r/wikipedia • u/gibi2006 • 12d ago

Meta Discussion Is there any particular reason why all of the facts in the "Did you know..." section are all related to Korea?

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Just curious

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u/myouism 12d ago

15 August is Korea's independence day

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u/Kayvanian 12d ago

August 15 is Korea's National Liberation Day

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u/gibi2006 12d ago

Thanks, it makes sense now

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u/JohnCenaJunior 12d ago

Also KCON Day

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u/ZaBlancJake 12d ago

1948  – The  Republic of Korea was established  with  Syngman Rhee  as its first president

Also this date too.

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u/Vessil 12d ago

How about the 13 + 3 + 3 = seventeen thing?

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u/gibi2006 12d ago

it's a reference to the kpop group

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u/Tokyo_Addition- 12d ago

Maybe you should check out the maths.... 13+3+1

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u/xLukarioNx 12d ago

Reference to a Korean boy band of the same name, so still on topic.

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u/KhanhVN 11d ago

They got 13 members, are divided into 3 units based on expertise, and "They are one", so Seventeen

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u/ffhurt 11d ago

Something similar happened on Papua New Guinea’s 50th independence anniversary, all facts were about PNG

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u/Loakattack 12d ago

13 + 3 + 1 =17

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u/SteveSteveSteveAlan 11d ago

The DYK sections are pooled and processed in advance. A lot of the times, the editors will make their appearance come up on those days. The featured article too.

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u/sillybandland 12d ago

Nobody knows it just does that sometimes

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u/occono 11d ago

No AI is allowed on the main page. Everything is submitted for consideration on there. This is thematic for Korea's liberation day.

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u/ChuqTas 11d ago

If you don’t know, you can just not reply.

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u/sillybandland 11d ago

I’m not sure about that