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Infographic about the great toilet paper debate

June 29, 2011 @ 12:08 am

The most surprising thing I learned today is that the Wikipedia entry for the over or under toilet paper debate is longer than that of the Wikipedia entry for the War in Iraq. [via]

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The State of Wikipedia

January 27, 2011 @ 6:16 am

Wikipedia, the online open-source and freely editable encyclopedia, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month and JESS3 has created this beautiful infographic video (narrated by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales) to give some general stats about the growth and history of … Continue reading →

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Lupe Fiasco on Wikipedia Files

November 17, 2009 @ 1:48 am

The Wikipedia Files with Lupe Fiasco from WBEZ on Vimeo. ChicagoNow posted this amusing interview from Vocalo’s Wikipedia Files with guest Lupe Fiasco. In the video, Lupe reads over his own Wikipedia entry and confirms or denies stuff that is … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia's list of U.S. State dinosaurs

July 16, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

Thanks to JSTN, I now know that some states in the United States of America actually have official state dinosaurs. New York, unfortunately, does not declare a state dinosaur. Also, if you have some free time, Wikipedia’s list for Lists … Continue reading →

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Rob Matthews prints 5000 pages from Wikipedia

June 4, 2009 @ 2:24 pm

Ever wonder what 5000 pages of Wikipedia might look like in physical printed form? Well, Rob Matthews has the answer. He took all of the articles from Wikipedia’s featured articles list and printed them and then bound them together in … Continue reading →

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