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Wikipedia was shut down on Wednesday to protest anti-piracy bills in Congress. But Twitter was there to fill the encyclopedic void.

"Facts Without Wikipedia" became a trending topic. One tweet informed readers that Star Wars was based on the work of William Shakespeare.

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AP - Wikipedia is blocking visitors from its English-language articles and Google has blacked out the logo on its home page as they join other sites in protesting legislation pending in Congress that's aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.

Wikipedia is blocking visitors from its English-language articles and Google has blacked out the logo on its home page as they join other sites in protesting legislation pending in Congress that's aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.

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New word: paraprosdokian!

Wikipedia says it "is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part." Wikipedia also says it is a part of Demetri Martin's comedy and if we had anything witty to add to that, it would most certainly be a surprise.

In the past decade, Wikipedia has become part of our cultural fabric. Its articles range from being trivial to useful -- even with the occasional error.

As many readers know, the site always has something interesting to offer.

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Our mayor seems ecstatic as do most of the commenters here.

 I don't know anything about the sport.  My first reaction was, "Do they really think they are going to race around downtown Austin like they do in Monaco?"  But the press release says "[t]his .

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Our mayor seems ecstatic as do most of the commenters here.

 I don't know anything about the sport.  My first reaction was, "Do they really think they are going to race around downtown Austin like they do in Monaco?"  But the press release says "[t]his .

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This article has multiple issues.

No kidding.

Let’s start at the beginning:

Is corporatocracy a far-left conspiracy theory or is it that government of the people, for the people and by the people perishing from the earth?

Top 20 terms including "YouTube," "Wikipedia," and "sex," says Symantec, show that children want to be entertained, educated, and titillated.

It seems like everywhere you look, everyone is knitting, or talking about crocheting, or buying something embroidered…what’s the deal?

What’s all the hubbub?