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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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Queues

Queue 5 [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.

Enid Sinclair cosplayer

... that Emma Myers attended a "werewolf boot camp" to play Enid Sinclair (cosplayer pictured)?
... that a 151-year-old newspaper lost its journalistic independence in 2026 and became a corporate communications organ?
... that the call sign of a New York state TV station honors a professional wrestling executive?
... that an early 1st-century CE Nabataean olive press at Khirbat an-Nawafla challenges Strabo's claim that Nabataeans grew no olives?
... that a Creamoata promotion involved dropping silver spoons with parachutes over towns from an aeroplane?
... that future king Shō En is said to have fled his home after being accused of stealing water?
... that antiques dealer Obadiah Sypher used an ax to destroy forgeries on the street?
... that the statue of George Peabody in the City of London was mostly paid for by working-class citizens whom Peabody assisted with affordable housing?
... that Australian World War II veteran Reg Chard recalled using the pronunciation of "Woolloomooloo" as a test to distinguish Japanese soldiers from Australians?

Queue 6 [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.

Retrieval of a satellite during a space walk

... that artificial satellites (example pictured) make up the majority of modern space launches and missions?
... that a lawsuit against transgender politician Michelle Bruce claimed that presenting as a woman gave her an "unfair advantage" in her election?
... that the development team for Halloween: The Game worked with John Carpenter and designed the game as a 1970s period piece?
... that Selina Wadge was hanged in 1878 for dropping her child down a well?
... that the mural The Claddagh Embrace was partly made of potatoes?
... that Amanat Khan Shirazi received an elephant from the emperor for his work on the calligraphy of the Taj Mahal?
... that, during the siege of Amida in 502–503, the available food and drink were given to men while women ate leather shoes and the flesh of the dead?
... that Ko Arimatsu witnessed an asteroid impact on Jupiter using a telescope that he built out of boredom?
... that Mitchell Burns demonstrated how to extract natural shampoo from a "very phallic" plant on Christmas Day?

Queue 7 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Laun chba ller) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Fishburn Park Keeper's Cottage

... that a keeper's cottage in Virginia (pictured) housed two generations of park caretakers for more than 60 years?
... that Justin Hinds expected to become an accountant before becoming a Super Bowl–winning coach?
... that one reviewer enjoyed HoloX Meeting, even while describing the series as essentially an advertorial?
... that actor Ryan Clayton joked that he played various villains in productions due to his eyes or hair?
... that Collei was one of the representative Genshin Impact characters for a recycling charity collaboration with Kiehl's?
... that Amasa E. Killam cleared 100 acres (40 ha) of New Brunswick woodland to build a barn and farmhouse from age 14 to 22?
... that a same-sex collective wedding was held in Amapá in 2015?
... that hundreds of white demonstrators prevented the court-ordered desegregation of a junior college in Texas?
... that, according to Benin tradition, King Ewuakpe's wife offered to be buried alive to restore his authority?

Queue 1 [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.

Location of names on the Eiffel Tower

... that the Eiffel Tower features the names of 72 men (location pictured), but it was a Femmes et Sciences list that inspired the idea of adding women's names too?
... that Dandara dos Santos, a murdered Brazilian, was honored with a sculpture exhibited in Manhattan from 2019 to 2020?
... that, during the production of Submarine, director Richard Ayoade insisted on using a 35 mm camera for filming after nobody on the crew wanted to use it?
... that Neozoon once made an art exhibition meant to trick visitors to a zoo into thinking that the "non-toed fur coatie" was a real animal?
... that subscribers chipped in $1 per week to buy a New York City suburb?
... that musician Stella Lefty, who had a US top-20 single in May 2026, is the daughter of a billionaire?
... that Kanmon Kaikyo Fireworks Festival is one of the largest fireworks displays in western Japan?
... that Gerald of Wales complained in his Speculum Duorum that the archdeacon of Brecon spoke too much Welsh, but that the bishop of St Davids spoke too little?
... that Boston City Hall has been compared to Lenin's Mausoleum, an inverted Lincoln Memorial, and a packing crate?

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.

Drone operator "Ksena", (June 2026)

... that various observers consider women drone operators in the Ukrainian military (example pictured) an essential part of Ukraine's war-time defence against Russia's invasion?
... that spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 slows voluntary eye movement?
... that stolen stationery from the Philippine consulate in Seattle was used to address a Washington superior court judge in 1954?
... that the Epano Phournos tholos tomb appears to have been robbed during the Late Bronze Age, only a few centuries after it was built?
... that Witch and Hound was inspired by the author dreaming about witches flying around dinosaurs?
... that Vanillamace spent six years dancing at a strip club before creating content full-time?
... that Rizalito David, a 2022 Philippine vice-presidential candidate, endorsed a presidential candidate other than his running mate?
... that Saw: Genesis appeared on Steam in an "apparently premature" reveal before its Summer Game Fest presentation?
... that the next series of euro banknotes will feature either people or birds, but not both?

Queue 3 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Z1720 (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Agus Djaya

... that Indonesian painter Agus Djaya (pictured) exhibited throughout Europe during the National Revolution?
... that the anime film 100 Meters has a 3-minute 40-second long-take scene that includes 9800 rotoscoped frames and took a year to produce?
... that Junius Wilson was a deaf American who spent almost 70 years as a patient in a mental hospital despite not being mentally ill?
... that the quarries in Aris, Namibia, contain at least three minerals found nowhere else on Earth?
... that Filipino rock singer Gian Bernardino sometimes wears androgynous outfits while performing onstage?
... that the village of Gangfang was ceded from Burma to China in 1960 after a 50-year dispute?
... that creative director Al Hope had ideas for Alien: Isolation 2 before the original Alien: Isolation had been finished?
... that the Dutch East India Company's participation in a Johor conflict triggered a siege of Dutch Malacca?
... that there is a small town inside Lincoln?

Queue 4 [edit]

The hooks below have been approved by a human (Z1720 (talk)) and will be automatically added to the DYK template at the appropriate time.

Corporate Memphis–style illustration

... that Corporate Memphis (example pictured) is featured on the new Canadian passport?
... that drag performer Salem Moon raised $9,500 for LGBTQ+ youth after an anti-LGBTQ organization targeted her trivia-night event?
... that numerous political purges during the Hongwu era resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people?
... that a New York City mansion once had a tunnel to the Hudson River?
... that the 1993 Japanese anime OVA Aru Kararu no Isan, despite not having a conclusive ending, has been praised by critics for its use of science-fiction concepts?
... that Anthony Carl Knudsen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for more than eight years, despite arriving in Minnesota as "nothing more nor less than a tramp"?
... that an NCDV campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence during the 2018 FIFA World Cup won a gold prize at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity?
... that the Kalorama Park and Archeological Site in Washington, D.C., is included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom?
... that Harry Game was rejected by a club, despite having won league titles in Belgium and Greece, because "no one knew who the hell he was"?

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.
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Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
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Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
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Steps to add a hook to prep

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Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
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Prep areas

Note: The next prep set to move into the queue is Prep 5 [update count].

Prep area 5 [edit]

Photograph of the liberation of Korea

... that the date and location of an iconic photograph of the liberation of Korea (pictured) are uncertain?
... that there is a Korean Peninsula within the Korean Peninsula?
... that a coal miner became one of his country's greatest actors?
... that the Goryeo court moved to Ganghwasanseong Fortress to escape the Mongols?
... that a festival established in 2002 has its roots in a 1592 war?
... that the Diocese of Seoul under Bishop Elijah Jang-Whan Kim funded the planting of an "Anglican forest" in desertified areas of Mongolia?
... that a non-fiction book about North Korea kidnapping two filmmakers to make movies was released soon after North Korea hacked Sony because of a movie?
... that a hiking trail established by Suh Myung Sook is estimated to contribute more than $800 million to the economy of Jeju Province?
... that 13 + 3 + 1 = Seventeen?

Prep area 6 [edit]

The Building Worker

... that construction workers gather each year at The Building Worker (pictured), a statue in Tower Hill, London, to commemorate those who died the previous year?
... that the Gujarati play Mena Gurjari was staged at the official residence of India's president during the 1957 Republic Day celebrations?
... that the VTuber music group Blue Journey debuted its first standalone single at the end of its first concert? under discussion
... that Scarlett Archer was called a bad actress as she was "acting as someone who is acting" on Emmerdale? under discussion
... that scaffolds made of silk biomaterials, which temporarily support tissue regeneration, can be designed to degrade as new tissue forms?
... that the London Life Building included four bowling alleys for employees?
... that Juma Khan Fateh used to sing and play a musical instrument before joining the Taliban?
... that Evo 2026 included a 1997 arcade fighting game among its twelve main tournament titles?
... that brothers Gerry and Gerald Collins are part of a family of 19 siblings?

Prep area 7 [edit]

Rimbi Temple

... that Rimbi Temple (pictured) appears cleaved in two?
... that President Sukarno sought permission to marry Hartini two days after his first wife gave birth?
... that Bugis troops fought on both sides of the Riau War, and chatted to one another before fighting began?
... that Indonesian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Gatot Abdullah Mansyur was pressured to resign after failing to prevent the execution of a maid?
... that "one of the most iconic paintings of Indonesian modern art" shows an annoyed sex worker?
... that one of the first European contacts with the island of Raijua was a slave raid in 1659?
... that Indonesia's first woman sculptor reportedly donated her children's jewellery to support the National Revolution?
... that the Indonesian Feminist Journal saw circulation improve after protests against milk prices?
... that Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir waited for a month to tell his pregnant wife regarding his deployment to Baghdad?

Prep area 1 [edit]

Official portrait of Retired U.S. Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery

... that Medal of Honor recipient Nicholas Dockery (pictured) was a White House Fellow?
... that part of the lyrics for the My Chemical Romance song "Bulletproof Heart" were influenced from the song "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" by the Killers?
... that Toko Furuuchi's songwriting involves making everyone a protagonist?
... that Comic Fiesta is one of the largest animation, comics, and games conventions in Southeast Asia?
... that New York City's illuminated Sunnyside Arch fell dark within a few years of being built because its many small light bulbs were too difficult to replace?
... that the anime Fate/Extra Last Encore was conceived as a continuation of a video game's "bad ending"?
... that Carlos Mallo Molina quit his job building a highway to lead a successful campaign against the proposed port at the end of that highway?
... that the sound of Yamada's symphonic poem Flower of Mandala has been described as "almost French à la Ravel"?
... that identical twins Liam and Markus Ruck were selected by the same team in the 2026 NHL entry draft?

Prep area 2 [edit]

A deck-up event of the full-scale Ingram in 2014 in Nagoya City.

... that a full-scale mecha (pictured) from Patlabor sometimes makes an appearance at festivals around Japan?
... that the author of Ancient Greek Horsemanship was himself an experienced horse rider?
... that the Byzantines' superior naval prowess helped them defeat the Goths at the Battle of Sena Gallica?
... that after discussing a red card that he was shown during a football game, Zachari Zeegelaar decided to pursue a career in refereeing, obtaining the FIFA badge in 2013?
... that an episode of Peppa Pig about hearing loss was created in partnership with the National Deaf Children's Society?
... that competitive eater Zermatt Neo specializes in street food and offers publicity to struggling hawkers?
... that the music video for Katy Perry's song "Watch It Burn" picks up immediately where the "Bandaids" video ended?
... that Webster Hall, which now houses Dartmouth College's special collections library, was once the site of a student riot against George Wallace?
... that Jackson Mac Low used A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates to write poetry?

Prep area 3 [edit]

Stir-fried mandai

... that Mandai (stir-fry pictured) is made by fermenting the pith of Artocarpus integer fruit?
... that the original creator of Whisper Me a Love Song recalled listening to around 60 audition tapes to recommend a voice actress for a role?
... that a Korean immigrant to the US contributed to numerous notable buildings in San Diego's skyline?
... that some Portuguese Americans in California practice bloodless bullfighting during religious festivals?
... that the sculpture Broadgate Venus has been described as a "large and threatening personification of voluptuous, ripe womanhood"?
... that Palestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh was targeted by teargas on the job?
... that James Buchanan wrote his own presidential memoir despite paying a friend $7000 to write a biography of him?
... that the "father of modern ice climbing" died on Nanga Parbat in 1934 after days of starvation and cold exposure?
... that scholars debate whether A Tale of Two Nations was not at all, mildly, or distinctly antisemitic?

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