Nomination I reviewed
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My nomination
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Nomination
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Status
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Date added
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Hook
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Image
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Views
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Views per hour
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El Paso Star
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Withdrawn
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—
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To Fly!
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John L. Chapin
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Promoted
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March 13, 2022
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... that United States Army captain John L. Chapin's company once boycotted a burger restaurant in El Paso, Texas, for discrimination?
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—
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5,599
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466.58
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Regulation of flamethrowers in the United States
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Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
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Promoted
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April 3, 2022
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... that the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust, which found the wreck of Endurance in 2022, also discovered the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst in 2019?
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—
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2,592
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108
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—
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El Paso Star 2
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Promoted
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May 19, 2022
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... that El Paso's Star on the Mountain (pictured) is lit up every night and visible from the air up to 100 miles (160 km) away?
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El Paso Star illuminated at sunset
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11,327
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943.92
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—
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Murder of Alexis Sharkey
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Promoted
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September 9, 2022
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... that Alexis Sharkey's last Instagram post before her murder documented her travels to Tulum, Mexico?
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—
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13,276
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1106.33
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—
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Kansas Business Hall of Fame
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Promoted
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January 6, 2024
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... that the Kansas Business Hall of Fame includes the founders of Pizza Hut and Russell Stover Candies?
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—
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1,576
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65.67
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Allerton 39th Street House
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Ray E. Dillon Jr.
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Promoted
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February 4, 2024
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... that Ray E. Dillon Jr. flew in 92 combat missions during World War II before becoming the president and CEO of Dillons?
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—
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4,426
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368.83
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January 1982 California floods
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Dane Hansen
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Promoted
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February 8, 2024
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... that Dane Hansen started a road-construction business with about 100 mules that he was unable to sell to the US Army after World War I ended?
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—
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2,979
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248.25
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Threepence (New Zealand coin)
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Snake Saturday
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Promoted
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March 29, 2024
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... that Missouri's annual Snake Saturday parade originally began in a hotel parking lot with only four floats?
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—
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2,592
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216
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The Strip (book)
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Jarrett Robertson
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Promoted
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August 15, 2024
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... that Major General Jarrett Robertson earned the nickname "Desert Fox" by having similar skills in battle to German field marshal Erwin Rommel, who held the same nickname?'
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—
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12,686
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528.58
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David Yong
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Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
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Promoted
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August 3, 2024
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... that the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery faced criticism in 2014 when it did not allow a lesbian couple to be buried together?
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—
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3,512
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124.13
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John S. McCain Sr.
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Gene Camarena
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Rejected
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Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator
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Milk Drop Coronet
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Gabriel Navarrete
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Promoted
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August 31, 2024
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... that Gabriel Navarrete tried to prevent the Battle of Rapido River, which led to 2,128 American casualties during World War II?
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—
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9,797
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408.21
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Li–Fraumeni syndrome
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Splitwise
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Rejected
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Joan Ruth
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Durkee Fire
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Pulled from queue
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Henry Bubb
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Rejected
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Iloilo Central Market
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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
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Promoted
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September 3, 2024
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... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is based on Egyptian Ratscrew?
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—
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11,731
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488.79
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Ecco2K
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Roy Applequist
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Rejected
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Carey Wright
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Hadi Tiranvalipour
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Promoted
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August 7, 2024
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... that refugee Hadi Tiranvalipour spent his first ten days in Italy living in a forest before joining the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
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—
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6,545
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272.71
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Christopher Columbus (Zador)
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Iman Mahdavi
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Promoted
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September 1, 2024
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... that when refugee Iman Mahdavi boarded a plane in Turkey, he did not know its destination?
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—
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9,953
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414.71
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About People
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Burnt toast theory
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Promoted
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September 8, 2024
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... that according to a TikTok theory, burnt toast could save you from a car accident?
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—
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15,137
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630.71
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Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)
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Death of Richard Swanson
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Promoted
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August 24, 2024
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... that Richard Swanson died while trying to dribble a soccer ball from Seattle to São Paulo?
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—
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20,649
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860.38
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Alex Thach
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Allison Reese
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Approved
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Clustertruck
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Parker Short
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Promoted
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September 21, 2024
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... that Parker Short became popular on social media for singing and dancing to "Not Like Us" at a rally for Kamala Harris?
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—
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7,589
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316.21
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Tina and Milo
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Poetry for Neanderthals
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Promoted
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September 2, 2024
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... that the creators of Poetry for Neanderthals faced difficulties during its release because they needed a way to manufacture inflatable clubs?
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—
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7,708
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321.17
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Abortion in Togo
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La Nube
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Promoted
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September 23, 2024
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... that the children's museum La Nube (pictured) includes a bus-washing exhibit?
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La Nube
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15,543
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647.63
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