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Bestwood Country Park
2018-09-04
74,700
3,112.5
... that one account has it that King Charles II offered his mistress Nell Gwyn (pictured) "all the land she could ride around before breakfast"—and the next morning she rode out early and encircled what would become Bestwood Park ?
Paper car wheel
2018-09-06
31,810
1,325.4
... that paper wheels (pictured) provided a quiet and smooth ride in Pullman dining and sleeping cars?
Raindrop cake
2018-09-05
28,138
1,172.4
... that raindrop cake (pictured) is a dessert made of water and agar , and has practically no calories?
Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton
2018-09-13
23,973
998.9
... that five years ago today, Tiffany Whitton left her handbag and flip-flops behind when she ran out of a Walmart at 2 a.m., and has not been seen since?
Escape of Viktor Pestek and Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz
2018-09-13
21,106
879.4
... that a Jewish prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp escaped disguised as an SS guard along with an SS-Rottenführer ?
Redneck Heaven
2018-09-19
11,504
479.4
... that Big Tips Texas features scantily-clad waitresses from Redneck Heaven , a breastaurant whose body-paint events led to nudity law changes in at least three Texas municipalities?
Big Tips Texas
9,586
399.4
Total
21,091
878.8
Boelcke-Kaserne concentration camp
2018-09-30
18,463
769.3
... that Nordhausen concentration camp (survivors pictured) , where more than a thousand corpses were found, was described as "the most horrifying example of Nazi terrorism imaginable"?
Murder of Deborah Linsley
2018-09-18
18,096
754.0
... that the murder of Deborah Linsley on a train in 1988 hastened the speed with which British Rail abolished the use of the type of compartment coach in which she died?
Fredy Hirsch
2018-09-11
17,457
727.4
... that Fredy Hirsch saved the lives of children at Auschwitz by impressing SS guards , even though he was Jewish and openly gay?
Thomas Hawker (British Army officer)
2018-09-26
17,339
722.5
... that a successful Peninsular War charge led by Thomas Hawker (pictured) was said to prove that the use of carbines by cavalrymen was "nothing short of insanity"?
Seder-Masochism
2018-09-10
15,142
630.9
... that the 2018 animated film Seder-Masochism was said to turn parts of the Exodus (God figure pictured) "into Busby Berkeley -style song-and-dance numbers"?
Windscale Piles
2018-09-19
14,500
604.2
... that while the filters added to the chimneys of the Windscale Piles (pictured) were mocked as "Cockcroft's Follies ", they prevented what might have been a disastrous radioactive accident?
Olivia Giacobetti
2018-09-28
13,848
577.0
... that Olivia Giacobetti (pictured) popularized the use of figs in perfumery ?
Exocoetus volitans
2018-09-07
13,522
563.4
... that while attempting to escape from underwater predators, the tropical two-wing flyingfish (pictured) may find other hazards above the waves?
Reginald St John Battersby
2018-09-12
12,264
511.0
... that Reginald St John Battersby joined the British Army aged 14, was commissioned at 15, and lost a leg at 17?
General Frisbie (steamship)
2018-09-22
12,162
506.8
... that General Frisbie (pictured) accidentally sank two ships and disabled a third, was renamed Commander , and then turned into a salmon cannery ?
The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland
2018-09-06
11,466
477.8
... that The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland was the first official document to inform the Western Allies about the Holocaust ?
Chasmodes saburrae
2018-09-27
10,988
457.9
... that about 11,000 eggs of the Florida blenny were once found in an old can?
Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
2018-09-24
10,488
437.0
... that the Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station (pictured) , built in 1897 to rescue shipwrecked mariners, was itself rescued from the sea and given a new lease of life?
Helen Woodrow Bones
2018-09-20
10,020
417.5
... that Helen Woodrow Bones (pictured) , U.S. President Woodrow Wilson 's first cousin, became a "surrogate First Lady " for 16 months between the death of his first wife and his second marriage?
Mount Cayley massif
2018-09-12
9,884
411.9
... that the Mount Cayley massif (pictured) in British Columbia has been investigated as a potential geothermal energy resource?
Battle of Westerplatte
2018-09-07
9,818
409.1
... that the surrender of the Polish garrison at the Battle of Westerplatte on 7 September 1939 ended what has been described as the opening battle of World War II?
Godfrey's Cordial
2018-09-10
9,811
408.8
... that Godfrey's Cordial , a popular infant sedative in Victorian Britain, led to numerous fatalities?
Manshuk Mametova
2018-09-26
9,409
392.0
... that Manshuk Mametova was the first Kazakh woman to become a Hero of the Soviet Union , after she refused to follow the rest of her unit in retreating from battle in Nevel ?
Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau
2018-09-11
8,920
371.6
... that Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau (pictured) was the last surviving royal student from the Chiefs' Children's School , a select school for the nobles and rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii ?
RX12874
2018-09-11
8,807
367.0
... that the Royal Air Force 's "Winkle " system tracked aircraft by listening for their radar jammers ?
Bob Wood (comics)
2018-09-17
8,769
365.4
... that Bob Wood , co-creator of the comic Crime Does Not Pay , served three years in prison for manslaughter, and was murdered a year after his release?
Hamdi Kayapınar
2018-09-07
8,661
360.9
... that the first victim of the Turkish serial killer Hamdi Kayapınar was his sibling?
Luna moth
2018-09-13
8,463
352.6
... that the long tails on the hindwings of the Luna moth (pictured) are thought to interfere with echolocation detection used by predatory bats?
Brownie (folklore)
2018-09-21
8,370
348.8
... that brownies , helpful household spirits from British folklore, are said to leave a house forever if offered a gift of clothing?
The Great God Pan
2018-09-04
8,370
348.8
... that Arthur Machen 's novella The Great God Pan has influenced such writers as H. P. Lovecraft , Peter Straub , and Stephen King ?
Axis war crimes in Italy
2018-09-19
8,254
343.9
... that soldiers from the Axis powers of Germany and Italy committed more than 5,000 war crimes in Italy during World War II ?
It Came Out of the Sky
2018-09-27
8,244
343.5
... that Creedence Clearwater Revival 's 1969 song "It Came Out of the Sky " was one of the first to criticize Ronald Reagan ?
Tosia Altman
2018-09-05
8,217
342.4
... that Tosia Altman 's blonde hair and fluency in Polish enabled her to pass as a gentile and travel between Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland to organize armed resistance to the Holocaust ?
IranPride Day
2018-09-09
8,214
342.2
... that despite homosexuality being punishable by death , Iranian LGBT activists celebrate IranPride Day (logo pictured) by secretly photographing themselves holding rainbow flags in Tehran and other cities?
I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration
2018-09-20
8,156
339.9
... that The New York Times published the anonymous essay "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration " despite its history of publishing few such works ?
Ybor Stadium
2018-09-06
8,144
339.3
... that the proposed Ybor Stadium would be the smallest in Major League Baseball by seating capacity?
List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku
2018-09-18
7,922
330.1
... that Belgian footballer Romelu Lukaku (pictured) has scored two international hat-tricks , but only one is recognised by FIFA ?
Sabrina (comics)
2018-09-18
7,610
317.1
... that Sabrina , a critique of the modern "fake news " era, is the first graphic novel to be longlisted for the Booker Prize ?
Kimberley death adder
2018-09-05
7,450
310.4
... that one of the scientific names in use for the Kimberley death adder was given in honour of actor Burt Lancaster ?
Mitsu Dan
2018-09-02
7,098
295.7
... that Japanese erotic film star Mitsu Dan writes fiction for literary magazines?
Chaim Topol
2018-09-24
7,097 [ a]
295.7
... that the Israeli actor Topol , who won a Golden Globe for his performance as Tevye in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof , played the role in shows and revivals about 3,500 times?
MIT Guyot
2018-09-19
6,956
289.8
... that a former island is named after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ?
Poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2018-09-20
6,749
281.2
... that despite the Democratic Republic of the Congo 's $24 trillion in mineral reserves, more than 80% of its residents live in extreme poverty ?
Israa al-Ghomgham
2018-09-22
6,338
264.1
... that Israa al-Ghomgham could become the first Saudi woman to be beheaded as punishment for defending human rights ?
Leleiohoku II
2018-09-08
6,329
263.7
... that Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II (pictured) formed the Kawaihau Glee Club, said to be composed of the "very purest and sweetest male voices to be found amongst the Native Hawaiians "?
Murder of April Tinsley
2018-09-09
6,266
261.1
... that police investigating the 1988 murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley believed that the murderer also left threatening notes with used condoms on girls' bicycles in 2004?
Bombing of Wieluń
2018-09-01
5,954
248.1
... that Wieluń , Poland, became the first city to sustain major damage and casualties from German bombing (pictured) in World War II?
List of longest-living members of the British royal family
2018-09-28
5,919
246.6
... that the longest-lived member of the British royal family is Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester , who died aged 102 years and 309 days?
Vanessa Delgado
2018-09-12
5,916
246.5
... that Vanessa Delgado 's 112-day term in the California State Senate will be the shortest tenure since 1903?
Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990
2018-09-08
5,828
242.8
... that every Australian has the right to a free portrait of the Queen ?
Kloster Gnadenthal, Hesse
2018-09-27
5,701
237.5
... that Kloster Gnadenthal (building pictured) was a Cistercian nunnery from 1235, a Protestant women's Stift from 1564, and became an ecumenical community in 1969?
Vienna porcelain
2018-09-02
5,666
236.1
... that exports of Vienna porcelain (example pictured) to the Ottoman Empire reached 120,000 pieces a year in the 18th century?
Minoritized language
2018-09-02
5,608
233.7
... that minoritized languages are languages targeted for extermination, even when spoken by a majority of the population?
Frosta AG
2018-09-21
5,013
208.9
... that FRoSTA , the largest frozen food company in Germany, suffered huge losses when it adopted sustainable sourcing and eliminated food additives from its products?
Petros Lantzas
2018-09-04
4,993
208.0
... that in 1608, Greek spy Petros Lantzas devised a plan to assassinate the Ottoman Sultan by placing a present containing explosives in front of him?
Speckled brown snake
2018-09-29
4,984
207.6
... that the venom of the speckled brown snake is 1.6 times more toxic than that of the Indian cobra ?
Brown-hooded kingfisher
2018-09-17
4,936
205.7
... that the brown-hooded kingfisher (pictured) , about 22 centimetres (8.7 in) long, has been recorded eating reptiles as long as 25 centimetres (9.8 in)?
Das goldene Kreuz
2018-09-14
4,921
205.0
... that Das goldene Kreuz (The Golden Cross ), the second opera by Ignaz Brüll (pictured) , was an immediate international success but was later banned by the Nazi regime?
Grasobern
2018-09-29
4,894
203.9
... that the game of Grasobern (card deck pictured) is easy to play, without the mental or psychological demands of other Bavarian card games like Schafkopf and Watten ?
Houses of the Holy
2018-09-23
4,858 [ b]
202.4
... that the cover of Houses of the Holy was designed by Hipgnosis and based on photographs taken at the Giant's Causeway ?
Altered (drag racing)
2018-09-23
4,858
202.4
... that National Hot Rod Association Altereds were notorious for running sideways?
Stewart Menaul
2018-09-20
4,858
202.4
... that during Operation Mosaic , Group Captain Stewart Menaul flew a Canberra bomber through a nuclear fallout cloud?
Ignore all rules
2018-09-01
4,818
200.8
... that Wikipedia has a rule allowing its editors to "ignore all rules "?
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)
2018-09-12
4,811
200.5
... that season 9 is the longest-running of SpongeBob SquarePants seasons, airing for four and a half years?
Hirado ware
2018-09-12
4,718
196.6
... that pieces of Hirado ware decorated with seven boys chasing butterflies were once made only for the shōgun and emperors of Japan ?
Graham Stack (surgeon)
2018-09-10
4,628
192.9
... that the surgeon Graham Stack advocated naming the fingers of the hand, rather than numbering them, in order to avoid surgical errors?
Battle of Neville's Cross
2018-09-16
4,618
192.4
... that during the Battle of Neville's Cross , King David II of Scotland was shot twice in the face by arrows and taken prisoner after knocking out the teeth of his captor?
SS Yarmouth
2018-09-15
4,590
191.2
... that on arriving in Cuba in 1920, the SS Yarmouth (crew pictured) , flagship of Marcus Garvey 's Black Star Line , was hailed as the "Ark of the Covenant of the colored people"?
Killing of Mollie Tibbetts
2018-09-16
4,541 [ c]
189.2
... that a record reward was raised by the local Crime Stoppers in the month-long search for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts , who was found dead in a cornfield?
Felix Agnus
2018-09-06
4,504
187.7
... that as a volunteer infantryman in the American Civil War, Felix Agnus saved the life of Captain Judson Kilpatrick ?
Unhinged (book)
2018-09-25
4,409
183.7
... that the Trump presidential campaign filed for arbitration against the publication of Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman ?
Ubehebe Craters
2018-09-30
4,396
183.2
... that a volcanic field in Death Valley formed only about 2,100 years ago?
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
2018-09-25
4,352
181.3
... that Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos sold one million copies within a month of release in July 2002, making it the fastest-selling PC video game in history at that time?
Ian Aird
2018-09-01
4,326
180.2
... that Ian Aird performed chest surgery on a wounded German officer after the British surgeon had been captured by a German Panzer column during the North African Campaign ?
Kevin Rashid Johnson
2018-09-28
4,286
178.6
... that Kevin Rashid Johnson was charged with inciting a riot for organizing a prison strike that may or may not have happened?
Max Steiner
2018-09-10
4,279
178.3
... that Max Steiner was often criticized for his excessive use of "Mickey Mousing " in his film scores?
HMS Romulus (1785)
2018-09-02
4,238
176.6
... that HMS Romulus used false colours to capture a Spanish corvette without a shot being fired?
Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias
2018-09-18
4,234
176.4
... that Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias denied there was such a thing as a true hermaphrodite ?
Athalia Schwartz
2018-09-06
4,150
172.9
... that the 19th-century writer Athalia Schwartz addressed the conditions and lives of prostitutes in England, the Netherlands, and Belgium?
Dwight Agnew
2018-09-29
4,067
169.5
... that during the attack on Pearl Harbor , USS Trever left her captain behind when she put to sea?
Napue v. Illinois
2018-09-04
4,056
169.0
... that in 1959, the US Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional for a prosecutor to knowingly use false testimony, even if the testimony does not directly relate to the defendant's guilt?
Panagrolaimus detritophagus
2018-09-25
2,584
107.6
... that the tiny nematodes Panagrolaimus detritophagus and Plectus parvus were revived after more than 30,000 years frozen in permafrost ?
Plectus parvus
1,440
60.0
Total
4,024
167.6
Bazoline Estelle Usher
2018-09-23
3,974
165.6
... that in 1944, educator Bazoline Estelle Usher (pictured) became the first African American to have an office at Atlanta City Hall ?
Claudio Gomes
2018-09-04
3,916
163.2
... that Manchester City player Claudio Gomes won a trophy at Wembley Stadium one second into his professional debut?
Lepidonotus squamatus
2018-09-12
3,894
162.3
... that the bioluminescent scales of the worm Lepidonotus squamatus adhere to any predator that feeds on it, making the attacker more visible to its own predators?
Bangladesh Drug War
2018-09-08
3,754
156.4
... that in most of the killings of the Bangladesh Drug War the victims were shot at night, and weapons and drugs were found near the bodies?
Alan L. Gropman
2018-09-08
3,728
155.4
... that before becoming a college professor, Alan L. Gropman flew more than 670 combat missions during two tours of Vietnam ?
Manuel Torres (diplomat)
2018-09-24
3,664
152.6
... that Manuel Torres was the first foreign diplomat to die in the United States?
Aula Magna (Central University of Venezuela)
2018-09-25
3,663
152.6
... that the 31 acoustic panels (pictured) on the ceiling of the Central University of Venezuela 's Aula Magna auditorium were originally meant to be an art installation in the outside corridor?
Charro outfit
2018-09-09
3,656
152.3
... that in 1985, Victor Almaraz made a charro outfit which consisted mainly of pull tabs from 2,500 aluminum cans ?
B&B Carousell
2018-09-05
3,642
151.8
... that the B&B Carousell , built over 100 years ago, is the last operating carousel in Coney Island ?
Ashley Mears
2018-09-24
3,594
149.8
... that sociologist Ashley Mears conducted an ethnography of the fashion industry while working as a model in New York and London?
Cocoi heron
2018-09-03
3,494
145.6
... that the cocoi heron (pictured) is the largest heron in South America?
Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting)
2018-09-09
3,410
142.1
... that Australian artist John Peter Russell painted a portrait of Vincent van Gogh and gave it to him as a mark of their friendship?
The Edge of Destruction
2018-09-21
3,372
140.5
... that the TARDIS 's Fast Return Switch featured in the Doctor Who serial The Edge of Destruction appeared to have a label written in felt-tip pen?
Psalm 36
2018-09-22
3,348
139.5
... that a verse from Psalm 36 is seen as endorsing animal welfare and animal rights ?
Kristin Cooper
2018-09-18
3,286
136.9
... that attorney Kristin Cooper , the current First Lady of North Carolina , has performed in several plays with her daughters?
Minoo Mohraz
2018-09-12
3,242
135.1
... that in 2001, HIV/AIDS campaigner Minoo Mohraz defied a media ban by using the word "condom " on Iranian national television ?
Alberto Morillas
2018-09-15
3,228
134.5
... that perfumer Alberto Morillas has created nearly 7,000 fragrances?
Biblical criticism
2018-09-01
3,174
132.2
... that biblical criticism was dominated by white male Protestant Christians until the late twentieth century?
Azumi Waki
2018-09-08
3,169
132.0
... that Japanese voice actress Azumi Waki initially wished to pursue a career as a flight attendant, but gave up because she felt that her English language skills were inadequate?
Tribune East Tower
2018-09-09
3,130
130.4
... that if completed, the proposed 1,422-foot (433 m) Tribune East Tower would be the second tallest building in Chicago , behind the Willis Tower ?
Melimoyu
2018-09-24
3,078
128.2
... that the name of Melimoyu , a volcano in Chile, means "four breasts"?
Dutch expedition to Valdivia
2018-09-22
3,042
126.8
... that the expedition to Valdivia seized and then abandoned the last Dutch possession on the Pacific coast of the Americas?
Luis Posada Carriles
2018-09-02
3,039
126.6
... that former CIA agent Luis Posada Carriles twice escaped from prison in Venezuela, where he faced trial for the bombing of Cubana Flight 455 ?
William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville
2018-09-21
3,018
125.8
... that during the Wars of the Roses , the son of William Bonville was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460, and Bonville himself was executed a few months later after the Second Battle of St Albans ?
Trichobaris trinotata
2018-09-28
3,000
125.0
... that the potato stalk borer used to be considered a serious pest of potatoes but modern management practices, such as the burning or removal of crop residues, have reduced its impact?
Accelerators (comics)
2018-09-14
2,984
124.3
... that the comic book The Accelerators was originally conceived as a screenplay ?
Etta Hulme
2018-09-11
2,983
124.3
... that editorial cartoonist Etta Hulme began her artistic career at Walt Disney animation studio under Ward Kimball ?
Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia
2018-09-25
2,867
119.5
... that the reluctance of Slavic speakers in Ottoman Macedonia to support national causes triggered a wave of terrorist violence from nationalist bands?
Hanbo scandal
2018-09-13
2,860
119.2
... that the Hanbo scandal , one of South Korea's largest corruption cases, involved presidential aides, a former minister, and top banking executives?
Exocoetus obtusirostris
2018-09-11
2,832
118.0
... that the oceanic two-wing flyingfish exhibits countershading ?
Hull and East Riding Museum
2018-09-14
2,816
117.4
... that a reconstruction of a Roman bath house at the Hull and East Riding Museum includes an original mosaic and a life-sized bather?
Muhammad VII of Granada
2018-09-08
2,750
114.6
... that when Castile invited Navarre to join an alliance against Muhammad VII of Granada , Charles III of Navarre informed Muhammad VII of this scheme, called him "my brother" and sent him military aid?
Serruria elongata
2018-09-21
2,738
114.1
... that flowers of the long-stalk spiderhead (pictured) produce a sweet smell late in the afternoon?
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden
2018-09-26
2,726
113.6
... that Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden has ponds which were originally marl pits?
DeMario Mayfield
2018-09-19
2,726
113.6
... that after being rejected by European and Chinese teams, DeMario Mayfield began his professional basketball career in an Iraqi league ?
Kaʻiminaʻauao
2018-09-17
2,726
113.6
... that Kaʻiminaʻauao , a younger sibling of Hawaii's Queen Liliʻuokalani , died in an epidemic that killed more than 10,000 people, mostly Native Hawaiians ?
Sega Technical Institute
2018-09-26
2,670
111.3
... that the Sega Technical Institute released four Sonic the Hedgehog games in three years?
Ken Hashimoto
2018-09-04
2,614
108.9
... that 15 future professors of medicine in Japan worked in Ken Hashimoto 's American laboratory?
Palembang Light Rail Transit
2018-09-03
2,582
107.6
... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit , which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
Pyemotidae
2018-09-19
1,332
55.5
... that a pyemotid mite , commonly known as the straw itch mite , has been investigated for use in biological pest control ?
Pyemotes tritici
1,248
52.0
Total
2,580
107.5
Roberto Benedicto
2018-09-11
2,528
105.3
... that Roberto Benedicto was so close to his fraternity brother, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos , that he had full access to the presidential quarters in Malacañang Palace ?
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
2018-09-30
2,491
103.8
... that the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada was created as a result of a commission calling for "culturally appropriate curricula" for Aboriginal Canadian students?
Dinesh Wadiwel
2018-09-07
2,478
103.2
... that the social and political theorist Dinesh Wadiwel argues that humans are waging a war on animals?
Kalākaua
2018-09-21
2,468
102.9
... that Kalākaua restored the hula , which had previously been banned from being publicly performed, and sponsored other Native Hawaiian traditions in the first Hawaiian Renaissance ?
Niel Gow's Oak
2018-09-17
2,461
102.5
... that Niel Gow , a Scottish fiddler , is said to have composed many of his best-known tunes under a tree on the banks of the River Tay ?
Campanino
2018-09-26
2,458
102.4
... that Campanino apples are used to make a sweet-and-hot condiment, mostarda di Mantova , that has been eaten since the Middle Ages ?
Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant
2018-09-01
2,452
102.1
... that SpaceX 's Rocket Development and Test Facility is on the site of Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant , a former World War II bomb-making facility?
2014 retreat from Western Bahr el Ghazal
2018-09-23
2,424
101.0
... that deserters from the South Sudanese army embarked on a long march north , across the border into Sudan , to escape their former comrades?
Washington State Route 821
2018-09-11
2,384
99.4
... that sections of Washington State Route 821 are shut down for annual cattle drives , a marathon, and a heritage tractor run?
MIS416
2018-09-06
2,366
98.6
... that MIS416 , a drug derived from bacteria that cause acne , was used to treat multiple sclerosis in New Zealand under a compassionate use law before clinical trials were unable to prove its efficacy?
Cat Brooks
2018-09-27
2,341
97.5
... that Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks performs in a one-woman show inspired by the death of Natasha McKenna in police custody?
Massive Goods
2018-09-13
2,335
97.3
... that a line of T-shirts produced by Massive Goods featuring art by Gengoroh Tagame became popular in the LGBTQ hip-hop scene ?
Sara Hughes
2018-09-16
2,324
96.9
... that with the USC Trojans , beach volleyball player Sara Hughes won 103 consecutive matches and 2 NCAA Championships ?
Mario Alberto Peña
2018-09-01
2,321
96.7
... that Texas-born Mario Alberto Peña became a suspected regional leader of the Gulf Cartel and a gangster folk hero on both sides of the Mexico–United States border ?
Ludwigsburg porcelain
2018-09-16
2,274
94.8
... that some Ludwigsburg porcelain figures from the 1760s (example pictured) show the lighter dance costumes pioneered by the ballet master Jean-Georges Noverre ?
Matilda Etches
2018-09-03
2,269
94.5
... that clothes created by Matilda Etches in the 1940s were the first modern fashion items to be honoured as key acquisitions by London's Victoria and Albert Museum ?
Rose Street Club
2018-09-28
2,263
94.3
... that the Rose Street Club in 19th-century Soho has been described as bridging the political gap between an earlier generation of chartists and a newer trend towards anarchism and socialism ?
Hypericum punctatum
2018-09-10
2,262
94.2
... that though caterpillars feed on the leaves of Hypericum punctatum , the foliage is toxic to mammals?
Leasowe Lighthouse
2018-09-02
2,128
88.7
... that Leasowe Lighthouse had the only known female lighthouse keeper when it ceased operating in 1908?
Honoka Inoue
2018-09-25
2,100
87.5
... that Honoka Inoue and her mother Kikuko provided the voices of a daughter and mother in the original net animation Pokémon Generations ?
Elise Barensfeld
2018-09-23
2,077
86.5
... that singer Elise Barensfeld is a possible dedicatee of Ludwig van Beethoven's Für Elise ?
Japanese export porcelain
2018-09-18
2,064
86.0
... that from 1660 to 1700, the majority of Japanese porcelain was made to be exported ?
Normal Love
2018-09-02
2,056
85.6
... that a lost film by Andy Warhol shows the production of Jack Smith 's Normal Love ?
Margaret Storkan
2018-09-07
2,048
85.4
... that Margaret Storkan made seven trips to the developing world on the hospital ship SS Hope where she was the only dermatologist?
David Green (civil engineer)
2018-09-27
2,047
85.3
... that David Green campaigned for new design standards following the collapse of a ferry walkway that killed six people?
Sphenophorus parvulus
2018-09-20
2,006
83.6
... that the bluegrass billbug feeds on maize and other grain crops as well as on Kentucky bluegrass ?
Brian Kershisnik
2018-09-21
1,956
81.5
... that Brian Kershisnik 's experiences of the births of his children inspired his painting Nativity ?
Frank Spooner Churchill
2018-09-13
1,952
81.4
... that American pediatrician Frank Spooner Churchill believed that breast milk could be spoiled if the mother was anxious?
U.S. Bicycle Route 66
2018-09-15
1,948
81.2
... that United States Route 66 , decommissioned in 1985, was recently designated as a bicycle route ?
José González Valencia
2018-09-22
1,928
80.4
... that the suspected Mexican drug lord José González Valencia possessed an official passport that had all the security features needed for international travel, issued under a false name ?
John Fresshe
2018-09-17
1,917
79.9
... that in 1381, during the Peasants' Revolt , John Fresshe —later to be Lord Mayor of London —was widely suspected of encouraging the mob to burn down the Marshalsea Prison ?
Moses Brown (basketball)
2018-09-25
1,910
79.6
... that Moses Brown is the top-ranked player in a UCLA Bruins incoming class that also includes the son of a Basketball Hall of Famer ?
Orchard Beach (Bronx)
2018-09-07
1,907
79.5
... that sand from Sandy Hook , New Jersey, and New York City's Rockaway Peninsula was brought by barge to Orchard Beach ?
Caprella penantis
2018-09-09
1,886
78.6
... that the skeleton shrimp Caprella penantis may take on some of the coloration of whatever it is feeding on?
History of the Office of The Inspector General of the United States Army
2018-09-24
1,863
77.6
... that during the Quasi-War , the Inspector General of the United States Army , Alexander Hamilton , acted as the de facto head of the United States Army?
Munafri Arifuddin
2018-09-02
1,848
77.0
... that Munafri Arifuddin ran unopposed for mayor of Makassar , Indonesia, won more than 250,000 votes, and lost ?
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
2018-09-23
1,845
76.9
... that The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle , a 1991 Newbery Honor book, was written in the style of a 19th-century travelogue?
Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht
2018-09-17
1,810
75.4
... that "Wenn ich, o Schöpfer, deine Macht ", part of German Protestant and Catholic hymnals , began as a poem by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert from the Age of Enlightenment ?
Arrowe Country Park
2018-09-18
1,796
74.9
... that Arrowe Country Park sits on land purchased in 1800 by the Mayor of Liverpool with money earned from the slave trade ?
National Philatelic Collection (United States)
2018-09-17
1,776
74.0
... that the United States government purchased John Lennon 's boyhood stamp album for the National Philatelic Collection ?
Katka Zupančič
2018-09-05
1,745
72.7
... that Slovene-American Katka Zupančič wrote children's poetry about the austerity of immigrant life?
Mary Blair Moody
2018-09-05
1,745
72.7
... that Mary Blair Moody became the first woman to earn an MD from Buffalo Medical College ?
Real Fact Comics
2018-09-20
1,682
70.1
... that science fiction writer Harlan Ellison 's earliest known published work was a fan letter to the comic book Real Fact Comics ?
Adrienne Maree Brown
2018-09-30
1,631
68.0
... that Adrienne Maree Brown writes for Bitch ?
Walter Freudenthal
2018-09-23
1,625
67.7
... that Walter Freudenthal distinguished between the skin conditions keratoma senile and verruca senilis , before leaving Nazi-occupied Europe?
Dorothy Papadakos
2018-09-20
1,618
67.4
... that Dorothy Papadakos , the first female organist at New York's Cathedral of Saint John the Divine , wrote a musical portraying Roman life in ancient Pompeii when it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius ?
Cerithideopsis scalariformis
2018-09-16
1,614
67.2
... that juvenile ladder hornsnails tend to live underwater while the adults mostly live above the high water mark?
Zach Hankins
2018-09-26
1,606
66.9
... that basketball player Zach Hankins helped Ferris State win its first Division II title in 2018, being named the tournament's most valuable player?
Überwasserkirche
2018-09-15
1,554
64.8
... that the Überwasserkirche , a Gothic hall church in Münster , was the location of the second of three sermons held in 1941 by Bishop Clemens August Graf von Galen in defiance of the Nazi regime?
IFK Kristianstad
2018-09-06
1,546
64.4
... that by the end of the 2017–18 season, IFK Kristianstad had won 66 consecutive home matches against domestic opposition?
Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death
2018-09-07
1,539
64.1
... that in 2016, fifty years after the Batman villain Poison Ivy was introduced, she starred in her own comic book miniseries ?
Trey Kell
2018-09-17
1,538
64.1
... that basketball player Trey Kell signed with the Bosnian team Igokea over nine other European offers?
Marc Kligman
2018-09-30
1,522
63.4
... that Orthodox Jewish sports agent Marc Kligman organizes Hanukkah candle-lighting for Jewish attendees at the baseball Winter Meetings ?
James T. Mullen
2018-09-14
1,492
62.1
... that James T. Mullen was the first Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus ?
Jacob Masters
2018-09-14
1,448
60.4
... that Radio Times critic Alison Graham called the character Jacob Masters "a cocky narcissist" following his debut in Casualty ?
Apple Venus Volume 1
2018-09-28
1,432
59.7
... that English rock band XTC hired a 40-piece orchestra for their 1999 album Apple Venus Volume 1 , to get a sound akin to "Vaughan Williams with a hard-on"?
John Mākini Kapena
2018-09-03
1,422
59.3
... that Hawaiian diplomat John Mākini Kapena was sent to Japan in 1882 to discuss Japanese immigration to Hawaii ?
O clap your hands (Vaughan Williams)
2018-09-26
1,414
58.9
... that a loop from the anthem O clap your hands , a setting of verses from Psalm 47 by Ralph Vaughan Williams for choir, brass, organ and percussion, was used by the Beatles for "Revolution 9 "?
Green Park tube station
2018-09-29
1,399
58.3
... that the Queen and Prince Charles each travelled on London Underground trains from Green Park tube station when they carried out the official openings of the Victoria and Jubilee lines?
Shiena Nishizawa
2018-09-15
1,399
58.3
... that "Love Men Holic" by Shiena Nishizawa is a love song that uses ramen -related puns in its lyrics?
Karl Ludwig Drobisch
2018-09-18
1,393
58.0
... that the German composer Karl Ludwig Drobisch and his brother calculated planetary movements?
Mary Sophia Hyde Rice
2018-09-10
1,392
58.0
... that American missionary Mary Sophia Hyde Rice taught Sanford B. Dole , who later became Hawaii 's only president?
Competition elements in ice dance
2018-09-05
1,368
57.0
... that there are no rules against reverse rotational lifts, in which the woman lifts the man, as competition elements in ice dance ?
Diede de Groot
2018-09-16
1,364
56.8
... that in 2018, Diede de Groot became the first woman in wheelchair tennis to win both the women's singles and doubles events at Wimbledon ?
Horatio Seymour presidential campaign, 1868
2018-09-29
1,356
56.5
... that Horatio Seymour did not want to be the 1868 U.S. Democratic presidential nominee, but was given the nomination anyway ?
Ernst Königsgarten
2018-09-22
1,342
55.9
... that Austrian fencer Ernst Königsgarten once performed in front of King Edward VII ?
1939 NCAA Basketball Championship Game
2018-09-08
1,336
55.7
... that the first NCAA Basketball Championship Game was attended by James Naismith , the inventor of basketball?
Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club
2018-09-24
1,335
55.6
... that the Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club , formed in 1880, was one of the first openly socialist societies in London?
Sybille Specht
2018-09-10
1,324
55.2
... that mezzo-soprano Sybille Specht appeared as La Belle in a chamber opera by Philip Glass at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz ?
Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle
2018-09-29
1,298
54.1
... that Adivasi -organized protests in Plachimada, India , succeeded in removing a Coca-Cola factory that was polluting the groundwater?
Dawson Williams
2018-09-25
1,264
52.7
... that in 1904, Dawson Williams , editor of the British Medical Journal , commissioned research from Edward Harrison that exposed numerous medications as "valueless"?
Shiv Pande
2018-09-14
1,262
52.6
... that in 1985, Shiv Pande arranged for a joint India-Pakistan cricket team to play "the rest of the world" in aid of Mother Teresa 's charity and the orphans of the Bhopal gas disaster ?
Ronald Smelser
2018-09-03
1,238
51.6
... that Ronald Smelser 's 2008 book The Myth of the Eastern Front focuses on the myth of the clean Wehrmacht ?
Sutarmidji
2018-09-19
1,234
51.4
... that as a child in Pontianak , Indonesia, Sutarmidji used to hawk newspapers close to the mayor's office that he would later occupy?
Diadumene cincta
2018-09-04
1,233
51.4
... that the sea anemone Diadumene cincta reproduces by basal laceration , with pieces of tissue becoming detached from the base and developing into new individuals?
Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella
2018-09-16
1,219
50.8
... that around one million pilgrims visit the Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella in Materdomini , Italy, each year?
Willow Harris
2018-09-30
1,207
50.3
... that Home and Away actress Sarah Roberts met with gambling addicts as research for Willow Harris 's storylines?
Magne Dæhli
2018-09-13
1,192
49.7
... that Magne Dæhli was part of the gold-winning team in the men's relay of the World Orienteering Championships for three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018?
Eusebia Cosme
2018-09-30
1,189
49.5
... that Afro-Cuban poetry reciter Eusebia Cosme performed only in Spanish, but packed American venues such as Carnegie Hall ?
Derek Holmes (ice hockey)
2018-09-27
1,188
49.5
... that Derek Holmes said the purpose of Hockey Canada was to beat the Russians ?
Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail
2018-09-16
1,180
49.1
... that the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail in Wenatchee, Washington , was funded by a local utility company as part of environmental mitigation for hydroelectric dams ?
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
2018-09-01
1,176
49.0
... that Charles Wood's Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D has been regarded as an "epitome of Church of England worship"?
Milton Griepp
2018-09-09
1,172
48.8
... that Milton Griepp was receiving unemployment benefits when he co-founded Capital City Distribution , which became the largest comic book distributor in the United States?
Grandy Glaze
2018-09-07
1,155
48.1
... that Canadian basketball player Grandy Glaze made his professional debut in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional , which he led in rebounding ?
United States Lifesaving Association
2018-09-10
1,150
47.9
... that the United States Lifesaving Association calculated that a person has a 1 in 18 million chance of drowning at a beach patrolled by lifeguards affiliated with the association?
Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren
2018-09-03
1,150
47.9
... that for his song of praise "Lobet den Herren alle, die ihn ehren ", Paul Gerhardt used the Sapphic stanza ?
Jaime Bonilla Valdez
2018-09-09
1,142
47.6
... that in 2016, Jaime Bonilla Valdez invited current Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to his suite at Petco Park to watch the Major League Baseball All-Star Game ?
Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty
2018-09-15
1,114
46.4
... that in 1855, Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty became the first Indian to pass the Indian Medical Service examination?
Broken (lovelytheband song)
2018-09-11
1,084
45.2
... that the breakout single "broken " by lovelytheband was inspired by its vocalist after he split up with his previous band, Oh Honey ?
Delfina Gómez Álvarez
2018-09-14
1,077
44.9
... that Mexican senator Delfina Gómez Álvarez entered politics at the urging of a former mayor who later ran for the Senate alongside her?
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
2018-09-15
1,060
44.2
... that the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India has sometimes been more influential than senior government ministers ?
Lafargue Clinic
2018-09-12
992
41.4
... that in 1948, Ralph Ellison , Richard Wright , and Fredric Wertham helped establish the Lafargue Clinic in New York City, one of the first to provide low-cost psychiatric services to black patients?
Herbert R. Spencer
2018-09-23
976
40.7
... that in 1901, Herbert R. Spencer described how to turn a baby should it be in the breech position before birth?
Pyroglyphidae
2018-09-22
974
40.6
... that under low relative humidity conditions, protonymph pyroglyphid mites may die, or they may enter a state of diapause until conditions improve?
UMPS CARE
2018-09-03
964
40.1
... that Major League Baseball umpires have visited 131 hospitals since 2006, giving seriously ill children more than 12,500 stuffed toys, through their UMPS CARE charity?
Eucalyptus exserta
2018-09-15
910
37.9
... that common names for Eucalyptus exserta include Queensland peppermint, bendo, and messmate?
Mark Aubry
2018-09-20
904
37.7
... that Mark Aubry is a lecturer on concussion awareness, a team physician for the Ottawa Senators , and the chief medical officer of Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation ?
Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros
2018-09-13
900
37.5
... that in 2017, Lorena Cuéllar Cisneros joined eight other Mexican senators in switching parties after a dispute over commission seats, more than doubling the Labor Party 's ranks?
Mulshankar Mulani
2018-09-06
871
36.3
... that Mulshankar Mulani introduced tragedy to Gujarati theatre ?
Hassan Tampuli
2018-09-03
836
34.9
... that prior to heading Ghana's petroleum authority , lawyer Hassan Tampuli secured the release of a journalist who had been detained for writing about the country's president ?
2007 Dodge Dealers 400
2018-09-08
818
34.1
... that despite winning Roush Fenway Racing 's 100th NASCAR Cup Series race in the 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 , driver Carl Edwards was penalized for his car being too low at the right-rear?
Vijay Shastri
2018-09-26
784
32.7
... that Vijay Shastri has written more than 200 short stories in Gujarati ?
Manuel Añorve Baños
2018-09-28
776
32.3
... that Manuel Añorve Baños was appointed by his cousin , the interim Governor of Guerrero , Mexico, to serve as the interim mayor of Acapulco ?
Rudolf Sellner
2018-09-27
748
31.1
... that Rudolf Sellner engaged Richard Wagner's grandson to stage a Verdi opera as part of the opening of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ?
2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
2018-09-30
728
30.4
... that the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship saw the best-ever performance by Team Great Britain, which won the men's competition and was runner-up in the women's?
Opening Prayer
2018-09-21
728
30.4
... that Leonard Bernstein composed Opening Prayer on a commission from Carnegie Hall for its reopening in 1986?
Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum
2018-09-05
671
28.0
... that the Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum in Tirana counts among its alumni most Albanian professional artists, as well as the current Prime Minister of Albania ?
Ramiz Kovaçi
2018-09-04
640
26.6
... that Ramiz Kovaçi , a baritone at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania , was also a jury member for a light music festival?
Arthur Rook (dermatologist)
2018-09-24
610
25.4
... that Arthur Rook and Ian Whimster wrote important articles on keratoacanthoma and blistering skin diseases?
Edel-optics.de Arena
2018-09-14
608
25.3
... that the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship took place at the Edel-optics.de Arena in Hamburg ?
Itzcóatl Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla
2018-09-19
592
24.7
... that Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla stepped down as rector of the University of Guadalajara to seek a return to elected office as a Mexican federal deputy ?
Walter Renneisen
2018-09-29
518
21.6
... that during his long acting career, Walter Renneisen has presented Patrick Süskind's Der Kontrabaß (The Double Bass ) in his own touring production?
Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís
2018-09-29
364
15.2
... that while mayor of Torreón , Mexico, Miguel Riquelme Solís led the construction of a cable car to the Cristo de las Noas statue which he dedicated as governor of Coahuila ?