Wikipedia, your college professors' most trusted source of information, was born on today's date in 2001. The site has always been an experiment -- though a pretty successful one. Anyone can participate in the free and open-source knowledge base (and tens of thousands of people have), but Wikipedia is largely run by a dedicated group of top editors who work without pay. Over the past 14 years, this model has allowed the site to grow to include nearly 4.7 million articles in English alone. While Wikipedia still has certain accuracy and bias issues to work out, it remains a go-to place for answers to your burning questions on Bollywood film, East Asian airlines, Adam Lambert and other top...
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