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A fact from John McClaughry appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that before John McClaughry was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, he traveled about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) in boxcars as a hobo?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 15:51, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that before John McClaughry was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, he traveled about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) in boxcars as a hobo? Source: “ From 1962 to '65, McClaughry made a habit of hopping trains. He estimates that he logged some 5,000 miles in boxcars over those years.” Seven Days
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Backrooms

Created by Thriley (talk). Self-nominated at 07:00, 21 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John McClaughry; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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Very interesting fact! At first I wasn't sure if he'd meet the definition of a hobo, but the hook source actually goes into depth on just that thing. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:03, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]