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A fact from Albert Richard Thomas appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on August 2, 2007.

[edit] Rephrased counterfactual

It is true that Thomas brought the Johnson Space Center to Texas, and it is also true that "Houston" was the first word addressed to earth from the moon because of the JSC being in Houston. However, it is impossible to know what the first word would have been otherwise. Some sources get carried away with counterfactuals; on Wikipedia they should never be stated as objective fact. If the counterfactual itself was particularly notable (here that does not appear to be the case), it could be included in the article, but it would have to be attributed. Savidan 21:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

That is a much better way to state it. I struggled with how to state it. Argos'Dad 21:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)