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Low | 0 | Step by Step (Braxe + Falcon song) | 178.5 | William Plumer Jacobs | 0 | Step by Step (Braxe + Falcon song) |
Median | 298.5 | Bertrand of Toulouse (son of Alfonso Jordan) Eurovision Song Contest 1984 |
785.4 | Waterloo Column | 336.2 | Jerónimo Muñoz |
High | 1,638.0 | Lily Phillips | 1,913.2 | R/BreadStapledToTrees | 1,913.2 | R/BreadStapledToTrees |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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R/BreadStapledToTrees | 2025-01-21 | 22,959 | 1,913.2 | ... that there is a subreddit for photographs of bread stapled to trees (example pictured)? | |
Paora | 2025-01-01 | 22,130 | 1,844.2 | ... that following public backlash over the mistreatment of Paora (pictured), Zoo Miami stated: "We have offended the nation of New Zealand"? | |
Fictional planets of the Solar System | 2025-01-02 | 21,742 | 1,811.8 | ... that fictional planets of the Solar System (diagram pictured) include planets between Venus and Earth, planets on the inside of a hollow Earth, and a planet "behind the Earth"? | |
Lily Phillips | 2025-01-26 | 39,312[a] | 1,638.0 | ... that Lily Phillips had sex with 101 men on 19 October 2024? | |
White chocolate | 2025-01-03 | 18,343[b] | 1,528.6 | ... that white chocolate (pictured) has been used as a coating for vitamin products? | |
Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth | 2025-01-19 | 16,745 | 1,395.4 | ... that Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (pictured) was born in Canada's capital, but outside the country's legal jurisdiction? | |
Sam Kee Building | 2025-01-25 | 15,624 | 1,302.0 | ... that the Sam Kee Building (pictured), recognized by Guinness World Records as the narrowest commercial building in the world, was built on a bet between two businessmen? | |
Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem | 2025-01-07 | 15,506 | 1,292.1 | ... that Queen Melisende (pictured) was so incensed by the rumours of her alleged infidelity that neither her husband nor his friends felt safe in her presence? | |
GAARlandia | 2025-01-09 | 12,926 | 1,077.2 | ... that a hypothesized land bridge may have allowed some fish species (example pictured) to migrate from South America to Cuba? | |
Limia | 2,518 | 209.8 | |||
Total | 15,444 | 1,287.0 | |||
Oliver Hutchinson | 2025-01-26 | 29,092 | 1,212.1 | ... that Oliver Hutchinson (pictured) was the subject of the first successful live demonstration of the television on 26 January 1926? | |
Caffey family murders | 2025-01-24 | 14,432 | 1,202.7 | ... that the sole survivor of the Caffey family murders escaped the burning building and crawled for more than an hour to a neighbor's house? | |
Noah Knigga | 2025-01-09 | 14,199 | 1,183.2 | ... that American football player Noah Knigga went viral for his last name and had to clarify its pronunciation? | |
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy | 2025-01-23 | 10,958 | 913.2 | ... that one 18th-century reader was so offended by some chapters of Laurence Sterne's 1768 novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (scene pictured) that they glued the pages shut? | |
Laurence Sterne | 2,584 | 215.4 | |||
Total | 13,542 | 1,128.5 | |||
Zoe Smith | 2025-01-15 | 26,712 | 1,113.0 | ... that British weightlifter Zoe Smith (pictured) broke 98 national records in 2008? | |
Bæddel and bædling | 2025-01-08 | 13,043 | 1,086.9 | ... that scholars have suggested that bædlings may have been a third gender in Anglo-Saxon society? | |
Du Toit's torrent frog | 2025-01-23 | 13,031 | 1,085.9 | ... that only two people are known to have seen Du Toit's torrent frog alive? | |
Thamirys Nunes | 2025-01-17 | 22,040 | 918.4 | ... that after discovering her child was transgender, Thamirys Nunes (pictured) created an organization dedicated to defending transgender youth? | |
Minha Criança Trans | 3,851 | 160.5 | |||
Total | 25,892 | 1,078.8 | |||
Johnson Wax Headquarters | 2025-01-30 | 25,258 | 1,052.4 | ... that the Research Tower at the Johnson Wax Headquarters (pictured) had no fire sprinklers because its architect disliked their appearance? | |
Liceu bombing | 2025-01-20 | 12,570 | 1,047.5 | ... that six innocent people were executed for the Liceu bombing (pictured), despite Santiago Salvador confessing that he was the sole perpetrator? | |
Ethel Preston memorial | 2025-01-02 | 12,244 | 1,020.4 | ... that the grave of Ethel Preston in Leeds, England, has a life-sized statue of her (pictured) stood in front of black marble doors, left ajar? | |
Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons | 2025-01-15 | 24,068 | 1,002.8 | ... that a portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec cooking captures him in an unusual moment of sobriety? | |
Thomas (goose) | 2025-01-24 | 12,030 | 1,002.5 | ... that the New Zealand goose Thomas has been described as an "icon of the LGBT community"? | |
Corinne Rey-Bellet | 2025-01-06 | 11,911 | 992.6 | ... that the murder of skier Corinne Rey-Bellet led to a change in Swiss gun-control regulations? | |
Onekaka Wharf and tramline | 2025-01-07 | 11,636 | 969.6 | ... that painter Doris Lusk chose the Onekaka Wharf (remnants pictured) as her main subject for five years? | |
Bob Fernandez | 2025-01-21 | 11,124 | 927.0 | ... that Bob Fernandez, one of the last known survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was then just 17 years old and serving as a Navy mess cook? | |
Haliey Welch | 2025-01-07 | 11,122[c] | 926.8 | ... that Haliey Welch earned more than $65,000 within weeks of hawk tuah going viral? | |
It Was on a Friday Morning | 2025-01-27 | 21,970 | 915.4 | ... that a U.S. government official ordered that "It Was on a Friday Morning" be removed from a hymnal within 24 hours? | |
Flag of Mozambique | 2025-01-22 | 21,802 | 908.4 | ... that the flag of Mozambique (pictured), which depicts an AK-47 equipped with a bayonet, is the only national flag to feature a modern firearm? | |
Conestoga wagon | 2025-01-14 | 21,750 | 906.2 | ... that of the 146 Conestoga wagons (pictured) employed by the Braddock Expedition in the French and Indian War, only one remained intact by the campaign's end? | |
1991 Andover tornado | 2025-01-01 | 10,848 | 904.0 | ... that the 1991 Andover tornado (pictured) narrowly avoided hitting two warplanes equipped with nuclear warheads? | |
Jorts | 2025-01-06 | 10,586 | 882.2 | ... that jorts (example pictured), despite being worn by frumpy dads, are also associated with 1960s counterculture, punks, rappers, skaters, and "Brat summer"? | |
Devrani Jethani Temple Complex | 2025-01-24 | 10,586 | 882.1 | ... that the Jethani Temple (ruins pictured) may have collapsed under its own weight? | |
Violet Wong | 2025-01-25 | 10,582 | 881.9 | ... that ten-year-old Violet Wong (pictured) received a gold watch after performing for General Chiang Kai-shek? | |
Peanut (squirrel) | 2025-01-04 | 10,253 | 854.4 | ... that a squirrel helped to steer viewers to its owner's OnlyFans account? | |
Raul Meza Jr. | 2025-01-21 | 10,118 | 843.1 | ... that the serial killer Raul Meza Jr., when asked if he was apologetic, replied: "What's the use if a person will not accept it?" | |
William (bishop of Acre) | 2025-01-21 | 10,114 | 842.8 | ... that William, a medieval bishop of Acre, "met a strange and undeserved fate" at the hands of a mentally ill young priest? | |
Price Tower | 2025-01-21 | 9,992 | 832.7 | ... that the Price Tower was sold for $10 in 2023? | |
German atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II | 2025-01-09 | 9,924 | 827.0 | ... that among the millions of prisoners of war murdered by the Germans during WWII there were also tens of thousands of their former allies, the Italians? | |
Oasis (Minecraft clone) | 2025-01-04 | 9,640 | 803.3 | ... that an AI-generated Minecraft clone has been described as an early glimpse of the future of video games? | |
Jonna Adlerteg | 2025-01-28 | 19,081 | 795.0 | ... that in 2018 Jonna Adlerteg (pictured) became the first Swedish female gymnast since 1958 to qualify for an event final at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships? | |
Waterloo Column | 2025-01-09 | 8,796 | 785.4 | ... that the Waterloo Column (pictured), which commemorates Germans who died at the Battle of Waterloo, incorporates the barrels of eight cannons that were captured there? | |
The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon) | 2025-01-24 | 9,309 | 775.8 | ... that The Hangover by Toulouse-Lautrec, which features the stylistic influence of Vincent van Gogh, was once displayed by Aristide Bruant in his nightclub? | |
Clay M. Greene | 2025-01-10 | 9,290 | 774.2 | ... that playwright Clay M. Greene (pictured) claimed he was "the first American white child born in San Francisco"? | |
Western Kentucky University swim team hazing scandal | 2025-01-10 | 9,214 | 767.9 | ... that in the wake of a hazing scandal, Western Kentucky University placed their swimming and diving programs on a five-year suspension? | |
Mark IV (software) | 2025-01-28 | 18,276 | 761.5 | ... that Mark IV was the first commercial software to cross $10 million in total sales, and the first to cross $100 million as well? | |
Red Weiner | 2025-01-24 | 9,102 | 758.5 | ... that in the same season Red Weiner (pictured) played for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Reading Keys, and for the Reading Keys against the Philadelphia Eagles? | |
Hiroshima Maidens | 2025-01-25 | 9,032 | 752.7 | ... that a group of 25 women disfigured by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima traveled to the United States in the 1950s to receive reconstructive surgery? | |
Kokusai Ta-Go | 2025-01-29 | 17,833 | 743.0 | ... that the Kokusai Ta-Go aircraft was purposely designed for the kamikaze role? | |
Kim Kitsuragi | 2025-01-10 | 8,910 | 742.5 | ... that Kim Kitsuragi was praised as one of the best video game characters of 2019? | |
Tyler Oliveira | 2025-01-04 | 8,875 | 739.6 | ... that YouTuber Tyler Oliveira apologized after trying to drain a pool with paper towels? | |
Two Stars in the Milky Way | 2025-01-08 | 8,829 | 735.8 | ... that the soundtrack of Two Stars in the Milky Way (scene pictured), one of the few surviving early Chinese films, has been lost? | |
T24 Festival | 2025-01-24 | 8,764 | 730.3 | ... that the T24 Festival was organized after a former soldier boasted online that he could set up a 24-person military tent by himself? | |
AdNauseam | 2025-01-06 | 8,670 | 722.5 | ... that the browser extension AdNauseam blocks and clicks on advertisements at the same time? | |
Drizzle (song) | 2025-01-29 | 17,198 | 716.6 | ... that the vocals on "Drizzle" (record pictured), one of the earliest Chinese pop songs, were likened to "the cacophony produced by a hanged cat"? | |
Allen DeGraffenreid (wide receiver) | 2025-01-19 | 4,454 | 371.2 | ... that Allen DeGraffenreid, who played in the NFL in the 1990s, is not to be confused with Allen DeGraffenreid, who played in the NFL in the 1990s? | |
Allen DeGraffenreid (offensive lineman) | 4,001 | 333.4 | |||
Total | 8,455 | 704.6 | |||
Peri Alypias | 2025-01-10 | 8,400 | 700.0 | ... that a PhD student discovered a lost manuscript of Galen's Peri Alypias in 2005, in "one of the most spectacular finds ever of ancient literature"? | |
Confederate Monument (Oxford, Mississippi) | 2025-01-13 | 16,556 | 689.8 | ... that it cost an estimated $1.2 million to move the Confederate Monument (pictured) at the University of Mississippi? | |
Mother Solomon | 2025-01-04 | 8,215 | 684.6 | ... that Mother Solomon (pictured) returned to Ohio 22 years after the Indian Removal Act forced her people, the Wyandots, into Kansas? | |
Tokyo Expressway | 2025-01-23 | 8,076 | 673.0 | ... that Japan's oldest expressway is intended to be transformed into a park? | |
Prius Missile | 2025-01-20 | 8,046 | 670.5 | ... that "Prius Missile" is internet slang for traffic accidents involving older drivers in Japan? | |
Joy to the World (Doctor Who) | 2025-01-21 | 8,042 | 670.1 | ... that Disney+ released a promotional poster for the Doctor Who Christmas special "Joy to the World" with the title spelled incorrectly? | |
Boneghazi | 2025-01-08 | 7,921 | 660.1 | ... that one Tumblr user cursed another for stealing bones for use in curses? | |
Diner Lobster | 2025-01-17 | 15,682 | 653.4 | ... that a Saturday Night Live sketch received an award from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)? | |
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings | 2025-01-10 | 4,419 | 368.2 | ... that a painting (pictured) by the artist Bichitr shows an Indian emperor preferring a Sufi saint over the king of England and the Ottoman sultan? | |
Bichitr | 3,333 | 277.8 | |||
Total | 7,752 | 646.0 | |||
Violin scam | 2025-01-19 | 7,680 | 640.0 | ... that a widespread violin performance scam was described by radio host Scott Simon as "one more raindrop in the storm of schemes that blur our view of what's right in front of us"? | |
Valencia Theatre | 2025-01-06 | 7,667 | 638.9 | ... that New York City's Valencia Theatre (pictured) was sold to a church in 1977 for $1? | |
Jindřich Marco | 2025-01-25 | 7,641 | 636.8 | ... that an irreverent photograph of Czechoslovak president Klement Gottwald brought a ten-year sentence for the photojournalist Jindřich Marco, who had to serve seven years in uranium mines? | |
James Alexander Ulio | 2025-01-07 | 7,608 | 634.0 | ... that during World War II, US Army casualty telegrams were sent out in the name of Major General James Alexander Ulio? | |
Aquilegia hinckleyana | 2025-01-20 | 4,332 | 361.0 | ... that Capote Falls is the highest waterfall in Texas, and the only location where Hinckley's columbine occurs in the wild? | |
Capote Falls | 3,195 | 266.2 | |||
Total | 7,528 | 627.3 | |||
Nicolaas van Wijk | 2025-01-05 | 7,524 | 627.0 | ... that Nicolaas van Wijk (pictured), after helping to provide humanitarian aid during World War I, called the Partitions of Poland "an offense against God"? | |
Goro Takahashi | 2025-01-09 | 6,972 | 622.5 | ... that Goro Takahashi, a silversmith adopted by a Lakota family, was the first Japanese person allowed to attend a Sun Dance? | |
Mahra Al Maktoum | 2025-01-11 | 7,418 | 618.2 | ... that Emirati princess Mahra Al Maktoum invoked the triple talaq to divorce her husband, which is traditionally done only by the husband? | |
Fate in Tears and Laughter (film) | 2025-01-18 | 8,296 | 345.6 | ... that the Mingxing Film Company (logo pictured) paid off a gangster so that it could release Fate in Tears and Laughter? | |
Mingxing | 6,537 | 272.4 | |||
Total | 14,832 | 618.0 | |||
Tsybin Ts-25 | 2025-01-05 | 7,400 | 616.7 | ... that the military glider Tsybin Ts-25 was considered for use as a civilian airliner? | |
Praga E-55 | 2025-01-13 | 14,791 | 616.3 | ... that the Praga E-55 was abandoned due to the Czech aircraft industry being directed to concentrate on licensed production of Soviet aircraft? | |
Bitcoin buried in Newport landfill | 2025-01-04 | 7,279 | 606.6 | ... that a Welsh man lost more than £500 million of bitcoin in a landfill? | |
Ketchup chip | 2025-01-05 | 7,176[d] | 598.0 | ... that ketchup chips were introduced in the 1970s along with other flavours such as grape and orange? | |
4th and 26 | 2025-01-29 | 14,267[e] | 594.5 | ... that the NFL listed the 4th and 26 game as one of the greatest in the first 100 years of its history? | |
Silicon Island | 2025-01-23 | 7,110 | 592.5 | ... that a plan to reclaim three islets in Penang was scaled down to just one—Silicon Island (pictured)—after an intervention by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim? | |
Amalberga of Temse | 2025-01-03 | 7,086 | 590.5 | ... that Saint Amalberga of Temse (pictured) is the patron saint of upper-limb injuries, because of the legend that Charlemagne broke her arm while trying to force her to marry him? | |
Luigi Mangione | 2025-01-11 | 7,060[f] | 588.4 | ... that Luigi Mangione was described as "somewhat of an online sex symbol" following his December 2024 arrest? | |
Her Story (2024 film) | 2025-01-07 | 7,040[g] | 586.7 | ... that Her Story was described as China's answer to Barbie? | |
Thasmin | 2025-01-22 | 14,033 | 584.7 | ... that a popular romantic pairing from Doctor Who was later adapted into the show at the suggestion of lead actress Jodie Whittaker? | |
Shō Taikyū | 2025-01-06 | 6,968 | 580.7 | ... that the Okinawan king Shō Taikyū was reportedly protected by an all-female bodyguard? | |
Argos (dog) | 2025-01-05 | 6,954[h] | 579.5 | ... that the death of Odysseus's dog in the Odyssey uses language typically reserved for the noble deaths of warriors? | |
Burma (elephant) | 2025-01-20 | 6,870 | 572.5 | ... that Burma the elephant (pictured) once escaped Auckland Zoo? | |
Áʼa꞉líya Warbus | 2025-01-02 | 6,857 | 571.4 | ... that Canadian rapper Apt Exact, who has been described as "not gangster", was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2024? | |
Brian Higgins (trade unionist) | 2025-01-01 | 6,827 | 568.9 | ... that Scottish bricklayer Brian Higgins was unable to find work for 25 years after appearing on a construction-industry blacklist? | |
Occupation of Trentham Colliery | 2025-01-26 | 13,648 | 568.6 | ... that three women spent 80 hours chained together in a mine to protest its closure? | |
Carol and Eric Hafner | 2025-01-05 | 6,800 | 566.7 | ... that Carol and Eric Hafner ran for five United States House of Representatives seats for states in which they did not live, and mostly had not visited? | |
2024 Helong North Korean migrant workers unrest | 2025-01-20 | 6,788 | 565.6 | ... that South Korean sources reported in January 2024 that several thousand North Korean migrant workers occupied a factory and took hostages? | |
Jewish Ethnographic Expedition | 2025-01-07 | 6,714 | 559.5 | ... that the questionnaire prepared after the Jewish Ethnographic Expedition had 2,087 questions and was called "a modern epic"? | |
Mountain Landscape | 2025-01-03 | 6,616 | 551.4 | ... that a Mountain Landscape is difficult to capture with photography? | |
Charles Brenton Fisk | 2025-01-10 | 6,602 | 550.2 | ... that some years after unknowingly working for the Manhattan Project, Charles Fisk quit physics and became an organ builder? | |
1st Separate Airborne Brigade | 2025-01-04 | 6,502 | 541.8 | ... that a brigade of Russian paratroopers took part in a NATO-led peacekeeping mission during the 1990s? | |
Jijin | 2025-01-11 | 6,474 | 539.5 | ... that for cultural reasons the jijin was permitted to be worn by Catholic priests in China even while celebrating Mass? | |
Donum Montford | 2025-01-18 | 12,512 | 521.4 | ... that brickmason Donum Montford likely purchased his own freedom from slavery and became a prominent slave-owner? | |
Charles Assmann | 2025-01-30 | 12,426 | 517.8 | ... that Charles Assmann was the "butt of many jokes"? | |
2024 Masyaf raid | 2025-01-30 | 12,384 | 516.0 | ... that soldiers participating in an Israeli raid in Masyaf described an explosion that destroyed a missile production facility as "a mini earthquake"? | |
Adrien Nunez | 2025-01-12 | 12,255 | 510.6 | ... that Adrien Nunez (pictured), despite limited playing time, was more highly paid than a projected NBA draft lottery pick while in college? | |
Scientific Research Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of Defense in Sergiyev Posad | 2025-01-23 | 6,117 | 509.8 | ... that the staff of Sergiyev Posad-6 were banned from using libraries in Moscow? | |
Pula Nikolao Pula | 2025-01-01 | 3,476 | 289.6 | ... that the 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial election was won by Pula and Pulu? | |
Pulu Ae Ae Jr. | 2,626 | 218.9 | |||
Total | 6,102 | 508.5 | |||
Siege of Ak-Mechet | 2025-01-01 | 6,093 | 507.8 | ... that bored soldiers during the siege of Ak-Mechet began stealing watermelons from gardens outside the enemy fortress? | |
Yuri Kochiyama | 2025-01-15 | 12,061 | 502.5 | ... that Japanese-American activist Yuri Kochiyama converted to Islam in 1971? | |
Canaanite ivory comb | 2025-01-02 | 5,986 | 498.9 | ... that the Canaanite ivory comb contains the earliest known sentence in a Canaanite language? | |
Jing Tsu | 2025-01-01 | 5,956 | 496.4 | ... that Jing Tsu remembers being called "female tiger" because her schoolteachers' punishments had little effect on her? | |
Battle of South Harting | 2025-01-24 | 5,940 | 495.0 | ... that according to the Mercurius Aulicus, 400 soldiers were routed by six officers and a boy during the English Civil War? | |
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | 2025-01-25 | 5,940 | 495.0 | ... that a wardrobe malfunction at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was staged because the host wanted the audience "to wake up a little"? | |
Starbuck (film) | 2025-01-11 | 3,480 | 290.0 | ... that both the comedy film Starbuck, and the Holstein bull it was named after, had cloned remakes? | |
Hanoverhill Starbuck | 2,443 | 203.6 | |||
Total | 5,923 | 493.6 | |||
Malik Ambersley | 2025-01-19 | 5,918 | 493.1 | ... that Malik Ambersley escaped homelessness by making TikTok Live content in which he pretended to be a non-player character version of the superhero Miles Morales? | |
Murad Al-Katib | 2025-01-01 | 5,914 | 492.8 | ... that Murad Al-Katib provided 700 million meals of Saskatchewan-grown chickpeas, lentils and wheat to a United Nations program for Syrian refugees? | |
Pixel Piracy | 2025-01-20 | 5,874 | 489.5 | ... that Pixel Piracy's developers released a free torrent of their game? | |
That 70s Line | 2025-01-13 | 11,716 | 488.2 | ... that a hockey line named after That '70s Show helped the Los Angeles Kings win their second Stanley Cup? | |
Soda Kaichi | 2025-01-18 | 11,697 | 487.4 | ... that a Japanese man raised more than 1,000 Korean orphans during the Japanese occupation of Korea? | |
Dan Hays (artist) | 2025-01-14 | 11,675 | 486.5 | ... that artist Dan Hays uses what he calls "the tactile, flawed and time-consuming medium of painting" to reproduce the effect of a low-resolution JPEG? | |
Yanou Collart | 2025-01-12 | 11,675 | 486.5 | ... that Yanou Collart helped Rock Hudson get medical treatment when Nancy Reagan would not? | |
Speed Me Up | 2025-01-23 | 5,833 | 486.1 | ... that the music video of "Speed Me Up" was described as "incredibly dumb" and a "cornucopia of hilarious imagery"? | |
Details Cannot Body Wants | 2025-01-09 | 5,830 | 485.8 | ... that Singapore's first R-rated play was performed despite the police finding parts of it "offensive"? | |
Monica Smit | 2025-01-06 | 5,760 | 480.0 | ... that Monica Smit was ordered to pay Victoria Police's legal bill of about A$250,000, despite winning a lawsuit against them? | |
Grid energy storage | 2025-01-04 | 5,746 | 478.8 | ... that energy on the grid can be stored in sand or salt? | |
Great Tri-State Tornado | 2025-01-19 | 5,728 | 477.3 | ... that the 1925 Tri-State tornado was the deadliest in United States history? | |
Jahkeem Stewart | 2025-01-07 | 5,710 | 475.9 | ... that football player Jahkeem Stewart was 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 340 pounds (150 kg) in sixth grade? | |
Star Trucker | 2025-01-18 | 11,356 | 473.1 | ... that vehicles in Star Trucker still look like American semi-trucks from the 1970s, despite having technology such as warp drivers and maglocks? | |
Alexey Davydov | 2025-01-27 | 11,310 | 471.2 | ... that LGBTQ activist Alexey Davydov became the first person to be charged with violating Russia's 2013 anti-gay law after he displayed a sign that read "being gay is normal" at a children's library? | |
Brachyrhaphis roseni | 2025-01-27 | 8,628 | 359.5 | ... that Brachyrhaphis roseni (examples pictured) and B. rhabdophora are difficult to breed because they voraciously eat their own young? | |
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora | 2,680 | 111.6 | |||
Total | 11,308 | 471.2 | |||
Killing of Fernando Rios | 2025-01-24 | 5,602 | 466.9 | ... that there were "jubilant" cheers from the courtroom audience when three students were acquitted of the murder of Fernando Rios? | |
Allied prisoners of war in Japan | 2025-01-12 | 11,169 | 465.4 | ... that the harsh treatment of Allied prisoners of war in Japan is well known in the West but mostly ignored or glossed over in Japan itself? | |
Gerhard Schwedes | 2025-01-16 | 11,002 | 458.4 | ... that the first draft pick in New England Patriots' history, Gerhard Schwedes, was born in Nazi Germany? | |
Castilleja chromosa | 2025-01-19 | 5,462 | 455.1 | ... that the flowers of the desert paintbrush (example pictured) are small, green, and unremarkable? | |
Epic: The Musical | 2025-01-08 | 5,462[i] | 455.1 | ... that a musical adaptation of Homer's Odyssey is structured after video-game level progression? | |
Blue Bendy | 2025-01-24 | 5,446 | 453.8 | ... that Blue Bendy have been compared to both pavement and Pavement? | |
Kerekorio Manu Rangi | 2025-01-19 | 5,414 | 451.2 | ... that the death of child monarch Kerekorio Manu Rangi in 1867 ended the ancient dynasty of Easter Island, which according to local belief "went back to the gods themselves"? | |
Agapornis longipes | 2025-01-26 | 10,813 | 450.5 | ... that a long-legged lovebird lived in humanity's cradle? | |
Chinook Indian Nation | 2025-01-25 | 5,388 | 449.0 | ... that the Chinook Indian Nation became a federally recognized tribe in 2001, but had its status revoked the following year? | |
Glucoboy | 2025-01-10 | 5,352 | 446.0 | ... that the Glucoboy was advertised as the "first medical device to interface with a Nintendo Game Boy"? | |
Home and Beauty | 2025-01-06 | 5,308 | 442.4 | ... that Home and Beauty has been described as both a "little masterpiece of polite merriment" and a "misogynist comedy dipped in vitriol"? | |
Sun Haven | 2025-01-30 | 10,506 | 437.7 | ... that Sun Haven drew attention for letting players marry the leader? | |
Beechcraft BQM-126 | 2025-01-02 | 5,211 | 434.2 | ... that the 1980s Beechcraft BQM-126 target drone could be launched from aircraft based on aircraft carriers? | |
Ettore Verna | 2025-01-03 | 5,194 | 432.8 | ... that baritone Ettore Verna twice "sang himself out of his pants" during a performance at the Boston Opera House, according to Billboard? | |
Edward W. Gantt | 2025-01-01 | 5,178 | 431.5 | ... that Edward W. Gantt was a Confederate soldier who defected to the Union during the American Civil War? | |
But Daddy I Love Him | 2025-01-08 | 5,174 | 431.2 | ... that some journalists interpreted Taylor Swift's song "But Daddy I Love Him" as her criticism of her own fans? | |
Nuno Xavier | 2025-01-08 | 5,107 | 425.6 | ... that aerospace engineer Nuno Xavier signed the treaty that made São Tomé and Príncipe an independent nation? | |
Aquilegia parviflora | 2025-01-16 | 10,140 | 422.5 | ... that the small flowers that give Aquilegia parviflora (pictured) its name make it unpopular with gardeners? | |
Pokémon Smile | 2025-01-07 | 5,048 | 420.7 | ... that players play Pokémon Smile by brushing their teeth? | |
William Hamm Jr. | 2025-01-08 | 5,041 | 420.1 | ... that the FBI's first successful use of silver nitrate to identify fingerprints was in solving the kidnapping of a brewery executive? | |
Caesar (the Anzac Dog) | 2025-01-21 | 5,029 | 419.1 | ... that a bulldog from New Zealand was trained to locate wounded soldiers on the battlefields of the Western Front in World War I and guide them back to safety? | |
The Bootleggers (Hopper) | 2025-01-08 | 5,020 | 418.3 | ... that The Bootleggers portrays the illegal alcohol trade during the Prohibition era of the Roaring '20s? | |
Stars in fiction | 2025-01-27 | 10,034 | 418.1 | ... that stars have been depicted in fiction since the 1600s as locations that can be visited? | |
Death of Milton King | 2025-01-03 | 5,014 | 417.8 | ... that five percent of Barbados's population turned out to protest the death of Milton King in Cape Town police custody? | |
East Kangqiao station | 2025-01-24 | 4,994 | 416.2 | ... that the floor plans of East Kangqiao station included a COVID-19 testing booth near one of its exits? | |
Frankish Tower (Acropolis of Athens) | 2025-01-25 | 4,994 | 416.1 | ... that a Greek academic compared the Frankish Tower in Athens with the droppings of birds of prey? | |
Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library | 2025-01-28 | 9,981[j] | 415.9 | ... that Joe Biden has cited Wilmington, Delaware, and Syracuse, New York, as possible locations for the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library? | |
Happy Feet (penguin) | 2025-01-14 | 9,923 | 413.5 | ... that for some time the penguin Happy Feet got more media attention than New Zealand Prime Minister John Key? | |
Civilized drama | 2025-01-03 | 4,948 | 412.4 | ... that critics argued that involving actresses in civilized drama would promote obscenity? | |
Charles LeBlanc (blogger) | 2025-01-11 | 4,934 | 411.2 | ... that blogger Charles LeBlanc interviewed a man who carried out a mass shooting the following year? | |
Babak Ganjei | 2025-01-05 | 4,902 | 408.5 | ... that Babak Ganjei tried to sell a painting of his credit card to Barclays? | |
San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball | 2025-01-23 | 4,878 | 406.5 | ... that nearly half of the wins achieved in 2024 by the San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball team were by forfeit? | |
Alice of Antioch | 2025-01-20 | 4,876 | 406.4 | ... that a bishop complained to the pope that Princess Alice of Antioch refused to share her raiding spoils with him? | |
Debra Toporowski | 2025-01-08 | 4,850 | 404.1 | ... that Debra Toporowski (pictured) served simultaneously on the Cowichan Tribes council, on the North Cowichan council, and as acting mayor, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia? | |
Lukken | 2025-01-28 | 9,660 | 402.5 | ... that lukken, a traditional dessert waffle from West Flanders, gets its name from the Dutch word for 'luck'? | |
Shikairo Days | 2025-01-06 | 4,800 | 400.0 | ... that Yuki Waga created the "earworm" for "Shikairo Days" by walking around his house repeating "shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan"? | |
Florida State University academic-athletic scandal | 2025-01-19 | 4,778 | 398.2 | ... that more than 60 student athletes were involved in an academic dishonesty scandal at Florida State University between 2006 and 2007? | |
Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund | 2025-01-22 | 9,525 | 396.9 | ... that the collapse of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund left 14,500 customers A$66 million out of pocket? | |
Melichrus procumbens | 2025-01-04 | 4,750 | 395.8 | ... that ants are the main pollinators of jam tarts (example pictured)? | |
Ly Singko | 2025-01-04 | 4,730 | 394.1 | ... that newspaper columnist Ly Singko was imprisoned for "glamourising the communist system"? | |
Abdoulkader Waberi Askar | 2025-01-19 | 4,710 | 392.5 | ... that all sporting events in Djibouti were banned for three days after the death of Abdoulkader Waberi Askar? | |
Dethloff Willrodt | 2025-01-11 | 4,704 | 392.0 | ... that Dethloff Willrodt fought for the Union army on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, having previously been a soldier in the Confederate army? | |
Jane Stuart Smith | 2025-01-09 | 4,682 | 390.2 | ... that after becoming a born again Christian, soprano Jane Stuart Smith abandoned a successful opera career to pursue a life of Christian service? | |
John Roach (bishop) | 2025-01-15 | 9,358 | 389.9 | ... that Archbishop John Roach received a standing ovation for admitting his alcoholism? | |
Noel Hilliam | 2025-01-22 | 9,345 | 389.4 | ... that shipwreck hunter Noel Hilliam claimed to have found a sunken U-boat off the coast of New Zealand? | |
Zhang Xinsheng (film) | 2025-01-09 | 4,348 | 388.2 | ... that the 1923 film Zhang Xinsheng featured close-up views of internal organs? | |
Pisidice of Methymna | 2025-01-11 | 4,656 | 388.0 | ... that in Greek mythology, Achilles promised to marry Pisidice if she would help him conquer her homeland, but afterwards he had her executed for treason? | |
Tel al-Sultan attack | 2025-01-19 | 4,612 | 384.3 | ... that a viral image called for global attention to the humanitarian crisis following the Tel al-Sultan attack? | |
The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alexander McQueen collection) | 2025-01-12 | 9,217 | 384.0 | ... that when Alexander McQueen, following years of criticism for over-reliance on runway spectacles, presented The Man Who Knew Too Much, it was criticised for its lack of theatrics? | |
Dhumnath Temple | 2025-01-17 | 9,211 | 383.8 | ... that the reliefs on the walls of the Dhumnath Temple depict erotic poses from the Kama Sutra? | |
Rescatemos a David y Miguel | 2025-01-05 | 4,585 | 382.1 | ... that the Rescatemos a David y Miguel memorial was installed seven years ago today in response to a kidnapping that occurred thirteen years ago today? | |
LaTasha Barnes | 2025-01-01 | 4,532 | 377.7 | ... that jazz dancer LaTasha Barnes used to be a sergeant in the U.S. Army? | |
Abortion in Mauritius | 2025-01-07 | 4,532 | 377.6 | ... that Mauritius's abortion law was "dormant for nearly two centuries"? | |
Alexis Harding | 2025-01-06 | 4,532 | 377.6 | ... that a key part of Alexis Harding's abstract art is the chemical incompatibility of the different paints he uses? | |
Frankfurt silver inscription | 2025-01-04 | 4,526 | 377.1 | ... that archaeologists read an ancient inscription by "unrolling" it virtually? | |
Dorotea Wilson | 2025-01-27 | 9,035 | 376.5 | ... that the Nicaraguan nun Dorotea Wilson joined a guerrilla group, renounced her vows, and became a women's rights activist and politician? | |
Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics | 2025-01-06 | 4,518 | 376.5 | ... that neither of the two athletes who represented Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics grew up or trained in the country? | |
Man of Smoke | 2025-01-05 | 4,517 | 376.4 | ... that the futurist novel Man of Smoke, according to a scholar, contains a hidden legal code for readers to piece together? | |
Revelation of the Magi | 2025-01-06 | 4,472 | 372.7 | ... that the Biblical Magi dispense mysterious vision-inducing foods in the Revelation of the Magi, which a scholar proposed to be an account of ritual hallucinogen intake? | |
Ali-Hajji of Akusha | 2025-01-29 | 8,928 | 372.0 | ... that Ali-Hajji of Akusha supported the Bolsheviks because he believed that they would implement sharia? | |
Håkon Balstad | 2025-01-17 | 8,920 | 371.7 | ... that Governor of Svalbard Håkon Balstad was described as a "roaring bull of a man with a fabulous capacity for raw liquor"? | |
Yogini with a Mynah Bird | 2025-01-14 | 8,904 | 371.0 | ... that the Yogini with a Mynah Bird has the attributes of an ascetic as well as a princess? | |
Tiepolo conspiracy | 2025-01-27 | 8,881 | 370.0 | ... that after the failure of the Tiepolo conspiracy of 1310, the houses of the chief conspirators were torn down, and their families were forced to change their coats of arms? | |
Sitaleshwar Temple | 2025-01-23 | 4,438 | 369.9 | ... that the Sitaleshwar Temple remained a place of worship even when it was in ruins? | |
The Heart Knows Its Own Bitterness | 2025-01-03 | 4,406 | 367.1 | ... that a Talmudic passage, "The Heart Knows Its Own Bitterness", has been used in Jewish medical ethics to justify patient autonomy? | |
First Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) | 2025-01-05 | 4,384 | 365.3 | ... that the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was named after a log chapel (pictured)? | |
Renildo José dos Santos | 2025-01-07 | 4,369 | 364.1 | ... that Renildo José dos Santos, a Brazilian councilman, was murdered in 1993 after publicly coming out as bisexual? | |
Clay Stevenson | 2025-01-16 | 8,677 | 361.5 | ... that Clay Stevenson has his nickname, "Mud", written on the front of his mask, and a Star of Life on the back? | |
Ripken (dog) | 2025-01-09 | 4,044[k] | 361.0 | ... that Ripken wore a GoPro on his back while retrieving used bats and tees at major sporting events? | |
Valdez Creek | 2025-01-18 | 8,664 | 361.0 | ... that although over half a million troy ounces of gold have been mined from Valdez Creek, surveys suggest that more is likely undiscovered? | |
Camponotus inflatus | 2025-01-16 | 8,630 | 359.6 | ... that a species of Australian ant has special workers that make honey, and is considered a delicacy by Aboriginal Australians? | |
Moses sees Rabbi Akiva (Menachot 29b) | 2025-01-02 | 4,306 | 358.9 | ... that meetings between Biblical and post-Biblical characters, such as when Moses sees Rabbi Akiva teach and be martyred, are rare in Talmudic stories? | |
Jeanne Trevor | 2025-01-23 | 4,298 | 358.2 | ... that Jeanne Trevor's name was misspelled on the cover of her first album? | |
Rockwell PPS-8 | 2025-01-11 | 4,288 | 357.3 | ... that the Rockwell PPS-8 microprocessor had a number of features that made Adam Osborne call it "most unusual" and "difficult to understand"? | |
Flag of Okinawa Prefecture | 2025-01-11 | 4,264 | 355.3 | ... that the white ring on the flag of Okinawa Prefecture (pictured) represents the "O" in "Okinawa"? | |
The House of Bijapur | 2025-01-11 | 4,250 | 354.2 | ... that The House of Bijapur has been called a "painted curtain call" since the dynasty it depicts was overthrown only a few years later? | |
Blossoms Under Somewhere | 2025-01-08 | 4,204 | 350.4 | ... that the director-screenwriter of Blossoms Under Somewhere joined Telegram groups that sell used lingerie to conduct field research? | |
An Amorous History of the Silver Screen | 2025-01-05 | 4,180 | 348.3 | ... that An Amorous History of the Silver Screen has been read as a biographic metafilm, paralleling its lead's rise from prostitution into film stardom? | |
Wu Zhong (general) | 2025-01-20 | 4,148 | 345.7 | ... that Wu Zhong was recognized as the youngest general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army after the first holder was stripped of the title following his emigration to the Soviet Union? | |
Line of Duty | 2025-01-24 | 4,138[l] | 344.8 | ... that BBC One initially passed on Line of Duty, whose finale would become its highest-rated drama in 19 years? | |
Burt (crocodile) | 2025-01-17 | 8,258 | 344.1 | ... that an Australian crocodile named Burt starred in Crocodile Dundee? | |
Abu Sulayman Da'ud | 2025-01-01 | 4,128 | 344.0 | ... that Arab Christian physician Abu Sulayman Da'ud served both Latin Christian and Arab Muslim rulers? | |
Lilium lophophorum | 2025-01-11 | 4,121 | 343.4 | ... that the unique flower shape of Lilium lophophorum (pictured) is adapted to protect its reproductive organs from the harsh ultraviolet light and torrential rains of its habitat? | |
BLKBOK | 2025-01-13 | 8,160 | 340.0 | ... that pianist BLKBOK has composed works based on the murder of George Floyd, the Little Rock Nine, and The Negro Motorist Green Book? | |
Daniel J. Malarkey | 2025-01-11 | 4,053 | 337.8 | ... that a president of the Oregon Senate crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk? | |
1,10-Decanediol | 2025-01-23 | 4,040 | 336.7 | ... that 1,10-decanediol could potentially hamper the production of nitrite in soil? | |
Jerónimo Muñoz | 2025-01-25 | 4,034 | 336.2 | ... that Jerónimo Muñoz's mastery of Hebrew purportedly caused Jews to assert that Muñoz was himself a Jew? | |
Doctor Who specials (2022) | 2025-01-10 | 3,994 | 332.8 | ... that the producers of Doctor Who only wrote a queer romance into the programme's 2022 special episodes after viewers began shipping two characters? | |
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | 2025-01-05 | 3,990[m] | 332.5 | ... that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet became the lowest-rated mainline entries in the franchise's history due to performance issues at launch? | |
2024 attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in India | 2025-01-15 | 7,966 | 331.9 | ... that a Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in India was attacked by Hindu extremists protesting the arrest of a Hindu monk? | |
Jim Rivaldo | 2025-01-08 | 3,954 | 329.5 | ... that political consultant Jim Rivaldo said that moving to San Francisco made him realize that "there were gay lawyers, gay businessmen—a lot of people like me"? | |
Berenice pet cemetery | 2025-01-16 | 7,734 | 322.2 | ... that an ancient Egyptian pet cemetery included a Rüppell's fox, a Barbary falcon, and over 500 cats? | |
Skin of My Teeth | 2025-01-14 | 7,721 | 321.7 | ... that in "Skin of My Teeth", Demi Lovato declared that she barely escaped death? | |
1999–2001 Liechtenstein financial crisis | 2025-01-23 | 3,847 | 320.6 | ... that the 1999–2001 Liechtenstein financial crisis caused the country to be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force? | |
Sher Machado | 2025-01-20 | 3,838 | 319.9 | ... that Sher Machado created a League of Legends tournament exclusively for transgender people? | |
Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada | 2025-01-19 | 2,100 | 175.0 | ... that Jennifer Reid at first could not find a Canadian publisher for her book on Canadian identity? | |
Jennifer Reid | 1,732 | 144.4 | |||
Total | 3,832 | 319.3 | |||
Pro-Fatimid conspiracy against Saladin | 2025-01-03 | 3,821 | 318.4 | ... that the members of an abortive conspiracy to restore the Fatimid Caliphate were said to have asked the Order of Assassins for assistance in eliminating Saladin? | |
St Bride's Church, Mauku | 2025-01-03 | 3,802 | 316.8 | ... that St Bride's Church still has loopholes from use as a military outpost in the 19th century? | |
Shō Hashi | 2025-01-15 | 7,572 | 315.5 | ... that the tomb of the 15th-century Okinawan king Shō Hashi was destroyed during World War II? | |
Al-Moghraqa | 2025-01-06 | 3,769 | 314.1 | ... that terracotta cones found at al-Moghraqa in Palestine are unique in the region, but resemble artefacts from ancient Egypt? | |
The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai | 2025-01-03 | 3,742 | 311.8 | ... that The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai depicted Charlie Chaplin in China fourteen years before it happened? | |
Armand Ceritano | 2025-01-16 | 7,434 | 309.8 | ... that Armand Ceritano acquired a Philadelphia hotel for "a smile and a handshake" – and $20, borrowed from others? | |
Adam Sapi Mkwawa | 2025-01-10 | 3,688 | 307.3 | ... that the return ceremony of the skull of Adam Sapi Mkwawa's grandfather was "probably the biggest gathering ever to take place in Tanganyika"? | |
Mary Sheffield | 2025-01-25 | 3,686 | 307.2 | ... that Mary Sheffield is the youngest elected member and the youngest president in the Detroit City Council's history? | |
Bea Hines | 2025-01-06 | 3,644 | 303.6 | ... that Bea Hines, the first African-American woman to become a reporter at the Miami Herald, was sent to report on a riot on her first day at work? | |
Doug Hamlin | 2025-01-23 | 3,627 | 302.2 | ... that Doug Hamlin vowed to recruit more women and minorities to the National Rifle Association? | |
Papa (2024 film) | 2025-01-02 | 3,617 | 301.4 | ... that multiple scenes in Papa feature cotton-tree flowers, even though it was not scripted and the falling cotton simply kept drifting into the shot? | |
LGBTQ synagogue | 2025-01-29 | 7,200 | 300.0 | ... that LGBTQ synagogues helped shape the American Jewish response to AIDS in the 1980s, even as the disease killed many of their members? | |
Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | 2025-01-01 | 3,590 | 299.2 | ... that booing heard after the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was reportedly either a response to past football hooliganism, claims of lip syncing, or alleged plagiarism of the Supremes? | |
Bertrand of Toulouse (son of Alfonso Jordan) | 2025-01-25 | 3,574 | 297.8 | ... that the capture of the crusader Bertrand of Toulouse by Muslims was blamed by an anonymous monk on the "treachery" of Queen Melisende and Countess Hodierna? | |
United Palace | 2025-01-23 | 3,574 | 297.8 | ... that after seeing a film at the United Palace, the televangelist Reverend Ike asked to buy the theater so he could move in the next day? | |
Tarif-i Husain Shahi | 2025-01-21 | 3,574 | 297.8 | ... that the illustrated manuscript Tarif-i Husain Shahi contains a rare depiction of a queen in Islamic art? | |
Gohobi | 2025-01-03 | 3,562 | 296.9 | ... that the Japanese band Gohobi describes themselves as having a "tofu mentality"? | |
Eoscorpius | 2025-01-25 | 3,538 | 294.9 | ... that Eoscorpius, despite living hundreds of millions of years ago, has been noted for its similarity to modern scorpions? | |
Al-Suqaylabiyah | 2025-01-21 | 3,514 | 292.8 | ... that the city of al-Suqaylabiyah was founded in the 19th century by Christian villagers from the Hauran and the Syrian coastal mountains? | |
Darrell Hogan | 2025-01-07 | 3,510 | 292.5 | ... that NFL player Darrell Hogan watched Gunsmoke every day? | |
Aquilegia chaplinei | 2025-01-10 | 2,436 | 203.0 | ... that the Chapline columbine is generally considered a distinct species, except in Texas, where it is considered a variety of the golden columbine? | |
Aquilegia chrysantha | 1,059 | 88.2 | |||
Total | 3,496 | 291.3 | |||
Shō Sen'i | 2025-01-01 | 3,495 | 291.2 | ... that Shō Sen'i was overthrown in favor of his thirteen-year-old nephew? | |
Dune (Kenshi Yonezu song) | 2025-01-07 | 3,478 | 289.9 | ... that Kenshi Yonezu's song "Dune" describes his perception of a "desert-like atmosphere" on the video-sharing website Niconico? | |
KREM (TV) | 2025-01-29 | 6,936 | 289.0 | ... that during hearings for a new TV station in the state of Washington, an engineer collapsed on the witness stand, a radio station owner suffered food poisoning, and his rival's wife was hospitalized? | |
Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up | 2025-01-19 | 3,436 | 286.3 | ... that players of the simulation video game Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up need to manage everything from the construction of train stations to dumping trash cans? | |
Ethel Lote | 2025-01-20 | 3,432 | 286.0 | ... that World War II nurse Ethel Lote practised yoga and tai chi until she was 95? | |
Marie-Thérèse Eyquem | 2025-01-02 | 3,403 | 283.6 | ... that Marie-Thérèse Eyquem served in the government of Vichy France, and was later appointed a national secretary of the French Socialist Party? | |
Prisoners of war in World War II | 2025-01-11 | 3,399 | 283.2 | ... that as many as 35 million soldiers became prisoners of war in World War II, according to some estimates? | |
2019 Timaru hailstorm | 2025-01-01 | 3,370 | 280.8 | ... that insurers paid out about NZ$171 million in damages caused by a 10-minute hailstorm in New Zealand? | |
Sympathy Is a Knife | 2025-01-25 | 3,366 | 280.5 | ... that fans speculated that Charli XCX wrote "Sympathy Is a Knife" about Taylor Swift and her relationship with Matty Healy? | |
Pem Nem | 2025-01-09 | 3,358 | 279.8 | ... that in the narrative epic Pem Nem, the union of two lovers is a metaphor for the union of the soul with God? | |
The Manhasset | 2025-01-02 | 3,347 | 278.9 | ... that the apartment building the Manhasset caught fire in 1999, just as its renovation was being completed? | |
Psychological perspectives on UFO belief | 2025-01-10 | 3,346 | 278.8 | ... that a study of people who reported experiences of alien abduction found that many exhibited characteristics consistent with fantasy-prone personality? | |
So Medieval | 2025-01-26 | 6,619 | 275.8 | ... that the lyrics of So Medieval are "like an audiobook during a car crash"? | |
Josie Childs | 2025-01-07 | 3,296 | 274.7 | ... that Josie Childs served as a Chicago mayor's assistant, worked as a campaign organizer for three U.S. presidents, and hosted the British queen? | |
Jews in the Polish Army | 2025-01-03 | 3,281 | 273.4 | ... that about 200,000 Jews served in the Polish Army and related formations during World War II? | |
Brandon Smith (wide receiver) | 2025-01-05 | 3,267 | 272.2 | ... that after being signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, and signed again, Brandon Smith made his NFL debut? | |
The Scarecrow (children's book) | 2025-01-30 | 6,520 | 271.7 | ... that The Scarecrow, considered the first collection of Chinese fairy tales, has parallels with the works of Andersen, Pushkin, and Wilde? | |
C/1975 T2 (Suzuki–Saigusa–Mori) | 2025-01-23 | 3,257 | 271.4 | ... that the comet C/1975 T2 (Suzuki–Saigusa–Mori) was independently discovered by five observers within the span of half an hour? | |
Abraham Weintraub–Wikipedia controversy | 2025-01-18 | 6,506 | 271.1 | ... that Brazil's Ministry of Education threatened legal action against the Portuguese Wikipedia over the article for its minister? | |
Saxophone Sonata (Creston) | 2025-01-08 | 3,231 | 269.2 | ... that the publication of Paul Creston's saxophone sonata was delayed by a "rat with a toothbrush mustache"? | |
Chang Wei-chia | 2025-01-05 | 3,224 | 268.7 | ... that when future Olympian Chang Wei-chia entered high school, her elementary-school swimming coach was hired full-time and continued to coach her? | |
A Voyage to the Moon (Tucker novel) | 2025-01-25 | 3,218 | 268.2 | ... that the 1827 novel A Voyage to the Moon contains the first use of anti-gravity for space travel in science fiction? | |
Hanta Road | 2025-01-08 | 3,206 | 267.1 | ... that the Hanta Road on Okinawa was used by both Ryukyuan armies and the U.S. Navy's Perry Expedition? | |
Flora Hommel | 2025-01-02 | 3,178 | 264.8 | ... that Flora Hommel, after being afraid of giving birth to her own child, went on to teach the Lamaze technique to more than 17,000 couples? | |
Polish prisoners of war in World War II | 2025-01-19 | 3,176 | 264.7 | ... that Polish prisoners of war in World War II were held not only by Nazi Germany but also by the Soviet Union? | |
Black Slave's Cry to Heaven | 2025-01-05 | 3,174 | 264.5 | ... that the first modern Chinese play was based on an American novel and staged in Tokyo? | |
Ana María Ochoa | 2025-01-22 | 6,252 | 260.5 | ... that Ana María Ochoa was born in Colombia, studied in British Columbia, and taught at Columbia? | |
Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi | 2025-01-05 | 3,082 | 256.8 | ... that Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi opened the first commercial movie theater in Iran, only for it to be banned within a month? | |
WMYA-TV | 2025-01-14 | 6,149 | 256.2 | ... that the owner of a South Carolina TV station admitted, "I'm not a broadcaster"? | |
Ted Weiss Federal Building | 2025-01-10 | 3,072 | 256.0 | ... that a pavilion next to New York City's Ted Weiss Federal Building was canceled due to the discovery of human remains? | |
Diocese of Banias | 2025-01-30 | 3,293 | 137.2 | ... that Adam and John were the only Latin bishops of Banias who lived in Banias? | |
Adam of Acre | 1,626 | 67.8 | |||
John (bishop of Banyas) | 1,219 | 50.8 | |||
Total | 6,138 | 255.8 | |||
Life Till Bones | 2025-01-09 | 2,862 | 255.5 | ... that one critic described some of the melodies in Life Till Bones as akin to "trying to dig a hole in a bowl full of sugar"? | |
Mark Hearld | 2025-01-29 | 6,084 | 253.5 | ... that a profile of artist Mark Hearld said his "wrens and squirrels, field mice and owls" help a child care about the planet better than telling them it is burning? | |
1957 Ruskin Heights tornado | 2025-01-08 | 3,026 | 252.2 | ... that debris was carried aloft to an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 m) after the 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado? | |
Retelling | 2025-01-21 | 3,018 | 251.5 | ... that the retelling of stories can focus on female characters to reflect the feminist perspective? | |
Lee Ek Tieng | 2025-01-25 | 3,012 | 251.0 | ... that Lee Kuan Yew stated that "there would have been no clean and green Singapore without Lee Ek Tieng"? | |
Legend of Aphroditian | 2025-01-20 | 2,984 | 248.7 | ... that the Legend of Aphroditian identifies the Greek goddess Hera with the Virgin Mary? | |
Marzēaḥ | 2025-01-09 | 2,752 | 245.8 | ... that an inscription from 243 AD for a leader of the marzēaḥ ends with blessings for his sons, the scribe, the person in charge of the cooking, the cupbearer, and other assistants? | |
The Valiant Girl White Rose | 2025-01-14 | 5,872 | 244.6 | ... that the "white rose" in The Valiant Girl White Rose refers to both its star and character, but neither share a name? | |
Lingnan School | 2025-01-10 | 2,919 | 243.2 | ... that the Chinese Lingnan School faced condemnation during the Second Sino-Japanese War, even as it spread anti-Japanese messages? | |
Joseph Hirkala | 2025-01-26 | 5,797 | 241.5 | ... that Joseph Hirkala initially declined to run for reelection to the New Jersey Senate in 1987 due to poor health, but entered the race 38 days before his death? | |
Anna Weisman | 2025-01-08 | 2,884 | 240.4 | ... that in 1902 the paramedic student Anna Weisman smuggled fonts to help set up an underground revolutionary publishing house in Saratov? | |
Aquilegia daingolica | 2025-01-12 | 5,746 | 239.4 | ... that specimens of Aquilegia daingolica were collected in 1906 and 1909, but it was first described as a new species in 2013? | |
American Wedding (song) | 2025-01-05 | 2,867 | 238.9 | ... that Frank Ocean's song "American Wedding" was pulled from streaming platforms because of its unauthorized use of "Hotel California"? | |
Autoflow | 2025-01-15 | 5,666 | 236.1 | ... that in 1968, ADR's Autoflow flowchart software became the first program to receive a software patent in the United States? | |
Cancer (song) | 2025-01-10 | 2,830 | 235.8 | ... that the My Chemical Romance song "Cancer" was written in eight minutes? | |
Wilson Warbirds | 2025-01-15 | 5,645 | 235.2 | ... that the Wilson Warbirds were nearly named the "Wilson Whirligigs" after the folk artist Vollis Simpson's whirligig sculptures in the town? | |
ILEA Educational Television Service | 2025-01-12 | 5,613 | 233.9 | ... that a cable TV channel in the UK was still broadcasting primarily in black and white as late as 1979? | |
Harold Styan | 2025-01-09 | 1,760 | 157.1 | ... that gym teacher Harold Styan of Clifton House School was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to youth? | |
Clifton House School | 839 | 74.9 | |||
Total | 2,599 | 232.1 | |||
Erich Lassota von Steblau | 2025-01-23 | 2,778 | 231.5 | ... that the diary of Erich Lassota von Steblau is an important primary source on the 16th-century Zaporozhian Cossacks of Ukraine? | |
20–50 club | 2025-01-28 | 5,542 | 230.9 | ... that Rickey Henderson was the first American League baseball player to join the 20–50 club? | |
Organization of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2025-01-06 | 2,762 | 230.2 | ... that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was just one center until 1980? | |
David Einhorn (poet) | 2025-01-29 | 5,504 | 229.3 | ... that the Yiddish poet David Einhorn levelled criticism at other Jewish writers in Berlin whom he accused of being "bourgeois intellectuals" and out-of-touch with their fellow migrants? | |
Ovalipes catharus | 2025-01-01 | 2,738 | 228.1 | ... that one of the major prey groups of the paddle crab, Ovalipes catharus, is other paddle crabs? | |
Mary Chalmers | 2025-01-02 | 2,735 | 227.9 | ... that children's author Mary Chalmers owned ten cats and a Pomeranian dog, whose poses helped her draw illustrations for her books? | |
Summertime (Cinnamons and Evening Cinema song) | 2025-01-30 | 5,410 | 225.4 | ... that the Japanese song "Summertime" gained traction after it became popular in Southeast Asia two years after its first release? | |
Artur Bubnevych | 2025-01-28 | 5,397 | 224.9 | ... that the Ruthenian Catholic bishop Artur Bubnevych earned a degree in Gaming? | |
Austin Staats | 2025-01-01 | 2,688 | 224.0 | ... that lacrosse player Austin Staats was undefeated in his college career? | |
Berta Persson | 2025-01-11 | 2,662 | 221.8 | ... that in 1927 Berta Persson became the first woman bus driver in Sweden and was nicknamed "Buss-Berta"? | |
Grininke Beymelekh | 2025-01-28 | 2,688 | 112.0 | ... that Shloyme Bastomski reestablished the first children's periodical published in Yiddish after it was discontinued due to World War I? | |
Shloyme Bastomski | 2,623 | 109.3 | |||
Total | 5,312 | 221.3 | |||
Hefker | 2025-01-07 | 2,632 | 219.3 | ... that hefker, unowned property in Talmudic law, came to express both personal freedom and societal abandonment in 20th-century Yiddish poetry? | |
Aquilegia gracillima | 2025-01-21 | 1,306 | 108.9 | ... that the limited study of the Afghani plants Aquilegia gracillima, A. maimanica, and A. microcentra has been blamed on political circumstances? | |
Aquilegia maimanica | 674 | 56.2 | |||
Aquilegia microcentra | 644 | 53.6 | |||
Total | 2,624 | 218.7 | |||
1453 | 2025-01-26 | 5,239 | 218.3 | ... that a "mystery eruption" cooled the Northern Hemisphere in 1453? | |
Mark Smith (actor, born 1887) | 2025-01-08 | 2,598 | 216.5 | ... that Mark Smith was a fourth-generation actor who performed in 70 theaters in New York City and on more than 2,000 radio programs? | |
Sonya Friedman (translator) | 2025-01-02 | 2,554 | 212.8 | ... that Sonya Friedman developed the idea of supertitles, which translate words being sung on stage in opera? | |
Chromakopia | 2025-01-09 | 2,378[n] | 212.3 | ... that trucks in Tyler promoted Tyler's latest album? | |
WNAC-TV | 2025-01-09 | 2,369 | 211.5 | ... that a Rhode Island TV station started out by re-running an inventory of 50 hours of cartoons and 14 old movies? | |
Saint Peter's Church (Mendota, Minnesota) | 2025-01-06 | 2,534 | 211.2 | ... that St. Peter's Catholic Church is the oldest church in continuous use in the state of Minnesota? | |
KZJO | 2025-01-22 | 5,064 | 211.0 | ... that a labor union sued a Seattle TV station over a newscast aired on another station? | |
Darryl De Sousa | 2025-01-17 | 5,056 | 210.7 | ... that Darryl De Sousa created a Baltimore Police Department unit to give lie detector tests to other units? | |
Langar Ki Masjid | 2025-01-30 | 5,032 | 209.7 | ... that the ceiling of the Langar Mosque resembles that of a Buddhist chaitya? | |
Mary Mellor | 2025-01-04 | 2,499 | 208.2 | ... that Mary Mellor argued that the COVID-19 pandemic increased the impact of the patriarchy on women, both at home and in the wider economy? | |
Tea in New Zealand | 2025-01-17 | 4,976 | 207.4 | ... that New Zealand once consumed more tea per capita than Britain? | |
Kings Theatre (Brooklyn) | 2025-01-04 | 2,460 | 205.0 | ... that there were at least seven unsuccessful attempts to redevelop New York City's Kings Theatre before it reopened in 2015? | |
Ambo Sooloh | 2025-01-10 | 2,455 | 204.6 | ... that Ambo Sooloh pledged allegiance to the British government on behalf of all Malays in Singapore? | |
Debris fallout | 2025-01-13 | 4,904 | 204.4 | ... that debris fallout from a violent 2011 tornado included a photograph found 353 km (219 mi) downstream from its origin? | |
Ryusei Nishioka | 2025-01-21 | 2,444 | 203.7 | ... that Ryusei Nishioka broke the world record difficulty score in trampoline gymnastics by performing seven triple somersaults? | |
Zhao Chongguo | 2025-01-17 | 4,881 | 203.4 | ... that general Zhao Chongguo's appointment to manage parklands incidentally gave him control over the Han dynasty's coinage production? | |
2008 Picher–Neosho tornado | 2025-01-10 | 2,428 | 202.3 | ... that after a 2008 tornado, Michael Chertoff likened Picher, Oklahoma, to a nuclear bomb site? | |
Robert Yelverton Tyrrell | 2025-01-21 | 2,427 | 202.2 | ... that Robert Yelverton Tyrrell became a professor of classics despite spending only six weeks at secondary school? | |
Prison healthcare in Australia | 2025-01-29 | 4,792 | 199.7 | ... that the health of prisoners in Australia is impacted by their lack of access to Medicare, the country's otherwise-universal health care system? | |
Ken Battle | 2025-01-09 | 2,366 | 197.2 | ... that a Sunday afternoon phone call to Ken Battle laid the foundations for the Canadian Child Benefit program? | |
Council of District Dumas | 2025-01-07 | 2,360 | 196.7 | ... that to raise funds for the Council of District Dumas, its chairman led an armed squad to storm the Moscow headquarters of the State Bank? | |
Troupeau Bleu | 2025-01-19 | 2,358 | 196.5 | ... that the 1975 French jazz-funk album Troupeau Bleu has been sampled by hip-hop artists at least 142 times since the 1990s? | |
James Mustapic | 2025-01-13 | 4,704 | 196.0 | ... that for television, James Mustapic set his mother up on a date with David Seymour, who will soon be the New Zealand deputy prime minister? | |
Les Purce | 2025-01-10 | 2,334 | 194.5 | ... that Pocatello mayor Les Purce was the first African-American political officeholder in Idaho? | |
1917 Moscow District Duma elections | 2025-01-02 | 2,321 | 193.4 | ... that in the 1917 Moscow District Duma elections, the Bolshevik Party won 97 percent of the votes of the soldiers at the heavy artillery workshops? | |
Theresia Bauer | 2025-01-16 | 4,577 | 190.7 | ... that Theresia Bauer was named science minister of the year four times? | |
WSJV | 2025-01-23 | 2,282 | 190.1 | ... that viewers of an Indiana TV station's newscast in 1995 could send emails to the presenter live on air? | |
Good Riddance (album) | 2025-01-20 | 2,278 | 189.9 | ... that Gracie Abrams wrote Good Riddance about her breakup from her former collaborator and boyfriend, Blake Slatkin? | |
Bronx General Post Office | 2025-01-04 | 2,266 | 188.9 | ... that the Bronx General Post Office's roof once had a shooting range? | |
Thomas Fenner (sea captain) | 2025-01-04 | 2,266 | 188.8 | ... that Thomas Fenner captained an English warship against the Spanish Armada? | |
Mirza Muhammad Amin Shahristani | 2025-01-27 | 4,525 | 188.5 | ... that Mirza Muhammad Amin Shahristani served in the royal courts of the Golconda Sultanate, Safavid Iran, and the Mughal Empire? | |
Lisdoonvarna Music Festival | 2025-01-15 | 4,494 | 187.3 | ... that the Lisdoonvarna Music Festival was described as Ireland's version of the Woodstock music festival? | |
Johannes Kaiser (Liechtenstein politician) | 2025-01-08 | 2,244 | 187.0 | ... that Johannes Kaiser was the leading opponent to Liechtenstein's accession to the International Monetary Fund? | |
Lars Chemnitz | 2025-01-12 | 4,484 | 186.8 | ... that Lars Chemnitz was one of the first recipients of Nersornaat, the highest honor in Greenland? | |
Aquilegia moorcroftiana | 2025-01-06 | 2,198 | 183.1 | ... that Aquilegia moorcroftiana is named after a mountaineer and is found at the highest elevation of any species of columbine? | |
Antiquiala | 2025-01-01 | 2,193 | 182.8 | ... that the dragonfly Antiquiala was described from a single wing found in the state of Washington? | |
Aquilegia barykinae | 2025-01-08 | 1,459 | 121.6 | ... that Aquilegia barykinae is likely more closely related to other species of columbine than to Aquilegia amurensis, which shares its range? | |
Aquilegia amurensis | 733 | 61.1 | |||
Total | 2,192 | 182.7 | |||
Amata of Assisi | 2025-01-11 | 2,183 | 181.9 | ... that Saint Amata of Assisi was interviewed and testified during the process of the canonization of her aunt, Saint Clare of Assisi? | |
Eric Rimmington | 2025-01-10 | 2,172 | 181.0 | ... that a Portsmouth building was Grade II-listed because Eric Rimmington painted a mural inside it? | |
Anthony E. Wills | 2025-01-04 | 2,148 | 179.0 | ... that films were made of plays written by Anthony E. Wills after his death at a relatively young age? | |
William Plumer Jacobs | 2025-01-21 | 2,142 | 178.5 | ... that William Plumer Jacobs (pictured) founded Presbyterian College and Thornwell Orphanage? | |
Margaret Reid (politician) | 2025-01-24 | 2,127 | 177.2 | ... that Margaret Reid is the first woman to have served as President of the Australian Senate? | |
History of education in Wales (1939–present) | 2025-01-02 | 2,106 | 175.5 | ... that schools in Wales during the Second World War were held in village halls? | |
Lonely Orchid | 2025-01-20 | 2,105 | 175.4 | ... that the 1926 film Lonely Orchid was adapted from a British novel via a Chinese translation of a Japanese translation? | |
Second Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) | 2025-01-25 | 2,102 | 175.1 | ... that despite having built a cathedral, Bishop Joseph Crétin said that his diocese did not have one? | |
Katerina Clark | 2025-01-18 | 4,186 | 174.4 | ... that Katerina Clark wrote "a brave and intelligent study of the Soviet novel"? | |
Always Happy to Explode | 2025-01-12 | 4,176 | 174.0 | ... that the principal songwriter of a song on Always Happy to Explode asked listeners to "love it for me, for I cannot"? | |
Roddy MacLellan | 2025-01-17 | 4,169 | 173.7 | ... that before specializing in bagpipe making, Roddy MacLellan helped create one of the trophies used at the Super Bowl? | |
Bao Tianxiao | 2025-01-26 | 4,152 | 173.0 | ... that Bao Tianxiao received an award for best original work for his translation of an Italian novel? | |
KBDI-TV | 2025-01-16 | 4,086 | 170.2 | ... that a volunteer quipped of a Colorado TV station: "We broadcast to more ears of corn and heads of cattle than any other station"? | |
Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia | 2025-01-28 | 4,044 | 168.5 | ... that Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia contains entries on topics not typically associated with science fiction, such as William Shakespeare and the Odyssey? | |
MLS Cup 2024 | 2025-01-04 | 2,018 | 168.1 | ... that the final seconds of MLS Cup 2024 were disrupted by players and staff who mistakenly entered the field to celebrate? | |
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys | 2025-01-04 | 2,007 | 167.2 | ... that Taylor Swift released a demo containing lyrics that were trimmed from the final version of her song "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"? | |
Kathryn Maple | 2025-01-02 | 2,006 | 167.2 | ... that Kathryn Maple won the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition twice in three years? | |
Sing-Song Girl Red Peony | 2025-01-01 | 1,988 | 165.7 | ... that the titular songstress in Sing-Song Girl Red Peony, a contender for China's first sound film, was overdubbed by a man? | |
Julia Hoggett | 2025-01-13 | 3,926 | 163.6 | ... that the CEO of the London Stock Exchange described insider dealing as "the poster child of market abuse"? | |
Richard Stratton (diplomat) | 2025-01-09 | 1,958 | 163.2 | ... that Richard Stratton's diplomatic career took him "from South America to Japan, and from Southern Africa to the foothills of the Himalayas"? | |
Mseilha Fort | 2025-01-11 | 1,946 | 162.2 | ... that the Mseilha Fort is strategically located to overlook the crossing of the Jaouz River near Ras ash-Shaq'a, a promontory in Lebanon? | |
Vĩnh Điện River | 2025-01-23 | 1,924 | 160.3 | ... that the Vĩnh Điện River was used to transport sugar and cinnamon for international export in the 1840s? | |
Loew's Jersey Theatre | 2025-01-24 | 1,904 | 158.7 | ... that the organ console at the Loew's Jersey Theatre was originally installed at another theater by mistake? | |
Jack Browning | 2025-01-24 | 1,898 | 158.2 | ... that college football player Jack Browning was named All–Mountain West Conference at three different positions in 2022? | |
Lao Lishi | 2025-01-24 | 1,898 | 158.2 | ... that Olympic gold medalist Lao Lishi was one of eight bell-ringers for the Alibaba Group's listing on the New York Stock Exchange? | |
Sarah Pickstone | 2025-01-05 | 1,882 | 156.9 | ... that Sarah Pickstone based her John Moores Prize–winning painting on an illustration that accompanied the poem "Not Waving but Drowning"? | |
Literarishe Bleter | 2025-01-24 | 1,879 | 156.6 | ... that the discontinuation of a Warsaw-based Yiddish literary journal in the summer of 1939 was unrelated to the invasion of Poland? | |
Unexpected Destinations | 2025-01-21 | 1,878 | 156.5 | ... that the first biography of the first Japanese woman to earn a college degree was written by her great-granddaughter, who also studied abroad in the U.S.? | |
Doctor Who series 14 | 2025-01-19 | 1,862[o] | 155.1 | ... that Susan Twist portrayed seven different roles in the eight episodes of Doctor Who's fourteenth series? | |
Kurt Burris | 2025-01-03 | 1,857 | 154.8 | ... that Kurt Burris was the first American football lineman to finish among the top two in Heisman Trophy voting? | |
Aquilegia gegica | 2025-01-04 | 1,082 | 90.2 | ... that Aquilegia gegica and Aquilegia colchica, two species of columbine native to the Caucasus, can produce fertile hybrid offspring? | |
Aquilegia colchica | 774 | 64.5 | |||
Total | 1,856 | 154.7 | |||
Rain of Flowers Along the Silk Road | 2025-01-20 | 1,850 | 154.2 | ... that the dance drama Rain of Flowers Along the Silk Road used movements inspired by cave paintings? | |
Tan Gee Paw | 2025-01-26 | 3,683 | 153.5 | ... that Tan Gee Paw was presented with a solid gold medal by Lee Kuan Yew for helping to clean up Singapore's waterways? | |
Pete Vann | 2025-01-03 | 1,840 | 153.4 | ... that Pete Vann recovered from spinal meningitis to set an NCAA single-season passing record? | |
Chen Dingshan | 2025-01-02 | 1,831 | 152.6 | ... that Chen Dingshan has been called the last heir of the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies school? | |
Coscinodon lawianus | 2025-01-27 | 3,658 | 152.4 | ... that Coscinodon lawianus is one of only two species of moss only found in continental Antarctica? | |
Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven | 2025-01-20 | 1,745 | 145.4 | ... that Efrim Menuck, the guitarist of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, likened the composition of Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven to film editing? | |
I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All | 2025-01-03 | 1,711 | 142.6 | ... that Glaive recorded the first track for I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All at the age of 17? | |
An Amorous History of the Silver Screen: Shanghai Cinema, 1896–1937 | 2025-01-02 | 1,709 | 142.4 | ... that An Amorous History of the Silver Screen, an exploration of more than four decades of film in China, argues that cinema is a "modern folk tale"? | |
Tema "Sacher" | 2025-01-02 | 1,690 | 140.9 | ... that a critic called Benjamin Britten's Tema "Sacher" a "truncated and barely coherent page [of music]" and "a pathetic fragment"? | |
KCTV | 2025-01-07 | 1,677 | 139.8 | ... that a Kansas City TV station was under contract to be sold within a week of its first regular broadcast? | |
Amit Mekel | 2025-01-24 | 1,669 | 139.1 | ... that Amit Mekel served in Cairo, São Paulo, Brussels and Los Angeles, before becoming the Israeli ambassador to Paraguay? | |
NCAA Season 6 basketball tournaments | 2025-01-21 | 1,659 | 138.2 | ... that after a retabulation showed an overtime was needed, Ateneo put its 1930 NCAA basketball championship round game against UST under protest as one of the two referees already left? | |
Colonia La Cuarta Transformación | 2025-01-20 | 1,640 | 136.6 | ... that streets in a neighborhood in Mexico were renamed after concepts and projects associated with Andrés Manuel López Obrador? | |
Israel Ta-Shma | 2025-01-05 | 1,638 | 136.5 | ... that the first publication of the prolific author and Talmudic scholar Israel Ta-Shma was a Jewish songbook for the Israel Defense Forces? | |
Yvonne Francis-Gibson | 2025-01-06 | 1,614 | 134.5 | ... that Yvonne Francis-Gibson, before improving women's rights as a legislator in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, led a Women's Desk that was "unable to take a firm stand on behalf of women's issues"? | |
Orlando Bagwell | 2025-01-24 | 1,564 | 130.3 | ... that film director Orlando Bagwell initially thought that he would enter a career in medicine? | |
2016–17 College Football Playoff | 2025-01-25 | 948 | 79.0 | ... that Alabama and Clemson played each other in the championship game of the second and third College Football Playoffs? | |
2015–16 College Football Playoff | 612 | 51.0 | |||
Total | 1,560 | 130.0 | |||
As Long as You're Mine | 2025-01-01 | 1,554 | 129.5 | ... that the basic tune for "As Long as You're Mine" from 2003's Wicked was written by Stephen Schwartz in the 1970s? | |
Orphic Hymns | 2025-01-16 | 3,078 | 128.2 | ... that in the Orphic Hymns the mythical Greek hero Heracles is a sun god? | |
William van Praagh | 2025-01-19 | 1,536 | 128.0 | ... that William van Praagh pioneered the lip-reading method for the education of the deaf in England? | |
Arthur Swanstrom | 2025-01-22 | 3,042 | 126.8 | ... that Arthur Swanstrom co-wrote the lyrics to "the first Off-Broadway musical to gain wide recognition in New York"? | |
2019 NFC Championship Game | 2025-01-22 | 2,994 | 124.7 | ... that in the 2019 NFC Championship Game, Raheem Mostert became the first person to rush for more than 200 yards and score four touchdowns in an NFL playoff game? | |
Oscar Goodman (basketball) | 2025-01-21 | 1,487 | 123.9 | ... that Oscar Goodman was the tournament MVP for the first New Zealand under-17 basketball team to reach the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup championship game? | |
I Forgot That You Existed | 2025-01-06 | 1,480 | 123.3 | ... that the music of Camila Cabello inspired Taylor Swift to work on the song "I Forgot That You Existed" with the producers Louis Bell and Frank Dukes? | |
Frederick W. Hinitt | 2025-01-20 | 1,472 | 122.6 | ... that two different colleges experienced fires while Frederick W. Hinitt was their president? | |
Annilese Miskimmon | 2025-01-19 | 1,469 | 122.4 | ... that Annilese Miskimmon directed a choose-your-own-ending production of Mozart's Così fan tutte? | |
John A. Tibbits | 2025-01-13 | 2,926 | 121.9 | ... that John A. Tibbits and his law firm partner served as consecutive U.S. consuls to Bradford, England? | |
2014–15 College Football Playoff | 2025-01-27 | 2,890 | 120.4 | ... that one writer criticized the College Football Playoff system before its first edition had even begun? | |
Daniel Hermann (humanist) | 2025-01-12 | 2,882 | 120.1 | ... that Daniel Hermann wrote poems on the inclusion of a lizard and a frog in a piece of amber, the eagle in the coat of arms of Poland, and a child suffering from Fraser syndrome? | |
2020 NFC Championship Game | 2025-01-11 | 1,440 | 120.0 | ... that with the Green Bay Packers' loss in the 2020 NFC Championship Game, Aaron Rodgers "became the first quarterback in NFL history to lose four straight NFC Championship Games"? | |
KMUN | 2025-01-25 | 1,434 | 119.5 | ... that an Oregon radio station stayed on the air through a major windstorm even though a tree fell into its studios? | |
Pantropiko | 2025-01-28 | 2,816 | 117.3 | ... that "Pantropiko" made Bini the first P-pop group to top the Billboard Philippines Songs chart? | |
George K. Teulon | 2025-01-03 | 1,398 | 116.5 | ... that according to George K. Teulon all of the presidents and vice-presidents of the Republic of Texas, and four-fifths of its government officials, were freemasons? | |
Frederick Warren Freer | 2025-01-03 | 1,362 | 113.5 | ... that Frederick Warren Freer switched from studying medicine to art after becoming partially deaf? | |
Wuju | 2025-01-13 | 2,712 | 113.0 | ... that the Chinese theatre dance known as wuju blends influences of ballet and traditional opera? | |
2025 Seattle Sounders FC season | 2025-01-23 | 1,354 | 112.8 | ... that the upcoming Seattle Sounders FC season includes a tournament for which they qualified in 2022? | |
Liang Sishun | 2025-01-25 | 1,334 | 111.2 | ... that Liang Sishun published an anthology of Chinese poetry in 1908, when she was about fifteen years old? | |
Alec Nyasulu | 2025-01-14 | 2,575 | 107.3 | ... that after serving as Malawi's first speaker of the assembly following independence, Alec Nyasulu was a tobacco farmer? | |
Andreas Kordellas | 2025-01-14 | 2,553 | 106.4 | ... that in 1860, engineer Andreas Kordellas helped restart operations at an ancient Athenian mine? | |
Karl Bohnak | 2025-01-20 | 1,267 | 105.6 | ... that state representative Karl Bohnak, referring to his former profession, said that the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was one of the most challenging places in the U.S. to forecast the weather? | |
Jonas Vaidutis | 2025-01-03 | 1,202 | 100.2 | ... that the Lithuanian duke Jonas Vaidutis was elected as the second rector of the oldest Polish university after its restoration in 1400? | |
Aon v Australian National University | 2025-01-18 | 2,384 | 99.3 | ... that Aon v Australian National University overturned a precedent that encouraged litigation-prolonging amendments to pleadings? | |
Close to You (Frank Ocean song) | 2025-01-18 | 2,357 | 98.2 | ... that during Frank Ocean's performance of "Close to You" at FYF Fest in 2017, giant screens live-streamed Brad Pitt acting out a phone conversation backstage? | |
Manger on McNichols | 2025-01-07 | 1,133 | 94.4 | ... that the Boldy James and Sterling Toles collaborative album Manger on McNichols took over a decade to make? | |
Patrick Pillay | 2025-01-19 | 1,092 | 91.0 | ... that Patrick Pillay negotiated Seychelles' re-entry into the Southern African Development Community with a reduced membership fee? | |
Tilaluha | 2025-01-09 | 1,040 | 86.7 | ... that the Filipino boy band SB19 considered disbandment after their debut single "Tilaluha" saw little success? | |
KRWG-TV | 2025-01-11 | 1,026 | 85.5 | ... that journalism students at New Mexico State University were willing to work for free to save their newscast on the school's TV station? | |
Thomas P. Fenner | 2025-01-07 | 848 | 70.7 | ... that the first women's dormitory built at Hampton University was partially paid for with money collected by the school's choir in tours led by Thomas P. Fenner? | |
2019 NFC Divisional playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay) | 2025-01-30 | 1,663 | 69.3 | ... that the Green Bay Packers' ninth home victory in a row against the Seattle Seahawks was in the 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game? | |
Last Song for You | 2025-01-22 | 1,596 | 66.5 | ... that lead actor Ian Chan also composed, arranged, and performed the interlude for Last Song for You? | |
Step by Step (Braxe + Falcon song) | 2025-01-21 | 0[p] | 0 | ... that the music video for "Step by Step" stars a 12-year-old professional skateboarder? |
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