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On 8 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shchors (opera), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky (pictured) composed his second opera, Shchors, about a military hero from 1937 in keeping with the Soviet party line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shchors (opera). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shchors (opera)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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

On 22 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531, Antonio Vivaldi's only concerto for two cellos, begins unusually with the two soloists entering alone in fast imitation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Vanamonde (Talk) 00:02, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

On 27 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Maria Eugenia Bozzoli, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Maria Eugenia Bozzoli was one of the founders of anthropology in Costa Rica? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maria Eugenia Bozzoli. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Maria Eugenia Bozzoli), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 25 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article El Progreso, Jutiapa, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that maize, cacao, and achiote were historically the main crops produced in El Progreso, Guatemala? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/El Progreso, Jutiapa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, El Progreso, Jutiapa), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 19 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Babette's, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that police always tipped off the owner of Babette's Supper Club before they raided its illegal backroom casino, and gamblers escaped through a trap door? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Babette's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Babette's), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 19 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bells Across the Meadows, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bells Across the Meadows (title page pictured), a characteristic intermezzo by Albert Ketèlbey, was rated one of Your Hundred Best Tunes in 2003? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bells Across the Meadows. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bells Across the Meadows), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 14 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clicquot Club, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in a 1931 Prohibition-era raid on the Clicquot Club of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Federal agents "poured several thousand dollars worth of alleged whiskies and champagnes down a drain"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clicquot Club. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Clicquot Club), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 9 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bells Across the Meadows, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bells Across the Meadows. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bells Across the Meadows), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 5 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 500 Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while top-name talent like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Martin and Lewis performed at Atlantic City's 500 Club, an illegal casino operated behind the scenes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/500 Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 500 Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 2 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article In the Blue of Evening, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Band's 1943 number one single "In the Blue of Evening", was later re-recorded as a tribute to Dorsey by Sinatra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/In the Blue of Evening. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, In the Blue of Evening), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 28 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Palais de la Méditerranée, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Palais de la Méditerranée (pictured) was originally built for American millionaire Frank Jay Gould? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Palais de la Méditerranée. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Palais de la Méditerranée), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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