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Low 22.3 Reload (EP) 146.5 Korean folklore 22.3 Reload (EP)
Median 192.5 R. A. B. Mynors
Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey)
473.8 Truman Taylor
New Zealand White Ensign
215.2 Bitches Broken Hearts
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High 2,931.2 2020 FA Cup Final 2,050.3 Konnie Huq 2,931.2 2020 FA Cup Final

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2020 FA Cup Final 2020-08-01 35,174[a] 2,931.2 ... that Arsenal extended their FA Cup winners record in the 2020 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley today?
Whoosh! 2020-08-27 49,490[b] 2,062.1 ... that Deep Purple called their new album Whoosh! because of its onomatopoeic qualities?
Konnie Huq 2020-08-03 24,604[c] 2,050.3 ... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mockumentary called Konnie's Great British Wee?
Yangnyeom chicken 2020-08-25 37,989 1,582.9 ... that the restaurateur who developed yangnyeom chicken (pictured) created the dish after analyzing his customers' leftovers?
Hair Like Mine 2020-08-17 17,276 1,439.7 ... that five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia asked US president Barack Obama (both pictured) if his "hair is like mine"?
Cobra King (tank) 2020-08-09 16,372 1,364.4 ... that Cobra King (pictured) was the first tank to break the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge?
Elizabeth Throsby 2020-08-14 15,712 1,309.4 ... that Elizabeth Throsby (depicted) survived an 1809 massacre in which her mother and 65 other Europeans were cannibalized by Māori?
Corbin Building 2020-08-28 31,288 1,303.6 ... that the Corbin Building (pictured) was one of several "smaller infill buildings" in New York City that "experiment[ed] with new forms and unusual compositions" during the late 19th century?
Lynching of Wilbur Little 2020-08-10 15,106 1,258.8 ... that Wilbur Little was lynched for wearing his World War I uniform after being discharged from the army?
VikkiKitty 2020-08-11 14,591 1,215.9 ... that VikkiKitty (pictured) casted the first ever Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament?
Osage Battalion 2020-08-18 13,888 1,157.4 ... that the Native American Osage Battalion (captain pictured) was one of the last Confederate units to surrender during the American Civil War?
Villa Wolf 2020-08-17 13,138 1,094.8 ... that there are plans to reconstruct Villa Wolf (pictured) in Gubin, Poland, which was built in 1926 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and destroyed during World War II?
Park Row Building 2020-08-30 12,564 1,047.0 ... that the Park Row Building (pictured) was described as "detestable" and "a monster"?
Île Sans Nom 2020-08-31 12,506 1,042.2 ... that a mysterious island appeared in France after a 2009 cyclone?
Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster 2020-08-27 24,451 1,018.8 ... that Farrah Fawcett's iconic 1976 red swimsuit poster, regarded as the best-selling poster, is exhibited in the Smithsonian together with the swimsuit?
Devunigutta Temple 2020-08-10 12,192 1,016.0 ... that the newly reported 6th-century Devunigutta Temple (pictured) in Telangana, India, only came to international scholarly attention when images were posted on social media in 2017?
Swedish torch 2020-08-03 12,052 1,004.3 ... that the creation of the Swedish torch is credited to the Swedish military during the Thirty Years' War?
Matsuura Takeshirō 2020-08-30 11,977 998.1 ... that explorer Matsuura Takeshirō (pictured) wanted his one-mat room to be cremated along with him?
Dona Joaninha 2020-08-14 11,767 980.6 ... that Dona Joaninha (pictured), which had hauled sugar cane across Brazil since 1940, was sold to a scrap dealer and then became a monument?
Danum shield 2020-08-05 11,458 954.8 ... that the Danum shield, found in Doncaster, is one of fewer than ten Roman shields ever found?
HSwMS Oscar II 2020-08-13 11,432 952.6 ... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed by the king shortly after being commissioned in 1907?
2020 Puerto Rican status referendum 2020-08-19 11,172 931.0 ... that the upcoming sixth Puerto Rican status referendum will be the first to ask a single yes-or-no question?
Elizabeth Read 2020-08-10 10,609 884.1 ... that a portrait of English prostitute Elizabeth Read is said to allude to the social mobility enjoyed by convicts in colonial Australia?
California nut crimes 2020-08-07 10,370 864.1 ... that one California nut job can cost up to $500,000?
JoAnne S. Bass 2020-08-14 10,122 843.5 ... that today, JoAnne S. Bass becomes not only the first female senior enlisted member of any U.S. military branch, but also the first person of Asian descent to hold that position in the Air Force?
Park Avenue Viaduct 2020-08-20 17,078 711.6 ... that the Park Avenue Viaduct (pictured), designed to take traffic around New York City's Grand Central Terminal, caused gridlock soon after opening?
John Robinson (drummer) 2020-08-07 4,357 363.1 ... that John "JR" Robinson (pictured) kicked off the Steve Winwood album Back in the High Life with a drum solo he played on his own drum kit at Unique Recording Studios in New York?
Back in the High Life 3,004 250.4
Unique Recording Studios 945 78.8
Total 8,306 692.2
Statue of Hans Christian Heg 2020-08-15 8,096 674.7 ... that a statue (pictured) of Hans Christian Heg, a Union soldier and abolitionist, was torn down by protesters, decapitated, and thrown into a lake following the arrest of a Black Lives Matter member?
Tadeusz Pietrzykowski 2020-08-04 7,933 661.1 ... that Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski is best known for his string of victories in Nazi concentration camps?
Exchange Place (Manhattan) 2020-08-18 7,816 651.3 ... that Exchange Place in New York City still survives largely as it existed in 1660?
Margaret Clark (arsonist) 2020-08-31 7,745 645.4 ... that executed arsonist Margaret Clark blamed her deeds on "pride and Sabbath breaking"?
Flag of Grenada 2020-08-03 7,671 639.2 ... that the nutmeg on the flag of Grenada (pictured) alludes to one of the country's key exports, which gave rise to its nickname, the "Isle of Spice"?
Stonegate (York) 2020-08-16 7,665 638.8 ... that Stonegate (pictured), a street in York, is "narrow, quite long, and with a variety of good things"?
Turks and Caicos Regiment 2020-08-11 7,630 635.8 ... that an infantry regiment was formed to defend the Turks and Caicos Islands just this year?
Green Banana Hole 2020-08-17 7,488 624.0 ... that scientists are studying an underwater sinkhole off the Florida coast named the Green Banana Hole?
The Delectable Negro 2020-08-21 14,726 613.6 ... that The Delectable Negro describes how Nat Turner's body was turned into "medicinal" grease?
Yeoman Warders Club 2020-08-18 7,142 595.1 ... that the Yeoman Warders Club might be the most exclusive pub in the world, with only 37 members?
Iron Harvest 2020-08-13 7,078[d] 589.8 ... that the video game Iron Harvest, set in a 1920+ alternate universe inspired by the Polish–Soviet War, has a dieselpunk and mecha theme?
Exercise Ardent 2020-08-31 7,064 588.6 ... that 1952's Exercise Ardent was the largest air exercise since World War II, involving around 1,300 aircraft and 200,000 personnel?
Ruth Blair 2020-08-19 6,884 573.7 ... that when Georgia was given Rhodes Hall as a state archives building, the donor asked that it always be occupied, so state historian Ruth Blair (pictured) moved into the house herself?
Rolling straight-edge 2020-08-06 6,814 567.8 ... that the rolling straight-edge, one of the earliest means of measuring road surface regularity, is still used in Britain today?
Friedrich Salomon Hall 2020-08-07 6,776 564.6 ... that German undercover agent Friedrich Salomon Hall's identity was betrayed by the corns on his feet?
St. Paul Building 2020-08-29 6,715 559.6 ... that when New York City's St. Paul Building was demolished, part of the facade (pictured) was preserved in Indianapolis?
Minchenden Oak Garden 2020-08-14 6,688 557.4 ... that the 800-year-old Minchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London?
Palika Kendra 2020-08-05 6,594 549.5 ... that the Palika Kendra (pictured) is one of 23 buildings in India documented in the Atlas of Brutalist Architecture?
2022 Chuukese independence referendum 2020-08-05 6,584 548.7 ... that the 2022 Chuukese independence referendum has been delayed three times, including by the legislative body that approved it?
Led Zeppelin Played Here 2020-08-23 12,768 532.0 ... that Led Zeppelin may have played at the Wheaton Youth Center in Maryland, but no one knows for sure?
United States war plans (1945–1950) 2020-08-26 12,696 529.0 ... that in a 1949 war plan, the United States targeted 70 Soviet cities with 133 nuclear weapons, of which eight would be dropped on Moscow and seven on Leningrad?
Otto Hahn 2020-08-30 4,178 348.2 ... that Otto Hahn was the sole recipient of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded for the discovery of nuclear fission?
Discovery of nuclear fission 2,106 175.5
Total 6,284 523.7
Sturddlefish 2020-08-17 6,198 516.5 ... that scientists accidentally created a hybrid of two endangered fish species, called the sturddlefish?
Orlando Bosch 2020-08-28 12,282 511.8 ... that Cuban exile Orlando Bosch was arrested in 1964 after he was found towing a torpedo through rush-hour traffic?
Muhammad VI of Granada 2020-08-16 6,045 503.8 ... that after throwing himself on the mercy of King Peter of Castile, Sultan Muhammad VI of Granada was killed by the Castilian king himself?
Pepsi-Cola sign 2020-08-19 6,014 501.2 ... that a large Pepsi-Cola sign faces the United Nations?
Rembrandt's Mughal drawings 2020-08-04 5,924 493.7 ... that Rembrandt's Mughal drawings (example pictured) depict Indian emperors and noblemen, and are the only drawings in which the artist engaged with the style of a "dramatically foreign culture"?
Magicicada cassinii 2020-08-23 11,708 487.8 ... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years?
Battle of Rakkestad 2020-08-06 5,838 486.5 ... that the Battle of Rakkestad, part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814, was won by Sweden thanks to an all-out bayonet charge?
Reminiscence of the Tempyō Era 2020-08-10 5,789 482.4 ... that Reminiscence of the Tempyō Era (pictured) features a kugo harp modelled on one in the Shōsōin treasure house?
Kyūroku-jima 2020-08-03 5,760 480.0 ... that after a fisherman crashed into a volcano, it was named after him?
New Zealand White Ensign 2020-08-21 11,504 479.4 ... that until a distinct white ensign (pictured) was adopted in 1968, Royal New Zealand Navy vessels at sea might have been indistinguishable from British vessels?
Molly Neptune Parker 2020-08-13 5,672 472.6 ... that Molly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through basket weaving?
Mandeep Dhillon 2020-08-24 11,276 469.9 ... that Mandeep Dhillon was offered a role by Ricky Gervais after telling him that she was scared by his character?
Truman Taylor 2020-08-09 5,619 468.2 ... that President Ronald Reagan once phoned television host Truman Taylor (pictured) on the air to praise his "creative" Job-A-Thon show?
Blaesilla 2020-08-17 5,604 467.0 ... that Saint Blaesilla has been described as the first recorded victim of anorexia nervosa?
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel 2020-08-30 5,562 463.5 ... that in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel, chess pieces can move between different versions of the board in time, hence creating "parallel timelines"?
The Titan's Bride 2020-08-04 5,549[e] 462.4 ... that two versions of each episode of The Titan's Bride are produced: a version that airs on broadcast television, and an online-only "premium edition" featuring explicit content?
Samuel Goldwyn Estate 2020-08-06 5,516 459.6 ... that actress Katharine Hepburn thought the status of one's career could be determined by one's seating position at Samuel Goldwyn's table?
Rheinsberg (story) 2020-08-18 5,426 452.2 ... that Rheinsberg, a 1912 "picture book for lovers", was promoted by author Kurt Tucholsky and illustrator Kurt Szafranski by offering a free schnaps with each purchase of a copy?
Battle of Saseno 2020-08-14 5,324 443.7 ... that in 1264, the Genoese captured an entire Venetian trade convoy after tricking the Venetian fleet into thinking that they had sailed for the Levant?
Liselotte Funcke 2020-08-06 5,251 437.6 ... that as Federal Commissioner for Foreigners in the 1980s, German politician Liselotte Funcke (pictured) saw her role as an "interpreter" of the problems of foreign workers, especially Turks?
Cecelia Goetz 2020-08-05 5,230 435.9 ... that in order to serve as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Cecelia Goetz had to receive a "waiver of disability" from Telford Taylor because she was a woman?
E (New York City Subway service) 2020-08-10 5,201 433.4 ... that the New York City Subway's E train has been nicknamed the "Homeless Express" due to its large ridership of homeless people?
American Surety Building 2020-08-26 10,188 424.5 ... that the American Surety Building, built at a time when skyscrapers were generally criticized, has been called an "outstandingly fine early skyscraper"?
Lake Poway 2020-08-02 5,080 423.3 ... that the bond issue for building Lake Poway (pictured) had to be voted on three times before it was approved?
Lady Red Couture 2020-08-25 10,110 421.3 ... that Lady Red Couture, known as "the largest live-singing drag queen", stood 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) in heels?
Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign 2020-08-02 5,015[f] 417.9 ... that Kanye West is running under the Birthday Party for his 2020 presidential campaign, because "when we win, it's everybody's birthday"?
Pappajohn Sculpture Park 2020-08-13 4,938 411.5 ... that people used to drive by John and Mary Pappajohn's house to look at the sculptures in their yard before they were donated for the Pappajohn Sculpture Park?
Tolulope Arotile 2020-08-11 4,906 408.8 ... that Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile, the first female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Army, died in a freak car accident?
E-Hentai 2020-08-05 4,840 403.4 ... that the file-sharing website E-Hentai has been called the Library of Alexandria of hentai?
Northern Rhodesia Regiment 2020-08-09 4,830 402.5 ... that the Northern Rhodesia Regiment was a British colonial regiment with the motto "Different in Race, Equal in Fidelity"?
Graziano Mesina 2020-08-15 4,814 401.1 ... that Italian bandit Graziano Mesina, known as the "king of kidnappers", has escaped from the authorities at least ten times?
Battle of York (867) 2020-08-29 4,786 398.8 ... that two Northumbrian kings, Ælla and Osberht, were killed by Vikings in 867 at the Battle of York?
Statue of Queen Victoria, Valletta 2020-08-05 4,782 398.5 ... that in Valletta, a statue of a queen (pictured) is located in a square honouring a republic?
Karthyayani Amma 2020-08-29 4,712 392.7 ... that after passing a literacy examination at the age of 96, Karthyayani Amma said: "I learned so much for no reason. The tests were way too easy for me"?
New Atlantis (micronation) 2020-08-14 4,706 392.2 ... that Leicester Hemingway, the brother of Ernest Hemingway, was elected president of a floating raft called New Atlantis?
Verraco of the bridge 2020-08-29 4,688 390.7 ... that an Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
Naewat-dang shamanic paintings 2020-08-15 4,679 389.9 ... that the Naewat-dang shamanic paintings were discovered when a university professor encountered a nearly eighty-year-old homeless woman living in a cave?
5 Beekman Street 2020-08-02 4,674 389.5 ... that 5 Beekman Street was described as "architecturally nondescript" and its rooftop spires were likened to "donkey's ears"?
Jerry Masslo 2020-08-16 4,640 386.6 ... that South African refugee Jerry Masslo was granted a state funeral after his murder in Italy in 1989?
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty 2020-08-06 4,634 386.2 ... that "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" (recording featured) is one of the shortest national anthems, at only eight bars long?
Morse Building 2020-08-07 4,630 385.8 ... that the Morse Building, once one of New York City's tallest buildings, was expanded twenty years after completion, having been considered "small and old-fashioned"?
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878 2020-08-17 4,611 384.2 ... that Elks Lodge 878, which boasted a peak membership of 6,600, controlled politics in the New York City borough of Queens for many years?
"What! Still Alive?!": Jewish Survivors in Poland and Israel Remember Homecoming 2020-08-16 4,585 382.1 ... that Monika Rice's "What! Still Alive?!" has been described as a "disturbing narrative of violence, hostility, and indifference" towards Holocaust survivors in Poland?
Wada Eisaku 2020-08-15 4,569 380.8 ... that yōga exponent Wada Eisaku, who quit as a professor to enroll as a student in the same department, painted Red Fuji (pictured)?
Ankylorhiza 2020-08-16 4,490 374.1 ... that the forward-facing incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza (restoration pictured) may have been used for ramming their prey, similar to a hunting method used by modern orcas?
Ford Foundation Building 2020-08-30 4,462 371.8 ... that most of the windows of the Ford Foundation Building in Manhattan could not be cleaned for two years because a New York state board would not allow it?
Alexandra Girls' English Institution 2020-08-31 4,414 367.9 ... that the Alexandra Girls' English Institution in Mumbai was named after Alexandra of Denmark (pictured), as its founder believed that she would be an "ideal" for the girls to look up to?
Private sector participation in Nazi crimes 2020-08-10 4,404 367.0 ... that after World War II, German industrialists who used forced labor claimed to be victims and opponents of Nazism?
Death of Olaseni Lewis 2020-08-06 4,398 366.5 ... that after the death of Olaseni Lewis, who was restrained by 11 police officers, UK law was changed to require police to wear body cameras when dealing with vulnerable people?
Synagogue of Deal 2020-08-18 4,372 364.3 ... that three 200-year-old Persian Torah scrolls were gifted to the Synagogue of Deal (pictured), a Syrian Jewish congregation in New Jersey, at its dedication in 1973?
Käte Frankenthal 2020-08-18 4,258 354.9 ... that since the German army did not accept female doctors, Käte Frankenthal served in the Austrian army during World War I, and was the only woman in her barracks?
Richard Ernest Dupuy 2020-08-02 4,258 354.8 ... that Colonel Richard Ernest Dupuy's radio statement (recording featured) announcing that the Normandy landings had taken place was so short that he read it twice?
Domino Sugar Refinery 2020-08-09 4,156 346.3 ... that the Domino Sugar Refinery was described on completion as the largest sugar refinery in the Americas?
Harold Huglin 2020-08-12 4,149 345.8 ... that Brigadier General Harold Huglin was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a bombing raid on Magdeburg during World War II?
Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival 2020-08-12 4,054 337.9 ... that Japan's Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival has showdowns between infants in the arms of sumo wrestlers?
Communist China and the Free World's Future 2020-08-22 7,950 331.2 ... that in a 2020 speech, U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo (pictured) said that Hollywood self-censors when it comes to China?
Campfire ash ceremony 2020-08-11 3,946 328.8 ... that the campfire ash ceremony is a worldwide Scouting service said to date back to Robert Baden-Powell in 1907?
Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume 2020-08-15 3,938 328.2 ... that Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume is the French version of The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?
Henry Seamount 2020-08-29 3,928 327.3 ... that Henry Seamount was hydrothermally active in the last 4,000 years even though it is 126 million years old?
Enamelled glass 2020-08-01 3,927 327.2 ... that the earliest known vessel (pictured) in enamelled glass comes from a pharaoh's tomb of c. 1425 BC, after which there are no other pieces for some 1400 years?
Spinning (motorsport) 2020-08-02 3,926 327.1 ... that the South African motorsport of spinning began as a funeral ritual in which a car was stolen and driven in circles to honor the deceased?
Japan National Route 12 2020-08-25 7,794 324.8 ... that Japan National Route 12 has the longest straight section of highway in Japan?
Ann Smith (activist) 2020-08-03 3,842 320.1 ... that Ann Smith was described as a "a great fomentor of plots"?
Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg 2020-08-24 7,636 318.2 ... that the Kreuzkapelle (pictured) above Bad Camberg, a pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross, has a floor plan of a Greek cross?
Robert Lee Durham 2020-08-10 3,804 317.0 ... that in June 2020, Southern Virginia University removed the name of Robert Lee Durham from its main academic building in the wake of the George Floyd protests, citing his racist views?
A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 2020-08-12 3,763 313.6 ... that the statue A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 was inspired by a raised fist at a Black Lives Matter protest?
William Harvey Brown 2020-08-29 3,740 311.6 ... that American naturalist William Harvey Brown, who went to Africa to collect specimens, ended up fighting in two wars there?
St Trinnean's School 2020-08-21 7,456 310.7 ... that the headmistress of the progressive school St Trinnean's was heartbroken by its satirical parody?
Franz-Peter Weixler 2020-08-23 7,454 310.6 ... that Franz-Peter Weixler was arrested for sharing uncensored pictures of the Massacre of Kondomari in Crete, the originals of which were later burned in Berlin?
Marilyn Knowlden 2020-08-07 3,722 310.2 ... that in the 1930s and 1940s, Marilyn Knowlden appeared in six films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture?
Franciszek Ksawery Niesiołowski 2020-08-07 3,710 309.1 ... that Franciszek Ksawery Niesiołowski became a colonel at age 17?
Janet(s) 2020-08-06 3,688 307.4 ... that D'Arcy Carden has about 40 minutes of screen time in "Janet(s)" even though the episode is only 22 minutes long?
Cirsium eriophorum 2020-08-08 3,688 307.3 ... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes?
Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina 2020-08-16 3,684 307.0 ... that the flag of Raleigh, North Carolina, was designed to be given to USS Raleigh, yet no records exist of the ship ever receiving it?
Bruus 2020-08-13 3,654 304.5 ... that Bruus, once the national card game of Hamburg, rewards players for "daring and tormenting" certain top trumps, and that such tactics lend the game "a certain charm"?
Broad Exchange Building 2020-08-19 3,651 304.2 ... that when built, the Broad Exchange Building was described as "a town under a single roof"?
Budlong Pickle Company 2020-08-20 7,298 304.1 ... that a "pickle train" delivered workers to the Budlong Pickle Company in the early 20th century?
We Are One (global collaboration song) 2020-08-04 3,637 303.1 ... that 40 musicians from seven countries collaborated on the song "We Are One", which extends a message of hope and unity to the global population affected by COVID-19?
Margaret Mercer 2020-08-24 7,270 302.9 ... that American abolitionist Margaret Mercer freed the slaves she inherited from her father, Maryland governor John Francis Mercer, and sent six of them to Liberia?
2020 Iran gasoline export to Venezuela 2020-08-12 3,634 302.9 ... that Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro tweeted "Thanks Iran" after the Persian Gulf state sent the first of six oil tankers to aid Venezuela's chronic fuel shortage?
Kasbah of Moulay Ismail 2020-08-18 3,628 302.3 ... that the royal palace complex of Moulay Ismail in Meknes was so extensive that it was nicknamed the "Moroccan Versailles"?
Corseyard Farm 2020-08-22 7,170 298.8 ... that in the early 20th century near Kirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived in their own palace?
Ghansi 2020-08-19 3,543 295.2 ... that Ghansi created a well so that he could be remembered after his death?
MS Europic Ferry 2020-08-09 3,536 294.7 ... that the roll-on/roll-off car ferry Europic Ferry offloaded equipment under aerial attack during the British landings to retake the Falkland Islands in 1982?
Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali 2020-08-12 3,534 294.5 ... that when the wealthy Abbasid prince Muhammad ibn Sulayman died in 789, government agents found vast quantities of spoilt food in his palace, and dumped it on the street outside?
Het Nieuwe Instituut 2020-08-13 3,512 292.7 ... that the archive at the Het Nieuwe Instituut (pictured) contains more than 18 km (11 mi) of architectural resources?
Berry Boswell Brooks 2020-08-20 6,987 291.1 ... that after Berry Boswell Brooks took his 14-year-old daughter hunting in Kenya in 1947, it was featured in Life magazine?
Manuel Kamytzes 2020-08-19 3,470 289.2 ... that Byzantine general Manuel Kamytzes began a rebellion against his emperor when the latter took advantage of his capture to confiscate his fortune, imprison his family, and refuse to ransom him?
Hebraization of Palestinian place names 2020-08-11 3,444 287.0 ... that there is a recent trend to reverse the Hebraization of street names in mixed Jewish–Arab cities in Israel?
Niacin 2020-08-30 3,440 286.6 ... that niacin is not only a vitamin, but also the first cholesterol-lowering drug, pre-dating statins by decades?
Transmission of COVID-19 2020-08-31 3,434 286.1 ... that transmission of COVID-19 is known to occur through respiratory droplets, contaminated surfaces, kissing, and aerosol-generating medical procedures?
Morne Trois Pitons National Park 2020-08-15 3,421 285.1 ... that there is a boiling lake in Morne Trois Pitons National Park?
Johnby Hall 2020-08-06 3,418 284.9 ... that Johnby Hall, a 16th-century manor house built around a medieval tower, is now a bed and breakfast?
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport 2020-08-11 3,408 284.0 ... that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport won the title of Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014 and 2015?
Grigorije Durić 2020-08-11 3,388 282.4 ... that the Serbian Orthodox Church denounced Bishop Grigorije Durić for suggesting that the Serbian government should fund hospitals rather than churches during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country?
Statue of Francisco Franco 2020-08-22 6,774 282.2 ... that despite a law against public statues of Francisco Franco, there is one in Melilla because it depicts him before the Spanish Civil War?
Development of The Last of Us Part II 2020-08-03 3,378 281.5 ... that a team of approximately 350 people developed The Last of Us Part II over seven years?
Chinese Consulate-General, Houston 2020-08-27 6,716 279.9 ... that in July 2020 the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston, the People's Republic of China's first consulate in the United States, was given just 72 hours to close down?
Siddhantasara 2020-08-18 3,358 279.8 ... that in Siddhantasara, Manilal Dwivedi refutes the idea of the Genesis creation narrative as told in the Old Testament?
1st Missouri Field Battery 2020-08-29 3,305 275.4 ... that some of the men of Ruffner's Missouri Battery were executed by Union forces after being captured at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry?
Pachira glabra 2020-08-09 3,276 273.0 ... that the French peanut is native to Brazil?
Voyeur (manga) 2020-08-19 3,275 272.9 ... that the magazine Pulp serialized the manga series Voyeur concurrently with a column by a sex worker to provide an alternate perspective on prostitution?
North Highlands Dam 2020-08-07 3,255 271.2 ... that North Highlands Dam was built to power a large textile mill which had more spindles turning than any other mill in the United States?
Villa Tunari Massacre 2020-08-20 6,448 268.7 ... that future Bolivian president Evo Morales was present at the 1988 Villa Tunari Massacre, in which nine to twelve protesting coca growers were killed?
Umbrella slug 2020-08-05 3,185 265.4 ... that the presence of the umbrella slug in the Bay of Biscay, first reported in 2016, may be an example of "tropicalisation"?
List of The Last of Us Part II characters 2020-08-12 3,168[g] 264.0 ... that the actors of The Last of Us Part II could improvise their performances and were allowed up to 20 or 30 takes?
LGBT Centre Mongolia 2020-08-06 3,131 260.9 ... that the LGBT Centre Mongolia was legally registered in 2009 after being told more than ten times that its name did not suit "Mongolian traditions and customs"?
List of major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments 2020-08-02 3,087 257.2 ... that Nintendo received widespread criticism for awarding the winner of a major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament only a Switch controller?
Samuel Schwarz (historian) 2020-08-08 3,082 256.8 ... that Samuel Schwarz rediscovered a community of crypto-Jews in Belmonte, Portugal, who had kept their faith secret for centuries?
Cecil Duncan 2020-08-12 3,076 256.4 ... that hockey executive Cecil Duncan helped introduce the centre red line of an ice hockey rink (pictured) to allow more passing and create excitement?
Milton (electoral district) 2020-08-04 3,060 255.0 ... that despite a poll showing that the 2019 election in the Milton federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, would be a toss-up, Liberal candidate and former Olympian Adam van Koeverden (pictured) won by a margin of fifteen percent?
Valley West Mall (Arizona) 2020-08-30 3,056 254.7 ... that the failed Manistee Town Center shopping mall in Glendale, Arizona, appeared in the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks, with one of its anchor stores serving as a sound stage?
Tom Reece 2020-08-16 3,044 253.7 ... that whilst making his record break of 499,135, English billiards player Tom Reece was in play for 85 hours and 49 minutes without his opponent taking a turn?
Maxine Dunlap Bennett 2020-08-13 3,040 253.3 ... that Maxine Dunlap, the first licensed female glider pilot in the U.S., began her flight training after catching "lindberghitis"?
Penn v Lord Baltimore 2020-08-15 3,032 252.7 ... that the decision in Penn v Lord Baltimore (1750) helped end the 85 year dispute over the Pennsylvania–Maryland border?
Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles 2020-08-31 3,008 250.6 ... that Nasser Khalili assembled the Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles (item pictured) because he felt that art historians undervalued works by anonymous creators?
Kawade Shibatarō 2020-08-07 3,001 250.1 ... that Kawade Shibatarō co-developed the moriage ('piling-up') technique, which gives enamel artworks a three-dimensional effect?
Ron Butlin (ice hockey) 2020-08-08 2,996 249.7 ... that instead of paying salaries, owner Ron Butlin gave ice hockey players a share of the team's profits, provided medical benefits, and assisted them in finding day jobs?
Alexander the Last 2020-08-08 2,992 249.3 ... that the film Alexander the Last, which was shot with a Handycam, credits the lead actors as also being the screenwriters?
Anthony Kohlmann 2020-08-03 2,988 249.0 ... that Anthony Kohlmann's refusal to violate the seal of the confessional in 1813 led to the recognition of the confessional privilege for the first time in American law?
Debbane Palace 2020-08-07 2,970 247.5 ... that after being squatted by hundreds of refugees, the 18th-century Debbane Palace was restored to its former state and turned into a private museum?
Moritz Hall 2020-08-13 2,968 247.4 ... that Christian missionary Moritz Hall was ordered to cast artillery for the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II?
Shantaram Siddi 2020-08-09 2,960 246.7 ... that Shantaram Siddi is the first Indian legislator of African descent?
Depot injection 2020-08-16 2,947 245.6 ... that many antipsychotics are available as long-acting depot injections?
Redshirt (video game) 2020-08-28 5,842 243.4 ... that the publisher of Redshirt suggested adding a sci-fi theme when the social-media simulation game was initially pitched?
Embassy of China, Jakarta 2020-08-13 2,918 243.2 ... that the former building of the Chinese embassy in Jakarta was turned into a parking lot?
Tehachapi Energy Storage Project 2020-08-10 2,911 242.6 ... that the 608,832 lithium-ion battery cells assembled at the Tehachapi Energy Storage Project are capable of powering between 1,600 and 2,400 homes for four hours?
Kaharuddin Nasution 2020-08-09 1,698 141.5 ... that during his term as the governor of North Sumatra in the 1980s, Kaharuddin Nasution ordered all civil servants in the province to wear white uniforms?
Governor of North Sumatra 1,196 99.6
Total 2,894 241.1
Jack Nicholson filmography 2020-08-10 2,881[h] 240.1 ... that during his acting career spanning over 60 films, Jack Nicholson received 12 Academy Award nominations, more than any other male actor?
Lake Estancia 2020-08-04 2,816 234.7 ... that the former Lake Estancia in New Mexico reached a highstand during the Last Glacial Maximum, similar to other lakes in the Great Basin?
Black Birders Week 2020-08-05 1,380 115.0 ... that ornithologist Corina Newsome and herpetologist Earyn McGee held events as part of the inaugural Black Birders Week, an effort to highlight the challenges faced by Black nature enthusiasts?
Corina Newsome 846 70.5
Earyn McGee 584 48.6
Total 2,809 234.1
West Park United Reformed Church, Harrogate 2020-08-12 2,802 233.5 ... that West Park United Reformed Church of Harrogate, England, has twelve heads of historical characters, including John Bunyan (pictured), carved on its wall?
Kolkata Metro 2020-08-29 2,791 232.6 ... that India's first metro, the Kolkata Metro, was first proposed in 1919 but became operational only in 1984?
Mary Clarke (letter writer) 2020-08-16 2,778 231.5 ... that Mary Clarke raised eight children and managed an estate whilst corresponding by letter with philosopher John Locke?
Bhitargarh 2020-08-02 2,775 231.2 ... that the ancient fortified city of Bhitargarh served as a node to the strategic trade routes connecting Tibet and eastern India?
Stanisław Kot 2020-08-26 5,513 229.7 ... that as a minister of the Polish government-in-exile during World War II, Stanisław Kot (pictured) composed the first Polish public statement about the Katyn massacre?
Debt monetization 2020-08-24 5,490 228.8 ... that while in many countries the government cannot finance its deficit by creating new money, it may still borrow from the central bank, which can?
Helen Hope 2020-08-16 2,724 227.0 ... that in the 1700s, Helen Hope turned a Scottish moor into a wood and named it after her eldest son?
Hilda Gregg 2020-08-04 2,723 226.9 ... that Hilda Gregg published a novel every year for three decades?
Laxmi Sharma 2020-08-01 2,718 226.5 ... that Nepal's first female auto rickshaw driver, Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country?
Gunjan Saxena 2020-08-18 2,714[i] 226.1 ... that Gunjan Saxena was the first woman Indian Air Force officer to go to war?
Jesse A. Ladd 2020-08-15 2,707 225.6 ... that Colonel Jesse A. Ladd was in command at an aviation factory when it was seized by federal troops during a strike in June 1941?
Henry Aurand 2020-08-01 2,707 225.6 ... that during World War II, Major General Henry Aurand had his own weekly radio show?
Happiness Curriculum 2020-08-12 2,702 225.2 ... that 1.6 million students in Delhi practice mindfulness, one of the components of the Happiness Curriculum, every day?
Battle of Fakhkh 2020-08-17 2,702 225.2 ... that one of the survivors of the Battle of Fakhkh, Idris ibn Abdallah, went on to establish his own dynasty in Morocco?
Jim Proudfoot (journalist) 2020-08-11 2,701 225.1 ... that Canadian sports journalist Jim Proudfoot was reportedly a lifetime hitchhiker to get to sporting events?
Four for McGovern 2020-08-30 2,692 224.4 ... that during the 1972 concert Four for McGovern, Barbra Streisand pretended, as she had before in Las Vegas shows, to smoke a joint?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec 2020-08-01 2,687 223.9 ... that eight Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec have been elevated to the College of Cardinals, including incumbent Gérald Lacroix (pictured)?
WSWW (AM) 2020-08-19 2,670 222.5 ... that the purchasers of West Virginia radio station WGKV were deemed by the Federal Communications Commission to be "almost wholly ignorant of the field of radio broadcasting"?
Police officer certification and licensure in the United States 2020-08-01 2,660 221.7 ... that from 2015 to 2019, the U.S. state of Georgia decertified more than 3,000 police officers, while Maryland decertified just one?
Kim Olson 2020-08-05 2,648 220.6 ... that retired United States Air Force colonel Kim Olson is a Master Gardener?
Scalia v. Ginsburg 2020-08-16 2,639 219.9 ... that the comic opera Scalia v. Ginsburg is based on the friendship of the two U.S. Supreme Court justices and their shared love of opera?
Lady Midnight (artist) 2020-08-09 2,626 218.8 ... that performer Lady Midnight teaches music production and performance to youth experiencing homelessness in Minnesota?
Table tennis rubber 2020-08-03 2,622 218.5 ... that table tennis has a larger number of playing styles than other racket sports due to the large variety of table tennis rubbers?
Eftalya Işılay 2020-08-25 5,242 218.4 ... that Greek-Turkish singer Eftalya Işılay earned her nickname "Efthalia the Mermaid" for singing on a rowboat in the Bosphorus during full-moon nights in summer?
Helene Odilon 2020-08-18 2,618 218.2 ... that a 1902 magazine article called Helene Odilon "currently the greatest actress in Germany"?
Aonghus McAnally 2020-08-19 2,609 217.4 ... that the multi-talented Aonghus McAnally has been a radio producer, television presenter, guitarist, singer, Irish billiards champion, actor, stand-up comedian, and magician?
N. Howell Furman 2020-08-17 2,598 216.5 ... that analytical chemist N. Howell Furman was part of a secret team of Princeton scientists – including John Archibald Wheeler – who "disappeared to Shangri-La" to work on the atomic bomb?
Washington District 2020-08-27 5,193 216.4 ... that the Washington District is entirely in Virginia?
Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih – Zamboanga Massacre 2020-08-04 2,596 216.4 ... that a former renegade policeman discovered a film depicting his role in the siege of a Philippine military base two decades after its theatrical release?
Beğendik Bridge 2020-08-08 2,596 216.3 ... that the Beğendik Bridge is the highest bridge and has the longest main span of any concrete balanced cantilever bridge in Turkey?
Equality marches in Poland 2020-08-19 2,590 215.9 ... that Jarosław Kaczyński, an adviser to the prime minister of Poland, claimed that equality marches (example pictured) are "a real threat to ... the Polish state"?
KVDO-TV 2020-08-14 2,588 215.7 ... that a "self-proclaimed public avenger" cut down the tower of Oregon television station KVDO-TV in 1976 to protest its sale to the state government?
Bitches Broken Hearts 2020-08-19 2,577 214.8 ... that in Billie Eilish's song "Bitches Broken Hearts", she pretends that she no longer needs or cares about her former lover?
Martha Moulsworth 2020-08-30 1,284 107.0 ... that 17th-century English writers Martha Moulsworth and Alice Sutcliffe are each known for a single literary work?
Alice Sutcliffe 1,282 106.9
Total 2,567 213.9
Jordan Pang 2020-08-28 5,104 212.7 ... that 21-year-old university student and pro-democracy activist Jordan Pang defeated an incumbent pro-Beijing politician in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections?
James P. M. Ntozi 2020-08-02 2,542 211.8 ... that after nearly 40 years as a prolific researcher and professor of demography at Makerere University in Uganda, James P. M. Ntozi was forced to retire—and became a farmer?
Mary Henderson Eastman 2020-08-26 5,027 209.5 ... that American historian and author Mary Henderson Eastman promoted both Native American rights and Black slavery?
Herbert Edwin Bradley 2020-08-04 2,505 208.8 ... that Herbert Edwin Bradley was criticised for taking his wife and six-year-old daughter on a gorilla-hunting expedition in 1921?
Ali Fadhul 2020-08-01 2,505 208.8 ... that Ugandan rebels did not recognize Ali Fadhul as the enemy commander when he drove past them during an invasion of Uganda in 1972?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 2020-08-07 2,488 207.4 ... that India's 2020 food-security scheme, launched during the country's COVID-19 pandemic, is equivalent to feeding 2.5 times the population of the US, 12 times that of the UK, and twice that of the EU?
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020-08-29 2,483 206.9 ... that the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, which starts today, was created to allow English domestic women's cricket to be played in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Cardigan (song) 2020-08-12 2,480[j] 206.7 ... that Taylor Swift wrote the lyrics to the song "Cardigan" to co-writer Aaron Dessner's music in around five hours?
Serious Sam Double D 2020-08-09 2,457 204.8 ... that Devolver Digital requested that the video game Serious Sam Double D be a "Contra on acid"?
KREH 2020-08-10 2,452 204.3 ... that Radio Saigon Houston has been cited as a factor luring Vietnamese Americans to move from the West Coast to Texas?
Sinai Park House 2020-08-03 2,448 204.0 ... that Sinai Park House was used by monks to rest after undergoing bloodletting procedures?
Micralign 2020-08-20 4,876 203.2 ... that an industry observer noted that Perkin-Elmer's Micralign aligner "literally made the modern [integrated circuit] industry"?
Acampe rigida 2020-08-27 4,876 203.1 ... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops?
World Heritage Site 2020-08-07 2,422[k] 201.8 ... that with 1,121 World Heritage Sites, UNESCO's World Heritage Program (logo pictured) is the world's most popular cultural programme?
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 2020-08-11 2,416 201.3 ... that Yoko Taro (pictured) jokingly threatened to destroy the servers of Final Fantasy XIV as part of a Nier: Automata crossover story he wrote for Shadowbringers?
WMGM-FM (New York City) 2020-08-04 2,410 200.8 ... that in 1947, New York City's WMGM rated dead last among FM radio stations, at a time when just 3 percent of metropolitan area residents had FM receivers?
List of major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments 2020-08-21 4,802 200.1 ... that according to the game's best player, you can make more money working at McDonald's than by winning major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments?
Sunny Cheung 2020-08-13 2,376 198.0 ... that Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Sunny Cheung once said: "We want to build a democratic Hong Kong. It's not our responsibility to build a democratic China"?
Bryan Donkin (physician) 2020-08-25 4,714 196.4 ... that Bryan Donkin was a physician to Karl, Jenny, and Eleanor Marx?
Dia Bridgehampton 2020-08-12 2,337 194.8 ... that a former firehouse and church on Long Island now houses a permanent display of nine fluorescent-light sculptures by Dan Flavin?
Cerrado mouse 2020-08-01 2,317 193.1 ... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers?
Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey) 2020-08-30 2,312 192.7 ... that in 2020, Nicholas Robertson became the youngest player since 1996 to play in an NHL postseason game?
R. A. B. Mynors 2020-08-15 2,309 192.4 ... that the English classicist Roger Mynors was discussing the death of Bede shortly before being killed in a car crash?
Business-firm party 2020-08-30 2,278 189.8 ... that a business-firm party is a political party created and run by one person to further their own interests?
Tayway 2020-08-17 2,259 188.2 ... that the Tayway 73 between Dundee and Arbroath is the only UK bus route outside London to retain conductors?
Miranda Du 2020-08-15 2,259 188.2 ... that U.S. federal judge Miranda Du came to the United States as a child after her family fled Vietnam?
Church Row, Hampstead 2020-08-31 2,241 186.8 ... that Henry Cavendish calculated that the time difference between Church Row in Hampstead and Great Marlborough Street was 10.2 seconds?
Violet Dias Lannoy 2020-08-13 2,236 186.4 ... that Mozambique-born Violet Dias Lannoy, called "the lost Goan/Indian/African novelist" by Peter Nazareth, came from a Goan family, worked with Mahatma Gandhi, and hung out with Richard Wright?
Max Hunter 2020-08-05 2,212 184.4 ... that to convince people to let him record their singing, Ozarker folklorist Max Hunter helped them out with chores, including delivering moonshine?
Jack Hamilton (sports executive) 2020-08-10 2,205 183.8 ... that Canadian sports executive Jack Hamilton identified 136 different samples of wood in a guessing competition?
Justyna Krzyżanowska 2020-08-29 2,191 182.6 ... that Chopin's mother was his first music teacher, but his musical ability surpassed hers before he was seven?
Nainital Yacht Club 2020-08-01 2,180 181.7 ... that Nainital Yacht Club, located at an elevation of 2,084 m (6,837 ft), is the highest yacht club in India and among the highest in the world?
Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich 2020-08-14 2,168 180.7 ... that students in the Baranovich Yeshiva, a premier Torah institute in pre-war Europe, spent years learning to understand the simple meaning of the Talmud?
Fermanagh County Council 2020-08-31 2,140 178.4 ... that in 1921, before the partition of Ireland, Fermanagh County Council did not recognise the government of Northern Ireland and pledged allegiance to the Dáil Éireann?
Edvard August Vainio 2020-08-07 2,132 177.7 ... that Edvard August Vainio's tools for collecting lichens in Brazil included a knife, hammer, chisel, paper, a bag, and a shotgun?
Julia Collier Harris 2020-08-11 2,128 177.3 ... that Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Julia Collier Harris was present at both the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and the Scopes Trial in 1925?
2002 Football League First Division play-off Final 2020-08-09 2,128 177.3 ... that the 2002 Football League First Division play-off Final was played under a closed roof at the Millennium Stadium because it was too sunny?
Leo J. O'Donovan 2020-08-12 2,117 176.4 ... that in 1992, Leo J. O'Donovan was ordered by a Vatican ecclesiastical court to revoke the funding of an abortion-rights group at Georgetown University?
Ditshwanelo 2020-08-11 2,092 174.4 ... that Ditshwanelo has been campaigning for over twenty years against capital punishment in Botswana?
Lisa Kearney 2020-08-02 2,090 174.2 ... that Lisa Kearney was the first judoka representing Ireland to reach the final of a Judo World Cup?
Wash Us in the Blood 2020-08-01 2,078 173.2 ... that Kanye West premiered his song "Wash Us in the Blood", which discusses mass incarceration, slavery, genocide, and drug-dealing, at a Christian opera?
American Bank Note Company Building 2020-08-15 2,062 171.8 ... that the American Bank Note Company Building was purchased by the Global Country of World Peace because it was one of New York City's only buildings that faced due east?
Naraporn Chan-o-cha 2020-08-02 2,058 171.5 ... that according to Naraporn Chan-o-cha, the wife of the current prime minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, she is responsible for his clothes, make-up, and haircut?
KCKO (Washington) 2020-08-17 2,023 168.6 ... that the all-woman announcing staff of Spokane, Washington, radio station KPEG all used the first name Peg on air?
Zacharias Stopius 2020-08-09 2,005 167.1 ... that Zacharias Stopius was ennobled by the king of Poland, while his daughter became the first female diplomat of Sweden?
E5 Project 2020-08-05 2,005 167.1 ... that to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, the e5 Project is producing solar- and wind-powered ships to transport fuel oil?
Madhosh Balhami 2020-08-13 2,000 166.7 ... that Kashmiri poet Madhosh Balhami lost 30 years of his poetry in a clash between militants and the Indian government?
Ibn 'Adlan 2020-08-26 4,000 166.7 ... that Arab cryptologist Ibn 'Adlan wrote about the cryptanalysis of ciphers with no space symbol, three centuries before it was first done in the West by G. B. Porta?
Robert J. Henle 2020-08-12 1,998 166.5 ... that following the Kent State shootings, Robert J. Henle suspended the remainder of the 1970 academic year at Georgetown University?
2020 EFL League One play-off Final 2020-08-14 1,993 166.1 ... that the 2020 EFL League One play-off Final was played at Wembley Stadium in front of zero paying spectators?
The Silent Patient 2020-08-02 1,989 165.8 ... that the novel The Silent Patient was inspired by the Athenian tragedy Alcestis?
Star Control 3 2020-08-30 1,978 164.8 ... that to guide the direction of Star Control 3, Legend Entertainment compiled a "bible" based on the series, and consulted its original creators Fred Ford and Paul Reiche?
1993 Football League First Division play-off Final 2020-08-13 1,973 164.4 ... that the 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final was estimated to be worth £20 million to the winners Swindon Town?
Charrandas Persaud 2020-08-29 1,958 163.2 ... that in 2018, Guyanese politician Charrandas Persaud voted against his own government coalition in a no-confidence motion, causing the coalition to fall by one vote?
Japan National Route 48 2020-08-04 1,954 162.9 ... that a series of tunnels on Japan National Route 48 is known as the Land Gateway to Sendai?
Bledsoe's Missouri Battery 2020-08-25 3,894 162.3 ... that Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was the only artillery battery of the Confederate States Army present at the Battle of Raymond?
List of heists in the United Kingdom 2020-08-29 1,945 162.1 ... that Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III (pictured) by Rembrandt has been stolen four times from the same place?
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office 2020-08-13 1,918 159.8 ... that after the mishandling of a call to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office that might have prevented a woman's murder, Florida mandated additional training for 9-1-1 dispatchers?
Theotokos Kosmosoteira 2020-08-03 1,911 159.2 ... that the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos was blinded at the Theotokos Kosmosoteira monastery?
Sweet but Psycho 2020-08-17 1,908 159.0 ... that the title of Ava Max's song "Sweet but Psycho" was inspired by her parents telling her "you're sweet, but you're a little psycho" when she was younger?
Ali Janbulad 2020-08-21 3,790 157.9 ... that the Duke of Tuscany allied with Ali Janbulad, the Kurdish chief and rebel governor of Aleppo, to destroy the Ottoman Empire and establish Ali as "Prince of the Kingdom of Syria"?
Paul Max Bertschy 2020-08-14 1,887 157.2 ... that more than 70 buildings designed by Paul Max Bertschy, the city architect of Liepāja for over 30 years, are still extant?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Montreal 2020-08-12 1,884 157.0 ... that seven of the ten Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Montreal were born in the city?
Port Vale F.C. 2020-08-03 1,877 156.4 ... that after Port Vale F.C. were liquidated in 1907, a local church team took on the name and returned to the Football League by October 1919?
Kitty Lee Jenner 2020-08-08 1,868 155.7 ... that after reading a book by Katharine Lee, D. H. Lawrence began to use the phoenix as his personal emblem?
Naomi Dattani 2020-08-08 1,858 154.8 ... that Naomi Dattani played for a local boys' team before joining the Middlesex Women cricket team?
Wilson Armistead 2020-08-13 1,854 154.5 ... that in 1851, Wilson Armistead from Leeds hosted escaped slaves Ellen and William Craft when they fled the United States after the Fugitive Slave Act?
Wells House, Ilkley 2020-08-15 1,848 154.0 ... that because of its isolated, moorside location, Wells House, Ilkley, is the only building by Cuthbert Brodrick known to have been surrounded by a designed landscape?
National Education Policy 2020 2020-08-28 3,688[l] 153.7 ... that under India's new education policy, students will be allowed to combine fashion studies with physics, or baking courses with chemistry?
Özge Kanbay 2020-08-14 1,842 153.5 ... that the Turkish women's league seasons of 2019–20 football and 2020 rugby sevens were named to commemorate Özge Kanbay, a football referee and rugby player, who died in 2019 at age 22 from cancer?
Procuratie 2020-08-14 1,840 153.3 ... that under the Republic of Venice, the Procuratie in St Mark's Square included apartments and shops that were rented out to finance maintenance on public buildings and provide assistance to the poor?
Bola Maya 2020-08-12 1,836 153.0 ... that the song and visual images in the music video for "Bola Maya" express the pain of those who lose their loved ones in foreign lands?
Fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol 2020-08-06 1,828 152.3 ... that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in regulatory decisions regarding medications such as fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol?
A Piece of Eden 2020-08-08 1,814 151.1 ... that A Piece of Eden was filmed at the director John D. Hancock's home, with the main location being his apple orchard?
First Presbyterian Church of Newtown 2020-08-02 1,809 150.8 ... that after the American Revolutionary War, only five of First Presbyterian Church of Newtown's congregants remained, so a nearby Dutch church took them in?
Rolando Del Maestro 2020-08-31 1,786 148.9 ... that Rolando Del Maestro used the principles of flight simulation to measure how well surgeons perform brain surgery?
Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann 2020-08-09 1,786 148.8 ... that a short film made by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann at university was screened at both the Telluride Film Festival and South by Southwest?
Augustine Magdalena Waworuntu 2020-08-05 1,784 148.6 ... that Augustine Waworuntu, the first woman mayor of Manado, had her official residence in a hotel built of bamboo?
Fixed prayer times 2020-08-23 3,560 148.3 ... that Christians belonging to the Oriental Orthodox Churches pray at seven fixed prayer times?
Jeanne Givens 2020-08-22 3,538 147.4 ... that Jeanne Givens was the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho House of Representatives?
Leon Legge 2020-08-31 1,764 147.0 ... that Leon Legge became a professional footballer despite suffering from epilepsy from the age of 16?
Korean folklore 2020-08-08 1,758 146.5 ... that the Korean folk story of Princess Bari (illustrated), a seventh daughter abandoned by her parents who nonetheless saves their lives, is seen as a subversion of Confucian patriarchy?
1986 enlargement of the European Communities 2020-08-01 1,753 146.1 ... that when Spain joined the European Communities in 1986, it had a larger fishing fleet than all the other Community members' put together?
K26AC 2020-08-05 1,730 144.2 ... that K26AC in Bemidji, Minnesota, was the first low-power television station in the United States that did not repeat another station?
Hypertime 2020-08-08 1,726 143.8 ... that Hypertime is a fictional concept of alternate timelines that branch off from the DC Universe?
Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital 2020-08-09 1,715 142.9 ... that the Ottendorfer Public Library in Manhattan's East Village contained a librarian's residence on the third floor?
South of the Clouds (1950 film) 2020-08-14 1,694 141.1 ... that a 1950 documentary filmed at a Christian college in Beirut shows how missionary education imparts "modern democratic ways of thinking and living" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs 2020-08-19 1,684 140.3 ... that Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League implemented a playoff system for three seasons that resulted in no playoff series being played?
New York Times Building (41 Park Row) 2020-08-08 1,682 140.1 ... that The New York Times continued working in a wood and tar-paper enclosure while its new building was being constructed around its older headquarters?
Kirkandrews, Dumfries and Galloway 2020-08-27 3,266 136.1 ... that Kirkandrews in Dumfries and Galloway used to host an annual fair, dedicated to St Lawrence, that a 17th-century minister complained was full of drink, debauchery, and "great lewdness"?
WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan) 2020-08-16 1,618 134.8 ... that WILS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, featured a singing weather girl and pianist dressed appropriately for the next day's forecast?
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 2020-08-25 3,230 134.6 ... that the title of the romantic comedy film Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven mentions the three places that had the biggest box-office appeal in the 1940s?
Sensing Changes 2020-08-17 894 74.5 ... that the Society for the History of Technology gave Canadian historian Joy Parr a medal for lifetime achievement in technology history and awarded her book Sensing Changes the Edelstein Prize?
Joy Parr 719 59.9
Total 1,613 134.4
Bert Nievera 2020-08-14 1,599 133.2 ... that Bert Nievera, dubbed the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered the real singer who watched him perform "Misty", the latter's signature song?
Maria Ovsiankina 2020-08-20 3,181 132.5 ... that Maria Ovsiankina studied the Zeigarnik effect of how people remember unfinished tasks more than completed ones, and described the Ovsiankina effect of how likely they are to resume those tasks?
Georgia Adams 2020-08-04 1,586 132.2 ... that Georgia Adams is the captain of the Sussex Women cricket team, and her father Chris is a former captain of the Sussex men's team?
Thomas H. Branch 2020-08-01 1,583 131.9 ... that the Seventh-day Adventist Church replaced the African-American missionary Thomas H. Branch with a white man to appease the government of the British Central Africa Protectorate?
Pete Frank 2020-08-02 1,578 131.5 ... that Apollo flight director Pete Frank was a finalist for NASA Astronaut Group 5?
Maharashtra Police Headquarters 2020-08-18 1,554 129.5 ... that John Lockwood Kipling worked on the capitals and cornices of Bombay's Neo-Gothic Royal Alfred Sailors' Home, now the Maharashtra Police Headquarters?
Frank Park 2020-08-08 1,544 128.7 ... that judge Frank Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums" captured from the wilds of his county for a "Possum and 'Taters" dinner honoring president-elect William Howard Taft?
Herbert Leuninger 2020-08-31 1,544 128.6 ... that Catholic priest Herbert Leuninger, a co-founder and speaker of Pro Asyl, is remembered as a "loudspeaker" for the interests of refugees?
Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Armenian Church, Kuzguncuk 2020-08-08 1,543 128.6 ... that students and adults of three different religions visited the Armenian church in Kuzguncuk, Istanbul, as part of a social activity organized by the local women residents of these religions?
Dinkar Mehta 2020-08-30 1,537 128.1 ... that the Gujarat Communist Party head Dinkar Mehta escaped from jail in 1949 and remained underground until 1951?
Acorn Creek 2020-08-14 1,528 127.3 ... that Acorn Creek is named after an extinct Creek Indian village and plantation on the Chattahoochee River?
NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces 2020-08-16 1,522 126.9 ... that in 2014, the government of Bangladesh removed 2,367 former communist guerrilla fighters from the official listing of freedom fighters, but this move was overruled by the High Court?
Edith L. Williams 2020-08-06 1,522 126.9 ... that women in the U.S. Virgin Islands did not gain suffrage until after Edith L. Williams attempted to register to vote in 1935?
Mooky Greidinger 2020-08-17 1,516 126.3 ... that Mooky Greidinger, now CEO of Cineworld, began in the cinema industry by working for his father as an usher?
Reticulitermes tibialis 2020-08-18 1,512 126.0 ... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus?
WYOY 2020-08-03 1,485 123.8 ... that nearly 5,000 fans of easy-listening music successfully petitioned Mississippi radio station WEQZ to adopt the format when another station changed away from it?
Andrew Niikondo 2020-08-17 1,474 122.8 ... that Andrew Niikondo, acting vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology, completed his secondary school education only at age 30?
Fanaura Kingstone 2020-08-17 1,465 122.1 ... that in 1983, Fanaura Kingstone became the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the Cook Islands?
WPOW (New York City) 2020-08-06 1,462 121.8 ... that when the Jehovah's Witnesses sold New York City radio station WBBR in 1957, the purchase included the 18-acre (7.3 ha) farm, complete with 20 chicken houses, at the transmitter site?
Hello, Sister! (1933 film) 2020-08-01 1,458 121.5 ... that while directing Walking Down Broadway, Erich von Stroheim tied a 12 ft (3.7 m) length of thread to James Dunn's pant leg and tugged on it whenever he wanted the actor to emote more?
Belva Cottier 2020-08-24 2,885 120.2 ... that Belva Cottier proposed and took part in the first occupation of Alcatraz in 1964 to claim the island for the Sioux?
Waldemar R. Röhrbein 2020-08-04 856 71.3 ... that Waldemar R. Röhrbein and Hugo Thielen wrote a book about Jewish personalities in the history of Hanover, including the violinist Joseph Joachim?
Hugo Thielen 584 48.7
Total 1,440 120.0
Gerry Mullan (politician) 2020-08-07 1,438 119.8 ... that Gerry Mullan was deselected by the Social Democratic and Labour Party for the Northern Ireland Assembly in favour of the man he replaced, who had retired seven months earlier?
Helen Ballard 2020-08-21 2,850 118.8 ... that Helen Ballard was a hellebore horticulturist?
Yin May 2020-08-18 1,412 117.6 ... that Yin May, the first Burmese obstetrician, founded and ran the country's main maternity hospital during the Japanese occupation of Burma?
Step sequence 2020-08-10 1,406 117.2 ... that the step sequence is a required element in men's and women's single skating, pair skating, and ice dance?
Great James Street 2020-08-07 1,402 116.9 ... that in the 1920s, "the mouthpiece of Bloomsbury liberalism" was published in London's Great James Street?
Ram Shah 2020-08-17 1,390 115.8 ... that King Ram Shah of Gorkha introduced criminal codes to the kingdom?
Phenacovolva rosea 2020-08-30 1,386 115.5 ... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians?
Conte (literature) 2020-08-23 2,767 115.3 ... that conte, a literary genre which includes fairy tales and philosophical stories, became merged with the short story in the 1800s?
Douga 2020-08-11 1,360 113.3 ... that the Mandinka douga, the "dance of the vulture" described in 20th-century African literature, may go back to Sundiata, and reach across to American Gullah culture, buck dance, and the minstrel show?
Hendrik van den Keere 2020-08-18 1,360 113.3 ... that in the 1570s in Ghent, Hendrik van den Keere pioneered a "narrow, dense and sharp" new style of typeface, later called the Dutch taste?
Carl Linde (football manager) 2020-08-31 1,342 111.8 ... that Carl Linde, a Swedish football Hall of Fame inductee, also participated in the founding of the International Table Tennis Federation?
Muhammad al-Qunawi 2020-08-10 1,338 111.5 ... that Muhammad al-Qunawi wrote a Turkish edition of Al-Khalili's tables because, according to him, "some of our sons wanted, from this poor man, to learn about sine tables"?
David F. Gantt 2020-08-03 1,335 111.2 ... that David F. Gantt was the first and only black person elected to the New York State Assembly from Monroe County, New York?
Hesburgh (film) 2020-08-04 1,325 110.4 ... that director Patrick Creadon said he made the documentary Hesburgh in part because he was skeptical whether the work of Father Theodore Hesburgh "really lived up to his reputation"?
Al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta 2020-08-07 1,324 110.4 ... that the name of the former Palestinian village al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta may have been a tribute to the Mamluk sultan al-Zahir Baybars?
Theo Akkermann 2020-08-01 1,309 109.1 ... that Theo Akkermann, whose first major work was a war memorial, created a sculpture for his family's grave?
WDAB 2020-08-15 1,282 106.9 ... that South Carolina radio station WDAB sold its former call letters to Michael Bloomberg, then named itself after an owner who had not yet bought the station?
Mildred Hope Fisher Wood 2020-08-11 1,267 105.6 ... that educator Mildred Hope Fisher Wood was the originator of learning-disability courses, which she taught to prospective teachers at the University of Northern Iowa?
Hari & Sukhmani 2020-08-22 2,524 105.1 ... that the Indian folktronic duo Hari & Sukhmani combine traditional Punjabi folk music and Sufi poetry with electronic music?
Tetracentron hopkinsii 2020-08-19 1,256 104.6 ... that the Eocene leaf species Tetracentron hopkinsii was not confirmed from Washington state until 2018?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of New York 2020-08-16 1,248 104.0 ... that R. Luke Concanen, the first Roman Catholic bishop of New York, died before he could set foot in New York?
Epodes (Horace) 2020-08-28 2,494 103.9 ... that a hostile review of Uncle Tom's Cabin likened the book to a witch from Horace's Epodes?
Mic Drop (song) 2020-08-15 1,243 103.6 ... that BTS's song "Mic Drop" was inspired by former US president Barack Obama's mic drop at his last White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016?
Paul Callaghan (Gaelic footballer) 2020-08-20 2,479 103.3 ... that, despite a history as a reserve Gaelic football goalkeeper, Paul Callaghan played in association football matches against English clubs Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United?
WIGO (AM) 2020-08-20 2,431 101.3 ... that a former owner of Atlanta-area radio station WIGO took its name from Isaiah 40:31?
Freuet euch der schönen Erde 2020-08-09 1,201 100.1 ... that "Freuet euch der schönen Erde", an 1827 hymn about the beauty of nature, became successful with a melody composed by Frieda Fronmüller 100 years later?
Mantu Ghosh 2020-08-23 2,372 98.8 ... that in 1990, Mantu Ghosh became India's youngest national table tennis champion at age 16?
Avrodh: The Siege Within 2020-08-25 2,363[m] 98.5 ... that the web series Avrodh: The Siege Within meticulously details the planning for India's retaliatory military strike following the 2016 Uri terrorist attacks?
Żegota Monument 2020-08-24 2,358 98.3 ... that the Żegota Monument in Warsaw was unveiled by Władysław Bartoszewski, the last surviving member of Żegota, an organization dedicated to rescuing Jews during the Holocaust?
Teshio River 2020-08-10 1,176 98.0 ... that Hokkaidō Heritage includes the Teshio River, named after the Ainu for "river full of fishing weirs"?
Przemysław Płacheta 2020-08-10 1,174 97.8 ... that when footballer Przemysław Płacheta signed for Norwich City from Śląsk Wrocław in 2020, he was Śląsk's record sale and Norwich's first-ever Polish player?
Julián Podoba 2020-08-24 2,313 96.4 ... that Julián Podoba's research on iodine deficiency led to the introduction of iodised salt and the disappearance of cretinism in Slovakia?
Francis Rosa 2020-08-28 2,298 95.8 ... that journalist Francis Rosa traveled with the Boston Bruins and "became one of the family"?
Dust (ballet) 2020-08-13 1,140 95.0 ... that a voice recording of World War I soldier Edward Dwyer was featured in the contemporary ballet Dust?
African Medicines Agency 2020-08-03 1,134 94.5 ... that the proposed African Medicines Agency would regulate not just modern medicine and medical equipment, but also traditional medicine?
Ruth Robertson Berrey 2020-08-29 1,130 94.1 ... that as a medical missionary, pediatrician Ruth Robertson Berrey helped reduce Nigeria's incidence of leprosy?
Timothy S. Healy 2020-08-06 1,124 93.6 ... that Catholic priest Timothy S. Healy held senior positions at the City University of New York, Georgetown University, and the New York Public Library?
Letago Madiba 2020-08-15 1,116 93.0 ... that South African forward Letago Madiba started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school?
Association of Black Cardiologists 2020-08-04 1,112 92.7 ... that the Association of Black Cardiologists has shared resources on the impact of coronavirus disease on black communities in response to the higher death rates seen among African Americans?
Soegondo Djojopoespito 2020-08-27 2,178 90.8 ... that Soegondo Djojopoespito was banned from teaching after he joined the Indonesian Nationalist Education organization?
Bob Dearing 2020-08-18 1,076 89.7 ... that a resolution proposed by Bob Dearing calling for CBS not to cancel The Mississippi was unanimously passed by the Mississippi Legislature?
DNA (BTS song) 2020-08-29 1,076 89.6 ... that the lyrics of BTS's song "DNA" compare love to a mathematical formula and divine providence?
Rugby Street 2020-08-08 1,062 88.5 ... that poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath spent their wedding night in a flat on London's Rugby Street?
Edward B. Bunn 2020-08-03 1,048 87.3 ... that as president of Georgetown University, Edward B. Bunn ended a 20-year hiatus on construction by opening eight new buildings?
Embassy of the Philippines, Mexico City 2020-08-11 1,035 86.2 ... that the Embassy of the Philippines in Mexico City was badly damaged in the 2017 Puebla earthquake?
I Can See the Change 2020-08-07 1,030 85.8 ... that the song "I Can See the Change" was developed over text conversation between Celeste and Finneas after the two met in person at the 2020 Brit Awards?
Eusebio Leal 2020-08-22 2,018 84.1 ... that Cuban historian Eusebio Leal preferred to identify himself as a "Fidelist" rather than a Marxist?
Cabinet of Folksongs 2020-08-21 2,006 83.6 ... that the Cabinet of Folksongs, which contains all the Latvian folksongs collected by Krišjānis Barons, was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register?
Central Industrial Security Force Act 2020-08-12 998 83.2 ... that the Central Industrial Security Force Act was amended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks to provide the force with a mandate to secure private enterprises?
1925–26 Cardiff City F.C. season 2020-08-11 996 83.0 ... that during their 1925–26 season, Cardiff City suffered the heaviest league defeat in the club's history, losing 11–2 to Sheffield United?
Esther T. Mookini 2020-08-18 994 82.8 ... that linguist Esther T. Mookini translated many works of 19th-century native Hawaiians, including the 1838 Anatomia, the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language?
Pentacentron 2020-08-29 986 82.1 ... that fossils identified as Pentacentron sternhartae may actually be the fruits of another fossil species?
Broken Wings (ballet) 2020-08-06 976 81.3 ... that Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column was the inspiration for a costume in Broken Wings, a ballet about her?
St. Stephanus, Bork 2020-08-19 957 79.8 ... that St. Stephanus in Bork, a Baroque church built in the 1720s, received a large former wayside cross in the 20th century?
Crazy (EP) 2020-08-08 932 77.6 ... that while the title track of Crazy features the signature sound of South Korean girl group 4Minute—a hip hop– and trap-infused dance number—its lead single was a ballad?
William John Bishop 2020-08-14 924 77.0 ... that William Bishop and Noël Poynter's biography of John Symcotts, sometime physician to Oliver Cromwell, provides a record of the life of a medical practitioner, whose work usually goes unrecognised?
Rhus boothillensis 2020-08-24 1,772 73.8 ... that the fossil sumac Rhus boothillensis is named for a public fossil digging site in Republic, Washington?
Min Sein 2020-08-23 1,752 73.0 ... that Lieutenant Colonel Min Sein was the first Burmese dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Rangoon University?
Racing Louisville FC 2020-08-06 872 72.7 ... that the name of the women's soccer team Racing Louisville FC is inspired by Louisville's famous horse races?
Freestyle Love Supreme 2020-08-03 866 72.2 ... that Lin-Manuel Miranda's idea for improvisational hip-hop comedy musical group Freestyle Love Supreme originated during rehearsal breaks for the musical In the Heights?
Rhythm Is It! 2020-08-31 854 71.2 ... that Rhythm Is It! is a 2004 documentary film about 250 public school students trained by Royston Maldoom to dance Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps with the Berlin Philharmonic?
Catallena 2020-08-10 840 70.0 ... that the song "Catallena" by South Korean girl group Orange Caramel interpolates a sample of the Punjabi folk song "Jutti Meri"?
Drew Perkins 2020-08-27 1,678 69.9 ... that Drew Perkins served as the majority leader, vice president, and president of the Wyoming Senate?
Ertapenem 2020-08-15 830 69.1 ... that the antibiotic ertapenem can dramatically reduce the concentrations of an anti-seizure drug in blood plasma?
Different Colors 2020-08-16 822 68.5 ... that indie rock band Walk the Moon worked with AT&T and the Deaf Professional Arts Network to create an American Sign Language video for "Different Colors"?
Ludwig Hoelscher 2020-08-23 1,622 67.6 ... that cellist Ludwig Hoelscher, who played string quartets at home at age nine, performed world premieres of more than 50 compositions?
Frank Sandercock 2020-08-16 808 67.4 ... that Canadian dentist Frank Sandercock founded a hockey organization for Calgary, which had no local leagues before he arrived in 1913?
Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya 2020-08-02 790 65.9 ... that according to Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, corporations may be liable in Canadian courts if their operations in other countries violate customary international law?
Kurier Litewski 2020-08-31 783 65.2 ... that Kurier Litewski was the first periodical newspaper of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and retained the Lithuanian state name until 1840, despite the final partition of the Commonwealth in 1795?
Agnes Samuelson 2020-08-01 781 65.1 ... that educator Agnes Samuelson was posthumously inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame and had a Des Moines elementary school named after her?
Ken McKenzie 2020-08-19 772 64.4 ... that publisher Ken McKenzie promised writers of The Hockey News that "they'll know you all across Canada"?
Ghost Town (Kanye West song) 2020-08-05 770 64.1 ... that 070 Shake said that it felt "crazy" to have been on a record with Kanye West?
O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht 2020-08-26 1,522 63.4 ... that two stanzas from the hymn "O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht", written by Johann Heermann during the Thirty Years' War, were used in Mendelssohn's oratorio Paulus?
Metro Valle Gómez 2020-08-01 758 63.2 ... that during construction of the Valle Gómez and Misterios metro stations, workers uncovered part of a road that connected Tenochtitlan with the Tepeyac Hill, dating from the Mesoamerican Postclassic period?
Jacques Beauchamp 2020-08-29 730 60.8 ... that journalist Jacques Beauchamp said that he tried to build the Philadelphia Journal "on happiness, on smiles"?
Nursing in Hong Kong 2020-08-26 1,456 60.6 ... that although registered nurses in Hong Kong are legally required to undergo only three years of training, bachelor's degrees in nursing are five years in length?
Hawona Sullivan Janzen 2020-08-19 694 57.8 ... that Hawona Sullivan Janzen's Rondo Family Reunion uses lawn signs with photographs and poetry to commemorate the historically Black Rondo neighborhood torn apart by the construction of I-94 in Minnesota?
RTÉ Does Comic Relief 2020-08-08 682 56.9 ... that sport stars Donncha O'Callaghan and Roy Keane faced The Young Offenders' Hilary Rose to determine exactly "how Cork" they were for RTÉ Does Comic Relief?
Susie Rayos Marmon 2020-08-31 676 56.3 ... that Laguna Pueblo educator Susie Rayos Marmon was the inspiration for a character in her grandniece Leslie Marmon Silko's book Storyteller?
Closed on Sunday 2020-08-26 1,342 55.9 ... that Kanye West recorded part of a track from Jesus Is King as a Voice Memo on his iPhone?
Flight Pattern 2020-08-28 1,324 55.2 ... that with Flight Pattern, Crystal Pite became the first woman to choreograph for the Royal Ballet's main stage in 18 years?
Candy (Baekhyun song) 2020-08-06 649 54.1 ... that Baekhyun compares his charms to various flavors of candy in his song "Candy"?
Cantate! 2020-08-09 637 53.1 ... that the publication of Cantate!, Heinrich Bone's 1847 hymnal with a title translating to Sing!, was followed five years later by an edition with melodies?
Five Movements, Three Repeats 2020-08-30 630 52.5 ... that Five Movements, Three Repeats features a modern dancer and three ballet dancers?
Bernard Ładysz 2020-08-21 1,256 52.4 ... that Bernard Ładysz, a bass-baritone who performed in world premieres of Krzysztof Penderecki's music in Hamburg and in Salzburg, was the only Polish singer to appear with Maria Callas?
Symbolon 2020-08-22 1,232 51.4 ... that Symbolon, composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, was the first piece of American orchestral music to be premiered in the Soviet Union?
Wong Pak-yu 2020-08-02 598 49.9 ... that although Wong Pak-yu nominated Woo Kwok-hing in the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, he decided to cast a blank vote to protest against the election's lack of democracy?
John Gurney (football chairman) 2020-08-05 590 49.2 ... that Luton Town F.C. chairman John Gurney organised a "Manager Idol" phone-vote in order to find the club's new manager?
WCCT-FM 2020-08-22 1,170 48.7 ... that radio station WCCT-FM was started by the hotel and business management shop of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Massachusetts?
Johannes Schüler 2020-08-04 450 37.5 ... that Johannes Schüler conducted world premieres including Alban Berg's Three Orchestral Pieces in 1930, and Henze's Boulevard Solitude in 1952?
Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hindemith) 2020-08-30 404 33.7 ... that the world premiere of the Second Violin Sonata by Paul Hindemith was performed in Frankfurt in 1920 by violinist Max Strub and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer?
No Mistakes 2020-08-11 369 30.8 ... that before Kanye West sampled "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick on a track in 2018, his frequent collaborator Jay-Z had sampled it back in 2002?
Concerto (ballet) 2020-08-05 360 30.0 ... that choreographer Kenneth MacMillan turned a duet in his ballet Concerto into a female solo when the male dancer broke his foot prior to the premiere?
Cesar Chavez Street 2020-08-31 286 23.8 ... that the chase scene from the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt starts on Cesar Chavez Street (then Army Street) before continuing through San Francisco?
Reload (EP) 2020-08-02 268 22.3 ... that NCT Dream performed songs from their album Reload on the world's first paid online concert Beyond LIVE?

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