15 Most Bizarre Articles Hiding On Wikipedia
11. Whangamomona
The relatively brief page about the small New Zealand township Whangamomona legitimately reads like an episode of Welcome to Nightvale. Located in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand, this actual place declared itself the Republic of Whangamomona on November 1, 1989, which citizens now celebrate as Republic Day. Under the Presidents section, only four are listed, but each is more hilarious than the last.
The first president of Whangamomona was Ian Kjestrup, who was put on the ballot without his knowledge. Yes, this guy was elected president without even knowing he was running for the office. Instead of holding a new election or something similarly sane, the Whangamomona citizens just kept him and he served for ten years.
The next president was a goat, who won by eating everyone else's ballots. Wait, what? In the description, the article calls Billy Gumboot the Goat the "first elected animal," as if this was a necessary and important step that deserves praise. The president following Billy was a poodle, who retired after an assassination attempt.
The fourth and most recent was a human again, but his nickname happened to be Murtle the Turtle, maybe so everyone voting would think he was a real turtle. Okay, this place can't actually exist, right? Is this whole page just a collective hallucination?