User:HouseOfChange/DYK

This page is to keep track of my DYK efforts.

DYK for Matthias Rauchmiller (2018)
DYK for Helen Woodrow Bones (2018)
DYK for Robert Seyfarth (scientist) (2019)
DYK for Nazo Dharejo (2019)
DYK for Sarmad Masud (2019)
DYK for Elena Ivanovna Barulina (2019)
DYK for Shepard tables (2019)
DYK for Shepard elephant (2019)
DYK nomination of Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
DYK for Imran Mahmood (2020)
DYK for Columbia Global Reports (2021)
DYK for In Praise of Blood (2021)
DYK for Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist) (2021)
DYK for Rey Jaime I Awards (2021)
DYK for Charles A. Bevilacqua (2021)
DYK for Giovanni Rossi (anarchist) (2021)
DYK for Stefanie Tompkins (2021)
DYK for Samuel Powel Griffitts (2021)
DYK for Amabilis uchoensis (2021)
DYK for George L. P. Weaver (2022)
DYK for Tess Posner (2022)
DYK for Jérôme Chappellaz
DYK for Carrie Campbell Severino (2022)
DYK for NewsFront (website) (2022)
DYK for John Bunker (2023)
DYK for Richard Smith (public historian) (2024)
DYK for Fanny Steers (2024)
DYK for Shelton Tappes (2024)

DYK for Matthias Rauchmiller

On 19 August 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Matthias Rauchmiller, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Matthias Rauchmiller, the son of a butcher, designed both the Plague Column in Vienna and the oldest statue on Prague's Charles Bridge (clay model pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Matthias Rauchmiller. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Matthias Rauchmiller), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Helen Woodrow Bones

On 20 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Helen Woodrow Bones, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Helen Woodrow Bones (pictured), US President Woodrow Wilson's first cousin, became a "surrogate First Lady" for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Helen Woodrow Bones. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Helen Woodrow Bones), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Robert Seyfarth (scientist)

On 13 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Seyfarth (scientist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to primatologists Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney, successful baboons use rules like those in Jane Austen novels: "be nice to your relatives and get in with the high-ranking relatives"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Seyfarth (scientist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Robert Seyfarth (scientist)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

– Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Nazo Dharejo

On 6 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nazo Dharejo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nazo Dharejo fought off 200 bandits in a gun battle that earned her a reputation as "Pakistan's toughest woman"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nazo Dharejo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nazo Dharejo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Sarmad Masud

On 25 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sarmad Masud, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that British-Pakistani director Sarmad Masud describes his 2017 film My Pure Land as "a modern-day feminist Western set in Pakistan"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sarmad Masud. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sarmad Masud), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:02, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Elena Ivanovna Barulina

On 2 March 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elena Ivanovna Barulina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Elena Ivanovna Barulina's 1930 paper became a standard guide to lentils (seeds pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elena Ivanovna Barulina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Elena Ivanovna Barulina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Shepard tables

On 5 March 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shepard tables, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the Shepard tabletop illusion (pictured), identical parallelograms look very different? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shepard tables. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Shepard tables), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

During the day it was at DYK, this got 16,082 page views! This was fun to write, an interesting topic. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:28, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Shepard elephant

On 19 April 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shepard elephant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Roger Shepard created an elephant named "L'egs-istential Quandary" (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shepard elephant. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Shepard elephant), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

This got 16,274 pageviews during the day it was at DYK. I am glad because the Shepard elephant story is a very interesting one. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:26, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Princess Bride Reunion

On 19 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Princess Bride Reunion, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Mandy Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in a 2020 virtual live dramatic reading of the Princess Bride script, he used the six-fingered sword (pictured) from the 1987 film? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Princess Bride Reunion), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 00:01, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

This got 12,913 views during the 24 hours it was posted, making me very happy. HouseOfChange (talk) 19:05, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Imran Mahmood

On 8 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Imran Mahmood, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that London barrister Imran Mahmood has written two thrillers, using the city's gang culture for one setting and its affluent Mayfair district for the other? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Imran Mahmood. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Imran Mahmood), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

DYK for Columbia Global Reports

On 19 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Columbia Global Reports, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Columbia University's small press Columbia Global Reports has been described as "somewhere between a magazine and book publisher"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Columbia Global Reports. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Columbia Global Reports), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

DYK for In Praise of Blood

On 27 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article In Praise of Blood, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the book In Praise of Blood was described as "an immediate, destabilizing influence on the world of orthodox Rwandan scholarship"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/In Praise of Blood. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, In Praise of Blood), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

I did not create this article, but I worked very hard to improve it, and I am grateful the creator Buidhe shared credit with me. HouseOfChange (talk) 19:05, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist)

On 11 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a math mistake while fencing with longswords gave cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths a broken right wrist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tom Griffiths (cognitive scientist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 12:03, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

4695 page views in 12 hours, respectable for DYK with no image. I wish they had let me use the image I wanted from a fifteenth-century longsword-fencing manual! HouseOfChange (talk) 22:14, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Rey Jaime I Awards

On 25 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rey Jaime I Awards, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Queen Letizia of Spain presented the 2020 Rey Jaime I Awards because her husband, the Spanish king, was in COVID-19 quarantine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rey Jaime I Awards. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Rey Jaime I Awards), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:01, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Charles A. Bevilacqua

On 1 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles A. Bevilacqua, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that US Navy Seabee Charles A. Bevilacqua (pictured) was Chief Builder of the original South Pole station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles A. Bevilacqua. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charles A. Bevilacqua), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:01, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Giovanni Rossi (anarchist)

On 6 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Giovanni Rossi (anarchist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when Giovanni Rossi founded a utopian community in Brazil, based on anarchist ideals including free love, most of its 300 members were men? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Ross (anarchist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Giovanni Rossi (anarchist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Stefanie Tompkins

On 19 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stefanie Tompkins, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the new director of DARPA, Stefanie Tompkins, was paid by NASA to analyze Moon rocks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stefanie Tompkins. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stefanie Tompkins), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Samuel Powel Griffitts

On 5 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Samuel Powel Griffitts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Samuel Powel Griffitts was advised to take three months of dancing lessons as part of his European medical training? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Samuel Powel Griffitts. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Samuel Powel Griffitts), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Amabilis uchoensis

On 22 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Amabilis uchoensis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the tiny fossil turtle Amabilis uchoensis was given the Latin name amabilis for being "lovable", but the large evergreen tree Abies amabilis is called amabilis because it is "lovely"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Amabilis uchoensis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Amabilis uchoensis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

DYK for George L. P. Weaver

On 15 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George L. P. Weaver, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George L. P. Weaver chaired the U.S. delegation to International Labour Organization conferences under Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George L. P. Weaver. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George L. P. Weaver), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Tess Posner

On 31 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tess Posner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that AI expert Tess Posner resigned her role as a CEO in order to concentrate on her music career? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tess Posner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tess Posner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Jérôme Chappellaz

On 7 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jérôme Chappellaz, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jérôme Chappellaz wants to collect ice cores from Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro to be preserved in Antarctica? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jérôme Chappellaz. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jérôme Chappellaz), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Carrie Campbell Severino

On 20 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carrie Campbell Severino, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that legal activist Carrie Campbell Severino, who co-authored a book about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, was once a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carrie Campbell Severino. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carrie Campbell Severino), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for NewsFront (website)

On 25 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article NewsFront (website), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the website NewsFront evaded a Facebook ban by posting its content on mirror sites? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NewsFront (website). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, NewsFront (website)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for John Bunker

On 10 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Bunker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Bunker was inspired to propagate old apple tree varieties after encountering Black Oxford apples while managing the food co-op in Belfast, Maine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Bunker. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John Bunker), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Richard Smith (public historian)

On 17 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Richard Smith (public historian), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that public historian Richard Smith called Henry David Thoreau the "first punk rocker"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Smith (public historian). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Richard Smith (public historian)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Fanny Steers

On 16 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fanny Steers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that both Thackeray and Longfellow bought paintings by Fanny Steers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fanny Steers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Fanny Steers), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Shelton Tappes

On 30 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shelton Tappes, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the UAW's 1941 union contract with the Ford Motor Company included a then-unique antidiscrimination clause negotiated by Black foundryman Shelton Tappes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shelton Tappes. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shelton Tappes), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:03, 30 March 2024 (UTC)