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Summary (view)

Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	0	Flaying of Marsyas (Titian)	47.0	Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League	0	Flaying of Marsyas (Titian)
Median	139.2	Typhoon Caitlin (1991) Banded woodpecker	424.5	Colletes halophilus Corythucha ciliata	146.9	List of international goals scored by Clint Dempsey Japanese pygmy woodpecker
High	24,067.9	Death of Nicole van den Hurk	1,281.0	Airplane Coaster	24,067.9	Death of Nicole van den Hurk

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Death of Nicole van den Hurk	2017-08-09		577,628	24,067.9	... that following the death of Nicole van den Hurk, her stepbrother falsely confessed to killing her to get her body exhumed for DNA testing?
Airplane Coaster	2017-08-04		30,745	1,281.0	... that numerous writers have called the Airplane Coaster (pictured) the greatest roller coaster ever built?
Bagel and cream cheese	2017-08-02		21,149	881.2	... that the bagel and cream cheese (example pictured) was a very popular dish in the United States in the early 1950s, having permeated American culture?
Military tiara	2017-08-03		19,068	794.5	... that the United States Marine Corps tiara was designed by the New York fashion house Mainbocher?
Dolomedes schauinslandi	2017-08-31		18,968	790.4	... that Dolomedes schauinslandi (pictured), one of New Zealand's largest spiders, could be capable of ballooning between islands?
Nasone	2017-08-22		18,042	751.7	... that Romans like to drink out of large noses?
Jazz Railway	2017-08-01		5,812	242.2	... that Harry Traver's Jazz Railways, Sesquicentennial Cyclone, and Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters (including the notorious Palisades Park Cyclone, Oaks Park Zip, Crystal Beach Cyclone, and Revere Beach Lightning) all included rapidly undulating "Jazz Track" (diagram pictured)?
Cyclone (Palisades Amusement Park)			4,638	193.2
Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters			3,572	148.8
Sesquicentennial Cyclone			2,081	86.7
Zip (roller coaster)			1,645	68.5
Total			17,748	739.5
Hagal dune field	2017-08-11		16,030	667.9	... that the dunes of the Hagal dune field on Mars (detail pictured) look like dots and dashes, and are called the "Martian Morse Code"?
Star Wars Hotel	2017-08-10		15,930	663.8	... that a hotel shaped like a starship, based on the Star Wars franchise, is planned for Walt Disney World?
17776	2017-08-16		14,435	634.3	... that a story about the state of American football in the year 17776 has been compared to the work of Don DeLillo, Italo Calvino, Thomas Pynchon, and robot trolls on Reddit?
Sabina Cvilak	2017-08-10		14,716	613.2	... that the Slovenian soprano Sabina Cvilak (pictured) was Puccini's character Mimi in Washington, Wagner's Sieglinde in Wiesbaden, and performed Britten's War Requiem in London on the composer's centenary?
Christian William Miller	2017-08-29		14,546	606.1	... that Christian William Miller, inventor of a water desalination device promoted by Franklin D. Roosevelt, was considered one of the most beautiful men in the 1940s New York gay society?
Abebe Bikila	2017-08-18		13,377	575.1	... that Abebe Bikila (pictured) set a world record winning the 1960 Men's Olympic marathon, running barefoot?
Children of Llullaillaco	2017-08-24		13,200	550.0	... that in 1999 three perfectly-preserved child mummies were found on the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,700 m (22,000 ft) volcano, where they had been sacrificed under the Inca Empire 500 years earlier?
Perseus and Andromeda (Titian)	2017-08-23		13,194	549.7	... that Perseus and Andromeda by Titian "hung unglazed over a bath in Sir Richard Wallace's dressing room" for over 20 years?
Golden Tea Room	2017-08-16		12,035	528.8	... that Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese regent from 1585 to 1591, ordered the construction of the Golden Tea Room (pictured), a chashitsu that was completely covered in gold?
GE E60	2017-08-10		6,608	275.4	... that in the 1970s Amtrak had two new locomotives, the GE E60 and the EMD SDP40F, which had trouble staying on the tracks?
EMD SDP40F			5,898	245.7
Total			12,506	521.1
Abalos Undae	2017-08-23		12,203	508.5	... that the Martian dunes of the Abalos Undae (pictured) may have formed from erosion of Rupes Tenuis, the polar scarp?
John Bear (pirate)	2017-08-28		12,098	504.1	... that pirate John Bear married "a strumpet ... daughter of a rum-punch-woman" and tried to convince people she was a runaway noblewoman?
Phillip Davey	2017-08-10		12,087	503.6	... that Phillip Davey was awarded the Victoria Cross for killing an eight-man machine gun crew, which "saved his platoon from annihilation"?
Qadamgah (ancient site)	2017-08-09		12,086	503.6	... that the rock-cut structure Qadamgah (pictured) near Persepolis, once thought to be an unfinished Achaemenid royal tomb, may actually be a completed work with a possible religious function?
Godville	2017-08-17		11,525	500.9	... that video game Godville is a zero-player game, requiring no player interaction with the main character?
My Family's Slave	2017-08-07		11,282	470.1	... that the family of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Tizon kept a slave for 56 years?
Gevninge helmet fragment	2017-08-06		11,069	461.2	... that the Gevninge helmet fragment (pictured) once adorned a pre-Viking Age helmet?
Baa Baa Land	2017-08-11		10,922	455.1	... that Baa Baa Land, an eight-hour slow cinema film containing nothing but long shots of grazing sheep, is described by its producers as "the dullest movie ever made"?
Schloss Ledenburg	2017-08-17		10,460	454.6	... that Schloss Ledenburg (pictured), the residence of several families in succession, housed music that seemed lost?
Emma Rogan	2017-08-30		10,862	452.6	... that after gunmen murdered her father in a pub (pictured), Irish politician Emma Rogan campaigned with the Loughinisland Justice Group to uncover their identities?
Caroline Risque	2017-08-25		10,452	435.5	... that Caroline Risque (pictured) made the bronze busts of the four founders of Stix Baer & Fuller?
Neon Blue	2017-08-21		10,380	432.5	... that "Neon Blue" is about coming out?
Disappearance of Tiffany Daniels	2017-08-12		10,316	429.8	... that four years ago today, Tiffany Daniels left her job at Pensacola State College early after telling her supervisor she would not be back for a few days, and has not been seen since?
Corythucha ciliata	2017-08-21		10,216	425.7	... that the sycamore lace bug (pictured), native to North America, was first observed in Italy in 1964 and has since spread to much of Southern and Central Europe?
Colletes halophilus	2017-08-03		10,158	423.2	... that one of the largest colonies in England of the rare sea aster mining bee (pictured) is in an artificial mound of sand?
Embassy of Japan, Seoul	2017-08-25		9,868	411.2	... that the Japanese embassy in Seoul has seen decades of protests, from weekly demonstrations to the throwing of Molotov cocktails, truck-ramming, self-immolation, and outright ransacking?
Guilden Morden boar	2017-08-08		9,714	404.7	... that the Guilden Morden boar may have adorned a helmet like those worn by the poetical warrior Beowulf?
James A. Wetmore	2017-08-21		9,674	403.1	... that James A. Wetmore's name is inscribed on more federal buildings than any other U.S. citizen?
Cheese and crackers	2017-08-14		8,906	400.1	... that cheese and crackers has been described as one of the first fast foods in the United States?
X-Men Gold	2017-08-07		5,480	228.4	... that the 2017 comics series X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue take their titles from a storyline from the early 1990s?
X-Men Blue			4,050	168.7
Total			9,530	397.1
Cockstock Incident	2017-08-15		8,914	396.0	... that an argument over a horse led to a law banning all black settlers from Oregon in 1844?
Cherry ice cream	2017-08-07		9,265	386.0	... that "Cherry Garcia" (pictured) is a cherry ice cream named after Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead?
Rivka Ravitz	2017-08-01		9,206	383.6	... that an ultra-Orthodox mother of eleven runs the office of the President of Israel?
Paramoera walkeri	2017-08-17		8,541	371.2	... that during the early winter, the amphipod Paramoera walkeri nearly cover the underside of Antarctic ice sheets?
Devil's Bargain	2017-08-10		8,392	349.7	... that Devil's Bargain describes how Steve Bannon used his experience at Breitbart News to gather white men to support Donald Trump?
Bart Sawyer	2017-08-07		8,306	346.1	... that Bart Sawyer's pro wrestling gimmick was inspired by Bart Simpson?
Renga (video game)	2017-08-10		8,186	341.1	... that Renga is a video game designed for movie theaters in which up to one hundred players use laser pointers to control and defend a space ship?
Gordon Vette	2017-08-29		8,080	336.7	... that in 1978, airline captain Gordon Vette rescued a Cessna pilot who was lost over the Pacific Ocean and running out of fuel?
Hawkins v. Town of Shaw	2017-08-19		7,662	325.9	... that four members of the Hawkins family died violent deaths after winning their lawsuit against Shaw, Mississippi?
Dewey Readmore Books	2017-08-11		7,606	316.9	... that the obituary of Dewey Readmore Books, a library cat, appeared in more than 270 national and international newspapers?
María Marte	2017-08-21		7,603	316.8	... that chef María Marte has a tattoo of her first original dish, a caramelized hibiscus flower?
Over-the-counter counseling	2017-08-23		7,494	312.2	... that pharmacists sometimes "QuEST" during over-the-counter counseling?
Venus and Adonis (Titian)	2017-08-19		7,209	306.7	... that Titian's painting of Venus and Adonis (pictured) exists in "two-dog" and "three-dog" versions?
Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics	2017-08-05		7,220	300.8	... that consistent misrepresentation of a frequently-cited 1980 letter to the editor in The New England Journal of Medicine has been blamed for contributing to the U.S. opioid epidemic?
Saw Kill (Hudson River)	2017-08-08		7,181	299.2	... that the 1841 conservation agreement between the owners of the land where the Saw Kill (falls pictured) drains into the Hudson River is one of the earliest in American history?
Thirteenth Doctor	2017-08-31		7,148	297.8	... that the Thirteenth Doctor, to be portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, will be the first female incarnation of the Doctor in the continuity of Doctor Who?
Melanie Barnett	2017-08-30		7,065	294.4	... that producer Mara Brock Akil was hesitant to cast Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett due to the actress's wholesome image from Sister, Sister?
Privates (video game)	2017-08-25		7,027	292.8	... that the shooter game Privates was created to raise awareness about sexually transmitted infections?
Solecurtus strigilatus	2017-08-29		6,990	291.3	... that the rosy razor clam tries to evade capture by rapidly burrowing deeper into the sediment?
Nicarao people	2017-08-08		6,818	284.1	... that the extinct Nicarao people of pre-Columbian Nicaragua shared many cultural traits with the Aztecs of Mexico, including their calendar, screenfold books, and human sacrifice?
Home and Away: Revenge	2017-08-25		6,778	282.4	... that some scenes in Home and Away: Revenge were filmed by the actors using GoPro cameras and mobile phones?
Thukkachi Abatsahayesvar temple	2017-08-20		6,624	278.8	... that the Thukkachi Abatsahayesvar temple (pictured) was greatly expanded by Vikrama Chola after he was supposedly cured of vitiligo by praying to the presiding deity for 48 days?
Monkey meat	2017-08-03		6,628	276.1	... that people may be fined US$250,000 for importing monkey meat into the United States?
Moon Hunters	2017-08-23		6,622	275.9	... that the action RPG Moon Hunters changes depending on the players' choices in what the developer has described as a "personality test"?
Diopatra cuprea	2017-08-09		6,514	271.4	... that the decorator worm lives in a tube adorned with shell fragments and tiny pebbles?
Place de la République (Strasbourg)	2017-08-30		6,512	271.4	... that the former Imperial Square of Strasbourg is decorated with ginkgos that were presented by Emperor Meiji of Japan to the German Emperor?
Seth Ledyard Phelps	2017-08-12		6,471	269.6	... that commander Seth Ledyard Phelps (pictured) helped hoist the American flag over the Confederate Fort Henry after it fell to the Union?
Bill McCann	2017-08-16		6,112	268.6	... that Bill McCann was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for "courage and fine leadership" during the capture of Crépey Wood?
Julius' Castle	2017-08-11		6,366	265.3	... that San Francisco's Julius' Castle on Telegraph Hill was once painted pink?
Haloclava producta	2017-08-05		3,769	157.0	... that around the shores of Long Island, the ghost anemone can cause "clam diggers' itch", while the lined anemone is responsible for "seabather's eruption"?
Edwardsiella lineata			2,582	107.6
Total			6,351	264.6
CAMS 54	2017-08-12		6,293	262.2	... that the CAMS 54 long-range flying boat attempted an east-west transatlantic crossing, but was returned to France by ship from the Azores?
Joseph Smith presidential campaign, 1844	2017-08-25		6,222	259.3	... that in 1844, Latter Day Saints founder Joseph Smith became the first Mormon to run for President of the United States and the first American presidential candidate to be assassinated?
Beer ice cream	2017-08-08		6,202	258.4	... that beer ice cream has been served at the Great American Beer Festival?
Chinese Expeditionary Force	2017-08-09		6,187	257.8	... that the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the Burma Campaign was commanded by an American general?
Mitali Madhumita	2017-08-01		6,144	256.0	... that Mitali Madhumita is the first female officer in the Indian Army to receive a gallantry award?
Clementina Anstruther-Thomson	2017-08-06		6,130	255.4	... that Clementina Anstruther-Thomson and Vernon Lee openly lived together as a lesbian couple during the Victorian era?
Liriomyza huidobrensis	2017-08-04		6,120	255.0	... that male serpentine leafminers sometimes feed at leaf wounds made by females, as they are unable to puncture the leaves themselves?
George Huebner	2017-08-01		5,846	243.6	... that George Huebner is known as the "father of the automotive gas turbine engine"?
Emma Clara Schweer	2017-08-25		5,822	242.6	... that at the time of her death at age 105, Emma Clara Schweer was believed to be the oldest elected official in the United States?
Céleste Mogador	2017-08-08		5,820	242.5	... that Céleste Mogador may have been the inspiration for the title character in Georges Bizet's opera Carmen?
Amalie Joachim	2017-08-29		5,785	241.0	... that Joseph and Amalie Joachim (pictured) received two songs from Johannes Brahms, one to begin their marriage, the other decades later to repair it?
International District/Chinatown station	2017-08-02		5,748	239.5	... that Seattle's International District/Chinatown station is located under a large concrete lid that supports several office towers and a public plaza?
S Coronae Borealis	2017-08-14		5,250	235.9	... that the star S Coronae Borealis has been estimated as having around 1.34 times the Sun's mass but 308 times its radius?
Unomásuno	2017-08-24		5,640	235.0	... that U.S. citizens are prohibited from engaging in business transactions with the owners of the Mexican newspaper Unomásuno?
Woodpecker	2017-08-18		5,409	232.6	... that the woodpecker has special adaptations to avoid damaging its brain while pecking and drumming?
Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah	2017-08-10		5,484	228.5	... that Ghanaian-born Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah is the first black equerry to a British monarch?
Grey-headed woodpecker	2017-08-14		5,080	228.3	... that the grey-headed woodpecker (pictured) was split into three separate species in 2014?
The Fountainhead	2017-08-17		5,242	227.8	... that Ayn Rand found the title for her novel The Fountainhead, her first major success, in a thesaurus?
Tarabya of Pegu	2017-08-11		5,386	224.4	... that Tarabya, the self-proclaimed king of Pegu, was executed on the order of King Wareru of Martaban, who was his father-in-law and son-in-law?
Venus and Musician	2017-08-02		5,362	223.4	... that the various versions of Titian's Venus and Musician include organists, lute-players, Cupids, and dogs, but always a nude Venus?
Priya Jhingan	2017-08-23		5,267	219.5	... that Priya Jhingan is the first woman to join the Indian Army as an officer?
2017 New York City ePrix	2017-08-01		2,860	119.2	... that in 2017, the Brooklyn Street Circuit hosted the New York City ePrix, the city's first automobile race since 1896?
Brooklyn Street Circuit			2,385	99.4
Total			5,245	218.5
Brcko in Zagreb	2017-08-28		5,226	217.7	... that the first Croatian fictional film, Brcko in Zagreb, is now considered lost?
Regrelor	2017-08-24		5,164	215.2	... that regrelor (pictured), a new experimental antiplatelet drug, was withdrawn during a phase II clinical trial due to an increased risk of bleeding?
Rabbitkettle Hot Springs	2017-08-04		5,146	214.4	... that the Rabbitkettle Hot Springs in the Northwest Territories are both the largest tufa mounds in Canada and the only known tufa mounds on permafrost?
Syllis ramosa	2017-08-22		5,092	212.1	... that the sponge-dwelling branched worm Syllis ramosa has a single mouth and many anuses?
Lazarus Averbuch	2017-08-27		5,056	210.6	... that suspected anarchist Lazarus Averbuch was shot and killed in the home of Chicago's Chief of Police?
Brian Bellhouse	2017-08-19		4,925	209.5	... that Brian Bellhouse invented a needle-free and pain-free injection system which was eventually sold for £542 million?
East Redmond, Washington	2017-08-21		4,991	208.0	... that the town of East Redmond, Washington, was found by the Washington Supreme Court to have been "illegally incorporated"?
Video game walkthrough	2017-08-28		4,984	207.7	... that video game walkthroughs are typically designed to assist other players in accomplishing certain feats within video games?
Central Locator System	2017-08-18		4,740	203.8	... that the codename assigned to U.S. Senate president pro tempore James Eastland by the Central Locator System was "FOURFINGER"?
Alderia modesta	2017-08-28		4,890	203.8	... that the sea slug Alderia modesta (pictured) transfers sperm to a partner by hypodermic injection?
Truth in Music Advertising	2017-08-11		4,834	201.4	... that former Sha Na Na member Jon "Bowzer" Bauman was the co-author of Truth in Music Advertising legislation in most of the United States?
Juliet Starrett	2017-08-23		3,156	131.5	... that Juliet Starrett, a world whitewater rafting champion, and her husband Kelly Starrett, a national whitewater champion, co-founded one of the world's first CrossFit gyms?
Kelly Starrett			1,614	67.2
Total			4,769	198.7
Sleep cycle	2017-08-04		4,652	193.9	... that as you progress through your 90-minute sleep cycle, your brainwaves change and your body secretes different hormones?
Geodorcus servandus	2017-08-02		4,582	190.9	... that the stag beetle Geodorcus servandus is unable to fly, and is known to occur only on a single mountaintop in New Zealand?
Elizabeth Mounsey	2017-08-14		4,156	186.7	... that Elizabeth Mounsey became the organist of St Peter upon Cornhill when she was 14 years old?
London Fog 1966	2017-08-13		4,064	184.6	... that London Fog 1966 features the earliest known live recordings by the Doors?
IBuyPower and NetcodeGuides match fixing scandal	2017-08-20		4,222	177.7	... that the iBuyPower and NetcodeGuides match fixing scandal is considered the first large scandal of its type to hit the competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene?
Akhamaman	2017-08-24		4,246	176.9	... that Akhamaman, the self-proclaimed king of Pegu, began his career as a rower on the royal yacht of King Narathihapate of Pagan?
SS John Sherman	2017-08-05		4,216	175.6	... that cargo had to be loaded and unloaded by hand onto the SS John Sherman, the first freight ship used on Lake Michigan?
Little green woodpecker	2017-08-30		4,151	173.0	... that populations of the little green woodpecker in Africa are increasing due to logging and clearing of the forests?
Betty Paoli	2017-08-22		4,086	170.3	... that German poet Betty Paoli was a companion to Princess Maria Anna Schwarzenberg?
Radioactive nanoparticle	2017-08-02		4,068	169.5	... that radioactive nanoparticles are being investigated as a treatment for cancer?
Life (sculpture)	2017-08-05		4,011	167.1	... that the Life sculpture was designed by Joseph Drapell shortly after landing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as a refugee?
List of current places of worship on the Isle of Wight	2017-08-19		2,712	115.4	... that current places of worship on the Isle of Wight include two of England's oldest Catholic churches and several Anglican churches by Thomas Hellyer, an architect described by Pevsner as "very individualistic"?
Thomas Hellyer (architect)			1,176	50.0
Total			3,888	165.4
John William Alexander O'Brien	2017-08-24		3,969	165.4	... that John O'Brien presided over the military court that tried and acquitted Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda?
Theater Magdeburg	2017-08-05		3,878	161.6	... that Theater Magdeburg's opera house (pictured), an operetta and variety theatre, is a reconstruction of the original destroyed in World War II?
Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen	2017-08-09		3,834	159.8	... that Foreign Minister Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen promised that Romania would only "take a few badly aimed potshots" at Soviet planes entering its airspace during the Munich Crisis?
Typhlops meszoelyi	2017-08-07		3,800	158.4	... that the specimen from which the blind snake Typhlops meszoelyi was described had a diameter of 3 millimeters (0.12 in)?
Moustached hawk-cuckoo	2017-08-06		3,738	155.8	... that both the adult and fledgling of the moustached hawk-cuckoo have a moustache?
Dostana (2008 film)	2017-08-02		3,698	154.1	... that the 2008 film Dostana inspired several fashion trends in India, with Priyanka Chopra's silver sari, worn in the song "Desi Girl", becoming very popular?
Tvrtko I of Bosnia	2017-08-23		3,686	153.6	... that Tvrtko I, the first King of Bosnia, maintained cordial relations with all three churches in his realm—Bosnian, Catholic, and Orthodox?
Wildlife of Turkmenistan	2017-08-31		3,670	152.9	... that the wildlife of Turkmenistan includes 82 species of reptile but only 5 of amphibian?
Pankaj Chandak	2017-08-17		3,514	152.7	... that surgeon Pankaj Chandak and his colleagues are believed to be the first surgical team to act in a television drama, namely The Crown?
Allantactis	2017-08-01		3,626	151.1	... that despite living in complete darkness at bathyal depths, the sea anemone Allantactis parasitica synchronises its breeding activity with the phases of the moon?
Japanese pygmy woodpecker	2017-08-16		3,344	146.9	... that the Japanese pygmy woodpecker becomes smaller and darker from the north of its range to the south?
List of international goals scored by Clint Dempsey	2017-08-15		3,306	146.9	... that Clint Dempsey (pictured) has 57 international goals, ranking third among active male footballers behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi?
Aneuretellus	2017-08-15		3,260	144.8	... that the single species of the ant Aneuretellus is named from the Latin for "deformed"?
Cheloctonus jonesii	2017-08-12		3,472	144.6	... that the scorpion Cheloctonus jonesii has been reported killing the red-billed quelea?
William A. Starrett	2017-08-15		3,240	143.9	... that William A. Starrett, builder of the Empire State Building, sent his steel construction technology to Japan to help design buildings to resist earthquakes?
Dolly Rudeman	2017-08-30		3,452	143.8	... that in the 1920s, Dolly Rudeman was one of the most prolific designers of movie posters and programs for the Dutch cinema, and the only woman working in the field at the time?
Barbara May Cameron	2017-08-30		3,437	143.2	... that in 1975, Barbara May Cameron, a member of the Hunkpapa Lakota, co-founded the first gay Indian organization in San Francisco?
Mauka Mauka	2017-08-22		3,436	143.2	... that Star Sports' Mauka Mauka advertising campaign for the 2015 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan was a huge hit in India, but ignited significant opposition in Pakistan?
1957 alleged Jordanian military coup attempt	2017-08-03		3,400	141.6	... that those implicated in the 1957 alleged coup attempt against King Hussein of Jordan were later pardoned and given senior posts in the government?
Street Books	2017-08-30		3,384	141.0	... that the mobile library Street Books uses library cards but does not set or enforce due dates?
Matthew Pottinger	2017-08-06		3,370	140.4	... that Matthew Pottinger, a member of the U.S. National Security Council, was a journalist in China for seven years before becoming a U.S. Marine?
Banded woodpecker	2017-08-13		3,072	139.6	... that the banded woodpecker has adapted well to living in man-made surroundings and is of low concern to conservationists?
Typhoon Caitlin (1991)	2017-08-07		3,332	138.8	... that Typhoon Caitlin provided drought relief to Okinawa, where reservoir levels rose from 35% to over 80% capacity?
Third Silesian War	2017-08-20		3,266	137.5	... that Frederick the Great felt sure he had lost the Third Silesian War after his defeat at the Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759, until a "miracle" restored his hopes?
Laurie Davidson (actor)	2017-08-11		3,282	136.8	... that Laurie Davidson was inspired for his role as William Shakespeare in Will by Straight Outta Compton and 8 Mile, but not by modern depictions of Shakespeare such as Shakespeare in Love?
St Peter's Church, Henfield	2017-08-27		3,238	134.9	... that when St Peter's Church (pictured) in Henfield needed a bell in the 17th century, the churchwarden stole one from St Leonard's Church in Aldrington?
Heather Booth	2017-08-18		3,124	134.3	... that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood has called Heather Booth "one of the nation's most influential organizers for progressive causes"?
Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo	2017-08-29		3,164	131.8	... that the Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo, a youth center in Zürich, was built from an old brewery after youth riots in the city were sparked by a grant of 61,000,000 Swiss francs to the Zürich Opera?
Mexican Seismic Alert System	2017-08-14		2,922	131.3	... that the Mexican Seismic Alert System provided Mexico City 80 seconds of advance notice prior to the 2012 Oaxaca earthquake?
Angelo De Donatis	2017-08-02		3,056	127.3	... that Angelo De Donatis is the first non-cardinal to be appointed Vicar General of Rome since the sixteenth century?
Supporter liaison officer	2017-08-29		2,914	121.4	... that supporter liaison officers are claimed to be a major factor in the 20 percent reduction of crowd disorder in Swedish football?
Daniel Tilton	2017-08-02		2,872	119.7	... that Daniel Tilton, one of the first three judges of the Mississippi Territory, lacked any legal experience prior to his appointment?
Thomas Lyle Williams	2017-08-26		2,835	118.1	... that Thomas Lyle Williams had the idea to create the first mascara, Maybelline, after seeing his sister Mabel use a mix of petroleum jelly and burnt cork to darken her eyelashes?
George Barbu Știrbei	2017-08-03		2,835	118.1	... that Prince Știrbei, the Romanian arts patron, buried sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux in Courbevoie, then fought over the remains with Carpeaux's widow?
1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game	2017-08-04		2,792	116.4	... that the 1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the first NCAA title game to feature a majority of black starters?
Kayak Point County Park	2017-08-16		2,629	115.5	... that the site of Kayak Point County Park was originally proposed as an oil refinery?
Terence English	2017-08-31		2,710	112.9	... that surgeon Sir Terence English, who performed the first successful heart transplant in the UK in August 1979, had an earlier career in mining engineering?
List of Metro (Minnesota) light rail stations	2017-08-13		2,469	112.2	... that Minneapolis–Saint Paul's Metro system (train pictured) provided 23 million rides across its 37 light rail stations in 2016?
Riley Adams (baseball)	2017-08-14		2,444	109.8	... that Toronto Blue Jays baseball player Riley Adams has a black belt in karate?
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too	2017-08-24		2,630	109.6	... that when signing to MCA Records, Gregg Alexander allegedly received a $600,000 advance for the New Radicals' Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too?
Cecilia Dapaah	2017-08-28		2,587	107.8	... that Cecilia Dapaah, Ghana's minister for aviation, has vowed to start a new national carrier and make the country the aviation hub of West Africa?
Cephalotes hispaniolicus	2017-08-08		2,586	107.8	... that the extinct ant species Cephalotes hispaniolicus was first described from a single Miocene fossil found in amber on Hispaniola?
Barack Obama Day	2017-08-26		2,584	107.6	... that following a failed attempt earlier in the year, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill establishing Barack Obama Day on May 19, 2017?
Gotta Get a Grip (Mick Jagger song)	2017-08-17		2,468	107.3	... that "Gotta Get a Grip" is one of two new singles by Mick Jagger, his first solo material since the album Goddess in the Doorway was released in 2001?
E. Joy Johnson	2017-08-31		2,568	107.0	... that E. Joy Johnson wrote The Foreman of the J.A.6. based on her experience owning a ranch in frontierland Wyoming?
Urban Jungle	2017-08-27		2,474	103.1	... that the prize in a tournament of Urban Jungle, a driving game developed and set in Croatia, was free real-world driving lessons?
Ticketer	2017-08-24		2,467	102.8	... that the introduction of Ticketer ticket machines on Reading Transport buses meant that 11,000 pre-paid cards had to be reissued?
Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani	2017-08-17		2,346	102.0	... that Seyyed Abdollah Behbahani, a Shia theologian and leader of the constitutional movement, was assassinated in Iran and buried in Iraq?
Clinton Liberal Institute	2017-08-20		2,408	101.3	... that the Clinton Liberal Institute existed in upstate New York from 1831 until it burned down in 1900?
Ophiothrix angulata	2017-08-27		2,426	101.1	... that juvenile angular brittle stars can re-enter a plankton phase, allowing them to relocate to a more suitable location?
Knuckles' Chaotix	2017-08-13		2,151	97.7	... that Knuckles' Chaotix was not developed by Sonic Team, but rather a separate, internal development team at Sega?
K. E. Mammen	2017-08-04		2,282	95.1	... that freedom fighter K. E. Mammen was expelled from Madras Christian College for participating in the Quit India Movement?
Dusky long-tailed cuckoo	2017-08-04		2,282	95.1	... that the call of the dusky long-tailed cuckoo is faster in Lower Guinea than it is in Upper Guinea?
5,6,7,8	2017-08-12		2,225	92.7	... that "5,6,7,8" is the third-highest selling and most streamed song of Steps' career, despite being one of their lowest charting?
CUBRIC	2017-08-06		2,222	92.6	... that CUBRIC at Cardiff University can create a map of someone's brain?
Federal Real Estate Board	2017-08-18		2,121	91.2	... that Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt each created a Federal Real Estate Board?
Buy Bust	2017-08-28		2,178	90.8	... that Anne Curtis plans to perform her own stunts in the upcoming Philippine action film Buy Bust?
Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.	2017-08-13		1,995	90.6	... that the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that "lines, chevrons, and colorful shapes" on cheerleading uniforms could be eligible for copyright protection?
Daniel Schiebeler	2017-08-03		2,156	89.8	... that at age 18, Daniel Schiebeler wrote the libretto for an opera by Telemann based on an episode from Cervantes' Don Quixote, which he could read in Spanish?
Maren Michelet	2017-08-19		2,032	86.4	... that when the Minneapolis School Board decided to include North Germanic languages in the curriculum, Maren Michelet became the first teacher of Norwegian in a public high school in the US?
Marvel Music (imprint)	2017-08-19		2,024	86.1	... that Marvel Comics briefly operated an imprint dedicated to comics about musicians?
Chicago Public School Boycott	2017-08-09		2,064	86.0	... that in 1963, over 200,000 students of the Chicago Public Schools boycotted class to protest segregation and poor conditions?
Gao Minglu	2017-08-20		2,004	84.4	... that Gao Minglu, founder of the Chinese avant-garde movement, was a herdsman in Outer Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution?
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (2015 video game)	2017-08-06		1,990	82.9	... that the East Asian holiday White Day served as the basis for the horror game White Day: A Labyrinth Named School?
Liimanarina	2017-08-17		1,906	82.9	... that the band Liimanarina take their name from a Finnish word for "glue" and the creaking sound a door makes when it is opened?
Helen Quach	2017-08-15		1,849	82.1	... that in 1977, symphony conductor Helen Quach was one of two women who led major orchestras anywhere in the world?
Rano M. Shaiza	2017-08-14		1,798	80.8	... that Rano M. Shaiza helped further the Naga peace accord by brokering a meeting between her uncle, the founder of the Naga separatist movement, and the Prime Minister of India?
Paapa Yankson	2017-08-01		1,920	80.0	... that Ghanaian highlife musician Paapa Yankson was first signed to a band while performing at his mother's funeral?
Mervyn Brogan	2017-08-27		1,915	79.8	... that Mervyn Brogan was the first Australian Chief of the General Staff to have a university degree?
List of accolades received by Neerja	2017-08-10		1,894	78.9	... that Sonam Kapoor won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for the 2016 biographical thriller Neerja?
Florence E. Bamberger	2017-08-03		1,893	78.9	... that in a pioneering study, American pedagogue Florence E. Bamberger quantified the effects of book design on stimulating a child's interest in reading?
Denes nad Makedonija	2017-08-03		1,860	77.5	... that "Denes nad Makedonija" was chosen to be the national anthem of the Republic of Macedonia, even though it finished runner-up in a contest held soon after independence in 1991?
Deepak Gupta (judge)	2017-08-20		1,836	77.3	... that Supreme Court of India judge Deepak Gupta once heard and disposed of 33 cases in a single day?
Amabel Anderson Arnold	2017-08-29		1,812	75.5	... that Amabel Anderson Arnold, a St. Louis lawyer and law professor, received degrees from both Benton College of Law and City College of Law and Finance within a five-day period?
KFKU	2017-08-18		1,754	75.4	... that KFKU, the AM radio station of the University of Kansas, ceased operations because its time-share partner went silent due to financial difficulties?
L. Fidelia Woolley Gillette	2017-08-18		1,716	73.8	... that L. Fidelia Woolley Gillette was one of the first women to be ordained as a Universalist minister in the United States, and the first woman ordained of any denomination in Canada?
To the Edge of the Earth	2017-08-21		1,753	73.0	... that the extended play To the Edge of the Earth by Thirty Seconds to Mars was conceived to raise public awareness of global warming and green politics?
Clinical pharmaceutical scientist	2017-08-07		1,730	72.1	... that a clinical pharmaceutical scientist is both a practicing pharmacist and a scientist?
Eulalia viridis	2017-08-26		1,698	70.7	... that the green worm Eulalia viridis does not breed until it is at least two years old?
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace	2017-08-19		1,658	70.5	... that in his memoir Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, Kofi Annan asserts that internal African politics and leadership are largely responsible for Africa's problems?
C. Louise Boehringer	2017-08-28		1,692	70.5	... that C. Louise Boehringer, the first female Superintendent of Schools in Yuma County, has often been called "the mother of the Arizona educational system"?
2017–18 London & South East Premier	2017-08-16		1,596	70.2	... that the 2017–18 London & South East Premier season will be the first under that name, as the Rugby Football Union felt the previous "National League 3" name was misleading?
John W. Martin	2017-08-22		1,640	68.3	... that Martin County, Florida, was named after Governor John W. Martin while he was in office?
Red Brook (Stony Brook)	2017-08-15		1,494	66.4	... that a swamp in the watershed of Red Brook is home to part of the largest population of yellow-bellied flycatchers in Pennsylvania?
Typhoon Phyllis (1975)	2017-08-01		817	34.0	... that Typhoon Phyllis and Typhoon Rita were responsible for the majority of Japan tropical cyclone casualties in the 1975 Pacific typhoon season?
Typhoon Rita (1975)			756	31.5
Total			1,573	65.5
Baby I	2017-08-05		1,556	64.8	... that Ariana Grande said she wanted her "Baby I" music video to emulate the "breeziness" of early 1990s music videos by TLC and Will Smith?
List of West Indies cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut	2017-08-08		1,526	63.6	... that Darren Sammy took seven wickets for 66 runs in his debut Test for the West Indies in 2007?
The Bus Songs	2017-08-15		1,417	63.0	... that the "Whacky Tobaccy" music video from the Toby Keith album The Bus Songs contains a cameo appearance by Willie Nelson?
Occupational epidemiology	2017-08-30		1,510	62.9	... that early occupational epidemiology studies established health risk factors for gold and silver miners, chimney sweeps, and workers using asbestos?
Catholic University of Madagascar	2017-08-29		1,510	62.9	... that the Catholic University of Madagascar awarded the country's first theology degree in 1961?
Alma Lutz	2017-08-22		1,504	62.6	... that Alma Lutz was the biographer of women's rights activists including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Emma Willard?
Vera Nemirova	2017-08-23		1,499	62.5	... that Vera Nemirova staged Lulu at the Salzburg Festival and The Ring for the Frankfurt Opera?
Westlake station (Sound Transit)	2017-08-12		1,494	62.3	... that additional fire sprinklers were installed in Seattle's Westlake station to accommodate parties and receptions on the station's mezzanine?
Mahant Chandnath	2017-08-09		1,493	62.2	... that Mahant Chandnath, a Member of the Indian Parliament, is also the head of the Nath sect of Hinduism?
Christiane Karg	2017-08-20		1,471	61.9	... that award-winning soprano Christiane Karg appeared as Sophie at the Frankfurt Opera, the Semperoper and La Scala, and in Mahler's Second Symphony at the Rheingau Musik Festival?
Medea (Reimann)	2017-08-22		1,484	61.8	... that Aribert Reimann (pictured) composed Medea for the Vienna State Opera, based on the drama by Franz Grillparzer?
Dan Botwe	2017-08-09		1,468	61.1	... that in 2017 Dan Botwe, a former political exile, became a cabinet member and minister in Ghana's newly created Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development?
Kwasi Annoh Ankama	2017-08-26		1,443	60.1	... that Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kwesi Ankama died on an official government delegation to the United Kingdom?
Emeka Ogboh	2017-08-25		1,405	58.5	... that art curator Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi described sound artist Emeka Ogboh's as capturing "the maddening hyper-visuality of Lagos"?
Isaac Kwame Asiamah	2017-08-14		1,298	58.3	... that Isaac Asiamah, Ghana's new Minister for Youth and Sports, was at one time the country's youngest legislator?
Traci Hunter Abramson	2017-08-26		1,397	58.2	... that Traci Hunter Abramson used her experience as a swim coach and a CIA employee to write Undercurrents, a novel about an Olympic-hopeful swimmer in witness protection?
Polydora ciliata	2017-08-24		1,393	58.0	... that a marine organism described in 1971 as a new species of gastrotrich was later identified as the larva of a bristleworm, probably Polydora ciliata?
Alceste (Schweitzer)	2017-08-16		1,312	57.6	... that the opera Alceste, composed by Anton Schweitzer with a libretto by Wieland, is regarded as a milestone of German opera?
Queens Hospital Center	2017-08-31		1,380	57.5	... that three hospitals and two other medical facilities were combined to form the Queens Hospital Center in New York City?
Foundling Hospital Anthem	2017-08-15		1,284	57.0	... that Handel composed the Foundling Hospital Anthem in 1749 for a benefit concert for abandoned children in London?
Maria Riccarda Wesseling	2017-08-28		1,369	57.0	... that Maria Riccarda Wesseling appeared as Gluck's Orfeo in Paris and at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, and as Henze's Phaedra in Berlin?
Eugenio Minvielle Lagos	2017-08-31		1,367	57.0	... that as CEO of Nestlé Mexico, Eugenio Minvielle Lagos pushed for the "pull strategy"?
2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team	2017-08-31		1,333	55.5	... that the 2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team did not lose a single game in the month of February?
Katharine Peabody Loring	2017-08-13		1,216	55.2	... that Katharine Peabody Loring taught history with Alice James at the first correspondence school in the United States?
Henry Semon	2017-08-16		1,230	54.0	... that Henry Semon lost his seat in the Oregon legislature when he accepted a position on the state's agriculture board, but was reappointed to the legislature after resigning from the board?
Kojo Armah	2017-08-12		1,228	51.2	... that Kojo Armah once chaired a parliamentary committee to investigate the substitution of cocaine with corn dough in the Police Narcotics Exhibit Room of the Ghana Police Service?
History of Medicine Society	2017-08-27		1,167	48.6	... that the History of Medicine Society, founded by Sir William Osler in 1912, is one of the oldest in the world?
Kwesi Amoako Atta	2017-08-21		1,164	48.5	... that Kwesi Amoako Atta, Ghana's Minister for Roads and Highways, announced that 50 percent of toll booth collectors will be people with disabilities?
M-tp M-TP	2017-08-25		1,162	48.4	... that 500 copies of Vietnamese singer Son Tung M-TP's compilation album M-tp M-TP sold out in 30 minutes?
Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League	2017-08-26		1,127	47.0	... that the Sydney Metro Blues (pictured) are the 2017 Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League champions?
Jordanian local elections, 2017	2017-08-22		1,094	45.6	... that 21 local councils and 68 women had already won seats by acclamation before the Jordanian local elections took place on 15 August?
Andrew Egyapa Mercer	2017-08-05		1,070	44.6	... that Sekondi MP Andrew Mercer helped repay the debt owed to the Ghana Football Association by Sekondi Eleven Wise, a Division 1 league club in his constituency?
Melusine (Reimann)	2017-08-07		1,067	44.5	... that Melusine, the second opera by Aribert Reimann, premiered at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen in 1971 and was revived in 2016 by students in Berlin for the composer's 80th birthday?
Omar Narváez (baseball)	2017-08-19		1,027	43.7	... that Omar Narváez hit his first Major League home run on his father's birthday?
René Morax	2017-08-08		1,018	42.4	... that René Morax founded the Thêatre du Jorat, where his play Le Roi David premiered with dramatic music by Arthur Honegger?
Howard B. Meek	2017-08-27		1,012	42.2	... that Howard B. Meek was the founder and dean of the first college to train professional hotel managers?
Faustus, the Last Night	2017-08-18		980	42.1	... that French composer Pascal Dusapin wrote the English libretto for his opera Faustus, the Last Night, which premiered in Germany in 2006?
Typhoon Gene (1990)	2017-08-11		1,010	42.1	... that Typhoon Gene resulted in the cancellation of the final round of the 1990 Top Cup Tokai Classic?
Mannenberg	2017-08-06		998	41.6	... that pianist Abdullah Ibrahim recorded the Cape jazz instrumental "Mannenberg" in response to the forced relocation of Coloured families by the South African government during apartheid?
Die tödlichen Wünsche	2017-08-21		993	41.4	... that the composer Giselher Klebe wrote the libretto for his opera Die tödlichen Wünsche based on Balzac's La Peau de chagrin?
Jasmine Burrows	2017-08-12		987	41.1	... that actress Lucinda Dryzek secured the role of Jasmine Burrows in Holby City while she was training as a hairdresser?
List of New England Patriots first-round draft picks	2017-08-26		984	41.0	... that of the 64 first-round draft picks made by the New England Patriots, 20 have been selected to play in the Pro Bowl?
National Council of the Judiciary	2017-08-05		936	39.0	... that Poland's National Council of the Judiciary has been criticized for including only 6 women among its 25 members?
Theater Bonn	2017-08-13		851	38.7	... that the Theater Bonn opened a new opera house in 1965?
Stadttheater Minden	2017-08-27		872	36.3	... that the Stadttheater Minden, a municipal theatre without an ensemble, received international attention for its Wagner opera project?
Michael Boder	2017-08-04		775	32.3	... that Michael Boder conducted new operas, including Penderecki's Ubu Rex for the Munich Opera Festival, Henze's Phaedra in Berlin, and Reimann's Medea in Vienna?
Typhoon Page (1990)	2017-08-13		710	32.3	... that Typhoon Page was the record-setting sixth tropical cyclone to hit Japan in 1990?
Typhoon Hattie (1990)	2017-08-06		732	30.5	... that Typhoon Hattie was the fifth of a record six tropical cyclones to hit Japan in 1990?
Marcus Bosch	2017-08-26		659	27.5	... that Marcus Bosch conducted a performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Staatstheater Nürnberg that was shown live in 50 cinemas in Germany and Austria?
Flaying of Marsyas (Titian)	2017-08-20		0	0	... that Titian's Flaying of Marsyas (1570s) shows a satyr being skinned alive by Apollo, and was once the prize in a lottery?

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