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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
The Wikipedia Fanatics Racing to Get From “Stroopwafel” to “Jimmy Wales” in Just a Few Clicks
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhoto illustration by Slate. Photo by Zack McCune. Welcome to Source Notes, a Future Tense column...
No sticky wickets here: The top 5 Wikipedia articles for 2023 may surprise you
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn article about ChatGPT was the most-viewed article on Wikipedia in 2023. | Adobe.com No doubt one...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
Unraveling Palestine: Understanding Its Location and the Palestinian Identity
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israeli communities outside of Gaza,...
People Shared Some Very Interesting, Dark, And Cool Wikipedia "Facts" That I Think You're Gonna...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"The research that went into portraying a realistic black hole in Christopher Nolan's 2014 movie...
Reusse: Where’s Sanó now? Will he ever play in the majors again?
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoThe baseball team located in San Pedro De Macoris in the Dominican Winter League is named the...
4 of your questions about the Scripps National Spelling Bee, answered
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSarah Fernandes, 11, from Omaha, Neb., competes during the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Wednesday,...
'Pachinko' actress knows her character's troubles because her grandmother lived them
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoActor Minha Kim is the star of Apple TV+'s multi-generational Korean family epic, "Pachinko." (Dania...
Anti-vaxxers evaded social-media content bans by replacing the word 'vaccine' with a carrot emoji,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA person administers a COVID-19 vaccine,.Markus Schreiber/AP Photo Anti-vaxxers are using emojis to...