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On 9 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Wedding Dance, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in The Wedding Dance (pictured), a 1566 oil painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the movements of the people show that they are acting inappropriately or in an epitome of rustic buffoonery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Wedding Dance. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article La Yesa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the church of La Yesa in the Province of Valencia was burned down in 1840 following the Carlist Wars but was subsequently reconstructed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La Yesa. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Malagarasi River, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that local tribes have nicknamed the Malagarasi as "the river of bad spirits"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malagarasi River. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article When the Light Comes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Henk Ten Berge of De Telegraaf described When the Light Comes as "one of the strangest films ever produced by a Dutchman"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/When the Light Comes.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Flemingston, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that poet Iolo Morganwg of Flemingston learned to read by watching his father carve words on tombstones? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flemingston.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Konrad Junghänel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German conductor Konrad Junghänel and his vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln won the Gramophone Award for the first complete recording of Monteverdi's collection Selva morale e spirituale? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Konrad Junghänel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Athan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at St Athan, a wild fig tree grew out of the cement of the East Orchard chapel walls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Athan.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jerichow (film), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German drama film Jerichow was nominated for the 2009 German Film Prize in both the Best Feature Film and Best Director categories? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jerichow (film).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Albert André, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Albert André's monograph of his friend Pierre-Auguste Renoir is considered to be "one of the most accurate contemporary accounts of the artist's work"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albert André.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salon des Cent, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the April 1894 Salon des Cent exhibition (poster shown) was devoted to the work of Eugène Grasset? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salon des Cent.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Havo voor Muziek en Dans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that students at the Havo voor Muziek en Dans are taught music and dance by teachers from Codarts? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Codarts, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that students at the Havo voor Muziek en Dans are taught music and dance by teachers from Codarts? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kilgwrrwg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Church of the Holy Cross at Kilgwrrwg, Monmouthshire, is one of the most remote parish churches in the UK still in regular use? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kilgwrrwg.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Shadow Walkers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Dutch film The Shadow Walkers is based on stories written by Dylan Thomas and Gianni Celati? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Shadow Walkers.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Church of Saint Senara, Zennor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to Cornish legend, the mermaid Saint Senara fell in love with the chorister of the church in Zennor, and that the church is now dedicated to her? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saint Senara, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to Cornish legend, the mermaid Saint Senara fell in love with the chorister of the church in Zennor, and that the church is now dedicated to her? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Das Millionenspiel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when the German TV film Das Millionenspiel aired in 1970, some viewers thought they were watching a real manhunt and called the fictitious telephone number to register to participate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Das Millionenspiel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Toti Soler, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the music of Catalan guitarist Toti Soler has been described as beautifully capturing the "enigmatic mood" of "traumas and passions"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Toti Soler.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marie-Julie Halligner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that French choral music composer Ernest Boulanger, son of Opéra-Comique mezzo-soprano Marie Halligner (pictured), received the Grand Prix de Rome in 1835, as did his daughter, Lili, in 1913? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernest Boulanger (composer), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that French choral music composer Ernest Boulanger, son of Opéra-Comique mezzo-soprano Marie Halligner (pictured), received the Grand Prix de Rome in 1835, as did his daughter, Lili, in 1913? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 16 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marie-Julie Halligner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that French choral music composer Ernest Boulanger, son of Opéra-Comique mezzo-soprano Marie Halligner (pictured), received the Grand Prix de Rome in 1835, as did his daughter, Lili, in 1913? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Endre Nemes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hungarian-born Endre Nemes was a pioneer in Sweden in the use of enamels in public art? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Endre Nemes.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adéodat Compère-Morel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Adéodat Compère-Morel published a socialist encyclopedia and dictionary? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adéodat Compère-Morel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marius Moutet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at the age of 92, Marius Moutet was the oldest member of the Senate of France and the French Assembly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marius Moutet.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Melingriffith Tin Plate Works, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that MP Thomas William Booker, son of the poet Luke Booker, was raised at Melingriffith Tin Plate Works by his uncle, the High Sheriff Richard Blakemore? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article B3306 road, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the B3306 road in Cornwall passes at least four Bronze Age or Neolithic sites? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/B3306 road.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Smalls Jazz Club, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that for years Smalls Jazz Club did not serve alcohol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Smalls Jazz Club.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guillermo Morphy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Isaac Albéniz dedicated his composition Sevilla to Count Guillermo Morphy's wife when he premiered it in a piano performance in Paris on 24 January 1886? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guillermo Morphy.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nikolaus Simrock, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when Nikolaus Simrock (pictured) founded music publisher N. Simrock in 1793, his earliest publications included piano variations by his friend Beethoven, a former orchestra colleague in Bonn? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nikolaus Simrock.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guy Kabeya Muya, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? 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 5 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Entre la coupe et l'élection, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Guy Kabeya Muya, co-director of Entre la coupe et l'élection (2008), received death threats for helping with Thierry Michel's 2009 Katanga Business? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 4 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Goldsland, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that archaeologists have found human remains, Mesolithic and Neolithic flintwork and Neolithic pottery in the caves of Goldsland wood near Wenvoe, Cardiff? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goldsland.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rocher Rond, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rocher Rond, France, is the highpoint of the Vercors Regional Park, despite not being a part of the Vercors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rocher Rond.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Montgomery Traherne, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Montgomery Traherne, a notable antiquarian, son of Llewelyn, was reverend of the church (pictured) in St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llewelyn Traherne, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Montgomery Traherne, a notable antiquarian, son of Llewelyn, was reverend of the church (pictured) in St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Church of St Hilary, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Montgomery Traherne, a notable antiquarian, son of Llewelyn, was reverend of the church (pictured) in St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Montgomery Traherne, a notable antiquarian, son of Llewelyn, was reverend of the church (pictured) in St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Griffin Beckwith, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Edward Griffin Beckwith (pictured) was engaged in the Pacific Railroad Survey from 1853 to 1857, and that the First Transcontinental Railroad followed his recommended route? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edward Griffin Beckwith.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sperris Quoit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite being over 4000 years old, Sperris Quoit near Zennor, Cornwall, was only rediscovered in 1954? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sperris Quoit.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the song "Ode to Mel Bay", popularized by Tommy Emmanuel and Chet Atkins, has lyrics by Shel Silverstein about a missing page 23 in Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 26 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maenan Abbey, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that three medieval walls dated to 1282 were found in the grounds at Maenan Abbey in 2011, whilst workmen were working on the drainage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maenan Abbey.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salomon Schweigger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Salomon Schweigger published the first German language translation of the Qur'an? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salomon Schweigger.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Augustenborg Palace, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Carrara marble baptismal font of the church of Augustenborg Palace was a gift from Tsar Alexander I of Russia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Augustenborg Palace.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wilhelm Sauer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Wilhelm Sauer built the Berlin Cathedral organ (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wilhelm Sauer.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wenvoe Castle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that occupants of Wenvoe Castle in south Wales have included a member of Cromwell's Upper House and a vice chamberlain to the Prince of Wales (later King George IV)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wenvoe Castle.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hadnock, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Baderon of Monmouth took Hadnock back from Monmouth Priory and gave three forges in exchange? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pedro Javier González, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Catalan guitarist Pedro Javier González won both the Premio al Toque por Bulerías and Certamen de Guitarra flamenca flamenco competitions in the 1980s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pedro Javier González.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Donguila, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the early 1970s, President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of the Ivory Coast persuaded his protegé, Omar Bongo, to give a Donguila plantation to Bob Denard? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donguila.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sebald Heyden, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sebald Heyden has been speculated to be the world's first musicologist? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sebald Heyden.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Doward, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that King Arthur's Cave is in The Doward (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Doward.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Martin Lutz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that German conductor Martin Lutz developed the Schiersteiner Kantorei from a suburban church choir at the Christophoruskirche to one of the largest choirs in Hesse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martin Lutz.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, founded by Saulius Sondeckis, has been described as among "the three most masterly orchestras of the world"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saulius Sondeckis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, founded by Saulius Sondeckis, has been described as among "the three most masterly orchestras of the world"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lebamba, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Lebamba in southwestern Gabon are "massive underground cave networks", known as the Bongolo or Malibé Caves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lebamba.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abasse Ndione, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abasse Ndione's first novel, La Vie en spirale, discusses the use and trafficking of "yamba" (marijuana) as a social metaphor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abasse Ndione.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Punu-Lumbo mask, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a Punu-Lumbo mask from Gabon has been sold at Sotheby's for well over $400,000? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Punu-Lumbo mask.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article King Arthur's Cave, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that King Arthur's Cave, near Ganarew, to the northeast of Monmouth, is reputedly the oldest Arthurian site? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ganarew, 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 it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hereford Cathedral Library, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the oldest volume in the Hereford Cathedral Library is the Hereford Gospels, dated to around the year 780? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hereford Cathedral Library.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kaiser Wilhelm II called the Kurhaus (pictured) in Wiesbaden "the most beautiful spa in the world" at the opening ceremony? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kurhaus, Wiesbaden.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 8 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Krenholm Manufacturing Company, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Estonia's first major industrial strike occurred in 1872 at the Krenholm Manufacturing Company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Krenholm Manufacturing Company.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Narayanan Komerath, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that with the help of the IDRF, Narayanan Komerath, a professor of aerospace engineering, launched a fund to aid families of people hurt in the war against terrorism? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 6 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jean Clédat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jean Clédat uncovered the monastery of Apa Apollo, founded in the fourth century, whilst excavating at Bawit in the winter of 1903? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bawit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jean Clédat uncovered the monastery of Apa Apollo, founded in the fourth century, whilst excavating at Bawit in the winter of 1903? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rukwa Valley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Rukwa Valley in southwestern Tanzania is sparsely populated because of its difficult environment? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rukwa Valley.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Arnold of Monmouthshire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Popish Plot, on Sunday 17 November 1678, John Arnold of Monmouthshire captured Father David Lewis at St Michael's Church, Llantarnam, and he was later executed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Michael's Church, Llantarnam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Popish Plot, on Sunday 17 November 1678, John Arnold of Monmouthshire captured Father David Lewis at St Michael's Church, Llantarnam, and he was later executed? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was the soloist in a recording of Max Reger's Requiem with the Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg in 1990? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that most active filmmakers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such as Monique Mbeka Phoba, live and work abroad? 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 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Monique Mbeka Phoba, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that most active filmmakers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, such as Monique Mbeka Phoba, live and work abroad? 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 3 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xainza County, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that with an area of 1,865 square kilometres (720 sq mi), Siling Co in Xainza County is the second largest saltwater lake in the northern Tibetan Plateau? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xainza County.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lazaret, Niger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lazaret, a northern suburb of Niamey, Niger, contained the largest refugee camp in the Sahel during the extreme drought of 1973–1975? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lazaret, Niger.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Enzo Petito, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Giorgio Strehler owned both the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and Teatro San Ferdinando in Naples, and that the latter once featured actors such as Enzo Petito? 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Teatro San Ferdinando, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Giorgio Strehler owned both the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and Teatro San Ferdinando in Naples, and that the latter once featured actors such as Enzo Petito? 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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Piccolo Teatro (Milan), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Giorgio Strehler owned both the Piccolo Teatro in Milan and Teatro San Ferdinando in Naples, and that the latter once featured actors such as Enzo Petito? 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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marktkirche, Wiesbaden, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hans Uwe Hielscher played the 1500th weekly organ recital during market time at the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden in a series he initiated some 30 years earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marktkirche, Wiesbaden.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llanrothal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cwm in Llanrothal, a college on the Monmouthshire–Herefordshire border, was a "stronghold" of Roman Catholics like Henry Milbourne in the 17th 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 27 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cwm, Llanrothal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cwm in Llanrothal, a college on the Monmouthshire–Herefordshire border, was a "stronghold" of Roman Catholics like Henry Milbourne in the 17th 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 27 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Milbourne, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cwm in Llanrothal, a college on the Monmouthshire–Herefordshire border, was a "stronghold" of Roman Catholics like Henry Milbourne in the 17th 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 26 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Edward Cronin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that David Edward Cronin used his training at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf to paint Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia based on what he saw as a Union Army officer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David Edward Cronin.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Les Palabres de Mboloko, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Les Palabres de Mboloko, despite being made by Europeans, have been called the first truly "African" films, since they incorporate elements of African folklore and music? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Les Palabres de Mboloko. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
On 23 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sebastian Weigle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sebastian Weigle, named "Conductor of the Year" by Opernwelt three times between 2003 and 2006, performed Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Frankfurt Opera? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sebastian Weigle.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hilston Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a fire destroyed the house at Hilston Park, Monmouthshire in 1838 and a Palladian mansion was built to replace it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hilston Park.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article François de Pâris, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the death of François de Pâris in 1727, many people reported miracle cures through convulsions by consuming the earth around his grave? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/François de Pâris.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gotthold Schwarz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gotthold Schwarz has been associated with the 800-year-old Thomanerchor boys choir in Leipzig as a member, a vocal coach since 1979, a bass soloist and an interim conductor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gotthold Schwarz.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llantwit Major, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Saint Patrick was a priest at the monastery of St. Illtyd of Llantwit Major when he was reputedly abducted by Irish pirates, later becoming the patron saint of Ireland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Llantwit Major.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East Worldham, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White immortalized the localities of West Worldham and East Worldham and the surrounding region in his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789)? 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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article West Worldham, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White immortalized the localities of West Worldham and East Worldham and the surrounding region in his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/West Worldham.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Burton Court, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Henry, Prince of Wales (Henry V) stationed himself at Burton Court manor while surveying the movements of Owain Glyndŵr? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Burton 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 7 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harwell, Nottinghamshire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Harwell, Nottinghamshire contains the Grade II listed Pear Tree House, which has a portico with two Tuscan columns and an eight-panelled door? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harwell, Nottinghamshire.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gustav Morelli, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of Gustav Morelli's wood engravings was a reproduction of a painting by Árpád Feszty of chieftain Árpád and the arrival of the Magyars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gustav Morelli.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bellville Sassoon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bellville Sassoon was one of Princess Diana's most prolific early designers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bellville Sassoon.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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hall Place (Bentworth), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bentworth Hall was built in 1832 to replace the former 14th-century hall, now called Hall Place? 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 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bentworth Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bentworth Hall was built in 1832 to replace the former 14th-century hall, now called Hall Place? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bentworth Hall.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 2 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Woodford, Wiltshire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Druid's Lodge in the parish of Woodford, Wiltshire was used as a prisoner of war camp during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Woodford, Wiltshire.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 2 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rémi Ochlik, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rémi Ochlik, who was killed in the February 2012 bombardment of Homs, won the 2012 World Press Photo contest for his photograph of a Libyan rebel fighter? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rémi Ochlik.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Astwell, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crashed in Astwell, Northamptonshire, near the Silverstone bomber station which was built in the same year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Astwell.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Barkip, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that near the hamlet of Barkip in North Ayrshire, the largest anaerobic digestion power plant in Scotland was completed in June 2011? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barkip.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tivadar Zemplényi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hungarian Realist painter Tivadar Zemplényi was awarded a silver medal at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tivadar Zemplényi.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article György Zala (sculptor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that György Zala's statue of the Archangel Gabriel won a "Grand Prix" at the Paris Exhibition of 1900? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/György Zala (sculptor).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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theater des Westens, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Theater des Westens.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Calais, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Calais came to be called the "brightest jewel in the English crown" owing to its great importance as the gateway for the tin, lead, cloth and wool trades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calais.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bazon Brock, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1968, the German artist Bazon Brock created a sign in the style of a high voltage warning saying "der Tod muß abgeschafft werden ..." ("death must be abolished ...")? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bazon Brock.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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hans Dessauer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the son of Hans Dessauer, a coloured paper manufacturer in Aschaffenburg, left Germany in 1929, changed his name to John H. Dessauer and wrote the book My Years with Xerox, The Billions Nobody Wanted? 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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John H. Dessauer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the son of Hans Dessauer, a coloured paper manufacturer in Aschaffenburg, left Germany in 1929, changed his name to John H. Dessauer and wrote the book My Years with Xerox, The Billions Nobody Wanted? 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 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ledoyen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Louis de Saint-Just and Maximilien Robespierre dined at the Ledoyen two days before they were executed on 26 July 1794? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ledoyen.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Muang Sing, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during colonial times, the French used Muang Sing as a weigh station and market for their opium monopoly? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muang Sing.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chiclana de la Frontera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Novo Sancti Petri in Chiclana de la Frontera contains a golf course designed by Severiano Ballesteros? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chiclana de la Frontera.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 2 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tresilian Bay, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that near Tresilian Bay in Wales, there is a cave where couples throw stones to find out how long they should wait before they get married? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tresilian Bay.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 2 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the main building of Hamburg's university of fine arts, Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, was designed by architect Fritz Schumacher and completed in 1913? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg.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 30 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Friedrich von Keller (diplomat), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Horst Janssen painted Friedrich von Keller with the orders he had earned during his career, which took him as a German ambassador to Belgrade, Brussels, Buenos Aires and Ankara? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Friedrich von Keller (diplomat).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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Groningse Bachvereniging, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the choir Groningse Bachvereniging sang Bach's Magnificat with Harnoncourts' Concentus Musicus Wien in the orchestra's first appearance in the Netherlands in 1970? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Groningse Bachvereniging.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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hôtel Meurice, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Salvador Dalí lived at the Royal Suite in Hôtel Meurice in Paris for periods over a duration of 30 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hôtel Meurice.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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johan van der Meer (conductor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Johan van der Meer conducted the first historically informed performance in the Netherlands of Bach's St Matthew Passion in 1973, with Marius van Altena as the Evangelist and Max van Egmond as the Vox Christi? 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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marius van Altena, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Johan van der Meer conducted the first historically informed performance in the Netherlands of Bach's St Matthew Passion in 1973, with Marius van Altena as the Evangelist and Max van Egmond as the Vox Christi? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marius van Altena.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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stoke Edith House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stoke Edith House has been cited as a good example of Williamite architecture from the late 17th-century period? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stoke Edith House.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christian Keymann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that writer Christian Keymann and composer Andreas Hammerschmidt collaborated on a hymn, the base for Bach's cantata Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht, BWV 124 ("I will not let go of my Jesus")? 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 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Skerray, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that population of the crofting hamlet Skerray in northern Scotland fell from 500 in 1926 to around 100 by the 1980s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Skerray.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 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hans-Christoph Rademann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the chamber choir Dresdner Kammerchor celebrated its 25th anniversary with Mendelssohn's Paulus in the Kreuzkirche, conducted by founder Hans-Christoph Rademann? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hans-Christoph Rademann.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 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Martina Koppelstetter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mezzo-soprano Martina Koppelstetter has recorded Lieder by Rudi Spring for BR, Bavarian Radio? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Martina Koppelstetter.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 15 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ruhrfestspiele, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the annual European theatre festival Ruhrfestspiele (main venue pictured), which collaborates with companies such as The Old Vic, originated in a coal shortage in 1946? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruhrfestspiele.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 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tonhalle (Zürich), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tonhalle, a concert hall in Zurich praised for its acoustics, was inaugurated by Johannes Brahms conducting in 1895? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tonhalle (Zürich).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 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fritz Grasshoff, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that painter and poet Fritz Graßhoff (pictured) published the collection of poetry Halunkenpostille in 1947, made money with hits for singers Lale Andersen and Hans Albers, and translated poems from Latin and Swedish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fritz Grasshoff.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 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chirton Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the builder of Chirton Hall received a gift from the Countess of Northumberland of materials from the demolished Warkworth Castle to build it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chirton Hall.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 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hans Krieger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hans Krieger, an award-winning German essayist, influential in papers such as Die Zeit, wrote the text for a Christmas cantata by Graham Waterhouse that premieres today? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hans Krieger.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 2 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siegfried Strohbach, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Siegfried Strohbach composed a program of music for Advent for the Knabenchor Hannover, performed today at the Marktkirche (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siegfried Strohbach.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 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Reinhard Febel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Reinhard Febel composed an opera on Caspar Hauser, Sekunden und Jahre des Caspar Hauser, which premiered in 1992 at the Opernhaus Dortmund? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reinhard Febel.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 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that piano students of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Mozarteum and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover won more than 100 prizes at piano competitions? 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 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Michał Radziwiłł Rudy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that nobleman and diplomat Michał Radziwiłł Rudy was described as a psychopath by his own cousin, politician Krzysztof Radziwiłł? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Michał Radziwiłł Rudy.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 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Punta Brava, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Punta Brava, Cuba, has been the site of a number of notable deaths, including those of Antonio Maceo Grajales (1896) and Quentin Bandera (1906)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Punta Brava.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 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Embleton Bay, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a version of the name of Andrew Barton, a Scottish sea captain considered a "fearless freebooter", is carved into a rock within Embleton Bay? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Embleton Bay.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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Tayloe II, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tayloe family of Richmond County, Virginia, including John Tayloe I, his son, John Tayloe II, and grandson, John Tayloe III, exemplified gentry entrepreneurship? 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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Tayloe III, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tayloe family of Richmond County, Virginia, including John Tayloe I, his son, John Tayloe II, and grandson, John Tayloe III, exemplified gentry entrepreneurship? 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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Tayloe I, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tayloe family of Richmond County, Virginia, including John Tayloe I, his son, John Tayloe II, and grandson, John Tayloe III, exemplified gentry entrepreneurship? 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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pangani River, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the village of Pangani (village and river pictured) on the Pangani River's left bank, had a reputation for a high incidence of fevers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pangani 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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Montecito Inn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Montecito Inn was built by Fatty Arbuckle and Charlie Chaplin and their friends in 1928 and was the inspiration for the 1936 Rodgers and Hart song, "There's a Small Hotel"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Montecito Inn.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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Archbishop's Palace, Seville, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Antonio Mohedano painted the main hall of the Archbishop's Palace in Seville? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Archbishop's Palace, Seville.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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Palacio de las Dueñas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that poet Antonio Machado was born at the Palacio de las Dueñas in Seville? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Palacio de las Dueñas.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 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Jipe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Jipe tilapia is endemic to Lake Jipe, whose main water sources descend from Mount Kilimanjaro? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lake Jipe.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 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Naked Monster, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 2005 science fiction and horror film spoof The Naked Monster took 21 years to make and was Kenneth Tobey's final film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Naked Monster.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 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Piva Monastery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Piva Monastery (pictured) contains a psalm from the Crnojevic printing press (1493–1496), which was the first printing press in the Balkans? 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 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tsukabaru Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, when it was built, the 87-metre (285 ft) high Tsukabaru Dam was the tallest gravity type dam in Japan? 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 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Mermaid Inn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Mermaid Inn (pictured) in England has a strong connection with the notorious Hawkhurst Gang which used the inn in the 1740s? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North Star House (Grass Valley, California), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the North Star House of Grass Valley, California, built for Arthur De Wint Foote and his wife, Mary Hallock Foote, was one of architect Julia Morgan's first projects? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rabotnitsa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rabotnitsa (1923 cover pictured) was the first socialist women's magazine? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sutjeska National Park, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sutjeska National Park (Perucica forest pictured) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the adjoining Durmitor National Park in Montenegro, demonstrate transboundary protected area co-operation in the former Yugoslavia? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jamie Sadlowski , which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jamie Sadlowski won the 2008 and 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship, and has a personal-best golf drive of 445 yards (407 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 25 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maglić (mountain), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Montenegrin part of Maglić massif has formed the Trnovačko Lake (mountain and lake pictured), said to be "one of the most beautiful of Montenegro?" 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Budworth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that St Mary and All Saints' Church (pictured) in Great Budworth is considered by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner to be "one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches in Cheshire"? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes married at the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi (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. |
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On 21 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article All Saints' Church, Newchurch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although William FitzOsbern had given All Saints' Church of Newchurch, Isle of Wight, to an abbey in Normandy, Henry VIII later gave it to the See of Bristol? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Arreton Manor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Arreton Manor on the Isle of Wight can be traced to AD 872 to the time of Alfred the Great and was owned by William the Conqueror, as mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Otterburn Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a door at Otterburn Tower still contains the initials of Jacobite rebel Mad Jack Hall, while nearby Otterburn Hall's land was recompense to the descendant of Lord Douglas who died at the Battle of Otterburn? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Otterburn Tower, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a door at Otterburn Tower still contains the initials of Jacobite rebel Mad Jack Hall, while nearby Otterburn Hall's land was recompense to the descendant of Lord Douglas who died at the Battle of Otterburn? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Llanwrthwl, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Living Willow Theatre, an open air theatre constructed of living willow trees, is located near the village of Llanwrthwl and occasionally holds outdoor performances of Shakespeare? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The New York Times referred to the Feathers Hotel (pictured) in Ludlow, Shropshire, as "the most handsome inn 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 15 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Budbridge Manor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fish ponds at the Great Budbridge Manor on the Isle of Wight appear to be medieval? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Burg Lockenhaus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Elizabeth Báthory, known as the "Blood Countess" because of her reign of terror, torturing and murdering hundreds of women, once resided at the Burg Lockenhaus? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bwana Mkubwa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the mining settlement of Bwana Mkubwa received thousands of Polish refugees who arrived in Northern Rhodesia during 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 13 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jean-Baptiste Perrier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Goman was an ex-slave leader who led a peasant revolt in Southern Grand'Anse, Haiti between 1807 and 1820? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Livingstone Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Livingstone Museum, opened in 1934, is the oldest and largest museum in Zambia? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clemenstone, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Clemenstone, a hamlet in south Wales near Wick, was the seat of several high sheriffs of Glamorganshire? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, in his will gave four Caribbean estates to his son, but the father's 1788 death left behind £110,000 in debt, a figure equal to at least £11 million today? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, in his will gave four Caribbean estates to his son, but the father's 1788 death left behind £110,000 in debt, a figure equal to at least £11 million today? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Schooner Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an episode of Living TV's Most Haunted claimed that there have been over 3000 reported experiences of ghosts at the Schooner Hotel since 1998? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article National Museum of Archaeology (Bolivia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the National Archaeology Museum of Bolivia has been described as Bolivia's most prominent museum? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ujarrás, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the oldest churches in Costa Rica, Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion (pictured), built in the 1560s in Ujarrás, has been proposed as a 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 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tautira, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Robert Louis Stevenson, who stayed in Tautira, Tahiti (pictured) for two months, called it “The Garden of the World” in his letters to his friends? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jerbourg Point, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during World War II, the Germans built a bomb- and gas-proof bunker on Jerbourg Point, the southeastern point of Guernsey in the English Channel? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lower Huxley Hall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Grade II* listed Lower Huxley Hall in the English town of Huxley, Cheshire, is approached by a Grade II* listed bridge and archway, and stands on a moated site that is a scheduled monument? 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 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dominica State College, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that initial student admission in 2010 for the Dominica State College planned for 900 applicants, was less than 400, and resulted in an extension of enrollment and waiver of the admission fee? 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 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lake Cachí, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lake Cachí dam project (pictured), opened in 1966, is one of Costa Rica's earliest hydroelectric projects? 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 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve contains a "stone tree" (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 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Dominica Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Dominica Museum in Roseau contains an example of the pwi pwi, a miniature raft native to Dominica? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Agostino Brunias, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the waistcoat of Haiti's Toussaint Louverture had 18 buttons that were decorated with reproductions of Agostino Brunias's paintings (one 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 30 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fort Young Hotel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... the Fort Young Hotel (pictured) was originally the major military installation of Dominica, and still retains several cannons? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wildlife of Zanzibar, 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 25 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lime production in Mexico, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mexico is the world's largest producer of limes? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mtsamboro, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the quartier of Mjikura in Mtsamboro on the north coast of Mayotte, there are the ruins of a royal palace and tombs from the time when it was an important town of the Sultans of Mayotte? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pertemuan Jodoh, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Indonesian novel Pertemuan Jodoh, which deals with feudalism, is considered the opposite of Abdul Muis' earlier work, Salah Asuhan, which deals with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hedionda Lake (Nor Lipez), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the sulphur-rich saline Laguna Hedionda (English: Stinky Lake) in Bolivia is notable for various migratory species of flamingoes (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 24 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Mayes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Henry Mayes won the Queen's Club Championships three times in 1922, 1926, and 1927 while in his 40s, but died the year following his last win? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Flèche faîtière, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the flèche faîtière and the Sun are depicted on the flag (pictured) of New Caledonia? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abdulai Silá, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abdulai Silá is the author of the first novel to be written and published in Guinea-Bissau? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yam production in Nigeria, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nigeria is the world's largest producer of yams? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cultural Centre (pictured) in New Caledonia was designed and built to echo the hut dwellings of the indigenous Kanak people? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fuerte San Miguel (Uruguay), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one outpost of Uruguay's Fuerte San Miguel (pictured) has a wall and small window that appears like a cave or an animal burrow? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article McPike Mansion, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the McPike Mansion in Alton, Illinois, is reputed to be one of the most haunted houses in North 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 20 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cuisine of Asunción, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the cuisine of Asunción is increasingly influenced by Paraguay's growing Asian immigrant population? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hotel Florida (Madrid), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ernest Hemingway wrote The Fifth Column during the siege of the Spanish Civil War at the Hotel Florida in Madrid and on a daily basis he "expected a bomb to land on his typewriter"? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Banteay Kdei, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that archaeological excavations at the Banteay Kdei (pictured) in Cambodia revealed relics of 274 Buddhist statues made in sandstone? 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 18 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kanak people, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the ancestors of the Kanak people (male Kanak pictured) are thought to have come to New Caledonia from New Guinea? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White dress of Marilyn Monroe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the white dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch (pictured) is up for auction today and may fetch up to two million US dollars? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cuisine of Tegucigalpa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Tegucigalpa's dining (sample dish pictured) includes traditional Honduran cuisine—a fusion of the African, Spanish and indigenous cuisines? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article El Quimbo Dam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the environmental license granted for the El Quimbo Dam in May 2009 was for the first private sector hydroelectric project to be built in Colombia under a new policy? 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 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chuy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Uruguayan city of Chuy is only separated from the Brazilian city of Chuí by an avenue (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 14 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Black dress of Rita Hayworth, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that The Independent named the black dress worn by Rita Hayworth in the 1946 film Gilda as one of the Ten Best Fashion Moments in Film? 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. |