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A fact from Volcano Pizzeria appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 July 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Volcano Pizzeria, according to the family of one of its founders, was originally a diner selling Italian food before it became the "granddaddy" of Windsor-style pizza?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2025/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Volcano Pizzeria.

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The result was: promoted by History6042 talk 01:21, 4 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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... that according to the family of one of its founders, Volcano Pizzeria was originally a diner selling Italian food before it became the "granddaddy" of Windsor-style pizza?

Source: Italian diner: CBC "According to the family, the restaurant didn't start out selling pizza — it was more of a diner that served Italian food."
"granddaddy": ^[1]

ALT1: ... that the Volcano Pizzeria in Windsor, Ontario was named after Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near well-known Pizza city Naples?

Source: CBC "They told me Volcano was named after Mount Vesuvius, which is close to Naples, one of the great pizza cities of Italy."

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Stop Killing Games
Comment: I'm aware I could have used this as a two-article hook with Windsor-style pizza, but I only was able to get this to DYK length after that article entered the queue. I am open to a two-article hook for ALT0 but have no preference either way.

Moved to mainspace by Username6892 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

~UN6892 ^t_c 16:05, 28 June 2025 (UTC).Reply

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↑ Doelen, Chris Vander (April 6, 1985). "Pizza". The Saturday Windsor Star. p. E4 – via ProQuest.

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First hook is definitely more interesting. Etzedek24 (Talk) (Contribs) 21:52, 2 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

[ws040685-1] Doelen, Chris Vander (April 6, 1985). "Pizza". The Saturday Windsor Star. p. E4 – via ProQuest.

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