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Did you know... that stocks of
mustard gas, thought to have been destroyed in the 1940s, were discovered at RAF Bowes Moor in 1997?
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Introduction: "Despite the name, RAF Bowes Moor was to the north of the village of Bowes in what is now County Durham, England, (Bowes Moor is to the north and south west of the village)." I was confused when I read this sentence. I removed, "Despite the name", because 'despite' implies there is something odd about the name, but it seems to be named for a nearby moor or village which I don't think is odd. Also, the description, "Bowes Moor is to the north and south west" was difficult for me to understand, so I changed it a little.
I added 2 subheadings.
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A fact from RAF Bowes Moor appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 February 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that stocks of
mustard gas, thought to have been destroyed in the 1940s, were discovered at RAF Bowes Moor in 1997?
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RAF Bowes Moor is within the scope of WikiProject Yorkshire, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to
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Introduction: "Despite the name, RAF Bowes Moor was to the north of the village of Bowes in what is now County Durham, England, (Bowes Moor is to the north and south west of the village)." I was confused when I read this sentence. I removed, "Despite the name", because 'despite' implies there is something odd about the name, but it seems to be named for a nearby moor or village which I don't think is odd. Also, the description, "Bowes Moor is to the north and south west" was difficult for me to understand, so I changed it a little.
I added 2 subheadings.
Did you know nomination
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
this nomination's talk page,
the article's talk page or
Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.