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The joy of learning random things on Wikipedia | Annie Rauwerda

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Wikipedia's Accuracy and Impressive Size

Wikipedia is not perfect, but it has fewer factual inaccuracies than Encyclopedia Britannica. In 2020, while quarantined, I discovered fascinating trivia, like breast-shaped hills and unusual chess openings. I learned about islands in lakes, and even islands within islands. Wikipedia is massive, with 6.6 million English articles.

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