Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil#See_also Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only game in town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth This phone booth out in the middle of nowhere gained a cult following.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidents_with_facial_hair Wikipedia's list of presidents with facial hair. You can sort the table by sideburns!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McBarge The McBarge was the world's first floating McDonalds!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_art_scaling_algorithms Multiple algorithms are available to upsample pixel art (frequently found in old video games). Wikipedia's article compares several algorithms and shows some impressive results. This paper was also recently released and also gives excellent results. The supplementary material link lets you visually compare different algorithms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony The Line-crossing ceremony is an ancient naval tradition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_code Wikipedia on the laws of the high seas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago In the 1850s Chicago's buildings were raised up from ground level.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passer_rating The passer rating in football explained.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_Tower_Building The Gate Tower Building has a highway ramp built through it. Wikipedia also has a list of structures built on top of highways.