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DYK AWARD Thank you for your wonderful contributions to DYK. I've never seen an editor who was able to whip out quality articles on such various topics. Lol, all my DYK's are about politics or sports. Keep up the great work, HouseOfScandal, and remember Wikipedia greatly appreciates your contributions. -- Nishkid64 01:12, 4 January 2007 SEXUAL CANNIBALISM Did you know that male spiders, scorpions and mantids have special strategies to avoid sexual cannibalism? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 18 January 2007 PRINCE JOSEPH WENZEL Did you know that 11-year old Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein is regarded by Jacobites as third in line for the throne of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007 BONSAI COLLECTION Did you know the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts has a Hinoki Cypress over 250 years old? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 6 December 2006 SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW Did you know Shreve, Crump & Low, the oldest jeweler in North America, opened across the street from the smithy of Paul Revere and has designed such prestigious awards as the Davis Cup and the Cy Young Award? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 December 2006 [[Image:|100px]] CASTLETOWNROCHE Did you know shortly before Christmas 1942 a man believed to be a Nazi spy walked into the small Irish village of Castletownroche and was apprehended by the Garda? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 20 December 2007 (UTC) GOODYERA Did you know the 25 species of Goodyera comprise just one of over 800 genera of orchids? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 24 December 2006 RIVER CARRON Did you know the River Carron in the Scottish Highlands has given its name to a type of naval cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 25 December 2006 FLOWER MANTIS Did you know that Creobroter is a praying mantis that uses ant mimicry as a juvenile and flower mimicry when adult? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 18 January 2007 TREPANGING Did you know trepanging is the harvesting of sea cucumbers and Macassan trepangers traded with Indigenous Australians generations before the arrival of Europeans? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 26 December 2006 TANIUSQUES Did you know Tantiusques, a graphite mine which John Winthrop the Younger purchased from the Nipmuck in 1644, became the basis for today's Dixon Ticonderoga pencil company? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 27 December 2006 LAKE CHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUG Did you know Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg is often cited as the longest place name in the United States? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 28 December 2006 (UTC) JAMES BROWN IS DEAD Did you know "James Brown Is Dead" is an electronic dance music reference to James Brown and the widespread sampling of his music? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 December 2006 (UTC) GREAT TRAIL Did you know the Great Trail created by Native Americans connected the Great Lakes region of Canada to New England and the mid-Atlantic and laid the foundation for modern highways? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 29 December 2006 (UTC) SLEEVE GARTERS Did you know sleeve garters were first used in the 19th century and are still worn by poker dealers and barbershop musicians? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 1 January 2007 ESPIRITISMO Did you know Espiritismo is the Latin American and Caribbean belief that good and evil spirits can affect health, luck and other elements of human life? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 1 January 2007 ICHABOD WASHBURN Did you know the university mascot called "the Ichabod" is named after Ichabod Washburn, an owner of the world's largest wire mill? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 3 January 2007 BOTÀNICA Did you know a botánica is a Latin American store that sells religious goods, magical paraphernalia and brand name health care products? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 2 January 2007 HAGHPAT MONASTERY Did you know Haghpat Monastery in Armenia was placed on the World Heritage List over 1,000 years after it was founded? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 3 January 2007 Image:Udc logo.JPG SCHOOL FOR COLORED GIRLS Did you know the Normal School for Colored Girls was incorporated into the University of the District of Columbia? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 4 January 2007 LANDMARKS FOUNDATION Did you know the Landmarks Foundation helps conserve sacred sites such as the stone spheres of Costa Rica and the moai of Easter Island? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 7 January 2007 SHAMBALA Did you know...that the song "Shambala" by Three Dog Night has a gospel music sound and Tibetan Buddhist subject matter? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 7 January 2007 EDMONSON SISTERS Did you know the Edmonson sisters were African American slaves who tried to escape to freedom and became celebrity abolitionists? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 5 January 2007 HAZEL LAVERY Did you know the face of Chicago native Hazel Lavery adorned the banknotes of Ireland for seventy years? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007 [[Image:|100px]] QUEEN OF JAPAN Did you know Queen of Japan members use aliases that sound like Japanese names and are known for synthpop covers of artists such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 14 January 2007 Image:Tierrasajama.jpg SAJAMA LINES Did you know the Sajama Lines in Bolivia took 3,000 years to make and might be considered the largest artwork in the world? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 12 January 2007 PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT Did you know "Push It To The Limit", a pop rap song backed by The Walt Disney Company, was recently the most downloaded song at the iTunes Store? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 16 January 2007 MEDITERRANEAN MANTIS Did you know that the Mediterranean mantis (Iris oratoria) is capable of virgin birth? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 16 January 2007 CHROOGOMPHUS Did you know Chroogomphus is an edible mushroom that grows as a parasite in pine forests? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 10 January 2007 HOT 8 BRASS BAND Did you know that three members of the Hot 8 Brass Band have died as a result of gun violence in New Orleans? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 12 January 2007 Image:Mango 24.jpg INTERNATIONAL MANGO FESTIVAL Did you know that ...that more than 550 varieties of mango are showcased in the International Mango Festival held in Delhi? - Greatly expanded by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007 ATLANTIC HOUSE Did you know at the Atlantic House on Cape Cod during World War I, Pulitzer Prize-winner Eugene O'Neill was arrested at gun point as a spy for the Kaiser? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007 HAWAYO TAKATA Did you know that Hawayo Takata, a Nisei fluent in the language and culture of both Japan and the United States, introduced Reiki to the Western World? - Created by House of Scandal, featured on 19 January 2007 House of Scandal tries not to give a fuck and makes an effort not to be a dick (pardon my French, s'il vous plait)

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