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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 27.0 Music of Kids on the Slope 63.7 Namibia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships 27.0 Music of Kids on the Slope
Median 170.6 Nerine Barrett
Norman Whitten
473.7 Thai typography 184.2 Abdur Rahman Peshawari
High 1,042.2 Maisie Williams 3,164.8 Deutsches Reichsbräu 3,164.8 Deutsches Reichsbräu

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Deutsches Reichsbräu 2020-07-14 37,977 3,164.8 ... that the German police were called to investigate Deutsches Reichsbräu beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo (pictured)?
Race-reversed casting 2020-07-01 71,558 2,981.6 ... that Patrick Stewart (pictured) invented "photo negative" casting in order to play Othello when it had become no longer acceptable to perform the role in blackface?
Thirst trap 2020-07-18 30,276 2,523.0 ... that a thirst trap (selfie pictured) can lead to harassment and bullying?
Internet bench 2020-07-12 21,648 1,804.0 ... that during the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured), two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering that it could be used to make international calls?
AGM-183A ARRW 2020-07-27 20,974 1,747.8 ... that the announced "Super-Duper Missile" has been theorized to be the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon (pictured)?
Wrens of the Curragh 2020-07-29 20,964 1,747.0 ... that the Wrens of the Curragh group of sex workers (members depicted) lived in "nests" hollowed from the ground near Curragh Camp in the 19th century?
General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark 2020-07-24 15,605 1,300.4 ... that instead of using standard control surfaces, the AFTI/F-111A Aardvark research aircraft (pictured) had an adaptive wing that could change its airfoil shape for inflight control?
Marie Hassenpflug 2020-07-13 13,678 1,139.8 ... that stories by Marie Hassenpflug (pictured) were a source for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty", and possibly "Snow White"?
Maisie Williams 2020-07-28 12,506[a] 1,042.2 ... that Maisie Williams almost missed her Game of Thrones audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm?
Isle of the Dead (Tasmania) 2020-07-02 24,770 1,032.1 ... that a tiny Tasmanian island called the Isle of the Dead (pictured) is home to one of the few preserved convict-period burial grounds?
City bonds robbery 2020-07-13 10,382 865.1 ... that a courier was once robbed of nearly £300 million in the City of London?
Priscilla Johnson McMillan 2020-07-27 10,336 861.3 ... that Priscilla Johnson McMillan is the only individual who personally knew both President John F. Kennedy and his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald?
Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften 2020-07-26 10,234 852.9 ... that Die BIF (cover pictured) was the world's first lesbian magazine where only women were in charge?
Flag of Ulster 2020-07-31 9,690 807.5 ... that the elements of the Flag of Ulster (pictured) supposedly trace their origins to a cross drawn in Saracen blood and a hand cut off to claim a kingdom?
Potato production in Algeria 2020-07-13 9,538 794.9 ... that in Algeria potatoes are grown in sand in the Sahara desert?
Huize Ivicke 2020-07-31 9,447 787.2 ... that one of the most endangered monuments in Europe is a squatted house in the Netherlands?
Republic XP-69 2020-07-24 9,410 784.2 ... that development of the Republic XP-69 aircraft was canceled due to problems with its liquid-cooled radial engine?
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak 2020-07-17 9,086 757.2 ... that the record 56-game hitting streak of Major League Baseball player Joe DiMaggio (pictured), which ended 79 years ago today, is considered unbreakable?
Sandra Perron 2020-07-31 9,084 757.0 ... that Sandra Perron, whom other Canadian Armed Forces officers viewed as a threat, was once interrogated and left in the snow for two hours without boots as part of a training exercise?
A.C.A.B. 2020-07-11 8,600[b] 716.6 ... that a Spanish woman was arrested for carrying a bag that read "A.C.A.B." accompanied by the phrase "All Cats Are Beautiful"?
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2020-07-17 8,217 684.8 ... that diamonds were featured on the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (pictured) because the previous breadfruit leaf was hard to recognise from afar?
Jueteng 2020-07-31 8,170 680.9 ... that despite being illegal, jueteng is played by one out of every seven Filipinos?
Glutonny 2020-07-31 8,126 677.2 ... that professional Super Smash Bros. player Glutonny (pictured), who competes using Wario, nicknamed himself after a Fullmetal Alchemist character because both are known for eating everything?
Five Fingers of Tibet 2020-07-13 8,018 668.1 ... that the Chinese policy of Five Fingers of Tibet considers Tibet to be China's right-hand palm, with five fingers—Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh—that must be "liberated"?
Qibla observation by shadows 2020-07-15 7,993 666.1 ... that today at 09:27 UTC, the direction to Mecca can be determined by looking at the shadow cast by a stick (diagram pictured)?
Joan Dant 2020-07-26 7,812 651.0 ... that pedlar Joan Dant died a millionaire?
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti 2020-07-13 7,771 647.6 ... that when Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (pictured) was banned from organizing demonstrations, she organized "picnics" and "festivals" instead, drawing up to 10,000 participants?
Too Much and Never Enough 2020-07-18 7,716[c] 643.0 ... that in the tell-all book Too Much and Never Enough, Donald Trump's niece Mary L. Trump alleges that he mistreated his father Fred Trump after Fred developed Alzheimer's disease?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 2020-07-13 7,576 631.3 ... that business leaders tried to ban the Depression anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" for being "a dangerous attack on the American economic system"?
Indian locomotive class WDG-4G 2020-07-28 7,534 627.8 ... that it took 190 litres (42 imp gal; 50 US gal) of paint to complete the livery of the Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (pictured)?
Art Tomassetti 2020-07-05 14,618 609.1 ... that Art Tomassetti (pictured) is the only test pilot to fly all three variants of the X-35 in addition to the F-35?
Lady Tambourine 2020-07-28 7,282 606.9 ... that videos of Lady Tambourine (pictured) playing the tambourine at Southern Louisiana football games went viral in 2017?
Railway sabotage during World War II 2020-07-07 14,476 603.2 ... that railway sabotage during World War II was one of the most common forms of resistance against German occupation?
Kensal House 2020-07-06 14,440 601.7 ... that Kensal House, the UK's first modernist block designed for the working class, was used by Abram Games for his 1942 poster "Your Britain. Fight for It Now" (pictured)?
Kronstadt–Toulon naval visits 2020-07-23 7,010 584.2 ... that during the French naval visit to Kronstadt, which started on 23 July 1891, Emperor Alexander III of Russia stood to attention for the singing of La Marseillaise (scene depicted), despite his disapproval of France?
National Intelligence Law 2020-07-28 7,008 584.0 ... that Chinese citizens are lawfully required to spy for the state?
Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park 2020-07-03 13,819 575.8 ... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison?
Seton Falls Park 2020-07-29 6,720 560.0 ... that Seton Falls Park went from being one of New York City's best parks to one of its worst in the span of two years?
The Last Kiss (1931 film) 2020-07-08 13,170 548.8 ... that the 14-year-old lead actress in the 1931 British Indian film The Last Kiss was brought from a brothel in Dhaka?
Lauren Boebert 2020-07-22 6,530[d] 544.2 ... that Lauren Boebert encourages her servers to openly carry firearms inside her restaurant in Rifle, Colorado?
Ljuba Prenner 2020-07-23 6,530 544.1 ... that in the 1950s, Slovene transgender lawyer and writer Ljuba Prenner used the introduction: "I am Dr. Ljuba Prenner, neither man nor woman"?
The Cock sign 2020-07-05 13,045 543.5 ... that there is a large cock at a junction of Sutton High Street, London?
Builders Building 2020-07-27 6,391 532.6 ... that the Builders Building (pictured), originally built to house construction industries, would eventually be home to the Chicago Board of Education and later be renovated into a hotel?
Prometheus (Orozco) 2020-07-14 6,362 530.1 ... that abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock considered the greatest painting in North America to be a mural of Prometheus (pictured) at Pomona College by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco?
1929–1930 psittacosis pandemic 2020-07-16 6,244 520.3 ... that the Amazon parrot (depicted) was implicated as a source of the great parrot fever pandemic of 1929–30, in which more than 100 people died?
Pepsi Number Fever 2020-07-02 12,422 517.6 ... that the Pepsi Number Fever draw in May 1992 was supposed to have just two 1-million-peso winners, but 486,170 people made claims for a winning bottle cap?
María Lionza (statue) 2020-07-15 5,926 493.8 ... that although it depicts an indigenous goddess, the statue María Lionza is deliberately located in the middle of a highway?
Rights of nature 2020-07-07 11,791 491.3 ... that rights of nature are legally recognized in twelve countries?
Viklau Madonna 2020-07-29 5,890 490.8 ... that the Viklau Madonna (pictured) is one of the best-preserved 12th-century wooden sculptures in Europe?
Operation Gideon (2020) 2020-07-18 5,882 490.1 ... that Operation Gideon, an attempt to infiltrate Venezuela by sea and remove Nicolás Maduro from office, was stopped before it got further than the beach?
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala 2020-07-24 5,738 478.2 ... that in 2016, LGBT and women's rights activist Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (pictured) became the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest?
Occupy Pedophilia 2020-07-26 5,700 475.0 ... that the Russian group Occupy Pedophilia filmed themselves committing more than a hundred anti-gay attacks between 2012 and 2014?
Thai typography 2020-07-19 5,684 473.7 ... that some typefaces used in Thai typography are designed to resemble Latin sans-serif, and the Thai characters , , and (pictured in two fonts) may look just like the English letters W, S, and U?
Joshna Chinappa 2020-07-11 5,650 470.8 ... that Joshna Chinappa (pictured) has won the Indian national squash championship a record 18 times?
American Spaces 2020-07-14 5,602 466.9 ... that in a survey, a Pakistani stated that a visit to one of the American Spaces under increased security conditions was "like going to jail or getting into Fort Knox"?
Ōyama Sutematsu 2020-07-15 5,584 465.3 ... that Ōyama Sutematsu was eleven years old when she was sent with the Iwakura Mission to receive an American education on behalf of Japan?
Thomas Powell (steamboat) 2020-07-18 4,402 366.8 ... that Thomas Powell (pictured) was one of several exceptionally fast Hudson River steamboats of the 1840s powered by the marine engineering works of T. F. Secor?
T. F. Secor 1,116 93.0
Total 5,518 459.8
Message from Turnberry 2020-07-28 5,506 458.9 ... that the 1990 Message from Turnberry issued by NATO has been called the "first official recognition of the end of the Cold War"?
Pterodactylus 2020-07-23 5,426 452.2 ... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted), the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon" as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned?
Junauda Petrus 2020-07-15 5,403 450.2 ... that author and performance artist Junauda Petrus originally wanted to be an astronaut, but is now a "pleasure activist"?
No Surrender (to the IRA) 2020-07-08 10,730 447.1 ... that the Football Association has asked England fans to stop singing "No Surrender to the IRA"?
Carlshof Institutions 2020-07-20 5,324 443.6 ... that Adolf Hitler and members of his staff who survived the 20 July plot to assassinate him were treated in the former Carlshof Institutions?
Yusuf I of Granada 2020-07-22 5,254 437.8 ... that when his enemy Alfonso XI succumbed to the Black Death while besieging Gibraltar, Yusuf I of Granada (coin pictured) ordered his forces not to attack Alfonso's army as they carried the body home?
Diablos Motorcycle Club (Thailand) 2020-07-07 10,443 435.1 ... that the Thailand-based Diablos outlaw motorcycle club fought the Hells Angels in a gun battle in Australia?
Photokinesis 2020-07-22 3,397 283.1 ... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis?
Discodoris boholiensis 1,755 146.2
Total 5,152 429.3
Newland Oak 2020-07-01 10,208 425.4 ... that the Newland Oak in Gloucestershire took "200 years to grow, 200 years to exist, and 200 to die"?
Buffalo police shoving incident 2020-07-28 5,092 424.3 ... that after a shoving incident involving a 75-year-old man, two Buffalo police officers were suspended and charged with assault?
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 2020-07-14 5,071 422.6 ... that A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, the new album by rock group Sparks, contains lyrics that appear to foreshadow COVID-19, even though it was recorded before the onset of the pandemic?
Czechoslovak myth 2020-07-31 5,042 420.2 ... that the myth of Czechoslovakia as "a welcoming and tolerant place for Jews" was exploited by Czechoslovak politicians?
Killing of Manuel Ellis 2020-07-22 4,964 413.7 ... that Manuel Ellis can be heard in a recording through the Tacoma, Washington, police dispatch radio on March 3, 2020, shouting "I can't breathe!" before his death?
Poole's Land 2020-07-23 4,888 407.3 ... that the town of Tofino on Vancouver Island was host to a hippie commune called Poole's Land where residents could exchange their labour for accommodation and drugs?
Shōnen Jump+ 2020-07-28 4,880 406.6 ... that due to its explicit content, a manga series on Shōnen Jump+ cannot be accessed via its iOS app, but is available on its website and Android app?
The Ickabog 2020-07-07 9,678 403.3 ... that the "lost manuscript" of The Ickabog was featured on the dress worn by J. K. Rowling at her 50th birthday party?
Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine 2020-07-30 4,824 403.2 ... that in 1960, British AI researcher Donald Michie made a noughts-and-crosses-playing algorithm out of matchboxes?
Théo Maledon 2020-07-21 4,836 403.0 ... that at age 17, French basketball player Théo Maledon (pictured) became the youngest player ever to compete in the LNB All-Star Game?
Dabuz 2020-07-13 4,817 401.4 ... that professional Super Smash Bros. player Dabuz once requested a pause mid-game to consult his notes using a laptop he brought on stage?
Isaiah McKinnon 2020-07-23 4,761 396.8 ... that Isaiah McKinnon, an African American, decided to join the Detroit Police Department after he was beaten by racist police officers?
Circassians in Jordan 2020-07-17 4,760 396.7 ... that Circassian settlers in Jordan founded modern Amman in 1878?
4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-20 4,708 392.3 ... that the flag of the 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) is on display at the Museum of the Confederacy?
Shooting of Jamarion Robinson 2020-07-15 4,680 390.0 ... that the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, sued the U.S. Department of Justice after it refused to cooperate with his investigation of the shooting of Jamarion Robinson?
June 6, 1944, order of the day 2020-07-21 4,512 376.0 ... that in his reading of the June 6, 1944, order of the day (recording featured), Dwight D. Eisenhower reportedly sounded like Clark Gable?
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems 2020-07-06 8,994 374.7 ... that while researching for his book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems, Randall Munroe enlisted Serena Williams to knock a drone out of the sky with a tennis ball?
Battle of Grand Gulf 2020-07-29 4,472 372.6 ... that only three Confederate soldiers were killed at the Battle of Grand Gulf, but one of them was the commander of Fort Wade?
ANZCO Foods 2020-07-15 3,048 254.0 ... that although Damien O'Connor, the minister of agriculture, stated that "the image of pastoral farming is the one New Zealand promotes", he called the ANZCO Foods feedlot (drone footage featured) at Wakanui "innovative"?
Wakanui 1,380 115.0
Total 4,428 369.0
Khalili Imperial Garniture 2020-07-12 4,421 368.4 ... that on their display in Chicago in 1893, the vases of the Khalili Imperial Garniture (pictured) were described as "the largest examples of cloisonné enamel ever made"?
Fresh Kill 2020-07-20 4,384 365.3 ... that the 1994 film Fresh Kill is noted for its influence on hacker subculture, with a 1995 article about the film containing one of the first recorded uses of the term "hacktivism"?
Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine) 2020-07-19 4,308 359.0 ... that Mark Ormrod was the first UK soldier to survive a triple amputation during the War in Afghanistan?
The Cuckoo (novel) 2020-07-31 4,300 358.3 ... that the English and French translations of Kenjirō Tokutomi's The Cuckoo all omit a key aspect of its most famous line?
Nathalie Evans 2020-07-21 4,297 358.1 ... that Nathalie Evans lived in a flat with a chimpanzee that was trained to eat at the dinner table and use the flush toilet?
People of Western Europe speech 2020-07-20 4,297 358.1 ... that 47 million copies of Dwight D. Eisenhower's People of Western Europe speech were printed for distribution during World War II?
Athens Confederate Monument 2020-07-03 8,586 357.8 ... that despite owning it, the city of Athens, Georgia, has to look for a legal loophole to relocate its Confederate monument?
Patsy Fagan 2020-07-10 8,508 354.5 ... that after early professional success as a snooker player, Patsy Fagan developed a psychological block when using the rest and never won another major tournament?
Hitler's prophecy 2020-07-18 4,248 354.0 ... that in a January 1939 speech, Hitler predicted "the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe"?
Albanese Candy 2020-07-20 4,200 350.0 ... that Albanese Candy makes gummy confectioneries in the shape of worms, snakes, butterflies, khaki-colored soldiers, and jet fighter aircraft?
Empire Building (Manhattan) 2020-07-30 4,176 349.0 ... that to demonstrate elevator safety in the Empire Building, eggs and light bulbs were loaded in a cab that was dropped past the third floor at 82 miles per hour (132 km/h), emerging undamaged?
John Jonathon Pratt 2020-07-07 8,300 345.8 ... that John Jonathon Pratt, known as the grandfather of the typewriter (1867 model pictured), invented several common typewriter features before Remington or Hammond machines entered the market?
1943 Rolls-Royce strike 2020-07-27 4,144 345.4 ... that the 1943 Rolls-Royce strike at the Merlin engine plant in Hillington, Scotland, was the only major strike for equal pay in the United Kingdom during the Second World War?
Mojang Studios 2020-07-02 7,946[e] 331.1 ... that every employee who remained with Mojang Studios for six months after its acquisition by Microsoft received a bonus of roughly $300,000?
Ego Death (song) 2020-07-30 3,904 326.2 ... that Ty Dolla Sign's song "Ego Death" is a "first-ever of its kind" 9D listening experience?
Mongol campaign against the Nizaris 2020-07-04 7,776 324.0 ... that the Nizari (Assassin) garrison of Gerdkuh resisted the siege of Mongol invaders for 13 more years after the surrender of their leaders?
Apollinaris Syncletica 2020-07-20 3,810 317.5 ... that the 5th-century saint Apollinaris Syncletica might have been wrongly accused of seducing her own sister?
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan 2020-07-30 3,797 316.4 ... that none of the 17 anchor projects put forward for recovery from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand have been delivered on time?
Irena Sawicka 2020-07-31 3,783 315.2 ... that Irena Sawicka, a Polish archeologist, educator and communist activist, helped Jews during the Holocaust and perished in the Warsaw Uprising?
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church 2020-07-05 7,565 315.2 ... that U.S. law enforcement used chemical irritants to disperse a peaceful George Floyd protest in Washington, D.C., shortly before President Donald Trump's photo op at St. John's Church?
Shaarey Zedek Cemetery (Winnipeg) 2020-07-16 3,735 311.2 ... that in 1918, a Jewish couple was married in a cemetery in Winnipeg with 1,000 people in attendance?
Battle of Big Black River Bridge 2020-07-06 7,438 309.9 ... that a number of Confederate cannons were captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge because battery horses were posted on the wrong side of the river?
Namikawa Sōsuke 2020-07-25 2,363 196.9 ... that Namikawa Sōsuke (work pictured) and Namikawa Yasuyuki were the only two cloisonné artists to be appointed Imperial Household Artists?
Namikawa Yasuyuki 1,352 112.7
Total 3,716 309.6
Rhinocéros (Jacquemart) 2020-07-14 3,664 305.3 ... that a life-size cast-iron rhinoceros sculpture was created for the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris?
Central Police Canteen 2020-07-21 3,614 301.2 ... that the chief executive officer of the Central Police Canteen was removed from his position for issuing a list of non-indigenous items that were supposed to be banned for sale?
Helmsley Building 2020-07-16 1,848 154.0 ... that the Helmsley Building and the Manhattan Municipal Building both have "basements" above ground, since both are located above underground tracks?
Manhattan Municipal Building 1,759 146.6
Total 3,606 300.5
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter 2020-07-29 3,592 299.3 ... that Vlambeer pitched the video game Serious Sam: The Random Encounter with a crude sketch, expecting it to be turned down?
Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens 2020-07-12 3,520 293.3 ... that a large, elderly, "decently behaved" Russian brown bear once lived in the Leeds suburb of Headingley?
1 Wall Street 2020-07-11 3,516 293.0 ... that during the topping-out ceremony for 1 Wall Street, while workers hoisted an evergreen tree to its pinnacle, a hot rivet fell onto the street and caused a fire?
COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation 2020-07-07 7,028 292.8 ... that as of June 11, 2020, the Navajo Nation had a larger per-capita rate of infection from COVID-19 than any U.S. state?
Honora Jenkins's will 2020-07-15 3,514 292.8 ... that an 18th-century court case may support altered ways of signing and witnessing English wills during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Regiment 2020-07-28 3,484 290.3 ... that a report that Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Regiment, which was formed in 1864, was armed with lances instead of firearms is likely inaccurate?
Hong Kong Junta 2020-07-16 3,474 289.5 ... that money Spain provided to the Hong Kong Junta as part of a peace deal was used to buy weapons to fight Spain?
Star Stations 2020-07-04 6,942 289.3 ... that the Star Stations radio group was the subject of the largest denial of license renewals in the history of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission?
The Who by Numbers Tour 2020-07-11 3,467 288.9 ... that the Who set the world record for the loudest concert on their The Who by Numbers Tour?
National Paddy Day 2020-07-30 File:Playing in mud in a rice field in Nepal.jpg 3,372 281.8 ... that on National Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud (pictured), plant rice seedlings, eat curd and beaten rice, and sing folk songs?
Orca's Song 2020-07-17 3,372 281.0 ... that the picture book Orca's Song has received both praise for its depiction of a lesbian relationship and criticism for how it adapted a First Nations story?
Calappa hepatica 2020-07-21 3,349 279.1 ... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails?
Ibn Hawshab 2020-07-24 3,340 278.4 ... that the Isma'ili leader Ibn Hawshab had to surrender his son as hostage to a rival, who returned him after a year with a golden necklace as a gift?
How to Be an Antiracist 2020-07-19 3,340 278.3 ... that How to Be an Antiracist topped The New York Times Best Seller List in the Hardcover Nonfiction category after a surge in sales following the killing of George Floyd?
Break My Heart (Dua Lipa song) 2020-07-28 3,334[f] 277.8 ... that after Dua Lipa wrote her song "Break My Heart", she noticed similarities to INXS's "Need You Tonight" and decided to credit the band?
Battle of Lemberg (1704) 2020-07-12 3,326 277.1 ... that after Sweden defeated the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Lemberg, the Polish troops joined Sweden and were stationed in the city they had just lost?
Shooting of David McAtee 2020-07-26 3,309[g] 275.8 ... that the chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department was fired after the mayor learned that officers' body cameras were off during the shooting of David McAtee?
March On, Bahamaland 2020-07-10 6,616 275.6 ... that "God Save the Queen" was twice played by mistake at the 1982 Commonwealth Games instead of "March On, Bahamaland" (featured), before officials realized they did not have a recording of the latter?
Inter-caste marriage in Nepal 2020-07-13 3,300 275.0 ... that most Nepali families disapprove of inter-caste marriage because they are afraid of becoming social outcasts?
Kajko i Kokosz (video game) 2020-07-30 3,280 273.3 ... that the 1994 video game Kajko i Kokosz, the first based on the Polish comic book series of the same name, was not playtested, and the initial release had to be recalled and replaced?
Zack Snyder's Justice League 2020-07-12 3,240[h] 270.0 ... that after years of fan lobbying, the director's cut of Zack Snyder's 2017 film Justice League will be released on HBO Max?
Statue of Mary Seacole 2020-07-22 3,201 266.8 ... that the statue of Mary Seacole in London honours a woman voted the greatest black Briton?
F. Scott Fitzgerald 2020-07-11 3,198[i] 266.5 ... that F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, such as The Great Gatsby, only gained popularity after his death?
Oval Mansions 2020-07-17 3,184 265.4 ... that the one hundred squatters at the Oval Mansions in London could watch Test cricket for free from the roof?
Coty Building 2020-07-19 2,008 167.3 ... that the base of 712 Fifth Avenue contains the historic Coty Building, which has the only documented architectural work by René Lalique in the United States?
712 Fifth Avenue 1,168 97.4
Total 3,176 264.7
Corythomantis greeningi 2020-07-18 3,164 263.6 ... that the frog Corythomantis greeningi retreats into a hole, blocks the entrance with its spiny head, and injects venom into anything that tries to dislodge it?
Sarah Chapone 2020-07-30 1,855 154.6 ... that Sarah Chapone compares the legal situation of married women in 18th-century England to slavery in her legal treatise?
The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives 1,305 108.8
Total 3,160 263.3
2005 World Snooker Championship 2020-07-16 3,146 262.2 ... that at the 2005 World Snooker Championship, a player turned up without his cue stick and with a hangover?
Rattlesnake Creek (Bronx) 2020-07-26 3,118 259.9 ... that New York City's Rattlesnake Creek was named after the rattlesnakes that once populated the Bronx?
MkLeo 2020-07-01 6,224 259.3 ... that MkLeo, regarded as the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world, won his first tournament at the age of eight?
Kevin Seaward 2020-07-26 3,097 258.1 ... that Kevin Seaward (pictured) is the fastest marathon runner from Northern Ireland?
Fakhr al-Din I 2020-07-30 3,093 257.8 ... that the Druze emir Fakhr al-Din built a mosque (pictured) in Mount Lebanon despite the non-use of mosques by the Druze?
Bad apples 2020-07-19 3,074 256.2 ... that the "bad apples" metaphor has changed from a warning not to interact with corrupt individuals to a claim that bad apples are not representative of an entire group?
Physical (Dua Lipa song) 2020-07-27 3,064 255.3 ... that the music video for Dua Lipa's song "Physical" is based on a Venn diagram from 1981?
Lel and Polel 2020-07-27 3,032 252.7 ... that Lel and Polel are considered divine twins in Slavic mythology?
Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib 2020-07-03 6,036 251.5 ... that, unusual for a Sikh place of worship, Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib (pictured) in India was influenced by Islamic architecture?
Crawfish Spring 2020-07-20 2,974 247.8 ... that it was said that Crawfish Spring supplied water to the "entire" Union Army during the Battle of Chickamauga?
1942 Betteshanger miners' strike 2020-07-12 2,953 246.1 ... that negotiations to end the 1942 Betteshanger miners' strike took place at Maidstone Prison, as three of the union officials had been imprisoned there?
Rhys Ernst 2020-07-27 2,928 244.0 ... that critics called for a boycott of transgender filmmaker Rhys Ernst's film Adam for perceived transphobia?
Canal Orbe 21 2020-07-20 2,905 242.1 ... that when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis instructed the first director general of television station Canal 21 to position the station "between nude women and the Sunday Mass"?
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat 2020-07-09 5,802 241.8 ... that Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge (pictured) are the only teammates to hit a home run in their first major league at bats in the same game, and to accomplish this in back-to-back at bats?
Children of Israel Cemetery 2020-07-25 2,880 240.0 ... that following decades of repairs due to vandalism and falling headstones in the Children of Israel Cemetery in Winnipeg, Canada, maintenance is now limited to "mowing the grass"?
Mina'i ware 2020-07-09 5,710 237.9 ... that production of mina'i ware, the first pottery to use overglaze enamels, stopped with the Mongol invasion of Persia in 1219?
9th Missouri Infantry Regiment 2020-07-21 2,846 237.2 ... that when originally organized, the 9th Missouri Infantry Regiment contained only eight companies, which violated Confederate regulations?
James A. Baker (born 1857) 2020-07-06 5,679 236.6 ... that James A. Baker helped to reveal the murder conspiracy against wealthy businessman William Marsh Rice?
Ladakh Chronicles 2020-07-26 2,809 234.1 ... that one of the two surviving manuscripts of the Ladakh Chronicles is owned by a monk in Lamayuru Monastery?
Paulina de la Mora 2020-07-14 2,808 234.0 ... that the languorous voice of television character Paulina de la Mora is seen as a socioeconomic commentary on the Mexican stereotype of high-class young women?
John Pulman 2020-07-26 2,800 233.3 ... that snooker player John Pulman obliterated a rival's branding from his own cue?
Harris' Missouri Battery (1864) 2020-07-11 2,796 233.0 ... that Harris' Missouri Battery was formed in an 1864 reorganization that may not have been authorized?
Marss 2020-07-24 2,793 232.8 ... that professional Super Smash Bros. player Marss is known for his aggressive, unconventional style that capitalizes on Zero Suit Samus's superior mobility?
The Lot (album) 2020-07-02 5,491 228.8 ... that fans were asked to return their copies of The Lot, a 2013 compilation album by Queen drummer Roger Taylor, due to audio and typographical errors?
Mexican music in Chile 2020-07-22 2,734 227.9 ... that Mexican music is common in Chile (ranchera singer pictured) during the national day celebrations of Fiestas Patrias?
Bruce Jay Friedman 2020-07-15 2,725 227.1 ... that Bruce Jay Friedman described his first marriage as having "crumbled like an old graham cracker"?
Nyma Tang 2020-07-23 2,691 224.2 ... that Nyma Tang sheds light on colourism in the beauty industry through her YouTube series The Darkest Shade?
Kids on the Slope 2020-07-22 2,206 183.9 ... that the depiction of Catholicism in Japan in Kids on the Slope, an anime series adapted from a manga by Yuki Kodama, has been compared to The Singing Nun and Sister Act?
Yuki Kodama 480 40.0
Total 2,686 223.8
Kartik Naach 2020-07-20 2,667 222.2 ... that the 379-year-old dance musical play Kartik Naach (video clip featured) is performed every year in Nepal?
J. N. Petit Library 2020-07-30 2,666 222.1 ... that the J. N. Petit Library in Mumbai is considered to be one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the city?
Wildlife of North Macedonia 2020-07-21 2,662 221.9 ... that carnivorous wildlife of North Macedonia as small as the Balkan lynx have been reported to attack not just livestock, but humans too?
Newell Snow Booth 2020-07-30 2,653 221.7 ... that during the Congo Crisis, American Methodist bishop Newell Snow Booth was threatened at gunpoint by a soldier before being released by an officer who recognized him?
Joseph Crews 2020-07-11 2,650 220.8 ... that Joseph Crews, who organized a militia to mobilize African-American voters in South Carolina, was assassinated by whites in the run-up to the 1876 gubernatorial election?
Another Holocaust 2020-07-14 2,625 218.8 ... that Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin claimed that he had prevented another Holocaust by bombing an Iraqi nuclear reactor?
Emily Sheffield 2020-07-19 2,622 218.5 ... that Emily Sheffield, the new editor of London's Evening Standard, left British Vogue as part of what was called a "posh girl exodus"?
Cherry pit spitting 2020-07-14 2,606 217.2 ... that the Guinness World Record for the amateur sport of cherry pit spitting is 28.51 metres (93 ft 6.5 in)?
Connie Carberg 2020-07-12 2,589 215.8 ... that Connie Carberg, the NFL's first female scout, made mock drafts as a hobby while growing up?
Marty Kirkby 2020-07-19 2,587 215.6 ... that a same-sex kiss, broadcast in January 2020, between the Casualty characters Marty Kirkby and Jack Ward received 111 complaints?
Ismail II of Granada 2020-07-29 2,586 215.5 ... that Ismail II of Granada deposed his brother to take the throne, but less than a year later he was dethroned and killed by his brother-in-law?
Pill mill 2020-07-18 2,586 215.5 ... that to avoid prosecution, managers of illegal opioid prescription centers known as "pill mills" tend to run their facilities like pop-up stores?
Husarln 2020-07-14 2,582 215.2 ... that the card game of Husarln ("Hussar") is dominated by the distribution of tarot cards, giving it "that brisk and energetic feel" which is reflected in its name?
Xu Chang's rebellion 2020-07-28 2,554 212.8 ... that Xu Chang's rebellion against the Han dynasty attempted to revive the ancient state of Yue, which had ended about 400 years earlier?
Chen Jieren 2020-07-14 2,546 212.2 ... that a report by Chinese journalist Chen Jieren on university students turning to prostitution to pay for their tuition fees sparked a major debate about prostitution in China?
Roger Poole 2020-07-11 2,523 210.2 ... that trade union official Roger Poole spent his honeymoon travelling the Americas in a double-decker bus promoting British products, until the bus sank in a river in Peru?
Hollaback Girl 2020-07-03 5,042 210.1 ... that Gwen Stefani's song "Hollaback Girl" was the first single ever to sell more digital downloads than CDs?
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on smaller islands 2020-07-04 5,003 208.5 ... that the Statue of Liberty (pictured) was not designated a New York City landmark until 1976?
Fred Sargeant 2020-07-16 2,500 208.3 ... that Fred Sargeant was one of the gay rights activists who proposed the first Christopher Street Liberation Day—now the NYC Pride March—to commemorate the Stonewall riots?
Pavle Jovanovic (bobsledder) 2020-07-08 4,948 206.1 ... that bobsleigh pusher Pavle Jovanovic was "one of the most feared brakemen" on the Bobsleigh World Cup circuit?
Büyük Valide Han 2020-07-05 4,891 203.8 ... that the Büyük Valide Han, a 17th-century caravanserai in Istanbul, was one of the locations used for a motorcycle chase scene in the 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall?
Ed Warren (politician) 2020-07-12 2,430 202.5 ... that Ed Warren, the 35th and 41st mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was an actor and one of three Cheyenne mayors to have played on Broadway?
Aaron Yazzie 2020-07-12 2,415 201.2 ... that NASA mechanical engineer Aaron Yazzie has compared the surface of Mars to the landscape near his birthplace in the Navajo Nation?
Embassy of the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur 2020-07-16 2,410 200.9 ... that the chancery of the Embassy of the Philippines (pictured) in Kuala Lumpur was formerly the home of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first prime minister of Malaysia?
Club Cumming 2020-07-04 4,797 199.9 ... that Alan Cumming started a nightclub in his dressing room?
Palazzo Sacchetti 2020-07-07 4,762 198.4 ... that in 1557, Cardinal Giovanni Ricci sold Palazzo Sacchetti in Rome for 25,000 scudi to his friend Tommaso Marino in a fictitious sale?
Topo Islet 2020-07-11 2,360 196.7 ... that the whole of Topo Islet (pictured), in Portugal's Azores, is protected as a nature reserve?
Stephanie Pollack 2020-07-22 2,340 195.0 ... that lifelong Democrat Stephanie Pollack was appointed by lifelong Republican Charlie Baker to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation?
Gastrotheca andaquiensis 2020-07-13 2,304 192.0 ... that the female Andes marsupial frog carries her developing young in a pouch on her back?
Headingley Hill Congregational Church 2020-07-08 4,596 191.5 ... that Cuthbert Brodrick was invited to design Headingley Hill Congregational Church (pictured) after its committee rejected all of the entries in its architectural competition?
Edward J. O'Donnell (military) 2020-07-15 2,259 188.2 ... that U.S. admiral Edward Joseph O'Donnell passed responsibility for Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to its new commander on a golf course?
16th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-05 4,500 187.5 ... that more men died while serving in the 16th Missouri Infantry Regiment than any other Missouri unit of the Confederate States Army?
KFNB 2020-07-25 2,248 187.3 ... that while the management of Wyoming television station KFNB claimed transmitter trouble as the reason for going off the air, a former reporter announced that all staff had been laid off?
WANC-TV 2020-07-18 2,244 187.0 ... that the Federal Communications Commission disapproved of a potential buyer's plans for North Carolina television station WANC-TV, finding them a wasteful use of spectrum?
The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Communists of Poland 2020-07-11 2,239 186.6 ... that The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Communists of Poland discusses the minority of Polish Jews who became communists and were later "demonized" as part of the Żydokomuna canard?
The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939–1945 2020-07-03 4,470 186.3 ... that the book The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939–1945 has been praised for bridging widely different views of the Polish resistance found in Jewish and Polish historiographies?
Sue Bruce-Smith 2020-07-02 4,462 185.9 ... that film producer Sue Bruce-Smith was credited with the success of Oscar-winning films including 12 Years a Slave, The Favourite, Room, and Slumdog Millionaire?
Alicia Graf Mack 2020-07-26 2,231 185.9 ... that dancer Alicia Graf Mack completed a history degree in Columbia University while recovering from ankylosing spondylitis?
IRT New Lots Line 2020-07-24 2,223 185.2 ... that during contract bidding for structural steel for New York City's New Lots Line, all three bids were rejected partly because the chief engineer was banking on steel prices falling?
11th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-24 2,220 185.0 ... that a Missouri Confederate infantry regiment lost many men on Graveyard Hill?
1997 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election 2020-07-26 2,218 184.9 ... that a large sign announcing the winner of the Democratic nomination for a New Mexico special election appeared three hours before the meeting to select him had started?
Unlimited Saga 2020-07-25 2,218 184.9 ... that the 2002 video game Unlimited Saga was one of five games planned for use in a Sony promotional lottery that was cancelled due to tensions between the U.S. and Iraq?
Abdur Rahman Peshawari 2020-07-23 2,210 184.2 ... that Turkish soldier Abdur Rahman Peshawari was appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Afghanistan in part due to his knowledge of Pashto and Persian?
Miss James 2020-07-30 2,174 181.7 ... that the English philanthropist Miss James has both a footpath and a footbridge named after her?
WNDO 2020-07-01 4,330 180.4 ... that after a show host on Orlando-area radio station WTLN hired a hitman to kill his former lover's husband, the intended victim began a campaign to urge advertisers to boycott the station?
KRSD-TV 2020-07-17 2,164 180.3 ... that South Dakota TV station KRSD-TV's signal was so poor that it sparked an "uprising" of calls and cancellations from cable viewers?
Boneybefore 2020-07-04 4,328 180.3 ... that Boneybefore in Northern Ireland contains the ancestral home of the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson?
Molchat Doma 2020-07-16 2,161 180.1 ... that a song by Belarusian rock band Molchat Doma reached number two on the Spotify Viral 50 chart after it was frequently used as background music on video sharing platform TikTok?
6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-01 4,317 179.9 ... that a mine was detonated under the position of part of the 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) on July 1, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg?
Jürgen Holtz 2020-07-21 2,150 179.2 ... that Jürgen Holtz played the title role in Brecht's Leben des Galilei with the Berliner Ensemble at age 86, sometimes appearing naked?
Crush 40 2020-07-23 2,146 178.8 ... that Japanese-American hard rock band Crush 40 created music for a number of Sonic the Hedgehog games?
Markham's storm petrel 2020-07-06 4,261 177.5 ... that Markham's storm petrel, which nests in Peru and northern Chile, has been described as "one of the least known seabirds in the world"?
Island Home (anthem) 2020-07-15 2,128 177.4 ... that "Island Home" is the anthem of Jersey, but has been disliked and sometimes substituted with a song that mentions France?
Barbronia weberi 2020-07-10 4,248 177.0 ... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina?
Roses and Castles 2020-07-19 2,120 176.7 ... that the "gaudy" stylised floral paintings (example pictured) used to decorate narrowboats and their fittings may have originated from decorations on Romani wagons?
Crossroads (Kazakhstani TV series) 2020-07-10 4,236 176.5 ... that the British government funded Crossroads, the first Kazakhstani soap opera, to promote the country's transition to a free-market economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers 2020-07-16 2,108 175.6 ... that when one president of the General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers tried to negotiate with the Nazi government, the other planned to resign in protest?
Kristin Bochröder 2020-07-12 1,272 106.0 ... that husband and wife Ralf and Kristin Bochröder both won their 1975 Berlin Marathon races, the only couple to have done so?
Ralf Bochröder 828 69.0
Total 2,100 175.0
Odette Ferreira 2020-07-25 2,091 174.2 ... that Portuguese HIV researcher Odette Ferreira flew from Lisbon to Paris with test tubes of blood in her coat to maintain the right temperature for testing at the Pasteur Institute?
1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon 2020-07-30 2,088 174.0 ... that during the women's marathon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, one runner fell out of medal contention when she stopped for a toilet break?
El Grito de Sunset Park 2020-07-18 2,084 173.7 ... that Brooklyn-based activist group El Grito de Sunset Park frequently photographs the police?
Alexander Gordon (physician) 2020-07-21 2,084 173.7 ... that Alexander Gordon clearly demonstrated that childbirth fever was contagious 66 years before Ignaz Semmelweis did?
2 Black 2 Strong 2020-07-20 2,082 173.5 ... that American rapper 2 Black 2 Strong is best known for his song "Burn Baby Burn" about the right to burn the flag?
1989–90 British ambulance strike 2020-07-13 2,074 172.8 ... that army ambulances were deployed during the 1989–90 British ambulance strike?
Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 2020-07-27 2,056 171.3 ... that a peace treaty signed between Venice and the Byzantine Empire in 1277 allowed both parties to fight one another over possession of Negroponte, without violating its terms?
Norman Whitten 2020-07-03 4,101 170.9 ... that Norman Whitten, who played the Mad Hatter in the 1903 film Alice in Wonderland, later married May Clark, who played Alice?
Nerine Barrett 2020-07-29 2,044 170.3 ... that Nerine Barrett, one of the few black women to have achieved international recognition as a classical pianist, first performed on Radio Jamaica for her third birthday?
Mid-Manhattan Library 2020-07-31 2,034 169.5 ... that the Mid-Manhattan Library, with space for 350,000 volumes at its opening, was designed to replace a collection housed in a single room of the New York Public Library Main Branch?
The Sky Is Pink 2020-07-18 2,033[j] 169.4 ... that Priyanka Chopra planned her wedding to Nick Jonas in between filming scenes for The Sky Is Pink?
2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-02 4,025 167.7 ... that during the Siege of Vicksburg, the former commander of the 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment stated that the regiment "died once, and can die again"?
All India Anglo-Indian Association 2020-07-21 2,004 167.0 ... that the All India Anglo-Indian Association maintains that Anglo-Indians are unique because they are Christians and have historical links to both Europe and India?
Charles Kingston O'Mahony 2020-07-14 1,975 164.6 ... that Charles Kingston O'Mahony's selection of murderers in his 1927 book Enemies of Society includes five doctors?
Gaoshi Shrine 2020-07-08 3,922 163.4 ... that Gaoshi Shrine is the first Shinto shrine constructed in Taiwan after World War II?
Lillie Hall 2020-07-22 1,960 163.3 ... that Charles Rolls's first car showroom, Lillie Hall, was on the site of a disused skating rink?
The Dawn's Early Light 2020-07-27 1,958 163.2 ... that Walter Lord's book The Dawn's Early Light was called "the definitive book about the burning of Washington during the War of 1812" by the Los Angeles Times?
Seraph Young Ford 2020-07-13 1,931 160.9 ... that Seraph Young Ford was the first American woman to cast a vote under a women's equal-suffrage law?
1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska 2020-07-09 3,840 160.0 ... that Nick Begich won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives despite having gone missing the previous month?
Scott A. McGregor 2020-07-18 1,908 159.0 ... that technology executive Scott A. McGregor was the lead developer of Windows 1.0?
Korean creation narratives 2020-07-16 1,903 158.6 ... that according to one Korean creation narrative, there was a time when noodles grew on shrubs and rice cakes grew on leaves?
Emilio López Zamora dam 2020-07-16 1,898 158.2 ... that the Emilio López Zamora dam in Ensenada, Baja California, almost overflowed on March 4, 1978?
Only Human (Jonas Brothers song) 2020-07-16 1,860 155.0 ... that the Jonas Brothers wrote and recorded the song "Only Human" mostly via FaceTime?
5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-24 1,852 154.4 ... that during the Battle of Port Gibson, the 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) was sometimes only 10 feet (3.0 m) away from their opponent?
Winnie Yu (nurse) 2020-07-31 1,834 152.8 ... that in response to the Hong Kong government refusing to close its border with mainland China to contain COVID-19, Winnie Yu organized a labour strike among hospital workers in February 2020?
Mustafa ibn Ali al-Muwaqqit 2020-07-21 1,832 152.7 ... that astronomer Mustafa ibn Ali wrote mostly in Ottoman Turkish rather than Arabic, in order to make his field more accessible in the Ottoman Empire?
John Randolph Lewis 2020-07-14 1,830 152.5 ... that the first state superintendent of schools for Georgia was a one-armed former dentist?
Lexipol 2020-07-12 1,820 151.7 ... that one private company, Lexipol, writes the policy manuals for 3,500 law and public service agencies in the U.S.?
Jyotigram Yojana 2020-07-24 1,816 151.3 ... that in a radical reform of its power grid, Gujarat became the first state in India to separate electricity feeder lines between agricultural and household usage?
Jan Otrębski 2020-07-18 1,809 150.8 ... that Jan Otrębski, who knew nothing of the Lithuanian language until his adulthood, is honored in Lithuania for his studies of the language?
The Doon School Quintet 2020-07-06 3,612 150.5 ... that to make the ethnographic film series The Doon School Quintet, visual anthropologist David MacDougall was given unprecedented access to film students at an all-boys boarding school in India?
Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda 2020-07-06 3,605 150.2 ... that in 1381, the Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda gained greatly in prestige when it received the body of Paul of Thebes?
Eurovision: Come Together 2020-07-31 1,790 149.2 ... that following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, the BBC produced their own show to determine the British public's favourite Eurovision song of all time?
John Whitworth (musician) 2020-07-15 1,786 148.9 ... that John Whitworth, a singing lay vicar at Westminster Abbey for 22 years, was praised for his "voice of great beauty, rich in the lower register, trumpet-toned in the upper"?
Monks Bridge, River Dove 2020-07-23 1,784 148.6 ... that in 1548, the parish of Egginton sold two church bells to fund repairs to the Monks Bridge?
Angels Ain't Listening 2020-07-17 1,781 148.4 ... that the video for "Angels Ain't Listening" by Basshunter features a mentally unstable man modeled after Joaquin Phoenix's 2019 portrayal of the Joker?
2nd and 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Consolidated) 2020-07-23 1,772 147.6 ... that more than 60 percent of the members of the 2nd and 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Consolidated) became casualties at the Battle of Franklin?
Jamai Palace 2020-07-10 3,534 147.3 ... that the Jamai Palace in Fez was originally the residence of a grand vizier, but was later seized by the state, sold, and converted into a hotel?
Journal de Malte 2020-07-26 1,761 146.8 ... that the publication of Malta's first newspaper was discontinued after about ten issues due to a local uprising?
Squash in India 2020-07-25 1,754 146.2 ... that the British Raj restricted access to squash courts in India—then located on military bases—to the upper class of society?
The Tolhouse 2020-07-31 1,751 145.9 ... that British 19th-century prison visitor Sarah Martin criticised living conditions at The Tolhouse jail, and objected to the fact that the inmates had no access to a church or chaplain?
Ludwik Maurycy Landau 2020-07-10 3,496 145.7 ... that during World War II, Polish-Jewish economist Ludwik Maurycy Landau conducted undercover research into the economic conditions in occupied Poland?
Maria Luísa de Sousa Holstein, 3rd Duchess of Palmela 2020-07-09 3,486 145.3 ... that King Carlos I of Portugal often donated the game shot during his hunts to a soup kitchen founded by Maria Luísa de Sousa Holstein?
10th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-27 1,738 144.8 ... that more men of the 10th Missouri Infantry Regiment were captured at the Battle of Helena than remained in the regiment two days later?
Mr. Monster 2020-07-15 1,720 143.3 ... that in order to write his novel Mr. Monster, Dan Wells researched the offender profiling and embalming processes?
Bruce Lewandowski 2020-07-19 1,715 142.9 ... that Bruce Lewandowski, the incoming auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, worked with the activist group BUILD to create a parish identity card for undocumented immigrants?
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry 2020-07-22 1,704 142.0 ... that Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong, a collector of Mexican-American art, is helping develop The Cheech, a center for Chicano art in Riverside, California?
Manik Bagh 2020-07-25 1,700 141.7 ... that the interior of Manik Bagh, a palace of the maharajah of Indore State, was filled with contemporary designer furniture by Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, and others?
Ng On-yee 2020-07-01 3,392 141.4 ... that Ng On-yee defeated Reanne Evans, the champion for the ten previous years, on her way to win the 2015 World Ladies Snooker Championship?
Frank Clifford Rose 2020-07-04 3,364 140.2 ... that neurologist Frank Clifford Rose believed that any alcohol might cause a headache, but that red wine could trigger a migraine?
Leslie Shepherd (physicist) 2020-07-26 1,682 140.2 ... that in 1948 and 1952, nuclear physicist Leslie Shepherd published scientific papers on the use of nuclear technology for interplanetary and interstellar space travel?
Astrid Gjertsen 2020-07-12 1,672 139.3 ... that in a 2013 ranking compiled by the political editors of Verdens Gang, Astrid Gjertsen was rated the ninth-most important woman in Norwegian history?
Survey of Palestine 2020-07-20 1,670 139.2 ... that the Survey of Palestine was the only government department in Mandatory Palestine not headquartered in Jerusalem?
Mood Ring (song) 2020-07-22 1,648 137.3 ... that Britney Spears's song "Mood Ring" was originally written as a collaboration between Spears and the Chainsmokers?
Chasing 3000 2020-07-19 1,644 137.0 ... that the film Chasing 3000 was meant to premiere at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, but was held back since the filmmakers wanted a better chance to secure a distribution deal?
Real Life (novel) 2020-07-22 1,640 136.7 ... that Real Life, Brandon Taylor's debut novel, is an American campus novel about a gay, black doctoral student in a mostly white PhD program?
Craig Hall (dancer) 2020-07-01 1,914 79.7 ... that Craig Hall, the first African American in New York City Ballet to dance the title role in Apollo, went on to teach the role to Taylor Stanley, another dancer of color?
Taylor Stanley 1,318 54.9
Total 3,231 134.6
Johann Peries 2020-07-17 1,610 134.2 ... that in 2018, hair stylist Johann Peries became the first Sri Lankan man to summit Mount Everest?
Great Northern School District 2020-07-03 3,194 133.1 ... that the Great Northern School District is named for a railroad?
Old Church of St Sebastian, Qormi 2020-07-30 1,592 133.0 ... that the old church of St Sebastian in Qormi, Malta, was completed in 1890 but was not formally consecrated until 2019?
Senti Virus 2020-07-15 1,594 132.8 ... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film Senti Virus was changed from Anti Virus on the advice of an astrologer?
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire 2020-07-25 1,591 132.6 ... that the rapper Akala explains in his book Natives why he was placed in special-needs classes for children who did not speak English, despite reading The Lord of the Rings at the time?
Elza van den Heever 2020-07-26 1,590 132.5 ... that when Elza van den Heever made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as the bald queen Elisabetta in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, she had her head shaved?
Bhagavadajjukam 2020-07-10 3,172 132.1 ... that the 7th-century drama Bhagavadajjukam is the earliest-surviving satirical play in Sanskrit literature?
Stanford Fleet Street Singers 2020-07-13 1,568 130.6 ... that the Stanford Fleet Street Singers perform a medley of songs called the "Greatest Hits of the 1590s"?
Rilly Groovy 2020-07-13 1,562 130.2 ... that the Jimi Hendrix guitar solo which Beautiful People sampled for their 1993 single "Rilly Groovy" had to be cut into about forty pieces and rearranged to fit the beat?
3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) 2020-07-08 3,118 129.9 ... that at the Battle of Grand Gulf, men of the Confederate 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment fired into the portholes of Union Navy ships?
Pippa Wicks 2020-07-28 1,546 128.9 ... that Pippa Wicks, the deputy chief executive officer of the Co-operative Group, has supported the company's initiative to employ people who have escaped modern slavery?
Harold Clyde Bingham 2020-07-25 1,546 128.9 ... that Harold Clyde Bingham trailed a troop of gorillas for 100 hours in 1929?
Adore You (Harry Styles song) 2020-07-24 1,543 128.6 ... that the video for Harry Styles's single "Adore You" was praised for "elevating a good pop song to something closer to absurdist art"?
Stuart Bergsma 2020-07-30 1,538 128.1 ... that Stuart Bergsma, a medical missionary in Ethiopia and India, connected speaking in tongues with emotional stress?
Leila Hassan 2020-07-17 1,526 127.2 ... that Leila Hassan edited the journal Race Today and was a member of the British Black Panthers and the Black Unity and Freedom Party?
Johannes Leimena 2020-07-03 3,050 127.1 ... that as health minister of Indonesia, Johannes Leimena focused on preventive care in rural regions, contrasting with prior colonial policy?
Lights (BTS song) 2020-07-27 1,509 125.8 ... that BTS's Japanese single "Lights" surpassed one million pre-orders in Japan and broke the 24-year-old record of Celine Dion's 1995 single "To Love You More"?
Thomas H. Stack 2020-07-24 1,500 125.0 ... that Thomas H. Stack was president of Boston College for less than a month before he died?
Souleymane Mboup 2020-07-19 1,495 124.6 ... that Souleymane Mboup and his team discovered HIV-2 in Senegal in 1985?
More & More (Twice song) 2020-07-25 1,463 121.9 ... that the music video for Twice's song "More & More" was inspired by the Garden of Eden (depicted)?
Troy Nehls 2020-07-29 1,441 120.1 ... that Troy Nehls, the sheriff of Fort Bend County, is the son of a sheriff and brother of a sheriff?
Any Song 2020-07-21 1,432 119.3 ... that Zico's "Any Song" dance challenge went viral on TikTok after several South Korean celebrities including Hwasa, Chungha, and Lee Hyori participated in the trend?
Burton Benedict 2020-07-05 2,860 119.1 ... that after meeting Pueblo Indians during his World War II service, Burton Benedict switched his focus at Harvard University from ornithology to anthropology?
St. James Church (Queens) 2020-07-29 1,426 118.9 ... that St. James Church in New York City was once occupied by a veterans' organization, an Indonesian church, and a group for Chinese senior citizens?
Esther Pineda G 2020-07-20 1,424 118.6 ... that Venezuelan sociologist Esther Pineda G popularized the term violencia estética ('aesthetic violence') to describe the damaging pressure on women to respond to prevailing ideas of beauty?
Ralph Debbas 2020-07-25 1,420 118.3 ... that Ralph Debbas founded the first Middle Eastern automotive company in 2012, making him the first automotive executive in the Middle East?
Anna Bliss 2020-07-25 1,418 118.1 ... that a Christian revival at Anna Bliss's school in Peru, Massachusetts, led to her being selected to establish a new school in South Africa?
Claude Watney 2020-07-15 1,402 116.8 ... that brewer Claude Watney was one of several Old Etonians involved in the motor trade in Edwardian London?
Censorship in Poland 2020-07-16 1,391 115.9 ... that to bypass censorship in Poland, some authors turned to self-censorship, Aesopian language, and the Polish underground press?
Rockwell A. Schnabel 2020-07-08 2,780 115.8 ... that Rockwell A. Schnabel was nominated as United States Ambassador to the European Union instead of Ambassador to Italy, after Italian-Americans demanded one of their own be in that position?
Hospital El Salvador 2020-07-28 1,356 113.0 ... that El Salvador converted its main convention center into a COVID-19 hospital that, when completed, will have 2,000 beds?
WNWC (AM) 2020-07-28 1,350 112.5 ... that the bank that owned Wisconsin radio stations WMAD AM and FM hired three new employees in the ten days before shutting the stations down?
Claude Mercier-Ythier 2020-07-27 1,348 112.3 ... that harpsichords built and restored by Claude Mercier-Ythier were played in thousands of concerts and on hundreds of recordings?
Jacob Robbins 2020-07-29 1,344 112.0 ... that American endocrinologist Jacob Robbins studied the effects of nuclear fallout in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Chernobyl on the development of thyroid cancer?
Ethel McGhee Davis 2020-07-16 1,343 111.9 ... that Ethel McGhee Davis, an alumna of Spelman College, later served as the school's first African-American dean and was a member of its board of trustees for 24 years?
Winifred Tumim 2020-07-22 1,336 111.3 ... that the administrator Winifred Tumim called the state of management where charity trustees had no knowledge of their legal and professional obligations "mad chair disease"?
Abatus cordatus 2020-07-23 1,308 109.0 ... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface?
Solomon Frank 2020-07-24 1,301 108.4 ... that in addition to his rabbinical duties at a Winnipeg Orthodox synagogue, Solomon Frank served as Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias?
Christ Church, Byculla 2020-07-27 1,299 108.2 ... that the Doric columns used in Christ Church in Byculla, India, were imported from England?
Danamandıra 2020-07-31 1,278 106.5 ... that archaeological finds at Danamandıra village in Istanbul Province, Turkey, date its settlement back to the Late Neolithic era?
Lewis Lochée 2020-07-29 1,276 106.4 ... that after closing his military academy at Chelsea, Lewis Lochée fought for the United Belgian States against the Austrian Netherlands and then wrote a history of the Belgian Revolution?
Moral (1982 film) 2020-07-22 1,272 106.0 ... that Moral, part of a loose trilogy of feminist films directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, was initially dismissed by critics but is now regarded as one of the best Filipino films ever made?
Anokhi 2020-07-16 1,232 102.6 ... that in the 1970s, Indian retailer Anokhi, which produces hand-printed garments, helped revive traditional Rajasthani woodblock printing?
Jayanendra Chand Thakuri 2020-07-11 1,229 102.4 ... that Nepali actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri starred in more than 100 films?
Asa Binns 2020-07-02 2,442 101.7 ... that Asa Binns was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, but died before he could take office?
Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah 2020-07-18 1,220 101.6 ... that Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah demonstrated that the earthworks at Notsé in Togo were used to define separate social spaces, not for defence?
WYFN 2020-07-30 1,201 100.1 ... that the transmitter used to start Nashville radio station WSIX was purchased in exchange for five barrels of oil?
George Floyd protests in New York City 2020-07-13 1,194 99.5 ... that amid the George Floyd protests, New York City implemented its first nighttime curfew since the Harlem riot of 1943?
Antonio Berti (sculptor) 2020-07-17 1,188 99.0 ... that sculptor Antonio Berti designed the bronze casket used to house the wooden coffin of Pope Pius XI?
Visit Nepal 2020 2020-07-20 1,179 98.2 ... that for its 2020 tourism campaign, the Government of Nepal proposed building 108 sculptures of the Yeti painted by 108 different artists?
Nature's Fynd 2020-07-19 1,176 98.0 ... that Nature's Fynd, producer of microbe-based meat substitutes, is working with NASA to develop a bioreactor for use in space travel?
Balidaan (1997 film) 2020-07-14 1,173 97.8 ... that the 1997 historical drama Balidaan (Sacrifice) was banned in 2005 by King Gyanendra's government for its portrayal of Nepal's communist movement?
Pita Limjaroenrat 2020-07-17 1,162 96.9 ... that Pita Limjaroenrat, the current leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, was the first Thai student to receive an international student scholarship from Harvard University?
Antonyo Awards 2020-07-26 1,160 96.7 ... that the Antonyo Awards—a riff on the Tony Awards—were instituted in 2020 to celebrate excellence in Black theater?
Senior Citizens Partylist 2020-07-05 2,316 96.5 ... that the Senior Citizens Partylist was sworn in five months after the 18th Congress of the Philippines convened, since its factions could not agree on a nominee?
Antje Weithaas 2020-07-18 1,156 96.3 ... that when Antje Weithaas played Max Bruch's Violin Concerto, a reviewer from The Guardian wrote that she reminded her, "with quiet and compelling eloquence, why it's a masterpiece"?
Kessler R. Cannon 2020-07-14 1,154 96.2 ... that Kessler R. Cannon, who later became an Oregon state representative, interviewed Oregon pioneers for his popular 15 Minute Histories radio program broadcast on KBND in the 1950s?
1990 Cordillera Autonomous Region creation plebiscite 2020-07-23 1,144 95.3 ... that only Ifugao consented to be part of an autonomous region in the Philippine Cordillera in a 1990 plebiscite?
Antoinette Waroh 2020-07-24 1,142 95.1 ... that Antoinette Waroh was the only female member of the Provisional Representative Body, the parliament of East Indonesia?
The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia (book) 2020-07-23 1,142 95.1 ... that in a new book, Wolf Gruner argues that the collaborationist Czech government played a significant role in the persecution of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia?
Hetty Spiers 2020-07-21 1,139 94.9 ... that Hetty Spiers, who wrote screenplays for silent films as early as 1917, is included on Columbia University's list of "Unhistoricized Women Film Pioneers"?
UpCounsel 2020-07-21 1,138 94.8 ... that a LinkedIn license contract compelled UpCounsel, an online marketplace for legal services, to close but it ended up remaining in business?
Emma Lamb 2020-07-31 1,122 93.5 ... that Emma Lamb was part of the Lancashire Women cricket team that in 2017 won both the Women's County Championship and the Counties Twenty20 competition?
Shackelford County Courthouse Historic District 2020-07-27 1,120 93.4 ... that many structures in the Shackelford County Courthouse Historic District were built in the 1880s after Albany, Texas, became the terminus of the now-defunct Texas Central Railroad?
List of Dia Art Foundation locations and sites 2020-07-18 1,112 92.7 ... that one of the 11 museums and art installations maintained by the Dia Art Foundation is a room in New York City filled with 250 cubic yards (190 m3) of soil?
Étienne Cerexhe 2020-07-22 1,111 92.6 ... that Belgian academic and judge Étienne Cerexhe was a co-founder of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso?
Ba Than (surgeon) 2020-07-13 1,108 92.3 ... that Ba Than founded what became Japanese Burma's main public hospital after the Imperial Japanese Army reserved Rangoon General Hospital for its exclusive use?
Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970) 2020-07-15 1,096 91.4 ... that the Canadian Hockey Association threatened to seize the assets of the St. Thomas Barons after they abandoned the east–west national final?
Inlet (album) 2020-07-23 1,094 91.2 ... that American space rock band Hum released Inlet, their first album in 22 years, as a surprise on June 23?
Embassy of the Philippines, Buenos Aires 2020-07-15 1,093 91.1 ... that the chancery of the Philippine embassy in Buenos Aires was previously a house, a hotel, and a retirement home?
Black Swan (song) 2020-07-05 2,178 90.8 ... that BTS transform into black swans in their music video for "Black Swan"?
William L. Borden 2020-07-25 1,074 89.5 ... that William L. Borden wrote the letter that set in motion the Oppenheimer security hearing?
Cool (Jonas Brothers song) 2020-07-04 2,121 88.4 ... that the Jonas Brothers' song "Cool" has several popular culture references in its lyrics, including Post Malone, Game of Thrones, and 1950s actor James Dean?
Das Jahr steht auf der Höhe 2020-07-22 1,051 87.6 ... that the author of the hymn "Das Jahr steht auf der Höhe" wrote his reflections of midsummer in 1978 to a 16th-century melody of a love song?
Isahak Basir 2020-07-04 2,099 87.5 ... that the first expulsion from the National Assembly of Guyana took place in 1991, when MP Isahak Basir threw a glass of water at the speaker in protest against one of his decisions?
Leo Pacheco 2020-07-10 2,096 87.3 ... that Leo Pacheco, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, used to drive buses for VIA Metropolitan Transit?
WFCI 2020-07-21 1,045 87.1 ... that Indiana radio station WFCI engaged in a five-year battle to increase its transmitting power, facing opposition from a local TV station?
Civil investigative demand 2020-07-25 1,042 86.8 ... that many law enforcement authorities in the United States can issue civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents before an action has begun?
R v Zora 2020-07-11 1,028 85.7 ... that in R v Zora, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the offence of breaching bail conditions requires subjective mens rea?
Irreantum 2020-07-25 993 82.8 ... that the founders of the literary journal Irreantum hoped it would become the source for nationwide publishers to access the best of Mormon literature?
Cale Street 2020-07-01 1,940 80.8 ... that St Luke's burial ground, on the south side of London's Cale Street, once had a 9-foot-high (2.7 m) wall and railings to protect against grave robbers?
Gabriella Morreale de Escobar 2020-07-20 960 80.0 ... that Gabriella Morreale de Escobar established a national newborn-screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain?
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail 2020-07-17 954 79.5 ... that at only 54 mi (87 km) long, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorating the Voting Rights March of 1965 is the shortest National Historic Trail in America?
Taroc l'Hombre 2020-07-11 938 78.2 ... that Taroc l'Hombre imported bidding from the world's most successful card game, Ombre, a feature that was crucial to the future of Tarot games outside Italy?
Ba Than (historian) 2020-07-30 929 77.6 ... that Ba Than, a school teacher, wrote the Burmese history textbook used in many Burma high schools from the 1930s to 1950s?
William Nauns Ricks 2020-07-31 929 77.4 ... that poet William Nauns Ricks wrote an ode to Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the United States Army?
Jim Coleman (journalist) 2020-07-28 926 77.2 ... that Canadian journalist Jim Coleman invented the Curse of Muldoon to meet an editing deadline?
Goniocidaris umbraculum 2020-07-27 926 77.1 ... that the sea urchin Goniocidaris umbraculum moves its eggs with its tube feet, assisted by cilia, to an area near its mouth where they can be brooded?
Lekhapaddhati 2020-07-12 916 76.3 ... that the Lekhapaddhati, a guidebook written in Sanskrit, includes specimens of letters and documents intended to be used by administrators during Chaulukya rule in Gujarat, India?
KLKC (AM) 2020-07-29 915 76.2 ... that FCC chairman Ajit Pai has cited his hometown radio station, KLKC in Parsons, Kansas, in advocating for a revitalization of AM broadcasting?
William Orrick III 2020-07-09 1,828 76.2 ... that in 2014, judge William Orrick III upheld the constitutionality of a California law banning the possession and sale of shark fin?
Bruce Edwards (actor) 2020-07-17 914 76.1 ... that the quality of Bruce Edwards's repartee with his co-star in the 1947 film serial The Black Widow has been compared to the verbal sparring of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday?
City Developments Limited 2020-07-29 906 75.5 ... that City Developments Limited introduced the concept of show houses in 1965, and is believed to be the first company in Asia to do so?
Edmund Kurtz 2020-07-23 905 75.4 ... that Edmund Kurtz's edition of Bach's cello suites, published in 1983, is recognized as one of his greatest achievements?
Black suffrage in the United States 2020-07-19 892 74.3 ... that after the American Civil War, Reconstruction-era laws enabled black suffrage, but in practice African Americans still faced obstacles to voting?
O sacrum convivium! 2020-07-19 892 74.3 ... that O sacrum convivium! is one of the best-known works by Olivier Messiaen, but he declared that it was not representative of his compositional style?
Réjane Laberge-Colas 2020-07-26 882 73.5 ... that Réjane Laberge-Colas was the first woman to serve as a superior court judge in Canada?
Joseph Ngolepus 2020-07-18 878 73.2 ... that Joseph Ngolepus finished third at the 2003 London Marathon, one second behind the winner, in the closest London Marathon finish in history?
Aggrey Burke 2020-07-29 872 72.6 ... that in 1988, an enquiry confirmed Joe Collier and Aggrey Burke's findings that racial and sexual discrimination operated in the selection of students at London medical schools?
Iain Macintyre 2020-07-29 850 70.8 ... that Iain Macintyre's group was the first to show that the hormone calcitonin was produced by the thyroid gland?
Annie Rothwell 2020-07-29 844 70.4 ... that a poem by Annie Rothwell was read to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen's University?
Robert Plunkett 2020-07-07 1,659 69.1 ... that Robert Plunkett resigned as the first president of Georgetown College in 1793 because he preferred a rural life of ministry?
Meine engen Grenzen 2020-07-12 824 68.6 ... that "Meine engen Grenzen" ("My narrow limits"), a new hymn with text by Eugen Eckert and a melody by Winfried Heurich, was recorded with a band?
Michela Gallagher 2020-07-14 822 68.5 ... that neuroscientist Michela Gallagher's research group showed that the epilepsy drug levetiracetam is a candidate to reduce mild cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease?
Seu'ula Johansson-Fua 2020-07-17 820 68.3 ... that Seu'ula Johansson-Fua is the keeper of the Kukū Kaunaka Collection, an archive of doctoral and masters dissertations written by Tongan scholars based at universities around the world?
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman 2020-07-27 814 67.9 ... that Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman co-founded the Sadie Collective, which aims to increase representation of black women in economics and other quantitative fields?
Maurício Camuto 2020-07-12 814 67.9 ... that Maurício Camuto, the incoming bishop of Caxito in Angola, was the director of a commercial radio station that exposed human rights abuses in the country?
List of Port Vale F.C. managers 2020-07-13 808 67.4 ... that Stanley Matthews vowed to never work in management again after one year as Port Vale F.C. manager?
Reigate St Mary's School 2020-07-20 800 66.6 ... that the choir of Reigate St Mary's School in England sang in the film Angels & Demons and was featured on the soundtrack of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland?
Raymix (musician) 2020-07-19 766 63.8 ... that "Oye Mujer", a song certified 14× Multi-Platinum (Latin) in the US, was composed by Mexican musician Raymix while he was participating in a NASA educative internship?
Namibia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships 2020-07-20 764 63.7 ... that in 2019, Helalia Johannes (pictured) became Namibia's first-ever female medallist at the World Athletics Championships?
Frank Sargent (sports executive) 2020-07-06 1,500 62.5 ... that Frank Sargent was the first person to be president of two national amateur sporting associations in Canada?
Sociedad Gestora de Televisión Net TV 2020-07-11 741 61.8 ... that the Spanish government blocked the sale of a stake in digital television licensee Sociedad Gestora de Televisión Net TV to Viacom?
Olive Stott Gabriel 2020-07-25 726 60.5 ... that suffragist Olive Stott Gabriel supported James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.'s 1920 Senate campaign, although he opposed extending the vote to women?
KUAC (FM) 2020-07-11 724 60.3 ... that program tapes were sent to KUAC, the first public radio station in Alaska, by overnight Pan Am flights from Oregon?
Dungiven Celtic F.C. 2020-07-02 1,421 59.2 ... that some of Dungiven Celtic F.C.'s players play association football and Gaelic football concurrently?
Disini v. Secretary of Justice 2020-07-08 1,412 58.8 ... that after a 2014 Philippine Supreme Court decision, liking or retweeting cyberlibel is no longer a crime?
Ulrike Liedtke 2020-07-14 690 57.5 ... that the musicologist Ulrike Liedtke, who founded and directed the Rheinsberg Music Academy, became president of the Brandenburg state parliament in 2019?
Home School Hub 2020-07-09 1,324 55.1 ... that before becoming a presenter of Home School Hub, teacher Clíona Ní Chiosáin played the title role in the Irish-language teen drama Aifric?
Jeffrey Kurtzman 2020-07-26 652 54.3 ... that the musicologist Jeffrey Kurtzman edited Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine and wrote a "comprehensive" book about its context, music and performance?
Biyuram Wahge 2020-07-28 640 53.4 ... that Bharatiya Janata Party politician Biyuram Wahge is the first Arunachal Pradesh legislator in history to donate his first salary to his party's fund?
Televisión Regional de Chile 2020-07-31 634 52.8 ... that Chilean television station TVO fired presenter Pamela Jiles for appearing in a presidential campaign advertisement, even though it described itself as editorially "tolerant"?
Adesh Kumar Gupta 2020-07-24 622 51.9 ... that Adesh Kumar Gupta, the current president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit, was once arrested and imprisoned for a year for his association with the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement?
Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones 2020-07-23 576 48.0 ... that the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones, the communications and media regulator of Argentina, was created despite a court ruling blocking the act?
Ludwig Finscher 2020-07-24 564 47.0 ... that the German musicologist Ludwig Finscher was the editor of Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, an encyclopedia in 28 volumes, placing music in cultural, social, and historical context?
Friedrich Dörr 2020-07-09 1,103 46.0 ... that Friedrich Dörr was a member of the commission for Gotteslob, the first common Catholic hymnal in German, which included several old hymns translated by him into modern language?
Gerhard Erber 2020-07-19 528 44.0 ... that as the pianist for the ensemble Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler, Gerhard Erber was among the first East German musicians to tour beyond the Iron Curtain?
Organ donation in India 2020-07-11 510 42.5 ... that a kidney-transplantation scandal led to a 2011 amendment to the law on organ donation in India?
Bail fund 2020-07-17 507 42.2 ... that a bail fund was started by the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920 to release people arrested for sedition?
Heinrich Bone 2020-07-16 504 42.0 ... that among the 444 songs in the hymnal Cantate!, published by the pedagogue Heinrich Bone in 1847, was his "Komm, Schöpfer Geist, kehr bei uns ein" ("Come, Holy Spirit, visit us")?
Chroma (ballet) 2020-07-09 973 40.5 ... that in 2016, on the tenth anniversary of its premiere, the Royal Ballet performed Chroma with five dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater?
Woolf Works 2020-07-21 440 36.7 ... that Italian prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri originated the lead role in the 2015 ballet Woolf Works at age 52?
Rheinsberg Music Academy 2020-07-28 433 36.1 ... that the Rheinsberg Music Academy, based at Schloss Rheinsberg, offered master classes by opera singer Waltraud Meier and stage director Harry Kupfer in 2019?
Eleanor C. Pressly 2020-07-17 381 31.8 ... that Eleanor C. Pressly helped develop and launch a series of Aerobee rockets during the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year?
Music of Kids on the Slope 2020-07-24 324 27.0 ... that the soundtrack to the manga and anime series Kids on the Slope features American jazz musicians Art Blakey and Bill Evans?

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