Wikipedia Featured Weekly — July 26, 2026
7 stories · July 26, 2026
In this issue
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Curlew sandpiper
en.wikipedia.org · Species of bird · Featured Jul 20
The curlew sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until…
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Lope Martín
en.wikipedia.org · Portuguese maritime pilot (marooned 1566) · Featured Jul 21
Lope Martín ( fl. 1564–1566) was a Portuguese maritime pilot who successfully navigated across the Pacific Ocean east–west and then west–east, becoming the first to complete the return voyage from…
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Ludwig Ross
en.wikipedia.org · German archaeologist (1806–1859) · Featured Jul 22
Ludwig Ross (22 July 1806 – 6 August 1859) was a German classical archaeologist. He is chiefly remembered for the rediscovery and reconstruction of the Temple of Athena Nike in 1835–1836, and for his…
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Diaspora Revolt
en.wikipedia.org · Second Jewish–Roman War (115–117 CE) · Featured Jul 23
The Diaspora Revolt (115–117 CE), sometimes known as the Second Jewish – Roman War, was a series of uprisings launched by Jewish diaspora communities in several eastern provinces of the Roman Empire…
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Bleed American
en.wikipedia.org · 2001 studio album by Jimmy Eat World · Featured Jul 24
Bleed American is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on July 24, 2001, by DreamWorks Records. The album was re-released as Jimmy Eat World following the…
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Las Meninas
en.wikipedia.org · 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez · Featured Jul 25
Las Meninas ( pronounced [ las meˈninas ]; Spanish for ' The Ladies-in-waiting ' ) is a 1656 oil painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist in the court of King…
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Nile
en.wikipedia.org · Major river in northeast Africa · Featured Jul 26
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404   mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the…