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The Picture of the Day of Wednesday 19 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Grey-headed honeyeater.

Credits: JJ Harrison.
The grey-headed honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it has an extensive range covering much of the central arid and semi-arid areas of the continent. It mostly frequents eucalyptus scrub and woodlands in stony hill country and timbered gullies within ranges, but has also been observed on sand-plains with flowering vegetation, mulga and mallee woodlands, riverine areas and occasionally in Mitchell grasslands. The grey-headed honeyeater is thought to be largely sedentary, but undertakes nomadic movements in response to flowering events. The bird is relatively small for a honeyeater, with a total body length of 13–16.5 cm (5.1–6.5 in) and a mass of 12–18 g (0.4–0.6 oz). Adults have a distinctive grey crown above a black facial mask with the nape and remaining upper body parts coloured dark fawn-grey, with light olive-yellow breast, belly, flanks, and throat streaked with brown, a light-grey brown rump and a short black bill. It feeds on invertebrates as well as insects on the wing and, like many honeyeaters, it consumes nectar from flowering trees. This grey-headed honeyeater was photographed in Watarrka National Park in Australia's Northern Territory. Type: photograph. Credits: JJ Harrison.
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Tuesday 18 November 2025 were:

1. Google Chrome: 325.544 times
2. ChatGPT: 306.406 times
3. 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): 273.910 times
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November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The Featured Article of Wednesday 19 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Water Under the Bridge.

"Water Under the Bridge" is a song by English singer Adele from her third studio album 25 (2015). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Tuesday 18 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Dust Bowl.

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The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. Drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion caused the phenomenon. The drought came in three waves, 1934, 1936, and 1939–1940, but some regions of the high plains experienced drought conditions for as many as eight years. This black-and-white photograph, captioned "Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!", was taken by the American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1937 and depicts the jalopy of a Missouri migrant family of five on U.S. Route 99 near Tracy, California. Photograph: Dorothea Lange. Restoration: Adam Cuerden. Recently featured: Council of Clermont African buffalo Pied-billed grebe Archive More featured pictures See also[edit] Template:POTD/2025-11-18 Retrieved from Type: "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=template:potd_protected/2025-11-18&oldid=1322570562". Credits.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Monday 17 November 2025 were:

1. Google Chrome: 326.436 times
2. 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): 265.519 times
3. 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification: 231.286 times
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November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The Featured Article of Tuesday 18 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Uncanny Tales (Canadian pulp magazine).

Uncanny Tales was a Canadian science fiction pulp magazine edited by Melvin R. Colby that ran from November 1940 to September 1943.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Monday 17 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Council of Clermont.

Credits: Jean Colombe.
The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, called by Pope Urban II and held from 17 to 27 November 1095 at Clermont, Auvergne, at the time part of the Duchy of Aquitaine. The council was intended as a synod focused on implementing the Cluniac reforms, enacting decrees and settling local and regional issues. This also included the extension of the excommunication of Philip I of France for his adulterous remarriage to Bertrade of Montfort and a declaration of renewal of the Truce of God, an attempt on the part of the church to reduce feuding among Frankish nobles. The most notable event in the council was Pope Urban's speech on 27 November which included a call to arms that would result in the First Crusade, and eventually the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. This image comes from the Passages d'outremer, a chronicle of the crusades published and illustrated three centuries after this event. Type: illustration. Credits: Jean Colombe.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Sunday 16 November 2025 were:

1. Troy Parrott: 364.546 times
2. 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): 341.058 times
3. UFC 322: 316.030 times
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November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The Featured Article of Monday 17 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Alicella.

Alicella gigantea is a giant species of amphipod that lives in the deep sea. Sometimes referred to as the "supergiant amphipod", the largest of these crustaceans reach up to 34 cm (13 in) in length.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Sunday 16 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: African buffalo.

Credits: Charles J. Sharp.
The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species of true buffalo in the Bovidae family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is found in a number of disjoint ranges stretching from south-eastern Senegal through West and Central Africa to South Africa. It lives in savannas, swamps and floodplains, as well as mopane grasslands, and the forests of the major mountains of Africa. The African buffalo is a large bovid, with a shoulder height ranging from 1.0 to 1.7 m (3.3 to 5.6 ft) and head-and-body length between 1.7 and 3.4 m (5.6-11.2 ft). There is variation between subspecies, the African forest buffalo having a mass of 250 to 450 kg (600 to 1,000 lb) while the Cape buffalo weighs 425 to 870 kg (937 to 1,918 lb), males being about 100 kg (220 lb) heavier than females. The adult African buffalo is known for its characteristic horn. This male African buffalo was photographed in Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has a red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) perched on its muzzle. Type: photograph. Credits: Charles J. Sharp.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Saturday 15 November 2025 were:

1. 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: 293.068 times
2. Google Chrome: 284.628 times
3. 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): 173.991 times
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November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The Featured Article of Sunday 16 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Black Widow (Natasha Romanova).

Black Widow is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Saturday 15 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Pied-billed grebe.

Credits: Charles J. Sharp.
The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species of water bird in the grebe family, Podicipedidae. It is found in ponds throughout the Americas, from Canada south to Argentina and Chile. The pied-billed grebe is small, stocky, and short-necked, with a length of around 31 to 38 centimeters (12 to 15 in), a wingspan of 45 to 62 centimeters (18 to 24 in) and a mass of 253 to 568 grams (8.9 to 20.0 oz). It is mainly brown, with a darker crown and back. The undertail is white and it has a short, blunt, light-grey bill, encircled in summer by a broad black band, giving the bird its name. There is no sexual dimorphism, and juveniles have black and white stripes. The pied-billed grebe rarely flies, but is known for its slow dive, which can reach depths of 6 meters (20 ft). It feeds mainly on aquatic invertebrates, and also on small fish and amphibians. This pied-billed grebe of the subspecies P. p. antarcticus was photographed in Parque La Florida, Cundinamarca, on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia. Type: photograph. Credits: Charles J. Sharp.
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Friday 14 November 2025 were:

1. 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: 823.147 times
2. Google Chrome: 300.714 times
3. Election Commission of India: 260.337 times
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November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The Featured Article of Saturday 15 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Aston Martin DB11.

The Aston Martin DB11 is a two-door grand touring car. It was manufactured as both a coupe and a convertible, the latter known as the Volante.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Friday 14 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Czapski Palace.

Credits: Adrian Grycuk.
The Czapski Palace is a palatial complex in the center of Warsaw, Poland. It was constructed in about 1686 for the country's Catholic primate, Michał Stefan Radziejowski, using a design by Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer Tylman van Gameren. The palace was reconstructed between 1712 and 1721, and acquired its present rococo character in 1752–65. The building has been home to various notable individuals, including artist Zygmunt Vogel, composer Frédéric Chopin, and poets Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Norwid. It now houses the Academy of Fine Arts. This photograph shows the front façade of the Czapski Palace's main building. Type: photograph. Credits: Adrian Grycuk.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Thursday 13 November 2025 were:

1. Google Chrome: 312.372 times
2. James A. Garfield: 202.228 times
3. Dharmendra: 191.014 times
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November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The Featured Article of Friday 14 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Elinor Fettiplace.

Elinor Fettiplace was an English cookery book writer.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Thursday 13 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Lockheed T-33.

Credits: Alejandro Pena, for the United States Air Force.
The Lockheed T-33 is an American subsonic jet trainer produced by Lockheed. It was manufactured between 1948 and 1959 with Lockheed producing a total of 5,691 and a further 866 built under licence by other manufacturers. The two-seater T-33s were used in the United States Air Force as an advanced trainer, and they have also been used for such tasks as drone director and target towing. It has also been supplied for use in the militaries of around 25 other countries. The plane was retired in the US in 1997 and its final operator, the Bolivian Air Force, retired it in 2017. This photograph shows a Lockheed T-33 aircraft in flight during the Arctic Thunder Special Needs and Family Day at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, in 2016. Type: photograph. Credits: Alejandro Pena, for the United States Air Force.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Wednesday 12 November 2025 were:

1. Cleto Escobedo III: 365.511 times
2. Dharmendra: 327.746 times
3. Google Chrome: 322.228 times
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November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The Featured Article of Thursday 13 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021).

270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Union Carbide Building, was a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Wednesday 12 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Large milkweed bug.

Credits: Rhododendrites.
The large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) is a medium-sized hemipteran (true bug) in the family Lygaeidae. It is distributed throughout North America, from Central America through Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, to southern Canada. It inhabits disturbed areas, roadsides, and open pastures. Due to this widespread geographic distribution, this insect exhibits varying life history trade-offs depending on the population location, including differences in wing length and other traits based on location. Adult large milkweed bugs are around 11–12 mm in length and have a red/orange and black X-shaped pattern on their wings underneath the triangle that is typical to hemipterans. Its diet often consists of milkweed seeds, but it has also been observed feeding on aphids, monarch caterpillar eggs, and larvae, displaying opportunistic behavior. The insect is often used as a model organism and reared for laboratory experiments due to being easy to rear and handle, short developmental time, few instars, and high fecundity. This large milkweed bug was photographed in the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Type: photograph. Credits: Rhododendrites.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The top 3 most viewed @wikipedia.org articles on Tuesday 11 November 2025 were:

1. Dharmendra: 1.392.953 times
2. Google Chrome: 332.922 times
3. James A. Garfield: 266.550 times
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November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The Featured Article of Wednesday 12 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Bejeweled (video game).

Bejeweled is a 2000 match-three video game developed and published by PopCap Games. Bejeweled involves lining up three or more multi-colored gems to clear them from the game board.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Picture of the Day of Tuesday 11 November 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: Kurt Vonnegut.

Credits: Bernard Gotfryd; restored by Adam Cuerden.
Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels and three short story collections; further works were published after his death. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Vonnegut enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. Deployed to Europe to fight in World War II, he was captured by the Germans and interned in Dresden, where he survived the Allied bombing of the city in a slaughterhouse. Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952. Two of his novels, The Sirens of Titan (1959) and Cat's Cradle (1963), were nominated for the Hugo Award. Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), a best-seller that resonated with its readers for its anti-war sentiment amidst the ongoing Vietnam War, thrust Vonnegut into fame as an important contemporary writer and a dark humor commentator on American society. Numerous scholarly works have examined Vonnegut's writing and humor. This photograph by Bernard Gotfryd shows Vonnegut in 1965. Type: photograph. Credits: Bernard Gotfryd; restored by Adam Cuerden.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM