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Article and nomination Published Hook Comments Views
Kim Ye-ji (sport shooter) (nom) 4 Aug 2024 ... that Kim Ye-ji's performance in the 10 meter air pistol at the 2024 Summer Olympics led her to be dubbed the "coolest person on the planet"? Stunning hook that ran after she competed; Kim had gone viral and any hook with her name in it would have produced high views. 39,422
Kennedy Blades (nom) 10 Aug 2024 ... that female wrestler Kennedy Blades once won a state championship against boys? Great hook that ran on the day she won silver. 32,679
Logan Edra (nom) 9 Aug 2024 ... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. Total hook views are 48,859. 20,439
Adam Maraana (nom) 29 Jul 2024 Adam Maraana ... that Adam Maraana (pictured), a Jewish Arab-Israeli, is competing in swimming for Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics? Lead hooks often do well. 18,400
Sunny Choi (nom) 9 Aug 2024 ... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. 17,388
Ri Jong-yol (nom) 22 Jul 2024 ... that North Korean child prodigy Ri Jong-yol defected to South Korea after winning silver at the 2016 International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong? One of the warmup hooks that did very well. 14,746
Zheng Haohao (nom) 6 Aug 2024 ... that after qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, skateboarder Zheng Haohao became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics? Great hook that did well 13,465
Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics (nom) 30 Jul 2024 ... that a law was signed so that the Solomon Islands delegation could return home from the 2020 Summer Olympics? Fabulous hook fact 12,506
Camil Doua (nom) 26 Jul 2024 ... that Olympic swimmer Camil Doua represents a country in which "the only existing swimming pools are those in hotels"? We excluded this hook from a mass nomination because it was a compelling fact – that was the correct decision. 11,595
Liechtenstein at the 1936 Summer Olympics (nom) 4 Aug 2024 ... that for the 1936 Summer Olympics, Liechtenstein flipped their flag upside down? Strong hook fact that did as well as I expected it to do. 11,275
2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team (nom) 31 Jul 2024 ... that Cameroonian-born Joel Embiid opted to play for the 2024 U.S. Olympic basketball team instead of France in part because his son is American? Anything mentioning this team's name is going to do well, I suppose. 11,252
Lilia Cosman (nom) 28 Jul 2024 ... that at age 15, Lilia Cosman moved from the United States to Romania to compete for Romania's Olympic gymnastics team? This hook did much better than I had expected. 11,042
Manizha Talash (nom) 9 Aug 2024 ... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team? Part of a triple hook; fabulous result for being part of a mass nomination. Talash managed to get herself disqualified for displaying a political slogan during competition, which would no doubt have contributed to interest in her. 11,032
Jamal Valizadeh (nom) 5 Aug 2024 ... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team? Strong hook fact. 10,928
Lorrane Oliveira (nom) 28 Jul 2024 Oliveira in 2018 ... that Brazilian Olympic gymnast Lorrane Oliveira (pictured) trained for the circus before starting gymnastics? That's the other lead hook that we had. 10,444