Template:Did you know nominations/Owen Harding Wangensteen

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:26, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Owen Harding Wangensteen

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• ... that Owen Harding Wangensteen became a doctor after delivering 300 piglets in 3 weeks when he was a schoolboy?
  • ALT1:... that Owen Harding Wangensteen's invention of the Wangensteen tube saved a million lives by the time of his death?

• Reviewed: Andaman masked owl

Created by Whispyhistory (talk), Iainmacintyre (talk), and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 19:21, 16 April 2018 (UTC).

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

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Alt1 is far more interesting. The first hook would need to be rewritten as it currently suggests that if one delivers enough piglets, one receives a medical degree automatically. Meanderingbartender (talk) 14:10, 25 April 2018 (UTC)