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@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ This has no effect on any code. It can influence what mnemonics assemblers will
 
 Not applicable.
 
+## References
+
+Renaming `SHA3` was previously proposed by [EIP-59](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/59).
+
 ## Copyright
 
 Copyright and related rights waived via [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).