WikipediaAccount verificato

@Wikipedia

Let's set knowledge free. Got a question?

wikipedia.org
Iscrizione a ottobre 2009
3.977 foto e video Foto e video

Tweet

Hai bloccato @Wikipedia

Vuoi davvero vedere questi Tweet? Procedendo non sbloccherai @Wikipedia

  1. ha ritwittato
    6 nov

    I took this pic of my cat Viola because she looked so cute, then noticed on my laptop you can see Parvathi Basrur, an Indian-Canadian veterinary scientist added to by !

    1 risposta 2 Retweet 51 Mi piace
    Mostra questa discussione
    Mostra questa discussione
    Annulla
  2. 5 nov

    Vanessa Nakate is a climate justice leader changing the world from Uganda. 🌍 After months of protesting alone outside the gates of Uganda’s Parliament in 2019, she inspired a movement of youth activism that has gained global attention. Her story ➡️

    5 risposte 28 Retweet 79 Mi piace
    Annulla
  3. ha ritwittato
    4 nov

    Looking for your next podcast to binge? Look no further! 's new series — dot com — seeks to explore the humans behind . Listen in ⬇️

    6 Retweet 28 Mi piace
    Annulla
  4. 4 nov

    Happy ! One of the most popular festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".

    7 risposte 18 Retweet 80 Mi piace
    Annulla
  5. 1 nov

    🔼 The largest pyramid in the world (by volume) is located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Built in four stages over the course of 900 years, its interior has an estimated volume of 4.45 million cubic meters (nearly 16 million cubic feet).

    7 risposte 8 Retweet 73 Mi piace
    Annulla
  6. ha ritwittato
    29 ott

    In utter wildness, I just made my 10,000th edit 🤓

    e
    33 risposte 15 Retweet 584 Mi piace
    Annulla
  7. 29 ott

    How do you ward off vampires? Garlic, holy water, and mirrors are just some apotropaics believed to keep them away. Lastly — don't invite vampires into your home! Some traditions say that after the first invitation, they can come and go as they please.

    4 risposte 5 Retweet 25 Mi piace
    Mostra questa discussione
    Mostra questa discussione
    Annulla
  8. 29 ott

    Different cultures have different names and quirks for their versions of the vampire. In West Africa, the Ashanti people tell of the iron-toothed and tree-dwelling asanbosam. In Malaysia, Penanggalan is a woman who is able to detach her fanged head.

    1 risposta 4 Retweet 28 Mi piace
    Mostra questa discussione
    Mostra questa discussione
    Annulla
  9. 29 ott

    What do you need to know about vampires? First, legends of vampires have existed for millennia and have been recorded in most cultures. One feature the folkloric creatures all have in common is a thirst for blood. 🧛🏼‍♂️🩸

    13 risposte 12 Retweet 56 Mi piace
    Mostra questa discussione
    Mostra questa discussione
    Annulla
  10. 26 ott

    Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first sub-Saharan African to be honored in that category.

    4 risposte 10 Retweet 45 Mi piace
    Annulla
  11. 25 ott

    What animal acting like a human in art are you? 🐦🦊🐱🐶🐻⁣ Inspired by one of our favorite photo collections on Wikimedia Commons, you can play now on Instagram to find out: Discover all the possibilities at .

    2 Retweet 23 Mi piace
    Annulla
  12. ha ritwittato
    23 ott

    Excited to report that the article for [[palate cleanser]] now has an illustrating image courtesy of my visit to Boomtown Steakhouse last week. 😁🥭🍨🍾

    2 risposte 4 Retweet 78 Mi piace
    Annulla
  13. 24 ott

    Do you like your own name? Science says that you probably at least like the letters in it. Multiple studies show that when asked to rank the alphabet, people consistently like the letters in their own name the most. 🔣🔤

    10 risposte 20 Retweet 109 Mi piace
    Annulla
  14. 22 ott

    For nearly 40 years, Queen Nzinga Mbande ruled 17th century-Angola and fought for the independence of her kingdoms against the Portuguese Empire. She is remembered for her intelligence, diplomatic wisdom and brilliant military tactics:

    4 risposte 19 Retweet 111 Mi piace
    Annulla
  15. ha ritwittato
    21 ott

    Women's aviation history is part of American history. Join us on Oct. 28 to learn how to edit Wikipedia and ensure these stories are accessible to all—such as that of Afghan-American pilot Shaesta Waiz's inspirational 2017 flight.

    Graphic that reads "Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Women Innovators in Aviation and Spaceflight. Join us to learn how to increase the representation of women in STEM on Wikipedia." Graphic also contains a picture of a woman in a flight suit and logos for Because of Her Story and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
    Did you know only 19% of the biographies on Wikipedia are about women. We want to change that, and increase the representation of women in STEM fields. Join us for a edit-a-thon on October 28. Learn more:
    3 risposte 18 Retweet 38 Mi piace
    Annulla
  16. 21 ott

    Born out of the Négritude movement of the 1930s, is a cultural movement that celebrates the beauty of Black people and dispels racial stereotyping. Read more to learn about the roots of Black is Beautiful this :

    3 risposte 5 Retweet 36 Mi piace
    Annulla
  17. 18 ott

    Ever wonder how fast you could make it from Wikipedia's article on "Jesus" to "Thinking about the immortality of the crab" using only our built-in links? Where there's a will, there's a way.

    10 risposte 12 Retweet 85 Mi piace
    Annulla
  18. 16 ott

    The process of making Egyptian blue, the world's first synthetic pigment, was thought to be lost to history. But scientists analyzed its chemistry and figured out how to recreate it.

    2 risposte 15 Retweet 107 Mi piace
    Annulla
  19. 15 ott

    You likely would not survive a deep dive in Palau's Jellyfish Lake. Why? It has an anoxic layer with hydrogen sulfide that can be absorbed through your skin and cause death. Learn more about the remarkable science at work underneath Jellyfish Lake:

    2 risposte 17 Retweet 136 Mi piace
    Annulla
  20. 14 ott

    Whale aren’t you glad Idelisa Bonnelly created the first Humpback Whale sanctuary of the North Atlantic? So are we! Read more about Bonnelly, the "mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean," this 🐳

    3 risposte 5 Retweet 33 Mi piace
    Annulla

@Wikipedia non ha ancora twittato.

Il caricamento sembra essere lento.

Twitter potrebbe essere sovraccarico o avere un problema temporaneo. Riprova o visita Twitter Status per ulteriori informazioni.

    Potrebbero piacerti

    ·