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DYK queue status

There are currently 6 filled queues – all good, for now!

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This page gives an overview of all DYK hooks currently scheduled for promotion to the Main Page. By showing the content of all queues and prep areas in one place, the overview helps administrators see how full the queues are, and also makes it easier for users to check that their hook has been promoted or to find hooks for copy-editing. Hooks removed from queues or prep areas for unresolved issues should have their nominations reopened and retranscluded at the nomination page.

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The next update will be produced from Queue 5. After performing a manual update, please update the pointer to the next queue.

Current number of hooks on the nominations page

Note: See WP:DYKROTATE for when we change between one and two sets per day.

Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
Count of DYK Hooks
January 27	1	1
February 4	1
February 5	4
February 11	1
February 12	2
February 13	2
February 14	1
February 15	1
February 16	1
February 18	1	1
February 19	1
February 20	1
February 21	1
February 23	1
February 25	4
February 26	2	2
February 27	1
February 28	1	1
March 1	4	4
March 2	3	3
March 3	3	3
March 4	2	2
March 5
March 6	5	5
March 7	7	6
March 8	5	5
March 9	15	12
March 10	10	8
March 11	5	4
March 12	10	7
March 13	10	5
March 14	7	5
March 15	5	3
March 16	7	3
March 17	4	2
March 18	4	1
March 19	12	7
March 20	3	2
March 21	9	7
March 22	4	3
March 23	9	5
March 24	15	5
March 25
Total	185	112
Last updated 03:33, 25 March 2025 UTC Current time is 03:33, 25 March 2025 UTC [refresh]

DYK time

DYK queue status

There are currently 6 filled queues – all good, for now!

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Current time: 03:33, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 24 hours

Last updated: 3 hours ago(

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Local update times

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Queue 5	25 March 17:00	25 March 20:00	26 March 00:00	26 March 00:00	26 March 05:30	26 March 09:00	26 March 11:00
Queue 6	26 March 17:00	26 March 20:00	27 March 00:00	27 March 00:00	27 March 05:30	27 March 09:00	27 March 11:00
Queue 7	27 March 17:00	27 March 20:00	28 March 00:00	28 March 00:00	28 March 05:30	28 March 09:00	28 March 11:00
Queue 1	28 March 17:00	28 March 20:00	29 March 00:00	29 March 00:00	29 March 05:30	29 March 09:00	29 March 11:00
Queue 2	29 March 17:00	29 March 20:00	30 March 00:00	30 March 00:00	30 March 05:30	30 March 09:00	30 March 11:00
Queue 3	30 March 17:00	30 March 20:00	31 March 00:00	31 March 00:00	31 March 05:30	31 March 09:00	31 March 11:00
Queue 4 Prep 4	31 March 17:00	31 March 20:00	1 April 00:00	1 April 00:00	1 April 05:30	1 April 09:00	1 April 11:00
Prep 5	1 April 17:00	1 April 20:00	2 April 00:00	2 April 00:00	2 April 05:30	2 April 09:00	2 April 11:00
Prep 6	2 April 17:00	2 April 20:00	3 April 00:00	3 April 00:00	3 April 05:30	3 April 09:00	3 April 11:00
Prep 7	3 April 17:00	3 April 20:00	4 April 00:00	4 April 00:00	4 April 05:30	4 April 09:00	4 April 11:00
Prep 1	4 April 17:00	4 April 20:00	5 April 00:00	5 April 00:00	5 April 05:30	5 April 09:00	5 April 11:00
Prep 2	5 April 17:00	5 April 20:00	6 April 00:00	6 April 00:00	6 April 05:30	6 April 09:00	6 April 11:00
Prep 3	6 April 17:00	6 April 20:00	7 April 00:00	7 April 00:00	7 April 05:30	7 April 09:00	7 April 11:00

Queues

Queue 5 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Cielquiparle (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Ancient Egyptian stone vessels

... that ancient Egyptians crafted hundreds of thousands of stone vessels (examples pictured) before the workforce was redirected to build pyramids?
... that when the crime of mugging gained attention in the UK, one book argued that there was no crime as such?
... that in the essay "Toward European Unity" George Orwell presumed that one of the greatest obstacles to a federal Europe would be economic pressure by the United States?
... that Fadel al-Utol considers preserving Gaza's archaeological sites to be a peaceful act of resistance against Israel?
... that cyclist Mike Allen compared participating in the Olympics to Disneyland?
... that New York City's unbuilt River Walk development was delayed due to a $2 million study of striped bass?
... that a character from Gunbuster popularized an arm fold commonly seen in anime?
... that Marilyn Fisher Lundy developed one of Michigan's first accredited charter schools?
... that a journalist used vibe coding to create an app to suggest what to pack for lunch?

Queue 6 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (RoySmith (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

University of Wisconsin–Platteville Richland campus

... that the closure of five University of Wisconsin branch campuses (one pictured) has called into question the future of the Wisconsin Idea?
... that tea-garden labour leader Prem Oraon lost his right leg in 1970 during a protest against a factory closure?
... that the soundtrack to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was not commercially available until 1956?
... that Spanish chroniclers by the 13th century knew neither the correct name nor parentage of Jimena Sánchez, the queen of León from 1035 to 1037?
... that when the Brighton Town Commissioners wanted to build Queen's Road through a slum district, they invited all the residents to a festival and demolished their houses while they were away?
... that Green Bay Packer Wally Ladrow worked as a packer?
... that the outbreak of the Java War, which lasted five years and killed more than 200,000 people, was triggered by a government road project?
... that Herzog Wine Cellars produces approximately 250,000 cases of kosher wine annually?
... that a car accident may have wrecked Richard Petty's chances of being elected North Carolina's secretary of state?

Queue 7 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Laun chba ller) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

1868 view of the Amman valley

... that Amman's downtown area is located in a valley (pictured) that has attracted urban settlement for millennia?
... that weightlifter Mattie Sasser switched her nationality twice before qualifying for the Marshall Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
... that "the flower of the Yogyakarta nobility perished" at the Battle of Lengkong?
... that the 1918 book A Garden Flora was published posthumously?
... that the soap opera Neighbours was cancelled by Amazon MGM Studios just three days after the conclusion of its 40th anniversary tour?
... that the French Jesuit priest and archaeologist René Mouterde contributed to the documentation of 3,405 Greek and Latin inscriptions from Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria?
... that readers of Your Computer is On Fire would be "faced with an existential crisis", according to The Register?
... that a California radio station came to exist because a high-school faculty advisor was on leave in Europe?
... that a word in Wangerooge Frisian, once used to describe loading a gun, later came to be used to describe an invitation to a birthday party?

Queue 1 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Laun chba ller) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

De Lamar Mansion

... that the exterior of the De Lamar Mansion (pictured) was cleaned using toothbrushes during the 2000s?
... that Edward Skeletrix, to promote his album Museum Music, held an exhibition during which he sat inside a glass box?
... that the fortified walls surrounding the Iron Age Tell Ruqeish in Palestine are up to 5.5 metres (18 feet) thick?
... that the Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House was one of fewer than half a dozen houses built in Manhattan during 1934?
... that the sustainability of the Baggu reusable bag is challenged by collector culture?
... that NFL player Obe Wenig was named an All-Pro even though he played only one game?
... that director Isao Takahata reportedly stayed overnight at a doss-house to ensure that the Japanese animated film Jarinko Chie accurately depicts the city of Osaka?
... that the least populous of Oregon's cities has three people?
... that journalist Ivan Miller was once bitten by a disgruntled Santa Claus?

Queue 2 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Laun chba ller) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Jōmon period

... that Edward S. Morse described doban (example pictured) as "curious clay objects"?
... that Maki Narukido researched the characters' travel times in her manga The End of the World With You using Google Maps?
... that Annel Silungwe was a judge in Seychelles, a supreme court justice in Namibia, and the chief justice of Zambia?
... that after the Great Savannah Fire of 1820, the city government rejected a donation from New York City because it was stipulated that the funds be allocated "without distinction of color"?
... that Italian artist Gianni Benvenuti, known for his children's book illustrations, also had a diverse career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker?
... that the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals set multiple NFL playoff records in their 2009 NFC Wild Card playoff game?
... that Daniel A. Gilbert was referred to as the world's richest police officer?
... that a painting of the Battle of Kejiwan was for a time the most expensive ever made by an Indonesian artist?
... that some Jeep owners enjoy ducking each other?

Queue 3 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Cielquiparle (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Schafer at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival

... that aged 17, Hunter Schafer (pictured) was a plaintiff on a successful lawsuit against an Act preventing trans people from using the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity?
... that players on the Laos national baseball team helped construct the country's first baseball stadium in 2019?
... that QuizKnock created puzzle games for the Tokyo Imperial Palace?
... that singer-songwriter SZA was a hijabi as a child?
... that the family drama film Little Red Sweet revolves around red bean soup, as red beans symbolize "longing for family" in Chinese culture?
... that the author of If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love made the main characters unfamiliar with each other so that she could draw all sorts of scenarios between them?
... that while filming a music video for her debut album at a motel, Underscores had the police called on her by the motel staff because they thought she was shooting a pornographic film?
... that Apurbalal Majumdar was elected from two different constituencies in the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election?
... that in an effort to reclaim "the most offensive word in the English language" as aspirational, some people describe being "powerful in an unapologetic and feminine manner" as "serving cunt"?

Queue 4 [edit]

Instructions on how to promote a hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
- Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
Hook should make sense grammatically.
Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
- Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
- Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
- Check that there's a bold link to the article.
If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
- At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

At the upper left
- Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
- Change |passed= to |passed=yes
At the bottom
- Just above the line containing
  }}
  insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:
  To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]
- Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

Prep areas

Note: The next prep set to move into the queue is Prep 4 [update count].

Prep area 4 [edit]

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... that a 1989 science show featured an unusually long signal delay?
... that The Avengers attempted to assassinate the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII?
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... that Indonesians elected an alien as a representative, twice?
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... that Jackie Chan and the Mario games inspired hundreds of beavers?
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Prep area 5 [edit]

Cover of the sheet music for Burlesque

... that Burlesque (sheet music pictured) was a hit play of the 1927–28 Broadway season that was marked by its "depiction of seedy glamour and jazzy lingo"?
... that the themes of Somuk's artwork range from the bombing of his island during World War II to the origin of trees and plants?
... that a sprinter and a judoka representing Kiribati at the 2024 Summer Olympics were the youngest participants in their respective sports at the games?
... that Joe Biden ran for president twice before being elected in 2020?
... that Baabda residents collectively purchased the Seraglio of Baabda for 1,000 gold Ottoman liras in the late 19th century, with the intention of gifting it to the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate government?
... that Herman Brown's estate and most of the proceeds from the sale of Brown & Root were donated after his death to his charitable foundation, which has given more than $2 billion in grants in Texas?
... that more than a quarter of the population of Germany is of migration background?
... that Sammy Powers was the only member of the original 1919 Green Bay Packers team who was not a local player?
... that Laurence Sterne was told to burn all copies of his pamphlet that depicts his patron's rival with a toilet on his head?

Prep area 6 [edit]

Model Farmers trailer

... that OFTV aired a farming series (trailer depicted) involving six OnlyFans models including Danielle Sellers and Jessie Wynter?
... that the 1963 opposition candidate for mayor of Calcutta, Kanailal Sarkar, had been jailed during the 1930 protest movement against British rule in India?
... that velvet worms had an ancient relative with two pairs of antennae?
... that four-time NAIA scoring champion Grace Beyer has scored more career points than any female basketball player at a 4-year college or university?
... that workers in European lace workshops and schools chanted catchy, often gruesome rhymes while they worked?
... that the first Indian-American mayor of Fremont, California, succeeded its first female and first Asian-American mayor?
... that both athletes for American Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics represented the territory as their relatives were born there?
... that the Holy Cross Church in Kentucky was built on land donated by the namesake of a brand of whiskey?
... that a buttock painted with "FUFN" was used to promote a recent song by Jade Thirlwall?

Prep area 7 [edit]

Maida (second from right) with Roxy Music in 1973

... that while working at a London record store, Sal Maida met the drummer of Roxy Music (pictured) and became the band's bassist?
... that Terraria was released earlier than planned because a beta version of the game was leaked to the public?
... that although Nora Helmer was subject to extensive controversy upon her 1879 debut, she is now considered a focal point in analysis of gender roles?
... that the participants in "The World's Biggest Gang Bang III" were asked to follow seven rules?
... that Tribuna da Imprensa was shut down in 2001 after losing a lawsuit over an article that referred to a judge as "PC Salomão"?
... that Javanese rebel leader Diponegoro partly blamed his sexual infidelity for his defeat at the Battle of Gawok?
... that despite basketball player Barry Leibowitz having been drafted by the New York Knicks and playing in the ABA, he chose to play in Israel instead because of its sea, hummus, and tahini?
... that the filmmakers of 100 Litres of Gold brewed 20 litres of sahti in the Finnish Embassy in Rome for its premiere?
... that after getting ousted by the Southern Transitional Council, the governor of the Socotra archipelago fled to Oman and continued to govern the archipelago using WhatsApp?

Prep area 1 [edit]

Demi Sims

... that Demi Sims (pictured) was described in December 2020 as one of the "very few openly bisexual women on mainstream reality television"?
... that Rita Lee tracked down two boa constrictors from a concert by Alice Cooper in São Paulo, and later brought them to her recording sessions for Fruto Proibido?
... that basketball player Kevin Durant browses the comments of a NBA Twitter parody page "to truly see how many dummies come online thinking that they have high IQ"?
... that Margaret Lambert was the British historian responsible for examining the Marburg Files and deciding when they should be published?
... that the opening of a Hejaz Railway station in Amman in 1904 helped to transform the city from a small village into a major commercial hub in the region?
... that Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Harvard Divinity School graduate, sued Harvard University for failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism?
... that Greek government officials tried to cover up the Yugoslav corn fraud by forging documents and delaying investigations, only to later defend the scheme as being in the "national interest"?
... that Sharon Wylie has served in the state legislatures of Oregon and Washington?
... that the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article was a nominee to be on an English £50 note?

Prep area 2 [edit]

C. limbata in Sydney.

... that the leech Chtonobdella limbata (pictured) can survive months without any water by entering an inanimate state?
... that photographs created by Margot Dias were called "among the best-illustrated anthropological volumes ever produced"?
... that some legal documents in Old Frisian refer to the womb as a "fortress of the bones"?
... that a Mexican-American band, Grupo Frontera, has been affected by a massive backlash due to an alleged endorsement to Donald Trump after a viral video of the vocalist's grandmother?
... that Varsen Aghabekian is the first Armenian to serve as a minister in the government of the State of Palestine?
... that a Missouri TV station was twice denied in its efforts to move its transmitter tower to Kansas to increase its coverage area?
... that accountant Dan Busby studied with a minor-league umpire in hopes of becoming one himself?
... that a survivor of the 1967 Belvidere tornado recalls being inside a school bus when "[t]he tornado picked up the bus and the bus ended up in someone's living room"?
... that "the world's ugliest woman" won the title 28 times?

Prep area 3 [edit]

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