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Low | 0 | 81.4 | Semisulcospira libertina | 0 | ||
Median | 157.7 | Agathe L. van Beverwijk | 394.8 | Baryonyx | 174.0 | Karen Briggs (musician) L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, Val-d'Oise |
High | 1,041.8 | Kawakita v. United States | 1,838.3 | Free Speech Flag | 1,838.3 | Free Speech Flag |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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Free Speech Flag | 2015-11-19 | 22,060 | 1,838.3 | ... that the Free Speech Flag (pictured) embeds the secret HD DVD key into the colors of the flag itself, using the flag hex code format colors? | |
Edith Villiers | 2015-11-16 | 19,312 | 1,609.4 | ... that the model for a Pre-Raphaelite painting (pictured) became the Vicereine of India? | |
Black Hours (Morgan Library) | 2015-11-18 | 18,385 | 1,532.1 | ... that there is an illuminated "Black Book of Hours" (pictured) known for its mournful tone? | |
Inverted-F antenna | 2015-11-30 | 14,384 | 1,198.7 | ... that the inverted-F antenna (pictured), the antenna used in mobile phones, was originally developed for missile telemetry? | |
Darejan Dadiani | 2015-11-09 | 13,678 | 1,139.8 | ... that Queen consort Darejan Dadiani (pictured) had 23 children with her husband, Heraclius II of Georgia? | |
Rideau Cottage | 2015-11-04 | 12,728 | 1,060.6 | ... that incoming Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will live in Rideau Cottage (pictured) instead of 24 Sussex Drive? | |
Kawakita v. United States | 2015-11-03 | 12,502 | 1,041.8 | ... that Tomoya Kawakita, a Japanese-American convicted of treason against the United States after World War II, was arrested after a former POW recognized him in a Los Angeles department store? | |
M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage | 2015-11-21 | 11,234 | 936.2 | ... that the M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (pictured) saw service with U.S. forces in the Italian Campaign, Operation Overlord, the Battle of Arracourt, and the Ardennes Offensive? | |
Plague crosses (Brugherio) | 2015-11-20 | 9,760 | 813.3 | ... that three crosses in Brugherio (example pictured) commemorate the "plague of Saint Charles"? | |
Ununennium | 2015-11-17 | 9,660 | 805.0 | ... that ununennium is the element with the lowest atomic number that has not yet been synthesized? | |
Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville | 2015-11-25 | 9,634 | 802.8 | ... that Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville (pictured) was the wife, mother, sister, and daughter of members of the Académie française? | |
Little owl | 2015-11-06 | 9,580 | 798.3 | ... that the little owl (pictured) was sacred to the goddess Athena, from whom it gets the generic name? | |
RMS Strathmore | 2015-11-07 | 9,511 | 792.6 | ... that the P&O ocean liner Strathmore (pictured) was one of five "Beautiful White Sisters"? | |
Pinol | 2015-11-05 | 7,906 | 658.9 | ... that although pinol (pictured), a beverage made with toasted barley flour, unrefined sugar, and spices, was invented in the 20th century, it is already considered a traditional food of Ecuador? | |
Máchica | 1,528 | 127.4 | |||
Total | 9,435 | 786.2 | |||
United States Capitol cornerstone laying | 2015-11-11 | 9,001 | 750.1 | ... that the cornerstone of the United States Capitol (commemorative mural pictured) was laid in a Masonic ceremony in 1793? | |
Yarmouth Castle | 2015-11-26 | 8,904 | 742.0 | ... that Yarmouth Castle (pictured) was among the first fortifications in Europe, and the first in England, to adopt an arrow-headed design of the castle's bastion? | |
French fry vending machine | 2015-11-09 | 8,836 | 736.3 | ... that some French fry vending machines cook frozen fries in hot oil and dispense condiments such as ketchup and mayonnaise? | |
The Punishment of Lust | 2015-11-06 | 8,746 | 728.8 | ... that the Walker Art Gallery changed the name of Giovanni Segantini's painting The Punishment of Lust to avoid offending the Victorian public? | |
James D. Pfluger Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge | 2015-11-20 | 8,726 | 727.2 | ... that with a double-hourglass-shaped deck and helical on-ramp, the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge contains almost no straight lines? | |
Battle of Britain (video game) | 2015-11-10 | 8,706 | 725.5 | ... that Battle of Britain, a turn-based strategy video game, contains elements of first-person shooting? | |
Harry Fox (sportsman) | 2015-11-01 | 8,514 | 709.5 | ... that the Russian authorities claimed the Svans had murdered Harry Fox (pictured), but they almost certainly did not? | |
John Shelton (British Army officer) | 2015-11-03 | 8,320 | 693.3 | ... that Colonel John Shelton was so unpopular with his men that they gave three cheers upon hearing of his death? | |
Faskally Forest | 2015-11-12 | 8,246 | 687.2 | ... that "The Enchanted Forest", a colourful event held in the Faskally Forest (pictured), was named "Best Cultural Event in Scotland" for three years in a row? | |
Sarah-Jane Redmond | 2015-11-23 | 7,976 | 664.7 | ... that actor Sarah-Jane Redmond auditioned for the film Hellraiser: Hellseeker using bondage artwork by Eric Stanton instead of a head shot? | |
Halifax Central Library | 2015-11-10 | 7,930 | 660.8 | ... that the Halifax Central Library (pictured) is said to resemble a stack of books? | |
President's Guest House | 2015-11-01 | 7,580 | 631.7 | ... that the U.S. President's Guest House is larger than the White House? | |
A Boyar Wedding Feast | 2015-11-30 | 7,522 | 626.8 | ... that A Boyar Wedding Feast (detail pictured) by Konstantin Makovsky was once in the art collection of the creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!? | |
Commander-in-Chief's Guard (3rd Infantry Regiment) | 2015-11-26 | 7,510 | 625.8 | ... that the U.S. Army's Commander-in-Chief's Guard is equipped with muskets built from a 1722 design? | |
Operation Royal Flush | 2015-11-15 | 7,370 | 614.2 | ... that a Royal Flush elicited a Turkish apology during World War II? | |
Trollhättan school attack | 2015-11-10 | 7,320 | 610.0 | ... that the masked perpetrator of the Trollhättan school attack avoided suspicion because it was nearly Halloween? | |
Holland River Division | 2015-11-23 | 7,204 | 600.3 | ... that the abandoned Newmarket Canal was so short of water that local newspapers joked they could dispense with bridges and just walk across in rubber boots? | |
War Machine (film) | 2015-11-09 | 7,152[a] | 596.0 | ... that Netflix paid $60 million to buy distribution rights to the War Machine? | |
Masroor Rock Cut Temple | 2015-11-10 | 7,116 | 593.0 | ... that according to a popular legend, the Pandavas of the Mahabharata built the Masroor Rock Cut Temple (pictured) during their "incognito" exile from their kingdom? | |
William Donald Scherzer | 2015-11-04 | 6,986 | 582.2 | ... that William Donald Scherzer invented the first rolling lift bridge (animated)? | |
Calshot Castle | 2015-11-28 | 6,928 | 577.4 | ... that during the 19th century, Calshot Castle (pictured) was used by coastguards as a base for combating smuggling? | |
Marilyn Monroe | 2015-11-15 | 6,894[b] | 574.5 | ... that Marilyn Monroe was featured on the cover and on the centerfold of the first issue of Playboy? | |
Qatar Airways Flights 15 and 16 | 2015-11-23 | 6,872 | 572.7 | ... that Qatar Airways used an Airbus A319 (pictured) to operate an all-business-class flight between London and Doha this year? | |
Central Karakoram National Park | 2015-11-17 | 6,700 | 558.3 | ... that glaciers in the Central Karakoram National Park exhibit the "Karakoram anomaly"? | |
Deep frying | 2015-11-15 | 6,634 | 552.8 | ... that deep-fried foods (example pictured) have been described as "a staple of almost all street cuisines on all continents"? | |
Pasticciotto | 2015-11-02 | 6,626 | 552.1 | ... that one variety of pasticciotto (example pictured) pastry is filled with meat but topped with sugar? | |
Old-fashioned doughnut | 2015-11-09 | 6,590 | 549.2 | ... that the old-fashioned doughnut may be deep fried at a lower temperature compared to other styles? | |
Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit | 2015-11-03 | 6,556 | 546.4 | ... that in September 2015, the portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit (pictured) broke the record as the most expensive works by Rembrandt sold at auction? | |
Charlotte (anime) | 2015-11-02 | 6,486[c] | 540.5 | ... that the anime series Charlotte has been described as defying the "moe anime" stereotype? | |
Operation Zeppelin (deception plan) | 2015-11-07 | 6,362 | 530.2 | ... that a Zeppelin helped the Allies during World War II? | |
Isabelle Eberhardt (film) | 2015-11-14 | 6,360 | 530.0 | ... that salacious sex scenes were filmed for Isabelle Eberhardt, though they did not make the film's final cut? | |
Seductive details | 2015-11-27 | 6,356 | 529.7 | ... that seductive details may have a negative effect on learning? | |
Joseph Grendys | 2015-11-07 | 6,342 | 528.5 | ... that billionaire Joseph Grendys has built a business that kills 12 million chickens a week, but lives in the "bungalow where he grew up and drives a beat-up old Cadillac"? | |
WT1190F | 2015-11-18 | 6,072 | 506.0 | ... that WT1190F was a small satellite that impacted the atmosphere near Sri Lanka on November 13, 2015? | |
Blank pad rule | 2015-11-25 | 6,022 | 501.8 | ... that the blank pad rule prohibits courts from considering evidence that has not been established at trial? | |
French destroyer Jaguar | 2015-11-09 | 6,000 | 500.0 | ... that the French destroyer Jaguar was unique among the Chacal-class destroyers in being fitted to serve as a flagship and she was fitted to accommodate the admiral and his staff? | |
Winka Dubbeldam | 2015-11-24 | 5,978 | 498.1 | ... that architect Winka Dubbeldam prefers dressing in black, and lives in a house with black walls? | |
Death of Lucas Leonard | 2015-11-22 | 5,858 | 488.2 | ... that the church at which a young man was beaten to death was described by its neighbors as a "cult" where people "used to build fires on the roofs, and there was chanting and weird rituals"? | |
Thomas Kirby-Green | 2015-11-11 | 5,849 | 487.4 | ... that Thomas Kirby-Green was one of the first men to escape Stalag Luft III in the "Great Escape" in March 1944? | |
Murder of Richard Everitt | 2015-11-09 | 5,660 | 471.7 | ... that the perpetrator of the murder of Richard Everitt was never apprehended, because members of the gang who killed him fled to Bangladesh? | |
Persoonia bargoensis | 2015-11-30 | 3,884 | 323.7 | ... that the Mittagong- and Bargo geebungs can be found on road verges? | |
Persoonia glaucescens | 1,768 | 147.3 | |||
Total | 5,652 | 471.0 | |||
Joshua Wheeler | 2015-11-04 | 5,574 | 464.5 | ... that Joshua Wheeler was both the first American service member killed in action by ISIL militants, and the first killed in action in Iraq since 2011? | |
Ecocapsule | 2015-11-29 | 5,516 | 459.7 | ... that the Ecocapsule is an egg-shaped, highly mobile dwelling designed to produce more electricity than it consumes and harvest more rainwater than its occupants use? | |
Jack jumper ant | 2015-11-10 | 5,514 | 459.5 | ... that Jack jumper ant workers are gamergates? | |
Schloss Krobnitz | 2015-11-17 | 5,433 | 452.8 | ... that Schloss Krobnitz (pictured) belonged to the Prussian Minister of War Albrecht von Roon? | |
Termite | 2015-11-03 | 5,388[d] | 449.0 | ... that 43 termite species (examples pictured) are used as food by humans or are fed to livestock? | |
Nako, Himachal Pradesh | 2015-11-18 | 5,310 | 442.5 | ... that the Nako Monastery (pictured) in Nako has clay sculptures of five Dhyani Buddhas in the main hall, which also has many images on the walls? | |
Sushi machine | 2015-11-06 | 5,301 | 441.8 | ... that some sushi machines can automatically produce sushi rolls from start to finish? | |
Money Pit | 2015-11-27 | 5,267 | 438.9 | ... that Money Pit's producer described the show as a "legal minefield"? | |
Diachlorus ferrugatus | 2015-11-04 | 5,170 | 430.8 | ... that the yellow fly is Florida's most aggressive horse-fly? | |
Constance Leathart | 2015-11-03 | 5,168 | 430.6 | ... that Constance Leathart, one of the first women to fly over the Alps, flew heavy bombers in the Second World War? | |
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter | 2015-11-02 | 5,078[e] | 423.2 | ... that the director of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter says it really will be the final chapter of Resident Evil? | |
United States federal recognition of Native Hawaiians | 2015-11-22 | 5,070 | 422.5 | ... that the United States government has sanctioned a $2.6 million constitutional convention that will lead to the creation of a Native Hawaiian tribal nation in Hawaii (last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii pictured)? | |
Heinrich Schmitt | 2015-11-23 | 5,056 | 421.3 | ... that Heinrich Schmitt was arrested in 1935, survived ten years in detention, and re-emerged in 1945 as a leading regional politician in occupied Bavaria? | |
KIC 8462852 | 2015-11-11 | 4,956[f] | 413.0 | ... that the Kepler space telescope has seen unusual patterns in the light from KIC 8462852? | |
Brush pot | 2015-11-25 | 4,953 | 412.8 | ... that a substantially cracked Chinese brush pot was sold for £360,000? | |
Surface Book | 2015-11-23 | 4,934 | 411.1 | ... that the Surface Book's casing is constructed from machined magnesium? | |
Habronyx minutus | 2015-11-18 | 4,911 | 409.2 | ... that the holotype for Habronyx minutus was discovered at a bridge over a river that was later used as a film location for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug? | |
Shirazi salad | 2015-11-11 | 4,864 | 405.3 | ... that Shirazi salad is a traditional salad in Iranian cuisine that originated from Shiraz in Southern Iran? | |
Congenital lactic acidosis | 2015-11-24 | 4,852 | 404.3 | ... that congenital lactic acidosis is a rare disease with no proven treatment? | |
Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus | 2015-11-03 | 4,823 | 401.9 | ... that Federal Emergency Plan D-Minus was a U.S. government plan for recovery efforts in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack? | |
Stephen Farrow | 2015-11-06 | 4,790 | 399.2 | ... that police struggled to investigate double murderer Stephen Farrow, because of his nomadic lifestyle? | |
Baryonyx | 2015-11-09 | 4,737 | 394.8 | ... that with a head shape likened to a gharial, the dinosaur Baryonyx (illustrated) is thought to have eaten fish? | |
C. L. Blood | 2015-11-08 | 4,578 | 381.5 | ... that 19th-century con man C. L. Blood (pictured) falsely claimed to have invented nitrous oxide, which he touted as a cure for consumption? | |
Abdullah Pasha ibn Ali | 2015-11-17 | 4,482 | 373.5 | ... that Abdullah Pasha had his mentor Haim Farhi killed during his first year as Acre's governor, a position only made possible by Farhi's lobbying efforts? | |
Cephalopone | 2015-11-19 | 4,456 | 371.3 | ... that the extinct ant Cephalopone is noted for its large, toothed mandibles? | |
Ragged Ass Road (street) | 2015-11-09 | 4,439 | 369.9 | ... that Yellowknife's Ragged Ass Road was formerly known as Privy Road because it had many outhouses? | |
Vaginal discharge | 2015-11-10 | 4,430 | 369.1 | ... that with certain diseases, vaginal discharge can become cheesy, frothy, or fishy? | |
Frame Lake | 2015-11-02 | 4,426 | 368.8 | ... that Yellowknifers no longer swim in the city's Frame Lake for fear of leeches in the water? | |
Kono Yasui | 2015-11-26 | 4,370 | 364.2 | ... that biologist Kono Yasui was only allowed to study outside of Japan if she listed "home economics research" alongside "scientific research" on her application and agreed not to marry? | |
Death of Leelah Alcorn | 2015-11-20 | 4,348 | 362.3 | ... that some commentators credit Leelah Alcorn with inspiring "a flashpoint for transgender progress in 2014"? | |
Reverse-contrast typefaces | 2015-11-28 | 4,278 | 356.5 | ... that reverse-contrast typefaces reverse the normal structure of the printed letter in order to attract attention? | |
River dolphin | 2015-11-13 | 4,168 | 347.3 | ... that the river dolphin is one of the few cetaceans that can turn its head? | |
Every Single Word | 2015-11-09 | 4,134 | 344.5 | ... that the video series Every Single Word depicts the lack of people of color in major Hollywood films? | |
Silvana Imam | 2015-11-06 | 4,122 | 343.5 | ... that Silvana Imam and her girlfriend Beatrice Eli performed together in 2015 under the stage name Vierge Moderne? | |
Salvatore Grimaldi | 2015-11-07 | 4,119 | 343.2 | ... that Salvatore Grimaldi has been described as the "richest immigrant in Sweden"? | |
It Is the Law | 2015-11-08 | 4,098 | 341.5 | ... that moviegoers in 1924 saw Justin Victor get away with murder because It Is the Law? | |
Hu Zongxian | 2015-11-20 | 4,092 | 341.0 | ... that Hu Zongxian (statue pictured), the supreme commander in charge of fighting the "wokou" pirates in the 16th century, is an ancestor of the former Chinese president Hu Jintao? | |
The Ocean Cleanup | 2015-11-09 | 4,079 | 339.9 | ... that starting in 2020, The Ocean Cleanup will endeavour to rid the Great Pacific garbage patch of plastic debris? | |
Järflotta | 2015-11-13 | 4,035 | 336.2 | ... that Järflotta island in Sweden contains both a nature reserve and a 24 cm (9.4 in) calibre gun? | |
Hotel Les Trois Rois | 2015-11-30 | 4,020 | 335.0 | ... that Napoleon Bonaparte conducted a business lunch at the Hotel Les Trois Rois in 1798? | |
Smashed (film) | 2015-11-03 | 3,967 | 330.6 | ... that the 2012 drama film Smashed was partly funded by Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf? | |
Mary Saran | 2015-11-08 | 3,950 | 329.2 | ... that the German refugee Mary Saran had a marriage of convenience to help her stay in Britain? | |
Vicky Lau | 2015-11-25 | 3,920 | 326.7 | ... that Vicky Lau was named the best female chef in Asia in 2015? | |
Nesting (international relations) | 2015-11-02 | 3,898 | 324.9 | ... that the Commonwealth of Independent States may be an example of the international relations concept of nesting? | |
Lenape (potato) | 2015-11-30 | 3,891 | 324.2 | ... that the Lenape potato was withdrawn because it was toxic, but it is used to breed other varieties for potato chips? | |
Umpqua Community College shooting | 2015-11-05 | 3,874[g] | 322.9 | ... that three days before committing a mass shooting and then suicide at Umpqua Community College, Christopher Harper-Mercer reportedly uploaded a documentary on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting? | |
Blood Money (video game) | 2015-11-23 | 3,868 | 322.4 | ... that Blood Money was inspired by the "cuteness" of Mr. Heli? | |
Hygrophorus hypothejus | 2015-11-29 | 3,856 | 321.3 | ... that the herald of the winter is highly slimy? | |
Bombus hyperboreus | 2015-11-05 | 3,852 | 321.0 | ... that the queen Bombus hyperboreus kills the queen of another bumblebee species and takes over its colony? | |
List of accolades received by Silver Linings Playbook | 2015-11-04 | 3,843 | 320.2 | ... that at the 85th Academy Awards, Silver Linings Playbook became the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four acting categories? | |
Greylag goose | 2015-11-11 | 3,812 | 317.7 | ... that the greylag goose was domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago? | |
Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome | 2015-11-25 | 3,748 | 312.4 | ... that congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome is a rare neuronal migration disorder that causes too many folds on the brain? | |
George Givot | 2015-11-01 | 3,748 | 312.3 | ... that when George Givot played Mae West's character's lover in blackface in a 1931 Broadway play, producers had him remove his wig after each performance to show patrons he was white? | |
Sand Castle (film) | 2015-11-25 | 3,725 | 310.4 | ... that the film Sand Castle centers around the real-life experience of its screenwriter Chris Roessner? | |
Nahem Shoa | 2015-11-13 | 3,718 | 309.8 | ... that some of the British painter Nahem Shoa's portraits (example pictured) were painted at up to 15 times life size? | |
New Guinea Air Warning Wireless | 2015-11-20 | 3,694 | 307.9 | ... that the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless was Australia's most highly decorated signals unit of World War II? | |
The Girl on the Train (2016 film) | 2015-11-26 | 3,686[h] | 307.1 | ... that while the film The Girl on the Train is set in New York, the novel is set in London? | |
Grey heron | 2015-11-17 | 3,684 | 307.0 | ... that grey herons spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg? | |
Gemmata obscuriglobus | 2015-11-19 | 3,672 | 306.0 | ... that the bacterium Gemmata obscuriglobus has so many unusual features that it has been described as "the platypus of microbiology"? | |
Summa Grammatica | 2015-11-24 | 3,668 | 305.7 | ... that the Summa Grammatica by Roger Bacon (pictured) is sometimes considered to propose a universal grammar? | |
Camel-hair brush | 2015-11-12 | 3,661 | 305.1 | ... that camel-hair brushes are made from squirrels? | |
Javanese traditional house | 2015-11-07 | 3,650 | 304.2 | ... that the social and economic status of the owners of a Javanese traditional house (example pictured) can be ascertained by the shape of the roof? | |
Lansdowne Bridge | 2015-11-20 | 3,650 | 304.1 | ... that Lansdowne Bridge has the longest span of any extant masonry bridge in Australia? | |
Soma Norodom | 2015-11-17 | 3,648 | 304.0 | ... that Cambodian Princess Soma Norodom, the self-dubbed "Royal Rebel", is known for her exposé newspaper columns about corruption in Cambodia? | |
Dochula Pass | 2015-11-25 | 2,950 | 245.9 | ... that the Dochula Pass, which contains 108 memorial chortens (pictured), lies adjacent to the first Royal Botanical Park in Bhutan? | |
Royal Botanical Park, Lampelri | 684 | 57.0 | |||
Total | 3,634 | 302.9 | |||
Avonmouth railway station | 2015-11-08 | 3,634 | 302.8 | ... that Avonmouth railway station (pictured) was developed from a halt for the construction workers of the Avonmouth Docks, built in 1868? | |
2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship | 2015-11-12 | 3,184 | 265.3 | ... that the 2015 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship became the first tournament in its 30-year history to run on artificial turf? | |
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship | 450 | 37.5 | |||
Total | 3,634 | 302.8 | |||
James Henry Wright | 2015-11-15 | 3,590 | 299.2 | ... that despite his service in the Confederate States Army, James Henry Wright was given a military funeral with U.S. Army soldiers marching at the head of the procession? | |
Gaggan (restaurant) | 2015-11-16 | 3,588 | 299.0 | ... that Gaggan, an Indian restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, was named the best restaurant in Asia and tenth worldwide in the 2015 list of The World's 50 Best Restaurants? | |
Andreas Panayiotou (businessman) | 2015-11-10 | 3,581 | 298.4 | ... that Andreas Panayiotou was kicked out of school at the age of 14 for punching his teacher, and became an amateur boxing champion and the UK's largest private landlord? | |
Villa Geber | 2015-11-04 | 3,524 | 293.7 | ... that Villa Geber is best known as being Sweden's second most expensive residential property when it was sold to Salvatore Grimaldi in 2000? | |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event | 2015-11-28 | 3,522 | 293.5 | ... that Laverne Cox has been cast as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the upcoming "reimagining" of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? | |
Parsnip | 2015-11-25 | 3,492[i] | 291.0 | ... that parsnips resemble carrots but have a sweeter taste? | |
Daniel Bogado | 2015-11-09 | 3,478 | 289.9 | ... that Daniel Bogado has seen Antonov military aircraft in the Nuba Mountains, and a deaf child in Uganda learning sign language? | |
Buçaco Forest | 2015-11-13 | 3,437 | 286.4 | ... that the Buçaco Forest contains an olive tree to which the future Duke of Wellington tethered his horse? | |
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football | 2015-11-24 | 3,422 | 285.2 | ... that the NFL alumni of the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team (pictured) include Harvey Martin, Dwight White, and Wade Wilson? | |
Vietnamese people in Poland | 2015-11-19 | 3,378 | 281.5 | ... that Vietnamese people in Poland, significantly composed of illegal immigrants, are one of the largest ethnic group minorities in Poland? | |
Cyrtopone | 2015-11-23 | 3,369 | 280.8 | ... that species of the extinct ant genus Cyrtopone (example pictured) are noted for having small heads? | |
Kathleen I. Pritchard | 2015-11-19 | 3,349 | 279.1 | ... that Canadian oncologist Kathleen I. Pritchard was one of the most cited researchers in the world in 2014 and 2015? | |
DJ AM | 2015-11-07 | 3,343[j] | 278.6 | ... that the film Iron Man 2 was dedicated to the memory of DJ AM? | |
2015 Dadri mob lynching | 2015-11-08 | 3,326[k] | 277.1 | ... that following the recent Dadri mob lynching, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi urged Hindus and Muslims to fight against poverty and not against each other? | |
Far Cry 4 | 2015-11-10 | 3,300[l] | 275.0 | ... that players can ride on elephants in Far Cry 4? | |
Ancient grains | 2015-11-27 | 3,290 | 274.2 | ... that the cultivation of the ancient grain amaranth (pictured) was banned by Spanish colonial authorities due to its religious significance to the Aztecs? | |
Siren (Millennium) | 2015-11-24 | 3,274 | 272.8 | ... that one critic compared Millennium's "Siren" to the film It's a Wonderful Life? | |
Shuja Khanzada | 2015-11-02 | 1,972 | 164.3 | ... that the Pakistani politician, ex-colonel, and ex-commander of the 13th Lancers Shuja Khanzada was recently assassinated by suicide bombers? | |
2015 Attock bombing | 1,292 | 107.7 | |||
Total | 3,264 | 272.0 | |||
Micromyrtus grandis | 2015-11-13 | 3,252 | 271.0 | ... that the Severn River heath-myrtle is found only along a single ridge? | |
Sulawesi myna | 2015-11-02 | 3,234 | 269.5 | ... that the Sulawesi myna sometimes issues a "meeow"-like sound with its head thrusting forwards and its back feathers fluffed up? | |
Kenichi Marumo | 2015-11-12 | 3,194 | 266.1 | ... that baseball player Kenichi Marumo scored a run for the Orix Buffaloes' first team despite never appearing at the plate? | |
Iranian underground missile bases | 2015-11-07 | 3,134 | 261.1 | ... that according to the commander of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, there are underground missile bases in all the provinces and cities of Iran ready for launch at the Supreme Leader's order? | |
Hygrophorus erubescens | 2015-11-14 | 3,130 | 260.8 | ... that Hygrophorus erubescens is extinct in Britain, not having been seen since 1878? | |
Wujing Zongyao | 2015-11-04 | 3,125 | 260.4 | ... that the eleventh-century Chinese military compendium Wujing Zongyao contains the earliest known written formulas for gunpowder? | |
Patty Hopkins | 2015-11-04 | 3,125 | 260.4 | ... that the BBC was accused of ignoring women architects when Patty Hopkins was removed from a photograph of The Brits Who Built the Modern World? | |
Hotel Transylvania (franchise) | 2015-11-24 | 3,084 | 257.0 | ... that the first two films in the Hotel Transylvania franchise have grossed over $762 million with a budget of just $165 million? | |
Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison | 2015-11-16 | 3,075 | 256.2 | ... that Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison originated the concept and was the instigator for the plan of the first senior housing project in the United States (example houses pictured)? | |
Meadrow Unitarian Chapel | 2015-11-01 | 746 | 62.1 | ... that Godalming's Roman Catholic, Quaker, and Unitarian (pictured) places of worship, former Congregational chapel, and former Salvation Army hall are all Grade II listed buildings? | |
St Edmund Church, Godalming | 732 | 61.0 | |||
Godalming Friends Meeting House | 580 | 48.4 | |||
Salvation Army Hall, Godalming | 565 | 47.1 | |||
Godalming Congregational Church | 450 | 37.5 | |||
Total | 3,072 | 256.0 | |||
Palamu Forts | 2015-11-22 | 3,070 | 255.8 | ... that the external boundary walls of the fort in the plains are built with "lime-surki sun-baked bricks"? | |
Turbinellus kauffmanii | 2015-11-21 | 3,050 | 254.2 | ... that the vase-shaped mushroom Turbinellus kauffmanii (pictured) of the Pacific Northwest can reach 35 centimetres (14 in) in diameter? | |
Lenuci Horseshoe | 2015-11-01 | 3,044 | 253.7 | ... that there is a large horseshoe in downtown Zagreb, Croatia? | |
Tomb of Sikandar Lodi | 2015-11-28 | 3,025 | 252.1 | ... that the Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, built in 1518 CE, is the earliest surviving enclosed garden tomb in India? | |
Barmouth Bridge | 2015-11-12 | 3,020 | 251.6 | ... that by 1980, the structure of the Barmouth Viaduct had come under attack from marine woodworm, which threatened its closure? | |
Palestine (2011 book) | 2015-11-20 | 3,016 | 251.4 | ... that while addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a copy of Palestine, an Iranian compilation of Ayatollah Khamenei's statements on Palestine? | |
CD Projekt | 2015-11-24 | 3,004 | 250.3 | ... that one of the founders of CD Projekt once sold cracked copies of video games in a market in Warsaw? | |
The Industrial Christian Home for Polygamous Wives | 2015-11-28 | 2,972 | 247.7 | ... that The Industrial Christian Home for Polygamous Wives was briefly the home of the Utah legislature? | |
Yellow-faced myna | 2015-11-01 | 2,956 | 246.4 | ... that the yellow-faced myna may pair for life? | |
Arba'een Pilgrimage | 2015-11-03 | 2,951 | 245.9 | ... that Arba'een Pilgrimage, the world's largest annual gathering, is held every year 40 days after Ashura for the commemoration of Husayn ibn Ali's death? | |
Purple heron | 2015-11-27 | 2,936 | 244.6 | ... that the purple heron often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely? | |
Portland Castle | 2015-11-29 | 2,912 | 242.7 | ... that the heart of Portland Castle is the keep, comprising a central tower with two wings on either side and a gun battery to the front? | |
Mercedes Gleitze | 2015-11-01 | 2,896 | 241.4 | ... that Mercedes Gleitze had to attempt to swim the English Channel again to prove she had already done it? | |
Stella Bloch | 2015-11-05 | 2,894 | 241.1 | ... that Stella Bloch headlined in New York after she returned from learning Javanese dance at the Prince of Solo's palace? | |
United States presidential election, 2024 | 2015-11-26 | 2,847 | 237.2 | ... that the reapportionment of Electoral College seats resulting from the 2020 United States Census may have a significant impact on the 2024 U.S. presidential election? | |
Bibi Bourelly | 2015-11-09 | 2,830 | 235.9 | ... that Bibi Bourelly, who wrote Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money", is the daughter of guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly? | |
American Pastoral (film) | 2015-11-03 | 2,830 | 235.8 | ... that the actor Ewan McGregor is making his directorial debut with American Pastoral, after the original director left? | |
Gaby Lewis | 2015-11-11 | 2,804 | 233.7 | ... that Gaby Lewis, who made her debut for the Irish women's cricket team at the age of 13, is the first international cricket player to be born in the 21st century? | |
Apple Pencil | 2015-11-14 | 2,800 | 233.3 | ... that the Apple Pencil features pressure sensitivity and angle detection? | |
Dibaeis baeomyces | 2015-11-03 | 2,023 | 168.6 | ... that pink earth lichen was once thought to be in the same genus as the similar-looking brown beret lichen, until DNA sequencing proved otherwise? | |
Baeomyces rufus | 731 | 60.9 | |||
Total | 2,754 | 229.5 | |||
Brecon Castle | 2015-11-15 | 2,739 | 228.2 | ... that Brecon Castle was attacked by the Welsh six times in 58 years? | |
Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages | 2015-11-10 | 2,732 | 227.7 | ... that the Tofaş Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages in Bursa, Turkey, exhibits the replica of a 6th-century B.C. chariot reproduced from artifacts found in a tumulus? | |
Gladeon M. Barnes | 2015-11-13 | 2,703 | 225.2 | ... that Major General Gladeon M. Barnes oversaw the development of the M26 Pershing tank and ENIAC computer? | |
Post Malone | 2015-11-05 | 2,694[m] | 224.5 | ... that Post Malone coined the song name "White Iverson" after getting braids in his hair, a reference to professional basketball player Allen Iverson? | |
Slime (video game) | 2015-11-29 | 2,683 | 223.6 | ... that Synapse Software's 1982 video game Slime was reviewed as having sound effects that were the "worst ever heard on any computer game"? | |
Robust tuco-tuco | 2015-11-15 | 2,676 | 223.0 | ... that the robust tuco-tuco is threatened by loss of its habitat to agricultural development? | |
Swale Brook | 2015-11-26 | 2,672 | 222.6 | ... that Swale Brook is "small enough to step across", yet "packed with fish diversity"? | |
Everything Starts with an 'E' | 2015-11-22 | 2,670 | 222.5 | ... that despite being banned by the BBC, the acid house anthem "Everything Starts with an 'E'" reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart? | |
Helen Maitland Armstrong | 2015-11-23 | 2,662 | 221.8 | ... that one of Helen Maitland Armstrong's stained glass windows was still intact after flying half a mile in a hurricane? | |
HTC One A9 | 2015-11-23 | 2,632 | 219.3 | ... that the HTC One A9 is the first non-Nexus device to come pre-installed with Android Marshmallow? | |
Richard Wright (musician) | 2015-11-08 | 2,630[n] | 219.2 | ... that Pink Floyd's Richard Wright was a keen collector of Persian rugs? | |
Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré) | 2015-11-02 | 2,603 | 216.9 | ... that Gabriel Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine is often performed with his Requiem, although he composed it much earlier as a student (pictured in school uniform)? | |
Tribute to Troy | 2015-11-06 | 2,593 | 216.1 | ... that the University of Southern California sports anthem "Tribute to Troy" has been called one of the "top 10 most annoying college football fight songs"? | |
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and Egypt | 2015-11-12 | 2,582 | 215.2 | ... that Harry Fenn and J. D. Woodward, the artists for Picturesque Palestine, received special permission to sketch within and beneath the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem? | |
Papa Oppong | 2015-11-14 | 2,581 | 215.1 | ... that Canadian professional basketball player Papa Oppong was traded to the Windsor Express so he could attend teachers' college in that city? | |
Ding Yiping | 2015-11-12 | 2,573 | 214.4 | ... that Admiral Ding Yiping was groomed to be the candidate for commander of the Chinese Navy, but was demoted following a fatal submarine accident? | |
1987 Carapintada mutiny | 2015-11-05 | 2,573 | 214.4 | ... that the mutineers of the Argentine 1987 Carapintada mutiny were named "Carapintadas" ("Painted Faces") for their use of military camouflage? | |
Baker Run | 2015-11-18 | 1,769 | 147.4 | ... that Baker Run is shorter than its tributary, Windfall Run? | |
Windfall Run | 802 | 66.8 | |||
Total | 2,571 | 214.2 | |||
Vincent McNamara | 2015-11-29 | 2,561 | 213.4 | ... that Vincent McNamara was on the losing side of the Balmoral Brawl? | |
Eugenie McEvoy | 2015-11-16 | 2,546 | 212.1 | ... that the American artist Eugenie McEvoy, who created the painting Taxi! Taxi!, was also a vaudeville sharpshooter and a breeder of champion collies? | |
Suillus bovinus | 2015-11-05 | 2,546 | 212.1 | ... that the Jersey cow mushroom is thought to be parasitised by the rosy spike-cap (both pictured)? | |
Martel, Lot | 2015-11-18 | 2,534 | 211.1 | ... that the town of Martel is said to have been founded by Charles Martel, nicknamed "the hammer" after his victory in the Battle of Tours? | |
Wolf Run (Bowman Creek) | 2015-11-06 | 2,522 | 210.2 | ... that although Wolf Run is only 0.9 miles (1.4 km) long, it was historically used as a water supply for the Lehigh Valley Railroad? | |
Frigid bumblebee | 2015-11-14 | 2,517 | 209.8 | ... that the frigid bumblebee is one of only two species of bumblebee to have natural-borne cues to prevent inbreeding? | |
2015 Gent–Wevelgem | 2015-11-20 | 2,510 | 209.1 | ... that several cyclists were blown off their bicycles in the 2015 Gent–Wevelgem? | |
List of awards and nominations received by Gene Roddenberry | 2015-11-20 | 2,493 | 207.8 | ... that Gene Roddenberry received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after a campaign by Star Trek fan clubs for $1 donations towards its upkeep? | |
Bad Timing (Adventure Time) | 2015-11-05 | 2,490 | 207.5 | ... that "Bad Timing", an Adventure Time episode, is visually framed to have its main action occur in the center, while polygonal creatures comprise the outer margins? | |
Clementina Suárez | 2015-11-08 | 2,488 | 207.3 | ... that the first woman to notoriously wear lipstick in Honduras is said to now be their premier woman poet? | |
Bahadur Shah I | 2015-11-28 | 2,446 | 203.8 | ... that after trying to overthrow his father twice in ten years, Bahadur Shah I resorted to being a "grudgingly obedient son"? | |
Andrew III of Hungary | 2015-11-11 | 2,443 | 203.6 | ... that Andrew III of Hungary left his prison in disguise with two monks' assistance before hastening from Vienna to his coronation in Székesfehérvár in 1290? | |
Ardstinchar Castle | 2015-11-28 | 2,434 | 202.8 | ... that the 15th-century Ardstinchar Castle was quarried in the 1770s to provide stone for construction of a three-arch bridge over the River Stinchar? | |
Zhang Dingfa | 2015-11-22 | 2,421 | 201.8 | ... that Admiral Zhang Dingfa stepped down as Commander of the Chinese Navy because of cancer, and died soon afterwards? | |
Frozen Fever | 2015-11-07 | 2,404[o] | 200.4 | ... that it took only six months to complete the production of Frozen Fever? | |
Golem Arcana | 2015-11-04 | 2,396 | 199.7 | ... that Golem Arcana is a miniature wargaming game that interfaces with a digital app through the use of a Bluetooth stylus? | |
Submarine Commander | 2015-11-29 | 2,380 | 198.4 | ... that Thorn EMI's video game Submarine Commander was called "the underwater Star Raiders", referring to the Atari 8-bit's killer app? | |
Elephantomyia pulchella | 2015-11-12 | 2,380 | 198.3 | ... that when the crane fly Elephantomyia pulchella (pictured) was redescribed in 2015, one of the fossils was in a private collection? | |
Arzu Geybullayeva | 2015-11-20 | 2,376 | 198.0 | ... that journalist Arzu Geybullayeva has received numerous death threats and has been branded a "traitor" because she worked for an Armenian newspaper? | |
George Edward Hilt | 2015-11-02 | 2,365 | 197.1 | ... that George Edward Hilt founded the largest farm-store retailer in the United States? | |
Corruption in South Sudan | 2015-11-08 | 2,364 | 197.0 | ... that corruption in South Sudan is surpassed only by Somalia, North Korea, Sudan, and Afghanistan? | |
Centris pallida | 2015-11-03 | 2,364 | 197.0 | ... that Centris pallida male bees regularly have internal temperatures only three degrees Celsius (about five degrees Fahrenheit) from being lethal? | |
Roshanara | 2015-11-07 | 2,362 | 196.9 | ... that Roshanara, who was born and trained in India, taught Bette Davis to dance? | |
Jewett House | 2015-11-27 | 2,360 | 196.7 | ... that a baby in a bathtub purportedly haunts Jewett House? | |
List of accolades received by Whiplash (2014 film) | 2015-11-01 | 2,358 | 196.5 | ... that Whiplash won the Grand Jury Prize as well as the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered? | |
Teresa Borsuk | 2015-11-05 | 2,356 | 196.4 | ... that Teresa Borsuk's interest in architecture was sparked partly by Lego? | |
Shelby Gem Factory | 2015-11-14 | 1,952 | 162.6 | ... that Larry Kelly founded Shelby Gem Factory, which at one site grows uncut cultured gems, including diamonds, facets them, and mounts them in gold? | |
Larry Paul Kelley | 393 | 32.8 | |||
Total | 2,344 | 195.4 | |||
Mariangela Lisanti | 2015-11-21 | 2,325 | 193.8 | ... that theoretical physicist Mariangela Lisanti was named on MIT Technology Review's TR35 list of innovators when she was 18 years old? | |
Pantaleone Barbo | 2015-11-16 | 2,312 | 192.7 | ... that in 1389 Venetian ambassador Pantaleone Barbo fell victim to a robbery while on a diplomatic mission to Hungary? | |
Celebrity Fifteen to One | 2015-11-27 | 2,307 | 192.2 | ... that Barry Cryer gave his name to a rule of Celebrity Fifteen to One after becoming the only contestant to miss both of his first two questions? | |
Jaba', Jenin | 2015-11-13 | 2,304 | 192.0 | ... that the mountainous Palestinian village of Jaba' (pictured) served as the throne village of the Jarrar clan? | |
Agar.io | 2015-11-21 | 2,294[p] | 191.1 | ... that action game Agar.io was used in the June 2015 Turkish election as a medium of political advocacy? | |
Down Among the Dead Men (song) | 2015-11-16 | 2,280 | 190.0 | ... that the title of the 17th-century English song "Down Among the Dead Men" is a reference to drunken unconsciousness? | |
Naoya Emura | 2015-11-23 | 2,272 | 189.3 | ... that Naoya Emura is a "kind younger brother"? | |
Hiram M. Van Arman | 2015-11-25 | 2,266 | 188.9 | ... that Arizona Territorial Secretary Hiram M. Van Arman was described as "a man of mediocre ability, a good absorber of whiskey and considered a little 'off' among his acquaintances"? | |
Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder | 2015-11-21 | 2,266 | 188.9 | ... that German referee Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder once called half-time after 32 minutes in a Bundesliga match? | |
Mary Cynthia Dickerson | 2015-11-30 | 2,254 | 187.8 | ... that towards the end of her life, biologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson had hallucinations of the Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson? | |
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving | 2015-11-27 | 2,241 | 186.8 | ... that Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly opined that A Very Gaga Thanksgiving was "disarmingly direct, sincere, and unpretentious"? | |
Albert Stewart (rugby player) | 2015-11-20 | 2,230 | 185.8 | ... that Albert Stewart, an Irish international rugby player, was recommended for the Victoria Cross during the First World War? | |
George W. Cheyney | 2015-11-19 | 2,222 | 185.2 | ... that Arizona Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction George W. Cheyney (pictured) resigned his office to serve in the territorial legislature? | |
Anne-Marie Colchen | 2015-11-17 | 2,222 | 185.1 | ... that European high jump champion Anne-Marie Colchen also won a World Championship medal in women's basketball? | |
United States presidential election, 2020 | 2015-11-22 | 2,216 | 184.7 | ... that potential candidates in the United States presidential election of 2020 include Tom Cotton, Hillary Clinton, and Kanye West? | |
Devi Upanishad | 2015-11-29 | 2,168 | 180.7 | ... that the Devi Upanishad reveres Devi (pictured), the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe? | |
Whinchat | 2015-11-16 | 2,162 | 180.2 | ... that the whinchat breeds in Europe and western Asia from Ireland and northern Portugal east to the Ob River basin, and from northern Norway south to central Spain, Italy and Greece? | |
Harry Brand | 2015-11-06 | 2,153 | 179.4 | ... that press agent Harry Brand had 20th Century Fox insure Betty Grable's legs (pictured) for $1 million? | |
Shamus: Case II | 2015-11-30 | 2,150 | 179.2 | ... that one reviewer liked Shamus: Case II so much that they suggested rushing out and buying it to ensure there would be another sequel? | |
Macrolepiota clelandii | 2015-11-11 | 2,149 | 179.1 | ... that the graceful parasol (pictured) is typically found in eucalypt forest and subtropical rainforests? | |
I Am (Leona Lewis song) | 2015-11-15 | 2,148 | 179.0 | ... that the Leona Lewis song "I Am" is about her former record label boss Simon Cowell? | |
Residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations | 2015-11-22 | 2,090 | 174.2 | ... that when he was 27 years old, R. P. Eddy was allowed to live in the "palatial" official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, in lieu of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke? | |
L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise | 2015-11-05 | 1,619 | 134.9 | ... that L'Isle-Adam is a picturesque town with a beach beside the River Oise in Val-d'Oise? | |
Val-d'Oise | 472 | 39.3 | |||
Total | 2,090 | 174.2 | |||
Karen Briggs (musician) | 2015-11-05 | 2,086 | 173.8 | ... that jazz violinist Karen Briggs received the moniker "Lady in Red" while featuring as a soloist in Yanni's Live at the Acropolis tour? | |
ATR-16 syndrome | 2015-11-06 | 2,070 | 172.5 | ... that ATR-16 syndrome causes very similar symptoms to ATR-X syndrome, despite being on different chromosomes? | |
Cherry Run (South Branch Bowman Creek) | 2015-11-08 | 2,046 | 170.5 | ... that Cherry Run in Ricketts Glen State Park has been described as "incredibly beautiful" and "phenomenal"? | |
Time Sandwich | 2015-11-19 | 2,040 | 170.0 | ... that the Adventure Time episode "Time Sandwich" was inspired by a slowed-down video of Paula Deen making a sandwich? | |
Maria of Bosnia | 2015-11-03 | 2,038 | 169.8 | ... that, if King Louis I of Hungary is to be trusted, his in-law Maria of Bosnia had children in her fifties and lived to be over 90? | |
New City Hall (Prague) | 2015-11-14 | 2,036 | 169.7 | ... that when the New City Hall in Prague was new in 1911, it had two paternoster lifts (schematic pictured)? | |
Masonic music | 2015-11-26 | 2,032 | 169.3 | ... that Mozart, Lortzing and Sibelius all wrote music for lodges? | |
Second Thoughts are Best | 2015-11-19 | 2,029 | 169.1 | ... that Second Thoughts are Best is a 1729 pamphlet about the increase of criminality rate in London, written by Daniel Defoe under the pseudonym of Andrew Moreton? | |
Ayutthayan–Cambodian War (1591–1594) | 2015-11-18 | 2,029 | 169.1 | ... that following the Ayutthayan–Cambodian War in 1594, some 90,000 Cambodians were taken to neighbouring Ayutthaya? | |
Eva-Maria Neher | 2015-11-16 | 2,014 | 167.8 | ... that Eva-Maria Neher, a German scientist in biochemistry and microbiology and founder of Göttingen Xlab, is married to Erwin Neher, a Nobel laureate? | |
Tanyus Shahin | 2015-11-24 | 2,010 | 167.5 | ... that the Maronite muleteer Tanyus Shahin established a "peasants' republic" in Keserwan after ousting that region's nobility? | |
Tsuruko Haraguchi | 2015-11-30 | 1,994 | 166.2 | ... that Tsuruko Haraguchi, the first Japanese woman to receive a PhD, helped establish an experimental psychology laboratory at Japan Women's University? | |
Melanie Dawes | 2015-11-18 | 1,992 | 166.0 | ... that Melanie Dawes was the first Permanent Secretary of a British Government ministry to be selected by the Prime Minister? | |
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn | 2015-11-11 | 1,000 | 83.4 | ... that Japanese animation film company Studio Ghibli produced the animated sequences for the video games Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn and Wrath of the White Witch? | |
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 986 | 82.2 | |||
Total | 1,986 | 165.5 | |||
The Silent Command | 2015-11-12 | 1,985 | 165.4 | ... that Theodore Roosevelt was quoted in advertising for Bela Lugosi's first American film, The Silent Command? | |
Tityus apozonalli | 2015-11-19 | 1,984 | 165.4 | ... that the fossil scorpion Tityus apozonalli is named from a Náhuatl word meaning sea foam? | |
Xhamadan | 2015-11-30 | 1,968 | 164.0 | ... that the quality of the embroidery of the Albanian xhamadan reflected social status? | |
Beverly Loraine Greene | 2015-11-17 | 1,960 | 163.3 | ... that the memorial service for Beverly L. Greene, "believed to be the first African American woman licensed as an architect in the United States", took place in a funeral home she had designed? | |
1989 (Ryan Adams album) | 2015-11-01 | 1,934 | 161.1 | ... that Ryan Adams's album 1989 is a cover of a Taylor Swift album of the same name? | |
James St Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez | 2015-11-22 | 1,925 | 160.4 | ... that James de Saumarez had a Japanese temple shipped to Europe and re-erected on his Guernsey estate? | |
Goh Lay Kuan | 2015-11-24 | 1,914 | 159.5 | ... that Singaporean ballet dancer and choreographer Goh Lay Kuan was branded "The Red Ballerina" after being detained in a mass-arrest of alleged communist-sympathizers? | |
Charles S. Strong | 2015-11-28 | 1,904 | 158.7 | ... that noted explorer and aviator Charles S. Strong wrote The Hardy Boys book The Hooded Hawk Mystery and the Nancy Drew book The Scarlet Slipper Mystery, and once machine-gunned a shark from an airplane? | |
Violeta Chamorro | 2015-11-10 | 1,899 | 158.2 | ... that on 25 February 1990, Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua became the first elected woman president in the Americas? | |
Agathe L. van Beverwijk | 2015-11-12 | 1,892 | 157.7 | ... that Agathe L. van Beverwijk left her research role at the Amsterdam Cancer Institute because she refused to experiment on animals? | |
List of awards and nominations received by Alejandro González Iñárritu | 2015-11-12 | 1,875 | 156.2 | ... that Alejandro González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director nominated for the Academy Award for Best Directing, and the first to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award? | |
We Plough the Fields and Scatter | 2015-11-26 | 1,874 | 156.1 | ... that the harvest and Thanksgiving hymn "We Plough the Fields and Scatter" was parodied by John Betjeman as a protest against modern farming methods? | |
Lorenzo de Monacis | 2015-11-18 | 1,874 | 156.1 | ... that Venetian ambassador Lorenzo de Monacis defended Hungarian queens Mary and Elizabeth from murder charges by writing a poem? | |
Bhikshuka Upanishad | 2015-11-23 | 1,870 | 155.8 | ... that according to the Bhikshuka Upanishad, the ascetic lifestyle of four types of monk includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day? | |
Fateme Ekhtesari | 2015-11-21 | 1,868 | 155.7 | ... that Iranian poet Fateme Ekhtesari was arrested and found guilty in court of "insulting the sacred" after appearing at the Gothenburg poetry festival? | |
Kakani Katija Young | 2015-11-13 | 1,864 | 155.4 | ... that medal-winning ice dancer Kakani Katija Young is a bioengineer studying the contribution of sea creatures to tidal movement? | |
The Mother (Gorky novel) | 2015-11-02 | 1,819 | 151.6 | ... that The Mother is the best-known novel by Maxim Gorky and his only novel on the Russian revolutionary movement? | |
Kings–Tulare Regional Station | 2015-11-18 | 1,780 | 148.3 | ... that Hanford city officials opposed placing California High-Speed Rail's Kings–Tulare Station inside city limits, and then complained about its remoteness from downtown? | |
Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets | 2015-11-14 | 1,774 | 147.8 | ... that Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets is powered by the UbiArt Framework engine? | |
Pathological Altruism | 2015-11-19 | 1,768 | 147.4 | ... that Barbara Oakley's book Pathological Altruism explores negative aspects of altruism and empathy? | |
Ion Buzdugan | 2015-11-07 | 1,112 | 92.6 | ... that Ion Buzdugan, poet and deputy of the Romanian nationalist Bessarabian Peasants' Party, was chided for his poor grasp of the Romanian language? | |
Bessarabian Peasants' Party | 653 | 54.4 | |||
Total | 1,764 | 147.0 | |||
André Chiang | 2015-11-14 | 1,764 | 147.0 | ... that chef André Chiang is known for his "Octo-philosophy" of preparing dishes? | |
Citrullinemia type I | 2015-11-19 | 1,762 | 146.8 | ... that citrullinemia type I is a rare disease that can cause hyperammonemic coma? | |
Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand | 2015-11-25 | 1,756 | 146.3 | ... that Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand identifies a corporate underpinning influencing public opinion by way of companies that derive profit from the fossil fuel industry? | |
Hanlin, Burma | 2015-11-30 | 1,738 | 144.8 | ... that Hanlin, Burma, was inscribed by the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in October 1996 for its archaeological heritage traced to more than 1,000 years between 200 BC and 900 AD? | |
Sinn Féin Funds case | 2015-11-13 | 1,714 | 142.9 | ... that the 1948 ruling in the Sinn Féin Funds case was that the Sinn Féin party was not legally a continuation of the Sinn Féin party that governed the Irish Republic during the Anglo-Irish War? | |
Fort Washington Way | 2015-11-17 | 1,714 | 142.8 | ... that before its reconstruction in the late 1990s, Cincinnati's Fort Washington Way was the most accident-prone mile of urban freeway in Ohio? | |
MTA Bus Time | 2015-11-29 | 1,706 | 142.1 | ... that it took 18 years to fully implement a bus tracking system in New York City? | |
Park Lane Chapel, Farnham | 2015-11-11 | 1,090 | 90.8 | ... that places of worship in Waverley, Surrey include a former Strict Baptist chapel founded in a loft by a Jewish convert? | |
List of places of worship in Waverley (borough) | 599 | 49.9 | |||
Total | 1,688 | 140.7 | |||
Cecile Hoover Edwards | 2015-11-01 | 1,684 | 140.3 | ... that Cecile Hoover Edwards, an expert on African-American nutrition, sought to identify low-cost foods with an optimal amino acid composition? | |
Chika Kuroda | 2015-11-13 | 1,684 | 140.3 | ... that the Japanese chemist Chika Kuroda helped to create an antihypertensive drug from an onion skin? | |
Nelle Morton | 2015-11-09 | 1,684 | 140.3 | ... that Nelle Morton is thought to have taught the first course on women and religion? | |
Collateral Damage (Millennium) | 2015-11-30 | 1,670 | 139.1 | ... that Millennium's "Collateral Damage" featured Coast to Coast AM host Art Bell playing himself? | |
Ruddy shelduck | 2015-11-29 | 1,666 | 138.8 | ... that the ruddy shelduck (pictured) is a mainly nocturnal bird? | |
Vernon Jones | 2015-11-10 | 1,666 | 138.8 | ... that Vernon Jones was the first African American to be elected as CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia, and the youngest person to ever serve in that office? | |
Fordham Plaza, Bronx | 2015-11-27 | 1,662 | 138.5 | ... that the site of Fordham Plaza was rezoned in an effort to make it the "Times Square of the Bronx"? | |
Up Out My Face | 2015-11-16 | 1,635 | 136.2 | ... that Mariah Carey sings about Lego, Harvard University, and Humpty Dumpty in her song "Up Out My Face"? | |
Indies Empire style | 2015-11-21 | 1,632 | 136.0 | ... that when French Empire style became popular in the tropical Dutch Indies, it became known as the Indies Empire style? | |
Chitra Vishwanath | 2015-11-11 | 1,628 | 135.6 | ... that the architect Chitra Vishwanath built her own large mud house in Bengaluru to promote her theme of mud architecture as an environmentally sound proposition? | |
Peter Padfield | 2015-11-04 | 1,627 | 135.6 | ... that the naval historian Peter Padfield was on the maiden voyage of Mayflower II? | |
Fatimah binte Sulaiman | 2015-11-18 | 1,210 | 100.8 | ... that Hajjah Fatimah, one of the inaugural inductees into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame, provided for the construction of a mosque that now bears her name? | |
Singapore Women's Hall of Fame | 406 | 33.8 | |||
Total | 1,615 | 134.6 | |||
Of Vice and Men | 2015-11-17 | 1,615 | 134.6 | ... that Harry Winer and Rob Thomas created one scene from "Of Vice and Men", an episode of Veronica Mars, because they thought the show was lacking in visual complexity? | |
Ni no Kuni mobile games | 2015-11-06 | 1,613 | 134.4 | ... that a Ni no Kuni collectible card game was developed for mobile devices? | |
Eva Vecsei | 2015-11-02 | 1,611 | 134.2 | ... that architect Eva Vecsei has designed projects in Hungary, Canada and Pakistan? | |
Christine Donohue | 2015-11-17 | 1,608 | 134.0 | ... that Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice-elect Christine Donohue is the daughter of a United Mine Worker and a union seamstress? | |
Harry Alexander (rugby union) | 2015-11-01 | 1,608 | 134.0 | ... that Harry Alexander was captain of England for just one match? | |
Lu Tang | 2015-11-23 | 1,598 | 133.1 | ... that after Ming dynasty army officer Lu Tang helped capture the pirate warlord Wang Zhi, he was demoted for letting some of the other pirates escape? | |
Liu Hong (astronomer) | 2015-11-19 | 1,594 | 132.8 | ... that astronomer Liu Hong developed a means of predicting lunar motion which was used by the Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China? | |
Kevin Dougherty | 2015-11-19 | 1,585 | 132.1 | ... that Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice-elect Kevin Dougherty was the first in his family to attend college, and worked three part-time jobs while attending Temple University? | |
El Hijo de Dos Caras | 2015-11-01 | 1,580 | 131.6 | ... that professional wrestler El Hijo de Dos Caras needed an opponent's help to hold a ladder so he could win a ladder match? | |
2002 FA Cup Final | 2015-11-02 | 1,572 | 131.0 | ... that the BBC's pre-match coverage of the 2002 FA Cup Final included a sketch featuring Ricky Gervais? | |
Victor Langlois | 2015-11-05 | 1,566 | 130.5 | ... that historian Victor Langlois was tasked with researching the relations between Armenians and the French during the Crusades? | |
SummerThing! | 2015-11-17 | 1,564 | 130.4 | ... that "SummerThing!" was premiered on the Saturday Night Online radio show? | |
There's Got to Be a Way | 2015-11-11 | 1,560 | 130.0 | ... that Mariah Carey denounces the existence of poverty and racism in her song "There's Got to Be a Way"? | |
Alice Alldredge | 2015-11-10 | 1,550 | 129.2 | ... that Alice Alldredge, an expert on marine snow, has been in the top 0.1% of the Web of Science's highly cited researchers list since 2003? | |
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 | 2015-11-26 | 1,542 | 128.5 | ... that Bach intended that virtuoso soloists perform Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51, possibly a female singer and the trumpeter Gottfried Reiche (pictured)? | |
Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series) | 2015-11-22 | 1,526 | 127.2 | ... that Hasbro Studios were originally disconcerted with setting Littlest Pet Shop at a pet shop? | |
Saul Adadi | 2015-11-06 | 1,521 | 126.8 | ... that scholars have uncovered the record books of the Tripoli Jewish community and 18th-century manuscripts in the study hall of Hakham Saul Adadi? | |
Meithalun | 2015-11-17 | 900 | 75.0 | ... that Meithalun is the largest Palestinian village in the Marj Sanur valley? | |
Marj Sanur | 609 | 50.8 | |||
Total | 1,509 | 125.8 | |||
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree | 2015-11-17 | 1,502 | 125.1 | ... that Stan and Jan Berenstain had to provide 20,000 sketches of the Bear Family before animators began working on The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree, their first NBC television special? | |
Prado Navarette v. California | 2015-11-14 | 1,478 | 123.2 | ... that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 2014 decision that police officers may conduct traffic stops even if they have not personally observed a traffic violation? | |
Vera Lebedeva | 2015-11-29 | 1,476 | 123.0 | ... that Soviet physician Vera Lebedeva instituted a successful program to reduce infant mortality in her country? | |
Dead Island announcement trailer | 2015-11-28 | 1,476 | 123.0 | ... that the community reaction to Dead Island's announcement trailer made the game developer Techland adjust the game's tone? | |
The Space Between Us (film) | 2015-11-27 | 1,470 | 122.5 | ... that Relativity Media sold The Space Between Us to another studio to avoid having to file for bankruptcy? | |
1978 Gillette Cup Final | 2015-11-17 | 1,456 | 121.4 | ... that one of the Somerset cricket team players claimed that they played badly during the 1978 Gillette Cup Final because they were intimidated by the situation? | |
Boris Magasanik | 2015-11-13 | 1,456 | 121.3 | ... that MIT microbiologist Boris Magasanik was also an art collector? | |
Daniel Galvin | 2015-11-21 | 1,448 | 120.6 | ... that Daniel Galvin, a British hairdresser whose clients included Margaret Thatcher and Diana, Princess of Wales, was awarded an OBE in 2006? | |
Laetiporus cremeiporus | 2015-11-20 | 1,448 | 120.6 | ... that the fungus Laetiporus cremeiporus smells like garbage? | |
2008 TNA World X Cup Tournament | 2015-11-23 | 1,428 | 119.0 | ... that Team Mexico's entry into the United States was delayed, causing them to be late to the 2008 TNA World X Cup? | |
Jared Tebo | 2015-11-28 | 1,211 | 100.9 | ... that the 2007 and 2013 world champion Jared Tebo considered radio-controlled racing to be motocrossing without the hospital visits? | |
2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship | 215 | 17.9 | |||
Total | 1,426 | 118.8 | |||
Heavy Gear II | 2015-11-26 | 1,418 | 118.1 | ... that in porting Heavy Gear II's 3D sound implementation to Linux, Loki Software created the OpenAL API? | |
Education in the Faroe Islands | 2015-11-26 | 1,411 | 117.6 | ... that education in the Faroe Islands has been undertaken in both Faroese and Danish since 1938? | |
Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School | 2015-11-06 | 1,399 | 116.6 | ... that Osaka Tōin High School's baseball team became national champions in just their fourth year of existence? | |
Taza National Park | 2015-11-16 | 1,395 | 116.2 | ... that Taza National Park is a UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve and includes the largest forest of cork oaks and gall oaks in Algeria? | |
Pssst | 2015-11-21 | 1,394 | 116.1 | ... that a retrospective review of Pssst noted that its graphics were a significant improvement over those of previous games for the ZX Spectrum? | |
Poles in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015-11-21 | 1,390 | 115.8 | ... that the writer Maria Dąbrowska reported to the Polish authorities that Poles in Bosnia and Herzegovina lived better than villagers in Poland? | |
Mark Slonim | 2015-11-03 | 1,371 | 114.2 | ... that Mark Slonim, professor of Russian literature at Sarah Lawrence College in the 1950s, was once offered a job by Benito Mussolini? | |
Zhou Xiaoyan | 2015-11-26 | 1,366 | 113.8 | ... that Zhou Xiaoyan was described by The New York Times as "China's First Lady of Opera"? | |
Santa Coloma de Queralt | 2015-11-01 | 1,360 | 113.3 | ... that in the 14th century, the Catalan town of Santa Coloma de Queralt had a large Jewish population? | |
Kosherfest | 2015-11-11 | 1,350 | 112.5 | ... that Kosherfest, an annual trade fair for the kosher-certified food industry, has been called "a cross between a professional trade show and the buffet line at your cousin's bar mitzva"? | |
Amorebieta-Etxano | 2015-11-02 | 1,346 | 112.2 | ... that the municipality of Amorebieta-Etxano was formed in 1951 by the merger of two communities, one of which had nearly 17,000 inhabitants by 2014 while the other had just 221? | |
Moira Dunbar | 2015-11-13 | 1,338 | 111.5 | ... that the glaciologist Moira Dunbar is the only female recipient of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Massey Medal? | |
Forensic chemistry | 2015-11-12 | 1,332 | 111.0 | ... that a forensic chemist can assist in the identification of unknown materials found at a crime scene? | |
Michael Francis Egan | 2015-11-02 | 1,327 | 110.6 | ... that Michael Francis Egan served as the first Bishop of Philadelphia from 1808 to 1814? | |
Another Lonely Night (Adam Lambert song) | 2015-11-04 | 1,324 | 110.3 | ... that the music video for Adam Lambert's "Another Lonely Night" features a transgender woman as its protagonist? | |
Trudeliese Schmidt | 2015-11-11 | 1,318 | 109.8 | ... that Trudeliese Schmidt performed trouser roles at the Salzburg Festival and Mozart's Coronation Mass for a Papal Mass in Rome? | |
Aydın Archaeological Museum | 2015-11-03 | 1,311 | 109.2 | ... that a burial urn on display in Aydın Archaeological Museum depicts destiny's gods Moirai, the god of the underworld Hades, the judges of the underworld, and Hades' three-headed guard dog Cerberus? | |
Mahmood Yakubu | 2015-11-01 | 1,310 | 109.2 | ... that Mahmood Yakubu is the first and only Northern Nigerian with a first-class degree in history? | |
Local authorities swaps litigation | 2015-11-10 | 1,306 | 108.9 | ... that over 200 separate lawsuits were filed as part of local authorities swaps litigation after the English courts ruled that swap transactions between banks and local authorities were unlawful? | |
Singapore–Vietnam relations | 2015-11-20 | 1,272 | 106.0 | ... that Singapore is the third-largest foreign investor in Vietnam? | |
San Andrés del Rabanedo | 2015-11-04 | 1,270 | 105.9 | ... that San Andrés del Rabanedo is one of the fastest-growing towns in the Spanish Province of León? | |
Elizabeth Williams (producer) | 2015-11-04 | 1,268 | 105.7 | ... that Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Elizabeth Williams is also an archaeologist and art historian who has taught at Columbia University and UC Berkeley? | |
Little egret | 2015-11-08 | 1,266 | 105.5 | ... that little egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms? | |
Andrew Massey (British Army officer) | 2015-11-27 | 1,260 | 105.0 | ... that brigadier Andrew Massey served in Oman, Dhofar, and Northern Ireland before retiring? | |
England cricket team Test results (1920–39) | 2015-11-27 | 1,251 | 104.2 | ... that in one of the matches that the England cricket team played between 1920 and 1939, they won by the largest margin of any team in Test cricket? | |
Anne Elstner | 2015-11-15 | 1,244 | 103.6 | ... that in her 18 years playing the title role on the daily radio soap opera Stella Dallas, Anne Elstner missed only one performance? | |
Vern Miller | 2015-11-08 | 1,240 | 103.3 | ... that in 1971, Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller participated in an undercover drug raid by hiding in a trunk of a car in order to make arrests? | |
Charles Beetham | 2015-11-30 | 759 | 63.2 | ... that Charles Beetham was a four-time United States champion in the 800-meter run, but fell in the final at the 1936 United States Olympic Trials and failed to qualify for the Olympics? | |
1936 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) | 474 | 39.5 | |||
Total | 1,233 | 102.8 | |||
Elephantomyia longirostris | 2015-11-09 | 1,232 | 102.7 | ... that the placement of two fossil flies into the species Elephantomyia longirostris has been questioned? | |
Alcohol in Indonesia | 2015-11-22 | 1,232 | 102.6 | ... that prices of spirits in Indonesia were raised by 154.4% from 2009 to 2014? | |
Anti (album) | 2015-11-14 | 1,230[q] | 102.5 | ... that Rihanna debuted Anti's official artwork and title at a private viewing for fans and press at Los Angeles' MAMA Gallery? | |
Lake Glory | 2015-11-15 | 1,226 | 102.1 | ... that Lake Glory has an "inspirational name"? | |
Yeshivas Itri | 2015-11-03 | 1,216 | 101.4 | ... that Israeli police theorize that the NIS 9 million embezzled from the Itri yeshiva in 1999 was meant to pay for the defense of politician Aryeh Deri in his 2000 corruption trial? | |
Bakersfield (California High-Speed Rail station) | 2015-11-11 | 1,212 | 101.0 | ... that Bakersfield, California, supported a downtown location for its high-speed rail station in 2003, but opposed it in 2011 due to impacts on its newly revitalized downtown? | |
Valls | 2015-11-16 | 740 | 61.7 | ... that Valls, in the Catalonian district of Alt Camp, is known for its calçots and castells? | |
Alt Camp | 467 | 38.9 | |||
Total | 1,208 | 100.6 | |||
Papakating Creek | 2015-11-12 | 1,200 | 100.0 | ... that the Papakating Creek watershed offers wetland habitats for the endangered bog turtle and rare Fraser's Saint John's wort? | |
South Branch Bowman Creek | 2015-11-03 | 1,200 | 100.0 | ... that South Branch Bowman Creek is also known as Cherry Run, but only by mistake? | |
Lionel M. Jacobs | 2015-11-18 | 1,196 | 99.6 | ... that Lionel M. Jacobs and his brother operated an arbitrage business that exchanged greenbacks for gold coins? | |
Hideto Asamura | 2015-11-25 | 1,192 | 99.4 | ... that Hideto Asamura tied the record for being the youngest person in Japanese baseball to score 100 RBIs in a season? | |
Meteorological history of Hurricane Dennis | 2015-11-18 | 1,192 | 99.3 | ... that Hurricane Dennis in 2005 made landfall as a major hurricane three times? | |
Celtic Park (1888–92) | 2015-11-16 | 1,156 | 96.4 | ... that the first-ever goal in the Scottish Football League was scored at the original Celtic Park? | |
Kay Tye | 2015-11-21 | 1,154 | 96.2 | ... that neuroscientist Kay Tye has used light to identify connections in the brain that are linked to anxiety? | |
Mr. Misunderstood | 2015-11-27 | 1,150 | 95.8 | ... that Eric Church's album Mr. Misunderstood was released with no prior warning and sent to his fan club members the day before it went on sale? | |
William of Nottingham I | 2015-11-27 | 1,148 | 95.6 | ... that the 14th-century William of Nottingham (pictured)—and not the 13th-century one—was the author of the Commentary on the Gospels based on Clement of Llanthony's One from Four? | |
Judith Ledeboer | 2015-11-10 | 1,147 | 95.6 | ... that the architect Judith Ledeboer studied at Cambridge but designed buildings for Oxford? | |
Program for Action | 2015-11-07 | 1,146 | 95.5 | ... that the Program for Action, a transportation proposal in New York City, was drastically truncated in the 1970s due to a lack of funds? | |
Eleanor Cullis-Hill | 2015-11-09 | 1,138 | 94.8 | ... that Sydney architect Eleanor Cullis-Hill practiced from her home since she felt that women were unwelcome in large architectural offices? | |
Al-Istibsar | 2015-11-23 | 1,138 | 94.8 | ... that Al-Istibsar is one of the four major works of Shiite Islamic traditions authored by Shaykh Tusi, a Shia scholar? | |
Yosef Karduner | 2015-11-16 | 1,126 | 93.9 | ... that Israeli Hasidic singer-songwriter Yosef Karduner made Psalm 121 into a hit tune? | |
Lyubow Demeetriyevna Oosava | 2015-11-05 | 1,098 | 91.5 | ... that Lyubow Demeetriyevna Oosava and her fellow students of the Moscow Architectural Institute were required to study architecture and manufacture munitions during World War II? | |
Rosemary Stjernstedt | 2015-11-02 | 1,094 | 91.2 | ... that the London-based architect Rosemary Stjernstedt was the first woman to reach senior grade I status in a British council county division? | |
Salve Regina (Latry) | 2015-11-15 | 1,080 | 90.0 | ... that Olivier Latry, organist of the great organ of Notre Dame de Paris (pictured), derived Salve Regina from his own improvisation? | |
The Fight Song (Washington State University) | 2015-11-10 | 1,070 | 89.2 | ... that in the 1985 John Candy film Volunteers, the Washington State University fight song is used as a battle cry by Thai communist partisans? | |
Edith Clements | 2015-11-22 | 1,069 | 89.1 | ... that botanist and ecologist Edith Clements illustrated most of her own books? | |
Dicranophora fulva | 2015-11-07 | 1,062 | 88.5 | ... that the mold species Dicranophora fulva was not recorded between 1935 and 1994? | |
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season | 2015-11-24 | 1,061 | 88.4 | ... that prior to the 2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named 14 players to its preseason watch lists? | |
India–Laos relations | 2015-11-24 | 1,056 | 88.0 | ... that bilateral trade between India and Laos increased by a factor of 17 from 2008 to 2013? | |
Fuchsia gall mite | 2015-11-08 | 1,056 | 88.0 | ... that the fuchsia gall mite, a serious pest of Fuchsia, was probably introduced into Europe accidentally by a Fuchsia enthusiast? | |
Environmental issues in Tehran | 2015-11-01 | 1,054 | 87.8 | ... that environmental issues in Tehran include severe air pollution and a high risk of earthquakes? | |
Palais des Fêtes | 2015-11-29 | 1,048 | 87.3 | ... that the Palais des Fêtes in Strasbourg has hosted famous conductors and anonymous anime fans? | |
North Branch Bowman Creek | 2015-11-24 | 1,048 | 87.3 | ... that the valley of North Branch Bowman Creek is one of only two places in the Sweet Valley quadrangle where the surficial geology features boulder colluvium? | |
Grace Medes | 2015-11-20 | 1,042 | 86.9 | ... that Grace Medes discovered the human metabolic disorder of tyrosinemia in 1932? | |
Grace Oladunni Taylor | 2015-11-18 | 1,040 | 86.6 | ... that Grace Oladunni Taylor was the first African to win the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science and the second woman inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Science? | |
1979 FA Charity Shield | 2015-11-15 | 1,028 | 85.7 | ... that after winning the 1979 FA Charity Shield, manager Bob Paisley quipped, "I am just sorry we didn't get two points for it!"? | |
Roaring Run (Bowman Creek) | 2015-11-17 | 1,020 | 85.0 | ... that Roaring Run is the only wild brook trout and rainbow trout fishery in Pennsylvania? | |
H.A.T.E.U. | 2015-11-06 | 1,017 | 84.8 | ... that the title of Mariah Carey's song "H.A.T.E.U." is an acronym for "Having A Typical Emotional Upset"? | |
Show Me the Monkey | 2015-11-19 | 1,016 | 84.7 | ... that the character of Ed Argent in "Show Me the Monkey", an episode of Veronica Mars, was originally envisioned to be a cameo by Ted Nugent? | |
1995 Football League Cup Final | 2015-11-18 | 1,016 | 84.6 | ... that Liverpool's 2–1 win over Bolton Wanderers in the 1995 Football League Cup Final was their fifth League Cup victory? | |
Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Alençon | 2015-11-25 | 1,011 | 84.2 | ... that Pope Benedict XVI elevated the parish church of Notre-Dame d'Alençon to the status of a minor basilica because of its connection to Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents? | |
Jal Mandir | 2015-11-16 | 1,010 | 84.2 | ... that the Jal Mandir dedicated to Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara and founder of Jainism, marks the place of his cremation? | |
Marvalee Wake | 2015-11-14 | 1,002 | 83.5 | ... that biologist Marvalee Wake, an expert on caecilians, is married to an expert on salamanders? | |
Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat | 2015-11-22 | 996 | 83.0 | ... that the Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat (Styloctenium wallacei) is named after its discoverer, Alfred Russel Wallace? | |
Mary Philadelphia Merrifield | 2015-11-15 | 985 | 82.1 | ... that the seaweed expert Mary Philadelphia Merrifield learnt Swedish so she could correspond with the naturalist Jacob Georg Agardh? | |
Katherine Cutler Ficken | 2015-11-13 | 985 | 82.1 | ... that Katherine Cutler Ficken was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in Maryland? | |
Semisulcospira libertina | 2015-11-28 | 977 | 81.4 | ... that Semisulcospira libertina (pictured) is the most common freshwater snail in Japan? | |
Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway | 2015-11-08 | 969 | 80.8 | ... that Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway in Hamilton County, Ohio, was the first highway to be named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan? | |
Ragnhild Sundby | 2015-11-25 | 966 | 80.5 | ... that Ragnhild Sundby's doctoral thesis concluded that fluctuations of miner moth populations were mainly caused by parasitic wasps? | |
Sugar Hollow Creek | 2015-11-14 | 528 | 44.0 | ... that Sugar Hollow Creek and South Branch Roaring Run are Class A Wild Trout Waters, but are entirely on private land? | |
South Branch Roaring Run | 419 | 34.9 | |||
Total | 947 | 78.9 | |||
Mitter Bedi | 2015-11-27 | 946 | 78.9 | ... that Mitter Bedi "almost single-handedly built up industrial photography in India"? | |
Gustav A. Hoff | 2015-11-05 | 940 | 78.3 | ... that his support of a women's suffrage bill resulted in Gustav A. Hoff being labeled "Petticoat Hoff"? | |
Coffee and doughnuts | 2015-11-27 | 938 | 78.2 | ... that Krispy Kreme has provided free coffee and doughnuts in commemoration of National Coffee Day? | |
German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage | 2015-11-15 | 926 | 77.1 | ... that the former German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonage is the oldest building in Germantown, New York? | |
Bailo of Corfu | 2015-11-05 | 912 | 76.0 | ... that the Bailo of Corfu also administered the affairs of the Venetian dependencies of Butrinto and Lepanto? | |
M-231 (Michigan highway) | 2015-11-25 | 908 | 75.7 | ... that to celebrate the opening of the new state highway M-231, the Michigan Department of Transportation held an "M23.1K Run" with 231 competitors? | |
Kristin Feireiss | 2015-11-23 | 898 | 74.8 | ... that Kristin Feireiss became a Pritzker Architecture Prize juror in 2015? | |
Michiyo Tsujimura | 2015-11-21 | 898 | 74.8 | ... that Michiyo Tsujimura's discovery of vitamin C in green tea contributed to an increase in tea exports to America? | |
2015 FA Women's Cup Final | 2015-11-07 | 893 | 74.4 | ... that the 2015 FA Women's Cup Final was the first edition to be staged at Wembley Stadium? | |
Du'a Arafah | 2015-11-16 | 886 | 73.9 | ... that Du'a Arafah is a Du'a that was narrated by Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia? | |
Rapid strep test | 2015-11-08 | 882 | 73.5 | ... that rapid strep tests may help to limit the use of antibiotics in viral illnesses? | |
Gambling in Cambodia | 2015-11-15 | 880 | 73.3 | ... that even though gambling in Cambodia is illegal for its citizens, gambling addiction is a widespread social issue? | |
Sovereignty Day (Slovenia) | 2015-11-23 | 878 | 73.2 | ... that Sovereignty Day in Slovenia is a state holiday but not a work-free day? | |
List of cricketers who have scored centuries in consecutive matches from Test debut | 2015-11-19 | 876 | 73.0 | ... that Bill Ponsford was the first cricketer to score centuries in each of his first two Test matches? | |
Colombo Marathon | 2015-11-30 | 871 | 72.6 | ... that the Colombo Marathon is Sri Lanka's oldest marathon? | |
Art Neville | 2015-11-25 | 870 | 72.5 | ... that Art Neville had a big role in defining New Orleans funk? | |
Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran | 2015-11-07 | 870 | 72.5 | ... that the funicular at Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran provides panoramic views over the Estuary of Bilbao? | |
Elizabeth Cadbury-Brown | 2015-11-24 | 866 | 72.2 | ... that the architects Elizabeth and H. T. Cadbury-Brown worked together on designs for the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal College of Art? | |
Vida Latham | 2015-11-04 | 862 | 71.8 | ... that Vida Latham advocated for women in dentistry and medicine throughout her career in both fields? | |
Hygrophoropsis rufa | 2015-11-21 | 858 | 71.5 | ... that the mushroom Hygrophoropsis rufa was reported to smell like a photocopier? | |
Soundway Records | 2015-11-16 | 846 | 70.5 | ... that Soundway Records has released compilation albums and re-issues of African, Caribbean, Latin, and Asian music from the 1950s to 1980s? | |
Monica Pidgeon | 2015-11-08 | 842 | 70.2 | ... that although Monica Pidgeon's father persuaded her not to study architecture, she went on to edit Architectural Design for almost three decades? | |
Borja Mayoral | 2015-11-12 | 842 | 70.1 | ... that Borja Mayoral was the top scorer at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship? | |
That We Can Play | 2015-11-19 | 835 | 69.6 | ... that the EP That We Can Play by Daniel Lopatin's Games, a duo with Joel Ford, was praised by critics for their use of 1980s influences? | |
Chieftain's Salute | 2015-11-30 | 830 | 69.2 | ... that a review of Chieftain's Salute by Graham Waterhouse called the Great Highland Bagpipe the orchestra's "real partner in this virile, rousing piece of music"? | |
Myeong-Hee Yu | 2015-11-15 | 823 | 68.6 | ... that Myeong-Hee Yu won a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science in 1998 for her work on the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin? | |
Khatijun Nissa Siraj | 2015-11-26 | 816 | 68.0 | ... that Singaporean women's rights activist Khatijun Nissa Siraj pressed for the creation of a Syariah Court and served as its first caseworker? | |
Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves | 2015-11-13 | 813 | 67.8 | ... that the Veronica Mars episode "Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves" was scored by Mark Lanegan, with whom series creator Rob Thomas had gone to elementary school? | |
Beaver Run (Bowman Creek) | 2015-11-09 | 813 | 67.8 | ... that Harveys Lake, the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by volume, drained into Beaver Run and Bowman Creek in preglacial times, but no longer does so? | |
Stone Run (Bowman Creek) | 2015-11-21 | 808 | 67.3 | ... that Stone Run was historically stocked with trout, but is now Class A Wild Trout Waters? | |
Ulrike Beisiegel | 2015-11-22 | 800 | 66.6 | ... that German biochemist Ulrike Beisiegel is the first woman to serve as president of the University of Göttingen? | |
Susan Maxman | 2015-11-24 | 798 | 66.5 | ... that architect Susan Maxman's firm received 65 awards including 14 AIA design awards and 14 awards for their designs' environmental importance? | |
Songhoy Blues | 2015-11-26 | 796 | 66.3 | ... that the Malian band Songhoy Blues was formed in exile after jihadists banned music in their home town of Timbuktu? | |
Edwin McMillan | 2015-11-06 | 782 | 65.1 | ... that Edwin McMillan and Glenn T. Seaborg were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1951 for their discovery of the transuranium elements? | |
Pachycondyla petrosa | 2015-11-07 | 778 | 64.8 | ... that the one known fossil of the ant species Pachycondyla petrosa might be either a queen or worker? | |
Junri Namigata | 2015-11-28 | 776 | 64.6 | ... that Junri Namigata won her first ITF tennis tournament while still a student at Waseda University? | |
Kathrin Barboza Marquez | 2015-11-11 | 758 | 63.2 | ... that Kathrin Barboza Marquez rediscovered a bat in Bolivia which had been thought to be extinct in the country? | |
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's soccer | 2015-11-12 | 746 | 62.2 | ... that the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions women's soccer team has won four Lone Star Conference regular season championships and three conference tournament titles? | |
Ale Ahmad Suroor | 2015-11-14 | 744 | 62.0 | ... that Indian Urdu poet Ale Ahmad Suroor was honoured by Presidents of both India and Pakistan? | |
Marie Lebour | 2015-11-28 | 740 | 61.6 | ... that Marie Lebour studied the life cycles of marine animals until she was 88? | |
Chuixian San Chi | 2015-11-10 | 736 | 61.3 | ... that Chuixian San Chi was released in Taiwan to commemorate Ringo Sheena's first overseas concert? | |
Goa State Museum | 2015-11-28 | 716 | 59.7 | ... that the Goa State Museum has about 8,000 artifacts representing all regions of India, as well as 645 objects borrowed from other institutions? | |
University of Hong Kong pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy | 2015-11-14 | 690 | 57.5 | ... that the University of Hong Kong council's decision to reject Johannes Chan's appointment to pro-vice-chancellor is said to be "very sad news for Hong Kong's autonomy and freedom"? | |
Stefan Bonneau | 2015-11-29 | 681 | 56.8 | ... that basketball player Stefan Bonneau has been called one of the top players to ever play in the Icelandic Premier League? | |
2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season | 2015-11-13 | 672 | 56.0 | ... that Arsenal F.C. broke Nottingham Forest's record of league matches undefeated during the 2004–05 season? | |
Patrick Beilein | 2015-11-30 | 666 | 55.5 | ... 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? | |
Ruth Rivera Marín | 2015-11-28 | 657 | 54.8 | ... that Guadalupe Marín and Diego Rivera's daughter Ruth Rivera Marín was the first woman to study architecture at the National Polytechnic Institute? | |
Mercados Libres Campesinos | 2015-11-15 | 654 | 54.5 | ... that Mercados Libres Campesinos were farmers' markets in Cuba that operated from 1980 to 1986? | |
Vasile Morțun | 2015-11-01 | 652 | 54.3 | ... that in 1888, Vasile Morțun became the first socialist elected to the Romanian Assembly of Deputies? | |
Sun Zhigang | 2015-11-06 | 650 | 54.2 | ... that before becoming a provincial governor, Sun Zhigang was the chief of China's Office of Health Care Reform? | |
Angels Cry (song) | 2015-11-18 | 642 | 53.5 | ... that the song "Angels Cry" by Mariah Carey became her 28th career entry on the United States' Adult Contemporary chart? | |
Contadora support group | 2015-11-14 | 622 | 51.8 | ... that the lack of activity of the Contadora group led to the creation of the Contadora support group? | |
Scaptotrigona postica | 2015-11-02 | 620 | 51.7 | ... that Scaptotrigona postica worker bees can trace the scent markers of workers from other colonies in order to find food sources? | |
Wings for My Flight | 2015-11-06 | 607 | 50.6 | ... that by 1975, the year Marcy Cottrell Houle's book Wings for My Flight documents, only 324 pairs of peregrine falcons resided in the United States? | |
NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens | 2015-11-21 | 590 | 49.2 | ... that the general-care NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens hospital in Queens, New York, originally started out as a women's rescue home in Manhattan? | |
Tropical Storm Bret (1993) | 2015-11-26 | 590 | 49.2 | ... that the 1993 Tropical Storm Bret was the deadliest natural disaster in Venezuela since the 1967 Caracas earthquake? | |
Anupama Kundoo | 2015-11-22 | 564 | 47.0 | ... that Anupama Kundoo, an Indian architect working at Auroville from 1990, created innovations in her project designs by adopting "sustainable building technologies and infrastructural systems"? | |
Aries (album) | 2015-11-24 | 546 | 45.5 | ... that WEA Latin had a Mexican radio station play all the songs from Aries by Luis Miguel in response to finding pirate copies of the album being already sold? | |
Ryo Terakado | 2015-11-25 | 542 | 45.2 | ... that the violinist Ryo Terakado, who was concertmaster of the Tokyo Philharmonic, recorded Bach's Cello Suites on a violoncello da spalla? | |
The Bunbury Herald | 2015-11-24 | 542 | 45.2 | ... that The Bunbury Herald has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program? | |
Thunder (Leona Lewis song) | 2015-11-08 | 536 | 44.7 | ... that iHeartRadio bet Leona Lewis $5 to sing her name in the style of Jason Derulo at the beginning of her performance of "Thunder" live on air? | |
Kohei Shibata | 2015-11-29 | 524 | 43.7 | ... that Kohei Shibata was billed as "Akahoshi Jr." months before he was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers? | |
Beatrice Beeby | 2015-11-13 | 486 | 40.5 | ... that in the early 1940s, Beatrice Beeby, Joan Wood, and Inge Smithells established the first nursery playcentres, precursor to the present-day Playcentre organisation in New Zealand? | |
Dominik Wörner | 2015-11-04 | 476 | 39.6 | ... that Dominik Wörner, winner of the 2002 International Bach Competition, recorded Lieder from Vienna written in the fin de siècle period, including works by Berg, Schönberg, Schreker and Wolf? | |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF) | 2015-11-04 | 474 | 39.5 | ... that while Brock Lesnar was stripped of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship by New Japan Pro Wrestling, Inoki Genome Federation continued to recognize him as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion? | |
2015 FA Community Shield | 2015-11-28 | 429 | 35.8 | ... that Arsenal's victory in the 2015 FA Community Shield was manager Arsène Wenger's first win over his opponent José Mourinho in 14 attempts? | |
Wilton Speight | 2015-11-22 | 422 | 35.2 | ... that Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight's grandfather Bobby Speight had his basketball jersey retired by NC State? | |
List of tributaries of Bowman Creek | 2015-11-12 | 422 | 35.2 | ... that the 26 named tributaries of Bowman Creek include ten streams that are Class A Wild Trout Waters? | |
Enrique Graue Wiechers | 2015-11-29 | 418 | 34.8 | ... that Enrique Luis Graue Wiechers is the tenth medical doctor to become rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico? | |
Samuel J. Briskin | 2015-11-29 | 411 | 34.2 | ... that Samuel J. Briskin founded the independent film company Liberty Pictures with his longtime friend, director Frank Capra? | |
Josefa Celsa Señaris | 2015-11-29 | 378 | 31.5 | ... that the Celsiella, a type of glass frog, was named after Josefa Celsa Señaris? | |
Prosper P. Parker | 2015-11-27 | 366 | 30.5 | ... that after advocating for the bill funding construction of the Arizona Territorial Capitol, Prosper P. Parker was Speaker of the House during the first legislative session to meet there? | |
TodayTix | 2015-11-21 | 322 | 26.8 | ... that TodayTix, a ticket-buying app, launched the first mobile lotteries for theater tickets for both New York's Broadway and London's West End? | |
Harry Anthony | 2015-11-07 | 300 | 25.0 | ... that Harry Anthony replaced John Bieling in the American Quartet? | |
Doctor Strange (2016 film) | 2015-11-22 | 74 | 6.2 | ... that various incarnations of Doctor Strange, the upcoming 2016 Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986? |
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