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  1. 13 hours ago

    Nearly every May, billions of sardines begin moving northward along the east coast of South Africa. In terms of biomass, researchers think the sardine run could rival East Africa's great wildebeest migration. We're still not entirely sure why they do it.

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    Jul 28

    I read every day for both work (e.g., learn more about a method or field) & pleasure (love reading about history in particular). So when it's that time of the year where they ask readers for financial support, you already know how I'm going to be:

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  3. Jul 27

    📸: Presidential Communications Operations Office, Public Domain

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  4. Jul 27

    This week at , Filipino weightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal since the country's start in the Games in 1924. Diaz also set a new Olympic record for women's weightlifting, lifting a combined 224kg.

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    Jul 26

    I know I’m not the only one obsessively checking during the Tokyo Games. 🥇 With special thanks to , , Paul Tchir, and numerous volunteer Wikipedia editors for their insights for the story.

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  6. Jul 25

    Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen! Construction of the line began in April 1959, and its opening was timed to coincide with the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The line today has a top speed of 285 km/h (177 mph).

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  7. Jul 25

    Trivia question: what was the first high-volume high-speed train in the world? 🚅 The answer is in the thread.

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    Jul 23

    How is a model for combatting misinformation? It "meets the needs of the moment: the incorporation of a wide swath of voices; transparency about who is saying what; and a clear accounting of every change." — in

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  9. Jul 23

    "Maybe you’ve gotten a breaking news alert on your phone, and you go to Wikipedia and you find that it's already been updated... It can feel like magic." Our founder & editor share how the magic really happens on .

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  10. Jul 23

    Today marks the official opening of the 2020 Summer ! The games were delayed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first Olympics to be postponed and rescheduled, rather than cancelled. Learn more about :

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    Jul 22

    was like ugh why did someone made me a wikipedia page, but then I saw this note and 🥺

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  12. Jul 18

    It's ! An anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming the President of South Africa. Today, he is an icon of democracy, toleration, and social justice.

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  13. Jul 17

    Umami is one of the five basic tastes. First scientifically identified in 1908 by Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda, umami can be described as a pleasant "brothy" or "meaty" taste with a long-lasting, mouthwatering and coating sensation over the tongue.

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  14. Jul 16

    On this day 70 years ago, the Catcher in the Rye was first published as a novel. Although it is consistently listed as one of the best novels of the 20th century, it's also known for once being the most censored book in U.S. schools and libraries.

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  15. Jul 15

    On this day in 1907, Qiu Jin was executed by the Qing Dynasty. A pioneer for the women's liberation movement and the republican revolution in China, Qiu called herself the 'Female Knight-Errant of Jian Lake'. Today, she is considered a national heroine.

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  16. Jul 11

    In U.S. civil forfeiture cases, the government sues the item of property, not the person. And that leads to unusual case titles such as United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins.

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  17. Jul 9

    Extreme ironing: where people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing. Locations where such performances have occurred include a mountainside, underwater, in a canoe, while skiing, & more. Is it a real sport? People disagree.

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  18. Jul 7

    "Florida's Stonehenge" is perhaps best known for the myths surrounding its creation, such as being built single-handedly using reverse magnetism or supernatural abilities to move and carve stones weighing many tons.

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  19. Jul 4

    Legend holds that in October 1593, a soldier in the Philippines began to feel dizzy and exhausted. He leaned against a wall and closed his eyes. When he opened them seconds later, he found himself in Mexico City, all the way across the Pacific Ocean.

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  20. Jul 2

    Emojis exist to fill in emotional cues otherwise missing from typed conversation. 💫😯❣️ The word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵, "picture") + moji (文字, "character"). The resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental.

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