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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 22.0 Al Ahed FC 56.5 John Papworth (plasterer) 22.0 Al Ahed FC
Median 101.9 Goucher College 363.4 Die Wolke
William Morrison (chemist)
114.8 Osbern fitzRichard
High 943.5 I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter 1,627.3 Acetabularia acetabulum 1,627.3 Acetabularia acetabulum

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Acetabularia acetabulum 2020-02-07 19,528 1,627.3 ... that the alga Acetabularia acetabulum (pictured) resembles a green parasol?
Diego (tortoise) 2020-02-14 17,864 1,488.7 ... that Diego (pictured) "had so much sex he saved his species"?
Castle Folds 2020-02-12 6,928 577.3 ... that Castle Folds is surrounded by Great Asby Scar (pictured)?
Great Asby Scar 6,507 542.2
Total 13,435 1,119.6
Maria, Königin des Friedens 2020-02-10 12,747 1,062.2 ... that Maria, Königin des Friedens (pictured), a Brutalist pilgrimage church in Neviges, Germany, has become architect Gottfried Böhm's signature building?
Oscar C. Pfaus 2020-02-26 25,390 1,057.9 ... that Abwehr agent and Nazi propagandist Oscar Pfaus (pictured) once served in the U.S. Army?
Leitmeritz concentration camp 2020-02-04 12,202 1,016.8 ... that Leitmeritz concentration camp (memorial pictured) was not liberated, but dissolved by the German Instrument of Surrender?
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter 2020-02-04 11,322 943.5 ... that the short story "I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter", intended to subvert a transphobic Internet meme, was retracted after accusations of transphobia?
Death of Michael Rosenblum 2020-02-14 11,057 921.4 ... that for three months after Michael Rosenblum's disappearance 40 years ago today, the local police did not tell anyone that they had the car he had been driving?
Syd's coffee stall 2020-02-02 10,422 868.5 ... that a Royal Air Force serviceman was recalled from a Second World War secret mission to help run Syd's coffee stall (pictured) in London?
Shelton Oak 2020-02-03 9,311 775.9 ... that the hollow Shelton Oak (pictured) near Shrewsbury was so big that a party of eight could dance a quadrille inside it?
Annelien Van Wauwe 2020-02-18 8,998 749.8 ... that the yoga breathing and meditation practiced by clarinetist Annelien Van Wauwe (pictured) led to a specially commissioned concerto by composer Wim Henderickx?
Salary Grab Act 2020-02-17 8,972 747.6 ... that until the Salary Grab Act (cartoon pictured) was passed in 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant earned the same salary as George Washington did 80 years earlier?
Boston Chinatown massacre 2020-02-12 8,708 725.7 ... that one of the three gunmen involved in the 1991 Boston Chinatown massacre has not yet been found despite a "worldwide hunt"?
Cara Dune 2020-02-08 8,040 670.0 ... that Jon Favreau created the role of Cara Dune in The Mandalorian with former mixed martial artist Gina Carano in mind, and did not audition any other actresses for the role?
Crepereia Tryphaena 2020-02-01 7,657 638.1 ... that Crepereia Tryphaena's doll (pictured) had its own kit, comprising several jewels, a wooden casket, two silver mirrors, and two tiny bone combs?
Sir Thomas Byron 2020-02-17 7,576 631.4 ... that Sir Thomas Byron (pictured) was killed during the First English Civil War by one of his own soldiers over a pay dispute?
Harun el-Raschid Hintersatz 2020-02-05 7,298 608.2 ... that Harun el-Raschid Hintersatz, a German convert to Islam, led a Muslim SS unit comprising Turkmens and Tatars during World War II?
The Minute Man 2020-02-04 7,160 596.7 ... that The Minute Man (pictured) was cast from the metal of ten cannons captured from the Confederate Army during the American Civil War?
Who Goes Nazi? 2020-02-13 6,892 574.3 ... that the 1941 essay "Who Goes Nazi?" by Dorothy Thompson was referenced by media outlets in commentary on the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
Cranfield experiments 2020-02-10 6,462 538.5 ... that debate over the Cranfield experiments in information retrieval went "well beyond the boundaries of civility"?
Marie-Louise (conscript) 2020-02-11 6,340 528.4 ... that by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, France was conscripting men shorter than five feet (1.5 m) tall?
Anwar Tjokroaminoto 2020-02-17 6,327 527.2 ... that Anwar Tjokroaminoto was known as "Mr. Pervert"?
Henri Fertet 2020-02-19 12,033 501.4 ... that French Resistance fighter Henri Fertet was executed by occupying German forces during World War II at the age of 16?
Huer's Hut 2020-02-25 11,411 475.5 ... that a lookout known as a huer would be posted to the Huer's Hut (pictured) in Newquay, Cornwall, to watch for the arrival of pilchards?
Puer mingens 2020-02-20 11,251 468.8 ... that depictions of urinating boys (example pictured) in Renaissance art could alternatively represent boyish innocence or erotic virility?
The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia 2020-02-07 5,616 468.0 ... that David Roberts's The Holy Land, a collection of 250 orientalist lithographs (example shown), has been called the "most pervasive and enduring" 19th-century depiction of the East in the West?
Polar Bear (furniture) 2020-02-20 10,752 448.0 ... that Kanye West sold his Maybach to buy a Polar Bear?
Bryant Park 2020-02-18 5,176 431.3 ... that as part of a restoration of New York City's Bryant Park, 84 miles (135 km) of bookshelves were built underneath it?
Sunrise, Inverness Copse 2020-02-03 5,134 427.8 ... that Sunrise, Inverness Copse, a World War I watercolour by Paul Nash, was one of what he described as "fifty drawings of muddy places on the Front"?
Edda Tasiemka 2020-02-07 5,116 426.3 ... that Edda Tasiemka was known as the "human Google"?
Cunard Building (New York City) 2020-02-19 10,212 425.5 ... that the Great Hall (pictured) of New York City's Cunard Building was formerly used as a post office?
Esther Lurie 2020-02-08 5,062 421.8 ... that Esther Lurie (pictured) used photographs of drawings to reconstruct most of her artwork that did not survive World War II?
Swanage Town Hall 2020-02-15 5,046 420.5 ... that according to a 1930s critic, "If ever a book comes to be written on How to Murder Architecture, the Swanage Town Hall (pictured) should find a place therein"?
Józef Walaszczyk 2020-02-20 9,972 415.5 ... that Józef Walaszczyk had to collect one kilogram (2.2 lb) of gold within five hours to save 21 Jews?
Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School 2020-02-11 4,974 414.5 ... that Russia's Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School (cadets pictured) celebrates its 80th anniversary today?
Johann Baptist Sigl 2020-02-06 4,969 414.1 ... that Johann Baptist Sigl (pictured) was imprisoned multiple times for publishing insulting articles about the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck and the German emperor?
Elizabeth Willing Powel 2020-02-21 9,723 405.1 ... that it was reportedly Elizabeth Willing Powel (pictured) who asked Benjamin Franklin whether the United States was to be "a republic or a monarchy", to which he responded: "A republic ... if you can keep it"?
Geetha Angara homicide 2020-02-08 4,858 404.8 ... that even after narrowing the list of suspects in Geetha Angara's unsolved killing, 15 years ago today, down to three men, police could not charge any of them?
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard 2020-02-17 4,710 392.5 ... that Grace Buxner said when the developers of Superhot noticed her "cool frog game, they were like 'hmmm... what if..... money?????'"
MV Star of Malta 2020-02-04 4,639 386.6 ... that before becoming a passenger ferry, the MV Star of Malta made a round-the-world cruise, belonged to a Dominican Republic dictator, and served in the United States Navy?
John R. Countryman 2020-02-14 4,492 374.3 ... that Shirley Temple's mother tried to get the "notably talented and cute" Johnnie Russell fired from the set of The Blue Bird so that he would not share screen time with her daughter?
Haaf net fishing 2020-02-07 4,381 365.1 ... that salmon conservation measures are threatening the survival of a fishing technique first brought to Britain a thousand years ago by the Vikings?
William Morrison (chemist) 2020-02-16 4,370 364.2 ... that in 1890 William Morrison invented the first successful practical electric automobile (illustration shown) in the United States?
Die Wolke 2020-02-11 4,350 362.5 ... that Die Wolke ('The Cloud'), a young-adult novel by Gudrun Pausewang (pictured) written after the Chernobyl disaster, was translated into English as Fall-Out?
Edith Hern Fossett 2020-02-04 4,288 357.4 ... that Edith Hern Fossett, one of Thomas Jefferson's slaves, was taught French cuisine in the White House and became the head chef at Monticello?
The Myth of the Eastern Front 2020-02-18 4,256 354.7 ... that The Myth of the Eastern Front explores the parallels between the myth of the clean Wehrmacht and the Lost Cause of the Confederacy?
Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market 2020-02-03 4,198[a] 349.8 ... that of the initial cluster of people confirmed to have been infected by a novel coronavirus in China, two-thirds had been directly exposed to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan?
Battle of Tjiater Pass 2020-02-13 4,060 338.3 ... that Dutch forces surrendered to Japanese invaders after their defeat in the Battle of Tjiater Pass because they did not want to fight in Bandung?
Duty to escape 2020-02-14 4,005 333.8 ... that American military personnel taken prisoner of war have a duty to escape?
Gusen concentration camp 2020-02-03 3,947 328.9 ... that the life expectancy at Gusen concentration camp was as short as six months?
Borgo Vecchio (Rome) 2020-02-17 3,946 328.8 ... that the demolished Borgo Vecchio in Rome may have been the road down which Christian martyrs walked when going to the Circus of Nero to be executed?
Reynhard Sinaga 2020-02-13 3,914 326.2 ... that after examining serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga's mobile phone, police discovered more than three terabytes of digital video evidence of his assaults?
Battle of Kalijati 2020-02-15 3,857 321.4 ... that during the Battle of Kalijati, a Royal Air Force pilot managed to creep into his plane under Japanese fire and take off with it?
Panjagan 2020-02-28 7,324 319.9 ... that the military of the Sasanian Empire used an uncharacterized device or technique called panjagan to fire a volley of five arrows?
Blackwall Rock 2020-02-01 3,774 314.5 ... that one surveyor's proposal for removing the Blackwall Rock obstruction in the Thames involved using explosives he knew would likely kill some of the labourers?
William S. Hillyer 2020-02-15 3,680 306.7 ... that William S. Hillyer (pictured) transcribed and delivered Union Army general Ulysses S. Grant's famous words, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted"?
George Charles Moʻoheau Beckley 2020-02-13 3,662 305.2 ... that George Charles Moʻoheau Beckley (pictured) claimed that he beat King Kalākaua of Hawaii in a game of poker and asked for a tax reduction in lieu of cash?
Orobanche reticulata 2020-02-01 2,368 197.4 ... that Quarry Moor is one of the few locations in England where the rare parasitic plant thistle broomrape (example pictured) grows?
Quarry Moor 1,091 90.9
Total 3,460 288.3
Butler café 2020-02-27 4,914 213.0 ... that in addition to its retail operations, Japanese used goods chain K-Books operates a butler café?
K-Books 1,736 75.2
Total 6,650 288.2
IG-11 2020-02-03 3,329 277.4 ... that IG-11, from the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, so closely resembles the character IG-88 that fans and journalists initially confused the two?
Roland Kotani 2020-02-18 3,328 277.3 ... that Roland Kotani, a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, was murdered by his estranged wife in 1989?
Captain Tilly Park 2020-02-08 3,275 272.9 ... that Captain Tilly Park contains the "smallest island in the smallest natural body of water" within New York City?
Virginia Walker 2020-02-24 6,548 272.8 ... that Virginia Walker was signed to a Hollywood film contract on the basis of her picture in a magazine advertisement for soap?
Borgo Nuovo (Rome) 2020-02-08 3,269 272.4 ... that Italian Renaissance artist Raphael died in 1520 in his palace on the now demolished Borgo Nuovo (pictured) in Rome?
A1206 road (Great Britain) 2020-02-18 3,228 269.0 ... that the names of several side roads and buildings along the A1206 (bridge pictured) in London relate to the Isle of Dogs' connection with the shipping industry?
Protocol Wars 2020-02-26 6,282 261.8 ... that Vint Cerf performed a striptease in a three-piece suit during the Protocol Wars?
1948 Gozo luzzu disaster 2020-02-27 5,987 259.5 ... that a fishing boat capsized and sank in 1948 off the Maltese island of Gozo after too many passengers had insisted on boarding it?
Cymmer Colliery explosion 2020-02-08 3,074 256.2 ... that the Cymmer Colliery explosion of 1856 in Wales resulted in a "sacrifice of human life to an extent unparalleled in the history of coal mining of this country"?
Margaret, Maid of Norway 2020-02-12 3,071 255.9 ... that the child queen Margaret, Maid of Norway, died before reaching Scotland, so her place in the list of Scottish monarchs is in dispute?
Sallie Shearer 2020-02-02 3,063 255.2 ... that Sallie Shearer's brothel in Reading, Pennsylvania, was "magnificently furnished" with fine velvet carpets and beautiful mirrors?
Suki Lopez 2020-02-27 5,778 250.4 ... that Suki Lopez auditioned for Sesame Street by having a heart-to-heart conversation with someone performing as Elmo?
Croydon typhoid outbreak of 1937 2020-02-19 6,010 250.4 ... that the local medical officer thought it "inconceivable" that the Croydon typhoid outbreak of 1937 was caused by contaminated water?
Teno Roncalio 2020-02-14 2,992 249.3 ... that Teno Roncalio, the last Democratic representative from Wyoming, had land claims along the Snake River worth an estimated US$7 billion in gold?
Julio and Marisol 2020-02-11 2,962 246.9 ... that Marisol loves Julio, but not enough to die for him?
Wei Zhongquan 2020-02-27 5,678 246.1 ... that Wei Zhongquan, the chief designer of the Fengyun-2 satellite (model pictured), was rescued by his colleagues when it burst into flames on the eve of its scheduled launch?
Ivan Ustinov 2020-02-09 2,882 240.2 ... that Ivan Ustinov, a Soviet officer of the NKVD and SMERSH during the Second World War, threatened to shoot any soldier who wanted to surrender?
William Dorsey Swann 2020-02-20 5,731 238.8 ... that William Dorsey Swann was the first American on record who pursued legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community's right to gather?
PEF Survey of Palestine 2020-02-05 2,810 234.2 ... that the Survey of Palestine was led by the man who "wants you", the man who was too late to save Gordon of Khartoum, a Jack the Ripper suspect, and the police chief who chased him?
Ager Vaticanus 2020-02-14 2,802 233.5 ... that the Ager Vaticanus alluvial plain in Rome was known for its unhealthy climate and bad wine?
Courtois Hills 2020-02-06 2,760 230.0 ... that the Courtois Hills region has the most rugged terrain and steepest average slopes of any sub-region of the Missouri Ozarks?
Gasklockan, Gothenburg 2020-02-02 2,740 228.3 ... that The Coca-Cola Company proposed painting a gasometer in Gothenburg, Sweden, to resemble a Coke can?
Rockville Centre train crash 2020-02-17 2,710 225.8 ... that the Rockville Centre train crash was one of two Long Island Rail Road crashes in 1950 which collectively killed more than 100 people?
Hack Fall Wood 2020-02-12 2,684 223.6 ... that Hack Fall Wood in North Yorkshire, England, hosts the rare lemon slug (example pictured)?
Brendan Kavanagh 2020-02-29 5,108 223.1 ... that YouTuber and public piano performer Dr K (pictured) considers a Holocaust survivor who became an international concert pianist to be his mentor?
New York City school boycott 2020-02-03 2,667 222.2 ... that the largest civil rights demonstration of the 1960s took place when more than 450,000 New York City students boycotted school to protest segregation in public schools?
Queen's Oak 2020-02-13 2,661 221.8 ... that Edward IV of England is traditionally said to have first met his wife, Elizabeth Woodville, under the Queen's Oak in Northamptonshire?
Third and Lenora 2020-02-13 2,642 220.1 ... that the Seattle high-rise building Third and Lenora lost its main tenant, WeWork, before it was completed?
Milica Rakić 2020-02-13 2,630 219.2 ... that the airstrike that killed three-year-old Milica Rakić during the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia also wounded five other civilians?
Sinustrombus sinuatus 2020-02-24 5,218 217.4 ... that the laciniate conch (shell pictured) is able to flip itself off the seabed using its muscular foot?
KL (book) 2020-02-07 2,608 217.3 ... that according to The Independent, KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps "renders the unimaginable evil of the camps relatable"?
Leicester balloon riot 2020-02-08 2,588 215.6 ... that rioters in Leicester, England, destroyed a hydrogen balloon in 1864?
Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It 2020-02-10 1,802 150.2 ... that Gai Mizuki and Takeshi Matsu are among the artists featured in Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It, the first English-language anthology of gay manga?
Gai Mizuki 414 34.5
Takeshi Matsu 356 29.7
Total 2,573 214.4
Roy Wilkins Park 2020-02-04 2,558 213.2 ... that before the creation of Roy Wilkins Park in 1976, the site was described as a wasteland with eighteen "rat-infested" buildings and a "leaking swimming pool full of dead dogs"?
Tulsa Club Building 2020-02-06 2,558 213.1 ... that the Tulsa Club Building suffered four major fires in 2010, including three in a two-week period, yet remained strong enough to allow conversion to a hotel instead of demolition?
Mollie Hughes 2020-02-06 2,544 212.0 ... that Mollie Hughes is the youngest woman to ski solo to the South Pole?
George Washington's reception at Trenton 2020-02-22 3,326 138.6 ... that a painting (pictured) by N. C. Wyeth portraying George Washington's reception at Trenton was the most expensive gift ever given to Thomas Edison State University?
Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States 1,622 67.6
Total 4,948 206.2
Battle of Drepana 2020-02-23 4,900 204.2 ... that the Battle of Drepana was ill-fated for the Romans because their sacred chickens refused to eat?
Dear Edward 2020-02-20 4,898 204.1 ... that the best-selling novel Dear Edward was inspired by a real-life plane crash in which a nine-year-old boy was the sole survivor?
Bonanza City, New Mexico 2020-02-09 2,436 203.0 ... that Bonanza City, New Mexico, was founded in 1880 and largely abandoned by 1890?
St Thomas à Becket Church, Warblington 2020-02-13 1,896 158.0 ... that the churchyard of St Thomas à Becket Church, Warblington – a place of worship in the Borough of Havant – has two huts (one pictured) in which grave-watchers kept a lookout for body snatchers?
List of places of worship in the Borough of Havant 532 44.3
Total 2,428 202.3
Freydal 2020-02-01 2,426 202.2 ... that knights are depicted in the Freydal illuminated manuscript enjoying cross-dressing after a day's jousting?
Life Is Good (song) 2020-02-24 4,813 200.5 ... that rappers Future and Drake worked at McDonald's for a day?
Keep On Chooglin' (song) 2020-02-03 2,404 200.3 ... that the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Keep On Chooglin'" popularized the neologism "chooglin'", which has been interpreted as a sexual term?
Witch Hunt (Rush song) 2020-02-06 2,400 200.0 ... that the differences between live versions of Rush's "Witch Hunt" were seen as an instance of "translation" à la Walter Benjamin?
Wonder Wheel 2020-02-27 4,610 199.8 ... that Deno Vourderis promised Coney Island's Wonder Wheel to his future wife as a gift 36 years before buying it?
Bowne Park 2020-02-05 2,368 197.3 ... that during a renovation of New York City's Bowne Park, some fish from its pond ended up in refrigerators of nearby homes?
Alden Rowing 2020-02-13 2,366 197.2 ... that in an Alden Rowing boat, you can expect your seat to slide out from under you?
Super Lemon Haze 2020-02-21 4,726 196.9 ... that Super Lemon Haze is an award-winning cannabis strain that commonly exhibits limonene, an organic compound also found in lemons?
Fort Tryon Park 2020-02-07 2,356 196.3 ... that Fort Tryon Park, located on steep terrain in Manhattan, was designed as a landscaped park with the Cloisters museum as the main point of interest?
Tedder certificate 2020-02-10 2,334 194.5 ... that the Tedder certificate was awarded by the British government to foreign citizens who assisted Allied prisoners of war to escape German captivity during the Second World War?
List of accolades received by Deadpool 2 2020-02-11 2,328 194.0 ... that the 2018 American superhero film Deadpool 2 was nominated for fifteen Golden Trailer Awards?
Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum 2020-02-10 2,305 192.1 ... that 115 truckloads of construction sand were used to create 150 sand sculptures (example pictured) at the Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum?
I Love You, Colonel Sanders! 2020-02-15 2,288 190.7 ... that the young, attractive, and date-able portrayal of Colonel Sanders in a parody dating sim is part of an effort by KFC to make the Colonel a "part of pop culture"?
Capricorn Seamount 2020-02-08 2,280 190.0 ... that Capricorn Seamount is an underwater mountain that is breaking up as it enters the Tonga Trench?
Muwaqqit 2020-02-06 2,230 185.8 ... that religious timekeepers employed by the Umayyad Mosque (pictured) in Damascus included a 14th-century astronomer who proposed geocentric models mathematically identical to those later proposed by Copernicus?
St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot 2020-02-14 2,220 185.0 ... that William III's first proclamation in England was made near the site of St Leonard's Tower (pictured) in Newton Abbot?
Esther Arditi 2020-02-23 4,408 183.7 ... that at the age of 17, Esther Arditi saved a pilot and a navigator from a burning plane?
Callipappus australis 2020-02-10 2,202 183.5 ... that although the bird of paradise fly was first described from an Angophora tree, it is quite likely that this is not the insect's host plant?
Acer diabolicum 2020-02-05 2,192 182.7 ... that Acer diabolicum, the devil maple, gets its scientific and common names from the curly stigmas of its flowers (pictured)?
Battle of the Aegates 2020-02-09 2,188 182.3 ... that the Battle of the Aegates in 241 BC ended the First Punic War after 23 years?
WETV (Florida) 2020-02-08 2,178 181.5 ... that television station WETV in Key West, Florida, was forced off the air by an act of Congress?
Glenn Pool Oil Reserve 2020-02-02 2,146 178.8 ... that huge lakes of oil created following the discovery of Oklahoma's Glenn Pool Oil Reserve would sometimes catch fire when struck by lightning?
Sarah Ellerby 2020-02-03 2,136 178.0 ... that Sarah Ellerby's flight to the United States to play professional pool was diverted due to the September 11 attacks?
Zhu Yuli 2020-02-06 2,112 176.0 ... that during the Cultural Revolution, Zhu Yuli was denounced as a counterrevolutionary and suffered beatings which caused disability in his right hand?
The Client (Star Wars) 2020-02-25 4,213 175.5 ... that Werner Herzog, who plays The Client in The Mandalorian, has called the show's producers "cowards" for considering the use of computer-generated imagery for "Baby Yoda"?
Elin C. Danien 2020-02-12 2,104 175.3 ... that Elin C. Danien, an expert on ancient Maya ceramics, claimed that "archaeology is the most fun you can have with your pants on"?
Actinopyga capillata 2020-02-13 2,083 173.6 ... that the hairy sea cucumber has long tube feet on its dorsal surface, giving it a furry appearance?
William Rose (illustrator) 2020-02-05 2,050 170.8 ... that William Rose illustrated dozens of film posters of the Classical Hollywood era, but only a fraction – including an alternate poster for Citizen Kane (pictured) – have been attributed to him by name?
Claudeen Arthur 2020-02-17 2,036 169.7 ... that Claudeen Arthur was the first Navajo woman to be licensed as a lawyer in the U.S.?
Our Lady of the Forest Church, Forest Row 2020-02-18 2,014 167.8 ... that all John F. Kennedy talked about on his way to and from church in England was the Profumo affair?
Eliza Ashton 2020-02-10 1,996 166.3 ... that after her speech on the subject of marriage to the Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales in 1891, Eliza Ashton was accused of promoting "free love" and prostitution?
WIRK-TV 2020-02-29 3,776 164.9 ... that when WIRK-TV ceased operations 64 years ago today, its president admitted to operating the station "long past the point of good judgment"?
Jesus Is King Part II 2020-02-18 1,968 164.0 ... that Kanye West credits creating "an album for God" for being able to collaborate with Dr. Dre on the upcoming Jesus Is King Part II?
Flag of Spokane, Washington 2020-02-23 3,882 161.8 ... that the flag of Spokane, Washington (pictured), was taken to the summit of Mount Everest in 1981?
Storming of Farnham Castle 2020-02-29 3,687 161.0 ... that during the Storming of Farnham Castle, the Royalist defence was so minimal that one contemporary claimed they "deserved not the name of a garrison"?
A Very Stable Genius 2020-02-08 1,917 159.8 ... that the title of the book A Very Stable Genius comes from a tweet by Donald Trump?
Cat Country (novel) 2020-02-06 1,895 157.9 ... that although author Lao She declared his satirical novel Cat Country a failure, it has been translated into at least six languages?
Diversity ideologies 2020-02-01 1,880 156.7 ... that diversity ideologies are intended to reduce prejudice, but can backfire and promote more hostility instead?
Rooks Nest House 2020-02-02 1,878 156.5 ... that Rooks Nest House (pictured) in Stevenage was the childhood home of author E. M. Forster, who described it in his 1910 novel, Howards End?
Mère (restaurateur) 2020-02-18 1,877 156.4 ... that in the 1830s, a Mère in Lyon, France, became famous for her creation Tétons de Venus ('Venus's Breasts'), a dish of giant dumplings that was popular at bachelor parties?
Downtown Athletic Club 2020-02-25 3,744 156.0 ... that New York City's Downtown Athletic Club, for white-collar workers of Lower Manhattan, did not accept female members for 51 years?
2020 Masters (snooker) 2020-02-06 1,829 152.4 ... that the final of the 2020 Masters snooker tournament was interrupted by a "whoopee cushion" device?
Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov 2020-02-28 3,484 152.2 ... that Vice-Admiral Viktor Sokolov was thanked by the chief of the Russian general staff for commanding a naval task force during the intervention in Syria (naval operations shown)?
Michael Davitt 2020-02-25 3,628 151.1 ... that Irish republican activist Michael Davitt hated the British empire, but actually liked English people?
Dagmar Schmidt 2020-02-12 1,810 150.8 ... that Dagmar Schmidt, elected to the Bundestag shortly after giving birth to a son with Down syndrome, stated in a debate about prenatal testing that there should be a "right not to know"?
Teraupo'o 2020-02-16 1,792 149.3 ... that Raiatean chief Teraupo'o (pictured) was captured on the night of 15–16 February 1897 and sent into exile for leading an indigenous resistance against the French takeover of the Leeward Islands?
Queens Plaza Park 2020-02-11 1,786 148.9 ... that the 67-story Queens Plaza Park in Queens will incorporate the borough's first skyscraper, a 14-story clock tower?
Rune Naito 2020-02-03 1,776 148.0 ... that artist and illustrator Rune Naito, credited with pioneering the culture and aesthetic of kawaii, also contributed erotic illustrations to the gay men's magazine Barazoku?
Grotta del Gelo 2020-02-02 1,764 147.0 ... that the Grotta del Gelo cave on the Etna volcano is partially filled with ice?
The Way of the Househusband 2020-02-12 1,756 146.3 ... that a live-action video adapting scenes from the manga The Way of the Househusband was produced to commemorate the series reaching 1.2 million copies in print?
Cueros de Purulla 2020-02-06 1,756 146.3 ... that Cueros de Purulla volcano had a large eruption 7820 years ago and was later a source of obsidian?
Little Cross 2020-02-20 3,436 143.1 ... that the Little Cross monument in Elgin, Scotland, was listed as a Category A building in 1971?
Past Cure 2020-02-27 3,300 143.0 ... that the 2018 indie video game Past Cure was developed by a team from Turkey, Belgium, Egypt, Romania, England, and North Macedonia?
Siege of Hull (1642) 2020-02-02 1,713 142.8 ... that the Siege of Hull took place in 1642 after the governor twice refused to admit King Charles I to the town?
The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith 2020-02-24 3,425 142.7 ... that The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith was filmed in Fiji to take advantage of the country's 47-percent tax rebate for films made there?
Brian Lohse 2020-02-12 1,708 142.4 ... that Brian Lohse was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018, six years after he and his wife won US$202 million in the state's Powerball lottery jackpot?
Japan National Route 339 2020-02-22 3,416 142.3 ... that a section of Japan National Route 339 on Cape Tappi is a staircase?
Persecution of Czechs in the Slovak State 2020-02-14 1,707 142.2 ... that from 1938, the Slovak People's Party denounced Czechs as "enemies and pests" of the nation?
The Prince and the Dressmaker 2020-02-10 1,677 139.8 ... that Jen Wang wrote The Prince and the Dressmaker in part because she wanted to tell the story of a superhero who could create clothes that transformed those who wore them?
The Goes Wrong Show 2020-02-29 3,183 139.0 ... that a man shouted "This is madness!" during a production meeting for The Goes Wrong Show?
History of anarchism 2020-02-11 1,664 138.7 ... that the 1939 defeat of Republican Spain in the Spanish Civil War marked the end of the "classical era" of the history of anarchism?
Samuel Bacon 2020-02-18 1,653 137.8 ... that Samuel Bacon, government agent on the first American Colonization Society expedition, died of "actual exhaustion" soon after arriving in Africa?
Precious Plastic 2020-02-01 1,230 102.5 ... that Dave Hakkens founded Precious Plastic, an open hardware plastic recycling project, to enable individuals to set up "their own miniature recycling company"?
Dave Hakkens 400 33.4
Total 1,630 135.8
James Thompson (surveyor) 2020-02-03 1,630 135.8 ... that James Thompson, who made the first plat of Chicago, declined an offer of land in the city in favor of $300?
Dedham Covenant 2020-02-02 1,628 135.7 ... that the Dedham Covenant was meant to be eternally binding?
Treaty of Troyes (1814) 2020-02-22 3,249 135.4 ... that on this day in 1814, a tsar, a king, and a prince met at Troyes to discuss their war against Napoleon?
Icicle Station 2020-02-04 1,622 135.2 ... that after regular service to Leavenworth station ceased, annual trains continued to run to serve ski jumping spectators?
Little Cut 2020-02-16 1,601 133.4 ... that the Little Cut, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, had the only tunnel containing a towpath on the entire 127-mile (204 km) canal?
Sheree Atcheson 2020-02-02 1,600 133.3 ... that computer scientist Sheree Atcheson has been recognised by Computer Weekly as one of the "most influential women in UK tech"?
Physics Physique Физика 2020-02-18 1,572 131.0 ... that physicist John Bell published the theorem that now bears his name in a journal sometimes called by the unusual title Physics Physique Физика?
Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände 2020-02-03 1,568 130.6 ... that the cultural and literary journal Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände was most successful under its only female editor, Therese Huber (pictured)?
Pravin Jadhav 2020-02-19 3,134 130.6 ... that as a child, Indian archery champion Pravin Jadhav was undernourished and lived in a shack near a drain?
Mark Bright 2020-02-17 1,557 129.8 ... that English footballer Mark Bright was a foster child, started on wages of £10 a week, and has gone on to earn £1.2 million during his career?
Skandinavskii sbornik 2020-02-06 1,540 128.4 ... that Skandinavskii sbornik (Scandinavian Review) was the principal forum for Soviet scholars of Nordic studies for 35 years until the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Name of Estonia 2020-02-24 3,080 128.3 ... that Scandinavian sagas were the first to use Eistland as a name for Estonia?
Vasily Bakalov 2020-02-18 1,538 128.1 ... that Vasily Bakalov oversaw the design of weapon systems to destroy tanks, such as the 9M113 Konkurs, and to protect tanks, such as the Drozd?
Planet of Giants 2020-02-15 1,536 128.0 ... that the Doctor Who story Planet of Giants was inspired by Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental science book Silent Spring?
Chun Chik-yu 2020-02-26 3,062 127.6 ... that Chun Chik-yu, a descendant of Hawaiian chiefs, served as governor of Guangdong province in China?
Le Than Bwa 2020-02-11 1,512 126.0 ... that Le Than Bwa, a 15th-century commander-in-chief of Ava forces, left the battle scene after receiving a large bribe from the enemy, forcing King Nyo to flee Ava shortly afterwards?
Keith Sebelius 2020-02-20 3,008 125.3 ... that Keith Sebelius voted against the War Powers Resolution, but supported capping the U.S. military at 400,000 troops overseas?
65 Broadway 2020-02-10 1,480 123.3 ... that the American Express Building in Manhattan replaced a pair of brownstone structures that were described as being "among the ancient landmarks" on Broadway?
Residential red zone 2020-02-10 1,480 123.3 ... that after the devastating 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, the New Zealand government "red-zoned", purchased, and demolished 8,000 houses?
Colin Brignall 2020-02-11 1,466 122.2 ... that award-winning typeface designer Colin Brignall had no formal training in typography?
Mount Rittmann 2020-02-09 1,458 121.5 ... that heat from the Mount Rittmann volcano in Antarctica allows mosses to grow?
SS Sardinia (1888) 2020-02-02 1,446 120.5 ... that over 100 Moroccan Hajj pilgrims died on the SS Sardinia when it caught fire off Malta in 1908?
Edwin S. Votey 2020-02-09 687 57.2 ... that Edwin S. Votey, while president of the Farrand & Votey Organ Company with William R. Farrand as partner, is credited with inventing the first practical player piano (pictured)?
Farrand & Votey Organ Company 472 39.3
William R. Farrand 281 23.4
Total 1,440 120.0
Giovanni Prodi 2020-02-07 1,404 117.0 ... that Italian mathematician Giovanni Prodi was initially drafted into the National Republican Army and trained as a telephonist during World War II?
Osbern fitzRichard 2020-02-11 1,378 114.8 ... that Osbern fitzRichard is considered an English feudal baron because he held Richard's Castle as tenant-in-chief in 1086?
Deccan painting 2020-02-07 1,360 113.3 ... that images of the widowed queen who commissioned the first major work of Indian Deccan painting were erased after her son rebelled and imprisoned her?
Mesocyclops longisetus 2020-02-17 1,353 112.8 ... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes?
Animal Crossing Plaza 2020-02-14 1,353 112.8 ... that Nintendo planned to support Animal Crossing Plaza for only a limited period, and discontinued the application after less than 17 months?
Newsteadia floccosa 2020-02-26 2,702 112.6 ... that in a Europe-wide study, the boreal ensign scale was found to be the most common scale insect present in soil?
Lin Zonghu 2020-02-04 1,347 112.2 ... that Lin Zonghu was China's first graduate student to major in boilers?
Alte Liebe 2020-02-28 2,553 111.5 ... that Alte Liebe (Old Love) is a novel about a couple married for 40 years, told by a couple married longer but separated, with chapters written alternately by wife and husband?
Blue pitta 2020-02-05 1,337 111.4 ... that the blue pitta is a shy, secretive bird, but will respond to a recording of its call?
Central Iowa Regional Association of Local Governments 2020-02-16 1,332 111.0 ... that in 1979, the initials CIRALG were said to "spell power in central Iowa"?
The Duke's Diwan 2020-02-12 1,306 108.8 ... that The Duke's Diwan was built in 1924 as the first post office in Amman, Jordan?
Dorothy Doolittle 2020-02-26 2,599 108.3 ... that Dorothy Doolittle, winner of the inaugural Chicago Marathon, was later an assistant coach for the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Caroline Pafford Miller 2020-02-24 2,598 108.3 ... that after Caroline Pafford Miller won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her first novel, she received a letter from Margaret Mitchell saying that it was her "favorite book"?
Grave of Sukarno 2020-02-21 2,593 108.0 ... that although veneration of the dead is often considered blasphemy in Islam, Sukarno's grave in Blitar receives tens of thousands of Javanese Muslims each year seeking his spiritual blessing?
XHCPBS-FM 2020-02-21 2,592 108.0 ... that Mexican indigenous radio station La Voz de los Chontales returns today after being silent for more than 30 years?
Mary Gordon (prison inspector) 2020-02-02 1,290 107.5 ... that Mary Gordon, the first British female prison inspector, once forestalled recidivism by supplying men's clothes and a train fare to South Wales to a female inmate who wanted to live as a man?
David Notkin 2020-02-07 1,278 106.5 ... that software engineer David Notkin worked to expand computer science research to a wider demographic, particularly women?
Richard Scrob 2020-02-08 1,268 105.7 ... that Richard Scrob built Richard's Castle, one of the few castles in England built before the Norman conquest?
Enno Stephan 2020-02-24 2,535 105.6 ... that Enno Stephan's book Geheimauftrag Irland caused embarrassment in Ireland when it revealed details of Nazi espionage in the country?
2020 European Masters 2020-02-11 1,259 104.9 ... that Neil Robertson won the 2020 European Masters snooker tournament in a 9–0 whitewash, the first time since 1989 that a two-session finalist did not win a frame?
Ma Guoqiang 2020-02-11 1,236 103.0 ... that Ma Guoqiang, the top government official in Wuhan, served as chairman of China's largest steelmaker until less than two years ago?
Bispira brunnea 2020-02-16 1,234 102.9 ... that groups of social feather dusters sway in unison in the water current and retract into their tubes at the slightest disturbance?
MicroG 2020-02-05 1,228 102.3 ... that when the LineageOS operating system refused to integrate MicroG software, the project forked its own version, with MicroG pre-installed?
Goucher College 2020-02-18 1,223 101.9 ... that Newsweek described the Goucher College campus in Towson, Maryland, as "unusually bucolic"?
John Thomas Baldwin 2020-02-28 2,328 101.7 ... that John Thomas Baldwin, a botanist at the College of William & Mary, fined a group of students $100 after they cut down one of his specimens for use as a Christmas tree?
Eurydice (Aucoin) 2020-02-15 1,216 101.3 ... that the 2020 opera Eurydice was created by three geniuses?
Milton Tower 2020-02-14 1,216 101.3 ... that Milton Tower was the birthplace of John Ogilvie, Scotland's only post-Reformation Catholic saint?
Nokemono to Hanayome 2020-02-05 1,215 101.2 ... that the serial novel and manga series Nokemono to Hanayome was inspired by the Tokyo subway sarin attack?
Omar Lorméndez Pitalúa 2020-02-28 2,294 100.2 ... that the U.S. government has tried to prevent Omar Lorméndez Pitalúa from accessing the international financial sector?
Church of the Cosmic Skull 2020-02-01 1,190 99.1 ... that Church of the Cosmic Skull released a single to celebrate a solar eclipse?
Punch McLean 2020-02-01 1,187 98.9 ... that Western Hockey League coach Punch McLean was born in a coal mine?
Dirgham 2020-02-04 1,178 98.2 ... that the Fatimid military commander Dirgham abandoned his pupil Ruzzik ibn Tala'i, the vizier, to be deposed and killed by Shawar, only to overthrow the latter a few months later?
Mixed martial arts in New York 2020-02-05 1,173 97.8 ... that in 2016, New York became the 50th U.S. state to legalize and regulate mixed martial arts?
Ephraim Bacon 2020-02-21 2,330 97.1 ... that Ephraim Bacon, a leader of the American Colonization Society expedition that founded Liberia, fled to Barbados after coming down with a fever?
Inez Catalon 2020-02-08 1,140 95.0 ... that during her final performance at the 1994 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Louisiana Creole singer Inez Catalon chastised female audience members for dressing immodestly?
Visionware 2020-02-24 2,235 93.1 ... that the Leeds-based software company Visionware represented a management buyout success story from the failure of a once much larger British company?
Kuiil 2020-02-09 1,112 92.7 ... that Nick Nolte, who voices Kuiil in the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian, was seriously considered for the role of Han Solo over 40 years earlier?
NearlyFreeSpeech 2020-02-01 1,109 92.4 ... that NearlyFreeSpeech was considered a "safe haven" for alt-right Twitter alternative Gab?
List of places of worship in Portsmouth 2020-02-15 1,094 91.1 ... that two cinemas, a bank, and a pub are now used as places of worship in Portsmouth, England?
Bishop Monkton Ings 2020-02-09 544 45.3 ... that Bishop Monkton Ings in North Yorkshire, England, provides a habitat to the semi-parasitic marsh lousewort?
Pedicularis palustris 538 44.8
Total 1,082 90.2
Greef Karga 2020-02-09 1,081 90.1 ... that actor Carl Weathers agreed to play Greef Karga on the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian on the condition that he direct future episodes of the show?
Dua Saleh 2020-02-19 2,116 88.1 ... that Dua Saleh's debut single "First Take" was recorded in a single take?
Alice Dearing 2020-02-26 2,086 86.9 ... that in 2016, Alice Dearing became the first British swimmer to win a gold medal at the World Junior Open Water Championships?
Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti 2020-02-15 1,042 86.8 ... that Carlos Vives once invited Paraguayan violinist Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti to play with him on stage after she tried to sneak into his concert without a ticket?
KUCB-FM (Iowa) 2020-02-14 1,039 86.6 ... that at a meeting about zoning for a tower for KUCB-FM in Des Moines, Iowa, a radio station board member hurled a wastebasket at the chairman of the city zoning board?
Eric Bowen 2020-02-07 1,016 84.7 ... that Eric Bowen's paintings were inspired by tantra?
Winifred Lamb 2020-02-04 1,016 84.7 ... that archaeologist Winifred Lamb had previously worked in Room 40, the Royal Navy's cryptanalysis section, during World War I?
Lynae Larson 2020-02-15 1,011 84.2 ... that while other 1978 Chicago Marathon runners complained the late start meant finishing in 80 °F (27 °C) heat, winner Lynae Larson was concerned about its effect on her six-hour drive home?
Soldier Blade 2020-02-15 1,009 84.1 ... that several mechanics of the TurboGrafx-16 game Soldier Blade were mistakenly changed due to miscommunication between the designer and staff?
Yeinot Bitan 2020-02-19 2,012 83.9 ... that Israeli supermarket chain Yeinot Bitan purchased its rival, Mega, in 2015, becoming the country's second-largest by number of branches?
Sahar Saleem 2020-02-17 1,006 83.8 ... that Egyptian radiologist Sahar Saleem has used CT scans of Tutankhamun's body to theorise that he died from the effects of a knee fracture?
Acropyga exsanguis 2020-02-04 600 50.0 ... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae?
Geococcus coffeae 400 33.4
Total 1,000 83.3
The Patient Assassin 2020-02-23 1,986 82.7 ... that The Patient Assassin, a biography of Udham Singh by Anita Anand, uses evidence from documents released under the UK's Freedom of Information Act?
Stephenie Meyer 2020-02-10 988[b] 82.3 ... that the idea for the Twilight novel series came to Stephenie Meyer in a dream?
Q26 (New York City bus) 2020-02-03 984 82.0 ... that a bus shelter on New York City's Q26 route was the subject of two 1948 lawsuits that alleged negative effects on nearby property values?
Viktor Astapov 2020-02-06 980 81.7 ... that despite an early career spent with the Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, Viktor Astapov is currently a deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy?
John Hulett 2020-02-25 1,958 81.6 ... that in 1965, U.S. civil rights activist John Hulett became one of the first two black voters in Lowndes County, Alabama, in more than six decades?
Alon Blue Square 2020-02-20 1,949 81.2 ... that Blue Square owned the franchise rights for operating IKEA in Israel during the 1990s?
Fry Group Foods 2020-02-12 970 80.8 ... that Fry's vegan meat was created by a former livestock trader?
Vernon Andy Anderson 2020-02-06 966 80.5 ... that American missionary Vernon Andy Anderson noted that those accused of witchcraft in the Belgian Congo were likely to be women over 55 and subject to murder by vigilantes?
Sanjay Gupta (business executive) 2020-02-17 958 79.8 ... that prior to becoming Google India's manager, Sanjay Gupta was credited for expanding Star India's sports business by launching Pro Kabaddi League and Indian Super League?
Lawrence Milner 2020-02-01 954 79.5 ... that in 1939, Lawrence Milner testified against Australian-born longshoremen union leader Harry Bridges in what Time magazine called "the most important deportation hearings of the decade"?
Kate Jeffery 2020-02-14 954 79.5 ... that neuroscientist Kate Jeffery correctly predicted that her postdoctoral advisor John O'Keefe would win a Nobel Prize in 2014?
Kapoli Kamakau 2020-02-09 946 78.8 ... that Kapoli Kamakau, who composed music with a future queen and a princess, later contracted leprosy and died in exile?
Anne's Song 2020-02-16 944 78.7 ... that the music video for Faith No More's "Anne's Song" features a caged Chuck Mosley being tormented by Metallica's James Hetfield?
W. G. Hardy 2020-02-03 944 78.6 ... that Canadian professor and writer W. G. Hardy was given the honorary tribal chief title of "Chief Running Eagle" by the Sarcees?
First Baptist Church (Toronto) 2020-02-19 1,872 78.0 ... that the First Baptist Church is Toronto's oldest black institution?
Li Lanjuan 2020-02-09 936 78.0 ... that epidemiologist Li Lanjuan was the first to propose a lockdown of Wuhan during the present coronavirus outbreak?
Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit 2020-02-12 922 76.8 ... that a stanza from "Nun liebe Seel, nun ist es Zeit", a German Lutheran hymn, was used in Part V of Bach's Christmas Oratorio?
Zhang Changshou 2020-02-17 920 76.7 ... that Zhang Changshou co-led a Sino-American archaeological project investigating sites that were sometimes buried under more than 10 meters (33 ft) of alluvium?
Tranvía Villasegura 2020-02-14 920 76.6 ... that after the closure of Tranvía Villasegura, Tenerife's first tram system, in the 1950s, one of the trams was reused as a bar?
Dirshu 2020-02-09 918 76.5 ... that participants in one of Dirshu's intensive study programs are tested on their knowledge of all 2,711 pages of the Talmud at the end of the seven-and-a-half-year Daf Yomi cycle?
Viviana Gradinaru 2020-02-05 916 76.3 ... that Romanian neuroscientist Viviana Gradinaru was part of the research team from Caltech that found that serotonin is necessary for sleep in zebrafish and mice?
Carolina Crespi 2020-02-05 906 75.5 ... that Italian soprano Carolina Crespi was born in Prague, appeared in Barcelona in a child role, met her husband in Paris, and performed with him in world premieres of operas at La Scala in Milan?
Cai Shaoqing 2020-02-14 902 75.2 ... that Cai Shaoqing's research showed that militarization and banditry fuelled each other during China's Warlord Era?
Washington State Fire Training Academy 2020-02-16 892 74.3 ... that a fire training academy in the state of Washington has been designated as a quarantine site during the current coronavirus outbreak?
2020 German Masters 2020-02-14 891 74.2 ... that even after losing at the 2020 German Masters snooker tournament, Sunny Akani continued to play on the practice tables at the venue for a further two days?
Elaine Brody 2020-02-11 860 71.7 ... that gerontologist Elaine Brody used the term "women in the middle" to refer to women who care for their elderly parents while raising their children?
Fai Ming Estate 2020-02-12 854 71.2 ... that the Hong Kong government withdrew their decision to use Fai Ming Estate as a quarantine facility following protests from nearby residents?
Pterophorus pentadactyla 2020-02-21 1,703 71.0 ... that the specific name of Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, comes from the Greek for 'five fingers'?
Putte Nelsson 2020-02-10 842 70.1 ... that Swedish pianist Putte Nelsson has backed up Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, and Mary J. Blige?
Aldine Square, Chicago 2020-02-01 827 68.9 ... that former residents of Chicago's Aldine Square held a reunion at a hotel?
Visium Asset Management 2020-02-07 826 68.9 ... that hedge fund manager Jacob Gottlieb hired Status Labs to counteract negative news coverage of him over the closure of Visium Asset Management?
Sitka Sedge State Natural Area 2020-02-09 825 68.8 ... that Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, a pristine estuary in Oregon, almost became a golf course?
Ai Kidosaki 2020-02-23 1,642 68.4 ... that after being treated for uterine cancer, Ai Kidosaki taught cooking to hospital employees?
Nino Tkeshelashvili 2020-02-22 1,638 68.2 ... that Nino Tkeshelashvili and other early Georgian feminists campaigned to uphold women's "moral standards", labeling prostitution a "social evil"?
Egon Hartmann 2020-02-10 808 67.3 ... that Egon Hartmann won a competition to design Stalinallee in East Berlin?
Wang Wenjiao 2020-02-18 456 38.0 ... that Indonesian-born Wang Wenjiao and Chen Fushou coached the Chinese national men's and women's badminton teams to win four Thomas Cups and two Uber Cups, respectively?
Chen Fushou 330 27.5
Total 786 65.5
Gustav Brecher 2020-02-22 1,570 65.4 ... that Gustav Brecher, who conducted the world premieres of Jonny spielt auf and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the Leipzig Opera, was dismissed by the Nazis in 1933?
Detroit News Orchestra 2020-02-04 784 65.3 ... that the 16-piece Detroit News Orchestra was the first symphonic orchestra in the world organized specifically to play on radio?
Pamela E. Harris 2020-02-02 776 64.7 ... that mathematician Pamela E. Harris co-founded the online platform Lathisms to promote Hispanic and Latino American participation in mathematics?
Geosynchronous orbit 2020-02-22 1,546 64.4 ... that John F. Kennedy used the first satellite in a geosynchronous orbit to phone Nigerian prime minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa from a ship?
Anoosh Masood Chaudhry 2020-02-16 763 63.6 ... that Anoosh Masood Chaudhry completed a medical degree before entering law enforcement and becoming an assistant superintendent of police?
The Night We Met (Lord Huron song) 2020-02-17 760 63.4 ... that "The Night We Met", a song by indie-folk band Lord Huron, was certified two-times platinum nearly two years after its initial release?
JoAnne Graf 2020-02-06 758 63.2 ... that at the time of her retirement in 2008, Florida State Seminoles coach JoAnne Graf held the record for most wins in the history of NCAA Division I softball?
The Baseball Encyclopedia 2020-02-09 756 63.0 ... that before the release of The Baseball Encyclopedia, a Major League Baseball committee passed a rules interpretation that would have altered Babe Ruth's home run total, before reversing its decision?
Thomas H. Lee (power engineer) 2020-02-07 746 62.2 ... that Thomas H. Lee, who developed the vacuum interrupter at General Electric, won an Asian table tennis championship while in college?
A Written Testimony 2020-02-17 744 62.0 ... that rapper Jay Electronica began recording his debut studio album A Written Testimony in December 2019, despite announcing a sequel to his first mixtape 13 years ago?
Gaby Chiappe 2020-02-25 1,469 61.2 ... that British screenwriter Gaby Chiappe has worked with the Rape Crisis centre in Leeds to develop a storyline about rape?
Josef Protschka 2020-02-05 734 61.1 ... that Josef Protschka, who sang as a soloist in Stockhausen's Gesang der Jünglinge at age 12, later appeared in leading tenor roles in the Mozart cycle staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle at the Cologne Opera?
California Story 2020-02-01 732 61.0 ... that the 1978 Japanese manga series California Story was inspired by American New Wave cinema, particularly Midnight Cowboy?
Pedicularis sylvatica 2020-02-15 730 60.8 ... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become lousy?
That's the Woman I Want 2020-02-01 724 60.4 ... that marketing for the Venezuelan film That's the Woman I Want told prospective viewers it was so funny they would forget about foot-and-mouth disease?
Diether Dehm 2020-02-02 723 60.2 ... that German politician Diether Dehm employed former terrorist Christian Klar to work on his website?
Mar Field Fen 2020-02-08 715 59.6 ... that Mar Field Fen is "one of the best examples of fen habitat in the Vale of York"?
Atharva Ankolekar 2020-02-25 1,427 59.5 ... that cricketer Atharva Ankolekar's father placed a cricket bat near his crib on the day he was born?
Brewer (John Updike) 2020-02-13 710 59.2 ... that Brewer, the fictional Pennsylvania city in John Updike's Rabbit novels, reflects change in American society throughout the second half of the 20th century?
V. S. Lelchuk 2020-02-08 708 59.0 ... that V. S. Lelchuk joined dissident and revisionist historians in a "historical glasnost" during the collapse of the Soviet Union?
2015 Camellia Bowl 2020-02-13 706 58.8 ... that the champions of the 2015 Camellia Bowl, the Appalachian State Mountaineers, became the first team to win a college bowl game in their first year of eligibility?
KROF 2020-02-11 702 58.5 ... that radio station KROF derived its call sign from the three major products of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana – rice, oil, and furs?
Sports manga 2020-02-16 693 57.8 ... that time decompression is a common narrative technique in sports manga, with one series stretching a four-month basketball season into six years' worth of weekly stories?
WCAE 2020-02-10 686 57.2 ... that WCAE, the first educational television station in Indiana, received more support from viewers in Illinois than in its own state?
KWKW 2020-02-04 683 56.9 ... that in 1952, Los Angeles radio station KFAC boasted a recording library weighing 28 tons, enough to program the station for a year without repeating a selection?
Yoga Body 2020-02-15 680 56.6 ... that the book Yoga Body asserts that yoga as exercise is a radical break from the spiritual hatha yoga tradition?
Elke Heidenreich 2020-02-15 678 56.5 ... that Elke Heidenreich, two-time winner of the Grimme television award, wrote the book Nero Corleone featuring a tomcat as the bullying protagonist?
John Papworth (plasterer) 2020-02-09 678 56.5 ... that John Papworth created the plasterwork on the ceiling of the Greenwich Hospital chapel (pictured) in London when it was rebuilt in the 1780s after a fire?
Wang Jin (archaeologist) 2020-02-16 674 56.2 ... that Wang Jin, one of China's first female archaeologists, participated in the discovery of the Neolithic Qujialing culture?
Georges Larivière 2020-02-27 1,294 56.1 ... that Canadian professor Georges Larivière conducted a research project in which a transceiver is inserted into a hockey helmet to communicate directly with ice hockey players?
Lisa Cristiani 2020-02-18 669 55.8 ... that Lisa Cristiani was the first European to hold public musical concerts in Siberia?
Missouri Lumber and Mining Company 2020-02-01 668 55.7 ... that c. 1900, the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company provided health care to field workers with a mobile clinic transported by railroad flatcar?
Tian Chengren 2020-02-17 656 54.7 ... that Flying Apsaras Award winner Tian Chengren worked as an actor until the age of 92?
Chung Mong-won 2020-02-28 1,244 54.3 ... that South Korean businessman Chung Mong-won, an honorary consul of Slovenia, will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2020?
List of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois 2020-02-04 650 54.1 ... that no fungi or algae are listed as endangered or threatened by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board?
Julia Bauer 2020-02-19 1,280 53.3 ... that the coloratura soprano Julia Bauer played five roles in Der Ring in Minden, including her on-stage portrayal of the Forest Bird in Siegfried?
Margaret Barr Fulton 2020-02-27 1,220 52.8 ... that Margaret Barr Fulton was the first qualified occupational therapist to work in the UK?
Bleach: Brave Souls 2020-02-02 617 51.4 ... that the mobile game Bleach: Brave Souls features story arcs from the manga Bleach that did not appear in its anime adaptation, including the unaired final arc?
Living on the Veg 2020-02-15 614 51.2 ... that viewers complained when the first episode of Living on the Veg, a vegan cookery programme, was broadcast with a sponsor's advertisements showing animal products?
In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr 2020-02-04 614 51.1 ... that Bach used the first, fifth and seventh stanzas of the 1533 hymn "In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr", a paraphrase of Psalm 31, as chorales in three vocal works, including in the St Matthew Passion?
Ron Berteling 2020-02-22 1,222 50.9 ... that Ron Berteling is the first Dutch ice hockey player to be knighted by the Netherlands?
Heejung Kim 2020-02-21 1,194 49.8 ... that researcher Heejung Kim found that the influence of the oxytocin receptor gene OXTR on social behavior depends on cultural context?
Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1998–99 2020-02-11 597 49.8 ... that the Australian national cricket team's 1999 tour of the West Indies was the first four-match series in the history of Test cricket to finish 2–2?
Joseph A. Canning 2020-02-11 595 49.6 ... that prior to becoming president of Loyola College in Maryland, Joseph A. Canning spent eight years as a missionary in Jamaica?
Girmay Zahilay 2020-02-03 595 49.6 ... that Girmay Zahilay defeated a six-term incumbent on King County Council in Washington?
Lou Lefaive 2020-02-13 589 49.1 ... that civil servant Lou Lefaive was described as a "key builder of the Canadian sport system"?
Band of the National Police of Peru 2020-02-26 1,176 49.0 ... that the Band of the National Police of Peru has the oldest music library in the country?
Nazlı Ecevit 2020-02-23 1,172 48.8 ... that in 2003, a painting by Nazlı Ecevit was hung in the workplace of the Turkish prime minister, an office that her son Bülent Ecevit had previously held?
Zanardinia 2020-02-03 584 48.7 ... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond?
Nocturnes (Debussy) 2020-02-17 576 48.0 ... that the third of Claude Debussy's three Nocturnes for orchestra requires a women's chorus to sing wordlessly like sirens?
2001 International Formula 3000 Championship 2020-02-09 576 48.0 ... that the 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship featured the series's first round in the modern era to be held outside Europe?
Wolfgang J. Fuchs 2020-02-07 557 46.4 ... that Wolfgang J. Fuchs, an early German comics scholar who co-wrote a 1971 standard work on the topic, translated Garfield and Mom's Cancer?
Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure 2020-02-09 554 46.2 ... that different versions of the song "Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" by Mayumi Gojo were used in the first two seasons and the 25th movie of the Pretty Cure anime franchise?
2020 World Grand Prix 2020-02-28 1,052 45.9 ... that Mark Williams won a snooker match at the 2020 World Grand Prix despite suffering from gout?
Liberty Plaza (Atlanta) 2020-02-12 546 45.5 ... that since its completion in 2015, Liberty Plaza in Atlanta has hosted demonstrations for both March for Our Lives and the September 2019 climate strikes?
Caroline Weber (author) 2020-02-22 1,086 45.2 ... that fashion historian Caroline Weber discovered two lost essays by Marcel Proust while researching one of her books?
List of members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering 2020-02-05 536 44.7 ... that Bill Gates is a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering?
Jean Delumeau 2020-02-10 536 44.7 ... that French historian Jean Delumeau was a prominent figure in the history of mentalities?
William Harrison Anderson 2020-02-16 532 44.3 ... that American missionary William Harrison Anderson staked a land claim in Rhodesia for the Rusangu Mission by carving a message on a tree trunk?
Ulrich Konrad 2020-02-13 531 44.2 ... that musicologist Ulrich Konrad studied sketches that Wolfgang Amadé Mozart made for composition, and concluded that the composer planned his works more thoroughly than previously assumed?
Mastoureh Afshar 2020-02-08 530 44.2 ... that Iranian women's rights activist Mastoureh Afshar organized the second Eastern Women's Congress, held in Tehran in 1932, which drew delegates from Afghanistan to Zanzibar?
Fang Zengxian 2020-02-12 516 43.0 ... that painter Fang Zengxian served as president of the Shanghai Art Museum, and founded the Shanghai Biennale?
Karim Vahed 2020-02-04 516 43.0 ... that entomologist Karim Vahed led the team that found a cricket species in which the testes accounted for 14 percent of the insect's body mass?
Christopher Wollter 2020-02-15 514 42.8 ... that Swedish actor Christopher Wollter started his career as a teenage reporter for the SVT children's television show Barnjournalen?
Thomas Jefferson Vance Owen 2020-02-14 510 42.5 ... that Thomas Jefferson Vance Owen, the first school commissioner of Cook County, Illinois, and Chicago's first town president, was responsible for indirectly naming Grand Avenue?
Bergkirche, Wiesbaden 2020-02-26 1,020 42.5 ... that 2019 concerts in the 19th-century Bergkirche in Wiesbaden, Germany, included Pärt's Passio and Handel's Messiah?
John Clark Murray 2020-02-15 504 42.0 ... that John Clark Murray was the first professor at Queen's University at Kingston to offer courses to women?
WRSL 2020-02-01 290 24.1 ... that the owner of WRSL AM and FM in Stanford, Kentucky, built a dinner theater on the station's property?
WXKY 196 16.4
Total 486 40.5
Santa Maria della Purità (Rome) 2020-02-18 482 40.2 ... that the church of Santa Maria della Purità in Rome was managed by caudatari, priests whose main task was to carry the trains of the pope or cardinals?
WLXT-TV 2020-02-12 480 40.0 ... that a pair of brothers – future meteorologist Tom Skilling and future Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling – worked at WLXT-TV in Aurora, Illinois, while in high school?
Ted Robbins (football administrator) 2020-02-18 476 39.6 ... that Ted Robbins was the longest-serving secretary in the history of the Football Association of Wales?
I Like to Watch 2020-02-05 472 39.4 ... that drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova have hosted the entertainment series UNHhhh, The Trixie & Katya Show, and I Like to Watch?
2002 World Matchplay (darts) 2020-02-12 470 39.2 ... that the 2002 World Matchplay saw the first nine-dart finish to be broadcast live in the United Kingdom?
KITE (Kansas City) 2020-02-16 458 38.1 ... that to commemorate its new call letters in 1938, radio station KITE in Kansas City, Missouri, gave away 15,000 kites to children?
Calamagrostis intermedia 2020-02-29 866 37.8 ... that Calamagrostis intermedia is the dominant plant of the grassy páramo in Ecuador's El Cajas National Park?
Dev Dley 2020-02-08 451 37.6 ... that Supreme Court of British Columbia justice Dev Dley previously served as commissioner of the Western Hockey League?
Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre 2020-02-02 442 36.9 ... that "Die Himmel rühmen!" ('The heavens praise'), which begins an 1803 lieder collection by Beethoven setting Gellert's paraphrase of Psalm 19 to music, is also the title of a concert series by pop singer Heino?
Albert William Bailey 2020-02-16 438 36.5 ... that Albert William Bailey translated the Gospel of John into the Mbunda language in 1916?
Hildegard Heichele 2020-02-23 867 36.1 ... that Hildegard Heichele, a soprano of the Oper Frankfurt known for performing Mozart roles, appears as Adele on a DVD of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus from the Royal Opera House?
John Bröcheler 2020-02-21 848 35.3 ... that Dutch baritone John Bröcheler first sang concerts including world premieres, but was "discovered" for opera in a role of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda alongside Joan Sutherland?
Austins (Newton Abbot) 2020-02-07 410 34.2 ... that the Austins Quarter of Newton Abbot in Devon, England, is named after a department store?
Yang Xin (art historian) 2020-02-29 776 33.9 ... that Yang Xin, the vice director of the Palace Museum in Beijing, collaborated with his counterpart at the National Palace Museum in Taipei for the first joint publication by the two museums?
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management 2020-02-05 403 33.6 ... that the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management has conducted research to improve the taste and nutrition of a children's dietary supplement distributed by the government of Kerala?
List of Big Bash League captains 2020-02-06 396 33.0 ... that there have been 49 captains in the Big Bash League?
Yves Abel 2020-02-01 386 32.2 ... that Canadian Yves Abel, the chief conductor of a German symphony orchestra, founded Opéra Français de New York, which focuses on rarely played French operas?
Wolfgang Rehm 2020-02-16 386 32.2 ... that Wolfgang Rehm worked on the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe from the beginning of the project in 1955 to its completion in 2007?
List of presidents of the University of Kentucky 2020-02-06 384 32.0 ... that the first president of the University of Kentucky, James Kennedy Patterson, personally financed its first three buildings?
Ratilal Borisagar 2020-02-13 384 32.0 ... that Gujarati humourist Ratilal Borisagar was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by India's National Academy of Letters in 2019?
Moses Kuaea 2020-02-02 382 31.8 ... that Hawaiian pastor Moses Kuaea raised funds for Kaumakapili Church, which was later burned down in the Great Honolulu Chinatown Fire of 1900?
KTLO-FM 2020-02-13 372 31.0 ... that Brenda Nelson, host of the Talk of the Town interview program on KTLO-FM in Mountain Home, Arkansas, retired after doing more than 8,000 interviews over 34 years?
KQCV (AM) 2020-02-07 372 31.0 ... that the studio building used by Oklahoma City radio station KJEM was the last structure that was demolished to make way for the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?
Jean Bégin 2020-02-07 369 30.8 ... that Jean Bégin was the first coach in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to make three appearances at the Memorial Cup?
Herbert Baumann 2020-02-16 364 30.3 ... that in his ballet Alice im Wunderland, composer Herbert Baumann made the story's author a character?
Verleih uns Frieden (Mendelssohn) 2020-02-25 715 29.8 ... that in his 1831 chorale cantata Verleih uns Frieden, Mendelssohn set Luther's German prayer for peace to a new melody?
Henry Eastburn 2020-02-03 347 28.9 ... that Henry Eastburn studied under his uncle John Smeaton before undertaking his own civil engineering projects, such as the Basingstoke Canal?
WTVI (Florida) 2020-02-10 341 28.4 ... that equipment from defunct television station WTVI in Fort Pierce, Florida, was sold to start an unrelated WTVI in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Pitfalls 2020-02-16 334 27.8 ... that Leprous's 2019 album Pitfalls took shape from its songwriter's depression and anxiety?
Edward I. Devitt 2020-02-29 595 26.0 ... that Edward I. Devitt was the first alumnus of Woodstock College to become a member of its faculty?
List of Under-19 Cricket World Cup centuries 2020-02-29 546 23.9 ... that India's Shikhar Dhawan and England's Jack Burnham are the only players to have scored three centuries in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup?
Al Ahed FC 2020-02-23 529 22.0 ... that Al Ahed FC became the first Lebanese association football club to win the AFC Cup?

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