartment bills, so no one noticed that she died until a few fines built up. Her body had deteriorated so much that by the time they discovered her she looked "mostly skeletal." Even more heartbreaking, they found wrapped Christmas presents next to her corpse, which were unmarked and never delivered.

—mollyc4d