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A fact from Eric Cole (British Army officer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 May 2008, and was viewed approximately 810 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that British Major-General Eric Cole, who helped plan the invasion of Normandy, was born in Malta and once played cricket with the Egypt national cricket team?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/May.

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