Wikipedia:Today's second feature

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Today's second feature is a section on the Wikipedia:Main Page alternative (Classic 2006), a main page alternative that displays the style of the Main Page in February 2006, where additional areas of Wikipedia are displayed. On weekdays it highlights new articles with the Did You Know section (DYK). On weekends it shows the Picture of the Day (POTD) from Wikipedia's Featured Pictures.

This rotating section was originally implemented in July 2005 as a compromise after there were requests to add the POTD to the Main Page, combined with complaints that DYK was badly maintained at the time (see archived discussion). Today's second feature appeared on the Main Page until a new design was implemented in March 2006.

Current version of this section on the Classic 2006 Main Page:

Maida (second from right) with Roxy Music

... that Sal Maida (pictured) may not have a Wikipedia page?
... that the United States of America met a mixed reception?
... that The Avengers attempted to assassinate Alfonso XIII, King of Spain?
... that Barack Obama was a horse and Kamala was an elephant?
... that Indonesians twice elected an Alien as a representative?
... that bliss could be found in California?
... that Batman had a hipster-proof fence in 2018?
... that a 1989 science show featured an unusually long signal delay?
... that Jackie Chan and the Mario games inspired hundreds of beavers?
... that America keeps coming back?

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