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DYK queue status

There are currently 2 filled queues. Assistance in moving preps is requested.
DYK is running 24-hour sets. There are currently 0 empty slots in the preps, not counting the bottom prep.

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Current time: 15:45, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 24 hours

Last updated: 15 hours ago(

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This page gives an overview of all DYK hooks currently scheduled for promotion to the Main Page. By showing the content of all queues and prep areas in one place, the overview helps administrators see how full the queues are, and also makes it easier for users to check that their hook has been promoted or to find hooks for copy-editing. Hooks removed from queues or prep areas for unresolved issues should have their nominations reopened and retranscluded at the nomination page.

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The next update will be produced from Queue 1. After performing a manual update, please update the pointer to the next queue.

Local update times

	Los Angeles	New York	UTC	London	New Delhi	Tokyo	Sydney
Queue 1	4 August 17:00	4 August 20:00	5 August 00:00	5 August 01:00	5 August 05:30	5 August 09:00	5 August 10:00
Queue 2	5 August 17:00	5 August 20:00	6 August 00:00	6 August 01:00	6 August 05:30	6 August 09:00	6 August 10:00
Queue 3 Prep 3	6 August 17:00	6 August 20:00	7 August 00:00	7 August 01:00	7 August 05:30	7 August 09:00	7 August 10:00
Queue 4 Prep 4	7 August 17:00	7 August 20:00	8 August 00:00	8 August 01:00	8 August 05:30	8 August 09:00	8 August 10:00
Queue 5 Prep 5	8 August 17:00	8 August 20:00	9 August 00:00	9 August 01:00	9 August 05:30	9 August 09:00	9 August 10:00
Queue 6 Prep 6	9 August 17:00	9 August 20:00	10 August 00:00	10 August 01:00	10 August 05:30	10 August 09:00	10 August 10:00
Queue 7 Prep 7	10 August 17:00	10 August 20:00	11 August 00:00	11 August 01:00	11 August 05:30	11 August 09:00	11 August 10:00
Prep 1	11 August 17:00	11 August 20:00	12 August 00:00	12 August 01:00	12 August 05:30	12 August 09:00	12 August 10:00
Prep 2	12 August 17:00	12 August 20:00	13 August 00:00	13 August 01:00	13 August 05:30	13 August 09:00	13 August 10:00

Queues

Queue 1 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs}) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Neo Ta Memes

... that a replica of an Olmec head crushed a Tesla (pictured)?
... that American gynecologist Noble Sproat Heaney was also a dairy farmer?
... that Huns serving in the Byzantine army were tempted to change sides at the Battle of Tricamarum because they feared that they would not be allowed to return to their homeland and keep their booty?
... that Varsha Deshpande has carried out more than 50 sting operations against illegal sex-selective abortions in India?
... that, when the Darwin D. Martin House was abandoned, children roller-skated through the rooms, and huge snow drifts piled up?
... that a minor-league U.S. hockey team beat the reigning Soviet champions in 1977 thanks to their star player scoring four goals?
... that a Barbie doll designed by Canturi sold at auction for US$302,500 in 2010, setting a world record?
... that John Darrenkamp sang with OperaLancaster in 2015 in the same opera that he performed with the company for his debut in 1959?
... that Wakidi sold a painting to the president of Indonesia for a bus ticket?

Queue 2 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human ( — Chris Woodrich (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Marie-France van Heel

... that Marie-France van Heel (pictured) once went on a televised dating show while dating a future UK prime minister?
... that Croki, New South Wales, was once a bustling 19th-century river port that declined after railways and roads replaced traditional river transport?
... that a 14-year-old was hired to animate a scene in an official Spider-Man film after one of his videos went viral on Twitter?
... that critics considered the apparent death of Tingyun to be the most shocking moment in Honkai: Star Rail?
... that Noa's song "Any Angle" was played 480 million times in the months before its official release?
... that an Australian advertising campaign implied that drivers speed because they have small penises?
... that the anchanchu, a legendary creature in Aymara mythology, is said to shapeshift into a pot-bellied old man or a wealthy Aymara woman to ensnare its victims?
... that the Philippine consulate in Guam facilitated the construction of a statue that may have led to a Guamanian mayor losing re-election?
... that Bob Bull went bankrupt in 2016, had a net worth of £1.9 billion in 2023, and then went bankrupt again?

Queue 3 [edit]

Queue 4 [edit]

Queue 5 [edit]

Queue 6 [edit]

Queue 7 [edit]

Instructions on how to promote a hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
- Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
Hook should make sense grammatically.
Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
- Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
- Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
- Check that there's a bold link to the article.
If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
- At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

At the upper left
- Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
- Change |passed= to |passed=yes
At the bottom
- Just above the line containing
  }}
  insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:
  To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  
  To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]
- Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

Prep areas

Note: The next prep set to move into the queue is Prep 3 [update count].

Prep area 3 [edit]

Hotel Marcel

... that the Hotel Marcel (pictured) has been called both Connecticut's ugliest building and one of New England's best hotels?
... that a French soldier's room has not been touched since World War I?
... that a Molotov song named after a homophobic slur was described by a bandmember as an LGBTQ anthem?
... that French EDM producer Pépé Bradock opened an album with a track named after the elephant Abul-Abbas?
... that the video game Pictonico! allows players to turn their own photographs into minigames?
... that fashion designer Chet Lo's spiky knitwear is inspired by the durian?
... that Forever Ago was partly inspired by a developer's road trip along the Pacific coast?
... that NBA executive Norm Sonju bought the floor for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game and shipped it to a Christian camp in the Adirondacks?
... that a gender-swapped fictional version of the Roman emperor Nero appeared more frequently in online image searches than the historical figure?

Prep area 4 [edit]

Otter in Marina Bay, Singapore

... that otters in Singapore (example pictured) have adapted to the urban environment, with groups such as the Zouk otter family known for their tolerance of humans?
... that the music video for "Light Up the Night" was released seven years after the song?
... that, when New York City's 99 John Street was being converted to apartments, a supermarket was built to attract residents to the area?
... that Raymond of Poitiers did not want to win a siege, so he played dice in his tent instead?
... that a critic described Agent Kim Reactivated as a blend of Taken and John Wick?
... that a brand of cream cheese was created in a small Argentine town?
... that Indonesian diplomat Ignacio Kristanyo Hardojo and his team made a coffin for the remains of a homicide victim?
... that a rummage sale held for the classical-music library of an Ohio radio station sold out in two hours?
... that Erskine Caldwell once wrote that he had been denied lodging at Hotel Mark Twain because he was a writer?

Prep area 5 [edit]

Baranof totem pole

... that the designer of the Baranof totem pole (pictured) did not mean to depict a naked Russian man?
... that Ángeles Romero Frizzi aimed for an Indigenous perspective in a history book about her own state, according to a reviewer?
... that the Native American Student and Community Center in Portland, Oregon, is designed to resemble a tipi?
... that Sweden's Truth Commission for the Sámi People omits "reconciliation" from its name, unlike similar inquiries in Norway and Finland?
... that speakers of the Jorá language were massacred, rounded up in villages, and sold into slavery during the 1940s?
... that the tomb of the Okinawan king Shishō is now on the grounds of an air force base?
... that the Dominican folktale of the ciguapa was propagandized by the Rafael Trujillo regime to promote race mixing?
... that Te Whare Tīwekaweka is the first album entirely in Māori to reach number one on the New Zealand album charts?
... that the first Inuktitut Bible translated by native speakers was produced by a cathedral dean, a former heavy-equipment operator, a future mayor, a future member of the Order of Canada, and a former oilfield worker?

Prep area 6 [edit]

Aimee La Joie

... that actress Aimee La Joie (pictured) portrayed an entire film crew in The Film Crew?
... that the largest in-orbit fragmentation event was a Chinese anti-satellite missile test in 2007 that released more than 3,500 debris fragments?
... that sales of a book honoring Popó Vaz, a police officer, were to be donated to transgender-rights organizations?
... that a 19th-century English poem has been interpreted as the poet's expression of his "fury against Russia"?
... that in-game items for Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 were distributed via trading cards?
... that Niall Garbh O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell, stole his cousin's cattle for surrendering to the Crown?
... that John M. Klineberg commuted to NASA in a Corvette Stingray every day until his retirement?
... that the earliest predecessors of U.S. Route 101 in California were 16th-century "royal roads" built by the Spanish?
... that, according to some legends, King Eiso was born after his mother dreamed that she was impregnated by the Sun?

Prep area 7 [edit]

Custard's Last Stand, a typical ice cream stand

... that glass-fronted buildings with angled walls and sloped projecting roofs are uniquely associated with ice cream stands (typical example pictured)?
... that Edward Victor Appleton was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Appleton layer?
... that Lord Allen built an obelisk with a groin vault at the base for his wife?
... that the Frankish king Theudebert I considered the Byzantine emperor Justinian I to be his father?
... that there is a video game based on the Jamaica national bobsled team?
... that the reception for most YouTuber movies has "largely been negative"?
... that one of makeup artist Mimi Choi's signature designs appears to make her face a hollow void?
... that the Boiler Shop, a music venue, occupies a building where the first locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway was built?
... that Tahitian princess Ninito Sumner sailed to Hawaiʻi in 1848 to marry Hawaiian prince Moses Kekūāiwa, only to arrive after learning of his death?

Prep area 1 [edit]

Enid Sinclair cosplayer

... that Emma Myers attended a "werewolf boot camp" to play Enid Sinclair (cosplayer pictured)?
... that the newly opened Cambridge South railway station was designed to blend in with a nearby nature reserve?
... that Canadian influencer and chef Logan Moffitt's viral videos have been cited as responsible for a cucumber shortage in Iceland?
... that John Basinger, who memorized all twelve books of Paradise Lost, described the work as "a cathedral I carry around in my mind"?
... that the live-action adaptation of My Oshi Is Now My Boss featured Masayoshi Ōishi as both the theme-song composer and a guest talent?
... that President Sukarno bought a painting from the Young Artists of Indonesia, but failed to pay for two years?
... that the song "Hands Up" by 2PM was controversially designated as "harmful to youth" by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, but the designation was overturned a year later?
... that many species have recovered from the brink of extinction?
... that Jeonju has a holiday that celebrates a Faceless Angel?

Prep area 2 [edit]

Carmarthen Infirmary in 1861

... that patients at Carmarthen Infirmary (pictured) in the late 19th century were required to help with cleaning, laundry, and caring for other patients?
... that Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival is one of the largest fireworks displays in western Japan?
... that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dana–Thomas House around an existing house because a will banned the old house's destruction?
... that Macho de Monte Dam is controlled remotely?
... that the first reconstruction of Camarasaurus was drawn on sheets of linen and measured 21 m (68 ft) in length?
... that there was an NFL player named Red Heater?
... that Irish chess player Diana Mirza was labeled the "teenage chess queen" when she was 17 years old?
... that architect Arthur Edwards designed the Birmingham Municipal Technical School with a steam engine in the basement?
... that according to its manufacturers, one boat used in Casino Royale "was the first sailing boat to go up the Grand Canal in Venice for 300 years"?

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