English Wikipedia hosts three millionth article

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The English version of user-generated online encylopedia Wikipedia hosted its three millionth article on Monday — an entry about a Norwegian actress.

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Wikipedia announced the milestone on its homepage at en.wikipedia.org. “The English-language Wikipedia thanks its contributors for creating over 3,000,000 articles!” it said.

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Wikipedia said the three millionth article was about Beate Eriksen, a 48-year-old Norwegian television and movie actress and film director.

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Founded eight years ago, Wikipedia prides itself on allowing anyone with an Internet connection to contribute or edit content.

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Wikipedia currently hosts a total of 13 million articles in 260 languages.

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Wikipedia is one of the most-visited sites on the Internet and attracts around 65 million visitors a month.

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