Talk:Magnus Gens
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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Cielquiparle in topic Did you know nomination
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A fact from Magnus Gens appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 February 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Did you know nomination
[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 20:03, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
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- ... that Magnus Gens was given ten trillion Zimbabwean dollars for developing a crash test dummy moose?
- Source: From the BBC
- ALT1: ... that Saab's involvement in a Swedish engineering student's master's thesis helped kickstart their reputation as a "moose-proof vehicle manufacturer"? Source: Saab’s participation in the project and continued wildlife-testing protocols initiated its reputation as a moose-proof vehicle manufacturer [...]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cookie syncing
ThaesOfereode (talk) 20:22, 4 February 2025 (UTC).
This article is long enough, new enough, well-sourced, and copyvio free. Hook is cited and the citation checks out. Both hooks are interesting and funny, but I prefer ALT0 (since ALT1 requires knowing who Saab are). QPQ done. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 16:07, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
- Many thanks, Tenpop421! ThaesOfereode (talk) 18:53, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
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