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Antipodes Castaway Hut ... that from the 1860s, the New Zealand government established a network of castaway depots (example pictured) on their sub-antarctic islands for the use of shipwreck survivors? featured '03:01, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
... that in his memoirs of the Battle of Waterloo , William Leeke 52nd Light Infantry singlehandedly defeated 10,000 of Napoleon 's Imperial Guard ? featured 13 September 2008
... that 16th-century noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque marooned on an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence by her relative, the privateer de Roberval , as punishment for an affair? featured 3 September , 2008
... that a yett latticed iron gate used in place of a portcullis in many Scottish castles and tower houses ? featured 11 August , 2008
... that velology vehicle tax discs ? featured 1 July , 2008
... that the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars featured 9 June , 2008
... that the first regular British light infantry regiment, the 52nd Regiment of Foot Forlorn Hopes at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz ? featured 26 May , 2008
...that pig fat , cannabis oil, fish , scorpions and hot sand were used in various offensive weapons ancient and medieval warfare ? featured 1 March , 2008
...that the pot-de-fer cannon ? featured 29 February , 2008 (not mine, but I added enough to get some of the credit!)
...that Sergeant James Graham Waterloo " for closing the North Gate at Hougoumont , an act which Wellington claimed saved the battle? featured 18 February , 2008
The above articles, which I created or significantly expanded, have all featured on the main page Did you know? section. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page .
