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From Software Informer
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Welcome to Wikipedia,
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From Wikipedia's newest articles:
... that rocksnails Leptoxis taeniata (shell pictured), Leptoxis ampla and Leptoxis plicata are threatened by the construction of dams in the Mobile River Basin?
... that the bamboo species Bambusa oldhamii, known as the Giant Timber Bamboo, has been introduced into California, where it is the most common clumping bamboo?
... that at least 20,000 Indigenous Australians and between 2,000 and 2,500 Europeans are estimated to have been killed in the Australian frontier wars?
... that Holocaust deniers have contacted former SS-Rottenführer Oskar Gröning to convince him that the things he witnessed at Auschwitz were hallucinations on his part?
... that HMS Spitfire captured at least nine French privateers and small naval vessels during a four year period under the command of Michael Seymour?
... that Bird Millman, once called the "most celebrated female high-wire performer of all time", was a premiere attraction with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus?
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In the news
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A fire at a homeless hostel (remains pictured) in Kamień Pomorski, Poland, kills at least 21 people and injures at least 20 others in the country's worst fire disaster since 1980.
Ángel Cabrera of Argentina wins the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in the United States, after a sudden-death playoff.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declares a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas after anti-government protests forced the Fourth East Asia Summit to be cancelled.
Captain Richard Phillips of the MV Maersk Alabama, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates, is freed via a U.S. military action.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins his third term as President of Algeria.
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Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:
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| Wiktionary
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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 12,775 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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