Freedom of expression does not truly exist if the right can be exercised only in an area that a benevolent government has provided as a safe haven for crackpots. - Abe Fortas393U.S.503 (1969)
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Tony The Tiger interpretation: Freedom of expression does not exist unless freedom of expression is protected when and where the audience exists.
Is it true that the US constitution requires that a president cannot serve more than two terms? I am told that this is true. What I want to know is the reason. I'm told that the reason is that people are worried that we may run out of Washingtom based wikiarticles if they served three terms. True or false? Maybe we will need to wait for a later TTT article. Joking aside ... this is currently the highest DYK award ... and you have it. Thanks from me and the wiki Victuallers (talk) 17:36, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
...that 141 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, the address of the Chicago Board of Trade Building, has been the address of two different buildings that at one point was the tallest building in Chicago? 21:48, 28 February 2007–05:06, 1 March 2007 (modified at 05:02) 122
...that the 1860 Republican and 1864 Democratic national conventions were held at the Wigwam, a building built in just over a month? 13:41, 2 April 2007–20:51, 2 April 2007 131
...the AT&T Corporate Center is the tallest building built in Chicago in the last quarter of the 20th century? 23:49, 9 April 2007–05:56, 10 April 2007 132
...that the preservation movement that resulted in the Chicago Landmark designation began with the 1957 adoption of the Frank Lloyd WrightRobie House? 23:34, 15 April 2007–06:14, 16 April 2007 133
...that Chicago's Crown Fountain (pictured) displays LED images of faces, which typically create the illusion of puckered lips spouting water? 15:36, 18 June 2007–00:12, 19 June 2007 148
...that after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the population of the neighboring Hyde Park Township exceeded that of the devastated city of Chicago? 06:12, 23 July 2007-13:20, 23 July 2007 ("city of" removed at 6:21) 156
...that the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, which resulted in 38 deaths, 537 injuries and approximately 1,000 displaced, was the worst riot of the Red Summer of 1919? 23:10, 27 August 2007 - 06:03, 28 August 2007 165
...that Adriana Pirtea lost the 2007Chicago Marathon to Berhane Adere when Adere slipped down the side of the street and crossed outside of the finish-line tape? 03:42, 14 October 2007 - 09:54, 14 October 2007 177
...that Chicago City CouncilaldermanVi Daley has proposed legislation that banks be forbidden to open within 600 feet (180 m) of each other? 22:31, 21 October 2007 - 04:35, 22 October 2007 179
...that businessman Peter Bynoe oversaw the development of New Comiskey Park, keeping the Chicago White Sox from leaving the city? 12:33, 5 November 2007 - 19:42, 5 November 2007 (edited to which was instrumental in keeping at 13:41, 5 November 2007) 183
...that milestone home runs by Barry Bonds have caused crowd mêlées, necessitating police escorts, and that special baseballs were issued to avoid counterfeiting? 02:23, 6 November 2007 - 13:25, 6 November 2007 184
...that the PowerShot TX1 by Canon is their first attempt at a hybrid digital camera that offers both advanced ultra zoom photography and advanced HDTV movie capture? 07:37, 10 November 2007 - 15:36, 10 November 2007 185
...that the Toledo, Ohio native football player Jim Detwiler refused a recruiting trip invitation to Ohio State prompting a tonguelashing from Woody Hayes for disloyalty to Ohio? 20:31, 3 December 2007 - 03:20, 4 December 2007 190
...that in 1979 University of MichigantackleEd Muransky set the all-time record at the traditional pre-Rose Bowl "Beef Bowl" by eating 16 pounds of prime rib? 03:07, 5 December 2007 - 14:20, 5 December 2007 190
...that George Hoey still holds Michigan Wolverines football career, and single-season records 40 years after his best season? 14:20, 5 December 2007 - 20:58, 5 December 2007 190
...that in the 1947 college football rankings, southern voters refused to vote for the integrated Michigan Wolverines football team with black stars such as Gene Derricotte? 12:38, 8 December 2007 - 19:13, 8 December 2007 190
...that in Steve Morrison's first year as Brother Rice defensive coordinator they won a MHSAA football championship and in his first year as Western Michiganlinebacker coach one of his linebackers led the nation in sacks? 22:06, 11 December 2007 - 04:11, 12 December 2007 190 (approx 550 page views)
...that Mike Vranos, a man considered by some to be the most powerful man on Wall Street in the early 1990s, was known for breaking up business meetings to issue armwrestling challenges? 01:53, 13 December 2007 - 12:16, 13 December 2007 191 (approx 6700 page views)
...that there is currently significant controversy on college and university rankings like those used for business school rankings because some of the methodologies are deemed misleading? 16:54, 24 December 2007 - 22:51, 24 December 2007 195 (approx 500 page views)
...that, after eluding capture for three months when his B-25 bomber was shot down behind enemy lines in World War II, Bob Chappuis was the MVP of the Rose Bowl 60 years ago? 20:49, 3 January 2008 - 03:15, 4 January 2008 198 (approx 5000 page views)
...that Marie Roethlisberger placed seventh at the 1984 United States Olympic gymnastic trials (making her the alternate for the six-woman team) despite being almost completely deaf?13:55, 30 January 2008 - 20:31, 30 January 2008 202 (approx 3700 page views)
...that 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model Quiana Grant served for four years as her mother's eyes while the latter underwent a series of corrective surgeries for chorioretinitis?11:47, 19 February 2008 - 17:47, 19 February 2008 206 (approx 6800 page views)
...that in More Demi Moore, Demi Moore appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair eight-months pregnant and wearing only a diamond ring?14:02, 23 February 2008 - 21:27, 23 February 2008 207 (approx 7600 page views)
...that after discovering a suitcase with US$800,000 in Maletinazo (the suitcase scandal), policewoman Maria de Lujan Telpuk appeared on the cover of the Argentine and Venezuelan editions of Playboy? 18:38, 21 March 2008 - 02:06, 22 March 2008 213 (approx 12,000 page views)
...that the Roanoke Building sits on the site of a former building by the same name that was once an official climate site for the National Weather Service? 01:49, 6 April 2008 - 10:10, 6 April 2008 214 (approx 1000 page views)
...that after Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms were published in the Saturday Evening Post, 25 million people bought posters of them? 22:01, 13 April 2008 - 04:23, 14 April 2008 (Post italics added at 23:05, 13 April 2008) 215 (approx 6300 page views)
... that Malcolm Baker won a national championship in rowing as a freshman at Brown University although he never rowed in high school? 17:25, 18 May 2008 - 23:52, 18 May 2008 219 (approx 750 page views)
... that Frank Gehry used a hollow design for the BP Pedestrian Bridge in order to reduce the load on underground parking garages that support the bridge? 07:44, 5 June 2008 - 13:47, 5 June 2008 219 (approx 4300 page views)
... that Wrigley Square's Millennium Monument is a near replica of a monument destroyed in 1953 that stood in almost the exact same location in Chicago, Illinois? 15:59, 6 June 2008 - 22:14, 6 June 2008 219 (approx 3600 page views)
... that Lurie Garden is the focal nature component of what is perhaps the world's largest green roof? 23:49, 7 June 2008 - 06:38, 8 June 2008 219 (approx 1600 page views)
... that the Harris Theater(pictured) is the first new performing arts venue built in downtown Chicago, Illinois since 1929? 02:44, 10 June 2008 - 08:44, 10 June 2008 219 (approx 1300 page views)
... that McDonald's Cycle Center in Chicago, Illinois provides lockers, showers, a snack bar, bike repair, and bike rental to bicycle commuters? 15:41, 14 June 2008 - 00:17, 15 June 2008 219 (approx 3400 page views)
... that the first exhibition at the Boeing Galleries was a series of photographs taken from helicopters and hot air balloons? 00:28, 17 June 2008 - 06:31, 17 June 2008 219 (approx 1600 page views)
... that the Chase Promenade(pictured) hosted a monthlong Museum of Modern Ice exhibit of abstract art on a 95 by 12 feet (29.0 by 3.7 m) wall of ice called Paintings Below Zero? 14:10, 17 June 2008 - 21:02, 17 June 2008 219 (approx 4300 page views)
... that the Streeterville neighborhood sits almost entirely on land that did not exist when the city of Chicago first incorporated? 14:55, 11 July 2008 - 21:16, 11 July 2008 222 (approx 4400 page views)
... that Benjamin Ferguson bequeathed a fund to Chicago, Illinois that provided for seventeen of the city's most prominent sculptures? 21:03, 23 July 2008 - 03:11, 24 July 2008 223 (approx page views)
... that Henry Moore's Nuclear Energy sculpture was erected and dedicated to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first self-sustaining controlled nuclear reaction? 10:03, 24 July 2008 - 16:52, 24 July 2008 223 (approx page views)
... that Washington Block was one of the first buildings to use the isolated pier foundation technique whereby load-bearing points have separate foundations? 13:00, 5 August 2008 - 19:07, 5 August 2008 225 (approx 2100 page views)
... that video sculpture is a medium that offers performing artists a chance to have a more permanent artistic forum? 15:20, 12 August 2008 - 22:02, 12 August 2008 226 (approx 1800 page views)
... that Willie Mitchell won the Michigan High School basketball championship in 1992 and 1993, but lost to his future Wolverines teammate Robert Traylor in 1994? 17:03, 21 August 2008 - 22:49, 21 August 2008 (& to and at 18:48, 21 August 2008) 227 (approx 700 page views)
... that fashion designerTory Burch, who has dated numerous celebrities and socialites, has a mother who dated Steve McQueen and a father who dated Grace Kelly? 14:49, 22 August 2008 - 22:32, 22 August 2008 228 (approx 4000 page views)
... that the first tour of the touring company of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater Company included a four-week run at the Apollo Theater? 18:44, 3 September 2008 - 00:41, 4 September 2008 229 (approx 100 page views)
... that the Harris Theater opened to serve small performance groups such as the Luna Negra Dance Theater? 21:19, 4 September 2008 - 03:57, 5 September 2008 230 (approx 250 page views)
... that the readership of the new Dow Jones & Company magazine, WSJ., has average household assets of US$2.9 million? 08:29, 13 September 2008 - 14:28, 13 September 2008 230 (approx 500 page views)
... that Buddy Fletcher′s first experience with risk-reward tradeoff came from developing a strategy to bet on dog racing? 23:08, 17 September 2008 - 05:10, 18 September 2008 230 (approx 1700 page views)
... that "Go, Cubs, Go" was the most popular folk musicdigital download on iTunes in the first week of October 2007? 03:28, 26 September 2008 - 10:22, 26 September 2008 ("number one" removed at 07:05, 26 September 2008 ) 231 (approx 1000 page views)
... that Manny Harris was the first player to start for three consecutive Detroit Public School League Basketball Champions since Jalen Rose and Voshon Lenard? 02:26, 10 November 2008 - 06:30, 10 November 2008 234 (approx 300 page views)
... that actor Nate Parker was an All-Americanwrestler in both high school and college? 15:05, 11 November 2008 - 21:10, 11 November 2008 234 (approx 2600 page views)
... that Byron Brown was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Buffalo, New York, even though six African-Americans had been the nominee before him? 18:02, 28 November 2008 - 00:10, 29 November 2008 235 (approx 900 page views)
... that Midnight Madness is an annual pep rally-like event that celebrates the first day that U.S. college basketball teams are allowed to practice? 03:30, 6 December 2008 - 09:35, 6 December 2008 235 (approx 1000 page views)
... that Scott Smith is the first person since 1966 to be elected Mayor of Mesa, Arizona without having first served on its City Council? 06:20, 9 December 2008 - 14:25, 9 December 2008 236 (approx 350 page views)
... that MayorTom Weisner once considered outlawing untimely holiday decorations, when citizens of Aurora, Illinois complained of Christmas decorations abounding during the summer? 18:05, 12 December 2008 - 02:00, 13 December 2008 236 (approx 900 page views)
... that in Joliet, Illinois, population declined during the decade before Arthur Schultz became mayor and has nearly doubled since? 10:21, 15 December 2008 - 16:26, 15 December 2008 236 (approx 1100 page views)
... that during a blowout, fans often chant to request that players who only play in garbage time be put in the game? 23:10, 15 January 2009 - 05:28, 16 January 2009 239 (approx 2400 page views)
... that Chicago's Fountain of Time by Lorado Taft is considered the earliest outdoor concrete sculpture? 15:16, 29 January 2009 - 21:09, 29 January 2009 239 (approx 5200 page views)
... that former fashion modelGail O'Neill refused to appear in advertisements for cigarettes or for sponsors with substantial investments in South Africa? 09:16, 18 February 2009 - 15:03, 18 February 2009 241 (approx 3500 page views)
... that Ed Schock earned an annual salary of just $7,000 as mayor of Elgin, Illinois? 17:18, 21 February 2009 - 23:46, 21 February 2009 241 (approx 1200 page views)
... that Kenyan long distanceathleteEvans Cheruiyot and his teammates were stranded in France by their manager without food, money, or shelter? 18:46, 24 February 2009 - 01:49, 25 February 2009 241 (approx 1400 page views)
... that fashion modelFrankie Rayder has posed with her sisters Molly and Missy for Gap holiday ads? 16:49, 7 March 2009 - 23:23, 7 March 2009 242 (approx 2600 and 850 page views)
... that Thomas Forester, the only American stock mutual fund manager to make a profit in 2008, had previously been one of only two mutual fund managers to make a profit in the second quarter of 2002? 16:02, 12 March 2009 - 22:03, 12 March 2009 242 (approx 2900 page views)
... that the Fountain of the Great Lakes, with three semi-nude figures, was not dedicated until after Chicago changed its obscenity laws for public art in 1913? 09:17, 25 March 2009 - 15:26, 25 March 2009 (three removed at 11:58) 242 (approx 6300 page views)
... that the busiest ATM in the entire Buffalo, New York, region is in the hamlet of Snyder? 16:05, 16 April 2009 - 00:40, 17 April 2009 243 (approx 2800 page views)
... that 26-year-old Vanessa Rousso(pictured) is among the top five females in career earnings in poker history? 02:00, 14 May 2009 - 07:49, 14 May 2009 244 (approx 15500 page views)
Louie Caporusso in a faceoff
... that Louie Caporusso(pictured) led the U.S. in goals scored through most of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, but when he only scored two in the last nine games, Michigan won eight of those nine? 00:56, 23 May 2009 - 06:56, 23 May 2009 (nation changed to U.S. and those added at 4:37) 244 (approx 600 page views)
... that in blackjack, regardless of the casino's rules for betting and how the cards are played, it is always optimal to split aces and eights? 05:28, 13 June 2009 - 11:28, 13 June 2009 245 (approx 2000 page views)
... that Jasmin Ouschan(pictured), who was born in 1986 and won her first European Championship in 1999, is a nineteen-time European billiards champion? 02:14, 9 August 2009 - 08:14, 9 August 2009 247 (approx 8000 page views)
... that Dennis Gorski sponsored legislation in the New York State Assembly that preserved the right to declare "loss of fetus" as a serious injury in automobile accidents? 12:28, 12 September 2009 - 18:28, 12 September 2009 248 (approx 400 page views)
... that the electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Chicago was the second extensive Internet encyclopedia dedicated to the history of a U.S. city? 06:28, 4 October 2009 - 12:28, 4 October 2009 249 (approx 500 page views)
... that at 21 years old, Joe Cada(pictured) is the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker main event? 00:49, 18 November 2009 - 06:49, 18 November 2009 250 (approx 8000 page views)
... that ESPN The Magazine's October 9, 2009, Body Issue sold more issues at the news stand than any other issue of the magazine in the prior two years? 16:07, 4 December 2009 - 22:08, 4 December 2009 251 (approx 6900 page views)
... that while filming The Restorers, director Adam White stumbled upon the Red Tail Project, which led to the production of Red Tail Reborn? 18:00, 9 January 2010 - 00:00, 10 January 2010 252 (approx 50 page views)
... that despite only playing college football for two and a half seasons with the Northwestern Wildcats, Zak Kustok holds numerous rushing and passing records? 00:00, 7 February 2010 - 06:00, 7 February 2010 253 (approx 750 page views)
... that Donovan Warren was initially projected to be selected in the first or second round of the 2010 NFL Draft, but was not drafted at all? 00:00, 2 May 2010 - 08:00, 2 May 2010 May 2010 (approx 3300 page views)
... that David Moosman led his high school to the Illinois state championship in football and qualified for the state championships three times in wrestling? 08:00, 7 May 2010 - 16:00, 7 May 2010 May 2010 (approx 3100 page views)
... that Planet Earth Live is a BBCnature documentary that will premier with orchestral accompaniment in large cities throughout the United States during the 2010 summer? 16:00, 12 May 2010 - 00:00, 13 May 2010 May 2010 (approx 2000 page views)
... that the 1974–75 Buffalo Sabres had three separate 10-game unbeaten streaks during the 80-game season? 18:00, 5 July 2010 - 00:00, 6 July 2010 July 2010 (approx ??? page views)
... that the Michigan Wolverines football team's records in years such as 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 include those in field goals, school completion percentage, single-game receptions, and the largest comeback among others? 12:00, 17 July 2010 - 18:00, 17 July 2010 July 2010 (approx about 250 each page views)
... that 350 West Mart Center was owned by the Kennedy family for over 20 years and sits on land that they owned for over 50 years? 00:00, 24 July 2010 - 06:00, 24 July 2010 July 2010 (approx 2800 page views)
... that Wolf Point, which was part of the original 58-block 1830 plan of Chicago, was the original social center of the city and is now owned by the Kennedy family? 06:00, 24 July 2010 - 12:00, 24 July 2010 July 2010 (approx 2100 page views)
... that Sauganash Hotel, located at Wolf Point, was Chicago's first hotel, first theater and the site where the newly formed town elected its first town trustees? 18:00, 29 July 2010 - 00:00, 30 July 2010 July 2010 (approx page views)
... that Dan Cocoziello is the only defenseman to have won the Ivy League men's lacrosse rookie of the year?18:00, 1 September 2010 - 00:00, 2 September 2010 September (approx 950 page views)
... that B. J. Prager has scored overtime game-winning goals in both state high school and national collegiate championship lacrosse games?18:00, 3 September 2010 - 00:00, 4 September 2010 September (approx 950 page views)
... that Matt Striebel ranks eighth on the Princeton Lacrosse career assists list and eleventh on the Princeton soccer career assists list?06:00, 4 September 2010 - 12:00, 4 September 2010 September (approx 700 page views)
... that Ryan Boyle, who holds the Ivy League lacrosse career scoring record, once set the Maryland high school football single-season pass completion percentage record?06:00, 5 September 2010 - 12:00, 5 September 2010 September (approx 700 page views)
... that in his first two games as a starter, Denard "Shoelace" Robinson achieved the two highest single-game total offense totals in Michigan Wolverines history—and did so with his shoes untied?12:00, 15 September 2010 - 18:00, 15 September 2010 September (approx ??? page views)
... that the 1987–88 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team holds the national record for single-season three point field goal percentage and individuals on that team hold the career and single-season Ivy League records?12:00, 12 October 2010 - 18:00, 12 October 2010 October (approx 1700 page views)
... that the 2012 version of A Star Is Born, with Beyoncé Knowles(pictured) slated to star, would be the fourth remake of the film? 18:00, 31 January 2011 - 00:00, 1 February 2011 (reworded at 19:01, 31 January 2011) January (approx 10900 page views)
... that each year, two athletes are named Academic All-America Team Members of the Year, one in the college division and one in the university division? 00:00, 31 March 2011 - 08:00, 31 March 2011 March (approx 800 page views)
... that Chris Hill is one of only three Big Ten Conference men's basketball players to have been named an Academic All-America three times? 08:00, 4 April 2011 - 16:00, 4 April 2011 April (approx 950 page views)
... that in response to Jalen Rose's comments in The Fab Five, which has become the highest-rated ESPN documentary, Grant Hill's response was shared by nearly 100,000 people on Facebook in the next few days? 08:00, 7 April 2011 - 16:00, 7 April 2011 (revised at 14:40, 7 April 2011) April (approx 5000 page views)
... that on April 15, 2011, United States v. Scheinberg resulted in the end of online poker play for United States residents on the three online poker sites that account for approximately 95% of the market? 12:00, 30 April 2011 - 18:00, 30 April 2011 April (approx 3000 page views)
... that although Earth, Wind & Fire's song "Reasons" has never charted, it is included on several dozen albums including most of the group's greatest hits compilation albums? 06:00, 5 May 2011 - 12:00, 5 May 2011 May (approx 550 page views)
... that the Met Ball is considered to be the fashion industry's premier annual red carpet event? 12:00, 12 May 2011 - 18:00, 12 May 2011 May (approx 1700 page views)
... that before Shackleford won the 2011 Preakness Stakes, his owners had tried to sell him, but no one wanted to meet their reserve price? 00:00, 1 June 2011 - 08:00, 1 June 2011 June (approx 1400 page views)
... that the 2011–12 season's television adaptation of The Firm is a sequel to a 1991 novel that sold 7 million copies and a 1993 film that grossed $270 million worldwide? 16:00, 4 June 2011 - 00:00, 5 June 2011 June (approx 2700 page views)
... that the 1992–93 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team started school record streaks that remain current for both home wins and road unbeaten games? 18:00, 17 June 2011 - 00:00, 18 June 2011 June (approx 900 page views)
... that although preseason renovations of Yost Ice Arena reduced seating by 10.7%, the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team posted the third-highest weekend series attendance in school history? 18:00, 19 June 2011 - 00:00, 20 June 2011 June (approx 400 page views)
... that Madeline Mitchell overcame a 12-day coma, 21 days on a respirator, 2 months in a wheelchair and a femur broken in 12 places to become Miss Alabama USA and compete in Miss USA 2011 two years later? 18:00, 25 June 2011 - 00:00, 26 June 2011 June (approx 4600 page views)
... that Owen Crowe has made four World Series of Poker final tables in the past four years and two top-100 main event finishes in the last three years? 16:00, 3 July 2011 - 00:00, 4 July 2011 July (approx 1000 page views)
... that unlike the 1990 film version starring Johnny Depp, the 2005 theatrical adaptation of Edward Scissorhands was set in the 1950s and performed to musical accompaniment? 08:00, 5 July 2011 - 16:00, 5 July 2011 July (approx 2700 page views)
... that Mikhail Lakhitov started competing in international poker competitions in 2010 and by June 2011 was one of the top 20 poker players in the world? 08:00, 7 July 2011 - 16:00, 7 July 2011 July (approx 1600 page views)
... that Christine Jorgensen Reveals is a docudrama about the first celebrity transsexual, who was called the world's most famous woman at the time? 16:00, 8 July 2011 - 00:00, 9 July 2011 July (approx 8000 page views)
... that Joe Ebanks has on multiple occasions won two large multitable online poker tournaments in the same day? 08:00, 17 July 2011 - 16:00, 17 July 2011 July (approx 850 page views)
... that, up to 2011, Andrew Brokos has had top-100 finishes in his last three World Series of Poker? 16:00, 6 August 2011 - 00:00, 7 August 2011 August (approx 800 page views)
... that Reel Moments is a competition in which Glamour readers submit short stories to be produced as short films by celebrity volunteer female directors? 16:00, 6 September 2011 - 00:00, 7 September 2011 September (approx 700 page views)
... that the Michael Jordan statue once wore the jersey of ice hockey player Jonathan Toews? 16:00, 12 September 2011 - 00:00, 13 September 2011 September (approx 3400 page views)
... that A Day in the Life is an internet television documentary web series produced by Morgan Spurlock that represents Hulu's first original long-form programming venture? 08:00, 19 September 2011 - 16:00, 19 September 2011 September (approx 1100 page views)
... that this year's World Series of Poker Europe will be the first one not to be held in London? 12:00, 29 September 2011 - 00:00, 30 September 2011 September (approx 1600 page views)
... that Cecil Newton, Sr. attended two NFL training camps without making the team, but both of his sons have played in the NFL? 00:54, 7 October 2011 - 12:50, 7 October 2011 October (approx 2700 page views)
... that Tristan Wade has had three World Series of Poker final table finishes in 2011? 00:00, 25 October 2011 - 12:00, 25 October 2011 October (approx 1600 page views)
... that a reviewer for John Grisham's new novel The Litigators praised it for avoiding clichés such as somebody being murdered for "stumbling too close to the truth"? 12:00, 25 October 2011 - 00:00, 26 October 2011 October (approx 2600 page views)
... that although the Michigan–Michigan State basketball rivalry has had 167 games, the two teams have never played while both were ranked in the top 10? 16:00, 6 December 2011 - 00:00, 7 December 2011 December (approx 1000 page views)
... that point guardCraig Lathen helped his high school set a record for 100-point performances and helped his college score 120, a school single-game record? 00:00, 7 December 2011 - 08:00, 7 December 2011 December (approx 1000 page views)
... that seven of the twenty-nine times when Duke and Michigan played one other in men's basketball, both teams were ranked in the top ten in the AP Poll? 16:00, 12 December 2011 - 00:00, 13 December 2011 (other -> another at 23:21, 12 December 2011) December (approx 600 page views)
... that during Royce White's two-and-a-half-year hiatus from competitive basketball, he spent time on his music career and learned how to play the piano? 08:00, 13 December 2011 - 16:00, 13 December 2011 December (approx 1500 page views)
...that the pilot episode of The Firm begins with a frenetic chase scene followed by a flashback to six weeks prior? 00:00, 28 January 2012 - 08:00, 28 January 2012 January (approx 500 and 1500 page views)
...that Mr. Basketball USA winners have been determined retroactively going back to 1955? 00:00, 28 January 2012 - 08:00, 28 January 2012 January (approx 2600 page views)
... that 2012 National Player of the YearAnthony Davis(pictured) was unknown locally and nationally through his junior year of high school basketball? 00:00, 3 April 2012 - 08:00, 3 April 2012 April (approx 77000 page views)
... that "Hill Street Station", the first episode of Hill Street Blues, suffered "confusion and conflict in its marketing" to the point that it was considered a surprise the show survived to be aired? 16:16, 17 April 2012 - 01:31, 18 April 2012 April (approx 6400 page views)
... that Jessica Alba got a tattoo of a bow on her tailbone for her role in A.C.O.D.? 00:46, 19 April 2012 - 08:31, 19 April 2012 April (approx 7000 page views)
... that "Goodbye Mr. Fish" is an episode of The Cosby Show about a family funeral for a goldfish? 16:00, 20 April 2012 - 00:00, 21 April 2012 April (approx 1850 page views)
... that "A House Divided" was the Dallas television series episode that led to the eight-month Who shot J. R.? hysteria? 16:00, 27 April 2012 - 00:00, 28 April 2012 April (approx 1750 page views)
... that the website for the viral videoKony 2012 crashed after the video became popular worldwide, but the video went on to have tens of millions of page views on various websites? 16:00, 28 April 2012 - 00:00, 29 April 2012 April (approx ??? page views)
... that Philip Humber's April 21, 2012, perfect game was only the 21st in Major League Baseball history dating back to 1869? 00:00, 29 April 2012 - 08:00, 29 April 2012 April (approx 700 & 2100 page views)
... that Benji documents the life and 1984 death of Ben Wilson, who was at the time considered the best U.S. high school basketball player? 08:00, 2 May 2012 - 16:00, 2 May 2012 May (approx 2300 page views)
... that Calico Joe is a baseball novel by John Grisham about the implications of a nearly fatal beanball? 00:00, 15 May 2012 - 08:00, 15 May 2012 May (approx 1500 page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's pop art painting Girl in Mirror is the subject of a 2012 sale without consent and fraud lawsuit? 00:00, 19 May 2012 - 08:00, 19 May 2012 May (approx 3400 page views)
... that As I Opened Fire was part of the culmination of the dramatic war-comic works of Roy Lichtenstein? 08:00, 22 May 2012 - 16:00, 22 May 2012 May (approx 5800 page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein considered the discordant panels of his diptych painting Whaam! humorous? 16:00, 22 May 2012 - 00:00, 23 May 2012 May (approx 6500 page views)
... that Big Painting No. 6 set a record for highest auction price for a painting by a living artist and Torpedo...Los! set a record for price for a Roy Lichtenstein work? 00:00, 23 May 2012 - 16:00, 2 May 2012 May (approx 2900 and 2100 page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's pop art painting Girl with Ball, which was based on a newspaper ad that was still running more than 20 years later, was first sold to Philip Johnson? 16:00, 23 May 2012 - 00:00, 24 May 2012 May (approx 9000 page views)
... that Blam was one of the works from Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition that was sold out in advance? 08:00, 25 May 2012 - 16:00, 25 May 2012 May (approx 3500 page views)
... that although the market price for Roy Lichtenstein's works in 1965 was $6,000, a collector paid $30,000 for M-Maybe? 16:00, 25 May 2012 - 00:00, 26 May 2012 May (approx 4200 page views)
... that there are two versions of Roy Lichtenstein's In the Car, one of which set the record for highest auction price for a Lichtenstein work? 08:00, 26 May 2012 - 16:00, 26 May 2012 May (approx 2100 page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Portrait of Madame Cézanne is an ironic quotation of art historian Erle Loran's outline of the original Cézanne portrait (pictured)? 00:00, 2 June 2012 - 08:00, 2 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Happy Tears was acquired in 1964 and not resold until 2002, when it established a new record for the auction price of a Lichtenstein work? 08:00, 10 June 2012 - 16:00, 10 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that Mark Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow was sold on May 8, 2012, for $86.9 million, a world record auction price for contemporary art? 16:00, 10 June 2012 - 00:00, 11 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that Once, which was directed by John Tiffany and choreographed by Steven Hoggett, has the most nominations at the 66th Tony Awards? 00:00, 11 June 2012 - 08:00, 11 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Golf Ball paraphrases Piet Mondrian's pre-World War I black and white oval paintings such as Composition in Black and White? 08:00, 13 June 2012 - 16:00, 13 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Engagement Ring marks his transition from his prior painterly work to his subsequent more polished mechanical-looking work? 08:00, 16 June 2012 - 16:00, 16 June 2012 June (approx page views)
... that to deprive his body of oxygen in the five months before the Olympic trials, OlympicsteeplechaserDonn Cabral spent over 10 hours a day in a high-altitude tent he bought on Craigslist? 00:00, 3 August 2012 - 08:00, 3 August 2012 August (approx page views)
... that U.S. OlympicGreco-Roman wrestlerEllis Coleman is known for the "Flying Squirrel" takedown move in which he jumps over his opponent and grabs him from behind while flying over his back? 08:00, 6 August 2012 - 16:01, 6 August 2012 August (approx page views)
... that Olympicshot putterAugie Wolf's son, A.J., was a junior United States national shot put champion?00:00, 11 August 2012 - 08:00, 11 August 2012 August (approx page views)
... that MetraChairman of the BoardLarry Huggins once withdrew himself from consideration for his current role because he felt it was a Republican position? 16:00, 19 August 2012 - 00:00, 20 August 2012 August (approx page views)
... that the majority of Chicago-based Calumet Photographic's retail stores are in Europe? 08:00, 23 September 2012 - 17:18, 23 September 2012 September (approx page views)
... that Faith Hill's "American Heart" was the October 1, 2012, USA Today song of the week? 16:00, 9 October 2012 - 00:00, 10 October 2012 October (approx page views)
... that the producer, director, choreographer and writer of the upcoming Broadway musical Kinky Boots have all won Tony Awards, while its lyricist is a Grammy Award winner? 16:00, 18 October 2012 - 00:00, 19 October 2012 October (approx page views)
... that after Nik Stauskas became Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week, he scored twenty points in back-to-back games to earn the honor again? 00:00, 21 December 2012 - 12:00, 21 December 2012 December (approx page views)
... that when Oprah Winfrey saw American modelJasmine Tookes perform on the runway at Lincoln Center, she extolled Tookes' "butter" soft skin and requested that Tookes "rub your face against mine"? 00:00, 22 December 2012 - 12:00, 22 December 2012 December (approx page views)
... that popular YouTube videos show 5-foot-11-inch (1.80 m) Phil Presseydunking over people much taller than him? 08:05, 8 January 2013 - 16:00, 8 January 2013 January (approx page views)
... that television executive Lukas Reiter was a mock trial national champion in law school? 08:00, 3 March 2013 - 16:00, 3 March 2013 March (approx page views)
... that the music video for "Gentleman", the latest single by PSY(pictured), has set a world record with over 38 million single-day page views? 16:00, 1 May 2013 - 00:00, 2 May 2013 May (approx page views)
... that Funny or Die's Steve Jobsbiopic, entitled iSteve, was written in three days and shot in five? 00:00, 6 May 2013 - 08:20, 6 May 2013 May (approx page views)
... that Disgraced is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that depicts the challenges for upwardly mobile Muslim Americans in the post-9/11 America? 16:00, 7 May 2013 - 00:00, 8 May 2013 May (approx page views)
... that 2013 Preakness Stakes winner, Oxbow, won his first stakes race, the Lecomte Stakes on January 19, 2013? 16:49, 23 May 2013 - 00:34, 24 May 2013 May (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Woman with Flowered Hat established a new auction record for the artist when it sold for over $56 million in May 2013? 08:00, 10 June 2013 - 16:00, 10 June 2013 June (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Hopeless and both versions of Crying Girl were mid-1960s romance comic-based works that may have been inspired by his marital difficulties or Pablo Picasso's weeping women? 08:00, 20 June 2013 - 16:00, 20 June 2013 June (approx page views)
... that Roy Lichtenstein's Masterpiece is regarded as an ironic jest that accurately forecast Lichtenstein's career? 16:00, 23 June 2013 - 00:00, 24 June 2013 June (approx page views)
... that rather than celebrate February's Valentine's Day, which often conflicts with Brazilian Carnival, Brazilians celebrate Dia dos Namorados in June? 16:00, 4 July 2013 - 00:00, 5 July 2013 July (approx page views)
... that King & Maxwell is a television show based on David Baldacci's novels? 12:00, 17 July 2013 - 00:00, 18 July 2013 July (approx page views)
... that the pilot for Devious Maids was aired on Lifetime after ABC declined to pick it up? 00:00, 22 July 2013 - 12:00, 22 July 2013 July (approx page views)
... that Lake Bell wrote the female-protagonist-driven In a World... after being intrigued that the prototypical movie trailer voice was male? 14:45, 9 August 2013 - 02:30, 10 August 2013 August (approx page views)
... that prior to their senior seasons Shane Morris and Max Browne were the only two 5-star rated quarterbacks in the high school class of 2013 according to Rivals.com? 08:00, 11 September 2013 - 16:00, 11 September 2013 September
... that Mind Games is one of a record-setting six television shows that filmed in Chicago in 2013? 00:00, 2 October 2013 - 08:00, 2 October 2013 October (approx page views)
... that Tyus Jones earned two gold medals in international basketball competitions before his 17th birthday? 00:00, 16 October 2013 - 08:00, 16 October 2013 October (approx page views)
... that self-made billionaire Michael Novogratz became USA Wrestling man of the year for his public service? 16:00, 23 October 2013 - 00:00, 24 October 2013 October (approx page views)
... that since the Maryland State House is not rentable, producers of season 2 of House of Cards made various donations in order to use the building for filming? 08:45, 10 November 2013 - 16:30, 10 November 2013 November (approx page views)
... that Cliff Alexander did not play organized basketball until eighth grade because his neighborhood was unsafe? 16:00, 15 November 2013 - 00:00, 16 November 2013 November (approx page views)
... that Frank Clark put on 60 pounds (27 kg) during his first two years with the Michigan Wolverines football team? 12:00, 27 December 2013 - 00:00, 28 December 2013 December (approx page views)
... that fashion bloggerChiara Ferragni has become a model for Guess? 00:00, 30 December 2013 - 12:00, 30 December 2013 December (approx page views)
... that the production of season 3 of House of Cards is being delayed and may be moved due to legislative decisions involving tax incentives? 08:00, 21 April 2014 - 16:00, 21 April 2014 April
... that Romeo and Juliet (2013) was the first Broadway theatre adaptation of William Shakespeare's play since 1977?12:00, 7 June 2014 - 00:00, 8 June 2014 June
... that Colombian-American Orange Is the New Black actress Diane Guerrero's parents and older brother were deported to Colombia when she was 14 years old? 16:00, 29 June 2014 - 03:40, 30 June 2014 June
... that the University of Chicago exercised its option to buy Harper Court for $98 million in November 2013 and listed it for sale in March 2014?05:24, 15 July 2014 - 06:54, 16 July 2014 July
... that Anna Kournikova's half-brother Allan was featured in The Short Game, a documentary film about the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championships, which he won?01:51, 31 July 2014 - 13:36, 31 July 2014 July
... that Dylan Penn—daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright—declined a $150,000 offer to pose for a Playboy cover, but later appeared nude behind a US$6000 Fendi bag on a treats! cover?00:00, 9 September 2014 - 12:00, 9 September 2014 September
... that 1 is a documentary film about Formula One's progress from multiple fatalities per season in its early years to the 1994 death of Ayrton Senna, its most recent?00:00, 13 October 2014 - 12:00, 13 October 2014 October
... that psychologist Jonas Wood explores the psychological effects of various spaces through art?00:00, 27 October 2014 - 12:00, 27 October 2014 October
... that Greg Chiat founded luxury brand The Elder Statesman after receiving a cashmere blanket as a gift?07:13, 13 December 2014 - 19:28, 13 December 2014 December
... that The Honest Company, which was co-founded by Jessica Alba in 2011, is valued at approximately US$1 billion?23:55, 19 December 2014 - 12:00, 20 December 2014 December
... that Thomas Florsheim, Sr., left Florsheim Shoes to invest in Weyco Group, the company that salvaged the brand from bankruptcy decades later?05:55, 7 August 2015 - 17:40, 7 August 2015 August
... that The Exonerated is a play about death row inmates who have been exonerated?22:25, 29 August 2015 - 10:56, 30 August 2015 August
... that new Le Moyne College basketball head coach Patrick Beilein says he was born the day before his father, John Beilein, became the Le Moyne basketball head coach?12:00, 30 November 2015 - 00:00, 1 December 2015 November
... that Chicago's 1000 South Michigan is a supertall skyscraper planned to rise to over 1,000 feet (300 m), even though it is in a historic district zoned for buildings up to 425 feet (130 m)?12:00, 11 December 2015 - 00:00, 12 December 2015 December
... that Duncan Robinson's sixth-grade graduating class had only four students?12:00, 29 December 2015 - 00:00, 30 December 2015 December
... that drummer, singer, and songwriter Emily Estefan was born in 1994 after her mother, Gloria Estefan, had been told she would never give birth following a 1990 tour-bus crash?12:00, 31 December 2015 - 00:00, 1 January 2016 December
... that Gateway Tower is a proposed building for the lot that contains the 110 foot (34 m) wide, 76 foot (23 m) deep hole in the ground (pictured) from the abandoned Chicago Spire?12:00, 23 June 2016 - 00:00, 24 June 2016 June
... that an early predecessor of the pop out cake was a pie from which a dwarf emerged for Charles I of England in 1626?15:33, 5 July 2016 - 03:18, 6 July 2016 July
... that the wonut is a combination of a waffle and doughnut that went viral in April 2014 following media exposure?00:00, 30 October 2016 - 00:00, 31 October 2016 October
... that when it was released in 2012, Cybergeddon was the most expensive web series ever made?00:00, 21 November 2016 - 00:00, 22 November 2016 November
... that Michigan linebacker Mike McCray was named Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his first career start?00:00, 22 December 2016 - 00:00, 23 December 2016 December
... that Brideside was launched in Chicago because it was perceived to be the largest bridal market in the United States?00:00, 7 July 2017 - 22:38, 7 July 2017 July
... that prior to the season, the 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team lost two players to graduation, three others who transferred, and two assistant coaches who took head coaching jobs?00:00, 2 September 2017 -00:00, 3 September 2017 September
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... that John Grisham(pictured) said his novel Camino Island was conceived on a road trip to Florida while talking about stolen books with his wife?00:00, 9 September 2017 - 00:00, 10 September 2017 September
... that after a deal with Shark Tank member Mark Cuban fell through, meal kit delivery service Plated earned a deal with another shark?00:00, 19 September 2017 - 12:00, 19 September 2017 September
... that as part of her journalism degree, sportscaster Kelly Crull worked at KOMU-TV?00:00, 25 September 2017 - 12:00, 25 September 2017 September
Optima Signature
... that residents of the top 15 floors of the Optima Signature(pictured) have access to a private club in the building?01:45, 12 October 2017 - 01:30, 13 October 2017 October
... that the film NUDE is about a talent search that was inspired by the Pirelli Calendars of the 1970s?00:00, 29 October 2017 - 00:00, 30 October 2017 October
... that Poydras Street hosts many of New Orleans' tallest and historic buildings, including 930 Poydras, the first residential high-rise constructed in the city after Hurricane Katrina?00:00, 23 December 2017 - 00:00, 24 December 2017 December
... that Jordan Murphy was the first basketball player to earn Big Ten Conference Player of the Week three weeks in a row since Evan Turner did so eight seasons earlier?00:00, 3 January 2018 - 00:00, 4 January 2018 January
... that subscription-based airline Wheels Up provides a "Same Day Game Day" airline service to college football games?00:00, 6 November 2018 - 00:00, 7 November 2018November
... that Edgecliff, an Illinois estate completed in 1930, had the highest residential property tax in Cook County in 2014 and 2015?00:00, 11 December 2018 - 12:00, 11 December 2018 (revised 00:47, 11 December 2018)December
... that in 2018, 151 North Franklin(pictured) became the new corporate headquarters for CNA Insurance, which continues to be based in the Chicago Loop as it has been since 1900?00:00, 23 January 2019 - 00:00, 24 January 2019January
... that Jon Teske posted a double-double in his first collegiate start and the first collegiate basketball game played at Little Caesars Arena?00:00, 21 March 2019 - 00:00, 22 March 2019March
... that the 56-story Essex on the Park in the Chicago Loop was built on a former swimming pool?00:00, 29 September 2019 - 00:00, 30 September 2019 (revised 15:57, 29 September 2019)September
... that Nature's Fynd, producer of microbe-based meat substitutes, is working with NASA to develop a bioreactor for use in space travel?12:00, July 19, 2020 - 00:00, July 20, 2020July
... that Northwestern's Tashy Bohm held the American public school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?00:00, July 26, 2022 - 12:00, July 26, 2022 (revised at 08:23, July 26, 2022)July
... that Lia Lewis became a freestyle football world champion three years after switching over from dance?00:00, March 13, 2023 - 12:00, March 13, 2023March
... that in 2022 David DeJulius pledged to donate his student athlete compensation from jersey proceeds to provide books to inner city youth?00:00, March 23, 2023 - 12:00, March 23, 2023March
... that Meyers and Elle Leonard donated US$500,000 toward the renovation of the site of their first date?00:00, April 15, 2023 - 00:00, April 16, 2023April
... that NIU dormitory residents cast 65,000 write-in votes to elect Matt Hicks to the 1977 Pizza Hut All-American game?00:00, April 23, 2023 - 00:00, April 24, 2023April
... that after the Wolverines released their "Moose" for his fifth season, he went on to win another Big Ten championship with the Hoosiers?00:00, June 11, 2023 - 00:00, June 12, 2023 June
... that former basketball player David Webber broke a record previously held by all-time great Larry Bird?00:00, August 11, 2023 - 00:00, August 12, 2023August
... that 900 West Randolph, Chicago's first high-rise building built by a black-owned construction firm, has penthouses that can be rented for over $20,000 per month?00:00, August 13, 2023 - 00:00, August 14, 2023August
... that climate change protesters vandalized and glued themselves to a version of Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup I?00:00, October 8, 2023 - 00:00, October 9, 2023October
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