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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 25.5 Laureus World Sports Awards 86.4 Sukanasa 25.5 Laureus World Sports Awards
Median 130.1 Salma Ismail 316.1 Mausoleum of Abu Huraira 141.1 Aha (wasp)
Pressure-temperature-time path
High 705.4 This (fly) 1,022.5 Lady Gouyi 1,022.5 Lady Gouyi

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Lady Gouyi 2017-12-15 24,540 1,022.5 ... that more than 2,100 years after Lady Gouyi (pictured) was ordered by the emperor to die, her mausoleum was robbed and more than 1,100 artifacts were stolen?
House of the Huangcheng Chancellor 2017-12-14 22,516 938.2 ... that the Tower of Rivers and Mountains (pictured) proved its worth soon after construction by protecting the Chen family from roving bandits?
Hampi 2017-12-21 20,670[a] 861.2 ... that before its destruction, Hampi, whose central ruins (partly pictured) are now a UNESCO world heritage site, was the world's second-largest medieval city after Beijing?
Bacon Super T-6 2017-12-10 18,473 769.7 ... that the Bacon Super T-6 (pictured) was described as looking like the result of "an illicit hangar affair between a T-33 and a T-6"?
Pavement light 2017-12-03 17,658 735.7 ... that the purple "jewels" (pictured) in old sidewalks are pavement lights, which bend daylight into the basement below?
Tom Cox (highwayman) 2017-12-31 17,438 726.6 ... that the highwayman Tom Cox kicked the ordinary and hangman out of the cart taking him to be hanged at Tyburn (pictured)?
This (fly) 2017-12-12 16,700 705.4 ... that This is found in southern Australia, is attracted to decomposing seaweed, and has an unusual mating position?
Fluffy sculpin 2017-12-04 16,702 695.9 ... that under adverse conditions, the fluffy sculpin (pictured) can leave its rock pool and breathe air?
Harry Bush (artist) 2017-12-19 14,839 618.3 ... that Harry Bush obsessed that if anyone found out he was a gay erotic artist he would lose his American military pension?
Yang Shoujing 2017-12-12 14,048 593.4 ... that Yang Shoujing (pictured) published the most complete and scholarly historical atlas of China of his time, and "revolutionized" Japanese calligraphy?
List of most lethal American battles 2017-12-02 13,006 541.9 ... that three of the most lethal battles involving the United States military saw more than 20,000 soldiers killed?
Black September 2017-12-20 12,816 534.0 ... that Jordan (capital Amman pictured) fought against Palestinian fighters and Syria in 1970 during Black September?
Immigrant paradox 2017-12-05 12,796 533.1 ... that, despite being affected by poverty, language barriers, and prejudice, first-generation immigrants have better health outcomes than subsequent generations by way of the immigrant paradox?
Deadliest single days of World War I 2017-12-28 12,472 519.6 ... that 22 August 1914, the date of the Battle of the Frontiers, was the deadliest single day on the Western Front in World War I?
Disappearance of Harold Holt 2017-12-11 12,204 508.5 ... that Australian prime minister Harold Holt's death by drowning has been commemorated by a warship, a naval installation, and multiple swimming pools?
Universal Paperclips 2017-12-06 12,029 501.2 ... that Universal Paperclips is an incremental game where the goal is to convert the entire universe into paperclips?
Steven Universe 2017-12-26 11,944[b] 497.7 ... that Steven Universe is the first Cartoon Network series created solely by a woman, Rebecca Sugar (pictured)?
North China Craton 2017-12-12 11,030 465.9 ... that the North China Craton was partially destroyed by thinning?
Macdonald hotspot 2017-12-22 5,814 242.2 ... that the Macdonald hotspot may have formed numerous volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean as well as the Macdonald seamount, which may become an island in the future?
Macdonald seamount 5,302 220.9
Total 11,116 463.1
Kappa-dera Temple 2017-12-07 11,077 461.5 ... that offerings of cucumber (pictured) are left at the Kappa-dera Temple to appease Kappas?
Hilary Swarts 2017-12-22 10,247 427.0 ... that a silverback gorilla sat on Hilary Swarts' head?
The Last Day of Pompeii 2017-12-21 10,101 420.9 ... that Russian painter Karl Bryullov inserted himself into his picture of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in The Last Day of Pompeii?
Caspar Phillipson 2017-12-22 9,589 399.5 ... that Danish actor Caspar Phillipson has played President John F. Kennedy in the film Jackie (2016), the short film The Speech JFK Never Gave (2017), and live performances of Kennedy's speeches?
Lake Cahuilla 2017-12-01 9,418 392.4 ... that Lake Cahuilla, with a maximum surface area of 5,700 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi), covered parts of Southern California less than 500 years ago?
Diana Beck 2017-12-04 9,103 379.3 ... that Diana Beck performed brain surgery on Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne?
Nitze criteria 2017-12-12 8,829 372.9 ... that the Nitze criteria for a successful ballistic missile defense gained "the status of holy writ" within the Reagan administration?
Taiwan partridge 2017-12-11 8,723 363.5 ... that Robert Swinhoe initially thought that the "ugly raw-looking red patch on the throat" of the Taiwan partridge was an injury?
Gideon Brooke 2017-12-07 8,695 362.3 ... that Gideon Brooke's grave was unmarked for 136 years?
Fiora Contino 2017-12-18 8,618 359.1 ... that Peter G. Davis wrote after a performance of Risurrezione that Fiora Contino (pictured) "may be the last conductor on earth with the music of Alfano and his generation in her bloodstream"?
Belmont, Arizona 2017-12-10 8,316 346.5 ... that Bill Gates plans to build a "smart city" near Phoenix, Arizona?
Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi 2017-12-14 8,208 342.0 ... that Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi was married by Pope Benedict XVI when he was a cardinal and had her childen baptized by him when he became Pope?
Westgate Tower 2017-12-01 7,990 332.9 ... that A. R. "Babe" Schwartz fought to have the Westgate Tower condemned in the Texas Legislature, only to move into the building himself fifteen years later?
Olga FitzGeorge 2017-12-02 7,958 331.6 ... that Olga FitzGeorge (pictured), a granddaughter of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, established a manicure and beauty salon on New Bond Street in London?
Rachel Skinner 2017-12-19 7,789 324.5 ... that Rachel Skinner "fell into engineering completely by chance" before being named as one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering?
Roma Agrawal 2017-12-13 7,755 324.1 ... that after playing with Lego bricks as a child, Roma Agrawal designed both the tip and bottom of The Shard (pictured)?
The Problem with Apu 2017-12-01 7,769 323.7 ... that Hari Kondabolu's documentary The Problem with Apu started as a one-minute comedy segment?
Chaetodon nippon 2017-12-09 3,886 161.9 ... that the Zanzibar butterflyfish (pictured) feeds exclusively on coral polyps, but the Japanese butterflyfish will eat anything?
Chaetodon zanzibarensis 3,820 159.2
Total 7,706 321.1
Northeast Arm Iron Range 2017-12-08 7,673 319.7 ... that the Temagami Iron Range takes jasper in iron past snakes and turtles?
Mausoleum of Abu Huraira 2017-12-11 7,586 316.1 ... that a tomb (pictured) in Yavne is claimed as the site of burial of Abu Hurairah by Muslims and Gamaliel II by Jews, despite both claims being highly unlikely?
The Rocking Carol 2017-12-25 7,578 315.8 ... that a traditional Christmas carol has the chorus "We will rock you"?
Sixbar wrasse 2017-12-14 7,474 311.4 ... that the sixbar wrasse can use a rock as an anvil to break up its food?
Amanita subpallidorosea 2017-12-05 7,294 303.9 ... that the lethal mushroom Amanita subpallidorosea was discovered when two people died in 2014 after eating it in China?
The Doctor (painting) 2017-12-30 7,246 301.9 ... that Luke Fildes' painting The Doctor (detail pictured) was used to promote state-run healthcare in Britain and to campaign against it in the United States?
Weichenwang 2017-12-11 7,100 295.8 ... that according to legend, a spectral knight on a white horse is sometimes seen riding toward Weichenwang to visit his lover?
Calocybe indica 2017-12-20 6,964 290.2 ... that the milky white mushroom is being grown commercially in its native India?
East Rennell 2017-12-15 6,898 287.4 ... that UNESCO has added East Rennell to its List of World Heritage in Danger?
Algorithmic bias 2017-12-09 6,814 283.9 ... that algorithmic bias can sometimes lead computers to produce homophobic, racist, and sexist results?
St Stephen's Church, Ealing 2017-12-22 6,800 283.3 ... that the bells of St Stephen's in Ealing (belfry and spire pictured) caused complaints, were later moved to the Docklands, and were finally installed in St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen?
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse 2017-12-04 6,759 281.6 ... that Parks Canada blocked the entrance of the Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse with rubble masonry after vandals destroyed the restored door?
Dual systems model 2017-12-31 6,748 281.2 ... that the dual systems model seeks to explain why young people do stupid things?
British logistics in the Falklands War 2017-12-29 6,712 279.6 ... that British logistics in the Falklands War depended on ships that were STUFT?
Cliona californiana 2017-12-18 6,636 276.5 ... that the yellow boring sponge inhabits the shells of living scallops and oysters?
Mitzi Johanknecht 2017-12-07 6,620 275.8 ... that Mitzi Johanknecht, the new sheriff of King County, Washington, was the first female deputy to lead the county's SWAT team?
Horace P. Belknap 2017-12-13 6,540 273.4 ... that on the day Horace P. Belknap was interred in 1936, National Guard inductions were suspended in Central Oregon because all the local medical examiners were attending his funeral?
Harold Strachan 2017-12-06 6,558 273.3 ... that Harold Strachan has painted pictures, written books, made bombs, served two prison sentences, and completed an ultramarathon?
Gen 75 Committee 2017-12-18 6,553 273.0 ... that Ernest Bevin told the Gen 75 Committee that Britain should acquire atomic bombs "whatever it costs... We've got to have the bloody Union Jack flying on top of it"?
Divergent double subduction 2017-12-11 6,526 271.9 ... that in divergent double subduction, an ocean shrinks and sinks?
Plagiolepis alluaudi 2017-12-13 6,440 269.2 ... that little yellow ant colonies raise the larvae of agricultural pests, including aphids, in their own nest?
MLS Cup 2017 2017-12-09 6,415 267.3 ... that today's MLS Cup 2017 soccer final between Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders FC is a rematch of the 2016 Cup, and will be played at the same venue?
Science Moms 2017-12-15 6,286 261.9 ... that the goal of the Science Moms documentary is to challenge the anti-GMO, anti-vaccination, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents?
Zhili Army (Fengtian clique) 2017-12-08 6,218 259.1 ... that the Fengtian clique's Zhili Army included, besides professional soldiers, surrendered enemies, provincial militiamen, bandits, and martial artists?
Ai Kayano 2017-12-05 6,186 257.7 ... that Japanese voice actress Ai Kayano worked in the beauty industry to pay for her voice acting school tuition?
1120 Denny Way 2017-12-12 6,060 256.0 ... that a highrise building replacing part of The Seattle Times' headquarters will have historic headlines etched into its facade?
Marcus Beck 2017-12-08 5,978 249.1 ... that Marcus Beck (pictured) added Joseph Lister's antiseptic techniques to surgical textbooks after seeing soldiers die of infection in the Franco-Prussian War?
Ba (gastropod) 2017-12-25 5,970 248.8 ... that you won't find any Ba humbugi on Christmas Island?
Quebec Agreement 2017-12-26 5,924 246.9 ... that under terms of the Quebec Agreement, the United States had to seek British agreement to use nuclear weapons against Japan?
Rudolf Peierls 2017-12-28 5,922 246.8 ... that Rudolf Peierls was awarded the Medal of Freedom, but was later refused entry to the United States because he was suspected of being a spy?
Sir John Minsterworth 2017-12-10 5,857 244.0 ... that Sir John Minsterworth, who joined the French army during the Hundred Years' War, was later returned to England and hanged, drawn and quartered in 1377 for "wilful support" of the enemy?
Anoplognathus aureus 2017-12-24 5,842 243.4 ... that the gold Christmas beetle is prized by collectors?
The Luck of the Irish (song) 2017-12-15 5,696 237.4 ... that "The Luck of the Irish" received an Apple Records catalogue number despite never being released as a single?
Qinling orogenic belt 2017-12-10 5,580 232.5 ... that one of the greatest mountain ranges in China is made up of multiple individual tectonic blocks, dividing north and south China?
Bergen Tunnels 2017-12-06 5,456 227.3 ... that the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad built the Bergen Tunnels due to congestion in the competing Erie Railroad's tunnels?
List of Red Bull Air Race World Championship winners 2017-12-06 5,454 227.3 ... that the British aerobatics pilot Paul Bonhomme (pictured) has won the Red Bull Air Race World Championship a record three times?
Good Omens (TV series) 2017-12-27 5,435 226.5 ... that it took a posthumously-sent letter from Terry Pratchett to convince Neil Gaiman to create a Good Omens TV series without him?
Arlinda Locklear 2017-12-14 5,307 221.1 ... that Arlinda Locklear was the first Native American woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court?
Code Blue (bull) 2017-12-13 5,284 220.9 ... that the owners of Code Blue, the Professional Bull Riders' 2009 World Champion bucking bull, fed him waffles?
May 1, 2015 Jalisco attacks 2017-12-07 5,274 219.8 ... that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel shot down a helicopter, hijacked 39 vehicles, and burned multiple banks, gas stations, and businesses in a single day?
Gravity of Mars 2017-12-21 5,157 214.9 ... that Mars' gravity is affected by many negative free air gravity anomalies on its surface?
Nagtahan Interchange 2017-12-28 5,150 214.6 ... that the Rotonda de Sampaloc, now the Nagtahan Interchange (pictured), originally demarcated the boundary between Manila's suburbs and its urban core?
Duvvuri Subbamma 2017-12-13 5,122 214.1 ... that Indian independence activist Duvvuri Subbamma was married at the age of ten?
Joseph Anokye 2017-12-15 5,134 213.9 ... that former NASA engineer Joseph Anokye was deported from Kenya because some people feared he could manipulate election results?
Victoria Yar Arol 2017-12-22 5,069 211.2 ... that Victoria Yar Arol was one of 20–30 children of a Dinka tribal chief?
Orange-necked partridge 2017-12-21 4,970 207.1 ... that the orange-necked partridge, native to southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia, was discovered in 1927 but was "lost" until its rediscovery in 1991?
Polity of the Lacedaemonians 2017-12-14 4,859 202.5 ... that Xenophon's Polity of the Lacedaemonians is the only surviving constitution of ancient Sparta?
Texas Capitol View Corridors 2017-12-16 4,856 202.3 ... that the Texas Capitol View Corridors protect views of the state capitol from a cemetery, an air traffic control tower, an interstate highway, and a University of Texas practice field?
Ge Jianxiong 2017-12-19 3,077 128.2 ... that Ge Jianxiong, who did not go to college, and Zhou Zhenhe, a mining engineer, were awarded China's first two doctoral degrees in humanities?
Zhou Zhenhe 1,722 71.8
Total 4,800 200.0
Refuge (ecology) 2017-12-26 4,756 198.2 ... that the largest animal migration by biomass is the daily movement upwards from their refuge in the deep sea undertaken by vast numbers of organisms?
Dinosaur dental histology 2017-12-20 4,754 198.1 ... that you can count lines in dinosaur teeth to determine their age?
Suah Koko 2017-12-28 4,633 193.0 ... that Chief Suah Koko fought several battles against the Liberian government before granting them her land?
Hadean zircon 2017-12-29 4,600 191.7 ... that Australia has the earliest mineral grains of Earth's history in the form of Hadean zircons?
My Journey into the Heart of Terror: Ten Days in the Islamic State 2017-12-28 4,580 190.8 ... that My Journey into the Heart of Terror was authored by Jürgen Todenhöfer, the first western journalist to be invited to travel to the self-proclaimed caliphate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria?
Arlene Hiss 2017-12-09 4,505 187.7 ... that A. J. Foyt praised Arlene Hiss for "what a fine job [she'd] done" after racing against her?
177th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO 2017-12-30 4,470 186.2 ... that the Soviet Air Defense Forces' 177th Fighter Aviation Regiment operated Lend-Lease Supermarine Spitfires as air defense for Moscow between 1944 and 1948?
Boiled leather 2017-12-13 4,413 184.5 ... that the German Army used pickelhaube helmets made of boiled leather until halfway through World War I?
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 2017-12-07 4,397 183.2 ... that Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah writes a blog on African women's sexuality entitled Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women?
Sung Hyang-sim 2017-12-18 4,312 179.6 ... that North Korean footballer Sung Hyang-sim was the top scorer at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and named Most Valuable Player?
High Capacity Metro Trains 2017-12-07 4,266 177.8 ... that the High Capacity Metro Trains on order for the Melbourne rail network will have the ability to automatically estimate their passenger load?
Joo Koon rail accident 2017-12-21 4,263 177.6 ... that one train rear-ended another at Singapore's Joo Koon station last month because its new signalling system determined the first train to be half its actual length?
Oliver B. Shallenberger 2017-12-27 4,249 177.0 ... that Oliver B. Shallenberger invented the first successful electric meter (pictured), predecessor to the modern meter used today?
Masked flowerpiercer 2017-12-16 2,792 116.4 ... that the tropical tree Axinaea sclerophylla is pollinated by birds such as the masked flowerpiercer (pictured)?
Axinaea sclerophylla 1,456 60.7
Total 4,248 177.0
St. Jakobus, Rüdesheim 2017-12-17 4,209 175.4 ... that in 2017, St. Jakobus in Rüdesheim (pictured) held services, concerts, and an exhibition to celebrate 70 years since the church was rebuilt following damage in World War II?
Claire Wallace (broadcaster) 2017-12-06 4,184 174.4 ... that early Canadian broadcaster Claire Wallace was known for her reporting stunts, including climbing a Mexican volcano and joining a deep-sea diving expedition?
Claire McLaughlin 2017-12-10 4,170 173.8 ... that Ireland national rugby union team player Dr. Claire McLaughlin gained the nickname "McSwaplin" owing to her swapping medical shifts in order to play rugby?
Megachile chomskyi 2017-12-23 4,152 173.0 ... that Megachile chomskyi (pictured), a species of bee named after the linguist Noam Chomsky, has a tongue that is more than half the length of its body?
Geology of Hainan Island 2017-12-16 4,137 172.4 ... that Hainan Island is dominated by rocks that crystallized from melts?
Itunu Hotonu 2017-12-31 4,078 169.9 ... that Itunu Hotonu, the first female admiral in Africa, joined the Nigerian Navy only because she was rejected by the army?
Andrew David Urshan 2017-12-20 4,027 167.8 ... that Andrew David Urshan, an ethnic Assyrian from Persia, conducted Pentecostal revivals in the Midwestern United States?
Cyclocephala nodanotherwon 2017-12-08 3,930 163.8 ... that the rhinoceros beetle genus Cyclocephala already had over 200 species when C. nodanotherwon ("not another one") was described in 1992?
St. Michaelis, Lüneburg 2017-12-05 3,825 159.4 ... that Johann Sebastian Bach sang as a choir member for two years at St. Michaelis in Lüneburg, a brick Gothic former abbey church?
Rosemary Biggs 2017-12-25 3,816 159.0 ... that Rosemary Biggs and her colleagues discovered the Christmas factor?
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park 2017-12-08 3,809 158.7 ... that Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City hosted two world's fairs?
Smash Mouth discography 2017-12-26 3,802 158.4 ... that two of Smash Mouth's U.S. top-ten hits are associated with a big green ogre?
Wildlife of Malawi 2017-12-19 1,894 78.9 ... that the wildlife of Malawi includes so many species of cichlid that Lake Malawi National Park has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site?
Lake Malawi National Park 1,883 78.5
Total 3,777 157.4
Ivone Soares 2017-12-27 3,762 156.7 ... that Mozambican politician Ivone Soares escaped death in September 2016 when her would-be assassin's weapon jammed?
Comperiella bifasciata 2017-12-07 2,076 86.5 ... that the parasitic wasp Comperiella bifasciata is used to help control red scale and yellow scale on citrus?
Aonidiella citrina 1,592 66.3
Total 3,668 152.8
Mindanao mountain rat 2017-12-27 3,665 152.7 ... that the whole range of the Mindanao mountain rat is within a single protected area?
Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart 2017-12-16 3,659 152.5 ... that Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart was the only serving Welsh member of parliament killed during the First World War?
Florometra serratissima 2017-12-12 3,566 150.6 ... that feather stars such as Florometra serratissima use their arms to catch food and also to swim?
Egg allergy 2017-12-05 3,608 150.3 ... that more than two-thirds of children with egg allergy will outgrow it by the time they are 16 years old?
The Fountainhead (play) 2017-12-27 3,506 146.1 ... that Ivo van Hove wrote and directed the 2014 play The Fountainhead, turning Ayn Rand's 1943 epic novel into a four-hour-plus production?
Xing Zi Ming Chu 2017-12-31 3,502 145.9 ... that Human Nature is Brought Forth by Decree, an ancient Chinese philosophical text, was rediscovered about 2,300 years after it was buried?
Millet butterflyfish 2017-12-29 2,147 89.5 ... that the millet butterflyfish (pictured) and the bluestripe butterflyfish are both endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and nearby atolls?
Bluestripe butterflyfish 1,272 53.0
Total 3,420 142.5
Mosaic (murder mystery) 2017-12-19 3,406 141.9 ... that Steven Soderbergh's Mosaic is both a mobile app and a television miniseries?
Pressure-temperature-time path 2017-12-28 3,394 141.4 ... that the underground journey of a metamorphic rock can be shown with a pressure-temperature-time path?
Aha (wasp) 2017-12-27 3,378 140.8 ... that an entomologist cried "Aha!" when he discovered a new genus of Australian wasp, and that became its name?
Vi Lyles 2017-12-06 3,368 140.3 ... that Vi Lyles is the first African-American woman to be Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina?
Epiactis lisbethae 2017-12-31 2,102 87.6 ... that Lisbeth's brooding anemone and Fernald's brooding anemone both care for their young, but they use different strategies?
Epiactis fernaldi 1,245 51.9
Total 3,346 139.4
Methylophaga muralis 2017-12-14 3,299 137.5 ... that Methylophaga muralis, a species of bacteria, was first discovered on marble in the Moscow Kremlin?
Perspective-taking 2017-12-29 3,284 136.9 ... that scientific research demonstrates that perspective-taking may lead to reduced stereotyping?
Mildred Creak 2017-12-19 3,260 135.8 ... that in the 1960s, child psychiatrist Mildred Creak proposed that autism was caused by genetics rather than poor parenting?
Manka Dhingra 2017-12-08 2,490 103.7 ... that Manka Dhingra's election to the Washington State Senate gave Democrats complete control of the state's government?
Washington's 45th state senate district special election, 2017 736 30.7
Total 3,226 134.4
Lo! He comes with clouds descending 2017-12-24 3,160 131.7 ... that Queen Victoria was displeased after an organist played an unfamiliar tune for the Advent hymn "Lo! He comes with clouds descending" at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ("Helmsley" tune pictured)?
Ellie Miles 2017-12-20 3,160 131.6 ... that Ellie Miles captained Tunbridge Wells RFC's under-18 girls team after her father had captained and coached the men's team?
Ana Teresa Diego 2017-12-23 3,158 131.6 ... that the asteroid 11441 Anadiego was named after Ana Teresa Diego, an Argentine student activist who was forcibly disappeared?
Fortifications of Bangkok 2017-12-09 3,140 130.9 ... that Bangkok's city gates were enchanted in order to ward off evil spirits?
Elizabeth Marshall (pharmacist) 2017-12-05 3,135 130.6 ... that Elizabeth Marshall was one of the first women to become a pharmacist in the United States?
Salma Ismail 2017-12-11 3,123 130.1 ... that it took Salma Ismail, the first Malaysian Malay woman to qualify as a doctor, 11 years to complete her medical studies?
Li Shangfu 2017-12-18 3,090 128.8 ... that General Li Shangfu spent 31 years at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, where he supervised the launch of the Chang'e 2 lunar probe?
Low milk supply 2017-12-19 3,067 127.8 ... that skin-to-skin contact (pictured) can help to augment low milk supply in breastfeeding women?
Mite 2017-12-30 2,998[c] 124.9 ... that relative to its length, one species of mite is the fastest animal on Earth?
Functional accounts of emotion 2017-12-16 2,998 124.9 ... that functional accounts of emotion suggest that the function of anger is to correct injustice?
930 Poydras 2017-12-23 1,708 71.1 ... that Poydras Street hosts many of New Orleans' tallest and historic buildings, including 930 Poydras, the first residential high-rise constructed in the city after Hurricane Katrina?
Poydras Street 1,284 53.5
Total 2,992 124.7
Nicole Grobert 2017-12-11 2,988 124.5 ... that Nicole Grobert, professor of nanomaterials at the University of Oxford, was awarded a Royal Society Industry Fellowship in 2016, her third fellowship from the Royal Society?
Hou Zongbin 2017-12-21 2,970 123.7 ... that as an outsider, Governor Hou Zongbin was targeted by rumours that blamed him for a riot in which hundreds of people burned buildings and cars?
San Francisco Bay Area 2017-12-13 2,920[d] 122.0 ... that if the San Francisco Bay Area were a country, it would be ranked sixteenth in the world in terms of GDP?
Jenny Morton 2017-12-03 2,898 120.8 ... that Jenny Morton discovered that sheep can recognise human faces?
Marie Darby 2017-12-04 2,846 118.6 ... that marine biologist Marie Darby, the first New Zealand woman to visit the Antarctic mainland, sailed to the Ross Sea on a tourist boat that ran aground on its first trip?
Remote sensing (geology) 2017-12-05 2,808 117.0 ... that remote sensing helps geologists study otherwise inaccessible areas such as Antarctic ice shelves?
Marjorie Hahn 2017-12-17 2,805 116.9 ... that Marjorie Hahn, a retired mathematics professor and international senior-level tennis player, approaches tennis games with the same plan that she uses for mathematical proofs?
Kang In-soo 2017-12-28 2,792 116.3 ... that South Korean singer Kang In-soo was accepted as a dance major in Sejong University despite not having learned how to dance?
Abadi Bano Begum 2017-12-12 2,690 113.6 ... that Abadi Bano Begum, a prominent voice in the Indian independence movement, pawned her personal jewelry to educate her sons?
Nativity scenes attributed to Zanobi Strozzi 2017-12-25 2,617 109.0 ... that two Nativity scenes attributed to Zanobi Strozzi (example pictured) probably belong to an altarpiece now spread between five museums, with some parts missing?
Merle Chambers 2017-12-01 2,606 108.6 ... that Colorado businesswoman and philanthropist Merle Chambers is one of the top ten political contributors in her state?
Israel Isaac Kahanovitch 2017-12-03 2,530 105.4 ... that approximately one-third of the adult Jewish population of Winnipeg, Canada, attended the funeral of Chief Rabbi Israel Isaac Kahanovitch in 1945?
Ana Lucía Armijos 2017-12-28 2,512 104.7 ... that Ana Lucía Armijos, president of the Ecuadorian Monetary Board, went into hiding for a year after the Supreme Court of Ecuador called for her arrest in the case of a $200 million bank bailout?
Asian emerald cuckoo 2017-12-17 2,511 104.6 ... that the female Asian emerald cuckoo lays her eggs in the nests of birds such as the crimson sunbird and the little spiderhunter?
Osedax frankpressi 2017-12-02 2,490 103.7 ... that it appears that larvae of Osedax frankpressi that settle on a whale carcase develop into female worms, while those that settle on the female worms become males?
'Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana 2017-12-14 2,486 103.6 ... that 'Neile Alina 'Mantoa Fanana was the first female ombudsman of Lesotho?
HolbyBlue 2017-12-03 2,486 103.6 ... that show creator Tony Jordan wanted HolbyBlue to emulate the American police dramas Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue?
2007 AT&T 250 2017-12-30 2,481 103.4 ... that Aric Almirola received credit for winning the 2007 AT&T 250 despite not finishing the race?
Antoinette Montaigne 2017-12-30 2,457 102.4 ... that Antoinette Montaigne left her position as city councillor in France to become a minister in the government of the Central African Republic?
Ken Attafuah 2017-12-26 2,443 101.8 ... that Canadian-trained criminologist Ken Attafuah spent part of his secondary school education sleeping in an old and leaky cocoa shed that had been converted into a dormitory?
Dusty Allen 2017-12-09 2,436 101.5 ... that Dusty Allen hit a home run in his final Major League Baseball at-bat?
Zhang Shengmin 2017-12-16 2,420 100.9 ... that Zhang Shengmin led a thousand troops to participate in the reconstruction work after the 2010 Yushu earthquake?
Termitomyces eurhizus 2017-12-15 2,416 100.7 ... that the edible mushroom Termitomyces eurhizus grows out of termite mounds?
Marissa Callaghan 2017-12-17 2,403 100.1 ... that the Northern Ireland women's national football team captain Marissa Callaghan went to university in the United States on a football scholarship?
FVB Mice 2017-12-29 2,402 100.1 ... that FVB Mice are used for genetic research because they produce large litters and their eggs have enlarged nuclei?
Hans Otto Jung 2017-12-29 2,393 99.7 ... that Hans Otto Jung was a jazz musician during World War II, ran a winery from the Boosenburg, and was co-founder of the Rheingau Musik Festival?
Nüwa Palace 2017-12-17 2,385 99.4 ... that the carving of 130,000 characters of Buddhist scriptures into the mountains around Hebei's Nüwa Palace began under the Northern Qi dynasty?
Sir John Minsterworth 2017-12-11 2,324[e] 96.8 ... that Sir John Minsterworth, who joined the French army during the Hundred Years' War, was later returned to England and hanged, drawn and quartered in 1377 for "wilful support" of the enemy?
Xiong Huizhen 2017-12-30 2,300 95.9 ... that Xiong Huizhen, who spent 22 years completing his teacher's unfinished work, was admired by historian Gu Jiegang for his devotion?
Max Schmalzl 2017-12-17 2,238 93.3 ... that Max Schmalzl was called "the Bavarian Fra Angelico"?
E. Ann Hoefly 2017-12-23 2,233 93.0 ... that E. Ann Hoefly was responsible for 180 United States Air Force medical facilities?
Mozn Hassan 2017-12-24 2,214 92.3 ... that women's rights campaigner Mozn Hassan is subject to a travel ban and has had her assets frozen by the Egyptian government?
Luis Muriel 2017-12-13 2,193 91.7 ... that Colombian footballer Luis Muriel became Sevilla's most expensive-ever signing when he joined the club for a reported fee of €20 million?
Lutetium-hafnium dating 2017-12-13 2,182 91.2 ... that the exotic metal lutetium-176 decays to the heavy metal hafnium, so it can be used to date ancient rocks?
Harimia Ahmed 2017-12-01 2,180 90.9 ... that Harimia Ahmed was the first female lawyer in the Comoros?
Boletus pyrrhosceles 2017-12-01 2,169 90.4 ... that parts of the Colombian mushroom Boletus pyrrhosceles turn blue when damaged?
Robert Sickinger 2017-12-05 2,150 89.6 ... that Robert Sickinger, the father of Chicago's "off-Loop" theater scene, ended up running a telemarketing company?
Rhodes ferry wharf 2017-12-17 2,120 88.3 ... that the first proposed site for a ferry wharf at Rhodes in Sydney, Australia, was scrapped after objections from the community, lobbyists, and the ferry operator?
Balotsav 2017-12-04 2,098 87.4 ... that in the annual Balotsav of India, children compete in many categories including elocution?
Marijke Nel 2017-12-15 2,094 87.3 ... that Marijke Nel represented South Africa in rugby union and Canada in tennis?
Femi Claudius Cole 2017-12-11 2,093 87.2 ... that Femi Claudius Cole offers free health checks as she campaigns to become President of Sierra Leone?
Sukanasa 2017-12-01 2,074 86.4 ... that in Hoysala architecture, the emblem of the empire – a warrior stabbing a lion – is often sculpted on the sukanasa of Hindu temples (example pictured)?
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve 2017-12-18 2,072 86.3 ... that Prince Harry assisted with relocating 500 elephants to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve in Malawi?
Sheila Hibben 2017-12-09 2,067 86.1 ... that Sheila Hibben supplied author Rex Stout with menus for his fictional character Nero Wolfe?
Long Ago, Prophets Knew 2017-12-25 2,036 84.9 ... that "Long Ago, Prophets Knew, Christ would come born a Jew" was one of about 50 hymns written after 1950 that were included in The New English Hymnal?
Border Personnel Meeting point 2017-12-23 1,988 82.8 ... that in 2015, the Indian army motorcycle acrobatic team performed for the Chinese army at Daulat Beg Oldi, one of five Border Personnel Meeting points?
2017 Lebanon–Saudi Arabia dispute 2017-12-19 1,972 82.1 ... that Saudi Arabia's government has been accused of detaining Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, following his abrupt resignation while in Saudi Arabia?
Mary Munson Runge 2017-12-04 1,953 81.4 ... that Mary Munson Runge was the first female and first African-American president of the American Pharmacists Association?
Benzimidazole fungicide 2017-12-22 1,951 81.3 ... that fungi can become resistant to benzimidazole fungicides in two to four seasons?
Suzanne Jambo 2017-12-03 1,928 80.4 ... that Suzanne Jambo helped draft the Constitution of South Sudan?
Nicki McNelly 2017-12-24 1,917 79.9 ... that Nicki McNelly, who spent most of her working life as an army wife, later became provost of an Episcopal cathedral?
Macht hoch die Tür 2017-12-03 1,888 78.7 ... that the Advent song "Macht hoch die Tür" is number 1 in the German Protestant hymnal?
Josephine Kulea 2017-12-02 1,882 78.4 ... that Kenyan activist Josephine Kulea is said to have saved more than 1,000 girls from abuse and forced marriage?
Eunice Silva 2017-12-18 1,828 76.2 ... that Eunice Silva organised a nationwide vote to determine the seven wonders of Cape Verde?
Carol Metchette 2017-12-08 1,825 76.0 ... that Irish hockey umpire Carol Metchette was forced to retire from umpiring for being too old, despite having the highest fitness test results of any international umpire?
Célia Posser 2017-12-12 1,778 75.1 ... that Célia Posser issued the first private radio broadcast licenses in São Tomé and Príncipe?
J. P. Crawford 2017-12-22 1,778 74.1 ... that J. P. Crawford was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies major league baseball team with the expectation of eventually superseding Jimmy Rollins?
Frank Price 2017-12-24 1,734 72.3 ... that Hollywood studio head Frank Price's decision to film Ghostbusters (1983) was initially considered a "terrible mistake" by industry insiders?
Up from the Cradle of Jazz 2017-12-04 1,710 71.2 ... that Up from the Cradle of Jazz chronicles the evolution of rhythm and blues in New Orleans?
Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha 2017-12-20 1,693 70.5 ... that Comhdháil na Múinteoirí le Rincí Gaelacha broke away from the Irish Dancing Commission in 1969 after disputes about dance teachers' representation?
Mollie McGeown 2017-12-27 1,670 69.6 ... that Mollie McGeown set up the first dialysis unit in Northern Ireland?
Regina Mañe Ela 2017-12-08 1,652 68.8 ... that Regina Mañe Ela was the only female member of Severo Moto Nsá's Equatorial Guinean government-in-exile?
Paddy Mahon 2017-12-31 1,644 68.5 ... that despite winning his country's Professional Championship by ten strokes that year, golfer Paddy Mahon was excluded from the 1937 Ryder Cup for being Irish?
Sibongile Ndashe 2017-12-09 1,638 68.3 ... that South African lawyer Sibongile Ndashe was arrested in Tanzania for advocating against an anti-gay law that limited treatment for HIV/AIDS?
Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie 2017-12-20 1,606 66.9 ... that Gambian politician Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie met with North Korean president of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam in 2010?
Alice Ouédraogo 2017-12-06 1,588 66.1 ... that Alice Ouédraogo runs the International Labour Organization's HIV/AIDS programme?
The Box of Delights (TV series) 2017-12-24 1,574 65.6 ... that the final episode of the six-part BBC Television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of Delights was broadcast on Christmas Eve 1984?
Wombat Divine 2017-12-25 1,539 64.1 ... that the children's book Wombat Divine was written in response to the publisher's request for "a typically Australian Christmas story"?
Austroboletus olivaceoglutinosus 2017-12-10 1,474 61.4 ... that the mushrooms of Austroboletus olivaceoglutinosus have a fruity smell?
World Day of the Poor 2017-12-07 1,474 61.4 ... that the first World Day of the Poor, observed on 19 November 2017, was established by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter celebrating the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy?
Nelly Mbangu 2017-12-04 1,468 61.2 ... that Nelly Mbangu co-founded an organisation for survivors of sexual and domestic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Act Relative to Incorporations for Manufacturing Purposes of 1811 2017-12-20 1,466 61.1 ... that after the Embargo Act of 1807 had throttled foreign imports, the state of New York passed a law to expedite the incorporation of new domestic manufacturers?
Manfred Jung 2017-12-14 1,464 61.0 ... that Manfred Jung is remembered as Siegfried in Bayreuth's Jahrhundertring, but also sang all other tenor roles in The Ring?
Ruth O'Reilly 2017-12-26 1,443 60.1 ... that former international Ruth O'Reilly wrote an article criticising the IRFU for a lack of support for women's rugby during the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup held in Ireland?
Dandara Touré 2017-12-21 1,428 59.5 ... that Dandara Touré served only 34 days in the Council of Ministers of Mali due to the 2012 coup?
Cirque de la Symphonie 2017-12-02 1,384 57.7 ... that contemporary circus troupe Cirque de la Symphonie deliberately maintains a minimalist aesthetic to give equal prominence to the symphony orchestras that accompany their performances?
TV-aksjonen 2017-12-03 1,380 57.5 ... that during the annual TV-aksjonen ("TV campaign"), more than 100,000 volunteers go door-to-door to all 1.8 million Norwegian households to collect donations for a charity?
Chanju Samantha Mwale 2017-12-16 1,350 56.2 ... that Chanju Samantha Mwale was the first female lawyer to join the Malawian Defence Force?
Martha Farnsworth Riche 2017-12-15 1,317 54.9 ... that before becoming director of the United States Census Bureau, Martha Farnsworth Riche earned a doctorate in French literature?
Almasbek Akmatov 2017-12-03 1,286 53.6 ... that before becoming a deputy for the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, Almasbek Akmatov obtained three different degrees from three different universities?
Darnell Hunt 2017-12-29 1,221 50.9 ... that Darnell Hunt, Dean of Social Sciences at UCLA, believes Hollywood should use the Rooney Rule to increase the share of African-American writers?
Mon Yazawin 2017-12-06 658 27.4 ... that two similarly named Burmese chronicles, Mon Yazawin and Mon Yazawin by Shwe Naw, are about the Mon-speaking kingdom of Hanthawaddy?
Mon Yazawin (Shwe Naw) 546 22.7
Total 1,204 50.1
Wolfram Röhrig 2017-12-21 1,196 49.8 ... that Wolfram Röhrig, who was responsible for "entertaining music" including jazz for the broadcaster Süddeutscher Rundfunk, recorded Max Reger's Der 100. Psalm?
Christmas gift 2017-12-25 1,179 49.1 ... that one-quarter of respondents to a 2016 survey of Europeans said they had re-gifted their Christmas presents to someone else?
Chad Finchum 2017-12-23 1,176 49.0 ... that NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chad Finchum began racing go-karts at age 7 and logged more than 200 wins by age 13?
Sokari Ekine 2017-12-01 1,175 49.0 ... that in 1995, Nigerian activist Sokari Ekine set up the Black Sisters Network electronic mailing list?
Geology of Sicily 2017-12-24 1,169 48.7 ... that Calabria was once attached to Sardinia before it migrated to Sicily?
Clotilde Niragira 2017-12-17 1,166 48.6 ... that Clotilde Niragira is secretary-general of the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the Burundian genocides?
Lui Tsun-Yuen 2017-12-16 1,148 47.8 ... that Chinese classical musician Lui Tsun-Yuen adapted the English ballad "Greensleeves" for the pipa?
Samba Yonga 2017-12-26 1,126 46.9 ... that Zambian writer Samba Yonga chose a career in journalism after she won a short story prize as a child?
Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba 2017-12-26 1,112 46.3 ... that the Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba incorporates a mural by Leopoldo Flores in the stands on the west side of the stadium?
Johannes Kalitzke 2017-12-27 1,080 45.0 ... that Johannes Kalitzke adapted an Edgar Allan Poe novel into an opera whose score "could be a musical representation of the world of Hieronymus Bosch"?
Obras Son Amores 2017-12-18 1,040 43.4 ... that Spanish singer-songwriter Antonio Carmona invited Juanes and Alejandro Sanz and several other performers he admired to record Obras Son Amores since he wanted to "create true reciprocal acts of love"?
Johann Balthasar König 2017-12-10 1,024 42.7 ... that Johann Balthasar König, the church musician of the Katharinenkirche and director of music in Frankfurt, published a hymnal with 1,913 melodies?
Mount Mian 2017-12-23 1,022 42.6 ... that temples on Mount Mian in Shanxi, China, observe an annual Cold Food Festival?
Tarak Sinha 2017-12-02 987 41.1 ... that Tarak Sinha coached 12 cricketers who went on to play at international level?
Elizabeth Chambers Morgan 2017-12-02 951 39.6 ... that from 1888 to 1895, Elizabeth Chambers Morgan was the leading woman in the Chicago labor movement?
Wie soll ich dich empfangen 2017-12-24 932 38.8 ... that the Advent hymn "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" with lyrics by Paul Gerhardt had a melody by Johann Crüger when he published it in 1653, but Bach used a different melody in his Christmas Oratorio?
Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen 2017-12-23 906 37.7 ... that Daniel Rump closely modeled the beginning of his Advent song "Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" after a Tagelied, a wake-up call for lovers?
Azamat Arapbayev 2017-12-31 877 36.5 ... that between 1993 and 2008, Kyrgyz politician Azamat Arapbayev was either the chairman, director or deputy director of seven different companies?
Lutetium–hafnium dating 2017-12-14 866 36.1 ... that the exotic metal lutetium-176 decays to the heavy metal hafnium, so it can be used to date ancient rocks?
Chiyuki Urano 2017-12-30 865 36.0 ... that Chiyuki Urano, a soloist and choir member of the Bach Collegium Japan, recorded songs by Russian amateur composers including Diaghilev with pianist Lera Auerbach?
Kwesi Yankah 2017-12-10 830 34.6 ... that Ghanaian academic Kwesi Yankah wrote the title song for the Free SHS policy?
Perry Askam 2017-12-29 790 32.9 ... that Perry Askam was the only professional singer in the Hollywood musical Sweet Kitty Bellairs?
Salsa Big Band 2017-12-31 752 31.3 ... that Salsa Big Band by Panamanian artists Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta won the 2017 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
Willi Gundlach 2017-12-25 632 26.3 ... that the musicologist Willi Gundlach, who founded the chamber choir of Dortmund University, trained volunteers to sing a Bach cantata in one day, including Part I of Bach's Christmas Oratorio?
Laureus World Sports Awards 2017-12-02 611 25.5 ... that in 2017, a team of refugees won the Sporting Inspiration Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards?

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