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A fact from Castor and Pollux (elephants) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 August 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the elephants Castor and Pollux were shot for food during the Siege of Paris in 1870 and their trunks sold as a delicacy?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/August.

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Concern[edit]

This article is well-written, but does not really concern the two elephants. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 22:54, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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