A fact from Doryphora sassafras appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 September 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Doryphora sassafras(pictured) of southeastern Australia gains its name from the similarity of the odour of its leaves to that of the Sassafras of eastern North America?
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