Template:Did you know nominations/White Bronco chase

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:38, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

White Bronco chase

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White Ford Bronco

... that Domino's reported what at the time was its biggest day of sales during O. J. Simpson's White Bronco chase?

Source: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/oj-simpson-car-chase-dominos-32567904

- ALT1: ... that O. J. Simpson's White Bronco chase inspired a scene in Shrek 2? Source: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/oj-simpson-shrek-2-ford-bronco-b2527881.html
- ALT2: ... that the white Ford Bronco (example pictured) used in the O. J. Simspon chase spent seventeen years inside a pornographer's garage? Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oj-simpson-white-ford-bronco-1235872779/
- ALT3: ... that after initially discontinuing their Bronco line (example pictured) following the O. J. Simspon chase, Ford planned to reveal a new line of it on his birthday? Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/ford-bronco-oj-simpson-birthday-trnd
- ALT4: ... that during a 9-1-1 call amid the O. J. Simpson White Bronco chase, Al Cowlings yelled "you know who I am goddammit!" at the transponder? Source: https://larrybrownsports.com/everything-else/al-cowlings-my-name-is-ac-you-know-who-i-am-goddammit/308549
- ALT5: ... that O. J. Simpson's White Bronco chase ruined TV? Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/o-j-20-years-later/o-j-simpsons-bronco-chase-theater-absurd-n129071
- ALT6: ... that O. J. Simpson once attempted to sell a car similar to the one he rode in his White Bronco chase with his autograph around a bullet hole in it? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20161009083943/http://www.vogue.com/13393604/remembering-oj-simpsons-bizarre-prank-tv-show/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Russia 200
- Comment: Would recommend using File:Cowlings call.ogg for alt 4.

Created by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords 03:40, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

Review is as follows: article is in great shape; I'm surprised it didn't exist before, definitely passes WP:NEVENT. QPQ checks out. Earwig pops hot on a few things but mostly direct quotes. Hooks are sourced in-article. As far as the individual hooks go: ALT3 seems to run afoul of WP:DYKMAJOR, The boldlinked article should generally be the main or at least a major factor in the hook; avoid hooks that are primarily about an incident to which the subject is only tangentially related. ALT5 seems is stating an opinion as fact in WP:WIKIVOICE. Those are therefore not approved. ALT4 and ALT6 seems a bit unwieldy but are not per se objectionable. I would recommend ALT0, ALT1 or ALT2, though I don't think ALT2 should use the image (which is, just in case, good to go on a licensing standpoint, even if not stylistic). Anyways - approved. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 21:48, 8 May 2026 (UTC)