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January 25

...that when the Young Bengal leader Ramgopal Ghosh was threatened with ostracism for opposing Hindu religion his father appealed to him to declare publicly his faith in the same but Ramgopal stood firm and said that he could not tell a lie? Self nom --P.K.Niyogi 05:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the B-52's song "Love Shack" was inspired by an actual shack in Athens, Georgia, where one of the group members lived? (redirect until January 25, article started by User:Badlydrawnjeff). Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 04:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- He beat me to it, but I was going to go with ...that lyrics from the B-52s song "Love Shack" were quoted in a majority opinion by Eleventh Circuit Court judge Bill Pryor in 2005? --badlydrawnjeff talk 04:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Frederick William created the Prussian Army? article by Olessi (talk · contribs) nom by Baka man 01:54, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Alternatively: "... that the standing army created during the Thirty Years' War by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, developed into the Prussian Army? Olessi 08:59, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 24

... that Oil Creek State Park in Pennsylvania is the site of the first successful commercial oil well ever drilled? (self nom) Dincher 03:59, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...the gene that codes for the head crest of the Bali Duck also causes physical defects which can kill it before it hatches? (self nom) Yomangani ^talk 00:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

File:1974 aluminum cent.jpg

...that an example of a proposed United States aluminum cent (pictured) was found by a US Capitol Police officer that was dropped by a US Congressman? ([Self-nom?], major editing to add additional references and additional info for article from December 25th.) --293.xx.xxx.xx 23:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the United States aluminum cent (pictured) was struck, bet never released into circulation, though a US Congressman misplaced one and a US Capitol Police officer found it? --Alternative MRoberts <> 01:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the now disused third floor lecture hall of the George's Block in Sycamore, Illinois once hosted talks from the likes of Horace Greeley, Bayard Taylor and Charles Sumner?

(self nom)A mcmurray 21:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Palala River bluffs have important Stone Age rock paintings seen only after hiking through a swamp and descending a vertical cliff? Anlace 20:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 28 in New York City negotiated the first local health and welfare plan and the first pension plan in the construction industry? - (selfnom) Tim1965 19:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that in the 1960s, the University of Miami's South Campus in Miami, Florida was the ___location of JMWAVE, the largest CIA station outside of the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia? (self-nom) Bwithh 05:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Bart King is considered by many commentators to be the greatest American cricketer of all time.?

--This is not a new article, but it is a self-nomination of expansion and referencing that I've finished over the past couple days. There are also two PD images that can be used on the main page if selected. --Eva ^bd 15:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

NPOV problems with nom. How about some facts about his career instead of such a subjective statement. Savidan 18:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Good point...I've ammended the nomination.--Eva ^bd 20:21, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

... Ralphie, the live mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes, is actually an American bison and, despite the common belief of being male, she is a female because they are smaller and less aggressive and for insurance reasons? (heavy expansion, +10,700 chars, wasn't marked previously as a stub, but contained little information, hoping to bend the rules, expanded Jan 24, 180 chars in DYK nom, self nom) --MECU≈talk 17:36, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Suggestion: I like it, but aren't buffalo and bison the same thing? The only reason I bring that up is that it may allow the DYK to be written to flow better: "... Ralphie, the live, American bison mascot of the Colorado Buffaloes, is actually a female because they are smaller and less aggressive and for insurance reasons?" (not a firm opinion, just a suggestion) --Bobak 17:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

"Bison are distinct from buffalo..." - Tim1965 19:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC) (whose high school mascot was a Bison, and thus had to learn this stuff)Reply

Although they are different, we have a page on buffalo which suggests the terms are used interchangably to refer to the bison (of course, the correct answer is they are different because you can't wash your face in a buffalo. (c) Bumper Joke Annual 1973). Yomangani ^talk 01:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

They are different, and yet, the term is interchangeable in the USA. I'm fine with it either way. My way is more of a copy of the intro to the article. Whatever fits better or flows better or the editor who puts it in likes better is fine with me either way. Perhaps to keep it international, and to educate, keep it the original way so folks learn there is actually a difference? --MECU≈talk 02:07, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the ultra-modern disposable female urination device, which lets women pee upright, was actually invented in 1922? Stevage 22:03, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Sachin Tendulkar: Man of the Tournament of the 2003 Cricket World Cup

...that Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) was awarded the Cricket World Cup award of Man of the Tournament in the 2003 Cricket World Cup after he scored a record 673 runs in the World Cup including seven 50+ scores? (self nom) Nobleeagle ^[TALK] [C] 05:43, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 23

...that the 2007 State of the Union Address was the first with a woman, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the podium? Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 06:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

File:Nimlipunitcmichaelhoganlowres.jpg

- Invalid. It was started several weeks ago. Hurricanehink (talk) 16:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Not only that, but its much more appropriate for (and currently inclded) in the news. Savidan 18:22, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Was formerly included accordign to my view. --293.xx.xxx.xx 03:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Nim Li Punit Mayan ruins have a ballcourt so well preserved it looks ready for play? Created by User:Infrogmation and expanded beyond stub by Anlace 05:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Comment: NPOV: Isn't the fact that a ballcourt is ready for play a subjective statement anyway?A mcmurray 22:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the yaw string a simple tuft of yarn, was the first flight instrument used by the Wright brothers, and is still in use today? (self-nom) Dhaluza 00:32, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that 1979's Hurricane Bob was the first male name ever used for a hurricane in the Atlantic basin?Mitchazenia(9400+edits) 20:46, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- - Not a new article as defined at #Suggestions. 5050 characters long as of December 27. Art LaPella 05:27, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
    - It was actually in sandbox until yesterday. Generally it is accepted the time starts when the article is moved to mainspace. Hurricanehink (talk) 16:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
      - Oops, sorry. Art LaPella 00:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that in 1973, an experiment was conducted to see if spiders could spin webs in space, and that the experiment was a success? Article - Spider webs in space - and nom by Anonymous Dissident 00:00, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that in 1973, an experiment successfully demonstrated that spiders can spin webs in space? Stevage 22:05, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the United States terminated recognition of the Auburn Band of Native Americans in 1967, but after their tribal government reorganized and adopted a Constitution Congress granted federal recognition to the United Auburn Indian Community in 1994 and allowed them to acquire land in Placer County to establish a new reservation. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- - The directions above say "Short and pithy (under about 200 characters)." That's 569 characters. Art LaPella 22:11, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
    - I've shortened it some. Is that better? (note:it's still about 280, might be able to cut it down a bit more)~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:39, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
      - On a completely different track, what about:...that the United Auburn Indian Community runs one of the world's most successful casinos? Yomangani ^talk 16:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
        That would work, especially as it's shorter; but I thought the other fact was more interesting, so there! :P (jk)~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 16:17, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that when the famous Kälvesten Runestone had been discovered in the walls of a church, it was removed, only to be used as building material?(self-nom)--Berig 14:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that human amyloid precursor protein (APP), when cleaved by specific types of proteases, can give rise to amyloid beta peptides, which are the main components of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease? (self-nom) Opabinia regalis 06:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...Manseibashi Station (pictured) was a railway terminal, metro station and museum at the edge of Akihabara? (self-nom) --GunnarRene 03:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

- ...when Manseibashi Station (pictured) was rebuilt after an earthquake, it had lost its importance as a terminal, and that a short-lived metro station had the same name? (self-nom) --GunnarRene 15:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...Leonard Crofoot, a dancer in The Man Who Wasn't There and The Singing Detective, has had three Star Trek roles? (note, per Wiki-guidelines Star Trek isn't italicized in this context, thanks) selfnom スキャンダルの家 (House of Scandal) 01:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Tsk tsk. Far too long. Surely just: ...Leonard Crofoot dances? Yomangani ^talk 16:09, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that What's the Story, an American game show, was the last television series broadcast on the DuMont Television Network in 1955? self-nom. Firsfron of Ronchester 03:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Nusa Kambangan island is called the 'Alcatraz of Indonesia', because it has four high security prisons and many famous inmates, including a son of former President Soeharto and terrorists of the 2002 Bali bombing? (very much expanded from stub) User:Arifhidayat 13:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that George Pocock invented a kite-drawn carriage that could outstrip the horse-drawn mail coach? (self-nom) Yomangani ^talk 12:56, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the Exeter and Crediton Railway was built in 1847 but not opened until 1851 due to a dispute over whether it should be a broad gauge or standard gauge line? Geof Sheppard 13:39, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Gabi Ashkenazi, the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, once said that his "greatest fear" was "the loss of humanity [of Israeli soldiers] because of the ongoing warfare"? (self-nom) GabrielF 19:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- How is this "pithy"? I am also removing the non-qualifying image. - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 19:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - Re-reading it, I can see that "humanity" might be read as people's lives when the intended meaning is morality. I'll reword and propose an alternate - also, could you please explain how the image doesn't qualify? According to the he wiki its fair use as a government-produced image.
    - Fair use images can be used in the article with justification, but they can't be used on the Main Page or here as there is no covering rationale for their use outside the article itself. Yomangani ^talk 23:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that both incoming Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces Gabi Ashkenazi and his predecessor Dan Halutz come from the small Moshav, or cooperative agricultural community, of Hagor? GabrielF 20:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC) (self nom)Reply
...that after the 1991 Hamlet chicken plant fire, the owners of the facility each received ten year prison sentences because of fire regulations breaches, and that the disaster has been used as a case study by multiple legal textbooks? self-nom Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 19:33, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that 25 people died in the 1991 Hamlet chicken plant fire due to fire regulations breaches? Stevage 22:09, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that William Henry Wright and his brother-in-law were hunting rabbits when they stumbled upon a quartz outcropping that eventually would yield 13.5 million ounces of gold? (self-nom) Clerks 20:17, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Ultrasuede, invented in Japan in 1970, was the world's first ultra-microfiber? --Magmagirl 22:24, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 22

...that Soviet actor Pavel Luspekaev played in the classic Russian Ostern movie White Sun of the Desert with both feet amputated? Selfnom by Wikiolap 05:43, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Erfurt Cathedral's Maria Gloriosa is the second largest bell in the world? Article and nom by Anonymous Dissident
- Slightly reworded copyvio and uses copyrighted image with no fair use claim. Yomangani ^talk 14:06, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the Union forces in the American Civil War won the Battle of Simmon's Bluff without inflicting any casualties? P TO 23:09, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that 60 percent of Carnatic musicians in Karnataka come from Rudrapatna? {article by User:Naveenbm nom by Baka man 21:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

File:SEC seal.gif

...that the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines was temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation? (self-nom) - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 18:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the Federal Security Agency was, in part, a cover agency from 1942 to 1944 for the War Research Service, a secret program to develop chemical and biological weapons? - (selfnom) Tim1965 17:37, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that La Casa Pacifica, President Richard Nixon's private retreat in San Clemente, California, became known as the "Western White House"? -- (self nom) Bobak 17:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that former NCAA American football quarterback Wyatt Sexton's career for the Florida State Seminoles ended after he was found in the streets by police doing pushups and proclaiming he was God? (selfnom) Quadzilla99 16:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...Walter Galenson was the first non-historian to hold the post of Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions at Cambridge University? - (selfnom) Tim1965 04:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
…that U-85 was the first German U-boat lost in Germany’s U-boat offensive (or Second happy time) off the eastern seaboard of the United States in 1942? - self-nom by --Bryson 03:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that near the Akhurian River a major battle ensued and the river of Akhurian is said to be that the waters were dyed completely red.? (self nom) Nareklm 02:38, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- rewrite ...that the Akhurian River is said to have turned completely red because of a major battle nearby? Art LaPella 03:51, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - Reads apocryphal... is the 19th century text really a reliable source for this assertion - or is this just repeated hearsay? - Tragic Baboon (banana receptacle) 18:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that it took a 27-hour battle, four destroyers, aircraft from an escort carrier, and some 200 depth charges to sink U-172 on 13 December 1943? – (tagged as a stub, but it is over 1,000 characters), self-nom by --Bryson 03:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
Bryson, your article has only 705 charcters. Anonymous Dissident
No, it is over 2,000 characters. --Bryson 14:01, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
No, I get 708 for the article text paragraph only, or 2592 if I "Select All" the entire page including Wikipedia boilerplate. We go by the 705/708. Art LaPella 00:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that a single division of panzers in WWII consisted of 308 to 316 tanks? Main article Panzer divisions 1935-1939. Article and nom by Anonymous Dissident
- No article linked in the nom, and currently under investigation as a copyvio. Yomangani^talk 14:06, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - And deleted as cut and paste copyvio. Yomangani ^talk 15:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Poecilostomatoida (pictured) are parasitic crustaceans? -- self nom HouseOfScandal (talk · contribs) 22 January 2007 (UTC)
...that David Lange said of Robert Muldoon's actions during the New Zealand constitutional crisis, 1984: "This Prime Minister outgoing, beaten, has, in the course of one television interview tried to do more damage to the New Zealand economy than any statement ever made"? - article by User:Lholden, nom by User:gadfium.

...that Surgeon General William Alexander Hammond (pictured) both founded the National Museum of Health and Medicine and wrote the first American treatise about neurology? (self nom) Dar-Ape 01:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that criminal and boxer, James Field, was so feared by the police force of London in the 18th century, that they would pretend not to recognize him rather than arresting him? (self nom) Yomangani ^talk 01:55, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

James Allan

...that former New Zealand rugby union player, James Allan, is regarded as the "first" All Black by the New Zealand Rugby Union due to alphabetical order? Self nom--Hamedog_Talk|^@ 06:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Too short at the moment. Yomangani ^talk 14:06, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that although the official cause of the 2007 Balad aircraft crash is fog, the Islamic Army in Iraq terrorist group claims they shot the plane down, and eyewitnesses say they saw a missile strike it? self nom, Blood Red Sandman Open Up Your Heart - Receive My EviLove 20:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that snow in Florida has been reported at least 34 times, including as far south as Homestead? Hurricanehink (talk) 01:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that jazz (word origin) began as a baseball slang term in California and was first applied to jazz music in Chicago? Selfnom by John M Baker 16:42, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Can I suggest a rewording to "...that the word 'jazz' was originally a California baseball slang term before it was applied to a style of music?" Sam Blacketer 09:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - That's good, but it's significant that it was in Chicago (most people assume New Orleans), so I would say "...that the word jazz was originally a California baseball slang term and was first applied to a style of music in Chicago?" John M Baker 15:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 21

...that Herkus Monte, one of the most famous leaders of the Great Prussian Uprising, was kidnapped in the 13th century by the Germans as a boy? written by user:Renata3, nom by M.K. 21:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that actor Edward Chapman, known for his role as "Mr. Grimsdale" in many Norman Wisdom films, tried to have Sir John Gielgud thrown out of Equity? (self nom) Yomangani ^talk 00:35, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that former British Member of Parliament Walter Scott-Elliot was murdered by "Monster Butler" Archibald Hall? (self nom) Sam Blacketer 23:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Serenade No. 10 for winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is scored for twelve wind instruments and double bass and consists of seven movements? Self nom by Heimstern Läufer 22:14, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Serenade No. 10 for winds by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart consists of no fewer than seven movements? (focus on one interesting fact - and 7 is a lot!) Stevage 22:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

True... but "no fewer than" sounds odd to me. It makes it sound as though we don't know how many movements there are, but it's at least seven. Heimstern Läufer 23:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Serious? It sounds like standard idiom to me, emphasising the large number. "Not one, not two...but seven!" Stevage 02:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

That's certainly not how I hear it. Regional differnces, possibly, but I would only expect to hear "no fewer than" in a context such as "there were no fewer than 10,000 casualities, and many suggest it was closer to 15,000." Heimstern Läufer 03:46, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Still, probably not a big deal, especially if others like this wording. I am noticing that some do use the phrase this way. Heimstern Läufer 04:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that since 1927 Simplicity Patterns has been a leader in home pattern sewing? Geogre 19:22, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- (re: your comment) It doesn't matter if the subject is big or small, as long as the article is good. This subject isn't even that obscure -- I recognize this brand name as one my sister has sewn from. House of Scandal 20:27, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Gamekeeper's Thumb is most often caused by using a thumb and index finger to break a rabbit's neck, a habit common among gamekeepers? Self-nom and first shot by PTO 18:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Stub. Cydperez 15:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
…that the Heinkel He 50, designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1931, was used operationally by Germany almost until the end of World War II? - article and nom by --Bryson 18:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Rachel Paulose is the first woman in Minnesota to become a District Attorney? selfnom Baka man 17:03, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that in his lifetime Thomas Brassey 1805-1870 was involved in building one in three of all the miles of railway built in the United Kingdom and in one in twenty of the miles of railway built in the world? (self-nom) expanded stub Peter I. Vardy 15:18, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that in Faridah Begum bte Abdullah v. Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, it was held that non-Malaysian citizens cannot sue a Malay ruler? Johnleemk | Talk 10:27, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Oneirocritica, the first major work on dream interpretation, was written in the second century by Artemidorus? from stub, by –Outriggr § 09:44, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that, on 3 Sept, 1939, Unterseeboot 30 sunk the first ship in WWII when she destroyed the passenger ship Athenia by mistake, taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser? Article (1400 words approx.) and nom by Anonymous Dissident
or ...that on 3 September 1939, Unterseeboot 30 sunk the SS Athenia, marking the first ship sinking in World War II? - --Bryson 22:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes has many employees that work in his cake shop that initially didn’t have experience as pastry chefs, but were instead hired for their experience as painters and sculptors? (selfnom) JungleCat Shiny!/Oohhh! 03:26, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Ann Eliza Bleecker

...that poet and epistolary novelist Ann Eliza Bleecker lost three generations of her family fleeing to Albany during Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign but survived and went on to accidentally develop the Indian Captive literary genre? (selfnom) Epousesquecido 02:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- or for a shorter hook, try ...that poet and epistolary novelist Ann Eliza Bleecker lost three generations of her family fleeing to Albany during Burgoyne's Saratoga campaign? Epousesquecido 13:25, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Victor Kamber invented playing cards featuring the image of political candidates and public officials in 1968 and the "Rappin' Ronnie" music video which depicted a rapping President Ronald Reagan in 1984? - (selfnom) Tim1965 02:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that NV Ingenieurskanntor voor Scheepsbouw was a firm created by Germany to illegally manufacture submarines in 1922? (article and nom by Anonymous Dissident)
...that the City of York was a British barque which sank after hitting a reef off Rottnest Island in 1899 after sailing from San Francisco and within sight of its final destination? (self nom) —Moondyne 00:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Lose the San Francisco bit? ...that the City of York was a British barque which sank after hitting a reef off Rottnest Island within sight of its destination? Yomangani^talk 01:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - That works for me. —Moondyne 13:00, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Thadeus Monastery is where thousands of Iranian Christians make a pilgrimage every July? (self nom) Nareklm 00:05, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- ...that Thadeus Monastery is the site of a pilgrimage for thousands of Iranian Christians every July? Reads better to me. Article is stubby and needs a copyedit. Yomangani^talk 01:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - Article was speedy deleted per creator's request. — ERcheck (talk) 02:14, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
    - Recreated as a redirect - note that the target article is not new. --Peta 02:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Unterseeboot 29 (U 29) sunk the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous on 17 Sept 1939, causing the death of 518 men, and the Royal Navy to withdraw from the U-boat search? Article and nom by Anonymous Dissident.
- This series, as well as being short and listy, is dangerously close to copyvio of the reference site. Yomangani^talk 01:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - And has been deleted as such. Yomangani ^talk 00:46, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist of My Fair Lady, also co-wrote a disastrous musical version of Nabokov's Lolita? --self nom, expanded from AfD-able stub by Dmz5*Edits**Talk* 00:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- the image is not eligible, it's fair use. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lar (talk • contribs) 18:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
...that O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta is a Brazilian film based on the Shakespeare play but set amid two rival soccer clubs in Sao Paulo? (self nom) Elefuntboy 00:55, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Still marked as a stub. Yomangani^talk 01:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - Fixed. It's not really a stub anyhow. Elefuntboy 17:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that there are several theories about the origins of the name of Poland? --article started by User:Piotrus, but significantly expanded from stub to DYK level by User:Kpalion, nom by --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk} 21:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Chorus Paulinus is a church-based choir in the Philippines whose a capella renditions of popular songs are widely performed in the Philippines? --- Tito Pao 18:22, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

File:Kreizer yg.jpg

...that Yakov Kreizer was the first Soviet general awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title during World War II? -- 02:49 by User:68.74.114.66 -- nominated by Alex Bakharev

January 20

...that W. Harry Davis, who helped desegregate Minneapolis, overcame childhood polio to become a Golden Gloves coach and manager of US Olympics boxing teams? self-nom -Susanlesch 03:41, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that J-ska is contemporary Japanese music with origins in Jamaica? House of Scandal 05:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- This article is currently listed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J-ska. If anyone here wishes to comment on this deletion proposal, that would be appreciated. House of Scandal 05:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

File:Baobabamrazorback.jpg

...that the Anjajavy Forest holds many endangered species including four of the 99 pairs of Madagascar Fish Eagle? Anlace 03:39, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hunnerstad Monument

...that the Hunnestad Monument (pictured), one of Scandinavia's largest Viking memorials, was destroyed in the end of the 18th century? (self-nom)--Berig 21:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Aruchavank church is one of the architectural marvels in Armenian art? (self nom) Nareklm 19:51, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Alix, the wife of Viscount of Rochechouart Aymeric VI, was imprisoned in Château de Rochechouart castle with a lion, but the animal did not hurt her and laid down at her feet? By M-le-mot-dit, nom by --Brand спойт 16:56, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that when the Goths saw the Swedish king Ragnvald Knaphövde travelling among them without Gothic hostages, they deemed him so arrogant that they murdered him?(self-nom)--Berig 13:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that pioneer Japanese surrealist gothic horror author Yumeno Kyūsaku dropped over dead due a cerebral hemorrhage while at an autograph signing party hosted by his publisher? (self-nom) --MChew 10:39, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Try dropping one word: ...that pioneer Japanese surrealist gothic horror author Yumeno Kyūsaku dropped dead due a cerebral hemorrhage while at an autograph signing party hosted by his publisher? --293.xx.xxx.xx 11:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the Timex Datalink watch series includes models that use visible light for data transmission and also includes the Timex Datalink USB watch with a dot matrix display that is capable of games similar to Space Invaders? (self nom). Dr.K. 08:20, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Why does the DYK nom redirect to part of the article instead of the entire article? Is the whole article not good enough?--293.xx.xxx.xx 11:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Good point. I was mulling this over as well. It so happened that the particular segment came from that specific section of the article. I rephrased. Please see above. Thanks. Dr.K. 04:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Assyrian levies were not Assyrians at all, until 1928 when the levies became entirely Assyrian? Nareklm 06:03, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Needs clean up, etc. Shaundakulbara 06:55, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Unterseeboot 14 attacked the first warship in WWII when she attacked the Polish submarine Sep (Cdr. Wladyslaw Salamon) on 3 Sept, 1939 at 2022 hours? Article and nom by Anonymous Dissident.
- Deleted as copyvio. Yomangani ^talk 00:47, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that, unlike many U boats in WWII, Unterseeboot 18 suffered no losses on board until its loss on 3 May, 1945? Article and nom by Anonymous Dissident.
- There are no links above. What is the article being nominated? I might guess, by looking at your contributions, it is Unterseeboot 11 (U 11). This article is a stub and less than 700 characters.(the article in question,Unterseeboot 11 has sice been expanded to about 1,200 letters) — ERcheck (talk) 05:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
  - Still a stub, needs clean up, not ready for DYK Shaundakulbara 07:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)To Shaundakulbara, how is Unterseeboot 11 a stub man, its over 1200 characters - a stub is defined as less than 1000. not making sense. Please explain. Note: I cleaned the article in question up - there i could see where you were coming from.Actually, I'll use another U-boat that's alot longer and better,and thats cleaner. Tell me what you think of Unterseeboot 18 Anonymous Dissident.Reply

...that Eriogonum parvifolium is a California endemic dunes shrub that is host to several endangered butterflies? Anlace 01:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the first time in World War II submersible tanks were used was on 22 June 1941, by German tanks of the 18th Panzer-Division? - nom and article by --Bryson 00:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Munir Bashir was one of the most famous musician in the Middle East during the 20th century? Nareklm 05:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Needs some copyediting. Shaundakulbara 07:53, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the Polish minority in Lithuania is the largest ethnic minority in Lithuania? --self nom by _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk} 17:54, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Stephan Körner, a philosopher, previously trained as a lawyer and as a cavalry officer? (or)
...that Stephan Körner's major philosophical work was in the philosophy of mathematics and the study of "exact" and "inexact" concepts?

This was a bit over 1k on 19th August, but was simply a bare list of positions and dates; it's now expanded about four or five times over into a full article. Probably narrowly qualifies, and it'd be nice if it did... Shimgray | talk | 01:41, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 19

... that the science of Islamic ethics took shape only gradually and was finally established in the 11th century? -- article by Aminz, nom by ITAQALLAH 09:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- There is a dispute over this article. Beit Or 09:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Neutrality dispute to serious to be on the main page now. Savidan 18:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary was the first nature reserve established for protection of the jaguar? Anlace 03:40, 20 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Seems to have been created on the 11th and expanded past stub by the 14th. Ineligible, sorry. Nishkid 64 22:05, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

strongly object. It was still very much a stub and marked as a stub at the end of jan 14th. the major expansion beyond a stub occurred on jan 19. by the way when was the last time an article on belize made DYK? maybe never Anlace 06:02, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Although it may have been tagged as a stub on the 14th, the requirements for DYK are that it was expanded beyond 1000 characters within the past 5 days, and it was well over 1000 characters on the 14th. So Nishkid is correct, I'm afraid. Heimstern Läufer 06:35, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Spyder Green 300 is the most powerful commercially available laser, and can project its beam 193km (120 miles)?- Article (1049 characters) and nom by Anonymous Dissident
- Too short at the moment. Yomangani ^talk 02:02, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Also the article is currently at AfD. Nishkid 64 21:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Soldier Boy (2004) is the shortest film ever made, with a running time of only seven seconds?- Article(440 characters, much too short, but not more to say about 7 secs of film!) and nom by Anonymous Dissident
- Too short at the moment. Yomangani ^talk 02:02, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that Abus Guns were one of the first howitzers, and were first created by the Ottoman Empire??- Article(2166 characters) and nom by Anonymous Dissident
- Too short at the moment (there's a theme here) Yomangani ^talk 02:02, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yomagani, I have expanded each of my articles, excluding Soldier Boy (2004 Film), to over 1000 characters, with two of them over 2000 characters.So are they long enough now? (Note : as far as I'm concerned, Soldier Boy simply cannot be more expanded - its a seven second film!). Anonymous Dissident
- With the exception of Abus Gun, they are all still pretty stubby as well as needing copyediting, wikilinking, and categorizing. Please look at WP:CITE to see how to cite articles. Yomangani ^talk 09:36, 19 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Lancashire Road, Hong Kong (pictured) got its name because the British colonial settlers wanted to make their new residence more like their homeland? (self-nom) --Deryck C. 08:53, 20 January 2007 (UTC)~Reply
- Too short now. --GunnarRene 19:17, 23 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

--Baka man 01:54, 25 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Expired noms

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January 18

...that the season five Canadian Idol allows auditioners to play along with their instrument in their audition?
- Too short at the moment. Yomangani ^talk 23:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that when Nepalese politician and former police chief Dil Bahadur Lama was appointed as Assistant Minister in 2001 he served under the Minister Khemraj Bhatt, a man Lama had issued an arrest warrant on terrorism charges for during the 1980s? (self-nom) --Soman 16:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Too short at the moment. Yomangani ^talk 23:23, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that the symbol on Tigranes the Great's crown that features a star with a curved tail may represent the passage of Halley's Comet in 87 BC.? {self-nom) Nareklm 03:43, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- "...that the symbol on Tigranes the Great's crown featuring a star with a curved tail may represent the passage of Halley's Comet in 87 BC.?" sounds a little better IMHO. - Aerobird ^{Target locked - Fox One!} 16:10, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Not eligible - created in 2003, substantial article by 1 January 2007 (and before). — ERcheck (talk) 13:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 17

...that Louisiana state senator A.A. Fredericks served as executive secretary to Governor Earl Long during his last term in office? article by Billy Hathorn, nom by Nishkid 64 23:07, 17 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 16

(none not used)

January 15

...that the Crimean Trolleybus line running from Simferopol to Yalta in Crimea, Ukraine, is currently the longest trolleybus line in the world, being about 86 kilometres long and taking as long as 2½ hours? self-nom. —dima/s-ko/ 19:01, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that Abdi İpekçi Street located in the prestigious neighborhood Nişantaşı of İstanbul is currently Turkey's most expensive shopping street in terms of lease prices? CeeGee 20:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

January 14

...that the 2004 Major Indoor Soccer League All-Star Game was the first to divide the All-Stars by nationality, with Team USA winning 10-1? article by Danlaycock nom by Buc 19:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

Stub, and no references provided. Nishkid 64 22:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

...that the Giant pangasius reaches an adult weight of 600 pounds? (self nom) Srose (talk) 19:18, 14 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Too short at the moment (and I assume it eats frozen prawns in captivity or else you've chosen the wrong hook!) Yomangani ^talk 02:05, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
...that chain pulling is the act of pulling it to stop a train, whether for an emergency or (often) illegally for someone to get on or off the train on the Indian Railway network? =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)Reply
- This should probably be a mention in the article on Indian Railway rather than its own article. Either that, or this should be called "Chain pulling on the Indian railway". Also, most of the article has been copied verbatum from another website. House of Scandal 18:17, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

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