On13 April 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleAiming stone, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theBeşiktaşaiming stone in Istanbul(pictured) marks the spot where in 1810 SultanMahmud II hit anostrich egg 735.9 metres (2,414 ft) away? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Aiming stone. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Aiming stone), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

On28 April 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleCistern of Pulcheria, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theCistern of Pulcheria is one of the best-conserved Byzantine reservoirs inIstanbul? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Cistern of Pulcheria. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Cistern of Pulcheria), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

On26 May 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleStrategion, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that while going to theStrategion inConstantinople, EmperorTheodosius II was attacked with stones by a hungry mob? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Strategion. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Strategion), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

On2 June 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleCapitolium of Constantinople, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theCapitolium of Constantinople, originally apagan temple, was later topped by a cross? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Capitolium of Constantinople. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Capitolium of Constantinople), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

On13 June 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleLycus (river of Constantinople), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that the Byzantine's weak defenses around theLycus valley played a pivotal role in thefall of Constantinople? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Lycus (river of Constantinople). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Lycus (river of Constantinople)), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.

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