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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
April 14	1
May 25	1	1
June 6	3	2
June 7	1
June 10	2
June 11	3	3
June 12	1
June 13	1	1
June 15	2
June 16	1	1
June 17	2	2
June 18	1
June 19	2	1
June 20	2	1
June 21	1
June 22	3	1
June 23	3	2
June 24	5	3
June 25	4	2
June 26	6	3
June 27	5	3
June 28	3	2
June 29	5	3
June 30	9	4
July 1	2	1
July 2	1
July 3	4	3
July 4	4	2
July 5	10	5
July 6	4	2
July 7	7	5
July 8	10	7
July 9	9	5
July 10	6	3
July 11	10	4
July 12	4	2
July 13	8	4
July 14	5	3
July 15	5	4
July 16	9	3
July 17	11	6
July 18	10	9
July 19	7	5
July 20	13	7
July 21	13	8
July 22	13	4
July 23	9	5
July 24	4	1
July 25	10	3
July 26	10	1
July 27	4
July 28	9
July 29	10
July 30	7
July 31	2
August 1	3
August 2
Total	300	137
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Articles created/expanded on May 25

2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Cathelijn Peeters, Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, and Lisanne de Witte

• ... that the Dutch team (pictured) anchored by Femke Bol won the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships as well as at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in 2024?

• Source: #1 "1 NED - NETHERLANDS 9 0.139 3:22.39 EL / 1913 KLAVER Lieke 50.57 (1) / 1915 PEETERS Cathelijn 50.96 (5) 1:41.53 (2) / 1908 DE WITTE Lisanne 50.41 (1) 2:31.94 (1) / 1906 BOL Femke 50.45 (6)" (link)
• Source: #2 "1 NETHERLANDS NED 5 0.180 3:25.07 WL / 712 Lieke KLAVER 50.26 (1) / 713 Cathelijn PEETERS 51.99 (5) 1:42.25 (1) / 710 Lisanne DE WITTE 52.28 (3) 2:34.53 (1) / 709 Femke BOL 50.54 (3)" (link)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Yungui, Template:Did you know nominations/American Samoa at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Template:Did you know nominations/Leon Hatziioannou, Template:Did you know nominations/...Ready for It?
• Comment: I chose to order the boldlinked articles from smaller to bigger region (European, world) instead of earlier to later event (world, European), because this made more sense to me reading the hook, but this can obviously be switched if preferred.

Improved to Good Article status by Editør (talk). Number of QPQs required: 4. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 20 past nominations.

Editør (talk) 19:42, 25 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: These all look good to me. Great work.

Thank you for your review. – Editør (talk) 15:51, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

• Pulled per WT:DYK discussion to work on a better hook. RoySmith (talk) 16:14, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

• @Editør: Can you propose some ALT hooks, or should this nomination be closed as unsuccessful? Z1720 (talk) 15:16, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

I cannot come up with a combined hook, so I will try separate hooks.

Here are two alternative hooks for 2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay. – Editør (talk) 16:58, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Women's 4 × 400 m relay final

• ALT1 ... that in 2024, the Dutch women's team was the first to successfully defend (final pictured) the European women's 4 × 400 metres relay title since 2002? (Source previous wins: Statistics Handbook, source #2 in the article; source win in 2024: Results Book, source #1 in the article)
• ALT2 ... that sprinter Femke Bol (pictured in the final) thought it was "super super super cool" that the Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team successfully defended their European title? (Source: NOS, a Dutch-language article with video, source #13 in the article)

And here is an alternative hook for 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay. – Editør (talk) 17:17, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Cathelijn Peeters, Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, and Lisanne de Witte

• ALT3 ... that the Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team (pictured) won their first world indoor title in 2024? (Source for previous wins: source #3 in the article; source for win: source #2 in the article)

Please also see the nomination Template:Did you know nominations/2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay with alt hooks where this 2024 event is combined with others from 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025. – Editør (talk) 19:28, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Now that 2024 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay is used in a five-article hook, that only leaves the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay to get a hook approved. Below is another option for this article. – Editør (talk) 15:41, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

• ALT4 ... that the relay teams of five countries set seven national records during the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships (winners pictured)?

ALT4 seems to check out between refs 1, 2, and 8, so let's roll.--Launchballer 00:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! – Editør (talk) 08:55, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 6

1910 Italy v France football match

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Italy team before the match

• ... that Italy national football team defeated 6–2 France in their first official match on 15 May 1910?

• Source: https://figc.it/it/federazione/la-federazione/la-storia-della-federazione-approfondimenti/focus-lesordio-della-nazionale-1910-come-nasce-la-prima-italia/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nikolay Alyokhin
• Comment: Will do QPQ later.

Created by Wikipediæ philosophia (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 22:25, 7 June 2025 (UTC).

• @Wikipediæ philosophia: The hook is an interesting fact about this important football match. Approved. Moondragon21 (talk) 06:48, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Wikipediæ philosophia, there is uncited material in the article I have tagged which needs citing. The article also needs a copyedit for prose. These are issues I would expect the reviewer to pick up. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:17, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

apologies I reviewed that DYK before the article underwent major changes and was tagged for copyedit. Moondragon21 (talk) 13:52, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

• @Wikipediæ philosophia: Have the above concerns been resolved, and is this ready for a re-review? Z1720 (talk) 15:50, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720:,  Fixed (Thanks to User Vaseline, who gave me a hand). Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 19:31, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720:, frankly, no. Concerning the copy edit, probably it would be more sensible to ping someone who may be interested in. I always strive to write as correctly as possible, but my English isn’t C2 yet, lol. Regarding the lacking sources, I’ll fix asap. Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 16:00, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

@Wikipediæ philosophia: The Guild of Copy Editors might be able to help with the copy edit. Z1720 (talk) 16:03, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

• Apologies, but is there a better hook than this? I'm not really sure what is supposed to be interesting here: that Italy won 6-2, or that their first opponent was France. If it's the high score (for a soccer match), I can see that point being overlooked by non-soccer fan readers. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:02, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

This is totally notable for everybody, as it sure is incredible that the first game was a high score win.

Michelle Pfeiffer (Ethel Cain song)

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• ... that Michelle Pfeiffer stares back?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Visit Myanmar Year
  • Comment: Driveby nom intended for WP:DYKAPRIL.

Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 299 past nominations.

Launchballer 00:07, 12 June 2025 (UTC).

• I understand that Pfeiffer is apparently a popular actress (although I'm not very familiar with her), and that this is intended to be an April Fools' hook, but as currently written, I can't see how this hook is interesting to a broad audience. Do you have any other, more "normal" hook proposals? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

I did mention at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam that 5000+ views a day says a broad audience knows who she is and that therefore almost any hook would pass the 'intriguing' part of WP:DYKINT. I'm not going to refuse to suggest a "normal" hook at this point, but given that pop music hooks do poorly at WP:DYKSTATS (I was shocked by how badly Push 2 Start did), I strongly recommend that we go with an April Fool's hook for this (albeit maybe not this one).--Launchballer 01:03, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Eh, two other editors objected to the hook (not just me), so it seems that there is loose consensus at least to move away from this angle or even from an April Fools' angle entirely. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:06, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

It's a good hook that creates plenty of intrigue and should get plenty of hits, indeed, it would probably do better if it wasn't used on April Fool's Day (when a bunch of questionable hooks tend to degrade overall impact) but just used as a standard quirky. Not every hook needs to spell out every aspect of the topic - probably half the hooks posted omit detail to create more interest. Gatoclass (talk) 02:51, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Gotta agree with Naruto, this is not "interesting". The only thought that I am left with after reading it is "where's the rest of the sentence?" And just because a broad audience knows who someone is does not mean that "almost any hook" would be intriguing. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 13:16, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Shorter hooks tend to be more effective, and omitting the quote marks would only be allowed on April Fool's Day.

ALT1: ... that Michelle Pfeiffer has been described as "a breath of fresh air"?

ALT2: ... that a Michelle Pfeiffer performance typically lasts about 4 minutes and 31 seconds?

ALT3: ... that Michelle Pfeiffer has been described as "stylish"?

ALT4: ... that Michelle Pfeiffer has been described as possessing "a cresting emotionality grand enough to fill the tallest IMAX screen"?

ALT5: ... that Michelle Pfeiffer was inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer?--Launchballer 16:54, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

ALT5 seems interesting.--User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 18:23, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

I can live with ALT5. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:30, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer needed. Z1720 (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done: I will review it in a few hours. NeoGaze (talk) 20:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - ?
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - ?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was promoted to good article status on June 6, and was nominated for DYK on June 12, which is in the allowed seven-day period. It is long enough with 5313 characters (889 words) of readable prose size. The article is neutral in tone, and no case of copyright violations, plagiarism or close paraphrasing have been found. I found a couple of sourcing issues that I detail below. No image is used. The one required QPQ has already been done for this nomination.

I found several issues mostly related to sourcing and the interest of several hooks.

• Some sources lead to online stores like Tidal and Apple music, which seems dubious to me. These should be replaced with better sources if possible.
• "Composition" section talks little about the actual composition of the song. The first lines could be moved to "Background and release" and the rest comprises the opinions of several critics and reviewers, which would be more appropiate on the "Critical reception" section. This is not strictly an issue, but something you may want to improve.
• The source of the following statement doesn't support its content: On top of guitars and drums, Cain laments the line, "Wide awake all night thinking about you / Do you think of me too?"
• The original hook (ALT0) seems too ambiguous to me, and doesn't clearly state its attribution (Salvatore Maicki called it...). I'm also unsure if it will be interesting enough to a general audience. I will not outright cross it out, but I think it needs to be reworked at least.
• ALTs 1 to 3 are even less interesting, and unlike the original, I don't think they can be reworked.

Once the sourcing issues are fixed, we can proceed with ALTs 4 and 5, if the original is not modified. Best wishes! NeoGaze (talk) 10:50, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Per WP:VENDOR, "inline citations may be allowed to e-commerce pages [...] in order to verify such things as titles and running times", and although non-commercial sources may be preferred, they are not required. ALT0 was shot down at WT:DYK (linked earlier in this page), so I'm disinclined to workshop it. The source of "On top of [...] me too?" does indeed verify that claim (“Wide awake all night thinking about you/Do you think of me too?” she wails with exposed clarity atop guitars and drums) and I'll let @Locust member: rearrange the article.--Launchballer 11:17, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply and feedback, then I can approve of ALT4 and 5 already. I also added a wikilink to the Michelle Pfeiffer own article in ALT5. NeoGaze (talk) 11:31, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

For what it is worth, I do not think that ALT5 must run on DYKAPRIL, and in fact it could easily run as a regular quirky hook. We should not be giving out DYKAPRIL slots like candy especially when there are so few of them. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:59, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

I have to say, I was surprised to see ALT4 being promoted when there was a clear preference on this page for ALT5. With the benefit of a few days, I can live with ALT4 as a regular hook, though an April Fool's ALT5 will do so much better at DYKSTATS...--Launchballer 20:36, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 11

Perdiccas

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Silver tetradrachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus struck under Perdiccas in Babylon, circa 323–320 BC

• ... that Perdiccas, regent of Alexander the Great's empire after Alexander's death, was proposed as king to great support but hesitated to accept the role?

• Source: Anson, Edward M. (2014). p. 15. Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444339628.

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Improved to Good Article status by Harren the Red (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Harren the Red (talk) 02:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC).

• article recently promoted to Good Article. NO QPQ needed. Hook is interesting and cited inline. Citation verified using Google Books preview. No copyvio detected. Image is properly licensed and works at small size. Nihil obstat. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 15:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Harren the Red, it seems that more interesting hooks could perhaps be proposed. I find the line about Perdiccas taunting assassins into running away quite funny, for example. Great article! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
    • AirshipJungleman29, thank you for the feedback! I guess I chose the king moment because I think it's interesting for a lay reader. "This guy could have succeeded Alexander... but didn't? Why?" But you're right, the assassin moment is quite funny. If a few other people also think it's a better DYK than the king one, I am very willing to rewrite this. Thanks again! Harren the Red (talk) 08:41, 27 June 2025
• Suggested ALT1: ... that when Perdiccas, the successor of Alexander the Great, encountered assassins sent to kill him, he taunted and terrified them into running away? Review needed for that hook. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:36, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Review still needed for ALT1, since original hook's interest has been questioned. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:58, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

ALT1 is definitely a much stronger hook than ALT0. Just provide a quick excerpt of the source here and we should be good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:47, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

^ @User:Harren the Red and @User:AirshipJungleman29, courtesy pings. Toadspike [Talk] 20:27, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the ping! A small rewrite of ALT1 for clarity; ALT1: ... that when Perdiccas, regent of Alexander the Great's empire after Alexander's death, encountered assassins sent to kill him, he taunted and terrified them into running away? I am fine with this. As for the source, it's: Anson, Edward M. (2014). Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444339628, p. 19. Looking forward to the final review, @Narutolovehinata5, and any others who want to give the okay. Thanks. Harren the Red (talk) 18:13, 30 July 2025

Diagon Alley

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• ... that following the release of Universal Studios Florida's Diagon Alley, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon was temporarily moved to Universal Studios Florida alongside Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez?

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• ALT1: ... that the Hogwarts Express in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter takes people between Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade? Source:
• ALT2: ... that Gandy Street in Exeter, The Shambles in York, and Victoria Street in Edinburgh were all originally thought to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley? Source:
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Converted from a redirect by Mikeycdiamond (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mikeycdiamond (talk) 04:26, 13 June 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT1 doesn't seem to be the most appropriate for this article, as it implies the Hogwarts Express article is the main subject, and Diagon Alley is merely a footnote. I think a hook that's much more relevant to the article can be found. ALT0, the source doesn't mention a temporary move, and also doesn't specify a correlation between Diagon Alley and Fallon. Unfortunately, ALT2 also fails due to WP:FORBESCON; Forbes contributor articles are considered unreliable. Here are some alt hooks:

• ALT3: ...that Diagon Alley has been turned into a Christmas display and a pop-up airport attraction? https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/muggle-money-cant-get-you-harry-potters-diagon-alley-changi-airports , https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/diagon-alley-atx-magic-continues-as-37th-street-lights-to-host-beloved-holiday-display
• ALT4: ...that the real-world Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Florida was built on the former site of a Jaws attraction? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/hogwarts-express-gets-ready-roll-universal-studios-florida-n14686

@Mikeycdiamond: let me know which one you like better! jolielover♥talk 13:29, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

@Jolielover: While the following quote implies he moved the show: "Jimmy Fallon took a road trip to Orlando, bringing 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' and guest stars like Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez to the Sunshine State. Fallon continues to tape episodes from Universal this week.", I can understand how it could be seen as a stretch/OR to connect the two events. I think alt4 is the most interesting, thanks! P.S, if this is formatted wrong, sorry, I am not used to using wikimarkup for comments. Mikeycdiamond (talk) 22:53, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks, approving ALT4 jolielover♥talk 05:32, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Jolielover no-one is allowed to review their own hooks. New reviewer required. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:31, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

@Mikeycdiamond and Jolielover: I don't find either hook interesting I'm afraid (they strike me as bogstandard things to happen to an attraction). Also, WP:FORBESCON needs removing.--Launchballer 17:58, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

• @AirshipJungleman29, Launchballer, Jolielover, and Mikeycdiamond: How does this sound then?

ALT5 ... that a Universal Studios Florida attraction based on Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter series cost approximately 400 million U.S. dollars to build?

ALT5 could have "to build" removed if the reviewer or promoter thinks it's superfluous. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:56, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

• • @Narutolovehinata5: I think that sounds good. I'm removing the Forbes citation and paragraph it is cited along; unfortunate, but I'm sure there is a better source out there (basically anything HP related has a billion, just need to find it). jolielover♥talk 06:53, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

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Undefeated (band)

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Lis Dunckel of Undefeated

• ... that when Lis Dunckel replaced the previous bassist for Undefeated, she didn't know how to play bass?

• Source: https://www.harmonny.org/artistspotlight/undefeated

https://www.theteenmagazine.com/we-are-undefeated

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trichy assault rifle
  • Comment: Part of WikiProject Women in Red

Created by 3family6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 12:46, 13 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - All images used in the article have lacked permission for more than a week. They should be removed unless permission is received.
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting hook. Well-cited article, although I would personally mark out the primary sources using {{Primary sources references section}}. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 13:48, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

@3family6: Forgot to ping. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:47, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. Regarding the images, the band told me ,(via email) that they've sent in the forms, it's the Wikimedia volunteer side that hasn't responded. I'm not sure what the approach is in such situations.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 11:53, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

I suggest consulting c:Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard ―Howard • 🌽³³ 12:16, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll leave a message there.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:37, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

It's currently in process. I reached out to the band again and Meredith is attempting to re-send the information.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 23:28, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

Howardcorn33 The file was deleted as the ticket from the band was not satisfactory. I wanted to ahead with your recommendation of including {{Primary sources references section}} but I don't know how to technically use it. The infobox image is still in process, that seems to be the only unresolved issue.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 20:18, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

@3family6: Was the issue with images the only remaining concern with the article? I see that Howardcorn33 has not edited since the 3rd. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:13, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

I believe that was the only outstanding concern. And theirs was specifically about the image used here. I think the issue with the one in the article does need to get addressed before this could be promoted.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 23:42, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

This will need a new review as the current reviewer is not active. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:38, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

@3family6: This needs a new QPQ as only full reviews count and you only ticked off my hook.--Launchballer 17:51, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Okay, I'll review another one, with a full review.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 10:45, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

• Reviewed:Building the Band--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 23:08, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

This should be fine.--Launchballer 23:18, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 13

Bésame (Alejandro Sanz and Shakira song)

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• ... that "Bésame" blends flamenco with afrobeat, showcasing the diverse musical influences of Alejandro Sanz and Shakira?

• Source: https://www.infobae.com/colombia/2025/05/23/asi-suena-shakira-en-besame-la-nueva-cancion-de-alejandro-sanz-que-unio-a-los-artistas-casi-20-anos-despues/

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Created by 1arch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1arch (talk) 16:19, 19 June 2025 (UTC).

• The article is new, long enough and well-referenced. I see no close paraphrasing issues, but neither do I see any mention of the musical influences of Alejandro Sanz and Shakira in the article. In any case, I think a hook mentioning the kiss might be more interesting. Surtsicna (talk) 18:23, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Any thoughts about this, 1arch? Surtsicna (talk)

• Courtesy ping to 1arch as the ping attempt did not contain a timestamp. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:07, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
• Would something like this do? Surtsicna
  • ALT1: ... that Alejandro Sanz and Shakira promoted their song "Bésame" with kisses, sparking rumors of romance and jealousy?
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    • "Candela Márquez deja de seguir a Alejandro Sanz y desata los rumores de crisis: "¿Está celosa por el beso de Shakira?"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2025-05-29. https://www.lasexta.com/programas/arusitys/candela-marquez-deja-seguir-alejandro-sanz-desata-rumores-crisis-esta-celosa-beso-shakira_20250529683802b57b27927d3db4bf1e.html. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
    • Quirós, José (2025-06-02). "Shakira y Alejandro Sanz lanzan "Bésame", un tema que desata rumores de romance". Repretel (in Spanish). https://www.repretel.com/noticia/shakira-y-alejandro-sanz-lanzan-besame-un-tema-que-desata-rumores-de-romance/. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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• @Surtsicna: Courtesy ping as 1arch forgot to sign. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:27, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I like that. Let's go! Surtsicna (talk) 08:42, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

• Pinging @1arch, @Surtsicna, @Sammi Brie and @Femke. The hook as been pulled, due to concerns at WT:DYK about the hook being tabloid-y gossipy. TarnishedPath^talk 11:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
• I added content to the article so now the first proposal about flamenco and afrobeat should be ok.1arch (talk) 12:28, 30 July 2025 (UTC)
• New review based on first hook and after information was added. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 23:47, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

@1arch: If you're alright with the WP:DYKTRIMmed ALT0a: that the song Bésame blends afrobeat and flamenco?, I'll approve this.--Launchballer 05:05, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• • @Launchballer yes, let's go with that. Thank you! 1arch (talk) 08:37, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Let's roll.--Launchballer 13:03, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 16

John V. Griffith

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• ... that a fundraiser begun by Presbyterian College president John V. Griffith was chaired by Bob Staton, a future president of the school? Source: "Griffith led the PC community in a year-long strategic planning initiative that resulted in a bold and innovative plan that guides the college through the first decade of the 21st century as it seeks to strengthen its position as one of the leading liberal arts colleges in the Southeast. The priorities of this plan have been translated into the $160 million Promise and Challenge Campaign.", Staton also served as chair of the College’s Promise and Challenge capital campaign.
  • ALT1: ... that a fundraiser begun by Presbyterian College president John V. Griffith was chaired by a future president of the school? Source: same as ALT0
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hungary v El Salvador (1982 FIFA World Cup)

5x expanded by PCN02WPS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 22:00, 22 June 2025 (UTC).

• This looks good to me, it checks off all the criteria as far as I can tell. Nice job! MallardTV ^{Talk to me!} 22:47, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
  •  Note: @PCN02WPS: I find both these hooks extremely dull; I won't be promoting either. Other promoters may disagree. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:32, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
    • Pinging reviewer (MallardTV) and promoter (AirshipJungleman29) for more alternates:

ALT2: ... that Presbyterian College moved to NCAA Division I during the presidency of John V. Griffith? Source: [3]

ALT3: ... that under president John V. Griffith, Presbyterian College established a Confucius Institute following a partnership with Guizhou University? Source: [4]

Hopefully those are better options than what's above. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 13:59, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

• @PCN02WPS: Can you find better sources for those two hooks? I think they're interesting enough, but source 1 only supports that they were nearing entry into NCAA Division I, and source 2 (I had to access through internet archive because it inexplicably became a 404 about a week ago) supports both, but isn't an independent source, and I think it would benefit to support the hooks with an independent source. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:45, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

• Given how long this process took (see 2012 announcement here), I am going to throw this out there as a possible amendment:

ALT2a: ... that Presbyterian College began a move to NCAA Division I during the presidency of John V. Griffith?

Using the same source as ALT3, would this work? PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 18:01, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

• @PCN02WPS: I think that, along with the announcement provided, that should be enough to prove the hook. Include this information and fixes into the article, and I don't think there's any other issues as far as I'm aware. Good work! SonOfYoutubers (talk) 14:31, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 17

Orthetrum japonicum

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Male Orthetrum japonicum dragonfly

• ... that a 2012 taxonomic review suddenly made Orthetrum japonicum (male pictured) endemic to Japan?

• Source: Karube, H.; Futahashi, R.; et al. (2012). "Taxonomic revision of Japanese odonate species, based on nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies and morphological comparison with allied species. Part I". Tombo. 54: 75–106. ISSN 0495-8314.

• ALT1: ... that Orthetrum japonicum (male pictured) was one of the first species of Japanese dragonfly to be recognized and described by Europeans? Source: Same source as above.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frej Liewendahl

Created by Cremastra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Cremastra (talk) 14:12, 22 June 2025 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, well-referenced, and QPQ done. While the original hook is interesting, it is not strictly speaking true (nor confirmed in the cited source): O. japonicum was endemic to Japan before 2012 too, we just did not know it. ALT1 is better, but I see an opportunity for a great multi-hook featuring O. japonicum, O. internum, O. albistylum (if slightly expanded) and O. poecilops (if slightly expanded), something about how O. japonicum and O. internum cannot be the same species unless O. albistylum and O. poecilops are also in that species. Surtsicna (talk) 22:13, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
  • Surtsicna Good plan with the multi-hook, but I honestly don't have time to work on those articles (real life and all). I'm happy to proceed with ALT1
  • Regarding the first hook. I suppose it's not strictly speaking true, but regarding endemic to Japan before 2012 too, we just did not know it: would a taxonomic revision tomorrow that synonymizes japonicum with internum make it "not endemic" all along? Cremastra (talk) 12:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

A question for the philosophers! Let's go with ALT1 then Surtsicna (talk) 12:38, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

• @Cremastra The source linked uses ResearchGate, which isn't always the best source to use (as I learned a little bit ago when I submitted a draft). So, I think that a better link to the paper should be found (even if it's locked, it'll be from a more reliable website), or a different source altogether to prove ALT1 should be found. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 06:29, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @SonOfYoutubers: I don't think that's how it works. ResearchGate is not the "source" in the sense you mentioned; it only hosts the "source" which is TOMBO (ISSN 0495-8314) published by 日本トンボ学会. This is an easy DYKCITE pass, imo. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 13:26, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
• Yeah, I'm citing the paper, not ResearchGate. Cremastra (talk) 15:32, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
• @Cremastra I understand it's not citing ResearchGate directly, what I meant is that it's using it as an aggregator, and according to WP:RGATE, there's no filter for quality, so it can't be confirmed whether the paper it's hosting is of actual good quality. I do appreciate the ISSN, but I think something like this works, the exact same source but from a reliable database, CiNii. Even this, again the same source but from the National Diet Library, works better as a website to cite. I think if you link the source to either, I'd be happy to approve. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:13, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• The source is the source, whether it's from Rgate or a "reliable database". There is no need to change the URL in the citation. Cremastra (talk) 16:44, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Cremastra: There is a difference however, because ResearchGate isn't considered a reliable aggregator. All I'm asking for is a URL change, nothing more, because the source itself seems reliable and fine. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 21:56, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @SonOfYoutubers: I think that's splitting hairs. The source is the same; the URL we happen to use to access the PDF simply doesn't matter. Changing URLS (and RGate is widely used to access PDFs of reliable journal articles) is a waste of time. Cremastra (talk) 22:00, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Cremastra: Quoting directly WP:RGATE, "Determine the original source of what is being cited to establish reliability. When possible, cite the original source in preference to the repository." We already established that the original source is reliable, so there's no issue there. However, citing the original source is preferred over the repository. Again, all you have to do is change the link to one of the two I provided above, which are reliable databases. That should take just about 2 minutes, so it's not a waste of time. That's the only issue, I'm not asking much else because everything else is perfect. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 22:05, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• Fine. I changed the source link on this page to the one added by Vanderwaalforces to the article. I don't see why we have to change the link on a non-reader facing template to follow vague guidance set out in what is neither a policy nor guideline, but if it will stop this argument I may as well do it. Cremastra (talk) 23:38, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• Approved. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 00:10, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Adam Hall (baseball)

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• ... that Adam Hall is the first professional baseball player in the United States to have been born on the North Atlantic island of Bermuda?
  • ALT1: ... that Adam Hall is the first person from Bermuda to play professional baseball in the United States?
  • ALT2: ... that Adam Hall is the first person from the North Atlantic island of Bermuda to play professional baseball in the United States?

• Source: Monagan, Matt (June 17, 2025). "The tiny six-field, island paradise that boasts one pro ballplayer". MLB.com.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kenaz Kaniwete

Created by The ed17 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 22:07, 17 June 2025 (UTC).

• Date, length, hook, qpq, close paraphrase check ok. Good to go. --Soman (talk) 11:23, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
• @Ed Per external policy compliance, how verifiable is it that he's the first-ever professional baseball player from Bermuda? I think some extra sources would help alongside the one given, or perhaps proposing a different hook if that's easier. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 06:42, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @SonOfYoutubers: I appreciate the extra check, but there are three sources given in the article by different authors (including one I've just added). I'd particularly highlight this piece, which dives into the history of baseball in Bermuda ("... discusses the set in some detail"). I understand why 'first' hooks are "discouraged", but they are not barred, and I can't see a legitimate or predictable place where a person could poke holes in this hook. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 07:21, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @The ed17: May you link those other three sources here? Thank you, but I will say that a queuer may still find an issue with the hook even if seems watertight, as it states at the same guideline link. So, those sources would help, but it's not guaranteed. I'll accept this if you provide those other three sources here for analysis, and another promoter may promote (I'm unable to now), but just be wary if a queuer raises an issue. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:26, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @SonOfYoutubers: The three sources are:

• Monagan, Matt (June 17, 2025). "The tiny six-field, island paradise that boasts one pro ballplayer". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
• Ballew, Bill (May 10, 2019). "SAL notes: Orioles' Hall wreaking havoc". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
• Suleymanov, Mark (July 6, 2018). "Orioles prospect Adam Hall left Bermuda for Canada to hopefully dominate the United States". Sporting News Canada. Retrieved 2025-06-17.

• Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 16:41, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @The ed17: Looking at the MiLB and Sporting News Canada sources, they state that he's the first Bermuda native to become a professional baseball player in the United States, specifically. I'd say to make that distinction in the article and with a new hook or by editing the original, but once that's done, I'm happy to approve; the sources seem reliable and would support the new hook more than enough. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 19:49, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @SonOfYoutubers: I've edited the article and changed the hook above! Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 21:39, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

• @The ed17: ALT looks great, good work! SonOfYoutubers (talk) 22:08, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 19

George Garcia

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• ... that Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia personally voted on the 2023 Cavite's 7th congressional district special election which he oversaw?

• Source: Garcia said in an interview after casting his vote at the Banaba Cerca Integrated School in Indang Saturday morning

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Wicks
• Comment: Will complete QPQ within the weekend. What's novel here is while election commission officials vote all the time in general elections, and while there are several special/by-elections, it's not often that a special/by-election happens on the district where an electoral commission is a voter on.

5x expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Howard the Duck (talk) 11:54, 20 June 2025 (UTC).

• I'm honestly not a fan of hooks that require the nominator to explain its importance or interestingness in the nomination. DYKINT suggests that hooks need to be interesting to non-specialist audiences, meaning the hook should be more-or-less self-evident without requiring too much knowledge. Do you have any other suggestions? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:46, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

  I mean special/by-elections rather important in many places, and for someone who administers elections to personally vote on one must be rare.

  Other facts are that he counseled for politicians before becoming involved with the Commission on Elections but I thought that's boring. Howard the Duck (talk) 10:51, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

It still feels like specialist information at best. It's probably better to just go in a different direction, if possible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:53, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

By-elections are standard fare in English speaking countries. This is not specialist at all. Such elections are standard fare on WP:DYK.

Also some other facts are unsavory and may not pass WP:BLP more so on the Main Page. Howard the Duck (talk) 11:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: Does the above satisfy your concerns? @Howard the Duck: Are there any additional hooks you would like to propose? Z1720 (talk) 23:29, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Far from it: the reason I did not comment further was because I still thought the hook was problematic, even with the additional context. If a hook requires a nominator's explanation to be interesting, at the very least it meeting DYKINT is tenuous at best. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:45, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

I won't be making any further changes as I believe it passes WP:DYKINT and none of the other articles I cited above had been placed in similar circumstances. Special elections are standard DYK fare and this blurb should not be held to a higher standard.

Given the above, I am marking this for closure for lack of a DYKINT-compliant hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:59, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I have opened a discussion about this at WT:DYK#Template:Did you know nominations/George Garcia. Howard the Duck (talk) 01:42, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

As per the discussion, a new hook can be formed that is more interesting and has some more importance history-wise, ALT1 ... that George Garcia successfully defended Filipino politician Grace Poe's birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court of the Philippines? SonOfYoutubers (talk) 00:44, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I'd be fine with delinking "Supreme Court of the Philippines" and just call it the "Supreme Court". Now this has almost no context whatsoever, so let's see how the gatekeepers like this. Howard the Duck (talk) 11:35, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I don't think it should be shortened down to just 'Supreme Court', that's way too ambiguous and can represent the Supreme Court of any country. I also think it's fine linked. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 14:20, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

The blurb already specifies Grace Poe is a "Filipino politician". I don't think Zambia's supreme court determines the birthright citizenship of Filipino politicians. I can be fine with linking to "Supreme Court". Howard the Duck (talk) 14:29, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Well, hypothetically, it could be any other supreme court. Birthright citizenship can also be acquired from jus sanguinis, maybe in a case where someone fights in another country for citizenship despite being born in another territory. Anyways, no, I think it's fine to keep it because readers could also glance over the 'Filipino' part and might not even notice it. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 14:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Hypothetically, someone else on the review process may say parts of the blurb are redundant, but I'd yield on this. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:42, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Not to go off-topic (and I apologize for this but I see a pattern), but please be more respectful. The other reviewers and I are just trying to do our job to help nominations be approved, including yours. Calling them "gatekeepers" and constantly objecting doesn't exactly help. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 14:53, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I know gatekeepers object to that term, and I do sincerely apologize if the term can be thought of as offensive, but I'd just want to make sure the nomination goes through without any more hitches. I'm trying to cover all bases here. This nomination has lasted for almost a month. People object to every part of the process here, it's not just me who objects. WP:DYKHOOKS have to be pithy as well, that's why I'd want it to be shortened and have redundant parts of the hook - which someone else may object to later(!) - be edited. Also, someone else down the line may object that the hook doesn't focus on Garcia but on Poe; I've been told that this is fine, but like I said, someone else may object to this down the road. Like I said earlier, I'd yield on both just to get this over with. Let's just hope nobody else objects on both accounts. Howard the Duck (talk) 15:01, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

It's fine if there's another objection/edit, although I would rather, for both your and this nomination's sake, that any minor edits like shortening of the hook occur during promotion rather than here; I understand the frustration of a nomination taking a long time, minor edits shouldn't lengthen it. Certainly now, because of the discussion opened earlier, nobody should object against the hook based on DYKINT, since it seems most agreed that the new hook is interesting enough now; if somebody does, then they are personally objecting rather than using community consensus, although I guess another discussion could always be opened if somebody really wants to. To help quicken the process, I'll add the symbol requesting a new review on this same edit so that the new hook is reviewed. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 15:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Did you know that some sort of this fact has already been on DYK? Can we do that instead? LOL. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:29, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I have no clue if you can just copy past hooks, but either way, it should focus on the article's subject matter (George Garcia). That hook specifically focuses on the case itself and its result/effect. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 14:36, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

• New review now needed based on the new hook, ALT1. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 15:14, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I approve of the hook, this is ready for DYK. I can't promote this so somebody do this please. Thanks! Earth605 (talk) 16:25, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 20

Saidur Rahman Dawn

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• ... that sprinter Saidur Rahman Dawn was the first Bangladeshi Olympian?

• Source: [5]

• ALT1: ... that sprinter Saidur Rahman Dawn first ran on a synthetic athletics track at the age of nineteen? Source: [6]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Congregation Shaar Hashomayim (Windsor)

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 14:02, 21 June 2025 (UTC).

• : The first hook referring to Dawn as the first Olympian is interesting. Nothing seems wrong with it (unless told). Ominae (talk) 14:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 22

At 25:00, in Akasaka

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• ... that the creator of At 25:00, in Akasaka rode on an ambulance for the first time while writing the second volume?

• Source: Chil Chil (link): "――執筆中の思い出に残る日常エピソードなどうかがえますでしょうか / 多分初めて救急車に乗りました。今はまったくなんともないのですがめちゃめちゃ健康の大切さを実感しました。[Please share a lasting memory from your daily life during your writing process. / That might be me riding an ambulance for the first time. Right now, it's nothing really serious, but I realized how very important it is to take care of my health.]"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/AHOF

Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 69 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 20:04, 22 June 2025 (UTC).

•  Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 01:41, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created yesterday and it's already at 6111 B in prose size. Everything else is good. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:13, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

• Pulled per DYKINT. Nobody cares about the author's ride in an ambulance. Please try to come up with something a little more interesting and pertinent to the subject, thanks. Gatoclass (talk) 10:14, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

• @Gatoclass: Well, I did find it a little unusual and was open to this possibility. After all, what also helps is that the creator is unlikely to have a standalone article. However, I'm busy atm and will be until Thursday, so in case this is not enough, I had drafted these more-interesting hooks in advance since there might not be time to debate ALT0's interestingness:

ALT1A: ... that the creator of At 25:00, in Akasaka found that depicting television scripts gave her "a little more atmosphere" in writing dialogue than in other manga? 苦労した点、また楽しかった点など聞かせてください ... ドラマの台本だから！ と思って普段自分の漫画で使うセリフより少し雰囲気のあるセリフを選んで描けたのは面白かったです。/Please tell us about the things you struggled with and the things you enjoyed. ... It was interesting that I was able to choose lines that had a little more atmosphere than the ones I usually use in my manga because it was a drama script. Television's not stated per se but it's obvious from the work's plot.

ALT1B: ... that the creator of At 25:00, in Akasaka found that depicting drama scripts gave her "a little more atmosphere" in writing dialogue than in other manga? Same as ALT1A

ALT2A: ... that the two stars of At 25:00, in Akasaka found it challenging to portray themselves as actors who "act within a show"? 俳優の役を演じるという、いわゆる二重構造についてはどういう印象を受けましたか？/What was your impression of the so-called double structure of playing the role of an actor? [Niihara and Komagine reply that acting as actors was challenging.

ALT2B: ... that the two stars of the television drama At 25:00, in Akasaka found it challenging to portray themselves as actors who "act within a show"? Same as ALT2A

ミラP@Miraclepine 01:40, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

• New hooks need review. Gatoclass (talk) 10:08, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

@Lullabying and Miraclepine: Sorry, I don't find either hook interesting, what else do you have?--Launchballer 18:06, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Having peered through the entire article (and I just did a second one to recheck), I feel that's actually all I got, and the flexibility theme with ALT1 and the irony in ALT2 should have made the hooks interesting enough IMO; would that be enough to reconsider? ミラP@Miraclepine 18:21, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

ALT3: ... that Futekiya, the boys' love manga reading service, released the English translation of At 25:00, in Akasaka as one of its launch titles? Source: Anime News Network (link lullabying (talk) 06:03, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Nice try, although a) I'd trim and reword to ALT3a: ... that the English translation of At 25:00, in Akasaka was released as a launch title of a boys' love manga reading service? and b) I don't see where Futekiya is a boys' love manga reading service is sourced in the article.--Launchballer 18:07, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

I included that information in the article so it should be good to go. lullabying (talk) 19:06, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Let's roll.--Launchballer 19:34, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 23

Don't Tell the Dog

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• ... that an advance copy of Don't Tell the Dog won an award for "most annoying album delivery"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Agnes Gallus

Moved to mainspace by Georgeykiwi (talk) and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 305 past nominations.

Launchballer 14:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Launchballer: The hook and the article imply that the album won an actual award for the "annoying delivery," although the cited source seems to jokingly describe such an award as a hyperbolic way of saying it was annoying. I am not sure the hook, in its current form, can be allowed on the main page as it doesn't seem to be exactly factual. The text in the article should probably also be changed to clarify that there was no actual award. Graearms (talk) 18:58, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the way one publication received an advance copy of Don't Tell the Dog led them to describe it as "the most annoying album delivery we’ve probably ever had"?--Launchballer 19:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Graearms (talk) 19:56, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Launchballer, I don't think such a meaningless throwaway line deserves to be in an encylopedia, let alone a DYK section. What's next? ... that Don't Tell the Dog's creator likes to throw it at people and go, there it is? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:20, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that the name of James Marriott's second album took its name from an incident involving a childhood move?--Launchballer 18:58, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Review needed for ALT2. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

I approve ALT2. I think it is interesting and it is verified in the inine citation source, although I tweaked the hook for clarity as I initially did not understand it. It would also be helpful if next time you could include the source/quote in the DYK nomination, as it took me a bit to find it and the quote in the source verifying the info. But anyway, ALT2 is approved and as QPQ has been done and there are no copyright issues etc, it is good to go. Yay! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:19, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Hooks aren't supposed to be edited after proposal, so I put that back; your hook was ALT2a: ... that the name of James Marriott's second album took its name from an incident involving dog behind left behind during a childhood location move?--Launchballer 20:24, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Where does it say that? I always see editors and reviewers tweak hooks. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:35, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Actually, that wasn't quite what I was trying to say, but WP:DYKTRIM says be careful not to introduce new facts that require independent verification. Your edit introduced 'dog left behind'. I purposefully left that part out per WP:DYKNOM (which really needs to be copied into the Guidelines, but anyway): Successful hooks [...] give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more..--Launchballer 20:47, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Phemeranthus sediformis

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Okanogan fameflower in bloom

• ... that the Okanogan fameflower Phemeranthus sediformis (pictured) was independently named for its appearance, origin, and collector in under 2 years?

• Source: Poellnitz (Apr 1933) "Plant resembling a Sedum"., English (Oct 1934) named for Okanogan County and the Syilx peoples; Eastwood (Dec 1934) for K. C. Way who introduced the plant to the rock and Alpine garden trades

• ALT1: ... that the Okanogan fameflower Phemeranthus sediformis (pictured) possibly spent the last ice age in a glacial refugium? Source: Goward, T.; Knight, H. (1994) page 7 "It is interesting that the modern range of the Fameflower was entirely ice-covered at the height of the Fraser glaciation (see, for example, Prest 1969). This suggests that it must have passed much of the last Ice Age in refugia entirely south of its present range, and that it has subsequently disappeared from those areas.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leucocrinum

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 371 past nominations.

Kevmin § 18:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hooks are long enough, interesting. ALT1 has a problem, though; "likely" is overselling the strength of the argument. I'd say "may have", which is less conclusive in Wikipedia's voice. Earwig finds no significant issues. QPQ done. Overall, it's good... just that one alt.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:34, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

@Crisco 1492: I've replaced likely with possibly in the hook.--Kevmin § 22:02, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

• Okay, good to go. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:15, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 24

Alca Electronics

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• ... that although their major investor was one of the founders of Sega, UK-based Alca Electronics was sued by Sega for copying their game Frogger? Source: Meadeas, 166
  • ALT1: ... that Alca Electronics was the first European company to make a commercial video game, copies of Pong called Ping Pong because in the UK "pong" means a bad smell? Source: Meadeas, 124
  • Reviewed: Robert I (archbishop of Nazareth)

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 207 past nominations.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 23:07, 24 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

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• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - na
• Used in article: - NA
• Clear at 100px: - NA

QPQ: Done.

Overall: History6042😊 (Contact me) 15:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

Update to original hook:

• ... that although their major investor distributor was one of the founders of Sega, UK-based Alca Electronics was liquidated after being sued by Sega for copying their game Frogger? Source: Meadeas, 166

Still under 200 and I think it makes it clearer why this was non-trivial. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:45, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Maury Markowitz: I checked the article, and I found a discrepancy between the former founder of Sega being called an "investor" here, but a "distributor" on the article. So, which one is he? SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:17, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Yup, good spot. distributor. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:12, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

@SonOfYoutubers: Has your concern been resolved? Z1720 (talk) 16:30, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720: Yes, although if you're going to promote the original hook, do change "investor" to "distributor". SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:35, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@SonOfYoutubers: If all issues have been resolved, can you add a new green tick below? I do not want others later on to think that I was the reviewer. Z1720 (talk) 16:37, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, of course. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 16:38, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Juan Bascuñán

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• ... that runner Juan Jorquera was an unofficial South American Champion?

• Source: [7]

• ALT1: ... that runner Juan Jorquera was both an unofficial and official South American Champion? Source: [8][9]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alicella

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 10:18, 28 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough when nominated. Nice to see a Lugnuts stub getting properly expanded. I find ALT1 much more interesting. It's still a little borderline on interestingness for me, but I don't see any better options in the article. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 02:05, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

 Note: Hi Arconning, the lead composes over a third of this article. As it is largely duplicative of the body, and without it the article would be way under the WP:DYKLEN limit, I won't be promoting this nomination in the article's current state. Other promoters may differ. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:09, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Thomas Lincoln Tally

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Thomas Lincoln Tally in 1935

• ... that Thomas Lincoln Tally (pictured), considered the pioneer movie theater exhibitor of Los Angeles in 1916, is credited with coining the term "moving picture"?

• Source: page 416 of https://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&l

https://www.nytimes.com/1945/11/25/archives/thomas-l-tally-film-pioneer-dies-producer-first-signed-mary.html

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Unicorn (1776)

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations. Gb321 (talk) 04:44, 26 June 2025 (UTC).

• Hook is interesting and checks out in the NY Times source. Article meets all requirements. Picture license is valid. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 23:46, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 25

Karel Frankenstein

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• ... that Frankenstein competed at the Olympics?

• Source: [10]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alhazen's problem

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 08:31, 30 June 2025 (UTC).

• Comment: Would be a good April Fool's hook. Bremps... 05:20, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
• QPQ has been done down and the article is long enough and well-sourced, although some more secondary sources would strengthen the article. The source verifies the info and Earwig shows no copyright concern, so this is good to go. I agree that this would be a great April Fools hook! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:10, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem

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Sibylla crowns Guy

• ... that Queen Sibylla (coronation pictured) agreed to divorce her unpopular husband, Guy, on the condition that she could choose her next husband, only to choose Guy again and crown him king?

• Source: "...Sibyl agreed to a divorce in 1186 on three conditions ... that she should have the right to choose a new husband herself ... Heraclius crowned Sibyl and then asked her to bestow a second crown on a regent to share the work of government with her, whereupon she called Guy of Lusignan forward and placed the crown on his head..." (Hamilton 2000, p. 220)

• ALT1: ... that Queen Sibylla (pictured) outwitted her lords by agreeing to their demand that she divorce her husband, Guy, requiring them to promise to accept her next choice of husband, and then choosing Guy again? Source: (Hamilton 2000, p. 220)
• ALT1: ... that Sibylla of Jerusalem (pictured) defied her brother the king's command to leave her husband, refused to ascend the throne without him, and went to share his hardships at a siege in which she died?
  Source: "Baldwin, it would seem, had reckoned without Sibyl’s great attachment to her husband, which was constant throughout her life." "She was instrumental in his becoming king, and in 1188 left the safety of Tripoli to share with him the hardships of the siege of Acre at which she died." (Hamilton 2000, p. 196)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andrea Enisuoh
• Comment: It would be wonderful if the nomination could be given some time for the GA review of the article about Guy to be finished. Then we can bold Guy's name too and have a nice double hook.

Improved to Good Article status by Reverosie (talk) and Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 230 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 19:25, 2 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article new enough (GA Jun 25), long enough (26 kB), well-sourced to academic sources, no copyvio (Earwig flags a Wikipedia clone). Hooks verified in Hamilton 2000, and the hook fact made me laugh out loud. I will note, however, that the article does not use the word "divorce", although it is used in the source, so perhaps the word should be added. Approving the nom, but per the nominator's wishes, this should be held until Guy of Lusignan passes GA. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:30, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
• @Surtsicna: interested? A discussion here is trying to find an article(s?) that might feature on August 5th on the front page and at Wikiwomen in Nairobi. Victuallers (talk) 08:14, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 26

Calle José Ortega y Gasset

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The street in 2015.

• ... that Calle de Lista was renamed due to the death of a philosopher?

• Source: [11] Madrid es Noticia 4 July 2019

• Reviewed:

Created by Earth605 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Earth605 (talk) 05:37, 29 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - The article contains references to unreliable sources, such as Blogspot and Wordpress.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - Several claims are only presented in single-sentence paragraphs that could easily be in one or two paragraphs altogether. This is not a policy, but it is something to point out; the "History" and "Notable deaths" sections contain examples of WP:PROSELINE. (Linking may also need work. In one instance, Eva Perón Park is linked to the Argentine politician.)

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - The hook refers to Calle de Lista but this was the former name of Calle José Ortega y Gasset. It would be clearer to mention the current name.

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - The use of the word "nowadays" in the caption is unnecessary because of MOS:DATED, and the image was captured 10 years ago.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: This appears to be a good-faith translation, but the hook needs additional work before it is suitable for appearance on the Main Page. Cattos^💭 19:31, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

I fixed all problems an thought a new hook:

ALT1 ... that Calle José Ortega y Gasset is named after a philosopher?

And fixed the image caption. If you think anything is wrong please ping me!Pinging @Cathodography.

DYK needs preps. Some reviewer see this. Pinging @Narutolovehinata5, Pinging @AirshipJungleman29 Earth605 (talk) 14:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi, @Earth605:. Sorry for the long wait; the ping you tried to attempt did not work. You're supposed to sign your comments. You were also not able to ping the two reviewers. Regarding the hook, the original hook was already fine. I only suggested to change the subject name to what was in the article. Regarding the article, I am still worried with the references that are used, such as madrid.city-tour, madrid-nu.nl. These may be promotional tourism websites and I wouldn't be comfortable in using them in an article. You should analyze other citations that are present, not just the two I mentioned. ALT2 ... that Calle José Ortega y Gasset was renamed due to the death of a philosopher? Cattos^💭 20:35, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for that mistake! Some of the sites that you are concerned with I will remove in a not very distant future (I am illegally accesing Wikipedia right now ;] ) except the City Tour one, as 1. it's operated by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid (aka it's reliable) 2. it's only purpose in the article is to highlight the parts of the street. Thanks for talking back @Cathodography:! Earth605 (talk) 15:07, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done I've done a total cleansing of unreliable sources. Earth605 (talk) 15:08, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Just so you know, @Earth605:, you weren't able to ping me correctly again. You need to ping and sign your comment in the same edit. That said, I saw this DYK anyway. I were still able to find some referencing problems such as the use of primary sources, but I was able to find substitutes for these, particularly of news articles. I also did some copyediting myself. Just a heads-up when you're editing: you used the media outlet's name as the "last name" parameter in citations, but that field is meant for the author's last name. If no author is listed, it's better to leave it blank. Cattos^💭 17:52, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for those failed ping attempts; a great chunk of what I learned in Wikipedia was self thought by look at the source code of pages and memorizing this. BTW, I approve ATL1. If for any reason it isn't possible, then it's ATL2. No need to reply here, just pinging you so you see this, @Cathodography:. Earth605 (talk) 07:15, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

@Earth605 and Cathodography: The article was already under the DYK minimum of 1500 characters, but after trimming to remove duplication, it is now under 1400 characters. If this is to run, some expansion of non-trivia material is needed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:51, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Woops! Will fix tomorrow Spain hour. Or maybe now. Earth605 (talk) 18:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

 Done Article has now 1606 characters. @AirshipJungleman29: Earth605 (talk) 05:39, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Just about alright, although other promoters might shy away. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:03, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Palaeocarpinus

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A Palaeocarpinus fruit

• ... that Palaeocarpinus fruit fossils (pictured) have been recovered from Cold Ash and Hells Half Acre?

• Source: Crane 1981 Type locality the Cold Ash Quarry in Reading, England.

Correa-Narvaez & Manchester 2021 distributions in tble 2 Fossils from the Cold Ash Quarry and new fossils from the Hells Half Acre site in Wyoming

• • ALT1: ... that Palaeocarpinus fruits (pictured) may have been spread by wind, animals, or both? Source: Correa-Narvaez & Manchester 2021 Morphology, Variation and Dispersal last three paragraphs.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Maendeleo horseshoe bat

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 372 past nominations.

Kevmin § 02:30, 27 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Draft moved to mainspace recently. Both hooks are interesting and cited. AGF on the sources. Image is freely licensed. QPQ done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:21, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Low Kway Song

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• ... that painter Low Kway Song founded the first Straits Chinese Methodist Church in Malacca?

• Source: Teo, Han Wue (2019). "The Story of Art in Singapore". In Bak, Lim Kua; Chong, Guan Kwa (eds.). A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 552.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Huw Ware

Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 185 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 15:05, 26 June 2025 (UTC).

• article is long enough, new, cited. Hook is interesting, although is a pipe necessary ("Methodist church", "Chinese Christianity", etc)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ippantekina (talk • contribs) 07:04, 28 June 2025

Probably not? Seems unorthodox to pipe more than one thing in a single place name. KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 02:33, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

ok, just thought that pipes would be helpful. Ippantekina (talk) 05:38, 2 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 27

Men in This Town

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• ... that Shakira's "Men in This Town", which explores a small-town woman’s search for love in the superficial Los Angeles, resonates with the empowerment themes of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour?

• Source: https://www.ecuavisa.com/entretenimiento/musica/esta-es-la-cancion-que-los-fans-quieren-que-shakira-cante-en-los-angeles-ND9555870

• Reviewed:

Converted from a redirect by 1arch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1arch (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2025 (UTC).

• ALT1: ... in "Men in This Town", Shakira sings about trying to find a decent man in the superficial clubs of Los Angeles, while referencing suicide?

• Sources:
  • https://www.straight.com/article-272042/vancouver/shakiras-one-loco-she-wolf#
  • https://theneptunes.org/2009/09/shakiras-she-wolf-review-pushed-back-again-november-17th/
  • https://www.montereyherald.com/2009/11/29/shakiras-still-hot-mdash-like-an-abused-coffee-machine-or-what/

1arch (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

• Neither hook as currently written is compliant with WP:DYKFICTION, as both talk about in-universe (or in this case, in-song) events that do not have a real-world link. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:55, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
• ALT2: ... that Shakira considered sending an apology note to Luciana Barroso, the wife of Matt Damon, after mentioning him in the lyrics of her song "Men in This Town"?

• Source:
  • https://www.otempo.com.br/entretenimento/shakira-quer-pedir-desculpas-a-mulher-de-matt-damon-1.122368

1arch (talk) 11:54, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

New enough, long enough. It's a very well-structured article with plenty of sources. I see no neutrality or copyright concerns. How about we just say "to Matt Damon's wife", 1arch? I believe it would improve the hook. Otherwise I like it very much. Surtsicna (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna sounds good, so it would become:

• ALT3: ... that Shakira considered sending an apology note to Matt Damon's wife, after mentioning him in the lyrics of her song "Men in This Town"?

• Source:

• https://www.otempo.com.br/entretenimento/shakira-quer-pedir-desculpas-a-mulher-de-matt-damon-1.122368

1arch (talk) 12:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I love that. Let's go. Surtsicna (talk) 12:16, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Rusiate Rogoyawa

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• ... that Rusiate Rogoyawa saw snow for the first time in 1982 and competed at the Winter Olympics six years later?

• Source: [12][13]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Don Summers

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 15:50, 4 July 2025 (UTC).

• The article is expanded five times and is free of copyright violations. QPQ has been done, and the hook is interesting. However, there is an issue. Upon looking at the sources that you provided, there was a conflicting year when Rogoyawa saw the snow for the first time. According to Ledger-Enquirer and Calgary Herald, the year was 1982, while The Baltimore Sun stated that it was in 1983. Can you address this issue? After that, the hook can be promoted. Faldi00 (talk) 16:12, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Faldi00: Done. :) Arconning (talk) 03:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Arconning: Well done and thanks for the revision. I endorse this hook to be promoted. Faldi00 (talk) 22:31, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Bhutan at the Olympics

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• ... that Karma held the flag of Bhutan at the Olympics multiple times?

• Source: [14], [15]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alca Electronics

5x expanded by History6042 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

History6042😊 (Contact me) 15:18, 27 June 2025 (UTC).

• short, sweet & to the point. Effective enough to catch eyes. The article is policy-compliant as far as I can tell. Interesting read for those who notice. BarntToust 15:36, 27 June 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 28

Gaetano di Mauro

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• ... that in 2013, Gaetano di Mauro won a 500-mile (800 km) karting race alongside ex-Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello?

• Source: https://tkart.it/en/news/events/rubens-barrichello-is-again-the-king-of-the-500-milhas-de-kart-beto-carrero

• ALT1: ... that Gaetano di Mauro came runner-up in the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo season despite his car being 80 kilograms heavier than the minimum weight? Source: https://www.kartmotor.com.br/noticias/stock-car/academia-shell-racing-promove-gaetano-di-mauro--stock-car-em-2019-piloto-recebeu-notcia-de-maneira-inusitada-32129 in pt-BR: 'He led most of the Brazilian Touring Car Championship, even though he was forced to compete with 80-kilo performance ballast, as required by the regulations that season.'
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• Comment: This is my first time at DYK so apologies if I make a mistake

5x expanded by Mitchea99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mitchea99 (talk) 03:36, 29 June 2025 (UTC).

• I would like to suggest File:Gaetano di Mauro 2024.jpg or File:Gaetano di Mauro 2024 (cropped).jpg as the hook image. Bremps... 05:52, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

The article meets the freshness and length criteria. I see no copyright issues. I like ALT1 better. I see sentences with no citations at the ends of three paragraphs. Furthermore I see no citations in the "Karting record" and "Racing record" sections. Is this something that can be addressed, Mitchea99? Surtsicna (talk)

Mitch is currently away (per their userpage), so I'm assisting them with adding the missing sources. The issues with the ends of the paragraphs have been resolved, and the tables will hopefully be done soon. I'll reply to this again when the tables have been fixed. GalacticVelocity08 (talk) 00:45, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Notifying User:Surtsicna that the referencing concerns are almost fully resolved now, with the only thing being unreferenced is the Stock Light results. I'm still trying to find something for that (there's a website that I found but it won't load). If I'm unable to find anything, then I'll put it into an invisible comment for now. I informed Mitch about this (offwiki) but due to timezone differences I figured I would just send this reply now so any other concerns can be fixed, if any. GalacticVelocity08 (talk) 01:34, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for notifying, GalacticVelocity08. We are close to wrapping this up. Surtsicna (talk) 07:43, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

I'm still unable to find a source for the Stock Light section; I found something for 2018 but it isn't a perfect match, and absolutely nothing for 2017. I've contacted one person to ask but in the mean time it's in an invisible comment until a source can be found. If anything else needs to be fixed before this DYK can proceed, please let me know. Thank you for the patience! GalacticVelocity08 (talk) 00:16, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

@Mitchea99: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 23:36, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping. I'm on vacation without my laptop and a cheap phone (watch me somehow break this page formatting) so haven't been checking wiki much. I've gone through archive.org to find the Stock Light points documents, the sources should be added soon. Thanks everyone for the help. Mitchea99 (talk) 00:31, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

@Mitchea99: Sorry to ping you again, but did you finish with the above task and is this article ready for a re-review? Z1720 (talk) 16:38, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720:Yes, the sources are added, it should be ready. Mitchea99 (talk) 17:20, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna: Pinging to let you know that this is ready for your re-review. Z1720 (talk) 17:25, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

With all sources provided and no QPQ needed, we are ready for lights out! Surtsicna (talk) 12:18, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Joseph M'Bouroukounda

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• ... that Joseph M'Bouroukounda was both an Olympic boxer and an art teacher?

• Source: [16]

• ALT1: ... that boxer Joseph M'Bouroukounda was Gabon's first Olympian? Source: [17]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang
• Comment: I do know that "first" hooks are discouraged though it'd be easily verifiable in this case.

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 08:21, 2 July 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:43, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Preference for the initial hook. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:50, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 29

Public grocery store

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Interior view of the commissary at Naval Station Norfolk, August 2002.

• ... that some cities in the United States and the United States Armed Forces operate government-owned grocery stores?

• Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/business/zohran-mamdani-grocery-stores

• ALT1: ... that there are government-owned grocery stores in the United States, including city-owned supermarkets and military commissaries? Source: https://theweek.com/politics/mamdani-government-run-grocery-stores
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Created by Bohemian Baltimore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 08:06, 5 July 2025 (UTC).

• Now this is a trending topic. Thanks, Bohemian Baltimore. The article is new, long enough, and apparently comprehensive. I understand that the lead is supposed to look like a lead and summarize the rest of the article without citations, but I am concerned that it draws conclusions which are not found in the body; this means it needs citations. Most of the sections consist of single (and very short) paragraphs, and most paragraphs in turn are single sentences; I would also strongly suggest reworking these to fit MOS:LAYOUT. Surtsicna (talk)
  • I'm a bit confused on how to add comments, so here goes. User:Surtsicna, I added some additional sources and filled out the article a bit. Could you be specific about which parts you still think need sourcing or improvement? Thank you. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 08:06, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
• Courtesy ping to Bohemian Baltimore as the previous ping attempt did not include a timestamp. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Bohemian Baltimore: Please respond to the above. Z1720 (talk) 23:39, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Bohemian Baltimore I'm afraid there are still paragraphs (single sentences, actually) missing sources. I have now marked them for you. There is also the option of simply deleting those bits if finding sources is a problem. I have also structured the article according to MOS:SECTION by removing small sections in favor of a bullet list. Surtsicna (talk) 16:44, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

User:Surtsicna I rewrote some of those sentences and added several sources for government monopolies over retail in the Soviet Bloc countries. Which is sort of common knowledge, but is surprisingly hard to find explicitly stated in sources. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 19:48, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

The devil really is in such common-knowledge bits. That's why I suggested simply deleting them should finding a source prove too difficult. I think we have sorted out all of this. Please have a look at the talk page where we are discussing the layout. Surtsicna (talk) 21:42, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

User:Surtsicna Might it help with readability if there were spaces between the country block sections? Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 02:18, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Hugh II of Jaffa

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Stabbing of Count Hugh

• ... that the rumors of Count Hugh II of Jaffa's adultery with Queen Melisende may have been engineered by her husband King Fulk in an attempt to vanquish them both (attack pictured)?

• Source: Mayer 1972, p. 110.

• ALT1: ... that Count Hugh II of Jaffa was accused of high treason in open court by his own stepson, leading to a bitter dispute that culminated in an attempted assassination (pictured)? Source: Mayer 1972, p. 102
• ALT2: ... that Count Hugh II of Jaffa was stabbed (pictured) while playing dice in the street in an attack widely seen as having been ordered by the king? Source: Mayer 1972, p. 102.
• ALT3: ... that her husband's treatment of her cousin and alleged lover Count Hugh II of Jaffa (attack pictured) infuriated Queen Melisende so much that her husband feared for his life? Source: Hamilton 1978, p. 150; Mayer 1972, p. 106.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lord Fitzhenry
• Comment: Which hook do you like best?

Improved to Good Article status by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 228 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 09:27, 30 June 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is promoted to GA, new enough and long enough. It is well sourced and plagiarism free as per Earwig (to be picky I'd welcome alteration to "a slight on her honour" as that feels a bit too close and specific to Hamilton (1978)'s wording). Hooks are cited and interesting, although I am AGF for ALTs 0-2 as I can't access the source. For ALT0 I'm not sure what vanquished means in this context - ?killed/?exiled - clarity would be useful I think. For ALT3, I really like the hook, but wonder if it could be pithier? I had to read it a few times to work out what it meant. Picture is free and clear. It might be nice to have the source in the caption? QPQ is done. I put a ? just while wording for 0 and 3 is clarified, but overall it's very interesting. Thanks Lajmmoore (talk) 15:04, 30 June 2025 (UTC)

Thank for such a quick review, Lajmmoore. The ambiguity of "vanquished" is intentional because what Fulk wanted is not clear. Did he wish for Hugh to be exiled? Possibly, as that is what ended up happening. Did he want him killed? Possibly, because that almost happened, allegedly at Fulk's command. Melisende's intended fate is even less clear.

• ALT3a... that Queen Melisende was so infuriated by her husband's treatment of Count Hugh II of Jaffa (attack pictured), her cousin and alleged lover, that her husband feared for his own life?

This version might be clearer. I would prefer to have Hugh mentioned first, but do not know how to achieve that. Surtsicna (talk) 19:39, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

*Thanks ALT3a looks much clearer to me, I'll leave vanquished up to the promoter Lajmmoore (talk) 21:44, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Le Cinq

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Dining room of Le Cinq in April 2017

• ... that a viral review of Le Cinq (dining room pictured) described it as decorated in "taupe, biscuit, and fuck you"?
  • ALT1: ... that Le Cinq (dining room pictured) made "the world's most feared restaurant critic" wonder what he could do to it with "a can of kerosene and a box of matches"?
  • ALT2: ... that a viral review of Le Cinq (dining room pictured) came with pictures of "piles of slime on plates"?
  • ALT3: ... that "the world's most feared restaurant critic" was made "eye-gougingly, bone-crunchingly, teeth-grindingly angry" by Le Cinq (dining room pictured)?
  • ALT4: ... that a viral review of Le Cinq (dining room pictured) has been described as "worth a read, in a craning-your-neck-at-a-very-expensive-car-crash kind of way"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Operators and Things
  • Comment: The IPA and co-ord templates are causing DYKcheck to malfunction, so you'll need to check that manually.

5x expanded by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 306 past nominations.

Launchballer 19:54, 29 June 2025 (UTC).

• Hooks are properly cited and are quite interesting and funny. Article is well written. Passing. Arconning (talk) 08:22, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
  • @Launchballer and Arconning:, please either move this article to Jay Rayner's review of Le Cinq, as the current article is more about it than the restaurant, or remove the bloated unencyclopedic mess of the fourth paragraph of "History". ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:38, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Launchballer: Ough I guess that's true, I guess it's your final call on what to do. Arconning (talk) 16:27, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

A restaurant with three Michelin stars deserves its own article, so have trimmed the paragraph (I left the last sentence but would not contest its removal). I need longer to decide whether the review itself also deserves its own article.--Launchballer 16:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

I split this; ALT0, ALT2, ALT4, and to a lesser extent ALT3 would work as a double hook, and my new QPQ is 2025 Chennai Super Kings season. (Hmmm, can I get Jay Rayner through WP:GARC in five weeks...)--Launchballer 14:17, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Rayner's now at GARC.--Launchballer 17:57, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 30

Suicide by electrocution

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Electric fence at Auschwitz, 2009

• ... that while suicide by electrocution is usually very rare, it was one of the most common methods used in Nazi concentration camps due to the surrounding high-voltage electric fences (pictured)?

• Source: "It was evident from the collected material that the most common, most numerous, and most easily available method of committing suicide in the concentration camp was 'flinging oneself onto the wires' (Polish pójście na druty or rzucenie się na druty). As noted below, this could be any form or style of contact with the electrified barbed wire surrounding the camp.", "Suicide in the Nazi concentration camps", Medical Review Auschwitz, 2017.

• ALT1: ... that when women choose suicide by electrocution, they usually do it by dropping a plugged-in hair dryer in a bathtub they've immersed themselves in? Source: "There is preponderance of bathtub electrocution associated with females", "Suicidal electrocution: a report of three unusual cases", in Soudní Lékařství (2021)
• ALT2: ... that deputy commandant Karl Fritzsch implored the first large group of prisoners shipped to Auschwitz in 1940 to "go straight into the wires" (pictured) if they didn't like conditions in the camp? Source: [18] Paywalled and in German
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
• Comment: My first DYK nomination in months. Yes, as the title should warn you, this material can be very triggering and disturbing, especially the source for ALT1, which has pictures you may not want to look at. If you're not ready for this emotionally, I strongly advise you to consider reviewing a different hook.

Moved to mainspace by Daniel Case (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 282 past nominations.

Daniel Case (talk) 04:24, 1 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article moved to mainspace on June 30. All three hooks are interesting and cited. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:32, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Nándor Dáni

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• ... that sportsman Nándor Dáni competed in athletics, cycling, rowing, and speed skating during his career?

• Source: [19]

• ALT1: ... that runner Nándor Dáni won Hungary's first Olympic medal? Source: [20]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Voyage to the Blue Planet

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 10:37, 7 July 2025 (UTC).

• I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 10:13, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Nándor Dáni, 1890s

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - ?
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for an interesting article about a fine athlete. Just one issue to resolve; all is well otherwise::

• There are only two sources for this article: both from Olympedia, which is an authoritative source. Due to the specialised subject matter, and the difficulty for most English speakers in accessing sources in Hungary, I would accept that situation for a new article, but not for DYK which has to meet a slightly higher standard. The article needs more sources. For example there are three more possible sources listed in the References section of Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
• I love the 19th-century picture of him. The modern Olympics are severely lacking in moustaches. This photo fills the gap nicely. Note to admin: I know you must avoid having too many old white blokes, but I think we'll all enjoy this pic.
• I strongly prefer ALT1, because that is something special. Storye book (talk) 10:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Storye book: Give me one or two days to sort this out. :) Arconning (talk) 09:18, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

• Thank you. Storye book (talk) 09:23, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Arconning: I have access to Arcanum.com, a site containing archives of numerous old Hungarian newspapers. Let me know if you'd like me to look there for coverage of Dáni :) BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:28, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

• @BeanieFan11: Of course! That'd be a great help, please do! :) Arconning (talk) 01:52, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

• Emailed you the text of three articles talking about Dani. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:14, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Storye book: Added some info. Arconning (talk) 07:55, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

• Thank you, Arconning and BeanieFan11. The new sources are behind a paywall, but as far as I can see, they are authoritative newspapers, which is fine. So I am taking those citations in good faith. Good to go, now, with image, and preference for ALT1.. Storye book (talk) 09:19, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Bolton Percy hoard

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Bolton Percy hoard

• ... that two schoolboys discovered the Bolton Percy hoard (pictured)? Source: "Credit for the actual discovery belongs to two schoolboys named John and Malcolm Miles who noticed some of the coins lying on the surface and brought them to their teacher's attention." https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1973_BNJ_43_3.pdf
  • ALT1: ... that the Bolton Percy hoard (pictured) was recovered on two occasions, a century apart? Source: "...research by Mr. Willmot established that the field where the coins were found was probably the same field where a hoard of the same composition came to light in 1846. The inference is that the coins found in 1967 were a further portion of that hoard..." https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1973_BNJ_43_3.pdf
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hugh II of Jaffa

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 147 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 17:18, 30 June 2025 (UTC).

• article is new enough, long enough and within policy. ALT0 hook is short and interesting. QPQ is complete. Regarding the hook, I think there needs to be clarification that the schoolboys found a portion of the hoard, since they didn't find all of it. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:37, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

• ALT0a... that part of the Bolton Percy hoard (pictured) was discovered by schoolboys? Source: "Credit for the actual discovery belongs to two schoolboys named John and Malcolm Miles who noticed some of the coins lying on the surface and brought them to their teacher's attention." https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1973_BNJ_43_3.pdf

Does that work Gonzo_fan2007? Lajmmoore (talk) 19:18, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

ALT0a. Also note that the photo checks out. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:41, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Paul Schweikher House and Studio

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The Paul Schweikher House and Studio

• ... that there was once a proposal to demolish the Paul Schweikher House and Studio to make way for a sewage plant? Source: Fusco, Chris (November 21, 1997). "Olde Schaumburg Centre panel gets fight over status". Daily Herald. p. 4.
  • ALT1: ... that Martyl Langsdorf called a proposal to replace her house with a sewage plant an "absolute act of vandalism"? Source: Karuhn, Carri (August 25, 1998). "60-year-old Landmark House Still a Standing Issue". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
  • ALT2: ... that a sewage district spent $600,000 over 11 years to maintain an Illinois house occupied by the artist Martyl Langsdorf? Source: Rooney, Timothy S. (March 19, 1999). "Schaumburg, park district get shot at buying Schweikher house". Daily Herald. p. 5.
  • ALT3: ... that the architect Paul Schweikher built his home and studio with prize money from General Electric? Source: Murphy, Jean (October 18, 2015). "A hidden gem". Daily Herald. p. 1.
  • ALT4: ... that the architect Paul Schweikher built his home and studio on land he had received in exchange for redesigning a nearby barn? Source: "A rare glimpse". Daily Herald. October 7, 2015. p. 1.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nagoya skipping

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 733 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:31, 30 June 2025 (UTC).

• Article was expanded within the last seven days. Hooks are cited properly. All good. Arconning (talk) 09:20, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 1

Zhou Bingde

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Zhou Bingde with Zhou Enlai

• ... that Zhou Bingde (pictured), niece of Premier of China Zhou Enlai, hid their relation even as her father was jailed during the Cultural Revolution?

• Source: 周恩来侄女,在中南海的似水年华 (Zhou Enlai's niece, her fleeting years in Zhongnanhai)

• ALT1: ... that Zhou Bingde (pictured), despite being Premier of China Zhou Enlai’s niece, refused to use her family status for protection during the Cultural Revolution? Source: 周恩来侄女,在中南海的似水年华 (Zhou Enlai's niece, her fleeting years in Zhongnanhai)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gusnar Ismail

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 05:30, 1 July 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was created on July 1st, no copyright problems, images are clear and freely licensed, hook ALT1 is more interesting and the Mandarin source checks out. Good to go!  Lefcentreright  Discuss  16:27, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Toadboy123: interested? A discussion here is trying to find an article(s?) that might feature on August 5th on the front page and at Wikiwomen in Nairobi. Victuallers (talk) 08:08, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

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Lizzie the Elephant

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Lizzie the Elephant pulling a cart

• ... that Thos. W. Ward Ltd. of Sheffield used camels and an elephant named Lizzie to replace horses during WWI?

• Source: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/how-a-sheffield-circus-elephant-was-drafted-in-to-help-during-ww1-329333

• Reviewed:

Created by Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 16:32, 3 July 2025 (UTC).

• Well, this is sweet and definitely attention-grabbing, Commandant Quacks-a-lot. Thank you! It is new, long enough and apparently comprehensive. I see no copyright issues. The sources range from excellent (e.g. the BBC article) to much less so; I see two blogs and two self-published websites. I would also appreciate if the sources were properly cited, with the name of author, date of publication, publisher, etc. Surtsicna (talk) 18:03, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I have gone throught and improved all but two of the citations in the article. Now for the blogs and self published sources. In "The Railway Museum Blog", the term "blog" in the name is somewhat misleading. It's a website from the National Railway Museum in the UK, and is mostly devoted to news relating to, well, railway and museum things. The Elephant Database is indeed a self-published blog, but the only website I can find that officially says that Lizzie's birthdate in unknown. Most websites just don't mention her birth. Dissapointing, I know, lol. Anyway, no other websites listed are self-published or blogs. Sorry I couldn't respond to you in the DYK nominations official page. Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 15:08, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

I would suggest not saying anything about Lizzie's date of birth if the best source we can find is a self-published blog. Not saying anything actually implies that we do not know. Surtsicna (talk) 15:37, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

In that case, I shall remove it. Thanks for the tips! Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 18:24, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Alright. I think this looks ready now. Let's go, Lizzie! Surtsicna (talk) 16:46, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery

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Broadcasting House

• ... that Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery chose the site for and helped to design the BBC's Broadcasting House (pictured)?

• Source: "His main achievement was the identification of the site for the new BBC building and recommending its purchase. He worked closely with the architect on the design of the building." from: "Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery". Dictionary of Scottish Architects (1660 - 1980). Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 3 January 2025. and "The BBC's landmark central London premises, Broadcasting House, officially opened on 15 May 1932. It was designed by Val Myer, with the BBC's civil engineer Marmaduke Tudsbery." from: "Broadcasting House opens". History of the BBC. BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

• ALT1: ... that Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery formed part of "The Sofa" at the Athenaeum Club? Source: "All clubs have coteries, however, and the Athenæum's most famous post-war coterie was named after another piece of furniture in the clubhouse. "The Sofa', formed by retired civil servants, together with the odd technical authority', would commandeer a particular sofa in the drawing room after lunch, which was usually taken in the light luncheon room (now the picture room). 45 Active from the 1950s to the 1970s, this group of habitués defended its territory fiercely, forming an inner citadel within the clubhouse. Instigated by Sir Eric de Normann of the Office of Works, the Sofas regulars were Sir Alan Burns, Marmaduke Tudsbery and the former governor of Sind, Sir Hugh Dow," from: Wheeler, Michael (2020). The Athenaeum: more than just another London club. New Haven London: Yale University Press. pp. Chapter 11 (pages 270–295). ISBN 9780300246773.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KAAB (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 923 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 19:24, 3 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good faith accepting the offline source The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom cited immediately after one of the hook sentences in the article. The hook is fully also supported by the online Dictionary of Scottish Architects source alone, and this appears immediately after the other relevant hook sentence in the article. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 13:49, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Margarethe Hardegger

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Margarethe Hardegger in 1909

• ... that Margarethe Hardegger (pictured) established an illegal abortion clinic in her own home?

• Source: Ruoss, Matthias (2025). "Judging voluntariness: abortion assistance around 1900". Rethinking History. 29 (1): 75–76. doi:10.1080/13642529.2024.2398343. ISSN 1364-2529. Retrieved 2025-05-12.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in the Republic of the Congo

Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 57 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 11:06, 4 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hook is newly made into a GA. Hook is properly cited and interesting. Nice work! :) Arconning (talk) 15:32, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 4

Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty

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Alfonso Quiñónez Molina

• ... that the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty held elections in El Salvador that "the entire country" knew were fraudulent?

• Source: Bernal Ramírez, Luis Guillermo & Quijano de Batres, Ana Elia, eds. (2009). Historia 2 El Salvador [History 2 El Salvador] (PDF). Historia El Salvador (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador: Ministry of Education. p. 55. ISBN 9789992363683. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.

• ALT1: ... that the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty fell when its puppet president, Pío Romero Bosque, turned on the dynasty? Source: Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. pp. 290 & 306–307. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
• ALT2: ... that during the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty, brothers Carlos and Jorge Meléndez and their brother-in-law Alfonso Quiñónez Molina ruled El Salvador for 14 years? Source: Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 2. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
• ALT3: ... that Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (pictured) was President of El Salvador on three occassions during the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty? Source: Leistenschneider, María & Leistenschneider, Freddy (1980). Gobernantes de El Salvador: Biografías [Governors of El Salvador: Biographies] (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. p. 179. OCLC 7876291. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Potomac-class frigate
• Comment: The image only applies to ALT3.

Improved to Good Article status by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 17:09, 4 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article passed GA review on the 4th, and is well structured, fully cited, long enough, not plagerized, and has no other pressing issues. The hook is well structured, very interesting, and is cited. The primary hook seems the best imo, and I have nothing to add. Well done! GGOTCC 20:31, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Tati Penna

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• ... that the singer Tati Penna was one of the first openly feminist women on Chilean television?

• Source: https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/espectaculos-y-tv/tv/2021/04/14/tati-penna-la-cantante-y-feminista-que-abrio-un-nuevo-camino-en-la-tv-chilena.shtml

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/New York City (Kylie Minogue song)
• Comment: Musical article for women in red

Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Moondragon21 (talk) 14:51, 4 July 2025 (UTC).

• The article is long enough, well-sourced and has no copyright violations. The hook is interesting and sourced and QPQ has been done, so this good to go, well done! I slightly tweaked your hook, hope that is okay 😊 DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 08:13, 5 July 2025 (UTC)
  • That is fine. Thanks :) Moondragon21 (talk) 07:22, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 5

Anju Jason

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• ... that Anju Jason worked at Panda Express when he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

• Source: [21]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Villanueva

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 02:44, 12 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was 5x expanded and is long enough. Source verifies hook. No copyvio detected. Hook is interesting and cited. I don't see any issues here. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:47, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Enriqueta Duarte

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Duarte in 1948

• ... that Enriqueta Duarte (pictured) once swam 18 kilometres in a lake with temperatures below 0°C?

• Source: Natacion.com.ar

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lumberjack Band (2/2)
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 388 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:05, 12 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is long enough and was expanded almsot 10x on 5 July and hence is eligible. It is well-written and well-sourced and Earwig shows no copyright violations. In the source provided, I could not find the 18km info, but I found it in this source [22] which is in the article, so that is fine :) Just need to wait for QPQ and then it is all good to go! Well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:01, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: QPQ added. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
    • Then it is good to go :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:12, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
• @BeanieFan11: interested? A discussion here is trying to find an article(s?) that might feature on August 5th on the front page and at Wikiwomen in Nairobi. Victuallers (talk) 08:16, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Diaphoretickes

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Giant kelp

• ... that Diaphoretickes, a group containing an enormous diversity of eukaryotes including plants, ciliates, and kelps (pictured), derives from a Greek word meaning "diverse"?

• Source: Adl, Sina M.; Simpson, Alastair G. B.; Lane, Christopher E.; Lukeš, Julius; Bass, David; et al. (28 September 2012). "The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes". The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 59 (2): 429–514. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x. PMC 3483872. PMID 23020233.

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Improved to Good Article status by Snoteleks (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— Snoteleks (talk) 22:10, 5 July 2025 (UTC).

• By the way, WP:DYKMOS recommends against brackets anywhere other than (pictured). Cremastra (talk) 20:15, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

• Starting review--Kevmin § 14:42, 8 July 2025 (UTC)
• @Snoteleks: Article expansion new enough, GA new enough, Issues raised during and just after Ga have been resolved. Article is fully sourced and neutrally worded. AI detection came back as human, no copyvios are close paraphrasing identified in the prose. The hook is confirmed and verified in article and source. The hook itself could used some work though, right now its very clunky and a general "rule to live by" is the less extra links in a hook the better. could we reword the center to maybe just listing two or three example taxa, say "...including giant redwoods, ciliates, and kelps (pictured)..." with an image of one of the taxa to draw readers in more.--Kevmin § 01:44, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Kevmin: Let me know if the new changes work for you. — Snoteleks (talk) 01:58, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

• Apologies for the delay, yes the updated wording flows much better, and the image adds well. We look good to go.--Kevmin § 16:31, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Breton Civil War, 1341–1343

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• ... that when the kings of France and England agreed to negotiate an end to the Hundred Years' War just six years after it started, neither was acting in good faith?

• Source: Sumption, Jonathan (1990). The Hundred Years War 1: Trial by Battle. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-13895-1. Page 408.

• ALT1: ... that a negotiated truce in the Breton Civil War included a commitment to end the Hundred Years' War just six years after it started? Source: Sumption, Jonathan (1990). The Hundred Years War 1: Trial by Battle. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-13895-1. Page 408.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kelston toll road

Created by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 89 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 00:25, 6 July 2025 (UTC).

• Excellent article, Gog the Mild. Thank you. It is long enough and impeccably sourced. I do not see any copyright issues. I am puzzled by the scope of this article versus the scope of Initial campaign of the Breton Civil War, however. This article covers May 1341 – 19 January 1343, while the other covers May 1341 – February 1342 of the same conflict. For that reason I find it difficult to discern how much of the content of this article can be considered "new" for DYK purposes per WP:DYKLEN. Surtsicna (talk) 10:35, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Surtsicna and thanks for picking up the nomination. This is an overview article. It is the lead article of this topic. (Once I have sorted Vannes it will be going to WP:FGTC.) In a similar way, Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC) is the lead article of the topic of the same name which was promoted to FT last month. Breton Civil War, 1341–1343 is aimed at readers who want an overview of the period when royal armies were clashing and things seemed to be building to a climax, but without reading through seven articles with their overlap. The climax then never happened, which is kind of the point. Obviously there will be a degree of overlap between this article and each of the seven sub-articles - especially for their backgrounds and aftermaths - that also is kind of the point.

I am unsure to what extent any of this addresses your concerns, but hopefully you will let me know. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:01, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

If I understand you correctly, Gog the Mild, your intention is for Breton Civil War, 1341–1343 to have seven sub-articles, one of which is Initial campaign of the Breton Civil War. And then Breton Civil War, 1341–1343 is itself a sub-article of Breton Civil War, right? I do not know how to treat this overlap for the purposes of DYK's newness criterion, but I am very much inclined to pass the nomination because of its sheer quality. Surtsicna (talk) 18:33, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Surtsicna. Yes, you understand correctly. (See here for a slightly more complicated example. (Itself a sub-article of Hundred Years' War, 1337–1360; in turn a sub-article of Hundred Years' War; and in its turn a sub-article of Anglo-French Wars!) Breton Civil War should look something like that when completed.) I am unsure how to deal with the overlap for DYK. In theory I could go through all 8 articles hand sorting non-overlapping words to see if they get over the threshold. Except I have a life. For what it is worth this has not come up before at DYK as a problem in my 7 or 8 similar previous examples, including two last month. Regarding your bias towards quality, may I commend you for it and urge you to follow your instinct. Time to IAR? Gog the Mild (talk) 19:51, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes, sir. Time to IAR! If anyone objects, well - the article is due for a GA nomination anyway. Surtsicna (talk) 20:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Surtsicna, the article is at GAN and a review has started. I would be a little surprised if anyone did object. It is a bit of a corner case, and who would want to relitigate it. And thank you. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:38, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

Graham Crowley

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Crowley at his I Paint Shadows exhibition at Walker Art Gallery, March 2025

• ... that Graham Crowley's painting Spider with Mushroom Soup uses a jagged tin can to evoke the image of a vagina dentata? Source: Grove Art Online: "The simmering tensions within intimate relationships is the real underlying theme of works such as Spider with Mushroom Soup (1982–3; London, AC England Col.), in which the phallic extension of a can opener is thrust into an opened tin whose sharp and jagged edges turn it into the psychologically threatening image of a ‘vagina dentata’. This picture of sexual intrigue and domestic violence has a theatrical air, but despite its setting it owes less to Kitchen-Sink realism than to the language of Expressionist cinema or film-noir movies. https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T097176
  • ALT1: ... that Graham Crowley's painting Spider with Mushroom Soup depicts a can opener and tin can as symbols of "sexual intrigue and domestic violence"? Source: As above.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery
• Comment: This article was a non-bold link in a DYK in February 2025, with John Moores Painting Prize as the bold link. See Template:Did you know nominations/John Moores Painting Prize. It has been 5x expanded today. I believe it is therefore still eligible per WP:DYKNEW.

5x expanded by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 16:06, 5 July 2025 (UTC).

I will review this, and will take this task up in about an hour. BD2412 T 16:54, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Citation for the hook can be read in full through the Wikipedia Library (under Oxford Art Online). The main section could be further split into subsections, but that is just advice. By my count, prose (excluding citation text) went from 526 characters to 4155 characters, roughly an 8-fold increase. BD2412 T 18:42, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

@BD2412 Thanks for your work on this review so far! Just in case you missed it, my QPQ is at Template:Did you know nominations/Marmaduke Tudsbery Tudsbery. Please let me know if anything I can address there! Jonathan Deamer (talk) 18:56, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

@Jonathan Deamer: So noted, thanks! BD2412 T 19:06, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Laila Friis-Salling

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• ... that skier Laila Friis-Salling also participated in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars?

• Source: [23]

• ALT1: ... that skier Laila Friis-Salling started the sport due to a bet? Source: [24]
• ALT2: ... that the parents of skier Laila Friis-Salling are a politician and Denmark's 80th richest man? Source: [25]
• ALT3: ... that skier Laila Friis-Salling was both supported by the Danish Ski Federation and Greenland Ski Federation? Source: [26]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Air pollution
• Comment: Review isn't fully completed though shall be.

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 04:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• The article was expanded more than 10x on 6 July and is well-sourced and Earwig shows no issues. I think that ALT1 is the most interesting and I really would advocate for that to be the hook done. As QPQ has been done and there are no issues, this is good to go, well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:05, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

• Just adding a note for myself to promote this (ALT1) as a last hook, since I think it would be a great last hook although no space at this immediate moment. SonOfYoutubers (talk) 01:18, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Bath fire station

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Bath fire station

• ... that the Art Deco Bath fire station is proposed for demolition with the only part to be saved being a stone crest?

• Source: Offline, but quotation is: "just one feature will be retained, as 'the existing crest on the building will be reclaimed and repositioned near the new building entrance'" from: "Nooks and Corners". Private Eye. No. 1652. 27 June 2025. p. 22.

• ALT1: ... that Bath fire station is proposed for demolition despite being a rare example of a design by a female architect from the pre-WWII era? Source: "The 1930s classical Art Deco building was a rare pre-war project by a female architect" from: "C20 leads fight to save Art Deco Bath Fire Station from demolition – The Twentieth Century Society". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
• ALT2: ... that firefighters from Bath fire station responded to the 1942 Baedeker Blitz raids against the city? Source: "the station went on to play a crucial role in protecting the city during the ‘Baedeker Blitz’ air-raids of 1942." from: "C20 leads fight to save Art Deco Bath Fire Station from demolition – The Twentieth Century Society". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
• ALT3: ... that Sir Vivian Henderson praised the choice of a female architect for Bath fire station as "I know full well the meaning of a woman’s touch ... it will be a comfort to have that same touch here"? Source: quote from "C20 leads fight to save Art Deco Bath Fire Station from demolition – The Twentieth Century Society". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lucy Beall Lott

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 924 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 09:35, 6 July 2025 (UTC).

• Taking a look at this article. Length - 5172 characters total, reasonable. Each source is carefully cited and free of plagiarism (one line is a direct quotation from the article). The sources themselves do check out and is free of bias. I recommend using ALT1 as the lead, because that makes the fire station a significant piece of work for women's history, it falls in line with the objectives of the WikiProject Women in Red initiative. I think this is a nicely written piece overall. I give it a in my book. NeverBeGameOver (talk) 21:15, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 7

The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer UK & Ireland Tour 2024

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• ... that one reviewer described a 2024 concert tour co-headlined by The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer as a "Gen-X wet dream"?

• Source: Hobson 2024

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Vrigne-Meuse

Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 73 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:32, 7 July 2025 (UTC).

• This is not WP:DYKINT. Maybe some better alternative hooks can be provided. Aneirinn (talk) 03:13, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

@Aneirinn: Okay, what about ALT1: ... that while many reviewers described The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer as an odd pairing, their 2024 co-headling concert tour received generally positive reviews?

This fact is well-cited in the article, with multiple sources here. Radio X BirminghamWorld Manchester Evening News Huddersfield Daily Examiner

@Aneirinn:, any opinions on this ALT hook? -JJonahJackalope (talk) 12:07, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

@Aneirinn: Does the above satisfy your concerns? If not, what else is needed to be approved? Z1720 (talk) 16:53, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This works. Aneirinn (talk) 15:51, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Juan Álvarez (footballer, born 1948)

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• ... that Mexican football manager Juan Álvarez was nicknamed the "king without a crown" after his team lost the Primera División championship due to the away goals rule?

• Source: oem.com.mx

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Giovanni Battista Bugatti
• Comment: I'm a day late. Requesting an extension to eligibility per WP:DYKG: The seven-day limit can be extended for a day or two upon request. To do the QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 389 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:24, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article was nominated just outside the timeline but I agree we can apply WP:DYKG in this context. Expansion verified. Sourcing looks good. Assuming good faith on the source as it is not in English and my understanding of the rules of this sport is negligible so I am trusting Beanie his interpreted the Spanish language source properly. My only real concern here is that I am drawn more to clicking on the away goals rule page than the article itself on first reading because I didn't initially know what that rule is. I do think its hooky but I wonder if trimming out the "away goals rule" would be better so as not to divert clicks away from the target article. @BeanieFan11, thoughts?4meter4 (talk) 01:59, 22 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Hmm... so that'd be ALT1 ... that Mexican football manager Juan Álvarez was nicknamed the "king without a crown" after his team lost the Primera División championship? I guess I'd be okay with that, but I can also see a reason to have the original hook in that it was through an unusual rule that his team lost the title. Perhaps we could approve both and leave it to the promoter? BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:00, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

• @4meter4: Does the above satisfy your concerns? If not, what is needed to achieve approval? Z1720 (talk) 16:52, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

• Approving both hooks. I'll leave it to the promoter to choose which they think is better.4meter4 (talk) 17:18, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Texas Public Radio

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• ... that it took 14 years for San Antonio to get a public radio station? Source: https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/national-public-radio-steps-closer-reality/pcvjieovpokfgbzlgwdhddsmppfjhopn_ip-10-166-46-85_1735509713893 14 years after https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/radio-support-event-planned/urlwgspsdxgynfflcyufjcaxzinazgmb_ip-10-166-46-153_1735508353350
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/223 East 25th Street
  • Comment: Hook suggestions extremely welcome.

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 786 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 04:47, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new, long enough, has no sourcing issues, and is presentable for the main page. The hook is cited to reliable sources, short enough, and interesting. QPQ has been done. No other subjective issues. Well done Sammi Brie! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 01:43, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Flag of El Salvador

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Flag of El Salvador

• ... that the one of the blue stripes on the Flag of El Salvador (pictured) represents the Atlantic Ocean despite El Salvador not having a coastline on it?

• Source: "Símbolos Patrios" [National Symbols]. Presidency of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

• ALT1: ... that the Flag of El Salvador (pictured) has an official aspect ratio of 189:335? Source: "Pabellón o Bandera" [Pavilion or Flag]. Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Letard II
• Comment: Source on the first hook doesn't say that El Salvador doesn't border the Atlantic, but like, it objectively doesn't.

Improved to Good Article status by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 16:39, 7 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article was promoted to GA on July 7, is long enough and well-sourced. The first hook is interesting; your comment is valid but I think it's ok to state an obvious fact without a source saying that (about El Salvador not having an Atlantic coastline). ALT1 is meh, but maybe is interesting to flag enthusiasts. qpq done. approved! Artem.G (talk) 10:45, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Serenity Cox

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Cox in October 2022

• ... that the pornstar Serenity Cox was a nurse for fifteen years?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  • Comment: DYKcheck will claim this is 18 days old when it's actually just under seven: This was moved to mainspace on 26 June, and lasted a smidge over six days before I WP:BLARed it, which was reverted four and a half days later, and I just withdrew the AfD I sent it to straight afterward (see my explanation there). I also intend on expanding American MILF using the existing QPQ (I reviewed two articles). Also, remind me to organise either a closer crop of the image or one from the Holly Randall interview.

Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk) and SanDiegoDan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 308 past nominations.

Launchballer 21:41, 14 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything looks good except for my one minor complaint. QPQ is done. Hook is interesting as the careers could be polar opposites to some. The image looks fine to me, but Launchballer has expressed interest in changing it, so that could be up to him as he wishes. He was also correct about the fiasco of DYK check claiming it is older than it is. Locust member (talk) 16:27, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Cox in October 2022

Thanks. I organised the crop, by the way; I also added a duplicate cite. I'm currently working on the American MILF expansion and will ping when done.--Launchballer 22:34, 16 July 2025 (UTC)

@Locust member: I finished the American MILF expansion. ALT1: ... that the American MILF pornstar Serenity Cox (pictured) was a nurse for fifteen years?--Launchballer 11:55, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Awesome, everything looks good. American MILF has an earwig report of 9.1%, which is great. No issues with the article, both hooks look good, but am obviously happy to pass ALT1 (with the cropped picture). Locust member (talk) 15:52, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 8

Megatron (building)

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Photograph of the Megatron building taken in 2006

• ... that the Megatron (pictured) restaurant was reported to police as a UFO when it first opened?

• Source: "Startled residents in the Huntingdon area sent police dashing to look for little green men after calls claiming a UFO had been sighted. Control staff at Cambridgeshire police headquarters at Hinchingbrooke went to the scene after several people telephoned to say they had seen a flying saucer." https://dt565gqrz3z7y.cloudfront.net/ce/image/gGIn9c1GuOvi2DirVBDxAA.jpg

• ALT1: ... that customers at this futuristic spaceship restaurant could order meals via touchscreen as early as 1990? Source: "The Alconbury McDonald's kept a remnant of its predecessor's futuristic legacy - a trailblazing computer ordering system. It's now commonplace in Maccies to order on a screen, but in the 90s this was revolutionary stuff." https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/mcdonalds-ufo-spaceship-alconbury-restaurant-19971168
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Created by Sleuthin' Sarandon (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sleuthin' Sarandon (talk) 21:25, 8 July 2025 (UTC).

• @Sleuthin' Sarandon: this is a very interesting hook and article. Article is new, long enough, and has no sourcing issues. Hook is short enough. Image meets DYK standards. I prefer ALT0 over ALT1 since the latter seems rather promotional imo (or maybe that's just the wording, idk). I've also taken the liberty of making minor formatting edits to ALT0. Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 03:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Icepinner: Thank you. I'd agree that ALT0 is the superior of the two. I'm still fairly new to this, so any tips for improving or promoting the article would be appreciated. Sleuthin' Sarandon 14:46, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Sleuthin' Sarandon: I'm not very familiar with writing restaurants but I'll try and offer several points:

• Is there more info on the restaurant's architecture considering it's primarily notable as it looks like a UFO?

• What about the food it served as the Megatron restraunt?

• Some of the paragraphs in the history section could be joined. Maybe like a "Megatron" paragraph and a "McDonald's paragraph"
• Add an infobox
• It would also be beneficial to add links in the sources, if it can be found online (make sure it doesn't go against copyvio)
• You don't need citations in the lead unless it has info not found within the body
• Capitalise nonstandard mcdonalds

If you want, I have created and written Chin Mee Chin Confectionery, which is a B-class article (I don't think it's accurate but it should be an appropriate reference for this article). I wish you luck in improving this article and hope to see it for GAN! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 06:06, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Din Mohammad (wrestler)

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• ... that wrestler Din Mohammad celebrated his gold medal at the Asian Games by riding an elephant?

• Source: "Pakistan's first Asian Games gold medallist now living a miserable life". 24 Digital. 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020 – via Wayback Machine.

• ALT1: ... that after becoming Pakistan's first international gold medalist, wrestler Din Mohammad lived in obscurity in a house of mud? Source: Aslam, Neelam (26 December 2020). "The tragic story of Pakistan's first every [sic] gold medalist". The Blindside. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Konchalski
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 390 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:30, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• About to go to bed ASAP, but I'll review this first thing in the morning. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:51, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created seven days before nom and sized at 2991 B. No issues worth noting, and the "first" part in ALT1 isn't an issue with WP:EXCEPTIONAL since multiple sources verify this. Prefer ALT0. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:59, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

WTWC-TV

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• ... that problems with the construction of a Florida TV station prevented its owner from building a station in Texas? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-fcc-turns-down-e/76644576/ The only tower problem at a company station was with WTWC.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Suja Khondokar

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 788 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 05:10, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is well-sourced and well-written and the hook is interesting. QPQ has been done and the article was improved to GA on the 8th, and Earwig shows no copyright problems. This is all good to go - well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 13:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Drosera capensis

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Leaf of Drosera capensis bending around a captured insect

• ...that despite a reputation as a weed and its status as an invasive species in New Zealand, Drosera capensis (pictured) is uncommon in its native habitat?

• Source: D'Amato, Peter (1998). The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants. p. 127 ("They produce scores of showy flowers on tall stems and are so simple to propagate they often become a weed in collections.")

https://pierpestregister.mpi.govt.nz/pests-of-concern/pest-details/?id=90609 Official New Zealand Pest Register. Biosecurity New Zealand.

https://doi.org/10.55360%2Fcpn494.rg752

• • ALT1: ... that the red form of Drosera capensis (pictured) was the first carnivorous plant in order Caryophyllales to undergo whole-genome sequencing? Source: https://doi.org/10.55360%2Fcpn494.rg752 https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fprot.25095
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  • Comment: My first DYK nomination, apologies if I have formatted anything incorrectly.

Improved to Good Article status by Yummifruitbat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

YFB ¿ 20:12, 9 July 2025 (UTC).

Review

• I like the hook, but would suggest to reformulate: ... that despite a reputation as a weed and its status as an invasive species in New Zealand, Drosera capensis (pictured) is uncommon in its native habitat?

I agree that this is better. Should I change it above? YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Yes please, but please check if your use of "weed" matches the definition in the article Weed. I wonder if you instead wanted to write "despite being a popular cultivar" here? If, instead, "weed" is referring to the invasive plants in New Zealand, I think you can remove the word from the hook because you already say it is invasive in New Zealand. Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

No, I meant it as used. It is notorious among carnivorous plant growers as a weed because it grows to maturity in a single season, flowers readily, and sprinkles thousands of minute, easily-wind-blown seeds into all adjacent containers, where they either germinate immediately or sometimes spring up a couple of years later. It's a bit of a joke in the community that plants purchased from specialist nurseries quite often come with a 'free' D. capensis as a hitchhiker, and also that it doesn't really take any care to maintain in cultivation beyond not letting it dry out for too long so it's considered borderline un-killable. This is what makes it so curious that it's not particularly common in the wild. YFB ¿ 21:53, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• The source provided above does not seem to support the hook, but the sources in the article do.

The designation as an 'unwanted organism' on that page is the way that invasive plant and animal species are represented in the New Zealand legal framework, I think. I found the submission form fiddly so didn't include every source, as you say others in the article also support this. YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• From the article: D. capensis is often uncommon or localised in its native habitat, although it may become locally numerous where competing vegetation is suppressed, such as following a fire. – I would drop the first "or localised", since you repeat that in the second part of the sentence.

I think 'localised' would be understood as 'restricted to specific localities' without specifying how numerous it is there, whereas 'locally numerous' specifically refers to it occasionally becoming much more frequent under specific conditions. So I didn't read that as repetitive, but I don't mind adjusting the wording as you suggest. YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

OK. Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Sectioning in the article is quite granular and complicated, and therefore difficult to navigate. Compare with our Plant FAs, to see what I mean. I would also collapse the large table per default since it looks overwhelming. (These points are optional, but I had to point this out)

I had thought it was considered helpful to have some sub-division of longer sections into subheadings, as an aid to navigation, rather than the opposite. I will take another look at this. I agree about collapsing the table. YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Another general (and optional) point: The article could benefit from applying Summary Style more consequently. My impression is that it indiscriminately absorbed any possible detail that could be found. For example, I am not convinced that the two forms described by Adrian Slack in a popular gardening book are relevant enough to mention here; this is not a scholarly source, and was possibly only meant as a rough guide to gardeners, not to actually establish a novel classification.

I disagree here, both with the general point and the example. I could have gone into much more detail on many of the technical areas but instead have provided quite a high level summary. Adrian Slack was considered an authority on carnivorous plants and his books were influential (a species of sundew is named for him); he named numerous hybrids and cultivars that are still widely grown. He seems to have been the first to identify any distinct growth forms (of which several are now recognised) which is why I included that reference. Reviewers noted [27] that the book cited contained significant technical information and was poorly titled, giving the misleading impression of being aimed only at general gardeners. Happy to consider other examples you see as indiscriminate. YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

I see, my apologies, I was obviously mistaken. Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Some sentences don't have inline citations.

I will check through, but my intent was that near enough every statement in the article is supported by an inline ref. Some of these are at the end of a paragraph if the whole paragraph is supported by the source. I thought that was acceptable? YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

I see two unsourced sentences: "Vernation is geniculate-involute, the lamina first unfolding from the petiole, and the lamina margin and tentacles unfurling outward from the leaf axis"; and "In summer, the plant produces one or two relatively tall inflorescences, each with between 15–30 flowers. The petals are typically pale purple." Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

OK, agree about the vernation, it's definitely correct but I have struggled to find a source that says it specifically about this species - I'll have another look, or include a photo series to illustrate it if that's acceptable. The second one is a summary of what's in the Flowers and seeds section where all facts are cited inline. YFB ¿ 22:13, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

• Looks good otherwise; a recent GA, no copyvio or plagiarism issues are obvious, reliable sources are mostly used (some, like Plant Pono, look questionable to me, also see my comment above). --Jens Lallensack (talk) 17:59, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Can you elaborate on the Plant Pono point please? What is questionable about it? Which other sources do you consider questionable?YFB ¿ 21:00, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

No, I misunderstood; it's fine, especially for what it is cited for. Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

All good now. Jens Lallensack (talk) 14:46, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Brian Villanueva

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• ... that in 2024, American football quarterback Brian Villanueva came out of retirement after a 13-year hiatus?

• Source: [28]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jim Lankas

Improved to Good Article status by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:28, 8 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hook is properly cited within the article, interesting for others that don't follow American football... Article is newly made into a GA Arconning (talk) 02:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: I had this open a few days ago to do the review, got through all the steps but paused at the actual hook fact itself. Can we not find any non-press release sources for it? GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 16:02, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
    • No. Couldn't find anything else. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:09, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
    • It's not like it's an opinion or something. It's just a plain statement of fact. Primary sources are allowed on Wikipedia for stuff like this. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:20, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
    • This 2024 Arena Football League Preview says he played for the Barnstormers: "Villanueva, who once played for the Iowa Barnstormers" It doesn't technically say it's been 13 years though, if we're being picky. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:17, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Bernard Vacher, Baldwin II (archbishop of Caesarea)

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• ... that church chancellor Baldwin and the knight Bernard Vacher were sent to tell Pisa and Genoa to stop feuding and fight Muslims together instead, but the Italians would have none of that?

• Source: "The Jerusalem embassy, with its ideological halo of Orientalis ecclesia, intended to engage Genoa and Pisa to fight together against the Muslim expansion in the Latin East..." (Tessera 2010, p. 9)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gaetano di Mauro, Template:Did you know nominations/Public grocery store

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 234 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 07:36, 9 July 2025 (UTC). Both articles:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 17:06, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

Elizabeth Gunning (writer), The Packet (novel)

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Caricature of Elizabeth Gunning

• ... that Elizabeth Gunning (caricature pictured) was the subject of a pamphlet war about forged love letters, and used her notoriety to market her first novel? Source: "Elizabeth Gunning was no stranger to public attention--even notoriety--when she began her career as an author, and she made a point of capitalizing on that notoriety in her writing. In 1791, three years before the publication of The Packet, she had become a heroine of the popular press, a woman whose character was a matter of public dispute, speculation, and invention. Following the scandalous ending of a courtship, newspapers and pamphlets speculated for months about her character and actions" -- Perkins p85 "Gunning never published anonymously but used her name to increase sales even while ostentatiously lamenting the necessary glare of publicity. After her marriage, she made it clear on her title pages that "Mrs Plunkett" was the former, notorious Miss Gunning." -- Perkins p95.
  • ALT1: ... that Elizabeth Gunning (caricature pictured) was the subject of a pamphlet war about her marriage prospects, and used her notoriety to market her first novel?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Juan Bascuñán
  • Comment: Second QPQ for this double nom is Template:Did you know nominations/Motsapi Moorosi. Elizabeth Gunning is a 5x expansion, The Packet is new.

5x expanded by LEvalyn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:54, 8 July 2025 (UTC).

• I love these, LEvalyn. Is there any way I can subscribe to your DYK nominations? Of course, both articles are new enough, more than long enough, engagingly written, brilliantly sourced, and with no copyright issues. The caricature is hilarious and I strongly recommend using it. Surtsicna (talk) 14:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

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1997 NFC Championship Game

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• ... that the Green Bay Packers victory in the 1997 NFC Championship Game was the third straight year that they beat the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs?

• Source: "The Packers advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl by dispatching with the 49ers for the third straight year."

• Reviewed: PJ Judge

Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 69 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 02:12, 10 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article promoted to GA status on July 9 and nominated the next day. Meets the minimum length requirement for DYK. The article is neutral and well-sourced, and the hook is interesting and cited. QPQ has been satisfied. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:19, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Altuntash (governor of Bosra)

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• ... that the Armenian adventurer Altuntash was blinded by ambition—and then literally too?

• Source: "This person in his folly had deluded himself with the belief that he could withstand whosoever should become master of the city of Damascus..." (Gibb 2012, p. 270) "Altuntash came to Damascus hoping to be pardoned , he was blinded and imprisoned , and his friends were disgraced." (Runciman 1952, p. 243)

• ALT1: ... that the Armenian adventurer Altuntash did not want to see Damascus above him, only to end his days in Damascus not seeing anything at all? Source: (Runciman 1952, pp. 242-3)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Claude-Charles Bourgonnier
• Comment: This might be the closest I've ever got to the DYK character minimum, but I promise the article is comprehensive :D

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 235 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 13:50, 9 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hello! Unfortunatly, I blieve both hooks have issues with mantaining an enclopedic tone. To me, both are poetic by combining the physical state of blindness with metaphorical blindness and presenting both as factual. The first hook is also a reach from the source, in my opinion, as the text is the opinion of the author who only refers to the seemingly bad plan. The second hook also does not make much sense to me. What does,Did not want to see Damascus above him mean? Also, the article never explains how he was an adventurer, and the claim is not referenced. I am also a bit confused by the line, instead informed Unur that their army would restore Altuntash in the article. Does that mean Queen Melisende would restore Altuntash's subservience to Unur? Please ping me if you find a new hook! GGOTCC 20:59, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, GGOTCC. I may have got carried away a bit here! Nicolle defines him as an adventurer. I have put a citation there. I have also clarified the restoration bit. Here is a toned-down proposal:

ALT2: that Altuntash, a former slave-soldier, nearly redrew the political map of southern Syria—until his wife surrendered to his enemies?

Surtsicna (talk) 08:36, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

• @GGOTCC: Does the above satisfy your concerns? If not, what else is needed before this is approved? Z1720 (talk) 23:48, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

• @Z1720: 'Nearly' is doing a lot of heavy lifting here and may be open to interpetation. Perhaps it can be expanded to focus on the plot itself, such as ALT3...that a plot by former slave-soldier Altuntash to rebel against the ruler of Damascus ended when his wife surrendered?

What do you think? GGOTCC 17:49, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

• I'll refrain from commenting on the nomination: I just wanted to ensure that progress was moving along. @Surtsicna: thoughts on ALT3? Z1720 (talk) 19:33, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I would say that ALT3 looks a bit dull in comparison, GGOTCC, perhaps because it gives away the subject's intention. If 'nearly' is problematic, can we not say that he tried to do it? ALT4: ... that Altuntash, a former slave-soldier, tried to redraw the political map of southern Syria—until his wife surrendered to his enemies? Surtsicna (talk) 19:49, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I see your point. I'm good with ALT4, nice job! GGOTCC 20:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Baldwin I (archbishop of Caesarea)

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• ... that Baldwin, a crusader who became the first archbishop of Caesarea, allegedly confessed to faking a divine sign by carving a cross into his forehead?

• Source: "Guibert of Nogent tells of an abbot who, at the time the First Crusade was preached, cut a cross in his forehead and pretended that it had been incised by God." (Hamilton & Jotischky 2020, pp. 172–173)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rini Widyantini

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 236 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 08:44, 10 July 2025 (UTC).

• Review: Thank you for creating an interesting new article and an interesting hook. The article is new enough and just long enough, and does not appear to have any AI content. The cited sources are reliable sources, but are books that are not online, so I am AGFing about their content. Earwig (not surprisingly, for offline sources) finds no copyvios, and I verified this by Googling passages from the page and finding no matches. QPQ is done. The subject matter is encyclopedic and presented in an NPOV manner, and I found it interesting to read.

I have a couple of points that I would like to have addressed; none is particularly serious.

1. The first sentence (ie, lead paragraph) ought to have an inline citation at the end of the sentence. Reference #1 should be fine for that.
2. It would be good if that first sentence also indicated the dates when he began as archbishop (I presume 1101, when the king named him) and when he stopped (presumably his death, in 1108). It's fine to indicate that these dates are approximate.
3. I'm confused about the last two sentences of the second paragraph. The first of these sentences says that Baldwin was the first abbot of Jehosaphat, but the second sentence says that the first abbot might have been Hugh. Please revise this to clarify the issue. Does the uncertainty over whether or not Hugh received money have something to do with it?
4. I like the hook very much, but perhaps it could be shortened a bit:

ALT1:

• ... that Baldwin, the first archbishop of Caesarea, allegedly confessed to faking a divine sign by carving a cross into his forehead?

--Tryptofish (talk) 22:03, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

I love how thorough your review is, Tryptofish. I had not realized we were to check for AI content now. The lead is normally not expected to contain citations, but there is no harm in having one. The second paragraph explains that Gilbert identified the first abbot of Jehosaphat with the first archbishop of Caesarea and that King Baldwin instead described Hugh as the first abbot. Perhaps the word "instead" will make this clearer. I am fine with the shorter version too. Surtsicna (talk) 11:47, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Good to go, maybe with ALT1 preferred.

Thanks for that. I try to take reviewing seriously, probably a result of my doing a lot of reviewing in real life. Wikipedia is generally paying a lot more attention to AI, and I noticed when I started this review that there is a link for reviewers to use an AI detection tool, so I tried it.

I made an edit, adding parentheses around the sentence about Hugh, which I think clarifies that question further. With that, I think all of my quibbles have been addressed. It's quite a history of someone cutting himself to fake a divine sign. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:25, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Nobara Kugisaki

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The ushi no toki mairi

• ... that a character from Jujutsu Kaisen has her abilities based on a traditional method of inflicting curses, the ushi no toki mairi (shown)?

• Source: Beckett, James (October 17, 2020). "Episodes 1-3 - Jujutsu Kaisen - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

• Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Z. Patterson (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Z. Patterson (talk) 21:07, 9 July 2025 (UTC).

• New enough (promoted to GA on July 9th), long enough, well sources and well-written, I found no issue with it, the high Earwig seems to be from quoted interview. Hook is cited and in the article. QPQ is not needed as nom has less than 5 noms. Good to go! Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:49, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
  • To the user making Did You Know queues: Would you be willing to have this appear on the Main Page on August 7, 2025? August 7 is the character's birthday. Z. Patterson (talk) 21:07, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

I would support the running as the date is within the time limit provided at WP:DYKSO. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:37, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'm against the special occasion request: the birthday of a fictional character is not by any stretch of the imagination special, and we have rejected a number of similar requests over the years for precisely that reason. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:00, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

I've only recalled one case being rejected, and it had more to do with the subject being tangential to the date (in this case, it was requesting that Weathering with You run on the female lead's birthday). In this case, it's the actual character's birthday, and it's been allowed on at least one prior occasion (see Mikoto Misaka). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

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Respati Ardi

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• ... that Respati Ardi was announced as a candidate in the 2024 Surakarta mayoral election a day before its registration deadline, hours after the previous candidate withdrew? Source: [29]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elias (bishop of Tiberias)
  • Comment: -

Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 274 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 09:36, 9 July 2025 (UTC).

• - Length and sources look good. Hook just makes the character limit. I checked the Kompas source using Google Translate. Everything looks good to me. Interesting biography. Scanlan (talk) 12:09, 9 July 2025 (UTC)

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Building the Band

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• ... that Building the Band features a posthumous appearance from a former member of One Direction?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Luigia Borrelli
  • Comment: Driveby nom; I intend on cleaning this up before primetime.

Created by RealityFan04 (talk), JoyfullySmile (talk), and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 309 past nominations.

Launchballer 16:30, 16 July 2025 (UTC).

• Long enough, and created near enough to the time of nomination, sources check out, no plagiarism. Approved.--3family6 (Talk to me|See what I have done) 23:07, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Mitzi Myers

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• ... that literary scholar Mitzi Myers tried rescuing her library as it burned in a house fire? Source: when a fire ripped through Mitzi Myers' Fullerton home in August 2000, she repeatedly reentered the burning house to save her precious books.
  • ALT1: ... that literary scholar Mitzi Myers lost her four Maria Edgeworth manuscripts in a house fire? Source: Most of the books were lost, along with the manuscripts for two books she was writing and two other volumes she was editing ... When the fire destroyed her home, Myers was writing two books about Edgeworth and editing an annotated version of two Edgeworth novels.
  • ALT2: ... that literary scholar Mitzi Myers lost her four Maria Edgeworth manuscripts in a house fire, and eventually her life? Source: ALT1 + Myers ... died at her home in Anaheim Hills on Nov. 5 of complications from the pneumonia she contracted in the wake of the fire that left her disabled
  • ALT3: ... that Mitzi Myers extended the start of children's literature beyond the 1865 publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? Source: Said Andrea Immel, curator of the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton and a friend of Myers: "Of her many contributions, I'd say perhaps the most important is that she showed that children's literature had a long history--that modern children's literature did not begin in 1865 with the appearance of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland.' "
  • ALT4: ... that literary scholar Mitzi Myers encouraged the study of book copy defacements as "the hidden history of childhood"? Source: "Rips, dirt, spills, uncensored comments, drawings and scribbles, rude jokes and missing pages--in these 'defacements' we discover the hidden history of childhood," she wrote in a paper presented to the Modern Language Assn. last December.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Don Elliot Heald

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 16:44, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• New enough (mainspaced 10 July), long enough (4100 B), well-sourced, no copyvio (Earwig says 7.4%, and no close paraphrasing detected). ALT0 is the most interesting of the hooks, as it immediately got me interested, and verified in source. I have one minor issue with the article, which is the statement Her status as a children's literature expert was widely recognized throughout the world—as the essay WP:Obituaries as sources says, obituaries are biased sources that shouldn't be used for a statement like this. However, this issue is beyond the DYK criteria, so this is good to go. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:51, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

223 East 25th Street

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223 East 25th Street

• ... that 223 East 25th Street, originally built as a firehouse, was later used as a church and an apartment house? Source: "Engine 16 - Buildings of Excellence" (PDF). New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  • ALT1: ... that when 223 East 25th Street was auctioned off in 1973, a bidding war drove the price up from US$24,000 to US$217,000? Source: Kaufman, Michael T. (June 20, 1973). "The Bidding's a 4‐Alarm Blazer As City Auctions Off Firehouse". The New York Times. p. 86.
  • ALT2: ... that when 223 East 25th Street was auctioned off in 1973, a bidding war drove the price up ninefold? Source: Kaufman, Michael T. (June 20, 1973). "The Bidding's a 4‐Alarm Blazer As City Auctions Off Firehouse". The New York Times. p. 86.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/King Combs
  • Comment: As always, credit goes to Transpoman; I'm merely the nominator.

Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 734 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:52, 10 July 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook facts check out and are in article. No textual issues. This is ready. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 04:43, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 11

Nipah Dam incident

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• ... that a dam in Madura Island started construction in 1980, triggered a violent incident in 1993, and was only opened in 2016? Source: [30]: 1980; [31]: 2016; 1993 is the rest of the article
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Condoman
  • Comment: -

Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 276 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 08:11, 11 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently created article. Hook is interesting and cited. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:07, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Kada Delić, Islam Ðugum

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• ... that Bosnian Olympic runners Islam Ðugum and Kada Delić were both nearly killed by snipers during their training?

• Source: snipers (Delic) / snipers (Dugum)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frederick E. Bakutis & Template:Did you know nominations/Ardian Wicaksono
• Comment: To do both QPQs within three days.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 392 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both were 5x expanded and are long enough. Sources verify hook. No copyvio detected. Hook is interesting and cited. I switched the Delic source to page C9. The wrong page was linked. Just waiting on 2 QPQs. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:05, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

• @WikiOriginal-9: Added the two QPQs. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:22, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Arthur J. Ruhlig

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• ... that Arthur J. Ruhlig was the first person to record observations of deuterium-tritium fusion? Source: "A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion observation. As described in Physical Review C, the reworking of the previously unheralded experiment confirmed the role of University of Michigan physicist Arthur Ruhlig, whose 1938 experiment and observation of deuterium-tritium fusion likely planted the seed for a physics process that informs national security work and nuclear energy research to this day." [32]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Terry Brown (brothel owner)

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 448 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:48, 12 July 2025 (UTC).

• Comment: not planning on reviewing, but I have to ask if "observations of observations of" is a typo, or was he actually seeing it to the second power? Roast (talk) 21:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

• My bad. Corrected. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 21:19, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

• New enough, along enough, Earwig brings up some longish passages that are beyond what I would expect. For example He graduated from high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, They remained married until her death in 2001, and diagnostic group responsible for amplifiers and transmission lines Can you check your paraphrasing again? --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 07:12, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

• Tweaked a word here and there. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 08:21, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

  lgtm --Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 16:55, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Spark by Hilton

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• ... that the first Spark by Hilton hotel was a converted Days Inn? Source: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2900632874 The 120-guestroom Spark by Hilton Mystic (Conn.) Groton, developed by Distinctive Hospitality Group, is a conversion of a former Days Inn-and an example of how the conversion-only brand is likely to gain ground in the sector.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jennifer English

Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 784 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 00:38, 12 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough and well-sourced, there are no copyright violations according to Earwig, the source verifies the hook and QPQ had been done. This is good to go - well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:21, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 12

George Zurcher

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• ... that George Zurcher was suspended as a Catholic priest for six years because he gave a critical homily on All Saints Day 1899? Source: 6 years homily summary
  • ALT1: ... that George Zurcher's third book, Monks and their Decline, was banned by the Catholic church? Source: banned
  • ALT2: ... that prohibition advocate and Catholic priest George Zurcher criticized Saint Vincent Archabbey for brewing Saint Vincent Beer? Source: choice qote from the book
  • ALT3: ... that that George Zurcher wrote Foreign Ideas in the Catholic Church in America to expose the influence of German-Americas in the Catholic church?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur J. Ruhlig

Created by Guerillero (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 07:18, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, well-written and well-sourced, and passes Earwig. QPQ checks out. Hooks are all sourced and interesting. Preference towards ALT2. Nihil obstat. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 16:46, 15 July 2025 (UTC)

Larries

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Styles and Tomlinson in 2012

• ... that Larries believe that singers Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson (pictured) are in a romantic relationship?

• Source: Vox McCann, Hannah; Southerton, Clare (1 March 2019). "Repetitions of Desire: Queering the One Direction Fangirl". Girlhood Studies. 12 (1): 49–65. doi:10.3167/ghs.2019.120106. hdl:1959.4/unsworks_62301. S2CID 150794748. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.McCann, Hannah; Southerton, Clare (1 June 2021). "Boy crazy, but not in a straight way: The 'truth' about Larry in the One Direction fandom". Journal of Fandom Studies. 9 (2): 143–159. doi:10.1386/jfs_00038_1. ISSN 2046-6692.

• ALT1: ... that Louis Tomlinson's 2011 tweet to Harry Styles (both pictured) became one of the most retweeted posts in Twitter history, and a cornerstone of the Larry Stylinson conspiracy theory? Source: Miller, Sophie (14 January 2015). "One Direction's tweet now more popular than Obama post". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025. Strecker, Erin (14 January 2015). "One Direction Tweet Overtakes President Obama's Historic 'Four More Years' Tweet". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025. Explicit link to Larry: Mathur, Divya. "Real person slash: What's the truth and does it even matter?". In Sharma, Nidhi; Saraswat, Niraja (eds.). Re-mapping the Centre and the Periphery: Studies in Literature & Culture. Shanlax Publications. p. 29. ISBN 9789394899018.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Masala y Maíz
• Comment: Tight turn around, but would it be possible for the hook to run on July 23, given that it is One Direction's 15th anniversary?

Improved to Good Article status by Jolielover (talk) and Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 06:31, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ is done. Page was promoted to GA recently enough and is long enough. Hook checks out and is interesting. I think that this would be good for July 23. I think it's good to go! ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 12:34, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 13

Crypto: The Game

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• ... that it only took 13 minutes to sell out Crypto: The Game's second season?

• Source: https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/06/10/uniswap-labs-acquires-crypto-the-game-its-ballooned-into-this-24-7-crypto-reality-show/ "The second season of Crypto: The Game (CTG) sold out in 13 minutes."

• ALT1: ... that Crypto: The Game has been compared to reality shows such as the Squid Game? Source: https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-the-game-undercover/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mindustry
• Comment: Wired source is paywalled. Also hope this article is new enough since its been around for 7 days (and a drive-by nom).

Moved to mainspace by HotPotato26 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

JuniperChill (talk) 00:15, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is long enough, new enough and well-sourced and Earwig shows no copyright violations. QPQ has been done. The hook is interesting and the source verifies it. This is good to go! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 09:59, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Ghostholding

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• ... that fans of Jane Remover created a faux backstory for the side project that the album Ghostholding was released under?

• Source: Stereogum

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Serenity Cox

Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Locust member (talk) 16:27, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• I'll take on this review. Leafy46 (talk) 22:11, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Per WP:A/S, The Needle Drop is not considered a reliable source, and I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with its inclusion despite most of its usages being attributed. We can discuss this, though.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - While this hook is pretty interesting, I would be remiss to not point out how it seems to be more about Venturing as a side project than Ghostholding.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article looks pretty good as a whole! Earwig shows a 14.5% similarity, which is excellent. My primary concern with it is the sourcing: The Needle Drop is used several times on this page as a source, despite being listed as an unreliable source on WP:A/S. I wouldn't be comfortable with its inclusion without a cause; is there a particular reason why this review is used? As for the hook, I find that it is more about the origin of this side project than about the album itself, in violation of WP:DYKMAJOR; I request an alternate hook for this reason, though I am of course open to discussion. Leafy46 (talk) 00:21, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

• I would argue that TND's inclusion at WP:A/S is pretty outdated. Per WP:FANTANO, his reviews are to be used in a case by case basis, as he is considered an established expert in the subject by some. I have had three other articles (Census Designated, Teen Week, and Frailty (Jane Remover album)) that have included TND as a source and has been no issue in the review of any of those DYKs. For the problem with the hook, I wouldn't have pitched it if they source didn't relate it to the album. Per the Stereogum source I listed, it stated that in their article announcing Ghostholding included the false fact that Venturing was a fake 90s band created by Remover. However, I do have another hook that might satisfy the qualifications of WP:DYKMAJOR.
  • ALT1: ... that a music publication publicly apologized after falsely reporting that the album Ghostholding was the work of a fictional indie rock band? (Stereogum)
    • I believe this puts more emphasis on Ghostholding and satisfies DYKMAJOR. Locust member (talk) 02:17, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
      • I'm not so sure if the discussion over TND is *that* outdated, the most recent discussion about its use at A/S was less than a year ago and its "unreliable" status on A/S says the same thing as WP:FANTANO. However, I'm not going to fight the precedent here, as much as I feel that Fantano's review is no better than any other random YouTuber's or blogger's after reading through the relevant discussions.

In regards to the new hook, it's much better! The way it's framed focuses more on the album, which was my intention with my feedback. However, the line added into the article itself ("Initially, the public—and multiple music publications...", particularly the word "multiple") is not supported by the sources: only Stereogum seemed to have reported the fictitious story as true, while the other two pretty explicitly write that the story is false. Either the word "multiple" should be dropped, or another source of a music publication reporting it should be added. Leafy46 (talk) 03:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

I dropped the word "multiple", and now I think I have satisfied every comment in this DYK. Locust member (talk) 15:33, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Good enough for me, approving ALT1. Thank you for your work on this article! Leafy46 (talk) 19:55, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Rent a Bridesmaid

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• ... that Jacqueline Wilson wrote Rent a Bridesmaid (2016) to reflect the "current craze" for weddings?

• Source: [33]

• ALT1: ... that Rent a Bridesmaid is the 104th book Jacqueline Wilson has written? Source: [34]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nadeesha Uyangoda
• Comment: Please let me know if I should suggest another hook

Moved to mainspace by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:03, 14 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough (created on 12 July), long enough and NPOV and QPQ has been done. Copyvio returns 41.2% but this is due to the quotes used in the article. The current revision of the image used in the article passes the Non-free criteria. Both hooks are interesting and reliably sourced, however my personal preference is ALT0. Overall good to go! Spiderpig662 (talk) 20:20, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

List of Olympic Villages

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• ... that a cruise ship off the coast of Tahiti was the first floating Olympic Village?

• Source: https://www.surfer.com/news/tour-olympic-surfing-village-cruise-ship-video

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Larries
• Comment: The prose counter does not count the text within the tables, so the prose size is actually larger than the counter displays.

Created by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 13:06, 13 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough and long enough and has no copyright violations according to Earwig. The hook is interesting and sourced and QPQ has been done, so this is good to go - Well done! :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 19:02, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

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Ashling O'Shea

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• ... that actress Ashling O'Shea found joining the cast of Hollyoaks "surreal" as she had grown up watching the soap?

• Source: [35]

• ALT1: ... that the Irish play Eris was one of Ashling O'Shea's favourites due to being half-Irish herself? Source: [36]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Genora Johnson Dollinger
• Comment: Please let me know if I should suggest another hook

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 11:06, 14 July 2025 (UTC).

• @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: An interesting hook for this good article. Approved. Moondragon21 (talk) 19:50, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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The Old Man and the Sea

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The Old Man and the Sea first edition cover, 1952

• ... that The Old Man and the Sea (cover pictured) was one of Saddam Hussein's favourite books?

• Source: "Regime Strategic Intent – Central Intelligence Agency". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007.

• ALT1: ... that The Old Man and the Sea (cover pictured) sold a record 5.3 million copies in two days? Source: Meyers 1985, p. 485; Reynolds 1999, p. 258; Baker 1988, pp. 504–505.
• ALT2: ... that The Old Man and the Sea (cover pictured) was inspired by a tale told by Cuban fisherman for sixty years? Source: Cruz 1981, pp. 168–170 - i.e. forty-five-ish years between its original telling in 1891 and when it was told to Hemingway in the mid-1930s, and a further fifteen-ish years between then and 1951.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SS Virago
• Comment: Nominated two days after deadline, sorry, forgot I hadn't done so earlier.

Improved to Good Article status by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:58, 23 July 2025 (UTC).

• Approved. Excellent article that has already passed GA review. As noted, nominated two days late, but per policy this is acceptable. The Saddam hook is bizarre, memorable and well sourced. Ship it! Asamboi (talk) 01:22, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Boston Central Library

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The Boston Central Library

• ... that after the Boston Central Library opened to the public, it took more than two decades to complete the decorations? Source: Whitehill, Walter Muir (1956). Boston Public Library : a Centennial History. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 191-192
  • ALT1: ... that a list of names inscribed on the Boston Central Library had to be removed because they formed an acrostic? Source: Whitehill 1956, pp. 156–157.
  • ALT2: ... that a quarry that had supplied stone for the original Boston Central Library was reopened to supply stone for its annex? Source: Rosenbloom, Joseph (December 12, 1972). "Boston dedicates library annex—massive 10-floor edifice of books". Boston Globe. p. 3.
  • ALT3: ... that the architectural style of the Boston Central Library's McKim Building was influenced by a set of New York houses? Source: Boston Public Library; Boston Landmarks Commission Study Report (PDF) (Report). Boston Landmarks Commission. December 12, 2000. p. 40.
  • ALT4: ... that the two sections of the Boston Central Library were compared to "an elephant squiring a gazelle" down the street? Source: Campbell, Robert (May 21, 1991). "At Kennedy Library, new wing's a winner". Boston Globe.
  • ALT5: ... that work on the Boston Central Library's foundations began before plans were complete, because the Boston Public Library would otherwise have lost the site? Source: Whitehill 1956, p. 139.
  • ALT6: ... that work on the Boston Central Library's foundations began the day the Boston Public Library was set to lose the site? Source: Whitehill 1956, p. 139.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Melanzane al cioccolato
  • Comment: Thanks to LEvalyn for suggesting some of the hooks.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 736 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 03:22, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently expanded, interesting hooks, QPQ is met, and a nice image. Really good work on this article EpicGenius! It probably felt so great to see that green 187,000+ added. Jon698 (talk) 19:24, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

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Leontyne Price discography

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Leontyne Price

• ... that the recordings of Leontyne Price (pictured) have been nominated for 25 Grammy Awards and have won 13 times?

• Source: *Jones, Randye (February 21, 2025). "Leontyne Price Biography". Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music.

Note this is a blog by music historian Randye Jones who has been published by Rowman & Littlefield and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She therefore qualifies as reliable under WP:SPS. That said all of the Grammy Awards are also viewable at https://www.grammy.com/artists/leontyne-price/9780 I just prefer the statistic be cited to something other than a WP:PRIMARY source which is why I cited Jones.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Juan Álvarez (footballer, born 1948)
  • Comment: Moved to main space on 00:35, 17 July 2025

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 116 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 02:07, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

First let me thank you for a substantial article on the work of one of the most outstanding singers ever! Based on plenty of excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, similar wording to her biography is no problem, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, and for the current hook, carries it alone. The number of Grammies is impressive but doesn't give some uninitiated reader the slightest bit about which music she made where. Imagine the image was not taken: just quantity would be left. We might mention beginning with Barber, or Bess, for which she stood for a long time, or Cleopatra written for her for the inauguration of the new Met, - whatever, just some music instead of only numbers. - In the article, I think that Mozart is a bit over-represented in the lead, - at least where I live she's much better known for Verdi. - Again: thank you for the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt You seem to be confusing the focus/topic of the hook which should be on the discography of Leontyne Price and not on Leontyne Price or her stage career. What music she sang where is totally not appropriate for this article, because the article is about her recording career (largely studio recordings). Samuel Barber is an important composer but rather esoteric for a general audience. Most people won't know his repertoire, or care about it. Opening the Met is impressive, but Price never recorded Antony and Cleopatra on disc (although she did record the arias separately and the concert suite which had significant differences from the original score). The Met did film the premiere for television broadcast on PBS. However, this article is not a videography and does not include her filmed opera appearances so I don't think that really works as its off topic. Porgy and Bess is interesting, but Price spent much of her career distancing herself from the part of Bess which she mainly refused to sing even in concert after 1956 with only a few exceptions. She more often performed Clara or Serena's arias in concert later when she did on occasion agree to sing something from the opera. I wouldn't choose to highlight it. We could go the Verdi route as she made her international reputation as a Verdi singer and the discography could be tied into that, but honestly I think a general audience is going to gasp more at the number of Grammy Awards she won, and the article will get more readers with just focusing on that without bringing in anything else. It is also a recording focused hook which fits the requirement at WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE. Whatever hook is used needs to be clearly about the discography. I would request that you approve it because there is no good policy reason to hold this up, and I don't think your suggestions are likely to attract more readers, and are off topic.

As for emphasizing Mozart, one only has to look at the studio recordings she made to see that Mozart came up repeatedly with two complete studio opera recordings, a studio made Mozart CD, and then later a compilation album dedicated to Mozart which pulled together recordings from a bunch of different albums (such as the Prima Donna collection and some recordings she made with Karajan elsewhere). Plus there are a number of Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, and Cosi Fan Tutti live recordings from San Francisco, the Met, the Salzburg Festival, and the Vienna State Opera on disc (although I didn't include all of them). And she filmed Donna Anna and Pamina with NBC Opera Theatre which later had partial disc releases on minor labels, but again I didn't include everything and this article isn't a filmography. One just has to look at her records by the numbers to see there was a focus on four opera composers: Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, and Barber. One could also include Strauss as she made a Grammy winning Strauss album and a studio recording of Ariadne auf Naxos; but two recordings is a bit short for me on balance to the others which crop up repeatedly. Remember the focus here is on her records not her stage appearances. But even if we were to include her stage work she sang Donna Elvira and Donna Anna, Pamina, and Konstanze under Karajan at a bunch of places in Europe (including all of them in Vienna and Salzburg and several in Berlin), and sang all of those roles at the San Francisco Opera and most of them at the Metropolitan Opera. Price may not be remembered as a great Mozart singer but she certainly was a busy one in the late 1950s and 1960s. Mozart was a core part of her regular rep in that period. Best.4meter4 (talk) 18:48, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for explaining. I won't go into the Mozart topic, - just coming from Norrington ;) - I saw Gail Gilmore as the Composer in Ariadne, and while I liked her burning expressiveness, critics and some in the audience thought her voice wasn't made for Strauss. - Back to here: what I see is a wonderful image and a hook that leaves me cold because I'm not much into award collecting but music. The hook doesn't tell a reader if the Grammies were for singing or song-writing or what. You will for sure find someone else to approve that hook. I'd be open to something like ... that of the 13 Grammies she won, No. x was for - and you pick the one. - I didn't confuse recordings and biography, but think that - as she never had a DYK - we have a chance to pick something vital to make known about her. Sorry about not checking that she never recorded the Barber opera. It was a quick look early in the morning. I agree that the hook should be related to recording. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

In the hook, I think we should just say "recordings ...", not "the recordings". The article says "Considered "the Aida" of her generation,[37][38] Price made two different Grammy Award winning recordings of this opera for RCA", - I think that would be much more specific for a hook than numbers and only numbers.

ALT1: ... that Leontyne Price (pictured), who was considered "the Aida" of her generation, made two recordings of Verdi's opera that both won a Grammy Award? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

I had time for a closer look at the table. I made some changes in the first operatic entry (studio), forcing the performers' cells to be a bit longer, to avoid white space. I also dropped the well-known composers, and dropped Price's given name. If you like it please follow for the other sections. I have a few suggestions:

• Make the new-line code consistently "br /", or perhaps better use {{ubl}}
• Have links to the labels once before the table and define abbreviations, used without links in the table, such as RCA Victor Red Seal (RCA RS), Decca Records (Decca).
• Put notes regarding labels in the notes cell, instead of blowing up the label cell.
• Drop composer given names and links, and for famous pieces, drop composers altogether.
• I don't think explaining what Requiem means is needed in this article, nor adding African-American to spirituals.
• We have a guideline to link every time within a table, but I think that's more important for sortable tables, - how many links for Karajan do we need? ... and do we need his given name again and again? (that goes for all the others the same, of course)
• Perhaps give some thought to how the awards can show better, and how we could have less prose about them and their categories in the table. I could imagine coloured symboles for "won" and "nominated", and/or a table of just the awards with a link to the recording details. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt

• I've mirrored the tables used in other discographies because my knowledge of template language/design is limited. Your proposed template language/code changes are beyond my skillset. The current template design is all I am personally able to contribute.

• I personally dislike the removal of composers because generally the authors of all classical works are not well known among the general English speaking public (including big names like Mozart). You would be surprised how many Americans have never heard of Aida for example and would not know Giuseppe Verdi wrote it or even who he is. Ditto on the Ninth Symphony and Beethoven. (I can confidently say as a music educator in the United States that opera and classical music literacy is shockingly low among Americans younger than 50.) There is not a single work on the entire page that I think would be easily identifiable to most people in the USA.
• I've been saying this to you for a while now at DYK with your hook proposals. You have to stop assuming any opera is easily recognizable or that the majority of readers will know the composers. They won't. You need to imagine that your reader has never been to an opera, does not know the names of any operas or opera composers, has never attended a symphony concert, and does not know any classical music. Statistics from the National Endowment for the Arts indicate that only 3.3% of the American population has seen an opera, and that as of 2022 only 4.6% has attended a classical music concert.
• We are now in an age where classical music literacy in the United States has largely disappeared which partly correlates to disappearing music education programs in the American public school system; the shuttering of regional American opera companies and orchestras; and a decline in church attendance where people no longer experience classical sacred music. The arts and arts literacy is on a rapid decline in my country; at least as it relates to classical music in all its forms. So yes, the names of the composers are needed, as the United States has the predominant share of readers on the English wiki in comparison to any other group. While we write for a global audience, we have to be cognizant of what is going to be recognizable to our largest audience share.

• If you feel there is some over linking by all means unlink as appropriate. If you wish to add in some abbreviations you may do so. I personally am not bothered by the current design because readers tend to jump to specific places in tables and may have missed the earlier wikilink/ abbreviation explanation. It would not bother me though to have your suggestion implemented if you care to copyedit. Please do not remove any composer names. Best. 4meter4 (talk) 17:06, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Let us please distinguish prose and table. In the prose, I always go for adding the composer, at least the surname. My feeling is that I usually, when looking at biographies, add more missing composer names than I delink what I think is redundant to the piece. In the table, I always try to be as succinct as possible, thinking of readers on mobiles or small devices. "Decca" is as informative as "Decca" followed by "Records" in the next line, "Karajan" as informative as "Herbert von Karajan" (split after "von"). After the prose introduced Verdi as the composer of Aida, there's no need to repeat that in the table. - I have no time for a major copyedit, sorry. I'll look at small things, but not today, having three bios on the main page, and two others (both opera singers) in the making.

I looked into Aida discography and had the new idea to drop details from her discography by linking to the opera's, Aida, Aida. (I understand now why the new-line breaks are not consistent: because the opera discographies are not.)

As for Aida in the hook, yes we will have many readers who never heard of an opera of that name (only perhaps of the cruiseships) but who might still be impressed that she did the same things twice and won a Grammy for both. They may never have heard "best Aida of her generation" but perhaps "best ... boxer of his generation" (a topic I saw on the ITN talk): without knowing about Aida before, they see her in a top position, and they are invited to learn something good to know, while a high number of trophies provides no idea what the person stands for. The statistics you mention should perhaps make us talk more about opera than less, or the topic will die, like some languages. We will also have readers who know what Aida is ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:32, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Requesting a new opinion.4meter4 (talk) 22:41, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@4meter4: Not comfortable using Randye's blog for that purpose per WP:BLPSPS.--Launchballer 22:43, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: The statistics are also readily viewable at the Grammy Award website url provided above. Plus the individual Grammy Award wins and nominations are all cited to published secondary book sources in the article itself. There isn't a verifiability issue.4meter4 (talk) 00:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Alright. I swapped out the source in the article and approve ALT0 only; subsequent hooks introduce extraneous information.--Launchballer 16:38, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer did you mean the original hook? or alt1? We don't have an alt0 hook.4meter4 (talk) 17:19, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

ALT0 is shorthand for the original hook.--Launchballer 17:24, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining. I never made that connection, obviously. And thanks for the review.4meter4 (talk) 17:29, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Just a note to the closer that the photo was verified by Gerda above. The photographer sent in the correct documentation to wikipedia to release it. The same photo was used on the cover of one of her albums so it would be nice to feature it with the article. Best.4meter4 (talk) 20:13, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

1975 Jubilee ordination

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The ordinandi laying prostrate during the ceremony

• ... that Pope Paul VI ordained some 350 men as priests in a ceremony that lasted over 3 hours?

• Source: "The Road to Rome". TIME Magazine. Vol. 106, no. 2. July 14, 1975. p. 38. Retrieved July 15, 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/George Zurcher
• Comment: Clarifying information on the copyright status of the image may be found at commons:Category:Photographs distributed by Associated Press

Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 16:48, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• I'll look at this nomination. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 02:05, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ done. Image license is fine and I think the image is clear enough at 100px. Article nominated the day it was moved to mainspace. Long enough, neutral, and all paragraphs are sourced. Earwig says 6.5%. Source confirms hook, and note on the page clarifies that it is unsure what the exact number was so in my opinion the hook not being completely specific is fine. Hook is also interesting. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 02:16, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

List of Italian generals who died during the First World War

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• ... that eleven Italian generals died in the last six months of the First World War, nine of them from illness?

• Source: War ended 11 November 1918, so the deaths from 11 May 1918 are counted. 11 total from Imerio Gazzola (29 May 1918) downwards. Causes of death and dates are from the individual records cited, nine are listed as dying of "malattia" ("illness"), the other two died of wounds ("Ferite Riportate In Combattimento" "wounds suffered in combat").

• ALT1: ... that 11 of the 27 Italian generals who died during the First World War perished in its last six months? Source: as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Prince Mortimer

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 927 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 09:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

• Will do a review later on. The second hook is really interesting and I would propose it over the first one. Jon698 (talk) 11:16, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

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Overall: Moved to mainspace on 15 July. Everything appears to be in line and I can find no sourcing or grammatical errors. Really interesting article @Dumelow:, I recently listen to some stuff about how bad Luigi Cadorna was. Jon698 (talk) 21:19, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Episode 4778

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• ... that the coming out scene in Episode 4778 of the British soap opera EastEnders encouraged LGBTQ+ men to come out?

• Source: [37]

• ALT1: ... that the coming out scene in Episode 4778 of the British soap opera EastEnders won EastEnders "Media Recognition Award" at the 2014 Attitude Awards? Source: [38]
• ALT2: ... that Danny Dyer was proud of the coming out scene in Episode 4778 of the British soap opera EastEnders which he was involved in? Source: [39]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Olympic Villages
• Comment: Let me know if I should suggest another hook

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 01:34, 16 July 2025 (UTC).

• @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: Wow this article has really come along. Another soap DYK with an interesting hook. No issues with approving this. Nice job. Moondragon21 (talk) 19:38, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

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SACHI (band)

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• ... that SACHI's big break came after throwing a USB demo through Diplo's car window outside an Auckland restaurant?

• Source: "They waited an hour or two while Diplo ate, then spotted his convoy of black SUVs, spied the star through a window and ran at him. [...] 'The whole thing unfolded in about five seconds. He wound down the window and I threw the USB stick in and yeah, six months later he played it on [BBC] Radio 1.'" [40]

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• Comment: May need copy edit to be more concise, the restaurant part could be dropped but I feel it makes the story more interesting

Moved to mainspace by Nil NZ (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Nil🥝^Talk 01:27, 17 July 2025 (UTC).

• New enough—moved July 16 and nominated July 17, and long enough—1527 B, that's close-cutting. Source is reliable; per community concensus (see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 350#Reliability of The New Zealand Herald). Hook is interesting, though I'd prefer something more concise, by removing the "outside an Auckland resturaunt" part. Context should also be given for both SACHI and Diplo, possibly by prefacing them "New Zealand band" and "record producer"—interchangeable for "music producer", respectively. I'd also prefer "gauned prominence", as how the article describes it, as opposed to "big break". Roast (talk) 01:19, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• Cheers Roast, how about the below as an alternative?
• ALT 1 ... that New Zealand band SACHI gained prominence after throwing a USB demo through the car window of music producer Diplo? – Nil🥝^Talk 07:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

on ALT1. Roast (talk) 07:32, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Edgewood (Stanleytown, Virginia)

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• ... that Edgewood stood vacant for two years before being listed on the National Register of Historic Places?

• Source: Kozelsky, Holly (July 1, 2007). "Preserving History". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Kahil

5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 21:26, 16 July 2025 (UTC).

• @Pbritti: I'll do a full review later, but as someone who's familiar with NRHP listings, I don't know if it's interesting that the house was abandoned for two years before being added to the NRHP. It isn't all that rare for formerly-abandoned buildings to be added to the NRHP, especially since the listing didn't take place until several years after it ceased to be abandoned. Are there any other possible hooks? Epicgenius (talk) 13:52, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Epicgenius: thank you for taking this one on! As someone fairly familiar with NRHP listings (and planning to spend more time with them over the next year), I chose this fact because I found it fairly interesting. Looking at today's hooks, I see some facts that revolve around reasonably common occurrences in particular circumstances. If you're more certain that this would lack the requisite "hookiness", I'll do a bit more digging. I'm hoping to plug in some additional information later this week as I have time, so maybe hold off on a full review until Saturday? Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:28, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Pbritti: No problem. I agree that some of these other nominations probably need revision as well (and might comment on these too), though this one caught my eye, since I've definitely nominated articles where nearly the precise thing mentioned in the hook has happened before, like Kings Theatre (Brooklyn) or Seth Peterson Cottage. The reason I say that this may not meet DYK's interestingness criterion is because you can easily write a hook about another abandoned NRHP listing and swap out Edgewood's name with that. I can certainly wait until you add more information, though, before doing a full review. Epicgenius (talk) 14:50, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
      • @Epicgenius: I've been a bit distracted for some silly reason. If you are willing to wait until later on Sunday (tomorrow) UTC, I'd greatly appreciate it. If not, I totally understand. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
        • Oops, I thought I replied to this. @Pbritti: sure, no problem. Take as much time as you need. Epicgenius (talk) 19:44, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Sorry for yet another ping. I've expanded the article a bit further and propose an ALT1:

• ... that Greek Revival like that of Edgewood was unknown most people in the area surrounding it when it was built?

I'll be adding some more from the news article when I have a half hour free later this week, but those changes will probably be trivial regarding the nomination. Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:30, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

@Pbritti: No worries about the ping. The general gist of ALT1 looks good, but I'd rephrase it; for example, you can say:

• ALT2: ... that Greek Revival buildings like Edgewood were unknown to most people in the surrounding area when it was built? Epicgenius (talk) 17:47, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

I prefer the above ALT2. Glad you got what I was going for, even with my typos. Thanks! ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:51, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

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General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT2 is a rewrite of ALT1, which had grammar errors but is interesting enough. I'm asking for a second opinion since I proposed ALT2 and, thus, can't approve my own hook. Everything else looks good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 19:38, 21 July 2025 (UTC) @Epicgenius: You don't need a new reviewer for that as you introduced no new information.--Launchballer 22:18, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Bedok Lighthouse

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• ... that Bedok Lighthouse is the first fully automated lighthouse in Singapore?

• Source: https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/surveyed-sites/Bedok-Lighthouse-at-Lagoon-View

• ALT1: ... that Bedok Lighthouse is the first lighthouse in mainland Singapore to be located on top of a residential building? Source: https://www.roots.gov.sg/places/places-landing/Places/surveyed-sites/Bedok-Lighthouse-at-Lagoon-View
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mackenzie Hall
• Comment: Hesitant to add an image as it's rather hard to spot Bedok Lighthouse imo. Also have reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Isoup Ganthy

Improved to Good Article status by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 02:13, 17 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hi Icepinner, review follows: article promoted to GA on 16 July and is written well enough; sources used look to be reliable for the subject and are cited inline throughout; hooks are interesting enough, stated in the article and check out to source cited; I didn't pick up on any overly close paraphrasing in a spot check on the sources and Earwig flags nothing of concern; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:58, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Thanks Dumelow, appreciate it! :) Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 09:12, 17 July 2025 (UTC)
    • Addendum: was not aware that every one of my nominations need a separate QPQ per WP:QPQ (I do sincerely apologise to all the DYK coordinators, I thought QPQ applied for every 5 nominations). For this purpose, I intend Template:Did you know nominations/Isoup Ganthy to be the QPQ for this nomination. I shall review other articles to make up for the lack of QPQ. Apologies once again! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 05:03, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

OK, that's fine thanks. It's only for nominations after your fifth, don't forget - Dumelow (talk) 06:01, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

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Ian Matakis

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A World Series of Poker Bracelet

• ... that while playing a live event at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Ian Matakis played an online WSOP event on his phone, winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet (pictured)?

• Source: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/06/ian-ianma-matakis-wins-online-event-2-500-no-limit-hold-em-43707.htm

ALT1 ... that Ian Matakis won World Series of Poker Player of the Year only playing No-Limit Texas hold 'em and Pot-Limit Omaha hold 'em events?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:16, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Semiaquilegia adoxoides
• Comment: 5th of 8 QPQs for this nomination

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 377 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:00, 17 July 2025 (UTC).

• Neither hook meets DYKINT as I do not see how either hook as currently written appeals to non-poker fans, or to people unfamiliar with poker terminology. Please suggest new hooks: I have struck both. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
  • User:Narutolovehinata5, I don't argue that this article would not get a lot of pageviews. Unless you are a conventionally attractive female poker player who is pictured in the set, there is not likely to be a high viewership. Poker players have comparatively boring bios. A huge percentage of their articles just say they won $X at Y tournament, they won XX event at YY tournament. They often talk about how many bracelets they have won. This seems very mundane. It is very difficult to get significant biographical sketch and just as difficult to find DYK-worthy facts. I can try to rephrase, but there just are not very interesting facts for poker player bios in general.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:04, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

• This cannot be emphasized enough: not every article is a good fit for DYK, and not every article has information that can work as a hook. There is no shame in not nominating an article if you do not think that there's anything hook-worthy in it. If a page is unlikely to have any DYKINT-compliant information, it is better to just put time and resources into another feasible article than to try and force it into DYK. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

• • • (ec)ALT2... that Ian Matakis won his first World Series of Poker bracelet (pictured) as a prize for a victorious online World Series of Poker (WSOP) event that he played on his phone during simultaneous participation in an in person WSOP event at the 2023 World Series of Poker?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:25, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

• Not only is the new hook way above the 200 character limit, but it does not at all address the issues with interest that I mentioned above. Please suggest a new hook with a completely new angle; if you are unable to do so, I suggest you just let this one go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

• Are you understanding that he won an international poker championship while competing in two tournaments simultaneously?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:33, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

If that is the point, then it's difficult to parse it from the hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:40, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

One event was online on his phone and the other was live at a casino. He was competing live at the casino while competing online on his phone in another tournament. I'd love help rephrasing from the perspective of someone who does not know poker.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:10, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

• TonyTheTiger, I think it is for the best if we just move away from that particular hook fact. If a proper wording, particularly one that is non-specialist, cannot be proposed, then it would be better to redirect energy towards something more feasible. Looking at the article, the only thing that might be interesting is the fact that he started gambling at 18, taking into advantage Minnesota's gambling laws regarding its minimum age. However, writing an accurate hook based on that is tricky, and in any case I feel it might fall afoul of BLP if unintentionally. Otherwise, I just don't see this article as a good fit for DYK and I would not oppose this being marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:49, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

After giving this some thought, I don't see this nomination having a path forward given the lack of suitable hook options, so I am marking it for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:02, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

• User:Narutolovehinata5, I am not use to the new world where DYK only picks the good hooks. I do concede that poker players rarely get a lot of page views. It seems to me that his winning online while sitting a live tournament is part of a big issue for the world of poker. He placed in the money in a lot of online tournaments that year enabling him to win player of the year. There is no source supporting my supposition, but it seems like the next year the rules were changed to limit the impact of online success on the Player of the Year scoring. Starting in 24 your top 10 scoring tournaments count toward player of the year with maximum of one online tournament being included. So his winning while sitting at a live tournament is very encyclopedic. It does not make poker players in general any stronger of an interest for main page viewers, but it is a very significant fact.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:06, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

It is not about poker players having less interest among readers compared to other topics. Plenty of hooks about "obscure" or niche topics still get decent readership from readers, as long as the hook is hooky. The main concern here is simply about the hook meeting DYKINT. Is the hook fact likely to interest readers unfamiliar with poker? That is the million dollar question here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:57, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

I am just saying that I have not gotten a lot of page views with most of my poker player hooks: Owen Crowe • Shaun Deeb • Ben Lamb • Mitch Schock • Mikhail Lakhitov • Chris Moorman • Sam Stein • Matthew Jarvis (poker player) • Owais Ahmed • Joe Ebanks • David ODB Baker • Andrew Brokos • Tristan Wade • Elio Fox • Konstantin Puchkov • Viacheslav Zhukov • Greg Merson • Athanasios Polychronopoulos • Marco Johnson • Matthew Ashton • Michael Gathy • Matt Perrins • Loni Harwood • Christian Harder • Ronnie Bardah • Loren Klein • Ian Matakis. I only recall getting a lot of views with poker sex symbol Vanessa Rousso and Joe Cada (both of which had the picture slot). None of the rest have been among my best.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

P.S. I don't think you would have passed either of my two top ones as hooky hooks even though they both had 10K views in 6 hour runs:

... that at 21 years old, Joe Cada (pictured) is the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker main event?

... that 26-year-old Vanessa Rousso (pictured) is among the top five females in career earnings in poker history?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:13, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Tony, I suggest you just let this one go. There is no shame if the article never runs on DYK, just writing the article is already an accomplishment. Not all articles are good fits for DYK, we do not need to force them if they lack suitable material. To answer your question though, I probably would have actually, as long as they met WP:DYKHOOKCITE (since both are considered superlative claims). The issue with those two hooks was not interest, but rather possible accuracy (a strong claim like "in the top five" would likely be questioned by other editors). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:27, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

• I don't see it getting a lot of views because that is my history with poker players, so we can let it go.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:23, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Reopened per WT:DYK; full review needed for ALT2a: that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in two simultaneously?.--Launchballer 04:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Appealed at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#DYKINT feedback.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• For context, the hook that was proposed at the appeal was:

ALT3 ... that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in two simultaneously?--Launchballer 04:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

If that was the idea that you were going for, that is a lot better and I am more than happy to let the withdrawal be reversed. With that said, the advice remains the same: do not cram too much into hooks, or you risk running afoul of the DYKINT police.

Given how the discussion happened above, I'd like to request a different reviewer to sign off ALT3, although I'm happy to give it my support. Courtesy ping to Launchballer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:51, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

ALT4... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker tournament while competing in two tournaments simultaneously?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

ALT5... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet (pictured) while competing in two WSOP tournaments simultaneously?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

My advice to you Narutolovehinata5 would be to not pretend that the idea was somehow hard to see when Tony clearly outlined it and you openly acknowledged it. Rather, accept the mistake and move on. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

My apologies to Tony for what happened. I had found the original hook complicated and found it difficult to understand what the intended point was. In hindsight, I should have asked for help in proposing a simplified version of the hook that got the point across. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• ALT3 is acceptable. I am wondering if ALT4 or ALT5 is also acceptable.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

My preference remains ALT3. It is the most concise, and I do not think that mentioning the actual tournament by name is important to the hook fact. I also think that linking to the WSOP will just direct views away from Matakis's article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• Given the history of this nom, I would like a third party evaluate ALT4 and ALT5 (and ALT3 for that matter).-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 11:20, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Cited:
• Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article itself is good; image should definitely not be used per WP:DYKIMG. I find the phrasing of "competing in two simultaneously" slightly confusing, because does it mean two others or two inclusive. As it is the latter, I'd suggest the relevant parts to "competing in another at the same time".

ALT4 on its own is not interesting, because simply the name of the tournament does not convey anything, but the mention of the bracelet in ALT5 has potential. I'm thus approving only the two following adjusted hooks:

ALT3a: ... that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in another at the same time?

ALT5a: ... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker bracelet while competing in another tournament at the same time? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:50, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

• I prefer 5a.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:02, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Lindsay de Sausmarez

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• ... that Lindsay de Sausmarez was elected head of government of Guernsey only a few days after deciding to run for the position?

• Source: ITV ("De Sausmarez only decided she was running for the position less than a week ago")

• ALT1: ... that Lindsay de Sausmarez, the current head of government of Guernsey, formerly was homeless and lived "on nothing but apples and reduced-for-quick-sale bread"? Source: Balliwick Express
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Hall (American football)
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 393 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 24 July 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ is done. Article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. No copyright violations detected. Both hooks check out to cited sources and are interesting. The promoter may choose the hook they prefer.4meter4 (talk) 01:01, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

KTAB-TV

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• ... that an oil rig trailer was used to help build a Texas TV station? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-federal-murphys/136465466/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Monroe

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 789 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:29, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• Yup, improved to July 17. Long enough and new enough. Well-sourced, neutral and free from copyvio. The hook is very interesting, in the article. QPQ is done. Good to go. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:48, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Goodenough Bay

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• ... that a bay in Papua New Guinea is Goodenough? Source: Could be the worst quirky pun DYK has seen
  • ALT1: ... that taro is cultivated on the coast of the marine Goodenough Bay through the use of canals? Source: [41] (available through TWL)
  • ALT2: ... that four villages along the southern coast of Goodenough Bay each speak a different form of the Wedau language? Source: "The language varies slightly among the four villages, the people of each claiming they speak the "real" Wedau."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Regan Garden
  • Comment: Submission for Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Anniversary on 16 September 2025

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 15:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: User Chipmunkdavis (CMD) made a great job creating this article. The DYK nomination satisfy all the DYK eligibility criteria. I prefer the first (initial) version of the DYK, but probably I would add a word to it: "... that a bay in Papua New Guinea is called Goodenough?". For me it is an immediately catchy DYK and I prefer it over more complex ALT1 and ALT2 versions, but these alternative DYK versions are also good, so I think it is up to the DYK nominator to choose which one he prefer for the main page. I would definitely check the article if I saw the first (initial) DYK in the main page. -- Pofka (talk) 20:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

No objection, might also suggest along that idea that "considered" may fit the same purpose. CMD (talk) 12:16, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Alberic II of Spoleto

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• ... that Alberic II of Spoleto appointed five popes and fathered Pope John XII?

• Source: Pages 46 and 47 of Rome in the Tenth Century: A History in Art for Pope John XII being his son

Page 112 of Tiber: Eternal River of Rome and page 105 of Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes for the five popes appointed by Alberic

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Italian generals who died during the First World War

5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 101 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 04:51, 19 July 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ checks out, hook is sourced and interesting, article passes Earwig. Article does not at this time meet 5x expansion requirements, however, as it has 4299 characters and 736 words; pre-expansion it was 1028 characters and 179 words, requiring either 5140 characters or 895 words. Jon698, I imagine bumping it up to be a little longer shouldn't be to terribly difficult; let me know when you've completed this, and then the nomination can pass. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 22:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

@Darth Stabro: Done. Jon698 (talk) 04:33, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Nihil obstat ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 17:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Ardian Wicaksono

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• ... that ambassador Ardian Wicaksono adopted an orangutan during his posting as consul general in Hamburg? Source: Indonesischer Generalkonsul übernimmt Patenschaft für Orang-Utan-Baby Batu, Hamburgs Orang-Utan-Baby Batu hat besonderen Patenonkel
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/College GameDay Emmy scandal

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:31, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:34, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:21, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 18

George Short (athlete)

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• ... that sprinter George Short first started training at age 17, then two years later competed in the Olympics?

• Source: Star-Phoenix

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yu Zidi
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 394 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:43, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article is long enough, by expanding at least 5x in duly time. It is sourced inline and neutral. Earwig's Copyvio Detector reports "violation unlikely" by 13.8% text similarity. The hook is accurate as well-sourced and interesting. QPQ is missing. I will approve after the QPQ issue is addressed. CeeGee 04:50, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @CeeGee: QPQ done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:23, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

• Everything is fine now. Good to go. CeeGee 08:22, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Grape surgery

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• ... they did surgery on a grape?

• Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/4a466b39-8b03-4717-bde8-822760b430fa

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tolentine College
• Comment: I am aware that this page is one day past the seven-day limit, but I would like to request an exception to the rule because the page was at AFD and was thus unable to be nominated during that time frame. I would also like to request that this hook be saved for April fools day.

Created by Rathfelder (talk) and Ethmostigmus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 17:54, 26 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article seems to be in good shape, no evidence of copyvio. Hook is cited in article (in several locations), checks out, and the QPQ looks good. Seems like it'll be a great April Fools hook! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:56, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Oemleria janhartfordae

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• ... that the fossil osoberry Oemleria janhartfordae was described from a single flower just starting towards fruiting?

• Source: Benedict et al 2011 Oemleria janhartfordae description last paragraph page 952 "Androecia

and petals are lacking; the flower is presumably postanthesis" (postanthesis = late flower maturity/early fruit development)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aquilegia pancicii

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 373 past nominations.

Kevmin § 17:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

• Looks to be relatively well-written, and the cited source does support the text in the hook and article. PrimalMustelid (talk) 04:50, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Barbenheimer

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• ... that the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer may have been scheduled by Warner Bros. as a response to Christopher Nolan’s departure from the studio? Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/christopher-nolan-warner-bros-feud-oppenheimer-barbie-2023-7
  • ALT1: ... that the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer became the fourth-largest weekend in box office history? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/24/business/barbie-oppenheimer-weekend-box-office.html
  • ALT2: ... that the person who coined the term Barbenheimer didn't recall writing it? Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna95402
  • Reviewed: [[]]

Improved to Good Article status by Nub098765 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

nub :) 22:54, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

• I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 18:29, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready. Thriley (talk) 22:06, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Coupvolution

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• ... that the term "coupvolution" was coined the describe the 2011 Egyptian revolution?

• Source: Fain, Egor; Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (2024). "Coupvolution as a Mechanism of Regime Change in the Sahel". In Besenyő, János; Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (eds.). Terrorism and Political Contention: New Perspectives on North Africa and the Sahel Region. Springer. pp. 134, 136. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-53429-4_7. ISBN 978-3-031-53428-7.

• ALT1: ... that recent coups in Sudan, Mali, Tunisia and Niger have been described as "coupvolutions"? Source: Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (2022). "New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region in the Global Perspective". In Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (eds.). New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region: A Comparative Perspective. Springer. pp. 1–32. ISBN 978-3-031-15134-7.
  Fain, Egor; Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (2024). "Coupvolution as a Mechanism of Regime Change in the Sahel". In Besenyő, János; Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (eds.). Terrorism and Political Contention: New Perspectives on North Africa and the Sahel Region. Springer. pp. 133–150. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-53429-4_7. ISBN 978-3-031-53428-7.
• ALT2: ... that a coup d'état carried out in support of a mass mobilization is known as a "coupvolution"? Source: Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (2022). "New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region in the Global Perspective". In Issaev, Leonid; Korotayev, Andrey (eds.). New Wave of Revolutions in the MENA Region: A Comparative Perspective. Springer. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-3-031-15134-7.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blargies prison camp

Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 10:37, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article created on July 18, so new enough. Also long enough at 1,056 words and 16,171 bytes. All three hooks seem to have sufficient support in the sources. My preference is for Alt 2. No copyvio that I can see. No images. QPQ satisfied. Everything looks good to me. Spookyaki (talk) 06:09, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Abortion in Rwanda

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• ... that beginning in 2012, legal abortions in Rwanda required court orders, but there had only been five such court cases by 2018?

• Source: [42] For comparison purposes, officials told The New Times that from 2012 to 2018, only 5 women went to court to seek approval for a legal abortion.

• ALT1: ... that President Paul Kagame pardoned over five hundred people arrested for abortion in Rwanda? Source: [43] As part of this new approach, the Rwandan government since 2016 has pardoned and released more than 500 women who were incarcerated for abortion-related convictions.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem

Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:31, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

• I will review this nomination. Yue🌙 19:34, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Citations 3, 4, 15, 16, and 54 randomly spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. I think ALT1 is more eye-catching. @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Fix the one citation and the article is good to go. Yue🌙 19:51, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

• • @Yue: Fixed. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Approved. Yue🌙 05:18, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Victor Hall (American football)

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• ... that Victor Hall, who died twice in 1986, is still alive?

• Source: [44]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phyllis Edness

5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 03:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC).

• @WikiOriginal-9: Article is new, long enough, has no sourcing issues, and is presentable. The hook is cited to a reliable source, short enough, and is interesting. QPQ has been carried out. My only concern is that you should indicate who Victor Hall is. Most aren't going to be aware of who he is unless they are really into American Football. On a more personal note, it's kinda surreal (for lack of a better word) that I'm reviewing your hook, considering you were the one who reviewed my first independent DYK hook. Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 07:38, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that American football player Victor Hall, who died twice in 1986, is still alive?
• Added ALT1. Adding American football player to the front kind of makes it less hooky though, in my opinion. The hook doesn't have anything to do with him being a football player. I bet the article would get more clicks if we left it vaque. The promoter can decide though. Thanks. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 07:58, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @WikiOriginal-9: fair point. Approving ALT0. Promoter has the liberty to choose either one of them per nominator's request. Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 09:43, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
• @WikiOriginal-9 and Icepinner: I've reworded the section about the crash and surgery so that it more closely follows guidelines, citing a new source that states he clinically died. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:39, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

College GameDay Emmy scandal

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• ... that as part of the a scandal involving College GameDay, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit received Sports Emmy Awards statuettes originally intended for "Lee Clark" and "Kirk Henry"?

• Source: The Athletic

• ALT1: ... that as part of a scandal, several sports commentators on College GameDay received Sports Emmy Awards statuettes that they were ineligible to receive? Source: The Athletic
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Federation of Central America (1921–1922)

Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:29, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Verified the sources and the DYK formality, all good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:28, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Willie Culpepper

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• ... that American football player Willie Culpepper was fined for dropping a pass in practice?

• Source: [45]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anju Jason

5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:20, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very interesting article and hook; checked the sources and verified the hook, article length and newness ok. All good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael

Articles created/expanded on July 19

The Best Sleepover in the World

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• ... that Jacqueline Wilson dedicated The Best Sleepover in the World to a mother and daughter pair that helped her learn Makaton through their YouTube videos?

• Source: [46]

• ALT1: ... that writer Jacqueline Wilson worked with Disability Rights UK when writing The Best Sleepover in the World? Source: [47]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hannah Sharts
• Comment: Let me know if I should suggest another hook

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 16:08, 19 July 2025 (UTC).

• - This article was reviewed and passed as a good article as stated. The article is long enough. No concern regarding copyvios, I ran the earwig tool and it returned a Violation unlikely at 32.9%. The infobox image of the book cover has a lengthy fair use rationale provided on the file page. I prefer ALT1 out of the two hooks used. The sources cited in the article are from reputable outlets and have a fair range in the mix, no over reliance on a single source. The original hook checks out to this source [48] and is correctly cited in the article itself. The alt hook is cited to this source [49], and checks out - but is only allowed to be read twice for free as it is a paywalled source. Good to go.Rain the 1 19:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

The Wandering Village

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• ... that the city-building game The Wandering Village has "ruthless" tech options? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-wandering-village-early-access-review
  • ALT1: ... that "beautiful" Swiss city-builder The Wandering Village was inspired by Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind? Source: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/one-of-my-favorite-steam-early-access-games-is-now-available-on-switch-and-ps5-174539016.html
  • Reviewed:

Created by Toadspike (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Toadspike [Talk] 21:48, 24 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I support ALT1. Sources are good. No copyright vios detected. The length is enough IMO. But I'm a new reviewer and I maybe would like a second opinion. —Juustila (talk) 14:36, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Nice work on this article, Toadspike, and thanks for reviewing, Juustila! I agree with the majority of your review. However, I'm doubting whether either of these hooks are interesting enough to run, ALT1 especially. Every work of art is inspired by something, so the game taking inspiration from Nausicaä (even though it is among my favorite films) is not inherently interesting. You could make the argument that the contrast between "city-builder" and "ruthless" could be intriguing, but I wonder if there's a catchier way to phrase that. I'm going to mark this as a maybe. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:38, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

@TechnoSquirrel69 Thanks for the review. I thought those hooks were good enough, but I'll try to do better:

• ALT2: ... that "wholesome" city-builder The Wandering Village lets players feed their villagers to a giant beast? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-now-feed-people-to-the-big-beast-in-the-wandering-village

This is an adaptation of ALT0 that may run afoul of WP:DYKFICTION. I really wish the "ruthless" quote had been in the same article as this factoid, but it isn't, and I don't want to get into synth territory. A slightly less DYKFICTION-violating version is:

• ALT3: ... that a community vote allowed players of "wholesome" city-builder The Wandering Village to feed their villagers to a giant beast? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-now-feed-people-to-the-big-beast-in-the-wandering-village

ALT1 can also be made stronger. Having played the game a little, I can confirm that the resemblance is striking, almost a Palworld/Pokemon situation, and I am surprised that the devs haven't been sued yet (even though I don't wish that upon them). Here's a slightly stronger version; not sure if I need to put quotes around "heavy":

• ALT4: ... that "gorgeous" Swiss city-builder The Wandering Village takes heavy inspiration from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-wandering-village-early-access-review

Please let me know if you think any of these are better. Toadspike [Talk] 12:26, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

@Toadspike: I think ALT3 is exactly what we're looking for here; the fact that that feature was added due to community input sidesteps the DYKFICTION issue you correctly brought up for ALT2, and makes the hook a lot catchier. Consider rephrasing "city-builder" to "city-building game", like you did in ALT0, to make the hook more comprehensible to a general audience. The only other thing that needs doing is to add the "wholesome" quote to the article with a citation per WP:DYKHOOKCITE. I have the same issues with ALT4 as I did with ALT1, so if the sources don't say anything more about the game's connection to Nausicaä, it might be better to focus on the other hook. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 23:55, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

• ALT5: ... that a community vote allowed players of "wholesome" city-building game The Wandering Village to feed their villagers to a giant beast? Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/you-can-now-feed-people-to-the-big-beast-in-the-wandering-village

@TechnoSquirrel69 Thanks for the feedback. I've updated the article and made a modified ALT5. Toadspike [Talk] 10:00, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for working with me on this! Your changes look good — ALT5 is accepted. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:32, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Hadiza Bazoum

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Hadiza Bazoum

• ... that former Niger first lady Hadiza Bazoum (pictured) has been imprisoned in the Presidential Palace since the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état?

• Source: Semafor, New York Times

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Eritrea

Created by Scanlan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

Scanlan (talk) 18:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC).

• @Scanlan: Article is new, long enough, has no sourcing issues, and is presentable. The hook is cited to a reliable source, short enough, and is interesting. Image is within the public domain as it's a publication from the US government. QPQ has been carried out. No other issues on my part. Good work! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 14:37, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
• @Scanlan: interested? A discussion here is trying to find an article(s?) that might feature on August 5th on the front page and at Wikiwomen in Nairobi. Victuallers (talk) 08:10, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Mesola red deer

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• ... that after World War II, as few as ten Mesola red deer were still alive?

• Source: Zachos, F. E.; Mattioli, S.; Ferretti, F.; Lorenzini, R. (28 October 2013). "The unique Mesola red deer of Italy: taxonomic recognition (Cervus elaphus italicus nova ssp., Cervidae) would endorse conservation". Italian Journal of Zoology. 81 (1): 136–143. doi:10.1080/11250003.2014.895060. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

• ALT1: ... that until 2023, the Mesola red deer survived only in a single woodland in Italy? Source: "Torna in natura il cervo italico al via un progetto per salvarlo" [The Italian deer returns to nature a project to save it is underway]. WWF Italia (in Italian). WWF. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
• Reviewed:

Created by Theriocephalus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Theriocephalus (talk) 14:48, 19 July 2025 (UTC).

• starting review--Kevmin § 18:30, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Theriocephalus article is new enough and long enough. I have some wording concerns with the Former range section, where its very similar to the source text. For instance "persecution" (were they really persecuted? Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, racism, and political persecution or were they mismanaged and overhunted?--Kevmin § 16:47, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
    • Noted. I've changed "persecution" to "overhunting" for greater specificity, since hunting is mentioned more specifically elsewhere in the text. I've also tweaked some other phrases in the section. User:Theriocephalus (User talk:Theriocephalus) 17:09, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

article is new enough and long enough. hook is cited and verified, true to source, the close wording has been reworked to avoid copvio or paraphrase issues. Article is neutral and well cited. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 16:02, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Siege of Shaizar (1157)

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Miniature depiction of the siege of Shaizar

• ... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family and an opportunistic successor fell critically ill, the crusaders tried to capture the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?

• Source: "... Shaizar, where the whole household of its Arab princes, the Banü-Munqidh, perished ... Here he was attacked by a severe illness ..." (Gibb 1958, p. 521) "... most inopportune controversy over the disposition of the newly conquered territory stalled the Latin attack ... Unfortunately for the Franks this quarrel became so serious that the siege had to be abandoned." (Baldwin 1958, p. 542)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Kayele

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 238 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 17:09, 19 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new (created on 19 July 2025) and is long enough, at 598 words (3,708 characters) of prose. It is fully sourced and broadly neutral, although it would be good if the author did a check for words to watch. A spotcheck of Barber revealed no copyright violation, but it's a bit too closely-paraphrased for comfort, so I would advise a rewrite. The hook is cited and verified by the citations, and it is interesting, although it could be more concise in order to grab the reader. The picture has an acceptable PD rationale and is clear at a small size. QPQ has been fulfilled. I think this nomination still needs a bit of work before I can pass it. Feel free to ping me if you have updates and/or questions. Grnrchst (talk) 11:40, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

That was prompt, Grnrchst. Thank you! I have reworded some parts I thought you might have found too similar to Barber's text. I do not understand the neutrality concern, though; what are the offending words? I can see how the hook might seem a bit loaded, but the earthquake killing off the ruling family is a very interesting bit to me. Perhaps it can still be salvaged:

ALT1: ... that after an earthquake killed Shaizar's ruling family and their successor fell ill, the crusaders tried to take the city—only to abandon it in a quarrel?

Surtsicna (talk) 17:10, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna: Thanks for the rewrite! It looks better now. The notice about words to watch was just for you to check over, it wasn't a major issue. On a look at the rewritten text, I only found one left over, which I trimmed. For me, the thing that impedes the flow of the hook is the bit about the Shaizar family's successor falling ill. It's necessary to tell in the full history, but for a hook it seems wedged in between two far more interesting details. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:22, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Ok, we can do without that bit, Grnrchst. It adds to the notion that the city was somehow cursed, but it is by no means essential.

ALT2: ... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family, the crusaders tried to seize the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?

Surtsicna (talk) 23:05, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Looks good! Approved ALT2. Nice work. --Grnrchst (talk) 08:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 20

The Cat Mummy

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• ... that a reviewer found the children's novel The Cat Mummy "really quite disturbing"?

• Source: [50]

• ALT1: ... that the theme of death and bereavement in the children's novel The Cat Mummy were discussed in a French essay? Source: [51]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tati Penna
• Comment: Please let me know if I should suggest another hook

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:21, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Promoted GA. ALT0 is interesting and cited. QPQ done. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:08, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Rhene hexagon

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The Rhene hexagon paratype male

• ... that the spider Rhene hexagon (pictured) gets its name from the unusual hexagonal shape of one of its principle body parts?

• Source: Wiśniewski, Konrad; Wesołowska, Wanda (2024). "Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda – revised list, new species and distributional data". European Journal of Taxonomy (952): 118. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647.

• Reviewed:

5x expanded by Simongraham (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

simongraham (talk) 07:58, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article new enough and long enough. Article referenced however the hook does not match the source. The etymology in the paper is specific that "hexagon" is a reference to the hexagonal outline of the carapace as a whole and not a pattern on its abdomen. The article correctly follows the source text. Additionally the source is compatible, can we get an image from the source?--Kevmin § 16:53, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Kevmin: Excellent spot. Please take a look at the amended hook above. As the work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). I have uploaded an image of a male paratype to Wikimedia with the title "Rhene hexagon paratype ♂ (ZFMK 2885)" and added it to the article. I feel this illustrates the shape well. Do you know if we use this in the DYK too please? simongraham (talk) 00:09, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Article new enough and long enough. hook now matches the article and source. Article is fully cited and neutrally written, no close copyvios identified in spotchecking. Image is main page licenced. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 15:23, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut

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Hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut

• ... that a hermit lived at the hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut until 1968? Source: Most easily available here.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anacaona

Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 153 past nominations.

Yakikaki (talk) 20:06, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hi Yakikaki, review follows: article created 20 July and exceeds minimum length; two sources cited, one offline, the other looks to be reliable for the subject matter (local municipality site); hook fact is interesting, mentioned in the article and looks to be supported by the French-language online source; happy to AGF no copyright vioaltion from the offline of foreign language source (Earwig shows no problems); image is appropriately licensed by the photographer; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:24, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Woodstock Letters

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• ... that the printed edition of the Woodstock Letters runs almost 50,000 pages, which covers nearly 13 feet of shelving?

• Source: "Woodstock Letters". jesuitarchives.org. May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2025.

• Reviewed:
• Comment: My first DYK!

5x expanded by Coulomb1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Coulomb1 (talk) 00:23, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

• 5x expansion was done recently enough and the page is long enough. Hook checks out in source. QPQ is not needed. The hook is interesting. Earwig says copyvio unlikely. This seems good to me! ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 19:22, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Frederick E. Bakutis

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Frederick E. Bakutis

• ... that the then commander of the United States Naval Support Force in Antarctica Frederick E. Bakutis (pictured) remarked that Antarctica would "remain the womanless white continent of peace" ?

• Source: The remark: 100 Women: The ice ceiling that held women back from Antarctic exploration - BBC
  Bakutis position as commander: Fred Edward Bakutis - NHHC

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dots and Loops

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 60 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 10:27, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:46, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:10, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Anacaona

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• ... that Anacaona, a 16th-century Taíno cacica, was the subject of a popular salsa song centuries after her death?

• Source: "One of the earliest songs to reintroduce Anacaona was the salsa piece 'Anacaona,' written by Tite Curet Alonso and popularized in the United States by Cheo Feliciano in the 1970s. As Eliana Ortega writes, this song had a large influence on Puerto Rican female poets in the United States." (Tracy 2018, p. 107)

• ALT1: ... that Anacaona was the subject of a popular salsa song centuries after her death? Source: Same as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Coupvolution

Improved to Good Article status by Spookyaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Spookyaki (talk) 06:11, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• Promoted to GA on 17 July, so new enough, and long enough. The article is well-written and provided with reliable inline citations throughout. The style is neutral. The hooks are good, I personally prefer the second one that is punchier, but both work and are supported by reliable inline citations. No image. QPQ is done. Should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 20:04, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Dots and Loops

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• ... that the album Dots and Loops by Stereolab is thought to be one of the first albums to use a digital audio workstation?

• Source: "The digital audio workstation was just then establishing itself as a studio necessity, and Pro Tools was quickly becoming the default option."

• Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by 100cellsman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

웃OO 03:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ:
Overall: Converted to GA status by user. QPQ is not required as this is the first nomination of the user. Hook is cited in the intro and in the main body of the article. Good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 15:11, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

References

Articles created/expanded on July 21

Joseph Buh

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Msgr. Joseph Buh

• ... that Joseph Buh, the first Catholic priest to hold religious services in White Earth, was called Meshi-dong or 'Long beard' by the Ojibwe?

• Source: Nickname: Coleman, Bernard; LaBud, Verona (1972). Masinaigans-The Little Book: A Biography of Monsignor Joseph F. Buh, Slovenian Missionary in America, 1864-1922. Saint Paul, MN: North Central Publishing Company. p. 238. To [the Indians] Buh was affectionately called Meshi-dong (the Beard, the Long Beard, or the Bearded One).; Religious services at White Earth: "Father Buh Receives the Insignia of Monseignor Extended by Leo XIII". Duluth Evening Herald. 27 December 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alberic II of Spoleto
• Comment: This is, technically, a "first" hook that would require extraordinary sourcing, but the rather unextraordinary nature of the "first" and historical context would have me personally believe the source provided is sufficient.

Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 22:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

Interesting life, on good sources, offline source accepted AGF. The hook works for me, but I wonder if his Slovac origin wasn't more interesting than the "first" thing. Want to try, Darth Stabro? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:12, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

The image is licenses and adds life to it ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:14, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, Gerda Arendt! So would you propose something like:

ALT1 ... that Joseph Buh, a Slovak Catholic missionary priest in Minnesota, was called Meshi-dong or 'Long beard' by the Ojibwe?

? ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 17:32, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

I like that better, thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Jake Larson

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Larson in 2025

• ... that Jake Larson (pictured) went viral on TikTok for discussing his experiences of World War II?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Newnham
  • Comment: Driveby nom.

Created by MoviesandTelevisionFan (talk) and DoublePendulumAttractor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 310 past nominations.

Launchballer 01:09, 27 July 2025 (UTC).

• *

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently created article. Hook is cited in the main body of the article. Image is in good resolution and in public domain as per PD-US (US Army). No plagiarism concerns and good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 15:04, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Duckabush River

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The Duckabush River within Olympic National Forest

• ... that pillow lava can be found along the upper reaches of the Duckabush River (pictured) even though those structures can only form underwater?
  • ALT1: ... that the Duckabush River (pictured) passes between The Brothers and Mount Elk Lick in Washington state?
  • ALT2: ... that the Duckabush River (pictured) is fed by tributaries from The Brothers, Mount Jupiter, and Mount Elk Lick on the Olympic Peninsula?

• Source: "Look for pillow structures in basalt (note 25) where the trail hugs cliffs and climbs from what looks to be the postglacial gorge of the Duckabush (note 20) to the upper glaciated valley."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eduard von Lütcken

5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:26, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

• Starting review--Kevmin § 16:26, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited, neutral in sourcing and wording. The hook is not fully found in the article however and this needs correction. The article does not specify if the river travels through/across the pillow lavas or just geographically near them, additionally water formation of pillow lavas is not noted in the article at all.--Kevmin § 15:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
    • @Kevmin: Hello and thank you for the review! I have been away for a few days, but I hope the edits I recently made will be sufficient. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 05:50, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
      • The wording updates now provide the needed prose, the hook matches the article and the article is a summary of the provided points in the source reference. Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited, neutral in sourcing and wording. No copyvioloations or close paraphrasing are seen in the article. Image is main page appropriate. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 13:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Vidal (martyr)

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• ... that, according to tradition, after Saint Vidal was martyred, his body was separated into pieces but reassembled itself three times?

• Source: (Since it's obscure:) Felipe de la Gándara - in an early Classical Spanish, end of page 300 (from "El Obispo Ubaldero...") and start of page 301 (to "...obrò el Cielo este prodigio.").

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Five Pianos

Created by Kingsif (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 141 past nominations.

Kingsif (talk) 22:41, 28 July 2025 (UTC).

• I'll review this one! Οἶδα (talk) 08:01, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article prose size (2686 characters excluding references) and age (started 2025-07-21) are satisfactory, with no concerns regarding copyright or plagiarism. Earwig copyvio detector shows violation unlikely. Reliable inline citations are used throughout. QPQ done. I support the nominator's hook. It is concise and will draw readers to the article. Οἶδα (talk) 08:36, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Abortion in Eritrea

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• ... that Eritrea's abortion law was based on Ethiopia's abortion law, which was based on Switzerland's abortion law, which was based on France's abortion law?

• Source: [52] The abortion provisions of the Ethiopian Penal Code reflect those of the Swiss Penal Code in many respects. The Swiss abortion law […] in turn had been greatly influenced by the early French abortion laws. Eritrea inherited the Ethiopian Penal Code with minor amendments following its de facto independence in 1991 for the transitional period.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Randy D

Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:49, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

• -

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting hook. I appreciate the italicized excerpt to make the source easier to find. JSTOR taken in good faith. I like how the hook links to legal systems of four countries. No issues that I could find. Someone may double check to make sure I didn't miss anything, but everything seems good to go. Thank you for you other recent DYKs as well! Scanlan (talk) 02:53, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

KAIT

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• ... that before he was the voice of Squidward, Rodger Bumpass was an announcer, film processor, and cameraman at an Arkansas TV station in the 1970s? Source: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/rodger-bumpass-4473/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Os Trombadinhas

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 790 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:40, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

• Article recently promoted to GA and looks to be in good shape. Article clears Earwig. Hook is interesting and sourced. My one concerns is that it would seem to violate MOS:SEAOFBLUE, with two non-boldlinks text to each other. Can you think of some other way to phrase the hook? Perhaps:

  ALT0a ... that before he was the voice of Squidward, in the 1970s Rodger Bumpass was an announcer, film processor, and cameraman at an Arkansas TV station?

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 04:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

I think this is compliant with that policy as "Squidward" and "Rodger Bumpass" are clearly different things. That said, might I suggest the April Fool's hook ALT1: ... that some viewers in Arkansas have been able to watch Kait since 1963?--Launchballer 17:05, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@Darth Stabro and Launchballer: I'm fine with ALT0a (I didn't think a comma between the two terms would violate SEAOFBLUE, honestly) and ALT1 if the call sign is capitalized, but I also don't want this to sit until April Fool's Day. (If it were a market I had already covered, I might be singing a different tune.) Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:25, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie and Launchballer: I remove my objection. Good to go! ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 17:28, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

Eduard von Lütcken

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• ... that Olympic silver medallist Eduard von Lütcken captured a Russian general before being killed in an early action of the First World War?

• Source: "An outstanding rider, he was selected to compete for the German side during the 1912 Olympic Games. Riding Blue Boy, he came eighth in the individual jumping event. However in the team event, together with Carl von Moers, Richard von Schaesberg-Tannheim and Friedrich von Rochow, he came second taking a silver medal, ... Fighting on the Eastern Front in Szumsk in Lithuania he captured a Russian general officer, staff captain and a number of Russian soldiers during a patrol. He was killed in action on 15 September 1914 while on patrol at Szumsk (Kowno)." from: >McCrery, Nigel (19 October 2016). The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 1816. ISBN 978-1-4738-7800-6.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bedok Lighthouse

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 931 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 19:29, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough: - The article is still classified as a stub

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article meets most of the requirements for DYK and checks out with the Earwig tool for copyvio, but further work must be done to make it eligible in getting it to at least "Start" classification. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:20, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

@Mccunicano: I believe that since Dumelow's initial expansion, it is no longer a stub and was inaccurately classified as such due to the templates at the bottom of the page and the Rater template on the talk page. It fully meets the length requirement. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 22:48, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

That would make sense. Looks like the classification reflects Dumelow's work now. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 22:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

OK-N, Champions of the Future

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• ... that kart racing has crowned its first female champion in a global series since 1966 within its newly established OK-N category?

• Source: https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/the-fia-crowns-its-first-female-international-champion-since-1966/

• Reviewed:
• Comment: Champions of the Future (2,736 words; created 11 days ago) and OK-N (1,685 words; created today) go hand-in-hand with this nomination, a lot of the written content is tabulated or footnoted for concision; OK-N was created to bolster accessibility in the sport and one year later crowned its first female champion.

Moved to mainspace by Mb2437 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

MB2437 20:13, 21 July 2025 (UTC).

General eligibility:

• New enough: - OK-N is eligible for DYK. Unfortunately, the Champions of the Future article was created 11 days ago, several days past the 7-day deadline for nominations. At least one of the articles is eligible for DYK, so I won't reject this, but I will tweak the formatting:
  • ALT0A: ... that kart racing has crowned its first female champion in a global series since 1966 within its newly established OK-N category?
• Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Mb2437: Please see my note above. This nomination is good to go, but with only one bold link. Epicgenius (talk) 22:15, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

This isn't that far off, so I'd probably have IARed (it's not taking up any further room), but WP:GARC would make that article eligible again.--Launchballer 19:19, 22 July 2025 (UTC)

I'm okay with it moving forward without but will have a look at GARC for that article. MB2437 02:10, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 22

Rendon Labador

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• ... that Rendon Labador, a fitness coach and social media personality, was invited to lead a Philippine National Police health program, but was dropped just days later?

• Source: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/25/na-evict-agad-rendon-labador-out-of-cops-physical-fitness-program-pnp-resumes-pulisteniks

• ALT1: ... that Rendon Labador was invited by the Philippine National Police to lead a 93-day fitness program, but his involvement ended abruptly after just a few days? Source: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/25/na-evict-agad-rendon-labador-out-of-cops-physical-fitness-program-pnp-resumes-pulisteniks
• Reviewed:

Created by AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

AdobongPogi (talk) 12:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is on Good article. QPQ do not require to them. I prefer the ALT1 and please fix and bold, quote and wikilink the name (e.g: "Example") ROY is WAR Talk! 05:20, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for your review. AdobongPogi^masarap🍛 07:07, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

How to Cook in Palestine, Erna Meyer

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Meyer in 1970

• ... that Erna Meyer (pictured) urged the Jewish immigrant readers of How to Cook in Palestine to try alien foods—like olives and eggplants—but doubted their ability to eat "spicy food" like the "native population"?

• Source: "Immigrant women are expected to overcome their reluctance towards Palestinian staples like eggplants, zucchini, olives and okra." (Alianov-Rautenberg 2023, p. 181) "... she points out the limits of the Europeans’ adaptation to the 'spicy food' of the 'native population'." (Müller 2024, pp. 182–183)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Paul R. Anderson (2× nom)

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 239 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 00:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC).

• Comment: @Surtsicna: your hook is over the length limit by 11 characters, although it should probably be much shorter than that. Please shorten it or come up with other ones. Viriditas (talk) 00:12, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Oddly enough, Viriditas, the counter is confused by the two ndashes. It's 199 characters without them. Also, since it is a double hook, "How to Cook in Palestine" should not count (WP:DYK200) so we're down to 175 characters. Surtsicna (talk) 00:29, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. Who knew this was going to be an educational experience for me? I will review. Viriditas (talk) 00:38, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna: are you missing a second QPQ? Viriditas (talk) 00:40, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

No, Viriditas, the reviewed hook is also a double hook. And I learned something too: to avoid typing out ndashes! I hope you'll enjoy the articles. I am in contact with a great-grandnephew who is trying to find some photos of Meyer for us. Too bad the book cover seems to be copyrighted however I try to cut it. Surtsicna (talk) 00:42, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Excellent. So length and QPQ are good. Looking at your hook, two things come to my mind. I've personally written about foodways in many articles. As you well know, different disciplines have various jargon. Is "alien foods" an actual term in foodways? I've never heard it before, so I'm skeptical. I think you are combining terms from other disciplines in a unique way here, which is probably fine in creative writing or for an opinion piece but uncommon for the encyclopedia. It isn't clear what the appropriate term is here in foodways, but you have a large list to choose from: foreign foods, local foods, new foods, native foods, indigenous foods, unfamiliar foods, culturally foreign foods, etc. Also, why quote common words like "spicy food" and "native population" instead of paraphrasing (piquant or pungent; heavily seasoned; local inhabitants, indigenous communities, existing population, etc.) Viriditas (talk) 00:56, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

This is my first time writing about foodways so I am happy to take your advice, Viriditas. I chose "alien" because it was shorter than "unfamiliar" (the character limit!) but also precisely because alien food turning out to be eggplants and olives sounded just a little bit funny. It's certainly not unheard of,[53][54] but I will not claim that it is an established term because I do not know. I decided to quote Meyer because the cited sources do so too; one of them does so when discussing how Meyer pointedly refuses to name the "native people". The quotation marks very subtly draw attention to this, I think. Of course, we can also do without them, or with just the second set. Surtsicna (talk) 02:08, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

@Surtsicna: Those are pretty solid sources and credentialed authors, so that neutralizes my concern about the wording. I read through Erna Meyer and made a few copyedits. I'm currently reading through How to Cook in Palestine and this sentence slightly confused me: "To Meyer, European culinary habits were marked by minimal use of fresh dairy..." I find this confusing because you just finished explaining that "Meyer considered herself and her audience to be Europeans", so you are using this context on purpose, but when you say European habits made use of minimal fresh dairy it seems you are in fact alluding to halachic concerns and not the larger European consumption of dairy. I only bring this up because I recently wrote about Norwegians traveling to Hawaii in the 1870s, and one of the major points of contention was that Norwegians consumed far more dairy at home than they were provided in Hawaii, and this made its way into the literature. So, are you talking about the minimal use of dairy by Europeans in the 1930s or the minimal use of dairy by European Jews? Because, unless something happened between 1870 and 1930 that would limit dairy consumption, it seems questionable. Perhaps dairy consumption was reduced relative to other countries due to the impact of WWI and the lack of refrigeration? Still, it seems odd. Perhaps the author means consumption of dairy was minimal by European Jews and not Europe in general. Viriditas (talk) 09:59, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

That's an excellent observation, Viriditas. The cited source does not state or at all imply that the "lack of consumption of fresh dairy products" was peculiar to the Jews; it just says that Meyer considered it a European habit. But she does otherwise often refer to the Jews' European habits and advises her readers to dispense with them, so it is perfectly possible that this is what she has in mind when she writes about dairy. On the other hand, the word "fresh" might be key here. Perhaps we can say "insufficient consumption" or "what Meyer deemed an insufficient consumption". Surtsicna (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Double nom: Erna Meyer was created new; How to Cook in Palestine was expanded more than 5x. Both are long enough. Meyer contains some minor matches over at Earwig, but these fall below any level of concern. There are only so many ways you can say x did y. Concerns about hooks discussed and answered above. Source material provided up above. Aside from the one concern I made note of about the ambiguity regarding the "minimal use of fresh dairy", everything looks good. The prose is professional and the hook is interesting. I do wonder why the hook uses the en dash instead of the em dash, but I think you are doing so based on your unique regional usage. However, I think it reads much better without dashes or commas. Great work. Viriditas (talk) 10:56, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

I am very grateful for such a detailed review. If I continue working on this article, I'll definitely ask you for a GA review too. Surtsicna (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

We have the photo! The quality is not splendid, but I think it does well in this size. Email confirmation is on its way. Surtsicna (talk) 11:54, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Good news. I realize most people are against AI here, but that is one thing AI photo enhancement can do well. There's a guy on YouTube who restores old photos using AI tools and his work is incredible. In fact, it's so good, I really want to learn how to do it. Viriditas (talk) 00:23, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Boogie Knight

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• ... that Boogie Knight shared college football all-name team honors with players such as General Booty and Storm Duck?

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• ALT1: ... that Boogie Knight was called the best name in college football? Source:
• Reviewed:

Created by JTtheOG (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

JTtheOG (talk) 19:51, 23 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New creation. Sources verify hooks. Both hooks are interesting. Nice work! ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:42, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

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Cathedral of Christ the King (Atlanta)

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Cathedral of Christ the King

• ... that the dedication ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the King (pictured) in Atlanta was attended by both the governor of Georgia and an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?

• Source: Smith 2012, p. 16

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1997 NFC Championship Game

Improved to Good Article status by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC).

• Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, hook cites a reliable source, hook is short and interesting, QPQ done, photo is good. Looks good to go to me. Great review, and one pertinent to interests of mine -- I'm happy I came across this by happenstance! Maximilian775 (talk)

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Caquetá Department

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• ... that despite having an HDI of 0.708 in 2022, Caquetá Department had a poverty rate of 44.8% in 2021?

• Source: "In 2021, Caquetá's poverty rate was 44.8% according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics. Caquetá Department's Human Development Index was 0.708 in 2022."
• https://colombiareports.com/caqueta/
• https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/

• ALT1: ... that the governor of Caquetá Department was killed within hours of his kidnapping in 2009?

• Source: "On 21 December 2009, then Governor of Caquetá Department Luis Francisco Cuellar was kidnapped after a shoot out with his security; after a number of hours of military searches, his body was found with his throat slit."
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8427582.stm

• Reviewed: Even though this is the first response to the review, I still request a second reviewer instead of flat-out rejecting. The article was expanded to 3.5x, not 5x, but there are still three days remaining from the beginning of the expansion window (began July 23). If possible, it should he expanded further, or possibly another reviewer throws a bone. As for my opinions on the hooks themselves, ALT0 is alright, but I'd suggest a rewording to distance from the HDI number, as many don't know the meaning of a 0.708 (sounds bad to the uninformed, tbh); perhaps "... that despite its high Human Development Index score, Caquetá Department had a 44.8% poverty rate in 2021?" as for ALT1, I'd suggest mentioning his kidnapping first; something like "that the governor of Caquetá Department was kidnapped and murdered in 2009?" Roast (talk) 05:51, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

@Guerreroast: I was going based off of the readable prose size of this version (472) and the current version (3787) did I measure it wrong? I will gladly expand it further if so. Thank you, Mason7512 (talk) 14:22, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

@Mason7512: My fault. I checked the guidelines and you're right. My apologies for not understanding the guidelines too well. The article is eligible, but I still have the aforementioned issues with the hooks, and I'm letting you decide between the edited versions; if you want to edit those or make a new hook, feel free to. Roast (talk) 15:18, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

@Guerreroast: Yeah, I think the ALT0 you proposed is good. I was nervous about reaching OR territory by describing it as just 'high' (not stated in source) instead of the specific number (stated in source), but giving insight into what that number actually means is important. Mason7512 (talk) 18:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

for ALT0; edited form. Roast (talk) 05:25, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

5x expanded by Mason7512 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mason7512 (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

Amphioctopus marginatus

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• ... that the coconut octopus walks on two legs in order to look like a floating coconut?

• Source: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1109616

• Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by CoconutOctopus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CoconutOctopus talk 22:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I think I wouldn't have to do much checking on the article's quality since it has already passes the GA, but the hook checks for the sourcing and wording indicates no problems! Good to go - and nice pun with your username! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 07:20, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Tolentine College

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• ... that Leo XIV planned to attend Tolentine College but was unable to due to the institution closing?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/world/europe/robert-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cathedral of Christ the King (Atlanta)

Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 20:16, 23 July 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ is done. Page is new and long enough. Earwig says copyvio unlikely. The hook is not verified in the NYT source (it just mentions "an Illinois seminary for Augustinians" but does not name Tolentine College), which would be a big issue, but the Chicago Sun Times source mentions Tolentine by name and verifies it, so it's ok. I think this is good to go. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 17:46, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Samoa Samoa

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• ... that Samoa Samoa was from American Samoa?

• Sources: [55][56]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Winckler

Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:56, 24 July 2025 (UTC).

• Hi WikiOriginal-9, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 24 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and the main text is largely cited inline, however some of the information in the infobox is not stated in the article and not cited so doesn't have a clear source, can you look to remedy this? Otherwise I picked up no issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spot check; hooks is simple, but effective, and checks out to article and source cited; a QPQ has been carried out - Dumelow (talk) 06:45, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
  • @Dumelow: Added height and weight to body, with a source. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:01, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks WikiOriginal-9, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 14:32, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Abortion in Somalia

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• ... that Somalia bans abortion in its constitution, one of only three countries to do so?

• Source: [57] Three countries have specific constitutional provisions about abortion: Kenya, Swaziland and Somalia.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shoe Tree (Minnesota)

Created by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC).

• Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, is well-sourced, hook citation is reliable, hook is interesting and short enough, QPQ is done. Maximilian775 (talk)

Articles created/expanded on July 24

James R. Thompson Center

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James R. Thompson Center

• ... that a Chicago office building has variously been compared to a spaceship, an oversized gas station, or a bloated crystal sphere? Source: Green, Larry (October 28, 1984). "New Chicago 'Taj Mahal' a Towering Controversy". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.
  • ALT1: ... that to save money, the Illinois government omitted hundreds of doors from the James R. Thompson Center? Source: "State of Illinois Center: Controversial, costly and creative". The Rock Island Argus. Associated Press. March 10, 1985. p. 42.
  • ALT2: ... that the James R. Thompson Center's namesake once called it a "scrap heap"? Source: LaTrace, AJ (January 23, 2017). "Why Chicago's Thompson Center is worth saving". Curbed Chicago
  • ALT3: ... that the person who suggested renaming the James R. Thompson Center after Thompson said, "I don't know anybody else who wants that building named after him"? Source: Fegelman, Andrew; Karwath, Rob (May 5, 1993). "Famous now, a building name later". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/May 1995 Pale air strikes
  • Comment: I can come up with more hooks soon

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 738 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 02:29, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

• Howdy Epicgenius, review is as follows: QPQ checks out. 5x expansion is verified. Article is well written. Earwig clocks it at 32%, but only because both the article and the tested source say "State of Illinois Center" a lot. ALT0, ALT1, and ALT2 are good; ALT3 is a bit confusing to read. Preference for ALT0 or ALT2. (Promoters/queuers: source for ALT0 is available for free here). Image is properly-licensed and clear. Nihil obstat ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 19:22, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

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1914 fleet review

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Postcard depicting the 1914 fleet review

• ... that more than 200 British warships assembled for a fleet review (pictured) just days before the start of the First World War?

• Source: "At the great review of the British fleet in July, 1914, two hundred and sixteen ships of war were in line" from: The History of Nations: Revision Service. P. F. Collier & son. 1920. p. 140. The review was on 20 July, Britain joined the war on 4 August. Happy to go with "two weeks before", if that's better

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 933 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 16:11, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

• Verified that the article is long enough, that there are no plagiarism concerns through the Copyvios tool and spotchecking, and that the hook is sourced in the article. Cunard (talk) 08:52, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

HMS Cambrian (1939)

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• ... that the wreck of HMS Cambrian marks the extent of jurisdiction of the Portsmouth competent harbour authority?

• Source: "The area of jurisdiction for Portsmouth CHA has a boundary joining the following positions: ... Cambrian Wreck buoy 50° 44.4 N 1° 03.4 W" from: "King's Harbour Master Portsmouth". Royal Navy. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

• ALT1: ... that HMS Cambrian was a former fishing trawler? Source: "The CAMBRIAN was requisitioned at the start of World War II and was used as a boom defence vessel. ... Monument Type : Fishing Vessel, Boom Defence Vessel, Trawler" from: "Cambrian". Historic England Research Records. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
• ALT2: ... that the wreck of HMS Cambrian was partially demolished by explosives in the 1970s? Source: "07-FEB-1978 Not investigated as demolition in progress. ... Although still marked with a wreck buoy, the remains of the vessel are well scattered, having been dispersed by explosives in the late 1970s" from: "Cambrian". Historic England Research Records. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Mooney (American chaplain)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 932 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 12:29, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: There are some incidental correlations between the article and the cited Historic England Research Records source, but are pretty much unavoidable. I prefer the lead hook to the two alternates. ✠Saltymagnolia✠ 16:50, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Tomoya Machino

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• ... that Tomoya Machino ate five pounds of rice daily for a year in order to play American football?

• Source: [58]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Boogie Knight

Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:12, 25 July 2025 (UTC).

•  Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 13:36, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Sized at 2205 B and created yesterday. Not a single issue worth noting about this ready-to-go article. ミラP@Miraclepine 13:58, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

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Marin Kitagawa

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• ... that the anime character Marin Kitagawa inspired a social media phenomenon called Marin Monday? Source: [59]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Essex SX 200
  • Comment: Drive-by nomination. Other additional hook suggestions welcome.

Created by YillowsGiblles (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:37, 28 July 2025 (UTC).

• Adding a new hook, suggested by SounderBruce over on Discord:

ALT1 ... that the voice actress for Marin Kitagawa said she would "get very hungry" after recording lines for the role?

The source is in the cited interview. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:13, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Hey @Narutolovehinata5: I was doing a full review of this but I cannot find "Marin Monday" anywhere in the source. I also checked the other source ([60]) and I could not find it there either. Could you please provide a quote perhaps of where "Marin Monday" is or maybe tweak the hook? DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:26, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

@DaniloDaysOfOurLives: Couldn't find a source about it either, so I've deleted it from the article for now. I've also struck ALT0 accordingly, so we're left with ALT1. Let me know if there's anything else that needs to be done, or if a new hook is needed. Also pinging YillowsGiblles to come here and also participate in issue resolution. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:45, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

Sorry for the inconsistency. While writing, I found information about this, but apparently got confused by the sources, and now I can't confirm it. Therefore, deleting it is the right decision for now. YillowsGiblles (talk) 08:57, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

No worries! I hence approve the ALT1 - It is cited inline and the source verifies the info. QPQ has been done and the article is new enough and long enough and has no concerns. Earwig also shows no copyright issues. This is good to go :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 16:30, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

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