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Encyc was established in 2008. :) We would like to thank all of our users for their contributions and support. We couldn't have done it without you. (block of cheese). We have two mascots. The Encyc sloth is named Pancake. The Encyc dolphin is named Butterfly.

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Deep thoughts by Enki

Who do you trust? Random websites? Governments? NGOs? Social Media? Newspapers that still have print divisions limping along? Enki (talk) 15:34, 30 August 2025 (EDT)

Dove thoughts by LeicesterLass

True freedom begins when you stop running from your own reflection. When you no longer reject the parts of yourself you do not understand. When you embrace the duality within, the contradictions, the complexity of your being. Only then can you move beyond illusion, beyond limitation.
– Dame Dove Hepburn (1980–2025)

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"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Greek proverb

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