This Wikipedia logo was designed by "The Cunctator" and won the first Wikipedia logo contest, which took place from November to December 2001. This original contest drew 24 entries, the last of which was the winning one.
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Man is distinguished, not only by his reason, but by this singular passion from other animals, which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
Desire to know why, and how, curiosity; such as is in no living creature but man: so that man is distinguished, not only by his reason, but also by this singular passion from other animals; in whom the appetite of food, and other pleasures of sense, by predominance, take away the care of knowing causes; which is a lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge, exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
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Yada ahaka – Idan kuka maimaita, sabuntawa, ko kari akan wannan, dole ku bayar da gudunmuwar ku karkashin iri daya ko lasisi data dace kamar na asali.
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Jinginarwa – Dole ku bada jinjina da ta dace, samar da linki zuwa lasisin, da kuma bayyana ko kunyi sauyi. Zaku iya haka ta yadda ta dace, amma ba kowace hanya ba wanda zai nuna mai-lasisin yana goyon bayan ku ba ko goyon bayan amfanin da kuke yi ba.
Yada ahaka – Idan kuka maimaita, sabuntawa, ko kari akan wannan, dole ku bayar da gudunmuwar ku karkashin iri daya ko lasisi data dace kamar na asali.