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Introduction and rules
Introduction	WP:DYK
General discussion	WT:DYK
Guidelines	WP:DYKCRIT
Reviewer instructions	WP:DYKRI
Nominations
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April 1 hooks	WP:DYKAPRIL
Holding area	WP:SOHA
Preparation
Preps and queues	TM:DYK/Q
Prepper instructions	WP:DYKPBI
Admin instructions	WP:DYKAI
Main Page errors	WP:ERRORS
History
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Just for fun
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Userboxes	WP:DYKUBX
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To ping the DYK admins	{{DYK admins}}

Hooks

Wood-waste burner

• ... that 60% of all timber harvested in North America before 1980 was destroyed in wood-waste burners (example pictured)?
• ... that the Indian government declared Vishwasrao Chowgule to be the wealthiest person in India in 1976 based on wealth-tax statistics?
• ... that, in the Old Norse saga version of the story of Sir Percival, the nature of the Holy Grail is never explained?
• ... that Giorgio Valensin wrote an opera while working as a banker in Florence?
• ... that the Cook Opera House transitioned from opera to vaudeville to cinema before ending as a venue for strippers and dirty comics?
• ... that singer Kanako Wada washed the uniforms of her college's rugby team while she was a student?
• ... that Carrie Smith, a leader in the 1933 Funsten Nut strike, was known for picketing while holding a Bible in one hand and a brick in the other?
• ... that Israeli footballer Shahar Nakav played in the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in memory of her older sister, who died of cancer earlier that year?
• ... that the creator of Punks Triangle came up with the story's concept because she thought men wearing punk fashion were "cute"?