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A wave dashing on the seashore
The sea is the connected body of salty water that covers over 70 percent of the Earth's surface. It moderates the Earth's climate and has important roles in the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. It has been travelled since ancient times, while scientific oceanography dates broadly from Captain James Cook's 18th-century voyages. Winds produce waves and surface currents, and deep-sea currents carry cold water to every ocean. Large events such as submarine earthquakes can cause destructive tsunamis. Tides are caused by the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational effects of the Moon and the Sun. A variety of organisms live in the sea's many habitats, from the sunlit surface to the cold, dark abyssal zone, and from the Arctic to colourful tropical coral reefs. Life itself may have started in the sea. The sea provides humans with food including fish and shellfish, and enables trade, travel, mineral extraction, power generation, naval warfare, and leisure, though often at the cost of marine pollution. The sea has been important in human culture since Homer's Odyssey, appearing in literature, mythology, marine art, cinema, theatre, classical music and dream interpretation. (Full article...)
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Detail of boom defence in Siege of Londonderry
... that chain booms (pictured) were used to block rivers and harbours in order to keep enemy ships out or collect tolls?
... that HIV/AIDS activist Spencer Cox designed a clinical trial that resulted in the approval of a protease inhibitor?
... that after the dissolution of the Lal Communist Party, some of its former members became sadhus?
... that the fictional character Machete, portrayed by Danny Trejo and created by Robert Rodriguez, has appeared in Machete and Machete Kills?
... that the extinct ant Acanthostichus hispaniolicus is the only Acanthostichus species found in the West Indies?
... that Singapore politician Gan Thiam Poh used to work for a salary of $2.50 an hour?
... that a recently discovered Ransomware trojan accepts Bitcoin?
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Marmaray tunnel
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
The Marmaray rail tunnel (pictured) under the Bosphorus opens, connecting the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
The Front for Victory loses seats but retains its majority in the Argentine legislative election.
Giorgi Margvelashvili is elected President of Georgia.
In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the Drivers' Championship for the fourth consecutive year, and Infiniti Red Bull Racing wins the Constructors' Championship.
Recent deaths: Tadeusz Mazowiecki – Lou Reed
More current events...

On this day...


November 2: All Souls' Day (Western Christianity); Day of the Dead in Mexico

Ngo Dinh Diem
619 – Emperor Gaozu allowed the assassination of a khagan of the Western Turkic Khanate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one the earliest events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks.
1889 – The Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory of the United States, was split and became the states of North and South Dakota.
1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
1963 – President Ngo Dinh Diem (pictured) of South Vietnam was assassinated, marking the culmination of a coup d'état led by Duong Van Minh.
2007 – In Tbilisi, Georgia, 50,000–100,000 people demonstrated against the allegedly corrupt government of president Mikheil Saakashvili.
More anniversaries: November 1 – November 2 – November 3
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Azure Kingfisher
The Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) is a small kingfisher found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia. First described in 1802, seven subspecies are known.
Photo: JJ Harrison
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From today's featured article


A wave dashing on the seashore
The sea is the connected body of salty water that covers over 70 percent of the Earth's surface. It moderates the Earth's climate and has important roles in the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. It has been travelled since ancient times, while scientific oceanography dates broadly from Captain James Cook's 18th-century voyages. Winds produce waves and surface currents, and deep-sea currents carry cold water to every ocean. Large events such as submarine earthquakes can cause destructive tsunamis. Tides are caused by the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational effects of the Moon and the Sun. A variety of organisms live in the sea's many habitats, from the sunlit surface to the cold, dark abyssal zone, and from the Arctic to colourful tropical coral reefs. Life itself may have started in the sea. The sea provides humans with food including fish and shellfish, and enables trade, travel, mineral extraction, power generation, naval warfare, and leisure, though often at the cost of marine pollution. The sea has been important in human culture since Homer's Odyssey, appearing in literature, mythology, marine art, cinema, theatre, classical music and dream interpretation. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Lie Kim Hok – Malkin Tower – Rudd Concession
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From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Detail of boom defence in Siege of Londonderry
... that chain booms (pictured) were used to block rivers and harbours in order to keep enemy ships out or collect tolls?
... that HIV/AIDS activist Spencer Cox designed a clinical trial that resulted in the approval of a protease inhibitor?
... that after the dissolution of the Lal Communist Party, some of its former members became sadhus?
... that the fictional character Machete, portrayed by Danny Trejo and created by Robert Rodriguez, has appeared in Machete and Machete Kills?
... that the extinct ant Acanthostichus hispaniolicus is the only Acanthostichus species found in the West Indies?
... that Singapore politician Gan Thiam Poh used to work for a salary of $2.50 an hour?
... that a recently discovered Ransomware trojan accepts Bitcoin?
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In the news


Marmaray tunnel
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series.
The Marmaray rail tunnel (pictured) under the Bosphorus opens, connecting the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
The Front for Victory loses seats but retains its majority in the Argentine legislative election.
Giorgi Margvelashvili is elected President of Georgia.
In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the Drivers' Championship for the fourth consecutive year, and Infiniti Red Bull Racing wins the Constructors' Championship.
Recent deaths: Tadeusz Mazowiecki – Lou Reed
More current events...

On this day...


November 2: All Souls' Day (Western Christianity); Day of the Dead in Mexico

Ngo Dinh Diem
619 – Emperor Gaozu allowed the assassination of a khagan of the Western Turkic Khanate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one the earliest events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks.
1889 – The Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory of the United States, was split and became the states of North and South Dakota.
1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
1963 – President Ngo Dinh Diem (pictured) of South Vietnam was assassinated, marking the culmination of a coup d'état led by Duong Van Minh.
2007 – In Tbilisi, Georgia, 50,000–100,000 people demonstrated against the allegedly corrupt government of president Mikheil Saakashvili.
More anniversaries: November 1 – November 2 – November 3
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now November 2, 2013 (UTC) – Reload this page



Today's featured picture


Azure Kingfisher
The Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) is a small kingfisher found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia. First described in 1802, seven subspecies are known.
Photo: JJ Harrison
Recently featured: Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah – The Mummy (1932 film) – Lesser short-nosed fruit bat

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,365,495 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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