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DYK queue status

There are currently 2 filled queues. Human assistance in moving preps is requested.

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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
December 1	2
December 2	1
December 13	2
December 16	1
December 21	1
December 25	1
December 26	1
December 27	1
December 28	2
December 29	1
December 30	1
January 1	1
January 2	3	1
January 3	4	1
January 4	2	2
January 5	5	3
January 6	11	7
January 7	7	7
January 8	16	13
January 9	20	16
January 10	15	9
January 11	13	11
January 12	23	19
January 13	6	4
January 14	9	6
January 15	10	6
January 16	8	5
January 17	8	7
January 18	11	6
January 19	14	10
January 20	12	7
January 21	6	1
January 22	6
January 23	5
January 24	4
January 25	11
January 26	7
January 27	3
January 28	10
Total	264	141
Last updated 23:02, 28 January 2025 UTC Current time is 23:07, 28 January 2025 UTC [refresh]

DYK time

DYK queue status

There are currently 2 filled queues. Human assistance in moving preps is requested.

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Current time: 23:07, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 24 hours

Last updated: 23 hours ago(

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Local update times

	Los Angeles	New York	UTC	London (UTC)	New Delhi	Tokyo	Sydney
Queue 5	28 January 16:00	28 January 19:00	29 January 00:00	29 January 00:00	29 January 05:30	29 January 09:00	29 January 11:00
Queue 6	29 January 16:00	29 January 19:00	30 January 00:00	30 January 00:00	30 January 05:30	30 January 09:00	30 January 11:00
Queue 7 Prep 7	30 January 16:00	30 January 19:00	31 January 00:00	31 January 00:00	31 January 05:30	31 January 09:00	31 January 11:00
Queue 1 Prep 1	31 January 16:00	31 January 19:00	1 February 00:00	1 February 00:00	1 February 05:30	1 February 09:00	1 February 11:00
Queue 2 Prep 2	1 February 16:00	1 February 19:00	2 February 00:00	2 February 00:00	2 February 05:30	2 February 09:00	2 February 11:00
Queue 3 Prep 3	2 February 16:00	2 February 19:00	3 February 00:00	3 February 00:00	3 February 05:30	3 February 09:00	3 February 11:00
Queue 4 Prep 4	3 February 16:00	3 February 19:00	4 February 00:00	4 February 00:00	4 February 05:30	4 February 09:00	4 February 11:00
Prep 5	4 February 16:00	4 February 19:00	5 February 00:00	5 February 00:00	5 February 05:30	5 February 09:00	5 February 11:00
Prep 6	5 February 16:00	5 February 19:00	6 February 00:00	6 February 00:00	6 February 05:30	6 February 09:00	6 February 11:00

Queues

Queue 5 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (—Ganesha811 (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Phonograph record of "Drizzle"

... that the vocals on "Drizzle" (record pictured), one of the earliest Chinese pop songs, were likened to "the cacophony produced by a hanged cat"?
... that a profile of artist Mark Hearld said his "wrens and squirrels, field mice and owls" help a child care about the planet better than telling them it is burning?
... that the NFL listed the 4th and 26 game as one of the greatest in the first 100 years of its history?
... that the Yiddish poet David Einhorn levelled criticism at other Jewish writers in Berlin whom he accused of being "bourgeois intellectuals" and out-of-touch with their fellow migrants?
... that the Kokusai Ta-Go aircraft was purposely designed for the kamikaze role?
... that LGBTQ synagogues helped shape the American Jewish response to AIDS in the 1980s, even as the disease killed many of their members?
... that Ali-Hajji of Akusha supported the Bolsheviks because he believed that they would implement sharia?
... that the health of prisoners in Australia is impacted by their lack of access to Medicare, the country's otherwise-universal health care system?
... that during hearings for a new TV station in the state of Washington, an engineer collapsed on the witness stand, a radio station owner suffered food poisoning, and his rival's wife was hospitalized?

Queue 6 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (—Ganesha811 (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Johnson Wax Headquarters

... that the Research Tower at the Johnson Wax Headquarters (pictured) had no fire sprinklers because its architect disliked their appearance?
... that soldiers participating in an Israeli raid in Masyaf described an explosion that destroyed a missile production facility as "a mini earthquake"?
... that The Scarecrow, considered the first collection of Chinese fairy tales, has parallels with the works of Andersen, Pushkin, and Wilde?
... that the ceiling of the Langar Mosque resembles that of a Buddhist chaitya?
... that Adam and John were the only Latin bishops of Banias who lived in Banias?
... that the Japanese song "Summertime" gained traction after it became popular in Southeast Asia two years after its first release?
... that the Green Bay Packers' ninth home victory in a row against the Seattle Seahawks was in the 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game?
... that Sun Haven drew attention for letting players marry the leader?
... that Charles Assmann was the "butt of many jokes"?

Queue 7 [edit]

Queue 1 [edit]

Queue 2 [edit]

Queue 3 [edit]

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 7 [update count].

Prep area 7 [edit]

Lilium nobilissimum

... that the common Japanese name of Lilium nobilissimum (pictured) may refer to the sleeves used to carry it from the cliffs on which it grows?
... that the parked vehicle of one candidate in a 2024 Mexico City borough election was shot five times to "give her a scare"?
... that "The Man in the Yellow Tie", an episode of The Flash, concludes a plotline established two years earlier on a different TV series?
... that college football player Chad Brinker continued his career after undergoing brain surgery and eventually signed into the NFL?
... that Their Highest Potential shows the positive side of segregated schools, as written by a student who was taught in one?
... that Ann McMillan recalled "playing" a tape recorder for Déserts, a piece by Edgard Varèse?
... that an Iowa TV station, in one fell swoop, fired nearly a third of its staff and canceled a children's show that had been on the air for 32 years?
... that Henry A. Henry brought an extensive library of Jewish literature when he emigrated to the United States in 1849?
... that King Philip refused to give up Champagne?

Prep area 1 [edit]

Li Minghui

... that Li Minghui (pictured) faced accusations of lewdness at the age of 12 after challenging Chinese stage conventions?
... that the Chauburji might have been the Mughal emperor Babur's original burial place?
... that the magazine Science Fiction Chronicle changed its name to just Chronicle two decades after its launch, to avoid being confused with the San Francisco Chronicle?
... that Darren Moore's Sheffield Wednesday were promoted even after they lost the first leg of their play-off semi-final 4–0?
... that some locals have criticised the flag of Kagoshima Prefecture, which is supposed to depict the prefecture's topography but omits its outlying islands?
... that Richard Davis made the earliest known continuous land-based weather recordings in New Zealand?
... that the month of July is named after the Roman dictator Julius Caesar?
... that the first minister of the Hopewell Baptist Church is presumed to be buried under the building?
... that a 2001 book shares the history of a small Tudor community through a 54-year-long "running commentary" by "a somewhat unamiable busybody"?

Prep area 2 [edit]

Rose barnacles in Royal National Park

... that the picky rose barnacle (examples pictured) will only eat when the current is strong?
... that Tomoko Aran, despite her unsuccessful 1980s singing career, became a city pop icon in the 2010s?
... that archaeologists found evidence at Taur Ikhbeineh in the Gaza Strip of interactions between Egyptians and Canaanites in the 4th millennium BC?
... that Ernesius, a 12th-century archbishop of Caesarea, was once prevented from crossing the Mediterranean by such a severe storm that he refused to make a second attempt?
... that so many people attend SEEK, an annual Catholic young-adult conference, that the Eucharistic liturgies are planned more than a year and a half in advance?
... that Doris Tulifau, after founding an online campaign to counter Samoan gender-based violence, moved to Samoa to expand the campaign in person?
... that abortion in the United Arab Emirates has been described as less restrictive than some American states following the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
... that Olde Raleigh Distillery does not reside within its namesake city?
... that an emu named Emmanuel Todd Lopez was the target of a death hoax by undercover journalists?

Prep area 3 [edit]

An African Song or Chant from Barbados

... that An African Song or Chant from Barbados (manuscript pictured) was nominated for inscription on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register by someone who saw it in an online exhibition?
... that Elisheva Biernoff paints recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs, some including details like lens flare and overexposure?
... that staffers of an Ohio radio station learned that it had been sold on the same day as its owner's death?
... that A Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Paul Aermont Among the Planets (1873), following the cancellation of a planned second edition, was not reprinted until 2018?
... that Harold Harrington did not seek out new species, but was the first to collect a plant that was later named after him?
... that fans of romcom heroine Bridget Jones were shocked at the death of a favourite character in the 2013 novel Mad about the Boy, and then again in a 2025 film?
... that a Bronze Age priestess named Eritha was the focus of the first recorded legal dispute in Europe?
... that the Roman-era Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis is the largest cemetery discovered in Gaza?
... that the writer of "Crabs for Christmas" joked that it contributed to Baltimore's population decline?

Prep area 4 [edit]

Roman column on the Julier Pass

... that the peak of the Julier Pass, 2,284 metres (7,493 ft) above sea level, is flanked by two ancient Roman columns (one pictured)?
... that executive John Spytek helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign Tom Brady, more than 20 years after Spytek played with him?
... that a Swim School song described by one reviewer as "a heavy dystopian doom rocker" was originally performed by Taylor Swift?
... that the wuxia star Wu Suxin passed as a man in several of her films?
... that the pilot episode for a BBC series on a suicide prevention charity made some critics laugh?
... that Syrian vlogger Hayla Ghazal used online humour to explore the limitations placed on women in the Arab world?
... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics?
... that the bugia, a ceremonial candlestick used by Latin Catholic bishops or other prelates, is named after the Algerian city of Béjaïa, which was a source of candle wax?
... that Brooklyn's Roll-A-Palace was "the front-runner of the roller-disco craze"?

Prep area 5 [edit]

Fatima Payman

... that Fatima Payman (pictured) is the first member of the Parliament of Australia to wear a hijab?
... that the owner of a Montana TV station bought an American Legion post, gutted by fire, to use as a studio building?
... that the Yiddish poet Shmuel Hurvits quit his job as a teacher to become a street-paver due to an ideological appreciation for manual labor?
... that the majority of extrasolar planets in fiction are inhabited by native species?
... that Wu Yun wrote a treatise on immortality but apparently declined to discuss the subject with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?
... that when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish won the 2025 Orange Bowl, Marcus Freeman became the first Asian and first Black head coach to earn a spot in an FBS national championship game?
... that it is said that Congo's first named woman artist Antoinette Lubaki painted her watercolours by candlelight at night, as no stories were allowed to be told during daylight?
... that Panchiko released their first studio album, Failed at Math(s), more than 20 years after the band's formation?
... that Scrat, who appears in many films of the Ice Age franchise, was originally intended to be killed in the introduction of the first film?

Prep area 6 [edit]

The collapsed Sidney Lanier Bridge

... that the 1972 collapse of the Sidney Lanier Bridge (pictured), which was caused by a collision from a cargo ship, caused ten deaths and over a million dollars in damages?
... that Christian death metal has been called the least likely musical development at the close of the 20th century?
... that the second edition of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic more than doubled the length of the original text?
... that ...
... that the violent end of a bog body might be related to the cult of the Celtic god Esus?
... that the three costliest tornadoes in Oklahoma history hit the same town in 2013, 1999 and 2003, respectively?
... that a TV station in Windsor, Ontario, was spared from closure even though it lost money for 10 straight years?
... that ...
... that ...