Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics: Difference between revisions

This Did you know statistics (DYK STATS) page is an attempt to recognize the DYK entries that have distinguished themselves, either by receiving an unusually high number of page views while being featured on DYK, or by going on to become some of Wikipedia's best content after appearing at DYK. The page illustrates the types of hooks that have been particularly successful in attracting readers. The statistics are manually updated.

For page view counts, there are separate lists for the all-time top hooks and the most effective hooks on a monthly basis. If you have thoughts on the format of this page, or whether it is useful, please post your comments on the Discussion page.

See also:

• DYK Hall of Fame – for outstanding contributions to the DYK project as a whole;
• List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs – for lists of users who have created or nominated the greatest number of DYK articles.

Please do not see this list as a competition, but rather a celebration of some of the most effective DYK hooks.

Some articles that were featured on DYK have gone on to become some of Wikipedia's featured or good content, in the form of featured articles, featured lists, or good articles. This table records the number of former DYK articles that are currently listed as good or featured content.

This section details all the most-viewed DYKs from the beginning of the available data - December 2007. Unfortunately the articles that appeared in the DYK section before that date do not have page view information and cannot be included.

Rules

1. Use ErrantX's DYKStats tool which will calculate the statistics for you based upon the date and time it was featured on the Main Page. You can use Wikipedia:Recent additions to find out whether it was posted during AM or PM (UTC); remembering that recent additions lists the time it was removed from the Main Page.

   Historical (pre-2016) statistics are based on Henrik's page view tool at http://stats.grok.se/. For more information on this tool, see http://stats.grok.se/about and stats FAQ. Please note that at some point since December 2013 this tool began compiling days using a 23:00 to 22:59 (UTC) time range to match the range that wikiviewstats uses rather than the 00:00 to 23:59 (UTC) time range that it had previously used. Also, note that these statistics ignore mobile viewers. For queries, go to Henrik's talk page – missing stats are often the result of the tool being down or missing source files. Normally, you should count page views only for the day X when the article was featured. Because of the timing of the stats collection, nearly all hooks which exit the main page around 00:00 UTC get extra DYK views on the next day X+1; in this case views for two consecutive days (X and X+1) should be summed.

2. The views are counted and summed for all articles which were bolded (not merely linked) in the hook. If one or more bolded articles were moved while on the main page, add views for the main article(s) and the redirect page(s).
3. This page aims to list the views originating from the DYK section of the main page. Some articles draw additional views unrelated to DYK. Those views are removed by subtracting a half sum on the days before and after, that is V_X − (V_X−1 + V_X+1) / 2. Example [1] V_X=18,400; V_X−1=4,400; V_X+1=2,000; total=18,400−(4,400+2,000)/2=15,200.
4. Subject to rule 3, any article receiving at least 5,000 views (after subtracting background views) is eligible for listing on the "STATS" page. If you know of an article that has received more than 5,000 views while on DYK, feel free to add it to the list.
5. Anyone is free to help by checking page views and listing hooks here that meet the requirements. Help is also welcome reviewing page views for earlier months where data is waiting to be mined (Jan–May 2008).

All-time DYK page view leaders

Lead hooks with at least 25,000 views

• Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main page (6, 8, 12 or 24)

Article (DYK date)	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Infant swimming (Sep. 22, 2014)		295,306	24,609	... that babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater (pictured) until the age of six months?
Silver Cross Tavern (Jan. 29, 2014)		192,578	16,048	... that the Silver Cross Tavern (pictured) is the United Kingdom's only legal brothel?
Frank Sinatra (Dec. 12, 2015) 24-hour position in lead slot with 2 images and 2 hooks		123,052	5,127	... that after gaining a job as a singing waiter in 1938, Frank Sinatra (pictured) boasted that he would "become so big that no one could ever touch him"? ... that American music critic Robert Christgau called Frank Sinatra (pictured) "the greatest singer of the 20th century"?
War Doctor, Night of the Doctor (Nov. 23, 2013)		36,360 + 52,209 - (12599 + 23723 / 2) + 22,061 27,032 -(10,695 + 13070 / 2) = 107,618	13,886	... that the War Doctor (played by John Hurt, pictured), introduced in "The Night of the Doctor", will be a "dark doctor" who will "bring an ancient battle to its devastating conclusion"?
Paul the Octopus (Jul. 11, 2010)		152,200 – (145,772 / 2) = 79,320 + 18,448 - (9,632 / 2) = 13,632 = 92,952	15,492	... that Paul the Octopus (pictured) predicts Spain winning the World Cup today, while Mani the Parakeet tips a victory by the Netherlands?
Water bottle flipping (Nov. 7, 2016)		87,202	7,266	... that flipping water bottles (pictured) has been banned in some U.S. and British schools?
HMS Highlander (H44) (Dec. 21, 2011)		77,346	9,668	... that the British destroyer HMS Highlander (pictured) escorted Convoy SC 122 through the largest convoy battle of World War II in March 1943 and was unsuccessfully attacked by U-441 and U-608?
Anthony Davis (basketball) (Apr. 3, 2012)		94,410 – (19,472 + 15,379) / 2 = 76,984	9,623	... that 2012 National Player of the Year Anthony Davis (pictured) was unknown locally and nationally through his junior year of high school basketball?
Clinton Romesha (Feb. 11, 2013)		35,581 + 47,595 - (10,312 - 1,140/2) = 73,434	8,955	... that Clinton Romesha (pictured), who today is being awarded the Medal of Honor, joined the United States Army after deciding not to be a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
2016 FA Cup Final (May. 21, 2016)		55,574 + 17,008 =72,582		... that Manchester United seek to match Arsenal's FA Cup winners record with a win in the 2016 FA Cup Final (venue pictured) against Crystal Palace today?
Eternal Silence (sculpture) (Oct. 31, 2011)		71,800	5,983	... that according to folklore, people looking into the eyes of Eternal Silence (pictured) will see a vision of their own death?
Ivan Castro (soldier) (Dec. 8, 2008)		71,300	5,941	... that Captain Ivan Castro is the only blind officer serving in the United States Army Special Forces?
Leroy Petry (Jul. 12, 2011)		66,900 - (925 + 5,100) / 2 = 63,900	7,987	... that Leroy Petry (pictured) is receiving the U.S. Medal of Honor today, marking only the second time that the award has been bestowed upon a living soldier for actions after the end of the Vietnam War?
Operation Overlord (Jun. 6, 2014)		55627 + 13411 - (11519 + 6611) / 2 = 59,973	4,916	... that Operation Overlord (detail pictured), the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, was the largest seaborne invasion in history?
Statue of Tara (Dec. 11, 2013)		41,411 + 12,377 = 53,789	4,482	... that the Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka (partly pictured) was kept hidden for 30 years in the British Museum because it was considered too erotic?
Hallucinogenic fish (Nov. 15, 2011)		11,483 + 41,786 - (0 + 1,218) / 2 = 52,660	6,582	... that Sarpa salpa (pictured) is a hallucinogenic fish that was used as a recreational drug during the Roman Empire?
Fortress of Mimoyecques (Jun. 29, 2011)		51,700	8,616	... that the underground Fortress of Mimoyecques (pictured) was built by Nazi Germany to bombard London with 10 shells a minute using the V-3 supergun?
Leonard Siffleet (May 8, 2009)		49,500		... that Sergeant Len Siffleet was the subject of a famous photograph (pictured) depicting an execution by the Japanese in World War II?
Tommy Tucker (squirrel) (Nov. 12, 2016)		47,095	5,886	... that Tommy Tucker, a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes (pictured), became famous during World War II, selling war bonds and entertaining children?
Śmigus-Dyngus (Apr. 1, 2013)		46,706	3,892	... that Polish girls (pictured) are getting wet and spanked today, but will have their revenge tomorrow?
Giovanni de Ventura plague doctor beak doctor costume plague doctor contract (Oct. 31, 2010)		7,600 + 1,600 + 6,400 + 1, 700 + 17,800 + 5,000 + 3,700 + 865 = 44, 665		... that Giovanni de Ventura, a plague doctor who may have worn a beak doctor costume (pictured), was restricted by a covenant to treat only infectious patients?
Longest recorded sniper kills (May 8, 2010)		44,600		... that the longest recorded sniper kill is from 2,475 m (8,120 ft) using a L115A3 Long Range Rifle (pictured)?
Battle for Castle Itter (Jul. 26, 2013)		42,120		... that what has been called the strangest battle of World War II was fought at a medieval castle (pictured), and was the only battle of the war in which American and German soldiers fought as allies?
MagiCans (Apr, 22, 2013)		38,970 + 1,790 = 40,660 (article moved)	5,083	... that defects in Coca-Cola's MagiCans (pictured) led a child to mistakenly drink foul-tasting liquid used to replace actual cola?
Bacon Explosion (Feb. 6, 2009)		40,500		... that the 5,000-calorie Bacon Explosion (pictured) was created in response to a Twitter challenge to develop "the ultimate bacon recipe"?
Saxbe fix (Nov. 29, 2008)		39,600		... that Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured) may be ineligible for appointment as United States Secretary of State by Barack Obama unless a Saxbe fix can be worked out?
Slow loris (Mar. 30, 2011)		39,200		... that the slow lorises that are illegally caught and traded as exotic pets have their front teeth cut out (pictured) due to fear of their toxic bite?
Kemna concentration camp (Jan. 20, 2012)		38,567	4,820	... that torture at Kemna concentration camp (memorial pictured), one of the first Nazi concentration camps, was so brutal that the Nazis held hearings on it?
Pleuni Touw De Stille Kracht (television series) (Sep. 18, 2012)		24,877 + 11,928 = 36,805	4,600	... that Pleuni Touw (pictured) had the first nude scene in Dutch television on 1974's The Hidden Force?
Tett turret (Oct. 14, 2010)		35,100		... that the only exit from a Tett turret (pictured) could expose a soldier trying to leave the fortification to direct fire from the enemy?
Colossus of Ostermunzel (Mar. 25, 2016)		34,971	2,976	... that the Colossus of Ostermunzel (pictured) is significantly lighter than originally estimated?
Andaman Sea Khao Phing Kan (Sep. 29, 2010)		6,100 + 27,900 = 34,000		... that there is a James Bond Island (pictured) in the Andaman Sea?
Lena Sundström (Oct. 3, 2016)		32,283		... that Swedish journalist Lena Sundström (pictured) was a foundling?
Antonija Mišura (Aug. 23, 2012)		32,282	4,035	... that according to Bleacher Report, Antonija Mišura (pictured) was the most beautiful female competitor at the 2012 Olympics?
1907 Tiflis bank robbery (Dec. 20, 2010)		32,200		... that a 1907 stagecoach robbery organized by Vladimir Lenin (pictured) and Joseph Stalin killed an estimated 40 people and netted approximately 250,000 rubles (over $3 million in current USD)?
Spragg Bag (Dec. 21, 2010)		32,200		... that a large waterbag (pictured) can bring water to California and, according to its inventor, peace to the Middle East?
Operation Strength (March 18, 2016)		31,726	2,644	... that during Operation Strength, a 15,000 lb (6.8 T) bomb (example of detonation pictured) served as a diversion to a diversion?
Daniel Lambert (Jul. 6, 2010)		31,400		... that English gaol keeper and animal breeder Daniel Lambert (pictured) weighed 52 stone 11 lb (739 lb; 335 kg)?
Brittany CoxXx (Jan. 21, 2011)		31,400		... that Borat Sagdiyev's son, who appeared in photos in the movie Borat, was actually trans woman and porn star Brittany CoxXx (pictured)?
Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger) (Mar. 2, 2011)		31,200		... that German paratrooper Walter Koch (pictured) acted against the Commando Order and saved John Dutton Frost's British paratroopers from execution?
Candy desk (Apr. 1, 2011 - April Fools Day)		32,100	4,012	... that there is a desk full of candy (pictured) on the floor of the US Senate?
Stannard Rock Light (Jun. 16, 2009)		31,000		... that the Stannard Rock Light (pictured), known as the "Loneliest Place in the World", is the furthest lighthouse from land and described as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States?
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Apr. 21, 2016)		35,555-(4318+4805)/2 = 30,994	2,582	... that Catherine Zeta-Jones' (pictured) wedding ceremony cost an estimated £1.5 million?
Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (Sep. 17, 2009)		30,900		... that a joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (pictured) was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world?
Brad Stevens (Apr. 5, 2010)		30,800	5,133	... that Butler men's basketball head coach Brad Stevens (pictured) has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous NCAA record by 8 games?
Sea of Japan Kamome Island (Oct. 18, 2010)		5,000 + 25,700 = 30,700		... that according to a legend, the Heishi rock (pictured) represents the God of the Sea of Japan?
Love dart (Oct. 9, 2008)		30,700		... that some hermaphrodite snails and slugs pierce each other with love darts (pictured) during mating?
Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam (Mar. 22, 2012)		30,657	3,832	... that the disappearance of Rebecca Coriam from the Disney Wonder (pictured) one year ago today was the first such incident in the history of Disney Cruise Line?
Normandy landings (Jul. 21, 2014)		30,477	2,540	... that a key target for the Normandy landings, Caen (pictured), was not captured by the Allies until 21 July 1944?
Gleno Dam (Mar. 23, 2011)		30,400		... that, in 1923, the Gleno Dam (pictured) in Italy failed shortly after it was completed and its flooding killed at least 356 people?
Etruscan shrew (Oct. 25, 2010)		30,400		... that the Etruscan shrew (pictured on a human thumb) is the smallest known mammal by weight?
Ernest R. Kouma (Aug. 10, 2011)		30,200		... that US Army Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma was awarded the Medal of Honor (pictured) in the Korean War for singlehandedly killing approximately 250 North Korean troops?
Swimming Reindeer (Aug. 18, 2010)		30,000		... that the Swimming Reindeer (pictured), a 13,000-year-old Ice Age sculpture, was originally thought to be two separate reindeer sculptures until Henri Breuil realised they fitted together?
David B. Bleak (Mar. 23, 2012)		29,847	3,730	... that combat medic David B. Bleak (pictured) was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Korean War after killing five Chinese soldiers, four using only his hands?
Marching fire (Dec. 18, 2011)		29,800	3,725	... that General George S. Patton (pictured) praised the tactic of marching fire during World War II?
West Loch Disaster (Apr. 23, 2010)		29,500		... that the hulk of LST-480 (pictured) is the only remaining evidence of the West Loch Disaster, the second tragedy to befall Pearl Harbor during World War II?
Janice Rand (May 20, 2015)		29,491		... that Star Trek producer Bob Justman said you could hit Janice Rand's (pictured) hair with a sledgehammer and not leave a dent?
Giant huntsman spider (Dec. 19, 2008)		29,300	4,883	... that with a leg-span of 30 centimetres (12 inches), the giant huntsman (pictured) is one of the world's largest spiders?
Neel Kashkari (Oct. 13, 2008)		29,200		... that Neel Kashkari (pictured), six years after completing his MBA, was put in charge of the $700 billion U.S. Government bailout of financial institutions?
Valonia ventricosa (Sep. 7, 2010)		29,100		... that "sailors' eyeballs" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms?
Filibus (Dec. 28, 2016)		28,982	1,208	... that Filibus (pictured), a fictional sky pirate, has been called one of the first lesbian characters in cinema?
Podoconiosis (Feb. 20, 2013)		28,976 + 3,352 = 32,328	4,041	... that an estimated four million people worldwide suffer from podoconiosis?
Wreck of the RMS Titanic (Mar. 15, 2012)		28,526	3,565	... that proposals to raise the wreck of the RMS Titanic (pictured) have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg?
Bradley Cooper (Sep. 7, 2016)		28,516	1,188	... that Bradley Cooper (pictured) is the tenth man to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in three consecutive years?
Fighting Irish (Family Guy) (May 29, 2015)		8,704 + 19,779 = 28,483	2,373	... that Liam Neeson (pictured) agreed to say any line that the writers of the Family Guy episode "Fighting Irish" wrote – except one?
Rollstone Boulder (Jan. 4, 2013)		28,004	2,334	... that in order to save the Rollstone Boulder (pictured) from being demolished, it was blown up?
Clive Mantle (Apr. 1, 2013)		24,963 + 2,905 = 27,868	3,484	... that English actor Clive Mantle (portrait pictured) beat up Clint Eastwood?
Lazarus syndrome (Nov. 5, 2008)		27,800		... that the Lazarus syndrome is named after Lazarus of Bethany (pictured), who the Bible says was raised from the dead by Jesus?
Omid Tahvili (May 6, 2008)		27,500		... that in April 2008, Forbes listed Omid Tahvili (pictured) as one of the world's ten most wanted fugitives?
TiME (spacecraft) (Nov. 10, 2009)		27,400		... that TiME (artist's rendering pictured) is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet?
Aircraft camouflage (Nov. 4, 2009)		27,400		... that experiments with modern aircraft camouflage (pictured) have used panels that emit light?
Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States (Dec. 31, 2012)		27,118	2,260	... that Kaiser Wilhelm II (pictured) ordered plans drawn up for Germany to invade two US cities: Boston and New York?
Inexhaustible bottle (Feb. 18, 2014)		27,049	3,381	… that the trick to the inexhaustible bottle (illustrated) was so widely known that it became part of a common hydrostatics demonstration for physics students?
Gömböc (Oct. 9, 2009)		27,000		... that the discovery of geometrical body Gömböc (pictured) in 2006 helped understanding the body shape of turtles?
Wait for me, Daddy (Oct. 1, 2010)		26,900		... that 70 years ago on October 1, 1940, little "Whitey" Bernard was photographed running after his father (pictured) who was marching to war?
Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi (Nov. 6, 2011)		26,708	2,258	... that the Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi (wreck pictured) capsized on 29 July 1945 as a result of cumulative damage inflicted by American airstrikes on 24 and 28 July?
Termitaradus mitnicki (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)		26,600		... that researchers have identified the pictured life form which no longer lives on this planet?
Akutan Zero (Dec. 7, 2008)		26,600	2,216	... that the U.S. devised tactics to defeat Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane from the 1942 capture of an intact example dubbed the Akutan Zero (pictured)?
Chicken fried bacon (Feb. 17, 2009)		26,500		... that the recipe for chicken fried bacon (pictured) was developed in the small town of Snook, Texas, at Sodolak's Original Country Inn?
Air well (condenser) (May 1, 2009)		26,301		... that an air well (pictured) collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air?
Door to Hell (Nov. 1, 2012)		26,298	3,287	... that the Door to Hell (pictured) has been blazing since 1971?
Earth's shadow (Oct. 26, 2010)		26,200		... that the Earth's shadow (pictured) can be observed during twilight hours?
Elephant of the Bastille (Aug. 29, 2011)		26,256		... that a giant elephant (engraving pictured) in Paris was protected by a man living in one of its legs?
PL-01 (Jan. 3, 2014)		25,748		... that the PL-01 (pictured) is a tank designed in Poland?
Cat Daddy (May 29, 2012)		25,686	3,211	... that a bikini-clad rendition of the "Cat Daddy" dance by the reigning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Kate Upton (pictured) was temporarily banned from YouTube?
Scowle (Oct. 6, 2008)		25,620		... that the ancient opencast iron ore workings known as scowles (pictured) in the Forest of Dean, England, are believed to have been an inspiration for settings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?
Gerp's mouse lemur (Jan. 18, 2012)		25,495	3,186	... that Gerp's mouse lemur is a newly discovered mouse lemur species from Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico?
Westinghouse Time Capsules (Jan. 8, 2008)		25,252	3,166	... that the Westinghouse Time Capsules (pictured) of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair were made of special metal alloys to resist corrosion for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history?
Unexpected John Cena (Apr. 1, 2016 - April Fools Day)		25,226	3,153	... that somebody stole the show in Ghostbusters, Breaking Bad, and SpongeBob SquarePants, and his name is—JOHN CENAAA!!! (pictured)
Yogo sapphire (Nov. 23, 2011)		25,141	3,142	...that Yogo sapphires (pictured) are rarer than diamonds and are found only in Yogo Gulch, Montana?
Carmenelectra (Feb. 3, 2013)	Picture deleted	25,090	3,136	... that Carmenelectra was named after the model (pictured) because both have "splendid" bodies?
Lord's honours boards (Jan. 16, 2013)		25,034	3,129	... that Australia's Warren Bardsley and Charles Kellaway were only listed on the Lord's Honours Boards (pictured) 98 years after they had fulfilled the requirements, due to the lack of a neutral board?

Non-lead hooks with at least 15,000 views

Articles in the lead slot on DYK tend to get the most page views. In order to recognize outstanding hooks which do not appear in the lead slot, this chart displays non-lead article hooks that have received at least 15,000 page views.

• Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main Page (6, 8 or 12)

DYK page view leaders by month (over 5,000 views)

January 2017

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Oskar Gottlieb Blarr		12,992		... that Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (pictured), "the composer with the hat", visited Israel to experience where Jesus lived as a Jew?

December 2016

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Filibus		29,536	2,461	... that Filibus (pictured), a fictional sky pirate, has been called one of the first lesbian characters in cinema?
Mary Chase Walker		24,463	2,038	... that schoolteacher Mary Chase Walker (pictured) was boycotted in 1866 in San Diego, California, after lunching in public with a black woman?
Abzurdah (book) Cielo Latini		4,002 + 15,034 = 19,036	1,586	... that the 2006 Argentine book Abzurdah by Cielo Latini (pictured) details the author's youthful struggle with anorexia?
Machida Hisanari		16,224	1,352	... that the first director of the Tokyo National Museum was the samurai Machida Hisanari?
Bobbi Campbell		16,053	1,337	... that in 1981 Bobbi Campbell became the first person to publicly identify as a person living with HIV/AIDS?
White House Sentries		14,637		... that White House Sentries were abolished by Gerald Ford but reinstated by Ronald Reagan?
The J's with Jamie		14,415	1,201	... that Time magazine said The J's with Jamie "have probably been heard by more people more times than any other group in the history of sound. Yet next to nobody knows who they are"?
FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)		14,283	1,190	... that publicists promoted the 1999 edition of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women by projecting a 60-foot (18 m) naked image of the TV presenter Gail Porter onto the Palace of Westminster?
Thomas of Tolentino		12,689	1,057	... that Thomas of Tolentino was martyred for discussing his religious beliefs during a medieval domestic violence case in India?
Guan ware		12,368		... that Guan ware (pictured) is the "most frequently copied" of all Chinese pottery, despite the glaze being covered in cracks?
Atari CX40 joystick		12,241	1,020	... that the joystick shipped with the Atari 2600 was described as "the pinnacle of home entertainment controllers in its day"?
tank steering systems		10,951		... ... that the steering system on the Saint-Chamond tank (pictured) weighed five tons?
Merian C. Cooper		10,798	899	... that Merian C. Cooper, director of King Kong, destroyed nearly all 5,000 copies of his autobiography Things Men Die For?
Saint George and the Dragon (Notke) Bernt Notke		8,543 + 2,083 = 10,626	885	... that the spikes of the dragon in the sculpture Saint George and the Dragon (pictured) by Bernt Notke are made of moose antlers?
Tianfei Palace (Songjiang)		10,030* [*with ~4,000 siphoned to the Mazu article]		...that, since it honors a notionally illegal cult, suburban Shanghai's Tianfei Palace is officially classified as a museum?* [*mangled into the factually incorrect ...that since it honors a nationally illegal cult, suburban Shanghai's Tianfei Palace is officially classified as a museum? for much of its stay on the front page]
XGRS		10,000		... that XGRS was a Nazi-operated radio station in Shanghai during World War II?
Judith Hemmendinger		8,994	741	... that at age 22, Judith Hemmendinger helped rehabilitate nearly 100 child survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp, among them Elie Wiesel?
Judith Hemmendinger		8,994	741	... that at age 22, Judith Hemmendinger helped rehabilitate nearly 100 child survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp, among them Elie Wiesel?
Sadaqah		8,882		... that according to a hadith by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, sadaqa removes seventy gates of evil?
Bertha Bracey		8,315		... that Bertha Bracey was a Hero of the Holocaust?
Nutcracker doll		8,010	667	... that most modern nutcracker dolls (examples pictured) are not functional, but merely decorative?
Beatriz de la Cueva		7,797	649	... that Beatriz de la Cueva, the first female colonial governor in the New World, died in a September 11 disaster two days after taking office?
Deer Valley, Phoenix		7,537		... that you can fly model airplanes or ride model trains behind a flood control dam in Phoenix, Arizona's Deer Valley urban village?
Swarmjet		7,455		...that the Swarmjet system was a proposed short-range anti-ballistic missile that fired thousands of unguided rockets like a shotgun against incoming nuclear warheads?
Carine Goren		7,131	594	... that pastry chef Carine Goren was the most googled person in Israel in 2015?
1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt		7,012	584	... that 10 of the military officers involved in the 1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt were executed in what became known as the Albrook massacre?
Vinicius and Tom		6,975	291	... that during wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics, coaches threw plush dolls of Vinicius, the Olympic mascot, into the ring (pictured) if they wished to challenge a referee's call?
Tongtianlong		6,950	579	... that the first known specimen of the dinosaur Tongtianlong limosus, which may have died trapped in mud, was nearly blown up by Chinese workmen?
The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter		6,871	572	... that Chris Crawford considers The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter to be among the worst video games he created?
Gamaliel Painter		6,593	549	... that graduates of Middlebury College receive a replica of a cane owned by Gamaliel Painter (pictured)?
Free City of Danzig Government in Exile		6,389	532	... that the elected council of the Free City of Danzig Government in Exile was supposedly recognised in secret as the legal successor to the Danzig Senate by Danzig expatriates in 1951 and 1961?
Hannah Dadds		6,289	524	... that Hannah Dadds was the first female train driver on the London Underground?
Cizhou ware		6,016	501	... that Cizhou ware was popular pottery not used by the Chinese Imperial court, and often made as ceramic pillows (example pictured)?
Roosevelt station (Sound Transit)		5,672	472	... that the future Roosevelt station in Seattle plans to incorporate a preserved Streamline Moderne facade from a music shop that was demolished for its construction?
Aluminium sulfacetate		5020+94−(9+13)=5,092	424	... that an 1899 publication recommended that use of an impure aluminium sulfacetate preparation as a mordant "should be abandoned", as it is an "empyreumatic liquid"?

November 2016

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Water bottle flipping		87,202	7,266	... that flipping water bottles (pictured) has been banned in some U.S. and British schools?
Tommy Tucker (squirrel)		47,095	5,886	... that Tommy Tucker, a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes (pictured), became famous during World War II, selling war bonds and entertaining children?
1257 Samalas eruption		25,919	2,159	... that the 1257 eruption of Samalas (caldera pictured) was one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene, and may have triggered the Little Ice Age and famines in Europe?
SMS Novara (1913)		22,275		... that SMS Novara (pictured) was ceded to France as a war prize under the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye?
Captain America: Civil War		19,497		... that Captain America: Civil War was originally going to feature the Madbomb storyline from the comics, where Captain America would fight other heroes who had been zombified?
1966 New York City smog		17,646		... that three days of smog in New York City 50 years ago today increased public awareness of air pollution (pictured) and led to the passage of the 1967 Air Quality Act?
Black Destroyer		16,715		... that the short story "Black Destroyer" was the basis for A. E. van Vogt's lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, as the plot of the movie Alien matched it so closely?
John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol		15,980		... that the 7th Marquess of Bristol once reportedly opened a fridge door by blasting it with a shotgun?
Anton Malej		15,497		... that Slovenian gymnast Anton Malej (pictured), a bronze medallist in the 1928 Summer Olympics, died after falling from the rings on the first day of competition at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships?
Govindachandra (Gahadavala dynasty)		14,792	1,232	... that a hoard of 800 gold coins (example pictured) of king Govindachandra was discovered at Nanpara?
Vaile Mansion		14,792		... that the Vaile Mansion (pictured), built in 1881 in Independence, Missouri, contains chandeliers originally intended for the White House?
Warratyi		13,870		... that Warratyi, the oldest known site of human habitation in inland Australia, was discovered by a man looking for somewhere to go to the toilet?
Heterelmis stephani		13,129		... that less than 50 years after being discovered, Heterelmis stephani is now presumed extinct?
Madagascar succulent woodlands		13,044		... that the Madagascar succulent woodlands (pictured) are home to the world's smallest primate?
Kronkåsa		12,427		... that a kronkåsa (pictured) was used by the Swedish nobility as a drinking vessel during the Renaissance?
Predatory conference		12,169 + 247 = 12,416	517	... that Christoph Bartneck wrote a nonsense submission for a predatory conference using iOS's autocomplete function and it was accepted within three hours?
Aroup Chatterjee		12,239		... that Aroup Chatterjee (pictured) was one of two Devil's advocates during the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta?
Mere Mete Whaanga		10,178		... that Māori tribal leader and baptized Mormon Mere Mete Whaanga and her sister-in-law made quite a spectacle on the streets of Salt Lake City sporting traditional facial tattoos?
Dual graph		10,915		... that dual graphs can explain why the halls and walls of many mazes (example pictured) form interlocking trees?
Paul Nahaolelua		10,401		... that Paul Nahaolelua (pictured) was president during the elections of two kings of Hawaii?
West Horsley Place		10,270		... that in 2014, West Horsley Place (pictured) was "accidentally" inherited by Bamber Gascoigne?
Danke (song)		10,035		... that "Danke", one of Germany's best-known sacred songs, was considered a sin against music and religion when first released?
Cerium		10,150		... that cerium saved the writer Primo Levi's life in Auschwitz?
Painting of the Six Kings		9,656		... that the eighth-century Umayyad Painting of the Six Kings is badly damaged, partly as a result of Alois Musil's attempts to remove it from its site in Quseir Amra, Jordan?
USS Helianthus (SP-585)		9,274		... that the USS Helianthus, built as a private motorboat, went on to serve as a patrol boat for the U.S. Navy, and then for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey?
A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)		9,045		... that with A Wrinkle in Time, Ava DuVernay is the first woman of color to direct a live-action film with a budget over $100 million?
Max Guevara + Dark Angel (video game)		5,575 + 3,454 = 9,045		... that Jessica Alba reprised her role as Max Guevara in the video game Dark Angel by voicing the character?
Disappearance of Sky Metalwala		8,635	375	... that police noted that the disappearance of Sky Metalwala five years ago today was "strikingly similar" to an episode of Law & Order: SVU broadcast the night before?
Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future		8,164	680	... that the author of Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future argues we are living in a golden age?
e-baby		8,097		... that Jane Caferella's play e-baby (Ensemble Theatre performance pictured) was called "a very rare theatrical beast", as it explores the visceral experience of two women joined by gestational surrogacy?
Far Centaurus		8,046		... that Robert Forward invoked van Vogt's short story "Far Centaurus" when discussing the problem of interstellar travel?
George Naea		7,791		.. .that Queen Emma of Hawaii (pictured) never knew her father George Naʻea because he had contracted leprosy?
Arthur Good		7,520		... that in La Science Amusante, Arthur Good constructed imaginative scientific apparatus such as the "soap-bubble chandelier" (illustrated) using common items like bottles, candles, and soap?
Demolition of al-Baqi		7,738	644	... that al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams (pictured), was leveled to the ground by Wahhabis in 1806 and in the mid-1920s?
Bat-Sheva Dagan		7,543		... that Auschwitz survivor Bat-Sheva Dagan writes Holocaust stories for children that have happy endings "in order not to rob them of their faith in mankind"?
Pedals (bear)		6,952		... that the New Jersey black bear Pedals walked on his hind legs due to injuries to his front paws?
Eider Canal		6,757		... that the Eider Canal was first proposed as part of Ducal Holstein, built under Danish rule, conquered by Prussia, and decommissioned under the German Empire?
Inès de Bourgoing		6,752	562	... that nurse Inès de Bourgoing (pictured) was named Honorary Corporal of the Foreign Legion after she established a convalescent hospital in Morocco and a retirement center in France for French soldiers?
Mai Chaza		6,679	556	... that the Zimbabwean prophetess Mai Chaza, who called herself a messenger from God, was regarded by her followers as an African reappearance of Christ?
Chapo Trap House		6,401	533	... that the hosts of the podcast Chapo Trap House popularized the "Baseball Crank" Twitter meme to mock anti-Donald Trump conservatives?
Glory (2016 film)		6,302	525	... that the award-winning Bulgarian film Glory was inspired by a newspaper clipping about a railway worker who discovered a huge pile of banknotes on the tracks?
Yaozhou ware		6,123		... that around 1100, Yaozhou ware was accepted by the Chinese Imperial court, but several decades later it was described by a poet as "extremely coarse and used only by restaurants"?
Rhodesia at the Olympics		6,107		... that Rhodesian athletes were permitted to attend their events at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but not participate in them?
Rachel Freier		5,850		... that in 2016, Rachel Freier became the first Hasidic Jewish woman to be elected as a civil court judge in the state of New York?
Mary Chubb		5,845	244	... that Mary Chubb was an "accidental archaeologist" who only took a job with the Egypt Exploration Society so she could pay for art school?
Oriam		5,732		... that the curve of the roof of Oriam, Scotland's new national sports training centre, was inspired by Roberto Carlos's goal that "defied physics"?
Bajo Pivljanin		5,624		... that the head of hajduk commander Bajo Pivljanin (pictured) was sent to the Ottoman sultan as a war trophy?
Sally Bush		5,515		... that photographer Sally Bush bought a 1909 Baker electric car and drove it just once, through the front window of a local pharmacy?
Robert Donati		5,286	220	... that journalist Stephen Kurkjian claims murdered Boston mobster Robert Donati masterminded the the world's largest art theft to get his boss out of jail?
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall		5,283		... that while Sydney Robert Elliston was vicar of St Thomas, Killinghall (pictured), his fellow clergy appreciated an "improvement in their incomes"?
Sentry program		5,045		... that the Sentry anti-ballistic missile was packed into a container that looked like an MX missile?

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