Article and nomination |
Published |
Hook |
Comments |
Views
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Kim Ye-ji (sport shooter) (nom) |
4 Aug 2024 |
... that Kim Ye-ji's performance in the 10 meter air pistol at the 2024 Summer Olympics led her to be dubbed the "coolest person on the planet"? |
Stunning hook that ran after she competed; Kim had gone viral and any hook with her name in it would have produced high views. |
39,422
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Kennedy Blades (nom) |
10 Aug 2024 |
... that female wrestler Kennedy Blades once won a state championship against boys? |
Great hook that ran on the day she won silver. |
32,679
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Logan Edra (nom) |
9 Aug 2024 |
... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? |
Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. Total hook views are 48,859. |
20,439
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Adam Maraana (nom) |
29 Jul 2024 |
... that Adam Maraana (pictured), a Jewish Arab-Israeli, is competing in swimming for Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics? |
Lead hooks often do well. |
18,400
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Sunny Choi (nom) |
9 Aug 2024 |
... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? |
Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. |
17,388
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Ri Jong-yol (nom) |
22 Jul 2024 |
... that North Korean child prodigy Ri Jong-yol defected to South Korea after winning silver at the 2016 International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong? |
One of the warmup hooks that did very well. |
14,746
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Zheng Haohao (nom) |
6 Aug 2024 |
... that after qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, skateboarder Zheng Haohao became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics? |
Great hook that did well |
13,465
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Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics (nom) |
30 Jul 2024 |
... that a law was signed so that the Solomon Islands delegation could return home from the 2020 Summer Olympics? |
Fabulous hook fact |
12,506
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Camil Doua (nom) |
26 Jul 2024 |
... that Olympic swimmer Camil Doua represents a country in which "the only existing swimming pools are those in hotels"? |
We excluded this hook from a mass nomination because it was a compelling fact – that was the correct decision. |
11,595
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Liechtenstein at the 1936 Summer Olympics (nom) |
4 Aug 2024 |
... that for the 1936 Summer Olympics, Liechtenstein flipped their flag upside down? |
Strong hook fact that did as well as I expected it to do. |
11,275
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2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team (nom) |
31 Jul 2024 |
... that Cameroonian-born Joel Embiid opted to play for the 2024 U.S. Olympic basketball team instead of France in part because his son is American? |
Anything mentioning this team's name is going to do well, I suppose. |
11,252
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Lilia Cosman (nom) |
28 Jul 2024 |
... that at age 15, Lilia Cosman moved from the United States to Romania to compete for Romania's Olympic gymnastics team? |
This hook did much better than I had expected. |
11,042
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Manizha Talash (nom) |
9 Aug 2024 |
... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? |
Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. Talash managed to get herself disqualified for displaying a political slogan during competition, which would no doubt have contributed to interest in her. |
11,032
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Jamal Valizadeh (nom) |
5 Aug 2024 |
... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team? |
Strong hook fact. |
10,928
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Lorrane Oliveira (nom) |
28 Jul 2024 |
... that Brazilian Olympic gymnast Lorrane Oliveira (pictured) trained for the circus before starting gymnastics? |
That's the other lead hook that we had. |
10,444
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