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I almost didn’t want to create this as a recurring feature, since I’d be surprised if other blogs have not done this before. Then I said, “Screw it. We all find different things interesting.”

So! The very first Neat Wikipedia Entry on blacksundae:

Pica (disorder)
Pica is an appetite for non-nutritive substances (e.g., coal, soil, chalk, paper etc.) or an abnormal appetite for some things that may be considered foods, such as food ingredients (e.g., flour, raw potato, starch). In order for these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than one month, at an age where eating such objects is considered developmentally inappropriate. The condition’s name comes from the Latin word for the magpie, a bird which is reputed to eat almost anything. Pica is seen in all ages, particularly in pregnant women and small children, especially among children who are developmentally disabled, where it is the most common eating disorder.

I think what I like most about this entry is the very non-medical sounding name, and it’s made all the better by the lovely etymology.

15th Ward! Feel free to contribute installments of this feature, as I know you’re a total Wikipedia geek and probably frequent it even more than I do. Keep track of the numbering, though. Otherwise I’ll be getting hate mail from obsessive compulsives.