I have created or expanded 49 DYK articles which have appeared on the Main Page in 37 distinct hooks, and in addition have nominated 10 articles created or expanded by other editor(s). Three hooks have appeared in the DYK Hall of Fame as having five or more articles. One hook is included in the list of all-time DYK page view leaders for a lead hook with over 25 000 views. Eleven hooks (10 from my articles, 1 from a nomination of others' articles) have been included in list of DYK page view leaders for their respective months. In the following table, links to nominations from prior to the dedicated-page-per-article style are to the version of T:TDYK immediately prior to promotion into the queue.
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| 1 | – | Hans Freeman (Nomination) |
13 Aug 2010 | ... that Hans Freeman introduced protein crystallography to Australia and determined the structure of plastocyanin, the first protein to be structurally characterised in the southern hemisphere? |  |
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| 2 | – | Rhodocene (Nomination) |
14 Aug 2010 | ... that the rhodocene monomer exists in solid state at or below liquid nitrogen temperatures (−196 °C) and in gas phase above 150 °C but not at room temperature? | |
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| 3 | – | Hexafluorophosphate (Nomination) |
23 Aug 2010 | ... that the lithium salt of the hexafluorophosphate anion is a common electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries? | |
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| 4 | – | Latisemin | 30 Oct 2010 | .jpg) 6 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame Total views = 871 + 675 + 603 + 517 + 619 + 1404 = 4689 |
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| 5 | – | Cysteine-rich secretory protein (Joint Nomination) |
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| 6 | – | Artiom Damkovsky | 5 Nov 2010 | ... that at M-1 Global's Challenge XXI event, Artiom Damkovsky defeated Mairbek Taisumov to become their inaugural Lightweight MMA Champion and Guram Gugenishvili defeated Kenny Garner (who was replacing the injured Maxim Grishin) for their inaugural Heavyweight Championship? 5 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame Total views = 858 + 707 + 716 + 786 + 485 = 3552 Collaboration with Paralympiakos |
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| 7 | – | Kenny Garner |
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| 8 | – | Maxim Grishin |
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| 9 | – | Guram Gugenishvili |
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| 10 | – | 2010 M-1 Challenge Season (Joint nomination) |
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| 11 | – | Homosexuals Anonymous (Nomination) |
26 Nov 2010 | ... that some counseling sessions of the ex-gay group Homosexuals Anonymous included "desensitizing" naked massages, but led the men being counseled to begin having sexual encounters with each other? | |
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| 12 | – | Shamil Zavurov | 10 Dec 2010 | ... that M-1 Global's welterweight (Shamil Zavurov vs. Abner Lloveras), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks), and light heavyweight (Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky) mixed martial arts champions will be determined at M-1 Challenge XXII today? 5 article hook, qualifies for the DYK Hall of Fame Total views = 835 + 806 + 835 + 835 + 744 = 4055 Collaboration with Paralympiakos |
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| 13 | – | Tomasz Narkun |
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| 14 | – | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky |
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| 15 | – | Magomed Sultanakhmedov |
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| 16 | – | Rafał Moks (Joint nomination) |
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| – | 1 | Katy Munger (Nomination) |
12 Dec 2010 | ... that Katy Munger is known for her writing in the Tart Noir genre? | |
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| – | 2 | A. M. M. Naushad (Nomination) |
14 Dec 2010 | ... that Sri Lankan politician A. M. M. Naushad, as Deputy Secretary of the UNP, created a problem for his party leader by advocating his view that "his community came first and the party next"? | |
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| – | 3 | Bruce DuMont (Nomination) |
14 Dec 2010 | ... that Bruce DuMont, investigative reporter and host of Beyond the Beltway, is the nephew of the inventor of the first commercially viable television? | |
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| – | 4 | Oxaziridine (Nomination) |
14 Dec 2010 | ... that an oxaziridine rearrangement reaction is the key step in the synthesis of erectile dysfunction medication yohimbine? | |
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| – | 5 | Isolobal principle (Nomination) |
23 Dec 2010 | ... that Roald Hoffmann's development of the isolobal principle helped him earn the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? | |
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| – | 6 | Insertion reaction (Nomination) |
26 Dec 2010 | ... that insertion reactions are integral to the Cativa process, a method used to produce millions of tons of acetic acid annually? | |
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| 17 | – | Brittany CoxXx (Nomination and QPQ) |
21 Jan 2011 |  As a lead hook with more than 20 000 views, this qualifies for inclusion in the All-time DYK page view leaders list as well as for the DYK page view leaders for the month of January 2011 |
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| – | 7 | David Kato (Nomination and QPQ) |
8 Feb 2011 | ... that after Rolling Stone published photos and addresses of 100 gays and lesbians under the headline "Hang Them", Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato was awarded USh1.5 million in damages? | |
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| 18 | – | Peter Maitlis (Nomination and QPQ) |
10 Feb 2011 | ... that British organometallic chemist Peter Maitlis coined the term metallomesogens for "metal complexes of organic ligands which exhibit liquid crystalline (mesomorphic) character"? | |
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| 19 | – | Tantalum(V) ethoxide (Nomination) |
16 Jan 2013 | ... that tantalum pentaethoxide is used in the production of optical, electrochromic, and semiconductor devices? | |
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| 20 | – | Indian Journal of Medical Research (QPQ) |
30 Jan 2013 | ... that the Indian Journal of Medical Research, first edited by Sir Pardey Lukis, is celebrating its centenary this year? |
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422 + 374 = 796 |
| 21 | – | Pardey Lukis (Joint nomination and QPQ) |
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| – | 8 | Crossover experiment (chemistry) (Nomination and QPQ) |
3 Jan 2014 | ... that crossover experiments are used to study the mechanisms of chemical reactions? | |
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| 22 | – | Captodative effect (Nomination) |
10 Jan 2014 | ... that radicals can be stabilized by the captodative effect? | |
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| 23 | – | Trent Zimmerman (Nomination and QPQ) |
9 Jan 2016 | ... that in December 2015, Trent Zimmerman became the first openly gay man to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives? | |
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| 24 | – | Benzylamine (Nomination and QPQ) |
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| – | 9 | Solid nitrogen (Nomination and QPQ) |
13 May 2016 | ... that solid nitrogen is an important component of the surfaces of Triton, a moon of Neptune, and of the dwarf planet Pluto? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of May 2016 |
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| 25 | – | Aromatization (Nomination and QPQ) |
7 Jun 2016 | ... that there are "moderately aromatic" arsoles? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of June 2016 |
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| 26 | – | Colin Raston (Nomination and QPQ) |
17 Jun 2016 | ... that Colin Raston can unboil an egg? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of June 2016 |
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| 27 | – | (+)-Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide (Nomination and QPQ) |
24 Jun 2016 |  |
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| 28 | – | Asparagusic acid (Nomination and QPQ) |
7 Jul 2016 | ... that the odour of urine after eating asparagus, which was described by Arbuthnot as "foetid" and by Benjamin Franklin as "disagreeable", was compared to "a flask of perfume" by Marcel Proust? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016 |
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| 29 | – | Tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (Nomination and QPQ) |
11 July 2016 | ... that BARF does not coordinate? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016 |
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7881 + 253 = 8134 |
| 30 | – | Scolopendra cataracta (Nomination and QPQ) |
14 Jul 2016 |  Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of July 2016 |
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| 31 | – | Australian College of Educators (QPQ) |
24 Jul 2013 | ... that the Australian College of Educators' Buntine Oration has been given by a governor-general, a prime minister, and a Nobel laureate? |
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224 + 336 = 560 |
| 32 | – | Buntine Oration (Joint nomination and QPQ) |
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| 33 | – | Élizabeth Teissier (Nomination) |
22 Oct 2016 | ... that the French Association for Scientific Information criticised Paris Descartes University's decision to award Élizabeth Teissier a doctorate for a sociology thesis of "pro-astrological advocacy"? | |
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| 34 | – | Jason Graae (Nomination and QPQ) |
4 Nov 2016 | ... that Jason Graae had to use his ad libbing skills when a fake moustache "started to take on a life of its own" on the opening night of Little Me? | |
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3622 + 238 = 3860 |
| 35 | – | Russian gay propaganda law (Nomination) |
6 Nov 2016 | ... that the Russian gay propaganda law was blamed for an alleged increase in homophobic attacks? | |
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| 36 | – | Timothy N. Philpot (Nomination and QPQ) |
10 Nov 2016 | ... that Kentucky family court judge Timothy N. Philpot says he does not "mention Jesus inside the courthouse very much, even when I know he is absolutely the only answer to the problem in front of me"? | |
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4260 + 181 = 4441 |
| 37 | – | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Nomination and QPQ) |
13 Nov 2016 | .jpg) |
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| 38 | – | Predatory conference (Nomination and QPQ) |
18 Nov 2016 | ... that Christoph Bartneck wrote a nonsense submission for a predatory conference using iOS's autocomplete function and it was accepted within three hours? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of November 2016 |
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12,169 + 247 = 12,416 |
| 39 | – | Section 127 of the Australian Constitution (Nomination and QPQ) |
29 Nov 2016 | ... that Section 127 of the Australian Constitution mandated that the Aboriginal peoples not be counted in "reckoning the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth"? | |
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| 40 | – | e-baby (Nomination and QPQ) |
6 Dec 2016 | .jpg) Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of December 2016 |
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| 41 | – | Aluminium triacetate (Nomination and QPQ) |
16 Dec 2016 | ... that aluminium triacetate is used to treat aphthous ulcers and otitis, to relieve the itch from poison ivy, and as an astringent with Mortellaro disease in hoofed animals? | |
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| 42 | – | Aluminium sulfacetate (Nomination and QPQ) |
28 Dec 2016 | ... that an 1899 publication recommended that use of an impure aluminium sulfacetate preparation as a mordant "should be abandoned" as it is an "empyreumatic liquid"? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of December 2016 |
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5020 + 94 − (9 + 13) = 5092 |
| – | 10 | Shooting of Benjamin Marconi (Nomination and QPQ) |
7 Jan 2017 | ... that the suspect in the shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi got married the following morning and was arrested later that day? Hook qualifies for inclusion in the DYK page view leaders for the month of January 2017 |
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| 43 | – | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials (Nomination and QPQ) |
9 Jan 2017 | ... that Paul von Groth edited Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie for 44 years and used it to catalog the properties of more than 9,000 crystalline substances? | |
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| 44 | – | Stöber process (Nomination and QPQ) |
12 Jan 2017 | ... that mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared by the Stöber process and are used in preparing biosensors and delivering medications to within cellular structures? Collaboration with Imminent77 |
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| 45 | – | Pyrithione (Nomination and QPQ) |
18 Jan 2017 | ... that pyrithione is used to prepare medicated shampoos to treat dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis? | |
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| 46 | – | Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing (Nomination and QPQ) |
27 Jan 2017 | ... that the Elsevier publication Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing has been described as a "sham masquerading as a real scientific journal" that publishes "truly ridiculous studies"? | |
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| 47 | – | Elizabeth Plankinton House | 31 Jan 2017 | ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé Richard Henry Park ran off with a dancer?? Collaboration with Doug Coldwell |
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| 48 | – | John Plankinton |
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| 49 | – | Richard Henry Park (Joint Nomination) |
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| * | – | James Oakley (Nomination and QPQ) |
Talk page notice | ... that? | |
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| * | – | Ahmad Hashim Abd al-Isawi (Nomination and QPQ) |
Talk page notice | ... that? | |
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| * | – | Trifluoroperacetic acid (Nomination and QPQ) |
Talk page notice | ... that? Collaboration with DMacks |
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| * | – | Hexamethylbenzene (Nomination and QPQ) |
Talk page notice | ... that? Collaboration with DMacks |
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| * | – | Carl Higbie (Nomination and QPQ to follow) |
Talk page notice | Nomination deferred in case of reaching GA ... that? |
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Hooks / articles which have been nominated but are not yet approved or in the queue are marked with (*)