Wikipedia Find of the Day: "Wikipedia's Founder's Ex Totally Seeks Revenge"
Remember when you watched Kill Bill a couple of years ago, and thought to yourself "Wow, if I ever date Beatrix Kiddo/Black Mamba/The Bride/What's Up With All The Names, I'll have to be sure to not piss her off. Cause seriously, the woman knows how to seek revenge - and I have no desire to die by knife, cobra, or the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique."
Oh c'mon, I couldn't possibly have been the only one to think that.
As it turns out, Beatrix Kiddo/Black Mamba/The Bride/Seriously, What's Up With All The Names has nothing on Rachel Marsden. As in the ex of Jimmy Wales. As in the guy who founded Wikipedia.
Apparently Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales dated Rachel Marsden.
He decided to break up with her by informing her via - what else? - Wikipedia.
Rachel Marsden didn't enjoy being informed via Wikipedia that her relationship had ended.
Rachel Marsden decided to seek revenge by getting rid of some of Jimmy Wales' old stuff.
Not at a garage sale. Not dropping it off at a Salvation Army.
But selling his old stuff on eBay. That's right. You can buy it right here.
This is probably the most amazing story I've heard all week. When you hear about something like this (the jealousy! the intrigue! the manipulation of the internet's most highly-trafficked websites!), you can't help but think... wouldn't this make a great revenge movie? The founder of one of the internet's most popular websites breaks up with a woman, and she retaliates by selling his old crap on one of the internet's most popular websites! Who wouldn't watch that movie?
I know I would, and not just because it's being directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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