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 Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users [[Stories/en|shared]] with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.
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+{{cquote|I am a retired physicist.  Two years ago I started dabbling in a new field of physics, astrophysics.  I now have 4 publications in a refereed journal of the American Institute of Physics.  I could not possibly have done it without Wikipedia -- limited resources and not enough time left to do it otherwise! }}
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+{{cquote|Wikipedia has become my primary source of information across all forms. Coming from a small city in India, not all books were available there. For students in these areas, due to ready availability of internet access, Wikipedia is a trustworthy source of knowledge. I can confidently say that over 50% of knowledge I have gained in last 5 years has been through Wikipedia.
+I hope that Wikipedia continues to grow, and remain free. I believe it is the best gift from this generation to the future ones.
+As a celebration for my birthday this year, instead of buying a new dress, I thought it would be good to give back to the community that has contributed substantially to enrich my life. My donation is small but earnest and from the heart." }}
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+{{cquote|I'm 50 years old. After long time, I have decide back to the ""school"" I am very grateful to the people involved in wikipedia. Without this global encyclopedia and open, I could not continue.
+The knowledge made available to almost everyone and free... This is the true revolution.
+Thanks for everything. }}
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+{{cquote|I had just started nursing school and we were being told that the licensing board was increasing the focus on immunology, one of the most complex systems in the body, and because of that we were required to score higher on a more focused test on the subject in order to remain in the program. I had never worked in healthcare and the vocabulary alone was a foreign language... not to mention the subtle connections between cells that had to be understood. We were all terrified, I was terrified... My textbooks were good resources but I could not get a full, global picture of what was happening on that level to be able to act on it. So, I sat down in front of my computer, opened wikipedia (which was forbidden as an academic resource-but I still believed it could help, what did I have to loose) and I typed in one of the terms... then I just kept clicking words, links, anything I did not fully understand, I clicked and read that article and then clicked back and I kept clicking and making connections, imagining concrete relationships for the abstract ideas, clicked some more, I was learning like my brain was built to, constantly building on the knowledge before it... I Aced the immunology test, excelled at my boards, Started working as an RN on a Heart floor and now I am finishing my Masters in nursing. Thank You.
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 {{cquote|From an early age, I've had a desire to learn about everything. And, when I say "everything," I mean it. My curiosity included the most obscure ("Who's pictured on the highest dollar denomination?"), the bizarre ("What do humming bird's eggs taste?") and the prescient ("How much oil is there on the planet?"). Naturally, this lead me to read a rather voraciously and, especially, to have a penchant for encyclopedias.
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 Then, around about 2005, I found what I had been searching for -- Wikipedia. I don't remember exactly how I found it. I forget what I was searching for, maybe professional wrestling, maybe a Saturday morning cartoon from the nineties, but I had found it. It has been a beautiful journey ever since.  }}
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+{{cquote|I worked in the rural, northeastern region of Thailand teaching 3rd grade with little to no physical resources. With a slow or limited internet connection and a group of knowledge hungry 3rd graders, Wikipedia helped me gather the most amount of information in as little time as possible.  }}
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