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Introduction and rules
Introduction	WP:DYK
General discussion	WT:DYK
Guidelines	WP:DYKCRIT
Reviewer instructions	WP:DYKRI
Nominations
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April 1 hooks	WP:DYKAPRIL
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Preparation
Preps and queues	T:DYK/Q
Prepper instructions	WP:DYKPBI
Admin instructions	WP:DYKAI
Main Page errors	WP:ERRORS
History
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Hooks

Kent shaving brushes

• ... that Kent Brushes have supplied their products (examples pictured) to every British monarch since George IV?
• ... that He Jianshi used Chinese opera to advance a revolution against the Qing dynasty?
• ... that crab is served in school meals in Toyama Prefecture?
• ... that Aniello Prisco was shot to death while trying to extort a crime boss?
• ... that the rural village of Neath, New South Wales, had a population of three Tok Pisin speakers in 2021?
• ... that Canadian microbiologist Patricia Taylor helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis?
• ... that a "glomping circle" in 2008 reportedly lasted seven hours?
• ... that Margaret Pargeter published 49 books in eleven years, with another book following eleven years later?
• ... that the Holy See has an official anime mascot?