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Infant swimming 2014-09-22 295,306[a] 24,609 ... that babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater (pictured) until the age of six months?
Fall of the Berlin Wall 2019-11-09 255,647[b] 10,651 ... that the fall of the Berlin Wall (immediate aftermath pictured) was the result of a bureaucratic mistake?
Silver Cross Tavern 2014-01-29 192,578 16,048 ... that the Silver Cross Tavern (pictured) is the United Kingdom's only legal brothel?
United Airlines Flight 175 2021-09-11 152,176 6,341 ... that after being hijacked, United Airlines Flight 175 almost had two mid-air collisions with other aircraft before crashing into the South Tower of the World Trade Center (pictured)?
Frank Sinatra 2015-12-12 123,052 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"?[c]
War Doctor 2013-11-23 64,809 8,362 ... 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"?
The Night of the Doctor 31,863 4,111.3
Total 107,618 13,886
Paul the Octopus 2010-07-11 79,320[d] 13,320 ... that Paul the Octopus (pictured) predicts Spain winning the World Cup today, while Mani the Parakeet tips a victory by the Netherlands?
Mani the Parakeet 18,448[e] 3074.7
Total 92,952 15,492
Water bottle flipping 2016-11-07 87,202 7,266 ... that flipping water bottles (pictured) has been banned in some U.S. and British schools?
HMS Highlander (H44) 2011-12-21 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 German submarine U-441 (2) and German submarine U-608 (2)?
Anthony Davis 2012-04-03 76,984[f] 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?
Bestwood Country Park 2018-09-04 74,731 3,113 ... that one account has it that King Charles II offered his mistress Nell Gwyn (pictured) "all the land she could ride around before breakfast"—and the next morning she rode out early and encircled what would become Bestwood Park?
Clinton Romesha 2013-02-11 73,434[g] 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?
Race-reversed casting 2020-07-01 73,086 3,045 ... that Patrick Stewart (pictured) invented "photo negative" casting in order to play Othello when it had become no longer acceptable to perform the role in blackface?
2016 FA Cup Final 2016-05-21 55,574 4,631.2 ... 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) 2011-10-31 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) 2008-12-08 71,300 5,941 ... that Captain Ivan Castro is the only blind officer serving in the United States Army Special Forces?
Poutine 2019-07-01 29,514[h] 1229.8 ... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards?
Peameal bacon 18,463 769.3
Made in Canada (TV series) 10,639 443.3
Canadian Comedy Awards 7,082 295.1
1st Canadian Comedy Awards 1,777 74.0
Total 64,225 2,676.0
Leroy Petry 2011-07-12 63,900[i] 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 2014-06-06 4,916 ... that Operation Overlord (detail pictured), the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, was the largest seaborne invasion in history?Expression error: Unrecognized word "that". {{{6}}}
Sophia (robot) 2017-11-13 59,972 2,499 ... that Sophia (pictured) is the first robot to become a recognised citizen of a country?
Statue of Tara 2013-12-11 41,411 3,453 ... 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?
Murder of Jane Britton 2019-01-07 53,494 2,229 ... that the red ochre sprinkled on the body of Jane Britton (pictured) 50 years ago today ultimately turned out to be a red herring in solving her murder?


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{{DYK stats table row|Hallucinogenic fish|  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]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Fortress of Mimoyecques| Mimoyecques2.jpg|2011-06-29| 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 cannon|V-3 supergun]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Soo Yeon Lee|[[SPiN]]| Soo Yeon Lee by Eric Longden Table Tennis 1.jpg|2017-06-30| 43,922 + 5,619 = 49,541| 2,154<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that table tennis player and model '''[[Soo Yeon Lee]]''' ''(pictured)'' has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for '''[[SPiN|a chain of table tennis bars]]'''?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Leonard Siffleet|2009-05-08|LeonardGSiffleet.jpg|49,500| 8,250| ... that [[Sergeant]] '''[[Leonard Siffleet|Len Siffleet]]''' was the subject of a famous photograph ''(pictured)'' depicting an [[decapitation|execution]] by the Japanese in [[World War II]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Chadwick Boseman| Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg|2021-04-25| 48,465|<small>70,227 - (18,963 + 24,561)/2 = 48,465</small>| 4,038.8| ... that '''[[Chadwick Boseman]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination?}}
 

{{DYK stats table row|28th Virginia battle flag| Marshall Sherman with 28th Virginia battle flag (cropped).jpg|2022-01-18| 47,387| 3,948.9| ... that the '''[[28th Virginia battle flag]]''' ''(pictured)'' is stored at an undisclosed location in the Minnesota Historical Society, and has not been returned to Virginia despite multiple requests across three centuries?}}


{{DYK stats table row|Tommy Tucker (squirrel)|2016-11-12|Pet-Squirrel-Grid-LIFE-1944-single-image.jpg|47,095|5,886| ... that '''[[Tommy Tucker (squirrel)|Tommy Tucker]]''', a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes ''(pictured)'', became famous during World War&nbsp;II, selling [[war bond]]s and entertaining children?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Śmigus-Dyngus|2013-04-01|Dyngus postcard cropped.jpg|46,706| 3,892| ... that Polish girls ''(pictured)'' are '''[[Śmigus-Dyngus|getting wet and spanked today]]''', but will have their revenge tomorrow? 

{{DYK stats table row|Mercy dog| "Red Cross Dog" - Alexander Pope.png|2021-01-08|43,554| 3,630|... that '''[[mercy dog]]s''' ''(example illustrated)'' were trained during World War&nbsp;I to comfort [[Mortal wound|mortally wounded]] soldiers as they died in [[no man's land]]?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Giovanni de Ventura|[[plague doctor]]<br />[[beak doctor costume]]|[[plague doctor contract]]| Beak Doctor.jpg|2010-10-31| 7,600 + 1,600 + 6,400 + 1, 700 + 17,800 + 5,000 + 3,700 + 865 = <br />44, 665| 7,444| ... that '''[[Giovanni de Ventura]]''', a '''[[plague doctor]]''' who may have worn a '''[[beak doctor costume]]''' ''(pictured)'', was restricted by '''[[plague doctor contract|a covenant]]''' to treat only infectious patients? 

{{DYK stats table row|Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick| Lord Downpatrick.jpg|2019-04-30| 44,648| 1,860| ... that the fashion designer '''[[Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the closest relative of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II]] who cannot [[succession to the British throne|succeed to the British throne]] because of [[Act of Settlement 1701#Removal from the succession due to Catholicism|conversion to Catholicism]]?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Longest recorded sniper kills|2010-05-08| AW_G22_Arctic_7.62mm_Sniper_Rifle.jpg|44,600| 5,575|... that the '''[[Longest recorded sniper kills|longest recorded sniper kill]]''' is from 2,475&nbsp;m (8,120&nbsp;ft) using a [[Accuracy International AWM|L115A3 Long Range Rifle]] ''(pictured)''? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Battle for Castle Itter|2013-07-26| Schloss Itter.JPG|42,120| 5,265|... that what has been called the '''[[Battle for Castle Itter|strangest battle of World War II]]''' was fought at a [[Castle Itter|medieval castle]] ''(pictured)'', and was the only battle of the war in which American and German soldiers fought as allies?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|MagiCans| CokeMagiCan2.jpg|2013-04-22| 38,970 + 1,790 = 40,660|<small>(article moved)</small>| 5,083| ... that defects in [[Coca-Cola]]'s '''[[MagiCan]]s''' ''(pictured)'' led a child to mistakenly drink foul-tasting liquid used to replace actual cola?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Bacon Explosion|2009-02-06| Bacon Explosion.jpg|40,500| 6,750|... that the 5,000-[[food energy|calorie]] '''[[Bacon Explosion]]''' ''(pictured)'' was created in response to a [[Twitter]] challenge to develop "the ultimate [[bacon]] recipe"? 

{{DYK stats table row|Ronald J. Shurer|Ronald J. Shurer.jpg|2018-10-01| 40,011| 1,667| ... that US Army combat medic '''[[Ronald J. Shurer]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' [[Silver Star]] commendation for service in Afghanistan is being upgraded to a [[Medal of Honor]] today?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Tammie Jo Shults,<br>[[Southwest Airlines Flight 1380]]|2018-07-06| Tammy Jo Shults.jpg|26,176 + 13,505 = 39,681|1,653|... that '''[[Tammie Jo Shults]]''' ''(pictured)'', captain of '''[[Southwest Airlines Flight 1380]]''', was one of the first female fighter pilots in the US Navy?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Saxbe fix|2008-11-29| [[Image:Hclintonm cropped.jpg|39,600| 6,600|... that [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] ''([[:Image:Hclintonm cropped.jpg|pictured]])'' may be ineligible for appointment as [[United States Secretary of State]] by [[Barack Obama]] unless a '''[[Saxbe fix]]''' can be worked out? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Slow loris|2011-03-30| [[Image:Nycticebus_tooth_removal_01.jpg|39,200| 4,900|... that the '''[[slow loris]]es''' that are illegally caught and traded as [[exotic pet]]s have their front teeth cut out ''([[:Image:Nycticebus_tooth_removal_01.jpg|pictured]])'' due to fear of their toxic bite? 

{{DYK stats table row|Daulat (Mughal painter)| Daulat self-portrait.jpg|2020-04-16| 38,839| 1,618| ... that a [[Mughal painting|Mughal painter]] described himself in his self-portrait ''(pictured)'' as "the lowly, needy, insignificant, '''[[Daulat (Mughal painter)|Daulat]]'''"?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Jimmy Carter| JimmyCarterPortrait (cropped).jpg|2021-10-01| 61,238 - (15,344 + 28,811)/2 = 38,660.5| 1610.9|
... that '''[[Jimmy Carter]]''' reported that [[Jimmy Carter UFO incident|he had seen a UFO]]?<!-- Special occasion, October 1 -->}}

{{DYK stats table row|Kemna concentration camp| Wuppertal - KZ Kemna 05 ies.jpg|2012-01-20| 38,567| 4,820| ... that torture at '''[[Kemna concentration camp]]''' ''(memorial pictured)'', one of the first [[Nazi concentration camp]]s, was so brutal that the Nazis held hearings on it?}}

{{DYK stats table row|KA2N Gorgon IIA<br>[[CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC]]| Gorgon IIA at the National Air and Space Museum.jpg|2018-01-08| 26,948 + 11,536 = 38,484| 1,603| ...that the [[United States Navy]] placed orders for the '''[[KA2N Gorgon IIA|Gorgon IIA]]''' ''(pictured)'' and '''[[CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC|Gorgon IIC]]''' missiles with the [[Singer Manufacturing Company]], better known for its [[sewing machine]]s?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)| Sposobnyy1982.jpg|2019-01-14| 38,125| 1,588| ... that the '''[[Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970)|Soviet destroyer ''Sposobny'']]''' ''(pictured)'' was designed to survive a nuclear explosion?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Deutsches Reichsbräu| Logo of possible Nazi beer.png|2020-07-15| 37,990| 3,165|... that the German police were called to investigate '''[[Deutsches Reichsbräu]]''' beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo ''(pictured)''{{-?}}}}

{{DYK stats table row|Big Long Slidin' Thing,<br>[[Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl]],<br>[[It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)]],<br>[[Keep On Churnin' (Till the Butter Comes)]],<br>[[Big Ten Inch Record]]| Dinah Washington 1952.jpg|2020-01-01| 13,757 + 6,108 + 6,308 + 6,080 + 5,306 = 37,559| 1,565| ... that a ranking of the greatest [[Double entendre|double-entendre]] songs of all time included "'''[[Big Long Slidin' Thing]]'''" by [[Dinah Washington]] ''(pictured)'', "'''[[Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl]]'''" by [[Bessie Smith]], "'''[[It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)]]'''" by [[the Swallows]], "'''[[Keep On Churnin' (Till the Butter Comes)]]'''" by [[Wynonie Harris]], and "'''[[Big Ten Inch Record]]'''" by [[Aerosmith]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|This Is Her First Lynching,<br>[[Lynching of Henry Lowry]],<br>[[Lynching of George Hughes]],<br>[[The Law Is Too Slow]],<br>[[1935 New York anti-lynching exhibitions]],<br>[[Death (statue)]],<br>[[Aaron Goodelman]]| The Law is Too Slow MET 2835-180.jpg|2021-06-09|8,253 + 4,255 + 6,269 + 5,616 + 6,291 + 5,880 + 913 = 37,477|| ... that the '''[[1935 New York anti-lynching exhibitions]]''' included '''''[[Death (statue)|Death]]''''' (modeled after the '''[[lynching of George Hughes]]'''), ''Necklace'' (by '''[[Aaron Goodelman]]'''), '''''[[This Is Her First Lynching]]''''', and '''''[[The Law Is Too Slow]]''''' ''(pictured)'', and were intended to support anti-lynching legislation, while earlier similar proposed legislation was supported by the NAACP using the '''[[lynching of Henry Lowry]]'''?}}

{{DYK stats table row|List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies| Corrour Bothy - geograph.org.uk - 1546559.jpg|2017-05-23| 37,379| 1,557<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that visitors can stay overnight free of charge in '''[[List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies|any of over ninety bothies]]''' ''([[Corrour Bothy]] pictured)'', but must bring their own fuel in order to watch "bothy TV"?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Jackie Summers|2020-09-16| Jackie Summers.jpg|37,332|3,111| ... that '''[[Jackie Summers]]''' ''(pictured)'' quit his corporate job to pursue a "lifelong dream of day-drinking professionally"?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Catherine Lynch| Catherine Driscoll crop.png|2018-03-11|37,237| 1,551| ... that at the [[inquest]] into the death of '''[[Catherine Lynch]]''' ''(pictured)'', the presiding [[coroner]] described her as "one of a class who were a nuisance to themselves, their husbands and everybody else"?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Michael Collins (astronaut)| Michael Collins (S69-31742, restoration).jpg|2019-07-21|{{Hs|112192}}112,192 - (115,723 + 34,037)/2 = 37,312| 1,554|... that '''[[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]]''' ''(pictured)'', the [[Apollo command and service module|command module]] pilot for [[Apollo&nbsp;11]], was the first person to perform two spacewalks in [[Gemini 10|a single mission]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Franz Halder|2019-10-20 | Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1970-052-08, Franz Halder.jpg| 37,135| 1,547|  ... that '''[[Franz Halder]]''' ''(pictured)'', a former chief of staff of Nazi Germany's army, was the only German to be decorated by both Adolf Hitler and an American president?}}

{{DYK stats table row|2b2t|2020-11-12 |IronException 2b2t Spawn Render June 2019.png| 39,781 - (1,978 + 3,354)/2 = 37,115| 1,546| ... that '''[[2b2t]]''', a no-rules [[Minecraft server|''Minecraft'' multiplayer server]] running since 2010, has seen more than 580,000 distinct ''Minecraft'' players join and explore its nine-terabyte map ''(pictured)''{{-?}}}}

{{DYK stats table row|Pleuni Touw|[[De Stille Kracht (television series)]]| Pleuni Touw.png|2012-09-18| 24,877| + 11,928| = 36,805| 4,600| ... that '''[[Pleuni Touw]]''' ''(pictured)'' had the first nude scene in Dutch television on 1974's '''''[[De Stille Kracht (television series)|The Hidden Force]]'''''?}}

{{DYK stats table row|hit-to-kill|2020-02-10 | SO4_Hoe_open_Web.jpg |36,550|| ... that '''[[hit-to-kill]]''' weapons (''example pictured'') require no warhead as their high velocity gives them many times the energy of [[TNT]]{{-?}}}}

{{DYK stats table row|Lisa Nowak|2020-10-24 | Lisa M. Nowak.jpg|36,330| 1,514| ... that the 2019 film ''[[Lucy in the Sky]]'' is loosely based on the life of astronaut '''[[Lisa Nowak]]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}}}

{{DYK stats table row|Laura Kamhuber|2018-04-09 | Laura-Kamhuber-Album.jpg|36,131| 1,505| ... that '''[[Laura Kamhuber]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' rendition of "[[I Will Always Love You]]" at ''[[The Voice Kids (German TV series)|The Voice Kids Germany]]'' is the most-watched YouTube video by an Austrian artist? 


{{DYK stats table row|Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan|2018-08-15|Ivan the Terrible & son - destroyed.jpg| 36,118| 1,504| ... that the painting '''''[[Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan]]''''' has been attacked and damaged twice ''(damage pictured)''?}}

{{DYK stats table row|State House (Zimbabwe)|[[Statue of Robert Mugabe]]|[[Zimbabwe House, Harare]]|[[State House (Bulawayo)]]|[[Blue Roof]]| Government House, Bulawayo.jpg|2021-03-02| 5,034 + 20,224 + 2,366 + 2,585 + 5,694 = 35,903||... that the president of Zimbabwe has access to '''[[State House (Zimbabwe)|State House]]''' which has a "drunk" "Superman" '''[[statue of Robert Mugabe]]''' in the grounds, and to the former '''[[Zimbabwe House, Harare|Rhodesian prime minister's house]]''' and [[Cecil Rhodes]]'s '''[[State House (Bulawayo)|Government House]]''' in Bulawayo ''(pictured)'', but not to Mugabe's '''[[Blue Roof]]''' mansion?<!--Special occasion hook for March 2-->}}

{{DYK stats table row|James McDivitt|Astronaut James A. McDivitt in Air Force uniform.jpg|2021-09-28| 35,447| 1,477|... that astronaut '''[[James McDivitt]]''' (''pictured'')saw a UFO during his first spaceflight?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Tett turret| Tett Turret Close up - geograph.org.uk - 168509.jpg|2010-10-14| 35,100| 5,850| ... that the only exit from a '''[[Tett turret]]''' ''(pictured)'' could expose a soldier trying to leave the fortification to direct fire from the enemy?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Colossus of Ostermunzel| Findling von Ostermunzel Grösse.jpg|2016-03-25| 34,971| 2,976| ... that the '''[[Colossus of Ostermunzel]]''' ''(pictured)'' is significantly lighter than originally estimated?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Barn the Spoon| Barn the Spoon Portrait.jpg|2017-05-24|34,824| 1,451<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that it takes '''[[Barn the Spoon]]''' ''(pictured)'' between twenty minutes and two hours to carve a spoon out of [[green wood]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Elly Mayday| A Tribute to Elly Mayday (A Perfect 14) - side glance.jpg|2019-03-28|34,666| 1,562 <!-- Was on MP from 01:48, 28 March 2019 to 00:00, 29 March 2019, 22.2 hours -->| .... that when '''[[Elly Mayday]]''' ''(pictured)'' was diagnosed with [[ovarian cancer]], she not only continued to [[model (person)|model]], but appeared in pictorials with a bald head from chemotherapy and surgery scars? 

{{DYK stats table row|Tina Strobos|2018-07-12 | TinaStrobos1941.jpg|120x133px]]|30,903 + 3,213 = 34,116| 1,421| ... that Dutch psychiatrist '''[[Tina Strobos]]''' ''(pictured)'', who rescued over 100 Jewish refugees during [[World War II]], said that her grandmother was the only person she knew who scared the [[Gestapo]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Andaman Sea|[[Khao Phing Kan]]| JamesBondEiland.jpg|2010-09-29| 6,100 + 27,900 = 34,000| 5,667| ... that there is a '''[[Khao Phing Kan|James Bond Island]]''' ''(pictured)'' in the '''[[Andaman Sea]]'''?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Baba Anujka|2019-09-19 | Baba-Anujka.jpg| 33,721| 2,810| ... that Serbian poisoner '''[[Baba Anujka]]''' ''(pictured)'', aged over 90 at the time of her trial, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labor?}}

| ''[[General George Washington Resigning His Commission]]'', [[George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief]]| General George Washington Resigning his Commission.jpg|2018-02-22| 10,546 + 22,649 = 33,195| 1,383| ... that [[John Trumbull]], the painter of '''''[[General George Washington Resigning His Commission]]''''' ''(pictured)'', considered '''[[George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief|Washington's resignation]]''' "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world"?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Hurricane (clipper)| Hurricane (clipper ship).jpg|2020-05-18| 33,191| 2,765| ... that '''''[[Hurricane (clipper)|Hurricane]]''''' ''(pictured)'', built in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] by '''[[Isaac C. Smith]]''' in 1851, was reputedly the most [[extreme clipper]] ever constructed?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Urine deflector| Urine deflector at the Bank of England.jpg|2021-07-14| 33,023||... that the [[Bank of England]] has a '''[[Urine deflector|device to prevent unwanted deposits]]''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}}}

{{DYK stats table row|Charles R. Ellet| Charles R. Ellet.png|2020-10-16| 32,990| 1,374| ... that 19-year-old [[Union Army]] colonel '''[[Charles R. Ellet]]''' ''(pictured)'' ran two separate steam-powered [[Naval ram|ram ships]] past the batteries at [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]], during the American Civil War?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Rene Strange|2018-07-20 | Rene Strange puppeteer.jpg|120x133px]]|32,967| 1,373| ... that the puppets of '''[[Rene Strange]]''' ''(pictured)'' included Annie Pride of the Rockies, Mr Bertram, and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Wang Danfeng| Wang Danfeng 2.jpeg|2018-05-16| 32,488| 1,354| ... that "legendary" Chinese actress '''[[Wang Danfeng‎]]''' ''(pictured)'' was invited to attend the inauguration of US President [[Ronald Reagan]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Flag of Weihaiwei| British Weihaiwei flag.svg|2017-05-10| 28,002 + 4,418 = 32,420| 1,351<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->|... that the '''[[flag of Weihaiwei]]''' ''(pictured)'' was redesigned to include [[Mandarin duck]]s, as it was felt inappropriate to have a Chinese imperial dragon on a British flag?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Podoconiosis|2013-02-20| Ethiopian_Farmer_affected_by_Podoconiosis_-_NIH_-_March_2011.jpg|28,976 + 3,352 = 32,328| 4,041|... that an estimated four million people worldwide suffer from '''[[podoconiosis]]'''? 

{{DYK stats table row|Goat Canyon Trestle| Goat Canyon.jpg|2018-03-15|32,298 | 1,346|... that the '''[[Goat Canyon Trestle]]''' (''pictured'') is the world's largest curved wooden trestle?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Lena Sundström| Lena Sundström 09.jpg|2016-10-03|32,283 | 1,346|... that Swedish journalist '''[[Lena Sundström]]''' ''(pictured)'' was a [[Child abandonment|foundling]]?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Antonija Mišura| Angola v Croatia crop Antonija Misura.jpg|2012-08-23| 32,282| 4,035|... that according to [[Bleacher Report]], '''[[Antonija Mišura]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the most beautiful female competitor at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|United States Zouave Cadets| Chicago Zoauves.png|2019-01-11| 32,243| 1,343| ... that ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated that, with one exception, the '''[[United States Zouave Cadets]]''' ''(pictured)'' were "all young men of extraordinary muscular power"?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|1907 Tiflis bank robbery|2010-12-20| Lenin-1895-mugshot.jpg|32,200| 5,367| ... that a 1907 '''[[1907 Tiflis bank robbery|stagecoach robbery]]''' organized by [[Vladimir Lenin]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Joseph Stalin]] killed an estimated 40 people and netted approximately 250,000 [[russian ruble|rubles]] (over {{Nowrap|$3 million}} in current [[United States Dollar|USD]])?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Spragg Bag|2010-12-21| Spragg Bag air test.jpg|32,200| 5,367|... that a large '''[[Spragg Bag|waterbag]]''''' (pictured)'' can bring water to [[California]] and, according to its inventor, peace to the [[Middle East]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Candy desk<br>2011-04-01| Candy desk.jpg|Candy desk| 32,100| 4,012|... that there is a '''[[Candy desk|desk full of candy]]''' ''(pictured)'' on the floor of the [[United States Senate|US Senate]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Paper car wheel| Allen Paper Car Wheel Company.jpg|2018-09-06| 31,839| 1,326| ... that '''[[paper car wheel|paper wheels]]''' ''(pictured)'' provided a quiet and smooth ride in [[Pullman (car or coach)|Pullman]] dining and sleeping cars?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Operation Strength|2016-03-18| BLU-82 Daisy Cutter Fireball.JPG| 31,726| 2,644| ... that during '''[[Operation Strength]]''', a [[BLU-82|15,000 lb (6.8 T) bomb]] ''(example of detonation pictured)'' served as a diversion to a diversion?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Women's Barracks|Cover of Women's Barracks by Tereska Torrès 1950.jpg|2020-11-23| 31,693|1,320|... that '''''[[Women's Barracks]]''''' ''(cover pictured)'', regarded as a classic of [[lesbian pulp fiction]], was banned in Canada and became the first paperback-original bestseller in the United States?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Daniel Lambert|2010-07-06| Marshall Lambert.jpg| 31,400| 5,233|... that English [[prison|gaol]] keeper and [[animal breeding|animal breeder]] '''[[Daniel Lambert]]''' ''(pictured)'' weighed 52&nbsp;stone 11&nbsp;lb (739&nbsp;lb; 335&nbsp;kg)? 

{{DYK stats table row|Brittany CoxXx| Brittany CoxXx with flower in hair.jpg|2011-01-21| 31,400| 5,233| ... that [[Borat Sagdiyev]]{{'s}} son, who appeared in photos in the movie ''[[Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan|Borat]]'', was actually [[trans woman]] and [[Pornographic actor|porn star]] '''[[Brittany CoxXx]]''' ''(pictured)''? 

{{DYK stats table row|Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)| Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L04232, Walter Koch.jpg|2011-03-02| 31,200| 3,900| ... that German paratrooper '''[[Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)|Walter Koch]]''' ''(pictured)'' acted against the [[Commando Order]] and saved [[John Dutton Frost]]'s British paratroopers from execution? 

{{DYK stats table row|Fannie Lou Hamer|2018-02-27|Fannie_Lou_Hamer_1964-08-22.jpg|31,109| 1,296| ... that [[civil rights movement|African-American civil rights]] leader '''[[Fannie Lou Hamer]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Police brutality in the United States|brutally beaten on the orders of police]] in [[Mississippi]] for standing up against [[racial segregation]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Stannard Rock Light|2009-06-16| Stannard Rock Light USCG cropped.jpg| 31,000| 5,167|... 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]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Catherine Zeta-Jones|2016-04-21| Catherine Zeta-Jones VF 2012 Shankbone 2.jpg|35,555-(4318+4805)/2 = 30,994| 2,582| ... that '''[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]'''{{`}} ''(pictured)'' wedding ceremony cost an estimated £1.5 million?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk|2009-09-17| Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-121-0012-15, Polen, deutsch-sowjetische Siegesparade.jpg|30,900| 5,150| ... 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? 

{{DYK stats table row|Thirst trap| Thirst trap (DYK crop).jpg|2020-07-18| 30,853| 1,285| ... that a '''[[thirst trap]]''' ''([[selfie]] pictured)'' can lead to harassment and bullying?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Brad Stevens|2010-04-05| Brad Stevens on Butler sideline.jpg| 30,800| 5,133|... that [[Butler Bulldogs men's basketball|Butler men's basketball]] head coach '''[[Brad Stevens]]''' ''(pictured)'' has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA]] record by 8 games? 

{{DYK stats table row|Airplane Coaster|2017-08-04| Airplane Coaster postcard vertical crop.jpg| 30,752| 1,281<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that numerous writers have called the '''[[Airplane Coaster]]''' ''(pictured)'' the greatest roller coaster ever built?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Sea of Japan|[[Kamome Island]]| Heishiiwa Rock Esashi crop.jpg|2010-10-18| 5,000 + 25,700 = 30,700| 5,117| ... that according to a legend, the '''[[Kamome Island|Heishi rock]]''' ''(pictured)'' represents the God of the '''[[Sea of Japan]]'''?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Love dart|2008-10-09| [[Image:Monachoides vicinus dart lateral.jpg|30,700| 4,385|... that some [[hermaphrodite]] [[snail]]s and [[slug]]s pierce each other with '''[[love dart]]s''' ''([[:Image:Monachoides vicinus dart lateral.jpg|pictured]])'' during [[mating]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam| Disney Wonder 20110216.JPG|2012-03-22| 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]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Normandy landings|Royal Engineers in Caen.jpg|2014-07-21| 30,477| 2,540| ... that a key target for the '''[[Normandy landings]]''', [[Caen]] ''(pictured)'', was not captured by the Allies until 21 July 1944?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Gleno Dam| Diga gleno1.jpg|2011-03-23|30,400| 3,800| ... that, in 1923, the '''[[Gleno Dam]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Italy]] [[Dam failure|failed]] shortly after it was completed and its flooding killed at least 356 people?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Etruscan shrew| Suncus etruscus crop.jpg|2010-10-25| 30,400| 5,067| ... that the '''[[Etruscan shrew]]''' ''(pictured on a human thumb)'' is the smallest known [[mammal]] by weight?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Ernest R. Kouma|2011-08-10| Cmoh army.jpg|30,200| 3,775|... 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 Korea]]n troops? 

{{DYK stats table row|Hungry Tree|The Hungry Tree at Kings Inns (geograph 4572088) (cropped).jpg|2018-10-03| 30,126| 1,255| ... that the '''[[Hungry Tree]]''' in Dublin is "eating" a park bench ''(pictured)''?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Swimming Reindeer|2010-08-18| Swimming Reindeer cropetc.jpg| 30,000| 5,000| ... 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? 

{{DYK stats table row|David B. Bleak| DavidBleak.jpg|2012-03-23| 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? 

{{DYK stats table row|Marching fire| GeorgeSPatton cropped.jpg|2011-12-18| 29,800| 3,725| ... that General [[George S. Patton]] ''(pictured)'' praised the tactic of '''[[marching fire]]''' during [[World War II]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Burnley Embankment|2019-12-03| Burnley Embankment - geograph.org.uk - 4197.jpg| 29,761| 1,240| ... that '''[[Burnley Embankment|the Straight Mile]]''' ''(pictured)'' is not a [[mile]], and includes the Culvert, which is not a [[culvert]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Jim Delligatti| Big Mac hamburger.jpg|2016-12-30| 29,661| 1,236<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that '''[[Jim Delligatti]]''' created the [[Big Mac]] ''(pictured)''?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|West Loch Disaster|2010-04-23| US Navy 030521-N-8157C-040 59 years after explosions rang out in Pearl Harbor^rsquo,s West Loch, a memorial of disaster reminds all of a quiet Sunday afternoon on May 21, 1944.jpg|29,500| 3,688|... that the [[Hulk_(ship)|hulk]] of [[USS LST-480|''LST-480'']] ''([[:File:US Navy 030521-N-8157C-040 59 years after explosions rang out in Pearl Harbor^rsquo,s West Loch, a memorial of disaster reminds all of a quiet Sunday afternoon on May 21, 1944.jpg|pictured]])'' is the only remaining evidence of the '''[[West Loch Disaster]]''', the second tragedy to befall [[Pearl Harbor]] during [[World War&nbsp;II]]?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Janice Rand|2015-05-20| Grace Lee Whitney Star Trek 1966 (cropped).JPG|29,491| 2,458|... that ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' producer [[Bob Justman]] said you could hit '''[[Janice Rand]]'''{{`s}} ''(pictured)'' hair with a [[sledgehammer]] and not leave a dent?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Giant huntsman spider|2008-12-19| [[Image:Heteropoda maxima 1.jpg|29,300| 4,883|... that with a leg-span of 30&nbsp;centimetres (12&nbsp;inches), the '''[[Giant huntsman spider|giant huntsman]]''' ''([[:Image:Heteropoda maxima 1.jpg|pictured]])'' is one of the world's largest [[spider]]s?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Shu Xiuwen| Shu Xiuwen on Screen Pictorial.jpg|2018-01-03| 29,252| 1,218| ... that '''[[Shu Xiuwen]]''' ''(pictured)'' became an escort dancing girl after her father tried to sell her to repay debts, but later supported him when she became a movie star?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Bodega cat| Bodega Cat Greenpoint.jpg|2019-12-09| 29,242| 1,218| ... that '''[[bodega cat]]s''' ''(example pictured)'' are used as a form of [[pest control]] in New York City?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Insular crozier| Lismore Crozier, c. 1100.jpg|2021-10-13| 29,224| 4,871|... that of the many '''[[Insular crozier]]s''' ''(pictured)'' made between c. 800–1200 AD, fewer than 20 fully intact examples survive? 

{{DYK stats table row|Neel Kashkari|2008-10-13| [[Image:Neel-kashkari cropped.jpg|29,200| 4,867|... that '''[[Neel Kashkari]]''' ''([[:Image:Neel-kashkari cropped.jpg|pictured]])'', six years after completing his [[MBA]], was put in charge of the $700&nbsp;billion [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008|U.S. Government bailout of financial institutions]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Valonia ventricosa|2010-09-07| Ventricaria ventricosa.JPG|29,100| 4,850|... that "'''[[Valonia ventricosa|sailors' eyeballs]]'''" ''(pictured)'' is one of the largest [[Microorganism|single-celled organisms]]? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Filibus|2016-12-28| Filibus poster detail.jpg|28,982| 1,208<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that '''[[Filibus]]''' ''(pictured)'', a fictional [[sky pirate]], has been called one of the first [[Media portrayal of lesbianism|lesbian characters]] in cinema?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Sundial cannon| Sundial Cannon by Rousseau of Paris.JPG| 14938+11456+2377 = 28,771| 2,131<!-- was on MP for 13.5 hours. -->| ... that '''''[[sundial cannon]]s''''' ''(example pictured)'' were triggered by the sun to fire at noon?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Wreck of the RMS Titanic|2012-03-15| Titanic wreck bow.jpg|28,526| 3,565<!-- was on MP for 13 hours. -->|... that proposals to raise the '''[[wreck of the RMS Titanic|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? 

{{DYK stats table row|Bradley Cooper|2016-09-07 ''| Bradley Cooper (3699322472) (cropped).jpg| 28,516| 1,188<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that '''[[Bradley Cooper]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the tenth man to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in three consecutive years?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Fighting Irish (Family Guy)| Liam Neeson Deauville 2012 2.jpg|2015-05-29| 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 (Family Guy)|Fighting Irish]]'''" wrote &ndash; except one?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Waw an Namus|2018-10-29 | Wau-en-Namus-2.jpg|120x133px|A lake in the Oasis of Mosquitos   ]]| 28,313| 1,178| ... that the volcanic '''[[Waw an Namus|Oasis of Mosquitoes]]''' in the Sahara has multicoloured lakes ''(example pictured)'' and can be seen from space?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Hussein of Jordan|2018-04-16 | King Hussein in uniform in 1953.jpg|28,275| 1,178| ... that '''[[Hussein of Jordan|Hussein]]''' ''(pictured)'' started his 46-year reign as [[King of Jordan]] in 1952 when he was a 17-year-old schoolboy?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Raindrop cake| Raindrop Cake (28130238005).jpg|2018-09-05| 28,185| 1,178| ... that '''[[raindrop cake]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a dessert made of water and [[agar]], and has practically no calories? 

{{DYK stats table row|Sofia Richie| Sofia Richie by Eric Longden 1.jpg|2017-07-13| 28,100| 2,342| ... that model '''[[Sofia Richie]]''' ''(pictured)'' played soccer until she broke her hip in a [[Segway PT|Segway]] accident?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Rollstone Boulder| Rollstone postcard.jpg|2013-01-04| 28,004| 2,334| ... that in order to save the '''[[Rollstone Boulder]]''' ''(pictured)'' from being demolished, it was blown up?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Nevertheless, she persisted| Erica Flannes tattoo-Nevertheless.jpg|2017-05-02| 27,948| 1,165<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that after [[Mitch McConnell]] said, "'''[[Nevertheless, she persisted]]'''" in reference to [[Elizabeth Warren]]'s silencing during a U.S. Senate debate, more than 100 women in [[Minneapolis]] got tattoos ''(example pictured)'' of that [[meme]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Clive Mantle| Clive Mantle painting.jpg|2013-04-01| 24,963 + 2,905 = 27,868| 3,484| ... that English actor '''[[Clive Mantle]]''' ''(portrait pictured)'' beat up [[Clint Eastwood]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Lazarus syndrome|2008-11-05| [[Image:Lazarus, Russian icon cropped.jpg|27,800| 6,780|... that the '''[[Lazarus syndrome]]''' is named after [[Lazarus of Bethany]] ''([[:Image:Lazarus, Russian icon cropped.jpg|pictured]])'', who the [[Bible]] says was raised from the dead by [[Jesus]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Elizabeth L. Gardner|2019-07-12| [[Image:Elizabeth L. Remba Gardner, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, NARA-542191.jpg|27,656| 1152|... that '''[[Elizabeth L. Gardner]]''' served as a [[Women Airforce Service Pilots|WASP]] during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo ''(pictured)''? 

{{DYK stats table row|Jane Withers| Jane Withers portrait, 1930s (cropped).jpg|2020-11-29| 27,540| 1,148|... that '''[[Jane Withers]]''' ''(pictured)'' rose to child stardom in the 1930s playing mischievous little girls, "tomboy rascals", and "America's favorite problem child"?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Omid Tahvili|2008-05-06|[[Image:Omid Tahvili.jpg|27,500| 3,438|... that in April 2008, [[Forbes]] listed '''[[Omid Tahvili]]''' ''([[:Image:Omid Tahvili.jpg|pictured]])'' as one of the world's ten most wanted [[fugitive]]s? 

{{DYK stats table row|TiME (spacecraft)| TSSM-TandEM-Lander.jpg|2009-11-10| 27,400| 4,567| ... that '''[[TiME (spacecraft)|TiME]]''' ''(artist's rendering pictured)'' is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet? 

{{DYK stats table row|Aircraft camouflage| A-7E VA-72 CV-67 1991.jpeg|2009-11-04| 27,400| 4,567|... that experiments with modern '''[[aircraft camouflage]]''' ''(pictured)'' have used panels that emit light? 

{{DYK stats table row|William Goldman (photographer)| William I. Goldman photograph 06.jpg|2020-01-14| 27,255| 2,271| ... that '''[[William Goldman (photographer)|William Goldman]]''' secretly assembled a collection of photographs ''(example shown)'' of prostitutes in [[Reading, Pennsylvania]], in the 1890s?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States| Kaiser Wilhelm II - 100px.jpg]]|2012-12-31| 27,118| 2,260|... that [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II]] ''(pictured)'' ordered '''[[Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States|plans drawn up for Germany to invade two US cities]]''': Boston and New York?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Bedding ceremony| Brauysegen im Bett.gif|2017-07-25| 27,095| 2,258| ... that the '''[[bedding ceremony]]''' ''(pictured)'' symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' [[Human sexual activity|sexual intimacy]], but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Inexhaustible bottle| The Inexhaustible Bottle from Deschanel.png |2014-02-18| 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? 

{{DYK stats table row|Chrysler Turbine Car| Chrysler 027.jpg|2018-02-08| 27,991 – (248 + 1,728) / 2|= 27,003| 1,125| ... that the '''[[Chrysler Turbine Car]]''' ''(pictured)'' could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging from [[fuel oil|furnace]], [[peanut oil|peanut]], and [[soybean oil]]s to [[tequila]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Gömböc| Gomboc2.jpg|2009-10-09| 27,000| 4,500|... that the discovery of geometrical body '''[[Gömböc]]''' ''(pictured)'' in 2006 helped understanding the body shape of [[turtle]]s? 

{{DYK stats table row|Wait for me, Daddy| British Columbia Regiment 1940.jpg|2010-10-01| 26,900| 4,483| ... that 70 years ago on {{Nowrap|October 1}}, 1940, little "Whitey" Bernard was '''[[Wait for me, Daddy|photographed running after his father]]''' ''(pictured)'' who was marching to war? 

{{DYK stats table row|Fabiana Rosales| Fabiana Rosales (crop).jpg|2019-04-22| 26,823| 1,117| ... that Venezuelan journalist '''[[Fabiana Rosales]]''' ''(pictured)'' has assumed the role of international ambassador, soliciting support for [[Juan Guaidó|her husband]]'s opposition party, towards resolving the [[crisis in Venezuela]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi| IJN carrier Amagi capsized off Kure in 1946.jpg|2011-11-06| 26,708 | 2,258| ... that the '''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi|Japanese aircraft carrier ''Amagi'']]''' ''(wreck pictured)'' [[capsized]] on 29 July 1945 as a result of cumulative damage inflicted by American [[airstrike]]s on 24 and 28 July? 

{{DYK stats table row|Termitaradus mitnicki| Termitaradus mitnicki (dorsal view).jpg|2010-04-01| 26,600| 4,433| ... that [[paleontology|researchers]] have identified the pictured '''[[Termitaradus mitnicki|life form]]''' which no longer lives on this planet? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Akutan Zero|2008-12-07| [[Image:AkutanZero1.jpg|26,600| 2,216|... that the [[United States|U.S.]] devised tactics to defeat [[Imperial Japan|Japan's]] [[Mitsubishi]] [[A6M Zero]] [[fighter plane]] from the 1942 capture of an intact example dubbed the '''[[Akutan Zero]]''' ''([[:Image:AkutanZero1.jpg|pictured]])''? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Chicken fried bacon|2009-02-17| Chicken Fried Bacon.jpg|26,500| 3,533|... that the recipe for '''[[chicken fried bacon]]''' ''([[:File:Chicken Fried Bacon.jpg|pictured]])'' was developed in the small town of [[Snook, Texas]], at Sodolak's Original Country Inn? 

{{DYK stats table row|Warsaw Ghetto boy| Stroop Report - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising BW.jpg|2018-11-01| 26,455| 1,102| ... that '''[[Warsaw Ghetto boy|this photograph]]''' ''(pictured)'' was taken to glorify the SS men who suppressed the [[Warsaw Ghetto Uprising]], but helped convict them of murder?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Chang and Eng Bunker|ChangandEng.jpg|2018-08-06| 27,567 - (1,074 + 1,169)/2 = 26,446| 1,101| ... that the conjoined liver of the [[Conjoined twins|Siamese twins]] '''[[Chang and Eng Bunker]]''' ''(pictured)'' is on display at the [[Mütter Museum]] in Philadelphia?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Air well (condenser)| Puits_aerien_knappen_trans_83_00.jpg|2009-05-01]]| 26,301| 4,962| ... that an '''[[Air well (condenser)|air well]]''' ''(pictured)'' collects water by promoting the [[condensation]] of moisture from air? 
 
{{DYK stats table row|Door to Hell| The Door to Hell.jpg|2012-11-01| 26,298| 3,287| ... that the '''[[Door to Hell]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been blazing since 1971?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Earth's shadow| Earth's shadow and Belt of Venus.jpg|2010-10-26|26,200| 4,367| ... that the '''[[Earth's shadow]]''' ''(pictured)'' can be observed during [[twilight]] hours?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Elephant of the Bastille|2011-08-29| Elephant-siderography-LaBastille2.jpg|26,256| 3,282|... that '''[[Elephant of the Bastille|a giant elephant]]''' ''(engraving pictured)'' in [[Paris]] was protected by a man living in one of its legs? 

{{DYK stats table row|Girl with Peaches| Walentin Alexandrowitsch Serow Girl with Peaches.jpg|2017-02-01| 24,550 + 1,661 = 26,211| 2,184| ... that the '''[[Girl with Peaches|girl with peaches]]''' ''(pictured)'' married the future chief prosecutor of the [[Most Holy Synod]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Gallagh Man| Galagh Man.jpg|2021-06-14| 26,032| 2,169| ... that the Irish [[bog body]] '''[[Gallagh Man]]''' ''(pictured)'' preserves the remains of an [[Iron Age]] man who was around 25 years old, dark haired, and was either strangled during a [[Human sacrifice|ritual killing]] or executed as a criminal?''? 

{{DYK stats table row|Female urinal| Femaleurinal.jpg|2018-03-18|25,899| 1,126| ... that '''[[female urinal]]s''' available today ''(example pictured)'' are typically used in a "skiing" position?  

{{DYK stats table row|Economy coffin| Josephinischer Sarg.JPG|2021-08-03| 25,871|| ... that [[Joseph&nbsp;II, Holy Roman Emperor]], caused outrage in 1784 when he ordered that people be buried naked in '''[[Economy coffin|reusable coffins]]''' ''(example pictured)'' from which the body fell into the grave via a trapdoor?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Zofia Posmysz| Zofia Posmysz (Auschwitz Nr 7566).jpg|2018-03-17|25,808| 1,075  | ... that '''[[Zofia Posmysz]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] inmate No. 7566, wrote an audio play on her memories, which became the basis for her 1962 novel ''[[Passenger (Posmysz novel)|Passenger]]'', [[Passenger (1963 film)|a 1963 film]], and [[The Passenger (opera)|a 1968 opera]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols, [[Chickie Geraci Poisson]], [[Betty Shellenberger]], [[Alice Putnam Willetts]], [[Joan Moser]], [[Anne McConaghie Volp]], [[F. Elizabeth Richey]], [[Adele Boyd]], [[Ruth Heller Aucott]], [[Phyllis Stadler Lyon]]| Phyllis Stadler.png|2021-02-06| 3,826 + 2,504 + 3,421 + 979 + 924 + 707 + 806 + 743 + 847 + 11,140 = 25,807| 2,158| ... that the first women inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame included '''[[Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols|a WASP pilot]]''', '''[[Betty Shellenberger|a World War&nbsp;II Marine]]''', a "'''[[Chickie Geraci Poisson|Chickie]]'''", '''[[Alice Putnam Willetts|a Hall of Fame lacrosse player]]''', '''[[Joan Moser|a world-champion softball player]]''', '''[[Anne McConaghie Volp|an All-College basketball player]]''', '''[[F. Elizabeth Richey|the founder of the first collegiate squash program]]''' in the United States, '''[[Adele Boyd|a professor]]''' and '''[[Ruth Heller Aucott|a valedictorian]]''' of Ursinus College, and '''[[Phyllis Stadler Lyon|a resident of Atlantis]]''' ''(pictured)''

{{DYK stats table row|Goat tower|2020-05-04|Johnsons&#039; Goat Tower, brightened.jpg|25,703|2,142|... that many '''[[Goat tower|goat towers]]''' ''(example pictured)'' have become tourist attractions?}}

{{DYK stats table row|PL-01| Czołg lekki PL-01 (02).jpg|2014-01-03| 25,748| 3,223| ... that the '''[[PL-01]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a tank designed in [[Poland]]?}}
 
{{DYK stats table row|Cat Daddy| [[Image:Kate Upton at the 2011 Jets VIP draft party (crop).jpg|2012-05-29| 25,686| 3,211|... that a [[bikini]]-clad rendition of the "'''[[Cat Daddy]]'''" dance by the reigning [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]] [[List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models|cover model]] [[Kate Upton]] ''(pictured)'' was temporarily banned from [[YouTube]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Scowle|2008-10-06| [[Image:Puzzlewood.jpg|25,620| 3,203|... that the ancient [[opencast]] [[iron ore]] workings known as '''[[scowle]]s''' ''([[:Image:Puzzlewood.jpg|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]]''? 

{{DYK stats table row|Gerp's mouse lemur| Microcebus gerpi 001.jpg|2012-01-18| 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]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Hotpants| Bebe Hot Pants 01 2008 (cropped).jpg|2017-05-09| 25,491| 1,062<!-- was on MP for 24 hours. -->| ... that '''[[hotpants]]''' ''(example pictured)'' were originally short [[shorts]] made from materials such as velvet, silk, and fur? 

{{DYK stats table row|Oscar C. Pfaus| Oscar C. Pfaus.jpg|2020-02-26| 25,451| 1,060| ... that ''[[Abwehr]]'' agent and Nazi propagandist '''[[Oscar C. Pfaus|Oscar Pfaus]]''' ''(pictured)'' once served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Roger B. Chaffee| RogerChaffee.1964.ws (cropped).jpg|2019-07-17| 28,471 - (2,896 + 3,156)/2 = 25,445| 1,060| ... that when '''[[Roger B. Chaffee]]''' ''(pictured)'' was selected for [[Apollo&nbsp;1]], he was the youngest American astronaut to earn a [[NASA]] mission assignment?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Westinghouse Time Capsules|2008-01-08 | Westinghouse replicas Sep 65.jpg|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 [[alloy]]s to resist [[corrosion]] for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Unexpected John Cena| John Cena 2012.jpg|2016-04-01|25,226| 3,153| ... that somebody [[scene stealer|stole the show]] in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', and ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', and his name is—'''[[Unexpected John Cena|JOHN CENAAA!!!]]''' ''(pictured)''

{{DYK stats table row|Taylor Swift| Taylor Swift GMA 2012.jpg|2016-08-23| 25,145| 2,095| ... that '''[[Taylor Swift]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first act to have three albums with opening week sales of one million copies in the US?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Yogo sapphire| 43pearYogoSapphire.jpg|2011-11-23| 25,141| 2,095| ...that '''[[Yogo sapphire]]s''' ''(pictured)'' are rarer than diamonds and are found only in Yogo Gulch, [[Montana]]? 

{{DYK stats table row|Camilla Nylund<br>2018-03-15| Camilla Nylund (2008).jpg|25,129| 1,047 | ... that '''[[Camilla Nylund]]''' ''(pictured)'' appeared as the Countess in ''[[Capriccio (opera)|Capriccio]]'' by Richard Strauss at the Frankfurt Opera, staged by [[Brigitte Fassbaender]], who set the opera in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Occupied France]]?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Carmenelectra|2013-02-13| <small>''Picture deleted''</small>| 25,090| 3,136| ... that '''''[[Carmenelectra]]''''' was named after [[Carmen Electra|the model]] ''(pictured)'' because both have "splendid" bodies?}}

{{DYK stats table row|Lord's honours boards| Lord&#39;s honours board.JPG|2013-01-16 honours board]]| 25,034| 3,129| ... that [[Australia cricket team|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?}}
 
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