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Low -1,833.7 The Child (Star Wars) 67.5 Trap Back -1,833.7 The Child (Star Wars)
Median 94.0 Fort Washington Park (Manhattan)
A Rubber Band Christmas 		309.3 Battle of Muster Green
Bersey electric cab, Walter Bersey 		100.2 Laura Cooper
Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda
High 896.1 KARW (Texas) 1,238.9 Burnley Embankment 1,238.9 Burnley Embankment

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Burnley Embankment 2019-12-03 29,734 1,238.9 ... that the Straight Mile (pictured) is not a mile, and includes the Culvert, which is not a culvert?
Bodega cat 2019-12-09 29,173 1,215.5 ... that bodega cats (example pictured) are used as a form of pest control in New York City?
Elizabeth Richards Tilton 2019-12-10 25,163 1,048.5 ... that although Elizabeth Richards Tilton (pictured) was a central figure in a six-month-long trial, she was never allowed to speak in court?
Hoffman's packing puzzle 2019-12-12 22,090 960.1 ... that it is possible to pack 27 equal cuboids (pictured) into a cube?
KARW (Texas) 2019-12-26 10,754 896.1 ... that after John Lennon called the Beatles more popular than Jesus, KLUE radio responded by staging a bonfire of Beatles memorabilia – and its transmitter was struck by lightning the next day?
Disappearance of Steven Koecher 2019-12-13 14,998 888.4 ... that after Steven Koecher's disappearance ten years ago today, his family ate at International House of Pancakes for four straight nights in response to a tip?
Air Balloon (pub) 2019-12-10 17,382 724.2 ... that the Balloon went up in 1784 and added air in 1802, but now Highways England wants to blow it up?
Pak-Age-Car 2019-12-20 17,261 719.2 ... that the Pak-Age-Car (example pictured) is similar in appearance to a horse-drawn delivery carriage, which it was designed to replace?
Rosika Schwimmer 2019-12-24 14,082 586.8 ... that in 1929 Rosika Schwimmer (pictured), a woman over 50 and thus ineligible to take up arms in the U.S., was denied citizenship by the Supreme Court for pacifism and became stateless?
Asahishō Kōta 2019-12-18 13,862 577.6 ... that sumo wrestler Asahishō Kōta (pictured) is a regular guest on chat shows due to his sense of humour?
Parachute tower 2019-12-28 6,850 570.9 ... that the British Empire's first parachute training tower (example pictured) was built by the Polish military?
Susie Owens 2019-12-02 13,470 561.3 ... that former Playboy model Susie Owens hand-produced up to 50,000 vials of perfume and lotion each year in her garage?
Warwick Road, Earl's Court 2019-12-13 8,810 521.8 ... that there have been calls for the Warwick Road Estate (pictured) in London's Earl's Court to be listed to prevent it from demolition?
Christ Mocked 2019-12-16 11,107 485.2 ... that Christ Mocked (shown), which recently sold for €24 million, is a long-lost painting by Cimabue discovered in the kitchen of an elderly Frenchwoman?
Hellvi helmet eyebrow 2019-12-30 5,752 479.3 ... that the Hellvi helmet eyebrow (pictured), made of iron, bronze, and silver, is one of several Vendel Period helmets for which only eyebrows remain?
Mekong Bobtail 2019-12-31 5,488 457.3 ... that Mekong Bobtails (example pictured) were among 200 royal cats given to Nicholas II of Russia by King Chulalongkorn of Siam in the 19th century?
Blue-ice area 2019-12-29 5,433 452.8 ... that blue-ice areas are places in Antarctica where snow evaporation and wind have exposed blue-colored ice, which often accumulates meteorites (example pictured)?
Donald Mackintosh (shooter) 2019-12-27 5,168 430.7 ... that Donald Mackintosh (pictured) was posthumously awarded an Olympic gold medal for shooting 22 live pigeons in a row?
Sara Braun 2019-12-14 7,912 419.0 ... that along with her business partners, philanthropist Sara Braun (pictured), one of the first businesswomen in Punta Arenas, Chile, was involved in the genocide of the Selk'nam people?
Unhappy the Land 2019-12-03 10,002 416.8 ... that Unhappy the Land argues that the Irish are not the "most oppressed people ever"?
Broe helmet 2019-12-10 9,681 403.4 ... that the Broe helmet, an artefact of the Vendel Period, was discovered while digging up a garden?
Heinz Guderian 2019-12-06 9,636[a] 401.5 ... that German World War II general Heinz Guderian issued post-war apologetics for Hitler, writing that "his struggle was about Europe, even if he made dreadful mistakes and errors"?
Melody (Spanish singer) 2019-12-30 4,706 392.1 ... that due to Spanish singer Melody's three-year disappearance from the public eye, she was rumoured to be dead?
Kurt Meyer 2019-12-30 4,564 380.3 ... that German SS commander and convicted war criminal Kurt Meyer falsely claimed that the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre was the only war crime that SS troops ever committed?
Desert Island (comic shop) 2019-12-26 4,538 378.1 ... that the New York City comic shop Desert Island (pictured) maintains a modified version of the signage used by the previous tenant, an Italian bakery?
Tell Qudadi 2019-12-11 8,892 370.5 ... that Tell Qudadi, a buried Iron Age era fortress, was unknowingly used as the site of a military stronghold during World War I?
Kapiʻolani 2019-12-31 4,398 366.5 ... that Queen Kapiʻolani (pictured) founded the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home for the care of Hawaiian mothers and newborns, and a school for the daughters of leprosy patients?
Tom Chase 2019-12-20 8,472 353.0 ... that Tom Chase has described himself as "the Wally Cleaver of porn"?
Greene Man 2019-12-01 8,398 349.9 ... that for a halfpenny fare, children could ride on a small chariot drawn by four muzzled mastiffs to the Farthing Pie House (pictured)?
Bersey electric cab 2019-12-27 2,750 229.1 ... that after the withdrawal of Walter Bersey's 1897 design (drawing shown), it took 120 years for fully electric-powered taxis to return to the streets of London?
Walter Bersey 1,332 111.0
Total 4,082 340.2
Seven Wonders of the Waterways 2019-12-09 7,642 318.4 ... that the Seven Wonders of the Waterways include the UK's longest and highest aqueduct, its longest, deepest, and highest canal tunnel, and the world's only swinging aqueduct?
TMNT Shellraiser 2019-12-30 3,800 316.7 ... that TMNT Shellraiser, the world's steepest roller coaster, beat the previous record holder by half a degree?
Ms. Monopoly 2019-12-17 7,362 306.8 ... that Ms. Monopoly replaces properties with inventions women contributed to, such as Wi-Fi, chocolate chip cookies, and modern shapewear?
Carissa Yip 2019-12-19 7,132 297.2 ... that chess player Carissa Yip defeated a grandmaster at the age of ten?
Green Man, Ashbourne 2019-12-04 6,978 290.8 ... that there is a man in tweeds on a gallows outside the Green Man, Ashbourne?
Juli Briskman 2019-12-16 6,613 288.9 ... that Juli Briskman, who received international coverage for flipping off President Donald Trump, went on to enter politics and win an election?
Rue Sainte-Catherine Roundup 2019-12-17 6,916 288.1 ... that Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was personally present at the Rue Sainte-Catherine Roundup?
John Blackwell (engineer) 2019-12-16 6,588 287.8 ... that John Blackwell was dismissed for being "bigoted and obstinate" by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for suggesting a new road might cause a landslide, which indeed happened once the road was built?
Squibb Park Bridge 2019-12-22 6,722 280.1 ... that New York City's $4 million Squibb Park Bridge was demolished less than seven years after it was built?
Battle of Muster Green 2019-12-05 6,683 278.5 ... that the site (pictured) of the Battle of Muster Green in Haywards Heath was the farthest a Royalist army advanced through Sussex during the First English Civil War?
Brownie Lake 2019-12-15 5,756 275.6 ... that Brownie Lake (pictured) is one of two lakes in Minneapolis in which the surface and bottom layers do not intermix?
Esther Killick 2019-12-13 4,601 272.5 ... that Esther Killick repeatedly "gassed herself for science" in order to study carbon monoxide poisoning and acclimatisation?
Wilhelm Keitel 2019-12-21 6,326 263.6 ... that Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to Chief of the Armed Forces High Command because of his craven willingness to function as Adolf Hitler's mouthpiece?
I Married My Best Friend To Shut My Parents Up 2019-12-05 6,206 258.6 ... that Kodama Naoko, creator of I Married My Best Friend To Shut My Parents Up, called the yuri manga series her first "light" work "in a long time"?
Type 277 radar 2019-12-14 4,850 256.9 ... that the Royal Navy's Type 277 radar was so successful that it served as the basis for Navy radars for years, and was used on land by the Royal Air Force and the British Army?
Esther Tan 2019-12-26 3,057 254.8 ... that former naval diver Esther Tan has been dubbed "Singapore's G.I. Jane"?
Richard Nixon's visit to the Lincoln Memorial 2019-12-28 2,988 249.0 ... that on May 9, 1970, Richard Nixon spent the two hours before dawn at the Lincoln Memorial talking to students protesting the Vietnam War?
Yume Wo Katare 2019-12-29 2,971 247.6 ... that Yume Wo Katare (pictured), a ramen bar in Cambridge, Massachusetts, encourages diners to share their dreams and aspirations with each other after finishing their meals?
Rick Cluff 2019-12-04 5,866 244.4 ... that radio host Rick Cluff (pictured) accepted a position at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation despite his father's belief it was "full of left-wing communists" and that radio was "a dead-end career"?
María Antonieta Rodríguez Mata 2019-12-30 2,910 242.5 ... that Mexican drug lord María Antonieta Rodríguez Mata controlled a drug trafficking ring that extended across Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and the U.S.?
Jiangcungou landfill 2019-12-29 2,904 242.0 ... that China's largest landfill closed in November 2019, having reached capacity 25 years early?
Dream Cave 2019-12-21 5,681 236.7 ... that when lead miners discovered Dream Cave in Derbyshire in 1822, they found it to contain the near-complete skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros?
Appasus japonicus 2019-12-19 5,677 236.5 ... that Appasus japonicus (pictured), a species of giant water bug, provides an example of insect paternal care?
Peleng tarsier 2019-12-06 5,651 235.5 ... that the Peleng tarsier, a small carnivorous primate, can rotate its head nearly 180 degrees in either direction?
Li Xianyu 2019-12-31 2,736 228.0 ... that Korean-Chinese missile expert Li Xianyu is the only female general in the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force?
Anthem Christmas tree 2019-12-25 2,716 226.3 ... that the tallest Christmas tree in Arizona (pictured) is decorated with at least 5,000 ornaments and bows?
Idham Azis 2019-12-30 2,678 223.1 ... that Idham Azis (pictured), the chief of the Indonesian National Police, succeeded in enrolling at the national police academy on his third attempt?
Merryll Saylan 2019-12-11 5,312 221.3 ... that Merryll Saylan helped pioneer the application of color and the use of secondary materials in woodturning art?
Polish–Bohemian War (990) 2019-12-03 5,256 219.0 ... that the Polish–Bohemian War of 990 resulted in Poland taking control of Silesia?
Shire Oak (Headingley) 2019-12-25 2,602 216.8 ... that after the ancient Shire Oak fell in 1941, part of it was carved into a sculpture of the Madonna and Child for a local church?
Longan witches broom-associated virus 2019-12-12 4,880 212.1 ... that because photomicrographs of Longan witches broom-associated virus were not published, the virus was not initially accepted as the cause of the eponymous disease?
Storme Webber 2019-12-26 1,351 112.6 ... that two-spirit artist Storme Webber has used various media to retell her family's experience at The Casino, one of the oldest gay bars on the West Coast?
The Casino (Seattle) 1,186 98.8
Total 2,536 211.4
Stucky (fandom) 2019-12-07 5,064 211.0 ... that there was a campaign to give Captain America a boyfriend?
Tetsu Yasui 2019-12-26 2,528 210.6 ... that Tetsu Yasui (pictured), who was raised by devout Buddhists, later converted to Christianity and served as president of Tokyo Woman's Christian University for 17 years?
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019-12-04 5,040 210.0 ... that Memory: The Origins of Alien defines the Alien franchise as "a collective art form" inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Francis Bacon, and the Greek Furies?
Fred Thomas (athlete) 2019-12-12 4,810 209.0 ... that Fred Thomas has been described as "the greatest Canadian athlete you've never heard of"?
Sun Yang 2019-12-21 4,985 207.7 ... that Sun Yang (pictured) is the first swimmer in history to win Olympic gold medals in the 200-, 400-, and 1500-metre freestyle events?
Consolidated Edison Building 2019-12-07 4,977 207.4 ... that the Consolidated Edison Building has been called one of New York City's most "beautiful and magnificent structures", with a "Tower of Light"?
World of the S&M 2019-12-18 4,969 207.0 ... that the 2001 manga series World of the S&M was released in English as The World Exists for Me?
Sign stealing 2019-12-30 2,448 204.0 ... that in baseball, it is not against the rules to steal signs?
Guardians of the Skies 2019-12-31 1,276 106.4 ... that the Indian Air Force has launched two mobile air combat games, Guardians of the Skies and A Cut Above, to reach out to youth?
Indian Air Force: A Cut Above 1,127 93.9
Total 2,404 200.3
Carole De Saram 2019-12-05 4,795 199.8 ... that feminist Carole De Saram caused the closure of a Citibank branch?
23rd Regiment Armory 2019-12-08 2,448 102.0 ... that Brooklyn's 13th, 14th, and 23rd Regiment Armories, all built significantly over budget, were later converted to homeless shelters?
13th Regiment Armory 1,192 49.7
14th Regiment Armory 1,101 45.9
Total 4,742 197.6
Paru Itagaki 2019-12-29 2,364 197.0 ... that to maintain personal privacy, manga artist Paru Itagaki wears a large chicken mask that obscures her face for all public appearances?
INTERFET logistics 2019-12-19 4,719 196.6 ... that to assist the Australians with INTERFET logistics, the U.S. Army brought in helicopters from Russia and Bulgaria?
Miniature altarpiece (WB.232) 2019-12-22 3,328 138.7 ... that the 1511 miniature altarpiece (pictured) in the British Museum, sometimes attributed to Adam Dircksz, is the only surviving Gothic boxwood miniature to have been inscribed with a date by its artist?
Adam Dircksz 1,384 57.7
Total 4,712 196.3
HMS Melpomene (1794) 2019-12-30 2,354 196.2 ... that HMS Melpomene missed the Battle of Trafalgar, but arrived in time to tow away damaged enemy vessels?
Zee Yee Lee 2019-12-07 4,326 180.3 ... that Zee Yee Lee, who flew an Etrich Taube (example pictured) over Shanghai in 1912, was one of China's first aviators?
Missouri v. Frye 2019-12-13 3,010 178.3 ... that after ineffective counsel led to a man's prison sentence being increased a hundredfold, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that attorneys are obligated to inform their clients about plea bargain offers?
Fatimid conquest of Egypt 2019-12-31 2,041 170.1 ... that the Fatimid Caliphate prepared their conquest of Egypt in 969 through a long and patient propaganda effort, resulting in it being swift and almost unopposed?
Graybar Building 2019-12-06 3,932 163.8 ... that sculptures of rats outside the Graybar Building, near Grand Central Terminal, were included to signify New York City's role as a "great transportation centre"?
Bin Cheng 2019-12-10 3,866 161.1 ... that British jurist Bin Cheng invented a legal theory which states that a customary international law may be created "overnight"?
Retentions in the British construction industry 2019-12-06 3,866 161.1 ... that the use of retentions in the British construction industry, which is now commonplace, had its origins in the Railway Mania of the 1840s?
The Feeling of Being Watched 2019-12-30 1,930 160.9 ... that the director of a 2018 documentary uncovered evidence of FBI surveillance of Arab-American families in her hometown outside Chicago?
Ryan Reynolds filmography 2019-12-29 1,921[b] 160.1 ... that actor Ryan Reynolds has lent his voice to a garden snail, a caveman, and Pikachu?
Chikako Mese 2019-12-05 3,841 160.0 ... that before becoming a professional mathematician, Chikako Mese was a record-breaking high school softball player?
M.O.N.T 2019-12-06 3,837 159.9 ... that M.O.N.T (pictured) was the first Korean idol group to film a music video on the disputed Liancourt Rocks?
Uriyangkhadai 2019-12-18 3,806 158.6 ... that Mongol general Uriyangkhadai invaded the territory of the Song dynasty in southern China by going through Tibet and Vietnam?
Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse 2019-12-18 3,755 156.5 ... that the Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse is one of the few Egyptian Revival buildings in New York City?
Pyrilla perpusilla 2019-12-11 2,125 88.5 ... that a moth is being used in biological pest control of the sugarcane planthopper?
Epiricania melanoleuca 1,624 67.7
Total 3,749 156.2
Minoru Yoneyama 2019-12-15 3,228 154.6 ... that before Minoru Yoneyama founded the sports-equipment company Yonex, he was a member of a Japanese suicide unit during World War II?
Henry Crapo (mathematician) 2019-12-23 3,684 153.5 ... that mathematics professor Henry Crapo donated a bronze sculpture of a boar (pictured) to the University of Waterloo?
FLOW (programming language) 2019-12-22 3,643 151.8 ... that Jef Raskin would prove his FLOW language was easy to use by closing his eyes, typing randomly on the keyboard, and producing executable programs?
Steven Matz 2019-12-02 3,597 149.9 ... that before they were New York Mets teammates, baseball pitchers Steven Matz (pictured) and Marcus Stroman faced each other in a high school game that a Mets scout called "one of the best duels I've ever seen"?
Lord & Taylor Building 2019-12-02 3,588 149.5 ... that the Lord & Taylor Building in New York City incorporated innovative window displays that could be lowered into the basement and swapped out?
SNAP (programming language) 2019-12-26 1,778 148.1 ... that after writing a programming language used to publish books on the humanities, Michael Barnett wrote the SNAP language to teach programming to humanities students?
Burleigh House, Enfield 2019-12-27 1,766 147.1 ... that Burleigh House in Enfield, near London, was said to be haunted by a ghost wearing a doublet, hose, and a ruffle?
Hussein Mohammed 2019-12-04 3,525 146.9 ... that the brother of Ugandan president Idi Amin was once delivered in a car boot to military commander Hussein Mohammed?
Maëlle 2019-12-09 3,514 146.4 ... that in 2018, Maëlle became the first female and youngest contestant ever to win the French version of The Voice?
Cosmopolites sordidus 2019-12-20 3,493 145.5 ... that the banana weevil is considered the most serious insect pest of bananas?
Sarazanmai 2019-12-09 3,424 142.6 ... that Sarazanmai was conceived as an anime series about supernatural monsters for an adult audience?
Odette Abadi 2019-12-24 3,392 141.3 ... that French Resistance member Odette Abadi was a co-founder of Réseau Marcel, which saved more than 500 Jewish children during the Holocaust?
Pilning railway station 2019-12-20 3,382 140.9 ... that since modernisation work in 2016, trains can only call at Pilning railway station when travelling eastbound?
HKmap.live 2019-12-02 3,366 140.2 ... that HKmap.live, an app tracking protests and police presence in Hong Kong, was removed by Apple from its App Store less than a week after being approved?
Battle of Marshall's Elm 2019-12-29 1,625 135.4 ... that the Battle of Marshall's Elm has been described as the "first real confrontation" of the First English Civil War?
WOOK (AM) 2019-12-25 1,605 133.8 ... that religious ministers revealed the winning numbers to illegal lotteries on WOOK radio, by hiding them in Bible references?
Wei Xinghua 2019-12-26 1,596 133.0 ... that Chinese economist Wei Xinghua refused to be known as an "authority" and proclaimed that China had no world-class authority in economics?
Colleen Barrett 2019-12-11 3,182 132.6 ... that Colleen Barrett, the first female president of a major airline, appeared in patriotic advertisements for Southwest Airlines after the September 11 attacks?
Xylosandrus crassiusculus 2019-12-04 3,076 128.2 ... that the granulate ambrosia beetle is native to Asia but has spread as an invasive species to Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania?
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre 2019-12-28 1,538 128.1 ... that the Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre has the world's longest spanning timber catenary arched roof?
Lego Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui 2019-12-01 3,068 127.8 ... that after development builds of the cancelled video game Lego Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui leaked online, Bionicle fans created a video game development studio to complete the game?
Mikhail Motsak 2019-12-09 3,041 126.7 ... that Russian vice admiral Mikhail Motsak, who oversaw the salvage of the wreck of the submarine Kursk, is buried in the same cemetery as a number of the crew who died aboard the vessel?
Gupta art 2019-12-17 3,014 125.6 ... that ancient Gupta art of India includes gold coins commemorating the Ashvamedha Vedic horse sacrifice (example pictured)?
Johnnie Notions 2019-12-28 1,506 125.5 ... that Shetlander Johnnie Notions, a physician with no formal medical background, developed a smallpox inoculation that successfully immunised thousands of people before Jenner's vaccine was available?
Mystical Nativity (Filippo Lippi) 2019-12-25 1,502 125.2 ... that Filippo Lippi's Mystical Nativity (shown) of c. 1459 includes "no cave, no shed, no Joseph, no angels, no ox, no ass"?
A Stanislaw Lem Reader 2019-12-11 2,996 124.8 ... that A Stanislaw Lem Reader showcases the work of one of the most widely read science fiction writers, including interviews on the relation of literature to philosophy and science?
Depukhu 2019-12-12 2,868 124.7 ... that in the Newar festival of Depukhu, young men compete for the carcass of a young female goat that is first sacrificed by drowning in the Deopokhari pond in Khokana, Nepal?
Charles P. Roland 2019-12-28 1,490 124.1 ... that as a child, American Civil War historian Charles P. Roland heard first-hand accounts of the war from veterans who served in it?
2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan 2019-12-15 2,566 122.9 ... that the 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan would have resulted in the elimination of two teams from MLB?
Alku and Alku Toinen 2019-12-23 2,904 121.0 ... that Alku and Alku Toinen, built by Finnish immigrants, were the first nonprofit housing cooperatives in New York City?
Sony α7S II 2019-12-19 2,890 120.4 ... that a Sony α7S II captured the first commercial 4K footage in space from the International Space Station?
Liang Baibo 2019-12-27 776 64.7 ... that Liang Baibo and Yu Feng were among China's first female cartoonists?
Yu Feng 663 55.2
Total 1,439 119.9
Chris Morocco 2019-12-15 2,473[c] 118.4 ... that Chris Morocco has reverse-engineered dishes by Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, and Guy Fieri from taste, touch, and smell alone?
Chrysomya putoria 2019-12-08 2,824 117.7 ... that Chrysomya putoria (genus member pictured) and other flies that feed on decomposing flesh are used as important tools in forensic entomology to establish the post-mortem interval?
Christmas Island flying fox 2019-12-25 1,412 117.6 ... that the Christmas Island flying fox matures more slowly than nearly all other bats?
John Moutoussamy 2019-12-31 1,406 117.2 ... that John Moutoussamy is the only African-American to have designed a high-rise building—which featured "colorful walls and psychedelic carpets"—in the Chicago Loop?
Vytautas Tomaševičius 2019-12-28 1,395 116.2 ... that Vytautas Tomaševičius is the first Lithuanian to win an Excellence Award at the Tokyo Art Olympia Biennale, for his painting A Still Life with Two Objects (shown)?
Sandyhills 2019-12-10 2,786 116.1 ... that the Sandyhills area of Glasgow once contained two coal mines, a factory making foamslag blocks, and a chemical works producing tar?
The Sinner's Redemption 2019-12-25 1,376 114.6 ... that "The Sinner's Redemption" was called a "rude old carol" favoured by peasants?
Liu Shahe 2019-12-20 2,742 114.2 ... that after Chinese poet Liu Shahe was denounced as a "filial descendant of the landlord class" in 1957, he performed forced labour for eight years and was unable to publish for two decades?
Elizabeth Fee 2019-12-03 2,714 113.1 ... that public health historian Elizabeth Fee wrote on topics as varied as the history of HIV/AIDS, the racialized treatment of syphilis, bioterrorism, and the history of the toothbrush?
Yvonne Walker Keshick 2019-12-27 1,356 113.0 ... that it can take Yvonne Walker Keshick up to a year to gather the porcupine quills and other materials she needs for a particular work of art?
The House of Flowers (TV series) 2019-12-26 1,339 111.6 ... that the Mexican Netflix series The House of Flowers has been compared to such disparate films as Sharknado and the Oscar-winning All About My Mother?
Longshoremen v. Allied Int'l, Inc. 2019-12-27 1,334 111.2 ... that in 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the refusal of the International Longshoremen's Association to unload cargo from the Soviet Union was illegal under the National Labor Relations Act?
Christmas white-eye 2019-12-24 2,666 111.1 ... that the establishment of a secondary population of Christmas white-eye has reduced its risk of extinction?
Louie Cullen 2019-12-19 2,661 110.9 ... that Louie Cullen, known as "the last of the suffragettes", started a prison hunger strike after her arrest for a 1908 attempt to rush into the House of Commons to promote women's right to vote in the UK?
Carolina Watchman 2019-12-18 2,638 109.9 ... that the Carolina Watchman newspaper supported the Confederacy during the Civil War, but backed the Union cause both before and after?
Poonsapaya Navawongs na Ayudhya 2019-12-27 1,308 109.0 ... that when the Thai government ordered her return from the U.S. during World War II, PhD student Poonsapaya Kraiyong joined the Free Thai resistance movement instead?
Nicola Curtin 2019-12-17 2,599 108.3 ... that English scientist Nicola Curtin donated to charity the £865,000 she received for helping develop the cancer drug Rubraca?
Polish–Bohemian War (1345–1348) 2019-12-05 2,587 107.8 ... that the otherwise inconclusive Polish–Bohemian War of 1345–1348 cemented Bohemian control of Silesia?
List of Washington College alumni 2019-12-31 1,284 107.0 ... that there were only 218 Washington College alumni from 1845 to 1903?
Sara Wesslin 2019-12-03 2,565 106.9 ... that Sara Wesslin, featured on the BBC's 100 Women for 2019, is one of only two journalists in the world broadcasting in Skolt Sami?
Lost in the Fumes 2019-12-15 2,200 105.3 ... that the Hong Kong biopic Lost in the Fumes was rated M18 in Singapore due to "political sensitivities" and screened only to members of the country's film society?
KSVY (Washington) 2019-12-10 2,512 104.7 ... that after taking the unprofitable station off the air, Harold Orr hired a crew of young announcers to broadcast on KSVY 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, to keep the license?
Kathrin Göring 2019-12-01 2,506 104.4 ... that Kathrin Göring portrayed both Fricka and Waltraute in Der Ring in Minden, and a critic called her scene in Götterdämmerung a highlight, noting her dramatic mezzo-soprano and intense acting?
KSIV (AM) 2019-12-16 2,383 104.1 ... that St. Louis County police arrested engineers and announcers of KXLW because their tower violated local zoning laws?
Iori Saeki 2019-12-13 1,754 103.9 ... that prior to debuting as a voice actress in 2018, Iori Saeki had been self-publishing songs as a dōjin musician for several years?
Donald Glover 2019-12-28 1,234[d] 102.8 ... that Stan Lee supported the viral fan campaign to allow Donald Glover to audition for the role of Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man‬?
Qaleh Kharabeh, Gorgan 2019-12-15 1,354 64.8 ... that Qaleh Kharabeh, a fort on the Gorgan Plain in Iran, may have housed troops manning the defence of the Great Wall of Gorgan?
Gorgan Plain 787 37.7
Total 2,141 102.5
Jacqueline Coleman 2019-12-23 2,444 101.9 ... that the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Jacqueline Coleman, is a basketball coach and the granddaughter of a National Basketball Association player?
Reuven Elbaz 2019-12-26 1,209 100.8 ... that Rabbi Reuven Elbaz used to frequent pool halls and coffee shops around Jerusalem to talk with secular Jewish youth about religion?
Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda 2019-12-21 2,405 100.2 ... that Intelligence Community Campus-Bethesda buildings in Maryland were originally built without windows to conceal the classified work going on inside?
Laura Cooper 2019-12-21 2,404 100.2 ... that U.S. Department of Defense civil servant Laura Cooper has noted that she has frequently been the "only woman in the room" for much of her career?
Concert Grove 2019-12-16 2,288 99.9 ... that Concert Grove in New York City's Prospect Park is used as a sculpture garden because its acoustics turned out to be bad for musical performances?
1 William Street 2019-12-24 2,386 99.4 ... that 1 William Street was described by the New York Architect magazine as New York City's "most complete banking institution" upon its completion?
Kiuchi Kyō 2019-12-28 1,190 99.2 ... that Kiuchi Kyō, believed to be the first Japanese woman to be a school principal, worked to improve the status of women teachers?
Still Feel 2019-12-27 1,183 98.6 ... that although Half Alive wrote their song "Still Feel" with the intention of making it unattractive for radio stations, it became their breakout hit?
Ashnikko 2019-12-31 685[e] 57.1 ... that Miley Cyrus gained over 2.3 million likes on the video-sharing platform TikTok when she danced and lip-synced with Cody Simpson to "Stupid" by Ashnikko?
Stupid (Ashnikko song) 494 41.2
Total 1,179 98.2
Maryam Shanechi 2019-12-31 1,168 97.3 ... that neuroengineer Maryam Shanechi and her research team developed a method to determine a person's mood from their brain activity?
Battle of Pozzolo 2019-12-25 1,168 97.3 ... that Austrian general Konrad Valentin von Kaim was mortally wounded at the Battle of Pozzolo on Christmas Day, 1800?
Concentration of land ownership 2019-12-13 1,642 97.3 ... that concentration of land ownership has been linked to deforestation in 48 developing countries?
The Cedars School 2019-12-02 2,316 96.5 ... that The Cedars School is the first senior school in Great Britain to be based on the ethos of Opus Dei?
Yang Enze 2019-12-01 2,316 96.5 ... that Yang Enze, who built China's first fiber-optic communication system approved for practical use, taught until the age of 99?
Oľšavica 2019-12-27 1,156 96.3 ... that the sermons of Greek Catholic priest Michal Mašlej inspired the villagers of Oľšavica to hide Jews during the Holocaust even though German soldiers were quartered in the village?
William Chapple (surveyor) 2019-12-06 2,308 96.2 ... that William Chapple discovered Euler's theorem and Poncelet's porism?
Gebhard Fugel 2019-12-09 2,300 95.8 ... that German painter Gebhard Fugel led the team creating the monumental Crucifixion Panorama in Altötting, which became a UNESCO-listed monument?
Frank Palmer (businessman) 2019-12-18 2,292 95.5 ... that Frank Palmer started in the advertising business on April 1, 1969, and retired 50 years later to the day?
Charlotte Pistorius 2019-12-04 2,280 95.0 ... that letters which Charlotte Pistorius, the self-taught wife of a country pastor, wrote to intellectuals Friedrich Schleiermacher and Ernst Moritz Arndt were published with their works?
Ben Kimura (artist) 2019-12-08 2,280 95.0 ... that Ben Kimura was among the first gay artists in Japan to achieve crossover success with a female audience in yaoi publications?
A Rubber Band Christmas 2019-12-25 1,136 94.7 ... that A Rubber Band Christmas is a novelty album featuring popular Christmas songs played on rubber bands, staplers, and other office equipment?
Fort Washington Park (Manhattan) 2019-12-12 2,150 93.4 ... that there is a lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge in Fort Washington Park?
WHLV (AM) 2019-12-01 2,202 91.7 ... that WXXX's broadcast license was challenged in the 1970s because the station employed no African Americans in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a city that was 30 percent black?
List of accolades received by Red Dead Redemption 2 2019-12-05 2,174 90.6 ... that Red Dead Redemption 2 was the highest-rated game on Metacritic in 2018?
Lu Shijia 2019-12-10 2,158 89.9 ... that Lu Shijia, founder of China's first university aerodynamics program, twice declined nominations to the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
Coelopa pilipes 2019-12-17 2,132 88.8 ... that Coelopa pilipes fly populations can live at temperatures of 40 °C (104 °F) within piles of kelp, even in areas covered with snow and ice?
Krzysztof Warszewicki 2019-12-29 1,066 88.8 ... that Polish courtier and writer Krzysztof Warszewicki was a respected orator who spoke at the funerals of Catherine, queen consort of Poland, and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor?
Michler's Palace 2019-12-29 1,064 88.7 ... that Michler's Palace, a townhouse destroyed in the Warsaw Uprising, is remembered for a wartime song named after it?
Five Ash Down Independent Chapel 2019-12-27 606 50.5 ... that a year after Five Ash Down Independent Chapel opened, doctrinal differences caused some members to leave and form Uckfield Baptist Church?
Uckfield Baptist Church 453 37.8
Total 1,059 88.2
Clara Schumann 2019-12-19 2,066 86.1 ... that the pianist Clara Schumann, who toured Europe for decades, taught 68 students at Dr. Hoch's in Frankfurt, including those from Britain and the U.S.?
Lynn Family Stadium 2019-12-30 1,032 86.0 ... that Lynn Family Stadium shares its namesake with another stadium in the same city?
Super League XXV 2019-12-27 1,026 85.5 ... that the British Super League XXV will feature a Canadian rugby league team for the first time?
Raji Jallepalli 2019-12-06 2,047 85.3 ... that Indian-American chef Raji Jallepalli, who is credited with "originating the fusion of classic French and Indian cuisines", originally trained as a microbiologist?
Sportsvue 2019-12-27 1,014 84.5 ... that the demise of Sportsvue, which lost $2 million in its 10 months of operation, prompted Jim Fitzgerald to sell the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team?
Oecanthus fultoni 2019-12-01 2,001 83.4 ... that the chirps of the snowy tree cricket can be used to estimate the temperature?
Six13 2019-12-29 999 83.2 ... that the Jewish a cappella group Six13 sings traditional Hanukkah songs and prayers to music from Star Wars?
Marco Streng 2019-12-30 998 83.2 ... that Marco Streng's Genesis Group has a bitcoin mine in Iceland?
Zhang Peigang 2019-12-11 1,974 82.3 ... that Chinese economist Zhang Peigang's dissertation was translated into Spanish and used as a university textbook in Latin America in the 1950s, but was not published in Chinese until 1984?
Odest Chadwicke Jenkins 2019-12-31 980 81.7 ... that computer scientist Odest Chadwicke Jenkins taught a robot to do the Cabbage Patch by demonstrating the dance?
Loch Vaa 2019-12-07 1,944 81.0 ... that low water levels at Loch Vaa threatened the remains of a historic crannog?
Hirtodrosophila mycetophaga 2019-12-18 1,927 80.3 ... that Hirtodrosophila mycetophaga mate on bracket fungi, selectively choosing those with a lighter surface to enhance the visibility of their courtship displays?
Rockstar San Diego 2019-12-14 1,502 79.5 ... that the video game developer Rockstar San Diego once worked on XGirl, an "interactive girlfriend" experience for the Xbox console?
Deporaus marginatus 2019-12-29 951 79.2 ... that after laying its eggs on a leaf, the female mango leaf-cutting weevil severs the leaf near its base and lets it fall to the ground?
KSTO 2019-12-31 946 78.8 ... that the first owners of radio station KSTO fled Guam after running up a debt of $60,000 in less than seven months of operation?
Andrey Kelin 2019-12-20 1,855 77.3 ... that Andrey Kelin, the new Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom, holds the diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary?
Amrasca biguttula biguttula 2019-12-13 1,303 77.2 ... that infestations of the cotton jassid can be reduced by growing a cotton cultivar with hairy leaves?
WGVL (TV) 2019-12-05 1,850 77.1 ... that despite fighting for more than two years to stop the other station from signing on, WGVL's last day on the air was also WSPA-TV's first?
Diane Havlir 2019-12-20 1,842 76.8 ... that HIV researcher Diane Havlir was the U.S. national short track champion in 1974?
Magha Puja 2019-12-03 1,840 76.7 ... that the government of Thailand has branded the Buddhist celebration Magha Puja as a day of spiritual love and gratitude, to compete with Valentine's Day?
Christmas Tree Farm 2019-12-25 919[f] 76.6 ... that Taylor Swift wrote, recorded, and released "Christmas Tree Farm" in six days?
2000 Macau Grand Prix 2019-12-31 918 76.5 ... that André Couto, the winner of the 2000 Macau Grand Prix, is the first Macanese driver to win the race under Formula Three regulations?
2019 Antalya Open (pool) 2019-12-23 1,828 76.1 ... that Darren Appleton forfeited two matches at the 2019 Antalya Open event after deciding to take a nap between matches?
The History of Doing 2019-12-22 1,819 75.8 ... that The History of Doing describes a fundamentalist Hindu protest, with many women part of it, in favour of sati, the burning of widows?
Tanis S'eiltin 2019-12-24 1,818 75.8 ... that Tlingit artist Tanis S'eiltin's mixed-media installation Hit includes video, a replica M16 rifle, and a glass tank of oil and water?
Ontario (steamboat) 2019-12-22 1,814 75.6 ... that in 1817, the Ontario became the first steamboat to see active service on the Great Lakes at Lake Ontario?
Shen Jilan 2019-12-22 1,806 75.3 ... that Shen Jilan, who successfully proposed the clause of equal pay for equal work in China's first constitution in 1954, is still serving as a congresswoman 65 years later?
Doux commerce 2019-12-28 886 73.9 ... that the Enlightenment concept of doux commerce suggests that commerce civilizes people and can even eliminate violence?
Jo Walker-Meador 2019-12-09 1,766 73.6 ... that later in life, Jo Walker-Meador would be inducted into the hall of fame that she helped create?
Myname 2nd Single 2019-12-08 1,746 72.8 ... that Myname's record label was forced to destroy 20,000 CDs of the group's second single album after accidentally including Psy's "Gangnam Style" as its sixth track?
Christmas darter 2019-12-28 872 72.7 ... that the Christmas darter is considered a priority species by the state of South Carolina, but of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature?
List of November 2019 Hong Kong protests 2019-12-23 1,733 72.2 ... that Hong Kong protests in November 2019 included an escape by protesters at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, by rope and via underground sewers?
Judith Katzir 2019-12-28 854 71.2 ... that the novel Tzilla is based on author Judith Katzir's great-grandmother, who invited her lover to live with her and her husband in Palestine?
Well-Strung 2019-12-01 1,686 70.3 ... that string quartet Well-Strung has performed "Chelsea's Mom", a reimagining of "Stacy's Mom", for Hillary Clinton?
Tom Smith (confectioner) 2019-12-25 838 69.8 ... that confectioner Tom Smith is traditionally described as the inventor of the Christmas cracker, in 1847?
Thomas Morstede 2019-12-22 1,672 69.7 ... that the surgeon Thomas Morstede served the three successive English kings Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VI?
Thomas Evans Blackwell 2019-12-12 1,594 69.3 ... that according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas Evans Blackwell was the first hydraulic engineer in England?
Hindi Medium 2019-12-31 822 68.5 ... that Irrfan Khan recommended Saba Qamar to the makers of the film Hindi Medium after watching her YouTube videos?
KEYZ 2019-12-03 1,643 68.5 ... that radio station KEYZ in Williston, North Dakota, owned a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft and used it for news coverage, promotional events, sales calls, and search and rescue efforts?
Howard Colored Orphan Asylum 2019-12-30 821 68.4 ... that pygmy Ota Benga was moved to the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum after people objected to him being shown in the Bronx Zoo?
Hewahewa 2019-12-07 1,627 67.8 ... that Hewahewa, a high priest of the Hawaiian religion, supported the abolition of the kapu system and the introduction of Christianity?
Nellie Two Bear Gates 2019-12-15 1,412 67.6 ... that Nellie Two Bear Gates made beaded artwork that depicted Yanktonai Dakota history and culture?
Trap Back 2019-12-11 1,619 67.5 ... that American rapper Gucci Mane (pictured) recorded Trap Back as his "comeback mixtape"?
Hans Riemer (Maryland politician) 2019-12-28 807 67.2 ... that during the 2004 US presidential election, Hans Riemer ran an online campaign against the military draft, leading then-President Bush to coin the phrase "on the Internets"?
1766 Istanbul earthquake 2019-12-21 1,612 67.1 ... that the 1766 Istanbul earthquake claimed 4,000 victims, 880 of them in the city?
Rhagoletis juglandis 2019-12-02 1,607 67.0 ... that Rhagoletis juglandis is a species of fly that infests walnuts?
Carla Herrero 2019-12-16 1,532 66.9 ... that after her own childhood experiences, Carla Herrero founded Rompe el Silencio ("Breaking the Silence") to support youth who have suffered bullying, abuse, and psychological disorders?
Kommet, ihr Hirten 2019-12-25 786 65.5 ... that the German carol "Kommet, ihr Hirten", derived by Carl Riedel from a Bohemian song in Czech, addresses shepherds, men, and women?
Anna Kessel 2019-12-02 1,542 64.2 ... that British journalist Anna Kessel co-founded the charity Women in Football, and initiated the Blue Plaque Rebellion, to promote gender equality for women in sport?
Virginia Kirkus 2019-12-08 1,531 63.8 ... that Virginia Kirkus reviewed 16,000 books for her bookshop service between the 1930s and 1960s?
Gott ist gegenwärtig 2019-12-31 760 63.3 ... that a cantata titled God is Now, based on the hymn "Gott ist gegenwärtig" and scored for choir, big band, organ, and live electronics, premiered on the 250th anniversary of the hymn writer's death?
Yoshi Kasuya 2019-12-25 754 62.9 ... that Yoshi Kasuya was appointed to the Order of the Precious Crown for her contributions to women's education?
Sally Milgrim 2019-12-29 750 62.5 ... that Sally Milgrim designed the dress that Eleanor Roosevelt wore to her husband's first inaugural ball?
Famine Inquiry Commission 2019-12-26 746 62.1 ... that the Famine Inquiry Commission has been criticized by scholars and Indian nationalists for exonerating the British government of responsibility for the 1943 Bengal famine?
James A. Ward 2019-12-25 739 61.6 ... that James A. Ward was one of the last surviving graduates of the Jesuit novitiate in White Marsh, Maryland?
Schell Bullet 2019-12-23 1,476 61.5 ... that Kunihiko Ikuhara, who was one of the directors of Sailor Moon, cosplayed as Sailor Mars to promote his series Schell Bullet?
Sharon Priest 2019-12-19 1,465 61.0 ... that Sharon Priest, the Secretary of State of Arkansas, launched the state's first internet-based information network in 1995?
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future 2019-12-16 1,394 60.9 ... that water damage postponed the premiere production of the science fiction folk musical Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future?
Bach Digital 2019-12-28 730 60.8 ... that according to academic Yo Tomita, the Bach Digital portal website has largely replaced printed reference works as first point of entry for Bach scholarship?
Gayl King 2019-12-07 1,436 59.8 ... that Gayl King became the first female darts player to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship after the Professional Darts Corporation invited her to play in the 2001 tournament?
Leena Al-Hadid 2019-12-26 707 58.9 ... that Leena Al-Hadid is Jordan's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the United Nations in Vienna?
Kavya Manyapu 2019-12-25 702 58.5 ... that Kavya Manyapu led the development of a dust-repelling fabric for space suits using carbon nanotubes?
Susan Billy 2019-12-26 690 57.5 ... that Pomo basket weaver Susan Billy comes from a family of basket weavers that includes Susan Santiago Billy and Elsie Allen?
Berna Gözbaşı 2019-12-17 1,377 57.4 ... that Berna Gözbaşı is the first woman president of a football club playing in the Turkish top-level men's league?
WXTV (Ohio) 2019-12-29 686 57.2 ... that the sale of WWIZ radio in Lorain, Ohio, undertaken in order to raise capital to build WXTV in Youngstown, prompted both stations to lose their licenses?
Ronald Grossarth-Maticek 2019-12-30 682 56.9 ... that medical scholar Ronald Grossarth-Maticek directed a long-term study involving 30,000 people from 18,000 households, spanning more than 20 years?
Victoria Warehouse 2019-12-14 1,072 56.8 ... that the side of the Victoria Warehouse in Old Trafford featured murals by Walter Kershaw for nearly 30 years?
Victoria Braithwaite 2019-12-01 1,342 55.9 ... that research on pain in fish by Victoria Braithwaite resulted in new rules in the UK, Europe, and Canada to make fisheries more humane?
Parsons Boulevard station 2019-12-31 665 55.4 ... that the 1988 opening of New York City's Archer Avenue lines, expected to lessen congestion, ended up slashing ridership at Parsons Boulevard station by half?
Alois Ickstadt 2019-12-05 1,296 54.0 ... that Alois Ickstadt founded a children's choir and an adult choir for the public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk, conducting the latter for 45 years?
Sofia (Clairo song) 2019-12-21 668 27.8 ... that Clairo drew inspiration for her songs "Sofia" and "Bags" from her crushes on women?
Bags (song) 622 25.9
Total 1,290 53.7
The Bold Type 2019-12-12 1,224 53.2 ... that the television series The Bold Type is inspired by the life and career of former Cosmopolitan magazine editor-in-chief Joanna Coles?
Eriocampa ovata 2019-12-26 631 52.6 ... that in the absence of males in North America, the female woolly alder sawfly reproduces through parthenogenesis?
Adil Bouafif 2019-12-18 1,256 52.3 ... that in 2014, Moroccan-born long-distance runner Adil Bouafif won his fourth gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the Swedish national championships?
Erza Muqoli 2019-12-24 1,230 51.3 ... that Erza Muqoli was a founding member of the French child music group Kids United, which had three number-one albums during her tenure?
Kang Laiyi 2019-12-08 1,228 51.2 ... that Chinese doctor Kang Laiyi spent more than 30 years researching the epidemiology of HIV?
KSLN-TV 2019-12-19 1,224 51.0 ... that KSLN-TV, the ABC television affiliate in Salina, Kansas, folded twice in three years under two different owners?
BBC Radio Theatre 2019-12-29 600 50.0 ... that the Concert Hall inside the BBC's Broadcasting House was pressed into service as a dormitory at the outbreak of World War II?
Charles Blackwell (engineer) 2019-12-04 1,183 49.3 ... that Charles Blackwell was the third Blackwell (after his father and his grandfather) to be elected to the Institution of Civil Engineers?
WLVZ 2019-12-31 588 49.0 ... that after Mississippi radio station WKNZ relaunched as "Zoo 107", it sponsored a name-the-zebra contest at its namesake, the Hattiesburg Zoo?
Catriona Ida Macleod 2019-12-14 914 48.4 ... that Catriona Ida Macleod has received a Social Change Award from Rhodes University for her work in promoting African-based psychology?
Stribodh 2019-12-27 580 48.3 ... that Stribodh, first published in 1857, was one of the earliest magazines in India to be aimed at a female audience?
En blanc et noir 2019-12-20 1,156 48.1 ... that in his 1915 En blanc et noir for two pianos, Claude Debussy quoted Luther's hymn "Ein feste Burg" and dedicated the work in part to Jacques Charlot, who fell in World War I?
Der Ring in Minden 2019-12-07 1,144 47.6 ... that in Der Ring in Minden, the orchestra played at the back of the stage, and the singers all turned towards it to listen to the music at the end?
Paul Mickelson 2019-12-25 570 47.5 ... that in later life, Paul Mickelson bought the organ upon which he had made his first recording as a solo artist at NBC?
Ernest Fahmy 2019-12-10 1,138 47.4 ... that although Ernest Fahmy played for Abertillery RFC in Wales, he opted to play international rugby for Scotland?
Naomi Watts filmography 2019-12-28 554 46.2 ... that British actress Naomi Watts' roles include CIA officer Valerie Plame, journalist Gretchen Carlson, and Princess Diana?
Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, BWV 248 II 2019-12-26 550 45.8 ... that Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, the second part of Bach's Christmas Oratorio and written for the second day of Christmas, focuses on the annunciation to the shepherds?
G. Gould Lincoln 2019-12-29 546 45.5 ... that before entering journalism, G. Gould Lincoln was part of Thomas Edison's team that looked for nickel in Canada?
Crossroads Village (Michigan) 2019-12-28 546 45.5 ... that Crossroads Village in Genesee County, Michigan, has a narrow huckleberry?
2001 BDO World Darts Championship 2019-12-09 1,088 45.3 ... that the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship featured an independent women's tournament for the first time in the competition's history?
Culley C. Carson III 2019-12-29 539 44.9 ... that Culley C. Carson III's research has included treatments for Peyronie's disease, in which the penis curves when erect?
KHIT 2019-12-14 845 44.7 ... that Nevada radio station KONE was sued in 1966 by the proprietors of 16 musical works, who claimed that the station did not pay royalties for playing songs such as "San Antonio Rose" and "Sweet Georgia Brown"?
Requiem for the Living 2019-12-26 532 44.3 ... that in Requiem for the Living, a setting by Dan Forrest of selected texts from the Requiem Mass and an additional movement about Vanitas, the choir sings seemingly endless melodies?
William Francis Clarke 2019-12-25 527 43.9 ... that as pastor of a Catholic church in Baltimore, William Francis Clarke worked to integrate black and Italian Catholics into parish life?
Mohammad Tabrani 2019-12-23 1,041 43.4 ... that Mohammad Tabrani first proposed the term "bahasa Indonesia" for the national language of Indonesia?
Ignaz Saal 2019-12-03 1,028 42.8 ... that Ignaz Saal, for decades a bass with the Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna, performed the bass parts in the world premieres of Haydn's oratorios Die Schöpfung and Die Jahreszeiten?
WSOK 2019-12-04 1,028 42.8 ... that jazz musicians Ben Tucker and Billy Taylor bought Savannah, Georgia, radio station WSOK and expanded its album collection from 20 to 4,000?
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Neuwiller-lès-Saverne 2019-12-14 806 42.7 ... that by the 12th century, the relics of St Adelphus attracted so many pilgrims to the Neuwiller-lès-Saverne Abbey that the Benedictines built a secondary church nearby?
Irma Beilke 2019-12-22 997 41.5 ... that soprano Irma Beilke appeared as Marzelline in Beethoven's Fidelio on 4 September 1945 in the first opera performance in Berlin after World War II?
Queen of Angels Hospital 2019-12-27 493 41.1 ... that actress Kathryn Crosby earned a nursing degree at the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles?
KNWB 2019-12-17 980 40.8 ... that 17 extensions and modifications of the construction permit were necessary before Hawaii radio station KFSH went on the air in 1985, more than eight years after the permit was awarded?
I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree 2019-12-24 979 40.8 ... that a juniper tree in the median of Interstate 17 in Arizona is mysteriously decorated every year at Christmas?
Angels' Carol 2019-12-24 854 35.6 ... that John Rutter wrote the text and music for Angels' Carol, a choral piece for Christmas, using the Latin "Gloria in excelsis Deo" from the Christmas story as a refrain?
Hu Dujing 2019-12-02 848 35.4 ... that plant physiologist Hu Dujing cultivated Eucommia ulmoides to produce a substitute for rubber?
Plumb (Field Music album) 2019-12-30 418 34.8 ... that the Field Music album Plumb was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize, even though the band thought that their odds were "minimal to nil"?
Satyaprakash 2019-12-16 793 34.6 ... that an article published in the Satyaprakash weekly, which criticised Hindu religious leaders, resulted in a libel case?
Shiza Shahid 2019-12-21 815 34.0 ... that Shiza Shahid and Malala Yousafzai co-founded the Malala Fund in 2013 to promote education for every girl?
Magnificat (Vivaldi) 2019-12-23 784 32.6 ... that one of the versions of Vivaldi's Magnificat included five arias to be performed by girl soloists from the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage, who were named in the score?
Dixit Maria 2019-12-08 772 32.1 ... that Dixit Maria, a motet in Latin by Hans Leo Hassler, sets to music the narrative of Mary's consent to the Annunciation?
Heiko Trinsinger 2019-12-29 380 31.7 ... that baritone Heiko Trinsinger of the Aalto Theatre appeared as Alberich in Der Ring in Minden, in which reviewers noted expressivity in every moment and a thunderous curse of the ring?
Lu Youquan 2019-12-30 378 31.5 ... that Lu Youquan's book on Piaget's theory of cognitive development won a national education award in China?
Barrie Marmion 2019-12-07 750 31.2 ... that Barrie Marmion spearheaded the development of the first vaccine against Q fever?
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage 2019-12-30 372 31.0 ... that the songs on the Kabir Singh soundtrack album, including "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" ('I have begun to really love you'), have been described as "saccharine rock"?
Judith (Matthus) 2019-12-13 519 30.7 ... that Siegfried Matthus composed the opera Judith for the reopening of the restored Semperoper, but it premiered at the Komische Oper Berlin, staged by Harry Kupfer?
Jacques Durand (publisher) 2019-12-17 732 30.5 ... that Jacques Durand studied at the Conservatoire de Paris together with Claude Debussy, and later published both Debussy's compositions and his edition of Chopin's piano works?
Jeff Martin (tenor) 2019-12-14 570 30.2 ... that American tenor Jeff Martin has appeared as the Astrologer in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre?
WTKL 2019-12-11 715 29.8 ... that Educational Media Foundation's 2006 acquisition of WSMU-FM marked the "first major foray" by Christian FM broadcasting into New England?
Mirko Ludwig 2019-12-27 348 29.0 ... that tenor Mirko Ludwig took part in the opening of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie as a member of a vocal quintet?
Arif Sağ 2019-12-26 328 27.3 ... that Turkish folk singer and bağlama player Arif Sağ helped introduce Anatolian music to the West in a 1996 concert with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne?
WTJZ 2019-12-06 652 27.2 ... that a young Bob Smith, later famous as Wolfman Jack, got his first radio job as "Daddy Jules" at WYOU in Newport News, Virginia?
WUOT 2019-12-08 632 26.3 ... that future U.S. senator Howard Baker campaigned for president of the University of Tennessee student body on a platform to establish a campus radio station?
Carl Weinmüller 2019-12-12 572 24.9 ... that Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, was a failure in its original form, but was revised partly at the behest of Carl Weinmüller, who then appeared in the premiere in the bass role of Rocco?
Bernd Loebe 2019-12-15 490 23.5 ... that Bernd Loebe, who began his career as a music journalist, received the 2018 International Opera Award in the category of Leadership in Opera?
Jay Shah 2019-12-28 170[g] 14.2 ... that Jay Shah oversaw the Gujarat Cricket Association's project of constructing the world's largest cricket stadium?
The Child (Star Wars) 2019-12-27 -22,004[h] -1,833.7 ... that "Baby Yoda", a character in the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian, was named "2019's biggest new character" by The Guardian?

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes 1,116.5 background views
  2. ^ Excludes 5,995.0 background views
  3. ^ Excludes 1,169.0 background views
  4. ^ Excludes 9,472.0 background views
  5. ^ Excludes 1,050.0 background views
  6. ^ Excludes 1,343.0 background views
  7. ^ Excludes 1,520.0 background views
  8. ^ Excludes 28,740.0 background views
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