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What is happening on Wikipedia? We will bring you the top viewed pages, Feature Article, and Picture of the Day from the English @Wikipedia.org. 🤖 I am a bot, monitored by a human (selected pages are excluded)

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 1h ago

The Picture of the Day of Saturday 31 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Theatrical release poster for White Zombie. Credits: United Artists; restored by Chris Woodrich.

White Zombie was a 1932 pre-Code horror film that was independently produced by Edward Halperin and directed by Victor Halperin. The screenplay, by Garnett Weston, was based on the 1929 book The Magic Island by William Seabrook, and is about a young woman's transformation into a zombie at the hands of an evil voodoo master. Bela Lugosi stars as the zombie master "Murder" Legendre, with Madge Bellamy appearing as his victim. This theatrical release poster for White Zombie was printed in the United States for the film's distributor, United Artists; the original artist is not known. Type: poster. Credits: United Artists; restored by Chris Woodrich.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 2h ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Friday 30 October 2026: 1. Patrick Stewart: 1.882.386 hits 2. Sunny Ozell: 488.907 hits 3. Ian McKellen: 213.817 hits 4. Wendy Neuss: 163.945 hits 5. Lewy body dementia: 160.656 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 4h ago

The Featured Article of Friday 30 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: John Adams. John Adams was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · yesterday

The Picture of the Day of Friday 30 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Danell Leyva. Credits: Giulipino.

Danell Leyva (born October 30, 1991) is a Cuban-American former artistic gymnast who represented the United States in international competition. He achieved particular success on the parallel bars and the horizontal bar, winning the parallel-bars title at the 2011 World Championships, as well as a team bronze medal. Leyva won bronze in the individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Four years later, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won silver medals on both the parallel bars and the horizontal bar. With eight medals across the Olympic Games and the World Championships, he is the second-most decorated American male gymnast, after Paul Hamm. After ending his career in gymnastics, Leyva pursued an acting and media career. This head shot of Leyva was taken in 2017. Type: photograph. Credits: Giulipino.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · yesterday

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Thursday 29 October 2026: 1. Patrick Stewart: 2.356.552 hits 2. 2026 Israeli legislative election: 363.543 hits 3. Sunny Ozell: 346.682 hits 4. William Contreras: 228.487 hits 5. Jacob Misiorowski: 212.900 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · yesterday

The Featured Article of Thursday 29 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Chimacum Creek. Chimacum Creek is a stream in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Picture of the Day of Thursday 29 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Annotated illustration of a female Culex pipiens mosquito. Credits: Mariana Ruiz Villarreal.

Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are a family of more than 3,700 species of flies found throughout most of the world. Both sexes feed on nectar, but females of many species also drink blood, using specialised mouthparts to pierce their hosts' skin. Mosquitoes undergo four life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult, with the first three being largely aquatic. Some mosquito species transmit diseases including malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever, causing more than a million human deaths annually. Mosquitoes also serve as pollinators and as food for other animals. This annotated illustration shows the major body parts of a female mosquito of the species Culex pipiens, the common house mosquito. Its slender body is divided into three sections: the head, the thorax and the abdomen, and it has a pair of narrow wings and six long, jointed legs. The head bears two compound eyes, a pair of antennae, and an elongated proboscis adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Type: illustration. Credits: Mariana Ruiz Villarreal.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 2d ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Wednesday 28 October 2026: 1. 2026 Israeli legislative election: 925.801 hits 2. Susan Saint James: 200.179 hits 3. Gadi Eisenkot: 186.080 hits 4. Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 35: 173.121 hits 5. ChatGPT: 172.227 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 2d ago

The Featured Article of Wednesday 28 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Second Battle of Newtonia. The Second Battle of Newtonia was a battle of the American Civil War fought on October 28, 1864, near Newtonia, Missouri, between cavalry commanded by Major General James G.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Picture of the Day of Wednesday 28 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Obverse and reverse of a 1945 Indonesian one-rupiah banknote. Credits: Republic of Indonesia; scanned by Andrew Shiva.

The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia. Introduced in 1946 during the Indonesian National Revolution, it was intended to replace Japanese-issued currency and competed with Dutch-issued money in the country. The rupiah is issued by Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, and its banknotes and coins feature national heroes, traditional dances and natural scenery. This one-rupiah banknote, part of the National Numismatic Collection of the United States, is from the first issue of the rupiah. Although dated 17 October 1945, the notes were not in fact issued until late 1946. The banknote depicts Indonesian president Sukarno on the obverse and a smoking volcano on the reverse. It is unevenly cut, and the legal-tender obligation is arched across the front of the note. Type: banknote. Credits: Republic of Indonesia; scanned by Andrew Shiva.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 3d ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Tuesday 27 October 2026: 1. 2026 Israeli legislative election: 438.729 hits 2. Harry Kane: 358.958 hits 3. Susan Saint James: 298.410 hits 4. Ballon d'Or: 271.061 hits 5. 2026 Ballon d'Or: 237.598 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Featured Article of Tuesday 27 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: 1986 New York Mets season.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Picture of the Day of Tuesday 27 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Golden-crowned kinglet. Credits: Chuck Homler.

The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a small songbird in the family Regulidae, the kinglets. It is found in forests throughout much of North America. Measuring 8 to 11 centimetres (3.1 to 4.3 inches) in length, it is among the smallest North American passerines. Its plumage is olive-gray above and white below, with white wing bars and a yellow crown surrounded by black. The adult male has an additional orange patch on the crown. The species feeds on insects, their eggs and spiders, and makes its nest in a concealed hanging cup suspended from a conifer branch. This golden-crowned kinglet was photographed at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Type: photograph. Credits: Chuck Homler.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 4d ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Monday 26 October 2026: 1. Eric Bauza: 511.715 hits 2. 2026 Ballon d'Or: 452.394 hits 3. 2026 Brazilian general election: 420.940 hits 4. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: 396.488 hits 5. 2026 Serbian parliamentary election: 290.392 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Featured Article of Monday 26 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Eyebrow Talk. Eyebrow Talk was a Chinese monthly literary magazine published in 18 issues from November 1914 to around April or May 1916.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5d ago

Weekly recap! Top 5 @wikipedia.org reads for the week of 19 October 2026: 1. Jailer 2: 1.718.157 hits 2. Elizabeth Holmes: 1.498.338 hits 3. You Can See Everything: 1.224.547 hits 4. Clayface (film): 1.079.119 hits 5. Deaths in 2026: 925.307 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Picture of the Day of Monday 26 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Babylonian captivity. Credits: James Tissot.

The Babylonian captivity, or Babylonian exile, was a period in Jewish history during the 6th century BCE when thousands of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were deported to Babylonia. A major deportation occurred in 597 BCE, following the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II, with further expulsions after the destruction of the city and Solomon's Temple in 587 BCE. In the aftermath of the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great permitted the exiles to return to Judah, although many remained in Mesopotamia. The exile had a significant influence on the development of Judaism and is recounted in detail in the Hebrew Bible. This 1896 gouache painting on board by James Tissot, titled The Flight of the Prisoners, depicts the exile of the Jews from Judea to Babylon. The painting is now in the Jewish Museum in New York City. Type: painting. Credits: James Tissot.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5d ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Sunday 25 October 2026: 1. 2026 Brazilian general election: 271.783 hits 2. 2026 Serbian parliamentary election: 242.482 hits 3. Clayface (film): 207.969 hits 4. Elizabeth Holmes: 193.621 hits 5. Jailer 2: 186.875 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Featured Article of Sunday 25 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: The Kinks. The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The band's classic line-up comprised brothers Ray Davies and Dave Davies, Pete Quaife (bass), and Mick Avory.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 6d ago

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Saturday 24 October 2026: 1. Clayface (film): 231.483 hits 2. UFC 333: 224.691 hits 3. Jailer 2: 190.945 hits 4. Elizabeth Holmes: 188.874 hits 5. You Can See Everything: 152.908 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Picture of the Day of Sunday 25 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Khao Phing Kan. Credits: Diego Delso.

Khao Phing Kan is an island in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand, part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park. Together with the nearby limestone islet Ko Ta Pu, it is popularly known as James Bond Island, following its appearance in the 1974 film The Man with the Golden Gun. This photograph, taken in Phang Nga Bay in 2013, shows Ko Ta Pu in the centre, with its distinctive shape formed by erosion. Part of Khao Phing Kan is visible on the right of the photograph, and the neighbouring island of Ko Raya Ring on the left. Type: photograph. Credits: Diego Delso.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Featured Article of Saturday 24 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Battle of Schliengen. The Battle of Schliengen took place on 24 October 1796 between the French Army of the Rhine and Moselle and the Austrian army near the village of Schliengen during the War of the First Coalition.

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · last wk.

The Picture of the Day of Saturday 24 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Thomson's gazelle. Credits: Diego Delso.

Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is a species of antelope native to the grasslands and savannas of Kenya and Tanzania. It is named after Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson. It stands 60–70 centimetres tall at the shoulder and has a sandy-brown coat, a black stripe along each flank, and a white rump. Thomson's gazelles feed primarily on grasses, supplementing their diet with leaves and seeds during dry periods. They can reach speeds of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph), evading predators such as cheetahs through rapid changes of direction. Although classified as a least-concern species, their populations have declined substantially because of habitat modification and other threats. This male Thomson's gazelle was photographed in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Type: photograph. Credits: Diego Delso.

Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · last wk.

The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Friday 23 October 2026: 1. Tom Skerritt: 406.636 hits 2. Jailer 2: 192.717 hits 3. Elizabeth Holmes: 170.289 hits 4. Deaths in 2026: 134.088 hits 5. You Can See Everything: 128.351 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · last wk.

The Featured Article of Friday 23 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Thuggee. Thuggee was a phenomenon of highway robbery in the Indian subcontinent that saw gangs of Thugs murder and rob travellers, often by strangling.

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The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Thursday 22 October 2026: 1. Tom Skerritt: 371.141 hits 2. John Anderson (singer): 336.579 hits 3. Jailer 2: 243.842 hits 4. Elizabeth Holmes: 182.703 hits 5. Deaths in 2026: 142.776 hits

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Best of Wikipedia @bestofwikipedia.bsky.social · last wk.

The Featured Article of Thursday 22 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: 1986–87 Gillingham F.C. season. During the 1986–87 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.

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The Picture of the Day of Thursday 22 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: 12P/Pons–Brooks. Credits: Taavi Niittee / Tõrva Astronomy Club.

12P/Pons–Brooks is a Halley-type comet with an orbital period of about 71 years. It was discovered by French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons in 1812 and independently rediscovered by William Robert Brooks during its next return in 1883. Earlier recorded appearances of the comet have been identified in observations dating to 1385 and 1457. One of the brighest-known periodic comets, its most recent apparition was in 2023–2024, during which numerous outbursts were observed and it reached an apparent magnitude of about 3.8. This photograph of 12P/Pons–Brooks was taken in March 2024. Type: photograph. Credits: Taavi Niittee / Tõrva Astronomy Club.

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The top 5 @wikipedia.org reads from Wednesday 21 October 2026: 1. Jailer 2: 278.796 hits 2. Elizabeth Holmes: 208.412 hits 3. Aberfan disaster: 187.692 hits 4. BioWare: 170.992 hits 5. You Can See Everything: 170.153 hits

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The Featured Article of Wednesday 21 October 2026 on @wikipedia.org is: Hongwu Emperor. The Hongwu Emperor, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398..

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