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Unexpected John Cena 2016-04-01 24,818 3,102.2 ... that somebody stole the show in Ghostbusters, Breaking Bad, and SpongeBob SquarePants, and his name is—JOHN CENAAA!? (pictured)
Catherine Zeta-Jones 2016-04-21 31,062[a] 2,535.7 ... that Catherine Zeta-Jones' (pictured) wedding ceremony cost an estimated £1.5 million?
Bodybuilding in China 2016-04-12 27,534 2,294.5 ... that bodybuilding in China was once banned?
United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton 2016-04-01 16,565 2,070.6 ... that US officials grabbed a Tyrannosaurus that entered the country illegally?
Cut Sleeve 2016-04-01 15,145 1,893.1 ... that He was gay?
Computer says no 2016-04-01 14,489 1,811.1 ... that computer says no?
Flag of South Africa (1928–1994) 2016-04-20 20,808 1,698.7 ... that the former flag of South Africa (pictured) was created as a compromise but later came to be viewed as a symbol of apartheid?
Antlion 2016-04-14 18,242 1,608.4 ... that many antlion larvae dig pit traps to catch prey?
A Storm in the Stars 2016-04-01 10,887 1,360.9 ... that a storm in the stars spawned Frankenstein (monster pictured)?
Merikins 2016-04-01 6,413 801.6 ... that Althea McNish is not American, but she is descended from a Merikin?
Althea McNish 4,240 530.0
Total 10,653 1,331.6
Presidential Emergency Facility 2016-04-01 10,422 1,302.8 ... that President Obama lost his cannonball, cowpuncher, and corkscrew, but retains his crown and palace?
Pooh-pooh 2016-04-01 10,334 1,291.7 ... that hurling poo-poo at your opponent is frowned upon?
Warp Drive 2016-04-01 10,264 1,282.9 ... that motorists may use warp drive in Dulles, Virginia?
The Frog God 2016-04-01 9,884 1,235.4 ... that The Frog God comes in front of you?
Virgin Atlantic Little Red 2016-04-01 9,646 1,205.7 ... that a British giant swallowed a little red virgin?
Seth Bogart 2016-04-01 8,822 1,102.8 ... that everybody's eating makeup?
Lawa Railway 2016-04-07 10,747 1,092.0 ... that the passengers of the Lawa Railway (rail car pictured) had to cross the Suriname River via cable car?
Sairat 2016-04-29 12,484[b] 1,062.5 ... that Sairat, which is set to be released today, is the first Indian film to include a symphonic score recorded in Hollywood?
Croatian Apoxyomenos 2016-04-14 12,614 995.8 ... that the Croatian Apoxyomenos (head pictured), a 2,000-year-old Ancient Greek bronze statue, was discovered on the seabed by a Belgian tourist?
Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 2016-04-01 7,965 995.6 ... that Northern Ireland recently outlawed the practice of sitting in two places at the same time?
Bai Yang 2016-04-11 11,664 992.6 ... that Bai Yang (pictured), one of China's most popular film actresses, was imprisoned for five years during the Cultural Revolution?
Space Travel (video game) 2016-04-01 7,694 961.8 ... that space travel cost only US$50–75 in 1969?
Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad 2016-04-26 11,710 956.0 ... that the McBride Creek bridge (pictured) of the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad was built from horizontal logs?
Attempted theft of George Washington's head 2016-04-19 13,524 938.0 ... that during the attempted theft of George Washington's head, the body of Bushrod Washington was accidentally decapitated?
Welsh Mountain sheep 2016-04-11 10,156 858.3 ... that the Welsh Mountain sheep (pictured), a traditional part of Welsh agriculture, was described by the agriculturalist Arthur Young as "the most despicable of all types"?
Agriculture in Wales 878 74.2
Total 11,034 932.5
Chinese corvette Yangwu 2016-04-06 10,741 914.8 ... that the flagship of the Fujian Fleet, the Chinese corvette Yangwu, was destroyed 27 seconds into the opening engagement of the Sino-French War?
White House Passover Seder 2016-04-22 11,611 898.9 ... that President Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to conduct a Passover Seder in the White House (pictured), which he has done annually since 2009?
A Prank 2016-04-01 7,006 875.8 ... that one method of defying gravity is to fall for your own prank?
Newcastle Emlyn Castle 2016-04-18 5,877 869.6 ... that sixty oxen were used to haul the siege engine that helped force Newcastle Emlyn Castle (pictured) to surrender in 1287?
Paddy Murphy (Liverpudlian) 2016-04-13 10,400 866.7 ... that Japanese Emperor Hirohito had a Liverpudlian cousin named Paddy Murphy?
Astronesthes niger 2016-04-07 8,074 820.3 ... that the snaggletooth avoids the sea surface when the latter is illuminated?
Robert Gibbon Johnson 2016-04-22 8,192[c] 819.9 ... that Colonel Johnson (pictured), who was imprisoned by the British at the age of seven, became famous for eating tomatoes?
Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc. 2016-04-01 6,454 806.7 ... that Taco Cabana paid $22 million for two pesos?
Joan Bates 2016-04-07 7,888 801.5 ... that Joan Bates was a queen before she was a princess?
Phoenix, Arizona 2016-04-01 6,096[d] 762.1 ... that a bird grew nearly 4% a year for forty years?
Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 2016-04-27 9,158 747.6 ... that competition for the contract to build Singapore's first MRT trains (pictured) was so fierce that it involved last-minute discounts, offers of free parts, and allegations of sabotage?
Danny Higginbotham 2016-04-08 7,684 743.0 ... that Alex Ferguson gave Danny Higginbotham (pictured) a four-year professional contract whilst Higginbotham was serving a year-long ban from football?
Stroganina 2016-04-16 8,820 724.9 ... that stroganina (example pictured) is a popular raw fish dish among native Siberians?
Cobble (geology) 2016-04-06 8,450 719.7 ... that two researchers have argued that some cobbles (pictured) should be called "very small boulders"?
Los Espantos 2016-04-18 5,701 485.2 ... that more than 10 wrestlers have worn the Espanto mask, including Espanto I, Espanto II, Espanto III, Espanto IV and V, Los Hijos del Espanto, Espanto Jr., his son Espanto Jr., and Mini-Estrella Espantito?
Espanto I 608 51.7
Espantito 568 48.4
Los Hijos del Espanto 452 38.4
Espanto IV and V 434 36.9
Espanto III 380 32.3
Espanto II 312 26.6
Total 8,456 719.6
The Black Ghosts (short story) 2016-04-01 5,735 716.9 ... that black ghosts were once sold in China?
Allied (film) 2016-04-28 9,252[e] 716.7 ... that the upcoming film Allied, scripted by Steven Knight, is based on a true story personally told to Knight at the age of 21?
Taxation in North Korea 2016-04-27 8,778 716.6 ... that one of the claims of North Korean propaganda is that there is no taxation in North Korea?
Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop 2016-04-21 6,680[f] 703.7 ... that Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop in Philadelphia changed its business name in 2013 because the name it had used for 64 years was controversial?
Malator 2016-04-18 8,255 702.6 ... that the Malator is known locally as the "Teletubby house"?
Carlos Brewer 2016-04-13 8,430 702.5 ... that Major General Carlos Brewer asked to be demoted to colonel so he could command combat troops during World War II, because he was too old to command a division as a general?
Cairngorm Plateau Disaster 2016-04-26 8,468 691.3 ... that five schoolchildren and their leader's assistant died in a blizzard in the 1971 Cairngorm Plateau Disaster when they failed to reach the Curran shelter in the Scottish Highlands?
Guan Zilan 2016-04-24 8,451 689.9 ... that painter Guan Zilan (pictured), once an art world favourite, became largely forgotten in Communist China and rediscovered photos of her were mistaken for images of the movie star Ruan Lingyu?
Welsh cuisine 2016-04-19 9,842 682.6 ... that many people believe there is no such thing as Welsh food?
Pink slime 2016-04-06 7,492 637.6 ... that the proportion of ground beef that contained pink slime, in the United States, declined from 70% in March 2012 to around 5% in March 2013, in part due to media coverage about it?
Nisha Ayub 2016-04-15 7,525 635.9 ... that Nisha Ayub has said she could be stripped naked and killed, but her transgender identity could not be taken from her?
Anthony Hidden 2016-04-01 5,078 634.7 ... that the Hidden Report was published?
Sheep shagger 2016-04-15 7,350 621.1 ... that Welshmen are sometimes called sheep shaggers?
Long-nosed bandicoot 2016-04-29 7,228 615.2 ... that the long-nosed bandicoot (illustrated) has one of the briefest known gestation periods of all mammals at 12.5 days?
Camaron rebosado 2016-04-20 5,503[g] 612.0 ... that camaron rebosado (example pictured) is a Philippine dish that has a Spanish name, but originated in China?
Charlie Applewhite 2016-04-27 6,464 610.3 ... that as a boy, Charlie Applewhite (pictured) sang on Fort Worth street corners when his allowance ran out?
Elizabeth Randles 2016-04-15 7,128 602.4 ... that when three and a half years old, Elizabeth Randles (depicted) played piano for King George III and his family?
Tay (bot) 2016-04-08 5,830[h] 563.7 ... that within a day of the release of the Microsoft chatterbot Tay on Twitter, it was taken offline because it started making inflammatory tweets?
Walt McDougall 2016-04-28 7,236 560.6 ... that when Pennsylvania legislators pushed a bill banning caricatures of politicians as animals, cartoonist Walt McDougall (pictured) drew them as a tree, a beer mug, and assorted vegetables?
Parvoblongoolithus 2016-04-01 4,380 547.6 ... that Parvoblongoolithus appears to be a fossilized dwarf?
Suaeda fruticosa 2016-04-01 4,330 541.3 ... that you can look through a window made of shrubby seablight, then wash your hands with it before eating it?
Lord Baltimore penny 2016-04-13 6,402 533.5 ... that the Lord Baltimore penny (pictured) was the first copper coin issued for circulation in the Thirteen Colonies?
Ali Abu Nuwar 2016-04-07 7,492 529.5 ... that Jordanian Army Chief of Staff Ali Abu Nuwar (pictured) was accused of conspiring to overthrow King Hussein and was consequently exiled?
Ivan Aivazovsky 2016-04-17 3,256 520.3 ... that the painter Ivan Aivazovsky (work pictured) threw away his Ottoman medals to protest large-scale massacres of Armenians?
Tessie Reynolds 2016-04-13 6,088 507.3 ... that in 1893, 16-year-old Tessie Reynolds cycled from Brighton to London and back in a rational outfit?
Dyserth Castle 2016-04-11 5,914 499.8 ... that Dyserth Castle was the last of the British fortified defence castles on the Clwydian hills in the Middle Ages?
HMS Constant (1801) 2016-04-05 7,446 499.5 ... that the 12-gun brig HMS Constant captured at least seven French and Dutch vessels while at sea between 1806 and 1813?
Emma Stone 2016-04-23 5,548[i] 497.2 ... that in order to move to Los Angeles to be an actress, Emma Stone prepared a PowerPoint presentation to convince her parents?
Pan Am Flight 841 2016-04-30 4,424 496.6 ... that after the 1972 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 841, the pilot received honors at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as well as death threats and vandalism at his home?
The Left Hand of Darkness 2016-04-19 7,116 493.6 ... that Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo and Nebula award-winning 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness is set on a fictional planet whose people are neither male nor female for most of their sexual cycle?
Operation Black Lion III 2016-04-08 5,722 487.0 ... that Operation Black Lion III was a land grab before the Secret War ended?
Documents for Contingencies (Other than a Plan D Situation) Which Justify Application of Emergency Measures on a National Scale 2016-04-18 3,217 476.0 ... that FEMA's "Other than a Plan D Situation" file includes draft legislation to waive penalties for the late-filing of income tax by persons residing in cities destroyed by nuclear attack?
Courtenay Gate 2016-04-06 5,572 474.3 ... that the celebrity vet Buster Lloyd-Jones compared living in the penthouse flat of Courtenay Gate (pictured) in Hove to "living in a lighthouse"?
Victor Tsao 2016-04-25 2,938 239.8 ... that the couple Janie and Victor Tsao started Linksys in their garage, and sold it for half a billion dollars?
Janie Tsao 2,836 231.5
Total 5,774 471.3
Hu Dunfu 2016-04-01 3,752 469.0 ... that hu created utopia?
Bridge for Laboratory Sciences 2016-04-02 4,561 380.1 ... that Vassar College's Bridge for Laboratory Sciences (pictured) crosses a stream?
Fonteynkill 1,024 85.3
Total 5,584 465.4
The Fornicating Dog 2016-04-01 3,624 453.0 ... that Pu Songling says: Lie down with dogs, wind up in pieces?
Jianbing 2016-04-10 5,124 451.7 ... that jianbing is one of the most popular street breakfasts in China?
Li Ye (poet) 2016-04-17 2,810 449.0 ... that Li Ye, a Taoist nun and courtesan renowned for her beauty and talent in poetry, was executed for treason?
Clam dip 2016-04-26 4,516 447.5 ... that after the Kraft Music Hall television show aired a recipe for clam dip (example pictured) in the early 1950s, canned clams in New York City sold out within 24 hours?
Star Trek: Phaser Strike 2016-04-06 5,179 441.1 ... that the first video game based on Star Trek was Phaser Strike, released for the Microvision handheld console in 1979?
Imperator (horse) 2016-04-11 5,168 436.7 ... that the champion Saddlebred horse Imperator's tail was 14 feet (4.3 m) long?
Béla Grünwald 2016-04-11 5,098 430.8 ... that Hungarian politician Béla Grünwald telegraphed the news of his death to his party leader before committing suicide in Paris?
Hacking (rugby) 2016-04-01 3,438 429.7 ... that a dispute over hacking led to the split between rugby and association football?
Hawys Gadarn 2016-04-14 5,440 429.5 ... that when her uncles sought to take her land and send her to a nunnery, Hawys Gadarn took an audience with Edward II and returned with English troops to take back her castle?
Telechrome 2016-04-18 4,946 420.9 ... that John Logie Baird's Telechrome was the first single-tube color television display, and could also display stereoscopic (3D) images?
Metempsychosis (Yokoyama Taikan) 2016-04-25 4,028 419.9 ... that the first exhibition of Metempsychosis (detail pictured) was abandoned after only a few hours due to the Great Kantō earthquake?
Old College, Aberystwyth 2016-04-15 4,928 419.4 ... that an architect who despised the design of Old College, Aberystwyth (pictured) was fired from working on it amid fears that his plans would prove too expensive?
Education of the British Royal Family 2016-04-19 5,964 413.7 ... that in 1970, Prince Charles became the first heir to the British throne to complete a university degree?
Emily Temple-Wood 2016-04-23 5,304 413.3 ... that Emily Temple-Wood says she will create a Wikipedia article about a woman scientist for every harassing email she receives?
Tudur Hen 2016-04-26 5,038 411.3 ... that the 13th-century Welsh nobleman Tudur Hen was the direct ancestor of the House of Tudor, and introduced the name to the line?
Carson Air Flight 66 2016-04-20 3,697[j] 411.2 ... that the pilot of Carson Air Flight 66 flew his plane while intoxicated?
Pastrami on rye 2016-04-10 4,761 405.2 ... that the pastrami on rye sandwich has come to be a symbol of the classic New York Jewish deli?
Ned Garvin 2016-04-03 4,861 405.1 ... that pitcher Ned Garvin (pictured) was fined US$100 and released by the Chicago White Stockings in 1902 after he shot a bar owner and pistol-whipped a policeman?
ACE Air Cargo Flight 51 2016-04-13 4,858 404.8 ... that Ace Air Flight 51 crashed in the same area as a 2010 plane carrying nine people including U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe?
Maxwell House Haggadah 2016-04-22 5,228 404.7 ... that with over 50 million copies in print, the Maxwell House Haggadah is the best known and most popular Passover Haggadah among American Jews?
Battle of Tulgas 2016-04-24 4,924 402.0 ... that the Battle of Tulgas is also called "The Battle of Armistice Day"?
Counter-Strike: Falklands 2016-04-03 4,636 386.4 ... that after the release of Counter-Strike: Falklands, two of the developer's websites were targeted by a distributed denial-of-service attack?
Grand Theft Auto III 2016-04-20 4,691[k] 382.9 ... that in the United States, Grand Theft Auto III was the best-selling game of 2001, and the second best-selling game of 2002, behind only its sequel?
Han Xu 2016-04-27 4,612 376.4 ... that decades before Han Xu became China's ambassador to the United States, he was a guerrilla fighter who helped rescue American pilots shot down by the Japanese?
Choo Mi-ae 2016-04-20 4,548 371.2 ... that South Korean politician Choo Mi-ae has been compared to Joan of Arc?
Itako 2016-04-03 4,434 369.5 ... that the initiation ceremonies for Japan's blind necromancers, known as itako, involve "sleeplessness, semi-starvation and intense cold"?
Mycenaean Greece 2016-04-29 3,039 361.4 ... that the Mask of Agamemnon (pictured) is probably the most famous artifact from Mycenaean Greece (c. 1600–1100 BC)?
Disposable cup 2016-04-25 4,404 359.5 ... that one doughnut shop chain uses an estimated one billion disposable cups per year, enough to circle the Earth twice?
Planned Parenthood 2016-04-18 4,216[l] 358.9 ... that Planned Parenthood was conceived 100 years ago in Brooklyn when Margaret Sanger (pictured), her sister Ethel Byrne, and Fania Mindell distributed birth control plus advice, and were soon arrested?
Barland Castle 2016-04-15 4,208 355.6 ... that the former motte-and-bailey Barland Castle is thought to have originally been called "Bernoldune", the name changing gradually over the following centuries?
Operation Black Lion 2016-04-07 5,010 354.0 ... that King Sisavang Vatthana wanted Black Lion to attack Paksong?
Hammer Historical Collection of Incandescent Electric Lamps 2016-04-22 3,510 351.2 ... that a collection of light bulbs was bought by General Electric in 1912 for $10,000 and by 1931 was valued at over a million dollars?
Horn Island Light 2016-04-15 4,110 347.4 ... that the second Horn Island Light was destroyed in the 1906 Mississippi hurricane, killing the keeper and his family?
Louis de Barth 2016-04-12 4,152 346.0 ... that rather than accept an appointment as bishop, Father Louis de Barth told Archbishop Leonard Neale that he would burn the papal bull nominating him and flee to the wilderness?
Spec Ops: The Line 2016-04-13 4,136 344.7 ... that the previews of Spec Ops: The Line, a game that depicts Dubai in a state of destruction, were banned in the United Arab Emirates?
Conductor's Building 2016-04-29 2,863 340.5 ... that the Conductor's Building was proposed to be turned into "the longest bar in America"?
Tom Bass (horse trainer) 2016-04-28 4,331 335.5 ... that Tom Bass was born a slave but trained horses for Theodore Roosevelt, Will Rogers, and Buffalo Bill Cody?
Nezihe Araz 2016-04-14 3,742 329.9 ... that Turkish journalist and playwright Nezihe Araz was fired from her newspaper job because a photo attached to her report showed an Arab man urinating, which angered the King of Iraq?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2016-04-04 6,836[m] 327.8 ... that Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's nemesis system was inspired by sports games?
Sha Fei 2016-04-23 3,629 325.2 ... that Harvard University is holding a conference today on Sha Fei, "The Photographer Who Shaped Modern China" (sample photograph pictured)?
Conair Aviation Flight 448 2016-04-24 3,950 322.5 ... that Conair Aviation Flight 448, a flight meant to fight wildfires, inadvertently started one?
Herbert Mehlhorn 2016-04-02 3,864 322.0 ... that SS officer Herbert Mehlhorn was involved in the camouflage of the mass graves of the Jewish victims at the Chełmno extermination camp?
Operation Phou Phiang II 2016-04-12 3,842 320.2 ... that over a dozen pre-teen soldiers served supply and communications duty during Operation Phou Phiang II?
Night of the Auk 2016-04-02 3,838 319.9 ... that a 1960 telecast of Night of the Auk was the first time William Shatner played a spacecraft crew member on television?
Santi Ghose 2016-04-17 3,758 319.9 ... that Indian nationalist Santi Ghose assassinated a British magistrate when she was 15 years old?
Domestication of the Syrian hamster 2016-04-12 3,810 317.5 ... that domestication of the Syrian hamster began in the 1930s?
The Lab (video game) 2016-04-29 3,708 315.6 ... that The Lab, a virtual reality game by Valve, is set in the Portal universe and features pocket universes?
Stephen Jurika 2016-04-07 4,454 314.7 ... that Stephen Jurika was one of 18 crewmen of the USS Franklin (CV-13) awarded the Navy Cross for their actions on 19 March 1945?
Bean dip 2016-04-03 3,730 310.8 ... that bean dip (example pictured) may be prepared using reconstituted dried bean flakes?
Supratika 2016-04-20 3,790 309.4 ... that the Hindu mythical beast SupratikaBhagadatta's elephant – nearly killed Bhima during the Kurukshetra War?
Saputangan 2016-04-12 3,703 308.6 ... that Saputangan, a film that follows a man who restores his beloved's eyesight, was banned in Singapore?
Adventure (Atari 2600) 2016-04-17 1,922 307.0 ... that the Atari 2600 game Adventure contained the first well-known instance of a video game Easter egg?
New York City Subway 2016-04-17 1,896[n] 303.0 ... that the New York City Subway is the largest rapid transit system in the world by number of stations, with 469 stations in operation?
Blueberry sauce 2016-04-21 3,678 300.2 ... that blueberry sauce can be used to prepare blueberry Martinis?
Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow 2016-04-28 3,859 299.0 ... that Norwegian terrorist Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow took part in killing 63 people at a shopping mall in Kenya?
St Mellons Church 2016-04-12 3,573 297.8 ... that one of the oldest parts of the medieval St Mellons Church (pictured) is the base of the font, which was made from an old Norman pier?
Roman temple 2016-04-08 3,490 297.0 ... that Roman temples (example pictured) developed out of Greek and Etruscan forms?
Shuangyu 2016-04-21 3,624 295.9 ... that Shuangyu, an international entrepôt used by Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese traders and smugglers, was destroyed by the Ming dynasty in 1548?
Basang 2016-04-12 3,544 295.3 ... that Basang, a former slave, was the only woman leader in the Tibet Autonomous Region for more than two decades?
Bank of England £50 note 2016-04-30 3,404 289.7 ... that the current Bank of England £50 note is the first Bank of England banknote to feature two people on the reverse?
Ulupi 2016-04-19 4,127 286.3 ... that in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Nāga princess Ulupi (pictured with her husband) is said to have restored her dead husband's life?
WWE Women's Championship (2016–present) 2016-04-18 1,934[o] 286.1 ... that the WWE Women's Championship was created because female wrestlers felt that the former Divas Championship diminished them to "eye candy"?
Meanness 2016-04-26 3,482 284.3 ... that meanness is a personal quality whose classical form, discussed by many from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas, characterizes it as a vice of "lowness", but whose modern form deals more with cruelty?
Park Hall (football ground) 2016-04-14 3,556 280.7 ... that Park Hall is in England but is considered by UEFA to be Welsh?
Lenny Schultz 2016-04-08 3,298 280.7 ... that Lenny Schultz kept his day job as a high school gym teacher while gaining popularity on late-night talk shows and in comedy clubs?
Interstate 97 2016-04-21 2,659 280.1 ... that Interstate 97 is the shortest 2-digit mainline Interstate Highway and only intracounty 2-digit Interstate in the contiguous United States?
Four Seasons Mall 2016-04-20 3,416 278.9 ... that city officials in Plymouth, Minnesota, opposed the idea of a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m2) Walmart Supercenter replacing the Four Seasons Mall?
Melitta Marxer 2016-04-01 2,231 278.9 ... that Melitta Marxer and Sleeping Beauty won women the right to vote in Liechtenstein?
Gene Roddenberry 2016-04-04 5,794[p] 277.9 ... that after Gene Roddenberry left the production of Star Trek in 1968, he attempted to turn Isaac Asimov's I, Robot into a film?
Operation Sinsay 2016-04-06 3,248 276.4 ... that the battalions imported from Military Region 3 during Operation Sinsay held their objective for three days before being returned?
Bank of England £5 note 2016-04-30 2,442 274.1 ... that the next version of the Bank of England £5 note will feature a portrait of Winston Churchill?
Marquinhos 2016-04-27 3,336 272.4 ... that the Brazilian football defender Marquinhos was surprised by how many goals he scored after joining Paris Saint-Germain?
Borscht 2016-04-22 3,514[q] 272.1 ... that common hogweed was originally the main ingredient of borscht?
United States Coast Guard Pipe Band 2016-04-28 3,006 271.1 ... that the United States Coast Guard tartan is patterned in a ten-thread count to represent the first ten ships of the Revenue-Marine?
Espectro I 2016-04-29 2,279 271.0 ... that the Mexico City wrestling commission banned Espectro I from using a casket as part of his entrance ritual?
Drishyam 2016-04-15 3,195 270.0 ... that Drishyam became the second film to show for 100 days in the UAE, after Titanic (1997)?
Jami Masjid, Khambhat 2016-04-28 2,989 269.5 ... that the interior of the Jami Masjid, Khambhat, (pictured) has an open courtyard with 100 columns built from ruins of Hindu and Jain temples?
Social justice warrior 2016-04-07 3,786[r] 267.5 ... that in August 2015, the term "social justice warrior" was one of several new words and phrases added to Oxford Dictionaries?
Pantysgawn 2016-04-12 3,185 265.4 ... that the Welsh goat's cheese Pantysgawn was created after a farmer was sent to market to buy a cow?
Doris Mackinnon 2016-04-06 3,110 264.7 ... that Doris Mackinnon had a reputation for never repeating a lecture in 30 years?
Samuel Gist 2016-04-20 2,356 262.0 ... that rags-to-riches colonial Virginia slave owner Samuel Gist owned as many as 1000 slaves, most of whom were freed after his death?
2014 Hotel Amalo attack 2016-04-28 2,904 261.9 ... that the Hotel Amalo suicide car bombing was perpetrated by a 60-year-old Norwegian Labour Party supporter and Al-Shabaab member?
Flag of the Church in Wales 2016-04-16 3,045 257.3 ... that the Flag of the Church in Wales was adopted following the split of the Church in Wales from the Church of England?
Day-Glo Color Corp. 2016-04-04 5,316 255.0 ... that hula hoops and Tide detergent boxes were two consumer products that used the fluorescent pigments invented by the Day-Glo Color Corp.?
Charles I of Hungary 2016-04-10 2,960 251.9 ... that Charles I of Hungary (pictured) could "promote a daughter to a son" to entitle her to inherit her father's estates?
Bad Milk 2016-04-02 3,020 251.6 ... that Bad Milk, developed by two brothers in their apartments in Queens, New York, won the grand prize at the 2002 Independent Games Festival?
Carew Tidal Mill 2016-04-18 1,696 250.9 ... that Carew Tidal Mill is the only restored tide mill in Wales?
Margareta Suber 2016-04-12 3,010 250.8 ... that in 1932 Margareta Suber wrote Sweden's first lesbian novel?
IPhone SE 2016-04-13 2,934[s] 244.5 ... that apart from matte-chamfered edges and an inset stainless steel rear Apple logo, the exterior design of the iPhone SE is nearly identical to that of the iPhone 5S?
Chestnut pie 2016-04-13 2,914 242.8 ... that chestnut pie dates back to the 15th century in Italy, having been documented in an early cookbook written by Bartolomeo Platina?
Madonna: Tears of a Clown 2016-04-07 3,424 242.0 ... that singer Madonna dressed up as a clown for her one-off acoustic show in Australia?
Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat 2016-04-21 2,964 241.9 ... that, with 6000 members, Central Jamaat-e Ahl-e Sunnat is Norway's largest mosque?
Ray Jones (footballer, born 1988) 2016-04-23 3,100 241.6 ... that the footballer Ray Jones, who died at 18, was described as Queens Park Rangers' own Wayne Rooney?
Glamorgan sausage 2016-04-17 2,836 241.3 ... that an 18th-century recipe for the vegetarian Glamorgan sausage references the use of pork as an ingredient?
Jinding 2016-04-21 2,276 239.7 ... that on the 3,077-metre (10,095 ft)-high Golden Summit stands a 48-metre (157 ft)-tall stupa of the Ten-Faced Samantabhadra (pictured)?
Chen Shu (painter) 2016-04-04 4,994 239.5 ... that Chen Shu, whose works (example pictured) were collected by the Qianlong Emperor, was praised by her son as an "exemplar of Confucian virtue"?
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (march) 2016-04-25 2,922 238.6 ... that "The Royal Welch Fusiliers" is the only march written by John Philip Sousa for a British Army regiment?
Philipp Meyer (politician) 2016-04-17 2,776 236.3 ... that in 1953, Philipp Meyer became the first former Nazi Kreisleiter elected to the West German Bundestag?
Iris timofejewii 2016-04-21 2,873 234.5 ... that Iris timofejewii is a rare and endangered iris threatened by overgrazing?
Maenan Hall 2016-04-20 2,860 233.4 ... that the name of Maenan Hall, a Grade I listed building near Llanddoged, Wales, means "place of the big stone" in Welsh?
Howard Henry Peckham 2016-04-18 2,736 232.9 ... that historian Howard Henry Peckham discovered that American Revolutionary War deaths were much higher than previously assumed, totaling about 25,000?
Josh Reaume 2016-04-05 2,114 232.6 ... that before he started racing, NASCAR driver Josh Reaume (pictured) grew up in Nigeria for 13 years while his parents worked in humanitarian aid?
Operation Phou Phiang III 2016-04-14 2,597 229.0 ... that Aardvarks struck the communists during Operation Phou Phiang III?
Siobhan O'Sullivan 2016-04-05 3,408 228.6 ... that the political scientist Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that animal activists should focus on the inconsistent treatment of animals relative to other animals, not relative to humans?
Chen Peiqiu 2016-04-11 2,702 228.3 ... that Chen Peiqiu is the best-selling Chinese woman painter?
Women in Classical Athens 2016-04-28 2,932 227.1 ... that despite mentioning her in five of his speeches, Demosthenes never spoke his mother's name?
How to Clone a Mammoth 2016-04-08 2,348 227.0 ... that Beth Shapiro's book How to Clone a Mammoth discusses the science involved in resurrection biology and how one would resurrect a mammoth?
Engy Ghozlan 2016-04-04 4,719 226.3 ... that Engy Ghozlan is known as the "voice and face" of efforts to eradicate sexual harassment of women in Egypt?
Marina and the Diamonds 2016-04-11 2,614[t] 222.4 ... that singer Marina and the Diamonds took up smoking in an unsuccessful attempt to get the voice of Brody Dalle from The Distillers?
List of awards and nominations received by Emma Stone 2016-04-17 1,392 222.4 ... that early in her career, Emma Stone won the Young Hollywood Award for Exciting New Face?
Jenna Jones 2016-04-24 1,434 117.0 ... that on 14 April 2016, 15-year-old Jenna Jones and 16-year-old Emily Beecroft were named as members of the 2016 Australian Paralympic Team?
Emily Beecroft 1,222 99.7
Total 2,655 216.7
Banana cake 2016-04-24 2,650 216.3 ... that steamed banana cake is found in Chinese cuisine, Indonesian cuisine and Vietnamese cuisine?
Thrymsa 2016-04-02 2,592 216.0 ... that the gold thrymsa was superseded by the silver sceat after about 675?
Caroline Trevor 2016-04-27 2,620 213.9 ... that the contralto Caroline Trevor, who has been a member of The Tallis Scholars for over three decades, broke a tradition of nine centuries when she became a singer at St Paul's Cathedral?
Dragon Dormant 2016-04-14 2,684 211.9 ... that Pu Songling wrote of a man and his hibernating dragon?
Incognitoolithus 2016-04-14 2,365 208.5 ... that the shell of Incognitoolithus, the largest known North American fossil bird egg from the Eocene, bears possible peck-marks from a predatory bird?
Vizianagaram fort 2016-04-09 2,437 207.4 ... that the 18th-century Vizianagaram fort's Rajasthani style western gate (pictured) was traditionally used for removing dead bodies from the fort?
Gerri Major 2016-04-21 2,522 205.8 ... that Gerri Major was the first African American woman to announce programs on commercial radio?
1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment 2016-04-30 2,410 205.1 ... that in 2014, the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment was assigned its first female commander?
Aizoanthemum hispanicum 2016-04-02 2,447 203.9 ... that the Spanish aizoon uses jet propulsion to disperse its seeds?
Soim 2016-04-02 2,434 202.8 ... that the parliament of the Republic of Carpatho-Ukraine met only once for a single day?
Close case 2016-04-13 2,432 202.7 ... that Judge Guido Calabresi believes close cases lead to slippery slopes?
Battle of Salamis (306 BC) 2016-04-10 2,364 201.2 ... that in the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC, during the wars between Alexander the Great's generals, Demetrius Poliorcetes defeated the fleet of Ptolemy I and conquered Cyprus?
Igwisi Hills 2016-04-11 2,363 201.1 ... that the Igwisi Hills may be the youngest kimberlite volcanoes on Earth?
Diego Salvador Martinez Hernandez De La Cruz 2016-04-06 2,342 199.3 ... that Hollyoaks character Diego Salvador Martinez Hernandez De La Cruz caused controversy with viewers because a Confederate flag decorated his van?
Seán Kinsella 2016-04-19 2,860 198.3 ... that Seán Kinsella is regarded as Ireland's first celebrity chef?
John Sigismund Zápolya 2016-04-12 2,360 196.7 ... that John Sigismund Zápolya, the only Unitarian monarch in history, was the first Prince of Transylvania?
Glad (duke) 2016-04-06 2,310 196.7 ... that Cumans, Bulgarians, and Vlachs supported Duke Glad in the late 9th century, according to the Gesta Hungarorum?
Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort 2016-04-30 File:Fort (08).jpg 1,751 196.6 ... that the sites of Sira and the Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort (pictured) were considered auspicious because of a good omen of a hare chasing a hound, a common legend in the building of forts in India?
Middleton Beach shark barrier 2016-04-09 2,128 196.3 ... that installation of the Middleton Beach shark barrier in Albany, Western Australia was delayed when sharks attacked pygmy whales just a few meters from the beach?
1000 Song Challenge 2016-04-06 2,276 193.8 ... that contestants on 1000 Song Challenge race to the microphone in order to get a chance to sing karaoke?
Jamie Ramsay 2016-04-28 2,138 192.8 ... that Jamie Ramsay claimed he ate iguana on his 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) run from Vancouver to Buenos Aires?
Gérard Lhéritier 2016-04-22 2,485 192.4 ... that Gérard Lhéritier's career took off when he discovered balloon mail?
Peniel Chapel 2016-04-17 2,258 192.2 ... that Peniel Chapel (pictured) changed the practice of the traditional interior of a Welsh church to that of a theatre building with a ramped gallery floor for an auditorium experience?
The Indigo Book 2016-04-23 2,449 190.8 ... that The Indigo Book is a public domain version of the Bluebook?
Maria Anwander 2016-04-16 2,319 190.6 ... that conceptual artist Maria Anwander French-kissed a wall at MoMA without authorization?
Linear probing 2016-04-15 2,254 190.5 ... that Donald Knuth's analysis of the linear probing strategy for resolving collisions in hash tables has been called "a landmark in the analysis of algorithms"?
Michael Fassbender filmography 2016-04-29 1,590 189.1 ... that Michael Fassbender's film roles include a Spartan soldier, Irish republican Bobby Sands, a slave owner, and a sex addict?
Entomophily 2016-04-05 2,816 188.9 ... that insects that pollinate plants include butterflies, moths, beetles, flies (example pictured), wasps, and ants?
Yun Bulong 2016-04-06 2,198 187.1 ... that Yun Bulong, Chairman of Inner Mongolia, was killed when a train hit his car at a railway crossing?
Effortless Mastery 2016-04-03 2,235 186.2 ... that by 2014, Effortless Mastery had sold over 90,000 copies?
All Saints' Church, Southampton 2016-04-18 1,258 186.2 ... that All Saints' Church, which was attended by Jane Austen when she lived in Southampton, was destroyed in the Second World War?
Robertson Smyth 2016-04-06 2,184 185.9 ... that the Irish rugby player and physician Major Robertson Smyth was killed by the effects of gas exposure in World War I?
The Burns Cage 2016-04-26 1,865 184.8 ... that The Simpsons episode "The Burns Cage" takes its name from The Birdcage, a film starring Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria?
Raymond Cazallis Davis 2016-04-25 2,232 182.2 ... that Raymond Cazallis Davis (pictured) was the first to offer a college course in bibliography?
The True Cost 2016-04-03 2,186 182.2 ... that The True Cost links fast fashion to consumerism, globalization, capitalism, structural poverty, and oppression?
Kashf al-Asrar 2016-04-28 2,340 181.3 ... that Kashf al-Asrar (The Unveiling of Secrets) was written by Ruhollah Khomeini to answer the criticisms of Shia Islam published in a pamphlet titled The Thousand-Year Secrets?
St Mary's Church, Caldicot 2016-04-21 2,212 180.6 ... that the 14th-century tower of St Mary's Church, Caldicot, was not completed until the 16th century?
Zostera japonica 2016-04-03 2,157 179.8 ... that Japanese eelgrass is believed to have travelled to North America in the company of oysters?
Cork Public Museum 2016-04-08 1,849 178.8 ... that the Cork Public Museum building was used to host visiting royalty in the 1900s, and as an air-raid protection office in the 1930s?
Charlotte Kerwood 2016-04-27 1,882 177.7 ... that Charlotte Kerwood was 15 when she won her first Commonwealth Games gold medal?
Robert Walls (admiral) 2016-04-30 1,581 177.5 ... that Vice Admiral Robert Walls was among the last intake of 13 year old cadet midshipmen to be accepted by the Royal Australian Naval College?
Museum of Socialist Art, Sofia 2016-04-29 2,082 177.2 ... that the Museum of Socialist Art was established in Sofia in 2011 amidst a controversy over its name, which was initially proposed as "Museum of Totalitarian Art"?
Elspeth Beard 2016-04-25 1,686 175.8 ... that Elspeth Beard was the first English woman to ride a motorcycle around the world?
Badami cave temples 2016-04-02 2,082 173.5 ... that a pre-8th-century sculpture of a Tandava-dancing Shiva (pictured) can be found at the Badami cave temples, a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate?
Campaign 972 2016-04-18 1,172 173.4 ... that Campaign 972 attacked Paksong 15 minutes after a ceasefire ended the Laotian Civil War?
Joseph Mitchell (city manager) 2016-04-08 1,792 173.3 ... that when Newburgh city manager Joseph Mitchell summoned all the city's welfare recipients to City Hall to investigate their legitimacy, no cases of fraud were uncovered?
Nellie Gubler 2016-04-29 1,444 171.7 ... that the Swiss embassy gave Nellie Gubler an award for her research on Swiss immigrants in Utah?
St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll 2016-04-28 2,204 170.7 ... that the 12th-century baptismal font of St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll, was moved away for safekeeping when the church was closed?
Community Transit 2016-04-23 2,179 169.8 ... that Community Transit in the Seattle area has a fleet of 45 double-decker buses (example pictured), the second-largest fleet among public transit agencies in the United States?
A Doll's House (1973 Losey film) 2016-04-08 1,729 167.2 ... that for his 1973 film version of A Doll's House, director Joseph Losey expanded Henrik Ibsen's original script with new scenes?
Notoscopelus caudispinosus 2016-04-04 1,062 50.9 ... that the lanternfishes Notoscopelus bolini‎, N. caudispinosus, N. elongatus, N. kroyeri and N. resplendens make daily vertical migrations between the deep ocean and surface waters?
Notoscopelus resplendens 824 39.5
Notoscopelus elongatus 808 38.8
Notoscopelus kroyeri 739 35.4
Notoscopelus bolini‎ 0[u] 0
Total 3,432 164.6
The Importance of Being Earnest (opera) 2016-04-15 1,920 163.4 ... that an Earnest performance necessitates the rhythmic smashing of forty dinner plates?
Mumtaz Qadri 2016-04-10 1,842 162.5 ... that Pakistani policeman Mumtaz Qadri was executed for killing the former Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer, who spoke against the blasphemy law and in favor of Asia Bibi?
Rhodoleia championii 2016-04-09 1,756 162.0 ... that the Hong Kong rose (pictured) is mainly pollinated by birds?
Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act 1919 2016-04-27 1,984 162.0 ... that the Welsh Church (Temporalities) Act 1919 led to a Welsh bishop expressing his desire that the Church of England never be disestablished?
International Bus Roadeo 2016-04-10 1,812 159.8 ... that International Bus Roadeo competitors must stop their buses within six inches of a traffic cone?
Carl Whiting Bishop 2016-04-26 1,608 159.4 ... that Tokyo-born archeologist Carl Whiting Bishop served in U.S. naval intelligence during World War I?
Anil de Silva 2016-04-07 1,554 157.8 ... that in 1958 Anil de Silva planned an all-woman expedition to China to study the cave paintings in Dunhuang and Maijishan in the Gansu province?
Mehmet Celal Bey 2016-04-25 1,505 156.9 ... that Ottoman politician Mehmet Celal Bey is known as the Turkish Oscar Schindler for having saved many lives during the Armenian Genocide?
Climate of Argentina 2016-04-27 1,642 155.1 ... that both the highest and lowest temperatures in South America were recorded in Argentina?
Premier ensemble 2016-04-10 1,750 154.3 ... that the U.S. Marine Band, a U.S. military premier ensemble, is the oldest continuously active professional music organization in the United States?
Australasian darter 2016-04-30 1,790 152.3 ... that the plumage of the Australasian darter (pictured) absorbs water to reduce the bird's buoyancy and allow it to swim submerged?
Anne Penny 2016-04-26 1,506 149.2 ... that the British poet Anne Penny was criticised for having poor grammar?
Yoyo A Go Go 2016-04-05 2,210 148.2 ... that Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl played their first performance together since the death of Kurt Cobain at 1994's Yoyo A Go Go punk rock festival?
Easter Hero 2016-04-09 1,607 148.2 ... that Easter Hero's second-place finish in the 1929 Grand National has been described as the greatest performance in the history of the race?
Rosemary Edna Sinclair 2016-04-20 1,330 147.9 ... that environmental and children's rights activist Rosemary Edna Sinclair was named Miss Australia 1960?
Lauridromia dehaani 2016-04-08 1,735 147.7 ... that the crab Lauridromia dehaani prefers to wear sponge?
Yopaat 2016-04-05 2,173 145.8 ... that the ancient Maya lightning god Yopaat was said to have helped with the rebirth of the maize god by breaking the shell of a turtle with his thunderbolt?
Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food 2016-04-29 1,224 145.6 ... that Chuck Mosley worked with a range of musicians on Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food, including Roddy Bottum, Jonathon Davis and "a guy named Eric"?
Instant pudding 2016-04-27 1,531 144.5 ... that some instant puddings are vegan?
The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny 2016-04-09 1,554 143.3 ... that in 1839, the landlord of The Angel Hotel, Abergavenny was found guilty of failing to provide sufficient hay to horses of the 12th Royal Lancers?
Ain't Your Mama 2016-04-15 1,695[v] 143.2 ... that Jennifer Lopez described the concept behind her song "Ain't Your Mama" as "very empowering"?
Cruijffiaans 2016-04-30 1,682 143.2 ... that "If I wanted you to understand it, I'd explain it better" is a favorite expression in Cruijffiaans, the idiolect of Dutch soccer coach Johan Cruyff?
Spark (horse) 2016-04-14 1,618 142.6 ... that the Thoroughbred Spark was a gift to Samuel Ogle from Lord Baltimore regifted from the Prince of Wales?
The Boy Next Door (film) 2016-04-23 1,586[w] 142.1 ... that in The Boy Next Door the main character receives a first-edition printed copy of Homer's Iliad?
St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd 2016-04-22 1,414 141.6 ... that the tomb of Henry VIII's ancestor at St Gredifael's Church was vandalised by pilgrims who thought it had healing powers?
Give It All 2016-04-16 1,700 139.7 ... that in order to film a scene for the "Give It All" music video, the film crew was forced to sneak into a local zoo?
Sweetings 2016-04-16 1,642 138.8 ... that according to chef Fergus Henderson, drinking a Black Velvet at Sweetings "puts you in the mood for romance"?
Zohreh Tabatabai 2016-04-26 1,688 137.8 ... that Zohreh Tabatabai coordinated with more than 100 heads of state to plan the United Nations' Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration?
Annie Furuhjelm 2016-04-03 1,648 137.3 ... that Annie Furuhjelm of Finland was the first elected woman legislator to speak before the British Parliament?
Ageroolithus 2016-04-06 1,604 136.6 ... that the fossil egg Ageroolithus may have been laid by a theropod dinosaur?
Andrew Ross (rugby union) 2016-04-06 1,600 136.3 ... that the Scottish international rugby player Andrew Ross joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the start of World War One?
Katherine Sanford 2016-04-20 1,664 135.9 ... that biologist Katherine Sanford was the first person to successfully clone a mammal cell in vitro?
Yi Qiu 2016-04-18 1,596 135.8 ... that Yi Qiu was the first recorded weiqi player?
Advertising in biology 2016-04-10 1,580 134.4 ... that both animals and plants self-advertise?
Binary mass function 2016-04-29 1,128 134.2 ... that the minimum mass of an exoplanet can be calculated with the binary mass function using the velocity of its host star?
Cyclocephala lurida 2016-04-14 1,692 133.6 ... that the female southern masked chafer beetle attracts a mate by emitting a volatile chemical?
Anopterus glandulosus 2016-04-12 1,586 132.2 ... that the Tasmanian laurel (pictured) can flower in autumn after flowering in spring?
Dear Future Husband 2016-04-24 1,600 130.6 ... that Meghan Trainor considered "Dear Future Husband" to be one of the strongest tracks on Title?
Mysterious New Mexico 2016-04-10 1,534 130.5 ... that in his book Mysterious New Mexico, Ben Radford describes the use of scientific techniques to investigate thirteen cases of purported paranormal phenomena?
Meena Upadhyaya 2016-04-14 1,479 130.4 ... that the medical geneticist Meena Upadhyaya has developed tests to diagnose more than 20 genetic diseases?
Coal industry in Wales 2016-04-18 1,531 130.3 ... that during the Industrial Revolution, the Welsh coal industry was at the forefront of the development of new mining technologies?
Mārtiņš Nukša 2016-04-09 1,517 129.1 ... that Mārtiņš Nukša, an architect and a diplomat, was sentenced to death and killed during the Soviet occupation of Latvia?
Margot Henderson 2016-04-02 1,536 128.0 ... that as a child, British chef Margot Henderson would cook garden snails with breadcrumbs for her parents' dinner parties?
Dorothy Blum 2016-04-23 1,428 127.9 ... that NSA cryptanalyst Dorothy Blum was using the Fortran programming language three years before its public release in 1957?
Tim Melville 2016-04-07 1,251 127.1 ... that baseball pitcher Tim Melville underwent surgery to correct his pectus excavatum when he was 11 years old?
Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House 2016-04-15 1,487 126.6 ... that the Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House is Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business?
Matzah pizza 2016-04-22 1,615 125.0 ... that during Passover, some people use matzah as a substitute for traditional pizza crusts?
Kansas v. Carr 2016-04-03 1,486 123.8 ... that Kansas v. Carr included the final majority opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia before his death in February 2016?
The Smart Studios Story 2016-04-14 1,563 123.4 ... that the 2016 documentary film The Smart Studios Story was crowdfunded at under $125,000?
Gerard Behar Center 2016-04-14 1,394 122.9 ... that the Gerard Behar Center, today a major arts centre in Jerusalem, was the site of the 1961 trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann?
Nikita Whitlock 2016-04-10 1,392 122.7 ... that professional American football player Nikita Whitlock was named when his father pointed at a random name in a phone book?
Mary Ryan (academic) 2016-04-03 1,458 121.5 ... that Professor Mary Ryan earned her BA from the Royal University of Ireland, though rules forbade her attending University classes?
Llandinam Bridge 2016-04-09 1,424 121.1 ... that when it was built in 1846, Llandinam Bridge became the first cast-iron bridge in the historic Welsh county of Montgomeryshire?
Salmacina dysteri 2016-04-03 1,452 121.0 ... that the tube worm Salmacina dysteri grows on harbour installations, on the hulls of ships and at depths of 600 m (2,000 ft)?
Herbert L. Packer 2016-04-26 1,478 120.7 ... that Herbert L. Packer proposed two models for the U.S. criminal justice system, crime control and due process, which became influential in criminal policy debates?
United States military bands 2016-04-12 1,448 120.7 ... that the regimental band of the U.S. Army's 369th Regiment (the "Harlem Hellfighters Band") is credited with introducing jazz to Europe during World War I?
Octaware Technologies 2016-04-17 754 120.4 ... that Octaware Technologies is India's first company claiming Sharia compliance that has been approved for listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange?
Slay-Z 2016-04-08 1,414 120.3 ... that Azealia Banks originally devised Slay-Z as a tribute to American rapper Jay-Z?
Watch Me Do 2016-04-11 1,412 120.2 ... that Meghan Trainor's "Watch Me Do" references a number of rap songs?
Sarmadzhiev House 2016-04-16 1,419 119.9 ... that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk worked in the Neo-Baroque Sarmadzhiev House in Sofia, Bulgaria and his office has been preserved as a small museum?
Kayin Ba 2016-04-08 1,228 118.7 ... that Kayin Ba, the 14th-century governor who transformed Toungoo into a powerful vassal state of Pinya, began his career as the chief of prisons?
Bu Xiaolin 2016-04-16 1,397 118.1 ... that Bu Xiaolin, her father Buhe, and her grandfather Ulanhu have all served as Chairman of Inner Mongolia?
Buhe (politician)‎ 0[u] 0
Total 1,397 118.1
Lafayette Welcoming Parade of 1824 (New York) 2016-04-25 1,130 117.8 ... that the Lafayette Welcoming Parade of 1824 has been described as "New York's first all-out welcoming parade"?
Marti Stevens (educator) 2016-04-11 1,380 117.5 ... that Marti Stevens used improvisational theatre to teach high school students about substance abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence?
Bonnie Sveen 2016-04-28 1,302 117.3 ... that Bonnie Sveen played two different characters in the Australian soap opera Home and Away?
List of compositions by Peter Maxwell Davies 2016-04-16 1,388 117.3 ... that compositions by Peter Maxwell Davies (pictured) include ten symphonies, ten Strathclyde Concertos, ten Naxos Quartets, and the monodrama Eight Songs for a Mad King?
Gu Xiulian 2016-04-26 1,180 117.0 ... that Gu Xiulian was China's first female provincial governor?
The Electro-Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer 2016-04-23 1,498 116.7 ... that The Electro-Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer was the first newspaper printed on a press run by electricity?
Defence Force Correctional Establishment (Australia) 2016-04-16 1,406 115.6 ... that a Newfoundland dog serves as both a mascot and a rehabilitation animal for Australian military personnel detained at the Defence Force Correctional Establishment?
Petition for review 2016-04-27 1,213 114.5 ... that if you are wrongly convicted in the United States and you do not petition for review of your case, you may not be able to challenge your conviction in the future?
The Sound of a Flower 2016-04-14 1,298 114.5 ... that The Sound of a Flower is based on the life of Jin Chae-seon, who became Joseon's first female pansori singer in 1867, when women were forbidden to perform on stage?
Bintulu 2016-04-10 1,342 114.2 ... that according to one theory, Bintulu got its name from the gathering of severed heads from the headhunting activities in Sarawak, Borneo?
Munin (video game) 2016-04-30 1,011 113.5 ... that in Munin, a puzzle-platformer video game, the goal is to retrieve the main character's wings, stolen by the Norse god Loki?
Hans-Joachim Lang 2016-04-11 1,332 113.4 ... that the long-lost names of 86 Jews killed for the Jewish skeleton collection planned by Nazi anatomist August Hirt over 70 years ago were published by Hans-Joachim Lang?
Cihuatán 2016-04-17 1,332 113.3 ... that the large pre-Columbian Maya city of Cihuatán, in central El Salvador, was destroyed by a massive fire within 150 years of being founded?
Shamsi Hekmat 2016-04-07 1,598 112.9 ... that Shamsi Hekmat was a founder of the Jewish Ladies' Organization of Iran and the Iranian Jewish Women's Organization of Southern California?
Twenty Years a Dream 2016-04-09 1,315 111.9 ... that in "Twenty Years a Dream", Pu Songling refers to a woman's breasts as "lotus kernels"?
Benjamin D. Wood 2016-04-02 1,324 110.3 ... that Benjamin D. Wood produced the first multiple choice test?
Ieremia Cecan 2016-04-09 1,276 108.6 ... that Ieremia Cecan, a regional leader of the Romanian Nazi Party, campaigned for the unification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches?
Mary Louisa Willard 2016-04-30 1,275 108.5 ... that forensic chemist Mary Louisa Willard was referred to as "Lady Sherlock" for assisting law enforcement officials?
Phillip Adams (sport shooter) 2016-04-16 1,284 108.5 ... that Phillip Adams, an Australian farmer, co-holds the record for the most medals won at the Commonwealth Games?
Groeslon railway station 2016-04-23 1,202 107.7 ... that the Beeching cuts resulted in the closure of Groeslon railway station in Wales, despite the expansion of the station 17 years earlier?
2006 Banquet 400 2016-04-30 957 107.4 ... that Tony Stewart won the 2006 Banquet 400 despite running out of fuel?
Louie Myfanwy Thomas 2016-04-09 1,162 107.2 ... that novelist Louie Myfanwy Thomas had to re-write one of her manuscripts after it was thrown into a fire?
Ho Sin Hang 2016-04-29 1,236 105.2 ... that Ho Sin Hang conceived the idea of creating the Hang Seng Index as the "Dow Jones Industrial Average of Hong Kong"?
Leela Hazzah 2016-04-17 1,234 105.0 ... that conservation biologist Leela Hazzah began a program teaching Maasai hunters to protect lions instead of hunt them?
Peregrin Saxon 2016-04-21 708 74.6 ... that Peregrin Saxon was the first Bishop of Bosnia to reside in Bosnia since Ponsa was driven out by heretics a century earlier?
Ponsa 284 29.9
Total 992 104.5
Sahwat al-Khudr 2016-04-23 1,340 104.5 ... that Sahwat al-Khudr is named after an ancient Byzantine church in the village dedicated to Saint George, who is known to Muslims as "al-Khudr"?
Bertha Badt-Strauss 2016-04-16 1,262 103.8 ... that Bertha Badt-Strauss was one of the first women in Prussia to receive a doctoral degree?
Armenian Quarter 2016-04-17 1,215 103.4 ... that Jerusalem's first printing press was established in the Armenian Quarter?
Thank You for Your Service (2016 film) 2016-04-02 1,230 102.5 ... that screenwriter Jason Hall is making his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service?
Polin Belisle 2016-04-23 1,134 101.7 ... that despite being removed from the 1992 Honduras Olympic team and Olympic Village, Polin Belisle still competed in the Olympic marathon?
Joanne Cardsley 2016-04-30 1,192 101.4 ... that a Hollyoaks insider believes that Joanne Cardsley has "become one of the most talked-about bunny boilers in soaps"?
Esther E. Wood 2016-04-06 1,190 101.4 ... that educator, author, and speaker Esther E. Wood became known as the "town historian" of Blue Hill, Maine, though she disliked the moniker?
2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen 2016-04-07 990 100.6 ... that several riders were forced to withdraw from the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race due to travel restrictions imposed after the Brussels bombings the previous day?
Road Rage (Catatonia song) 2016-04-13 1,194 99.5 ... that "Road Rage" by the Welsh band Catatonia was nominated for best song at the Q Awards, the Brit Awards, and the Ivor Novello Awards?
Bogna Burska 2016-04-28 1,091 98.4 ... that Bogna Burska's initial painting compositions were narratives of congealed blood forms made with red paints applied by fingers on walls, canvas, and glass?
Brighton Herald 2016-04-13 604 50.3 ... that the Brighton Herald, latterly based at 2–3 Pavilion Buildings in Brighton, was the first newspaper in England to report Napoleon's escape from Elba?
2–3 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton 574 47.8
Total 1,178 98.1
Lin Duo 2016-04-13 1,169 97.4 ... that Lin Duo, the new governor of China's landlocked Gansu Province, was a navy submariner?
Lockhart v. United States (2005) 2016-04-06 1,138 96.9 ... that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government can withhold Social Security payments to collect on student loans that have been delinquent for over 10 years?
George Fell 2016-04-16 1,146 96.8 ... that Dr. George Fell, a pioneer of life-saving mechanical respiration techniques in the 1880s, also had a role in designing the first electric chair used for an execution?
Fulke Johnson Houghton 2016-04-26 1,169 95.4 ... that at the start of his career, Fulke Johnson Houghton was the youngest licensed racehorse trainer in Britain?
Lesley Fallowfield 2016-04-13 1,128 94.0 ... that Dame Lesley Fallowfield was the UK's first professor of psycho-oncology?
Catharine van Tussenbroek 2016-04-10 1,095 93.2 ... that Catharine van Tussenbroek settled the question of the existence of ovarian pregnancy clinically and histologically in 1899?
Primrose International Viola Archive 2016-04-25 892 93.0 ... that the Primrose International Viola Archive at Brigham Young University is said to be haunted?
Minna Salami 2016-04-18 625 92.5 ... that Minna Salami, a woman journalist of Nigeria, is actively participating on African women's issues through her award-winning blog called MsAfropolitan?
German People's Group in Czecho-Slovakia 2016-04-20 826 91.9 ... that after the Sudeten German Party was banned, its followers in areas that remained in Czechoslovakia regrouped as the German People's Group?
Ha Lachma Anya 2016-04-22 1,180 91.4 ... that in times past, the head of the household would go out to the street to say Ha Lachma Anya, thus inviting poor people to join him at the Passover Seder?
Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital 2016-04-26 1,104 90.1 ... that development of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Canada, was delayed four years because of a land use dispute?
Lens regeneration 2016-04-30 802 90.0 ... that in one study, a newt was able to regenerate the lens of its eye eighteen times?
Harran, as-Suwayda 2016-04-28 995 89.7 ... that an inscription in Harran dated from 568 CE is among the earliest known appearances of Arabic in Syria?
Michael Richey (sailor) 2016-04-11 1,052 88.9 ... that the sailor and navigator Michael Richey was awarded the inaugural John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for literature in 1942?
Cyclocephala castanea 2016-04-08 919 88.9 ... that the beetle Cyclocephala castanea has a mutually beneficial relationship with a water lily?
St Mary's Church, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll 2016-04-17 554 88.5 ... that St Mary's Church forms part of the name of Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch?
Jessie Rose 2016-04-28 1,138 88.2 ... that Jessie Rose started her career playing a variety of soprano roles, but later became the principal mezzo-soprano of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company?
2008 UAW-Dodge 400 2016-04-24 1,076 87.8 ... that despite winning the 2008 UAW-Dodge 400, Carl Edwards was penalized 100 drivers' points for a loose lid on his car's oil reservoir encasement?
Theingaba of Toungoo 2016-04-13 1,054 87.8 ... that the commoner-born Theingaba successfully established himself as the first king of Toungoo during the last years of the Pinya Kingdom?
Paraneuretus 2016-04-15 1,028 87.5 ... that the extinct ant genus Paraneuretus is known from amber and compression fossils?
Charles A. Cogswell 2016-04-11 1,034 87.4 ... that Charles A. Cogswell was the first attorney to practice law in Lakeview, Oregon?
SPOT (TSA program) 2016-04-05 784 86.3 ... that the Transportation Security Administration's program SPOT was developed by psychologist Paul Ekman?
Derick Adamson 2016-04-21 1,047 85.5 ... that Derick Adamson won the 1984 and 1985 Philadelphia Marathons?
Kamadjaja 2016-04-07 839 85.2 ... that the journalist Kamadjaja raised funds for the Indonesian National Revolution by smuggling opium?
Gerontoformica 2016-04-10 965 85.1 ... that the fossil ant genus Gerontoformica is known from thirteen species?
La finta pazza 2016-04-05 1,261 84.6 ... that upon its 1641 premiere in Venice, the opera La finta pazza was performed twelve times in seventeen days?
Lamar County Historical Museum 2016-04-08 976 83.1 ... that the Lamar County Historical Museum in Paris, Texas, is home to the Biard Cabin, built in 1846 and now relocated inside the museum structure?
Augusto Barbera 2016-04-29 976 83.0 ... that on this day in 1993, former Italian Communist Party politician Augusto Barbera served for several hours as a Minister in the Ciampi Cabinet?
The Bitch Is Back (Veronica Mars) 2016-04-13 993 82.8 ... that in promos for the series finale of Veronica Mars, The CW billed it as a season finale, even though the series had already been cancelled?
St Tewdric's Church 2016-04-20 738 82.1 ... that St Tewdric's axed or speared skull is purportedly buried under the altar of St Tewdric's Church?
Meigu Guan 2016-04-29 688 81.8 ... that the name of the Chinese postman problem honors Chinese mathematician Meigu Guan, who first formulated it?
Subhashni Raj 2016-04-14 1,020 80.6 ... that Subhashni Raj of Fiji participated in the protests at the 2009 United Nations Climate Talks in Copenhagen?
L'Shana Haba'ah 2016-04-22 1,036 80.2 ... that L'Shana Haba'ah is sung at the end of the Passover Seder?
Darkhuang 2016-04-25 768 80.0 ... that the Darkhuang gong's cultural usage in Mizoram is as a dowry gift demanded by the bride's parents?
Dolichoderus pinguis 2016-04-16 969 79.6 ... that the species name of the ant Dolichoderus pinguis is taken from the Latin word meaning "fat"?
In for a Penny, In for a Pound 2016-04-25 762 79.4 ... that In for a Penny, In for a Pound is regarded as just the third album by a jazz composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
Wu Qing (politician) 2016-04-05 1,180 79.2 ... that Wu Qing won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 2001, the first Chinese woman to receive the honour?
Camelomecia 2016-04-09 930 79.1 ... that the fossil ant Camelomecia has distinct cup-shaped mandibles?
Banu Kanz 2016-04-22 790 79.1 ... that the ruler of the Banu Kanz, a mixed Arab-Beja tribe, regulated the Fatimid Caliphate's diplomatic and commercial relations with Nubia?
Ida Sedgwick Proper 2016-04-03 941 78.4 ... that Ida Sedgwick Proper was a founding member of the feminist group Heterodoxy?
Nora Beloff 2016-04-15 917 78.0 ... that according to a former editor of The Observer, Nora Beloff "had one of the most distinguished careers any woman has had in British journalism"?
Applause (Lady Gaga song) 2016-04-11 924 78.0 ... that according to the Official Charts Company, Lady Gaga's song "Applause" sold over 10,000 copies within a few hours in the UK?
Kurt Gottfried 2016-04-05 705 77.5 ... that physicist Kurt Gottfried worked on behalf of Russian dissident Yuri Orlov to obtain his release from Siberia and employment at Cornell University?
Těšín electoral district (Czechoslovakia) 2016-04-07 1,095 77.4 ... that in 1921 more than 95% of the Czechoslovak citizens of Polish ethnicity lived in the Těšín electoral district?
Saw Yan Naung of Prome 2016-04-10 870 76.8 ... that Gov. Saw Yan Naung of Prome helped to tame Pinya's former southern vassals for his brother, King Swasawke of Ava?
Something Beautiful (Jordan Smith album) 2016-04-07 752 76.5 ... that Something Beautiful by Jordan Smith had the highest Billboard debut and best sales week of any album by a contestant on The Voice?
Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad 2016-04-05 681 74.9 ... that the Turiyatitavadhuta Upanishad of Hinduism states the liberated person lives by the divine secret and ancient value that "there is no one different from me"?
Gobioolithus 2016-04-21 710 74.8 ... that Gobioolithus is a type of fossil bird egg that often contains embryos with well-developed wings?
Karan Ghelo 2016-04-05 660 44.3 ... that the first original novel in the Gujarati language, Karan Ghelo, was published in 1866 by Nandshankar Mehta?
Nandshankar Mehta 452 30.3
Total 1,112 74.6
Jyotisha 2016-04-09 806 74.4 ... that Jyotisha was an ancient Vedic study of time keeping and astronomy, that later adopted astrology ideas and the zodiac from the Greeks?
2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 2016-04-30 874 74.4 ... that the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 was the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on a road course since 2000 and the first Truck road course race in Canada?
T. J. Acree 2016-04-25 905 73.9 ... that wide receiver T. J. Acree was a walk-on in college but went on to play in the Canadian Football League?
Reformed baptismal theology 2016-04-29 862 73.4 ... that in Reformed theology, baptism is believed to be a replacement for circumcision as a rite signifying forgiveness of sin?
Marion Boulton Stroud 2016-04-27 897 73.2 ... that Marion Boulton Stroud created The Fabric Workshop as a place for artists "to explore, to take liberties, to be a studio and laboratory of new design"?
Gay Donald 2016-04-27 776 73.2 ... that the Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning racehorse Gay Donald enjoyed liquorice allsorts and sardine sandwiches?
Cynthia Larive 2016-04-10 850 72.4 ... that bioanalytical chemist Cynthia Larive uses NMR and mass spectroscopy to authenticate the contents of pomegranate juice?
Les Tres Torres 2016-04-03 868 72.3 ... that Barcelona's Les Tres Torres district is named after three large houses built there between 1901 and 1903?
Ralph Milne 2016-04-16 848 71.7 ... that Ralph Milne worked as a casual labourer in the same season that he played for Dundee United in the semi-final of the European Cup?
Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport 2016-04-21 678 71.5 ... that Marshal Lin Biao attempted to flee China from Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport, but was killed when his plane crashed in Mongolia?
Dara Nusserwanji Khurody 2016-04-12 855 71.2 ... that Dara Nusserwanji Khurody established the Aarey Milk Colony and introduced affordable toned milk in Mumbai?
Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196 2016-04-29 824 70.1 ... that Bach's early cantata Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196, was possibly composed for the wedding of the minister who performed Bach's first wedding in Dornheim?
Eva Alexanderson 2016-04-22 694 69.5 ... that Swedish writer Eva Alexanderson translated works by Umberto Eco, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky?
Woodstock Observer 2016-04-25 834 68.1 ... that the Woodstock Observer was the second attempt to establish a newspaper in Woodstock, Vermont?
It Happened in Monterey 2016-04-27 718 67.7 ... that the 1930 song It Happened in Monterey fell out of popularity until it was revived by Frank Sinatra in 1956?
Dispersituberoolithus 2016-04-23 750 67.3 ... that paleontologists cannot determine whether Dispersituberoolithus, a type of fossil egg, was laid by a bird or a non-avian dinosaur?
Soeman Hs 2016-04-20 375 41.7 ... that the detective fiction writer Soeman Hs is considered a pioneer of the Indonesian short story for his collection Kawan Bergeloet?
Kawan Bergeloet 228 25.4
Total 603 67.1
Philip Salt 2016-04-20 820 67.0 ... that in a 2014 Sussex Cricket League Premier Division match against Horsham, Philip Salt scored 200 not out from just 129 balls?
Airam López 2016-04-08 786 66.9 ... that the Spanish footballer Airam López once scored three penalty kicks in the same game?
Elizabeth Aston 2016-04-09 781 66.5 ... that the success of Elizabeth Aston's first published novel, Mr. Darcy's Daughters, encouraged the publisher to release more stories adapted from the works of Jane Austen?
Tamara Wilson 2016-04-28 732 66.0 ... that soprano Tamara Wilson won the Richard Tucker Award, "one of the most prestigious prizes in opera"?
Oliver Kuhn 2016-04-12 790 65.8 ... that Vanderbilt athlete Oliver "Doc" Kuhn helped start the athletics program at the University of Tampa and led the effort to plant podocarpus trees in downtown Tampa?
One Voice (Aled Jones album) 2016-04-25 800 65.3 ... that on his One Voice album, Aled Jones performed duets with himself?
Natya Shastra 2016-04-26 638 63.3 ... that the Hindu text Natya Shastra is an ancient encyclopedic treatise on the performing arts?
Urman, Syria 2016-04-27 756 61.7 ... that the first shots of the Great Syrian Revolt occurred at the village of Urman?
Barbara W. Woodlee 2016-04-18 417 61.7 ... that the student body at Kennebec Valley Community College grew from 100 to 3,300 during Barbara W. Woodlee's nearly three decades as president?
Matthew N. Levy 2016-04-15 722 61.5 ... that Matthew N. Levy has been referred to as "the father of neurocardiology"?
Lin Zongsu 2016-04-09 663 61.2 ... that Lin Zongsu's article reporting her discussion of women's suffrage with Sun Yat-sen brought the right to vote into the public arena in China?
Mahavakya Upanishad 2016-04-03 734 61.1 ... that the ideas in the pre-4th-century Indian text Mahavakya Upanishad are similar to Neoplatonic Greek philosophy presented by Proclus in the 5th century?
Vasile Moga 2016-04-16 744 61.1 ... that Vasile Moga was the first Romanian Orthodox bishop of Transylvania in over a century?
Humira Saqib 2016-04-23 780 60.8 ... that Humira Saqib started educating the women of Afghanistan through her magazine Negah-e-Zan on their rights and to "tell women that we have great ideas, and the ability to make those ideas a reality"?
Arena México 60th Anniversary Show 2016-04-15 706 60.1 ... that the Arena México 60th Anniversary Show celebrates the completion of Arena México in 1956, the largest venue ever built specifically for professional wrestling?
Ibn al-Sal'us 2016-04-02 692 57.6 ... that Ibn al-Sal'us, an Arab merchant from Nablus and vizier of Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil, participated in the Mamluks' siege of Acre in 1291?
Wave 1 2016-04-10 650 57.3 ... that after synthwave producer Com Truise made his third extended play Wave 1, he said he had not realized it was really a reflection of the previous few months of his life?
Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club A Ground 2016-04-22 572 57.3 ... that the Harmony Gold Mine Cricket Club A Ground holds the record for some of the lowest scores by the Free State cricket team?
Rúben Fernandes 2016-04-17 356 57.0 ... that despite indicating willingness to renew his contract with a Portuguese club, Portuguese footballer Rúben Fernandes signed with a newly promoted Belgian one instead?
Avra Theodoropoulou 2016-04-02 668 55.7 ... that the conservatoire piano instructor and playwright Avra Theodoropoulou co-founded a Greek suffrage organization and then served as its president for decades?
Milos Raonic 2016-04-05 502 55.2 ... that Milos Raonic is the first tennis player born in the 1990s to win an ATP title, be ranked in the top 10, and qualify for the ATP Finals?
Rhian Edwards (poet) 2016-04-14 696 54.9 ... that Rhian Edwards' debut book of poetry was named the Wales Book of the Year?
Najma Sadeque 2016-04-12 655 54.6 ... that in 1975 Najma Sadeque and seven others perturbed by human rights violations in Pakistan established a NGO called Shirkat Gah?
Chen Run'er 2016-04-17 640 54.4 ... that Chen Run'er was recently appointed Governor of China's Henan Province, despite the prediction of his downfall by a Radio Free Asia columnist?
United States Senate election in Florida, 1950 2016-04-30 624 53.1 ... that according to George Smathers, Harry Truman told him, "I want you to beat that son-of-a-bitch Claude Pepper." prior to the 1950 United States Senate election in Florida?
San Menna 2016-04-02 630 52.5 ... that Gregory the Great preached at San Menna?
Taillefer (Strauss) 2016-04-19 738 51.2 ... that Strauss composed the cantata Taillefer, based on a romantic medieval tale and set for three soloists, an eight-part choir, and a large orchestra, for the centenary of the Heidelberg University?
2004 Football League Cup Final 2016-04-23 656 51.1 ... that Boudewijn Zenden scored a penalty kick for Middlesbrough in the 2004 Football League Cup Final, despite slipping over in the process?
Ruth Lehmann 2016-04-19 729 50.6 ... that cell biologist Ruth Lehmann studied maternal effect genes in fruit flies?
List of accolades received by Piku 2016-04-11 584 49.7 ... that Juhi Chaturvedi won two National Film Awards for writing the screenplay and dialogues of Piku?
Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi 2016-04-21 451 47.5 ... that after death of Muhammad al-Mahdi's father, al-Mahdi appointed Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi as his representative, making al-Asadi the main link between al-Mahdi and the Shia community?
Gran Alternativa 2011 2016-04-07 664 46.9 ... that after he won the 2011 Gran Alternativa with Último Guerrero, wrestler Escorpión anointed himself King?
Gehan Mendis 2016-04-02 561 46.8 ... that Gehan Mendis was part of the Lancashire cricket team that won the 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup and Natwest Trophy?
Graham Charlesworth 2016-04-12 532 44.3 ... that Graham Charlesworth has played first-class cricket in England and South Africa?
Raúl Alfonsín 2016-04-13 529 44.1 ... that Argentine president Raúl Alfonsín sponsored the Trial of the Juntas against the leaders of the National Reorganization Process military dictatorship?
Caroline Skeel 2016-04-22 434 43.4 ... that the library at Queen Mary University of London was named after an expert in Welsh history, Caroline Skeel?
Starbreeze Studios 2016-04-23 482 43.2 ... that Starbreeze Studios was once working on a video game set within the Bourne universe?
Game On (song) 2016-04-15 497 42.3 ... that a line in the single "Game On" by the Welsh band Catatonia appeared in one of the tracks on their original demos?
2008 AMP Energy 500 2016-04-26 406 40.3 ... that the 2008 AMP Energy 500 saw a record-breaking 28 race drivers leading at least one lap in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?
Eve Russell 2016-04-05 356 39.2 ... that Tracey Ross based her soap opera performance as Eve Russell on Eve White from the film The Three Faces of Eve and Catherine Halsey from Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead?
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 2016-04-11 454 38.7 ... that the text for Bach's early cantata Actus tragicus, using Bible verses and three hymns, is similar to the sermon held at the funeral of a former mayor of Mühlhausen?
John Edgcumbe 2016-04-02 454 37.8 ... that John Edgcumbe, a collateral descendant of Joshua Reynolds and co-editor of The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, was Devon's first consultant haematologist?
Die Tageszeiten 2016-04-09 442 37.7 ... that Richard Strauss composed Die Tageszeiten, setting poems about four times of the day, for the men's chorus that serenaded him for his 60th birthday?
Edith Emerson 2016-04-26 366 36.3 ... that American painter Edith Emerson was the curator and director of the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia for over 30 years?
Jon Kreamelmeyer 2016-04-30 313 35.1 ... that American cross-country skiing coach Jon Kreamelmeyer was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2014?
David A. Shirley 2016-04-25 314 32.8 ... that David A. Shirley was the first chemist to become the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?
Konsert Satu Suara, Vol. 2 2016-04-03 390 32.5 ... that although Konsert Satu Suara, Vol. 2 served as a contingency plan for Siti Nurhaliza, it was later recognized as the highest-grossing, locally produced concert at Istana Budaya for 2015?
Rebelión de los Juniors (2016) 2016-04-08 368 31.4 ... that by winning the 2016 Rebelión de los Juniors tournament, professional wrestler Danny Casas earned a match for the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship?
1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa 2016-04-16 380 31.2 ... that the first test match of rugby union's professional era was played during the 1995 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa?
Güvenpark 2016-04-05 265 29.1 ... that an explosion in March 2016 at Güvenpark in Ankara, Turkey, caused the death of more than 30 people and injured about 100?
1974 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race 2016-04-09 314 29.0 ... that Eddy Merckx gave the bike he used to win the men's road race at the 1974 UCI Road World Championships to Pope Paul VI?
Rudra Mahalaya Temple 2016-04-27 289 27.3 ... that the Rudra Mahalaya Temple is an ancient ruined temple complex built to lavish proportions during the 12th century by the Jayasimha Siddharaja of the Solanki dynasty?
Jacques Villisech 2016-04-03 293 24.4 ... that the bass-baritone Jacques Villisech recorded Bach cantatas, including the Actus tragicus, the Hunting Cantata, and the secular solo cantata Amore traditore?
Graham Reynolds (art historian) 2016-04-21 203 21.4 ... that the art historian Graham Reynolds wrote the catalogue raisonné of the works of John Constable?
List of accolades received by Orange Is the New Black 2016-04-20 174 19.3 ... that Orange Is the New Black is the first series to receive Emmy Award nominations in both the comedy and drama categories?
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–69) 2016-04-22 125 12.5 ... that Svetoslav Roerich, one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan award in the 1960s, is the only artist whose three portraits are displayed at the Central Hall of Indian Parliament?
Denis Smith (footballer, born 1947) 2016-04-24 0[u] 0 ... that Denis Smith suffered so many broken bones, he was named in the Guinness Book of Records as the most injured man in association football?

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