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{{*mp}}...that the ] to ''']''' near ] has been called the only monument to a ] in the ]?

{{*mp}}...that ''']''' established the first child migration scheme for impoverished British children which over 68 years housed and educated 1,195 boys and girls at his farm school in ]?
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{{*mp}}...that the ] ] ''']''' was the first ] ever to defeat two ] ] champions?
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{{*mp}}...that the ''']''' is the first ] to be opened and operated by an ]?
===27 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' ''(])'' kept her ] marriage secret from her father, ], until his death in 1855?
*'''''00:00, 27 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that the ] of ''']''' in present-day ] was the seat of the last ], the capital of ], and the residence of the exiled Emperor ]?
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{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was a pioneer of Australian computer science who was involved in the construction of early computers in England?
* ... that a viral video by ''']''' ''(pictured)'' resulted in the sugar content of ] being cut by almost 15 percent?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' is a ] and ] of wild ] whose survival may be influenced by the demand for increased ]ing on the ]?
* ... that on 26&nbsp;December 1724 ] directed the first performance of ''']''', based on a hymn written by ] in 1524?
{{*mp}}...that before ], the ] was thought to have an absolute centre called the ''']''' towards which that all objects must fall?
* ... that actress ''']''' learned how to pilot a plane so that she could fly home to Massachusetts on her own?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' in the ]n state of ] was given its name by local ] villagers after the ] of 1991 in solidarity with former ]i leader ]?
* ... that ''']''' is in Melbourne?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' (]) was one of the first female graduates in the ] and the first female doctor (]) in ]?
* ... that ''']''' argues that "symbolic capitalists" support social justice movements to amass ]?
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''', built in the grounds of Halsworth House in ], ], ] in 1767, is a replica of the Temple of ] in ]?
* ... that American president ] is mentioned in ''']''' about the conversion of ]?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' produces ] premium ] ]s as high as 1700&nbsp;feet in elevation and was a significant influence on the works of ] ] before the ] became famous?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was the longest-lived hurricane of the ]? * ... that Filipino violinist ''']''' was nicknamed the "Mozart to the Barrios"?
* ... that ], who died in 2020, was "resurrected" to appear in ''''']''''' through a combination of animatronics, computer-generated imagery, and artificial intelligence?
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''', created in 1930 by politicians who supported ] as ], became, in the space of three years, one of the monarch's most vocal adversaries?
{{*mp}}...that a ''']''' is an ] made from folded ]? * ... that NFL player ''']''' also was a "fat men's race" champion?

{{*mp}} ...that the ''']''', ''(])'' a ] building in ], ] that has been declared a ], is considered the latest extant work of ] ] that still largely reflects his original vision?
===26 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' in ] aimed at removing ]n influence had the reversed effect?
*'''''00:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}} ...that ''']''', the ] Industrialist who organized the election of Canada's 11th ], ], made his fortune selling land during the settlement of ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Winterthur The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow 027 4f ZS Breugel EKP crop.jpg|caption=''Adoration of the Magi in the Snow''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}...that actor ''']''' plays a central character in the 2004 film '']'' that is naked for the duration of the film?
* ... that the ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'', recently re-dated, is now known to be the earliest of ]'s snow paintings?
{{*mp}} ...that ''']''', a ] ] chief in ], was probably poisoned by ], who then had his wife and son killed?
* ... that ''']''', formed by three football players from the ], have recorded Christmas music with ] and ]?
{{*mp}}...that the spacious Hall of Lost Footsteps was added to the medieval ''']''' at the behest of ], ] of ] and ]?
* ... that heavy spring rains caused a poor harvest of the ''']''', leading to a canned pumpkin shortage for Christmas in 2015?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' is the largest and tallest ] at the ]'s main campus, at 22 stories in height and housing over 1,850 residents?
* ... that ''''']''''' was promoted with the release of holiday ]s?
{{*mp}} ...that the ] of ''']''' ('']'') houses a fragment of a "miraculous" ] burned during the ]?
* ... that ''']''' was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England?
{{*mp}}...that '''"]"''', ]'s entry in the ] was performed by ] a decade after the band achieved fame with "''Ça plane pour moi''"?
* ... that the ''']''', despite its name, has featured gingerbread merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and even the Statue of Liberty?
{{*mp}} ...that ]'s ''']''' near ] contained an outcrop of houses scored to resemble traditional Russian log huts?
* ... that '''{{lang|de|]|cat=no}}''', edible figures made from prunes, were sold by children in German Christmas markets in the 19th century?
{{*mp}}...that the expression "]", meaning "of untainted purity or integrity" came from the name of a character who is ] throughout most of ]'s 18th century play ''''']'''''?
* ... that "''']'''" led to Christmas specials becoming a staple for '']''?
{{*mp}} ...that a ''']''' was a 19th-century ] term in European languages for any steep landscape with rock outcrops, but later was used for a lakeland too?
* ... that ''''']''''' has been found living in southeastern Brazil?
{{*mp}}...that "Heavy Harry", the only working example of the ''']''' (]), was the largest non-articulated ] ever built in ]?

{{*mp}}..that ]' hit '''"]"''' was recorded the day after lead singer Rudy Lewis' unexpected death?
===25 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''', an important ] site in ], yielded over 11,000 artifacts ranging up to 9,000 years of age?
*'''''00:00, 25 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that the ''''']''''', also known as ''Fingal's Cave'' and composed by ], was inspired by the ] off of ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Voltairine de Cleyre (Age 35).jpg|caption=Voltairine de Cleyre}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' saw his calling as being "a lawyer for God" instead of a lawyer for man while studying ]?
* ... that after Senator ] offered $1,000 to shoot an anarchist, ''']''' ''(pictured)'' publicly accepted the challenge?
{{*mp}}...that ] made its site's ], ''']''', a ] to give his opinions the same weight as those of the academic staff?
* ... that ''']''', a sweet pie made with ], is traditionally eaten in ] on Christmas Eve?
{{*mp}}...that the residents of the ''']''' ''(pictured ])'' have the lowest ] of any community measured so far in the industrialised world?
* ... that ]'s friend ''']''' built ]?
{{*mp}}...that the ]n ] writer ''']''', who adopted ] later in his life, was tried three times on charges of ] during the 1930s?
* ... that ''''']''''' states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', the most popular ] artist in ] in the mid 1600s, was born Pieter van der Faes, and is reputed to have adopted the surname "Lely" from a ] ] on the ] of the house of his father's birth?
* ... that ''']''' was the last surviving female ]?
{{*mp}}...that a complex system of artificial caverns, some excavated by the Greeks more than 2500 years ago, lies ''']'''?
* ... that the ''']''' traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
{{*mp}}...that the ] hand and ] foot of Saint ''']''' were said to miraculously work as if they were natural appendages?
* ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor ''']''' survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', the best attested king of the ], was killed in a battle with ] at the age of 90?
* ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to ''']''' nearby?
{{*mp}}...that it is customary in ]ish homes to decorate the wall in the direction of prayer &mdash; ''''']''''' &mdash; with artistic wall plaques (]) inscribed with the word ''mizrah'', scriptural passages, ] writings, or pictures of holy places?
* ... that energy executive ''']''' once drank ] to prove that it was not dangerous?
{{*mp}}...that an area of 500 hectares in the centre of ] erased in the 1980s at the orders of ] was called ''']''' by the Bucharest residents?

{{*mp}}...that ''']''' is an exaggerated swimming style exhibited by some ]s when they perceive they are in danger?
===24 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that the ] monk ''']''' spent twenty years in an attempt to publish the Chinese scriptures of Buddhism in ], because he kept giving away the money he collected for the purpose?
*'''''00:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that ] Mayor ''']''', the grandson of the late ] ], was a Vice President of SEROS, Inc and Apex Realty and Developers in ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Andover Tornado, April 29, 2022, City Hall East Camera.webm|thumbtime=250|caption=Footage of the 2022 Andover tornado}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}...that the ] ] ''']''' ('']'') created the world's first ] and research institute for ]?
* ... that the ''']''' ''(video featured)'' injured only three people, despite damaging more than 1,000 buildings?
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''' was a briefly lived form for ] in the 17th century and may have given rise to the use of the ] for ] in ]?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' can now almost double the muzzle energy of a ] gun? * ... that ''']''' was named ] shortly after losing his bid for election to the legislature?
* ... that the 1962 space-age pop album ''''']''''' was recorded with halves of the orchestra separated by almost a city block to heighten its stereo effects?
{{*mp}}...that when first introduced to ] there was confusion over whether the ''']''' was named after the ] region, ], the colour ], or the town ]?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was the first high-school coach in ] history to lead his team to three consecutive state championships? * ... that ''']''' founded a circus that continues to be operated by his descendants more than a century later?
* ... that ] ships reserved special rooms for important ''']''' visitors due to their key role in regional trade networks?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' ('']'') was one of the first ] ]s to design according to the ]?
* ... that referee ''']''' acted in an ] in '']''{{-?}}
{{*mp}}...that despite operating a charity that has set up four ]s in the ]n city of ], ] doctor ''']''' has been ordered to leave the country India on at least one occasion?
* ... that ''''']''''' has been praised for both its "deft use of colors" and the educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts, and blossoms?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', a ] ] in the ] has about as much land area in ] as its considerable ] land?
* ... that ''']''' was ]'s "least favourite local government leader"?
{{*mp}}...that the most important source for early ], ''']''', had to be reconstructed from later, derivative works because no original copies survived?
* ... that ''']''' refers to how "groupy" a group is?
{{*mp}}...that the simultaneous ''']''' of ] by the ] and ] forces threatened to develop into a Soviet-Turkish confrontation in ]?

{{*mp}}...that the concept of ''']''' started out in ] ], but has also found applications in the ] and ] industries?
===23 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that during ], ''']''' ('']'') housed the statues '']'' and the '']''?
*'''''00:00, 23 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that, according to ], the ''']''' statues in ] are the second most photographed statues in the ], behind only ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Rene Vallon, undated.jpg|caption=René Vallon}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' is the only animal to be given an ] in '']''?
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' achieved the first aeroplane flight, and was the first aeroplane-related death, in China?
{{*mp}}...that in the ''']''', the native attackers' only common language was ], so the settlers were able to hear and understand the attackers' shouted orders?
* ... that the creator of ''''']''''' drew inspiration for the show from his time as a CIA officer and ]?
{{*mp}}...that when the ]n shepherd ''']''' was found sleeping at the base of ] in ] in 1896, he was at first jokingly referred to as a ] who had fallen off a sculpted panel on the column and come to life?
{{*mp}}...that at 49, ''']''' was the youngest ever ] of ]? * ... that ''']''' was surprised to find heaps of giant clam shells around hot springs on his first dive to the Pacific ocean floor?
* ... that art historians believe that ''']''' may have been drawn in a ]-like state?
{{*mp}}...that the influential architect ''']''', who had amassed a handsome fortune working on the notoriously unpopular ] ('']''), was arrested and thrown in ] during the ]?
* ... that ''']''', university administrator and ] captain, opened the ] to female enrollment in 1863?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', a ]eer of ] ], became a ] upon his master's attainment of ]hood, and was frequently chastised for his arrogance?
* ... that during World War&nbsp;I the ''']''' denounced the trade unions of the ] as "separatists"?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was responsible for the destruction of the ] trade emporium at ] on the ]?
* ... that the Mingxing Film Company ''']''' in 16 years, but most are now lost?
{{*mp}}...that the cry ''''']''''', one of the ], has been popularized by Polish soldiers, exiled from the ], who fought in various ]s all over the world?
* ... that ''']''' was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' in ] is named for the renowned ] who tried to establish a ] colony in the wilderness there in the 1850s? ] 00:36, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
* ... that ''']''' once had her students at Harvard University slaughter a chicken and turn its bones into a sculpture?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' ''(])'', the fourth daughter and sixth child of ] and his ] ], died in exile in 1800 having outlived all nine of her siblings?

{{*mp}}...that ''']''' in ] sold its principal roof to an ] ] that wished to emulate the appearance of a ] ]an ]?
===22 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' in Pennsylvania was the site of ] operations, a ] camp, and a ] ] camp before becoming a ] in 1951?
*'''''00:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''', once promoted to connect the Pennsylvania-New York oil fields with ], instead became part of the ]'s line to the coal mines around ]?
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{{*mp}}...that the ''']''' set the stage for the future ] and ]s?
* ... that George W. Bush quoted from the Quran in ''']''' ''(pictured)'' six days after the September&nbsp;11 attacks?
{{*mp}}...that ] once observed that "the heart of ] today beats between ''']''' and rue du Faubourg ]"?
* ... that ''']''' led a secret cell of the Chinese Communist Party that negotiated better conditions for inmates at ]?
{{*mp}}...that a fire that broke out a few days before ''']''' ''(])'' died destroyed all his ]s including ]'s first political film?
* ... that the ''']''' hints at a border dispute between ancient ] and ]?
{{*mp}}...that a hurricane-sized ] over 1500 kilometres in diameter was spotted near the ''']''' in ]?
* ... that the fortune left by ''']''' was believed to have been greatly diminished by his philanthropic activities?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' have had their population controlled by humans starting in 12,000 BC by indigenous ]s?
* ... that less than a day after his dad died, ] played in "''']'''"?
{{*mp}}...that "''']'''" is an order given aboard naval ships to allow the crew an extra ration of ]?
* ... that ''']''' in Greece uses holographic mechanical fans to display images of workers?
{{*mp}}...that the small herds of ] ] that can be found in several locations around ] are the work of ] sculptor ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' was elected to the ] four years after being imprisoned?
{{*mp}}...that the ] ''''']''''', grossed an estimated $40-100 million, and is the third highest grossing film of the 1940s?
* ... that the ''']''' was established in 1803 and became the model for the ] in Paris?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', who once caused a ] ] to be abandoned in poor visibility due to the danger his hard-hitting posed to the fielding team, died after falling off a cliff?
* ... that ''']''' published more than 200 research papers before his 18th birthday?
{{*mp}}...that if the ''']''' ''(])'', identified by the ] in post-season reanalysis, had been named then ] would have been named "Hurricane Alpha"?

{{*mp}}...that ''''']''''', ] and ]'s ], was so christened by an ] boy in ], and that its name means "one who flies like a big bird"?
===21 December 2024===
{{*mp}}...that through Greek trading colonies like ''']''' on the ]n coast the ] was transmiited to ] in the 8th century BCE?
*'''''00:00, 21 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{*mp}}...that the ''']''''s Cedar Farm is the only antebellum ] in the state of ]?
{{main page image/DYK|image=Pablo Busch. Unknown author. c. 1937–1939. La Paz.png|caption=Pablo Busch}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
{{*mp}}...that ''']''', president of the ], refused to leave his office and for almost 20 years was opposed by the ]?
* ... that German-born physician ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was labelled a "] or {{lang|es|]}}" by ]?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was a ] actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" ]s for ] from 1965 to 1973?
* ... that the distant horse relative ''''']''''' was first misidentified as an amphibious animal, then as a canine?
{{*mp}}...that when the ''''']''''' ('']'') sank off the coast of ] in 1856, it was the worst ] on the ] of the ] at the time?
{{*mp}} ...that ''']''', an ] ] ], was the only horse in the history of the ] to have been declared the winner as the result of a disqualification? * ... that ''']''' was the first book printer in ], and the first to print a book in ] within the present-day territory of Latvia?
* ... that in addition to millions murdered, ''']''' included ], forced labor, forced institutionalization, medical experiments and ]?
{{*mp}}...that ''']''' was able to publish a paper for the journal '']'' after ] on ] suffered at ] camps in the ] and ] observed during the war while he was a POW in those camps?
* ... that Chivas USA had ''']'''?
* ... that literary critic ''']''' brought several Communist writers into the Shanghai film industry?
* ... that the clergy of the ] were upset about the sale of ''']''' after its closure?
* ... that ] successfully defended her 2021 title by winning the ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' worked on the renovation of a building that he designed 57 years earlier?

===20 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray - Rendez-Vous 61.jpg |alt=long coat |caption=Bubble wrap jacket from ''The Horn of Plenty''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''''']''''' by ] satirized the fashion industry with clothing sewn from expensive fabric made to look like household trash ''(example pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that ''']''' became the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" after fighting for love in ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' of ] in ], were built on the site of ''']'''?
* ... that ''']''' served as chief of the commission that determined the disputed ]?
* ... that ''']''' of ] includes matches in the ]?
* ... that ''']''' fought his superiors to rebuild the ] after it was destroyed by fire in 1852?
* ... that ''']''' built around the final interview of K-pop star ] employs elements of '']'' as a framing device?
* ... that ''']''' was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
* ... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine ''']''' on twenty patrols during the Second World War?

===19 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=240710 FC 서울 vs 대전 (윤도영).jpg|caption=Yoon Do-young}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' scored his debut goal for ] 50 seconds into a match against ]?
* ... that the ''']''' had ten ] orbiting it?
* ... that a music video for a song on the album ''''']''''' was made with an ]?
* ... that the bacterium ''''']''''' can produce hydrogen?
* ... that ''']''', at the age of 22, was both a player and an assistant coach for a professional American football team?
* ... that ''''']''''' was the first Bolshevik newspaper published in present-day Turkmenistan?
* ... that after he did not come home for dinner, ''']'''{{`s}} assistant priests found that he had died in ] while praying?
* ... that the area around ''']''' was excluded from ] when it was formed in 1996 due to gold-mining interests?
* ... that ''']''' was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign her job to marry?

===18 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 18 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
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* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip?
* ... that ''']''' went from a £27.50-a-week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?
* ... that ''']''' was banned during the Cultural Revolution?
* ... that American football player ''']''' was selected three times as an ]n by ]?
* ... that the medieval font of ''']''', was restored in 1973?
* ... that as a nine-year-old, ''']''' lobbied U.S. president ]?
* ... that ]'s performance of "''']'''" at ] 2024 was the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event?
* ... that French cellist ''']''' is considered to be the founder of the Belgian school of cello playing?
* ... that Saint George fought a dragon at the ''']''' until both were stolen?

===17 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 17 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Hong Seunghan at fan signing event 10 Sept 2023-3.jpg|caption=Seunghan}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss?
* ... that the ''']''' adopted horses widely after their introduction, becoming known as "equestrian" compared to their coastal neighbors?
* ... that an official investigation found the ''']''' was foreseeable and preventable?
* ... that basketball player ''']''' made all fourteen of his ]s in ]'s 2024 state championship victory?
* ... that members of the ''']''' ]?
* ... that ''']''' revitalised interest in the field of ] after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years?
* ... that of the 25 times the ''']''' have played each other, 4 have come in the ]?
* ... that ] painted a portrait of ''']''' without expecting a fee?
* ... that SZA's "''']'''" happens to be a sleeper hit?

===16 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 16 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Cmglee Trinity Buoy Wharf lunar clock (cropped to light vessel 93).jpg|caption=''Light Vessel&nbsp;93''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'' was converted into a photography studio?
* ... that ''']''' urged his film students to bring their girlfriends when no women enrolled?
* ... that the ] lost the ''']''' and a spot in the ] after they were considered to have a 99.9-percent chance of victory?
* ... that politician ''']''' was jailed for 12 months for protesting in favour of restoring the ]?
* ... that the newspaper ''''']''''' (''Red Banner'') provided a publishing platform for young ] poets and writers in the Soviet Union?
* ... that ''']''' was described by one magazine as "poultry's ]"?
* ... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in ''']''' than in any other district of ] in the ]?
* ... that in a 2024 game, college football player ''']''' scored an ]–record five ] ]s – even though he had never before had more than one?
* ... that ] owns so many T-shirts that he published ''']'''?

===15 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi delivering a speech (cropped).jpg|caption=Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' campaigned in ], England, while running to become the ]?
* ... that most of the contributors to the ''''']''''', a Chinese women's magazine, were men?
* ... that ''']''' caused a national controversy in 1913 with her proposals for reforming gymnastics in Swedish schools?
* ... that the discovery of ''']''' attributed to ] was announced in October&nbsp;2024?
* ... that college basketball player ''']''' plays for the same head coach for whom his father played?
* ... that ] such as '']'' are often considered to be ''''']''''' clones?
* ... that ''']''' disguised herself with wigs during public performances because she went to a high school with strict rules?
* ... that although ''']''' in ], only two are necessary if ] and ] can be ruled out?
* ... that after seeing Taiwanese actor ''']'''{{`s}} work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him?

===14 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Anchorage White Raven.jpg|caption=Anchorage White Raven}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', ate ] and toast, fought over ice cream, and disassembled a streetlamp?
* ... that ''']''' used proceeds from ''']''' to finalize her divorce?
* ... that ] wanted the score of his ''''']''''' destroyed after it was rediscovered?
* ... that ''']'''{{'s}} first videos featured a bombastic "champion" trash-talking game-play footage?
* ... that ], was hit by two tornadoes on the same day in 2011, ''']''' was on the ground for more than two hours?
* ... that ''']''' founded the ], the first Caribbean carnival in Europe, in 1967?
* ... that ] ''']''' without permission from the Soviet Union?
* ... that ] was used as a hotel during the ''']''' in 1935?
* ... that ''']'''{{`s}} mother, after learning that ]'s student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?

===13 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 13 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Madison Av Oct 2024 30.jpg|caption=Carlyle Hotel}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that a staff member at the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' once lent his own bow tie to ]?
* ... that ''']''' plotted to defeat ''']''' to avenge his murdered father?
* ... that to prepare for her role in ''''']''''', actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a ] funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men?
* ... that the city council of ], led by Mayor ''']''', banned the ] from publicly owned flagpoles?
* ... that the death rate from ''']''' can reach as high as 6 percent?
* ... that ''']''' has provided flowers for two royal weddings and the coronation of Charles III?
* ... that the ''']''' reports on ]'s child-care system?
* ... that U.S. Army chaplain ''']''' celebrated a ] of thanksgiving for 10,000 people after the ]?
* ... that ''''']''''', a composition for ], string quartet and double bass, is based on five graphic artworks by ]?

===12 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 12 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Orphan Rescues Grandfather scene 1.jpg|caption=Scene from ''Orphan Rescues Grandfather''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' pawned his wife's jewellery to make ''''']''''' ''(scene pictured)'', saving his studio?
* ... that ''']''' was a fact-checking collaboration between at least 90 organizations to counter ] during the ]?
* ... that ''']''' recommended using '']'' as ]'s entrance music, because he saw ] do it first?
* ... that "unusual choices" at ''']''' included wind-dried salmon and pan-fried ]?
* ... that ''']''' was denied academic tenure at ] and ] despite her academic record and capabilities?
* ... that the ''']''' hosted horse races, a golf club, and prisoners of war?
* ... that ''']''' was bound in the wrong order, which a scholar decried: "the bookbinder has messed everything up"?
* ... that '']'' star ''']''' was a fan of the series as a child?
* ... that the ''']''' ban in ] was lifted in 2024 alongside other "somersault type jumps"?

===11 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Amiens, musée de Picardie, divinité gauloise à l'oreille de cervidé 03.jpg|caption=Head of the God of Amiens}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that the ''']''' ''(head pictured)'' seems to have lost his serpent?
* ... that ''']''' recreated a possible sea journey by ] humans after 130,000-year-old tools were found on the island of ]?
* ... that ]ers have a reputation for making false earthquake reports on New Zealand's earthquake monitoring website ''']'''?
* ... that in his first electoral victory, ''']''' defeated the premier of ]?
* ... that "''']'''" is the first song that ] produced by herself?
* ... that ''']''' supported applying ] to geological problems?
* ... that during World War II, ''']''' included the murder of tens of thousands of Polish soldiers in the ]?
* ... that basketball player ''']''' was a five-time ] champion despite knowing only a few words of Bulgarian?
* ... that ''']s''' were believed to have medical benefits?

===10 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 10 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Lizzie Esau in 2024.png|caption=Lizzie Esau}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' covered ] for ] about ]?
* ... that ] repurposed footage from ''']''' in ''']''' in order to criticize his younger self?
* ... that ''']'''{{`s}} actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup in Portugal as the ]?
* ... that ''']''' uncovered instances of "modern-day slavery" amongst ] workers in ]?
* ... that ], the board game that became '']'', was patented in 1908 by its designer, ''']'''?
* ... that the Australian ''']''' was once loaded using canoes and later manhandled up a 200-foot cliff?
* ... that ''']''' said that in 2017 he attempted to recruit the perpetrator of the 2019 ] into the ]?
* ... that while supporting a law easing restrictions on ''']''', Prime Minister ] said "it is not yet the right time"?
* ... that "''']'''" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of ] in 2018?

===9 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Barquq castle exterior (adjusted).jpg|caption=Barquq Castle}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that the 14th-century ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was damaged during the ]?
* ... that ''']''' played a key role in the establishment of ] in the area of the present-day ]?
* ... that ''']''' is played with balls made from ] horns?
* ... that the ''']''' resulted in 18 deaths, dozens of injuries and arrests, and an agreement on the reduction of rents?
* ... that several local residents mistook the production set of ''''']''''' for a real shop and entered during filming?
* ... that a columnist described ''']''' as "the most open and accessible state wildlife chief in memory"?
* ... that ''']''' negotiated Singapore's first and largest purchase of gold from South Africa in 1968 by comparing two halves of a ]?
* ... that ''''']''''' was developed by a two-person studio and was the fourth most-played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
* ... that ''']''', a would-be assassin, later became part of the Chinese Committee for World Peace?

===8 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Turner - Regulus, 1828, reworked 1837, N00519.jpg|caption=''Regulus''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that a man stabbed ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'' because he disliked the "misty state of the picture"?
* ... that ''']''', aged 103, was the oldest living suffragette at the time of her death in 1996?
* ... that cellist ]'s background as a '']'' drummer inspired ]'s ''''']'''''{{-?}}
* ... that a priest canceled 1,600 subscriptions to ''''']''''' over a front-page photograph of nuns dancing?
* ... that ] performer ''']''' pursued a stage career against her family's wishes?
* ... that ''']''', dating to 1840, is now an Airbnb property?
* ... that ''']''' was the youngest ]?
* ... that after signing ''']''', ] prepared another invasion of southern ] that was foiled by a rebellion in ]?
* ... that schoolteacher ''']''' used a red scarf to stop a train from derailing, leading to the capture of notorious outlaw ]?

===7 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 7 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=240824 FC 서울 vs 강원 (강주혁).jpg|caption=Kang Ju-hyeok}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' became the youngest player in ]'s history at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days?
* ... that the political opposition in Saint Kitts and Nevis has viewed the national broadcaster, ''']''', as a government mouthpiece?
* ... that ''']''' acted for the defence in the ] and the trial of the MP ]?
* ... that the funds from the sale of burial lots at ''']''' in Philadelphia were intended for the construction of the ]?
* ... that ''']''' was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Science degree in medicine from the ]?
* ... that ] completed his Hungarian-influenced composition ''''']''''' during his period of ] after Hitler's seizure of power?
* ... that one ] announcer refused to mention ''']''' in game broadcasts for several years?
* ... that ] called ''']''', a "deformity"?
* ... that residents of ''']''', profited from passing vessels by dragging their tow mules into the ] and having local boys "rescue" them for a fee?

===6 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=File:Brooks Chase Ranger of Jolly Dogs Jack Russell.jpg|caption=Jack Russell Terrier}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']s''' ''(example pictured)'' have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
* ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought ''']'''?
* ... that in his first year in the ], ''']''' was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
* ... that ''']''' was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
* ... that the Mongol princess ''']''' was rumoured to have poisoned her brother ]?
* ... that the ''']''' was sold to Connecticut for an annual payment of 180 pounds of equal quantities of wheat, peas, and either rye or barley?
* ... that future Olympic weightlifter ''']''' received a job offer in marketing after media coverage about his difficulty securing employment?
* ... that out of 148 candidates in the ''']''' there was only one woman?
* ... that basketball coach ''']''' left the ] to join the ]?

===5 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 5 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Denizard, Marie.jpg|caption=Marie Denizard}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' stood as a candidate in a French presidential election in 1913, thirty years before French women achieved suffrage?
* ... that ''''']''''' was one of few publications in early-20th-century China that regularly covered same-sex intimacy?
* ... that ''']''' transformed shadows cast by the Sun into street art?
* ... that ''']''', a settlement mentioned by ] and ], is believed to have been located on the slopes of ], although its exact location remains under debate?
* ... that ''']''' was diagnosed with ] in 2012 from an injury that he suffered in 1985?
* ... that ] organising the ''']''' refused to allow the contest to be shown in Chile, as a protest against the country's military dictatorship?
* ... that the ''']''' arose in the 1990s and now numbers over 100,000 people?
* ... that ''']''' brought a transcontinental rail terminus to ], in exchange for thousands of acres of land?
* ... that ] developed his "''']'''" in response to the emergence of "]"?

===4 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Danau Kaolin.jpg|caption=Former tin mining pit in Belitung, Indonesia}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that water-filled pits ''(example pictured)'' left behind by ''']''' have become tourist attractions?
* ... that ''']''' with 30 years' experience in North Korean intelligence agencies defected to South Korea in 2014?
* ... that an underground tunnel between two houses in what is now ''']''' was used to hide fugitive slaves?
* ... that when John of Montfort was captured in ''']''', his wife took command of the Breton army?
* ... that ''']''' was an incorporated town for only three years?
* ... that five of the six people killed in the ''']''' were members of the same family?
* ... that ''''']''''' was studied primarily using X-rays of its fossils?
* ... that the author of ''''']''''' has written about the phenomenon of giving ] girls the name "Connie"?
* ... that the ''']''' were rediscovered during the construction of a sewer system in 1903?

===3 December 2024===
*'''''00:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.jpg|caption=''Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy''}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in ''''']''''' ''(pictured)''{{-?}}
* ... that ] realized the structure of her novel, ''''']''''', by cutting, folding, and writing on ten cardboard cubes, each representing a year in the book?
* ... that ''']''' met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand?
* ... that due to the ''']''', gamblers may mistake a game of luck for a game of skill?
* ... that tacklers "bounced off" ''']''' "as if he were a brick wall"?
* ... that the author of the comic book ''''']''''' was the leader of a ]?
* ... that Chief Constable ''']''' flooded police courts with over 17,000 cases to prove the impracticality of leaving homeowners with the responsibility for lighting stairs?
* ... that an Indiana university recently argued in court that ''''']''''', a 1914 painting, was too modern for their art collection?
* ... that ''']''' did <em>not</em> map Antarctica in the sixteenth century?


===2 December 2024===
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* ... that a ] ''(pictured)'' designed by ''']''' accompanied a ]?
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* ... that although no people died in the ''']''', about 12,000 sheep perished?
* ... that while conducting research for ''''']''''', author ] visited archives across multiple countries and continents?
* ... that ''']''' was, according to the archbishop of Tyre, "reasonably well educated but bereft of intelligence and virtually useless"?
* ... that according to '']'', the 1913 Polish novel ''''']''''' is "perhaps the first example" of the genre of ] in Polish literature?
* ... that the director for ]'s ''']''' choreographed the ]?
* ... that the ''']''' toy line first debuted in a pop-up store in the shape of an overturned tanker truck carrying toxic waste?
* ... that ''']''', a watercourse in Staffordshire, lasted more than 100 years longer than the mill it was excavated to power?
* ... that no actual voting took place in the ''']'''?


===1 December 2024===
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*'''''00:00, 1 December 2024 (UTC)'''''
{{main page image/DYK|image=Presidente Nayib Bukele (cropped).jpg|caption=Nayib Bukele}}<!--See ] for other parameters-->
* ... that Salvadoran president ''']''' ''(pictured)'' has referred to himself as the "coolest dictator in the world"?
* ... that following its ], the ''']''' in Venice and its grounds have been used as a stable, a tobacco warehouse, and a prison?
* ... that television director ''']''' introduced earpieces to permit direct communication between a ] and newsreaders?
* ... that ''']''', contains a ] designed by ] and in which he was later baptised?
* ... that the ''']''' were the most economically damaging in Spain until the ]?
* ... that the medieval ''']''' was the site of a Cold War nuclear monitoring station?
* ... that ''']''' wrote a thesis on the use of bamboo to reinforce concrete?
* ... that ''']''' began shipping out its burritos by mail because of demand from former customers who had moved away from California?
* ... that weightlifter ''']''' drank six huge glasses of beer to help himself urinate for a drug test?


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9 December 2024

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6 December 2024

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  • ... that in his first year in the NFL, Lou Rash was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
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3 December 2024

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