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Anchorage White Raven 2024-12-13 29,936 1,247.3 ... that a raven in Anchorage, Alaska (pictured), ate tater tots and toast, fought over ice cream, and disassembled a streetlamp?
Seunghan 2024-12-16 29,632 1,234.6 ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss?
Voltairine de Cleyre 2024-12-24 27,224 1,134.4 ... that after Senator Joseph R. Hawley offered $1,000 to shoot an anarchist, Voltairine de Cleyre (pictured) publicly accepted the challenge?
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy 2024-12-02 25,622 1,067.6 ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy (pictured)?
Regulus (Turner) 2024-12-07 23,817 992.4 ... that a man stabbed Regulus (pictured) because he disliked the "misty state of the picture"?
Lizzie Esau 2024-12-09 23,392 974.6 ... that Lizzie Esau (pictured) covered a 1955 song for a 2024 series about a 1553 queen?
Trevor (duck) 2024-12-09 22,639 943.3 ... that "the world's loneliest duck" arrived on the remote Pacific island country of Niue in 2018?
God of Amiens 2024-12-10 21,132 880.5 ... that the God of Amiens (head pictured) seems to have lost his serpent?
Pablo Busch 2024-12-20 20,949 872.9 ... that German-born physician Pablo Busch (pictured) was labelled a "witch or curandero" by indigenous tribes in Bolivia?
Castlereagh–Canning duel 2024-12-05 19,100 795.8 ... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought a duel against each other?
Remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington 2024-12-21 19,084 795.2 ... that George W. Bush quoted from the Quran in a speech he delivered (pictured) six days after the September 11 attacks?
Orphan Rescues Grandfather 2024-12-11 12,070 502.9 ... that Zhou Jianyun pawned his wife's jewellery to make Orphan Rescues Grandfather (scene pictured), saving his studio?
Zhou Jianyun 6,732 280.5
Total 18,802 783.4
Kim Kuk-song 2024-12-03 17,568 732.0 ... that a senior colonel with 30 years' experience in North Korean intelligence agencies defected to South Korea in 2014?
Barquq Castle 2024-12-08 17,148 714.5 ... that the 14th-century Barquq Castle (pictured) was damaged during the Israel–Hamas war?
Everett Railroad 11 2024-12-17 17,106 712.8 ... that Everett Railroad 11 (pictured) had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip?
Light Vessel 16 2024-12-07 16,970 707.1 ... that the oldest surviving wooden lightship, dating to 1840, is now an Airbnb property?
Muthkwey 2024-12-05 16,785 699.4 ... that muthkwey was not harvested or walked over, because oral tradition held that it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
Near-miss effect 2024-12-02 15,655 652.3 ... that due to the near-miss effect, gamblers may mistake a game of luck for a game of skill?
Austrosphecodes krampus 2024-12-25 15,245 635.2 ... that A. krampus has been found living in southeastern Brazil?
René Vallon 2024-12-22 14,827 617.8 ... that René Vallon (pictured) achieved the first aeroplane flight, and was the first aeroplane-related death, in China?
Coconut cup 2024-12-10 14,706 612.8 ... that coconut cups were believed to have medical benefits?
The Horn of Plenty 2024-12-19 14,640 610.0 ... that The Horn of Plenty by Alexander McQueen satirized the fashion industry with clothing sewn from expensive fabric made to look like household trash (example pictured)?
Anastasia Somoza 2024-12-17 14,358 598.2 ... that as a nine-year-old, Anastasia Somoza lobbied U.S. president Bill Clinton?
Operation Blooming Onion 2024-12-09 14,172 590.5 ... that Operation Blooming Onion uncovered instances of "modern-day slavery" amongst H-2A visa workers in the state of Georgia?
David Fishwick 2024-12-17 14,156[a] 589.9 ... that David Fishwick went from a £27.50-a-week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?
A Flood in Baath Country 2024-12-09 7,932 330.5 ... that a Syrian filmmaker repurposed footage from his first film in his last film in order to criticize his younger self?
Film Essay on the Euphrates Dam 5,780 240.9
Total 13,712 571.3
Christmas carp 2024-12-24 13,612 567.2 ... that the Christmas carp traditionally swims in a bathtub for a few days before becoming Christmas Eve dinner?
Al LeBoeuf 2024-12-04 13,134 547.3 ... that Al LeBoeuf was diagnosed with a rare condition in 2012 from an injury that he suffered in 1985?
Feelie (Brave New World) 2024-12-04 12,832 534.6 ... that Aldous Huxley developed his "feelies" in response to the emergence of "talkies"?
Yangginu 2024-12-12 6,936 289.0 ... that Yangginu plotted to defeat Khan Wan to avenge his murdered father?
Wan (khan) 5,758 239.9
Total 12,694 528.9
Self-Portrait (Ellen Thesleff) 2024-12-22 12,412 517.2 ... that art historians believe that Ellen Thesleff's self-portrait may have been drawn in a trance-like state?
Tin mining in Indonesia 2024-12-03 12,286 511.9 ... that water-filled pits (example pictured) left behind by tin mining activities in Indonesia have become tourist attractions?
James Smart (police officer) 2024-12-02 12,240 510.0 ... that Chief Constable James Smart flooded police courts with over 17,000 cases to prove the impracticality of leaving homeowners with the responsibility for lighting stairs?
MrBeast Lab 2024-12-01 12,102 504.2 ... that the MrBeast Lab toy line first debuted in a pop-up store in the shape of an overturned tanker truck carrying toxic waste?
Dog 2024-12-05 12,005[b] 500.2 ... that dogs (example pictured) have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
2022 Andover tornado 2024-12-23 11,698 487.4 ... that the 2022 Andover tornado (video featured) injured only three people, despite damaging more than 1,000 buildings?
The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate 2024-12-02 11,658 485.8 ... that an Indiana university recently argued in court that The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate, a 1914 painting, was too modern for their art collection?
Marie Denizard 2024-12-04 11,658 485.7 ... that Marie Denizard (pictured) stood as a candidate in a French presidential election in 1913, thirty years before French women achieved suffrage?
Piri Reis 2024-12-02 11,570 482.1 ... that Piri Reis did not map Antarctica in the sixteenth century?
Carlyle Hotel 2024-12-12 11,436 476.5 ... that a staff member at the Carlyle Hotel (pictured) once lent his own bow tie to Laurence Olivier?
Upper Chehalis people 2024-12-16 11,426 476.1 ... that the Upper Chehalis people adopted horses widely after their introduction, becoming known as "equestrian" compared to their coastal neighbors?
The Crystal (tabloid) 2024-12-04 11,290 470.4 ... that The Crystal was one of few publications in early-20th-century China that regularly covered same-sex intimacy?
Codex Monacensis (X 033) 2024-12-11 10,853 452.2 ... that a manuscript of the New Testament was bound in the wrong order, which a scholar decried: "the bookbinder has messed everything up"?
John Moore (basketball) 2024-12-13 10,803 450.1 ... that John Moore's mother, after learning that UCLA's student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?
Adoration of the Magi in the Snow 2024-12-25 10,798 449.9 ... that the Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (pictured), recently re-dated, is now known to be the earliest of Bruegel's snow paintings?
2007 Greensburg tornado 2024-12-18 10,782 449.2 ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado had ten smaller tornadoes orbiting it?
Zheng Zhegu 2024-12-15 10,722 446.8 ... that Zheng Zhegu urged his film students to bring their girlfriends when no women enrolled?
Wang Hanlun 2024-12-13 6,022 250.9 ... that Wang Hanlun used proceeds from her company's only film to finalize her divorce?
Revenge of an Actress 4,686 195.3
Total 10,709 446.2
HMS Unruffled 2024-12-19 10,554 439.8 ... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled on twenty patrols during the Second World War?
James Michael Reardon 2024-12-18 10,312 429.6 ... that after he did not come home for dinner, James Michael Reardon's assistant priests found that he had died in his basilica while praying?
Oh My Mother! 2024-12-03 10,306 429.4 ... that the author of Oh My Mother! has written about the phenomenon of giving Asian-American girls the name "Connie"?
Light Vessel 93 2024-12-15 10,136 422.3 ... that Light Vessel 93 (pictured) was converted into a photography studio?
Bob Hobman 2024-12-10 9,980 415.8 ... that Bob Hobman recreated a possible sea journey by Palaeolithic humans after 130,000-year-old tools were found on the island of Crete?
Adrenal crisis 2024-12-12 9,885 411.9 ... that the death rate from adrenal crises can reach as high as 6 percent?
Breton Civil War, 1341 2024-12-03 9,743 406.0 ... that when John of Montfort was captured in 1341 during the Breton Civil War, his wife took command of the Breton army?
Hikari Kodama 2024-12-14 9,692 403.8 ... that Hikari Kodama disguised herself with wigs during public performances because she went to a high school with strict rules?
Fukushima nuclear accident 2024-12-16 9,596[c] 399.9 ... that an official investigation found the Fukushima nuclear accident was foreseeable and preventable?
1939 Liechtenstein general election 2024-12-01 9,560 398.3 ... that no actual voting took place in the 1939 Liechtenstein general election?
Amer Ghalib 2024-12-12 9,420 392.5 ... that the city council of Hamtramck, led by Mayor Amer Ghalib, banned the pride flag from publicly owned flagpoles?
Al-Altan 2024-12-05 9,333 388.9 ... that the Mongol princess Al-Altan was rumoured to have poisoned her brother Ögedei Khan?
Backflip (figure skating) 2024-12-11 9,269 386.2 ... that the backflip ban in figure skating was lifted in 2024 alongside other "somersault type jumps"?
2014 NFC Championship Game 2024-12-15 9,164 381.9 ... that the Green Bay Packers lost the 2014 NFC Championship Game and a spot in the Super Bowl after they were considered to have a 99.9-percent chance of victory?
Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi 2024-12-14 9,157 381.5 ... that Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi (pictured) campaigned in Birmingham, England, while running to become the vice president of Somaliland?
Soviet atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II 2024-12-10 9,113 379.7 ... that during World War II, Soviet atrocities against prisoners of war included the murder of tens of thousands of Polish soldiers in the Katyn massacre?
Chauncey Archiquette 2024-12-02 9,096 379.0 ... that tacklers "bounced off" Chauncey Archiquette "as if he were a brick wall"?
Diane Leather 2024-12-19 9,062 377.6 ... that Diane Leather was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
David Bookbinder 2024-12-23 8,842 368.4 ... that David Bookbinder was Margaret Thatcher's "least favourite local government leader"?
Tony Pajaczkowski 2024-12-06 8,740 364.2 ... that one Canadian football announcer refused to mention Tony Pajaczkowski in game broadcasts for several years?
Nicola Gratteri 2024-12-24 8,709 362.9 ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
Dr Disrespect 2024-12-13 8,635 359.8 ... that Dr Disrespect's first videos featured a bombastic "champion" trash-talking game-play footage?
Hanif Kureshi 2024-12-04 8,570 357.1 ... that Hanif Kureshi transformed shadows cast by the Sun into street art?
Carrlyn Bathe 2024-12-02 8,560 356.7 ... that Carrlyn Bathe met her husband after he sent her gear from his clothing brand?
Amalric of Nesle 2024-12-01 8,534 355.6 ... that Patriarch Amalric was, according to the archbishop of Tyre, "reasonably well educated but bereft of intelligence and virtually useless"?
Rada Dyson-Hudson 2024-12-11 8,500 354.2 ... that Rada Dyson-Hudson was denied academic tenure at Johns Hopkins University and Cornell University despite her academic record and capabilities?
Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi) 2024-12-09 8,456 352.3 ... that Thomas Sewell said that in 2017 he attempted to recruit the perpetrator of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings into the Lads Society?
Jugtown Historic District 2024-12-03 8,451 352.1 ... that an underground tunnel between two houses in what is now Jugtown Historic District was used to hide fugitive slaves?
Chris Wright (energy executive) 2024-12-24 8,343 347.6 ... that energy executive Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid to prove that it was not dangerous?
Miss Shampoo 2024-12-08 8,288 345.3 ... that several local residents mistook the production set of Miss Shampoo for a real shop and entered during filming?
Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte) 2024-12-13 8,286 345.2 ... that Spectrum HoloByte published Tetris without permission from the Soviet Union?
Fen Juhua 2024-12-19 5,537 230.7 ... that Fen Juhua became the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" after fighting for love in a 1925 film?
Heroine Li Feifei 2,727 113.6
Total 8,264 344.3
Lou Rash 2024-12-05 8,196 341.5 ... that in his first year in the NFL, Lou Rash was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
Thomas Curnow 2024-12-07 8,178 340.8 ... that schoolteacher Thomas Curnow used a red scarf to stop a train from derailing, leading to the capture of notorious outlaw Ned Kelly?
Campo Valdés Roman baths 2024-12-03 8,003 333.5 ... that the Campo Valdés Roman baths were rediscovered during the construction of a sewer system in 1903?
HMT Night Hawk 2024-12-25 7,965 331.9 ... that HMT Night Hawk was sunk on Christmas Day 1914 while trawling for mines off Scarborough, England?
David Headley Green 2024-12-21 7,960 331.7 ... that David Green published more than 200 research papers before his 18th birthday?
The Americans 2024-12-22 7,954[d] 331.4 ... that the creator of The Americans drew inspiration for the show from his time as a CIA officer and a 2010 Russian spy scandal?
Susan Finnegan 2024-12-18 7,717 321.5 ... that Susan Finnegan was the first female head of the arachnids section at the Natural History Museum, London, but had to resign her job to marry?
Annie Huggett 2024-12-07 7,704 321.0 ... that Annie Huggett, aged 103, was the oldest living suffragette at the time of her death in 1996?
Nazi crimes against children 2024-12-20 7,638 318.3 ... that in addition to millions murdered, Nazi crimes against children included compulsory sterilization, forced labor, forced institutionalization, medical experiments and Germanisation?
Peter Capaldi 2024-12-11 7,614[e] 317.2 ... that Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi was a fan of the series as a child?
Oh Hee-ok 2024-12-24 7,567 315.3 ... that Oh Hee-ok was the last surviving female Korean independence activist?
2011 Cullman–Arab tornado 2024-12-03 7,476 311.5 ... that five of the six people killed in the 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado were members of the same family?
Manga and anime fandom in Poland 2024-12-04 7,437 309.9 ... that the Polish manga and anime fandom arose in the 1990s and now numbers over 100,000 people?
Lower Chehalis people 2024-12-23 7,346 306.1 ... that Hudson's Bay Company ships reserved special rooms for important Lower Chehalis visitors due to their key role in regional trade networks?
Dickinson pumpkin 2024-12-25 7,340 305.8 ... that heavy spring rains caused a poor harvest of the Dickinson pumpkin, leading to a canned pumpkin shortage for Christmas in 2015?
Kang Ju-hyeok 2024-12-06 7,328 305.3 ... that Kang Ju-hyeok (pictured) became the youngest player in FC Seoul's history at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days?
Favre's Dad Game 2024-12-21 7,229 301.2 ... that less than a day after his dad died, Brett Favre played in "one of the greatest games of his fabulous career"?
Pflaumentoffel 2024-12-25 7,227 301.1 ... that Pflaumentoffel, edible figures made from prunes, were sold by children in German Christmas markets in the 19th century?
Gigarta 2024-12-04 7,172 298.8 ... that Gigarta, a settlement mentioned by Strabo and Pliny the Elder, is believed to have been located on the slopes of Mount Lebanon, although its exact location remains under debate?
Huaju 2024-12-17 7,084 295.2 ... that modern Chinese drama was banned during the Cultural Revolution?
Paradise Theater (Bronx) 2024-12-17 7,080 295.0 ... that Saint George fought a dragon at the Paradise Theater until both were stolen?
Saybrook Colony 2024-12-05 7,065 294.4 ... that the Saybrook Colony was sold to Connecticut for an annual payment of 180 pounds of equal quantities of wheat, peas, and either rye or barley?
Gutidara 2024-12-08 7,020 292.5 ... that Gutidara is played with balls made from water buffalo horns?
Ritsuko Taho 2024-12-22 6,994 291.4 ... that Ritsuko Taho once had her students at Harvard University slaughter a chicken and turn its bones into a sculpture?
Palaeotherium 2024-12-20 6,830 284.6 ... that the distant horse relative Palaeotherium was first misidentified as an amphibious animal, then as a canine?
Tourte de blettes 2024-12-24 6,813 283.9 ... that tourte de blettes, a sweet pie made with Swiss chard, is traditionally eaten in Nice on Christmas Eve?
The Last Dance (2024 film) 2024-12-12 6,786[f] 282.7 ... that to prepare for her role in The Last Dance, actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a Taoist funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men?
Shelley Luther 2024-12-21 6,762 281.7 ... that Shelley Luther was elected to the Texas House of Representatives four years after being imprisoned?
Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton 2024-12-07 6,739 280.8 ... that Henry Parnell was the youngest British parliamentarian to die in the First World War?
Peel's Cut 2024-12-01 6,720 280.0 ... that Peel's Cut, a watercourse in Staffordshire, lasted more than 100 years longer than the mill it was excavated to power?
I Hotel (novel) 2024-12-02 6,718 279.9 ... that Karen Tei Yamashita realized the structure of her novel, I Hotel, by cutting, folding, and writing on ten cardboard cubes, each representing a year in the book?
The Christmas Invasion 2024-12-25 6,706 279.4 ... that "The Christmas Invasion" led to Christmas specials becoming a staple for Doctor Who?
Meillet's principle 2024-12-14 6,664 277.7 ... that although three witnesses are typically needed in linguistic reconstruction, only two are necessary if borrowing and innovation can be ruled out?
Murakami T 2024-12-15 6,662 277.6 ... that Haruki Murakami owns so many T-shirts that he published a book about them?
Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain) 2024-12-12 6,625 276.0 ... that U.S. Army chaplain Patrick Ryan celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for 10,000 people after the liberation of Rome?
The Catholic Spirit 2024-12-07 6,609 275.4 ... that a priest canceled 1,600 subscriptions to The Catholic Bulletin over a front-page photograph of nuns dancing?
Entitativity 2024-12-23 6,600 275.0 ... that entitativity refers to how "groupy" a group is?
1984 Southland floods 2024-12-01 6,561 273.4 ... that although no people died in the 1984 Southland floods, about 12,000 sheep perished?
Sehome, Bellingham, Washington 2024-12-03 6,458 269.1 ... that Sehome was an incorporated town for only three years?
Yoon Do-young 2024-12-18 6,368 265.3 ... that Yoon Do-young (pictured) scored his debut goal for Daejeon Hana Citizen 50 seconds into a match against Gwangju FC?
Chen Qiyou 2024-12-08 6,346 264.4 ... that Chen Qiyou, a would-be assassin, later became part of the Chinese Committee for World Peace?
St John the Evangelist Church, Islington 2024-12-06 6,316 263.2 ... that Augustus Pugin called St John the Evangelist Church, Islington, a "deformity"?
Tjeerd van Andel 2024-12-22 6,279 261.6 ... that Tjeerd van Andel was surprised to find heaps of giant clam shells around hot springs on his first dive to the Pacific ocean floor?
Snooze (SZA song) 2024-12-16 6,165 256.9 ... that SZA's "Snooze" happens to be a sleeper hit?
Timeless Voyage 2024-12-02 6,141 255.9 ... that the author of the comic book Timeless Voyage was the leader of a UFO religion?
An American Overture 2024-12-13 6,112 254.7 ... that Benjamin Britten wanted the score of his An American Overture destroyed after it was rediscovered?
Waltz in A minor (Chopin, rediscovered 2024) 2024-12-14 6,110 254.6 ... that the discovery of a new waltz attributed to Chopin was announced in October 2024?
Moe's Books 2024-12-24 6,020 250.8 ... that in 2016 two thieves stole $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell some of them to Moe's Books nearby?
Light Weight Air Warning Radar 2024-12-09 5,974 248.9 ... that the Australian Light Weight Air Warning Radar was once loaded using canoes and later manhandled up a 200-foot cliff?
Liliget Feast House 2024-12-11 5,966 248.6 ... that "unusual choices" at Liliget Feast House included wind-dried salmon and pan-fried oolichans?
Packers–Seahawks rivalry 2024-12-16 5,794[g] 241.4 ... that of the 25 times the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks have played each other, 4 have come in the playoffs?
Elin Falk 2024-12-14 5,764 240.2 ... that Elin Falk caused a national controversy in 1913 with her proposals for reforming gymnastics in Swedish schools?
Bejeweled (video game) 2024-12-14 5,762 240.1 ... that match-three video games such as Candy Crush Saga are often considered to be Bejeweled clones?
Tomato Industrial Museum D. Nomikos 2024-12-21 5,723 238.5 ... that a museum of tomato processing in Greece uses holographic mechanical fans to display images of workers?
Ngiam Tong Dow 2024-12-08 5,704 237.7 ... that Ngiam Tong Dow negotiated Singapore's first and largest purchase of gold from South Africa in 1968 by comparing two halves of a United States one-dollar bill?
Krzyż i półksiężyc 2024-12-01 5,634 234.8 ... that according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the 1913 Polish novel The Cross and the Crescent is "perhaps the first example" of the genre of military science fiction in Polish literature?
Kingdom of Characters 2024-12-01 5,592 233.0 ... that while conducting research for Kingdom of Characters, author Jing Tsu visited archives across multiple countries and continents?
Latin-esque 2024-12-23 5,516 229.8 ... that the 1962 space-age pop album Latin-esque was recorded with halves of the orchestra separated by almost a city block to heighten its stereo effects?
Christmas: A Biography 2024-12-24 5,430 226.3 ... that Christmas: A Biography states that, despite its Christian origins, Christmas has been mostly secular since its inception in the fourth century?
Bob Gandey 2024-12-23 5,385 224.4 ... that Bob Gandey founded a circus that continues to be operated by his descendants more than a century later?
1931 Barcelona rent strike 2024-12-08 5,378 224.1 ... that the 1931 Barcelona rent strike resulted in 18 deaths, dozens of injuries and arrests, and an agreement on the reduction of rents?
Gail Damerow 2024-12-15 5,350 222.9 ... that Gail Damerow was described by one magazine as "poultry's Cesar Millan"?
Bob Hainlen 2024-12-18 5,202 216.8 ... that Bob Hainlen, at the age of 22, was both a player and an assistant coach for a professional American football team?
Planting a Rainbow 2024-12-23 5,200 216.7 ... that Planting a Rainbow has been praised for both its "deft use of colors" and the educational identification of seeds, bulbs, sprouts, and blossoms?
Carl Smith (canoeing) 2024-12-01 5,186 216.1 ... that a canoe (pictured) designed by Carl Smith accompanied a circumnavigation of Earth in 1883–1885?
Helen Chaman Lall 2024-12-16 5,159 215.0 ... that Amrita Sher-Gil painted a portrait of Helen Chaman Lall without expecting a fee?
Luo Shiwen 2024-12-21 5,148 214.5 ... that Luo Shiwen led a secret cell of the Chinese Communist Party that negotiated better conditions for inmates at their concentration camp?
Tiny Glade 2024-12-08 5,116 213.2 ... that Tiny Glade was developed by a two-person studio and was the fourth most-played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
Emancipation Pictorial 2024-12-14 4,987 207.8 ... that most of the contributors to the Emancipation Pictorial, a Chinese women's magazine, were men?
List of Chivas USA managers 2024-12-20 4,886 203.6 ... that Chivas USA had eleven different managers over ten seasons?
Third Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) 2024-12-19 3,149 131.2 ... that the offices of Hamm's Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, were built on the site of the city's third cathedral?
Hamm Building 1,654 68.9
Total 4,804 200.1
GeoNet (New Zealand) 2024-12-10 4,788 199.5 ... that Aucklanders have a reputation for making false earthquake reports on New Zealand's earthquake monitoring website GeoNet?
Zhu Baosan 2024-12-21 4,765 198.5 ... that the fortune left by Zhu Baosan was believed to have been greatly diminished by his philanthropic activities?
St Peter's Church, Stapenhill 2024-12-17 4,742 197.6 ... that the medieval font of St Peter's Church, Stapenhill, was restored in 1973?
Aaron Kennedy 2024-12-10 4,740 197.5 ... that in his first electoral victory, Aaron Kennedy defeated the premier of New Brunswick?
Ethanoligenens harbinense 2024-12-18 4,736 197.3 ... that the bacterium Ethanoligenens harbinense can produce hydrogen?
Celeste Caeiro 2024-12-09 4,671 194.6 ... that Celeste Caeiro's actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup in Portugal as the Carnation Revolution?
Shane Connolly (florist) 2024-12-12 4,656 194.0 ... that Shane Connolly has provided flowers for two royal weddings and the coronation of Charles III?
The Philly Specials 2024-12-25 4,640 193.3 ... that the Philly Specials, formed by three football players from the Philadelphia Eagles, have recorded Christmas music with Stevie Nicks and Boyz II Men?
Ornithoprion 2024-12-03 4,612 192.2 ... that Ornithoprion was studied primarily using X-rays of its fossils?
List of Mingxing films 2024-12-22 4,553 189.7 ... that the Mingxing Film Company released more than 150 films in 16 years, but most are now lost?
Hermance Edan 2024-12-09 4,500 187.5 ... that L'Attaque, the board game that became Stratego, was patented in 1908 by its designer, a 57-year-old woman?
Chiu Yuh-chuan 2024-12-05 4,466 186.1 ... that future Olympic weightlifter Chiu Yuh-chuan received a job offer in marketing after media coverage about his difficulty securing employment?
Arne Slettebak 2024-12-16 4,419 184.1 ... that Arne Slettebak revitalised interest in the field of stellar rotation after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years?
Rich Romer 2024-12-17 4,348 181.1 ... that American football player Rich Romer was selected three times as an All-American by Pizza Hut?
Tommy Suggs 2024-12-11 4,286 178.6 ... that Tommy Suggs recommended using Also sprach Zarathustra as his college football team's entrance music, because he saw Elvis Presley do it first?
ZIZ 2024-12-06 4,286 178.6 ... that the political opposition in Saint Kitts and Nevis has viewed the national broadcaster, ZIZ, as a government mouthpiece?
Charel Allen 2024-12-10 4,144 172.7 ... that basketball player Charel Allen was a five-time Bulgarian Cup champion despite knowing only a few words of Bulgarian?
7th National Eucharistic Congress (United States) 2024-12-13 4,118 171.6 ... that a future World War II aircraft carrier was used as a hotel during the 7th National Eucharistic Congress in 1935?
Museiliha inscription 2024-12-21 4,060 169.2 ... that the Museiliha inscription hints at a border dispute between ancient Caesarea ad Libanum and Gigarta?
Głos Kolejarzy Ewakuowanych — Golos Evakuirovannykh Zheleznodorozhnikov 2024-12-22 4,017 167.4 ... that during World War I the organ of evacuated Polish railway workers in Moscow denounced the trade unions of the Warsaw–Vienna railway as "separatists"?
Dostrotime 2024-12-18 3,976 165.7 ... that a music video for a song on the album Dostrotime was made with an oscilloscope?
David Hilchen 2024-12-08 3,966 165.2 ... that David Hilchen played a key role in the establishment of Renaissance humanism in the area of the present-day Baltic states?
Bern Shanks 2024-12-08 3,923 163.5 ... that a columnist described Bern Shanks as "the most open and accessible state wildlife chief in memory"?
Trisha Stafford-Odom 2024-12-05 3,912 163.0 ... that basketball coach Trisha Stafford-Odom left the Eagles to join the Eagles?
Perplexities after Escher 2024-12-12 3,906 162.8 ... that Perplexities after Escher, a composition for heckelphone, string quartet and double bass, is based on five graphic artworks by M. C. Escher?
Holiday Seasoning 2024-12-25 3,883 161.8 ... that Holiday Seasoning was promoted with the release of holiday seasonings?
Jiangwan Racecourse 2024-12-11 3,704 154.3 ... that the Jiangwan Racecourse hosted horse races, a golf club, and prisoners of war?
Vanishing (song) 2024-12-10 3,678 153.2 ... that "Vanishing" is the first song that Mariah Carey produced by herself?
Izvestiya Soveta rabochikh i soldatskikh deputatov goroda Askhabada 2024-12-18 3,567 148.6 ... that Izvestiya Askhabadskogo Soveta was the first Bolshevik newspaper published in present-day Turkmenistan?
Edoardo Tiretta 2024-12-24 3,561 148.4 ... that Casanova's friend Edoardo Tiretta built a bazaar in India?
Mary Robertson 2024-12-06 3,551 148.0 ... that Mary Robertson was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Science degree in medicine from the University of Cape Town?
National Gingerbread House Competition 2024-12-25 3,535 147.3 ... that the National Gingerbread House Competition, despite its name, has featured gingerbread merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and even the Statue of Liberty?
Mo Tzu-yi 2024-12-14 3,532 147.2 ... that after seeing Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi's work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him?
Dear Jinri 2024-12-19 3,529 147.0 ... that a documentary film built around the final interview of K-pop star Sulli employs elements of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a framing device?
Frank A. Kimball 2024-12-04 3,501 145.9 ... that Frank A. Kimball brought a transcontinental rail terminus to National City, California, in exchange for thousands of acres of land?
Port Mercer, New Jersey 2024-12-06 3,498 145.7 ... that residents of Port Mercer, New Jersey, profited from passing vessels by dragging their tow mules into the Delaware and Raritan Canal and having local boys "rescue" them for a fee?
Fagoppositionens Sammenslutning 2024-12-16 3,466 144.4 ... that members of the Trade Union Opposition Federation stormed the Copenhagen Stock Exchange?
2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado 2024-12-13 3,460 144.2 ... that Cordova, Alabama, was hit by two tornadoes on the same day in 2011, the second of which was on the ground for more than two hours?
Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan respecting the District of Zanghezour 2024-12-07 3,360 140.0 ... that after signing a peace agreement in 1919, Azerbaijan prepared another invasion of southern Armenia that was foiled by a rebellion in Nagorno-Karabakh?
Louis Abramson 2024-12-20 3,358 139.9 ... that Louis Abramson worked on the renovation of a building that he designed 57 years earlier?
Miles Rock 2024-12-19 3,297 137.4 ... that Miles Rock served as chief of the commission that determined the disputed Guatemala–Mexico border?
Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh 2024-12-15 3,226 134.4 ... that politician Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh was jailed for 12 months for protesting in favour of restoring the Manipur Legislative Assembly?
Kenneth Creer 2024-12-10 3,207 133.6 ... that Kenneth Creer supported applying cosmology to geological problems?
Richard Du Cann 2024-12-06 3,144 131.0 ... that Richard Du Cann acted for the defence in the Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial and the trial of the MP John Stonehouse?
Sams Creek (New Zealand) 2024-12-18 3,058 127.4 ... that the area around Sams Creek was excluded from Kahurangi National Park when it was formed in 1996 due to gold-mining interests?
Trey McKenney 2024-12-16 2,990 124.6 ... that basketball player Trey McKenney made all fourteen of his free throws in St. Mary's Preparatory's 2024 state championship victory?
Hauptfriedhof Mainz 2024-12-21 2,947 122.8 ... that the main cemetery of Mainz was established in 1803 and became the model for the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris?
Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary 2024-12-20 2,919 121.6 ... that the clergy of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis were upset about the sale of Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary after its closure?
Verificado 2018 2024-12-11 2,852 118.8 ... that Verificado 2018 was a fact-checking collaboration between at least 90 organizations to counter disinformation during the 2018 Mexican federal election?
Celie Ellis Turner 2024-12-07 2,786 116.1 ... that comic-opera performer Celie Ellis Turner pursued a stage career against her family's wishes?
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 2024-12-04 2,781 115.9 ... that the Swedish broadcaster organising the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 refused to allow the contest to be shown in Chile, as a protest against the country's military dictatorship?
Nikolaus Mollyn 2024-12-20 2,758 114.9 ... that Nikolaus Mollyn was the first book printer in Riga, and the first to print a book in Latvian within the present-day territory of Latvia?
1957 Manipur Territorial Council election 2024-12-05 2,680 111.7 ... that out of 148 candidates in the 1957 Manipur Territorial Council election there was only one woman?
Qizil Tugh 2024-12-15 2,624 109.3 ... that the newspaper Qizil Tugh (Red Banner) provided a publishing platform for young Uyghur-language poets and writers in the Soviet Union?
Dithapelo Keorapetse 2024-12-23 2,621 109.2 ... that Dithapelo Keorapetse was named Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana shortly after losing his bid for election to the legislature?
St. Gregory the Great Seminary 2024-12-22 2,610 108.8 ... that St. Gregory the Great Seminary was founded in a former juvenile mental hospital?
Cherry on Top (Bini song) 2024-12-17 2,501 104.2 ... that Bini's performance of "Cherry on Top" at KCON 2024 was the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event?
Jordan Watkins 2024-12-15 2,442 101.7 ... that in a 2024 game, college football player Jordan Watkins scored an Ole Miss–record five receiving touchdowns – even though he had never before had more than one?
Adou Thiero 2024-12-14 2,382 99.2 ... that college basketball player Adou Thiero plays for the same head coach for whom his father played?
Nicolas-Joseph Platel 2024-12-17 2,339 97.5 ... that French cellist Nicolas-Joseph Platel is considered to be the founder of the Belgian school of cello playing?
Mike Hasenfratz 2024-12-23 2,250 93.7 ... that referee Mike Hasenfratz acted in an ice hockey fight in Stay Tuned?
Charles Herman Allen 2024-12-22 2,214 92.3 ... that Charles Herman Allen, university administrator and American Civil War captain, opened the University of Wisconsin to female enrollment in 1863?
Kazansky District, Petrograd 2024-12-15 2,154 89.7 ... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in Kazansky District than in any other district of Petrograd in the 1917 Russian elections?
Qian Xingcun 2024-12-20 2,092 87.1 ... that literary critic Qian Xingcun brought several Communist writers into the Shanghai film industry?
Child Law Project 2024-12-12 1,924 80.2 ... that the Child Law Project reports on Ireland's child-care system?
Anthony F. Ciampi 2024-12-19 1,836 76.5 ... that Anthony F. Ciampi fought his superiors to rebuild the College of the Holy Cross after it was destroyed by fire in 1852?
Cathedral Cemetery 2024-12-06 1,820 75.8 ... that the funds from the sale of burial lots at Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia were intended for the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul?
Abortion in Gabon 2024-12-09 1,776 74.0 ... that while supporting a law easing restrictions on abortion in Gabon, Prime Minister Rose Christiane Raponda said "it is not yet the right time"?
2025 Inter Miami CF season 2024-12-19 1,635 68.1 ... that the 2025 season of Inter Miami CF includes matches in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup?
Arthur France 2024-12-13 1,613 67.2 ... that Arthur France founded the Leeds West Indian Carnival, the first Caribbean carnival in Europe, in 1967?
Kammerkonzert (Hartmann) 2024-12-06 1,380 57.5 ... that Karl Amadeus Hartmann completed his Hungarian-influenced composition Kammerkonzert during his period of inner emigration after Hitler's seizure of power?
Sequenza XIV 2024-12-07 1,313 54.7 ... that cellist Rohan de Saram's background as a geta bera drummer inspired Luciano Berio's Sequenza XIV?
Echoes of Life Tour 2024-12-01 1,273 53.0 ... that the director for Yuzuru Hanyu's Echoes of Life Tour choreographed the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony?
2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres 2024-12-20 1,217 50.7 ... that Femke Bol successfully defended her 2021 title by winning the women's 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships?

Notes

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