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    May 23

    Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey for over two years now. Today reaches out to the European Court of Human Rights to help end nationwide censorship.

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    8 hours ago

    Are you concerned about the lack of online visibility for women in the arts? Join us for one of our upcoming Edit-a-thons taking place in London and Glasgow Still from the film 'Dora Gordine Ars Gratia Artis', 2018. Photo credit: 2018 Viking Visionary Films

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  3. Aug 30

    In 1859, the United States and Britain waged a bloodless war triggered by the shooting of a pig. 🐷

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  4. Aug 29

    Capybaras are so chill, there are multiple onsen establishments in Japan that raise them and encourage them to relax in the hot springs with customers.

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  5. Aug 29

    The Women's Antifascist Front of Croatia mobilized women into resistance against fascist occupiers, tasking them with ammunition transport, sabotage and diversion, and economic sustainment.

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  6. Aug 28

    You know what's *really* a wild ride? These replies

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  7. Aug 28

    August has been a wild ride 😱 What's the most incredible thing you've learned recently?

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  8. Aug 26

    Mondays

    This historic photo has two cars, four people, and two people on each car. One person drives, the other swings a polo mallet. Here, two people are in midair after getting thwacked off their car.
    Auto polo, devised by a Ford dealer, was described by a British car magazine as "a lunatic game." Players called mallet men held onto the sides of cars while trying to hit a basketball with a three-pound polo mallet. ~5,000 people attended a match in 1912.
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  9. Aug 22

    But not here unsurprisingly, because y'all know what you like:

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  10. Aug 22

    Seeing *quite* the spike in visits here, is all I'm saying:

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  11. Aug 22

    I'm curious: Have you caught yourself looking up fried chicken fast food chains on Wikipedia this week?

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  12. Aug 22

    Congratulations to for over 1 BILLION edits since 2012! 🎉

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  13. Aug 22

    How is improving gender equality in Swedish history on Wikipedia

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  14. Aug 20

    Apple says our app makes you the smartest person in any room. We agree! Get the App of the Day: Wikipedia for iOS

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  15. Aug 19

    In the Kaga Rebellion, thousands of peasants overthrew the shugo and established a "province ruled by peasants."

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  16. Aug 16

    Their evolutionary journal is really fascinating too. Subfossil lemurs existed some 26,000 years ago. There were twice as many species then as there are today, and some species, like the giant lemur, filled important ecological niches that are now vacant.

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  17. Aug 16

    Lemurs evolved in isolation, so different types has acquired some unique and unusual traits to cope with Madagascar's harsh, seasonal climate: seasonal fat storage, cathemerality (active both day and night), and strict breeding seasons, are a few!

    give lemur facts. now.
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  18. Retweeted
    Aug 16

    A reminder at to make more inclusive and deal with

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    Aug 15

    Barbro Westerholm. After her time at a leading post at The National Board of Health and Welfare, homosexuality was no longer classified as a disease.

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  20. Aug 15

    In Sweden in the early 20th century, few had a solid understanding of sexuality. Elise Ottosen-Jensen sought to change this by founding the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) in 1933. She was a pioneer for women's and LGBT rights.

    The Equal Edit: Elise Ottosen
    Considered a pioneer in the field of women’s rights and feminism. Known for forming the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) in 1933 and fighting for free abortion and LGBT rights.
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  21. Aug 15

    This is Eva Ekeblad, one of Swedish history's most prominent scientists. Ekeblad was also an inventor and the first woman elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the same academy that awards the Nobel Prize in chemistry, physics and economics.

    The Equal Edit: Eva Ekeblad
    Prominent scientist and the first woman elected in to The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences that awards the Nobel Prize in chemistry, physics and economics.
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