Thanks Joe! St. Andrew's Day is more time-sensitive than the other proposals, so I'll go ahead and get that out now if there are no objections on the list.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > LGTM, but watch to proofread these before you post them (there are some > spaces missing etc.). > > Another, since it's Saint Andrew's Day today: > • Saint Andrew is the patron saint of seven countries, including Scotland, > Romania, and Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day > • Happy St. Andrew's Day, a public holiday in Scotland since 2006 and > Romania since 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day > > > Context: Facebook used the Romanian flag for St. Andrew's Day, so > "Romania" is now trending in the UK alongside this fact > > On 30 November 2015 at 07:44, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, here is some proposed social media ideas. Thank you for >> reviewing! >> >> >> 1) EN:WP article: Eclipse >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse#Historical_record> >> >> t: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record of an eclipse >> http://buff.ly/1Oz9TNR >> >> >> Fb: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record on an eclipse is >> recorded in Ireland. >> >> >> 2) EN:WP article: 1872 Scotland vs. England football match (aka the >> first soccer match) >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_vs_England_football_match> >> >> t: On this day in 1872, the first ever official international association >> football match was played. http://buff.ly/1Iu6ifg >> >> Fb: On this day in 1872, the first ever international association >> football match was played between the national teams of Scotland and >> England. >> >> >> >> 3) EN:WP: Sylacauga (meterorite) >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)> >> >> t: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite becomes the first documented >> space object to injure a human being in the USA. http://buff.ly/1QOE8nc >> >> Fb: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite is the first documented >> extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being, Ann Elizabeth >> Hodges, who survives with minor injuries. >> >> 4) EN:WP: Mark Twain <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain> >> >> t: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known as >> Mark Twain. http://buff.ly/1Oz6Xkf >> >> Fb: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known >> as Mark Twain, lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age." Did >> you know he was born shorty after a visit by Halley's Comet and predicted >> he would "go out with it." He died the day after the comet returned. >> >> 5) WP:EN: Micromort <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort> >> >> T: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? That's >> called a "micromort." http://buff.ly/1IudBnd >> >> Fb: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? >> That's called a "micromort." >> >> 6) EN:WP Spreuerhofstraße >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreuerhofstra%C3%9Fe> >> >> t: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street – it's 31 centimetres >> (12.2 in) at its narrowest. http://buff.ly/1XqZ202 >> >> Fb: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street– it's 31 centimetres >> (12.2 in) at its narrowest. >> >> 7) EN:WPTachyon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon> >> >> T: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of >> light. http://buff.ly/1NkMgcL >> >> Fb: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of >> light. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Guss >> Research Analyst >> Wikimediafoundation.org >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 > 916 433 > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org [email protected]
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