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On 13 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pink dress of Marilyn Monroe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the pink dress (pictured) which Marilyn Monroe wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) was emulated by Madonna in her video to Material Girl? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carra Castle, Antrim, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Carra Castle was once occupied by Shane O'Neill who held Sorley Boy McDonnell as a prisoner there in 1565, and the McDonnells later got their revenge by beheading O'Neill there? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nueva Cádiz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Venezuelan port Nueva Cádiz was the first Spanish town to be established in South America? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Tanzania, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tanzania hosts more than 1100 bird species including the Grey Crowned Crane (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ballylough, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ballylough is home to a ruined castle that was once a stronghold of the MacQuillans and the MacDonnells? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Puerto Banús, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Puerto Banús is visited by 5 million people annually and contains a three-ton statue of a rhinoceros (pictured) by Salvador Dalí? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Djibouti, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that khat (pictured), which induces a state of euphoria and is endemic to Djibouti, is chewed by 90% of the local men? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phnom Bok, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Phnom Bok hill temple in Cambodia, with rectangular plan is dedicated to the Trimurti (pictured) images built in Bakheng style (893–927 AD) installed in individual sanctums? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tadeusz Vetulani, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tadeusz Vetulani was a pioneer of biodiversity research in Poland and conducted notable research into forest tarpan and the Polish koniks, launching restoration and breeding schemes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Assal (Djibouti), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lake Assal in Djibouti is the lowest point in Africa? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 1 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paula Barbieri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Paula Barbieri was reportedly the last girlfriend of O. J. Simpson before the murder of Nicole Simpson and stuck with him during his trial? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Artisans d'Angkor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the majority trained with Artisans d'Angkor in Siem Reap are uneducated young Cambodians from rural areas? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lizzy Gardiner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the American Express Gold card dress worn at the 67th Academy Awards by costume designer Lizzy Gardiner was made from 254 expired American Express cards? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article American Express Gold card dress of Lizzy Gardiner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the American Express Gold card dress worn at the 67th Academy Awards by costume designer Lizzy Gardiner was made from 254 expired American Express cards? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hôtel Ritz Paris, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Edward VII and his lover reportedly once got stuck in a too-narrow bathtub at the Hôtel Ritz Paris, which led to the tubs being enlarged? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kbal Spean, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that under the supervision of archaeologists, the graduates of Cambodia's Artisans d'Angkor have been able to reproduce some portions of Kbal Spean's (pictured) missing bas-relief carvings? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sofitel New York Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sofitel New York Hotel won the 2000 Emporis Skyscraper Award? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 28 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grands Projets of François Mitterrand, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Grands Projets of François Mitterrand were commissioned in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Longmen Grottoes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the approximately 1,400 caves of China's Longmen Grottoes contain about 100,000 statues, some of which are only 1 inch (25 mm) high, while the largest Buddha statue (pictured) is 57 feet (17 m) in height? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Green Versace "jungle" dress of Jennifer Lopez, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that David Duchovny said, "I'm sure that nobody is looking at me", when standing beside Jennifer Lopez who was wearing her "jungle" Versace dress? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lorca, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lorca Castle (pictured) of medieval origin built in Lorca, Spain, between the 9th and 15th centuries suffered serious damages to its walls and the Espolón Tower during the 2011 earthquake? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black and white Valentino dress of Julia Roberts, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Valentino Garavani cited the moment Julia Roberts collected her Academy Award for Best Actress wearing his gown as the high point of his 45-year career? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's has been called "perhaps the most famous little black dress of all time"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White bikini of Ursula Andress, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the scene featuring Ursula Andress in her iconic white bikini in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No has been voted No. 1 in "the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments" of cinema? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White floral Givenchy dress of Audrey Hepburn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Time magazine voted the white floral Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn at the 1954 Academy Awards as the greatest Oscar dress of all time? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pink Ralph Lauren dress of Gwyneth Paltrow, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ralph Lauren dress which Gwyneth Paltrow wore to the 71st Academy Awards in 1999 has been cited as bringing pink back into fashion? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Swan dress of Björk, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a poll by Debenhams, published in The Daily Telegraph, voted Björk's swan dress the ninth most iconic red-carpet dress of all time? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mosque City of Bagerhat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Sixty Pillar Mosque located in Bagergat in south Bangladesh is one of the oldest mosques in the country described as "historic mosque representing the Golden Era of Muslim Bengal"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Julien Hoffman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during his student days, working on spermatogenesis, UCSF Medical Center pediatric cardiologist Julien Hoffman developed a close relationship with Sydney Brenner and Phillip V. Tobias? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 21 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Michael Jackson's Thriller jacket, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Deborah Nadoolman Landis, designer of Michael Jackson's red Thriller jacket, also designed Indiana Jones' jacket in Raiders of the Lost Ark? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 18 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Royal Palaces of Abomey, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to folklore, descendants of the royal family of Abomey who built the Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin are the progeny of Princess Aligbonon of Tado and a panther? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elephant hunting in Kenya, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that between 1970 and 1977, Kenya lost more than half of its elephants to hunting? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Osama bin Laden's house in Khartoum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, while in Sudan, the late Osama bin Laden (pictured) lived in a pink stucco and brick house in Khartoum, and often weekended with his family in a one-storey mud house overlooking the Blue Nile in Soba? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 15 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Al-Sakhir Palace, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that two kilometres from Al-Sakhir Palace in Bahrain is an oil-pumping well disguised as a hoopoe bird? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 15 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedreña, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the famous golfer Seve Ballesteros, who recently died, hailed from Pedreña, located across the bay from Santander in Cantabria? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 15 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abbud al-Zumar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abbud al-Zumar, founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad which merged into al-Qaeda under his successor Ayman al-Zawahiri in 1998, provided the ammunition which assassinated President Anwar Sadat on 6 October 1981? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Qal'at al-Bahrain, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that UNESCO claims that Qal'at al-Bahrain (pictured) was the capital of the ancient Dilmun civilization? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti has been described as Osama bin Laden's "favorite courier and right-hand man"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Zimbabwe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wildlife of Zimbabwe (flame lily pictured) is collectively called the "Wildlife Estate", which covers about 12.5% of the total land area of Zimbabwe? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Widow (film), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1955 drama The Widow was one of only three films directed by Lewis Milestone while he was working in Europe during the Red Scare? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article National Museum of Sudan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the National Museum of Sudan in Khartoum contains two Egyptian temples which were originally built by Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III but were relocated because of the flooding caused by Lake Nasser? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jacqueline Kennedy disliked her own wedding dress? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black Versace dress of Elizabeth Hurley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "That Dress", worn by Elizabeth Hurley at the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994, has been voted the greatest dress of all time and is perhaps Gianni Versace's best-known creation? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jacqueline Kennedy wore her pink Chanel suit (pictured) at the inauguration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, even though it was stained with her husband's blood? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Galle Fort, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Amangalla was originally named the "New Oriental Hotel" from 1865 and is located within the premises of the Galle Fort UNESCO World Heritage Site? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amangalla, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Amangalla was originally named the "New Oriental Hotel" from 1865 and is located within the premises of the Galle Fort UNESCO World Heritage Site? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Osama bin Laden's Hideout Compound, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Osama bin Laden's hideout compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan is known locally as the Waziristan Haveli mansion? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coronation gown of Elizabeth II, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Norman Hartnell designed both the wedding dress and the coronation gown of Elizabeth II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Norman Hartnell designed both the wedding dress and the coronation gown of Elizabeth II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Grace Kelly, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wedding dress of Grace Kelly, characterized as "one of the most-beloved of all time", was designed by Helen Rose, a leading costume designer of the era for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 9 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aman Sveti Stefan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a luxury hotel and resort on the islet of Sveti Stefan, Montenegro (pictured) has been described as a "'70s Adriatic playground on a hilly peninsula that's barely connected to the mainland"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Plaza Resort Bonaire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Plaza Resort Bonaire (pictured) is the largest diving resort in the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark (pictured) was the first to be filmed of any royal family member? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ristiḱ Palace, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the government of Skopje passed a law to preserve the Ristiḱ Palace (pictured) as a "Cultural Heritage" when it was threatened with destruction for illegal infringement? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Queen Victoria, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Queen Victoria has been credited with starting the western tradition of white bridal gowns by wearing one at her 1840 wedding? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alishang, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the earliest history of Alishang in Afghanistan is traced to the Mughal Emperor Babur, when in the 1520s he hunted wildlife in the mountains there before returning to India? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Old Fort of Nassau, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British Colonial Hilton Nassau is located on the site of the Old Fort of Nassau? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article British Colonial Hilton Nassau, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British Colonial Hilton Nassau is located on the site of the Old Fort of Nassau? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Qaraoun, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an artificial lake near the Lebanese village of Qaraoun has become a seasonal home for about 20,000 migratory birds each year? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Qaraoun, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an artificial lake near the Lebanese village of Qaraoun has become a seasonal home for about 20,000 migratory birds each year? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shea nut and butter production in Burkina Faso, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that shea trees, most heavily concentrated in Burkina Faso, are referred to as "women's gold" (woman processing shea nuts pictured) by the locals for their properties? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Burkina Faso, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that shea trees, most heavily concentrated in Burkina Faso, are referred to as "women's gold" (woman processing shea nuts pictured) by the locals for their properties? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Loire (river), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Loire (pictured) is the longest river in France? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dragan Velić, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dragan Velić is the current President of the Union of Serbian Districts and District Units of Kosovo and Metohija of North Kosovo? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of the Central African Republic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that richness of the wildlife of the Central African Republic (gorilla pictured) is reflected in its about 3,600 species of plants, 663 birds, 209 mammals, 187 reptiles and 29 amphibians? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shaare Zedek Synagogue, Winnipeg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the original Shaare Zedek Synagogue was the oldest synagogue in Winnipeg? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Kate Middleton, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that dressmakers working on Kate Middleton's wedding gown (pictured) changed needles every three hours, and washed their hands every half hour? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer became one of the most famous outfits in the world and featured a 25-foot (7.6 m) train? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Luoji, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Luoji Township in Yunnan, there are laws against the picking of young matsutake mushrooms smaller than 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 1 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dyfnant Forest, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the church of Llangadfan (pictured), near Dyfnant Forest, was visited by Saint Cadfan who founded a church there before moving to Bardsey Island in 516? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 1 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llangadfan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the church of Llangadfan (pictured), near Dyfnant Forest, was visited by Saint Cadfan who founded a church there before moving to Bardsey Island in 516? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mining in Tajikistan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tajikistan Aluminum Company (TALCO) runs one of the largest aluminum manufacturing plants in the world? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zočište Monastery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kosovo Liberation Army destroyed Zočište Monastery in 1999? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as many as 6,400 human and animal illustrations, including Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, have been recorded in Saudi Arabia's southwest Najran area? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Barranquilla, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Barranquilla is the fourth most populous city of Colombia? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Povilas Budrys, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Povilas Budrys was voted Best Actor by the Lithuanian Theatre Union for the 1991/92 season? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amber Fort, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2007, the Amber Palace of Amer Fort in Rajasthan was visited by 1.4 million tourists? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gilgamesh (restaurant), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Gilgamesh restaurant in Camden, London, is said to be "an ostentatious replica of a Babylonian palace? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anthoceros laevis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the sex organs of Anthoceros laevis are visible on its dorsal surface? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Theâtre de l'Étoile du Nord has been described as "the most boho Tunis is likely to get"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 27 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Avenue Habib Bourguiba, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Avenue Habib Bourguiba is the principal thoroughfare of Tunis? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Csóványos, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the dense forest in the area around Csóványos in Northern Hungary has been described as "almost mystical"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Timothy E. Gregory, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Byzantine historian Timothy E. Gregory served as director of the Ohio State University excavations at Isthmia? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Felipe González González, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Felipe González González was Governor of Aguascalientes from 1998 to 2004? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christiane Ziegler, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Christiane Ziegler excavated the Tomb of Akhethetep (pictured) from 1991–1999? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tomb of Akhethetep, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Christiane Ziegler excavated the Tomb of Akhethetep (pictured) from 1991–1999? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nata Bird Sanctuary, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the community-initiated Nata Bird Sanctuary in Botswana opened in 1993 and the same year received the "Tourism for Tomorrow" award for the Southern Hemisphere? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Felipe González González, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Felipe González González was Governor of Aguascalientes from 1998 to 2004? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vilallonga del Camp, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Pedro Virgili, from Vilallonga del Camp, was one of the most prominent royal surgeons of Spain in the 18th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedro Virgili, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Pedro Virgili, from Vilallonga del Camp, was one of the most prominent royal surgeons of Spain in the 18th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jacques Cambry, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Breton writer Jacques Cambry (1749–1807) published important works on Celtic history and monuments, and in 1805 founded the Celtic Academy? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of The Gambia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Combretum glutinosum, found in The Gambia and the Sahel belt, is used to make yellow dye? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Combretum glutinosum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Combretum glutinosum, found in The Gambia and the Sahel belt, is used to make yellow dye? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 17 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chamcook Lake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1886, 200,000 salmon and salmon trout fry (young trout) were deposited in the Chamcook Lake in New Brunswick? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 17 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hospital Tobar García, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hospital Tobar García is the only facility in the federated capital of Buenos Aires that specializes in mental illness in children and adolescents? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 17 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Botswana, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 84% of Botswana is covered by the Kalahari Desert (pictured), a flat terrain known as a "thirstland" in the wildlife of Botswana that borders with South Africa, Namibia and Angola? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Cape Verde, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that three million trees, including pine, oak, sweet chestnut, and acacia (pictured), are being planted every year as part of reforestation efforts in Cape Verde? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Benin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that riparian forests contain some ⅓ of the estimated 3000 flora species in Benin? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Good Hotel Guide, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Llanwenarth House was a recipient of The Good Hotel Guide César Award for Best Welsh Country House of the Year 2002? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llanwenarth House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Llanwenarth House was a recipient of The Good Hotel Guide César Award for Best Welsh Country House of the Year 2002? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 12 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fishing industry in Greenland, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that approximately 6,500 out of a national population of an estimated 56,452 people (2010) in Greenland are employed in the fishing industry (fishing vessel pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article West Weber, Utah, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the land at West Weber, Utah, was reported in 1903 to have a reputation as one of the poorest soils between the Great Salt Lake and Ogden? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A Berlin Romance, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the neo-realist film A Berlin Romance is a strong critique of the obsession with consumer goods and the Americanization of mid-1950s Berlin? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tierra del Fuego National Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Beagle Channel in Tierra del Fuego National Park in Argentina is named after the British ship Beagle (pictured), which sailed with the explorer Charles Darwin in 1833–34? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chamberlain Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the decorative, "humpbacked" Chamberlain Bridge in Barbados, named after British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain, replaced an older bridge destroyed by the Great Hurricane of 1898? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saint Teilo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Penally Abbey in Pembrokeshire is believed to have been founded by Saint Teilo in the 6th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Penally Abbey, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Penally Abbey in Pembrokeshire is believed to have been founded by Saint Teilo in the 6th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Berlin im Aufbau, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the documentary film Berlin im Aufbau has historical significance in that it documents the first phase of the rebuilding of the destroyed city of Berlin after World War II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Buckingham Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Major League Baseball career of Larry McLean ended at the Buckingham Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, during a drunken encounter with his manager, John McGraw? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mehadia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mehadia, Romania, is located on the site of the ancient Roman colony Ad Mediam, noted for its Hercules baths? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 6 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Martin Miller (Czech actor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Czech actor Martin Miller portrayed Kublai Khan in Doctor Who? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carbis Bay Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Virginia Woolf stayed at the Carbis Bay Hotel in the spring of 1914 for three weeks whilst recovering from a bout of mental illness? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 30 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Krishnapuram Palace, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Krishnapuram Palace in Kerala has a copy of the Bible in Sanskrit that was printed in Kolkata in 1886? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Napua Stevens, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Napua Stevens's 1949 Hawaiian hit "Beyond the Reef" was later recorded by Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and The Ventures? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guy Lagneau, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Hotel de France in Conakry, Guinea, was the first project of the French architectural firm Atelier LWD and architect Guy Lagneau from 1953 to 1954? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Atelier LWD, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Hotel de France in Conakry, Guinea, was the first project of the French architectural firm Atelier LWD and architect Guy Lagneau from 1953 to 1954? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Novotel Grand Hotel de L'Independance, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Hotel de France in Conakry, Guinea, was the first project of the French architectural firm Atelier LWD and architect Guy Lagneau from 1953 to 1954? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ellis Wainwright, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that architect Frank Lloyd Wright called the Wainwright Building, built by Ellis Wainwright in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1890–92, "the very first human expression of a tall steel office-building as Architecture"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Diosso, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Diosso Gorge is known as the "Grand Canyon of the Congo"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 21 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silver Bow Basin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the town of Juneau, Alaska, was established after the 1880 discovery of gold in Silver Bow Basin by Richard Harris and Joe Juneau? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 14 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ullinish, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during his stay in Ullinish, Samuel Johnson's views and denunciation of James Macpherson's Ossian were confirmed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Minister of Justice claimed that the 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation bill made farting in public illegal, but later retracted his statement? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Margaret Creek, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Margaret Creek in Ohio was named after Margaret Snowden, the first white woman settler in Athens County? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 1 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stone Canyon Reservoir, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stone Canyon Reservoir was used as a filming location for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 28 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Avielochan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a prehistoric chamber tomb is located in Avielochan in Highland, Scotland? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sunset Marquis Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Time magazine described the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, as "an old rock 'n' roll hotel", due to its association with rock stars? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bhadra Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bhadra Dam (pictured) in Karnataka inundates a reservoir which has a gross irrigation potential of 162,818 hectares (402,330 acres)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Roberto González Goyri, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guatemalan Roberto González Goyri, who was awarded the Order of the Quetzal, illustrated a children's book in Cubist style? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hallsteinn Sigurðsson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a display of sculptures by Hallsteinn Sigurðsson was installed in the tunnels and vaults of a hydroelectric power station in Iceland? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Buttrills, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, in the early twentieth century, Buttrills was the centre of education in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 4 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johann Heinrich Zedler, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Johann Heinrich Zedler published Grosses Universal-Lexicon (pictured), which was the largest and most comprehensive German-language encyclopedia developed in the 18th century? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kwango River, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that diamond prospecting permits have been awarded covering an area of 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) between Temboc and Kasonga Lunda over the Kwango River (pictured) stretch of about 185 km (115 mi) in Angola? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Organ Pipes National Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Organ Pipes National Park, which has 400 million year old volcanic formations, features hexagonal basalt columns (pictured) known as the "Organ Pipes"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 1 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ransom Dunn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that American minister and Free Will Baptist theologian Ransom Dunn rode over thousands of miles of frontier on horseback, collecting donations for the opening of Hillsdale College? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Church of SS Peter and Paul, Istanbul, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Church of SS Peter and Paul is one of only three surviving Medieval Latin churches in Galata, Istanbul? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zerat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that ryot and zerat were two labour-hiring processes practised by indigo planters in Bihar and Bengal during the Indian colonial period? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tojg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 300-metre (980 ft) long bridge has been recently built near Tojg, in western Afghanistan, funded by the Commander's Emergency Response Program? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Samrong Sen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Samrong Sen is a prehistoric archaeological site in Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia, consisting of a very large fluviatile shell midden? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chinit River, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some of the Chinit River diversion and canal structures of the Khmer Rouge era were built by forced labour and damaged by regime soldiers who were "grenade fishing"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Claude Yvon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that French encyclopédiste Claude Yvon was forced to flee to Holland because he was believed to have contributed to a controversial thesis published in 1752 by Jean-Martin de Prades? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 24 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article University of Cambodia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the University of Cambodia, established in 2003, bestowed an honorary doctorate degree to the Hong Kong actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 24 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ticha Reservoir, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ticha Reservoir in northeastern Bulgaria bears the medieval name of the Kamchiya river? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Malosco, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Malosco Castle in the Italian Province of Trento was once the residence of the Vicedomini Judge of Val di Non, commander of the Imperial Austrian royal court? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Irving Leonard (accountant), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Clint Eastwood described accountant Irving Leonard as being "like a second father to me"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 21 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paolo Padovani, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, in 2004, Paolo Padovani and a team at the European Astrophysical Virtual Observatory (AVO) discovered 30 supermassive black holes which were previously obscured by dust clouds? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 18 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Six Bridges to Cross, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Clint Eastwood had his first audition for the 1955 film Six Bridges to Cross but was rejected? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Terra Chã, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that for almost three decades, Terra Chã on Terceira Island in the Azores was the location of the only Portuguese Air Force hospital? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 15 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Malibu Lake, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Malibu Lake has been featured in over 100 films and television programs, including the 1931 version of Frankenstein? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 13 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sampit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to a BBC report, the ethnic conflict in Sampit town in Indonesia caused 500 deaths, with over 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 12 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yeshayahu Yerushalmi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Yeshayahu Yerushalmi was the presiding judge of the initial enquiry into the USS Liberty incident in 1967? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 12 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St. John's Cathedral, St. John's, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when St. John's Cathedral (pictured) was built in St. John's, Antigua, it was criticized by ecclesiastical architects for being like "a pagan temple with two dumpy pepper pot towers"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jens Blauert, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German scientist Jens Blauert was honored with the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America in 1999? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 11 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Te Matua Ngahere, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Te Matua Ngahere is believed to be the second largest living kauri tree, and to have the biggest girth of any kauri in New Zealand? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shark fin trading in Costa Rica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that British chef Gordon Ramsay, who was threatened at gunpoint whilst filming in Costa Rica, described the illegal shark fin trading in the country as "a multi-billion dollar industry"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shwenyaungbin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the 1765 Sino-Burmese War the Qing army built a stockade "as big as a city" at Shwenyaungbin? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ghorband District, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in November 2010 it was reported that two Iranian Secret Intelligence agents arrived in Ghorband District and were accused by the U.S. of helping insurgents to attack coalition forces? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pureora Forest Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a buried subfossil forest, submerged under pumice after the eruption of Taupo (c. AD 186), was discovered in Pureora Forest Park (pictured), New Zealand, in 1983? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bodinnick, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that writer Daphne du Maurier lived in a house near the Fowey ferry in Bodinnick (pictured) for several years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there are more male snails than females in the shallow waters of Lake Alexandrina, New Zealand, and that snails are sicker in the lake's shallower rather than deeper water? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 7 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gwebin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1929, a group of laborers discovered a 958 carat doubly truncated bipyramid sapphire near Gwebin, which sold for £13,000 to a New York dealer, who cut it into nine different sapphires? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 6 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wallblake House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Wallblake House is reported to be the oldest structure on the island of Anguilla, built in 1787? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 3 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Songgwangsa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Songgwangsa (pictured), originally founded in 867, is one of the oldest Zen temples in Korea? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jameela Jamil, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Channel 4 music presenter Jameela Jamil was struck by a car at the age of 17 and was told she might never walk again? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 1 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Commercial graffiti, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that brands such as Coke and M&M's have been advertised through commercial graffiti (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Balsas River, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Balsas River valley (pictured) is regarded as one of the earliest maize growing sites in Mexico, dating from around 9,200 years ago? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Severe Tropical Cyclone Val, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a lawsuit brought by William Shernoff against an insurance firm that refused to pay claims for damage from Cyclone Val in American Samoa yielded penalty payments of $86.7 million? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 31 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Shernoff, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a lawsuit brought by William Shernoff against an insurance firm that refused to pay claims for damage from Cyclone Val in American Samoa yielded penalty payments of $86.7 million? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sempringham Priory, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sempringham Priory (pictured) was built by Saint Gilbert, the only Englishman who ever founded a monastic order? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jamaica Inn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jamaica Inn (sign pictured) of Bodmin Moor is the setting for Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 29 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alvingham Priory, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Alvingham Priory, active until most of its inhabitants died from the Black Death, has a churchyard (pictured) containing the only church in England dedicated to St. Adelwold? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 28 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coma Pedrosa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that of Andorra's 65 mountain peaks over 6,560 feet (2,000 m), the peak of Coma Pedrosa (pictured) is the highest at 9,652 feet (2,942 m)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alto Vista Chapel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the present Alto Vista Chapel (pictured) in Aruba, completed in 1952, stands at the location where the original chapel was built in 1750 by Domingo Silvestre, a missionary from Venezuela? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 27 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Engolasters, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to a legend of the Pyrenees, witches performed naked dances near Lake Engolasters (pictured) in Andorra? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anykščiai Church, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the stained glass windows at Anykščiai Church (pictured), the tallest church in Lithuania, were made by Anortė Mackelaitė? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anortė Mackelaitė, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the stained glass windows at Anykščiai Church (pictured), the tallest church in Lithuania, were made by Anortė Mackelaitė? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Batuan, Bali, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the ancient Gambuh dance is performed in Batuan, Bali, every full moon? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 26 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tutuila, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 11 out of 19 species of land snails found on the Samoan island of Tutuila are endemic? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sausapor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after a tsutsugamushi epidemic occurred at Sausapor, research was conducted on the area's rats and mites, using C-rations as rat bait, to better understand the illness's epidemiology? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 25 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saukorem, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the people of Saukorem produce Korwar figures, which are often made with the skulls of deceased family members? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 22 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cootes Store, Virginia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1936, the North Fork Shenandoah River flooded Cootes Store in Virginia during the Great Flood which reached four feet high at its worst? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 22 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Richmond Theatre fire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Richmond Theatre fire of 1811, which killed around 72 people, was at the time the worst urban disaster in American history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 21 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Plas yn Rhiw, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Plas yn Rhiw house in Gwynedd was originally built in the 10th century to prevent incursions by Vikings into Porth Neigwl, and is reportedly haunted? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 21 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Fisherman's Cot, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Fisherman's Cot in Devon overlooks the River Exe and a bridge which was wrongly thought for many years to be the inspiration for Paul Simon's song "Bridge Over Troubled Water"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article McGaheysville, Virginia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that McGaheysville in Virginia was originally named "Ursulaburg" after the wife of the ousted Reverend Charles Lang, who was ordered to leave the Colony of Virginia in 1771 and left Ursula behind? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 20 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article San Andrés (island), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that San Andrés islanders practice obeah, a voodoo witchcraft of West Indies? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 19 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Old Bell Hotel and Restaurant, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Old Bell Hotel and Restaurant in the Cotswolds is reputed to be the oldest existing hotel in England, dated to 1220? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 18 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A535 road, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the A535 road in Cheshire is the main road that gives access to the Jodrell Bank Observatory and the Quinta Garden, both founded by Sir Bernard Lovell? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 18 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Velenje Castle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Slovenia's Velenje Castle, along with two castles in Šalek and Ekenštajn, played a key role in defending the routes from the Celje Basin to Carinthia? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 17 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clancy Carlile, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Clancy Carlile wrote the novel and the screenplay for Honkytonk Man that starred Clint Eastwood? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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On 17 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wachau, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Wachau in Austria (abbey pictured) inspired the name of the Wachovia area in North Carolina? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 17 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anne Rouse, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Anne Rouse's poetry often draws upon her experiences as a mental health worker, such as the preoccupations of patients on a dementia ward? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 16 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article La Salle Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chicago's La Salle Hotel (pictured) became an ex-officio White House during U.S. President William Howard Taft's extended stay in its presidential suite? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 15 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gruta das Torres, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Gruta das Torres is a three-dimensional braided lava tube system, the longest in the Azores? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 14 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A. M. M. Naushad, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 13 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article History of hotel fires in the United States, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 1946 fire at the Winecoff Hotel (pictured) in Atlanta, Georgia was the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 10 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coffee production in India, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that coffee production in India (coffee plantation pictured) started when Baba Budan, while on a pilgrimage, smuggled seven coffee beans from Yemen by concealing them around his waist, and planted them in Karnataka? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 9 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1924 in jazz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the jazz history of 1924 included George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, widely regarded as one of the finest compositions of the 20th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 8 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that members of the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church include Creoles, Garifuna, Maya, and Mestizos? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siradiou Diallo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Guinean journalist Siradiou Diallo was suspected of being a double agent for President Sékou Touré? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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