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A fact from Jumbo Brown appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Jumbo Brown gained 68 pounds (31 kg) after he had his tonsils removed?
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The result was: Promoted by Bruxton (talk) 22:50, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Muboshgu, Adding the weight in the hook will make it more interesting. how about ALT:1 "... that Jumbo Brown(pictured) gained 68 pounds (31 kg) weight after he had his tonsils removed? " Venkat TL (talk) 19:28, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Venkat TL, Except I think the word "weight" after the weight is unnecessary. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:30, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ofcourse, thanks for the catch. ALT0 is good to proceed, Also added ALT1 and a relook of ALT1 by another reviewer.Venkat TL (talk) 19:36, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1 is interesting and cited inline in the article - good to go. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 19:54, 21 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Venkat TL (talk) 19:28, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
