Dear Wikipedia
Thank you for being there. Whenever and whereever. You are just a few thumb-presses away on Rahul’s corporate-sponsored Blackberry, so whether we were on a rural road in Cambodia or a remote no-mans-land village, we could always count on you to get more information on important topics like:
- the human pork bun movie about the guy who made buns with human meat was only “allegedly” based on a true story, and more likely an urban legend.
- a fortnight (them Brits like to use that term!) is two weeks and originated from “fourteen nights.”
- the fried tarantula’s bulb (aka “ass”) that Rahul consumed contains eggs, organs, and… spider excrements. Nonetheless, it’s considered a delicacy in parts of Cambodia.
- 7 wonders of the world - apparently not as simple as it once was. There are now several variations of this, from the ancient to the modern, and also divided between natural vs. man-made.
- Since we’re visiting a countries with a Communist past or present on this trip, we were curious about which countries are still classified as a Communist state. (Can you, our fine readers, name them?)
- Big 2 rules: for the record, a 2 used in a straight does not hold any special weight, and can be beaten, for example, by a straight to the 7.
Thanks for making us a bit smarter and helping us settle bets, Wikipedia. - Danny
