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'''[[Wikipedia]]''' is a [[Wikipedia:Multilingual coordination|multilingual]] project to create a complete and accurate [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|open content]] encyclopedia. We started on January 15, 2001 and are already working on {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} [[Wikipedia:What is an article|articles]] in the English version. Visit the [[Wikipedia:Help|help page]] and experiment in the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] to learn how ''you can edit any article right now''.
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'''[[Current events|In the news]]''':
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[[Thomas Gottschalk]]
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[[Anthropology]] - [[Archaeology]] - [[Economics]] - [[Geography]] - [[History]] - [[History of science and technology]] - [[Language]] - [[Linguistics]] - [[Mythology]] - [[Political science]] - [[Psychology]] - [[Sociology]]
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[[Classics]] - [[Cooking]] - [[Dance]] - [[Entertainment]] - [[Film]] - [[Game]]s - [[Handicraft]] - [[Hobby|Hobbies]] - [[Literature]] - [[Music]] - [[Opera]] - [[Painting]] - [[Poetry]] - [[Recreation]] - [[Religion]] - [[Sculpture]] - [[Sport]]s - [[Television]] - [[Theater]] - [[Tourism]] - [[Visual arts and design]]
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- [[Wikipedia:Reference Desk|Reference desk]]
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[[Wikipedia:Create a new language in Wikipedia|Start a new edition]]</small>
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