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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	-137.0	Droxford railway station	0.1	Camilla Nylund	-137.0	Droxford railway station
Median	139.6	Usomyrma	521.7	Naomi Parker Fraley	149.6	Iqro Australian Air Corps
High	706.4	Hanging Sword Alley	1,550.8	Catherine Lynch	1,550.8	Catherine Lynch

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Catherine Lynch	2018-03-11		37,219	1,550.8	... that at the inquest into the death of Catherine Lynch (pictured), the presiding coroner described her as "one of a class who were a nuisance to themselves, their husbands and everybody else"?
Shaitan Singh	2018-03-20		33,991	1,416.3	... that a badly wounded Major Shaitan Singh (statue pictured), who was later awarded the Param Vir Chakra, ordered his soldiers to leave him behind rather than face enemy fire evacuating him?
Goat Canyon Trestle	2018-03-15		32,164	1,340.2	... that the Goat Canyon Trestle (pictured) is the world's largest curved wooden trestle?
Female urinal	2018-03-17		25,834	1,076.4	... that female urinals available today (example pictured) are typically used in a "skiing" position?
Zofia Posmysz	2018-03-16		25,778	1,074.1	... that Zofia Posmysz (pictured), Auschwitz inmate No. 7566, wrote an audio play based on her memories, which formed the basis for her 1962 novel Passenger, a 1963 film, and a 1968 opera?
Construction of Rockefeller Center	2018-03-09		22,952	956.4	... that in preparation for the construction of Rockefeller Center (pictured) in Midtown Manhattan, 4,000 tenants were evicted from 228 properties?
Yampa (yacht)	2018-03-01		21,962	915.1	... that Kaiser Wilhelm II was so charmed with the American yacht Yampa (pictured) that he purchased her himself and had another larger yacht built in America based on her design?
SS Princess Anne	2018-03-30		20,884	870.2	... that when it entered service in 1936, the ferry SS Princess Anne (pictured) was considered "svelte" and "ultra-modern"?
Near-Earth object	2018-03-23		19,158	798.2	... that the search for near-Earth asteroids large enough to cause a global catastrophe (example pictured) is almost complete, and efforts now focus on smaller asteroids?
Hanging Sword Alley	2018-03-09		16,954	706.4	... that Hanging Sword Alley was also known as "Blood Bowl Alley" after its infamous night life?
Lake Manly	2018-03-21		16,166	673.6	... that a large lake formerly covered California's Death Valley, and occasionally reappears?
Pythagoras	2018-03-18		15,992	666.3	... that Greek legends claim Pythagoras (pictured) had a golden thigh, could fly thanks to a magic arrow, was greeted by name by a river, and when bitten by a snake, bit it back and killed it?
Norah Schuster	2018-03-10		15,722	659.7	... that in 1896, Arthur Schuster illustrated his lectures on the newly-discovered X-rays with images of his daughter Norah Schuster (hands pictured) that required a 10-minute exposure?
Nijmegen Helmet	2018-03-28		15,815	659.0	... that the two-millennia-old Nijmegen Helmet was found in a river bank?
USS Black Arrow	2018-03-07		5,299	220.8	... that USS Black Arrow, USS Eten, USS Paysandu, USS Radnor, and USS Santa Olivia (pictured) were among 56 ships converted to troopships for the repatriation of American soldiers after World War I?
USS Santa Olivia			4,840	201.7
USS Paysandu			1,828	76.2
USS Eten			1,726	71.9
USS Radnor			1,708	71.1
Total			15,400	641.7
Crimean Tom	2018-03-19		14,639	610.0	... that Crimean Tom, a tabby cat, helped save British and French soldiers from starvation after the Siege of Sevastopol by locating hidden food supplies?
World Trade Center (2001–present)	2018-03-28		14,557	606.5	... that the new World Trade Center was once projected for completion in 36 years, longer than the original complex had existed?
Innocent Victims	2018-03-02		13,558	564.9	... that Innocent Victims (pictured) is a memorial sculpture to Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed?
Meteor III (yacht)	2018-03-28		13,354	556.4	... that the American-made schooner Meteor III was the largest yacht in the world when built for German Emperor Wilhelm II?
Alhambra Nievas	2018-03-22		13,160	548.3	... that in October 2017, Alhambra Nievas (pictured) became the first woman to referee a men's international rugby union match in Europe?
Lady Camilla Bloch	2018-03-27		13,102	545.9	... that Lady Camilla Bloch has spoken out against those who call her father a murderer?
1900 English beer poisoning	2018-03-21		12,955	539.8	... that the 1900 English beer poisoning, in which more than 6,000 drinkers were poisoned by arsenic, was misdiagnosed for months as alcoholic neuritis?
Danielle Herrington	2018-03-27		12,588	524.5	... that Danielle Herrington, cover model for the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, booked her first swimsuit shoot four months after moving to New York City to pursue modelling?
Naomi Parker Fraley	2018-03-25		12,521	521.7	... that the Woozle effect delayed the identification of Naomi Parker Fraley as the most likely model for We Can Do It! (pictured)?
French cruiser Milan	2018-03-20		11,928	497.0	... that upon her completion in 1885, the French cruiser Milan was considered the fastest warship afloat?
J.E. Rhoads & Sons	2018-03-05		11,862	494.2	... that until it closed in 2009, J.E. Rhoads & Sons was the longest continually-operating company in the United States, having been in business for more than three centuries?
Missed call	2018-03-30		11,412	475.5	... that deliberately stopping a phone call before it is answered can be a form of communication in its own right?
Jessie Ace and Margaret Wright	2018-03-28		11,224	467.6	... that Welsh sisters Jessie Ace and Margaret Wright (pictured) used their shawls as a rope to rescue lifeboat crew who had fallen overboard during the rescue of a German barque in 1883?
Suffragetto	2018-03-31		11,106	462.7	... that the board game Suffragetto (pictured) featured suffragettes trying to storm the House of Commons?
Eupentacta quinquesemita	2018-03-07		7,112	296.4	... that when the stiff-footed sea cucumber eviscerates, it gets rid of the parasitic sea snail which lives attached to its gut?
Thyonicola americana			3,943	164.3
Total			11,056	460.6
Smashburger	2018-03-21		10,684	445.2	... that the founders of Smashburger sampled 300 kinds of beef before settling on Angus for their restaurant's burgers?
Emma Jane Gay	2018-03-08		10,676	444.8	... that Emma Jane Gay, known for her photographs of the Nez Perce people in the late 19th century, is identified as the first American lesbian photographer?
Major League Baseball Authentication Program	2018-03-29		10,648	443.6	... that Major League Baseball has authenticated a smashed telephone and some dirt?
Rainbow Room	2018-03-22		10,400	433.3	... that in its earliest years, New York City's Rainbow Room restaurant was frequented by the social elite and European royalty?
Bull and Mouth Inn	2018-03-19		10,270	427.9	... that London's Bull and Mouth Inn (sign pictured) was originally known as the Boulogne Mouth, in reference to the town and harbour of Boulogne which was besieged by Henry VIII in the 1540s?
Evelyn Adams (lottery winner)	2018-03-19		9,976	415.7	... that despite odds estimated at 17 trillion to one, Evelyn Adams won two multi-million-dollar lottery jackpots in the span of four months?
Catlin Brook	2018-03-15		9,972	415.5	... that the waterfalls on Catlin Brook are the "holy grail" of Pennsylvania waterfalls?
Horncastle helmet fragment	2018-03-22		9,931	413.8	... that a 4 cm (1.6 in) long fragment of an Anglo-Saxon helmet was bought for £15,000?
Buttington Oak	2018-03-25		9,842	410.1	... that the 1,000-year-old Buttington Oak, said to have been planted to commemorate the 893 Battle of Buttington, fell last month?
Operation Gotham Shield	2018-03-02		9,744	406.0	... that last year, there was a simulated nuclear weapons attack against the New York metropolitan area?
Kennington tube station	2018-03-23		9,654	402.2	... that Kennington tube station, opened in 1890, is a listed building and the only one from the world's first underground electric railway to retain its original appearance?
Anthony Acevedo	2018-03-29		9,642	401.8	... that Mexican-American Holocaust survivor Anthony Acevedo mixed snow and urine with the ink of his pen to ensure he could maintain his concentration-camp diary?
Dirt Candy	2018-03-06		9,498	395.8	... that Manhattan vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy is "waging war on the 'eat your vegetables' mind-set"?
Henry Liebman	2018-03-23		9,238	384.9	... that Henry Liebman hates "Henry Liebman's Noodle Soup"?
Strandflat	2018-03-26		9,210	383.8	... that strandflats are the most studied coastal landform in Norway?
Prow house	2018-03-02		8,727	363.6	... that a prow house is named after a ship's prow?
Captain Marvel (film)	2018-03-18		8,358	348.2	... that Captain Marvel is expected to be Marvel Studios' first female-led film?
Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012	2018-03-16		8,222	342.6	... that the solar eclipse of May 20, 2012, began on a Monday and ended on the previous Sunday?
Dead heat	2018-03-26		8,192	341.3	... that dead heats between two or even three racehorses (example pictured) were more common before the introduction of the photo finish?
Yalu River Broken Bridge	2018-03-10		8,078	339.0	... that the Yalu River Broken Bridge, which connected China and North Korea, was built by Japan and destroyed by the United States?
Sutton Hoo Helmet (sculpture)	2018-03-18		7,940	330.9	... that the Sutton Hoo helmet weighs 2.5 kg (5.5 lb), but the Sutton Hoo Helmet weighs 900 kg (2,000 lb)?
The Hatton Garden Job	2018-03-15		7,898	329.1	... that The Daily Telegraph said The Hatton Garden Job "begins to feel like a bizarre, Brechtian joke at the audience's expense"?
Comet Ping Pong	2018-03-05		7,711	321.3	... that the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria's name comes from a sign that one of the founders discovered at a liquor shop?
David Meade (author)	2018-03-09		7,685	320.2	... that David Meade's prediction of a hidden planet named Nibiru hitting Earth on September 23, 2017, was based on what he says are coded messages hidden in the Giza Pyramids in Egypt?
Doreen Simmons	2018-03-21		7,602	316.7	... that Doreen Simmons was awarded Japan's Order of the Rising Sun for her sumo television commentaries?
Akane Fujita	2018-03-15		7,527	313.6	... that Akane Fujita decided to become a voice actress partly because she "wanted to do something that was fun"?
Mary Nomura	2018-03-26		7,476	311.5	... that Mary Nomura, a singer who was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp as an orphaned teenager, became known as the "songbird of Manzanar"?
Zions Bank Stadium	2018-03-15		7,474	311.4	... that due to its proximity to a charter school, alcoholic beverages cannot be served at Zions Bank Stadium?
James W. Downing	2018-03-26		7,432	309.7	... that James W. Downing, a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, compiled lists of his shipmates' names and addresses to inform their families back home?
New York State Route 895	2018-03-07		7,396	308.2	... that nearly US$700 million was allocated to the process of downgrading Interstate 895 in New York City from a freeway to a boulevard?
Disappearance of Suzanne Lyall	2018-03-03		7,345	306.0	... that the disappearance of Suzanne Lyall from the SUNY Albany campus 20 years ago led to changes in federal and state laws on how campus police departments handle major investigations?
Ramona Brussig	2018-03-26		4,212	175.5	... that sisters Carmen and Ramona Brussig were born within 15 minutes of each other and won Paralympic gold medals within 15 minutes of each other?
Carmen Brussig			3,106	129.4
Total			7,319	305.0
Treaty of Livadia	2018-03-26		7,300	304.2	... that the terms of the Treaty of Livadia between Qing China and the Russian Empire were so unfavorable to China that the negotiator Chonghou was sentenced to death?
Laemonema barbatulum	2018-03-19		7,179	299.1	... that the shortbeard codling crushes the molluscs on which it feeds with its beak-like jaws?
Bianjing Drum Tower	2018-03-04		7,176	299.0	... that the Bianjing Drum Tower (pictured) in Shangguan, Shanxi, boasts a 1.9-metre (6 ft 3 in)-tall stone lantern carved into the shape of Mount Wutai?
Tomasz Mackiewicz	2018-03-01		7,094	295.6	... that Polish mountain climber Tomasz Mackiewicz went missing on January 27 during his seventh attempt to reach the summit of the 8,126-metre (26,660 ft) high Nanga Parbat in Pakistan?
New York Coliseum	2018-03-19		7,040	293.4	... that the groundbreaking for the New York Coliseum was delayed for ten years, and the demolition took another fourteen?
Candia massacre	2018-03-10		6,958	292.0	... that two months after the Candia massacre, the last Ottoman soldiers left Crete, ending 253 years of Ottoman rule?
Sepia australis	2018-03-30		7,002	291.7	... that despite its "tasty flesh" and abundance, the southern cuttlefish Sepia australis is currently of little interest to fisheries?
Da He ding	2018-03-29		6,872	286.3	... that the Da He ding (pictured), the only known ancient Chinese bronze decorated with human faces, was sold as scrap metal?
Enlil	2018-03-06		6,711	279.6	... that Enlil, the chief god of the Sumerian pantheon, was regarded as so glorious that not even the other deities could look upon him?
Bullpen car	2018-03-29		6,682	278.4	... that Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners in 1982 was delayed when a player hid the keys to the bullpen car?
Inland free-tailed bat	2018-03-20		6,496	270.6	... that the inland free-tailed bat can survive the most extreme range of body temperatures of any mammal known?
Hugh of Fauquembergues	2018-03-24		6,380	265.9	... that an arrow killed Hugh of Fauquembergues, Prince of Galilee, in a skirmish when he was returning from a plundering raid?
Gajda Affair	2018-03-27		6,370	265.4	... that in the aftermath of the Gajda Affair, the government of Czechoslovakia moved to disenfranchise the army's officer corps?
Emily Riehl	2018-03-28		6,336	264.0	... that Emily Riehl, former bassist for the band Unstraight, wrote about "unstraightening" in her research as a professional mathematician?
Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa	2018-03-17		6,212	258.9	... that among those rescued by the British Army during the attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa was a reporter's pet cheetah?
Huang Xuhua	2018-03-02		6,212	258.9	... that Huang Xuhua, the "father of China's nuclear submarines", spent two years raising pigs?
Greenhaven, Georgia	2018-03-31		6,057	252.4	... that the proposed city of Greenhaven, Georgia, would have a population of 300,000, making it the state's second largest city after Atlanta?
Từ hôm nay (Feel Like Ooh)	2018-03-09		5,921	246.7	... that Chi Pu's song "Từ hôm nay (Feel Like Ooh)" received an overwhelmingly negative reception, with some reviewers calling it "disastrous"?
Blueford v. Arkansas	2018-03-03		5,854	243.9	... that in Blueford v. Arkansas, the US Supreme Court allowed a man to be retried on murder charges after a jury unanimously voted to acquit him of those same charges?
London, Huron and Bruce Railway	2018-03-22		5,838	243.2	... that traffic on the London, Huron and Bruce Railway was so dominated by farm produce that it was nicknamed the "Butter and Egg Special"?
Sankaralinganar	2018-03-02		5,796	241.5	... that Sankaralinganar died after fasting for 76 days while demanding that the name of Madras State be changed to Tamil Nadu?
Barney Prine	2018-03-27		5,728	238.6	... that during the American Civil War, Barney Prine made money by running races against fellow soldiers in the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment?
WestJet Encore	2018-03-06		5,682	236.8	... that WestJet Encore, a Canadian airline which began flights in 2013, deactivates water lines in the lavatory sinks to prevent freezing on cold nights?
Maltese Labour Corps	2018-03-28		5,658	235.8	... that during the First World War the British Army recruited Maltese waiters to serve its Salonika Army?
Second Purim	2018-03-01		5,510	229.6	... that hundreds of Jewish communities used to celebrate more than one Purim a year?
Lynn (voice actress)	2018-03-18		5,424	226.0	... that Japanese voice actress Lynn was born to a Japanese-American father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother?
Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann	2018-03-07		5,404	225.2	... that Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann was a wet bob at Eton?
Benty Grange	2018-03-15		5,378	224.1	... that Benty Grange is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, but not because of the boar-crested helmet discovered there?
Chandra Khonnokyoong	2018-03-08		5,353	223.0	... that an illiterate Thai nun became a highly revered spiritual leader in her community, and more than 250,000 people attended her funeral?
Harbans Lall Gulati	2018-03-15		5,295	220.6	... that after arriving penniless in Liverpool in 1920, Indian physician Harbans Lall Gulati walked to London to obtain work?
Shalimar Sharbatly	2018-03-31		5,248	218.6	... that Shalimar Sharbatly's hand-painted Porsche 911 was featured at the Louvre?
Frances Ivens	2018-03-27		5,080	211.6	... that when the English surgeon Frances Ivens joined the military hospital at Royaumont in France during the First World War, she had no experience in treating men?
Jackie Wallace	2018-03-10		4,960	208.1	... that Jackie Wallace told the coach of the Los Angeles Rams to "kiss my ass" for failing to field him in Super Bowl XIV, his final NFL game?
Pulpit Freedom Sunday	2018-03-02		4,990	207.9	... that on Pulpit Freedom Sunday, conservative pastors give "blatantly political" sermons in defiance of the Johnson Amendment?
Integral bridge	2018-03-17		4,969	207.0	... that integral bridges do not have movement joints?
Domestic Partnerships Act 2018	2018-03-24		4,898	204.1	... that the Domestic Partnerships Act 2018 made Bermuda the first national territory in the world to re-prohibit new same-sex marriages?
Columbine cup	2018-03-04		4,844	201.8	... that a Columbine cup was a masterpiece resembling the shape of a cluster of doves?
Chris Stringer (footballer)	2018-03-19		4,822	200.9	... that footballer Chris Stringer made his professional debut as a substitute after the starting goalkeeper received the fastest red card in English Football League history?
Zettabyte Era	2018-03-20		4,822	200.9	... that in 2016, annual global internet traffic reached 1.2 zettabytes, leading some to label the current period the Zettabyte Era?
Fragments of Horror	2018-03-22		4,735	197.3	... that Fragments of Horror was Junji Ito's first return to the horror genre after eight years of writing "manga about cats or about society"?
100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy	2018-03-31		4,733	197.2	... that The Homecoming statue depicts a Canadian sailor reuniting with his daughter and her dog?
Command and Destroy	2018-03-02		4,696	195.7	... that Command and Destroy's password save system was kept when it was ported from the Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo DS, to the annoyance of critics at its 2008 release?
Bhagavad-gita Museum	2018-03-24		4,638	193.2	... that at the Bhagavad-gita Museum in Los Angeles, dioramas (example pictured) featuring almost life-sized dolls convey the philosophy of Krishna consciousness?
Judge Doom	2018-03-31		4,478	186.6	... that the script of Who Framed Roger Rabbit originally intended Judge Doom to be the killer of Bambi's mother?
William Strudwick Arrasmith	2018-03-16		4,382	182.6	... that architect William Strudwick Arrasmith designed more than 60 Greyhound bus stations?
San Junipero	2018-03-13		8,734	181.9	... that according to writer Charlie Brooker, the Black Mirror episode "San Junipero" was set in California as a "fuck you" to people complaining that the show would become Americanised?
Gilwell Oak	2018-03-04		4,306	179.4	... that the Gilwell Oak was named the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017?
Heroin(e)	2018-03-08		4,288	178.6	... that Heroin(e), an Academy Award-nominated short film, follows three women fighting the opioid epidemic in Huntington, West Virginia, where the overdose rate is ten times the US average?
American Bank Note Company Printing Plant	2018-03-11		4,255	177.3	... that the American Bank Note Company Printing Plant included an office for a counterfeiter?
Elizabeth Kane	2018-03-15		4,226	176.1	... that Elizabeth Kane wrote a book sympathetic to Mormon polygamists while simultaneously objecting to how polygamy subjugated women?
Neil Swallow	2018-03-05		4,133	172.2	... that the British dentist Neil Swallow often made night calls to make feeding plates for babies born with cleft palates?
La Pacana	2018-03-18		4,128	172.0	... that one of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth, at La Pacana in Chile, erupted 2,451–3,500 cubic kilometres of rock?
Archibald Cary Smith	2018-03-23		4,058	169.1	... that Archibald Cary Smith designed the first American iron yacht?
Marcel Cordes	2018-03-06		4,048	168.7	... that Marcel Cordes (pictured), a German baritone known for Italian opera, appeared as the King in the first recording of Carl Orff's Die Kluge?
Annalisa Crannell	2018-03-08		3,992	166.4	... that Annalisa Crannell brings chopsticks to art galleries as a tool for finding vanishing points?
Alysia Rissling	2018-03-05		3,991	166.3	... that Alysia Rissling was the pilot for the first ever all-woman team in an official four-man bobsleigh race after the event became gender neutral?
Ronald Forbes Adam	2018-03-21		3,988	166.2	... that during the Second World War, General Ronald Forbes Adam instituted aptitude tests for new recruits to the British Army?
Ethel Armstrong	2018-03-30		3,856	160.6	... that the English radiographer Ethel Armstrong has worked for the National Health Service since the day it was founded in 1948?
Scouting/USA	2018-03-06		3,846	160.3	... that when the Boy Scouts of America tried changing their name in 1977 to Scouting/USA, they were accused of chauvinism for not considering the effects on the Girl Scouts?
Oriental Basin pocket gopher	2018-03-01		3,762	156.8	... that the Oriental Basin pocket gopher was designated a species in 1895, demoted to a subspecies of Merriam's pocket gopher in 1968, then restored to species status in 2005?
Kyrö Distillery Company	2018-03-03		3,693	153.9	... that the Finnish Kyrö Distillery Company uses a custom typeface (label pictured) based on memorial engravings of the 1714 Battle of Napue?
Australian Air Corps	2018-03-16		3,616	150.7	... that the Australian Air Corps has been described as "Australia's first independent air force, albeit an interim one"?
Iqro	2018-03-25		3,566	148.6	... that while most Indonesians do not speak Arabic, they learn to read the Quran using a textbook called Iqro?
Brockton (MBTA station)	2018-03-04		3,551	148.0	... that a modern bus station was built to resemble the former Brockton train station, designed by Bradford Gilbert?
Court Square–23rd Street (New York City Subway)	2018-03-20		3,542	147.6	... that Citicorp chose to build a tower near the Court Square–23rd Street station in Queens because it was one subway stop away from the company's headquarters in Manhattan, across the East River?
Charles Phillips (archaeologist)	2018-03-20		3,532	147.2	... that Charles Phillips, who excavated the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, was tasked as a schoolboy with digging latrines near Stonehenge?
Rie Takahashi	2018-03-11		3,526	146.9	... that Rie Takahashi decided to pursue a voice acting career after noticing that many male characters were voiced by females?
Museum of Geometric and MADI Art	2018-03-09		3,478	144.9	... that the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas is the only museum in North America dedicated to the Madí art movement?
Faith in Buddhism	2018-03-01		3,461	144.2	... that people have underestimated the role of faith in Buddhism, according to translator and monastic Bhikkhu Bodhi?
Heavy Rain	2018-03-21		3,432	143.0	... that to compose the entire score for the video game Heavy Rain, Normand Corbeil was given two months, producing nearly 300 cues?
Caroline Brady (philologist)	2018-03-23		3,424	142.6	... that philologist Caroline Brady wrote about the words used for weapons and warriors in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf?
Usomyrma	2018-03-28		3,350	139.6	... that the extinct ant Usomyrma was thought to be ancestral to spider ants when first described?
Seycellesa	2018-03-16		2,192	91.4	... that the spider genus Seycellesa and the nematode genus Traklosia were both originally named Robertia, but had to be renamed?
Traklosia			1,151	48.0
Total			3,344	139.3
Minneapolis Miracle	2018-03-04		3,275	136.5	... that a last-second, game-winning touchdown by the Minnesota Vikings was dubbed the Minneapolis Miracle?
Dottie Lamm	2018-03-19		3,258	135.8	... that in 1998, Dottie Lamm, former First Lady of Colorado, ran for a US Senate seat against the same man who had defeated her husband in the Democratic primary for the same seat six years earlier?
Berea Sandstone	2018-03-17		1,747	72.8	... that the Brown County Courthouse in South Dakota is built of Berea sandstone from Ohio?
Brown County Courthouse (South Dakota)			1,507	62.8
Total			3,254	135.6
Sulphur Mountain Formation	2018-03-27		3,224	134.3	... that dimension stone from the Sulphur Mountain Formation has been used extensively in buildings around Banff, Alberta?
Spinning (comics)	2018-03-16		3,219	134.1	... that Tillie Walden's graphic novel Spinning, a memoir of her adolescent career as a competitive figure skater, was originally her thesis for the Center for Cartoon Studies?
Yanmen Commandery	2018-03-03		3,144	131.0	... that in the mid-3rd century BC, the governor of Zhao's Yanmen Commandery lured 100,000 nomad horsemen over the Great Wall before defeating them?
Vatusila	2018-03-23		3,020	125.8	... that the land snail genus Vatusila was named after a Fijian tribe known for killing and eating the missionary Thomas Baker in 1867?
Camilla Gray	2018-03-06		3,011	125.5	... that Camilla Gray's attempts to stage an exhibition of Russian art in Britain were hindered by Soviet antipathy to abstract art?
Banana Fish	2018-03-11		2,968	123.7	... that the appearance of Ash Lynx, the main character in the manga Banana Fish, is based on tennis player Stefan Edberg and actor River Phoenix?
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down	2018-03-26		2,939	122.5	... that Ralph Abernathy was harshly criticized by other African-American civil rights activists for alleging in his autobiography that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. committed adultery the night before he was assassinated?
Romulea monadelpha	2018-03-05		2,913	121.4	... that the flower of Romulea monadelpha is pollinated by a species of monkey beetle (both pictured)?
Gorteria diffusa	2018-03-27		2,902	120.9	... that dark spots on the flowers of Gorteria diffusa (pictured) are thought to resemble bee flies to attract other bee flies?
London South Africa RFC	2018-03-31		2,863	119.3	... that London South Africa RFC started as a new club at the bottom of English rugby after the RFU blocked their attempts to buy a National League 1 club and Wimbledon RFC?
Susan O'Malley	2018-03-30		2,808	117.0	... that Susan O'Malley was the first female president of an NBA franchise?
Lower Bell	2018-03-25		2,752	114.6	... that people supposedly kept picking up a vanishing hitchhiker outside the Lower Bell pub in Kent?
1838 Georgetown slave sale	2018-03-24		2,744	114.4	... that in 2017 Georgetown University named a building after Isaac Hawkins because his name appeared first on the list of enslaved people sold by them in 1838?
Orange College of Breda	2018-03-20		2,702	112.6	... that the Orange College of Breda was founded by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange?
Luo Haocai	2018-03-16		2,701	112.5	... that Luo Haocai, who was jailed by the British and deported from Singapore, became Vice President of China's Supreme People's Court?
Purico complex	2018-03-24		2,694	112.2	... that several astronomical observatories are constructed on the Purico volcanic complex?
List of court cases involving Alliance Defending Freedom	2018-03-26		2,687	112.0	... that Alliance Defending Freedom's first landmark case was the 1995 US Supreme Court lawsuit Rosenberger v. University of Virginia?
Macrosiphum rosae	2018-03-13		3,975	82.8	... that the rose aphid (pictured) and the rose-grain aphid both overwinter on rose bushes, but the latter disperses to grass and cereal crops in summer?
Metopolophium dirhodum			1,305	27.2
Total			5,280	110.0
Michael F. Adubato	2018-03-01		2,596	108.1	... that Michael F. Adubato tried to block a bill giving Newark, New Jersey, $18 million in added tax revenue, to protest salary increases for Newark's city council totalling $150,000?
Charles Reynolds (cleric)	2018-03-13		5,110	106.4	... that Charles Reynolds, who successfully persuaded the Pope to excommunicate Henry VIII of England, was posthumously attainted for treason?
Mary Ann Kerwin	2018-03-08		2,521	105.0	... that Mary Ann Kerwin, co-founder of La Leche League, said that when breastfeeding in the US in the 1950s, "we would practically smother our babies with blankets to avoid showing any breast"?
Colophina clematis	2018-03-18		2,503	104.3	... that Colophina clematis was the first species of aphid to be identified as having a "soldier" caste?
Julia Stephen	2018-03-13		4,870	101.5	... that Virginia Woolf was conceived despite her mother Julia Stephen and father doing "what they could to prevent me", since "contraception was a very imperfect art" in the 19th century?
Carlton Complex Fire	2018-03-06		2,434	101.4	... that the 2014 Carlton Complex Fire was the largest wildfire in Washington state history up to that time?
Saori Ōnishi	2018-03-20		2,396	99.9	... that the performances of Maaya Sakamoto and Sanae Kobayashi inspired Saori Ōnishi to pursue a voice acting career?
Votes for Women (newspaper)	2018-03-08		2,388	99.5	... that British suffragettes (pictured) had to stand in the gutter to sell their newspaper Votes for Women, or risk being arrested for obstructing the pavement?
Wallachian uprising of 1821	2018-03-21		2,378	99.1	... that the first Romanian-language references to "patriotism" are traced back to documents issued by both sides of an armed uprising in 1821 (peasant soldiers pictured)?
Reclaiming Health and Safety For All	2018-03-01		2,372	98.8	... that the 2011 Löfstedt Report proposed to exempt many British self-employed people from health and safety regulations?
Novodinia antillensis	2018-03-10		2,349	98.6	... that the deepsea starfish Novodinia antillensis has large eyespots on the tips of its arms, but these may be non-functional?
Sharon Calahan	2018-03-29		2,362	98.4	... that Sharon Calahan is the first member of the American Society of Cinematographers whose feature film background is entirely in computer animation?
Origen	2018-03-10		2,320	97.3	... that the Church Father Origen drew heavily on the teachings of Plato and tried to harmonize Greek philosophy with Christian teachings?
Allanah Harper	2018-03-21		2,303	96.0	... that Allanah Harper was responsible for introducing W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, and Virginia Woolf to the French people?
Damnation (comics)	2018-03-25		2,271	94.6	... that the comic book Damnation is about Doctor Strange fighting the demon Mephisto for the souls of Las Vegas citizens?
Jonah ibn Janah	2018-03-31		2,226	92.8	... that Jonah ibn Janah, one of the most important medieval Hebrew grammarians, wrote his major works in Arabic?
Susan Goldberg	2018-03-04		2,150	89.6	... that Susan Goldberg was the first woman editor-in-chief of National Geographic magazine?
Mount Carmel West	2018-03-22		2,094	87.2	... that The Mount Carmel College of Nursing is still located on the campus of Mount Carmel West hospital?
Stanley Gelbier	2018-03-22		2,051	85.5	... that among Stanley Gelbier's writings on pediatric dentistry is a 1962 study of tooth erosion in a boy who drank copious amounts of cola and soft drinks?
EastEnders in Paris	2018-03-06		1,989	82.9	... that EastEnders filmed three mini episodes in Paris to coincide with the 1998 FIFA World Cup?
Pinewood Hospital	2018-03-18		1,948	81.1	... that Pinewood Hospital was located in a pine wood in Pinewood, as pine trees were thought to be beneficial for tuberculosis patients?
Robert and Anne Dickey House	2018-03-11		1,938	80.8	... that the landmarked 19th-century Robert and Anne Dickey House, which formerly housed the French consulate in New York City, is being incorporated into a new school building?
Kiyono Yasuno	2018-03-03		1,923	80.1	... that Kiyono Yasuno furthered her interest in voice acting at a young age by watching videos of dubs being recorded?
Johannes Hill	2018-03-29		1,903	79.3	... that the baritone Johannes Hill was the voice of Jesus and Pilate in Bach's Passions, and of Pope Francis in the premiere of Laudato si'?
Osler Club of London	2018-03-17		1,900	79.2	... that during their winter meetings, members of medical history society the Osler Club drink a punch made of tangerine oranges, Tarragona wine, rum, brandy whisky or gin, water, spices and cream?
Paul Giles	2018-03-17		1,874	78.1	... that footballer Paul Giles suffered an injury during a match in March 1982 after being fouled by his brother?
Nancy Marcus	2018-03-18		1,824	76.0	... that oceanographer and former Florida State University dean Nancy Marcus was also a magician and ventriloquist?
Paracletus cimiciformis	2018-03-24		1,793	74.7	... that the mutualistic aphid Paracletus cimiciformis sometimes develops into a form that feeds on the young of the ants that care for it?
Devante Mays	2018-03-07		1,777	74.0	... that Green Bay Packers running back Devante Mays played for two different community colleges before transferring to Utah State?
Transforming Infrastructure Performance	2018-03-07		1,759	73.3	... that the British government's Transforming Infrastructure Performance report aims to save the construction industry £15 billion per year?
Gerberding Hall	2018-03-27		1,753	73.0	... that a sculpture of the god Neptune on one of the parapets of the University of Washington's Gerberding Hall represents the academic disciplines of oceanography and fisheries science?
Ernest Septimus Reynolds	2018-03-23		1,714	71.4	... that Victorian physician and discoverer of arsenic in beer, Ernest Reynolds, did not believe in over-reliance on medical technology?
Richard Menschel	2018-03-25		826	34.4	... that Goldman Sachs bankers Richard and Robert Menschel are related to E. W. Priestap, assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division?
Robert Menschel			826	34.4
Total			1,653	68.9
Peter D'Aguiar	2018-03-09		1,653	68.9	... that the founder of Banks Beer, Peter D'Aguiar, was also a prominent Guyanese politician?
Royal Naval College, Osborne	2018-03-29		1,636	68.2	... that the spymaster and cricketer J. C. Masterman trained at the Royal Naval College, Osborne?
Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen	2018-03-23		1,607	67.0	... that the Thai Buddhist temple Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen organizes blood donations every three months?
Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman	2018-03-03		1,593	66.4	... that in the 1960s, sugarcane cultivars developed in Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman's laboratory sustained the sugar industries of 22 countries?
Anny Felbermayer	2018-03-01		1,591	66.3	... that the lyric soprano Anny Felbermayer, who performed 54 roles at the Vienna State Opera, created the role of Xanthe in Die Liebe der Danae by Richard Strauss at the 1952 Salzburg Festival?
Church of Santa Maria Primerana	2018-03-13		3,177	66.2	... that the historic Church of Santa Maria Primerana in Tuscany was built atop the stylobate of an ancient Roman temple?
Ali Soozandeh	2018-03-17		1,519	63.3	... that Ali Soozandeh was inspired to film Tehran Taboo, which explores sexual double standards in Iran, by a conversation he overheard on a train?
Missouri Route 48	2018-03-10		1,489	62.5	... that there is an eight-sided barn on Missouri Route 48?
Guy Allen	2018-03-30		1,476	61.5	... that ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer roper Guy Allen's record streak of 11 consecutive world titles was ended by Buster Record?
Albert Methfessel	2018-03-07		1,476	61.5	... that while his parents wanted him to serve in the church, Albert Methfessel pursued his interest in music, becoming a key figure in German folk and male voice singing in the 19th century?
Tommy Taylor (athlete)	2018-03-03		1,416	59.0	... that Paralympian Tommy Taylor won 16 medals across five sports, including 10 gold medals?
Panna Naik	2018-03-28		1,401	58.4	... that Gujarati poet Panna Naik was inspired to write by Anne Sexton's Love Poetry?
Juliana Walanika	2018-03-03		1,396	58.2	... that vocalist Juliana Walanika's updated versions of old meles and chants set the style for the Hawaiian music of her day?
Catherine Rückwardt	2018-03-08		1,392	58.0	... that Catherine Rückwardt, who was Generalmusikdirektorin at the Staatstheater Mainz for a decade and one of only four women in such a position in Germany, conducted a recording of the First Symphony by Hans Rott?
Amusement	2018-03-11		1,315	54.8	... that laughter, a signal of amusement, helps us cope with stress?
Kirsten MacKinnon	2018-03-31		1,314	54.8	... that Canadian soprano Kirsten MacKinnon, a winner of the Met Auditions, appeared as Fiordiligi at the Glyndebourne Festival, and as Meyerbeer's Inès at the Frankfurt Opera, staged as a space mission?
Dhammakaya Movement	2018-03-11		1,310	54.6	... that the Dhammakaya Movement teaches that Nirvana exists as a literal reality within each individual?
Rodriguinho Marinho	2018-03-05		1,308	54.5	... that after failing to get playing time at ABC Futebol Clube, footballer Rodriguinho Marinho considered becoming a futsal player?
Anthony Watson (skeleton racer)	2018-03-25		1,280	53.4	... that at the 2018 Winter Olympics, New Jersey-born Anthony Watson became the first slider to represent Jamaica in skeleton at the Olympic level?
Cell isolation	2018-03-07		1,250	52.1	... that cell isolation techniques can be used to help study individual living cells from tissue normally discarded during open heart surgery?
Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut	2018-03-29		1,208	50.4	... that "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut" (Lord Jesus Christ, you highest good) is the beginning of two Lutheran hymns, one for penitence, the other for communion?
Infrastructure Cost Review	2018-03-05		1,197	49.9	... that the 2010 Infrastructure Cost Review led to annual savings of £3 billion in British government expenditure on infrastructure by 2014?
Sigismund Rákóczi	2018-03-11		1,191	49.6	... that the Diet of Transylvania elected Sigismund Rákóczi prince in 1607, although he had proposed his former son-in-law to the delegates?
Clarence G. Child	2018-03-24		1,190	49.6	... that Clarence G. Child, a scholar of medieval literature at the University of Pennsylvania, was also a hobbyist mathematician?
Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld	2018-03-30		1,168	48.7	... that several composers of the 18th century used Paul Gerhardt's hymn "Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld" to begin their Passion music?
Katharina Sellheim	2018-03-10		1,140	47.8	... that pianist Katharina Sellheim and two other women played piano trios by Beethoven, Waterhouse, and Mendelssohn at the Beethovenfest?
J.W. Harris (bull rider)	2018-03-04		1,138	47.4	... that four-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Champion Bull Rider J.W. Harris suffered five concussions in 2008?
Aubervilliers Congress	2018-03-02		1,122	46.8	... that the Aubervilliers Congress of the French Socialist Party will take place near the Front Populaire Paris Métro station, a symbolic reference to the left-wing Popular Front coalition of 1936?
Willem Ravelli	2018-03-30		1,094	45.6	... that Willem Ravelli was the voice of Christ in Bach's St Matthew Passion more than 400 times, including the first complete recording of the work conducted by Mengelberg?
Eldorado (poems)	2018-03-19		1,078	44.9	... that the Flying Dutchman-related poems in J. Slauerhoff's 1928 collection Eldorado are more likely inspired by a French romantic spirit than a German Romantic or Dutch Calvinist one?
Morley Cowles Ballantine	2018-03-17		1,033	43.0	... that Arthur and Morley Cowles Ballantine, co-publishers of The Durango Herald, sometimes wrote opposing editorials, as when he endorsed Nixon and she Humphrey for president in 1968?
Blackstone Legal Fellowship	2018-03-16		1,004	41.8	... that US Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett taught constitutional law at Blackstone Legal Fellowship?
John Morgan (swimmer)	2018-03-13		1,923	40.1	... that blind swimmer John Morgan won 13 gold medals across two Paralympic Games and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro?
Jai Tirath Dahiya	2018-03-09		916	38.2	... that Jai Tirath Dahiya won his seat in the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election by a margin of three votes?
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum	2018-03-05		894	37.3	... that the Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum was founded in 1979 by Max Pommer and members of the Gewandhausorchester after Bach's model?
Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry	2018-03-09		856	35.7	... that between 1992 and 2016, Scottish football club Aberdeen did not win a single match at Ibrox Stadium, home of their rivals Rangers F.C., in 41 attempts?
Elsa Cavelti	2018-03-25		839	35.0	... that Elsa Cavelti, who appeared in dramatic roles at the Opernhaus Zürich and taught voice at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt, was Wagner's Brangäne at La Scala?
Kenneth Gärdestad	2018-03-24		682	28.4	... that Swedish songwriter Kenneth Gärdestad wrote the lyrics for the Melodifestivalen 1979 winning song "Satellit" performed by his brother Ted Gärdestad?
Patricia Lindop	2018-03-13		1,365	28.4	... that the Pugwashite, Patricia Lindop, worked with Nobel Prize winner Joseph Rotblat on the effects of radiation on living organisms?
Der Gemischte Chor Zürich	2018-03-04		620	25.8	... that Der Gemischte Chor Zürich sang the premiere of Nänie in 1881, conducted by its composer Johannes Brahms, and the premiere of a commission by Edward Rushton in 2013 for the choir's 150th anniversary?
Scherzo (Stravinsky)	2018-03-13		1,036	21.6	... that Igor Stravinsky's Scherzo for piano was composed in 1902 but not published until 1970?
2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake	2018-03-13		21	0.4	... that Alaskans in coastal areas evacuated to higher ground where they waited to see if the 2018 Gulf of Alaska earthquake had caused a tsunami?
Krishna Kohli	2018-03-08		10	0.4	... that Krishna Kohli is the first Hindu Dalit woman to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan?
George Chichester, 5th Marquess of Donegall	2018-03-13		12	0.3	... that the 5th Marquess of Donegall married at the age of 80, gained a son and heir nine months later, and died within a year leaving an estate valued at £27?
Milk allergy	2018-03-13		6	0.1	... that in the United States, children ages 2–17 with milk allergy are shorter on average than their non-allergic peers?
Camilla Nylund	2018-03-13		2	0.1	... that Camilla Nylund (pictured) appeared as the Countess in Capriccio by Richard Strauss at the Frankfurt Opera, staged by Brigitte Fassbaender, who set the opera in Occupied France?
Magill Youth Training Centre	2018-03-13		2	0.0	... that the Magill Youth Training Centre was described by a Youth Representative to the United Nations as being "the worst of its kind"?
Van Veghten House	2018-03-13		-4	-0.1	... that during the American Revolutionary War, George Washington participated in "a pretty little frisk" at the Van Veghten House?
Lion Forge Comics	2018-03-13		-6	-0.1	... that Lion Forge Comics was founded to provide ethnically diverse creators an outlet to create ethnically diverse characters?
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart	2018-03-13		-83	-1.7	... that Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart led a failed twelve-year effort to build nuclear reactors in Cuba?
Dmitry Belosselskiy	2018-03-01		-306	-12.7	... that the bass Dmitry Belosselskiy appeared internationally in title roles, as Boris Godunov, Macbeth, Simon Boccanegra, and Ivan Susanin?
Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole	2018-03-13		-880	-18.3	... that the Episcopal Seminary of Fiesole, formed after the Council of Trent, was unusually influenced by the Society of Jesus?
Steve Flack	2018-03-13		-1,083	-22.6	... that in 2006, footballer Steve Flack scored the fastest hat-trick in Exeter City's history?
Marriott Fawckner Nicholls	2018-03-13		-1,590	-33.1	... that the English surgeon Marriott Fawckner Nicholls served in the British Army in both World Wars before ending his career as professor of surgery at the University of Khartoum in Sudan?
Embassy of Portugal, Bangkok	2018-03-13		-1,730	-36.0	... that the offices of the Portuguese Embassy in Bangkok are located in an old warehouse?
Minol Araki	2018-03-13		-1,854	-38.6	... that Minol Araki, whose art drew on both Eastern and Western traditions, made a series of five paintings over 70 feet (21 m) long that were partly inspired by his mentor Zhang Daqian's work?
Stephen Court fire	2018-03-13		-3,284	-68.4	... that the Stephen Court fire, which killed 43 people, was caused by a short-circuit?
American conger	2018-03-13		-4,836	-100.8	... that American congers cross the Gulf Stream twice during their lives?
Droxford railway station	2018-03-13		-6,578	-137.0	... that Droxford railway station (pictured) served as Winston Churchill's base of operations during preparations for the Normandy landings?

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