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Weird and whimsical facts from Wikipedia

Wikipedia has become a staple of college procrastination. If not for the site's obscure and unregulated content, here's a look at some facts users might be missing out on:

—Pokémon villain Miror B is a flamboyant disco fan who has his own quartet of dancing Ludicolo (a duck-like creature);

—Squirrel meat is featured in some versions of the popular cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking." Squirrels can also serve as a substitute for chicken in most recipes;

—Under the Travancore kingdom of Kerala, India, low caste women had to pay a tax for the right to cover their upper body;

—Tony Blair's family often vacationed in Rossnowlagh, a beach resort near his mother Hazel's hometown of Ballyshannon in south Donegal in the Republic of Ireland;

—Anthropaphagy is another term for eating human flesh;

—Male French bulldogs are unable to mount females due to defects caused by inbreeding. In order to breed, female French bulldogs must be artificially inseminated;

—Ketchup was originally made from mushrooms and not tomatoes;

— Artist Shepard Fairey, a diabetic, DJs at many clubs under the name DJ Diabetic and Emcee Insulin.