I thought I was pretty statistically literate, but learned a couple of new things here in the discussion, and this was not a tool that I would have thought of using before (now, in certain situations, I might think of it).
I would argue that random Wikipedia articles with no context shouldn't make it to the top of HN, but here we are...
Personally, I love top-of-HN Wikipedia article submissions. Often an entrance to an interesting rabbit hole and thoughtful discussion.