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DYK for Battle of Brentford (1016)

On 13 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Brentford (1016), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although he won the battle of Brentford, Edmund Ironside lost so many men that he needed a new army? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Brentford (1016). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Brentford (1016)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  Hook update
Your hook reached 5,536 views (461.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of October 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/her) 04:38, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Battle of Pitgaveny

On 26 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Pitgaveny, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite his defeat at the battle of Pitgaveny, both of Duncan's sons would later rule Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Pitgaveny. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Battle of Pitgaveny), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

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