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...original goal is to create a free encylopedia for every person on the planet in their own language. We're doing well if we look at the languages of Europe, and Chinese and Japanese, but not as well in others. Some Indian languages have started to take off on different projects that are growing 10% per month or better. We have a few that are just over 10,000 articles and a whole group of them that are between 3,000 and 5,000 articles. I've been to India three times in the last 9 months. The communities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Questions with Jimmy Wales | 3/23/2007 | See Source »

...next installment in the Press’s “A to Z” series, Harvard A to Z reads more like a quick reference guide that an exhaustive encylopedia, replete with all juicy factoid students love to brag about. Topics range from ordinary “Widener Library” and “Athletics” to obscure “Z Closet...

Author: By Mickey A. Muldoon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alum Explains ‘Harvard A to Z’ In New Book | 4/23/2004 | See Source »

...Postulate 4: According to Encylopedia Britannica, "In courtship displays, the cock elevates his tail, which lies under the train, thus elevating the train and bringing it forward. At the climax of this display the tail feathers are vibrated, giving the feathers of the train a shimmering appearance and making a rustling sound...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani and Christina B. Rosenberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: The Proof is in the Pudding | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...questions had been made up from the information in the 1989 edition of The Sports Encylopedia By David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen. If you have any complaints about the statistics, talk to them...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The 1989 Sports Cube Baseball Trivia Quiz | 3/22/1989 | See Source »

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