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This Did you know statistics (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	2,434
Featured list	896
Good article	8,077
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 information 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

Lead hooks with over 20,000 views

Article (DYK date)	Image	DYK views	DYK hook	Nominator
Paul the Octopus (Jul. 11, 2010)		152,200	...that Paul the Octopus (pictured) predicts Spain winning the World Cup today, while Mani the Parakeet tips a victory by the Netherlands?	AngChenrui Barry slaff SMasters Mbz1
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
2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade (May 9, 2010)		53,000	... that the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade (logo pictured) to be held today (9 May), will be the first Victory Day Parade to include foreign troops marching on Moscow's Red Square?	Russavia
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
Giovanni de Ventura plague doctor beak doctor costume plague doctor contract		7,600 + 1,600 + 6,400 + 1, 700 + 17,800 + 5,000 + 3,700 + 865 = 44, 665	... that Giovanni de Ventura, a plague doctor who may have worn a beak doctor costume (pictured), was restricted by a covenant to treat only infectious patients?	Doug Coldwell
Longest recorded sniper kills (May 8, 2010)		44,600	... that the longest recorded sniper kill is from 2,475 m (8,120 ft) using a L115A3 Long Range Rifle (pictured)?	Esemono
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
Todd Palin (September 4, 2008)		37,900	... that Alaska's First Gentleman Todd Palin won the world's longest snowmobile race four times?	Radiomango Royalbroil
Tett turret (October 14, 2010)		35,100	... that the only exit from a Tett turret (pictured) could expose a soldier trying to leave the fortification to direct fire from the enemy?	Gaius Cornelius
Andaman Sea Khao Phing Kan (September 29, 2010)		6,100 + 27,900 = 34,000	... that there is a James Bond Island (pictured) in the Andaman Sea?	Materialscientist
1907 Tiflis bank robbery (December 20, 2010)		32,200	... that a 1907 stagecoach robbery organized by Vladimir Lenin (pictured) and Joseph Stalin killed an estimated 40 people and netted approximately 250,000 rubles (over $3 million in current USD)?	Remember
Spragg Bag (Dec. 21, 2010)		32,200	... that a large waterbag (pictured) can bring water to California and, according to its inventor, peace to the Middle East?	Doug Coldwell
Daniel Lambert (July 6, 2010)		31,400	... that English gaol keeper and animal breeder Daniel Lambert (pictured) weighed 52 stone 11 lb (739 lb; 335 kg)?	Iridescent
Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger) (Mar. 2, 2011)		31,200	... that German paratrooper Walter Koch (pictured) acted against the Commando Order and saved John Dutton Frost's British paratroopers from execution?	MisterBee1966
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
Brad Stevens		30,800	... 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?	ThaddeusB
Sea of Japan Kamome Island (October 18, 2010)		5,000 + 25,700 = 30,700	... that according to a legend, the Heishi rock (pictured) represents the God of the Sea of Japan?	Materialscientist
Etruscan shrew (October 25, 2010)		30,400	... that the Etruscan shrew (pictured on a human thumb) is the smallest known mammal by weight?	Materialscientist
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
Swimming Reindeer (Aug. 18, 2010)		30,000	... that the Swimming Reindeer (pictured), a 13,000-year-old Ice Age sculpture, was originally thought to be two separate reindeer sculptures until Henri Breuil realised they fitted together?	Victuallers Bubba hotep
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
Valonia ventricosa (Sep. 7, 2010)		29,100	... that "sailors' eyeballs" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms?	Theornamentalist
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
Wait for me, Daddy (Oct. 1, 2010)		26,900	... that 70 years ago on October 1, 1940, little "Whitey" Bernard was photographed running after his father (pictured) who was marching to war?	Esemono
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
Earth's shadow (Oct. 26, 2010)		26,200	... that the Earth's shadow (pictured) can be observed during twilight hours?	Mbz1 Invertzoo
Brittany CoxXx (Jan. 21, 2011)		26,064	... that Borat Sagdiyev's son, who appeared in photos in the movie Borat, was actually trans woman and porn star Brittany CoxXx (pictured)?	EdChem
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!
Frilled shark (May 4, 2010)		25,000	... that the frilled shark (pictured) may have the longest gestation period of any vertebrate, at three and a half years?	Yzx
Burning money (Aug. 10, 2009)		24,700	... that burning money (pictured) can provide for behavior modification, political notoriety, and a warm fireplace?	Melchoir
Bloody Saturday (photograph) (Jan. 27, 2011)		24,400	... that Life magazine estimated 136 million people saw the photograph "Bloody Saturday" (detail pictured) after the August 1937 bombing of Shanghai?	Binksternet
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
Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match (May 5, 2010)		23,800	... that cleaning of the painting Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match (pictured) revealed the arousal of the central figure?	Victuallers
Chauchilla Cemetery (Oct. 31, 2009)		23,700	... that bodies (example pictured) buried in Chauchilla Cemetery still retain skins and hair?	Victuallers
Norcon pillbox (19 September 2010)		23,500	... that the Norcon pillbox (pictured) has been described as "possibly the most dangerous, cheap and nasty of all pillbox designs"?	Gaius Cornelius
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
HZ-1 Aerocycle (June 3, 2010)		23,300	... that the de Lackner Aerocycle (pictured) was intended to be flown by infantrymen after only 20 minutes of flight training?	The Bushranger
Stargazy pie		23,300	... that the Cornish delicacy Stargazy pie (pictured), which includes pilchards protruding through the crust, was designed to be fun and amusing to children?	Worm That Turned
Untitled Spider-Man reboot (Dec. 15, 2010)		23,000	... that Sony plans to develop a Spider-Man reboot starring Andrew Garfield (pictured) as Spider-Man that will be released in 2011 in 3-D?	Jhenderson777
Tower Optical		23,000	... that Tower Optical coin-operated binoculars (pictured) can hold up to 2,000 US quarters and have kept their same distinctive look since first manufactured in 1932?	JohnWBarber
Toilet paper orientation (July 12, 2010)		22,500	... that most people orient their toilet paper with the loose end hanging over the top and away from the wall (pictured)?	Melchoir
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
Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Car (Dec. 13, 2010)		21,800	... that the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Car (pictured) was designed to not only hide the MGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM from Soviet attack but also to act as a platform for launching the missile?	Ktr101 The Bushranger
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
Bacon ice cream		21,200	... that bacon ice cream (pictured) was originally created for April Fools' Day but went on to be one of Heston Blumenthal's signature dishes?	Worm That Turned
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
Contra Dam (Nov. 4, 2010)		20,800	... that James Bond's leap from the 220 m (720 ft) high Contra Dam (pictured) in the 1995 film GoldenEye was voted in 2002 as the best film stunt ever?	NortyNort
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
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
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
The River (1997 film) (December 16, 2010)	20,000	... that The River was called a "porn movie" by the lead actor's father?	PM800
Han solo (trilobite) (Apr 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)	~19,700	... that a team of archaeologists discovered a fossilized Han Solo in the rocks of China?	Hesperian Tone
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
The Story of Menstruation (Apr. 1, 2009 – April Fool's Day)	17,000	... that in Disney's animated film The Story of Menstruation, the flow is snow white?	Ecoleetage GeeJo Royalbroil
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
Megapenthes lugens (June 27, 2010)	15,800	... that the Queen's executioner lives in Windsor Great Park and feeds on weevils and nectar?	Stemonitis
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
Faces of Meth (February 1, 2011)	15,505	... that the Faces of Meth project shows before-and-after images documenting physical deterioration caused by meth use?	Anna Frodesiak, Viriditas
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
Ann Ward (December 6, 2010)	15,300	... that fashion model Ann Ward, who was mocked as a child due to her height, was the only contestant of America's Next Top Model to be named best photo five times in a row?	Hunter Kahn
Spoons sex position (December 11, 2010)	15,300	... that a woman's G-Spot can be easily reached in the spoons sex position?	PM800
Batman, Turkey Batman River Batı Raman oil field (March 1, 2011)	3,900+2,500+8,700 =15,100	... that the largest oil field in Turkey lies near the city of Batman and the Batman River?	Materialscientist
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
This Ain't Avatar XXX (Sep. 20, 2010)	14,700	... that This Ain't Avatar XXX, an American pornographic film parody of Avatar, is being shot in 3D and is the most expensive film Hustler Video has ever produced?	Nomader
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
Amanita exitialis (May 12, 2010)	14,300	... that the Guangzhou destroying angel has fatally poisoned almost 30 people since the year 2000?	Sasata
Tachyoryctes rex (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)	14,300	... that T. rex survives underground in Kenya?	Ucucha
Sergey Degayev (Apr. 3, 2009 )	14,300	... that Russian assassin Sergey Degayev was the first mathematics professor at the University of South Dakota?	Alex Bakharev
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
AQM-127 SLAT MA-31 (Jan. 7, 2011 )	8,200 + 6,000 = 14,200	... that the U.S. Navy purchased a Russian missile for use as a target drone after the AQM-127 SLAT failed seven of eight test firings?	The Bushranger
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
1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash (Mar. 7, 2011)	13,958	... that although the 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash ended with the passengers hanging upside down in their seats, they all survived?	Mjroots
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?
Thomas Barrie Cropping (punishment) (Nov. 4, 2010)	8,100 + 5,800 = 13,900	... that Thomas Barrie, found guilty in 1538 of spreading rumours about Henry VIII of England, had his ears cut off while in the pillory and later died from shock?	mattgirling
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?
List of people who adopted matronymic surnames	13,500	... that Marilyn Monroe, Dr. Seuss, Elvis Costello, and Prince Philip all adopted matronymic surnames?	Orlady
Battle of Ch'ongch'on River	5,900 + 7,500 = 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?	Esemono
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?
Scott sisters	13,100	... that the Scott sisters of Mississippi are serving life sentences for their alleged involvement in a robbery in which $11 was stolen and no one was injured, although they had no previous criminal records?
Lawrence Bulger	13,100	... that Fat Cupid died on St. Patrick's Day?
ASM-N-5 Gorgon V (Feb. 18, 2011)	13,100	... that during the 1950s, the United States Navy intended to use Gorgons to deliver chemical weapons?	The Bushranger
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?
Boobquake (May 2, 2010)	12,900	... that during "Boobquake", thousands of women tested a hypothesis that they could start earthquakes by dressing immodestly?	Richard Keatinge Brian the Editor
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?
Perry Mason syndrome	12,800	... that in the United States some defendants chose to appear pro se because of the Perry Mason syndrome?	Cryptic C62
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?
Laserblast (Dec. 16, 2010)	12,400	... that the science fiction film Laserblast consistently ranks among the Internet Movie Database's bottom 100 films list, and was featured in the last episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 broadcast on Comedy Central?	Hunter Kahn
Maersk Triple E class (Feb. 28, 2011)	12,400	... that Maersk Line's Triple E Class are expected to be the largest ships in the world when they enter service?	Bobrayner
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?
Despina Storch	12,200	... that alleged German spy Despina Storch was described as "Turkish Delight", "Turkish beauty", and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature?	Mbz1 and Qrsdogg?
I Want to Break Free (Feb. 23, 2011)	12,100	... that in 1984, while Queen's song "I Want to Break Free" charted within the Top 10 in Europe and South America, its video was banned in the US?	Materialscientist
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?
Extreme 19th (Apr. 23, 2010)	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?	Steamroller Assault
Mitsubishi 1MF9 (Jan. 25, 2011)	12,100	.. that the Mitsubishi 1MF9 was the first Japanese-designed fighter intended for use from aircraft carriers?	The Bushranger
Operation Moolah (Mar. 9, 2011)	12,100	... that Operation Moolah was an attempt during the Korean War by the United States Air Force to capture a fully operational Russian MiG-15?	Bruce1ee
Auricularia auricula-judae (Oct. 31 - Nov 1, 2010)	9,700 + 2,400 = 12,100	... that the Jew's Ear is an edible reminder of a suicide?	J Milburn
Prostitution in Pakistan	11,900	... that male prostitutes in Pakistan generally range from fifteen to twenty-five years of age?
Fossa (June 6, 2010)	11,800	... that Fossas have lengthy mating sessions because the male's erect penis has backwards-pointing spines along most of its length?	Sasata, Ucucha, UtherSRG, Visionholder
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
Japanese battleship Kirishima (Aug. 6 2010)	11,700	... that the Japanese battleship Kirishima was sunk in the middle of the night by an unseen ship?"	Climie.ca
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?
Daniel Balsam	11,600	... that Daniel Balsam became enraged after he received unsolicited e-mails offering him breast enlargement products?	Qrsdogg
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?
23 Minutes in Hell	11,500	... that Bill Wiese claims to have spent 23 Minutes in Hell?	Metropolitan90
Consolidated XB2Y (Feb. 10, 2011)	11,500	... that the center section of the Consolidated XB2Y dive bomber was cut from a solid steel block?	The Bushranger
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?	Cbl62
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?
The Ring (South Park) (March 16, 2009)	11,300	... that the South Park episode "The Ring" parodies the Jonas Brothers and the marketing tactics of Walt Disney Company in using the band to pledge abstinence?	Hunter Kahn
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?
Denard Robinson (Sep.12, 2008)	11,300	... that in his first two games as a starter, Denard "Shoelace" Robinson achieved the two highest single-game total offense totals in Michigan Wolverines history—and did so with his shoes untied?	Cbl62
Minuscule 671	11,300	... that neither the owner of the Minuscule 671 nor its location are officially known?
BMW Mega City Vehicle (August 5, 2010)	11,200	... that the BMW Mega City Vehicle is expected to be the first mass production urban electric car featuring a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic body?	Mariordo
Fishsticks (South Park) (April 14, 2009)	11,200	...that the South Park episode "Fishsticks" made fun of rapper Kanye West who said that his ego was "bruised" by the show?	Hunter Kahn
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?

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March 2011

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)		31,200	... that German paratrooper Walter Koch (pictured) acted against the Commando Order and saved John Dutton Frost's British paratroopers from execution?
Godley Statue		18,900	... that after the Godley Statue (pictured) toppled during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, time capsules were discovered in its plinth?
Batman, Turkey Batman River Batı Raman oil field		3,900+2,500+8,700 =15,100	... that the largest oil field in Turkey lies near the city of Batman and the Batman River?
1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash		13,958	... that although the 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash ended with the passengers hanging upside down in their seats, they all survived?
Joanne Siegel		13,600	... that Joanne Siegel (pictured) was the original model for Lois Lane and later married Superman's co-creator?
List of people who adopted matronymic surnames		13,500	... that Marilyn Monroe, Dr. Seuss, Elvis Costello, and Prince Philip all adopted matronymic surnames?
Zenga Zenga		13,400	... that the Libyan opposition has embraced "Zenga Zenga", an Israeli-created auto-tuned song and viral YouTube video that parodies Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi (pictured)?
Český Šternberk Castle		12,242	... that Český Šternberk Castle (pictured) appears several times in the Albanian-Czech movie The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider?
Despina Storch		12,200	... that alleged German spy Despina Storch was described as "Turkish Delight", "Turkish beauty", and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature?
Operation Moolah		12,100	... that Operation Moolah was an attempt during the Korean War by the United States Air Force to capture a fully operational Russian MiG-15?
Lockington Locks		11,800	... that the Lockington Locks (pictured) lay at the end of the highest point on the Miami and Erie Canal?
Luke Matheny		10,600	... that Luke Matheny, whose hair was described as "a vast black bouffant that makes him look like an untidy microphone", began his Academy Award acceptance speech by joking, "I should've gotten a haircut"?
Malati Dasi		9,647	... that a US-born ex-hippie Malati Dasi, despite fierce opposition, in 1998 became the first international female leader of the Hare Krishna movement?
Sydenham Heritage Church		9,100	... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was demolished without authorisation after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake?
Anna Murray-Douglass		8,524	... that Anna Murray (pictured) helped her future husband, Frederick Douglass, escape slavery by giving him sailor's clothes and a part of her savings?
Ivy Alvarez		8,100	... that award-winning poet and Cardiff resident Ivy Alvarez (pictured) was born in the Philippines, grew up in Tasmania, has worked in Scotland, Ireland, and Spain, and had her first book published in the US?
Crash Position Indicator		8,000	... that shortly after it was introduced, the Crash Position Indicator was credited with saving the life of a critically injured airman?
The Mouse Problem		7,900	... that the Monty Python sketch "The Mouse Problem", a mockumentary about men who want to be mice, parodies 1960s TV documentaries on homosexuality?
Maxberg specimen		7,800	... that the Maxberg specimen, one of only 10 Archaeopteryx specimens ever found, has been lost since 1991?
Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder		7,400 + 200= 7,600	... that people who suffer from Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder are unable to feel pleasure from an orgasm?
Peter Cleary		7,400	... that the Cork Examiner described the killing of Peter Cleary, the first person to be killed by the Special Air Service in Northern Ireland, as "an act of utter folly"?
Lernaeocera branchialis		7,300	... that a young Lernaeocera branchialis is an ectoparasitic crustacean on the gills of a flounder or lumpsucker, and it moves on to cod or related fishes after it has matured and mated (infested gills of a whiting pictured)?
St Faith's Church, Little Witchingham		7,000	... that St Faith's Church, Little Witchingham, (pictured) in Norfolk had fallen into ruin by the time its medieval wall paintings were rediscovered in 1967?
ILoo		6,800	... that the iLoo was a cancelled Microsoft project by British subsidiary MSN UK to develop a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet portable toilet for summer festivals?
Sophismata		6,400	... that depending on the interpretation, sophismata like "All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys" can either be true or false?
Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God		5,600	... that the high medieval Patriarchal Cathedral (pictured) atop the Tsarevets hill in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, has had its interior repainted in a modernist style?
Reuben Wells (locomotive)		5,500	... that for 30 years the Reuben Wells steam engine (pictured), now displayed at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, pushed train cars up the steepest railroad incline in the United States?
Theo Berger		5,300	... that Bavarian criminal Theo Berger, despite escaping four times, spent 36 years in jail and committed suicide there in 2003?
Xochimilco		5,200	... that the canals and chinampas of Xochimilco (pictured), a World Heritage Site in Mexico City, are in danger of disappearing within 50 years?
Gare de Bellegarde		5,200	... that when Gare de Bellegarde (current station building pictured) opened in 1858 as part of the Lyon–Geneva railway, the station building was built in the style of a Swiss chalet?
Estacado, Texas		5,100	... that the ghost town of Estacado, Texas, was founded by Quakers as a farming community?

February 2011

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Faces of Meth		15,505	... that the Faces of Meth project shows before-and-after images documenting physical deterioration caused by meth use?
Piper LBP Taylorcraft LBT		9,300 + 4,600 = 13,900	... that the Piper LBP (pictured) and Taylorcraft LBT were both developed during World War Two in response to a U.S. Navy requirement for a "Glomb", an unmanned glider bomb?
BLT (sandwich)		13,600	... that high autumn pork prices are blamed on Americans eating so many BLTs (pictured) during the summer?
ASM-N-5 Gorgon V		13,100	... that during the 1950s, the United States Navy intended to use Gorgons to deliver chemical weapons?
U Dhammaloka	100x100px	13,000	... that U Dhammaloka (pictured) was an Irish hobo who became one of the first known western Buddhist monks and was twice tried for sedition?
Maersk Triple E class		12,400	... that Maersk Line's Triple E Class are expected to be the largest ships in the world when they enter service?
I Want to Break Free		12,100	... that in 1984, while Queen's song "I Want to Break Free" charted within the Top 10 in Europe and South America, its video was banned in the US?
JB-4		12,100	... that the JB-4 missile (pictured) was guided via television?
George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont		11,800	... that the 3rd Earl of Egremont (bust pictured) simultaneously maintained around 15 mistresses with more than 40 children at Petworth House?
Consolidated XB2Y		11,500	... that the center section of the Consolidated XB2Y dive bomber was cut from a solid steel block?
John Hines (Australian soldier)		11,300	... that a photograph of Private John Hines with the German money and equipment he had looted during the Battle of Polygon Wood in 1917 (pictured) is one of the best known Australian images of World War I?
Hubble Bubble (astronomy)		11,100	... that the Hubble Bubble was a mysterious Local Void sphere, centered on Earth, predicted from redshift velocities of Type Ia Supernovae (pictured at lower left of NGC 4526)?
Death and funeral of Leonid Brezhnev	File:1977 CPA 4774(Cutted).jpg	10,600	... that because Leonid Brezhnev (pictured) had more than 200 decorations, it was decided to break the Soviet custom of featuring only one decoration on cushions during his funeral?
Rosendale Village, New York		10,600	... that the 1977 dissolution of Rosendale Village (pictured) in Upstate New York was viewed by its mayor as a work of conceptual art?
3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket		10,500	... that the 3.5-Inch FFAR, developed by the U.S. Navy as an anti-submarine weapon, lacked an explosive warhead?
Cornelius XBG-3		10,100	... that the Cornelius XBG-3 "bomb glider", an early guided missile designed in 1942, would have used a forward-swept wing?
Buridan's bridge		9,900	... that a humorous solution for the Buridan's bridge sophism is that Plato should let Socrates cross the bridge and then throw him into the river on the other side?
Tara (Ramayana)		9,700	... that the monkey-queen Tara (pictured with her first husband) is described in the Hindu epic Ramayana to have set a habit to visit her second husband Sugriva drunk before indulging in sex?
Belemnotheutis		9,700	... that the 150-million-year-old ink of the extinct, squid-like Belemnotheutis (artist's rendition pictured) was used to draw a picture that paleontologists called "the ultimate self portrait"?
Capel Lligwy		9,200	... that after a fox took shelter in the ruins of Capel Lligwy (pictured), in Anglesey, north Wales, a vault was discovered containing "a large mass of human bones, several feet in depth"?
ASM-A-1 Tarzon		8,800	... that the United States Air Force enlisted Tarzon to destroy North Korean bridges?
Kamo (Bolshevik)		8,600	... that Kamo (pictured) stole 341,000 rubles, was caught, feigned insanity for over three years, partly by eating his own excrement, escaped, was recaptured and sentenced to death, but was freed after a revolution?
Quicksilver GT500		8,300	... that the Quicksilver GT500 is the first aircraft certified under Part 21.24 of the Federal Aviation Regulations?
Never Miss a Super Bowl Club		8,180	... that the Never Miss a Super Bowl Club will not only lose a member at the kickoff of Super Bowl XLV, but the person will not be able to root for their favorite team?
Ranveer Singh		8,100	... that Ranveer Singh had to stay at Delhi University and prepare for his role as Bittoo Sharma of Delhi, in his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat?
Suillus salmonicolor Partial veil		7,000 + 1,100 = 8,100	... that slippery Jills wear a baggy veil?
Casper the Commuting Cat Casper (cat)		5,100 + 2,900 = 8,000	... that Casper the Commuting Cat is a book about the true story of a cat who was a regular bus commuter in Plymouth, England?
AAM-A-1 Firebird		8,000	... that the AAM-A-1 Firebird (pictured on DB-26) was the first air-to-air missile to be developed following the end of World War II?
Seneb		8,000	... that the dwarf Seneb (sculpture pictured) overcame his diminutive size to become a high-ranking royal official in ancient Egypt, marry a priestess and own thousands of cattle?
Ain Dara temple		7600	... that fortuitous finding of a colossal basalt lion (pictured) in 1955 led to discovery of the Ain Dara temple near Aleppo in Syria, which was built in three structural phases between 1300 BC and 740 BC?
ClariS		7,300	... that the Japanese pop music female duo ClariS have not released photos of themselves to the public, and instead have employed illustrators to draw their likenesses?
Joachim Meichssner		7,300	... that Colonel Joachim Meichssner refused to kill Hitler in a suicide attack because he could not bear the stress of waiting?
Niagara Parkway		7,300	... that Winston Churchill, after being driven down the Niagara Parkway, described it as "the prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world"?
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival		7,300	... that 2,000 people in medieval garb re-enacted the Battle of Tewkesbury at the 2003 Tewkesbury Medieval Festival, one of the "ten most bizarre festivals" in England?
Techno Viking		7,000	... that Techno Viking has received more than 20 million clicks on YouTube and given rise to more than 700 responses and remixed versions?
Zliten mosaic		6,853	... that the Zliten mosaic (portion pictured) is an ancient Roman floor mosaic from about the 2nd century AD that depicts gladiators and scenes from ordinary life?"
Antioch mosaics		6,700	... that over 300 mosaic floors (example pictured) were discovered during archaeological excavations of Antioch between 1932 and 1939?
HMS Nimble (1826) Guerrero (ship)		5,000 + 1,670 = 6,670	... that in 1827, HMS Nimble, an anti-slave patrol, ran aground near the Florida Keys while engaged in a gun battle with the Spanish slave ship Guerrero, which also ran aground and sank?
Belitung shipwreck		6,486	... that the Belitung shipwreck was an Arabian dhow which was sewn together, held the "Tang treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found?
ROKS Choi Young (DDH-981) MV Samho Jewelry		4,830 + 1,528 = 6,358	... that the South Korean naval vessel Choi Young (pictured) launched a rescue operation that freed the tanker Samho Jewelry from Somali pirates with only one hostage injured?
John David Duty		6,331	... that John David Duty is the first person to be executed in the United States with pentobarbital, which is commonly used for animal euthanasia?
2.25-Inch Sub-Caliber Aircraft Rocket		6,300	... that during World War II, bomber pilots of the United States Navy learned how to launch aerial rockets using SCARs?
Balancing Rocks		6300	... that the popularity of the Balancing Rocks formation grew when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe featured it on certain issues of Zimbabwean banknotes (pictured), including the current series?
James Dutton (Royal Marines officer)		6,200	... that Royal Marine Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton (pictured) was sent to The Pentagon as a liaison in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001?
Gris-gris (talisman)		6,200	... that, according to a 1982 survey, Gris-gris were one of the top-three forms of birth control known to women in Senegal?
Bonetown		6,100	... that Comedy Central's South Park was the "number one influence" for the humor in the adult video game Bonetown, a game which encourages the player to have sex with as many women in-game as possible?
GT-1 (missile)		6,100	... that the GT-1 could deliver a torpedo up to 25 miles (40 km) from its launching aircraft?
Calliactis parasitica		6,000	... that the mutualism between hermit crabs and the sea anemone Calliactis parasitica (pictured) may require the presence of an octopus?
Charles Dvorak		6,000	... that Charles Dvorak (pictured) missed the pole vault finals at the 1900 Olympics after being told the event was postponed, but returned to win the gold medal at the 1904 Olympics?
Moyes Dragonfly		6,000	... that the Moyes Dragonfly ultralight aircraft was designed for the specialised role of towing hang gliders, but is also used for herding livestock?
Martin D-45		5,900	... that commanding prices up to $400,000, pre–World War II versions of the Martin D-45 guitar (first made for Gene Autry) are the most expensive production-model guitars in the United States?
Ed Westcott		5,600	... ... that, before Ed Westcott photographed J. Robert Oppenheimer holding a cigarette (pictured), he gave the physicist money so he could buy cigarettes?
Callipogon relictus		5,500	... that Callipogon relictus (pictured) is the largest beetle of Russia, reaching a length of 110 mm (4.3 in)?
Cortinarius vanduzerensis		5,500	... that the mushroom Cortinarius vanduzerensis (pictured) is so slimy that it has been described as "much too slippery to be of value"?
Shchi		5,400	... that the two-letter Russian word щи is transliterated with eight letters in German?
Farman Moustique		5,334	... that the Farman Moustique, a French sport and training monoplane from the 1930s, was sold with an optional dog compartment?
Marguerite (woman of color)		5,300	... that in 1805 Marguerite was the first slave to file a freedom suit in St. Louis, and she gained an end to Indian slavery in Missouri?
THUMS Islands		5,300	... that the THUMS Islands in California are camouflaged drilling rigs named in honor of NASA astronauts who died in accidents?
Organ Pipes National Park		5,200	... that the Organ Pipes National Park, which has 400 million year old volcanic formations, features hexagonal basalt columns (pictured) known as the "Organ Pipes"?
SA-500D		5,200	... that NASA engineers shook a Saturn V test vehicle (S-IC stage pictured) for over 400 hours to ensure it would withstand the rigors of launch?
Pratt-Read LBE		5,126	... that the Pratt-Read LBE glider bomb was intended to be guided by television signals and radio control?
Sylvester H. Roper Roper steam velocipede		1,400 + 3,700 = 5,100	... that Sylvester H. Roper's steam velocipede (pictured) of 1867–1869 is one of three candidates for the title of first motorcycle?
Lump (dog)		5,100	... that a dachshund named Lump once ate a work by Pablo Picasso?
El Grande (tree)		5,100	... that the eucalyptus El Grande, Australia's largest tree, was killed by forestry officials by mistake?

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