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A fact from Edwin Rist appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 April 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Edwin Rist stole hundreds of rare birds to make into fishing lures?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edwin Rist.

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The result was: promoted by Rjjiii talk 06:31, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Edwin Rist stole hundreds of rare birds to make into fishing lures?

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/a-flautist--299-stuffed-birds--and-the-bizarre-crime-of-an-obses

ALT1: ... that Edwin Rist stole hundreds of rare birds, but did not go to prison due to an autism diagnosis? Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/a-flautist--299-stuffed-birds--and-the-bizarre-crime-of-an-obses
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/EastEnders 40th Anniversary Week
Comment: I believe this subject passes WP:CRIME due to meeting the criteria of motivation for the crime or the execution of the crime is unusual—or has otherwise been considered noteworthy—such that it is a well-documented historic event, and the fact that he still has consistent coverage from reliable sources even after so many years.

Created by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 22:55, 31 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Agreed on the notability of the subject. Hook facts verified by source, I prefer ALT0 simply due to how much more absurd it sounds. Article new and long enough with adequate referencing. No copyvio detected beyond long names and a pair of phrases that doesn't really have a convenient paraphrase. QPQ not needed technically, but is provided. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 11:20, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]