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 * ... that Kingsif is a regular contributor at DYK with prep-building experience?
 * ... that Kingsif wrote over 50 DYKs before anyone noticed?
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 * ... that Kingsif has written DYKs about a bottomless pit and invisible aircraft?

DYKs
... that the 31 acoustic panels (pictured) on the ceiling of the Central University of Venezuela's Aula Magna auditorium were originally meant to be an art installation in the outside corridor? (25 September 2018)

... that Venezuelan political activist Rafaela Requesens was a flamenco dancer for fifteen years from the age of six? (15 October 2018)

... that Ana María Campos, who died 190 years ago today, is celebrated (monument pictured) as a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence? (17 October 2018)

... that the death of Venezuelan politician Fernando Albán Salazar led to protests in Caracas, and calls for investigations by the European Union and the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner? (15 December 2018)

... that Venezuelan director Román Chalbaud became interested in camera angles after playing an angel in a Nativity play and seeing the stage and the audience from on high? (24 December 2018)

... that the production of the film El Caracazo required a military security presence for the filming of scenes of riot and massacre in the centre of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas? (17 January 2019)

... that Román Chalbaud's 1977 film El Pez que Fuma was inspired by stories from prostitutes at a brothel he used to frequent? (20 January 2019)

... that Swedish logging sportsman Ferry Svan accidentally severed a tendon in his leg with an axe only weeks before the 2018 Timbersports Champions Trophy, but still competed and set a national record? (21 January 2019)

... that for nearly 100 years, people thought Manuel Trujillo Durán introduced cinema to Venezuela, though he was just a film technician at the time? (11 February 2019)

... that Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes was one of the "Guardians" spotlighted for the 2018 Time Person of the Year? (17 March 2019)

... that Venezuelan politician Miguel Pizarro was expelled from high school for starting protests against military education? (25 April 2019)

... that Venezuela's economy still has not recovered from Black Friday in 1983? (26 April 2019)

... that former astrophysicist Alejandra Melfo now works on preserving microbial life from Venezuela's rapidly receding last glacier? (28 April 2019)

... that a pink Molly Goddard dress worn in the Killing Eve episode "I'll Deal with Him Later" inspired a trend of pink dresses worn to the 91st Academy Awards? (26 May 2019)

... that the Killing Eve episode "Don't I Know You?" was generally praised for including diverse LGBT+ characters, but also criticised for how one was killed? (4 June 2019)

... that the Creole Petroleum Corporation's 1956 propaganda film Assignment: Venezuela sought to convince American oil workers that the anti-capitalist military dictatorship had embraced the American way of life? (6 August 2019)

... that Perla Farías has created telenovelas, such as Juana la virgen and La Reina del Sur, which avoid classic stereotypes? (20 August 2019)

... that there has been a boom in LGBT+ cinema produced in Latin America, in contrast to its traditionally religious and machismo culture? (27 August 2019)

... that Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega (pictured) has drawn strength from her film Being Impossible during both personal and political upheavals? (8 September 2019)

... that despite its title, the Venezuelan film Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo (Kids bathing at the lagoon of Maracaibo) also features street shots of the city of Maracaibo? (25 September 2019)

... that the Colombian television series Bolívar used 6,000 extras? (13 October 2019)

... that subjects of Venezuelan films of the 1890s include a dentist pulling teeth in a hotel and a man getting into a brawl with a stagecoach driver? (13 November 2019)

... that the Mexican Netflix series The House of Flowers has been compared to such disparate films as Sharknado and the Oscar-winning All About My Mother? (26 December 2019)

... that the Baralt Theatre (pictured) in Maracaibo, the location of Venezuela's first film screenings, now hosts the country's short-film festival? (3 January 2020)

... that although he was a renowned writer, Miquel Bauçà was so reclusive that his body was not discovered until the year after he died? (3 January 2020)

... that Sangrador, Venezuela's submission for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, had only 31 box-office attendances in the country that year? (16 January 2020)

... that the first episode of Welcome to the Family was Catalan network TV3's most watched premiere in over a decade? (16 January 2020)

... that Antares Point, the part of Route 66 that runs through Antares, Arizona, is the longest continuous curve on any U.S. highway? (18 January 2020)

... that actress Georgina Amorós has worked in three languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English? (22 January 2020)

... that Infection, the first Venezuelan zombie film, has been banned in the country despite horror being a popular genre there? (23 January 2020)

... that the degradation of a mural (pictured) by Francisco Narváez in the University City of Caracas led to the formation of a group dedicated to preserving his works there? (24 January 2020)

... that marketing for the Venezuelan film That's the Woman I Want told prospective viewers it was so funny they would forget about foot-and-mouth disease? (1 February 2020)

... that Carlos Vives once invited Paraguayan violinist Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti to play with him on stage after she tried to sneak into his concert without a ticket? (15 February 2020)

... that British screenwriter Gaby Chiappe has worked with the Rape Crisis centre in Leeds to develop a storyline about rape? (25 February 2020)

... that Mary Helen Johnston (pictured) was awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal before being selected as an astronaut, but has never gone into space? (11 March 2020)

... that Edgar Wright, director of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, thinks that the film is different from other comedies because it has "a lot of funny women in it"? (24 March 2020)

... that due to its similarity to the coronavirus pandemic, Warner Bros.' second most successful film of 2020 so far is 2011's Contagion? (27 March 2020)

... that Mary Taylor Brush filed a 1917 patent (drawing shown) for a design to make aircraft "practically invisible when in the air"? (28 March 2020)

... that Maria Josep Colomer i Luque (pictured) became Catalonia's first female pilot at 17 years old, and had flown thousands of Republicans out of Francoist Spain by the end of the Spanish Civil War? (31 March 2020)

... that Juan Guaidó, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, tried to climb over a fence to vote in the 2020 committee elections after being blocked from entering the building? (11 April 2020)

... that Venezuelan film editor and director Alfredo Hueck became interested in film after learning how to set up his family's Betamax player? (20 April 2020)

... that Kathleen Pelham Burn, Countess of Drogheda, was nicknamed "The Flying Countess" because of her involvement with early aviation? (21 April 2020)

... that actor Erik Knudsen worked with Kevin Drew from Broken Social Scene, his favorite band, in a fictional band based on them for the soundtrack of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World? (23 April 2020)

... that actress Cecilia Suárez first met director Manolo Caro when he was 14, and would later go on to star in almost all of his films? (2 May 2020)

... that Renate Brümmer (pictured) and Heike Walpot were the only two women originally selected for the German astronaut team, but neither has gone to space? (4 May 2020)

... that Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma was nicknamed the "Red Princess" because of her socialist activism? (14 May 2020)

... that Jean Arp designed the wavy form of the Berger des Nuages sculpture to simulate nature and express opposition to the machines that caused wars? (15 May 2020)

... that Venezuela won its first Olympic medal in 1952 with triple jumper Asnoldo Devonish, who competed while injured? (28 May 2020)

... that production on the first season of The House of Flowers was shut down twice—after an earthquake injured one of the leads, and when a store objected to homosexual content being filmed there? (7 June 2020)

... that Ken Nightingall, an uncredited boom operator on Star Wars, was not mentioned in the citation for his sound team's Academy Award, but was still invited to Buckingham Palace with the winners? (7 June 2020)

... that a version of Alexander Calder's hanging mobile Snow Flurry sold for more than $10 million in 2012? (10 June 2020)

... that legislation for a Hong Kong national security law was attempted during both the SARS and COVID-19 epidemics? (13 June 2020)

... that a well-preserved ghost town lies intact at the bottom of an Arizona lake? (16 June 2020)

... that Danielle Lessovitz found respite in New York's ball culture after her father's suicide, later setting her first feature film, Port Authority, within it? (25 June 2020)

... that film producer Sue Bruce-Smith was credited with the success of Oscar-winning films including 12 Years a Slave, The Favourite, Room, and Slumdog Millionaire? (2 July 2020)

... that the languorous voice of television character Paulina de la Mora is seen as a socioeconomic commentary on the Mexican stereotype of high-class young women? (14 July 2020)

... that although it depicts an indigenous goddess, the statue María Lionza is deliberately located in the middle of a highway? (15 July 2020)

... that Operation Gideon, an attempt to infiltrate Venezuela by sea and remove Nicolás Maduro from office, was stopped before it got further than the beach? (18 July 2020)

... that critics called for a boycott of transgender filmmaker Rhys Ernst film Adam for perceived transphobia? (27 July 2020)

... that a short film made by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann at university was screened at both the Telluride Film Festival and South by Southwest? (9 August 2020)

... that the Spanish city of Algeciras took down a statue of a medieval Islamic Spanish ruler for restoration in 2013 and has yet to put it back? (1 September 2020)

... that in both his 2010 film roles, Kjartan Hewitt characters notably attend a Broken Social Scene concert? (4 September 2020)

... that a flag pole named a city? (22 September 2020)

... that Rachel Sennott stars in two 2020 queer Jewish films about funerals, but is neither queer nor Jewish? (12 December 2020)

... that there has been a bottomless pit in East Flagstaff, Arizona, for more than 100 years? (1 April 2021)

... that Chadwick Boseman (pictured) was the seventh actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination? (25 April 2021)

... that for the construction of the Mediterranean-style Jesús Soto Museum of Modern Art (pictured), architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva brought builders from Spain to Venezuela? (18 May 2021)

... that some of the Science Museum Group's collection have Never Been Seen? (18 May 2021)

... that as a child, future script supervisor Pamela Mann-Francis went to the cinema multiple times a week, even during Second World War air raids? (27 May 2021)

... that the 2017 film Suburbicon was inspired by Daisy Myers family, who faced racially charged harassment and violence in all-white Levittown, Pennsylvania? (29 May 2021)

... that Gertrude Michelson sat on the board of trustees of Columbia University before it began admitting female students? (31 May 2021)

... that Robert J. Ulrich was asked to cast Glee because of his musical background? (3 June 2021)

... that actress Rebecca Dayan developed a love for acting while being raised in a hotel? (12 June 2021)

... that Kata Wéber moved to Berlin to write the play that would become Pieces of a Woman to avoid her husband, who had encouraged her to write it after finding her personal notes? (30 June 2021)

... that Aya Mpali, a flagbearer for Gabon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, was motivated to take up swimming competitively after her parents drowned? (30 July 2021)

... that Yulimar Rojas is good at jumping, but her sister Yerilda Zapata is good at throwing? (19 August 2021)

... that Julio Mayora was most happy about winning his silver medal for Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics because it meant the government might give his mother a house? (18 September 2021)

... that David Whiting was nicknamed "Golden Boy" by Henry Grunwald, "Preppy" by Candice Bergen, and "Whiz Kid" by Sarah Miles? (10 December 2021)

... that besides their usual pop fare, the Glee cast sang hymns in traditional arrangements on Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album? (24 December 2021)

... that the Florida beach festival Surfing Santas, held regularly on Christmas Eve, was inspired by a Honda commercial? (24 December 2021)

... that the origin of Christmas is uncertain? (7 January 2022)

... that although Ovad Efrat was a commando in the Israel Defense Forces, his son Daniel Efrat was rejected after conscription? (17 February 2022)

... that Avraham Tamir was the first Israeli official to hold talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization leadership? (22 February 2022)

... that Dianna Agron auditioned for Glee using a high voice because she interpreted her character as a perfectionist who would not want a deep voice, something for which Agron had been teased at school? (12 March 2022)

... that Cane Beds replaced Virgin Bottoms? (16 March 2022)

... that Agron House was one of the first Israeli cinemas to show films on the Sabbath? (5 April 2022)

... that Shiva Baby was one of the most-awarded films not to receive an Oscar nomination in 2022? (20 April 2022)

... that Craig Braun Grammy-nominated album packaging for School's Out had to be recalled for including underwear that constituted a fire hazard? (23 May 2022)

... that a giant breast destroying a spaceship Mark Zuckerberg in the music video for "Ay mamá" is a criticism of Meta's censorship of female nipples? (28 May 2022)

... that the adapted TV series Ten Percent was criticised as being too faithful to the original? (3 June 2022)

... that Tzedi Tzarfati directed a production of Annie decades after becoming enamored with its song "Tomorrow"? (5 June 2022)

... that the 47 in the marijuana strain AK-47 may refer to the number of days between its planting and harvest? (15 June 2022)

... that years after he played a recurring character on Glee during its first season, Dijon Talton reprised his role as Matt Rutherford in the final two episodes? (27 July 2022)

... that though Haiti did not compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, its presence there made Liechtenstein change its flag? (15 September 2022)

... that, in 2018, Tara Jones both captained a women's Super League team and was the first female match official in the men's Super League? (1 November 2022)

... that Carol Wilson had to pretend that she was a schoolteacher when unofficially representing England at the 1971 Women's World Cup? (6 November 2022)

... that the Dutch campaign OneLove (logo pictured) inspired football captains to wear rainbow armbands at the 2020 and 2022 European Championships? (18 December 2022)

... that in local Afro-Colombian and Catholic tradition, residents of Guapi sing and dance while sailing the Virgin Mary down their coconut-candlelit river to church every Christmas Eve? (24 December 2022)

... that after amputating the same limb six years earlier, Elizabeth Mary Wells fitted a girl with a prosthetic arm for Christmas? (25 December 2022)

... that critics were confused by Justin Bieber's version of "Drummer Boy", in which he raps about himself and consumer products, which was seen to bastardize the original sentiment? (25 December 2022)

... that Starbucks raised money for HIV/AIDS research using their red holiday cups? (25 December 2022)

... that the attendance record for a women's club football game that was set on Boxing Day 1920 would not be exceeded for 99 years? (27 December 2022)

... that after leaving his job promoting Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Marc Bennett alleged he was tortured before being found hanged in his hotel room? (5 January 2023)

... that Josiane Lima won Brazil's first Paralympic rowing medal? (10 March 2023)

... that street artist TVBoy, known for his murals of footballers in Barcelona (example pictured), painted uplifting art in regions of Kyiv ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion? (13 April 2023)

... that more than a decade after Edgar Wright assembled the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, he helped to convince them all to reprise their roles in an anime adaptation of the source material? (29 April 2023)

... that Belén Barenys and Berta Prieto's short film was picked up by Filmin after they suggested the idea on Instagram? (6 June 2023)

... that Antoni Gaudí wanted a tile design (pictured) for one building that was so complex that the main panot manufacturers were too slow in production, and the tiles were only used in a later building? (16 June 2023)

... that María Pérez was signed to FC Barcelona Femení's B team in 2020 but started for the first team by the end of the season? (2 July 2023)

... that when TVBoy's daughter said she wanted to be a footballer like Alexia Putellas, he painted a mural of Alexia as a superhero to inspire other girls? (21 July 2023)

... that Carol Thomas began her football career at the age of 11, while the sport was still banned for women? (22 July 2023)

... that Michaela Foster, a New Zealand footballer playing in the 2023 World Cup, is known for her mana? (23 July 2023)

... that New Zealand footballer Grace Wisnewski bottom-ranked team upset the defending league champions when she scored what an A-League statistician called an "acrobatic" 99th-minute equalising goal? (28 July 2023)

... that a minute's silence was incorporated into the opening ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after a deadly shooting in a host city earlier that day? (29 July 2023)

... that Heba Saadia, the first Palestinian referee at a World Cup, only took up the profession when she noticed there were no women among a group of referees she saw training? (30 July 2023)

... that Catalina Estrada (pictured) and two of her thirteen siblings played as forwards on the same men's football team? (1 August 2023)

... that New Zealand footballer Milly Clegg was called "an absolute unicorn" after appearing at three FIFA World Cups in under twelve months? (4 August 2023)

... that footballer Kameron Simmonds, who plays for Jamaica, only took up the sport after a gymnastics injury? (18 August 2023)

... that goalkeeper Daniela Solera had the most touches of any Costa Rican player in their opening match of the 2023 World Cup, saving all but two of Spain's 46 shots? (30 August 2023)

... that footballer Sara Mérida played for Espanyol Femení, was a physiotherapist for the club, and ultimately helped coach her former team to promotion in 2022? (17 October 2023)

... that Martina Fernández plays football for Barcelona and studies part-time at a biomedical laboratory? (4 February 2024)

... that the video game mode Ultimate Team has been criticized for its reliance on loot box packs, considered to be a controversial form of gambling? (26 March 2024)

... that footballer Keira Walsh first captained England in 2018, when she was the youngest player in the squad? (28 March 2024)

... that Barcelona Femení were unbeaten in their first season in 1971 when their captain announced that she would leave football? (11 April 2024)

... that footballer Wyll Stanway was a National Counties cricketer and a football centre-back before becoming a goalkeeper? (11 April 2024)

... that horses were responsible for delaying the deciding match of the Barcelona women's football team's 1973 winning season? (15 April 2024)

... that Vicky López (pictured) took up horse riding during a six-month period when she was not allowed to play football? (25 April 2024)

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