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rWotD Episode 3295: USS SC-17

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The random article for Tuesday, 12 May 2026, is USS SC-17.

USS SC-17, until July 1920 known as USS Submarine Chaser No. 17 or USS S. C. 17, was an SC-1-class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I.

SC-17 was a wooden-hulled 110-foot (34 m) submarine chaser built at the New York Navy Yard at Brooklyn, New York. She was commissioned on 8 November 1917 as USS Submarine Chaser...

rWotD Episode 3294: If You Were the Last

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The random article for Monday, 11 May 2026, is If You Were the Last.

If You Were the Last is a 2023 American sci-fi romantic comedy film directed by Kristian Mercado and written by Angela Bourassa. The film stars Anthony Mackie and Zoë Chao.

The film centers around two astronauts who, while stranded on a multi-year exploration mission, fall in love with each other.

It p...

rWotD Episode 3293: 1975 Volvo International – Doubles

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The random article for Sunday, 10 May 2026, is 1975 Volvo International – Doubles.

The 1975 Volvo International – Doubles was an event of the 1975 Volvo International tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in North Conway, New Hampshire, in the United States, between August 4, and August 10, 1975. The draw comprised 20 teams. Jeff Borowiak and Rod Laver were the defending South Pacific Tennis Classic doubles champions but did not participate in this edition. The te...

rWotD Episode 3292: Institut Néel

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The random article for Saturday, 9 May 2026, is Institut Néel.

Institut Néel is a research laboratory in condensed matter physics located on Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble, France. It is named after scientist Louis Néel.

The institute is an independent research unit (UPR2940) of the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique created in 2007 as a reorganization of four research laboratories: the center for research in v...

rWotD Episode 3291: ASP.NET Web Matrix

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The random article for Friday, 8 May 2026, is ASP.NET Web Matrix.

ASP. NET Web Matrix, whose name was the inspiration for WebMatrix, was released in 2003 and later discontinued by Microsoft in favor of Web Developer Express, a free version of Visual Studio's web development functionality; Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship IDE for all aspects of Visual Basic and C# coding, including ASP. NET development.

What...

rWotD Episode 3290: 16 (TV series)

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The random article for Thursday, 7 May 2026, is 16 (TV series).

16 (original title: Dieciséis) is a Chilean teen drama television series written by Marcelo Leonart. It premiered on Televisión Nacional de Chile on June 9, 2003, and concluded on October 22, 2003. The series stars Francisca Lewin and Cristián Arriagada.

Throughout the series, topics such as bullying, bulimia, and drug use are explored within the setting of a prestigious high sch...

rWotD Episode 3289: Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations

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The random article for Wednesday, 6 May 2026, is Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

CFR Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 50 is the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies of the United States regarding wildlife and fisheries. Maintained by the Office of the Federal Register, it...

rWotD Episode 3288: Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association

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The random article for Tuesday, 5 May 2026, is Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association.

The Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association (IWSA) began on October 15, 1851, in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. IWSA was created for men and women to fight for women's right to vote. The association held annual conventions for 26 years. People traveled from all over the state to find resolutions for the political, social, and financial inequalities for women. The ISWA...

rWotD Episode 3287: Divyopadesh

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The random article for Monday, 4 May 2026, is Divyopadesh.

Divyopadesh (Nepali: दिव्योपदेश, lit. 'Divine Counsel; Divine Teachings'), also Divya Upadesh, is a collection of teachings from Prithvi Narayan Shah, the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal, as imparted by him to his courtiers and royal priests, toward the end of his life, around 1774–75. It is also considered autobiographical as it contains accounts of his motivations and actions. It was posthumously published for the first time in bo...

rWotD Episode 3286: Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794

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The random article for Sunday, 3 May 2026, is Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794.

The Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794 was a series of manoeuvres and naval actions fought between warships and privateers of the French Republic and a squadron of vessels sent by the British East India Company to protect trade in the region, later augmented by Dutch warships. The campaign developed as French forces based on...

rWotD Episode 3285: Redoubt Glacier

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The random article for Saturday, 2 May 2026, is Redoubt Glacier.

Redoubt Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U. S. state of Washington, on the east slopes of Mount Redoubt. Redoubt Glacier descends from the 8,400-foot (2,600 m) point on the east slope of Mount Redoubt then has a south terminus near 7,200 ft (2,200 m). The glacier then has a shallow gradient for most of its course before descending north...

rWotD Episode 3284: Australian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

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The random article for Friday, 1 May 2026, is Australian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

The Australian Triple Crown is a three-race competition for thoroughbred racehorses.

The Australian Triple Crown consists of the Randwick Guineas (1600 metres) (previously the Canterbury Guineas), the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and the Australian Derby (2400m).

The first leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Randwick Guineas. It is...

rWotD Episode 3283: Melchiorites

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The random article for Thursday, 30 April 2026, is Melchiorites.

Melchiorites is a desmoceratid ammonite genus included in the subfamily Puzosiinae. Member species are characterized by an essentially evolute shell in which the early whorls are smooth, with sinuous radial or oblique constrictions but in which later whorls have feeble intermediate ribs on the outer part of the sides and venter.

Melchioites is known from Lower Cretaceous of Europe, north...

rWotD Episode 3282: Telish Rock

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The random article for Wednesday, 29 April 2026, is Telish Rock.

Telish Rock (Bulgarian: скала Телиш, ‘Skala Telish’ ska-'la te-'lish) is the islet off the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 400 m (437 yd) south of Elephant Point and 3 km (1.86 mi) northwest by west of Enchantress Rocks. Extending 300 by 180 m (328 by 197 yd). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The islet is named after the settlement...

rWotD Episode 3281: FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket

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The random article for Tuesday, 28 April 2026, is FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket.

The FIBA U16 Women's EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadettes. It's a women's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1976 edition. Through the 2003 edition, it was held every second year, but since the 2004 edition onward, it is held every year...

rWotD Episode 3280: 2016 KPL Top 8 Cup

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The random article for Monday, 27 April 2026, is 2016 KPL Top 8 Cup.

The 2016 KPL Top 8 Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament, which kicked off on 1 May and ended on 16 October. It was contested by the top 8 teams of the 2015 season of the Kenyan Premier League: A. F. C. Leopards, Bandari, Gor Mahia, Muhoroni Youth, Sofapaka, Tusker, Ulinzi Stars and Ushuru.

Gor Mahia were the defending champions...

rWotD Episode 3279: Red Heat (1988 film)

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The random article for Sunday, 26 April 2026, is Red Heat (1988 film).

Red Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop action comedy thriller film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Walter Hill and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Soviet policeman Ivan Danko, and Jim Belushi as Chicago police detective Art Ridzik. The film centers on the duo who, finding themselves on the same case, work as partners to catch a cunning and deadly...

rWotD Episode 3278: Independent Publishing Resource Center

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The random article for Saturday, 25 April 2026, is Independent Publishing Resource Center.

The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) is a resource center based in Portland, Oregon that provides access to tools for the creation of books, prints, posters, zines, and comics. The studios include a computer lab and general workspace, screen printing, letterpress printing, risograph printing, and a zine library. The center was founded in 1998 by Chloe Eudaly...

rWotD Episode 3277: Ayam masak merah

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The random article for Friday, 24 April 2026, is Ayam masak merah.

Ayam masak merah (Jawi: ‏ايم ماسق ميره‎; lit. 'red-cooked chicken' in Malay; Malay pronunciation: [ˌajam ˌmasaʔ ˈmerah]) is a Malaysian and Singaporean chicken dish. Popular in both countries, it is a casserole of chicken pieces in dried chillies sambal. It tends to be a home-cooked dish, so many variations on the recipe exist. Pieces of chicken are first marinated in turmeric before being fried...

rWotD Episode 3276: Oxen Park

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The random article for Thursday, 23 April 2026, is Oxen Park.

Oxen Park is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria.

Oxen Park lies on the watershed between Rusland and Colton Beck valleys in Westmorland and Furness, and is part of the greater Lake District region. The nearest town is Ulverston 7 miles (11 km) to its south. There are two former smithies (blacksmiths) here, dating from the late 17th...

rWotD Episode 3275: Patsy Clark Mansion

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The random article for Wednesday, 22 April 2026, is Patsy Clark Mansion.

The Patsy Clark Mansion is a Spokane, Washington, United States, residence that was designed by architect Kirtland Cutter in 1897 for mining millionaire Patsy Clark. It is located at 2208 West Second Avenue in the city's historic Browne's Addition. The mansion had long been used as a restaurant. In 2002, a law firm purchased the mansion for $1.03 million in order to...

rWotD Episode 3274: Walter Borchers

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The random article for Tuesday, 21 April 2026, is Walter Borchers.

Walter Borchers (22 January 1916 – 6 March 1945) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a flying ace, he was credited with 59 aerial victories, including 43 nocturnal victories, 10 as a destroyer pilot and 6 four-engined bombers at day time, claimed in roughly 300 combat missions. Prior to his death he held the position of wing commander of the 5th Night Fi...

rWotD Episode 3273: Pakistan Peoples Muslim League

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The random article for Monday, 20 April 2026, is Pakistan Peoples Muslim League.

The Pakistan Peoples Muslim League (PPML), formerly known as the Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded) and abbreviated as PML (LM), was a political party in Pakistan led by former Chief Minister of Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The party was a breakaway faction of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q). It emerged in 2009 after many members of the Pakistan...

rWotD Episode 3272: Tungsten disulfide

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The random article for Sunday, 19 April 2026, is Tungsten disulfide.

Tungsten disulfide is an inorganic chemical compound composed of tungsten and sulfur with the chemical formula WS2. This compound is part of the group of materials called the transition metal dichalcogenides. It occurs naturally as the rare mineral tungstenite. This material is a component of certain catalysts used for hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrification.

WS2 adopts a layered structure similar...

rWotD Episode 3271: Parachartergus fraternus

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The random article for Saturday, 18 April 2026, is Parachartergus fraternus.

Parachartergus fraternus is a neotropical, swarm founding, polistine wasp species that is distributed throughout Central and South America. They live in nests in second growth tropical dry forests, near pasture fields, roadside areas, and urban areas as well. These wasps eat insects, such as caterpillars of Lepidoptera. They also drink nectar, honeydew, and water. The workers capture their prey during...

rWotD Episode 3270: Organ futures

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The random article for Friday, 17 April 2026, is Organ futures.

Organ futures is the short term used in academic proposals for futures contracts on organs from human cadavers. They are not legal anywhere at this time.

Organ futures would be used as an economic means to encourage organ donation by compensating transplant organ donors. Financial futures contracts are essentially agreements to pay a specified sum at a specified...

rWotD Episode 3269: Mary Torrans Lathrap

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The random article for Thursday, 16 April 2026, is Mary Torrans Lathrap.

Mary Lathrap (née Torrans; pen name, Lena; known as "The Daniel Webster of Prohibition"; April 25, 1838 - January 3, 1895) was a 19th-century American author, preacher, suffragist, and temperance reformer. For 20 years, she was identified with the progressive women of Michigan who had temperance, purity, and prohibition as their watchwords, and the white ribbon as their badge. She served as p...

rWotD Episode 3268: Prince Edward Island

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The random article for Wednesday, 15 April 2026, is Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island is an island province of Canada. It is the smallest province by both land area and population, but has the highest population density in Canada. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", "Birthplace of Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime...

rWotD Episode 3267: Semustine

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The random article for Tuesday, 14 April 2026, is Semustine.

Semustine (1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(trans-4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea, MeCCNU) is an alkylating nitrosourea compound used in chemotherapy treatment of various types of tumours. Due to its lipophilic property, semustine can cross the blood-brain barrier for the chemotherapy of brain tumours, where it interferes with DNA replication in the rapidly-dividing tumour cells.

Semustine, just as lomustine, is administered orally.
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rWotD Episode 3266: Grayson Allen

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The random article for Monday, 13 April 2026, is Grayson Allen.

Grayson James Allen (born October 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University, where he helped Duke win a national championship in 2015. He has often been called one of Duke's best players of the 2010s. Allen was drafted with the 21st overall...

rWotD Episode 3265: Hesham Shaban

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The random article for Sunday, 12 April 2026, is Hesham Shaban.

Hesham Shaban (Arabic: هشام شعبان; born August 8, 1980) is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Al-Ittihad. Shaban has been a member of the Libya national football team. In 2008, Shaban appeared five times for the Libya national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds, scoring in a 4–0 win over Lesotho. He played in the 2009 African Nations Championship and scored for the winning team in the...

rWotD Episode 3264: State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia

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The random article for Saturday, 11 April 2026, is State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd made a state visit to Russia from 17 to 20 October 1994, hosted by the President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. It is the first and so far only...

rWotD Episode 3263: Sir Percy

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The random article for Friday, 10 April 2026, is Sir Percy.

Sir Percy (foaled 2003) is a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from July 2005 to June 2007 he ran ten times and won five races. He was among the leading British two-year-olds of 2005, when his win included the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he recorded his most important success when winning The Derby. He was retired...

rWotD Episode 3262: Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy

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The random article for Thursday, 9 April 2026, is Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy.

The Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy (OSIRIS) is an optical spectrometer at the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) in Spain. It was the first instrument in operation at the GTC. OSIRIS's key scientific project is OTELO.

Sensitive in the wavelength range...

rWotD Episode 3261: Front Range Express

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The random article for Wednesday, 8 April 2026, is Front Range Express.

Front Range Express (FREX – stylized frex) was a commuter bus service that began in 2004 and operated between the cities of Colorado Springs and Denver, with stops along the way in Greenwood Village, Monument and Castle Rock in Colorado, U. S. FREX operated on Interstate 25 except when exiting to make stops at each city. FREX served the southern portion of...

rWotD Episode 3260: John S. Murray (Iowa politician)

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The random article for Tuesday, 7 April 2026, is John S. Murray (Iowa politician).

John S. Murray (born 22 March 1939) is an American politician and lawyer from Iowa.

Murray was born in Ames, Iowa on 22 March 1939 to parents William and Mildred. He graduated from Ames High School in 1957, then earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1961, followed by a master's degree at Columbia University in 1962. At...

rWotD Episode 3259: Dr. Koto's Clinic

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The random article for Monday, 6 April 2026, is Dr. Koto's Clinic.

Dr. Koto's Clinic (Japanese: Dr.コトー診療所, Hepburn: Dokutā Kotō Shinryōjo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takatoshi Yamada. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2000 until the magazine's demise in 2008, at which point it moved to Big Comic Original. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into 25 tankōbon volumes as of June 2010.

The series was a...

rWotD Episode 3258: Poor Act 1551

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The random article for Sunday, 5 April 2026, is Poor Act 1551.

The Poor Act 1551 (5 & 6 Edw. 6. c. 2) was an act passed by the Parliament of England during the reign of King Edward VI. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and reaffirms previous poor laws, including the Vagabonds Act 1536 (27 Hen. 8. c. 25), the Vagabonds Act 1547 (1 Edw. 6. c. 3), and 1549 which focused primarily on the punishment of vagabonds.

The act designated...

rWotD Episode 3257: Charles Grafly

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The random article for Saturday, 4 April 2026, is Charles Grafly.

Charles Allan Grafly, Jr. (December 3, 1862 – May 5, 1929) was an American sculptor, and teacher. Instructor of Sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for 37 years, his students included Beatrice Fenton, Paul Manship, Albin Polasek, and Walker Hancock.

He created heroic sculpture for international expositions and war memorials, but also was noted for his small bronzes and portrait busts. Hi...

rWotD Episode 3256: Lutheran World Relief

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The random article for Friday, 3 April 2026, is Lutheran World Relief.

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international non-governmental organization that focuses on sustainable development projects and disaster relief and recovery. The organization was founded in 1945 to collect and send aid to people living in post-World War II Europe. Today, LWR helps communities living in extreme poverty adapt to the challenges that threaten their livelihoods and well-being, and responds...