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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	-266.1	Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)	91.0	James H. Stark	-266.1	Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)
Median	130.0	Thomas Cheney (folklorist) Bury F.C.	526.0	MAX Blue Line	148.4	Rockwarbler
High	890.9	Bank of England £100,000,000 note	2,728.8	Poutine, Peameal bacon, Canadian Comedy Awards, 1st Canadian Comedy Awards, Made in Canada (TV series)	2,728.8	Poutine, Peameal bacon, Canadian Comedy Awards, 1st Canadian Comedy Awards, Made in Canada (TV series)

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Poutine	2019-07-01		27,810	1,158.8	... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards?
Peameal bacon			18,230	759.6
Canadian Comedy Awards			7,065	294.4
1st Canadian Comedy Awards			1,774	73.9
Made in Canada			10,613	442.2
Total			65,491	2,728.8
Tiny the Wonder	2019-07-16		39,158	1,631.6	... that Tiny the Wonder (pictured) could kill 200 rats per hour in London's rat-baiting pits?
Michael Collins (astronaut)	2019-07-21		37,312	1,554.7	... that Michael Collins (pictured), the command module pilot for Apollo 11, was the first person to perform two spacewalks in a single mission?
Charles Bassett	2019-07-25		18,530	772.1	... that NASA test pilots Charles Bassett and Elliot See (pictured) are among the fallen astronauts whose names are etched on a plaque on the Moon, placed by the crew of Apollo 15?
Elliot See			12,899	537.5
Total			31,430	1,309.6
Rosé (singer)	2019-07-10		28,760	1,198.4	... that New Zealand-born singer Rosé (pictured) initially thought her father's suggestion that she audition to become a K-pop star was a joke, as the family lived in Australia?
Elizabeth L. Gardner	2019-07-12		27,626	1,151.1	... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a WASP during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo (pictured)?
Roger B. Chaffee	2019-07-17		25,693	1,070.5	... that when Roger B. Chaffee (pictured) was selected for Apollo 1, he was the youngest American astronaut to earn a NASA mission assignment?
Bank of England £100,000,000 note	2019-07-23		21,381	890.9	... that £100,000,000 notes known as "Titans" are locked away in the Bank of England?
Bill Kibby	2019-07-30		18,980	790.8	... that Bill Kibby (pictured) was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Second Battle of El Alamein?
Personification of the Americas	2019-07-02		11,766	490.3	... that a new personification was developed for the Americas (example pictured) after their discovery by Europeans?
Personification			6,303	262.6
Total			18,070	752.9
Gerres nigri	2019-07-26		8,960	373.3	... that the Guinean striped mojarra is one of the fish caught in the less polluted part of the Ébrié Lagoon (pictured)?
Ébrié Lagoon			8,638	359.9
Total			17,598	733.2
Kat Teasdale	2019-07-27		16,946	706.1	... that Canadian auto racing driver Kat Teasdale reportedly once asked the starter to wait while she applied lipstick?
Tito's Tacos	2019-07-04		16,202	675.1	... that Tito's Tacos of Culver City, California, has sold the same hard-shell tacos (pictured) filled with shredded beef, iceberg lettuce, and grated cheddar cheese for 60 years?
Djamaa el Djazaïr	2019-07-15		16,167	673.6	... that the new Djamaa el Djazaïr mosque (pictured) is the tallest building in Africa?
Peter Badcoe	2019-07-08		15,774	657.2	... that Australian Army major Peter Badcoe (pictured) was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for displaying "conspicuous gallantry and leadership" on three occasions?
2008 Universal fire	2019-07-31		15,315	638.1	... that the 2008 Universal fire (pictured) may have destroyed the audio master tapes of up to half a million songs?
IM 67118	2019-07-11		15,161	631.7	... that a clay tablet at the National Museum of Iraq, dated to c. 1770 BCE, shows a calculation that uses the Pythagorean theorem—twelve centuries prior to the birth of Pythagoras?
Yuri Gagarin	2019-07-21		15,144	631.0	... that pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space and first to orbit the Earth, ejected from his descending spacecraft at an altitude of about 7,000 metres (23,000 ft)?
1974 White House helicopter incident	2019-07-15		14,934	622.3	... that in 1974, a United States Army private first class stole a helicopter and landed it on the White House lawn?
Joe Biden (The Onion)	2019-07-26		14,428	601.1	... that Joe Biden prefers the Chevrolet Corvette, but Joe Biden prefers the Pontiac Trans Am?
T-7 (rocket)	2019-07-23		13,267	552.8	... that China's first sounding rocket (monument pictured) was fueled using a bicycle pump?
De novo gene birth	2019-07-12		13,196	549.8	... that de novo gene birth was once thought to be impossible but has now been observed in every species that has been systematically examined?
Suvorov Monument (Saint Petersburg)	2019-07-12		7,573	315.5	... that the Suvorov Monument, now on Suvorov Square, depicts its subject as the god Mars?
Suvorov Square (Saint Petersburg)			5,496	229.0
Total			13,069	544.5
MAX Blue Line	2019-07-11		12,624	526.0	... that Portland's MAX Blue Line (train pictured) was built as a result of freeway revolts in the 1970s?
WNSW (Maine)	2019-07-19		12,621	525.9	... that Stephen King killed off a radio station in the Bangor area?
British Rail Class 458	2019-07-26		11,516	479.8	... that in 2004 the British Rail Class 458 trains were so unreliable that their operator considered replacing them all, but by 2012 they had become the most reliable fleet in Britain?
Polonium-210	2019-07-30		10,638	443.2	... that polonium-210 is 250,000 times more toxic by weight than hydrogen cyanide?
JFK Express	2019-07-25		9,976	415.7	... that the JFK Express subway service in New York City never actually went to JFK Airport?
Megabat	2019-07-12		9,936	414.0	... that in two species of megabat, males have been observed to produce milk?
Fatima bint al-Ahmar	2019-07-26		9,842	410.1	... that the Granadan princess Fatima bint al-Ahmar was described as "surpassing the women of her time like the Night of Power surpasses all the other nights" by the historian Ibn al-Khatib?
David Scott	2019-07-21		9,498	395.7	... that David Scott's performance under pressure during Gemini 8, the first mission to achieve a docking in space, led to his selection for the Apollo program?
Joe Bertony	2019-07-11		9,317	388.2	... that French-born Joe Bertony, who twice escaped from Nazi concentration camps, played a key part in the construction of the Sydney Opera House?
Arab Serai	2019-07-12		9,308	387.8	... that the Arab Serai, a 16th-century roadside inn in Delhi, may have been built to shelter 300 Arab mullahs who accompanied the Mughal emperor's widow on her Hajj to Mecca?
Tang Dingyuan	2019-07-08		9,171	382.1	... that Tang Dingyuan co-invented the "split-diamond bomb"?
Gloucester tabula set	2019-07-18		8,970	373.8	... that the Gloucester tabula set includes gaming pieces depicting a copulating couple, a hanging man, and a manticore?
Susan Beschta	2019-07-30		8,912	371.4	... that Susan Beschta was a punk rocker and federal judge?
SS Ventnor	2019-07-02		8,486	353.6	... that the bodies of 499 gold miners bound for China were lost when the SS Ventnor sank in 1902?
Mandy Moore (choreographer)	2019-07-23		8,480	353.3	... that Mandy Moore choreographed La La Land's opening number using 30 dancers, 100 extras, and 60 cars stuck in traffic on a Los Angeles freeway?
Stele of Arniadas	2019-07-26		8,432	351.3	... that the verses of the inscription on the funerary Stele of Arniadas are said to be "extraordinarily similar" to the words of Hector in the Iliad?
Samuel Adalberg	2019-07-25		8,218	342.4	... that Samuel Adalberg, pioneer of Polish paremiology, committed suicide upon learning of the Germans' plans to construct the Warsaw Ghetto?
History of the Caltech House System	2019-07-25		8,036	334.8	... that while Caltech's historic South Houses were renovated, its North Houses were recommended for demolition for lack of architectural appeal?
Alexandra Phillips (Green politician)	2019-07-02		4,068	169.5	... that Alexandra Phillips and Alexandra Phillips stood against each other for election in South East England, and both were elected?
Alexandra Phillips (Brexit Party politician)			3,948	164.5
Total			8,016	334.0
Laura Yeager	2019-07-31		7,980	332.5	... that on June 29, Major General Laura Yeager became the first woman to command an infantry division in the United States Army?
XIX Army Corps	2019-07-19		7,586	316.1	... that the XIX Army Corps represented Germany as it ceded Brest-Litovsk to the Soviet Union in the German–Soviet military parade (commanders pictured)?
Critical green inclusion	2019-07-09		7,584	316.0	... that abnormal structures inside white blood cells called critical green inclusions can indicate impending death?
A load of old cobblers	2019-07-04		7,514	313.1	... that this article is a load of old cobblers?
Hours of Louis XII	2019-07-27		7,491	312.1	... that the process of connecting the scattered fragments surviving from the Hours of Louis XII (begun c. 1498) only started in 1973?
Maria Howard Weeden	2019-07-12		7,447	310.3	... that Maria Howard Weeden painted many portraits of African-American freedmen and freedwomen?
WQQW (Connecticut)	2019-07-26		7,198	299.9	... that the final owners of Connecticut's WQQW radio station were involved in a fraudulent banking ring that toppled the town's mayor?
Paradise Airlines Flight 901A	2019-07-13		7,158	298.3	... that after the crash of Paradise Airlines Flight 901A, the Federal Aviation Administration permanently grounded the airline's operations?
Every Frame a Painting	2019-07-10		7,089	295.4	... that the editing style of Every Frame a Painting was formulated to avoid copyright claims from YouTube's Content ID system?
Loveday, 1458	2019-07-01		7,030	292.9	... that the 1458 Loveday, which was intended to unite Henry VI's nobility, only resulted in uniting his enemies?
National Peasants' Party	2019-07-29		6,929	288.7	... that despite a ban on the National Peasants' Party (logo shown) taking effect on this day in 1947, the party still organized in the Romanian underground, attempting to field a candidate in the 1985 election?
Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean	2019-07-08		6,834	284.8	... that Bolivia sued Chile in 2013 to regain land lost in 1884, claiming it had an Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean?
Flyway	2019-07-11		6,798	283.2	... that flyways used by migrating wetland birds have traditional staging points where they can rebuild their energy reserves?
Lesbian erasure	2019-07-28		6,764	281.9	... that some LGBTQ activists have opposed the use of the term "lesbian erasure", because it has sometimes been used in opposition to transgender rights?
Ali Eisami	2019-07-05		6,737	280.7	... that Ali Eisami (pictured), a Kanuri man, dictated his memoirs of his captivity to German missionary and linguist Sigismund Koelle, and helped him produce a Kanuri grammar?
George Gosse	2019-07-18		6,734	280.6	... that George Gosse was awarded the George Cross for disarming three German naval mines under exceptionally hazardous conditions?
Madrasa and tomb of Alauddin Khalji	2019-07-28		6,712	279.7	... that the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Khalji (pictured) was built inside an Islamic school in Delhi, India?
Rook (bird)	2019-07-23		6,702	279.2	... that rooks are intelligent birds and can rival or even beat chimpanzees in puzzle-solving tests?
NASA Astronaut Group 3	2019-07-20		6,610	275.4	... that four of the fourteen astronauts in NASA Astronaut Group 3 were killed in training accidents before they had a chance to fly in space?
J. Schmuck Block	2019-07-15		6,575	274.0	... that a three-story structure in Beatrice, Nebraska, was built for a Schmuck?
HMS Lavinia	2019-07-17		6,537	272.4	... that HMS Lavinia was saved from being broken up, only to be sunk in a collision with another ship?
Lloyd Pollock	2019-07-26		6,502	270.9	... that Canadian businessman Lloyd Pollock brought Junior A-level hockey to Windsor, Ontario?
JJ Levine	2019-07-24		6,418	267.4	... that Canadian photographic artist JJ Levine is known for portraits in which the same model depicts both the male and female members of a couple?
Pema Dhondup	2019-07-11		6,411	267.1	... that Pema Dhondup studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California so he could use the medium to tell the story of his "lost generation" of Tibetan youth?
Tundra orbit	2019-07-22		6,271	261.3	... that satellites in a Tundra orbit trace a figure-eight across the sky?
SOLRAD 2	2019-07-24		6,249	260.4	... that the destruction by range safety officers of the satellite SOLRAD 2 over Cuba in 1960 sparked international protest and compromised American missile security?
South Arch volcanic field	2019-07-02		6,240	260.0	... that the weight of the volcanoes of Hawaii is causing Earth's crust to buckle, generating volcanoes under the sea?
Gustave A. Mueller	2019-07-11		6,218	259.1	... that Gustave A. Mueller of the Homeopathic Hospital of Pittsburgh was described in his 1912 obituary as a leading specialist in the treatment of the eye, ear, nose, and throat?
Occupation of Ma'an	2019-07-09		6,184	257.7	... that the Occupation of Ma'an has been called "one of the most confused chapters" of Jordan's history?
The Unsafe Asylum	2019-07-25		6,153	256.4	... that The Unsafe Asylum, a book of short stories by Anirudh Kala, explores the psychological effects of the Partition of India?
Isao Kataoka	2019-07-12		6,080	253.3	... that Isao Kataoka is the only Japanese recipient of the Paul Loicq Award for contributions to international ice hockey?
Sarjun ibn Mansur	2019-07-25		6,062	252.6	... that the Melkite Christian Sarjun ibn Mansur, who headed the fiscal administration of Syria under the first five Umayyad caliphs, was the father of Saint John of Damascus?
Big Bull, India	2019-07-31		6,040	251.6	... that hundreds of stockbrokers protested outside the Bombay Stock Exchange demanding removal of the Big Bull after the market crashed?
FM Non-Duplication Rule	2019-07-01		5,982	249.3	... that the FM Non-Duplication Rule adopted by the FCC 55 years ago today led to the creation of the album-oriented and classic rock radio formats?
May Hollinworth	2019-07-25		5,957	248.2	... that Australian theatre director and former chemistry demonstrator May Hollinworth was described as "a wizard with lighting effects"?
Abdullah's entry into Transjordan	2019-07-24		3,922	163.4	... that at the time of Abdullah's entry into what was to become the modern country of Jordan during the interregnum period, the region was extremely poor, sparsely populated and widely considered ungovernable?
Interregnum (Transjordan)			2,016	84.0
Total			5,938	247.4
Ibrahim Salem	2019-07-22		5,849	243.7	... that while collecting the banknotes of Africa (Cameroon note pictured), Ibrahim Salem found that "the Dark Continent had some of the most colorful ones"?
MIQE	2019-07-25		5,848	243.7	... that after a 2002 study inaccurately claimed a measles and autism link due to improper qPCR data, scientists developed the MIQE guidelines to show the minimum level of reported data required for qPCR?
NASA Astronaut Group 2	2019-07-18		5,836	243.2	... that six of the Next Nine astronauts flew to the Moon, and three walked on it?
Hemothorax	2019-07-11		5,834	243.1	... that endometriosis, a condition in which tissue from the womb occurs in unusual locations, can cause bleeding into the chest during menstrual periods?
Lilian Benningsen	2019-07-26		5,764	240.1	... that Lilian Benningsen, a singer at the Bavarian State Opera for decades, appeared as Carolina in the world premiere of Henze's Elegie für junge Liebende (Elegy for Young Lovers)?
Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)	2019-07-03		5,724	238.5	... that the Mueller probe was born in a crossfire hurricane?
The Metropolis of Tomorrow	2019-07-02		5,718	238.2	... that the 1929 Hugh Ferriss book The Metropolis of Tomorrow featured "projected trends" including skyscraper churches and suspension bridges with apartments built into them?
Roosevelt dictatorship	2019-07-13		5,678	236.6	... that some supporters of US president Franklin Roosevelt called for him to assume dictatorial powers in 1933?
Robert E. Lee on Traveller	2019-07-22		5,675	236.5	... that at the unveiling of Alexander Phimister Proctor's statue of Robert E. Lee in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called Lee "one of our greatest American gentlemen"?
Valentina Tereshkova	2019-07-21		5,618	234.1	... that cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova made 42 trips outside the Soviet Union between 1963 and 1970 in response to invitations she received after becoming the first woman in space?
Gao Xiaoxia	2019-07-16		5,547	231.1	... that Gao Xiaoxia abandoned her PhD studies to leave America in 1951, just before the US government banned Chinese students from returning home?
Hallo Ü-Wagen	2019-07-27		5,438	226.6	... that Hallo Ü-Wagen (Hello Radio Van, pictured) was a long-running weekly German radio talk show on wheels?
Bohumil Herlischka	2019-07-12		5,406	225.2	... that Bohumil Herlischka staged Schoenberg's Moses und Aron at the Hamburg State Opera, including a tour to Israel?
James Cowan Smith	2019-07-13		5,312	221.3	... that as a condition of a bequest from James Cowan Smith, the Scottish National Gallery must permanently display a portrait of his dog Callum (pictured)?
Liu Housheng	2019-07-11		5,296	220.6	... that Liu Housheng co-founded the Plum Blossom Award, the highest award for Chinese opera?
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final	2019-07-07		5,296	220.6	... that Germany defeated Sweden in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final (pictured) with a golden goal, the last time this method of deciding the final was approved?
George Ali Murad Khan	2019-07-23		5,294	220.6	... that George Ali Murad Khan, ruler of the princely state of Khairpur in Pakistan, survived an accidental shooting by his father when he was nine months old?
Gregory Gray	2019-07-15		5,192	216.3	... that the Irish musician Gregory Gray, who started his career in a boy band, became the cult indie musician Mary Cigarettes?
Tarzan of Manisa	2019-07-04		5,070	211.3	... that the Tarzan of Manisa planted thousands of trees on Mount Sipylus in Turkey?
Yusuf Gowon	2019-07-27		5,058	210.8	... that Ugandan chief of staff Yusuf Gowon quarrelled with another officer over a looted tractor during the invasion of a foreign country?
Facebook Portal	2019-07-05		5,018	209.1	... that a five-star Amazon review of Facebook Portal by a writer, who claimed not to be a "big" Facebook user before buying the device, was traced to a Facebook employee?
Félicette	2019-07-21		4,962	206.8	... that Félicette, the first cat in space, was subjected to 9.5 g of acceleration and five minutes of weightlessness?
Petrocoptis pseudoviscosa	2019-07-31		4,867	202.8	... that falguera, a plant known from only one valley in Spain, is threatened by rock climbers and by road maintenance?
The California Field Atlas	2019-07-08		3,916	163.2	... that The California Field Atlas by Obi Kaufmann is neither a field guide nor a conventional atlas?
Obi Kaufmann			899	37.5
Total			4,816	200.6
HMS Imperieuse (1805)	2019-07-06		4,756	198.2	... that HMS Imperieuse once sailed under an American flag?
10th millennium BC	2019-07-08		4,658	194.1	... that the earliest evidence of sheep herding has been found in northern Iraq, dated before 9000 BC?
Solstice (1990 video game)	2019-07-30		4,629	192.9	... that the 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System video game Solstice was originally planned and developed as a computer title?
Sommen charr	2019-07-19		4,621	192.5	... that Sommen charrs are a relict population that has survived because of Lake Sommen's great depth, and its cold and oxygen-rich waters?
Mount Oku rat	2019-07-10		2,728	113.6	... that although living on the same mountain, the Mount Oku rat is endangered by habitat destruction, while the Mittendorf's striped grass mouse is not?
Mittendorf's striped grass mouse			1,891	78.8
Total			4,618	192.4
Summer Rayne Oakes	2019-07-23		4,584	191.0	... that Summer Rayne Oakes has been called "the world's first eco-model" because she only models clothes made from organic or recycled materials?
Catherine Despard	2019-07-15		4,472	186.3	... that Catherine Despard helped compose the speech that her husband, the ringleader of the Despard Plot, gave at the gallows?
Battle of Semarang	2019-07-22		4,432	184.6	... that army general Abdul Haris Nasution considered the 1945 Battle of Semarang the first major battle for the Indonesian nation?
Hypericum olympicum	2019-07-09		4,338	180.8	... that Hypericum olympicum (pictured), an Award of Garden Merit winner, is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses?
Li Hengde	2019-07-29		4,284	178.5	... that after the US banned Chinese students from returning to China, Li Hengde organized a student network which petitioned the Chinese premier, the US president, and the UN for their right to go home?
WWE 24/7 Championship	2019-07-01		4,254	177.3	... that the WWE 24/7 Championship, a professional wrestling championship, can be defended anytime, anywhere, as long as a WWE referee is present?
Sean Sherman	2019-07-30		4,223	176.0	... that Oglala Lakota chef Sean Sherman rejects frybread, seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, but also considers it a symbol of resilience?
Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)	2019-07-17		4,185	174.4	... that the idea for the song "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)" came to Jeannie Seely at the age of 23, and she was still earning royalties for it at age 78?
Stapenhill Gardens	2019-07-20		4,064	169.4	... that a swan sculpture (pictured) in Stapenhill Gardens, described by the park superintendent as a "monstrosity" after its construction in 1953, is now a town landmark?
Lancelot Barrington-Ward	2019-07-16		4,054	168.9	... that Sir Lancelot Barrington-Ward performed surgery on Prince Albert, who later became King George VI?
Clemantine Wamariya	2019-07-27		4,024	167.7	... that Clemantine Wamariya was reunited with her parents on The Oprah Winfrey Show, twelve years after being separated from them during the Rwandan genocide?
Chitpas Kridakorn	2019-07-29		3,990	166.2	... that Chitpas Kridakorn, whose family owns Thailand's Singha brewery, had to change her last name due to her political activism?
Desmond Barker	2019-07-28		3,858	160.7	... that South African test pilot Desmond Barker has accumulated 7,200 flying hours and flown 58 different types of aircraft?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons	2019-07-28		3,820	159.1	... that the announcement of a delay in the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons caused Nintendo's stock market valuation to fall by over US$1 billion?
Janet Lee Stevens	2019-07-14		3,650	152.1	... that Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut called American journalist Janet Lee Stevens "the little drummer girl" because of her staunch support for their cause?
Stony coral tissue loss disease	2019-07-27		3,631	151.3	... that a new disease which is deadly to corals is spreading from the Florida Keys to other parts of the Caribbean?
Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code	2019-07-16		3,585	149.4	... that during its 2019 election campaign, the Indian National Congress promised to abolish the sedition law, although the government had arrested 9,000 people for sedition alone in 2012–2013?
Rockwarbler	2019-07-14		3,562	148.4	... that the cave-nesting rockwarbler has also been called the "hanging dick" because of its nest?
WTC Cortlandt station	2019-07-07		3,534	147.2	... that the WTC Cortlandt subway station in New York City, closed for 17 years after the September 11 attacks, cost $181 million to rebuild?
Seal of Somerset County, Maryland	2019-07-24		3,494	145.6	... that the seal of Somerset County, Maryland (pictured), is based on the Royal Arms of England?
Cycloseris distorta	2019-07-03		3,464	144.4	... that the free-living, solitary coral Cycloseris distorta (pictured) can subdivide its stony skeleton and form two new individuals?
Maspalomas Station	2019-07-16		3,404	141.8	... that 50 years ago today, Maspalomas Station in the Canary Islands was the first ground station to make contact with the Apollo 11 astronauts in Earth orbit, about 16 minutes into the flight?
Notre-Dame de Guebwiller	2019-07-08		3,387	141.1	... that the Benedictines of Murbach Abbey built the monumental Notre-Dame de Guebwiller in order to relocate from their remote valley?
Bramble Cay melomys	2019-07-20		3,280	136.7	... that the extinction of the Bramble Cay melomys was described as the first for a mammal species due to anthropogenic climate change?
1 the Road	2019-07-06		3,246	135.3	... that an artificial intelligence wrote a novel in the spirit of Jack Kerouac's On the Road?
1963 Freedom Ballot	2019-07-30		3,226	134.4	... that nearly 80,000 black Mississippians cast a vote in the 1963 Freedom Ballot mock election, four times more than the number of black registered voters?
Justin James (basketball)	2019-07-29		3,194	133.1	... that Justin James was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2019 NBA draft, despite most mock drafts predicting he would not be picked by any team?
Kent Angus	2019-07-31		3,180	132.5	... that Kent Angus, a Canadian businessman and Paul Loicq Award winner, incorporated hidden details into hockey jerseys for Team Canada and other countries at the 2010 Winter Olympics?
Wu Ziliang	2019-07-19		3,156	131.5	... that Wu Ziliang developed the technology to separate uranium-235 for China's first nuclear bomb?
Bury F.C.	2019-07-16		3,120	130.0	... that in 2001, Bury Football Club's first mascot, "Robbie the Bobby", was sent off three times by referees for bad behaviour?
Thomas Cheney (folklorist)	2019-07-28		3,120	130.0	... that Thomas Cheney's biography of LDS Church leader J. Golden Kimball was withdrawn by Brigham Young University Press for containing explicit language?
The Nomad Soul	2019-07-19		3,107	129.5	... that David Cage started writing the video game The Nomad Soul because he had grown tired of being a composer?
James Fraser (surgeon)	2019-07-20		3,067	127.8	... that when he graduated in medicine at the age of 24, James Fraser was already Sir James Fraser?
Stepan Pimenov	2019-07-05		3,060	127.5	... that Stepan Pimenov's sculptures for the Admiralty building in St. Petersburg were removed and destroyed by order of Emperor Alexander II?
Kieth Engen	2019-07-08		3,022	125.9	... that operatic bass Kieth Engen, who got his first role, Bluebeard, at the Bavarian State Opera because he was tall, also had a pop career under a pseudonym?
Le Nove porcelain	2019-07-14		2,984	124.3	... that the samples of Le Nove porcelain (example pictured), sent to the Venetian government in 1762 to support a licence application, may actually have been made by another factory?
Yvonne Mosquito	2019-07-28		2,958	123.2	... that Lord Mayor of Birmingham Yvonne Mosquito opened comedian Joe Lycett's kitchen extension?
Yellow-footed honeyguide	2019-07-29		2,923	121.8	... that the yellow-footed honeyguide probably includes beeswax in its diet?
Henry Meintjes	2019-07-20		2,918	121.6	... that Captain Henry Meintjes, a South African World War I flying ace, was shot in the wrist when far over enemy lines but still managed to bring his airplane back and land it safely?
Mae Jemison	2019-07-21		2,860	119.1	... that Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand and was a medical officer for the Peace Corps before becoming an astronaut?
Raja Harishchandra	2019-07-17		2,835	118.1	... that as the film negatives used for the first Indian feature film were of limited spectral sensitivity, the colour red was avoided in sets, costumes, and make-up?
Joseph Wood (schoolmaster)	2019-07-03		1,906	79.4	... that when Joseph Wood was appointed as head master of Harrow School, he was by far the oldest to be appointed since the retirement of Thomas Thackeray in 1760?
Thomas Thackeray			921	38.4
Total			2,828	117.8
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt	2019-07-23		2,784	116.0	... that per a recent Supreme Court ruling, U.S. states are immune from private suits against them in courts of other states without their consent?
Touristic Eastern Express	2019-07-03		2,693	112.2	... that the Touristic Eastern Express makes two-hour-long stops between Ankara and Kars to allow passengers to visit historic and natural attractions?
Xu Zhongyu	2019-07-31		2,681	111.7	... that thirty million copies of the university textbook compiled by Xu Zhongyu have been printed?
Episcia cupreata	2019-07-18		2,672	111.3	... that while the leaf shape varies among hybrids of Episcia cupreata (pictured), the flowers always have the same form?
NS Line	2019-07-18		2,666	111.1	... that Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles?
William F. Turner	2019-07-24		2,615	109.0	... that a jury once rushed out of the courtroom of William F. Turner, first Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, to attend to a Native American attack?
West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts	2019-07-10		2,529	105.4	... that the West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts were modelled on legislation introduced after the Irish Great Famine?
Leagues Cup	2019-07-05		2,458	102.4	... that the Leagues Cup, an upcoming four-team soccer competition between MLS and Liga MX clubs, was panned by critics as soon as it was announced?
Mrinalini Devi	2019-07-30		2,440	101.6	... that 19 years after Mrinalini Devi married Rabindranath Tagore, many of her wedding jewels were sold to fund Brahmacharya Ashram, a school he founded?
KPPC (AM)	2019-07-03		2,394	99.7	... that after discontinuing normal programming, KPPC radio signed on once a week for six months to fulfill a contract to broadcast church services?
Tikhvin Cemetery	2019-07-03		1,732	72.1	... that composers Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky are all buried in the Tikhvin Cemetery?
List of burials at Tikhvin Cemetery			624	26.0
Total			2,355	98.1
Tatsuo Nomura	2019-07-10		2,292	95.5	... that Tatsuo Nomura's "Pokémon Challenge" for Google Maps, created as an April Fools' Day prank for mobile phone users, led to the development of Pokémon Go?
Wang Xiji	2019-07-09		2,254	93.9	... that Wang Xiji, chief designer of China's first space launch vehicle and recoverable satellites, advocated the construction of a solar power station 36,000 km (22,000 mi) above Earth?
Historical Dictionaries series	2019-07-17		2,236	93.2	... that it took Scarecrow Press 25 years to complete its series of historical dictionaries of African countries?
Charles Stapley	2019-07-14		2,216	92.3	... that Charles Stapley played 26 different roles in The Adventures of Robin Hood?
John Lyman Smith	2019-07-09		2,186	91.1	... that after leaving Nauvoo, Illinois, John Lyman Smith traveled with the Mormon pioneers in 1847 to the Salt Lake Valley, where he became a Utah Territory politician?
James H. Stark	2019-07-06		2,184	91.0	... that James H. Stark, author of six guidebooks to the British West Indies and Bermuda (pictured), was described as a "modern Hakluyt"?
Zond 5	2019-07-21		2,174	90.6	... that two Russian tortoises were aboard the first spacecraft to return safely from a trip around the Moon?
Binod Chaudhary	2019-07-20		2,117	88.2	... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list?
Strombosia pustulata	2019-07-15		1,048	43.7	... that Strombosia pustulata is one of over two hundred species of tree growing in the Omo Forest Reserve?
Omo Forest Reserve			1,037	43.2
Total			2,086	86.9
James J. Connell	2019-07-14		2,050	85.4	... that lieutenant commander James J. Connell's Navy Cross was the highest award for valor bestowed on a Delawarean during the Vietnam War?
Swedish Levant Company	2019-07-04		2,020	84.2	... that the creation of the Swedish Levant Company in 1738 was controversial because of a disagreement between several Swedish merchants and the Hat Party?
What Is Democracy?	2019-07-30		1,940	80.9	... that in a 2019 documentary, Astra Taylor interviews trauma surgeons, refugees, and a barber about the meaning of democracy?
Saumitra Khan	2019-07-28		1,918	79.9	... that Saumitra Khan was elected in the 2019 Indian general election by a margin of more than 78,000 votes without participating in any political rally in his constituency?
Alice King Chatham	2019-07-19		1,889	78.7	... that sculptor Alice King Chatham used plaster casts to design custom-fitted oxygen masks and helmets for Project Mercury astronauts?
Diplecogaster bimaculata	2019-07-16		1,876	78.1	... that the clingfish Diplecogaster bimaculata has been photographed cleaning a moray eel?
Maria Magnani Noya	2019-07-19		1,875	78.1	... that Maria Magnani Noya was the first woman mayor of Turin and the second woman mayor in Italy?
William Feiner	2019-07-07		1,845	76.9	... that William Feiner became the president of Georgetown College in 1826 despite having never mastered English?
Robyn Benincasa	2019-07-18		1,828	76.1	... that Robyn Benincasa ran a marathon four months after having surgery for osteoarthritis and being told she might never run again?
John Schmidt (pool player)	2019-07-15		1,808	75.4	... that American pool player John Schmidt holds the record for the longest straight pool run at 626?
Maddie Shevlin	2019-07-04		1,785	74.4	... that Maddie Shevlin dislocated her thumb on debut in her first season of Australian rules football and missed the next ten weeks?
Isabel Martin (wheelchair basketball)	2019-07-17		1,016	42.4	... that Isabel Martin was one of the Australian Devils who won silver at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphan Buri, Thailand?
2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship			760	31.7
Total			1,776	74.0
Phytobia betulae	2019-07-22		1,774	73.9	... that the fly Phytobia betulae is just 5 mm (0.2 in) long but the tunnel made by its larva inside a birch tree may reach 17 m (56 ft)?
Golem (Casken opera)	2019-07-01		1,768	73.7	... that John Casken's opera Golem won the 1991 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Best Contemporary Recording?
Luna 2	2019-07-21		1,763	73.5	... that the Soviet probe Luna 2, the first human-made object to make contact with the Moon, began a trend of crash landing missions that continued even after soft landings were mastered?
Isabelle Story	2019-07-09		1,744	72.7	... that Isabelle Story, a member of Eleanor Roosevelt's press corps, published a weekly column called "Chatting With The First Lady"?
Nozomi Nishida	2019-07-22		1,725	71.9	... that Nozomi Nishida is a member of Walküre, a music group which exists both in real life and in the anime Macross Delta?
Brahma Temple, Khajuraho	2019-07-10		1,718	71.6	... that the Brahma Temple of Khajuraho is actually dedicated to Shiva?
Aziz Abu Sarah	2019-07-06		1,711	71.3	... that Aziz Abu Sarah, a peace activist from East Jerusalem and promoter of Arab–Israeli peace projects, neither understood Hebrew nor knew any Israeli Jews until after leaving high school?
Eleanor C. Pressly	2019-07-17		1,702	70.9	... that Eleanor C. Pressly helped develop and launch a series of Aerobee rockets during the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year?
Fraser Wilkins	2019-07-04		1,700	70.8	... that the United States embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, was bombed while Fraser Wilkins was serving as the first US ambassador to Cyprus?
Sputnik 1	2019-07-21		1,700	70.8	... that the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, led to a period of public anxiety in the United States and accelerated the Space Race?
Melanie Diener	2019-07-03		1,684	70.2	... that the German soprano Melanie Diener began her stage career in Mozart roles in 1996, and appeared as Isolde with the Canadian Opera Company and the Opéra national du Rhin in 2013?
Ye Peida	2019-07-27		1,674	69.7	... that Ye Peida, the president of a university controlled by the Ministry of Posts and Communications, successfully argued for the breakup of the ministry's monopoly of China's telecom industry?
Aslı Canan Sabırlı	2019-07-02		1,656	69.0	... that Turkish women's footballer Aslı Canan Sabırlı was appointed technical director of her team while she was still a member of the squad?
Anopheles funestus	2019-07-17		1,594	66.4	... that in South Africa, the mosquito Anopheles funestus used to breed in fast-moving streams but now prefers swamps?
Lorraine Janzen Kooistra	2019-07-02		1,577	65.7	... that in 2018, Lorraine Janzen Kooistra was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for her work in 19th-century literature?
Phyllariopsis brevipes	2019-07-28		1,547	64.5	... that Phyllariopsis brevipes is a deep-water constituent of the kelp forests in the Mediterranean Sea?
Bill Bowman (Scottish politician)	2019-07-01		1,542	64.3	... that before his accession to the Scottish Parliament in 2016, Bill Bowman lived and worked for more than a decade in Bucharest?
Daksha Pattani	2019-07-24		1,537	64.0	... that Gujarati academic Daksha Pattani published her doctoral thesis on Mahatma Gandhi in six volumes?
David Alcaide	2019-07-09		1,536	64.0	... that pool player David Alcaide became the Spanish national eight-ball champion at age 14?
Xifeng Wu	2019-07-18		1,521	63.4	... that according to a study conducted by epidemiologist Xifeng Wu and her colleagues, fifteen minutes of moderate exercise per day can increase lifespan by an average of three years?
Qian Ji	2019-07-03		1,508	62.8	... that Qian Ji helped design China's first satellite and was the lead designer for its first three-in-one satellite launch?
Maria Hueber	2019-07-05		1,466	61.1	... that Maria Hueber founded the first school for girls in the Tyrol region?
Back to Black	2019-07-14		1,458	60.7	... that Back to Black, the final studio album by Amy Winehouse, topped the European Top 100 Albums chart for 13 non-consecutive weeks?
Tsunekazu Ishihara	2019-07-06		1,442	60.1	... that Tsunekazu Ishihara was nicknamed "The King of Portable Toys" by coworkers during the development of Pokémon Red and Green?
1461 L'Aquila earthquake	2019-07-06		1,397	58.2	... that the dome of Santa Maria di Collemaggio collapsed in the 1461 L'Aquila earthquake?
Roman Neumayer	2019-07-24		1,380	57.5	... that German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Roman Neumayer assisted in founding the first ice hockey team in Namibia?
Bukit Gasing	2019-07-29		1,358	56.6	... that part of the Malaysian tropical forest reserve Bukit Gasing has been protected from development, while another part has been sold to building contractors?
Joanne Berger-Sweeney	2019-07-08		1,313	54.7	... that Joanne Berger-Sweeney is the first African-American and first woman to serve as president of Trinity College, Connecticut?
2003 24 Hours of Le Mans	2019-07-13		1,308	54.5	... that the 2003 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans featured the first renewable-fuelled sports prototype racing car to be entered in a Le Mans event?
Reel (poetry collection)	2019-07-27		1,294	53.9	... that George Szirtes's Reel, winner of the 2004 T. S. Eliot Prize, contains poems in terza rima and relies heavily on ekphrasis, using references to film and photography to aid memory?
Patrick Francheterre	2019-07-16		1,282	53.4	... that Patrick Francheterre played for, coached and managed the France men's national ice hockey team, and helped cover expenses when the French Ice Hockey Federation went bankrupt?
Leslie Leve	2019-07-10		1,278	53.3	... that researcher Leslie Leve has found that parents' depression is associated with an increased likelihood of behavioral problems in their children?
Wildlife of Nigeria	2019-07-05		1,237	51.5	... that the wildlife of Nigeria includes 940 species of bird and all eight known species of West African mangrove?
Felipe Reinoso	2019-07-22		1,228	51.2	... that Felipe Reinoso served in the Connecticut House of Representatives prior to contesting an open seat in the Congress of the Republic of Peru?
Ulster Literary Theatre	2019-07-29		1,197	49.9	... that a lack of help from W. B. Yeats caused one of the founders of the Ulster Literary Theatre to say, "Damn Yeats! We'll write our own plays!"?
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi	2019-07-01		1,175	49.0	... that 11th-century scholar Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi, an authority on the early history of Isma'ilism, composed the first official genealogy of the Fatimid dynasty?
Îles Ehotilés National Park	2019-07-24		1,172	48.8	... that a colony of fruit bats in Îles Ehotilés National Park in Ivory Coast is considered by the local people to be a sign of the presence of their ancestors?
Luys i Luso	2019-07-13		1,156	48.1	... that Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan believes that God intervened in the recording of his album Luys i Luso?
Emerson Woods	2019-07-14		1,146	47.7	... that Australian rules footballer Emerson Woods was a premiership player in the VFL Women's while still in secondary school?
Bête	2019-07-04		1,134	47.3	... that the historic French trick-taking card game of la Bête has its origins in 16th-century Spanish Ombre, and was created by introducing the concept of bidding into Triomphe?
Puke Ariki	2019-07-31		1,128	47.0	... that Puke Ariki, the name for the combined library and museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand, is Māori for "hill of chiefs"?
Teisha Shadwell	2019-07-06		1,096	45.6	... that wheelchair basketball player Teisha Shadwell raised money for a custom-built chair on GoFundMe?
Charles S. Bryan	2019-07-02		1,087	45.3	... that Charles S. Bryan and Bill Stone worked out how to avoid toxic doses of penicillin in people with kidney failure?
Günther Schneider-Siemssen	2019-07-18		1,086	45.2	... that the scenic design for Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen by Günther Schneider-Siemssen was shown at the Metropolitan Opera from 1986 to 2009?
Kine Beate Bjørnås	2019-07-10		1,084	45.2	... that the Kinetest, a women's ski trail at the Grovatesten ski field in Meråker, is named after the Norwegian cross-country skier Kine Beate Bjørnås?
Florrie Redford	2019-07-07		1,082	45.1	... that Florrie Redford played football with other women during her lunch break at a World War I munitions factory prior to becoming a leading goal scorer for Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.?
Satyawati Suleiman	2019-07-13		1,043	43.5	... that in 1953, Satyawati Suleiman became the first woman to receive a degree in archaeology from the University of Indonesia?
Kainji National Park	2019-07-07		1,013	42.2	... that among the wetland animals in Kainji National Park are two species of crocodile, four of turtle, the African manatee, the hippopotamus, and the clawless otter?
Opon Ifá	2019-07-05		988	41.2	... that the designs on opon Ifá divination trays praise and acknowledge the work of the babalawo?
Paula R. Pietromonaco	2019-07-22		962	40.1	... that Paula R. Pietromonaco found that attachment styles affect how people think and behave during conflict?
Liu Xianjue	2019-07-07		952	39.7	... that Liu Xianjue spent three years researching the book The Architectural Heritage in Macau, which was submitted in the city's successful application for World Heritage status?
Welsh Premier League Golden Boot	2019-07-19		929	38.7	... that Rhys Griffiths has won the Welsh Premier League Golden Boot more times than any other player, winning for seven consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2012?
Im Eun-ju	2019-07-07		894	37.3	... that Im Eun-ju was the first South Korean woman to referee at the international level of association football?
2019–20 RFU Championship	2019-07-09		863	36.0	... that Newcastle Falcons were relegated to play in the 2019–20 RFU Championship after the RFU rejected a plan to expand Premiership Rugby?
Irische Legende	2019-07-05		858	35.8	... that Werner Egk wrote the libretto for Irische Legende, his first opera after World War II, based on The Countess Cathleen by W. B. Yeats?
Abby Dunkin	2019-07-13		844	35.1	... that Abby Dunkin was one of three University of Texas at Arlington players selected as members of the All Star Five at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship?
Janine Brodie	2019-07-01		812	33.9	... that Women and Politics in Canada by Janine Brodie was the first book to study Canadian women in political campaigns between 1945 and 1975?
KOYL	2019-07-29		805	33.5	... that Waylon Jennings and Johnny Dollar were guest disc jockeys for country music station KOYL in Odessa, Texas?
2019 Austria Open	2019-07-23		750	31.3	... that at the 2019 Austria Open, a 9-ball pool tournament, Kamila Khodjaeva reached the quarter-finals despite not playing a competitive match since 2016?
A Clare Benediction	2019-07-31		726	30.2	... that John Rutter wrote the text and music of A Clare Benediction for choir and orchestra to honour Clare College, Cambridge, where he had studied?
Two Motets, Op. 74 (Brahms)	2019-07-06		678	28.2	... that the repeated question "Warum?" ('Why?') from the Book of Job structures the first of Two Motets, Op. 74, by Johannes Brahms?
Frank Cundall	2019-07-13		630	26.2	... that English librarian Frank Cundall created the West India Reference Library in 1894, which later became the nucleus of the National Library of Jamaica?
Psalm 150 (Franck)	2019-07-14		622	25.9	... that César Franck composed Psalm 150, a setting of "the musicians' psalm", for choir, orchestra, and organ, for a school for the blind in Paris?
Rolf Riehm	2019-07-20		616	25.6	... that the oboist and composer Rolf Riehm taught music theory in Frankfurt from 1974 to 2000 and wrote an opera, Sirenen, for a 2014 premiere at the Oper Frankfurt?
Damiano Michieletto	2019-07-15		601	25.0	... that Damiano Michieletto, known for directing Rossini's operas, recently staged Schreker's Der ferne Klang at the Oper Frankfurt, where the world premiere had been performed in 1912?
Missa brevis (Nystedt)	2019-07-07		581	24.2	... that the Missa brevis for choir a cappella is one of about 300 choral compositions by Knut Nystedt?
1924–25 Cardiff City F.C. season	2019-07-20		428	17.8	... that during the 1924–25 season, Cardiff City F.C. became the first Welsh team to reach an FA Cup final?
Eddie Gallagher (Navy SEAL)	2019-07-04		-6,388	-266.1	... that Eddie Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who had been accused of murder, was transferred to "less restrictive confinement" by direct presidential intervention, the first such transfer since William Calley's in 1971?

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