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A fact from Laurel van der Wal appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 April 2015 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Laurel van der Wal‍—‌rocket scientist, cop, model, showgirl, art teacher, aircraft mechanic, switchman, casino shill‍—‌was "impatient with people who do not make full use of all their capabilities"? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laurel van der Wal.

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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 23:58, 17 January 2022 (UTC) reply

It seems that more should be added to Laurel van der Wal's Early Life and Education section, particularly the jobs she had before her scientific career. Is this something that I should dive into? Peyton Tooze ( talk) 00:24, 19 October 2020 (UTC) reply