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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	37.6	KKLY	156.8	Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television	37.6	KKLY
Median	172.0	Serious Sam's Bogus Detour	494.1	List of monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven	192.1	In Praise of Forgetting The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
High	1,040.2	Condescending Wonka	1,594.1	Sadko (submarine)	1,594.1	Sadko (submarine)

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Sadko (submarine)	2020-12-03		19,129	1,594.1	... that the submarine Sadko (pictured) carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes?
The Girls in 3-B	2020-12-11		15,248	1,270.6	... that The Girls in 3-B (cover pictured) was one of the first pulp-fiction novels to give a lesbian a happy ending?
SS Pere Marquette 18	2020-12-08		13,811	1,150.9	... that the wreck of the train ferry Pere Marquette 18 (pictured) was discovered in Lake Michigan 109 years after she sank?
Condescending Wonka	2020-12-11		12,483	1,040.2	... that Condescending Wonka is one of the most popular internet memes?
Johnson desk	2020-12-11		11,915	992.9	... that Lyndon B. Johnson used the same $80 desk as a senator, Vice President, and President of the United States?
Osborne Apartments	2020-12-23		22,466	936.1	... that when the Osborne Apartments building (pictured) was slated to be torn down and replaced, its residents saved it by jointly raising $500,000?
Ziggy Stardust Tour	2020-12-07		11,036	919.6	... that on the final date of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, David Bowie (pictured) said it was "the last show that we'll ever do"?
Hannibal (network)	2020-12-09		10,780	898.3	... that the far-right "Hannibal" network has been likened to a "shadow army"?
SS S.R. Kirby	2020-12-17		21,363	890.1	... that in 825 feet (251 m) of water, the composite-hulled bulk carrier S.R. Kirby (pictured) is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered in the Great Lakes?
Hideaway (U.S. Senate)	2020-12-08		10,308	859.0	... that some members of the United States Congress are assigned secret offices called hideaways whose locations may be unknown even to their own staff?
King Ludwig Oak	2020-12-14		9,514	792.9	... that King Ludwig Oak (pictured) is a natural monument named after its admirer, Ludwig I of Bavaria?
The Green Pastures (Hallmark Hall of Fame)	2020-12-14		9,485	790.4	... that the 1957 The Green Pastures (advertisement pictured) was critiqued in the white Southern press for having "bowed to the inverted prejudice which insists that Negroes shall never be portrayed as Negroes"?
Avengers: Endgame	2020-12-11		9,369	780.8	... that Avengers: Endgame was untitled until December 2018, as its title was considered a spoiler for the film and its predecessor, Avengers: Infinity War?
Lewis Strauss	2020-12-23		18,705	779.4	... that despite being awarded the military Legion of Merit four times, as well as the civilian Medal of Freedom, Lewis Strauss is often viewed as a villain of American history?
Nabil Ahmad	2020-12-18		18,684	778.5	... that Nabil Ahmad (pictured) became a comedian after a friend signed him up for a reality show as a prank?
Anti-Princess Series and Anti-Hero Series	2020-12-22		12,135	505.6	... that picture books in the Anti-Princess Series by Argentine writer Nadia Fink (pictured) define words like "dictatorship", "surrealism", and "revolution"?
Nadia Fink			5,882	245.1
Total			18,018	750.7
Portrait of Sir David Webster	2020-12-08		8,350	695.8	... that the lighting in a portrait by David Hockney has been described as "icily arrogant"?
Twynham hut	2020-12-22		16,626	692.7	... that the Royal Pioneer Corps could build a Twynham hut in four minutes?
Majestic Radios	2020-12-19		16,508	687.8	... that Majestic Radios (model pictured) were so highly regarded in 1929 that the Graf Zeppelin's navigator bought one when his airship landed in the U.S. to take back to Germany?
Plaza Hotel	2020-12-25		16,428	684.5	... that when Donald Trump owned the Plaza Hotel, he requested a cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in exchange for allowing the film crew to shoot in the lobby?
Trench nephritis	2020-12-28		15,743	656.0	... that trench nephritis caused 35,000 British casualties during the First World War?
Ravenelle Hours	2020-12-20		15,724	655.1	... that the only thing known about Johannete Ravenelle is that she owned a book of hours now carrying her name (detail pictured)?
Medalta Potteries	2020-12-12		7,776	648.0	... that the kilns of Medalta Potteries (pictured) were used as overnight accommodation by people travelling the country in search of work during the Great Depression?
Gunilda	2020-12-14		7,347	612.2	... that the Cousteau Society visited the wreck of the yacht Gunilda in Lake Superior in 1980, calling it "the most beautiful shipwreck in the world"?
Anjum Singh	2020-12-15		14,638	609.9	... that the final exhibition of Indian artist Anjum Singh (pictured), titled I am still here, was an autobiographical depiction of her struggles with cancer?
Fishbait Miller	2020-12-24		14,422	600.9	... that Fishbait Miller, the doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives, greeted Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in 1951 by saying, "Howdy, Ma'am"?
Sandister Tei	2020-12-12		6,869	572.4	... that Wikimedian of the Year Sandister Tei (pictured) of Ghana is a former multimedia journalist for Al Jazeera?
Extremely Online	2020-12-06		6,828	569.0	... that Donald Trump, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Alex Jones have all been described as Extremely Online?
SS Russia	2020-12-12		6,650	554.2	... that the wreck of the freighter SS Russia was discovered in 2019, only 1,200 feet (370 m) from where a different shipwreck hunter ended the search for her years earlier?
Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City	2020-12-05		6,640	553.3	... that the statue of Heydar Aliyev in Mexico City was meant to be displayed for 99 years, but was removed after five months?
Detlev Jöcker	2020-12-13		6,622	551.8	... that Detlev Jöcker (pictured) wrote and performed songs with movements first for his little son, and went on to sell 13 million albums?
Manufacturers Trust Company Building	2020-12-04		6,598	549.8	... that the primarily glass facade of 510 Fifth Avenue (pictured) was said to have "led the banking profession out of the cellar and onto the street"?
Saint Ninnoc	2020-12-01		13,192	549.7	... that Saint Ninnoc (depicted) is often shown with a stag lying at her feet, said to represent the at-risk women who came under her guardianship?
Shuttle-Centaur	2020-12-10		6,586	548.8	... that the Shuttle-Centaur booster (test article pictured) was once intended to send a space probe to Jupiter?
Segugio Italiano	2020-12-21		12,773	532.2	... that the Segugio Italiano (example pictured) was highly prized during the Italian Renaissance, being used in elaborate hunts with large numbers of servants and followers mounted on horseback?
Surprise Attack (film)	2020-12-07		6,278	523.1	... that the 1951 British film Surprise Attack (title card pictured) warned of the danger of not being vaccinated against infectious diseases?
Battle of Inverkeithing	2020-12-13		6,214	517.8	... that after the Battle of Inverkeithing, Oliver Cromwell deliberately left open a route for the Scottish army to invade England?
National indifference	2020-12-04		6,125	510.4	... that Nazi officials took advantage of national indifference to sign more people up to the Volksliste?
Chorabari Lake	2020-12-05		6,115	509.6	... that Chorabari Lake no longer exists?
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang	2020-12-03		6,064	505.3	... that music critic Greg Kot described "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" as "despicable misogyny", but listed it among his guilty pleasures because the "rawwwk doesn't get much rawer"?
Crushed Rock, Mpape	2020-12-16		12,102	504.2	... that the Crushed Rock quarry near Abuja, Nigeria, is now a popular tourist destination?
True Pole	2020-12-29		12,020	500.8	... that a stereotypical True Pole is a Roman Catholic?
Fukuppy	2020-12-10		5,946	495.5	... that Fukushima Industries' corporate mascot was originally called Fukuppy?
List of monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven	2020-12-16		11,860	494.1	... that the first of many monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven is a bust (pictured) created in 1812 by Franz Klein during the composer's lifetime?
Tri-Cornered Baseball Game	2020-12-11		5,902	491.8	... that the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and New York Yankees played in a three-way baseball game in 1944?
Mary Fowkes	2020-12-04		5,838	486.5	... that Mary Fowkes's autopsies on COVID-19 victims helped identify long-term debilitating effects of the virus, including its impact on the heart and the brain?
Great Reset	2020-12-05		5,788	482.3	... that a petition by Canadian member of parliament Pierre Poilievre to stop the Great Reset amassed 80,000 signatures after a conspiracy theory spread about it?
Donat Henchy O'Brien	2020-12-02		11,490	478.7	... that during the Napoleonic Wars, Donat Henchy O'Brien (pictured) escaped French captivity at Bitche and rejoined the Royal Navy at Trieste?
The Descent of Woman	2020-12-09		5,726	477.2	... that The Descent of Woman by Welsh author Elaine Morgan contends that front-to-front sexual intercourse evolved from apes that lived in a semi-aquatic environment?
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	2020-12-03		5,722	476.9	... that Leonardo DiCaprio actually set actors on fire with his flamethrower in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?
Intermarried Jews in the Holocaust	2020-12-03		5,712	476.0	... that at least 90 percent of intermarried spouses in Nazi Germany and Austria refused to divorce Jewish partners despite intimidation by the Gestapo?
Alewife station	2020-12-09		5,705	475.4	... that artwork at Alewife station includes curved benches, neon art, and depictions of the namesake fish (pictured)?
Jenna Ellis	2020-12-21		11,392	474.7	... that Jenna Ellis was a stern critic of Donald Trump before she became his legal adviser?
Stacy Garrity	2020-12-12		5,669	472.4	... that Pennsylvania Treasurer-elect Stacy Garrity was nicknamed "The Angel of the Desert" in the Iraq War?
First Lady Michelle Obama (painting)	2020-12-07		5,663	471.9	... that in painting First Lady Michelle Obama, Amy Sherald was inspired by the way the quilters of Gee's Bend make clothing and fabric scraps into geometric works of art?
Black-on-black ware	2020-12-30		11,070	461.3	... that black-on-black ware (example pictured) has been created by generations of Puebloan Native American ceramic artists in Northern New Mexico?
Ceroplastes ceriferus	2020-12-18		11,070	461.3	... that the Indian wax scale was first described in 1798 by Fabricius, but was wrongly attributed to another author for nearly two hundred years?
Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA	2020-12-28		10,930	455.4	... that modified mRNA (mRNA translation depicted) is a key technology in the Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19?
Charles Green (Australian soldier)	2020-12-22		10,763	448.5	... that Charles Green was probably the youngest Australian Army infantry battalion commander during World War II?
Porcupine Freedom Festival	2020-12-01		10,581	440.9	... that the Porcupine Freedom Festival has been described as "the libertarian version of Burning Man"?
Thomas J. White	2020-12-22		10,578	440.7	... that Thomas J. White estimated that he gave more than $75 million to charity after resolving "to die as close to penniless as possible"?
Berthellina citrina	2020-12-11		5,250	437.5	... that acid secretions produced by the orange gumdrop sea slug (examples pictured) provide defence against predators such as sea anemones, fish, and crustaceans?
Northern Bank robbery	2020-12-14		5,199	433.2	... that a bank robbery nearly derailed the Northern Ireland peace process?
Laura's Ghost	2020-12-07		5,156	429.6	... that in publishing Laura's Ghost, the author insisted the book cover show a photo of Laura alive?
MLS Cup 2020	2020-12-13		5,064	422.0	... that MLS Cup 2020 will feature Seattle Sounders FC for the fourth time in five years?
Cistercian numerals	2020-12-27		10,081	420.0	... that the Cistercian monastic order created an early competitor to Hindu–Arabic numerals with which they wrote years as a single character?
Alatyr (mythology)	2020-12-10		5,040	420.0	... that in Russian folklore, the Alatyr is considered the "father to all stones"?
FactCheckArmenia.com	2020-12-11		4,954	412.8	... that FactCheckArmenia.com falsely claimed that "no Armenians were harmed" during the deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915?
Rachel Sennott	2020-12-12		4,947	412.2	... that Rachel Sennott stars in two 2020 queer Jewish films about funerals, but is neither queer nor Jewish?
Arizona Falls	2020-12-14		4,886	407.2	... that Arizona Falls is a functioning small hydroelectric plant designed as public art?
Burgos trials	2020-12-28		9,694	403.9	... that 50 years ago today, a military tribunal handed down six controversial death sentences to members of the Basque separatist group ETA?
Lynda Schraufnagel	2020-12-18		9,690	403.7	... that poet Lynda Schraufnagel, little known in her lifetime, was mourned after her death at 40 for her "funkiness" and "manic glee"?
Vivianne Miedema	2020-12-05		4,775	397.9	... that Arsenal footballer Vivianne Miedema (pictured) is the all-time leading scorer in the FA Women's Super League and has scored more goals at the international level than any other Dutch player?
Arube uprising	2020-12-01		9,482	395.1	... that Ugandan president Idi Amin reportedly shot dead the leader of the Arube uprising when the latter tried to arrest him?
Marjon Lambriks	2020-12-09		4,712	392.7	... that Marjon Lambriks, who studied voice in the Netherlands with Paula Lindberg (both pictured) and made a career in Vienna, recorded La traviata alongside Pavarotti?
By the Time I Get to Arizona	2020-12-03		4,542	378.5	... that Coretta Scott King condemned the music video for Public Enemy's "By the Time I Get to Arizona", which depicts violent revenge for her assassinated husband?
Dachau camp trial	2020-12-19		9,080	378.3	... that the Dachau camp trial was one of 489 Dachau trials, the majority of which were held within the confines of the concentration camp itself?
Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda	2020-12-08		4,528	377.4	... that in 1941, a group of isolationist U.S. senators conducted an investigation into alleged "war propaganda" in Hollywood films?
Queens of Industry	2020-12-02		9,012	375.5	... that Britain's 1977 Coal Queen won her weight in Babycham?
The Last of Us Part II	2020-12-06		4,492	374.3	... that the themes of violence in The Last of Us Part II were inspired by Neil Druckmann's (pictured) memories of watching footage of the 2000 Ramallah lynching?
Julian Edelman	2020-12-15		8,979	374.1	... that Julian Edelman weighed less than 100 lb (45 kg) when he played American football as a freshman in high school?
Ryuk (ransomware)	2020-12-10		4,396	366.3	... that cybercriminals using Ryuk malware took in more than $61 million in ransom payments between 2018 and 2019, according to the FBI?
Christ Church, Marylebone	2020-12-05		4,332	361.0	... that Christ Church, Marylebone (pictured), is now a sports centre?
Shirley Temple filmography	2020-12-27		8,656	360.6	... that Shirley Temple said of her relationship with her favorite dance partner Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (both pictured): "It was kind of a magic between us"?
Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg	2020-12-13		4,284	357.0	... that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second U.S. Supreme Court justice to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol?
Sarah Wilkerson Freeman	2020-12-09		4,224	352.0	... that American historian Sarah Wilkerson Freeman curated a photo exhibit depicting the fluidity of race, gender, and sexuality in New Orleans during the McCarthy era?
Jacob Marley	2020-12-24		8,438	351.6	... that after a visit to a ragged school, Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, in which he uses the ghost of Jacob Marley (illustrated) as a mouthpiece for his own views on social responsibility?
140 West 57th Street	2020-12-20		5,814	242.2	... that the nearly identical 130 and 140 West 57th Street are among the few remaining artists' studio buildings in New York City constructed with distinct living and working spaces for occupants?
130 West 57th Street			2,556	106.5
Total			8,369	348.7
Deb Price	2020-12-30		8,264	344.3	... that pioneering lesbian columnist Deb Price's same-sex wedding announcement in The Washington Post was one of the first in a major national newspaper?
SSA impersonation scam	2020-12-31		8,125	338.5	... that in a three-month period in mid- to late 2020, nearly half of Americans were subject to an SSA impersonation scam robocall?
John Hunter Littler	2020-12-29		8,021	334.2	... that British general John Hunter Littler (depicted) had two horses shot from under him during the 29 December 1843 Battle of Maharajpore?
Headlight fish	2020-12-17		8,020	334.1	... that the headlight fish gets its name from the large, bioluminescent patch of skin located between its nostrils?
Liyuu	2020-12-13		3,987	332.2	... that Chinese cosplayer Liyuu is also an anime musician?
Michelle Curran	2020-12-06		3,901	325.1	... that Michelle Curran is the only female flying with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds in the 2020 season?
Salma (writer)	2020-12-08		3,840	320.0	... that Salma wrote some of her works while sitting on the toilet, on pieces of paper ripped from calendars and notebooks?
Let's Get to It	2020-12-05		3,836	319.7	... that Kylie Minogue wore a Hysteric Glamour minidress on the cover of her fourth studio album, Let's Get to It?
Misumena vatia	2020-12-03		3,828	319.0	... that the goldenrod crab spider can change colors between white and yellow depending on the color of the flowers on which it lives?
Piccadilly line	2020-12-15		7,608	317.0	... that 200,000 children were evacuated via the Piccadilly line during World War II?
Germany's role in the Armenian Genocide	2020-12-08		3,726	310.5	... that the Bundestag apologized in 2016 for Imperial Germany's "inglorious role" in the Armenian Genocide?
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular	2020-12-07		3,709	309.1	... that Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular mixes 3D characters with 3D backgrounds black-edged to look 2D to avoid investors comparing it with theatrical CGI films?
Harry Field (American football)	2020-12-27		7,252	302.2	... that American football player Harry Field married a Hawaiian princess and is a 2021 finalist for induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame?
Ronnie L. Podolefsky	2020-12-08		3,618	301.5	... that in 2006, social-justice advocate Ronnie L. Podolefsky represented six female athletes who accused their high-school basketball coach of sexual misconduct?
Eva Forest	2020-12-07		3,558	296.5	... that the Spanish writer Eva Forest was imprisoned for alleged complicity in multiple terror attacks by the separatist group ETA?
John Devonshire	2020-12-10		3,513	292.8	... that John Devonshire was supposed to stop USS President putting to sea but didn't?
1985–86 Hormel strike	2020-12-04		3,451	287.6	... that the 1985–86 Hormel meatpacking plant strike was the subject of both an Academy Award–winning film and a stage play by the Children's Theatre Company?
The Collapse of Price's Raid	2020-12-01		6,891	287.1	... that a reviewer of The Collapse of Price's Raid stated that the lack of maps in the book would force many reviewers to use an atlas to follow the narrative?
Baby bonds	2020-12-07		3,434	286.2	... that economists William Darity and Darrick Hamilton proposed the policy of baby bonds in 2010 as a mechanism to reduce the racial wealth gap in the United States?
Max Crabtree	2020-12-29		6,840	285.0	... that Max Crabtree's "Big Daddy" was his brother Shirley?
104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot	2020-12-18		6,805	283.5	... that the 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot marched 1,100 kilometres (680 mi), some of it in snowshoes, during the Canadian winter to fight in the War of 1812?
Fumarole mineral	2020-12-31		6,766	281.9	... that volcanic fumaroles deposit more than 240 distinct, rare fumarole minerals (examples pictured)?
1766 food riots	2020-12-09		3,364	280.4	... that the British Secretary at War Viscount Barrington anticipated the 1766 food riots and pre-positioned troops to deal with them?
Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust	2020-12-23		6,666	277.7	... that scholars have speculated that failure to punish the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide contributed to the Holocaust?
Living instrument doctrine	2020-12-04		3,322	276.8	... that due to the living instrument doctrine, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that "it is no longer considered to be necessary or appropriate" to criminalize homosexuality?
Paulina (wife of Pammachius)	2020-12-08		3,285	273.8	... that when Paulina died, her husband Pammachius received condolence letters from St Jerome and Paulinus of Nola?
Kakinoshima Site	2020-12-17		6,544	272.6	... that the world's oldest lacquerware was found at the Kakinoshima Site?
Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum	2020-12-18		6,511	271.3	... that a museum in Sendai was built around a 20,000-year-old campsite?
Plessey AR-3D	2020-12-05		3,227	268.9	... that the Plessey AR-3D made use of the annoying problem of "squint" to produce a simple 3D radar?
Brönnestad Church	2020-12-09		3,222	268.5	... that medieval murals were discovered in Brönnestad Church in 1935, but not restored until 1980?
Higashi-Osaka Route	2020-12-07		3,211	267.6	... that an elevated section of the Higashi-Osaka Route lies over the remnants of a palace?
Robert Stanton (merchant)	2020-12-26		6,368	265.3	... that the former member of parliament Robert Stanton took part in a mock election (depicted) while in prison?
Metro A Line	2020-12-06		3,176	264.7	... that while its predecessor had 80 stops, Minnesota's Metro A Line (bus pictured) has only 20, and completes the same route six to eight minutes faster?
Rodin Studios	2020-12-10		3,174	264.5	... that the Rodin Studios has been described as "one of the most elegant studio and apartment buildings in New York", with a facade resembling cascades of Gothic decoration?
Gun serial number	2020-12-08		3,160	263.4	... that a gun serial number can be any combination of numbers, letters or other symbols?
International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology	2020-12-28		6,266	261.1	... that the first official resolution of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology was that they would never meet in a place with anti-sodomy laws?
224 West 57th Street	2020-12-06		3,126	260.5	... that 224 West 57th Street was built as two separate automobile showrooms, which were occupied by their original clients for less than a decade after completion?
Priscilla Jana	2020-12-07		3,112	259.3	... that Priscilla Jana, a South African human-rights lawyer of Indian descent, was the first woman to hug Nelson Mandela in 13 years of imprisonment on Robben Island?
August Pfluger	2020-12-07		3,092	257.7	... that Representative-elect August Pfluger's great-great-great-great-grandfather founded Pflugerville, Texas?
Cannabis Museum (Japan)	2020-12-15		6,139	255.8	... that the founder of the Cannabis Museum in Japan developed an interest in the subject after reading stories as a child in which ninjas trained by jumping over cannabis plants?
The Meaning of Relativity	2020-12-19		5,996	249.8	... that the 1921 book The Meaning of Relativity represents Albert Einstein's only attempt to provide an overview of general relativity that was both comprehensive and accessible to non-specialists?
Carrie Imler	2020-12-10		2,986	248.8	... that a video of ballerina Carrie Imler dancing the 32 fouetté turns from Swan Lake went viral?
Laura Garwin	2020-12-13		2,966	247.2	... that Laura Garwin, one of the first female Rhodes Scholars, left a career in science to become a full-time trumpeter?
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Correspondence)	2020-12-25		5,850	243.8	... that sending the real animals and personnel in The Twelve Days of Christmas resulted in a letter from G. Creep, solicitor?
Jimmy Bonner	2020-12-18		5,838	243.2	... that Jimmy Bonner became the first African American to play baseball professionally in Japan in 1936, eleven years before Jackie Robinson's Major League Baseball debut?
Silvio Meier	2020-12-11		2,888	240.7	... that Silvio Meier has a street in Berlin and a square in Bologna named after him?
Serious Sam: Next Encounter	2020-12-02		5,764	240.1	... that the developers of the video game Serious Sam: Next Encounter kept up morale by sharing their highscores via internal message boards?
Augustus FitzGeorge	2020-12-31		5,763	240.1	... that British Army officer Sir Augustus FitzGeorge served as equerry to his father, Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, and accompanied Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on his visit to India?
Anton R. Roessler	2020-12-12		2,864	238.7	... that information provided by the Confederate draftsman Anton R. Roessler was used by the Union Army to determine the ordnance potential of Texas?
Katie Levick	2020-12-14		2,832	236.0	... that Katie Levick gave up the chance to play cricket for England in order to pursue a full-time job?
Oxonmoot	2020-12-04		2,822	235.2	... that Oxonmoot is an annual conference and fan convention in Oxford dedicated to the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien?
Wisconsin dairy industry	2020-12-27		5,625	234.4	... that Wisconsin was the leading producer of dairy products in the United States from 1915 to 1993?
Justifying Genocide	2020-12-12		2,787	232.2	... that in Justifying Genocide, Stefan Ihrig argues that many 1920s German nationalists viewed genocide as the "cost of doing political and military business in the twentieth century"?
Marmaduke Dixon (settler)	2020-12-26		5,556	231.5	... that the irrigation intake for which New Zealand farmer Marmaduke Dixon long campaigned is now a historic structure registered by Heritage New Zealand?
Marie-Louise Lacoste	2020-12-30		5,547	231.1	... that the diaries of Lady Lacoste, a 19th-century philanthropist from Montreal, give historians a rare look into how emotions impacted the lives of women in her social class?
Women's poll tax repeal movement	2020-12-11		2,720	226.6	... that after U.S. women secured the right to vote in 1920, those from the South fought against paying a poll tax for the next 40 years?
Adoration of the Magi (Mostaert)	2020-12-25		5,433	226.4	... that the Mostaert Amsterdam Adoration (detail pictured) includes three scenes from the Old Testament and one from Christian legend?
Jones Hill Wood	2020-12-04		2,708	225.6	... that after Swampy was evicted from Jones Hill Wood, rare barbastelle bats were discovered to be living there?
Magnificat (Penderecki)	2020-12-08		2,652	221.0	... that a Magnificat was composed for the 1200th anniversary of Salzburg Cathedral in 1974 by Krzysztof Penderecki (pictured) for two choirs of at least 24 voices, and conducted by him in the premiere?
Right to truth	2020-12-14		2,637	219.8	... that the right to truth has been recognized by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the United Nations?
Yatonmilk	2020-12-06		2,627	218.9	... that despite ample epigraphic evidence mentioning his name, nothing is known about Phoenician king Yatonmilk's reign?
The Color of Law	2020-12-13		2,617	218.1	... that The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein exposes policies of racial segregation in nearly all United States presidential administrations dating back to the late 1800s?
Filipino Baby	2020-12-28		5,212	217.2	... that "Filipino Baby", a song about a sailor's love for a Filipino girl, described as "my treasure and my pet", was a top-five hit for three different artists in 1946?
Eleni Küreman	2020-12-11		2,605	217.1	... that sports photographer Eleni Küreman was Turkey's first professional female photojournalist?
1958 Lebanese presidential election	2020-12-13		2,604	217.0	... that the 1958 Lebanese presidential election was held during an armed rebellion while 10,000 US troops were deployed in the nation?
Shikma Bressler	2020-12-14		2,580	215.0	... that Israeli physicist Shikma Bressler, a researcher at the CERN particle accelerator in Switzerland, is also an initiator of the "Black Flag" protests against Benjamin Netanyahu?
Safari Hotel	2020-12-30		5,126	213.6	... that Scottsdale, Arizona, repealed its ban on dancing so that the Safari Hotel could open a nightclub?
List of memoirs by first ladies of the United States	2020-12-15		5,124	213.5	... that several memoirs by first ladies of the United States have outsold books written by their presidential husbands?
Alexander Lindsay (East India Company officer)	2020-12-14		2,560	213.3	... that Alexander Lindsay served as a general in the East India Company while remaining a half-pay lieutenant in the British Army?
Imran Mahmood	2020-12-08		2,558	213.2	... that London barrister Imran Mahmood has written two thrillers, using the city's gang culture for one setting and its affluent Mayfair district for the other?
They Live on the Land	2020-12-29		5,057	210.7	... that the social study They Live on the Land was based on interviews with nearly the entire population of a rural Alabama town during the Great Depression?
William H. Robbins	2020-12-03		2,494	207.8	... that NASA engineer William H. Robbins worked on what was the world's largest windmill when it was dedicated in 1979?
Greene Man	2020-12-02		4,937	205.7	... that for a halfpenny fare, children could ride on a small chariot drawn by four muzzled mastiffs to the Farthing Pie House?
Halina Kwiatkowska	2020-12-21		4,910	204.6	... that during the Nazi occupation of Poland, Halina Kwiatkowska acted in an underground theatre alongside a future pope?
Oral Swigart	2020-12-19		4,889	203.7	... that future U.S. Navy rear admiral Oral Swigart competed as a wrestler at the 1920 Summer Olympics?
Matthew Cobb	2020-12-20		4,886	203.6	... that Matthew Cobb, winner of the 2021 JBS Haldane Lecture, started his academic career by getting twins drunk?
Chicago Indian Village	2020-12-09		2,442	203.5	... that a two-year Native American housing protest group called the Chicago Indian Village started next to the Chicago Cubs home stadium, Wrigley Field?
Houkje Gerrits Bouma	2020-12-24		4,884	203.5	... that after Houkje Gerrits Bouma won one of the earliest women's speed skating competitions in 1809, women's competitions were not held anymore because women skating with bare arms was considered obscene?
Sean Cole	2020-12-14		2,391	199.2	... that This American Life producer and Boston native Sean Cole spoke with an affected British accent from age 14 to 16?
Propallene longiceps	2020-12-13		2,335	194.6	... that the male sea spider Propallene longiceps carries fertilized eggs in bracelet-like masses wrapped around his legs?
Sylvia Pengilly	2020-12-26		4,668	194.5	... that Sylvia Pengilly used an Amiga computer to integrate graphics with music and herself dancing?
Cinetorhynchus rigens	2020-12-30		4,656	194.0	... that the Atlantic dancing shrimp is often associated with sea urchins or sea anemones?
Soedardjat Nataatmadja	2020-12-29		4,640	193.3	... that Soedardjat Nataatmadja's instruction for parliamentary observers to wear traditional Sundanese clothing cost him his reelection?
The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant	2020-12-14		2,308	192.3	... that The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant were the first memoirs to be written by a first lady of the United States?
In Praise of Forgetting	2020-12-22		4,602	191.8	... that In Praise of Forgetting makes the case against collective memory: "whereas forgetting does an injustice to the past, remembering does an injustice to the present"?
St Alban Hall, Oxford	2020-12-12		2,249	187.4	... that the 13th-century foundation St Alban Hall, Oxford, closed in 1882 and was demolished?
Gateway Generating Station	2020-12-18		4,497	187.4	... that while the Gateway Generating Station was completed without controversy or setbacks, it was later the subject of a lawsuit over endangered butterflies?
Arlington Hotel (Santa Barbara, California)	2020-12-22		4,496	187.4	... that the Arlington Hotel, rebuilt after a devastating fire, was severely damaged in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake?
Barbara Stanwyck on stage, screen, radio and television	2020-12-04		2,245	187.1	... that prolific actress Barbara Stanwyck (pictured) received four Best Actress nominations without a win, and was given an honorary Oscar in 1982 for her contributions to the film industry?
J. F. Paxton	2020-12-11		2,232	186.0	... that Sheriff Paxton, who was called Canada's most beloved ice hockey official, would jokingly order a hanging for every individual who opposed him?
Claudia Chamorro Barrios	2020-12-19		4,448	185.3	... that Claudia Chamorro Barrios married on the birthday of her assassinated father?
Waikiki Biltmore Hotel	2020-12-12		2,217	184.8	... that the Waikiki Biltmore, which opened in 1955, was the first high-rise hotel built in Waikiki?
Euclidean distance	2020-12-26		4,434	184.7	... that although the Euclidean distance and the Pythagorean theorem are both ancient concepts, the Pythagorean formula for distance was not published until 1731?
Mandakini River	2020-12-06		2,214	184.5	... that 25 million tourists—more than twice the population of the entire state—visited the Mandakini River in Uttarakhand in 2011?
Soetran	2020-12-30		4,396	183.2	... that Soetran was nicknamed the "Clove Governor" after he obligated families in Papua to cultivate cloves?
Union of Town and Country Proletariat	2020-12-03		2,149	179.1	... that the 1922 electoral platform of the Union of Town and Country Proletariat called for the creation of a World Federation of Socialist Republics?
LaVon Mercer	2020-12-31		4,296	179.0	... that LaVon Mercer, who was homeless as a teenager, played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League for 14 years and was its 1980–81 season MVP?
FC Santa Claus	2020-12-24		4,286	178.6	... that a football club in Finland called FC Santa Claus has competed as high as the third tier?
Pomato (company)	2020-12-10		2,136	178.0	... that comedy group Pomato's creations include a skit about a boyfriend who did not understand the difference between a sports bra and a bra, and an advertisement for the Hong Kong Police Force?
Trung Le Nguyen	2020-12-23		4,256	177.3	... that cartoonist Trung Le Nguyen's graphic novel The Magic Fish is inspired by his experience as a child of Vietnamese immigrants to the United States?
Vivien Leigh on stage and screen	2020-12-10		2,094	174.5	... that British thespian Vivien Leigh (pictured) won both her Academy Awards for Best Actress for portraying women of the American South?
Ontario Highway 45	2020-12-08		2,083	173.6	... that following the Common Sense Revolution, the entire route of Ontario Highway 45 was downloaded from provincial oversight and redesignated as County Road 45?
Home Before Morning	2020-12-31		4,145	172.7	... that the 1983 memoir Home Before Morning, which details the author's time as a Vietnam War nurse, is dedicated to "all of the unknown women who served forgotten in their wars"?
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour	2020-12-12		2,064	172.0	... that the developers of Serious Sam's Bogus Detour created a free version of the game to entice pirates to buy the original?
Bettiah Christians	2020-12-03		2,050	170.9	... that the lehenga was the traditional dress of women belonging to the Bettiah Christian ethnoreligious community of India?
Japan National Route 105	2020-12-12		2,049	170.8	... that a section of Japan National Route 105 is named after a group of hunters?
Marmaduke Dixon (mountaineer)	2020-12-27		4,068	169.5	... that New Zealand mountaineer Marmaduke Dixon came within 100 ft (30 m) of the summit in his attempt to make the first ascent of the country's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook?
Beania magellanica	2020-12-29		4,060	169.2	... that the colonial bryozoan Beania magellanica, widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, has recently turned up in the Mediterranean Sea?
Positioning theory	2020-12-15		4,060	169.2	... that in positioning theory, positions are defined as a person's rights, duties, and obligations which are fluid in various social contexts, as opposed to fixed and long lasting roles?
Agelenopsis aperta	2020-12-23		4,052	168.8	... that the female Agelenopsis aperta spider enters a cataplectic state during mating, which means it loses control of its body and is unconscious?
Erfreue dich, Himmel, erfreue dich, Erde	2020-12-26		2,212	92.1	... that Psalm 148, calling heaven and earth to be glad, inspired the 17th-century Christmas carol "Erfreue dich, Himmel, erfreue dich, Erde", which Maria Luise Thurmair expanded with more details from the psalm in 1963?
Psalm 148			1,825	76.0
Total			4,036	168.2
Streetcars in Santa Barbara, California	2020-12-15		4,025	167.7	... that in 1875, streetcars in Santa Barbara, California, were drawn by mules?
2021 Somali presidential election	2020-12-23		4,005	166.9	... that the 2021 Somali presidential election was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed by concerns of famine, war, pestilence, and civil disorder?
2021 Uzbek presidential election	2020-12-31		3,955	164.8	... that the results of the 2021 Uzbek presidential election are expected to mirror those from 2016, which were widely considered illegitimate?
Frances Burgess	2020-12-18		3,936	164.0	... that when Cotton Queen Frances Lockett was crowned in 1930, souvenir handkerchiefs made from "Queenetta" fabric were sold?
Andrew Clyde	2020-12-05		1,960	163.4	... that Andrew Clyde became involved in politics after being subject to a civil asset forfeiture of nearly $1 million by the Internal Revenue Service?
Subtle is the Lord	2020-12-07		1,956	163.0	... that Abraham Pais's 1982 biography of Albert Einstein was the first to focus on Einstein's scientific contributions as opposed to his life as a popular figure?
Marie Chaix	2020-12-10		1,954	162.9	... that French writer Marie Chaix grew up unaware that her father was the right-hand man of the fascist French Popular Party leader Jacques Doriot, and later wrote a memoir about him?
1981 Burlington mayoral election	2020-12-21		3,876	161.5	... that Bernie Sanders won the election to become Mayor of Burlington, Vermont, by ten votes in 1981?
Katie Lachapelle	2020-12-09		1,263	105.2	... that Katie Lachapelle, head coach of the Holy Cross women's ice hockey team, was selected to be head coach of the 2021 US women's national Under-18 ice hockey team?
Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey			672	56.0
Total			1,934	161.2
Chori Chori Chupke Chupke	2020-12-11		1,921	160.1	... that the release of the 2001 Hindi film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was delayed for several months due to allegations that it was funded by the Mumbai underworld?
Norma Shearer filmography	2020-12-03		1,918	159.9	... that actress Norma Shearer posed for a glamor photoshoot to convince her producer-husband Irving Thalberg (both pictured) that her sexual allure would translate to film for the lead role in The Divorcee?
Member states of the International Labour Organization	2020-12-16		3,836	159.8	... that Finland became a member state of the International Labour Organization 100 years ago today?
Anahit Yulanda Varan	2020-12-12		1,912	159.3	... that Turkish accordion-playing street musician Madam Anahit also appeared in a number of films as an extra?
Embassy of the Philippines, Tokyo	2020-12-24		3,809	158.7	... that the staff of the Embassy of the Philippines in Tokyo at one point formed the entire Philippine foreign service?
Yusuf Sayfa	2020-12-20		3,771	157.1	... that Yusuf Sayfa, commander of Ottoman forces in Syria against the Kurdish rebel Janbulad, became the latter's subordinate?
Ben Carter (basketball)	2020-12-07		1,885	157.1	... that Ben Carter and his brother Tim played basketball for Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal?
Hermann Schey	2020-12-06		1,884	157.0	... that Hermann Schey, a Jewish bass-baritone, travelled regularly from Berlin to Amsterdam to perform in Bach's St Matthew Passion, and went into hiding there during World War II?
Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television	2020-12-13		1,882	156.8	... that Claudette Colbert, who won her only Academy Award for Best Actress for It Happened One Night (poster pictured), privately called the film "the worst picture in the world"?
Gainsborough Studios (Manhattan)	2020-12-01		3,643	151.8	... that the Gainsborough Studios, a cooperative apartment for artists, was legally classified as a hotel to circumvent zoning restrictions on residential building heights?
1974 Vincentian general election	2020-12-26		3,628	151.1	... that while Ebenezer Joshua joined the government after the 1974 Vincentian general election, his wife Ivy became the leader of the opposition?
Canadian Toy Testing Council	2020-12-03		1,794	149.5	... that the Canadian Toy Testing Council often had a waiting list of families wanting to test toys and games?
Geoffrey Massey	2020-12-28		3,566	148.6	... that Canadian modernist architect and urban planner Geoffrey Massey was part of a movement that prevented freeways from being built in Vancouver?
Penneech	2020-12-05		1,774	147.8	... that in the 17th-century card game of Penneech, named after its highest card, the seven of diamonds, the trump suit changes with each trick?
Sarah Fuller (athlete)	2020-12-20		3,538	147.4	... that shortly after winning a conference tournament championship with Vanderbilt's soccer team, Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play football in a Power Five conference game?
Jointness and integration in the Indian military	2020-12-02		3,520	146.6	... that inter-service cooperation was one of the most important lessons of the Bangladesh war for India?
Berthella stellata	2020-12-10		1,756	146.3	... that the internal shell of the sea slug Berthella stellata is visible through its translucent mantle?
Boom Hall	2020-12-10		1,749	145.8	... that Boom Hall was named after a defensive structure on the River Foyle that was breached during the 1689 Siege of Derry?
James W. Nance	2020-12-24		3,487	145.3	... that James W. Nance tested the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior aboard USS Forrestal, which he later commanded?
David S. Breslow	2020-12-14		1,744	145.3	... that plastics researcher David S. Breslow's interest in chemistry began as a child when he used a chemistry set to make stink bombs?
Synergus japonicus	2020-12-14		1,704	142.0	... that the gall wasp Synergus japonicus is considered to be a kleptoparasite?
La Cloche Provincial Park	2020-12-20		3,402	141.8	... that although nothing remains of Fort La Cloche in La Cloche Provincial Park, it was an economic hub for the area in the 19th century?
Harriet Lee (singer)	2020-12-04		1,686	140.5	... that Golden Age of Radio singer Harriet Lee had her own television show in 1931?
Faith Smith	2020-12-17		3,352	139.7	... that Faith Smith, who grew up on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation in Wisconsin, became the founding president of the first urban institute of higher learning led by and serving Native Americans?
Sydney D. Bailey	2020-12-01		3,251	135.5	... that Sydney D. Bailey, an expert on international affairs and author of 17 books, left school by the age of 16 and taught himself political science?
Thomas Paxton	2020-12-09		1,587	132.2	... that Thomas Paxton helped establish a saw mill, flour mill, foundry, and railway as a founding father of Port Perry?
Verrucosa arenata	2020-12-05		1,578	131.5	... that Verrucosa arenata is one of the few known large orb-weaver spiders that sits facing upwards in its web?
Syringodium isoetifolium	2020-12-08		1,571	130.9	... that an extract of noodle seagrass inhibits the growth of microalgae, mussels and limpets?
James Oglethorpe Monument	2020-12-09		1,566	130.5	... that before Daniel Chester French and Henry Bacon designed the Lincoln Memorial, they collaborated on the James Oglethorpe Monument in Savannah, Georgia?
1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election	2020-12-02		3,106	129.4	... that when news reporters were accused of trying to force the outcome of the 1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, one of them said he was prepared to be shot if found guilty?
Bill Fitsell	2020-12-19		3,100	129.2	... that journalist Bill Fitsell was reportedly scared of driving since he covered accidents?
Living Books	2020-12-10		1,524	127.0	... that the Los Angeles Times criticized Disney for contracting their interactive storybooks to independent studios, deeming their series "a mere imitation" of Broderbund's Living Books format?
Jean Le Patourel	2020-12-11		1,520	126.6	... that medieval ceramics expert Jean Le Patourel was also an expert in the archaeology of dog collars?
Ethel Rudkin	2020-12-04		1,498	124.8	... that folklorist and archaeologist Ethel Rudkin was the first to quantify and categorise sightings of ghostly black dogs?
Charles Barton (British Army officer)	2020-12-12		1,484	123.7	... that General Charles Barton commanded the 2nd Life Guards in the Peninsular War, and his great-grandson "Banjo" wrote the lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda"?
Gonen Ben Itzhak	2020-12-31		2,942	122.6	... that Israeli lawyer Gonen Ben Itzhak, a prominent figure in the protests against Benjamin Netanyahu, is a former Shin Bet handler of Hamas mole "The Green Prince"?
Cloudwater Brew Co	2020-12-06		1,454	121.2	... that Cloudwater Brew Co's name is a translation of the Zen Buddhist term unsui, meaning "cloud, water"?
Elsa-Brita Nordlund	2020-12-13		1,450	120.9	... that Elsa-Brita Nordlund, Sweden's first child psychiatrist, advocated for the humanization of care in children's hospitals?
Ruth Aylett	2020-12-06		1,406	117.2	... that computer science professor Ruth Aylett performed with a robot poet in the Edinburgh Free Fringe?
George Saxby Penfold	2020-12-22		2,798	116.6	... that The European said of George Saxby Penfold's sermons that "they are distinguished by a pleasing mediocrity"?
Black Futures	2020-12-20		2,786	116.1	... that Black Futures, a 544-page collection of Black art and writing, was originally going to be a zine?
Bodashtart	2020-12-01		2,784	116.0	... that Bodashtart, King of Sidon, left some 30 dedicatory inscriptions at the Temple of Eshmun?
Dolores Cabrera y Heredia	2020-12-03		844	70.3	... that Dolores Cabrera y Heredia, a Spanish Romantic poet and novelist, was a prominent member of Hermandad Lírica (Lyrical Sisterhood)?
Hermandad Lírica			534	44.5
Total			1,378	114.9
Ruth Williams Cupp	2020-12-16		2,720	113.3	... that Ruth Williams Cupp, the first woman admitted to the Charleston County Bar Association in 1954, was still barred by law from serving on juries, like all women in South Carolina until 1967?
Giovanni Garbini	2020-12-25		2,708	112.8	... that Giovanni Garbini's studies helped scholars interpret the biblical narrative in the larger context of the history of the ancient Near East?
Concavistylon	2020-12-07		1,353	112.8	... that fossils of the extinct plant Concavistylon were first collected in the 1950s, but the genus was not formally described until 2018?
Neanthes arenaceodentata	2020-12-21		2,703	112.6	... that the marine worm Neanthes arenaceodentata is both an environmental monitor and a caring father?
Tarabya I of Pakhan	2020-12-04		1,347	112.2	... that Tarabya I of Pakhan became governor of Pagan despite his subpar performance in the Forty Years' War?
Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren	2020-12-06		1,338	111.5	... that "Nun singt ein neues Lied dem Herren" is a 1967 paraphrase of Psalm 98 by the Catholic theologian Georg Thurmair set to a 16th-century melody?
Great American Bank	2020-12-30		2,661	110.9	... that Great American Bank, based in San Diego, was the first savings and loan association founded in Southern California?
Louis B. Costello	2020-12-05		812	67.7	... that Maine's Lewiston Daily Sun and its successor, the Sun Journal, were owned by the same family—Louis B. Costello, his son, and grandson—for more than 70 years?
The Lewiston Daily Sun			518	43.2
Total			1,330	110.8
The Littlest Angel	2020-12-25		2,650	110.4	... that the classic children's Christmas story The Littlest Angel was written in just three days?
Otto Jochum	2020-12-15		2,645	110.2	... that Otto Jochum, the organist and later the director of the Augsburg Conservatory, received a German national composition prize for a sacred oratorio in 1932, but also composed patriotic anthems under the Nazi regime?
St. Michael, Kaubenheim	2020-12-24		2,641	110.0	... that St. Michael, a 17th-century chapel on a hill near Kaubenheim, Bavaria, which offers services in summer and for Christmas, received electricity around 1980?
Japan National Route 281	2020-12-03		1,302	108.5	... that Japan National Route 281 served as an evacuation route for the city of Kuji following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami?
Electra posidoniae	2020-12-27		2,597	108.2	... that the life cycle of the Neptune-grass bryozoan is synchronized with the growth cycle of the seagrass on which it lives and the availability of the phytoplankton on which it feeds?
William Gates LeDuc	2020-12-28		2,594	108.1	... that William Gates LeDuc led a bison through the streets of New York City as part of the Minnesota exhibition at the 1853 World's Fair?
Ivan Camilleri	2020-12-11		1,281	106.8	... that Ivan Camilleri, the incoming auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, was an associate director of finance at Bell Canada Enterprises before becoming a priest?
Pierre Dufault	2020-12-04		1,252	104.3	... that Pierre Dufault reported on the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics and claimed to have been the first reporter at the scene?
Briallen Hopper	2020-12-17		2,496	104.0	... that essayist Briallen Hopper got her start writing sermons?
Banu Muhriz	2020-12-14		1,244	103.6	... that the Banu Muhriz emirs were patrons of the Alawites of Syria?
David Bonnar	2020-12-02		2,484	103.5	... that David Bonnar, the incoming bishop of Youngstown, served as chaplain of the Pittsburgh Steelers and editor of The Priest?
Typhoon Alice (1953)	2020-12-09		1,238	103.2	... that 18.33 inches (46.6 cm) of rain fell within 24 hours in Guam during Typhoon Alice, a record for the territory that was not surpassed for another 23 years?
Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak	2020-12-03		1,212	101.0	... that Rudolf Gerlach-Rusnak was the stage name of a tenor from Ukraine, with the first name chosen for his favourite role in La bohème?
Florence Lewis (activist)	2020-12-10		1,206	100.5	... that NCJW activist Florence Lewis was invited by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 to a White House discussion on how women's organizations could help solve civil rights issues?
Margaret Miller Brown	2020-12-01		2,402	100.1	... that as a music teacher, Canadian classical pianist Margaret Miller Brown was known as a "tough taskmistress"?
Air pollution in Turkey	2020-12-08		1,200	100.0	... that part of the solution to air pollution in Turkey could be electric ferries across the Bosporus?
Arnold Wolfers	2020-12-05		1,198	99.9	... that as Master of Pierson College at Yale University during World War II, Arnold Wolfers recruited students for the Office of Strategic Services?
The Indelicates	2020-12-05		1,190	99.2	... that to promote their 2011 concept album David Koresh Superstar, based on the 1993 Waco siege, UK indie rock band the Indelicates created the video game Super David Koresh Attack?
Gerard J. Campbell	2020-12-13		1,186	98.9	... that upon being named president of Georgetown University, Gerard J. Campbell was described as a "new breed" of "Ivy League Catholic"?
Dick Kaegel	2020-12-28		2,369	98.7	... that Dick Kaegel began working as a full-time sportswriter while he was still in high school?
West Side Story Suite	2020-12-29		2,292	95.5	... that in the ballet West Side Story Suite, some of the dancers also sing?
Henry Ehrenreich	2020-12-29		2,292	95.5	... that during the 1973 oil crisis, material scientist Henry Ehrenreich assessed photovoltaic cells and was an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy?
Robert Hammerstiel	2020-12-21		2,279	95.0	... that Robert Hammerstiel wrapped Vienna's Ringturm tower in a painting showing stations of human life in simplified and brightly coloured figures?
K-23 (Kansas highway)	2020-12-09		1,131	94.2	... that Kansas highway K-23 is known as Main Street in Cimarron, Dighton, and Hoxie?
Peter Verhaegen	2020-12-06		1,122	93.5	... that the Belgian-born Peter Verhaegen became a missionary to Missouri and obtained Saint Louis University's state charter?
Piotr Potworowski	2020-12-05		1,111	92.6	... that Polish abstract painter Piotr Potworowski influenced the creative thinking of British painters at the Bath Academy of Art?
Andricus mukaigawae	2020-12-07		1,100	91.7	... that the wasp Andricus mukaigawae creates galls on oak trees, and these may become occupied simultaneously by other species of wasp?
Reuven Fahn	2020-12-06		1,098	91.5	... that Galician Jewish scholar Reuven Fahn wrote about the Karaite community of Halicz?
Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit	2020-12-13		1,077	89.8	... that a line of the 1840 song "Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit", claiming "no country more beautiful" and presented by its author as a Volkslied, is quoted as the title of books and television series?
Shaun Brisley	2020-12-09		1,075	89.6	... that professional footballer Shaun Brisley scored for Peterborough United in the 2014 Football League Trophy Final after initially turning down a move to the club due to homesickness?
Marjatta Väänänen	2020-12-25		2,131	88.8	... that in 1975, Finland's Minister of Education Marjatta Väänänen sent a petition to the Archbishop of Turku with almost 1 million signatures, advocating for the introduction of female priests?
List of Nepalese kings	2020-12-11		1,062	88.5	... that Tribhuvan and Gyanendra each became King of Nepal twice?
Earl Dawson	2020-12-17		2,086	86.9	... that Earl Dawson established a council to reverse the decline of ice hockey in rural Manitoba?
Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought	2020-12-21		2,072	86.4	... that in his book Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler to Einstein, Gerald Holton argues that philosophy from Either/Or influenced Niels Bohr's concept of complementarity?
Kündet allen in der Not	2020-12-12		998	83.1	... that the Advent song "Kündet allen in der Not", an appeal to those in need to take courage, was written by Friedrich Dörr, based on Isaiah's prophecy, in preparation of the 1975 Catholic Gotteslob?
Multi-component gas analyzer system	2020-12-06		988	82.3	... that a multi-component gas analyzer system can allow for real-time forecasting of volcanic eruptions?
Nina Dorliak	2020-12-10		970	80.9	... that the soprano Nina Dorliak recorded works by Bach with her husband, the pianist Sviatoslav Richter, sung in Russian?
Giuseppe Furlani	2020-12-10		970	80.9	... that orientalist Giuseppe Furlani organized the first and only Italian archaeological excavation in Mesopotamia?
Hamro Lok Sanskriti	2020-12-09		947	78.9	... that Hamro Lok Sanskriti (Our Folk Culture) was one of three books to win the first Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour?
Cynthia Fierro Harvey	2020-12-23		1,876	78.2	... that Cynthia Fierro Harvey is the first Hispanic woman to serve as the president of the United Methodist Council of Bishops?
Stewart Friesen	2020-12-19		1,857	77.4	... that on occasion, Stewart Friesen runs NASCAR and dirt on the same day?
Cyclone Gati	2020-12-13		919	76.6	... that Cyclone Gati in November 2020 was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Somalia?
Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder	2020-12-19		1,784	74.4	... that "Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder", a 1642 Advent hymn, includes a call to penitence that John the Baptist took from the prophet Isaiah?
Pre-game ceremony	2020-12-30		1,782	74.3	... that in a pre-game ceremony before the last game of the 1972 ice hockey Summit Series, the Canadian delegation presented a totem pole to the Soviet Union?
Helmut Koch (conductor)	2020-12-11		888	74.0	... that Helmut Koch, who conducted Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in 1949, taught at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", and continued the tradition of the Berliner Singakademie in East Berlin from 1963?
Eric Kimaiyo	2020-12-05		870	72.5	... that Eric Kimaiyo won the 2003 Baltimore Marathon in a sprint finish with one of the athletes that he trained?
Hekani Jakhalu	2020-12-13		860	71.6	... that a non-governmental organisation set up by Hekani Jakhalu helps young entrepreneurs from Nagaland?
Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women	2020-12-04		835	69.6	... that Arsenal Women's 11–1 win over Bristol City at Meadow Park in 2019 was the widest margin of victory in the history of the FA Women's Super League?
One Voice at Christmas	2020-12-25		1,630	67.9	... that One Voice at Christmas involves Aled Jones duetting Christmas carols with his younger self and the late Terry Wogan?
Rudolf Steglich	2020-12-23		1,630	67.9	... that Rudolf Steglich, a musicologist who wrote his habilitation thesis on rhythm in 1930, was a co-editor of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe, the critical edition of Handel's complete works, from 1955?
Recollections of Full Years	2020-12-12		811	67.6	... that Recollections of Full Years by Helen Taft was the first memoir published by a first lady of the United States?
Bangour General Hospital	2020-12-27		1,622	67.6	... that the Wallace rule of nines to calculate the area of a burn was introduced by A. B. Wallace of Bangour General Hospital?
James M. Canty	2020-12-03		802	66.9	... that James M. Canty became the first Superintendent of Mechanical Industries at West Virginia State University following a recommendation from Booker T. Washington?
Cello Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven)	2020-12-16		1,592	66.3	... that Beethoven's Third Cello Sonata, first performed in 1809, has been described as the first sonata for piano and cello to treat the instruments as equal partners?
Guido Goldman	2020-12-27		1,564	65.1	... that academic and philanthropist Guido Goldman convinced West German chancellor Willy Brandt to set up and endow the German Marshall Fund on the 25th anniversary of the Marshall Plan?
Cassandre (Jarrell)	2020-12-14		780	65.0	... that in Cassandre, an opera by Michael Jarrell based on the novel by Christa Wolf, Cassandra speaks and acts without singing?
Women Leaders in Global Health Conference	2020-12-05		771	64.2	... that a 2017 global women-leaders conference found that the chief barrier to leadership roles for women was a lack of mentoring?
Hespress	2020-12-26		1,527	63.6	... that Hespress, the most popular news website in Morocco, initially relied on non-staff bloggers for its articles?
O magnum mysterium (Lauridsen)	2020-12-25		1,514	63.1	... that O magnum mysterium, a motet for double choir by Morten Lauridsen, is a setting of a medieval Latin text for Christmas to music described as "ethereal sounds in imperturbable calmness"?
Edinburgh City Hospital	2020-12-31		1,504	62.7	... that Milestone House at the Edinburgh City Hospital was the first custom-built AIDS hospice in the UK?
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions	2020-12-17		1,492	62.2	... that having collaborated on the album Folklore months prior, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Aaron Dessner met in person for the first time for the filming of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions?
Autumn (Australian band)	2020-12-21		1,474	61.4	... that Australian pop band Autumn was one of four artists co-credited with a number-one hit in the Australian charts on 31 October 1970, each with a version of the song "Yellow River"?
Douglas Stuart (writer)	2020-12-08		732	61.0	... that Douglas Stuart's Booker Prize–winning debut novel, Shuggie Bain, was rejected by 32 publishers before being picked up?
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Böhm)	2020-12-20		1,452	60.5	... that in Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, a cantata in eleven movements for Advent, Georg Böhm set all eight stanzas of Luther's hymn, and all differently?
The Alcestiad	2020-12-14		719	59.9	... that The Alcestiad, an opera based on a Greek myth and written collaboratively by Thornton Wilder and composer Louise Talma, was premiered by the Oper Frankfurt in German?
Klaus Bernbacher	2020-12-08		701	58.4	... that conductor and politician Klaus Bernbacher was responsible for 600 Radio Bremen music broadcasts, including of the original version of Schönberg's Gurre-Lieder?
Requiem (Martin)	2020-12-07		660	55.0	... that in his Requiem, premiered at Lausanne Cathedral in 1973, Frank Martin scored the "Dies irae" for speaking choir and a "battery of percussion"?
Exeter Chiefs Women	2020-12-12		656	54.6	... that newly founded Exeter Chiefs Women were given a place in the top flight of English women's rugby union ahead of Richmond Women, historically one of the most successful teams in England?
Delftia lacustris	2020-12-04		644	53.7	... that the bacterium Delftia lacustris could be used in combination with a crust fungus in the bioremediation of petrochemical wastewater?
Ulung Sitepu	2020-12-06		640	53.3	... that as the governor of North Sumatra, Ulung Sitepu donated 2,400 bottles of passion fruit drinks for the inaugural Games of the New Emerging Forces?
London Theatre Studio	2020-12-22		1,276	53.2	... that the London Theatre Studio was the first English drama school to teach theatrical design as well as drama?
Udyavara Madhava Acharya	2020-12-26		1,260	52.5	... that Udyavara Madhava Acharya is credited with the modernisation of the theatre form Yakshagana?
W. F. Taylor	2020-12-04		627	52.2	... that on this day in 1914, W. F. Taylor became the first president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association?
Tropical Storm Merbok (2017)	2020-12-17		1,244	51.9	... that Tropical Storm Merbok flooded 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of crops in 2017 and led to an economic loss of CN¥600 million (US$88.3 million) in China?
Johannes Chum	2020-12-16		1,229	51.2	... that when Johannes Chum, a tenor in operatic roles from Nerone to Lohengrin, performed in Harnoncourt's recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis, a reviewer described his singing as "seraphic"?
Hermann Wiedemann	2020-12-03		610	50.9	... that Hermann Wiedemann, who sang the role of Beckmesser in Toscanini's recording of Die Meistersinger, appeared as Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier at the Vienna State Opera 196 times?
Paul Foley (cricketer)	2020-12-07		595	49.6	... that Paul Foley, who played one match in his first-class career, went on to co-found the Minor Counties Cricket Championship?
Sandpaper Ballet	2020-12-13		586	48.8	... that despite Sandpaper Ballet being choreographed to music by Leroy Anderson, his piece of the same name is not used?
David Cordier	2020-12-09		580	48.3	... that countertenor David Cordier performed operatic title roles such as Handel's Giulio Cesare and one of the three sisters in Tri sestry by Péter Eötvös?
Christian Schreiber (philosopher)	2020-12-16		1,152	48.0	... that Christian Schreiber, a church administrator, philosopher and poet, wrote a German version of the Latin Mass for the publication, alongside the original, of Beethoven's Mass in C major?
University of Calcutta	2020-12-06		576	48.0	... that in its early years, the University of Calcutta held examinations in the Kolkata Town Hall and in tents in the Maidan urban park?
Gustav Classens	2020-12-16		1,132	47.2	... that Gustav Classens, music director in Bonn from 1933, performed Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, Missa solemnis, and Ninth Symphony during his first two seasons, offering the Ninth in both?
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (theologian)	2020-12-24		1,066	44.4	... that Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger wrote "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen", a popular 19th-century Christmas carol to the melody of an evening song, evoking the sound of bells as a symbol of peace and joy?
Peter Lagger	2020-12-02		1,056	44.0	... that Swiss bass Peter Lagger performed in the world premieres of Louise Talma's Die Alkestiade at the Oper Frankfurt and of Penderecki's "Magnificat" at the Salzburg Festival?
KKLY	2020-12-04		452	37.6	... that 185 Spanish-language radio stations aired the astronomy program Universo produced by KXCR of El Paso, Texas?

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