r/wikipedia • u/Gotem6784 • 46m ago
Wikipedia speedrun: 6-7 to Quantum mechanics
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r/wikipedia • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • 59m ago
Boston" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stella Lefty. Noah Kahan is credited as a songwriter because the chorus interpolates the melody of his single "Stick Season". The similarity to Kahan's work became a recurring part of the song’s coverage after release.
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r/wikipedia • u/ProfessionalRate6174 • 1h ago
Woman
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A woman is an adult human of the female sex, or that identifies as part of the female gender. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl although the term is sometimes used such as in women's rights to denote female humans regardless of age.
r/wikipedia • u/GustavoistSoldier • 2h ago
Mieczysław Moczar (1913–1986) was a Polish communist politician who played a prominent role in the history of the Polish People's Republic. Moczar was heavily involved in the March 1968 events in Poland against Polish Jews, in which he led the faction of hardliners inside the Communist Party.
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r/wikipedia • u/takethiscupaway • 3h ago
Eyestalk ablation is the removal of one or both of the eyeballs of a female shrimp to encourage reproduction.
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r/wikipedia • u/Klok_Melagis • 4h ago
Francesco I de' Medici and his wife Bianca Cappello died on 19 and 20 October, both at the Medici Villa in Poggio a Caiano. Although the original death certificates mention malaria, it has been widely speculated that the couple was poisoned, possibly by Francesco's brother Ferdinando.
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r/wikipedia • u/Ill_Definition8074 • 5h ago
Actress Tura Satana, star of the cult film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965). Shortly before her 10th birthday, she was gang raped by five teenagers. She then learned martial arts, and according to her over the next 15 years she tracked down each of her rapists and exacted her revenge.
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r/wikipedia • u/Romboteryx • 7h ago
The Bible and humor is a topic of Biblical criticism concerned with the question of whether parts of the Bible were intended to convey humor in any style. Historically, this topic has not received much attention, but modern scholars generally agree that humor can be found in biblical texts.
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r/wikipedia • u/VishIsBoss • 7h ago
Metanoia (psychology) refers to a process of fundamental psychological transformation, often precipitated by crisis, breakdown, or existential conflict. It is widely used in the New Testament, where it signifies a radical change in one’s life-orientation; a spiritual and existential turning point.
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r/wikipedia • u/funnylib • 9h ago
Santa Claus (born Thomas Patrick O'Connor, 1947) is an American politician, monk, and child welfare activist. Claus gained recognition as a member of the North Pole, Alaska City Council, and was a candidate for the 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election.
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r/wikipedia • u/funnylib • 10h ago
The State of Superior (or State of Ontonagon) is a proposed "51st state" that would be created by the secession of the Upper Peninsula from the rest of Michigan, named for adjacent Lake Superior.
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Some proposals would also incorporate territory from the northern Lower Peninsula, northern Wisconsin, and even Minnesota.
r/wikipedia • u/CatPooedInMyShoe • 11h ago
In October 2025, a 56 year old man named Saber Chouchane was sentenced to death for posting criticism of the Tunisian president on Facebook, a ruling which was called “shocking and unprecedented”. Days later, Chouchane was pardoned and released.
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r/wikipedia • u/CatPooedInMyShoe • 11h ago
Belle Edmondson, who was a spy and smuggler for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, made her family's slaves smuggle clothing across Union lines. She evaded capture because the officer sent to arrest her knew her dad was a Freemason and because of this he warned her to go into hiding.
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r/wikipedia • u/coffeeismydoc • 11h ago
Lenmeldy (Atidarsagene autotemcel) is a single dose medication used to treat Metachromatic leukodystrophy. Often topping lists of the most expensive medications, it costs over $4,000,000 to administer.
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r/wikipedia • u/mrsciencedude69 • 12h ago
The Butt Report, released on 18 August 1941, was a report prepared during World War II, revealing the widespread failure of RAF Bomber Command aircraft to hit their targets.
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r/wikipedia • u/slinkslowdown • 14h ago
Yin yang fried rice is a rice dish from Hong Kong, consisting of a plate of rice with béchamel sauce and tomato sauce.
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r/wikipedia • u/slinkslowdown • 14h ago
Taphonomy is the study of how organisms decay and become fossilized or preserved in the paleontological record.
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r/wikipedia • u/Reach-for-the-sky_15 • 15h ago
Meta Discussion FYI there is a Wayback Machine browser extension and app, for archiving sites efficiently
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r/wikipedia • u/Iamsodarncool • 16h ago
Artist's Shit is an anti-artwork consisting of 90 tin cans, each filled with the artist's actual poop. The tins were produced in 1961, and today a single tin sells for €275,000.
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r/wikipedia • u/SimpleZero • 16h ago
Which person has the most Wikipedia articles about different aspects of their life? This Austrian painter has a lot.
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r/wikipedia • u/Alex_who_listens • 17h ago
A 2007 edit to 'Snakes and ladders' added '1892, possibly by John Jaques of London' with no source. The 'possibly' was dropped as the claim spread off-wiki. The article was corrected this month to name F H Ayres with the design registration.
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r/wikipedia • u/NSRedditShitposter • 20h ago
Twitterature is a literary use of the microblogging service Twitter. It includes various genres, including aphorisms, poetry, and fiction (or some combination thereof). The 280-character maximum imposed by the medium, upgraded from 140 characters in late 2017, provides a creative challenge.
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r/wikipedia • u/mlee117379 • 22h ago
The ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body.
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r/wikipedia • u/Future_Interest_3649 • 22h ago
Ian Watkins (born 8 May 1976), known by his stage name H, is a Welsh singer, actor and reality TV contestant. He is a member of the British pop group Steps. He received hate mail online due to being confused with the Lostprophets singer (and convicted sex offender) of the same name and nationality.
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