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No. Article Nomination link Topic Date started Result date Result
1 K-Meleon Talk:K-Meleon/GA1 Engineering and technology 2022-12-17 2022-12-17   Failed
2 WUPA Talk:WUPA/GA1 Media and drama 2022-12-17 2022-12-17   Passed

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Article DYK Discussion Hook Photo Date Length VPH* Stats page
1 Happy Wars Link ... that Happy Wars is Xbox Live Arcade's first free-to-play game? N/A 26 November 2012 12h 242.1 N/A
2 Buford High School (South Carolina) Link ... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford, who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780? N/A 26 July 2022 12h 81.2 Link
3 Flip (software) Link ... that the classroom video platform Flip was made free-to-use when acquired by Microsoft in 2018? N/A 28 July 2022 12h 162 Link
4 Bethlehem, Georgia Link ... that in 1967, a new Christmas stamp debuted in the 350-person town of Bethlehem, Georgia, that got so much attention that the two-employee post office had to hire 43 temporary workers? N/A 31 July 2022 12h 217.9 Link
5 Seckinger High School Link ... that Seckinger High School was created in 2022 with an artificial intelligence–themed curriculum? N/A 6 August 2022 24h 296.8 Link
6 6th Military Police Group (United States) Link ... that the area of responsibility of the 6th Military Police Group includes all of the United States west of the Mississippi River? N/A 23 August 2022 24h 425.4 Link
7 Leafpad Link ... that Leafpad is a text editor for Linux that is comparable to Notepad for Windows? N/A 30 August 2022 12h 237.5 Link
8 Jieba Link ... that a practice known as jieba, in which a Buddhist monk has scars ritually burned into his head, was banned by the Chinese government for 300 years? N/A 30 August 2022 12h 672.6 Link
9 Eyes of Buddha Link ... that the Eyes of Buddha is a Buddhist symbol commonly painted on stupas in Nepal? N/A 31 August 2022 12h 579 Link
10 LARIAT (platform) Link ... that the LARIAT platform simulates users on computer networks to be targeted for staged cyber attacks? N/A 7 September 2022 12h 206.3 Link
11 Buford Dam Link ... that Buford Dam (pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats?   9 September 2022 12h 850.5 Link
12 Retina (typeface) Link ... that by switching to the smaller typeface Retina in the stock listings of their newspaper, The Wall Street Journal was able to save $6 to 7 million annually? N/A 9 September 2022 12h 410.3 Link
13 Vegeta (software) Link ... that Vegeta is used to attack HTTP-based applications? N/A 11 September 2022 12h 520.9 Link
14 Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Link ... that upon its completion, the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center had the largest sloped green roof in the United States? N/A 16 September 2022 24h 184.7 Link
15 Shoshin Link ... that shoshin is a Zen Buddhist term that means having a "beginner's mind"? N/A 29 September 2022 24h† 217.2 Link
16 Oglethorpe County High School Link ... that Oglethorpe County High School worked with the University of Georgia to bring their dropout rate from 65 dropouts in 1985–86 to just 4 in 1987–88? N/A 3 October 2022 24h 97.4 Link
17 Ball Ground, Georgia Link ... that Ball Ground, Georgia, received its name because the land was originally used by Native Americans to play stickball? N/A 28 October 2022 12h 131.6 Link
18 alt attribute Link ... that organizations have been successfully sued for not using the alt attribute correctly on their websites? N/A 1 November 2022 12h 530.8 Link
19 Daruma-ji Link ... that Daruma-ji was razed in the early 14th century by Buddhists who opposed the spread of Zen Buddhism in Japan? N/A 4 November 2022 12h 346.6 Link
20 Chōgaku-ji Link ... that Chōgaku-ji's bell-tower gate was originally built in the early 9th century and is the oldest of its kind in Japan? N/A 15 November 2022 24h 254.9 Link
21 An Appeal for Human Rights Link ... that An Appeal for Human Rights was published by college students in 1960 in response to racial inequality in Atlanta? N/A 6 December 2022 24h 129.6 Link
22 Cow Hell Swamp Link ... that Cow Hell Swamp got its name because cows would frequently wander in and get stuck? N/A 31 December 2022 24h 362.9 Link
23 Zabuton Link ... that the audience sometimes heckles defeated sumo wrestlers by throwing zabuton onto the stage at them? N/A 5 January 2023 12h 761.3 Link
24 Georgia Cryptologic Center Link ... that the Georgia Cryptologic Center is an NSA facility that uses the code name "Sweet Tea"? N/A 8 January 2023 12h 285.2 Link
25 Faces of War Memorial Link ... that the 1995 dedication ceremony for the Faces of War Memorial included missing-man flyovers? N/A 8 January 2023 12h 145.9 Link
26 Gansen-ji Link ... that the Japanese Buddhist temple of Gansen-ji has a 275-centimeter-tall (9.02 ft) statue of Amitābha Buddha that was created in the year 946? N/A 13 July 2023 24h 341.4 Link
 
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*Views per hour are calculated the same way they are at DYK: by averaging the 2 previous days or the day before and after it was on DYK (whichever is lower) and subtracting that from the DYK day's total, to account for background views that would have occurred regardless of it being listed at DYK.
†It ran for 24 hours but started a few hours into the day and overlapped into the next day by several hours.

DYKs

On 26 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Happy Wars, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Happy Wars is Xbox Live Arcade's first free-to-play game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Happy Wars. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 26 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Buford High School (South Carolina), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford, who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Buford High School (South Carolina). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Buford High School (South Carolina)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 28 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flip (software), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the classroom video platform Flip was made free-to-use when acquired by Microsoft in 2018? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flip (software). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Flip (software)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 31 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bethlehem, Georgia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a new Christmas stamp that debuted in the 350-person town of Bethlehem, Georgia, in 1967 got so much attention that the two-employee post office had to hire forty-three temporary workers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bethlehem, Georgia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bethlehem, Georgia), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 6 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Seckinger High School, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Seckinger High School was created in 2022 with an artificial intelligence–themed curriculum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Seckinger High School. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Seckinger High School), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 23 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 6th Military Police Group (United States), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the area of responsibility of the 6th Military Police Group includes all of the United States west of the Mississippi River? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/6th Military Police Group (United States). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 6th Military Police Group (United States)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 10,210 views (425.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2022 – nice work!

On 30 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leafpad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Leafpad is a text editor for Linux that is comparable to Notepad for Windows? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leafpad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Leafpad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 30 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jieba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a practice known as jieba, in which a Buddhist monk has scars ritually burned into his head, was banned by the Chinese government for 300 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jieba. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jieba), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 8,071 views (672.6 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2022 – nice work!

On 31 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eyes of Buddha, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Eyes of Buddha (example pictured) is a Buddhist symbol commonly painted on stupas in Nepal? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eyes of Buddha. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Eyes of Buddha), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 6,948 views (579.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2022 – nice work!

On 7 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article LARIAT (platform), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the LARIAT platform simulates users on computer networks to be targeted for staged cyber attacks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/LARIAT (platform). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, LARIAT (platform)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 9 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Buford Dam, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Buford Dam (pictured) is maintained in part by a "Chew Crew" of sixteen goats? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Buford Dam. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Buford Dam), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 10,206 views (850.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2022 – nice work!

On 9 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Retina (typeface), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that by switching to the smaller typeface Retina in the stock listings of their newspaper, The Wall Street Journal was able to save $6 to 7 million annually? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Retina (typeface). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Retina (typeface)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 11 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vegeta (software), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vegeta is used to attack HTTP-based applications? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vegeta (software). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Vegeta (software)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 6,251 views (520.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of September 2022 – nice work!

On 16 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that upon its completion, the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center had the largest sloped green roof in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 29 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shoshin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that shoshin is a Zen Buddhist term that means having a "beginner's mind"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shoshin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shoshin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 3 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Oglethorpe County High School, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Oglethorpe County High School worked with the University of Georgia to bring their dropout rate from 65 dropouts in 1985–86 to just 4 in 1987–88? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oglethorpe County High School. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Oglethorpe County High School), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 28 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ball Ground, Georgia, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ball Ground, Georgia, received its name because the land was originally used by Native Americans to play stickball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ball Ground, Georgia. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ball Ground, Georgia), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 1 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alt attribute, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that organizations have been successfully sued for not using the alt attribute correctly on their websites? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alt attribute. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alt attribute), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 6,370 views (530.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of November 2022 – nice work!

On 4 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daruma-ji, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Daruma-ji was razed in the early 14th century by Buddhists who opposed the spread of Zen Buddhism in Japan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daruma-ji. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Daruma-ji), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 15 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chōgaku-ji, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chōgaku-ji's bell-tower gate was originally built in the early 9th century and is the oldest of its kind in Japan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chōgaku-ji. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chōgaku-ji), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article An Appeal for Human Rights, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that An Appeal for Human Rights was published by college students in 1960 in response to racial inequality in Atlanta? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/An Appeal for Human Rights. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, An Appeal for Human Rights), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 31 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cow Hell Swamp, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cow Hell Swamp got its name because cows would frequently wander in and get stuck? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cow Hell Swamp. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Cow Hell Swamp), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 5 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zabuton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the audience sometimes heckles defeated sumo wrestlers by throwing zabuton onto the stage at them? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zabuton. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zabuton), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

  Hook update
Your hook reached 9,136 views (761.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2023 – nice work!

On 8 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Georgia Cryptologic Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Georgia Cryptologic Center is an NSA facility that uses the code name "Sweet Tea"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Georgia Cryptologic Center. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Georgia Cryptologic Center), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 30 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Faces of War Memorial, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1995 dedication ceremony for the Faces of War Memorial included missing-man flyovers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Faces of War Memorial. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Faces of War Memorial), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 13 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gansen-ji, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Japanese Buddhist temple of Gansen-ji has a 275-centimeter-tall (9.02 ft) statue of Amitābha Buddha that was created in the year 946? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gansen-ji. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gansen-ji), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.