User:Rjanag/DYKs

DYK facts
#	did you know...	date	views	cmt
1	... that the re-education through labor penal system in the People's Republic of China was overhauled in 2007?	24 October 2008	2,600
2	... that the liberal film company Brave New Films has produced full-length videos and paper advertisements in addition to the viral videos for which it is known?	3 November 2008	2,800
3	... that two members of the French band Zebda ran for political office in Toulouse during the 2001 municipal elections, and won 12.38 percent of the vote?	6 November 2008	878
-	... that veteran Tour de France commentator Daniel Mangeas has been called a "talking encyclopedia of cycling"?	9 November 2008	559	minor contributor
4	... that in 2007 the Kenyon Athletic Center was surrounded by Knox County residents to "form a shield of protection" in preparation for a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association event?	13 November 2008	940
5	... that Zeno Vendler's model of lexical aspect, first proposed in 1959, is still widely used in multiple areas of linguistic research today?	16 November 2008	180
6	... that the cohort model in psycholinguistics attempts to describe the retrieval of words from the mental lexicon in terms of how speech stimulates neurons?	27 November 2008	497
7	... that the bǎ construction in Chinese grammar has been used to perform neuroimaging studies of language processing and to evaluate theories of construction grammar?	4 December 2008	1,900
8	... that the Laogai Museum, which showcases China's laogai prison system, was financed by the same company that once turned a dissident, Shi Tao, in to the Chinese authorities?	19 December 2008	887
-	... that the 1999 hit song "Tomber la chemise" (en: Take Off Your Shirt) was part of a sudden popularity trend by rappers of North African immigrant origins in France?	20 December 2008	1,200	nominator
9	Early left anterior negativity ... that grammatically incorrect phrases such as *"the pizza was in the eaten" can elicit an early left anterior negativity (ELAN) (pictured, first peak) in the brain?	27 December 2008	4,700
10	... that the Chinese beverage suanmeitang is made with ingredients such as sour plums, sweet osmanthus, licorice root, rock sugar, and rose petals?	29 December 2008	1,100
11	... that Wu Cheng'en is thought to have written the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West anonymously, because writing in the vernacular language was considered vulgar?	30 December 2008	739
-	... that Air and Simple Gifts, performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, was the first classical music quartet ever performed at a United States presidential inauguration?	22 January 2009	13,800?	nominator
12	A squat toilet ... that the controversial sculpture Entropa, unveiled in Brussels on January 13, 2009, depicts Bulgaria as a series of squat toilets (example pictured)?	23 January 2009	15,500	minor contributor
-	Beverly Eckert ... that Beverly Eckert (pictured) died in the crash of Flight 3407 while on her way to award a scholarship in honor of her husband, who was killed in the events of 9/11?	22 February 2009	7,200	nominator
13–4	... that today Rare Disease Day, coordinated by the National Organization for Rare Disorders, is being observed in the United States for the first time ever?	28 February 2009	2,400, 653
15	... that during the filming of The Linguists in the Andes, the cast coped with altitude sickness by drinking coca leaf tea?	1 March 2009	1,000
16	... that at the Tiananmen Square protests, Cui Jian gained notoriety for performing "Nothing To My Name" (Yī Wú Suŏ Yŏu) while wearing a red blindfold?	8 March 2009	2,200
17	... that in the English plural, the letter -s is pronounced differently in words like "cats", "cabs", and "buses", because of a phonological rule?	13 March 2009	5,200
-	... that Street News, sold by homeless individuals in New York beginning in 1989, became the prototype for street newspapers worldwide?	16 March 2009	1,600	nominator
18	... that sentences with reduced relative clauses, such as the horse raced past the barn fell, can lead you down a garden path?	25 March 2009	3,300
19	... that in the first eight years after Harvard Girl was published in mainland China, the number of Chinese applicants to Harvard increased tenfold?	25 March 2009	4,500
20	... that in the early 20th century there were two American newspapers called Hobo News, one published by the IBWA, a mutual aid society for migratory workers?	26 March 2009	991, 231	nominator for IBWA, minor contributor for Hobo News
21	... that Real Change was the first street newspaper in the United States to be published weekly?	28 March 2009	567	later found out that this hook was based on an incorrect source
22	... that even though he had inherited a fortune, the "millionaire hobo" James Eads How chose to live as a homeless vagrant?	28 March 2009	4,700
-	A sign advertising the Homeless Grapevine ... that Daniel Thompson, poet laureate of Cuyahoga County, published work in the street newspaper Homeless Grapevine (advertisement pictured)?	30 March 2009	3,500	nominator
-	... that race car driver Pocholo Ramirez raced competitively into his 70s?	5 April 2009	564	nominator
23	... that reading garden path sentences can trigger a spike in brain activity called the P600?	24 April 2009	3,100
24	... that lateralized readiness potentials (LRPs) from the brain can show how quickly you prepare to make a motor response?	26 April 2009	668
25	... that the N100 brain response to auditory stimuli can help predict coma patients' probability of recovery?	21 May 2009	1,600	minor contributor
26	... that each of the Chinese languages has over 100 classifiers, or "measure words", which must be used any time a noun appears with a number or a demonstrative?	22 May 2009	1,500
27	... that mental health patients released after long stays in psychiatric hospitals may experience institutionalization, or difficulty in managing the demands of independent living?	17 June 2009	1,400
28	... that Chinese actress Zhang Yuqi was first discovered because of a role she played in a 30-second Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial?	4 July 2009	5,000
29	... that the California-based donut shop Psycho Donuts has generated controversy for its mental health-themed products, such as the "Massive Head Trauma" and "Manic Malt"?	7 July 2009	4,400
30	... that so many Chinese actresses have gained recognition from starring with Stephen "Sing Yeh" Chow (pictured), they are collectively known as Sing girls?	9 July 2009	10,300
31	... that Zhou Youguang is credited as the "father of pinyin", the official romanization in the People's Republic of China?	14 July 2009	1,200
-	... that the World Uyghur Congress's activities have been described as "cyber-separatism"?	15 July 2009	3,200	nominator
-	... that a colony of sex offenders forced to live under a highway bridge in Miami, Florida, numbered approximately 140 members as of July 2009?	29 July 2009	12,600	nominator
32	... that after being part of the Communist Party of Burma for 20 years, Pheung Kya-shin mutinied against the party and established his own army?	5 September 2009	640
33	... that when Cannes Film Festival officials called Zhang Yimou's Not One Less a propaganda piece, he accused them of "discrimination" against Chinese cinema and withdrew the film from the festival?	18 September 2009	2,500
34	... that Chinese singer Ai Jing is best known for a folk rock song about the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China?	23 October 2009	1074
35	... that the 2009 French comedy Neuilly sa mère ! revisits themes of social inequality that were explored in the 1988 French comedy Life is a Long Quiet River?	7 October 2010	1300