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editOn 17 October 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adams River (British Columbia), 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
On 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Neil Macdonald, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the CBC's senior correspondent Neil Macdonald is the brother of comedian Norm Macdonald? 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
On 10 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel Bellemare, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Daniel Bellemare, chief prosecutor for the UN's Special Tribunal for Lebanon, is also the longest-serving head of the Federal Prosecution Service in Canadian history? 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
On 23 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dunn Peak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dunn Peak (pictured) is the highest point in the Shuswap Highlands of British Columbia? 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 18:02, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
On 11 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pacific Salmon Commission, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the early efforts of the precursor to the Pacific Salmon Commission included dynamiting dams? 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. |
Orlady (talk) 18:03, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
On 6 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shapeshifting (album), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Young Galaxy and producer Dan Lissvik of Studio collaborated across the Atlantic using Skype to produce their new album Shapeshifting? 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. |
Thank you for your article Victuallers (talk) 10:03, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
On 12 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North American Star League, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the North American Star League, a professional e-sports league for players of the video game StarCraft II, will award US$100,000 to the winner of its inaugural season? 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
On 18 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Bugaboos, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Bugaboos (pictured) were apparently named by disgruntled prospectors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Bugaboos.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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:02, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
On 16 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eric Wilson (author), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Canadian mystery writer Eric Wilson based the formula for his Tom and Liz Austen books on the preferences of his eighth-grade students? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eric Wilson (author).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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
On 27 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Krampus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Alpine countries, Saint Nicholas has a devilish companion named Krampus (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Krampus.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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Distrust That Particular Flavor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one of the essays in William Gibson's new non-fiction collection Distrust That Particular Flavor caused Wired magazine to be banned in Singapore? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Distrust That Particular Flavor.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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
On 24 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Surrey City Centre Public Library, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that patrons used social media to contribute to the design of the new library (pictured) in Surrey, British Columbia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Surrey City Centre Public 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
On 30 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Flaming Lips plan to include blood samples from their collaborators in the vinyl edition of their album The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends.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. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 08:07, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
On 8 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Richardson fire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that last year's Richardson fire in Alberta, Canada, was the second largest in the province's recorded history at over 700,000 hectares (1,700,000 acres)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Richardson fire. 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. |
Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 08:03, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
On 8 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Clarence Louie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during Clarence Louie's tenure as chief, the Osoyoos Indian Band started the first aboriginal-owned winery in North America? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clarence Louie. 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. |
Orlady (talk) 16:02, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
On 26 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Illecillewaet Glacier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in the early 1900s the Illecillewaet Glacier in British Columbia, Canada, was described as the "most visited glacier in the Americas"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Illecillewaet Glacier. 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. |
Nyttend (talk · contribs) 16:03, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
On 9 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Neil Young's 2012 autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream reveals the musician's love for model trains? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream. 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. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:21, 8 November 2012 (UTC) 00:02, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
On 5 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Susan Mayse's creative non-fiction book Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin covers the mysterious 1918 killing of a Canadian labour activist in the woods of British Columbia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin. 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
On 31 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mac DeMarco, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before the success of his debut LP, 2, Canadian musician Mac DeMarco participated in medical experiments for money? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mac DeMarco. 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. |
Mifter (talk) 12:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
On 31 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2 (Mac DeMarco album), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before the success of his debut LP, 2, Canadian musician Mac DeMarco participated in medical experiments for money? 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. |
Mifter (talk) 12:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
On 6 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chinchaga fire, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the massive Chinchaga fire of 1950 in northern Canada produced a smoke cloud that was blamed on supernatural forces, aliens, and nuclear Armageddon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chinchaga fire. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:03, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
On 8 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the author of Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada worked 15 years as a wildland firefighter on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada. 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
On 6 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jumbo Glacier, British Columbia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the new municipality of Jumbo Glacier, British Columbia has a mayor and two councillors, but no residents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jumbo Glacier, British Columbia. 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
On 11 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park and Protected Area. 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. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:25, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
On 14 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bears and Man, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, while filming the 1978 documentary Bears and Man, director Bill Schmalz witnessed a grizzly bear maul a Parks Canada game warden to death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bears and Man. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 21:36, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
On 14 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in his 2013 book, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, food personality Eddie Huang relates his past activities, which include practising law, performing stand-up comedy, and dealing marijuana? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 21:37, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
On 24 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Centennial Range, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the peaks of the Centennial Range in the Yukon are named after Canada's provinces and territories? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Centennial Range. 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
On 17 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Glacier National Park (Canada), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Canada's Glacier National Park (pictured) contains moonmilk? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Glacier National Park (Canada). 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
On 30 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Death during consensual sex, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that contemporary reports claimed that French President Félix Faure died receiving fellatio and his penis had to be surgically removed from his mistress's locked jaw? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Death during consensual sex. 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
On 1 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nakimu Caves, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the "nakimu" in Nakimu Caves means "grumbling spirits" in Shuswap? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nakimu Caves. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:02, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
On 14 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bholu (mascot), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bholu, a cartoon elephant, is the mascot of Indian Railways? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bholu (mascot). 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:54, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
On 15 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mount Stephen House, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the "Big Hill" necessitated the construction of Mount Stephen House in Field, British Columbia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Stephen House. 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. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
On 21 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kitlope Heritage Conservancy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Kitlope Heritage Conservancy is the largest preserve of coastal temperate rainforest on the planet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kitlope Heritage Conservancy. 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. |
SpinningSpark 10:25, 21 May 2013 (UTC) 17:43, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
On 31 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alasinga Perumal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Alasinga Perumal (pictured) sold his wife's jewelry to help the financially beleaguered Swami Vivekananda, a participant in the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alasinga Perumal. 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
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—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:04, 2 April 2011 (UTC)On 2 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Mystery of the Druids, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Computer and Video Games magazine wrote that The Mystery of the Druids holds "very little appeal for anyone but the most patient and geeky PC-head"? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)On 8 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amazon (yacht), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the yacht Amazon's former owners include Arthur Lowe of the British sitcom Dad's Army? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
The DYK project (nominate) 00:07, 13 April 2012 (UTC)On 13 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the new Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis, Indiana, houses a pack of the writer's Pall Malls as well as his Purple Heart? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 6 December 2012 (UTC)On 6 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Forest Idyl, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the version of Albin Polasek's sculpture Forest Idyl (pictured) on display at Ball State University is known as the "Naked Lady"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Forest Idyl. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Nyttend (talk · contribs) 00:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)On 7 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Metrotown, Burnaby, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the concept for the Canadian neighbourhood of Metrotown originated in Baltimore, Maryland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Metrotown, Burnaby. 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 an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.