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• Jost Bürgi - just too many citations needed. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:55, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
• Preity Zinta - wow, just wow, an FA! The one and only source for her birth date implies she was born on 31 March (It is a coincidence that the month of March has happy or sad links with the three heroines that Himachal has sent to Bollywood. Priya lost her life on March 27th; Preity was born on 31st and Kangana on 20th of March.). The Rambling Man (talk) 20:12, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

??? I think "Preity was born on 31st", when the whole part of the source quoted is talking about March, is pretty much statement of fact. "January" is stuff sneaky vandals do. Ritchie333 22:28, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

• @The Rambling Man: If you need a "fast track" entry for tomorrow, I've got : "1999 - Cher sings the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl XXXIII" - that's a GA. Ritchie333 22:39, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

  Very kind. Your fellow admin Gatoclass has driven me away from DYK reviews, so I have more time to dedicate to OTD, I like the Cher option (just remember the fucking en-dash). The Rambling Man (talk) 22:44, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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re Template:Did you know nominations/Fraser Macintosh Rose: perhaps it's my English, but I find "was partly named after" pedantic, especially as only that part (half) of the given name is shown. Not an error, just curious. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:10, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

He was named after two doctors. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:27, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Yes, but teach me logic: He was named after the first. He was named after the second. Both would be right to my understanding, while I have no idea what "partly named" means. ----Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Part of his name comes from one source, and part of his name comes from the other. --Jayron32 20:08, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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• "... that Mildred Dilling was paid with a dozen carnations and a jar of pickles for her first harp performance?" The source (whose link I corrected) doesn't state that it was her "first harp performance", merely that it was her "first fee" for a performance. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:37, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
• "Persoonia elliptica flowers, closeup" the caption needs the Latin name of the flowers to be in italics. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:41, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

  This one has been resolved... The Rambling Man (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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