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Summary (view)

Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	-178.5	David McKeon, Emma McKeon	32.4	WICB/WIPA Awards	-178.5	David McKeon, Emma McKeon
Median	138.9	Golden Oldfield mouse Iris Wang	284.6	Fabian Florant	154.2	Joanne M. Maguire
High	1,393.2	Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's	1,484.9	Mihran Kassabian	1,484.9	Mihran Kassabian

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Mihran Kassabian	2016-08-24		22,768	1,484.9	... that the pioneering radiologist Mihran Kassabian photographed his own hands (pictured) to document the progression of radiation-related necroses and amputations?
Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's	2016-08-18		16,950	1,393.2	... that Jonathan Brownlee collapsed almost immediately after crossing the finish line at the men's triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Oaxaca mud turtle	2016-08-04		3,470	332.8	... that the Peters's squirrel, the flat-headed myotis, the false canyon mouse, the Chamula mountain brook frog, the Sierra Juarez brook frog, the Tamaulipas pygmy owl, and the Oaxaca mud turtle (pictured) are all native to Mexico and found nowhere else?
Peters's squirrel			2,492	239.1
Flat-headed myotis			2,059	197.5
Tamaulipas pygmy owl			1,894	181.7
False canyon mouse			1,608	154.3
Chamula mountain brook frog			1,228	117.8
Sierra Juarez brook frog			1,134	108.7
Total			13,886	1,331.9
Shawshank tree	2016-08-03		13,353	1,222.2	... that the iconic 180-year-old tree from The Shawshank Redemption fell in July 2016?
Callum Hawkins	2016-08-21		10,747	934.5	... that brothers Derek and Callum Hawkins have been selected to represent Great Britain in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Derek Hawkins (athlete)			3,084	268.2
Total			13,831	1,202.7
William P. Ragsdale	2016-08-09		14,527	1,124.7	... that the part-Hawaiian William P. Ragsdale (pictured), known as the "King of the Lepers", influenced Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
George Rex Flag	2016-08-23		13,044	1,087.0	... that citizens of the Province of New York unofficially adopted the George Rex Flag (pictured) to protest against freedom of religion granted to Catholics in Quebec?
Taylor Swift	2016-08-23		11,329	944.1	... that Taylor Swift (pictured) is the first act to have three albums with opening-week sales of one million copies in the United States?
List of destroyers of the Indian Navy	2016-08-03		11,181	938.3	... that ten guided missile destroyers (example pictured) are operated by the Indian Navy?
Don't talk to me or my son ever again	2016-08-21		11,536	922.8	... that The Verge identified "Don't talk to me or my son ever again" as the "meme of the summer" of 2016?
Xylaria longipes	2016-08-18		10,800	912.7	... that dead moll's fingers are generally more slender than dead man's fingers?
Scaly-foot gastropod	2016-08-02		9,584	904.8	... that the scaly-foot gastropod (pictured) is the only known living animal that uses iron sulfides in its skeleton?
Demersal zone	2016-08-01		4,465	442.4	... that fish found in the demersal zone include the spiny-back eel (pictured), the whitesaddled and speckled catshark, the whitenose whipray, and the whitespotted grouper?
Spiny-back eel			1,503	148.9
Speckled catshark			865	85.7
Whitespotted grouper			660	65.5
Whitenose whipray			597	59.2
Whitesaddled catshark			474	47.0
Total			8,565	848.7
Murder of Janet March	2016-08-15		8,947	745.6	... that after he was arrested and charged with murdering his wife who disappeared 20 years ago today, Perry March tried to have his in-laws killed?
Common gundi	2016-08-18		8,768	720.6	... that the common gundi (pictured) may act as a natural reservoir for the pathogen that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Trump Vodka	2016-08-08		8,304	677.9	... that Donald Trump never drank Trump Vodka?
Babette's	2016-08-19		7,943	661.9	... that police tipped off the owner of Babette's Supper Club before they raided its illegal backroom casino, and gamblers escaped through a trap door?
Dean Smith (pilot)	2016-08-03		7,138	653.3	... that at the age of 17, Dean Cullom Smith (pictured) was the youngest flight instructor in U.S. Army history?
Great Turnstile	2016-08-14		7,686	640.5	... that the Great Turnstile (entrance pictured, right) was originally built to keep cattle out of Holborn?
Mekhala and Kanakhala	2016-08-25		9,054	636.1	... that according to legend, Mekhala and Kanakhala decapitated themselves and danced headless to please their guru?
Coming of Age in Karhide	2016-08-02		6,550	618.5	... that Ursula K. Le Guin's short story "Coming of Age in Karhide" depicts socially acceptable sexual promiscuity?
Death of Sharon Lopatka	2016-08-25		8,476	595.5	... that the case of the 1996 killing of Sharon Lopatka was reportedly the first time a police department arrested a murder suspect with evidence gathered primarily from email messages?
Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh	2016-08-19		7,086	590.5	... that 55 years after her death, Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh was found to have secreted away jewels and had a Swiss bank account, with a combined total of over 137,000 francs?
459 West 18th Street	2016-08-16		6,821	584.2	... that the architects of 459 West 18th Street (pictured) in Manhattan's West Chelsea neighborhood also developed it to make sure it was built as they had designed it?
Audition (1999 film)	2016-08-02		6,701	570.3	... that Audition has been described as an influence on "torture porn"?
Theodore de Korwin Szymanowski	2016-08-11		6,690	557.5	... that Theodore de Korwin Szymanowski (pictured), one of the earliest promoters of a Unified Europe, proposed a customs union, a central bank, and a single currency as far back as 1885?
The Andy Griffith Show	2016-08-22		6,347	528.9	... that The Andy Griffith Show was ranked number 1 by Nielsen during its final season?
Capitoline Brutus	2016-08-31		12,652	527.2	... that there is no direct evidence that an ancient Roman bust known as the Capitoline Brutus (pictured) is the Roman consul Lucius Junius Brutus it is commonly thought to depict?
Louis Victor Plessier	2016-08-08		6,443	526.0	... that Louis Victor Plessier is sometimes considered the first French general to be killed during World War I, though four other generals predeceased him?
900 Stewart Avenue (Ithaca, New York)	2016-08-27		12,518	521.6	... that Carl Sagan lived in an Egyptian Revival tomb built on a cliff halfway down a gorge?
Einar af Wirsén	2016-08-12		6,101	515.6	... that Swedish diplomat Einar af Wirsén (pictured) was a witness to the Armenian Genocide?
Flag of Southern Rhodesia	2016-08-02		6,018	512.1	... that the colour of the Flag of Southern Rhodesia (pictured) was chosen to match the RAF ensign to protest British treatment of Southern Rhodesia?
Shotton Surface Mine	2016-08-04		6,190	485.5	... that mining waste from Shotton Surface Mine was used to build a giant naked woman (face and breast pictured)?
Manika Batra	2016-08-06		5,518	483.3	... that Manika Batra started playing table tennis at the age of four, and turned down modelling offers as a teenager?
Python Package Index	2016-08-17		5,776	481.3	... that the Python Package Index is also known as the Cheese Shop, a reference to the Monty Python sketch?
CANDLE syndrome	2016-08-25		6,850	481.3	... that CANDLE syndrome was categorized in 2010, with symptoms including skin lesions, organ inflammation, and recurrent fever?
Ashleigh Gentle	2016-08-20		5,769	480.8	... that in the wake of her podium finish in Yokohama, Ashleigh Gentle (pictured) was selected to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio?
20th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)	2016-08-24		7,366	480.4	... that the Soviet 20th Mechanized Corps was almost entirely destroyed during the Battle of Białystok–Minsk and the Battle of Smolensk?
Three-hand effect	2016-08-17		5,711	479.2	... that two hands can sound like three?
Khizr and Ghazala Khan	2016-08-10		5,340	477.9	... that following the speech by Khizr and Ghazala Khan (pictured) at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, sales of pocket Constitutions spiked?
Raheleh Asemani	2016-08-18		5,610	474.1	... that taekwondo practitioner Raheleh Asemani was born in Iran and qualified for the 2016 Olympics as a refugee athlete, but competes at the Games as part of the Belgian team?
The Aachen Memorandum	2016-08-05		5,090	465.9	... that in The Aachen Memorandum, William Mountbatten-Windsor (son of Charles III) is king of New Zealand, and Michael Gove and Iain Duncan Smith are arrested as members of the Anti-Federalist Movement?
Centuripe ware	2016-08-08		5,659	462.0	... that Centuripe ware vases (example pictured) from Ancient Sicily have been described as "smothered in ornamental colors and shaped too elaborately"?
Pyotr Georgyevich Novikov	2016-08-23		5,359	446.6	... that Red Army Major General Pyotr Georgyevich Novikov died in the Flossenbürg concentration camp?
Edwin Stevens (missionary)	2016-08-21		5,109	444.3	... that Edwin Stevens, reporting from his missionary position in Qing-era China, felt that recent erections indicated apprehension, and penetration was difficult?
Variegated squirrel	2016-08-11		5,242	440.5	... that a form of encephalitis that killed three people is believed to have been caused by a virus carried by their pet variegated squirrels (example pictured)?
New Jersey amber	2016-08-19		5,226	435.5	... that around the turn of the 20th century, New Jersey amber was burned for heat in the winter?
María Ávila Serna	2016-08-05		4,720	432.0	... that María Ávila Serna's first two spouses were assassinated?
No Russian	2016-08-08		5,073	414.1	... that the Domodedovo International Airport bombing in 2011 has been linked to the video game level No Russian?
List of frigates of the Indian Navy	2016-08-06		4,682	410.1	... that fourteen guided missile frigates (INS Shivalik pictured) are operated by the Indian Navy?
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash	2016-08-30		9,723	405.1	... that the 1912 Futurist painting Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash was inspired by Giacomo Balla's fascination with chronophotography?
David Dahl (baseball)	2016-08-17		4,730	394.2	... that David Dahl (pictured) had his ruptured spleen removed instead of waiting for it to heal, to return to playing baseball sooner?
Mundamala	2016-08-26		9,316	388.2	... that fearsome Hindu and Buddhist deities are depicted wearing a garland of severed human heads?
Theodor Lewald	2016-08-18		4,591	388.0	... that Theodor Lewald (pictured) successfully campaigned for Germany to compete at the 1928 Summer Olympics and host the 1936 Summer Olympics?
René Pranz	2016-08-05		4,226	386.8	... that René Pranz (pictured) is the only Austrian fencer to have qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Watersnoodmuseum	2016-08-23		4,602	383.5	... the Watersnoodmuseum (Flood Museum) in Ouwerkerk is housed in Phoenix caissons that were originally built for the Normandy landings in World War II?
The Martian (film)	2016-08-15		4,602	383.5	... that NASA helped in the development of The Martian?
Sudha Cars Museum	2016-08-29		9,176	382.3	... that exhibits in the Sudha Cars Museum have found their way onto Ripley's Believe It or Not!?
Prisma (app)	2016-08-11		4,546	378.8	... that Prisma uses a neural network and artificial intelligence to edit pictures?
Everest (cigarette)	2016-08-23		4,520	376.7	... that since the Beatles' audio engineer Geoff Emerick used to smoke Everest cigarettes, Abbey Road was originally planned to be titled Mount Everest, Everest or Ever Rest?
Jerome Babe	2016-08-02		3,957	373.6	... that Jerome Babe invented the "Yankee Baby"?
Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge	2016-08-18		4,378	370.0	... that the Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge in Ottawa was renamed in 2016 to commemorate the victims of the deadliest construction accident in Ontario's history?
Maule tuco-tuco	2016-08-12		4,398	361.5	... that fur and bone fragments from what is thought to be a Maule tuco-tuco have been found in 5,000-year-old owl pellets?
500 Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	2016-08-05		3,899	356.9	... that while top-name talent like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Martin and Lewis performed at Atlantic City's 500 Club, an illegal casino operated behind the scenes?
Neal Dow	2016-08-15		4,210	350.9	... that while he was mayor of Portland, Neal Dow ordered state militia troops to fire upon people protesting his Prohibition law?
Vernon Mount	2016-08-15		4,207	350.6	... that in 1797, a wealthy Irish heiress was abducted to Vernon Mount and subjected to a forced marriage ceremony?
Anne-Marie (singer)	2016-08-24		5,333	347.8	... that Anne-Marie shared a stage with Jessie J as a kid?
The Decline of the American Empire	2016-08-14		4,155	346.2	... that the 1986 sex comedy The Decline of the American Empire was the first Canadian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film?
Tucuruí transmission line	2016-08-29		8,276	344.8	... that the Tucuruí transmission line (pylon pictured) carries power for 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) through the Amazon region?
Battle of Gadara	2016-08-07		4,211	343.8	... that during the Battle of Gadara, the victorious Nabataean force used a large number of camels in the form of a bulldozer to push the opposing Hasmoneans into a deep valley?
Lohaynny Vicente	2016-08-11		4,021	337.9	... that Brazilian Olympic badminton player Lohaynny Vicente won a silver medal in the doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games playing alongside her sister Luana?
Bohemond II of Antioch	2016-08-05		3,936	334.9	... that the head of Bohemond II of Antioch was embalmed and sent to Al-Mustarshid, the Abbasid caliph?
Jaquinta of Bari	2016-08-21		4,152	332.1	... that in order to secure the crown for her sons, the Dioclean queen Jaquinta of Bari had a brother-in-law beheaded, another blinded and castrated, a nephew poisoned and another beheaded?
Aslaug Haviland	2016-08-17		3,977	331.4	... that Aslaug Haviland was known as "Utah's Helen Keller"?
Qal'eh Hasan Ali	2016-08-23		3,903	325.2	... that Qal'eh Hasan Ali, originally considered a group of impact craters, is instead a group of maars that may have formed within the last 50,000 years?
Avtar Singh (judoka)	2016-08-10		4,156	324.0	... that the parents of Indian judoka Avtar Singh reportedly gave him their life savings to travel to a 2016 tournament?
17th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union)	2016-08-29		7,582	315.9	... that the Soviet 17th Mechanized Corps lost all of its armored vehicles in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk?
Operation Infinite Reach	2016-08-22		3,734	311.2	... that on August 20, 1998, President Bill Clinton ordered cruise missile strikes on Osama bin Laden's Afghan training camps and a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant?
Popole Misenga	2016-08-05		3,654	310.9	... that judoka Popole Misenga sought political asylum in Brazil following the 2013 World Championships, and will compete for the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Olympics?
Yona Knight-Wisdom	2016-08-15		3,702	308.5	... that Yona Knight-Wisdom is the first male Jamaican diver to compete at the Olympic Games?
Humphrey Stafford (died 1413)	2016-08-28		7,386	307.8	... that in his will, Humphrey Stafford left his household servants £1 each, his grooms 6s.8d each, his pages 3s.4d each, and £8 for masses for his soul?
Long-tailed spiny rat	2016-08-15		3,617	301.4	... that some long-tailed spiny rats do not have tails at all?
Betula pubescens	2016-08-26		7,186	299.4	... that the outer bark of the downy birch can be stripped off without killing the tree, to make canoes, drinking vessels and roof tiles?
Lercanidipine	2016-08-11		3,555	296.2	... that grapefruit juice may amplify the antihypertensive effect of lercanidipine?
Alcatel Idol 4	2016-08-04		3,072	294.7	... that the packaging of the Alcatel Idol 4S smartphone is also a virtual reality headset?
Mad Max (2015 video game)	2016-08-17		3,497	291.4	... that to promote Mad Max, Warner Bros invited artists to create artwork on their vehicles with dust, and partnered with Uber for a free ride special offer?
Emily C. Blackman	2016-08-18		3,442	290.8	... that Emily Clarissa Blackman became an assistant teacher at age 15, published a book of Susquehanna County history in 1873, and could allegedly read the Bible in ten languages?
New York Yankees appearance policy	2016-08-10		3,245	290.4	... that a player challenging the New York Yankees appearance policy by citing Jesus having long hair was told to walk on water if he wanted to be exempt from it?
Mr. Rice's Secret	2016-08-10		3,677	286.7	... that a reviewer from The New York Times called the film Mr. Rice's Secret "bland and ordinary", apart from a scene where children unearth their neighbour's coffin?
Freda Corbet	2016-08-18		3,392	286.6	... that London County Council Chief Whip Freda Corbet was known within her party as the 'tiny tyrant'?
Adriana Araújo	2016-08-05		3,126	286.1	... that after Adriana Araújo won a medal at the 2012 Olympics, she said she would not compete at the 2016 Games, but was ultimately given one of the automatic qualification spots?
Georgia Coates	2016-08-10		3,651	284.7	... that 17-year-old Georgia Coates is the youngest swimmer in Great Britain's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Fabian Florant	2016-08-15		3,415	284.6	... that Dutch triple jumper Fabian Florant (pictured) set a new personal best and national record to meet the qualifying standard for the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Santa Cecilia Chapel	2016-08-12		3,348	275.2	... that the Santa Cecilia Chapel (pictured) is the only surviving medieval chapel on the Maltese island of Gozo?
Avon Bridge	2016-08-19		3,286	273.8	... that the gothic arches of the Grade I listed Avon Bridge cannot be seen due to a later girder bridge widening it?
Doaba Daudzai Tehsil	2016-08-19		3,272	272.6	... that Fort Michni, one of two recognised towns of Doaba Daudzai Tehsil, had a population of 205 males and 3 females in 1881?
This Is the Police	2016-08-15		3,271	272.6	... that the release of the 2016 video game This Is the Police was delayed due to a publisher error?
Monterrey Spanish mackerel	2016-08-04		3,458	271.2	... that the Monterrey Spanish mackerel is no longer found off the coast of California?
Amanda Weltman	2016-08-02		3,163	269.2	... that physicists Justin Khoury and Amanda Weltman proposed an explanation for the existence of dark energy when the latter was 24 years old?
Kelly's of Cornwall	2016-08-18		3,142	265.6	... that Kelly's of Cornwall produced the first advertisement shown on national British television to feature the Cornish language?
Joe Clarke (canoeist)	2016-08-22		3,098	258.1	... that the Olympic kayaking gold medallist Joe Clarke (pictured) had to write a letter to his school before he was allowed to join their canoeing club?
Abu Shusha, Haifa	2016-08-03		2,764	253.0	... that the depopulated Palestinian village of Abu Shusha in Haifa has been suggested as the location of the Roman town of Gaba Hippeon, founded in 61 BCE?
John J. Coit	2016-08-20		3,009	250.8	... that the American engineer John J. Coit, who built and operated miniature railways, died when his locomotive ran into a cow?
Dog Star Adventure	2016-08-01		2,530	250.7	... that Dog Star Adventure was the first text adventure game to be published in source code form?
Bridge Inn, Topsham	2016-08-26		6,013	250.5	... that Queen Elizabeth II was presented with a crate of ale when she visited the Bridge Inn, Topsham?
Višeslav of Serbia	2016-08-04		2,605	249.9	... that Višeslav was the first Serbian ruler known by name?
Trump National Golf Club Westchester	2016-08-01		2,934	249.7	... that initiation fees at Trump National Golf Club Westchester have dropped $150,000 since 2001?
Doiran Memorial	2016-08-16		3,076	249.4	... that the Doiran Memorial (pictured) is both a battlefield memorial and a memorial to the missing for the British Salonika Force that fought on the Macedonian Front during the First World War?
Alice Franklin	2016-08-16		2,890	247.5	... that Alice Franklin toured Canada to encourage the locals to accept immigrant women who couldn't find husbands in Britain following World War I?
Joseph Cordina	2016-08-06		2,826	247.5	... that the Olympic boxer Joseph Cordina won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and was the only British gold medallist at the 2015 European Championships?
Serial rapist	2016-08-16		2,810	240.7	... that serial rapists are more likely to be strangers to their victims than single-victim rapists?
Rhydian Cowley	2016-08-12		2,831	239.2	... that 2016 Olympian Rhydian Cowley was inspired when a rival athlete received an Olympic gold medal four years after competing?
Spotted wood kingfisher	2016-08-01		2,781	236.7	... that the spotted wood kingfisher (pictured) may nest in termite nests in trees?
Good Vibrations	2016-08-06		2,762	235.0	... that the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" was the most expensive single ever produced in its time, requiring over 90 hours of recorded tape?
Charlotte Dobson	2016-08-12		1,820	149.6	... that the sailor Charlotte Dobson, who was first selected for the Scottish national team at the age of 14, is competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 49erFX event alongside Sophie Ainsworth?
Sophie Ainsworth			1,026	84.3
Total			2,846	233.9
Luke Patience	2016-08-13		2,258	188.2	... that the British sailor Luke Patience (pictured) is due to compete alongside Chris Grube in the 470 class at the 2016 Summer Olympics, after his original teammate had to withdraw to undergo treatment for bowel cancer?
Chris Grube			508	42.3
Total			2,766	230.5
Margaret Ursula Jones	2016-08-17		2,742	228.5	... that Margaret Ursula Jones directed work at Mucking, the largest archaeological excavation ever undertaken in Britain, for thirteen years, while living on site year round in a small caravan?
Martin Bickham	2016-08-01		2,280	226.0	... that Martin Bickham was trained as a merchant by Stephen Girard after his older sister became Girard's mistress?
Cai Gao	2016-08-16		2,766	224.3	... that Protestant missionary Robert Morrison complained that the first Protestant convert in mainland China was "not so docile as I could wish?"
Annie Poon	2016-08-15		2,680	223.3	... that when artist Annie Poon was a child, her mother gave her a nickel for each artist she could identify?
Victor Milner	2016-08-06		2,610	222.2	... that Victor Milner (pictured) taught U.S. President Calvin Coolidge to use a camera?
King William Ale House	2016-08-31		5,294	220.6	... that the King William Ale House in Bristol was built in the 17th century as a women's refuge?
Twin Towers (Wembley)	2016-08-08		1,689	220.1	... that the Twin Towers were viewed as an iconic symbol of Wembley Stadium?
Tamara Horowitz	2016-08-27		5,268	219.5	... that philosopher Tamara Horowitz stopped looking in mirrors for two years in her twenties?
Musgraveia sulciventris	2016-08-28		5,196	216.5	... that the bronze orange bug (pictured) can spray a stinky liquid at a target up to 60 centimetres (24 in) away?
Kadesh inscriptions	2016-08-19		2,578	214.8	... that the 1275 BC Battle of Kadesh (relief of Ramses II in battle, pictured) is one of the best documented battles in ancient history due to the multiple Kadesh inscriptions?
Herbert Schneider (philosopher)	2016-08-23		2,570	214.2	... that, after visiting fascist Italy, Herbert Schneider wrote to John Dewey that "a whole new world of the imagination has been created"?
Jim Brown (footballer, born 1952)	2016-08-03		2,338	214.1	... that while working as the commercial manager at Chesterfield, the footballer Jim Brown collected financial records that were eventually used to prosecute club chairman Darren Brown for fraud?
Kate French (modern pentathlete)	2016-08-19		2,564	213.6	... that Kate French qualified for the modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics after missing just one target in the final event of the 2015 European Championships?
Carlos Balderas	2016-08-06		2,500	212.8	... that Carlos Balderas, who is due to box for the United States at the Rio Olympics, is the first member of his family to be born in that country?
Millwall F.C. in European football	2016-08-31		5,072	211.3	... that Millwall's only campaign in European football was marred by hooliganism?
Katelynne Cox	2016-08-20		2,534	211.2	... that musician and model Katelynne Cox also worked as a congressional aide?
Steppe mouse	2016-08-15		2,530	210.8	... that juvenile steppe mice (pictured) build mounds in autumn that may be 4 m (13 ft) in diameter?
Elegant quail	2016-08-11		2,527	210.6	... that elegant quails make "chip-chip" calls to keep in touch as they forage on the ground?
Mary Polly Paaaina	2016-08-16		2,597	210.6	... that along with her classmates at the Chiefs' Children's School, Mary Polly Paʻaʻāina was chosen by King Kamehameha III to be eligible for the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Alice of Champagne	2016-08-14		2,502	208.5	... that Alice of Champagne claimed the Kingdom of Jerusalem, because its infant king, Conrad, had failed to take possession of it within a year and a day after the death of his mother?
İrem Karamete	2016-08-10		2,658	207.2	... that İrem Karamete, daughter of an Olympian fencer mother, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the first fencer from Turkey since 1984?
The Dowry of the Angyar	2016-08-16		2,406	206.0	... that "The Dowry of the Angyar" was the first story set in the fictional Hainish Universe?
Andrey Shebalkov	2016-08-27		4,873	203.0	... that Hero of the Soviet Union Andrey Shebalkov was deprived of his title on charges of sending anti-Soviet letters?
Yulma Rocha Aguilar	2016-08-03		2,418	202.9	... that the 2009 resignations of Yulma Rocha Aguilar and seven other female deputies earned them the nickname "juanitas"?
Madagascan buttonquail	2016-08-03		2,211	202.4	... that the male Madagascan buttonquail is largely responsible for incubating the eggs and caring for the young?
Miriam Auhea Kekāuluohi Crowningburg	2016-08-02		1,619	152.9	... that Hawaiian chiefess Miriam Auhea Kekāuluohi Crowningburg was buried near the Lunalilo Mausoleum, the final resting place of her cousin King Lunalilo?
Lunalilo Mausoleum			520	49.1
Total			2,139	202.0
Verrückt (water slide)	2016-08-20		2,411	200.9	... that when the Verrückt opened in July 2014, it surpassed the Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort to become the world's tallest water slide?
Herman Cornejo	2016-08-24		3,068	200.1	... that ballet dancer Herman Cornejo is "not a fairy-tale prince", but "a believable, 21st-century hero"?
Eastern spiny mouse	2016-08-21		2,294	199.4	... that the eastern spiny mouse can shed its tail in order to escape from a predator?
1995 CIA disinformation controversy	2016-08-17		2,362	198.3	... that KGB mole Aldrich Ames enabled the Soviet Union and Russia to funnel disinformation to the CIA for eight years?
Shriya Pilgaonkar	2016-08-19		2,358	196.5	... that actress Shriya Pilgaonkar trained to become a professional swimmer as a child, and won several medals at school?
Leonard Haigh	2016-08-06		2,262	192.6	... that Leonard Haigh's mechanical knowledge kept him from the front line in the First World War, but he died from pneumonia instead?
Kamal Jit Singh	2016-08-02		2,262	192.5	... that career military leader Kamal Jit Singh has commanded both an armoured brigade of T-90s in India and a United Nations peacekeeping team in Angola?
Bill Palatucci	2016-08-14		2,302	191.8	... that Bill Palatucci, the planned presidential transition head for Donald Trump, does not like to be hugged?
The Last Princess (film)	2016-08-09		1,566	191.5	... that film director Hur Jin-ho decided to make The Last Princess because he could not forget a scene from a documentary about Princess Deokhye?
Miguel Ángel Yunes	2016-08-21		1,338	116.3	... that cousins Miguel Ángel Yunes (pictured) and Héctor Yunes Landa ran against each other for Governor of Veracruz?
Héctor Yunes Landa			829	72.1
Total			2,167	188.4
Single subject amendment	2016-08-04		1,964	188.4	... that 41 U.S. states follow the single-subject rule for legislation, and a proposed constitutional amendment would extend it to the federal government as well?
Lisa Bortolotti	2016-08-25		2,646	185.9	... that the philosopher Lisa Bortolotti argues that the irrationality of delusions does not stop them from being beliefs?
Brown-headed crow	2016-08-16		2,278	184.7	... that the brown-headed crow is presumed to have an unknown habitat requirement that prevents it from having a continuous range in Indonesia?
Charles Watson Boise	2016-08-10		2,336	182.1	... that early hominin Zinjanthropus boisei (skull pictured) was named for mining engineer Charles Watson Boise?
Armistice of Bologna	2016-08-08		2,229	182.0	... that the terms of the 1796 Armistice of Bologna included payment in cash, goods, and works of art from the Papal States to France?
Agnoprotein	2016-08-22		2,181	181.8	... that agnoprotein (pictured) is found in two polyomaviruses that can cause human disease, JC virus and BK virus?
Vultum Dei quaerere	2016-08-16		2,098	179.7	... that Pope Francis' apostolic constitution Vultum Dei quaerere amended Catholic canon law pertaining to women's contemplative life?
Gopal Swami Khetanchi	2016-08-27		4,284	178.5	... that the recreation of Botticelli's The Birth of Venus by the Indian realist painter Gopal Swami Khetanchi showed a pearl-clad Rajasthani woman coming out of a lotus?
Emma Robinson (New Zealand swimmer)	2016-08-07		510	41.7	... that Bradlee Ashby, Helena Gasson, Matthew Hutchins, Corey Main, and Emma Robinson are the five Olympic debutants in a squad of eight swimmers selected to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Helena Gasson			496	40.4
Bradlee Ashby			414	33.8
Corey Main			408	33.3
Matthew Hutchins			316	25.8
Total			2,144	175.0
San Blas jay	2016-08-12		1,038	87.8	... that San Blas jays and purplish-backed jays both form social groups which cooperate in the raising of young?
Purplish-backed jay			1,008	85.2
Total			2,046	172.9
Sandra Blow	2016-08-31		4,132	172.1	... that Sandra Blow's only large-scale glass artwork, Flight Structure, is installed in Heathrow Airport's Compass Centre?
Ecuadorian cacique	2016-08-30		1,912	79.7	... that both the Ecuadorian (pictured) and solitary caciques have entirely black plumage, whereas the Selva cacique has a yellow rump?
Selva cacique			1,121	46.7
Solitary cacique			1,094	45.6
Total			4,126	171.9
Denton G. Burdick	2016-08-27		4,108	171.2	... that when he served in the Oregon House of Representatives, Denton G. Burdick (pictured) represented a district that was nearly the size of Pennsylvania?
Carmen Salinas	2016-08-06		1,954	171.1	... that Carmen Salinas, a Mexican actress who has appeared in over 110 movies, now serves as a federal deputy with the PRI?
Jeffrey Grey	2016-08-10		2,191	170.8	... that Jeffrey Grey was the first non-American to become the president of the Society for Military History?
Gabriel Pleydell	2016-08-18		2,076	170.6	... that in 1555 Gabriel Pleydell was found guilty of ring-leading a plot to exile Mary I of England?
Elector Under Will of Oliver Smith	2016-08-27		4,066	169.4	... that "Elector Under Will of Oliver Smith" is the title of an elected official in some towns in Massachusetts?
Bells Across the Meadows	2016-08-19		2,030	169.2	... that Bells Across the Meadows (title page pictured), a characteristic intermezzo by Albert Ketèlbey, was rated one of Your Hundred Best Tunes in 2003?
Jess Andrews	2016-08-12		2,053	168.7	... that the British long-distance runner Jess Andrews qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after beating her personal best in the 10,000 metres by 83 seconds?
Sir Duncan Rice Library	2016-08-09		1,377	168.4	... that the Sir Duncan Rice Library (pictured) in Aberdeen is cube-shaped, clad in glass, and built upon Scottish stone?
Lenchu Kunzang	2016-08-06		1,908	162.4	... that sports shooter Lenchu Kunzang was approached by the Bhutan Olympic Committee after topping her rifle shooting class during police training?
Bennett's chinchilla rat	2016-08-11		1,927	161.9	... that Bennett's chinchilla rat often shares a burrow with a degu, Chilean rock rat or long-tailed chinchilla?
Janet Arnold	2016-08-29		3,864	161.0	... that the clothing historian Janet Arnold was still working on clothes for the Mermaid Theatre just two days before her death from lymphoma?
Richard Feynman	2016-08-31		2,748	114.5	... that Richard Feynman's work The Feynman Lectures on Physics was co-authored by Matthew Sands and Robert B. Leighton?
Matthew Sands			1,112	46.3
Total			3,860	160.8
Acarichthys heckelii	2016-08-12		1,902	160.7	... that Heckell's thread-finned acara is a South American freshwater fish that has turned up in Singapore?
2014 Japanese Grand Prix	2016-08-03		1,746	159.9	... that Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, which was overshadowed by a major accident involving Jules Bianchi?
Acamarachi	2016-08-15		1,902	158.5	... that Inca figurines have been found on the Acamarachi volcano?
Douglas Erasmus	2016-08-11		1,886	157.1	... that South African swimmer Douglas Erasmus met the qualification standard for the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics by 1/100th of a second?
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!	2016-08-20		1,877	156.4	... that The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure will be re-themed as Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! in 2017?
Clicquot Club	2016-08-14		1,876	156.3	... that in a 1931 Prohibition-era raid on the Clicquot Club of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Federal agents "poured several thousand dollars worth of alleged whiskies and champagnes down a drain"?
Melker Svärd Jacobsson	2016-08-13		1,868	155.7	... that in 2015 Swedish Olympic pole vaulter Melker Svärd Jacobsson suffered an injury that doctors could not diagnose for eight months?
Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Populares	2016-08-08		1,192	155.4	... that in 2015, the National Confederation of Popular Organizations moved to a new headquarters described as the "most sinister building" in Mexico?
Bailey's pocket mouse	2016-08-10		1,734	155.2	... that Bailey's pocket mouse is the only rodent in the Sonoran Desert to eat jojoba nuts, because they are toxic to most other mammals?
Jordan Green	2016-08-22		1,860	155.0	... that the footballer Jordan Green worked as a supermarket shelf-stacker before earning his first professional contract?
Vinod Kumar Dahiya	2016-08-20		1,850	154.2	... that the Australian Greco-Roman wrestler Vinod Kumar Dahiya was once pushed from a moving train by the father of one of his rivals?
Joanne M. Maguire	2016-08-23		1,850	154.2	... that in 2010 Joanne M. Maguire became the first woman to receive the International von Kármán Wings Award?
Emma Stone on screen and stage	2016-08-05		1,810	154.0	... that Emma Stone (pictured) had her breakthrough in the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Rising Star Award and a Golden Globe Award?
Sir Ralph Abercromby (pub)	2016-08-22		1,819	151.6	... that the Sir Ralph Abercromby public house in Manchester, UK, is the only remaining building in St Peter's Field from the time of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819?
Paradise Club (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	2016-08-10		1,932	150.7	... that the Paradise Club of Atlantic City, New Jersey had to reinforce its wooden stage floor with metal sheeting after novelty act Peg Leg Bates got stuck in it during his "Jet Plane" finale?
Kaitlyn Vincie	2016-08-12		1,767	149.3	... that fan video blogs created by Kaitlyn Vincie on NASCAR racing attracted enough success that they were shown on stock car racing website SceneDaily?
Gene Brown (professor)	2016-08-09		1,218	148.9	... that Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gene Brown taught the same biochemistry course for 50 years?
Daniela Campuzano	2016-08-05		1,722	146.6	... that mountain biker Daniela Campuzano has been selected to carry the Mexican flag in the Parade of Nations during the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony?
Asnage Castelly	2016-08-19		1,756	146.3	... that Asnage Castelly first had to create the Haitian Wrestling Federation before being allowed to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics as his nation's first Olympic wrestler?
Yosef Rivlin	2016-08-08		1,120	145.9	... that when Yosef Rivlin said he would build a Jewish neighborhood outside the walls of Jerusalem and be the first to live there, his family thought he was possessed by a dybbuk?
Inez Knight Allen	2016-08-05		1,708	145.4	... that Amanda Inez Knight Allen and her mission companion were the first single woman LDS missionaries?
Bryony Page	2016-08-19		1,736	144.6	... that Bryony Page is Great Britain's first-ever Olympic medallist in trampolining?
Pingjiang Road	2016-08-23		1,733	144.4	... that the historic district of Pingjiang Road in Suzhou was featured in the Southern Song Dynasty map Pingjiang Tu, produced in the year 1229?
Miguel Ángel Luna Munguía	2016-08-14		1,002	83.5	... that siblings Miguel Ángel and Alma Lilia Luna Munguía were slated to compete against each other for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies until the former was murdered in his campaign office?
Alma Lilia Luna Munguía			724	60.3
Total			1,726	143.8
PlatinumGames	2016-08-24		2,201	143.5	... that according to Atsushi Inaba, the development of Bayonetta almost "broke" PlatinumGames?
Fly	2016-08-21		1,788	143.0	... that flies (crane fly pictured) have a single pair of wings for flight, the hind wings being modified into tiny gyroscopic organs known as "halteres"?
Jasbir Walia	2016-08-19		1,715	142.9	... that Indian Air Marshal Jasbir Walia served as a qualified flying instructor, a pilot attack instructor, and a fighter combat leader?
NHL 17	2016-08-04		1,788	140.2	... in NHL 17, players can become the general manager of an NHL team and potentially relocate them to another city?
The Merchant of Venice (opera)	2016-08-26		3,362	140.1	... that the director David Pountney was once part of a mercantile silence, but now is part of the noise?
Iris Wang	2016-08-11		1,656	139.2	... that American Olympic badminton player Iris Wang won a silver medal in the doubles at the 2011 Pan American Games playing alongside her sister Rena?
Golden Oldfield mouse	2016-08-09		1,133	138.6	... that the golden Oldfield mouse makes little paths among the mosses and liverworts growing along horizontal tree branches?
Liborio Vidal Aguilar	2016-08-12		1,626	137.4	... that for nearly 25 years, Liborio Vidal Aguilar has donated his salary earned as a public official in Yucatán to charitable causes?
The Question Jury	2016-08-04		1,738	136.4	... that The Question Jury is produced by Monkey?
Shannen Says	2016-08-01		1,353	134.1	... that Shannen Doherty watched Keeping Up with the Kardashians while preparing for her reality television series Shannen Says?
Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)	2016-08-14		991	82.6	... that the New York City Subway stations of Flushing–Main Street and Norwood–205th Street both have provisions for unbuilt subway extensions?
Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)			617	51.4
Total			1,608	134.0
M32 motorway	2016-08-14		1,589	132.4	... that in 2011, a field of red poppies, cornflowers, and marigolds was planted alongside the M32 motorway in Bristol to improve the view?
President of Lebanon	2016-08-07		1,590	129.8	... that by custom, the President of Lebanon must be a Maronite Christian?
Bazman	2016-08-25		1,264	129.4	... that the Bazman volcano (pictured) in Iran is undergoing active surface deformation?
Henri Negresco	2016-08-02		1,519	129.3	... that Henri Negresco founded the Hotel Negresco, which was used to aid victims of the 2016 Nice attack?
Pagano (wrestler)	2016-08-12		943	77.5	... that just over four months after Pagano made his in-ring debut for AAA, he will work the main event of Triplemanía XXIV, the company's biggest show of the year?
Triplemanía XXIV			627	51.5
Total			1,570	129.0
Alejandra Barrales	2016-08-05		1,402	128.3	... that Alejandra Barrales, the new president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, twice led Aeroméxico flight attendants out on strike?
Charles Koch Institute	2016-08-07		1,568	128.0	... that a recent event sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute was described as more like "a left-wing anti-war rally than a gathering hosted by a longtime right-wing institution"?
List of major IWRG shows	2016-08-05		1,499	127.6	... that over 50 wrestlers have lost their mask or had their hair shaved off at a major International Wrestling Revolution Group show?
United States Courthouse (Austin, Texas, 1936)	2016-08-18		1,546	127.1	... that Austin's historic federal courthouse may become a homeless shelter?
Bushy-crested jay	2016-08-13		1,512	126.0	... that the female bushy-crested jay (illustrated) is assisted by many other jays in caring for her young?
Times Film Corporation v. City of Chicago	2016-08-03		1,492	125.2	... that before the reversal of Times Film Corporation v. City of Chicago in 1965, U.S. states and municipalities could legally censor films?
Star Wars: Poe Dameron	2016-08-17		1,484	124.5	... that Charles Soule, creator of the comic book series Star Wars: Poe Dameron, writes English dialogue for the droid BB-8 which is later translated into "bleeps and bloops" for the comic?
L.A. Woman	2016-08-17		1,478	124.0	... that Jim Morrison recorded some vocals for the Doors' L.A. Woman in a bathroom doorway?
Bhutan at the 2012 Summer Olympics	2016-08-13		1,479	123.2	... that at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bhutan was one of two nations to have only female competitors?
Peter Skewes	2016-08-13		1,476	123.0	... that Peter Skewes is the nominee of the American Party of South Carolina in the 2016 United States presidential election?
Blue Mountain (Bob Weir album)	2016-08-09		1,588	122.9	... that Bob Weir's inspiration for his upcoming solo album, Blue Mountain, was the time he worked as a 15-year-old ranch hand in Wyoming?
Desert dormouse	2016-08-17		1,448	121.5	... that the desert dormouse hibernates for nearly half the year?
Harrild & Sons	2016-08-26		2,890	120.4	... that in 1813, a British manufacturer of printing presses (pictured), Harrild & Sons, helped establish the use in London of composition rollers instead of ink balls to ink the printing plates?
Peter Cunningham (photographer)	2016-08-31		2,860	119.1	... that Peter Cunningham's earliest professional assignment was to shoot Bruce Springsteen's first publicity photos for Columbia Records?
Dreamsong	2016-08-03		1,291	118.2	... that Michael McNabb's "Dreamsong" was labeled by the British composer Adrian Moore as a pioneering work of electroacoustic music?
Charles Douglas Carpendale	2016-08-24		1,804	117.6	... that before Charles Douglas Carpendale was hired to become John Reith's second-in-command to lead the BBC, he was a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy?
George Blowers	2016-08-15		1,411	117.6	... that George Blowers presented his household pets to the US National Zoo whilst governor of the Central Bank of Liberia?
Mobi (bike share)	2016-08-03		1,392	116.9	... that the Mobi bicycle-sharing system in Vancouver placed stations at least 50 metres (160 ft) away from existing bike shops?
Nisha Rawal (taekwondo)	2016-08-20		1,350	112.5	... that Nepalese taekwondo practitioner Nisha Rawal received one of four Tripartite Commission wildcards to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Exeter Racecourse	2016-08-28		2,678	111.6	... that a judge shot a doctor at Exeter Racecourse during the last duel in Devon?
Axalta Coating Systems	2016-08-04		1,154	110.7	... that NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is a global business advisor for his longtime sponsor Axalta Coating Systems?
Gray tree rat	2016-08-13		1,318	109.9	... that the gray tree rat is nocturnal and feeds mainly on fruit?
American Party of South Carolina	2016-08-28		2,636	109.9	... that all four of the American Party of South Carolina's candidates in the state's 2014 elections lost?
Nine Partners Creek	2016-08-22		796	66.3	... that Nine Partners Creek has a tributary named Leslie Creek, is also known as "Leslie Creek", and has been called a tributary of Leslie Creek?
Leslie Creek (Nine Partners Creek)			521	43.4
Total			1,316	109.7
Club Harlem	2016-08-08		840	109.4	... that on Easter morning 1972, Black Mafia members gunned down a rival operative at Atlantic City's Club Harlem in full view of a show audience of some 600 people?
Gibraltarian football clubs in European competitions	2016-08-04		1,132	108.5	... that a team called Europa has represented Gibraltar in the UEFA Europa League?
Football (Disorder) Act 2000	2016-08-01		1,267	107.8	... that the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 was pushed through Parliament in the United Kingdom in a month following hooliganism during Euro 2000?
Alberto Youssef	2016-08-04		1,068	102.5	... that Alberto Youssef has been called a "principal player" in the Petrobras scandal wherein Brazil's state oil firm accepted bribes in return for overpaying construction contracts?
Edwin Ferdon	2016-08-08		1,248	101.8	... that Edwin Ferdon was one of four archaeologists who traveled to Easter Island on an expedition with Thor Heyerdahl?
Cadell Fault	2016-08-13		1,218	101.5	... that local aboriginal folklore claims they helped shape the current course of the Murray River after its route was modified by the uplift of the Cadell Fault?
Harcourt Whyte	2016-08-22		1,201	100.1	... that composer Harcourt Whyte suffered from leprosy?
In the Mystic Land of Egypt	2016-08-01		1,008	99.9	... that for his light music In the Mystic Land of Egypt, Albert Ketèlbey used a recurring chromatic scale that was called "attractive ... though hardly Egyptian"?
Annette Lyon	2016-08-26		2,396	99.8	... that author Annette Lyon loves chocolate so much that she helped out with the Utah Chocolate Show, and wrote her own chocolate cookbook?
Elsa Kelly	2016-08-03		1,186	99.5	... that in 2011, Argentinian lawyer Elsa Kelly was appointed the first woman judge on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea?
History of East Texas State Teachers College	2016-08-29		2,378	99.1	... that East Texas State Teachers College president James G. Gee declared Sam Rayburn, the congressman and college alumnus, "my personal enemy", during a faculty meeting?
Outdoor Miner	2016-08-31		2,370	98.7	... that "Outdoor Miner" by the English rock band Wire was covered 19 times on a 2004 tribute album?
Blake Martinez	2016-08-12		1,200	98.6	... that Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Blake Martinez was described as a "business-minded machine" at stopping running backs?
Up in the Air (song)	2016-08-15		1,165	97.1	... that the song "Up in the Air" by Thirty Seconds to Mars premiered from the International Space Station in March 2013?
Highland Park and River Oaks	2016-08-21		1,116	97.0	... that one reviewer argued that the 2014 book Highland Park and River Oaks laid too much emphasis on Spanish architecture?
Petra Lang	2016-08-26		2,320	96.6	... that Petra Lang, who performed the parts of Brangäne and Ortrud at the Bayreuth Festival as a mezzo-soprano, was the Isolde of 2016?
Saffron siskin	2016-08-17		1,147	96.3	... that despite occurring in six protected areas in Ecuador, the saffron siskin (pictured) is rated a "vulnerable species"?
Bake McBride	2016-08-14		1,139	94.9	... that baseball player Bake McBride missed most of the 1982 season due to an eye infection related to his contact lenses?
Fred Keenor	2016-08-20		1,112	92.7	... that the association footballer Fred Keenor captained the only non-English team to win the FA Cup Final?
Alex Hartmann	2016-08-16		1,074	91.9	... that in February 2016, Olympic sprinter Alex Hartmann ran the fastest 200 metres by an Australian since 2006?
Yesharah Society	2016-08-01		925	91.7	... that the Yesharah Society was organized in 1928 as a society for female Latter-day Saint missionaries?
Derek Dougan	2016-08-30		2,184	91.0	... that the footballer Derek Dougan handed in a transfer request the day before he played in the 1960 FA Cup Final?
Stephen Milne (swimmer)	2016-08-12		1,070	90.4	... that the British Olympic swimmer Stephen Milne studied in Perth, Scotland, and trained in Perth, Australia?
Heber Robert McBride	2016-08-30		2,152	89.6	... that Heber Robert McBride was an immigrant to the U.S. who traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Martin Handcart Company?
Josiah Holbrook	2016-08-09		1,138	88.1	... that Josiah Holbrook organized the first industrial school in the United States?
Damien Richardson (actor)	2016-08-09		720	88.1	... that Guy Pearce recommended Damien Richardson for a role in The Hard Word after acting alongside him in a play two years earlier?
Emily Morley	2016-08-06		1,033	87.9	... that Emily Morley is the first Bahamian rower to qualify for the Olympic Games?
Environmental globalization	2016-08-11		1,028	86.4	... that environmental activists might be opposed to economic globalization, but advocate environmental globalization?
W. Wallace Kellett	2016-08-30		2,046	85.2	... that W. Wallace Kellett made the first autogyro used by the United States Post Office Department for carrying mail?
Amy Teo	2016-08-20		1,020	85.0	... that the Holby City production team built a new set featuring real pharmaceutical equipment for the introduction of the character Amy Teo?
Ben St Lawrence	2016-08-13		1,010	84.1	... that Ben St Lawrence qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics on the first day of the qualification window?
Drei Chöre, Op. 6	2016-08-07		1,017	83.0	... that at the age of 19, while composing Drei Chöre, Op. 6, Max Reger (pictured) began his lifetime practice of writing dynamic markings in red?
Susan Hanson (geographer)	2016-08-16		962	82.4	... that in 2000, Susan Hanson became the first female geographer to be elected to both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences?
Weaves (EP)	2016-08-02		872	82.3	... that the self-titled extended play of indie pop group Weaves combines elements of high-quality recording common in pop music with lo-fi noise music styles to create a "disgusting" yet "catchy" feel?
Elizabeth Lachlan	2016-08-10		910	81.5	... that the educationist Elizabeth Lachlan was purportedly asked to be Queen Victoria's governess?
Stéphane Sparagna	2016-08-23		964	80.4	... that in 2015 Stéphane Sparagna captained the France national under-20 football team to their first Toulon Tournament title in seven years?
Philip Hepworth	2016-08-20		956	79.6	... that the British architect Philip Hepworth lived in and restored Zoffany House (pictured), formerly the home of the 18th-century painter Johan Zoffany?
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital	2016-08-01		932	79.3	... that Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital has been called the "Mayo Clinic for horses"?
Pavao Dragičević	2016-08-30		1,880	78.3	... that Bishop Pavao Dragičević may have selected Elijah as patron saint of Bosnia and Herzegovina due to his veneration by the country's Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians?
The Quiet Jungle	2016-08-04		998	78.3	... that the band The Quiet Jungle began as a house act before achieving commercial success with a novelty song composed for Toronto Maple Leafs player Eddie Shack?
Delia Guerrero Coronado	2016-08-25		1,108	77.8	... that federal deputy Delia Guerrero Coronado previously was the head of nursing at the general hospital of Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí?
Ioan Pușcariu	2016-08-29		1,850	77.1	... that after taking up arms against Hungary during the failed 1848 revolution, Ioan Pușcariu, an ethnic Romanian, returned to work in Hungarian government service for decades?
Madeline Groves	2016-08-08		584	76.1	... that Madeline Groves (pictured) was an inaugural recipient of the Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship to study at Bond University?
Claudia Corichi García	2016-08-24		1,135	74.0	... that Claudia Corichi García's arrival in the Citizens' Movement party prompted its director in the state of Zacatecas to resign?
Jacob Barsøe	2016-08-11		880	73.4	... that in 2014, Danish Olympic rower Jacob Barsøe was part of a crew that won gold medals at both the European and World championships and was nominated for the World Rowing Crew of the Year award?
Yuuki Tanaka	2016-08-28		1,739	72.5	... that Yuuki Tanaka led Waseda University women's tennis team to their fifth consecutive All-Japan championship in 2010?
Statcast	2016-08-23		866	72.2	... that Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has hit the hardest batted ball, recorded at 123.9 miles per hour (199.4 km/h) by Major League Baseball's Statcast?
Cylance Inc.	2016-08-17		865	72.1	... that American software firm Cylance Inc. uncovered Operation Cleaver, a planned Iranian cyberwarfare operation targeting critical infrastructure organizations globally?
Dean Lowry	2016-08-09		582	71.1	... that Green Bay Packers rookie defensive lineman Dean Lowry set a single-game school record with six tackles for loss in a game?
McKinlaigh	2016-08-02		832	70.9	... that the Irish horse McKinlaigh won an Olympic silver medal while competing for the United States?
Petre Stoica	2016-08-16		874	70.8	... that Romanian poet Petre Stoica, assigned to study German by a dean meeting a quota, later became an accomplished translator of German-language authors?
Kyler Fackrell	2016-08-14		836	69.7	... that Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Kyler Fackrell took a year off after high school and painted houses for a living instead of playing college football?
Joe Cassidy (footballer, born 1896)	2016-08-15		820	68.4	... that the footballer Joe Cassidy lost 22 lb (10 kg) during the 1924–25 season, due to a severe case of influenza?
Ankit Sharma (athlete)	2016-08-13		820	68.3	... that in June 2016, Indian long jumper Ankit Sharma broke the national record twice in one day and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Evita (soundtrack)	2016-08-21		773	67.2	... that before recording the Evita soundtrack, Madonna trained with vocal coach Joan Lader to increase her confidence?
Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo	2016-08-23		786	65.5	... that Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo was jailed after protesting fraud in the 1993 election for municipal president of Tepic, Nayarit, which he lost?
Va tacito e nascosto	2016-08-20		782	65.2	... that Va tacito e nascosto uses the sound of the horn to symbolize the dramatic theme of the hunt?
Michael Wynn-Jones	2016-08-17		776	64.7	... that Norwich City F.C. joint majority shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones attended his first Norwich match in 1953?
Óscar García Barrón	2016-08-09		523	64.0	... that Óscar García Barrón founded a union of cattle ranchers in Durango that had more than 22,000 members?
Nicole Moerig	2016-08-19		768	64.0	... that Nicole Moerig has competed in road races such as the Amgen Tour of California, Silver City's Tour of the Gila, the Tour de Bretagne Féminin, and the 2016 Women's Tour de Yorkshire?
Josephine Butler bibliography	2016-08-25		882	62.0	... that the English feminist and social reformer Josephine Butler (pictured) wrote more than 90 books and pamphlets over the course of her career?
Abendlied (Rheinberger)	2016-08-04		784	61.5	... that Josef Rheinberger composed the six-voice motet Abendlied (Evening song) at age 15?
Leptodactylus pustulatus	2016-08-01		708	60.2	... that the male Brazilian Leptodactylus pustulatus frog makes 26 calls per minute?
Callum Skinner	2016-08-21		686	59.7	... that cyclist Callum Skinner was the inaugural winner of a trophy named after Chris Hoy, the man who inspired him to take up the sport?
IWRG La Isla	2016-08-11		706	59.3	... that at the La Isla wrestling show, the International Wrestling Revolution Group supposedly hung a bag with 50,000 Mexican pesos ($3815) over the ring for eight wrestlers to compete for?
Cristulariella depraedans	2016-08-22		706	58.8	... that the fungal pathogen Cristulariella depraedans affects sycamore and maple trees and sometimes has epidemic years?
Melchisedec Ștefănescu	2016-08-28		1,402	58.4	... that Melchisedec Ștefănescu was the only Romanian bishop to support the secularization of monastic estates?
A Requiem in Our Time	2016-08-08		708	57.8	... that as a student, Einojuhani Rautavaara composed A Requiem in Our Time, a work for brass band and percussion?
Mathar Kula Manickam	2016-08-02		606	57.2	... that the 1956 Tamil film Mathar Kula Manickam was based on Rabindranath Tagore's novel The Wreck?
Federico Döring	2016-08-20		686	57.2	... that a bill presented by Federico Döring in the Mexican Senate was compared to the Stop Online Piracy Act in the United States?
Gulabrai Ramchand	2016-08-20		686	57.1	... that Gulabrai Ramchand was one of the first cricketers to have endorsed commercial brands?
Greater Port Harcourt	2016-08-22		685	57.1	... that Greater Port Harcourt encompasses eight local government areas of Rivers State, Nigeria?
Black Dixie	2016-08-14		672	56.0	... that the 1992 essay collection Black Dixie has been called "an excellent example of African-American history, of urban history, and of collaborative effort"?
Jim Craig (One Life to Live)	2016-08-30		1,337	55.7	... that the character of Dr. Jim Craig on One Life to Live was played by actor Nat Polen from 1969 until Polen's death in 1981?
Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton	2016-08-25		524	53.6	... that Mabel Mudge became the longest-serving landlady in the UK in 1995, having run the Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton, for 75 years?
Hortensia Aragón Castillo	2016-08-29		1,286	53.6	... that Mexican parliamentarian Hortensia Aragón Castillo's alternate deputy is her sister?
Neelabh Ashk	2016-08-02		562	53.1	... that Neelabh Ashk translated Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Mikhail Lermontov into Hindi?
Ted Schmidt	2016-08-22		621	51.8	... that Peter Paige originally auditioned for the role of Ted Schmidt in the American version of Queer as Folk?
John Buchanan (biologist)	2016-08-18		628	51.6	... that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology biochemist Jack Buchanan published his work on purine biosynthesis in a series of more than 20 papers in the Journal of Biological Chemistry?
Hari Kemenangan	2016-08-13		617	51.4	... that "Hari Kemenangan" is Siti Nurhaliza's first Eid al-Fitr single in more than 10 years?
Kalanemi	2016-08-25		496	50.8	... that in Hindu mythology, the demon Kalanemi who was killed by Vishnu, was reborn as Kamsa to be eventually killed by Vishnu's reincarnation Krishna?
1988 Football League Cup Final	2016-08-09		654	50.6	... that Luton Town Football Club won their first major trophy in 1988?
Tempt, Tease and Touch	2016-08-27		1,214	50.6	... that the Sugababes' fragrances Tempt, Tease and Touch were among The Perfume Shop's first releases after opening in-store outlets in Superdrug stores?
In the Blue of Evening	2016-08-02		592	50.4	... that Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Band's 1943 number one single "In the Blue of Evening", was later re-recorded as a tribute to Dorsey by Sinatra?
List of accolades received by Evita (1996 film)	2016-08-21		628	50.2	... that the Guinness World Records listed Madonna under the category of Most Costume Changes in a Film, for wearing 85 dresses in Evita?
Efe Ajagba	2016-08-07		597	48.7	... that Nigerian Olympic boxer Efe Ajagba won medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 African Games?
Rey del Ring (2008)	2016-08-03		392	32.9	... that Scorpio Jr., winner of the 2008 Rey del Ring, and Ricky Cruzz, winner of the 2009 Rey del Ring, teamed up to win the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship?
Rey del Ring (2009)			186	15.6
Total			578	48.5
Arthur Barclay (American politician)	2016-08-26		1,163	48.5	... that future New Jersey Assemblyman Arthur Barclay won the state Tournament of Champions as basketball team captain, alongside future NBA player Dajuan Wagner?
Anna Wolek	2016-08-07		592	48.3	... that soap opera writer Agnes Nixon cast actress Doris Belack to play Anna Wolek on the first episode of One Life to Live in 1968, a character she played until 1977?
Scott Drinkwell	2016-08-22		576	48.0	... that Ross Adams worked as a script editor on the soap opera Emmerdale before he was cast as Scott Drinkwell in Hollyoaks?
Reina Torres de Araúz	2016-08-18		584	48.0	... that in 1974 the anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz was the first woman distinguished as a full member of the Panamanian Academy of History?
Noemí Guzmán Lagunes	2016-08-13		569	47.4	... that Noemí Guzmán Lagunes earned her undergraduate degree two years after she was elected municipal president of Teocelo?
Vic Lambden	2016-08-27		1,118	46.6	... that in 1949, the Bristol Rovers footballer Vic Lambden married one of his team's fans?
John L. Harmer	2016-08-13		553	46.1	... that John L. Harmer was appointed by Ronald Reagan to serve as Lieutenant Governor of California for three months, after the resignation of Edwin Reinecke?
Harry Diddlebock	2016-08-13		544	45.3	... that Harry Diddlebock was a sportswriter for 17 years before becoming manager of baseball's St. Louis Browns?
Vidal Llerenas Morales	2016-08-17		536	44.9	... that while in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District, Vidal Llerenas Morales presented initiatives supporting the legalization of marijuana?
Manuel Espino Barrientos	2016-08-06		494	43.3	... that Manuel Espino was expelled from the National Action Party, even though he had previously served as its president?
Sandra Méndez Hernández	2016-08-22		506	42.2	... that in between her two terms in the Chamber of Deputies, Sandra Méndez Hernández spent two years as municipal president of Tultitlán, State of Mexico?
Margaret Blackwood	2016-08-08		323	42.1	... that botanist Dame Margaret Blackwood studied pine trees and maize, and had a species of fungus named after her?
Alfredo Bejos Nicolás	2016-08-11		498	41.8	... that in 2004, Alfredo Bejos Nicolás closed his dental practice in order to replace Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies?
José Ignacio Pichardo Lechuga	2016-08-06		476	41.7	... that federal deputy José Ignacio Pichardo Lechuga is the son of a former Governor of the State of Mexico?
52nd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México	2016-08-01		416	41.3	... that the International Wrestling Revolution Group celebrated the 52nd Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estado de México by having Veneno shaved bald at the end of the show?
María del Carmen Pinete Vargas	2016-08-12		492	40.4	... that María del Carmen Pinete Vargas was the first woman to head the Veracruz state organization of Movimiento Territorial, a branch of the PRI?
Elwin Cockett	2016-08-14		484	40.3	... that Elwin Cockett was chaplain to West Ham United F.C. for 20 years?
Roy Thomas Severn	2016-08-29		945	39.4	... that Roy Thomas Severn established the biggest centre for the study of earthquake engineering in the UK?
Julián Nazar Morales	2016-08-11		472	39.4	... that Julián Nazar Morales has served on ranching commissions in each of his four terms in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies?
Jason Spriggs	2016-08-28		908	37.8	... that rookie Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jason Spriggs was named a first team All-American in his senior year of college?
Javier Guerrero García	2016-08-21		468	37.5	... that Javier Guerrero García is considered a potential contender for the Institutional Revolutionary Party nomination for Governor of Coahuila in 2017?
Isaac McDowell	2016-08-05		434	36.9	... that the football manager Isaac McDowell led Linfield to seven trophies in the 1961–62 season?
Dan Bibby	2016-08-21		462	36.9	... that Dan Bibby scored the golden point for Great Britain in their recent Olympic rugby sevens quarter-final?
El Gran Desafío (2009)	2016-08-01		430	36.6	... that the El Gran Desafío show was supposed to help launch Gran Prix Championship Wrestling, but GPCW ended up holding only one show afterwards?
Stay with Me till Dawn	2016-08-19		432	36.0	... that "Stay with Me till Dawn" was Judie Tzuke's only UK top 40 single?
Triplemanía XVI	2016-08-28		819	34.1	... that the Mexico City wrestling commission did not allow promoter Joaquín Roldán to be at the ringside for Triplemanía XVI as he was not a licensed active competitor?
Sketches from an Island 2	2016-08-30		818	34.1	... that Mark Barrott originally planned his second studio album Sketches from an Island 2 to be an extended play?
Sechs Lieder, Op. 35	2016-08-01		390	33.2	... that Sechs Lieder, Op. 35, are six songs by Max Reger on love poems by five authors which inspired "some of Reger's most magical sonorities"?
Tomás Ruiz González	2016-08-22		395	32.9	... that Tomás Ruiz González was the first president of the Mexican Tax Administration Service?
Jorge Estefan Chidiac	2016-08-23		394	32.9	... that Jorge Estefan Chidiac has served on the Finances and Public Credit Commission in each of his three terms in the Chamber of Deputies?
WICB/WIPA Awards	2016-08-14		388	32.4	... that in July 2016, cricketer Stafanie Taylor (pictured) won her eighth consecutive Women's Player of the Year award at the WICB/WIPA Awards?
Edgardo Melhem Salinas	2016-08-14		378	31.5	... that Edgardo Melhem Salinas received the second-most votes out of all Mexican federal deputies in the 2015 elections?
Ana María Boone Godoy	2016-08-10		340	30.4	... that Ana María Boone Godoy, a member of the Radio and Television Commission of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, is part-owner of a radio station in Monclova, Coahuila?
IWRG Guerra de Campeones	2016-08-06		344	30.1	... that the Guerra de Campeones professional wrestling show saw championships from four different promotions being defended?
Willie Carlin	2016-08-25		289	29.6	... that the association footballer Willie Carlin accepted a transfer to Derby County after his wife declared that she wanted to move away from Sheffield?
Baltazar Martínez Montemayor	2016-08-20		345	28.8	... that Baltazar Martínez Montemayor, a former town councilor in Cerralvo, Nuevo León, is the father of the current mayor, the youngest in the state?
War Paint (Fletcher song)	2016-08-25		272	27.9	... that the song "War Paint" performed by American singer Fletcher was the most shared song on Spotify in the United States for the week commencing June 29, 2015?
Zwei Choralphantasien, Op. 40	2016-08-16		336	27.2	... that Max Reger was inspired by his teacher's chorale fantasia to compose Zwei Choralphantasien, Op. 40?
Steven Donnelly	2016-08-08		203	26.4	... that Irish Olympic boxer Steven Donnelly quit the sport for two years after being sent home from the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Thomas L. Martin	2016-08-21		321	25.7	... that "MARB" at Brigham Young University is named after agronomist Thomas L. Martin?
Pablo Bedolla López	2016-08-13		308	25.7	... that 36 years after taking his first job in the city government, Pablo Bedolla López was elected municipal president of Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico?
Guerra del Golfo (2005)	2016-08-06		270	23.0	... that the 2005 Guerra del Golfo, the first IWRG professional wrestling show of that name, would later become an annual event?
José Alfredo Torres Huitrón	2016-08-16		258	20.9	... that José Alfredo Torres Huitrón is the son of a former mayor of Ecatepec de Morelos, the city he represents in the Chamber of Deputies?
Elizabeth Casson	2016-08-25		145	14.8	... that Elizabeth Casson set up an early occupational therapy school with funds borrowed from her brother Lewis?
List of accolades received by Room	2016-08-10		124	11.1	... that the 2015 drama Room won several awards including the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe awards for Best Actress for Brie Larson, who played an abducted mother held captive for seven years?
Joaquín Díaz Mena	2016-08-25		72	7.4	... that Mexican politician Joaquín Díaz Mena managed a Cancún hotel, taught Telesecundaria classes, and was involved in ranching?
In a Chinese Temple Garden	2016-08-10		-500	-44.8	... that In a Chinese Temple Garden, an Oriental Phantasy for orchestra, was conducted by the composer Albert Ketèlbey in a historic recording?
David McKeon	2016-08-09		502	38.9	... that David McKeon and Emma McKeon are the first brother and sister selected to swim for Australia at the same Olympic Games since 1960?
Emma McKeon			-2,808	-217.4
Total			-2,306	-178.5

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