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Hal Hanson

... that while picking his Minnesota "team of the century", Dick Cullum said that Hal Hanson (pictured) "made brave men wince"?
... that Soviet trophy brigades systematically looted art and even moved entire factories from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II?
... that the only copy of El Apóstol, widely considered to be the first animated feature film, was lost in a fire?
... that colonial-era bureaucrat Tan Jin Sing's close relationship with Europeans led to the saying that he was "no longer a Chinese, not yet a Dutchman, a half-baked Javanese"?
... that Solomon Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics were represented by the only all-female delegation at the games?
... that one candidate in the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee began the campaign with $3,000 in campaign funds, while the other began with $1 million?
... that after the pilot of Somali Airlines Flight 40 was reportedly threatened with jail following his refusal to take off, the flight took off and crashed a few minutes later?
... that Indonesian radio presenters Muhammad Farhan and Indy Barends co-hosted a 32-hour nonstop radio show in 2001, setting a national record which they held until 2019?
... that in one year, 166,000 people visited a three-bedroom house with a garage that stood amid New York City's skyscrapers?

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August 15

...that the Nepalese communist leader Ruplal Bishvakarma, who had introduced the current Maoist leader Prachandra to militant politics in the 1970s, opposed Prachandra's plans for an armed uprising in 1994? --15:41, 15 August 2006 (UTC) (self-nom)
...that the dried remains of cattle slaughtered under anti-BSE measures in the UK are burned for electricity? New article, self-nomimation. E Asterion ^{u talking to me?} 00:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)'[reply]
...that Spring in a Small Town was named the best Chinese-language film ever made by the Hong Kong Film Association awaards in 2005? (page created by User:Tryptofeng (no userpage/ user talk page created) -- 15:19, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
...that the gasoline pill is one of several fictitious or fraudulent inventions that claim to turn water into gasoline? -- Smerdis of Tlön 16:00, 15 August 2006 (UTC) (self)[reply]

August 14

...that the hallmark of the Birmingham Assay Office is an anchor despite Birmingham being 70 miles from the nearest coastline? (page created by User:Soapbox (no userpage/ user talk page created) -- Erebus555 13:09, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Abel-François Poisson, marquis de Marigny became directeur général of the Bâtiments du Roi in 1751 aged only 24 as a result of the influence of his older sister, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, with Louis XV? (new page by User:NYArtsnWords) -- ALoan (Talk) 11:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the small Simca 1000 was made for 17 years, with almost 2 million manufactured and some even exported to the USA?

New article, self-nom - Bravada, talk - 15:04, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

... that in 1661, Lisle's Tennis Court in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London became the first public theatre in England to feature moveable scenery on sliding wings? (self-nom; article moved from user-space rough-draft form Aug 14.) —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 19:51, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 13

...that the Barranquilla Group is the name of a collection of writers and journalists based in the Colombian city of its title, and that members of it included Gabriel García Márquez and Álvaro Cepeda Samudio?
...that the Australian football (soccer) club Central Coast Mariners will play in their fourth consecutive domestic final on August 19 2006, the only team in A-League history to do so? — Daniel.Bryant 07:50, 13 August 2006 (UTC) [Self-nom][reply]

...that the image of Benjamin Franklin familiar on the U.S. hundred dollar bill is after the French painter Joseph Duplessis? --Wetman 07:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, was once the seat of Victorian Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and thus is the ultimate origin for the naming of Melbourne, Australia?

...that the performance of "Forogj, Világ!" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was compared to Ukraine's performance of the previous year as well as Riverdance? (self nom) BigHaz 07:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Chinese premier Zhou Enlai barely evaded an assassination attempt on him in 1955, which killed 16 people? (self-nom) _dk 07:30, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that in the late 18th century, Russian ambassadors to Poland had power that rivalled and even exceeded that of the Polish king or parliament? --self-nom by _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk} 20:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that in the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Olga Kern became the first woman in over three decades to win the Gold Medal? (self-nom) Sango 123 22:18, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the Claude Glass was a tinted mirror used by amateur artists in the 18th century in which they turned their back on the subject? (self nom) Stbalbach 16:00, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 12

...that the Huanghuagang Uprising was the prelude to the Wuchang Uprising, the uprising that resulted in the transfer of China from a feudalistic country into a republic? August 12

...that Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination was a direct-to-video release, featuring singers like Billy Joel, LL Cool J, and Harry Connick, Jr., singing classic Disney songs?

Article created by Zanimum 15:08, 12 August 2006 (UTC) today. -- Zanimum 15:08, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Wenn Du Da Bist, the Austrian entry in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, was performed partially by a woman wearing an American football helmet and a swimsuit?

Article created by User:BigHaz, expanded today by Bravada, talk - 12:50, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the performance of "Shake It" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 involved Sakis Rouvas removing clothes from both of his backing dancers and the dancers then doing likewise to Rouvas? (self nom) BigHaz 04:51, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An alternative would be "...that video footage of Sakis Rouvas performing "Shake It" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 shows the singer and both of his backing dancers visibly out of breath at the end of the song"? Not necessarily sure that this is a grabbier version (what singer isn't out of breath after an exuberant stage show?), but it's probably better-written. BigHaz 07:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's not THAT interesting, a performance which does not involve removing any clothes would be something noteworthy nowadays :D How about that:

...that Sakis Rouvas, who performed a sexually-suggestive song "Shake It" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 engaged in an equally sexually-suggestive conversation with Paul de Leeuw while hosting the Contest two years later?

Trim it down anyway you please if you think it's too long. Bravada, talk - 11:53, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

On reading it, I thought that would be a more useful DYK for Sakis' own article, but I like the way it all works now that I've seen your additions to the song page. I wonder if the updating admins would mind being presented with three facts and being asked to take their pick. BigHaz 12:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the macapat forms of Javanese poetry are classified according to patterns of syllables per line and final vowels? (self-nom) Rigadoun (talk) 19:53, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Scotland Yard, one of the world's most iconic police institutions, was built overtop the site of an unsolved murder? nomination by Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 00:47, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Great tagline, was going to choose it, but article needs inline references, please -- Samir धर्म 23:26, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, added a couple inline references, use it now? ;) Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 12:14, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Chicago Bulls founder Dick Klein rode on a flat bed truck with a live bull to promote his new basketball team? Zagalejo 05:14, 13 August 2006 (UTC) (self-nom)[reply]

...that the native mammal fauna of Puerto Rico consists exclusively of bats? Joelito (talk) 23:17, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that just over 50 kilometres above its surface, the atmosphere of Venus (pictured) has very similar pressure and temperature as does Earth, making it the most Earth-like area in the solar system?
Venus, as seen by the Pioneer orbiter

- *:This was already featured once, but was removed quickly due to possible inacuraccy. It has been slightly altered, and should be included with the next DYK update. —Mets501 (talk) 18:38, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 11

Suzuki Wagon R Wide

...that the Suzuki Wagon R evolved from a Japanese kei car to a regular-size European city car?

A selection of other free pics is available in English and Japanese versions of the article, in case you don't like this one. The article underwent a major expansion by User:Zilog Jones on the 10th and 11th August. Nomination by Bravada, talk - 00:50, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Alexander I of Russia acclaimed Peter Wittgenstein for his victory at Klyastitsy as the "Saviour of Saint Petersburg"? --article by User:Blacklake, nom by Ghirla ^-трёп- 07:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- I'd keep "acclaimed...as" together, like this:...that Alexander I of Russia acclaimed Peter Wittgenstein as the "Saviour of Saint Petersburg" for his victory at Klyastitsy? Art LaPella 19:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  Of course you are right. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 18:45, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the self-made dress that Barbara Dex was wearing while performing Iemand Als Jij at the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest was deemed so bad that it prompted the creation of an "award" for the worst-dressed performer in the contest?

Article created by User:BigHaz, nominated by Bravada, talk - 02:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the song "(I Would) Die For You" was the most successful Greek Eurovision entry until former Antique member Elena Paparizou won in 2005? (self nom, any suggestions for a rewrite well received - BigHaz 01:21, 11 August 2006 (UTC))[reply]
- Yeah but no - see article's talk page! Bravada, talk - 15:43, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - (following discussion on the talk page) "*...that Elena Paparizou, a member of the duo Antique which performed the song "(I Would) Die For You" at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, went on to win the contest in 2005?" BigHaz 23:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that Nissan Motors has been manufacturing large luxury limousines called Nissan Presidents for over four decades?

OR

...that the Nissan President, Nissan's top-of-the-range luxury limousine made for over four decades, remains largely unknown outside of Japan?

OR

...that the Nissan President offers a feature that allows the left front passenger seat to be slid far forward and the passenger in the rear to stretch his or her legs?

I mean this is interesting and noteworthy in this or another way, and there is a nice free photo of the President in the Commons, but perhaps it's too late and I can't think of a good wording for a DYK :( Would somebody be so kind and help?

Article largely expanded today, self-nom - Bravada, talk - 01:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

File:Resica Falls 1980 camp patch.png

...that the Natural Lands Trust completed a conservation easement on the Resica Falls Scout Reservation in Monroe County, Pennsylvania? The easement restricts development on the property ensures that more than 4000 acres of valuable natural open space will be permanently preserved while allowing outdoor activities to continue.

August 1 article largely expanded today, self-nom - evrik 15:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not a very interting fact, and it is kinda unfair to start a stub only to fix it a week later and list is as a DYK.--Peta 07:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

File:Img card right.gif

I'd like to do something about the American Express Red card which has appeared in the UK, but i can't manage to imagine something which does not sound like an American Express commercial ? Any suggestion ? Hektor 06:19, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- ... that American Express is offering for the United Kingdom market an American Express Red card in the frame of Product Red initiated by Bono ? Hektor 09:03, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - This article is very stubby.--Peta 00:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

August 10

A Vauxhall Astra that had no Opel Astra equivalent

...that not all Vauxhall Astras were right-hand drive versions of Opel Astras? self-nomination, Bravada, talk - 16:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Most people wouldn't know that one was originally a right hand drive.--Peta 00:41, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - For most people in continental Europe who have any interest in cars (and American car fans who have interest in European cars, like GM fans), Vauxhalls are merely rebadged Opels, and when they would hear "Vauxhall Astra" they would assume it's a rebadged Opel Astra. It was quite a surprise to me, as well as many other people from both the UK, continental Europe and America, to find out in discussion that Vauxhall Astra does not equal Opel Astra - both the UK guys as well as the rest assumed so. But if you have any better ideas to present this interesting fact, please do reformulate it. Bravada, talk - 00:55, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - I don't know anything about cars, but this fact doesn't strike me as something most readers would understand - so it is not a good intro to the article for the unfamiliar.--Peta 00:58, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      - Well, I wouldn't want to go like "That although Vauxhall is a GM subsidiary like Opel in Germany, and most Vauxhalls have been technically identical to Opel cars for the past three decades, and now even bear the same model names etc...." creating an awkward and long entry (just like the Donetsk Metro, I can't help wondering how it was passed!) If you can formulate it so that it would be interesting and inviting for you to click, I would be grateful - for me it's too obvious due to so many years spent delving into those things. Bravada, talk - 01:07, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        PS. A desperate and lousy attempt:
        ...that despite they share the same name, Vauxhall Astras have not always been identical to Opel Astras?
        ...that the first Vauxhall Astras were the same car as the Opel Kadett and that Opel did not use the name Astra until a few years later? (what about this?). E Asterion ^{u talking to me?} 01:13, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        You are going to hate me, but that's exactly what I mean by "awkward" :D Bravada, talk - 01:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        I know. I'm hopeless ;-) E Asterion ^{u talking to me?} 01:22, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
        Not really, thanks for helping with that! It's just that it doesn't read too well while being technically incorrect (they were NOT the same cars). Perhaps we might just say that Vauxhall Astra is such a household name in the UK that it was even mentioned by Vicky Pollard :D Bravada, talk - 01:26, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

...that the Western Force will play no home games in the 2006 Australian Provincial Championship?--Hamedog_Talk|^@ 23:36, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- This article is basically two tables, there is not enough article to make a good DYK.--Peta 00:49, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Tropical Storm Helene of 2000 struck Florida just five days after Hurricane Gordon? (Image:Tropical Storm Helene (2000).jpg)
...that the most powerful radio station in Imperial Russia operated from New Holland Island in Saint Petersburg?
...that the manga Astra was originally conceived as a theatrical musical by American comic book artist Jerry Robinson?
...that the popular hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" is taken from a poem about hallucinogenic drugs by John Greenleaf Whittier?
...that when the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued the decree to construct the Donetsk Metro in 1991, the completion date was set for 2002, but due to the unstable economic situation of the city, it is still not complete?
...that the 1964 Saab Catherina prototype had a targa top that would fit into the luggage compartment?
...that the French car Simca Vedette (pictured) was first marketed as a Ford and later manufactured as a Chrysler in Brazil? (Image:Simca vedette chambord 1961.jpg)
...that the bignose unicornfish can change colours when frightened or asleep to help camouflage itself from predators?
...that the song "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?" consists of tongue twisters in an artificial German dialect and never answers the question in its title?
...that Picasso's painting The Three Dancers depicts a real love triangle that caused one of Picasso's best friends to commit suicide?
...that the Pechenga Monastery, founded in 1533, was for many centuries the northernmost monastery in the world?
...that Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem was appointed directeur général of the Bâtiments du Roi in 1745 through the influence of Madame de Pompadour, who might have been his natural daughter?
...that 50 kilometres above its surface, the atmosphere of Venus (pictured) has the same pressure and temperature as Earth, making it the most Earth-like area in the solar system? (Venus, as seen by the Pioneer orbiter)
...that the Château de Saint-Cloud near Paris burned to the ground on 13 October 1870 after being hit by French artillery fire during the siege of Paris?
...that the film crew of actress Revathi's directorial debut Mitr, My Friend was entirely composed of women?
...that Dorothea Mackellar wrote her patriotic Australian poem My Country, which contains the line I love a sunburnt country, while she was homesick when travelling in Europe?
...that Daylight Saving Time was first legislated in North America in June 1917 by the former country of Newfoundland?
...that the Kamenny Monastery, the oldest in the north of Russia, was destroyed in 1937 in order to help with the construction of a local palace of culture?
...that DNA clamp proteins (pictured) keep the DNA polymerase replicating enzyme bound to the template DNA strand, increasing the rate of DNA synthesis up to 1,000-fold? (DNA Clamp protein)
...that the anchorages for the Lane Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Ohio are two of the largest single pieces of steel ever to be galvanized?
...that the Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines recommends appointees to the country's courts, without the "advice and consent" of the Commission on Appointments?
... that Byron K. Lichtenberg and John Glenn were respectively the first and the last Americans to fly as Payload Specialists on board the Space Shuttle?
...that a substantially complete Greek bronze Apoxyomenos, or representation of an athlete, was recovered off the Croatian island of Lošinj in 1999?
...that the Italian automaker Autobianchi was founded by the bicycle manufacturer Bianchi, tire giant Pirelli and Fiat? (Autobianchi Bianchina Special)
... that during the Indian Wars, troops stationed at Fort Harker, Kansas in 1867 performed more escorts of wagon trains in one year than troops stationed at any other frontier fort in the post-American Civil War era?
...that the song "Reise Nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat" was the first occasion on which the German Eurovision entry was performed partly in Turkish?
...that the controversy over the portrayals of Mormons in popular media includes Arthur Conan Doyle's very first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet?
...that in Kuwait, the freedom of the press is restricted mostly by self-censorship rather than active government action?
...that in June 1995, the Fiji Meteorological Service became responsible for the prediction of tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific Ocean?
...that St. Louis, Missouri native Jeremiah James Harty (pictured) became Archbishop of Manila and successfully lobbied for the establishment of the first Christian Brother school in the Philippines? (Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty)
...that the Cockpit Theatre was the first theatre in London's Drury Lane?
...that Claire's Mouse Lemur is a newly described species of primate that only lives on Nosy Bé, an island near Madagascar?
...that a Wikipedia article was a source for a U.S. House of Representatives bill that was signed into law as the Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act?
...that the Indonesian Muslim organization Muhammadiyah has over 29 million members and manages several universities?
...that the USA Hawks are one of two national representative rugby union teams from the United States, and lost 0-98 in their inaugural North America 4 game against Canada West?
...that Rembrandt's painting Danaë (pictured) was severely damaged when a visitor threw sulfuric acid onto it on June 15, 1985? (Danaë)
...that the Cheraman Juma Masjid, the oldest mosque in India, was originally constructed in traditional Hindu architectural style?
...that Brian Killick's novel The Heralds follows the exploits of fictional members of the College of Arms as they vie to be the next Garter Principal King of Arms?
...that the Canadian Armed Forces mobilized more than 2,200 soldiers within days to help fight over 800 separate forest fires during Operation PEREGRINE in the summer of 2003?
...that the song Autostop is the only Eurovision Song Contest entry to have been based on the subject of hitchhiking?
...that the pacú fish (pictured) is marketed as a "vegetarian piranha" in pet stores, and was described by Theodore Roosevelt as "delicious eating"? (Colossoma macropomum)
...that the Kashi Vidyapeeth university in Varanasi was founded on Mahatma Gandhi's principle of Indian self-reliance through the boycott of colonial institutions?
...that of the three breeding roosts in England for the rare Barbastelle bat, the only indoor roost is found in Norfolk's historic Paston Great Barn?
...that Mitsubishi Motors manufactures a keicar simply named "i"?
...that a noose hanging beside a hole at the Oak Tree Golf Club in Oklahoma was donated symbolically by a frustrated golfer, but was removed because of perceived racist undertones?
...that actress Shabana Azmi portrayed the wife of a deaf-mute alcoholic potter in her debut film Ankur?
...that the Catalan architect Enric Miralles died before seeing the completion of his largest building: the Scottish Parliament Building (Interior of the Scottish Parliament Building)?
...that, in his novel War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy described the Battle of Tarutino as little more than a chain of accidents and coincidences?
...that the Autobianchi Primula was Fiat's first automobile with the front-wheel drive, transverse engine setup and rack and pinion steering?
...that much of what is known about the life of blues legend Blind Willie McTell comes from interviews with his wife, Kate McTell, after his death?
...that stadiums such as Sydney's Telstra Stadium and Paris' Stade de France use movable seating to change the layout of the playing area to allow for a wider variety of sports?
...that Max McGee is a former American Football wide receiver who assisted the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championship wins and scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?
...that St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev may have been the first Russian and Ukrainian church to have a golden dome? (Image:St.MichaelsGoldenDomedCathedral.JPG)
...that, during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill was so impressed with the brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company that he asked Joseph Stalin to send him several cases annually?
...that the band Crow originally recorded "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)", which was famously covered by Black Sabbath?
... that in August 2006, Brigadier General Angela Salinas became the first Hispanic female general officer in United States Marine Corps history?
...that the song "Guildo Hat Euch Lieb!" was performed by a band whose name literally translates as "Guildo Horn and the Orthopedic Stockings"?
...that the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. received ten tons of broccoli from Barbara Bush after it was banned from the White House and Air Force One by George H. W. Bush? (Image:Broccoli bunches.jpg)
...that between 1977 and 1998, Madame Leprieur from Agon-Coutainville in France sent 80,000 questions to the daily RTL radio show Les Grosses Têtes, making herself famous nationwide?
...that Alberta Vaughn was an American film actress who starred in 112 motion pictures before her death in 1992?
...that Angelica Agurbash, who sang the Belarussian entry at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, went through two major strip acts during her three-minute performance?
...that when the Château de Choisy was built for the Grande Mademoiselle, Louis XIV's first cousin, the garden designer André Le Nôtre's first advice was to "lay low all the woods that are there"?
...that the largest body parts do not all belong to the largest animal, and that there are numerous Guinness World Records for the largest human body parts? (Image:Giraffe standing.jpg)
...that Albert Bigelow Paine was the literary executor for Mark Twain, a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee, and a recipient of the title of Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur for his books about Joan of Arc?
...that the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the first world skiing championships of the International Ski Federation held outside Europe, took place in Lake Placid in the United States ?
...that the Régence style, precursor of the Rococo, had its origins in the interiors designed by Jean Bérain the Elder for Louis, Grand Dauphin at the Château de Meudon?
...that Bénilde Romançon's superiors at the Christian Brothers' novitiate were reluctant to take him in because he was short of stature?
...that Shangwen Fang received a fine for cruelty to animals after he was tracked down as the source of graphic images that had been posted on the Internet which showed cats being abused?