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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:26, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
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Mombasa tusks
The Mombasa tusks in 2007
- ... that the Mombasa tusks (pictured) were rebuilt when Moi Avenue was expanded into a two-lane road? Source: "At first, Moi Avenue was just a one-lane road and there were only two tusks, later on the lanes were added to four when the road became a two-lane road' Nation
- ALT1: ... that United States Marines, visiting Mombasa, have repainted the Mombasa tusks (pictured) several times? Source: "Their fame shot beyond the coastal borders rapidly when US Marines volunteered to give them an upgrade by painting them on several occasions whenever they were visiting the coastal town. " The Standard
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tiger Flowers (book)
5x expanded by Eviolite (talk). Self-nominated at 04:55, 10 December 2021 (UTC).
Hi Eviolite, review follows: article 5x expanded on 10 December, well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I found no issue with overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hooks are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited; I would suggest the image is run with this one, it is quite striking; the image is freely licensed; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:19, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
Modified ALT1 to T:DYK/P5