A fact from Luther Atwood appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 October 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Luther Atwood invented "coup oil", the first oil extracted from coal?
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Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
While it might be be argued by those opposed to the use of fossil fuels that Mr. Atwood has achieved "notoriety", I do not believe "notoriety" is an appropriate word choice in this instance.Gimelgort (talk) 18:42, 10 October 2015 (UTC)Reply