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Not quite "this month", but the stats for the month of May show that the Hebrew Knowledge (XXG), Farsi Knowledge (XXG), and Turkish Knowledge (XXG) all reached new all-time highs in numbers of very-active (100+ edits) editors. Congratulations to hewiki, fawiki, and trwiki!
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This photograph of Truth was taken around 1870, accompanied by the caption "I sell the shadow to support the substance", emphasizing her financial acumen. The image is now in the collection of the
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Knowledge (XXG) is like 'find a car, you don't need a license, and try driving without crashing. And oh, here's a highway code that you can try to read while driving'.
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For what are you grateful for this month?: A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
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The English Knowledge (XXG) Picture of the Day for 19 June 2020 was of Sojourner Truth.
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