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A simple experiment can make your brain think a rubber hand is its own: hide your hand and stroke a fake one in sync and you'll feel like the rubber hand belongs to you. This illusion shows that our sense of self is flexible. Use a rubber hand to click this link and learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GYEi
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A simple experiment can make your brain think a rubber hand is its own: hide your hand and stroke a fake one in sync and you'll feel like the rubber hand belongs to you. This illusion shows that our sense of self is flexible. Use a rubber hand to click this link and learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GYEi
Feeling stressed? The ancient Stoics might have advice. Founded around 300 BCE, Stoicism teaches that virtue, reason and self‑control are the path to a good life and that we should focus on what we can control. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Feeling stressed? The ancient Stoics might have advice. Founded around 300 BCE, Stoicism teaches that virtue, reason and self‑control are the path to a good life and that we should focus on what we can control. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
Does digital information feel permanent to you? Well, it isn't.
A 2023 study found that in just 10 years' time, 38% of pages from 2013 went missing and 23% of news articles linked to a dead URL.
Learn more by clicking this functioning link ➡️ w.wiki/hrU
A 2023 study found that in just 10 years' time, 38% of pages from 2013 went missing and 23% of news articles linked to a dead URL.
Learn more by clicking this functioning link ➡️ w.wiki/hrU
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Does digital information feel permanent to you? Well, it isn't.
A 2023 study found that in just 10 years' time, 38% of pages from 2013 went missing and 23% of news articles linked to a dead URL.
Learn more by clicking this functioning link ➡️ w.wiki/hrU
A 2023 study found that in just 10 years' time, 38% of pages from 2013 went missing and 23% of news articles linked to a dead URL.
Learn more by clicking this functioning link ➡️ w.wiki/hrU
Ever notice those waving cats put in shop windows for good luck? These are the maneki‑neko. But where do they come from?🧵⬇️ (1/5)
January 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Ever notice those waving cats put in shop windows for good luck? These are the maneki‑neko. But where do they come from?🧵⬇️ (1/5)
What would make you sprint into the ocean in cold weather?
Around the world, people hold polar plunges as rites of passage and to raise money for charity.
Plunge into more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/GYCK
Around the world, people hold polar plunges as rites of passage and to raise money for charity.
Plunge into more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/GYCK
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
What would make you sprint into the ocean in cold weather?
Around the world, people hold polar plunges as rites of passage and to raise money for charity.
Plunge into more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/GYCK
Around the world, people hold polar plunges as rites of passage and to raise money for charity.
Plunge into more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/GYCK
When clocks strike midnight on the first day each year, a quiet creative revolution starts as hundreds of works move from private control into the public domain, unlocking stories, songs, and images for anyone to reuse.
The world celebrates this big moment with an official Public Domain Day. (1/2)
The world celebrates this big moment with an official Public Domain Day. (1/2)
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
When clocks strike midnight on the first day each year, a quiet creative revolution starts as hundreds of works move from private control into the public domain, unlocking stories, songs, and images for anyone to reuse.
The world celebrates this big moment with an official Public Domain Day. (1/2)
The world celebrates this big moment with an official Public Domain Day. (1/2)
🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026
Meet clickbait's evil twin.
The concept of rage-bait has been used since at least 2009 to describe a form of click-bait that relies on manipulating users to respond angrily to offensive, inflammatory headlines, memes, tropes, or comments.
Calmly learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GUwV
The concept of rage-bait has been used since at least 2009 to describe a form of click-bait that relies on manipulating users to respond angrily to offensive, inflammatory headlines, memes, tropes, or comments.
Calmly learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GUwV
December 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Meet clickbait's evil twin.
The concept of rage-bait has been used since at least 2009 to describe a form of click-bait that relies on manipulating users to respond angrily to offensive, inflammatory headlines, memes, tropes, or comments.
Calmly learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GUwV
The concept of rage-bait has been used since at least 2009 to describe a form of click-bait that relies on manipulating users to respond angrily to offensive, inflammatory headlines, memes, tropes, or comments.
Calmly learn more ➡️ w.wiki/GUwV
Before Barbie, there was Bild Lilli, a 1950s German doll based on a comic strip and made for adults. Her design inspired Mattel’s Barbie, showing how one idea can evolve from novelty to global icon.
Explore the Bild Lilli world ➡️ w.wiki/FSwo
Explore the Bild Lilli world ➡️ w.wiki/FSwo
December 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Before Barbie, there was Bild Lilli, a 1950s German doll based on a comic strip and made for adults. Her design inspired Mattel’s Barbie, showing how one idea can evolve from novelty to global icon.
Explore the Bild Lilli world ➡️ w.wiki/FSwo
Explore the Bild Lilli world ➡️ w.wiki/FSwo
Forget Santa. In Iceland, the Yule Cat judges your outfit 🎅🏼
Jólakötturinn is said to roam snowy fields at Christmas, devouring anyone who hasn’t received new clothes before Christmas Eve. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Jólakötturinn is said to roam snowy fields at Christmas, devouring anyone who hasn’t received new clothes before Christmas Eve. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
December 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Forget Santa. In Iceland, the Yule Cat judges your outfit 🎅🏼
Jólakötturinn is said to roam snowy fields at Christmas, devouring anyone who hasn’t received new clothes before Christmas Eve. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Jólakötturinn is said to roam snowy fields at Christmas, devouring anyone who hasn’t received new clothes before Christmas Eve. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Wikipedia is built by humans.
Every day, volunteers from all over the world add to the sum of all human knowledge. One edit, one citation, one byte of data at a time.
Every day, volunteers from all over the world add to the sum of all human knowledge. One edit, one citation, one byte of data at a time.
December 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Wikipedia is built by humans.
Every day, volunteers from all over the world add to the sum of all human knowledge. One edit, one citation, one byte of data at a time.
Every day, volunteers from all over the world add to the sum of all human knowledge. One edit, one citation, one byte of data at a time.
When the longest night arrives, Iranians answer with pomegranates and poetry. Yalda Night marks the winter solstice, when families share fruit, recite Hafez, and turn darkness into celebration.
Celebrate Yalda Night by learning more ➡️ w.wiki/FSwk
Celebrate Yalda Night by learning more ➡️ w.wiki/FSwk
December 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When the longest night arrives, Iranians answer with pomegranates and poetry. Yalda Night marks the winter solstice, when families share fruit, recite Hafez, and turn darkness into celebration.
Celebrate Yalda Night by learning more ➡️ w.wiki/FSwk
Celebrate Yalda Night by learning more ➡️ w.wiki/FSwk
Free knowledge sounds good in any language.
Over the course of 2025, volunteer editors made a total of 78,952,894 changes on 300+ different language editions of Wikipedia.
Over the course of 2025, volunteer editors made a total of 78,952,894 changes on 300+ different language editions of Wikipedia.
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Free knowledge sounds good in any language.
Over the course of 2025, volunteer editors made a total of 78,952,894 changes on 300+ different language editions of Wikipedia.
Over the course of 2025, volunteer editors made a total of 78,952,894 changes on 300+ different language editions of Wikipedia.
Christmas Day is fast approaching... At least in some places 🎄 Find your newest Christmas tradition on Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/8asw
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Christmas Day is fast approaching... At least in some places 🎄 Find your newest Christmas tradition on Wikipedia ➡️ w.wiki/8asw
Long before we could share our faces on Instagram, the Olmec carved stone head-portraits of their leaders.
These colossal heads date from at least 900 BCE and range from just over a meter to more than three meters in height. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
These colossal heads date from at least 900 BCE and range from just over a meter to more than three meters in height. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Long before we could share our faces on Instagram, the Olmec carved stone head-portraits of their leaders.
These colossal heads date from at least 900 BCE and range from just over a meter to more than three meters in height. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
These colossal heads date from at least 900 BCE and range from just over a meter to more than three meters in height. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
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December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Two and a half centuries after her birth, Jane Austen remains a master of social wit.
Born in December 1775, she wrote six novels that examine manners, morals, and the marriage market, and she published anonymously in her lifetime. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
Born in December 1775, she wrote six novels that examine manners, morals, and the marriage market, and she published anonymously in her lifetime. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Two and a half centuries after her birth, Jane Austen remains a master of social wit.
Born in December 1775, she wrote six novels that examine manners, morals, and the marriage market, and she published anonymously in her lifetime. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
Born in December 1775, she wrote six novels that examine manners, morals, and the marriage market, and she published anonymously in her lifetime. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)
No one could have predicted 25 years ago that Wikipedia would grow into the backbone of knowledge on the internet it is today, powering search engines, voice assistants, and generative AI tools. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No one could have predicted 25 years ago that Wikipedia would grow into the backbone of knowledge on the internet it is today, powering search engines, voice assistants, and generative AI tools. 🧵⬇️ (1/3)
Traffic jams made of crabs? Welcome to Christmas Island.
Each year, millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to spawn, halting traffic and carpeting the ground in crimson.
Don't be crabby, learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3peA
Each year, millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to spawn, halting traffic and carpeting the ground in crimson.
Don't be crabby, learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3peA
December 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Traffic jams made of crabs? Welcome to Christmas Island.
Each year, millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to spawn, halting traffic and carpeting the ground in crimson.
Don't be crabby, learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3peA
Each year, millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to spawn, halting traffic and carpeting the ground in crimson.
Don't be crabby, learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3peA
In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark. This innovative and ever-present art technique served as inspiration for "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", which was recently selected Game of the Year by the Game Awards 2025.
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3f5C
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3f5C
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark. This innovative and ever-present art technique served as inspiration for "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", which was recently selected Game of the Year by the Game Awards 2025.
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3f5C
Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3f5C
Billions of pageviews, millions of unique devices, and hundreds of languages tell the same story. In an age of rising misinformation and fleeting headlines, Wikipedia remains a cornerstone for reliable information online. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Billions of pageviews, millions of unique devices, and hundreds of languages tell the same story. In an age of rising misinformation and fleeting headlines, Wikipedia remains a cornerstone for reliable information online. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
Two slits, one beam, and physics starts acting weird.
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of light or matter passes through two slits and creates an interference pattern as if it has gone through both at once. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of light or matter passes through two slits and creates an interference pattern as if it has gone through both at once. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Two slits, one beam, and physics starts acting weird.
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of light or matter passes through two slits and creates an interference pattern as if it has gone through both at once. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of light or matter passes through two slits and creates an interference pattern as if it has gone through both at once. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
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December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Free for everyone. Because verified, accessible knowledge is a human right. Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org
#Wikipedia25
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How many minutes did you spend on Wikipedia this year?
If you used the official Wikipedia app in 2025, you can check your own statistics. It’s a mirror for your curiosity. And if you didn't, now is a great time to start!
If you used the official Wikipedia app in 2025, you can check your own statistics. It’s a mirror for your curiosity. And if you didn't, now is a great time to start!
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How many minutes did you spend on Wikipedia this year?
If you used the official Wikipedia app in 2025, you can check your own statistics. It’s a mirror for your curiosity. And if you didn't, now is a great time to start!
If you used the official Wikipedia app in 2025, you can check your own statistics. It’s a mirror for your curiosity. And if you didn't, now is a great time to start!