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Low | 42.8 | WNPT | 221.1 | Hyalospheniidae | 42.8 | WNPT |
Median | 242.9 | Belfast Project | 487.3 | Chancellor Hut Draken (roller coaster) |
268.2 | In Eutropium |
High | 1,306.0 | Helen O'Brien, Eve (nightclub) | 1,222.0 | Schick models of Jerusalem | 1,306.0 | Helen O'Brien, Eve (nightclub) |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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Helen O'Brien | 2023-11-27 | 19,023 | 792.6 | ... that Romanian-born Helen O'Brien escaped advancing Russians on the King's horse, opened Eve, and worked as a spy for MI5 and MI6? | |
Eve (nightclub) | 12,322 | 513.4 | |||
Total | 31,345 | 1,306.0 | |||
Schick models of Jerusalem | 2023-11-08 | 29,328 | 1,222.0 | ... that 150-year-old wooden models of the Temple Mount (example pictured) are important to archaeology, as their creator was the last European ever permitted to survey its foundations? | |
Fakemon | 2023-11-09 | 29,030 | 1,209.6 | ... that fan-made Fakemon (example pictured) have been confused for genuine unreleased Pokémon? | |
Vampire killing kit | 2023-11-29 | 27,402 | 1,141.8 | ... that a vampire killing kit (example pictured) was donated to the Mercer Museum in the 1980s? | |
Jimmie Rodgers | 2023-11-06 | 25,832 | 1,076.3 | ... that Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) is considered the "Father of Country Music"? | |
Masked Goddess | 2023-11-10 | 24,964 | 1,040.2 | ... that the holes in the Masked Goddess (pictured) helped prevent it from exploding during creation? | |
Hotel Chelsea | 2023-11-02 | 24,450 | 1,018.7 | ... that during the late 20th century, residents of the Hotel Chelsea (pictured) could give the owner paintings instead of paying rent? | |
Goody Goody Gum Drops | 2023-11-01 | 24,243 | 1,010.1 | ... that despite a mathematical model deeming the ice cream bar flavour Goody Goody Gum Drops impossible, it was still created? | |
Chen Xiaocui | 2023-11-01 | 23,968 | 998.6 | ... that Chen Xiaocui (pictured) helped to translate Sherlock Holmes into Chinese when she was still a child? | |
Jewish tartan | 2023-11-13 | 21,860 | 910.8 | ... that Jewish tartans have been made for the Jewish community of Scotland? | |
Quách Thị Trang Square | 2023-11-30 | 21,299 | 887.5 | ... that a memorial bust (pictured) at Diên Hồng Square commemorates a 15-year-old protestor who was shot dead there? | |
Mona Williams (writer, born 1943) | 2023-11-26 | 20,665 | 861.0 | ... that Mona Williams (pictured) said her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand? | |
Deshong Art Museum | 2023-11-22 | 19,114 | 796.4 | ... that a teenage boy stole over US$300,000 worth of paintings from the Deshong Art Museum (pictured) by simply taking them off the wall and sliding them through a window? | |
Sarah Jane Baker | 2023-11-08 | 19,063 | 794.3 | ... that when Sarah Jane Baker was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner? | |
Koreans in Kamchatka | 2023-11-15 | 18,780 | 782.5 | ... that in the Russian Far East, there is a population of North Koreans in Kamchatka that now aligns itself with South Korea? | |
Conversations about Important Things | 2023-11-27 | 18,361 | 765.0 | ... that students who do not attend Conversations about Important Things lessons face expulsion or police investigation? | |
I don't know her | 2023-11-27 | 18,187 | 757.8 | ... that Mariah Carey does not know Jennifer Lopez? | |
London Bridge station organ | 2023-11-16 | 17,894 | 745.6 | ... that anyone can play Henry (pictured) at London Bridge? | |
Vindication Island | 2023-11-13 | 17,687 | 737.0 | ... that an island vindicated James Cook? | |
Isabelle Urquhart | 2023-11-13 | 17,596 | 733.1 | ... that Broadway actress Isabelle Urquhart (pictured) started a fashion trend when she decided to reveal her figure on stage by not wearing petticoats? | |
Lady Six Monkey | 2023-11-25 | 16,952 | 706.3 | ... that Lady Six Monkey was the only one of her four siblings not to be sacrificed? | |
Oil in Turkey | 2023-11-01 | 16,234 | 676.4 | ... that Batman has extra heavy crude? | |
List of variations on Pachelbel's Canon | 2023-11-26 | 16,177 | 674.0 | ... that Pachelbel's Canon is notorious for being widespread in pop music, but it actually isn't? | |
Wiseman (song) | 2023-11-03 | 15,336 | 639.0 | ... that although Quentin Tarantino thought "Wiseman" was "fantastic", he could not find a scene for it in his film Django Unchained? | |
History of Turku | 2023-11-16 | 15,031 | 626.3 | ... that Turku remained the largest city in Finland after three quarters of it burned down? | |
Pão francês | 2023-11-04 | 14,922 | 621.7 | ... that French bread is not from France? | |
Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume | 2023-11-16 | 14,274[a] | 594.8 | ... that authorities said the killing of Wadea al-Fayoume in Illinois was a response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war? | |
Arrest of Omi in a Hellcat | 2023-11-10 | 14,152 | 589.6 | ... that Omi in a Hellcat owned three Dodge Hellcats? | |
Guglielmo Zuelli | 2023-11-03 | 11,514 | 479.8 | ... that composer Guglielmo Zuelli (pictured), a former director of the Palermo Conservatory, spent time in prison before the age of eight? | |
Palermo Conservatory | 2,267 | 94.5 | |||
Total | 13,781 | 574.2 | |||
This War of Mine: The Board Game | 2023-11-16 | 13,708 | 571.2 | ... that sessions of This War of Mine: The Board Game can last over five hours and often end in the deaths of all characters? | |
KVOA | 2023-11-24 | 13,688 | 570.3 | ... that some viewers of an Arizona TV station saw hardcore pornography instead of the Super Bowl? | |
Julia Allison | 2023-11-02 | 13,618 | 567.4 | ... that Julia Allison has been described as one of the first influencers? | |
The Vatican Rag | 2023-11-18 | 13,614 | 567.2 | ... that some Catholics considered Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag" (audio featured) to be blasphemous? | |
Restrictions on geographic data in South Korea | 2023-11-30 | 13,526 | 563.6 | ... that South Korea has censored military-affiliated golf courses? | |
No Easy Answers | 2023-11-16 | 13,354 | 556.4 | ... that according to a book by a friend of the Columbine shooters, students at Columbine High School would joke that their school was next for a mass shooting? | |
Sivapardus | 2023-11-06 | 13,303 | 554.3 | ... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah? | |
Sounds of North American Frogs | 2023-11-14 | 13,281 | 553.4 | ... that a 1950s album of frog calls developed a cult following? | |
Serious Sam: The First Encounter | 2023-11-24 | 13,116 | 546.5 | ... that during the production of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, all of its developers were conscripted into the Croatian military? | |
Pedicularis groenlandica | 2023-11-11 | 12,877 | 536.5 | ... that little pink elephants are parasitic? | |
Clara Thalmann | 2023-11-17 | 12,851 | 535.5 | ... that Swiss athlete Clara Thalmann arrived in Barcelona to compete in the People's Olympiad but ended up fighting in the Spanish Civil War? | |
BoysTown (Beaudesert) | 2023-11-12 | 12,810 | 533.8 | ... that BoysTown was reported as having the largest case of child abuse in Australia's history? | |
Erin Swenson | 2023-11-28 | 12,690 | 528.7 | ... that Erin Swenson was the first mainstream Protestant minister known to have undergone gender transition while in ordained office? | |
Saw Maha-Rit | 2023-11-03 | 6,777 | 282.4 | ... that Hanthawaddy royal Saw Maha-Rit was executed for leaving behind his wife Princess Tala Mi Kyaw on the battlefield? | |
Tala Mi Kyaw | 5,358 | 223.3 | |||
Total | 12,136 | 505.6 | |||
Aineta aryballos | 2023-11-04 | 12,064 | 502.7 | ... that scholars have argued over whether the Aineta aryballos depicts a goddess, a dancer, or a prostitute? | |
Draken (roller coaster) | 2023-11-07 | 11,971 | 498.8 | ... that Draken (pictured) is the tallest, fastest, and joint-steepest roller coaster in South Korea? | |
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter | 2023-11-29 | 11,942 | 497.6 | ... that a developer on Serious Sam: The Second Encounter doubled its frame rate by removing one line of code? | |
You've Been Scammed | 2023-11-20 | 11,750 | 489.6 | ... that people were scammed on New Zealand television by the host of You've Been Scammed? | |
Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher | 2023-11-19 | 11,738 | 489.1 | ... that a Twitter account became a major source on what was happening during the 2022 COVID-19 protests in China? | |
Lebanese economic crisis bank robberies and sit-ins | 2023-11-24 | 11,634 | 484.7 | ... that people are robbing Lebanese banks to get their own money back? | |
Code of Lipit-Ishtar | 2023-11-21 | 11,593 | 483.0 | ... that the Code of Lipit-Ishtar is older than the famous Code of Hammurabi? | |
Kinetotroph | 2023-11-21 | 11,582 | 482.6 | ... that organisms could harvest kinetic energy to survive? | |
Chancellor Hut | 2023-11-25 | 11,419 | 475.8 | ... that Chancellor Hut (pictured) is the oldest alpine hut still in its original location in the Southern Alps of New Zealand? | |
Harlem Park Three | 2023-11-01 | 11,310 | 471.3 | ... that the Harlem Park Three were awarded US$48 million, the largest sum in Baltimore history, after being falsely imprisoned for murder? | |
Un día de vida | 2023-11-04 | 11,164 | 465.1 | ... that although the 1950 Mexican film Un día de vida (pamphlet pictured) bombed with domestic audiences, it became a classic in Yugoslavia? | |
Maurice Duplessis | 2023-11-12 | 11,037 | 459.9 | ... that even though the Legislative Assembly of Quebec ordered a monument of Maurice Duplessis in front of its building, later premiers hid it for 16 years to avoid political tensions? | |
Claude J. Crenshaw | 2023-11-02 | 10,903 | 454.3 | ... that with only three of the six guns in his P-51 Mustang working during a dogfight, Claude J. Crenshaw managed to shoot down four enemy aircraft? | |
John Snow (public house) | 2023-11-08 | 10,592 | 441.3 | ... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink? | |
Fort Stonewall | 2023-11-10 | 10,378 | 432.4 | ... that Fort Stonewall was considered a model of river defense? | |
Minor Detail (novel) | 2023-11-20 | 10,376 | 432.3 | ... that the novel Minor Detail is based on a true story of a 1949 gang rape and murder of a young Arab Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers? | |
Picklesburgh | 2023-11-28 | 10,314 | 429.8 | ... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition? | |
American Viscose Plant Historic District | 2023-11-07 | 10,143 | 422.6 | ... that smokestacks at a former rayon mill were stabilized by dropping bricks into them? | |
Rap Pages | 2023-11-01 | 10,132 | 422.2 | ... that a US$6 plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. in a photograph featured on the cover of Rap Pages sold for US$594,790 at an auction? | |
Leo Bagrow | 2023-11-28 | 10,026 | 417.8 | ... that when historian of cartography Leo Bagrow was granted Swedish citizenship in 1952, he had been stateless for 34 years? | |
Boloco | 2023-11-20 | 9,995 | 416.5 | ... that there are only 4 locations left of Boloco, which once had 22 burrito restaurants throughout the northeastern United States? | |
Fyodor Basmanov | 2023-11-12 | 9,990 | 416.2 | ... that a favorite of Tsar Ivan the Terrible may have killed his own father to prove his loyalty to the tsar? | |
Jim Jordan (conjure doctor) | 2023-11-24 | 9,919 | 413.3 | ... that hundreds of people lived in Jim Jordan's orbit in "Jordanville"? | |
Candlemas Island | 2023-11-09 | 9,918 | 413.2 | ... that plants grow around volcanic gas vents on Candlemas Island? | |
Tournament of Kings | 2023-11-03 | 9,912 | 413.0 | ... that Tournament of Kings made its host the United States' biggest buyer of Cornish game hens in 2018? | |
The Sims 2: Apartment Life | 2023-11-03 | 9,845 | 410.2 | ... that The Sims 2: Apartment Life is not about apartment life? | |
Lea Ackermann | 2023-11-23 | 9,770 | 407.1 | ... that Lea Ackermann (pictured), a German nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, fought against forced prostitution and sex tourism in East Africa? | |
NYT_first_said | 2023-11-18 | 9,725 | 405.2 | ... that @NYT_first_said's most popular tweet, as of 2019, was simply "shithole"? | |
The Wai | 2023-11-21 | 9,578 | 399.1 | ... that the newly opened shopping mall The Wai has Hong Kong's largest indoor bicycle parking lot (pictured)? | |
Balkan terrapin | 2023-11-20 | 9,560 | 398.4 | ... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults (example pictured) can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)? | |
Michigan prosecution of fake electors | 2023-11-25 | 9,505 | 396.0 | ... that some of the Michigan fake electors attempted to enter the State Capitol, but were turned away by the state police? | |
Spyridon Marinatos | 2023-11-05 | 9,446 | 393.6 | ... that Spyridon Marinatos discovered the battlefield of Thermopylae in 1939? | |
Paroedura maingoka | 2023-11-12 | 9,400 | 391.7 | ... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators? | |
World constitution | 2023-11-07 | 9,350 | 389.6 | ... that since 1977, a world constitution has existed alongside a Provisional World Parliament? | |
Pictet's experiment | 2023-11-22 | 9,332 | 388.9 | ... that in 1790, ten years before the discovery of infrared heating of the Earth by the Sun, Marc-Auguste Pictet demonstrated the apparent reflection of cold by mirrors? | |
Dwarf pufferfish | 2023-11-17 | 8,976 | 374.0 | ... that at a maximum standard length of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), dwarf pufferfish are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world? | |
Dianne Lee | 2023-11-13 | 8,775 | 365.6 | ... that Dianne Lee had her name changed from Melody to avoid seeming like a reggae act? | |
Butts: A Backstory | 2023-11-23 | 8,698 | 362.4 | ... that The Washington Post called Butts: A Backstory "cheeky"? | |
Stella Alexander (American politician) | 2023-11-18 | 8,692 | 362.2 | ... that Stella Alexander, the first female mayor of Issaquah, was nicknamed "Madame Mussolini" by her detractors? | |
Waitangi crown | 2023-11-08 | 8,562 | 356.8 | ... that the Royal Mint reportedly shipped rare silver coins to New Zealand in unsecured bags, claiming they had not been advised to take extra precaution? | |
Margarita Ortega (magonist) | 2023-11-28 | 8,556 | 356.5 | ... that Margarita Ortega left her husband to fight in the Mexican Revolution? | |
Alan Wace | 2023-11-06 | 8,492 | 353.8 | ... that the archaeologist Alan Wace worked undercover for British intelligence during both world wars? | |
Tale of the Moon Cuckoo | 2023-11-17 | 8,468 | 352.8 | ... that each performance of the Tale of the Moon Cuckoo lasted for an entire month? | |
Hassan Pasha (Mamluk) | 2023-11-19 | 8,458 | 352.4 | ... that Baghdad governor Ḥassan Pasha bought the slave who married his granddaughter and went on to become governor of the same city? | |
Missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters | 2023-11-13 | 8,440 | 351.6 | ... that shortly after a missile strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters, Oleksiy Danilov said that the fleet could be "sliced up like a salami" at a later date? | |
The Constellation of Leo | 2023-11-27 | 8,321 | 346.7 | ... that The Constellation of Leo, a group portrait of people from Italy's art world, was exhibited with a note that read "not without a trace of irony"? | |
Montgomery Brawl | 2023-11-07 | 8,262 | 344.3 | ... that The Fader praised "Montgomery Brawl" as "a hilarious recap" of the brawl and a "song a piece of history deserves"? | |
Man and Wolf | 2023-11-26 | 8,248 | 343.6 | ... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe"? | |
The Day Before the Revolution | 2023-11-30 | 8,230 | 342.9 | ... that Ursula K. Le Guin's short story "The Day Before the Revolution", which won Nebula and Locus Awards in 1975, was praised for its depiction of a "revolutionary icon as a curmudgeonly old woman"? | |
Lessons in Chemistry (novel) | 2023-11-22 | 8,113[b] | 338.0 | ... that while writing Lessons in Chemistry, the author self-studied chemistry and was a full-time copywriter? | |
Hanscotte centre-rail system | 2023-11-05 | 8,109 | 337.9 | ... that railroad engineer Jules Hanscotte developed a system for the safe braking of heavy trains on steep gradients, but its only significant use was on tourist tramways? | |
Felis wenzensis | 2023-11-28 | 8,108 | 337.8 | ... that an ancient wildcat species is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland? | |
Athanasios Rhousopoulos | 2023-11-24 | 8,079 | 336.6 | ... that Athanasios Rhousopoulos, one of Athens's major archaeological criminals, made a speech complaining about the high rate of archaeological crime? | |
Akazehe | 2023-11-28 | 7,900 | 329.2 | ... that rural women in Burundi greet each other with an intricate musical ritual called akazehe? | |
Trapeze (spreadsheet program) | 2023-11-10 | 7,877 | 328.2 | ... that the Trapeze spreadsheet introduced the idea of blocks that InfoWorld called "revolutionary"? | |
Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State | 2023-11-25 | 7,767 | 323.6 | ... that Mohammed went from the roof of the Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State to a field in New Jersey? | |
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | 2023-11-03 | 7,753 | 323.0 | ... that if James Stuart-Wortley had not falsified his age for the 1853 general election, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke would now be New Zealand's youngest-ever member of parliament? | |
Cross-site leaks | 2023-11-14 | 7,724 | 321.8 | ... that cross-site leaks can be used to gain information about your web-browsing habits? | |
Rush Munro's | 2023-11-20 | 7,688 | 320.4 | ... that Rush Munro's, New Zealand's oldest ice creamery, has used the same recipes since 1926? | |
The Butchering Art | 2023-11-09 | 7,608 | 317.0 | ... that The Butchering Art describes how Joseph Lister's successful surgery on Queen Victoria led to the widespread adoption of his antiseptic techniques? | |
Benton Harbor BASIC | 2023-11-06 | 7,417 | 309.0 | ... that Benton Harbor BASIC was written by Gordon Letwin, who Heathkit management said once showed up with long hair, high-top sneakers and a velvet coat? | |
Hirbemerdon Tepe | 2023-11-15 | 7,405 | 308.5 | ... that the site of Hirbemerdon Tepe was initially inhabited in the Chalcolithic and continued to be populated until the Ottoman Empire? | |
Hilda Hilst | 2023-11-18 | 7,309 | 304.5 | ... that Hilda Hilst impersonated a journalist to meet Marlon Brando, and asked him about Franz Kafka's works? | |
Starvation (crime) | 2023-11-18 | 7,212 | 300.5 | ... that the killing of hundreds of thousands of Soviet civilians by starvation in the siege of Leningrad was ruled not criminal by an American court? | |
Retable of the Virgin of Montserrat | 2023-11-15 | 7,110 | 296.3 | ... that the Retable of the Virgin of Montserrat (pictured) was commissioned by a merchant, perhaps as a sign of gratitude for his safe return from a shipwrecked journey from Savona to Valencia? | |
Hö'elün | 2023-11-05 | 7,004 | 291.8 | ... that one legend claimed that Hö'elün conceived the boy who would become Genghis Khan when she was impregnated by a ray of light? | |
Quia maior | 2023-11-10 | 6,950 | 289.6 | ... that according to Pope Innocent III's 1213 letter Quia maior, the number of the beast refers to the number of years since Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina? | |
Lacy (song) | 2023-11-11 | 6,906 | 287.8 | ... that the song "Lacy" is about a girl whom Olivia Rodrigo finds "sexy" and describes as a "Bardot reincarnate"? | |
Orchard MRT station | 2023-11-20 | 6,856 | 285.6 | ... that Orchard MRT station had a dome over the station's circular concourse until it was removed in 2008? | |
Loybas Hill, California | 2023-11-09 | 6,782 | 282.6 | ... that ranchers in the community now known as Loybas Hill ran their own telephone company for 60 years? | |
Wyethia amplexicaulis | 2023-11-14 | 6,696 | 279.0 | ... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia (pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed? | |
The Neanderthals Rediscovered | 2023-11-19 | 6,604 | 275.2 | ... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital? | |
Merchant's House Museum | 2023-11-04 | 6,544 | 272.7 | ... that the Seabury Tredwell House, now a museum, is Manhattan's only remaining 19th-century house with its original furnishings? | |
Hay War Memorial High School | 2023-11-21 | 6,484 | 270.2 | ... that Lord Stonehaven, Governor-General of Australia, called Hay War Memorial High School the "finest war memorial in the British Empire"? | |
Tim Costley | 2023-11-16 | 6,444 | 268.5 | ... that when he was in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, future politician Tim Costley starred in a YouTube video that joked about having sex with sheep? | |
In Eutropium | 2023-11-07 | 6,436 | 268.2 | ... that the ancient Roman poem In Eutropium criticized the politician Eutropius for holding a "feminine" triumph? | |
John Hunter Thomas | 2023-11-02 | 6,337 | 264.0 | ... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also bear his name? | |
KGWC-TV | 2023-11-10 | 6,330 | 263.8 | ... that a retired man with no previous broadcasting experience was offered a job by a Wyoming TV station after winning an "Anchorman for a Day" contest? | |
Life | 2023-11-05 | 6,326[c] | 263.6 | ... that life exists in every part of the biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere? | |
Dan Blumenthal | 2023-11-27 | 6,308 | 262.9 | ... that Dan Blumenthal, a senior defense official in the Bush administration, believes that China has "three roads" to gain control of Taiwan? | |
Agriculture in Turkey | 2023-11-23 | 6,183 | 257.6 | ... that Turkey is the world's largest grower of hazelnuts, apricots, and oregano? | |
Penitential of Finnian | 2023-11-29 | 6,094 | 253.9 | ... that the Penitential of Finnian is the oldest known penitential? | |
Morris–Jumel Mansion | 2023-11-23 | 6,086 | 253.6 | ... that a manuscript discovered in the Morris–Jumel Mansion was sold for US$912,000 to finance the mansion's endowment fund? | |
Salty Parker | 2023-11-29 | 6,014 | 250.6 | ... that Salty Parker, who spent 60 years in organized baseball, described his lifelong love of the game as "a beautiful disease"? | |
Marina de Escobar | 2023-11-06 | 5,926 | 246.9 | ... that Spanish mystic Marina de Escobar founded a convent but never joined one? | |
Belfast Project | 2023-11-26 | 5,830 | 242.9 | ... that interviews collected for a Boston College oral history project were used in two murder trials? | |
John Snow Society | 2023-11-23 | 5,793 | 241.4 | ... that the John Snow Society's Pumphandle Lecture ends with a ceremonial removal of the Broad Street pump handle and a visit to a pub? | |
Anoplotherium | 2023-11-11 | 5,792 | 241.3 | ... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anoplotherium commune (reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study? | |
Jeff Allen (defensive back, born 1948) | 2023-11-30 | 5,787 | 241.1 | ... that football player Jeff Allen had an "ability to scramble through small holes" that earned him the nickname "Rat"? | |
Solar eclipse of September 10, 1923 | 2023-11-02 | 5,787 | 241.1 | ... that scientists traveled thousands of miles to observe the solar eclipse of September 10, 1923, from Santa Catalina Island, but saw only clouds? | |
John Neilson (Lower Canada politician) | 2023-11-24 | 5,768 | 240.3 | ... that John Neilson (pictured), a Scottish immigrant to Lower Canada, became a major publisher and bookseller, and was reportedly "the largest consumer of paper" in the country? | |
Sara Daavettila | 2023-11-26 | 5,765 | 240.2 | ... that in high school, tennis player Sara Daavettila went an entire season without losing a game? | |
Get Him Back! | 2023-11-07 | 5,748 | 239.5 | ... that the music video for Olivia Rodrigo's song "Get Him Back!" was shot on a smartphone? | |
Lenin–Stalinnьꞑ tugunuꞑ adaa-pile | 2023-11-05 | 5,660 | 235.9 | ... that in 1944, the Tuvan-language journal Lenin–Stalinnьꞑ tugunuꞑ adaa-pile switched from the Latin script to the Cyrillic script? | |
Luca Salsi | 2023-11-28 | 5,618 | 234.1 | ... that Luca Salsi (pictured) performed leading roles in two operas in a row at the Metropolitan Opera, stepping in on 30 minutes' notice in Verdi's Ernani and singing as planned in Lucia di Lammermoor? | |
Long COVID | 2023-11-09 | 5,600 | 233.4 | ... that 6 percent of the US population had symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or longer in the first half of 2023? | |
Island bronze-naped pigeon | 2023-11-11 | 5,568 | 232.0 | ... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé? | |
Gulshan-i 'Ishq | 2023-11-19 | 5,532 | 230.5 | ... that Nusrati attributes the virtues of a good ruler to his patron Ali Adil Shah II in The Rose Garden of Love (manuscript scene pictured)? | |
Independent Fisheries | 2023-11-12 | 5,516 | 229.8 | ... that one of the largest fishing companies of New Zealand started as a fish and chip shop? | |
Data Colada | 2023-11-14 | 5,510 | 229.6 | ... that the Data Colada bloggers drew attention to the replication crisis by exposing faulty social science research? | |
Saikabo | 2023-11-17 | 5,472 | 228.0 | ... that the Saikabo Korean restaurant chain in Japan suffered a 30% drop in sales after the South Korean president visited the disputed Liancourt Rocks? | |
KTRV-TV | 2023-11-17 | 5,438 | 226.6 | ... that in its first full month on the air, an Idaho TV station had the highest prime-time viewing share of any independent station in the United States? | |
Roberts Point Track | 2023-11-17 | 5,430 | 226.2 | ... that Hende's Hut on Roberts Point Track, a tramping track in New Zealand, originally had no windows? | |
My Personal Weatherman | 2023-11-28 | 5,422 | 225.9 | ... that Japanese actor Kouhei Higuchi prepared for his role on the television drama adaptation of My Personal Weatherman by learning from a weather forecaster? | |
Hyalospheniidae | 2023-11-27 | 5,306 | 221.1 | ... that many hyalospheniid amoebae (example pictured) construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey? | |
William Sharpington | 2023-11-05 | 5,288 | 220.3 | ... that William Sharpington and his workshop created what was described as "some of the most distinguished" public lettering in post-war England? | |
2023 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2023-11-08 | 5,251[d] | 218.8 | ... that the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs feature 62 percent of the league's teams? | |
Washington Wolfpack | 2023-11-05 | 5,208 | 217.0 | ... that the owner of the Washington Wolfpack said that he initially only wanted to try out some players from his semi-professional team, but they gave him ownership instead? | |
Patrick Berry | 2023-11-29 | 5,142 | 214.2 | ... that puzzle maker Patrick Berry has been called the "Thomas Pynchon of crosswords"? | |
Władysław Umiński | 2023-11-19 | 5,141 | 214.2 | ... that Władysław Umiński has been called the "Polish Jules Verne"? | |
Deli 613 | 2023-11-25 | 5,138 | 214.1 | ... that Dublin restaurant Deli 613 imports frozen bagels from New York? | |
North Nias Regency | 2023-11-22 | 5,104 | 212.7 | ... that North Nias Regency demolished its own government buildings in 2018 for urban renewal? | |
Hevenu shalom aleichem | 2023-11-02 | 5,058 | 210.8 | ... that after signing the Camp David Accords in 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin ended a speech with a desire to sing the peace song "Hevenu shalom aleichem" with the people of Israel? | |
KTNL-TV | 2023-11-02 | 5,025 | 209.4 | ... that until 1985, CBS programs on a TV station in Sitka, Alaska, were videotaped in Seattle and aired on a two-week delay? | |
Stan Mataele | 2023-11-27 | 4,955 | 206.5 | ... that Stan Mataele lied about his football experience but still became one of the top players in the state? | |
Warren C. Dickerson | 2023-11-01 | 4,940 | 205.9 | ... that Warren C. Dickerson helped transform the Bronx into an urban extension of Manhattan? | |
Jim Hobbins | 2023-11-19 | 4,893 | 203.9 | ... that Jim Hobbins played two years of professional football, spaced apart by 11 years? | |
Angelito de Canal 13 | 2023-11-30 | 4,672 | 194.6 | ... that Angelito de Canal 13, the mascot of the Chilean television network Canal 13, was inspired by its creator's son? | |
Surabaya City Regional House of Representatives | 2023-11-17 | 4,668 | 194.5 | ... that in the 1909 election to the city council of Surabaya, less than 1 percent of the population was enrolled to vote? | |
Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad | 2023-11-29 | 4,636 | 193.2 | ... that the directors of the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad stole back the railroad from a bankrupt lessee? | |
Senpai, This Can't Be Love! | 2023-11-08 | 4,564 | 190.2 | ... that Toshiki Seto was cast in the television adaptation of Senpai, This Can't Be Love! because, according to the creator, he could express emotion through his stare? | |
Palembang City Regional House of Representatives | 2023-11-27 | 4,544 | 189.4 | ... that the building housing the city council of Palembang, Indonesia, was claimed to be the "grandest" of its kind? | |
Mê Linh Square | 2023-11-03 | 4,534 | 188.9 | ... that the statue of Trần Hưng Đạo in Mê Linh Square was erected by the South Vietnamese Navy, who regarded him as a patron saint? | |
Korea Job World | 2023-11-23 | 4,480 | 186.7 | ... that in Korea Job World, children can participate in career-experience scenarios to explore vocational paths? | |
Episode 8000 (Home and Away) | 2023-11-09 | 4,450 | 185.4 | ... that actress Jacqui Purvis performed her character's wedding vows in te reo Māori during the 8000th episode of Home and Away? | |
Rex v Bourne | 2023-11-08 | 4,327 | 180.3 | ... that the judge in the 1938 King v Bourne trial stated that performing an abortion might prevent a "physical or mental wreck"? | |
Mai Fujisawa | 2023-11-01 | 4,234 | 176.4 | ... that a song from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was performed by four-year-old Mai Fujisawa, daughter of the film's composer Joe Hisaishi? | |
Jeʹvida | 2023-11-20 | 4,208 | 175.4 | ... that Jeʹvida is the first feature film in the Skolt Sámi language? | |
Lillian V. Holdeman Moore | 2023-11-07 | 4,172 | 173.9 | ... that Lillian V. Holdeman Moore identified a spike in hydrogen-gas-producing bacteria in Skylab astronauts? | |
Alex Laferriere | 2023-11-19 | 4,141 | 172.5 | ... that current NHL player Alex Laferriere refused to try out ice skating at a young age, and only did so when bribed with Skittles? | |
Shinzō wo Sasageyo! | 2023-11-16 | 4,138 | 172.4 | ... that the title of "Shinzō wo Sasageyo!", the opening theme song for season two of Attack on Titan, comes from an in-universe salute and battle cry? | |
Wappenmünzen | 2023-11-24 | 4,042 | 168.4 | ... that some ancient Athenian coins featured the faces of gorgons? | |
Nikova | 2023-11-14 | 4,006 | 166.9 | ... that historically, native mercury was extracted from rocks mined in Idrija by washing them in the stream Nikova? | |
Ralph Smith (American football) | 2023-11-21 | 3,939 | 164.1 | ... that American football player Ralph "Catfish" Smith was a two-way player in college and in the National Football League? | |
Ruth Ann Davis | 2023-11-14 | 3,938 | 164.1 | ... that professor Ruth Ann Davis made the largest-ever single contribution to Potomac State College of West Virginia University to support nursing scholarships in memory of her mother? | |
WLIW (TV) | 2023-11-21 | 3,937 | 164.0 | ... that Long Island's PBS station specialized in making shows for other stations to air during their pledge drives? | |
Abram Kofman | 2023-11-26 | 3,920 | 163.4 | ... that Abram Kofman was the first Ancient Greek–Esperanto translator, publishing translated sections of the Iliad in 1895? | |
Pasquier Grenier | 2023-11-11 | 3,891 | 162.1 | ... that Pasquier Grenier sold tapestries to royalty across Europe in the 15th century? | |
Frederick E. Olmsted | 2023-11-30 | 3,851 | 160.5 | ... that Frederick E. Olmsted was instrumental in the creation of nineteen national forests and the Muir Woods National Monument in California? | |
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk | 2023-11-26 | 3,793 | 158.0 | ... that after learning to write with Inuktitut syllabics to help Catholic missionaries learn her language, Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote one of the first Inuktitut-language novels? | |
Manaka Matsukubo | 2023-11-24 | 3,780 | 157.5 | ... that Manaka Matsukubo, the youngest player to start in the NWSL Challenge Cup, was named most valuable player of this year's final? | |
Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932) | 2023-11-06 | 3,775 | 157.3 | ... that in the 1932 baseball game in which pitcher Eddie Rommel won his last game, he pitched 17 innings in relief, an American League record? | |
Flathead Lake Biological Station | 2023-11-15 | 3,733 | 155.5 | ... that Flathead Lake Biological Station can detect invasive aquatic species in real-time using eDNA technology? | |
Solar eclipse of November 22, 1900 | 2023-11-09 | 3,706 | 154.4 | ... that a newspaper in Kentucky reported that the solar eclipse of November 22, 1900, would pass over Austria instead of Australia? | |
Catherine Wedd | 2023-11-04 | 3,699 | 154.1 | ... that when she was elected to the New Zealand parliament, Catherine Wedd defeated her former coworker at a marketing company? | |
Wantage Code | 2023-11-15 | 3,585 | 149.4 | ... that the Wantage Code, a record of laws promulgated by the English king Æthelred the Unready and his councillors around 997, may provide the earliest description of a jury of presentment? | |
LGBT history in Massachusetts | 2023-11-08 | 3,550 | 147.9 | ... that Massachusetts gave the United States its first openly LGBT state legislator to be elected, as well as the first out congressperson and state attorney general? | |
Djanius Djamin | 2023-11-21 | 2,458 | 102.4 | ... that Djanius Djamin, the speaker of Medan's city council from 1969 to 1971, was the first woman to chair a legislature in Sumatra? | |
Medan City Regional House of Representatives | 1,077 | 44.9 | |||
Total | 3,536 | 147.3 | |||
Amrita Shah | 2023-11-12 | 3,475 | 144.8 | ... that Amrita Shah found that the introduction of television to India led to more women aspiring to become independent? | |
Igbo literature | 2023-11-11 | 3,421 | 142.5 | ... that History of the Mission of the Evangelical Brothers in the Caribbean by C. G. A. Oldendorp was the first book to publish Igbo-language terms in 1777? | |
Tre Harris | 2023-11-14 | 3,354 | 139.8 | ... that the FBS college football player Tre Harris set his school's single-game record for most receiving touchdowns in his debut? | |
Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı | 2023-11-22 | 3,336 | 139.0 | ... that Turkish carom billiards champion Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı grew up playing volleyball for about 12 years? | |
Newlyn Tidal Observatory | 2023-11-20 | 3,320 | 138.3 | ... that the mean sea level observed by the Newlyn Tidal Observatory from 1915 to 1921 defined the reference for height measurement in Great Britain? | |
Conjurer (band) | 2023-11-11 | 3,296 | 137.3 | ... that Conjurer has contributed to a musical project named after a quote from the sitcom Peep Show? | |
Davy's on the Road Again | 2023-11-15 | 3,281 | 136.7 | ... that later pressings of the soundtrack of the soft porn film The Stud replaced Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Davy's on the Road Again" after a journalist blabbed its presence to the band's keyboardist? | |
Hamish Campbell | 2023-11-10 | 3,230 | 134.6 | ... that New Zealand politician Hamish Campbell is a cancer researcher and runs a flower-delivery business? | |
Modern Jewish historiography | 2023-11-25 | 3,212 | 133.9 | ... that dei Rossi's work on modern Jewish historiography was banned by Venetian rabbis, but he obtained imprimatur from a Catholic? | |
United States Conciliation Service | 2023-11-13 | 3,184 | 132.7 | ... that the United States Conciliation Service, which was part of the U.S. Department of Labor, came to an end because the writers of the Taft–Hartley Act thought that the service was too partial to labor? | |
Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region | 2023-11-18 | 3,140 | 130.8 | ... that after the Iraqi government lost control of its northern territories following the 1991 Gulf War, the Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region was based in Baghdad? | |
Rachel Yakar | 2023-11-17 | 3,128 | 130.4 | ... that soprano Rachel Yakar, who received international attention in 1977 as Poppea with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, was also described as an "ideal" Mélisande and "a Mozartian at heart and in style"? | |
Randy Huntington | 2023-11-01 | 2,972 | 123.8 | ... that Randy Huntington coached three athletes to break world records in the long jump, the triple jump, and the 60-metres split? | |
The Sims 2: FreeTime | 2023-11-04 | 2,948 | 122.9 | ... that They Might Be Giants sang in Simlish on the soundtrack for The Sims 2: FreeTime? | |
Smin Ye-Thin-Yan | 2023-11-04 | 2,918 | 121.6 | ... that Hanthawaddy commander Smin Ye-Thin-Yan captured Donwun by deceiving his blood brother? | |
Mahathir Mohamad | 2023-11-30 | 2,882[e] | 120.1 | ... that as Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad called the outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit "eco-imperialism"? | |
August 2014 United States floods | 2023-11-09 | 2,810 | 117.1 | ... that the August 2014 United States floods set rainfall records across cities in several states, including Michigan, Maine, and New York? | |
Vanilla odorata | 2023-11-10 | 2,800 | 116.6 | ... that euglossine bees distribute the seeds of vanilla tlatepusco? | |
Tom Rutherford | 2023-11-15 | 2,702 | 112.6 | ... that New Zealand politician Tom Rutherford is a firefighter and hockey umpire? | |
Mohammed Khalid Roashan | 2023-11-19 | 2,678 | 111.6 | ... that University of Nebraska alumnus M. Khalid Roashan helped draft the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan? | |
Christian Nodal | 2023-11-30 | 2,655 | 110.6 | ... that Mexican musician Christian Nodal was the first artist to have a regional Mexican song enter the Billboard Hot 100? | |
Susan Murabana | 2023-11-18 | 2,647 | 110.3 | ... that Susan Murabana created Africa's first permanent planetarium? | |
Semarang City Regional House of Representatives | 2023-11-29 | 2,628 | 109.5 | ... that a former Dutch villa houses both the city council of Semarang, Indonesia, and the city's mayor? | |
East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation | 2023-11-05 | 2,564 | 106.9 | ... that before a separate party was created for Pakistan, the All India Scheduled Castes Federation simultaneously held the posts of Minister of Law in both Pakistan and India? | |
Takahiro Nishikawa | 2023-11-23 | 2,552 | 106.4 | ... that former Dreams Come True band member Takahiro Nishikawa opened a bar in his hometown of Sapporo in 2009, seven years after he left the band? | |
François Glorieux | 2023-11-29 | 2,505 | 104.4 | ... that François Glorieux was a Belgian pianist and improvisor, conductor of the BBC Radio Orchestra and Stan Kenton's band, and arranger for Michael Jackson? | |
Saw E Binnya | 2023-11-06 | 2,477 | 103.2 | ... that the Battle of Daybathwe ended shortly after the Myaungmya commander Saw E Binnya was assassinated by the Hanthawaddy commander Dein Mani-Yut, whom he thought was defecting to his side? | |
Noveloa | 2023-11-22 | 2,448 | 102.0 | ... that pollution in rivers scatters far-red light, making it harder for plants like Noveloa to germinate? | |
Gembong Warsono | 2023-11-25 | 2,368 | 98.6 | ... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters? | |
Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his | 2023-11-22 | 2,366 | 98.6 | ... that Benjamin Britten composed Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his for the tenor voice of Peter Pears, using poetry from A Divine Rapture by Francis Quarles? | |
Joshua Sacco | 2023-11-23 | 2,362 | 98.4 | ... that Zimbabwean musician Joshua Sacco and his band used to perform songs at ZANU–PF election rallies before he became a party member? | |
Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held | 2023-11-13 | 2,328 | 97.0 | ... that "Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held" (Follow me, says Christ, our hero) is a Christian hymn in German with a text by Angelus Silesius that uses sayings of Jesus in direct speech? | |
Martha Poma | 2023-11-22 | 2,274 | 94.8 | ... that Martha Poma worked as a textile artisan in El Alto before being elected to the Bolivian senate? | |
Freddy Huayta | 2023-11-13 | 2,264 | 94.3 | ... that to combat water privatization in Bolivia, Freddy Huayta joined a "coordinator"—a loose-knit alliance of organizations united around a single cause? | |
James Dillon Armstrong | 2023-11-12 | 2,082 | 86.7 | ... that James Dillon Armstrong was a Virginia state senator, a delegate to West Virginia's constitutional convention, and a circuit court judge while serving for more than 43 years as a Presbyterian church elder? | |
Jim Rich | 2023-11-15 | 2,060 | 85.8 | ... that Jim Rich served as editor-in-chief of the Daily News twice? | |
Oliver C. Dawson | 2023-11-03 | 2,034 | 84.8 | ... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame? | |
Delanie Sheehan | 2023-11-11 | 2,007 | 83.6 | ... that last month, Delanie Sheehan scored her first professional goal during Gotham FC's first NWSL postseason win? | |
Donald A. Morgan | 2023-11-21 | 1,908 | 79.5 | ... that Donald A. Morgan is the first director of photography to be inducted into the Television Hall of Fame? | |
Bandung City Regional House of Representatives | 2023-11-16 | 1,777 | 74.0 | ... that the city council of Bandung in the Dutch East Indies initially met at the site of a former coffee-packing factory? | |
NETPark | 2023-11-14 | 1,733 | 72.2 | ... that some of the optics for the James Webb Space Telescope were made at the NETPark science park in northern England? | |
In a Nutshell | 2023-11-12 | 1,614 | 67.3 | ... that after the British premiere of Percy Grainger's suite In a Nutshell, The Daily Telegraph argued that the marimba, then new to the orchestra, sounded inferior to the xylophone? | |
Myrthen | 2023-11-07 | 1,580 | 65.8 | ... that Eric Sams remarked "what bride ever had a finer wedding gift?" of the song collection Myrthen (Myrtles), which Robert Schumann dedicated to Clara? | |
History of education in Wales | 2023-11-25 | 1,527 | 63.6 | ... that throughout the history of education in Wales, schools have been held in monastic settlements, cathedrals, residential houses, marketplaces, barns, churches, and village halls? | |
Brian Merrett | 2023-11-18 | 1,064 | 44.3 | ... that Canadian photographer and architectural activist Brian Merrett's works prompted the preservation of Montreal's Shaughnessy House, now the Canadian Centre for Architecture? | |
WNPT | 2023-11-26 | 1,028 | 42.8 | ... that John Seigenthaler hosted a literary interview program which ran for 42 years on Nashville Public Television? |