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A fact from Internet bench appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 July 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that during the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured), two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering that it could be used to make international calls?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Internet bench.

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 10:31, 2 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The internet bench

... that the internet bench (pictured) was repeatedly vandalized upon its debut? Source: "Bad start for internet bench". BBC. 9 August 2001. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ALT1:... that on the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured) two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering it could be used to make international calls? Source: Same as main hook.

Reviewed: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Comment: I don't know if the image needs to be cropped.

Created by CAPTAIN MEDUSA (talk). Self-nominated at 14:08, 30 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Comment: @CAPTAIN MEDUSA: I fixed the grammar of your hooks, and added sources, which are required for DYK. I've contributed too much to the article to do a full review, so will leave that for another editor. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 15:06, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Much appreciated. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 15:08, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length both OK. ALT1 is a marvellous hook and much better than the original, the notion of calling Bill Gates using a bench is certainly going to get views. QPQ done with no close paraphrasing (though I personally would prefer the text split into sections rather than just paragraphs). As for the picture, I think the hook should certainly run with it as it is appropriately licenced. I don't think it needs cropping @CAPTAIN MEDUSA: but maybe it could do with a little enlarging. Good to go otherwise. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 15:20, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I certainly agree about ALT1, that'd be my preference as well. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 15:33, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]