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Did You Know? – 44

... that Rhyothemis fuliginosa (example pictured) is known as the "butterfly dragonfly"?
... that Borocera cajani produces a form of wild silk that has been harvested for hundreds of years?
... that the Falcon Lake Incident is considered "Canada's best-documented UFO case"?
... that Awet Tesfaiesus was the first black woman ever elected to the Bundestag?
... that Styx's name derives from its seeming to have "come from the underworld"?
... that Hebetica sylviae (pictured) was discovered after a two-year-old named Sylvie overwatered her backyard?
... that the giant hawker, the largest living dragonfly, with a wingspan of 163 millimetres (6.4 in), has larvae that exhibit "ballistic defecation"?
... that Elcysma westwoodi is considered "the most damaging lepidopteran pest of Prunus × yedoensis"?
... that Peruvian Viagra grows on the roots of plants?
... that the ice mound (pictured) at the center of the crater Louth is the warmest permanent body of water on the Martian surface?
... that Coleman's Melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"?
... that the Japanese manga Space Family Carlvinson is likely named after an aircraft carrier that is itself named after U.S. congressman Carl Vinson?
... that British singer Hope Tala turned down an opportunity to pursue a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in favour of pursuing a career in music?
... that the Miao art of balancing on a bamboo log has been described as "water ballet"?
... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of white people, in the film Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, is meant as a critique of the treatment of Inuit culture by anthropologists?
... that Inuit traditional belief holds that women without facial tattoos would be sent to the land of the crestfallen to spend eternity with smoke coming from their throats and their heads hanging down?
... that Zebedee Nungak, taken as a child for an experiment by the Canadian government, went on to "cross antlers with prime ministers, premiers and Québec separatists"?
... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores"?
... that during the 2013 Norwegian Sámi parliamentary election, the North Calotte People party advocated the transformation of the Norwegian Sámi parliament into a joint Kven and Sámi parliament?
... that the Tuca & Bertie episode "The Jelly Lakes" employs a paper-cutout animation that helps to depict abuse in a way that centers the victim's story?
... that Rafflesia meijeri was named after Dutch botanist Willem Meijer for his work on the conservation and study of Rafflesia plants?
... that Aroha Bridge changed its name from Hook Ups because fans searching for the show often found pornography instead?
... that Rafflesia lawangensis was previously misidentified as Rafflesia arnoldii, only to be identified as a new species in 2005 after photographs of it were sent to the National University of Malaysia?
... that the newly named Cirsium funkiae honors the describer's mentor, Vicki Funk, and the plant's funky appearance?
... that the two varieties of Celmisia major (one variety pictured) are "certainly not" closely related?
... that Saulteaux linguist Margaret Cote was the first person in Saskatchewan to teach a First Nations language in a public school?
... that Joan Phillip offered to give any MLAs who were rude to her a whack with her Saskatoon berry stick?
... that an activist protested the use of Chinese characters for Taiwanese Indigenous names by changing her legal name to "Lee I want to exclusively list my tribal name, my Bunun tribal name is Savungaz Valincinan"
... that in addition to her popular manga series Delicious in Dungeon, Ryoko Kui has drawn fan art of the games Baldur's Gate, Pathfinder and Planescape: Torment?
... that the "mythical love story" of Sami politician Bjarne Store-Jakobsen and Blackfoot physician Esther Tailfeathers is a focus of the 2014 film Bihttoš?
... that Australia's most threatened butterfly is confined to a native range of less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)?
... that before they can be pollinated, Scybalium fungiforme flowers (example pictured) need to be forcefully peeled open by possums or tanagers?
... that on top of being used as a culinary herb, Tulbaghia acutiloba (pictured) has been used in treating infectious diseases and hypertension?
... that the first Miss Indigenous Canada contestants were judged on ambassadorship, character, community service, and cultural involvement?
... that Greenlandic content creator Qupanuk Olsen petitioned the Inatsisartut to move Greenland's time zone to UTC−03:00?
... that Joanna Ferrone served as the business manager for the fictional character Fido Dido?
... that Alexina Kublu, a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the first justice of the peace in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuit namesake tradition?
... that Tuhi Martukaw led youth delegations to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for ten years in a row?
... that among the Orang Asli of Negeri Sembilan, chica is only collected during kenduri rituals?
... that Cathy Merrick was the first woman to be elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs?
... that Mitch Torres is a "self-proclaimed damper destroyer"?
... that the opening of Salmon n' Bannock led to the owner reconnecting with her long-lost family?
... that muthkwey was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
... that "unusual choices" at Liliget Feast House included wind-dried salmon and pan-fried oolichans?

Barnstars

	The Original Barnstar
	I just wanted to say you have been the best! Keep on going, and I hope you have a good day! PuzzledWaste (talk) 04:30, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		You know, a lot of the prep-set building I do at DYK is done rather late, so it can get rather dreary copy/pasting sometimes. Good god, does seeing what you write just bring a smile to my face sometimes. You are consistently chipper, heartwarming, sympathetic, competent, and upbeat in the face of every message you come across. Your words don't just affect the people you write them to, they brighten the atmosphere of Did you know as if you're creating the sky. thanks for making my roles and this place more enjoyable—do stick around :) cheers! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 08:11, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Great work on creating new articles Pretty sure you have no need to use the AFC process any more. Theroadislong (talk) 09:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Congratulations on getting your article Kakiniit accepted! Thank you so much for your contributions here on Wikipedia! Heart ^(talk) 04:17, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

plants and people

Thank you for quality articles about people such as Hope Tala and Cristina Calderón, butterflies such as Tetracanthagyna plagiata, and plants such as Melibe colemani and Corynaea crassa, and all this being "heartwarming, sympathetic, competent, and upbeat", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	For an excellent April Fools Day DYK which I'm sure brightened the day of countless people Fritzmann (message me) 17:14, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

	The Film Barnstar
	For your work on Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny, an excellent and overlooked film topic, and bringing it to attention through DYK. Great work! – Reidgreg (talk) 06:01, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Love the page on kakiniit! Lajmmoore (talk) 12:08, 11 April 2022 (UTC)