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A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.

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Only links to Wikipedia permitted
Please stick to the format "Article Title (other descriptive text/editorialization)"
Tick the NSFW box for submissions with inappropriate thumbnails
On Casual Tuesdays, we allow submissions from wikis other than Wikipedia.

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If possible, when submitting please delete the "m." from "en.m.wikipedia.org". This will ensure people clicking from desktop will get the full Wikipedia website.
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Long Walls (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Isogloss (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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War of Jenkins' Ear (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Analemma (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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In astronomy, an analemma (/ˌænəˈlɛmə/; from Ancient Greek ἀνάλημμα (analēmma) 'support')[a] is a diagram showing the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time over the course of a year.

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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Volcanic plug (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Aleppo soap (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Charismatic megafauna (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Herb spiral (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Cruentation (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Stern to c/wikipedia

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Sugar shack (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Golden hat (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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John Kelly (runner) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by TehBamski to c/wikipedia

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Salsa golf (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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1000 (number) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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To celebrate my thousandth post, please enjoy this number explainer page.

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Turtles all the way down (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Enron (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Alliteration [Uncyclopedia] (en.uncyclopedia.co)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia

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Mark Twain quotes: Misattributed (list of things Mark Twain did not say, from Wikiquote) (en.wikiquote.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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List of wikis (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Lagerstätte (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Reclaimed by Nature [tvtropes] (tvtropes.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Royal Charles Steadman - botanical illustrator and wax fruit modeler (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by TehBamski to c/wikipedia

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Web revival [MelonLand Wiki] (wiki.melonland.net)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia

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The second Casual Tuesday! Post your favorite non-Wikipedia wiki articles (self.wikipedia)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Tuesday is a day to celebrate the broader wikiverse! Post links to wikis that you think others will find interesting!

Please follow the typical posting rules here: format is Title (editorialization). NSFW wikis are allowed as long as they're flagged as such.

Please only post true wikis! As in, using wiki software and collaboratively/iteratively edited. Fandom wikis are allowed.

Feel free to post the links in the comments here, or in the main community!