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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
Type	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	22.1	Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards	31.0	List of Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes	22.1	Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
Median	107.4	Antonio Falzon Ana Padurariu	288.6	Kawaji Toshiyoshi Gongsun Shu, Chengjia	122.1	Wang Guangying Library of Alexandria
High	10,606.6	Comparative illusion	1,957.3	Martin Hellinger	10,606.6	Comparative illusion

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Article	Date	views	vph	DYK hook
Comparative illusion	2018-12-17	127,279	10,606.6	... that Escher sentences such as "More people have been to Russia than I have" may initially be perceived as meaningful despite being ungrammatical nonsense?
Martin Hellinger	2018-12-13	23,488	1,957.3	... that the Nazi dentist Martin Hellinger (pictured), convicted of removing dental gold from victims at Ravensbrück, was released in 1955 and given a special grant to reopen his dental practice?
Li Minhua	2018-12-10	16,120	1,343.3	... that while raising two young children, Li Minhua (pictured) became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at MIT?
Disappearance of Heather Elvis	2018-12-18	13,244	1,103.6	... that in the five years since the disappearance of Heather Elvis, there have been several trials related to the case but her whereabouts are still unknown?
French submarine Narval (1925)	2018-12-21	8,624	718.6	... that the French submarine Narval was sunk by the same minefield that sank its sister ship *Morse* (pictured) six months earlier?
French submarine Morse (1925)		4,264	355.3
Total		12,888	1,074.0
Murder stone	2018-12-16	12,538	1,044.8	... that murder stones (example pictured) were historically erected in the United Kingdom to mark the locations of unlawful killings?
1939 American Karakoram expedition to K2	2018-12-03	11,596	974.4	... that on the 1939 American K2 expedition, Dudley Wolfe and three Sherpas died high on the mountain (K2 pictured) after the Sherpas had climbed from base camp to rescue Wolfe but he would not come down?
Schnez-Truppe	2018-12-03	9,012	744.8	... that Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS veterans formed a 40,000-strong secret army in West Germany in 1949?
Waffen-SS veterans in post-war Germany		1,634	135.1
Total		10,647	879.9
Throne Hall of Dongola	2018-12-12	9,105	759.3	... that the Throne Hall of Dongola (pictured) is the oldest preserved mosque in Sudan?
Anton Schmid	2018-12-04	8,764	730.3	... that Anton Schmid was one of only three German soldiers executed for rescuing Jews during the Holocaust?
Pwllpriddog Oak	2018-12-05	8,082	673.5	... that the hollow Pwllpriddog Oak is said to have been used as the hiding place of a king, a meeting spot for lovers, a pig sty, a duck roost, and a music venue?
Pinks and greens	2018-12-19	7,355	612.9	... that the United States Army's new "Army greens" uniform was influenced by the "pinks and greens" uniform of the 1920s?
Provisional Army of the United States	2018-12-10	7,264	605.3	... that the Provisional Army of the United States had only seven officers?
Irritator	2018-12-13	6,955	579.6	... that Irritator (model pictured), a spinosaurid dinosaur, was named due to the frustration of palaeontologists who discovered that its skull had been covered with plaster by fossil dealers?
French submarine X	2018-12-10	6,821	568.4	... that the French submarine X was the first to use twin shafts?
Stichopus herrmanni	2018-12-23	6,806	567.2	... that historically, curryfish (example pictured) was not commercially harvested because it disintegrated too easily when handled?
Holcaspis brevicula	2018-12-11	6,798	566.5	... that the critically endangered Eyrewell ground beetle (pictured) is known from just one locality—a pine plantation in New Zealand which is currently being cut down and turned into dairy farms?
Mimetes stokoei	2018-12-17	6,530	544.2	... that the mace pagoda (pictured) was twice presumed extinct, but in each case reappeared in its natural habitat from seed after a wildfire?
Gants Hill tube station	2018-12-14	6,426	535.5	... that the design of Gants Hill tube station concourse (pictured) was inspired by stations on the Moscow Metro?
Karel Sperber	2018-12-11	5,816	484.6	... that Karel Sperber escaped to England after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia, but was sent to Auschwitz after the ship on which he served as a doctor was sunk by the Germans?
Panzer Aces	2018-12-11	5,798	483.2	... that Panzer Aces, a book series about World War II widely read in the US, was described as portraying "an almost heroic version of the German soldier, guiltless of any war crimes"?
Pancho Claus	2018-12-25	5,731	477.6	... that a "Tex-Mex" version of Santa Claus known as Pancho Claus (example pictured) is popular in parts of the United States?
When Megan Went Away	2018-12-05	5,622	468.5	... that the publisher of the first picture book with lesbian characters wanted to change the names of Megan and Shannon, lest readers believe that "only women with Irish heritage were lesbians"?
Kremnička and Nemecká massacres	2018-12-17	3,434	286.2	... that Slovak paramilitary groups that collaborated with Nazi Germany participated in the two largest massacres in Slovakia during World War II?
Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions		2,167	180.6
Total		5,601	466.8
Operation Totem	2018-12-04	5,598	466.5	... that The Atomic Tank (pictured) was subjected to the Operation Totem nuclear tests, but remained operational for another 23 years, including 15 months in the Vietnam War?
Lackawanna Limited wreck	2018-12-17	5,574	464.5	... that an airplane carrying an emergency shipment of blood plasma for victims of the Lackawanna Limited wreck landed on a runway illuminated by automobile headlights?
Ernst Klink	2018-12-14	5,464	455.3	... that *a member of a Waffen-SS lobby group* contributed to Germany's official history of World War II?
LOL (2006 film)	2018-12-18	5,402	450.2	... that the entirety of the film LOL was improvised?
German torpedo boat T23	2018-12-04	5,304	442.0	... that instead of meeting the blockade runner MV Alsterufer at a fixed rendezvous point in the Atlantic Ocean, the German torpedo boat T23 encountered two British cruisers?
Dan Crenshaw	2018-12-12	5,223	435.6	... that U.S. Representative-elect Dan Crenshaw lost an eye to an improvised explosive device while serving with SEAL Team Three in Afghanistan?
Molly Morgan	2018-12-03	5,230	432.2	... that Molly Morgan became the mistress of a ship captain so that she could escape from the colony where she lived?
Eight Li brothers	2018-12-22	5,144	428.7	... that of the eight Li brothers (pictured), the eldest taught Mao Zedong, the second became the "father of Chinese popular music", and the youngest wrote a novel that was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film?
French submarine Fulton	2018-12-09	4,952	412.7	... that the French submarine Fulton (pictured) was named after Robert Fulton, the American inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat?
Einsatzgruppe H	2018-12-21	4,951	412.6	... that along with murdering or deporting thousands of Jews and Romani people, Einsatzgruppe H targeted German soldiers suspected of defeatism or homosexuality?
Lubang Jeriji Saléh	2018-12-17	4,740	395.0	... that Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave contains what is believed to be the world's oldest figurative art (pictured)?
I'm with Her (band)	2018-12-07	4,732	394.3	... that Hillary Clinton is not with I'm with Her?
Nellie's Tree	2018-12-23	4,677	389.8	... that around 1920, a Yorkshire miner grafted three beech trees together to form a letter "N" to impress his girlfriend Nellie?
Ernst von Manstein	2018-12-29	9,182	382.6	... that despite being persecuted as a convert to Judaism in Nazi Germany, Ernst von Manstein was given a full military funeral with uniformed SS pallbearers?
Wu Zhaonan	2018-12-08	4,516	376.3	... that Wu Zhaonan (pictured), a comedian recognized by the government of Taiwan as a "national treasure", also created Mongolian barbecue?
Ojos de Mar	2018-12-12	4,503	375.5	... that structures which helped create oxygen in the atmosphere today persist in a group of salty turquoise lakes?
Kevin Beattie	2018-12-04	4,506	375.5	... that the footballer Kevin Beattie (pictured) was described by former England manager Bobby Robson as the best England player he had ever seen?
Qerim Sadiku	2018-12-14	4,482	373.5	... that Qerim Sadiku, an Albanian Catholic blessed, said "Long live Christ our King. Long live Albania!" just before his execution?
Befehlsnotstand	2018-12-18	4,471	372.6	... that in German war crimes trials after World War II, Befehlsnotstand, the necessity to obey orders, was successfully used as a defence, but was rarely justified?
Ceintures de Lyon	2018-12-11	4,465	372.1	... that the construction of the Ceintures de Lyon was motivated by fear of an Austrian invasion?
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775	2018-12-31	8,722	363.4	... that American John Trumbull's The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775 (pictured) was painted in the London studio of Benjamin West?
Nevado Sajama	2018-12-05	4,346	362.1	... that in 2001, a football match took place on the summit of Nevado Sajama (pictured), the highest mountain in Bolivia?
The Unfinished Comedy	2018-12-10	2,190	182.5	... that Chinese film director Lü Ban was banned from film-making for life for his satirical comedies, the last of which, also banned, discussed the topic of film censorship?
Lü Ban		2,118	176.5
Total		4,308	359.0
Train 18	2018-12-09	4,299^[a]	358.2	... that India's Train 18 has no locomotive?
AMES Type 80	2018-12-14	4,296	358.0	... that the Royal Air Force thought that Green Garlic was very good indeed?
Volf Bronner	2018-12-07	4,177	348.1	... that Russian anti-syphilis campaigner Volf Bronner was arrested during Stalin's Great Purge and later executed?
Unbibium	2018-12-13	4,115	342.9	... that a research group led by Amnon Marinov claimed in 2008 that the hypothetical element unbibium could be found occurring naturally in thorium deposits?
French submarine Armide	2018-12-20	4,097	341.4	... that after the French-built Japanese submarine No. 14 was requisitioned by France and commissioned into its navy as *Armide, the Japanese built their own No. 14* to the same design?
French submarine Perle (1935)	2018-12-06	4,082	340.2	... that the French submarine Perle was sunk by Allied aircraft after being mistaken for a Nazi U-boat?
Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President	2018-12-19	4,074	339.5	... that Kathleen Hall Jamieson (pictured), author of Cyberwar, thinks it "highly probable" that Russia changed the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
John Steele House (Toquerville, Utah)	2018-12-25	3,841	320.1	... that the John Steele House has an unusual floor plan, but does not show it?
Battle of Damme	2018-12-17	3,800	316.6	... that at the Battle of Damme, a smaller English fleet captured 300 French ships and burned another 100?
Oswald Boelcke	2018-12-07	3,757	313.1	... that Oswald Boelcke has been described as the father of air combat tactics, the organization of squadrons, and the German Air Force?
German torpedo boat T22	2018-12-01	7,483	311.8	... that the German torpedo boat T22, along with two other torpedo boats, was blown up by naval mines while laying a minefield?
Kilbroney Park	2018-12-19	3,720	310.0	... that the Cloughmore Stone (pictured) in Kilbroney Park is said to have been thrown there by Finn Mac Cool?
Angus Barbieri's fast	2018-12-08	3,720	310.0	... that Angus Barbieri fasted for more than a year, losing 276 pounds (125 kg) and setting a world record?
Victoria line	2018-12-02	7,356	306.5	... that the London Underground Victoria line (train pictured) was so named because it sounded "just right"?
Lady Juliana (Agra)	2018-12-06	3,659	304.9	... that Lady Juliana was the physician in charge of King Akbar's royal harem?
Ugaritic texts	2018-12-10	3,632	302.7	... that among the best-known Ugaritic texts are epic poems called the Baal Cycle (pictured), the Legend of Keret, and the Tale of Aqhat?
2XMM J160050.7–514245	2018-12-18	3,631	302.6	... that a star system located around 8,000 light years from Earth may produce a gamma-ray burst?
Charles Rob	2018-12-17	3,609	300.8	... that in 1961, the surgeon Charles Rob successfully used his shirt to repair an aortic aneurysm?
Alison Gates	2018-12-14	3,602	300.1	... that before becoming a writer for Saturday Night Live, actress Alison Gates said "my dream job would be writing instead of performing"?
Chungará Lake	2018-12-23	3,508	292.3	... that Chungará Lake (pictured) was formed between 17,000 and 8,000 years ago when the Parinacota volcano collapsed and debris dammed a river?
Jackson Nelson	2018-12-20	3,493	291.1	... that in 2017, Australian rules footballer Jackson Nelson (pictured) finished a game against Hawthorn despite breaking his wrist in the second quarter?
Gongsun Shu	2018-12-15	2,084	173.7	... that Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself emperor of Chengjia and issued his own iron coins (example pictured), in defiance of the Han dynasty?
Chengjia		1,401	116.8
Total		3,485	290.4
J. I. P. James	2018-12-03	3,430	288.2	... that the British surgeon J. I. P. James parachuted into German-occupied Yugoslavia to provide medical support to the partisan resistance, and operated in sheds and caves by candlelight?
Synaptula recta	2018-12-03	3,412	286.8	... that the gut-like sea cucumber moves by peristalsis because it has no tube feet?
Kawaji Toshiyoshi	2018-12-12	3,446	286.7	... that the reforms of Kawaji Toshiyoshi (pictured) to standardize police swordsmanship contributed to the development of kendo?
Solar storm of August 1972	2018-12-15	3,424	285.3	... that a record-breaking solar storm of August 1972 is thought to have caused the spontaneous detonation of numerous U.S. Navy sea mines in North Vietnam?
The Winter Soldier (2018 novel)	2018-12-21	3,389	282.4	... that literary critic Ron Charles said that the "beauty of Daniel Mason's new novel, The Winter Soldier, persists even through scenes of unspeakable agony"?
Joseph Jagger	2018-12-22	3,332	277.6	... that Joseph Jagger broke the bank at Monte Carlo?
Theresienstadt (1944 film)	2018-12-10	3,320	276.6	... that two Nazi propaganda films were made in Theresienstadt concentration camp?
French submarine Aigrette	2018-12-10	3,298	274.8	... that *Aigrette*, the first diesel-engine submarine to be launched, had a hydrogen leak and explosion in its battery?
NMS Regina Maria	2018-12-19	3,286	273.8	... that the Soviet Union seized the Romanian destroyer *Regina Maria* and commissioned it into their navy despite Romania having switched sides to join the Allies?
St. Lawrence Island famine	2018-12-24	3,270	272.5	... that reindeer (pictured) were introduced to St. Lawrence Island to prevent starvation following the famine of 1878–1880, which killed more than 1,000 people?
Farmer Review of the UK Construction Labour Model	2018-12-11	3,266	272.2	... that the British construction industry was told to modernise or die by a 2016 government report?
David Hughson	2018-12-13	3,244	270.4	... that David Hughson perambulated around London in the early 1800s?
Earth's crustal evolution	2018-12-20	3,232	269.3	... that in the early history of the Earth's crust, the dichotomy between oceanic crust and elevated continental crust may have been caused by a massive meteorite bombardment?
Memoriale della Shoah	2018-12-06	3,163	263.6	... that 75 years ago today, the first Holocaust train from Milan left Platform 21 of the Milano Centrale railway station for Auschwitz carrying 169 Jews, of whom only 5 survived the Holocaust?
Landsat 4	2018-12-10	3,136	261.4	... that though Landsat 4 suffered a second failure in 1993 that stopped it from transmitting most scientific data, it continued broadcasting telemetry, tracking, and command data until 2001?
Marion Leane Smith	2018-12-12	3,122	260.3	... that Marion Leane Smith is the only Aboriginal Australian woman known to have served in the First World War?
Agnes Ballard	2018-12-15	3,124	260.3	... that architect Agnes Ballard (pictured) once said she designed "apartments, residences and hot dog stands"?
Day X plot	2018-12-23	3,118	259.9	... that German police have been investigating reports of their country's soldiers plotting the assassination of several left-leaning politicians?
Party for One	2018-12-04	3,108	259.0	... that Carly Rae Jepsen teased "Party for One" by posting a picture of herself?
Battle of Lunalonge	2018-12-13	3,094	257.9	... that after a force of Anglo-Gascon cavalry defeated a French force, they had to walk home because the surviving French had captured their horses?
Reticulated siren	2018-12-24	3,090	257.5	... that the leopard eel is neither a leopard nor an eel?
Ramsen (card game)	2018-12-07	3,058	254.9	... that Ramsen is a traditional Austrian and Bavarian card game with the unusual feature of four permanent trump cards (pictured) ranking just below the trump Sow?
Nichika Ōmori	2018-12-13	3,052	254.3	... that as a child, Japanese voice actress Nichika Ōmori wanted to become a magical girl after gaining an interest in the anime series Sailor Moon?
Paul Tuttle	2018-12-15	3,034	252.8	... that Paul Tuttle is known for designing the "Z" chair, also known as the "Rocket Launcher"?
Leonard Hall (socialist)	2018-12-18	3,001	250.1	... that Leonard Hall (pictured), a leading member of the British Independent Labour Party, worked as a cowboy in the United States?
James Comyn	2018-12-27	5,934	247.3	... that a woman once threw a dead cat at James Comyn while he was cross-examining her in court?
Windmill Hill Cavern	2018-12-29	5,913	246.4	... that Windmill Hill Cavern, which provided the first scientifically accepted proof that humans and now-extinct animal species coexisted in Britain, was found accidentally while searching for a lost pickaxe?
Analogue modelling (geology)	2018-12-30	5,893	245.5	... that analogue modelling in geology uses material such as honey, gelatin, sand or clay to simulate crust and mantle?
Ruth Bettina Birn	2018-12-20	2,890	240.8	... that Daniel Goldhagen threatened to sue Ruth Bettina Birn for libel for her critique of his work Hitler's Willing Executioners?
Bailey Bridge (Walton on Trent)	2018-12-09	2,864	238.7	... that "temporary" bridges have provided a road crossing of the River Trent at Walton-on-Trent, England, for more than 70 years?
Blanket exercise	2018-12-04	2,854	237.8	... that blankets are used to teach the history of indigenous peoples in Canada?
Edgemere Landfill	2018-12-21	2,844	237.0	... that New York City's Edgemere Landfill was declared a Superfund environmental cleanup site after nearly 3,000 toxic waste drums were discovered during a routine excavation?
Dawn Mabalon	2018-12-26	5,678	236.6	... that professor Dawn Mabalon (pictured) is credited with helping to get Little Manila, Stockton, listed as one of America's Most Endangered Places?
Meghan Trainor	2018-12-22	2,838^[b]	236.5	... that Rolling Stone called Meghan Trainor 2014's "Most Unlikely Pop Star"?
Bedford Presbyterian Church (New York)	2018-12-06	2,814	234.5	... that New York's Bedford Presbyterian Church (pictured), said to have excellent acoustics, has hosted concerts such as Bach's Mass in B minor and Britten's Saint Nicolas?
Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts	2018-12-29	5,618	234.1	... that after its defeat in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistan formulated a military doctrine designed to "Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts"?
French submarine Regnault	2018-12-13	2,804	233.6	... that the French submarine Regnault, built to fight in the First World War, was named after a 19th-century chemist?
Brisingidae	2018-12-04	1,992	166.0	... that members of the Brisingidae family hold up their arms while members of Freyellidae do not?
Freyellidae		800	66.6
Total		2,791	232.6
HMS Latona (1781)	2018-12-18	2,790	232.5	... that the frigate HMS Latona rescued the ship-of-the-line HMS Bellerophon on the Glorious First of June?
Meltan and Melmetal	2018-12-21	2,744	228.7	... that when the Pokémon Meltan was first revealed in Pokémon Go, many players thought it was a placeholder revealed by a glitch?
Rhacodactylus trachycephalus	2018-12-19	2,736	228.0	... that habitat loss, a low reproductive rate, and a very small range make Rhacodactylus trachycephalus one of the rarest gecko species in the world?
Sharice Davids	2018-12-10	2,723	226.9	... that US Representative-elect Sharice Davids is a former mixed martial arts fighter?
Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha	2018-12-15	2,705	225.4	... that in the film Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, 75-year-old Melvin Van Peebles plays himself, while his mother is 40 years younger than him, and his lover is young enough to be his granddaughter?
HMS P48 (1942)	2018-12-25	2,681	223.4	... that the submarine HMS P48 is thought to have been sunk by an Italian torpedo boat on Christmas Day 1942?
Rage in Peace	2018-12-13	2,672	222.7	... that the Indonesian video game Rage in Peace was loosely inspired by the works of Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho?
Chevy Commons	2018-12-07	2,669	222.4	... that Chevy Commons in Flint, Michigan, is a former Chevrolet factory being redeveloped into a park with restored grasslands, wetlands, and woodlands?
Zu den heiligen Engeln	2018-12-18	2,654	221.2	... that the 1964 church (pictured) for the new parish Zu den heiligen Engeln (To the Holy Angels) in Hanover was designed by Josef Bieling to symbolize the tent of God among men?
A Scary Time	2018-12-15	2,654	221.2	... that President Donald Trump's comment that "it's a very scary time for young men in America" inspired a viral protest song?
Erin Zwiener	2018-12-14	2,628	219.0	... that Erin Zwiener ran for the Texas House of Representatives after her incumbent representative blocked her on Facebook?
Ústredňa Židov	2018-12-28	5,186	216.1	... that the Slovak Jewish Center, set up by the Nazis, was taken over by a resistance group?
Bishop John Carroll (statue)	2018-12-14	2,572	214.3	... that when the statue Bishop John Carroll (pictured) was unveiled in 1912, a plaster cast version was secretly used instead?
Helen Hays	2018-12-05	2,539	211.6	... that over the course of 45 years of conservation work by ornithologist Helen Hays (pictured), the tern population of Great Gull Island increased tenfold?
Dennis Albaugh	2018-12-09	2,533	211.1	... that Dennis Albaugh's collection of about 150 classic Chevrolet convertibles includes all Tri-Fives (1957 Bel Air pictured) and models from 1912 to 1975?
Peng Shilu	2018-12-31	4,964	206.8	... that Peng Shilu, the "father of China's nuclear submarines", was jailed at age eight?
Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush	2018-12-06	2,474	206.2	... that Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush was the first woman to call roll for the Democratic National Convention, doing so for 12 straight conventions?
Your Call Football	2018-12-05	2,472	206.0	... that the interactive game Your Call Football allows participants to call plays in real time for live exhibition American football games, featuring some former NFL and CFL players?
Hakea pulvinifera	2018-12-16	2,464	205.4	... that the shrub Hakea pulvinifera (pictured) was first described in 1962, believed extinct in 1971, and rediscovered in 1988?
2015 Ocotlán ambush	2018-12-15	2,448	204.0	... that the police force of a town in Jalisco, Mexico, was disarmed in 2015 after their own officers ambushed the national police?
Bryn Davies (footballer)	2018-12-06	2,442	203.5	... that Bryn Davies was one of the first footballers to enlist during World War II?
Singer Presents...Elvis	2018-12-03	2,461	203.4	... that Singer Presents...Elvis attracted 42 percent of the American television audience when it aired 50 years ago today?
Karuka	2018-12-06	2,426	202.2	... that during the karuka harvest, entire households move upland and start speaking a pandanus language?
Sara Cox (rugby union referee)	2018-12-11	2,424	202.0	... that in 2018, Sara Cox became the first woman to referee a Premiership Rugby match?
Jiraiya (artist)	2018-12-18	2,384	198.6	... that the gay manga artist Jiraiya has been called "kind of a Tom of Finland for the Asian market"?
Tallahassee shooting	2018-12-09	2,370	197.5	... that the perpetrator of the 2018 Tallahassee shooting identified with the involuntary celibate community and denounced interracial dating?
Pasadena orogeny	2018-12-20	2,358	196.5	... that the Pasadena orogeny was responsible for uplifting many mountain ranges in Southern California and might be still underway?
Vorombe	2018-12-07	2,358	196.5	... that Vorombe titan, an extinct elephant bird from Madagascar, shared its habitat with dwarf hippos, giant lemurs, and giant tortoises?
Juma Butabika	2018-12-01	4,706	196.1	... that Juma Butabika was appointed to high-ranking military positions in the government of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin despite being considered psychopathic, even by his colleagues?
2016 Maryland shooting spree	2018-12-12	2,342	194.9	... that the perpetrators of the 2016 Maryland shooting spree and the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks ate at the same Boston Market restaurant?
Avengers: Infinity War	2018-12-28	4,652^[c]	193.8	... that the ending of Avengers: Infinity War inspired the largest user ban in Reddit's history?
Sam Lek of Donwun	2018-12-20	2,256	188.0	... that viceroy-general Sam Lek of Hanthawaddy retook Donwun with just 300 troops by employing the same ruse used by rebel forces to seize the town a year earlier?
Sharesleuth	2018-12-19	2,241	186.8	... that billionaire businessman Mark Cuban funded the operations of the investigative reporting site Sharesleuth by short-selling the companies the site reported on?
MLS Cup 2018	2018-12-08	2,233^[d]	186.1	... that in only its second season, Atlanta United FC has reached the MLS Cup, which will be played tonight?
Blue Origin landing platform ship	2018-12-18	2,224	185.4	... that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos aims to land rockets on a moving ship?
Kirkhaugh cairns	2018-12-07	2,216	184.7	... that 79 years after Herbert Maryon and Joseph Alderson discovered one of Britain's earliest known metal objects in the Kirkhaugh cairns, a group including Alderson's great-grandsons discovered another?
Bridgend Farmhouse Community Project	2018-12-20	2,208	184.0	... that in 2015, the Edinburgh City Council sold Bridgend Farmhouse and its land for £1 despite receiving another offer of £215,000?
Black ghostshark	2018-12-20	2,192	182.7	... that the specific name of Hydrolagus homonycteris refers to a professor at Illinois Wesleyan University known as "bat man" by his students?
Clairmarais aerodrome	2018-12-08	2,182	181.8	... that the First World War Clairmarais aerodrome in France was utilised by the Luftwaffe from 1940 but proved to be unusable in wet weather?
Siege of Aiguillon	2018-12-04	2,164	180.3	... that in 1346, a French army more than 15,000 strong besieged Aiguillon for five months, but failed to cut its supply lines?
Konin Lakes	2018-12-15	1,688	140.6	... that since the Konin Lakes became hotter, non-native species which have become established there include one species of flatworm, three of bryozoa, three of crustacean, seven of mollusca, and at least six species of fish?
Macrostomum rostratum		476	39.7
Total		2,164	180.3
NMS Mărăști	2018-12-31	2,854	118.9	... that the Romanian destroyers *Mărăști* and *Mărășești* both changed owners three times and were renamed four times during their careers?
NMS Mărășești		1,459	60.8
Total		4,313	179.7
Max Rose (politician)	2018-12-17	2,132	177.6	... that Max Rose, the U.S. Representative-elect for Staten Island and south Brooklyn, is the recipient of a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart?
Ant-Man and the Wasp	2018-12-24	2,128^[e]	177.3	... that Ant-Man and the Wasp was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a female character in its title?
Edgecliff (Winnetka, Illinois)	2018-12-11	2,124	177.0	... that Edgecliff, an Illinois estate completed in 1930, had the highest residential property tax in Cook County in 2014 and 2015?
Jack Brooksbank	2018-12-08	2,114	176.1	... that Jack Brooksbank, husband of Princess Eugenie of York, was not given a peerage following his marriage, as there is no general precedent in Britain for a commoner to be given one on marrying a princess?
ALQST	2018-12-05	2,110	175.8	... that ALQST is a Saudi Arabian human rights organisation created by a former Royal Saudi Air Force officer?
Josephine Heffernan	2018-12-25	2,108	175.7	... that a bracelet lost by Josephine Heffernan during the First World War was found in 2002, and returned to her family in 2017?
Buzz Aldrin	2018-12-23	2,092^[f]	174.3	... that astronaut Buzz Aldrin created a rap single with Snoop Dogg to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing?
Neil Etheridge	2018-12-06	2,091	174.2	... that Filipino footballer Neil Etheridge is the first Southeast Asian to play in the Premier League?
Lymphocytic esophagitis	2018-12-12	2,082	173.6	... that lymphocytic esophagitis is a rare and poorly understood medical condition that can lead to food getting stuck in the esophagus?
NMS Regele Ferdinand	2018-12-02	4,136	172.3	... that after Soviet air attacks damaged the fuel system of the Romanian destroyer Regele Ferdinand in May 1944, an unsuccessful attempt was made to refuel the ship using a bucket brigade?
Polydora glycymerica	2018-12-10	1,506	125.5	... that the worm Polydora glycymerica bores into the shell of bivalve molluscs, mainly Glycymeris yessoensis, and lives inside it?
Glycymeris yessoensis		548	45.7
Total		2,054	171.2
Penelope Endersby	2018-12-05	2,046	170.5	... that this month, the armour and explosives researcher Penelope Endersby became the first female chief executive of the Met Office?
Ridder Arena	2018-12-11	1,036	86.3	... that Robert and Kathleen Ridder helped the Gophers get the first ice rink for women (pictured) in college hockey?
Kathleen Ridder		558	46.5
Robert Ridder		448	37.3
Total		2,042	170.1
Gascon campaign of 1345	2018-12-06	2,020	168.4	... that the Gascon campaign of 1345 was the first successful land campaign of the Hundred Years' War, eight years after it started?
Ma'adin Ijafen	2018-12-04	2,005	167.1	... that French explorer Théodore Monod discovered more than 2,000 brass ingots from the 11th or 12th centuries at the Ma'adin Ijafen archaeological site in Mauritania?
Actinopyga echinites	2018-12-05	1,990	165.9	... that the brownfish is harvested commercially over most of its range despite being described by the IUCN as a vulnerable species?
Karel František Koch	2018-12-07	1,986	165.5	... that Karel František Koch was blamed by some Jews for the death of the chief rabbi of Slovakia, despite his having rescued Jews during the Holocaust?
Laguna Socompa	2018-12-22	1,920	160.0	... that stromatolites, which constitute the main evidence of life from 3.5 to 1.5 billion years ago, still grow in Laguna Socompa?
Cameron's Seafood Market	2018-12-04	1,902	158.5	... that Cameron's Seafood Market ships thousands of dollars of crab meat each month to former National Basketball Association star Gilbert Arenas?
Known unto God	2018-12-30	3,798	158.2	... that the epitaph Known unto God, which appears on more than 212,000 Commonwealth war graves, was selected by the poet Rudyard Kipling, whose own son was killed during the First World War?
Adrien Agreste	2018-12-11	1,892	157.6	... that Adrien Agreste's superhero identity, Cat Noir, is a tribute to the comic book character Catwoman?
Alastair MacLennan (obstetrician)	2018-12-04	1,875	156.2	... that Alice and Alastair MacLennan, both experts in reproductive health, were caught by surprise and had to deliver their own baby at home?
St. Nikolai, Kiel	2018-12-24	1,866	155.5	... that the church of St. Nikolai, the oldest building of Kiel, was destroyed in World War II and restored with a simpler interior (pictured)?
Shannon Evans	2018-12-03	1,868	154.4	... that the mother, grandparents, and great-aunt of basketball player Shannon Evans (pictured) helped him pay for prep school?
Louis Brooks (rodeo cowboy)	2018-12-11	1,850	154.2	... that after he was diagnosed with a heart condition, rodeo cowboy Louis Brooks agreed to retire if he won a second All-Around Cowboy title?
Ismail Amat	2018-12-03	1,834	154.2	... that Ismail Amat was one of the highest-ranking Uyghur politicians in the history of the People's Republic of China?
Joe Cunningham (American politician)	2018-12-20	1,832	152.7	... that U.S. Representative-Elect Joe Cunningham is an Eagle Scout?
White-crested turaco	2018-12-20	1,190	99.2	... that the white-crested turaco has a wider range than Bannerman's turaco, perhaps because it was able to adapt to new habitats when climate change reduced forest cover?
Bannerman's turaco		636	53.0
Total		1,826	152.1
Alice Harrell Strickland	2018-12-20	1,825	152.1	... that at age 62, Alice Harrell Strickland was elected the first woman mayor in the U.S. state of Georgia on a platform to rid her town of "demon rum"?
Thus have I heard	2018-12-06	1,799	149.9	... that most Buddhist discourses start with the words Thus have I heard, which are traditionally attributed to the attendant of the Buddha?
Her Strut	2018-12-12	1,792	149.1	... that although the lyrics of Bob Seger's song "Her Strut" were criticized for being misogynistic, they were inspired by Seger's admiration for Jane Fonda?
Tracy LaQuey Parker	2018-12-07	1,778	148.2	... that Tracy LaQuey Parker received more than 5,000 emails over two days in 1997 because of spoofing?
Ujlān volcanic complex	2018-12-14	1,778	148.1	... that the underwater Ujlān volcanic complex in the Marshall Islands is a potential site for cobalt mining?
Australasian gannet	2018-12-28	3,534	147.2	... that Australasian gannets (example pictured) established a breeding colony on Young Nick's Head after being attracted there by decoy birds and pre-recorded calls?
Poplar Hill (Glen Cove, New York)	2018-12-28	3,510	146.3	... that the Poplar Hill mansion on Long Island was reportedly used to spy on the neighboring Killenworth mansion, which housed the Soviet delegation to the United Nations?
Disappearing World (TV series)	2018-12-06	1,754	146.2	... that one of the producers of the television series Disappearing World acknowledged that the episodes "more often reflect a changing world than a disappearing one"?
Kenya Coast Guard Service	2018-12-16	1,746	145.5	... that the Kenya Coast Guard Service commissioned its first vessel last month?
Roses for the Prosecutor	2018-12-22	1,720	143.3	... that the 1959 West German film Roses for the Prosecutor was one of the rare post-war German films that openly discussed the Nazi justice system?
Pachara Chirathivat	2018-12-01	3,422	142.6	... that Pachara Chirathivat was actually suffocating during a strangling scene in the 2012 film Countdown, but the film crew thought he was just acting?
Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945	2018-12-24	1,700	141.6	... that the editors of the Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos found that the Nazis and their allies had imprisoned and murdered people at 42,500 locations, far more than previously thought?
Anna Shelton	2018-12-04	1,684	140.3	... that American businesswoman and suffragist Anna Shelton was driven to eschew traditional women's roles because of a bigamy scandal involving her sister's husband, a Fort Worth mayor?
Go Mishima	2018-12-19	1,668	139.0	... that artist Go Mishima selected his pen name as a tribute to his friend, the writer Yukio Mishima?
Treat Myself	2018-12-13	1,654	137.8	... that Meghan Trainor's 2019 album Treat Myself has been characterized as "filled with self-love anthems"?
Theresienstadt ghetto and the Red Cross	2018-12-27	3,274	136.4	... that prior to a Red Cross inspection of Theresienstadt ghetto, a "beautification" program there included the transfer of 7,500 prisoners to Auschwitz?
Media Bias/Fact Check	2018-12-19	1,636	136.4	... that data from Media Bias/Fact Check was used to train an artificial intelligence machine learning algorithm to identify fake news?
Cephalotes atratus	2018-12-03	1,649	136.3	... that a colony of the arboreal ant Cephalotes atratus used their heads to repel a column of army ants?
Bullita Cave	2018-12-24	1,635	136.2	... that with more than 120 kilometres (75 mi) of passages, Bullita Cave is one of the longest known caves in Australia?
Cecil Cowles	2018-12-11	1,635	136.2	... that Cecil Cowles made her debut as a pianist when she was eight years old?
Heather Spears	2018-12-23	1,618	134.9	... that Heather Spears practiced drawing premature and critically-ill infants at night in a neonatal intensive care unit?
Li Xifan	2018-12-16	1,614	134.5	... that when the student Li Xifan published articles criticizing the scholar Yu Pingbo, Mao Zedong praised the "nobody" Li and launched an attack on the "bigwig" Yu?
LeCompte maneuver	2018-12-05	1,610	134.2	... that the LeCompte maneuver helps surgeons switch a baby's aorta and pulmonary artery?
King's Cross St Pancras tube station	2018-12-15	1,604	133.7	... that King's Cross St Pancras is the busiest station on the London Underground?
St. Bonifatius, Kassel	2018-12-23	1,596	133.0	... that the St. Bonifatius church in Kassel, completed in 1957 on a design by Josef Bieling, has been regarded as one of the city's most striking buildings from the postwar period?
French submarine Laplace	2018-12-22	1,590	132.5	... that the French submarine Laplace, built during World War I, was named after astronomer Pierre-Simon Laplace?
The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill	2018-12-05	1,589	132.4	... that South Africa is considering restricting expression when it is directed in a hateful way?
Convention of El Arish	2018-12-07	1,576	131.4	... that Lord Keith followed orders not to approve the Convention of El Arish, which would have ended the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, despite personally agreeing with it?
Green Groweth the Holly	2018-12-25	1,570	130.8	... that the Christmas carol "Green Groweth the Holly" was composed and written by King Henry VIII?
Astragalus crassicarpus	2018-12-25	1,548	129.0	... that the ground plum was used as medicine for horses by the Lakota people?
Kate McComb	2018-12-14	1,521	126.8	... that Kate McComb did not decide to become a professional stage actress until she was 52 years old?
Herbert Vivian	2018-12-22	1,498	124.9	... that Herbert Vivian, a leader of the Neo-Jacobite Revival and later a fascist, was the first journalist to interview Winston Churchill?
Purv Pullen	2018-12-15	1,494	124.5	... that "Dr. Birdbath", a voice actor known for mimicking the sounds of birds and other animals, was the voice of Cheetah in the Tarzan movies?
Antonio Delgado (politician)	2018-12-09	1,492	124.3	... that U.S. Representative-elect Antonio Delgado once released a rap album?
Fatih (drillship)	2018-12-08	1,482	123.5	... that Fatih, originally named Deepsea Metro II, is Turkey's first drillship?
National Zeitung	2018-12-18	1,480	123.3	... that the far-right newspaper National Zeitung received funding from the West German government?
Optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry	2018-12-19	1,474	122.8	... that optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry determines when rocks cooled, by measuring light released from energy stored in minerals?
Young Voters for the President	2018-12-11	1,467	122.2	... that Young Voters for the President helped Richard Nixon capture 52 percent of the "under 30" vote during the 1972 United States presidential election?
Library of Alexandria	2018-12-16	1,466^[g]	122.2	... that Eratosthenes, the head librarian of the Library of Alexandria, calculated the circumference of the earth with remarkable accuracy in the third century BC?
Wang Guangying	2018-12-18	1,464	122.0	... that Wang Guangying, the brother-in-law of Chinese President Liu Shaoqi, was likely the first person to be publicly referred to as a "red capitalist"?
Andy Levin	2018-12-08	1,444	120.3	... that Andy Levin will succeed his father in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Chen Saijuan	2018-12-05	1,434	119.5	... that based on her discoveries, Chen Saijuan developed treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia, turning it into a highly curable disease?
French submarine Z	2018-12-26	2,854	118.9	... that Z was ordered as France's first diesel-powered submarine, but lost this distinction because Aigrette was launched before her?
Nemat (militant)	2018-12-03	1,418	117.2	... that Mufti Nemat, the commander of a branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, surrendered to the Afghan government after a Taliban offensive against his group in 2018?
Mark Judge (writer)	2018-12-01	2,780	115.8	... that Mark Judge wrote a book about how dancing helped him stop drinking?
Interstate 82	2018-12-13	1,387	115.6	... that a geologic fault was discovered in the Yakima, Washington, area during construction of Interstate 82?
Mirza Zulqarnain	2018-12-10	1,384	115.3	... that the 17th-century traveller Peter Mundy described Mirza Zulqarnain as the "chiefest" Christian of the Mughal Empire?
Prunus kansuensis	2018-12-12	1,382	115.0	... that Prunus kansuensis, the Gansu peach, has pits that are not pitted?
Susanna Dinnage	2018-12-13	1,357	113.1	... that Susanna Dinnage is expected to become the first female chief executive of the English Premier League early next year?
Jacquemijntje Garniers	2018-12-22	1,354	112.8	... that two portraits of 17th-century midwife Jacquemijntje Garniers by her son, the Dutch painter Gabriël Metsu, sold in London and Paris more than 200 years later?
Georg Cantor's first set theory article	2018-12-07	1,322	110.2	... that mathematicians disagree about whether a proof in Georg Cantor's first set theory article actually shows how to construct a transcendental number, or merely proves that such numbers exist?
AJ Gil	2018-12-18	1,320	110.0	... that AJ Gil, who placed eighth on season 1 of American Idol, sang the national anthem at the first concert ever held at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium?
Chlorobalius leucoviridis	2018-12-23	1,314	109.5	... that the male spotted predatory katydid uses acoustic mimicry to attract male cicadas on which to feed?
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr.	2018-12-09	1,312	109.3	... that Buzz Aldrin's father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin Sr., married Marion G. Moon?
Statcheck	2018-12-14	1,302	108.5	... that in 2016, a researcher used the Statcheck software package to scan more than 50,000 peer-reviewed psychology articles for statistical errors, and then posted the results on PubPeer?
Ana Padurariu	2018-12-09	1,297	108.1	... that 16-year-old artistic gymnast Ana Padurariu won silver on beam at her first senior world championships, becoming the second-ever Canadian world medalist on the apparatus?
Antonio Falzon	2018-12-03	1,270	106.7	... that Antonio Falzon is the earliest known Maltese architect, but is often erroneously described as being Italian?
Din Minimi	2018-12-19	1,280	106.7	... that supporters of armed group leader Din Minimi portrayed him as an Acehnese Robin Hood?
The Eucalyptus	2018-12-16	688	57.3	... that chef Moshe Basson forages for wild plants and herbs in the Jerusalem hills to use in his traditional regional cuisine at The Eucalyptus restaurant?
Moshe Basson		592	49.4
Total		1,280	106.7
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church of Galata	2018-12-16	1,280	106.6	... that an Armenian church in Istanbul was demolished in 1958 and rebuilt years later half as wide, to make room for the street?
Michael Robinson (rabbi)	2018-12-20	1,276	106.3	... that Rabbi Michael Robinson and 15 other Reform rabbis were arrested and jailed after answering Martin Luther King's call to stand with him for civil rights in St. Augustine, Florida?
Serra antwren	2018-12-18	1,272	106.0	... that in 2011, the serra antwren was found 200 km (124 mi) further north than its previously known range, when it responded to recordings of its song?
Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University	2018-12-14	1,264	105.3	... that the former Shanghai Jewish Hospital is now a hospital for eye, ear, nose, and throat?
Dipolydora commensalis	2018-12-27	1,436	59.8	... that the worms Dipolydora commensalis and Neanthes fucata have a commensal relationship with their hermit crab hosts and are not attacked by them?
Neanthes fucata		1,085	45.2
Total		2,521	105.0
Marj Heyduck	2018-12-16	1,252	104.3	... that Journal Herald columnist Marj Heyduck was photographed in a different hat for each of her daily columns, totaling more than 2,500 different hats?
Kingdom of al-Abwab	2018-12-20	1,248	104.0	... that as an ally of the Mamluk Sultanate, the Kingdom of al-Abwab provided an Assassin to watch over the Mamluk puppet king in Dongola?
SoHo Weekly News	2018-12-26	2,492	103.8	... that an angry artist walked into the SoHo Weekly News offices and chopped off two of his fingers as a "protest"?
Miluj blížneho svojho	2018-12-09	1,242	103.5	... that the removal of an antisemitic and antiziganistic statement delayed the release of a Slovak documentary about a post-Holocaust pogrom?
Allacma fusca	2018-12-21	668	55.7	... that the springtail Allacma fusca can tolerate a 10% level of carbon dioxide for a few hours while Folsomia candida, which lives deeper in the soil, can survive under the same conditions more than six weeks?
Folsomia candida		572	47.7
Total		1,240	103.4
Wildlife of Iceland	2018-12-08	1,236	103.0	... that the wildlife of Iceland includes around 550 species of lichen but no reptiles or amphibians?
Armin Frieder	2018-12-05	1,217	101.4	... that Armin Frieder, the leading Neolog rabbi in Slovakia, was arrested for his participation in an illegal smuggling ring?
Dendrobium cucumerinum	2018-12-25	654	54.5	... that the cucumber orchid and straggly pencil orchid can hybridize when they grow together?
Dendrobium bowmanii		562	46.8
Total		1,216	101.3
MVS TV	2018-12-15	1,196	99.7	... that in 2018, the pay television service on channel 51 of MVS TV in Mexico City had only three subscribers?
House of the King	2018-12-16	1,192	99.3	... that "House of the King" by Focus has been a theme tune on British television twice?
Sheng Zhongguo	2018-12-10	1,186	98.9	... that Chinese violinist Sheng Zhongguo was named by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as one of the world's greatest artists?
Onychoteuthis banksii	2018-12-26	2,369	98.7	... that the saliva of the common clubhook squid contains a toxin which helps subdue its prey?
Sammy Ameobi	2018-12-12	1,186	98.7	... that footballer Sammy Ameobi scored the fastest goal by a substitute in Premier League history?
Mexico at the 1994 Winter Olympics	2018-12-02	2,366	98.6	... that Mexico was represented by a single athlete at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
William Montgomerie	2018-12-21	1,181	98.4	... that William Montgomerie wished that the men who destroyed the Singapore Stone had been more superstitious?
Renate Behle	2018-12-01	2,353	98.0	... that Renate Behle (pictured) made her operatic debut in 1968 and appeared as Sara in the premiere of Giorgio Battistelli's Lot at the Staatsoper Hannover in 2017?
Shepherd's Pipe Carol	2018-12-25	1,170	97.5	... that the "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" was reportedly sung by choirs in the Baltic states as a sign of resistance to Soviet control?
Nyi Kan-Kaung	2018-12-09	1,168	97.3	... that Prince Nyi Kan-Kaung helped his half-brother Binnya Nwe seize the throne of Hanthawaddy Pegu, only to be executed by him four years later?
Lyle's flying fox	2018-12-13	1,158	96.5	... that thousands of bats are protected by monks at the Bat Pagoda in Sóc Trăng City, Vietnam?
Zhang Ting (politician)	2018-12-29	2,300	95.8	... that before Zhang Ting became a government minister, he was disabled by injuries suffered during a weapons test?
W. Webber Kelly	2018-12-12	1,143	95.3	... that in the only season W. Webber Kelly served as president of the Green Bay Packers, the team went undefeated and won their first NFL Championship?
Alabama v. North Carolina	2018-12-30	2,284	95.1	... that in 2010, the US Supreme Court heard an original jurisdiction case in which four states sued North Carolina for refusing to return the money they had invested in a failed waste facility?
Wayne Matthews	2018-12-13	1,140	95.0	... that the footballer Wayne Matthews started his own manufacturing business by embroidering sportswear in his bedroom?
Lois Graham	2018-12-21	1,132	94.4	... that in 1959, Lois Graham became the first woman in the United States to earn a PhD in mechanical engineering?
Wanda Harper Bush	2018-12-29	2,260	94.2	... that hall of fame barrel racer Wanda Harper Bush rode her horse 3 miles (4.8 km) to catch the bus for school?
Sol Press	2018-12-12	1,128	94.0	... that visual novel localization company Sol Press was formed because the founder was unhappy with the slow translation processes of other publishers?
Yao Baoqian	2018-12-15	1,124	93.7	... that having fought in three wars and numerous battles, Yao Baoqian said the most tragic experience of his life was the Great Tangshan earthquake?
Ministry of Defence headquarters (Thailand)	2018-12-27	2,239	93.3	... that the Phaya Tani cannon in front of Thailand's Ministry of Defence headquarters (pictured) was turned around in 2004, in a rumoured attempt to fix bad luck from its pointing at the Grand Palace?
Chen Chuangtian	2018-12-12	1,109	92.5	... that until at least 2009, Chen Chuangtian's laboratory was the only one in the world that could make the nonlinear optical crystal KBBF?
Jack Devine (ice hockey)	2018-12-17	1,108	92.3	... that Canadian radio and sports personality Jack Devine ended his broadcasts on CJBQ by saying: "To play a sport, you must be one"?
Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! BWV 214	2018-12-08	1,106	92.1	... that Bach composed the cantata *Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!* to honor Maria Josepha of Saxony (pictured) on her birthday on 8 December 1733?
Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi	2018-12-28	2,206	91.9	... that the followers of Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, the founder of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn, believed that he would return after his death, and kept a saddled horse at the entrance of his tomb?
Charles Hunter (physician)	2018-12-24	1,102	91.8	... that in the 1860s, Charles Hunter added a needle to the design of the syringe and coined the name "hypodermic"?
Tom Adeyemi	2018-12-17	1,102	91.8	... that Tom Adeyemi turned down a place at Cambridge University in order to become a professional footballer?
The Baker Street Journal	2018-12-22	1,100	91.6	... that The Baker Street Journal has been called "the leading publication" in the study of Sherlock Holmes?
Super League XXIV	2018-12-15	1,094	91.2	... that in 2019, the Super League XXIV will be adopting the golden point rule during the regular season?
Dorothée Munyaneza	2018-12-27	2,164	90.2	... that Dorothée Munyaneza, who moved to London as a girl because of the Rwandan genocide, has choreographed two works about her experiences?
Salt deformation	2018-12-29	2,152	89.7	... that deposits of rock salt are mechanically weak, and may flow under stress?
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America	2018-12-23	715	59.6	... that the films Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, Spectres of the Spectrum, and Mock Up on Mu were created using found footage from the collection of Craig Baldwin?
Spectres of the Spectrum		360	30.0
Total		1,074	89.5
My-Linh Thai	2018-12-23	560	46.6	... that Joe Nguyen and My-Linh Thai were the first two Vietnamese American legislators to be elected to the Washington State Legislature?
Joe Nguyen		514	42.8
Total		1,074	89.5
Coscinasterias muricata	2018-12-16	1,070	89.1	... that the eleven-armed starfish Coscinasterias muricata can reproduce by binary fission, splitting apart to make two new individuals?
Dharani	2018-12-13	1,064	88.7	... that the world's oldest known printed texts are 8th-century Buddhist charms called dharani preserved in Korean and Japanese temples?
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	2018-12-12	1,064	88.5	... that Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is set to become the first Ecuadorian-born member of the United States Congress?
Angela Brower	2018-12-10	1,058	88.2	... that Angela Brower performed her signature role as Octavian at the Colombian premiere of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier?
Shukri al-Asali	2018-12-23	1,055	87.9	... that Ottoman parliament member Shukri al-Asali galvanized Syrian-Arab opposition to the empire’s Turkish-centric policies and was in 1916 executed by the government?
Akari Nanawo	2018-12-21	1,055	87.9	... that the music of Japanese dōjin artist Akari Nanawo has been viewed more than 9 million times on the video sharing site Niconico?
Meloe franciscanus	2018-12-09	1,054	87.9	... that larvae of the beetle Meloe franciscanus trick male bees into landing near them by mimicking the pheromones released by a female bee?
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India	2018-12-17	1,054	87.8	... that a 2017 ruling of the Supreme Court of India about the governance of Delhi stated: "There is no room for absolutism and there is no room for anarchism also"?
Yuiko Ōhara	2018-12-19	1,054	87.8	... that anime musician Yuiko Ōhara was selected as a brand ambassador of Japan's Baseball Challenge League?
Anne-Marie Lagrange	2018-12-04	1,051	87.6	... that in 2008, a team led by French astrophysicist Anne-Marie Lagrange directly imaged Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet, confirming predictions of a massive planet existing around the star Beta Pictoris?
Washington State Route 504	2018-12-07	1,046	87.2	... that seven of eight major bridges on Washington State Route 504 were destroyed by a lahar during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens?
Robyn Bolam	2018-12-04	1,046	87.1	... that the English poet Robyn Bolam published her first poem at the age of 15 in an anthology titled Next Wave Poets 1?
John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter	2018-12-08	1,038	86.5	... that in 1342, John FitzWalter accused men from Colchester of invading and damaging his park at Lexden, and soon after besieged Colchester for more than two months?
National Police Memorial (India)	2018-12-03	1,022	85.9	... that India's National Police Memorial has a "Wall of Valour" bearing the names of 34,844 police personnel who died in the line of duty since the country's independence in 1947?
Washington State Route 243	2018-12-03	1,038	85.8	... that Mattawa residents opposed to a roundabout on Washington State Route 243 later apologized to the state government for their stance on the project?
Yume Miyamoto	2018-12-30	2,058	85.8	... that actress Yume Miyamoto voiced Lilo in the Japanese dub of Lilo & Stitch: The Series?
Brenda Jones (politician)	2018-12-15	1,028	85.7	... that Brenda Jones is serving in the Detroit City Council and US House of Representatives concurrently?
Hebrew Melodies	2018-12-26	2,043	85.1	... that Lord Byron was called a "melancholy rat" for writing the Hebrew Melodies?
Des Helmore	2018-12-06	1,021	85.1	... that the artist Des Helmore illustrated more than 1,000 insect species from the New Zealand Arthropod Collection and had a weevil genus (species pictured) named after him?
Roger Norman Sainsbury	2018-12-20	1,013	84.4	... that Roger Norman Sainsbury was named a joint winner of Construction News "man of the year" award in 1979 for his work on the Natwest Tower (pictured)?
Mistigri (card game)	2018-12-02	1,996	83.2	... that Mistigri is a German card game named after the French word for pussycat, a nickname given to its highest trump, the Jack of Clubs?
A Summer in a Sea Shell	2018-12-31	1,986	82.7	... that A Summer in a Sea Shell was the first Slovenian coming-of-age film to have popular music and dancing?
MLS Cup 2003	2018-12-18	991	82.6	... that the first own goal and penalty kick in MLS Cup history were caused by the same player at MLS Cup 2003?
Milo Talbot (British Army officer)	2018-12-24	988	82.4	... that while serving in the British Army in 19th-century Afghanistan, Milo Talbot carried out a survey of the Buddhas of Bamiyan?
Henry Harness Fout	2018-12-07	983	81.9	... that in 1919, missionary Henry Harness Fout reported his conclusion that a third of the Armenian population of Turkey had been exterminated in the Armenian Genocide?
Mantispa styriaca	2018-12-24	982	81.9	... that the larva of Mantispa styriaca spins a cocoon inside a spider's egg sac?
Aurelia Henry Reinhardt	2018-12-17	982	81.9	... that Aurelia Henry Reinhardt was the longest serving president in the history of Mills College?
Point of Graves Burial Ground	2018-12-22	982	81.8	... that the victim of the first house fire in America for which an account was published can be found at the Point of Graves in Portsmouth, New Hampshire?
Tamakautoga	2018-12-17	970	80.9	... that in the late 19th century, Australian author Louis Becke's infant daughter went on a trip to Tamakautoga without him?
Industrial Relations Court of Australia	2018-12-16	954	79.5	... that the existence of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia was so brief that Chief Justice Robert French characterized it as "[t]he tide went in, the tide went out"?
Cozy Little Christmas	2018-12-25	937^[h]	78.1	... that "Cozy Little Christmas" is Katy Perry's second Christmas song after "Every Day Is a Holiday"?
Eliza Hamilton Dunlop	2018-12-21	934	77.8	... that Eliza Hamilton Dunlop was the first Australian poet to try to transliterate Aboriginal songs?
Yohana Yembise	2018-12-19	920	76.6	... that Yohana Yembise is the first female minister in the Government of Indonesia to come from Papua?
Zhang Yonglian	2018-12-08	912	76.0	... that Zhang Yonglian, who spent 20 years doing classified research for the Chinese government, founded a laboratory to study sperm?
Fernando Albán Salazar	2018-12-15	909	75.8	... that the death of Venezuelan politician Fernando Albán Salazar led to protests in Caracas, and calls for investigations by the European Union and the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner?
Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation	2018-12-06	902	75.2	... that the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, merged with another congregation that was renting space in its synagogue building?
1993 congressional hearings on video games	2018-12-19	896	74.7	... that sales of the video game Night Trap were initially boosted following the 1993 US congressional hearings on video game content ratings because it was one of the games under discussion?
Jennifer Foerster	2018-12-13	890	74.1	... that Native American poet Jennifer Foerster co-directs a program fostering arts education for women and girls of the Muscogee Nation?
David Long (American football)	2018-12-27	1,775	74.0	... that after initially committing to Stanford, David Long agreed to play for Michigan Wolverines football after Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh climbed a tree on a recruiting visit?
Wang Enduo	2018-12-07	884	73.7	... that Wang Enduo survived breast cancer to become an academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences?
Paul Gilley	2018-12-02	1,754	73.1	... that songwriter Paul Gilley gave a neighbor the lyrics to the 1950 Hank Williams song "They'll Never Take Her Love from Me" before it was heard on the radio, as proof that he had written it?
Clara Lanza	2018-12-06	876	73.0	... that a book chapter by Clara Lanza about the women clerks of New York was published as a souvenir of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
Ted Gorin	2018-12-10	868	72.3	... that the footballer Ted Gorin scored Scunthorpe United's first goal in the Football League?
Natan Yavlinsky	2018-12-23	862	71.8	... that Russian scientist Natan Yavlinsky was credited as the inventor and developer of the world's first working tokamak?
Sophie Koch	2018-12-06	860	71.7	... that the mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch became known internationally when she appeared as Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden?
Tell al-Hara	2018-12-10	858	71.5	... that Tell al-Hara is the highest point in Syria's southern Daraa Governorate?
Exhibition of Australian Art in London	2018-12-07	854	71.2	... that Arthur Streeton's 1896 painting 'The purple noon's transparent might' won critical acclaim at the 1898 Exhibition of Australian Art in London?
Benal Nevzat İstar Arıman	2018-12-05	843	70.2	... that Benal Nevzat İstar Arıman was elected in 1935 into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as one of its first women members?
Construction Skills Certification Scheme	2018-12-01	1,682	70.1	... that more than 1.6 million Britons held a Construction Skills Certification Scheme card in December 2017?
Otomesostoma auditivum	2018-12-08	832	69.4	... that the genome of the flatworm Otomesostoma auditivum is nearly six times larger than the human genome?
Hanifan Yudani Kusumah	2018-12-25	828	69.0	... that Hanifan Yudani Kusumah's hug of Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto during the 2018 Asian Games was seen as a gesture of national unity?
Stroe Leurdeanu	2018-12-08	828	69.0	... that Wallachian statesman Stroe Leurdeanu was sentenced to live as a monk for conspiring against a rival family?
Minyan Man	2018-12-30	1,638	68.2	... that elderly members of Knesseth Israel Congregation of Birmingham, Alabama, were featured in the 1990 music video for "Minyan Man"?
Lisa Buckwitz	2018-12-25	818	68.1	... that Lisa Buckwitz and Mariama Jamanka, who were nicknamed the "Berlin Bob", won the two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Sumika (band)	2018-12-11	816	68.0	... that the live concerts of the rock band Sumika feature performances by non-musicians such as painters, sculptors, architects, potters, and poets?
Adoration of the Shepherds (Cariani)	2018-12-25	816	68.0	... that the Adoration of the Shepherds (detail pictured) by Giovanni Cariani seems to have been started as a Rest on the Flight into Egypt before the subject was changed by adding shepherds?
Neacomys minutus	2018-12-29	912	38.0	... that the Amazon basin ranges of the bristly mice Neacomys minutus and Neacomys spinosus overlap?
Neacomys spinosus		714	29.7
Total		1,626	67.8
Lee Brian Schrager	2018-12-09	811	67.6	... that Lee Brian Schrager, known for his work with the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, opened a gay bar called Torpedo in 1987?
Russ Conway (journalist)	2018-12-15	806	67.2	... that journalist Russ Conway became a hero to retired National Hockey League players for investigating pension fraud?
Yang Kuo-shu	2018-12-11	802	66.8	... that Yang Kuo-shu, who earned the first PhD in psychology in Taiwan, founded indigenous Chinese psychology and studied such phenomena as yuanfen, guanxi, and face?
John Hanger (banker)	2018-12-05	802	66.8	... that John Hanger, the governor of the Bank of England, was a character in W. Harrison Ainsworth's novel about the South Sea Bubble?
Jack Vainisi	2018-12-02	1,600	66.7	... that Jack Vainisi scouted and recommended drafting or acquiring eight future Pro Football Hall of Famers during his ten-year career with the Green Bay Packers?
Intergroup relations	2018-12-24	793	66.1	... that the study of intergroup relations has led to the development of psychological interventions to reduce group conflict and prejudice?
Jack Copeland (surgeon)	2018-12-18	786	65.5	... that in 1985, Jack G. Copeland successfully implanted the Jarvik 7 artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation?
M Train (book)	2018-12-03	776	65.3	... that Patti Smith's title for her second memoir, M Train, refers to a "mind train", the train of thought that "goes to any station it wants"?
Sitaris muralis	2018-12-21	782	65.2	... that Sitaris muralis, a species of blister beetle, is a kleptoparasite of digger bees?
Team Taisan	2018-12-29	1,542	64.2	... that since 1994, Team Taisan (2012 racecar pictured) has won eight team championships and four drivers' championships in the Super GT Series?
Sharon Dyall	2018-12-18	768	64.0	... that singer-songwriter Sharon Dyall translated the song lyrics from the Disney film Frozen into Swedish?
Clare Faulds	2018-12-26	1,512	63.0	... that Clare Faulds, the first woman admitted to the Manx bar, later served as the Vicar General of Sodor and Man?
Basil Cardew	2018-12-21	756	63.0	... that Basil Cardew, whose father was killed in a road accident, became one of the pre-eminent motoring journalists in Britain?
Annie Park	2018-12-30	1,505	62.7	... that when golfer Annie Park won her first career LPGA Tour tournament in 2018, she was ranked 236th in the world?
Adruti Laxmibai	2018-12-19	742	61.8	... that Adruti Laxmibai introduced free education for girls in the Indian state of Odisha?
David Bennett (opera director)	2018-12-03	730	61.4	... that David Bennett was hired as general director of the San Diego Opera after his predecessor tried unsuccessfully to shut the opera company down?
Bruno Reichart	2018-12-21	736	61.4	... that in 1983, Bruno Reichart performed Germany's first combined heart–lung transplant?
Rūdolfs Pērle	2018-12-16	733	61.1	... that Latvian artist Rūdolfs Pērle was sent to the Caucasus front in World War I as an expert on observation balloons?
Charlotte Reeve Conover	2018-12-19	726	60.5	... that in 1901, Charlotte Reeve Conover led the Young Women's League in taking over publication for a day of the Dayton Daily News?
Binokel	2018-12-22	718	59.8	... that Binokel, from which the American card game of Pinochle was developed in the 19th century, is still popular in its native Württemberg?
Ahmadou Ahidjo	2018-12-11	712	59.3	... that Ahmadou Ahidjo was the first president of Cameroon following its independence?
Dossibai Patell	2018-12-02	1,423	59.3	... that in 1910, Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist Dossibai Patell became the first female member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England?
Pierre Payssé	2018-12-16	706	58.8	... that gymnast Pierre Payssé, who won two gold medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games, later helped organise women's football matches?
Kyle Regnault	2018-12-26	1,410	58.7	... that baseball player Kyle Regnault signed with the New York Mets after meeting one of their coaches on a golf course?
Henry Mathewson	2018-12-24	700	58.3	... that baseball pitcher Henry Mathewson and his brothers, among them Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, were said to have been taught to throw by their mother?
Ameenpur Lake	2018-12-16	696	58.0	... that Ameenpur Lake is both the first water body and the first urban environment in India to be declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site?
First World Congress of Jewish Women	2018-12-31	1,392	58.0	... that the 1923 World Congress of Jewish Women in Vienna unanimously resolved to support the settlement of Jews in Palestine?
Acanthosquilla derijardi	2018-12-30	1,382	57.6	... that the mantis shrimp Acanthosquilla derijardi has a junior synonym named after Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand in reference to a childen's book she wrote?
Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"	2018-12-14	684	57.0	... that the Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" in Mexico City has housed Olympic field hockey, professional American football, and Central American migrants?
A. Wilson Greene	2018-12-19	676	56.3	... that the first of a planned three-volume series by A. Wilson Greene on the Siege of Petersburg was recently published?
Rustriningsih	2018-12-22	673	56.1	... that while regent of Kebumen, Indonesia, Rustriningsih would answer phone calls from her constituents during a TV programme?
Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse	2018-12-20	671	55.9	... that Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse is South Africa's first female FIFA-accredited soccer agent?
Les Joslin (author)	2018-12-05	666	55.5	... that Les Joslin wrote a book detailing the history and architecture of 75 United States Forest Service ranger stations in 12 western states?
Bette Korber	2018-12-23	664	55.3	... that computational biologist Bette Korber describes her development of a mosaic antigen vaccine against HIV as creating "little Frankenstein proteins"?
Pat Marsh (ice hockey)	2018-12-28	1,315	54.8	... that Pat Marsh was described as "the first lady of British ice hockey"?
Parsi Lying-in Hospital	2018-12-31	1,270	52.9	... that among the babies born at the Parsi Lying-in Hospital was the Indian politician Feroze Gandhi?
2018 Zürich ePrix	2018-12-08	630	52.5	... that the 2018 Zürich ePrix was the first circuit car race held in Switzerland since the 1954 Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten?
Lü Junchang	2018-12-04	628	52.4	... that palaeontologist Lü Junchang identified the pterosaur genus Darwinopterus, and "Mrs. T", a pregnant female discovered with her egg?
Owen McNally	2018-12-25	609	50.8	... that the footballer Owen McNally scored eight goals in a single match, which remains a joint record for the Scottish Football League?
Masterpiece (Basshunter song)	2018-12-22	605	50.4	... that the lyrics of the 2018 Basshunter song "Masterpiece" quote lines from the 2009 video game League of Legends?
Mary Jane Odell	2018-12-27	1,203	50.1	... that Mary Jane Odell was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1979, the year before her appointment as Secretary of State of Iowa?
Helza Cameu	2018-12-17	594	49.5	... that Brazilian musicologist Helza Cameu was the first to write about many types of indigenous instruments in Portuguese?
Temulji Bhicaji Nariman	2018-12-17	594	49.5	... that in 1887, Temulji Bhicaji Nariman co-founded one of the first maternity hospitals in Bombay?
Roz Young	2018-12-16	593	49.4	... that Roz Young's column appeared opposite the editorial page in the Dayton Daily News at a time when most women writers were relegated to the women's pages?
EuroTrump	2018-12-21	591	49.2	... that a documentary which follows Geert Wilders's campaign for Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2017 compares him to Donald Trump?
Stephen L. Dubuisson	2018-12-24	590	49.1	... that Stephen L. Dubuisson served in the French Army before becoming the President of Georgetown College in 1825?
Hal Trumble	2018-12-05	588	49.0	... that Hal Trumble was both an Olympic ice hockey referee and an international baseball umpire?
Toshio Hosokawa	2018-12-07	586	48.8	... that Toshio Hosokawa composed several operas based on Japanese Noh theatre, including Vision of Lear after Shakespeare?
Freyella elegans	2018-12-01	1,171	48.8	... that the bathypelagic starfish Freyella elegans is probably not a suspension feeder?
People's Redemption Council	2018-12-14	574	47.8	... that after the 1980 coup d'état that overthrew and killed Liberian President William Tolbert, the People's Redemption Council took power pending a rewrite of the country's constitution?
List of Albania international footballers	2018-12-17	565	47.1	... that Lorik Cana is the most capped Albanian footballer of all time?
Melvin Cohn	2018-12-12	564	47.0	... that before Melvin Cohn became a co-founder of the Salk Institute, he studied the after-effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima?
Rue du Tapis-Vert	2018-12-11	560	46.7	... that in 1794, a silver statue of the Virgin Mary from the chapel at Notre-Dame de la Garde was melted down at the mint of Marseille located on Rue du Tapis-Vert?
Joe Hillier	2018-12-14	540	45.0	... that Cardiff City lost £200 from a deal signed with Joe Hillier's transfer to Middlesbrough in 1930 after the club's manager wrote down the wrong sum?
Derrick Barnes	2018-12-13	537	44.8	... that Derrick Barnes, author of the award-winning children's book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, began his career as the first black male copywriter for Hallmark?
MLS Cup 2009	2018-12-22	516	43.0	... that the MLS Cup 2009 was the first major sports championship won by a team from Utah in nearly 40 years?
Mamie Garvin Fields	2018-12-28	1,026	42.8	... that in 1909 Mamie Garvin Fields became one of the first African-American public school teachers in Charleston County, South Carolina?
Román Chalbaud	2018-12-24	512	42.7	... that Venezuelan director Román Chalbaud became interested in camera angles after playing an angel in a Nativity play and seeing the stage and the audience from on high?
Sakura-Variationen	2018-12-28	1,020	42.5	... that Sakura-Variationen, a trio for saxophone, piano, and percussion by Helmut Lachenmann, was composed for a children's concert?
Phantasy Quartet	2018-12-09	498	41.5	... that the oboe quartet Phantasy, composed by Benjamin Britten as a student, was the work that won him international recognition?
Budi Karya Sumadi	2018-12-09	496	41.3	... that Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi plays the acoustic guitar and sings in a band with other government ministers?
Andreas Bauer (bass)	2018-12-04	488	40.7	... that Andreas Bauer has appeared in bass roles such as Mozart's Sarastro, Verdi's Philip II of Spain, and Wagner's Marke, but also as Bluebeard and Ibn-Hakia?
Hans-Joachim Schulze	2018-12-03	491	40.6	... that Hans-Joachim Schulze introduced 226 Bach cantatas in weekly broadcasts on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk over a five-year period?
Poèmes pour Mi	2018-12-20	486	40.5	... that Poèmes pour Mi is a song cycle by Olivier Messiaen, who set his own poems for a grand soprano dramatique and orchestra, and dedicated it to his wife?
Siti Qomariyah	2018-12-06	478	39.8	... that Siti Qomariyah was Amat Antono's deputy, successor, and predecessor as regent of Pekalongan, Indonesia?
George Fleming (engineer)	2018-12-02	946	39.4	... that George Fleming made topsoil for the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival out of dredgings from the River Clyde?
Kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis (Stölzel)	2018-12-27	946	39.4	... that the cantata Kündlich groß ist das gottselige Geheimnis was written by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel for the Third Day of Christmas at the court of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen?
Li Lianda	2018-12-30	945	39.4	... that pharmacologist Li Lianda won a national science award for his research on the traditional Chinese medical concept of blood stasis?
Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt	2018-12-26	942	39.3	... that "Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt" ("Call it causelessly merry") was one of about 40 poems by Mascha Kaléko set to music on a 2011 album?
Tomas Fonacier	2018-12-25	464	38.7	... that historian and educator Tomas Fonacier had the longest public service record in the Philippines, spanning more than six decades?
Mesacmaea mitchellii	2018-12-09	464	38.7	... that the sea anemone Mesacmaea mitchellii uses the base of its column to burrow into the sediment?
Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen	2018-12-24	460	38.3	... that the German Christmas hymn "Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen" (Merrily my heart shall leap) by Paul Gerhardt was published by Johann Crüger, who also wrote the melody?
MLS Cup 2002	2018-12-12	460	38.3	... that MLS Cup 2002 was the first of five MLS Cups lost by the New England Revolution and the first of five won by the LA Galaxy?
Claus Leininger	2018-12-22	458	38.2	... that general manager Claus Leininger's tenure at the Musiktheater im Revier (pictured) in Gelsenkirchen was described as the period of the company's highest artistic accomplishment?
Sexy Zone (song)	2018-12-16	457	38.1	... that with an average age of 14.4 years, Sexy Zone became the youngest music act to top the weekly Oricon Singles Chart with its eponymously named debut single?
Jerry Frankel	2018-12-23	443	36.9	... that Broadway producer Jerry Frankel sometimes named racehorses after his shows, their songs and actors?
Comic Arts Brooklyn	2018-12-08	442	36.8	... that Comic Arts Brooklyn was inaugurated in 2013, following the cancellation of the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival?
Rosalie Housman	2018-12-24	436	36.3	... that Rosalie Housman composed Pieces of Jade for violin, viola, flute, gong, harp, and soprano?
Jauchzet, frohlocket! BWV 248 I	2018-12-25	422	35.2	... that the choir sings Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Shout for joy, exult!), the beginning of Part I of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, first imitating kettledrums due to its secular model?
Psalm 24	2018-12-23	407	33.9	... that "Lift up your heads, O ye gates" from David's Psalm 24 has been paraphrased in Advent songs such as "Macht hoch die Tür", and was set in Handel's Messiah to represent the Ascension?
Charlie McGeever	2018-12-22	402	33.5	... that former footballer Charlie McGeever is principal of a Gaelcholáiste?
Vision of Lear	2018-12-14	394	32.8	... that Tadashi Suzuki, librettist for the opera Vision of Lear, also served as stage director and costume and lighting designer for its premiere at the 1998 Munich Biennale?
Clémentine Touré	2018-12-24	392	32.6	... that Clémentine Touré coached the Ivory Coast women's national football team in their first matches outside Africa at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Gern Nagler	2018-12-10	391	32.6	... that Gern Nagler and Billy Howton successfully used a draft antitrust lawsuit to convince NFL Commissioner Bert Bell to create the league's player pension?
2018 National League West tie-breaker game	2018-12-23	198	16.5	... that one-game playoffs for the National League West and National League Central in 2018 marked the first time that Major League Baseball had two tie-breaker games in the same season?
2018 National League Central tie-breaker game		180	15.0
Total		378	31.5
Marty Swandell	2018-12-31	750	31.3	... that the year before he first played in baseball's National Association, Marty Swandell umpired the game that decided the league's championship?
List of Category 3 Atlantic hurricanes	2018-12-21	372	31.0	... that since 1851, 162 Atlantic hurricanes (example pictured) reached a peak intensity of Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale?
Jean-Claude Zehnder	2018-12-21	368	30.7	... that Jean-Claude Zehnder, for decades the head of the department for organ at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, has edited organ works by Bach for a recent new edition?
Gilles Bouchard	2018-12-01	717	29.9	... that Gilles Bouchard was the first person in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to be named coach of the year and general manager of the year in the same season?
Varavudh Suteethorn	2018-12-08	344	28.6	... that palaeontologist Varavudh Suteethorn has helped name and describe more than 25 fossil species from Thailand, including dinosaurs, fish, mammals, turtles, and crocodylomorphs?
Wolfgang Rennert	2018-12-14	334	27.9	... that Wolfgang Rennert conducted the world premieres of Louise Talma's Die Alkestiade at the Frankfurt Opera and Rainer Kunad's Sabellicus at the Staatsoper Berlin?
Ray Evrard	2018-12-09	332	27.7	... that Ray Evrard, a three-term district attorney of Brown County, Wisconsin, served as the second president of the Green Bay Packers during the 1928 NFL season?
Wolfgang Unger	2018-12-31	642	26.8	... that Wolfgang Unger was director of music at the University of Leipzig, where he founded two instrumental ensembles named after the original Paulinerkirche?
Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards	2018-12-25	266	22.1	... that the Penney-Missouri Awards for women's page journalism were described as the "Pulitzer Prize of feature writing"?