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<noinclude>This is a full list of the hooks I've aired at DYK :)
=== Creations and expansions ===
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{{DYK stats table row|SLAPP Suits||2021-03-02|11,689|974.1|... that [[John Oliver]] was sued for [[defamation]] after a man in a squirrel costume '''[[SLAPP Suits|told a coal industry CEO to "eat shit" on his show]]'''?}}
{{DYK stats table row|A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote||2021-04-17|3,986|332.2|... that former U.S. president [[Bill Clinton]] made a guest appearance on '''[[A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote|a television reunion episode]]''' of ''[[The West Wing]]'' to encourage voter turnout in the [[2020 United States elections]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Julie Schmit-Albin||2021-09-01|2,356|196.3|... that '''[[Julie Schmit-Albin]]''' was awarded the title of [[Nebraska Admiral|Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska]] for her work as a pro-life activist?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Joni Albrecht||2021-09-16|1,814|75.6|... that a resolution introduced into the [[Nebraska Legislature]] by '''[[Joni Albrecht]]''' praised [[Julie Schmit-Albin]] as "never one to let a public official waffle on pro-life legislation"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Lori Gramlich||2021-09-28|7,015|292.3|... that '''[[Lori Gramlich]]''', a survivor of [[sexual abuse]] in her childhood, introduced legislation that made it easier for sexual abuse survivors in [[Maine]] to file civil lawsuits against their abusers?}}
{{DYK stats table row|John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant|John Oliver Memorial Sign.jpg|2021-10-10|27,144|1,131.0|... that after [[John Oliver]] remarked that "the city of [[Danbury, Connecticut]], can eat my whole ass", they '''[[John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant|named a sewage plant after him]]'''?}}
{{DYK stats table multi begin|Game On (The West Wing)|2||2021-10-18|4,436|184.8|... that the debate in "'''[[Game On (The West Wing)|Game On]]'''" invokes '''[[the beer question]]'''?}}
{{DYK stats table multi|The beer question|2021-10-18|11,940|497.5}}
{{DYK stats table multi total|16,376|682.3}}
{{DYK stats table multi begin|Beer Beer, Truck Truck|2||2021-10-23|3,514|292.8|... that the [[country music|country song]] "'''[[Beer Beer, Truck Truck]]'''" was based on a viral [[TikTok]] video by '''[[Erynn Chambers]]''' intended to satirize country music?}}
{{DYK stats table multi|Erynn Chambers|2021-10-23|2,090|174.2}}
{{DYK stats table multi total|5,604|467.0}}
{{DYK stats table row|The Election of 1800||2021-10-23|5,535|461.3|... that while [[Alexander Hamilton]] may not have broken the tie in the election of 1800, he did break the tie in "'''[[The Election of 1800]]'''"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Sharri MacDonald||2021-10-24|2,335.5|194.6|... that '''[[Sharri MacDonald]]''' was removed from the [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach City Council]] after a controversial {{nowrap|4–3}} vote put the entire council up for recall? }}
{{DYK stats table row|The Supremes (The West Wing)||2021-10-26|8,009|667.4|... that "'''[[The Supremes (The West Wing)|The Supremes]]'''" was said to have foreseen the conflict following the death of [[Antonin Scalia]], twelve years later?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Denise Jones Ennett||2021-10-29|2,173.5|181.1|... that Arkansas legislator '''[[Denise Jones Ennett]]''' took part in a [[Black Lives Matter]] protest in front of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)||2021-10-30|832|69.3|... that [[CCH Pounder]], who guest starred in ''The West Wing''{{`s}} "'''[[Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)|Celestial Navigation]]'''", was almost selected for the main role of [[C.&nbsp;J. Cregg]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Citizens Square||2021-11-08|2,050.5|82.0|... that '''[[Citizens Square]]''' was almost named after [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]'s [[Harry Baals]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Cwmhiraeth||2021-11-08|5,626.5|225.1|... that '''[[Cwmhiraeth]]'''{{`s}} name roughly translates to "valley of longing"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Above Znoneofthe||2021-11-09|17,045|710.2|... that Canadian politician '''[[Above Znoneofthe]]''' chose his name so as to be placed last on alphabetical ballots?}}
{{DYK stats table row|2013 Wikipedia Star Trek Into Darkness controversy||2021-11-17|11,228|935.7|... that Wikipedia editors wrote over 40,000 words '''[[2013 Wikipedia Star Trek Into Darkness controversy|arguing over a single letter]]'''?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Fuchs Mizrachi School||2021-11-17|1,877.5|156.5|... that students and faculty from '''[[Fuchs Mizrachi School]]''' protested at Nazi guard [[John Demjanjuk]]'s home in 1993, objecting to his release from Israeli prison and residence in the United States?}}
{{DYK stats table row|17 People||2021-11-18|7,938|661.5|... that ''The West Wing'' episode "'''[[17 People]]'''" has an entire website created by a "superfan" with the sole purpose of explaining it?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Larry Smyth||2021-11-23|1,766.5|147.2|... that when Oregon journalist '''[[Larry Smyth]]''' was asked who he thought would win presidential elections, he invariably replied "the man who gets the most votes"?<!-- Special occasion hook, November 22, 51st death anniversary, United States -->}}
{{DYK stats table row|Arthur Hathaway Hewitt||2021-11-25|3,222|268.5|... that it was said that public school teacher '''[[Arthur Hathaway Hewitt]]''' {{"'}}hath-a-way' of striking terror into the hearts of all who dare oppose him"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Mrs. Landingham||2021-12-06|5,805|483.8|... that the [[California State Assembly]] held a moment of silence over the death of fictional character '''[[Mrs. Landingham]]''' while in the midst of [[2000–01 California electricity crisis|an energy crisis]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Pronunciation of GIF||2021-12-10|17,439|1,453.3|... that '''[[Pronunciation of GIF|it's pronounced "gif", not "gif"]]'''?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Dumpster fire||2021-12-17|7,884|657.0|... that Google searches for the term "'''[[dumpster fire]]'''" spiked after [[Donald Trump]] announced [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|his presidential candidacy]] in October 2015?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Puccinia porri||2021-12-17|1,237|103.1|... that "[[leek]] rust", caused by '''''[[Puccinia porri|Puccinia allii]]''''', has also caused significant losses for garlic farmers?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Bartlet for America||2021-12-25|2,489|103.7|... that a Christmas gift on ''The West Wing''{{`s}} "'''[[Bartlet for America]]'''", a napkin bearing the episode's slogan, was replicated for [[Jacky Rosen]]'s U.S. Senate campaign?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Tracy Quint||2021-12-27|7,162|298.4|... that Maine state legislator '''[[Tracy Quint]]''' introduced a bill that would have banned all [[COVID-19 vaccine|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccination]] mandates in Maine until 2024?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Belk||2022-01-05|2,458|204.8|... that '''[[Claudia Belk|Claudia Watkins]]''', the only "lady judge" in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]], in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|The Debate (The West Wing)||2022-01-10|3,579|298.3|... that after ''The West Wing''{{'s}} '''[[The Debate (The West Wing)|live, open presidential debate episode]]''', [[MSNBC]] polled viewers on whom they thought won?}}
{{DYK stats table row|The Long Goodbye (The West Wing)||2022-01-26|11,459|954.9|... that while ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' recommended that readers binge ''The West Wing'', it also advised readers to skip the fourth season episode "'''[[The Long Goodbye (The West Wing)|The Long Goodbye]]'''"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Quintet||2022-02-04|9,485|395.2|... that the '''[[Claudia Quintet]]''' was born out of an incident at alt.coffee?}}
{{DYK stats table row|The Bigg Chill||2022-02-26|16,808|700.3|... that [[Demi Lovato]] started an Internet feud with '''[[The Bigg Chill|a frozen yogurt shop]]'''—and lost?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Powers||2022-03-07|2,537|105.7|... that after her father received [[hospice]] care, Connecticut state legislator '''[[Claudia Powers]]''' introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare?}}
{{DYK stats table row|How Civil Wars Start||2022-03-24|14,182|590.9|... that [[Barbara F. Walter]]'s '''''[[How Civil Wars Start]]''''' argues that the United States is no longer a true democracy?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Ainsley Hayes||2022-03-29|10,140|422.5|... that ''The West Wing'' faced criticism for a scene in which '''[[Ainsley Hayes]]''' defends a sexist and objectifying remark made at her?}}
{{DYK stats table row|C. J. Cregg||2022-03-31|8,530|355.4|... that despite perceived sexist tropes in ''The West Wing''{{'s}} women, '''[[C. J. Cregg|C.&nbsp;J. Cregg]]'''  is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters? <!--Special occasion, Women's History Month-->}}
{{DYK stats table row|Zoosphaerium darthvaderi||2022-04-01|19,699|820.8|... that '''[[Zoosphaerium darthvaderi|Darth Vader]]'''{{`s}} anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Main Title (The West Wing)||2022-04-15|1,902|165.4|... that '''[[Main Title (The West Wing)|''The West Wing''{{'s}} theme music]]''' was only intended for use in one scene?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Amy Gardner||2022-04-24|8,177|340.7|... that ''The West Wing''{{'s}} '''[[Amy Gardner]]''' is said to be the only character on the show with "a genuinely militant attitude towards equality of the genders"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Riner||2022-05-26|14,548|606.2|... that '''[[Claudia Riner]]''' was falsely accused of distributing [[lesbian erotica]] in the Kentucky House of Representatives?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Hartsfield's Landing||2022-06-14|2,678|223.2|... that ''The West Wing''{{'s}} "'''[[Hartsfield's Landing]]'''" is a homage to three tiny towns in New Hampshire?}}
{{DYK stats table row|A Proportional Response||2022-07-17|5,058|210.8|... that [[Charlie Young]] '''[[A Proportional Response|was introduced into ''The West Wing'']]''' over concerns of a lack of racial diversity in casting?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Wrath Month||2022-07-22|9,509|790.2|... that the perceived tameness of [[LGBT pride|LGBT Pride]] Month gave rise to '''[[Wrath Month]]'''? <!-- Special occasion hook for July -->}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Winterstein||2022-08-21|3,897|162.4|... that after '''[[Claudia Winterstein]]''' dropped plans to become an architect because of the [[Berlin Wall]], she led [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|her party]] as a member of the [[Bundestag]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|NJGov||2022-09-14|9,813|817.8|... that when asked who let '''[[NJGov|New Jersey have a Twitter account]]''', '''[[Megan Coyne|its manager]]''' simply replied, "your mom"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Sarah Ashton-Cirillo||2022-09-30|11,569|596.3|... that '''[[Sarah Ashton-Cirillo]]''', covering the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], said that Ukrainians care less about her being [[transgender]] than Americans do?|b=127.0}}
{{DYK stats table row|Hurricane Shark||2022-10-20|10,344|862.0|... that "the '''[[Hurricane Shark]]''' is real"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Fleming||2022-10-30|3,410|284.2|... that after '''[[Claudia Fleming]]'''{{`s}} dessert cookbook went out of print due to poor sales, used copies began circulating on eBay for hundreds of dollars?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Rosa Diaz||2022-12-26|8,910|371.2|... that the ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' storyline about '''[[Rosa Diaz]]'''{{`s}} [[bisexuality]] was heavily influenced by the bisexuality of [[Stephanie Beatriz|her portrayer]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Meier Volk||2023-01-01|5,304|221.0|... that Minnesota legislator '''[[Claudia Meier Volk|Claudia Meier]]''' cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name?}}
{{DYK stats table multi begin|Fuccbois|2||2023-01-04|10,488|437.0|... that '''''[[Fuccbois]]'''''{{'}} crew won awards, while '''''[[Fuccboi (novel)|Fuccboi]]'''''{{'s}} prose received both praise and criticism?{{efn|name=Fuccboi|I contributed to ''Fuccboi'', not ''Fuccbois''; I did, however, nominate both.}}}}
{{DYK stats table multi|Fuccboi (novel)|2023-01-04|6,666|277.7}}
{{DYK stats table multi total|17,154|714.7}}
{{DYK stats table row|Measure VY||2023-01-05|3,168|264.0|... that Culver City's '''[[Measure VY|Measure&nbsp;VY]]''' would have allowed 16-year-olds to vote, but it fell short by 16 votes out of over 16,000?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Melissa Ong|Melissa Ong.webp|2023-02-10|40,289|1,678.7|... that "Step Chickens" on TikTok replaced their profile pictures with an image ''(shown)'' of '''[[Melissa Ong]]''', whom they call "Mother Hen"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Capri-Sun||2023-02-26|17,174|715.6|... that tobacco conglomerate [[Altria|Philip Morris Cos.]] marketed '''[[Capri-Sun|Capri Sun]]''' to children based on experience selling tobacco to young people?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Dear White Staffers||2023-03-14|4,258|354.9|... that two years after Instagram's '''[[Dear White Staffers]]''' started out as a small [[Internet meme|meme]] account, it was credited with kickstarting the unionization of U.S. [[congressional staff]]?}}
{{DYK stats table row|Spiders Georg||2023-04-01|17,426|726.1|... that {{"-}}'''[[Spiders Georg|'average person eats 3 spiders a year' factoid actualy just statistical error]]'''"?}}
{{DYK stats table row|United States v. Rahimi||2023-05-01|2,704|225.3|... that '''[[United States v. Rahimi|a 2023 ruling]]''' from the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] invalidates a law preventing people from owning firearms while under restraining orders for domestic abuse?}}
{{DYK stats table row|We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy song)||2023-07-07|15,941|811.2|... that [[Fall Out Boy]]'s updated "'''[[We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy song)|We Didn't Start the Fire]]'''" mentions [[Myspace]], but not the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]]?|b=2,467.0|alts=[[We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy)]]}}
{{DYK stats table row|Hayloft (song)||2023-07-13|2,550|212.7|... that [[Mother Mother]]'s "'''[[Hayloft (song)|Hayloft]]'''" received only niche radio play for more than a decade after its release, and then started pulling in a million streams a week?}}
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=== Drive-by nominations ===
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{{DYK stats table row|St Collen's Church, Llangollen|Eglwys Sant Collen, Llangollen, Cymru St. Collen's Parish Church, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. 08.JPG|2021-12-17|2,290|190.9|... that '''[[St Collen's Church, Llangollen|St&nbsp;Collen's Church]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Wales has a memorial to one of the 19th century's [[Ladies of Llangollen|most famous same-sex partnerships]]?{{efn|At request of creator, {{u|KJP1}}}}}}
{{DYK stats table row|Humbertium covidum|Fig-04-full Humbertium covidum Justine et al PeerJ 2022.png|2022-03-05|14,558|606.6|... that the flatworm '''''[[Humbertium covidum|{{shy|Hum|ber|tium covidum}}]]''''' ''(pictured)'', named after the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]], was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown?{{efn|It's tooooooo cute!}}}}
{{DYK stats table row|Claudia Octavia|Ritratto di claudia ottavia, da roma, via varese.JPG|2022-07-08|31,877|1,328.2|... that [[Nero]]'s divorce of '''[[Claudia Octavia]]''' ''(pictured)'' caused public outcry&nbsp;– so he had her executed instead?}}
{{DYK stats table multi begin|Fuccbois|2||2023-01-04|10,488|437.0|... that '''''[[Fuccbois]]'''''{{'}} crew won awards, while '''''[[Fuccboi (novel)|Fuccboi]]'''''{{'s}} prose received both praise and criticism?{{efn|name=Fuccboi}}}}
{{DYK stats table multi|Fuccboi (novel)|2023-01-04|6,666|277.7}}
{{DYK stats table multi total|17,154|714.7}}
}}</noinclude><includeonly>This is a random selection of my {{Random item
| hooks about people named "claudia" :) 
{{main page image/DYK|image=Ritratto di claudia ottavia, da roma, via varese.JPG|caption=Portrait head of Claudia Octavia}}<!--See [[Template:Main page image/DYK]] for other parameters-->
* ... that [[Nero]]'s divorce of '''[[Claudia Octavia]]''' ''(pictured)'' caused public outcry&nbsp;– so he had her executed instead? {{Choice|4||* ... that '''[[Claudia Belk|Claudia Watkins]]''', the only "lady judge" in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]], in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"?
|* ... that the '''[[Claudia Quintet]]''' was born out of an incident at alt.coffee?
|* ... that after her father received [[hospice]] care, Connecticut state legislator '''[[Claudia Powers]]''' introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare?
|* ... that '''[[Claudia Riner]]''' was falsely accused of distributing [[lesbian erotica]] in the Kentucky House of Representatives? 
|* ... that after '''[[Claudia Winterstein]]''' dropped plans to become an architect because of the [[Berlin Wall]], she led [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|her party]] as a member of the [[Bundestag]]?
|* ... that after '''[[Claudia Fleming]]'''{{`s}} dessert cookbook went out of print due to poor sales, used copies began circulating on eBay for hundreds of dollars?
|* ... that despite perceived sexist tropes in ''The West Wing''{{'s}} women, '''[[C. J. Cregg|C.&nbsp;J. Cregg]]'''  is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters? <!--Special occasion, Women's History Month-->
|* ... that Minnesota legislator '''[[Claudia Meier Volk|Claudia Meier]]''' cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name?
}}
|hooks about political figures: {{Choice|5||* ... that '''[[Julie Schmit-Albin]]''' was awarded the title of [[Nebraska Admiral|Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska]] for her work as a pro-life activist?
|* ... that a resolution introduced into the [[Nebraska Legislature]] by '''[[Joni Albrecht]]''' praised [[Julie Schmit-Albin]] as "never one to let a public official waffle on pro-life legislation"?
|* ... that after her father received [[hospice]] care, Connecticut state legislator '''[[Claudia Powers]]''' introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare?
|* ... that '''[[Claudia Riner]]''' was falsely accused of distributing [[lesbian erotica]] in the Kentucky House of Representatives? 
|* ... that after '''[[Claudia Winterstein]]''' dropped plans to become an architect because of the [[Berlin Wall]], she led [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|her party]] as a member of the [[Bundestag]]?
|* ... that after '''[[Claudia Fleming]]'''{{`s}} dessert cookbook went out of print due to poor sales, used copies began circulating on eBay for hundreds of dollars?
|* ... that '''[[Claudia Belk|Claudia Watkins]]''', the only "lady judge" in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]], in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"?
|* ... that '''[[Sharri MacDonald]]''' was removed from the [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach City Council]] after a controversial {{nowrap|4–3}} vote put the entire council up for recall? 
|* ... that Arkansas legislator '''[[Denise Jones Ennett]]''' took part in a [[Black Lives Matter]] protest in front of the [[Arkansas State Capitol]]?
|* ... that Canadian politician '''[[Above Znoneofthe]]''' chose his name so as to be placed last on alphabetical ballots?
|* ... that it was said that public school teacher '''[[Arthur Hathaway Hewitt]]''' {{"'}}hath-a-way' of striking terror into the hearts of all who dare oppose him"?
|* ... that when Oregon journalist '''[[Larry Smyth]]''' was asked who he thought would win presidential elections, he invariably replied "the man who gets the most votes"?<!-- Special occasion hook, November 22, 51st death anniversary, United States -->
|* ... that Maine state legislator '''[[Tracy Quint]]''' introduced a bill that would have banned all [[COVID-19 vaccine|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} vaccination]] mandates in Maine until 2024?
|* ... that '''[[Sarah Ashton-Cirillo]]''', covering the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], said that Ukrainians care less about her being [[transgender]] than Americans do?
|* ... that Minnesota legislator '''[[Claudia Meier Volk|Claudia Meier]]''' cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name?
}}
|silliest hooks :P {{Choice|5||* ... that [[John Oliver]] was sued for [[defamation]] after a man in a squirrel costume '''[[SLAPP Suits|told a coal industry CEO to "eat shit" on his show]]'''?
|* ... that the debate in "'''[[Game On (The West Wing)|Game On]]'''" invokes '''[[the beer question]]'''?
|* ... that while [[Alexander Hamilton]] may not have broken the tie in the election of 1800, he did break the tie in "'''[[The Election of 1800]]'''"?
|* ... that Canadian politician '''[[Above Znoneofthe]]''' chose his name so as to be placed last on alphabetical ballots?
|* ... that '''[[Citizens Square]]''' was almost named after [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]'s [[Harry Baals]]?
|* ... that '''[[Zoosphaerium darthvaderi|Darth Vader]]'''{{`s}} anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"?
|* ... that Wikipedia editors wrote over 40,000 words '''[[2013 Wikipedia Star Trek Into Darkness controversy|arguing over a single letter]]'''?
|* ... that it was said that public school teacher '''[[Arthur Hathaway Hewitt]]''' {{"'}}hath-a-way' of striking terror into the hearts of all who dare oppose him"?
|* ... that Google searches for the term "'''[[dumpster fire]]'''" spiked after [[Donald Trump]] announced [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|his presidential candidacy]] in October 2015?
|* ... that '''[[Pronunciation of GIF|it's pronounced "gif", not "gif"]]'''?
|* ... that the '''[[Claudia Quintet]]''' was born out of an incident at alt.coffee?
|* ... that [[Demi Lovato]] started an Internet feud with '''[[The Bigg Chill|a frozen yogurt shop]]'''—and lost?
|* ... that when asked who let '''[[NJGov|New Jersey have a Twitter account]]''', '''[[Megan Coyne|its manager]]''' simply replied, "your mom"?
|* ... that "the '''[[Hurricane Shark]]''' is real"?
}}
}}
A full list of hooks can be found [[user:theleekycauldron/fun/hooks|here]].</includeonly>