can't you just set the new tab page url to the wikipedia random page link?
Actually not, the only way to do this is using an extension.
The source code is here: https://github.com/tarla/random-wikipedia-chrome-extension
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#12Your overview page appears to have two copies of the same image.
I'll fix that and add a pretty description, thanks!
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#13can't you just set the new tab page url to the wikipedia random page link?
Actually not, the only way to do this is using an extension. The source code is here: https://github.com/tarla/random-wikipedia-chrome-extension
If my memory is right it was possible in old versions of Chrome.
I see it's possible in current Firefox, but only for new windows :/
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#14Neat idea, but why exactly does it need to read my browsing history?
That's from the "tabs" permission; I'm not sure why the extension requests it, as it doesn't appear that it's required by the code (the chrome.tabs API does not require it, you only need the permission if you're reading the URL/title/favicon of existing tabs AFAIK).