| Revision as of 16:45, 11 May 2021 view sourceFloquenbeam (talk | contribs)Administrators38,387 edits →Hooks: removing Zadornyy hook, per WP:ERRORS. fact is unsourced in article, and there is quite credible evidence it is wrongTag: Reverted← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:37, 11 May 2021 view source Floquenbeam (talk | contribs)Administrators38,387 edits Undid revision 1022636645 by Floquenbeam (talk) per WP:ERRORS, it appears this is definitely verified, even if - maybe - WP:VNT applies. Thanks to User:Dumelow for the researchTag: UndoNext edit → | ||
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| * ... that ''']''' was the only soldier in the ] to survive a quadruple amputation? | * ... that ''']''' was the only soldier in the ] to survive a quadruple amputation? | ||
| * ... that critic ] described ''']''' as "the first American ballerina to win critical acclaim and wide popularity as a classical and a musical-theater dancer"? | * ... that critic ] described ''']''' as "the first American ballerina to win critical acclaim and wide popularity as a classical and a musical-theater dancer"? | ||
| * ... that the Soviet frigate ''''']''''' was named after the Russian word for "provocative"? | |||
| * ... that ''']''' studied ] and ] but ultimately became an expert in ]? | * ... that ''']''' studied ] and ] but ultimately became an expert in ]? | ||
| *... that ] and his wife lived in ''']''' and were not afraid of stone throwers? | *... that ] and his wife lived in ''']''' and were not afraid of stone throwers? | ||
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Hooks
Columnar basalt at Cape Stolbchaty, Russia
- ... that more than 90 percent of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt (example pictured)?
- ... that Les McKeown worked at a paper mill before becoming the frontman of the Bay City Rollers?
- ... that some microprocessors feature a compressed instruction set that packs machine-language instructions into a more memory-efficient size?
- ... that Curley Christian was the only soldier in the First World War to survive a quadruple amputation?
- ... that critic Jack Anderson described Patricia Bowman as "the first American ballerina to win critical acclaim and wide popularity as a classical and a musical-theater dancer"?
- ... that the Soviet frigate Zadornyy was named after the Russian word for "provocative"?
- ... that Daniel Post Senning studied molecular biology and modern dance but ultimately became an expert in etiquette?
- ... that William Lescaze and his wife lived in a glass house and were not afraid of stone throwers?