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One random Wikipedia article highlighted and summarized each day.

  1. 21h ago

    Post-Reformation Digital Library

    rWotD Episode 3458: Post-Reformation Digital Library Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Thursday, 22 October 2026, is Post-Reformation Digital Library. The Post-Reformation Digital Library (PRDL) is a database of digitized books from the early modern era. The collected titles are directly linked to full-text versions of the works in question. The bibliography was initially inclined toward Protestant writers from the Reformation and immediate Post-Reformation era (the later sometimes characterized as the age of Protestant Scholasticism). In its current development the project is moving toward being a comprehensive database of early modern theology and philosophy and also includes late medieval and patristic works printed in the early modern period. The database is a project of the Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research at Calvin Theological Seminary, and was produced in cooperation with the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, a joint undertaking of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. As bibliographical projects such as VD 16, VD 17, and English Short Title Catalogue, have a more narrow national or regional focus, meta-bibliographical tools such as PRDL and Early Modern Thought Online play a vital role in facilitating scholarship in the rapidly changing technological landscape. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Thursday, 22 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Post-Reformation Digital Library on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm standard Geraint.

  2. 1d ago

    Tercüman

    rWotD Episode 3457: Tercüman Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Wednesday, 21 October 2026, is Tercüman. Tercüman: Halka ve Olaylara was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was founded in 1955 by Kemal Ilıcak (1932–1993), and associated with the center-right. It was based in the now demolished Tercüman Building. It was temporarily closed down by the military authorities between 11 August and 3 September 1983 during martial law in Turkey. Ayhan Songar published weekly columns in the paper between 1986 and 1989. Another contributor of the paper was Nevzat Yalçıntaş. Tercüman closed after Ilıcak's death, and the name was acquired by the Çukurova Media Group in 1997. In 2003 Ilıcak's family (including Kemal's son, Mehmet Ali Ilıcak) attempted to resurrect the paper, and a dispute with Çukurova over naming rights saw Çukurova hastily launch a daily newspaper named Tercüman in January 2003, on the same day as the Ilıcaks' Dünden Bugüne Tercüman appeared. Çukurova suffered during the 2008 financial crisis, and closed down its Tercüman in 2010. Dünden Bugüne Tercüman was renamed Bugün in 2005. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:55 UTC on Wednesday, 21 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Tercüman on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm neural Salli.

  3. 2d ago

    Queen Arwa Mosque

    rWotD Episode 3456: Queen Arwa Mosque Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Tuesday, 20 October 2026, is Queen Arwa Mosque. The Mosque of Queen Arwa bint Ahmad Al-Sulayhi (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْمَلِكَة أَرْوَى بِنْت أَحْمَد ٱلصُّلَيْحِي, romanized: Masjid Al-Malikah Arwā bint Aḥmad Aṣ-Ṣulayḥī), or simply the Queen Arwa Mosque, is a historical mosque in Jibla, Yemen. It was built between 1056 and 1111 C. E. by Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi and her tomb had later become the site of pilgrimage. It retains its importance as one of the oldest ancient Yemeni mosques. It is also known as Hurrat-ul-Malikah Mosque, as the queen was often referred to as Al-Malika Al-Hurra, which means "The Noble Queen". This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:08 UTC on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Queen Arwa Mosque on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm standard Brian.

  4. 3d ago

    Trojak (dance)

    rWotD Episode 3455: Trojak (dance) Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Monday, 19 October 2026, is Trojak (dance). Trojak ("threesome", "trio", in Polish) is a Silesian folk dance. It is usually performed in groups of three: one male dancer and two female dancers. Trojak's music has two distinct parts, each having its own tempo and metre. Ignoring the footwork, the figures may have the following arrangements. All three move in sync from the same foot. The boy dances with one girl, the second one dancing alone, then the boy switches the girl. Girls are rolling on and then rolling off the arms. The trio forms a circle The boy and the girls separate and move in the opposite directions, then join again. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:48 UTC on Monday, 19 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Trojak (dance) on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm neural Jasmine.

  5. 4d ago

    Buddhist temples in Korea

    rWotD Episode 3454: Buddhist temples in Korea Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Sunday, 18 October 2026, is Buddhist temples in Korea. Buddhist temples, called sachal (Korean: 사찰; Hanja: 寺刹), jeol (절), or garam (가람; 伽藍) in Korean, are an important part of Korean architecture. Buddhism was introduced to Korea in the 4th century and the earliest temples were established in Goguryeo in 375. Korean temple architecture developed under the influence of Chinese temples while acquiring distinctive forms over time. Temples of the Three Kingdoms period of Korea had pagoda-and-hall structures while those of Unified Silla had double pagoda structures. Temples expanded in scale and function during the Goryeo dynasty but policies of the Joseon dynasty restricting Buddhism pushed many temples into mountains. Many temples suffered destruction during the Korean War but were subsequently restored. Today, there are approximately 20,000 temples in South Korea and 64 in North Korea. Several Korean temples are designated as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:00 UTC on Sunday, 18 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Buddhist temples in Korea on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm long-form Patrick.

  6. 5d ago

    Derek Needham

    rWotD Episode 3453: Derek Needham Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Saturday, 17 October 2026, is Derek Needham. Derek Ryan Needham (born October 20, 1990) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Chorale Roanne of the LNB Élite. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he plays the point guard position. Needham played college basketball for Fairfield University where he was named to the CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-America team in 2010 and was All-MAAC for four straight years between 2010 and 2013. Since 2017, Needham represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in international competitions. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:54 UTC on Saturday, 17 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Derek Needham on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm generative Amy.

  7. 6d ago

    Administrative counties of Ireland

    rWotD Episode 3452: Administrative counties of Ireland Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Friday, 16 October 2026, is Administrative counties of Ireland. Administrative counties were a unit of local government created by an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for use in Ireland in 1899. Following the separation of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, administrative counties continued in use in the two parts of the island of Ireland under their respective sovereign jurisdictions. They continued in use until 1973 in Northern Ireland and until 2002 in the Republic of Ireland. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:14 UTC on Friday, 16 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see Administrative counties of Ireland on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm generative Niamh.

  8. Oct 15

    O Sonfa

    rWotD Episode 3451: O Sonfa Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time. The random article for Thursday, 15 October 2026, is O Sonfa. O Sonfa (Japanese: 呉 善花; オ・ソンファ, born 15 September 1956), also known by her Korean name Oh Seon-hwa (Korean: 오선화), is a former professor in the School of International Relations at Takushoku University in Tokyo. She is currently a professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University. She is also active as an author and journalist in Japan. She is a critic in many fields such as current issues, history, and culture, particularly in East Asian Countries. Originally from Jeju Island, South Korea, she left for Japan in 1983. She received a BA degree from Daito Bunka University and an MA degree from the Graduate School of North American Studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. She went on to naturalise as a Japanese citizen. In 1998, she lost her South Korean nationality as she had acquired Japanese nationality in 1991. In 2007 and 2013, she was refused entry to South Korea. She has since been a source of controversy in Korea due to her open criticism of not only the South Korean government, but Korean culture as a whole. After the 2014 sinking of MV Sewol disaster, she described Koreans as "having no patriotism and completely selfish", and argued that Japan should not try to reconcile its differences with South Korea. O denies that "comfort women", a euphemism for Korean women who are considered by international consensus to have been forced prostitutes during World War II, were forced to work at all. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:39 UTC on Thursday, 15 October 2026. For the full current version of the article, see O Sonfa on Wikipedia. This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com. Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm neural Olivia.

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