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Earliest time for next DYK update: Monday, 8 July 2019 00:00 (UTC)

Current time: Wednesday, 12 February 2025 08:16 (UTC)

Last updated: 5 years ago. (verify⧼dot-separator⧽ reset⧼dot-separator⧽ purge)

DYK queues: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • Queue clear Next queue: 4 [update · Purge] (edit · history)

DYK prep areas: Prep 1 • Prep 2 • Prep 3 • Prep 4 • Prep 5 • Prep 6 • Prep clear Next prep for promotion: Prep 6 [update · Purge] (edit · history)

NOTE: Because a preponderance of hooks on the suggestions page are biographies or are U.S. related, it is usually appropriate to have several hooks on biographies or U.S. topics in any given update, but never more than half of either. Further information is available at WP:DYKSG#J. Thanks.

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Hooks

Gardner in the pilot's seat of a Martin B-26 Marauder

... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a WASP during World War II and was the subject of an iconic photo (pictured)?
... that the Arab Serai, a 16th-century roadside inn in Delhi, may have been built to shelter 300 Arab priests who accompanied the Mughal emperor's widow on her hajj to Mecca?
... that Isao Kataoka is the only Japanese recipient of the Paul Loicq Award for contributions to international ice hockey?
... that de novo gene birth was once thought to be impossible but has now been observed in every species that has been systematically examined?
... that Maria Howard Weeden painted many portraits of African-American freedmen and freedwomen?
... that the Suvorov Monument, now on Suvorov Square, depicts its subject as the god Mars?
... that Bohumil Herlischka staged Schoenberg's Moses und Aron at the Hamburg State Opera, including a tour to Israel?
... that in two species of megabat, males have been observed to produce milk?

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Elizabeth L. Gardner – 7&6=thirteen (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Sam Sailor (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – MilborneOne (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Cavie78 (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Penny Richards (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Parsecboy (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – TeriEmbrey (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – GreenC (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Megalibrarygirl (give) (tag)
Elizabeth L. Gardner – Erfson (give) (tag)
Maria Howard Weeden – Zigzig20s (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Maria Howard Weeden – Parkwells (give) (tag)
Isao Kataoka – Flibirigit (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Suvorov Monument (Saint Petersburg) – Spokoyni (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Suvorov Square (Saint Petersburg) – Spokoyni (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
De novo gene birth – Jogmiez (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
De novo gene birth – Evolution and evolvability (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
De novo gene birth – Joannamasel (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Bohumil Herlischka – Gerda Arendt (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Megabat – Enwebb (give) (tag) –View nom subpage
Arab Serai – Royroydeb (give) (tag) –View nom subpage

Credit templates

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Article talk page: ({{DYK talk}}) {{DYK talk|12 February|2025}} (check if small style templates in use, if so add |small=yes parm)
Article creator/expander's talk page: ({{UpdatedDYK}}) {{subst:UpdatedDYK|12 February|2025|Article name}}--~~~~
Nominator's talk page: ({{UpdatedDYKNom}}) {{subst:UpdatedDYKNom|12 February|2025|Article name}}--~~~~
Notify contributor about addition to a Portal: (can be modified for more than one portal) – ({{UpdatedDYKportal}}) {{subst:UpdatedDYKportal|Article name|Portal:Portal name}}--~~~~

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Images

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Posting the new update

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Check if the previous picture/file was temporarily uploaded from Commons for display on the Main Page, and delete it from En if so.
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