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A fact from Biostack experiment appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 April 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that as part of the Apollo 17 Biostack experiment scientists found that cosmic rays could cause brine shrimp larvae to grow two abdomens or have short limbs?

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 10:34, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that as part of the Apollo 17 Biostack experiment scientists found that cosmic rays could cause brine shrimp larvae to grow two abdomens or have short limbs? Source: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/documents/NASA%20SP%20330.pdf p429-435
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Created by Seddon (talk). Self-nominated at 22:10, 12 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Biostack experiment; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

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Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 17:58, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest an alternative, simpler hook: ... that the Biostack experiment scientists found that cosmic rays could cause brine shrimp larvae to grow two abdomens or have short limbs? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 17:58, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]