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A fact from John Adams (Royal Navy officer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 November 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,233 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Rear Admiral John Adams of the Royal Navy was the author of The Adventure of Charlie the Cone, based on stories about a traffic cone, that he made up for his children on long trips?

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"He married the former Mary Parker in 1943. The two had one son and the marriage ended in 1962. He married Ione Eadie in 1961 and had two sons and two daughters together.[10]"

Doesn't this imply bigamy? The reference suggests 1961 for both.