DYK for Dinochelus
 | On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dinochelus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel? 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) 00:07, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Jesse H. Ausubel
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jesse H. Ausubel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel? 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) 00:08, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Paracoccus denitrificans
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paracoccus denitrificans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an extremophile bacteria Paracoccus denitrificans has been found to grow even under 400,000 times Earth's gravity, a fact having implications on the feasibility of panspermia? 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) 12:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Tetrastichus planipennisi
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tetrastichus planipennisi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana has been released along with a parasitic wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi in the US as a biological control agent of the emerald ash borer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 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, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for IceMole
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| On 13 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article IceMole, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was... that IceMole, an autonomous ice research probe developed for exploring polar regions, glaciers and extra-terrestrial regions, is a student project at the Fachhochschule Aachen, Germany? 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, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Titanomyrma
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| On 18 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Titanomyrma, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the discovery of the fossil giant ant Titanomyrma (pictured with a hummingbird) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene? 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) 17:33, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Screaming Hairy Armadillo
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| On 28 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Screaming Hairy Armadillo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sand may form 50% of the stomach contents of a Screaming Hairy Armadillo (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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat
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| On 1 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (pictured) is one of three fruit-eating bats found to be a reservoir for Ebola virus in the wild? 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) 00:02, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Manipur Bush Rat
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| On 4 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Manipur Bush Rat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Manipur Bush Rat (pictured) was described from the collection of A. O. Hume which he donated after his life's work of ornithological notes were sold by a servant as waste paper? 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) 16:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Nest-building in primates
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| On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nest-building in primates, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Orangutans may provide their nest with pillows, blankets, bunk-beds and roofs? 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) 16:04, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Micronecta scholtzi
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| On 10 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Micronecta scholtzi, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the penis of the Lesser Water Boatman Micronecta scholtzi creates mating calls of 99.2 decibels, making it the loudest animal on earth, scaled for its size? 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) 16:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Structures built by animals
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| On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Structures built by animals, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Long-tailed Tit uses moss and the silk of spider egg cocoons as a natural form of Velcro for holding its nest together? 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Somali bushbaby
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| On 27 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Somali bushbaby, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Somali bushbaby has particoloured hair on its belly so that it appears sandy by day and greyish by night? 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 21:11, 25 July 2011 (UTC) 21:58, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Tipu's Tiger
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| On 28 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tipu's Tiger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 18th-century Indian automaton Tipu's Tiger (pictured) shows a near life-size European being mauled by a tiger, and emits wails and grunts as well as containing a pipe organ? 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. |
Another contribution to the DYK project, thanks Victuallers ( talk) 22:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Prehistoric Lepidoptera
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| On 31 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prehistoric Lepidoptera, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the extinct Eocene butterfly Prodryas persephone (pictured) from the Florissant Fossil Beds is the best preserved fossil lepidopteran discovered to date? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 01:48, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Biological screw joint
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| On 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Biological screw joint, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that scientists first discovered the biological screw joint in the Papuan weevil Trigonopterus oblongus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Biological screw joint.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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 08:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician)
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| On 24 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a Libyan hip hop artist using the pseudonym Ibn Thabit wrote "Benghazi" in support of the city of that name during the 2011 Libyan civil war? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician). If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 00:03, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Laurence Alma-Tadema
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| On 25 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Laurence Alma-Tadema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that English novelist, poet and dramatist Laurence Alma-Tadema (pictured) explained the meaning of happiness to Americans on her 1907–08 U.S. tour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laurence Alma-Tadema.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) 00:02, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lesser mouse-tailed bat
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| On 22 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lesser mouse-tailed bat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lesser mouse-tailed bats, when flying in a group, choose one of three frequencies for echolocation so as to avoid jamming each other? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lesser mouse-tailed bat. 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) 16:57, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Zorotypus impolitus
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| On 30 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zorotypus impolitus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the spermatophore of Zorotypus impolitus, one of the smallest in the insect world, contains a single giant sperm cell that is almost as long as the insect itself? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zorotypus impolitus. 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) 00:04, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Atopodentatus
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| On 3 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atopodentatus, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although Atopodentatus had a fearsome set of teeth, it was a filter feeder and not a predator? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atopodentatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 16:03, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Myrmecia nigrocincta
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| On 17 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Myrmecia nigrocincta, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Australian Jumper Ant Myrmecia nigrocincta is an accomplished jumper with leaps ranging from 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102 mm)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Myrmecia nigrocincta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Australornis
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| On 19 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Australornis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Australornis is the first early Paleocene bird fossil discovered from New Zealand that is not a penguin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Australornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Liliaceae
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| On 24 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liliaceae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that when the tulip trade reached Antwerp in Belgium in 1562, they were mistaken as vegetables? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liliaceae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Thanks for this Victuallers ( talk) 16:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)
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| On 11 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis), despite being a cavalry regiment fully manned by Muslim troops (officer pictured), used a Hindu salaam in place of a regulation military salute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 10:05, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for 63rd Cavalry
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| On 18 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 63rd Cavalry, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 63rd Cavalry of the Indian Army was given the epithet of "Ghost" during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 02:02, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Otter fishing
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| On 8 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Otter fishing, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Carta marina, a sixteenth century map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus, depicts otter fishing (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Otter fishing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 14:02, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Paratarsotomus macropalpis
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| On 23 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paratarsotomus macropalpis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that not only does Paratarsotomus macropalpis run at a speed equivalent to a human running at 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h), it also does so at temperatures lethal to most animals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paratarsotomus macropalpis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:20, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Micrixalus
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| On 28 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Micrixalus, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that dancing frogs, found in the Western Ghats in India, wave their hindlegs while calling to attract mates? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Micrixalus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Vantablack
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| On 20 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vantablack, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Vantablack, a material made from carbon nanotubes, is the blackest substance known? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vantablack. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 17:23, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Changyuraptor
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| On 8 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Changyuraptor, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Changyuraptor, the largest four-winged dinosaur discovered to date, also had the longest feathers ever recorded in any non-avian dinosaur? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Changyuraptor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 14:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Natural Trap Cave
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| On 19 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Natural Trap Cave, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the excavations for fossils of Pleistocene fauna in Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming, in 2014 included an experiment in taphonomy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Natural Trap Cave. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:04, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Whale feces
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| On 1 September 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whale feces, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the recycling of nutrients in the ocean due to whale poop is referred to as the "whale pump"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Whale feces. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Shenshou
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| On 13 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shenshou, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the discovery of the fossil of Shenshou, a squirrel-like early mammal from the Tiaojishan Formation, pushed the origin of mammals back to the Late Triassic, 220 million to 200 million years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shenshou. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Kollasmosoma sentum
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| On 19 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kollasmosoma sentum, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the parasitoid wasp Kollasmosoma sentum can deposit its egg within the abdomen of an ant in as little as 0.052 seconds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kollasmosoma sentum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Liopropoma santi
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| On 27 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liopropoma santi, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Roger Sant, after whom Liopropoma santi (the spot-tailed golden bass) (pictured) was named, participated in a manned submersible dive in which an exemplar of the fish was collected? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liopropoma santi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Ust'-Ishim man
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| On 15 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ust'-Ishim man, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 45,000-year-old remains of Ust'-Ishim man are the oldest modern human genome to be fully sequenced to date? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ust'-Ishim man. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:03, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Bhakti Sharma
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| On 7 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bhakti Sharma, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bhakti Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bhakti Sharma. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 14:42, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Aegirocassis
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| On 24 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aegirocassis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Aegirocassis is the earliest example of massive filter-feeder animals discovered? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aegirocassis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 15:18, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
DYK for The Blob (Pacific Ocean)
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| On 3 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Blob (Pacific Ocean), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there's a Blob in the Pacific Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Blob (Pacific Ocean). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 19:06, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Manipulatoridae
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| On 21 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manipulatoridae, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a new family of predatory cockroaches, named Manipulatoridae, has been discovered from amber found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manipulatoridae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 01:47, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Chaetostoma microps
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| On 1 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chaetostoma microps, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chaetostoma microps, a suckermouth armored catfish species from Ecuador, has been found climbing a cave wall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chaetostoma microps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 22:18, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
DYK for No. 106 Squadron IAF
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| On 26 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article No. 106 Squadron IAF, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the No. 106 Squadron IAF was awarded a total of nine gallantry medals, including a Maha Vir Chakra and four Vir Chakras, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 106 Squadron IAF. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 01:21, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
DYK Awards
The 25 DYK Award
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
Awarded to AshLin for his fantastic efforts in authoring 25 DYK articles! We are proud of you!
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- @ Strike Eagle:. Thank you very much! :) AshLin ( talk) 03:37, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
ITN credits
Archaeornithura
 | On 9 May 2015, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Archaeornithura, which you substantially updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. |
ThaddeusB ( talk) 17:58, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Lokiarchaeota
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| On 10 May 2015, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Lokiarchaeota, which you substantially updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. |
DYK for Dinochelus
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dinochelus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel? 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) 00:07, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Jesse H. Ausubel
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jesse H. Ausubel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel? 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) 00:08, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Paracoccus denitrificans
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paracoccus denitrificans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an extremophile bacteria Paracoccus denitrificans has been found to grow even under 400,000 times Earth's gravity, a fact having implications on the feasibility of panspermia? 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) 12:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Tetrastichus planipennisi
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| On 6 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tetrastichus planipennisi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana has been released along with a parasitic wasp Tetrastichus planipennisi in the US as a biological control agent of the emerald ash borer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 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, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for IceMole
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| On 13 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article IceMole, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was... that IceMole, an autonomous ice research probe developed for exploring polar regions, glaciers and extra-terrestrial regions, is a student project at the Fachhochschule Aachen, Germany? 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, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Titanomyrma
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| On 18 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Titanomyrma, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the discovery of the fossil giant ant Titanomyrma (pictured with a hummingbird) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene? 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) 17:33, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Screaming Hairy Armadillo
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| On 28 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Screaming Hairy Armadillo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sand may form 50% of the stomach contents of a Screaming Hairy Armadillo (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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat
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| On 1 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat (pictured) is one of three fruit-eating bats found to be a reservoir for Ebola virus in the wild? 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) 00:02, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Manipur Bush Rat
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| On 4 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Manipur Bush Rat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Manipur Bush Rat (pictured) was described from the collection of A. O. Hume which he donated after his life's work of ornithological notes were sold by a servant as waste paper? 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) 16:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Nest-building in primates
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| On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nest-building in primates, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Orangutans may provide their nest with pillows, blankets, bunk-beds and roofs? 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) 16:04, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Micronecta scholtzi
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| On 10 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Micronecta scholtzi, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the penis of the Lesser Water Boatman Micronecta scholtzi creates mating calls of 99.2 decibels, making it the loudest animal on earth, scaled for its size? 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) 16:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Structures built by animals
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| On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Structures built by animals, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Long-tailed Tit uses moss and the silk of spider egg cocoons as a natural form of Velcro for holding its nest together? 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Somali bushbaby
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| On 27 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Somali bushbaby, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Somali bushbaby has particoloured hair on its belly so that it appears sandy by day and greyish by night? 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 21:11, 25 July 2011 (UTC) 21:58, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Tipu's Tiger
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| On 28 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tipu's Tiger, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 18th-century Indian automaton Tipu's Tiger (pictured) shows a near life-size European being mauled by a tiger, and emits wails and grunts as well as containing a pipe organ? 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. |
Another contribution to the DYK project, thanks Victuallers ( talk) 22:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Prehistoric Lepidoptera
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| On 31 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prehistoric Lepidoptera, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the extinct Eocene butterfly Prodryas persephone (pictured) from the Florissant Fossil Beds is the best preserved fossil lepidopteran discovered to date? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 01:48, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Biological screw joint
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| On 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Biological screw joint, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that scientists first discovered the biological screw joint in the Papuan weevil Trigonopterus oblongus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Biological screw joint.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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 08:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician)
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| On 24 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a Libyan hip hop artist using the pseudonym Ibn Thabit wrote "Benghazi" in support of the city of that name during the 2011 Libyan civil war? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ibn Thabit (Libyan musician). If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 00:03, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Laurence Alma-Tadema
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| On 25 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Laurence Alma-Tadema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that English novelist, poet and dramatist Laurence Alma-Tadema (pictured) explained the meaning of happiness to Americans on her 1907–08 U.S. tour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laurence Alma-Tadema.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) 00:02, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
DYK for Lesser mouse-tailed bat
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| On 22 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lesser mouse-tailed bat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lesser mouse-tailed bats, when flying in a group, choose one of three frequencies for echolocation so as to avoid jamming each other? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lesser mouse-tailed bat. 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) 16:57, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Zorotypus impolitus
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| On 30 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zorotypus impolitus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the spermatophore of Zorotypus impolitus, one of the smallest in the insect world, contains a single giant sperm cell that is almost as long as the insect itself? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zorotypus impolitus. 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) 00:04, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Atopodentatus
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| On 3 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atopodentatus, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although Atopodentatus had a fearsome set of teeth, it was a filter feeder and not a predator? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atopodentatus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 16:03, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Myrmecia nigrocincta
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| On 17 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Myrmecia nigrocincta, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Australian Jumper Ant Myrmecia nigrocincta is an accomplished jumper with leaps ranging from 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102 mm)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Myrmecia nigrocincta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 00:02, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Australornis
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| On 19 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Australornis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Australornis is the first early Paleocene bird fossil discovered from New Zealand that is not a penguin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Australornis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:02, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Liliaceae
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| On 24 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liliaceae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that when the tulip trade reached Antwerp in Belgium in 1562, they were mistaken as vegetables? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liliaceae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Thanks for this Victuallers ( talk) 16:59, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK for 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)
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| On 11 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis), despite being a cavalry regiment fully manned by Muslim troops (officer pictured), used a Hindu salaam in place of a regulation military salute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 10:05, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for 63rd Cavalry
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| On 18 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 63rd Cavalry, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 63rd Cavalry of the Indian Army was given the epithet of "Ghost" during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 02:02, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Otter fishing
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| On 8 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Otter fishing, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Carta marina, a sixteenth century map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus, depicts otter fishing (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Otter fishing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 14:02, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Paratarsotomus macropalpis
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| On 23 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paratarsotomus macropalpis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that not only does Paratarsotomus macropalpis run at a speed equivalent to a human running at 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h), it also does so at temperatures lethal to most animals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paratarsotomus macropalpis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:20, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Micrixalus
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| On 28 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Micrixalus, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that dancing frogs, found in the Western Ghats in India, wave their hindlegs while calling to attract mates? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Micrixalus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Vantablack
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| On 20 July 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vantablack, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Vantablack, a material made from carbon nanotubes, is the blackest substance known? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vantablack. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 17:23, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Changyuraptor
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| On 8 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Changyuraptor, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Changyuraptor, the largest four-winged dinosaur discovered to date, also had the longest feathers ever recorded in any non-avian dinosaur? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Changyuraptor. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 14:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Natural Trap Cave
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| On 19 August 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Natural Trap Cave, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the excavations for fossils of Pleistocene fauna in Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming, in 2014 included an experiment in taphonomy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Natural Trap Cave. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:04, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Whale feces
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| On 1 September 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Whale feces, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the recycling of nutrients in the ocean due to whale poop is referred to as the "whale pump"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Whale feces. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Shenshou
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| On 13 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shenshou, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the discovery of the fossil of Shenshou, a squirrel-like early mammal from the Tiaojishan Formation, pushed the origin of mammals back to the Late Triassic, 220 million to 200 million years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shenshou. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Kollasmosoma sentum
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| On 19 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kollasmosoma sentum, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the parasitoid wasp Kollasmosoma sentum can deposit its egg within the abdomen of an ant in as little as 0.052 seconds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kollasmosoma sentum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 02:59, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Liopropoma santi
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| On 27 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liopropoma santi, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Roger Sant, after whom Liopropoma santi (the spot-tailed golden bass) (pictured) was named, participated in a manned submersible dive in which an exemplar of the fish was collected? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liopropoma santi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Ust'-Ishim man
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| On 15 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ust'-Ishim man, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 45,000-year-old remains of Ust'-Ishim man are the oldest modern human genome to be fully sequenced to date? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ust'-Ishim man. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 00:03, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Bhakti Sharma
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| On 7 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bhakti Sharma, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bhakti Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bhakti Sharma. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 14:42, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Aegirocassis
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| On 24 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aegirocassis, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Aegirocassis is the earliest example of massive filter-feeder animals discovered? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aegirocassis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 15:18, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
DYK for The Blob (Pacific Ocean)
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| On 3 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Blob (Pacific Ocean), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there's a Blob in the Pacific Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Blob (Pacific Ocean). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Harrias talk 19:06, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Manipulatoridae
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| On 21 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manipulatoridae, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a new family of predatory cockroaches, named Manipulatoridae, has been discovered from amber found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manipulatoridae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Panyd The muffin is not subtle 01:47, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Chaetostoma microps
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| On 1 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chaetostoma microps, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chaetostoma microps, a suckermouth armored catfish species from Ecuador, has been found climbing a cave wall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chaetostoma microps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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) 22:18, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
DYK for No. 106 Squadron IAF
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| On 26 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article No. 106 Squadron IAF, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the No. 106 Squadron IAF was awarded a total of nine gallantry medals, including a Maha Vir Chakra and four Vir Chakras, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/No. 106 Squadron IAF. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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. |
Materialscientist ( talk) 01:21, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
DYK Awards
The 25 DYK Award
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The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal | |
| Awarded to AshLin for his fantastic efforts in authoring 25 DYK articles! We are proud of you!
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- @ Strike Eagle:. Thank you very much! :) AshLin ( talk) 03:37, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
ITN credits
Archaeornithura
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| On 9 May 2015, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Archaeornithura, which you substantially updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. |
ThaddeusB ( talk) 17:58, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Lokiarchaeota
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| On 10 May 2015, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Lokiarchaeota, which you substantially updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. |