Random Knowledge

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  • Learn English, gain knowledge or just relax by listening to random Wikipedia Articles. This is a project that is fully automated using Python and Google's Text-2-Speech API.
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  • S1E133 - Battle of Kalavrye

    S1E133 - Battle of Kalavrye
    Oct 14 2023
    The Battle of Kalavrye (also Kalavryai or Kalavryta) was fought in 1078 between the Byzantine imperial forces of general (and future emperor) Alexios Komnenos and the rebellious governor of Dyrrhachium, Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder. Bryennios had rebelled against Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078) and had won over the allegiance of the Byzantine army's regular regiments in the Balkans. Even after Doukas's overthrow by Nikephoros III Botaneiates (r. 1078–1081), Bryennios continued his revolt, and threatened Constantinople. After failed negotiations, Botaneiates sent the young general Alexios Komnenos with whatever forces he could gather to confront him. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kalavrye License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0;
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    12 mins
  • S1E132 - 1986 World Snooker Championship

    S1E132 - 1986 World Snooker Championship
    Oct 13 2023
    The 1986 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season and the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship, first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 awarded to the winner and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_World_Snooker_Championship License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0;
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    17 mins
  • S1E135 - Providence and Worcester Railroad

    S1E135 - Providence and Worcester Railroad
    Oct 12 2023
    The Providence and Worcester Railroad (P&W; reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad operating 612 miles (985 km) of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York via trackage rights. The company was founded in 1844 to build a railroad between Providence, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts, and ran its first trains in 1847. A successful railroad, the P&W subsequently expanded with a branch to East Providence, Rhode Island, and for a time leased two small Massachusetts railroads. Originally a single track, its busy mainline was double-tracked after a fatal 1853 collision in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_and_Worcester_Railroad License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0;
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    41 mins

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