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A fact from East African Mounted Rifles appeared on Wikipedia's
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Did you know... that during the First World War the East African Mounted Rifles(pictured) sometimes painted stripes on their horses to camouflage them as zebras?
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Dumelow, could you please share the sources over email that verify the hook? I'm not able to access these links. This would help me in reviewing this nomination in a better way. Nonetheless, it passes DYKCheck and there is no copyright violation.─
The Aafī(talk)17:30, 15 September 2022 (UTC)reply
The article reads nice to me and I am happy with the hook. It is verified and inline cited in the article. I'd leave the choice of image with the promoter but I really advise it being used. Best, ─
The Aafī(talk)12:36, 18 September 2022 (UTC)reply