Wikipedia:Today's second feature
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Today's second feature is a section on the Wikipedia:Main Page alternative (Classic 2006), a main page alternative that displays the style of the Main Page in February 2006, where additional areas of Wikipedia are displayed. On weekdays it highlights new articles with the Did You Know section (DYK). On weekends it shows the Picture of the Day (POTD) from Wikipedia's Featured Pictures.
This rotating section was originally implemented in July 2005 as a compromise after there were requests to add the POTD to the Main Page, combined with complaints that DYK was badly maintained at the time (see archived discussion). Today's second feature appeared on the Main Page until a new design was implemented in March 2006.
Current version of this section on the Classic 2006 Main Page:
- ... that Erik Sparre (pictured) is known as "the father of Swedish constitutional law"?
- ... that writer and artist Jim Steranko was given authorship of "The Strange Death of Captain America" in part to resolve a dispute between himself and Stan Lee?
- ... that Jan Klán, as a pilot in the Groupe de Chasse II/5, became the first Czech to achieve an aerial victory against the Luftwaffe while flying the Hawk 75?
- ... that Oophaga solanensis frogs can be bought for $3 in their native Colombia and sold for up to $1,000 overseas?
- ... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school?
- ... that the U.S. state of Oklahoma was not allowed to ban Sharia law?
- ... that Triton, a moon of Neptune, has thin clouds that are likely made of nitrogen ice crystals?
- ... that Jake Bates's first in-game field goal was the second-longest in professional football history?
- ... that all sea lions in Otago descend from Mum?
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