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Low | 50.7 | 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres | 216.1 | Carl Smith (canoeing) | 50.7 | 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres |
Median | 256.4 | Timeless Voyage Snooze (SZA song) |
617.8 | René Vallon | 277.7 | Meillet's principle |
High | 943.3 | Trevor (duck) | 1,247.3 | Anchorage White Raven | 1,247.3 | Anchorage White Raven |
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[edit]Article | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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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? |