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Caroline13
02-13-2022, 03:41 PM
Probably the last thing we need here is a new game, but let's do this one for a while. I use Wiki a lot and get a lot of history and facts from Wiki. List what you look up or have looked up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland

Theda Bara
02-13-2022, 04:02 PM
The last thing I looked up on Wikipedia was information about Anna's Hummingbirds.

Currently we have a male Anna's Hummingbird who is perched inside our palm tree and sings all day; he is absolutely gorgeous and his high-pitched raspy song is adorable.

Anna's Hummingbird (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%27s_hummingbird)

Caroline13
02-13-2022, 04:44 PM
My daughter reported coming almost face to face with a large bird and we did a wiki search and believed it was some kind of Hawk...this was a couple times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk

Theda Bara
02-13-2022, 04:52 PM
My Favorite Flower (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory):)

Caroline13
02-13-2022, 05:05 PM
The Science of Mind and I found each other in the 80's, talk about life changing. Just by chance came upon Dr. Tom Johnson and his "little" center in Canoga Park and boy was I searching...I found a home and then went to so many centers/churches all over California...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Mind

Theda Bara
02-13-2022, 05:16 PM
I am a history enthusiast, and I love reading and looking up information about the lives of random people connected to the famous or the infamous.

Mary Tudor, the younger sister of Henry VIII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France)

Caroline13
02-13-2022, 05:16 PM
When I think of a favorite flower, Peony comes to mind. I grew up with them in the East and have not seen any in Calif in the 57 yrs here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peony

Other favorite: Lilac -- same only in the East

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa

AB
02-13-2022, 08:23 PM
The last thing I looked up was info about Windows 11, I got a prompt for a free install. I'm still not sure about installing it though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11

Caroline13
02-14-2022, 04:17 PM
Last thing I looked up as when was first Super Bowl played, it was Jan 1967 in Los Angeles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I

Zoneboy
02-14-2022, 04:20 PM
I despise Wiki so I won't be participating in this game.

All other players have fun though. :)

Zoneboy
02-15-2022, 12:24 PM
This really isn't a game and is probably better suited for the random posts board.

Caroline13
02-15-2022, 02:35 PM
Whatever, it's kinda like a Game, but Zone if you want to move it. You are the boss. I am happy we have Wiki sure beats a load of encyclopedias that I grew up with. What's to despise about Wiki, that's a ????

opus
02-15-2022, 05:08 PM
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/93ee1f97-de21-4ead-9b74-29aede18be37_1.efe52f25c1063b77cc36de4c470a9e7e.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF


https://www.amazon.com/Cardinal-The-Game-About-Wikipedia/dp/B07TBWF5XJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ND1SZNGKWX30&keywords=wikipedia+the+game&qid=1644959267&sprefix=wikipedia+the%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

PhoenixAcres
02-15-2022, 08:56 PM
When I first saw the title I thought of that game where you navigate from one Wikipedia article to a totally different one solely through strategically following the right hyperlinks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Game

Caroline13
02-16-2022, 02:53 PM
I just learned of P J O'Rourke's death and I didn't know too much about him. Wiki filled me in a lot. Says cancer took him....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._O%27Rourke

Caroline13
04-30-2022, 06:27 PM
Just looked up history of Kennywood Park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennywood

Learned a lot about this park where I spent many yrs growing up.