MicroWiki talk:Did you know/Archive 1
Latest comment: 19 April 2022 by Devinpurcell in topic Nominations
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This page is to nominate fresh factoids to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page, by a "hook" (an interesting note).
Nominations
Example Nomination
- ... that the Republic of Molossia claims to be at war with the long defunct East Germany, alleging that the state still exists on Ernst Thälmann Island?
August 2022
- ... that Rio De Sprinske means Sprinske’s River, despite not actually having a river running through it?
- ...that despite changing its name sometime ago, Raphania is still commonly referred to by its old name "Raphistan"?
April 2022
- ... that we, the staff, kinda entirely forgot this is a thing?
March 2022
- ... that the Penn Federal Republic, derives its name from William Penn, who received a large parcel of land from King Charles II to pay off a debt?
- SUPPORT Youraveragecontributor (talk) 11:34, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Sluke91 (talk) 03:24, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
- ... that the Commonwealth of Dracul's name derives from Vlad Tepes, Prince of Wallachia (Dracula)?
- SUPPORT -- President Devin Purcell Penn Federal Republic 11:17, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
May 2021
- ... that the official font of the Adammic Imperial Government is Gentium Basic?
- ... That the original pronunciation of Saspearian (sus-spe-re-an) was first spoken in October 2017, predating the release date of the video game Among Us on June 15, 2018, where the "sus" meme originates?
- SUPPORT Walles Prevalis (talk) 13:58, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
- ... that Azerianus Severanus was President of Bonumland for only seven days before being overthrown in a coup?
- ... that Penn Federal Republic's Twitter account has more followers than its President, an established musical artist?
- ... that none of the Cupertino Alliance's founding member states are still in the organization?[citation needed]
- SUPPORT Matt talk ☼ 09:18, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Ponderosa hills is still a member lol Jaydenfromcanada (talk) | Sent from Mail for Windows 10 whats next requiring a license to make toast in your own toaster | 16:45, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
- COMMENT Ponderosa Hills wasn't a member "The Epic Union stunt (dubbed "Operation North Macedonia") became a full-fledged idea of a brand new intermicronational organization. On 1 April 2019, the Cupertino Alliance was founded, with the starting members of the first phase of the alliance being:
Aenderia Misberia Bepistan Cloverzem Groponigën Matachewan" Isaiah (Chat) 04:23, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- Maybe? The statement carries an double entendre since you are implying the first literation of the alliance- but a majority of people view the second literation of the alliance. The first wasn't advertise as greatly and would cause a lot of confusion. Ultimately it isn't really good as a factoid. Jaydenfromcanada (talk) | Sent from Mail for Windows 10 whats next requiring a license to make toast in your own toaster | 20:05, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
- OPPOSE What Jayden said James B
- ... that Australis changed its government system seven times in its founding year, 2020?
- ... that Vishwamitra means A Friend of the World and was not named after the Indian sage Rishi Vishwamitra?
- SUPPORT An interesting connotation. Mtonna257 11:52, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
- ... that the first Orinian Empire Facebook group, the earliest predecessor of Cimbrun, was once taken over by a man by the name of Thayer Cranor?
- ... that the name "Snagov" comes from the slavic word sneg meaning snow?
- SUPPORT Mtonna257 11:52, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
- ... that Isaiah Rivera has the distinction of being both the longest serving Deputy Prime Minister of Kapreburg and the shortest serving Prime Minister of Kapreburg?
- ... that the Federal Union of Wegmat has its own stadium that was a former golf driving range.
August 2021
- ... that Australland has a former rifle range located in it?
September 2021
- ... that while Austenasia has both a House of Representatives and a Senate, only the former is part of the parliament?
SUPPORT Some would be confused and it is a cool fact.
October 2021
- ... that Zeckotopia was named after a gecko?
- ... that the first Orinian Empire Facebook group, the earliest predecessor of Cimbrun, was once taken over by a man by the name of Thayer Cranor?
November 2021
- ... that Timonoucitiland has gone through a total of 10 name changes?