Wiki Wormhole

Wiki WormholeWe explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 5,664,405-week series, Wiki Wormhole.

11/17/19

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From “deepfake” to “manspreading,” here’s a look at words that dawned in the 2010s

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11/10/19

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2010’s controversies seem quaint by 2019 standards

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11/3/19

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In 2015, conspiracy nuts were convinced the U.S. was going to invade Texas

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10/27/19

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Parsley played a crucial role in a brutal massacre

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10/20/19

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In 1803, Japan had an encounter with an unidentified floating object

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10/13/19

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Even the Happiest Place on Earth has some bad days

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10/6/19

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The first female director practically invented narrative film

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9/29/19

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Some apes Jane Goodall studied fought a years-long war

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9/22/19

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Everyone nose: We all pick our noses

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9/15/19

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They weren’t all kickers: Tackling the history of women in football

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9/8/19

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9/1/19

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A Texas port town was leveled by one of the biggest explosions in history

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8/25/19

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This inventor’s death ray was totally real, but no one was allowed to see it

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8/18/19

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Plenty of sci-fi futures are now in the past

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8/11/19

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1999’s most anticipated film was a childhood-ruining debacle

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8/4/19

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This artist’s nudes gave him a bad reputation. His solution? Paint more nudes

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7/28/19

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How many friends do you have? Science says it’s less than 150

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7/21/19

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For waffles, life began as a communion wafer

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7/14/19

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Dorothy Gibson starred in a film about the Titanic only a month after surviving its sinking

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7/7/19

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China once had such a monopoly on porcelain we just call it “china”

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Marie Kondo betrays her whole premise by launching e-commerce store full of useless junk

Jedi: Fallen Order is a good Star Wars game with terrible slides

Texas inmates subjected to cruel and unusual Kanye concert

From “deepfake” to “manspreading,” here’s a look at words that dawned in the 2010s

2010’s controversies seem quaint by 2019 standards

In 2015, conspiracy nuts were convinced the U.S. was going to invade Texas

Parsley played a crucial role in a brutal massacre

In 1803, Japan had an encounter with an unidentified floating object

Even the Happiest Place on Earth has some bad days

The first female director practically invented narrative film

Some apes Jane Goodall studied fought a years-long war

Everyone nose: We all pick our noses

They weren’t all kickers: Tackling the history of women in football

Wiki Wormhole: Now with more worms!

A Texas port town was leveled by one of the biggest explosions in history

This inventor’s death ray was totally real, but no one was allowed to see it

Plenty of sci-fi futures are now in the past

1999’s most anticipated film was a childhood-ruining debacle

This artist’s nudes gave him a bad reputation. His solution? Paint more nudes

How many friends do you have? Science says it’s less than 150

For waffles, life began as a communion wafer

Dorothy Gibson starred in a film about the Titanic only a month after surviving its sinking

China once had such a monopoly on porcelain we just call it “china”

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Marie Kondo betrays her whole premise by launching e-commerce store full of useless junk

Infant Skeletons Wearing ‘Helmets’ Made of Other Children’s Skulls Stun Archaeologists

Jedi: Fallen Order is a good Star Wars game with terrible slides

From “deepfake” to “manspreading,” here’s a look at words that dawned in the 2010s

2010’s controversies seem quaint by 2019 standards

In 2015, conspiracy nuts were convinced the U.S. was going to invade Texas

Parsley played a crucial role in a brutal massacre

In 1803, Japan had an encounter with an unidentified floating object

Even the Happiest Place on Earth has some bad days

The first female director practically invented narrative film

Some apes Jane Goodall studied fought a years-long war

Everyone nose: We all pick our noses

They weren’t all kickers: Tackling the history of women in football

Wiki Wormhole: Now with more worms!

A Texas port town was leveled by one of the biggest explosions in history

This inventor’s death ray was totally real, but no one was allowed to see it

Plenty of sci-fi futures are now in the past

1999’s most anticipated film was a childhood-ruining debacle

This artist’s nudes gave him a bad reputation. His solution? Paint more nudes

How many friends do you have? Science says it’s less than 150

For waffles, life began as a communion wafer

Dorothy Gibson starred in a film about the Titanic only a month after surviving its sinking

China once had such a monopoly on porcelain we just call it “china”