Usually we turn to Wikipedia to clear up a doubt or confirm specific data, and with a few additional searches, it's always possible to form a more solid idea. However, Wikenigma doesn't point to information but to its absence: the goal of this wiki is to identify and document gaps in human knowledge, from quantum physics to history and medicine.
One of the best things any user can do on Wikipedia is to get 'lost' in its content. For example, a quick search about popcorn took me to the history of corn, where I learned about the nixtamalization process (our Mexican friends know what I'm talking about) and its preventive role against pellagra, which can essentially kill someone who eats only corn due to vitamin B3 deficiency, available in peanuts and almonds. And all I wanted... was to know who invented the modern popcorn machine (Charles Cretors, 1893). But Wikipedia isn't new, so what's the plan? Today I want to share an invitation to visit Wikenigma, an "Encyclopedia of Unknowns". Unlike Wikipedia, Wikenigma focuses on scientific, academic, and historical questions that still have no answer. A repository of "known unknowns", completely open to explore and edit.
Wikenigma: A Wiki Full of Mysteries
At the time of writing, Wikenigma has a total of 1,145 articles. The main categories are eleven, but in some cases we have subcategories full of notable examples. In general, articles tend to be brief, and include links to their Wikipedia equivalents, or to advanced studies for deeper exploration. Two articles I'd like to mention are cold fusion (brief, with a link to Wikipedia) and the Roanoke colony, with some theories about the fate of the residents, although it doesn't mention the famous word "Croatoan".
If you don't know where to start, Wikenigma can serve random articles with a click on the 'Random article' option. Personally, I've seen many texts related to medicine, while other users reported a certain tendency toward birds (I imagine the number of available articles limits its randomness). To finish, all the published content is in English, but that hasn't stopped us before. Link below!
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