User:EdChem/DYK

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I have created or expanded 49 DYK articles which have appeared on the Main Page in 37 distinct hooks, and in addition have nominated 10 articles created or expanded by other editor(s). Three hooks have appeared in the DYK Hall of Fame as having five or more articles. One hook is included in the list of all-time DYK page view leaders for a lead hook with over 25 000 views. Eleven hooks (10 from my articles, 1 from a nomination of others' articles) have been included in list of DYK page view leaders for their respective months. In the following table, links to nominations from prior to the dedicated-page-per-article style are to the version of T:TDYK immediately prior to promotion into the queue.

# Article Date Hook Create Expand Nom. Views
1 – Hans Freeman
(Nomination)		 13 Aug 2010 ... that Hans Freeman introduced protein crystallography to Australia and determined the structure of plastocyanin, the first protein to be structurally characterised in the southern hemisphere? 1158
2 – Rhodocene
(Nomination)		 14 Aug 2010 ... that the rhodocene monomer exists in solid state at or below liquid nitrogen temperatures (−196 °C) and in gas phase above 150 °C but not at room temperature? 2147
3 – Hexafluorophosphate
(Nomination)		 23 Aug 2010 ... that the lithium salt of the hexafluorophosphate anion is a common electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries? 1467
4 – Latisemin 30 Oct 2010
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
... that ophanin, piscivorin, ablomin, latisemin and triflin, found in the venom of the King Cobra (pictured), the water moccasin, the Mamushi snake, the Erabu sea snake and the Habu snake, respectively, are all cysteine-rich secretory proteins that can reduce muscle contractions?

6 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame

Total views = 871 + 675 + 603 + 517 + 619 + 1404 = 4689 		517
5 – Cysteine-rich secretory protein
(Joint Nomination) 		1404
6 – Artiom Damkovsky 5 Nov 2010 ... that at M-1 Global's Challenge XXI event, Artiom Damkovsky defeated Mairbek Taisumov to become their inaugural Lightweight MMA Champion and Guram Gugenishvili defeated Kenny Garner (who was replacing the injured Maxim Grishin) for their inaugural Heavyweight Championship?

5 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame

Total views = 858 + 707 + 716 + 786 + 485 = 3552

Collaboration with Paralympiakos 		858
7 – Kenny Garner 707
8 – Maxim Grishin 716
9 – Guram Gugenishvili 786
10 – 2010 M-1 Challenge Season
(Joint nomination) 		485
11 – Homosexuals Anonymous
(Nomination)		 26 Nov 2010 ... that some counseling sessions of the ex-gay group Homosexuals Anonymous included "desensitizing" naked massages, but led the men being counseled to begin having sexual encounters with each other? 3227
12 – Shamil Zavurov 10 Dec 2010 ... that M-1 Global's welterweight (Shamil Zavurov vs. Abner Lloveras), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks), and light heavyweight (Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky) mixed martial arts champions will be determined at M-1 Challenge XXII today?

5 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame

Total views = 835 + 806 + 835 + 835 + 744 = 4055

Collaboration with Paralympiakos 		835
13 – Tomasz Narkun 806
14 – Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 835
15 – Magomed Sultanakhmedov 835
16 – Rafał Moks
(Joint nomination) 		744
– 1 Katy Munger
(Nomination)		 12 Dec 2010 ... that Katy Munger is known for her writing in the Tart Noir genre? 1138
– 2 A. M. M. Naushad
(Nomination)		 14 Dec 2010 ... that Sri Lankan politician A. M. M. Naushad, as Deputy Secretary of the UNP, created a problem for his party leader by advocating his view that "his community came first and the party next"? 781
– 3 Bruce DuMont
(Nomination)		 14 Dec 2010 ... that Bruce DuMont, investigative reporter and host of Beyond the Beltway, is the nephew of the inventor of the first commercially viable television? 1175
– 4 Oxaziridine
(Nomination)		 14 Dec 2010 ... that an oxaziridine rearrangement reaction is the key step in the synthesis of erectile dysfunction medication yohimbine? 1332
– 5 Isolobal principle
(Nomination)		 23 Dec 2010 ... that Roald Hoffmann's development of the isolobal principle helped him earn the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? 2368
– 6 Insertion reaction
(Nomination)		 26 Dec 2010 ... that insertion reactions are integral to the Cativa process, a method used to produce millions of tons of acetic acid annually? 454
17 – Brittany CoxXx
(Nomination and QPQ)		 21 Jan 2011
Brittany CoxXx with a pink flower in her hair
... that Borat Sagdiyev's son, who appeared in photos in the movie Borat, was actually trans woman and porn star Brittany CoxXx (pictured)?


As a lead hook with more than 20 000 views, this qualifies for inclusion in the All-time DYK page view leaders list as well as for the DYK page view leaders for the month of January 2011		 26064
– 7 David Kato
(Nomination and QPQ)		 8 Feb 2011 ... that after Rolling Stone published photos and addresses of 100 gays and lesbians under the headline "Hang Them", Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato was awarded USh1.5 million in damages? 3070
18 – Peter Maitlis
(Nomination and QPQ)		 10 Feb 2011 ... that British organometallic chemist Peter Maitlis coined the term metallomesogens for "metal complexes of organic ligands which exhibit liquid crystalline (mesomorphic) character"? 508
19 – Tantalum(V) ethoxide
(Nomination)		 16 Jan 2013 ... that tantalum pentaethoxide is used in the production of optical, electrochromic, and semiconductor devices? 1287
20 – Indian Journal of Medical Research
(QPQ) 		30 Jan 2013 ... that the Indian Journal of Medical Research, first edited by Sir Pardey Lukis, is celebrating its centenary this year? 422 + 374 = 796
21 – Pardey Lukis
(Joint nomination and QPQ)
– 8 Crossover experiment (chemistry)
(Nomination and QPQ)		 3 Jan 2014 ... that crossover experiments are used to study the mechanisms of chemical reactions? 1170
22 – Captodative effect
(Nomination)		 10 Jan 2014 ... that radicals can be stabilized by the captodative effect? 1775
23 – Trent Zimmerman
(Nomination and QPQ)		 9 Jan 2016 ... that in December 2015, Trent Zimmerman became the first openly gay man to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives? 1670
24 – Benzylamine
(Nomination and QPQ)		 19 Jan 2016
Space-filling model of the benzylamine molecule
... that the hydrochloride salt of benzylamine (molecular model pictured) was given to NASA astronaut John Glenn as a treatment for motion sickness in the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission?		 3295
– 9 Solid nitrogen
(Nomination and QPQ)		 13 May 2016 ... that solid nitrogen is an important component of the surfaces of Triton, a moon of Neptune, and of the dwarf planet Pluto?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of May 2016		 5122
25 – Aromatization
(Nomination and QPQ)		 7 Jun 2016 ... that there are "moderately aromatic" arsoles?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of June 2016		 5917
26 – Colin Raston
(Nomination and QPQ)		 17 Jun 2016 ... that Colin Raston can unboil an egg?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of June 2016		 7518
27 – (+)-Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide‎
(Nomination and QPQ)		 24 Jun 2016
DNA adduct of a mutagen from tobacco smoke
... that this metabolite of a component of tobacco smoke binds with DNA (pictured) causing mutations?		 4234
28 – Asparagusic acid
(Nomination and QPQ)		 7 Jul 2016 ... that the odour of urine after eating asparagus, which was described by Arbuthnot as "foetid" and by Benjamin Franklin as "disagreeable", was compared to "a flask of perfume" by Marcel Proust?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016		 6644
29 – Tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate
(Nomination and QPQ)		 11 July 2016 ... that BARF does not coordinate?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016		 7881 + 253 = 8134
30 – Scolopendra cataracta
(Nomination and QPQ)		 14 Jul 2016
Centipede Scolopendra cataracta
... that Scolopendra cataracta (pictured), the world's only known amphibian centipede, was discovered by an entomologist on his honeymoon in 2001?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016		 9141
31 – Australian College of Educators
(QPQ) 		24 Jul 2013 ... that the Australian College of Educators' Buntine Oration has been given by a governor-general, a prime minister, and a Nobel laureate? 224 + 336 = 560
32 – Buntine Oration
(Joint nomination and QPQ)
33 – Élizabeth Teissier
(Nomination)		 22 Oct 2016 ... that the French Association for Scientific Information criticised Paris Descartes University's decision to award Élizabeth Teissier a doctorate for a sociology thesis of "pro-astrological advocacy"? 2178
34 – Jason Graae
(Nomination and QPQ)		 4 Nov 2016 ... that Jason Graae had to use his ad libbing skills when a fake moustache "started to take on a life of its own" on the opening night of Little Me? 3622 + 238 = 3860
35 – Russian gay propaganda law
(Nomination)		 6 Nov 2016 ... that the Russian gay propaganda law was blamed for an alleged increase in homophobic attacks? 3931
36 – Timothy N. Philpot
(Nomination and QPQ)		 10 Nov 2016 ... that Kentucky family court judge Timothy N. Philpot says he does not "mention Jesus inside the courthouse very much, even when I know he is absolutely the only answer to the problem in front of me"? 4260 + 181 = 4441
37 – Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
(Nomination and QPQ)		 13 Nov 2016
Todd McKenney and Nancye Hayes
... that Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, starring Todd McKenney (pictured waltzing with Nancye Hayes) in his first non-musical role, is the "most successful" play in the Ensemble Theatre's 58-year history? 		1702
38 – Predatory conference
(Nomination and QPQ)		 18 Nov 2016 ... that Christoph Bartneck wrote a nonsense submission for a predatory conference using iOS's autocomplete function and it was accepted within three hours?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of November 2016		 12,169 + 247 = 12,416
39 – Section 127 of the Australian Constitution
(Nomination and QPQ)		 29 Nov 2016 ... that Section 127 of the Australian Constitution mandated that the Aboriginal peoples not be counted in "reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth"? 4291
40 – e-baby
(Nomination and QPQ)		 6 Dec 2016
Performance of e-baby
... that Jane Caferella's play e-baby (Ensemble Theatre performance pictured) was called "a very rare theatrical beast", as it explores the visceral experience of two women joined by gestational surrogacy?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of December 2016		 8097
41 – Aluminium triacetate
(Nomination and QPQ)		 16 Dec 2016 ... that aluminium triacetate is used to treat aphthous ulcers and otitis, to relieve the itch from poison ivy, and as an astringent with Mortellaro disease in hoofed animals? 2930
42 – Aluminium sulfacetate
(Nomination and QPQ)		 28 Dec 2016 ... that an 1899 publication recommended that use of an impure aluminium sulfacetate preparation as a mordant "should be abandoned" as it is an "empyreumatic liquid"?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of December 2016		 5020 + 94
− (9 + 13)
= 5092
– 10 Shooting of Benjamin Marconi
(Nomination and QPQ)		 7 Jan 2017 ... that the suspect in the shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi got married the following morning and was arrested later that day?

Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of January 2017		 6326
43 – Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials
(Nomination and QPQ)		 9 Jan 2017 ... that Paul von Groth edited Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie for 44 years and used it to catalog the properties of more than 9,000 crystalline substances? 2137
44 – Stöber process
(Nomination and QPQ)		 12 Jan 2017 ... that mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared by the Stöber process and are used in preparing biosensors and delivering medications to within cellular structures?

Collaboration with Imminent77		 1062
45 – Pyrithione
(Nomination and QPQ)		 18 Jan 2017 ... that pyrithione is used to prepare medicated shampoos to treat dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis? 1960
46 – Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing
(Nomination and QPQ)		 27 Jan 2017 ... that the Elsevier publication Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing has been described as a "sham masquerading as a real scientific journal" that publishes "truly ridiculous studies"? 3564 + 199 = 3763
47 – Elizabeth Plankinton House 31 Jan 2017 ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé Richard Henry Park ran off with a dancer??

Collaboration with Doug Coldwell 		Page views
48 – John Plankinton
49 – Richard Henry Park
(Joint Nomination)
* – James Oakley
(Nomination and QPQ)		 Talk page notice ... that? Page views
* – Ahmad Hashim Abd al-Isawi
(Nomination and QPQ)		 Talk page notice ... that? Page views
* – Trifluoroperacetic acid
(Nomination and QPQ)		 Talk page notice ... that?

Collaboration with DMacks		 Page views
* – Hexamethylbenzene
(Nomination and QPQ)		 Talk page notice ... that?

Collaboration with DMacks		 Page views
* – Carl Higbie
(Nomination and QPQ to follow)		 Talk page notice Nomination deferred in case of reaching GA
... that?		 Page views


Hooks / articles which have been nominated but are not yet approved or in the queue are marked with (*)

Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/August[edit]

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Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/October[edit]

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Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/November[edit]

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Materialscientist (talk) 06:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/December[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 12:05, 10 December 2010 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 12 December 2010 (UTC)


Materialscientist (talk) 07:36, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


Materialscientist (talk) 18:04, 14 December 2010 (UTC)


Thanks ... could you spare some time to get the QYK queues packed with hooks? Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 23 December 2010 (UTC)


Season's Greetings! --The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/January[edit]

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:02, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/February[edit]

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:05, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


rʨanaɢ (talk) 20:52, 9 February 2011 (UTC) 06:03, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/January[edit]

(X! · talk)  · @224  ·  00:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:02, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 30 January 2013 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/January[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 3 January 2014 (UTC)


The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 10 January 2014 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/January[edit]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)


—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:01, 19 January 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/May[edit]

PanydThe muffin is not subtle 13:41, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/June[edit]

On 7 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aromatization, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that there are "moderately aromatic" arsoles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aromatization. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aromatization), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 7 June 2016 (UTC)


On 17 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Colin Raston, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Colin Raston. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Colin Raston), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 13:16, 17 June 2016 (UTC)


On 24 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article (+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide‎, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that this metabolite of a component of tobacco smoke binds with DNA (pictured) causing mutations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/(+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide‎. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, (+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide‎), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 24 June 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/July[edit]

On 7 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asparagusic acid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the odour of urine after eating asparagus, which was described by Arbuthnot as "foetid" and by Benjamin Franklin as "disagreeable", was compared to "a flask of perfume" by Marcel Proust? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asparagusic acid. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Asparagusic acid), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:49, 7 July 2016 (UTC)


On 11 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that BARF does not coordinate? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:36, 11 July 2016 (UTC)


On 14 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Scolopendra cataracta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Scolopendra cataracta (pictured), the world's only known amphibious centipede, was discovered by an entomologist on his honeymoon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Scolopendra cataracta. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Scolopendra cataracta), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 14 July 2016 (UTC)


On 24 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Australian College of Educators, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Australian College of Educators' Buntine Oration has been given by a governor-general, a prime minister, and a Nobel laureate? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Australian College of Educators), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)


On 24 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Buntine Oration, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Australian College of Educators' Buntine Oration has been given by a governor-general, a prime minister, and a Nobel laureate? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Buntine Oration), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:32, 24 July 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/October[edit]

On 22 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Élizabeth Teissier, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the French Association for Scientific Information criticised Paris Descartes University's decision to award Élizabeth Teissier a doctorate for a sociology thesis of "pro-astrological advocacy"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Élizabeth Teissier. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Élizabeth Teissier), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk)) 00:01, 22 October 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/November[edit]

On 4 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jason Graae, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jason Graae had to use his ad libbing skills when a fake moustache "started to take on a life of its own" on the opening night of Little Me? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Graae. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Jason Graae), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 November 2016 (UTC)


On 6 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Russian gay propaganda law, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Russian gay propaganda law was blamed for an alleged increase in homophobic attacks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Russian gay propaganda law. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Russian gay propaganda law), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 6 November 2016 (UTC)


On 10 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Timothy N. Philpot, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Kentucky family court judge Timothy N. Philpot says he does not "mention Jesus inside the courthouse very much, even when I know he is absolutely the only answer to the problem in front of me"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Timothy N. Philpot. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Timothy N. Philpot), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC)


On 13 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, starring Todd McKenney (pictured waltzing with Nancye Hayes) in his first non-musical role, is the "most successful" play in the Ensemble Theatre's 58-year history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 13 November 2016 (UTC)


On 18 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Predatory conference, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Christoph Bartneck wrote a nonsense submission for a predatory conference using iOS's autocomplete function and it was accepted within three hours? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Predatory conference. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Predatory conference), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 18 November 2016 (UTC)


On 29 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Section 127 of the Australian Constitution, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Section 127 of the Australian Constitution mandated that the Aboriginal peoples not be counted in "reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Section 127 of the Australian Constitution. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Section 127 of the Australian Constitution), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 29 November 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/December[edit]

On 6 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article E-baby, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jane Caferella's play e-baby (Ensemble Theatre performance pictured) was called "a very rare theatrical beast", as it explores the visceral experience of two women joined by gestational surrogacy? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, E-baby), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 6 December 2016 (UTC)


On 16 December 2016, Did you know was updated with facts from the articles Wikipedia and Aluminium triacetate, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wikipedia,Aluminium triacetate), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.


On 28 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aluminium sulfacetate, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that an 1899 publication recommended that use of an impure aluminium sulfacetate preparation as a mordant "should be abandoned", as it is an "empyreumatic liquid"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aluminium sulfacetate. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Aluminium sulfacetate), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 28 December 2016 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/January[edit]

Schwede66 00:02, 7 January 2017 (UTC)


On 9 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Paul von Groth edited Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie for 44 years and used it to catalog the properties of more than 9,000 crystalline substances? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 00:02, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


On 12 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stöber process, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared by the Stöber process and are used in preparing biosensors and delivering medications to within cellular structures? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stöber process. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Stöber process), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 12 January 2017 (UTC)


On 18 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pyrithione, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that pyrithione is used to prepare medicated shampoos to treat dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pyrithione. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pyrithione), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Schwede66 00:01, 18 January 2017 (UTC)


On 27 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Elsevier publication Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing has been described as a "sham masquerading as a real scientific journal" that publishes "truly ridiculous studies"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Harrias talk 12:48, 27 January 2017 (UTC)


On 31 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elizabeth Plankinton House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé Richard Henry Park ran off with a dancer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Plankinton House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Elizabeth Plankinton House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


On 31 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Plankinton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé Richard Henry Park ran off with a dancer? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John Plankinton), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


On 31 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Richard Henry Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé Richard Henry Park ran off with a dancer? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Richard Henry Park), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


Wikipedia:Recent additions/2017/February[edit]

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