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For instructions on how to nominate an article, see Template:DYK nomination header § Instructions for nominators.

"Template:Did you know nominations" redirects here. For the list of approved nominations, see Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

This page is to nominate fresh articles to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page with a "hook" (an interesting fact). Nominations that have been approved are moved to a staging area and then promoted into the Queue. To update this page, it.

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Count of DYK nominations
Section	Unapproved	Approved	Total
March 21		1	1
March 29		1	1
April 3		1	1
April 4		1	1
April 6	1	1	2
April 11		2	2
April 12	1		1
April 14	1		1
April 15	1	1	2
April 16	2	1	3
April 18	1	1	2
April 19	1		1
April 20	1	1	2
April 21	2		2
April 22	2	1	3
April 24	1		1
April 25	2	3	5
April 26	1	2	3
April 27	3		3
April 28	1		1
April 29	6	1	7
April 30	1		1
May 1	3	2	5
May 2	4	4	8
May 3	6	3	9
May 4	2	3	5
May 5	7	5	12
May 6	4	3	7
May 7	6	4	10
May 8	7	5	12
May 9	4	6	10
May 10	3	6	9
May 11	5	5	10
May 12	8	7	15
May 13	2	7	9
May 14	7	4	11
May 15	3	3	6
May 16	8	5	13
May 17	3	2	5
May 18	9	5	14
May 19	6	4	10
May 20	3	8	11
May 21	6	6	12
May 22	12	3	15
May 23	15	5	20
May 24	6	3	9
May 25	7	5	12
May 26	11	2	13
May 27	4	1	5
May 28	13	3	16
May 29	3	1	4
May 30	4		4
May 31
Total	209	138	347
Last updated 01:43, 31 May 2026 UTC Current time is 02:27, 31 May 2026 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below). Because of WP:DYKTIMEOUT, a nomination should be reviewed within two months since the reviewer/promoter may agree to reject and close an unpromoted hook after that time has passed.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the nomination you submitted to this nominations page, it may have been approved and is on the approved nominations page waiting to be promoted. It could also have been added to one of the prep areas, promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

If the nominated hook is in none of those places, then the nomination has probably been rejected. Such a rejection usually only occurs if it was at least a couple of weeks old and had unresolved issues for which any discussion had gone stale. If you think your nomination was unfairly rejected, you can query this on the DYK discussion page or with the closer, but as a general rule such nominations will only be restored in exceptional circumstances. If your nomination was promoted, but it hasn't reached the main page after two weeks, you can also query this on the DYK discussion page.

Instructions for reviewers

Main page: Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For more information on the DYK rules and review processes, see the DYK guidelines and the reviewer instructions.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

• Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
• Click the "Review or comment" link at the top of the nomination. You will be taken to the nomination subpage.
• The top of the page includes a list of the DYK criteria. Check the article to ensure it meets all the relevant criteria.
• To indicate the result of the review (i.e., whether the nomination passes, fails, or needs some minor changes), leave a signed comment on the page. Please begin with one of the 5 review symbols that appear at the top of the edit screen, and then indicate all aspects of the article that you have reviewed; your comment should look something like the following:

  Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the hook needs to be shortened.

  If you are the first person to comment on the nomination, there will be a line :* <!-- REPLACE THIS LINE TO WRITE FIRST COMMENT, KEEPING  :* --> showing you where you should put the comment.
• Save the page.
• After the nomination is approved, a bot will automatically list the nomination page on Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

If there is any problem or concern about a nomination, please consider notifying the nominator by placing {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page.

Advanced procedures

How to promote an accepted hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

• See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
• Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
• When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

1. Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
2. Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
   • Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
3. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
4. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

• In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
• In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
   • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
   • Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
   • Check that there's a bold link to the article.
3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
   • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
6. Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

1. At the upper left
   • Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
   • Change |passed= to |passed=yes
2. At the bottom
   • Just above the line containing

     }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.-->

     insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:

     To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

   • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
3. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
4. Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

• To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected nomination

• Open the DYK nomination subpage of the nomination you would like to remove.
• In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.
• Alternatively, you can use PSHAW, which automates the process.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

• Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
• Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
  • View the edit history for that page
  • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
  • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
• Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
• If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

• Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 6

Muscle mommy

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Fitness influencer LeanBeefPatty in 2024

• ... that muscle mommy (example pictured) became a popular social media trend in the 2020s, describing muscular women who are seen as physically attractive?

• Source: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wheyfu-muscle-mommy-tiktok

• ALT1: ... that Google searches for muscle mommy jumped in 2025, leading one Business Insider writer to call the increase a sign that the "strength-first mindset is no longer niche"? Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/women-muscle-mommies-seeking-gains-driving-demand-protein-snack-craze-2025-12
• ALT2: ... that the term "muscle mommy" has been adopted by the sapphic community? Source: https://www.intomore.com/culture/sydney-sweeneys-new-muscle-mommy-look-has-sapphics-screaming/
• ALT3: ... that a "muscle mommy" mod for the video game Helldivers 2 "really brings out the dumpy thicc proportions" of the female-coded in-game models? Source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/attention-helldivers-people-are-making-lewd-mods-for-helldivers-2/
• Reviewed: Punisher skull symbol Soulbust (talk) 03:59, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: Sorry, I was busy yesterday (and earlier this week, aside from a couple days I used to make a totally new/unrelated article), so I know this nom is technically 8 days after I moved the draft into the mainspace... but I think this is an exceptionally quirky/eye-catching topic, particularly in the context of DYK, where there's a lot of hooks that could work for the section. Would be willing to do a 2-for-1 QPQ if an exception can be made to let the nom coming more than a week after the article's move into the mainspace slide. Thanks Soulbust (talk) 01:13, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Moved to mainspace by Soulbust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

Soulbust (talk) 01:13, 15 April 2026 (UTC).

• @Soulbust: WP:DYKNEW says the 7-day limit can be extended by a couple of days on request; however, this needs a QPQ within the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 01:18, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
  • @Launchballer: Gotcha. Gonna be doing the QPQs now that I'm back online. Soulbust (talk) 03:12, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
    • @Launchballer: One QPQ is now complete (err, I suppose, pending nominator's addressing of issues raised over on that review). Let me know if you'd still like me to do a second one. Soulbust (talk) 03:59, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

You do only need one. Full review needed.--Launchballer 04:34, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Just finished reviewing that nomination. Thanks Soulbust (talk) 01:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

This is a fresh and comprehensive article with plenty of citations. I see no copyright or neutrality issues. The article looks very good, though some of the cited sources gave me pause. The topic is fun, and I do not think that the proposed hooks do it justice. Could we try something that is not a mere definitin of the term or a quote? Surtsicna (talk) 19:30, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

@Surtsicna: Hey, I definitely agree the topic is fun and lends itself to fun hooks as a result, I think ALT0 for sure is just a definition but ALT3 feels more in the vein of doing something fun or quirky. ALT2 I think also mentioning the sapphic community's adoption of the phrase feels fun to me, but I am definitely open to more suggestions here. I also would like to know which of the sources give you pause. Maybe I could find some better sourcing for those. Soulbust (talk) 01:58, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

• @Surtsicna: Does the above resolve your concerns, and is this approved? If not, what else is needed to be done? Z1720 (talk) 17:06, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Soulbust, the sources that I referred to are not self-published, so I cannot substantiate my concerns; in reality, the titles just sound clickbaity and that put me off, but that might be par the course for this topic. I dislike quotes in hooks, so on that ground I would pick ALT0 over ALT3 and ALT1. Although ALT0 is a plain definition of the term, I think the context it gives would be more likely to draw people in than ALT2. I thought that a very fun hook could be formulated from paragraph #2 of the Background section–"... that muscle mommies took off after the COVID-19 pandemic?"–but I noticed that neither of the cited sources mentions the term "muscle mommy". That also makes me question the relevance of the paragraph and the cited sources to the topic (defined as a term). Perhaps the article could be slightly restructured to make muscular women as a beauty standard be the topic rather than the term "muscle mommy" ("wheyfu" seems to refer to the same thing); all that would require is a little lead section adjustment, no title changes. Surtsicna (talk) 08:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 12

Daylit Gallery

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Daylit Gallery

• ... that the Daylit Gallery (pictured) was once an outdoor utility area?

• Source: V&A Museum

• ALT1: ... that an outdoor utility area in the V&A Museum was transformed into a popular gallery (pictured)? Source: V&A Museum
• ALT2: ... that the Daylit Gallery (pictured) was the V&A Museum's first new-build addition in over 100 years? Source: Architect's Journal
• ALT3: ... that first new-build addition to the V&A Museum in over 100 years (pictured) was once a utility area? Source: Architect's Journal; V&A Museum
• ALT4: ... that a popular museum gallery (pictured) was once a liminal utility area? Source: V&A Museum
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jolly Super
• Comment: If Jolly Super isn't good enough for a QPQ for some reason, I also did Template:Did you know nominations/Monuments (exhibition). Cheers,

Moved to mainspace by Cl3phact0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Cl3phact0 (talk) 17:50, 18 April 2026 (UTC).

• @Cl3phact0: For your information, Jolly Super is not a full review. Monuments is.--Launchballer 17:55, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

  Got it, thanks! I had a hunch that might be the case. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 17:58, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

• Been nominated for about a month, full review still needed. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:21, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Much to whinge about here I'm afraid @Cl3phact0:, though the article is long and new enough and Earwig's clean. Most hooks require knowledge of what 'liminal' and 'utility' mean, so I'd be looking towards ALT2, but even then it should be at least "V&A Museum". I am not happy with the sourcing on this article at all; of the 39 references, at least 20 of them are the V&A itself and that warrants {{independent sources}}. Suggest that those sources be removed.--Launchballer 00:34, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Don't mind the whinge. You're right about the syntax and abbreviation. In retrospect, ALT2 is probably the best of the lot anyhow. I need to get back into it re: your points about sourcing. Let me re-visit a few things and see what I can come up with. Give me a day or two please. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

PS: In a world full of Olympian whingers, yours doesn't even move the needle. If you'd said yeet it might've triggered me—all good! Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:41, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: I'm looking at your comment about the sourcing and struggling to understand what it is that concerns you. The Victoria and Albert Museum is a NDPB, therefore I would think that it should be considered reliable (i.e., not {{3p}} worthy).

Additionally, the article's sources themselves are organised into sub-groups: "Official Site" for those that serve basic WP:N requirements (8 refs); "V&A Collections" for deeper context about the specific objects that are pictured in the article (7 refs); "V&A Digital Map" for links to the actual digital map of the museum—something that I thought enhanced our own work with WP:MAPS (4 refs, plus one external link); and one use of "V&A Blog" (a source text written by someone who was at the time a curator at the museum and is now apparently at the Smithsonian museum—so arguably not some smutty self-promo hit-job or similar non-RS rubbish). This organisational method seemed like a good way to differentiate between the types of V&A references used—lest they appear (superficially) to be the same source. I did look at other techniques of grouping references, but couldn't figure out a better way than what's actually in the article now (if there is a better way, I'd be glad to oblige).

The V&A is not a {{self-published source}}; nor is it a {{user-generated source}}; nor even a {{primary source}}—in all fairness, and with nothing but the deepest respect for you and your work here, you say "of the 39 references, at least 20 of them are the V&A itself and that warrants {{independent sources}}", but this is not that. It would be a mistake to add this article to the w:Category:Articles lacking reliable references—which is the purpose of that template.

Have you had time to review the sources themselves? Based on the observations above, I think you may be wrong on this one—but I am of course happy to discuss it in more detail and look for positive outcomes that satisfy your concerns and improve the article. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 08:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Comment: For the reviewer who picks up this review where Lunchballer left off, the usage scenario I imagined when adding the "V&A Digital Map" references was a mobile user standing in the museum reading our article and saying "Oh, I'd like to go see that, but where is it?" We're simply giving them the ability to click our reference link and see exactly where in the museum the gallery is (the V&A is vast). This seemed like an enhancement, and therefore fairly obvious WP:1Q territory. I've used the technique in other articles (including the main V&A article itself) without anyone expressing concerns about reliability or neutrality (one editor simply doesn't like it—but wasn't really able to say why beyond "we're not a guide book", which given that our own robust mapping tools can pinpoint location very accurately, seems rather like a dead-end rational). -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 17:02, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Noting that this was discussed briefly on my talk page. {{independent sources}} isn't necessarily a problem for reliability, but it is a problem for neutrality. I'm going to ask that another reviewer look at this to check I'm not being unreasonable.--Launchballer 15:20, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 15:35, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2 syntax revision per Launchballer. (Could also read "... that the Daylit Gallery (pictured) was the Victoria and Albert Museum's first new-build addition in over 100 years?") Either way okay by me. Also struck the other hooks for clarity. -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 19:01, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: The more I stare at it, the more I think we might want to spell out "Victoria and Albert Museum" in the ALT2 hook you've identified as the best of the lot. Any reason not to? Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 15:45, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 14

Sheep farming in Ukraine

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• ... that sheep farming in Ukraine declined from 6.4 million sheep in 1938 to about 0.7 million after 1991?

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Created by TheGreatEditor024 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TheGreatEditor024 (talk) 12:53, 14 April 2026 (UTC).

• Hook is interesting and cited, article is new and long enough, with no obvious copyvio issues and only 1 citation needed tag in the "Products" section (which should be fixed if possible). I will approve the hook. R. M. Holda - (talk) 22:25, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

  Hi @Robert Motecinos Holda: and @TheGreatEditor024:, the CIA reading room reference that points to "6.4 million sheep" does not seem to work. Can you fix that with an archived link or find another reference? -- Reconrabbit (talk) 20:44, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

  • @Reconrabbit: Here it is (https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp79-01093a000300110002-2, Page 17 [section 5;Sheep and goats], a quote would be "the Ukraine (region III) had 6.4 million (sheep) (the section talks about the number of sheep in distinct soviet regions in 1938)) R. M. Holda - (talk) 22:00, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the quote, that makes sense. I don't know why the link doesn't work for me, it just goes to https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/. -- Reconrabbit (talk) 23:02, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Pulled from main page; adding since there are significant issues with sourcing (see [1] and [2]. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sourcing issues have mostly been resolved (unreliable sources mentioned in the recent GA review were replaced), so i ask for an additional review.R. M. Holda - (talk) 23:25, 20 May 2026 (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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is new enough and long enough (ignoring the moments this already spent on the main page). Copyvio tool shows some close paraphrasing concerns. Given the question of source quality has come up before, I'm also not sure what makes www.carpatho-rusyn.org and www.ukrfolk.kiev.ua reliable. Article needs some work.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:22, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

References

Articles created/expanded on April 15

Alec Radford

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• ... that Alec Radford, who was the lead author on OpenAI's 2018 seminal research paper on generative pre-trained transformers, was described as "a genius at the level of Einstein" by Sam Altman?

• Source: "Radford had gained legendary status for being the lead author on the company’s seminal research paper on generative pretrained models, GPT, a type of AI that now powers ChatGPT. He worked on future versions of GPT, a speech recognition model called Whisper, and the company’s image-generating model, Dall-E." The Information

"Maybe it’s why Sam Altman referred to Radford as “a genius at the level of einstein.”"Le Random

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Fantod Pack

5x expanded by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 212 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 21:11, 23 April 2026 (UTC).

• I created the initial hook as a placeholder. I'll be adding a new one shortly. Thriley (talk) 04:44, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: The current hook is somewhat long and somewhat buries the point. Would you be okay with this shortening?

ALT0a ... that OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman called Alec Radford "a genius at the level of Einstein"?

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:59, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Lots to whinge about here I'm afraid @Thriley:, though the QPQ is done and Earwig is clean. After removing some tangential material the article now stands at 2431 characters, when it would need to be 2445. You can fix that by adding the hook to the article, 'cause it ain't there now. Also, freedom from needing {{lead too short}} isn't a DYK problem, but please add an extra sentence or two anyway.--Launchballer 00:06, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

All good. I'll add more to the lead and offer a new hook shortly. Thriley (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 16

Eiga.com

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• ... that Eiga.com made various parody teaser poster of the film The Martian featuring Sadako and Donald Trump?

• Source: Netorabo[今年公開のSF映画「オデッセイ」のティーザービジュアルを改変して… ホラー映画「リング」でおなじみの貞子なら「70億人が彼女の呪いを待っている。」など… しかし中にはウソというより批判や揶揄（やゆ）の色合いが強いビジュアルも。米大統領選の立候補者であるドナルド・トランプ氏に「70億人が彼の落選を願っている。」と当てたり][“ This unofficial meme is a parody of the teaser visual for the sci-fi movie "The Martian," released this year… Sadako, the character from the horror movie "Ring," the caption reads, "7 billion people are waiting for her curse." … However, some of the visuals are more critical or mocking than outright lies. For example, one accurately predicted that "7 billion people want Donald Trump, a candidate in the US presidential election, to lose."”

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cosmo Specialty Fibers
• Comment: I don’t know how to phrase the hook; also Odyssey is the Japanese name of The Martian. Also, WP:SOHA for May 27 (the website was registered) if possible.

Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:21, 16 April 2026 (UTC).

Bad Piggies

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• ... that you can hire a mechanic pig to build a vehicle in the game Bad Piggies? Source:"Alternatively, the player can press a "Hire a Mechanic" button to have a mechanic pig build a vehicle for them. [3]"
  • ALT1: ... that you can hire a pig mechanic to build a vehicle in the game Bad Piggies? Source:
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Improved to Good Article status by SleepyRedHair (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 21:38, 16 April 2026 (UTC).

• Everything about the article clears the criteria very well, as it was just promoted to GA status today. However, as much as I do not like the WP:DYKFICTION criteria for hooks, I do think since both ALT0 and ALT1 refer to in-game canon/gameplay, this hook would fail that criteria. If another editor/reviewer wants to give that a second opinion, for sure feel free, but I think a new hook idea will probably have to be made here. Soulbust (talk) 02:16, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  • I definitely agree with Soulbust that both hooks fail WP:DYKFICTION. Even without that, I think the hook isn't interesting as in video games, its often the case where you initially have do it yourself, but later gets easier/shorter or done automatically. JuniperChill (talk) 22:05, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
  • Actually, WP:DYKFICTION excludes video game mechanics (as in gameplay itself), although in practice the line can be blurry between mechanics and plot points. However, given the objections raised above, maybe a new hook is needed either way. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:11, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
    • Ah my mistake, these particular hooks did feel like a blurry situation to me, since the pig mechanic being hired seem like a plot point as well. But if that criteria excludes gameplay mechanics, then the hooks should be fine, at least in my opinion but will wait to see on what alternative hooks can be made here. Soulbust (talk) 01:37, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
      • I forgot that it specifically excludes gameplay mechanics (per the last paragraph). I remember nominating (but not creating) Time Flies for DYK about the fact that it almost got pushed back regarding the mechanics of that game (although the fact that it can be beaten in <2 hours definitely got pushed back since I didn't think about speedruns). Perhaps the only other hook I could think of is that Bad Piggies got 100m downloads, but its not uncommon for mobile games back in the day (before 2020) to reach that or significantly go over that amount? Maybe we need a 3rd opinion on alt0/1. JuniperChill (talk) 18:28, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
        • Just a suggestion, as it'd be a shame if this article doesnt go on DYK
          • ALT2: ... that an Angry Birds game promotes the use of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics?
        • taken from the lead Finnfrog99 (talk) 21:37, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
          • @SleepyRedHair, Dragonhawk12, Soulbust, and Finnfrog99: ALT2 is only mentioned in the lead, is not mentioned in the body, and is not directly sourced. If we are to go with ALT2, those need to be addressed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:43, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
          • Hi, yesterday I removed the aformentioned lead sentence for the reasons cited above. Probably should have mentioned that here sooner, so my apologies for that. If it's ok, I'd like to pitch another alts I think could work:
            • ALT3: ... that a counterfeit Angry Birds spinoff game was removed for containing malware? Source: https://uk.pcmag.com/opinion/14846/bad-piggies-android-malware-pulled-from-google-play
          • Signed, SleepyRedHair. (talk - contribs) 06:47, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

As currently written, that's misleading since it suggests that it's Bad Piggies, rather than the fake "Bad Pigs" game, that is counterfeit. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:43, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

Remedying that with ALT3a: ... that a counterfeit of an Angry Birds spinoff game was removed for containing malware? As a side note, the link to the source indicates it being in an opinion piece, but it redirects to a news article when I open it? What is exactly happening there? Also not entirely sold on the merits of it being interesting. Man, this hook brings back the strange memories of when I decided to 100% the game in 2023 and 2024, alien parts and all. 1brianm7 (talk) 04:54, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

@Soulbust: does this work? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 23:42, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 18

Merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna Inc.

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• ... that one opponent of a recent merger of American television station operators derided it as "the most massive TV consolidation in history using a kangaroo process"? Source: https://barrettmedia.com/2026/03/28/nexstar-media-group-merger-with-tegna-halted-by-federal-judge/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 61 kg (5 of 5)
  • Comment: Might be a little late but not overly so. For some personal reasons I was a bit hesitant to nominate.

Moved to mainspace by Sammi Brie (talk) and Nathan Obral (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 816 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 22:54, 25 April 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (nominated within 7 days of moving into mainspace) and more than long enough (36519 characters). Well sourced (Cite Unseen finds 109 of the 225 citations as generally reliable sources; the 11 generally unreliable sources flagged are all Tweets which are cited appropriately for direct quotes in the article). The tone of the article is neutral and balanced in explaining the perspectives of multiple parties. Spot check and Earwig suggest no copyvio; where there is similarity it is due to direct quotes which are properly attributed. The article is tidy and the QPQ is done. The hook fact checks out but suggest changing "derided it as" to something more neutral like "said it was" to allow the quote to speak for itself. An ALT hook may be advisable as some promoters don't like quotes in hooks, but this is not a deal breaker. Cielquiparle (talk) 03:51, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 19

Leon Milton Birkhead

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• ... that Sinclair Lewis said he chose the minister Leon Milton Birkhead to advise him in writing an anti-ministerial novel because he could swear, smoke, and drink in front of Birkhead?
  Source: Kahn, Ely Jacques Jr. (1947-08-02). "Democracy's Friend—III: Presenting Controversial Matters Controversially". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  • ALT1: ... that some friends of Leon Milton Birkhead believed he uncovered hundreds of Nazi collaborators because he was confused for a bumbling tourist?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles_Goldstein
  • Comment: so... I'm not finished with this article. Because I turned a 1-paragraph stub into a 5-paragraph stub a week ago, the 5x expansion rules says I have to finish it... but I'm not done, and I don't have the time. I'll have the article done in a month or so, I recommend not reviewing it till then, because it'll just have to be reviewed again. When the article is expanded, it will also have some less verbose hooks: e.g., "that some friends of Leon Milton Birkhead believed he uncovered hundreds of Nazi collaborators because he was confused for a bumbling tourist?"

5x expanded by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 23:22, 24 April 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (nominated within 5 days of start of 5x expansion) and long enough (8998 characters which is more than a 10x expansion). Main issue with sourcing that jumps out is that the article probably needs to be reworked to minimize or completely remove citations to the Lulu Press book because it's self-published, unless the author is a recognized expert in the field (per WP:SPS). (Usually you can do this by finding alternate sources for each claim...and the book itself may provide clues to where some of the information came from.) Otherwise, Cite Unseen finds 4 generally reliable sources, Earwig says copyvio is unlikely, and tone of article is neutral (though I did fix some wording related to place – e.g. don't say "came to America" because our readers could be anywhere in the world). QPQ is done. ALT0 is not OK because it doesn't match what it says in the article or in The New Yorker; Sinclair Lewis didn't say it, Birkhead said it about Lewis! I have added your proposed ALT hook as ALT1 as it seems promising but the claim and source for it are not in the article yet. @1brianm7: Good work so far. Could you work on addressing the issues above and maybe propose one more ALT hook? Cielquiparle (talk) 04:52, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  @Cielquiparle: thanks for the review, I plan to get working on fixing this article up once I am finished with Draft:Tom Pritchard (chef) in a few days. I think Jim Grebe counts as a self-published expert. He had previously been published by the Unitarian dictionary in a biography of Birkhead, the book received reviews from multiple critics (it might meet WP:NBOOK, lol; they praised its research but thought it was a bit dry), he has since published excerpts of it in reputable publications, and the journal article cited in the article recommends it for readers who want to learn more about his ministerial days. Grebe isn't hagiographic (i.e., some white supremacy isn't whitewashed), it is well-referenced (often to unpublished primaries, however), and his biases (he is a congregant at All Souls, and so spends too much time talking about unfocused church matters) aren't debilitating. I have been thinking about this article and, if you agree Grebe is reliable, had thought up: "ALT2: ... that, after doctors told him he had a year to live, Leon Milton Birkhead went into debt to visit Nazi Germany? I plan to limit Grebe's use in the Friends of Democracy section. 1brianm7 (talk) 17:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

@1brianm7: Ok thanks for explaining the justification for using Grebe as a source; it's actually very helpful down the line to have a record of this within the DYK nomination in case other editors have the same question down the line. (And yes...I had read one review of the book as well.) Please proceed with making sure at least one hook is adequately explained within the article with a citation. (Liking your proposed ALT2 though it's not in the article...yet.) Cielquiparle (talk) 17:27, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 20

Pathfinder Ryder

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• ... that Mass Effect: Andromeda's Pathfinder Ryder has been criticized for reinforcing a damsel-in-distress trope by keeping their twin sibling frozen in cryostasis for most of the game?

• Source: Schallegger, René Reinhold (2018). "Only Human After All? The Surprising (and Avoidable) Failure of Mass Effect: Andromeda" https://www.kanada-studien.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/zks_2020_complete-issue-70.pdf

• ALT1: ... that Mass Effect: Andromeda's Pathfinder Ryder inherits their title from their father, who dies saving their life in the opening mission of the game? Source: Majkowski, Tomas Z.; Kozyra, Magdalena (February 20, 2021). "Lost worlds of Andromeda" https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2aef/7c7fab58744825a15af8b1926492365f0d32.pdf
• ALT2: ... that scholars have compared Mass Effect: Andromeda's Pathfinder Ryder to Allan Quatermain from King Solomon's Mines and the hero of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales? Source: Mukherjee, Souvik (May 30, 2023). "Pathfinding Affect: Reading Maps, Bodies and the Affective in Colonial Videogames" https://doi.org/10.1080/13534645.2023.2184948 // Majkowski, Tomas Z.; Kozyra, Magdalena (February 20, 2021). "Lost worlds of Andromeda" https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2aef/7c7fab58744825a15af8b1926492365f0d32.pdf
• ALT3: ... that one academic argued Mass Effect: Andromeda's Pathfinder Ryder's freely customizable appearance turns them into what they described as a "mutant" within the game's own narrative? Source: Farnsworth, Stephanie (January 2025). "A Mass Effect case study of morphed humanity, from individuals to populations in a biotechnological futurist society" https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2aef/7c7fab58744825a15af8b1926492365f0d32.pdf
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Moved to mainspace by Oreun (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Oreun ^💬Talk 16:46, 20 April 2026 (UTC).

• Another alt: ALT4: ... that a gameplay trailer featuring Mass Effect: Andromeda's Sara Ryder drew such criticism over her facial animations that BioWare issued a public apology before the game even launched? Source: Chalk, Andy (January 3, 2017) "BioWare boss says Ryder is "awesome," promises animations will be improved" PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/bioware-boss-says-ryder-is-awesome-promises-animations-will-be-improved/ Oreun ^💬Talk 22:02, 25 April 2026 (UTC)
• Comment I think ALT4 is the most immediately humorous and interesting one, so that would personally be my vote. ALT1 is kind of a spoiler, and despite Wikipedia not being censored so it technically being fine, it's would be a bit impolite to throw out major story spoilers on the main page in my opinion. 2 would be my 2nd choice since it will probably interest people enough to click through to all those characters. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 23:26, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

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Jean Varraud

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• ... that Zinedine Zidane described football scout Jean Varraud as a "second father" to him?

• Source: Gala.fr - «Ça été quelqu'un qui a beaucoup compté pour moi. J'avais ma famille, mais il était pour moi comme un deuxième papa parce qu'il me parlait comme à son fils»." ["He was someone who meant a lot to me. I had my family, but he was like a second father to me because he spoke to me like he spoke to his son."]

• ALT1: ... that Zinedine Zidane credits football scout Jean Varraud as the person who most influenced his development? Source: Marca - Zinedine, que entonces era Yazid, lo considera la persona que más influyó en su desarrollo futbolístico [Zinedine, who was then Yazid, considers him the person who most influenced his football development]
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Created by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 19:51, 22 April 2026 (UTC).

• There was a suggestion by Crisco 1492 in the discord server for an alt hook (thanks for that btw): ALT2: "...that Jean Varraud helped two of his former teammates by taking them in after they returned from captivity during World War II?" ShadowBallX (talk) 04:55, 24 April 2026 (UTC) Source: Anciensverts - Il offrira son hospitalité à Ignace Tax et Ferenc Odry à leur retour de captivité lors de la seconde guerre mondiale. [He offered his hospitality to Ignace Tax and Ferenc Odry upon their return from captivity during the Second World War.] and asse-live profile on Ignace Tax - Il ne sera libéré qu’en 1942-43 et sera accueilli comme Ferenc Odry par Jean Varraud. [He was not released until 1942-43 and, like Ferenc Odry, was welcomed by Jean Varraud.]

Denison Trough

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• ... that scientists don't know why the natural gas found in the Denison Trough often has a high concentration of carbon dioxide? Source: A number of gas accumulations in the Denison Trough contain unusually high concentrations of carbon dioxide...The source of the carbon dioxide in the Denison Trough has not been firmly established. However, the lack of significant quantities of carbon dioxide in gases from the Early Permian Reids Dome beds suggests that the carbon dioxide is not a product of high levels of thermal maturation. Paten and others (1979) have suggested that the carbon dioxide is a result of biodegradation and groundwater solution of calcareous facies in the Peawaddy Formation , Aldebaran Sandstone and Cattle Creek Formation", page 58
  • ALT1: ... that the concentration of carbon dioxide in some natural gas found in the Denison Trough is high enough to that processing it requires anti-corrosive facilities? Source: "Due to the high CO2 contents in the gas produced from the southern fields, infield dehydration facilities are installed to protect the gathering system and the gas plant from carbonic acid corrosion", page 96
  • ALT2: ... that the geological formations of Australia's inland Denison Trough record evidence of when the area was a shallow sea? Source: Many places, such as "Shallow marine conditions returned to the Denison Trough in the early Late Permian. The shales, siltstones, limestones and lithic sandstones of the Peawaddy Formation were deposited widely over the Denison Trough at this time. At the top of this unit, a distinctive coquinitic marker, the Mantuan Formation (formerly known as the Mantuan Productus Beds) occurs", page 12
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Drab stinkbug
  • Comment: No personal preference among alts, and open to other suggestions.

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 71 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 05:00, 22 April 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on April 22

Tom Scutt

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• ... that Tom Scutt has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, whose productions he attended as a child?

• Source: "a portfolio that includes work at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company..." and "His own understanding of design was shaped by frequent trips to the RSC with his father"

• ALT1: ... that Tom Scutt's set design for Into the Woods was described as "exquisitely conceived"? Source: "the exquisitely conceived set design by Tom Scutt"
• ALT2: ... that Tom Scutt won the Olivier Award for Best Set Design for a production in an open-air theatre? Source:
• ALT3: ... that Tom Scutt judged an award only eight years after winning it? Source: "he’s judging the Linbury Prize only eight years after winning it"
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• Comment: He worked with the RSC on a 2011 production of The Merchant of Venice.

Created by Max263 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Max263 (talk • contribs) 19:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC).

• Note: There is a free photo of Scutt up now and you can look through the video for any others if you want a photo of him with his Tony. Bremps... 08:01, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@Bremps: Thank you very much for the photo! (although a more flattering screenshot might be possible, I'll have a look). I have a new alt suggestion (apologies if I'm proposing too many):

Tom Scutt with his Tony Award

ALT4 ... that in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret set design by Tom Scutt (pictured), the audience enters the theatre through a special side entrance, symbolising the "descent into the cabaret"? Source: "...Scutt says. “I wanted there to be like this descent into the cabaret."" Max263 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I have uploaded a new photo which is now visible on this page, which depicts the trophy and has Scutt smiling. I have swapped this photo into the article as well. Max263 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

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Grayson McCall

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• ... that Grayson McCall pisses teal?

• Source: Why Grayson McCall returned to Coastal Carolina and turned down transfer interest

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yaxté totem pole
• Comment: Open to any comments, questions, tweaks, or concerns. Cheers :)

Improved to Good Article status by Kline (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

kline / talk / contribs 22:50, 22 April 2026 (UTC).

• No he doesn't, he once wore a shirt that claims he did. New hook needed.--Launchballer 03:51, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

• @Launchballer, what about ALT1: ...that Grayson McCall wore a shirt that claims he "pisses teal"? kline / talk / contribs 12:37, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

  I'll let a reviewer adjudicate.--Launchballer 12:45, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

  I'm with Launchballer, the shirt doesn't seriously claim that Grayson McCall's urine is teal. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:09, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

@Theleekycauldron, Launchballer, and Kline: What about: ALT1a ... that during a media day session, college football player Grayson McCall wore a shirt that said "I piss teal"? At least that formulation makes it clear it's talking about the shirt, not that he actually pees teal. Reading the article, there doesn't seem to be anything else interesting to a broad audience since most of what stands out seems more targeted towards college football or American football fans. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:09, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

I'd be fine with that hook. Let's see what the others say. kline / talk / contribs 02:25, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 24

Julien Nuijten

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• ... that four years after Julien Nuijten won the largest award ever earned at a Magic: The Gathering tournament, he won four times as much playing poker?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20081009153307/https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/events.aspx?x=mtgevent/worlds04/welcome "Julien Nuijten is the 2004 Magic: the Gathering World Champion! ... The $52,366 that Julien was awarded is the largest amount of money any player has ever earned at a Collectible Card Game tournament." https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/4119-julien-nuijten-wins-latin-american-poker-tour-rio "May 06, 2008 ... When it was all over, Nuijten had the chips and the nearly $223,000 first-place prize."

• ALT1: ... that Julien Nuijten was a Magic: The Gathering world champion, and a renowned poker player, which he gave up to become a cook? Source: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/02/life-after-poker-julien-nuijten-17469.htm "Julien Nuijten started playing Magic: The Gathering when he was 12-year old, and only three years later he became World Champion ... Nuijten found himself becoming one of the most familiar faces on the Dutch poker scene and getting his poker skills recognized also far beyond his tiny European country. ... he decided to move on and started working as a cook at a restaurant in Amsterdam."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Ancestor's Tale
• Comment: In theory, there's an image, File:Julien Nuijten playing.jpg, but I think it's not DYK-image-slot-worthy.

Moved to mainspace by GRuban (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

GRuban (talk) 20:01, 24 April 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on April 25

Evie MacDonald

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• ... that Evie MacDonald transitioned aged nine?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Košice gold treasure

Created by Waterbearboogers (talk) and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 393 past nominations.

Launchballer 06:22, 3 May 2026 (UTC).

• Nominated 9 days after creation which is technically outside the 7-day window though we can allow for 2 additional days as the article creator is fairly new and still getting their bearings (i.e. working on getting unblocked). It is long enough (safely above 1500 words even after it was shortened). A lot of work has gone into improving the sourcing which is important because this is a WP:BLP. The tone is neutral and Earwig says copyvio is unlikely. The article looks tidy enough and the QPQ is done. Don't think ALT0 quite works because a lot of people will have never heard of Evie MacDonald; also, not sure it's particularly unusual for children to transition in a lot of places now even if it was more unusual in Australia back then. @Launchballer: Any ALT hooks? Cielquiparle (talk) 05:32, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Not sure you need to know who MacDonald is to understand the hook as people transitioning at a young age is hardly common (okay, Kim Petras is hardly unknown but her hook was basically "youngest-ever to transition" and that was the highest-scoring hook since November 2024 if you ignore VPH), but sure.

ALT1: ... that Evie MacDonald was one of ten trans children photographed for a 2016 portrait series?

ALT2: ... that a campaign by Evie MacDonald and her family helped stop minors like her from needing a family court to access gender-affirming care?

ALT3: ... that Evie MacDonald became the first out trans person to play the lead role in an Australian TV program aged 12?--Launchballer 16:06, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

James Baker as Secretary of State

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• ... that when he was Secretary of State, James Baker banned Benjamin Netanyahu from the department?

• Source: As head of the State Department under president George H.W. Bush in 1990, Baker said that Netanyahu, then deputy foreign minister, was barred from the building after saying American foreign policy in the Middle East was “based on lies and distortions.” “I barred him,” Baker said. “That may not be widely known.” The Republican administration’s snub of Netanyahu was reported at the time, but Baker’s comments provide an institutional perspective on the US-Israel relationship as reports surface of unprecedented tensions between the two governments.

• ALT1: ... that James Baker, as Secretary of State, became the first major American official to visit Albania? Source: "It was the first visit ever by a senior American official to this tiny Balkan country, which in March became the last in Eastern Europe to begin instituting democratic reforms." https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/23/world/300000-albanians-pour-into-streets-to-welcome-baker.html
• ALT2: ... that Mikhail Gorbachev defended James Baker's tenure as Secretary of State from criticisms by Vladimir Putin? Source: "President Vladimir V. Putin and other Russian officials have asserted that Mr. Baker ruled out NATO expansion into Eastern Europe when he served as President George H.W. Bush’s top diplomat. The West’s failure to live up to that agreement, in this argument, is the real cause of the crisis now gripping Europe [...}The issue was foreign troops in eastern Germany. “Baker’s statement” about not one inch “was made in that context,” Mr. Gorbachev said. “Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled.”" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/us/politics/russia-ukraine-james-baker.html
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Created by Dizzycheekchewer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 18:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on April 26

Puerto Paraíso

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• ... that Puerto Paraíso was visited by Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, and Michelle Rodriguez while they publicized Fast & Furious 6 during its Mexican premiere?

• Source: Nieto, Nancy Mora (2013-05-19). ""Rápidos y Furiosos 6" invadirá las salas de cine del país" ["Fast & Furious 6" will invade movie theaters across the country.]. SinEmbargo (in Spanish). Notimex. ProQuest 1353056561. Retrieved 2026-04-26.

  The article notes: "Los actores Diesel, Rodríguez y Luke Evans, quienes se encuentran en esta ciudad para promocionar el filme, presenciarán la premier, previa a su estreno el próximo viernes en más de dos mil pantallas del país. Su llegada a la Plaza Puerto Paraíso causó revuelo entre la gente, que por momentos se amontonaban en algún punto por el que pensaban podrían arribar los actores y, con suerte, poder fotografiarles."

  From Google Translate: "Actors Diesel, Rodriguez, and Luke Evans, who are in this city to promote the film, will attend the premiere, prior to its release next Friday on more than two thousand screens across the country. Their arrival at Plaza Puerto Paraíso caused a stir among the people, who at times crowded around any point where they thought the actors might arrive and, with luck, be able to photograph them."

• ALT1: ... that one journalist cited Puerto Paraíso in comparing Cabo San Lucas to Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive, while the same year another reported the mall was largely deserted? Source: Webster, Dan (2003-01-26). "Los Cabos Confidential; Heading south for fun and sun? Here's where; to go, and perhaps more importantly, what to say ..." The Spokesman-Review. pp. H3, H5. Factiva sprv000020030129dz1q00009. NewsBank 0F8DEE8E4CEEA943. ProQuest 2366375451. Retrieved 2026-04-26.

  The article notes: "Little traditional charm remains in today's Cabo San Lucas. With newly created shopping spots such as the sparkling Puerto Paraiso mall, Cabo San Lucas looks in places more like Rodeo Drive than anything traditionally Mexican."

  Mellin, Maribeth (2003-03-09). "Los Cabos stays afloat despite murky travel waters". The San Diego Union-Tribune. NewsBank 116D3A3D09207227.

  The article notes: "Nightclubs tend to come and go in Los Cabos, even though San Lucas is known for its wild night-life scene. Wild Coyote, a flashy club in the near-empty Puerto Paraiso mall, hardly lasted one year, and the disco by the San Lucas spotlight seems to change names seasonally."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phoenixes Flying Together

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 106 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 09:19, 26 April 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on April 27

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical

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• ... that Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical was the first Peanuts special to utilize the comic's earliest artstyle?

• Source: Den of Geek

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jaxson Davis

Created by JAYFAX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Philroc (talk) 18:29, 4 May 2026 (UTC).

Amay Ektu Jayga Dao

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• ... that "Amay Ektu Jayga Dao", a devotional song by Manna Dey, found the same importance as Amar Sadh Na Mitilo, that was sung much earlier?

• Source: [4]

• ALT1: ... that "Amay Ektu Jayga Dao" was the last song written by its lyricist reflecting his depression before he jumped into a river from a ferry and died? Source: [5][6]
• ALT2: ... that "Amay Ektu Jayga Dao" was the last historical hit song of both its singer Manna Dey and its lyricist Pulak Bandyopadhyay? Source: [7][8]
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Created by Babin Mew (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Babin Mew (talk) 17:33, 2 May 2026 (UTC).

• Full review to follow, but for now I would suggest proposing additional hooks. The first and third hooks require familiarity with Dey or her repertoire, and in any case may not be understood by non-Indian or non-diaspora readers. There is more potential in ALT1 (although rather dark), but it may need a rephrase or to be made more concise. Once additional hooks have been proposed I can do a full review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:36, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

As the nominator has not responded, asking Launchballer for hook ideas and maybe to copyedit the article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:48, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that "Amay Ektu Jayga Dao" was the last song its lyricist wrote about depression before his suicide?--Launchballer 04:50, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Great, but I think "its lyricist" should be linked to Pulak Bandyopadhyay. Babin Mew (talk) 11:36, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Unlimited Intimacy

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• ... that queer theory professor Tim Dean's book Unlimited Intimacy investigates the sexual subculture of barebacking among gay men?

• Source: (Literally any of them, really, but let's go with) Reviewed Work: Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking Tim Dean - Cultural Critique

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sulyoadikusumo
• Comment: If you have any ALT hook suggestions that you think would work better, I'm all ears. I couldn't think of one other than a straightforward one like the above, since the subject matter itself is inherently interesting.

Created by Silver seren (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 137 past nominations.

Silverseren^C 00:47, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

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Petal (album)

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• ... that Ariana Grande did not wear her signature hairstyle ponytail for the cover artwork of Petal?

• Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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

Camilasdandelions (✉️) 10:40, 29 April 2026 (UTC).

• @Camilasdandelions: Hi, thank you for bringing this up. While the article is new and long enough for the DYK, and the hook is properly attributed in the article as well, I think isn't this too early to run a DYK, considering we are about three months away from the album release? The article may grow more and more if it stays in the waiting list. Just a concern which I shared, I may be wrong. Thank you! M. Billoo 20:00, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
  • M.Billoo2000 There is no rule that the album should be "three month away" from it release. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 01:26, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions: I am only concerned because something has happened with me as well at Talk:Roshni (album). I am currently seeing this article as a borderline notable and WP:TOOSOON, although I may be wrong because it has a SIGCOV for its announcement and a commentary that supports the hook. What to do now? M. Billoo 01:17, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@M.Billoo2000: Then I believe the this article's DYK could not be passed in the past either; at that time, its cover artwork and release date were not even unveiled (and still now). If there's a rule associated with those things, again, that article would not also be passed at that time. Also, recently, this article's DYK entry has also been passed although it is not yet released in streaming services.

I just saw the article you posted here, and I believe it lacked some secondary sources to verify its notability, I guess. Also another user stated the reliability of the source cited in hook: "I would recommend using better sources or this nom will fail." But I'm not so sure about this situation per those two successful cases above. Thank you for concerning about this though, and I think it's better to wait other editors' opinions. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 01:27, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

I understand, thank you for sharing some other examples. Stove is in the past now, so no comments on it. For the recent one, "Begged", I can see secondary coverage about how the song has been received after being premiered on a TV show. And for the Roshni, it has been argued that there are only primary statements and no secondary coverage. Same, for now, I can see here for Petal. So I guess it is no problem in waiting for the DYK approval. There is another recent example, which you may be aware of, Template:Did you know nominations/The Life of a Showgirl. At the time of nomination, there was enough commentary about Taylor Swift's announcement and album covers. M. Billoo 13:29, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions: Been a few weeks, any progress on this one? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:24, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Theleekycauldron Why not? I'm still waiting for a review. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 22:33, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

@M.Billoo2000: There is no rule prohibiting DYK running unreleased content (see User:Andrew Davidson/Main Page Errors#Gorillaz), and if you won't tick this off, I will.--Launchballer 22:56, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer and Theleekycauldron: I will not mind. My concern was not an unreleased content. But that the article currently does not have enough secondary independent coverage, and mostly relies on the primary statements only. Like Grande announced... Grande confirmed... Grande posted on social media... Grande's team made an account... etc. The hook is well sourced though. And only that is why I called it a TOOSOON for now. Thank you. M. Billoo 01:01, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

The cover artwork one, the DYK hook, relies on the reliable secondary sources though.. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 02:31, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

As also stated above, please see Template:Did you know nominations/The Life of a Showgirl as well. At the time of nomination, the article had enough secondary independent coverage [9]. See WP:FUTUREALBUMS as well. I think it is not bad to wait a little more, considering the album's first single is releasing this week, and we soon may have a tracklist as well. Thank you. M. Billoo 10:18, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Regardless of how far off the album release is, the proposed hook admittedly doesn't sound very intriguing to begin with, so I recommend coming up with at least one alt. What else can we reasonably use from currently available secondary sources? SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 13:50, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

SNUGGUMS what about her new label BabyDoll Music? It is the first time for her to release the album through her own imprint. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 05:32, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Ideally the hook should be one targeted even towards non-fans. That suggestion sounds like a hook mainly targeted towards Grande fans rather than general music fans or the general public. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:45, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

While imprint certainly is an improvement over the ponytail idea, Narutolovehinata5's comments make me hesitant to fully endorse it. Feel free to list other ideas you can come up with that aren't primarily aimed at her fanbase. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 12:28, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 29

Israel D. Andrews

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• ... that Israel D. Andrews believed that promoting foreign trade would eventually lead to U.S. annexation of future Canadian territory? Source: Andrews petitioned the Department of State to be appointed U.S. consul in St. John, New Brunswick, and received the appointment in March 1843 ... He used his consular appointments to promote formal American-provincial commercial ties, which he believed would hasten provincial independence from Britain and eventual union with the United States.
  • ALT1: ... that a historian called Israel D. Andrews "the first American to develop, articulate, and promote a coherent U.S. policy toward Canada"? Source: Andrews was also the first American to develop, articulate, and promote a coherent U.S. policy toward Canada and was a forerunner of the commercial expansionists and the Anglo-Saxon Union movement of the latter half of the nineteenth century.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bogalusa, Louisiana
  • Comment: QPQ is a quickfail (some of which I want to get out of the way if need be) and is allowed per DYK rules. If Province of Canada must be linked for ALT1, so be it.

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:51, 4 May 2026 (UTC).

Aaron Mahnke

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• ... that Lore podcaster Aaron Mahnke thought to make the show after his history and folklore PDFs made for fans of his thriller novels became too large to maintain?

• Source: Are you listening? Aaron Mahnke on why 'Lore' almost didn't happen - Asbury Park Press

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Christ Church (London, Ontario)

Created by Silver seren (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 138 past nominations.

Silverseren^C 00:53, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

Dominic Martinelli

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Nick Martinelli dribbling

Nick Martinelli dribbling

• ... that the 2020 Glenbrook South/Northwestern Dominic Martinelli from the Illinois record books is not the 2020s Glenbrook South/Northwestern Nick Martinelli in the Big Ten Record books?

• Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/30/21116079/glenbrook-south-evanston-high-school-basketball-dominic-martinelli

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vivinos
• Comment: 1st of 5 QPQs

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 391 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:42, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

• I will get this to 1500 characters within 7 days.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:46, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
• Not a review, but the hook is currently written is confusing: neither the main hook fact nor the connection are clear. Is it that they are both Martinelli? If so, even if that could be clarified, that isn't necessarily interesting by itself: people in the same field share the same surnames all the time. I would suggest proposing separate solo hooks for both in the meantime. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:00, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I was editing Nick's page (before I discovered his name is Nicholas) and found the record's by Dominic. I believe it is not uncommon for someone whose birth name is Dominic to go by the nickname (no pun intended) Nick. It is also common for a record setting college athlete to have been a record setting high school athlete. Because of COVID, many players who finished high school in 2020 played college basketball until 2026 by using the COVID exception for one year and getting a medical redshirt for another. I was thoroughly confused and revised Nick's article based on the IHSA record book discovery. Eventually, I realized that Dominic's high school career ended in 2020 per the record book and Nick was a high school all-state player in 2022. Basically, since I am one of the more experienced and expert college basketball player researchers, and was confused, I created the Dominic article solely to disambiguate the subject. Dominic would survive an AFD, but is not sufficiently notable that it would be regarded as normal to create his page. In this case we have two people notable enough to be on WP. Who are 1. close enough in age to be confused as the same person, 2. have given names that could lead to confusion as to whether they are the same person, 3. are notable for performance in the same sport, 4. Went to the same high school, 5. Went to the same college after high school, 6. are in the record books for the same sport, 7. are actually brothers, 8. use the same surname. I see you notice numbers 3 and 8 on this list. It is not just 3 and 8. It is all 8 of these similarities that is unusual.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:37, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Unless we know that Dominic was commonly known as Nick, then that context does not matter. Saying that people would confuse the two would be almost like original research. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:55, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Are you saying it is OR to assert that Nick can be a nickname for both Nicholas and Dominic? There is no assertion that this Dominic was ever known as Nick. The assertion is that some Dominics are known as Nick or rather that one of the two goes by a name that could be a nickname for either name?-I am asserting that with the proper massaging of this hook via ALTs we could assert that two people that could be confused along 8 dimension are distiguishable as separate subjects.TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:05, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

No, it is that it could be original research to say that the two are confused for each other. Readers may not even immediately get that "Dominic" could also be shortened to Nick. If it was the case that they were both called Nick Martinelli, or we have sources that confirm that Dominic is regularly nicknamed Nick, the sure, the current hook could work. As it stands, the assumption requires some jumps. Could you go with another hook fact instead? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:14, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1 Although Nick Martinelli is a two-time Big Ten Conference scoring champion, his high school's career scoring record is held by his older brother?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:27, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, that is a much better hook. I would suggest putting "basketball" there somewhere or linking to Big Ten for the benefit of non-American readers. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:40, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2 Although basketball player Nick Martinelli (pictured) is a two-time Big Ten Conference scoring champion, his high school's career scoring record is held by his older brother?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:53, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
• Noting that this is still in need of a full review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:13, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
• Reviewing both articles. Dominic is a new creation, Nick is a 5x expansion. Both articles are well-cited, meet length requirements, and are free from close paraphrasing. The linked QPQ is confusing since it as a four-article nomination, so I'm not sure if you're using two QPQs from that or just one (please make it clear if you haven't spent all the QPQs from that nomination yet). Otherwise, you may need to provide a second QPQ.

Nick being scoring champion is cited to two sources: the first, I can't access due to requiring a subscription, while the second is a database and so the information is easy to miss. In the interest of verifiability I would suggest adding a third reference that confirms in prose him leading scoring. In addition, "scoring champion" might actually be a bit confusing for some readers (I vaguely recall that term being challenged by another editor at a different nomination), so I would suggest changing it to the more accessible "top scorer". Dominic being their high school's top scorer is mentioned in the source and verified, but the footnote needs to be duplicated per DYKHFC.

I can approve this once all these issues have been addressed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:46, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT3 Although basketball player Nick Martinelli (pictured) led the Big Ten Conference in scoring twice, his high school's career scoring record is held by his older brother?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:32, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
• Yes use 2 of the 5 QPQ credits from that nomination.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:34, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
• Added scoring championship IC.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:08, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
• adhered to WP:DYKHFC.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:32, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. I have just one last concern. I'm actually okay with ALT3 as is, it's just I feel that someone could object to "led the Big Ten in scoring twice" wording because they might see it as two vague: "led scoring at some point in a season, even if not to the end?", when it meant that he was the season top scorer. To be safe, it might be possible to adjust that wording a little more without using the term "scoring champion". Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:06, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Taste (Haechan album)

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• ... that singer Haechan wanted to showcase his musical taste with his album Taste?

• Source: https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20250818/132202001/1

• ALT1: ... that recording sessions for his album Taste left singer Haechan temporarily voiceless? Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrqgQuIE0oQ around 1:07:30
• ALT2: ... that a trailer for singer Haechan's album Taste shows him merging with his "inner god"? Source: https://www.starnewskorea.com/music/2025/08/29/2025082922473365532
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• Comment: I would appreciate suggestions for any other possible hooks. I also wanted to note that the second source is considered reliable because Kim Young-dae was a popular and established music critic.

Created by Poirot09 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Poirot09 (talk) 08:23, 30 April 2026 (UTC).

Battle of Faventia

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• ... that Procopius deemed Artabazes the only sensible commander among the Byzantines, yet he died after defeating in single combat the Gothic champion during the Battle of Faventia?

• Source: Syvänne (2021) pp. 246-247 When the Romans learned of his approach, they held a council. According to Procopius, Artabazes wisely recommended letting half of the Gothic army across the river before attacking them. However, the opportunity was lost as the commanders disagreed amongst themselves. ... When both armies had advanced close to each other, the Goths played for time by challenging the Romans to a single combat. Artabazes killed Valaris the champion of the Goths with his long spear, but was mortally wounded in the process because he pushed forward with his horse against the upright spear. The medics carried him to the rear to tend his wounds in vain; he died three days later. This was a serious blow to the Romans because they lost an able commander.

• ALT1: ... that in Battle of Faventia the Byzantines missed the opportunity to attack the Gothic army while crossing a river due to disagreements between their commanders? Source: Syvänne (2021) p. 246 When the Romans learned of his approach, they held a council. According to Procopius, Artabazes wisely recommended letting half of the Gothic army across the river before attacking them. However, the opportunity was lost as the commanders disagreed amongst themselves.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Poison of Polygamy

Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 05:01, 30 April 2026 (UTC).

Piedmontese literature

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• ... that Piedmontese literature dates back to the 12th-century Sermoni Subalpini and includes contemporary musical contributions by Cameroonian artist Tatè Nsongan?

• Source: The 12th-century origin is supported by Clivio (2002), p. 29. The contemporary contribution by Tatè Nsongan is supported by the official Mau Mau biography (http://www.maumau.it/biography.html) and Tesio/Malerba (2024), p. 15.

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

Bertin Osengh (talk) 11:52, 29 April 2026 (UTC).

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Gropius House

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Gropius House

• ... that when Walter Gropius and his wife arrived in the United States, the place where they ate their first meal influenced their Massachusetts house? Source: Jones, Janet (April 21, 1940). "Mrs. Gropius Finds Housekeeping Easy in Their Ultra-Modern House". The Boston Globe. p. C3. "She credits the Grand Central Station oyster bar with having shown her a modern table top that keeps clean and shiny with just one flip of a damp towel. 'We had just landed in this country in 1937,' she explained, 'when we went to the oyster bar for something to eat before we took the train to Boston. My husband and I both were struck with the nice looking black bar.'"
  • ALT1: ... that a train station restaurant in New York City influenced a Massachusetts house's countertops? Source: Jones, Janet (April 21, 1940). "Mrs. Gropius Finds Housekeeping Easy in Their Ultra-Modern House". The Boston Globe. p. C3. "She credits the Grand Central Station oyster bar with having shown her a modern table top that keeps clean and shiny with just one flip of a damp towel. 'We had just landed in this country in 1937,' she explained, 'when we went to the oyster bar for something to eat before we took the train to Boston. My husband and I both were struck with the nice looking black bar.'"
  • ALT2: ... that while designing the Gropius House, Walter Gropius said his wife and daughter were "the toughest customers" he had ever had? Source: Jones, Janet (April 21, 1940). "Mrs. Gropius Finds Housekeeping Easy in Their Ultra-Modern House". The Boston Globe. p. C3.
  • ALT3: ... that Ati Gropius Johansen wanted a room with a glass ceiling and a sand floor in her family's house, but got an outdoor deck and spiral staircase instead? Source: O'Neill, Robert (October 18, 2003). "A modernist Mecca has made itself at home Walden". The Recorder. Associated Press. p. 34.
  • ALT4: ... that Walter Gropius's Massachusetts house, the only modernist house in its region when built, was made almost exclusively of readily-available materials? Source: "Trustees of Reputations". Building Design. No. 485. February 29, 1980. p. 15. "The Gropius House achieved considerable renown in 1938 as the only modern design built within a hundred miles of Boston."; Hall, Helen (April 21, 1977). "New England Gives the Lead: The Preservation of Modern Architecture". Country Life. Vol. 161, no. 4164. pp. 1053–1054. "The construction materials were those already in use in New England, and fittings, such as windows, came from standard builders' catalogues and industrial suppliers."
  • ALT5: ... that Walter Gropius's Massachusetts house and surrounding buildings were likened to a chicken coop by a disapproving neighbor? Source: Buck, Susan L. (1997). "A Material Evaluation of the Gropius House: Planning to Preserve a Modern Masterpiece". APT Bulletin. Vol. 28, no. 4. p. 29.
  • ALT6: ... that Walter Gropius's Massachusetts house, one of several in the area likened to a chicken coop by a disapproving neighbor, was later depicted on a postage stamp? Source: Buck, Susan L. (1997). "A Material Evaluation of the Gropius House: Planning to Preserve a Modern Masterpiece". APT Bulletin. Vol. 28, no. 4. p. 29. Tower, Samuel A. (September 26, 1982). "Stamps; Honoring Four Great American Architects". The New York Times.
  • ALT7: ... that a design competition for a bathroom at the Gropius House attracted 280 entries? Source: Margolies, Jane (May 4, 2026). "This Professor Won the 'Bauhaus Bathroom' Design Competition for the Gropius House". The New York Times.
  • ALT7A: ... that a design competition for a bathroom outside the Gropius House attracted 280 entries? Source: Margolies, Jane (May 4, 2026). "This Professor Won the 'Bauhaus Bathroom' Design Competition for the Gropius House". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eagle Creek Park
  • Comment: I can come up with more hooks later. I can also propose a joint hook combining Template:Did you know nominations/Gropius House and Template:Did you know nominations/Woods End Road Historic District if needed. Epicgenius (talk) 19:39, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 790 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:37, 30 April 2026 (UTC).

• The article is indeed a 5x expansion, meets the length requirements, and is adequately sourced (adequately sourced is probably an understatement here). I did not find any close paraphrasing, and Earwig only finds the quote by Gropius as a possible match. A QPQ has been done. The best hooks are ALT5 and ALT7; I initially had a slight preference for ALT7, but the hook as written is misleading as it was actually for a public bathroom outside the house itself and not one for the house. ALT5 is cited to an offline source so I'd like to request a quote: it's also slightly misleading since the neighbor said he was "surrounded by chicken coops" and not one, but the meaning is close enough I'm willing to accept that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:54, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @Narutolovehinata5: Thanks for the review. For ALT5, the quote is "Marcel Breuer, an architect and former colleague at the Master of the Carpentry Workshop of the Bauhaus, arrived in the U.S. soon after the Gropiuses, also to join the Harvard faculty. Mrs. Storrow provided an adjacent lot on the same terms, and the two architects worked as partners to plan and build their houses. Their modern, flat-roofed houses became tangible advertisements for their work but clashed with the Colonial Revival- style house of their neighbor James Loud. The Loud family complained about being surrounded by 'chicken coops'". Though, to be honest, this seems like this is talking about both the Gropius House and the Woods End Road Historic District's Breuer House, so I've fixed this in the article. For ALT7, I've proposed a new ALT7A. Epicgenius (talk) 14:21, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

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Rochdale A.F.C. 1–1 York City F.C. (2026)

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• ... that Rochdale v York City in April 2026 was the first time since 1989 that a football league title in England was decided by a single match on the final matchday?

• Source: Yorkshire Post - IT’S up for grabs now, remarked the late, great Brian Moore on the last final-day title shoot-out in English football’s top-five tiers back in 1989. For Liverpool and Arsenal read Rochdale and York City, but with drama to even surpass Michael Thomas’ mad moment at Anfield.

• ALT1: ... that prior to York City's 1–1 draw with Rochdale in April 2026, the team's manager called it "one of the biggest games in the English football pyramid"? Source: BBC - York City boss Stuart Maynard has called his side's final-day National League title decider at Rochdale "one of the biggest games in the English football pyramid".
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sirex obesus

Moved to mainspace by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 23:12, 2 May 2026 (UTC).

• Only thought of this after the nomination, if it's possible once this gets approved for it to run on May 24th, as that would be the final matchday of the 2025–26 Premier League season (the top division of association football in England)? ShadowBallX (talk) 23:26, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

Mavety Media Group

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• ... that Mavety Media Group, an adult-oriented publishing company, once published a teen magazine?

• Source: Mavety even published a bona fide teenybopper magazine, my creation Popstar!, from 1998 until it was sold to Robert Earl of Planet Hollywood in 2000.

• ALT1: ... that Mavety Media Group published both hetero and gay pornographic magazines? Source: Mavety, who was straight and also published hetero titles like Juggs and Leg Show.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Malcolm in the Middle season 1

Created by Damian Vo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Damian Vo (talk) 15:44, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

Todung Sutan Gunung Mulia

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• ... that Todung Sutan Gunung Mulia founded a printing house after President Sukarno banned the importation of Indonesian-language Bibles? Source: [10]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monument to Pope John Paul II
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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 301 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 05:41, 1 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on May 2

The Celebrity Traitors series 2

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• ... that both Rob and Romesh are set to compete on the next series of The Celebrity Traitors?

• Source: [11]

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• Comment: I will try and think of a better hook...

Created by Max263 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Max263 (talk • contribs) 19:26, 8 May 2026 (UTC).

• Suggest "that the lineup for the upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors has been described as "one of the most high-profile casts ever assembled for a reality TV show"? from [12].--Launchballer 14:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Sadalberga

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• ... that Saint Sadalberga was able to escape her family's and the king's plans to force her into marriage, but only after two husbands and five children? Source: Fox, Yaniv (2014). Power and Religion in Merovingian Gaul: Columbanian Monasticism and the Formation of the Frankish Aristocracy. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-06459-1, p. 25.
  • ALT1: ... that Saint Sadalberga predicted her death 100 days before her death in 670? Source: Anonymous (1996). "Saint Sadalberga". In McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E. Gordon (eds.). Sainted Women of the Dark Ages. Translated by McNamara, Jo Ann. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-1200-X193, p. 193.
  • Reviewed: Little Sir Echo

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

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:07, 2 May 2026 (UTC).

Syed Abid Husain

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• ... that Syed Abid Husain was part of a triumvirate that shaped the future of Jamia Millia Islamia University in India? Source: Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Academy. p. 8. and Nizami, Zafar Ahmad (2011). "Dr Syed Abid Husain". معماران جامعہ [Makers of the Jamia] (in Urdu). Maktaba Jamia. pp. 197–216
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Coronation of Mindon Min
  • Comment: I seek good-faith in Urdu-language sources, and the mix of online/offline sources that I have. The triumvirate refers to: Syed Abid Husain, Mohammad Mujeeb, and Zakir Husain.

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

_signed, Aafi ^(talk) 18:49, 2 May 2026 (UTC).

Barda Qaraman

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• ... that the town of Barda Qaraman was created and given the name "Eggplant" by Saddam Hussein to mock the Kurds?

• Source: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/387900

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

Yescarrot (talk) 14:10, 2 May 2026 (UTC).

• No QPQ required. Article is new enough and long enough and no copyright violations detected. Hook fact is verified and interesting. However, the article itself has some factual contradictions, fundamental missing content, and I think some misleading structural issues. The lead for example states "the town was renamed Bazinjan", but Bazinjan was in fact the original name of the town when it was founded by the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein according to the cited source. It was therefore not a renaming. This is also stated further down in the body of the article. The contradiction needs to be fixed. In general the article could be much more clear that the town was founded by Hussein and his regime with the name Bazinjan in (give a date).

Structurally the history section starts with the "1919 Battle of Bazyan", but this is not really part of the history of the town which was founded decades later. At best this should go under the etymology section so as not to confuse readers that these events are in fact related to the town's history which they aren't. I would argue that the history has too many subsections, and that the subsection titles misrepresent the history. For a town founded in living memory the whole history falls under the "modern era". There should be two subheadings: "Bazinjan and the Ba’athist regime" and "Barda Qaraman". That's it. It's understandable that the town is trying to co-opt a better past from unrelated history given the town's thorny origins, but we shouldn't be forwarding propaganda of this type as history. That's misrepresentation and white washing. The sources to a certain extent are playing into this whitewashing narrative (by purposefully not saying when the town was founded and under what circumstances), and I think we need to be careful here in evaluating what content is in fact reliable and if the historicity is in fact true. With the sources themselves not giving a straight forward narrative and being opaque that raises red flags as to reliability of the materials being used.

Given the town was founded in the not too distant past (it has to be somewhere between the years 1979 and 2003), the absence of a year of founding is odd. And given that the town was obviously created as a function of oppression of the Kurds, I would imagine there might also be a story of forced relocation to the town at the time it was created. At the moment this seems somewhat incomplete in presentation as to when the town was founded and under what circumstances. A content gap of this type seems to fail WP:DYKCOMPLETE. This might mean trying to locate a better source on the early history of the town. If there is a good faith reason not to believe this content can be sourced please let me know, but I think a year of a town founded in living memory should not be impossible to source.

Get back to me on this, and once these issues are solved, I'll re-review. On a side note an extra set of eyes on this one would be appreciated; particularly in weighing how to fairly evaluate source reliability and how the history of the town should be presented based on the materials. Best.4meter4 (talk) 17:41, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@Yescarrot: Please respond in comments here rather than in edit summaries. Some good progress has been made through the removal of unrelated history, but the issue still remains that the lead makes a false claim about the "renaming" of the town to Bazinjan. Bazinjan was the original and first name of the town at the time it was founded according to https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/387900 . The lead needs to be rewritten to be factually accurate. I've placed tags in the article to reflect that. Also putting in the years of Saddam Hussein's reign in the heading makes it seem like the town was founded in 1973. We don't know that. We only know it was founded sometime during his time in power (1973-2003) which is why we need a source discussing the founding of the town with specific dates. The town could have been founded in 2000 or 1992 or 1974 or whenever in that 30 year window. There's no way of knowing at present with the current materials. This a very basic fundamental fact that needs to be hunted down. I would consider the article insufficiently complete until that information is located.4meter4 (talk) 15:46, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

@4meter4: Yup, this works. Anyways, I have fixed the “renaming” of Bazinjan to “was named”, however, I cannot find the exact date of creation of the town, nor when it was named that derogatory name.

@Yescarrot: I found this report dating it to a group of "camps" established during the 1970s and 1980s. This at least narrows the window enough for historical context. I suggest using it. This book also makes reference to some of the camps inhabitants originally being from nomadic tribes. This article in The New York Times emphasizes the history of the town as a place for many different kinds of displaced people. I note that the NYT article is calling the town Barda Qaraman in 2002 which matches the claim the name was in use prior to 2003. The NYT article could add something of value to the history section if you have access. If not I can add to it, but I might need to ask for a different reviewer if I start contributing as an editor. Please remember to sign your comments (see Wikipedia:Signatures on how to do that if you are unfamiliar using the edit feature) Best.4meter4 (talk) 16:30, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

@4meter4: I have used web archive to check the NYT article, and I found a camp (mostly talks about that). However, the town’s name is “Barda Qaraman” in 2002, so that’s good information. However, it might be the Kurds calling it Barda Qaraman, while the Arabs still calling it Bazinjan. The “book” you talked about was unavailable to view for me, and I checked the PDF, the best information, stating the camp was built between the 1970s and 1980s, which narrows it down. I will find more information. Yup.Yescarrot (talk) 10:04, 8 May 2026 (AST)

To move this along I went in and fixed factual errors, source misrepresentations, and lots of unnecessary repetition. I've also added a couple higher quality sources. I am now no longer an uninvolved editor, so this will need to be taken up by a different reviewer.4meter4 (talk) 15:38, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 3

Motherless.com

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• ... that social media claims that 62 million men had enrolled in an "online rape academy" were factually wrong on multiple counts?
  • ALT1: ... that an investigation into Motherless.com prompted social media claims that 62 million men had enrolled in an "online rape academy"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Enzo Richer
  • Comment: Driveby nom for which I beg for mercy regarding WP:DYKNEW, as I only found about this in the last 90 minutes.

Moved to mainspace by Bogger (talk), Sangdeboeuf (talk), and MaxBrowne2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 397 past nominations.

Launchballer 19:59, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

• Oppose. Stale, and not neutrally worded. CNN report seems factual and highlights an actual issue, it's not their fault social media users can't read. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 03:19, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

DYK nominations are not voted on, nor are they required to highlight an issue or in any way summarise the article. Your point would be valid if I'd tried this on at ITN. See WP:DYKG.--Launchballer 03:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Thomas Harvey (Quaker)

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• ... that Leeds Quaker and chemist Thomas Harvey manufactured the first commercially available clinical thermometer developed by Clifford Allbutt in 1867?

• Source: https://thackraymuseum.co.uk/journal/thomas-harvey-the-remarkable-life-of-a-humble-leeds-chemist/

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

Nick Sheppard (talk) 07:17, 5 May 2026 (UTC).

Wangdue Phodrang dzong

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The Wangdue Phodrang (Wangdi) dzong

• ... that according to legend, Ngawang Namgyal founded the Wangdi dzong (pictured) because an old man told him it would unite his country?

• Source: https://wangduephodrang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong-summary.pdf - https://www.bhutantrip.com/sightseeing/wangdue-phodrang-dzong.html - https://www.drukasia.com/bhutan/wangdue-phodrang/wangdue-dzong/

• ALT1: ... that according to legend, Ngawang Namgyal founded the Wangdi dzong (pictured) because an old man told him that doing so would unite his country? Source: https://wangduephodrang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong-summary.pdf - https://www.bhutantrip.com/sightseeing/wangdue-phodrang-dzong.html - https://www.drukasia.com/bhutan/wangdue-phodrang/wangdue-dzong/
• ALT2: ... that the Wangdue Phodrang dzong (pictured) was destroyed twice by fire, in 1837 and 2012? Source: https://wangduephodrang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong-summary.pdf - https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/wangdue-phodrang-dzong-the-fortress-of-glorious-unification/
• ALT3: ... that the Wangdue Phodrang dzong (pictured) was destroyed by a fire in 1837, damaged by an earthquake in 1897 and destroyed again by a fire in 2012?

Source:https://treasuryoflives.org/institution/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong- - https://wangduephodrang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong-summary.pdf

• • ALT4: ... that the Wangdue Phodrang dzong (pictured) was destroyed twice by fire between 1837 and 2012? Source:https://treasuryoflives.org/institution/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong- - https://wangduephodrang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wangdue-Phodrang-Dzong-summary.pdf
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sulaiman Binol
  • Comment: I'm using Wangdi dzong in the first 2 hooks instead of Wangdue Phodrang dzong since the hooks are quite large

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

R. M. Holda - (talk) 18:15, 4 May 2026 (UTC).

History of the Mutapa Empire

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• ... that the Mutapa Empire fragmented following the death of a ruler who spent their time writing songs on an mbira and smoking dagga?

• Source: pgs 303-4

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bombay sandwich

Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 19:16, 3 May 2026 (UTC).

Jōsaku Maeda

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Maeda at work in 1963

• ... that Japanese painter Jōsaku Maeda (pictured) began consciously painting mandalas after critic Konstanty Jeleński described his Night Series as such in Paris in 1959?

• Source: https://www.tobunken.go.jp/materials/bukko/28402.html – "1959年、批評家コンスタンティ・ジェレンスキーにより《夜のシリーズ》等の作品を「マンダラ」と評され、以後、曼荼羅を意識した制作を行うようになった"

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• Comment: New article created 3 May 2026 by Skylark1357. ~2,100 words prose, based on Japanese scholarly sources (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Bijutsu Techo). Fully referenced, with free image from 1963. Orphan and dead-end tags resolved with links from Konstanty Jeleński, Musashino Art University, and Kyoto City University of Arts.

Created by Skylark1357 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Skylark1357 (talk) 16:33, 3 May 2026 (UTC).

• Updated image to 1963 action shot (Maeda painting mandala) – matches hook and infobox; image is PD-Japan from Bijutsu Techo Oct 1963. Skylark1357 (talk) 02:55, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Modern Woodmen Sanatorium

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Birdseye view of Modern Woodmen Sanatorium

• ... that Woodmen Road—a major east-west corridor in Colorado Springs, is named after the former Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured)?

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• ALT1: ... that tent-cottages from the Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) were sold by millionaire Blevins Davis as low as $25? Source:
• ALT2: ... that one of the tent-cottages from the Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) came to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, where it is now an exhibit? Source:
• ALT3: ... that in 1994, four teenagers burnt the dairy farm complex of Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) in an arson, which left ruins that were bulldozed? Source:
• ALT4: ... that in 1994, four teenagers burnt the dairy farm complex of Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) in an arson? Source:
• ALT5: ... that the Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) went out of business because streptomycin was found to be more effective at curing tuberculosis than sanatorium treatment? Source:
• ALT6: ... that the tent-cottages at the Modern Woodmen Sanatorium (pictured) were inspired by tepees? Source:
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Created by PPriyix (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

PPriyix (talk) 13:56, 3 May 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this DYK. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:16, 28 May 2026 (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: None required.

Overall: Very intereting article, thanks for creating it. New enough, moved from draft space on May 3. Well sourced. So many hook options, but I like ALT6 the best. All of them work, though, so I'd be fine with any of them. There are too many images, so there is MOS:SANDWICH throughout. I suggest that you either remove as many as you'd need to remedy this problem, or use galleries. My other suggestion about your lead: It really isn't one. Leads should summarize the article, so please do that, and put the info from the first paragraph into the body of the article. Thanks for your hard work. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:56, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on May 4

Australian Antarctic Territory

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• ... that Australia has been combating Japanese whaling in its own Antarctic Territory, although the Japanese government argued it's for "research purposes"?

• Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-01/ijc-japan-whaling-southern-ocean-scientific-research/5357416

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Improved to Good Article status by MCE89 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 00:19, 7 May 2026 (UTC).

• Hi @DoNothingEveryday, welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for nominating this article for DYK! I just have a few suggestions as the GA nominator regarding the hook. First, I think it'd be best to avoid referring to the territory as Australia's "own Antarctic Territory" given that the sovereignty claim is not widely accepted by other nations. I'd also suggest that we clarify that Japan hasn't conducted whaling in the region for a while now. What do you think about a slight tweak to the hook to either: ALT1: "... that Australia took Japan to the International Court of Justice for its whaling activities near the Australian Antarctic Territory?" or ALT2: "... that the International Court of Justice ruled that Japan's whaling activities near the Australian Antarctic Territory were not carried out for research purposes as Japan had claimed?". MCE89 (talk) 14:13, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

  Hello, @MCE89, thanks for replying to my DYK nomination! I would be glad to add those alternative hooks for the DYK, although I'm a beginner at this and I still do not understand some things in this site. So, if you please kindly, add the alt you've suggested to my DYK nomination or even teach me how to. Would be appreciated so much. Also, how do I reply in the DYK nominations? All of this is manually edited in source, I would be glad to know what is the template for replying. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 14:30, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

  Great! A reviewer should come along and review those ALT hooks soon, and they'll let you know if there are any other issues that need to be resolved. To answer your question about how to reply here, as far as I know the source editor is the only way to do this since DYK nominations are hosted in the Template namespace. You can see WP:INDENT for some tips on how to reply to a discussion in the source editor (and I hope you don't mind that I fixed the indentation on your last reply!). MCE89 (talk) 08:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Murder of Ángeles Rawson

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• ... that Ángeles Rawson, a 16-year-old girl murdered in Buenos Aires, was the second most searched person on Google in Argentina in 2013, only behind Canadian actor Cory Monteith?

• Source: Infobae Infobae – 16 December 2013 / Qué buscaron los argentinos en Google durante 2013 [What did Argentines search on Google in 2013?]

• Reviewed: Nik-O-Lok Company

Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

CoryGlee 18:41, 5 May 2026 (UTC).

• Not surprising, it's a known phenomenon that murder of young women and girls are often widely publicized. (t · c) buIdhe 23:14, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Is that a review by you Buidhe? If so, what are your observations? Only the hook? What about the rest? Please let me know, especially if it is a review taken up by you. I mean because you used a symbol. Thanks!!!!!!!!! CoryGlee 23:50, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Yes you are right by linking that "white woman syndrome", there should be a similar term for cases like George Floyd or Daunte Wright, a felon and a wife-beater killed because of their actions and yet receive so much publicty. Mew... CoryGlee 23:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Pinging Buidhe to not drag this into a weeks-long issue. If not clarified, in 24 hours, I will add a red icon (redirect for another review) to make it clear that raised concerns were not addressed. Best to you and everyone! CoryGlee 01:32, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
      • The hook is ineligible if it doesn't meet any one of the requirements. Do you have an alternate hook to propose? I don't see how police violence is relevant to the point I made, which is that such crimes as the article describes often attract a great deal of attention. (t · c) buIdhe 01:47, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
        • Oh yes, no problem Buidhe, I will propose several others. The point was not in favor of police violence, which is despicable. It's just pointing out how two criminals made headlines mainly because they were utilitarian for people who boast of race equality and that stuff. I mean, there are racists who celebrated those two men's deaths, I am not one of them. The relevant point is that if innocent women do not make headlines because it "attracts a great deal of attention", neither should two criminals whose only feature was obvious for part of the media. MLK and Rosa Parks are much better examples of being a true victim of police violence than these two. That was my comparison point on coverage hypocrisy. I will ping you when new hooks are proposed. CoryGlee 01:59, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
• ALT hook: ... that the Buenos Aires City Legislature renamed a public square in honor of a murdered Buenos Aires teenager?
• ALTa: ... that the Buenos Aires City Legislature renamed a public square in honor of a teenager murdered in 2013?
• Source: here at Infobae.
• Pinging Buidhe. Thanks. CoryGlee 03:33, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Pinging Buidhe to know whether you continue with this review. Thanks! CoryGlee 10:28, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Pinging Buidhe for a last time before redirecting review. Not rushy but I saw the red box with empty queues and I think that it makes no sense to keep this dragging on. Thank you! CoryGlee 03:22, 13 May 2026 (UTC)
      • Given the backlog and need for hooks amid empty queues and preps, I feel able to request another reviewer. Original comment, placing an icon, seemed to come from an intended review; it did not. User has been pinged several times and continues editing. So, let's not drown ourselves either by long queues or the lack of them! CoryGlee 22:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 5

Pudgy (comedian)

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Pudgy

• ... that comedian Pudgy (pictured) was often referred to as "the female Don Rickles"?

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• ALT1: ... that Pudgy (pictured) filmed her 1983 Showtime comedy special aboard the RMS Queen Mary? Source:
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Created by Nofete (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Nofete (talk) 05:37, 10 May 2026 (UTC).

• I'm not sure if either hook is interesting to a broad audience: the first requires knowledge of who Rickles is (and not many non-Americans or contemporary readers may be so). The second is marginally interesting at best: I'm not sure if it was common to film comedy specials in ships. In the meantime, how do these other proposals sound?

ALT2 ... that comedian Pudgy (pictured) previously worked in haircare, but quit due to developing an allergy to health care products?

ALT3 ... that before starting her comedic career, Pudgy (pictured) considered becoming a mortician?

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:53, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

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First Light (song)

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• ... that 11 years before Lana Del Rey released her song "First Light", for a James Bond video game her theme for the James Bond movie Spectre was rejected?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx984j49ro

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

🥤Spravato!🍒/🧋 20:34, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

• Was new enough upon DYK submission. It's well-sourced and long enough. No QPQ Required, and hook is sourced correctly. However, the hook is lacking context: many readers would be somewhat confused regarding how these two aspects connect. Spravato, I think the hook should clarify that First Light is for a James Bond game and Spectre was a James Bond movie, though I'm not quite sure how you'd say it. Jishara (talk) 05:33, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Bite Me (Enhypen song)

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• ... that the choreography of "Bite Me" prompted fans to send competing protest trucks to the record label over the use of female backup dancers?

• Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/kpop-fans-protest-truck-removal-female-backup-dancers-enhypen-korea-2023-5

• ALT1: ... that after the release of "Bite Me", fans sent opposing protest trucks to the record label, with one side demanding the removal of female backup dancers while the other advocated for them? Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/kpop-fans-protest-truck-removal-female-backup-dancers-enhypen-korea-2023-5
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Created by Theskyisindeedindigo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— go!^🪻·☁️ 13:36, 8 May 2026 (UTC).

Slide (FBG Duck song)

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• ... that FBG Duck recorded "Slide" in forty minutes while grieving the death of his brother, freestyling the lyrics in the studio, and did not expect the song to become a hit?

• Source: XXL

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

TheArchitectOfYe (talk) 01:11, 6 May 2026 (UTC).

Deportivo Toluca FC 6–0 Club América (2003)

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• ... that Toluca FC's 2003 goal against Club América is widely regarded as one of the best goals ever scored in Liga MX?

• Source: (Spanish): "El día que Cardozo anotó uno de los mejores goles de la Liga MX ante las Águilas del América" / (English): "The day Cardozo scored one of the best goals in Liga MX history against Club América." MedioTiempo (Spanish): "El goleador histórico de los Diablos Rojos marco uno de sus mejores goles en el futbol mexicano en 2003 gracias al apoyo de sus compañeros en una sensacional jugada colectiva en un contragolpe." (English): "The all-time leading scorer for the Red Devils scored one of his best goals in Mexican football in 2003 thanks to the support of his teammates in a sensational collective play on a counter-attack." TUDN

• ALT1: ... that The Guardian ranked Toluca FC's 2003 team goal against Club América as the second-best team goal of all time? Source: "The Joy of Six: Great team goals ... 2) José Cardozo (DEPORTIVO TOLUCA 6-0 America, Apertura, 01/11/2003) [followed by a description and ranking of other team goals]..." The Guardian 1 The Guardian 2
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Floyd L. Carlisle
• Comment: For anyone interested in seeing the goal, here it is on YouTube. This was added as an external link in the article since it published by a reliable source.

Moved to mainspace by Morogris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 00:41, 6 May 2026 (UTC).

Murwillumbah Swamp Beer

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• ... that on the 2001 Easter weekend 40,000 bottles of beer fell into the Tweed River just outside of Murwillumbah, leading local people to dive into the river to retrieve them?

• Source: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/explore/people-places/tweed-tales-tall-true/murwillumbah-swamp-beer

• ALT1: ... that many of the bottles that fell in the river were from the Malt Shovel Brewery and were marked with the initials 'MSB' and that these soon became known to locals as "Murwillumbah Swamp Beer"? Source: https://museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/explore/people-places/tweed-tales-tall-true/murwillumbah-swamp-beer
• ALT2: ... that the local football coach of the under-19s team in Murwillumbah saw 40,000 bottles of beer falling into the Tweed River as the team's downfall? Source: https://gcmag.com.au/murbah-swamp-beer-the-truck-spill-that-became-legend/
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Created by Aliceinthealice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Aliceinthealice (talk) 23:31, 5 May 2026 (UTC).

• . Article is long enough, newly created, Earwig showed no violations, and cited properly. 1st hook is intersting.NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 19:32, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I'm seeing two citations to The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:01, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Hi (talk there are two referecnes to different Daily Telegraph articles; one about 'shocking crimes' and another about the creation of it as a short running product. Is this a problem? I am happy to address if it is Aliceinthealice (talk) 00:19, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

@Aliceinthealice: see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 384#The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) which would be why leeky has raised it. Do you have an alternative sources you can use? Alternatively if you don't, you can take the question of whether The Daily Telegraph is reliable for the claims made in your article to WP:RS/N. TarnishedPath^talk 06:40, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi, apologies - I've been sick and forgot this notification! Yes, I agree that the Daily Telegraph isn't particularly notable but for this period in the very early 2000's it has been has been hard to find references. I totally understand if this excludes it from being a DYK - I just think the whole incident is QUIRKY and people living in Murwillumbah love to talk about this - even now. Cheers Aliceinthealice (talk) 07:18, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Europejara

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Restoration of Europejara's head

• ... that the pterosaur Europejara (head pictured) may have been among the first seed dispersers of flowering plants?

• Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038900

• ALT1: ... that Europejara (head pictured) is the oldest known toothless pterosaur? Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038900
• ALT2: ... that Europejara (head pictured) is the first tapejarid pterosaur known from Europe? Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038900
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Improved to Good Article status by FunkMonk (talk) and Borophagus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FunkMonk (talk) 12:25, 6 May 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. The article was recently promoted to GA (May 5) and has no copyright issues picked up by Earwig. No QPQ needed as nominator has less than 5 previous nominations. I like either ALT0 or ALT1 the most. -- ZooBlazer 17:16, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

• Pulled per hook concerns raised at WT:DYK#Prep 2 (29 May). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:09, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
• So what's the next step for this? There is considerable disagreement[13] on whether the objections are enough to block this nomination, so it seems strange it can be done unilaterally. FunkMonk (talk) 17:28, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 6

Furry pornography

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• ... that furry pornography discourse spans from Kirk/Spock fan works to real-world assassins involving Kirk and Trump?

• Source: https://worldtribune.com/what-the-hell-both-trump-and-kirk-shooters-had-furry-fetishes/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/probe-reveals-trump-shooter-thomas-crookss-links-to-furry-porn-maga-says-kid-was-programmed-to-kill-president/articleshow/125393725.cms

https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/us-news/tyler-robinson-played-furry-shades-of-gay-porn-game-report/

• ALT1: ... that the term yiff originated in a constructed language?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20190913170903/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/furry-yiff-meaning/

• ALT2: ... that Tony the Tiger has been the subject of sexualized fan art?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/29/tony-the-tiger-frosties-begs-furries-stop-tweeting-him-porn

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tony-tiger-frosted-flakes-horny-twitter-furries_n_5bc015e8e4b01a01d689054b

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

Issac I Navarro (talk) 07:35, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

Richard M. Hotaling

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• ... that Richard M. Hotaling maintained a herd of Holstein cattle from Holland at his house in California?

• Source: "Then & Now: Hotaling Mansion in Sleepy Hollow". San Anselmo Historical Museum. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

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• Comment: First DYK nomination; hopefully this is fitting enough. Prose size measured via DYK check.

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

Beta Beta Beta (talk) 19:10, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

Enzo Richer

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Enzo Richer competing in FREC in 2025

• ... that Enzo Richer (pictured) became the first person to compete in FREC as a Luxembourger despite being born in France?

• Source: 2025 Formula Regional European Championship - Enzo Richer

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• Comment: Created by KVYTICAL, major edits made by Formula Downforce, BurningBlaze05 and sucessfully submitted to moved to mainspace, following a major edit by me, F1fan00 and post-movement edits made by MSport1005

Moved to mainspace by F1fan00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

F1fan00 (talk) 09:29, 8 May 2026 (UTC).

• @F1fan00, KVYTICAL, Formula Downforce, BurningBlaze05, and MSport1005: Rejecting Pierre-Alexandre Provost per WP:DYKNEW. Enzo Richer is technically nowhere near 5x, but I'd be tempted to IAR given that much of the last pre-expansion revision is mostly notes and keys; I must however ask for the {{BLP sources}} and unsourced content to be resolved.--Launchballer 23:13, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Apologies, didn't notice that this was eligible as new to mainspace. I resolved the tag by removing all of the unsourced content, which means this is under 1500 characters. I'm guessing that included the hook, because I don't see it there now. (Earwig's fine.)--Launchballer 19:31, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

@F1fan00, KVYTICAL, Formula Downforce, BurningBlaze05, and MSport1005: Please address the above.--Launchballer 11:55, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Fly, Fly My Sadness

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• ... that the Bulgarian-choral-Throat-singing fusion on Fly, Fly My Sadness was inspired by playing multiple albums at the same time?

• Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-03-ca-60109-story.html "Feeling His Way": "Alperin listened to cassettes of a Russian folk choir and a traditional Tuvan throat-singing group... Alperin recalled getting a sudden intuition: What if they played both tapes simultaneously?"

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

ALittleClass (talk) 18:51, 7 May 2026 (UTC).

• I checked the history. You created the article on 12 march, and finished expanding on 22 march. Your edit on 7 May, when you nominated was only around 100 or so words, which is not a 5-fold expansion. I am failing. 🥤Spravato!🍒/🧋 00:03, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

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Josefino Comiso

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Joey Comiso at NASA

• ... that Joey Comiso (pictured) first became interested in science after his village mistook an airplane contrail for the end of the world?
  • Source:Comiso, Josefino (November 5, 2013). "Jeep Accident, Sea Ice Anomalies and Global Climate Change". Maniac Talks. Goddard Space Flight Center. NASA. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
    • Quote: "But then there were events that made me rethink my beliefs. One time there was a line in the sky seen by the neighborhood and everybody gathered to find out what that is. The elders then say it must be a sign from God, and they start saying it's the end of the world. So everybody gathered, and many people were kneeling and asking God for forgiveness and everything. And I was there not knowing what to do because, you know, as a young child it's very hard to say, to know what the end of the world really means, you know? Does it mean that all of a sudden the whole world will blast off or whatever? But then when we point out that this [is] actually the contrail of the first passage of commercial plane[s] in the area, then that opened my awareness of science. I decided to read more abut science and study biographies. (Slide caption: "A Sign from God. A contrail of the first passage of a jet plane was interpreted as The End of the World...This opened my awareness of the importance of science and the scientific method.") Event occurs from 4:35–5:57, Chapter: "The End of the World".
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hannah Cruz
  • Comment: For WP:SOHA: 12 June (Philippines National Day)

Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 04:15, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

• Article meets DYK requirements: is new enough, long enough, adequately sourced, and free from close paraphrasing. A full QPQ has been done. The hook is interesting and mentioned in the article, but the reference needs to be duplicated at the relevant sentence per DYKHFC. I'll approve this once that's done. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:29, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Added. Sorry for the delay, I only just saw this. Viriditas (talk) 22:38, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
    • @Narutolovehinata5: And I forgot to ping. Viriditas (talk) 23:46, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I noticed you were still making edits to the article. Are those done now? I can wait for those to finish before giving this the tick. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:34, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: I just obtained full access to Lee-Chua's book for the first time, so now I have a lot of new content to work with. The good news, is that the outline is already in place, and I already got everything right. It's ready for a tick, but I will be filling in a few gaps with some minor expansion going forward. I think I will likely add subsections as well. Viriditas (talk) 21:21, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@Viriditas:. Okay, just let me know when it will be ready because this needs the tick before June 12. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:00, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: It's ready now. I'm not really changing anything major at this point, just expanding with the new source material. Viriditas (talk) 03:06, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

It would be safer to wait until the expansion since ongoing expansion would be a stability issue, which isn't officially a DYK criterion but has been a source of concern in the past. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:04, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: That's not what a stability issue refers to in that context. It specifically is a problem when an article is destabilized by two competing versions, often due to edit wars. I plan on adding section headings and additional material about his career. That does not destabilize an article. Viriditas (talk) 12:36, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

I mean, if an article is already being expanded, it seems safer or at least more courteous to approve it once that is done, rather than waiting for it to finish, if only because it seems rude to approve an article while it's still "incomplete", if you get what I mean. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:43, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

I think we have different interpretations of stability. My take is that a DYN nom is stable if it is in an active, expanding state, but unstable in terms of major content gaps or important missing items that are being added daily. The stability criterion that is important here is two-fold: 1) the absence of edit warring over substantially different versions and 2) a basic outline (functionally complete) that meets the presentability criterion. I have no problem as a reviewer approving of a nom that meets these criteria yet is being changed or expanded daily. I realize that others do. Viriditas (talk) 17:52, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Popular Socialist Party (Haiti)

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• ... that Haiti's Popular Socialist Party supported a conservative in the indirect presidential election of 1946 because it believed its candidate would not be popular enough to win?

• Source: Smith, Matthew J. (2009). Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change, 1934–1957. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8078-5937-7. Retrieved 9 May 2026. Notwithstanding this hostility, the PSP made a judicious evaluation of the political situation and acknowledged that their candidate Georges Rigaud had little hope of success. They decided, therefore, to back Edgar Néré Numa, the conservative black deputy from Les Cayes. The decision to back Numa, according to Sam, then general secretary of the party, was not taken because Numa was black but because he appeared most sympathetic to the goals of the Socialist Party even though he himself was not a socialist. Still, the fact that a light-skinned candidate would never win in the heated political climate of 1946 was not lost on the socialists.

• ALT1: ... that Haiti's Popular Socialist Party may have withdrawn its 1946 presidential nominee because of the colour of his skin? Source: Same as ALT0.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Right of Salvadoran expatriates to vote
• Comment: For context that is in the Wikipedia article but not obvious from the quote from the source, the contemporary rivals of socialists like the PSP were the black nationalist noiristes, who claimed the mulatto (mixed-race) PSP was trying to stop black emancipation, hence the likely, but not official, reason for the PSP's change in support.

5x expanded by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

Yue🌙 (talk) 19:28, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

Vita Sadalbergae

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• ... that the Vita Sadalbergae (written c. 680) is an anonymous Latin biography and hagiography of Saint Sadalberga, founder and abbess of the Abbey of St John, Laon?

• Source: Barnwell, P. S. (30 December 2008). "Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (300–900)". Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature. 92 (1): 5.

• ALT1: ... that in the hagiography the Vita Sadalbergae, the protagonist, Saint Sadalberga, had to overcome three obstacles in order to enter the monastery? Source: Hochstetler, David (1992). A Conflict of Traditions: Women in Religion in the Early Middle Ages 500-840. Lanham, Maryland: University Press. ISBN 0-8191-8609-0, pp. 27-28.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Salona (537)

5x expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 19:00, 8 May 2026 (UTC).

Discussion about improving article between creator and expander/nominator

• "Anonymous 1996" is not a proper citation. The article's two headings, "Background" and "Influence", suggest that it has nothing about the Vita itself. A statement about the Vita's historical value—The Vita is the only source for the civil war between Dagobert II (676–79) and Theuderic III (675–91)—has been removed. A redlink to the Vita Anstrudis was also removed. Srnec (talk) 02:13, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I formatted it that way because it was from the Vita's translation in the McNamara book, which is in the second section of the chapter about Sadalberga (pp. 178–194). As this article states, the Vita was written by an anonymous author. What would be a better choice?
  • I don't understand your problem with the headings. The first is its historical context, including a brief summary of its plot. The second is a discussion of its impact and influence, including what scholars have said about it. Can you suggest better heading titles?
  • I returned the missing statement and the red link, as per your request. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:37, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Nothing in the citation indicates that you are citing a translation of the Vita itself: Anonymous (1996). "Saint Sadalberga". In McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E. Gordon (eds.). Sainted Women of the Dark Ages. Translated by McNamara, Jo Ann. Duke University Press. pp. 178–194. ISBN 0-8223-1200-X. I would use the format <ref>''Vita'', ch. __, translated in {{harvnb|McNamara|Halborg|Whatley|1996|p=__}}.</ref> for footnotes—but that's not the only option. It just needs to be clear what it is. The title of Anonymous 1996 is given as "Saint Sadalberga", which does not indicate the Vita.
      • Okay. The Vita is short, only a few pages, so there's only one chapter. Should I fill in "1" in the blank space? But thanks for the assistance and guidance, and for teaching me about how to format historical sources. (This means that I'll have to reformat the same source in Sadalberga, which is easy enough.)
    • We go from background to influence without discussing content. I'm not necessarily saying the article is deficient, but its structure may leave readers confused. What if I don't care about background and influence and just want to know what's in it? Srnec (talk) 17:04, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
      • The content includes the plot summary, in the first paragraph. I could either separate the two paragraphs in current "Background" section, even though I personally don't like single-paragraph sections. Or I could rename it to "Plot summary and background." I could also rename the "Influence" to "Historical impact and influence". I will follow your suggestions. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:14, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
        • Looking at it more closely, I'd say the Background section really isn't. It is more synopsis and dating. Likewise, the Influence section is probably more Analysis. When I write articles on pre-modern literary works, I think in terms of composition (authorship, dating, place of composition), synopsis (what it says), transmission (manuscripts, editions, translations) and reception (how is has been used and read). The organization of the article often follows the same path. But every case is a little different. This is a suggestion. Srnec (talk) 01:01, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
          • So I've followed your suggestions above. I think it's ready for a review now. Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:02, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Mo'Kalamity

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• ... that reggae musician Mo'Kalamity derives her stage name from American frontierswoman Calamity Jane?

• Source: [14]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Adán Gordón
• Comment: There's a lot interesting about her but I'm struggling to condense something into a hook other than the one above

Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 22:35, 7 May 2026 (UTC).

Daz Black

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• ... that many people attributed Andrew Tate's removal from social media to a diatribe by Daz Black?

• Source: [15][16]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Pittsburgh Cycle

Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 395 past nominations.

Launchballer 02:51, 7 May 2026 (UTC).

Pastel in political campaign in Brazil

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• ... that in Brazil it is common for politicians to eat pastéis to win votes during election campaigns?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20220924071023/https://tribunapr.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/simpatico-ou-oportunista-de-onde-vem-a-fixacao-dos-politicos-pelo-pastel-de-feira/

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

DanGFSouza (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2026 (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: QPQ not needed. New enough and long enough. Sufficiently sourced and passes Earwig. Cited and interesting. Good to go. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 19:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

• Pulled from prep for copyright cleanup based on post by GreenLipstickLesbian at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Prep_6. Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:19, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

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2026 state visit by Donald Trump to China

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• ... that for the 2026 China-U.S. summit, the Chinese government disregarded their 2020 sanction on then-Senator U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio by changing his name's transliteration by one character?

• Source: Chinese_government_sanctions#Chinese_transliteration_of_Rubio [17]

'Originally, the Chinese transliteration of Marco Rubio was 卢比奥 (盧比奧), while the Foreign Affairs Ministry used the another transliteration 鲁比欧 (魯比歐). When he assumed the secretary of State in January 2025, the Chinese transliteration of Rubio was changed to 鲁比奥 (魯比奧), which under the transliteration guideline adpoted by Xinhua News Agency. Under the guideline, Ru referred to 鲁 (魯), and Lu referred to 卢 (盧). Therefore, the standardized Chinese transliteration is "鲁比奥 (魯比奧)". The spokeperson of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Mao Ning stated that "instead of how his name is translated in Chinese, it's his actual name in English that is more important". On 12 May 2026, Rubio headed to Beijing with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time. According to reports, this arrangement might have been made possible after China changed his name's transliteration.' (Wikipedia article)

'China has altered the transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name, a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country for a high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, according to reports.

Rubio was sanctioned as a U.S. senator by the Chinese government in 2020 for criticizing Beijing’s treatment of the minority Uyghur population in the Xinjiang region and other alleged human rights abuses. The restrictions included a ban on Rubio entering the country.

The sanctions might have complicated plans for Rubio to accompany Trump aboard Air Force One, but a Chinese Embassy spokesperson told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday that it would not block the secretary’s travel.

“The sanctions target Mr. Rubio’s words and deeds when he served as a US senator concerning China,” spokesperson Liu Pengyu said.

The Chinese government and official media began using a different character for “lu” to represent the first syllable of Rubio’s surname shortly after he took office last year, according to AFP.

Two diplomats told the outlet that they believed the change served as a sort of linguistic loophole that allowed China to bypass its sanctions, which were imposed under the old spelling of his name.' (The Hill News)

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  • Comment: Please revise the hook if needed and message me if you have any other questions/concerns (I used the "Chinese government sanctions" article for the source but can provide more if needed). The replacement character in Rubio's surname literally means "reckless", "stupid", "crass", or "rustic".

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

Unsurprising (talk) 16:17, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

Rebbachisaurus

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• ... that the air sacs in the bones of rebbachisaurid sauropods like Rebbachisaurus may have been an adaptation to hot temperatures?

• Source: https://doi.org/10.4202%2Fapp.00316.2016

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

AFH (talk) 23:24, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

• Starting review--Kevmin § 15:40, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

  Article long enough and GA new enough. Article highly sourced, neutral in presentation and following Wp:guidelines. Hook is cite and sourced. Can we work on a less complex way to present the hook though, its premise is good, but it feels to verbose as currently presented. Also, Ibiricu et al is CC-By-4.0 and presets a number of good images that could be used in the article and the nomination here (such as the graphic of the air-sack systems.--Kevmin § 17:22, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

• @Augustios Paleo: Hello?--Kevmin § 00:07, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

United States UAP files

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A file in the first batch containing an email

• ... that the Trump administration released previously classified documents (example pictured) on unidentified anomalous phenomena on May 8, 2026?

• Source:

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• Comment: This is a new topic, so it might be edited a lot more and already is getting edited a lot.

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

ReelCosmix (talk) 22:51, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

Just noting here (I can't participate for review, I helped on the page) that this got renamed to United States UFO files and it's this person's first DYK. — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 02:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

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Iris Duane

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• ... that future MSP Iris Duane was named among YWCA Scotland's "30 Under 30" list in 2023? Source: https://glasgowguardian.co.uk/2024/06/30/meet-the-uofg-student-running-for-parliament-in-conservation-with-iris-duane/ https://youngwomenscot.org/30-under-30/iris-duane/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Bornou
  • Comment: Authors list chosen from substantial editors. Other authors made more minor edits in the first few days. Happy for the list to be changed.

Created by TheBritinator (talk), Anameofmyveryown (talk), and Funcrunch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

Bogger (talk) 15:04, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

• Already nominated this as part of a double with Q Manivannan.--Launchballer 15:06, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
• @Bogger: There is already an active nomination involving this article. TheBritinator (talk) 15:14, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Attenboroughnculus, Blue Planet III

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• ... that Attenboroughnculus tau went unsorted for about 40 years and was only given a scientific name this year?

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• ALT1: ... that a graduate student from Ghent University noticed an insect's unusual characteristics that turned out to be a new genus of wasps while examining unidentified insects at the Natural History Museum? Source:
• ALT2: ... that Attenboroughnculus tau was named after Sir David Attenborough in celebration of his 100th birthday? Source:
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• Comment: 2nd time making a nomination, feedback is appreciated...

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

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 08:25, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

I like option 1: A. tau went unsorted for about 40 years ... Roy Bateman (talk) 10:09, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

@DoNothingEveryday: There are a couple of {{cn}} tags, please rectify. Also, I'm considering beefing up Blue Planet III to 1500, how would you feel about me adding that to this nom? Something like ALT3: ... that David Attenborough's 100th birthday was marked by the naming of a new genus of wasps after him and the announcement that he would narrate Blue Planet III?.--Launchballer 00:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer:, I will rectify the citations needed quickly, although the etymology for the name is founded in the research paper when you look for the etymology of the name (use F3 if need be). As for adding another hook, I wouldn't mind for you to add another one, it's fine. Cheers. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 00:31, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Alright, reviews needed for both articles.--Launchballer 03:15, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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Q Manivannan, Iris Duane

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Q Manivannan and Iris Duane

• ... that Q Manivannan (pictured) and Iris Duane are the first two transgender people elected to the Scottish Parliament? Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/26091897.first-two-transgender-msps-elected-scottish-parliament/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/msps-scottish-green-party-holyrood-scottish-edinburgh-b2973385.html
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Crystal Z Campbell
  • Comment: Mostly driveby noms, though I did a bit of beefing up of Duane to meet 1500. Will see who else deserves credits in the morning.

Created by TheBritinator (talk), Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk), EmyRussell (talk), PatGallacher (talk), Funcrunch (talk), and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 396 past nominations.

Launchballer 00:39, 10 May 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: It should be noted these articles may fit the technical requirements, but they are being rapidly changed and there is a couple of things that haven't reached a consensus yet. TheBritinator (talk) 15:25, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

We can run them when they stabilise. Do me a favour and check I haven't missed any credits off.--Launchballer 20:09, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

• Created Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Iris_Duane separately. -Bogger (talk) 15:07, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Kris Lindahl

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• ... that Kris Lindahl's billboards have been reacted to with anger, annoyance, and fandom?

• Source: Keller, Aaron (28 October 2019). "Wrapping Our Arms Around Kris Lindahl's Divisive Ad Strategy". Twin Cities Business. Retrieved 8 May 2026. ...what’s perhaps even more curious is the public reaction. Angry. Mocking. The outrage has even led to the creation of a dedicated Kris Lindahl category on Reddit.
• Krauss, Louis (October 30, 2024). "Minnesota real estate agent Kris Lindahl's inescapable signs get a 'Call of Duty' makeover". Star Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2026. Since Lindahl’s ads were first introduced in 2017, they have garnered both local fandom and annoyance from some Minnesotans who feel like they can’t escape the billboards.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/White Bronco chase

Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 21:48, 8 May 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
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• Adequate sourcing: - n
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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• Cited:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Two sentences are unreferenced because they were removed by an editor as "contributor blog post" and "written by a PR agency". The article has no copyright violations, is long enough, new enough, and neutral. The hook is reliably referenced and interesting. SL93 (talk) 16:25, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 9

Pierre Noël Lecauchois

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• ... that the lawyer Pierre Noël Lecauchois was granted a stay of execution for his client just days before she was going to be tortured and burned at the stake?

• Source: Explaining the torture & execution associated with the sentence: "Salmon was sentenced to be tortured (for the names of her accomplices)... and to be burned at the stake." Explaining how the stay of execution got there just in time: "[Lecauchois] immediately petitioned the king for a stay of execution, which was duly granted, although the royal order barely got to Caen in time, on 27 July 1782, just a few days before Salmon was to be examined and executed."

• ALT1: ... that two of the lawyer Pierre Noël Lecauchois' former clients were married in a ceremony financed by members of the House of Orléans, which he attended? Source: "La Comtesse de Genlis, qui se montra très émue par le destin de Marie Salmon et la Comtesse d'Orléans préparèrent pour leur part le mariage de Marie Salmon avec le soldat Jean-Pierre Savary — également réhabilité par Lecauchois après une révision de son procès... La Maison d'Orléans... ne se contenta pas de fournir les carosses décorés à ses armes dans lesquels prirent place Marie Salmon, son époux, l'avocat Lecauchois, l'éditeur Cailleau et l'avocat parisien Bijot jusqu'à l'église ; elle fit également cadeau d'une somme princière de 9 000 livres à la mariée."

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  • Comment: Full disclosure about Alt0: Marie Salmon (his client) had a DYK hook run in March that referenced the first time she avoided being executed, whereas this hook references the second time she was nearly executed. About Alt1: the "which he attended" at the end sounds a little awkward to me, so I'm not against leaving it off. But I also wanted to emphasize that he was present at the ceremony.

Moved to mainspace by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 23:21, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

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Nyamazana

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• ... that the forces of warrior-queen Nyamazana killed the last Rozvi ruler, but the credit is often incorrectly given to her husband?

• Source: pg 265

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Mandalore
• Comment:

Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 20:33, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

• Good start. Article is new enough (nominated on the same day it was moved out of draft space) and just long enough (1700+ characters). Well sourced to books from known publishers. Spot check suggests copyvio unlikely. Tone is neutral. Article looks tidy enough (though I did add spaces between paragraphs, etc., to make it look less like a stub, as stubs are ineligible for DYK). QPQ is done. The hook certainly got my attention but there are a couple of problems: Both the article and the cited source suggest that it was the warrior-queen's forces that killed the last Changamire, whereas the hook makes it sound like she was definitively the killer directly responsible for his death. Also, I also could do with a bit more explanation in the article itself about the "last Changamire" part although I suppose you could infer he was the last Changamire. @Kowal2701: Could you please take another look at the hook and tweak? Cielquiparle (talk) 10:35, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Cielquiparle, I've edited the hook, sorry for that. Changamire was the title, I've changed it to "ruler" both in the hook and article for clarity. Honestly it's a bit ambiguous who the last Changamire was, there was someone in exile/rebellion in the 1850s and '60s and another in the 1890s who both gained some recognition Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 21:49, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Volition (company)

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• ... that the video game developer Volition was named after a dictionary definition? Source: The Secret History of Volition, ref #1 in the article, 11:41–13:23
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Smack You

Improved to Good Article status by IceWelder (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

IceWelder [✉] 15:50, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

Yunan Nasution

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• ... that after founding a press bureau in Bukittinggi, Yunan Nasution was arrested, imprisoned, and upon his release was forbidden from staying there? Source: [18]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Burmese hare (2nd nomination)
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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 303 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 12:07, 9 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on May 10

Jorge Salvaire

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• ... that Jorge Salvaire built the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján on a promise to the patron saint after being spared execution? Source: Di Fazio, Gerardo. De aquí no se mueve": el esclavo africano, el erudito francés y la épica de una imagen que fundó en Luján una devoción nacional. Infobae.
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Moved to mainspace by Lynch44 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Lynch44 23:22, 10 May 2026 (UTC).

1952 Tripura Electoral College election, Arman Ali Munshi, Tripura Ganatantrik Sangha

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• ... that as Tripura had no Legislative Assembly that could elect a Rajya Sabha MP in 1952 an Electoral College was elected, which in turn elected Arman Ali Munshi of the Ganatantrik Sangha to parliament?

• Source: Dutta, Jyotish Chandra. An Introduction to the History of Tripura: From Monarchy to Democracy. Book Home, 1984. p. 44

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Volcano Radio, Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Olenina-d'Alheim, Template:Did you know nominations/Malika Kishwar

Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 456 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 19:51, 10 May 2026 (UTC).

• I take, will review in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 22:04, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles are fine, QPQs are done. Will review the hook another time.--Launchballer 00:33, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

@Soman: Long enough, new enough, Earwig's clean. No reason why any would deserve a maintenance template (they may have deserved {{copyedit}} tags, but I believe I took care of those myself). I don't find the hook interesting at all; please propose another.--Launchballer 21:43, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

@Soman: Please address the above.--Launchballer 11:56, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Castelpetroso

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• ... that the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows in Castelpetroso, Italy, was built across three generations of the Gualandi family of Bologna over more than eighty years?
  • ALT1: ... that the bishop of Boiano himself reported experiencing an apparition of the Virgin Mary on 26 September 1888 at the site of the present Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows?
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  • Comment: First DYK nomination. COI/PAID disclosure on User:Dt.fabio and Draft talk:Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Castelpetroso. Article accepted via AfC on 10 May 2026 by Ozzie10aaaa. Both hooks cited in the article: HOOK A cited to Vanilla Magazine and AgenSIR (visible in History section); ALT1 cited to Vanilla Magazine (Macarone Palmieri apparition reported in The 1888 apparitions section). QPQ not required (first nomination).

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

Dt.fabio (talk) 13:51, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

• Doing... Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 22:30, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - n
• 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'm going to spot-check all instances of refs 3, 5, and 10 in this version:

• canonical inquiry doesn't appear to be supported by the source
• nor is Following this episode, Acquaderni—together with Bishop Macarone Palmieri—became the principal promoter of the construction of a sanctuary on the site, organizing a fundraising campaign that drew donations from across Italy and from Italian emigrants abroad., the source doesn't mention Acquaderni
• nor is Economic difficulties, the death of Bishop Macarone Palmieri in 1897, and the disruption caused by both World Wars meant that the perimeter walls were not finished until around 1950, the source doesn't mention economic difficulties or Palmieri's death
• nor is The sanctuary was solemnly consecrated on 21 September 1975, in the presence of Bishop Carinci—now buried in the sarcophagus behind the high altar—and of all the bishops of Molise, the source only says construction was completed in 1975 with no further detail

I'm going to stop the spot-checks here as all of the first four have brought up issues, please can you go through the article and ensure the content is supported by the sources cited? In case you used an LLM to translate this, please see WP:LLMTRANSLATE, if this was LLM-generated, please see WP:NOLLM. Thank you Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 23:32, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• • @Dt.fabio: Any progress here? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:27, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the thorough review, @Kowal2701. I am currently working through the four sourcing issues you identified, cross-referencing the article text against the primary sources — specifically Mattei's published history of the sanctuary and archival issues of Il Servo di Maria. I will update the article and citations accordingly within the next few days. I appreciate your patience. Dt.fabio (talk) 12:26, 30 May 2026 (UTC) @Kowal2701 thank you for the careful review. I have now corrected the article and want to account for each of the four issues you raised.

1. Canonical inquiry — A new inline citation has been added to the sentence on Bishop Macarone Palmieri's formal declaration of 23 February 1889: Il Servo di Maria, 23 February 1889, p. 105, as cited in Mattei, Il Santuario dell'Addolorata a Castelpetroso, Grafica Isernina, 1982, pp. 65, 71–73. The existing Marie de Nazareth ref has been retained as a secondary source.

2. Acquaderni as promoter — The phrase "organizing a fundraising campaign that drew donations from across Italy and from Italian emigrants abroad" has been removed, as overseas fundraising was conducted by Don Domenico Lombardo at a later stage, not by Acquaderni. The sentence now reflects what Mattei documents directly: the establishment of a committee comprising the bishop, the archpriest of Castelpetroso, Acquaderni, and others, with Il Servo di Maria as the official fundraising organ (Mattei, p. 65; Il Servo di Maria, 9 February 1889, p. 68).

3. Economic difficulties / death of Macarone Palmieri / World Wars — The three factors are now individually sourced: death of Macarone Palmieri on 27 February 1897 via Catholic-Hierarchy; World War I and II disruption via Mattei, pp. 195–196 and 211; perimeter walls completed in 1950 via L'Addolorata di Castelpetroso bulletin, Anno Santo 1950, p. 260 ("ultimate le mura perimetrali del Tempio"). The word "around" has been removed as the source is explicit.

4. Consecration 1975 / burial of Carinci — The names of the co-consecrating bishops are now cited to Mattei, p. 325. The description of Carinci's burial has been corrected from "sarcophagus behind the high altar" to "beneath the Throne of the Virgin Mary within the sanctuary", per Find a Grave (memorial no. 50858694).

Additional correction — The gallery caption gave Macarone Palmieri's birth year as 1838; corrected to 1817 per Catholic-Hierarchy.

I hope this addresses all the concerns raised. Dt.fabio (talk) 14:47, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

@Dt.fabio, thank you but my concerns were with the article as a whole, not just those four instances. Can you please look over the article and ensure the text is directly supported by the sources before I do another spot-check? If this one brings up issues I'm afraid I'm going to have to fail this Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 21:53, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 11

The History of Java

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Illustration of Prambanan in The History of Java

• ... that the illustration of ruins in The History of Java (example pictured) is more beautiful than it actually is?

• Source: "Presented as unpoetically as possible in the form of technical drawings, the contrast could not be more striking between these and the romantic aquatints produced by William Daniell that depict the ruined candis surmounted by masses of luxuriant vegetation ... and his "superlatively beautiful" ruin landscapes, at least to one reviewer, rendered the candis infinitely more pleasing to the eye" 1

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5x expanded by Ivan530 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

- Ivan530 (Talk) 17:20, 15 May 2026 (UTC).

Kiara St. James

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• ... that Kiara St. James once helped end a law known as the "walking while trans" law?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tele7ABC
  • Comment: Driveby nom.

Created by Funcrunch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 399 past nominations.

Launchballer 01:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC).

Colin Queen

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• ... that Lamborghini-supported Colin Queen is a racing driver despite having a congenital heart defect?

• Source: https://racer.com/2025/05/08/colin-queen-from-chd-survivor-to-lamborghini-super-trofeo-north-america-racer

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

Road Atlanta Turn 5 (Talk) 12:32, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

Largest collection of Titanic on VHS

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• ... that there is a collection composed entirely of the VHS version of Titanic? Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/titanic-superfan-vhs-collector-titanicfan97-1235635378/
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Created by Dragonhawk12 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 15:42, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

• Currently at AFD, though it looks like it will be kept, as even the nominator seems to think (as noted in the !votes) that it should be moved rather than deleted. Daniel Case (talk) 18:19, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
• Review follows. I honestly wouldn't think this is notable (more of a WP:BLP1E situation or a WP:DOGBITESMAN quirky kind of event) but opinion seems to be trending toward keeping.

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Heavy reliance on the subject's WP:SOCIALMEDIA for claims beyond the basic. For example, he's used as a source for the claim of 5000+ videos, which would not be permitted under per The material is neither unduly self-serving nor an exceptional claim. The reliable sources here appear to be recycling the subject's claims rather than reporting them independently. (I doubt Variety counted all 1,600 copies of the tapes, considering that it interviewed DeGangi over Zoom.)
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - Certainly the "largest" claim in the title and lead has to go; sources don't make this claim. It looks like the article will be moved though.

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I corrected "comprised" to "composed" in the hook. Might suggest adding "in Florida" to "a collection" since that amps up the quirk factor. This is on hold at least until the AfD is closed and the move is completed, although if we can't get independent verification of the size of this collection I am not sure the article will be eligible for DYK. Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:23, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

• Courtesy ping @Dragonhawk12: please address the issues raised in the review. Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:31, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
• I don't think there is any other sources that are up-to-date, the lastest I've seen is 3500 from 2024, being https://www.cltampa.com/news/largo-man-with-world-famous-titanic-vhs-museum-must-find-new-home-for-more-than-3500-tapes-18576087/ Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 23:23, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Maria Afonso

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• ... that the reliquary believed to contain the remains of Maria Afonso may actually hold the body of her infant nephew instead?

• Source: Rossi Vairo, Guilia. "O Mosteiro De S. Dinis E S. Bernardo De Odivelas, Panteão Régio (1318-1322)" (PDF). Família, Espaço e Património [Family, Space and Heritage] (in Portuguese). CITCEM. p. 438. ISBN 9789898351142. Numa primeira interpretação, entendeu-se que a mesma conservaria os restos mortais duma filha natural de D. Dinis, D. Maria Afonso, professa no Mosteiro de Odivelas, possivelmente abadessa da comunidade entre 1317 e 1318, a qual teria falecido em 132025. Na realidade, uma observação atenta do jacente exclui a possibilidade de se tratar de uma jovem mulher.; Nephew: Varela Fernandes, Carla (December 2006). Proposta de identificação de um jacente medieval. O infante D. João [Proposal for identification of a medieval recumbent effigy. Prince John] (PDF) (Report) (in Portuguese). Art History Institute - University of Lisbon. p. 73. Retrieved 11 May 2026. D. João was the son of Afonso IV and Beatriz and is believed to have died at about one year of age, having been buried in the church of the Monastery of St. Dinis of Odivelas, where his grandfather, King Dinis, and his aunt, Maria Afonso (II), already lay. (this whole source is also about the theory that the tomb contains the remains of John & not Maria)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lego Horizon Adventures

Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 15:05, 11 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on May 12

Brandon Fellows

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• ... that Brandon Fellows was dubbed a "rising star with a loyal fanbase" after appearing on The Stranger?

• Source: [19]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Episode 8498 (Neighbours)
• Comment: Apologies, I was a few hours late as I have been very busy with job interviews. I would highly appreciate being given a bit of leeway with this one

Created by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 00:42, 20 May 2026 (UTC).

• Hi Danilo, please note this is my first DYK review.

General eligibility:

• New enough: - Very slightly (around 3½ hours) late.
• 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 is my first review, so am leaving for a more experienced reviewer to provide overall adjudication. 3½ hours late but I would allow that leeway for this good article. Per WP:NPPSG, Hello! is a generally unreliable source, but I think it should be fine for a direct quote per WP:RSOPINION. I would add by Hello! either before or just after the quote. Max263 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

Rallying of New Caledonia to Free France

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• ... that an Australian warship backed a successful coup in New Caledonia in 1940?
  • Source: "This was a reference to Australia's use of "gunboat diplomacy" — dispatch of HMAS Adelaide to support a coup in Noumea during September 1940." Simington, Margot (1976). "Australia and the New Caledonia coup d'etat of 1940". Australian Outlook. 30 (1): 73. doi:10.1080/10357717608444558.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sier (Ameland)

Moved to mainspace by ITBF (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

I T B F 📢 10:10, 19 May 2026 (UTC).

• Moved to mainspace on the 12th and submitted to DYK on the 19th. That meets the newness requirement.
• My biggest issue is that Earwig indicates a 51% likelihood of a copyvio. Quite a few of these are cited to the source, but just to be on the safe side I'd like someone else who knows more about the subject to take a look. Everything else looks good as far as I can see though. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 15:04, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Livia Accarigi

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• ... that Livia Accarigi sang her poems to Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain?

• Source: Ridolfi, Maria A. Ceppari; Ciampolini, Marco; Turrini, Patrizia (2003). The Palio and its image: history, culture and representation of Siena's festival. Nardini. p. 238. ISBN 978-88-404-1173-6. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

• ALT1: ... that Arcadian poets like Livia Accarigi each took on a classic-sounding pen name? Source: Betri, Maria Luisa; Brambilla, Elena (2004). Salotti e ruolo femminile in Italia: tra fine Seicento e primo Novecento (in Italian). Marsilio. p. 86. ISBN 978-88-317-8546-4. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
• ALT2: ... that Livia Accarigi never published her tragedy about Queen Tomyris? Source: COOPER-WALKER, GIUSEPPE (1810). MEMORIA STORICA SULLA TRAGEDIA ITALIANA (PDF). Brescia. pp. 130–131. Retrieved 12 May 2026. https://libsysdigi.library.illinois.edu/OCA/Books2012-06/memoriastoricasu00walk/memoriastoricasu00walk.pdf
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elisabeth Park

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 20:55, 15 May 2026 (UTC).

Fisherman's knot

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• ... that whale baleen and nylon ropes share characteristics that make Fisherman's knots useful?

• Source: Quote from source ... Split whale baleen is monofilament and rectangular in cross-section with dimensions 4 mm x 1.5mm. Knots tied in flat material, like baleen, behave differently from those tied in a cross-sectionally round medium in which there are no edges. The surface smoothness of baleen is high. In many ways, this material can be compared to long thin flexible strips of hard PVC. Knotting thus requires structures with a high resistance to slippage.(p.115)(...)The Fisherman's Bend structure, based on two symmetrically positioned Single Overhand Knots, occurs as a bend on the baleen fishing lines. Baleen is a tough smooth material, which is very resistant to a transverse load. The edges of the flat monofilament may be deflected under a reasonably strong perpendicularly applied load, such as those obtained with a pair of narrow beaked pliers. However, to achieve this via Single Overhand Knots, requires quite a strong pull, which will cause the composing Overhand Knots to pull through under tensioning. Hence to ensure knot stability, care in knotting is plainly insufficient. It follows that one needs a more secure structure with better friction-amplification properties. Without sacrificing the symmetry aspects, one may try using Double Overhand Knots instead of single ones.(...)This is not surprising as there is more surface on which friction can become operative in the composing Double Overhand Knots to yield a greater gripping effect. This feature is typically exploited in the knotting of smooth material. In knotting modern monofilament synthetics, structures based on Multiple Overhand Knots are quite common. The underlying principle is one of which the Inuits would have needed to be aware in knotting their slippery materials.(...)The bulkiness can also be counteracted by giving the knots a barrel shape. More wrapping turns form a cylinder to stabilize the knot. This already occurs on the Triple Fisherman's Bend from 1700 Nuuk (See Fig. 5). An artefact (Lb.23) from Disko Bay, donated to Denmark's National Museum in 1854, also incorporates Fisherman's Bends based on Triple Overhand Knots. Nowadays the symmetric barrel idea is also to be found in bends used by anglers for the synthetic supersmooth monofilaments. In rupture tests these bends often reach breaking strengths of close to 100%, i.e. they are about as strong as the medium in which they are realised. (pp. 123-124)

Turner, John Christopher; Van de Griend, Pieter (1996). History and science of knots. Series on knots and everything. Singapore New Jersey London [etc.]: World Scientific. pp. 107–134. ISBN 978-981-02-2469-1.

• • ALT1: ... that Inuit peoples made thread out of baleen connected with fisherman's knots? Source: Same as above
  • ALT2: ... that the fisherman's knot has important uses in climbing and surgery? Source: The uses section of the article has a few sources on this, for example sources [9], [13], & [14].
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Improved to Good Article status by ScrubbedFalcon (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 08:37, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

• ScrubbedFalcon I'll review this (full review later today). Looking it over, seems like a fascinating article on a worthy subject. I lean toward ALT1 and ALT2—ALT0 is interesting, but imo requires an extra step. Two things from first impression: the pictures could do with (short) captions. While WP: Caption leaves room for captionless photos, generally it wants them. Second is the prose, which is a little stilted at times. It might just be an after-effect of major GA edits, but if you could go through and try to iron some out, that would improve the article. Either way, I can provide specifics or take a look myself later on. Great work so far! Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 15:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• The images have captions (and alt texts), but you can only see them when you click on them because they're using the frameless param instead of thumbnails. Because the images (at least the diagrams) are black and white and have fairly fine line work, the thumbnails make the images look pretty terrible. I could use the frame param instead, but then I think I would have to include a scale param that would force a certain image size and override reader preferences on image size (if I understand the image syntax correctly). Any ideas? Regarding the prose, I don't have much time today but if you have areas where you think it needs a polish I could take a look tomorrow or Friday. Thanks for picking up the review! ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 16:10, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• In that case, I think it's just up to personal preference. It struck me as a little off, but I get the tradeoff. I made some changes to the prose. I tried not to change any meaning/usage and only focused on wording (making more concise and straightforward (trying to reduce passive voice especially). I centralized in one edit. There are a couple places where the article strays toward WP:NOR(footnote B for example) or toward WP:NOTHOWTO (specifically the climbing references seem a little more instructive than descriptive). I don't think they do so too problematically for DYK, but I would fix. On the DYK in general:

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:

No issues with sourcing I found (I checked the van de Griende book and the links), earwig is 9 percent with no standout copyright issues. ALT1 and ALT2 approved (ALT0 issue with DYKINT), but leaving at ? until you get a chance to respond. Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 06:17, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

• @ScrubbedFalcon: any progress on this one? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:31, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Ack, sorry I forgot to respond to this, thanks for the ping. I personally like the history facts more, but I think ALT2 is probably more interesting as a hook. Regarding the NOR concerns, I think the sources on footnote B back up the claim (its not synth). In solidarity, ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 09:08, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

División del Norte metro station

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Armando Manzanero singing karaoke at División del Norte metro station

• ... that commuters can sing karaoke (example pictured) or play the piano at División del Norte metro station?

• Source: There are multiple sources, but the single source mentioning both: [20]: "...el piano y la plataforma de karaoke situados en el metro División del Norte como parte de la galería Autores y Compositores de México lucen maltratados; el lugar es usado principalmente por cantantes callejeros." [the piano and karaoke stage located in the División del Norte metro station as part of the Autores y Compositores de México gallery look run-down; the space is used mainly by street singers.]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703

5x expanded by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 06:05, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

• Comment Not a review, but I feel the article's current lead image would be better for this hook. Also suggesting
• ALT 2 ... that the División del Norte metro station has a pictogram featuring the silhouette of a local equestrian statue? Finnfrog99 (talk) 22:50, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

División del Norte metro station

• My issue would be that Zaragoza also has one. Another option would be, working with the lead image, ALT3: ...that División del Norte metro station features a musical design dedicated to Mexican musicians (pictured), as well as a karaoke machine and a piano for commuters to use? Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 05:11, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Kampala – Hamburg: Roman einer Flucht

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Van Dijk in February 2007

• ... that author Lutz van Dijk (pictured) inspired himself by murdered Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist David Kato to write a novel about a gay Ugandan teenager on his journey to escape persecution?

• Source: inspiriert vom Aktivisten David Kato

Lutz van Dijk hat sich für seinen Roman vom Aktivisten David Kato (1964–2011) inspirieren lassen, der 2004 die Organisation „Sexual Minorities Uganda“ (SMUG) gegründet hatte. Als die ugandische Zeitung „Rolling Stone“ 2010 auf der Titelseite „100 Fotos von Ugandas Top-Homos – Hängt sie auf!“ mit Namen veröffentlichte, verklagte er erfolgreich die Zeitung. Drei Wochen später wurde er ermordet. by the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel

• • Reviewed: El Sol Rojo
  • Comment: I will add QPQ in coming hours

Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

CoryGlee 01:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

• Hi CoryGlee, would you mind reworking this hook? At the moment it doesn't make grammatical sense. The prose is also a bit shaky at times in the article so a copyedit would be worthwhile. A few related points:
  • "A resident of Cape Town and knowledgeable about Africa, he said that neither he nor his husband suffered from any attack" relevance of his knowledge of Africa here? Scanning the interview, it doesn't seem like the interviewer is making the claim that he is knowledgable, so is it van Dijk making this claiM?
  • "highlight that there is no Islamism in Uganda and its religious influences to persecute homosexuals." I don't understand this.
  • See the example at WP:RECEPTION under "Don't make subjective claims in Wikipedia's voice"; there's a few places the reception section strays here.
• So on. Ping me when the article is ready for review. Whonting (talk) 06:48, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I guess you do not know German or failed at comprehending the reception section. No single claim is subjective. It's all in source and the comments are typical of book's or film's reviews... I will address the other issues and ping you, Whonting. CoryGlee 12:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Ditrichites

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Ditrichites aristatus plant in Kachin amber

• ... that the extinct moss Ditrichites has been found as compression fossils and in amber (pictured)?

• Source: Kuc 1974: "Twenty-eight slabs with fossil mosses obtained"

Tan et al 2025:Intro "Ditrichites aristatus sp. nov. (Dicranales s.l.), based on 34 whole plants and 11 fragments embedded in 13 pieces of Kachin amber"

• ALT1: ... that soil particles found with one species of Ditrichites moss (pictured) indicates ground level habitat?

• Source: Tan et al 2025: "Lower parts of plants often attached by soil. The attachment of plants to soil (Figure 4A–C) suggests that this fossil species was terrestrial."

• ALT2: ... that it was 41 years between the first Ditrichites moss description and the genus being reported in amber fossils (pictured)?

• Source: Kuc 1974 First species

Frahm & Gröhn 2015: Baltic amber species described

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arceuthobium laricis

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 388 past nominations.

Kevmin § 18:25, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

Trinity Rooms

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• ... that in 2003, Trinity Rooms, a nightclub in Limerick, Ireland, marched an elephant through its entrance to demonstrate its size?

• Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40758693.html

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

CeltBrowne (talk) 17:33, 12 May 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, and was nominated in the proper time frame. No copyright violations detected. Hook fact is interesting and verified to the cited source. Unfortunately there are some significant WP:Verification problems which causes the nomination to fail WP:DYKCITE. There are unsourced claims in several spots in the article, some of which are tagged. In double checking paragraphs with only one citation at the end, I am catching places where the sources do not verify or support all the claims in that paragraph. In general, the article has not properly attributed where the content is coming from, and a rigorous amount of fact checking will need to be done to get this approved.

The nominator needs to go through the article and cite exactly where the content is coming from. I shouldn't be catching text that isn't supported in the sources being cited with inline citations. Note that this also means no lazy put all the citations/sources at the end of the paragraph. If all of the content is not in any one source, than there needs to be multiple citations within that paragraph with only the source verifying a particular claim being cited directly after each fact. We don't want the article getting pulled at WP:ERRORS for false citations. For example "Cahill, a hired English hitman, was paid €10,000 to carry out the killing." When I opened up the first citation after that fact at the end of the paragraph that fact wasn't found in that first source. That should not happen. If the whole text of the paragraph isn't found in any one source, then multiple citations must be used so that the reader can immediately find the correct source with that fact. We can't run this until the citation issues are fixed. If two or more sources are bundled each source should have all of the content in it. If it doesn't, than you need to add more citations in a paragraph so that only the source with that fact is being claimed as verifying a particular fact. Note I will check every sentence to make sure it is verified and that the citation immediately after each claim is in the source being cited. Ping me when you are ready for another look.4meter4 (talk) 20:16, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

@CeltBrowne: Any progress here? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:30, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

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Roman Gardens

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Roman Gardens in Hollywood, California

• ... that Rudolph Valentino was rumored to have used Roman Gardens (pictured) for secret romances, despite the building not being completed until after his death?

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• ALT1: ... that Rudolph Valentino was rumored to have used Villa Valentino for secret romances, despite the building not being completed until after his death?
• ALT0b: ... that Rudolph Valentino was rumored to have used Roman Gardens (pictured) for secret romances, despite him dying before the building was completed?
• ALT1b: ... that Rudolph Valentino was rumored to have used Villa Valentino for secret romances, despite him dying before the building was completed?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wyman Park Building
• Comment: if an alt with a piped link is chosen, the picture caption should be changed accordingly

Created by Gb321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Gb321 (talk) 22:27, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

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Samseonggak

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Samseonggak of Buseoksa

• ... that some buildings in Korean Buddhist temples (pictured) also worship deities related to Korean indigenous belief and Taoism?

• Source: 1. "산신·칠성·독성을 함께 봉안하는 불교건축물" (Buddhist architecture that enshrines Sansin, Chilseong, and Dokseong together) entry on samseonggak on Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 2. "삼신신앙 체계는 도교적인 칠성과 고유의 산신신앙 그리고 불교적인 독성을 함께 모신 한국적 종교혼합주의의 전형적 사례로 알려져 있다." (Three god belief system is a typical example of Korean religious hybridism which combines Taoist Chilseong, native Sansin belief, and Buddhist Dokseong.) Oh, Cool Sea (2002). Buddhism and Folk Religion. Korea Journal of Buddhist Studies. 5: 59.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Agreeee
• Comment: It is interesting how foreign culture (Buddhism in this case) merges with local culture (Korean mountain god belief) as it is accepted by the locals. The hook can be reworded but I want it to mention how different religions were merged into one.

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

KimYubin (talk) 02:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC).

• I have added content to the article and rewrote some of the sentences so they sound more natural. I'd appreciate it if someone could see if the "copyedit needed" template could be removed. KimYubin (talk) 14:45, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

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Teresa Gnoli

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• ... that Teresa Gnoli's poems were first published when she was 10 years old?

• Source: di Castro, Raffaella (2001). GNOLI, Teresa (57 ed.). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 14 May 2026. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/teresa-gnoli_(Dizionario-Biografico)/

• ALT1: ... that Pope Leo XIII asked the poet Teresa Gnoli to establish a school for girls in Rome? Source: di Castro, Raffaella (2001). GNOLI, Teresa (57 ed.). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved 14 May 2026. https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/teresa-gnoli_(Dizionario-Biografico)
• ALT2: ... that Arcadian poets like Teresa Gnoli each took on a classic-sounding pen name? Source: Arcadi, Accademia degli (1871). Il giubileo pontificale di Sua Santità Papa Pio Nono: solennizzato in otto adunanze (in Italian). Tip. dei Fratelli Monaldi. p. 540. Retrieved 14 May 2026. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Il_giubileo_pontificale_di_Sua_Santit%C3%A0/85YvAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Teresa+Gnoli&pg=PA540&printsec=frontcover
• ALT3: ... that Teresa Gnoli wrote poems supporting the unification of Italy when she was just 15 years old? Source: Libraries, Cornell University (1900). Catalogue of the Dante Collection Presented by Willard Fiske (in Italian). University Press. p. 259. Retrieved 14 May 2026. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Catalogue_of_the_Dante_Collection_Presen/bgwuAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kulembebe

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 20:19, 15 May 2026 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ done. Earwig found no problematic copying although it would not have caught uncredited translations. But there are many unsourced sentences and paragraphs, and spot-checking found more sourcing problems; for instance, citation [13] to Stephens and Peterson has the appearance of sourcing half a paragraph, but actually verifies only one small claim in the paragraph that she was a friend of Giannina Milli. Reference [12] (Catalogue of the Petrarch Collection) does not verify anything recognizable in what it is said to be the source for. It is not currently in a state where it can pass DYK; per WP:DYKCITE, all content needs to have sources and be verifiable to those sources. Additionally, as all your hook sources appear to be offline, can you please supply a quote from each source that supports all of the material in each hook? —David Eppstein (talk) 00:36, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @David Eppstein: Really appreciate your review! I've edited the DYK sources to their active URLs. I also included the work mentioned in [12] in its referenced line and improved sourcing in later paragraphs (Roman Period, etc.) primarily referencing the [8] source. RabidTuberculosis (talk) 16:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
    • I'm curious: How did you decide that your newly added links actually source the things they claim to source? For instance, the one that you claim to source Leo XIII asking Gnoli to establish a school actually says something about Gnoli sending a poem to her brother. And the one you claim to source Arcadian poets taking a "classic-sounding" pen name is merely a dictionary of pen names, without any prose about this practice being typical of Arcadian poets nor of the names being classic-sounding. Are you reading all of these sources yourself, in Italian, and checking that they actually say what you claim them to say? Was your new article written on the basis of the sources that you found and read yourself, or did its text come from somewhere else with sources added later? Because this level of source hallucination strongly smells of AI use to me. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:57, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
      • @David Eppstein: I am, in fact, reading the sources in Italian (some of the original books are in a more archaic form of Tuscan). That Arcadian poets used pastoral pen names is attested in the main article, and the referenced book lists dozens of names (all relating to places in Attic Greece, Ionia, or Rome and names of deities), including hers. I included the book with her specific pen name for ALT2 since it's more germane to Gnoli. I can expand references for the practice if linking the article is not a sufficient proxy! ALT1 should share a source with ALT0; fixed, apologies for the reference to a different book. Thanks again for your review! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 01:30, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
        • I didn't do any more spot checks this time around but two paragraphs still end in unsourced sentences. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
          • Fixed! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 17:33, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Ok, I did another source check, this time of the first four sources.

• Footnote [1] Koch, claim "Teresa Gnoli Gualandi": ok.
• Footnote [2] Scottish Review, claim "née Gnoli": not verified; source gives her name only as Teresa Gnoli Gualandi with no birth details.
• Footnote [3], modernbeatricesarchive, claim "born in Rome, then capital of the Papal States, to a family of the Italian nobility on 23 August 1833": not verified; source gives only her birth year, not place nor family although it does give her class as "aristocracy" which is technically not the same as nobility.
• Footnote [4], Norton, claim "Her father was ... recite his sonnets": not verified; source details her recital of a poem and calls her a contessa; nothing about her father; nothing about the rest of her family; nothing about Belli; nothing about visits to the Gnoli residence.

At this point I gave up the check. These serious source integrity issues are close to making me fail this nomination. As a general pattern, these sources mention Gnoli but do not describe anything resembling the things they are used as sources for. I do not understand how an article written by a human on the basis of the cited sources could come to be in this state. It appears far more likely to me despite the disclaimers above that this is either entirely an AI fabrication or an uncredited translation of an article about her from some other source, with faked references added to hide its origin. If this were for a GA nomination rather than DYK, it would already be a quickfail. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:42, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

I'm having trouble following your concerns. Most of the biographical details are derived from the source by Raffaella di Castro. Rather than link the source dozens of times, I link it for sentences or paragraphs for which it is the sole source. When it is bolstered by other sources, I put those, even if further color is from the di Castro source.

[2] is a source from late in life that identifies her with her married name. Every other source lists only Gnoli, her family name.

[3] Again, each of these statements is attested in multiple sources. Since the phrase is a composite of multiple, each of which may only give 1 detail (i.e. birth year, nobility, title, father's life) it would be unwieldy to link five for a synthesized opening line. This is more or less normal for biographies of old personages for which sources are scattered.

[4] recounts her reciting, or improvising, poetic verse to an assorted group (including writers and cardinals) in Rome.

If my method of referencing (which attempts to streamline sources where possible) could be improved, I'm totally open to suggestions. However, each facet of the article is taken from a literary source. The hooks are derived from them. RabidTuberculosis (talk) 18:06, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

My concerns are: the article repeatedly makes claims followed by footnotes where the footnote does not contain anything resembling all of the claims that precede it. This fails verifiability, one of the basic pillars of Wikipedia, and makes it difficult to believe that the article text was derived from what its sources say, as it should be: if those claims are not in their sources, where are they from? It also violates the rules of DYK that all claims must be verifiable through their sources. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:37, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Sant Quirze de Pedret

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The southern apse of Sant Quirze de Pedret with the Parable of the Ten Virgins

• ... that on seeing pictures of the murals of Sant Quirze de Pedret (detail pictured), painter Santiago Rusiñol was uncharacteristically stunned, while Miquel Utrillo said: "They should do things like this all the time."?

• Source (same book): In an anecdote concerning the publication of the first fascicle devoted to the Pedret paintings, Pijoan recalls that 'one of the works was taken to the famous club of Modernists at the Continental, who pretty much ruled the roost in those days. Rusiñol looked at them and couldn't make a joke (which is saying some- thing). Puffing on his pipe, Utrillo said: "They should do things like this all the time."(Ylla-Català, Gemma (2016). "Romanesque Art and Modernity. Raimon Casellas, Josep Pijoan and the Aesthetic Value of Romanesque Painting". In Lahuerta, Juan José; Philippot, Emilia (eds.). Picasso and Romanesque Art. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, with the collaboration of Tenov Books. ISBN 978-84-8043-287-0., p. 195)

• ... that writer Raimon Casellas described the murals of Pedret as "rudimentary as the painting of a child and at the same time powerful, very powerful, like a wine stored in the cellar for centuries."?

• Source (same book, quoting from Casellas' 1908 study on the paintings of Pedret): "Only a direct viewing of the mural paintings or the contemplation of the beautiful three-colour prints that exactly reproduce them, can give you the sturdy impression of that art from the Middle Ages, rudimentary as the painting of a child and the same time powerful, very powerful, like a wine stored in the cellar for centuries." (Ylla-Català, Gemma (2016), p. 195)

• Reviewed: Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

PontiffSulivahn (talk) 15:39, 15 May 2026 (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: - ?

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Some correspondence between the wording of the article and the source www.diba.cat/documents is due to factual information. The hook, however, seems not very interesting for general readers. - I would appreciate it, if you could add another hook or two highlighting the rare character of the church and its murals. Munfarid1 (talk) 16:26, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for improving the article and reviewing the submission, Munfarid1. I thought it was pretty cool that the 12th century paintings were received in such a way by these two 19th century painters and art critics. Maybe that was not clear and something like: "... that 19th century artist Santiago Rusinol was stunned upon seing the 12th century murals of Sant Quirze de Pedret while art critic Miquel Utrillo said: "They should do things like this all the time."?" would be better? I will also try to think of another hook. Do I have to do this until tomorrow so that the article is not older than seven days? Also, is this the right field to answer you and suggest the other hooks?

Created by PontiffSulivahn (talk).

• • Hi @PontiffSulivahn:, this is the place to reply until we have reached a consensus about the hooks. And no worries, the intervall for DYK counts only from the date the article was created until your submission for DYK. The time I need to finish the review with your input does not count for the deadline. So you have time to think about another hook or two. If you want to rephrase the original ALT0, strike it through and add an ALT0a below with the new wording and source. Be aware it cannot exceed 200 characters, and generally, the shorter is the better. Best, Munfarid1 (talk) 21:59, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @PontiffSulivahn: Any progress on this one? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:29, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @Theleekycauldron: a bit! I found another quote that I thought is in line with common hooks (above) and I have found another source which I think can show the importance of these murals in popularising Catalan Romanesque murals. Unfortunately the source is in Catalan which I do not speak, so Google translate will have to do. This is why the church and its murals are primarily important. I will do this tomorrow.

Atlas (shipentine)

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Atlas under the name Star of Lapland

• ... that Atlas (pictured) was the last of her kind to be built in the United States, and later became a canning company's flagship?

• Source: "[Atlas] was renamed Star of Lapland and became the flagship...Atlas, the last square-rigged sailing vessel built in the United States... from [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015021129070&seq=144 Volume 3 of William Armstrong Fairburn's Merchant Sail, page 1712 and 1807

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Disappearance of Taylor Casey
• Comment: She was also the last American kerosene clipper, but Merchant Sail does not use that term

Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

GGOTCC 03:50, 15 May 2026 (UTC).

• Recommend clarifying what "kind" of ship, i.e. four-masted, or other descriptors for lay readers. RabidTuberculosis (talk) 20:25, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
  • I considered that, but "square-rigged sailing vessel" and "kerosene clipper" may not clarify much for the average reader as the hook would need to be specific to be accurate GGOTCC 22:47, 15 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Using the obscure "shipentine" is unhelpful for almost all readers and cannot be wikilinked - there is only one other appearance in the whole of enWP, which is there noted as "unusual", and has carried a 'citation required' tag for 13 years. I'm the wrong side of EngVar to have even heard of it before - isn't it just a "4-masted barque/bark"? - Davidships (talk) 14:32, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
      • A shipentine is an American version of a barque/bark, but it is a bit odd that Merchant Sail does not use the term. Of my understanding, they are an evolution of Down Easters and not interchangable. This article from the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute states Atlas was the "last full-rigged ship", which is much broader than barques or shipentines, but I do not want to substitute such specific terms because the claim was probably worded this way for a reason. I wanted to avoid using such specific terms, hence me being slightly vague with the hook. GGOTCC 17:48, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
      • Update: shipentine. I am more confused then when I started. GGOTCC 06:15, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Would a hook that avoids the "last of its kind" wording altogether and goes simply "... that Atlas was used as a canning company's flagship?". To me, it is unusual that a canning company had ships. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:04, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

While I am a bit dissipointed to exclude the information on her deisgn (my favorite part), this would still be a solid hook: Alt1: ...that Atlas was used as a canning company's flagship?" GGOTCC 05:51, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Kulembebe

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• ... that Kulembebe is the oldest-known polity in modern-day Angola?

• Source: pg 16

• ALT1: ... that mention of Kulembebe has survived in Mbundu titles? Source: pg 90
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Castelpetroso

Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 20:40, 14 May 2026 (UTC).

• The article is new and long enough; for the article, I recommend improving the lede to better summarize the article, and removing at least some of the many red links, except to refer to articles which exist on another language wiki (in which case use the 'ill' format). ALT0 could be punchier if rephrased as "... that the Kingdom of Kulembebe may have existed in Angola since the 13th century?". — Preceding unsigned comment added by RabidTuberculosis (talk • contribs)

Thanks RabidTuberculosis. I'll remove the links to the two books, but the other ones are all articles I intend to create at some point, and satisfy GNG (WP:REDLINK). Tbh I'm not sure what more I can add to the lead that won't render the body as dull duplication for the reader rather than summary. That hook's good, I'm happy to defer to you or the promoter on that Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 11:33, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7

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• ... that Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 is listed as the only one in the category (ADCA II) due to its feature called pigmentary retinopathy?

• Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/handbook/abs/pii/B9780444632333000129

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Created by NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 19:43, 14 May 2026 (UTC).

• This is not a review and I won't be reviewing this due to the subject matter (medical information) being outside my expertise DYK-wise. However, I would suggest proposing a different hook or angle, as the current hook may be too technical for laypeople (as in non-medical readers may not know what ADCA II and retinopathy are). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:00, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Then, I propose this hook as alternative:

ALT1: ... that Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 is listed as the only one in the category because it can affect vision?

• Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/chapter/handbook/abs/pii/B9780444632333000129

NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 10:44, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Eduardo Clark

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• ... that Eduardo Clark led the vaccination strategy for Mexico City during the COVID-19 pandemic?

• Source: (Spanish) "No obstante, Eduardo Clark adquirió relevancia como figura pública durante la pandemia de Covid-19, ya que se desempeñó como vocero de las actualizaciones de estos datos en la capital del país. Además, diseñó el modelo epidemiológico para la CDMX e implementó el plan de vacunación." / (English): "However, Eduardo Clark gained prominence as a public figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, serving as the spokesperson for the latest data updates in the nation's capital. He also designed the epidemiological model for Mexico City and implemented the vaccination plan." Reporte Indigo

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Six Flags Great America attractions

Moved to mainspace by Morogris (talk) and Aghtl2522 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 115 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 22:24, 14 May 2026 (UTC).

• Article new and long enough. Hook is interesting enough and is verified by the source, cited inline (I couldn't access Reporte Indigo for some reason, but El Financiero checks out the same factoid). No copyvio detected, unsurprising when pretty much all the sources are in Spanish. QPQ is done so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 02:42, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @Morogris and Juxlos: I'm not sure I find this hook to meet WP:DYKINT? Whether it was well or poorly done, an accomplishment or not, some person would have been picked to this city's COVID vaccine strategy coordinator, like most other cities did. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 02:33, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
    • ALT1 ... that Eduardo Clark helped launch of digital services for residents of Mexico City? (Spanish): Eduardo Clark Dobarganes fue titular de la Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública, durante el gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum en la Ciudad de México como jefa de Gobierno y desarrolló parte de la logística para la vacunación contra el Covid-19, además de sistemas como Llave CDMX, que sirve para realizar trámites de manera digital / (English): "Eduardo Clark Dobarganes was head of the Digital Agency for Public Innovation during Claudia Sheinbaum's administration in Mexico City as head of government and developed part of the logistics for the Covid-19 vaccination, in addition to systems such as Llave CDMX, which is used to carry out digital services." Heraldo de Mexico
    • Thoughts on ALT1 above, Theleekycauldron? This is probably the only other fact worth bringing forward. The rest of the article may not be as interesting. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 14:17, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Eva Buzo

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• ... that the record for earliest-in-season English Channel crossing by a woman is currently held by Australian marathon swimmer Eva Buzo?

• Source: "...first woman to ever swim the channel this early in the year." [21]

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

Pelicanfootman (talk) 07:41, 15 May 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough. Article well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, presentable, with no obvious copyright issues. Hook is cited, short enough and interesting. No images in the article. QPQ not necessary. My one concern is that the article backing up the hook is two years old, so saying that she currently holds the record is problematic, since somebody could have broken it in the interim. Can I suggest:
  • ALT1: ... that Australian marathon swimmer Eva Buzo set the record for earliest-in-season English Channel crossing?

@Pelicanfootman - Is that ok for you? Mariamnei (talk) 12:32, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

That works perfectly, @Mariamnei. Thanks! Pelicanfootman (talk) 21:03, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

ALT1 approved. Mariamnei (talk) 13:20, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

• @Pelicanfootman and Mariamnei: I'd be a bit queasy about just running a "person holds record" hook, but the details of the feat are fairly interesting. how about:
  ALT2: ... that Australian Eva Buzo swam the entire English channel in 13 °C (55 °F) waters, breaking the women's world record for earliest-in-season crossing?
  theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 02:48, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
• Works well for me, @theleekycauldron. You're right, the 13-degree water is the most interesting detail. Pelicanfootman (talk) 21:03, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

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King (Kanye West song)

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• ... that Kanye West shouted out civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. on his new song, "King"?

• Source: [22]

• ALT1: ... that Kanye West credited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his interracial marriage on the intro track of his new album? Source: [23]
• ALT2: ... that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shouted out by Kanye West on the intro of West's new album?

• Source:[24]

• Reviewed:

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

haventcameupwithanameyet(TALK) 00:20, 20 May 2026 (UTC).

• Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

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

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• Cited:
• Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: A new article that is long enough. Nominated in time. It is sourced to reliable sources and the spotcheck match. No copyvios, neutral tone. I don't know why the singles chart is not ordered, but not a DYK issue. The hooks: ALT0 and ALT2 are the same, but with different voice. Praising someone is not in itself hooky enough, while ALT1, which is hookier, has source issues. The source says:

"What is surprising, though, is how he referenced Martin Luther King Jr. to flaunt their relationship. [lyrics] This not only refers to the civil rights leader's efforts against segregation, but also might be a wider commentary on how Ye's predecessors in Black society paved the way for his star status. Also, most simply, it's a connection to the track's title."

The article cites another source backing ALT1, but the text is mostly what the hook says. [25]: "Kanye West credited the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his interracial marriage on a track from his new album Bully." Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 21:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Brazil v France (1958 FIFA World Cup)

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• ... that after seeing Pelé score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup semi-final against France, King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden sought him out before the final to shake his hand?

• Source: SI

• ALT1: ... that Pelé scored his first international hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup semi-final against France? Source: RSSSF
• ALT2: ... that despite getting a double fracture in his fibula during France's 1958 FIFA World Cup semi-final against Brazil, Robert Jonquet was able to play in the rest of the match? Source: FFF profile
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yamato Kochi
• Comment: Pending on which hook gets approved, would it be possible to get the main hook to run on 19 July (same day as the 2026 FIFA World Cup final), or ALT1/ALT2 on either 14 or 15 July (same day as the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals)?

Created by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 19:34, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

Beans on toast

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Beans on toast

• ... that beans on toast should not be confused with Beans on Toast?

• Source: Just go visit each page ;)

• ALT1: ... that Americans may find the British dish beans on toast off-putting because American baked bean recipes tend to be sweeter? Source: https://www.thetakeout.com/1648753/why-english-eat-beans-on-toast/
• ALT2: ... that Britons love beans on toast? Source: https://www.thetakeout.com/1648753/why-english-eat-beans-on-toast/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Metland Egg
• Comment: Not impossible that ALT0 could qualify as an April Fools hook. I'm sure other ALTS are possible :)

Converted from a redirect by CaptainEek (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ and Whonting (talk) 03:24, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

• Will review. I just moved the artist to remove the disambiguator and edited appropriately above. —Kusma (talk) 13:24, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
• New enough and long enough. No other major article issues, although the "independent researchers" seem to be just one journalist. Mentioning when Heinz started to make baked beans in the US and that the recipes differ would also help.
• ALT0 is fun, but is really about Beans On Toast, not so much about beans on toast, so I am not a fan.
• ALT1 is the one I find most interesting. However, the source doesn't say "sugar", but "pork, molasses, and other sweeteners". Suggest to replace by "tend to be sweeter" or "tend to have sweeteners" or something in that direction. Also, this fact is not included in the article.
• ALT2 is ok, but not very surprising from a British perspective.
• Image and QPQ are fine.

CaptainEek, this still needs a little bit of work, see comments above. —Kusma (talk) 13:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

Kusma I amended ALT1, and agree its the most interesting. It was in the article, but it got removed; so I guess I have to solve that content dispute first. Could be a little bit, the guy who removed it just got a week long sock block, and I suspect I'll need a third opinion. Otherwise, I amended the researcher line. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 17:38, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

CaptainEek, sounds good. I think the history of baked beans and differences between UK and US versions are obviously relevant and should be included to ensure the article is easy to understand on both sides of the pond. Let me know when you think the dispute is resolved. —Kusma (talk) 18:45, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

@CaptainEek: been a week since last update, any progress? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:20, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

theleekycauldron Three folks are for inclusion, and one is against, and I think there is consensus to keep the American portion in the article. It is there currently. So unless you or Kusma have other issues, I think this should be good? CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 22:26, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1 approved. —Kusma (talk) 04:44, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
• For ALT1, I'm unclear on whether The Takeout's source provides a strong enough claim about a causal link from American baked beans being sweet $\implies$ Americans finding beans on toast off-putting. The source mentions the difference in Heinz's canned baked beans recipe between the US/UK as one possible reason for "why Americans are so perplexed by it", but this reads to me as speculation rather than something to echo in wikivoice. I'd expect there's something more interesting to highlight from this article for a DYK hook. Best, Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 03:15, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Vermont asked me to take a look here, as I'm helping them get their sea legs – I generally agree (although that doesn't count towards consensus weight here), but more importantly noting that I've added four {{bare URL}} tags and one {{citation needed}} tag, which need to be fixed prior to promotion. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 03:17, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Well yes, there is some speculation as to why Americans don't like beans on toast, because nobody has done a scientific double blind survey on American beans on toast preferences. But until someone wins the Ignobel prize for scientifically breaking down the American palate for beans, I think its reasonable to conclude that Americans might not like it because the bean recipes are different, and they are different in that they are sweet and porky. Just because the source hedges itself a bit doesn't prevent us from saying that thing, especially given that the hook uses "may". CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:37, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Might I propose the following? Vanamonde93 (talk) 03:19, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
    • ALT3 ... that "skinheads" may have referred to beans on toast in 20th century England?
      • I think its less interesting than ALT1 but this would be a decent compromise. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:37, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
      • ALT3 is good but I think it needs some tweaks; "may" isn't echoed in the article and the term ordering may lead some readers to believe that the hook is about the activities of neo-Nazis. Howzabout:
        • ALT3a: ... that beans on toast have variously been referred to as "skinheads", "skins on a raft" and "cowboy's dinner"?

      theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:53, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 16

Lucy Clark, TRUK United F.C.

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• ... that Guinness World Records recognises the founder of TRUK United F.C. as the first openly transgender football referee in the world?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pokémon Uranium
  • Comment: Driveby nominations of articles I literally just saw at User:AlexNewArtBot/LGBTSearchResult, and for which I beg for mercy regarding WP:DYKNEW.

Created by Beejamjam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 402 past nominations.

Launchballer 01:22, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Daiichi Ruby

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• ... that Daiichi Ruby was the first filly or mare to win two G1 races against colts, winning the Yasuda Kinen and Sprinter's Stakes in 1991?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20220331113635/https://hochi.news/articles/20190527-OHT1T50173.html?page=1

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• Comment: Horses are very in Vogue

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

Rosoviakosmos (talk) 07:21, 18 May 2026 (UTC).

Battle of Cut Foot Sioux

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• ... that the Battle of Cut Foot Sioux may have given its name to both Cut Foot Sioux Lake and Cut Foot Sioux Trail after a Dakota warrior was found with severed feet?

• Source: Warren, William W. (2009). History of the Ojibway People (2nd ed.). Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0873516433.

• ALT1: ... that the Battle of Cut Foot Sioux may have given its name to both a lake and a trail after a Dakota warrior was found with severed feet?

• Source: Warren, William W. (2009). History of the Ojibway People (2nd ed.). Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0873516433.

• Reviewed:

Moved to mainspace by JanManisijun (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

jan Manisijun (Magnesium) (talk) (contribs) 22:26, 17 May 2026 (UTC).

Johann Sigismund Weiss

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• ... that Johann Sigismund Weiss played the lute before the Empreror and the assembled German princes at the 1711 imperial election? Source: Lutz, Markus (2019). "Die Londoner Konzerte von Johann Sigismund Weiss im Jahre 1718 und ein Auftritt seines Neffen Johann Adolf Faustinus Weiss in London 55 Jahre später". Die Laute. Jahrbuch der Deutschen Lautengesellschaft (in German). 12: 87–109 On p. 96 we have "In der Tat war Johann Sigismund Weiss bei der Kaiserwahl 1711 in Frankfurt anwesend, wo er Gelegenheit hatte, vor dem Kaiser und allen dort anwesenden deutschen Prinzen zu spielen." ('Indeed, Johann Sigismund Weiss was present at the Imperial Election 1711 in Frankfurt, where he had the opportunity to play before the Emperor and all of the present German princes')
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Angels and Demons (Alexander McQueen collection)
  • Comment: I have PDFs of the Die Laute sources (thanks to WP:RX) that I can send if needed.

Moved to mainspace by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

—Kusma (talk) 21:36, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

Ray Allensworth

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• ... that Ray Allensworth was named to the Time 100 Next in 2025 for her work leading the team behind the first private spacecraft to successfully land on the moon?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251119010121/https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318811/ray-allensworth/

• ALT1: ... that Ray Allensworth led the team behind Blue Ghost Mission 1, the first private spacecraft to land on the moon? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251119010121/https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318811/ray-allensworth/
• Reviewed:

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

Jishara (talk) 06:10, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

• – hi Jishara, welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for creating this article! I expect this could be a good candidate for DYK, but there are some issues which I think would need to be addressed first. At the moment, the article makes a number of claims which are not sufficiently supported by the sources, including those in the hooks. Namely whether she "led the team behind" Blue Ghost Mission 1; the only source which seems to state this plainly is her entry in the TIME100, which as an award blurb is questionably independent and not a great source. The article also relies heavily on interviews/quotes and includes comments on her motivations in accepting roles, her goals, and the difficulty of her tasks, things which are not really encyclopedic. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 00:35, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Nusuk

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• ... that Nusuk was used by Hajj 2023 applicants from 57 countries after Saudi Arabia replaced a lottery process with priority-based selection?

• Source: Al Jazeera says pilgrims from Europe, Australia and the Americas were chosen "based on priority" for Hajj 2023, and that Nusuk was used for applicants from 57 countries.

• ALT1: ... that Nusuk, a Saudi pilgrimage app launched in 2022, surpassed 51 million users worldwide by March 2026? Source: Saudi Gazette reported that the Minister of Hajj and Umrah announced in March 2026 that Nusuk had surpassed 51 million users worldwide.

• ALT2: ... that after Saudi Arabia moved away from lottery-based selection for Hajj 2023, applicants from 57 countries used Nusuk to seek a place on the pilgrimage?
• Source: Al Jazeera says Saudi Arabia used a lottery system for Hajj 2022, while pilgrims from Europe, Australia and the Americas were chosen "based on priority" for Hajj 2023, and that Nusuk was used for applicants from 57 countries to select Hajj packages and payment options.

• • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: Special occasion request: please hold for 26 May 2026, the expected Day of Arafah / 9 Dhul Hijjah 1447 AH, if approved in time.

Moved to mainspace by Umais Bin Sajjad (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Umais🗣 08:06, 17 May 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this! Finnfrog99 (talk) 18:29, 23 May 2026 (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 to go! but dont think ALT1 is interesting, only approving ALT0. Finnfrog99 (talk) 18:35, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

• This was only approved a few days before the date request; but there a few issues with the hook, so I'm afraid this can't be run in time. ALT0 is written fairly confusingly, it doesn't really make clear what the app does or what the lottery/priority system is for non-Muslims, and ALT1 was not approved. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:41, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I agree ALT0 can be clearer. Would this version address the concern?

• ALT2: ... that after Saudi Arabia moved away from lottery-based selection for Hajj 2023, applicants from 57 countries used Nusuk to apply for Hajj packages?

This keeps the hook focused on what Nusuk was used for while retaining the lottery-system context. Umais🗣 05:16, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a Hajj package? I'm not sure the average reader will know, either. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 04:54, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

By "Hajj package", I meant the service package applicants choose for the pilgrimage, usually covering arrangements such as accommodation, transport and related Hajj services. I agree that wording may not be clear enough for a general reader, so I have updated ALT2 to avoid that term. Umais🗣 18:38, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Szivárvány TV

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• ... that Hungary's proposed first LGBTQ focused television channel submitted its license application two months ago?

• Source: https://hvg.hu/kultura/20260423_jon-a-szivarvany-tv "a license application for a new homosexual-themed media service has been submitted to the National Media and Communications Authority, Media1 has learned "

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kumutoto Stream
• Comment: If this hook gets accepted, can it go up during Pride Month? If it goes up in may, change two months ago to last month

Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Finnfrog99 (talk) 22:44, 16 May 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, no issue related to prose (I italicized the case). 3% on Earwig, no issue for the hook. Now, the issue is that the article is orphan (I tagged it). So please fixed the issue before I approved this. Pinging @Finnfrog99:. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 09:47, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @Miminity: fixed! thanks for a quick review Finnfrog99 (talk) 12:38, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Then, GTG. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:53, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

– Finnfrog99 and Miminity, I'm not sure if the sourcing here is sufficient to support a "first" claim. In the nlc.hu article, the mention of it being the "first" is limited to the subtitle and briefly in the first sentence. In the hvg.hu article, it is mentioned solely in the title. Optimally for a claim of this kind, we'd have more than a passing mention. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 02:40, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

@Vermont: look at the other sources, nearly all of them mention this Finnfrog99 (talk) 10:05, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Finnfrog99: is there a source that provides more than a passing mention of the "first" claim? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:54, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

@Vermont: I suppose there isnt. heres an alt

ALT1 ... that the founder of Szivárvány TV revealed their identity after malicious speculation from Fidesz associated publications? Finnfrog99 (talk) 08:01, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Finnfrog99, I am concerned about calling the speculation "malicious", both in a hook and in the article itself. This should at the very least be in-text attributed to whichever organization referred to it as "malicious". If no relevant organization used that word, it should not be used in prose.

I haven't wordsmithed this enough to put it forward as an alt, but maybe something like: ...that after a judgement of the European Court of Justice overturning the Hungarian anti-LGBTQ law, a LGBTQ-focused television channel was proposed?. But there's also some issues with this fact, as sources don't seem to be particularly clear on the causality from the ruling to the license application. This is certainly an interesting topic but I'm not sure what kind of hook the sources would permit. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 19:53, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

I cant really think of anyway to word that in an interesting enough way for DYK, so I think this DYK is failed :[ Finnfrog99 (talk) 20:32, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Lace (novel)

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• ... that the most "infamous sex scene" of the bonkbuster genre is featured in a novel where a goldfish is inserted into a vagina?

• Source: "Sex can be euphoric and multi-orgasmic – this is certainly the case in what is arguably the most infamous bonkbuster sex scene, the goldfish scene from Conran’s Lace.

Here, the imperious Prince Abdullah scoops a “little fish” from “the bowl […] that always seemed to be at his bedside” and pushes it inside the woman in his bed (who “started to groan with pleasure”), before he “languorously” sucks it out." https://theconversation.com/shopping-showjumping-and-a-notorious-goldfish-sex-scene-the-bonkers-world-of-the-bonkbuster-209985

• ALT1: ... that a novel where a goldfish is inserted into a vagina has been compared to Jane Eyre and Little Women?

• Source: Jane Eyre: "Ask any woman of a certain age and sensibility to tell you their favourite books about friendship – I’ve done this a lot lately, because I’ve been editing an anthology on the subject – and nine times out of 10, they will say Jane Eyre and Lace, putting no paper between the two." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/11/shirley-conran-legacy-lace

Little Women: https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-lace-author-sewed-up-s/197665930/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Qojin
• Comment: Nomination is slightly rushed, happy to make adjustments in the coming weeks.

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 173 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 09:43, 17 May 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new, long and referenced enough, QPQ was done, earwig detected no close paraphrasing, and the hooks, well... are interesting to say the least, and they do seem to be cited, so i will approve the hooks, with a preference to ALT0, which I corrected slightly because of what i felt was a missing "is". Thanks for the nice article!!. R. M. Holda - (talk) 02:02, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
• – Lajmmoore, Robert Motecinos Holda, I agree on the preference for ALT0, but I am concerned that the hook is of broader scope than the source content. The most "infamous sex scene" of the bonkbuster genre is strictly stronger than the source's arguably the most infamous bonkbuster sex scene. I'm also concerned that ALT0 seems to frame these as two separate facts – it can be read to imply that the "infamous sex scene" is not the goldfish one – where the source is quite clear that it is referring to the goldfish scene. I'll propose another hook below. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 02:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
• ALT2: ...that the bonkbuster novel Lace features an "infamous sex scene" where a goldfish is inserted into a vagina?
  • @Vermont: I believe that whoever wrote the source for ALT0 said that “it was “arguably” the most infamous scene” as a narrative/writing choice rather than saying that it was not the most infamous scene. As for the framing in ALT0, i believe that removing the quote marks (“) should do the trick to remove any doubt that it’s refering to that specific scene. I personally believe that alt2 could be modified to remove the “infamous” since even without it the hook is interesting. R. M. Holda - (talk) 04:41, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the comments, I would prefer it if we can keep a novel where a goldfish is inserted into a vagina as the bold link. I don't think it's an EASTEREGG - I chose to nominate it like that because the title Lace is so short. On the note of 'arguably' - i concur it is in the source as a narrative device, not something to give doubt to the veracity of the claim. How about: Lajmmoore (talk) 08:14, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
    • ALT3 ... that an infamous sex scene in the bonkbuster genre appeared in a novel where a goldfish is inserted into a vagina?
      • @Lajmmoore: I like ALT3, therefore i will approve it (although i still believe that ALT0 is clear enough) R. M. Holda - (talk) 22:48, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
        • I also think ALT3 is the best option here. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:49, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

What's wrong with ALT1? Gatoclass (talk) 14:59, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Gatoclass: I don't think it's as interesting as using the "infamous sex scene" line. That it's been compared to two other works doesn't tell your average reader very much. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:49, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

IMO "infamous sex scene" adds nothing of value, since said sex scene is already explicitly described in the rest of the hook. That a novel with such a sex scene would be compared to classics like Jane Eyre and Little Women, however, is mind-blowingly unexpected. As soon as I read that hook, I had to go read the article to find out just how these books in wildly different genres could be considered in any way comparable! Gatoclass (talk) 05:24, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Ah, that makes sense. To the reviewer/promoter, please feel free to ignore my previous preference for ALT3. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 00:38, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

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Girl Like Me (PinkPantheress song)

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• ... that the music video for the PinkPantheress song "Girl Like Me" has been said to evoke imagery of a "pre-Brexit utopia"? Source: The New Statesman
• ALT1: ... that the music video for the PinkPantheress song "Girl Like Me" was inspired by the Rhythm Heaven video game series? Source: pinkpantheress on Instagram. "the girl like me music video is OUT NOW [...] so excited to let it all go and share this with you!! i hope everyone loves it as much as i do [...] Tell me you were inspired by rhythm heaven without telling me you were inspired by rhythm heaven"
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Converted from a redirect by Gert7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Gert7 (talk · contribs) 21:24, 19 May 2026 (UTC).

Descendants of Elizabeth II

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1972 portrait of Elizabeth II

• ... that Elizabeth II and Prince Philip sought to instil notions of duty and hard work in their children?

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• ALT1: ... that all three sons of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended Gordonstoun School? Source:
• ALT2: ... that the eldest two children of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip did not travel with their parents in their childhood? Source:
• ALT3: ... that the heir apparent to the British throne, Prince William, is a grandson of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip? Source:
• Reviewed:
• Comment: Given the continued extensive cultural interest in the late Elizabeth II, I was genuinely surprised that Wikipedia did not have an article on her progeny, which multiple sources have commented on.

This article does not just list all of Elizabeth and Prince Philip's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. It provides context on individual backgrounds, family dynamics, and other key facts on the members of the Mountbatten-Windsor family. I anticipate this nomination to receive particular reader interest if successful.

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

AndrewPeterT (talk) (contribs) 16:37, 18 May 2026 (UTC).

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Aladár Horváth

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• ... that Aladár Horváth was one of the first three Romani members of the National Assembly of Hungary after his 1990 election?

• Source: Kóczé, Angéla (2015). "Political Empowerment or Political Incarceration of Romani? The Hungarian Version of the Politics of Dispossession". In Krasztev, Péter; Van Til, Jon (eds.). The Hungarian Patient: Social Opposition to an Illiberal Democracy (1st ed.). Central European University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9786155053054. JSTOR 10.7829/j.ctt16rpr6b. The SZDSZ contained among its members the most progressive forces that collaborated closely with the Brotherhood. Besides Aladár Horváth, they also nominated Antonia Hága to be an MP. In the first Hungarian parliament between 1990 and 1994, there were three Roma MPs, two of whom were on the SZDSZ list. In addition, the well-known painter Tamás Péli was elected by the MSZP.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert S. Cooper

Created by Mupper-san (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Mupper-san (talk) 18:09, 17 May 2026 (UTC).

• – hi Mupper-san, a question before review. In the article's lead, we have: he was the first Romani member of the National Assembly. And in the body, we have: one of the body's first three Romani members. I get that all three were elected at the same and are all in a way "first", but if a reader were to click this hook they'd see what appears to be conflicting information. Would it be sufficiently accurate to edit the lead to match the body text? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 00:55, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 18

Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)

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• ... that the Supreme Court of Canada set aside an election in a federal district in Quebec after one postal vote was not counted?

• Source: Global News: Supreme Court annuls 2025 one-vote Liberal win in Montreal riding, February 13, 2026: The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled a one-vote win by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals in a Montreal-area riding in the 2025 federal election, a decision which will force a byelection and pushes the governing party further away from a majority in the House of Commons. ... Liberal Tatiana Auguste beat Bloc Québécois incumbent Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné in Terrebonne by one vote in last spring’s general election, but it quickly emerged that one BQ supporter had her mail-in ballot returned because of an addressing error by Elections Canada, an error Elections Canada admitted to at the time. Sinclair-Desgagné challenged the election results in court after learning that BQ supporter Emmanuelle Bossé had her mail-in ballot returned to her own mailbox, due to an error on the postal code printed on a label supplied by Elections Canada. Sinclair-Desgagné’s challenge was rejected by the Quebec Superior Court. She appealed to the Supreme Court, and on Friday the court overturned that ruling within a few hours of hearing oral arguments from lawyers for both the Liberals and the BQ.

• ALT1: ... that the Supreme Court of Canada did not give its reasons for annulling an election in a federal district in Quebec? Source: Montreal Gazette: "Supreme Court of Canada annuls single-vote win in Terrebonne riding, vacating seat", February 13, 2026: "Chief Justice Richard Wagner simply announced the decision reflected the opinion of the majority of the nine justices, and the reasons would be specified in a written decision to be released later."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Mucellium
• Comment: (1) I posted this article on Monday, May 18, my time, and I'm posting this DYK nomination on Monday, May 25, my time. If it's outside the 7 day limit by a few hours, I hope that can be accommodated. (2) Just realised that I didn't include the name of the federal riding, which is Terrebonne. I don't want to edit the version as nominated, but if this gets approved, can we consider adding Terrebonne to the hook?

Created by Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:36, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Cynthia Houniuhi

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• ... that Cynthia Houniuhi gave a six-minute speech to the International Court of Justice that helped convince them that preventing environmental and climate damage is a foundational duty?

• Source: https://rightlivelihood.org/the-change-makers/find-a-laureate/pacific-islands-students-fighting-climate-change/

• Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_Magical_Revolution_of_the_Reincarnated_Princess_and_the_Genius_Young_Lady

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Jishara (talk) 22:01, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Pierre-Amable de Soubrany

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Soubrany depicted in The Last of the Montagnards

• ... that Pierre-Amable de Soubrany's corpse was guillotined after he survived a suicide attempt with five other convicted French revolutionaries (pictured) but died on the way to his execution?

• Source: "The failure of the insurrection involved the fall of those deputies who had supported the demands of the populace. Before the close of the sitting, Goujon, with Romme, Duroi, Duquesnoy, Bourbotte, Soubrany and others were put under arrest... They were brought back to Paris for trial ... and, though no proof of their complicity in organizing the insurrection could be found... they were condemned. In accordance with a pre-arranged plan, they attempted suicide on the staircase leading from the court-room with a knife which Goujon had successfully concealed. Romme, Goujon and Duquesnoy succeeded, but the other three merely inflicted wounds which did not prevent their being taken immediately to the guillotine." And explaining that he survived at first but died on the way to be executed, so only his body was beheaded: "Soubrany râlait... Le bourreau attendait dans la cour... On fit monter, on porta les condamnés, tout sanglants, dans la charrette... Soubrany, le noble et fier Soubrany, disait simplement : Laissez-moi mourir ! éjà il ne respirait plus. Sa main avait frappé juste. Sanson guillotina encore une fois un cadavre."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Norah_Davis

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Chao Garden 🌱 (hi) 09:18, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

• Revised the hook to make more sense. To be clear, he and two other deputies survived the suicide attempt, and, of the survivors, only he died on the way to the guillotine. Please let me know if that isn't clear, and if you want to reword this. Thank you! Chao Garden (talk) 19:35, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

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Khirbet el-Maqatir

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• ... that during the Jewish–Roman wars, residents of Khirbet el-Maqatir secretly cut a passage between their hiding cave and a water cistern so they could draw water unseen while hiding from the Romans?

• Source: Stripling, Scott, et al. “Subterranean Features.” The Excavations at Khirbet El-Maqatir: 1995–2001 and 2009–2016: Volume 2: The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Scott Stripling et al., Archaeopress, 2023, pp. 47, 51. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15135899.10 Hiding Complex: ... Above the bench rebels created an opening in the wall that separated the main chamber from the water cistern at a high level (2 m above its bottom) in a manner that enabled its continued use. The opening enabled the troglodytes to draw water secretly, a phenomenon known from many hiding complexes throughout Judea ... The finds in Cavern 2 may represent the date of its quarrying (Late Hasmonean or Early Herodian period), its use (late Second Temple period), and its integration into the hiding complex (as an active water cistern or as a hiding place) during the two revolts against Rome.

• ALT1: ... that an arrowhead found at Khirbet el-Maqatir was still embedded in the wall of a fortification tower where a Roman archer had shot it during the First Jewish Revolt? Source: Hassler, Mark A., et al. “Monumental Tower and Fortification System.” The Excavations at Khirbet El-Maqatir: 1995–2001 and 2009–2016: Volume 2: The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Mark A. Hassler et al., Archaeopress, 2023, pp. 44–45. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15135899.9. In 69 CE during the First Jewish Revolt, the Roman army destroyed the fortified village (Stratum 3b). When Khirbet el-Maqatir fell, the attackers invaded the northern tower. Inside the tower’s entrance, an arrowhead (Object 2425) lodged into the wall. During the invasion, an archer apparently shot the arrow at the tower door. When he shot, the door had already been compromised, so the arrow entered the tower and odged into the wall in Room A, just above the in-situ socket stone. Ultimately, the Roman military destroyed the Jewish village prior to sacking Jerusalem and the temple in 70 CE.
• ALT2: ... that eight human skeletons found in an underground hiding complex at Khirbet el-Maqatir were radiocarbon-dated to the first century CE and interpreted as Jewish refugees of the First Jewish–Roman War? Source: Stripling, Scott, et al. “Subterranean Features.” The Excavations at Khirbet El-Maqatir: 1995–2001 and 2009–2016: Volume 2: The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Scott Stripling et al., Archaeopress, 2023, pp. 47, 51. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15135899.10 Excavation near the bottom of Cavern 1 produced several human skeletons. Carbon-14 tests dated the skeletons to the first century CE (Peterson and Stripling 2017, 90*–91*), leading the excavators to identify the remains as Jewish refugees hiding during the Great Revolt.
• ALT3: ... that refugees of the Bar Kokhba Revolt hiding in an underground complex at Khirbet el-Maqatir may have been unaware of the bones of First Jewish Revolt refugees buried beneath them? Source: Stripling, Scott, et al. “Subterranean Features.” The Excavations at Khirbet El-Maqatir: 1995–2001 and 2009–2016: Volume 2: The Late Hellenistic, Early Roman, and Byzantine Periods, edited by Scott Stripling et al., Archaeopress, 2023, pp. 47, 51. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.15135899.10 Excavation near the bottom of Cavern 1 produced several human skeletons. Carbon-14 tests dated the skeletons to the first century CE (Peterson and Stripling 2017, 90*–91*), leading the excavators to identify the remains as Jewish refugees hiding during the Great Revolt. If this date is correct, it is reasonable to assume that the refugees of the Second Revolt did not know of the existence of skeletal remains under their feet.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eva Buzo

Created by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

Mariamnei (talk) 08:11, 20 May 2026 (UTC).

Francis Méano

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• ... that Francis Méano won both the French Division 1 and the Latin Cup only a month before he died in a car accident in June 1953?

• Source: FFF profile

• ALT1: ... that in 1950, Francis Méano became the youngest footballer to score 10 goals in a French league season until Hugo Ekitike in 2022? Source: SoFoot
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kotanopan

Created by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 05:12, 19 May 2026 (UTC).

Sixth Doctor

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• ... that the Sixth Doctor had a companion named Frobisher, a "self-styled, street-smart detective" and shapeshifting alien who often took the form of a penguin?

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The Sixth Doctor's cat pin

• ALT1 ... that the Sixth Doctor wears a cat pin on his left lapel (pictured) because actor Colin Baker was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling short story "The Cat that Walked by Himself" to include it?

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

Doomitron (talk) 00:38, 19 May 2026 (UTC).

• I'm not keen on the first suggestion, because Frobisher never appeared in the TV series. For many years, that penguin was only known as a character in a strip cartoon. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:49, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

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Pascual and Vincent

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• ... that the photobook The Saxons of Transylvania by Spanish duo Pascual and Vincent is held by the Saxon State Library in Dresden?

• Source: https://katalog.slub-dresden.de/id/0-1688499075

https://www.overlapse.com/catalog/the-saxons-of-transylvania/

• • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: First DYK nomination. Article accepted at AfC on 18 May 2026. Hook fact verified by SLUB Dresden catalogue entry and Overlapse acquisitions list (both cited in article).

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

Eldelgadoariol (talk) 07:56, 18 May 2026 (UTC).

Miwa Kai

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Miwa Kai before 1939

• ... that Miwa Kai (pictured) and Chieko Hara were the first non-Europeans to compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition?

• Source: Ścisłowska-Sakowicz, Monika. "Behind the scenes notes. 11th day". International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Retrieved May 18, 2026. https://www.chopincompetition.pl/en/newsroom/behind-the-scenes-notes-11th-day?id=105&type=news

• ALT1: ... that Miwa Kai (pictured) took the Trans-Siberian Railroad to compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition? Source: Robinson, Greg (June 2, 2022). "The Kai family: A Transnational Nisei Story - Part 2". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
• ALT2: ... that the estranged parents of Miwa Kai (pictured) pressured her to marry a Japanese nobleman? Source: Robinson, Greg (June 2, 2022). "The Kai family: A Transnational Nisei Story - Part 2". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Treviso

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 18:58, 21 May 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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• Clear at 100px: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Mostly good - the last paragraph on the piano career section doesn't have a source, and the image is considerably low quality, so it feels like its stretching it for DYK. The first hook feels a bit too double-hooky to me, so I'd prefer ALT2. TheBritinator (talk) 22:43, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

• @TheBritinator: Thanks for reviewing! I've added a source for the quote (and moved it to a better section in the article). Picture is pretty grainy, can definitely be skipped.

Perhaps ALT0 be improved as ALT0b: "... that Miwa Kai was the first person from outside of Europe to compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition?" RabidTuberculosis (talk) 18:05, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Albercas El Vergel

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• ... that a Tijuana water park features a slide that curves upward to launch riders airborne into a pool?

• Source: They quickly glided down but the bottom of the slide curved upward. It launched them several feet into the air before they dropped into a massive pool. (Yahoo News)

• ALT1: ... that a water slide in Tijuana was deliberately built to be "something extreme"? Source: In 2015, the founder’s son Gerardo Salazar, 47, dreamed up the Slip N Fly. He said he was looking for something extreme and searched YouTube videos to get ideas. It opened in March 2016 after six months of construction. (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/OneBlood

5x expanded by Morogris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 116 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 18:01, 19 May 2026 (UTC).

• Everything seems in order, sourcing matches up throughout the article and in support of the hook, no copyright issues, new enough, properly NPOV, and QPQ looks all good. The only concern I have is about the hook. First, I don't know about ALT1, it doesn't seem notable or DYKINT that an amusement park would have thrill-seeking attractions. ALT0 is good, but it seems that the source it's based on is wrong. The first google for "Slip N' Fly" is a video of a seemingly identical attraction called Slip N' Fly at an Ohio waterpark dated to 2014. The notes in the page now say that it was an invention of Albercas el Vergel, but that couldn't really be the case if it already existed elsewhere. It's probably an easy fix to just excise that claim from the article, but I wanted to raise it because the hook and other elements of the article are based in this source. If you can find another source for the hook, I think that would be best, but I think it could stand as is.

• @Dizzycheekchewer: Good catch. The source does say that Salazar drew inspiration from YouTube (wasn't aware he literally stole the idea). I've tweaked the article to say Slip N Fly (Tijuana's slide) was opened in 2016 and later mention that Salazar "set out to build 'something extreme' for Albercas El Vergel in 2015 after drawing inspiration from YouTube." I've also added a footnote with a ref that mentions that there is another Slip N Fly predates it in the U.S. Let me know if this helps! Morogris (✉ • ✎) 00:44, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

• Looks good to me. Nice work! for ALT0 Dizzycheekchewer (talk) 03:38, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

– Morogris, Dizzycheekchewer, I agree with ALT0 and I think this could be a good entry, but I'm unclear on the "has gone viral" language. The sources don't use the word "viral" – the Yahoo Life article references only a single video – and "has gone" could be read to imply a recency that doesn't exist. I'd recommend either something like "attracted internet attention" or to simply say the park "features a slide that..." and not mention the virality. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 03:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

I've changed the hook to "features a slide". Let me know if this is okay Vermont. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 03:51, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

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Laura Taylor (softball)

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• ... that softball player Laura Taylor scored only four home runs in high school, but then became one of the top home run-hitters in college history?

• Source: News Journal / News Journal

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hadley Williams
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 464 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:16, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Greg Hyman

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• ... that before co-creating the Tickle Me Elmo doll, toy inventor Greg Hyman charged for rides on a rocket ship toy he constructed using an old washing machine?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/greg-hyman-dead.html Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78... From a young age, he was singularly focused: At 11, he offered inventing lessons involving electricity to his classmates (the first three were free) and sold “rocket ship” rides on a craft he built from an old washing machine, with a baby-carriage cockpit."

• ALT1: ... that at the age of 11, Tickle Me Elmo co-creator Greg Hyman taught school friends about electricity, with the first three lessons offered for free? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/greg-hyman-dead.html Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78... From a young age, he was singularly focused: At 11, he offered inventing lessons involving electricity to his classmates (the first three were free) and sold “rocket ship” rides on a craft he built from an old washing machine, with a baby-carriage cockpit."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nikolai Chernyshev

Created by Alansohn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Alansohn (talk) 20:49, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

• Comment. Proposing drive-by ALT hook.
  • ALT0a: that the co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo charged for rides on a toy rocket ship he constructed from an old washing machine?

@Alansohn: The detail in ALT0 ("charged for rides") still needs to be added to the actual article. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:49, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Cielquiparle, done. And no issue on my part with ALT0a. Alansohn (talk) 02:27, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Silver Iocovozzi

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• ... that Silver Iocovozzi integrated his Filipinx heritage and transgender identity into his Asheville restaurant, Neng Jr.'s, and became a James Beard Award finalist within its first year?

• Source: https://www.them.us/story/silver-iocovozzi-neng-jrs-asheville-queer-food-revolution-now-awards-2023

• Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Bahu_Begum
• Comment: QPQed

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Jishara (talk) 00:04, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

• i can review this! Finnfrog99 (talk) 10:39, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
  • General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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Policy compliance:

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - x
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hello! most of the article seems good to go, but using the term filipinx in the lead may be a problem, as the term is considered controversial among Filipinos. I think a footnote explaining he identifies as the term is needed (could be combined with pronoun footnote) (MOS:ID applied heavily here) and the term should be avoided in the hook. I think a new hook is required

just to suggest one, ALT1 ... that the LGBTQ magazine Them considers Silver Iocovozzi one of the "leaders of the new wave of queer food culture"?

Also, much smaller issue and wont hold up DYK over it, I think the article underutilizes wikilinks, could be way more (eg. james beard awards, Grand Caymans). Finnfrog99 (talk) 10:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

I think that it's worth noting that I myself am agender Finnfrog99 (talk) 10:50, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

From Filipinos; In 2020, the neologism Filipinx appeared; a demonym applied only to those of Filipino heritage in the diaspora and specifically referring to and coined by Filipino Americans[citation needed] imitating Latinx, itself a recently coined gender-inclusive alternative to Latino or Latina. An online dictionary made an entry of the term, applying it to all Filipinos within the Philippines or in the diaspora.[71] In actual practice, however, the term is unknown among and not applied to Filipinos living in the Philippines, and Filipino itself is already treated as gender-neutral. The dictionary entry resulted in confusion, backlash and ridicule from Filipinos residing in the Philippines who never identified themselves with the foreign term.[72][73] Finnfrog99 (talk) 10:58, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

@Jishara: Pinging for a response regarding both the Filipinx concern and the new hook (disclosure: I am Filipino and I can confirm that "Filipinx" is a controversial term over here; Finn and I also discussed the article with other editors on Discord, but his review and hook proposal are his own). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:39, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

• Hi! sorry about the delay, for some reason did not see a notification about this. I do quite like that new prompt, and would be happy for the article to be DYKed with that! Also, added the explanatory footnote re: filipinx. Jishara (talk) 15:01, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

GreenGreen

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• ... that the cover of GreenGreen, an extended play by Cortis, features a bridge the members frequently walked by when they were trainees?

• Source: 앨범 사진 역시 평소 즐겨 입는 옷을 입고 연습생 시절 자주 오가던 신사2고가(길마중교) 등에서 촬영해 꾸밈없는 분위기를 강조했다. (The album photo was taken at Sinsa 2 Overpass (Gilmajung Bridge) where the members frequently came and went when they were trainees while wearing clothes they frequently wear, emphasizing an unadorned atmosphere.) KBS World

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

KimYubin (talk) 17:29, 21 May 2026 (UTC).

Siege of Urbinus

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• ... that Byzantine general Belisarius lost a significant part of his army over a disagreement with his military commanders but still was able to capture Urbinus without a fight?

• Source: Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 p. 167 Therefore the army and commanders were now divided, but Belisarius acted as if this was not yet the case ... Narses, John, Justinus, Aratius and others who opposed Belisarius still followed but pitched their camp separately from that of Belisarius so that the Roman army that besieged the city which was located on a hill consisted actually of two armies under two commanders. The hill on which Urbinus was located was round and very high and the garrison placed inside was strong and well provisioned. ... When the soldiers of Belisarius were preoccupied with this, the friends of Narses pointed out to him that John had already attempted to capture the place and had found it impossible. In their opinion it was better to recover Aemilia for the emperor as Narses had suggested than waste time here. Narses accordingly abandoned his camp at night and marched fast to Ariminum. When the Gothic commander Moras saw this in the morning, he taunted Belisarius, but he did this too soon. Belisarius was still determined to storm the place, but little did he know that he did not need to do it because luck was on his side. The spring which had provided the defenders with water dried up and the Goths were prepared to surrender.

• ALT1: ... that the Gothic garrison during the siege of Urbinus was confident with their supplies and city's fortifications only to surrender once the stream supplying the city with fresh water dried up? Source: Hughes, Ian (2009). Belisarius: the last Roman general p. 167 Narses, John and their adherents followed Belisarius but set up their camp on the opposite side of the city. The envoys that Belisarius sent failed to convince the garrison that they should surrender, so Belisarius began to prepare siege engines with which to assault the city. John, who had on a previous occasion decided not to attempt to attack the city, declared that the city could not be taken. Narses agreed with him, and, although Belisarius begged him to stay, their forces abandoned the siege and returned to Ariminum.
  Belisarius’ luck now came to his aid again. As he was preparing to assault the city, the spring inside the city upon which the garrison relied for water inexplicably failed. As the assault troops moved towards the city, the Goths appeared on the walls and surrendered to Belisarius.
  Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 p. 167 Therefore the army and commanders were now divided, but Belisarius acted as if this was not yet the case ... Narses, John, Justinus, Aratius and others who opposed Belisarius still followed but pitched their camp separately from that of Belisarius so that the Roman army that besieged the city which was located on a hill consisted actually of two armies under two commanders. The hill on which Urbinus was located was round and very high and the garrison placed inside was strong and well provisioned. ... When the soldiers of Belisarius were preoccupied with this, the friends of Narses pointed out to him that John had already attempted to capture the place and had found it impossible. In their opinion it was better to recover Aemilia for the emperor as Narses had suggested than waste time here. Narses accordingly abandoned his camp at night and marched fast to Ariminum. When the Gothic commander Moras saw this in the morning, he taunted Belisarius, but he did this too soon. Belisarius was still determined to storm the place, but little did he know that he did not need to do it because luck was on his side. The spring which had provided the defenders with water dried up and the Goths were prepared to surrender.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monticello replicas

Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 00:31, 21 May 2026 (UTC).

Prince Group Transnational Criminal Organization Case

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• ... that the Prince Group transnational criminal organization case resulted in a $15 billion Bitcoin seizure, the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture in U.S. history?

• Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chairman-prince-group-indicted-operating-cambodian-forced-labor-scam-compounds-engaged

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Articles created/expanded on May 20

Patrick Castagno

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• ... that Patrick Castagno won his 60th state championship shortly after his 60th birthday?

• Source: Tatnall

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trickcal: Chibi Go
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 465 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:36, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Notharctus

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• ... that Notharctus, one of the first discovered fossil primates in North America, was originally classified as a pachyderm?

• Source: Gregory, William K (1920-9) On the Structure and Relations of Notharctus, an American Eocene Primate, Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History,Volume 3, part 2, p.56

• ALT1: ... that Notharctus, one of the first discovered fossil primates in North America, was historically considered a close relative of creodonts? Source: Gregory, William K (1920-9) On the Structure and Relations of Notharctus, an American Eocene Primate, Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History,Volume 3, part 2, pp.57-58
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5x expanded by Multituberculate15 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Multituberculate15 (talk) 14:53, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Tingyun

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• ... that upon the release of a promotional figure for the Honkai: Star Rail character Tingyun, players posted comments wondering whether her fate ingame would ever be revealed? Source: Liu, Stephanie (2024-02-28). "Honkai: Star Rail Tingyun Figure Costs Under $30". Siliconera. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Naples (542–543)

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

Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 17:01, 20 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on May 21

Personal status law in Lebanon

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Distribution of religious groups in Lebanon

• ... that as opposed to a common or unified civil personal status law, Lebanon uses 15 different legal frameworks and religious courts to represent the 18 officially recognized sects?

• Source: Hachem, Talal; Karam, Bechara (2024-04-23). "Personal Status in Lebanon Versus Optional Civil Marriage". Arab Law Quarterly. 39 (4): 473–509. doi:10.1163/15730255-bja10161

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Created by S4844688 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

S4844688 (talk) 15:51, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

One Person, One Vote?

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• ... that the PBS documentary One Person, One Vote? follows four presidential electors from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, including a Kanye West Elector?

• Source: One Person, One Vote?

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Cbmovies (talk) 23:46, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Murder of Khuan Phokaeng

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• ... that after the murder of a taxi driver in Bangkok at the hands of a teenager addicted to video games, the Thai government banned the sale of the video game Grand Theft Auto?

• Source: Most of the article's sources handle the issue, just inserting two of them: The Guardian Video games: Grand Theft Auto sales halted after Thai taxi killing and France 24 using the word ban: Bangkok bans Grand Theft Auto after stabbing

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

CoryGlee 19:29, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

Manē no Tora

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Manē no Tora's title card

• ... that Shark Tank was adapted from a Japanese show that aimed to encourage entrepeneurship (title card pictured) during a lengthy period of economic stagnation in the Japanese economy?

• Source: https://theconversation.com/how-japan-pioneered-the-global-phenomenon-of-entrepreneur-pitch-shows-like-dragons-den-245873

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Canadian totem

Created by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Finnfrog99 (talk) 14:25, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

• Saw this at User:ChristieBot/SortableGANoms. Dragons' Den was briefly discussed at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 213#... that Savannah Bond (pictured) sold cosmetics before entering the adult film industry? and it's unlikely that a broad audience will have heard of it. I suggest replacing "and Dragons' Den were" with "was" (and the cynic in me wants to suggest ALT1: ... that the original version of Shark Tank was opened by a porn star in a sailor outfit?...).--Launchballer 19:22, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Done (thanks for the alt!) Finnfrog99 (talk) 19:54, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Ang Eng Tee

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• ... that scriptwriter Ang Eng Tee drew inspiration from the rich Peranakan Chinese heritage in Katong and Joo Chiat to create The Little Nyonya, Singapore’s highest-rated television drama in 15 years?

• Source: https://vibes.8world.com/movies-shows/the-reunion-episode-4-the-little-nyonya-2041796

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Created by Infodump0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Infodump0 (talk) 07:50, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

Paulus Samador da Cunha

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• ... that although Paulus Samador da Cunha lost in a vote to become the regent of Sikka, he was appointed to the office due to his greater experience? Source: Postcolonial Citizenship in Provincial Indonesia, p83: Da Costa still received one vote more than da Cunha, but the interior minister eventually preferred the more experienced man.
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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 308 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 04:27, 21 May 2026 (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: Everything seems to be in order. Suggest trimming the length of the hook to make it more concise, since I felt a hook of this length would confuse the reader. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 06:21, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 22

Jamie Duncan

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• ... that football player Jamie Duncan was described as a "one-man horror show"?

• Source: Tennessean

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Iron Boy (film)
• Comment: There's probably better options but I'm nominating this now so it isn't late. To do QPQ within 24 hours.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 466 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:56, 29 May 2026 (UTC).

Detour (Kim Petras album)

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• ... that a track on Kim Petras' new album was co-produced by a trans woman who died in 2021?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Kalinina
  • Comment: Driveby nom.

Created by Noahalterlife (talk), Swiftswonderland (talk), and Camilasdandelions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 405 past nominations.

Launchballer 10:30, 29 May 2026 (UTC).

2024 NBA Finals

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• ... that Jrue Holiday and Scottie Pippen are the only two players to win an NBA championship and an Olympic Gold Medal in the same year twice?

• Source: "ESPN's Andrew Lopez revealed that Holiday has become just the second player to win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same summer on two separate occasions. The other player to achieve that feat is Scottie Pippen."

Link: https://www.yardbarker.com/olympics/articles/jrue_holiday_becomes_second_ever_player_to_achieve_incredible_feat/s1_13132_40729513

• ALT1: ... that Jrue Holiday was the only player on the 2023–24 Boston Celtics championship roster who had previously won an NBA Final?

• Source: "Boston’s Jrue Holiday won an NBA title in 2021, then won an Olympic gold medal later that summer. He’s got a chance to do it again."

Link: https://apnews.com/article/nba-finals-mavericks-celtics-13fe174d87671a4b6b98b5f24c24731c

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

Sxchen1110 (talk) 16:09, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review, but I don't think these meet WP:DYKMAJOR since they're primarily tangentially focused primarily on the players in the 2024 NBA Finals, especially given this GA is so large there should be an interesting part about the 2024 NBA Finals or what the players directly did in them. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:49, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

1936 State Opening of Parliament

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• ... that a group of Germans gave Edward VIII a Nazi salute as he retuned to Buckingham Palace from his only state opening of parliament?

• Source: "As he passed the Cenotaph a number of Germans gave the Nazi salute" "Rain Mars State Spectacle", 4 November 1936, The Daily Telegraph, page 18

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Poetae Epici Graeci

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 136 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:57, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Muwaffaq al-Din Yaqub ibn Siqlab

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• ... that Muwaffaq al-Din Yaqub ibn Siqlab, a physician native to the Old City of Jerusalem, was fluent in Classical Greek and regularly recited passages from Galen to inform his treatments?

• Source: *Kohlberg, Etan (1992). A Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work: Ibn Tawus and His Library.
• Masalha, Nur (2022). Palestine Across Millennia: A History of Literacy, Learning and Educational Revolutions.

(pp. 182-183)

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Tiamut (talk) 11:45, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Mel Tom

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• ... that Eagles DE Mel Tom told a coach to "Trade me, fire me, or fight me", got traded four games into the season to the Bears, and still finished second on the Eagles in sacks that season?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/13/archives/people-in-sports-sparky-ashamed.html (for quote)

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/us/pennsylvania/towanda/the-daily-review/1973/10-17/page-10 (for trade)

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1973.htm (for finishing second on team in sacks)

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EaglesFan37 (talk) 22:26, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

• I think the hook could be modified to be more "hook-y" (current hook is a bit long). For example, ALT1 ... that NFL player Mel Tom told a coach to "trade me, fire me, or fight me"? or ALT2 ... that NFL player Mel Tom was traded away by the Philadelphia Eagles four games into a season but still finished second on the team in sacks? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11 How about ALT3 ... that NFL player Mel Tom was traded away by the Philadelphia Eagles four games into a season after telling a coach to "trade me, fire me, or fight me,", and still finished second on the team in sacks? It's just just an absurdity (the fact that the quote is real, and that he finished second on the team in sacks (with 2.0). I hope there is a way to get both in, but if not, I'd favor ALT1EaglesFan37 (talk) 19:32, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

• That may work (the hook to be featured will ultimately be determined by the reviewer) – but I think usually hooks that are shorter and more "punchy" perform better, so I was just offering another option. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:04, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Murasaki Shion

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• ... that Murasaki Shion's ASMR streams were "absolutely packed with comedic bits"? Source: ASMRといえば、耳に心地よい音声だったと思うのですが、紫咲シオンが行ったASMR配信は、心地よさと真逆、ネタてんこもり。/When you think of ASMR, you typically imagine sounds that are soothing to the ears; however, the ASMR stream conducted by Shion Murasaki was the exact opposite of soothing—it was absolutely packed with comedic bits.
  • ALT1: ... that one ASMR stream from Murasaki Shion had "chaotic, slapstick content that completely shatters the very definition of ASMR"? Source: 特に大空スバルとのコラボASMRは、ASMRの定義を破壊するドタバタな内容。/In particular, the ASMR collaboration with Oozora Subaru features chaotic, slapstick content that completely shatters the very definition of ASMR.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbara Viera

Converted from a redirect by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 152 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 16:01, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

It Takes Two (video game)

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• ... that Take-Two Interactive filed a trademark claim against It Takes Two?

• Source: Cited in the "Development and release" section to Eurogamer. The article states that before release, Take-Two Interactive filed a trademark claim against It Takes Two, and cites Tom Phillips, "Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by Take-Two claim", Eurogamer, 3 December 2021.

• ALT1: ... that It Takes Two video game has no single-player option? Source: Cited in the article's "Gameplay" section to Electronic Arts and Polygon; the article states that there is no single-player option and that both players are required to work together to progress.
• Reviewed: [[]]

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

Umais🗣 07:08, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

2023 Jetline roller coaster accident

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• ... that during the 2023 Jetline roller coaster accident, the lap bars bent so far out of position that three riders were ejected?

• Source: https://shk.se/download/18.300b1765192c579aded35c29/1730724304555/SHK%202024_07e%20Final%20Report%20Gr%C3%B6na%20Lund.pdf - Pages 55-56

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

- AllegedlyAPhotographer_(talk) 01:33, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

Rezlan Ishar Jenie

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• ... that during his assignment in Portugal, Rezlan Ishar Jenie frequently received prank hang-ups from disgruntled populace? Source: Coelho, Alexandra Lucas (14 September 1999). "A Indonésia é uma sala em Lisboa" [Indonesia is a room in Lisbon]. Público. Retrieved 22 May 2026. Oh! Não, não me sinto ameaçado, tenho de perceber esse crescendo de emoção. Os portugueses estão muito emotivos. Há quem telefone e desligue, há quem seja delicado, há quem não seja... ontem [domingo], em Cascais, uma senhora aproximou-se de mim a falar inglês e disse-me: 'vi-o na televisão, por favor faça mais em Timor'. Anteontem [sábado], um homem viu a matrícula do carro e gritou, mas em português... só percebi TImor-Leste
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jan Djong

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:21, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

Jorá language

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• ... that the Jorá language of Bolivia went extinct because its speakers were victims of genocide?

• Source: Danielsen, Swintha; Gasparini, Noé (2015-06-11). Discovering two almost extinct languages in Bolivia: Jorá and Guarasu. 18e Rencontres Jeunes Chercheurs en Sciences du Langage, 2015-06-03. Paris.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bolero, Rumphi
• Comment: might expand later

5x expanded by Kepler-1229b (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 16:02, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

Umarjadi Njotowijono

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• ... that after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, future ASEAN secretary general Umarjadi Njotowijono chose to evacuate to his Japanese wife's home village? Source: "Keluarga terbaik" [The best family]. Tempo. 9 June 1979. Retrieved 22 May 2026 Ketika Hirosima dan Nagasaki dibom atom "saya terpaksa mengungsi ke kampung isteri saya, sebab ada ultimatum Tokyo pun mau dibom," kisahnya.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Laugharne

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 125 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:34, 22 May 2026 (UTC).

Credits to Juxlos for suggesting this hook. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:48, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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Kartik Kumra

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• ... that Zohran Mamdani wore an eri silk tie from Indian fashion designer Kartik Kumra at his inauguration?

• Source: https://www.gq.com/story/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-tie-kartik-research

• ALT1: ... that Indian fashion designer Kartik Kumra launched his brand while studying for his Economics degree at the University of Pennsylvania? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/style/kartik-kumra-research.html
• Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Fatmata_Binta

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Jishara (talk) 05:47, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

Natasha Pickowicz

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• ... that New-York-based pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz's second cookbook, Everybody Hot Pot, is about Chinese hot pot?

• Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/02/natasha-pickowicz-hot-pot-alchemist

• Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/First_Light_(song)

Created by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Jishara (talk) 05:35, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

XXYYY syndrome

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• ... that facial dysmorphism and moderate intellectual disability are symptoms of the 49,XXYYY syndrome? Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK106487
  • ALT1: ... that analyzed samples from ambiguous genitalia contained cells with sex chromosomes 46,XX, 47,XXY, and 49,XXYYY? Source: https://op.europa.eu/es/publication-detail/-/publication/b7a528a6-2d20-4384-9e52-38579a0f3677
    https://doi.org/10.1159%2F000129719
  • ALT2: ... that 49,XXYYY syndrome is reported since the 1960s? Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.1967.tb01693.x
    https://doi.org/10.1159%2F000129719

Created by Questionadora ávida (talk) and expanded by Abesca (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Abesca (talk) 18:12, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

• Maybe, with additional work

• Article is classifed as a stub. It's very slightly over 1500 characters, so you could probably remove the tag, but I'd say it's borderline.

• A couple of points on grammar:
  • ALT3 reads weirdly to me. If using, rephrase it to something like "that 49,XXYYY syndrome was first reported in the 1960s?"
  • I'd also remove "the" from the first hook.

• Article is new enough (translated on May 23rd)

• Hooks all reliably sourced. Article is well sourced, neutral, and has no signs of copyright violation.

• Personally I think ALT1 is most interesting, but ALT2 is also good.

• No QPQ required.

EmergentAnarchy (talk) 09:49, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Children of the Sun (Jay Chou album)

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• ... that the Jay Chou album Children of the Sun was named after a note he got with a box of mangoes? Source: The Straits Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vieux-Comptoir

Created by Yeeno (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Yeeno (talk) 04:34, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Werdmuller Centre

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• ... that the Werdmuller Centre is a rare example of brutalist architecture in South Africa? Source: Visi Magazine "is a rare South African example of Brutalism’s bold architectural approach."
  • ALT1: ... that the derelict interior of the Werdmuller Centre was used as a film set for The Dark Tower (2017) and the Resident Evil film series in 2021? Source: Unpacking the Puzzle: Investigating adaptive reuse to transform the abandoned Werdmuller Centre in Cape Town. (2023) Page 30: "The current owners periodically rent the building out to the film industry, where it is used as a dystopian film set for productions such as the adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” series in 2016 (Farber, 2017), and Netflix’s “Resident Evil” series, most recently in 2021 (Nefdt, 2022)."
  • ALT2: ... that the interior of the Werdmuller Centre was designed around a souk concept intended for non-white traders during the apartheid era? Source: Werdmuller centre – an artifact of an ephemeral context (2009) Page 77: "The market or souk is a more affordable option in terms of rental, than individual shops, because resources such as storage, electricity and water could be easily shared. The subtext to this idea was to offer trade opportunities to poor non-white traders who at the time were not allowed to trade freely in the city."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Right to insurrection (El Salvador)

Improved to Good Article status by Lefcentreright (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

 Lefcentreright  Discuss  20:03, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Juufuutei Raden

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• ... that one journalist believed Juufuutei Raden's dancing mushroom dance heralded a new age for anime and the internet?

• Source: Source: きのこダンス動画のバズは、切り抜きという二次創作を超え、一次創作側のタレントや事務所も無視できない流れとなってきている。新たなアニメ・ネット時代の到来を感じるほど、大きな出来事だ。trans. by Google translate: "The viral phenomenon surrounding the "Mushroom Dance" videos has transcended the realm of derivative works—specifically video clips—to become a trend that even the original creators, including the talent and their agencies, can no longer afford to ignore. It is an event of such magnitude that it truly signals the dawn of a new era for anime and the internet."

• ALT1: ... that VTuber Juufuutei Raden's first social media post declared she had 6,725 yen in her bank account? Source: Source: 大手事務所からデビューするVTuberのSNS初投稿といえば、しっかりした挨拶やネタを仕込まれることも多く、キャラクターの方向性を知る上でも、非常に注目が集まるところです。 そんな初投稿に儒烏風亭らでんさんが選んだのは「残金6,725円」というなかなかしみったれた世知辛い金額。trans. by Google translate: "When it comes to the debut social media posts of VTubers launching from major agencies, they often feature polished greetings or carefully crafted gags; as such, they garner significant attention as a key indicator of the character's intended direction. Yet, for her own inaugural post, Juufuutei Raden chose to reveal a rather—dare one say—paltry and grimly realistic figure: a remaining balance of just 6,725 yen."
• ALT2: ... that the curator of one museum attributed an increase in visitors to an advertisement of VTuber Juufuutei Raden? Source: Source: 酒ミュージアムでも学芸員の宮丸晶さん（２８）が、応援広告のそばにファンらが寄せ書きできる「でん同士ノート」を用意した。これまでに「私の知識や興味を広げてくれてありがとう」「らでんちゃんに出会い、学芸員を目指しています」などと約８０人が書き込んだ。宮丸さんは「広告を機に全国からお客さんが訪れ、若い男性も増えた。日本酒の奥深さを広く知ってもらうことにつながれば」と話す。trans. by Google translate: "At the Sake Museum, curator Akari Miyamaru (28) has prepared a "Den-Doushi Notebook"—placed right next to the fan-sponsored advertisement—where visitors can leave collective messages. To date, approximately 80 people have contributed entries, with comments such as, "Thank you for broadening my knowledge and interests," and "Meeting Raden-chan inspired me to pursue a career as a museum curator." Miyamaru remarked, "Thanks to this advertisement, visitors are now coming from all across the country—and we’ve seen an increase in young male visitors, too. I hope this serves as an opportunity to help a wider audience discover the true depth and richness of Japanese sake.""
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thora_Thersner
• Comment: I honestly have no clue which hook is most interesting, or even if I'm missing something more interesting.

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 15:57, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Rhinotocinclus collinsae

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• ... that Rhinotocinclus collinsae was the first fish to be named after an African American, Margaret S. Collins, the ecologist and civil rights activist?

• Source: https://etyfish.org/hypoptopomatinae/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Anatomy of Evil

5x expanded by Quetzal1964 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Quetzal1964 (talk) 06:14, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Pépé Bradock

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The white elephant, Abul-Abbas of Emperor Charlemagne in Paris, Decorated initial from Paris, BnF lat. 2195, fol. 9v

• … that French edm producer Pépé Bradock, opened an album with a track-name tribute to Abul-Abbas, the white elephant gifted to Charlemagne by Harun al-Rashid?

• Source: https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/05/pepe-bradock-interview

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Created by I&I22 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

I&I22 (talk) 20:41, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

Nero (Fate)

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• ... that a gender-flipped, fictional version of the Roman emperor Nero became more popular online than the original? Source: https://jgeekstudies.org/2021/12/28/the-astolfo-effect-the-popularity-of-fate-grand-order-characters-in-comparison-to-their-real-counterparts/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kazimierz Hamerszmit

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 598 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:07, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

1974 Dunedin earthquake

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• ... that New Zealand's 1974 Dunedin earthquake is the biggest earthquake to have occurred in the city since its founding?

• Source: https://bulletin.nzsee.org.nz/index.php/bnzsee/article/view/1230 (click the PDF button) "The earthquake in the early evening of Tuesday, 9 April, 1974 was the strongest known to have affected the city of Dunedin since its founding in the middle of the last century."

• Reviewed: Bastardstown

Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 101 past nominations.

Panamitsu ✨ 07:59, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

I'd recommend rewording the hook to specify Dunedin is a city for people unfamiliar with it e.g. 'The 1974 Dunedin earthquake is the biggest to have occurred in Dunedin since the city was founded' Traumnovelle (talk) 00:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Thought that the current hook is quite boring (and it does not comply with WP:DYKFIRST) so I've proposed a second hook. ALT1:

"... that the 1974 Dunedin earthquake in New Zealand caused an unusually high amount of damage for its low magnitude?"

Panamitsu ✨ 01:23, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Fenny Nuli

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• ... that as part of an official visit preparation, Malaysian diplomat Fenny Nuli took a 15-hour bus ride with a high kidnapping risk? Source: Lorna, Nura V (30 December 2024). "Resilience, diplomacy, and dedication define her". Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 23 May 2026. I recall being a young officer sent to Poland, covering Ukraine. I was tasked with preparing for our then Foreign Minister’s visit and had to go ahead as the advance team—which was just me. This was around 2001 or 2002. It was winter, with heavy snow. I flew to Kyiv and met a Ukrainian representative. The only option was a 15-hour bus ride to Simferopol from Kyiv. I didn’t speak Ukrainian, but I had some help. The journey was in the middle of winter, and I don’t think the bus had a heater. When I finally arrived, the students told me, “You’re brave—taking the bus is risky due to the danger of kidnappings.”
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Laurentius Say

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 127 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 06:23, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

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• ... that the developers of The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan held judgment-free "death meetings" to brainstorm unique death scenes for the characters? Source: [26]
  • ALT1: ... that The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan was inspired by an urban legend about a Dutch freighter found adrift with its entire crew dead with horrified expressions? Source: [27]
  • ALT2: ... that Shawn Ashmore thought the developers were joking when they pitched one of the unexpected death scenes for his character in The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan? Source: [28]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Cure (Olivia Rodrigo song)

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

-- ZooBlazer 00:32, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

Swanson v. Roman Catholic Bishop

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• ... that a priest and marriage counsellor's affair with his client went to Maine's highest court over religious freedom?

• Source: see first para of facts and lower court and attached sources

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wunderschön prächtige

Moved to mainspace by Theleekycauldron (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 23:50, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

Typhoon Studios

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• ... that Typhoon Studios fitted its first office with IKEA desks and used furniture from Craigslist? Source: Behind the scenes at Typhoon Studios: an exclusive visit to Montreal’s super-indie (ref #9 in the article).
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Horizon Call of the Mountain

Improved to Good Article status by IceWelder (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

IceWelder [✉] 20:28, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

Saraswati Gyan Mandir

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• ... that University of Chittagong Saraswati Gyan Mandir is the first and only 'Saraswati Gyan Mandir' in Bangladesh?

• Source: [29]

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

BadhonCR (talk) 10:31, 23 May 2026 (UTC).

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Articles created/expanded on May 24

Agent Kim Reactivated

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• ... that the upcoming television series Agent Kim Reactivated is based on a webtoon that serves as a spin-off to Lookism?

• Source: https://zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20230412104314

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Moved to mainspace by D.18th (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ꕥ 𝙳.𝟷𝟾𝚝𝚑 ꕥ ^{→𝙼𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚖𝚎←} 03:05, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

Ruby Rose Turner

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• ... that American actress Ruby Rose Turner debuted as a dancer Spanish-language show Sábado Gigante at the age of seven?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20251212063243/https://www.naijanews.com/buzz/people/who-is-ruby-rose-turner-how-old-is-she-here-are-facts-you-need-to-know/ (original link doesnt work, but i was able to find an archived link)

• ALT1: ... that American actress Ruby Rose Turner debuted as a dancer at the age of seven, winning a number of minor national competitions? Source: as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sydney Craven
• Comment: Article was created by BrookTheHumming, and moved to mainspace by Pppery via AFC. I made some substantial edits to the article, hence why I'm also crediting myself. I've later added Afrowriter to the credits as I forgot to do so

Created by JuniperChill (talk), BrookTheHumming (talk) and Afrowriter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

JuniperChill (talk) 19:18, 28 May 2026 (UTC).

• PS: I'm also planning to get this to WP:GA (good article status), which is why I've made quite a lot of edits since i needed to check every source verifies what is being said in the article. This took more work than I expected JuniperChill (talk) 19:31, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Anstrudis

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• ... that Saint Anstrudis inherited a monastery in Laon from her mother, Saint Sadalberga?

• Source: Alban Butler (1866). Bartleby.com. "St. Anstrudis or Austru, Virgin and Abbess at Laon"

• ALT1: ... that Saint Anstrudis is identified with the Helianthus decapetalus, or ten-petaled sunflower, which blooms in late summer or early fall? Source: Thomas Ignatius M. Forster (1828). Circle of the Seasons, and Perpetual Key to the Calendar and Almanack. London: Thomas Hookham. p. 291
• Reviewed: Modern Woodmen Sanatorium

5x expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 57 past nominations.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:37, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Plan Bleu

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• ... that Plan Bleu attempted to make the French Navy less focused on ballistic missile submarines?

• Source: Page 22 of Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947-1982

• ALT1: ... that Plan Bleu lessened the French Navy's emphasis on protecting certain territories? Source: Page 22 of Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1947-1982
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sperry S-1

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

GGOTCC 01:28, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Jinoos Taghizadeh

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• ... that Jinoos Taghizadeh belongs to the first generation of artists to study art academically after the 1979 Iranian Revolution?

• Source: Saremy, Nastaran. "Sculpture in Post-revolution Iran: A Fertile Ground for a New Art: A Rereading". Mohit Art.

https://mohit.art/sculpture-in-the-post-revolution-iran/

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

Alisyyh (talk) 19:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

Aima Baig

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Aima Baig

• ... that some people think that Aima Baig looks like Ariana Grande?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The World Is to Dig
  • Comment: Driveby nom; there are good reasons to not use the image with ALT0, but it may work with other hooks.

Improved to Good Article status by M.Billoo2000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 400 past nominations.

Launchballer 11:47, 24 May 2026 (UTC).

• • ALT0a: ... that some people think that a Pakistani singer looks like Ariana Grande?
  • ALT1: ... that Aima Baig (pictured) won a Pakistani award for a song inspired by Latin music?

Added two hooks. File:Aima Baig VOA 2023.png this image can be used, as discussed on the main article's talk. @Launchballer: Please suggest how to add image, thank you. M. Billoo 17:06, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

• I added it to the nom. (The trick with most formatting is to find somewhere it works and play around with it.)==Launchballer 17:22, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 25

Gwen (Filipino singer)

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Gwen in September 2025

• ... that Gwen (pictured) went viral in 2025 due to the way in which she ate one of her country's most beloved street foods?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gelu Voican Voiculescu
  • Comment: Driveby nom for the 12 June Philippines set (see WT:DYK for context); this is at AfD, but it'll be kept. @Handsome Ellis: is currently reviewing her band Bini (group) at GA (which I may chip into), so we may be able to make this a double.

Created by Royiswariii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 407 past nominations.

Launchballer 14:26, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

Hadley Williams

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Hadley Williams

• ... that doctor Hadley Williams (pictured) left London for London, then returned to London?

• Source: Johnston, Penelope (February 17, 1998). "The Life of London's Dr. Hadley Williams". Medical Post. Vol. 34, no. 7. p. 45. ProQuest 228839144 – via ProQuest.

• ALT1: ... that doctor Hadley Williams (pictured) had a nine-hole golf course on his estate? Source: Johnston, Penelope (February 17, 1998). "The Life of London's Dr. Hadley Williams". Medical Post. Vol. 34, no. 7. p. 45. ProQuest 228839144 – via ProQuest.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Astor Library Building
• Comment: Article is currently at AFD, but enough work should have been done to save it.

Created by Holden1677 (talk) and Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 798 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:58, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:58, 27 May 2026 (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: Article looks good. Nice work. Picture appears usable, and the hooks are interesting. Preference for the first one. Just waiting for the AFD, which appears headed towards "keep", to close. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:04, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Reine Audu

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• ... that the fruit seller Reine Audu's legendized exploits during the march on Versailles in 1789 included tackling a commander, charming the king, and riding back to Paris on a cannon? Source: "[Audu's lawyer's] speech, adding one more legend to those already enlivening the annals of the Revolution, handed down this well-nigh nameless woman to posterity as a second Joan of Arc. Chenau represented his client as a noble patriotic woman... She had had to tackle the Commander of the Versailles National Guard, Estaing himself, to advance beneath the shot and shell of his troops... So much suffering and so much courage had not been without its effect on King Louis. When ultimately Audu had reached her Monarch, she had found him all docility and compliance. Without a murmur the King had granted the poissarde's request that he would subscribe to the Declaration of the Rights of Man, and reveal the whereabouts of the Government's stores of corn and flour... [She] had dragged herself a second time to the King to persuade him to... go with them to Paris... Again Louis was complaint. He returned to Paris, and with him on her cannon had gone the lacerated Queen of the Markets." (note: "Queen of the Markets" refers to Reine Audu)
  • ALT1: ... that the fruit seller Reine Audu was jailed after the march on Versailles in 1789 for "announcing her intention... of bringing back the Queen's head on her sword", among other charges? Source: "The Châtelet charged Renée with having announced her intention of going to Versailles and bringing back the Queen's head on her sword." (note: "Renée is Reine Audu's given name)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Isfahan_Quran
  • Comment: Whale, Winifred Stephens (1922). Women of the French Revolution. New York: E. P. Dutton. Retrieved 24 May 2026 – via Google Books.

5x expanded by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Chao Garden (talk) 06:56, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

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Rappresentativa OPBG

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• ... that Vaticanese football team Rappresentativa OPBG played their first derby match against a team of nursing students, which ended in an 8–8 draw?

• Source: Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù website

• ALT1: ... that Rappresentativa OPBG were the first football team from the Vatican City to finish a league season unbeaten? Source: RSSSF
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pictonico!

Created by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 02:09, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Tschirnhausen cubic

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• ... that that a dog chasing its master and a crab sidestepping an intruder can both be modeled mathematically by motion along a Tschirnhausen cubic?

• Source: [30]: "Therefore, it is also the curve of a dog trying to catch its master, and going twice as fast as them" ... "the Tschirnhausen cubic is the curve on which travels a crab walking at the same speed as a point in linear motion, while facing it"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Teresa Gnoli

Improved to Good Article status by David Eppstein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 194 past nominations.

—David Eppstein (talk) 00:45, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

Sparkle (Honkai: Star Rail)

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• ... that the Honkai: Star Rail character Sparxie rickrolled fans in a YouTube video on April Fool's Day? Source: Daro, Catherine (2026-04-01). "Honkai: Star Rail Is Never Gonna Give You Up". GameSpace.com.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rallying of New Caledonia to Free France
  • Comment: If this had gotten to GA before April, I would have requested it to run on April Fool's Day, but eh whatever.

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

Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 15:04, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Sterling Dietz

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• ... that magician Sterling Dietz was called "the future of magic" by Siegfried & Roy?

• Source: Franson, Paul (2015-08-19). "'The Magic of Sterling' comes to Lincoln Theater". Napa Valley Register. NewsBank 15756C2773AE5CA8. Retrieved 2026-05-25.

  The article notes: "If your parents name you Sterling, perhaps you’re designated for fame. That was certainly the case for Sterling Dietz, a magician and entertainer who has been performing professionally for a decade — yet he’s only 24. ... Since then his talent has taken him to many countries around the world. Famed magicians Siegfried and Roy have said, “Sterling is the future of magic."

• ALT1: ... that magician Sterling Dietz used $1,200 in prize earnings from a chess tournament to pay tuition for a Las Vegas magic school? Source: Claassen, Elisa (2023-08-02). "Magic man Sterling Dietz is a fan favorite. Lynden native returns from Cabo". Lynden Tribune. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 2026-05-25 – via Issuu.

  The article notes: "When Dietz entered high school, he had won money from the local Theresa Tromp Chess Tournament which went to fund his initial magic classes in Las Vegas. One passion was able to fund another, he said."

  Theriault, Michelle (2006-03-06). "Abracadabra, he's a winner: Lynden teen wins top Las Vegas magic prize". The Bellingham Herald. NewsBank 110371CCE29E84B0. Retrieved 2026-05-25 – via Newspapers.com.

  The article notes: "In August 2005, he used $1,200 won at a chess tournament - his other hobby - to study with magicians in Las Vegas."

• ALT2: ... that magician Sterling Dietz used prize earnings from a chess tournament to pay tuition for a Las Vegas magic school? Source: See the source from ALT1.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Naish (writer)

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 09:21, 25 May 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on May 26

1971 Bon Vivant botulism incident

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• ... that the US government burned 60,000 gallons of soup?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/25/archives/impounded-bon-vivant-soup-will-be-burned.html

• ALT1: ... that a can of soup paralyzed a 64-year-old woman? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/02/archives/botulism-death-in-westchester-brings-hunt-for-soup.html
• Reviewed:
• Comment: This is the first time I've ever written an article on an event, so I'll take all the constructive criticism I can get. Also, please feel free to submit alternate hooks.

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

Commandant Quacks-a-lot (talk) 02:53, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

2005 Metra Rock Island derailment

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• ... that a derailment in 2005 was caused by a train attempting to travel a 10 mph (16 km/h) crossing at 69 mph (111 km/h)?

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"The train derailed as it traversed a crossover from track 2 to track 1 that had a prescribed maximum operating speed of 10 mph. (See figure 1.) The train was traveling 69 mph as it entered the crossover."

• ALT1: ... that a second derailment occurred at the same crossing as it had two years earlier?

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"An eerily similar Metra derailment occurred two years earlier at the same crossing, injuring 45 people. Federal investigators also faulted the engineer in the 2003 crash for being distracted when his train hit the crossover."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hörningsholm Hoard

Created by GoldenBootWizard276 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

GoldenBootWizard276 (talk) 18:04, 29 May 2026 (UTC).

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John Patrick (rugby union)

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• ... that John Patrick won both of the last two Olympic gold medals ever awarded for rugby?

• Source: "John Clarence Patrick". Olympics. 26 May 2026.

worldrugby.org. "Rugby Olympic history | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2026-05-26.

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• Comment: I gave two sources, as one states which Olympic gold medals John Patrick won, and the other states that those were the last two ever awarded for rugby.

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

Cynthia Muldoon (talk) 19:59, 28 May 2026 (UTC).

West 73rd–74th Street Historic District

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• ... that a group of houses on New York City's 73rd Street (pictured) were powered by a plant under a nearby garden? Source: "Big Boilers for Big Flats". The New York Times. March 7, 1884.
  • ALT1: ... that a group of houses on New York City's 74th Street was not initially sold because it was envisioned for "very desirable class of tenants"? Source: "The Real Estate Situation". The Real Estate Record: Real estate record and builders' guide. Vol. 69, no. 1789. Columbia University Libraries. June 28, 1902. p. 1180.
  • ALT2: ... that houses in the West 73rd–74th Street Historic District, some of which were envisioned for "a very desirable class of tenants", later packed in as many as 29 residents each? Source: "The Real Estate Situation". The Real Estate Record: Real estate record and builders' guide. Vol. 69, no. 1789. Columbia University Libraries. June 28, 1902. p. 1180; Gray, Christopher (October 17, 2013). "The Dakota's Cousins and How They Grew". New York Times
  • ALT3: ... that a set of brick houses in New York City (pictured) was described as opposing "the typical lugubrious brownstone row"? Source: Gray, Christopher (April 30, 2006). "The Zeus Of Manhattan's Mount Olympus". The New York Times.
  • ALT4: ... that after designing a set of brick houses in New York City (pictured), the buildings' architect never worked for their developer again? Source: Gray, Christopher (July 29, 2010). "A Stable and Its Dakota Connection". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/O Menino e o Vento
  • Comment: I'll think of more hooks later.

Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 799 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:48, 28 May 2026 (UTC).

Enid Sinclair

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Cosplayer in 2023

• ... that some people interpreted the character of Enid Sinclair (cosplayer pictured) as trans coded?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tremate, empi, tremate
  • Comment: Driveby nom.

5x expanded by HalfHazard98 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 404 past nominations.

Launchballer 12:50, 28 May 2026 (UTC).

Wolf's Lair (Los Angeles)

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• ... that Moby flipped the Wolf's Lair for more than 100% profit?

• Source: WP:CALC

• ALT0b: ... that Moby flipped the Wolf's Lair for more than $6 million in profit? Source: same but simpler WP:CALC
• ALT0c: ... that Moby flipped the Wolf's Lair for $12.4 million? Source: same but no WP:CALC
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elsie Eiler
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1) not sure if the year is needed? Moby bought the property in 2010 and sold it in 2014

2) not sure if we want to specify that the property is in Los Angeles (or Hollywood) since it shares its name with a more notable location in Germany. My gut is that the DYK is more hooky without this clarification.

Created by Gb321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Gb321 (talk) 20:51, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

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Death in video games

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• ... that death in video games is often presented as meaningful and tragic, even when reversible?

• Source: Melnic and Melnic 2017

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Capri Bird Observatory
• Comment: Created from the requested good and featured content list :D

Moved to mainspace by Umais Bin Sajjad (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:14, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Phorusrhacos

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Drawing of the original lower beak fragment assigned to Phorusrhacos

• ... that the giant, carnivorous "terror bird" Phorusrhacos was initially thought to be a genus of large, beaked sloth?

• Source: Buffetaut, Eric (2013). "Who discovered the Phorusrhacidae? An episode in the history of avian palaeontology" (PDF). Paleornithological Research 2013. Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution: Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum. 8: 123–134.

• ALT1: ... that until 2019, the skull of the giant, carnivorous "terror bird" Phorusrhacos was largely known from a single, 1891 illustration of a skull (fragment pictured) that had disintegrated before it could be collected? Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334429958
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5x expanded by Augustios Paleo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

AFH (talk) 04:32, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

• @Augustios Paleo: A QPQ review is needed within the next couple of days or the nomination may be failed out.--Kevmin § 15:50, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Kim Jung-soo (businesswoman)

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• ... that Kim Jung-soo has been credited as the mother of Buldak Ramen, which was inspired by a spicy lunch at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea?

• Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-03-05/how-a-spicy-noodle-saved-the-pioneer-of-korean-ramen-from-scandal#:~:text=SEOUL%C2%A0%E2%80%94%C2%A0In%20February%202014%2C%20a%20British,company%20halfway%20across%20the%20world

https://www.forbes.com/profile/kim-jung-soo-chun-in-jang/

https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026051509312290131

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

Manxshearwater (talk) 19:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, images are freely licensed, and no QPQ needed. I have two concerns. (1) The sourcing seems fairly weak. The most used sources are non-independent (i.e. re-reporting company press releases) and many others are from unreliable sources (e.g. company blogs, Forbes). I have a hard time telling if she meets the notability criteria. (2) The article does not seem to adequately treat the subject. The Los Angeles Times article writes that Kim was found guilty of embezzling $3.7 million from the company, which goes unmentioned in the article. I also haven't done a full spotcheck of sources for copyvio or verifiability, but the first sentence of the body is not verified by the inline citations (none of the citations in the paragraph state that she graduated from Ewha Womans University). ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 20:49, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

• To clarify, I think the Los Angeles Times article provides independent and significant coverage, but the remainder of the Korean sources provide non-independent coverage (as they're re-reporting company press releases). I did a cursory search for Korean language sources but didn't find any sources independent of the subject. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 21:03, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Ángel Díaz Balbín

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• ... that an accused Peruvian serial killer was killed by a psychologist during an interrogation?

• Source: La República (Peruvian newspaper): "El Vampiro de Breña: El escalofriante caso del hombre que mató a su familia y fue asesinado por su psicólogo" // "The Vampire of Breña: The chilling case of the man who killed his family and was murdered by his psychologist"

• Reviewed: Abdullah Kamil
• Comment: I will be adding the QPQ in the coming hours.

Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

CoryGlee 16:30, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

2018 Sampang regency election

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• ... that the Constitutional Court of Indonesia ordered the 2018 Sampang regency election be repeated because the size of its electorate was 95 percent of the population? Source: [31]
  • ALT1: ... that seven thousand policemen and soldiers were deployed to secure the repeated 2018 Sampang regency election? Source: [32]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Post Office Square, Wellington
  • Comment: -

Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 310 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 04:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC).

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Edinburgh coffins

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• ... that in 1836, a group of schoolboys discovered a hidden cache of tiny coffins, the purpose of which is still unknown?

• Source: "In 1836, three Scottish boys discovered a strange cache of miniature coffins concealed on a hillside above Edinburgh." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edinburghs-mysterious-miniature-coffins-22371426/

"It is not possible to state definitively the purpose of the Arthur’s Seat coffins - only their gravedigger knew that." Pyeatt Menefee, Samuel; Simpson, Allen D. C. (1994). "The West Port Murders and the Miniature Coffins from Arthur's Seat" (PDF). Book of the Old Edinburgh Club. 3: 75. (https://oldedinburghclub.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/BOEC_NS3_1994_The_West_Port_Murders_and_the_Miniature_Coffins.pdf)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/E.T.: Interplanetary Mission

Created by TouchedWithFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

TouchedWithFire (talk) 09:02, 28 May 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing. What a cracker! Cielquiparle (talk) 14:40, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
• New enough (submitted one day after creation) and more than long enough (11669 characters of prose). Appropriately sourced for the subject matter. Tone is neutral. Article is presentable. Hook is interesting and verified. QPQ is done. The main issue to resolve now is similarity of phrasing to 2 sources. If you check Earwig, you'll see there's a 60.7% similarity and 54.0% similarity score for Old Edinburgh Club and Smithsonian Magazine, respectively. This is rather high. In several places the exact matches are understandable since you chose to quote the sources directly. But in other places there are a few phrases which match exactly which could easily be rephrased. It can be helpful to use the tool as a guide to what you need to consider fixing. @TouchedWithFire: Pinging. Cielquiparle (talk) 15:50, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Norm Sonju

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• ... that Norm Sonju co-founded the NBA's Dallas Mavericks?

• Source: [33]

ALT1 ... that former NBA executive Norm Sonju has the floor for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game at his camp in New York?

• Source: [34]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bradley Roberts (Bahamian politician) (loaned to me by BeanieFan11)

Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:05, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

• Good work! I came across Sonju when I wrote Camp of the Woods and I was hoping someone would create an article on him before too long. New enough/long enough; well written and neutral, presentable, reliably sourced (with one exception; TCDb.com appears to be a user-generated site). QPQ donated, and no picture. The hooks are appropriately sourced and the sources are in the article in the right spots. I prefer ALT1, although it needs to be somewhat rewritten so as not to imply that the camp was his personal camp (since many people in the Adirondacks have those). How is ALT1a: ... that NBA executive Norm Sonju bought the floor for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game and shipped it to a Christian camp in the Adirondacks? (We will need another reviewer to tick off the new facts added with this hook.) I would prefer the ALT1a angle to ALT0, which strikes me as a recitation of a simple fact. WikiOriginal-9, let me know what you think. Dclemens1971 (talk) 00:52, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT1a will work although "former" could be removed since he wasn't a former exec when he bought the court. As for TCDb, I could remove it but that's the only source I could find for his birthdate. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 01:12, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
    • Maybe we just leave out the birthdate then. The Daily News story gives an age of 76 so you could put in "born 1938 or 1939". Asking for another reviewer to take a quick look at ALT1a (archived version of source to avoid paywall). Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:23, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Laughing Jacobs Creek

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• ... that Laughing Jacobs Creek was reportedly named after an early settler's attempt to make a loon call?

• Source: Hitchman, Robert (1985). Place Names of Washington. Washington State Historical Society. ISBN 9780917048579., p. 158 It was reportedly named by 2 early settlers, William Bush and Wilford Stewart, when they heard another settler, named Jacobs, trying to imitate a loon’s cry on the lake.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Revere House

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 145 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 13:22, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

Edmund Cheng

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• ... that Edmund Cheng was credited in 1989 for diversifying his family's garment business into property development with projects worth around S$200 million?

• Source: "Today, Wing Tai is more than just a garment maker. It has diversified into property development and management and has on hand about $200 million worth of projects. Mr Cheng's younger brother, architect Edmund Cheng, is largely responsible for developments in this area." Siow, Doreen (1989-01-23). "The man behind S'pore's biggest garment producer". The Straits Times. p. 23.

• ALT1: ... that Edmund Cheng helped transform an old church into an art venue named Sculpture Square in 1995?
• Source: "Not only will this restored old church breathe life into the already burgeoning arts hub in Waterloo Street, the tale of how the 129-year-old building went from rat-trap to art venue...", "It was in December 1995 when the deputy chairman of Wing Tai Holdings Limited (and now chairman of Sculpture Square) was approached by his friend, sculptor Sun Yu-Li, with his idealistic dream of turning Singapore's first Baba church into the city's first-ever venue devoted to three-dimensional art.", "As Sculpture Square was a privately initiated project, Mr Cheng really had to go hands on. First, he had to find the seed money to start the construction. Then he had to get supportive consultants who did things for free, at cost or a discount, put together a high-profile board of directors and volunteer Wing Tai's infrastructure, both in terms of people to run the Square as well as his network of contacts." Parvathi Nayar (1999-10-22). "From rat-trap to art venue". The Business Times. p. 27.
• ALT2: ... that Edmund Cheng was a civil engineer graduate and registered architect, who became chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore in 2018?
• Source: "...graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.", "...and in 1982 he became a registered architect with Singapore’s Board of Architects." "Edmund Cheng Wai Wing". Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
  "Mr Edmund Cheng Wai Wing, the chairman of Mapletree Investments and the Singapore Art Museum, will take over from Mr Lee Hsien Yang as chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority Singapore (CAAS) from July 1, 2018." Choo, Felicia (2018-06-22). "Mapletree chairman to helm CAAS board from July". The Straits Times. p. 5.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hexham Abbey high-altar cross

Moved to mainspace by BenTanXiaoMing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 02:54, 27 May 2026 (UTC).

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Dam

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Ethiopia built the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in 2020, over the objections of Egypt and Sudan.

• ... that many dams built on transnational rivers have led to international conflicts over water sharing (example pictured), exacerbated by world population increases, impacts of climate change, and water scarcity?

• Source: Chellaney, B. (2015). Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 1–3, 6–13, 16, 26–27, 38–43, 53–57, 141–150. ISBN 9781442249288. Retrieved 16 May 2026. Ranjan, Amit (2024). "Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Dispute: Implications, Negotiations, And Mediations". Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 42 (1). Routledge: 18–36. doi:10.1080/02589001.2023.2287425. ISSN 0258-9001.

• ALT1: ... that some dams have been created by blasting explosives on a hillside to cause a rockslide which fills the valley with rock and rubble? Source: Evans, S.G.; et al., eds. (2011). Natural and Artificial Rockslide Dams. Springer. pp. xi, 55, 624–626. ISBN 9783642047633. Retrieved 20 April 2026..
• Reviewed: Elsie Perrin Williams Estate DYK

Improved to Good Article status by Noleander (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Noleander (talk) 22:16, 30 May 2026 (UTC).

Raúl Osiel Marroquín

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• ... that a former soldier and a professional wrestler were arrested in the same week of January 2006 for separate serial murders in Mexico City?

• Source: Taipei Times: "One is a female wrestler who allegedly earned the trust of elderly women, then strangled them. The other is a former soldier accused of luring gay men from bars and killing them." [...] (Barraza) Authorities said Juana Barraza, 48, was caught fleeing a house on Wednesday [...] (Marroquín) Another suspect, Raul Osiel Marroquin, 29, was arrested on Monday in the killings of four gay men in the capital, police said.

• Reviewed: Robert Henry Clarence
• Comment: I will add the QPQ in the coming hours.

5x expanded by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

CoryGlee 18:44, 29 May 2026 (UTC).

Giorgio Valensin

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• ... that Giorgio Valensin was a knight of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany despite being Jewish?

• Source: S. Curiel, A. di; Racah, Rabbi Leone (1888). Il Corriere Israelitico: Periodico per La Storia, Lo Spirito ed il Progresso del Giudaismo (in Italian). Trieste: Tipografia Morterra & Comp. pp. 203–204. Retrieved 28 May 2026. [35]

• ALT1: ... that Giorgio Valensin wrote two symphonies while working as a banker in Florence? Source: S. Curiel, A. di; Racah, Rabbi Leone (1888). Il Corriere Israelitico: Periodico per La Storia, Lo Spirito ed il Progresso del Giudaismo (in Italian). Trieste: Tipografia Morterra & Comp. pp. 203–204. Retrieved 28 May 2026. [36]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kino-Eye (film)

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