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			*... that while the first ''']''' were prepared by ] in the ], the earliest ] translations did not appear until half a millenium later? --article adapted from Schaff-Herzog by ], nom by ] <sup>]</sup> 09:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
	*... that the minerals found in the water of ], ] can cure ]? ] for 1.5 yrs before I made an article about the lake]. Self-nom by <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:16, 28 March 2006 (UTC)		*... that the minerals found in the water of ], ] can cure ]? ] for 1.5 yrs before I made an article about the lake]. Self-nom by <span style="font-family:Verdana;">''']]]''' <small>{]}</small></span> 07:16, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
	*... that ''']''', now recognized as one of the leading poets of ], considered his career as a ] much more important then that of a poet? self-nom by --] <sup><font color="green">]</font></sup> 05:50, 28 March 2006 (UTC)		*... that ''']''', now recognized as one of the leading poets of ], considered his career as a ] much more important then that of a poet? self-nom by --] <sup><font color="green">]</font></sup> 05:50, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

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===March 27===

... that while the first Slavonic translations of the Bible were prepared by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century, the earliest Polish translations did not appear until half a millenium later? --article adapted from Schaff-Herzog by User:Kmorozov, nom by Ghirla 09:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
... that the minerals found in the water of Soap Lake, Washington can cure Buerger's disease? . Self-nom by howch e ng {chat} 07:16, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
... that Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, now recognized as one of the leading poets of Polish baroque, considered his career as a courtier much more important then that of a poet? self-nom by --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 05:50, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
... that Cicisbei were legal and generally respected companions and often lovers of married women in eighteenth-century Italy? — (self-nomination - I fleshed out an old, basic stub of mine in to a small article)
File:Luigi Ponelato Cicisbeo.jpg
- Mstroeck 23:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
... that during the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament game that put George Mason University in the tournament's Final Four, Patriots head coach Jim Larranaga motivated his players by telling them that the opposing players from the University of Connecticut didn't know what conference the Patriots were in? — Dale Arnett 15:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC) (effectively a self-nom; I took a one-line blurb that was even worse than a stub and turned it into a real article)
... that future President of the United States Herbert Hoover was married at the Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey, California?
(self-nomination) Gentgeen 08:33, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
... that Perry Greeley Holden was the first professor of agronomy in the United States? (img: Image:Perry Greeley Holden.jpg) self-nom. Lupo 13:18, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
... that Rusumo Falls was a significant site during the 1994 Rwandan genocide as thousands of dead bodies flowed underneath the bridge while a simultaneous stream of refugees crossed over it, fleeing into Tanzania to escape the fighting? (self-nomination) — SteveRwanda 13:42, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
...that Adwaita, the reportedly 255 years old Aldabra Giant Tortoise that recently died in Kolkata zoo, was a pet of Robert Clive, the Commander-in-Chief, India of British East India Company?--Dwaipayanc 14:28, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

March 26

File:Bulle der Goldenen Handfeste.jpg

...that the Golden Charter of Bern — the bull that made Berne, Switzerland, an Imperial Free City in 1218 — is now considered to have been forged decades later by the Bernese themselves to confirm the rights they had seized?
- Self-nom. Sandstein 21:39, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

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...that Amantaní, an island on Lake Titicaca, is also known as the "Island of the Kantuta", the national flower of Peru and Bolivia? (self-nomination) bcasterline t 21:20, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
... that the recent Capitol Hill massacre was the worst mass-killing in Seattle since the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre. SchmuckyTheCat 03:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
- Would it be more appropriate for WP:ITN? --Gurubrahma 08:00, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

It was on ITN, but there wasn't an article for the event. We're now at three days out, it's no longer big news - and, we now have a fairly comprehensive article. SchmuckyTheCat 08:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

March 25

...that Garry Davis founded the World Service Authority, which issues World Passports that have been accepted, according to the WSA, by as many as 150 countries?
- Short. --Gurubrahma 18:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

...that Repnin Sejm of 1767-68 in Poland was so named after the Russian Empire ambassador Nicholas Repnin, who coerced the Sejm (Polish parliament) into accepting his demands? self nom by --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 00:05, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
Could you submit a more neutrally-worded nomination? --Ghirla 00:34, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes please, and btw, let us not have too many long-winded arguments about pros and cons of the blurb in its current form. --Gurubrahma 07:26, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't see what's wrong with this, the article has an academic reference for each of the facts (and specific terms!) used here. But in the spirit of cooperation and keeping the entries as short as possible, I replaced the 'intimidated and bribed' with 'coerced'. Better?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 18:45, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
...that the Eurasian Oystercatcher is the national bird of the Faroe Islands, and its yearly arrival on March 12th is celebrated as being the first day of spring by the locals. --{{User:Wonderfool/sig}} 16:10, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
- On the shorter side. --Gurubrahma 07:26, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
...that Nordic Blading is a form of exercising which uses special poles to train the muscles of the upper body? (self nom) L e idi ot 08:20, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
Under 1000 words; originally a copyvio. NSL E _(T+C) at 08:28 UTC (2006-03-25)

Since the first version of the article is a copyvio, the article needs to be deleted per WP:CP. --Gurubrahma 07:26, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

...that the stoplight loosejaw fish gets its name from the red and green photophores on its face? DS 17:52, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
- Short. --Gurubrahma 18:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
...that the 2005 documentary Fuck, dedicated to gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, uses the title word 629 times in 93 minutes, for an average of 6.76 uses per minute? Self-nom Cigarette 20:02, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
Somewhat stubby, and this article is sure to bring strong comments if it were to appear on the main page. While Misplaced Pages is not censored, it also should not intentionally try to offend. --Allen3 23:19, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, I've expanded it a little, given it an infobox, finished the Interviewees section, added a bit more information. For not having had anyone else work on it, I think it's pretty f*ing good. ;) Cigarette 02:28, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

While I have no problem in putting it on DYK, I feel that it still needs to be expanded - for example, plot details or the synopsis would be a welcome addition. Critiques of the movie and on the usage of the word in the context of the movie would add value to the article. I expect the article to be vandalised with the current form of the blurb and suggest that the title be mentioned as F*, the alternative title of the documentary. Also, the caveat that "other admins may deem it to be offensive and hence remove it" would apply. --Gurubrahma 07:26, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

March 24

...that Sea Lion Caves near Florence, Oregon is home only year-round colony of Steller's Sea Lions in North America? PDXblazers 07:07, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
- too stubby. --Gurubrahma 19:17, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

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