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Low 27.9 In Exile (Sumsion) 36.9 Wolfgang Kläsener 27.9 In Exile (Sumsion)
Median 144.1 Red-breasted partridge 461.7 Die schöne Melusine
Gustave Lambert 		158.3 HMS Roebuck (1743)
High 1,001.5 The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí) 1,818.1 Coppergate Helmet 1,818.1 Coppergate Helmet

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Coppergate Helmet 2018-01-19 16,378 1,818.1 ... that the Anglo-Saxon Coppergate Helmet (pictured) may have been hidden in a well during the Viking invasion of York?
Witcham Gravel helmet 2018-01-21 15,128 1,511.6 ... that the Witcham Gravel helmet (pictured) is the only known Roman helmet of its kind?
Victoria Hughes 2018-01-09 17,662 1,471.9 ... that Bristol "loo lady" Victoria Hughes (workplace pictured) provided tea and sympathy to local prostitutes?
Kaman K-16B 2018-01-15 16,841 1,403.4 ... that the Kaman K-16B (pictured) tiltwing aircraft was built from an existing Grumman Goose to save time and money?
Rabeprazole 2018-01-26 15,504 1,292.0 ... that people of Japanese ancestry may have trouble metabolizing rabeprazole (3D representation pictured)?
Republic SD-3 Snooper 2018-01-18 10,434 1,226.3 ... that the Republic SD-3 Snooper (pictured) reconnaissance drone used airbags to cushion its landings?
Shu Xiuwen 2018-01-03 29,238 1,218.2 ... that Shu Xiuwen (pictured) became an escort dancing girl after her father tried to sell her to repay debts, but later supported him when she became a movie star?
Yanmen Pass 2018-01-30 13,679 1,139.9 ... that the inconvenience of getting to Yanmen Pass (pictured) makes it one of the less crowded AAAAA-rated sites along the Great Wall of China?
Cabaret du Néant 2018-01-10 12,024 1,002.0 ... that patrons of the Cabaret du Néant (Cabaret of Nothingness) drank beverages in the "Intoxication Hall" (pictured), which had chandeliers made of human bones and coffin-shaped tables?
The Colossus of Rhodes (Dalí) 2018-01-31 9,014 1,001.5 ... that The Colossus of Rhodes, a painting by Salvador Dalí, is heavily influenced by an article by the sculptor Herbert Maryon?
Coatzacoalcos Underwater Tunnel 2018-01-29 11,623 982.2 ... that the Coatzacoalcos Underwater Tunnel, which took 13 years to complete, has been described as a "monument to corruption"?
Emesa helmet 2018-01-09 11,765 980.4 ... that the Roman Emesa helmet appears to be modeled after its wearer's face?
He Siyuan 2018-01-11 11,472 956.0 ... that Professor He Siyuan (pictured) became an anti-Japanese guerrilla leader during World War II and later survived two assassination attempts, one of which killed his young daughter?
HMS Mantua 2018-01-31 8,560 951.2 ... that in 1918, infected crew members aboard HMS Mantua (pictured) inadvertently spread the Spanish Flu to Africa?
West Wind Aviation Flight 280 2018-01-09 11,203 933.6 ... that local residents followed the cries of trapped passengers to find the crash site of West Wind Aviation Flight 280 and aid in rescue efforts?
Dunkirk (2017 film) 2018-01-27 11,092[a] 911.7 ... that the 2017 film Dunkirk was conceived in the mid-1990s when writer and director Christopher Nolan sailed with Emma Thomas across the English Channel, as did many small boats during the Dunkirk evacuation?
Brilliant Pebbles 2018-01-05 21,697 904.0 ... that after dismissing the basic concept as "outlandish", Edward Teller later supported Brilliant Pebbles as a way to shoot down Soviet ICBMs?
Muroc Maru 2018-01-11 10,772 897.7 ... that a "Japanese cruiser" was built in Southern California in 1943?
Loxothylacus panopaei 2018-01-09 6,637 553.1 ... that a parasitic barnacle effectively castrates its hosts, the flattened and the knot-fingered mud crabs?
Panopeus lacustris 2,826 235.5
Eurypanopeus depressus 1,293 107.8
Total 10,756 896.3
Tangzhuang 2018-01-26 8,620 718.3 ... that the "silly shirt" chosen for the 2001 APEC forum—the tangzhuang (pictured)—launched a fashion craze in China?
APEC China 2001 2,108 175.7
Total 10,728 894.0
Torslunda plates 2018-01-24 9,543 829.2 ... that a one-eyed figure shown on one of the Torslunda plates (pictured) is possibly the Norse god Odin?
WS-124A Flying Cloud 2018-01-12 9,866 822.2 ... that Project Flying Cloud was expected to affect an area "comparable in size to that affected by a low-yield nuclear weapon"?
Beta-Hydroxy beta-methylbutyric acid 2018-01-22 8,483 807.3 ... that in healthy adults, HMB has been shown to increase exercise-induced gains in muscle size, muscle strength, and lean body mass, reduce muscle damage, and speed recovery from exercise?
PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV 2018-01-12 9,628 802.3 ... that the Gorgon IV (pictured) was the first ramjet-powered aircraft to successfully fly in the United States?
Marie Grice Young 2018-01-24 9,208 800.1 ... that Marie Grice Young, piano instructor for Theodore Roosevelt's children, is speculated to have been one of the LGBT passengers on the RMS Titanic?
Jagdgeschwader II 2018-01-25 9,294 791.0 ... that the engines of Jagdgeschwader II could not tolerate artificial castor oil?
Nancy Brown Peace Carillon 2018-01-12 9,435 786.2 ... that the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon (pictured) in Detroit ceased playing music in 1970 due to damage caused by pigeons?
Radioplane OQ-17 2018-01-03 18,826 784.4 ... that the Radioplane OQ-17 target drone was claimed to be able to match the maneuverability of any fighter aircraft of the mid-1940s?
Man at the Crossroads 2018-01-22 8,235 783.7 ... that the Rockefeller Center mural Man at the Crossroads was destroyed after the artist surreptitiously added a portrait of Lenin?
Jean jacket 2018-01-22 9,206 783.5 ... that the jean jacket (pictured) was invented by Levi Strauss in around 1880?
Pioneer Helmet 2018-01-14 9,352 779.3 ... that the boar-crested Pioneer Helmet (pictured) was initially mistaken for a bucket?
Sloan–Parker House 2018-01-11 9,266 772.2 ... that after Richard Sloan eloped with his employer's daughter, the couple settled in the Mill Creek valley and built the Sloan–Parker House (pictured) around 1790?
Henry Buttelmann 2018-01-23 9,039 769.3 ... that Henry Buttelmann (pictured) was the youngest flying ace of the Korean War, at just over 24 years old?
Fugitive dust 2018-01-11 9,005 750.4 ... that fugitive dust escapes?
EMD AEM-7 2018-01-19 8,604 732.3 ... that Amtrak ran "toasters" on the Northeast Corridor for over thirty years?
Galco's Soda Pop Stop 2018-01-29 8,632 729.5 ... that Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles carries more than 700 different soft drinks?
He Luli 2018-01-10 8,251 687.6 ... that when He Luli was 14, an assassin's bombs killed her younger sister?
Ping-Pong (rocket) 2018-01-17 8,008 679.6 ... that Ping-Pong was believed to be "the free world's only round-trip ballistic missile"?
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral 2018-01-22 7,042 670.2 ... that Azerbaijan stored ammunition inside Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (pictured) during the Nagorno-Karabakh War?
Lei Jieqiong 2018-01-09 8,030 669.2 ... that US-educated sociologist Lei Jieqiong (pictured) served as vice-mayor of Beijing and taught at Peking University until the age of 100?
Ramize Erer 2018-01-14 8,018 668.2 ... that Ramize Erer said that when she published a cartoon of a masturbating girl, "all hell broke loose"?
East Holmes Academy 2018-01-15 7,964 663.7 ... that, in 1989, East Holmes Academy offered to forfeit a football game because the opposing team had a black player?
Grizzly Flats Railroad 2018-01-16 7,938 661.0 ... that the Grizzly Flats Railroad, owned by Disney animator Ward Kimball, was the first full-size backyard railroad in the United States?
Hamadryas glauconome 2018-01-22 6,676 635.3 ... that adult pale crackers feed on rotting fruit, carrion, and mud?
Celia Cooney 2018-01-24 7,388 628.8 ... that in an attempt to catch Celia Cooney, the New York City Police Department launched what was at the time the largest manhunt in the city's history?
Legacy game 2018-01-03 14,930 622.1 ... that in a legacy game, players may be instructed to destroy physical components?
HMS Blackcock 2018-01-24 7,092 616.2 ... that Vice-Admiral Herbert King-Hall called the example of the tugboat HMS Blackcock during the sinking of the Imperial cruiser Königsberg "most praiseworthy"?
Queens Building, Heathrow 2018-01-28 7,266 605.5 ... that the Queens Building (pictured) at Heathrow Airport was one of the most visited London attractions in 1956?
Tyrannomyrmex alii 2018-01-11 7,265 605.4 ... that Tyrannomyrmex alii was named for India's "Ant Man"?
Hippolyte californiensis 2018-01-18 5,130 602.9 ... that the California green shrimp uses a raft to get around?
Margaret Cooper (Wren) 2018-01-15 7,168 597.3 ... that a 1942 letter addressed to "the blonde Wren from Argentina on the platform at Bletchley station" led to marriage in 1945?
ASM-N-6 Omar 2018-01-17 4,664 582.3 ... that targets for the ASM-N-6 Omar missile were put in a spotlight?
Edward Dodding 2018-01-05 13,878 578.3 ... that Elizabethan physician Edward Dodding conducted a post-mortem examination of Kalicho (pictured), one of three Inuit people brought to England?
Naomi Nover 2018-01-23 6,724 572.2 ... that White House correspondent Naomi Nover once assaulted Bernie Boston while Mother Teresa and Ronald Reagan "looked on in total amazement"?
Ochlockonee River State Park 2018-01-19 5,024 557.8 ... that mutant squirrels and "cat-faced" trees can be found in Ochlockonee River State Park?
Cahokia Woodhenge 2018-01-18 6,538 556.4 ... that the Cahokia Woodhenge (pictured), built by the Native American Mississippian culture between 900 and 1100 CE, was a timber circle solar calendar used to observe solstices and equinoxes?
Jay Fai 2018-01-22 5,826 554.5 ... that Jay Fai had never heard of Michelin stars when her restaurant was awarded one?
Pascual Abaj 2018-01-02 12,974 540.6 ... that Pascual Abaj (pictured), near Chichicastenango in Guatemala, is a sculpted stone idol that survived the Spanish conquest but was badly damaged in the 1950s by religious activists?
Glomb 2018-01-23 5,846 531.0 ... that during World War II, the United States Navy's Glomb project evaluated the use of gliders as flying bombs?
Hamadryas feronia 2018-01-16 4,268 355.4 ... that blue cracker and ringless blue cracker males create a cracking sound with their abdomen when pursuing a female?
Hamadryas iphthime 1,936 161.3
Total 6,204 516.6
Kate Fotso 2018-01-10 6,152 512.7 ... that Kate Fotso, the richest woman in Cameroon, is known as the "iron lady of the cocoa industry"?
Jie Zhitui 2018-01-11 6,119 509.9 ... that Jie Zhitui, who loyally followed Prince Chong'er in exile for almost 20 years, was supposedly burned alive because he did not want to ask for any reward once his lord was restored to power?
Andy's Diner 2018-01-24 5,822 505.9 ... that Andy's Diner was partly constructed from a railcar that once carried Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Gay Kindersley 2018-01-04 11,960 498.3 ... that in 1985 Gay Kindersley naively introduced himself and Graham Lord to the Australian cricket team with, "Hallo folks, I'm Gay and this is my friend Graham"?
Comme un garçon 2018-01-01 11,904 496.0 ... that "feminists must have been horrified to discover" what Sylvie Vartan's song "Comme un garçon" was about?
William P. Frye (1901) 2018-01-07 11,814 492.3 ... that after the neutral American ship William P. Frye (pictured) was sunk by a World War I Imperial German raider, the German government was billed $228,059.54?
Cindy Jaynes 2018-01-04 11,564 481.9 ... that Rear Admiral Cindy Jaynes was persuaded to join the United States Navy by a high school friend, having originally considered careers as an actuary or a veterinarian?
John Hunt, Baron Hunt of Fawley 2018-01-29 5,751 472.7 ... that after contracting diphtheria, John Hunt believed he was one of the last cases in England to have his tonsils painted with cocaine and then removed by guillotine?
Google Earth 2018-01-10 5,605[b] 467.1 ... that Google Earth was originally developed for use by various agencies of the United States government, including the CIA?
Gustave Lambert 2018-01-16 5,591 465.9 ... that Gustave Lambert (pictured) was killed in the Siege of Paris before he could set sail for the North Pole?
Phillipe Cunningham 2018-01-23 5,040 457.8 ... that Phillipe Cunningham is one of the first openly transgender people of color to be elected to public office in the United States?
Die schöne Melusine 2018-01-17 3,664 457.5 ... that Felix Mendelssohn was so fascinated by a particular singer playing the role of a mermaid that he was inspired to write the overture The Fair Melusine (legend pictured)?
Men of Good Will 2018-01-31 4,041 449.0 ... that at two million words, Men of Good Will by Jules Romains is one of the longest novels ever written?
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2018-01-23 4,808 436.8 ... that Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls was Kickstarter's "fastest funded publishing project" ever?
George F. Good Jr. 2018-01-26 5,230 435.8 ... that during World War II, Colonel George F. Good Jr. successfully defended Funafuti from ten Japanese attacks with a mixed unit that was "poorly armed" and "stuck out like a sore thumb"?
IFF Mark III 2018-01-27 5,104 419.5 ... that the RAF pushed to introduce IFF Mark III after a Short Stirling was shot down by a Bristol Beaufighter, which was in turn shot down by another Beaufighter?
Line the Label 2018-01-02 9,996 416.5 ... that so many people wanted a Line the Label jacket that the company's server crashed?
Blossom's Inn 2018-01-30 4,968 414.0 ... that a porter at Blossom's Inn (pictured) was revived by treatment that included bleeding, brandy, and a turpentine enema?
GB-1 2018-01-21 4,829 411.0 ... that in an attack on Cologne on 28 May 1944, German gunners thought that crashing GB-1 glide bombs were aircraft they were shooting down?
Papal conclave, 1655 2018-01-18 4,588 390.4 ... that during the 1655 papal conclave, the younger cardinals played pranks on the older cardinals for fun?
Ram Khamhaeng Inscription 2018-01-15 4,642 386.8 ... that confirmation of the controversial claim that the Ram Khamhaeng Inscription was fake would have forced Thai history to be rewritten?
SSM-A-23 Dart 2018-01-31 5,763 384.2 ... that the company developing the SSM-A-23 Dart anti-tank missile changed ownership twice while the project was underway?
Lygon Arms 2018-01-20 4,502 383.2 ... that both Oliver Cromwell and Kylie Minogue have stayed at the Lygon Arms (pictured)?
Roll's Regiment 2018-01-21 2,936 249.8 ... that Swiss-born Louis de Roll was colonel of Roll's Regiment (pictured), which distinguished itself at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801?
Louis de Roll 1,540 131.1
Total 4,476 380.9
French frigate Cléopâtre (1838) 2018-01-18 4,472 380.6 ... that after sighting an improvised distress signal made from a lady's shawl, the French frigate Cléopâtre rescued 34 people stranded at sea?
Season of Crimson Blossoms 2018-01-26 4,548 379.0 ... that the taboo-breaking debut novel Season of Crimson Blossoms ended up winning Africa's biggest literary award instead of attracting the severe backlash author Abubakar Adam Ibrahim expected?
Fatumah Ahmed 2018-01-12 4,489 374.1 ... that Kenyan Brigadier Fatumah Ahmed joined the armed forces "by accident" when she saw a recruitment campaign whilst applying for an identity card?
Aviolanda AT-21 2018-01-16 4,474 372.9 ... that the first successful drone developed in the Netherlands was the Aviolanda AT-21?
Angel of the Winds Casino Resort 2018-01-12 4,466 372.1 ... that the Angel of the Winds Casino was designed as a temporary building with modular elements so it could be sold in pieces?
Nylanderia pygmaea 2018-01-25 4,450 370.9 ... that male Nylanderia pygmaea ants (pictured) were trapped in amber while climbing plants for their mating flight?
John Samuel Phene 2018-01-15 4,433 369.4 ... that John Samuel Phene's five-storey house was called the "Gingerbread Castle" because of its numerous devices and fixtures?
Thyonicola dogieli 2018-01-31 3,228 358.6 ... that Thyonicola dogieli, a parasite of sea cucumbers, is the longest gastropod in the world?
Véronique Hammerer 2018-01-31 3,149 349.9 ... that French politician Véronique Hammerer, a member of La République En Marche!, said it was "terrible" that her husband could not buy a Porsche Cayenne for fear of public criticism?
Elite Forces: Unit 77 2018-01-29 4,120 348.1 ... that in his review, IGN's Craig Harris called Elite Forces: Unit 77 the "perfect storm of gaming mediocrity"?
Red Spears' uprising in Shandong (1928–1929) 2018-01-23 3,805 345.6 ... that although the 1928–1929 Red Spears' uprising in Shandong broke out in protest against high taxes, banditry, and government brutality, the rebels themselves came to raise taxes, loot, rape, rob and kidnap for ransom?
Margaret W. Burcham 2018-01-09 4,114 342.9 ... that Margaret W. Burcham was the first female brigadier general in the United States Army Corps of Engineers?
Lockheed Aequare 2018-01-28 4,064 338.6 ... that the Aequare was a remotely piloted vehicle intended to be used by F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers to find and designate targets?
Shorwell helmet 2018-01-31 4,983 332.2 ... that of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, the Shorwell helmet was originally mistaken for a pot, the Pioneer helmet for a bucket, and the Coppergate helmet for a rock?
Coffee Brook 2018-01-21 3,280 327.8 ... that Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biologists tried to visit Coffee Brook in 2001, but were unable to reach it?
Ovulatory shift hypothesis 2018-01-02 7,826 326.1 ... that women's sexual preferences and attractiveness may shift across their ovulatory cycles?
Hazel Carter 2018-01-20 3,082 324.1 ... that Hazel Carter was reported to have received the United States' first military funeral for a woman?
Ludwig II (sculpture) 2018-01-24 3,780 321.7 ... that some historians believe Elisabet Ney's full-length statue (pictured) of "Mad King Ludwig" of Bavaria was created as part of a Prussian scheme to unify Germany?
Lokrume helmet fragment 2018-01-24 3,760 320.0 ... that the Lokrume helmet fragment was the first piece of a Viking helmet to be identified?
Aries (rocket) 2018-01-16 3,812 317.5 ... that the "Fat Albert" sounding rocket had its name changed to Aries because the Naval Research Laboratory considered it "more dignified"?
Riverton Lock 2018-01-05 7,616 317.4 ... that at its completion, Riverton Lock was the highest lift lock in the world with a lift of 26 feet (7.9 m)?
Harriet Osborne, Baroness Godolphin 2018-01-17 2,533 316.3 ... that the high-waisted fashions of the early 1800s likely helped the Countess of Bessborough hide her figure from her husband while pregnant with her illegitimate daughter, Harriet Osborne?
Hong Kong Regiment 2018-01-21 3,132 313.0 ... that the Hong Kong Regiment was paid more than other British Indian Army regiments and was known as "The Swagger Regiment"?
The Hammer of Thor 2018-01-19 3,668 312.2 ... that The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan won a Stonewall Book Award for its portrayal of the genderfluid character Alex Fierro?
West African bichir 2018-01-03 7,486 311.9 ... that underwater thumps and moans in a West African swamp may indicate the presence of certain air-breathing fish?
Forty Five Hundred Times 2018-01-16 3,699 308.0 ... that Rick Parfitt (pictured) wrote "Forty Five Hundred Times" with Francis Rossi and called it his favourite guitar moment with Status Quo?
Labrus viridis 2018-01-04 7,348 306.2 ... that the green wrasse (pictured) has big eyes, a small mouth, and fleshy lips?
Tigawa 2018-01-14 3,657 304.8 ... that the 5th-century Tigawa temple (pictured) is the only survivor of around 36 Hindu temples at the site that were quarried for building stone during a 19th-century construction project?
Cabaret du Ciel 2018-01-11 3,642 303.5 ... that inside the Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven), beer was served, and the entertainment included depictions of angels playing music and Saint Peter sprinkling holy water from the heavens?
Dali (goddess) 2018-01-21 3,554 302.5 ... that the Georgian goddess Dali appeared as both a nude golden-haired woman with glowing skin, and as a white ibex with golden horns?
Doug Davis (aviator) 2018-01-10 3,584 298.7 ... that in 1927, barnstormer Doug Davis let 12-year-old Paul Tibbets drop Baby Ruth candy bars attached to parachutes from his biplane over Hialeah, Florida, kindling the boy's love of flying?
Hong Kong Civil Service cruise perk 2018-01-19 3,504 298.3 ... that in order to attract skilled civil servants, the Hong Kong government offered a free sea cruise back to the UK on retirement to British civil servants who joined up?
William Thomas Braithwaite 2018-01-29 3,525 297.9 ... that Belfast pub-owner and freemason William Braithwaite donated Winter (pictured) and Spring by Pieter Breughel the Younger to the Ulster Museum?
Northern Forest (England) 2018-01-29 3,592 295.3 ... that 50 million trees could be planted to form the Northern Forest in England?
Fatuma binti Yusuf al-Alawi 2018-01-02 7,080 295.0 ... that to ensure the loyalty of Queen Fatuma, a client ruler of Zanzibar, Omani forces kept a cannon trained on her palace?
Azeloprazole 2018-01-18 2,502 294.1 ... that azeloprazole was designed with pharmacogenomics in mind?
Cristo Rey OKC 2018-01-31 2,637 293.0 ... that when Cristo Rey OKC high school opens in fall 2018, students will be able to work for Boeing, Love's Travel Stops, and more than 30 other employers as part of work-study?
The Dead South 2018-01-26 3,512 292.7 ... that the Canadian bluegrass band The Dead South often refer to themselves as "Mumford and Sons' Evil Twins"?
Yves Volel 2018-01-31 2,624 291.6 ... that Yves Volel was Anderson Cooper's math teacher at the Dalton School in Manhattan before returning to Haiti to run for president, where he was assassinated?
Acle Straight 2018-01-04 6,954 289.8 ... that a pub on the Acle Straight is now a Hindu temple?
Ramona Go 2018-01-11 3,460 288.3 ... that Ramona Go was the first female military pilot, line officer, battalion commander, adjutant general, and regular service general in the Philippine Armed Forces?
Shoot (Hellblazer) 2018-01-30 3,452 287.7 ... that the comic "Shoot", originally scheduled for publication in a 1999 issue of Hellblazer, was not published until 2010?
Rhyzobius lophanthae 2018-01-21 3,380 287.6 ... that the purple scale predator is native to Australia but was first described from a Californian specimen?
Qianshan Subdistrict 2018-01-20 2,734 287.5 ... that Ming China turned Qianshan (pictured) into a military base to protect Guangdong from the Portuguese settlement in Macao?
Mary M. Jackson 2018-01-06 6,718 279.9 ... that Vice Admiral Mary M. Jackson was promoted directly from one-star to three-star rank?
Mudéjar revolt of 1264–66 2018-01-24 3,218 279.6 ... that after the unsuccessful Mudéjar revolt of 1264–66, Castile expelled the surviving Muslims?
Fountain E. Pitts 2018-01-12 3,324 277.0 ... that after the American Civil War, "Fighting Parson" Fountain E. Pitts helped grow poppies to make opium in Nashville, Tennessee?
Underground Research Laboratory 2018-01-15 3,296 274.7 ... that the Canadian Underground Research Laboratory was built to test the concept of storing nuclear waste in rock that was billions of years old?
Amazon Air 2018-01-20 2,590 272.4 ... that Amazon is building a $1.5 billion facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to serve as a principal hub for Amazon Air?
Ilya Espino de Marotta 2018-01-20 2,578 271.1 ... that Ilya Espino de Marotta, lead engineer for the Panama Canal expansion project, wears a pink hard hat on site to make a statement that women can do the job?
Otto Franke (sinologist) 2018-01-17 3,194 271.0 ... that Otto Franke, the pre-eminent German sinologist of his time, died "practically from hunger and exhaustion" before he could complete his history of China?
Song Jian 2018-01-25 3,252 271.0 ... that missile scientist Song Jian was the architect of China's one-child policy?
Dora Saker 2018-01-25 3,155 268.5 ... that following its recent rediscovery, Dora Saker's 1917 book Practical Cheddar Cheese-making has "quickly acquired cult status amongst farmhouse cheese-makers" (cheese press pictured)?
Norwood Tower 2018-01-17 2,140 267.3 ... that until the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Norwood Tower held the only public restroom open to African Americans in downtown Austin, Texas?
Art of Uruk 2018-01-04 6,386 266.1 ... that the art of Uruk includes the 5,000-year-old Mask of Warka, probably one of the earliest known near life-size sculptures?
Arrest of Mark Kaminsky and Harvey Bennett 2018-01-30 3,192 266.0 ... that during the height of the Cold War, an American visiting Russia received a seven-year sentence for spying?
IFF Mark II 2018-01-14 3,154 262.8 ... that the RAF's IFF Mark II was the first operational identification friend or foe system?
Joginder Singh (soldier) 2018-01-22 3,060 260.4 ... that after the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Chinese returned Param Vir Chakra recipient Joginder Singh's ashes to his battalion with full military honours?
Baseball cheering culture in South Korea 2018-01-19 2,316 257.1 ... that inflatable balloon sticks for cheering at baseball games were first used in South Korea?
Oneco 2018-01-31 3,856 257.1 ... that Oneco referred to the gift of a ceremonial sword from Charles II of England as proof of the legal equality of the Mohegan sachemate with the English monarchy?
Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt 2018-01-23 2,821 256.3 ... that the German Christmas carol "Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt" is based on a Czech song derived around 1500 from a Latin model (manuscript pictured)?
Chris Whitecross 2018-01-10 3,048 254.0 ... that Canadian Lieutenant-General Chris Whitecross has fostered 33 children?
Boris Townsend 2018-01-19 2,960 252.0 ... that the English physicist and television technology developer Boris Townsend (pictured) described colour television as a "judicious combination of human imperfections and clever technical solutions"?
Garlic oil 2018-01-12 2,972 247.7 ... that steam-distilled garlic oil has around 900 times the strength of fresh garlic?
Houdini Museum of New York 2018-01-29 2,904 245.4 ... that the Houdini Museum of New York houses the world's second largest collection of "Houdiniana"?
TWA Hotel 2018-01-23 2,694 244.7 ... that the Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center airport terminal was designated a landmark and is being redeveloped into the TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City?
Asaka (musician) 2018-01-15 2,920 243.3 ... that the Japanese singer Asaka spent part of her childhood in Michigan?
Facebook Aquila 2018-01-09 2,916 243.0 ... that Facebook's Aquila solar-powered drone is intended to provide internet access to remote regions of Earth using no more electricity than three blow dryers?
Jim Benedict 2018-01-25 2,876 239.7 ... that Jim Benedict was knocked out during his first professional batting practice?
Jaguar (American rocket) 2018-01-29 2,869 235.8 ... that the Jaguar multi-stage sounding rocket was designed to be launched using a toss bombing maneuver from a B-57 bomber?
Jolly Roger Records 2018-01-05 5,614 233.9 ... that Jolly Roger Records had its bootlegs of RCA Records recordings manufactured at RCA's own vinyl record pressing plant?
Cherry Marshall 2018-01-09 2,800 233.3 ... that modelling agent Cherry Marshall discovered Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain?
Joint Task Force Empire Shield 2018-01-25 2,716 231.1 ... that Joint Task Force Empire Shield consists of soldiers and sailors of the New York National Guard and New York Naval Militia, tasked with the defense of New York City?
Marvin Pipkin 2018-01-19 2,060 228.6 ... that Marvin Pipkin invented the first electric light bulb frosted on the inside with sufficient strength for ordinary handling that could be sold to the public?
Gunday 2018-01-01 5,340[c] 222.5 ... that Gunday (2014) became one of the lowest-rated films on IMDb following a vote brigading social-media campaign by Bangladeshis?
Never Waste a Good Crisis 2018-01-26 2,610 217.5 ... that in 2009 the British construction industry was urged to Never Waste a Good Crisis?
Thyca crystallina 2018-01-26 2,578 214.9 ... that the gastropod mollusc Thyca crystallina is in the early evolutionary stages of becoming parasitic on a starfish?
American Base Hospital No. 57 2018-01-27 2,536 214.4 ... that from September 1918 to August 1919, when it left France, American Base Hospital No. 57 (operating room pictured) treated 8,505 surgical and medical cases, and 7,292 dental cases?
British logistics in the Normandy Campaign 2018-01-17 2,495 211.7 ... that British logistics in the Normandy Campaign depended on a Mulberry harbour?
Gwen Fleming 2018-01-14 2,480 206.7 ... that Gwen Fleming, the first female major in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, was called "sir" by her colleagues during the Second World War?
Eugénie Henderson 2018-01-03 4,899 204.1 ... that Eugénie Henderson taught Far Eastern languages to the British Armed Forces during World War II?
Sibirotitan 2018-01-20 1,917 201.6 ... that the newly named dinosaur Sibirotitan is only the second sauropod species named from the country of Russia, and one of the oldest titanosauriform sauropod species known from all of Asia?
Lilac Fire 2018-01-11 2,411 200.9 ... that the Lilac Fire in Southern California grew from a small brush fire to 4,100 acres (17 km2) in one day?
National trauma 2018-01-20 1,907 200.6 ... that wars, battles, assassinations, and natural disasters can all cause national trauma?
Javan frogmouth 2018-01-21 1,996 199.4 ... that the Javan frogmouth may be more common than generally thought?
Diamond Peak (Oregon) 2018-01-17 1,586 198.0 ... that along with Mount Defiance and Mount Bailey, Diamond Peak is one of the few andesitic shield volcanos in the Cascade Range?
Clare Wheatley 2018-01-11 2,373 197.8 ... that Arsenal Ladies player Clare Wheatley took over as the club's development officer and general manager from Vic Akers, who once told her, "Arsenal Ladies is not a social club"?
Housefly 2018-01-08 4,730[d] 197.1 ... that houseflies have been used in germ warfare to distribute cholera?
George Francis Abercrombie 2018-01-29 2,332 197.0 ... that the physician George Abercrombie once won a game of chess against world champion José Raúl Capablanca?
RMK-BRJ 2018-01-25 2,364 197.0 ... that American construction company RMK-BRJ trained 200,000 Vietnamese workers in construction and administrative trades during the Vietnam War?
Apple Maggot Quarantine Area 2018-01-10 2,353 196.1 ... that California and the entire eastern United States are under a quarantine restriction by the U.S. state of Washington designed to protect it from apple maggot infestation?
Costea Bucioc 2018-01-14 2,334 194.5 ... that statesman Costea Bucioc, who reputedly survived a poisoning attempt at the Moldavian court, was later impaled by the Ottoman army?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2018-01-10 2,334[e] 194.5 ... that the video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was marketed as "Skyrim in a Game of Thrones sauce"?
Power Rangers (film) 2018-01-11 2,328[f] 194.0 ... that all five of the surviving members of the original cast of the Power Rangers series attended the film adaptation's Los Angeles premiere in March 2017?
Barren Island, Brooklyn 2018-01-30 2,299 191.6 ... that horse carcasses, and trash from three of New York City's boroughs, were once processed at Barren Island, Brooklyn?
Macrocybe crassa 2018-01-11 2,298 191.5 ... that the mushrooms of the Asian fungus Macrocybe crassa can weigh up to 1.25 kilograms (3 lb)?
Black Buttes 2018-01-22 2,234 190.1 ... that Black Buttes' amphitheater is partially occupied by Deming Glacier?
Wolfgang Franke 2018-01-05 4,547 189.5 ... that German sinologist Wolfgang Franke was so at home in Beijing that he felt he had lived there in a previous life?
Chen Junsheng 2018-01-30 2,272 189.3 ... that Chen Junsheng's investigative report resulted in his superior losing his job and getting "promoted"?
Cider with Rosie (film) 2018-01-30 2,250 187.5 ... that Cider with Rosie could not be filmed in Slad, where the story takes place, as the village had changed too much?
Morgan Morgan Monument 2018-01-20 1,775 186.7 ... that the Morgan Morgan Monument memorializes one of the earliest European pioneers to settle permanently in present-day West Virginia?
Wizard Bloody Wizard 2018-01-04 4,454 185.6 ... that Electric Wizard described their album Wizard Bloody Wizard as "43 brain-damaging minutes, six savage hymns to death, drugs, sex and violence, music dragged (and drugged) back from the grave"?
Chanbria 2018-01-05 4,424 184.3 ... that arachnologists think juvenile Chanbria camel spiders locate their prey through a combination of smelling and feeling for them?
Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program 2018-01-14 2,196 183.0 ... that the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program was initiated by United States Senator Harry Reid in 2007 to secretly study the topic of UFOs?
Euphorbia arbuscula 2018-01-12 2,124 177.0 ... that the succulent Euphorbia arbuscula of Socotra is used to feed goats?
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 2018-01-25 2,086 173.8 ... that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board oversees a park system that has been called the best-designed, best-financed, and best-maintained in America?
National first-grade museum of China 2018-01-10 2,076 173.0 ... that the "Memorial for the War to Resist America and Aid Korea" is no longer one of the national first-grade museums of China?
Broadway Junction (New York City Subway) 2018-01-31 2,576 171.7 ... that New York City's Broadway Junction station sees 100,000 daily riders, the vast majority using it to make transfers?
Claire Eccles 2018-01-17 1,367 170.7 ... that in 2017, Canadian pitcher Claire Eccles became the first woman to play baseball in the collegiate West Coast League?
Vitamin C 2018-01-10 2,048[g] 170.6 ... that in 1934 vitamin C was the first synthetic vitamin to be trademarked (as Redoxon) and marketed?
Horace Smithy 2018-01-21 1,998 170.1 ... that when cardiac surgeon Horace Smithy had a patient die on the operating table, he may have lost the chance to undergo heart surgery himself?
Hamadryas laodamia 2018-01-13 2,030 169.2 ... that the larvae of the starry night butterfly (pictured) accumulate toxic chemicals in their bodies, which make the adults distasteful to birds?
History of aluminium 2018-01-01 4,060 169.2 ... that Joseph Stalin asked Franklin D. Roosevelt for aluminium, implying enough of it would bring him victory in World War II?
John Heisman 2018-01-16 2,023 168.6 ... that the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the best college football player, is named for John Heisman, who was instrumental in legalizing the forward pass?
Boosenburg 2018-01-02 4,020 167.5 ... that while the medieval bergfried of the Boosenburg in Rüdesheim still stands, the castle's moat was made into a wine cellar and other buildings were replaced by a Gothic Revival villa?
Large frogmouth 2018-01-20 1,964 167.1 ... that the nest of the large frogmouth consists of a circular cushion of down on which a single egg is balanced?
St. Nicolai, Lüneburg 2018-01-10 2,005 167.1 ... that St. Nicolai, Lüneburg, a brick Gothic church with a "star" rib vault (pictured), was the location of the first Lutheran sermon in Lüneburg?
Cristina Pasaroiu 2018-01-13 1,996 166.3 ... that soprano Cristina Pasaroiu played Manon in boots, even in bed with her lover?
Clement Price Thomas 2018-01-13 1,976 164.6 ... that in 1951, thoracic surgeon Clement Price Thomas removed part of King George VI's lung in Buckingham Palace?
Miles Graham 2018-01-29 1,996 164.0 ... that Major General Miles Graham was Monty's logistics supremo in both North Africa and North-West Europe during the Second World War?
Regina Barzilay 2018-01-12 1,966 163.8 ... that Genius Grant winner Regina Barzilay helped decipher the ancient language Ugaritic?
Cline Buttes 2018-01-24 1,924 163.8 ... that gold was discovered on Cline Buttes in central Oregon in 1904, but proved uneconomic to mine?
Dewan Rabindranath Soni 2018-01-16 1,949 162.3 ... that Lt. Gen. D. R. Soni, chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, was a military observer in Iraq and Kuwait after the Gulf War?
Propsteikirche, Dortmund 2018-01-15 1,938 161.5 ... that the high altar in the Propsteikirche, created by Derick Baegert, includes the oldest depiction of Dortmund on its left panel (pictured)?
Hazen A. Brattain 2018-01-18 1,371 161.1 ... that former Oregon state legislator Hazen A. Brattain died a month after completing a seven-month world tour?
Bajirao Mastani 2018-01-23 1,766[h] 160.5 ... that the 2015 Indian epic historical romance film Bajirao Mastani spent eleven years in development hell before being revived in 2014?
Josephine Cafrine 2018-01-01 3,851 160.5 ... that the wounds of leprosy sufferer Josephine Cafrine were said to have miraculously healed after her death?
Diddle Diddle Dumpling (Inside No. 9) 2018-01-11 1,915 159.6 ... that "Diddle Diddle Dumpling", an episode of Inside No. 9, was inspired by a chance encounter with a single shoe?
Yiqu 2018-01-08 3,811 158.8 ... that Yiqu was conquered by Qin after its king was killed either by his mistress Queen Dowager Xuan, or by her son the king of Qin?
HMS Roebuck (1743) 2018-01-24 1,860 158.3 ... that HMS Roebuck rescued HMS Rippon after the latter grounded during an attack on Basse-Terre in 1759?
Thomas Johnston (engraver) 2018-01-22 1,644 156.5 ... that Thomas Johnston made the first historical print engraved in America?
Fraser Macintosh Rose 2018-01-30 1,848 154.0 ... that Canadian physician Fraser Rose was partly named after the doctor who walked through a snowstorm in Nova Scotia to deliver him?
Gustavus Murray 2018-01-18 1,308 153.8 ... that in 1858, the obstetrician Gustavus Murray claimed to be able to identify the parts of a fetus, including each vertebra, through an abdominal examination of a pregnant woman?
Mildred Dilling 2018-01-31 2,299 153.3 ... that Mildred Dilling's first fee for a harp performance was a dozen carnations and a jar of pickles?
John Robson (footballer, born 1950) 2018-01-25 1,795 152.8 ... that footballer John Robson was forced to retire after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 28?
Ichneumon eumerus 2018-01-10 1,796 149.6 ... that the parasitic wasp Ichneumon eumerus has a complex life cycle involving ants and a rare blue butterfly?
Guardia Lombardi 2018-01-17 1,755 148.9 ... that the Italian town of Guardia Lombardi was settled by the Lombards in the sixth century as a defensive outpost?
Pope Miltiades 2018-01-30 1,786 148.8 ... that the Edict of Milan, an agreement between Constantine and Licinius to treat the Christian Church peacefully, was issued during the pontificate of Pope Miltiades?
Pecorino di Carmasciano 2018-01-24 1,746 148.6 ... that Pecorino di Carmasciano cheese is produced only in a small cluster of towns in the Apennine Mountains of Italy?
Margaret L. Curry 2018-01-22 1,559 148.4 ... that before Margaret L. Curry introduced vocational training and education for women prisoners in Colorado, their only activity was washing and ironing the clothes of the male prisoners?
IND World's Fair Line 2018-01-29 1,784 146.7 ... that passengers traveling to the 1939 New York World's Fair via the World's Fair subway line paid the standard five-cent fare to board, but had to pay the fare again on arrival?
Count of the Székelys 2018-01-31 2,198 146.5 ... that a newly appointed count of the Székelys was entitled to a horse from each of the Székely seats?
Goldberg–Coxeter construction 2018-01-16 1,754 146.2 ... that the Goldberg–Coxeter construction can be used to study fullerene molecules, nanoparticles, and basket weaving?
Danny Lloyd (footballer) 2018-01-26 1,750 145.8 ... that the English footballer Danny Lloyd sold bins for a waste management company before turning professional in 2017?
Zombie Hut 2018-01-22 1,712 145.7 ... that the Zombie Hut was a fictitious tiki bar in the 1945 Abbott and Costello film Zombies on Broadway, as well as a real tiki bar that opened in Sacramento, California, that same year?
William Dempster 2018-01-08 3,472 144.7 ... that North-West Mounted Police Corporal William Dempster found the Lost Patrol?
Stanley Kane 2018-01-18 1,694 144.2 ... that the footballer Stanley Kane gave up playing in order to join the Liverpool City Police?
Red-breasted partridge 2018-01-16 1,729 144.1 ... that the red-breasted partridge is found only on Borneo?
Homophobia (film) 2018-01-17 1,698 144.1 ... that producers of the 2012 Austrian short film Homophobia raised US$10,100 in 69 days through crowdfunding on Indiegogo?
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan 2018-01-06 3,421 142.5 ... that Luke Harper and Erick Rowan call themselves The Bludgeon Brothers?
Desmarestia tropica 2018-01-12 1,692 141.0 ... that Desmarestia tropica, or tropical acidweed, is possibly extinct because of the 1982–83 El Niño event?
Pickle Rick 2018-01-20 1,640 139.6 ... that the Rick and Morty episode "Pickle Rick" was largely inspired by the Breaking Bad episode "4 Days Out"?
West Kill 2018-01-27 1,698 139.5 ... that the watershed of the West Kill (Diamond Notch Falls pictured) has the steepest slopes and highest overall elevation of any subbasin of New York's Schoharie Creek?
Digiday 2018-01-28 1,672 139.3 ... that a website run by Digiday generates random absurd Twitter bios followed by profanity-laced commentary?
Carys Bannister 2018-01-06 3,342 139.2 ... that Carys Bannister drove rally cars and exhibited corgis when not performing brain surgery?
Yehuda Liebes 2018-01-23 1,634 139.1 ... that Israeli scholar Yehuda Liebes claims that the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy includes an allusion to Jesus?
Orchard Pond Parkway 2018-01-15 1,662 138.5 ... that the Orchard Pond Parkway is Florida's first privately-built toll road?
Isopogon mnoraifolius 2018-01-24 1,622 138.0 ... that Isopogon mnoraifolius was named for the resemblance of its foliage to a menorah?
Santa Ana Heritage Zone 2018-01-10 1,648 137.3 ... that the Santa Ana Heritage Zone encompasses a declared Heritage House and a local church that contains two National Cultural Treasures?
Irwin Untermyer 2018-01-26 1,642 136.8 ... that before becoming a New York Supreme Court justice, Irwin Untermyer successfully argued to preserve the New York City Subway's five-cent fare in a U.S. Supreme Court case?
Booker T. Washington State Park (West Virginia) 2018-01-18 1,590 135.4 ... that prior to creating Booker T. Washington State Park, West Virginia's Conservation Commission justified its segregation policy by explaining that "our Negro citizens would feel ill at ease" using parks alongside whites?
Tóc Tiên 2018-01-06 3,224 134.4 ... that as a teenager, Vietnamese singer Tóc Tiên exaggerated her age twice at singing competitions, one time winning the grand prize?
Persoonia procumbens 2018-01-17 1,576 133.7 ... that the rare Persoonia procumbens (pictured) has potential as a rockery plant?
Hardenbergia comptoniana 2018-01-29 1,626 133.6 ... that the seed pods of Hardenbergia comptoniana (flowers pictured) make an audible 'pop' as they release the seed?
1981 Milwaukee Police Strike 2018-01-12 1,603 133.6 ... that during the 1981 Milwaukee Police Strike, Mayor Henry Maier requested that taverns and bars voluntarily close early?
Shmuel Abba Twersky 2018-01-29 1,580 133.5 ... that Shmuel Abba Twersky's immigration to Canada from Ukraine – to serve as Makarover Rebbe of Winnipeg in the 1920s – was held up by two years of bureaucratic red tape?
Margaret O'Flynn 2018-01-23 1,468 133.4 ... that Margaret O'Flynn and her husband John Foley were the first wife-and-husband fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists?
St. Moritz, Halle 2018-01-16 1,596 133.0 ... that the late-Gothic church St. Moritz in Halle (Saale) became Catholic again in 1970?
Yang Yuanyuan 2018-01-21 1,324 132.3 ... that Yang Yuanyuan won a Lifetime Achievement Award because China's aviation accident rate plummeted under his leadership?
Temperance and Good Citizenship Day 2018-01-16 1,578 131.5 ... that as part of today's Temperance and Good Citizenship Day observances in the state of Washington, schools are expected to hold voter registration drives for eligible students?
Charles P. Fahey 2018-01-17 1,546 131.2 ... that Tennessee state representative Charles P. Fahey sponsored bills prohibiting the non-medical sale of cocaine and requiring the racial segregation of Nashville streetcars?
Gyrinus natator 2018-01-14 1,572 131.0 ... that groups of common whirligig beetles often spin round rapidly on the water surface?
John Gaskell 2018-01-19 1,176 130.5 ... that fans noticed Doctor Who references in a promotional trailer for Paul McGann's first episode in Holby City as John Gaskell?
Azazet Habtezghi Kidane 2018-01-05 3,120 130.0 ... that Azazet Habtezghi Kidane interviewed more than 1,500 African refugees to document torture in the Sinai Peninsula?
Hu Yan 2018-01-20 1,521 129.4 ... that Hu Yan won praise as a loyal and capable advisor in part by getting his prince drunk and kidnapping him?
Liu Jianfeng (PRC) 2018-01-12 892 74.4 ... that governor Liu Jianfeng and party secretary Deng Hongxun of Hainan clashed fiercely and tried to drive each other out of the province?
Deng Hongxun 660 55.0
Total 1,552 129.4
Persoonia elliptica 2018-01-31 1,296 86.4 ... that the Western Australian shrubs Persoonia elliptica (pictured) and Persoonia saccata are known as snottygobbles?
Persoonia saccata 638 42.5
Total 1,934 129.0
Gordon Coleman 2018-01-12 1,544 128.7 ... that footballer Gordon Coleman scored the winning goal in a match against Blackpool in 1982 while sitting on the ground?
Aquatica ficta 2018-01-18 853 72.6 ... that the fireflies Aquatica ficta and Aquatica hydrophila both have aquatic larvae that are unable to swim?
Aquatica hydrophila 657 55.9
Total 1,510 128.5
Prospect House (Blue Mountain Lake (New York)) 2018-01-28 1,529 127.4 ... that the Prospect House at Blue Mountain Lake in New York was the first hotel anywhere to be equipped with electric lighting in all the guest rooms?
Pearl and Hermes Atoll 2018-01-15 1,524 127.0 ... that approximately 160,000 birds across twenty-two different species nest and breed on the Pearl and Hermes Atoll of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands?
Armanda Degli Abbati 2018-01-04 3,023 126.0 ... that the Italian mezzo-soprano Armanda Degli Abbati appeared as Ortrud in Rome and as Amneris in Rio de Janeiro, had an affair with a Russian revolutionary, and trained Estonian singers?
Air Board (Australia) 2018-01-13 1,510 125.8 ... that the Australian Air Board (inaugural members pictured) chose 31 March rather than 1 April as the founding date of the Royal Australian Air Force to avoid being called "April Fools"?
Catherine Foster 2018-01-03 2,982 124.3 ... that the dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, a former midwife, appeared as Brünnhilde at the Bayreuth Festival celebrating Wagner's bicentenary?
Rhode Makoumbou 2018-01-07 2,976 124.0 ... that Congolese artist Rhode Makoumbou sculpts figures up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall out of sawdust and woodglue?
University of Washington station 2018-01-25 1,452 123.5 ... that public art at University of Washington station includes a mural inspired by symbols on geologic maps?
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018-01-30 1,482[i] 123.5 ... that the Alabama Crimson Tide overcame a 13–0 deficit at halftime to win the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship in overtime?
Barnet Nover 2018-01-21 1,214 121.3 ... that Barnet Nover's 1939 Washington Post article "British Surrender – a Munich for the Holy Land" was inserted into the Congressional Record by then US Senator Harry Truman?
Revolution on Granite 2018-01-23 1,422 121.1 ... that the Revolution on Granite was the first major political protest held in Kiev's Independence Square, and its methods were copied in the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan?
Xu Shijie 2018-01-17 966 120.6 ... that Xu Shijie came out of retirement to serve as the first party chief of the new province of Hainan, but was dismissed in the aftermath of the Tiananmen protests?
Marcu Cercel 2018-01-09 1,444 120.3 ... that Marcu Cercel, who ruled over Moldavia in 1600, was probably born to a Turkish Muslim apostate?
Archie Amerson 2018-01-24 1,372 119.3 ... that Canadian football player Archie Amerson was described as both halves of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' "one-two punch"?
Southport Pier 2018-01-16 1,422 118.5 ... that professional diver Albert Powsey was known for diving off Southport Pier with a bicycle?
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm 2018-01-25 1,408[j] 117.3 ... that because of the 2016–17 video game voice actor strike, voice actress Ashly Burch could not reprise her role in the Life Is Strange prequel, Before the Storm?
Robin Turner 2018-01-31 1,054 117.2 ... that the footballer Robin Turner scored twice on his home debut for Swansea City, equalling the number of league goals he scored for former club Ipswich Town in nine seasons?
Frisch–Peierls memorandum 2018-01-27 1,406 115.6 ... that the authors of the 1940 Frisch–Peierls memorandum were assigned to research nuclear weapons because, as enemy aliens, they could not work on secret military projects?
Remy Siemsen 2018-01-05 2,772 115.5 ... that at age 16, Remy Siemsen was the top goalscorer for Sydney FC in the 2016–17 W-League season?
François Noël (missionary) 2018-01-22 1,356 115.4 ... that François Noël's translations of classic Chinese texts were banned in the Papal States and Germany but praised by historian Jean-Baptiste Du Halde?
Fire and Fury 2018-01-22 1,350[k] 114.9 ... that research for the book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House reportedly included more than 200 interviews with Donald Trump and his closest associates conducted over 18 months?
Wang Zhongyu (politician) 2018-01-28 1,377 114.8 ... that Wang Zhongyu was one of China's most powerful figures in the 1990s, with authority over reforming state-owned enterprises?
Tacoma Dome Station 2018-01-13 1,373 114.4 ... that Amtrak service at Tacoma Dome Station was halted on its inaugural day due to a train derailment?
Bartell Group 2018-01-19 1,030 114.3 ... that five siblings and an in-law made up the Bartell Group, which owned radio stations around the United States during the 1940s–1960s and was a pioneer in the Top 40 format?
Eri Sasaki 2018-01-24 1,296 112.7 ... that although the song that Eri Sasaki submitted for use in the anime series Plastic Memories was not chosen, she later passed an audition to sing the series' opening theme?
Callum Hendry 2018-01-16 1,347 112.2 ... that footballer Callum Hendry gave up playing for a year before turning professional?
SAM-A-19 Plato 2018-01-27 1,324 111.9 ... that the U.S. Army's Plato and FABMDS programs for anti-ballistic missiles evolved into the well-known Patriot missile?
Camille Robinson-Regis 2018-01-08 2,675 111.5 ... that in 1992, Camille Robinson-Regis became the youngest senator to be appointed to the cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago?
Business process outsourcing in China 2018-01-14 1,335 111.2 ... that the outsourcing industry in China is rapidly growing on the back of "cloud computing, big data, Internet of things and mobile Internet"?
Panoz Avezzano 2018-01-07 2,662 110.9 ... that the Panoz Avezzano, unveiled at the 2016 Petit Le Mans, is named after a town in Italy that was destroyed by an earthquake?
Cartwrightia 2018-01-01 1,342 55.9 ... that an illustration (pictured) of the Cartwrightia scarab Cartwrightia cartwrighti was printed on the invitations for entomologist Oscar Ling Cartwright's retirement party?
Cartwrightia cartwrighti 1,318 54.9
Total 2,661 110.9
Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I) 2018-01-25 1,296 110.3 ... that the high Byzantine title of sebastokrator was invented for Isaac Komnenos, who was described by his niece as an "emperor without the purple"?
Historical Model Railway Society 2018-01-20 1,292 110.0 ... that some 500,000 photographs and drawings are included in the collections of the Historical Model Railway Society?
Mahani Teave 2018-01-09 1,315 109.6 ... that Mahani Teave is considered Easter Island's only classical musician?
Syd Thomas 2018-01-28 1,294 107.9 ... that the Welsh footballer Syd Thomas impressed Fulham so much in a trial match that he was offered a contract at half-time?
Harold Basil Christian 2018-01-04 2,574 107.2 ... that Harold Basil Christian, a self-taught horticulturalist in southern Africa, became a world expert on African aloe species after planting one in his yard to block the view of a large, unsightly rock?
Washington State Library 2018-01-30 1,276 106.4 ... that the first shipment of books for the Washington Territorial Library traveled around Cape Horn from New York City?
Idiogramma elbakyanae 2018-01-07 2,550 106.3 ... that when the wasp Idiogramma elbakyanae was named in honor of Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, she took this as an insult?
Music House Museum 2018-01-24 1,221 106.1 ... that the main building of the Music House Museum is a remodelled 1909 dairy barn?
Travis County Courthouse 2018-01-09 1,264 105.3 ... that the Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse was named in honor of an early trial in the African-American civil rights movement that was heard there in 1946?
Angel Recording Studios 2018-01-21 1,040 104.0 ... that a former chapel built in 1888 was one of eleven studios involved in the recording of Adele's bestselling album 21?
Mesembrinella caenozoica 2018-01-29 1,230 103.9 ... that Mesembrinella caenozoica is the first unambiguous fossil described in the fly superfamily Oestroidea?
Gudy Gaskill 2018-01-26 1,240 103.3 ... that Gudy Gaskill, the driving force behind the creation of the 567-mile (912 km) Colorado Trail, was honored by Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush for her volunteerism?
National archaeological park of China 2018-01-18 878 103.1 ... that the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is a national archaeological park of China, while the tomb of St. Francis Xavier is a candidate for the designation?
Arocatus melanocephalus 2018-01-30 1,237 103.1 ... that the elm seed bug produces an unpleasant smell reminiscent of bitter almonds?
Protests against Faure Gnassingbé 2018-01-29 1,228 100.9 ... that a Let's Save Togo protest rally in August 2012 called for a week-long sex strike by women to encourage men to oppose Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé?
T-tubule 2018-01-10 1,210 100.8 ... that T-tubules allow heart muscle cells to contract more forcefully by synchronising calcium release?
The Three Garridebs 2018-01-28 1,202 100.2 ... that in the 1937 program The Three Garridebs, Louis Hector became the first actor to portray Sherlock Holmes on television?
Wayne Jacks 2018-01-19 478 53.0 ... that Wayne Jacks and Ben Hess were among the 86 drivers who attempted to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400?
Ben Hess 423 47.0
Total 900 100.0
Chen Guangyi 2018-01-19 886 98.3 ... that Chen Guangyi was appointed to the top post of his home province of Fujian reportedly after provincial cadres opposed another candidate from North China?
Erie Basin Marina 2018-01-13 1,172 97.7 ... that in 1900, a steamboat owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was stolen by two tugboats during the night from the Erie Basin Marina?
Randle Feilden 2018-01-19 1,134 96.6 ... that Major General Sir Randle Feilden has a horse race named in his memory?
The Kentucky Volunteer 2018-01-13 1,158 96.5 ... that the lyrics to "The Kentucky Volunteer", the first song copyrighted under the United States Constitution, were written by "a Lady of Philadelphia"?
Heinz Wunderlich 2018-01-11 1,154 96.1 ... that the organ virtuoso and teacher Heinz Wunderlich held a Hamburg post that Bach had once wanted?
Jennie Carignan 2018-01-13 1,152 96.0 ... that Jennie Carignan helped reintroduce ballroom dancing to the Royal Military College Saint-Jean, having taken classes with her future husband when she was a cadet?
London Welsh Amateur 2018-01-25 1,151 95.9 ... that despite London Welsh being liquidated, their amateur team London Welsh Amateur continued as they held separate independent membership of the Rugby Football Union?
Marjorie Husted 2018-01-22 1,122 95.4 ... that Marjorie Husted, as the radio voice of homemaking authority Betty Crocker, interviewed Joan Crawford in her home?
Georges Dargaud 2018-01-18 791 93.0 ... that Georges Dargaud produced the first Asterix film, Asterix the Gaul, in 1967?
Patrick Zhuwao 2018-01-17 739 92.3 ... that Patrick Zhuwao was expelled from Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU–PF party during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état?
Harris DeVane 2018-01-20 1,082 92.1 ... that peanut farmer Harris DeVane won the first race held on Atlanta Motor Speedway's present configuration by 0.023 seconds, leading only the last 100 yards (91 m) of the event?
A. de Herz 2018-01-18 1,072 91.2 ... that in 1919, Romanian playwright and journalist A. de Herz was court-martialled for alleged collaboration with the Central Powers?
Sciota Brook 2018-01-30 1,060 88.4 ... that Sciota Brook is only 2 miles (3.2 km) long but flows through three counties in Pennsylvania?
Agrypon flaveolatum 2018-01-13 634 52.9 ... that a wasp and a fly were used to combat a moth invader?
Cyzenis albicans 424 35.3
Total 1,058 88.2
Armchair Detectives (TV series) 2018-01-14 1,053 87.8 ... that Den of Geek likened watching gameshow whodunnit Armchair Detectives to playing a hidden objects video game?
Abatan River 2018-01-09 1,046 87.1 ... that the Abatan River estuary in Bohol has one of the Philippines' most diverse mangrove forests?
Nemobius sylvestris 2018-01-06 2,085 86.9 ... that despite being flightless, wood crickets appeared in 2001 at a site in southern England at which they had previously not been present?
Stern über Bethlehem 2018-01-28 1,038 86.5 ... that "Stern über Bethlehem" is a German song created in 1964 and often sung by star singers (pictured)?
Sonali Guha 2018-01-20 812 85.3 ... that Sonali Guha, a four-term member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, captured the seat of a five-term member of the assembly in her first election?
Odontadenia macrantha 2018-01-27 1,009 85.3 ... that Odontadenia macrantha flowers year-round in its natural habitat?
What a Beautiful Name 2018-01-28 1,018 84.8 ... that "What a Beautiful Name" represents the first Grammy nomination for Hillsong Worship?
Coopers Creek, Victoria 2018-01-25 984 83.7 ... that the first discovery of copper in the state of Victoria, Australia, was made at Coopers Creek in the 1860s?
Yunchi 2018-01-07 1,994 83.1 ... that Japanese singer Yunchi covered the song "Catch You Catch Me" from Cardcaptor Sakura for one of her albums?
Silvia Correale 2018-01-07 1,988 82.9 ... that Silvia Correale, the first female Postulator in the Vatican, focuses on guiding potential Argentine saints through the beatification process?
Caroline Lenferna de Laresle 2018-01-20 974 82.9 ... that Caroline Lenferna de Laresle travelled from Mauritius to Rome to claim the pontifical right for her order of nuns and died there shortly afterwards?
Freundliche Vision 2018-01-25 992 82.7 ... that Richard Strauss's art song "Freundliche Vision" describes a waking dream?
Inabanga River 2018-01-12 988 82.3 ... that members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf used the Inabanga River, the largest waterway in Bohol, Philippines, for a planned incursion into the province in 2017?
Gao You 2018-01-15 982 81.8 ... that the Han scholar Gao You—responsible for the present editions of the Huainanzi—had to quit school owing to the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
Shimon Lavi 2018-01-10 980 81.7 ... that 16th-century kabbalist Shimon Lavi displayed knowledge of alchemy in his commentary on the Zohar?
Byat Za 2018-01-13 976 81.3 ... that the 14th-century Hanthawaddy Minister-General Byat Za's doctrine of limited warfare has been compared to that popularized by Clausewitz?
Peter Du Cane (engineer) 2018-01-09 972 81.0 ... that in 1939, Peter Du Cane was awarded the Segrave Medal for his part in the design of the world water speed record-breaking boat Blue Bird K4?
Richard Gibbons (jurist) 2018-01-30 947 78.9 ... that while chief justice of the Colony of Cape Breton, Richard Gibbons founded a group that was later banned as being a possible "Seed of Rebellion"?
Martina Mayne 2018-01-25 927 78.9 ... that the actress Martina Mayne published an English translation of the work of the German poet Paula Ludwig?
Aya Kanai 2018-01-29 953 78.3 ... that prior to serving as executive fashion director for Cosmopolitan and Seventeen, and as a judge for Project Runway: Junior, Aya Kanai considered careers in puppetry and fine art?
Lucius Caesar 2018-01-28 938 78.2 ... that Rome's first emperor, Augustus, adopted his grandsons Lucius and Gaius?
Numerical modeling (geology) 2018-01-13 928 77.3 ... that numerical modeling can reveal the flow of the solid mantle beneath Earth's crust?
Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II 2018-01-14 924 77.0 ... that Ghanaian accountant and paramount chief Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II is also the president of all chiefs in the Western Region of Ghana?
Tammy Abraham 2018-01-26 921 76.8 ... that the English footballer Tammy Abraham was the first player to win Bristol City's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and Top Goalscorer awards in the same season?
Sally Sessions 2018-01-14 914 76.2 ... that golfer Sally Sessions tied for second place in the 1947 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur?
Walter J. Leonard 2018-01-08 1,828 76.2 ... that at Harvard University, Walter J. Leonard designed "one of the country's earliest and most effective affirmative-action programs, which became a model for other universities around the country"?
List of West Virginia state parks 2018-01-06 1,808 75.4 ... that West Virginia's 37 state parks include a working grist mill (pictured), a scenic railroad, a reconstructed 18th-century fortification, and a Natural National Landmark?
Barnes Brook 2018-01-27 890 75.2 ... that Barnes Brook lacked any habitats for fish in 2001, but is now being considered for addition to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's list of wild trout streams?
San Clemente, El Petén 2018-01-13 900 75.0 ... that the ancient Maya ruins of San Clemente, El Petén, in Guatemala include a two-storey palace structure and two Mesoamerican ballcourts?
La Loche Formation 2018-01-26 899 74.9 ... that the La Loche Formation can include clasts of Precambrian gneiss?
Jordan Murphy (basketball) 2018-01-03 1,784 74.4 ... that Jordan Murphy was the first basketball player to earn Big Ten Conference Player of the Week three weeks in a row since Evan Turner did so eight seasons earlier?
Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie 2018-01-13 891 74.2 ... that Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie rejected the chance to be the head of Ghana's ports and harbours because of his fear of the sea?
John S. Nabila 2018-01-09 882 73.5 ... that as paramount chief of the Wulungu traditional area, Ghanaian geographer and academic John S. Nabila is known by the title Wulugu Naba?
Asset management plan period 2018-01-14 880 73.3 ... that the use of asset management plan periods in the water industry of England and Wales has been criticised for creating a boom and bust cycle of investment?
Collaborative practice agreement 2018-01-03 1,756 73.2 ... that a collaborative practice agreement, which allows a pharmacist to prescribe medications, order drug therapy-related laboratory tests, and design therapy plans, can improve people's health?
Mandisa Thomas 2018-01-28 872 72.7 ... that activist Mandisa Thomas was recognized in the bill officially proclaiming October 15, 2017, as the 16th annual celebration of California Freethought Day?
Private View (Inside No. 9) 2018-01-22 850 72.3 ... that "Private View", an episode of Inside No. 9, was a homage to Theatre of Blood satirising the world of contemporary art?
List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba 2018-01-15 868 72.3 ... that Didier Drogba scored twice for the Ivory Coast in a match which was abandoned after fans rioted, throwing food and drinks onto the pitch?
Anthony Precourt 2018-01-09 857 71.4 ... that the first Columbus Crew soccer match attended by future owner Anthony Precourt was delayed after the stadium's scoreboard caught fire?
Doo Aphane 2018-01-01 1,702 70.9 ... that Doo Aphane successfully challenged a law that prevented married women from owning property in their own names in Swaziland?
Liometopum imhoffii 2018-01-02 1,676 69.8 ... that the ants Poneropsis affinis, Ponera affinis, and Formica schmidtii are all the single fossil species Liometopum imhoffii?
Li Huang 2018-01-16 824 68.7 ... that Li Huang co-founded the Chinese Youth Party, which was modelled after the Young Turks?
Dellatorre 2018-01-22 721 68.6 ... that Dellatorre, who currently plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC, was the top scorer of the 2011 São Paulo Junior Football Cup?
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier 2018-01-06 1,644 68.5 ... that while the Three Kings bring gold, incense and myrrh to the manger, the singer of "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" offers spirit and mind, heart, soul and courage as gifts?
Chase Winovich 2018-01-14 338 28.1 ... that 2017 Michigan Wolverine teammates and All-Big Ten Conference honorees Chase Winovich and Khaleke Hudson went to high school in Pennsylvania, while All-Big Ten teammate Lavert Hill once committed to Penn State?
Khaleke Hudson 252 21.0
Lavert Hill 232 19.3
Total 821 68.4
Peter Frank Stott 2018-01-27 807 68.2 ... that Peter Frank Stott investigated the use of open level crossings on the British Rail network following the Lockington rail crash in which nine people died?
Paa Kofi Ansong 2018-01-15 808 67.4 ... that Paa Kofi Ansong, a member of the advisory team to the President of Ghana, once worked as a quality control officer at Boots Pharmacy in the United Kingdom?
Ilona Durigo 2018-01-31 1,006 67.1 ... that Ilona Durigo, one of the leading concert contraltos of her time, performed in the first recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion, conducted by Willem Mengelberg?
Erde, singe 2018-01-26 804 67.0 ... that "Erde, singe" ("Earth, sing") was a carol in ten stanzas derived in the 19th century from a pastoral lullaby, but appears in the current hymnal in four stanzas, alluding to Christmas only once?
Angeline Murimirwa 2018-01-15 791 65.9 ... that Angeline Murimirwa received money for her secondary education from Camfed, and is now its regional executive director for Southern & Eastern Africa?
Paul Y. Hammond 2018-01-30 780 65.0 ... that American scholar Paul Y. Hammond sought to develop a more discerning understanding of how organizational behavior and domestic political considerations affected American foreign policy?
Christmas Lullaby 2018-01-18 552 64.9 ... that John Rutter wrote the lyrics for his choral composition Christmas Lullaby, with each verse including the refrain "Ave Maria"?
Amiya Kumar Mallick 2018-01-01 1,533 63.9 ... that Indian sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick trained under Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills in 2014 and broke the 100 metres national record in 2016?
Hassan Ahmed (Ghanaian diplomat) 2018-01-02 1,524 63.5 ... that after serving as Ghana's ambassador to Iran, Cuba, and Denmark, Hassan Ahmed is now director of protocol for the President of Ghana?
Tajemnica Statuetki 2018-01-21 745 63.4 ... that Metropolis Software's Tajemnica Statuetki (The Mystery of the Statuette) was the first Polish adventure game?
Persoonia adenantha 2018-01-23 408 34.7 ... that the Australian plants Persoonia adenantha and P. chamaepeuce were described by a Czech and Polish botanist, respectively?
Persoonia chamaepeuce 321 27.3
Total 728 62.0
Mark Milhofer 2018-01-18 713 60.7 ... that the English tenor Mark Milhofer appeared as Mozart's Ferrando in Beijing and Moscow, and as Poppea's nurse in Berlin, dressed as a parody of Riff Raff?
Hatto Ständer 2018-01-12 724 60.3 ... that Hatto Ständer, who played the organ in church services at age nine, was professor of organ playing, choral conducting, Gregorian chant and composition at the Technical University of Dortmund for more than three decades?
Zafirlukast 2018-01-07 1,444 60.2 ... that genetic differences may affect the efficacy of the anti-asthmatic drug zafirlukast?
Heinie Benkert 2018-01-21 600 59.9 ... that in the 1929 NFL season, players on the Orange Tornadoes, including Heinie Benkert, wore letters on their uniforms instead of numbers?
Janai Haupapa 2018-01-11 704 58.7 ... that Janai Haupapa joined the Canadian national rugby league team while still playing for a rugby union club?
Jernej Šugman 2018-01-10 700 58.3 ... that Slovenian actor Jernej Šugman starred in Shakespeare's Hamlet twice, first in the titular role and the second time as King Claudius?
Robin Ling 2018-01-07 1,398 58.2 ... that the Exeter Hip, designed by Robin Ling and Clive Lee, improved the lives of millions of people?
1998 NAPA 500 2018-01-28 692 57.7 ... that over seven hours of rain delays resulted in the 1998 NAPA 500 becoming the first night race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway?
Effie Owuor 2018-01-19 676 57.5 ... that Effie Owuor was Kenya's first female state counsel, magistrate, High Court judge, and Court of Appeal judge?
James Raymond Lawson 2018-01-13 690 57.5 ... that as president of Fisk University, James Raymond Lawson saw the donor base dwindle due to the students' involvement with the Black Power movement?
Jingchu Suishiji 2018-01-09 683 56.9 ... that the Record of the Year and Seasons of Jingchu shows how religious, calendrical, culinary, and entertainment changes led to a new canon of major Chinese holidays between the Han and Tang dynasties?
Zu Bethlehem geboren 2018-01-21 664 56.6 ... that Friedrich Spee wrote the lyrics of the Christmas carol "Zu Bethlehem geboren" to a popular French tune with a frivolous text?
Wolfgang Stockmeier 2018-01-12 671 55.9 ... that Wolfgang Stockmeier made around 150 recordings of organ music, taught at three music academies, and composed an opera on a libretto by Gabriele Wohmann?
Bill Dubuque 2018-01-28 667 55.6 ... that Bill Dubuque's scripts for The Judge and The Accountant were both featured on the Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood?
Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset 2018-01-02 1,330 55.4 ... that in 1860, Edric Norfolk Vaux Morisset became the first Inspector General of Police in Queensland?
Herman Vandenburg Ames 2018-01-20 650 55.4 ... that Herman Vandenburg Ames was one of Ezra Pound's professors at the University of Pennsylvania?
As with Gladness Men of Old 2018-01-06 1,302 54.2 ... that the common Epiphany hymn "As with Gladness Men of Old" does not describe the Biblical Magi as "magi" or "kings", or even state their number?
2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia 2018-01-19 634 54.0 ... that India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and the Philippines made their debut in under-20 international ice hockey at the 2018 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia?
Construction 2025 2018-01-15 634 52.8 ... that the British government's Construction 2025 industrial strategy sought to reduce whole-life greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment to half of 2013 levels by 2025?
MTV: TRL Christmas 2018-01-27 602 50.9 ... that certain copies of the Christmas compilation album MTV: TRL Christmas contained tickets for a free trip to be a part of the Total Request Live studio audience in New York City?
Metropolitan Theatre (Winnipeg) 2018-01-08 1,192 49.7 ... that the initial plan for the renovation of the Metropolitan Theatre in Winnipeg was for a rock and roll museum?
Merkel Landis 2018-01-24 578 49.2 ... that Merkel Landis, while a treasurer at a bank in Pennsylvania, originated the first Christmas Savings Club?
Alfred P. Addaquay 2018-01-11 589 49.1 ... that Ghanaian keyboardist Alfred P. Addaquay composed and performed his first oratorio when he was 20 years old?
James Robson (doctor) 2018-01-27 578 48.8 ... that James Robson has been to six Rugby World Cups with the Scotland team and on six British and Irish Lions tours?
Luciola substriata 2018-01-28 572 47.7 ... that larvae of the firefly Luciola substriata swim upside down?
Howard Spencer 2018-01-13 568 47.3 ... that the footballer Howard Spencer was the first Aston Villa player to captain England?
Wolfgang Helbich 2018-01-14 548 45.7 ... that Wolfgang Helbich recorded apocryphal works by Bach with the Alsfelder Vokalensemble, and conducted an award-winning recording of Ein deutsches Requiem with the Bremer Domchor?
Mary Puckey 2018-01-17 534 45.3 ... that, under the leadership of Mary Puckey, Sydney's Rachel Forster Hospital expanded from 12 to 120 beds?
Mhaimbhat 2018-01-21 530 45.1 ... that Mhaimbhat is considered the first known prose writer in the Marathi language?
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 2018-01-28 540 45.0 ... that SCA1 was the first genetic defect found to cause ataxia?
Engineering controls for nanomaterials 2018-01-26 532 44.4 ... that low-turbulence enclosures developed for the pharmaceutical industry are also suitable as engineering controls for nanomaterials?
Ninian Park 2018-01-27 533 43.8 ... that Ninian Park, the home stadium of Cardiff City F.C. for 99 years, was built on the site of a former rubbish tip?
Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 2018-01-26 516 43.0 ... that the secular Bach cantata Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202, scored for a soprano soloist, oboe, strings and continuo, pictures the transition from winter to spring?
Colette Lorand 2018-01-27 516 42.4 ... that Colette Lorand made her debut as Gounod's Marguerite in 1945, created Reimann's Regan in 1978, and retired as Janáček's Emilia Marty in 1983?
Lorenzo Viotti 2018-01-19 483 41.1 ... that Lorenzo Viotti conducted Massenet's Werther in three productions in opera houses of three countries in 2017, silently singing with the soloists?
Mass, Op. 130 2018-01-15 492 41.0 ... that, although Joseph Jongen conducted the first performance of Mass, Op. 130 at Liège Cathedral in 1946, it was not published until 1990?
Wolfgang Kläsener 2018-01-08 886 36.9 ... that Wolfgang Kläsener conducted his Kettwiger Bach-Ensemble in a memorial concert, combining the last work by Thomas Beimel with one Mass by Bach and one by Bruckner?
Nana Otuo Siriboe II 2018-01-27 434 35.6 ... that Nana Otuo Siriboe II, a Ghanaian electrical engineer and paramount chief, is the chairman of the advisory council to the President of Ghana?
Yaa Ntiamoah Badu 2018-01-23 416 35.4 ... that before becoming chair of the Millennium Development Authority, Yaa Ntiamoah Badu worked at the University of Ghana as a zoologist?
Diego Fasolis 2018-01-16 406 33.9 ... that Diego Fasolis conducted L'incoronazione di Poppea at the reopened Staatsoper Unter den Linden, adding music by other composers of Monteverdi's time?
Paul Lindner 2018-01-13 387 32.2 ... that German microbiologist Paul Lindner named the yeast species he discovered Schizosaccharomyces pombe after the Swahili word for beer?
Doug McMurdy 2018-01-28 382 31.9 ... that Doug McMurdy was the inaugural winner of the Red Tilson Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in the Ontario Hockey League each season?
List of accolades received by I, Tonya 2018-01-30 380 31.7 ... that among the accolades received by I, Tonya are five British Academy Film Award nominations?
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester) 2018-01-01 756 31.5 ... that Herbert Howells composed the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for Gloucester Cathedral after having organ lessons there with Herbert Brewer as a boy?
Christmas with Friends (India.Arie and Joe Sample album) 2018-01-23 356 30.3 ... that American pianist Joe Sample died from mesothelioma prior to completing his parts for the collaborative album Christmas With Friends with India Arie?
In Exile (Sumsion) 2018-01-23 328 27.9 ... that the motet In Exile for double choir by Herbert Sumsion was premiered at Gloucester Cathedral?

Notes

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