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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	62.9	Kimmo Leinonen	161.8	Grammatica Litvanica	62.9	Kimmo Leinonen
Median	247.9	The Australian Wars	460.2	Embriachi workshop Monotron	273.8	Helen Turner Watson
High	1,166.5	Werner Pinzner	2,045.8	Luttra Woman	2,045.8	Luttra Woman

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Luttra Woman	2023-02-09		49,099	2,045.8	... that the last meal the Luttra Woman (skull pictured) had was raspberries?
Melissa Ong	2023-02-10		40,289	1,678.7	... that "Step Chickens" on TikTok replaced their profile pictures with an image (shown) of Melissa Ong, whom they call "Mother Hen"?
Werner Pinzner	2023-02-22		27,997	1,166.5	... that contract killer Werner Pinzner fatally shot the investigating public prosecutor, his own wife, and himself at the Hamburg police headquarters?
Death of David Glenn Lewis	2023-02-01		23,589	982.9	... that after David Glenn Lewis was killed in an apparent hit-and-run incident 30 years ago today 1,600 miles (2,600 km) from his home, it took a Google search in 2004 to identify his body?
Robert Parker Coffin Bridge	2023-02-27		23,024	959.3	... that the covering of the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge (pictured) has been struck by vehicles at least 40 times since August 2020?
A Blonde Woman	2023-02-28		21,914	913.1	... that Palma Vecchio's A Blonde Woman (pictured) may be a goddess, a lady, or a courtesan?
-ussy	2023-02-01		20,142	839.2	... that a donut has a donutussy?
St. James Davis chimpanzee attack	2023-02-19		19,108	796.2	... that former NASCAR driver St. James Davis was badly mauled by two chimpanzees while visiting one who was the best man at his wedding?
Mary Arthur McElroy	2023-02-14		16,894	793.1	... that Mary Arthur McElroy (pictured) was never given formal recognition as First Lady of the United States out of respect for Nell Arthur, the deceased wife of then-president Chester A. Arthur?
SS Tembien	2023-02-27		18,200	758.3	... that although SS Tembien was known to be carrying Allied prisoners of war, she was sunk by a British submarine on 27 February 1942 with hundreds killed?
Darwin (monkey)	2023-02-04		17,824	742.6	... that in 2012, a "stylish but illegal monkey" was seen wandering a Toronto-area IKEA?
Absaroka (proposed state)	2023-02-10		17,742	739.2	... that Absaroka was a proposed U.S. state that would have included parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana?
Supermarket scanner moment	2023-02-16		17,504	729.3	... that Dr. Oz called his veggie tray "crudité" in his supermarket scanner moment?
Yaoi hole	2023-02-12		17,338	722.4	... that the 1980s were the "age of hole-discovery" in yaoi erotica?
Capri-Sun	2023-02-26		17,174	715.6	... that tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. marketed Capri Sun to children based on experience selling tobacco to young people?
Tonan Maru No. 3	2023-02-17		17,145	714.4	... that the Japanese vessel Tonan Maru No. 3 (pictured), sunk in a 17 February 1944 air raid, was raised seven years later and returned to service as a whaling factory ship?
Pulaski's Masterpiece	2023-02-11		16,222	675.9	... that Pulaski's Masterpiece, billed as the "world's most valuable dog", disappeared without a trace in 1953?
Igor Mangushev	2023-02-21		16,202	675.1	... that in August 2022, Igor Mangushev spoke on a stage in a Russian nightclub with what he said was the skull of a Ukrainian soldier killed in the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works?
1834 Philadelphia race riot	2023-02-07		16,037	668.2	... that the 1834 Philadelphia race riot began at a carousel before spreading to other parts of the city?
Mittens (chess engine)	2023-02-17		15,656	652.3	... that Mittens was a chess-playing "cat"?
Wolfgang von Polheim	2023-02-20		15,644	651.9	... that on his wedding night, Maximilian of Habsburg had a childhood friend, wearing a suit of armour, stand in for him in bed with his new wife?
Goddess of Victory: Nikke	2023-02-08		15,144	631.0	... that the takedown of a controversial Goddess of Victory: Nikke advertisement led to another controversy?
Bronfman kidnapping	2023-02-19		14,722	613.4	... that a lawyer got his client acquitted of a 1975 kidnapping by accusing the victim of masterminding his own abduction—but in 2020 admitted that he had known it was a lie?
Alitalia Flight 1553	2023-02-06		14,626	609.4	... that a 15-year-old swim team member is credited with saving several lives in the crash of Alitalia Flight 1553?
A Jewish Wedding	2023-02-06		14,476	603.2	... that the subject of A Jewish Wedding (pictured) was said to be the marriage ceremony of the artist's daughter?
List of Royal Navy flag officers who died during the First World War	2023-02-05		14,452	602.2	... that of the ten Royal Navy flag officers to die during the First World War, three were killed in action?
The Brooklyn Tower	2023-02-02		13,922	580.1	... that the Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall building in Brooklyn, was described as the "Empire State Building of Brooklyn"?
Wennington wildfire	2023-02-13		13,830	576.2	... that after the Wennington wildfire (destroyed houses pictured) hit London in 2022, experts warned that climate change would cause more wildfires in the future?
Are There Men on the Moon?	2023-02-10		13,822	575.9	... that Winston Churchill published an essay on extraterrestrial life during the Second World War?
Saturn in fiction	2023-02-24		13,794	574.8	... that the visual appeal of its rings (pictured) has made Saturn popular in fiction?
Daniel Thrasher	2023-02-09		13,672	569.6	... that Daniel Thrasher once unintentionally re-created the theme song of The Office?
List of cities founded by Alexander the Great	2023-02-05		13,452	560.5	... that Alexander the Great occasionally founded cities not named after himself?
Western Australian radioactive capsule incident	2023-02-20		12,874	536.4	... that the search for a lost radioactive capsule along a 1,400-kilometre (870 mi) stretch of road in Western Australia was likened to looking for a needle in a haystack?
Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton	2023-02-22		12,446	518.6	... that the head in the Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton (pictured) is based on the work of another painter?
John McCaffary House	2023-02-23		11,114	512.1	... that the John McCaffary House (pictured) was the site of the 1850 murder of Bridget McCaffary, for which John McCaffary became the first and only person to be executed by the state of Wisconsin?
God Giving Birth	2023-02-14		10,852	509.5	... that the painting God Giving Birth was inspired by Monica Sjöö's inner visions while giving birth?
Lady Rainier	2023-02-22		12,000	500.0	... that Lady Rainier has been raising a glass since 1903?
2018 China–African Union espionage allegations	2023-02-12		11,986	499.4	... that after erecting the African Union headquarters (pictured), the Chinese government was accused in 2018 of spying on the building for five years?
Ice shows produced by Yuzuru Hanyu	2023-02-04		11,930	497.1	... that with his self-produced solo ice show Gift, two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is expected to become the first ice skater to perform at the Tokyo Dome?
Fleet faction	2023-02-02		11,534	480.6	... that Katō Kanji (pictured), leader of the fleet faction, shouted that "war with America starts now" after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty?
Monotron	2023-02-07		11,446	476.9	... that a heavily modified Monotron synthesizer (PCB pictured) was nicknamed "FrankenSynth" by music resource site Ask.Audio?
Jack Champion	2023-02-02		11,416	475.7	... that Jack Champion had to film all his scenes in Avatar: The Way of Water twice?
Zinc white	2023-02-05		11,380	474.1	... that zinc white was found in several versions of The Scream?
Battle of Puketutu	2023-02-19		11,170	465.4	... that the Māori believed that the failure of the rockets launched at a pā (fort) during the Battle of Puketutu was due to rites and rituals performed during its construction?
Murder of Vivianne Ruiz (Jane Doe)	2023-02-11		11,166	465.2	... that a bloodied fingerprint on newspaper was the central piece of evidence in the murder of Vivianne Ruiz?
Execution of Majidreza Rahnavard	2023-02-03		10,964	456.8	... that Majidreza Rahnavard was the first Iranian to be executed in public in connection with the Mahsa Amini protests?
Embriachi workshop	2023-02-01		10,644	443.5	... that around 1400, the Embriachi workshop in northern Italy specialised in marriage caskets with carved bone plaques (example pictured)?
Erna P. Harris	2023-02-18		10,600	441.7	... that African-American journalist Erna P. Harris (pictured) was called a "fearless critic" of the internment of Japanese Americans by the US government during World War II?
Driving in Madagascar	2023-02-16		10,548	439.5	... that, due to bandits, convoys of ten or more vehicles are required on some roads when driving in Madagascar?
Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903)	2023-02-04		10,541	439.2	... that during the construction of Coney Island's Luna Park (pictured), its owners electrocuted Topsy the elephant?
Erdoğan–Gollum comparison trials	2023-02-22		10,538	439.1	... that one could get prosecuted for comparing the Turkish President Erdoğan to Gollum, a character from The Lord of the Rings?
Hellcat Ace	2023-02-06		10,524	438.5	... that MicroProse was formed to publish Hellcat Ace after Sid Meier boasted that he could design a better video game than Red Baron in a week?
Berta Berkovich Kohút	2023-02-07		10,234	426.4	... that Berta Berkovich, who was skilled in sewing, managed to survive Auschwitz in a fashion salon established by the wife of the concentration camp commandant?
Maryina Roshcha (Bolshaya Koltsevaya line)	2023-02-25		10,199	425.0	... that the upcoming Moscow Metro station Maryina Roshcha's four escalators (pictured) are the longest in Moscow?
Bataha Santiago	2023-02-16		10,174	423.9	... that King Bataha Santiago's parents sent him to school when he was 44 years old?
Cemetery prairie	2023-02-12		9,931	413.8	... that many surviving remnants of North American prairie grasslands are in cemeteries?
Paul Freeman (communist)	2023-02-11		9,872	411.3	... that Paul Freeman became one of the few Westerners interred at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, following his death in an experimental propeller-driven Soviet railcar?
India: The Modi Question	2023-02-15		9,788	407.8	... that the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question, which examines the career of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, was banned in India?
Cow-calf	2023-02-28		9,761	406.7	... that trains can be pulled by cows?
Norcliffe Norcliffe	2023-02-25		9,672	403.0	... that Norcliffe Norcliffe was severely wounded in the head at the Battle of Salamanca but survived?
Capitol Hill Citizen	2023-02-21		9,644	401.9	... that the Capitol Hill Citizen's motto, "Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight", is intended as a jab at The Washington Post's motto, "Democracy Dies in Darkness"?
Charles Francis O'Connor	2023-02-13		9,562	398.4	... that California rancher Frank O'Connor could grow Lipstick and Halloween in a greenhouse?
Shakespeare's influence on Tolkien	2023-02-18		9,557	398.2	... that despite J. R. R. Tolkien's dislike of Shakespeare, he was influenced by his work?
Oise amber	2023-02-09		9,406	391.9	... that even though Oise amber is found in France, it was produced by a type of tree now found in the Amazon?
Midsommar	2023-02-07		9,404	391.9	... that the May Queen dress worn by Florence Pugh in the film Midsommar was made of 10,000 silk flowers and reportedly sold for US$65,000 at auction?
Edgar, King of England	2023-02-14		8,329	391.0	... that King Edgar of England wanted to marry Wulfhild, but she rejected him to become a nun instead?
New York Marriott East Side	2023-02-24		9,352	389.7	... that in the 1970s, the Shelton Hotel avoided demolition after seven elderly residents and a secretary refused to move out?
All the Light We Cannot See	2023-02-10		9,282	386.8	... that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See contains a sympathetic Nazi?
Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song)	2023-02-02		9,226	384.4	... that the music video for David Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" was, at a cost of £250,000, the most expensive made at the time?
Spacy (film)	2023-02-09		9,224	384.3	... that the 1981 Japanese experimental short film Spacy is made up of 700 still photographs of a gymnasium?
Chicago station (CTA Logan Square branch)	2023-02-27		9,220	384.2	... that from the old Chicago Station, a five-cent fare would get you as far west as California?
Texas two-step bankruptcy	2023-02-25		9,162	381.7	... that a solvent company can access the bankruptcy courts by doing the Texas two-step?
Wang Su-bok	2023-02-14		8,125	381.5	... that popular Korean folk singer Wang Su-bok was given birthday gifts by both Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il?
E. Daniel Cherry	2023-02-16		9,147	381.1	... that United States Air Force brigadier general E. Daniel Cherry became close friends with the Vietnamese pilot whom he shot down during the Vietnam War?
Minuscule 1689	2023-02-24		8,874	369.7	... that Minuscule 1689, a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, went missing for nearly 100 years after it was moved during World War I?
Comp-Sultants	2023-02-22		8,752	364.7	... that David H. Ahl called Comp-Sultants one of the first casualties of the microcomputer revolution?
Commission on Training Camp Activities	2023-02-14		7,759	364.3	... that the Commission on Training Camp Activities allegedly used sexual denial to make American World War I soldiers fight harder?
Haunted House (video game)	2023-02-25		8,736	364.0	... that Haunted House has been called one of the earliest video games in the survival horror genre?
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Notre Dame	2023-02-11		8,630	359.6	... that the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at the University of Notre Dame (pictured) contains two stones originally from the grotto at which Our Lady of Lourdes is said to have appeared to Saint Bernadette?
KXGN-TV	2023-02-26		8,620	359.1	... that the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and Sports Illustrated have all profiled the smallest TV station in the United States?
Paul Harvey (pianist)	2023-02-21		8,598	358.3	... that Paul Harvey improvised a viral piano piece using only four notes?
Eva Siracká	2023-02-17		8,526	355.2	... that Eva Siracká remained the president of the League Against Cancer, citing the reign of Elizabeth II as the reason?
Encyclopedia (novel)	2023-02-20		8,480	353.4	... that Richard Horn's 1969 novel was an Encyclopedia?
Edward B. Barry	2023-02-20		8,338	347.4	... that Rear Admiral Edward B. Barry was once demerited for "very disorderly humming"?
Iszac Henig	2023-02-14		7,399	347.4	... that trans man Iszac Henig alternated wins against trans woman Lia Thomas on the way to the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Championship?
Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)	2023-02-10		8,215	342.3	... that during the filming of Dawn of the Dead, hundreds of extras in zombie makeup had to be on constant standby, so the crew built a "factory" where painted extras were on-call?
Captain America in film	2023-02-05		8,211	342.1	... that a 1944 serial film (poster pictured) was the first film appearance of Captain America and the first film appearance of any Marvel Comics character?
801 Grand	2023-02-06		8,034	334.8	... that the 801 Grand is the tallest building in the state of Iowa?
Interfaith greetings in Indonesia	2023-02-10		7,958	331.6	... that interfaith greetings in Indonesia include phrases from Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism?
Bot Sentinel	2023-02-08		7,951	331.3	... that a Bot Sentinel report described conspiracy theories about Prince Harry and Meghan as being reminiscent of QAnon?
Habib Noh	2023-02-19		7,880	328.3	... that a teenager planned to blow up the tomb of Islamic saint Habib Noh because he believed that it was un-Islamic?
Virginia Quay Settlers Monument	2023-02-08		7,851	327.1	... that the Virginia Quay Settlers Monument in London has been subject to bombing and theft?
Muhammad Musa'ad	2023-02-15		7,710	321.3	... that academic Muhammad Musa'ad was barred from running as a candidate in the Papuan gubernatorial election due to his Arabic ancestry?
Gnat Computers	2023-02-27		7,622	317.6	... that Gnat Computers was one of the first to license the CP/M operating system, paying only US$90 for a perpetual license before the price skyrocketed to tens of thousands of dollars?
Please Miss	2023-02-15		7,412	308.8	... that Grace Lavery's autobiography Please Miss discusses her transition but also the "paradigmatic concept of the penis"?
Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo	2023-02-27		7,410	308.8	... that the conservationist Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo sings when she speaks?
Tree of life (biology)	2023-02-19		7,386	307.8	... that Charles Darwin used a tree of life model (sketch pictured) to conceptualise his theory of evolution?
Royalton Hotel	2023-02-17		7,346	306.1	... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner?
A Fistful of Gun	2023-02-23		6,516	300.3	... that Devolver Digital published A Fistful of Gun after its developer jokingly suggested a collaboration?
Old-Fashioned Cupcake	2023-02-14		6,395	300.2	... that actor Tatsunari Kimura ate pancakes and drank coffee while talking for eight hours during the filming of the television drama Old-Fashioned Cupcake?
Lexington Hotel (New York City)	2023-02-28		7,134	297.2	... that New York City's Lexington Hotel banned tipping when it opened?
Leverington Cemetery	2023-02-06		7,069	294.5	... that Leverington Cemetery has the most orbs and apparitions in Philadelphia?
James Freeman (clergyman)	2023-02-25		3,774	157.3	... that in 1785, at the age of 24, James Freeman convinced his congregation to adopt his revised prayer book, which contributed to King's Chapel becoming the first Unitarian congregation in the United States?
Book of Common Prayer (Unitarian)			3,178	132.4
Total			6,952	289.7
Lego fandom	2023-02-02		6,760	281.7	... that members of Lego fandom not only design their own sets but also engage in cosplay?
Southern Railway 1401	2023-02-03		6,684	278.5	... that Southern Railway 1401 was one of eight locomotives that hauled the funeral train of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)	2023-02-20		6,676	278.1	... that the horse in an equestrian statue of George Washington (pictured) was modeled on a workhorse that had been seen pulling a milk wagon?
James Kirkham Ramsbottom	2023-02-06		6,672	278.0	... that during the First World War, James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved the British daffodil industry?
Perla Batalla	2023-02-06		6,657	277.4	... that Perla Batalla was once a backup singer for Leonard Cohen, who encouraged her to write her own songs?
The Dance of the Twisted Bull	2023-02-02		6,640	276.7	... that a model walked the runway at the Alexander McQueen show The Dance of the Twisted Bull in a flamenco dress pierced with spears?
1931 Valentine earthquake	2023-02-07		6,640	276.7	... that the 1931 Valentine earthquake was the strongest earthquake in recorded history to hit Texas?
Alexis Soyer	2023-02-15		6,607	275.3	... that Alexis Soyer's dish of lamb cutlets Reform is still on the menu at the Reform Club?
Helen Turner Watson	2023-02-28		6,570	273.8	... that nursing educator Helen Turner Watson was one of the first African-American women to become a commissioned officer in the United States Navy?
Steele's Greenville expedition	2023-02-05		6,562	273.4	... that some historians believe that Steele's Greenville expedition marked a shift in the Union's war policy?
Constans II (son of Constantine III)	2023-02-18		6,508	271.1	... that Constans II was a monk before he became a Roman emperor?
The Robesonian takeover	2023-02-03		6,436	268.2	... that two Tuscarora men held their local newspaper hostage in an attempt to expose local police corruption, to no avail?
Trust (Elvis Costello album)	2023-02-24		6,156	256.5	... that Elvis Costello and the Attractions were consistently intoxicated during the recording of the album Trust?
Richard Knorre (literary critic)	2023-02-28		6,136	255.7	... that Soviet German literary critic Richard Knorre was injured in an explosion during the siege of Leningrad?
Mimi Kilgore	2023-02-19		6,116	254.8	... that Mimi Kilgore gifted Willem de Kooning a frog that had been run over by a car?
Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park	2023-02-09		6,058	252.4	... that one can swim with humpback whales in the Niue Nukutuluea Multiple-Use Marine Park?
The Australian Wars	2023-02-23		5,380	247.9	... that 2022 documentary The Australian Wars explores "the great Australian silence" about massacres of Indigenous Australians?
Nicholas Orsini	2023-02-27		5,934	247.3	... that Nicholas Orsini became Despot of Epirus by murdering his uncle, only to be in turn killed by his brother five years later?
Bearded Man with a Beret	2023-02-08		5,931	247.1	... that Bearded Man with a Beret (pictured) by the Dutch artist Jan Lievens is an example of a tronie?
LaDainian Tomlinson	2023-02-26		5,910	246.3	... that LaDainian Tomlinson scored two touchdowns in 47 seconds to break the NFL single-season touchdown record?
Arab Orthodox Movement	2023-02-17		5,738	239.1	... that the Arab Orthodox Movement aims to Arabize the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, a church whose laity is mostly Arab but is led by Greek clergy?
Banu Kalb	2023-02-01		5,723	238.5	... that the Banu Kalb tribe were originally Christians but became Muslims after the Muslim conquest of the Levant?
The Chatwal New York	2023-02-21		5,676	236.5	... that Ethel Barrymore and Luisa Tetrazzini reportedly visited the Lambs Club Building even though women were not allowed to access the clubhouse's upper floors?
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Springtown, New Jersey)	2023-02-15		5,602	233.4	... that the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (pictured) in Springtown, New Jersey, was used by Harriet Tubman to help fugitive slaves escape?
Damen station (CTA Blue Line)	2023-02-15		5,554	231.4	... that Damen, despite being one of the busiest stations on the Chicago "L", lacks accessibility for the disabled?
Silver (concert)	2023-02-26		5,511	229.6	... that on the day of her Silver concert, singer Regine Velasquez (pictured) suffered from a viral infection and temporarily lost her voice?
Talim (textiles)	2023-02-09		5,450	227.1	... that talim encodes intricate patterns for Kashmir shawls and carpets?
Poe Fire	2023-02-24		5,445	226.9	... that aircraft helping to fight the Poe Fire in northern California in September 2001 were grounded by the FAA following the September 11 attacks?
Rizal Monument (Madrid)	2023-02-03		5,438	226.6	... that while other countries built monuments to José Rizal a century after his birth, the Rizal Monument (pictured) in Madrid was built a century after his death?
Grand station (CTA Logan Square branch)	2023-02-09		5,261	219.2	... that Grand was the least-ridden station on the Logan Square branch for most of its existence?
Kalle Rovanperä	2023-02-12		5,116	213.1	... that Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest podium finisher in 2020, the youngest event winner in 2021 and the youngest world champion in 2022 in the World Rally Championship?
Action Computer Enterprise	2023-02-13		5,084	211.8	... that the first batch of Action Computer Enterprise's Discovery 1600, one of the first multi-user microcomputers, was delivered to a tobacco-growing business in Thailand?
Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916	2023-02-03		5,048	210.4	... that only one person made a donation of land for the settlement and employment of British military veterans under a 1916 act of Parliament?
Ashgabat Zoo	2023-02-13		4,927	205.3	... that when Ashgabat Zoo opened in Turkmenistan, dictator Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's personal menagerie was moved to the zoo?
Rick and Morty	2023-02-18		4,908	204.5	... that Rick and Morty caused McDonald's to bring back its Szechuan Sauce, twenty years after it was discontinued?
Norwich and Worcester Railroad	2023-02-08		4,885	203.5	... that the Norwich and Worcester Railroad became independent again in 1976 after more than 100 years of being leased, only to immediately have its line taken over by another railroad?
Chapters of 2 Maccabees	2023-02-12		4,802	200.1	... that the chapters of 2 Maccabees contain some of the earliest statements of belief in a bodily resurrection in Judaism?
Please Hold to My Hand	2023-02-20		4,790	199.6	... that for the fourth episode of The Last of Us, Melanie Lynskey was told her character's brother was "basically Jesus"?
Highfield Cocoa and Coffee House	2023-02-25		4,660	194.2	... that the Highfield Cocoa and Coffee House in Sheffield, England, sold tea, coffee and cocoa at a penny a pint and also provided billiards and reading rooms?
Ward v. Flood	2023-02-26		4,653	193.9	... that Ward v. Flood was the legal basis for racially segregated education in California?
Greg Noire	2023-02-24		4,645	193.5	... that Greg Noire aims to "de-concert" his concert photography?
Servants' Characters Act 1792	2023-02-20		4,548	189.5	... that the Servants' Characters Act 1792 criminalised the creation of false references by servants in Great Britain?
Battle of Chios (1912)	2023-02-17		4,485	186.9	... that although Greek forces captured the Aegean island of Chios in January 1913, its annexation to Greece was not finalized until 1923?
Jane Dempsey Douglass	2023-02-21		4,472	186.3	... that Jane Dempsey Douglass became the first woman to head a worldwide communion of churches in 1990?
Myron Levoy	2023-02-08		4,468	186.2	... that before becoming a successful children's author, Myron Levoy was an engineer doing research on nuclear-powered spaceships for a mission to Mars?
Phil Fletcher	2023-02-03		4,467	186.1	... that Phil Fletcher as Hacker T. Dog caused Lauren Layfield to make the "most famous snort" in the United Kingdom in 2016?
Allan (magazine)	2023-02-01		4,463	186.0	... that the first issue of Allan, one of the earliest Japanese magazines focused on male–male romance for a female audience, featured a pin-up poster of David Bowie?
Use (liturgy)	2023-02-18		2,626	109.4	... that the particular church to which one belongs determines the right rite and the use to use?
Ritual family			1,829	76.2
Total			4,455	185.6
Henry R. Pattengill	2023-02-05		4,361	181.7	... that Henry R. Pattengill requested that his name be removed from the ballot?
Charlotte Payne	2023-02-17		4,352	181.3	... that in 2022, Briton Charlotte Payne broke the world record for a hammer throw by a deaf woman by almost 5 metres (16 ft)?
Rock and wave	2023-02-21		4,348	181.2	... that the dollar pattern (example pictured) in Turkish Iznik pottery is a variant of the rock-and-wave border pattern adapted from Chinese porcelain?
Appa Jalgaonkar	2023-02-12		4,308	179.5	... that Indian harmonium player Appa Jalgaonkar stopped singing due to puberty?
Asparagus (film)	2023-02-04		4,238	176.6	... that during its run of screenings at the Whitney Museum, the 1979 film Asparagus was shown rear-projected onto a set that appears in the film itself?
MT Botaş FSRU Ertuğrul Gazi	2023-02-13		4,227	176.1	... that Ertuğrul Gazi, a Turkish floating storage and regasification unit for liquefied natural gas, has a daily capacity of 28 million cubic metres (990 million cu ft), among the world's largest?
1830 Liverpool by-election	2023-02-07		4,200	175.0	... that the contest of the 1830 Liverpool by-election was considered to be "in great measure a personal one"?
Mark Wetjen	2023-02-17		4,164	173.5	... that Mark Wetjen was a top advisor for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, during an aggressive lobbying campaign at the United States Congress?
Academy Fight Song	2023-02-01		4,140	172.5	... that Rolling Stone named Mission of Burma's "Academy Fight Song" as one of the 100 greatest debut singles of all time?
Gother Mann	2023-02-26		4,061	169.2	... that Gother Mann commanded a small body of militia on Dominica during the French invasion in 1778?
Cycling in Turkey	2023-02-07		4,040	168.4	... that Kangal shepherd dogs can gall cyclists in Turkey?
Sakhela Buhlungu	2023-02-16		4,012	167.1	... that Sakhela Buhlungu's anti-corruption efforts at the University of Fort Hare led to a failed assassination attempt that killed his bodyguard?
Infected (The Last of Us)	2023-02-13		3,992	166.4	... that the infected creatures in the second episode of The Last of Us were created using prosthetics instead of visual effects?
Michał Węsławski	2023-02-20		3,986	166.1	... that Michał Węsławski was the first non-Russian mayor of Vilnius after the January Uprising?
Korey Foreman	2023-02-23		3,580	165.0	... that Korey Foreman held a makeshift raffle to decide where to play college football?
The Mercian Sphere	2023-02-02		3,940	164.2	... that according to a critic, the black metal album The Mercian Sphere is not folk metal, but close enough for "black metal purists" to reject it?
Grammatica Litvanica	2023-02-16		3,882	161.8	... that Daniel Klein's Grammatica Litvanica (pictured), the first printed grammar of the Lithuanian language, introduced the distinctive Lithuanian letter Ė?
WJXX	2023-02-01		3,882	161.7	... that the launch of a Florida TV station was brought forward nearly two months because the local ABC affiliate stopped airing more than half of its prime-time shows?
Martin Research	2023-02-24		3,823	159.3	... that for an additional US$25, Martin Research shipped its 1975 book on microcomputers with an Intel 8008?
Big Brother (Kanye West song)	2023-02-12		3,778	157.4	... that the hook and concept of the song "Big Brother" was conceived by Kanye West in an elevator ride?
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	2023-02-18		3,752	156.3	... that the release of Mario Kart: Super Circuit in China was cancelled because of excessive video-game piracy in the country?
Statistics of Deadly Quarrels	2023-02-11		3,712	154.7	... that Lewis Fry Richardson's Statistics of Deadly Quarrels suggested that the establishment of a world government might end wars?
Piano Concerto (Reger)	2023-02-27		3,710	154.6	... that Max Reger's Piano Concerto was premiered by Frieda Hodapp in 1910, but has rarely been performed since due to its difficulty?
Edward A. Hanna	2023-02-11		3,667	152.8	... that Edward A. Hanna wanted to eliminate the New York State Assembly while he served in it, and later wanted to close down the government of the city of Utica while he was its mayor?
African Civilization Society	2023-02-26		3,624	151.0	... that in the aftermath of the American Civil War, the only Black-led organization providing teachers to formerly enslaved people was the African Civilization Society?
Long, Long Time (The Last of Us)	2023-02-27		3,502	145.9	... that Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time" saw a 4,900-percent increase in Spotify streams in the United States in the hour after the broadcast of the third episode of The Last of Us?
Informer Computer Terminals	2023-02-23		3,163	145.8	... that Informer released a portable computer terminal that also doubled as an IBM PC compatible?
Digital multicast television network	2023-02-24		3,496	145.7	... that the 2017 acquisition of Katz Broadcasting by the E. W. Scripps Company was seen as a validation of the business of diginets?
Nieuwmarkt metro station	2023-02-16		3,441	143.4	... that the riots protesting the destruction of the houses in Nieuwmarkt are memorialised in its namesake station?
Erik Fosse	2023-02-28		3,374	140.6	... that two Norwegians, Erik Fosse and Mads Gilbert, as the only Western doctors at the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, found themselves as leading witnesses of the 2008–2009 Gaza War?
Kurnianingrat	2023-02-21		3,320	138.3	... that Kurnianingrat helped historian George McTurnan Kahin smuggle speeches by leaders of the Indonesian revolution from the Dutch?
Herman Sarens Soediro	2023-02-23		2,992	137.9	... that in 2010 the Indonesian National Armed Forces brought a retired brigadier general before a military tribunal over a land dispute?
Interstate 81 in Tennessee	2023-02-06		3,298	137.4	... that Interstate 81 in Tennessee was the site of a carjacking that culminated in the Lillelid murders in 1997?
Bernie Wrightson	2023-02-25		3,276	136.5	... that Bernie Wrightson spent seven years drawing an illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein?
There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street	2023-02-21		3,260	135.8	... that the 1968 single "There's a Blind Man Playin' Fiddle in the Street" by Tages was inspired by an old man that could be seen roaming around the streets of Gothenburg, playing a violin?
Margaret Isobel Cooper	2023-02-04		3,224	134.4	... that Margaret Cooper wrote that the Women's Royal Indian Naval Service was providing "the experience of a lifetime" to the young women she recruited during the Second World War?
Esther Shephard	2023-02-19		3,222	134.3	... that American folklorist Esther Shephard collected tall tales from logging camps in the state of Washington to complete her 1924 book about Paul Bunyan?
Good Life (Kanye West song)	2023-02-08		3,222	134.2	... that T-Pain said that he thought of the concept for the song "Good Life" while dining at a restaurant with Kanye West?
PSA (song)	2023-02-04		3,204	133.5	... that SZA said her label insisted on scrapping a song from her second album, even though they had used it to promote the album?
1857 baseball convention	2023-02-25		3,068	127.8	... that under a rules draft presented at the 1857 baseball convention, baseball bats would have been allowed to be shaved flat on one side?
The Owl's Legacy	2023-02-18		3,035	126.5	... that the television series The Owl's Legacy was modelled after the ancient Greek symposium?
John Rauch (architect)	2023-02-23		2,712	125.0	... that John Rauch, of the firm Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown, was called "one of the unsung heroes of postwar American architecture" by the Architectural Record?
Carolyn Price Horton	2023-02-13		2,971	123.8	... that conservator Carolyn Price Horton helped to direct a "Mud Angel army" that rescued books after the Arno flooded museums and libraries in Florence, Italy, in 1966?
Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea	2023-02-11		2,960	123.4	... that Sylvia Plath criticized her own award-winning poem for its "old crystal-brittle and sugar-faceted voice"?
Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine	2023-02-14		2,622	123.1	... that in 2007, the 1966 track "Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" was the first of Bob Dylan's songs to be officially remixed?
Henrietta Bruckman	2023-02-03		2,946	122.8	... that Henrietta Bruckman founded the first fraternal organization for Jewish women in the United States?
City & Guilds Mnemonic Code	2023-02-19		2,911	121.3	... that the City and Guilds of London Institute developed the City & Guilds Computer virtual machine as part of their 1960s teaching materials?
Henry Ketchum	2023-02-13		2,836	118.2	... that railway engineer Henry Ketchum earned the first diploma in civil engineering granted by the University of New Brunswick?
Kenneth Willoughby Heaton	2023-02-26		2,824	117.7	... that Kenneth Willoughby Heaton developed the Bristol stool scale for classifying the consistency of human faeces?
Manuel María Gálvez Egúsquiza	2023-02-01		2,806	116.9	... that Peruvian foreign minister Manuel María Gálvez Egúsquiza was arrested by Chilean troops for refusing to sign peace with the cession of territory during the War of the Pacific?
Jett Howard	2023-02-22		2,630	109.6	... that college basketball player Jett Howard almost signed at Tennessee, but instead chose the Michigan team of his father Juwan Howard?
WVPX-TV	2023-02-11		2,616	109.0	... that the "You've Got Mail" voice actor was one of dozens of people fired from an Ohio TV station after its takeover by Paxson Communications?
Enriqueta Medellín	2023-02-08		2,568	107.0	... that Enriqueta Medellín, a Mexican surgeon, has an ecological center and environmental prize named after her in the state of Aguascalientes?
Chris Lewis (Usenet)	2023-02-22		2,512	104.7	... that in 1998, Chris Lewis and other volunteer despammers on Usenet went on a labor strike?
Liberty Theatre	2023-02-23		2,128	98.1	... that although the Liberty Theatre was built in 1904 to host the Rogers Brothers' musicals, the brothers made their last appearance there three years later?
Eudoro Galindo	2023-02-04		2,206	91.9	... that Eudoro Galindo, who was nearly elected Vice President of Bolivia, was also a three-time national fencing champion and a two-time Bolivarian Games bronze medallist?
KGME	2023-02-15		2,182	90.9	... that the Arizona Coyotes ice hockey team objected to a new host on the Phoenix radio station that carried their games, leading to his removal after a week?
Charles Grobe	2023-02-12		1,966	81.9	... that Charles Grobe wrote the "Lincoln Quickstep" in honor of Abraham Lincoln?
William H. Steiwer	2023-02-09		1,948	81.2	... that in 1943, it took the Oregon State Senate 45 ballots to elect William H. Steiwer as president of the senate over fellow Republican Dorothy McCullough Lee?
Nana Nuriana	2023-02-02		1,882	78.4	... that when West Java governor Nana Nuriana ran for reelection in 1998, he faced fifteen challengers?
Valentín Carboni	2023-02-03		1,789	74.5	... that Valentín Carboni played in the same three youth teams as his brother Franco before they both received their first call-up to the Argentine senior national team in March 2022?
Achievement Test in English Composition	2023-02-16		1,726	71.9	... that the College Entrance Examination Board went back and forth over whether the Achievement Test in English Composition should include an essay component?
James Danandjaja	2023-02-18		1,701	70.9	... that James Danandjaja, an expert on Indonesian folklore and the pioneer of Indonesian folkloristics, also learned ballet and modern dance?
1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1	2023-02-15		1,686	70.2	... that Lucien Laurent scored the first goal in FIFA World Cup history during the inaugural game of Group 1 of the 1930 World Cup?
Endure and Survive	2023-02-28		1,621	67.5	... that Lamar Johnson learned American Sign Language for his role in the fifth episode of The Last of Us?
Ipik Gandamana	2023-02-05		1,594	66.4	... that after his tenure ended in 1964, Ipik Gandamana would be the last Indonesian minister of home affairs to be a civilian until 2009?
2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan	2023-02-04		1,578	65.8	... that attendees from forty countries and financial institutions at the 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan pledged more than US$9 billion for flood recovery?
Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (ballet)	2023-02-28		1,548	64.5	... that George Balanchine choreographed Ballet Imperial to prove that Americans were capable of performing in the traditions of classical ballet?
Herbert Salvatierra	2023-02-10		1,543	64.3	... that prior to entering politics, Herbert Salvatierra led a troupe of carnival comparsas?
P. Kodanda Rao	2023-02-05		1,534	63.9	... that Indian independence activist and author P. Kodanda Rao's correspondence with Mahatma Gandhi helped to clarify Thoreau's influence on Gandhi?
Bellwood station (Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad)	2023-02-22		1,532	63.9	... that tickets of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad could be purchased for Bellwood station at a local drug store?
Kimmo Leinonen	2023-02-10		1,508	62.9	... that Kimmo Leinonen helped establish both the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame?

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