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Please use this page for discussions surrounding the creation of "Did You Know" items for April Fools' Day 2026

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Rules

April Fools Did You Know items should present some trivia that can be presented in a manner that is possibly unbelievable to the reader. This can be done through words or names that mean two different things, shortened names, unbelievable facts, unrelated facts, etc. The normal written and unwritten rules for Did You Know (DYK) are followed, with these exceptions...

April Fools DYKs are subject to the usual exclusions regarding prior Main Page appearance, but the normal rules for special occasions do not apply: the article need only have been created/expanded/brought to GA in the year immediately preceding the April 1 on which it will appear.
Proper capitalization, title formatting, and linking standards may be disregarded only if adhering to them will tend to give away the joke. This should be done as little as possible. (example from 2009: "... that Caviar, Chardonnay, and Hot Cocoa compete for the love of Ray J? ")

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Nominations

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Note: Nominations for April 1 should be added to Template talk:Did you know in the usual way, as well as below.

French Girls

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... that French girls premiered on a livestream?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Downstate (play)
- Comment: Driveby nom; the hook is intended for WP:DYKAPRIL. (I had planned on using the QPQ on a driveby nom of N'Dea Davenport (album), but ended up reverting the expansion and more.)

Created by Meena (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 294 past nominations.

Laun chba ller 21:39, 5 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I will review this nomination. – Editør (talk) 12:15, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article is new enough (created in the year before next 1 April in 2026), is long enough (2997 characters of prose), has no major sourcing or copyright issues (every paragraph has a reference, the article uses reliable sources Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, sources #1 #7 checked), and is presentable (per readthrough). The hook is not cited in this nomination, but the information is cited in the article, however it fails verification for the set list of the livestream. It says about this: "While the set list is being kept under wraps, it’s likely Cameron will perform “Too Much” along with the handful of other new tracks during the fan event." Could you quote a source that confirms that "French Girls" was featured on that livestream? The hook is short enough and interesting for 1 April. QPQ is done. – Editør (talk) 15:11, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We've got https://www.livenation.com/artist/K8vZ917KV20/dove-cameron-events#info that says it was her live debut.--Laun chba ller 15:44, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that seems to check out in combination with "The concert will stream live on Cameron’s YouTube and Instagram platforms on April 3 at 5 p.m. pacific." (source).

I approve the hook for WP:DYKAPRIL. – Editør (talk) 15:54, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Live Nation page should probably be referenced in the article as well. – Editør (talk) 15:57, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I added it.--Laun chba ller 16:01, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Elvis the Pelvis

... that Elvis the Pelvis got rickets from hibernating?

Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anthro.2020.102797

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Native American Legends of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley
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Created by Dunkleosteus77 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 16:13, 1 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Comment: Article is new enough (+85,978, no drafts???). Article is long enough. Earwig shows minimal similarity. Due to the amount of offline sources, I'm going to have to assume good faith that most claims are accurate to the source, though I see no claims needing a citation that doesn't have one. Article is presentable. Spotchecked four/five photographs, including hook one, licenses all check out. Hook's short enough. QPQ is done. No other issues.

For the hook, specifically Still need some clarification. The provided source does not quote "Elvis" nor "pelvis" nor "1994", so I'm not sure we can confidently say that Elvis suffered like from rickets like the rest of his people. Bremps... 17:07, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Nevermind, I'm stuck on the preview. Could you provide a quote from this so I can check this off? Bremps... 17:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"The morphology of the cysts in the Pelvis 1 [Elvis] fits exactly the above description of brown tumours...the brown tumours here are pathognomonic of severe long-standing rickets" Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 17:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pass. Congratulations! And yes, I'd agree that this is good for WP:DYKAPRIL. It got a good chuckle out of me. Bremps... 04:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is surely best kept for April Fool's, by the way.--Laun chba ller 17:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reopened and moved to WP:DYKAPRIL per WT:DYK.--Laun chba ller 23:14, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]