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You are cordially invited for the celebration of a lifetime! Wikipedia's birthday broadcast will feature games, prizes, musical performances, surprise guests and community spotlights.

Mark your calendars: watch it live on YouTube on 15 January ➡️ youtube.com/live/C5rPmv27YzY?si=9vN337t24_RsohNK

2 days ago | [YT] | 142

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Are you going to use the camel hair art as reference for your next haircut?

1 week ago | [YT] | 112

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🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 302

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Do you think you know your way around history?

Our new Which came first? game puts your mastery of chronology to the test 📅🌐

Every day, you will be shown a series of events that happened on that very day in history. It will be up to you to guess which event came first.

Download the Wikipedia app for Android devices at the Google Play Store and engage your brain.

Which came first? is part of the new Wiki_WIP, an experiment hub that showcases our work in process. Test it out!

5 months ago | [YT] | 43

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Wikipedia receives billions of monthly visits, all while operating on a fraction of the resources that other websites have.

Learn in #AWikiMinute what it takes to keep the free encyclopedia running ➡️ https://youtu.be/1Q8s16b39q8

8 months ago | [YT] | 20

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Keeping Wikipedia available in hundreds of languages at no cost is not an easy feat.

It requires a sophisticated technological backbone and ongoing support from volunteers, readers, donors, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

Take #AWikiMinute to learn what it takes to run Wikipedia ⬇️

8 months ago | [YT] | 15

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Volunteer editors use reliable and verifiable sources to keep the information on Wikipedia accurate.

Learn how you can trust the content on Wikipedia, which is added by people from all around the world, in only a minute ➡️ https://youtu.be/CwZzdOvPcf4

#AWikiMinute

8 months ago | [YT] | 21

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Hundreds of thousands of volunteers make millions of edits on Wikipedia. They donate their time to keep information accurate.

Take #AWikiMinute to learn how people keep Wikipedia trustworthy ⬇️

9 months ago | [YT] | 9

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Technology is ever changing, but knowledge remains human.

Learn why Wikipedia matters to the internet in the age of AI – in only a minute ➡️ https://youtu.be/QXSbD091zNs

#AWikiMinute

9 months ago | [YT] | 24

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AI only knows what humans teach it. That's where Wikipedia comes in. Watch the new #AWikiMinute video to understand the role of Wikipedia in the age of AI ⬇️

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