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"... that Tom Love dropped out of college twice before becoming the billionaire owner of Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores?" While technically correct, this sounds like he just walked into an existing company and was made the owner and a billionaire all at once. Suggest "before founding Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores".

I think this falls within what you might call DYK grammar -- the art of making a not very exciting fact sound interesting. Espresso Addict (talk) 18:20, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

"... that Abrahams Creek is also known as Abraham Creek, Abraham's Creek, Abram Creek, and Abrams Creek?" Was that really the best that could be done for a hook? "This creek is called by a bunch of obviously related variants of its name"? Would suggest "Abrahams Creek is named after a Mohican chief" or "Abrahams Creek has six tributaries, none of which are named". --Khajidha (talk) 14:25, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

I agree but am not sure what to do about this. Hooks are generally confirmed by several independent reviewers looking at the sources so it's not possible to just change them. The article seems good by DYK standards so it would be a shame to just pull the hook. I have notified the DYK project. Espresso Addict (talk) 18:20, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

After discussion at the DYK talk page, I have changed it to the first possibility mentioned by Khajidha. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:14, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Tomorrow, hook 4 "... that Niloofar Rahmani is the first female fixed-wing Air Force aviator in Afghanistan's history?" Why not just "in Afghanistan"? - "history" seems redundant. Edwardx (talk) 22:36, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Fixed. Thanks for reporting. Espresso Addict (talk) 23:36, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

"that Roaring Brook flows through Roaring Brook?"n - how is that a hook? 87.83.31.234 (talk) 07:49, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

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Error in tomorrow's fact about Pluto's first photograph:

• 1915 – Pluto (pictured) was photographed for the first time, 15 years before it was officially discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.

Pluto was first photographed on March 19 1915. It was first discovered on February 18, 1930.

This would mean 14 years had passed. Not 15 years. Replaceinkcartridges (talk) 16:58, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Fourteen years and 11 months (less 1 day), I think we can forgive the rounding. If it is considered worth doing, simply adding "nearly" before "15 years" would fix it.--Khajidha (talk) 18:02, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

I think the 15 years might be referring to the official news of the discovery being telegraphed on March 13, 1930. Espresso Addict (talk) 18:14, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

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