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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	12.7	David Gerdes	0	Wang Danfeng‎	0	Wang Danfeng‎
Median	128.0	Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act Gustavus Hume	429.3	Riot shield Sumner station	144.1	Interrupted aortic arch New England White
High	975.6	This Is America (Childish Gambino song)	1,821.1	Serpent labret with articulated tongue	1,821.1	Serpent labret with articulated tongue

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Serpent labret with articulated tongue	2018-05-02		21,853	1,821.1	... that the serpent labret with articulated tongue (pictured) can stick out its tongue?
Krom Klone	2018-05-14		18,682	1,556.8	... that members of the Krom Klone (pictured), the all-female bodyguard of the King of Siam, had to take a vow of chastity, though an exception was made for marrying the king?
Membartsho	2018-05-15		23,530	980.4	... that enlightened individuals can supposedly see a temple at the bottom of the Burning Lake (pictured) in Bhutan?
This Is America (Childish Gambino song)	2018-05-16		23,416	975.6	... that "This Is America" by Childish Gambino addresses the themes of being black in America and gun violence in the United States?
2018 FA Cup Final	2018-05-19		21,512	952.2	... that Manchester United are looking to match Arsenal's FA Cup winner's record in today's 2018 FA Cup Final against Chelsea?
Electric bath (electrotherapy)	2018-05-01		11,025	918.8	... that a luminous discharge could be seen around a person taking an electric bath (pictured)?
Mary Greyeyes	2018-05-30		20,212	865.9	... that World War II servicewoman Mary Greyeyes (pictured, left) was incorrectly labeled as an "unidentified Indian princess" in a famous Canadian Women's Army Corps publicity photo?
Lynching of Amos Miller	2018-05-29		18,756	812.2	... that 23-year-old African-American Amos Miller was lynched in 1888 in Franklin, Tennessee, on the balcony of the Williamson County Courthouse (pictured)?
Anne Beaumanoir	2018-05-18		17,334	775.9	... that Anne Beaumanoir (pictured) and her parents were recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for saving two Jewish children in France during the Second World War?
Trident (UK nuclear programme)	2018-05-23		16,774	731.7	... that the UK's Trident nuclear missile submarines (HMS Victorious pictured) use a control system which the media have nicknamed "Windows for Submarines", because it is based on Windows XP?
Bisexual lighting	2018-05-06		8,750	729.2	... that bisexual lighting (colours pictured) has been criticized for contributing to the perpetuation of bisexual stereotypes?
SS Otsego	2018-05-07		4,726	393.8	... that prior to their naval service, USS Otsego (pictured in later army service) escaped destruction in an earthquake, and USS Philippines survived three weeks of storms at sea without a rudder?
SS Bulgaria (1898)			3,837	319.8
Total			8,562	713.5
Iveta Mukuchyan	2018-05-21		13,783	596.9	... that Armenian singer-songwriter Iveta Mukuchyan (pictured) was named Best Female Singer of the Year at the 2018 Swallow Music Awards?
Swallow Music Awards			2,674	115.8
Total			16,458	712.7
Mollie Lentaigne	2018-05-01		7,860	655.0	... that the duties of Mollie Lentaigne, a nurse during the Second World War, included drawing the experimental surgery (example pictured) being performed on members of the Guinea Pig Club?
The Emerald (building)	2018-05-10		7,526	627.2	... that the upper floors of a new high-rise building in Seattle will cantilever over an adjacent building?
Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner	2018-05-14		7,324	610.3	... that Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner has been described as "the only person in Britain famous for being a footballer's mate"?
Disappearance of Brandon Swanson	2018-05-14		7,282	606.9	... that after police told Brandon Swanson's mother he had "a right to be missing" ten years ago today, she successfully lobbied for a state law requiring that such investigations start promptly?
Ruby Boye	2018-05-09		7,282	606.8	... that Ruby Boye (pictured) was Australia's only female coastwatcher?
Murder of Simon Dale	2018-05-03		7,222	601.8	... that Simon Dale lived mainly in the kitchen and one bedroom of his 50-room Hopton Heath mansion, where he was found bludgeoned to death?
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome	2018-05-18		13,389	599.3	... that compulsive showering in hot water is a common symptom of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in cannabis users?
Edward Frank Gillett	2018-05-02		7,158	596.5	... that Edward Frank Gillett competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics the year after he died?
Hot water bottle blowing	2018-05-27		13,376	592.1	... that it is possible – though potentially injurious – to blow up a hot-water bottle (pictured) with your nose?
Louise Antonini	2018-05-07		6,968	580.7	... that Louise Antonini disguised herself as a man to serve in the French Navy and Napoleon's army for a total of 25 years?
Hugh Mackenzie (Royal Navy officer)	2018-05-13		6,758	574.8	... that the British submariner Hugh Mackenzie (pictured) was credited with sinking over 40,000 gross register tons of enemy shipping, including Mussolini's yacht Diana?
Queen Mamea	2018-05-04		6,886	573.8	... that in 1896, Queen Mamea offered her South Pacific island nation to the United States?
Gordana Garašić	2018-05-11		6,824	568.7	... that Croatia's first female general joined the army by mistake?
Stephen J. Herben Jr.	2018-05-24		4,570	197.2	... that after a future philologist's older brother reportedly shot their missionary mother, their reverend father said he would not let the facts be known?
George Foster Herben			3,742	161.4
Grace Foster Herben			2,998	129.4
Stephen J. Herben			1,706	73.6
Total			13,016	561.6
116th Infantry Regiment (United States)	2018-05-21		12,239	530.0	... that the U.S. Army's 116th Infantry Regiment received battle honors for fighting against the United States?
State communications in the Neo-Assyrian Empire	2018-05-10		6,302	525.2	... that the state communication system developed in the Neo-Assyrian Empire enabled communication speed unsurpassed in the Middle East until the advent of telegraphy?
Frederick Gilbreath	2018-05-10		6,293	524.4	... that Frederick Gilbreath (pictured) commanded the 7th Cavalry?
Erich Hoepner	2018-05-16		12,470	519.6	... that German World War II general Erich Hoepner was a member of the military resistance to Adolf Hitler, but was also implicated in crimes of the Wehrmacht?
Fallet Kevin	2018-05-22		12,100	518.4	... that 20 years after confessing to the murder of a four-year-old boy, two brothers had all suspicions against them dismissed?
White House social aide	2018-05-28		11,799	516.6	... that White House social aides are not permitted to be married?
Aphid	2018-05-11		6,194	516.2	... that aphids (pictured) are sometimes farmed by ants?
Distributed element circuit	2018-05-14		5,992	499.4	... that distributed element circuits include butterflies (pictured)?
SS Lakeland	2018-05-16		11,897	495.7	... that while the freighter Lakeland was sinking on Lake Michigan, her captain allegedly refused a tow?
Cross in the Mountains	2018-05-04		5,886	490.5	... that the German painter Caspar David Friedrich's Cross in the Mountains (pictured) constituted "a revolution in landscape painting"?
Vivian Bartley Green-Armytage	2018-05-31		11,353	481.4	... that Vivian Bartley Green-Armytage (pictured) was an advocate of vaginal hysterectomy?
Smith–Ninth Streets (IND Culver Line)	2018-05-11		5,569	464.1	... that the Smith–Ninth Streets station (pictured) in New York City is the world's highest subway station?
John C. H. Lee	2018-05-24		10,721	462.6	... that during World War II, Lieutenant General John C. H. Lee had his own railroad train?
Danzig Street shooting	2018-05-25		10,768	459.7	... that Toronto's worst mass shooting was committed by teenagers at a block party?
William Norcott (satirist)	2018-05-23		10,512	458.6	... that the Irish lawyer and satirist William Norcott ended his life in poverty in Constantinople where he was reportedly decapitated and his body thrown into the sea?
West Ridge (ship)	2018-05-17		10,938	455.7	... that the wreck of a merchant ship thought to be West Ridge was found while searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
We Don't Give a Damn	2018-05-09		5,460	455.0	... that some people from Ohio don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan?
Lynching of Samuel Smith	2018-05-15		10,824	451.0	... that no one was ever convicted of the 1924 lynching of 15-year-old African-American Samuel Smith in Nolensville, Tennessee?
Sumner station	2018-05-08		5,217	434.8	... that Sumner station (pictured) was designed to resemble hop kilns, referencing the city's historical agriculture industry?
Bai Xiangguo	2018-05-09		5,159	429.9	... that Bai Xiangguo, China's Minister of Foreign Trade, was dismissed because he "failed to withstand the poisonous snake that took the form of a beautiful woman"?
Riot shield	2018-05-05		5,086	423.8	... that riot shields (example pictured) may actually encourage protesters to throw things at police?
Oakley Street, Chelsea	2018-05-10		5,069	422.4	... that Oscar Wilde, Robert Falcon Scott, David Bowie, and Bob Marley all lived in the same street?
Nikki Sievwright	2018-05-10		5,062	421.8	... that fashion model Nikki Sievwright captured a wanted man by searching a woman's knickers?
Ursine tree-kangaroo	2018-05-03		5,024	418.7	... that the ursine tree-kangaroo (illustrated) is listed by the IUCN as "vulnerable" as it is hunted for food and its numbers are decreasing?
Persian column	2018-05-09		5,009	417.4	... that the ancient Persian columns of the Achaemenid Empire (example at Persepolis pictured) were revived by 19th-century Parsis in India, and in Iran in the 20th century?
Wilhelm Holmqvist	2018-05-06		4,884	407.0	... that Wilhelm Holmqvist discovered a 6th-century Buddha statuette (pictured) from North India on the Swedish island of Helgö?
Andaman masked owl	2018-05-07		4,808	400.6	... that the only place in the world where the Andaman masked owl (pictured) is found is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean?
Alexander Curtis	2018-05-03		4,764	397.0	... that on his election in 2017, Alexander Curtis was thought to be the youngest mayor in Europe at only 20 years old?
SpellForce 3	2018-05-08		4,680	390.0	... that upon release, SpellForce 3 was so buggy that the developer had to release 21 patches in 14 days?
St. Catherine's Church, Frankfurt	2018-05-03		4,636	386.3	... that the Katharinenkirche (pictured) at Frankfurt's Hauptwache, destroyed in World War II, was rebuilt with a Baroque exterior, and new stained-glass windows by Charles Crodel?
Arlington's Great Meadows	2018-05-05		4,623	385.2	... that before Arlington's Great Meadows (pictured) was drained in 1902, it was a popular site for recreational boating?
The Black Book of Polish Jewry	2018-05-22		8,870	380.0	... that The Black Book of Polish Jewry, published in the United States in 1943 during World War II, downplayed the true scale of the Holocaust?
Oxalaia	2018-05-24		8,758	377.9	... that at 12–14 metres (39–46 ft) in length, Oxalaia (artist's impression pictured) is the largest-known theropod dinosaur from Brazil?
Graoully	2018-05-07		4,528	377.3	... that according to legend, the dragon Graoully, which terrorized the citizens of Metz, was vanquished by Saint Clement?
Holocaust Wall Hangings	2018-05-10		4,392	366.0	... that the Holocaust Wall Hangings (example pictured) are a series of fabric banners created between 1988 and 2002 illustrating the plight of the Jewish people and other minorities during the Holocaust?
Russian occupations of Beirut	2018-05-29		8,130	352.1	... that the Russian occupations of Beirut in 1772 and 1773 marked the first period in over 250 years that Beirut was ruled by a power other than the Ottoman Empire?
China (insect)	2018-05-01		4,184	348.7	... that China can also be found outside China?
Ocean City Life-Saving Station (New Jersey)	2018-05-02		4,040	336.7	... that the Ocean City Life-Saving Station, opened in 1886, was owned by the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor until 1945, when it was sold to become a private residence?
Cacopsylla pyricola	2018-05-09		4,034	336.1	... that the pear sucker arrived in the eastern United States from Europe in the early 1800s and took about 100 years to travel across the country?
Queens–Midtown Tunnel	2018-05-09		3,986	332.2	... that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first person to officially pass through the Queens–Midtown Tunnel?
Patrick Mayrhofer	2018-05-01		3,925	327.1	... that Paralympic silver-medal winning snowboarder Patrick Mayrhofer was the first person in the world to undergo elective amputation to get a bionic hand prosthesis?
Baron Kilkeel	2018-05-21		7,511	325.3	... that the title Baron Kilkeel was given to Prince Harry as a gift from Queen Elizabeth II on his wedding day?
Lago di Bientina	2018-05-22		7,312	313.2	... that Lago di Bientina was the largest lake in Tuscany until the beginning of a 300-year effort to drain it?
Castroville Historic District	2018-05-02		3,716	309.6	... that due to the well-preserved colonial Alsatian architecture (pictured) in the Castroville Historic District, the city is known as the "little Alsace" of Texas?
Corinne Foxx	2018-05-22		7,080	303.3	... that Corinne Foxx changed her surname from Bishop as her father, Jamie Foxx, had done?
The Elvis Dead	2018-05-09		3,609	300.8	... that The Elvis Dead, a retelling of Evil Dead II in the style of Elvis Presley, features songs such as "Standing in a State of Shock", "I've Been Possessed", and "Wrapped Up in Vines"?
Sessions v. Dimaya	2018-05-08		3,584	298.7	... that in Sessions v. Dimaya, Trump-appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch joined a 5–4 vote against the Trump Administration?
Automobile graveyard	2018-05-01		3,538	294.8	... that an automobile graveyard in Georgia, United States, has become an open-air art gallery?
Duck Donuts	2018-05-31		6,941	294.3	... that Duck Donuts was named after Duck?
Ralph Abernathy	2018-05-04		3,514	292.9	... that Ralph Abernathy (pictured), mentor and friend of Martin Luther King Jr., led a demonstration protesting the use of federal funds for the Apollo 11 project when many Americans lived in poverty?
Henry Boynton Clitz	2018-05-11		3,514	292.8	... that Henry Boynton Clitz, Commandant of Cadets at West Point from 1862 to 1864, disappeared in 1888?
Triple Qualification	2018-05-03		3,512	292.7	... that the Scottish Triple Qualification allowed doctors fleeing Nazi oppression to practise medicine in Britain?
Simplified Acquisition Procedures	2018-05-02		3,498	291.5	... that U.S. Vice President Al Gore smashed a glass ashtray on the Late Show with David Letterman to advocate for simplified government acquisition procedures?
Close Combat (video game)	2018-05-18		6,478	290.0	... that Microsoft published Close Combat to kickstart its wider push into the strategy video game industry?
Death of Ms Dhu	2018-05-20		6,586	288.3	... that a coroner's inquest into the death of Ms Dhu found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff?
Oleta Crain	2018-05-03		3,445	287.1	... that Oleta Crain, one of only three black women officers in training in the U.S. Army in 1943, was not allowed to sleep in the same barracks or take a shower at the same time as the white women?
Alfred White Franklin	2018-05-08		3,420	285.0	... that English paediatrician Alfred White Franklin was one of the first to recognise that child abuse was much more common in the United Kingdom than the public realised?
Margaret Olwill	2018-05-09		3,412	284.4	... that not having been observed by a potential rescue ship, three survivors from the Margaret Olwill coordinated their shouts to attract the attention of a second ship?
Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff	2018-05-03		3,398	283.2	... that in Sean Penn's satirical novel Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, Honey advocates the assassination of the US President, "Mr. Landlord", who resembles Donald Trump?
Longqing Gorge	2018-05-14		3,324	277.0	... that Longqing Gorge is a scenic area in Beijing created after the flooding of the canyon by the construction of a nearby dam?
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant	2018-05-01		3,316	276.3	... that the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan, was the first factory where more than 100 cars were assembled in one day?
Morrison–Grady Plan	2018-05-14		1,235	102.9	... that both the Morrison–Grady Plan and the Bevin Plan presented at the 1946–47 London Conference on Palestine were rejected by all parties?
Bevin Plan			1,191	99.2
London Conference of 1946–47			868	72.4
Total			3,294	274.5
Both Lives Matter	2018-05-01		3,230	269.2	... that Both Lives Matter ran an advertising campaign in 2017 with billboards featuring the headline "100,000 people are alive today because of our laws on abortion. Why change that?"
BMT Franklin Avenue Line	2018-05-30		6,281	269.1	... that after attempts to close New York City's Franklin Avenue subway line failed for over 20 years, the MTA finally decided to renovate it in 1998?
Wang Bingzhang (general)	2018-05-11		3,184	265.3	... that Lt. Gen. Wang Bingzhang, head of China's ballistic missile and satellite programs, was imprisoned for ten years without being convicted of a crime?
Gaboimilla	2018-05-07		3,178	264.8	... that Gaboimilla, a mythical Chilean queen, is said to have allowed men into her kingdom only for procreation?
Chinese characters for transcribing Slavonic	2018-05-07		3,166	263.8	... that the Russian Orthodox Church's mission in China created their own Chinese characters for translating liturgical texts?
1902 Ibrox disaster	2018-05-26		5,832	261.0	... that the 1902 Ibrox disaster was partly blamed on the crowd surging forward in excitement at seeing Bobby Templeton dribble with the ball?
Triangular corner flags in English football	2018-05-19		5,880	260.3	... that contrary to popular belief, the use of triangular corner flags in English football (pictured) is not a right reserved only for FA Cup winners?
Wu Shuqing	2018-05-17		6,164	256.8	... that a 19-year-old female student, Wu Shuqing, formed, trained, and capably led her own women's militia in the Xinhai Revolution of 1911?
Zerzevan Castle	2018-05-13		2,988	254.1	... that an underground temple of Mithraism was discovered inside Zerzevan Castle during archaeological excavations?
Three-gap theorem	2018-05-01		3,040	253.3	... that the three-gap theorem explains both the spacing of leaves on plant stems and the intervals between adjacent tones in certain musical tuning systems?
Vidame de Chartres	2018-05-02		3,040	253.3	... that the Vidames de Chartres included a song-writing crusader, a glamorous Renaissance courtier, a writer of famous memoirs, and a banker who was guillotined?
Teddy Perkins	2018-05-04		3,025	252.1	... that during the filming of Atlanta's "Teddy Perkins", Donald Glover was referred to by the crew as "Teddy" and "there was no Donald on set whatsoever"?
Joan Benesh	2018-05-03		2,990	249.2	... that ballerina Joan Benesh married the man who suggested a better way of notating her dances?
Katherine Keating	2018-05-17		5,965	248.5	... that in 1953, U.S. Navy pharmacist Katherine Keating was an official witness for a prisoner of war exchange aboard the hospital ship USS Haven?
Foss (cat)	2018-05-26		5,547	248.3	... that the English poet and illustrator Edward Lear is said to have built his new house on the same floorplan as his old home to avoid confusing his cat Foss (pictured)?
René Küss	2018-05-25		5,810	248.0	... that xenotransplant pioneer René Küss described removing organs from guillotined convicts on the prison floor?
Aluphone	2018-05-17		5,946	247.8	... that metal cones, designed to protect the tops of wooden posts, inspired the creation of a new musical instrument called the Aluphone?
Charlotte Serber	2018-05-06		2,938	244.8	... that Charlotte Serber worked at the secret Project Y during World War II, but after the war could not get a security clearance to work as a librarian at Berkeley?
Kelly Lai Chen	2018-05-05		2,932	244.3	... that actor Kelly Lai Chen married and divorced the "female Bruce Lee"?
Holochilus chacarius	2018-05-03		2,918	243.1	... that the diet of the semi-aquatic Chaco marsh rat includes sugar cane, rice and bananas?
Rescission bill	2018-05-06		2,881	240.1	... that U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed to revoke government funding using the rescission process, which was successfully used 461 times prior to 2000 but has never been attempted since?
Pygmy eagle	2018-05-05		2,850	237.5	... that the pygmy eagle of New Guinea is the world's smallest-known species of eagle?
Poulsbo Bread	2018-05-07		2,818	234.8	... that Poulsbo Bread was inspired by a recipe described in the Book of Ezekiel?
Gregg Pilling	2018-05-03		2,815	234.6	... that ice hockey coach Gregg Pilling attempted to serve a penalty himself, instead of putting a player in the penalty box?
Thor: Ragnarok	2018-05-01		2,754	229.5	... that the American superhero film Thor: Ragnarok features elements from the comic book storyline "Planet Hulk"?
Paniri	2018-05-02		2,704	225.4	... that as of 2009, the highest location where crustaceans had been discovered was in the crater lake of Paniri?
Lynching of Ephraim Grizzard	2018-05-12		5,110	223.2	... that Ephraim Grizzard was lynched in front of a mob of 10,000 in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 30, 1892?
Anatolie Popa	2018-05-02		2,664	222.0	... that after being sentenced to death for resisting the Romanian military intervention, the Moldavian officer Anatolie Popa was pardoned and offered a position in the Romanian Army?
Little brown bustard	2018-05-24		5,116	220.7	... that war in the Horn of Africa may have contributed to the decline of the little brown bustard?
Owen Harding Wangensteen	2018-05-05		2,628	219.0	... that by the time of his death, Owen Harding Wangensteen's invention of Wangensteen suction was estimated to have saved a million lives?
Mabel St Clair Stobart	2018-05-08		2,624	218.7	... that Mabel St Clair Stobart became the first woman to be promoted to the rank of major in any national army?
Afropolonia	2018-05-02		2,612	217.7	... that the species description for the mite Afropolonia tgifi was likely only approved because the journal's editors were unfamiliar with the expression "TGIF" ("Thank God It's Friday")?
Trump (dog)	2018-05-11		2,586	215.5	... that the US National Gallery of Art has a picture of Trump urinating on the work of a satirist?
Interstate 678	2018-05-08		2,581	215.1	... that during the construction of New York City's Van Wyck Expressway, a four-story apartment building was placed on metal rollers and relocated away from the expressway's path?
Balluta Buildings	2018-05-17		3,562	148.4	... that Balluta Buildings (detail pictured), one of the finest Art Nouveau buildings in Malta, was built on the grounds of Villa St Ignatius, one of the island's earliest Gothic Revival buildings?
Villa St Ignatius			1,550	64.6
Total			5,112	213.0
Dagetichthys lusitanica	2018-05-15		5,051	210.5	... that though found from Portugal to Angola, the conservation status of the Portuguese sole is unknown?
RedditGifts	2018-05-02		2,510	209.2	... that Bill Gates has participated in the RedditGifts gift exchange service for five years, with the username "thisisbillgates"?
Observer (video game)	2018-05-08		2,510	209.1	... that the video game Observer stars Rutger Hauer, who also starred in Blade Runner, which influenced the game?
California Senate Bill 827	2018-05-07		2,494	207.8	... that California's Senate Bill 827 would have affected 96 percent of land in San Francisco?
Jamiroquai	2018-05-07		2,450	204.1	... that the British jazz-funk band Jamiroquai gave a performance on an aircraft travelling at 1017 km/h (632 mph), setting the Guinness World Record for "fastest concert"?
Sister Jean	2018-05-24		4,728	204.0	... that a bobblehead of Sister Jean, the chaplain for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team, sold for more than $300 on eBay?
Unconscious bias training	2018-05-13		2,357	200.5	... that an unconscious bias training program has been created to help people unlearn bias while sleeping?
Panguil Bay	2018-05-28		4,537	198.6	... that Panguil Bay (Port of Ozamiz pictured) in the Philippines was once described as a "never ending source of Muslim pirates"?
Pilok	2018-05-24		4,598	198.4	... that the Thai mining town of Pilok was so harshly inaccessible that its ore had to be transported by elephant?
Conquest of Murcia (1265–66)	2018-05-21		4,568	197.8	... that James I of Aragon undertook the conquest of Murcia after a request for assistance from his daughter?
Venomverse	2018-05-10		2,350	195.9	... that Marvel Comics published Venomverse to relaunch the original Venom character?
Let's Move Nashville	2018-05-07		2,350	195.8	... that a citizens' group opposing Nashville's transit referendum submitted an op-ed to The Tennessean under a fake name?
Charles P. Mattocks	2018-05-04		2,338	194.9	... that Medal of Honor recipient Charles Mattocks was born in Danville, Vermont, and imprisoned in Danville, Virginia, as a POW during the American Civil War?
Ian Feuer	2018-05-16		4,646	193.6	... that footballer Ian Feuer played a Predator in the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem?
Goat Canyon (Carrizo Gorge)	2018-05-11		2,282	190.1	... that the world's largest curved all-wood trestle was built over Goat Canyon?
Trout Creek Hill	2018-05-30		4,433	189.9	... that the Trout Creek Hill volcanic eruption approximately 340,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene, produced a lava flow that extended 20 km (12 mi), temporarily damming the Columbia River?
Robert Pitcairn (athlete)	2018-05-07		2,270	189.2	... that at the age of 79 years and 9 months, Robert Pitcairn became the oldest athlete to debut in a Commonwealth Games event?
S-1 (satellite)	2018-05-12		4,314	188.4	... that a power failure resulted in the destruction of the Juno II launch vehicle (pictured) carrying the Explorer S-1 satellite, five seconds after its launch?
Single African Air Transport Market	2018-05-16		4,516	188.2	... that the Single African Air Transport Market, which was launched in 2018, was almost 30 years in the making?
Nagi Yanagi	2018-05-15		4,480	186.6	... that as a child, Nagi Yanagi became interested in music after playing with an electronic keyboard her neighbor originally intended to throw away?
Radiologically isolated syndrome	2018-05-04		2,230	185.9	... that radiologically isolated syndrome is a condition that may develop into multiple sclerosis, even in children?
Miguel de Buría	2018-05-30		4,330	185.5	... that after leading the first slave insurrection in Venezuela's history, Miguel de Buría had himself crowned as king?
RFU Intermediate Cup	2018-05-06		2,194	182.8	... that Tunbridge Wells RFC brought 9,000 fans to the RFU Intermediate Cup final at Twickenham Stadium in 2016, establishing a new attendance record for the competition?
Wendreda	2018-05-06		2,183	181.9	... that in the only church dedicated to Saint Wendreda, the roof is decorated with 118 oaken angels?
Inori Minase	2018-05-23		4,130	180.2	... that Japanese voice actress Inori Minase, who won the Best Lead Actress Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards in 2015, is releasing her second album today?
Night of the Strangler	2018-05-05		2,096	174.7	... that there is no strangler in the 1972 film Night of the Strangler?
Henriette Feuerbach	2018-05-08		2,078	173.2	... that Henriette Feuerbach (pictured) wrote a book for women and promoted the art of her stepson, the painter Anselm Feuerbach?
Sunday Observance Act 1695	2018-05-18		3,854	172.5	... that the Sunday Observance Act 1695 banned the playing of sports on Sunday in Ireland, and parts of the act are still in force in Northern Ireland?
Tower of History	2018-05-05		2,058	171.5	... that when completed in 1968, the Tower of History was the tallest observation tower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?
Erica Schwartz	2018-05-12		3,914	170.9	... that Erica Schwartz (pictured) provided health protection guidance for the US military's response to Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the West Africa Ebola outbreak?
Old Music and the Slave Women	2018-05-25		3,908	166.8	... that Ursula K. Le Guin wrote "Old Music and the Slave Women", set on a fictional planet, after visiting a plantation in South Carolina that had once used slave labor?
Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion	2018-05-13		1,960	166.7	... that the Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion, formed by the Soviet Union in the Second World War, was named after a Polish woman who fought against Russia?
Re Bristol South-East Parliamentary Election	2018-05-23		3,811	166.2	... that in Re Bristol South-East Parliamentary Election, it was held that votes for Tony Benn were effectively "thrown away" because, as a hereditary peer, he was disqualified from sitting in the House of Commons?
Justus McKinstry	2018-05-20		3,795	166.1	... that Union Army general Justus McKinstry, who recommended the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to his first important command, was soon thereafter cashiered?
Ventura Pier	2018-05-06		1,980	165.0	... that the Ventura Pier was the longest wooden pier in California until a storm sheared off approximately 420 feet (130 m) in 1995?
Jessie Hickman	2018-05-12		3,776	164.9	... that according to legend, The Lady Bushranger "escaped from custody while in a locked toilet aboard a moving train"?
U Don't Know Me (Basement Jaxx song)	2018-05-14		1,942	161.8	... that the music video for Basement Jaxx's "U Don't Know Me" shows a Queen Elizabeth II look-alike groping a lapdancer?
Mrs. David Wright's Guard	2018-05-15		3,859	160.8	... that Mrs. David Wright's Guard was formed by female patriots in the American Revolutionary War to guard a crossing on the Nashua River?
Home and Away: All or Nothing	2018-05-10		1,911	159.2	... that the Home and Away spin-off All or Nothing was called "the bloodiest episode ever seen of the hit Aussie soapie"?
Resettlement policy of the Neo-Assyrian Empire	2018-05-23		3,620	157.9	... that the Assyrian captivity of the Israelites was one instance of forced resettlement carried out by the Neo-Assyrian Empire?
Oscar Almgren	2018-05-15		1,546	64.4	... that when blindness forced Oscar Almgren to retire as professor of Scandinavian and Comparative Archaeology at Uppsala University, a role filled by Sune Lindqvist and Mårten Stenberger in turn, his young son Bertil Almgren read academic papers to him, and decades later took the post himself?
Bertil Almgren			1,184	49.3
Sune Lindqvist			564	23.5
Mårten Stenberger			486	20.2
Total			3,778	157.4
Sol Miranda	2018-05-24		3,629	156.6	... that Puerto Rican actress Sol Miranda created a one-woman show about her immigrant experience in Peekskill, New York?
Evacuation of Ayvalik	2018-05-31		3,669	155.6	... that in May 1917, German general Liman von Sanders organized the expulsion of the Greek population of Ayvalık, Turkey, to inner Anatolia?
Hans-Jürgen Häßler	2018-05-03		1,852	154.3	... that before becoming a prehistorian, Hans-Jürgen Häßler lived in a refugee camp and trained as a plumber?
Piscicolidae	2018-05-21		2,098	90.8	... that most fish leeches cling onto their hosts with suckers but Acanthobdella peledina uses hooked bristles for this purpose?
Acanthobdella peledina			1,460	63.2
Total			3,557	154.0
Peniscola Castle	2018-05-24		3,537	152.6	... that Peniscola Castle, in the Valencian Community of Spain, was used as a papal residence by the Antipope Benedict XIII?
Ortiz Shift	2018-05-26		3,397	152.0	... that the Ortiz Shift, designed to counter baseball player David Ortiz, was created on an exercise bike?
Fordyce Academy	2018-05-01		1,824	152.0	... that George Smith left money to establish a school for poor children named Smith?
Don the Talking Dog	2018-05-06		1,822	151.9	... that vaudeville star Don the Talking Dog once helped rescue a drowning man?
Saint Dominic in Soriano	2018-05-27		3,405	150.7	... that Saint Dominic in Soriano was a 1530 painting believed to be of miraculous origin, with numerous miracles being attributed to it?
List of rulers of Liptako	2018-05-30		3,488	149.5	... that the emirs of Liptako replaced the kings of Koala?
23rd Street (Manhattan)	2018-05-27		3,365	148.9	... that New York City's 23rd Street once contained the city's largest residential complex and the world's largest hotel?
Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner	2018-05-13		1,744	148.4	... that users of Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner can send "G-mail" through the Game Boy Color's infrared port?
Fiery minivet	2018-05-29		3,413	147.8	... that forest fires are a threat to the fiery minivet?
New England White	2018-05-11		1,729	144.1	... that in the novel New England White, Stephen L. Carter writes about the murders of a black professor and a schoolgirl set in a town described as "the heart of whiteness"?
Interrupted aortic arch	2018-05-06		1,729	144.1	... that an interrupted aortic arch is rapidly lethal, but can be fixed by surgery?
Gary Gill	2018-05-14		1,712	142.7	... that the footballer Gary Gill suffered a broken leg during a match in 1989 but carried on playing after being given the magic sponge?
Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break	2018-05-20		3,245	142.1	... that an accidental release of farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington state was initially blamed on unusually strong tides during a solar eclipse?
Muehlenbeckia astonii	2018-05-07		1,684	140.3	... that the endangered New Zealand shrub Muehlenbeckia astonii is also known as zig zag plant and wiggy-wig bush?
Bradenton Riverwalk	2018-05-10		1,683	140.2	... that the Bradenton Riverwalk area was originally nicknamed "The Sand Pile"?
Unix System Laboratories	2018-05-13		1,648	140.2	... that a goal of Unix System Laboratories was the creation of their namesake product "for the masses"?
Copella arnoldi	2018-05-13		1,644	139.9	... that the splash tetra (pictured) lays its eggs on a leaf above the surface of the water?
Quiz (play)	2018-05-05		1,666	138.8	... that the audience of the play Quiz act as the jury for a fictionalised version of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? "Coughing Major" scandal?
St. Georg, Aplerbeck	2018-05-04		1,636	136.3	... that the Romanesque cross basilica St. Georg in Aplerbeck from the 12th century fell into such disrepair that its street was named Ruinenstraße?
Thimble jellyfish	2018-05-30		3,108	133.2	... that larvae of the thimble jellyfish are the most common cause of seabather's eruption in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico?
Opémiska Community Hall fire	2018-05-14		1,596	133.0	... that when the Opémiska Community Hall fire broke out, people inside did not immediately evacuate because they thought the fire was part of a performance?
Temora longicornis	2018-05-04		1,594	132.8	... that the copepod Temora longicornis makes daily vertical migrations, spending the day near the seabed and the night near the surface?
Blanche McVeigh	2018-05-09		1,593	132.8	... that Blanche McVeigh's home workshop had a Sturges printing press so heavy that the floor needed to be shored up to support it?
Father Serra statues	2018-05-09		1,580	131.7	... that the Father Serra statues in Ventura, California, have been vandalized and called "a direct slap in the face" of Native American cultures?
Edge of the Knife	2018-05-25		3,068	130.9	... that Edge of the Knife will be the first feature film in Haida, an endangered language?
Wu Nansheng	2018-05-10		1,570	130.8	... that, appalled by the terrible living standards in his hometown, Wu Nansheng became a strong proponent of economic reform in China?
Ortwin Gamber	2018-05-29		3,018	130.7	... that Ortwin Gamber, an expert on medieval weapons and armour, is a recipient of the Theodor Körner Prize?
Gustavus Hume	2018-05-22		2,995	128.3	... that Irish surgeon Gustavus Hume was so fond of prescribing oatmeal porridge to his patients that he became known as "Stirabout Gusty"?
Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act	2018-05-22		2,982	127.8	... that the proposed Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act seeks to protect Robert Mueller from being arbitrarily fired?
Green iora	2018-05-14		1,516	126.3	... that the partial eye-ring of the male green iora looks like a pair of bright yellow eyelids?
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (film)	2018-05-06		1,508	125.7	... that a reviewer of The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous saw the title character Lysander Hawkley as "the man who put the giggle in gigolo"?
Warren P. Mason	2018-05-08		1,508	125.7	... that scientist Warren P. Mason said that polymer chemistry was not "civilized" because of the awful smells produced?
Rashid Vally	2018-05-29		2,901	125.6	... that during apartheid, music producer Rashid Vally owned a record shop that was among the few places in Johannesburg where people of different racial backgrounds could socialize?
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law	2018-05-19		2,838	125.6	... that the least expensive law school in Texas bought the Dallas Municipal Building for $1?
Black-winged flycatcher-shrike	2018-05-04		1,504	125.3	... that the black-winged flycatcher-shrike camouflages its nest with pieces of bark?
RCA Studio A	2018-05-02		772	64.3	... that Low Country Sound operates out of historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee?
Low Country Sound			704	58.7
Total			1,476	123.0
James Francis Dwyer	2018-05-31		2,887	122.4	... that before becoming a successful writer, James Francis Dwyer was sentenced to seven years in prison for forgery and uttering?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan	2018-05-28		2,780	121.7	... that early Japanese Mormons lost contact with their church for over 20 years after the first mission closed?
Li Keran	2018-05-05		1,444	120.4	... that Li Keran's painting Landscape in Red, which sold for 80 yuan in the 1970s, fetched 184,000,000 yuan at auction four decades later?
Constantine VIII	2018-05-26		2,666	119.3	... that Constantine VIII was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 962 but had to wait 63 years before becoming sole ruler?
Dein Mani-Yut	2018-05-01		1,428	119.0	... that Minister Dein, a loyalist of King Binnya U of Hanthawaddy, escaped execution by King Razadarit by telling the new king that his only "crime was being a servant of your father, the king"?
Leucospermum cuneiforme	2018-05-08		1,416	118.0	... that Leucospermum cuneiforme is known as luisiesbos ("lice bush") in Afrikaans as its seed pods resemble lice?
Jefferson Street	2018-05-17		2,824	117.7	... that Jefferson Street, the historic center of the African-American community in Nashville, Tennessee, declined after the construction of Interstate 40 in the aftermath of the Nashville sit-ins?
Anthocoris nemoralis	2018-05-09		1,408	117.4	... that both adults and nymphs of the bug Anthocoris nemoralis suck the body fluids from the insects and mites on which they feed?
Boltonimecia	2018-05-27		2,638	116.7	... that the possibly blind extinct ant Boltonimecia has a shield-like head?
Herbert Edward Holmes à Court	2018-05-11		1,398	116.5	... that Herbert Holmes à Court's commands included the gunnery training ship HMS Revenge?
Dilara Özlem Sucuoğlu	2018-05-09		1,380	115.0	... that the Turkish international Dilara Özlem Sucuoğlu started to play football in Germany at the age of five inspired by her father, a football coach?
Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour	2018-05-01		1,374	114.5	... that the video game Harlem Globetrotters: World Tour does not feature the Washington Generals, even though they have been the Globetrotters' traditional rival for over 50 years?
Ozobranchus branchiatus	2018-05-26		2,557	114.4	... that about 1,400 leeches were found to be attached to a green sea turtle in the Persian Gulf?
Loney Haskell	2018-05-09		1,360	113.3	... that vaudevillian and theatre manager Loney Haskell eulogized Harry Houdini?
Marcel Wüst	2018-05-03		1,351	112.6	... that professional cyclist Marcel Wüst had to end his road bicycle racing career after an accident left him blind in one eye?
James T. Sutherland	2018-05-10		1,340	111.7	... that James T. Sutherland, known as the "Father of Hockey", founded the Memorial Cup after serving overseas in World War I?
Greta Arwidsson	2018-05-03		1,338	111.5	... that Greta Arwidsson, Sweden's first female professor of Scandinavian and Comparative Archaeology, turned to the subject while excavating the Valsgärde boat graves in school?
Nicole Girard-Mangin	2018-05-01		1,336	111.3	... that Nicole Girard-Mangin, the first woman doctor to serve in the French army, was initially paid at the same rate as a nurse?
Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht	2018-05-02		1,333	111.1	... that the Easter hymn "Das Grab ist leer, der Held erwacht" (The tomb is empty, the hero awake) from 1777 has been called a hit among church songs?
Juanita Redmond Hipps	2018-05-05		1,330	110.9	... that the US Air Force Association's highest award for nursing is named in honor of Juanita Redmond Hipps?
Charles Green (archaeologist)	2018-05-02		1,328	110.7	... that Charles Green excavated burial mounds near Stonehenge?
Epidemiology in Country Practice	2018-05-29		2,552	110.5	... that following his research for Epidemiology in Country Practice, William Pickles observed that "studies in epidemiology sometimes reveal romances"?
Yurika (musician)	2018-05-04		1,312	109.3	... that Yurika was inspired to become a singer for anime after hearing the song "Genesis of Aquarion" by Akino in a television commercial?
Beats of Rage (film)	2018-05-18		2,440	109.2	... that it took two campaigns to raise the funds for Beats of Rage, the sequel to The FP?
The Haunting of Amphipolis	2018-05-05		1,309	109.1	... that the Xena: Warrior Princess episode "The Haunting of Amphipolis" was changed at the behest of the writers from focusing on a murdered man and his daughter to featuring the demon Mephistopheles?
Stilt (ceramics)	2018-05-06		1,292	107.6	... that some stilts have been designed to be used within saggars?
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend	2018-05-17		2,573	107.2	... that the title character of The Adventures of Beekle was named after the way the author Dan Santat's son would say "bicycle"?
Earl Valiquette	2018-05-04		1,277	106.4	... that after Canadian football player Earl Valiquette signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, his former team threatened legal action to keep him from leaving?
Madeleine Moreau	2018-05-31		2,470	104.7	... that Madeleine Moreau is the only French athlete to win an Olympic medal in diving?
Trivières	2018-05-05		1,250	104.1	... that Trivières contains the most important Merovingian necropolis in Belgium?
Uspallata chinchilla rat	2018-05-05		1,249	104.1	... that the Uspallata chinchilla rat feeds on the leaves of the creosote bush, despite the toxicity of its foliage?
Beatrice Nasmyth	2018-05-14		1,239	103.2	... that while posted to London during the First World War, journalist Beatrice Nasmyth had her brother smuggle her articles back to Canada to avoid censorship?
Gavin Robinson (model agent)	2018-05-05		1,231	102.6	... that Gavin Robinson's 1960s fashion shows were described as zippy, nippy, and hippy?
Nathan Wigg	2018-05-13		1,196	101.7	... that the Welsh footballer Nathan Wigg retired from playing after a scan of his knee was described as looking like it could have "been in a car crash"?
Lin Haiyun	2018-05-13		1,185	100.9	... that Lin Haiyun was attacked by Red Guards who called his ministry the "black headquarters" of revisionism?
George Speake	2018-05-08		1,208	100.6	... that George Speake sees an "eyeless, open-jawed serpent" on the Staffordshire helmet?
Group testing	2018-05-21		2,316	100.3	... that group testing can be used for DNA sequencing, cryptography, machine learning, and data forensics?
Irazú (satellite)	2018-05-29		2,313	100.2	... that the launch of the Costa Rican satellite Irazú was partly funded through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign?
R. D. Lawrence	2018-05-19		2,238	99.1	... that Canadian naturalist R. D. Lawrence followed a cougar in the wild for nine months, and spent six months observing a beaver colony?
Syracosphaera azureaplaneta	2018-05-07		1,166	97.2	... that a newly discovered plankton species, Syracosphaera azureaplaneta, has been named in honour of the BBC TV documentary series The Blue Planet, and its presenter, Sir David Attenborough?
Zheng Tuobin	2018-05-08		1,162	96.8	... that before Zheng Tuobin became China's Minister of Foreign Trade, he spent five years performing manual labour?
Joe Mayo	2018-05-06		1,160	96.7	... that footballer Joe Mayo "never really thought about" turning professional, and was training as an accountant when offered his first professional contract?
Katharina Magiera	2018-05-23		2,216	96.7	... that Katharina Magiera, a member of the Frankfurt Opera, has appeared as Lisa, a former SS officer in Auschwitz, in Weinberg's opera The Passenger?
Over and Over and Over	2018-05-15		2,308	96.2	... that Jack White left his song "Over and Over and Over" unrecorded for 13 years until his 2018 album Boarding House Reach?
Anvar Artykov	2018-05-02		1,128	94.0	... that in 2005, Kyrgyz politician Anvar Artykov was elected as a "people's governor" of Osh Region, only to be detained a day later by the police?
River Jordan, Dorset	2018-05-13		1,076	91.6	... that a pumping station on the River Jordan used a section of the damaged funnel from the SS Great Eastern as a water filter?
Aartswoud	2018-05-10		1,097	91.4	... that around the Dutch village of Aartswoud, the former polder landscape and its seasonal water levels are being restored?
Kahk	2018-05-26		2,026	90.7	... that the Fatimid Caliphate used messages stamped on kahk, a type of cookie, as propaganda?
Llamatron	2018-05-06		1,086	90.5	... that for £5, Amiga users who registered Llamatron would receive a poster, a newsletter, and another game from the company?
2014 Macau Grand Prix	2018-05-21		2,070	89.6	... that the 2014 Macau Grand Prix featured Tatiana Calderón, the first woman to compete at the race since Cathy Muller in 1983?
John Toshack	2018-05-18		2,002	89.6	... that the Welsh footballer John Toshack authored a book of poems entitled Gosh, it's Tosh?
Rita Duffy	2018-05-25		2,082	88.9	... that in 2005, the Northern Irish artist Rita Duffy made a proposal to tow an iceberg from Greenland to Belfast?
Teodora Krajewska	2018-05-26		1,942	86.9	... that Teodora Krajewska, one of the first female physicians in Bosnia-Herzegovina, rode a pony to visit her patients in remote mountain villages?
Mason Morgan	2018-05-04		1,032	86.0	... that a year after the character of Mason Morgan was introduced on Home and Away, his curly hair disappeared due to actor Orpheus Pledger's new hairstyle?
Philip Woodroffe	2018-05-28		1,932	84.6	... that Philip Woodroffe redressed all chirurgic woes?
Workplace robotics safety	2018-05-23		1,934	84.4	... that workplace robotics safety applies to both traditional industrial robots and emerging technologies such as robotic exoskeletons and drone aircraft?
Hans-Åke Nordström	2018-05-16		2,007	83.6	... that archaeologist Hans-Åke Nordström excavated sites in Nubia before they were submerged by the creation of the Aswan Dam?
Uzbekistan at the 2014 Winter Paralympics	2018-05-09		475	39.6	... that Brazil, Turkey, and Uzbekistan all made their Winter Paralympics debuts at the 2014 Sochi Games?
Brazil at the 2014 Winter Paralympics			287	23.9
Turkey at the 2014 Winter Paralympics			237	19.8
Total			999	83.2
Julian D. Richards	2018-05-20		1,897	83.0	... that Julian D. Richards is investigating the camp at Torksey of the Great Viking Army (Viking invaders pictured)?
Picway Power Plant	2018-05-14		994	82.9	... that the last railroad in Ohio to be powered by third rail delivered coal to the Picway Power Plant?
Luisenkirche, Charlottenburg	2018-05-09		988	82.3	... that the Protestant municipal Luisenkirche in Charlottenburg was named after Queen Luise of Prussia around 100 years after Frederick I of Prussia financed it?
Army Men: Operation Green	2018-05-12		1,804	78.8	... that while one reviewer could not get past the second level of Army Men: Operation Green, another felt the game would only take a few hours to beat?
Knut Stjerna	2018-05-05		934	77.8	... that Knut Stjerna used archaeology to analyse the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf?
Hemibdella soleae	2018-05-11		931	77.6	... that 40 or more fish leeches of the species Hemibdella soleae may be found attached to one common sole?
Adrian Miller	2018-05-08		922	76.8	... that before becoming a food historian, James Beard Award-winner Adrian Miller was a White House adviser in the Clinton administration?
Ralph Smith O’bré	2018-05-18		1,716	76.8	... that Ralph Smith O’bré invented a double tracheostomy tube that was popular among surgeons in Georgian era Dublin?
Wayne Entwistle	2018-05-05		903	75.2	... that footballer Wayne Entwistle played for more FA Cup-winning clubs than any other player?
Auburn station (Sound Transit)	2018-05-26		1,679	75.2	... that the Auburn train station also serves as the venue for a seasonal farmers' market?
Jacob Riis Park	2018-05-12		1,708	74.6	... that New York City's Jacob Riis Park contained the world's largest paved parking lot when it was constructed?
A. W. Ecclestone	2018-05-30		1,736	74.4	... that architect Arthur Ecclestone designed the Never Turn Back pub as a memorial to the nine lifeboatmen who died in the Caister lifeboat disaster of 1901?
Ye Jizhuang	2018-05-13		874	74.4	... that Ye Jizhuang, China's first Minister of Trade, was among the first four officers to be awarded a general's rank by the Communist Party?
Irvine Thornley	2018-05-15		1,766	73.6	... that the footballer Irvine Thornley's benefit match raised £1036, a record at the time?
Kamsuan Samut	2018-05-30		1,714	73.5	... that the "masterpiece" Kamsuan Samut describes a distraught lover's journey into exile to Southern Thailand?
Birgit Arrhenius	2018-05-22		1,712	73.4	... that Birgit Arrhenius revealed that a Torslunda plate helmeted figure, thought to represent Odin, had its eye deliberately struck out, consistent with the associated legend?
Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux	2018-05-31		1,710	72.5	... that Félicette, France's first cat to successfully travel into space, was launched from the Centre interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux?
Jamil Smith (journalist)	2018-05-21		1,620	70.2	... that journalist Jamil Smith wrote Time magazine's first cover story about a Marvel film, Black Panther?
Jason Reynolds	2018-05-01		841	70.1	... that National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds was inspired by Queen Latifah to begin writing poetry when he was nine years old?
Wendy Watson Nelson	2018-05-11		837	69.8	... that Wendy Watson Nelson taught nursing students that "the family's ability to change depends upon their ability to alter their perception of the problem"?
George Bentham (singer)	2018-05-04		836	69.7	... that after a decade-long opera and concert career, George Bentham originated the leading role of Alexis in The Sorcerer by Gilbert and Sullivan, which proved to be his last performing engagement?
D. H. Turner	2018-05-22		1,618	69.3	... that until D. H. Turner organised its loan, the Gospels of Tsar Ivan Alexander (detail pictured) had not been in Bulgaria for half a millennium?
Harrison Report	2018-05-14		826	68.8	... that an American report on the refugee camps in post-World War II Europe led to an inquiry regarding Palestine?
Airports Act 1986	2018-05-02		816	68.0	... that the Airports Act 1986 created the private company BAA from a public aviation authority?
Matilde Fidalgo	2018-05-10		812	67.6	... that the Portuguese international footballers Matilde Fidalgo and Bernardo Silva are cousins?
Li Zhengyou	2018-05-07		804	67.0	... that Li Zhengyou, vice-governor of Yunnan province, was also a pioneer in the research of high-altitude hybrid rice?
Oregon Emergency Board	2018-05-04		801	66.8	... that in 2016, Oregon’s legislative Emergency Board provided $2 million to reimburse state and local agencies for costs resulting from the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?
Zehra Borazancı	2018-05-25		1,558	66.5	... that the Turkish-Cypriot women's footballer Zehra Borazancı has played international football tennis for her country?
American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics	2018-05-16		1,570	65.4	... that despite being born in Indiana, Brad Kiltz represented American Samoa at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
Schlafes Bruder	2018-05-14		778	64.8	... that the title of Schlafes Bruder (Brother of Sleep), a 1992 novel set in a mountain village in Vorarlberg, refers to Bach's setting of "Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder"?
Ayşe Sinirlioğlu	2018-05-10		778	64.8	... that the ambassador Ayşe Sinirlioğlu was Turkey's sherpa to the G20?
Ivor Allchurch	2018-05-27		1,460	64.6	... that Ivor Allchurch was known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football"?
Deraeocoris brevis	2018-05-06		762	63.5	... that during its development, the predatory plant bug Deraeocoris brevis can consume up to 400 eggs and nymphs of the pear psylla?
Transcriptomics technologies	2018-05-04		758	63.1	... that it is possible to simultaneously measure which genes are turned on in an organism using transcriptomics technologies?
2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team	2018-05-14		742	61.8	... that the 2018–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team features an incoming class with two players who finished in the top three in voting for the 2018 Mr. Basketball of Michigan award?
Mount Carmel East	2018-05-28		1,396	61.1	... that Mount Carmel East sits on land that was originally used as a farm which provided food for another hospital, Mount Carmel West?
Donald Seldin	2018-05-13		718	61.1	... that Donald Seldin transformed the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center from a dilapidated barracks into a world-class medical center with five Nobel laureates?
Maurine Whipple	2018-05-31		1,416	60.1	... that Maurine Whipple's Mormon epic The Giant Joshua was the most-borrowed book in the Salt Lake City Public Library in 1989?
Global Buddhist Network	2018-05-11		719	59.9	... that the Global Buddhist Network used to be a Thai television station featuring Buddhist content, but was shut down by the Thai military junta?
Group Animal	2018-05-11		715	59.6	... that the Motor Neurone Disease Association criticised the two-part Holby City episode "Group Animal" for misleading viewers about a cure for motor neuron disease?
Bruiser (bull)	2018-05-27		1,335	59.1	... that Bruiser and Bodacious are the only two bulls to win both the Professional Bull Riders World Champion Bull and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Bull of the Year titles?
Tobias Kratzer	2018-05-10		708	59.0	... that German stage director Tobias Kratzer nominated two versions of Verdi's Rigoletto for an international competition, pretending to be an American woman in the first instance, and a Bulgarian in the second?
Félix-Marie Abel	2018-05-25		1,359	58.0	... that Félix-Marie Abel, a Dominican priest and archaeologist, identified several battle sites from the Maccabean Revolt?
Ahmed Jahouh	2018-05-11		694	57.8	... that Ahmed Jahouh is the first Moroccan footballer to play in India?
Bernardo De Pace	2018-05-14		688	57.3	... that Bernardo De Pace, an Italian immigrant, started his own opera company and eventually performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York?
Mary A. Monroe	2018-05-01		682	56.8	... that Mary A. Monroe was the first woman to serve as president of the Washington Education Association?
Hinners Organ Company	2018-05-19		1,280	56.6	... that the Hinners Organ Company pioneered production and pricing methods for pipe organs similar to those applied by Henry Ford to the automobile?
Margarita Höhenrieder	2018-05-11		679	56.6	... that the pianist Margarita Höhenrieder has premiered works dedicated to her by Harald Genzmer, including a concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings?
Robert Schneider (writer)	2018-05-28		1,273	55.7	... that after being rejected by 24 publishers, Robert Schneider's first novel, Schlafes Bruder, became an international bestseller and spawned a film, a ballet, an opera, and several plays?
Hilmi Esat Bayındırlı	2018-05-17		1,331	55.5	... that para-alpine skier H. E. Bayındırlı twice took part in the Winter Paralympic Games, representing the United States in 2006 and Turkey in 2014?
List of 1968 Winter Olympics medal winners	2018-05-03		664	55.4	... that Romania won its only Winter Olympics medal at the 1968 Games in Grenoble, France?
Chris Sander (footballer)	2018-05-02		661	55.1	... that footballer Chris Sander was the first Cardiff City player to save two penalties during the same match?
Antipsychotic switching	2018-05-12		1,252	54.7	... that there are multiple ways to switch antipsychotics?
Deutsches Hochamt (Michael Haydn)	2018-05-31		1,265	53.6	... that a Deutsches Hochamt (German High Mass) by Michael Haydn has been described as "musically the epitome of south-German/Austrian Catholicism"?
Sushil Siddharth	2018-05-13		624	53.1	... that a fellow writer said that satire was the oxygen in Sushil Siddharth's life?
Zavier Simpson	2018-05-07		630	52.5	... that Michigan Wolverines point guard Zavier Simpson had his two highest-scoring games as a sophomore against top-five ranked opponents?
Polystoma integerrimum	2018-05-20		1,172	51.3	... that the flatworm Polystoma integerrimum, a frog parasite, has a life cycle which synchronises with that of its host?
Oleg Vinogradov	2018-05-18		1,146	51.3	... that Oleg Vinogradov was the first Soviet ballet master to invite Western choreographers like Maurice Béjart to stage works for the Kirov Ballet?
Royal Turf Club of Thailand	2018-05-03		610	50.8	... that horse racing became so popular in Thailand that in 1949 the government ordered the Royal Turf Club and the Royal Bangkok Sports Club to alternate months holding races?
Ann Hornaday	2018-05-06		573	47.8	... that Pulitzer Prize-nominated film critic Ann Hornaday was once an assistant to Gloria Steinem?
Melinda Paulsen	2018-05-08		570	47.5	... that mezzo-soprano Melinda Paulsen was the first to record songs by Nadia Boulanger and Ethel Smyth?
Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania	2018-05-03		570	47.5	... that the first public meeting of the Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania was chaired by a bishop and drew a crowd of more than 500 people?
Frederick W. Winters House	2018-05-19		1,070	47.3	... that the Frederick W. Winters House is the only nationally designated historic property in Bellevue, Washington?
Leslie Webster (art historian)	2018-05-12		1,056	46.1	... that Leslie Webster spent her entire career at the British Museum?
Yang Gui	2018-05-06		552	46.0	... that Yang Gui was the chief designer of the Red Flag Canal, considered by Premier Zhou Enlai as one of the two "miracles" of the People's Republic of China?
Ray Straw	2018-05-04		536	44.7	... that in 1956–57, footballer Ray Straw equalled Derby County's club record for most league goals in a single season?
Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Paralympics	2018-05-11		530	44.2	... that until the Netherlands competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, all of the country's Winter Paralympics medals had been won by one woman, Marjorie van de Bunt?
Birgit Remmert	2018-05-27		968	42.8	... that an opera was composed for mezzo-soprano Birgit Remmert – Iokaste by Stefan Heucke – in which the mother and wife of Oedipus is the only role?
Julius Berger (cellist)	2018-05-29		974	42.2	... that the German cellist Julius Berger recorded all twelve concertos by Luigi Boccherini on the composer's own Stradivari instrument?
Spring is Coming	2018-05-12		964	42.1	... that Spring is Coming was the first South Korean musical performance in the North in over a decade, and was attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
Émile Küss	2018-05-27		898	39.7	... that in 1847, Émile Küss and Charles-Emmanuel Sédillot performed the first recorded biopsies on tumours?
Kavinder Gupta	2018-05-08		472	39.3	... that Kavinder Gupta was elected mayor of Jammu for a record three consecutive terms?
Buddhist devotion	2018-05-10		465	38.8	... that one popular expression of Buddhist devotion is to go on pilgrimage to Bodh Gayā in India?
Christ fuhr gen Himmel	2018-05-19		864	38.3	... that "Christ fuhr gen Himmel" (Christ rose to Heaven) is based on a medieval Leise and is sung by both Catholics and Protestants?
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat	2018-05-12		876	38.2	... that Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat won the Caldecott Medal for its illustrations done in the style of Basquiat?
Cyprus at the 2010 Winter Olympics	2018-05-12		865	37.8	... that the two competitors for Cyprus at the 2010 Winter Olympics are siblings?
Premiership Rugby Cup	2018-05-28		843	36.9	... that the English Premiership Rugby Cup was created after the Welsh regions left the Anglo-Welsh Cup?
60th Ariel Awards	2018-05-13		432	36.7	... that the 60th Ariel Awards includes three female filmmakers nominated for the Best Director award?
Albert Shepherd	2018-05-19		814	36.0	... that the footballer Albert Shepherd was the first player to score a penalty in an FA Cup final?
List of Casualty specials	2018-05-09		428	35.7	... that Casualty's list of special episodes includes the first webisode for a BBC continuing drama?
Zeke Upshaw	2018-05-20		811	35.5	... that after playing sparingly for Illinois State, Zeke Upshaw used a graduate transfer exception to continue his college basketball career with Hofstra and lead the CAA in scoring?
Royal Bangkok Sports Club	2018-05-20		804	35.2	... that in addition to being the oldest racecourse and second-oldest golf course in Thailand, the Royal Bangkok Sports Club also served as its first airfield?
Ken Hodgkisson	2018-05-13		396	33.7	... that the footballer Ken Hodgkisson was the first player ever to be used as a substitute by Walsall?
Fredrik Önnevall	2018-05-12		716	31.2	... that Fredrik Önnevall, who speaks fluent Chinese, was Sveriges Television's first correspondent in Beijing and provided commentary for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics?
Clarinet Sonata (Ries)	2018-05-01		310	25.8	... that in his Clarinet Sonata in G minor, composer Ferdinand Ries provided the opportunity for improvised cadenzas?
Messe solennelle (Vierne)	2018-05-20		575	25.2	... that a 2009 recording of Louis Vierne's Messe solennelle for choir and two organs at Saint-Sulpice, where it was first performed in 1901, was called "musical and spiritual time-travel"?
FotoFilm Tijuana	2018-05-23		570	24.9	... that the Morelia and Guadalajara International Film Festivals were used as a reference for the creation of FotoFilm Tijuana?
Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics	2018-05-07		287	23.9	... that Erjon Tola was the only athlete sent by Albania to the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics?
New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Paralympics	2018-05-08		249	20.8	... that the alpine skier Corey Peters won a silver medal for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Paralympics?
Mafat Oza	2018-05-12		426	18.6	... that Gujarati writer Mafat Oza published his own elegy in his poetry collection Ashubh?
Services in B-flat major	2018-05-25		434	18.5	... that Jubilate and Te Deum from the Morning, Evening and Communion Service in B-flat by Charles Villiers Stanford (pictured) were first performed in Cambridge on 25 May 1879?
Märchenerzählungen (Schumann)	2018-05-12		416	18.1	... that Clara Schumann noted in her diary in 1853 that her husband was very happy about completing his Märchenerzählungen, fairy-tale music for piano, clarinet, and viola?
Anil Sarkar	2018-05-12		346	15.1	... that Indian politician Anil Sarkar led efforts to provide relief and shelter for hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Bangladesh Liberation War?
David Gerdes	2018-05-12		292	12.7	... that, using data collected from the Dark Energy Survey, a team of researchers led by David Gerdes discovered a new dwarf planet nicknamed DeeDee?
Wang Danfeng‎	2018-05-16		0	0	... that "legendary" Chinese actress Wang Danfeng‎ (pictured) was invited to attend the inauguration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan?

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