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Welcome to the '''WikiProject Reference Desk Article Collaboration WikiProject''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|collaboration area and group of editors]] dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of, well, everything!

(For more information on WikiProjects, please see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide|Guide to WikiProjects]]).

; Goals
* First and foremost, to improve Wikipedia through the addition of new articles on notable subjects and the improvement of existing articles.
* To parlay the efforts made on the [[Wikipedia:Reference desk|Reference Desks]] into more lasting contributions to the encyclopedia.
* To leverage the fact that questioners on the Reference Desk represent a broader spectrum of the overall population than Wikipedia editors in general, and that their questions can help address [[WP:BIAS|the Wikipedia bias]].
* To have [[fun]] in the process.

; Scope
* All topics are fair game.
* Concentration will be on new articles and existing stubs.
* While "controversial" articles are not specifically excluded, all participants are reminded that this is a collaborative effort and that FUN is a part of it.

== Guidelines ==

Article selection

New articles can be nominated by any participant. Before starting a new article, some research and a brief discussion is appropriate to ensure that the material is not already presented elsewhere or under a different name. This project is, to a large extent, about adding articles; if there is doubt or dispute after discussion, then the default would be to add the article and let the larger community decide whether to delete it by means of normal [[Wikipedia:Guide to deletion|deletion processes]].

== Participants ==

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
#{{User|Morrison1630}} (Anything Middle East related/anthropology/linguistics/history/culture/dress/etc)
# {{User|Justanother}} (Mostly engineering/construction/cars/pool (the game)/who knows what else. But definitely not [[New religious movement|NRM]]s!!)
# {{User|Maelwys}}
# {{User|Rockpocket}} (biological science, particularly genetics)
# {{User|Sluzzelin}} (replying to questions that weren't posted, and asking unrelated follow-ups)
# {{User|V-Man737}} (Most everything [except for [[bleach]]], especially interesting tidbits of [[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous|miscellany]], and a bit of religion)
# {{User|Dweller}} (Assuming that trolls are misunderstood hairy people who just like bridges)
# {{User|Vranak}}
# {{User|TenOfAllTrades}} (Mostly the sciences, but I'm flexible)
# {{User|Anchoress}} (Google Queen)
# {{User|AndonicO}} (Everything except [[The weather in London]]! {{mono|:)}})
# {{User|AMP'd}} (Finally, a Wikiproject I can get involved in!)
# {{User|Danielfolsom}}
# {{User|Clio the Muse}} (History, philosophy, literature, politics, sociology, this, that and, of course, the other! )
# {{User|Ghirlandajo}}
# {{User|Dreftymac}} (common law, economics)
# {{User|Smurrayinchester}} (science/technology/machinery)
# {{User|Plasticup}}
# {{user|Neil}} - anything that catches my eye, particularly the mundane stuff we often let slip through the cracks
# {{User|Xn4}} (language, literature, history, philosophy, this and that)
# {{User|Sandstein}} (The [[humanities]] – mostly topics related to Switzerland, the law, and history)
# {{User|Edison}} (Electricity, engineering, science, history, humanities, psychology)
# {{User|Esskater11}} ( I do whatever i can)
# {{User|Marco polo}} (geography, history, language, economics)
# {{User|Gwinva}} (eclectic and random)
# {{User|Adam Bishop}} (history, popular cultue)
# {{User|Marianian}} ([[Velology]] and Paper money)
# {{User|Leif edling}} (Anything that I can help with)
# {{User|Dr_Dima}} (physics, biology, neuroscience, languages)
# {{User|Exxolon}} (music, video games, alternative culture)
# {{User|Ghmyrtle}} (music, geography, history, UK popular culture and other topics, placenames, urban planning, bios of interesting people, lots of random other stuff)
# {{User|Karenjc}} (history, particularly biographies, but anything else interesting that turns up)
# {{User|Alansplodge}} (history, biography and anything that sparks an interest)
# {{User|JackofOz}} (pretty much anything except computing; classical music specialist)
# {{User|IlluminatingTrooper}}  (since a lot of my favorites articles on Wikipedia are, well under referenced and or poor referenced specimens, biographies of historical females and film are of a particular interested to me)

== Open tasks (other than articles) ==
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== Articles ==

=== New article collaboration ===

Please feel free to list your suggestions here for '''articles to be created''' by the WikiProject Reference Desk Article Collaboration. Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the [[Main Page]].
* [[Latex paint]] - Neither [[paint]] not [[latex]] give decent treatment to this ubiquitous substance. --[[User:Justanother|Justanother]] 17:16, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Hard yakka]] or [[Hard Yakka]] from the same posting. At the moment, [[Yakka]] is a disambig page with unsatisfactory information about the hard variety. [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hard+yakka Google search] [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 07:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Ojon]]. [http://www.google.com/search?q=ojon&hl=en&start=50&sa=N Google search] [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 07:20, 17 February 2007 (UTC).
*:See my reply [[Wp:rd/m#Who_knows_the_correct_botanical_name_of_.22Ojon.22.3F|here]]. Once it can be established that Ojon is used by several notable cosmetics companies or magazines, and even if it actually is nothing else but the American oil palm,  I think think it might be worth an article or at least a redirect and mentioning in the oil palm article. Obviously people are going to look it up. ---[[User:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]] 11:52, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
*::Ok, [http://tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/Footsteps+latest/Footsteps+65/Ojon+oil.htm this link]] suggests that ''Ojon'' is a local word for the American oil palm used as a brand name. I don't know whether this warrants an article or not. I don't know enough about ad-spam concerns, and I'm not very familiar with wikipedia's cosmetics section. ---[[User:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]] 16:08, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Compressed air canister]] clunky name for the compressed air clog buster. Also, cross-referencing needs to be added to a lot of the plumbing related articles. [[User:Anchoress|Anchoress]] 19:58, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Efidac]] or [[Efidac 24]], from a question by [[User:70.179.170.119]]. [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 03:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*:[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Efidac+24 Extreme Google Search!!!1] [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 03:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Sonic repeller]] and [[Invisible Fence]] from [[WP:RD/M#Pets]] - unless there is a better name with an article already...? ("Sonic repeller?" I'm pulling a graveyard shift here, I have no clue what that actually ''should'' be called.) [http://www.invisiblefence.com/ sauce]... [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 10:53, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
*:As far as [[sonic repeller]] goes, [[The Mosquito]] might be of some help. [[User:Neil|<span style="text-decoration:none; font-family: cursive ;color: #006600">Neil</span>]]&nbsp;[[User_talk:Neil|<span style="text-decoration:none; color: #006600">ム</span>]] 10:15, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
*[[El Alamein Fountain]] - From [[WP:RD/M#Does wikipedia have any more information on El elamein?|this question]]. {{Google|El Alamein Fountain}} (Googley searchey) [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 01:44, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
*[[Standard print]] - referring to a style of [[penmanship]] that resembles typed writing (and is often asked for on job applications and similar forms). I wonder why there is not an article on this yet, as it seems as common as (if not more prevalent than) [[cursive]]. (A more appropriate article title appreciated if anyone can think of a better one) [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 02:56, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
:Do you mean [[block capitals]] or simply the opposite of [[joined-up writing]]? [[User:Modest Genius|<b style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:maroon;">Modest Genius</b>]] [[User_talk:Modest Genius|<sup>talk</sup>]] 20:18, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
*[[Rain out]], from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#Copa_del_Rey_1995_and_postponed_sporting_events this] question. ({{Google|Rain out}} search; {{Google|rain stopped play}} search) [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 01:26, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
*[[Reflector (medical)]], or [[Medical reflector]], from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_May_6#Surgeon.27s_headgear_in_cartoons this] question. ({{Google|Medical reflector}} Google search) [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 01:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
*[[Nanogrinding]], from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#Nanoground this] question. [http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/mem/research_outlines.htm#NanoGrind little sauce] and [http://spiedl.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PSISDG001333000001000007000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes little sauce] (that one is kind of like a paragraph full of [[haiku]]) and {{Google|nanogrinding}} Google search! [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 02:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
*[[Critical reading]] from Humanities desk, Aug 9th --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] 11:51, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
*[[Karl Bühler]], important and influential in the history of cognitive and linguistic psychology. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_July_28#origin_of_expression_.22Aha_Erkenntnis.22|A question on the ''aha moment'']] yielded a red link for Bühler.  ---[[User:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]] [[User talk:Sluzzelin|<small>talk</small>]] 20:35, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

=== Existing article collaboration ===

Please feel free to list your suggestions here for '''existing articles for improvement''' by the WikiProject Reference Desk Article Collaboration. Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the [[Main Page]].
* [[Airpark]] - This article has just been created ([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#Small_city_in_Florida_where_every_household_have_aircraft|original question]]) and is still bare bones. I don't know if there is much more to add, but I thought I'd list it here and maybe it will catch someone's eye. [[User:Plasticup |<b><span style="color:#0080FF;">Plasticup</span></b>]] [[User_Talk:Plasticup |<span style="color:#2A8E82;"><sup><small>T</small></sup></span>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Plasticup|<span style="color:#2A8E82;"><small>C</small></span>]] 01:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
* '''[[University of Saskatchewan]]'''  Please help Celebrate the Anniversary of the [[University of Saskatchewan|U of S]] <small>[[Talk:University of Saskatchewan|Talk]]</small> 1907-2007 by helping it to realize ''feature status'' !!! There are comments come sections could be filled out/expanded.  Have started main articles to support some areas, don't know what direction to take to continue on as the U of S has become a vast entity.  Thank you. [[User:SriMesh|SriMesh]] | [[User talk:SriMesh|<small>talk</small>]] 00:23, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
*[[Preacher]] - a subject rich in culture and references; poor in Wikipedia.
*[[Given name#Legality]]. Originally I wanted to suggest a new article on the history and worldwide variety of legal restrictions in naming your children (see above), but, as TOAT pointed out, this section of the [[Given name]] article needs expansion first. ---[[User:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]] 12:15, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Carnival#Europe]] needs a reference to Germany's [[Karneval]] (which redirects to the first link right now). [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 01:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*:It could, specifically, use references to [[Fat Thursday]] and [[Berliner (pastry)|Berliner]]s. [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 01:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*::One of the, if not ''the'' most famous one is the [[Cologne carnival]] which happens to have an article. I took a swift look at the German Wikipedia's article on ''Fasching, Fastnacht und Karneval'' and it looks like something to start out with. I'll give it a try in a few days. ---[[user:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]]
*:::I'm going to attempt a timid translation of the German article on my user space. If it ends up looking correct, let's see about making it a full-on article. [[User:V-Man737|V-Man737]] 04:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*::Helau. I just saw [[Talk:Carnival#.22Germany.22-section_blank_.2F_deleted]]. I can't go though the history right now. ---[[user:Sluzzelin|Sluzzelin]].
* [[Wing walking]] - Great subject with lots of history and imagery, has just a line. --[[User:Justanother|Justanother]] 17:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
* [[Cholera toxin]] - I just created this article based on a question on RD/S.  (We had information in a couple of other articles that touched on cholera toxin, but nothing dedicated to this neat little protein complex.)  It could probably use some beefing up from a biochemist, and some general formatting and copyediting from anyone.  [[User:TenOfAllTrades|TenOfAllTrades]]([[User_talk:TenOfAllTrades|talk]]) 04:05, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
** [[AB5 toxin]] for bonus points, we now have an article on AB<sub>5</sub> toxins, the family of [[exotoxin]]s to which cholera toxin belongs. [[User:TenOfAllTrades|TenOfAllTrades]]([[User_talk:TenOfAllTrades|talk]]) 05:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
*[[Squeegee man]] could use a picture. I'll also put this request up at [[WP:RP|requested pictures]]. [[User:V-Man737|V-Man]] - <sup>[[User talk:V-Man737|T]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/V-Man737|C]]</sub> 03:42, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
*[[Burden of proof]] could do with some expansion as a result of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities&oldid=128160234#Beyond_a_reasonable_doubt THIS] discussion (the version I'm linking to is current as of May 4; it may have additions later). [[User:Anchoress|Anchoress]] 08:04, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

=== Requests by nonmembers ===

Requests by nonmembers are welcome. Please list your request here in brief and add any other detail to the talk page.

* [[Dopamine reuptake inhibitor]]| Antidepressants | NEED REFERENCES --[[User:Parker007|Parker007]] 21:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
**Please see specific questions on Talk page. --[[User:Justanother|Justanother]] 18:08, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
* [[Culture club]] There has recently been [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_May_9#.3F_.28White_student_unions.29|a question]] about culture clubs (more specifically, whether there are white culture clubs) and I think this subject should have its own article. [[User:A.Z.|subsequent fallout]] 13:28, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
*[[Courtier]] and [[Favourite]] are both just dic-defs. [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] 19:11, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

=== Recent improvements ===
Listed here are the last 45 articles to have been created or significantly improved as a result of a question at the Reference Desks. If you are inspired to improve or create an article from a Ref Desk question, please list it here. If you improve one from the requests listed above, please also move it from there to here. Like all articles, please continue to improve these if you can. For a full list of the Wikiproject's output see [[:Category:WikiProject Reference Desk Article Collaboration|here]]:

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*[[List of closed pairs of English rhyming words]] <small> ([[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2009 February 13#Words with exactly one rhyme|original question]]) </small>
*[[Early thermal weapons]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2008 February 24|original question]])</small> 
*[[Automatic center punch]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008 January 13#Automatic Center Punch|original question]])</small>
*[[Hardest language]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2007_December_17#Hardest_language|original question]])</small>
*[[Aleksandr Eiduk]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_December_4#Alexsander_Eiduk|original question]])</small>
*[[Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_November 29#Ancient Roman Consul - L. Volumnius Flamma Violens|original question]])</small>
*[[Hot stick]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007_November_28#Power_lines.2C_and_electric_shock|original question]])</small>
*''[[The Towers of Trebizond]]'' <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_November_14#Episcopal_archbishops|original question]])</small>
*[[Ecne]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_October_23#Ecna_or_Ecne|original question]])</small>
*[[Advisory speed limit]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_October_27#Odd_speed_limit_sign|original question]])</small>
*[[Giulio Genoino]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_October_22#Giulio_Genoino|original question]])</small>
*[[Meal Monday]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_October_10#Meal_Monday_at_Edinburgh_University|original question]])</small>
*[[Adrienne Koch]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_October_2#History_Writer_Adrienne_Koch|original question]])</small>
*[[Airpark]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_September_20#Small_city_in_Florida_where_every_household_have_aircraft|original question]])</small>
*[[André Antoine Bernard]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_22#Andr.C3.A9_Antoine_Bernard|original question]])</small>
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*[[French Communist Party]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_9#France_and_Communism|original question]])</small>
*[[Adamantios Korais]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_6#Adamantios_Korais|original question]])</small>
*[[Suvorov's Italian and Swiss expedition]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_June_24#Book_by_Suvorov|original question]])</small>
*[[:Category:Death-related art]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_6#Paintings_depicting_battle.2C_death_and_war|original question]])</small>
*[[Anti-Irish racism]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_4#Ireland_and_the_English|original question]])</small>
*[[Strength Through Joy]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_1#Prora_the_Nazi_holiday_camp|original question]])</small>
*[[Protestant Reformation]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_September_1#Rise_and_fall_of_French_protestantism|original question]])</small>
*[[Great Depression in Central Europe]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_30#Great_depression_in_Europe|original question]])</small>
*[[Pavel Milyukov]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_1#.22Stupidity_or_treason.22_speech|original question]])</small>
*[[Mothers' Movement]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_6#Mothers.27_Movement|original question]])</small>
*[[Jane McManus Storm Cazneau]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_15#Who_is_Jane_McManus_Storm_Cazneau.3F|original question]])</small>
*[[Islam in Spain]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_25#Muslims_of_Spain|original question]])</small>
*[[Islam in Lebanon]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_24#Shias_in_Lebanon|original question]])</small>
*[[History of suicide]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_11#Suicide_in_Greece_and_Rome|original question]])</small>
*[[Algernon Sydney]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_29#Algernon_Sydney_and_the_English_Republicans|original question]])</small>
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*[[Henry Hunt (politician)]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_14#Orator_Hunt|original question]])</small>
*[[Order of Solomon]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2009_January_13#Order_of_the_Seraphim|original question]])</small>
*[[Falklands Crisis (1770)]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_19#Falklands_crisis_of_1770|original question]])</small>
*[[Earth Share]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007_August_6#What_is_the_objective_of.....|original question]])</small>
*[[Ernst Lissauer]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_4#Hymn_of_hate|original question]])</small>
*[[History of Brazil (1964–1985)]]  <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_19#Resistance_to_the_Brazilian_Military_Dictatorship|original question]])</small>
*[[Cape Matapan]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2007 August 9#Southernmost point of mainland Europe|original question]])</small>
*[[Loose wheel nut indicator]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2007 June 26#Yellow tabs on heavy vehicle nuts|original question]])</small>
*[[Shanghai Russians]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_7#White_Countess|original question]])</small>
*[[Richard Rumbold]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_August_5#Any_more_on_Richard_Rumbold.3F|original question]])</small>
*[[Minnie D. Craig]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_March_23#Female_House_Speakers|original question]])</small>
*[[Basque witch trials]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_July_1#Navarre_Witch_Trials|original question]])</small>
*[[Salerno Mutiny]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_June_20#British_Army_mutiny|original question]])</small>
*[[Dahomey War]] <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_June_22#Dahomey_war|original question]])</small>
*''[[Das Dritte Reich]]'' <small>([[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2007_June_21#The_Third_Empire|original question]])</small>
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=== Featured content ===
* <!-- Anything applicable to the project that's already listed at [[WP:FA|Featured articles]], [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]], or [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]] -->
Featured on the [[Main page]] at [[Wikipedia:Did you know]]...
*...that [[Lard|pig fat]], [[cannabis]] oil, [[fish]], [[scorpion]]s and hot [[sand]] were used in various '''[[Early thermal weapons|offensive weapons]]''' in [[Ancient warfare|ancient]] and [[medieval warfare]]? <small> (on [[1 March]] [[2008]])</small>
*...that the [[Jacobin Club|Jacobin]] [[French Revolution|revolutionary]] '''[[André Antoine Bernard]]''' changed his [[given name]] to Pioche-fer ("Pickaxe") after his [[name day]] within the [[French Republican Calendar|Revolutionary Calendar]]? <small>(on [[September 28]] [[2007]])</small>
*...that '''[[Orator Hunt]]''''s presentation of the first petition in support of [[women's suffrage]] was received in [[Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom|Parliament]] with ribald laughter? <small>(on [[30 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that '''[[Jane McManus Storm Cazneau|Jane Storms]]''' was the first American female [[war correspondent]]? <small>(on [[29 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that '''[[loose wheel nut indicator]]s''' are fitted to vehicle [[lug nut]]s to allow mechanics to identify loose nuts before the wheel falls off? <small>(on [[24 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the '''[[Falklands Crisis (1770)|Falklands Crisis]]''' of [[1770]] nearly touched off a war between [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Spain]]? <small>(on [[22 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that '''[[Minnie D. Craig]]''', the first female [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of a [[state legislature (United States)|legislative]] body in the [[United States|US]], was elected to the [[North Dakota House of Representatives]] just three years after gaining [[suffrage]]? <small>(on [[14 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that Soviet diplomat '''[[Pyotr Voykov]]''' was assassinated in [[Warsaw]] for his part in the killing of [[Tsar Nicholas II]] and his family? <small>(on [[7 August]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the Hungarian-born Jew '''[[Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln]]''' was successively a [[Presbyterian]] missionary in [[Canada]], a [[British]] [[Member of Parliament]], an international double agent, a German right-wing politician, and a [[Buddhist]] abbot in [[China]]? <small>(on [[13 July]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the German historian '''[[Albert Brackmann]]''' argued that the [[Poles]] should be pushed farther eastwards, into the [[Ukraine]]? <small>(on [[12 July]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that, during the '''[[Basque witch trials]]''', 1,384&nbsp;children voluntarily reported themselves and denounced their "accomplices"? <small>(on [[9 July]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that [[António de Oliveira Salazar|Salazar]]'s associate '''[[Fernando Santos Costa]]''' was appointed Deputy Minister of War when he held the junior rank of [[captain]] in the Portuguese army? <small>(on [[8 July]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that, after driving the [[First French Republic|French Republicans]] from [[Italy]], Russian Field-Marshal [[Alexander Suvorov]] managed to '''[[Suvorov's Italian and Swiss expedition|conduct a masterful flight]]''' across the snow-capped [[Alps]]? <small>(on [[5 July]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the '''[[Salerno Mutiny]]''' of [[1943]] saw the largest number of men charged with [[mutiny]] at any one time in all of [[History of the British Army|British military history]]? <small>(on [[28 June]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that among the toughest fighters of the '''[[Dahomey War]]''' were the [[Dahomey Amazons|corps of female warriors]] armed with rifles and double-edged [[machete]]s? <small>(on [[28 June]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that [[Arthur Moeller van den Bruck|the author]] of the term '''''[[Das Dritte Reich|Third Reich]]''''' predicted that "[[Germany]] might perish because of the Third Reich dream"? <small>(on [[25 June]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the sick and the wounded left behind by the [[Volunteer Army]] during the '''[[Ice March]]''' of 1919 shot themselves rather than be captured by the [[Bolsheviks]]?  <small>(on [[31 May]], [[2007]])</small>
*...that the Roman general '''[[Barbatio]]''' was beheaded for [[treason]] after his wife's indiscreet letter was intercepted by Emperor [[Constantius II]]? <small>(on [[28 May]], [[2007]])</small>

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