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A fact from Bermuda onion appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Bermuda onion (pictured) was so closely associated with Bermuda that the island's inhabitants became known as "onions"?

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst talk 01:01, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Bermuda onion

... that the Bermuda onion (pictured) was so closely associated with the island that its inhabitants became known as "onions"?

Source: "the vegetable became so popular and successful for Bermuda, in fact, that Bermudians are often referred to as onions. It is a nickname that is still heard on the island today" from: Orr, Tamra (2009). Bermuda. Marshall Cavendish. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7614-3115-2.

ALT1: ... that Mark Twain described the Bermuda onion (pictured) as the island's "jewel, her gem of gems"? Source: "The onion is the pride and joy of Bermuda. It is her jewel, her gem of gems. In her conversation, her pulpit, her literature, it is her most frequent and eloquent figure" from: Twain, Mark (23 December 2023). The Complete Travelogues of Mark Twain - 5 Books in One Edition: The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It, A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator & Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion. DigiCat. p. 2219.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Roy W. Ritner

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 844 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 15:37, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

This is good to go. New enough (moved to mainspace on June 20); long enough; well-sourced; copy-vio free (Earwig shows up with unlikely copyvio and any mildly high %s are because of direct quotes); article is presentable; hook is properly sourced and interesting; QPQ is complete. I prefer ALT0 and the image pairs well nicely (image is also all good because it is now public domain). Soulbust (talk) 18:32, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Red onions miscalled Bermudas

In one Kojak episode, a kidnapped child mentions (and paints) red onions as a cunning clue that her abductors intend to take her to Bermuda. Kojak eventually tumbles, kicking himself for not having spotted so obvious a clue earlier. Presu mably, therefore, in 1976 and whatever the truth of the matter the scriptwriters took the redness of Bermuda onions in popular culture as read . Any thoughts on how this shift occurred, and does it still persist ? 80.47.141.79 (talk) 21:09, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]