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A fact from John McClaughry appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 March 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 15:51, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
... that before John McClaughry was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, he traveled about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) in boxcars as a hobo? Source: “ From 1962 to '65, McClaughry made a habit of hopping trains. He estimates that he logged some 5,000 miles in boxcars over those years.” Seven Days
Overall: Very interesting fact! At first I wasn't sure if he'd meet the definition of a hobo, but the hook source actually goes into depth on just that thing. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:03, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Very interesting fact! At first I wasn't sure if he'd meet the definition of a hobo, but the hook source actually goes into depth on just that thing. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:03, 22 February 2023 (UTC)