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Millions globally? I saw that claim, currently unsourced, in the article. But I doubt its accuracy and we need some RS sources, ideally more than one, to back it up. I've been looking around and I'm not finding any reliable sources claiming millions. The estimates for the Washington march run from low to high six figures. And I have not seen anything suggesting that the other marches were exceptionally large. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:11, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Estimated at 1.2 million, potentially as high as 1.8 million.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 15:45, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

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OTD tomorrow

• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham - already tagged. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:26, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
  • Man, I hate it when I tag an article and then forget to move to the Ineligible section. Replaced with Yugoslav coup d'état. —howcheng {chat} 16:15, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
• Caption has "Sildenafil (Viagra)" while blurb has "sildenafil" and "Viagra". The Rambling Man (talk) 07:05, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Fixed Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 08:50, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

• Sigismund Báthory - death date: "Sigismund died of a stroke in Libochovice on 13 March 1613.[62]" The Rambling Man (talk) 07:07, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
  • Pinging Borsoka, who added the sourced March 13 date and might be helpful here. I see the March 27 date in several other webpages, but they might have taken it from us. Newyorkbrad (talk) 07:23, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
    • I suspect (but haven't fully checked) that the difference in dates may be due to one source quoting the Julian calendar and the other the Gregorian. The hook should specify which, ideally. Careful With That Axe, Eugene ^Hello... 11:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
      • I looked at that possibility, but the Julian-Gregorian discrepancy in 1613 was 10 days, while the difference here is 14. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 11:30, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
        • Replaced with Kick Kelly. —howcheng {chat} 16:08, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
• Rosa Campbell Praed - basically unreferenced bibliography (besides those referenced in the prose of course). The Rambling Man (talk) 07:09, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: We could replace with "Where the Streets Have No Name" (a GA) whose Grammy-winning video was shot exactly 31 years ago tomorrow. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:22, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

If we don't get clarification above then I think the higher priority is replacing the Bathory item, as we really shouldn't risk posting an OTD on the wrong day. Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:32, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

For Praed, the library links in the bibliography section serve as the references, but I'll add another one to the National Library of Australia if it will make you feel better. —howcheng {chat} 16:08, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Errors in the current or next Did you know...

DYK current

The DYK hook for strandflat is not supported by the source within the article. The hook says, "that strandflats are the most studied coastal landform in Norway?"

The article says, "Despite being the most studied coastal landform in Norway as of 2013, there is no consensus as to the origin of strandflats.[8][7][not in citation given]," which is not the same.

This factoid is not in the citation from 2013; it is mentioned in the 1982 citation that strandflats are the most studied coastal landforms in Norway, but the 1982 source does not say "as of 2013." The 2013 article does not appear to say this at all.

Are they still the most studied coastal landform in Norway? Was this only true as of 2013, but the wrong citation was attached? Was this true as of 1982, but has since changed? What information is being transmitted all over the Web courtesy of Wikipedia DYK?

This hook should be removed from the main page or accurately supported within the article and within the article attached to the correct citation.

--2600:1700:FB00:9C00:6156:F38D:548F:695B (talk) 16:39, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

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