Template:Did you know/Archives

Main (T:DYK)
Rules (WP:DYK)
Suggestions (T:TDYK)
Queues (T:DYK/Q)
Archives (T:DYK/A)
Discussion (WT:DYK)

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

Did you know...

Please add the line '''''~~~~~''''' at the top for the newly posted set of archived hooks.

03:58, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

... that the extinct leedsichthys (pictured) is the largest fish known, with an estimated length of up to 16 meters?

... that Ellen DeGeneres holds the record for the most re-tweeted image ever, breaking the last record held by Barack Obama?

... that the first well-known book on carnivorous plants was published by Charles Darwin in 1875?

... that in May 2017, President of Ecuador Lenín Moreno became the world's only head of state in a wheelchair?

... that the Chicago "L" is the nickname for Chicago's rapid transit system?

19:30, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

... that Leonard Cohen (pictured) wrote about eighty different drafts of the song "Hallelujah" before finalizing the original version in 1984?

... that Tetris has been downloaded over 170 million times, making it the best-selling video game of all time?

... that Martin Van Buren was the first President of the United States who was born as a citizen of the United States?

... that in May 2017, Puerto Rico filed for the largest government bankruptcy case in American history?

... that before acting, Academy Award winner Martin Landau was hired as a cartoonist for The New York Daily News when he was a teenager?

20:50, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

... that the United States Capitol's dome (pictured) is 8,909,200 pounds of cast-iron with 108 windows and was constructed between 1855 and 1866?

... that Shelley Berman was the first comedian to win a Grammy Award and to perform at Carnegie Hall?

... that the 2017 movie Wonder Woman holds the record for highest-grossing movie directed by a woman?

... that Holocaust survivor Yisrael Kristal celebrated his bar mitzvah in September 2016 at the age of 113?

... that people who smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, have high cholesterol, and drink more coffee are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease?

20:21, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

... that Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash (Sanders pictured) is a Facebook meme group inspired by Bernie Sanders in which is dedicated to political posts and has 394,448 members as of October 2019?

... that for his 82 year reign as king, Sobhuza II of Swaziland, is the longest reigning monarch in recorded history?

... that Richmond Park in London is about three times the size of Central Park in New York City?

... that after Stefán Karl Stefánsson's popularity increased from internet memes, a campaign for his cancer battle raised up to $115,000 of the $100,000 goal?

... that Stephen King created the character Pennywise the Clown after asking "what scared children more than anything else" which he felt were clowns?

04:22, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

... that some conifer cones (pictured) can only be opened using fire?

... that Coca-Cola can be bought and sold officially in every country, except Cuba and North Korea, due to trade bans?

... that Louis L. Mowbray was the first person to successfully breed both the Galapagos tortoises and penguins in captivity?

... that the Rijksmuseum makes images of their art available on the internet for anyone to use?

... that male platypuses have venomous spurs on their ankles?

15:30, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

... that Yellowstone National Park (pictured) was the first national park in the world?

... that Suzan DelBene won two elections to the United States House of Representatives on the same day?

... that Your Name is the highest-earning anime movie of all time?

... that American fast food company A&W also exists in Canada, however it is owned by a different company?

... that Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain on Earth to never be climbed?

15:30, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

... that voice actress June Foray (pictured) helped establish the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001?

... that in July 2017, the 2020 presidential campaign of U.S. Representative John Delaney became the earliest announcement of a presidential campaign at almost 21 months before the first presidential primary?

... that the Vatican did not want anyone to copy Gregorio Allegri's motet "Miserere mei Deus", calling for excommunication for anyone making a copy?

... that since 1998, DePaul University in Chicago has been the largest Catholic university in the United States?

... that in 1949, Milton Berle hosted the first telethon live on television?

16:03, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

... that 80% of Australia's (2011 census map pictured) population live on the eastern coast?

... that Joker is the highest Oscar nominated comic book movie, earning eleven nominations in 2020?

... that at 998 letters long, Hubert B. Wolfe+998 Sr.'s full name is the longest name in the world for a person?

... that at age 82 and 88, Christopher Plummer is the oldest actor to win and to be nominated for an Academy Award respectively?

... that Nancy Pelosi is the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and she is the first to be the speaker twice since 1955?

13:37, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

... that Bernie Sanders (pictured) is the first presidential candidate to win the popular vote of the first three primary contests in a row?

... that at 52.5 million views, the final episode of Friends was the highest watched television episode of the 2000s?

... that the Falcon Heavy is currently the most powerful rocket in operation?

... that at over USD $22 million, Won't You Be My Neighbor? is the highest earning biographical documentary?

... that the M-185 in Michigan is the only state highway in America that does not allow motor vehicles?

12:22, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

... that the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (pictured) is the longest sea crossing bridge in the world?

... that James K. Polk has the shortest retirement than any other President of the United States when he died three months after leaving office?

... that K2 is one of the most dangerous mountains to climb, with one person dying for every four who reach the top?

... that Blackpink was the first female K-pop group to perform at the famed Coachella music festival?

... that Monowi, Nebraska is the only village in the United States with only one person living there?

22:23, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

... that before she was elected to Congress, Sharice Davids (pictured) was a mixed martial arts fighter?

... that the video game Clicker Heroes was once removed from the App Store because a Chinese company claimed that the name was trademarked in China?

... that the Eluanbi Lighthouse in Kenting National Park is the only armed lighthouse in Taiwan?

... that for his role in Saving Private Ryan, Tom Hanks was made an honorary member of the U.S. Army Rangers Hall of Fame?

... that the creator of DC Comics villain Joker is unknown because Jerry Robinson, Bob Kane and Bill Finger all claimed to have created him?

23:46, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

... that Pope Francis (pictured) released a progressive rock album in 2015 titled Wake Up!?

... that in 1957 the BBC aired a report showing a family picking from spaghetti trees as an April Fools' Day joke?

... that the 2019 NBA Finals was the first time a Canadian team won the championship?

... that President Herbert Hoover pushed a button in Washington, D.C. to turn on the lights for the Empire State Building when it opened?

... that with just 1,841 people living there in 2011, St Davids is the smallest city by population in the United Kingdom?

07:34, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

... that David Attenborough (pictured) is the only person to have won a BAFTA Award for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K?

... that at 1,198 feet (365 m), the Vista Tower in Chicago will be the tallest skyscraper designed by a female architect?

... that Point Pelee National Park was the first national park in Canada to become a dark-sky preserve?

... that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest female member of the United States Congress in American history?

... that during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, the government began giving out cardboard coffins because of the high death rate?

20:49, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

• ... that Michael Bloomberg spent over USD $500 million on his 2020 presidential campaign (campaign logo pictured), making it the most expensive campaign in American history?

... that at first, bulldogs were bred to fight bulls during the 1600s?

... that the Republic of Cyprus is the only country other than England to host an English royal wedding?

... that Lori Lightfoot is the first female African-American mayor of Chicago and the first lesbian mayor of Chicago?

... that fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left money in his will to his cat Choupette?

20:24, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

... that Fred Rogers' (pictured) congressional testimony was the key reason for the U.S. Supreme Court's television video recording decision in 1983?

... that laboratories in Brazil make ethanol fuel with sugarcane juice?

... that when his grandson was kidnapped, billionaire J. Paul Getty did not want to pay the ransom until it was lower?

... that Kamikaze pilots were not allowed to close their eyes so that they did not miss the target?

... that the Burj Khalifa has the world's highest restaurant, residential space and swimming pool?

... that Zendaya (pictured) is the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?

... that Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest?

... that as a lawyer, Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon helped convict South Korea's first sexual harassment case?

... that Unserdeutsch is one of only a few German-based Creole languages still in use?

... that members of The Salvation Army represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013?

15:15, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

... that in 1970, Sir Ian McKellen (pictured) was the first actor to share a gay kiss with another male actor on British television?

... that the Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavík holds the world's largest collection of penises from many living organisms?

... that the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 led to the invention of echo sounding, about ten years after the accident?

... that Valentina Sampaio is the first openly transgender model for Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated?

... that the Tepexpan man was a woman?

22:20, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

... that Tardigrades (pictured) can still live after being frozen for more than 30 years?

... that the Phantom of Heilbronn is a serial killer that was never found?

... that "What Goes On" was the only Beatles song that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr wrote together?

... that Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dwight Yorke were the first international players to win the Premier League Golden Boot?

... that Playboy was also printed in Braille between 1970 and 1985?

20:00, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

... that the Lamborghini Reventón (pictured) was made to look like the F-22 Raptor?

... that the Daocheng Yading Airport is the highest civilian airport in the world?

... that after his death, Pope Formosus was accused of perjury and his corpse was exhumed and put on trail where he was found guilty?

... that at least a third of homeless young people in Los Angeles practised survival sex?

... that Marcus Terentius Varro warned about very small creatures that can cause airborne transmission diseases, many years before microbiology could proved it?

21:00, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

... that some of the oldest Egyptian texts known mention the area where Great Bitter Lake (pictured) is today?

... that in 2014, Michael D. Higgins became the first President of Ireland to officially visit the United Kingdom?

... that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, made Japan 2.4 meters closer to North America?

... that at aged 99, Captain Sir Tom Moore became the oldest person to record a number one single?

... that a cannon was fired from the Salyut 3 space station and is the only time a gun has been fired in space?