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Low 25.3 Manilal H. Patel 49.5 Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres 25.3 Manilal H. Patel
Median 151.8 Tejaswin Shankar 516.6 Drum major backbend 163.8 Malapterurus beninensis
Robert Howard Hodgkin
High 1,028.4 Brian Wilson is a genius 1,503.7 Laura Kamhuber 1,503.7 Laura Kamhuber

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Laura Kamhuber 2018-04-09 36,088 1,503.7 ... that Laura Kamhuber's (pictured) rendition of "I Will Always Love You" at The Voice Kids Germany is the most-watched YouTube video by an Austrian artist?
Holothuria fuscopunctata 2018-04-30 17,331 1,444.2 ... that the elephant trunkfish (pictured) grazes on the seabed and can weigh up to 4.5 kg (10 lb)?
Airliner Number 4 2018-04-18 34,339 1,430.8 ... that Norman Bel Geddes claimed that his Airliner Number 4 (design pictured) would be able to fly from Chicago to London in 42 hours using in-air refueling over Newfoundland?
Sarah Frey 2018-04-24 16,776 1,398.0 ... that Sarah Frey (pictured) is the United States' most prolific pumpkin grower?
Parable of the Polygons 2018-04-24 14,690 1,224.2 ... that Parable of the Polygons (pictured), an interactive blog post based on game theory, shows that even a slight demand for diversity can reverse residential segregation?
Hussein of Jordan 2018-04-16 26,192[a] 1,091.3 ... that Hussein (pictured) started his 46-year reign as King of Jordan in 1952 when he was a 17-year-old schoolboy?
Streamlined Ocean Liner 2018-04-10 25,956 1,081.5 ... that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini tried to buy Norman Bel Geddes' 1932 design for a Streamlined Ocean Liner (pictured)?
Brian Wilson is a genius 2018-04-12 24,682 1,028.4 ... that Brian Wilson is a genius?
United States v. Forty-Three Gallons of Whiskey 2018-04-01 12,008 1,000.7 ... that the United States once sued 43 gallons of whiskey?
Min fanglei 2018-04-04 23,434 976.4 ... that the 3,000-year-old Min fanglei (pictured) set a world-record auction price for a piece of Asian artwork?
Electrical disruptions caused by squirrels 2018-04-01 11,580 965.0 ... that squirrels may be a major cybersecurity threat (suspect pictured)?
Razing of Friesoythe 2018-04-04 21,815 909.0 ... that on 14 April 1945, the German town of Friesoythe was deliberately burnt down by the 4th Canadian Division and the ruins bulldozed on the orders of its commander?
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo 2018-04-29 3,324[b] 277.0 ... that a children's book illustrated by Gerald Kelley parodies another children's book written by Charlotte Pence about her pet rabbit Marlon Bundo (pictured) by portraying him as gay?
Marlon Bundo 3,146 262.2
Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President 1,546 128.8
Charlotte Pence 1,523 126.9
Gerald Kelley 800 66.7
Total 10,338 861.5
Edmund Hillary 2018-04-01 9,756[c] 813.0 ... that Hillary's portrait is now being printed on the $5 bill?
Jōkō Obama 2018-04-01 9,648 804.0 ... that Obama was born in Japan?
Fly Fishing: Memories of Angling Days 2018-04-01 9,594 799.5 ... that Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley, a non-existent book by a non-existent author, became a number one bestseller and had two sequels?
Trump Street 2018-04-01 9,556 796.3 ... that Trump is directly connected to Russia?
Port Cresson massacre 2018-04-12 19,050 793.7 ... that the African-American settlers at Port Cresson were pacifist Quakers who were unequipped to defend themselves when attacked by King Joe?
Woodside, Old Windsor 2018-04-01 9,336 778.0 ... that Daisy the dinosaur (relative pictured) lives with Elton John?
François de Vendôme, Vidame de Chartres 2018-04-26 8,950 745.8 ... that François de Vendôme (pictured) lost favour at court by declining to marry brides chosen for him, including a second-generation royal bastard, and was eventually imprisoned in the Bastille?
Große Kirche Aplerbeck 2018-04-12 17,380 724.2 ... that on 12 April 1945, a white flag was hung from the tower of the Große Kirche Aplerbeck (pictured), one of two churches after the same design by Christian Heyden, to signal capitulation?
The Daleks 2018-04-17 16,682 695.1 ... that the budget for the Doctor Who serial The Daleks allowed for only four Daleks (one pictured) to be made?
Strangers' Home for Asiatics, Africans and South Sea Islanders 2018-04-30 8,060 671.7 ... that in 19th-century London, residents of the Strangers' Home (pictured) were "undefiled by even the shadow of an infidel"?
SAM-N-8 Zeus 2018-04-01 7,904 658.6 ... that the United States Navy considered calling on Zeus to defend a battleship?
SS Ohio (1875) 2018-04-25 7,780 648.4 ... that the wreck of the Ohio was discovered 122 years after her sinking?
Shapira Scroll 2018-04-11 15,492 645.5 ... that although its discoverer committed suicide after it was declared a forgery in 1883, the Shapira Scroll may be a Dead Sea Scroll after all?
The Bible and humor 2018-04-26 7,708 642.3 ... that it has been proposed that there are more than 1,000 examples of humor in the Bible?
Jigsaw (ransomware) 2018-04-01 7,602 633.5 ... that Jigsaw wants to play a game with your computer?
Project Kingfisher 2018-04-08 5,818 244.1 ... that aerial torpedo-carrying missiles developed for the US Navy under Project Kingfisher included the Petrel (pictured), Diver, Grebe, and Puffin?
AUM-N-2 Petrel 4,468 187.4
AUM-N-6 Puffin 1,682 70.6
SUM-N-2 Grebe 1,326 55.7
AUM-N-4 Diver 1,312 55.0
Total 14,604 612.8
R. Stevie Moore 2018-04-06 14,674 611.4 ... that R. Stevie Moore (pictured) pioneered modern indie music, earning him the sobriquet "the godfather of home recording"?
East German balloon escape 2018-04-26 6,986 582.2 ... that in 1979, eight people escaped from East Germany to the West in a homemade hot air balloon?
Rector v. MLB 2018-04-02 13,920 580.0 ... that a fan sued Major League Baseball for $10 million after he was filmed sleeping at a game and the announcers allegedly made unflattering comments about him?
Murder of Harry and Harriette Moore 2018-04-02 13,850 577.1 ... that Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette were the only married couple to be assassinated (bombed house pictured) during the civil rights movement era?
Laura Barney Harding 2018-04-05 13,434 559.8 ... that Laura Barney Harding once declared she was Katharine Hepburn's husband?
William Bliss Baker 2018-04-11 13,408 558.6 ... that William Bliss Baker, a promising Hudson River School landscape painter (work pictured), died a week before his twenty-seventh birthday after being injured while ice skating?
Gothic-arch barn 2018-04-23 6,648 554.0 ... that an entire Gothic-arch barn (example pictured) could be ordered from the Sears & Roebuck catalog?
Train graveyard 2018-04-30 6,330 527.5 ... that a train graveyard in Uyuni, Bolivia, has become a tourist attraction?
Drum major backbend 2018-04-26 6,199 516.6 ... that a drum major backbend (pictured), performed before many college football games, involves a drum major leaning back to touch their headgear to the ground without the knees also touching?
Hitler-Ransomware 2018-04-01 6,136 511.3 ... that Hitler's demands for mobile phone gift cards may have upset some Nazis?
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 2018-04-01 5,892 491.0 ... that some people know Christ the Lord is risen today from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Duan Yihe 2018-04-18 11,692 487.2 ... that congressman Duan Yihe was executed for blowing up his mistress, in one of the most shocking crimes involving a Chinese official?
Tosun (construction equipment) 2018-04-23 5,814 484.5 ... that the armored wheel loader Tosun was upgraded to remote-control because militants fired on the operator during the removal of barricades in southeastern Turkey?
Lin Hu (general) 2018-04-11 11,506 479.4 ... that Lin Hu, a half-Russian orphan, joined the army at age 10 and grew up to become deputy commander of the Chinese Air Force?
Zherichinius 2018-04-01 5,621 468.4 ... that some extinct ants were simply terrible?
Maria Perkins letter 2018-04-24 5,476 456.4 ... that a letter by Maria Perkins, a literate slave, is the only record of her existence?
Surrey Dispensary 2018-04-27 5,450 454.2 ... that in 1844, the medical officer of the Surrey Dispensary (pictured) said he frequently visited places where excrement accumulated for months or remained in streets until the rain washed it away?
Bob Nygaard 2018-04-11 10,818 450.7 ... that Bob Nygaard, a private investigator specializing in psychic fraud, has been instrumental in the return of millions of dollars to victims of this crime?
Jefferson (yacht) 2018-04-04 6,161 256.7 ... that George Crowninshield Jr. was the first American yachtsman and owned the first American yacht?
George Crowninshield Jr. 4,435 184.8
Total 10,596 441.5
Rockefeller Center 2018-04-15 10,140[d] 422.5 ... that the construction of Rockefeller Center (pictured) was the largest private development project ever undertaken for its time?
Christopher Little Literary Agency 2018-04-26 5,068 422.3 ... that Christopher Little has been described as "the luckiest agent ever" for his association with Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling?
Van Horne House (Bridgewater Township, New Jersey) 2018-04-13 9,792 408.0 ... that at the Van Horne House (pictured) following the Battle of Bound Brook, the owner hosted British General Cornwallis for breakfast and American Generals Lincoln and Greene for supper?
Oak at the Gate of the Dead 2018-04-19 9,718 404.9 ... that the Oak at the Gate of the Dead was the first Welsh entry for the European Tree of the Year awards?
Robert Bartholomew (sociologist) 2018-04-01 4,792 399.3 ... that Robert Bartholomew has been in hysterics for over twenty years?
Fatima Zohra Ardjoune 2018-04-30 4,784 398.6 ... that Fatima Zohra Ardjoune became the first female general in the Arab world in 2009?
Wild Honey (album) 2018-04-04 9,544 397.7 ... that the Beach Boys' 1967 album Wild Honey was made partly in response to a critical perception of the group as consisting of "ball-less choir boys"?
Pair-house 2018-04-24 4,737 394.8 ... that the Scandinavian-influenced pair-house shows that some level of ethnic diversity was accepted in early Mormon society?
John Fraser (surgeon) 2018-04-20 9,398 391.6 ... that John Fraser, a young Scottish surgeon, proved Nobel Prize winner Robert Koch wrong?
CISBOT 2018-04-19 9,384 391.0 ... that the robot CISBOT once found a baseball under New York City?
R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T. 2018-04-01 4,661 388.4 ... that the trial of the "Coughing Major" was interrupted by coughing jurors?
Disappearance of Jamie Fraley 2018-04-08 9,100 381.8 ... that a person of interest in Jamie Fraley's disappearance 10 years ago today was later found dead of heat stroke in the trunk of his ex-girlfriend's car?
Gowanus Batcave 2018-04-01 4,557 379.8 ... that after many years battling the forces of darkness, the Batcave became a popular venue for underground parties and concerts?
Macrobiotus shonaicus 2018-04-16 9,012 375.5 ... that Macrobiotus shonaicus, a Japanese water bear, was first found in the parking lot of the apartment building where one of the researchers lived?
William Ruck-Keene 2018-04-17 8,940 372.5 ... that Captain Ruck-Keene's command of HMS Cochrane ended a few days after Admiral Jellicoe wrote that he had become "lazy, lacks energy & has run to seed"?
Host (biology) 2018-04-10 8,784 366.0 ... that humans and horses are dead-end hosts for the West Nile virus?
Tooth and Tail 2018-04-03 8,600 358.3 ... that Tooth and Tail's art style was described as a modernized version of 1990s pixel art?
2015 White Sox–Orioles crowdless game 2018-04-29 4,216 351.3 ... that during the Baltimore OriolesChicago White Sox crowdless game, announcer Gary Thorne called an Adam Jones at-bat in the hushed tone of golf announcers like Jim Nantz?
Yao Xian (general) 2018-04-06 8,350 347.9 ... that generals Yao Xian and Lin Hu were born in the same year, went to the same school, fought in the same war, held the same rank, and died on the same day?
Florence (video game) 2018-04-16 8,219 342.5 ... that Florence shows the awkwardness of a first date through a puzzle minigame, which becomes easier as the main character becomes more comfortable?
X-Men Red 2018-04-05 8,104 337.6 ... that the comic book X-Men Red stars Jean Grey, a character who had been dead for nearly fifteen years?
Führerhauptquartier Tannenberg 2018-04-22 4,051 337.6 ... that part of Adolf Hitler's Tannenberg compound was used for fertilizer storage after World War II?
Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense 2018-04-16 8,046 335.2 ... that the new Chief Management Officer of the U.S. Department of Defense position outranks the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force?
Peter Newton (winemaker) 2018-04-13 8,006 333.6 ... that Peter Newton founded Sterling Vineyards and Newton Vineyard, and was very proud of his eight-year-old granddaughter, who "discovered" Harry Potter?
Hachijō-jima 2018-04-27 4,002 333.5 ... that when Ulysses S. Grant visited the island of Hachijō-jima in 1877, he was ceremonially adopted by the village chief and given a name meaning "courageous general" in the local dialect?
Scott Foster (ice hockey) 2018-04-30 3,992 332.7 ... that Scott Foster, a 36-year-old accountant, made his professional ice hockey debut as a goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018 and saved every shot he faced?
Diogenes pugilator 2018-04-14 5,034 209.8 ... that the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (pictured) has to make do with the empty shells that Paguristes eremita and Pagurus forbesii don't want?
Paguristes eremita 1,684 70.2
Pagurus forbesii 1,234 51.4
Total 7,952 331.4
Tsamma juice 2018-04-09 7,935 330.6 ... that Tsamma juice is named after "the Mother of all watermelon varieties"?
MV Butiraoi 2018-04-24 3,940 328.3 ... that an overloaded Kiribati ferry, said to be carrying 88 passengers and 35 tonnes of coconuts, broke in half and sank last January?
Nobel Prize effect 2018-04-23 3,884 323.7 ... that according to Richard Hamming, Nobel Prize winners often discover they can no longer work on small problems?
Parvulastra vivipara 2018-04-23 3,843 320.2 ... that young Parvulastra vivipara live inside their mother and eat each other?
Iacob Heraclid 2018-04-19 7,660 319.2 ... that before taking over Moldavia in 1561, Iacob Heraclid (pictured) had been executed in effigy and staged his own death?
Styling Garage 2018-04-23 3,810 317.5 ... that Styling Garage charged luxury car customers almost the cost of the vehicle to convert it to gull-wing doors?
Jordan Poole 2018-04-03 7,510 312.9 ... that Jordan Poole's game-winning buzzer beater three point shot in the 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament was nearly identical to his shot in the 2017 Dick's National High School Championship Game?
Rise and Kill First 2018-04-24 3,656 304.7 ... that according to Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman, Israel has carried out at least 2,700 assassination operations in the 70 years since its founding?
I'm a Good Ol' Rebel 2018-04-17 7,151 298.0 ... that upon hearing the Confederate song "I'm a Good Ol' Rebel", the future King Edward VII requested a repeat performance of "that fine American song with the cuss words in it"?
Dermechinus 2018-04-25 3,569 297.4 ... that the deep sea cactus urchin (pictured) may be a filter feeder, a very unusual method of feeding for a sea urchin?
Katherine Oppenheimer 2018-04-26 3,522 293.5 ... that Katherine Oppenheimer, the wife of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, was a cousin of German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel?
Da share z0ne 2018-04-17 7,022 292.6 ... that da share z0ne is a satirical social media account supposedly run by a skeleton character?
The Infinity Gauntlet 2018-04-10 7,004[e] 291.8 ... that the upcoming film Avengers: Infinity War draws inspiration from the 1991 comic book The Infinity Gauntlet?
Koyunbaba Bridge 2018-04-20 6,987 291.1 ... that Koyunbaba Bridge is the longest stone arch bridge in Anatolia built during the Ottoman Empire?
Burgabo 2018-04-16 6,834 284.8 ... that the UN Security Council has banned exports of charcoal from the Somali port town of Burgabo?
Holothuria fuscocinerea 2018-04-06 6,772 282.1 ... that the ashy pink sea cucumber obtains its nourishment from swallowing sand?
St. Edward's Catholic Church 2018-04-21 3,366 280.5 ... that locals claimed St. Edward's Catholic Church (pictured) to be the first church in the world to have electric lighting?
Levering Smith 2018-04-24 3,360 280.0 ... that Levering Smith, a U.S. Navy officer, was credited with assisting the British Polaris programme to finish "on time and on budget, an unprecedented feat in British naval history"?
2018 CONCACAF Champions League Finals 2018-04-25 3,355 279.6 ... that tonight's second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final is the second occasion on which a Canadian team has featured?
The Aztecs (Doctor Who) 2018-04-24 3,307 275.6 ... that for his role in the Doctor Who serial The Aztecs, actor John Ringham was told to "make all the children in the country hate you"?
Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth 2018-04-05 6,524 271.8 ... that eight leaders of the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth were convicted of crimes in Czechoslovakia after World War II?
Sideways (comics) 2018-04-03 6,501 270.9 ... that the first issue of the comic book Sideways featured a vertical gatefold cover?
Warwick Castle, Maida Vale 2018-04-06 6,424 267.7 ... that according to his memoirs, Howard Marks concluded a drug deal at the Warwick Castle with half a consignment of Thai grass hidden in a car parked outside?
Guido Jung 2018-04-19 6,316 263.1 ... that Guido Jung was dismissed from the Royal Italian Army after the enactment of the Italian Racial Laws, despite having served as Minister of Finance under Mussolini?
Grey-chinned minivet 2018-04-30 3,152 262.6 ... that a male grey-chinned minivet was observed approaching a female while carrying a flower?
Prime number 2018-04-04 6,274[f] 261.4 ... that prime numbers have been studied since the time of the ancient Greeks, but had few real-world applications until the invention of public-key cryptography in the 1970s?
Asterodiscides truncatus 2018-04-17 6,214 258.9 ... that despite its bright colouring, the firebrick starfish is inconspicuous among the sponges and other organisms in its habitat?
Groom Mine 2018-04-21 3,092 257.6 ... that Groom Mine has a view over Area 51?
Cerumenolytic 2018-04-26 3,009 250.8 ... that all cerumenolytics are equally good at softening ear wax?
Emanuel Moravec 2018-04-03 5,985 249.4 ... that in 1938, Emanuel Moravec called for Czechoslovakia to declare war against Germany?
Pelican (bomb) 2018-04-01 2,974 247.8 ... that James Longstreet was mauled by pelicans?
Lafler v. Cooper 2018-04-12 5,922 246.8 ... that when dissenting from the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lafler v. Cooper, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that the Court had elevated "plea bargaining from a necessary evil to a constitutional entitlement"?
Berthe Fraser 2018-04-29 2,940 245.0 ... that Berthe Fraser, a French Resistance agent, helped more than 100 Allied airmen and other agents escape during the Second World War?
Socompa 2018-04-06 5,872 244.7 ... that a giant landslide took place on Socompa volcano some 7,000 years ago, moving approximately 19.2 cubic kilometres (4.6 cu mi) of rock?
Mullus barbatus 2018-04-09 5,860 244.2 ... that the barbels on the chin of the red mullet are sensory organs and used in locating prey?
Peter Addyman 2018-04-20 5,811 242.1 ... that the archaeologist Peter Addyman was awarded the right to drive three beasts across a bridge in York?
Holochilus brasiliensis 2018-04-26 2,877 239.8 ... that the Brazilian marsh rat is often preyed on by barn owls but is seldom caught by researchers in their live traps?
Patricia Lovett 2018-04-23 File:Replica Book of Hours by Patricia Lovett (cropped).jpg 2,824 235.3 ... that Patricia Lovett created a medieval-style book of hours (pictured) for the BBC production of Wolf Hall?
John A. Kenney Jr. 2018-04-23 2,822 235.2 ... that John A. Kenney Jr. was known as the "dean of black dermatology"?
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel 2018-04-26 2,818 234.9 ... that when it opened, the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel in New York City was the second-longest underwater vehicular tunnel in the world?
South Ferry/Whitehall Street (New York City Subway) 2018-04-05 5,584 232.7 ... that it took almost five years to rebuild the South Ferry/Whitehall Street station in New York City, which was completely flooded three years after it opened?
Gavin Lowe (computer scientist) 2018-04-23 2,768 230.6 ... that Gavin Lowe went from being at John's to being at Hugh's, but finally ended up at Catherine's?
Tail chasing 2018-04-26 2,760 230.0 ... that tail chasing in dogs is a compulsion similar to those seen in humans suffering from OCD?
Dai (Spring and Autumn period) 2018-04-10 2,256 94.0 ... that Dai Prefecture and County carried on the name of a "barbarian" kingdom and Qin commandery, despite being in a completely different part of China?
Dai Prefecture 1,623 67.6
Dai Commandery 991 41.3
Dai County 642 26.7
Total 5,512 229.6
Mariya Tsukanova 2018-04-29 2,734 227.8 ... that Mariya Tsukanova was the only woman in the Soviet–Japanese War to be awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union?
Jordan Trail 2018-04-22 2,684 223.7 ... that the 650 km (400 mi) Jordan Trail, where Moses, Jesus, and Mohammad are believed to have walked, was named one of 2018's best tourist destinations in the world by National Geographic?
Superficial vein thrombosis 2018-04-03 5,356 223.2 ... that even a "benign" blood clot in a superficial vein can lead to serious complications?
Amanda Swimmer 2018-04-25 2,668 222.3 ... that Amanda Swimmer was one of the first individuals to propose different uses and names for traditional Cherokee pottery?
Ayaka Fukuhara 2018-04-02 5,256 219.0 ... that Ayaka Fukuhara decided to become a voice actress after listening to a radio drama adaptation of the manga series Hunter × Hunter?
Law Against Rehabilitation of Nazism 2018-04-20 5,252 218.8 ... that Russia's Law Against Rehabilitation of Nazism, compared by proponents to laws against Holocaust denial, was used to prosecute a blogger discussing German–Soviet cooperation?
Richard O. Culver, Jr. 2018-04-15 5,247 218.6 ... that Richard O. Culver, Jr., one of the founders of the U.S. Marine Corps Sniper School in Quantico, Virginia, was born on Alcatraz Island?
Frank Fowler Loomis 2018-04-22 2,604 217.0 ... that Frank Fowler Loomis designed and built the world's first motorized police paddy wagon (pictured)?
Battle of Głębokie 2018-04-08 5,138 215.6 ... that the Battle of Głębokie during the Polish–Soviet War was both a tactical victory and a strategic defeat for the Soviet side?
Villa Albergoni 2018-04-25 2,578 214.8 ... that Villa Albergoni, a 16th-century Italian country mansion, was featured in the 2017 film Call Me by Your Name?
Alepotrypa cave 2018-04-21 2,544 212.0 ... that archaeologists believe the cultural memory of the burial site at the Alepotrypa cave may have become associated with the mythological entrance to Hades?
Sun Jian (politician) 2018-04-27 2,456 204.6 ... that model worker Sun Jian became China's vice premier during the Cultural Revolution, but was later purged and returned to factory work?
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan 2018-04-22 2,455 204.6 ... that in 2015, the then-20-year-old Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, became the youngest person ever to chair a UN Security Council session?
Sultanate of Dahlak 2018-04-24 2,446 203.8 ... that the Eritrean Dahlak Archipelago once housed a thriving trading kingdom, the Dahlak sultanate?
Phomoxanthone A 2018-04-04 4,880 203.4 ... that the mycotoxin phomoxanthone A causes fragmentation of mitochondria within minutes?
Chen Xiaolu 2018-04-21 2,426 202.2 ... that Colonel Chen Xiaolu publicly confessed and apologized for torturing and persecuting his teachers and school officials, one of whom committed suicide, during the Cultural Revolution?
Georg Decker 2018-04-03 4,764 198.5 ... that Franz Joseph I of Austria gave a portrait (pictured) by Georg Decker to his ten-year-old son?
Jainti Dass Saggar 2018-04-12 4,734 197.2 ... that Indian-born physician Jainti Dass Saggar was the first non-white person to be elected a councillor in Scotland?
Breaking the Habit (film) 2018-04-27 2,346 195.5 ... that the 1964 Academy Award-nominated short film Breaking the Habit exposes "the danger and the essential silliness of smoking"?
We choose to go to the Moon 2018-04-28 2,343 195.2 ... that President John F. Kennedy (pictured) said: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard"?
Fresno Yosemite International Airport 2018-04-25 2,331 194.2 ... that Fresno Yosemite International Airport has a replica of a sequoia forest inside the terminal, reflecting the airport's role as a gateway to three national parks?
Mudéjar theme park 2018-04-25 2,314 192.8 ... that a scale model of the Castle of La Mota in the Mudéjar theme park is built with 2,500,000 miniature bricks—approximately the same number as the original?
Arthur Thomas Hatto 2018-04-12 4,572 190.5 ... that after The Ultra Secret was published, German professor Arthur Thomas Hatto feared being kidnapped by Soviets?
Elizabeth Paston 2018-04-28 2,282 190.2 ... that Elizabeth Paston's first husband died in battle fighting for the House of York, and her second husband was beheaded for treason against it?
Ukrainian decommunization laws 2018-04-24 2,270 189.2 ... that the 2015 Ukrainian decommunization laws mandate removing communist-era monuments, and renaming places named after communist themes?
United Nations Command-Rear 2018-04-28 2,256 188.0 ... that a Royal Australian Air Force officer is the head of the UN's rear?
Evidence for speciation by reinforcement 2018-04-15 4,306 179.4 ... that evidence for speciation by reinforcement has been found across a wide range of organisms?
Psalm Wooching 2018-04-19 4,288 178.7 ... that after his college football career, Psalm Wooching decided to pursue a professional career in rugby union despite receiving significant interest from NFL teams?
Anthony Lejeune 2018-04-26 2,139 178.2 ... that The Times of London described Anthony Lejeune as a man for whom the term "young fogey" could have been invented?
Greeks in Malta 2018-04-24 2,063 171.9 ... that Malta's Greek community once included slaves, as well as the privateers who captured them?
Biblical Researches in Palestine 2018-04-29 2,055 171.2 ... that "the errors of many generations" were said to have been "forever buried" in the footnotes of the 1841 travelogue Biblical Researches in Palestine?
Eliezer Gruenbaum 2018-04-22 2,055 171.2 ... that Polish Jewish communist activist Eliezer Gruenbaum wrote a memoir about his experiences as a kapo in the Auschwitz concentration camp?
Staten Island Ferry 2018-04-22 2,042 170.1 ... that the Staten Island Ferry in New York City, used by almost 24 million passengers annually as of 2017, is free to ride?
Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 2018-04-30 2,039 169.9 ... that the Western Union Building is the only surviving example of a 19th-century bank building in Aberdeen, South Dakota?
Hans Klumbach 2018-04-25 2,023 168.6 ... that Hans Klumbach connected the late Roman ridge helmets (example pictured) to the medieval spangenhelme?
Edwin D. Mott 2018-04-28 2,006 167.2 ... that among American architectural artist Edwin D. Mott's aerial depictions was the General Motors building at the 1939 New York World's Fair (pictured)?
Military Engineering Experimental Establishment 2018-04-03 4,012 167.2 ... that in 1969, the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment became the first British research establishment to be granted freedom of a borough?
El Tráfico 2018-04-27 1,998 166.5 ... that the current rivalry between Major League Soccer teams in the Los Angeles area is named El Tráfico?
Márta Svéd 2018-04-30 1,994 166.1 ... that Hungarian mathematician Márta Svéd earned her Ph.D. at age 75?
Owen Pick 2018-04-12 3,966 165.2 ... that war veteran Owen Pick carried the flag for Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony?
Ameiurus platycephalus 2018-04-19 3,964 165.2 ... that in South Carolina, the flat bullhead is threatened by pollution and sedimentation, as well as by the introduction of non-native catfish?
Leo Tornikios 2018-04-28 1,972 164.4 ... that Leo Tornikios, a failed claimant to the Byzantine throne, was publicly blinded at Christmas 1047?
Robert Howard Hodgkin 2018-04-02 3,936 164.0 ... that Robert Howard Hodgkin was part of a "Quaker dynasty" that included a banker, a Marxist historian, a Nobel-winning chemist, a painter, another Nobel winner, and the namesake of Hodgkin's lymphoma?
Malapterurus beninensis 2018-04-11 3,926 163.6 ... that the small catfish Malapterurus beninensis uses its electric organ to stun the fishes on which it feeds?
Sulagitti Narasamma 2018-04-25 1,962 163.5 ... that 98-year-old midwife Sulagitti Narasamma received the Padma Shri award for performing more than 15,000 traditional deliveries free of charge over 70 years?
Zhang Junsheng 2018-04-02 3,894 162.2 ... that although Zhang Junsheng publicly feuded with Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last British governor, the latter offered his condolences when Zhang died recently?
Sword Art Online 2018-04-07 3,867[g] 161.1 ... that Reki Kawahara, author of Sword Art Online, planned to submit the draft for the light novel series to a 2002 competition, but refrained because it exceeded the page limit?
Events of 6 October 2018-04-24 1,924 160.3 ... that former Spanish prime minister Manuel Azaña was arrested after the events of 6 October in Barcelona in 1934, despite having taken no part in them?
Toni Iwobi 2018-04-10 3,837 159.9 ... that Lega Nord politician Toni Iwobi is the first black person elected to the Italian Senate?
Su Bingqi 2018-04-05 3,811 158.8 ... that archaeologist Su Bingqi proposed a heretical multi-region model for prehistoric China which rejected the traditional view that Chinese civilization radiated from the Central Plain?
2010 Mount Meager landslide 2018-04-14 3,804 158.5 ... that the 2010 Mount Meager landslide was one of the largest in Canadian history?
Clifford E. Charlesworth 2018-04-10 3,798 158.2 ... that Clifford E. Charlesworth was a NASA Flight Director during the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission?
Tectarius coronatus 2018-04-12 3,768 157.0 ... that the coronate prickly-winkle is a marine mollusk but can be found on limestone cliffs well above high water mark?
Junius George Groves 2018-04-26 1,874 156.1 ... that Junius George Groves was called the "Potato King of the World" in 1902 for producing more potatoes in a single year than anyone else to that point?
Timothy Weah 2018-04-10 3,725 155.2 ... that Liberian president George Weah's son Timothy plays for the United States men's national soccer team?
Ariel Pink 2018-04-08 3,661 153.6 ... that Ariel Pink is frequently cited as the "godfather" of chillwave and hypnagogic pop?
Pedro Zaragoza 2018-04-23 1,839 153.2 ... that in 1952, mayor Pedro Zaragoza was threatened with excommunication from the Catholic Church for allowing women to wear bikinis in Benidorm, Spain?
Tejaswin Shankar 2018-04-11 3,644 151.8 ... that Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar first broke the national record at the age of 17?
Fenty Beauty 2018-04-20 3,609 150.4 ... that singer Rihanna's Fenty Beauty cosmetics line was named one of Time magazine's best inventions of 2017?
Coffee production in China 2018-04-21 1,769 147.4 ... that 98 percent of coffee grown in China comes from one province?
George Town, Penang 2018-04-23 1,766 147.1 ... that George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang, was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia?
Halcyon 6 2018-04-29 1,762 146.9 ... that the indie strategy turn-based RPG Halcyon 6 was described as a game that "makes cosmic horror cute"?
Gwaha-ju 2018-04-25 1,760 146.6 ... that the earliest recorded recipe for fortified rice wine appears in a 1670 Korean cookbook?
Thomas Forrest Cotton 2018-04-05 3,512 146.3 ... that Canadian cardiologist Thomas Forrest Cotton was the first to recognise the correlation between finger clubbing (pictured) and infective endocarditis?
Trogus (wasp) 2018-04-22 1,754 146.2 ... that parasitoid wasps in the genus Trogus emerge (pictured) through the side of swallowtail pupae after using liquid to soften the hard casing?
Minkhaung Medaw 2018-04-23 1,752 146.0 ... that Princess Minkhaung Medaw of Prome was twice married off by her brothers, becoming queen of Hanthawaddy and later of Mrauk U?
Alex Raisbeck 2018-04-09 3,497 145.7 ... that footballer Alex Raisbeck joined Liverpool after Stoke manager Horace Austerberry failed to arrive at an arranged meeting?
Nicholas Muellner 2018-04-18 3,496 145.6 ... that Nicholas Muellner was in the Caribbean when he decided to photograph acquaintances in Russia?
First Day Hikes 2018-04-23 1,730 144.2 ... that on New Year's Day, tens of thousands of Americans take a hike?
Clydesdale Motor Truck Company 2018-04-28 1,712 142.7 ... that the Clydesdale Motor Truck Company was named, in part, after a breed of horse?
Joseph Salter (missionary) 2018-04-25 1,710 142.5 ... that in 1866, the English missionary Joseph Salter tried to help five Punjabis who were stranded in London with their performing bear?
Miloš Havel 2018-04-15 3,416 142.3 ... that after World War II, filmmaker Miloš Havel, the uncle of Václav Havel, was cleared on charges related to collaboration with Nazi Germany due to lack of evidence?
Isaac Buxton 2018-04-24 1,707 142.2 ... that Georgian era physician Isaac Buxton was known for having "no rowdiness" in his clinics?
Ayahs' Home 2018-04-22 1,701 141.8 ... that the Ayahs' Home in London provided a refuge for Indian and Chinese nannies who had been "ill-treated, dismissed from service or simply abandoned"?
Carolyn McAskie 2018-04-16 3,378 140.7 ... that Carolyn McAskie was the first Canadian to lead a United Nations peacekeeping mission, post-Cold War?
Alleged Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election 2018-04-30 1,676 139.6 ... that investigators allege Libyan influence in the 2007 French elections was partly accomplished by laundering money from the sale of paintings by 17th-century Dutch artist Andries van Eertvelt?
Neomanila 2018-04-23 1,666 138.9 ... that the inspiration for the Philippine thriller Neomanila came from a BBC interview with a married couple who worked as hitmen?
Feng Yidai 2018-04-09 3,322 138.4 ... that after Feng Yidai was denounced as a "rightist" during China's Anti-Rightist Campaign, he was recruited by the Communist Party to spy on other "rightists"?
2018 AFL Women's Grand Final 2018-04-17 3,298 137.4 ... that at the conclusion of the 2018 AFL Women's Grand Final, acting captain Ellie Blackburn called upon her suspended skipper Katie Brennan to help hoist the team's trophy?
Stefán Kristjánsson 2018-04-05 3,282 136.8 ... that Icelandic chess grandmaster Stefán Kristjánsson was also a successful poker player?
Peter van Geersdaele 2018-04-21 1,637 136.4 ... that recording a "ghost" helped lead to Peter van Geersdaele's appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire?
Colin Robert Chase 2018-04-18 3,268 136.2 ... that Colin Robert Chase's major work on the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf was called "one of the most important inconclusions in the study of Old English"?
El Piñal 2018-04-28 1,625 135.4 ... that Spain abandoned El Piñal, its trading port in China, after encountering hostilities from the Portuguese?
Godfrid Storms 2018-04-26 1,599 133.2 ... that Godfrid Storms catalogued 86 Anglo-Saxon charms?
Benjamin Ladraa 2018-04-30 1,591 132.6 ... that Benjamin Ladraa embarked on a 4,800-kilometre (3,000 mi) trek from Sweden to Jerusalem to raise awareness of rights violations in the West Bank?
Romulea tortuosa 2018-04-13 3,163 131.8 ... that some leaves of the South African plant Romulea tortuosa are shaped like corkscrews?
Polaris (UK nuclear programme) 2018-04-27 1,575 131.2 ... that a series of British nuclear tests was carried out in the United States to develop warheads for the UK Polaris programme?
Anarchism in Puerto Rico 2018-04-18 3,150 131.2 ... that Puerto Rican anarchists opposed the consumption of alcohol and as a consequence distanced themselves from the European concept of the anarchist "beer hall"?
Lucian 2018-04-03 3,113 129.7 ... that the Hellenized Syrian satirist Lucian wrote the novel A True Story, sometimes regarded as the first work of science fiction, in the second century AD?
Cauca molly 2018-04-28 1,554 129.5 ... that a proposal was made that the Cauca molly be used in biological pest control of mosquitoes?
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane 2018-04-19 3,101 129.2 ... that Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane was praised by critics for its portrayal of strong and healthy sibling relationships?
Rachel Brown (flautist) 2018-04-25 1,550 129.1 ... that Rachel Brown, professor of baroque flute at the Royal College of Music, recorded Private Passion?
Ordinaire (wine bar) 2018-04-30 1,534 127.8 ... that Ordinaire, a wine bar in Oakland, California, opened while its owner was writing a dissertation on the sense of taste in modernist literature?
Red-tailed tropicbird 2018-04-07 3,066 127.8 ... that the red-tailed tropicbird (pictured) eats mainly flying fish and squid?
Astrid Medina 2018-04-30 1,530 127.5 ... that Astrid Medina farms coffee at over 1,800 metres (5,900 ft)?
Essex County Executive 2018-04-24 1,519 126.6 ... that when the first Essex County Executive was elected in New Jersey in 1978, The New York Times described the position as "considered by many to be second in power only to that of the Governor"?
Laboratory experiments of speciation 2018-04-11 2,952 123.0 ... that fruit flies have been used extensively in laboratory experiments of speciation?
No Straight Lines 2018-04-09 2,924 121.9 ... that the 2012 anthology No Straight Lines, edited by Justin Hall, collects queer comics covering a 40-year period?
Cathinka Buchwieser 2018-04-29 1,437 119.8 ... that Franz Schubert dedicated compositions to Cathinka Buchwieser (pictured), a soprano who appeared in Vienna as Mozart's Sesto and Elvira, and as Ferdinando Paer's Achille and Leonora?
Heiwadai Park 2018-04-28 1,436 119.7 ... that more than 400 clay figures of animals, boats, dancers, houses, and warriors line the garden paths of Heiwadai Park?
History of Wat Phra Dhammakaya 2018-04-18 2,855 119.0 ... that the Thai Buddhist temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya broke a Guinness World Record for organizing the longest journey walking over flower petals?
Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls 2018-04-26 1,420 118.3 ... that part of the University of Texas at Arlington campus used to be the site of a home for unwed mothers and orphans?
181st Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) 2018-04-14 2,831 118.0 ... that elevator operators at New York City's 181st Street station are known to play music in an attempt to cheer up commuters?
Power of the Primes 2018-04-15 2,820 117.5 ... that the figure of Jazz from the Transformers toyline Power of the Primes drew controversy because the text on its sticker, when translated from Cybertronian, spelled the acronym MAGA, associated with Donald Trump?
Oliver Toussaint Jackson 2018-04-04 2,816 117.3 ... that in 1910, Oliver Toussaint Jackson established the agricultural settlement of Dearfield, Colorado, for black Americans?
The Keys of Marinus 2018-04-14 2,812 117.1 ... that actress Carole Ann Ford described her character in the Doctor Who serial The Keys of Marinus as "pathetic"?
Biography of a Bookie Joint 2018-04-21 908 75.7 ... that Governor John Volpe sought Boston Police Commissioner Leo J. Sullivan's removal after Biography of a Bookie Joint showed officers visiting an illegal gambling parlor?
Leo J. Sullivan 497 41.4
Total 1,406 117.1
Leon Tomșa 2018-04-07 2,811 117.1 ... that Leon Tomșa, who passed laws limiting Greek immigration to Wallachia, was reportedly a Greek oyster-monger?
Flushing–Co-op City buses 2018-04-18 2,798 116.6 ... that the former QBx1 bus route in New York City had ten route variants depending on the time of day?
Astrobrachion constrictum 2018-04-02 1,802 75.1 ... that the basket star Astrobrachion constrictum is always found living in association with a black coral such as Antipathes fiordensis?
Antipathes fiordensis 986 41.1
Total 2,788 116.2
Saw Ganesan 2018-04-17 2,784 116.0 ... that Saw Ganesan initiated construction of a temple to the Tamil language?
Tukwila station 2018-04-06 2,747 114.5 ... that the new east platform of Tukwila station in Tukwila, Washington, was built with additional width that was later removed for the installation of a third track?
Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 2018-04-21 1,354 112.8 ... that the Southern Rhodesia Act 1965 was designed to affirm British rule in Southern Rhodesia after its Unilateral Declaration of Independence, but it was largely ignored in Rhodesia?
Washington Public Records Act 2018-04-08 2,597 109.0 ... that the passage of a bill exempting Washington state legislators from the state's Public Records Act prompted The Seattle Times to publish its first front-page editorial in 110 years?
Chris Caple 2018-04-30 1,308 109.0 ... that Chris Caple, an artefact conservationist, began archaeological excavations at the age of 14?
Robin Surgeoner 2018-04-06 2,610 108.8 ... that Robin Surgeoner, a multiple Paralympic gold medal-winner in swimming, performs as a poet, artist, and musician under the stage name "Angryfish"?
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig 2018-04-13 2,554 106.4 ... that "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig", a hymn about vanity by Michael Franck, is the basis of a chorale cantata by Bach, and quoted in Mauricio Kagel's Passion?
Great Egg Harbor Bay 2018-04-14 2,519 105.0 ... that the islands in Great Egg Harbor Bay, a habitat for migratory birds, are eroding at a rate of 0.28 in (7 mm) per year?
Leucospermum 2018-04-27 916 76.4 ... that plants of the genus Leucospermum (L. cordifolium pictured) are known as pincushions?
Leucospermum cordifolium 334 27.8
Total 1,250 104.2
McCallum Bagpipes 2018-04-17 2,479 103.3 ... that in 2015, Kjell Lindgren played a plastic set of bagpipes made by McCallum Bagpipes on the International Space Station?
Waterloo (blog post) 2018-04-22 1,236 103.0 ... that a blogpost made by David Frum predicting that Obamacare would never be repealed drew so many hits that it crashed the servers within hours?
Planetary Missions Program Office 2018-04-11 2,445 101.9 ... that NASA's Planetary Missions Program Office manages three of the agency's solar system exploration programs?
Brian Santos 2018-04-16 2,424 101.0 ... that Brian Santos was described in 1995 as "the dominant blind skier in the world" after winning nine U.S. Championships and six Paralympic gold medals?
Edmonds station (Washington) 2018-04-28 1,211 100.9 ... that the former baggage room of Edmonds station is now used by a model railroad club?
Scott G. Borg 2018-04-27 1,186 98.9 ... that Scott G. Borg is credited with helping develop the drilling technology that retrieved the first pure water samples from half a mile (0.8 km) below the surface of an ice-covered Antarctic lake?
Ian Stephens (editor) 2018-04-13 2,359 98.3 ... that British newspaper editor Ian Stephens may have saved "hundreds of thousands" of lives during the Bengal famine of 1943 by publishing photographs of the victims?
Tyler Kinley 2018-04-29 1,151 95.9 ... that American baseball player Tyler Kinley's ancestors changed their surname from "McKinley" after the assassination of the 25th President of the United States?
Kevin Siers 2018-04-14 2,298 95.8 ... that Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Kevin Siers began his cartooning career while working in the iron ore mines of Minnesota?
Mike Marjama 2018-04-08 2,241 94.0 ... that Mike Marjama overcame an eating disorder to make it to Major League Baseball?
Maudgalyayana 2018-04-26 1,115 92.9 ... that in the nineteenth century, relics found in India were attributed to Maudgalyayana, a leading disciple of the Buddha?
Irish Landmark Trust 2018-04-25 1,109 92.4 ... that the Irish Landmark Trust renovates historic houses, castles, and lighthouses, and then offers them as holiday rentals?
Crawford family of the White Mountains 2018-04-15 2,207 92.0 ... that the Crawford family were pioneers of tourism in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and have numerous places named after them there?
Dhammakaya meditation 2018-04-23 1,102 91.8 ... that Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro set up a "meditation workshop" to practice Dhammakaya meditation in shifts?
Mary E. Woolley Chamberlain 2018-04-22 1,059 88.2 ... that while Mary E. Woolley Chamberlain was mayor of Kanab, Utah, she passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of slingshots in town?
Milana Chernyavska 2018-04-27 1,057 88.1 ... that when Ukrainian pianist Milana Chernyavska recorded Nikolai Rakov's violin sonatas with David Frühwirth, a review called her "a full partner in the proceedings, delicate and brutal as required"?
Hugh Lester 2018-04-22 1,032 86.0 ... that footballer Hugh Lester was the first non-British player to represent Liverpool?
Joaquin Avila (lawyer) 2018-04-09 2,014 83.9 ... that MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner Joaquin Avila wrote the California Voting Rights Act?
Sampa the Great 2018-04-27 998 83.1 ... that African singer-songwriter and rapper Sampa the Great has performed as a supporting act for Joey Bada$$, as well as Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat?
Four harmonious animals 2018-04-07 1,993 83.0 ... that the tale "Town Musicians of Bremen" by the Brothers Grimm has been connected with the Buddhist legend about four harmonious animals?
Prison education 2018-04-30 951 79.2 ... that in the United States, it is estimated that for every dollar spent on prison education, $4 to $5 is saved due to decreases in recidivism?
Liam Millar 2018-04-20 1,895 79.0 ... that Canadian association footballer Liam Millar scored a hat-trick in his debut for Liverpool U18s against Blackburn Rovers U18s?
London New Zealand RFC 2018-04-07 1,882 78.4 ... that London New Zealand RFC is the only rugby team apart from the New Zealand national teams that wears the silver fern symbol?
John Richard Clark Hall 2018-04-27 930 77.5 ... that the revised edition of John Richard Clark Hall's translation of Beowulf includes a preface by J. R. R. Tolkien?
2018 Tokyo Marathon 2018-04-23 928 77.3 ... that Yuta Shitara won 100 million yen for breaking the Japanese record at the 2018 Tokyo Marathon?
Sonic Gems Collection 2018-04-13 1,834 76.4 ... that SegaSonic the Hedgehog was desired for inclusion in Sonic Gems Collection, but was left out due to difficulties emulating its trackball controls?
Mo Pop Festival 2018-04-29 910 75.8 ... that during the 2015 Mo Pop Festival in Detroit, heavy rainfall overwhelmed the park's drainage capabilities and formed a standing body of water nicknamed "Lake Mo Pop"?
Christian Boros 2018-04-07 1,796 74.8 ... that Christian Boros owns an art gallery in a former bunker in Berlin?
Iggy Brazdeikis 2018-04-14 1,756 73.2 ... that Iggy Brazdeikis is a right-handed athlete who shoots basketballs left-handed?
Episode 1068 2018-04-25 876 73.0 ... that the actor Jamie Davis asked his former co-star Sunetra Sarker to reprise her role for his departure in Episode 1068 of Casualty?
Sadiq Sanjrani 2018-04-06 1,744 72.7 ... that elected at age 39, Sadiq Sanjrani is the youngest-ever Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan?
Manu Bhaker 2018-04-07 1,738 72.4 ... that at age 16, sport shooter Manu Bhaker became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup?
No Sleepin' 2018-04-22 860 71.7 ... that Romanian singer Corina portrays a female punk burlesque character in the music video for her 2010 single "No Sleepin'"?
Margarete Luise Schick 2018-04-23 856 71.4 ... that soprano Margarete Luise Schick, who performed roles such as Gluck's Iphigenie and Mozart's Zerlina with noted diction and acting, sang for the coronation of Leopold II?
List of Wales international footballers 2018-04-26 856 71.3 ... that Neville Southall is the most capped Welsh footballer of all time?
St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro 2018-04-27 846 70.5 ... that St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro, one of the first Anglican churches in Madagascar, was designed by William White?
Brachyanax 2018-04-29 842 70.2 ... that the binomen of the type species of the bee fly genus Brachyanax can be translated as "little chief nipple twister"?
Natsu Dragneel 2018-04-28 841 70.1 ... that the motion sickness of the manga character Natsu Dragneel was based on one of Fairy Tail author Hiro Mashima's friends?
Franco-German University 2018-04-08 1,642 68.9 ... that the Franco-German University facilitates the cooperation of over 180 universities and colleges across international borders?
Convention Place station 2018-04-30 826 68.9 ... that public art at Convention Place station in Seattle includes neon tubes that emulate New York's Chrysler Building and the nearby Paramount Theatre?
History of the Second Avenue Subway 2018-04-28 819 68.2 ... that although New York City's Second Avenue Subway was originally planned in 1920, the first stations did not open for another 97 years?
2010 Football League Championship play-off Final 2018-04-27 816 68.0 ... that Blackpool were described as the "smallest club to reach the Premier League" after they were promoted by virtue of winning the 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final?
Cost of Living (play) 2018-04-27 814 67.8 ... that the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning play Cost of Living uses disabled actors to play disabled characters?
Samathuvapuram 2018-04-22 784 65.4 ... that the Samathuvapuram (Equality Village) scheme was started to reduce caste discrimination in Tamil Nadu?
Aphelinus mali 2018-04-27 780 65.0 ... that the wasp Aphelinus mali is a parasitoid of the woolly apple aphid, a pest of apple trees?
Rodney Legg 2018-04-29 766 63.8 ... that Rodney Legg called the National Trust "an elitist club for art connoisseurs"?
Henry S. Russell 2018-04-29 764 63.6 ... that Henry S. Russell, commander of the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry, later served as the first solo commissioner of the Boston Fire Department?
Papal conclave, 1689 2018-04-30 749 62.4 ... that Pope Alexander VIII, elected in 1689, was the first Venetian in over 200 years to become pope?
Country music in Nigeria 2018-04-21 716 59.7 ... that Jos has been called the "home of country music" in Nigeria?
Slovenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2018-04-13 1,394 58.1 ... that biathlete Jakov Fak won a silver medal for Slovenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, having previously won a bronze medal for Croatia in Vancouver?
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 2018-04-18 1,384 57.7 ... that Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi has a filling station to generate income and train students in business management?
Halfway to Sanity 2018-04-29 672 56.0 ... that on the Ramones' 1987 Halfway to Sanity tour, the group was banned from playing at Boston College and attended a student anti-censorship protest instead?
Fulton Center 2018-04-07 1,301 54.2 ... that the Fulton Center transit complex is the first subway station in New York City to receive a certification for environmental sustainability?
Elisabeth Speiser 2018-04-25 640 53.4 ... that Elisabeth Speiser was the first to record Sandrina in Haydn's opera L'infedeltà delusa, and recorded Debussy's Ariettes oubliées?
Psalm 84 2018-04-21 638 53.2 ... that Psalm 84 about God's lovely dwellings was set to music by Heinrich Schütz, by Brahms in the centre of Ein deutsches Requiem, and as Wilhelm Kempff's Op. 1?
R. A. Hardie 2018-04-13 1,274 53.1 ... that R. A. Hardie, a Canadian physician and missionary to Korea, was the catalyst for the 1903 Wŏnsan Revival and also inspired the Great Pyongyang Revival of 1907?
Andrea Galer 2018-04-22 626 52.2 ... that a coat designed by Andrea Galer and worn by the character of Withnail in the British cult film Withnail and I was included in a charity auction to raise funds for a school in Swaziland?
Capcom Cup 2017 2018-04-15 1,238 51.6 ... that 18-year-old Dominican Street Fighter V player Saul Leonardo Mena "MenaRD" Segundo is investing his winnings from the 2017 Capcom Cup in his local e-sports community?
Matisse Thybulle 2018-04-24 614 51.2 ... that Washington Huskies basketball player Matisse Thybulle was the first in the school's history to be named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year?
Andy Kilner 2018-04-28 604 50.3 ... that at the time of his appointment at Stockport County in 1999, footballer Andy Kilner was the youngest manager in the Football League?
Penny Rose 2018-04-29 597 49.8 ... that for the production of 47 Ronin, costume designer Penny Rose oversaw the creation of 998 costumes and 400 suits of armour?
Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres 2018-04-21 594 49.5 ... that Charles Jewtraw (pictured) was the first Winter Olympics gold medallist, winning the 500 m speed skating event at the 1924 Games?
Mehmet Çekiç 2018-04-21 540 45.0 ... that para-alpine skier Mehmet Çekiç has twice been flag bearer for Turkey at the Paralympics?
Konstantin Sellheim 2018-04-10 1,061 44.2 ... that violist Konstantin Sellheim recorded fairy tale music with the Sellheim-Kuti Trio, and played the premiere of the piano quartet Skylla and Charybdis by Graham Waterhouse?
Internationales Sachsensymposion 2018-04-15 1,055 44.0 ... that the 1973 Internationales Sachsensymposion included the "theatrical" unveiling of the Sutton Hoo helmet replica?
Scottish Society of the History of Medicine 2018-04-21 512 42.6 ... that among the first papers heard at the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine was one on quarantine from plague and another on the periodic devastation of Scotland by famines and epidemics?
Glen Nelson 2018-04-24 510 42.5 ... that Glen Nelson co-founded the Mormon Arts Center Festival, which Terryl Givens called "a seminal event in Mormonism's coming of age artistically"?
Thomas D. Keizur 2018-04-20 1,008 42.0 ... that in 1844, Thomas D. Keizur was elected captain of the Oregon Rangers, the first militia unit authorized and formed in the Oregon Country?
Joe Hung 2018-04-22 488 40.6 ... that journalist Joe Hung was the first to translate the works of Taiwanese poet Lai He into English?
Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag 2018-04-02 952 39.7 ... that the Easter hymn "Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag" (The glorious day has appeared) by Nikolaus Herman inspired other hymns and musical settings of the 20th century?
Chinko 2018-04-29 461 38.4 ... that Chinko Nature Reserve in central Africa provides a habitat with the genetic diversity needed to reestablish animal populations in neighbouring regions?
Julian Podger 2018-04-04 894 37.3 ... that the tenor Julian Podger, who took part in the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, recorded the title role in Handel's last oratorio Jephtha?
David Frühwirth 2018-04-08 879 36.9 ... that violinist David Frühwirth played music from the interwar period for violin and piano at the Salzburg Festival and on a recording titled Trails of Creativity?
Double Concerto (Henze) 2018-04-16 878 36.6 ... that the Double Concerto for oboe and harp was composed by Hans Werner Henze for Heinz Holliger and his wife Ursula, and performed with 18 string players of Paul Sacher's orchestra?
Kusumamala 2018-04-19 862 35.9 ... that the Gujarati poetry collection Kusumamala includes a translation of "The Cloud" by English romantic poet Shelley?
Anna Bochkoltz 2018-04-28 410 34.1 ... that in 1851, the German soprano Anna Bochkoltz-Falconi appeared at La Scala in Milan in Pergolesi's Lo frate 'nnamorato?
List of Hennepin County Library branches 2018-04-09 800 33.3 ... that the Hennepin County Library has 41 branches in 24 cities and towns in Minnesota, and historically had locations in a sanatorium and a bookmobile?
Dominic Tweddle 2018-04-21 390 32.5 ... that before becoming director of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Dominic Tweddle helped excavate the Coppergate Helmet, and published a chronology of post-Roman helmet types?
George Dickinson Hadley 2018-04-14 762 31.8 ... that in 1963, George Dickinson Hadley introduced the gastrocamera to Britain?
Florida's 18th congressional district special election, 1989 2018-04-21 375 31.2 ... that Jeb Bush was the campaign manager for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's first Congressional campaign?
Hemicentrotus 2018-04-29 372 31.0 ... that larvae of the sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus are stimulated to settle on the seabed when they detect traces of certain algae in the water?
John H. Pratt 2018-04-27 369 30.8 ... that in a 1974 bench trial connected to the Watergate scandal, Judge John H. Pratt found G. Gordon Liddy guilty of contempt of Congress?
Antonello Manacorda 2018-04-21 356 29.7 ... that Antonello Manacorda, who made an award-winning recording of Schubert's symphonies with his Kammerakademie Potsdam, conducted Mozart operas at La Fenice and Meyerbeer's grand opera at the Frankfurt Opera?
Mindia 2018-04-02 676 28.1 ... that Otar Taktakishvili's opera Mindia was based on Vazha-Pshavela's epic poem The Snake-eater and premiered in 1961, the centenary of the poet's birth?
Serenade (poems) 2018-04-22 324 27.0 ... that J. Slauerhoff's 1930 poetry collection Serenade provoked critical responses ranging from "childish" to "pure lyric" with "refined technique"?
Golenkinia 2018-04-28 312 26.0 ... that 18S rDNA analysis has shown that the green algae genus Golenkinia may belong to a previously unknown sister clade of order Sphaeropleales?
Manilal H. Patel 2018-04-28 304 25.3 ... that Gujarati poet Manilal H. Patel has written poetry touching on his experiences in and around Idar, a town in the Gujarat state of India?

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