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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney attends graduation ceremonies as the scheduled commencement speaker at Liberty University on May 12, 2012 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty University is one of the country's largest Christian colleges. Photo by…

Updated July 10 | When Wikipedia formally launched on Jan. 15, 2001, creators Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger hoped to create over 100,000 articles. Today, Wikipedia has more than 22 million articles in over 285 languages. In the 11 years…

Visitors look at a giant statue of Michael Phelps in downtown Omaha, Neb., during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials at Qwest Center on Saturday.