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A fact from Albert Thomas (American politician) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 August 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Congressman Albert Richard Thomas brought the Johnson Space Center to Houston, Texas in 1961?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/August.

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Rephrased counterfactual[edit]

It is true that Thomas brought the Johnson Space Center to Texas, and it is also true that "Houston" was the first word addressed to earth from the moon because of the JSC being in Houston. However, it is impossible to know what the first word would have been otherwise. Some sources get carried away with counterfactuals; on Wikipedia they should never be stated as objective fact. If the counterfactual itself was particularly notable (here that does not appear to be the case), it could be included in the article, but it would have to be attributed. Savidan 21:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That is a much better way to state it. I struggled with how to state it. Argos'Dad 21:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Wink[edit]

I don't want to open Pandora's box but can anyone explain why Thomas smiles and winks at LBJ during his inauguration whilst everyone is still deeply sadened by JFK's assassination? http://www.rense.com/general40/thewnk.htm --121.203.96.80 (talk) 16:21, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Because he probably had something to do with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.9.101.150 (talk) 04:03, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a "clarification needed" tag to this. Without explanation, including the photo in question, this reference is meaningless and possibly a violation of WP:NPOV. 68.146.52.234 (talk) 17:13, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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