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This DYK STATS page is an attempt to recognize the DYK entries that have distinguished themselves, either by receiving an unusually high number of page views while being featured on DYK, or by going on to become some of Wikipedia's best content after being featured on DYK. As the purpose of DYK is both attract readers to newly created or expanded articles, and to encourage the users to generate new content, the DYK STATS illustrate the types of hooks that have been particularly successful in attracting readers, and celebrate the DYK articles that have continued to see great improvement after being featured.

For page view counts, there are separate lists for the All-Time top hooks and the most effective hooks on a monthly basis. If you have thoughts on the format of this page, or whether it is useful, please post your comments on the Discussion page.

See also:

• DYK Hall of Fame - for outstanding contributions to the DYK project as a whole;
• List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs - for lists of users who have created or nominated the greatest number of DYK articles.

Please do not see this list as a competition, but rather a celebration of some of the most effective DYK hooks.

Good and Featured DYKs

Good/featured content from DYK

Status	Number of articles
Featured article	2,383
Featured list	895
Good article	8,047
These may be slight underestimates (learn more) refresh this table

Some articles that were featured on DYK have gone on to become some of Wikipedia's featured or good content, in the form of featured articles, featured lists, or good articles. This table records the number of former DYK articles that are currently listed as good or featured content.

Most-viewed DYKs

Rules

1. The statistics are based on Henrik's page view tool at http://stats.grok.se/. You should count page views on the day the article was featured, or during the initial two-day period after the article's DYK appearance if the article was featured on the next day as well. For more infomation on this tool, see http://stats.grok.se/about; for queries, go to Henrik's talk page – missing stats are often the result of missing source files.
2. Subject to rule 3, any article receiving at least 5,000 views is eligible for listing on the "STATS" page. If you know of an article that has received more than 5,000 views while on DYK, feel free to add it to the list.
3. The purpose is to measure the boost in views from the DYK hook. Accordingly, an article that is consistently drawing large numbers of views and does not have at least a pronounced boost from its inclusion on DYK is not eligible for "STATS."
4. Anyone is free to help by checking page views and listing hooks here that meet the requirements. Help is also welcome reviewing page views for earlier months where data is waiting to be mined (Jan-May 2008).

All-time DYK page view leaders

Hooks with over 20,000 views

Article (DYK date)	Image	DYK views	DYK hook	Nominator
Ivan Castro (soldier) (Dec. 8, 2008)		71,300	... that Captain Ivan Castro is the only blind officer serving in the United States Army Special Forces?	Marine 69-71
Todd Palin (Sept. 4, 2008)		58,000	... that Alaska's First Gentleman Todd Palin won the world's longest snowmobile race four times?	Radiomango Royalbroil
Leonard Siffleet (May 8, 2009)		49,500	... that Sergeant Len Siffleet was the subject of a famous photograph (pictured) depicting an execution by the Japanese in World War II?	Ian Rose
Brad Stevens		46,100	... that Butler men's basketball head coach Brad Stevens (pictured) has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous NCAA record by 8 games?
Bacon Explosion (Feb. 6, 2009)		40,500	... that the 5,000-calorie Bacon Explosion (pictured) was created in response to a Twitter challenge to develop "the ultimate bacon recipe"?	Dravecky Bongomatic ChildofMidnight Drmies
Saxbe fix (Nov. 29, 2008)		39,600	... that Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured) may be ineligible for appointment as United States Secretary of State by Barack Obama unless a Saxbe fix can be worked out?	TonyTheTiger
Stannard Rock Light (June 16, 2009)		31,000	... that the Stannard Rock Light (pictured), known as the "Loneliest Place in the World", is the furthest lighthouse from land and described as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States?	Wpwatchdog
Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (Sep. 17, 2009)		30,900	... that a joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (pictured) was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world?	Radeksz Jacurek Piotrus Tymek
Love dart (Oct. 9, 2008)		30,100	... that some hermaphrodite snails and slugs pierce each other with love darts (pictured) during mating?	Invertzoo Snek01 Geronimo20
West Loch Disaster (Apr. 23, 2010)		29,500	... that the hulk of LST-480 (pictured) is the only remaining evidence of the West Loch Disaster, the second tragedy to befall Pearl Harbor during World War II?	MickMacNee
Giant huntsman spider (Dec. 19, 2008)		29,300	... that with a leg-span of 30 centimetres (12 inches), the giant huntsman (pictured) is one of the world's largest spiders?	Bender235 DarkAvenger
Neel Kashkari (Oct. 13, 2008)		29,200	... that Neel Kashkari (pictured), six years after completing his MBA, was put in charge of the $700 billion U.S. Government bailout of financial institutions?	Nagle Smallbones RegentsPark
Lazarus syndrome (Nov. 5, 2008)		27,800	... that the Lazarus syndrome is named after Lazarus of Bethany (pictured), who the Bible says was raised from the dead by Jesus?	Alanyst
Omid Tahvili (May 6, 2008)		27,500	... that in April 2008, Forbes listed Omid Tahvili (pictured) as one of the world's ten most wanted fugitives?	BorgQueen
TiME (spacecraft) (Nov. 10, 2009)		27,400	... that TiME (artist's rendering pictured) is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet?	Bruce1ee
Aircraft camouflage (November 4, 2009)		27,400	... that experiments with modern aircraft camouflage (pictured) have used panels that emit light?	Binksternet
Gömböc (Oct. 9, 2009)		27,000	... that the discovery of geometrical body Gömböc (pictured) in 2006 helped understanding the body shape of turtles?	Materialscientist
Termitaradus mitnicki (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)		26,600	... that researchers have identified the pictured life form which no longer lives on this planet?	Kevmin
Akutan Zero (Dec. 7, 2008)		26,600	... that the U.S. devised tactics to defeat Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane from the 1942 capture of an intact example dubbed the Akutan Zero (pictured)?	Raul654
Chicken fried bacon (Feb. 17, 2009)		26,500	... that the recipe for chicken fried bacon (pictured) was developed in the small town of Snook, Texas, at Sodolak's Original Country Inn?	Drmies ChildofMidnight
Air well (condenser) (May 1, 2009)		26,300	... that an air well (pictured) collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air?	Gaius Cornelius
Scowle (Oct. 6, 2008)		25,600	... that the ancient opencast iron ore workings known as scowles (pictured) in the Forest of Dean, England, are believed to have been an inspiration for settings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?	Ghmyrtle
The Trons (Sept. 19, 2008)		25,000	... that New Zealand band The Trons (pictured) has no human members?	Ameliorate!
Burning money (Aug. 10, 2009)		24,700	... that burning money (pictured) can provide for behavior modification, political notoriety, and a warm fireplace?	Melchoir
National Cleavage Day (Aug. 15, 2008)		24,000	... that National Cleavage Day was started in South Africa in 2002?	Otolemur crassicaudatus
La Princesse (Sept. 8, 2008)		24,000	... that La Princesse (pictured), a giant mechanical spider, roamed the streets of Liverpool, England as part of the 2008 European City of Culture celebrations?	Roisterdoister
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (Jan. 9, 2010)		24,000	... that Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (pictured) was married to Prince Louis of Hesse in an atmosphere described by Queen Victoria as "more of a funeral than a wedding"?	PeterSymonds
Chauchilla Cemetery (Oct. 31, 2009)		23,700	... that bodies (example pictured) buried in Chauchilla Cemetery still retain skins and hair?	Victuallers
Fata Morgana (mirage) (April 6, 2010)		23,400	... that one possible explanation of the origin of the Flying Dutchman legend is a Fata Morgana (illustrated)?	Mbz1 Invertzoo
Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow (Aug. 4, 2008)		22,300	... that 52 ships of the German High Seas Fleet were successfully scuttled in Scapa Flow (example pictured) in 1919, but many were later salvaged?	Benea
People sniffer (Oct. 30, 2008)		22,000	... that during the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong hung buckets of mud with urine in trees to thwart American people sniffers?	IvoShandor
Hannikel (Oct. 8, 2008)		21,700	... that Hannikel (pictured), today a character of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival, was a 18th-century robber and murderer in Württemberg, Southern Germany?	DIH7184 PFHLai
M247 Sergeant York (Sept. 30, 2008)		21,700	... that during testing, M247 Sergeant York (pictured) locked onto an exhaust fan, shot into the ground instead of its target, and threatened to fire on the high-ranking review panel in nearby stands?	Maury Markowitz
Wicked Bible (Apr 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)	File:Kjv.png	21,700	... that a 1631 Bible (frontispiece pictured) commanded readers to commit adultery?	Timpul Royalbroil
Chamber of Art and Curiosities (August 3, 2009)		21,700	... that the painting of the hussar Gregor Baci (pictured) belongs to the Chamber of Art and Curiosities at Ambras castle?	Ekem
Traumatic insemination (April 9, 2009)		21,500	... that traumatic insemination (pictured) is a practice in invertebrates where the male pierces the female's abdomen with his penis and injects his sperm into the wound?	Raul654
Arthur's Day (September 24, 2009)		21,100	... that Arthur's Day benefit concerts—celebrating the 250th anniversary of Guinness (pictured)—will be held today in locations as diverse as Dublin, New York, Kuala Lumpur and Yaoundé?	Candlewicke
Nassak Diamond (Nov. 20, 2008)		20,900	... that the Nassak Diamond (replica pictured), disappeared in the 1800s from a Hindu temple where it had resided for 300 years, was later used as a gimmick to attract partygoers to a 1976 benefit?	Suntag
William H. Mumler (May 9, 2008)		20,700	... that William H. Mumler claimed to take a photograph (pictured) showing Mary Todd Lincoln with the spirit of her deceased husband, Abraham Lincoln?	J Milburn
Cathy Wayne (Feb. 25, 2009)		20,700	... that pop entertainer Cathy Wayne was the first Australian woman killed in the Vietnam War, when a US Marine shot her on stage while she was performing?	Shaidar cuebiyar
Joseph W. Revere (March 5, 2009)		20,700	... that in the midst of battle, Joseph W. Revere (pictured), grandson of Paul Revere, apparently overwhelmed by news of his new command, rode to his men and yelled "Rearward!", causing him to be court-martialled?	Lordoliver
Oliver Cromwell's head (May 16, 2009)		20,600	... that for over 20 years after his posthumous execution in 1661, Oliver Cromwell's head (pictured) stood on a spike outside Westminster Hall?	PeterSymonds
Adam de Stratton (Apr 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)		20,600	... that Adam de Stratton was arrested for the possession of toenail clippings (example pictured)?	Lampman
MIM-46 Mauler (Oct.13, 2008)		20,300	... that the MIM-46 Mauler (pictured) was the first in a long string of failed attempts to add armored anti-aircraft missile systems into the US Army?	Maury Markowitz
Millard House (Aug. 28, 2008)		20,200	... that Frank Lloyd Wright said of the Millard House (pictured) that he "would rather have built this little house than St. Peter's in Rome"?	cbl62
Big Nose George (Apr 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)	File:Bignosegeorgey.jpg	20,100	... that after Wild West outlaw Big Nose George (pictured) was hanged by a lynch mob, he was made into a pair of shoes?	Myosotis Scorpioides

Non-lead hooks with over 11,000 views

Articles in the lead slot on DYK tend to get the most page views. In order to recognize outstanding hooks which do not appear in the lead slot, this chart displays non-lead article hooks that have received at least 11,000 page views.

Article (DYK date)	DYK views	DYK hook	Nominator
People sniffer (Oct. 30, 2008)	22,000	... that during the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong hung buckets of mud with urine in trees to thwart American people sniffers?	IvoShandor
Segregated prom (Apr. 3, 2010)	21,800	... that despite criticism, some high schools in the United States still hold separate segregated proms for black and white students?	Milowent
Han solo (Apr 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)	20,800	... that a team of archaeologists discovered a fossilized Han Solo in the rocks of China?	Hesperian Tone
Cathy Wayne (Feb. 26, 2009)	20,700	... that pop entertainer Cathy Wayne was the first Australian woman killed in the Vietnam War, when a US Marine shot her on stage while she was performing?	Shaidar cuebiyar
Prada Marfa (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	19,600	... that the Prada Store in Marfa, Texas, is never open?	Found5dollar
Blood rain (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	19,400	... that a rain of blood in Germany foreshadowed the coming of the Black Death?	Nev1
Disappearing Model (May 1, 2009)	18,300	... that Disappearing Model, a body painting in which a model is painted so that she is indistinguishable from her background, is Joanne Gair's most famous work and was displayed on Ripley's Believe It or Not!?	TonyTheTiger
2008 Kerry bogslide (Sept. 9, 2008)	17,900	... that the 2008 Kerry bogslide was described as "one of the most frightening and overwhelming events ever witnessed"?	candlewicke
Commodore Nutt (Sept. 8, 2008)	17,600	... that Commodore Nutt grew only 37 inches (94 cm) tall?	Boston
Buxbaumia (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	17,200	... that humpbacked elves are rarely seen because their bodies are microscopic?	EncycloPetey
Jacqueline Voltaire (May 12, 2008)	16,900	... that British actress Jacqueline Voltaire won a "most bizarre sex scene" award in 2005 for her performance in the Mexican film Matando Cabos?	Scanlan
Tsutomu Yamaguchi (Mar. 31, 2009)	16,500	... that Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only known survivor of the atomic bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II?	Markmark28
John 3:7 (sign) (Aug. 18, 2009)	16,300	...that John 3:7, once flung from a train window, made the news again in 2009 after going missing on a train?	candlewicke
Boise homosexuality scandal (June 9, 2009)	15,700	... that a sex scandal in Boise, Idaho, in 1955 resulted in almost 1,500 people being interviewed and a list of 500 suspected homosexuals?	Otto4711
White Tights (Dec. 9, 2008)	15,700	... that White Tights are mysterious blonde female snipers from the Baltic states who have supposedly fought against the Russian Army in various conflicts?	Zalktis
TSS The Queen (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	15,500	... that The Queen was captured by the Germans in 1916?	Mjroots
Fucking, Austria(Nov. 14, 2009)	15,400	...that the Austrian town of Fucking installed theft-resistant road signs in 2005 because the signs were frequently stolen by tourists?	Russavia
How Am I Supposed to Kill You If You Have All the Guns? (June 26, 2009)	15,400	... that How Am I Supposed to Kill You If You Have All the Guns? was described as "disgusting" by the parents of one of its creators?	candlewicke
Fossil Cabin (June 26, 2009)	15,000	... that the Fossil Cabin in Wyoming was built of dinosaur bones and was billed by its builder as "the building that used to walk"?	Acroterion
No homo (Aug. 18, 2009)	14,900	... that rapper Lil Wayne is said to have brought the phrase "no homo" into the mainstream of hip hop?	Lampman
Stroke Belt (Oct. 8, 2008)	14,900	... that the existence of a Stroke Belt in the southeastern United States was recognized as early as 1962, but the causes of high stroke incidence in this region have not been determined?	Orlady
Barack Obama "HOPE" poster (Jan. 20, 2009)	14,600	... that the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster designed by artist Shepard Fairey was based on a photograph from before Obama officially launched his presidential campaign?	Ragesoss
James E. Brown III (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	14,500	... that James Brown flew an F-22 Raptor and survived a fuel leak while traveling at almost the speed of sound?	Skeet Shooter
Bambi effect (Dec. 7, 2009)	14,325	... that because of the Bambi effect, some people will not eat a whole fish?	Drmies
Tachyoryctes rex (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	14,300	... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya?	Ucucha
Buttock mail (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	14,200	... that buttock mail was a form of punishment for fornication, an alternative to the stool of repentance?	Geraldk
Chicken tax (Sept. 24, 2009)	14,100	... that the chicken tax led to Ford importing light trucks to the United States from Turkey and immediately shredding portions of their interiors in Baltimore?	842U
Jedward (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	13,900	... that two Irish musicians described as "tone deaf", and as "not very good" by British prime minister Gordon Brown, have been recently cited as more popular than The Beatles?
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley (Sept. 30, 2008)	13,700	... that a tower of 2,000 wooden Schlitz beer pallets described as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body" is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument?	cbl62
Nintendo DSi (Oct. 9, 2008)	13,600	... that Nintendo plans to release a revised model of the Nintendo DS Lite handheld game console called the Nintendo DSi, with two built-in cameras?	Gary King
Micky McAvoy	13,600	...that "Mad Micky McAvoy" committed what was dubbed "the crime of the century" in 1983?
Battle of Ch'ongch'on River	13,400	... that "the longest retreat of the U.S. Army" was 120 miles (190 km)?
Royal mutilation in Byzantine culture	13,300	... that noblemen were often mutilated in Byzantine culture to prevent them from becoming Emperor?
the Naked Ladies	13,200	... that The Naked Ladies of Twickenham were covered with grey sludge during World War II to hide them from the Luftwaffe?
Lawrence Bulger	13,100	... that Fat Cupid died on St. Patrick's Day?
USS Van Buren (1839)	13,000	... that Martin Van Buren was over twenty feet wide?
BOHICA	13,000	... that BOHICA is an acronym that means "Bend Over, Here It Comes Again"?
USS Van Buren (1839) (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	13,000	... that Martin Van Buren was over twenty feet wide?
Máel Brigte of Moray (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	12,900	... that despite dying in battle and being beheaded, Máel Brigte of Moray still managed to kill his opponent Sigurd the Mighty, a 10th-century Earl of Orkney, as he rode home afterwards?
Lazarus sign	12,900	... that nurses have been alarmed by brain-dead patients moving their arms in front of their faces, a phenomenon named the Lazarus sign after the biblical character resurrected by Jesus?
Tickle Cock Bridge (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	12,700	... that residents of Castleford, England, were incensed when their council tried to eliminate Tickle Cock?
Grunting (tennis)	12,700	... that grunting in tennis has been labelled as cheating by former player Martina Navratilova?
Thor (film) (Jan. 27, 2010)	12,700	... that Thor, scheduled for release in 2011, was envisioned and pitched to 20th Century Fox as early as 1990?
Omar Doom	12,600	...that film director Quentin Tarantino encouraged Omar Doom to become an actor, and cast Doom in Inglourious Basterds two weeks before filming began?
Charlene McKenna	12,600	... that actress Charlene McKenna was pleased that her full-frontal nude scene in the television series Raw attracted few complaints?
Edward Oldcorne	12,600	... that an eye of Edward Oldcorne, who was tortured to reveal his part in the Gunpowder Plot, is kept as a holy relic?
Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony	12,600	... that a colony of sex offenders forced to live under a highway bridge in Miami, Florida, numbered approximately 140 members as of July 2009?
Palacio del Sal (Sep. 3, 2009)	12,300	... ... that the rule of the Salt Hotel is "don't lick the walls"?	Materialscientist
Midford Castle	12,225	... Midford Castle was built in the shape of the ace of clubs (♣)?
Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany	12,200	... that the first public anti-smoking campaign in modern history was launched in Nazi Germany?
Vickers V-1000	12,100	... that despite the Vickers V-1000 jet airliner's being canceled, it was so admired that the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were re-designed to compare with its six-abreast seating?
Prostitution in Pakistan	11,900	... that male prostitutes in Pakistan generally range from fifteen to twenty-five years of age?
Aeroflot Flight 3352 (Oct. 7, 2009)	11,800	... that the deadliest aircraft incident in Russia occurred because one air traffic controller fell asleep on the job?	Materialscientist
Roy Sullivan (Aug. 27, 2009)	11,600	... that in his lifetime, Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times, but died from a gunshot?	Materialscientist
Martian Monkey	11,600	... that the pranksters behind the Martian Monkey hoax were fined US$40?
HMS Speedy (1782)	11,600	... that the broadside of the 14-gun brig HMS Speedy was so slight, Commander Lord Thomas Cochrane was able to put it all in his pockets?
Human feet on British Columbia beaches	11,500	... that five detached human feet have been discovered on British Columbian beaches since August 2007, with no confirmed explanation?
Michiko Maeda	11,500	... that Michiko Maeda, the first Japanese actress to appear nude in a mainstream film, was banned from Japanese cinema for 42 years disobeying a director?
Encino Oak Tree	11,400	... that Los Angeles police were sent to guard the remains of the 1000-year-old Encino Oak Tree, a victim of "slime flux", after it was felled by an El Niño storm in 1998?
Josef Klehr	11,400	...that due to standing among corpses in his coat and rubber gloves while holding a syringe, SS-Oberscharführer Josef Klehr has been described as the ultimate caricature of the omnipotent Auschwitz doctor?
Comet (steamboat)	11,400	... that the Comet, which sank in 1875, was described by the Evening News in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in 1980 as the "only known treasure ship on the bottom of" Lake Superior?
Bertiespeak (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	11,300	... that Bertie Ahern speaks Bertiespeak?
Pink Panthers	11,300	... that members of a thief network, named "Pink Panthers" by Interpol, have stolen millions of dollars worth of jewels by driving limousines through a window, escaping on a speedboat and cross-dressing?
2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly	11,200	... that the 2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly was later confirmed to be a failed launch of a Bulava missile from a Russian submarine?
Solway Firth Spaceman	11,100	... that the Solway Firth Spaceman is a photograph taken in 1964 in Cumbria, England, which appears to show a background figure in a white space suit?
Vasili Blokhin	11,000	... that Vasili Blokhin, chief executioner of the Stalinist NKVD, led a company of executioners that performed more than 828,000 official executions during Joseph Stalin's reign, including tens of thousands by his own hands?
Motoko Sasaki	11,000	... that Japanese erotic film actress Motoko Sasaki made her screen debut at the advanced age for the field, of 29, and won a Best Actress award at 36?

DYK page view leaders by month (over 5,000 views)

April 2010

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Brad Stevens		46,100	... that Butler men's basketball head coach Brad Stevens (pictured) has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous NCAA record by 8 games?
West Loch Disaster (Apr. 23, 2010)		29,500	... that the hulk of LST-480 (pictured) is the only remaining evidence of the West Loch Disaster, the second tragedy to befall Pearl Harbor during World War II?
Fata Morgana (mirage)		23,400	... that one possible explanation of the origin of the Flying Dutchman legend is a Fata Morgana (illustrated)?
Segregated prom		21,800	... that despite criticism, some high schools in the United States still hold separate segregated proms for black and white students?
Good Luck Charlie		16,100	... that producers hope to use Good Luck Charlie "to debunk the myth that Disney never has the mom in the picture"?
GCV Infantry Fighting Vehicle		13,900	... that the GCV Infantry Fighting Vehicle (pictured) will be a networked tactical fighting vehicle with non-lethal weapons and the ability to export electricity?
Japanese battleship Tosa		13,400	... that the sinking of the Japanese super-dreadnought Tosa (pictured) influenced the design of the Yamato classs?
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda		12,700	... that the sight of the "gravity defying" Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (pictured) or Golden Rock, in the Mon State of Myanmar, has been described as "enough to inspire a religious conversion"?
Extreme 19th		12,100	... that at the Extreme 19th, the world's highest and longest par 3 golf hole, a tee shot takes almost 30 seconds to land?
URO VAMTAC		11,500	... that the Spanish URO VAMTAC (pictured) is similar to the American HMMWV, since both were developed to meet similar requirements?
Macrobrachium ohione		10,600	... that until 2001, the Ohio River shrimp (pictured) had not been seen in the Ohio River for 50 years?
Doggles		10,400	... that Doggles (pictured), a type of sunglasses for dogs, have been sent out to working military dogs in Iraq?
Walworth, County Durham Walworth Castle		6,100 + 3,100 = 9,200	... that the village of Walworth, County Durham, England, contains a 400-year-old castle (pictured)?
Northwest Airlines Flight 5		8,700	... that the crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 5 didn't know an engine had fallen off at 35,000 feet and carried on flying for nearly 50 minutes?
15 Broad Street		8,400	... that in 1931, 15 Broad Street (pictured) in New York City was one of the 20 largest office buildings in the world?
Ghost stations of the Paris Métro		8,400	... that there are a number of ghost stations along the Paris Métro, including two with no above-ground entrances?
Hooker Emerald Brooch		8,100	... that the Hooker Emerald (pictured) was used for a belt buckle by an Ottoman Sultan?
Nature fakers controversy		7,900	... that naturalist John Burroughs (pictured) began the nature fakers controversy in 1903 after publishing an essay titled "Real and Sham Natural History" which lambasted popular nature writers of the day?
Marine art		7,700	... that marine art (example pictured) features in America's Most Wanted Painting and in its variants for several other countries?
George Lane (commando)		7,100	... that Hungarian-born Commando George Lane was spared execution after taking tea with Rommel?
Mamba APC		6,900	... that private military companies operating in Iraq use the Mamba armoured personnel carrier because it appears "less aggressive"?
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster		6,600	... that Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (pictured) is reputed to have thrown either a Bible or a Prayer Book at the head of King George IV?
Alebrije		6,600	... that the Mexican craft of alebrijes (pictured) is attributed to Pedro Linares, who supposedly dreamed the creatures and the name while sick with a fever?
Deutschland class battleship		6,500	... that SMS Schleswig-Holstein, one of the five Deutschland-class battleships (pictured), fired the first shots of World War II during the Battle of Westerplatte?
Acra (fortress)		6,400	... that a seam (pictured) along the eastern wall of the Temple Mount may be a clue to the location of the Acra, a Seleucid citadel in ancient Jerusalem?
Carbon nanocone		6,300	... that the opening angle of hollow carbon nanocones (pictured) is not arbitrary, but has a few preferential values?
Wauconda, Washington		6,300	... that an Australian couple bought the town of Wauconda, Washington, in an online auction for $370,601?
Olomana (locomotive)		6,200	... that the steam locomotive Olomana was considered by Walt Disney to have been the closest thing to a "Mickey Mouse engine"?
Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt		6,100	... that the Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt drag racing car had a metal tag attached to the inside of the glovebox door warning that the fit and finish were not to up to company standards?
Arthur Schmidt (soldier)		6,000	... that Arthur Schmidt told Red Army officers after the Battle of Stalingrad that "a German Field Marshal does not commit suicide with a pair of scissors"?
Malchik		6,000	... that a monument at Mendeleyevskaya station in the Moscow Metro marks the location where stray dog Malchik was stabbed to death by a railway commuter?
Braer Storm of January 1993		6,000	... that the Braer Storm of January 1993 (pictured) is the extratropical cyclone with the lowest central pressure ever known to have existed in the northern Atlantic Ocean?
Double-barreled question		6,000	... that a double-barreled question asks about more than one thing, but allows only one answer?
Mausoleum of Saladin		5,900	... that the mausoleum of Saladin was rebuilt in 1898 under the patronage of German Emperor Wilhelm II after he visited Damascus and found the tomb in a state of disrepair?
Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship		5,900	... that the Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleships (SMS Kaiser Barbarossa pictured) introduced the standard configuration for pre-dreadnought battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine?
No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando		5,800	... that the British No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando unit included soldiers from different countries including Germany?
Louis Didier Jousselin		5,700	... that Louis Didier Jousselin built a 3 km long bridge (pictured) in less than 3 months whilst the French occupied Hamburg?
Daniel Brottier		5,600	... that Blessed Daniel Brottier, when asked by his mother what he wanted to be when he grew up, responded, "I will be the Pope"?
Mottled skate		5,600	... that mottled skate (pictured) is commonly served at weddings in South Korea?
Patuxai		5,500	... that American money was redirected from an airport to build the Patuxai monument (pictured) in Vientiane, Laos?
Google Guys		5,400	... that the Google Guys, composed of Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, are among the richest people in the world with a net worth of US$17.5 billion each?
SMS Deutschland (1904)		5,400	... that during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, SMS Deutschland (pictured) took part in the last engagement between capital ships in World War I?
Capilla abierta		5,400	... that the capilla abierta (pictured) is considered one of the most unique construction types from Mexico in the world architecture?
Inventing the AIDS Virus		5,200	... that Inventing the AIDS Virus, written by molecular biologist Peter Duesberg, argues that AIDS is not infectious and that HIV is an unrelated passenger virus?
Woodhead Dam		5,200	... ... that Thomas Stewart, who designed the internationally recognized Woodhead Dam (pictured), was called "the father of consulting engineering in South Africa"?
Inimicus Inimicus filamentosus		1,800 + 3,400	... that genus Inimicus includes highly venomous benthic stonefishes, such as Inimicus filamentosus (pictured), which use their pectoral fins as legs to walk on the seabed?
Mount Graham Red Squirrel		5,200	... that the endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel (pictured) was believed to be extinct in the 1950s until it was rediscovered in the 1970s?
St. Mary's Church, Chesham		5,200	... that St. Mary's Church (pictured) in Chesham, England, incorporates a Bronze Age stone circle in its foundations?
Black_Virgin_Mountain		5,200	... that during the Vietnam War, the top half of Black Virgin Mountain was held by American forces while the bottom was controlled by the Vietcong?
Dewoitine HD.730		5,200	... that the Dewoitine HD.730, in order to avoid Axis prohibitions on the development of military aircraft, was described as a commercial liaison type despite having folding wings?
Pyongyang (restaurant chain)		5,100	... that the government of North Korea operates an overseas chain of restaurants from which staff occasionally attempt to escape?
Commando Memorial		5,100	... that the Commando Memorial (pictured) erected in the remote Scottish Highlands is dedicated to the original World War II British Commandos, who were trained at nearby Achnacarry Castle?
Clemuel Ricketts Mansion		5,100	... that when the stone Clemuel Ricketts Mansion (pictured) was built in 1852 on the shores of Lake Ganoga in Pennsylvania, it was so remote it was nicknamed "Ricketts Folly"?
Shtojzovalle		5,000	... that in Albanian mythology, when people go for a walk and step on a shtojzovalle they may get devoured by it?
Mason Plumlee		5,000	... that 6' 10" Mason Plumlee plays basketball for the NCAA finalist Duke Blue Devils alongside his 6' 10" brother Miles, and their younger 7' 0" brother Marshall plays in high school?
Womb veil		5,000	... that "womb veil" was the most common term for barrier contraception used by women in 19th-century America?
Manaslu		5,000	... that Manaslu (pictured) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal?
SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand		5,000	... that the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand fought in World War I, a war started by the assassination of her namesake?

April 1 2010

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Termitaradus mitnicki		26,600	... that researchers have identified the pictured life form which no longer lives on this planet?
Prada Marfa		19,600	... that the Prada Store in Marfa, Texas, is never open?
Blood rain		19,400	... that a rain of blood in Germany foreshadowed the coming of the Black Death?
Buxbaumia		17,200	... that humpbacked elves are rarely seen because their bodies are microscopic?
TSS The Queen		15,500	... that The Queen was captured by the Germans in 1916??
James E. Brown III		14,500	... that James Brown flew an F-22 Raptor and survived a fuel leak while traveling at almost the speed of sound?
Tachyoryctes rex		14,300	... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya?
Buttock mail		14,200	... that buttock mail was a form of punishment for fornication, an alternative to the stool of repentance?
Jedward		13,900	... that two Irish musicians described as "tone deaf", and as "not very good" by British prime minister Gordon Brown, have been recently cited as more popular than The Beatles?
USS Van Buren (1839)		13,000	... that Martin Van Buren was over twenty feet wide?
Máel Brigte of Moray		12,900	... that despite dying in battle and being beheaded, Máel Brigte of Moray still managed to kill his opponent Sigurd the Mighty, a 10th-century Earl of Orkney, as he rode home afterwards?
Tickle Cock Bridge		12,700	... that residents of Castleford, England, were incensed when their council tried to eliminate Tickle Cock?
Bertiespeak		11,300	... that Bertie Ahern speaks Bertiespeak?
Cake (advertisement)		11,300	... that the materials used in the production of a Škoda Fabia car (pictured) in 2007 included margarine and orange sugar paste?
Thomas Cruse		10,200	... that Tom Cruse was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantly charging hostile Indians?
Morchella esculenta Phallus (genus)		5,700 + 4,400	... that the yellow morel was once a Phallus?
PRR 460		9,600	... that Lindbergh raced an airplane from Washington to New York in under three hours, without ever leaving the ground?
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report		9,500	... that Wikipedia covers the whole shebang?
Cliffe Castle Museum		9,200	... that Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, Yorkshire, boasts a wife-soothing cradle (pictured)?
Elvis Thomas		8,800	... that Elvis is still alive and teaching soccer at Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School?
Ugly Men's Association		8,700	... that Perth, Western Australia, got rid of ugly men in 1948?
Ruth Belville		7,400	... that Ruth Belville (pictured) and her parents had a business selling people Greenwich Mean Time?
SS Dumbo		6,300	... that in October 1968, Dumbo was arrested in Las Palmas, Spain?
Bradford Industrial Museum		5,500	... that the cod Yorkshire dialect, one on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle, in Monty Python's "Trouble at Mill" sketch actually means something?
Picoazá		5,400	... that the citizens of Picoazá, Ecuador, elected foot powder as their mayor?
Guinness Black Lager		5,300	... that Guinness Black Lager is a new black lager which is being test marketed in Malaysia by Diageo for sale in the west under its Guinness brand name?

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