A fact from William Whaley appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 October 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that William Whaley advised William Earle to "purchase all the elephants teeth you possible can"?
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ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
Created by Desertarun (talk). Self-nominated at 12:48, 23 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]