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Low | 19.7 | Symphony No. 1 (Strauss) | 51.9 | Max-Reger-Institute | 19.7 | Symphony No. 1 (Strauss) |
Median | 142.7 | Floridean starch Margaret Gowing |
459.2 | 'Ain Ghazal Statues | 162.5 | Wildlife of South Korea |
High | 13,364.4 | Tiffany Trump | 1,496.9 | Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands | 13,364.4 | Tiffany Trump |
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Tiffany Trump | 2016-07-22 | 117,050[a] | 13,364.4 | ... that Tiffany Trump has been called part of the "Snap Pack" for her voluminous postings to Instagram? | |
Pokémon Go | 2016-07-18 | 23,158[b] | 1,970.9 | ... that following the release of Pokémon Go, Nintendo's share price rose by 50%? | |
Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands | 2016-07-04 | 18,338 | 1,496.9 | ... that from 1815, the flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands (pictured) featured the Lion of Saint Mark and the Blue Ensign? | |
Ham and eggs | 2016-07-11 | 14,418 | 1,227.1 | ... that in 1899, after hiking for four days with almost no food, entrepreneur Duncan Hines ordered $5 worth of ham and eggs (pictured) at a restaurant in Cheyenne, Wyoming? | |
Daisy Earles | 2016-07-21 | 12,481 | 1,062.2 | ... that Daisy Earles (pictured) of the Doll Family was known as a "miniature Mae West"? | |
George Washington Air Junction | 2016-07-18 | 10,454 | 994.9 | ... that the George Washington Air Junction was designed to be the world's largest airport, larger than the New York, London, Berlin, Paris, Chicago, and Philadelphia airports combined? | |
Rima Melati | 2016-07-12 | 10,284 | 861.8 | ... that Rima Melati (pictured) took part of her stage name from Audrey Hepburn's character in Green Mansions? | |
Bluebuck | 2016-07-26 | 10,124 | 861.6 | ... that the bluebuck (pictured) was the first large African mammal historically recorded to have become extinct? | |
Flag of Tanganyika Territory | 2016-07-20 | 9,950 | 846.8 | ... that the Flag of Tanganyika Territory (pictured) features a giraffe, chosen because it was common within the territory? | |
Disappearance of Robert Hoagland | 2016-07-28 | 9,722 | 826.8 | ... that Robert Hoagland left both pairs of the loafers he always wore in his Newtown, Connecticut, house when he disappeared three years ago today? | |
Tiny Town (miniature park) | 2016-07-07 | 7,769 | 821.4 | ... that Tiny Town was the first complete modern city built in miniature? | |
Flag of Nigeria (1914–1960) | 2016-07-16 | 7,704 | 810.2 | ... that the former flag of Nigeria (pictured) features the Star of David? | |
Prusa i3 | 2016-07-08 | 9,462 | 805.3 | ... that the most used 3D printer in the world (pictured) can partially self-replicate? | |
Tamale pie | 2016-07-17 | 9,416 | 801.3 | ... that tamale pie (pictured) was invented in the United States, and has been described as a comfort food? | |
Raynald of Châtillon | 2016-07-03 | 7,594[c] | 797.2 | ... that Raynald of Châtillon (execution pictured) was described as a "monstrous infidel and terrible oppressor" by Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad in his biography of Saladin? | |
Nuclear blackout | 2016-07-07 | 7,472 | 789.9 | ... that a one megaton nuclear weapon can create a radar-opaque nuclear blackout disk hundreds of kilometers across? | |
Sixth borough | 2016-07-25 | 8,048 | 784.5 | ... that a proposed sixth borough in New York City has been referred to as "LoLo" and "Frankenborough"? | |
Voltaire P. Twombly | 2016-07-28 | 9,131 | 777.1 | ... that Voltaire P. Twombly (pictured) continued to carry his company’s flag after being knocked to the ground by cannon fire during the Battle of Fort Donelson? | |
Neerja | 2016-07-10 | 8,235[d] | 752.1 | ... that the film Neerja is about Neerja Bhanot, who gave her life to help save 359 of the 379 passengers and crew on board Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986? | |
2016 Sweden riots and unrest | 2016-07-04 | 9,172 | 748.7 | ... that 2016 has seen widespread rioting and unrest across Sweden? | |
I.O.O.F. Centennial Building | 2016-07-19 | 8,143 | 739.7 | ... that the historic I.O.O.F. Centennial Building (pictured) is a three-story commercial building with an exterior decoration of raised brickwork spelling out "Centennial 4 July 1876"? | |
Berger Kirche | 2016-07-22 | 6,192 | 707.0 | ... that the Berger Kirche (pictured), more than a thousand years old, is now used as a cemetery chapel and concert venue? | |
Tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate | 2016-07-11 | 7,858 | 686.7 | ... that BARF does not coordinate? | |
Elizabeth Dilling | 2016-07-12 | 8,184 | 685.8 | ... that right-wing writer and activist Elizabeth Dilling claimed that Einstein was a Communist and Hitler was a Jew? | |
Palais de la Méditerranée | 2016-07-28 | 7,875 | 669.7 | ... that the Palais de la Méditerranée (pictured) was originally built for American millionaire Frank Jay Gould? | |
Pop out cake | 2016-07-05 | 5,548 | 655.9 | ... that an early predecessor of the pop out cake was a pie from which a dwarf emerged for Charles I of England in 1626? | |
Eric Milroy | 2016-07-18 | 6,888 | 655.5 | ... that after Eric Milroy died in the Battle of the Somme, his mother kept a light on at night to help him find his way home? | |
Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse | 2016-07-05 | 5,527 | 653.4 | ... that prior to undergoing an historic renovation, the Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse (pictured) was condemned by the fire marshal? | |
Alfred Lionel Rose | 2016-07-12 | 7,654 | 651.4 | ... that Lionel Rose silenced the crowd at an event honouring Queen Elizabeth II by yelling "shut up"? | |
Van Breda murders | 2016-07-21 | 7,480 | 636.6 | ... that Marli van Breda survived being struck in the head by an axe, but has no memory of the event? | |
Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997) | 2016-07-01 | 7,605 | 633.8 | ... that since its replacement on 1 July 1997, the former flag of Hong Kong (pictured) is used as a symbol of protest against perceived Chinese interference in Hong Kong? | |
God Save the South | 2016-07-20 | 7,277 | 632.3 | ... that "God Save the South" (sheet music cover pictured) is considered by some to have been the unofficial national anthem of the Confederacy? | |
Scolopendra cataracta | 2016-07-14 | 9,034 | 630.3 | ... that Scolopendra cataracta (pictured), the world's only known amphibious centipede, was discovered by an entomologist on his honeymoon? | |
Varvakeion Athena | 2016-07-10 | 6,806 | 621.5 | ... that the Varvakeion Athena (pictured) is considered the most faithful reproduction of the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos which stood in the Parthenon? | |
Aminah Cendrakasih | 2016-07-10 | 7,224 | 614.8 | ... that Aminah Cendrakasih (pictured) has acted in over a hundred films? | |
K.R.T. Girls | 2016-07-27 | 7,135 | 607.2 | ... that the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit's anime mascots (pictured) have been featured in games, songs, and posters, bringing in revenue of NT$2 million? | |
Jennifer d'Abo | 2016-07-06 | 5,412 | 604.2 | ... that Jennifer d'Abo was once described as a "serial female entrepreneur"? | |
Gordon Tobing | 2016-07-14 | 5,814 | 601.5 | ... that despite travelling to five continents as a musician, Gordon Tobing (pictured) continued to live with his in-laws? | |
Konye | 2016-07-27 | 6,548 | 581.6 | ... that the konye, a critically endangered fish, is threatened by "burps"? | |
Erin McLeod | 2016-07-18 | 6,040 | 574.8 | ... that Canadian international soccer goalkeeper Erin McLeod (pictured) held her first solo art exhibit, entitled "Limitless", in 2013? | |
San Quintin kangaroo rat | 2016-07-29 | 3,608 | 300.6 | ... that while the Fresno kangaroo rat is considered vulnerable, the San Quintin kangaroo rat may already be extinct? | |
Fresno kangaroo rat | 3,247 | 270.6 | |||
Total | 6,854 | 571.2 | |||
Asparagusic acid | 2016-07-07 | 6,610 | 562.5 | ... that the odour of urine after eating asparagus, which was described by Arbuthnot as "foetid" and by Benjamin Franklin as "disagreeable", was compared to "a flask of perfume" by Marcel Proust? | |
Al-Rahba | 2016-07-03 | 6,890 | 562.4 | ... that the last Mongol invasion of Syria ended with a failed siege against al-Rahba (pictured)? | |
Carré d'As IV incident | 2016-07-14 | 5,354 | 553.9 | ... that on September 2, 2008, Somali pirates seized the yacht Carré d'As IV, prompting a French commando operation? | |
Baruch Korff | 2016-07-11 | 6,136 | 536.3 | ... that "Nixon's Rabbi", Baruch Korff, was part of an unbroken line of rabbis going back 73 generations? | |
High Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) | 2016-07-19 | 6,106 | 519.7 | ... that High Street is actually 70 feet (21 m) below ground? | |
Die Zerstörung Jerusalems (oratorio) | 2016-07-06 | 4,650 | 519.1 | ... that Felix Mendelssohn encouraged The Destruction of Jerusalem in Leipzig in 1840? | |
Operation Quartz | 2016-07-20 | 5,972 | 518.9 | ... that Operation Quartz was a plan by the Rhodesian military to kill Robert Mugabe, should he lose the 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election? | |
Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928) | 2016-07-04 | 5,130 | 511.7 | ... that Peter Taylor and Brian Clough (statue pictured) once sacked a tea lady because she "laughed after a bad defeat"? | |
Michelle Tisseyre | 2016-07-07 | 6,012 | 511.7 | ... that in 1941 Michelle Tisseyre (pictured) was the first woman to present a 15-minute newsletter broadcast in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's French services? | |
Dyke Action Machine! | 2016-07-12 | 6,064 | 508.2 | ... that Dyke Action Machine! created public art that used commercial photography styling to present lesbian images that resisted sexism and consumerism? | |
Cheese soup | 2016-07-28 | 5,968 | 507.5 | ... that cheese soup, referred to as Kassuppe, is a specialty dish in Central Switzerland? | |
Black Strap Molasses (song) | 2016-07-15 | 4,552 | 505.3 | ... that the song "Black Strap Molasses" – sung by Groucho Marx, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, and Danny Kaye – was banned by CBS Radio on the grounds that it contained medical advice? | |
Mikhail Tikhanov | 2016-07-19 | 5,835 | 496.6 | ... that after painting Hawaiian King Kamehameha I (pictured) in 1818, Russian artist Mikhail Tikhanov suffered a mental breakdown? | |
Salvadori's pheasant | 2016-07-07 | 2,968 | 313.7 | ... that the male Salvadori's pheasant (pictured) is very similar in appearance to the female crestless fireback? | |
Crestless fireback | 1,702 | 179.9 | |||
Total | 4,669 | 493.6 | |||
Tawny-breasted myiobius | 2016-07-08 | 2,490 | 250.1 | ... that the tawny-breasted myiobius, the whiskered myiobius, and the black-tailed myiobius are all found in South American rainforests but tend to occupy different habitats? | |
Whiskered myiobius | 1,286 | 129.1 | |||
Black-tailed myiobius | 1,128 | 113.2 | |||
Total | 4,904 | 492.5 | |||
Carlos Menem | 2016-07-08 | 4,871 | 489.1 | ... that Carlos Menem (pictured), elected in 1989, was the first Argentine president to succeed a democratically elected president from another party since 1916? | |
Prince Romerson | 2016-07-13 | 5,691 | 474.2 | ... that Prince Romerson, a Hawaiian who fought in the American Civil War, served in the Union Navy and Army and later became a Buffalo Soldier? | |
Erythemis simplicicollis | 2016-07-15 | 4,252 | 472.0 | ... that reproductive adult eastern pondhawks have a lifespan of about ten days but are to be seen most of the summer in Florida? | |
Kielce Ghetto | 2016-07-31 | 5,548 | 462.3 | ... that 14-year-old Leon Śliwiński saved the life of 12-year-old David Friedman in the Kielce Ghetto (ghetto liquidation pictured) during the Holocaust in occupied Poland? | |
Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope | 2016-07-23 | 2,455 | 265.2 | ... that the Stanhope Medal (pictured) for each year's most gallant rescue honours Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope? | |
Stanhope Medal | 1,801 | 194.5 | |||
Total | 4,256 | 459.7 | |||
'Ain Ghazal Statues | 2016-07-05 | 7,140 | 459.2 | ... that the 'Ain Ghazal Statues (example pictured), uncovered in Jordan and dating to the eighth millennium BC, are considered to be among the oldest large-scale representations of the human form ever found? | |
Adriaan van Hees | 2016-07-02 | 5,458 | 445.6 | ... that Dutch Nazi, actor, and theater critic Adriaan van Hees became depressed when he discovered he was part Jewish, but still volunteered for the SS—and was denied? | |
Samiun dan Dasima | 2016-07-29 | 5,276 | 439.7 | ... that Samiun dan Dasima (1971), which featured explicit sexuality, garnered an award for best child actor? | |
IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte | 2016-07-20 | 4,558 | 396.1 | ... that in an IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte tournament the losers advance, not the winners, and the ultimate loser is shaved bald – which happened to Chico Che in 2009, Bugambilia in 2013, and X-Fly in November 2015? | |
IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (November 2015) | 201 | 17.5 | |||
IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (2009) | 174 | 15.1 | |||
IWRG Ruleta de la Muerte (2013) | 121 | 10.5 | |||
Total | 5,054 | 439.2 | |||
HMS Active (1758) | 2016-07-11 | 5,126 | 436.3 | ... that in May 1762, the crew of HMS Active earned more than 33 years of wages from the capture of a single Spanish vessel? | |
Green Flake | 2016-07-12 | 5,116 | 435.4 | ... that Green Flake was one of the first African-Americans to enter the Salt Lake Valley? | |
Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash | 2016-07-01 | 5,218 | 434.9 | ... that Bernie Sanders' Dank Meme Stash, a Facebook group with over 400,000 members, inspired the creation of Bernie Singles, a dating website for supporters of US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders? | |
Shore Line East | 2016-07-13 | 5,124 | 427.0 | ... that the Shore Line East service (train pictured) began in 1990, using equipment from the recently discontinued PATrain? | |
Pall Mall, London | 2016-07-06 | 4,977 | 423.6 | ... that London's Pall Mall owes its name to a 17th-century ball game similar to croquet? | |
Muffie Cabot | 2016-07-05 | 3,558 | 420.7 | ... that according to her daughter Ali Wentworth, Muffie Cabot, a former social secretary to First Lady Nancy Reagan, "will choose a bath over a shower, a play over a movie, and the ocean over a pool"? | |
Walter Toogood | 2016-07-08 | 4,940 | 420.4 | ... that the professional golfer Walter Toogood died in a lunatic asylum? | |
Dhat al-Hajj | 2016-07-01 | 4,952 | 412.7 | ... that Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent had a fort built at Dhat al-Hajj (pictured), a rest stop on the Hajj caravan road? | |
D.Va | 2016-07-01 | 4,896 | 408.0 | ... that fans of Overwatch have turned one of its characters, D.Va, into an internet meme, often featuring her eating Doritos and drinking Mountain Dew? | |
Flaming Creatures | 2016-07-24 | 3,950 | 404.8 | ... that multiple screenings of Jack Smith's film Flaming Creatures were raided by police? | |
Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine | 2016-07-24 | 2,590 | 265.4 | ... that the Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine differs from Rothschild's porcupine in concealing its spines with long black hair? | |
Rothschild's porcupine | 1,348 | 138.1 | |||
Total | 3,938 | 403.5 | |||
Teresa Feoderovna Ries | 2016-07-11 | 4,670 | 397.5 | ... that Teresa Feoderovna Ries' first exhibition at the Vienna Künstlerhaus included a sculpture of a nude witch snipping her toenails, making Ries an overnight sensation? | |
Goodwillie–Allen House | 2016-07-27 | 4,470 | 397.0 | ... that the Goodwillie–Allen House, an American Craftsman-style bungalow, is the oldest building in Bend, Oregon? | |
Kew Gardens – Union Turnpike (IND Queens Boulevard Line) | 2016-07-19 | 4,336 | 393.9 | ... that Kew Gardens made Queens grow? | |
Grönsö Manor | 2016-07-12 | 4,624 | 393.5 | ... that the orchard at Grönsö Manor (pictured) in Sweden, established in 1623, is still producing apples? | |
Sirloin Stockade | 2016-07-21 | 4,670 | 389.1 | ... that the first Sirloin Stockade restaurant featured a giant 1,800-pound (820 kg) plastic ornamental cow? | |
War of the Antiochene Succession | 2016-07-14 | 5,518 | 385.0 | ... that the War of the Antiochene Succession "came to a rather unspectacular end" in 1219? | |
Mondongo (collective) | 2016-07-25 | 3,942 | 384.3 | ... that the Black Series by Argentinian art collective Mondongo used cookies and crackers to recreate pornographic images from the internet? | |
Leonid Solodkov | 2016-07-29 | 4,520 | 376.6 | ... that Leonid Solodkov was the last recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union? | |
Narrowmouthed catshark | 2016-07-21 | 4,485 | 373.8 | ... that narrowmouthed catsharks are unusual in displaying heterodont dentition, with males and females having differently shaped mouths and teeth? | |
Sydney Hobart Ball | 2016-07-28 | 4,360 | 370.8 | ... that while prospecting for minerals in the Belgian Congo, Sydney Hobart Ball's party came under attack and the resulting clash, which claimed 130 lives, became known as "The Battle of Ball's Run"? | |
Tony Munro | 2016-07-08 | 3,692 | 370.7 | ... that cricket journalist Tony Munro was born with dwarfism? | |
Fenugreek production in India | 2016-07-20 | 4,172 | 362.5 | ... that most of the fenugreek produced in India is grown in Rajasthan? | |
Omar Mateen | 2016-07-01 | 4,294[e] | 357.9 | ... that Omar Mateen, who in June 2016 committed the deadliest mass shooting in the United States by a single gunman, previously appeared in the documentary film The Big Fix? | |
SS Jacona (1918) | 2016-07-08 | 4,172 | 355.0 | ... that the SS Jacona was the world's first seagoing electric generator powership? | |
Serval | 2016-07-09 | 3,695[f] | 353.3 | ... that the serval has the longest legs of any cat relative to its body size? | |
Children's Museum, Siri Fort | 2016-07-20 | 4,126 | 351.1 | ... that the Children's Museum, Siri Fort, has a sandstone sculpture of a woman in the buff? | |
Billie Nipper | 2016-07-15 | 3,104 | 344.6 | ... that Billie Nipper's art was owned by Ronald Reagan, Shania Twain, and Zsa Zsa Gabor? | |
34th Street – Hudson Yards (IRT Flushing Line) | 2016-07-21 | 4,098 | 341.5 | ... that the 34th Street – Hudson Yards station is New York City's first new subway station in a quarter-century? | |
Chris Murphy gun control filibuster | 2016-07-05 | 2,844 | 336.3 | ... that Senator Chris Murphy launched a filibuster in the United States Senate promising to hold the floor "for as long as I can", or until Congress acted on gun control legislation? | |
Karak Revolt | 2016-07-27 | 3,929 | 334.4 | ... that an indiscriminate massacre by the Ottoman Empire ended the 1910 Karak Revolt? | |
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline | 2016-07-22 | 2,880 | 328.8 | ... that although Montesquieu had only intended to write a few pages about the decline of the Roman Empire, he eventually produced 277 pages in 23 chapters? | |
PSLV-C2 | 2016-07-27 | 3,668 | 325.8 | ... that PSLV-C2 (artist's rendering pictured) was the first Indian expendable launch vehicle to carry more than one satellite on a mission, and the first commercial spaceflight by ISRO? | |
Qriously | 2016-07-07 | 3,819 | 325.0 | ... that Qriously was voted "worst name in ad-tech" in an Ad Age poll, beating Vungle, Nanigans, AdsWizz, and Burt? | |
T-Babe | 2016-07-06 | 3,810 | 324.3 | ... that when Glasgow Records could not find a suitable singer to perform their dance tunes, they decided instead to create one? | |
Baby Huwae | 2016-07-17 | 3,212 | 320.9 | ... that Baby Huwae went from model and actress to fortune teller? | |
Macleay's dorcopsis | 2016-07-07 | 3,710 | 315.8 | ... that although the IUCN at one time considered Macleay's dorcopsis to be a vulnerable species, it is now rated as "least concern"? | |
Speckled mourner | 2016-07-12 | 2,344 | 199.4 | ... that the speckled mourner can be confused with the rufous piha? | |
Rufous piha | 1,362 | 115.9 | |||
Total | 3,706 | 315.4 | |||
Het Beest | 2016-07-14 | 4,513 | 314.9 | ... that the 1982 Dutch film Het Beest, featuring Willem Ruis in his first and last cinema role, was a "legendary flop"? | |
Brexit: The Movie | 2016-07-06 | 2,820[g] | 314.8 | ... that Brexit: The Movie, a documentary film advocating that the United Kingdom withdraw from the European Union, was crowdfunded by 1,800 contributors? | |
Wignacourt Aqueduct | 2016-07-09 | 3,145 | 267.7 | ... that during the construction of the Wignacourt Aqueduct (pictured), Bontadino de Bontadini introduced Baroque architecture in Malta? | |
Bontadino de Bontadini | 462 | 39.3 | |||
Total | 3,606 | 306.9 | |||
The Wheel of Liverpool | 2016-07-31 | 3,664 | 305.3 | ... that in October 2013, The Wheel of Liverpool was struck by lightning but sustained no damage? | |
Septimiu Albini | 2016-07-19 | 3,298 | 299.6 | ... that on his first visit to his native Transylvania a quarter-century after fleeing to escape imprisonment, Septimiu Albini caught pneumonia and died? | |
S-type star | 2016-07-11 | 3,388 | 296.1 | ... that S-type stars have bands of zirconium monoxide in their spectrum? | |
Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion | 2016-07-17 | 2,962 | 296.0 | ... that the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion was Finland's worst industrial disaster? | |
Starred wood quail | 2016-07-11 | 3,358 | 293.5 | ... that groups of starred wood quail (illustrated) move across open ground in single file? | |
Transformers: The Last Knight | 2016-07-16 | 2,789[h] | 293.3 | ... that according to Michael Bay, Transformers: The Last Knight will be his last Transformers film? | |
Toby Moll | 2016-07-15 | 3,440 | 290.7 | ... that Toby Moll met an old friend from Cape Town in the French village of Bazentin le Petit just after his regiment captured it from the Germans? | |
Amazonian hocicudo | 2016-07-02 | 3,558 | 290.4 | ... that pit vipers eat Amazonian hocicudos? | |
Henry King (musician) | 2016-07-05 | 4,490 | 288.8 | ... that Henry King, the bandleader of the Burns and Allen radio program, received special dispensation for his marriage? | |
Boa catshark | 2016-07-24 | 1,984 | 168.9 | ... that the deepwater boa and dwarf catsharks are seldom caught by trawlers in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic? | |
Dwarf catshark | 1,402 | 119.3 | |||
Total | 3,386 | 288.2 | |||
Skin gambling | 2016-07-29 | 3,452 | 287.7 | ... that the value of gambling using virtual cosmetic weapon skins for the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was estimated at $2.3 billion in 2015? | |
HMS Doterel (1808) | 2016-07-29 | 3,444 | 287.0 | ... that HMS Doterel created a diversion while a fireship attack was carried out during the Battle of the Basque Roads? | |
Spider-Man Unlimited (video game) | 2016-07-21 | 3,438 | 286.5 | ... that the video game Spider-Man Unlimited was frequently updated to synchronize with events in the broader Marvel Universe? | |
Speightstown (horse) | 2016-07-21 | 3,427 | 285.6 | ... that the racehorse Speightstown (pictured) sold for US$2 million as a yearling? | |
Jeanne Burbank | 2016-07-21 | 3,338 | 284.0 | ... that Jeanne Burbank designed batteries for the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571)? | |
Holy Island Waggonway | 2016-07-19 | 3,308 | 281.6 | ... that ships were moored between two jetties of the Holy Island Waggonway for unloading coal and loading lime? | |
Jack Baer (art dealer) | 2016-07-13 | 3,337 | 278.1 | ... that the British art dealer Sir Jack Baer saved £150 million of art for the nation? | |
Hannah Wood (nurse) | 2016-07-11 | 3,152 | 275.5 | ... that in 1897, Northern Territory nurse Hannah Wood was trapped when her house collapsed during a tropical cyclone? | |
Tingey House | 2016-07-10 | 3,224 | 274.4 | ... that Tingey House is the official residence of the Chief of Naval Operations of the United States Navy? | |
Joachim III of Bulgaria | 2016-07-05 | 2,321 | 274.4 | ... that in 1300, the Bulgarian Patriarch Joachim III was charged with treason and executed by the newly crowned Emperor Theodore Svetoslav? | |
Siege of Al-Karak (1834) | 2016-07-13 | 3,290 | 274.2 | ... that six years after the siege and looting of their city by Ibrahim Pasha, the people of Al-Karak exacted revenge on his forces while they were withdrawing from Syria? | |
History of East Texas State Normal College | 2016-07-31 | 3,286 | 273.9 | ... that East Texas State Normal College president Randolph B. Binnion (pictured) asked prospective faculty members whether they danced and whether they belonged to a church? | |
Boeing CH-47 Chinook in Australian service | 2016-07-09 | 2,864 | 273.8 | ... that both the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army have operated Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters? | |
IWRG Caravana de Campeones | 2016-07-12 | 782 | 66.5 | ... that a total of 11 different professional wrestling championships have been defended at the recurring Caravana de Campeones, spread out between shows in 2008, 2009, 2011, May and August 2012, August and November 2013, 2014, and 2015? | |
Caravana de Campeones (2015) | 304 | 25.9 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (November 2013) | 285 | 24.3 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (2008) | 276 | 23.5 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (2014) | 269 | 22.9 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (August 2013) | 266 | 22.6 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (August 2012) | 261 | 22.2 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (2009) | 260 | 22.1 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (2011) | 255 | 21.7 | |||
Caravana de Campeones (May 2012) | 250 | 21.2 | |||
Total | 3,208 | 273.0 | |||
Sydney McLaughlin | 2016-07-22 | 3,187 | 271.2 | ... that 16-year-old hurdler Sydney McLaughlin is the youngest athlete to qualify for the United States Olympic track and field team since 1980? | |
Keeping Up with the Joneses (comics) | 2016-07-19 | 3,173 | 270.0 | ... that Pop Momand's comic strip Keeping Up with the Joneses popularized the common English catchphrase "keeping up with the Joneses"? | |
The Xindi | 2016-07-03 | 2,535 | 266.1 | ... that changes to T'Pol's costume in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Xindi" were made to appeal to the 18–49 male demographic? | |
Ingrid Christensen | 2016-07-13 | 3,161 | 263.4 | ... that in 1937 Ingrid Christensen became the first woman to indisputably set foot on mainland Antarctica? | |
Bungy Watson | 2016-07-04 | 3,208 | 261.8 | ... that James "Bungy" Watson's nickname was the word used at The King's School, Canterbury, for a rubber? | |
White-footed climbing mouse | 2016-07-13 | 1,398 | 116.5 | ... that the white-footed (pictured), Coues's, Gardner's, Peruvian, and southern climbing mouse are all forest-dwellers from South America? | |
Southern climbing mouse | 748 | 62.3 | |||
Coues's climbing mouse | 342 | 28.5 | |||
Gardner's climbing mouse | 327 | 27.2 | |||
Peruvian climbing mouse | 323 | 26.9 | |||
Total | 3,138 | 261.5 | |||
Biketown | 2016-07-19 | 2,874 | 261.1 | ... that Biketown, the new bicycle-sharing system for Portland, Oregon, was named by its corporate sponsor, Nike, Inc.? | |
Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province | 2016-07-01 | 3,100 | 258.3 | ... that a fort was built at al-Ukhaydir in reaction to the poisoning of its well by the Bedouin? | |
Hoi Tong Monastery | 2016-07-26 | 3,028 | 257.7 | ... that Guangzhou's Hoi Tong Monastery once housed sacred pigs so fat they could barely walk? | |
Howl's Moving Castle (film) | 2016-07-31 | 3,064[i] | 255.4 | ... that Hayao Miyazaki's film Howl's Moving Castle contains anti-war imagery, influenced by the director's distaste for the Iraq War? | |
Little Mahantango Creek | 2016-07-08 | 2,540 | 255.0 | ... that a man received a warranty guaranteeing him Beauty on Little Mahantango Creek in 1793? | |
Tibetan eared pheasant | 2016-07-18 | 2,678 | 254.8 | ... that the Tibetan eared pheasant may be declining in number because there are insufficient places for it to roost? | |
Battle of Cana | 2016-07-30 | 3,049 | 254.1 | ... that after Seleucid king Antiochus XII was slain by the Nabataeans during the Battle of Cana, his demoralized army fled and died from starvation in the desert? | |
Abrothrix longipilis | 2016-07-28 | 2,944 | 250.4 | ... that the long-haired grass mouse is an important reservoir species for the Andes virus? | |
In a Persian Market | 2016-07-29 | 2,994 | 249.5 | ... that in his Intermezzo Scene, In a Persian Market (cover pictured), Albert Ketèlbey evokes exotic images of camel-drivers, jugglers, and snake-charmers? | |
Ernest G. Liebold | 2016-07-19 | 2,932 | 249.5 | ... that Henry Ford's personal secretary, Ernest G. Liebold, was investigated by the United States Department of War as a suspected German spy during World War I? | |
I Will Possess Your Heart | 2016-07-06 | 2,222 | 248.1 | ... that an actress and crew traveled 27,977 miles in 13 days to film the music video for Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart"? | |
Ceratomyrmex | 2016-07-07 | 2,342 | 247.6 | ... that the fossil ant Ceratomyrmex has modified jaws, possibly for catching large prey? | |
Stonewall National Monument | 2016-07-07 | 2,886 | 245.7 | ... that the Stonewall National Monument in New York City is the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to LGBT history? | |
Celestia Taylor | 2016-07-26 | 2,880 | 245.1 | ... that Celestia Taylor sang at as many as four funerals a day during the 1918 flu pandemic? | |
Kairana and Kandhla migration row | 2016-07-26 | 2,876 | 244.8 | ... that BJP MP Hukum Singh claimed that Kairana had become a "new Kashmir"? | |
Mitt Romney's March 3 speech | 2016-07-03 | 2,989 | 244.0 | ... that Mitt Romney's March 3 speech represented an unprecedented attack by a major U.S. party's most recent presidential nominee against the party's current front-runner for the nomination? | |
Ferrari 330 TRI/LM | 2016-07-03 | 2,318 | 243.4 | ... that the Ferrari 330 TRI/LM, the last front engined racecar to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was driven regularly in New York City after the end of its racing career? | |
Love, Inc. (TV series) | 2016-07-31 | 2,920 | 243.4 | ... that Love, Inc. was originally designed as a star vehicle for Shannen Doherty, before she was removed from the series at the request of United Paramount Network? | |
PSLV-C34 | 2016-07-15 | 2,180 | 242.1 | ... that PSLV-C34, India's expendable launch system, deployed 20 satellites in Low Earth orbit in a single mission on 22 June 2016? | |
Case/lang/veirs | 2016-07-13 | 2,892 | 241.0 | ... that the members of alt-country supergroup case/lang/veirs have collectively made more than 30 studio albums? | |
James Nguyen | 2016-07-27 | 2,816 | 239.7 | ... that James Nguyen directed Birdemic: Shock and Terror, considered one of the worst films of all time, and financed its $10,000 budget with his own money? | |
Daredevil (season 2) | 2016-07-08 | 2,386[j] | 239.6 | ... that the second season of Daredevil was referred to internally as "Daredevil vs. the Punisher"? | |
Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations | 2016-07-28 | 2,812 | 239.4 | ... that tonnes of Nabataean spices and silver were looted by the Greeks during one of the Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations? | |
Billie Jenkins | 2016-07-27 | 2,768 | 235.6 | ... that Brad Kern created the character Billie Jenkins to "lighten the load, screen-time wise" for Charmed 's three principal actors? | |
Taryatu-Chulutu | 2016-07-09 | 2,450 | 234.2 | ... that an eruption of Taryatu-Chulutu in the Holocene formed the Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (pictured)? | |
Geranium lucidum | 2016-07-18 | 2,744 | 233.5 | ... that the Eurasian shining cranesbill (pictured) is regarded as a noxious weed in the Pacific Northwest of the United States? | |
That's In Queensland | 2016-07-13 | 2,784 | 232.0 | ... that according to the State of Origin viral video, Queensland's everywhere? | |
IWRG Festival de las Máscaras | 2016-07-26 | 1,165 | 99.1 | ... that the annual Festival de las Máscaras, which includes events in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013, is the one night each year that wrestlers are allowed to compete wearing a mask they had previously lost, though this year's loser was shaved bald? | |
Festival de las Máscaras (2016) | 1,160 | 98.8 | |||
Festival de las Máscaras (2008) | 102 | 8.7 | |||
Festival de las Máscaras (2013) | 102 | 8.7 | |||
Festival de las Máscaras (2009) | 98 | 8.3 | |||
Festival de las Máscaras (2010) | 93 | 7.9 | |||
Total | 2,720 | 231.5 | |||
Tome's spiny rat | 2016-07-25 | 2,370 | 231.0 | ... that the reproductive rate of Tome's spiny rat seems to depend on the local abundance of fruit? | |
Rowland Fraser | 2016-07-01 | 2,764 | 230.4 | ... that the Scotland rugby international Rowland Fraser was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 10 days after getting married? | |
Church of the Jacobins | 2016-07-30 | 2,752 | 229.3 | ... that although the Church of the Jacobins (pictured) in Toulouse, France, was founded by the future Saint Dominic, the relics housed there are those of Saint Thomas Aquinas? | |
Marriage of Billie Ert and Antonio Molina | 2016-07-30 | 2,749 | 229.1 | ... that Billie Ert and Antonio Molina, a drag queen and former football star, respectively, in 1972 became the first same-sex couple to be married in Texas? | |
HMS Revenge (1892) | 2016-07-17 | 2,290 | 228.8 | ... that in 1915, the HMS Revenge, the ninth ship of the Royal Navy with that name, became the first ship to be fitted operationally with anti-torpedo bulges? | |
Atlapa Convention Centre | 2016-07-15 | 2,052 | 227.8 | ... that a "historic" handshake between Raúl Castro and Barack Obama took place at Atlapa Convention Centre (pictured) in Panama? | |
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight | 2016-07-11 | 2,552 | 223.1 | ... that Wikipedian of the Year Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight has cited cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead as an influence on her writing? | |
No. 37 Squadron RAAF | 2016-07-15 | 2,626 | 221.9 | ... that No. 37 Squadron RAAF (C-130 Hercules pictured) transported the popemobiles on John Paul II's 1986 tour of Australia? | |
Jane Little (musician) | 2016-07-09 | 2,607 | 221.9 | ... that Jane Little was short in stature, played a large instrument, and was longest in tenure, setting a Guinness World Record at the Atlanta Symphony? | |
Dean Fausett | 2016-07-01 | 2,658 | 221.5 | ... that Dwight D. Eisenhower requested Dean Fausett's Derby View painting hang in his office in the White House during his administration? | |
List of accolades received by Bridge of Spies (film) | 2016-07-12 | 2,644 | 221.5 | ... that Mark Rylance's portrayal of KGB spy Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015) won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Oscars and the BAFTAs? | |
Vier Tondichtungen nach A. Böcklin | 2016-07-25 | 2,265 | 220.8 | ... that Max Reger based four tone poems, Vier Tondichtungen nach A. Böcklin, on four paintings by Arnold Böcklin, including Isle of the Dead (pictured)? | |
Mac n' Cheetos | 2016-07-30 | 2,643 | 220.2 | ... that Mac n' Cheetos is a Burger King product that is a combination of macaroni and cheese and the Frito-Lay snack Cheetos? | |
Segovia prison break | 2016-07-05 | 3,414 | 219.6 | ... that the escape of 29 political prisoners in Segovia in 1976 was Spain's largest prison break since its civil war? | |
Ruthie Tompson | 2016-07-01 | 2,622 | 218.5 | ... that Ruthie Tompson was offered a job by Walt Disney while working at the riding club where he played polo? | |
Quintinia verdonii | 2016-07-11 | 2,556 | 217.5 | ... that the grey possumwood can be a desirable garden plant on account of its flowers? | |
Marbled wood quail | 2016-07-19 | 1,442 | 131.0 | ... that nests of the marbled wood quail and the spot-winged wood quail have roofs made of dead leaves? | |
Spot-winged wood quail | 916 | 83.3 | |||
Total | 2,359 | 214.3 | |||
Constance of Antioch | 2016-07-03 | 1,994 | 209.3 | ... that Constance of Antioch was kidnapped to be married at the age of nine? | |
Smart Connect Interchange | 2016-07-25 | 2,444 | 208.0 | ... that Smart Connect Interchange is the largest cloverleaf interchange in the Philippines? | |
Mexican blind brotula | 2016-07-30 | 968 | 80.7 | ... that the Mexican blind brotula, the blind swamp eel, and the juil ciego, all cave-dwelling fish in Mexico, are threatened by water pollution? | |
Blind swamp eel | 879 | 73.2 | |||
Juil ciego | 607 | 50.6 | |||
Total | 2,454 | 204.5 | |||
Ai Aoki (politician) | 2016-07-14 | 1,966 | 203.4 | ... that Ai Aoki was a singer-songwriter and kindergarten teacher before becoming a politician in Japan's national Diet? | |
Cho Ki-chon | 2016-07-12 | 2,302 | 195.9 | ... that North Korean poet Cho Ki-chon offered some of the earliest contributions to the North Korean cult of personality? | |
Hadley Field | 2016-07-26 | 2,106 | 195.8 | ... that the first transcontinental night airmail service was established at Hadley Field? | |
North Philadelphia station | 2016-07-25 | 2,286 | 194.5 | ... that the Châteauesque design of the North Philadelphia station (pictured) ushered in the use of Beaux-Arts architecture in railway stations in the United States? | |
John Boyle, 15th Earl of Cork | 2016-07-27 | 2,285 | 194.5 | ... that despite Lords of Ireland being ineligible for election, the Earl of Cork was elected to the British House of Lords? | |
El Gran Desafío (2011) | 2016-07-26 | 2,088 | 194.1 | ... that after being portrayed by four different wrestlers since 1999, the masked Multifacético character was finally unmasked at the 2011 El Gran Desafío professional wrestling show? | |
Makila James | 2016-07-14 | 1,870 | 193.4 | ... that Makila James wrote, "Africa is no easy place to love or know. But if you love her, you will come to know her"? | |
Elmer McCollum | 2016-07-24 | 1,876 | 192.3 | ... that Elmer McCollum (pictured) and Marguerite Davis discovered vitamin A three weeks before Osborne and Mendel? | |
Tapestry Folkdance Center | 2016-07-28 | 2,249 | 191.3 | ... that Tapestry Folkdance Center's permanent home was discovered on a bike ride? | |
No. 75 Wing RAAF | 2016-07-26 | 2,037 | 189.3 | ... that an officer appointed by North-Eastern Area Command to investigate Vultee Vengeance aircraft accidents at No. 75 Wing RAAF, crash-landed in a Vengeance on his return? | |
Setting Sun (horse) | 2016-07-05 | 2,930 | 188.4 | ... that it took Setting Sun three attempts to win a World Grand Championship? | |
Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations | 2016-07-14 | 1,796 | 185.7 | ... that the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations was responsible for the bombing of Cubana Flight 455, the worst incident of aviation terrorism in the western hemisphere before 9/11? | |
Heather Blitz | 2016-07-15 | 1,669 | 185.3 | ... that Heather Blitz has owned and trained her Grand Prix dressage horse, Paragon, all his life? | |
Thomas Dubay | 2016-07-18 | 1,930 | 183.7 | ... that Thomas Dubay, a Catholic priest and prolific spiritual writer, read the monthly National Geographic from cover to cover? | |
Hybla Valley Airport | 2016-07-14 | 1,762 | 182.3 | ... that the Hybla Valley Airport was the first licensed airport in Virginia? | |
Elizabeth Truswell | 2016-07-05 | 2,822 | 181.5 | ... that Elizabeth Truswell used ancient pollen to show that plants existed in Antarctica before the ice cap formed? | |
Red-backed buttonquail | 2016-07-29 | 1,266 | 105.5 | ... that female red-backed buttonquails and yellow-legged buttonquails (illustrated, left) rely on their mates to incubate the eggs and raise the young, and start breeding afresh with different males? | |
Yellow-legged buttonquail | 875 | 72.9 | |||
Total | 2,140 | 178.4 | |||
Divisional Cavalry Regiment (New Zealand) | 2016-07-16 | 2,062 | 175.4 | ... that the Divisional Cavalry Regiment was New Zealand's first armored unit? | |
French football bribery scandal | 2016-07-20 | 2,058 | 175.1 | ... that due to the French football bribery scandal, no team is classed as winning the 1992–93 French Division 1 title? | |
Bob Bryar | 2016-07-08 | 1,728 | 173.5 | ... that My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar suffered third-degree burns on his arms and legs during the filming of the music video for "Famous Last Words"? | |
Chi Cygni | 2016-07-10 | 1,870 | 170.7 | ... that Chi Cygni is a variable star that is over 10,000 times brighter at its maximum than at its minimum? | |
Anautogeny | 2016-07-23 | 2,006 | 170.7 | ... that anautogenous insects must eat blood in order to lay eggs? | |
Miku Sawai | 2016-07-20 | 1,959 | 166.7 | ... that Miku Sawai transferred to a high school in Tokyo due to her work as a singer? | |
Honckenya | 2016-07-23 | 1,542 | 166.6 | ... that the shoots and leaves of sea sandwort are rich in Vitamins A and C, and can be fermented to prepare a sauerkraut-like preserve? | |
Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982) | 2016-07-03 | 2,020 | 164.9 | ... that three Iranian diplomats and a journalist were kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces almost 34 years ago, and their fate remains unknown? | |
W. G. Grace in the 1878 English cricket season | 2016-07-06 | 1,470 | 164.1 | ... that W. G. Grace (pictured) seriously contemplated retirement before the 1878 English cricket season after a shooting accident? | |
Elsa Reger | 2016-07-21 | 1,910 | 162.6 | ... that Elsa Reger, who had first rejected Max Reger's courting, titled her autobiography Mein Leben mit und für Max Reger (My life with and for Max Reger)? | |
Wildlife of South Korea | 2016-07-08 | 1,909 | 162.5 | ... that the wildlife of South Korea includes wild boar which come into cities to look for food, and can potentially kill people? | |
Klein's line | 2016-07-30 | 1,918 | 159.9 | ... that Klein's line, the first tool to diagnose slipping of the ball-joint-like end of the femur in adolescents early to prevent destruction of the hip joint, is still used today? | |
Hamza Ali | 2016-07-02 | 1,958 | 159.8 | ... that Hamza Ali died at age 20, having already played first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club and List A cricket for Rawalpindi Rams? | |
Helen Fricker | 2016-07-01 | 1,907 | 158.9 | ... that Helen Fricker was a member of the first group to drill into an Antarctic subglacial lake? | |
Jane Hamilton Hall | 2016-07-22 | 1,380 | 157.5 | ... that Jane Hamilton Hall oversaw the construction of the Clementine, the world's first fast reactor, the first to be fueled by plutonium and the first to use a liquid metal coolant? | |
Arena Naucalpan 29th Anniversary Show | 2016-07-13 | 1,868 | 155.6 | ... that at the Arena Naucalpan 29th Anniversary Show, a clown beat a doctor? | |
Remi Sonaiya | 2016-07-27 | 1,750 | 155.5 | ... that Remi Sonaiya was Nigeria's first female presidential candidate? | |
Tinkoff Bank | 2016-07-30 | 1,862 | 155.2 | ... that in 2013, a Russian man who had edited his credit card agreement with Tinkoff Bank attempted to sue the bank for 24 million rubles? | |
Arena Naucalpan 36th Anniversary Show | 2016-07-22 | 1,166 | 133.1 | ... that at the Arena Naucalpan 36th Anniversary Show, Oficial 911 was unmasked while X-Fly was shaved bald, leading to 911 taking revenge on X-Fly a year later at the 37th Anniversary Show, when X-Fly lost his hair again? | |
Arena Naucalpan 37th Anniversary Show | 188 | 21.5 | |||
Total | 1,354 | 154.5 | |||
José Plácido de Castro | 2016-07-17 | 1,543 | 154.2 | ... that José Plácido de Castro (pictured) revolted against the governments of Brazil and Bolivia and became president of Acre? | |
Cynthia Cooke | 2016-07-14 | 2,206 | 153.9 | ... that Cynthia Cooke nursed Far East prisoners of war before becoming head of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service? | |
Pentonville Road | 2016-07-14 | 2,173 | 151.6 | ... that the perpetrators of a major burglary were caught after discussing it in a Pentonville Road pub? | |
Long-billed crow | 2016-07-30 | 1,816 | 151.3 | ... that the long-billed crow, found only in the Maluku Islands, is dwindling in numbers and is considered to be a "near-threatened species"? | |
Platform Panic | 2016-07-15 | 1,769 | 149.5 | ... that in iOS and Android platformer Platform Panic, many of the available skins are references to characters from retro games, such as Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog? | |
Attack on Titan | 2016-07-09 | 1,744[k] | 148.4 | ... that Brock Lesnar was used as a model for the appearance of the Armored Titan in Attack on Titan? | |
Thanksgiving Orphans | 2016-07-04 | 1,481 | 147.7 | ... that the food fight scene from Cheers' Thanksgiving episode was shot twice, resulting in a strong odor around the set? | |
Fazeer Mohammed | 2016-07-13 | 1,762 | 146.8 | ... that in December 2015, Trinidadian commentator Fazeer Mohammed was banned from speaking to players in the West Indies cricket team before the Boxing Day Test match? | |
Tower Branch | 2016-07-25 | 1,496 | 145.9 | ... that Tower Branch runs near a tract of land home to nine Species of Special Concern in Pennsylvania? | |
Lydia Kaʻonohiponiponiokalani Aholo | 2016-07-24 | 884 | 75.2 | ... that the childless Queen Liliʻuokalani adopted Lydia Kaʻonohiponiponiokalani Aholo, Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa, and John ʻAimoku Dominis in the Hawaiian tradition of hānai? | |
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa | 446 | 38.0 | |||
John ʻAimoku Dominis | 365 | 31.1 | |||
Total | 1,695 | 144.3 | |||
María Elena Orantes López | 2016-07-31 | 882 | 73.5 | ... that even though they are siblings and deputies, Hernán Orantes López and María Elena Orantes López do not represent the same political party? | |
Hernán Orantes López | 846 | 70.5 | |||
Total | 1,728 | 144.0 | |||
Quentin Tarantino filmography | 2016-07-22 | 1,690[l] | 143.8 | ... that Quentin Tarantino (pictured) wrote and directed the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs, which Empire named the "greatest independent film of all time"? | |
Jean Maxwell-Scott | 2016-07-17 | 1,689 | 143.7 | ... that Jean Maxwell-Scott was the last direct descendant of the novelist Sir Walter Scott? | |
Margaret Gowing | 2016-07-09 | 1,684 | 143.3 | ... that Margaret Gowing became the University of Oxford's first professor of the history of science, despite not having a degree in history or science? | |
Floridean starch | 2016-07-04 | 1,424 | 142.1 | ... that most red algae store energy from the sun as Floridean starch? | |
Baba Sidhaye | 2016-07-06 | 1,648 | 140.3 | ... that Baba Sidhaye is regarded as the "first deaf and mute cricketer to have taken the field"? | |
Lois Jones (scientist) | 2016-07-06 | 1,612 | 137.2 | ... that Lois Jones led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969? | |
First Flights with Neil Armstrong | 2016-07-04 | 1,668 | 136.2 | ... that starting in 1991, Neil Armstrong hosted an aviation television series, First Flights with Neil Armstrong? | |
John of Brienne | 2016-07-04 | 1,363 | 136.0 | ... that John of Brienne, who lost the Kingdom of Jerusalem to his son-in-law in 1225, won the Latin Empire of Constantinople as his other son-in-law's co-ruler in 1229? | |
Ferdinand Dugué | 2016-07-07 | 1,273 | 134.6 | ... that the poet and playwright Ferdinand Dugué saw the tradition of French theatre endangered by "pornography, music hall and cinema"? | |
Dulzura kangaroo rat | 2016-07-31 | 1,605 | 133.8 | ... that the Dulzura kangaroo rat often blocks up the entrances to its burrow by day? | |
Yukiko Sakamoto | 2016-07-07 | 1,247 | 131.8 | ... that Yukiko Sakamoto was the first woman vice-governor of Shizuoka Prefecture? | |
ʻUelingatoni Ngū | 2016-07-26 | 770 | 71.5 | ... that Tongan King George Tupou I (pictured) outlived his heirs, Vuna Takitakimālohi; Tēvita ʻUnga; ʻUelingatoni Ngū; Nalesoni Laifone; and Fusipala, and was succeeded by his great-grandson, George Tupou II? | |
Nalesoni Laifone | 648 | 60.3 | |||
Total | 1,418 | 131.8 | |||
Aryness Joy Wickens | 2016-07-26 | 1,490 | 126.9 | ... that as acting commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Aryness Joy Wickens was the highest-paid woman in the U.S. civil service in 1954? | |
Margaret Jarman Hagood | 2016-07-29 | 1,519 | 126.6 | ... that Margaret Jarman Hagood, a sociologist who wrote a book on Mothers of the South, became a mother herself before completing her bachelor's degree? | |
Kyle Holbrook | 2016-07-18 | 1,480 | 125.9 | ... that Kyle Holbrook has painted more than two hundred public murals in the City of Pittsburgh? | |
Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca | 2016-07-12 | 1,484 | 124.3 | ... that Governor-elect of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca was born in McAllen, Texas, and played soccer at Houston Baptist University? | |
Christy Jenkins | 2016-07-03 | 1,181 | 124.0 | ... that Brad Kern cited the nature versus nurture debate as one of the issues related to Christy Jenkins? | |
Kyle Murphy (American football) | 2016-07-29 | 1,471 | 122.6 | ... that Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman Kyle Murphy wore two jerseys in the same game in college? | |
Sankō Shrine | 2016-07-21 | 1,419 | 120.8 | ... that Sankō Shrine may not be the location of the 17th-century Sanada Maru? | |
Henry S. Kesler | 2016-07-11 | 1,405 | 119.6 | ... that film producer and director Henry S. Kesler was the grandson of LDS prophet Joseph F. Smith? | |
Raúl Domínguez Rex | 2016-07-27 | 1,342 | 119.2 | ... that Raúl Domínguez Rex maintained an unusually low profile as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the State of Mexico? | |
George Belly Ukeke | 2016-07-10 | 1,380 | 117.5 | ... that in 1866 the eccentric legislator George Belly ʻŪkēkē suggested dog's and pig's teeth be reintroduced as currency in the Kingdom of Hawaii? | |
Roya Sadat | 2016-07-10 | 724 | 66.1 | ... that Roya Sadat and her sister Alka Sadat, directors of feature films and documentaries in the post Taliban regime in Afghanistan, established the Roya Film House? | |
Alka Sadat | 560 | 51.1 | |||
Total | 1,284 | 117.2 | |||
Sweetbitter | 2016-07-29 | 1,404 | 117.0 | ... that the novel Sweetbitter has been called a "love letter" to Union Square Cafe? | |
A. Hamid Arief | 2016-07-16 | 1,353 | 115.1 | ... that the Indonesian actor A. Hamid Arief often took roles playing Europeans? | |
Gender inequality in South Korea | 2016-07-11 | 1,348 | 114.8 | ... that gender inequality in South Korea is illustrated by a Global Gender Gap Report indicator which shows that South Korean women earn on average about 55% of what men earn? | |
The Creation of the Violin | 2016-07-25 | 1,348 | 114.7 | ... that the Roma fairy tale "The Creation of the Violin" features a fairy queen who uses the power of music to make people happy or sad? | |
Smacksoft | 2016-07-05 | 1,780 | 114.4 | ... that the musical style of South Korean band Smacksoft was described as "a fantastic, densely-layered hybrid sound of post-punk, rock and electronica"? | |
List of lakes in Minneapolis | 2016-07-06 | 1,334 | 113.5 | ... that the "City of Lakes" has a ship's wheel on its flag, a sailboat in its logo, and 13 lakes of at least 5 acres (0.02 km2) (Lake Nokomis pictured)? | |
Mari Kim | 2016-07-12 | 1,344 | 112.7 | ... that South Korean animator Mari Kim produced the music video for 2NE1's "Hate You", which depicts the group as "eyedoll" action heroines? | |
Fragments of Him | 2016-07-23 | 1,315 | 111.9 | ... that Stassybot's 2016 video game Fragments of Him was compared to That Dragon, Cancer due to the "emotional" settings and "gloomy visual tones"? | |
Thomas Patrick Murray | 2016-07-16 | 1,061 | 111.6 | ... that on his 100th birthday, Ontario MPP Thomas Patrick Murray received a personalized card from Wayne Gretzky? | |
Antidotarium Nicolai | 2016-07-16 | 1,055 | 111.0 | ... that the Antidotarium Nicolai has been called "the bible of medieval practical pharmacy"? | |
The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album) | 2016-07-30 | 1,310 | 109.2 | ... that singer Marina and the Diamonds (pictured) said she made her producer go through 486 vocal takes for one song on her album The Family Jewels? | |
Rise (Katy Perry song) | 2016-07-23 | 1,278[m] | 108.8 | ... that the video for Katy Perry's song "Rise" features clips of athletes from various Olympic Games? | |
Kino Babylon | 2016-07-29 | 1,304 | 108.7 | ... that the cinema organ in Kino Babylon is the only one in Germany played at its original location? | |
Uterine microbiome | 2016-07-09 | 1,274 | 108.4 | ... that though once thought to be sterile, the uterine microbiome contains at least 14 commensal microorganisms in healthy women? | |
Adolfo Mota Hernández | 2016-07-30 | 1,296 | 108.0 | ... that Adolfo Mota Hernández said a statue of Vicente Fox in Boca del Río would "fall just like Saddam Hussein"? | |
Humblesmith | 2016-07-29 | 1,285 | 107.1 | ... that Nigerian singer Humblesmith started as an actor? | |
Emory Alvord | 2016-07-30 | 1,281 | 106.8 | ... that Emory Alvord is credited with revolutionising African agriculture? | |
The Quickening Maze | 2016-07-27 | 1,196 | 106.3 | ... that Adam Foulds' novel The Quickening Maze, about poets Clare and Tennyson, was nominated for the Man Booker and Walter Scott prizes but lost both to Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall? | |
Fadl ibn Rabi'ah | 2016-07-06 | 936 | 104.5 | ... that the 12th-century prince Fadl ibn Rabi'ah was the ancestor of the Al Fadl dynasty, which dominated the Bedouin tribes of the Syrian Desert? | |
Martyn Bennett | 2016-07-15 | 1,231 | 104.0 | ... that the Scottish composer Martyn Bennett, who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, was sometimes called the "techno piper"? | |
Paul Kanoa | 2016-07-16 | 1,221 | 103.9 | ... that Paul Kanoa, Governor of Kauaʻi from 1847 to 1877, died after falling from the second-story room of his Honolulu residence? | |
Qabatiya | 2016-07-27 | 1,164 | 103.4 | ... that in 1596, half of the revenues from the Palestinian town of Qabatiya went to the Tarabay Bey of Lajjun? | |
Edward Buehrig | 2016-07-26 | 1,108 | 103.0 | ... that Indiana University professor Edward Buehrig served as secretary-general of the Italo-Yugoslav Boundary Commission? | |
Silvery-throated jay | 2016-07-31 | 1,234 | 102.9 | ... that groups of silvery-throated jay roost communally at night, settling down with much chatter? | |
Beatus vir | 2016-07-24 | 1,208 | 102.9 | ... that Beatus vir ("Blessed is the man") (B pictured) begins the Latin text of two psalms, one notable in art and the other in music? | |
Farouk Afero | 2016-07-20 | 1,160 | 100.8 | ... that the Indonesian film actor Farouk Afero shaved his head in protest at how cinemas treated domestic productions? | |
María Isabel Maya Pineda | 2016-07-29 | 1,202 | 100.2 | ... that María Isabel Maya Pineda won two elections in under 120 days, and three over a three-year period? | |
Ioan Bianu | 2016-07-06 | 1,166 | 99.2 | ... that being a thrifty man, bibliographer Ioan Bianu raised cows on Romanian Academy grounds in downtown Bucharest? | |
Linda Smith Dyer | 2016-07-14 | 1,420 | 99.0 | ... that in 1984 Maine lawyer Linda Smith Dyer rebutted opponents' claims that passage of the Equal Rights Amendment would legalize same-sex marriage in the state? | |
Arauco Basin | 2016-07-31 | 1,186 | 98.9 | ... that the Arauco Basin is an uplifted part of the continental shelf of Chile? | |
Philip May | 2016-07-23 | 915[n] | 98.8 | ... that the British Prime Minister Theresa May was introduced to her future husband Philip by Benazir Bhutto? | |
Porth Wen Brickworks | 2016-07-02 | 1,199 | 97.9 | ... that Porth Wen Brickworks on the north coast of Anglesey made fire bricks from locally quarried quartzite? | |
Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov | 2016-07-23 | 1,132 | 96.3 | ... that mathematician Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov already had the first of his five department chairs before defending his DSc in 1940? | |
Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district | 2016-07-28 | 1,124 | 95.7 | ... that the Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district elected its first representative to the House of Councillors this month? | |
Kepelino | 2016-07-13 | 1,142 | 95.2 | ... that Hawaiian writer Kepelino was charged with treason after a failed attempt to overthrow King Kalākaua in favor of his opponent, Queen Emma, in 1874? | |
Mr.Mr. (EP) | 2016-07-11 | 1,078 | 94.2 | ... that the EP Mr.Mr. by Girls' Generation was described as "expand[ing] their musical reach" and "experimenting into new sonic territory"? | |
Priscilla Nzimiro | 2016-07-23 | 1,105 | 94.0 | ... that Priscilla Nzimiro was the first woman from Igboland, Nigeria, to qualify as a medical doctor? | |
The Fade Out | 2016-07-03 | 1,145 | 93.5 | ... that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips turned down offers for the film rights to their comic The Fade Out because they were afraid accepting them would affect the way the book was written? | |
Nicolae Cristea (priest) | 2016-07-28 | 1,095 | 93.2 | ... that the priest Nicolae Cristea was a newspaper editor for eighteen years, until his bishop fired him for writing an article sharply critical of Hungarian Prime Minister Kálmán Tisza? | |
Lothar Zenetti | 2016-07-15 | 840 | 93.2 | ... that songs by Lothar Zenetti appear in current Protestant and Catholic hymnals, and are performed by singer-songwriters such as Konstantin Wecker? | |
Bobbili Fort | 2016-07-09 | 1,089 | 92.7 | ... that Tandra Paparayudu, who had rushed to the demolished Bobbili Fort to help his sister's family, killed the Raja of Vizianagaram and then committed suicide along with his accomplices? | |
Thomas Draper | 2016-07-10 | 1,004 | 91.7 | ... that Thomas Draper, who introduced the legislation to allow women to stand for parliament in Western Australia, became the first Australian parliamentarian to lose his seat to a woman? | |
United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard | 2016-07-21 | 1,075 | 91.5 | ... that fashion designer Perry Ellis served in the U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard? | |
Ein as-Sahla | 2016-07-05 | 774 | 91.4 | ... that Ein as-Sahla was established as a daughter village of Barta'a in the 19th century? | |
2016–17 NIFL Premiership | 2016-07-01 | 1,090 | 90.8 | ... that Portadown F.C. will start the 2016–17 NIFL Premiership on −12 points for paying an amateur player? | |
Whang Bo-ryung | 2016-07-07 | 850 | 89.9 | ... that singer-songwriter Whang Bo-ryung's third album was written in a calming acoustic style as a response to chaotic world events such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster? | |
Thomas J. Yates | 2016-07-06 | 806 | 89.9 | ... that Thomas J. Yates was the first released-time seminary teacher for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? | |
Highway of Tears (film) | 2016-07-17 | 1,051 | 89.4 | ... that the documentary film Highway of Tears was created to draw attention to Canada's unsolved Highway of Tears murders, and won an award at the Malibu Film Festival? | |
Gentleman (2016 film) | 2016-07-21 | 1,068[o] | 89.0 | ... that Indian filmmaker Mohan Krishna Indraganti dedicated the second half of his Telugu-language film Gentleman to Alfred Hitchcock as a tribute? | |
Mark Bonner | 2016-07-10 | 974 | 88.9 | ... that the footballer Mark Bonner was forced to retire after suffering a broken arm during a league match against Port Vale in September 2005? | |
Ellen F. Golden | 2016-07-05 | 1,350 | 86.8 | ... that in 2004 Ellen F. Golden queried U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry on the subject of women in business during a national conference call heard by 2,000 female entrepreneurs? | |
List of National Defence Academy alumni | 2016-07-22 | 1,010 | 86.0 | ... that all the current chiefs of staff (COAS, CNS, CAS) of the Indian Armed Forces are National Defence Academy alumni? | |
Jack Polito | 2016-07-03 | 1,048 | 85.5 | ... that Jack Polito, brother of actor Jon Polito, was inspired to become an animator after seeing the 1933 film King Kong? | |
Eduardo Duhalde | 2016-07-25 | 1,004 | 85.4 | ... that soybeans helped Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde resolve an economic crisis? | |
Helen Copenhaver Hanes | 2016-07-20 | 982 | 85.3 | ... that Helen Copenhaver Hanes helped raise over $850,000 to guarantee the University of North Carolina School of the Arts would be based in Winston-Salem? | |
Indriati Iskak | 2016-07-09 | 886 | 84.7 | ... that Indriati Iskak went from film star to psychologist to marketer? | |
Gerd Neggo | 2016-07-09 | 883 | 84.4 | ... that Gerd Neggo trained with Rudolf von Laban in Hamburg, Germany, established her dance studio at Tallinn, Estonia, and promoted modern dance and mime based on classical ballet? | |
Wolkentanz | 2016-07-22 | 990 | 84.3 | ... that Wolkentanz, a leading Hanoverian stallion at the Celle State Stud, sired 21 licensed stallions? | |
Romesh Chandra | 2016-07-19 | 926 | 84.1 | ... that Romesh Chandra, former leader of the Communist Party of India, was the president of the World Peace Council? | |
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling | 2016-07-28 | 976 | 83.1 | ... that the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling contributed to closing slot machines in South Carolina? | |
Katrien Meire | 2016-07-03 | 1,004 | 82.0 | ... that in February 2016, fake documents were sent to Companies House claiming that Katrien Meire had resigned as chief executive of Charlton Athletic F.C.? | |
Ishe Komborera Africa | 2016-07-30 | 968 | 80.6 | ... that African CITES delegates sang the former Zimbabwe national anthem "Ishe Komborera Africa" after winning a vote to export African elephant ivory, while conservationists cried? | |
Farida Arriany | 2016-07-08 | 942 | 80.1 | ... that Farida Arriany won a Best Leading Actress at the 1960 Indonesian Film Week? | |
Roxana Cannon Arsht | 2016-07-17 | 798 | 79.7 | ... that Roxana Cannon Arsht was the first woman appointed judge in Delaware? | |
Arena Naucalpan | 2016-07-21 | 942 | 78.5 | ... that Arena Naucalpan, currently the home of the International Wrestling Revolution Group, started out as a roller rink in the 1950s? | |
Annie Rowan Forney Daugette | 2016-07-16 | 746 | 78.4 | ... that Annie Rowan Forney Daugette, the designer of the Seal of Alabama, was described as the "Betsy Ross of Alabama"? | |
1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team | 2016-07-09 | 818 | 78.2 | ... that one sportswriter called the 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team "the first great Southern team"? | |
Karen Heck | 2016-07-16 | 918 | 78.1 | ... that Karen Heck, a women's rights activist and former mayor of Waterville, Maine, co-owns a winery that is the sole distiller of absinthe in New England? | |
Dennis Byng | 2016-07-23 | 717 | 77.4 | ... that American sculptor Dennis Byng worked in plexiglas and lucite? | |
Frédéric Gounongbe | 2016-07-25 | 792 | 77.2 | ... that the footballer Frédéric Gounongbe originally regarded tennis as his preferred sport? | |
Ferruccio Busoni | 2016-07-18 | 810 | 77.0 | ... that Falstaff provoked in Ferruccio Busoni a "revolution of spirit"? | |
Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Jr. | 2016-07-16 | 726 | 76.4 | ... that Frederick William Kahapula Beckley was the last official interpreter of the Hawaii Supreme Court during the Kingdom of Hawaii? | |
Coralloidoolithus | 2016-07-01 | 904 | 75.3 | ... that Coralloidoolithus, a type of dinosaur egg from Asia, was originally thought to be a type of Paraspheroolithus? | |
Prisión Fatal (2000) | 2016-07-31 | 900 | 75.0 | ... that at the 2000 Prisión Fatal professional wrestling show, tag team partners Rody and Burley were forced to wrestle each other, with Rody losing both the match and his wrestling mask? | |
2005 FA Cup Final | 2016-07-12 | 868 | 72.7 | ... that Patrick Vieira won the 2005 FA Cup Final for Arsenal with his last kick in his final appearance? | |
S. N. Haleʻole | 2016-07-20 | 850 | 72.3 | ... that S. N. Haleʻole wrote The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai, the first book-length work of fiction by a Native Hawaiian? | |
Guerra del Golfo (2008) | 2016-07-18 | 841 | 71.6 | ... that in the main event of the 2008 Guerra del Golfo professional wrestling show, Oficial Fierro unmasked a Ninja Turtle? | |
Josi S. Kilpack | 2016-07-24 | 838 | 71.4 | ... that Josi S. Kilpack wrote a 12-book culinary mystery series, in which the title of each book is a kind of dessert? | |
Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez | 2016-07-28 | 836 | 71.1 | ... that Marco Mena was the first Mexican to pursue a master's degree in public policy from the University of Chicago? | |
Ethel Thomas | 2016-07-20 | 804 | 69.9 | ... that the botanist Ethel Thomas designed the University of London's botany garden in Regent's Park? | |
Nora Grossman | 2016-07-04 | 854 | 69.7 | ... that The Imitation Game producer Nora Grossman persuaded Andrew Hodges to let her turn his book into a film even though she had no producing experience? | |
Banks & Steelz | 2016-07-17 | 696 | 69.6 | ... that Interpol member Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan member RZA are releasing an album together under the name Banks & Steelz? | |
E. Keith Eddington | 2016-07-07 | 816 | 69.5 | ... that E. Keith Eddington was commissioned to design the current hymn book for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? | |
Agustín Basave Benítez | 2016-07-05 | 586 | 69.3 | ... that Agustín Basave Benítez was a federal deputy for just 69 days prior to becoming president of the Mexican Party of the Democratic Revolution? | |
Gale Sears | 2016-07-17 | 692 | 69.1 | ... that Mormon author Gale Sears has been the recipient of several Whitney Awards and nominations? | |
Typhoon Nepartak (2016) | 2016-07-23 | 802 | 68.2 | ... that a 205 km/h (127 mph) gust of wind in Taitung County, Taiwan, during Typhoon Nepartak (pictured) on July 8, 2016, is the highest recorded in the county? | |
Leptodactylus podicipinus | 2016-07-25 | 800 | 68.0 | ... that in part of their range, male Leptodactylus podicipinus frogs have been observed to make foam nests in water-filled depressions they may have dug beside ponds? | |
Maurilio Ochoa | 2016-07-16 | 798 | 67.9 | ... that "pregnant" ballot boxes prompted the PRI to challenge an election in which its candidate, Maurilio Ochoa, lost? | |
Tommy's Honour | 2016-07-02 | 832 | 67.9 | ... that actors Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden, who portray pioneering golfing legends Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris in the 2016 film Tommy's Honour, had no prior experience with golf? | |
Silat al-Harithiya | 2016-07-20 | 796 | 67.7 | ... that Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, the co-founder of Al-Qaeda, came from the Palestinian village of Silat al-Harithiya? | |
Georg Bätzing | 2016-07-18 | 792 | 67.4 | ... that Georg Bätzing is the appointed bishop of the Diocese of Limburg? | |
James Nightingale (Hollyoaks) | 2016-07-13 | 806 | 67.1 | ... that the Hollyoaks actor James Sutton has described James Nightingale as a strong and powerful character? | |
Edition Güntersberg | 2016-07-18 | 703 | 66.9 | ... that in 2016, Edition Güntersberg published twelve Fantasias for solo viola da gamba by Telemann that had been lost? | |
Moog for Love | 2016-07-08 | 661 | 66.4 | ... that Moog for Love was the first record by Disclosure not to feature writing contributions from Jimmy Napes? | |
Segne dieses Kind | 2016-07-27 | 771 | 65.6 | ... that Lothar Zenetti's poem "Segne dieses Kind" became a song of blessing for a child, often sung at baptism? | |
Johnny Williams (rugby player 1882–1916) | 2016-07-12 | 771 | 65.6 | ... that Johnny Williams scored two tries in Cardiff's 24–8 rout of Australia in 1908? | |
Bradoponera | 2016-07-22 | 572 | 65.3 | ... that species of the fossil ant Bradoponera are suggested to have nested around epiphytes? | |
Tropical Storm Colin (2016) | 2016-07-04 | 798 | 65.2 | ... that Tropical Storm Colin was the earliest third tropical storm ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane season? | |
Adriana Terrazas Porras | 2016-07-29 | 766 | 63.8 | ... that federal deputy Adriana Terrazas Porras served as coordinator of Enrique Serrano Escobar's campaign for Governor of Chihuahua? | |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur | 2016-07-14 | 616 | 63.8 | ... that the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Nagpur, will start functioning in a temporary campus at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's Regional Telecom Training Centre? | |
Rubin Patiția | 2016-07-15 | 752 | 63.5 | ... that in marking the centenary of the Horea, Cloșca and Crișan revolt, Transylvanian lawyer Rubin Patiția clashed with both the Hungarian authorities and his own Romanian Orthodox Church? | |
César Camacho Quiroz | 2016-07-02 | 774 | 63.2 | ... that César Camacho Quiroz (pictured) was selected to become Governor of the State of Mexico and president of the PRI, both times to replace newly designated cabinet members? | |
Barak Mizrachi | 2016-07-24 | 614 | 62.9 | ... that Barak Mizrachi represented Australia at the Maccabiah Games four times before being selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics? | |
LOL (GFriend album) | 2016-07-24 | 610 | 62.5 | ... that GFriend's album LOL has more diversity of genre compared to their past releases, in order to appeal to a wider audience? | |
Rebel Girl (song) | 2016-07-01 | 748 | 62.4 | ... that Bikini Kill recorded three different versions of their song "Rebel Girl"? | |
IWRG 20th Anniversary Show | 2016-07-24 | 729 | 62.0 | ... that at the IWRG 20th Anniversary Show, Danny Casas defeated Toscano to force him to be shaved bald, but the results were reversed at the Festival de las Máscaras and Casas was left bald? | |
Party (Girls' Generation song) | 2016-07-04 | 756 | 61.7 | ... that the lyrics of Girls' Generation's song "Party" mention drinking lemon soju, mojito and tequila? | |
Esna (singer) | 2016-07-10 | 720 | 61.2 | ... that Esna was one of the songwriters of "Some", which topped the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for six weeks? | |
B.League | 2016-07-03 | 746 | 60.9 | ... that Japan's National Basketball League and bj league have merged to create the B.League? | |
Fernando de la Rúa | 2016-07-10 | 708 | 60.3 | ... that Argentine president Fernando de la Rúa served for just two years, half of his term of office? | |
J. R. Heffner | 2016-07-30 | 720 | 60.0 | ... that race car driver J. R. Heffner is his sponsor's vice president of operations? | |
Qhubeka Foundation | 2016-07-24 | 582 | 59.7 | ... that between 2005 and 2014 the Qhubeka Foundation provided more than 45,000 bicycles in South Africa? | |
ARCLIGHT | 2016-07-08 | 668 | 56.8 | ... that Julian Lage, a jazz guitarist, recorded his album ARCLIGHT on a Fender Telecaster? | |
Guerra de Familias (2012) | 2016-07-17 | 664 | 56.5 | ... that at the 2012 Guerra de Familias, Silver King Jr. was not actually the son of Silver King, despite the family theme being the focal point of the show? | |
49th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estadio de Mexico | 2016-07-15 | 658 | 55.6 | ... that for the 49th Anniversary of Lucha Libre in Estadio de Mexico show, the IWRG had a main event where the two teams represented their former wrestling promotions? | |
G. T. Bynum | 2016-07-14 | 794 | 55.4 | ... that G. T. Bynum, the mayor-elect of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is related to three former Tulsa mayors? | |
History of East Texas Normal College | 2016-07-03 | 526 | 55.3 | ... that between 1889 and 1917, the campus of East Texas Normal College burned on three separate occasions? | |
Alan Collins (diplomat) | 2016-07-22 | 474 | 54.2 | ... that Sir Alan Collins was the director-general of the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei from 1995 to 1998? | |
Kari Løvaas | 2016-07-11 | 632 | 53.7 | ... that Kari Lövaas appeared in the premiere of Orff's De temporum fine comoedia at the Salzburg Festival? | |
Why So Lonely | 2016-07-23 | 497 | 53.7 | ... that "Why So Lonely" is the first Wonder Girls single written by the members of the band? | |
Newell Weight | 2016-07-20 | 612 | 52.1 | ... that Newell Weight received over 500 applicants to the Brigham Young University a cappella choir, which he founded? | |
Max-Reger-Institute | 2016-07-16 | 610 | 51.9 | ... that in 2008, the Max-Reger-Institute in Karlsruhe began publishing the complete works by Max Reger (pictured)? | |
James Laurie | 2016-07-10 | 564 | 51.5 | ... that James Laurie proposed an elevated railroad over Broadway in 1853, fifteen years before New York City's first such line was built? | |
Irene Barnes Taeuber | 2016-07-24 | 605 | 51.5 | ... that Irene Barnes Taeuber's scholarly work is credited with helping to establish the science of demography? | |
WRGG-LP | 2016-07-04 | 506 | 50.4 | ... that radio station WRGG-LP uses the same format and broadcast tower as the now-defunct WKSL, which was created by the father of one of WRGG's co-founders? | |
Laura Fortman | 2016-07-18 | 579 | 49.3 | ... that as executive director of the Maine Women's Lobby from 1993 to 2003, Laura Fortman successfully lobbied for laws benefiting reproductive rights, victims' rights, and equal pay for equal work? | |
Adele C. Howells | 2016-07-22 | 573 | 48.8 | ... that Adele C. Howells commissioned Arnold Friberg to paint scenes from the Book of Mormon for The Children's Friend magazine? | |
Director General of the Indian Coast Guard | 2016-07-31 | 578 | 48.2 | ... that Rajendra Singh is the first Indian Coast Guard officer to be appointed Director General of the Indian Coast Guard? | |
Kate Claghorn | 2016-07-30 | 574 | 47.8 | ... that a 1923 book by Progressive Era activist Kate Claghorn has been called "the one significant contemporary study of the immigrant and the American legal system"? | |
Francisco Javier Sánchez Campuzano | 2016-07-21 | 557 | 47.4 | ... that Francisco Javier Sánchez Campuzano got into the broadcasting business by buying a daytimer AM station in Coahuila? | |
Francisco Saracho Navarro | 2016-07-26 | 508 | 47.2 | ... that Francisco Saracho Navarro proposed the creation of a special commission on the Mexican wine industry in the Chamber of Deputies? | |
Buntine Oration | 2016-07-24 | 334 | 28.4 | ... that the Australian College of Educators' Buntine Oration has been given by a governor-general, a prime minister, and a Nobel laureate? | |
Australian College of Educators | 220 | 18.7 | |||
Total | 553 | 47.1 | |||
Korea Music Copyright Association | 2016-07-19 | 538 | 45.8 | ... that the Korea Music Copyright Association's deal with JASRAC was called a "milestone in Japan-Korean musical relations" because Japanese music had been previously banned in South Korea? | |
Harold D. Richardson | 2016-07-25 | 534 | 45.4 | ... that Harold D. Richardson is still recognized as the tenth president of Arizona State University, though he served in an acting capacity? | |
Jorge Triana Tena | 2016-07-25 | 452 | 44.1 | ... that Jorge Triana Tena oversaw a program that built "beacons of learning" in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City? | |
Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo | 2016-07-19 | 472 | 42.9 | ... that Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo won a 1984 Sahitya Akademi Award for his Odia language short-story collection Abhisapta Gandharba? | |
John Clement Fitzpatrick | 2016-07-17 | 500 | 42.6 | ... that John Clement Fitzpatrick died before some of the 39 volumes of his The Writings of George Washington were published? | |
IWRG La Gran Cruzada | 2016-07-28 | 488 | 41.5 | ... that the winner of the La Gran Cruzada professional wrestling tournament became the number-one contender for the IWRG Rey del Ring Championship or the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship? | |
Hannah Beachler | 2016-07-04 | 414 | 41.3 | ... that production designer Hannah Beachler based some outdoor scenes in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead on old silent footage somebody had posted on YouTube? | |
Akihiro Ota | 2016-07-09 | 426 | 40.7 | ... that after leading Komeito to a large defeat in 2009, including losing his own seat, Akihiro Ota returned to the National Diet in 2012 and became a cabinet minister for the first time? | |
A Gaelic Blessing | 2016-07-17 | 477 | 40.6 | ... that John Rutter's choral composition A Gaelic Blessing associates "deep peace" with elements of nature? | |
Eine romantische Suite | 2016-07-26 | 436 | 40.5 | ... that Max Reger's Eine romantische Suite for orchestra, inspired by three poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, was arranged for chamber ensemble by Arnold Schönberg? | |
Arena Naucalpan 22nd Anniversary Show | 2016-07-23 | 260 | 28.1 | ... that at the Arena Naucalpan 22nd Anniversary Show, El Hijo del Santo defeated Scorpio Jr. in the main event, and three years later at the 25th Anniversary Show, he did it again? | |
Arena Naucalpan 25th Anniversary Show | 112 | 12.1 | |||
Total | 372 | 40.2 | |||
El Castillo del Terror (2000) | 2016-07-16 | 278 | 29.3 | ... that International Wrestling Revolution Group's 2000 El Castillo del Terror show became an annual event when IWRG held another one in 2002? | |
El Castillo del Terror (2002) | 96 | 10.1 | |||
Total | 374 | 39.4 | |||
List of international goals scored by Landon Donovan | 2016-07-13 | 466 | 38.9 | ... that Landon Donovan scored 57 goals in 157 appearances for the United States men's national soccer team from 2000 to 2014, becoming the team's all-time top goalscorer? | |
La Dori | 2016-07-18 | 456 | 38.9 | ... that Antonio Cesti's opera La Dori premiered at Archduke Ferdinand's court in Innsbruck and was later performed in Florence for the wedding of Cosimo III de' Medici? | |
Esthela Ponce Beltrán | 2016-07-31 | 464 | 38.6 | ... that Esthela Ponce Beltrán was the first PRI municipal president of La Paz, Baja California Sur, elected in 12 years? | |
4 Walls | 2016-07-09 | 412 | 35.1 | ... that 4 Walls was the first release by girl group f(x) since member Sulli left the group? | |
Héctor Armando Cabada Alvídrez | 2016-07-08 | 410 | 34.9 | ... that in January 2016, Armando Cabada resigned as news director of XHIJ-TDT in order to run for municipal president of Ciudad Juárez? | |
Jorge Ramos Hernández | 2016-07-24 | 340 | 34.8 | ... that Jorge Ramos Hernández became Municipal President of Tijuana in 2007, three years after losing the election to Jorge Hank Rhon? | |
Arturo Santana Alfaro | 2016-07-27 | 404 | 34.4 | ... that in October 2015, Arturo Santana Alfaro and other PRD deputies proposed raising Mexico's daily minimum wage from 70 pesos to 95? | |
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–99) | 2016-07-02 | 419 | 34.2 | ... that the Padma Bhushan, along with other Indian civilian awards, was briefly suspended in the 1990s? | |
Poulton's Match | 2016-07-10 | 398 | 33.8 | ... that the 1909 Varsity Match came to be known as Poulton's Match after Ronnie Poulton scored a record five tries? | |
Frederick William Kahapula Beckley Sr. | 2016-07-17 | 376 | 32.0 | ... that Frederick William Kahapula Beckley served as Governor of Kauaʻi from 1880 to 1881? | |
Alejandro Tello Cristerna | 2016-07-23 | 296 | 32.0 | ... that in his 2012 Senate campaign, Alejandro Tello Cristerna received the most votes ever of any statewide candidate in Zacatecas? | |
Manuel Clouthier Carrillo | 2016-07-25 | 374 | 31.9 | ... that Manuel Clouthier Carrillo was the only deputy elected as an independent to the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress? | |
IWRG Junior de Juniors | 2016-07-31 | 381 | 31.8 | ... that at IWRG Junior de Juniors, ten second-generation professional wrestlers competed for the newly-created eponymous championship? | |
Javier Corral Jurado | 2016-07-04 | 316 | 31.6 | ... that Javier Corral, the Governor-elect of Chihuahua, is named for the singer Javier Solís, who died several months before his birth? | |
Quirino Ordaz Coppel | 2016-07-23 | 367 | 31.2 | ... that Governor-elect of Sinaloa Quirino Ordaz Coppel, owner of two hotels in Mazatlán, sat on the Tourism Commission in the Chamber of Deputies? | |
Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 110 | 2016-07-22 | 360 | 30.6 | ... that Max Reger's three sacred motets for up to eight voices, Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 110, were composed in different years at different places for different choirs? | |
Laetatus sum (Nuffel) | 2016-07-31 | 367 | 30.6 | ... that in Laetatus sum for choir and organ, Jules Van Nuffel set a Psalm of Ascent that expresses prayer for the peace of Jerusalem? | |
José Antonio Gali Fayad | 2016-07-22 | 358 | 30.4 | ... that Antonio Gali's candidacy for Governor of Puebla was supported by the PAN, PT, PANAL, and two state parties? | |
The Face (EP) | 2016-07-28 | 354 | 30.1 | ... that the remix record for Disclosure's second extended play The Face features a re-cut from Hot Chip's Joe Goddard? | |
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration | 2016-07-10 | 350 | 29.8 | ... that there is a Celebration for the Tennessee Walking Horse every year? | |
Medical Women's Federation | 2016-07-07 | 337 | 28.7 | ... that the Medical Women's Federation was formed in the UK in 1917 and has acted to address workplace and educational grievances of female doctors? | |
Jericó Abramo Masso | 2016-07-26 | 294 | 25.1 | ... that Jericó Abramo Masso headed a special commission in the Chamber of Deputies to investigate the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster? | |
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2000–09) | 2016-07-15 | 276 | 23.3 | ... that historian Romila Thapar refused to accept the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, but was still listed among the recipients of the 2000s? | |
10 (MercyMe album) | 2016-07-01 | 271 | 22.6 | ... that on Christian rock band MercyMe's 2009 album 10, they re-recorded their song "I Can Only Imagine" at Abbey Road Studios with the London Session Orchestra? | |
Symphony No. 1 (Strauss) | 2016-07-03 | 188 | 19.7 | ... that in 1880, the sixteen-year-old composer Richard Strauss wrote his First Symphony in just three months, whilst still at school? |
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