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She's made 1,750 Wikipedia bios for female scientists who haven't gotten their due
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn a whim, Jess Wade typed out her first Wikipedia page five years ago. It was a biography of Kim...
Jess Wade Has Written More Than 1,750 Wikipedia Pages for Overlooked Women and Minority Scientists
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCourtesy Jess Wade Jess Wade is a physicist and a British Empire Medal recipient. Not only that, she...
Who edited the Queen's Wikipedia page after she died? Meet the 'WikiJackals' who document breaking...
In The Know by Yahoo· 2 years agoWikipedia user Sydwhunte was the first person to edit the Queen's page — within a minute after the...
He Was Short. His Wikipedia Page Is Not.
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNapoleon Bonaparte did a lot, but he didn’t quite do it all. He did not, for example, fire a bunch of cannons at the Egyptian pyramids. Does it matter...
Online Platforms Like Twitter Are Missing a Brutal Wave of Hate Speech in Japan
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople gather in front of Twitter Japan headquarters in Tokyo to pressure the company to be more...
The Shaping of Modern Palestine: An Introduction
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israeli communities outside of Gaza, killing 1,200 civilians and soldiers and taking about 240...
Durham mayor, City Council members pressed attorney to handle mysterious Wikipedia edits
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 10 months agoThree elected officials in Durham instructed the city attorney to identify the editors of their...
Fact Check: About the Rumor 2024 Solar Eclipse Will Pass Over Every US City Named Nineveh
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSky Noir Photography / Getty Images Claim: The United States has seven towns named Nineveh and all...
Selena Gomez and The Weeknd's Relationship: A Look Back
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDimitrios Kambouris/Getty Selena Gomez and The Weeknd's romance took them to Florence, Toronto,...
Slate Publishes Gun-Control Fiction
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom the Wanderland on The Dispatch Mark Warner shows a bump stock installed on an AR-15 rifle at Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virgina, on October 6,...