Wikipedia

What nonhumans do you think would make the best leaders? See who made it onto the ballot ➡️ https://w.wiki/STZM

Introducing: Wikipedia affirmations. All direct quotes from Wikipedia articles, just taken a little bit out of context. Feel free to put one on your wall or suggest another.

Grab your preferred mode of transportation and become an explorer with the Wikipedia app! 🎥 itsdondiestro on TikTok

Wondering what Spock would do ... 🎥 thisstoryaintover on TikTok 🎨 punkeydoodles8 on TikTok

For every new chapter, a memory. And for every new memory, a Wikipedia article.

POV: you're in charge. Which asteroid impact avoidance method are you trusting with the fate of the world? Drill into your options ➡️ https://w.wiki/STZ8

Let us know: does Wikipedia makes you feel calm and collected? 🧘

Somewhere on Earth, someone is editing Wikipedia right now. Maybe even in Antarctica. The Planet Thinks, a community project created by Alexander Shishkov, turns that activity into a live 3D globe. Each pulse marks a saved edit to an article about a place, with colors representing different Wikipedia language editions. We asked Shishkov what inspired the project, what challenged him, and what he has noticed since it launched. Q: What first drew you to the idea? "All of that human effort is essentially invisible. I kept thinking: somewhere, right now, a stranger is quietly improving an article about a river, or a village, or a battle from 300 years ago. I wanted a window where you could just watch that happen — the planet thinking out loud. Once that image existed in my head, I couldn't not build it." Q: Why build it around Wikipedia edits? "Wikipedia is one of the very few places on the internet where you can watch humanity cooperate in real time — and where that activity is completely open. Every edit is a small act of care, made by a volunteer, for strangers they’ll never meet." Q: What was the biggest challenge? "Early versions were technically correct and emotionally dead: dots blinking on a dark sphere. It took a lot of iterations to get to something you'd want to leave running — a realistic day/night Earth with a moving sunset line, edits that flare and cool into embers, a camera that drifts from edit to edit on its own, and generative ambient music that never repeats." Q: What patterns have surprised you? "The one that still gets me: editing follows the sun. Europe lights up in the European evening, then the glow rolls across the Atlantic to the Americas, then Asia wakes up. You can genuinely feel the planet’s rhythm. News events create instant clusters — sadly, conflict zones glow too, which one visitor called ‘beautiful and heartbreaking at once.’." Q: What do you hope people take away? "Behind every spark is a real person who cared enough to write something down. If someone watches for a minute and walks away a little calmer, and a little more grateful for the volunteers doing this quiet work around the clock — that's everything I hoped for. And if a few of them click "edit" themselves afterwards, even better." Explore The Planet Thinks ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dDANcC9x 

SPOILER ⚠️ The Wikimania editing champion has way more than 500,000 edits! 🎥 itsdondiestro on TikTok

If you are looking for your next rabbit hole, the list of unusual Wikipedia articles is a great way to start!