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Low | 31.0 | Passions (Homilius) | 140.2 | Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel | 31.0 | Passions (Homilius) |
Median | 252.6 | Third Month Fair George Wythe Baylor |
554.0 | Lithophane | 269.0 | First Battery Armory |
High | 1,171.3 | Magic Slate | 2,333.6 | Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? | 2,333.6 | Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? | 2023-04-17 | 56,008 | 2,333.6 | ... that some British soldiers hung the First World War propaganda poster "Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?" in the trenches and left sarcastic answers to the daughter's question? | |
Maya and Yehuda Devir | 2023-04-26 | 21,118 | 1,759.8 | ... that after being featured on a Lithuanian website, Maya and Yehuda Devir (both pictured) got so many followers that they thought Instagram had broken? | |
Pizza dolce di Beridde | 2023-04-12 | 35,876 | 1,494.8 | ... that the Jewish-Roman pizza dolce di Beridde (pictured) was reportedly the favorite dessert of Pope Benedict XVI? | |
Margery Jackson | 2023-04-27 | 17,057 | 1,421.4 | ... that Carlisle miser Margery Jackson, who chose to live like a pauper, possessed a fine court mantua (pictured)? | |
Magic Slate | 2023-04-26 | 14,056 | 1,171.3 | ... that US embassy staff in Moscow during the Cold War used Magic Slates to stop the KGB from intercepting their communications? | |
BRAAAM | 2023-04-11 | 26,068 | 1,086.2 | ... that the loud low horn sound (featured) that often appears in action film trailers is known as BRAAAM? | |
TRAPPIST-1 | 2023-04-28 | 12,406 | 1,033.8 | ... that the star TRAPPIST-1 has seven planets, several of which may have temperatures that would allow the existence of liquid water (artist's impression depicted)? | |
Knowsley Hall shootings | 2023-04-04 | 23,545 | 984.1 | ... that in 1952 a 19-year-old footman shot Lady Derby and three members of staff at Knowsley Hall in England? | |
Vladlen Tatarsky | 2023-04-21 | 13,168 | 548.7 | ... that blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb hidden in a bust of himself? | |
2023 Saint Petersburg bombing | 10,352 | 431.3 | |||
Total | 23,520 | 980.0 | |||
Desert of Maine | 2023-04-12 | 23,292 | 970.5 | ... that there is a "desert" in Maine? | |
David Bentley Hart | 2023-04-06 | 23,025 | 959.4 | ... that in a recent book, David Bentley Hart – a New Testament translator and proponent of the existence of fairies – engages in dialogues with his dog Roland (both pictured)? | |
Buchanan's Station | 2023-04-16 | 13,258 | 552.4 | ... that a pregnant Sally Buchanan was said to have carried bullets in her apron and distributed whiskey while singing during the Battle of Buchanan's Station? | |
Sally Buchanan | 9,601 | 400.0 | |||
Total | 22,859 | 952.5 | |||
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story | 2023-04-24 | 22,614[a] | 942.2 | ... that Money Shot: The Pornhub Story was described by multiple reviewers as unsalacious? | |
The Apthorp | 2023-04-10 | 22,322 | 930.1 | ... that when a tourist's corpse was found atop the Apthorp, The New York Times wrote that "it struck some tenants not as an oddity but as a metaphor" for life there? | |
Hearst Castle | 2023-04-27 | 10,730[b] | 894.1 | ... that Hearst Castle (pictured) inspired Xanadu, the lavish mansion in the 1941 film Citizen Kane? | |
Li Fu Lee | 2023-04-21 | 20,412 | 850.5 | ... that Li Fu Lee (pictured), the first Chinese woman to attend MIT, studied electrical engineering, which—according to The Boston Globe—its undergraduates at the time said was its hardest major? | |
Charles III of Navarre | 2023-04-07 | 20,230 | 842.9 | ... that King Charles III's wife left him after she found four of his lovers living in his palace? | |
Ilona Tóth | 2023-04-26 | 9,816 | 818.0 | ... that Ilona Tóth testified that she had injected a man with gasoline? | |
2023 London Marathon | 2023-04-23 | 19,382[c] | 807.6 | ... that the elite men's event at today's London Marathon featured four of the five fastest competitors of all time? | |
Killer toy | 2023-04-15 | 19,294 | 803.9 | ... that precursors to the killer toy include ventriloquist dummies such as Otto (pictured) in the 1929 film The Great Gabbo? | |
Musa va 'Uj | 2023-04-25 | 19,222 | 800.9 | ... that Musa va 'Uj (pictured) depicts figures from all three Abrahamic religions? | |
Letitia Christian Tyler | 2023-04-19 | 18,958 | 789.9 | ... that Letitia Christian Tyler (depicted) was the first United States first lady to die in the role? | |
Grove Road Cemetery, Harrogate | 2023-04-09 | 6,037 | 251.5 | ... that Grove Road Cemetery once had two chapels (pictured) by architect Thomas Charles Sorby, and contains self-made men George Dawson, Richard Ellis and David Simpson, banker John Smith, bandleader Daniel Schwarz, newspaperman Robert Ackrill, kayaker Fridel Meyer, and miser John Turner? | |
John Turner (miser) | 4,122 | 171.8 | |||
Fridel Meyer | 1,773 | 73.9 | |||
George Dawson (builder) | 1,394 | 58.1 | |||
Daniel Schwarz (bandleader) | 1,045 | 43.5 | |||
Thomas Charles Sorby | 980 | 40.8 | |||
Richard Ellis (mayor) | 956 | 39.9 | |||
John Smith (banker) | 901 | 37.5 | |||
David Simpson (mayor) | 866 | 36.1 | |||
Robert Ackrill | 704 | 29.3 | |||
Total | 18,778 | 782.4 | |||
Annunciation Seminary (Pengzhou) | 2023-04-16 | 18,574 | 773.9 | ... that an abandoned seminary (pictured) collapsed during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, upon its 100th year of completion? | |
Maria Stromberger | 2023-04-22 | 18,538 | 772.4 | ... that Maria Stromberger was sent to Auschwitz at her own request? | |
Charles III, Count of Alençon | 2023-04-01 | 18,272 | 761.3 | ... that Charles III abdicated to become a monk, leaving his land divided between his younger brothers? | |
A drive into deep left field by Castellanos | 2023-04-01 | 10,970 | 457.1 | ... that a rabbit played for the Philadelphia Eagles – as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, that will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame? | |
Rabbit Keen | 6,970 | 290.4 | |||
Total | 17,940 | 747.5 | |||
Lords of the Earth | 2023-04-25 | 17,640 | 735.0 | ... that the play-by-email game Lords of the Earth takes about 25 years to play? | |
Spiders Georg | 2023-04-01 | 17,426 | 726.1 | ... that "'average person eats 3 spiders a year' factoid actualy just statistical error"? | |
Myat Phaya Gyi | 2023-04-27 | 8,655 | 721.2 | ... that Burmese princess Myat Phaya Gyi was impregnated by a servant, gave up her royal privileges, and lived a life of poverty? | |
New York City (painting) | 2023-04-01 | 17,040 | 710.0 | ... that after one of Piet Mondrian's paintings (shown) was discovered to have been hanging upside down for decades, the museum left it as is? | |
Murder of Una Crown | 2023-04-25 | 16,668 | 694.5 | ... that police investigating the murder of Una Crown initially thought that she had accidentally set herself on fire and cut her own throat with her scarf? | |
Alterlaa | 2023-04-18 | 16,484 | 686.8 | ... that residents at Alterlaa (building pictured), a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown? | |
Poison Book Project | 2023-04-05 | 15,818 | 662.8 | ... that the Poison Book Project has identified more than 100 books that contain arsenic? | |
Arthur Arndt | 2023-04-29 | 7,890 | 657.5 | ... that Arthur Arndt's family was the largest known group of Jews to successfully hide in Germany during the Holocaust? | |
Clara Stauffer | 2023-04-24 | 15,667 | 652.8 | ... that Clara Stauffer was the only woman on the Allied Control Council's list of 104 wanted Nazis in Spain? | |
Nestor Binabo | 2023-04-05 | 15,538 | 651.0 | ... that when Nestor Binabo's wife was freed by her kidnappers, she was given a bag of fish and told to make her husband peppersoup? | |
Mira Bellwether | 2023-04-28 | 7,508 | 625.7 | ... that Mira Bellwether's husband had already read her zine, Fucking Trans Women, years before he met her? | |
Iga–Kōka alliance | 2023-04-26 | 3,652 | 304.4 | ... that ninja families in Sengoku Japan established self-governing confederacies in Iga and in Kōka, which formed an alliance? | |
Iga ikki | 2,273 | 189.4 | |||
Kōka ikki | 1,476 | 123.0 | |||
Total | 7,401 | 616.8 | |||
Ionia Volcano | 2023-04-27 | 7,258 | 604.9 | ... that the Lewis and Clark Expedition documented the Ionia Volcano? | |
Friedrichshafen FF.1 | 2023-04-26 | 7,240 | 603.3 | ... that there was only one Friedrichshafen FF.1 aircraft and it was destroyed in a crash? | |
Neptune (Alexander McQueen collection) | 2023-04-30 | 7,170 | 597.5 | ... that the Alexander McQueen collection Neptune drew negative reviews comparing the clothing to 1980s science fiction, Xena, and Wonder Woman? | |
Church Street School swimming pool | 2023-04-24 | 14,300 | 595.8 | ... that buddleia grows from the exterior of the Church Street School swimming pool (pictured) in Glasgow? | |
Galaxy 4 | 2023-04-26 | 7,116 | 593.0 | ... that the gender of the villains in Galaxy 4 was switched to female partly due to the women's liberation movement? | |
Flight Deck (California's Great America) | 2023-04-22 | 14,014 | 583.9 | ... that a man dropped his hat while riding Flight Deck and went to retrieve it, but ended up dying after being struck by the foot of a rider? | |
Battle of Zama | 2023-04-24 | 13,772 | 573.9 | ... that the battle of Zama commenced with a charge by 80 war elephants? | |
Logical reasoning | 2023-04-30 | 6,869 | 572.4 | ... that while feathers are light, and light opposes darkness, feathers do not oppose darkness? | |
Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. | 2023-04-18 | 13,437 | 559.9 | ... that the court case Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. helped allow the game rental market to thrive for the years that followed the case? | |
Constantine (son of Theophilos) | 2023-04-04 | 13,330 | 557.2 | ... that Constantine, an infant Byzantine emperor, reportedly died by drowning in a cistern after escaping the care of his nurse? | |
Seven (1995 film) | 2023-04-14 | 13,330[d] | 555.4 | ... that Ned Beatty turned down the role of John Doe in the film Seven because the script was the "most evil thing" he had ever read? | |
Lithophane | 2023-04-05 | 13,223 | 554.0 | ... that porcelain lithophanes (examples pictured) are intended to be viewed when lit from behind? | |
XHCSAG-FM | 2023-04-12 | 13,146 | 547.8 | ... that The Vision of God sparked controversy in Mexican radio? | |
Parker House (Sea Girt, New Jersey) | 2023-04-03 | 13,080 | 544.8 | ... that after Sea Girt, New Jersey, passed a law that banned live rock and disco music at the Parker House (pictured), a state judge overturned the ban as being "silly"? | |
Gouzenko Affair | 2023-04-27 | 6,528 | 544.0 | ... that the Gouzenko Affair marked the beginning of the Cold War in Canada? | |
Drake (musician) | 2023-04-28 | 6,472[e] | 539.4 | ... that Drake (pictured) has the personal approval of U.S. president Barack Obama to portray him in a biopic if the opportunity came? | |
Jen Zee | 2023-04-02 | 12,781 | 532.5 | ... that the game designer of the video game Hades said that the characters were attractive "because Jen Zee"? | |
The Belnord | 2023-04-13 | 12,724 | 530.2 | ... that in the 1970s, residents of the Belnord in New York City had to sneak in refrigerators at night? | |
Mexican Werewolf in Texas | 2023-04-18 | 12,656 | 527.3 | ... that there are no werewolves in Mexican Werewolf in Texas? | |
Edith of Wilton | 2023-04-01 | 12,645 | 526.9 | ... that Edith of Wilton was criticized for not working after her death? | |
Auto-GPT | 2023-04-29 | 6,216[f] | 518.0 | ... that Auto-GPT, an autonomous artificial-intelligence software agent, was used to create ChaosGPT, which has not yet achieved its goal of destroying humanity? | |
Erika Thompson | 2023-04-11 | 12,022 | 500.9 | ... that beekeeper Erika Thompson uses her bare hands to scoop up bees? | |
Gediminas' Cap | 2023-04-23 | 11,968 | 498.7 | ... that during the inaugurations of Lithuanian monarchs, Gediminas' Cap (depicted) was placed on the monarch's head by the bishop of Vilnius? | |
Star Control | 2023-04-26 | 5,920 | 493.4 | ... that the creators of the 1990 game Star Control designed a starship for an alien race of female humanoids, naming it the Penetrator for its resemblance to a ribbed condom? | |
Lovely's Purchase | 2023-04-21 | 11,837 | 493.2 | ... that President James Monroe promised the eastern Cherokee a "gateway to the setting sun" where they were not "surrounded by the White man", which resulted in the creation of Lovely's Purchase? | |
Twelves | 2023-04-01 | 11,628 | 484.5 | ... that Twelves, a pet monkey, died and became a diamond? | |
Smoking on My Ex Pack | 2023-04-28 | 5,772 | 481.0 | ... that one can change from doing 'sad girl music' to dissing your favorite rapper? | |
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene | 2023-04-26 | 5,716 | 476.3 | ... that Arnold Schoenberg composed a film score to no film? | |
Birubala Rabha | 2023-04-02 | 11,370 | 473.7 | ... that Indian activist Birubala Rabha (pictured) has rescued more than thirty women from being persecuted as witches in the last decade? | |
Bloody Mary (song) | 2023-04-05 | 11,150[g] | 467.2 | ... that a Lady Gaga song became popular 11 years after its release, when videos showing Jenna Ortega, as Wednesday Addams, dancing to the song became viral on TikTok? | |
Junichi Yamakawa | 2023-04-28 | 5,574 | 464.5 | ... that the pseudonymous manga artist Junichi Yamakawa never disclosed to his editor his legal name, address, or contact information? | |
Mary Shadow | 2023-04-14 | 10,962 | 456.8 | ... that Mary Shadow, the first unmarried woman in the Tennessee House of Representatives, received fourteen marriage proposals after her election? | |
Starrett–Lehigh Building | 2023-04-23 | 10,910 | 454.6 | ... that the 19-story Starrett–Lehigh Building was built on the principle of "every floor a first floor"? | |
Taiari / Chalky Inlet | 2023-04-29 | 5,448 | 454.0 | ... that more than 100 traps were set to catch a single stoat on an otherwise predator-free island in Taiari / Chalky Inlet in 2022? | |
Weltdeutsch | 2023-04-28 | 5,403 | 450.2 | ... that Weltdeutsch was a proposal for a German-based language by Nobel-Prize laureate and pacifist Wilhelm Ostwald, created in an episode of chauvinistic fervour? | |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions | 2023-04-20 | 10,662 | 444.2 | ... that the Achaemenid royal inscriptions (one pictured) at Persepolis allowed for the initial decipherment of cuneiform? | |
Harold H. Piffard | 2023-04-01 | 10,642 | 443.4 | ... that an artist tried to fly on a Hummingbird? | |
Jasper Abraham murder case | 2023-04-02 | 10,523 | 438.5 | ... that British outrage at the sentencing of a white Kenyan settler to just two years' imprisonment for the 1923 killing of a black employee eventually led to the replacement of the colony's legal code? | |
Princess Diana (song) | 2023-04-30 | 5,213[h] | 434.4 | ... that Ice Spice is Princess Diana? | |
Lunar Hilton | 2023-04-08 | 10,259 | 427.5 | ... that in 1967 Hilton Hotels revealed plans for a 100-room hotel on the Moon? | |
Lily Hoshikawa | 2023-04-30 | 5,108 | 425.7 | ... that Joanna Cherry showed a printed copy of an Internet meme featuring Lily Hoshikawa during a UK parliamentary committee meeting? | |
Aulus Vibenna | 2023-04-29 | 5,087 | 423.9 | ... that according to Etruscan tradition Aulus Vibenna (depicted) helped Servius Tullius to oust the Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus? | |
West Mata | 2023-04-22 | 9,972 | 415.5 | ... that the two primary vents of West Mata (pictured), a submarine volcano, are called "Hades" and "Prometheus"? | |
Allegory of Marriage | 2023-04-07 | 9,940 | 414.2 | ... that although Titian's Allegory of Marriage (pictured) left England in the 17th century, two early replicas, probably done from the original, remain in the Royal Collection? | |
Lundie Kirk | 2023-04-30 | 4,883 | 406.9 | ... that the 12th-century Lundie Kirk was left as "a charred roofless shell" after a fire in November 2022? | |
TVBoy | 2023-04-13 | 9,697 | 404.0 | ... that street artist TVBoy, known for his murals of footballers in Barcelona (example pictured), painted uplifting art in regions of Kyiv ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion? | |
Richmond, Indiana facility fire | 2023-04-30 | 4,846 | 403.9 | ... that three years prior to this month's massive plastics fire in Indiana, a court determined that the site was a fire hazard "unsafe to people and property"? | |
Elogium (literary genre) | 2023-04-28 | 4,809 | 400.8 | ... that in the Forum of Augustus in Rome, elogia were hung on statues of commanders and Augustus's ancestors? | |
Basic Medicine | 2023-04-07 | 9,598 | 399.9 | ... that Basic Medicine features North Korean propaganda? | |
Jamie Beaton | 2023-04-13 | 9,388 | 391.2 | ... that at the age of 27 New Zealand entrepreneur Jamie Beaton had degrees from Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and Tsinghua University, and was working on his seventh degree, from Yale? | |
Give me the man and I will give you the case against him | 2023-04-30 | 4,604 | 383.7 | ... that the saying "give me the man and I will give you the case against him" is usually attributed to Soviet-era public figures such as Beria or Vyshinsky? | |
Loophonium | 2023-04-01 | 9,117 | 379.9 | ... that the Loophonium, a cross between a euphonium and a toilet, was played alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on April Fools' Day? | |
Wilma with Cat | 2023-04-17 | 9,104 | 379.4 | ... that Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands celebrated its 100th anniversary with a giant cat picture? | |
Lizzie McGuire | 2023-04-07 | 9,088 | 378.7 | ... that a revival of the comedy series Lizzie McGuire was ordered in 2019, but canceled mid-production after Disney deemed it not family-friendly enough? | |
List of LGBT characters in The Simpsons | 2023-04-30 | 4,429 | 369.1 | ... that producers of The Simpsons have spoken about the importance of its LGBT characters in representation? | |
Hummingbird | 2023-04-10 | 8,849[i] | 368.7 | ... that flying hummingbirds (example pictured) use oxygen at a rate which is relatively ten times greater than elite athletes? | |
Mosaic of Rehob | 2023-04-17 | 8,842 | 368.4 | ... that the Mosaic of Rehob is the oldest surviving Talmudic text? | |
Iyarkai | 2023-04-03 | 8,837 | 368.1 | ... that Iyarkai is based on the true story of a man who got lost in the Mediterranean Sea and never returned? | |
William Y. Slack | 2023-04-17 | 8,770 | 365.4 | ... that 161 years ago today, William Y. Slack was promoted to brigadier general, even though he was already dead? | |
Arlington House, Margate | 2023-04-17 | 8,740 | 364.1 | ... that you can see the sea from every apartment in Arlington House, Margate? | |
Friedrichshafen FF.19 | 2023-04-18 | 8,660 | 360.8 | ... that the Friedrichshafen FF.19 became the first German aircraft to conduct successful tests with wireless telegraphy? | |
American Song Contest | 2023-04-20 | 8,622 | 359.2 | ... that there was an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest, but it was not renewed for a 2023 season? | |
Milena Warthon | 2023-04-03 | 8,502 | 354.1 | ... that 22-year-old singer Milena Warthon has created a new genre, pop andino, by fusing pop and Andean music? | |
Virgil K. Meroney | 2023-04-29 | 4,244 | 353.7 | ... that United States Air Force colonel Virgil K. Meroney flew two combat missions with his son before his son was killed in action in March 1969, during the Vietnam War? | |
Battle of Nicopolis (1798) | 2023-04-30 | 4,228 | 352.3 | ... that during the Battle of Nicopolis in 1798, Revolutionary French troops placed their artillery on top of an ancient burial mound? | |
Mardijo | 2023-04-26 | 4,201 | 350.1 | ... that Mardijo was sentenced to one, then two, then one, then two years in prison? | |
Castner Range National Monument | 2023-04-14 | 8,332 | 347.2 | ... that to open for recreation, Castner Range National Monument (pictured) in El Paso's Franklin Mountains still needs to be cleaned of live munitions since closing as a weapons test site in 1966? | |
Censorship under the military dictatorship in Brazil | 2023-04-21 | 8,098 | 337.4 | ... that newspapers in Brazil printed cake recipes and 16th-century poetry to cover material censored by the military dictatorship? | |
Hot Gay Time Machine | 2023-04-29 | 4,038 | 336.5 | ... that Hot Gay Time Machine had two life-sized cut-outs of Beyoncé? | |
Dave Kufeld | 2023-04-10 | 8,016 | 334.0 | ... that Yeshiva University basketball star Dave Kufeld was the first Orthodox Jew ever to be selected in the NBA draft? | |
Bahrainization | 2023-04-29 | 4,005 | 333.8 | ... that as part of Bahrainization, the Bahraini government prohibited foreigners from driving taxis? | |
161 Maiden Lane | 2023-04-09 | 7,928 | 330.4 | ... that the developers of 161 Maiden Lane offered luxury yachts to attract tenants? | |
John Hoke III | 2023-04-12 | 7,882 | 328.4 | ... that John Hoke III, who is dyslexic and the chief design officer of Nike, has described drawing as his first language? | |
Devin Futrell | 2023-04-28 | 3,938 | 328.2 | ... that Devin Futrell used a post to dodge a draft? | |
Casum sentit dominus | 2023-04-16 | 7,862 | 327.6 | ... that Latin legal maxims like casum sentit dominus have been described as "guardians of eternity [...] more lasting than codifications"? | |
Untitled Goose Game | 2023-04-21 | 7,744 | 322.7 | ... that Untitled Goose Game escaped being called Some Like It Honk? | |
Manga Up! | 2023-04-05 | 7,638 | 320.0 | ... that knees and elbows were censored on Manga Up!? | |
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei | 2023-04-06 | 7,550 | 314.6 | ... that Panzer Dragoon II Zwei features a villain inspired by Dune's Baron Harkonnen, visuals inspired by the work of Jean Giraud, and a fictional language? | |
Kemah Bob | 2023-04-16 | 7,501 | 312.5 | ... that comedian Kemah Bob maintains a drag king persona, Lil' Test Ease? | |
Americano Media | 2023-04-30 | 3,746 | 312.2 | ... that Americano Media wants to be "Fox News in Spanish"? | |
Heinz Schwarz | 2023-04-27 | 3,726 | 310.5 | ... that Heinz Schwarz attended all CDU party conventions from the first ever in 1950 to 2020? | |
Splatoon 3 | 2023-04-09 | 7,373 | 307.2 | ... that Splatoon 3 became the fastest-selling video game of all time in Japan three days after launch? | |
Lewes Road, Brighton | 2023-04-02 | 7,366 | 306.9 | ... that Lewes Road in Brighton has a gyratory named after a pornographic cinema? | |
Old Bazaar, Prilep | 2023-04-06 | 7,316 | 304.8 | ... that Prilep's Old Bazaar contains a leaning clock tower? | |
Karmalink | 2023-04-27 | 3,657 | 304.8 | ... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence? | |
The Day of Books and Roses | 2023-04-23 | 7,234 | 301.4 | ... that today is the Day of Books and Roses, which originated in Barcelona in 1926 as the Day of the Book, described as a "festival of civility and intelligence"? | |
Ovid in the Third Reich | 2023-04-14 | 7,232 | 301.3 | ... that the poem "Ovid in the Third Reich" has been described as "a classic reaction" to the Eichmann trial, despite being published before the trial was held? | |
Still Life with Books | 2023-04-21 | 7,167 | 298.6 | ... that Still Life with Books by Jan Lievens is an example of the vanitas genre of painting? | |
Battle of Corycus | 2023-04-08 | 7,106 | 296.1 | ... that the Romans used grappling hooks during the Battle of Corycus to board Seleucid ships? | |
Jake Witt | 2023-04-27 | 3,528 | 294.0 | ... that although he only had ten minutes to learn to play offensive lineman, college football player Jake Witt was able to successfully block against "the best defensive line" in the U.S.? | |
Care cloth | 2023-04-11 | 6,926 | 288.6 | ... that during the time of the Church Fathers, the velatio nuptialis was used by the church to validate the sacrament of marriage and emphasize its importance? | |
Allegory of Peace | 2023-04-04 | 6,826 | 285.3 | ... that the Allegory of Peace (pictured) by Jan Lievens celebrates the 1648 Treaty of Münster? | |
Trinidad Arroyo | 2023-04-26 | 3,419 | 284.9 | ... that Trinidad Arroyo was allowed to vote in a Spanish election 17 years before women were granted suffrage? | |
Housatonic Railroad (1836) | 2023-04-29 | 3,412 | 284.4 | ... that the Housatonic Railroad used to send 100,000 US quarts (95,000 litres) of milk to New York City per day? | |
HMS Martin (1910) | 2023-04-30 | 3,408 | 284.0 | ... that HMS Martin was part of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy in the First World War, but after the war was sold to be broken up? | |
Antananarivo–Toamasina toll highway | 2023-04-26 | 3,408 | 284.0 | ... that in 2022 an Egyptian company was awarded the contract to build the first toll highway in Madagascar? | |
The Firebird | 2023-04-02 | 6,642 | 276.8 | ... that the 1919 suite of The Firebird contained "more than three hundred errors"? | |
Farzi | 2023-04-04 | 6,513[j] | 272.2 | ... that the 2023 series Farzi tells the story of a counterfeiting ring as well as the fakeness of people? | |
2022 New York City Marathon | 2023-04-17 | 6,513 | 271.4 | ... that the men's winner of the 2022 New York City Marathon was almost hit by a vehicle during the race? | |
Suze (The Cough Song) | 2023-04-11 | 6,495 | 270.6 | ... that when recording what became "Suze (The Cough Song)", Bob Dylan started coughing, then said that the song ended before his coughing started, and asked the producer to fade it out? | |
First Battery Armory | 2023-04-22 | 6,455 | 269.0 | ... that a former armory in New York City later housed ESPN offices? | |
Scott Pilgrim The Anime | 2023-04-29 | 3,226 | 268.9 | ... that more than a decade after Edgar Wright assembled the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, he helped to convince them all to reprise their roles in an anime adaptation of the source material? | |
Bating (leather) | 2023-04-28 | 3,219 | 268.2 | ... that either dog feces, or hen and pigeon manure, were used by tanners to produce a soft leather? | |
The Steranko History of Comics | 2023-04-27 | 3,195 | 266.2 | ... that The Steranko History of Comics has been described as the first piece of cultural analysis on American comic books? | |
Destination (game) | 2023-04-28 | 3,190 | 265.9 | ... that the publisher of the board game Destination faced financial trouble when a Harry Potter film was delayed? | |
Sophie Whitehouse | 2023-04-30 | 3,189 | 265.8 | ... that goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse, who has lived in England, Africa and the US, has been chosen to play soccer for the Republic of Ireland? | |
Logic translation | 2023-04-15 | 6,336 | 264.0 | ... that logic translations can be used to analyze whether arguments expressed in ordinary language are correct? | |
Hessische Staatskanzlei | 2023-04-06 | 6,306 | 262.8 | ... that in 1945 the US Army confiscated the Hotel Rose in Wiesbaden, which is now the Hessian State Chancellery? | |
Recreational drug use in animals | 2023-04-15 | 6,126 | 255.3 | ... that black lemurs use toxic millipede secretions as insect repellent, and apparently enjoy their narcotic effect? | |
Chemirocha | 2023-04-03 | 6,128 | 255.2 | ... that the Kipsigis people wrote a folk song about American singer Jimmie Rodgers, whom they called "Chemirocha"? | |
Rosa Smester Marrero | 2023-04-20 | 6,086 | 253.6 | ... that Rosa Smester Marrero said that without women, men would live the life of a turnip? | |
Elle Leonard | 2023-04-15 | 6,078 | 253.3 | ... that Meyers and Elle Leonard donated US$500,000 toward the renovation of the site of their first date? | |
George Wythe Baylor | 2023-04-20 | 6,071 | 253.0 | ... that Confederate troops under Colonel George Wythe Baylor disabled two Union tinclad gunboats on the Red River in Louisiana on May 5, 1864? | |
Third Month Fair | 2023-04-10 | 6,054 | 252.2 | ... that according to legend, the Third Month Fair was originally held on the Moon? | |
Salar de Pajonales | 2023-04-29 | 3,002 | 250.1 | ... that Salar de Pajonales in Chile has been used as an analogue for environments on Mars? | |
The Ansonia | 2023-04-05 | 5,944 | 249.1 | ... that originally, residents of New York City's Ansonia Hotel received fresh eggs from a farm on its roof? | |
N53 road (Ireland) | 2023-04-27 | 2,982 | 248.5 | ... that the Irish N53 road from Dundalk to Castleblayney has a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) gap where it enters Northern Ireland? | |
Albert Luthuli | 2023-04-12 | 5,923 | 246.8 | ... that Albert Luthuli was the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize? | |
Airis Computer | 2023-04-14 | 5,916 | 246.5 | ... that Airis Computer's 1991 laptop could be powered with ten C batteries as an alternative to a rechargeable pack? | |
Iraqi Communist Party – Central Command | 2023-04-20 | 5,913 | 246.4 | ... that during a guerrilla campaign in 1968, the Iraqi Communist Party – Central Command attacked the house of Saddam Hussein? | |
The Noble Fisherman | 2023-04-19 | 5,856 | 244.0 | ... that The Noble Fisherman unusually places Robin Hood in the seaside town of Scarborough, and he ends up fighting French pirates? | |
Brightwell Manor | 2023-04-03 | 5,846 | 243.5 | ... that Brightwell Manor was the home of a eugenicist clergyman who did not believe in democracy? | |
1866 Helston by-election | 2023-04-18 | 5,738 | 239.1 | ... that both candidates in the 1866 Helston by-election received the same number of votes? | |
Andrew Klemencic | 2023-04-06 | 5,722 | 238.4 | ... that Andrew Klemencic said "I don't think that I blockaded the streets nearly as bad as the Salvation Army" after Hawaii police fined him for speaking on a street corner in 1900? | |
The Longevity Diet | 2023-04-19 | 5,721 | 238.4 | ... that the 2018 book The Longevity Diet claims that a "fast-mimicking diet" increases lifespan and healthspan? | |
The 1619 Project (TV series) | 2023-04-26 | 2,836 | 236.3 | ... that "Fear", an episode of The 1619 Project, traces present-day vigilante violence against Black youths in the United States to the fear of slave rebellions? | |
Rachel Belden Brooks | 2023-04-15 | 5,624 | 234.3 | ... that Rachel Belden Brooks was an African-American pioneer who was awarded $1,000 when she sued the estate of her previous enslaver? | |
Stefano Vukov | 2023-04-09 | 5,616 | 234.0 | ... that Elena Rybakina's coach promised to get a tattoo of her name if she ever won Wimbledon – and did so? | |
Godwin Obasi | 2023-04-29 | 2,785 | 232.1 | ... that Godwin Obasi has been described as "Africa's gift to the world of climate science"? | |
Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial | 2023-04-29 | 2,780 | 231.7 | ... that although it was a centennial project, the Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial (pictured) in New Zealand was opened 90 years after the region's organised settlement began? | |
Retro Atari Classics | 2023-04-12 | 5,506 | 229.4 | ... that Atari hired a number of graffiti artists for the remixed versions of classic arcade games in Retro Atari Classics? | |
Mira (YouTuber) | 2023-04-28 | 2,738 | 228.2 | ... that Mira, a Hong Kong YouTuber, was asked by the Korea Tourism Organization to be a spokeswoman for Michelin-starred restaurants one year after she started her channel? | |
LAPD Special Investigation Section | 2023-04-07 | 5,440 | 226.7 | ... that the LAPD Special Investigation Section trains military special forces in surveillance? | |
Claire von Greyerz | 2023-04-05 | 5,404 | 226.4 | ... that the children of papercutting artist Claire von Greyerz received some of their education together with Napoleon III? | |
Bishopcroft | 2023-04-25 | 5,428 | 226.2 | ... that the bishop of Oregon's residence in Portland once had a private chapel, a ballroom, and a wine cellar? | |
Trial & Error (company) | 2023-04-22 | 5,304 | 221.0 | ... that YouTube channel Trial & Error's manner of selling live-show tickets—HK$10,000 on day one, $5,000 on day two, all the way to $10 on day 24—appeared on a university entrance exam? | |
Pubs in Brighton | 2023-04-11 | 5,246 | 218.6 | ... that 100 beerhouses were licensed in Brighton (population 40,000) in the first week after the Beerhouse Act 1830 was enacted? | |
Aubri Esters | 2023-04-25 | 5,193 | 216.4 | ... that Aubri Esters was among the winners of a hackathon focusing on ways to reduce drug addiction and drug-related deaths? | |
Ethan Loch | 2023-04-24 | 5,190 | 216.3 | ... that Ethan Loch, a blind pianist, was inspired by Rowlf the Dog? | |
Émile Aubrun | 2023-04-27 | 2,582 | 215.1 | ... that Émile Aubrun flew circles around a golden virgin? | |
Mammalian kidney | 2023-04-04 | 5,082 | 212.4 | ... that, amongst the kidneys of the vertebrates, only those of mammals and birds can produce concentrated urine? | |
Leroy Chollet | 2023-04-24 | 5,082 | 211.8 | ... that former NBA basketball player Leroy Chollet benched his own coach? | |
Marble Hall, Derby | 2023-04-24 | 5,005 | 208.5 | ... that the Marble Hall in Osmaston, Derby, was built in 1912 as offices for the factory manufacturing the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost? | |
Fort Phantom Hill | 2023-04-16 | 4,998 | 208.3 | ... that the ruined Fort Phantom Hill was briefly a town that was the seat of Jones County, Texas? | |
Music of The Last of Us (TV series) | 2023-04-27 | 1,556 | 129.7 | ... that the soundtrack of The Last of Us features a song performed by Nick Offerman, who played a character in the series? | |
List of The Last of Us (TV series) characters | 942 | 78.5 | |||
Total | 2,498 | 208.2 | |||
The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) | 2023-04-27 | 2,476 | 206.4 | ... that British designer Alexander McQueen constructed a dress made of clear pallet wrap for his Spring/Summer 1995 collection The Birds? | |
2023 United Kingdom student protests | 2023-04-13 | 4,927 | 205.3 | ... that the 2023 United Kingdom student protests were organised on TikTok and Snapchat? | |
Updown early medieval cemetery | 2023-04-10 | 4,742 | 197.6 | ... that Sonia Chadwick Hawkes led a rescue excavation at the Updown early medieval cemetery in 1976 because the site was threatened by a planned pipeline? | |
It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water | 2023-04-13 | 4,738 | 197.4 | ... that It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water explores the theme of water and was inspired by Phil Elverum's visits to the ocean? | |
Get Up and Dance | 2023-04-16 | 4,725 | 196.9 | ... that a filing for a temporary restraining order to stop the release of Get Up and Dance in the United States by the publisher of the Just Dance series was denied? | |
Taha Ayari | 2023-04-18 | 4,690 | 195.4 | ... that Swedish footballer Taha Ayari made his Allsvenskan debut by coming on as a substitute for his older brother? | |
Sibil Pektorosoğlu | 2023-04-15 | 4,618 | 192.4 | ... that Armenian-Turkish soprano Sibil Pektorosoğlu released her first album after singing in a church choir for almost twenty years? | |
Ray Hall (basketball) | 2023-04-22 | 4,584 | 191.0 | ... that after Ray Hall threw an apple at Jo Jo White, White became Hall's sports agent? | |
Capital Classic (all-star game) | 2023-04-20 | 4,568 | 190.3 | ... that after Michael Jordan was fired by the Washington Wizards, he wanted to move the Capital Classic from the Washington, D.C., area to New York? | |
List of awards and nominations received by The White Lotus | 2023-04-08 | 4,493 | 187.2 | ... that at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards The White Lotus was nominated in five categories and won in all? | |
Rhina Aguirre | 2023-04-17 | 4,480 | 186.6 | ... that after losing her eyesight to toxoplasmosis, Rhina Aguirre dedicated herself to disability rights and was elected to the Bolivian Senate in 2009? | |
Tinder Fire | 2023-04-03 | 4,469 | 186.1 | ... that at the peak of the 2018 Tinder Fire in Arizona, 695 firefighters worked to contain its spread? | |
Michael O'Sullivan (politician) | 2023-04-12 | 4,457 | 185.7 | ... that in 1819 Michael O'Sullivan, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, fought a duel in Montreal with William Caldwell over a proposal to create the Montreal General Hospital? | |
Self-Portrait (Lievens) | 2023-04-15 | 4,432 | 184.7 | ... that X-radiographs of Jan Lievens's circa 1629–1630 Self-Portrait showed that the artist made "transformative revisions to his appearance" in the portrait? | |
Northeastern Army | 2023-04-19 | 4,332 | 180.5 | ... that Nationalist China's own Northeastern Army captured Chiang Kai-shek to convince him to end the civil war against the Chinese Communist Party? | |
Foster Loyer | 2023-04-13 | 4,326 | 180.2 | ... that Foster Loyer broke Michigan's high-school and Steph Curry's Davidson records for consecutive free throws? | |
Rutherford's Monument | 2023-04-30 | 2,141 | 178.4 | ... that the 56-foot-tall (17 m) monument (pictured) to the theologian Samuel Rutherford near his parish church in Anwoth was badly damaged by a lightning strike five years after its construction? | |
Matt Hicks (basketball) | 2023-04-23 | 4,261 | 177.5 | ... that NIU dormitory residents cast 65,000 write-in votes to elect Matt Hicks to the 1977 Pizza Hut All-American game? | |
Unit fraction | 2023-04-26 | 2,094 | 174.5 | ... that exercises in the fair division of food (example pictured) are often used to teach unit fractions? | |
Vermont Public | 2023-04-11 | 4,178 | 174.1 | ... that in 1979, Vermont ETV received more donations from viewers in Quebec than it did from Vermonters? | |
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument | 2023-04-02 | 4,038 | 168.2 | ... that Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, protected as a national monument since March 21, 2023, is a significant habitat of Joshua trees and threatened desert tortoises? | |
Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe) | 2023-04-21 | 4,010 | 167.1 | ... that Digital Domain created a new facial-capture system to help create the look of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame? | |
St Julian's Church, Norwich | 2023-04-22 | 3,995 | 166.5 | ... that St Julian's Church was the only church in Norwich destroyed during World War II to be rebuilt? | |
323P/SOHO | 2023-04-19 | 3,960 | 165.0 | ... that the periodic comet 323P/SOHO approaches the Sun at a distance of 0.04 AU, nearer than any other numbered comet, every 4.15 years? | |
Leeds Convention | 2023-04-23 | 3,928 | 163.6 | ... that the 1917 Leeds Convention in Britain passed resolutions calling for the end of the First World War and praising the February Revolution in Russia? | |
Oya Ekici | 2023-04-30 | 1,963 | 163.6 | ... that 47-year-old Turkish para-karateka Oya Ekici won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships? | |
Samuele Parlati | 2023-04-08 | 3,912 | 163.0 | ... that in February 2023, Italian footballer Samuele Parlati saved a penalty kick while playing as an emergency goalkeeper? | |
Millennium Complex | 2023-04-25 | 3,894 | 162.2 | ... that the Millennium Complex in Plymouth, England, has hosted a cinema, dance hall, roller disco and night club? | |
2023 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue men's basketball game | 2023-04-18 | 3,848 | 160.4 | {{{6}}} | |
Zenni Optical | 2023-04-27 | 1,908 | 159.0 | ... that when Zenni Optical released a Super Bowl LIV advertisement, its website told a number of customers that eyeglasses deliveries would be delayed for weeks? | |
Drag Isn't Dangerous | 2023-04-28 | 1,887 | 157.2 | ... that Drag Isn't Dangerous is a charitable telethon set to be hosted by numerous drag queens to oppose the Tennessee drag-ban bill? | |
Abdillah (Indonesian politician) | 2023-04-25 | 3,765 | 156.9 | ... that Abdillah was sworn in as the mayor of Medan, Indonesia, in an abrupt and secretive ceremony? | |
1Point3Acres | 2023-04-14 | 3,764 | 156.8 | ... that the Chinese-language forum 1Point3Acres created a COVID-19 tracker used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? | |
Trimarjono | 2023-04-30 | 1,882 | 156.8 | ... that former East Java provincial secretary Trimarjono was known for his habit of standing in front of the governor's office lobby every morning? | |
Stephanie Goldner | 2023-04-04 | 3,732 | 156.0 | ... that a special case was instrumental to harpist Steffy Goldner's professional career and legacy? | |
Roger Bonk | 2023-04-06 | 3,684 | 153.5 | ... that football linebacker Roger Bonk was nicknamed "the Boinker"? | |
R565 road (Ireland) | 2023-04-25 | 3,650 | 152.1 | ... that the bridge on the R565 road to Valentia Island was opened twice? | |
The Beautiful Letdown | 2023-04-08 | 3,638 | 151.6 | ... that songs in The Beautiful Letdown are "chunky", "gentle", and "nois[y]"? | |
Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust (Madrid) | 2023-04-06 | 3,599 | 150.0 | ... that the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust in Madrid was the first Holocaust memorial in Spain when it opened in 2007? | |
Brennley Brown | 2023-04-09 | 3,594 | 149.8 | ... that Brennley Brown was a finalist on The Voice when she was only 15 years old? | |
Richard Childress Racing Museum | 2023-04-08 | 3,583 | 149.3 | ... that the Richard Childress Racing Museum (exhibition pictured) is located in the former team workshop in which Richard Childress Racing won six NASCAR Cup Series championships and 58 races? | |
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | 2023-04-07 | 3,519 | 146.6 | ... that Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, twenty-five years after ABBA brought the country its first victory in the contest? | |
Paul Lill | 2023-04-11 | 3,481 | 145.0 | ... that Estonian minister of war Paul Lill resigned in 1939, citing the unacceptable conditions of the Bases Treaty with the Soviet Union? | |
KSMO-TV | 2023-04-04 | 3,434 | 143.5 | ... that a Kansas City TV station had so many children's shows to air that the station manager talked of "fit[ting] so many ten-pound turnips into a five-pound sack"? | |
Tamba Taylor | 2023-04-07 | 3,437 | 143.2 | ... that Liberian paramount chief Tamba Taylor worked as a tailor and claimed to have sewn clothes for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah? | |
Mata (album) | 2023-04-10 | 3,411 | 142.1 | ... that M.I.A. originally wanted to name her newest album after her son but instead named it Mata? | |
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park | 2023-04-12 | 3,386 | 141.1 | ... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996? | |
Comparative hearing | 2023-04-03 | 3,386 | 141.0 | ... that the Federal Communications Commission's comparative hearing criteria for awarding broadcast licenses were struck down as "arbitrary and capricious"? | |
2023 South Ethiopia Region referendum | 2023-04-27 | 1,686 | 140.5 | ... that the government of Ethiopia's SNNP Region supported local governments calling for a referendum to secede from the region? | |
Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel | 2023-04-30 | 1,682 | 140.2 | ... that 1924 Gold Medal Olympian Henri Deglane (pictured) co-founded a professional wrestling promotion in France which featured catch wrestling? | |
Omar (opera) | 2023-04-06 | 3,356 | 139.8 | ... that the opera Omar, about the Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said, had its world premiere in a theater located less than a mile from the site where he was sold as a slave? | |
Search for Grace | 2023-04-29 | 1,652 | 137.7 | ... that to prepare for her role in the television film Search for Grace, actress Lisa Hartman Black underwent hypnosis? | |
1913 El Paso smelters' strike | 2023-04-02 | 3,300 | 137.5 | ... that during the 1913 El Paso smelters' strike the Industrial Workers of the World and the Western Federation of Miners competed to organize the strikers with their respective labor unions? | |
Fred Narganes | 2023-04-28 | 1,647 | 137.2 | ... that Fred Narganes is said to be the first Latino wrestler to win an amateur US national championship or to compete for an American university, and among the first Latino-American Olympians? | |
Death (Melanie Martinez song) | 2023-04-09 | 3,294 | 137.2 | ... that Melanie Martinez's song, "Death", was her first chart hit in more than a decade? | |
BlueforSudan | 2023-04-19 | 3,286 | 136.9 | ... that Rihanna and Dua Lipa participated in #BlueforSudan to bring attention to the 3 June 2019 Khartoum massacre? | |
Anne Cooke Reid | 2023-04-29 | 1,614 | 134.5 | ... that Anne Cooke Reid founded the first Black summer theater in the United States? | |
Lake of the Woods Provincial Park | 2023-04-28 | 1,599 | 133.2 | ... that the mainland portion of Lake of the Woods Provincial Park in northwestern Ontario, Canada, was deregulated as part of a First Nations land claim settlement? | |
R319 road (Ireland) | 2023-04-11 | 3,080 | 128.4 | ... that a local councillor complained that the R319 road in County Mayo had more humps and hollows than a camel's back? | |
Guillaume Diop | 2023-04-08 | 2,984 | 124.3 | ... that Paris Opera Ballet dancer Guillaume Diop co-authored a manifesto that called for the Paris Opera to make urgent changes to address racial discrimination? | |
Bismarck Kuyon | 2023-04-24 | 2,980 | 124.1 | ... that Liberian factions voted Bismarck Kuyon to be the chair of the transitional executive branch of the government, but his nomination was revoked before he was installed? | |
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries | 2023-04-15 | 2,978 | 124.1 | ... that Indonesia and Malaysia founded the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries to promote the use of palm oil? | |
Asman Boedisantoso Ranakusuma | 2023-04-18 | 2,974 | 123.9 | ... that when he was the rector of the University of Indonesia, Asman Boedisantoso Ranakusuma sometimes took the train to campus to overhear criticism of the school? | |
Rahudman Harahap | 2023-04-20 | 2,922 | 121.8 | ... that Medan under Rahudman Harahap attempted a crackdown on pig farms within city limits, but backed down after local opposition? | |
Marie-Julien Dunand | 2023-04-20 | 2,901 | 120.9 | ... that after a riot destroyed some local churches, Marie-Julien Dunand, a French missionary in China, ordered the construction of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chengdu and Annunciation Seminary in Pengzhou? | |
Margaret Cote | 2023-04-21 | 2,860 | 119.2 | ... that Saulteaux linguist Margaret Cote was the first person in Saskatchewan to teach a First Nations language in a public school? | |
WQCY | 2023-04-29 | 1,428 | 119.0 | ... that in the same year, an Illinois radio station lost its station manager in a car crash and its advertising revenue to flooding? | |
Francois Massaquoi | 2023-04-19 | 2,820 | 117.5 | ... that Francois Massaquoi, who studied economics at New York University, later led the Lofa Defense Force during the First Liberian Civil War? | |
Garnett Wikoff | 2023-04-29 | 1,372 | 114.3 | ... that delivering newspapers was how Garnett Wikoff became an Olympic runner? | |
Carolina White | 2023-04-26 | 1,338 | 111.5 | ... that soprano Carolina White performed the title role in the United States premiere of Il segreto di Susanna at the Metropolitan Opera in 1911? | |
Darryl Milburn | 2023-04-26 | 1,320 | 110.0 | ... that Darryl Milburn made his Canadian Football League debut on his birthday, but did not appear in any other games that year? | |
Agus Salim Rangkuti | 2023-04-10 | 2,622 | 109.2 | ... that before becoming the mayor of Medan, Indonesia, Agus Salim Rangkuti acted in movies and oversaw a real-life political prison camp? | |
Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh | 2023-04-08 | 2,586 | 107.7 | ... that Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh was a Zirid prince who became a vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate after assassinating his stepfather, and was overthrown after murdering caliph al-Zafir? | |
Sasajiscymnus tsugae | 2023-04-17 | 2,582 | 107.6 | ... that Sasajiscymnus tsugae is used as a biological control method for the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive pest of the eastern hemlock? | |
Muhammad Saleh Arifin | 2023-04-26 | 1,290 | 107.5 | ... that as mayor, Muhammad Saleh Arifin permitted a temporary gambling area in Medan, Indonesia, saying that it would fund a new street? | |
Kin (The Last of Us) | 2023-04-09 | 2,564 | 106.9 | ... that Jasmila Žbanić's experience of living through the siege of Sarajevo influenced her work on the sixth episode of The Last of Us? | |
St. Raphael Provincial Park | 2023-04-13 | 2,540 | 105.9 | ... that the St. Raphael Provincial Park in Northern Ontario, Canada, is part of the 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi) St. Raphael Signature Site, which is recognized for its natural and recreational values? | |
Embassy of the Philippines, Manama | 2023-04-23 | 2,484 | 103.5 | ... that the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta? | |
2022 EFL Championship play-off final | 2023-04-03 | 2,377 | 99.0 | ... that Nottingham Forest's victory in the 2022 EFL Championship play-off final gained them promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years? | |
Jaylen Clark | 2023-04-04 | 2,299 | 96.1 | ... that UCLA basketball player Jaylen Clark was named the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, after also significantly improving on offense? | |
La Voce della Patria | 2023-04-19 | 2,262 | 94.3 | ... that the Berlin embassy of the Italian Social Republic published the weekly La Voce della Patria from 1943 to 1944 for distribution among Italian Military Internees in Germany? | |
Sujudi | 2023-04-27 | 1,128 | 94.0 | ... that Sujudi had his election to the post of rector of the University of Indonesia overruled by the Indonesian government? | |
Alchymic Quartet | 2023-04-02 | 2,237 | 93.2 | ... that the Alchymic Quartet is a string quartet by Graham Waterhouse, to be performed alongside chemical experiments of Andrew Szydlo, his former teacher at Highgate School? | |
Jeff Wrana | 2023-04-23 | 2,200 | 91.7 | ... that in 2009 Jeff Wrana helped to develop a biological model that might play a role in predicting whether a woman is more likely to recover from breast cancer? | |
Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra | 2023-04-28 | 1,050 | 87.5 | ... that Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra laid the foundation for the Reglamento Federal de Toxicomanias, which legalized psychoactive substances in Mexico in 1940? | |
Johanna Geisler | 2023-04-16 | 2,058 | 85.7 | ... that Erich Korngold's Die tote Stadt had simultaneous premieres in Cologne and Hamburg in 1920, one with Johanna Geisler and her husband Otto Klemperer? | |
Thierry Coquand | 2023-04-14 | 2,052 | 85.5 | ... that Thierry Coquand won a SIGPLAN award for his eponymous proof assistant Coq, which was used to find a formal proof of the four color theorem? | |
Tiakur | 2023-04-16 | 2,036 | 84.9 | ... that the Indonesian town of Tiakur experienced a shortage of specialist doctors due to them not renewing their contract? | |
Peni Suparto | 2023-04-09 | 1,950 | 81.3 | ... that while serving as the mayor of Malang, Peni Suparto led a protest in front of the city hall? | |
Bud Jorgensen | 2023-04-13 | 1,914 | 79.8 | ... that in 1956 Green Bay Packers athletic trainer Bud Jorgensen became the first athletic trainer selected by the National Football League to treat players at a Pro Bowl? | |
Live at Bush Hall | 2023-04-05 | 1,768 | 74.1 | ... that for Live at Bush Hall the band Black Country, New Road created three distinct backstories for its performances, including one about a pizza chef who comes across a poltergeist? | |
Christian Keller (sports administrator) | 2023-04-14 | 1,732 | 72.1 | ... that Christian Keller worked as an academic before running SSV Jahn Regensburg? | |
Clemens Bosselmann | 2023-04-22 | 1,550 | 64.6 | ... that for a rare performance in 2023 of the St Matthew Passion by the 18th-century composer Homilius, the conductor Clemens Bosselmann had to track down handwritten sheet music? | |
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle | 2023-04-28 | 666 | 55.5 | ... that the Ladies Musical Club brought Sergei Rachmaninoff, Marian Anderson, and Pablo Casals to perform in Seattle? | |
Passions (Homilius) | 2023-04-07 | 745 | 31.0 | ... that Gottfried August Homilius wrote Passions for Good Friday services during his time as music director of the Church of the Holy Cross in Dresden? |
Notes
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