This page serves to list this user's Did You Know nominations and reviews, to track quid pro quo and achievements, and to provide useful links for reviewing.
DYK assists and rescues
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DYK views | VPH | Month rank | DYK hook |
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| Danzig Street shooting (25 May 2018) |
10,824 | 451 | 13 | ... that Toronto's worst mass shooting was committed by teenagers at a block party?nom |
| Death of Alloura Wells, Murder of Tess Richey, 2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides (19 June 2018) |
4,140 + 3,824 + 7,646 = 15,610 | 650 | 6 | ... that the deaths of Alloura Wells and Tess Richey, reported one day apart, renewed fears of a serial killer in Toronto's gay village?nom |
| Young People Fucking, 29th Genie Awards, 10th Canadian Comedy Awards (April Fool's 2019 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
6,877 + 698 + 671 = 8,246 | 687 | 20 11 by VPH |
... that a Genie and three Beavers recognized Young People Fucking?nom |
| Poutine, peameal bacon, Made in Canada, Canadian Comedy Awards, 1st Canadian Comedy Awards (Canada Day – 1 July 2019) |
29,514 + 18,463 + 10,639 + 7,082 + 1,777 − (1,971 + 4,528)/2 = 64,225 | 2,676 | 1 |
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| TAI Aksungur (7 August 2019) |
3,186 | 133 | 218 | ... that Turkey's Aksungur MALE UAV has a designed maximum payload nearly four times that of its predecessor?nom |
| A Shakespearean Baseball Game (21 Aug 2019 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
1,797 | 149 | not ranked | ... that Wayne and Shuster poked fun at Canada's Stratford Festival with a skit about a baseball game where the manager, players, and umpires all speak in Shakespearean verse?nom |
| The Precious Legacy (29 Aug 2019 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
5,665 | 472 | 27 22 by VPH |
... that an exhibit of Czech Jewish art and ritual objects confiscated by the Nazis for a planned "Museum of the Extinct Race" was seen by more than half a million people on its U.S. tour?nom |
| Rinse the Blood Off My Toga (30 Aug 2019 – 12:00–23:59 UTC) |
3,270 | 272 | not ranked | ... that Wayne and Shuster's comedy sketch "Rinse the Blood Off My Toga" recasts Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as a detective story?nom |
| List of Canadian comedians (5 Sept 2019 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
2,999 | 250 | not ranked | ... that the dark and fatalistic humour of Canadian comedians has been attributed to the dangers of Canada's climate and geography?nom |
| Ivan Golunov (26 Sept 2019) |
2,862 | 119 | not ranked | ... that just prior to his arrest in 2019, investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was examining the links between Moscow funeral businesses and the Federal Security Service?nom |
| Made in Canada (1 Feb 2021 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
3,590 | 299 | not ranked | ... that a journalist lived for a year using only goods made in Canada?nom |
| Patricia Kenworthy Nuckols, Chickie Geraci Poisson, Betty Shellenberger, Alice Putnam Willetts, Joan Moser, Anne McConaghie Volp, F. Elizabeth Richey, Adele Boyd, Ruth Heller Aucott, Phyllis Stadler Lyon (6 Feb 2021 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
25,897 | 2,158 | 5 2 by VPH |
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| Hey Lady! (17 Apr 2021 – 00:00–11:59 UTC) |
1,526 | 127 | not ranked | ... that Hey Lady! is Jayne Eastwood's first leading role in a 50-year career?nom |
| Canadian Idiot (Canada Day – 1 Jul 2021 – 12:00–23:59) |
17,272 | 1,439 | 3 | ... that the song "Canadian Idiot" satirizes American xenophobia?nom |
| Parliament Hill (2 Jul 2021 – 0:00–11:59) |
11,518 | 960 | 10 | .jpg) |
| Candidate for a Pullet Surprise, A Grandchild's Guide to Using Grandpa's Computer (6 Aug 2021 – 12:00–23:59) |
4,954 + 6,122 = 11,076 | 923 | 9 | ... that the frequently plagiarized poems "Candidate for a Pullet Surprise" and "A Grandchild's Guide to Using Grandpa's Computer" are often cited in discussions of internet publishing ethics?nom |
| Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial (26 Sep 2021 – 12:00–23:59) |
4,088 | 341 | 105 | .jpg) |
| Timewasters (9 Oct 2021) |
7,007 | 292 | 120 | ... that racially themed time-travel comedy Timewasters was developed under the working title Black to the Future?nom |
| Demon (comics) (7 Nov 2021) |
4,478 | 186 | 227 | ... that the original release of Jason Shiga's comic Demon included a four-page issue, a sixty-page issue, and an issue in which all the panels were black?nom |
| Chicks with Sticks (21 Dec 2021 – 12:00–23:59) |
4,009 | 334 | 133 | ... that ice hockey film Chicks with Sticks received its title and funding following the success of Men with Brooms?nom |
| La Poutine Week (1 Feb 2022 – 12:00–23:59) |
4,544 | 379 | 84 | ... that La Poutine Week is the world's largest poutine festival, with 700 restaurants serving 350,000 people?nom |
| McNally v R (15 Apr 2022 – 00:00–11:59) |
5,448 | 474 | 72 | ... that in 2013, McNally v R upheld a conviction for sexual assault via gender deception?nom |
| Free Comic Book Day (7 May 2022) |
5,153 | 215 | 166 | ... that Free Comic Book Day was inspired by Free Scoop Night at an ice cream parlor?nom |
| Being Canadian, When Jews Were Funny (8 June 2022 – 12:00–23:59) |
3,457 + 2,386 = 5,843 | 487 | 65 | ... that the documentary comedy films Being Canadian and When Jews Were Funny explore the filmmakers' cultural identity through interviews with dozens of comedians?nom |
| The Canadian Conspiracy (Canada Day – 1 July 2023) |
11,669 | 486 | 45 (70 by VPH) |
... that celebrities who were interviewed in The Canadian Conspiracy were paid US$500?nom |
| Holy Door (Santiago de Compostela), Feast of Saint James, Jacobean Holy Year (St. James Day – 25 July 2023) |
8,272 + 7,271 + 5,870 = 21,414 | 892 | 15 |  |
| Let's All Go to the Lobby (1 Feb 2024 – 00:00–11:59) |
7,070 | 589 | 120 45 by VPH |
... that Let's All Go to the Lobby, a one-minute filmed advertisement, has been preserved by the US National Film Registry?nom |
| Johnny & Clyde (2 Feb 2024 – 12:00–23:59) |
13,242 | 1103 | 35 11 by VPH |
... that heist-horror film Johnny & Clyde has been called "unwatchable"?nom |
| Canada Centre Building (14 Mar 2024 – 00:00–11:59) |
4,223 | 176 | 187 | ... that the Canada Centre Building has one of the first aquifer thermal energy storage systems?nom |
| Singh v Canada (4 Apr 2024 – 12:00–23:59) |
2,937 | 245 | 196 | ... that the anniversary of the Singh v Canada decision is observed as Refugee Rights Day?nom |
| Ukrainian Sheriffs (1 May 2024) |
10,538 | 439 | 69 | ... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot?nom |
| Score: A Hockey Musical (Canada Day – 1 July 2024) |
5,818 | 242 | TBD | ... that Score: A Hockey Musical has been described as "so Canadian it hurts"?nom |
| Dorothy Dworkin (24 July 2024) |
4430 | 184 | 200 | ... that immigrant midwife Dorothy Dworkin is considered the matriarch of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital?nom |
| Margaret Reid (politician) (TBD) |
TBD | TBD | TBD | ... that Margaret Reid was appointed to the Australian Senate 20 years after losing an election for the House of Representatives?nom |