User:FunkyCanute/DYK

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On 29 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Julius Achon, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Julius Achon was the first Ugandan athlete to win a gold medal at the World Junior Championships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julius Achon. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SoundHound, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the SoundHound mobile app can recognise a song even from a badly hummed version? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/SoundHound. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nero (yacht), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a whole new shipbuilding facility had to be created to build the 90-metre (300 ft) luxury yacht Nero? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nero (yacht). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 25 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marshal Clarke, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lt-Col Sir Marshal Clarke lost an arm to a tiger while serving with the Royal Artillery in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marshal Clarke. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 5 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ernest Melville Charles Guest, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Rhodesian-born pilot Ernest Melville Guest was part of the RAF escort that flew with HMS Hereward taking the Dutch Royal Family to safety in England during World War Two? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernest Melville Charles Guest. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 10 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Rubin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stephen Rubin turned the Liverpool Shoe Company into Pentland Group, the UK's largest sports apparel company and owner of Berghaus, Mitre, Speedo and several other brands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Rubin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 12 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Riegel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Peter Riegel devised a simple formula for predicting race times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Riegel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kylie Elizabeth Watson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kylie Elizabeth Watson received the Military Cross after saving an Afghan soldier despite his comrades not wanting a woman to help? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kylie Elizabeth Watson. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 11 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jamie McDonald (runner), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jamie McDonald ran 5,000 miles across Canada dressed as comic book hero The Flash? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jamie McDonald (runner). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ellie Greenwood, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ellie Greenwood beat the record for the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run by 50 minutes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ellie Greenwood. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 31 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eleanor Robinson, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1998 Eleanor Robinson set a world record of 13 days, 1 hour, 54 minutes for a woman to run 1,000 miles (1,600 km)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eleanor Robinson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 10 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rage (1999 film), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Newton Aduaka was the first independent black filmmaker to get a national release in the UK, for Rage in 1999? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rage (1999 film). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 3 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Coghlan (politician), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Charles Coghlan, the first Premier of Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), was born in South Africa to an Irishman who served in the British Army? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Coghlan (politician). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 11 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Under the Dome (film), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Chinese documentary Under the Dome, criticising China's air pollution, was praised by China's environment minister? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Under the Dome (film). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 16 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harriette Colenso, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harriette Colenso. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 23 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Morosi, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that his son's refusal to pay a hut tax led to the siege of Baphuthi chief Morosi on a mountaintop, culminating in his death and decapitation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Morosi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 26 April 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rik Vercoe, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rik Vercoe gunned down the world record at the 2014 London Marathon for the "fastest runner dressed as a cowboy" but was pipped to the post by the "fastest jockey"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rik Vercoe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 6 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lizzy Hawker, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Lizzy Hawker bought her first pair of trail running shoes just 10 days before running the 100-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc for the first time, and winning? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lizzy Hawker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 25 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nicky Spinks, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the women's record for the Bob Graham Round, one of Britain's toughest fell races, was broken by the 47-year-old Nicky Spinks in 2015? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nicky Spinks. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 18 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frank Tarr, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the former England international rugby player Frank Tarr was killed on 18 July 1915 by a splinter from a shell after telling his men to keep cover? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Tarr. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 31 July 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Billy Geen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Billy Geen, who was killed in action on 31 July 1915, played rugby for Wales, Newport and Oxford, and dropped the ball over the try line in three consecutive Varsity Matches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Billy Geen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 4 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthur James Dingle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Arthur Dingle was selected to play rugby for England in 1913, even though Oxford had dropped him? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur James Dingle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 9 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Albert Downing, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Albert Downing was the first New Zealand international rugby player to be killed in action in World War One, fighting for the British Empire in Gallipoli? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albert Downing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 12 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Henry Dewar (rugby), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Henry Dewar joined the expedition to occupy German Samoa the day after playing in Wellington's Ranfurly Shield defence against Wairarapa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Dewar (rugby). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 18 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pierre Guillemin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the French rugby union player Pierre Guillemin was criticised by the press for his "remarkable brutality"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pierre Guillemin. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 8 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jack Verge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Australian rugby union player Jack Verge took six wickets for 20 runs playing cricket against Melbourne University? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jack Verge. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 30 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ernest Deane, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ernest Deane (pictured), who had played rugby for Ireland, earned the Military Cross while serving with the Indian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in 1915? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ernest Deane. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 27 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Douglas Lambert, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Douglas Lambert scored a record five tries on his international rugby union debut? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Douglas Lambert. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 1 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harry Alexander (rugby union), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Harry Alexander was captain of England for just one match? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Alexander (rugby union). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 26 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Songhoy Blues, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Malian band Songhoy Blues was formed in exile after jihadists banned music in their home town of Timbuktu? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Songhoy Blues. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 29 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vincent McNamara, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vincent McNamara was on the losing side of the Balmoral Brawl? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vincent McNamara. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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On 22 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anna Honzáková, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Anna Honzáková was in 1902 the first Czech woman to earn a doctor's certificate at a Czech university? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Honzáková. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 10 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clive Shields, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after announcing his retirement, Australian MP Clive Shields publicly attacked his own constituents, saying he was "fed up with oiling the parish pump"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clive Shields. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 18 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Lying Student, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that The Lying Student was written in 1914, but not published until most of the manuscript was rediscovered in 1981? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Lying Student. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.