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Low | 17.0 | Yefim Gorodetsky | 48.3 | Die Opernprobe | 17.0 | Yefim Gorodetsky |
Median | 114.1 | Terebinth of Nero | 315.1 | Chelsea McClammer | 123.5 | 44 Union Square New Body |
High | 935.2 | Lviv pogroms (1941) | 2,268.4 | William Goldman (photographer) | 2,268.4 | William Goldman (photographer) |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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William Goldman (photographer) | 2020-01-14 | 27,221 | 2,268.4 | ... that William Goldman secretly assembled a collection of photographs (example shown) of prostitutes in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1890s? | |
George W. Christians | 2020-01-31 | 16,240 | 1,353.4 | ... that George W. Christians (pictured), leader of the American Fascists, claimed to be "so red" that he made the Russians look yellow? | |
Winshill Water Tower | 2020-01-22 | 13,381 | 1,115.1 | ... that Winshill Water Tower (pictured) was guarded by Boy Scouts during the First World War? | |
Infernal machine (weapon) | 2020-01-30 | 12,822 | 1,068.5 | ... that the infernal machine was a 25-barrel gun used in a failed assassination attempt on King Louis Philippe I in 1835 (depicted)? | |
Ocelot | 2020-01-17 | 11,306[a] | 942.2 | ... that artist Salvador Dalí claimed that his pet ocelot (both pictured) was an ordinary domestic cat that he had "painted over in an op art design"? | |
Lviv pogroms (1941) | 2020-01-27 | 14,363 | 935.2 | ... that photographs of the 1941 Lviv pogroms have been described by historians as "infamous", "horrific", and "almost iconic"? | |
Devils Hole pupfish | 2020-01-16 | 10,374 | 864.5 | ... that a court case about the Devils Hole pupfish (examples pictured) went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court? | |
Epstein didn't kill himself | 2020-01-10 | 9,862[b] | 821.8 | ... that people have randomly interjected the phrase "Epstein didn't kill himself" as a non sequitur at the end of statements? | |
Launer London | 2020-01-09 | 9,790 | 815.8 | ... that Queen Elizabeth II owns more than 200 handbags by Launer London (example pictured)? | |
1886 St. Croix River log jam | 2020-01-13 | 9,678 | 806.5 | ... that the 1886 St. Croix River log jam (pictured) was described as the "jammedest jam"? | |
World's Largest Stove | 2020-01-31 | 5,416 | 451.3 | ... that the Michigan Stove Company, started by Jeremiah Dwyer, made the World's Largest Stove (pictured), a 15-ton replica conceived by George H. Barbour and designed by William J. Keep? | |
Michigan Stove Company | 2,791 | 232.6 | |||
Jeremiah Dwyer | 561 | 46.8 | |||
William J. Keep | 426 | 35.5 | |||
George Harrison Barbour | 358 | 29.8 | |||
Total | 9,552 | 796.0 | |||
Limnological tower | 2020-01-02 | 9,540 | 795.0 | ... that limnological towers (example pictured) can be used to predict algal blooms that may have an adverse effect on drinking water quality? | |
Anthony (Sevryuk) | 2020-01-06 | 9,083 | 756.9 | ... that Eastern Orthodox primate Anthony (pictured) has spent most of his pastoral career in predominantly Roman Catholic areas? | |
Laura Aikin | 2020-01-10 | 8,925 | 743.8 | ... that American coloratura soprano Laura Aikin (pictured), who began her opera career in Berlin, appeared as Marie in Zimmermann's Die Soldaten at the 2012 Salzburg Festival? | |
Charles Duke | 2020-01-09 | 8,492 | 707.7 | ... that at the age of 84, Charles Duke is the youngest man to have walked on the Moon? | |
Kelly Loeffler | 2020-01-06 | 8,180[c] | 681.6 | ... that newly appointed U.S. senator Kelly Loeffler co-owns the women's basketball team Atlanta Dream? | |
Emily Hale | 2020-01-20 | 8,051 | 670.9 | ... that T. S. Eliot defended himself from the grave after 1,131 of his letters to Emily Hale (pictured) were released in January 2020, stating that he "never at any time had sexual relations" with her? | |
Megxit | 2020-01-31 | 7,891[d] | 657.6 | ... that some media sources described Queen Elizabeth II's agreement with Prince Harry and Meghan as a "hard Megxit"? | |
Angelina (French singer) | 2020-01-28 | 7,867 | 655.6 | ... that the performance of French singer Angelina (pictured) at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest marked France's return to the competition after 14 years? | |
Erik Rhodes (pornographic actor) | 2020-01-16 | 7,202 | 600.1 | ... that gay pornographic film actor and director Erik Rhodes was posthumously outed as HIV-positive in his New York Times obituary? | |
Parliament Oak | 2020-01-13 | 7,115 | 592.9 | ... that King John of England is said to have convened an assembly in 1212 at the Parliament Oak to order the hanging of 28 Welsh boys? | |
Byblos figurines | 2020-01-04 | 4,161 | 346.8 | ... that more than 1,500 Byblos figurines (examples pictured) found in the Temple of the Obelisks and the Temple of Baalat Gebal have become the "poster child" of the Lebanese tourism ministry? | |
Temple of the Obelisks | 1,535 | 127.9 | |||
Temple of Baalat Gebal | 1,053 | 87.8 | |||
Total | 6,749 | 562.4 | |||
Prague Castle skeleton | 2020-01-09 | 5,364 | 447.0 | ... that Ivan Borkovský, under Nazi German pressure, identified the Prague Castle skeleton as a Nordic burial and then later, under Soviet pressure, as a Slavic burial? | |
Ivan Borkovský | 1,334 | 111.2 | |||
Total | 6,698 | 558.2 | |||
Mandarin Patinkin | 2020-01-10 | 6,635 | 552.9 | ... that a mandarin duck (pictured) that appeared in New York City's Central Park became an international celebrity, with followers whom the Associated Press called "quackarazzi"? | |
Cognitive inertia | 2020-01-09 | 6,623 | 551.9 | ... that cognitive inertia is said to play a role in why group brainstorming sessions often fail to generate many ideas? | |
Rue du Brexit | 2020-01-31 | 6,534 | 544.5 | ... that Rue du Brexit in France was named as a tribute to the British people after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union? | |
Kłodzko Synagogue | 2020-01-21 | 6,352 | 528.9 | ... that the Kłodzko Synagogue, destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht, has been commemorated in a cast-aluminum sculpture model (pictured)? | |
The Conversation (Mad About You) | 2020-01-23 | 6,326 | 527.2 | ... that the Mad About You episode "The Conversation" was filmed with a single camera in one take, and broadcast without interruption from commercials? | |
Horsemanship of Ulysses S. Grant | 2020-01-24 | 6,213 | 517.8 | ... that Ulysses S. Grant (pictured), known for his excellent horsemanship, set a high-jump record at West Point in 1843 that stood for 25 years? | |
Teriitaria II | 2020-01-08 | 6,088 | 507.4 | ... that Queen Teriitaria II (pictured) led her people into battle and defeated a French invasion force during the Franco-Tahitian War? | |
Paleogeography of the India–Asia collision system | 2020-01-07 | 5,916 | 493.0 | ... that during the collision of India with Asia, the southern part of the Tibetan Plateau achieved its high elevation before the northern part (graphic pictured)? | |
Plaza de Isabel II | 2020-01-15 | 3,334 | 277.8 | ... that the Plaza de Isabel II (pictured) now stands on the site where an historic fountain was buried in 1809, and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal? | |
Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals | 2,261 | 188.4 | |||
Total | 5,594 | 466.2 | |||
Kesewa Aboah | 2020-01-23 | 5,550 | 462.5 | ... that fashion model Kesewa Aboah is descended from British nobility? | |
Temporary gentlemen | 2020-01-13 | 5,372 | 447.7 | ... that after the end of the First World War, thousands of former British Army officers were forced to sleep rough in Hyde Park? | |
Joseph Henry Loveless | 2020-01-27 | 6,852 | 446.2 | ... that the identification of the body of outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless more than 100 years after his death is the oldest successful identification by the DNA Doe Project? | |
Lake Kristi | 2020-01-20 | 3,026 | 252.2 | ... that Lake Kristi in North Carolina was built specifically to allow water skiing champion Kristi Overton Johnson to train? | |
Kristi Overton Johnson | 2,202 | 183.5 | |||
Total | 5,229 | 435.8 | |||
Toss a Coin to Your Witcher | 2020-01-31 | 5,204[e] | 433.6 | ... that the song "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" from the Netflix television series The Witcher became a viral hit within days of the show's release? | |
Svetolik Dragačevac | 2020-01-28 | 5,178 | 431.5 | ... that Svetolik Dragačevac was deported to a concentration camp after sending a threatening letter to Adolf Hitler? | |
Alphons Timmerman | 2020-01-29 | 5,019 | 418.2 | ... that German spy Alphons Timmerman was captured while carrying ingredients for invisible ink? | |
Klepetan and Malena | 2020-01-21 | 4,952 | 412.4 | ... that Klepetan and Malena have been described as "Croatia's most unusual love story"? | |
Murder of Artemus Ogletree | 2020-01-05 | 4,938 | 411.5 | ... that only police detectives attended the funeral of Artemus Ogletree after his unsolved murder 85 years ago today? | |
Hazeltine 2000 | 2020-01-14 | 4,822 | 401.8 | ... that the Hazeltine 2000 is possibly the first general-purpose computer terminal? | |
Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo | 2020-01-29 | 3,907 | 325.6 | ... that the bell of the Church of the Good Shepherd (pictured), one of New Zealand's most photographed buildings, commemorates photographer and explorer Edward Sealy and his granddaughter? | |
Edward Sealy | 801 | 66.8 | |||
Total | 4,708 | 392.3 | |||
Cory Wong | 2020-01-23 | 3,767 | 313.9 | ... that guitarist Cory Wong (pictured, left) was mentored by Peruvian guitarist Andrés Prado and Prince's drummer Michael Bland? | |
Andrés Prado | 897 | 74.8 | |||
Total | 4,664 | 388.7 | |||
Ratnagiri, Odisha | 2020-01-02 | 4,653 | 387.8 | ... that the Buddhist site of Ratnagiri (Buddha head pictured) in Odisha, India, includes rare carved scenes that seem to combine eroticism and hair-cutting? | |
Biogeography of paravian dinosaurs | 2020-01-08 | 4,615 | 384.6 | ... that the first known paravian dinosaurs were from China, but they now live on every continent? | |
DreamWorks Water Park | 2020-01-08 | 4,604 | 383.6 | ... that DreamWorks Water Park, advertised as North America's largest indoor water park, will include a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) wave pool and 40 water slides? | |
Miquel Bauçà | 2020-01-03 | 4,589 | 382.4 | ... that although he was a renowned writer, Miquel Bauçà was so reclusive that his body was not discovered until the year after he died? | |
Declaration of martial law in Russell County, Alabama | 2020-01-29 | 4,547 | 378.9 | ... that martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, after the assassination of state attorney general candidate Albert Patterson in 1954? | |
Nadia Whittome | 2020-01-15 | 4,412 | 367.7 | ... that as the youngest UK Member of Parliament elected in 2019, Nadia Whittome became the Baby of the House? | |
Personal preference kit | 2020-01-28 | 4,392 | 366.0 | ... that in the Apollo 11 spaceflight, Neil Armstrong brought two pieces of the Wright Flyer to the Moon in his personal preference kit? | |
Fresh Off the Boat | 2020-01-30 | 4,363[f] | 363.6 | ... that Fresh Off the Boat is the longest-running Asian-American family sitcom in television history? | |
Brooklyn Bridge Park | 2020-01-07 | 4,362 | 363.5 | ... that in the 2000s, the Brooklyn Bridge Park was described as the "most important public space" to be built in Brooklyn in over a century? | |
Joc-O-Sot | 2020-01-08 | 4,360 | 363.4 | ... that superstitious people hold a Cleveland Indian responsible for losses by the Cleveland Indians? | |
Bertha Boronda | 2020-01-04 | 4,315 | 359.6 | ... that Bertha Boronda tried to flee on a bicycle after committing mayhem against her husband? | |
Psalm 85 | 2020-01-28 | 4,246 | 353.9 | ... that a verse from Psalm 85 inspired artworks depicting the kiss of Justice and Peace (example shown)? | |
Wallace Yew | 2020-01-09 | 4,197 | 349.8 | ... that the Renfrewshire Council cloned the Wallace Yew, as the historic tree was dying from a fungal infection? | |
Eleanor Vadala | 2020-01-12 | 4,190 | 349.1 | ... that Eleanor Vadala (pictured), the third woman in the U.S. to receive FAA certification as a balloon pilot, also studied and repaired balloons, and drove chase cars after them? | |
Armistice of Treviso | 2020-01-16 | 4,156 | 346.3 | ... that French general Guillaume Brune (portrait shown) signed the Armistice of Treviso on 16 January 1801, despite promising Napoleon that he would not agree to a ceasefire on such terms? | |
Haruwa–charuwa system | 2020-01-28 | 4,142 | 345.2 | ... that one out of ten labourers in the haruwa–charuwa system is forced to work when seriously ill or injured, and may still face deduction or non-payment of wages? | |
Kogin-zashi | 2020-01-18 | 4,095 | 341.2 | ... that kogin-zashi (patterns pictured) was created by peasants to bypass local regulations on clothing during the Edo period? | |
STIR/SHAKEN | 2020-01-01 | 4,054 | 337.9 | ... that the STIR/SHAKEN protocols aim to end the "epidemic" of robocalls, of which there were an estimated 5.7 billion in the U.S. placed in October 2019 alone? | |
Reema Juffali | 2020-01-17 | 4,020 | 335.0 | ... that Reema Juffali (pictured in race car) is the first Saudi Arabian woman to obtain a racing license and compete in an international racing event in the country? | |
Caton Oak | 2020-01-03 | 4,002 | 333.5 | ... that the Caton Oak in Lancashire, England, was reputed to be a site of worship by druids? | |
Minye Kyawhtin of Toungoo | 2020-01-30 | 3,896 | 324.7 | ... that Prince Minye Kyawhtin, who had rebelled against three Ava kings for over 32 years, was killed by his own bodyguard for sexually assaulting the guard's sister? | |
Doubleband surgeonfish | 2020-01-29 | 3,886 | 323.8 | ... that the doubleband surgeonfish (example pictured) can turn a dark brown shade flushed with red or violet when stressed? | |
Priestly's Hydraulic Ram | 2020-01-01 | 3,837 | 319.8 | ... that Priestly's Hydraulic Ram in Gooding County, Idaho, pumped water uphill with no moving parts? | |
Shia Wong Hip | 2020-01-23 | 3,791 | 315.9 | ... that the Hong Kong restaurant Shia Wong Hip stores hundreds of live and venomous snakes on-site for its cuisine, and serves a soup made from lizards, silkworms, and seahorses? | |
Dogor | 2020-01-01 | 3,791 | 315.9 | ... that Dogor, an 18,000-year-old canine puppy, may represent a common ancestor of the dog and the wolf? | |
Chelsea McClammer | 2020-01-13 | 3,781 | 315.1 | ... that Chelsea McClammer (pictured) was the youngest member of Team USA's track-and-field team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics? | |
David Rabhan | 2020-01-10 | 3,700 | 308.3 | ... that American businessman David Rabhan was imprisoned in Iran for more than a decade, from 1979 to 1990? | |
Lalitasana | 2020-01-07 | 3,694 | 307.8 | ... that in Buddhist art, bodhisattvas are often shown seated in royal ease (example pictured)? | |
Luis Alberto Guerrero Reyes | 2020-01-21 | 3,671 | 305.9 | ... that when he was killed, Mexican drug lord Luis Alberto Guerrero Reyes was wearing a live grenade as a necklace? | |
Ringstone | 2020-01-15 | 3,586 | 298.8 | ... that small Indian ringstones of the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE typically have four nude female figures around the central hole? | |
Odette Rousseau | 2020-01-28 | 3,564 | 297.0 | ... that Odette Rousseau almost drowned after landing in a river during a 1955 world-record skydive? | |
David Hillhouse Buel (soldier) | 2020-01-06 | 3,560 | 296.7 | ... that David Hillhouse Buel, a lieutenant colonel in the Union Army, was assassinated by a fellow soldier whom he had imprisoned for desertion? | |
Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre | 2020-01-08 | 3,556 | 296.3 | ... that during the Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka massacre, five Polish families were executed by Nazis for helping Jews? | |
Blechhammer concentration camp | 2020-01-26 | 3,556 | 296.1 | ... that five days after evacuating Blechhammer concentration camp in January 1945, German soldiers returned to murder prisoners who had been unable to leave? | |
Churia Tunnel | 2020-01-07 | 3,502 | 291.9 | ... that Nepal's first highway tunnel was constructed by the country's first civil engineering graduate? | |
Meta Romuli | 2020-01-19 | 3,490 | 290.9 | ... that Pope Alexander VI granted a plenary indulgence to those willing to work on the demolition of the Meta Romuli? | |
Macombs Dam Bridge | 2020-01-25 | 3,456 | 288.0 | ... that the swing span of Macombs Dam Bridge was considered the world's heaviest movable mass at the time of its construction? | |
Fatimid navy | 2020-01-29 | 3,428 | 285.7 | ... that the fleet of the Fatimid Caliphate went up in flames in 996, resulting in anti-Christian pogroms in Cairo? | |
Front Palace (Bangkok) | 2020-01-04 | 3,388 | 282.4 | ... that to avoid a curse against non-descendants placed by Siam's Prince of the Front Palace (pictured), two of his successors married his daughters? | |
Ji Zhe | 2020-01-09 | 3,356 | 279.7 | ... that after three-time Chinese Basketball Association champion Ji Zhe died aged 33, the Beijing Ducks distributed 18,000 T-shirts bearing his jersey number of 51? | |
Malcolm Perry (American football) | 2020-01-13 | 3,315 | 276.2 | ... that Navy Midshipmen quarterback Malcolm Perry was watching his team from the stands when an injury to a starter forced him to play in the game? | |
Jellyfish bloom | 2020-01-13 | 3,311 | 275.9 | ... that jellyfish blooms can clog coastal power plants, causing losses of tens of thousands of US dollars per day? | |
Celtic currency of Britain | 2020-01-28 | 3,299 | 274.9 | ... that the first Celtic currency of Britain consisted of iron bars? | |
Dreamer's Bay | 2020-01-20 | 3,284 | 273.7 | ... that Dreamer's Bay on the island of Cyprus is considered "one of the best-preserved ancient ports in the Mediterranean"? | |
Shailaja Acharya | 2020-01-13 | 3,276 | 273.0 | ... that a Nepali girl who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to King Mahendra went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister? | |
Pubal | 2020-01-12 | 3,224 | 268.7 | ... that in 2007, a rescued European bison calf dubbed Pubal grew so attached to humans in southeastern Poland that he could not be successfully reintegrated back into the wild? | |
Battle of Mulroy | 2020-01-05 | 3,209 | 267.4 | ... that the Clan Mackintosh fought against the Clan MacDonald and Clan Cameron in 1688, in what is claimed to have been the last Scottish clan battle? | |
Cassington Canal | 2020-01-24 | 3,161 | 263.4 | ... that the Cassington Canal was built by the Duke of Marlborough to connect his lands to the River Thames and the country's network of canals and rivers? | |
Medal inflation | 2020-01-22 | 2,854 | 259.0 | ... that medal inflation is the devaluation of military awards if too many are issued? | |
Larose Forest | 2020-01-18 | 3,101 | 258.4 | ... that more than 18 million trees were planted to create Larose Forest (pictured) in Eastern Ontario, Canada? | |
Eastern Block of the North China Craton | 2020-01-17 | 3,073 | 256.1 | ... that the oldest rock in the Eastern Block of the North China Craton is a 3.8- to 3.6-billion-year-old trondhjemitic piece of gneiss? | |
Trekonomics | 2020-01-06 | 3,048 | 254.0 | ... that the book Trekonomics argues that while the warp drive seems impossible, Star Trek's post-scarcity economy can plausibly be achieved? | |
Periodization of Ancient Egypt | 2020-01-22 | 2,994 | 249.5 | ... that period names for Ancient Egyptian history, such as "Old Kingdom" and "New Kingdom", are modern inventions? | |
List of Holocaust transports from Slovakia | 2020-01-23 | 2,981 | 248.4 | ... that only a few hundred Jews survived out of the more than 57,000 who were deported from Slovakia in 1942? | |
Wallacepur | 2020-01-14 | 2,964 | 247.0 | ... that all the residents of Wallacepur, a village in the Indian state of Gujarat, are Christian? | |
Robin Hood's Larder | 2020-01-25 | 2,900 | 241.7 | ... that Robin Hood's Larder is also known as the Butcher's Oak, the Slaughter Tree, and the Shambles Oak? | |
Wellington clock tower | 2020-01-31 | 2,878 | 239.9 | ... that the Wellington clock tower has no clock? | |
Cowthorpe Oak | 2020-01-14 | 2,852 | 237.6 | ... that the Cowthorpe Oak was mentioned in Shakespeare's As You Like It? | |
Joe Kirby (teacher) | 2020-01-02 | 2,814 | 234.5 | ... that British teacher Joe Kirby has described marking homework as a hornet? | |
2020 AV2 | 2020-01-31 | 2,810 | 234.1 | ... that 2020 AV2 is the first asteroid discovered to have an orbit completely within Venus's orbit? | |
Earl Landgrebe | 2020-01-12 | 2,809 | 234.1 | ... that Earl Landgrebe said, "Don't confuse me with the facts. I've got a closed mind. I will not vote for impeachment" when asked about the transcript of the "smoking gun" tape? | |
R. W. Buzzard | 2020-01-03 | 2,774 | 231.2 | ... that although judge R. W. Buzzard has been criticized for drinking and carrying a loaded gun on the job, he has also personally intervened in fistfights and pursued fleeing suspects? | |
Mohan Narayan Rao Samant | 2020-01-02 | 2,771 | 230.9 | ... that India's Mohan Samant managed the largest covert naval operation in history, which resulted in the destruction of around 100,000 tonnes of Pakistani shipping during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971? | |
Infection (2019 film) | 2020-01-23 | 2,764 | 230.3 | ... that Infection, the first Venezuelan zombie film, has been banned in the country despite horror being a popular genre there? | |
The Other Side of Aspen | 2020-01-03 | 2,762 | 230.2 | ... that the success of the 1978 film The Other Side of Aspen led to increased production of feature film–length works across the gay pornography industry? | |
Alopias palatasi | 2020-01-01 | 2,760 | 230.0 | ... that the extinct giant thresher shark Alopias palatasi is the only one of its kind to possess serrated teeth (pictured)? | |
Annexation of the Leeward Islands | 2020-01-20 | 2,734 | 227.8 | ... that following the annexation of the Leeward Islands, the people of Bora Bora appointed a blind man to raise the flag of France? | |
Nesta Wells | 2020-01-14 | 2,692 | 224.3 | ... that Nesta Wells, the first British female police surgeon, published a survey in the British Medical Journal of the 1,959 suspected sexual offence cases which had been referred to her? | |
Akane Takada | 2020-01-30 | 2,680 | 223.3 | ... that after a knee injury at the age of 12, ballet dancer Akane Takada waited more than a year to physically grow enough for corrective surgery? | |
608 Fifth Avenue | 2020-01-24 | 2,659 | 221.6 | ... that 608 Fifth Avenue was designed to be adaptable for multiple uses due to uncertainty regarding the development of Rockefeller Center around the building? | |
Machiko Satonaka | 2020-01-14 | 2,654 | 221.1 | ... that Japanese manga artist Machiko Satonaka has written and illustrated nearly 500 manga titles since her professional debut in 1964? | |
Skeleton Cave (Arizona) | 2020-01-28 | 2,642 | 220.1 | ... that Skeleton Cave in Maricopa County, Arizona, gets its name from the bones of the massacre victims from the Battle of Salt River Canyon that were found inside? | |
Lac La Croix Indian Pony | 2020-01-10 | 2,613 | 217.8 | ... that the Lac La Croix Indian Pony was recreated from a breeding population of four mares by crossing them with a Spanish Mustang? | |
Charles E. Apgar | 2020-01-18 | 2,605 | 217.1 | ... that amateur radio operator Charles E. Apgar's recordings of radio transmissions during World War I were found to include covert messages that exposed an espionage ring? | |
Valentin Bliznyuk | 2020-01-22 | 2,392 | 217.1 | ... that in 2006, a Tupolev Tu-160 bomber (pictured) was named after its chief designer, Valentin Bliznyuk? | |
Wildlife of Christmas Island | 2020-01-15 | 2,596 | 216.4 | ... that the red crabs (example pictured) dominating the wildlife of Christmas Island have been threatened by the arrival of yellow crazy ants? | |
Ringold Formation | 2020-01-28 | 2,570 | 214.1 | ... that sand blown from a landslide in the Ringold Formation has created sand dunes nearby? | |
Abraham Goos | 2020-01-30 | 1,302 | 108.5 | ... that engraver Abraham Goos and merchant Jacob ben Abraham Zaddiq were responsible for the first map of the Holy Land printed in Hebrew (pictured)? | |
Jacob ben Abraham Zaddiq | 1,262 | 105.1 | |||
Total | 2,564 | 213.6 | |||
Superior Craton | 2020-01-09 | 2,559 | 213.2 | ... that the Superior Craton covers central Canada? | |
Let's Hunt Monsters | 2020-01-29 | 2,508 | 209.0 | ... that the China-exclusive Let's Hunt Monsters is the second highest-grossing augmented reality mobile game, behind Pokémon Go? | |
Leptoglossus gonagra | 2020-01-21 | 2,498 | 208.1 | ... that hosts of the passionvine bug (example pictured) include coffee, citrus, mung bean, squash, and mango? | |
View of Auvers-sur-Oise | 2020-01-01 | 2,460 | 205.0 | ... that the theft of Paul Cézanne's View of Auvers-sur-Oise (pictured) from Oxford's Ashmolean Museum 20 years ago today used the noise of fireworks from the millennium celebrations as a distraction? | |
Charlotte whale | 2020-01-19 | 2,448 | 204.0 | ... that a whale found in western Vermont has presented further evidence of glaciation in New England? | |
Little Miss P | 2020-01-10 | 2,440 | 203.3 | ... that an initiative by a Daimaru department store in which menstruating employees could choose to wear a badge featuring the cartoon character Little Miss P caused a public outcry? | |
South China Craton | 2020-01-06 | 2,432 | 202.7 | ... that the South China Craton is thought to have been adjacent to eastern Australia and western Laurentia in the "missing link" hypothesis? | |
Progressive Slovakia | 2020-01-03 | 2,429 | 202.4 | ... that the election of Zuzana Čaputová (pictured), the Progressive Slovakia candidate in the 2019 presidential race, was hailed by international media as a victory of liberalism over populism? | |
Jorge López Pérez | 2020-01-11 | 2,400 | 200.0 | ... that Mexican soldier Jorge López Pérez is wanted for high treason, but has been a fugitive since 2003? | |
Begotten (film) | 2020-01-26 | 2,392 | 199.3 | ... that the 1989 film Begotten was made to resemble what the director called "a time that predates spoken language"? | |
Lai Pin-yu | 2020-01-31 | 2,385 | 198.8 | ... that Taiwanese politician Lai Pin-yu cosplayed as Asuka Langley Soryu during her 2020 election campaign? | |
Herbert C. Ridout | 2020-01-03 | 2,375 | 197.9 | ... that Herbert C. Ridout wanted to "set the Thames on fire"? | |
Charles Jones (engineer) | 2020-01-23 | 2,374 | 197.8 | ... that despite Charles Jones already having a reputation for ineptitude and dishonesty, he was awarded the contract to dig the longest canal tunnel in England? | |
Makiyakinabe | 2020-01-19 | 2,364 | 197.0 | ... that Japanese rolled omelettes are made with rectangular pans (examples pictured)? | |
Mariä Krönung (Lautenbach) | 2020-01-14 | 2,350 | 195.8 | ... that the Mariä Krönung pilgrimage church in Lautenbach (interior pictured) retains original Gothic features, such as the high altar and fused stained-glass windows? | |
Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | 2020-01-05 | 2,350 | 195.8 | ... that in a 1967 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the deportation of an alien for being homosexual? | |
Antares, Arizona | 2020-01-18 | 2,349 | 195.8 | ... that Antares Point, the part of Route 66 that runs through Antares, Arizona, is the longest continuous curve on any U.S. highway? | |
Pieces of April | 2020-01-22 | 2,142 | 194.5 | ... that Peter Hedges was paid $10 to write the screenplay for Pieces of April, and another $10 to direct the film? | |
GrapheneOS | 2020-01-15 | 2,305 | 192.1 | ... that GrapheneOS, a free and open-source operating system for selected Google Pixel smartphones, was recommended by Edward Snowden? | |
Atriplex hollowayi | 2020-01-07 | 2,293 | 191.1 | ... that the stems and leaves of the endangered Holloway's crystalwort look as if they are covered in sugar crystals? | |
Max Henry Ferrars | 2020-01-05 | 2,291 | 190.9 | ... that British colonial officer Max Henry Ferrars took hundreds of pictures of Burmese life and customs in the late 19th century, such as two men playing the Burmese version of chess (shown)? | |
Amritsar 1919 | 2020-01-15 | 2,280 | 190.0 | ... that Amritsar 1919 by Kim A. Wagner aims to dispel myths surrounding the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? | |
Rumcajs | 2020-01-09 | 2,267 | 188.9 | ... that Czech fictional outlaw Rumcajs was so popular in Poland that a brand of detergent was named after his son? | |
Gilberto Barragán Balderas | 2020-01-24 | 2,265 | 188.8 | ... that there is a US$5 million reward for information leading to the conviction of Gilberto Barragán Balderas? | |
Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham | 2020-01-30 | 2,258 | 188.2 | ... that three cannonballs were discovered in the roof of the Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham, during renovation works? | |
WOOK-TV | 2020-01-21 | 2,251 | 187.5 | ... that upon the demise of WFAN-TV in Washington, D.C., its owner took out a full-page newspaper advertisement declaring that the station had been "choked to death" by an inability to upgrade its signal? | |
Charlotte Spencer, Countess Spencer | 2020-01-27 | 2,860 | 186.2 | ... that Charlotte Spencer, Countess Spencer, formed an organisation in the East End of London in 1868 that provided "outfits for girls going into service, or families willing to emigrate"? | |
Music of Grim Fandango | 2020-01-22 | 2,044 | 185.6 | ... that the music of Grim Fandango is considered one of the best early examples of adaptive music systems in video gaming, heralding the era of cinematic experiences in gameplay? | |
LuEsther T. Mertz Library | 2020-01-05 | 2,220 | 185.0 | ... that the LuEsther T. Mertz Library (pictured), one of the world's largest botanical libraries, had 6.5 million plant specimens and 75 percent of the world's systematic botany literature in 2002? | |
Paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland | 2020-01-08 | 2,219 | 184.9 | ... that nearly half of paramilitary punishment attacks in Northern Ireland have occurred since the official end of the conflict? | |
The Holocaust in the Sudetenland | 2020-01-22 | 2,034 | 184.7 | ... that many survivors of the Holocaust in the Sudetenland lost their Czechoslovak citizenship after the war because they were deemed to be "Germans"? | |
Ranjit Sitaram Pandit | 2020-01-25 | 2,202 | 183.5 | ... that Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (pictured) translated Kalhana's Rajatarangini while he was imprisoned? | |
Deep biosphere | 2020-01-05 | 2,190 | 182.5 | ... that genetic diversity in the deep biosphere is at least as great as it is on the surface? | |
Road Rash (video game) | 2020-01-31 | 2,179 | 181.6 | ... that violent content in the video game Road Rash disqualified it from official motorcycle manufacturer endorsements, resulting in soundalike brands such as "Panda" for Honda and "Kamikaze" for Kawasaki? | |
Whittington Tump | 2020-01-23 | 2,160 | 180.0 | ... that Whittington Tump in Worcestershire was the site of a motte castle? | |
SCO Forum | 2020-01-11 | 2,158 | 179.8 | ... that the SCO Forum computer conference (pictured) was noted for its redwood-forested setting? | |
Wallace Oak (Elderslie) | 2020-01-11 | 1,072 | 89.3 | ... that oak trees associated with William Wallace stood in Elderslie (pictured), Port Glasgow and Torwood in Scotland? | |
Wallace Oak (Port Glasgow) | 548 | 45.7 | |||
Wallace Oak (Torwood) | 534 | 44.5 | |||
Total | 2,154 | 179.5 | |||
Keanu Reeves filmography | 2020-01-02 | 2,151[g] | 179.2 | ... that Keanu Reeves's film roles include a time-travelling slacker, a computer hacker, an exorcist, and a dentist? | |
The equatorie of the planetis | 2020-01-09 | 2,143 | 178.6 | ... that the 14th-century manuscript The equatorie of the planetis, sometimes ascribed to Chaucer, describes an equatorium (example pictured)? | |
Aleksandr Ivanovich Blagonravov | 2020-01-25 | 1,374 | 114.5 | ... that both Aleksandr Blagonravov and his son Aleksandr worked on designs for armoured vehicles for the Soviet Armed Forces? | |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov | 758 | 63.2 | |||
Total | 2,132 | 177.7 | |||
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free | 2020-01-08 | 2,124 | 177.0 | ... that the 2019 drama thriller Living in Bondage: Breaking Free became one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time? | |
Theodora Agnes Peck | 2020-01-07 | 2,108 | 175.6 | ... that Theodora Agnes Peck became the first female honorary member of the Medal of Honor Legion of the United States, at the age of 18? | |
BorderIrish | 2020-01-24 | 2,098 | 174.8 | ... that the 97-year-old, 499 km (310 mi) Irish land border discusses Brexit on Twitter as @BorderIrish and in its book I Am the Border, So I Am? | |
2020 MLS All-Star Game | 2020-01-03 | 2,095 | 174.6 | ... that the 2020 MLS All-Star Game will be the first to be played against an all-star team from another soccer league? | |
Rose Tico | 2020-01-04 | 2,086[h] | 173.8 | ... that the character of Rose Tico in the Star Wars sequel trilogy was played by Kelly Marie Tran, who had never seen a Star Wars film before auditioning? | |
Anisocentropus krampus | 2020-01-15 | 2,071 | 172.6 | ... that Anisocentropus krampus was described in the same paper as other insects with monstrous names like Ganonema dracula and Anisocentropus golem? | |
Latrodectus umbukwane | 2020-01-22 | 1,898 | 172.3 | ... that the egg sacs of the newly discovered Phinda button spider are made of bright purple silk that fades to grey when it dries? | |
Bronisław Pięcik | 2020-01-26 | 2,056 | 171.2 | ... that it would take Bronisław Pięcik upwards of a thousand hours on average to build his elaborate Kraków szopka nativity scenes (example pictured)? | |
Abel Briones Ruiz | 2020-01-16 | 2,044 | 170.3 | ... that U.S. citizens are prohibited from engaging in business activities with Abel Briones Ruiz? | |
The Sack of Bath | 2020-01-13 | 2,030 | 169.2 | ... that The Sack of Bath, a collection of newspaper articles by Adam Fergusson, sparked a resurgence in architectural conservation in Britain? | |
Christine Duffy | 2020-01-06 | 2,012 | 167.7 | ... that Christine Duffy, the president of Carnival Cruise Line, was considered too short to become a flight attendant? | |
Frank Soo | 2020-01-07 | 2,000 | 166.7 | ... that Frank Soo has been the only person of East Asian descent to play for the England national football team? | |
Gordon Warner | 2020-01-18 | 1,983 | 165.2 | ... that after world-record breaststroke swimmer Gordon Warner lost his left leg, he resumed practising the Japanese way of the sword and eventually became the discipline's highest-ranked Westerner? | |
Gao Yubao | 2020-01-17 | 1,980 | 165.0 | ... that despite being nearly illiterate, Chinese soldier Gao Yubao wrote an autobiographical novel that has had more than six million copies in print? | |
Nizar ibn al-Mustansir | 2020-01-30 | 1,978 | 164.8 | ... that the bypassing of Nizar in the Fatimid caliphal succession, and his subsequent revolt and execution, led to a split in the Isma'ili branch of Shia Islam that lasts to this day? | |
Labour in Nepal | 2020-01-02 | 1,968 | 164.0 | ... that as recently as 2013, girls as young as six from landless families were sold each year as labour in Nepal? | |
Bella Jarrett | 2020-01-15 | 1,968 | 164.0 | ... that American actress and romance novelist Bella Jarrett was a member of Mensa International, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world? | |
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy | 2020-01-10 | 1,956 | 163.0 | ... that according to a 2001 documentary, Ron Jeremy became a pornographic actor after his girlfriend sent a nude photo of him to Playgirl magazine? | |
Q27 (New York City bus) | 2020-01-29 | 1,952 | 162.7 | ... that an extension of New York City's Q27 bus route was discontinued because it was losing $120 a day? | |
868-HACK | 2020-01-30 | 1,950 | 162.5 | ... that the player controls a smiley face in 868-HACK? | |
Salvatore Pais | 2020-01-11 | 1,950 | 162.5 | ... that Salvatore Pais's design for an electromagnetic field generator to deflect asteroids away from the Earth has been patented by the U.S. Navy? | |
List of Chris Evans performances | 2020-01-13 | 1,945[i] | 162.1 | ... that actor Chris Evans made his film debut in an educational film co-produced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation? | |
Chinese used vehicle exporting | 2020-01-14 | 1,935 | 161.2 | ... that the export of used cars from China was legalized in 2019 to increase domestic sales and trade in the Chinese automotive industry? | |
Pierre Mambele | 2020-01-17 | 1,928 | 160.7 | ... that taxi driver Pierre Mambele was credited with playing "a unique part in shaping coverage" from the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | |
Acceptable level of violence | 2020-01-14 | 1,922 | 160.1 | ... that Hugh Orde, the head of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, has been criticized for using the phrase "acceptable level of violence"? | |
Independence (steamboat) | 2020-01-03 | 1,913 | 159.4 | ... that the Independence was the first propeller-driven vessel built on Lake Michigan, and, in 1845, the first steamboat to run on Lake Superior? | |
Marilyn Saviola | 2020-01-17 | 1,908 | 159.0 | ... that Marilyn Saviola, a polio survivor, attended Long Island University classes remotely by telephone from her hospital ward? | |
Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem | 2020-01-17 | 1,902 | 158.5 | ... that the 1864–65 Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem created the first "perfectly accurate" map of the city, and was the impetus for the new Palestine Exploration Fund? | |
Herbert E. Grier | 2020-01-07 | 1,894 | 157.9 | ... that National Medal of Science recipient Herbert E. Grier built the firing mechanism used in the Fat Man bomb? | |
Bank of the Metropolis | 2020-01-11 | 1,866 | 155.5 | ... that a night-time guard at the Bank of the Metropolis once left the bank unprotected when he went out for a drink? | |
Judith Ayaa | 2020-01-25 | 1,863 | 155.2 | ... that sprinter Judith Ayaa, the first Ugandan woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal, later lived in poverty, begging on the streets of Kampala? | |
Adele Juda | 2020-01-24 | 1,859 | 154.9 | ... that Austrian neurologist Adele Juda concluded that Mozart was "psychiatrically normal"? | |
Pelophylax caralitanus | 2020-01-06 | 1,858 | 154.8 | ... that the Anatolian frog is exported from Turkey to France, Italy and Switzerland for food, and is considered by the IUCN to be a near-threatened species? | |
Krysty Wilson-Cairns | 2020-01-30 | 1,842 | 153.5 | ... that Scottish screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who co-wrote the Academy Award–nominated screenplay for the World War I film 1917, once wrote a short story about killer guinea pigs? | |
Dęblin–Irena Ghetto | 2020-01-20 | 1,837 | 153.1 | ... that the Dęblin–Irena forced-labor camp was one of the last forced-labor camps for Jews in the Lublin District? | |
Spingler Building | 2020-01-13 | 1,832 | 152.6 | ... that a Staples store in New York City's Spingler Building received a criminal court summons over its refusal to remove several signs? | |
KXUS | 2020-01-30 | 1,822 | 151.8 | ... that a 1986 contest by radio station KXUS jammed all telephone circuits in Springfield, Missouri, for an hour? | |
Tyreece John-Jules | 2020-01-28 | 1,809 | 150.8 | ... that English footballer Tyreece John-Jules's uncle is Red Dwarf's Cat? | |
Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás | 2020-01-08 | 1,800 | 150.0 | ... that the Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás (church interior pictured), a royal monastery and burial place for John, Prince of Asturias, now houses two museums? | |
Sabina Brennan | 2020-01-19 | 1,794 | 149.5 | ... that Irish neuroscientist Sabina Brennan was a soap actress in the television series Fair City before she started investigating dementia? | |
Lincoln Building (Manhattan) | 2020-01-09 | 1,792 | 149.3 | ... that early tenants at New York City's Lincoln Building ranged from architects such as Alfred Zucker to film companies such as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company? | |
Phenacoccus solenopsis | 2020-01-10 | 1,777 | 148.1 | ... that the cotton mealybug, originally discovered in an underground ants' nest in New Mexico, is now a major cotton pest in India? | |
Charlie Rosen (musician) | 2020-01-08 | 1,774 | 147.9 | ... that orchestrator Charlie Rosen can play 70 different musical instruments? | |
Century Building (17th Street, Manhattan) | 2020-01-02 | 1,762 | 146.8 | ... that the Century Building in New York City was built in 1880 as a speculative project, the developers having purchased the land more than a decade earlier? | |
Governors Island | 2020-01-17 | 1,748 | 145.7 | ... that New York City's Governors Island has been the site of a Statue of Liberty celebration, a U.S.–Soviet summit, and the signing of a peace treaty between Haitian political leaders? | |
Steeplechase Park | 2020-01-05 | 1,734 | 144.5 | ... that after Steeplechase Park burned down in 1907, its owner offered "admission to the burning ruins" for ten cents? | |
MerchantBridge | 2020-01-16 | 1,718 | 143.1 | ... that private equity firm MerchantBridge never recovered from the death of its founder and CEO in an airplane crash in Iraq? | |
Farnham Mires | 2020-01-22 | 1,712 | 142.6 | ... that Farnham Mires is one of the few sedge-and-rush marshes left in the Vale of York? | |
Hans Raj (approver) | 2020-01-12 | 1,705 | 142.1 | ... that historians have not concluded whether Hans Raj turned state's evidence for the British Raj, or if he had been a police agent all along? | |
West Fifth Street Bridge at Shoal Creek | 2020-01-18 | 1,694 | 141.1 | ... that the West Fifth Street Bridge in Austin, Texas, is a cantilever bridge designed to look like an arch bridge? | |
Eureka Iron & Steel Works | 2020-01-23 | 1,690 | 140.8 | ... that when Eureka Iron & Steel Works produced the first steel rails in the United States in 1865, it marked the beginning of the American steel industry? | |
Cooking manga | 2020-01-19 | 1,688 | 140.7 | ... that cooking manga achieved mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a result of the "gourmet boom" associated with the Japanese bubble economy? | |
Deportations of Kurds (1916–1934) | 2020-01-24 | 1,688 | 140.6 | ... that as an attempt to Turkify its Kurdish minority and their land, the Turks deported 300,000 Kurds in 1916 alone and continued the deportations until the 1940s? | |
J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia | 2020-01-01 | 1,684 | 140.3 | ... that the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia was published before the copy-editing process was completed? | |
Georgina Amorós | 2020-01-22 | 1,673 | 139.4 | ... that actress Georgina Amorós has worked in three languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English? | |
A Story About My Uncle | 2020-01-12 | 1,669 | 139.1 | ... that the developers of the indie video game A Story About My Uncle had to teach themselves how to use Unreal Engine to produce it? | |
List of professors at the Roman law school of Beirut | 2020-01-03 | 1,646 | 137.2 | ... that professors at the Roman law school of Beirut drafted parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in Roman jurisprudence? | |
Salzburg Conference | 2020-01-19 | 1,631 | 135.9 | ... that in order to bypass political changes demanded by Germany at the 1940 Salzburg Conference, Slovakia adopted the Führer principle? | |
Wacław Brzeziński | 2020-01-19 | 1,630 | 135.8 | ... that Polish baritone Wacław Brzeziński (pictured) was praised in Italy for his performances as Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto? | |
Albert Flynn | 2020-01-14 | 1,614 | 134.5 | ... that Albert Flynn, the director of the British Army's accounts, wrote stories about aliens invading the Earth? | |
Inna Lubimenko | 2020-01-09 | 1,603 | 133.6 | ... that Russian historian Inna Lubimenko wrote about the letters between Queen Elizabeth I and Ivan the Terrible? | |
Richard Rudzitis | 2020-01-29 | 1,602 | 133.5 | ... that Richard Rudzitis wrote poetry and articles with a pencil on rags, which he stitched into a pea coat, while in labour camps? | |
Donna Tobias | 2020-01-01 | 1,600 | 133.4 | ... that in 1975, Donna Tobias became the United States Navy's first female deep-sea diver? | |
Pulp (manga magazine) | 2020-01-30 | 992 | 82.7 | ... that the magazines Pulp and Animerica Extra have been called "instrumental in disseminating manga culture" in North America? | |
Animerica Extra | 606 | 50.5 | |||
Total | 1,599 | 133.2 | |||
Ediel López Falcón | 2020-01-20 | 1,585 | 132.1 | ... that after Mexican drug lord Ediel López Falcón was ordered to forfeit US$15 billion in the U.S., Mexican authorities wanted to keep fifty percent of it? | |
All the Freckles in the World | 2020-01-25 | 1,572 | 131.0 | ... that All the Freckles in the World, a Mexican coming-of-age romantic comedy film, was released on Netflix after finding success in theaters in Mexico? | |
Megan Fisher | 2020-01-14 | 1,566 | 130.5 | ... that Megan Fisher is the first woman with a lower-leg amputation to complete an XTERRA off-road triathlon? | |
Uganda at the 1972 Summer Olympics | 2020-01-27 | 1,987 | 129.4 | ... that Uganda's delegation at the 1972 Summer Olympics included both the nation's oldest and youngest athletes ever to compete at an Olympic Games at the time? | |
Kaschlan | 2020-01-03 | 1,550 | 129.2 | ... that the card game of Kaschlan, named after its top trump, became so popular that it was used in the Prussian idiom "my stomach's playing Kaschlan with my bowels"? | |
Couma utilis | 2020-01-29 | 1,544 | 128.7 | ... that not only does Couma utilis have edible fruit, its latex is used as a base for chewing gum, caulking boats, and whitewashing houses? | |
W New York Union Square | 2020-01-08 | 898 | 74.8 | ... that the W New York Union Square building and the Everett Building form an "imposing terminus" to New York City's Park Avenue South? | |
Everett Building (Manhattan) | 642 | 53.5 | |||
Total | 1,540 | 128.3 | |||
Antonio de Vea expedition | 2020-01-20 | 1,534 | 127.8 | ... that the 17th-century Antonio de Vea expedition to the fjords and channels of Patagonia was triggered by false rumours about English settlements? | |
Khaya Majola (cricketer) | 2020-01-23 | 1,528 | 127.3 | ... that cricketer Khaya Majola rejected offers to play alongside white players and overseas because he believed that black Africans were "being used as stooges" to benefit white South Africans? | |
Kate Griffiths | 2020-01-12 | 1,521 | 126.8 | ... that Kate Griffiths was elected member of Parliament for Burton in the 2019 UK general election, replacing her estranged husband? | |
FIFA Champions Badge | 2020-01-21 | 1,520 | 126.6 | ... that Liverpool F.C. became the first team allowed to wear the FIFA Champions Badge in the English Premier League, but only for one game against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on 29 December 2019? | |
A Line Made by Walking | 2020-01-10 | 1,516 | 126.3 | ... that the sculpture A Line Made by Walking proposed that the simple act of walking could be an art form? | |
Rhinogobius flumineus | 2020-01-21 | 1,516 | 126.2 | ... that the lizard goby holds on to rocks in fast-flowing water by means of a "sucker" formed from two fins? | |
Cheng Sihan | 2020-01-02 | 1,508 | 125.7 | ... that Cheng Sihan, a former driver and art-school dropout, started a successful acting career after becoming homeless and desperate for work? | |
Oskar Cohn | 2020-01-02 | 1,508 | 125.6 | ... that Oskar Cohn initiated protests against the deportation of Jews from Tel Aviv and Jaffa in the German parliament? | |
County Fermanagh War Memorial | 2020-01-20 | 1,506 | 125.5 | ... that a 1-metre (3.3 ft) section was added to the County Fermanagh War Memorial to commemorate eleven civilians who were killed in a 1987 IRA bombing at the site? | |
Isobel D. Thornley | 2020-01-04 | 1,497 | 124.8 | ... that British medieval historian Isobel D. Thornley died when her home was hit by a bomb during the London Blitz? | |
New Body | 2020-01-26 | 1,494 | 124.4 | ... that the song "New Body" was removed from Kanye West's 2019 album Jesus Is King one day before its release? | |
44 Union Square | 2020-01-07 | 1,472 | 122.6 | ... that 44 Union Square in New York City has housed the Tammany Hall political organization, a labor union, and two theaters? | |
Welcome to the Family (2018 TV series) | 2020-01-16 | 1,466 | 122.2 | ... that the first episode of Welcome to the Family was Catalan network TV3's most watched premiere in over a decade? | |
Pershing Square Building | 2020-01-01 | 789 | 65.8 | ... that 110 East 42nd Street and the Pershing Square Building, both located above a subway station, were designed with interlocking structures, including what is thought to be New York City's tallest party wall? | |
110 East 42nd Street | 676 | 56.3 | |||
Total | 1,465 | 122.1 | |||
Carnegie Building (Atlanta) | 2020-01-30 | 1,465 | 122.1 | ... that the Carnegie Building in Atlanta was designed by G. Lloyd Preacher, who moved his offices to the building after its completion? | |
Susmita Mohanty | 2020-01-03 | 1,462 | 121.8 | ... that space entrepreneur Susmita Mohanty has started companies on three continents? | |
Ensemble coding | 2020-01-07 | 1,458 | 121.5 | ... that ensemble coding is the ability to see the average or variance of a group of objects? | |
Mackay Yanagisawa | 2020-01-26 | 1,455 | 121.2 | ... that Mackay Yanagisawa was forced to re-mortgage his house three times to keep the Hula Bowl running? | |
Our Colors | 2020-01-02 | 1,444 | 120.3 | ... that the manga series Our Colors was inspired by author Gengoroh Tagame's desire to create a story about gay characters that was not centrally focused on romance or sex? | |
Totzeret HaAretz Towers | 2020-01-04 | 1,443 | 120.2 | ... that the design of Totzeret HaAretz Tower 1 in Tel Aviv, Israel, was inspired by an iceberg? | |
Yukari Miyake | 2020-01-25 | 1,432 | 119.3 | ... that Yukari Miyake joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to realize her dream of singing on stage? | |
Neil McLaughlin | 2020-01-11 | 1,430 | 119.2 | ... that Neil McLaughlin started boxing "by mistake" after an argument with his gymnastics coach? | |
KADY (Missouri) | 2020-01-02 | 1,405 | 117.1 | ... that Missouri radio station KADY was the first ever recipient of a fine from the FCC for failing to illuminate its tower? | |
Gates of Tears | 2020-01-16 | 1,404 | 117.0 | ... that Gates of Tears is the first comprehensive study of the Holocaust in the Lublin District of Poland? | |
Abu Abdallah al-Baridi | 2020-01-28 | 1,403 | 116.9 | ... that between 934 and 944, Abu Abdallah al-Baridi fought against Ibn Ra'iq, Tuzun, Bajkam, the Hamdanids, the Buyids, and Oman, twice occupied Baghdad, and was named vizier four times? | |
Dick Dooijes | 2020-01-28 | 1,388 | 115.7 | ... that typeface designer Dick Dooijes's first solo design was a Hebrew alphabet, which he could not read? | |
KHBC-TV | 2020-01-16 | 1,388 | 115.6 | ... that the owner of Hawaii television station KHBC-TV compared an effort to unionize the station to "socialism"? | |
Heckscher Playground | 2020-01-06 | 1,384 | 115.4 | ... that the Heckscher Playground, the oldest playground in New York City's Central Park, was initially opposed because people wanted to preserve the park's passive landscape? | |
Supinamarada! | 2020-01-05 | 966 | 80.5 | ... that Satoru Noda, author of the manga series Supinamarada!, cited the series's difficult-to-remember name as a probable reason for its commercial failure? | |
Satoru Noda (artist) | 418 | 34.8 | |||
Total | 1,384 | 115.3 | |||
Nástup | 2020-01-13 | 1,383 | 115.2 | ... that the Slovak periodical Nástup blamed Jews for both communism and "immoral capitalism"? | |
2019 Macau Grand Prix | 2020-01-07 | 1,382 | 115.2 | ... that Richard Verschoor won the 2019 Macau Grand Prix, becoming the first Dutch driver to win the event? | |
The Idea of Pakistan | 2020-01-04 | 1,374 | 114.5 | ... that The Idea of Pakistan attempts to answer the question "What is Pakistan"? | |
Terebinth of Nero | 2020-01-18 | 1,370 | 114.1 | ... that the Terebinth of Nero in Rome got its name from a species of tree that traditionally shaded Saint Peter's tomb? | |
James Stephen (architect) | 2020-01-21 | 1,364 | 113.6 | ... that James Stephen, who designed several schools listed on the National Register of Historic Places, received his architectural training through a correspondence course? | |
Political cognition | 2020-01-10 | 1,357 | 113.1 | ... that political cognition shows that the effects of voter persuasion are relatively small and fade rapidly? | |
Valentin Bogomazov | 2020-01-29 | 1,356 | 113.0 | ... that despite spending 15 years in the Soviet Union's Italian embassy, diplomat Valentin Bogomazov's only ambassadorships were to South American countries? | |
Marjorie Bell | 2020-01-18 | 1,342 | 111.8 | ... that before becoming an electrical engineer and factory inspector, Marjorie Bell shovelled coal at a gas works? | |
R. Carlos Nakai | 2020-01-19 | 1,340 | 111.7 | ... that after a car accident left him unable to play brass instruments, Native American musician R. Carlos Nakai began playing a traditional cedar flute, and went on to receive eleven Grammy nominations? | |
Rajini School | 2020-01-06 | 1,332 | 111.0 | ... that to counter the influence of Western missionaries, a Japanese woman was hired as the first principal of Bangkok's Rajini School for girls (pictured) in 1904? | |
Big Snow American Dream | 2020-01-04 | 1,324 | 110.3 | ... that New Jersey's Big Snow American Dream became the first indoor ski park in North America when it opened last month? | |
Acanthurus dussumieri | 2020-01-31 | 1,320 | 110.0 | ... that juvenile ornate surgeonfish are quite different in colouring from the adult fish? | |
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit | 2020-01-28 | 1,317 | 109.8 | ... that the 1990 Wrestling Summit was the only time the World Wrestling Federation, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and All Japan Pro Wrestling presented a show together? | |
History of Grand Central Terminal | 2020-01-19 | 1,317 | 109.8 | ... that New York City's Grand Central Terminal was built at its current location because of a prohibition of steam trains in Lower Manhattan? | |
Heat-pipe tectonics | 2020-01-11 | 1,314 | 109.5 | ... that high mountains can remain standing on Jupiter's moon Io because of heat-pipe tectonics? | |
Selenothrips rubrocinctus | 2020-01-14 | 1,312 | 109.3 | ... that redbanded thrips are a significant pest of mango and cacao in the West Indies? | |
Hui Aloha ʻĀina | 2020-01-17 | 1,304 | 108.7 | ... that Hui Aloha ʻĀina was established in 1893 to promote Hawaiian independence and oppose the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom? | |
Lady Victoria Campbell | 2020-01-30 | 1,296 | 108.0 | ... that despite her membership in two of Scotland's largest land-owning families, philanthropist Lady Victoria Campbell dedicated her life to helping those who lived on the islands of Argyll? | |
School belonging | 2020-01-06 | 1,286 | 107.2 | ... that when students feel a greater sense of school belonging, their mental health and well-being are improved? | |
Leslie Schwartz | 2020-01-25 | 1,279 | 106.6 | ... that novelist Leslie Schwartz has published a memoir about the 22 books she read in jail while recovering from alcoholism? | |
Helston Castle | 2020-01-03 | 1,258 | 104.9 | ... that a bowling green and a monument now occupy the site of Helston Castle in Cornwall? | |
Cheap Lab | 2020-01-16 | 1,258 | 104.8 | ... that unlike most of its competitors in Hong Kong, stationery retailer Cheap Lab allows its retail staff to manage its Facebook fan page with few restrictions? | |
United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) | 2020-01-23 | 1,237 | 103.1 | ... that the City of San Francisco considers its United Nations Plaza eligible for landmark status due to its historical connection to the LGBTQ movement? | |
Orla Doherty | 2020-01-21 | 1,236 | 103.0 | ... that producer Orla Doherty spent 500 hours underwater in a submarine during her work on Blue Planet II? | |
Pontobdella muricata | 2020-01-28 | 1,231 | 102.6 | ... that with a stretched length of up to 20 cm (8 in), Pontobdella muricata is one of the largest marine leeches? | |
Arijský boj | 2020-01-18 | 1,224 | 102.0 | ... that the Czech-language fascist newspaper Arijský boj ('Aryan Struggle') claimed that the daughter of a former president kept a lesbian harem and lusted after Jewish men? | |
2016 24 Hours of Daytona | 2020-01-29 | 1,220 | 101.6 | ... that the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona saw two Chevrolet Corvette C7.R cars finish within 0.034 seconds of each other in the closest class finish in the race's history? | |
369th Regiment Armory | 2020-01-25 | 1,206 | 100.5 | ... that the 369th Regiment Armory, built for the "Harlem Hell Fighters", was planned as a boxing and gymnastics venue in New York City's unsuccessful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics? | |
Sangrador | 2020-01-16 | 1,206 | 100.5 | ... that Sangrador, Venezuela's submission for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, had only 31 box-office attendances in the country that year? | |
Ustad Qasim | 2020-01-21 | 1,202 | 100.1 | ... that Ustad Qasim has been described as the "father of Afghan music"? | |
Ifrit | 2020-01-25 | 1,192 | 99.3 | ... that although afarit are not necessarily components of a person, but independent entities, a common belief in Islamic Egypt associates them with part of a human's soul? | |
Aepus marinus | 2020-01-16 | 1,192 | 99.3 | ... that in France, the beetle Aepus marinus is restricted to a narrow strip of the beach near the high-water mark? | |
John Muriel | 2020-01-10 | 1,190 | 99.1 | ... that John Muriel's novel Youth in Bondage, about the love life of a schoolmaster's wife, was banned in the Republic of Ireland? | |
Noni MacDonald | 2020-01-22 | 1,178 | 98.1 | ... that pediatrician Noni MacDonald was invested into the Order of Nova Scotia in 2019? | |
Zaitzevia thermae | 2020-01-05 | 1,177 | 98.1 | ... that the beetle Zaitzevia thermae has a total habitat of less than 35 square metres (380 sq ft) around one hot spring in Montana? | |
Ave Maria (Biebl) | 2020-01-01 | 1,176 | 98.0 | ... that Ave Maria, an obscure piece for two men's choirs by Franz Biebl, became a choral standard after Chanticleer made it part of their holiday programs? | |
Christopher Harborne | 2020-01-19 | 1,174 | 97.9 | ... that British aviation businessman Christopher Harborne donated £5 million to the Brexit Party in 2019? | |
WFPA (AM) | 2020-01-26 | 1,163 | 96.9 | ... that within six hours of Alabama radio station WFPA being served an eviction notice, the tower had been dismantled? | |
Ralph Mellanby | 2020-01-02 | 1,162 | 96.9 | ... that Ralph Mellanby's production of the 1988 Winter Olympics for CTV used a television lens described as the "world's longest", for the ski jumping events? | |
KXEQ | 2020-01-28 | 1,152 | 96.0 | ... that 75 business leaders, pastors, and listeners of Nevada's KRCV radio attempted to buy the station, even though it was not making money? | |
Igor Pavlovich Shaskol'skii | 2020-01-15 | 1,150 | 95.8 | ... that Russian historian Igor Pavlovich Shaskol'skii helped build defensive structures during the Siege of Leningrad? | |
Leo Rwabwogo | 2020-01-22 | 1,146 | 95.5 | ... that Ugandan boxer Leo Rwabwogo is the only athlete in the nation's history to have won more than one Olympic medal? | |
Inspector General report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation | 2020-01-22 | 1,146 | 95.5 | ... that U.S. attorney general William Barr rejected his inspector general's finding that the FBI investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was justified? | |
Revolutionary Party of Mozambique | 2020-01-01 | 1,140 | 95.0 | ... that the Revolutionary Party of Mozambique initially relied on sticks, axes, machetes and spears to fight its insurgency in the late 1970s? | |
Home for Christmas (TV series) | 2020-01-24 | 1,130 | 94.2 | ... that Home for Christmas, Netflix's first Norwegian TV show, was inspired by televised Nordic Christmas calendars? | |
Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic | 2020-01-25 | 1,128 | 94.0 | ... that in 2019, the United States ratified a treaty that had been negotiated 16 years earlier to protect the wreck of the RMS Titanic? | |
Baralt Theatre | 2020-01-03 | 1,126 | 93.9 | ... that the Baralt Theatre (pictured) in Maracaibo, the location of Venezuela's first film screenings, now hosts the country's short-film festival? | |
Luc André Diouf | 2020-01-05 | 1,124 | 93.7 | ... that after moving to the Canary Islands in 1992, future politician Luc André Diouf ran out of money and was homeless for 42 days? | |
Place cell | 2020-01-29 | 1,122 | 93.5 | ... that place cells are thought to play an important role in episodic memory? | |
Cypress Creek Middle High School | 2020-01-14 | 1,119 | 93.2 | ... that separate locker rooms and a divider in the gymnasium help segregate middle-school and high-school students at Cypress Creek Middle High School in Wesley Chapel, Florida? | |
Lotus throne | 2020-01-12 | 1,118 | 93.1 | ... that around 200 CE, the Indian monk Nagarjuna exhorted a king to make "Images of Buddha with fine proportions / Well designed and sitting on lotuses" (example pictured)? | |
Hui Kālaiʻāina | 2020-01-28 | 1,117 | 93.1 | ... that Hui Kālaiʻāina collected 17,000 signatures from Hawaiians seeking to restore the monarchy? | |
Shanqi | 2020-01-19 | 1,116 | 93.0 | ... that Shanqi, a Manchu prince, worked with the Japanese Empire and his daughter, Yoshiko Kawashima, to create an independent state in Manchuria in 1912? | |
Ae Watan | 2020-01-24 | 1,108 | 92.3 | ... that Indian lyricist Gulzar wants his patriotic song "Ae Watan" to become the "song of our nation"? | |
Olivia Salamanca | 2020-01-01 | 1,098 | 91.5 | ... that Olivia Salamanca, one of the founding members of the Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society, died from the disease at the age of 24? | |
1990 Bijnor riot | 2020-01-07 | 1,098 | 91.5 | ... that the 1990 Bijnor riot was the most destructive event during concurrent Hindu nationalist campaigns in India, which eventually led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid? | |
Sam Pittman | 2020-01-15 | 1,097 | 91.4 | ... that Rex Ryan once flew fellow American football coach Sam Pittman to his house to build a fort for Ryan's children? | |
Neon Gravestones | 2020-01-02 | 1,083 | 90.2 | ... that Twenty One Pilots had concerns over the sensitivity of their handling of the topic of suicide in their song "Neon Gravestones", but still kept it in their album Trench? | |
Britain Quay | 2020-01-05 | 1,081 | 90.1 | ... that a protected structure on Britain Quay, once adorned with a time ball, was demolished to make way for the construction of Ireland's tallest building? | |
International Ice Hockey Association | 2020-01-30 | 1,072 | 89.4 | ... that the International Ice Hockey Association was established as a means of shifting the control of world hockey to Canada, "where it rightfully belonged"? | |
John Ena Jr. | 2020-01-20 | 1,072 | 89.4 | ... that Chinese-Hawaiian politician and businessman John Ena was decorated with the Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii by King Kalākaua? | |
Caldera International | 2020-01-04 | 1,068 | 89.0 | ... that software company Caldera International tried to combine Unix with Linux for business customers, but did not succeed? | |
KOUU | 2020-01-18 | 1,065 | 88.8 | ... that someone shot out KSNN radio's tower lights using a .22-caliber rifle in 1967? | |
WFAB (Miami) | 2020-01-11 | 1,056 | 88.0 | ... that when WFAB radio in Miami was forced off the air in 1977, Hispanic-owned shops in Homestead closed for an hour in protest? | |
Honey Davenport | 2020-01-08 | 1,052 | 87.7 | ... that Honey Davenport reigned over Paradise before appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race? | |
Hemiberlesia lataniae | 2020-01-17 | 1,046 | 87.2 | ... that the palm scale was first found on an endemic species of palm on the island of Réunion, but now infests plants in at least 78 families around the world? | |
Avtar Singh Bhurji | 2020-01-31 | 1,040 | 86.6 | ... that field hockey player Avtar Singh Bhurji was shot in the leg during a robbery in 1996? | |
Francis Dzierozynski | 2020-01-15 | 1,038 | 86.5 | ... that Francis Dzierozynski's dispute with Archbishop Ambrose Maréchal over land ownership in Maryland escalated to involve Pope Pius VII and two U.S. secretaries of state? | |
Chaim Malinowitz | 2020-01-01 | 1,036 | 86.4 | ... that Rabbi Chaim Malinowitz approved every line and footnote of the English translation of the Talmud in the 73-volume Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud? | |
Independent Network Charismatic Christianity | 2020-01-10 | 1,034 | 86.2 | ... that leaders within the Independent Network Charismatic Christianity movement do not aim to grow churches, but rather seek to influence the "seven mountains of culture"? | |
Ridwan ibn Walakhshi | 2020-01-31 | 1,034 | 86.1 | ... that in 1138–39, Fatimid vizier Ridwan ibn Walakhshi attempted to overthrow the Isma'ili caliphate and replace it with a Sunni regime headed by himself? | |
Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage | 2020-01-07 | 1,032[j] | 86.0 | ... that Scarlett Johansson's film roles have included spy Natasha Romanoff, English queen Anne Boleyn's sister Mary, and an artificially intelligent voice assistant? | |
BECAUSE (conference) | 2020-01-26 | 1,028 | 85.7 | ... that BECAUSE is the longest-running and largest conference for the bisexual community in the United States? | |
Enrique Ika | 2020-01-08 | 514 | 42.8 | ... that Enrique Ika and Moisés Tuʻu Hereveri were the last two kings of Easter Island until Valentino Riroroko Tuki declared himself king in 2011, more than a century later? | |
Moisés Tuʻu Hereveri | 512 | 42.6 | |||
Total | 1,025 | 85.4 | |||
Diocalandra frumenti | 2020-01-09 | 1,021 | 85.1 | ... that a severe infestation of the palm weevil borer can kill its host palm? | |
Wir pflügen und wir streuen | 2020-01-09 | 1,018 | 84.8 | ... that "Wir pflügen und wir streuen" ('We plow and sow'), with words by Matthias Claudius, began as a song of a fictional harvest festival, and is now a Protestant hymn for Erntedankfest? | |
Guizhou clique | 2020-01-19 | 1,016 | 84.7 | ... that the uncle–nephew conflict between Liu Xianshi and Wang Wenhua in the Guizhou clique involved student organizations, an attempted assassination, and a violent coup? | |
Virginia Crosbie | 2020-01-12 | 1,012 | 84.3 | ... that Virginia Crosbie, the member of Parliament for Ynys Môn, is a former dolphin trainer? | |
Ralph Evans (boxer) | 2020-01-17 | 1,010 | 84.2 | ... that Ralph Evans is the first Welshman to win an Olympic medal in boxing? | |
Alternative law in Ireland | 2020-01-06 | 1,008 | 84.0 | ... that the Land League's "rival government" surpassed the power of the British government in many parts of Ireland during the late 19th century? | |
Friedrich Graetz | 2020-01-31 | 1,004 | 83.6 | ... that in the 1883 political cartoon "An appalling attempt to muzzle the watch-dog of science", Friedrich Graetz portrayed Herbert Spencer as a monumental dog? | |
Litanies (Mozart) | 2020-01-27 | 1,280 | 83.3 | ... that Mozart (portrait shown) composed four litanies between 1771 and 1776 – two Marian and two sacramental – as a church musician for the prince-archbishop of Salzburg? | |
Francis X. Talbot | 2020-01-16 | 1,000 | 83.3 | ... that Francis X. Talbot was one of the early leaders of the Catholic literary revival in the U.S.? | |
KC Claffy | 2020-01-11 | 996 | 83.0 | ... that scientist KC Claffy was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame for her work on measuring the Internet? | |
The Skull of Alum Bheg | 2020-01-26 | 996 | 82.9 | ... that Kim A. Wagner wrote The Skull of Alum Bheg to tell the story of "thousands of Indian soldiers" who rebelled in 1857? | |
Affect labeling | 2020-01-05 | 984 | 82.0 | ... that posting one's feelings on social media is a form of affect labeling, and may help reduce emotional distress? | |
Baya Jurquet | 2020-01-23 | 980 | 81.6 | ... that Baya Jurquet organized demonstrations by female prisoners in France in the 1950s? | |
KYFO-FM | 2020-01-20 | 976 | 81.3 | ... that 23 of the 25 disc jockeys of Utah radio station KJQN-FM defected and started their own station, taking with them a converted truck called the "Milk Beast"? | |
William Verbeck | 2020-01-10 | 976 | 81.3 | ... that William Verbeck, who served as Adjutant General of the New York National Guard, was born to Dutch missionaries in Nagasaki, Japan? | |
Liu Gangji | 2020-01-29 | 974 | 81.2 | ... that according to philosopher Liu Gangji, modern Chinese aesthetics have largely resulted from the propagation of German idealism? | |
Fleet Street (album) | 2020-01-12 | 973 | 81.1 | ... that collegiate a cappella was so dominated by cover songs that the genre's first album of original music was not published until 2004? | |
George Downing (surfer) | 2020-01-22 | 890 | 80.8 | ... that George Downing created the first surfboard with a removable fin? | |
Irene Komnene Palaiologina | 2020-01-21 | 969 | 80.8 | ... that Irene Palaiologina, the elder sister of Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, became a staunch opponent of his proposed union of the churches, and tried to form a Bulgarian–Mamluk alliance against him? | |
New Columbia (Portland, Oregon) | 2020-01-20 | 968 | 80.6 | ... that in 1988, Columbia Villa was the site of the first known drive-by shooting in Portland, Oregon? | |
Acaster South Ings | 2020-01-23 | 964 | 80.3 | ... that the nationally rare tansy beetle (example pictured) survives at Acaster South Ings, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near York, England? | |
PR Man Singh | 2020-01-20 | 964 | 80.3 | ... that after the Indian team won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, their manager PR Man Singh ensured that Wisden Cricket Monthly editor David Frith would "eat his words"? | |
Cecil B. DeMille | 2020-01-15 | 960 | 80.0 | ... that the parting of the Red Sea scene in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments was created by filming the release of hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into a large tank and playing the resulting footage backwards? | |
Massif des Maures | 2020-01-19 | 958 | 79.8 | ... that forests on the Massif des Maures experience frequent fires, but the thick bark of the cork oak helps it to survive? | |
Willard Ryan | 2020-01-20 | 956 | 79.7 | ... that Willard Ryan was the first head coach of the Green Bay Packers, even though the team claims that Curly Lambeau was actually the first? | |
Musharraf high treason case | 2020-01-13 | 956 | 79.7 | ... that Pervez Musharraf is the first former military ruler in Pakistan's history to face a trial for treason? | |
Xinuos | 2020-01-17 | 952 | 79.4 | ... that the corporate history of Xinuos begins with repeated attempts to acquire a troubled software company in bankruptcy? | |
Raja Rao Award for Literature | 2020-01-27 | 1,218 | 79.3 | ... that the Raja Rao Award for Literature was bestowed only seven times before it was discontinued? | |
Art of Francisco Narváez in University City of Caracas | 2020-01-24 | 948 | 79.0 | ... that the degradation of a mural (pictured) by Francisco Narváez in the University City of Caracas led to the formation of a group dedicated to preserving his works there? | |
Lucinda L. Combs | 2020-01-16 | 943 | 78.6 | ... that Lucinda L. Combs, the first female medical missionary to serve in China, established Beijing's first women's hospital? | |
Art of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests | 2020-01-18 | 940 | 78.4 | ... that Pepe the Frog and the LIHKG pig have become the unofficial mascots of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests? | |
Jürgen Hinzpeter | 2020-01-19 | 936 | 78.0 | ... that German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter, who covered the Gwangju Uprising, was honored by the May 18 Memorial Foundation with a memorial stone containing his hair and nail clippings? | |
Mack Garner | 2020-01-14 | 916 | 76.3 | ... that American jockey Mack Garner was posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1969? | |
Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury | 2020-01-22 | 840 | 76.2 | ... that Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil became a leading member of the Primrose League, the first British political organisation to give women a prominent role, despite finding its medieval influences absurd? | |
20000 Varuna | 2020-01-04 | 906 | 75.5 | ... that Indian choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai suggested the egg-shaped Kuiper belt object 20000 Varuna be named after the Hindu deity Varuna? | |
Chris Creighton | 2020-01-17 | 906 | 75.5 | ... that Eastern Michigan University football head coach Chris Creighton has won American football games on three continents? | |
2018 24 Hours of Daytona | 2020-01-21 | 898 | 74.8 | ... that Filipe Albuquerque, João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi won the 2018 24 Hours of Daytona, and broke a distance record that had been held since the 1982 race? | |
Fred Evans (boxer) | 2020-01-24 | 896 | 74.7 | ... that Fred Evans is the most successful Welsh boxer in Olympic history? | |
Reinhold Fritz | 2020-01-24 | 894 | 74.5 | ... that Reinhold Fritz of the Stuttgart Court Opera, who participated in world premieres such as Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, was dismissed in 1933 because his wife was Jewish? | |
International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine | 2020-01-21 | 892 | 74.3 | ... that the International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine will investigate alleged war crimes by Israel, Hamas, and Palestinian armed groups? | |
Brooklyn Fire Department | 2020-01-04 | 888 | 74.0 | ... that upon its founding in 1869, the Brooklyn Fire Department replaced a volunteer fire department of about 3,000 firefighters with a paid force? | |
Lisa Ainsworth | 2020-01-16 | 886 | 73.8 | ... that Lisa Ainsworth leads a project that involves studying plants under atmospheric conditions that are predicted for 2050? | |
Donnis Thompson | 2020-01-05 | 876 | 73.0 | ... that when Donnis Thompson was appointed the University of Hawaii's first women's athletic director, she was given a budget of only $5,000? | |
The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star | 2020-01-06 | 868 | 72.3 | ... that The Conspiracy Collection, a makeup palette whose creation is profiled in The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star, sold out in 30 minutes? | |
Microcracks in rock | 2020-01-08 | 868 | 72.3 | ... that microcracks in rocks are oriented roughly parallel to the maximum applied stress? | |
La Saline Natural Area | 2020-01-31 | 867 | 72.2 | ... that La Saline Natural Area in northeastern Alberta, Canada, features a large tufa mound? | |
Acanthochitona crinita | 2020-01-24 | 862 | 71.8 | ... that chitons, such as Acanthochitona crinita, are molluscs with a shell composed of eight separate articulating valves? | |
Deep in the Darkness a Starlight is Gleaming | 2020-01-06 | 857 | 71.4 | ... that the Epiphany hymn "Deep in the Darkness a Starlight is Gleaming" covers the topic of a Christian's journey, as Mary, Joseph and Jesus had done on the flight into Egypt? | |
Roie Galitz | 2020-01-26 | 845 | 70.4 | ... that Israeli wildlife photographer Roie Galitz won first place at the Siena International Photo Awards in the "Fragile Ice" category for his picture of a sleeping polar bear? | |
Marine Cemetery | 2020-01-26 | 844 | 70.4 | ... that the Marine Cemetery, made from plastic bottles collected from an Indian beach, is dedicated to nine endangered aquatic species? | |
WZKO | 2020-01-25 | 843 | 70.2 | ... that ashes from a nearby fire left the freshly painted tower of radio station WCAI black instead of red? | |
1929 New Zealand cyclone | 2020-01-12 | 843 | 70.2 | ... that one person died during the 1929 New Zealand cyclone when a railway locomotive fell from washed-out track into the Taieri River? | |
Saida Muna Tasneem | 2020-01-10 | 841 | 70.1 | ... that Saida Muna Tasneem is the first woman to hold the positions of Bangladeshi high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Liberia? | |
Charles H. Mahoney | 2020-01-06 | 836 | 69.7 | ... that Charles H. Mahoney was the first African American to serve as a delegate to the United Nations? | |
Paradise High School | 2020-01-04 | 830 | 69.2 | ... that the Paradise High School football team had an undefeated regular season in 2019, even though most of the players had been burned out of their homes the year before? | |
Harold J. Conn | 2020-01-27 | 1,058 | 68.9 | ... that American bacteriologist Harold Conn was sometimes called "Dr. Stain"? | |
C-9 (Cercanías Madrid) | 2020-01-02 | 823 | 68.6 | ... that although it is classified as a commuter rail line, Cercanías Madrid's C-9 line primarily serves ski resorts? | |
KLFV | 2020-01-21 | 820 | 68.3 | ... that after its sale to Western Bible College, radio station KJOL toned down its protests against abortion clinics and grocery stores that sold pornographic materials? | |
Fu Zhengyi | 2020-01-07 | 817 | 68.1 | ... that award-winning film editor Fu Zhengyi was called the "first pair of scissors" in China? | |
Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele | 2020-01-26 | 810 | 67.5 | ... that Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, the current first lady of El Salvador, is the first person in the country to hold a doctorate in prenatal psychology? | |
Rebecca Kilner | 2020-01-13 | 806 | 67.1 | ... that evolutionary biologist Rebecca Kilner has found that mites can give burying beetles a competitive advantage? | |
Charles Lubulwa | 2020-01-30 | 796 | 66.3 | ... that boxer Charles Lubulwa is the youngest Ugandan ever to compete at the Olympic Games? | |
Rebeccah Slater | 2020-01-11 | 792 | 66.0 | ... that British neuroscientist Rebeccah Slater led a study that showed that not only do babies experience pain, they may be more sensitive to it than adults? | |
WYCB | 2020-01-15 | 792 | 66.0 | ... that the 12-year license fight that led to the establishment of Washington, D.C., radio station WYCB also drained its principals' finances? | |
Charlotte MLS team | 2020-01-13 | 783 | 65.2 | ... that the Charlotte MLS team signed a kit sponsorship deal months before being officially awarded an expansion franchise? | |
Savannah darter | 2020-01-11 | 782 | 65.2 | ... that the female Savannah darter lays clutches of sticky eggs that she buries in gravel or sand? | |
Tuarii | 2020-01-25 | 778 | 64.9 | ... that Queen Tuarii traveled to the Cook Islands to seek British intervention in Raiatea's war with France? | |
Blancoa | 2020-01-25 | 778 | 64.8 | ... that the main pollinators of the winter bell (pictured) are the singing honeyeater and the red wattlebird? | |
Royal Commission on London Traffic | 2020-01-18 | 774 | 64.5 | ... that the Royal Commission on London Traffic proposed constructing 9 miles (14 km) of avenues with railways underneath at the cost of £30 million in 1905 (equivalent to £3 billion in 2016)? | |
Jutta Hering-Winckler | 2020-01-21 | 763 | 63.5 | ... that Jutta Hering-Winckler, a lawyer from Minden whose grandfather saw the premiere of Wagner's Ring cycle, "made the impossible possible" by organizing Der Ring in Minden? | |
Malayan banded pitta | 2020-01-12 | 758 | 63.2 | ... that the Malayan banded pitta is threatened by the destruction of its forest habitat and by being targeted for the illegal trade in birds? | |
KUMA (Arizona) | 2020-01-08 | 754 | 62.9 | ... that KFXY in Flagstaff, Arizona, was reported by American newspapers in 1925 to be the only radio station in the world owned by a woman? | |
UT Arlington Mavericks women's wheelchair basketball | 2020-01-21 | 754 | 62.8 | ... that the UT Arlington Mavericks women's wheelchair basketball team played its inaugural 2013–14 season without any substitute players? | |
Bessie S. McColgin | 2020-01-12 | 752 | 62.7 | ... that Bessie S. McColgin, the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, was seen as a "superior orator"? | |
Andrew Watt Kay | 2020-01-02 | 751 | 62.6 | ... that Andrew Watt Kay's paper describing his augmented histamine test was the single most cited paper in the British Medical Journal between 1945 and 1989? | |
Billy Wilder filmography | 2020-01-06 | 744 | 62.0 | ... that Billy Wilder, an award-winning film director and screenwriter, had minimal knowledge of English when he arrived in Hollywood in 1934? | |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani | 2020-01-08 | 264 | 22.0 | ... that six All India Institutes of Medical Sciences began operating in 2019, including institutes in Telangana, in Jharkhand, and in West Bengal? | |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar | 240 | 20.0 | |||
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar | 221 | 18.4 | |||
Total | 726 | 60.5 | |||
List of Major League Baseball single-inning home run leaders | 2020-01-31 | 722 | 60.1 | ... that Bill Regan hit two of his eighteen career home runs in a single inning of a Major League Baseball game on June 16, 1928? | |
Hans Raj Vohra | 2020-01-18 | 720 | 60.0 | ... that according to Kuldip Nayar, Hans Raj Vohra's testimony in 1929 was "crucial" in his associate, Bhagat Singh, being sentenced to death? | |
Wellacre Academy | 2020-01-16 | 716 | 59.6 | ... that as of 2016, Wellacre Academy had 1720 solar panels, more than any other school in the United Kingdom? | |
Tochter Zion, freue dich | 2020-01-12 | 712 | 59.4 | ... that the German Advent song "Tochter Zion, freue dich" has words by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke set to music used for triumphant entrances in two of Handel's oratorios? | |
Anne Baxter on screen and stage | 2020-01-01 | 710 | 59.2 | ... that actress Anne Baxter's roles included an Egyptian princess, a ruthlessly ambitious understudy, an alcoholic, and two villains in the 1960s Batman television series? | |
Miriam Salpeter | 2020-01-13 | 707 | 58.9 | ... that Miriam Salpeter and her husband Edwin Ernest Salpeter collaborated to study how nerves and muscle fibers interact? | |
Fordham University Cemetery | 2020-01-29 | 706 | 58.9 | ... that the cemetery of what is now Fordham University had to be relocated in 1889 to make way for the New York Botanical Garden? | |
889 Broadway | 2020-01-20 | 361 | 30.1 | ... that the Gorham Manufacturing Company opened buildings at Broadway and at Fifth Avenue to display its merchandise in New York City? | |
390 Fifth Avenue | 342 | 28.5 | |||
Total | 702 | 58.5 | |||
Bill Hare | 2020-01-26 | 702 | 58.5 | ... that audio engineer Bill Hare has been called "the Dr. Dre of a cappella recording"? | |
Cow Myers (wetland) | 2020-01-30 | 696 | 58.0 | ... that the locally scarce bird's eye primrose grows at Cow Myers in North Yorkshire? | |
Wanjira Mathai | 2020-01-23 | 694 | 57.9 | ... that Wanjira Mathai aims to continue the work of her mother, Nobel Peace Prize–winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai, by restoring 12.6 million acres (5.1 million hectares) of Kenyan land by 2030? | |
Arkadiĭ Sidorov | 2020-01-18 | 694 | 57.8 | ... that Russian historian Arkadiĭ Sidorov fought in the Moscow People's Militia during the Second World War? | |
Dein Lob, Herr, ruft der Himmel aus | 2020-01-14 | 692 | 57.7 | ... that the 1938 hymn "Dein Lob, Herr, ruft der Himmel aus" ('The sky shouts your praise, Lord') is based on a text by a 17th-century Jesuit astronomer paraphrasing Psalm 19? | |
Statue of Robert Burns (Milwaukee) | 2020-01-26 | 682 | 56.9 | ... that U.S. general Arthur MacArthur gave an address at the unveiling of a monument (pictured) to Scottish poet Robert Burns in Milwaukee? | |
Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center | 2020-01-22 | 680 | 56.7 | ... that the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center was originally housed in a Cincinnati mansion built around 1815? | |
Lincoln University Art Collection | 2020-01-12 | 680 | 56.6 | ... that the Lincoln University Art Collection was initially funded by selling cigarettes in the staff common room? | |
Widener University Commonwealth Law School | 2020-01-31 | 678 | 56.5 | ... that Widener University Commonwealth Law School is one of two independent law schools run by Widener University? | |
WNSD | 2020-01-19 | 676 | 56.3 | ... that Cincinnati high-school radio station WNSD was permanently shut down in part because its faculty advisor went on maternity leave? | |
Tore Wretman | 2020-01-25 | 672 | 56.0 | ... that chef Tore Wretman introduced Toast Skagen to the Swedish public? | |
Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos | 2020-01-05 | 672 | 56.0 | ... that under the leadership of ethnomusicologist Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos, the University of Liberia choir performed around the world, including at Lincoln Center? | |
Carla (singer) | 2020-01-01 | 665 | 55.4 | ... that Carla's coach at the French talent show The Voice Kids did not want her to release a record? | |
Bambang Soegeng | 2020-01-03 | 664 | 55.3 | ... that Bambang Soegeng initiated a service number system in the Indonesian National Armed Forces, and received a service number of 10001? | |
WFIA (AM) | 2020-01-23 | 664 | 55.3 | ... that when Louisville, Kentucky's WKYW radio became religious station WFIA in 1965, it ceased accepting beer, wine and tobacco commercials? | |
Alexander Gillies | 2020-01-10 | 664 | 55.3 | ... that Sir Alexander Gillies was instrumental in establishing orthopaedics as a surgical speciality in New Zealand? | |
Hay-a-Park Gravel Pit | 2020-01-25 | 660 | 55.0 | ... that Hay-a-Park Gravel Pit is "one of the most northerly inland breeding populations of reed warbler in Britain"? | |
Thomas I. Gasson | 2020-01-09 | 660 | 55.0 | ... that several months after Thomas I. Gasson became the president of Boston College, he began arranging to relocate the school to Chestnut Hill? | |
Columbia Station (Washington) | 2020-01-27 | 844 | 55.0 | ... that students from eight school districts in the region of Wenatchee, Washington, created public artwork for Columbia Station? | |
William J. Devlin | 2020-01-04 | 650 | 54.1 | ... that William J. Devlin was called the "builder of the super-structures" at Boston College, despite his fundraising campaign falling short of its goal? | |
Walsh McDermott | 2020-01-14 | 646 | 53.8 | ... that Walsh McDermott won a Lasker Award for his research on isoniazid, an antibiotic that he had taken to treat his own case of tuberculosis? | |
Junggar Basin | 2020-01-12 | 644 | 53.7 | ... that sedimentary rock in the Junggar Basin in northwestern China was formed by deposition from rivers and lakes in the Permian? | |
Khabzela: The Life And Times Of A South African | 2020-01-15 | 641 | 53.4 | ... that Khabzela, a 2005 bestselling biography by Liz McGregor, concerns a South African disc jockey who died of AIDS? | |
Daryl Roth Theatre | 2020-01-12 | 639 | 53.2 | ... that when the Daryl Roth Theatre opened within a former bank, it was described as one of a "growing number of unconventional spaces" that were being converted to theatres? | |
Spira Spica | 2020-01-01 | 620 | 51.7 | ... that the name of the Japanese band Spira Spica comes from a Latin word meaning "having hopes as long as one lives", and the star Spica? | |
Nun lässest du, o Herr | 2020-01-13 | 617 | 51.4 | ... that the hymn "Nun lässest du, o Herr", written by Georg Thurmair as a paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis, appeared with a 16th-century melody in the first Gotteslob, but with a modern one in the second? | |
Kim A. Wagner | 2020-01-11 | 614 | 51.2 | ... that Kim A. Wagner, a Danish author of books on India, is named after Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim? | |
WHSR | 2020-01-09 | 614 | 51.2 | ... that WWNN (980 AM) in Pompano Beach, Florida, was the first radio station in the United States to adopt a format consisting of motivational speeches? | |
Semisimple representation | 2020-01-08 | 606 | 50.5 | ... that Clebsch–Gordan coefficients, which describe how spinning objects influence each other in quantum mechanics, come from the structure of semisimple representations? | |
John Belchem | 2020-01-07 | 600 | 50.0 | ... that historian John Belchem's work covers popular radicalism in 19th-century Britain, Irish migration, the Isle of Man, and modern history? | |
Julius Bien | 2020-01-17 | 598 | 49.9 | ... that engraver Julius Bien sided with liberals in the 1848 revolutions like many other Jews, and fled Germany to the U.S., where he became a lithographer and the president of B'nai B'rith? | |
Andrew J. Lewis (politician) | 2020-01-29 | 592 | 49.3 | ... that Seattle councilmember Andrew J. Lewis was sworn in at a community garden atop a parking garage? | |
Die Opernprobe | 2020-01-20 | 580 | 48.3 | ... that Albert Lortzing (engraving shown), who adapted a 1733 French play for his German Spieloper Die Opernprobe, died the day after its successful premiere at the Oper Frankfurt on 20 January 1851? | |
Angelo Neumann | 2020-01-16 | 578 | 48.2 | ... that Angelo Neumann toured major European opera houses with a production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen using the sets and costumes from its 1876 world premiere at the Bayreuth Festival? | |
Carole Ann Haswell | 2020-01-19 | 570 | 47.5 | ... that Carole Ann Haswell was part of the team that discovered the super-Earth-like exoplanet Barnard's Star b? | |
Western Block of the North China Craton | 2020-01-15 | 553 | 46.1 | ... that the oldest part of the Western Block of the North China Craton formed 2.7 billion years ago? | |
Raymond Wolansky | 2020-01-09 | 552 | 46.0 | ... that after American baritone Raymond Wolansky appeared as a guest at the Staatsoper Stuttgart as Verdi's Rigoletto, he remained at the theatre for more than 30 years and made an international career? | |
Michael Buie | 2020-01-17 | 550 | 45.9 | ... that although Michael Buie practiced Fox News anchor Bret Baier's speaking style for his role in the film Bombshell, they had never talked to each other until after filming had finished? | |
Ohad Elimelech | 2020-01-01 | 546 | 45.5 | ... that "Tom's Secret", an animated short film by Israeli artist Ohad Elimelech, was selected as the official video for the 2016 European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse? | |
Nicholas Danby | 2020-01-04 | 546 | 45.5 | ... that when Nicholas Danby recorded the complete organ works of Johannes Brahms, a reviewer noted that he had "put musicality above effect"? | |
Lee Berger (biologist) | 2020-01-05 | 546 | 45.5 | ... that Australian biologist Lee Berger identified Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis as being responsible for the decline and extinction of hundreds of amphibian species? | |
WMET-TV | 2020-01-24 | 541 | 45.1 | ... that Baltimore television station WMET-TV was housed in a converted movie theater? | |
R.N. Kao: Gentleman Spymaster | 2020-01-17 | 528 | 44.0 | ... that according to a 2019 biography, R. N. Kao forewarned Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman about their assassinations? | |
Abraham H. Albertson | 2020-01-26 | 526 | 43.8 | ... that quotations by architect Abraham H. Albertson about the Cobb Building in Seattle were immortalized 80 years later in a staircase in nearby University Street station? | |
George Nathanael Anderson | 2020-01-20 | 504 | 42.0 | ... that George Nathanael Anderson translated the New Testament into the Iramba language? | |
Chen Xingbi | 2020-01-04 | 497 | 41.4 | ... that electronics engineer Chen Xingbi was inducted into the ISPSD Hall of Fame for his invention of superjunction power semiconductor devices? | |
Herbert Willi | 2020-01-07 | 496 | 41.4 | ... that Herbert Willi composed Montafon, a cycle of four concertos with orchestra – for trumpet, flute and oboe, clarinet, and horn? | |
Gott, der du warst und bist und bleibst | 2020-01-11 | 488 | 40.7 | ... that the hymn "Gott, der du warst und bist und bleibst" ('God, you who were, are, and will be') was composed for the opening of the Sankt Georgen seminary church in Frankfurt? | |
Social preferences | 2020-01-10 | 469 | 39.1 | ... that the dictator game and the ultimatum game provide experimental evidence for social preferences in behavioral economics? | |
1970 Idaho gubernatorial election | 2020-01-02 | 468 | 39.0 | ... that upon his election in 1970, Cecil Andrus became the first Democratic governor of Idaho in 24 years, and began 24 consecutive years of Democratic governors? | |
Imperial College Central Library | 2020-01-03 | 456 | 38.0 | ... that the recreational reading collection at Imperial College London's Central Library was started from books accumulated in student halls? | |
József Marek | 2020-01-26 | 446 | 37.1 | ... that Hungarian veterinarian József Marek, the first to identify Marek's disease, also developed a remedy for liver fluke in cattle and a nasogastric tube for treating horse colic? | |
Uganda at the 1968 Summer Olympics | 2020-01-29 | 437 | 36.4 | ... that Uganda's delegation at the 1968 Summer Olympics included boxers Leo Rwabwogo and Eridadi Mukwanga, who won the nation's first Olympic medals at the Games? | |
Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne | 2020-01-15 | 437 | 36.4 | ... that the Polish publishing house WSiP had a monopoly on textbook publishing from the 1950s to 1989? | |
Carl Demmer | 2020-01-03 | 427 | 35.6 | ... that tenor Carl Demmer was possibly Beethoven's first Florestan at the Vienna Court Opera, but failed to please the composer? | |
Notre Père | 2020-01-06 | 420 | 35.0 | ... that Notre Père is a setting of the Lord's Prayer in French by Maurice Duruflé, and his only composition suitable for congregational singing? | |
Du Ruiqing | 2020-01-04 | 378 | 31.5 | ... that under Du Ruiqing's leadership, the Xi'an Foreign Languages Institute established one of the first centres for Australian studies in China? | |
2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 2020-01-24 | 372 | 31.0 | ... that stock car driver Joey Logano's victory in the 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at the age of 19 made him the youngest person in history to win a NASCAR Cup Series race? | |
WMJX (Miami) | 2020-01-23 | 369 | 30.8 | ... that leaks by Miami radio stations WMJX and WHYI-FM forced the release date for the new Bee Gees album Spirits Having Flown to be brought forward? | |
KPSC (FM) | 2020-01-11 | 363 | 30.2 | ... that school officials in Palm Springs were not successful in using radio station KPSH-FM as a vocational tool, so they turned it over to the University of Southern California? | |
Kurt Honolka | 2020-01-05 | 332 | 27.6 | ... that Kurt Honolka's mid–20th century German translation of Smetana's Dalibor was still being performed in 2019 in a new Oper Frankfurt production? | |
Bihar Animal Sciences University | 2020-01-11 | 318 | 26.5 | ... that Bihar Animal Sciences University is one of four state universities and six private universities established in the Indian state of Bihar in 2017–18? | |
Wiesbadener Bachwochen | 2020-01-18 | 310 | 25.8 | ... that the biannual festival Wiesbadener Bachwochen has featured Faure's Requiem sung by a project choir in 2015, and Bach's Mass in B minor sung by the Schiersteiner Kantorei in 2019? | |
Laem Phak Bia | 2020-01-26 | 309 | 25.7 | ... that the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper can often be seen at Laem Phak Bia in Thailand? | |
Dehenna Davison | 2020-01-18 | 300 | 25.0 | ... that Dehenna Davison is Bishop Auckland's first Conservative member of Parliament since the constituency's creation in 1885? | |
Figuralchor Frankfurt | 2020-01-11 | 297 | 24.8 | ... that the Figuralchor Frankfurt, founded in 1966 as a youth choir for the state broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk, sang Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand at the opening of the Alte Oper concert hall? | |
Yefim Gorodetsky | 2020-01-24 | 204 | 17.0 | ... that Yefim Gorodetsky and the "Mints group" were criticised by a fellow Soviet historian for being objective, fact-based, internationalist, and insufficiently partisan? |
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