A fact from Time in Svalbard appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 February 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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... that despite experiencing midnight sun and polar night, Svalbard observes daylight saving time? Sources: Torkildsen, Torbjørn et al. (1984). "Svalbard, vårt nordligste Norge". (in Norwegian). Forlaget Det Beste. p. 96–97. ISBN82-7010-167-2. (midnight sun and polar night) "Svalbard". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (daylight saving time)
ALT1: ... that Svalbard observes daylight saving time despite experiencing midnight sun and polar night? Sources: Torkildsen, Torbjørn et al. (1984). "Svalbard, vårt nordligste Norge". (in Norwegian). Forlaget Det Beste. p. 96–97. ISBN82-7010-167-2. "Svalbard". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Comment: I admit this is kinda technical(ish), but I think the fact that it observers DST despite having periods of permanent day and night is fascinating!
5x expanded by LunaEatsTuna (talk). Self-nominated at 22:13, 18 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @LunaEatsTuna: Great article on such a niche but wiki-worthy page! Its very well done and concise for something that is as niche as time on the territory of Svalbard. I can't access the CIA world factbook citation for the portion in question, but the article itself cites a different source which confirms the fact so I put AGF. Please feel free to clarify that to me, but everything checks out regardless. Great work! Ornithoptera (talk) 07:12, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@LunaEatsTuna: Great article on such a niche but wiki-worthy page! Its very well done and concise for something that is as niche as time on the territory of Svalbard. I can't access the CIA world factbook citation for the portion in question, but the article itself cites a different source which confirms the fact so I put AGF. Please feel free to clarify that to me, but everything checks out regardless. Great work! Ornithoptera (talk) 07:12, 19 January 2022 (UTC)