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On 25 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liang Sishun, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Liang Sishun published an anthology of Chinese poetry in 1908, when she was about fifteen years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liang Sishun. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Liang Sishun), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

1=Launchballer 12:03, 25 January 2025 (UTC) [reply]

story · music · places

Thank you for a poetry feat! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:22, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:48, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the article! May he rest in peace. Os justi meditabitur sapientia... Cheers, --The Lonely Pather (talk) 18:53, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]