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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 31, 2016. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Richard Feynman's work The Feynman Lectures on Physics was co-authored by Matthew Sands and Robert B. Leighton?
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Latest comment: 21 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Do we think the main picture is the best one? The hand covering the face seems like we could use a clearer one or one in the article? Just wondering if I'm the only one wondering this? IndrasBet (talk) 11:51, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

This is not discussion forum (See WP:NOTAFORUM). If you have picture, please find it, place a link and take a vote, but wondering about something non specific without a clear proposal is discouraged. Lexlex (talk) 20:43, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Then I propose to use this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Feynman_1988.png IndrasBet (talk) 21:11, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply