User:Prioryman/Did you know?

2010 edit

On 23 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ramses–Hattusili Treaty, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ramses–Hattusili Treaty or Treaty of Kadesh, ratified by the Hittite Empire and Egypt in 1258 BC, is the oldest surviving international treaty? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 24 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hippika gymnasia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in hippika gymnasia or Roman cavalry tournaments, riders wearing elaborate armour (helmet pictured) competed in teams to reenact battles from mythology such as those between the Greeks and Amazons? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 24 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cleveland Railway (England), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that disputes between rival railway companies during the building of the Cleveland Railway became so intense that they led to a "battle" on the River Tees? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guisborough Helmet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Guisborough Helmet (pictured), an ancient Roman cavalry helmet discovered at Guisborough, North Yorkshire, was buried in mysterious circumstances far from any known Roman sites? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 4 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article First Battle of Yeonpyeong, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the First Battle of Yeonpyeong was a deadly clash between the navies of North and South Korea in 1999 off Yeonpyeong island, which North Korea subsequently attacked in November 2010? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 8 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fort Julien, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Fort Julien near the mouth of the Nile in Egypt was the place where French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone in 1799? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 10 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Red Basilica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at the "Red Basilica" of Pergamon (pictured), worshippers of the Egyptian gods may have reenacted the flooding of the Nile? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 17 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wank (mountain), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that visitors to the Wank mountain in Germany can use a Wankpass to ride the Wankbahn up to the Wank-Haus at the summit? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 22 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sotra Facula, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sotra Facula (pictured), a prominent feature on Saturn's giant moon Titan, is thought to be an ice volcano that may have erupted water, methane, polyethylene, paraffin waxes or even asphalt? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 23 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blood Qur'an, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blood Qur'an, formerly displayed in the Mother Of All Battles mosque in Baghdad (pictured), was written in over 20 litres of Saddam Hussein's blood? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 28 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2010 Sharm el-Sheikh shark attacks, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while the origin of recent shark attacks in Egypt (species pictured) is unknown, experts cite overfishing and illegal dumping of animal carcasses as possible causes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 30 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Umm al-Qura Mosque, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Umm al-Qura Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, has minarets in the shape of Scud missiles and Kalashnikov rifle barrels? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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.

2011 edit

On 7 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article ZX81, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that users of the Sinclair ZX81 (pictured), a British home computer of the early 1980s, balanced cartons of cold milk on top of the case to stop it from overheating? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 22 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Interactive urinal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Sega Toylet, an interactive urinal, allows users to play video games with their urine? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 20 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Seneb, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... 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? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 25 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cholesbury Camp, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Cholesbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort in Buckinghamshire, England, was once thought to have been built by Danes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 10 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ajdabiya, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the city of Ajdabiya, newly recaptured by Libyan rebels, was founded as a staging post on the crossroads of two key trading routes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 11 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cassel, Nord, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the town of Cassel in France is located on a hill that is said to have been created when two giants (one pictured) tripped and dropped a heap of earth that they were carrying? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 16 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jisr ash-Shugur, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the city of Jisr ash-Shugur has twice risen in revolt against the government of Syria, in 1980 and again in 2011? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 17 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Blockhaus d'Éperlecques was built in France by the Nazi Organisation Todt during World War II to launch V-2 missiles against England? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 18 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kingdom of Africa, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Kingdom of Africa was established by the Sicilian Normans in the 12th century in what is now Algeria, Tunisia and Libya? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Empire Deed, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the SS Empire Deed, a British Second World War cargo ship, ended up being sold in turn to shipping companies in Panama, Greece, Liberia and Taiwan? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Duployan shorthand, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Duployan shorthand can be used to write French, English, German, Spanish, Romanian and Chinook Jargon? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of owners of Warwick Castle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that 36 people have owned Warwick Castle since 1068? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 23 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Purushanda, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the city-state of Purushanda in central Anatolia was surrendered by its king to the Hittite ruler Anitta in the 17th century BC? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Curse of 39, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that if your vehicle registration plate includes the allegedly cursed number 39, people in Afghanistan might think you're a pimp? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article La Coupole, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Second World War Allies feared that Nazi Germany intended to use a secret underground rocket base in France to fire ballistic missiles (V-2 pictured) at New York City? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Franz Xaver Dorsch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Franz Xaver Dorsch, the builder of Hitler's Atlantic Wall and Siegfried Line, founded Germany's largest independent planning and consulting company after the war? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fortress of Mimoyecques, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the underground Fortress of Mimoyecques (pictured) was built by Nazi Germany to bombard London with 10 shells a minute using the V-3 supergun? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 3 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after the Ottoman general Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey wiped out one of Dracula's armies in 1462, he deposited 2,000 severed heads at the feet of Sultan Mehmed II? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 3 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the leaning minaret (pictured) of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, reputedly gained its tilt after it bowed to the prophet Muhammad? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 4 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tonogayato Garden, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Tonogayato Garden in Kokubunji, Tokyo is built on the terraced cliffs of Musashino, with a lawn on the hilltop overlooking a bamboo forest and pond at the bottom? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 10 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Svið, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Svið (pictured), a traditional Icelandic dish, consists of a sheep's head that has been cut in half, singed and boiled with the brain removed? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Murder of Julia Martha Thomas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the severed head of Julia Martha Thomas, murdered, boiled and dismembered by her maid in 1879, was found next door to Sir David Attenborough's house in 2010? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 3 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Icelandic Phallological Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Icelandic Phallological Museum collection of penises includes 55 from whales but only one from Homo sapiens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Icelandic Phallological Museum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 4 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gisborough Priory, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gisborough Priory (ruins pictured) was one of the last monastic houses in England to fall victim to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1540? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Gisborough Priory.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guillaume Rondelet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Guillaume Rondelet performed a public autopsy on his infant son? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Guillaume Rondelet.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 15 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Whorlton Castle, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Whorlton Castle (gatehouse pictured) in North Yorkshire is an unusual example of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle that continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Whorlton Castle.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 18 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Central Saint Giles ‎, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Central Saint Giles (pictured) in London, designed by architect Renzo Piano, has been compared to "giant mutant chewy sweets" and Marmite? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Central Saint Giles ‎.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 19 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ratón, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a terrible Mouse weighing 500 kg (1,100 lb) has killed three people in Spain in the last five years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ratón.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 24 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare is said to be the world's only shrine to William Shakespeare? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 27 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that despite saving hundreds of wounded soldiers during World War II, Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina had to wait until 1990 to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 31 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of deaths at the Berlin Wall, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that causes of the deaths at the Berlin Wall (examples of memorials pictured) included shooting, drowning, suffocation, suicide, and falling from a balloon? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 11 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Robert E. Peary, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the SS Robert E. Peary was built and launched in only 4 days, 15 hours and 29 minutes, faster than any other Liberty ship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SS Robert E. Peary.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 2 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial (pictured), excavated in 2011, is the first confirmed Viking ship burial to be discovered in mainland Scotland since 1935? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Port an Eilean Mhòir ship burial.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 9 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Toilet god, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that those who believe in toilet gods hold that they can be appeased by praying, eating or offering rice, clearing one's throat, or biting the toilet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Toilet god.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 22 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silverdale Hoard, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Silverdale Hoard, discovered in Lancashire in September 2011, contains over 200 items of Viking treasure and has revealed the existence of a previously unknown Viking king? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Silverdale Hoard.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lancaster City Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Lancaster City Museum houses a Roman tombstone with a dramatic depiction of a Roman soldier with a decapitated opponent at his feet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lancaster City Museum.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 29 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Meridian 5, which you recently nominated. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meridian 5. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

2012 edit

On 2 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lagan Canal, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Lagan Canal (pictured) was once one of the most successful canals in Ireland but closed in the 1950s after succumbing to competition from road and rail transport? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lagan Canal. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 3 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jack Doran, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 1920, Irish footballer Jack Doran achieved the rare feat of being the top goalscorer for two English clubs in the same season? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jack Doran. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 3 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Norwegian butter crisis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in response to the Norwegian butter crisis, Danish people have donated thousands of packs to butter-starved Norwegians? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Norwegian butter crisis.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 3 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Four Counties Ring, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Four Counties Ring is a canal ring linking the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and the West Midlands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Four Counties Ring. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 4 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ferdynand Goetel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Polish writer Ferdynand Goetel (pictured) participated in the first delegation sent by the Nazis to confirm the discovery of the Katyn massacre perpetrated by the Soviets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ferdynand Goetel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 4 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yellala Falls, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Yellala Falls on the Congo River were reached in 1485 by Portuguese explorers whose engraved stone commemorating their visit was only discovered in 1911? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yellala Falls.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 6 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Portland Fire Station No. 7, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Portland Fire Station No. 7, built in Portland, Oregon in 1927, was the last of many firehouses designed by Lee Gray Holden, who died of a stroke while visiting it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Portland Fire Station No. 7.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 9 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nelson W. Fisk, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Nelson W. Fisk of Vermont played a key role in connecting Lake Champlain's Grand Isle to the Vermont mainland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nelson W. Fisk. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 12 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Léon Azéma, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that French architect Léon Azéma, a prisoner of the Germans during World War I, designed the Douaumont ossuary (pictured) to hold the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers of both sides? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Léon Azéma. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Baluarte Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the newly inaugurated Baluarte Bridge in Mexico (pictured) is the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baluarte Bridge.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 24 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hallaton Helmet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Hallaton Helmet may have been owned by a Briton who fought alongside the Romans during their conquest of Britain in AD 43? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hallaton Helmet.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 29 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bunkers in Albania, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that over 700,000 bunkers were built in Communist-era Albania, most of which now have little use other than as a place to lose one's virginity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bunkers in Albania.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 6 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Barnes Cemetery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the disused Barnes Cemetery in Barnes, west London, is said to be haunted by a ghostly nun hovering over the grave of the victim of a notorious murder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barnes Cemetery.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 12 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spa Road railway station, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the former Spa Road railway station, opened in 1836, was London's first railway terminus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spa Road railway station.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 14 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harmondsworth Great Barn, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harmondsworth Great Barn.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 2 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms, stood for Nazi values but were actually inspired by the neopagan occultism of mystic Guido von List? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 15 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wreck of the RMS Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that proposals to raise the wreck of the RMS Titanic (pictured) have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wreck of the RMS Titanic.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 25 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the occupants of the lifeboats of the RMS Titanic included a musical toy pig, two mysterious "orphans" and a Pekingese dog called Sun Yat Sen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 28 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Beau Street Hoard, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Beau Street Hoard, found in Bath, consists of an estimated 30,000 Roman silver coins and is the largest ever found in a former Roman town in Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beau Street Hoard.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it 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 1 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eston railway station, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the opening of Eston railway station (pictured in 1902) enabled passengers to travel from Middlesbrough, England, to California in only 15 minutes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eston railway station.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 14 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United States lightship LV-117, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that seven men died when United States lightship LV-117 (pictured), the Nantucket lightship, was rammed and sunk on 14 May 1934 by RMS Olympic, sister ship of the lost RMS Titanic? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States lightship LV-117.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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A Night to Remember (book), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Walter Lord's 1955 book A Night to Remember has been described as a "defining moment" in the creation of the myth of the RMS Titanic? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Night to Remember (book).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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Titanic Memorial, Belfast, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Titanic Memorial in Belfast (pictured) depicts a personification of Death holding a wreath above the head of a drowned sailor who is borne above the waves by mermaids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Titanic Memorial, Belfast.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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Animals aboard the RMS Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 100 English foxhounds narrowly avoided being among the animals aboard the RMS Titanic during her disastrous maiden voyage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Animals aboard the RMS Titanic.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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article RMS Titanic in popular culture, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that commemorations of the RMS Titanic in popular culture have included songs, poems, plays, musicals, films, books and even black teddy bears? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/RMS Titanic in popular culture.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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Titanic Belfast, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the new Titanic Belfast visitor attraction tells the story of the ill-fated RMS Titanic through interactive videos, audio, replicas and displays? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Titanic Belfast.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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White Swan Hotel, Alnwick, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a sample of the First Class experience aboard the RMS Titanic and Olympic can be found at the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick? 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 15 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saved from the Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Saved from the Titanic, starring Titanic survivor Dorothy Gibson (shown in poster), was the first film made about the sinking of the Titanic and was released only 29 days after the disaster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saved from the Titanic.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 16 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Masabumi Hosono, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the only Japanese passenger aboard the Titanic survived, but was then shunned as a coward in his home country for not going down with the ship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Masabumi Hosono.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 13 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Human–animal breastfeeding, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that human–animal breastfeeding – women breastfeeding young animals, or animals breastfeeding human children, such as goats (pictured) – has been practised throughout history? 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 13 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leontina Albina Espinoza, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Leontina Albina Espinoza of Colina, Chile, claimed to have given birth to 58 children and was cited for a time by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most prolific mother? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leontina Albina Espinoza.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 21 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pont Flavien, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Pont Flavien (pictured) in southern France is the only bridge with an arch over each end to have survived from the time of the Roman emperor Augustus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pont Flavien.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 24 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the British inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic was criticised as a "whitewash" after Lord Mersey (pictured) found that the disaster had not been caused by negligence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic.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 24 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic declared the disaster an "act of God" because nobody could be held liable for it under maritime law? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic.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 3 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an Anglo-Saxon princess (reconstruction pictured) was buried on a bed with her jewellery in the Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery.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 15 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Waste Not, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Waste Not is an exhibit by Chinese artist Song Dong that illustrates modern Chinese history and the story of his late mother's life through 10,000 of her personal possessions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waste Not. 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 16 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernst Moritz Hess, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ernst Moritz Hess, a German of Jewish descent, was granted protection from Nazi persecution at the wishes of Adolf Hitler, who had served under his command in World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernst Moritz Hess. 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 19 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hyon Song-wol, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that North Korean singer Hyon Song-wol, whose hit songs include "Excellent Horse-Like Lady" and "She is a Discharged Soldier", is said to have been romantically linked with leader Kim Jong-un? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hyon Song-wol. 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 21 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Song Dong, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chinese artist Song Dong responded to the destruction of historic buildings in Beijing by creating an edible city? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Song Dong. 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 22 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vinkovci Treasure, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Vinkovci Treasure, consisting of 48 items of 4th-century Roman silverware found in March 2012, has been called one of Croatia's most important archaeological finds? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vinkovci Treasure. 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 28 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Beaminster Tunnel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Beaminster Tunnel, one of the earliest road tunnels built in the United Kingdom, partially collapsed in July 2012, killing two people? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beaminster Tunnel. 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 6 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article ZiL lane, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Moscow's ZiL lanes are special lanes on main roads that are reserved for the use of top government officials? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ZiL lane. 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 29 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Heslington Brain, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 2,600-year-old human brain, thought to be one of the oldest ever found, was discovered on the site of the University of York's new campus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heslington Brain. 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 31 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that opponents of the new mosque of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro tried to block its construction by arguing in court that Islam was not a religion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. 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 16 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Carteia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the rediscovery of the long-lost Roman colony of Carteia in Spain led to Sir Isaac Newton's niece finding a husband? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carteia. 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 23 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Albans Hoard, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the St Albans Hoard, one of the largest hoards of Roman gold coins ever found in Britain, was discovered by a man using his new metal detector for the first time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Albans Hoard. 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 25 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article José Cruz Herrera, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Spanish painter José Cruz Herrera worked in Casablanca for much of his life, where he was a prolific painter of scenes of Moroccan everyday life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/José Cruz Herrera. 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 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George W. Bush Street, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that streets in Tbilisi and Tirana are named after former US President George W. Bush? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George W. Bush Street. 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 28 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cala Arenas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the area around the Spanish beach of Cala Arenas has been inhabited for thousands of years due to its strategic position facing the Strait of Gibraltar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cala Arenas. 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 31 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Téviec, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the "Ladies of Téviec" (pictured) were murdered in the Stone Age, their bodies decorated with shell jewellery and buried in a midden under a roof of antlers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Téviec. 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 4 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Volubilis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the ancient Roman city of Volubilis (Basilica pictured) in Morocco was excavated by thousands of German prisoners of war during World War I? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Volubilis. 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 5 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Austin Friars, London, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Austin Friars was the only friary in London to have its own prison, but became the focus of a scandal when an imprisoned friar died there in 1535? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Austin Friars, London. 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 6 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tauredunum event, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Geneva in Switzerland (pictured) was devastated by a tsunami despite being 275 km (171 mi) from the sea, and may still be at risk? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tauredunum event. 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 6 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fuerte de Isla Verde, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Fuerte de Isla Verde was one of the few Spanish military installations in the Bay of Gibraltar not destroyed by the British in 1810? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fuerte de Isla Verde. 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 12 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ya`fūr, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that according to an Islamic tradition regarded as fabricated, Ya`fūr was a talking donkey owned by the Prophet Muhammad that was descended from Jesus's donkey (pictured)? 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 16 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article King's Chapel, Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 16th-century King's Chapel was the first church built in Gibraltar after the city was conquered by Spain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/King's Chapel, Gibraltar. 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 23 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Moorish Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Moorish Gibraltar was known as the City of Victory and lasted for over 725 years, far longer than Spanish or British Gibraltar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Moorish Gibraltar. 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 14 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Obamadon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Obamadon was an extinct lizard that was named after President Barack Obama as a tribute to his "role model of good oral hygiene for the world"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Obamadon. 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 23 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Third Siege of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that by the end of the Third Siege of Gibraltar in 1333, the city's inhabitants were reduced to eating their shoes because the town's governor had stolen the money meant to pay for food? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Third Siege of Gibraltar. 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 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article ORCA (computer system), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the "get out the vote" system used by Mitt Romney in the 2012 United States presidential election crashed repeatedly on election day, depriving his campaign of last-minute information? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/ORCA (computer system). 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.

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On 15 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article R v Registrar General ex parte Segerdal‎, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1970, the English Court of Appeal found that Scientology does not engage in religious worship? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/R v Registrar General ex parte Segerdal‎. 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 19 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid, the one-eyed son of Moroccan sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, captured Gibraltar in 1333 but fell victim to a Castilian ambush six years later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid. 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 24 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Soldier Artificer Company, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Soldier Artificer Company (members pictured in working dress) was the British Army's first unit of military artificers and labourers? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Soldier Artificer Company. 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 25 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kiringul, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that North Korea claims to have found the cave of a mythological beast said to have been ridden by King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo 2000 years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kiringul. 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 29 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fifth Siege of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Fifth Siege of Gibraltar came to a sudden end in March 1350 when King Alfonso XI of Castile (pictured) became the only monarch to die in the Black Death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fifth Siege of Gibraltar. 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 4 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fourth Siege of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although the Fourth Siege of Gibraltar ended with Muhammed IV of Granada still in control of Gibraltar, he was assassinated by his nobles who feared that he had converted to Christianity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fourth Siege of Gibraltar. 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 8 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Affirmations (L. Ron Hubbard), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard is said to have told himself in his "Affirmations" that "Men are your slaves"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Affirmations (L. Ron Hubbard). 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 20 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Royal Fair of Algeciras, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the annual Royal Fair of Algeciras, founded in 1850, is regarded as the most important festival in the Spanish city of Algeciras? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Fair of Algeciras. 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 23 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Hole (Scientology), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that dozens of top Church of Scientology executives have reportedly been confined to The Hole (pictured) and subjected to the Church's "ecclesiastical discipline" system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Hole (Scientology). 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 17 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article La Reyne le veult, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "La Reyne le veult" was used incorrectly when granting Royal Assent to the Act of Supremacy 1558? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La Reyne le veult. 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 23 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gold Base, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gold Base (pictured) in Riverside County, California, is the Church of Scientology's closely guarded international headquarters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gold Base. 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 1 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Śmigus-Dyngus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Polish girls (pictured) are getting wet and spanked today, but will have their revenge tomorrow? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Śmigus-Dyngus. 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 1 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shitterton, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Shitterton has been voted to be worse than Scratchy Bottom or Brokenwind? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shitterton. 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 1 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brown Willy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Aetherius Society believes that their sacred 1,375-foot (419 m) Brown Willy is full of holy energy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brown Willy. 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 1 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John le Fucker, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John le Fucker's name probably did not mean what you might think it means? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John le Fucker. 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 12 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Mare's Nest, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that while researching his 1964 book The Mare's Nest, David Irving discovered the existence of the Allied programme to break the Enigma code but agreed to keep it secret? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Mare's Nest. 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 20 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marian Cruger Coffin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Marian Cruger Coffin, one of America's first female landscape architects, set up her own highly successful practice because male-dominated firms would not employ her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marian Cruger Coffin. 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 23 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gibraltar (Wilmington, Delaware), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the gardens of Gibraltar (pictured) were designed by a pioneering female American landscape architect? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gibraltar (Wilmington, Delaware). 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 29 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar ended in defeat for France and Spain, which lost 10,000 men while the English and Dutch defenders lost only 400? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar. 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 8 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Neanderthals of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Neanderthals of Gibraltar (male pictured) were among the first to be discovered and may have been among the last surviving members of their species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Neanderthals of Gibraltar. 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 13 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adventure Galley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Captain Kidd's pirate ship Adventure Galley was rediscovered off the coast of Madagascar by a Discovery Channel expedition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adventure Galley. 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 9 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hardy Town, Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Hardy Town, an encampment established by the civilians of Gibraltar to escape the Spanish bombardment of the Great Siege of 1779–83, was called the "Cowards' Retreat" by the British garrison? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hardy Town, Gibraltar. 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 10 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Koehler Depressing Carriage, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Koehler Depressing Carriage (pictured), which allowed cannon to be fired downwards, included a forerunner of the recoil systems that are standard features of modern artillery pieces? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Koehler Depressing Carriage. 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 16 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Iris hut, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Iris hut, used by the British in the Second World War alongside the better-known Nissen hut, had a major design flaw that caused it to collapse after snowfalls? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iris hut. 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 16 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción was built on top of the ruins of an 18th century fortification built to stop Britain invading Spain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar. 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 19 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fortifications of Gibraltar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fortifications of Gibraltar (Princess Anne's Battery pictured) have made it probably the most densely fortified place in Europe and possibly the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fortifications of Gibraltar. 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 24 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wesley Warren Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a man with a scrotum estimated to weigh over 160 pounds (73 kg) is the subject of a Channel 4 documentary titled The Man with the 10-Stone Testicles? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wesley Warren Jr.. 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 25 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Ince, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that when a French general saw the tunnels (pictured) excavated by British Army Sergeant-Major Henry Ince, he is said to have exclaimed, "These works are worthy of the Romans"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Ince. 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 27 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bunostegos, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bunostegos was named for its unusually knobbly head? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bunostegos. 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.