Wikipedia:Did you know/Statistics/Monthly DYK pageview leaders/2008

This DYK STATS/Archive 2008 page is an archive of the monthly DYKSTATS leaders for each month in 2008, recognizing the DYK entries that have received the most page views while being featured on DYK.

On an important note: Please do not see this list as a competition, but rather a celebration of some of the most effective DYK hooks.

Top 25 hooks of 2008
Of the DYK hooks posted during 2008, and for which view data has been found, the following 25 hooks generated the most views per hour while featured on the Main Page.

December 2008
(Full-checking on articles complete from Dec. 1-31)

November 2008
(Full-checking on articles complete from Nov. 1-2, 6-12, and 22-30)

October 2008
(Total 69 articles. Note: The data for 21 and 22 October appear to be unavailable.)

September 2008
(Full-checking up to the update at 20:37, 9 September 2008 inclusive. Total 55 articles listed)

August 2008
(Full-checking up to the update at 01:38, 1 September 2008 inclusive. Total 76 articles listed)

July 2008
(Full-checking up to the update at 22:13, 12 July 2008 inclusive.)

June 2008
(Full-checking up to the update at 19:15, 30 June 2008 inclusive. Total 77 articles listed)

May 2008
(Full-checking up to Fersommling hook on May 8 (Archive 219).)

April 2008
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March 2008
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January 2008
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 * Westinghouse Time Capsules||Westinghouse replicas Sep 65.jpg||25,252||...that the Westinghouse Time Capsules (pictured) of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair were made of special metal alloys to resist corrosion for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history?
 * Westinghouse Time Capsules||Westinghouse replicas Sep 65.jpg||25,252||...that the Westinghouse Time Capsules (pictured) of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair were made of special metal alloys to resist corrosion for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history?