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fWotD Episode 3354: Meurig ab Arthfael Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 11 July 2026, is Meurig ab Arthfael. Meurig ab Arthfael (or Mouric, ruled c. 848 – c. 874) was a king in south-east Wales. In the seventh century, Gwent was a single kingdom covering south-east Wales, but i...

fWotD Episode 3353: Gu Yanwu Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 10 July 2026, is Gu Yanwu. Gu Yanwu (Chinese: 顧炎武; pinyin: Gù Yánwǔ, 1613 – 1682) was a Chinese historian, philologist, and poet. After failing to advance through the civil service examination system and surviving t...

fWotD Episode 3352: Virus Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 9 July 2026, is Virus. A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viru...

fWotD Episode 3351: Al-Altan Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 8 July 2026, is Al-Altan. Al-Altan (c. 1196 – 1246), also known as Altalun and Altaluqan, was the youngest child and favourite daughter of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, and Börte, his primary wife. A...

fWotD Episode 3350: Cardinal-nephew Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 7 July 2026, is Cardinal-nephew. A cardinal-nephew (Latin: cardinalis nepos; Italian: cardinale nipote; Spanish: valido de su tío; Portuguese: cardeal-sobrinho; French: prince de fortune) was a cardinal elevated by a pope w...

fWotD Episode 3349: Destiny's Child Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 6 July 2026, is Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child was an American girl group formed in Houston, Texas, in 1990. Its final lineup comprised Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. Known for their vocal harmonies, stage...

fWotD Episode 3348: Lyon-class battleship Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 5 July 2026, is Lyon-class battleship. The Lyon class was a set of battleships planned for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in 1913, with construction scheduled to begin in 1915. The class was to have consisted of four ship...

fWotD Episode 3347: Liberty Bell Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 4 July 2026, is Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the steeple of Pennsylvania S...

fWotD Episode 3346: Marcus Trescothick Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 3 July 2026, is Marcus Trescothick. Marcus Edward Trescothick (born 25 December 1975) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and...

fWotD Episode 3345: No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 2 July 2026, is No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF. No. 1 Aircraft Depot (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RA...

fWotD Episode 3344: Eve Cone Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 1 July 2026, is Eve Cone. Eve Cone, also known as Eve's Cone, is a cinder cone in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 1,740 metres (5,710 feet) and is one of several volcanic cones in...

fWotD Episode 3343: Calgary Flames Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 30 June 2026, is Calgary Flames. The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Con...

fWotD Episode 3342: The Path to Rome Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 29 June 2026, is The Path to Rome. The Path to Rome is a 1902 travelogue by the French-English author and historian Hilaire Belloc. Belloc recounts his pilgrimage from Toul in northeastern France to Rome after encountering an extr...

fWotD Episode 3341: Morris Park Aerodrome Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 28 June 2026, is Morris Park Aerodrome. The Morris Park Aerodrome was a short-lived airfield in what is now the Morris Park section of the Bronx, New York City, United States. In operation from 1908 to 1909, it was the first...

fWotD Episode 3340: The One Where Michael Leaves Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 27 June 2026, is The One Where Michael Leaves. "The One Where Michael Leaves" is the second season premiere of the American television satirical sitcom Arrested Development. It was written by series creator...

fWotD Episode 3339: Donkey Kong Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 26 June 2026, is Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. It follows the adventures of Donkey Kong, a large, powerful gorilla, and other me...

fWotD Episode 3338: Augustus Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 25 June 2026, is Augustus. Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his deat...

fWotD Episode 3337: Vatican City at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 24 June 2026, is Vatican City at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. Vatican City competed as guests at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, which were held in Oran, Algeria, from 25 June to 6 July 2022. The nati...

fWotD Episode 3336: Battle of Trapani Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Tuesday, 23 June 2026, is Battle of Trapani. The Battle of Trapani took place on 23 June 1266 off Trapani, Sicily, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, as part of the War of Saint Sabas (1256–1270...

fWotD Episode 3335: Manchester Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Monday, 22 June 2026, is Manchester. Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to th...

fWotD Episode 3334: Tatannuaq Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Sunday, 21 June 2026, is Tatannuaq. Tatannuaq (Inuktitut: ᑕᑕᓐᓄᐊᖅ, Inuktitut pronunciation: [tatanːuaq], c. 1790s – early 1834), also known as Tattannoeuck or Augustus, was an Inuk interpreter for two of John Franklin's Arctic expedi...

fWotD Episode 3333: KPop Demon Hunters Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Saturday, 20 June 2026, is KPop Demon Hunters. KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix...

fWotD Episode 3332: Atlanta Compromise Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Friday, 19 June 2026, is Atlanta Compromise. The Atlanta Compromise (also known as accommodation or accommodationism) was a proposal put forth in 1895 by African American leader Booker T. Washington in a speech he gave at the Cotton Sta...

fWotD Episode 3331: Forever (Mariah Carey song) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Thursday, 18 June 2026, is Forever (Mariah Carey song). "Forever" is a rock and roll and pop song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey for her fifth studio album, Daydream (1995). Columbia Records released it to A...

fWotD Episode 3330: Cedric Howell Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles. The featured article for Wednesday, 17 June 2026, is Cedric Howell. Cedric Ernest "Spike" Howell, (17 June 1896 – 10 December 1919) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he enlisted...