User:Theleekycauldron/fun/hooks
This is a full list of the hooks I've aired at DYK :)
Creations and expansions[edit]
| Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPP Suits | 2021-03-02 | 11,689 | 974.1 | ... that John Oliver was sued for defamation after a man in a squirrel costume told a coal industry CEO to "eat shit" on his show? | |
| 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 television reunion episode of The West Wing to encourage voter turnout in the 2020 United States elections? | |
| Julie Schmit-Albin | 2021-09-01 | 2,356 | 196.3 | ... that Julie Schmit-Albin was awarded the title of Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska for her work as a pro-life activist? | |
| 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"? | |
| 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? | |
| John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant | 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 named a sewage plant after him? |
| Game On (The West Wing) | 2021-10-18 | 4,436 | 184.8 | ... that the debate in "Game On" invokes the beer question? | |
| The beer question | 11,940 | 497.5 | |||
| Total | 16,376 | 682.3 | |||
| Beer Beer, Truck Truck | 2021-10-23 | 3,514 | 292.8 | ... that the country song "Beer Beer, Truck Truck" was based on a viral TikTok video by Erynn Chambers intended to satirize country music? | |
| Erynn Chambers | 2,090 | 174.2 | |||
| Total | 5,604 | 467.0 | |||
| 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"? | |
| Sharri MacDonald | 2021-10-24 | 2,335.5 | 194.6 | ... that Sharri MacDonald was removed from the Old Orchard Beach City Council after a controversial 4–3 vote put the entire council up for recall? | |
| The Supremes (The West Wing) | 2021-10-26 | 8,009 | 667.4 | ... that "The Supremes" was said to have foreseen the conflict following the death of Antonin Scalia, twelve years later? | |
| 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? | |
| Celestial Navigation (The West Wing) | 2021-10-30 | 832 | 69.3 | ... that CCH Pounder, who guest starred in The West Wing's "Celestial Navigation", was almost selected for the main role of C. J. Cregg? | |
| Citizens Square | 2021-11-08 | 2,050.5 | 82.0 | ... that Citizens Square was almost named after Fort Wayne's Harry Baals? | |
| Cwmhiraeth | 2021-11-08 | 5,626.5 | 225.1 | ... that Cwmhiraeth's name roughly translates to "valley of longing"? | |
| 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? | |
| 2013 Wikipedia Star Trek Into Darkness controversy | 2021-11-17 | 11,228 | 935.7 | ... that Wikipedia editors wrote over 40,000 words arguing over a single letter? | |
| 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? | |
| 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? | |
| 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"? | |
| 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"? | |
| 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 an energy crisis? | |
| Pronunciation of GIF | 2021-12-10 | 17,439 | 1,453.3 | ... that it's pronounced "gif", not "gif"? | |
| Dumpster fire | 2021-12-17 | 7,884 | 657.0 | ... that Google searches for the term "dumpster fire" spiked after Donald Trump announced his presidential candidacy in October 2015? | |
| Puccinia porri | 2021-12-17 | 1,237 | 103.1 | ... that "leek rust", caused by Puccinia allii, has also caused significant losses for garlic farmers? | |
| 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? | |
| 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 vaccination mandates in Maine until 2024? | |
| Claudia Belk | 2022-01-05 | 2,458 | 204.8 | ... that Claudia Watkins, the only "lady judge" in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"? | |
| The Debate (The West Wing) | 2022-01-10 | 3,579 | 298.3 | ... that after The West Wing's live, open presidential debate episode, MSNBC polled viewers on whom they thought won? | |
| The Long Goodbye (The West Wing) | 2022-01-26 | 11,459 | 954.9 | ... that while Wired recommended that readers binge The West Wing, it also advised readers to skip the fourth season episode "The Long Goodbye"? | |
| Claudia Quintet | 2022-02-04 | 9,485 | 395.2 | ... that the Claudia Quintet was born out of an incident at alt.coffee? | |
| The Bigg Chill | 2022-02-26 | 16,808 | 700.3 | ... that Demi Lovato started an Internet feud with a frozen yogurt shop—and lost? | |
| 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? | |
| 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? | |
| 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? | |
| C. J. Cregg | 2022-03-31 | 8,530 | 355.4 | ... that despite perceived sexist tropes in The West Wing's women, C. J. Cregg is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters? | |
| Zoosphaerium darthvaderi | 2022-04-01 | 19,699 | 820.8 | ... that Darth Vader's anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"? | |
| Main Title (The West Wing) | 2022-04-15 | 1,902 | 165.4 | ... that The West Wing's theme music was only intended for use in one scene? | |
| 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"? | |
| 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? | |
| 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? | |
| A Proportional Response | 2022-07-17 | 5,058 | 210.8 | ... that Charlie Young was introduced into The West Wing over concerns of a lack of racial diversity in casting? | |
| Wrath Month | 2022-07-22 | 9,509 | 790.2 | ... that the perceived tameness of LGBT Pride Month gave rise to Wrath Month? | |
| 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 her party as a member of the Bundestag? | |
| NJGov | 2022-09-14 | 9,813 | 817.8 | ... that when asked who let New Jersey have a Twitter account, its manager simply replied, "your mom"? | |
| Sarah Ashton-Cirillo | 2022-09-30 | 11,569[a] | 596.3 | ... that Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said that Ukrainians care less about her being transgender than Americans do? | |
| Hurricane Shark | 2022-10-20 | 10,344 | 862.0 | ... that "the Hurricane Shark is real"? | |
| 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? | |
| 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 her portrayer? | |
| Claudia Meier Volk | 2023-01-01 | 5,304 | 221.0 | ... that Minnesota legislator Claudia Meier cosponsored a bill freeing women from having to take their husbands' last names, and then took her husband's last name? | |
| Fuccbois | 2023-01-04 | 10,488 | 437.0 | ... that Fuccbois' crew won awards, while Fuccboi's prose received both praise and criticism?[b] | |
| Fuccboi (novel) | 6,666 | 277.7 | |||
| Total | 17,154 | 714.7 | |||
| Measure VY | 2023-01-05 | 3,168 | 264.0 | ... that Culver City's Measure VY would have allowed 16-year-olds to vote, but it fell short by 16 votes out of over 16,000? | |
| Melissa Ong | 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"? |
| Capri-Sun | 2023-02-26 | 17,174 | 715.6 | ... that tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. marketed Capri Sun to children based on experience selling tobacco to young people? | |
| Dear White Staffers | 2023-03-14 | 4,258 | 354.9 | ... that two years after Instagram's Dear White Staffers started out as a small meme account, it was credited with kickstarting the unionization of U.S. congressional staff? | |
| Spiders Georg | 2023-04-01 | 17,426 | 726.1 | ... that "'average person eats 3 spiders a year' factoid actualy just statistical error"? | |
| United States v. Rahimi | 2023-05-01 | 2,704 | 225.3 | ... that a 2023 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit invalidates a law preventing people from owning firearms while under restraining orders for domestic abuse? | |
| We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy song)[c] | 2023-07-07 | 15,941[d] | 811.2 | ... that Fall Out Boy's updated "We Didn't Start the Fire" mentions Myspace, but not the COVID-19 pandemic? | |
| Hayloft (song) | 2023-07-13 | 2,550 | 212.7 | ... that Mother Mother's "Hayloft" received only niche radio play for more than a decade after its release, and then started pulling in a million streams a week? |
Notes
- ^ Excludes 127.0 background views
- ^ I contributed to Fuccboi, not Fuccbois; I did, however, nominate both.
- ^ Also appeared as We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy).
- ^ Excludes 2,467.0 background views
Drive-by nominations[edit]
| Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Collen's Church, Llangollen | 2021-12-17 |  |
2,290 | 190.9 | ... that St Collen's Church (pictured) in Wales has a memorial to one of the 19th century's most famous same-sex partnerships?[a] |
| Humbertium covidum | 2022-03-05 |  |
14,558 | 606.6 | ... that the flatworm Humbertium covidum (pictured), named after the COVID-19 pandemic, was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown?[b] |
| Claudia Octavia | 2022-07-08 |  |
31,877 | 1,328.2 | ... that Nero's divorce of Claudia Octavia (pictured) caused public outcry – so he had her executed instead? |
| Fuccbois | 2023-01-04 | 10,488 | 437.0 | ... that Fuccbois' crew won awards, while Fuccboi's prose received both praise and criticism?[c] | |
| Fuccboi (novel) | 6,666 | 277.7 | |||
| Total | 17,154 | 714.7 |