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A fact from Peter Corby appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 August 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Peter Corby's electric trouser press used technology designed for Concorde?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 17:46, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A Corby trouser press

... that Peter Corby's electric trouser press (pictured) used technology designed for Concorde? Source: "By chance he met an aeronautical engineer who was working on the development of the supersonic aircraft and who explained the thermostatically controlled gadget that prevented the nose cone from freezing at altitude. Corby promptly adapted the same technique for his trouser press." from: "Peter Corby; Inventor of the eponymous electric trouser press whose creation was lampooned by Alan Partridge". The Times. 23 August 2021. p. 47.
- ALT1: ... that Peter Corby, inventor of the electric trouser press (pictured), lost much of his wealth whilst working as an insurance underwriter? Source: "He invested the money in becoming a name at Lloyd's but lost much of his fortune during the financial recession of the early 1990s." from: "Peter Corby; Inventor of the eponymous electric trouser press whose creation was lampooned by Alan Partridge". The Times. 23 August 2021. p. 47.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jane F. Desforges

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 06:44, 18 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

New article that was moved to mainspace on 18 August 2022‎‎‎‎‎‎ is 4,542 characters and nominated on the same day. No copyvios detected (AGF sources which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Main hook is 80 characters long (ALT1 is 125); both are under 200 character max. and are interesting. Ref 2 (verifying the main hook and ALT1) is a reliable source (AGF offline ref). Image is free and under Creative Commons license. QPQ done. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 18:41, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]