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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 Orioles –Chicago 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"?
Central Link
2018-04-20
5,894
245.6
... that Central Link trains share a tunnel with buses (pictured) in Downtown Seattle ?
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 ?
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?
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?