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5/19/08

8 Best: Non-Wikipedia Pedias

By Brian Dustrud

Lostpedia
lostpedia.com
"The Lost encyclopedia" Episode synopses, island maps, fan theories, and flash-forward recaps. Nothing on Sleestaks, though — and they were, like, featured creatures, right?

Uncyclopedia
uncyclopedia.org
"The content-free encyclopedia" A parody site inspired by inaccurate but hilarious Wikipedia entries. Jimbo's creation is defined here as a massively multiplayer online editing game played by redundancy experts.

Chickipedia
chickipedia.com
"The wiki of hot women" Learn that Scarlett Johansson is known for "her popularity with up-and-coming celebrity men" ... and going-nowhere Web surfers.

Wookieepedia
starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookieepedia
"The Star Wars wiki" Did you know that "snot vampire" is slang terminology for the Anzati species? Of course not. No one did.

Dickipedia
dickipedia.org
"A wiki of dicks" Sample entry: Gerald "Geraldo" Rivera is a TV journalist, noted egotist, former talk-show host, and a dick.

Dealipedia
dealipedia.com
"The business deal wiki" Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, started this archive of M&A activities, IPOs, bankruptcies, and scoops on who made money (including him) on the deals.

Congresspedia
sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Congresspedia
"The citizen's encyclopedia on Congress" Fourteen members of the US House and Senate are currently under investigation. Know of others who should be? Add 'em!

Pedialyte
pedialyte.com
"Helps kids feel better fast!" Flavors include grape, cherry, apple, and bubble gum!

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