User:Sharktopus/JustForDYKs

DYK for Saguaro boot

On 31 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saguaro boot, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Saguaro boots are the co-creation of a bird and a cactus? 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

And it got 5,100 hits! It will be a long time before I feel laid back about this. Sharktopus^talk 13:01, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Gustav Gassner

On 6 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gustav Gassner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German plant physiologist Gustav Gassner, whose 1931 book remains a popular reference, studied smut? 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hubble Bubble (astronomy)

On 10 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hubble Bubble (astronomy), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Hubble Bubble was a mysterious Local Void sphere, centered on Earth, predicted from redshift velocities of Type Ia Supernovae (pictured at lower left of NGC 4526)? 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.

rʨanaɢ (talk) 20:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC) 00:02, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

11.1 k hits for this odd little article. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 12:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Castilleja septentrionalis

On 18 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Castilleja septentrionalis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the beautiful purple-tinged flowering Castilleja septentrionalis (pale painted cup) is a parasite on the roots of other plants? 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.

MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 23:43, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Only 706 hits for this one.

DYK for Alan B. Slifka

On 19 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alan B. Slifka, which you created or substantially expanded. 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The hook was "Did you know ... that Alan B. Slifka, who created the Abraham Fund Initiatives to promote coexistence of Jews and Arabs in Israel, was also the first chairman of the Big Apple Circus?" $Sharktopus$ ^talk 20:12, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

And the hook got only 485 hits. Maybe I should have used the quote, which I really liked, about his being true lamadvavnik, but it was from somebody's blog, so I probably shouldn't. He definitely deserved an article though, so I'm glad I wrote this one.

DYK for Parasitic castration

On 19 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parasitic castration, which you created or substantially expanded. 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:18, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The hook (shared with next article) was "Did you know ... that Hemioniscus balani is called a "parasitic castrator" although its barnacle host remains a functioning male because the barnacle can no longer also function as a female?" $Sharktopus$ ^talk 20:15, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

But these two articles got only 1.7k and 1.2 k hits, respectively, when on the front page. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 17:34, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hemioniscus balani

On 19 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hemioniscus balani, which you created or substantially expanded. 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:19, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bucephalus (trematode)

On 25 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bucephalus (trematode), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the name Bucephalus, meaning "ox head", was given to a genus of trematodes because their cercaria larva (pictured) seemed to have horns? 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

2.6 k hits for this one. Another cool thing about this article was that it motivated me to find and upload a gorgeous image by Haeckel showing the ox horns.

DYK for Brood XIX

On 20 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brood XIX, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a new species of decim periodical cicada (pictured) was discovered by studying the songs of Brood XIX, now re-emerging in 2011 after 13 years underground? 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.

Calmer Waters 12:02, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

And while this 3-article hook was on the front page, this particular article got 10.2k hits. The fact that it was at the top of the DYK with a gorgeous image of red-eyed cicada looking at you no doubt helped. And two other articles in the same hook also got many hits, 8.2 k for decim periodical cicadas and 2.0k for Magicicada_neotredecim. I was wondering if I could add them to DYKSTATS but when I went over to check the rules it turned out that User:Bruce1ee had already done it. What a great surprise! $Sharktopus$ ^talk 17:24, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Magicicada neotredecim

On 20 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Magicicada neotredecim, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a new species of decim periodical cicada (pictured) was discovered by studying the songs of Brood XIX, now re-emerging in 2011 after 13 years underground? 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.

Calmer Waters 12:02, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Decim periodical cicadas

On 20 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Decim periodical cicadas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a new species of decim periodical cicada (pictured) was discovered by studying the songs of Brood XIX, now re-emerging in 2011 after 13 years underground? 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.

Calmer Waters 12:02, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Photinus carolinus

On 26 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Photinus carolinus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that June mating displays of Photinus carolinus (pictured) create moving bands of light and darkness that draw crowds one firefly scientist calls "obscene"? 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

This one got 3.9k hits on the main page, no record-breaker but I'm very pleased that so many people were interested in this remarkable little insect. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 07:05, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Cephenemyia ulrichii

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cephenemyia ulrichii, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the moose botfly Cephenemyia ulrichii shoots its larvae into people's eyes, perhaps because human eyes and moose nostrils both face forward? 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.

Calmer Waters 12:03, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

This one got 4.3 k hits, not bad considering it did not have a photo.

Sharktopus

^talk 05:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dinocampus coccinellae

On 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dinocampus coccinellae, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the wasp Dinocampus coccinellae can turn a ladybird into a "zombie bodyguard"? 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Wow, 14.1k hits -- and it wasn't even the top DYK (no photo, alas!) $Sharktopus$ ^talk 03:48, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations!! Very nicely done. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:15, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Anna! Stemonitis helped with the article and also wrote the (obviously super) hook.

Sharktopus

^talk 04:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for David Rothenberg

On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Rothenberg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that musician David Rothenberg appears in a YouTube video playing jazz with cassini periodical cicadas, insects noted for their synchronized rhythm? 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

1.4 k for this link, and 2.2 k for the link in same hook to cassini periodical cicadas. I'm sorry this didn't get to go to DYK with its image, but it is still an enjoyable result. And the image chosen to head its queue instead was excellent. 07:54, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Cassini periodical cicadas

On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cassini periodical cicadas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that musician David Rothenberg appears in a YouTube video playing jazz with cassini periodical cicadas, insects noted for their synchronized rhythm? 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Heydar Aliyev Foundation

On 8 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Heydar Aliyev Foundation, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Azerbaijan, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation builds more schools than the Ministry of Education? 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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Well, 2.1 k hits, not bad for a not-lead item. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 11:31, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Yak butter

On 10 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yak butter, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that yak butter stays edible up to a year and finds a new use after it gets old and rancid? 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:05, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

And it got 5.2k hits – lost of people wanted to find out what was the new use for old rancid yak butter. Who would have guessed so many Wikipedia readers have rancid yak butter as a household problem?

Sharktopus

^talk 05:19, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala)

On 12 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Botaniska trädgården (Uppsala), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that one sickly lion, two Swedish kings, and 128 cannons were involved in the history of the orangery of Uppsala's Botanical Garden? 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.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Congrats! Drmies (talk) 15:26, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Also from me, excellent article and hook! Next time I will ask you to propose a hook for me. Thank you for the Bach! If you want to do me another favour, create a DYK set with the other chorale and the high breeding bird, I would let go of the Luther pic to make that sense, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:26, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks you Drmies and Gerda! This article was a lot of fun to write and research. Also good practice for my Swedish, which needs much help from Google. My first set I made was too good which turned out to be bad, but I will try again in a little while.

Sharktopus

^talk 16:45, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Stat machine is working again -- and it got 1.8 k hits during its time on the Main Page.

Sharktopus

^talk 14:15, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Louis Delaporte

On 14 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Louis Delaporte, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that detailed drawings by French explorer Louis Delaporte guided the reconstruction of Pha That Luang, a major Buddhist temple in Laos? 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

This got 816 hits on the main page (trying to keep my format of talking about DYKs consistent.) It is also one of the articles I worked hardest on, so I got a lot out of working on it and I think Wikipedia benefited from what I put into it. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 14:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

* DYK for Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro

On 14 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Picasso said he discovered "what painting was all about" after seeing African art in the Paris Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:04, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

This excellent article was written by Yngvadottir in response to my plea for "French" articles for July 14 -- and got 1.8k hits. I just nominated it--thank you, Yngvadottir, for this and for your major improvements to Louis Delaporte.

Sharktopus

^talk 14:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

* DYK for Sempervivum tectorum

On 14 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sempervivum tectorum, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that many people still plant Jove's beard on the roofs of houses, as Charlemagne recommended? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Hurray, 11.2 k hits for this fascinating article! Yngvadottir collected a ton of fascinating folklore on this plant, a rumored aphrodisiac with the longest common name in English of any plant: "Welcome-home-husband-though-never-so-drunk." Charlemagne may or may not have known about that--on a roof, it (maybe) keeps lightning from striking your house. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 14:33, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Somebody just updated its entries at DYK-STATS: it got another 1.2K next day! Well done the hook writer! Yngvadottir (talk) 15:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sugar Museum (Berlin)

On 18 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sugar Museum (Berlin), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Berlin Sugar Museum features a 1903 painting (pictured) of Franz Carl Achard presenting King Frederick William III of Prussia with a loaf of beet sugar? 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Congrats to another success! Little language thing: "andere Saiten aufziehen" is not "add", its "use instead", replace old ones by new ones. I don't know the equivalent English term for string instruments. Also it has the second meaning of starting new (mostly tougher) procedures, enforce more discipline ... - btw, the Bach cantata for yesterday (BWV 185) still needs a reviewer on DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:31, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, well done! :) Mayhem Mario 16:33, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

I forgot to mention that the Sugar Museum is now featured on Portal:Germany, together with another of your productions which I discovered only recently, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks so much -- and thanks also to MaterialScientist who found and uploaded used with the hook, which he also wrote. Traveling day today but tonight I hope to do a bit more reviewing and maybe even get back to writing an article again.

Sharktopus

^talk 17:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Another one? By the time your finished there'll be none left! Mayhem Mario 17:36, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Hall of fame for your sweet tooth! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:36, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Apparently the stats overlap two days, with 5.4 k hits one day and 612 the next. Sweeeeet! Many thanks to Yngvadottir for being inspired by my tales of this fascinating museum, and to Gerda for her many kind and encouraging comments. $Sharktopus$ ^talk 12:01, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Snowmastodon site

On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Snowmastodon site, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Columbian mammoth (artist's restoration pictured) found at the Snowmastodon site, an Ice Age fossil dig near Denver, was initially dug out by a construction worker using a bulldozer? 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Very impressive, informative, again! - Will look into Messiah next, other topics had priority, thanks for the refs! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

I worked on this with Obsidian Soul (who added a lot of great stuff) and it got 4.1k hits. This is an example of a new article that Wikipedia obviously lacked, the subject of a big article in the NYT plus others elsewhere -- an important paleontological site with an interesting human story. Thanks to DYK, its story got written quickly and collaboratively, then checked and improved by many other editors.

Sharktopus

^talk 11:58, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Corydalis nobilis

On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Corydalis nobilis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Linnaeus wanted seeds of old-fashioned bleeding heart but was sent instead seeds of Corydalis nobilis (pictured), a flower then unknown to science? 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.

Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 16:02, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

and from me, collecting flowers on my talk. Messiah Part III got some refs and a pic, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

This was fun to work on, and it got 3.5 k hits. I started this article because I was intrigued to learn, from a pamphlet about Linnaeus Hammarby that its seeds are dispersed by ants. But it turned out to have even more interesting stories about it besides being myrmecochorous. Now I am learning/writing about some stick insects (Timema) who use the same strategy to disperse their eggs. In many stick insects (but not in Timema), the egg has a little structure (the capitulum) whose only function is to attract and feed ants. Ants carry eggs to their burrow, and discard the "empties" which are still functioning eggs that hatch baby stick insects.

Sharktopus

^talk 11:55, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Timema

On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Timema, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some species of the stick insect genus Timema (example pictured) have not had sex for over a million years? 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.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:18, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Hoo, hitcount 7.8 k. Interesting case where "not having sex" attracts attention often reserved for "having sex." $Sharktopus$ ^talk 03:29, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for First Lutheran hymnal

On 9 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article First Lutheran hymnal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first Lutheran hymnal contained only eight hymns on five melodies by three poets, Martin Luther, Paul Speratus and probably Justus Jonas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/First Lutheran hymnal.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.

Calmer Waters 00:02, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Only 948 hits when on the front page. This is a good article that I'm proud of having created. And DYK was important to helping and motivating it, even though the synergy was not 100% perfect.

Sharktopus

^talk 01:26, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nels Running

On 9 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nels Running, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that US Air Force Major General Nels Running, a recipient of seven Distinguished Flying Crosses, had never boarded an airplane until he left his home town to attend the Air Force Academy? 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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:05, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

I chipped in to help out on this nomination -- my contribution was much less than Pumpkin's or Gerda's. Very nice of them to give me some Make credit too. 4.7k.

Sharktopus

^talk 01:21, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Paul Speratus

On 10 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paul Speratus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Paul Speratus was in prison, sentenced to death by fire, when he wrote the hymn Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (Salvation now has come for all)? 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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

On 10 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Paul Speratus was in prison, sentenced to death by fire, when he wrote the hymn Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (Salvation now has come for all)? 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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Paederus

On 10 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paederus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that tiny Paederus beetles (pictured) may have caused some of the ten Plagues of Egypt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Paederus.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.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:01, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Another two-day overlapping DYK, with 11.9 k the first day and 1.2 the second. I am delighted these little beetles got so much attention!

Sharktopus

^talk 17:20, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag

On 7 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag was the first publisher of Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag.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.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:04, 7 September 2011 (UTC)