Template:Did you know nominations/Housefly

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:53, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Housefly edit

  • ... that houseflies have been used in germ warfare to distribute cholera? Source: "The two most sophisticated programs were those of the Japanese in World War II with plague-infected fleas and cholera-coated flies"

Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 07:17, 9 December 2017 (UTC).

  • Article is new enough (recently promoted to GA), long enough, and well written. Hook is interesting and verified.CrossTemple Jay 10:21, 9 December 2017 (UTC)