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From Wikipedia's newest articles: ...that the Westinghouse Time Capsules of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair were made of special metal alloys to resist corrosion for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history? ...that the Soviet 16th 'Lithuanian' Rifle Division had more enlisted Jews than any other division in the Red Army? ...that Lilstock church only holds one service a year, and the last marriage held there was in 1834? ...that Ben Finney, one of the Polynesian Voyaging Society founders who designed, built, and sailed the Hokulea on its first voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti, wrote a thesis on surfing for his M.A. degree? ...that the ticket lottery site for the December 2007 Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert featuring Led Zeppelin, crashed due to over a billion page views of fans seeking to purchase the 20,000 tickets on sale? ...that yards from scrimmage, total offense, all-purpose yardage, and return yards are all American and Canadian football statistics to measure advancement of the football? ...that the testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty, High Duke of Poland, in 1328, led to the fragmentation of Poland which lasted for 200 years? ...that the 2007Sydney Harbor New Years Eve Fireworks were watched by more than 1.5 million people? Holding Bay ...that the ship HMS Bonadventure was launched in 1650, then rebuilt four times, each time to a different length, until being scuttled nearly 100 years later? Please check with User:Wizardman about this edit before using this hook. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 17:21, 7 January 2008 (UTC) I suppose Wizardman's reasoning was that much of the information was in the HMS Argyll (1711) article, which is now a redirect. Therefore, it neither qualifies as a new article nor as a fivefold expansion.--Carabinieri (talk) 21:58, 7 January 2008 (UTC) ...that the first major international chess tournamenent took place in London in 1851? ...that Helen Abbott Michael, originally trained as a pianist, became a plant chemist and earned her MD after a chance purchase of Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics on a trip to Europe? Cleftbelly trevally (A. atropos) ...that the tropical fish cleftbelly trevally (A. atropos, pictured) has no scales on its chest between its pectoral and pelvic fins? ...that a trio of pet Mexican Spinytailed Iguanas released on Gasparilla Island, Florida by a resident in the the 1970s has lead to a current population explosion of over 12,000 lizards? ...that California State Route 174, which includes a historic 1924 bridge, was not designated a State Scenic Highway due to opposition by residents concerned about their property rights?

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• HMS Bonadventure (1650) from Jan 2, by Martocticvs (talk · contribs), nom by Victuallers (talk · contribs)
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• testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty - Piotrus (talk · contribs)
• yards from scrimmage, total offense, all-purpose yardage, return yards - TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs)
• Ben Finney - Athaenara (talk · contribs)
• Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert - Edelmand (talk · contribs), nom Alansohn (talk · contribs)
• Sydney Harbor New Years Eve Fireworks - Whiteandnerdy111 (talk · contribs)

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