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Breaking News: h2g2.com Turns 25!
In honour of h2g2's 25th Birthday, here is a message to all h2g2 Researchers past and present.
Author: Researcher 5
New in the Edited Guide: Smoky: Yorkshire Terrier War Heroine
The dogs of the Second World War came in all shapes and sizes. One of the most unusual was Smoky the Yorkshire Terrier. Smoky saved lives, including her human's, and is credited as being the first therapy dog.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
Topical: Happy Birthday h2g2
On 28 April, 2024, h2g2 is 25 years old!
Welcome to Create
Where did the time go? It seems you just take one or two intergalactic cruises in your office, and before you know it, a quarter century has gone by.
That's practically an eon in internet years. Be that as it may, h2g2 turns 25 on 28 April, and we'd like to celebrate with you.
Join us by sharing your best h2g2 memories from our first 25 years.
h2g2 25th Anniversary Challenge: 25 Years of Memories
Newest Edited Entries
- Flapjacks - a Guide9th April 2024
- Smoky: Yorkshire Terrier War Heroine27th April 2024
- The Tank Museum, Dorset, UK17th March 2024
- Harold and Maude: From Flop to Cult Classic17th March 2024
- Lancaster Bomber ED6034th March 2024
- Pareidolia and Facephenes - Faces, Faces Everywhere4th March 2024
- The Ultimate Marvel Film Guide: 2020-202226th April 2024
- Dr Mary Edwards Walker: Army Physician, Feminist, Eccentric5th February 2024
- 'Medley: Intro - Venus - Sugar, Sugar - No Reply - I'll Be Back - Drive My Car - Do You Want to Know a Secret - We Can Work It Out - I Should Have Known Better - Nowhere Man - You're Going to Lose That Girl - Stars on 45' - the Song5th February 2024
- The Great Pyramid and Irrational Numbers6th January 2024
Peer Review
- A88048849 - Gulls - a Beginner's Guide to Identification 46 Minutes Ago
- A88040072 - Neoclassicistic Architecture - Back to the Basics Yesterday
- A88040063 - Neolassicistic Art - Mass Market and Industrialisation 2 Days Ago
- A88048425 - Common Linnets - Tuneful Birds 5 Days Ago
- A88048100 - Jacques Bellot's 1586 Phrasebook: How to Speake English Perfectlye Last Week
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Celebrate 25 years of h2g2 with us. Visit exotic places. See plants and animals. Find out how the weather's been treating us. Laugh at the jokes (be kind!), follow the adventures. Try your hand at the quiz. Discuss cinema and the internet. Watch the world turn.
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