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A fact from Koos van der Merwe appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 January 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that someone ate Koos van der Merwe's cake?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:52, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that someone ate Koos van der Merwe's cake? Source: News24

Reviewed: Jag kommer
Comment: Quirky, though April Fools fallback

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 09:48, 5 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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Formalities:

Prose size (text only): 2903 characters (492 words) "readable prose size"
Article created by The C of E on January 5, 2021

Criteria:

Formatting Y
Content interesting to a broad audience Y
Hook fact is accurate and cited with an inline citation in the article Y
Neutral and does not focus unduly on negative aspects of living people Y
QPQ Y

Comment: Very happy to review The C of E's works! Another one for April 1! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ^(marhata) 12:37, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- It's meant as a regular quirky hook. April Fools is just a fallback. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:50, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]