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... that in their book about molybdenum(element pictured), American chemists Arthur Linz and David H. Killeffer complained that previous works included the true and the false, the probable and the fantastic?
ALT1:... that American chemist Arthur Linz specialized in molybdenum(pictured), an element with so many uses that it was once described as "ambidextrous, bi-sexual and polygamous"?
This article is new enough and long enough. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 21 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
A fact from Arthur Linz appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that American chemist Arthur Linz specialized in molybdenum, an element with so many uses that it was once described as "ambidextrous, bi-sexual and polygamous"?