Wikipedia talk:Fact of the Day


 * This project was originally created on November 7 2004, in MacGyverMagic's userspace.

Suggestions

 * 1) James Bond's demotion after being promoted as Captain. -- Paddu 20:14, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

For those who, like me couldn't find this out &mdash; place your fotd directly at Wikipedia:Fact_of_the_Day/. -- Paddu


 * Er... I mean, go to Fact_of_the_Day/ and place the fotd on the first red link, i.e. add fotd's in order of dates and don't leave gaps. Thanks! -- Paddu 21:03, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Fact suggestions
..just a few facts, or something. --Fastfission 23:11, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * ...that the city of Monteca, California, was renamed to "Manteca" (Spanish for "lard") after its name was misspelled on its first train tickets in 1873?
 * ...that over 65,000 mentally ill and intellectually disabled patients in state hospitals were forcibly sterilized in the United States as part of a eugenics movement from 1909 through the 1960s?
 * ...that a pygmy forest can occur under certain geologic and soil conditions which produce an entire forest short, stunted trees?
 * ...that Sonya Thomas the Korean-American female competitive eater, can eat 32 hot dogs in 12 minutes.
 * ...that Dr. Temple Grandin despite having Asperger's syndrome has become an expert in humane livestock management, revolutionizing the design of slaughterhouses in America and much of the rest of the world.