Wikipedia has had a “random” button for years — but this one’s a little different. Instead of sending you to just any page, I’ve handpicked a collection of the most fascinating, surprising, and interesting articles on Wikipedia.

Click or tap the button below, and an article will open in a new tab. It might be about a forgotten historical event, a bizarre scientific theory, or an obscure cultural phenomenon — but whatever it is, I promise it’ll be worth a few minutes of your time.

You can also take the button with you on the go by dragging this link into your bookmarks bar: Interesting Button.

Have any questions? Know something I should include? Send me an email at johnbense@outlook.com, and I’ll get back to you.

There are 2,414 pages as of April 16, 2025.

Argentine news site Cenital says the button “can save you from boredom” (May 2022).

Assaf Arkin’s Weekend Reading newsletter calls it “the ultimate timesink” (March 2022).

Featured in The Hustle newsletter as a “cure for boredom” (March 2022).

Listed on Cloudhiker, “a collection of anything interesting, weird or astonishing” (May 2021).