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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	22.3	Reload (EP)	146.5	Korean folklore	22.3	Reload (EP)
Median	192.5	R. A. B. Mynors Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey)	473.8	Truman Taylor New Zealand White Ensign	215.2	Bitches Broken Hearts KVDO-TV
High	2,931.2	2020 FA Cup Final	2,050.3	Konnie Huq	2,931.2	2020 FA Cup Final

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
2020 FA Cup Final	2020-08-01		35,174	2,931.2	... that Arsenal extended their FA Cup winners record in the 2020 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley today?
Whoosh!	2020-08-27		49,490	2,062.1	... that Deep Purple called their new album Whoosh! because of its onomatopoeic qualities?
Konnie Huq	2020-08-03		24,604	2,050.3	... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mockumentary called Konnie's Great British Wee?
Yangnyeom chicken	2020-08-25		37,989	1,582.9	... that the restaurateur who developed yangnyeom chicken (pictured) created the dish after analyzing his customers' leftovers?
Hair Like Mine	2020-08-17		17,276	1,439.7	... that five-year-old Jacob Philadelphia asked US president Barack Obama (both pictured) if his "hair is like mine"?
Cobra King (tank)	2020-08-09		16,372	1,364.4	... that Cobra King (pictured) was the first tank to break the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge?
Elizabeth Throsby	2020-08-14		15,712	1,309.4	... that Elizabeth Throsby (depicted) survived an 1809 massacre in which her mother and 65 other Europeans were cannibalized by Māori?
Corbin Building	2020-08-28		31,288	1,303.6	... that the Corbin Building (pictured) was one of several "smaller infill buildings" in New York City that "experiment[ed] with new forms and unusual compositions" during the late 19th century?
Lynching of Wilbur Little	2020-08-10		15,106	1,258.8	... that Wilbur Little was lynched for wearing his World War I uniform after being discharged from the army?
VikkiKitty	2020-08-11		14,591	1,215.9	... that VikkiKitty (pictured) casted the first ever Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament?
Osage Battalion	2020-08-18		13,888	1,157.4	... that the Native American Osage Battalion (captain pictured) was one of the last Confederate units to surrender during the American Civil War?
Villa Wolf	2020-08-17		13,138	1,094.8	... that there are plans to reconstruct Villa Wolf (pictured) in Gubin, Poland, which was built in 1926 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and destroyed during World War II?
Park Row Building	2020-08-30		12,564	1,047.0	... that the Park Row Building (pictured) was described as "detestable" and "a monster"?
Île Sans Nom	2020-08-31		12,506	1,042.2	... that a mysterious island appeared in France after a 2009 cyclone?
Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster	2020-08-27		24,451	1,018.8	... that Farrah Fawcett's iconic 1976 red swimsuit poster, regarded as the best-selling poster, is exhibited in the Smithsonian together with the swimsuit?
Devunigutta Temple	2020-08-10		12,192	1,016.0	... that the newly reported 6th-century Devunigutta Temple (pictured) in Telangana, India, only came to international scholarly attention when images were posted on social media in 2017?
Swedish torch	2020-08-03		12,052	1,004.3	... that the creation of the Swedish torch is credited to the Swedish military during the Thirty Years' War?
Matsuura Takeshirō	2020-08-30		11,977	998.1	... that explorer Matsuura Takeshirō (pictured) wanted his one-mat room to be cremated along with him?
Dona Joaninha	2020-08-14		11,767	980.6	... that Dona Joaninha (pictured), which had hauled sugar cane across Brazil since 1940, was sold to a scrap dealer and then became a monument?
Danum shield	2020-08-05		11,458	954.8	... that the Danum shield, found in Doncaster, is one of fewer than ten Roman shields ever found?
HSwMS Oscar II	2020-08-13		11,432	952.6	... that the Swedish warship Oscar II (pictured), the first Swedish vessel named after the ruling monarch since 1824, was autographed by the king shortly after being commissioned in 1907?
2020 Puerto Rican status referendum	2020-08-19		11,172	931.0	... that the upcoming sixth Puerto Rican status referendum will be the first to ask a single yes-or-no question?
Elizabeth Read	2020-08-10		10,609	884.1	... that a portrait of English prostitute Elizabeth Read is said to allude to the social mobility enjoyed by convicts in colonial Australia?
California nut crimes	2020-08-07		10,370	864.1	... that one California nut job can cost up to $500,000?
JoAnne S. Bass	2020-08-14		10,122	843.5	... that today, JoAnne S. Bass becomes not only the first female senior enlisted member of any U.S. military branch, but also the first person of Asian descent to hold that position in the Air Force?
Park Avenue Viaduct	2020-08-20		17,078	711.6	... that the Park Avenue Viaduct (pictured), designed to take traffic around New York City's Grand Central Terminal, caused gridlock soon after opening?
John Robinson (drummer)	2020-08-07		4,357	363.1	... that John "JR" Robinson (pictured) kicked off the Steve Winwood album Back in the High Life with a drum solo he played on his own drum kit at Unique Recording Studios in New York?
Back in the High Life			3,004	250.4
Unique Recording Studios			945	78.8
Total			8,306	692.2
Statue of Hans Christian Heg	2020-08-15		8,096	674.7	... that a statue (pictured) of Hans Christian Heg, a Union soldier and abolitionist, was torn down by protesters, decapitated, and thrown into a lake following the arrest of a Black Lives Matter member?
Tadeusz Pietrzykowski	2020-08-04		7,933	661.1	... that Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski is best known for his string of victories in Nazi concentration camps?
Exchange Place (Manhattan)	2020-08-18		7,816	651.3	... that Exchange Place in New York City still survives largely as it existed in 1660?
Margaret Clark (arsonist)	2020-08-31		7,745	645.4	... that executed arsonist Margaret Clark blamed her deeds on "pride and Sabbath breaking"?
Flag of Grenada	2020-08-03		7,671	639.2	... that the nutmeg on the flag of Grenada (pictured) alludes to one of the country's key exports, which gave rise to its nickname, the "Isle of Spice"?
Stonegate (York)	2020-08-16		7,665	638.8	... that Stonegate (pictured), a street in York, is "narrow, quite long, and with a variety of good things"?
Turks and Caicos Regiment	2020-08-11		7,630	635.8	... that an infantry regiment was formed to defend the Turks and Caicos Islands just this year?
Green Banana Hole	2020-08-17		7,488	624.0	... that scientists are studying an underwater sinkhole off the Florida coast named the Green Banana Hole?
The Delectable Negro	2020-08-21		14,726	613.6	... that The Delectable Negro describes how Nat Turner's body was turned into "medicinal" grease?
Yeoman Warders Club	2020-08-18		7,142	595.1	... that the Yeoman Warders Club might be the most exclusive pub in the world, with only 37 members?
Iron Harvest	2020-08-13		7,078	589.8	... that the video game Iron Harvest, set in a 1920+ alternate universe inspired by the Polish–Soviet War, has a dieselpunk and mecha theme?
Exercise Ardent	2020-08-31		7,064	588.6	... that 1952's Exercise Ardent was the largest air exercise since World War II, involving around 1,300 aircraft and 200,000 personnel?
Ruth Blair	2020-08-19		6,884	573.7	... that when Georgia was given Rhodes Hall as a state archives building, the donor asked that it always be occupied, so state historian Ruth Blair (pictured) moved into the house herself?
Rolling straight-edge	2020-08-06		6,814	567.8	... that the rolling straight-edge, one of the earliest means of measuring road surface regularity, is still used in Britain today?
Friedrich Salomon Hall	2020-08-07		6,776	564.6	... that German undercover agent Friedrich Salomon Hall's identity was betrayed by the corns on his feet?
St. Paul Building	2020-08-29		6,715	559.6	... that when New York City's St. Paul Building was demolished, part of the facade (pictured) was preserved in Indianapolis?
Minchenden Oak Garden	2020-08-14		6,688	557.4	... that the 800-year-old Minchenden Oak is one of the oldest trees in London?
Palika Kendra	2020-08-05		6,594	549.5	... that the Palika Kendra (pictured) is one of 23 buildings in India documented in the Atlas of Brutalist Architecture?
2022 Chuukese independence referendum	2020-08-05		6,584	548.7	... that the 2022 Chuukese independence referendum has been delayed three times, including by the legislative body that approved it?
Led Zeppelin Played Here	2020-08-23		12,768	532.0	... that Led Zeppelin may have played at the Wheaton Youth Center in Maryland, but no one knows for sure?
United States war plans (1945–1950)	2020-08-26		12,696	529.0	... that in a 1949 war plan, the United States targeted 70 Soviet cities with 133 nuclear weapons, of which eight would be dropped on Moscow and seven on Leningrad?
Otto Hahn	2020-08-30		4,178	348.2	... that Otto Hahn was the sole recipient of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded for the discovery of nuclear fission?
Discovery of nuclear fission			2,106	175.5
Total			6,284	523.7
Sturddlefish	2020-08-17		6,198	516.5	... that scientists accidentally created a hybrid of two endangered fish species, called the sturddlefish?
Orlando Bosch	2020-08-28		12,282	511.8	... that Cuban exile Orlando Bosch was arrested in 1964 after he was found towing a torpedo through rush-hour traffic?
Muhammad VI of Granada	2020-08-16		6,045	503.8	... that after throwing himself on the mercy of King Peter of Castile, Sultan Muhammad VI of Granada was killed by the Castilian king himself?
Pepsi-Cola sign	2020-08-19		6,014	501.2	... that a large Pepsi-Cola sign faces the United Nations?
Rembrandt's Mughal drawings	2020-08-04		5,924	493.7	... that Rembrandt's Mughal drawings (example pictured) depict Indian emperors and noblemen, and are the only drawings in which the artist engaged with the style of a "dramatically foreign culture"?
Magicicada cassinii	2020-08-23		11,708	487.8	... that in 2021, the dwarf periodical cicada (pictured) is due to emerge in parts of eastern North America, not having been seen for 17 years?
Battle of Rakkestad	2020-08-06		5,838	486.5	... that the Battle of Rakkestad, part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814, was won by Sweden thanks to an all-out bayonet charge?
Reminiscence of the Tempyō Era	2020-08-10		5,789	482.4	... that Reminiscence of the Tempyō Era (pictured) features a kugo harp modelled on one in the Shōsōin treasure house?
Kyūroku-jima	2020-08-03		5,760	480.0	... that after a fisherman crashed into a volcano, it was named after him?
New Zealand White Ensign	2020-08-21		11,504	479.4	... that until a distinct white ensign (pictured) was adopted in 1968, Royal New Zealand Navy vessels at sea might have been indistinguishable from British vessels?
Molly Neptune Parker	2020-08-13		5,672	472.6	... that Molly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through basket weaving?
Mandeep Dhillon	2020-08-24		11,276	469.9	... that Mandeep Dhillon was offered a role by Ricky Gervais after telling him that she was scared by his character?
Truman Taylor	2020-08-09		5,619	468.2	... that President Ronald Reagan once phoned television host Truman Taylor (pictured) on the air to praise his "creative" Job-A-Thon show?
Blaesilla	2020-08-17		5,604	467.0	... that Saint Blaesilla has been described as the first recorded victim of anorexia nervosa?
5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel	2020-08-30		5,562	463.5	... that in 5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel, chess pieces can move between different versions of the board in time, hence creating "parallel timelines"?
The Titan's Bride	2020-08-04		5,549	462.4	... that two versions of each episode of The Titan's Bride are produced: a version that airs on broadcast television, and an online-only "premium edition" featuring explicit content?
Samuel Goldwyn Estate	2020-08-06		5,516	459.6	... that actress Katharine Hepburn thought the status of one's career could be determined by one's seating position at Samuel Goldwyn's table?
Rheinsberg (story)	2020-08-18		5,426	452.2	... that Rheinsberg, a 1912 "picture book for lovers", was promoted by author Kurt Tucholsky and illustrator Kurt Szafranski by offering a free schnaps with each purchase of a copy?
Battle of Saseno	2020-08-14		5,324	443.7	... that in 1264, the Genoese captured an entire Venetian trade convoy after tricking the Venetian fleet into thinking that they had sailed for the Levant?
Liselotte Funcke	2020-08-06		5,251	437.6	... that as Federal Commissioner for Foreigners in the 1980s, German politician Liselotte Funcke (pictured) saw her role as an "interpreter" of the problems of foreign workers, especially Turks?
Cecelia Goetz	2020-08-05		5,230	435.9	... that in order to serve as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Cecelia Goetz had to receive a "waiver of disability" from Telford Taylor because she was a woman?
E (New York City Subway service)	2020-08-10		5,201	433.4	... that the New York City Subway's E train has been nicknamed the "Homeless Express" due to its large ridership of homeless people?
American Surety Building	2020-08-26		10,188	424.5	... that the American Surety Building, built at a time when skyscrapers were generally criticized, has been called an "outstandingly fine early skyscraper"?
Lake Poway	2020-08-02		5,080	423.3	... that the bond issue for building Lake Poway (pictured) had to be voted on three times before it was approved?
Lady Red Couture	2020-08-25		10,110	421.3	... that Lady Red Couture, known as "the largest live-singing drag queen", stood 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) in heels?
Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign	2020-08-02		5,015	417.9	... that Kanye West is running under the Birthday Party for his 2020 presidential campaign, because "when we win, it's everybody's birthday"?
Pappajohn Sculpture Park	2020-08-13		4,938	411.5	... that people used to drive by John and Mary Pappajohn's house to look at the sculptures in their yard before they were donated for the Pappajohn Sculpture Park?
Tolulope Arotile	2020-08-11		4,906	408.8	... that Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile, the first female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Army, died in a freak car accident?
E-Hentai	2020-08-05		4,840	403.4	... that the file-sharing website E-Hentai has been called the Library of Alexandria of hentai?
Northern Rhodesia Regiment	2020-08-09		4,830	402.5	... that the Northern Rhodesia Regiment was a British colonial regiment with the motto "Different in Race, Equal in Fidelity"?
Graziano Mesina	2020-08-15		4,814	401.1	... that Italian bandit Graziano Mesina, known as the "king of kidnappers", has escaped from the authorities at least ten times?
Battle of York (867)	2020-08-29		4,786	398.8	... that two Northumbrian kings, Ælla and Osberht, were killed by Vikings in 867 at the Battle of York?
Statue of Queen Victoria, Valletta	2020-08-05		4,782	398.5	... that in Valletta, a statue of a queen (pictured) is located in a square honouring a republic?
Karthyayani Amma	2020-08-29		4,712	392.7	... that after passing a literacy examination at the age of 96, Karthyayani Amma said: "I learned so much for no reason. The tests were way too easy for me"?
New Atlantis (micronation)	2020-08-14		4,706	392.2	... that Leicester Hemingway, the brother of Ernest Hemingway, was elected president of a floating raft called New Atlantis?
Verraco of the bridge	2020-08-29		4,688	390.7	... that an Iron Age bull statue known as the verraco of the bridge was thrown into the Tormes river in 1834, and stayed there for more than 30 years?
Naewat-dang shamanic paintings	2020-08-15		4,679	389.9	... that the Naewat-dang shamanic paintings were discovered when a university professor encountered a nearly eighty-year-old homeless woman living in a cave?
5 Beekman Street	2020-08-02		4,674	389.5	... that 5 Beekman Street was described as "architecturally nondescript" and its rooftop spires were likened to "donkey's ears"?
Jerry Masslo	2020-08-16		4,640	386.6	... that South African refugee Jerry Masslo was granted a state funeral after his murder in Italy in 1989?
Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty	2020-08-06		4,634	386.2	... that "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" (recording featured) is one of the shortest national anthems, at only eight bars long?
Morse Building	2020-08-07		4,630	385.8	... that the Morse Building, once one of New York City's tallest buildings, was expanded twenty years after completion, having been considered "small and old-fashioned"?
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 878	2020-08-17		4,611	384.2	... that Elks Lodge 878, which boasted a peak membership of 6,600, controlled politics in the New York City borough of Queens for many years?
"What! Still Alive?!": Jewish Survivors in Poland and Israel Remember Homecoming	2020-08-16		4,585	382.1	... that Monika Rice's "What! Still Alive?!" has been described as a "disturbing narrative of violence, hostility, and indifference" towards Holocaust survivors in Poland?
Wada Eisaku	2020-08-15		4,569	380.8	... that yōga exponent Wada Eisaku, who quit as a professor to enroll as a student in the same department, painted Red Fuji (pictured)?
Ankylorhiza	2020-08-16		4,490	374.1	... that the forward-facing incisors of the extinct dolphin Ankylorhiza (restoration pictured) may have been used for ramming their prey, similar to a hunting method used by modern orcas?
Ford Foundation Building	2020-08-30		4,462	371.8	... that most of the windows of the Ford Foundation Building in Manhattan could not be cleaned for two years because a New York state board would not allow it?
Alexandra Girls' English Institution	2020-08-31		4,414	367.9	... that the Alexandra Girls' English Institution in Mumbai was named after Alexandra of Denmark (pictured), as its founder believed that she would be an "ideal" for the girls to look up to?
Private sector participation in Nazi crimes	2020-08-10		4,404	367.0	... that after World War II, German industrialists who used forced labor claimed to be victims and opponents of Nazism?
Death of Olaseni Lewis	2020-08-06		4,398	366.5	... that after the death of Olaseni Lewis, who was restrained by 11 police officers, UK law was changed to require police to wear body cameras when dealing with vulnerable people?
Synagogue of Deal	2020-08-18		4,372	364.3	... that three 200-year-old Persian Torah scrolls were gifted to the Synagogue of Deal (pictured), a Syrian Jewish congregation in New Jersey, at its dedication in 1973?
Käte Frankenthal	2020-08-18		4,258	354.9	... that since the German army did not accept female doctors, Käte Frankenthal served in the Austrian army during World War I, and was the only woman in her barracks?
Richard Ernest Dupuy	2020-08-02		4,258	354.8	... that Colonel Richard Ernest Dupuy's radio statement (recording featured) announcing that the Normandy landings had taken place was so short that he read it twice?
Domino Sugar Refinery	2020-08-09		4,156	346.3	... that the Domino Sugar Refinery was described on completion as the largest sugar refinery in the Americas?
Harold Huglin	2020-08-12		4,149	345.8	... that Brigadier General Harold Huglin was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for leading a bombing raid on Magdeburg during World War II?
Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival	2020-08-12		4,054	337.9	... that Japan's Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival has showdowns between infants in the arms of sumo wrestlers?
Communist China and the Free World's Future	2020-08-22		7,950	331.2	... that in a 2020 speech, U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo (pictured) said that Hollywood self-censors when it comes to China?
Campfire ash ceremony	2020-08-11		3,946	328.8	... that the campfire ash ceremony is a worldwide Scouting service said to date back to Robert Baden-Powell in 1907?
Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume	2020-08-15		3,938	328.2	... that Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume is the French version of The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?
Henry Seamount	2020-08-29		3,928	327.3	... that Henry Seamount was hydrothermally active in the last 4,000 years even though it is 126 million years old?
Enamelled glass	2020-08-01		3,927	327.2	... that the earliest known vessel (pictured) in enamelled glass comes from a pharaoh's tomb of c. 1425 BC, after which there are no other pieces for some 1400 years?
Spinning (motorsport)	2020-08-02		3,926	327.1	... that the South African motorsport of spinning began as a funeral ritual in which a car was stolen and driven in circles to honor the deceased?
Japan National Route 12	2020-08-25		7,794	324.8	... that Japan National Route 12 has the longest straight section of highway in Japan?
Ann Smith (activist)	2020-08-03		3,842	320.1	... that Ann Smith was described as a "a great fomentor of plots"?
Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg	2020-08-24		7,636	318.2	... that the Kreuzkapelle (pictured) above Bad Camberg, a pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross, has a floor plan of a Greek cross?
Robert Lee Durham	2020-08-10		3,804	317.0	... that in June 2020, Southern Virginia University removed the name of Robert Lee Durham from its main academic building in the wake of the George Floyd protests, citing his racist views?
A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020	2020-08-12		3,763	313.6	... that the statue A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 was inspired by a raised fist at a Black Lives Matter protest?
William Harvey Brown	2020-08-29		3,740	311.6	... that American naturalist William Harvey Brown, who went to Africa to collect specimens, ended up fighting in two wars there?
St Trinnean's School	2020-08-21		7,456	310.7	... that the headmistress of the progressive school St Trinnean's was heartbroken by its satirical parody?
Franz-Peter Weixler	2020-08-23		7,454	310.6	... that Franz-Peter Weixler was arrested for sharing uncensored pictures of the Massacre of Kondomari in Crete, the originals of which were later burned in Berlin?
Marilyn Knowlden	2020-08-07		3,722	310.2	... that in the 1930s and 1940s, Marilyn Knowlden appeared in six films that received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture?
Franciszek Ksawery Niesiołowski	2020-08-07		3,710	309.1	... that Franciszek Ksawery Niesiołowski became a colonel at age 17?
Janet(s)	2020-08-06		3,688	307.4	... that D'Arcy Carden has about 40 minutes of screen time in "Janet(s)" even though the episode is only 22 minutes long?
Cirsium eriophorum	2020-08-08		3,688	307.3	... that the flower buds of the woolly thistle (pictured) can be eaten in a similar way to artichokes?
Flag of Raleigh, North Carolina	2020-08-16		3,684	307.0	... that the flag of Raleigh, North Carolina, was designed to be given to USS Raleigh, yet no records exist of the ship ever receiving it?
Bruus	2020-08-13		3,654	304.5	... that Bruus, once the national card game of Hamburg, rewards players for "daring and tormenting" certain top trumps, and that such tactics lend the game "a certain charm"?
Broad Exchange Building	2020-08-19		3,651	304.2	... that when built, the Broad Exchange Building was described as "a town under a single roof"?
Budlong Pickle Company	2020-08-20		7,298	304.1	... that a "pickle train" delivered workers to the Budlong Pickle Company in the early 20th century?
We Are One (global collaboration song)	2020-08-04		3,637	303.1	... that 40 musicians from seven countries collaborated on the song "We Are One", which extends a message of hope and unity to the global population affected by COVID-19?
Margaret Mercer	2020-08-24		7,270	302.9	... that American abolitionist Margaret Mercer freed the slaves she inherited from her father, Maryland governor John Francis Mercer, and sent six of them to Liberia?
2020 Iran gasoline export to Venezuela	2020-08-12		3,634	302.9	... that Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro tweeted "Thanks Iran" after the Persian Gulf state sent the first of six oil tankers to aid Venezuela's chronic fuel shortage?
Kasbah of Moulay Ismail	2020-08-18		3,628	302.3	... that the royal palace complex of Moulay Ismail in Meknes was so extensive that it was nicknamed the "Moroccan Versailles"?
Corseyard Farm	2020-08-22		7,170	298.8	... that in the early 20th century near Kirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived in their own palace?
Ghansi	2020-08-19		3,543	295.2	... that Ghansi created a well so that he could be remembered after his death?
MS Europic Ferry	2020-08-09		3,536	294.7	... that the roll-on/roll-off car ferry Europic Ferry offloaded equipment under aerial attack during the British landings to retake the Falkland Islands in 1982?
Muhammad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali	2020-08-12		3,534	294.5	... that when the wealthy Abbasid prince Muhammad ibn Sulayman died in 789, government agents found vast quantities of spoilt food in his palace, and dumped it on the street outside?
Het Nieuwe Instituut	2020-08-13		3,512	292.7	... that the archive at the Het Nieuwe Instituut (pictured) contains more than 18 km (11 mi) of architectural resources?
Berry Boswell Brooks	2020-08-20		6,987	291.1	... that after Berry Boswell Brooks took his 14-year-old daughter hunting in Kenya in 1947, it was featured in Life magazine?
Manuel Kamytzes	2020-08-19		3,470	289.2	... that Byzantine general Manuel Kamytzes began a rebellion against his emperor when the latter took advantage of his capture to confiscate his fortune, imprison his family, and refuse to ransom him?
Hebraization of Palestinian place names	2020-08-11		3,444	287.0	... that there is a recent trend to reverse the Hebraization of street names in mixed Jewish–Arab cities in Israel?
Niacin	2020-08-30		3,440	286.6	... that niacin is not only a vitamin, but also the first cholesterol-lowering drug, pre-dating statins by decades?
Transmission of COVID-19	2020-08-31		3,434	286.1	... that transmission of COVID-19 is known to occur through respiratory droplets, contaminated surfaces, kissing, and aerosol-generating medical procedures?
Morne Trois Pitons National Park	2020-08-15		3,421	285.1	... that there is a boiling lake in Morne Trois Pitons National Park?
Johnby Hall	2020-08-06		3,418	284.9	... that Johnby Hall, a 16th-century manor house built around a medieval tower, is now a bed and breakfast?
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport	2020-08-11		3,408	284.0	... that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport won the title of Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014 and 2015?
Grigorije Durić	2020-08-11		3,388	282.4	... that the Serbian Orthodox Church denounced Bishop Grigorije Durić for suggesting that the Serbian government should fund hospitals rather than churches during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country?
Statue of Francisco Franco	2020-08-22		6,774	282.2	... that despite a law against public statues of Francisco Franco, there is one in Melilla because it depicts him before the Spanish Civil War?
Development of The Last of Us Part II	2020-08-03		3,378	281.5	... that a team of approximately 350 people developed The Last of Us Part II over seven years?
Chinese Consulate-General, Houston	2020-08-27		6,716	279.9	... that in July 2020 the Chinese Consulate-General in Houston, the People's Republic of China's first consulate in the United States, was given just 72 hours to close down?
Siddhantasara	2020-08-18		3,358	279.8	... that in Siddhantasara, Manilal Dwivedi refutes the idea of the Genesis creation narrative as told in the Old Testament?
1st Missouri Field Battery	2020-08-29		3,305	275.4	... that some of the men of Ruffner's Missouri Battery were executed by Union forces after being captured at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry?
Pachira glabra	2020-08-09		3,276	273.0	... that the French peanut is native to Brazil?
Voyeur (manga)	2020-08-19		3,275	272.9	... that the magazine Pulp serialized the manga series Voyeur concurrently with a column by a sex worker to provide an alternate perspective on prostitution?
North Highlands Dam	2020-08-07		3,255	271.2	... that North Highlands Dam was built to power a large textile mill which had more spindles turning than any other mill in the United States?
Villa Tunari Massacre	2020-08-20		6,448	268.7	... that future Bolivian president Evo Morales was present at the 1988 Villa Tunari Massacre, in which nine to twelve protesting coca growers were killed?
Umbrella slug	2020-08-05		3,185	265.4	... that the presence of the umbrella slug in the Bay of Biscay, first reported in 2016, may be an example of "tropicalisation"?
List of The Last of Us Part II characters	2020-08-12		3,168	264.0	... that the actors of The Last of Us Part II could improvise their performances and were allowed up to 20 or 30 takes?
LGBT Centre Mongolia	2020-08-06		3,131	260.9	... that the LGBT Centre Mongolia was legally registered in 2009 after being told more than ten times that its name did not suit "Mongolian traditions and customs"?
List of major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments	2020-08-02		3,087	257.2	... that Nintendo received widespread criticism for awarding the winner of a major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament only a Switch controller?
Samuel Schwarz (historian)	2020-08-08		3,082	256.8	... that Samuel Schwarz rediscovered a community of crypto-Jews in Belmonte, Portugal, who had kept their faith secret for centuries?
Cecil Duncan	2020-08-12		3,076	256.4	... that hockey executive Cecil Duncan helped introduce the centre red line of an ice hockey rink (pictured) to allow more passing and create excitement?
Milton (electoral district)	2020-08-04		3,060	255.0	... that despite a poll showing that the 2019 election in the Milton federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, would be a toss-up, Liberal candidate and former Olympian Adam van Koeverden (pictured) won by a margin of fifteen percent?
Valley West Mall (Arizona)	2020-08-30		3,056	254.7	... that the failed Manistee Town Center shopping mall in Glendale, Arizona, appeared in the 2002 film Eight Legged Freaks, with one of its anchor stores serving as a sound stage?
Tom Reece	2020-08-16		3,044	253.7	... that whilst making his record break of 499,135, English billiards player Tom Reece was in play for 85 hours and 49 minutes without his opponent taking a turn?
Maxine Dunlap Bennett	2020-08-13		3,040	253.3	... that Maxine Dunlap, the first licensed female glider pilot in the U.S., began her flight training after catching "lindberghitis"?
Penn v Lord Baltimore	2020-08-15		3,032	252.7	... that the decision in Penn v Lord Baltimore (1750) helped end the 85 year dispute over the Pennsylvania–Maryland border?
Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles	2020-08-31		3,008	250.6	... that Nasser Khalili assembled the Khalili Collection of Swedish Textiles (item pictured) because he felt that art historians undervalued works by anonymous creators?
Kawade Shibatarō	2020-08-07		3,001	250.1	... that Kawade Shibatarō co-developed the moriage ('piling-up') technique, which gives enamel artworks a three-dimensional effect?
Ron Butlin (ice hockey)	2020-08-08		2,996	249.7	... that instead of paying salaries, owner Ron Butlin gave ice hockey players a share of the team's profits, provided medical benefits, and assisted them in finding day jobs?
Alexander the Last	2020-08-08		2,992	249.3	... that the film Alexander the Last, which was shot with a Handycam, credits the lead actors as also being the screenwriters?
Anthony Kohlmann	2020-08-03		2,988	249.0	... that Anthony Kohlmann's refusal to violate the seal of the confessional in 1813 led to the recognition of the confessional privilege for the first time in American law?
Debbane Palace	2020-08-07		2,970	247.5	... that after being squatted by hundreds of refugees, the 18th-century Debbane Palace was restored to its former state and turned into a private museum?
Moritz Hall	2020-08-13		2,968	247.4	... that Christian missionary Moritz Hall was ordered to cast artillery for the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II?
Shantaram Siddi	2020-08-09		2,960	246.7	... that Shantaram Siddi is the first Indian legislator of African descent?
Depot injection	2020-08-16		2,947	245.6	... that many antipsychotics are available as long-acting depot injections?
Redshirt (video game)	2020-08-28		5,842	243.4	... that the publisher of Redshirt suggested adding a sci-fi theme when the social-media simulation game was initially pitched?
Embassy of China, Jakarta	2020-08-13		2,918	243.2	... that the former building of the Chinese embassy in Jakarta was turned into a parking lot?
Tehachapi Energy Storage Project	2020-08-10		2,911	242.6	... that the 608,832 lithium-ion battery cells assembled at the Tehachapi Energy Storage Project are capable of powering between 1,600 and 2,400 homes for four hours?
Kaharuddin Nasution	2020-08-09		1,698	141.5	... that during his term as the governor of North Sumatra in the 1980s, Kaharuddin Nasution ordered all civil servants in the province to wear white uniforms?
Governor of North Sumatra			1,196	99.6
Total			2,894	241.1
Jack Nicholson filmography	2020-08-10		2,881	240.1	... that during his acting career spanning over 60 films, Jack Nicholson received 12 Academy Award nominations, more than any other male actor?
Lake Estancia	2020-08-04		2,816	234.7	... that the former Lake Estancia in New Mexico reached a highstand during the Last Glacial Maximum, similar to other lakes in the Great Basin?
Black Birders Week	2020-08-05		1,380	115.0	... that ornithologist Corina Newsome and herpetologist Earyn McGee held events as part of the inaugural Black Birders Week, an effort to highlight the challenges faced by Black nature enthusiasts?
Corina Newsome			846	70.5
Earyn McGee			584	48.6
Total			2,809	234.1
West Park United Reformed Church, Harrogate	2020-08-12		2,802	233.5	... that West Park United Reformed Church of Harrogate, England, has twelve heads of historical characters, including John Bunyan (pictured), carved on its wall?
Kolkata Metro	2020-08-29		2,791	232.6	... that India's first metro, the Kolkata Metro, was first proposed in 1919 but became operational only in 1984?
Mary Clarke (letter writer)	2020-08-16		2,778	231.5	... that Mary Clarke raised eight children and managed an estate whilst corresponding by letter with philosopher John Locke?
Bhitargarh	2020-08-02		2,775	231.2	... that the ancient fortified city of Bhitargarh served as a node to the strategic trade routes connecting Tibet and eastern India?
Stanisław Kot	2020-08-26		5,513	229.7	... that as a minister of the Polish government-in-exile during World War II, Stanisław Kot (pictured) composed the first Polish public statement about the Katyn massacre?
Debt monetization	2020-08-24		5,490	228.8	... that while in many countries the government cannot finance its deficit by creating new money, it may still borrow from the central bank, which can?
Helen Hope	2020-08-16		2,724	227.0	... that in the 1700s, Helen Hope turned a Scottish moor into a wood and named it after her eldest son?
Hilda Gregg	2020-08-04		2,723	226.9	... that Hilda Gregg published a novel every year for three decades?
Laxmi Sharma	2020-08-01		2,718	226.5	... that Nepal's first female auto rickshaw driver, Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country?
Gunjan Saxena	2020-08-18		2,714	226.1	... that Gunjan Saxena was the first woman Indian Air Force officer to go to war?
Jesse A. Ladd	2020-08-15		2,707	225.6	... that Colonel Jesse A. Ladd was in command at an aviation factory when it was seized by federal troops during a strike in June 1941?
Henry Aurand	2020-08-01		2,707	225.6	... that during World War II, Major General Henry Aurand had his own weekly radio show?
Happiness Curriculum	2020-08-12		2,702	225.2	... that 1.6 million students in Delhi practice mindfulness, one of the components of the Happiness Curriculum, every day?
Battle of Fakhkh	2020-08-17		2,702	225.2	... that one of the survivors of the Battle of Fakhkh, Idris ibn Abdallah, went on to establish his own dynasty in Morocco?
Jim Proudfoot (journalist)	2020-08-11		2,701	225.1	... that Canadian sports journalist Jim Proudfoot was reportedly a lifetime hitchhiker to get to sporting events?
Four for McGovern	2020-08-30		2,692	224.4	... that during the 1972 concert Four for McGovern, Barbra Streisand pretended, as she had before in Las Vegas shows, to smoke a joint?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec	2020-08-01		2,687	223.9	... that eight Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec have been elevated to the College of Cardinals, including incumbent Gérald Lacroix (pictured)?
WSWW (AM)	2020-08-19		2,670	222.5	... that the purchasers of West Virginia radio station WGKV were deemed by the Federal Communications Commission to be "almost wholly ignorant of the field of radio broadcasting"?
Police officer certification and licensure in the United States	2020-08-01		2,660	221.7	... that from 2015 to 2019, the U.S. state of Georgia decertified more than 3,000 police officers, while Maryland decertified just one?
Kim Olson	2020-08-05		2,648	220.6	... that retired United States Air Force colonel Kim Olson is a Master Gardener?
Scalia v. Ginsburg	2020-08-16		2,639	219.9	... that the comic opera Scalia v. Ginsburg is based on the friendship of the two U.S. Supreme Court justices and their shared love of opera?
Lady Midnight (artist)	2020-08-09		2,626	218.8	... that performer Lady Midnight teaches music production and performance to youth experiencing homelessness in Minnesota?
Table tennis rubber	2020-08-03		2,622	218.5	... that table tennis has a larger number of playing styles than other racket sports due to the large variety of table tennis rubbers?
Eftalya Işılay	2020-08-25		5,242	218.4	... that Greek-Turkish singer Eftalya Işılay earned her nickname "Efthalia the Mermaid" for singing on a rowboat in the Bosphorus during full-moon nights in summer?
Helene Odilon	2020-08-18		2,618	218.2	... that a 1902 magazine article called Helene Odilon "currently the greatest actress in Germany"?
Aonghus McAnally	2020-08-19		2,609	217.4	... that the multi-talented Aonghus McAnally has been a radio producer, television presenter, guitarist, singer, Irish billiards champion, actor, stand-up comedian, and magician?
N. Howell Furman	2020-08-17		2,598	216.5	... that analytical chemist N. Howell Furman was part of a secret team of Princeton scientists – including John Archibald Wheeler – who "disappeared to Shangri-La" to work on the atomic bomb?
Washington District	2020-08-27		5,193	216.4	... that the Washington District is entirely in Virginia?
Arrest: Pat. Rizal Alih – Zamboanga Massacre	2020-08-04		2,596	216.4	... that a former renegade policeman discovered a film depicting his role in the siege of a Philippine military base two decades after its theatrical release?
Beğendik Bridge	2020-08-08		2,596	216.3	... that the Beğendik Bridge is the highest bridge and has the longest main span of any concrete balanced cantilever bridge in Turkey?
Equality marches in Poland	2020-08-19		2,590	215.9	... that Jarosław Kaczyński, an adviser to the prime minister of Poland, claimed that equality marches (example pictured) are "a real threat to ... the Polish state"?
KVDO-TV	2020-08-14		2,588	215.7	... that a "self-proclaimed public avenger" cut down the tower of Oregon television station KVDO-TV in 1976 to protest its sale to the state government?
Bitches Broken Hearts	2020-08-19		2,577	214.8	... that in Billie Eilish's song "Bitches Broken Hearts", she pretends that she no longer needs or cares about her former lover?
Martha Moulsworth	2020-08-30		1,284	107.0	... that 17th-century English writers Martha Moulsworth and Alice Sutcliffe are each known for a single literary work?
Alice Sutcliffe			1,282	106.9
Total			2,567	213.9
Jordan Pang	2020-08-28		5,104	212.7	... that 21-year-old university student and pro-democracy activist Jordan Pang defeated an incumbent pro-Beijing politician in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections?
James P. M. Ntozi	2020-08-02		2,542	211.8	... that after nearly 40 years as a prolific researcher and professor of demography at Makerere University in Uganda, James P. M. Ntozi was forced to retire—and became a farmer?
Mary Henderson Eastman	2020-08-26		5,027	209.5	... that American historian and author Mary Henderson Eastman promoted both Native American rights and Black slavery?
Herbert Edwin Bradley	2020-08-04		2,505	208.8	... that Herbert Edwin Bradley was criticised for taking his wife and six-year-old daughter on a gorilla-hunting expedition in 1921?
Ali Fadhul	2020-08-01		2,505	208.8	... that Ugandan rebels did not recognize Ali Fadhul as the enemy commander when he drove past them during an invasion of Uganda in 1972?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana	2020-08-07		2,488	207.4	... that India's 2020 food-security scheme, launched during the country's COVID-19 pandemic, is equivalent to feeding 2.5 times the population of the US, 12 times that of the UK, and twice that of the EU?
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy	2020-08-29		2,483	206.9	... that the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, which starts today, was created to allow English domestic women's cricket to be played in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Cardigan (song)	2020-08-12		2,480	206.7	... that Taylor Swift wrote the lyrics to the song "Cardigan" to co-writer Aaron Dessner's music in around five hours?
Serious Sam Double D	2020-08-09		2,457	204.8	... that Devolver Digital requested that the video game Serious Sam Double D be a "Contra on acid"?
KREH	2020-08-10		2,452	204.3	... that Radio Saigon Houston has been cited as a factor luring Vietnamese Americans to move from the West Coast to Texas?
Sinai Park House	2020-08-03		2,448	204.0	... that Sinai Park House was used by monks to rest after undergoing bloodletting procedures?
Micralign	2020-08-20		4,876	203.2	... that an industry observer noted that Perkin-Elmer's Micralign aligner "literally made the modern [integrated circuit] industry"?
Acampe rigida	2020-08-27		4,876	203.1	... that the orchid Acampe rigida (pictured) is pollinated by raindrops?
World Heritage Site	2020-08-07		2,422	201.8	... that with 1,121 World Heritage Sites, UNESCO's World Heritage Program (logo pictured) is the world's most popular cultural programme?
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers	2020-08-11		2,416	201.3	... that Yoko Taro (pictured) jokingly threatened to destroy the servers of Final Fantasy XIV as part of a Nier: Automata crossover story he wrote for Shadowbringers?
WMGM-FM (New York City)	2020-08-04		2,410	200.8	... that in 1947, New York City's WMGM rated dead last among FM radio stations, at a time when just 3 percent of metropolitan area residents had FM receivers?
List of major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments	2020-08-21		4,802	200.1	... that according to the game's best player, you can make more money working at McDonald's than by winning major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments?
Sunny Cheung	2020-08-13		2,376	198.0	... that Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Sunny Cheung once said: "We want to build a democratic Hong Kong. It's not our responsibility to build a democratic China"?
Bryan Donkin (physician)	2020-08-25		4,714	196.4	... that Bryan Donkin was a physician to Karl, Jenny, and Eleanor Marx?
Dia Bridgehampton	2020-08-12		2,337	194.8	... that a former firehouse and church on Long Island now houses a permanent display of nine fluorescent-light sculptures by Dan Flavin?
Cerrado mouse	2020-08-01		2,317	193.1	... that in the Brazilian state of Bahia, cerrado mice are often caught by barn owls, but seldom by researchers?
Nicholas Robertson (ice hockey)	2020-08-30		2,312	192.7	... that in 2020, Nicholas Robertson became the youngest player since 1996 to play in an NHL postseason game?
R. A. B. Mynors	2020-08-15		2,309	192.4	... that the English classicist Roger Mynors was discussing the death of Bede shortly before being killed in a car crash?
Business-firm party	2020-08-30		2,278	189.8	... that a business-firm party is a political party created and run by one person to further their own interests?
Tayway	2020-08-17		2,259	188.2	... that the Tayway 73 between Dundee and Arbroath is the only UK bus route outside London to retain conductors?
Miranda Du	2020-08-15		2,259	188.2	... that U.S. federal judge Miranda Du came to the United States as a child after her family fled Vietnam?
Church Row, Hampstead	2020-08-31		2,241	186.8	... that Henry Cavendish calculated that the time difference between Church Row in Hampstead and Great Marlborough Street was 10.2 seconds?
Violet Dias Lannoy	2020-08-13		2,236	186.4	... that Mozambique-born Violet Dias Lannoy, called "the lost Goan/Indian/African novelist" by Peter Nazareth, came from a Goan family, worked with Mahatma Gandhi, and hung out with Richard Wright?
Max Hunter	2020-08-05		2,212	184.4	... that to convince people to let him record their singing, Ozarker folklorist Max Hunter helped them out with chores, including delivering moonshine?
Jack Hamilton (sports executive)	2020-08-10		2,205	183.8	... that Canadian sports executive Jack Hamilton identified 136 different samples of wood in a guessing competition?
Justyna Krzyżanowska	2020-08-29		2,191	182.6	... that Chopin's mother was his first music teacher, but his musical ability surpassed hers before he was seven?
Nainital Yacht Club	2020-08-01		2,180	181.7	... that Nainital Yacht Club, located at an elevation of 2,084 m (6,837 ft), is the highest yacht club in India and among the highest in the world?
Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich	2020-08-14		2,168	180.7	... that students in the Baranovich Yeshiva, a premier Torah institute in pre-war Europe, spent years learning to understand the simple meaning of the Talmud?
Fermanagh County Council	2020-08-31		2,140	178.4	... that in 1921, before the partition of Ireland, Fermanagh County Council did not recognise the government of Northern Ireland and pledged allegiance to the Dáil Éireann?
Edvard August Vainio	2020-08-07		2,132	177.7	... that Edvard August Vainio's tools for collecting lichens in Brazil included a knife, hammer, chisel, paper, a bag, and a shotgun?
Julia Collier Harris	2020-08-11		2,128	177.3	... that Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Julia Collier Harris was present at both the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and the Scopes Trial in 1925?
2002 Football League First Division play-off Final	2020-08-09		2,128	177.3	... that the 2002 Football League First Division play-off Final was played under a closed roof at the Millennium Stadium because it was too sunny?
Leo J. O'Donovan	2020-08-12		2,117	176.4	... that in 1992, Leo J. O'Donovan was ordered by a Vatican ecclesiastical court to revoke the funding of an abortion-rights group at Georgetown University?
Ditshwanelo	2020-08-11		2,092	174.4	... that Ditshwanelo has been campaigning for over twenty years against capital punishment in Botswana?
Lisa Kearney	2020-08-02		2,090	174.2	... that Lisa Kearney was the first judoka representing Ireland to reach the final of a Judo World Cup?
Wash Us in the Blood	2020-08-01		2,078	173.2	... that Kanye West premiered his song "Wash Us in the Blood", which discusses mass incarceration, slavery, genocide, and drug-dealing, at a Christian opera?
American Bank Note Company Building	2020-08-15		2,062	171.8	... that the American Bank Note Company Building was purchased by the Global Country of World Peace because it was one of New York City's only buildings that faced due east?
Naraporn Chan-o-cha	2020-08-02		2,058	171.5	... that according to Naraporn Chan-o-cha, the wife of the current prime minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, she is responsible for his clothes, make-up, and haircut?
KCKO (Washington)	2020-08-17		2,023	168.6	... that the all-woman announcing staff of Spokane, Washington, radio station KPEG all used the first name Peg on air?
Zacharias Stopius	2020-08-09		2,005	167.1	... that Zacharias Stopius was ennobled by the king of Poland, while his daughter became the first female diplomat of Sweden?
E5 Project	2020-08-05		2,005	167.1	... that to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, the e5 Project is producing solar- and wind-powered ships to transport fuel oil?
Madhosh Balhami	2020-08-13		2,000	166.7	... that Kashmiri poet Madhosh Balhami lost 30 years of his poetry in a clash between militants and the Indian government?
Ibn 'Adlan	2020-08-26		4,000	166.7	... that Arab cryptologist Ibn 'Adlan wrote about the cryptanalysis of ciphers with no space symbol, three centuries before it was first done in the West by G. B. Porta?
Robert J. Henle	2020-08-12		1,998	166.5	... that following the Kent State shootings, Robert J. Henle suspended the remainder of the 1970 academic year at Georgetown University?
2020 EFL League One play-off Final	2020-08-14		1,993	166.1	... that the 2020 EFL League One play-off Final was played at Wembley Stadium in front of zero paying spectators?
The Silent Patient	2020-08-02		1,989	165.8	... that the novel The Silent Patient was inspired by the Athenian tragedy Alcestis?
Star Control 3	2020-08-30		1,978	164.8	... that to guide the direction of Star Control 3, Legend Entertainment compiled a "bible" based on the series, and consulted its original creators Fred Ford and Paul Reiche?
1993 Football League First Division play-off Final	2020-08-13		1,973	164.4	... that the 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final was estimated to be worth £20 million to the winners Swindon Town?
Charrandas Persaud	2020-08-29		1,958	163.2	... that in 2018, Guyanese politician Charrandas Persaud voted against his own government coalition in a no-confidence motion, causing the coalition to fall by one vote?
Japan National Route 48	2020-08-04		1,954	162.9	... that a series of tunnels on Japan National Route 48 is known as the Land Gateway to Sendai?
Bledsoe's Missouri Battery	2020-08-25		3,894	162.3	... that Bledsoe's Missouri Battery was the only artillery battery of the Confederate States Army present at the Battle of Raymond?
List of heists in the United Kingdom	2020-08-29		1,945	162.1	... that Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III (pictured) by Rembrandt has been stolen four times from the same place?
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office	2020-08-13		1,918	159.8	... that after the mishandling of a call to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office that might have prevented a woman's murder, Florida mandated additional training for 9-1-1 dispatchers?
Theotokos Kosmosoteira	2020-08-03		1,911	159.2	... that the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos was blinded at the Theotokos Kosmosoteira monastery?
Sweet but Psycho	2020-08-17		1,908	159.0	... that the title of Ava Max's song "Sweet but Psycho" was inspired by her parents telling her "you're sweet, but you're a little psycho" when she was younger?
Ali Janbulad	2020-08-21		3,790	157.9	... that the Duke of Tuscany allied with Ali Janbulad, the Kurdish chief and rebel governor of Aleppo, to destroy the Ottoman Empire and establish Ali as "Prince of the Kingdom of Syria"?
Paul Max Bertschy	2020-08-14		1,887	157.2	... that more than 70 buildings designed by Paul Max Bertschy, the city architect of Liepāja for over 30 years, are still extant?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Montreal	2020-08-12		1,884	157.0	... that seven of the ten Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Montreal were born in the city?
Port Vale F.C.	2020-08-03		1,877	156.4	... that after Port Vale F.C. were liquidated in 1907, a local church team took on the name and returned to the Football League by October 1919?
Kitty Lee Jenner	2020-08-08		1,868	155.7	... that after reading a book by Katharine Lee, D. H. Lawrence began to use the phoenix as his personal emblem?
Naomi Dattani	2020-08-08		1,858	154.8	... that Naomi Dattani played for a local boys' team before joining the Middlesex Women cricket team?
Wilson Armistead	2020-08-13		1,854	154.5	... that in 1851, Wilson Armistead from Leeds hosted escaped slaves Ellen and William Craft when they fled the United States after the Fugitive Slave Act?
Wells House, Ilkley	2020-08-15		1,848	154.0	... that because of its isolated, moorside location, Wells House, Ilkley, is the only building by Cuthbert Brodrick known to have been surrounded by a designed landscape?
National Education Policy 2020	2020-08-28		3,688	153.7	... that under India's new education policy, students will be allowed to combine fashion studies with physics, or baking courses with chemistry?
Özge Kanbay	2020-08-14		1,842	153.5	... that the Turkish women's league seasons of 2019–20 football and 2020 rugby sevens were named to commemorate Özge Kanbay, a football referee and rugby player, who died in 2019 at age 22 from cancer?
Procuratie	2020-08-14		1,840	153.3	... that under the Republic of Venice, the Procuratie in St Mark's Square included apartments and shops that were rented out to finance maintenance on public buildings and provide assistance to the poor?
Bola Maya	2020-08-12		1,836	153.0	... that the song and visual images in the music video for "Bola Maya" express the pain of those who lose their loved ones in foreign lands?
Fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol	2020-08-06		1,828	152.3	... that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in regulatory decisions regarding medications such as fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol?
A Piece of Eden	2020-08-08		1,814	151.1	... that A Piece of Eden was filmed at the director John D. Hancock's home, with the main location being his apple orchard?
First Presbyterian Church of Newtown	2020-08-02		1,809	150.8	... that after the American Revolutionary War, only five of First Presbyterian Church of Newtown's congregants remained, so a nearby Dutch church took them in?
Rolando Del Maestro	2020-08-31		1,786	148.9	... that Rolando Del Maestro used the principles of flight simulation to measure how well surgeons perform brain surgery?
Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann	2020-08-09		1,786	148.8	... that a short film made by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann at university was screened at both the Telluride Film Festival and South by Southwest?
Augustine Magdalena Waworuntu	2020-08-05		1,784	148.6	... that Augustine Waworuntu, the first woman mayor of Manado, had her official residence in a hotel built of bamboo?
Fixed prayer times	2020-08-23		3,560	148.3	... that Christians belonging to the Oriental Orthodox Churches pray at seven fixed prayer times?
Jeanne Givens	2020-08-22		3,538	147.4	... that Jeanne Givens was the first Native American woman elected to the Idaho House of Representatives?
Leon Legge	2020-08-31		1,764	147.0	... that Leon Legge became a professional footballer despite suffering from epilepsy from the age of 16?
Korean folklore	2020-08-08		1,758	146.5	... that the Korean folk story of Princess Bari (illustrated), a seventh daughter abandoned by her parents who nonetheless saves their lives, is seen as a subversion of Confucian patriarchy?
1986 enlargement of the European Communities	2020-08-01		1,753	146.1	... that when Spain joined the European Communities in 1986, it had a larger fishing fleet than all the other Community members' put together?
K26AC	2020-08-05		1,730	144.2	... that K26AC in Bemidji, Minnesota, was the first low-power television station in the United States that did not repeat another station?
Hypertime	2020-08-08		1,726	143.8	... that Hypertime is a fictional concept of alternate timelines that branch off from the DC Universe?
Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital	2020-08-09		1,715	142.9	... that the Ottendorfer Public Library in Manhattan's East Village contained a librarian's residence on the third floor?
South of the Clouds (1950 film)	2020-08-14		1,694	141.1	... that a 1950 documentary filmed at a Christian college in Beirut shows how missionary education imparts "modern democratic ways of thinking and living" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews?
Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs	2020-08-19		1,684	140.3	... that Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League implemented a playoff system for three seasons that resulted in no playoff series being played?
New York Times Building (41 Park Row)	2020-08-08		1,682	140.1	... that The New York Times continued working in a wood and tar-paper enclosure while its new building was being constructed around its older headquarters?
Kirkandrews, Dumfries and Galloway	2020-08-27		3,266	136.1	... that Kirkandrews in Dumfries and Galloway used to host an annual fair, dedicated to St Lawrence, that a 17th-century minister complained was full of drink, debauchery, and "great lewdness"?
WTOM-TV (Lansing, Michigan)	2020-08-16		1,618	134.8	... that WILS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, featured a singing weather girl and pianist dressed appropriately for the next day's forecast?
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven	2020-08-25		3,230	134.6	... that the title of the romantic comedy film Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven mentions the three places that had the biggest box-office appeal in the 1940s?
Sensing Changes	2020-08-17		894	74.5	... that the Society for the History of Technology gave Canadian historian Joy Parr a medal for lifetime achievement in technology history and awarded her book Sensing Changes the Edelstein Prize?
Joy Parr			719	59.9
Total			1,613	134.4
Bert Nievera	2020-08-14		1,599	133.2	... that Bert Nievera, dubbed the Johnny Mathis of the Philippines, encountered the real singer who watched him perform "Misty", the latter's signature song?
Maria Ovsiankina	2020-08-20		3,181	132.5	... that Maria Ovsiankina studied the Zeigarnik effect of how people remember unfinished tasks more than completed ones, and described the Ovsiankina effect of how likely they are to resume those tasks?
Georgia Adams	2020-08-04		1,586	132.2	... that Georgia Adams is the captain of the Sussex Women cricket team, and her father Chris is a former captain of the Sussex men's team?
Thomas H. Branch	2020-08-01		1,583	131.9	... that the Seventh-day Adventist Church replaced the African-American missionary Thomas H. Branch with a white man to appease the government of the British Central Africa Protectorate?
Pete Frank	2020-08-02		1,578	131.5	... that Apollo flight director Pete Frank was a finalist for NASA Astronaut Group 5?
Maharashtra Police Headquarters	2020-08-18		1,554	129.5	... that John Lockwood Kipling worked on the capitals and cornices of Bombay's Neo-Gothic Royal Alfred Sailors' Home, now the Maharashtra Police Headquarters?
Frank Park	2020-08-08		1,544	128.7	... that judge Frank Park volunteered to provide 100 "fat possums" captured from the wilds of his county for a "Possum and 'Taters" dinner honoring president-elect William Howard Taft?
Herbert Leuninger	2020-08-31		1,544	128.6	... that Catholic priest Herbert Leuninger, a co-founder and speaker of Pro Asyl, is remembered as a "loudspeaker" for the interests of refugees?
Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Armenian Church, Kuzguncuk	2020-08-08		1,543	128.6	... that students and adults of three different religions visited the Armenian church in Kuzguncuk, Istanbul, as part of a social activity organized by the local women residents of these religions?
Dinkar Mehta	2020-08-30		1,537	128.1	... that the Gujarat Communist Party head Dinkar Mehta escaped from jail in 1949 and remained underground until 1951?
Acorn Creek	2020-08-14		1,528	127.3	... that Acorn Creek is named after an extinct Creek Indian village and plantation on the Chattahoochee River?
NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces	2020-08-16		1,522	126.9	... that in 2014, the government of Bangladesh removed 2,367 former communist guerrilla fighters from the official listing of freedom fighters, but this move was overruled by the High Court?
Edith L. Williams	2020-08-06		1,522	126.9	... that women in the U.S. Virgin Islands did not gain suffrage until after Edith L. Williams attempted to register to vote in 1935?
Mooky Greidinger	2020-08-17		1,516	126.3	... that Mooky Greidinger, now CEO of Cineworld, began in the cinema industry by working for his father as an usher?
Reticulitermes tibialis	2020-08-18		1,512	126.0	... that despite having the widest distribution in the United States, the arid-land subterranean termite causes less structural damage than other members of its genus?
WYOY	2020-08-03		1,485	123.8	... that nearly 5,000 fans of easy-listening music successfully petitioned Mississippi radio station WEQZ to adopt the format when another station changed away from it?
Andrew Niikondo	2020-08-17		1,474	122.8	... that Andrew Niikondo, acting vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology, completed his secondary school education only at age 30?
Fanaura Kingstone	2020-08-17		1,465	122.1	... that in 1983, Fanaura Kingstone became the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the Cook Islands?
WPOW (New York City)	2020-08-06		1,462	121.8	... that when the Jehovah's Witnesses sold New York City radio station WBBR in 1957, the purchase included the 18-acre (7.3 ha) farm, complete with 20 chicken houses, at the transmitter site?
Hello, Sister! (1933 film)	2020-08-01		1,458	121.5	... that while directing Walking Down Broadway, Erich von Stroheim tied a 12 ft (3.7 m) length of thread to James Dunn's pant leg and tugged on it whenever he wanted the actor to emote more?
Belva Cottier	2020-08-24		2,885	120.2	... that Belva Cottier proposed and took part in the first occupation of Alcatraz in 1964 to claim the island for the Sioux?
Waldemar R. Röhrbein	2020-08-04		856	71.3	... that Waldemar R. Röhrbein and Hugo Thielen wrote a book about Jewish personalities in the history of Hanover, including the violinist Joseph Joachim?
Hugo Thielen			584	48.7
Total			1,440	120.0
Gerry Mullan (politician)	2020-08-07		1,438	119.8	... that Gerry Mullan was deselected by the Social Democratic and Labour Party for the Northern Ireland Assembly in favour of the man he replaced, who had retired seven months earlier?
Helen Ballard	2020-08-21		2,850	118.8	... that Helen Ballard was a hellebore horticulturist?
Yin May	2020-08-18		1,412	117.6	... that Yin May, the first Burmese obstetrician, founded and ran the country's main maternity hospital during the Japanese occupation of Burma?
Step sequence	2020-08-10		1,406	117.2	... that the step sequence is a required element in men's and women's single skating, pair skating, and ice dance?
Great James Street	2020-08-07		1,402	116.9	... that in the 1920s, "the mouthpiece of Bloomsbury liberalism" was published in London's Great James Street?
Ram Shah	2020-08-17		1,390	115.8	... that King Ram Shah of Gorkha introduced criminal codes to the kingdom?
Phenacovolva rosea	2020-08-30		1,386	115.5	... that the rosy spindle cowry, a species of sea snail, lives exclusively on gorgonians?
Conte (literature)	2020-08-23		2,767	115.3	... that conte, a literary genre which includes fairy tales and philosophical stories, became merged with the short story in the 1800s?
Douga	2020-08-11		1,360	113.3	... that the Mandinka douga, the "dance of the vulture" described in 20th-century African literature, may go back to Sundiata, and reach across to American Gullah culture, buck dance, and the minstrel show?
Hendrik van den Keere	2020-08-18		1,360	113.3	... that in the 1570s in Ghent, Hendrik van den Keere pioneered a "narrow, dense and sharp" new style of typeface, later called the Dutch taste?
Carl Linde (football manager)	2020-08-31		1,342	111.8	... that Carl Linde, a Swedish football Hall of Fame inductee, also participated in the founding of the International Table Tennis Federation?
Muhammad al-Qunawi	2020-08-10		1,338	111.5	... that Muhammad al-Qunawi wrote a Turkish edition of Al-Khalili's tables because, according to him, "some of our sons wanted, from this poor man, to learn about sine tables"?
David F. Gantt	2020-08-03		1,335	111.2	... that David F. Gantt was the first and only black person elected to the New York State Assembly from Monroe County, New York?
Hesburgh (film)	2020-08-04		1,325	110.4	... that director Patrick Creadon said he made the documentary Hesburgh in part because he was skeptical whether the work of Father Theodore Hesburgh "really lived up to his reputation"?
Al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta	2020-08-07		1,324	110.4	... that the name of the former Palestinian village al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta may have been a tribute to the Mamluk sultan al-Zahir Baybars?
Theo Akkermann	2020-08-01		1,309	109.1	... that Theo Akkermann, whose first major work was a war memorial, created a sculpture for his family's grave?
WDAB	2020-08-15		1,282	106.9	... that South Carolina radio station WDAB sold its former call letters to Michael Bloomberg, then named itself after an owner who had not yet bought the station?
Mildred Hope Fisher Wood	2020-08-11		1,267	105.6	... that educator Mildred Hope Fisher Wood was the originator of learning-disability courses, which she taught to prospective teachers at the University of Northern Iowa?
Hari & Sukhmani	2020-08-22		2,524	105.1	... that the Indian folktronic duo Hari & Sukhmani combine traditional Punjabi folk music and Sufi poetry with electronic music?
Tetracentron hopkinsii	2020-08-19		1,256	104.6	... that the Eocene leaf species Tetracentron hopkinsii was not confirmed from Washington state until 2018?
List of Roman Catholic archbishops of New York	2020-08-16		1,248	104.0	... that R. Luke Concanen, the first Roman Catholic bishop of New York, died before he could set foot in New York?
Epodes (Horace)	2020-08-28		2,494	103.9	... that a hostile review of Uncle Tom's Cabin likened the book to a witch from Horace's Epodes?
Mic Drop (song)	2020-08-15		1,243	103.6	... that BTS's song "Mic Drop" was inspired by former US president Barack Obama's mic drop at his last White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2016?
Paul Callaghan (Gaelic footballer)	2020-08-20		2,479	103.3	... that, despite a history as a reserve Gaelic football goalkeeper, Paul Callaghan played in association football matches against English clubs Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United?
WIGO (AM)	2020-08-20		2,431	101.3	... that a former owner of Atlanta-area radio station WIGO took its name from Isaiah 40:31?
Freuet euch der schönen Erde	2020-08-09		1,201	100.1	... that "Freuet euch der schönen Erde", an 1827 hymn about the beauty of nature, became successful with a melody composed by Frieda Fronmüller 100 years later?
Mantu Ghosh	2020-08-23		2,372	98.8	... that in 1990, Mantu Ghosh became India's youngest national table tennis champion at age 16?
Avrodh: The Siege Within	2020-08-25		2,363	98.5	... that the web series Avrodh: The Siege Within meticulously details the planning for India's retaliatory military strike following the 2016 Uri terrorist attacks?
Żegota Monument	2020-08-24		2,358	98.3	... that the Żegota Monument in Warsaw was unveiled by Władysław Bartoszewski, the last surviving member of Żegota, an organization dedicated to rescuing Jews during the Holocaust?
Teshio River	2020-08-10		1,176	98.0	... that Hokkaidō Heritage includes the Teshio River, named after the Ainu for "river full of fishing weirs"?
Przemysław Płacheta	2020-08-10		1,174	97.8	... that when footballer Przemysław Płacheta signed for Norwich City from Śląsk Wrocław in 2020, he was Śląsk's record sale and Norwich's first-ever Polish player?
Julián Podoba	2020-08-24		2,313	96.4	... that Julián Podoba's research on iodine deficiency led to the introduction of iodised salt and the disappearance of cretinism in Slovakia?
Francis Rosa	2020-08-28		2,298	95.8	... that journalist Francis Rosa traveled with the Boston Bruins and "became one of the family"?
Dust (ballet)	2020-08-13		1,140	95.0	... that a voice recording of World War I soldier Edward Dwyer was featured in the contemporary ballet Dust?
African Medicines Agency	2020-08-03		1,134	94.5	... that the proposed African Medicines Agency would regulate not just modern medicine and medical equipment, but also traditional medicine?
Ruth Robertson Berrey	2020-08-29		1,130	94.1	... that as a medical missionary, pediatrician Ruth Robertson Berrey helped reduce Nigeria's incidence of leprosy?
Timothy S. Healy	2020-08-06		1,124	93.6	... that Catholic priest Timothy S. Healy held senior positions at the City University of New York, Georgetown University, and the New York Public Library?
Letago Madiba	2020-08-15		1,116	93.0	... that South African forward Letago Madiba started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school?
Association of Black Cardiologists	2020-08-04		1,112	92.7	... that the Association of Black Cardiologists has shared resources on the impact of coronavirus disease on black communities in response to the higher death rates seen among African Americans?
Soegondo Djojopoespito	2020-08-27		2,178	90.8	... that Soegondo Djojopoespito was banned from teaching after he joined the Indonesian Nationalist Education organization?
Bob Dearing	2020-08-18		1,076	89.7	... that a resolution proposed by Bob Dearing calling for CBS not to cancel The Mississippi was unanimously passed by the Mississippi Legislature?
DNA (BTS song)	2020-08-29		1,076	89.6	... that the lyrics of BTS's song "DNA" compare love to a mathematical formula and divine providence?
Rugby Street	2020-08-08		1,062	88.5	... that poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath spent their wedding night in a flat on London's Rugby Street?
Edward B. Bunn	2020-08-03		1,048	87.3	... that as president of Georgetown University, Edward B. Bunn ended a 20-year hiatus on construction by opening eight new buildings?
Embassy of the Philippines, Mexico City	2020-08-11		1,035	86.2	... that the Embassy of the Philippines in Mexico City was badly damaged in the 2017 Puebla earthquake?
I Can See the Change	2020-08-07		1,030	85.8	... that the song "I Can See the Change" was developed over text conversation between Celeste and Finneas after the two met in person at the 2020 Brit Awards?
Eusebio Leal	2020-08-22		2,018	84.1	... that Cuban historian Eusebio Leal preferred to identify himself as a "Fidelist" rather than a Marxist?
Cabinet of Folksongs	2020-08-21		2,006	83.6	... that the Cabinet of Folksongs, which contains all the Latvian folksongs collected by Krišjānis Barons, was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register?
Central Industrial Security Force Act	2020-08-12		998	83.2	... that the Central Industrial Security Force Act was amended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks to provide the force with a mandate to secure private enterprises?
1925–26 Cardiff City F.C. season	2020-08-11		996	83.0	... that during their 1925–26 season, Cardiff City suffered the heaviest league defeat in the club's history, losing 11–2 to Sheffield United?
Esther T. Mookini	2020-08-18		994	82.8	... that linguist Esther T. Mookini translated many works of 19th-century native Hawaiians, including the 1838 Anatomia, the only medical textbook written in the Hawaiian language?
Pentacentron	2020-08-29		986	82.1	... that fossils identified as Pentacentron sternhartae may actually be the fruits of another fossil species?
Broken Wings (ballet)	2020-08-06		976	81.3	... that Mexican painter Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column was the inspiration for a costume in Broken Wings, a ballet about her?
St. Stephanus, Bork	2020-08-19		957	79.8	... that St. Stephanus in Bork, a Baroque church built in the 1720s, received a large former wayside cross in the 20th century?
Crazy (EP)	2020-08-08		932	77.6	... that while the title track of Crazy features the signature sound of South Korean girl group 4Minute—a hip hop– and trap-infused dance number—its lead single was a ballad?
William John Bishop	2020-08-14		924	77.0	... that William Bishop and Noël Poynter's biography of John Symcotts, sometime physician to Oliver Cromwell, provides a record of the life of a medical practitioner, whose work usually goes unrecognised?
Rhus boothillensis	2020-08-24		1,772	73.8	... that the fossil sumac Rhus boothillensis is named for a public fossil digging site in Republic, Washington?
Min Sein	2020-08-23		1,752	73.0	... that Lieutenant Colonel Min Sein was the first Burmese dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Rangoon University?
Racing Louisville FC	2020-08-06		872	72.7	... that the name of the women's soccer team Racing Louisville FC is inspired by Louisville's famous horse races?
Freestyle Love Supreme	2020-08-03		866	72.2	... that Lin-Manuel Miranda's idea for improvisational hip-hop comedy musical group Freestyle Love Supreme originated during rehearsal breaks for the musical In the Heights?
Rhythm Is It!	2020-08-31		854	71.2	... that Rhythm Is It! is a 2004 documentary film about 250 public school students trained by Royston Maldoom to dance Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps with the Berlin Philharmonic?
Catallena	2020-08-10		840	70.0	... that the song "Catallena" by South Korean girl group Orange Caramel interpolates a sample of the Punjabi folk song "Jutti Meri"?
Drew Perkins	2020-08-27		1,678	69.9	... that Drew Perkins served as the majority leader, vice president, and president of the Wyoming Senate?
Ertapenem	2020-08-15		830	69.1	... that the antibiotic ertapenem can dramatically reduce the concentrations of an anti-seizure drug in blood plasma?
Different Colors	2020-08-16		822	68.5	... that indie rock band Walk the Moon worked with AT&T and the Deaf Professional Arts Network to create an American Sign Language video for "Different Colors"?
Ludwig Hoelscher	2020-08-23		1,622	67.6	... that cellist Ludwig Hoelscher, who played string quartets at home at age nine, performed world premieres of more than 50 compositions?
Frank Sandercock	2020-08-16		808	67.4	... that Canadian dentist Frank Sandercock founded a hockey organization for Calgary, which had no local leagues before he arrived in 1913?
Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya	2020-08-02		790	65.9	... that according to Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya, corporations may be liable in Canadian courts if their operations in other countries violate customary international law?
Kurier Litewski	2020-08-31		783	65.2	... that Kurier Litewski was the first periodical newspaper of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and retained the Lithuanian state name until 1840, despite the final partition of the Commonwealth in 1795?
Agnes Samuelson	2020-08-01		781	65.1	... that educator Agnes Samuelson was posthumously inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame and had a Des Moines elementary school named after her?
Ken McKenzie	2020-08-19		772	64.4	... that publisher Ken McKenzie promised writers of The Hockey News that "they'll know you all across Canada"?
Ghost Town (Kanye West song)	2020-08-05		770	64.1	... that 070 Shake said that it felt "crazy" to have been on a record with Kanye West?
O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht	2020-08-26		1,522	63.4	... that two stanzas from the hymn "O Jesu Christe, wahres Licht", written by Johann Heermann during the Thirty Years' War, were used in Mendelssohn's oratorio Paulus?
Metro Valle Gómez	2020-08-01		758	63.2	... that during construction of the Valle Gómez and Misterios metro stations, workers uncovered part of a road that connected Tenochtitlan with the Tepeyac Hill, dating from the Mesoamerican Postclassic period?
Jacques Beauchamp	2020-08-29		730	60.8	... that journalist Jacques Beauchamp said that he tried to build the Philadelphia Journal "on happiness, on smiles"?
Nursing in Hong Kong	2020-08-26		1,456	60.6	... that although registered nurses in Hong Kong are legally required to undergo only three years of training, bachelor's degrees in nursing are five years in length?
Hawona Sullivan Janzen	2020-08-19		694	57.8	... that Hawona Sullivan Janzen's Rondo Family Reunion uses lawn signs with photographs and poetry to commemorate the historically Black Rondo neighborhood torn apart by the construction of I-94 in Minnesota?
RTÉ Does Comic Relief	2020-08-08		682	56.9	... that sport stars Donncha O'Callaghan and Roy Keane faced The Young Offenders' Hilary Rose to determine exactly "how Cork" they were for RTÉ Does Comic Relief?
Susie Rayos Marmon	2020-08-31		676	56.3	... that Laguna Pueblo educator Susie Rayos Marmon was the inspiration for a character in her grandniece Leslie Marmon Silko's book Storyteller?
Closed on Sunday	2020-08-26		1,342	55.9	... that Kanye West recorded part of a track from Jesus Is King as a Voice Memo on his iPhone?
Flight Pattern	2020-08-28		1,324	55.2	... that with Flight Pattern, Crystal Pite became the first woman to choreograph for the Royal Ballet's main stage in 18 years?
Candy (Baekhyun song)	2020-08-06		649	54.1	... that Baekhyun compares his charms to various flavors of candy in his song "Candy"?
Cantate!	2020-08-09		637	53.1	... that the publication of Cantate!, Heinrich Bone's 1847 hymnal with a title translating to Sing!, was followed five years later by an edition with melodies?
Five Movements, Three Repeats	2020-08-30		630	52.5	... that Five Movements, Three Repeats features a modern dancer and three ballet dancers?
Bernard Ładysz	2020-08-21		1,256	52.4	... that Bernard Ładysz, a bass-baritone who performed in world premieres of Krzysztof Penderecki's music in Hamburg and in Salzburg, was the only Polish singer to appear with Maria Callas?
Symbolon	2020-08-22		1,232	51.4	... that Symbolon, composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, was the first piece of American orchestral music to be premiered in the Soviet Union?
Wong Pak-yu	2020-08-02		598	49.9	... that although Wong Pak-yu nominated Woo Kwok-hing in the 2017 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, he decided to cast a blank vote to protest against the election's lack of democracy?
John Gurney (football chairman)	2020-08-05		590	49.2	... that Luton Town F.C. chairman John Gurney organised a "Manager Idol" phone-vote in order to find the club's new manager?
WCCT-FM	2020-08-22		1,170	48.7	... that radio station WCCT-FM was started by the hotel and business management shop of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Massachusetts?
Johannes Schüler	2020-08-04		450	37.5	... that Johannes Schüler conducted world premieres including Alban Berg's Three Orchestral Pieces in 1930, and Henze's Boulevard Solitude in 1952?
Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hindemith)	2020-08-30		404	33.7	... that the world premiere of the Second Violin Sonata by Paul Hindemith was performed in Frankfurt in 1920 by violinist Max Strub and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer?
No Mistakes	2020-08-11		369	30.8	... that before Kanye West sampled "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick on a track in 2018, his frequent collaborator Jay-Z had sampled it back in 2002?
Concerto (ballet)	2020-08-05		360	30.0	... that choreographer Kenneth MacMillan turned a duet in his ballet Concerto into a female solo when the male dancer broke his foot prior to the premiere?
Cesar Chavez Street	2020-08-31		286	23.8	... that the chase scene from the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt starts on Cesar Chavez Street (then Army Street) before continuing through San Francisco?
Reload (EP)	2020-08-02		268	22.3	... that NCT Dream performed songs from their album Reload on the world's first paid online concert Beyond LIVE?

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