User:OCNative

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Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these **Triple crown** upon **OCNative** for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Thank you for all your contributions to the project! – **SMasters** (talk) 01:04, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

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Articles I created/expanded that appeared on Did you know?

Did you know? has been updated. A fact from the article First Monday, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently-created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

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On August 1, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ronald Reagan Day, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On August 4, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tani Cantil-Sakauye, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Notre Dame–Stanford rivalry, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the winner of the Notre Dame–Stanford rivalry football game is awarded the Legends Trophy, which is a combination of Irish crystal and California redwood? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James A. McIntyre, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that California Court of Appeal Associate Justice James A. McIntyre was previously a Little League Baseball manager? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 7 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sean Wallentine, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that newly-inaugurated California Board of Equalization Member Sean Wallentine surpassed five-day Governor Milton Latham of 1860 as the state's shortest-serving constitutional officer? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Shaw (American football), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that new Stanford Cardinal football head coach David Shaw is the first Stanford alumnus to lead the team in over a quarter of a century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marshall F. McComb, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that California Supreme Court Associate Justice Marshall F. McComb swore in Ronald Reagan as Governor of California? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Walton J. Wood, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stanford University alumnus Walton J. Wood became the first public defender in the history of the United States in 1914? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 7 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert W. Naylor, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that former California Assembly Republican Leader and California Republican Party Chair Robert W. Naylor was editor of The Stanford Daily while he was a student at Stanford University? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Becky Morgan (politician), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that former Republican California State Senator Becky Morgan served on the Board of Trustees of both her alma maters, Stanford University and Cornell University? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William A. Reppy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that California Appellate Court Justice William A. Reppy, an appointee of Governor Ronald Reagan, was a member of the Stanford University track and field team and editor of the USC Law Review? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Warren Matthews, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Warren Matthews, a graduate of both Stanford and Harvard appointed by Republican Governor Jay Hammond, was the second-longest serving Supreme Court justice in Alaska history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Craig F. Stowers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig F. Stowers worked as a park ranger before he earned his Juris Doctor from UC Davis School of Law? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 17 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles Coiner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stanford University graduate Charles Coiner, a Republican Idaho Senator from 2004 to 2010, supported efforts to teach about Japanese-American internment in Idaho public schools? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 19 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel J. Kremer, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the California Court of Appeal treated a teenager's letter as a formal appeal, Presiding Justice Daniel J. Kremer wrote a unanimous opinion overturning the boy's speeding ticket fine? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George W. Milias, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that former California State Assemblyman George W. Milias, a graduate of both San Jose State and Stanford, was President of the California Republican Assembly and state Republican Party Chairman? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Allison H. Eid, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after graduating from the University of Chicago Law School, Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison H. Eid clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Schuman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Oregon Court of Appeals Judge David Schuman finished second in the North American speed skating finals in the 220-yard competition at the age of 17? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cathy Cochran, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Republican Texas high court Judge Cathy Cochran took her husband's surname when they married in 1966, and he took her maiden name in 2001? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article C.C. Bridgewater, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Judge C. C. Bridgewater's tenure on the Washington Court of Appeals ended when he missed the deadline to file for re-election—because he was in a medically induced coma after a heart attack? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 22 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brian Morris (judge), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Montana Supreme Court Justice Brian Morris, who clerked for U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, was the starting fullback in the 1986 Gator Bowl for the Stanford Cardinal football team? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 24 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James C. Nelson, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that James C. Nelson, appointed as a Montana Supreme Court Justice by George W. Bush's campaign chair, wrote that blocking same-sex marriage was a "societal cancer grounded in bigotry and hate?" You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Code of the Secret Service, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the film Ronald Reagan called "the worst picture I ever made" inspired Jerry Parr to join the Secret Service, and that Parr saved President Reagan's life during the 1981 assassination attempt (pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bernard Trottier, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Conservative Party candidate Bernard Trottier won a seat in the 41st Canadian Parliament by defeating the incumbent Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2011 federal election? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 13 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mathieu Ravignat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mathieu Ravignat defeated Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons despite Cannon's party making a net gain of seats in the 2011 federal election? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charmaine Borg, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Matthew Dubé, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mylène Freeman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jamie Nicholls, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pierre-Luc Dusseault, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rick Welts, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Welts became the first prominent American sports executive to come out as gay when he did so in an interview with The New York Times on May 15, 2011? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 7 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Michael McFaul, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that US Ambassador to Russia nominee Michael McFaul was denounced by a member of the Russian Parliament days before someone shot a bullet through his Stanford University office window? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Declaration of war by Canada, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that other than the Second World War, there has never been a declaration of war by Canada? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 21 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles A. Ray, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles A. Ray (pictured) was the first person to serve as U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Articles other people created/expanded that I nominated that appeared on Did you know?

On 7 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White House Press Secretary, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the precursors to the White House Press Secretary and White House press corps both formed during the presidency of Grover Cleveland? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Laurin Liu, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that five McGill University students—Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls—were elected to Parliament in Canada's 2011 federal election, but the youngest new MP is Université de Sherbrooke student Pierre-Luc Dusseault? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 31 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Lipsky, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that just three days after announcing he would retire in August, John Lipsky became Acting Managing Director of the IMF when Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 26 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anasazi Heritage Center, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Anasazi Heritage Center in the U.S. state of Colorado has two pueblos dating back to the 12th century? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Kororareka, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Māori warriors captured Russell, New Zealand, in the 1845 Battle of Kororareka from the British, who were then evacuated by an American ship? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Epidemiology of syphilis, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that rates of syphilis have increased in the United States, Australia, and Europe since the year 2000? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Civil Harassment Restraining Order, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the penalty for a stalker violating a Civil Harassment Restraining Order in California is a sentence of two to four years in prison? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 27 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peace Treaty of Wiener Neustadt, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a secret clause in the 1463 Peace Treaty of Wiener Neustadt allowed King Matthias I of Hungary to hire John Jiskra and his Hussite mercenaries, who would later form the core of the Black Army? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Annada Mangal, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Bengali poem Annada Mangal eulogizes the Hindu goddess Annapurna? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ian Agol, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that University of California, Berkeley math professor Ian Agol has a twin brother who is a University of Washington astronomy professor? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nuku Hiva Campaign, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the US fought Polynesian warriors in the South Pacific Nuku Hiva Campaign during the War of 1812, even though that war was against the British? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Demolition of Masjid al-Dirar, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Muhammad ordered the demolition of Masjid al-Dirar because he believed this mosque was built to create disunity among Muslims by drawing people away from another mosque? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Japanese migration to Thailand, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Japanese migration to Thailand dates back to the 1580s? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stefan Kuryłowicz, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Polish architect Stefan Kuryłowicz is credited with modernizing the architecture of Warsaw in the decades following the collapse of Communism? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Expedition of Surad ibn Abdullah, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that an unsuccessful month-long siege in Yemen during the expedition of Surad ibn Abdullah was broken when Abdullah trapped the enemy by pretending to withdraw from the area into the hills? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 30 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article History of Australian naval aviation, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the history of Australian naval aviation dates back to 1911? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 30 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Baku Museum of Modern Art, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Baku Museum of Modern Art was designed by Jean Nouvel as part of a projected "eco-cultural zone" on the waterfront in Baku, Azerbaijan? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 30 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Silesia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the SS Silesia was a German ship, a British ship, and then an Italian ship before being wrecked in Uruguay? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bruce T. Halle Library, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that though located on the Eastern Michigan University campus, the Bruce T. Halle Library houses one of the largest collections of children's literature in the US? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Convoy HX 300, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that during the Second World War, 10 countries formed Convoy HX 300, which consisted of 166 ships covering an area 9 miles (14 km) wide and 4 miles (6.4 km) long? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 1 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that reportedly haunted locations in Scotland include a tenement where bubonic plague victims were quarantined and starved to death by local councilmen? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mount Ida Plantation, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mount Ida Plantation in Talladega County, Alabama, burned to the ground after being struck by lightning? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that basaloid squamous cell lung carcinoma was first described in 1992 and declared a lung cancer variant by the World Health Organization in 1999? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Abdulla Kurd, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Russian forces killed Abdulla Kurd, al-Qaeda's top operative in Chechnya, one day after U.S. forces killed al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 3 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Louis Larsen, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that USMC Lieutenant General Henry Louis Larsen was Governor of American Samoa and Governor of Guam after his father-in-law and brother-in-law were each Governor of Colorado? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 3 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Little Marton Mill, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Little Marton Mill was built in England in 1838 and restored in 1937 to become a memorial? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 5 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Angel Angel, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1995 novel Angel Angel is being adapted into the film Long Time Gone starring Meg Ryan? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 5 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jeremy Howard-Williams, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that although Jeremy Howard-Williams was a fighter pilot, he wrote the "classic account of the sail-maker's art"? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Denmark–Eritrea relations, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Denmark–Eritrea relations are conducted via their embassies in Kenya and Sweden after Denmark closed their embassy in Eritrea less than five years after it opened? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Graham Leydin, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that despite starting in the 1959 VFL Grand Final, Australian footballer Graham Leydin only started two games in the 1961 season? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Benjamin Wistar Morris, III, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Benjamin Wistar Morris, III designed the first skyscraper in Portland, Oregon? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alex McDonald (prospector), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Big Moose from Antigonish was the "King of the Klondike?" If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 6 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article West Ham United F.C. supporters, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the movies Green Street Hooligans and Cass are based on West Ham United F.C. supporters? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 8 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dicksonia Plantation, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the main house at Dicksonia Plantation in Alabama was destroyed by fire twice during the 20th century? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 8 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A. K. Chettiar, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Tamil writer A. K. Chettiar published his first magazine at the age of 20? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 8 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Lanthorn, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that during the First World War, the sail-steamer SS Lanthorn was attacked by a German U-boat, and although her crew was rescued, she sank while under tow? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article St Mary de Crypt Church, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that St Mary de Crypt Church (pictured) was an ammunition factory during the First English Civil War? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article İncili Çavuş, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Suleiman the Magnificent supposedly gave İncili Çavuş a pearl to wear to distinguish him from other sergeants? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Leitzersdorf, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Battle of Leitzersdorf cost the Holy Roman Empire the Archduchy of Austria? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Callao Affair, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a Spanish fort attacked the US schooner Rampart and USS Macedonian (pictured) on two separate days in the Callao Affair during the Peruvian War of Independence even though the US was neutral in the war? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Io as an X-ray source, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that one of Jupiter's moons, Io, is an X-ray source? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 10 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dorice Reid, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Dorice Reid died less than a month before she was supposed to become High Commissioner of the Cook Islands to New Zealand? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 11 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of La Flor, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the U.S. commanders at the Battle of La Flor and Battle of Las Cruces were each awarded the Navy Cross for their actions against the Sandinistas in the Banana Wars? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 11 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Las Cruces (1928), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the U.S. commanders at the Battle of La Flor and Battle of Las Cruces were each awarded the Navy Cross for their actions against the Sandinistas in the Banana Wars? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 11 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Iraq ed-Dubb, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the earliest evidence for domesticated wheat and barley comes from Iraq ed-Dubb in Jordan and dates to the mid-10th millennium BC? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 12 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peter Raw, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Air Commodore Peter Raw had joined the Royal Australian Air Force after being rejected by the Royal Australian Navy? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 12 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siege of Retz, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after the Siege of Retz, the Kingdom of Hungary occupied the city, leading to the growth of its wine industry? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 13 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Virgin and Child with Four Angels, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 16th century painting Virgin and Child with Four Angels (pictured) by Gerard David was a modified copy of Jan van Eyck's 15th century painting Virgin with Child at a Fountain? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 13 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Rowe (printmaker), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that George Rowe, the High Bailiff of the Manor of Cheltenham, left England to become an Australian gold prospector, but instead found success creating watercolour paintings? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Badi Uzzaman, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Badi Uzzaman was granted political asylum in the United Kingdom after acting in a film hostile to the government of Pakistani General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paling in 't groen, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that paling in 't groen (pictured) is a Flemish dish of eel in a green herb sauce? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 15 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lee Corner, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Lee Corner in Alexandria, Virginia includes the homes of U.S. Revolutionary War Officer Light Horse Harry Lee, U.S. Attorney General Charles Lee, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Octagon Chapel, Liverpool, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the nonconformist liturgy of the Octagon Chapel (pictured) in Liverpool, UK, was criticized by Job Orton: "Grieved I am ... to see such an almost deistical composition"? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nickelodeon Fit, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Nickelodeon Fit is a video game for the Nintendo Wii designed by its publishers to make children more physically active? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hesperian (Mars), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that during the Hesperian, Mars changed from a wet, warm world to today's dry, cold, and dusty planet? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Quercus geminata, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in its natural habitat, the Sand Live Oak often grows on white sand? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tuttuki Bako, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Tuttuki Bako players insert their finger 60 mm (2.4 in) into an electronic device to render images of that finger on an LCD screen? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 16 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maupin Carbon Dragon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Maupin Carbon Dragon has a 44 ft (13 m) wingspan but weighs only 145 lb (66 kg)? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 17 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aduston Hall, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Aduston Hall (pictured) is built like a mid-20th century California ranch house despite being a mid-19th century plantation house in Gainesville, Alabama? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aburatorigami, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that aburatorigami was used by kabuki actors to keep their thick makeup on while absorbing excess oil and sweat? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jacopo Inghirami, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Tuscan admiral Jacopo Inghirami was Governor of Leghorn? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 18 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Alpine (plantation), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the storehouse at Alpine Plantation in Alpine, Alabama, was torn down so its timber could be used to build a carport? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yakovlev AIR-3, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Soviet Union's Yakovlev AIR-3 aircraft was designed by a student? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fokker FG-2, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Fokker FG-2 made the world's first passenger flight with a glider in 1922? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 19 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russian ironclad Pervenets, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Russian ironclad Pervenets was launched in the 1860s by the Imperial Russian Navy but was not scrapped by the Soviet Union until a century later during the 1960s? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zinaida Reich, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Zinaida Reich was expelled from school at the end of the eighth grade in the Soviet Union for her political activities? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hatula, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that evidence for domesticated dogs between 10,150 and 9320 BC has been found at Hatula in modern-day Israel? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Population Estimates Program, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Population Estimates Program sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau helps determine the allocation of U.S. federal funds? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 22 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article East India Film Company, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the East India Film Company, formed in 1932, was a pioneer in the production of films in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 23 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dundee Royal Infirmary, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 200-year-old Dundee Royal Infirmary was one of the first UK hospitals to acquire a catSCAN head scanner? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 23 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kapoeta South County, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a small single-runway airport serves Kapoeta South County in the Greater Kapoeta region of South Sudan? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 23 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Greater Kapoeta, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a small single-runway airport serves Kapoeta South County in the Greater Kapoeta region of South Sudan? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 24 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vincenzo Sarno, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Italian Vincenzo Sarno was 11 years old when he signed to play professional football with Torino F.C.? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 25 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Duke of Chicago, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that despite being a boxing-themed short film, the Duke of Chicago was criticized for being "slow-paced and seemingly a lot longer than its fifty-nine minutes"? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 26 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hefaiston, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Hefaiston is an annual international competition of blacksmiths that had more than 400 participants in 2010? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 27 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Expedition to Lapland, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in his expedition to Lapland, Sweden, Carl Linnaeus (pictured) found at least 100 previously unidentified plants? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Anderson Coffin, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that New York Post art critic William Anderson Coffin was awarded the French Legion of Honor? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brian Leveson, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Lord Justice Brian Leveson of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has been picked to lead the public inquiry into media regulation? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 28 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Blood & Thunder is the biography of the creator of Conan the Barbarian? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Al ash-Sheikh, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Saudi royal family and the Al ash-Sheikh family provide mutual support under a pact dating from 1744? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 29 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Engelberg Huller Company, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that since 1888, the Engelberg Huller Company in New York has made a Brazilian engineer's device (pictured) to remove the husks and shells from rice and coffee during milling? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 2 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 103-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 4 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after a boiler explosion aboard the sternwheeler Sarah Dixon, survivors had to row four miles (6.4 km) to find medical assistance? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 8 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Indian-born British soldier Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot (pictured) played association football for Scotland against England and cricket for the MCC? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 8 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parkes ministry (1878–1883), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that despite New South Wales having no political party system at the time, the Third Parkes ministry was a coalition government from 1878 to 1883 between former Premiers Henry Parkes and John Robertson? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Colas Group, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that French engineering firm Colas Group has its origins from patents filed by two British scientists and a Dutch oil company? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

On 9 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Jeremy Kyle Show (U.S. TV series), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that there is to be a US version of Jeremy Kyle's successful British talk series? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

		The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Nice work! You have brought 25 of your newly created articles to the attention of the world, by way of the DYK section of the Main page. Your Stanford University-related biographies are a fine addition to Wikipedia. Thank you! Binksternet (talk) 03:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		I hereby grant thee, OCNative, this Barnstar of Diligence for thy never-ending patience and willingness to help myself and other editors, be they new or old, at the Did You Know? suggestions board. May thy nominations grow ever bolder! Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:42, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

		The 50 DYK Nomination Medal
		Somehow your 25th nom slipped under the radar, but it's nice to see you've hit the big 5-0. I'm sure quite a few editors were pleased when they received DYK credits after you nominated their articles. Keep up the good work! Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)