Screenshot of Christina Koch's Wikipedia page. Text reads: During the mission, she made the first edit to Wikipedia from space.

Now she's returning from her journey to the moon, and we just want to say: whether you're in low Earth orbit or at your laptop, every edit counts. 

Check out Christina's out of this world achievements on her Wikipedia article  ➡️ w.wiki/Kzgx (2/2)

A photo of astronaut Christina Koch from 2023. Text reads: She was the first to edit Wikipedia from space. In 2019, Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch made the edit during her mission aboard the International Space Station. Now, she's on her way home from the far side of the moon.

Did you know there is a Wikimedian in space? In 2019, Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch made the first-ever Wikipedia edit from space during her mission on the International Space Station. 🧵⬇️ (1/2)

Did you know: certain ancient myths have been argued to expose ancient traces of matrilineal customs that existed before historical records. Arguments have been made that matrilineal relationships underlie several fairy tale plots, which may contain traces of unrecorded folklore traditions.

Who run the world?
(Girls!)

Did you know? In spite of their bawdy behavior, satyrs were still revered as semi-divine beings and companions of the god Dionysus.

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Illustration of two figures struggling forward through deep snow and wind, carrying equipment. Text reads: Jeannette Expedition (1879). Survivors treated to a free meal at Delmonico's, a celebrated New York City steak house. Of course, it's not fun to be trapped in ice for nearly two years. But the drifting wreck of your crushed ship will prove the existence of transpolar ocean currents.

Explore the full list ➡️ w.wiki/JCBd (5/5)

Sailing ship in icy Antarctic waters with snow-covered mountains in the background. Text reads: Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897). Experience the first expedition to spend winter in Antarctica entirely by accident. Treat your scurvy by eating raw penguin meat.

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Early portrait of a uniformed man seated, holding a stick, wearing a tall hat and heavy coat. Text reads: Franklin's lost expedition (1845). 129 men. Zero survivors. Cannibalism. But you inspire 2018 supernatural horror TV show The Terror.

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Five bundled explorers posing in snow with flags, faces darkened by frost and cold conditions. Text reads: The Terra Nova Expedition (1910). Be on the second team of explorers ever to reach the South Pole. A Norwegian group got there first, just 34 days earlier. No one in this photo makes it home alive.

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View from inside an ice cave with icicles, looking out at two people and a ship on a frozen sea. Text reads: Which doomed polar expedition are you joining?

No wrong answers. Well, actually, all answers are kind of wrong. But let us know anyway. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)

Macaulay Culkin, Barbra Streisand, and the Beach Boys's singer/songwriter Brian Wilson are among the notable people who reportedly suffer from agoraphobia.

Did you know? Agoraphobia occurs about twice as often in women as it does in men? ➡️ w.wiki/3jP3

Fun fact: this unusual grove of 400 pines was planted in around 1930.

Illustration of crooked trees with subtle faces. Text reads: Crooked Forest. The Crooked Forest is a grove of oddly-shaped Scots pine trees located in the village of Nowe Czarnowo near the town of Gryfino, West Pomerania, in north-western Poland.

Illustration of trees challenging each other to a game of "how low can you go". Text reads: It is generally believed that some form of human tool or technique was used to make the trees grow or bend this way, but the method has never been determined, and remains a mystery to this day.

Illustration of crooked trees playing with the hula hoop. Text reads: It has been speculated that the trees may have been deformed to create naturally curved timber for use in furniture or boat building. Other surmise that a snowstorm could have bent the trunks, but there is little evidence of that. The site is open to the public and is a tourist attraction in the region.

You are not suffering from vertigo, the Crooked Forest pine trees are really gravity-defying bending.

🎨: Greg Nussbaum

When he was 16 years old, Ludwig II attended the 1862 Fairytale Maskenfest, a costume ball themed around German fairytales. Just a few short years later, he would ascend the Bavarian throne after the death of his father, Maximilian II of Bavaria.

Also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King, Ludwig II would most likely build a castle in Club Awesome, tbf ➡️ w.wiki/_tGF2

Full Moon with dark shading forming the shape of a rabbit across its surface. Text reads: In East Asian folklore, the dark markings on the Moon are a Moon rabbit pounding medicine, rice cakes, or the elixir of immortality depending on the culture.

In East Asian folklore, the dark markings on the Moon are a Moon rabbit pounding medicine, rice cakes, or the elixir of immortality depending on the culture. NASA's Apollo 11 mission control told the crew to watch out for it. (7/7)

Detailed painting of a rabbit in a forest clearing surrounded by plants, insects, and a bird. Text reads: Rabbits and hares in art have symbolized fertility, virginity, resurrection, lust, and the soul's escape from the devil, sometimes in the same painting. The rabbit contains multitudes.

Rabbits and hares in art have symbolized fertility, virginity, resurrection, lust, and the soul's escape from the devil, sometimes in the same painting. The rabbit contains multitudes. (6/7)

Rabbit on a leash mid-jump over a small obstacle on an agility course. Text reads: Rabbit show jumping started in Sweden in the 1970s. The world record for highest jump is 107 cm, while the longest jump record stands at 301 cm. This is a real competitive sport with international federations, official course levels, and promotion points.

Rabbit show jumping started in Sweden in the 1970s. The world record for highest jump is 107 cm. The world record for longest jump is 301 cm. This is a real competitive sport with international federations, official course levels, and promotion points. (5/7)

Painting of an elderly man and child feeding rabbits in a rustic yard with chickens nearby. Text reads: Cuniculture is the history and practice of rabbit domestication. Longer and stranger than you'd think.

Cuniculture is the history and practice of rabbit domestication. Longer and stranger than you'd think. (4/7)

Collage of rabbit breeds labeled with names, showing varied fur types, colors, and ear shapes. Text reads: List of rabbit breeds – there are a lot. Each could be the start of its own rabbit hole. A colony of rabbit holes, if you will.

List of rabbit breeds – there are a lot. More than a lot. Each could be the start of its own rabbit hole. A colony of rabbit holes, if you will. (3/7)

Chocolate bilby figurine beside a mug decorated with illustrated bilbies. This is an Easter bilby. Australia doesn't do the Easter Bunny, as rabbits are an invasive species. So another marsupial called the bilby is celebrated instead.

This is an Easter bilby. Australia doesn't do the Easter Bunny. Rabbits are an invasive species there. So another marsupial called the bilby is celebrated instead. (2/7)

Close-up of a rabbit’s face, showing brown fur, dark eyes, and fine whiskers. Go down a rabbit-themed rabbit hole on Wikipedia or a Bilby hole, if you're Australian.

Here are some rabbit-themed Wikipedia articles that might lead you somewhere you didn't expect to go. 🧵⬇️ (1/7)

Fun fact: As early as the ancient Greek philosophers have devised color associations and linked connotative meaning to specific colors. However, color symbolism tends to be culture-bound and may also vary across different contexts and circumstances.

Did your favorite color duo appeared in one of the categories? 🎨

Mobile screenshot of the Space telescope article. Smartphone displaying  Wikipedia article "Space telescope", with spectrum diagram and observatory images.

Hint: The answer sounds like "humble". Which is a common result of looking at the images taken by this April-launched space telescope. (7/7)

Mobile screenshot of the Year of the Five Emperors article. Smartphone showing Wikipedia article “Year of the Five Emperors”, with Roman coins and statue background.

The Year of the Five Emperors was 193 CE, when the Roman Empire had five different emperors within a single calendar year. (6/7)

Mobile screenshot of the Iambic Pentameter article. Smartphone displaying Wikipedia article "Iambic pentameter", overlaid on a portrait painting background.

Hint: On the same day? Really? A pioneer of Iambic Pantemeter has 2 April connections. (5/7)

Mobile screenshot of the Transitional fossil article. Smartphone showing Wikipedia article “Transitional fossil,” featuring a fossil skeleton image.

Hint: Someone related to the article on transitional fossils died in April, but his ideas kept evolving. (4/7)