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A fact from Ampullae of Lorenzini appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the ampullae of Lorenzini enable sharks to sense electric fields?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:40, 2 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Ampullae of Lorenzini (small pores) on the snout of a tiger shark

... that the ampullae of Lorenzini enable sharks to sense electric fields? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211453/ (among others)
- ALT1: ... that the ampullae of Lorenzini may enable sharks to sense the electric fields generated by their prey's muscle contractions? Source: https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fscientificamerican0807-74
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
- Comment: An alternative image might be File:Electroreceptors in a sharks head.svg, but imo it looks a little weird.

Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Nominated by LordPeterII (talk) at 18:36, 30 September 2022 (UTC).Reply

Thinking about it, I have a preference for ALT0, since I'm not sure if the more extreme claim of ALT1 is truly scientifically vetted (it only "may", as I understand). –LordPeterII (talk) 18:39, 30 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
- on ALT0. GA status, date, length,qpq, paraphrase check ok. Image free. --Soman (talk) 01:12, 1 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

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