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Rambo's Revenge (talk · contribs) has created or expanded 28 DYK articles.

Article Image DYK hook Date Notes
Khaldoon Al Mubarak N/A ... that new Manchester City F.C. chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak was also the man who negotiated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix's inclusion in the 2009 Formula One season? 27 September 2008 231, DYK C N
Teatro del Silenzio N/A ... that the Teatro del Silenzio is an open air amphitheatre in Italy which remains silent for 364 days of the year? 18 October 2008 232, DYK C N
Other BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards ... that when Muhammad Ali (pictured) won the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century Award he received more votes than the other candidates put together? 20 January 2009 239, DYK C N
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award N/A ... that Michael Watson took six days to complete the London Marathon in 2003, an achievement that won him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award that year? 2 February 2009 240, DYK x5 N
Marion Coakes N/A ... that former Olympic show jumper Marion Coakes won a silver medal on a pony and learned to ride on a donkey? 26 June 2009 245, DYK C N
Anglo-Italian Cup N/A ... that in the initial Anglo-Italian Cup football tournaments, one point was awarded for every goal scored? 5 September 2009 248, DYK x5 N
Music on The O.C. N/A ... that music on The O.C. included world premieres of singles by the Beastie Boys, Gwen Stefani and U2? 14 September 2009 248, DYK C N
Heather Watson N/A ... that 2009 US Open girls' singles champion Heather Watson was the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games tennis gold-medalist? 15 September 2009 248, DYK C N
Gigi Peronace N/A ... that Italian Gigi Peronace has been described as the first football agent in England? 19 September 2009 248, DYK C N
Administration (British football) N/A ... that English football clubs entering administration have fewer points deducted in the Premier League than in the Football League because they play fewer games? 10 March 2010 254, DYK C N
List of Record Mirror number-one singles N/A ... that Dean Martin's song "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" was a number-one in the United Kingdom but is omitted by the UK Singles Chart? 30 May 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK) N/A ... that Frankie Laine's song, "I Believe", spent eighteen weeks as a UK number-one single in the 1950s? 4 August 2010 Archive, DYK x5 N
List of Mersey Beat number-one singles N/A ... that although Mersey Beat and Top of the Pops placed The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" at the top of their charts, it is not officially recognised as a number one hit in the United Kingdom? 11 August 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of NME number-one singles from the 1960s N/A ... that "Please Please Me" is, arguably, The Beatles' first number-one single? 19 August 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK) A montage of four black-and-white photographs, each a headshot of one of the band members of The Beatles ... that The Beatles (pictured) had 17 number-one singles during the 1960s in the United Kingdom? 20 August 2010 Archive, DYK x5 N
List of NME number-one singles from the 1970s N/A ... that the NME chart placed the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" at number one even though the song was banned by some major retailers? 8 September 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of NME number-one singles from the 1980s N/A ... that Elton John had a number one in the 1980s with "Nikita"? 15 September 2010 Archive, DYK C N
The West Wing (season 7) N/A ... that the seventh season of The West Wing featured a live television episode that was broadcast twice for the East and West Coasts of the United States? 30 September 2010 Archive, DYK x5 N
List of Top Pops number-one singles N/A ... that the Top Pops chart, which ran for less than three years, had 15 number-one singles that failed to top the official UK Singles Chart? 17 October 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of Fab 40 number-one singles N/A ... that The Hollies had seven number-one singles on Wonderful Radio London's Fab 40 chart, six of which failed to top the UK Singles Chart in the 1960s? 19 October 2010 Archive, DYK C N
The West Wing (season 6) N/A ... that producers for the sixth season of The West Wing originally cast Marley Shelton as Deputy Press Secretary Annabeth Schott? 19 October 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969) N/A ... that due of a lack of an official UK Singles Chart before 1969 the BBC averaged four different charts in the early 1960s, none of which are now regarded as the canonical source? 3 November 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of number-one EPs (UK)

Hits (The Beach Boys EP)

N/A ... that the extended play Hits by The Beach Boys spent 34 weeks at number-one in the EP chart? 13 November 2010 Archive, DYK C N
The Shadows (EP)

The Shadows to the Fore


Spotlight on The Shadows


The Boys (The Shadows EP)

N/A ... that the eponymous extended play by The Shadows, The Shadows to the Fore, Spotlight on The Shadows and The Boys all were number-one EPs in the UK? 16 November 2010 Archive, DYK C N
List of singles which have sold more than one million copies in the UK N/A ... that Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" is the most recent of 103 million-selling singles in the UK? 19 November 2010 Archive, DYK C N
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Updated DYK query On 26 September, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Khaldoon Al Mubarak, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On 17 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Teatro del Silenzio, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On January 20, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Other BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On February 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On June 26, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marion Coakes, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Updated DYK query On September 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anglo-Italian Cup, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.
Updated DYK query On September 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Music on The O.C., which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.
Updated DYK query On September 15, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Heather Watson, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.
Updated DYK query On September 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gigi Peronace, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) 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.
Updated DYK query On March 10, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Administration (football), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your 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.