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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	38.7	Azio Corghi	165.6	Symphyotrichum kentuckiense	38.7	Azio Corghi
Median	247.7	Hotel McAlpin Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges	558.9	Axial parallelism	258.9	Ella Stewart Udall
High	1,089.7	Cocaine Bear (bear)	1,418.3	Olive Temple	1,418.3	Olive Temple

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Olive Temple	2022-12-12		34,038	1,418.3	... that Olive MacLeod (pictured) journeyed 6,000 km (3,700 mi) through Africa in 1910–1911 to visit her murdered fiancé's grave, and wrote a book based on her observations?
Wyndham New Yorker Hotel	2022-12-19		27,312	1,138.0	... that the New Yorker Hotel (pictured) once had the largest private power plant in the United States?
Cocaine Bear (bear)	2022-12-30		26,152	1,089.7	... that a bear ate 75 pounds (34 kg) of cocaine in 1985, and was nicknamed Pablo Eskobear?
Wilhelm Werner	2022-12-15		16,118	671.6	... that Wilhelm Werner fled to Brazil to avoid prosecution for the 1917 murders of the crew of the SS Torrington but returned to Germany and became an SS officer on Heinrich Himmler's staff?
SS Torrington			9,952	414.7
Total			26,070	1,086.2
Kim de l'Horizon	2022-12-22		24,896	1,037.3	... that Kim de l'Horizon (pictured), winner of the 2022 German Book Prize, shaved their head during the award ceremony in solidarity with those protesting in Iran?
Ida Hunt Udall	2022-12-02		24,003	1,000.1	... that Latter-day Saint diarist Ida Hunt Udall (pictured) turned down a marriage offer from her longtime boyfriend because he was a monogamist, and she wanted a polygamous marriage?
Bernard Pitt	2022-12-05		21,004	875.2	... that a study of Anglo-Saxon literature begun by Bernard Pitt (pictured) in 1914 was completed by a colleague after Pitt was killed in the First World War?
Streichmelodion	2022-12-04		20,398	849.9	... that the Streichmelodion (pictured) was once described as being "more like a frying pan than a musical instrument"?
Pigs in blankets	2022-12-05		19,205	800.2	... that pigs in blankets are not pigs in a blanket?
Bob ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)	2022-12-21		18,730	780.4	... that "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote the song "Bob" entirely in palindromes, and sang it in the style of Bob Dylan?
Sabrina Thompson	2022-12-13		18,191	758.0	... that aerospace engineer Sabrina Thompson (pictured) founded a streetwear brand after she felt the "artist inside of me was internally starving", despite being satisfied with her career?
Dangers of the Mail	2022-12-16		17,931	747.1	... that critics objected to Dangers of the Mail in the 1930s for government support of lewdness and in the 2000s for creating a hostile work environment?
Franklin Street Terminal	2022-12-27		17,312	721.4	... that the Franklin Street Terminal (tracks pictured) was constructed by gutting two floors of two buildings and running elevated tracks into the resulting void?
Zenith SupersPort	2022-12-06		17,192	716.4	... that Zenith Data Systems unveiled their SupersPort laptop (example pictured) at a Chicago show that featured helmeted performers and motorcyclists?
Twin Falls saucer hoax	2022-12-16		17,048	710.3	... that the Twin Falls "saucer" was later proven to be a hoax created by four teenagers?
Illusion of Kate Moss	2022-12-28		11,871	494.6	... that the runway show for the Alexander McQueen collection The Widows of Culloden ended with an illusion of Kate Moss that brought the audience to a rowdy standing ovation?
The Widows of Culloden			5,138	214.1
Total			17,009	708.7
Maria Advocata (Madonna del Rosario)	2022-12-20		16,841	701.7	... that the Maria Advocata (pictured) is one of the oldest icons of Mary, mother of Jesus, and that according to legend it was painted by Luke the Evangelist?
María Elva Pinckert	2022-12-14		16,384	682.6	... that María Elva Pinckert (pictured), motivated by the murder of her brother, started her political career in local politics in 1999?
Revenge buying	2022-12-20		15,970	665.4	... that revenge buying after the lifting of a 2020 COVID-19 lockdown helped a Hermès store set a record for the most shopping at a luxury outlet in China in a single day?
Black Speech	2022-12-11		15,942	664.2	... that it was J. R. R. Tolkien's intention for Black Speech to be "full of harsh and hideous sounds and vile words"?
Fort Pearson	2022-12-17		15,871	661.3	... that during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War a British soldier committed suicide by throwing himself off the 300-foot-high (90 m) cliffs at Fort Pearson (depicted)?
Robert Palmer (British writer)	2022-12-16		15,374	640.6	... that a football injury saved Robert Palmer (pictured) from being besieged at Kut, but he died serving with the relief expedition?
Richard Gerald Jordan	2022-12-28		15,356	639.9	... that Richard Gerald Jordan has been sentenced to death four times?
2022 Ticketmaster controversy	2022-12-19		14,969	623.7	... that the 2022 Ticketmaster controversy over Taylor Swift's the Eras Tour has triggered investigations by several U.S. state attorneys general and the federal Department of Justice?
Paint Drying	2022-12-03		14,759	615.0	... that a British filmmaker forced the British Board of Film Classification to watch paint drying for ten hours?
T. E. Lawrence	2022-12-15		14,548	606.1	... that T. E. Lawrence travelled 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on foot alone during a three-month tour of crusader castles while writing his thesis about the Crusades and European military architecture?
Neotrombicula fujigmo	2022-12-20		14,357	598.2	... that the mite Neotrombicula fujigmo gets its name from the American military acronym for "Fuck you, Jack, I got my orders"?
Justly Watson	2022-12-27		14,338	597.4	... that Justly Watson died suddenly in 1757 from the effects of poison administered in his coffee, it was believed, by a servant?
Enoch Marvin Banks	2022-12-07		14,072	586.4	... that Enoch Marvin Banks resigned from the University of Florida because of public outrage over his belief that the American Civil War was caused by slavery?
Vivian Smith (suffragist)	2022-12-30		14,039	585.0	... that Vivian Smith (pictured) was the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa?
Frances Campbell-Preston	2022-12-14		13,742	572.6	... that Frances Campbell-Preston, who served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for nearly 40 years, was reportedly not hesitant to ask her difficult questions when others were reluctant?
Ye Dehui	2022-12-08		13,740	572.5	... that Chinese writer Ye Dehui was executed after he called members of the Chinese Communist Party "beasts" and "half-breeds"?
Strawberry pie	2022-12-15		13,624	567.6	... that strawberry pie (example pictured) is one of the "red foods" traditionally served at Juneteenth celebrations?
Axial parallelism	2022-12-21		13,414	558.9	... that the axial parallelism (diagram pictured) of the Earth's tilted axis is the reason we have winter, spring, summer and fall?
Wolfe-class ship of the line	2022-12-26		13,409	558.7	... that one of the Wolfe-class ships of the line was destroyed by a storm before she had even been launched?
Talia Or	2022-12-26		13,096	545.7	... that Talia Or (pictured), who sang as the Voice of a Falcon at La Scala, was born in Israel and is based in Germany?
Taingda Mingyi U Pho	2022-12-12		12,682	528.4	... that Taingda Mingyi U Pho engineered the massacre of around 40 members of the Burmese royal family in order to eliminate nearly all possible heirs to the throne?
Getting Older	2022-12-16		12,528	522.0	... that Billie Eilish had to take a break from writing a song alluding to her childhood trauma and sexual abuse?
Down Will Come Baby	2022-12-06		12,380	515.8	... that the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby aired two weeks after the Columbine High School massacre and was criticized for exploiting parental fears with its depiction of child violence?
Mardi Gras Hangover	2022-12-01		12,204	508.5	... that Mardi Gras Hangover was marketed as a "loop coaster", but was criticized for lacking the characteristics of a roller coaster?
Boudica	2022-12-21		11,854	493.9	... that the name of Boudica may have been an honorific title?
Nihon Shōgakkō fire	2022-12-15		11,504	479.3	... that the serial arsonist who started the fatal Nihon Shōgakkō fire confessed to starting at least 25 other California fires in the early 1920s?
Battle of Malacca (1641)	2022-12-23		11,422	475.9	... that despite losing almost one thousand men capturing Malacca in 1641, the Dutch East India Company did not invest much time or energy into it afterward?
Death in Small Doses (1995 film)	2022-12-20		11,258	469.1	... that the film Death in Small Doses is a dramatization of the real-life death of Nancy Lyon by arsenic poisoning?
D. M. Thomas	2022-12-02		11,206	466.9	... that the Cornish poet D. M. Thomas blamed himself for the death of William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies?
Santa Claus (clipper)	2022-12-25		11,060	460.8	... that Santa Claus really did on one occasion deliver coal?
Lynching of Orion Anderson	2022-12-10		11,040	460.0	... that Orion Anderson, who was murdered by a lynch mob in Virginia in 1889, was recently found to have been only 14 years old at the time of his death?
Esra Kiraz	2022-12-30		10,620	442.5	... that Turkish world- and European-champion armwrestler Esra Kiraz used to carry cement bags at construction sites where her father worked?
Durham police mast	2022-12-07		10,584	441.0	... that the Durham police mast was designed to be slender to minimise the impact on views of Durham Cathedral?
KOCT	2022-12-08		10,582	440.9	... that a Royal Air Force officer built a KAVE in New Mexico?
Instant Replay Game	2022-12-04		10,408	433.7	... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly?
Dear John (Taylor Swift song)	2022-12-13		10,338	430.8	... that musician John Mayer dismissed Taylor Swift's "Dear John" as "cheap songwriting"?
Raorchestes chalazodes	2022-12-07		10,318	429.9	... that Raorchestes chalazodes (example pictured) lays its eggs inside bamboo, and is the only species in its genus to exhibit parental care?
OneLove	2022-12-18		10,248	427.0	... that the Dutch campaign OneLove (logo pictured) inspired football captains to wear rainbow armbands at the 2020 and 2022 European Championships?
Through the Darkest of Times	2022-12-03		10,244	426.8	... that Through the Darkest of Times was the first video game published in Germany to use swastikas?
Jack Smith (lawyer)	2022-12-31		10,241	426.7	... that Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump, played football for Liverpool?
Robert Bolgar	2022-12-19		10,180	424.1	... that Cambridge don R. R. Bolgar was heard to say that if it had not been for a misfortune, he might well have supported the Nazis as a landowner in Moravia and been murdered by the Russians?
Adoration of the Magi (Signorelli)	2022-12-25		10,168	423.6	... that the horses in Signorelli's Adoration of the Magi (pictured) have been said to be "badly-drawn ... with curious mannerisms of too closely-placed nostrils, and human eyebrows"?
Yuzuan yizong jinjian	2022-12-01		9,635	401.5	... that the Golden Mirror, a Qing-dynasty medical text, contains a "one-page array of 24 anuses"?
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day	2022-12-13		9,481	395.0	... that Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day has a memorial tripod?
Tiandi yinyang jiaohuan dalefu	2022-12-17		9,446	393.6	... that the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" argues that heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure", but affirms homosexuality as well?
My Neighbour Totoro (play)	2022-12-10		9,374	390.6	... that a reviewer warned that Totoro would lead to "sore cheeks"?
Japanese fire-bellied newt	2022-12-02		9,286	386.9	... that the Japanese fire-bellied newt tends to show its belly to birds but wag its tail at snakes?
Vecihi K-VI	2022-12-14		9,268	386.2	... that after building Turkey's first airplane, its builder was sentenced to jail for flying it without a permit?
Jarn Mound	2022-12-09		8,994	374.8	... that Jarn Mound was erected to view the "dreaming spires"?
Customary (liturgy)	2022-12-05		8,934	372.2	... that the precise details in medieval customaries have allowed historians to reconstruct since-lost buildings?
Rosa Diaz	2022-12-26		8,910	371.2	... that the Brooklyn Nine-Nine storyline about Rosa Diaz's bisexuality was heavily influenced by the bisexuality of her portrayer?
Marriage License	2022-12-18		8,869	369.5	... that betrothed couple Moe and Joan were paid $50 for helping a painter with his Marriage License?
Gürdal Duyar	2022-12-06		8,799	366.6	... that according to one Turkish artist, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar almost dissolved the 37th government of Turkey?
Teardown (video game)	2022-12-10		8,728	363.7	... that Teardown was not traditionally marketed because of the popularity it gained through Twitter?
Cow Hell Swamp	2022-12-31		8,710	362.9	... that Cow Hell Swamp got its name because cows would frequently wander in and get stuck?
Maurice Suckling	2022-12-12		8,611	358.8	... that when Arthur Forrest suggested that the squadron of French ships were looking for a battle, Captain Maurice Suckling replied "I think it would be a pity to disappoint them"?
Bohemian harp	2022-12-22		8,567	357.0	... that the Bohemian harp spread to Western Europe after a fire hit the town of Přísečnice?
Compaq Deskpro 386	2022-12-30		8,466	352.7	... that the release of the Compaq Deskpro 386 marked the first time a company other than IBM revised a major component of their PC standard?
French law of 29 December 1915	2022-12-29		8,406	350.2	... that the French law of 29 December 1915 established the right for French soldiers to be buried in individual graves (examples pictured)?
Maha Thamun	2022-12-07		8,284	345.2	... that when Maha Thamun, the head of the Hanthawaddy delegation, presented his king's demands, King Thado of Ava reflexively ordered his execution?
Prince Bernhard's titi monkey	2022-12-27		8,248	343.7	... that Prince Bernhard's titi monkey is known locally as zog-zog?
Howard Mayers	2022-12-13		8,177	340.7	... that Howard Mayers is credited with the destruction of at least eleven enemy aircraft during World War II?
Consulate General of the Philippines, Chicago	2022-12-29		8,138	339.1	... that the Chicago Police Department regularly cited vehicles of the Philippine consulate general in Chicago for parking in a no-parking zone, causing a diplomatic incident?
Panasonic Executive Partner	2022-12-19		4,166	173.6	... that Panasonic's Senior Partner and Executive Partner portable computers weighed between 28 and 31 lb and featured built-in printers?
Panasonic Senior Partner			3,933	163.9
Total			8,098	337.4
John Custis	2022-12-23		8,097	337.4	... that slave owner John Custis petitioned the Governor of Virginia to manumit a slave child whom he had fathered?
Yu Yan (physician)	2022-12-13		8,052	335.5	... that Chinese physician Yu Yan described theories like yinyang and the five phases as "simply all lies, absolutely not factual, and completely groundless"?
Boom Town (book)	2022-12-23		4,013	333.8	... that Sonia Levitin was inspired to write Boom Town after reading about a California girl who baked $11,000 worth of pies during the Gold Rush?
The Roosevelt Hotel (Manhattan)	2022-12-02		7,986	332.8	... that the Roosevelt Hotel had a Teddy Bear Cave?
KPRP (AM)	2022-12-19		7,945	331.0	... that a Hawaii radio station couldn't buy a KISS?
Jack Emanuel	2022-12-06		7,940	330.8	... that Australian official Jack Emanuel was awarded the George Cross in 1971 after being stabbed to death whilst trying to resolve a land dispute with the Tolai people of New Guinea?
Yusuf al-Hani	2022-12-29		7,904	329.3	... that Yusuf al-Hani was executed by the Ottoman Empire after signing a letter to François Georges-Picot that was found in the French consulate in Beirut during the First World War?
G. F. Vernon's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889–90	2022-12-07		7,902	329.2	... that George Vernon's loss against the Parsis cricket team was seen as "a blow to the prestige of the Empire"?
Brain Damage (film)	2022-12-29		7,809	325.4	... that real calf brains were used during the production of the 1988 comedy horror film Brain Damage?
Central America under Mexican rule	2022-12-03		7,794	324.8	... that the Central American government voted for annexation to the First Mexican Empire after a request from Regent Agustín de Iturbide?
Zhang Congzheng	2022-12-28		7,782	324.2	... that Chinese physician Zhang Congzheng reportedly cured a man of his insanity by tying him to a rotating wheel until he vomited?
Ben Bell	2022-12-29		7,757	323.2	... that Ben Bell was elected at the age of 23 as New Zealand's youngest-ever mayor during the 2022 local elections?
True (Spandau Ballet song)	2022-12-10		7,592	316.3	... that Gary Kemp put subtle references to Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita in his lyrics for Spandau Ballet's "True" so Clare Grogan would know the song was about her?
M1 (Durban)	2022-12-24		7,580	315.8	... that some residents near Higginson Highway believe that a ghost named "Sheila" is the cause of the highway's fatal accidents?
Axe and Grind	2022-12-24		7,566	315.3	... that a scene in "Axe and Grind", an episode of Better Call Saul, was supposed to be filmed with a crane but was changed because the cameraman declined to execute it?
Paseo (restaurant)	2022-12-13		7,483	311.8	... that when Seattle sandwich restaurant Paseo abruptly closed, fans left flowers and lit candles?
Morgan's Christmas Raid	2022-12-25		7,452	310.5	... that the Christmas Raid carried out by Confederate brigadier general John Hunt Morgan captured 1,800 Union soldiers?
Moor frog	2022-12-04		7,360	306.6	... that in one experiment in which moor frogs were frozen solid to −16 °C (3 °F) and then thawed, a small percentage survived?
Hyatt Grand Central New York	2022-12-14		7,342	305.9	... that the operator of the Commodore Hotel once hosted a circus, featuring an elephant in the ballroom, to impress visiting hoteliers?
Leave the Door Open	2022-12-16		7,327	305.3	... that the bridge in the song "Leave the Door Open" almost split the band Silk Sonic apart?
Ammonihah	2022-12-21		7,305	304.4	... that in the Book of Mormon, the city of Ammonihah kills Christians by fire as a deliberately twisted reference to a warning that spiritual death is like a "lake of fire and brimstone"?
Hanford Engineer Works	2022-12-06		7,298	304.1	... that plutonium produced in the nuclear reactors at the Hanford Engineer Works was used in the Fat Man bomb used in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945?
Book of Common Prayer (1604)	2022-12-30		7,258	302.4	... that use of the 1604 Book of Common Prayer was authorized by the king of England, but later outlawed by Parliament?
Farha (film)	2022-12-28		7,228	301.2	... that the film Farha, which depicts the killing of a Palestinian family by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba, became the subject of a downvoting campaign?
Ethan Allen Express	2022-12-26		7,196	299.8	... that Amtrak called the Vermont Rail System the worst host railroad in the country in 2010 due to delays on the Ethan Allen Express?
John J. Ray III	2022-12-24		7,168	298.6	... that John J. Ray III, the chairman of Enron during its bankruptcy, said he had never before seen "such a complete failure of corporate controls" upon becoming CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX?
Carolyn Grace	2022-12-22		7,139	297.5	... that Carolyn Grace was the only qualified female pilot of the Supermarine Spitfire ever to take part in display flying?
DreamBooth	2022-12-08		7,132	297.2	... that while DreamBooth can be used by anyone to fine-tune image generation AI models, the cost barrier to entry is quite high for hobbyist users?
Drummer Boy (Justin Bieber song)	2022-12-25		7,080	295.0	... that critics were confused by Justin Bieber's version of "Drummer Boy", in which he raps about himself and consumer products, which was seen to bastardize the original sentiment?
Craig Greenberg	2022-12-03		7,065	294.4	... that Craig Greenberg was shot at while running in the 2022 Louisville mayoral election?
Tom Harkin 1992 presidential campaign	2022-12-14		7,038	293.3	... that Tom Harkin ended his 1992 presidential campaign just one month after he won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, where he received over three-quarters of the total vote?
Dick, Kerr Ladies 4–0 St Helens Ladies	2022-12-27		6,976	290.7	... that the attendance record for a women's club football game that was set on Boxing Day 1920 would not be exceeded for 99 years?
Japanese tree frog	2022-12-08		6,965	290.2	... that the calling patterns of the Japanese tree frog have been used in wireless network design, furthering an area of science known as swarm intelligence?
Alfred Fell (merchant)	2022-12-13		4,248	177.0	... that after Alfred Fell moved his family to England for better education opportunities, his son Walter Fell and two of his brothers returned permanently to New Zealand?
Walter Fell			2,696	112.4
Total			6,945	289.4
Apion family	2022-12-26		6,905	287.7	... that while the Apion family held extensive power over Byzantine Egypt, they largely remained in Constantinople as absentee landlords?
Pentapus	2022-12-31		6,842	285.1	... that the Apple II game Pentapus was developed by Jeremy Sagan, son of astronomer Carl Sagan?
Edward Glemham	2022-12-02		6,514	271.4	... that Edward Glemham destroyed two Spanish vessels, repulsed four galleys, and captured a rich Venetian merchant ship in his first voyage as a privateer in 1590?
Surf Curse	2022-12-22		6,492	270.5	... that despite their song "Freaks" going platinum after becoming popular on TikTok, members of Surf Curse said they neither understood nor used the app?
Xu Dachun	2022-12-06		6,487	270.3	... that according to Qing-dynasty physician Xu Dachun, "stupid people believe that expensive drugs must be good drugs"?
Morane-Borel military monoplane	2022-12-10		6,439	268.3	... that the Morane-Borel military monoplane participated in the Reims Military Aviation Competition, where it lost?
Coccinellidae	2022-12-28		6,426	267.8	... that certain Coccinellidae species (example pictured) lay extra infertile trophic eggs along with their fertile eggs so that their larvae can have a backup food source?
Waterlooplein metro station	2022-12-03		6,323	263.5	... that a 1975 "open tube" event (pictured) at Waterlooplein station gave the citizens of Amsterdam their first look at the city's metro system?
Computer tower	2022-12-14		6,307	262.8	... that in the 1980s, floor stands were offered to computer users to turn their horizontal desktops into towers?
Ella Stewart Udall	2022-12-11		6,212	258.9	... that Ella Stewart Udall relayed her husband's letters to his semi-secret second wife?
Zhang Jiebin	2022-12-09		6,111	254.6	... that Chinese physician Zhang Jiebin believed that tobacco smoking was good for health?
Lin Changyi	2022-12-22		6,060	252.5	... that Chinese scholar Lin Changyi likened the miracles of Jesus to Daoist magic?
Shahid Afridi	2022-12-24		6,060	252.5	... that Shahid Afridi (pictured) broke the record for the quickest century in ODI cricket during his first international innings?
Armwell Long	2022-12-20		6,058	252.4	... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.)
Rick Rehm	2022-12-21		6,012	250.5	... that Rick Rehm attributed his surprise victory in an Alabama election to grassroots campaigning, while his opponent attributed it to straight-ticket voting?
Stanley J. Korsmeyer	2022-12-04		5,990	249.6	... that Stanley J. Korsmeyer published over 250 scientific papers, 23 of which were cited over 500 times?
Lucile Abreu	2022-12-26		5,988	249.5	... that after winning a discrimination lawsuit against the Honolulu Police Department, Lucile Abreu became its first female detective?
Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges	2022-12-17		5,964	248.5	... that the Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges, which may have inspired the "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", is featured in a James Bond film?
Hotel McAlpin	2022-12-04		5,926	246.9	... that several murals from New York City's Hotel McAlpin were reinstalled in the subway after being found in a dumpster?
National Wrestling Conference	2022-12-11		5,918	246.6	... that the National Wrestling Conference's controversial KKK storyline was the inspiration for an episode of the Netflix series GLOW?
PEI Architects	2022-12-23		5,797	241.5	... that I. M. Pei said that his sons' architecture firm "came of age" while designing the Bank of China head office (pictured) in Beijing?
South Asian river dolphin	2022-12-31		5,761	240.0	... that the South Asian river dolphin is nearly blind and relies on echolocation for navigation?
Caroline Harrison	2022-12-05		5,739	239.1	... that Caroline Harrison would mail ceramic milk sets to parents who named their children after U.S. president Benjamin Harrison?
Dujanah	2022-12-09		5,692	237.1	... that background research for Dujanah included interviews with Muslim apostates and a Scottish veteran of Afghanistan?
Katharina Cibulka	2022-12-08		5,660	235.9	... that Katharina Cibulka has created monumental feminist messages in cross-stitch that cover scaffolding at construction sites?
Kopka River	2022-12-15		5,610	233.8	... that although the provincial park surrounding the Kopka River had not been thoroughly investigated, the potential for archaeological sites was considered to be high?
Xinxiu bencao	2022-12-02		5,557	231.5	... that the Xinxiu bencao was the first state-sponsored pharmacopoeia in China?
Josephine Gates Kelly	2022-12-07		5,412	225.5	... that Josephine Gates Kelly of the Standing Rock Reservation once hitchhiked to Washington, D.C., to protest portions of the Indian Reorganization Act?
Arthur O. Austin	2022-12-07		5,375	224.0	... that Arthur O. Austin built the most powerful outdoor high-voltage laboratory in the world?
Frederica Planta	2022-12-21		5,368	223.7	... that Frederica Planta designed cards to teach the children of George III and Queen Charlotte the history of England?
The Sims 4	2022-12-09		5,334	222.3	... that The Sims 4 by Maxis started as an online multiplayer game, but was transitioned to a single-player experience following the negative launch reception of SimCity in 2013?
Julian Moynahan	2022-12-08		5,201	216.7	... that a reviewer wrote of Julian Moynahan that, although "disguised as an English professor at Rutgers", he was in fact "a nonstop Irish-American storyteller"?
Calais Conference (December 1915)	2022-12-08		5,115	213.1	... that a 4 December 1915 agreement by French prime minister Aristide Briand (pictured) with a British proposal to evacuate the Salonika front almost led to the collapse of his government?
Robert de Ogle	2022-12-11		5,090	212.1	... that Robert de Ogle captured five Scottish knights near Newcastle in 1341 and received royal licence to crenellate his property?
Benton Bangs	2022-12-22		5,076	211.5	... that pigeon racer "Biff" Bangs previously played for two different teams in Rose Bowl football games?
Glacialisaurus	2022-12-26		5,036	209.8	... that Glacialisaurus, meaning 'icy lizard', got its name from its discovery site in the Beardmore Glacier?
Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center	2022-12-14		4,993	208.0	... that New York City would not allow a forest in the Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center?
Popcom	2022-12-09		4,921	205.0	... that the external models of the Popcom modem have no status lights, instead providing feedback to the user through touch tones?
Alfred Kroeber: A Personal Configuration	2022-12-02		4,866	202.8	... that anthropologist Theodora Kroeber wrote a biography of her husband that was described as a "welcome and refreshing exception" to the "often embarrassing" biographies of men written by their wives?
Squatting in Kenya	2022-12-05		4,850	202.1	... that squatters were one of the groups that started the Mau Mau rebellion?
Dendropsophus branneri	2022-12-01		4,836	201.5	... that male Dendro­psophus branneri frogs (example pictured) have a special "fighting call" reserved for combat with other males?
Baeoentedon bouceki	2022-12-03		4,767	198.6	... that although Baeoentedon bouceki was collected from China in 1983, it was not formally described as a new species until 2014?
Nettie Metcalf	2022-12-10		4,742	197.6	... that Nettie Metcalf was the first woman recognized by the American Poultry Association for creating a breed of chicken, the Buckeye chicken (example pictured), in the 1890s?
The Pagan School	2022-12-17		4,672	194.6	... that Charles Baudelaire wrote "The Pagan School" in opposition to the veneration of Pan in 19th-century France?
New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal	2022-12-11		4,665	194.4	... that because of a mistake in a proposed state constitutional amendment, the New Jersey Legislature defined biannually to mean biennially?
Yuri Shcherbinin	2022-12-15		4,618	192.4	... that despite his distinguished family history, musicologist Yuri Shcherbinin told friends that "what matters most is what you are, not who your ancestors were"?
John Harrison Stonehouse	2022-12-07		4,604	191.8	... that bookseller John Harrison Stonehouse commissioned the "cursed" edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that was lost when the Titanic sank in 1912?
Jeff Jordan (defensive back)	2022-12-02		4,593	191.4	... that before playing in the NFL, Jeff Jordan was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist?
Dukes Meadows	2022-12-04		4,572	190.5	... that a 1902 plan called for a town to be built in Dukes Meadows that would have been known as Burlingwick?
2022 University of California academic workers' strike	2022-12-12		4,557	189.9	... that construction workers at UC Berkeley paused their work in solidarity with the 2022 University of California academic workers' strike?
Village-owned enterprise	2022-12-21		4,548	189.5	... that 90 percent of Indonesia's village-owned enterprises are not legal entities, hampering their ability to attract investors or open bank accounts?
Starbucks Red Cup	2022-12-25		4,544	189.3	... that Starbucks raised money for HIV/AIDS research using their red holiday cups?
Lustrum (journal)	2022-12-26		4,510	187.9	... that a 700-page article published in Lustrum was issued over the course of twelve years?
John Hart Ely	2022-12-23		4,484	186.9	... that American legal scholar John Hart Ely penned a law review article castigating the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, despite being pro-choice?
Cheng Dan'an	2022-12-04		4,482	186.8	... that Cheng Dan'an is "widely considered the father of modern acupuncture"?
Paleoserenomyces	2022-12-31		4,432	184.6	... that the parasitic fossil fungus Paleoserenomyces allenbyensis was named after a Canadian ghost town?
St. Bernward, Hanover	2022-12-11		4,398	183.2	... that St. Bernward (pictured) in Döhren was consecrated in 1893, when part of Christoph Hehl's design of a basilica in the Romanesque Revival style was built, but the building was only completed after World War II?
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam	2022-12-31		4,396	183.1	... that the British Museum's 2012 exhibition Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam included textiles from the Kaaba (example pictured) that were described as bringing "a visceral artistic buzz to the display"?
Robert Home (officer)	2022-12-16		4,362	181.8	... that Robert Home was sent by the British Army to Canada in 1864 to report on the defence of the frontier against the eventuality of an American invasion?
Marilyn Gayle Hoff	2022-12-23		4,328	180.4	... that American author Marilyn Gayle Hoff was honored by a Fourth of July parade float as an unsung hero?
Ryukyu Arc	2022-12-18		4,282	178.4	... that at the Ryukyu Arc, the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate at 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) per year?
WVTQ	2022-12-12		4,209	175.4	... that an apparently jobless man wearing a cardboard box who taped himself to a lamppost was actually a new DJ for a Vermont radio station?
CMS Enhancements	2022-12-27		4,075	169.8	... that hard drive reseller CMS Enhancements nearly went bankrupt while attempting to enter the personal computer systems market amid a price war?
1937 Fleischer Studios strike	2022-12-19		4,054	168.9	... that the 1937 Fleischer Studios strike in New York City was the first major labor strike in the animation industry?
Quentin Oliver Lee	2022-12-30		4,042	168.4	... that Quentin Oliver Lee landed a title role in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess on Broadway after a casting agent spotted him singing in a subway station?
Elisabeth Griffith	2022-12-03		4,032	168.0	... that Elisabeth Griffith's sweeping 100-year history of the American equal-rights movement has been compared to listening to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"?
Church Clothes 4	2022-12-12		4,022	167.6	... that Church Clothes 4 deals with Christian hip hop artist Lecrae's faith deconstruction and reconstruction?
Shipyard Railway	2022-12-29		4,008	167.0	... that management of the Richmond Shipyards "went out of its way to propagandize against" the Shipyard Railway that was built to serve it?
Symphyotrichum kentuckiense	2022-12-09		3,976	165.6	... that Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (flower head pictured), the Kentucky aster, is only found on limestone cedar glades and limestone roadsides in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
Carlton Martial	2022-12-01		3,962	165.1	... that linebacker Carlton Martial, who recently broke a college football record for the most tackles, began his career as a walk-on?
1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike	2022-12-18		3,932	163.8	... that according to The Atlantic, "the first widely acknowledged performance" of the song "We Shall Overcome" occurred during the 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike?
Warren Richard Colvin Wynne	2022-12-14		3,929	163.7	... that while hemmed in at Ekowe during the Anglo-Zulu War, W. R. C. Wynne attempted to respond to heliograph signals by means of a signalling screen and a balloon?
Hernán Galíndez	2022-12-19		3,847	160.3	... that Ecuadorian footballer Hernán Galíndez won a bicycle for beating a team featuring Lionel Messi when they were children?
Milton Loch	2022-12-23		3,842	160.1	... that the crannogs of Milton Loch, although similar in design, span a time period of around 1,000 years?
Chase Brown	2022-12-17		3,838	159.9	... that Canadian running back Chase Brown ranked second in American college football with 1,643 rushing yards in 2022?
Harvey Shapiro (cellist)	2022-12-20		3,790	157.9	... that cellist Harvey Shapiro played at the 50th anniversary of his professional debut despite broken ribs and a torn muscle incurred from a fall a few days prior?
Stern Electronics, Inc. v. Kaufman	2022-12-22		3,710	154.6	... that a 1982 court case established that video games may qualify for multiple types of U.S. copyright protection?
Danny Setiawan	2022-12-24		3,664	152.7	... that despite running against a former general, Danny Setiawan received implicit backing from military officers in his 2003 gubernatorial bid?
Walter Hines Page School of International Relations	2022-12-13		3,612	150.5	... that scholars disagree about whether the closure of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations in 1953 had anything to do with McCarthyism?
Gyalectidium yahriae	2022-12-06		1,878	78.2	... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland?
Rebecca Yahr			1,716	71.5
Total			3,594	149.8
The Inland Whale	2022-12-01		3,554	148.1	... that The Inland Whale, by Theodora Kroeber, sought to demonstrate the literary merit of Indigenous American oral traditions?
Tennessee State Route 396	2022-12-12		3,524	146.9	... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
1994 Mascara earthquake	2022-12-16		3,497	145.7	... that the 1994 Mascara earthquake destroyed every house in the Algerian villages of Shadlia, Hacine and Sidi Ali Cherif?
Verrado High School	2022-12-22		3,448	143.7	... that in 2016 Verrado High School in Arizona began offering all-female engineering classes?
Gegrüßet seist du, Königin	2022-12-08		3,434	143.1	... that "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin", a German version of the Latin hymn "Salve Regina", was taken to the U.S. by emigrants and became popular in the U.S. in the film Sister Act?
Mary Milligan	2022-12-03		3,426	142.8	... that the Vatican selected Mary Milligan in 1987 to be one of only three U.S. experts to assist the International Synod of Bishops on the Laity in Rome?
Tang Zonghai	2022-12-29		3,364	140.2	... that Tang Zonghai was one of the first advocates for the integration of Chinese and Western medicine?
Shaw Loo	2022-12-09		3,361	140.0	... that Burmese scholar Shaw Loo was Bucknell University's first international student?
June (2021 film)	2022-12-05		3,342	139.2	... that Neha Pendse, the lead actress of the Marathi film June, contributed some of her own money towards its production?
Bern Disputation	2022-12-23		3,324	138.5	... that the Bern Disputation of 1528 led to the Swiss canton becoming the second Protestant canton in the Swiss Confederacy?
2022 UK Championship	2022-12-11		3,260	135.9	... that Gary Wilson threw his snooker cue to the floor in anger at the 2022 UK Championship?
Richard Newland (cricketer)	2022-12-12		3,228	134.5	... that Richard Newland is cricket's earliest-known left-handed batter?
John Barber White	2022-12-05		3,159	131.6	... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son?
TriGem	2022-12-15		3,154	131.4	... that in 1981, TriGem introduced the first microcomputer built in South Korea?
Guapi, Cauca	2022-12-24		3,145	131.0	... that in local Afro-Colombian and Catholic tradition, residents of Guapi sing and dance while sailing the Virgin Mary down their coconut-candlelit river to church every Christmas Eve?
List of municipalities in Cantabria	2022-12-28		3,125	130.2	... that some people who are not Spanish citizens have the right to vote in elections for local public officials in the municipalities of Cantabria?
An Appeal for Human Rights	2022-12-06		3,110	129.6	... that An Appeal for Human Rights was published by college students in 1960 in response to racial inequality in Atlanta?
Ann Howard (author)	2022-12-27		3,062	127.6	... that author Ann Howard interviewed more than 100 Australians about their experiences as child evacuees sent inland during World War II when a Japanese invasion seemed imminent?
Benjamin F. Gue	2022-12-27		3,060	127.5	... that Benjamin F. Gue, who co-founded Iowa State University, allowed women to become students there despite much opposition?
James Oleske	2022-12-30		3,054	127.2	... that pediatrician James Oleske was a pioneer in identifying that HIV/AIDS could be a disease in children?
John Cooper (New Jersey politician)	2022-12-10		3,038	126.6	... that the home of American revolutionary leader John Cooper was used by General Lord Cornwallis as his headquarters during the British occupation of Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1777?
Junior Colson	2022-12-28		3,018	125.7	... that Junior Colson, the leading tackler on the 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team, lived in a Haitian orphanage prior to his adoption at age nine?
Samuel Plata	2022-12-24		3,008	125.3	... that before being named jach'a mallku cantonal, Samuel Plata worked as an auto mechanic in El Alto?
Ganggang	2022-12-29		3,002	125.1	... that Ganggang, an Indianapolis-based cultural development firm for Black artists, created a fine art fair called "Butter" that also included a dance party called "Melt"?
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights	2022-12-31		2,998	124.9	... that the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights has been described as "Canada's most prominent pro-gun group"?
Rosalind Creasy	2022-12-05		2,983	124.3	... that Rosalind Creasy wrote a landmark book on edible landscaping?
Edward Thonen	2022-12-17		2,895	120.6	... that Edward Thonen, one of the miners killed in the Eureka Rebellion, had gained notoriety in England as a jewellery thief prior to his emigration to Australia?
Overwatch	2022-12-17		2,844	118.5	... that although Blizzard's franchise Overwatch is centered around video games, its lore is mainly told through animated shorts, comics, and novels?
AFL Women's season seven Grand Final	2022-12-20		2,610	108.7	... that at the conclusion of the AFL Women's season seven Grand Final, winning captain Daisy Pearce placed her premiership medal on a young girl?
Aspar Aswin	2022-12-20		2,600	108.4	... that the impeachment proceedings against West Kalimantan Governor Aspar Aswin were shelved after an ethnic riot broke out?
2022 Bahamas Bowl	2022-12-21		2,561	106.7	... that prior to kickoff, the Bahamas Bowl announced that the winner of a regular season game between Miami and Ball State would earn a bid to the 2022 edition of the game?
Shana Yardan	2022-12-28		2,560	106.7	... that the poetry collection of Guyanese radio presenter Shana Yardan was described as "accomplished, tough-minded and well-crafted"?
Richard Draper	2022-12-18		2,480	103.4	... that Richard Draper, printer of the The Massachusetts Gazette, used this newspaper as a Loyalist voice as the American Revolution drew near?
Franz Choque	2022-12-01		2,364	98.5	... that while serving as his party's regional leader in Oruro, Franz Choque simultaneously worked as an importer to make ends meet?
Navidades	2022-12-25		2,351	98.0	... that Navidades by Luis Miguel was the first Spanish-language album to enter the Billboard Top Holiday Albums since 1966?
Citizen Erased	2022-12-30		2,288	95.3	... that "Citizen Erased" was Muse's first song to include a seven-string guitar?
Saleh Djasit	2022-12-18		2,284	95.2	... that Saleh Djasit was the first member of the Indonesian People's Representative Council to be arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission?
Tuệ Tĩnh	2022-12-19		2,210	92.1	... that fourteenth-century Buddhist monk Tuệ Tĩnh is referred to as a founding father of traditional Vietnamese medicine?
Mochamad Hasbi	2022-12-31		2,172	90.5	... that retired Indonesian general and politician Mochamad Hasbi fled from arrest for seven years after he was sentenced to a year in prison in relation to a corruption case?
Tommy Steele Stage Show	2022-12-01		2,116	88.2	... that the Liverpool Echo described British rock and roll star Tommy Steele as "quite unable to sing and play the guitar at the same time" when reviewing his first album?
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra	2022-12-09		1,916	79.8	... that the Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra was described by its composer, Alfred Schnittke, as sounding like a "blues nightmare" at one point?
Smin Awa Naing	2022-12-16		1,862	77.6	... that Smin Awa Naing's regiment mortally wounded Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa of Ava, effectively ending Ava's most serious invasion of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom?
Nawrahta of Salin	2022-12-01		1,804	75.2	... that Hanthawaddy royal Bya Kun fought for Ava against his enemy King Razadarit in the Forty Years' War?
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac	2022-12-15		1,600	66.7	... that in Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Benjamin Britten assigned the tenor of Peter Pears to Abraham and the alto of Kathleen Ferrier to Isaac, with both singing in homophony as the voice of God?
Missa Sine Nomine (Schidlowsky)	2022-12-27		1,572	65.5	... that Leon Schidlowsky wrote the Misa sine nomine in memory of Víctor Jara for speaker, choirs, organ and percussion, juxtaposing mass texts with contemporary poetry and Torah verses?
Nathaniel H. Gates	2022-12-10		1,494	62.3	... that in 1858, when Congress delayed its decision on Oregon statehood, Nathaniel H. Gates became the last Speaker of Oregon’s Territorial House of Representatives?
Evgeny Sviridov (violinist)	2022-12-18		1,460	60.8	... that the Russian violinist Evgeny Sviridov, who has been concertmaster of the Baroque ensemble Concerto Köln since 2015, has made an award-winning recording of sonatas by Giuseppe Tartini?
Margaret F. Butler	2022-12-11		1,439	60.0	... that in 1908, American otorhinolaryngologist Margaret F. Butler became the first woman to preside over an international congress of physicians?
The Littlest Angel	2022-12-25		1,390	57.9	... that the classic children's Christmas story The Littlest Angel was written in just three days?
Bernardo Adam Ferrero	2022-12-04		1,384	57.7	... that Bernardo Adam Ferrero wrote compositions such as Danzas alicantinas for Spanish civil and military bands that he conducted?
Messe de minuit pour Noël	2022-12-24		1,274	53.1	... that Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed the midnight mass Messe de minuit pour Noël based on the melodies of ten French Christmas carols?
Vom Himmel hoch (Mendelssohn)	2022-12-25		1,172	48.8	... that Mendelssohn's 1831 Christmas cantata Vom Himmel hoch, influenced by Bach's chorale cantatas, was based on a 1539 carol composed by Martin Luther?
Azio Corghi	2022-12-17		929	38.7	... that Azio Corghi composed his second and third operas with author José Saramago – the second for La Scala in Milan, and the third for a 1993 premiere at the Theater Münster?

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