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A fact from William Birchall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that William Birchall may have impressed one of the local militia, but the rest were most unimpressed?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that William Birchall may have impressed one of the local militia but the rest were most unimpressed? Source:Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 9781848327795.
- ALT1:... that William Birchall's sea fencibles caused a riot when they pressed one of the local militia? Source:Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 9781848327795.
- ALT2:... that William Birchall was still a teenager when he married an older woman?Source:Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 9781848327795.
- ALT3:... that William Birchall helped to take soundings and mark channels for the British fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen?Source:Hore, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 9781848327795.

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Created by Ykraps (talk). Self-nominated at 14:10, 25 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Long enough, was nominated around the same time that it was moved into article space so newness met, AGF on offline sources (including for hook citations), QPQ complete, copyvio check only sounded off on a long-titled book so all good on those fronts. The original hook is the most interesting of the four, though I figured it'd be reasonable to link "impressed" for clarity since not everyone knows what impressment is. Other than that, it looks good to go. Zappa⚡Matic 21:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]