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Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales

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What was the um what was the first Wikipedia entry? The earliest article that anyone has found uh was an article Hm. And in in those early days it was very exciting. You could just be the first person to say, Africa is a continent and hit save.

And well it's not very good. But it's not wrong, and It's a start. From NPR? That's how I built this.

show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements. They don't. I'm Guy Raz and on today's show, the story of how Jimmy Wales started an online encyclopedia as a side project. Watched it grow into one of the pillars. Internet.

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