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  1. 16 hours ago

    Despite its name, dry cleaning is not actually dry. In fact, clothes are typically soaked in a liquid solvent called tetrachloroethylene, known in the industry as "perc".

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  2. Jun 26

    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a 19th-century German lawyer and writer, is regarded as a pioneer of the modern gay rights movement. He is believed to be the first gay person to speak out publicly in defense of their sexual orientation. More about Ulrichs:

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  3. Jun 25

    21 stages. 23 days. The 108th starts on 26 June in Brest, France. This year's edition is 3,414 kilometers (2,121 miles) long, and it features the longest stage since 2000 — a grueling 249 kilometer (155 mile) ride on stage seven.

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  4. Jun 23

    Alice Nkom is a Cameroonian lawyer known for her work to decriminalize homosexuality. One of her cases in 2005 led the UN to label Cameroon's anti-sexuality offenses a violation of international human rights laws. 📷: Minette Lontsie, CC-BY-SA 4.0

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  5. Jun 20

    These zebras just found out you’ve yet to participate in this year's photo contest. They aren’t pleased. Time is running out! Find out how you can participate here: 📸: Byrdyak, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  6. Jun 18

    It would take several more months for the 13th Amendment to be ratified, formally abolishing slavery in the United States. Just yesterday, Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. Check out the Wikipedia article to learn more about .

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  7. Jun 18

    U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 did not immediately free all enslaved people in the country. refers to June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to enforce the emancipation of its enslaved people.

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  8. Jun 18

    Known as “America’s second Independence Day,” celebrates the emancipation of slavery in the United States.

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    Jun 17

    "Something about is working better than the rest of the internet, and I think we can learn from it as a positive model." Read more from and 's  ⬇️

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  10. Jun 17

    Once upon a time in Seattle, Washington, there was a vending machine. It is unknown who stocked the machine, and there was no way to know what it was stocked with before selecting any of its 🤔 mystery 🤔 buttons. The machine disappeared in 2018.

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  11. Jun 15

    "This article will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about how to get through two miles of ice and bring back useful scientific information while doing it," is what the person who wrote most of this article on ice drilling may have been thinking.

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  12. Jun 15

    Are you hearing a lot about the "G7" and are unsure what it's all about? Never fear, Wikipedia is here! It stands for "Group of Seven" and is an informal group of large liberal democracies whose heads of state meet once each year. Learn more ⬇️

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  13. Jun 14

    Arsham Parsi has lived in exile since 2005 because homosexuality is illegal in his home country of Iran. He is the founder of , which helps Iranian LGBT persons find safe havens within and outside of Iran. Learn more here: .

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  14. Jun 14

    Start your week with some free knowledge on Wikipedia! This link will get you a random article, vetted for quality, each time you click ➡️ Let us know what you learn.

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  15. Jun 11

    Cicadas. You've probably encountered some; there are over 3,000 different species spread around the world. They have an *exceptionally* loud song and have been used in myth and folklore as symbols of carefree living and immortality.

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    Jun 8

    According to : in the top 160 websites on the Internet, there are only two nonprofits... 🖥️#14 & 📚#159 We'd say, good company to keep.

    Internet Archive is the 2nd most popular .org non-profit according to Alexa Internet #159 (after Wikipedia #14). go ! cool graphic poster:
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  17. Jun 9

    Did you know that there have been multiple attempts to unify Bulgaria and Romania? Joseph Stalin deemed the idea "unthinkable" and his Soviet Union derailed one such proposal in the 1940s.

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  18. Jun 9

    The São Paulo LGBTQ Parade is one of the largest pride parades in the world. It is the second largest annual event in São Paulo. Can you guess (without looking at the article) the only event with more attendees? 📸: Ben Tavener, 2014, (CC BY 2.0).

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    Jun 8

    Wikipedia, meet award-winning chemist Dr Jennifer Garden!! Dr Garden is a Future Leaders Research Fellow at working on catalysis & organometallic chemistry for applications in sustainable plastics development♻️ new wiki page:

    Black and white picture of Dr Jennifer Garden, who is smiling at the camera.
    Screenshot of Dr Jennifer Garden's wikipedia page
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  20. Jun 8

    Shout out and thank you to Dr. , who wrote this Wikipedia article about Galloway for two years ago!

    🌊Meet Prof Tamara Galloway OBE, extraordinary ecotoxicologist who studies the impact of plastics in the environment. Her research informed the ban🚯 on microbeads + BBC’s Blue Planet II. New page:
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