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United States ten-thousand-dollar bill
2024-10-21
41,731
1,738.8
... that the US$10,000 bill (example pictured) is the highest denomination of US currency that has been used by the public?
Niederdollendorf stone
2024-10-14
20,580
857.5
... that the Niederdollendorf stone (pictured) , the Grésin plaque , and the Landelinus buckle are each controversially conjectured to depict a pagan-inspired Jesus Christ?
Landelinus buckle
8,615
359.0
Grésin plaque
7,892
328.9
Total
37,088
1,545.3
Slime (monster)
2024-10-31
29,307
1,221.1
... that slime monsters (example pictured) have been described as both "a tool for questioning the idea of human exceptionalism" and "loyal punching bags"?
Uzun-Hajji
2024-10-16
13,984
582.6
... that although Uzun-Hajji and Najmuddin of Gotzo (both pictured) were originally political allies, they later fought on opposing sides of the Russian Civil War ?
Najmuddin of Gotzo
12,720
530.0
Total
26,704
1,112.6
Viriamo
2024-10-28
26,126
1,088.6
... that the traditional Rapa Nui tattoos of Viriamo (pictured) included motifs similar to an adze and a paddle?
Fred the Head
2024-10-23
24,921
1,038.4
... that a man's body , found wearing only a woman's wedding ring and a pair of socks in 1971, is the oldest unsolved missing persons case in Staffordshire, England?
Karađorđeva šnicla
2024-10-19
24,736
1,030.6
... that Karađorđeva šnicla (pictured) was accidentally created as an improvisation of chicken Kiev ?
Santa (singer)
2024-10-13
20,732
863.8
... that Santa opened the 2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony (pictured) ?
2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
3,629
151.2
Total
24,361
1,015.0
Killing of Nyah Mway
2024-10-08
22,515
938.1
... that according to the mayor of Utica , 13-year-old Nyah Mway was the first Karen person to be killed in America by police?
Neutron stars in fiction
2024-10-23
22,120
921.7
... that in fiction, neutron stars (pictured) harbour exotic lifeforms in their vicinity, on their surface, and even in their interior?
The New York Times Simulator
2024-10-24
21,906
912.8
... that The New York Times Simulator was inspired by its creator's frustration with media coverage of the Israel–Hamas war ?
Des Moines speech
2024-10-15
21,561
898.4
... that Anne Morrow Lindbergh tried to warn her husband Charles Lindbergh of the backlash that his antisemitic Des Moines speech would receive?
Rika Nakagawa
2024-10-05
20,405
850.2
... that Rika Nakagawa (pictured) won a national debate competition as an active tarento ?
Ferrari FF
2024-10-18
19,566
815.2
... that the Ferrari FF (pictured) was, upon its release, the world's fastest four-seater car?
AniWave
2024-10-02
19,506
812.7
... that a major anime piracy website had over 100 million monthly visits and was one of the top 200 most popular Internet properties?
Celebrity Number Six
2024-10-04
18,452
768.8
... that retired model Leticia Sardá had no idea that she was the subject of a four-year global search ?
Aphrodite Rhithymnia
2024-10-08
18,430
767.9
... that a Cretan man found a 1st-century statue of Aphrodite while trying to drill a well, and then reburied it?
Farnese Artemis
2024-10-09
18,420
767.5
... that while the objects on the Farnese Artemis (pictured) had initially been identified as female breasts, the museum housing the statue now describes them as bull scrotums?
Chesmac
2024-10-15
18,392
766.3
... that as the 1979 computer chess game Chesmac (pictured) could not display a chessboard on screen, players had to replicate the game on a physical chessboard?
Post-tuberculosis lung disease
2024-10-01
18,346
764.4
... that many people who recover from tuberculosis lose more than half of their lung capacity (example pictured) ?
Pesto (penguin)
2024-10-11
18,302 [ a]
762.6
... that a baby penguin from Australia is "an absolute unit "?
Asik-Asik Falls
2024-10-07
18,294
762.2
... that the water of Asik-Asik Falls (pictured) comes from a source inside a cliff?
Littlehampton libels
2024-10-28
18,102
754.3
... that in the Littlehampton libels , Edith Swan fooled three juries and two judges, had another woman sent to prison twice, and was declared not guilty before finally being convicted?
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
2024-10-11
18,037
751.5
... that Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (pictured) believed that hanging colored lights across San Salvador would cure a smallpox epidemic?
Lac qui Parle County seat controversy
2024-10-28
17,892
745.5
... that one 1886 night 150 people broke into a courthouse and began moving it 15 miles (24 km), before getting stuck in a blizzard?
Tattarisuo case
2024-10-02
17,396
724.8
... that mutilated body parts found in the spring of Tattarisuo in 1931 were used to practice black magic ?
Blue Mountain Pottery
2024-10-06
17,038
709.9
... that Blue Mountain Pottery wares (example pictured) had a distinctive drip glaze, particularly blue-green and black, so that each piece was unique?
Palace Theater Light
2024-10-17
16,398
683.2
... that the Palace Theater light bulb has been running since 1908?
Néo-Phare
2024-10-07
15,896
662.3
... that there was a doomsday cult named after Neo from The Matrix ?
Center squeeze
2024-10-09
15,771
657.1
... that the center squeeze has been blamed for costing Gary Johnson the 2016 US presidential election ?
Trunk-or-treating
2024-10-31
15,738
655.8
... that trunk-or-treating was created as a safer alternative to regular trick-or-treating ?
Michael Sugrue
2024-10-30
15,382
640.9
... that Michael Sugrue became an "internet phenomenon" during the COVID-19 pandemic for his lectures on YouTube, recorded in 1992, that covered "the last 3,000 years of Western intellectual history"?
Barry Green (hunter)
2024-10-23
15,322
638.4
... that an Australian wildlife conservationist has trapped and killed more than 1,450 feral cats?
Law of reentry
2024-10-29
14,732
613.8
... that the law of reentry is cited as an explanation for a character's abrupt exit from the stage in Richard II ?
Bill Morrow (Australian politician)
2024-10-06
14,222
592.6
... that Australian train driver Bill Morrow received the Soviet Union's Lenin Peace Prize alongside Fidel Castro?
Rooms by the Sea
2024-10-15
14,104
587.7
... that an art critic felt that Rooms by the Sea was one of Edward Hopper 's "strangest" works?
Jools Lebron
2024-10-21
14,021
584.2
... that following the success of Jools Lebron 's "demure" videos, she stated that she was able to use the proceeds to pay for her gender transition?
Matthew Webb
2024-10-30
13,762
573.4
... that Matthew Webb died attempting to swim down the Niagara Rapids ?
History of chocolate
2024-10-07
13,594
566.4
... that a woman was considered a witch because her husband prepared chocolate instead of her?
University Village (Manhattan)
2024-10-08
13,566
565.2
... that a Picasso sculpture at University Village was called "half as high and twice as sexy as the Great Sphinx of Egypt"?
Noken system
2024-10-13
13,554
564.8
... that the noken system used for voting in parts of Indonesia can produce turnouts of 100%?
Devil's Doorway (Wisconsin)
2024-10-31
13,538
564.1
... that the Devil's Doorway is found in Wisconsin?
Isaac Vincent
2024-10-10
13,265
552.7
... that "Honest Ike " stole more than $200,000 from the Alabama treasury?
Memento dollar
2024-10-17
13,199
550.0
... that the first silver dollars of the Republic of China were crudely designed mementos (example pictured) ?
Pell v The Queen
2024-10-22
13,072
544.6
... that the verdict of Pell v The Queen could not be reported on properly for two months?
Chocolate Room
2024-10-23
13,060
544.1
... that the original exhibition of art installation Chocolate Room was shut down after attracting an "army of ants"?
Empirical Labs Distressor
2024-10-29
12,918
538.3
... that Maroon 5 , Kali Uchis , and Wilco have all used the same effects unit (pictured) ?
Codex Basiliensis A. N. IV. 1
2024-10-01
12,864
536.0
... that a New Testament manuscript was "barbarously scored with red chalk" by a book publisher?
Eliza Legzdina
2024-10-09
12,852
535.5
... that Eliza Legzdina has attributed opinions of her work to the "horrification of the female body"?
Edinburgh Wild West
2024-10-11
12,656
527.3
... that a lane behind a tenement in Edinburgh is decorated as a Wild West town?
Emi Shinohara
2024-10-06
7,020
292.5
... that Sailor Moon co-stars Emi Shinohara and Rika Fukami were born on the same date?
Rika Fukami
5,580
232.5
Total
12,601
525.0
Wigwam (Welsh band)
2024-10-26
12,438
518.2
... that Wigwam (pictured) formed four days before their first concert?
CyberJoly Drim
2024-10-01
12,088
503.6
... that the 1998 cyberpunk short story "CyberJoly Drim " caused a controversy in the Polish science fiction and fantasy community?
Booby Island (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
2024-10-09
12,040
501.7
... that the search for mammals on Booby Island was a bust?
Anticlea elegans
2024-10-31
12,024
501.0
... that some Idaho mountain deathcamas are pollinated by carrion and flesh flies rather than bees?
Italian Campaign of 1796–1797
2024-10-04
11,950
497.9
... that the Italian Campaign of 1796–1797 (battle pictured) demonstrated that Napoleon was a "great strategist"?
Dezik and Tsygan
2024-10-06
11,941
497.5
... that the first dogs in space returned to Earth with a parachute?
Wuhan trolleybus route 1
2024-10-24
11,802
491.7
... that for nearly 65 years, Wuhan trolleybus route 1 (pictured) included a loop around a statue of Sun Yat-sen ?
Rabbit
2024-10-22
11,753 [ b]
489.7
... that rabbits can control their body temperature with their ears (pictured) ?
Great Salt Lake whale hoax
2024-10-17
11,542
480.9
... that a sensational story in 1888 claimed that James Wickham, a British scientist, introduced two whales to the Great Salt Lake in an attempt to start a whale oil industry?
UnMetal
2024-10-18
11,525
480.2
... that in UnMetal , the player has to heal any enemies whom they shoot?
1939 New York World's Fair pavilions and attractions
2024-10-03
11,428
476.1
... that attractions at the 1939 World's Fair included a roller coaster, a ski slope, and scantily clad women?
Diet culture
2024-10-08
11,194
466.4
... that both scholars and activists believe that diet culture is often intertwined with racism and other forms of prejudice?
Elias Karmon
2024-10-21
11,106
462.7
... that Mr. Bronx was not from the Bronx?
Andrea Navagero
2024-10-02
11,094
462.2
... that much to his dismay, Andrea Navagero (pictured) was named the Venetian ambassador to France in 1529?
Battle of Kembogo
2024-10-16
11,068
461.2
... that rebel fighters pursued their fleeing enemies during the Battle of Kembogo because they wanted new boots?
Lisa Blatt
2024-10-04
10,960
456.7
... that Lisa Blatt , the first woman to argue 50 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States , "elicits laughs and the occasional sharp response from the justices" for her witty delivery?
Hathumoda
2024-10-30
10,817
450.7
... that a hagiography of Abbess Hathumoda was tempered by its audience's knowledge of her flaws?
Jamaludin Malik [ c]
2024-10-22
7,080
448.0
... that Indonesian legislator Jamaludin Malik wore an Ultraman costume to his swearing-in ceremony?
Statue of John Stockton
2024-10-21
10,692
445.5
... that, when preparing the statue of John Stockton , its sculptor repositioned the model about 20 times by using a wrench to adjust ball-and-socket joints on steel rods?
Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television
2024-10-02
10,382
432.6
... that the ending of the TV series Community features a fourth-wall-breaking monologue?
Catharina Weiss
2024-10-20
10,366
431.9
... that Catharina Weiss (pictured) used to play for the Rolling Chocolate?
Henry Firth
2024-10-13
10,295
429.0
... that British conscientious objector Henry Firth died in 1918 while being held at a work camp in Dartmoor?
1997 Saint-Casimir mass suicide
2024-10-28
10,246
426.9
... that on the same day that the members of Heaven's Gate died in a mass suicide, five members of an unrelated group did likewise ?
Daniela Larreal
2024-10-12
10,240
426.6
... that cyclist Daniela Larreal competed in five Olympic Games for a country that later exiled her?
Brenden Bates
2024-10-24
10,142
422.6
... that Brenden Bates "loves moving people against their will"?
GhGk-63
2024-10-23
10,020
417.5
... that an ancient Canadian archaeological site was discovered during the construction of a dump ?
Pete Wade
2024-10-11
9,876
411.5
... that when guitarist Pete Wade was 19, he moved to Nashville with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers of Don Helms and Jerry Rivers ?
Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation
2024-10-19
9,853
410.5
... that a judge is threatening to shut down Wikipedia in India over a defamation lawsuit ?
Hugh Bunel
2024-10-27
9,766
406.9
... that Norman warrior Hugh Bunel lived for years among the Saracens before turning against them to join the First Crusade?
William, Prince of Wales, in film and television
2024-10-04
9,602
400.1
... that William, Prince of Wales , inspired the character of Prince Wheeliam in Cars 2 ?
Norma Bahia Pontes
2024-10-07
9,599
400.0
... that some of the work of lesbian feminist filmmaking pioneer Norma Bahia Pontes is lost media ?
Jumbo's
2024-10-28
9,570
398.7
... that thirty white employees quit working at Jumbo's restaurant in Miami after it desegregated?
Serekunda
2024-10-10
7,328
305.3
... that because the capital of The Gambia is on a small island, its population has overflowed into Serekunda (pictured) in the nearby municipality of Kanifing ?
Kanifing
2,097
87.4
Total
9,424
392.7
Rechao
2024-10-06
9,346
389.4
... that almost 45 percent of Taiwan's beer purchases come from rechao restaurants?
Anders Årfelt
2024-10-03
9,291
387.1
... that after some of Anders Årfelt 's lion sculptures (example pictured) were struck during the 2017 Stockholm truck attack , the city ordered new versions weighing 3 tonnes?
Hammond's Hard Lines
2024-10-26
9,274
386.4
... that a 1920s reviewer considered Hammond's Hard Lines "dangerously experimental ground for boys' fiction"?
Cécile Fatiman
2024-10-17
9,261
385.9
... that the Haitian Revolution began when Cécile Fatiman sacrificed a black pig, a ritual that was later repeated by Haitians resisting the United States occupation and the Duvalier dynasty ?
The Taehongdang Party Secretary
2024-10-11
9,144
381.0
... that North Korean series The Taehongdang Party Secretary was created to help promote the consumption of potatoes during a rice shortage?
Uwe Holmer
2024-10-11
9,093
378.9
... that a German pastor let a deposed East German head of state stay in his house?
Alfred Sully
2024-10-10
8,898
370.8
... that Alfred Sully , who led US forces during the Sioux Wars , was married to a Yankton Sioux woman?
Granville Colliery
2024-10-25
8,706
362.8
... that part of the site of Granville Colliery is now used as a dry ski slope (pictured) ?
Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo, S.A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.
2024-10-25
8,666
361.1
... that because the lord chancellor of England did not freeze assets before trial in 1789, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1999 that U.S. courts cannot either ?
Progradungula barringtonensis
2024-10-31
8,549
356.2
... that the Australian spider Progradungula barringtonensis has been called a "ghost of Gondwana "?
Sainsbury's, Greenwich
2024-10-14
8,530
355.4
... that South African president Jacob Zuma requested a tour of a Sainsbury's supermarket during his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010?
Lyons Pool Recreation Center
2024-10-29
8,496
354.0
... that at one point the Lyons Pool Recreation Center had three employees whose only job was to maintain water filters?
Betty Brussel
2024-10-08
8,397
349.9
... that Betty Brussel set three competitive swimming records on the same day at the age of 99?
Benoit Blin
2024-10-03
8,396
349.9
... that pastry chef and television judge Benoit Blin cut off the tips of his fingers in a kitchen accident during his service in the French Navy ?
What a Merry-Go-Round
2024-10-31
8,288
345.3
... that What a Merry-Go-Round closed with evil clowns cavorting around a carousel?
You Liked This (Okay, Computer!)
2024-10-16
8,092
337.1
... that the song "You Liked This (Okay, Computer!) " features the former text-to-speech voice of TikTok?
Egyptian Labour Corps mutinies
2024-10-03
8,002
333.4
... that in 1917 British soldiers in France opened fire on mutineers from the Egyptian Labour Corps , killing at least 27 of them?
Political text messaging in the United States
2024-10-21
7,888
328.7
... that Americans received nearly 15 billion political text messages in 2022?
Winfield Blake
2024-10-08
7,872
328.0
... that after a career as an opera singer and Broadway musical star, Winfield Blake (pictured) became a vaudeville comedian as one half of the duo Blake and Amber?
Shoko Ikeda
2024-10-01
7,832
326.4
... that Shoko Ikeda once admitted that Haruhi Suzumiya , a character she designed, was "just like me"?
No net loss
2024-10-02
7,812
325.5
... that at least 69 countries have "no net loss " environmental policies?
Brittni Mason
2024-10-18
7,790
324.6
... that a Paralympic gold medalist originally did not know that she qualified for parasports?
Muhammad Khaznadar
2024-10-04
7,784
324.4
... that Muhammad Khaznadar 's museum was said to have "surpassed every other museum in the world" in Phoenician and Carthaginian antiquities ?
Rose Betts
2024-10-15
7,756
323.1
... that Rose Betts wrote the song "Driving Myself Home" as a joke after a blind date, only for it to go viral on TikTok?
YSL Records racketeering trial
2024-10-25
7,690 [ d]
320.4
... that song lyrics were allowed as evidence in the YSL Records racketeering trial ?
The Crimson Diamond
2024-10-07
7,616
317.3
... that the developer of The Crimson Diamond first created a series of pixel-art rooms and later built a game around the house she had designed?
Atsuko Tanaka (voice actress)
2024-10-09
7,562
315.1
... that voice actress Atsuko Tanaka named several pandas?
The Book of Longings
2024-10-21
7,506
312.8
... that novelist Sue Monk Kidd spent fourteen months researching New Testament–era Egypt and the Levant for The Book of Longings ?
Veto (card game)
2024-10-23
7,481
311.7
... that Veto , inspired by the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , is considered to be the first Polish collectible card game ?
Talli Osborne
2024-10-26
7,480
311.7
... that Canadian punk rock musician Talli Osborne had only briefly spoken to the frontman of NOFX before the band wrote a song about her?
Archcliffe Fort
2024-10-10
7,325
305.2
... that much of Archcliffe Fort was demolished in the 1920s to allow for expansion of a railway?
Battle of Axspoele
2024-10-26
7,323
305.1
... that before his victory at the 1128 Battle of Axspoele , William Clito ordered his knights to cut their hair and remove opulent clothing as a sign of penance?
Abdur Rahman Mahmudi
2024-10-25
7,254
302.3
... that imprisoned Afghan politician Abdur Rahman Mahmudi wrote poems using onion juice as ink in his prison cell?
Shah Budak
2024-10-29
7,180
299.2
... that Shah Budak , a prince of the Dulkadir dynasty in Anatolia, blinded his nephew Shahruh in retaliation for his son's similar fate?
Dusko Doder
2024-10-27
7,112
296.4
... that Dusko Doder reported the 1984 death of Yuri Andropov , the leader of the Soviet Union , before any official announcement?
Gao Qifeng
2024-10-29
7,052
293.8
... that Gao Qifeng , a founder of the Lingnan School , slept in a room filled with explosives?
History of education in Wales (1701–1870)
2024-10-22
6,905
287.7
... that approximately 85 per cent of Welsh children were not in school in 1821 ?
Norma Phillips
2024-10-02
6,896
287.3
... that actress Norma Phillips starred in a 52-episode silent film series in 1914 that interviewed real-life celebrities?
Hapa haole music
2024-10-01
6,882
286.7
... that many hapa haole songs were written by non-Hawaiians and featured nonsensical, faux-Hawaiian lyrics?
Andreas Vogt
2024-10-20
6,880
286.6
... that Andreas Vogt yelled "Down with the government! Long live the republic!" at a session of the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1919?
Mount Gerizim Temple
2024-10-25
6,876
286.5
... that a small golden bell found at the site of the Mount Gerizim Temple is believed to have been part of the ephod of a high priest , as described in Exodus 28 ?
Madhavi (princess)
2024-10-02
6,861
285.9
... that in Hindu mythology, Madhavi , who was blessed with the miraculous ability to regain her virginity after each childbirth, was married to three kings, each in exchange for 200 rare horses?
Cosmere Roleplaying Game
2024-10-10
6,836
284.9
... that the Cosmere Roleplaying Game surpassed Frosthaven to become the most-funded tabletop game on Kickstarter in August 2024?
Myvanwy Rhys
2024-10-22
6,788
282.9
... that Oxford suffragist Myvanwy Rhys earned first-class honours from Newnham College, Cambridge , but was denied a degree?
James Brown (Isle of Man)
2024-10-29
6,780
282.5
... that a 19th-century newspaper editor went to prison after protesting the Isle of Man's lack of democracy?
A House in Jerusalem
2024-10-03
6,774
282.2
... that the Netflix-released film A House in Jerusalem is inspired by the history of the director's Palestinian family, who were expelled in 1948 from what had become Israel during the Nakba ?
Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda
2024-10-24
6,763
281.8
... that the Félag hljómplötuframleiðenda tried to close the file-sharing website Istorrent in 2007–2008, but the Supreme Court of Iceland dismissed the case?
Aquaculture in the Philippines
2024-10-09
2,210
92.1
... that in the history of fisheries in the Philippines , the once-dominant local municipal fisheries were supplanted first by commercial fisheries , and then by aquaculture ?
Fisheries in the Philippines
1,558
64.9
Municipal fisheries in the Philippines
1,110
46.2
History of fisheries in the Philippines
978
40.8
Commercial fisheries in the Philippines
813
33.9
Total
6,668
277.9
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1401–1403)
2024-10-20
6,662
277.6
... that King Minkhaung I of Ava lamented that King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy had invaded his country without "breaking a sword or a lance"?
Edward S. Harkness House
2024-10-01
6,638
276.6
... that when the Edward S. Harkness House was built, its owner took the address from his neighbor?
Wisconsin Pavilion
2024-10-18
4,804
200.1
... that two Wisconsin radio stations purchased and reassembled the Wisconsin Pavilion from the 1964 New York World's Fair for use as their studios?
WCCN
1,772
73.8
Total
6,575
274.0
Margaret C. Waites
2024-10-31
6,556
273.1
... that the ghost of Margaret C. Waites is said to haunt an undergraduate suite at Harvard College's Cabot House , protecting her book collection?
Spearfishing at the Micronesian Games
2024-10-17
6,514
271.4
... that a shark cost a competitor a silver medal in the spearfishing event at the 2014 Micronesian Games ?
Shinichi Ishizuka
2024-10-18
6,487
270.3
... that manga artist Shinichi Ishizuka was told that becoming a manga artist would be "absolutely impossible"?
Psycho Mantis
2024-10-12
6,452
268.8
... that the character Psycho Mantis in the video game Metal Gear Solid breaks the fourth wall by identifying the player's other games?
Flag of La Guaira
2024-10-06
6,434
268.1
... that the flag of La Guaira is based on the design of a banner from a 1797 conspiracy against Spanish rule in Venezuela?
Nancy S. Steinhardt
2024-10-10
6,419
267.5
... that Nancy S. Steinhardt completed her doctorate on medieval Chinese architecture before she was able to see any in person?
Edward J. York
2024-10-05
6,416
267.3
... that of the 16 aircraft which took part in the Doolittle Raid , only the one piloted by Edward J. York landed intact?
Neurocysticercosis
2024-10-26
6,398
266.6
... that neurocysticercosis has been referred to as the "great imitator " because it can mimic many other neurological disorders?
New York Hall of Science
2024-10-27
6,376
265.7
... that a nuclear reactor was nearly built at the New York Hall of Science (pictured) , but the money for the institution instead went to Yankee Stadium ?
Have I Got News for You (American game show)
2024-10-11
6,306
262.8
... that the 2024 American remake of Have I Got News for You has a permanent host, something that the original show dispensed with in 2002?
Get the Hell Out
2024-10-31
6,284
261.8
... that the zombie film Get the Hell Out was shot at the currently abandoned Kaohsiung City Council Hall , which had neither water nor electricity?
Clare embroidery
2024-10-27
6,260
260.8
... that Queen Victoria supported Clare embroidery by purchasing dresses for her family?
Eddie Canales
2024-10-26
6,257
260.7
... that Eddie Canales set up nearly 200 water stations along an area of the US–Mexico border to save the lives of undocumented immigrants?
Deep Cut Gardens
2024-10-17
6,226
259.4
... that Deep Cut Gardens in New Jersey contains a stone replica of Mount Vesuvius that once erupted smoke at the behest of mobster Vito Genovese ?
Hakenkreuzbanner
2024-10-12
6,122
255.1
... that after Hitler came to power in 1933, the newspaper Hakenkreuzbanner acquired an office building and printing presses by seizing them from a Social Democratic publication?
The Hillbilly Thomists
2024-10-17
6,092
253.8
... that the Hillbilly Thomists , a band made up of friars from the Dominican Order , reached the number-two spot on Billboard 's bluegrass chart?
Christian Albright
2024-10-22
3,128
130.3
... that both Christian Albright and De'Montre Tuggle were born on the same day, named second-team all-Mid-American Conference in 2020, signed with the Chicago Bears in 2022, and debuted in the CFL in 2023?
De'Montre Tuggle
2,880
120.0
Total
6,007
250.3
Mongrel (2024 film)
2024-10-20
5,960
248.3
... that real paramedics were hired to portray EMTs in Mongrel , and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming?
Hurry Up Tomorrow
2024-10-04
5,940 [ e]
247.5
... that Hurry Up Tomorrow is planned to be the Weeknd 's final album under his stage name?
KXXV
2024-10-09
5,894
245.6
... that seven people died when their helicopter struck supporting wires of a Texas TV station 's tower and crashed?
Brian David Gilbert
2024-10-31
5,892
245.5
... that Brian David Gilbert released a series of monster-themed ABBA covers under the name AAAH!BBA ?
Baguia Fort
2024-10-24
5,873
244.7
... that a fort in Baguia was restored to be converted into tourist accommodation?
Chris Collier
2024-10-23
5,802
241.8
... that Chris Collier is the first NFL player from his college in 37 years?
2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado
2024-10-11
5,797
241.5
... that a tornado near Chicago was produced by a storm with a hydrodynamical helicity four times higher than the threshold favorable for tornadogenesis ?
Bed Chem
2024-10-05
3,080
128.3
... that "Bed Chem " and "Juno " are the "horniest" tracks on Short n' Sweet , according to one critic?
Juno (song)
2,690
112.1
Total
5,770
240.4
KAUT-TV
2024-10-22
5,763
240.1
... that an Oklahoma TV station returned to its original call sign after the death of its founder, Gene Autry ?
Elham Mahamid Ruzin
2024-10-03
5,738
239.1
... that Elham Mahamid Ruzin , a blind Muslim Arab , won a silver medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics ?
WHOV
2024-10-05
5,696
237.4
... that announcers at a Virginia radio station were warned that playing more than three rap songs an hour could get them fired?
Rail transport in Northamptonshire
2024-10-13
5,688
237.0
... that Northamptonshire has had ninety-two railway stations , but now has only six?
Adèle de Dombasle
2024-10-25
5,686
236.9
... that the early woman explorer Adèle de Dombasle travelled to Polynesia in 1847 and worked as an illustrator, drawing people such as Queen Pōmare IV ?
Ansorge Hotel
2024-10-26
5,666
236.1
... that a red light in the corner bay window of the Ansorge Hotel told rumrunners of revenue men in town?
Episode 7921
2024-10-16
5,644
235.2
... that Episode 7921 of Neighbours featured Australia's first televised fictional same-sex wedding since the country voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage?
Peck Building
2024-10-19
5,621
234.2
... that the world's largest video game studio is headquartered in a former textile factory ?
1
2024-10-17
5,509 [ f]
229.5
... that the number 1 is its own square, square root, and factorial ?
Chocolate in savory cooking
2024-10-27
5,498
229.1
... that chocolate is included as an ingredient in 18th-century Italian recipes for pappardelle, fried liver, black polenta, and lasagna sauce?
KUVI-DT
2024-10-08
5,464
227.7
... that country music singer Buck Owens bought a bankrupt TV station in California from his sister?
Alan Pringle
2024-10-26
2,816
117.3
... that the only two Venezuelans ever to play for the NFL, Pat Ragusa and Alan Pringle , played a combined total of four regular-season games?
Pat Ragusa
2,630
109.6
Total
5,446
226.9
Don Goodwin
2024-10-10
5,427
226.1
... that a 23-day CBC strike thrust Don Goodwin into the Canadian national spotlight and into "folk-hero status"?
Wing Sam Chinn
2024-10-30
5,406
225.2
... that Wing Sam Chinn combined Chinese and Beaux-Arts architecture in his design for a building in Seattle (pictured) ?
Beata Olsson
2024-10-15
5,390
224.6
... that when Swedish soccer player Beata Olsson transferred from Florida to Florida State , she said that she did not really know about the schools' rivalry?
Operation Concrete
2024-10-24
5,270
219.6
... that while shooting his first short film , Jean-Luc Godard was barred from his mother's funeral for stealing?
Dani Sanchez-Lopez
2024-10-18
5,262
219.2
... that Dani Sanchez-Lopez wanted to be an actor but switched to cinematography after realizing that actors deliver others' lines?
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
2024-10-14
5,258
219.1
... that Maystorm, a character from Ultimate X-Men , was initially created for a variant cover for the comic X-Men ?
MyRadar
2024-10-25
5,237
218.2
... that MyRadar uses a custom satellite constellation to help forecast the weather?
Tropical Storm Kai-tak
2024-10-07
5,170
215.4
... that the government used military trucks and bulldozers to rescue people from a tropical storm ?
Pachyballus ornatus
2024-10-04
5,158
214.9
... that although Pachyballus ornatus is named for its bright pattern, the female is dark and plain while young?
Vincent Darré
2024-10-31
5,150
214.6
... that Vincent Darré had a Parisian apartment decorated with skulls?
Labour Party of Turkey
2024-10-30
5,098
212.4
... that the Labour Party of Turkey was banned by the Constitutional Court in 1980 due to its support for the use of the Kurdish language in schools?
June Franklin
2024-10-23
5,046
210.3
... that Iowa politician June Franklin wrote to ten members of the US Congress urging them to declare Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday?
Tempered chocolate
2024-10-13
5,042
210.1
... that researchers speculate that cocoa butter forms crystals on sugar while chocolate is tempered ?
Saleh Shahin
2024-10-27
5,042
210.1
... that Druze rower Saleh Shahin won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 19 years after he was injured in a terrorist attack?
Abramo Colorni
2024-10-19
5,022
209.2
... that Renaissance-era weapons designer Abramo Colorni performed magical illusions and card tricks for his patrons?
Henry Kailimai
2024-10-01
4,810
200.4
... that Henry Kailimai and his Hawaiian Quintet were hired by Henry Ford to serve as official musicians for the Ford Motor Company?
List of chronic pain syndromes
2024-10-12
4,804
200.1
... that chronic pain syndromes affect approximately 20 percent of people and account for 15 to 20 percent of doctor visits?
Janet Panetta
2024-10-06
4,778
199.1
... that Janet Panetta started dancing as physical therapy for childhood polio?
Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua
2024-10-24
4,647
193.6
... that a banker was named the prime minister of Equatorial Guinea after his predecessor resigned during an economic crisis?
Oghul Qaimish
2024-10-28
4,632
193.0
... that the regent of the Mongol Empire between 1248 and 1251 was named "We Were Searching for a Boy "?
Oxford zero emission zone
2024-10-04
4,580
190.8
... that Oxford is the first city in the United Kingdom to adopt a zero emission zone ?
Joan McIntyre (activist)
2024-10-19
4,534
188.9
... that activist Joan McIntyre left Friends of the Earth to start her own organization focused on stopping Japanese and Russian whaling ?
Love Lies (2024 film)
2024-10-19
4,532
188.9
... that Sandra Ng wore her own clothes while filming Love Lies to help the production crew save on the budget?
Eniaios
2024-10-13
4,444
185.1
... that the ongoing premiere of Gregory Markopoulos 's Eniaios started 20 years ago?
Milan A. P. Harminc
2024-10-07
4,428
184.5
... that Milan A. P. Harminc , the consul-general of the Slovak Republic in London, broke with his government at the outbreak of World War II and sided with the Allies ?
Harold C. Hinton
2024-10-14
4,422
184.2
... that Harold C. Hinton was one of the only American academics under McCarthyism to study communist China ?
Daughter's Daughter
2024-10-22
4,405
183.5
... that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter were nearly omitted during the writing process but were retained at the insistence of lead actress Sylvia Chang ?
Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata
2024-10-06
4,401
183.4
... that among the Orang Asli of Negeri Sembilan , chica is only collected during kenduri rituals?
Tonia Ko
2024-10-18
4,372
182.2
... that Tonia Ko once composed a three-part concerto played on bubble wrap ?
Piano Sonata (Barber)
2024-10-15
4,318
179.9
... that Samuel Barber said that he could not adequately play his own Piano Sonata ?
Smash Hit
2024-10-05
4,314
179.8
... that unused placeholder sounds from Smash Hit were reused in Teardown ?
1909 Chinese provincial elections
2024-10-26
4,276
178.2
... that some delegates elected in the Qing dynasty's first provincial elections were secretly affiliated with republican revolutionaries ?
Tonya Burns
2024-10-13
4,232
176.3
... that for 19 years Tonya Burns had the only retired jersey number in Iowa State women's basketball history?
Brussels Party Conference of the Communist Party of Germany
2024-10-20
4,218
175.8
... that the 1935 Brussels Party Conference of the Communist Party of Germany took place in the outskirts of Moscow?
Haunted (Laura Les song)
2024-10-31
4,213
175.5
... that the song "Haunted " "blends cuteness and spookiness"?
Michael Chisholm (geographer)
2024-10-15
4,158
173.2
... that geographer Michael Chisholm and contemporaries became known as "Caesar's Praetorian Guard", in reference to their teacher Gus Caesar ?
Pituamkek National Park Reserve
2024-10-17
4,149
172.9
... that Pituamkek National Park Reserve , Canada's newest national park, protects a chain of barrier islands that have been used for fishing and hunting by the Mi'kmaq for 4,000 years?
Mokulubete Makatisi
2024-10-07
4,136
172.3
... that Mokulubete Makatisi placed eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games women's marathon despite running in new shoes that she had received on the eve of the race?
Ernest de Munck
2024-10-24
4,126
171.9
... that a Stradivarius cello once owned by Ernest de Munck is now named after him?
Stuntman (2024 film)
2024-10-29
4,100
170.8
... that Stephen Tung was cast in Stuntman because the directors envisioned someone who had co-starred with Bruce Lee for the lead role?
American Writers
2024-10-27
4,082
170.1
... that after reading American Writers , William Lloyd Garrison told John Neal to be on guard should he return to the United States?
Tuhi Martukaw
2024-10-05
4,054
168.9
... that Tuhi Martukaw led youth delegations to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for ten years in a row?
Happy of the End
2024-10-19
4,046
168.6
... that Ogeretsu Tanaka was inspired to create the manga series Happy of the End after taking a morning walk in Shinjuku ?
KGWD
2024-10-19
4,044
168.5
... that a South Dakota radio station went from a university to "Guns, Gold & Rock 'n' Roll"?
Ajah Pritchard-Lolo
2024-10-01
3,991
166.3
... that Ajah Pritchard-Lolo is Vanuatu's first Olympic weightlifter ?
The Right and the Wrong
2024-10-10
3,941
164.2
... that The Right and the Wrong was the first feature film produced natively in Trinidad and Tobago?
Counterintelligence Group
2024-10-12
3,919
163.3
... that the Counterintelligence Group was disbanded because the unit was deemed successful in the "neutralization and prosecution of scalawags" in the Armed Forces of the Philippines ?
Kitsap (Suquamish leader)
2024-10-19
3,870
161.2
... that in 1825 the Suquamish leader Kitsap led an alliance of tribes stretching from the Columbia River to Puget Sound to stop the Cowichan slave raids wreaking havoc on the Sound?
Afrique Victime
2024-10-23
3,859
160.8
... that Mdou Moctar 's 2021 album Afrique Victime was distributed on pre-loaded Nokia 6120 classic cellphones?
Gerda Philipsborn
2024-10-28
3,852
160.5
... that Gerda Philipsborn , a German woman, dedicated her life to the development of Jamia Millia Islamia , a national university in New Delhi?
Nicky Cooney
2024-10-03
3,838
159.9
... that former Commonwealth Games diver Nicky Cooney became a police officer?
Nobody Knows (Shawn Mendes song)
2024-10-30
3,794
158.1
... that Shawn Mendes 's song "Nobody Knows " was recorded in one take on a "tough night"?
Hymenophyllum axsmithii
2024-10-15
3,774
157.2
... that researchers want Hymenophyllum axsmithii rhizomes so that they can tell whether the filmy fern was up a tree?
Ready Set Learn!
2024-10-30
3,772
157.1
... that Ready Set Learn! was TLC 's answer to the PBS children's lineup ?
Xiphophorus signum
2024-10-21
3,770
157.1
... that Xiphophorus signum is the only swordtail not known to hybridise with other species?
48th Hong Kong International Film Festival
2024-10-28
3,758
156.6
... that the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival canceled the screening of a politically themed film due to the "inability to locate suitable copies", despite the film having been showcased three years earlier?
Actinote zikani
2024-10-12
3,746
156.1
... that Actinote zikani (specimen pictured) is one of only two butterflies on the IUCN's list of the 100 most threatened species ?
...Well, Better Than the Alternative
2024-10-13
3,724
155.1
... that the music video for "...Well, Better Than the Alternative " uses software to render handmade paintings over live-action footage of musician Will Wood ?
Mike Veeck
2024-10-14
3,716
154.9
... that Mike Veeck 's baseball promotions include Disco Demolition Night , a game with no fans, and the world's largest pillow fight?
Organic Cocoa Production and Export Cooperative
2024-10-30
3,712
154.7
... that in 2018 thieves stole 40 percent of the cocoa produced by the São Toméan Organic Cocoa Production and Export Cooperative ?
Danton Barto
2024-10-20
3,688
153.7
... that the University of Memphis football team posthumously retired Danton Barto 's number following an online petition?
White Noise (Will Wood song)
2024-10-21
3,686
153.6
... that Will Wood conducted a Bulgarian choir via Zoom for "White Noise "?
Dim Montero
2024-10-16
3,678
153.3
... that football coach Dim Montero was considered such a great recruiter that it was said he "could pick up a rock and find an outstanding football prospect"?
Mobtown Ballroom
2024-10-30
3,622
150.9
... that Mobtown Ballroom and Café enlisted volunteers to build its sprung wood floor by hand – twice?
So American
2024-10-29
3,619
150.8
... that "So American " is considered the first love song in Olivia Rodrigo 's discography by critics?
Mathias Nkwenti
2024-10-25
3,595
149.8
... that the parents of Mathias Nkwenti , the second Cameroonian ever to play in the NFL, initially opposed his football career?
Thomas Bertrand-Hudon
2024-10-01
3,537
147.4
... that Thomas Bertrand-Hudon is the first professional football player to wear a Guardian Cap during a regular season game?
Making the Bed
2024-10-10
3,526
146.9
... that the lyric video for an Olivia Rodrigo song included a teaser that she would tour in support of her album Guts ?
G. R. Pantouw
2024-10-08
3,430
142.9
... that G. R. Pantouw supported the Dutch puppet state of East Indonesia because he wanted to push the Netherlands into abandoning colonialism?
Cathy Merrick
2024-10-14
3,422
142.6
... that Cathy Merrick was the first woman to be elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs ?
Over My Dead Body (2023 film)
2024-10-09
3,403
141.8
... that Jer Lau , who appeared in the film Over My Dead Body , also performed its theme song because the director felt his role was too minor?
Time (2021 film)
2024-10-03
3,369
140.4
... that Patrick Tse 's performance in the film Time won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the age of 85, making him the award's oldest recipient?
Victoria Siddall
2024-10-11
3,277
136.5
... that Victoria Siddall is the first woman to be appointed the director of the 168-year-old National Portrait Gallery in London?
Filomena Fortes
2024-10-28
3,242
135.1
... that Filomena Fortes once said that she was "a bit critical of top-level sports in Cape Verde" despite being the president of its National Olympic Committee ?
Victor Albisu
2024-10-06
3,220
134.1
... that chef Victor Albisu created a bulgogi taco that honors the Koreatown neighborhood of his hometown of Annandale, Virginia?
Queens Zoo
2024-10-05
3,068
127.9
... that New York City's Queens Zoo once received a lion cub despite having no lion enclosure?
Columbus Airport (Georgia)
2024-10-04
3,066
127.8
... that Columbus Airport saw commercial air service before being certified for public use by the Civil Aeronautics Authority ?
Battle Hymns (Manowar album)
2024-10-20
3,032
126.3
... that "Dark Avenger", a song from Manowar 's album Battle Hymns , is narrated by actor Orson Welles ?
Hermética (album)
2024-10-22
3,000
125.0
... that thrash metal band Hermética has a failed project to release a version of their debut album in English?
Magic (play)
2024-10-27
2,976
124.0
... that George Bernard Shaw jokingly threatened to torture Hilaire Belloc if it would get G. K. Chesterton to write his first play ?
Haravijaya
2024-10-08
2,950
122.9
... that Ratnākara's Haravijaya is the longest extant Sanskrit mahākāvya ?
Passmore Edwards Centre
2024-10-15
2,918
121.6
... that John Passmore Edwards erected a library in memory of his mother ?
Charlotte Motor Speedway
2024-10-16
2,722
113.4
... that drivers "dodge[d] track blemishes" more than each other during the first race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ?
1988–89 Barcelona Atlétic femenino season
2024-10-05
2,614
108.9
... that in 1989 the Barcelona women's second football team was knocked out of the Catalan Cup in the same round as the Barcelona women's first team?
Abdul Ahad Azad
2024-10-16
2,604
108.5
... that Abdul Ahad Azad is recognised for laying the foundations of literary criticism in Kashmiri literature ?
Yumeshima Station
2024-10-18
2,578
107.4
... that the extension to the Yumeshima Station was originally supposed to be opened in 2008 for when the Osaka Olympics was being bid for?
Albert Bumgardner
2024-10-16
2,498
104.1
... that Albert Bumgardner 's design for an architectural press office was highly publicized in the architectural press?
Dezső Varga
2024-10-02
2,475
103.1
... that Dezső Varga was the first Szekler ice hockey player to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame ?
Council Working Party
2024-10-02
2,467
102.8
... that while Council Working Parties only formally prepare decisions of the Council of the European Union , they de facto shape the majority of those decisions?
Samuel Conrad Schwach
2024-10-29
2,456
102.3
... that Prussian-born Samuel Conrad Schwach founded the first newspaper in Norway in 1763?
Agnes Crane
2024-10-12
2,434
101.4
... that despite having no university training, Agnes Crane described a new species of brachiopod in 1886?
Nan Nan Resources
2024-10-27
2,428
101.2
... that the Hong Kong–based holding company now known as Nan Nan Resources went by three different names in 2011?
Dick Moss
2024-10-20
2,383
99.3
... that labor lawyer Dick Moss argued the 1975 case which resulted in the establishment of free agency in Major League Baseball ?
Michael P. Walsh (Jesuit)
2024-10-09
2,291
95.5
... that Michael P. Walsh oversaw the construction of 15 buildings as the president of Boston College ?
History of education in Wales before 1701
2024-10-14
2,235
93.1
... that a clergyman from London established 87 schools in Wales in the 17th century ?
Joe Wirkkunen
2024-10-13
2,104
87.6
... that Joe Wirkkunen coached the Finland men's national ice hockey team after receiving a recommendation from Canada?
Tauba Tauba (song)
2024-10-18
2,068
86.2
... that Karan Aujla 's Hindi -language single "Tauba Tauba " from the 2024 film Bad Newz became a Canadian Hot 100 top-25 song ahead of the film's release?
Moses Benjamin Wulff
2024-10-05
2,010
83.8
... that Moses Benjamin Wulff founded a printing press that reprinted The Guide for the Perplexed for the first time in centuries?
Gonzalo Brenes
2024-10-14
1,944
81.0
... that composer Gonzalo Brenes was a politician in the National Assembly of Panama and served for seven years as Panama's secretary of culture?
Liberalism in the Philippines
2024-10-21
1,944
81.0
... that the writings of José Rizal , a prominent contributor to liberalism in the Philippines , were adopted by both Philippine independence fighters and American colonial authorities?
Arekia Bennett
2024-10-12
1,892
78.8
... that Arekia Bennett was inspired to organize a voter registration drive in 2017 by the 1964 Freedom Summer drive?
Trade Fair Palace
2024-10-12
1,890
78.8
... that the first art exhibition in the Trade Fair Palace after it was rebuilt from a fire was named Like a Phoenix ?
Maryvonne Le Dizès
2024-10-03
1,620
67.5
... that Maryvonne Le Dizès commissioned a trio for saxophone, trombone and violin during her time as a violinist with the Ensemble intercontemporain ?
2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
2024-10-16
1,614
67.2
... that the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony featured dancing Phryges ?
School of the Arts, Singapore
2024-10-20
1,602
66.8
... that Louis Vuitton helped to develop the visual arts programme for the School of the Arts, Singapore ?