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  1. Sep 11

    When the World Trade Center's famed Twin Towers collapsed on 9/11, the largest bronze sculpture of modern times was the only mostly intact work of art that could be recovered from the wreckage. Read more about "The Sphere" and where it is today.

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  2. Sep 11

    Wikipedia was just nine months old when the tragic events of   took place. Learn how our editors responded to the attacks — and its impact on Wikipedia today — in .

    Amid the tragic events of , people everywhere were looking for information. They turned to , says , a platform that was “set up to receive all this demand, not only from a technical capacity, but socially & organizationally.”
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    Sep 11

    After , 's volunteer editors faced a reckoning. The decisions they made in the wake of the attacks helped the encyclopedia become a bastion against today's onslaught of misinformation. Read more from in . ⬇️

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  4. Sep 11

    At this exact minute 20 years ago, a hijacked plane struck the World Trade Center's North Tower, beginning the deadliest terrorist attack in history.

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    Sep 10

    No matter what you’re facing, know that you are loved & never alone. I’m glad you’re in the world. Please stay strong. Please STAY. ❤️

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  6. Sep 10

    On , four terrorists hijacked United Flight 93. The plane's passengers voted and decided to revolt. Their actions forced the plane to crash in a rural field—not its intended target in Washington, DC—with no deaths other than their own.

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  7. Sep 8

    Congrats to the first grant recipients of 's new Equity Fund: , , , , & ! See how they're helping close knowledge gaps and promote racial equity. ⤵️

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    Sep 8

    NEW: We are thrilled to announce six organizations receiving the first grants from our new Equity Fund, helping close knowledge gaps and address racial inequities in Wikimedia projects. Read the thread to learn about their work! ⬇️ (1/9)

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  9. Sep 7

    Collaboration is key to preventing misinformation around the pandemic. Get highlights from a recent discussion with experts from the Wikimedia volunteer community, the news media, and the global health sector at .

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  10. Sep 6

    L’Shanah Tovah! Today marks the start of the Jewish New Year: . The two-day celebration includes customs such as sounding the shofar (a musical ram's horn) and eating apples dipped in honey (symbolizing a sweet new year).

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  11. Sep 5

    Have you ever wanted your own country? You’re not alone. Throughout history, people have created their own small, self-proclaimed sovereign states. Explore the list of micronations. ⬇️

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  12. Sep 3

    The National Covid Memorial Wall stretches more than a third of a mile along the South Bank of the River Thames in London, just outside St Thomas' Hospital. Each heart in the mural commemorates one of the ≈150,000 casualties of in the UK.

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  13. Sep 2

    There may come a day when you see a car defying gravity by rolling uphill. You should know that this is an optical illusion.

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    Sep 1

    In my new piece for , I wrote about initiatives that are making the encyclopedia more machine-readable via computer programming, and the impacts on us humans who speak concrete natural languages.

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    Aug 31

    . continues to be humankind’s greatest creation

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  16. Aug 31

    Today is the first-ever celebration of the International Day for People of ! Explore the history of people of African descent in the African diaspora and their incredible contributions to the world.

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  17. Aug 30

    "Wikipedia was, and still is, the cornerstone of the free web." How do we restore trust in the internet? Our founder shares three lessons from Wikipedia.

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    Aug 30

    All seven women have been added to English since this list was published three weeks ago! That shows the power of the Wikimedia volunteer community and journalists such as elevating women's stories.

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  19. Aug 29

    As you sip your favorite cup of ☕️, learn about this traditional coffee ceremony in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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  20. Aug 27

    in 1927, the Famous Five—a group of Canadian suffragists—petitioned the federal government in a case that led to the legal recognition of women as "persons" who can serve in the Senate. It was a first step towards equality for women in Canada.

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