# A stroll through Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2019-03-07T00:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/41 "2019-03-15T21:50:18Z")
[Democracy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy) [Althing](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Althing) [Þingvellir](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingvellir) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/42 "2019-03-15T23:25:41Z")
[Þingvellir](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingvellir) [Grazing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grazing) [Center for Biological Diversity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Biological_Diversity) ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/43 "2019-03-15T23:53:30Z")
> **[Center for Biological Diversity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Biological_Diversity)** > > The Center for Biological Diversity is a nonprofit membership organization known for its work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media and grassroots activism. It was founded in 1989 by Kieran Suckling, Peter Galvin, Todd Schulke and Robin Silver. The center is based in Tucson, Arizona, with its headquarters in the historic Owls club building, and has offices and staff in New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota, Alaska, Ver Given... > **[Pro bono](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_bono)** > > Pro bono publico (English: 'for the public good'), usually shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. In the United States, the term typically refers to provision of legal services by legal professionals for people who are unable to afford them. > Pro bono publico is also used in the United Kingdom to describe the central motivation of large organizations, such as the National Health Service and various NGOs which exist "for the pub... > **[Team building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_building)** > > Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks. It is distinct from team training, which is designed by a combine of business managers, learning and development/OD (Internal or external) and an HR Business Partner (if the role exists) to improve the efficiency, rather than interpersonal relations. > Many team-building exercises aim to expose and address interpersonal problems wit... ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/44 "2019-03-16T03:38:42Z")
[Team building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_building) [Millennials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials) [List of Nazi concentration camps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nazi_concentration_camps) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/45 "2019-03-16T04:46:25Z")
[List of Nazi concentration camps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nazi_concentration_camps) [Guernsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey) [2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/46 "2019-03-16T05:50:43Z")
[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum) [Financial Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Times) [Bloomberg Terminal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Terminal) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/47 "2019-03-16T18:14:35Z")
> **[Bloomberg Terminal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Terminal)** > > The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer software system provided by the financial data vendor Bloomberg L.P. that enables professionals in the financial service sector and other industries to access Bloomberg Professional Services through which users can monitor and analyze real-time financial market data and place trades on the electronic trading platform. It was developed by employees working for businessman Michael Bloomberg. The system also provides news, price quotes, and messaging across i... > **[Microsoft Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows)** > > 22H2 (10.0.22621.1344) (February 28, 2023; 6 days ago (2023-02-28)) \[±\] > 22H2 (10.0.22624.1391) (March 2, 2023; 4 days ago (2023-03-02)) \[±\] > Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems. Defunct Windows families include Windows 9x, Windows Mobile, and Windo... > **[OneDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneDrive)** > > Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) is a file hosting service operated by Microsoft. First launched in August 2007, it enables registered users to share and synchronize their files. OneDrive also works as the storage backend of the web version of Microsoft Office. OneDrive offers 5 GB of storage space free of charge, with 100 GB, 1 TB, and 6 TB storage options available either separately or with Microsoft 365 subscriptions. > The OneDrive client app adds file synchronization and cloud backup ... ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/48 "2019-03-16T18:23:58Z")
[OneDrive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OneDrive) [PhotoDNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhotoDNA) [National Center for Missing and Exploited Children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Missing_and_Exploited_Children) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/49 "2019-03-16T23:14:02Z")
[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_for_Missing_and_Exploited_Children) [Forbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes) [India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/50 "2019-03-17T02:13:00Z")
[India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) [Biopharmaceutical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopharmaceutical) [Recombinant DNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombinant_DNA) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/51 "2019-03-17T04:04:27Z")
> **[Recombinant DNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombinant_DNA)** > > Recombinant DNA (rDNA) molecules are DNA molecules formed by laboratory methods of genetic recombination (such as molecular cloning) that bring together genetic material from multiple sources, creating sequences that would not otherwise be found in the genome. > Recombinant DNA is the general name for a piece of DNA that has been created by combining two or more fragments from different sources. Recombinant DNA is possible because DNA molecules from all organisms share the same chemical structure,... > **[Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University)** > > Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres (3,310 hectares), among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is ranked among the top universities in the world.\[improper synthesis?\] > Stanford was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of typhoid fever at age 15 the previous year.... > **[Stanford Dish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dish_(landmark))** > > The Stanford Dish, known locally as the Dish, is a radio antenna in the Stanford foothills. The 150-foot-diameter (46 m) dish was built in 1961 by the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). The cost to construct the antenna was $4.5 million, and was funded by the United States Air Force. In the 1960s the Dish was used to provide information on Soviet radar installations by detecting radio signals bounced off the moon. > Later on, the Dish was used to communicate with satellites an... ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/52 "2019-03-17T04:44:01Z")
[The Dish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dish_(landmark)) [Stanford Research Institute](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Research_Institute) [Tide Detergent](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_(brand)) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/53 "2019-03-17T05:43:45Z")
[Tide Detergent](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_(brand)) > **[Black market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_market)** > > A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is characterized by noncompliance with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the set of goods and services whose production and distribution is prohibited by law, non-compliance with the rule constitutes a black market trade since the transaction itself is illegal. Parties engaging in the production or distribution of prohibited goods and se... > **[Taxi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab)** > > A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode. > There are four distinct forms of t... ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/54 "2019-03-17T11:48:37Z")
[Taxicab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab) [First Battle of the Marne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_the_Marne) [Hermann von Kuhl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/55 "2019-03-18T02:43:30Z")
[Hermann von Kuhl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Kuhl) [Weimar Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic) [Hyperinflation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/56 "2019-03-18T05:47:56Z")
[Hyperinflation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation) [Mass Hysteria](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_hysteria) [Dancing Plagues](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/57 "2019-03-18T22:18:24Z")
[Dancing Plagues](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania) [Garland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland) [Tinsel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsel) ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/58 "2019-03-18T23:42:54Z")
[Tinsel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinsel) [Aluminum Christmas tree](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_Christmas_tree) [A Charlie Brown Christmas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/59 "2019-03-19T00:16:00Z")
[A Charlie Brown Christmas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas) [Real Estate](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_property) [Railroad Track](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_(rail_transport)) ---
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[Railroad Track](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_(rail_transport)) [Jarrah](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrah) [Dryblower Murphy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Greenslade_Murphy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=4)