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On 22 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article West Mata, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the two primary vents of West Mata (pictured), a submarine volcano, are called "Hades" and "Prometheus"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/West Mata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, West Mata), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 27 April 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hearst Castle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Hearst Castle (pictured) inspired Xanadu, the lavish mansion in the 1941 film Citizen Kane? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hearst Castle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hearst Castle), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 28 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Samuel Dexter Lecompte, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Samuel Dexter Lecompte, the pro-slavery chief justice of Kansas Territory before the Civil War, administered oaths to the Fugitive Slave Act instead of the United States Constitution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Samuel Dexter Lecompte. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Samuel Dexter Lecompte), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

On 21 July 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trial of Lina E., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that upon the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Lina E., court spectators shouted "fuck class justice" and "you are friends of fascists"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trial of Lina E.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Trial of Lina E.), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Hook update
Your hook reached 24,525 views (1,021.9 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of July 2023 – nice work!


On 7 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mustansirite Hardship, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that cannibals used hooks to kidnap people during a famine in Fatimid Egypt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Mustansirite Hardship. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mustansirite Hardship), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.