User:Cunard/DYK

This is a list WP:DYK hooks that appeared on the Main Page that I have created/expanded.

DYKs created or expanded
Did you know...


 * ... that Anne Aghion won an Emmy Award in 2005 for her feature documentary In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies?


 * ... that Republican U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended Wasilla High School?


 * ... that despite having excruciating pain in her back and knees because of the disease achondroplasia, Miranda Uhl went on to win a gold medal in the individual medley at the 2008 Summer Paralympics?


 * ... that after the resignation of Roman Abramovic, Roman Kopin was unanimously confirmed by local legislators to be the next governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug?


 * ... that Jock Wilson, who died at the age of 105 in September 2008, was Great Britain's oldest D-Day veteran?


 * ... that it now requires 250 employees and costs US$5-9 million to open a new location of the six-year-old America's Incredible Pizza Company?


 * ... that Julia's House is the first and only hospice in Dorset, England, for children with life-limiting conditions?


 * ... that out of 300 entries for the Honor Award from the United States Department of Transportation and the National Endowment for the Arts, Wallace Roberts & Todd was one of eleven who won the award?


 * ... that Joan Snyder, a MacArthur Fellow and a Guggenheim Fellow has had her paintings exhibited at Jewish Museum in New York?


 * ... that John Heald, the senior cruise director of Carnival Cruise Lines, began working in cruise ships as a bar waiter?


 * ... that at the age of seven, Zach Bonner founded the Little Red Wagon Foundation to aid the 1.3 million homeless children in the United States?


 * ... that the director of the documentary Who the Hell is Juliette? intentionally misspelled the name of the film's title character in the credits?


 * ... that Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia was written by a James Beard Award winner and her bulimic daughter?


 * ... that Possibility Playground, a 450,000 playground for special needs children, was built through donations and volunteer work from thousands of people?


 * ... that Death Risk Rankings, nicknamed the "death calculator", allows users to view their chance of dying of sixty-six causes of death, such as murder, in a twelve-month span?


 * ... that the Automatic Complaint-Letter Generator generates complaint letters that are "general enough to be true or fit anyone and everyone, yet specific enough to mean something"?


 * ... that in May 2007 alone, 987,000 unique visitors tried Starfall, a free website that helps children learn to read?


 * ... that in March 1997, Lucia Newman became the first United States journalist in twenty-seven years to be based in Cuba?


 * ... that Jason Sadler, the founder of I Wear Your Shirt, earned US$83,000 in 2009 by being a "human billboard"?


 * ... that after his father committed suicide, Harry Reid introduced a resolution to the United States Senate which led to the creation of the National Survivors of Suicide Day?


 * ... that centenarian Dorothy Geeben was the oldest mayor in the United States until her death on January 10, 2010?


 * ... that World Chocolate Wonderland, the first chocolate theme park in China, showcases the world's biggest chocolate model of the Great Wall of China?


 * ... that Heart-kun is a Japanese puppy that was born with a heart-shaped patch of brown hair on its white-haired body?


 * ... that Herculine Barbin, a collection of memoirs written by a hermaphrodite, inspired Jeffrey Eugenides to write Middlesex, which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?


 * ... that the valediction "have a nice day", typically spoken by service employees, is considered a trite phrase that has been castrated by excessive usage and pretense?


 * ... that the LucyPhone service was inspired by the frustration of waiting lengthy periods of time when placed on hold by call center operators?


 * ... that in 1854, Michel Maxwell Philip, the illicit son of a white planter and a slave, wrote Emmanuel Appadocca, the first Trinidadian novel?


 * ... that Yahoo! Kids, formerly known as Yahooligans!, is the oldest online search directory for children?


 * ... that the phrase "more bang for the buck" was used to describe the United States' New Look policy of depending on nuclear weapons, rather than a large regular army, to keep the Soviet Union in check?


 * ... that Harry Neal Baum ghostwrote the 1917 novel Mary Louise Solves a Mystery when his ailing father, L. Frank Baum, could not fulfill his obligations to his publishers?


 * ... that the inspiration for WePay originated when co-founder Rich Aberman had difficulty fundraising for his brother's bachelor party?


 * ... that Eric Doeringer has sometimes sold up to US$1,500 worth of "bootlegs", small copies of paintings by eminent modern artists, in one day?


 * ... that Maud Gage Baum forced her husband to eat stale doughnuts because he did not consult with her before buying them?


 * ... that in Rocky Mountain Bank v. Google Inc., if a Gmail user had viewed a particular email, Google was ordered to disclose to a bank the user's real name?


 * ... that after publishing bestsellers Father Goose and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the George M. Hill Company was compelled in 1902 to declare bankruptcy?


 * ... that the documentary To Whom It May Concern (poster pictured) tells the story of Nancy Kwan, one of the first Asian leads in a Hollywood film?


 * ... that an English translation of the Hindi hymn "Jaya Ho" has been included in the North American hymnals Voices United and The United Methodist Hymnal?


 * ... that for her memoir Opium Nation, Fariba Nawa placed her life in jeopardy to collect stories from women involved in opium production in Afghanistan?


 * ... that Jeff Civillico simultaneously jogged 26.2 mi and juggled three balls at the Walt Disney World Marathon to raise $5000 for a special needs non-profit organization?


 * ... that in Ticketmaster v. Tickets.com a U.S. federal judge ruled that URLs were not copyrightable because they consisted of "functional and factual elements"?


 * ... that Little Red Wagon Foundation founder Zach Bonner's story was selected from among a pool of 6,000 candidates and made into the 2012 docudrama Little Red Wagon?


 * ... that hunter Steve Hindi stopped hunting and founded the animal rights group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) after witnessing a pigeon shoot in Pennsylvania in 1989?


 * ... that Arthur S. Brisbane, the then-public editor of The New York Times, said that the 2012 creation of NewsDiffs imposed a "forced transparency" on The Times?


 * ... that Technology Education and Literacy in Schools founder Kevin Wang sold his Porsche 911 and considered quitting his job at Microsoft to manage the program full-time?


 * ... that Greenhouse Software has provided recruiting software for technology companies such as Airbnb, Snapchat, and Uber?


 * ... that America's Got Talent 2014 quarterfinalist One Voice Children's Choir had a waiting list of 250 children wanting to join as of January 2015?


 * ... that Guinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of Love You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"?


 * ... that Meridian School alumnus Masa Fukuda, the founder of One Voice Children's Choir, writes and arranges music from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in his basement studio, sleeping only three or four hours a day?


 * ... that because Bank of America customers who invest less than $250,000 usually do not receive counsel from Merrill Edge employees, the discount brokerage service plans to offer customers robo-advisors?


 * ... that Sarah Charles Lewis played Winnie Foster in the musical Tuck Everlasting's 2015 world premiere and is reprising the role on Broadway in 2016?


 * ... that a report around 2013 on American used goods outlets put Goodwill first with a 21% market share, Winmark second with nearly 6%, and The Salvation Army third with nearly 4%?


 * ... that Working with Lemons participated in an event in Provo, Utah, that broke the world record for most people participating in a live nativity scene re-enactment?


 * ... that the 1991 music video for the Sesame Street song "Monster in the Mirror" featured 25 celebrities, including Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and The Simpsons characters?


 * ... that SAP SE, Aetna, Mrs. Fields Original Cookies, and Brooklyn Union Gas have all been managed by wire?


 * ... that Ronald Read, whose last job was working 17 years as a J. C. Penney janitor, left US$1.2 million to his local library and $4.8 million to the hospital where he died?


 * ... that Unbox Therapy sparked Apple's "Bendgate" controversy when host Lewis Hilsenteger used only his hands to bend his iPhone 6 Plus?


 * ... that the Hong Kong restaurant Shia Wong Hip stores hundreds of live and venomous snakes on-site for its cuisine, and serves a soup made from lizards, silkworms, and seahorses?


 * ... that Keep was the most downloaded fitness app in China between July and September 2018, with 38.8 million downloads?


 * ... that McDonald's lost over £20 million in its sale of The Aroma Cafe, the first non-American chain it had acquired to run as a separate brand?


 * ... that Monita Rajpal, whose first job out of college was as a receptionist, has interviewed Mikhail Gorbachev, Vicente Fox, Al Gore, Tom Ford, and I. M. Pei?


 * ... that after Joanna Jordan left her job at the Late Show with David Letterman to start a talent agency, the show became her first client?


 * ... that a LinkedIn license contract compelled UpCounsel, an online marketplace for legal services, to close but it ended up remaining in business?


 * ... that comedy group Pomato's creations include a skit about a boyfriend who did not understand the difference between a sports bra and a bra, and an advertisement for the Hong Kong Police Force?


 * ... that Manner, a Macau entertainment company, opened a store that sells almond biscuits with condom-looking wrapping, and gives customers free beef jerky if they show a parking ticket?


 * ... that Sunny Lam, a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, performed a love song with Siri?


 * ... that Mat and Savanna Shaw cover of "The Prayer" went viral at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, after which they released their debut album that was ranked 54th on the Billboard 200?


 * ... that after quarterback Joe Montana invested in Crowd Cow, PETA sent him a letter filled with football puns imploring him not to invest in a company that facilitates the slaughtering of animals?


 * ... that AJ Rafael started Crazy Talented Asians, a live variety show, after being influenced by the film Crazy Rich Asians?


 * ... that veterinarian Matt Brash treated some of the owls that appeared in the first Harry Potter film and concluded that they had leukocytozoonosis?


 * ... that the FHProductionHK, a YouTube channel with videos that have reached two million views, features someone who always wears a bear mask to hide his appearance?


 * ... that Bob's Your Uncle, a Hong Kong YouTuber, began cooking while he was an international student after he found the food from Chinese restaurants in London unappetising?


 * ... that Games Research Inc licensed Diplomacy, Henry Kissinger's favorite game, in 1960 after the board game's creator unsuccessfully tried to get multiple publishers to accept it?


 * ... that Terence Lam, who initially did not plan to become a singer, received ViuTV Chill Club's best male singer award and Commercial Radio Hong Kong's best new artist award?


 * ... that in China, Buddha-like parents, the polar opposite of tiger parents, do not envision their offspring accomplishing much in life?


 * ... that YouTuber Ghib Ojisan visited Yishun, a Singaporean town, expecting danger after reading of cats being slaughtered but instead found it "home to nice people and cute cats"?


 * ... that Battlefield Vegas employees during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting drove several armored personnel carriers to Mandalay Bay to shield police officers at the request of a LVMPD sergeant?


 * ... that one of Hong Kong YouTuber Mama Cheung most viewed videos shows her using a rice cooker to bake a cake?


 * ... that the Marsh Family parody of Les Misérables "One Day More" required pizza?


 * ... that Dianxi Xiaoge, who grew up in a remote Yunnan mountain village without running water, is an Internet celebrity with roughly 16 million subscribers on all her platforms?


 * ... that impressionist Paul Boland has imitated over 100 voices during his performances including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles?


 * ... that the Little Cleo fishing spoon lure previously featured a scantily dressed exotic dancer?


 * ... that DBTel once took up 30 percent of the original equipment manufacturer market share for cordless phones in the United States?


 * ... that The Beijinger had an advertisement for renting foreigners?


 * ... that "big mamas" caused China to become the biggest purchaser of gold?


 * ... that on the day the Conrad Bangkok hotel opened in 2003, ten people climbed up its walls dressed as Spider-Man?


 * ... that Matthew Tye uploaded a YouTube video about leaving China after hearing that members of the local public security bureau had shown his photograph in bars frequented by foreigners?


 * ... that Super Mario has spent more than a million dollars on cruises?


 * ... that Mama Lee lived for more than a decade on a cruise ship?


 * ... that University of Exeter lecturer Fu Jia and his coauthors said in 2017 that "uniquely for any hotel in China", Fairmont Beijing has three workers who have learning disabilities?


 * ... that Beatrice Muller lived on Queen Elizabeth 2 for nine years?


 * ... that Clara MacBeth lived on a cruise ship for over a decade?


 * ... that Fortress of the Bear founder raised pigs to prove he could take care of bears?


 * ... that the Chinese-language forum 1Point3Acres created a COVID-19 tracker used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?


 * ... that YouTube channel Trial & Error manner of selling live-show tickets—HK$10,000 on day one, $5,000 on day two, all the way to $10 on day 24—appeared on a university entrance exam?


 * ... that when Zenni Optical released a Super Bowl LIV advertisement, its website told a number of customers that eyeglasses deliveries would be delayed for weeks?


 * ... that Mira, a Hong Kong YouTuber, was asked by the Korea Tourism Organization to be a spokeswoman for Michelin-starred restaurants one year after she started her channel?


 * ... that the Cantonese cooking channel Made With Lau began generating about US$50,000 per month in YouTube advertising revenue in under a year?


 * ... that Hong Kong YouTuber Martin co-created a video showing himself using a washing machine to make soup?


 * ... that Emi Wong, the Hong Kong YouTuber with the most subscribers, used a carpet sweeper to do lunges and bottles of laundry detergent to do squats?


 * ... that Tournament of Kings made its host the United States' biggest buyer of Cornish game hens in 2018?


 * ... that in Hyprov, off-Broadway audience members perform improv after undergoing stage hypnosis?


 * ... that the packaging of one Thai throat lozenge features five centipedes?


 * ... that during Siam Niramit, a Bangkok cultural show, the forestage was transformed into a 50-metre-long (160 ft) river?


 * ... that swimmer Jin Hao competed in eight events, the most of any participant, during the 2001 National Games of China, causing him to lose 4 kilograms (8.8 lb)?


 * ... that the performers in the Thai drag show Calypso Cabaret impressed Lady Gaga with their ability to be open about their identities?


 * ... that DeeDo secured a license to feature characters from the manga series Doraemon on its products?


 * ... that One Chun, a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant, has black-and-white televisions, transistor radios, and aged clocks on a wall?


 * ... that a restaurant in a Thai hotel serves "Chicken Volcano", a dish containing whiskey?


 * ... that a firearm blank goes off during The Days of '98 Show shootout, startling the audience?


 * ... that The Penguin History of Modern China profiled the Christian General, whose army moved to the beat of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"?


 * ... that in the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, the performers scale a tree that is 50 ft tall and then free fall?


 * ... that Drew Thomas, a former car salesman, reached the finals of the NBC show Last Comic Standing?