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... that the bottle label of California "cult wine" producer Harlan Estate (pictured) was ten years in the making?
... that theologian and preacher Carl Fredrik Wisløff's 1946 book I Know in Whom I Believe was recognized in 2008 as one of Norway's most influential books of prose?
... that after the American E86 cluster bomb was canceled, its E14 sub-munition was altered to deliver yellow fever mosquitoes and rat fleas?
... that Richard Martin, Lord Mayor of London in 1589 and 1594, is not the Richard Martin who was "thrashed" by the poet John Davies in the Hall of the Middle Temple in 1598?
... that the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season produced the first recorded subtropical storm in April since tracking began in 1968?
... that Tang Dynasty official Gao Ying, in his youth, offered to die in his father's stead when his father was captured by rebel Yan forces, causing Yan officers to release them both?
... that Lesser Whistling Ducks are the most prominent species among the migratory birds that visit the lake in the Santragachhi area of Howrah, India, during winter?
... that World Wrestling Federation referee Danny Davis also competed as "Mr. X" while wearing a mask?

Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section (reproduced on the right) on the Main Page.

1 Instructions
2 Candidate entries
3 Expiring noms
4 Promoted entries
5 See also

[edit] Instructions

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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the top. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination.

[edit] DYK criteria

Official criteria: DYK rules
Unofficial criteria: LaPella's unwritten rules

DYK evaluation includes:

Length - The Article should contain at least 1,500 characters in main body text (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, and tables). This is a mandatory minimum; in practice, articles having more than 1,500 characters of prose still may be rejected as too short, at the discretion of the selecting administrators.
Verification - The DYK hook fact in the article needs an inline cite at the end of the sentence and the article in general should use inline, cited sources.
Date - The new article should be no more than five days old and the expanded article should be expanded at least fivefold with new text within the last five days.

Length

DYK qualifying characters: To count the number of characters in a piece of text, you will need to use a JavaScript extension like User:Dr pda/prosesize.js (instructions on the talk page), a free website like this, or an external software program that has a character-counting feature. For example, if you are using Microsoft Word, select the text from the article page (or, in the case of "Did you know" nominations, this Talk page) – not the edit page containing Wikitext – then copy and paste it into a blank document. Click "Tools" ("Review" in Office 2007), then "Word Count", and note the "Characters (with spaces)" figure. Other word processing programs may have a similar feature. For Mac users, Apple has a Word counter widget available for Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Note: The character counts indicated on "Revision history" pages are not accurate for DYK purposes as they include categories, infoboxes and similar text in articles, and comments and signatures in hooks on this page.
Lists: Proposed lists need 1,500+ characters of prose text. The listed items themselves are not counted as part the the 1,500 DYK qualifying characters

Verification

Suggested facts (the 'hook') should be:
1. interesting to draw in a variety of readers,
2. short and concise (fewer than about 200 characters, including spaces),
3. neutral,
4. definite facts that are mentioned in the article, and
5. always cited in the article with an inline citation.
Please note that hooks are subject without notice to copyediting as they move to the main page. The nature of the DYK process makes it impractical to consult users over every such edit. In particular, hooks will be shortened if they are deemed too long: the 200-character limit is an outside limit, not a recommended length. Also, watch the suggestions page to ensure that no issues have been raised about your hook, because if you do not respond to issues raised your hook may not be featured at all.
Articles on living individuals must be carefully checked to ensure that no unsourced or poorly sourced negative material is included. Articles and hooks which focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals should be avoided.

Other issues

Pictures: Pictures accompanying the DYK hook should be:
1. freely licensed suitably and freely (PD, GFDL, CC etc) licensed (NOT fair use) because the main page can only have freely licensed pictures;
2. suitable, attractive, and interesting at a 100x100px-wide resolution;
3. already in the article; and
4. relevant to the article.

Sounds: Sounds accompanying the DYK hook should have similar qualities to pictures, and should be formatted using {{DYK Listen|filename.ogg|Brief description}}

[edit] Sample DYK suggestion strings

Please use one of the below strings to post your DYK nomination, using the "creator" or "expander", "collaborator", and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.
Do not wikilink the article title, or the creator, expander, and nominator usernames; the template will wikilink them automatically.
Do not add a section heading if you are using the template; the template will add one for you.
Do not include a signature (~~~~) after the template.
Do not use Fair Use images in you hook suggestion.
Do wikilink words in the hook.

New Article, Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|creator=|image=}}
New Article, Not Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|creator=|nominator=|image=}}
5X expansion, Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|expander=|image=}}
5X expansion, Not Self-Nom: {{subst:DYKsug|article=|hook=... that ?|expander=|nominator=|image=}}
Other parameters: |altusername= |article2= |article3= |article4= |article5= |comment= |expander2= |expander3= |creator2= |creator3= |creator4= |ALT1= |ALT2=

An example of how to use the template is given below:

{{subst:DYKsug
 | article   = Example
 | hook      = ... that this [[article]] is an '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | creator   = Jimbo Wales
 | expander  = 
 | nominator =
 | image     = Example.png
 | comment   =
}}

Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name|January 8}} Thanks, ~~~~

[edit] Symbols

If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or that there is an issue with the article or hook, you may use the following symbols (optional) to point the issues out:

Code	DYK Ready?	Description
{{subst:DYKtick}}	Yes	No problems, ready for DYK
{{subst:DYKtickAGF}}	Yes	Article is ready for DYK, with a foreign-language or offline hook reference accepted in good faith
{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with `{{subst:DYKproblem\|Article}}`
{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires some additional work. Notify nominator with `{{subst:DYKproblem\|Article}}`
{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem}} on the user's talk page, in case they do not notice if there is an issue.

[edit] Current status

Earliest time for next update is Thursday, 8 January 2009 08:23 Wikipedia time (UTC).

Today is Thursday, January 8, 2009; it is now 03:57 (UTC)

Time since last update: 1 hour. (verify)

Reset Clock – Purge

The next update will be produced from queue 1.

There are five queues;

Date	# of Hooks	# Verified
List of DYK Hooks by Date
January 7	24	1
January 6	38	5
January 5	34	5
January 4	36	6
January 3	37	7
January 2	27	2
January 1	24	13
December 31	12	7
December 30	4	1
December 29
December 28	1
Total	237	47
Last updated 3:32, January 8, 2009 (UTC) Current time is 03:57, January 8, 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Backlogged?

This page often seems to be backlogged. If the DYK template has not been updated for substantially more than 6 hours, it may be useful to attract the attention of one of the administrators who regularly updates the template. See the page Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins for a list of administrators who have volunteered to help with this project.

[edit] Where is my hook?

If you can't find the hook you submitted to this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is in the queue for display on the main page. You can check whether your hook has been moved to the queue by reviewing the queue listings at the bottom of this page.

If your hook is not in the queue or already on the main page, it has probably been deleted. Deletion occurs if the hook is more than about eight days old and has unresolved issues for which any discussion has gone stale. If you think your hook has been unfairly deleted, you can query its deletion on the discussion page, but as a general rule deleted hooks will only be restored in exceptional circumstances.

[edit] Candidate entries

[edit] Articles created/expanded on January 7

[edit] Bill Wilkinson

... that baseball pitchers Bill Wilkinson and Jim Bluejacket are the only great-grandfather and great-grandson pair to both play for Major League Baseball teams? — New article by Giants2008 (talk). Self nom at 03:29, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] In My Sleep

... that In My Sleep was finanaced when filmmaker Allen Wolf created Morning Star Games as a company to create and sell games specifically in order to fund it as his first feature film ? — New article by Roaring Siren (talk), MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 03:00, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bush ballads

...Bush ballads are a folk music and poetry tradition in Australia's outback? — New article by ChildofMidnight (talk). Self nom

If I'm too late no wuckin furries mate, it's all fair dinkum. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:53, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

- This article was created on 1 January. --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 02:26, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia)

... that the The Coffee Pot historic roadhouse in Roanoke, Virginia features a 15-foot (4.6 m) stucco coffee pot atop its roof? — New article by Patriarca12 (talk). Self nom at 00:57, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mario Milano

... that, due to a government-imposed curfew, professional wrestler Mario Milano had to wrestle under a mask at the beginning of his career because he was underage and not allowed out after 9 o'clock? — 5x expansion by GaryColemanFan (talk). Self nom at 00:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Aya Korem

... that the popular Israeli singer Aya Korem started out as a songwriter? — New article by Image of me (talk). Self nom at 22:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

- Not very original, but meets the guidelines. ₪Ceran →(cheer→chime →carol) 22:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Seems to me a more interesting hook would be something like "DYK that popular Israeli singer Aya Korem enrolled in music college just to 'pass some time' until she decided what she really wanted to study?" or "dyk that ... works part-time as a bartender in Tel Aviv in between recording and performing?" LordAmeth (talk) 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] SS Empire Arnold

... that during his time as a Prisoner of War, the captain of the Empire Arnold was a signatory to a document praising the pilots of the Panama Canal? — New article by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 21:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rinshō Kadekaru

... that Okinawan folk singer Rinshō Kadekaru was gravely wounded during World War II, and reported dead, only to survive and enjoy a lengthy career, living until 1999? — New article by LordAmeth (talk). Self nom at 20:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Okinawan folk singer Rinshō Kadekaru secretly left home at the age of 16, selling one of his family's cows to pay for passage to Osaka? LordAmeth (talk) 20:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Clathrus ruber

... that the putrid stench of the "latticed stinkhorn" fungus Clathrus ruber attract insects to help disperse its spores? — New article by sasata (talk). Self nom at 20:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Operation Geranium

... that during Operation Geranium the U.S. dumped more than 3,000 tons of the chemical agent lewisite off the Florida coast? — New article by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 18:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Anatoly Koryagin

... that Anatoly Koryagin was imprisoned for conducting unapproved psychiatric interviews with Soviet dissidents confined to mental institutions, and smuggling a paper about his findings to the journal Lancet? — New article by Xasodfuih (talk). Self nom at 18:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Currencies of Puerto Rico

... that the archipelago of Puerto Rico was the first place in the Americas to print paper money, doing so in 1766? — 5x expansion by Caribbean H.Q. (talk). Just finished a new revision of this article, the original version was slightly over 7,000 bytes (with around 2,500 - 3,000 of actual prose) this new version is more than 30,000 bytes long (around 25,500 - 26,000 of actual prose) Self nom at 17:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Comment this doesn't seem accurate to me due to the "card money" and other paper notes in Quebec, see here. Suggest a different hook?--Wehwalt (talk) 17:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I can't seem to find my way trough the reference used there, however the keyword here is "print", as the Spanish also used it for stamped money. Anyway, the first pieces of eight or 8-real banknotes were issued in Puerto Rico and there is a Royal Decree supporting that, thus how about: "...that the archipelago of Puerto Rico was the first place to print 8-real banknotes, doing so in 1766" - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I added a second ref there, and it does use the word "print". I don't have any problem with the amended hook.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:32, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Fair enough, lets use the second hook. I have rephrased the article's text to support the current choice as well. - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Operation Dew

... that during Operation Dew the United States exposed more than 60,000 square miles of populated area to airborne clouds of zinc cadmium sulfide? — New article by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 16:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Ole Kristian Furuseth

... that when Norwegian alpine skier Ole Kristian Furuseth won a silver medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics, he had not placed this highly in the Alpine Skiing World Cup since March 1995? — 5x expansion by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 12:55, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

"performed this well" sounds subjective. How about "won gold or silver in an Alpine Skiing World Cup event since March 1995?"--Wehwalt (talk) 19:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Then it'd be too long, I think. I reckon "well" is well(!)-defined, but I suggest: "he had not placed this highly in the Alpine Skiing World Cup since March 1995". Punkmorten (talk) 20:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] War Bureau of Consultants

... that 1942 recommendations from the U.S. War Bureau of Consultants led to the creation of the War Research Service and an offensive bio-weapons program? — New article by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 11:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Mohammad Usman of Madras

... that Mohammad Usman was the first Indian to act as the Governor of Madras? — New article by Ravichandar84 (talk). Self nom at 10:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Comment how about "British colonial Governor of Madras" or "Governor of Madras under the British Raj"? Stresses what is so exceptional about it.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:39, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Tangton Gyelpo

... that Tangton Gyelpo (1385-1464), a Nyingma yogi, physician, treasure finder, and founder of Tibetan opera, is best known for building 108 iron chain suspension bridges in Tibet? — New article by John Hill (talk). Self nom at 09:31, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Dan Kroffat

... that professional wrestler Dan Kroffat created the ladder match during a feud with Tor Kamata in Stampede Wrestling? — 5x expansion by GaryColemanFan (talk). Self nom at 06:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] David Johnson (American football)

... that college football quarterback David Johnson, who was not recruited out of high school and spent three years as a back-up, led Tulsa to an 11–3 record and threw for 46 touchdowns in 2008? — New article by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 05:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Labyrinth of Passion

... that one draft of the Spanish film Labyrinth of Passion had Salvador Dalí and the Pope meeting and falling passionately in love? — 5x expansion by Miguelemejia (talk). Self nom at 01:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I've added the first name of Dali in the hook to circumvent the redirect and make it clearer who is meant here (it's possible for more people to share the same last name). - Mgm|^(talk) 08:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] List of Boston and Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starting pitchers

... that baseball pitcher Jesse Barnes made the Opening Day start for the Boston Braves against the New York Giants in 1925, after making the Opening Day start for the Giants against the Braves in 1920? — Self nom at 03:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Catherine Ferguson (educator)

... that despite her illiteracy, Catherine Ferguson became the African American founder of the first Sunday school in New York City which later became known as Murray Street Sabbath School? — New article by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 03:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Teiji Honma

... that Teiji Honma became one of the first ice hockey goaltenders to wear a mask when he used a baseball catcher's-like mask at the 1936 Winter Olympics? — New article by Maxim (talk). Self nom at 02:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Pat O'Connor (wrestler)

... that the professional wrestling match between Pat O'Connor and Buddy Rogers on June 30, 1961 had an attendance of 38,622 and ticket sells of $148,000, both of which were North American professional wrestling records for approximately 20 years? — 5x expansion by Nikki311 (talk). Self nom at 19:49, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Articles created/expanded on January 6

[edit] Shelldrake, Michigan

...that Shelldrake, Michigan (remnant pictured) is a ghost town whose name was translated from the Ojibwa word for a kind of duck? — New article by Wpwatchdog (talk). Nominated by Ntsimp (talk) at 03:31, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Meets date, length criteria, hook verified. I enjoyed reading it! Royal broil 03:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Lublin 1980 strikes

...that the Lublin 1980 strikes marked the beginning of important socio-political changes in Poland, such as the creation of Solidarity and democratization of the country? self nom by Tymek (talk) 02:32, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] We Were Dancing, The Astonished Heart, Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Shadow Play, Ways and Means and Star Chamber

... that We Were Dancing, The Astonished Heart, Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Shadow Play, Ways and Means and Star Chamber were presented in rotation, in groups of threes, as part of Noël Coward's 1935 play cycle Tonight at 8:30? — New article by Tim riley (talk), Ssilvers (talk). Self nom at 22:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

:-O --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 03:49, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] William Jowett

... That in 1820 the missionary William Jowett bought the 9,539-page manuscript of Abu Rumi's first-ever translation of the Bible into Amharic "on terms which appeared... equitable to all parties"? - new article self-nominated by Strawless ^(talk) 22:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Relative Values (play)

... that Relative Values marked the return of Noël Coward to playwriting after World War II? — New article by Tim riley (talk), Ssilvers (talk). Self nom at 21:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] H. Ross Hume and Robert H. Hume

... that twin brothers Robert H. Hume and H. Ross Hume became known as the "Dead Heat Kids" after finishing nine straight races, including the 1944 NCAA championship in the outdoor mile, holding hands in dead heat victories? — New article by cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 16:09, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Five Women Go Back to Work

... that the RTÉ series Five Women Go Back to Work follows five women as they attempt to return to the workplace after a number of years at home? (new article, self-nom) --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 12:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Isn't that pretty much implied from the title? Can't you find a better hook?--Wehwalt (talk) 14:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Whoops. I rushed this one a bit. Perhaps I should say what they actually worked at. --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 19:26, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT: *... that the RTÉ series Five Women Go Back to Work follows five women as they attempt to compile a glossy magazine aimed at working women? --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 19:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Horst Buhtz

... that