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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and responded by asking why "God is not equally a myth"?
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... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and retorted by asking why "God is not equally a myth?" Source: "He then declares that just before the age of five he was told that Santa Claus does not exist, and that he thereupon countered with the query as to 'why God is not equally a myth.'" (Joshi, S. T. (2010). I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft (First ed.). New York: Hippocampus Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9824296-7-9. OCLC650504348.)
Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Both hooks are interesting, but I prefer the first hook. QPQ has not been done. Once it has been completed, the nomination will be all set. Congratulations on this absolutely superb article! Thriley (talk) 20:58, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]