Archives are generally grouped by month of Main Page appearance. (Currently, DYK hooks are archived according to the date and time that they were taken off the Main Page.) To find which archive contains the fact that appeared on Did you know, go to article's
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... that
Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman rejects
frybread, seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, but also considers it a symbol of resilience?
... that in a 2019 documentary,
Astra Taylor interviews trauma surgeons, refugees, and a barber about the meaning of democracy?
... that 19 years after Mrinalini Devi married
Rabindranath Tagore, many of her wedding jewels were sold to fund Brahmacharya Ashram, a school he founded?
... that nearly 80,000 black Mississippians cast a vote in the 1963 Freedom Ballot mock election, four times more than the number of black registered voters?
... that part of the Malaysian tropical forest reserve Bukit Gasing has been protected from development, while another part has been sold to building contractors?
... that Chitpas Kridakorn, whose family owns Thailand's
Singha brewery, had to change her last name due to her political activism?
... that after the US banned Chinese students from returning to China, Li Hengde organized a student network which petitioned the Chinese premier, the US president, and the
UN for their right to go home?
... that South African
test pilotDesmond Barker has accumulated 7,200 flying hours and flown 58 different types of aircraft?
... that some LGBTQ activists have opposed the use of the term "lesbian erasure", because it has sometimes been used in opposition to
transgender rights?
... that Saumitra Khan was elected in the
2019 Indian general election by a margin of more than 78,000 votes without participating in any political rally in his constituency?
... that the announcement of a delay in the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons caused
Nintendo's stock market valuation to fall by over US$1 billion?
... that the process of connecting the scattered fragments surviving from the Hours of Louis XII (begun
c. 1498) only started in 1973?
... that Ye Peida, the president of
a university controlled by the Ministry of Posts and Communications, successfully argued for the breakup of the ministry's monopoly of China's telecom industry?
... that in 2004 the
British RailClass 458 trains were so unreliable that
their operator considered replacing them all, but by 2012 they had become the most reliable fleet in Britain?
... that after a 2002 study inaccurately claimed a
measles and
autism link due to improper
qPCR data, scientists developed the MIQE guidelines to show the minimum level of reported data required for qPCR?
... that the destruction by
range safety officers of the satellite SOLRAD 2 over Cuba in 1960 sparked international protest and compromised American missile security?
... that a colony of fruit bats in Îles Ehotilés National Park in Ivory Coast is considered by the local people to be a sign of the presence of their ancestors?
... that Canadian photographic artist JJ Levine is known for portraits in which the same model depicts both the male and female members of a couple?
... that at the time of Abdullah's entry into what was to become the modern country of
Jordan during the interregnum period, the region was extremely poor, sparsely populated and widely considered ungovernable?
... that a jury once rushed out of the courtroom of William F. Turner, first Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, to attend to a
Native American attack?
... that at the 2019 Austria Open, a 9-ball pool tournament,
Kamila Khodjaeva reached the quarter-finals despite not playing a competitive match since 2016?
... that Summer Rayne Oakes has been called "the world's first
eco-model" because she only models clothes made from organic or recycled materials?
... that rooks are intelligent birds and can rival or even beat chimpanzees in puzzle-solving tests?
A 1961 Cameroon banknote from the Salem collection
... that while collecting the banknotes of Africa (Cameroon note pictured), Ibrahim Salem found that "the Dark Continent had some of the most colorful ones"?
... that Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodian
refugee camp in Thailand and was a medical officer for the
Peace Corps before becoming an astronaut?
... that the Soviet probe Luna 2, the first human-made object to make contact with the Moon, began a trend of
crash landing missions that continued even after
soft landings were mastered?
... that cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made 42 trips outside the Soviet Union between 1963 and 1970 in response to invitations she received after becoming the first woman in space?
... that Félicette, the first cat in space, was subjected to 9.5
g of acceleration and five minutes of weightlessness?
21 July 2019
00:00, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
Stapenhill Gardens swan sculpture
... that a swan sculpture (pictured) in Stapenhill Gardens, described by the park superintendent as a "monstrosity" after its construction in 1953, is now a town landmark?
... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list?
... that four of the fourteen astronauts in NASA Astronaut Group 3 were killed in training accidents before they had a chance to fly in space?
... that Captain Henry Meintjes, a South African World War I flying ace, was shot in the wrist when far over enemy lines but still managed to bring his airplane back and land it safely?
... that
Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built
streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles?
... that according to a study conducted by epidemiologist Xifeng Wu and her colleagues, fifteen minutes of moderate exercise per day can increase lifespan by an average of three years?
... that the Gloucester tabula set includes gaming pieces depicting a copulating couple, a hanging man, and a
manticore?
... that Robyn Benincasa ran a marathon four months after having surgery for
osteoarthritis and being told she might never run again?
... that 50 years ago today, Maspalomas Station in the Canary Islands was the first ground station to make contact with the
Apollo 11 astronauts in Earth orbit, about 16 minutes into the flight?
... that the samples of Le Nove porcelain(example pictured), sent to the
Venetian government in 1762 to support a licence application, may actually have been made by another factory?
... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a
WASP during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo (pictured)?
... that the Arab Serai, a 16th-century roadside inn in
Delhi, may have been built to shelter 300 Arab mullahs who accompanied the
Mughal emperor's widow on her
Hajj to Mecca?
... that Isao Kataoka is the only Japanese recipient of the
Paul Loicq Award for contributions to international ice hockey?
... that de novo gene birth was once thought to be impossible but has now been observed in every species that has been systematically examined?
... that
endometriosis, a condition in which tissue from the womb occurs in unusual locations, can cause
bleeding into the chest during menstrual periods?
... that Gustave A. Mueller of the Homeopathic Hospital of
Pittsburgh was described in his 1912 obituary as a leading specialist in the treatment of the eye, ear, nose, and throat?
... that
flyways used by migrating wetland birds have traditional staging points where they can rebuild their energy reserves?
... that French-born Joe Bertony, who twice escaped from Nazi concentration camps, played a key part in the construction of the
Sydney Opera House?
11 July 2019
00:00, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
Rosé
... that New Zealand-born singer Rosé(pictured) initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a
K-pop star was a joke, as the family lived in Australia?
... that researcher Leslie Leve has found that parents' depression is associated with an increased likelihood of behavioral problems in their children?
... that Wang Xiji, chief designer of China's first
space launch vehicle and recoverable satellites, advocated the construction of a solar power station 36,000 km (22,000 mi) above Earth?
... that Australian Army major Peter Badcoe(pictured) was posthumously awarded the
Victoria Cross for displaying "conspicuous gallantry and leadership" on three occasions?
... that operatic bass Kieth Engen, who got his first role,
Bluebeard, at the
Bavarian State Opera because he was tall, also had a pop career under a pseudonym?
... that Liu Xianjue spent three years researching the book The Architectural Heritage in Macau, which was submitted in the city's successful application for
World Heritage status?
... that Florrie Redford played
football with other women during her lunch break at a World War I munitions factory prior to becoming a leading goal scorer for
Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.?
... that the WTC Cortlandt subway station in New York City, closed for 17 years after the
September 11 attacks, cost $181 million to rebuild?
... that the designs on opon Ifá divination trays praise and acknowledge the work of the
babalawo?
... that the Leagues Cup, an upcoming four-team soccer competition between
MLS and
Liga MX clubs, was panned by critics as soon as it was announced?
... that Maria Hueber founded the first school for girls in the
Tyrol region?
... that a five-star
Amazon review of Facebook Portal by a writer, who claimed not to be a "big"
Facebook user before buying the device, was traced to a Facebook employee?
... that the creation of the Swedish Levant Company in 1738 was controversial because of a disagreement between several Swedish merchants and the
Hat Party?
... that Eddie Gallagher, a
Navy SEAL who had been accused of murder, was transferred to "less restrictive confinement" by direct presidential intervention, the first such transfer since
William Calley's in 1971?
... that the historic French
trick-taking card game of la Bête has its origins in 16th-century Spanish
Ombre, and was created by introducing the concept of bidding into
Triomphe?
... that the free-living, solitary coral Cycloseris distorta(pictured) can subdivide its stony skeleton and form two new individuals?
... that when Joseph Wood was appointed as head master of
Harrow School, he was by far the oldest to be appointed since the retirement of Thomas Thackeray in 1760?
... that the Touristic Eastern Express makes two-hour-long stops between
Ankara and
Kars to allow passengers to visit historic and natural attractions?
... that according to motivation crowding theory, adding incentives for some behavior can sometimes backfire and actually result in less of that behavior?
Archives are generally grouped by month of Main Page appearance. (Currently, DYK hooks are archived according to the date and time that they were taken off the Main Page.) To find which archive contains the fact that appeared on Did you know, go to article's
talk page and follow the archive link in the DYK talk page message box.
... that
Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman rejects
frybread, seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, but also considers it a symbol of resilience?
... that in a 2019 documentary,
Astra Taylor interviews trauma surgeons, refugees, and a barber about the meaning of democracy?
... that 19 years after Mrinalini Devi married
Rabindranath Tagore, many of her wedding jewels were sold to fund Brahmacharya Ashram, a school he founded?
... that nearly 80,000 black Mississippians cast a vote in the 1963 Freedom Ballot mock election, four times more than the number of black registered voters?
... that part of the Malaysian tropical forest reserve Bukit Gasing has been protected from development, while another part has been sold to building contractors?
... that Chitpas Kridakorn, whose family owns Thailand's
Singha brewery, had to change her last name due to her political activism?
... that after the US banned Chinese students from returning to China, Li Hengde organized a student network which petitioned the Chinese premier, the US president, and the
UN for their right to go home?
... that South African
test pilotDesmond Barker has accumulated 7,200 flying hours and flown 58 different types of aircraft?
... that some LGBTQ activists have opposed the use of the term "lesbian erasure", because it has sometimes been used in opposition to
transgender rights?
... that Saumitra Khan was elected in the
2019 Indian general election by a margin of more than 78,000 votes without participating in any political rally in his constituency?
... that the announcement of a delay in the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons caused
Nintendo's stock market valuation to fall by over US$1 billion?
... that the process of connecting the scattered fragments surviving from the Hours of Louis XII (begun
c. 1498) only started in 1973?
... that Ye Peida, the president of
a university controlled by the Ministry of Posts and Communications, successfully argued for the breakup of the ministry's monopoly of China's telecom industry?
... that in 2004 the
British RailClass 458 trains were so unreliable that
their operator considered replacing them all, but by 2012 they had become the most reliable fleet in Britain?
... that after a 2002 study inaccurately claimed a
measles and
autism link due to improper
qPCR data, scientists developed the MIQE guidelines to show the minimum level of reported data required for qPCR?
... that the destruction by
range safety officers of the satellite SOLRAD 2 over Cuba in 1960 sparked international protest and compromised American missile security?
... that a colony of fruit bats in Îles Ehotilés National Park in Ivory Coast is considered by the local people to be a sign of the presence of their ancestors?
... that Canadian photographic artist JJ Levine is known for portraits in which the same model depicts both the male and female members of a couple?
... that at the time of Abdullah's entry into what was to become the modern country of
Jordan during the interregnum period, the region was extremely poor, sparsely populated and widely considered ungovernable?
... that a jury once rushed out of the courtroom of William F. Turner, first Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, to attend to a
Native American attack?
... that at the 2019 Austria Open, a 9-ball pool tournament,
Kamila Khodjaeva reached the quarter-finals despite not playing a competitive match since 2016?
... that Summer Rayne Oakes has been called "the world's first
eco-model" because she only models clothes made from organic or recycled materials?
... that rooks are intelligent birds and can rival or even beat chimpanzees in puzzle-solving tests?
A 1961 Cameroon banknote from the Salem collection
... that while collecting the banknotes of Africa (Cameroon note pictured), Ibrahim Salem found that "the Dark Continent had some of the most colorful ones"?
... that Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodian
refugee camp in Thailand and was a medical officer for the
Peace Corps before becoming an astronaut?
... that the Soviet probe Luna 2, the first human-made object to make contact with the Moon, began a trend of
crash landing missions that continued even after
soft landings were mastered?
... that cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made 42 trips outside the Soviet Union between 1963 and 1970 in response to invitations she received after becoming the first woman in space?
... that Félicette, the first cat in space, was subjected to 9.5
g of acceleration and five minutes of weightlessness?
21 July 2019
00:00, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
Stapenhill Gardens swan sculpture
... that a swan sculpture (pictured) in Stapenhill Gardens, described by the park superintendent as a "monstrosity" after its construction in 1953, is now a town landmark?
... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list?
... that four of the fourteen astronauts in NASA Astronaut Group 3 were killed in training accidents before they had a chance to fly in space?
... that Captain Henry Meintjes, a South African World War I flying ace, was shot in the wrist when far over enemy lines but still managed to bring his airplane back and land it safely?
... that
Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built
streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles?
... that according to a study conducted by epidemiologist Xifeng Wu and her colleagues, fifteen minutes of moderate exercise per day can increase lifespan by an average of three years?
... that the Gloucester tabula set includes gaming pieces depicting a copulating couple, a hanging man, and a
manticore?
... that Robyn Benincasa ran a marathon four months after having surgery for
osteoarthritis and being told she might never run again?
... that 50 years ago today, Maspalomas Station in the Canary Islands was the first ground station to make contact with the
Apollo 11 astronauts in Earth orbit, about 16 minutes into the flight?
... that the samples of Le Nove porcelain(example pictured), sent to the
Venetian government in 1762 to support a licence application, may actually have been made by another factory?
... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a
WASP during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo (pictured)?
... that the Arab Serai, a 16th-century roadside inn in
Delhi, may have been built to shelter 300 Arab mullahs who accompanied the
Mughal emperor's widow on her
Hajj to Mecca?
... that Isao Kataoka is the only Japanese recipient of the
Paul Loicq Award for contributions to international ice hockey?
... that de novo gene birth was once thought to be impossible but has now been observed in every species that has been systematically examined?
... that
endometriosis, a condition in which tissue from the womb occurs in unusual locations, can cause
bleeding into the chest during menstrual periods?
... that Gustave A. Mueller of the Homeopathic Hospital of
Pittsburgh was described in his 1912 obituary as a leading specialist in the treatment of the eye, ear, nose, and throat?
... that
flyways used by migrating wetland birds have traditional staging points where they can rebuild their energy reserves?
... that French-born Joe Bertony, who twice escaped from Nazi concentration camps, played a key part in the construction of the
Sydney Opera House?
11 July 2019
00:00, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
Rosé
... that New Zealand-born singer Rosé(pictured) initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a
K-pop star was a joke, as the family lived in Australia?
... that researcher Leslie Leve has found that parents' depression is associated with an increased likelihood of behavioral problems in their children?
... that Wang Xiji, chief designer of China's first
space launch vehicle and recoverable satellites, advocated the construction of a solar power station 36,000 km (22,000 mi) above Earth?
... that Australian Army major Peter Badcoe(pictured) was posthumously awarded the
Victoria Cross for displaying "conspicuous gallantry and leadership" on three occasions?
... that operatic bass Kieth Engen, who got his first role,
Bluebeard, at the
Bavarian State Opera because he was tall, also had a pop career under a pseudonym?
... that Liu Xianjue spent three years researching the book The Architectural Heritage in Macau, which was submitted in the city's successful application for
World Heritage status?
... that Florrie Redford played
football with other women during her lunch break at a World War I munitions factory prior to becoming a leading goal scorer for
Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.?
... that the WTC Cortlandt subway station in New York City, closed for 17 years after the
September 11 attacks, cost $181 million to rebuild?
... that the designs on opon Ifá divination trays praise and acknowledge the work of the
babalawo?
... that the Leagues Cup, an upcoming four-team soccer competition between
MLS and
Liga MX clubs, was panned by critics as soon as it was announced?
... that Maria Hueber founded the first school for girls in the
Tyrol region?
... that a five-star
Amazon review of Facebook Portal by a writer, who claimed not to be a "big"
Facebook user before buying the device, was traced to a Facebook employee?
... that the creation of the Swedish Levant Company in 1738 was controversial because of a disagreement between several Swedish merchants and the
Hat Party?
... that Eddie Gallagher, a
Navy SEAL who had been accused of murder, was transferred to "less restrictive confinement" by direct presidential intervention, the first such transfer since
William Calley's in 1971?
... that the historic French
trick-taking card game of la Bête has its origins in 16th-century Spanish
Ombre, and was created by introducing the concept of bidding into
Triomphe?
... that the free-living, solitary coral Cycloseris distorta(pictured) can subdivide its stony skeleton and form two new individuals?
... that when Joseph Wood was appointed as head master of
Harrow School, he was by far the oldest to be appointed since the retirement of Thomas Thackeray in 1760?
... that the Touristic Eastern Express makes two-hour-long stops between
Ankara and
Kars to allow passengers to visit historic and natural attractions?
... that according to motivation crowding theory, adding incentives for some behavior can sometimes backfire and actually result in less of that behavior?