| Count
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Article
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Date
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Slot [a]
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Hook
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Views[b]
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VPH
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| 1
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Bent edge
|
3 December 2010
|
7[c]
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... that bent edge was created as a counter-movement to straight edge and was a sign of a rising tide of anti-Dischord sentiment in the DC punk scene?
|
|
| 2
|
Tradition
|
17 February 2011
|
5
|
... that scholars estimate that it takes two or three generations for a tradition to emerge?
|
|
| 3
|
Jackie Hudson
|
12 April 2012
|
2
|
... that Sister Jackie Hudson served six months in prison for painting "Christ lives, Disarm" on the side of a bunker?
|
5,725
|
| 4
|
The Mermaid (ballad)
|
16 August 2012
|
8
|
... that "The Mermaid" is a sea ballad, not a sea shanty?
|
|
| 5
|
Carol Gilbert
|
28 August 2012
|
4
|
... that the state of Maryland labeled Dominican nun Carol Gilbert as a terrorist?
|
|
| 6
|
Lendink
|
29 August 2012
|
3
|
... that after hundreds of legal threats, Lendink was shut down?
|
6,107
|
| 7
|
Toil (album)
|
18 January 2013
|
6
|
... that the title track of the celtic punk album Toil has been compared to the Bruce Springsteen album Wrecking Ball?
|
|
| 8
|
Margaret McKenna
|
21 January 2013
|
5
|
... that Sister Margaret McKenna and other activists were arrested for participating in a "die-in" on the lawn of The Pentagon?
|
|
| 9
|
Emily Graslie
|
2 March 2013
|
6
|
... that Emily Graslie's work on "The Brain Scoop" has been described as "articulate and hilarious" by Scientific American?
|
|
| 10
|
Pittsburgh Town
|
17 March 2013
|
2
|
... that environmentalist critics have argued that Woody Guthrie's song "Pittsburgh Town", recorded by Pete Seeger, was a commentary on the city's pollution problem at the time?
|
|
| 11
|
May Day (Washington College)
|
1 April 2013
|
6
|
... that students at Washington College celebrate May Day by running naked around the flag pole on the campus green?
|
|
| 12
|
Talking Union
|
28 September 2013
|
5
|
... that "Talking Union" was originally written as new verses of Woody Guthrie's "Talking Dust Bowl Blues"?
|
|
| 13
|
David Abner
|
23 November 2013
|
4
|
... that David Abner was the only Republican to vote for a section of the Texas State Constitution prohibiting the expenditure of funds to encourage immigration?
|
|
| 14
|
Hezekiah Balch
|
10 January 2014
|
5
|
... that Hezekiah Balch helped found Tusculum College, the first American college west of the Appalachian Mountains?
|
|
| 15
|
Good Old Mountain Dew
|
20 January 2014
|
7[c]
|
... that Bascom Lamar Lunsford sold "Good Old Mountain Dew" to Scotty Wiseman for US$25 so he could buy a train ticket home?
|
|
| 16
|
The Scoutmaster
|
16 June 2014
|
6
|
... that Seattle Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln posed for the Norman Rockwell painting The Scoutmaster?
|
|
| 17
|
Your LL Bean Boyfriend
|
19 October 2014
|
3
|
... that Andrew Garfield has been described by the media as an LL Bean Boyfriend?
|
|
| 18
|
Growth of a Leader
|
28 January 2015
|
5
|
... that one man was the model for three of the figures representing the stages of a Scouting career in Norman Rockwell's Growth of a Leader, and the man's son was the model for the fourth?
|
|
| 19
|
Richard Withers
|
12 February 2015
|
8
|
... that Brother Richard Withers, an American hermit in Philadelphia, does not own a television or car but does own a computer?
|
6,147
|
| 20
|
Bean Boots
|
3 December 2015
|
4
|
... that Bean Boots are still manufactured in Maine and are stitched by hand?
|
7,052
|
| 21
|
We, too, have a Job to Do
|
4 January 2016
|
7
|
... that We, too, have a Job to Do was painted by Norman Rockwell to encourage Boy Scouts to participate in the war effort during World War II?
|
|
| 22[d]
|
Lt. Gov. You've Gotta Love
|
15 January 2016
|
8
|
... that David Dewhurst's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas released disco-themed "Lt. Gov. You've Gotta Love" and "Frozen", a parody of "Let It Go", as political advertisements?
|
|
| 23[d]
|
Frozen (advertisement)
|
15 January 2016
|
8
|
... that David Dewhurst's campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas released disco-themed "Lt. Gov. You've Gotta Love" and "Frozen", a parody of "Let It Go", as political advertisements?
|
|
| 24
|
List of Washington College alumni
|
1 January 2020
|
4
|
... that there were only 218 Washington College alumni from 1845 to 1903?
|
|
| 25
|
The Minute Man
|
4 February 2020
|
1
|
... that The Minute Man was cast from the metal of ten cannons captured from the Confederate Army during the American Civil War?
|
7,195
|
| 26
|
It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
|
14 April 2020
|
8
|
... that the essay "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" has been described as an ode to autumn?
|
7,054
|
| 27
|
Stay Up Late
|
10 May 2020
|
8
|
... that John Oliver purchased the erotic furry watercolor Stay Up Late for $1,000, plus a $20,000 donation to a food bank?
|
5,384
|
| 28[d]
|
Hynson-Ringgold House
|
22 May 2020
|
1
|
... that paneling from the east room of the Hynson–Ringgold House, the current official residence of the president of Washington College, was sold to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1932?
|
3,645 (4,849 together)
|
403.4 (together)
|
| 29[d]
|
List of Presidents of Washington College
|
22 May 2020
|
1
|
... that paneling from the east room of the Hynson–Ringgold House, the current official residence of the president of Washington College, was sold to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1932?
|
1,204 (4,849 together)
|
403.4 (together)
|
| 30
|
Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train
|
23 May 2020
|
2
|
... that the pencil sketch for Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train is in the private collection of George Lucas?
|
5,966
|
497.2
|
| 31[e]
|
Scalia v. Ginsburg
|
16 August 2020
|
2
|
... that the comic opera Scalia v. Ginsburg is based on the friendship of the two U.S. Supreme Court justices and their shared love of opera?
|
|
| 32
|
Lion Attacking a Dromedary
|
10 November 2020
|
8
|
... that in 2017, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History discovered that its 19th-century diorama Lion Attacking a Dromedary contained a human skull?
|
9,070
|
755.8
|
| 33
|
Douglass Cater
|
23 January 2021
|
5
|
... that a memorandum written by Douglass Cater convinced Lyndon B. Johnson to focus on education policy during his administration?
|
|
| 34
|
Joseph McLain
|
24 January 2021
|
2
|
... that Joseph McLain held 30 patents, including for smoke grenades, underwater torches, and flares?
|
|
| 35
|
Public sculptures by Daniel Chester French
|
8 February 2021
|
1
|
... that Daniel Chester French resigned from the United States Commission of Fine Arts to create his most famous public sculpture, Abraham Lincoln ?
|
|
| 36
|
MewithoutYou discography
|
22 March 2021
|
2
|
... that the music styles in the discography of mewithoutYou range from screamed post-hardcore vocals to acoustic campfire songs?
|
|
| 37
|
American Football discography
|
19 April 2021
|
3
|
... that all three albums in the discography of the emo band American Football are eponymous, so the media and Polyvinyl Records refer to them as LP1, LP2, and LP3?
|
|
| 38
|
Turnover discography
|
25 April 2021
|
3
|
... that the music styles in the discography of Turnover range from pop-punk to dream pop?
|
|
| 39
|
Leander Schnerr
|
26 January 2022
|
6
|
... that Leander Schnerr survived the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became the archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey?
|
|
| 40
|
Saint Vincent Beer
|
28 January 2022
|
2
|
... that Pope Pius IX gave the monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey permission to brew Saint Vincent Beer?
|
4,422
|
368.0
|
| 41
|
Chestertown Armory
|
7 September 2022
|
6
|
... that Washington College is investigating the possibility of turning the Chestertown Armory into a bed and breakfast?
|
|
| 42[f]
|
NAFO (group)
|
27 October 2022
|
7
|
... that the Shiba Inu memes of NAFO have been called "an actual tactical event against a nation state"?
|
10,412
|
867.7
|
| 43
|
Marriage License
|
18 December 2022
|
7
|
... that betrothed couple Moe and Joan were paid $50 for helping a painter with his Marriage License?
|
8,894
|
369.5
|
