Wikipedia

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Born in 2001. Wikipedia was started by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger as a way to create a free encyclopedia that anyone could contribute to and improve.

Written by volunteers. Wikipedians are people from all over the world who volunteer their time to write articles, fix mistakes, and check facts to keep Wikipedia accurate and useful.

Funded by donations. The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization, keeps Wikipedia running and free to use by accepting donations from readers who believe in free knowledge.

Biggest reference ever. Wikipedia is the largest and most read encyclopedia in human history, with millions of articles in hundreds of languages that people can access instantly.

Wiki software power. Wikipedia uses special software called MediaWiki that lets anyone click an edit button and change pages, making it easy for the whole community to improve articles together.