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DYK queue status

There are currently 7 filled queues – all good, for now!

When modifying a hook in a queue or prep area (other than minor formatting fixes), please notify the nominator by including a link of the form [[User:JoeEditor]] in your edit summary. (Ping templates like {{u|JoeEditor}} don't work in edit summaries.)

Administrators: Please ensure that there is always at least one queue filled at all times, to prevent overdue updates to the Main Page.

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 4. 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
November 1	1	1
November 2	1
November 15	1
November 17	1
November 18	1
November 19	2
November 21	2	1
November 22	2
November 26	1
December 1	2
December 2	3	1
December 3
December 5	1	1
December 6	1
December 7	1	1
December 10	2
December 11	2
December 12	2
December 13	4	1
December 14	1	1
December 15	2
December 16	3	1
December 17	4	4
December 18	4	2
December 19	10	10
December 20	13	11
December 21	7	6
December 22	8	5
December 23	13	13
December 24	6	4
December 25	7	4
December 26	11	6
December 27	6	5
December 28	13	9
December 29	6	3
December 30	14	8
December 31	12	8
January 1	14	9
January 2	16	8
January 3	11	8
January 4	10	3
January 5	7
January 6	10
January 7	4
January 8	2
Total	244	134
Last updated 13:28, 8 January 2025 UTC Current time is 18:14, 8 January 2025 UTC [refresh]

DYK time

DYK queue status

There are currently 7 filled queues – all good, for now!

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Current time: 18:14, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 12 hours

Last updated: 6 hours ago(

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Local update times

	Los Angeles	New York	UTC	London (UTC)	New Delhi	Tokyo	Sydney
Queue 4	8 January 16:00	8 January 19:00	9 January 00:00	9 January 00:00	9 January 05:30	9 January 09:00	9 January 11:00
Queue 5	9 January 04:00	9 January 07:00	9 January 12:00	9 January 12:00	9 January 17:30	9 January 21:00	9 January 23:00
Queue 6	9 January 16:00	9 January 19:00	10 January 00:00	10 January 00:00	10 January 05:30	10 January 09:00	10 January 11:00
Queue 7	10 January 04:00	10 January 07:00	10 January 12:00	10 January 12:00	10 January 17:30	10 January 21:00	10 January 23:00
Queue 1	10 January 16:00	10 January 19:00	11 January 00:00	11 January 00:00	11 January 05:30	11 January 09:00	11 January 11:00
Queue 2	11 January 04:00	11 January 07:00	11 January 12:00	11 January 12:00	11 January 17:30	11 January 21:00	11 January 23:00
Queue 3	11 January 16:00	11 January 19:00	12 January 00:00	12 January 00:00	12 January 05:30	12 January 09:00	12 January 11:00
Prep 4	12 January 04:00	12 January 07:00	12 January 12:00	12 January 12:00	12 January 17:30	12 January 21:00	12 January 23:00
Prep 5	12 January 16:00	12 January 19:00	13 January 00:00	13 January 00:00	13 January 05:30	13 January 09:00	13 January 11:00
Prep 6	13 January 04:00	13 January 07:00	13 January 12:00	13 January 12:00	13 January 17:30	13 January 21:00	13 January 23:00
Prep 7	13 January 16:00	13 January 19:00	14 January 00:00	14 January 00:00	14 January 05:30	14 January 09:00	14 January 11:00
Prep 1	14 January 04:00	14 January 07:00	14 January 12:00	14 January 12:00	14 January 17:30	14 January 21:00	14 January 23:00
Prep 2	14 January 16:00	14 January 19:00	15 January 00:00	15 January 00:00	15 January 05:30	15 January 09:00	15 January 11:00
Prep 3	15 January 04:00	15 January 07:00	15 January 12:00	15 January 12:00	15 January 17:30	15 January 21:00	15 January 23:00

Queues

Queue 4 [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.

Waterloo Column

... that the Waterloo Column (pictured), which commemorates Germans who died at the Battle of Waterloo, incorporates the barrels of eight cannons that were captured there?
... that gym teacher Harold Styan of Clifton House School was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to youth?
... that one critic described some of the melodies in Life Till Bones as akin to "trying to dig a hole in a bowl full of sugar"?
... that Goro Takahashi, a silversmith adopted by a Lakota family, was the first Japanese person allowed to attend a Sun Dance?
... that a Rhode Island TV station started out by re-running an inventory of 50 hours of cartoons and 14 old movies?
... that the 1923 film Zhang Xinsheng featured close-up views of internal organs?
... that an inscription from 243 AD for a leader of the marzēaḥ ends with blessings for his sons, the scribe, the person in charge of the cooking, the cupbearer, and other assistants?
... that Ripken wore a GoPro on his back while retrieving used bats and tees at major sporting events?
... that trucks in Tyler promoted Tyler's latest album?

Queue 5 [edit]

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

Limia tridens male

... that a hypothesized land bridge may have allowed some fish species (example pictured) to migrate from South America to Cuba?
... that a Sunday afternoon phone call to Ken Battle laid the foundations for the Canadian Child Benefit program?
... that in the narrative epic Pem Nem, the union of two lovers is a metaphor for the union of the soul with God?
... that after becoming a born again Christian, soprano Jane Stuart Smith abandoned a successful opera career to pursue a life of service?
... that Singapore's first R-rated play was performed despite the police finding parts of it "offensive"?
... that the Filipino boy band SB19 considered disbandment after their debut single "Tilaluha" saw little success?
... that Richard Stratton's diplomatic career took him "from South America to Japan, and from Southern Africa to the foothills of the Himalayas"?
... that while Germans murdered millions of prisoners of war during WWII, the survival ratio of Jewish POWs was generally tied to the army or nation they served with, and not to their ethnicity?
... that American football player Noah Knigga went viral for his last name and had to clarify its pronunciation?

Queue 6 [edit]

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

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

... that a painting (pictured) by the artist Bichitr shows an Indian emperor preferring a Sufi saint over the king of England and the Ottoman sultan?
... that a study of people who reported experiences of alien abduction found that many exhibited characteristics consistent with fantasy-prone personality?
... that the My Chemical Romance song "Cancer" was written in eight minutes?
... that Ambo Sooloh pledged allegiance to the British government on behalf of all Malays in Singapore?
... that a pavilion next to New York City's Ted Weiss Federal Building was canceled due to the discovery of human remains?
... that Pocatello mayor Les Purce was the first African-American political officeholder in Idaho?
... that the Chapline columbine is generally considered a distinct species, except in Texas, where it is considered a variety of the golden columbine?
... that a Portsmouth building was Grade II listed because Eric Rimmington painted a mural inside it?
... that the Glucoboy was advertised as the "first medical device to interface with a Game Boy"?

Queue 7 [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.

Clay M. Greene

... that playwright Clay M. Greene (pictured) claimed he was "the first American white child born in San Francisco"?
... that a PhD student discovered a lost manuscript of Galen's Peri Alypias in 2005, in "one of the most spectacular finds ever of ancient literature"?
... that Kim Kitsuragi was praised as one of the best video game characters of 2019?
... that the Chinese Lingnan School faced condemnation during the Second Sino-Japanese War, even as it spread anti-Japanese messages?
... that in the wake of a hazing scandal, Western Kentucky University placed their swimming and diving programs on a five-year suspension?
... that Charles Fisk quit physics after unknowingly working for the Manhattan Project and became an organ builder?
... that Picher, Oklahoma, was hit so hard by a tornado in 2008 that it would become a ghost town in 2015?
... that the producers of Doctor Who only wrote a queer romance into the programme's 2022 special episodes after viewers began shipping two characters?
... that the return ceremony of the skull of Adam Sapi Mkwawa's grandfather was "probably the biggest gathering ever to take place in Tanganyika"?

Queue 1 [edit]

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

Flag of Okinawa Prefecture

... that the white ring on the flag of Okinawa Prefecture (pictured) represents the "O" in "Okinawa"?
... that Emirati princess Mahra Al Maktoum invoked the triple talaq to divorce her husband, which is traditionally done only by the husband?
... that as many as 35 million soldiers became prisoners of war in World War II, according to some estimates?
... that Luigi Mangione was described as "somewhat of an online sex symbol" following his December 2024 arrest for murder?
... that the Mseilha Fort is strategically located to overlook the crossing of the Jaouz River near Ras ash-Shaq'a, a promontory in Lebanon?
... that Saint Amata of Assisi was interviewed and testified during the process of the canonization of her aunt, Saint Clare of Assisi?
... that journalism students at New Mexico State University were willing to work for free to save their newscast on the school's TV station?
... that the Rockwell PPS-8 microprocessor had a number of features that made Adam Osborne call it "most unusual" and "difficult to understand"?
... that a president of the Oregon Senate crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk?

Queue 2 [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.

Lilium lophophorum flower

... that the unique flower shape of Lilium lophophorum (pictured) is adapted to protect its reproductive organs from the harsh ultraviolet light and torrential rains of its habitat?
... that with the Green Bay Packers' loss in the 2020 NFC Championship Game, Aaron Rodgers "became the first quarterback in NFL history to lose four straight NFC Championship Games"?
... that The House of Bijapur has been called a "painted curtain call" since the dynasty it depicts was overthrown only a few years later?
... that Dethloff Willrodt fought for the Union army on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, having previously been a soldier in the Confederate army?
... that in Greek mythology, Achilles promised to marry Pisidice if she would help him conquer her homeland, but afterwards he had her executed for treason?
... that blogger Charles LeBlanc interviewed a man who carried out a mass shooting the following year?
... that for cultural reasons the jijin was permitted to be worn by Catholic priests in China even while celebrating Mass?
... that in 1927 Berta Persson became the first woman bus driver in Sweden and was nicknamed "Buss-Berta"?
... that the comedy film Starbuck and the Holstein bull after which it was named both had cloned remakes?

Queue 3 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Adrien Nunez

... that Adrien Nunez (pictured), despite limited playing time, was more highly paid than some NBA draft lottery picks while in college?
... that a specimen of Aquilegia daingolica was collected in 1909, but it was only described as a new species in 2013?
... that Yanou Collart helped Rock Hudson get medical treatment when Nancy Reagan would not?
... that when Alexander McQueen, following years of criticism for over-reliance on runway spectacles, presented The Man Who Knew Too Much, it was criticised for its lack of theatrics?
... that Lars Chemnitz was one of the first recipients of Nersornaat, the highest honor in Greenland?
... that the principal songwriter of a song on Always Happy to Explode asked listeners to "love it for me, for I cannot"?
... that Daniel Hermann wrote poems on the inclusion of a lizard and a frog in a piece of amber, the eagle in the coat of arms of Poland, and a child suffering from Fraser syndrome?
... that the harsh treatment of Allied prisoners of war in Japan is well known in the West but mostly forgotten in Japan itself?
... that a cable TV channel in the UK was still broadcasting primarily in black and white as late as 1979?

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

Confederate Monument (Oxford, Mississippi)

... that it cost an estimated $1.2 million to move the Confederate Monument (pictured) at the University of Mississippi?
... that the CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group described insider dealing as "the poster child of market abuse"?
... that the Praga E-55 was abandoned due to the Czech aircraft industry being directed to concentrate on licensed production of Soviet aircraft?
... that pianist BLKBOK (pronounced "Black Bach") has composed works based on the murder of George Floyd, the Little Rock Nine, and The Negro Motorist Green Book?
... that for television, James Mustapic set his mother up on a date with David Seymour, who will soon be the New Zealand deputy prime minister?
... that debris lofted by tornadoes has been known to rise over 6 km (3.7 mi) into the atmosphere and can be transported up to 353 km (219 mi) away?
... that John A. Tibbits and his law firm partner served as consecutive U.S. consuls to Bradford, England?
... that the Chinese dance theatre known as wuju blends influences of ballet and traditional opera?
... that a hockey line named after That '70s Show helped the Los Angeles Kings win their second Stanley Cup?

Prep area 5 [edit]

Conestoga wagon on display

... that of the 156 Conestoga wagons (pictured) brought to the Braddock Expedition of the French and Indian War, only one remained intact by the campaign's end?
... that the Yogini with a Mynah Bird has the attributes of an ascetic as well as a princess?
... that artist Dan Hays uses what he calls "the tactile, flawed and time-consuming medium of painting" to reproduce the effect of a low-resolution JPEG?
... that the owner of a South Carolina TV station admitted, "I'm not a broadcaster"?
... that after serving as Malawi's first speaker of the assembly following independence, Alec Nyasulu was a tobacco farmer?
... that the "white rose" in The Valiant Girl White Rose refers to both its star and character, but neither share a name?
... that in 1860, engineer Andreas Kordellas helped restart operations at an ancient Athenian mine?
... that in "Skin of My Teeth", Demi Lovato declared that she barely escaped death?
... that for some time the penguin Happy Feet got more media attention than New Zealand Prime Minister John Key?

Prep area 6 [edit]

Zoe Smith

... that weightlifter Zoe Smith (pictured) was nicknamed "Pablo", after the Olympic gold medal winner Pablo Lara, who had a reputation for being lazy?
... that a Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in India was attacked by Hindu extremists protesting the arrest of a Hindu monk?
... that a portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec cooking captures him in an unusual moment of sobriety?
... that the Lisdoonvarna Music Festival was described as Ireland's version of the Woodstock music festival?
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Aquilegia parviflora flower

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Prep area 1 [edit]

Thamirys Nunes in 2023

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