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File:Ambigram of the word ambigram - rotation animation.gif|[[Ambigram]] of "ambigram" by [[User:Basile Morin|Basile Morin]], one of December's featured pictures. Basile has created huge numbers of clever and creative ambigrams for the [[ambigram]] article, and it's about time we recognised his work. Perhaps I'm childish, but my favourite is [[:File:Tessellation_Fuck_90_degrees_rotational_symmetry_-_animation.gif|this one]]. 
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{{center|'''''This ''Signpost'' "Featured content" report covers material promoted in December 2022.  Descriptions are generally summarised from the articles, but may be abridged or simplified for length.'''''}}
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''The Signpost'' is trialling a bi-monthly issue frequency, which is a very good thing: Next issue, we'll have a more reasonable half a month's worth of featured content, which I think is a lot more digestible than the summaries of twenty-one articles and fifteen featured lists we have this issue. In addition, if we keep this up, when I inevitably miss a deadline at some point, instead of having to spike an entire month of featured content, I can just do a full month of coverage  next issue. (You can't put two months of content in an issue – it makes the article too long – but we've proven for years you can put one month in them.) 

So, Happy New Year, and may the new reign of bimonthly issues reign eternal, as long as "bimonthly" never gets its other meaning of "once every two months". 

This month, I've borrowed two descriptions, Robert Nimmo and Thomas Hardy, from the other newsletter I work on, [[WP:BUGLE|''The Bugle'']]. They were written by [[User:Ian Rose|Ian Rose]] after [[User:Nick-D|Nick-D]]. 

See you in two weeks! 
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===Featured articles===
Twenty-one [[WP:FA|featured article]]s were promoted this period.

[[File:Reliquiario del corp naomh (sacro corpo), argento e bronzo con cristallo di rocca, da Templecross, co. Westmeath, x poi xv secolo, 01.jpg|thumb|Front panel of the [[Corp Naomh]]]]
;[[Corp Naomh]], nominated by [[User:Ceoil|Ceoil]]: The Corp Naomh is an Irish [[bell shrine]] made in the 9th or 10th century to enclose a now lost [[Handbell|hand-bell]], which probably dated to c. 600 to 900 AD and belonged to an [[List of saints of Ireland|early Irish saint]]. The shrine was rediscovered sometime before 1682 at [[Tristernagh Abbey]], near Templecross, [[County Westmeath]]. The shrine is {{cvt|23|cm}} high and {{cvt|12|cm}} wide. It was heavily refurbished and added to during a second phase of embellishment in the 15th century, and now consists of [[Casting (metalworking)|cast]] and [[Sheet metal|sheet]] [[bronze]] plates mounted on a wooden core decorated with silver, [[niello]] and [[Quartz|rock crystal]]. It is severely damaged with extensive losses and wear across almost all of its parts, and when discovered a block of wood had been substituted for the bell itself. The remaining elements are considered of high historical and artistic value by [[archeologists]] and [[art historians]].
;[[SMS Friedrich Carl|SMS ''Friedrich Carl'']], nominated by [[User:Parsecboy|Parsecboy]]: SMS ''Friedrich Carl'' was a German [[armored cruiser]] built in the early 1900s for the German ''[[Kaiserliche Marine]]'' (Imperial Navy). She was the second and final member of the {{sclass|Prinz Adalbert|cruiser|4}}, which was built to provide scouts for the German fleet and station ships in [[German colonial empire|Germany's colonial empire]].
;[[Artemy Vedel]], nominated by [[User:Amitchell125|Amitchell125]]: Artemy Lukyanovich Vedel {{OldStyleDate|13 April|1767|1 April}}{{snd}}{{OldStyleDate|26 July|1808|14 July}}) was a [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]]-born [[Russian Empire|Russian]] composer of military and [[Liturgy|liturgical music]]. He produced works based on [[Ukrainian folk music|Ukrainian folk melodies]], and made an important contribution to the [[music of Ukraine]]. Together with [[Maxim Berezovsky (composer)|Maxim Berezovsky]] and [[Dmitry Bortniansky]], Vedel is recognised by [[musicologist]]s as one of the "Golden Three" composers of 18th century Ukrainian classical music, and one of Russia's greatest choral composers.
;"[[Your Power]]", nominated by [[User:Your Power|Your Power]]: Sometimes, users name themselves after a [[Billie Eilish]] song or other media when creating their account. Particularly awesome users then raise that song to featured article. "Your Power" is a [[Contemporary folk music|folk]] [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]] backed by an [[acoustic guitar]] that serves as a plea for people to stop abusing their authority. 
;[[Boring Lava Field]], nominated by [[User:Ceranthor|Ceranthor]]:  Yawn. The Boring Lava Field (also known as the Boring Volcanic Field) is a [[Plio-Pleistocene]] [[volcanic field]] with [[cinder cones]], small [[shield volcanoes]], and [[lava flow]]s in the northern [[Willamette Valley]] of the U.S. state of [[Oregon]] and the adjacent [[Southwest Washington|southwest]] portion of  [[Washington (state)|Washington state]]. Its last eruptions took place about 57,000 years ago at the Beacon Rock cinder cone volcano; the individual volcanic vents of the field are considered [[volcano#Extinct|extinct]], but the field itself is not.
;[[Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector]], nominated by [[User:Dream out loud|Dream out loud]]: The Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector is a [[Connector (road)|connector freeway]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], United States. It is a {{convert|2.37|mi|km|adj=on}} extension of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]], connecting it to [[New Jersey Route 87|Route 87]], which leads into [[Brigantine, New Jersey|Brigantine]] via the Marina district of Atlantic City. Locally, the freeway is known as "the Tunnel", due to the [[tunnel]] along its route that passes underneath the Westside neighborhood.
;[[Northolt siege]], nominated by [[User:HJ Mitchell|HJ Mitchell]]: The Northolt siege was a hostage situation which developed in [[Northolt]], West London, England, on 25 December 1985 and resulted in the shooting of Errol Walker. It was the first shooting by an officer from the [[Metropolitan Police]]'s specialist [[Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Command|Firearms Wing]]. After a domestic dispute, Walker forced entry into his sister-in-law's flat. He took the woman, her daughter, and his own daughter hostage and shortly afterwards fatally stabbed the woman. Negotiations eventually secured the release of Walker's daughter but he still held the other child hostage with a large kitchen knife. Senior police officers were keen to resolve the situation without use of force and adopted a policy of appeasing Walker, which included withdrawing armed officers from Walker's vision. Almost 30 hours into the siege, Walker ventured onto the communal balcony to pick up an abandoned [[riot shield]]. Armed police officers attempted to intercept him but he made it back to the flat before they reached him. The officers threw [[stun grenade]]s through the windows and climbed through the kitchen window. One officer found Walker lying on a sofa, holding the knife to the child, and fired three shots, hitting Walker twice. Walker was knocked unconscious but both he and the girl survived. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, attempted murder, and other offences. 
;[[Matangi (album)|''Matangi'' (album)]], nominated by [[User:ChrisTheDude|ChrisTheDude]]: ''Matangi'' is the fourth studio album by British rapper and singer [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]] It was released on 1 November 2013 on her own label, [[N.E.E.T. Recordings]], an imprint of [[Interscope Records]].  The album was recorded in various locations around the world and featured uncredited input from [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]]. Its title is a variant of M.I.A.'s real first name and references the Hindu goddess [[Matangi]]. The lyrics feature themes related to [[Hinduism]], including [[reincarnation]] and [[Karma in Hinduism|karma]], and the music blends Western and Eastern styles. 
;[[Ibn al-Ash'ath]], nominated by [[User:Cplakidas|Cplakidas]] (a.k.a. Constantine): Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath ({{langx|ar|عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن الأشعث}}; died 704), commonly known as '''Ibn al-Ash'ath''' [[Patronymic#Arabic|after]] his [[Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays|grandfather]], was a prominent Arab nobleman and military commander during the [[Umayyad Caliphate]], most notable for leading a failed rebellion against the Umayyad viceroy of the east, [[al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf]], in 700–703.[[File:STS-107 crew in orbit.jpg|thumb|The crew of the [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] in space, before the disaster]]
;[[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]], nominated by [[User:Balon Greyjoy|Balon Greyjoy]]: The Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster was a fatal accident in the [[list of space programs of the United States|United States space program]] that occurred on February 1, 2003. During the [[STS-107]] mission, [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']] disintegrated as it [[Atmospheric entry|reentered the atmosphere]] over Texas, killing all seven astronauts on board. During the STS-107 launch, a piece of the insulative foam broke off from the [[Space Shuttle external tank]] and struck the [[Space Shuttle thermal protection system|thermal protection system]] tiles on the [[Space Shuttle orbiter|orbiter]]'s left wing. Similar foam shedding had occurred during previous Space Shuttle launches, causing damage that ranged from minor to near-catastrophic, but some engineers suspected that the damage to ''Columbia'' was more serious. Before reentry, [[NASA]] managers had limited the investigation, reasoning that the crew could not have fixed the problem if it had been confirmed. When ''Columbia'' reentered the [[atmosphere of Earth]], the damage allowed hot atmospheric gases to penetrate the [[heat shield]] and destroy the internal wing structure, which caused the orbiter to become unstable and break apart. The mission was the second that ended in disaster in the [[Space Shuttle program]] after [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|the loss of ''Challenger'']] and all seven crew members during ascent in 1986. 
;[[U.S. Route 34 in Iowa]], nominated by [[User:Fredddie|Fredddie]]: U.S. Highway 34 (US&nbsp;34) is a [[United States Highway]] that runs across the southern third of [[Iowa]]. US&nbsp;34 was one of the original U.S. Highways when the system was created in 1926, though it was preceded by the '''Blue Grass Route''', a {{convert|310|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[auto trail]] that connected [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]] and Burlington.  The Blue Grass Route was assigned Primary Road No. 8 in its entirety in 1920, and six years later, No. 8 was renamed U.S. Highway 34.  In 1930, the highway became the first road to be fully paved across the state.  By the 1950s, increased traffic and larger automobiles proved the original pavement inadequate.  The highway was straightened and widened to accommodate modern vehicles.
;[[Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)]], nominated by [[User:Ian Rose|Ian Rose]]: Eric Harrison (10 August 1886&nbsp;– 5&nbsp;September 1945) was an Australian aviator who made the country's first military flight, and helped lay the foundations of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF). Born in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Harrison was a [[flight instructor|flying instructor]] in Britain when, in 1912, he answered the Australian [[Department of Defence (1901–1921)|Defence Department]]'s call for pilots to form an aviation school. Along with [[Henry Petre]], he established Australia's first air base at [[RAAF Williams#RAAF Base Point Cook|Point Cook]], Victoria, and its inaugural training unit, the [[Central Flying School RAAF|Central Flying School]] (CFS), before making his historic flight in March 1914. Following the [[Military history of Australia during World War I|outbreak of World War&nbsp;I]], when Petre went on active service with the [[Mesopotamian Half Flight]], Harrison took charge of instructing student pilots of the [[Australian Flying Corps]] at CFS, and maintaining its fleet of obsolescent aircraft. Harrison transferred to the RAAF as one of its founding members in 1921.
;[[Lake Street Transfer station]], nominated by [[User:John M Wolfson|John M Wolfson]]: The Lake Street Transfer station was a [[rapid transit]] station on the [[Chicago "L"]], serving as a [[interchange station|transfer station]] between its [[Lake Street Elevated]] Railroad and the [[Logan Square branch]] of its [[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]]. Located where the Logan Square branch crossed over the Lake Street Elevated, it was in service from 1913 to 1951, when it was rendered obsolete by the construction of the [[Dearborn Street subway]].
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;[[Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar]], nominated by [[User:Wehwalt|Wehwalt]]: The Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar is a [[commemorative coin]] issued by the [[United States Mint|United States Bureau of the Mint]] in 1937.  The coin commemorated the 350th anniversary of the [[Roanoke Colony]], depicting Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] on one side, and [[Eleanor Dare]] on the other, holding her child, [[Virginia Dare]], the first child of English descent born in an English colony in the Americas.
;"[[Can I Get It]]", nominated by [[User:MaranoFan|MaranoFan]] (a.k.a. NØ): Another in a series of featured articles on pop songs by the prolific [[User:MaranoFan]]. This one, "Can I Get It" (to Featured Article?), is a song by English singer [[Adele]] from her fourth studio album ''[[30 (Adele album)|30]]'' (2021), written with Swedish producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]. A [[Pop music|pop]] song with [[pop rock]] and [[country pop]] influences, "Can I Get It" has acoustic guitar, drum, and horn instrumentation and a whistled [[Hook (music)|hook]], which describes moving on from a breakup and explores Adele's search for true love and the thrilling and wondrous parts of a new relationship.
;[[Anna Lee Fisher]], nominated by [[User:Hawkeye7|Hawkeye7]] and [[User:Balon Greyjoy|Balon Greyjoy]]: Anna Lee Fisher ([[née]] Sims; born August 24, 1949) is an American [[chemist]], [[emergency physician]] and a former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. Formerly married to fellow astronaut [[William Frederick Fisher|Bill Fisher]], and the mother of two children, in 1984, she became the first mother to fly in space. During her career at NASA, she was involved with three major programs: the [[Space Shuttle]], the [[International Space Station]] and the [[Orion (spacecraft)|Orion spacecraft]].
;[[Rhodesia Information Centre]], nominated by [[User:Nick-D|Nick-D]]: The Rhodesia Information Centre (RIC,  also known by various other names) represented the [[Rhodesia]]n government in Australia from 1966 to 1980. As Australia did not recognise Rhodesia's independence it operated on an unofficial basis. The centre's activities included lobbying politicians, spreading [[propaganda]] about [[White Zimbabweans|white minority]] rule in Rhodesia and advising Australian businesses on how they could evade the [[United Nations]] sanctions that had been imposed on the country. It collaborated with a far-right organisation and a pro-Rhodesia community organisation. These activities, and the centre's presence in Australia, violated [[United Nations Security Council]] resolutions, including some that specifically targeted it and the other Rhodesian diplomatic posts. The RIC had little impact, with Australian media coverage of the Rhodesian regime being almost entirely negative and the government's opposition to white minority rule in Rhodesia hardening over time.
;[[The Black Cat (US magazine)|''The Black Cat'' (US magazine)]], nominated by [[User:Mike Christie|Mike Christie]]: ''The Black Cat'' was an American fiction magazine launched in 1895 by [[Herman Umbstaetter]], initially published in Boston, Massachusetts.  It published only short stories, and had a reputation for originality and for encouraging new writers.  Umbstaetter’s editorial approach was unusual in several ways: the cover price was low, at five cents; he paid on merit, not on story length; and he was willing to buy stories by new authors rather than insisting on well-known names.  He frequently ran story contests to attract amateur writers.  The magazine was immediately successful, and its circulation was boosted by the appearance in an early issue of “The Mysterious Card”, by [[Cleveland Moffett]], which was so popular that two print runs of the issue it appeared in sold out. It ceased publication in 1923.
;[[Thomas Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1732)]], nominated by [[User:Pickersgill-Cunliffe|Pickersgill-Cunliffe]]: [[Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral]] Hardy joined the [[Royal Navy]] sometime before 1688 and saw action in the [[Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue]] in 1692. In 1702 he took command of [[HMS Pembroke (1694)|HMS ''Pembroke'']]. After fighting in the [[Battle of Cádiz (1702)|Battle of Cádiz]], he discovered the location of the Franco-Spanish fleet, leading to the [[Battle of Vigo Bay]]. In August 1707, while escorting a convoy to [[Lisbon]], Hardy's squadron met that of [[René Duguay-Trouin]], chasing him until dusk and then returning to the convoy. Returning to England, Hardy was [[court martial]]led for not fully engaging Duguay-Trouin, but was acquitted and returned to the Mediterranean in 1708 to see further combat. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1711. In 1715 he was second-in-command of the [[Baltic Fleet (United Kingdom)|Baltic Fleet]] during in the [[Great Northern War]]. He was dismissed in 1716, possibly because of [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] sympathies. 
;[[Robert Nimmo]], nominated by [[User:Peacemaker67|Peacemaker67]]: [[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant General]] Nimmo was a senior [[Australian Army]] officer who served in both world wars and later with the [[British Commonwealth Occupation Force]] in Japan, as [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) [[Northern Command (Australia)|Northern Command]] in Australia, and finally as the chief military observer of the [[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan]] from 1950 until his death in 1966. In this last role, he was responsible for monitoring the {{convert|800|km|adj=on}}-long ceasefire line between the Indian and Pakistani armed forces, and proved so successful that, in 1964, the [[UN Secretariat]] described him as "by far the most successful United Nations observer". 
;[[Dish-bearers and butlers in Anglo-Saxon England]], nominated by [[User:Dudley Miles|Dudley Miles]]: Dish-bearers (often called [[seneschal]]s by historians) and butlers (or cup-bearers) were [[thegn]]s who acted as personal attendants of kings in [[Anglo-Saxon England]]. Royal feasts played an important role in consolidating community and hierarchy among the elite, and dish-bearers and butlers served the food and drinks at these meals. Thegns were members of the aristocracy, leading landowners who occupied the third lay (non-religious) rank in English society after the king and [[ealdormen]]. Dish-bearers and butlers probably also carried out diverse military and administrative duties as required by the king. Some went on to have illustrious careers as ealdormen, but most never rose higher than thegn.
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===Featured pictures===
Twenty-five [[WP:FP|featured picture]]s were promoted this period, including the ones at the top and bottom of this article.
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File:Douglas B-17G-95-DL Flying Fortress ‘VP-X - L - 483872 - X’ “Texas Raiders” (NL7227C) (50657253887).jpg|''[[Texas Raiders]]'' by Alan Wilson
File:Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico.jpg|''[[Juniperus brevifolia]]'' by [[:commons:User:Pablosievert|Pablosievert]]
File:Narva asv2022-04 img09 Castle.jpg|[[Hermann Castle]] by [[User:A.Savin|A.Savin]]
File:Dudley Hardy - Poster for His Majesty.jpg|''[[His Majesty]]'' poster by [[Dudley Hardy]], restored by [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]]
File:Sarcelle cannelle (Spatula cyanoptera).jpg|[[Cinnamon teal]] by [[User:Clément Bardot|Clément Bardot]]
File:1971-CANNIKIN-2.jpg|Preparation of the nuclear device for the [[Cannikin]] nuclear test by [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]]
File:Hypoplectrus guttavarius - Wilhelma 01.jpg|''[[Hypoplectrus guttavarius]]'' by [[User:Llez|Llez]]
File:Mudh Towering Range Pin Spiti Himachal Jun18 D72 7095.jpg|Cliff above [[Mud village, Spiti]] by [[User:Tagooty|Timothy Gonsalves]]
File:John Henry Turpin, Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy, circa in the 1940s (NH 89471).jpg|[[John Henry Turpin]] by unknown photographer, restored by [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]]
File:SQM GE 289A Boxcab Carmelita - Reverso.jpg|[[Tocopilla nitrate railway]] by [[User:Kabelleger|David Gubler]]
File:Blue-throated macaw in flight.jpg|[[Blue-throated macaw]] by [[User:Carsten Steger|Carsten Steger]]
File:Zhou Fang. Court Ladies Playing Double-sixes. Freer Gallery of Art.jpg|''[[Court Ladies Playing Double-sixes]]'' by [[Zhou Fang (Tang dynasty)|Zhou Fang]], photographed by [[Freer Gallery of Art]]
File:071R01.jpg|[[Wire bonding]] by [[User:Mister rf|Mister rf]]
File:House sparrow male in Prospect Park (53532).jpg|[[House sparrow]] by [[User:Rhododendrites|Rhododendrites]]
File:Templo funerario de Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 13.jpg|[[Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut]] by [[User:Poco a poco|Diego Delso]]
File:Divje Babe flute (Late Pleistocene flute).jpg|[[Divje Babe flute]] by [[User:PetarM|Petar Milošević]]
File:Krishna Butterball Below Mahabalipuram Sep22 A7C 02490.jpg|[[Krishna's Butterball]] by [[User:Tagooty|Timothy Gonsalves]]
File:Mary Jackson 1979 Portrait (LRC-1979-B701 P-07085).jpg|[[Mary Jackson (engineer)|Mary Jackson]] by [[NASA]], restored by [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]]
File:Aerial image of Grand Prismatic Spring (view from the south).jpg|[[Grand Prismatic Spring]] by [[User:Carsten Steger|Carsten Steger]]
File:Darcha Padum Road Below Shinku La Lahaul Oct22 A7C 03533.jpg|Winding road below [[Shingo La]] by [[User:Tagooty|Timothy Gonsalves]]
File:Percy Anderson - Poster for The Duchess of Dantzic.jpg|''[[The Duchess of Dantzic]]'' poster by [[Percy Anderson]] restored by [[User:Adam Cuerden|Adam Cuerden]]
File:Rambutans with seed.jpg|[[Rambutan]] by [[:commons:User:Iifar|Ivar Leidus]]
File:Greater white-fronted goose in flight-1045.jpg|[[Greater white-fronted goose]] by [[User:Frank Schulenburg|Frank Schulenburg]]
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===Featured topics===
One [[WP:FT|featured topic]], by [[User:Parsecboy|Parsecboy]], was promoted this period.
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===Featured lists===
Fifteen [[WP:FL|featured list]]s were promoted this period.
[[File:Ruined_northern_palace_in_the_Khmer_Hindu_temple_complex_of_Wat_Phou_at_sunset,_Champasak,_Laos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Khmer Hindu temple complex in [[Vat Phou]], one of the [[List of World Heritage Sites in Laos|World Heritage Sites in Laos]].]]
;[[List of World Heritage Sites in Laos]], nominated by [[User:Tone|Tone]]: The [[UNESCO|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) designates [[World Heritage Site]]s of outstanding universal value to [[cultural heritage|cultural]] or [[natural heritage]] which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. {{As of|2023}}, Laos has three sites on the list. The town of [[Luang Prabang]] was listed in 1995, [[Vat Phou]] in 2001, and the [[Plain of Jars]] in 2019. In addition, Laos has two sites on its tentative list.
;[[List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh]], nominated by [[User:Tone|Tone]]: Similar to the above. {{As of|2023}}, there are three World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh, and a further five on the tentative list. The first two sites listed were the [[Mosque City of Bagerhat]] and the [[Somapura Mahavihara|Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur]], in 1985. The most recent site, the [[Sundarbans]], was listed in 1997.
;[[List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Fernando Alonso]], nominated by [[User talk:Radioactive39|Radioactive39]]: [[Fernando Alonso]] is a Spanish racing driver who has won the [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Championship]] twice. The World Championship, however, is made up of many races, so, for example, while his five race wins in 2010 weren't enough to win the championship, he still had five wins that year.
;[[List of Music Bank Chart winners (2016)|List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2016)]], nominated by [[User:EN-Jungwon|EN-Jungwon]] and [[User:Jal11497|Jal11497]]: The ''Music Bank'' Chart is a [[record chart]] established in 1998 on the South Korean [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] television [[Music programs of South Korea|music program]] [[Music Bank (TV series)|''Music Bank'']].
;[[Snooker world rankings 1978/1979]], nominated by [[User:BennyOnTheLoose|BennyOnTheLoose]]: The [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]], the governing body for professional [[snooker]], first published official [[Snooker world rankings|world rankings]] for players on the [[World Snooker Tour|main tour]] for the [[1976–77 snooker season|1976–77 season]]. Before this, the defending champion was [[seed (sports)|seeded]] first, and the previous year's runner-up second, for each tournament.
;[[List of municipalities in Quebec]], nominated by [[User:Hwy43|Hwy43]]: [[Quebec]] is the [[Population of Canada by province and territory|second-most populous province]] in Canada with&nbsp;8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at {{convert|1298599.75|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. For statistical purposes, the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] is divided into 1,282 [[census subdivision]]s, which are [[municipality|municipalities]] and equivalents.
;[[List of commelinid family names with etymologies]], nominated by [[User:Dank|Dank]]: The [[commelinids]] are a group of 29 interrelated [[glossary of botanical terms#family|families]] of [[flowering plant]]s, named for one of the four included [[glossary of botanical terms#order|orders]], [[Commelinales]]. They account for most of the global agricultural output; the [[Poaceae|grass family]] alone contains the major [[Cereal|cereal grains]] (including [[rice]], [[wheat]], and [[maize]] or corn), along with [[forage]] grasses, [[sugar cane]], and [[bamboo]]. The [[Arecaceae|palm]], [[Musaceae|banana]], [[Zingiberaceae|ginger]], [[Bromeliaceae|pineapple]] and [[Cyperaceae|sedge]] families are also in the commelinid [[clade]].
[[File:Aleksandar Mitrović CRC-SRB crop.jpg|thumb|right|Mitrović playing for [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]
;[[List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Mitrović]], nominated by [[User:Amanuensis Balkanicus |Amanuensis Balkanicus ]]: [[Aleksandar Mitrović]] is a Serbian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who has represented the [[Serbia national football team]] as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] since his debut on 7 June 2013 in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first international goal in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], in what was his third international appearance. Since then, he has become Serbia's [[Serbia national football team#Top goalscorers|all-time record goalscorer]] with 52 goals in 79 matches.
;[[List of prime ministers of Australia]], nominated by [[User:JML1148|JML1148]]: The [[Prime Minister of Australia|prime minister of Australia]] is the leader of the [[Australian Government|Government of Australia]] and the [[Cabinet of Australia]], with the support of the majority of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. Thirty-one people have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. The prime minister is appointed by the [[Governor-General of Australia|governor-general]], themselves appointed by the [[Monarchy of Australia|monarch of Australia]] based on the advice of the incumbent prime minister.
;[[List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1958|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B songs of 1958]], nominated by [[User:ChrisTheDude|ChrisTheDude]]: The magazine ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' published its first chart, a list of popular sheet music, in 1913. Since then, it's become the American standard for lists of the most popular music, both as a whole and by genre. 
;[[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release]], nominated by [[User:PanagiotisZois |PanagiotisZois]]: The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release is an annual award that honors films that received a [[limited theatrical release|limited release]] for excellence in the depiction of [[LGBT]] ([[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]]) characters and themes. It is one of several categories of the annual [[GLAAD Media Award]]s, which are presented by [[GLAAD]]—an American [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[media monitoring]] organization—at ceremonies held primarily in New York City and Los Angeles between March and May.
;[[List of birds of Tuvalu]], nominated by [[User:AryKun|AryKun]]: [[Tuvalu]] is an [[island country]] in [[Polynesia]] in the Pacific Ocean. It consists of six [[atoll]]s and three reef islands (islands made of rocks from [[Coral skeleton|coral skeletons]]), with a total land area of {{Convert|26|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Its climate is hot and humid, with annual rainfall varying from {{Convert|2500–3500|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The soil is very weakly [[Soil formation|developed]], consisting mostly of [[coral sand]] and [[calcium carbonate]]-rich [[Regosol|regosols]]. Vegetation on the islands predominantly consists of [[coconut]]s, [[screw palm]]s, ''[[Casuarina]]'', [[Creeper plant|creepers]], and grass, although some native forest exists. There are 37 species of birds that have been recorded on Tuvalu, one of which has been [[Introduced species|introduced]] by humans.
;[[List of FIFA World Cup winning managers]], nominated by [[User:NapHit|NapHit]]: The [[FIFA World Cup]] is considered the most prestigious [[association football]] tournament in the world. The twenty-two World Cup tournaments have been won by eight national teams. The role of the [[Manager (association football)|manager]] is to select the squad for the World Cup and develop the tactics of the team. Pressure is attached to the role due to the significance of winning a World Cup and the lack of day-to-day contact with players during the regular club season aside from international breaks.
;[[List of international goals scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan]], nominated by [[User:Idiosincrático|Idiosincrático]]: [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] is an Armenian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who represented the [[Armenia national football team]] as a [[midfielder]] from his debut in 2007 until his international retirement in 2022. A ten-time [[Armenian Footballer of the Year]], Mkhitaryan scored 32 goals in 95 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed [[Artur Petrosyan]]'s record of 11 goals on 15 October 2013 when he scored in a 2–2 [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifier]] draw with [[Italy national football team|Italy]].
;[[List of winners of Triple Crown of Motorsport races]], nominated by [[User:EnthusiastWorld37|EnthusiastWorld37]]: The [[Triple Crown of Motorsport]] is an unofficial achievement for motor racing drivers that is generally regarded as winning [[motorsport]]'s three most prestigious races. These annual events are the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] at the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]], the [[Indianapolis 500]] for [[American open-wheel car racing|American open-wheel racing cars]] at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], and the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] for [[Formula One car]]s at the [[Circuit de Monaco]].  As the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix are both traditionally held on the last weekend of May, it is impossible for modern drivers to enter all three Triple Crown events in the same year, and no-one ever has; indeed, only [[Graham Hill]] has ever won all three. 
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