Template:Did you know nominations/Trunk (botany)
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The result was: promoted by Darth Stabro talk 02:12, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
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Trunk (botany)
- ... that in parts of India, North America, and Africa, people marry tree trunks?
- Source: https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fs0378-1127%2802%2900525-x On Page 39
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yaelokre
- Comment: Bit of a tongue in cheek DYK, as "marriage" is purely a spiritual exercise in this context.
Improved to Good Article status by Dracophyllum (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.
Dracophyllum 11:34, 19 April 2025 (UTC).
The page was promoted to GA recently enough. WP:EARWIG turns up no copyvios. QPQ is done. The hook is short, interesting, and really funny. I don't have access to the hook source, so I will assume good faith. Looks good to me! ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 13:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
- Source quote: "• Symbolic “marriages” between humans and trees (the person touches the tree trunk for a period of time, usually a number of hours) have been recorded in the Punjab and Himalaya regions of India, among Sioux Indians in North America and among some sub-Saharan African tribes." Dracophyllum 20:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)