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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 page views while being featured on DYK, or by going 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.

A similar page, Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs (WP:DYKLIST), catalogues DYK contributors based on their number of DYK articles written and nominated.

On an important note: 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	2,461
Featured list	895
Good article	8,087
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. Some examples of good and featured former DYKs are below.

FA: 1880 Republican National Convention – Akutan Zero – Amateur radio in India
FL: Castles in Greater Manchester – List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.
GA: Coat of arms of the Basque Country – Beaded lizard – Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

Most-viewed DYKs

Rules

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.
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.
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."
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).

Features of an effective DYK hook

The following factors seem to increase a hook's page views:

Certain topics draw a lot of views, including articles about weaponry and military issues, sex, creepy-crawlies (e.g., spiders), and technology. (However, "STATS" is not intended to encourage a "race for the bottom," and administrators reserve the right not to promote hooks that are crude or unduly gruesome.)
Hooks accompanied by high-quality, eye-catching images also do very well.
"Oddities". In essence, a hook that makes the viewer say to him or herself, "You've got to be kidding." For example, see the Bacon explosion.
Hooks that create a sense of mystery about the article and entice the viewer want to click on the article to see "the rest of the story."
Hooks about subjects that are currently in the news also do well. For example, the all-time hit leaders include hooks about Todd Palin at the time of his wife's Vice-Presidential nomination and about the Saxbe fix as it related to the nomination of Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State. (But see rule 3.)

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
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
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
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
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)	File:Sodolak's chicken fried bacon.jpg	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? \|\|
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!
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
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?
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
Barack Obama presidential acceptance speech, 2008 (Nov. 11, 2008)		21,400	... that U.S. president-elect Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech (pictured) from behind 2 inches (51 mm) of bulletproof glass?	Flewis
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
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?
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)?
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 views	DYK hook
Todd Palin	58,000	... that Alaska's First Gentleman Todd Palin won the world's longest snowmobile race four times?
National Cleavage Day	24,000	... that National Cleavage Day was started in South Africa in 2002?
People sniffer	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?
Cathy Wayne	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?
Nintendo DSi	19,600	... 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?
Disappearing Model	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!?
2008 Kerry bogslide	17,900	... that the 2008 Kerry bogslide was described as "one of the most frightening and overwhelming events ever witnessed"?
Commodore Nutt	17,600	... that Commodore Nutt grew only 37 inches (94 cm) tall?
Jacqueline Voltaire	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?
White Tights	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?
Stroke Belt	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?
Barack Obama "HOPE" poster	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?
List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley	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?
BOHICA	13,000	... that BOHICA is an acronym that means "Bend Over, Here It Comes Again"?
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?
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?
Martian Monkey	11,600	... that the pranksters behind the Martian Monkey hoax were fined US$40?
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?
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?
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?

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

May 2009

(Full-checking on articles complete from May __-__)

Article	DYK views	DYK hook
Leonard Siffleet	49,500	... that Sergeant Len Siffleet was the subject of a famous photograph (pictured) depicting an execution by the Japanese in World War II?
Air well (condenser)	26,300	... that an air well (pictured) collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air?
Disappearing Model	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!?
Vanessa Rousso	15,900	... that 26-year-old Vanessa Rousso (pictured) is among the top five females in career earnings in poker history?
William H. Lewis	12,800	... that William H. Lewis (pictured) became the first African-American college football player in 1888 and the first African-American to serve as U.S. Assistant Attorney General in 1911?
The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach	7,300	... ... that the 1905 film The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach (screenshot pictured) is one of the oldest surviving Dutch fictional films?
Leonid Konovalov	5,300	... that the erotic-philosophical film I + People = ? was created by Leonid Konovalov, a homeless Russian who has not properly showered in 19 years?
Alibi Club	5,100	... that former United States President George H.W. Bush is a member of the invitation-only Alibi Club in Washington, D.C.?

April 2009

(Full-checking on articles complete from April __-__)

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Wicked Bible	File:Kjv.png	21,700	... that a 1631 Bible (frontispiece pictured) commanded readers to commit adultery?
Traumatic insemination		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?
Han solo		20,800	... that a team of archaeologists discovered a fossilized Han Solo in the rocks of China?
Adam de Stratton		20,600	... that Adam de Stratton was arrested for the possession of toenail clippings (example pictured)?
Big Nose George	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?
The Story of Menstruation		17,000	... that in Disney's animated film The Story of Menstruation, the flow is snow white?
Hobbit (unit)		12,200	... that in 1825, the Court of Exchequer declared all contracts by hobbits illegal and void in England?
Naming laws in the People's Republic of China		10,100	... that Chinese citizen Ma Cheng has encountered difficulties with the naming laws in China because the character for her given name, Cheng (pictured), is so rare?
New England (medieval)		8,500	... that New England used to be part of the Roman Empire ...?
Rolea B'ier District		8,600	... that a huge Khmer Rouge airfield (pictured) still lies in Rolea B'ier District, Cambodia?
The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World		7,900	... that in his book The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World, author Steven A. Grasse argues that the United Kingdom was responsible for the Vietnam War?
Sparkie		6,700	... that Sparkie Williams is still singing from his grave 47 years after his death?
1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai		5,700	... that the Liberator that crashed in 1943 in New Zealand during World War II was transferring Japanese men, women and children from the consular corps to exchange for Allied POWs?
Alexa Thatcher		5,400	... that Alexa Thatcher decided to become a professional wrestler after meeting her boyfriend, wrestler Corvis Fear, when she was sixteen?

March 2009

(Full-checking on articles complete from March __-__)

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Joseph W. Revere		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?
Cobbe portrait		9,200	... that the recently discovered Cobbe portrait (pictured) may be one of only two portraits of William Shakespeare done from life?
Anethole		7,500	... that anethole, cause of the ouzo effect (pictured) in anise-flavored alcoholic beverages, yields a derivative drug that may be used in novel self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems?
Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao		7,300	...that the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match was confirmed only because Manny Pacquiao's friend drank three bottles of beer?
Saturday Morning Watchmen		7,100	... that the viral video Saturday Morning Watchmen portrays Watchmen character Rorschach as a friend to the animals?
Phonological rule		5,200	... that in the English plural, the letter -s is pronounced differently in words like "cats", "cabs", and "buses", because of a phonological rule?
Tanna japonensis	File:Higurashi_06c5856.ogg	5,000	... that Tanna japonensis, the Japanese cicada, makes a melancholy sound (example right) after sunset, when the temperature has dropped, or when it becomes cloudy?

February 2009

(Full-checking on articles complete from Feb. 1-28)

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Bacon Explosion		40,500	... that the 5,000-calorie Bacon Explosion (pictured) was created in response to a Twitter challenge to develop "the ultimate bacon recipe"?
chicken fried bacon	File:Sodolak's chicken fried bacon.jpg	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?
Cathy Wayne		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?
sprites (lightning)	File:BigRed(thumb).jpg	18,300	... that sprites (pictured), large but very brief reddish forms of lightning that occur high over thunderstorms, were not photographed until 1989?
Folkestone White Horse		17,700	... that the European Commission declared the creation of the Folkestone White Horse (pictured) unlawful?
Orbitron		17,600	... that the Orbitron (pictured in restored state), an Ed Roth-built custom car, was feared lost until its 2007 rediscovery in dilapidated condition in front of a Ciudad Juárez adult bookstore?
USS Connecticut (BB-18)		17,600	... that when the pre-dreadnought battleship *Connecticut* (pictured) ran aground in 1907, the U.S. Navy tried to cover it up, prompting Congress to consider an official inquiry?
Ernest Allmendinger		14,200	... that American football player "Aqua" Allmendinger (pictured), once described as "a young giant in perfect physical condition," acquired his nickname after working as a waterboy for railroad building crews?
Tapsel gate		14,100	... that the Church of the Transfiguration, Pyecombe, England, has a rare Tapsel gate, which has a central pivot and was designed to keep cattle out and allow coffins through easily?
Valhalla (crater)		13,400	... that the Valhalla structure (pictured) on Jupiter's moon Callisto is the largest multi-ring basin in the Solar System?
Comet (steamboat)		11,400	... that the Comet (pictured), 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?
Hare Indian dog		10,800	... that the Hare Indian dog, now extinct, was not known to bark, but puppies learned to imitate the barking of other dogs when the breed was introduced to Europe?
General Aircraft Hamilcar	File:Hamilcar landing.jpg	10,300	... that to open the swing door on the General Aircraft Hamilcar glider (pictured) and allow vehicles to emerge, pilots had to climb out of the glider's cockpit and slide down 15 feet (4.6 m) of fuselage?
Paul Egger		10,100	... that Battle of Britain pilot Paul Egger was later awarded the Knight's Cross as a Tiger tank commander in the Waffen-SS?
chocolate covered bacon		9,900	... that chocolate covered bacon (pictured) is sold as "Pig Lickers" at the Minnesota State Fair, "Pig Candy" in New York City and "Mo's Bacon Bar" in Chicago?
Dartmoor crosses		9,700	... that some Dartmoor crosses (example pictured) were probably used not for religious purposes, but rather to mark the tracks between Buckfast Abbey, Tavistock Abbey and Buckland Abbey?
Tilted Kilt		9,500	... that the Tilted Kilt is a bar and restaurant chain in the United States described as "Hooters with a Scottish twist"?
Jessica Hart (model)		9,500	... that model Jessica Hart, who was selected to appear in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, is known for her gap tooth smile?
Grooves (archaeology)		9,200	... that thousands of grooves have been found carved into rock in Northern Europe, but no one knows how or why they were made?
Charlotte Turner Smith		9,100	... that novelist Charlotte Turner Smith (pictured) condemned her father for forcing her to marry and turning her into a "legal prostitute"?
Horace Greely Prettyman		8,700	... that Horace Prettyman (pictured) played eight years of "college" football for the University of Michigan from 1882 to 1890, some when he was in his 30s and no longer a student?
Design 1047 battlecruiser		8,700	... that the never-completed Design 1047 battlecruisers were intended to be the first line of defense for the Dutch East Indies?
Portraits of Charles Darwin		8,400	... that the numerous photographs of Charles Darwin—at least 53 (example pictured)—may have helped secure the singular connection between Darwin and the theory of evolution in popular thought?
Experimental Military Unit		8,300	... that five UH-1 Iroquois helicopters of the Experimental Military Unit were shot down by a single Viet Cong soldier armed with an AK-47 rifle?
Welcome to Macintosh (film)		7,900	... that Welcome to Macintosh, a documentary focusing on Apple Inc. and its Macintosh line of computers, was praised by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for being the most accurate film about the company?
Iffland-Ring		7,900	... that Albert Bassermann, bearer of the Iffland-Ring, considered the ring cursed after all three of the successors he named died shortly after he named them?
Descent from Adam and Eve		7,900	... that some living people claim to have traced their genealogy back to Adam and Eve?
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower		7,800	... that after being completed in October 2008, Tokyo's Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (pictured) is the second-tallest educational building in the world, at 204 metres (669 ft)?
Hebron, Utah		7,700	... that Hebron, now a ghost town in Utah, was destroyed by an earthquake in 1902?
water puppetry		7,600	... that water puppetry (pictured) from North Vietnam dates back to the 11th century CE?
Vincent Black Lightning		7,500	... that in 2008 a Vincent Black Lightning sold for £221,500 becoming the most expensive motorcycle sold at auction in the UK?
Rocksavage		7,400	... that the ruined Elizabethan mansion of Rocksavage (pictured) in Runcorn was once the second-largest house in Cheshire?
Uragan class monitor		7,400	... that in 1863, the U.S. gave Russia plans to build *ten Passaic* class monitors**, partly because of the fear that the American Civil War would escalate into war between Britain and Russia?
Maryland Residence		7,400	... that the Maryland Residence (pictured) in Bethesda, USA, one of the few houses designed by César Pelli, consists of five pavilions linked by a central gallery?
The Great Snow of 1717		7,300	... that The Great Snow of 1717 lasted nine days and caused snowdrifts more than 20 feet (6 m) high in New England, USA?
Beverly Eckert		7,200	... that Beverly Eckert (pictured) died in the crash of Flight 3407 while on her way to award a scholarship in honor of her husband, who was killed in the events of 9/11?
Australian Army ship Crusader (AV2767)		7,100	... that the *Crusader* was the largest ship commissioned into service with the Australian Army during World War II?
Wilkinson TMC		7,000	... that the Wilkinson motorcycle (pictured) failed to impress the British military – despite having a Maxim machine gun mounted on the handlebars?
Joan Bright Astley		7,000	... that Joan Bright Astley is believed to be one of the women on whom novelist Ian Fleming based the James Bond series character Miss Moneypenny?
rolling meth lab		6,800	... that rolling meth labs used for the illegal production of methamphetamine have been known to explode, endangering motorists and police officers?
xanthoma		6,800	... that the uncommon benign lesion verruciform xanthoma is usually found on the oral mucosa of middle-aged people, but has also been reported on the external genitalia in some recent cases?
Anne Jane Thornton		6,700	... that the seafaring adventures of Anne Jane Thornton (pictured) inspired the ballad The Female Sailor Bold?
extreme points of Norway		6,600	... that the extreme points of Norway include Rossøya, at 80° North, and arguably the South Pole?
fast inverse square root		6,600	... that Quake III Arena's fast inverse square root code uses a "magic number" to generate a quick first approximation to Newton's method of computing roots?
Maratona dles Dolomites		6,400	... that according to National Geographic, La Maratona (2008 race pictured), an annual competition held in the Dolomites of the Italian Alps, is "one of the biggest, most passionate, and most chaotic bike races on Earth"?
Anti-Nazi Boycott of 1933	File:Nazi Boycott April 1, 1933.jpg	6,400	... that Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels warned that their boycott of Jewish businesses (pictured) "will be resumed... until German Jewry has been annihilated", if the Anti-Nazi Boycott of 1933 was not ended?
Pauline Joran		6,400	... that as a blindfolded child, opera singer Pauline Joran (pictured) could identify absolute pitch and the notes of chords?
CHANT (ship type)		6,400	... that the tanker ship *CHANT 26* ended up discharging her cargo in a French field during the Second World War?
Dark Habits		6,100	... that the film Dark Habits was rejected by the Cannes Film Festival because the organizing committee considered it sacrilegious, blasphemous and anti-Catholic?
R U Professional		6,100	... that an outburst by Christian Bale on the set of Terminator Salvation inspired the band The Mae Shi to write the song "R U Professional"?
stumpery		6,000	... that when Prince Philip first saw the stumpery at Highgrove House he asked his son, Charles, "when are you going to set fire to this lot?"?
Brazilian battleship Minas Gerais		5,900	... that with the *Minas Gerais* (pictured), Brazil became the third country to have a dreadnought under construction, ahead of traditional powers like France and Russia?
Norman Biggs		5,900	... that Wales Triple Crown winner Norman Biggs was killed after being struck by a poison arrow while on military duty in Northern Nigeria?
Sōya (icebreaker)		5,700	... that the Japanese icebreaker Sōya (pictured) survived a torpedoing by the USS Greenling in 1943 and rescued the Sakhalin Huskies Taro and Jiro from Antarctica in 1958?
Golar Spirit	File:Golar spirit.jpg	5,600	... that Golar Spirit (pictured) is the world's first floating storage and regasification vessel converted from a LNG carrier?
Lysurus periphragmoides		5,600	... that because he misidentified the stalked lattice stinkhorn fungus (pictured) as a new species, George Atkinson was ridiculed in print by fellow mycologist Curtis Gates Lloyd?
Stac an Armin		5,600	... that on Stac an Armin, the highest stack in Scotland, the last great auk (example pictured) in the British Isles was clubbed to death in 1840 because it was thought to be a witch?
Neil Snow		5,400	... that Neil Snow (pictured), ranked by Grantland Rice as one of the three greatest all-around athletes ever turned out in college sports, died of heart failure at age 34 after a game of squash?
Red Scapular of the Passion		5,200	... that the idea for the Red Scapular of the Passion (pictured) approved by Pope Pius IX is said to have been given to a French nun by visions of Jesus and Mary in 1846?
Pheidologeton diversus		5,200	... that the heads of some East Indian harvesting ant workers are ten times larger than other worker ants of the same species?
Ryan M-1	File:Ryan M-1.JPG	5,100	... that before he flew the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh's first choice of aircraft was the Ryan M-2?
Stock Exchange Luncheon Club		5,000	... that New York City's Stock Exchange Luncheon Club closed in 2006 after more than a century on Wall Street?

January 2009

(Full-checking on articles complete from Jan. __-__)

Article	Image	DYK views	DYK hook
Entropa		15,500	... that the controversial sculpture Entropa, unveiled in Brussels on January 13, 2009, depicts Bulgaria as a series of squat toilets (example pictured)?
Barack Obama "HOPE" poster		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?
Barnet Burns		14,500	... that Barnet Burns (pictured) toured England from 1835, exhibited his Māori tattoos and recounted his adventures in New Zealand?
square milk jug		13,900	... that because of difficulties customers had using square milk jugs (pictured), a Sam's Club offered lessons in how to pour them without spilling?
General Instrument CP1600		13,500	... that CP1600 microprocessors saw little use in their intended role, but millions were produced for use in the Intellivision video game console (pictured)?
Bridge scour	File:Schoharie Creek Bridge.gif	13,500	... that bridge scour is the most common cause of highway bridge failure (example pictured) in the United States?
Monarchies in Oceania		13,000	... that there are six monarchies in Oceania and five of them share Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) as their respective head of state?
E23 munition		12,200	... that the American E23 munition failed in 1954 field trials causing the crew of an aircraft to be bitten by rat fleas?
NSB Class 93		11,800	... that one year after delivery, six of eleven NSB Class 93 trains (example pictured) were out of service due to technical problems?
Mark Yevtyukhin		11,500	... that during the Battle for Height 776 in Chechnya, Mark Yevtyukhin ordered artillery fire on his company's position, an act which contributed to him being posthumously honoured as a Hero of the Russian Federation (medal pictured)?
George R. Christmas		11,100	... that George R. Christmas (pictured), then known as Captain Christmas, received the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism" in the Vietnam War?
Patrie (airship)		9,700	... that the airship Patrie (pictured) broke free from its moorings at Souhesmes, France, blew across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and was eventually lost in the Atlantic Ocean?
Chthamalus stellatus		9,200	... that Poli's Stellate Barnacle (pictured) is hermaphroditic and has a penis significantly longer than its body?
turnpike trusts in Greater Manchester		8,700	... that the turnpike trusts in Greater Manchester (milestone pictured) had a huge impact upon the way business was conducted around Manchester, England?
Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1917)		8,000	... that the largest surface action during World War I in the Adriatic Sea was the Battle of the Strait of Otranto (ships pictured)?
Potosi (ship)		8,000	... that the "monstrous" five-masted steel barque Potosi (pictured) was named after the highest city in the world?
Operation Uranus		8,000	... that Operation Uranus led to the encirclement of the German Sixth Army and portions of the Fourth Panzer Army, as well as surviving remnants of two Romanian armies, totaling over 200,000 soldiers?
List of World Series of Poker Ladies Champions		7,800	... that the 2005 World Series of Poker Ladies Champion had been nominated for an Academy Award in 1994?
George Webb Restaurants		7,800	... that George Webb Restaurants locations each have two clocks that employees claim are set one minute apart to evade a local law banning businesses from being open 24 hours per day?
Dick's Last Resort		7,700	... that Dick's Last Resort, an American bar and restaurant chain, encourages the staff to act obnoxiously towards their customers?
Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System		7,500	... that the pillars of the cancelled Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System project (pictured) have been described as "a Bangkok version of Stonehenge"?
Jim McColl		7,200	... that Jim McColl, the son of a butcher, reportedly became Scotland's richest man in 2008?
Ein Avdat		7,100	... that the lush canyon Ein Avdat (pictured) and its surroundings have been experiencing continuous human activity for some 80,000–90,000 years?
Bounty jumper	File:Adam Worth.jpg	7,000	... that a bounty jumper, Adam Worth (pictured), became the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional villain Professor Moriarty?
Air and Simple Gifts		6,800	... that Air and Simple Gifts, performed at the inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, was the first classical music quartet ever performed at a United States presidential inauguration?
Thomas Paine Cottage		6,700	... that the Thomas Paine Cottage (pictured) is where the Revolutionary War hero and author of Common Sense lived from 1802 to 1806, was buried in 1809, and was disinterred in 1819 by William Cobbett?
Amanitore		6,700	... that Nubian queen Amanitore (relief pictured) ruled over so much building work that her reign is considered the most prosperous time in Meroitic history?
Walter L. Dodge House		6,600	... that the 1916 Early Modern Dodge House in West Hollywood, California, called one of the fifteen most significant houses in the United States, was demolished in 1970 to make way for apartments?
sugar pie		6,600	... that sugar cream pie is being considered to become the official state pie of Indiana, USA?
turkey bowling		6,600	... that turkey bowling, protested by animal rights activists, was invented as a pastime in the aisles of a grocery store (pictured)?
List of tanks in the Spanish Civil War		6,500	... that out of 281 T-26 tanks supplied to the Popular Front (example pictured), the Nationalists were able to capture 178 during the war, putting at least 50 into service against their former users?
Tea leaf paradox	File:Albert Einstein portrait.jpg	6,400	... that in 1926, Albert Einstein solved the tea leaf paradox, which states that if the tea in a teacup is stirred, the tea leaves will collect in the middle rather than at the edges?
Daniel Forfang	File:4wiki Daniel Forgang.jpg	6,400	... that Norwegian ski jumper Daniel Forfang (pictured) retired due to body weight pressure in the sport, whose rules were earlier considered to fit Forfang "perfectly"?
Cape Grim massacre		5,800	... that the Cape Grim massacre, in which four shepherds killed up to thirty Tasmanian aborigines, was an escalation of a previous fight over women?
Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour		5,800	... that in Tanta, Egypt, some restaurants sell an "al-Tourbini sandwich", named after a serial child killer?
Fritz Otto Bernert		5,700	... that Fritz Otto Bernert, World War I flying ace, scored five victories in a twenty-minute timespan, earning the one-armed pilot the Pour le Merite in 1917?
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle		5,700	... that according to legend, a tunnel leads from the Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle (pictured) to the Khotyn Fortress which is 20 kilometres (12 mi) away?
Common Bottlenose Dolphin		5,500	... that the United States Navy has trained Common Bottlenose Dolphins (pictured) to locate sea mines?
Stephen Farrell (track and field)		5,400	... that Steve Farrell, called "the greatest professional foot-racer" in America, raced against horses for several years in the 1890s and reportedly only lost a half dozen times?
George "Two Ton" Harris		5,400	... that professional wrestler George "Two Ton" Harris was promised continued employment with Jim Crockett Promotions when he assured the owner that he would learn to read and write?
Alexandra Penney		5,300	... that Alexandra Penney, author of the best-selling book How to Make Love to a Man, has been credited as one of the creators and popularizers of the pink ribbon (pictured) as a symbol for breast cancer awareness?
Xipe Totec		5,300	... that the worshippers of Xipe Totec, the Aztec god of renewal, wore the flayed skins of their sacrificial victims?
Henry V the Fat		5,100	... that the Silesian Duke Henry V the Fat spent some of his youth at the court of Ottokar II of Bohemia in Prague?
The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia)		5,100	... that The Coffee Pot historic roadhouse (pictured) in Roanoke, Virginia, USA, features a 15-foot (4.6 m) stucco coffee pot atop its roof?
Automatic Language Translator		5,100	... that IBM's Automatic Language Translator machines used by the US Air Force had optical disks that stored thousands of Russian-to-English translations?
Kappe Residence		5,000	... that the Kappe Residence, described as "a virtual tree house poised over a steep hillside", was named one of the top ten houses in Los Angeles by an expert panel selected by the Los Angeles Times?

December 2008

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November 2008

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October 2008

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September 2008

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August 2008

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July 2008

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June 2008

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May 2008

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April 2008

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