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DYK queue status

There are currently 3 filled queues. Admins, please consider promoting a prep to queue if you have the time!

When modifying a hook in a queue or prep area (other than minor formatting fixes), please notify the nominator by including a link of the form [[User:JoeEditor]] in your edit summary. (Ping templates like {{u|JoeEditor}} don't work in edit summaries.)

Administrators: Please ensure that there is always at least one queue filled at all times, to prevent overdue updates to the Main Page.

This page gives an overview of all DYK hooks currently scheduled for promotion to the Main Page. By showing the content of all queues and prep areas in one place, the overview helps administrators see how full the queues are, and also makes it easier for users to check that their hook has been promoted or to find hooks for copy-editing. Hooks removed from queues or prep areas for unresolved issues should have their nominations reopened and retranscluded at the nomination page.

You may need to purge this page to get it to display the latest edits.

The next update will be produced from Queue 5. After performing a manual update, please update the pointer to the next queue.

Current number of hooks on the nominations page

Note: See WP:DYKROTATE for when we change between one and two sets per day.

Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
Count of DYK Hooks
August 25	2	1
August 28	1	1
August 30	1
September 3	1
September 5	1
September 6	1	1
September 8	1
September 9	2
September 11	3
September 12	3
September 13	1
September 15	2
September 16	2
September 18	1
September 19	1
September 20	3
September 21	1
September 22	1
September 23	6	3
September 24	5	2
September 25	2
September 26	2
September 27	4	2
September 28	3	1
September 29	1
September 30	4	1
October 1	3	1
October 2	3	1
October 3	4	2
October 4	6	1
October 5	4
October 6	3	1
October 7	6	3
October 8	4	2
October 9	9	4
October 10	5	2
October 11	7	2
October 12	5	3
October 13	11	4
October 14	4	4
October 15	8	2
October 16	8	4
October 17	8	6
October 18	10	4
October 19	12	9
October 20	7	3
October 21	6	5
October 22	18	9
October 23	9	4
October 24	6	3
October 25	11	5
October 26	8	1
October 27	7	5
October 28	10	4
October 29	7	2
October 30	10	2
October 31	10	3
November 1	7
November 2
Total	291	113
Last updated 18:57, 2 November 2024 UTC Current time is 19:03, 2 November 2024 UTC [refresh]

DYK time

DYK queue status

There are currently 3 filled queues. Admins, please consider promoting a prep to queue if you have the time!

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Current time: 19:03, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 24 hours

Last updated: 19 hours ago(

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Local update times

	Los Angeles	New York	UTC	London (UTC)	New Delhi	Tokyo	Sydney
Queue 5	2 November 17:00	2 November 20:00	3 November 00:00	3 November 00:00	3 November 05:30	3 November 09:00	3 November 11:00
Queue 6	3 November 17:00	3 November 20:00	4 November 00:00	4 November 00:00	4 November 05:30	4 November 09:00	4 November 11:00
Queue 7	4 November 17:00	4 November 20:00	5 November 00:00	5 November 00:00	5 November 05:30	5 November 09:00	5 November 11:00
Queue 1 Prep 1	5 November 17:00	5 November 20:00	6 November 00:00	6 November 00:00	6 November 05:30	6 November 09:00	6 November 11:00
Queue 2 Prep 2	6 November 17:00	6 November 20:00	7 November 00:00	7 November 00:00	7 November 05:30	7 November 09:00	7 November 11:00
Queue 3 Prep 3	7 November 17:00	7 November 20:00	8 November 00:00	8 November 00:00	8 November 05:30	8 November 09:00	8 November 11:00
Queue 4 Prep 4	8 November 17:00	8 November 20:00	9 November 00:00	9 November 00:00	9 November 05:30	9 November 09:00	9 November 11:00
Prep 5	9 November 17:00	9 November 20:00	10 November 00:00	10 November 00:00	10 November 05:30	10 November 09:00	10 November 11:00
Prep 6	10 November 17:00	10 November 20:00	11 November 00:00	11 November 00:00	11 November 05:30	11 November 09:00	11 November 11:00
Prep 7	11 November 17:00	11 November 20:00	12 November 00:00	12 November 00:00	12 November 05:30	12 November 09:00	12 November 11:00

Queues

Queue 5 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human ( — Chris Woodrich (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

James Davis

... that convict James Davis (pictured) escaped custody in Australia and lived with Aboriginal Australians for 13 years?
... that America's first small-size silver certificate was referred to as a Funnyback?
... that the British Army deployed companies of aliens to France during the First World War?
... that Cate Blanchett played 13 different characters in the multi-screen film installation Manifesto?
... that Marie Marcks sarcastically caricatured gender roles like no one before, according to Jutta Limbach?
... that the tenants of a New York City apartment building protested against its owner by going to a racetrack and betting on his horse?
... that one of the last surviving women from Rapa Nui to receive traditional facial tattoos was queen consort Ana Eva Hei?
... that the Nualas' 2015 novelty song "Yes 2 Love" was created to promote a yes vote?
... that Ivan Ivan played for the Eagles and the Eagles?

Queue 6 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human ( — Chris Woodrich (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Zhuhai Fisher Girl

... that Chinese sculptor Pan He created the Zhuhai Fisher Girl (pictured), an icon of Zhuhai?
... that Toby Keith's last recording before his death was a cover of Joe Diffie's "Ships That Don't Come In" on the tribute album Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape?
... that swimmer Alex Portal and his brother Kylian Portal both won medals in the same event at the 2024 Paralympics?
... that the Chinese community of Kota Kinabalu sponsored the creation of the Malaysia Monument just 20 days before it needed to be completed to mark the formation of Malaysia?
... that Marine chaplain Francis W. Kelly was known as "Father Foxhole" for his presence on the front lines of the Pacific Theater?
... that in October 2024 Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime?
... that self-help author Beth Kempton held positions at both the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Tokyo and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?
... that when the E-Defense was commissioned in 2005, it was the world's largest 3D earthquake shake table?
... that the Puck Building has two gilded Pucks?

Queue 7 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human ( — Chris Woodrich (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

"Neuron screen" at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences

... that a screen based on the circuitry of a rat brain (pictured) is displayed on the façade of the Jerusalem-based Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences?
... that the Korean War allowed Don Bragg to set a UCLA basketball record for the most rebounds by a varsity freshman, which stood for almost 40 years?
... that the Indonesian pulp and paper industry collectively controls over 10 million hectares of land?
... that Tore Skeie's first book, written while he faced severe financial hardship, won him a prize of NOK 100,000?
... that 1977's Typhoon Thelma was the most destructive event in Taiwan since World War II?
... that Sammy Basso was the oldest known person with progeria?
... that the 2024 psychological horror game Mouthwashing utilises non-diegetic scene transitions that mimic glitches and crashes?
... that John W. Keogh killed an attorney to encourage redistricting?
... that Methuselah likes belly rubs?

Queue 1 [edit]

Queue 2 [edit]

Queue 3 [edit]

Queue 4 [edit]

Instructions on how to promote a hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
- Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
Hook should make sense grammatically.
Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
- Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
- Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
- Check that there's a bold link to the article.
If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
- At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

At the upper left
- Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
- Change |passed= to |passed=yes
At the bottom
- Just above the line containing
  }}
  insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:
  To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  
  To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]
- Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

Prep areas

Note: The next prep set to move into the queue is Prep 1 [update count].

Prep area 1 [edit]

Sana, vocalist of Sajou no Hana

... that the name of the Japanese band Sajou no Hana (vocalist pictured) has no official meaning?
... that From Warsaw to Ojców, a 1897 Polish adventure and travel novel for young readers, was inspired by Jules Verne's works but reflects Polish patriotic and educational values?
... that a portrait engraver made the controversial decision to change a Sioux chief's war bonnet so that it would fit on the 1899 United States five-dollar silver certificate?
... that Charli XCX once followed George Daniel into a toilet but stopped halfway, and later wrote the song "Talk Talk" about the experience?
... that Rose O'Neill's marriage to Hugh Roe O'Donnell united two powerful noble families that had been rivals for centuries?
... that the practice of some Christians of making the lesser sign of the cross has been traced back to the 11th century?
... that Frederick Prigg and his predecessor as secretary of the Provisional Government of Oregon were both doctors who drowned in a river at Oregon City just three years apart?
... that a rainbow plaque marks the site of Peckham's Black Lesbian and Gay Centre?
... that one of the paintings sold by Beijing Hanhai was stolen by an emperor, and another was hidden in a well?

Prep area 2 [edit]

Issue 3 of The True Record

... that the ideas of aesthetic education conveyed by the The True Record (issue pictured) may have informed the May Fourth Movement?
... that Allison Reese has received millions of views for her impressions of Kamala Harris?
... that cultural heritage sites damaged during the Israeli invasion of Gaza include the Great Mosque of Gaza, an ancient port, a university's library, and numerous cemeteries?
... that the lyrics of Gigi Perez's "Sailor Song" were criticized by far-right conservative Christian communities?
... that the first Chinese driver to race in Formula One debuted at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix?
... that several major U.S. politicians have spread conspiracy theories about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season?
... that Tenzin Doendrup, the 68th Je Khenpo and chief abbot of Bhutan, issued a decree to stop the practice of animal sacrifices?
... that Manhood was Josh Hawley's second book to be published by Regnery, after he was dropped by Simon & Schuster for his support of attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election?
... that Vivian Stranders, a British-born Jew, served as an officer in the Nazi SS?

Prep area 3 [edit]

Sophie Anderson (top) and Rebecca More

... that The Cock Destroyers (pictured), future hosts of Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer, once released a "gloriously queer" sex education video for Netflix?
... that college football player Ricot Joseph declined a full scholarship so that he could be a walk-on?
... that the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Prison Service were breached by protestors in 2003?
... that Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna's car was once fired on by Russian tanks?
... that the owner of the De Vinne Press Building finalized his purchase of the building while in an elevator?
... that Grizel Niven was the creator of "The Bessie", the Women's Prize for Fiction statuette which a past winner called "ugly"?
... that two of the victims, and much of the aircraft involved in the crash of Western Air Lines Flight 636 were never removed from San Francisco Bay?
... that a superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department posed as a corrupt officer during covert operations?
... that The Lock-Up, an art gallery housed in a former police station, retains the graffiti drawn by prisoners in the holding cells, and has incorporated it into a performative exhibition?

Prep area 4 [edit]

Kent shaving brushes

... that Kent Brushes have supplied their products (examples pictured) to every British monarch since George IV?
... that He Jianshi used Chinese opera to advance a revolution against the Qing dynasty?
... that crab is served in school meals in Toyama Prefecture?
... that Aniello Prisco was shot to death while trying to extort a crime boss?
... that the rural village of Neath, New South Wales, has a population of three Tok Pisin speakers?
... that Canadian microbiologist Patricia Taylor helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis?
... that the embassy of the Philippines in Bucharest is the country's first mission in the Eastern Bloc?
... that Margaret Pargeter was one of the most widely read authors in Britain in 1986?
... that the Holy See has an official anime mascot?

Prep area 5 [edit]

Núria Llansà

... that Núria Llansà (pictured) was Barcelona's starting goalkeeper in 1972 when she instead played a match at right-back?
... that the Lichfield War Memorial includes a life-size depiction of Saint George and a slain dragon?
... that the current flag of Falcón, a state of Venezuela, was first hoisted at the Monument to the Venezuelan Federation in 2006 and is based on the design of the 1806 naval flag of Francisco de Miranda?
... that Abraham Hamadeh lost one of the closest elections in Arizona history by 280 votes, and has filed multiple lawsuits challenging the results?
... that photographer Charles Biasiny-Rivera and fellow members of the artistic collective En Foco drove around New York City in his Volkswagen Bus putting on art exhibitions in Latino neighborhoods?
... that during the Second World War the British government transmitted German music to Nazi U-boats?
... that sculptor Moelwyn Merchant described his 1982 piece Growing Form as resembling "a tulip bud with the front leaf pulled out"?
... that Dutch rabbi Meijer de Hond, who grew up in poverty, was known as the "Volksrebbe" for his popularity among the Jewish poor of Amsterdam?
... that hot-dog vendor Dan Rossi has slept inside his cart overnight to preserve his spot in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Prep area 6 [edit]

Rock-cut niches of Teniky in southern Madagascar

... that an enigmatic ancient site deep in Madagascar (pictured) may have been built by Zoroastrians?
... that Jacques Lewis, a 105-year-old French veteran of D-Day, insisted that he participate in a ceremony commemorating the invasion's 80th anniversary?
... that, according to his family, Ye Yanlan was compelled to leave government service after speaking Cantonese in front of the Emperor of China?
... that although Hugh O'Neill publicly assisted the English Crown in thwarting Irish rebels during the Nine Years' War, he was secretly the leader of the Irish confederacy?
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... that a memorial in Suffolk, England, marks the deaths of six members of a scout troop in a 1914 boating accident and that of the sole survivor two years later in the Battle of the Somme?
... that ...
...that Walter Campbell Smith's training in mineralogy led him to volunteer with the chemical warfare unit of British army during World War 1?
... that ...

Prep area 7 [edit]

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