Wikipedia:Did you know/Monthly wrap/July 2022

DYK Wrapped July 2022[edit]

"No one knows if a bird in flight has an egg in its stomach." African proverb

I have always loved that proverb and I am sure it has many meanings. I hope it has some meaning for you.

Hello, and welcome to the July DYK wrap up. Our DYK warrior Leeky, has taken some personal R&R so it falls on others to pick up slack. It fell on me to do the wrap! Thank you all for being good to one another and for encouraging participants... and for tweaking, reviewing, proposing, discussing, fussing ...well - you get the idea. I went back and looked at all number one hooks of each month this year. The sum total of all views on every number one hook from January to June 2022 was 252,306. July's hook got an eye popping 287,463 views! Our best performing hooks of July:

No image for the Bohr's law Gunslinger effect number 1 hook (no image) (287,463 views in 24 hours)
Tattoist Amund Dietzel 1914 number 2 hook image (21,343 views in 12 hours)
Claudia Octavia number 3 hook image (31,877 views in 24 hours)
1982 World's Fair Sunsphere number 4 hook image (14,504 views in 12 hours)
The Great Wave off Kanagawa number 5 hook image (28,640 views in 24 hours)
Margaret Abbott number 6 hook image (27,801 views in 24 hours)
Eileen Collins number 7 hook image (26,472 in 24 hours)

Did you know...

... that according to Bohr's law, (no image) the person who draws first in a gunfight loses? 287,463 views in 24 hours by editors Thames27 and BuySomeApples reviewed by Hawkeye7
... that Amund Dietzel (pictured), sometimes called the "Rembrandt of the rind", learned to tattoo after he went to sea at the age of 14? 21,343 views in 12 hours by Dreamyshade reviewed by Bruxton
... that Nero's divorce of Claudia Octavia (pictured) caused public outcry – so he had her executed instead? 31,877 views in 24 hours by Egsan Bacon and theleekycauldron reviewed by Gerda Arendt
... that touch-screen technology, pay-at-the-pump, car phones, and Coca-Cola Cherry were shown at the 1982 World's Fair (pictured)? by AppalachianCentrist reviewed by Bruxton 14,504 views in 12 hours
... that The Great Wave off Kanagawa (pictured) has been described as "possibly the most reproduced image in the history of all art"? by Golden reviewed by Iskandar323 28,640 views in 24 hours
... that Margaret Abbott (pictured) was the first American woman to win an Olympic event, but never realized it? by 27,801 views in 24 hours by Kavyansh.Singh and reviewed by BuySomeApples
... that Eileen Collins (pictured) was the first woman Space Shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission? 26,472 in 24 hours by Hawkeye7 and reviewed by BuySomeApples

Special Mention hooks[edit]

I just like this West Bank Wall graffiti art article for the hopeful beautiful image.

... that one Palestinian man criticized the beauty of West Bank Wall graffiti art (example pictured), telling Banksy: "We don't want this wall to be beautiful. We hate it. Go home"? by Onceinawhile and reviewed by theleekycauldron 18,583 views in 24 hours

And, a shout out... on only their second hook, ArcticSeeress had a July top 10 hook!
... that a Florida resident was arrested after posting on RateMyCop.com? by ArcticSeeress and reviewed by Urve 12,802 views in 12 hours

Quirky hooks that were appreciated[edit]

... that Stig Millehaugen, who had escaped or attempted escape from prison multiple times, was given a prison furlough in 2022 and failed to return? by Pikavoom and reviewed by BeanieFan11 14,315 views
... that mathematics professor Ari Nagel has fathered more than a hundred children? by Mvqr and reviewed by Tbhotch 11,462 views in 12 hours
... that people with woolly hair may also have tooth decay? by Whispyhistory Philafrenzy and reviewed by JamieF 10,232 views
... that the ancient Romans made toothpaste with human urine? by Graearms and reviewed by Narutolovehinata5 9,798 views
... that George Allsopp was arrested three times for not carrying a lantern? expanded by Z1720 and reviewed by Steelkamp 9,627 views

Quirky hooks that went underappreciated[edit]

Here are some of our July quirky hooks that went under-appreciated. Did you know...

... that Robert M. Blizzard, who pioneered growth hormone therapy in children, liked to joke that he had added 11 miles (18 km) to the height of the U.S. population? by 97198 and reviewed by Dumelow 2,659 views
... that Dan Jones discovered that he was talented at taking throw-ins after having been a javelin thrower at school? by EchetusXe and reviewed by Chocmilk03 and 97198 2,577 views
... that William Forsythe's ballet The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is so difficult to dance that a ballerina said she would rather give birth again? by Corachow and reviewed by Gerda Arendt 2,697 views
... that a pontiff in pontificals may pontificate with a pontifical at a Pontifical during his pontificate? by Pbritti and reviewed by Soman 1,894 views
... that the motto of the Clayton Herald was "Independent in Everything; Neutral in Nothing"? by BeanieFan11 and reviewed by JJonahJackalope 2,510 views

And special mention to the triples[edit]

... that Brooklyn's West Street Foundry, owned by Wilson Small, built the engine for Error: {{Ship}} missing prefix (help) (pictured), which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat in Maine coastal service? by Gatoclass and reviewed by Epicgenius
... that James T. Sears called the novels The White Paper (1928), Street of Stairs (1968), and Boychick (1971), three "pederastic erotic classics"? by Urve and reveiwed by Epicgenius
... that a statue of Serenidus, the brother of Serenicus, is called the "little pissing saint" because a spring issues from below it in the Oratory of Saint Cénéré? by Evrik and Rei Momo and reviewed by Storye book

Thank you BlueMoonset for helping us find the hooks that need attention. You are also on point at all times. @Narutolovehinata5, Kusma, EEng, Schwede66, Amakuru, SL93, Z1720, Gerda Arendt, Mandarax, Theleekycauldron, Wugapodes, Maile66, Maury Markowitz, Gatoclass, Sammi Brie, and TSventon: all kept our little corner of the front page working. We all missed Leeky for a few weeks and I thought of them when I saw some hand wringing over the lack of prep builders. Luckily Z1720 was available to help! Thanks to Valereee for providing helpful guidance in these endeavors. I have been proud to work with this fine group of editors, and I am energized by the thought of us helping one another and making learning fun! In DYK we forgive mistakes easily and we pitch in when work backs up. DYK may be the most accessible section of the front page and it is because of you.

Thank you all so much for your hard work and attention to detail! And of course, I need Leeky to show me how to add this to the wrapped section. Grrr. "You're killin' me, Smalls!" Bruxton (talk) 03:13, 2 August 2022 (UTC) Bruxton (talk) 03:13, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]