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New edit in the Article on Google

On January 16, 2018 at 12:02AM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about Robot - Removing category 100,000,000 view pages per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 January 8]]..

Picture of the day for January 16, 2018

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Picture of the day on January 16, 2018: Fluorescence and birefringence of 445 nm blue laser in calcite crystal

serac: Word of the day for January 16, 2018

serac , n : Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue. (geography (glaciology)) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.

Article of the day for January 16, 2018

The Article of the day for January 16, 2018 is Illinois Centennial half dollar . The Illinois Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1918. The obverse side, depicting Abraham Lincoln, was designed by Chief Engraver George T. Morgan; the reverse image, based on the Seal of Illinois, was done by his assistant and successor, John R. Sinnock. Morgan's design is based on a statue by Andrew O'Connor. The State of Illinois asked for a commemorative to mark the centennial of its 1818 statehood. In 1918, after legislation was enacted, the two engravers produced designs, but Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo required changes, not all of which were made. The coins were minted in August 1918, and were sold to the public for one dollar each. Though many were held by a bank until 1933, all were sold, and profits were used to cover the cost of local centennial celebrations or to help those in need because of World War I...

Here's The Vikings' Unbelievable, Last-Second Game-Winning Touchdown Over The Saints

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Here's The Vikings' Unbelievable, Last-Second Game-Winning Touchdown Over The Saints

Plane Skids Off Runway In Turkey, Nearly Falls Into Sea In Turkey

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Plane Skids Off Runway In Turkey, Nearly Falls Into Sea In Turkey Fortunately no passengers or crew were injured after a Pegasus Airlines flight landing at Trabzon airport in Turkey skidded off the runway onto a steep slope towards the sea. January 15, 2018 at 01:37AM

serac: Word of the day for January 16, 2018

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Word of the day is serac : Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue. (geography (glaciology)) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier.