Wikipedia picture of the day on October 16, 2023: Golden Gate Bridge (in fog), San Francisco, California, USA More Info

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 15, 2023: View of the Tower of Hercules near the center of A Coruña, Galicia, north-western coast of Spain. The 55 metres (180 ft) hight tower, an ancient Roman lighthouse, is the oldest (almost 1900 years) Roman lighthouse in use today and the second tallest lighthouse in Spain (after […]

Wikipedia article of the day is Kyriakos Pittakis. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Kyriakos Pittakis (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist. The first Greek to serve as the head of the country’s archaeological service, he carried out the conservation and restoration of monuments on the Acropolis of Athens. Largely self-taught as an archaeologist, he was one […]

Wikipedia article of the day is Tinder Fire. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Tinder Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,309 acres (66.00 km2) of the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona during April and May 2018. The 2017 Arizona wildfires had been followed by drought, including a historically dry winter season. The […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 14, 2023: Shila village on the right bank of the Tsarap River, Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Surrounded by groves of birch in autumn colouration. Elev. 3,590 m (11,780 ft). More Info

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 13, 2023: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar. Today is actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s birthday. He voiced King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur, in the 2005 film Madagascar More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Raymond III, Count of Tripoli. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Raymond III (1140–1187) was the count of Tripoli (in modern-day Lebanon) from 1152 until his death. The son of Raymond II and Hodierna of Jerusalem, he was a minor when he succeeded his father. After reaching the age of majority […]

Wikipedia article of the day is Private Case. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Private Case is a collection of erotica and pornography held initially by the British Museum and, from 1973, by the British Library. The collection began between 1836 and 1870 and grew from the receipt of books from legal deposit, and from […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on October 12, 2023: View of Gokyo Lakes from Gokyo Ri, 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) a. s. l. Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest and longest glacier in the Himalayas, is right below, along with commanding views over nearby Cholatse, Taboche, Kangtega, Thamserku and other peaks of the Khumbu Himalayas. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is William Edward Sanders. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: William Edward Sanders (1883–1917) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest British and Commonwealth combat award for gallantry. He took up a seafaring career in 1899 and earned a master’s certificate in 1914, after the outbreak […]