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Instructions

Did you know? (DYK) entries are interesting facts that not many people may know. On this page possible entries are listed and members of the DYK project assess the nominations for the DYK section. DYKs are listed on the Main Page.

How to enter a DYK

List articles on this page under the Nominations area, below. The newest nominations go at the top. If you would like to make a nomination, you should read the rules below.

If there is a picture that you would like to see used with your nomination, please add it with your nomination as shown below. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion.

Rules

• Only one article can be nominated for a Did You Know hook.
  • This does not mean there can only be one link in the hook. It means the hook is to feature one article.
  • This main article is the link which is in bold. This article must meet the DYK rules.
  • Any other links in the hook are minor links.
• Information presented in any article nominated for DYK should be verifiable and unbiased. There must be a citation of a credible source to support the fact contained in the hook.
  • Articles that are tagged for bias with {{NPOV}} or for lack of accuracy with {{Disputed}} are not suitable for DYK.
  • Articles where facts are questioned with {{fact}} tags may not be suitable.
• The article linked should be easy to read.
  • The article should not be tagged as {{complex}}.
  • It should comply with the guideline on writing Simple English articles.
  • If possible, readability tests, such as this, should indicate a U.S. grade level of no greater than Grade 8 on (most) scores.
  • There should be no red linked categories or red linked templates.
• Articles nominated for DYK should not be too short.
  • Three-sentence stubs are not suitable.
  • The text of the article must be at least 800 characters. The number of characters can be measured with this tool .
• The hook used to encourage people to read the article should be interesting to read. Information mentioned in the hook should be in the article text (not in a footnote, or in a linked reference, or in an infobox).
  • Whether a hook is not interesting should not be a matter for only one reviewer to decide. The first reviewer marks as {{DYKalmost}} if they feel the hook is not sufficiently interesting, with wording like "Is there a more interesting hook?". If 2 assessors (including the initial one) agree that the hook is uninteresting and no alternative has been put forward, the nomination is rejected with {{DYKno}} and advice to the nominator that "2 reviewers feel that this hook is not interesting, please suggest an alternative hook."
  • Articles may be re-nominated, but a different hook must be chosen. Also, two different hooks of the same article should not be added to the same update or updates that follow each other.
• DYKs should not be very good articles (VGA) already as VGAs already get their own spotlight on the Main Page as the "Selected article".

Proposed facts should	Suggested facts (also known as hooks) should be	Suggested pictures should be
Have in-line citations	Interesting	From Wikimedia Commons
Articles on living people must be carefully checked to make sure that no unsourced negative information is in the article	Short (less than about 200 characters, including spaces)	Small (100x100px)
Articles with good references and citations are needed.	Neutral	Already in the article

• Editors may only nominate up to four hooks at any one time. If more nominations are desired, existing nominations must either be removed, promoted to one of the DYK queues or placed in the holding area.
• Hooks cannot be moved to a queue or removed from the nominations page until they have been there for a minimum of three days. The only exception to this are hooks that can be "snowed". Hooks can also be removed if there has been no input from the nominator after five days from the last review. Unreviewed hooks however cannot be removed until there has been a review.

Chart

Please use one of the following templates when reviewing nominations.

Symbol	Code	Ready for DYK?	Description
	{{DYKyes}}	Yes	No problems, ready for DYK
	{{DYKagf}}	Yes, WP:AGF	Hook cited to a source not on the Internet, but to a reliable publication.
	{{DYKfixed}}	Yes, issue fixed.	The issue preventing DYK, or request for improvement has now been fixed.
	{{DYKalmost}}	Almost	Article is on the way to being ready for DYK, but the reviewer has questions.
	{{DYKno}}	No	Article is unable to be used on DYK, the time limit has passed, or there are larger reservations.

Nominations

Please add new nominations below with newer nominations at the top. Nominations should be headed with a ===Level Three=== header containing a link to the article that the hook is from. If possible, all hooks should contain a relevant file from Wikimedia Commons – this can be a picture or a sound. The subject article should be '''bolded'''.

U.S. economic performance under Democratic and Republican presidents

• ... that ten of the last 11 US economic recessions began under Republican US Presidents? Futurist110 (talk) 00:40, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Francis, Duke of Châtellerault

• .... that Francis, Duke of Châtellerault was a French prince who was killed in action at the 1515 Battle of Marignano, during the Italian Wars? Futurist110 (talk) 00:37, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Salyut 3

• .... that a cannon was fired from the Salyut 3 space station and is the only time a gun has been fired in space? Desertborn (talk) 13:23, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Salyut 1

• ...that the crew for Salyut 1 (the first space station) launched only two days after it did but could not enter? Desertborn (talk) 20:21, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

I don't fully understand what this hook is trying to say, can you maybe re-phrase it? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 21:54, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

@つがる: I tried a new attempt below. Desertborn (talk) 13:24, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

• ...that Salyut 1 was the first space station? Desertborn (talk) 20:21, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Hachijō-jima

• ...that Hachijō-jima is in the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea but is still Tokyo? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:01, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Lori Lightfoot

• ...that Lori Lightfoot is the first female African-American mayor of Chicago and the first lesbian mayor of Chicago? (this is already listed, but the seemingly pointless comma between "Chicago" and "and" was causing me pain) EDG 543 (talk) 02:07, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

 Fixed --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:03, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Captain Tom

• ...that at aged 99, Captain Sir Tom Moore became the oldest person to record a number one single? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:08, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

I can't find the claim in the soruce cited in the article, perhaps I missed it? Could you point me to where it is in the article TDKR Chicago 101? --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 00:59, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

@つがる: On 6 April 2020, at the age of 99, he began to walk around his garden to raise money for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of raising £1,000 by his hundredth birthday.[7][8] By 27 April he had raised over £29 million. He co-recorded a cover version of the song "You'll Never Walk Alone", which topped the UK music charts and made him the oldest person in history to have a number one single.[9] --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 01:56, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Yes, as per source [9] I can't find the claim in the news article, it did say about fundraising. --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 01:59, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Found one source that supports this claim: -> BBC --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:02, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Ok, all good now will add the new queue, once other dyks have been approved --Tsugaru Let's Talk! :) 🍁 23:42, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Joe Biden

• ...that in the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden (pictured) won over 81 million popular votes, the most by a presidential candidate in American history? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:08, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Coconut crab

• ...that with a leg-span of over 90 centimetres (35 in) and a weight up to 4 kilograms (8.8 lb), the Coconut crab is the largest invertebrate that lives on land?

• ...that the Coconut crab can climb trees?

Chlorine

• ... that Chlorine was used as a chemical weapon in World War I?--Eptalon (talk) 23:21, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

• ...that because it is easy to get, Chlorine is still used as a chemical weapon? --Eptalon (talk) 23:21, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

• ...that in World War I, Chlorine was replaced by other chemical weapons, such as Phosgene and mustard gas?

Alexis Kennedy

• ... that Sunless Sea, the first video game by Alexis Kennedy, got the last ever 10/10 rating from video game magazine Eurogamer? Vaticidalprophet (talk) 04:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

  Hi Vaticidalprophet, I think the hook and page are both great. Maybe you could shorten or simplify the explanation on browser games, since it's not directly related to Kennedy? The wording on the misconduct allegations is also a bit odd and vague, especially when you compare it with enwiki's version. These are minor concerns though. Sorry to get to you 3 months after posting this! Aranya (talk) 18:27, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Eucalyptus

• ... that Eucalyptus have been used to fight malaria? --Eptalon (talk) 17:02, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

• ... that to make the French presidency not look like a monarchy, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing invited ordinary citizens to eat breakfast with him at Élysée Palace? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:56, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Congo (chimpanzee)

• ...that not all artists are human? --Eptalon (talk) 11:47, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

• ...that artists such as Julian Huxley or Pablo Picasso bought paintings done by a chimpanzee?--Eptalon (talk) 11:47, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

• ...that in 2005, a painting by a chimpanzee was sold at over 14,000 pound sterling?--Eptalon (talk) 11:47, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

@Eptalon: "The auction house at first thought that the paintings would not sell for more than 600 to 800 pounds." - do we have a source for this...I will say 3rd one seems the best as 1st can be ambiguous as there can be other animals that can draw, like an elephant or etc...2nd seems alright but then people may not know the value of the art which makes it sensational, I can buy a painting for $1. Last one seems the best but I will say is it possible to add in that it was in an auction? Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 12:20, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

The field is vast, look at en:Monkey selfie copyright dispute (no, we don't have it yet. 'Ape does selfie, who owns the copyright?')--Eptalon (talk) 12:28, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, but the general consensus at commons is that the person with the device own the copyright if I remember correctly. Camouflaged Mirage (talk) 17:25, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Elmer McCurdy

• ... that after 65 years of his death, Elmer McCurdy's mummified corpse was used as a mannequin by a television crew? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 09:08, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Triangle center

• ...that mathematicians have discovered over 40,000 triangle centers? Naddruf (talk) 05:46, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Holding area

Hooks that are ready to be moved to a queue for update may be held in this area until a space in a queue comes available. To be eligible to move into this area, a queue must meet all of the promotion guidelines as outlined above. Hooks in this area do not count towards a user's nomination limit. If you change or re-review a hook in this area, it must be moved back to the main nominations section for discussion to continue. The only changes permitted here are formatting or spelling changes, or adding an associated file.