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Pizza in North Korea
2024-09-09
54,304
2,262.7
... that Kim Jong Il had Italian chefs flown into Pyongyang to introduce pizza to North Korea (example pictured) ?
Ivan the Terrible (1945 film)
2024-09-06
46,270
1,927.9
... that Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible (scene pictured) has been named as both one of the worst films and one of the greatest films of all time?
Israel Del Toro
2024-09-07
42,790
1,782.9
... that despite suffering burns to 80 percent of his body, Israel Del Toro (pictured) became the first member of the U.S. Air Force to re-enlist after being deemed 100-percent disabled?
The Hooded Man
2024-09-03
32,662
1,387.9
... that The Hooded Man (pictured) is an iconic photograph of the Iraq War , known as a symbol of torture at Abu Ghraib prison ?
White bear of Henry III
2024-09-08
28,576
1,302.8
... that in 1253 Henry III of England ordered that his white bear (sculpture pictured) be permitted to swim and hunt in the River Thames?
Catch of the Day
2024-09-03
21,710
922.5
... that in Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co. , Judge Lewis A. Kaplan cited Thomas Mangelsen 's Catch of the Day as a photograph so original in its timing that it could be copyrightable for that alone?
Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co.
8,564
363.9
Total
30,274
1,286.5
Punam Krishan
2024-09-29
26,502 [ a]
1,104.2
... that Dr Punam Krishan (pictured) "learned the hard way to live without patient 'satisfaction' "?
Three Girls Revitalizing Asia
2024-09-17
24,178
1,023.1
... that the Empire of Japan created a girl group as propaganda?
Tokamak de Fontenay-aux-Roses
2024-09-10
23,589
982.9
... that shortly after it was completed, the Tokamak de Fontenay-aux-Roses burned a hole through itself in a plasma disruption?
Electriquette
2024-09-10
22,712
946.4
... that the Electriquette (example pictured) was an electric wicker vehicle that could be rented at the 1915 Panama–California Exposition ?
Patrick J. Hessian
2024-09-20
22,107
921.1
... that Patrick J. Hessian (pictured) , the 16th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army , earned the Soldier's Medal for disarming a suicidal soldier who was holding a live grenade with the pin pulled?
Café Adria
2024-09-12
21,324
888.5
... that the nightclub Café Adria survived a hit by a Karl-Gerät siege mortar (pictured) ?
Yuan Shikai coinage
2024-09-19
17,548
731.2
... that the Republic of China produced coins featuring emperor Yuan Shikai (pictured) for decades after his demise?
Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill
2024-09-18
17,370
723.7
... that one of the last photographs ever taken of Sitting Bull shows him side by side with Buffalo Bill ?
Burnt toast theory
2024-09-08
15,008
684.2
... that according to a TikTok theory , burnt toast could save you from a car accident?
Austin J. Tobin Plaza
2024-09-11
16,268
677.8
... that the Austin J. Tobin Plaza (pictured) was destroyed in the September 11 attacks , but one of the sculptures on it survived?
The Life Eaters
2024-09-23
16,150
672.9
... that the 2003 graphic novel The Life Eaters , presenting an occult-driven , hypothetical Axis victory in World War II , has been discussed in the context of its portrayal of The Holocaust ?
Car Thing
2024-09-24
16,084
670.2
... that a class-action lawsuit was filed against Spotify following the discontinuation of the Car Thing ?
Fantasy (Las Vegas show)
2024-09-13
16,057
669.0
... that Fantasy , performed at the Luxor Las Vegas hotel, is the longest-duration topless production in Las Vegas at a single venue?
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
2024-09-17
15,773 [ b]
667.4
... that a coconut tree meme drove sales of piña coladas in the Washington, D.C., area?
Rico Krieger
2024-09-23
15,657
652.4
... that German national Rico Krieger was likely forced by the Belarusian KGB to lie in a state-televised plea titled "Confession of a German Terrorist"?
La Nube
2024-09-23
15,534
647.3
... that the children's museum La Nube (pictured) includes a bus-washing exhibit?
Apache Christ
2024-09-07
15,469
644.5
... that an icon of Jesus was removed from a Catholic church for allegedly being pagan imagery?
Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order
2024-09-29
15,368 [ c]
640.3
... that Edi Rama and Baba Mondi plan to create the smallest nation in the world ?
Flag of Duluth, Minnesota
2024-09-27
15,140
630.8
... that the flag of Duluth, Minnesota (pictured) , has an award-winning simple design, but still represents eight things including Lake Superior , the North Woods , and three city hills?
Killing of Mohammad Bhar
2024-09-11
14,810
617.1
... that Mohammad Bhar, a Palestinian man with Down syndrome and autism, died following a dog attack in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war ?
Dublin Castle scandal
2024-09-03
14,490
615.7
... that the Dublin Castle scandal in 1884 led to the resignations, loss of positions, and criminal convictions of a number of British administrators in Dublin , and celebrations amongst Irish nationalists ?
Anti-antisemitism in Germany
2024-09-22
14,457
602.4
... that one researcher found that nearly a third of the people cancelled over antisemitism allegations in Germany have been Jews?
Oghul Qaimish
2024-09-16
14,154
589.8
... that the regent of the Mongol Empire between 1248 and 1251 was named "We Were Searching for a Boy "?
50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000
2024-09-14
13,738
572.4
... that "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000 " gained more than 70 million views in 24 hours?
Black Eagle Silver Certificate
2024-09-22
13,207
550.3
... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollar Black Eagle Silver Certificates (example pictured) ?
Bergdorf Goodman Building
2024-09-19
12,858
535.8
... that "New York's wealthiest janitor" lived atop the Bergdorf Goodman Building ?
Flag of Madagascar
2024-09-03
12,256
520.8
... that the colours of the flag of Madagascar originally had no meaning?
Queer advocacy in the Israel–Hamas war
2024-09-21
12,313
513.0
... that queer pro-Palestinian protesters faced off against the 2024 Philadelphia Pride drumline?
Poll (parrot)
2024-09-27
12,114
504.8
... that a parrot reportedly screamed profanities at the funeral of U.S. president Andrew Jackson ?
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
2024-09-03
11,720
498.0
... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is based on Egyptian Ratscrew ?
Babydog
2024-09-06
11,942
497.6
... that Babydog is "a fixture in West Virginia politics"?
Vadym Sukharevsky
2024-09-12
11,799
491.6
... that Badger is the first commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces ?
Walter Kirchhoff
2024-09-13
11,620
484.2
... that operatic tenor Walter Kirchhoff (pictured) was also an officer in the cavalry division of the Imperial German Army ?
Love Is Embarrassing
2024-09-07
11,605
483.5
... that while performing "Love Is Embarrassing ", Olivia Rodrigo suffered an "embarrassing" wardrobe malfunction?
Storm Ulysses
2024-09-24
11,562
481.8
... that Storm Ulysses (damage pictured) in 1903 was so named because its effects were described in James Joyce's novel Ulysses ?
Nicholas Carlini
2024-09-25
11,366
473.6
... that Nicholas Carlini showed that ChatGPT could leak personal information?
Military-First Girls
2024-09-18
11,210
467.1
... that the Military-First Girls , a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band , have compared their interest in North Korean music to other women's interests in K-pop and Taylor Swift ?
Queen Anne Pool
2024-09-18
11,082
461.8
... that Queen Anne Pool opened to the public one day late, after a thermostat glitch accidentally heated the pool to 100 °F (38 °C)?
1917 Franco-Russian agreement
2024-09-16
10,970
457.1
... that a 1917 agreement between France and Russia was rendered void within days because of the February Revolution ?
The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel)
2024-09-12
10,827
451.1
... that a contemporary adaptation of "The Snow Queen" contains feminist elements and, according to one scholar, violates gender expectations?
Tamurbek Dawletschin
2024-09-24
10,784
449.4
... that Tamurbek Dawletschin wrote one of the few memoirs by a Soviet prisoner of war, 3 million of whom died in German captivity ?
Abdul Ali Deobandi
2024-09-04
10,552
439.7
... that Abdul Ali Deobandi stipulated that women were prohibited from learning to read and write, even at home?
Abduction of Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano
2024-09-13
10,480
436.6
... that two kidnapped activists were released after claiming at a press conference that they were abducted by government forces?
Adam Berdichevsky
2024-09-26
10,338
430.8
... that Adam Berdichevsky (pictured) represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics , eleven months after he and his family survived the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel ?
Church of St John of the Collachium
2024-09-09
10,326
430.2
... that the Church of St John of the Collachium was said to contain the hand of John the Baptist , a bowl used by Jesus, and a piece of the True Cross ?
Quinto Inuma Alvarado
2024-09-27
10,296
429.0
... that in the week of his assassination, Quinto Inuma Alvarado said at a conference: "If I must die, I will die"?
Neary's
2024-09-16
10,195
424.8
... that the New York City Police Department shut down highway and bridge traffic for the funeral of the owner of Neary's , an Irish pub?
Auckland (meteorite)
2024-09-02
10,098
420.7
... that the Auckland meteorite crashed through the roof of a house in New Zealand?
Nicole Chang-Leng
2024-09-17
9,920
419.7
... that Nicole Chang-Leng has been described as a "daughter" of the Seychelles?
Iman Mahdavi
2024-09-01
9,931
413.8
... that when refugee Iman Mahdavi boarded a plane in Turkey, he did not know its destination?
Bikers for Trump
2024-09-12
9,826
409.4
... that Chris Cox, the founder of Bikers for Trump , estimated that 70 percent of its members are former military personnel?
Teodoro Asedillo
2024-09-17
9,594
406.0
... that a former teacher in the Philippines became a Robin Hood –like outlaw?
Villa of Augustus
2024-09-20
9,679
403.3
... that the Villa of Augustus was found buried beneath another villa?
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe
2024-09-05
9,640
401.6
... that upon independence from Portugal, the flags of São Tomé and Príncipe (pictured) , Cape Verde , and Guinea-Bissau all featured the colours green, yellow and red, as well as black stars?
1500 Broadway
2024-09-07
9,594
399.8
... that an office building on New York City's Times Square was almost entirely vacant upon its completion?
Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024)
2024-09-23
9,548
397.9
... that Mali and Niger broke off diplomatic relations with Ukraine over the country's alleged support for rebel groups in the Battle of Tinzaouaten ?
Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ
2024-09-04
9,521
396.7
... that the Kitāb al-ṭabīẖ , a medieval Andalusian cookbook, contains an early version of Jewish challah bread (pictured) , which traveled with Jews expelled from Spain and likely influenced Ashkenazi cuisine ?
Senior assassin
2024-09-14
9,396
391.5
... that a school was once evacuated after the water gun of a student playing senior assassin was mistaken for a firearm?
Owha
2024-09-15
9,386
391.1
... that to avoid COVID-19 rule breaches, officials had to discourage people from posting a leopard seal 's location online?
Zbrojovka Z 4
2024-09-05
9,230
384.6
... that the Zbrojovka Z 4 was the first Czechoslovak mass-produced car with front-wheel drive?
Lorena Peril
2024-09-11
9,187
382.8
... that Lorena Peril , who once cleaned toilets at a nursing home, beat out over 3,000 people to sing the national anthem for the San Francisco 49ers ?
Cry Baby (Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie and David Guetta song)
2024-09-15
9,131
380.5
... that €40,000 of equipment and cash was stolen during the filming of the music video for "Cry Baby "?
Earl de Grey, Kingston upon Hull
2024-09-20
9,127
380.3
... that according to legend, after one of the Earl de Grey 's parrots was killed, the other never spoke again?
Maximiliane Brentano
2024-09-16
9,126
380.2
... that Goethe used his unrequited love to Maximiliane Brentano as inspiration for his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther ?
Germany–Samoa relations
2024-09-05
9,118
379.9
... that German officials exiled the Samoan king from his own kingdom in 1887?
Ri Jong Sik
2024-09-04
4,865
202.7
... that at the 2024 Olympics, unranked North Korean table tennis pair Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong defeated the defending champions and went on to win the silver medal?
Kim Kum Yong
4,236
176.5
Total
9,101
379.2
Blair Colony
2024-09-12
9,020
375.8
... that while recruiting for the Blair Colony , Betty Blair reportedly convinced potential settlers that there were no flies in South Dakota?
National Hotel (Chișinău)
2024-09-26
8,988
374.5
... that Chișinău 's National Hotel was once a flagship property but is now effectively abandoned?
Homer House
2024-09-16
8,944
372.7
... that the cupola of Homer House is part of a 19th-century cooling system?
Giorgina Reid
2024-09-29
8,906
371.1
... that Giorgina Reid patented a technique for holding up banks?
Kitab-ı Bahriye
2024-09-06
8,890
370.4
... that the surviving copies of the Kitab-ı Bahriye contain a total of more than 5,700 maps?
Maxim Berezovsky
2024-09-04
8,848
368.7
... that according to a myth, after composer Maxim Berezovsky died, Catherine the Great allegedly ordered that the papers in his rooms be burned?
Henry Charles Swan
2024-09-19
8,793
366.4
... that Henry Charles Swan , a law graduate from Oxford, spent more than 25 years living on a yacht in a stream in New Zealand?
Fedora (short story)
2024-09-26
8,688
362.0
... that one commentator interpreted a kiss between two women in "Fedora " as possibly following the "heteronormative script"?
Iloilo Central Market
2024-09-05
8,618
359.1
... that the demolition of the Iloilo Central Market was criticized as being unlawful?
Axis Rule in Occupied Europe
2024-09-25
8,542
355.9
... that the concept of genocide was introduced in the 1944 book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe ?
September 11 Digital Archive
2024-09-26
8,508
354.5
... that the September 11 Digital Archive argues that even its misinformation is useful to the historical record?
We did it, Joe!
2024-09-01
8,471
353.0
... that Keke Palmer did an impression of "We did it, Joe! " onstage with Kamala Harris ?
David Yong
2024-09-24
8,356
348.2
... that Singaporean former lawyer David Yong learned Korean and moved to South Korea to become a K-pop singer?
Margrit Waltz
2024-09-29
8,328
347.0
... that Margrit Waltz has ferried planes to points on five continents?
East Timorese civil war
2024-09-18
8,314
346.4
... that upon winning a civil war in Portuguese Timor , the political party Fretilin repeatedly requested that Portuguese authorities return?
List of people who use their middle names as their first names
2024-09-04
8,308
346.2
... that brothers Mike McCartney and Paul McCartney , and sisters Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning , use their middle names as their first names ?
The Power of Babel
2024-09-28
8,266
344.4
... that the author of The Power of Babel says that speakers of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish are all speaking the same language?
Sophie Scamps
2024-09-27
8,233
343.0
... that Sophie Scamps decided to enter politics after a survey from her local member of parliament failed to mention climate change ?
Niall Ó Glacáin
2024-09-28
8,226
342.8
... that Irish physician Niall Ó Glacáin (pictured) worked as a travelling plague doctor in southern France in the 1620s?
M503
2024-09-26
8,221
342.5
... that to protest changes to the flight route M503 , Taiwan cancelled 176 flights between China and Taiwan?
325 East 38th Street
2024-09-13
8,010
333.8
... that the Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations is housed in a former public bath ?
The Invincible Dragon
2024-09-15
7,958
331.6
... that The Invincible Dragon was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor?
Hyakuman-kai no "I Love You"
2024-09-18
7,933
330.5
... that Hyakuman-kai no "I Love You" is a popular confession song in Japan?
2024 Houthi drone attack on Israel
2024-09-16
7,888
328.7
... that a drone attack by the Houthi military hit a target in Tel Aviv , but no sirens were activated?
Takara's Treasure
2024-09-25
7,868
327.8
... that Takara's Treasure was created because its artist wanted to draw a story about a boy who speaks a local dialect?
Poetry for Neanderthals
2024-09-02
7,688
320.4
... that the creators of Poetry for Neanderthals faced difficulties during its release because they needed a way to manufacture inflatable clubs?
Khalji Revolution
2024-09-24
7,683
320.1
... that during the Khalji Revolution , Sultan Qaiqabad was wrapped in a carpet and thrown into the Yamuna river?
Sydney Francisco
2024-09-06
7,654
318.9
... that Olympian Sydney Francisco was named after the city where her mother competed at the Olympics?
J1407b
2024-09-22
7,647
318.6
... that although J1407b eclipsed V1400 Centauri in 2007, nobody noticed for over three years?
Huang Shaoqiang
2024-09-23
7,596
316.5
... that Huang Shaoqiang produced numerous paintings condemning the Japanese invasion of China ?
Siege of Perth (1339)
2024-09-01
7,470
311.3
... that a warrant was issued to pay a force to relieve the siege of Perth in October 1339, after the garrison had already surrendered?
Parker Short
2024-09-21
7,453
310.5
... that Parker Short became popular on social media for singing and dancing to "Not Like Us " at a rally for Kamala Harris ?
One Million Monkeys Typing
2024-09-07
7,408
308.7
... that a researcher called the community on the short-lived collaborative writing website One Million Monkeys Typing "astonishingly harmonious"?
Mary Jane Patterson
2024-09-13
7,404
308.5
... that Mary Jane Patterson , whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?
Taste (Sabrina Carpenter song)
2024-09-27
7,394 [ d]
308.1
... that Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega kiss in the music video for "Taste "?
Midland Main Line upgrade
2024-09-23
7,391
308.0
... that although the electrification of the Midland Main Line was designated as a high priority in 1981, work to electrify the northern part of the line did not begin until more than 30 years later?
Terrace on the Park
2024-09-25
7,284
303.5
... that Madonna once operated an elevator at Terrace on the Park ?
Meteorological history of Cyclone Freddy
2024-09-07
7,240
301.7
... that Cyclone Freddy was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded ?
The Anacrusis
2024-09-26
7,225
301.0
... that the science-fiction video game The Anacrusis is named after a musical term ?
Statue of Dirk Nowitzki
2024-09-22
7,204
300.2
... that plans for a statue of Dirk Nowitzki to have three basketballs were scrapped?
Rachel Scott (journalist)
2024-09-02
7,172
298.9
... that Rachel Scott reported live during the January 6 United States Capitol attack in her first week as ABC News ' White House correspondent?
Jacob von Eggers
2024-09-18
7,155
298.1
... that around the age of four, Jacob von Eggers was deported to Arkhangelsk in Russia together with the entire German-speaking population of Tartu ?
Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)
2024-09-08
6,502
296.4
... that the lyrics of "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) " were inspired by beheadings in medieval Europe?
AMES Type 6
2024-09-24
7,061
294.2
... that during the Tunisian campaign in World War II, crews carried an AMES Type 6 radar set across a swamp to allow them to spy on Luftwaffe aircraft running supplies into Tunis ?
I'll See You in C-U-B-A
2024-09-06
6,927
288.6
... that the 1919 foxtrot song "I'll See You in C-U-B-A " was an example of Cuba being perceived as "America's playground"?
Elayne Harrington
2024-09-29
6,926
288.6
... that poet and rapper Elayne Harrington carried all her property in her bodhrán case while homeless in Dublin?
Flag of Rwanda
2024-09-21
6,918
288.3
... that the flag of Rwanda (pictured) depicts the sun illuminating the country's vegetation?
Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche
2024-09-05
6,882
286.8
... that "Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche ", a 1983 song by Mike Ejeagha , went viral in 2024?
Steam tug Brent
2024-09-11
6,817
284.0
... that in the late 1940s the steam tug Brent removed war-related debris, including naval mines, from the River Thames?
Shrine of Taharqa
2024-09-21
6,794
283.1
... that the Shrine of Taharqa was coated in nitrocellulose ?
Juan de Casas
2024-09-17
6,604
279.4
... that Juan de Casas , the Spanish military governor of Venezuela, cried after the French demanded that he accept a Frenchman as king?
Metropolitan Club (New York City)
2024-09-02
6,633
276.4
... that when New York City's Metropolitan Club was established, there was another Metropolitan Club two city blocks away?
Mary Jo West
2024-09-10
6,609
275.4
... that Mary Jo West compared working in network TV news to learning that Santa Claus is just an ordinary man?
Voss (Alexander McQueen collection)
2024-09-14
6,598
274.9
... that the runway show for the Alexander McQueen collection Voss included dresses made from razor clams (pictured) , microscope slides , and an antique Japanese folding screen ?
Vollpension
2024-09-27
6,576
274.0
... that Vollpension employs grandparents to bake cakes according to their own recipes and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, offered live baking courses from elders around the world?
Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu
2024-09-15
6,518
271.6
... that the creator of Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu ensured a happy ending by not making the main characters blood relatives?
Nuwhaha
2024-09-09
6,506
271.1
... that the Nuwhaha people, despite sometimes being erroneously known as the "Upper Samish ", do not speak the Samish language ?
Ibsen Nelsen
2024-09-26
6,457
269.0
... that the Dust Bowl refugee Ibsen Nelsen received the Purple Heart and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects ?
Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve
2024-09-12
3,582
149.3
... that the borders of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve were drawn to minimize impact on the Shengli Oil Field ?
Shengli Oil Field
2,862
119.2
Total
6,444
268.5
Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore
2024-09-28
6,436
268.1
... that many Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military?
The Book of Virtues
2024-09-22
6,427
267.8
... that The Book of Virtues inspired PBS 's first animated primetime series?
Schlag den Henssler
2024-09-01
6,410
267.1
... that a clip of a soft pretzel being cut perfectly in half made the short-lived German game show Schlag den Henssler briefly popular to an international audience?
Slim Pickins
2024-09-19
6,335
264.0
... that in her song "Slim Pickins ", Sabrina Carpenter supposedly settles for someone who does not know the difference between "their", "there", and "they are"?
Daiki Kobayashi
2024-09-07
6,310
262.9
... that Daiki Kobayashi was already known for his androgynous voice when he was cast as a cross-dressing idol in The Idolmaster SideM ?
Leanne Mohamad
2024-09-05
6,307
262.8
... that despite being an independent candidate, Leanne Mohamad came within 528 votes of defeating shadow health secretary Wes Streeting in the 2024 UK general election ?
Ban Hyo-jin
2024-09-07
6,289
262.0
... that although sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin attended Olympic trials just to gain some competition experience, she qualified for the Olympics and went on to win a gold medal?
Morgan Library & Museum
2024-09-15
6,275
261.5
... that during the Panic of 1907 , the presidents of New York City's banks and trust companies were locked in the Pierpont Morgan Library (pictured) ?
Asiatyrannus
2024-09-03
6,060
257.5
... that Asiatyrannus is thought to have grown to less than half the size of other tyrannosaurs ?
Nathaniel Coe
2024-09-10
6,122
255.1
... that Nathaniel Coe declined nomination to the United States Senate , instead choosing to serve as an inspector for the United States Postal Service ?
Qupanuk Olsen
2024-09-09
6,090
253.8
... that Greenlandic content creator Qupanuk Olsen petitioned the Inatsisartut to move Greenland's time zone to UTC−03:00 ?
Apple (song)
2024-09-23
6,066
252.8
... that a viral dance in which performers mimic driving a car was performed by #Amishtiktok content creators, who substituted operating a horse and buggy?
Josef Hoop
2024-09-01
6,041
251.7
... that under the premiership of Josef Hoop (pictured) , the Progressive Citizens' Party was the first party to hold an absolute majority in the Landtag of Liechtenstein ?
Plurality (film)
2024-09-08
5,512
251.3
... that the prison scenes in the film Plurality were shot in an archaeology museum?
Nan Oo Pagoda, Myinsaing
2024-09-02
6,000
250.0
... that the Nan Oo Pagoda is classified as a double encased stupa as it envelops a smaller stupa?
G Affairs
2024-09-27
5,977
249.0
... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China?
National Hospital Service Reserve
2024-09-16
5,977
249.0
... that the British National Hospital Service Reserve (poster pictured) trained volunteers to carry out first aid in the aftermath of a nuclear or chemical attack?
State Publishing House of Ukraine
2024-09-17
5,885
249.0
... that 1920s belles-lettres books published by the State Publishing House of Ukraine (symbol pictured) sold out more rapidly than similar books published elsewhere in the Soviet Union, despite the higher average price?
United States Pavilion
2024-09-09
5,966
248.6
... that during the 1964 New York World's Fair , police officers used computers at the United States Pavilion to help arrest people?
Articulation (painting)
2024-09-04
5,876
244.9
... that actress Lisa Coleman attended artist Euan Uglow 's studio one to three times a week from 1993 to 1996 to model for Articulation ?
Henrik Johan Nauckhoff
2024-09-05
5,834
243.1
... that Swedish naval officer Henrik Johan Nauckhoff fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War ?
Dorothy Stanley
2024-09-13
5,829
242.9
... that Dorothy Stanley was once said to be one of the last speakers of the Miwok languages ?
Amir Zakirov
2024-09-22
5,768
240.4
... that in order to attend breakdancing classes as a child, future Olympian Amir Zakirov had to give up eating lunch?
Betty Hanley
2024-09-09
5,716
238.2
... that Betty Hanley , originally a Michigander , was appointed lampshade designer to the British royal family?
Kuomintang Building (Vancouver)
2024-09-25
5,638
234.9
... that in addition to having been a centre for local involvement in Chinese politics, the Kuomintang Building in Vancouver has hosted social events including a wedding reception?
1954 Busan Yongdusan fire
2024-09-06
5,568
232.0
... that 30 royal portraits of Korean kings were completely destroyed in a 1954 fire in Busan, South Korea ?
Fan wiki
2024-09-13
5,536
230.6
... that some fan wikis document fan fiction?
Yahya Al-Ghotany
2024-09-15
5,493
228.9
... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Yahya Al-Ghotany picked up the sport "by chance" at a refugee camp?
Chand Sifarish
2024-09-01
5,470
227.9
... that an AI -generated cover of Shaan and Kailash Kher 's "Chand Sifarish " received nearly five million views on Instagram in two days?
David Gillespie (surveyor)
2024-09-15
5,458
227.4
... that David Gillespie became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
Dollar Mountain Fire
2024-09-08
4,947
225.5
... that during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire , 65 firefighters survived being surrounded by fire overnight by sheltering near a creek?
WNWO-TV
2024-09-06
5,400
225.0
... that a judge compared the bankruptcy fraud of an Ohio TV station to a 1601 English court case ?
Wolfman's Got Nards
2024-09-11
5,386
224.4
... that the title of the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards is derived from a memorable line in the 1987 film The Monster Squad ?
Poecilia vandepolli
2024-09-24
5,312
221.4
... that the small fish species Poecilia vandepolli solves food shortage problems by eating its own offspring ?
S1/S2 (Amsterdam Metro)
2024-09-01
5,308
221.2
... that the S1/S2 rolling stock of the Amsterdam Metro was also a tram?
Jubilee Bridge (Tay)
2024-09-19
5,296
220.7
... that the construction of the Jubilee Bridge was featured in the 1982 documentary about the A9 road reconstruction?
Abortion in Africa
2024-09-28
2,501
104.2
... that many African countries provide for legal abortion in their reproductive health laws, but such laws have been passed without grounds for legal abortion in Madagascar and in Senegal ?
Abortion in Madagascar
1,790
74.6
Abortion in Senegal
994
41.4
Total
5,285
220.2
Grant Nel
2024-09-16
5,271
219.6
... that Grant Nel , at the age of nine, switched from gymnastics to diving after breaking both of his hands?
List of emperors of the Yuan dynasty
2024-09-03
5,162
219.3
... that the rulers of the Yuan dynasty styled themselves as both Mongol khans and Chinese emperors?
Ácido Argentino
2024-09-20
5,246
218.6
... that Rolling Stone listed Ácido Argentino as the most essential album of Argentine heavy metal?
Motibai Kapadia
2024-09-11
5,172
215.5
... that in 1884 Motibai Kapadia 's father allowed her to study alongside men in India?
Bernlef
2024-09-25
5,167
215.3
... that according to tradition Saint Ludger healed the Frisian bard Bernlef of his blindness (pictured) and taught him to play psalms on his harp?
Syrian literature
2024-09-29
5,138
214.1
... that scholar Mohja Kahf stated that there is no Syrian literature ?
Feastogether
2024-09-12
5,098
212.4
... that Feastogether launched a restaurant that was Taiwan's highest-priced buffet when it opened in 2023?
Sammy Virji
2024-09-12
5,093
212.2
... that the DJ Sammy Virji went viral on TikTok after cueing in a track with a rubber fish?
Abortion in the Gambia
2024-09-04
5,082
211.8
... that in The Gambia , there is a belief that people can summon evil spirits to cause abortions?
Malacchi Esdale
2024-09-13
5,080
211.7
... that rugby sevens player Malacchi Esdale said that the conditioning he went through to play in the Olympics was "borderline crazy"?
Tunghsing Building
2024-09-21
5,054
210.6
... that the Tunghsing Building was the only building in Taipei that collapsed after the September 21 earthquake in 1999?
One Room Angel
2024-09-13
5,012
208.8
... that the angel's wings in the live-action television-drama adaptation of One Room Angel took about a month to construct?
Republic Drug Store
2024-09-17
4,926
208.4
... that the Republic Drug Store was formed from the consolidation of an estate and its competition?
Sugar Dog Life
2024-09-17
4,779
202.2
... that the author of Sugar Dog Life ended up buying and raising a cactus after drawing one in the manga?
Ai Uta
2024-09-29
4,827
201.1
... that Japanese girls found the song "Ai Uta " by the band Greeeen to be a perfect love song for the autumn, according to a 2007 Oricon survey?
Christopher Columbus (Zador)
2024-09-15
4,810
200.4
... that the opera Christopher Columbus was written by its Jewish composer while fleeing persecution from Nazi Germany by sailing across the Atlantic?
December 2010 Christchurch earthquake
2024-09-06
4,794
199.8
... that the December 2010 Christchurch earthquake caused Boxing Day sales events six weeks later?
Kevin Mejía
2024-09-12
4,784
199.4
... that as a child, future Olympian Kevin Mejía sold spinning tops ?
Premna microphylla
2024-09-18
4,742
197.6
... that the leaves of Premna microphylla (pictured) are used to make a green jelly called Guanyin tofu?
River
2024-09-04
4,709
196.2
... that rivers form 23% of international borders?
Abortion in Benin
2024-09-10
4,694
195.6
... that the legalization of abortion in Benin was supported by two members of the cabinet who had both worked as gynecologists?
Benjamin F. McAdoo
2024-09-27
4,687
195.3
... that Benjamin F. McAdoo was the first Black architect to be licensed in the U.S. state of Washington?
Robert Aiello
2024-09-01
4,636
193.2
... that Robert Aiello 's first novel was published after literary agents turned it down roughly 60 times?
Galena Schoolhouse
2024-09-14
4,586
191.1
... that Galena Schoolhouse in South Dakota was once leased to a historical society for $1 annually?
Toy unboxing
2024-09-04
4,522
188.4
... that a Los Angeles summer camp teaches children how to become YouTubers by making toy unboxing videos?
Infant school
2024-09-05
4,518
188.2
... that nine-year-old children were sometimes employed to help teach younger children in infant schools in the 1840s?
Canadian Premier League inaugural match
2024-09-14
4,482
186.8
... that the inaugural Canadian Premier League match led to the suspension of both team captains?
Rabbinic period
2024-09-21
4,464
186.0
... that the Rabbinic period was consequential in the ongoing development of Judaism and its traditions?
KIXE-TV
2024-09-16
4,428
184.5
... that the general manager of a California TV station canceled the interview show he hosted because of its lack of quality?
Cosmetic Playlover
2024-09-10
4,415
184.0
... that Sachi Narashima came up with the idea for the manga Cosmetic Playlover after her friend, who worked as a beauty consultant, mentioned that there were male beauty consultants?
Submarine Mining Service
2024-09-14
4,409
183.7
... that the British Army's Submarine Mining Service defended ports and harbours with naval mines and torpedoes?
Jajaira Gonzalez
2024-09-11
4,328
180.3
... that USA Boxing's head coach said that Olympian Jajaira Gonzalez 's return to boxing was "like Lazarus coming back from the dead"?
Tropical Storm Chris (2024)
2024-09-02
4,306
179.4
... that Tropical Storm Chris (pictured) in July 2024 caused bodies of water to overflow in Ciudad Madero , Mexico, resulting in a crocodile sighting at a beach?
William Aitken (architect)
2024-09-08
1,228
56.0
... that William Aitken , William J. Bain , J. Lister Holmes , John T. Jacobsen , and George W. Stoddard collaborated in the early 1940s to design America's first racially integrated public housing development ?
George W. Stoddard
852
38.8
J. Lister Holmes
844
38.5
John T. Jacobsen
837
38.2
Total
3,761
171.5
Motokare Retry
2024-09-09
4,054
168.9
... that the spin-off episode of the live-action adaptation of Motokare Retry was written to portray "conversations between men" and "male friendship"?
Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
2024-09-02
4,016
167.3
... that a bootleg album of Jai Paul 's unreleased music was named as one of the best of 2013 by several music publications?
Palestinian right of armed resistance
2024-09-22
4,001
166.7
... that arguments in favor of a Palestinian right of armed resistance are often based on Article 1(4) of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions?
Edmilson Pedro
2024-09-19
3,978
165.7
... that Olympic judoka Edmilson Pedro is nicknamed Bicho Papão , which means "the bogeyman"?
Sienna Green
2024-09-27
3,963
165.1
... that Sienna Green began playing water polo because she saw it as a combination of basketball and swimming, her favourite sports?
Armond Seidler
2024-09-19
3,936
164.0
... that although Armond Seidler invented the pugil stick for military training purposes, it later found use in the television show American Gladiators ?
1990 Serbian constitutional referendum
2024-09-08
3,572
162.9
... that the 1990 Serbian constitutional referendum also took place at six voting stations in Montenegro for voters who were on holiday?
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
2024-09-10
3,907
162.8
... that 19th-century Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski authored hundreds of works, including more than 200 novels?
Joanna Ferrone
2024-09-21
3,894
162.3
... that Joanna Ferrone served as the business manager for the fictional character Fido Dido ?
Jyocho
2024-09-28
3,874
161.4
... that the music of math rock band Jyocho has been alternatively described as akin to "madness" or "contemplative and melancholy"?
Alexina Kublu
2024-09-21
3,868
161.1
... that Alexina Kublu , a linguist, translator, Languages Commissioner, and the first justice of the peace in Nunavut, is her grandmother's father and her daughter's son, as per the Inuit namesake tradition?
Railways in Canberra
2024-09-09
3,856
160.6
... that many an Xplorer has traversed the rails in Canberra ?
Albert Schädler
2024-09-18
3,840
160.0
... that the ideas of Albert Schädler became the founding ideas of the Progressive Citizens' Party , though he himself was opposed to the formation of political parties?
Kaylee Bryson
2024-09-20
3,836
159.8
... that Kaylee Bryson was the first female driver to advance to the A-Main feature race at the Chili Bowl Nationals ?
Ivan Palmaw
2024-09-07
3,818
159.1
... that architect Ivan Palmaw designed houses in Shanghai and Seattle after fleeing the Russian Revolution ?
William Pope (priest)
2024-09-02
3,690
153.8
... that William Pope , an Anglican deacon, was a follower of John Henry Newman and like him became a Roman Catholic priest ?
Zhong Jingwen
2024-09-14
3,688
153.7
... that Zhong Jingwen was known as the "father of Chinese folklore studies"?
Suiattle River
2024-09-20
3,629
151.2
... that every summer, the Suiattle River dirties the Sauk with glacial debris?
Alfredo Gandolfi
2024-09-05
3,480
145.0
... that cinematographer Alfredo Gandolfi also had a career as a singer that included more than 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera ?
Thomas Broun
2024-09-14
3,460
144.1
... that Thomas Broun has been blamed for inflating the number of beetle species in New Zealand?
The Eternaut
2024-09-11
3,416
142.3
... that Héctor Germán Oesterheld repurposed his initial plans for a sequel of the comic The Eternaut as a novel?
Ron Tiavaasue
2024-09-25
3,361
140.0
... that Ron Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played college football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
Marmelada de Santa Luzia
2024-09-10
3,268
136.2
... that many producers of Marmelada de Santa Luzia , a variety of quince cheese , are descendants of quilombolas ?
Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushī
2024-09-19
3,261
135.9
... that two cosmetic companies engaged in a "rose war" with advertising campaigns based around the song "You're More Beautiful Than a Rose " and the film The Rose of Versailles ?
Fede Vigevani
2024-09-19
3,244
135.2
... that Fede Vigevani once presented an awards ceremony in which he won an award?
Alex Chilowicz
2024-09-10
3,176
132.3
... that in December 2023, former Major League Soccer referee Alex Chilowicz began officiating in the English Football League after relocating to England?
Bothell, Washington
2024-09-08
2,876
131.1
... that up to 16,000 crows regularly commute from around the Seattle metropolitan area to a wetland in Bothell, Washington ?
A. Sreekar Prasad filmography
2024-09-03
3,046
129.5
... that Indian film editor A. Sreekar Prasad holds a record for editing films in 17 different languages?
Helen Hornbeck Tanner
2024-09-11
3,094
128.9
... that Helen Hornbeck Tanner was part of a major case supporting the Ojibwe before the Supreme Court of the United States while in her 80s?
LA LOM
2024-09-09
3,085
128.5
... that LA LOM named many of their songs after various locations in Los Angeles?
A. I. Namm & Son Department Store
2024-09-18
3,028
126.2
... that an annex to the A. I. Namm & Son Department Store included artifacts from a church?
La Mojana
2024-09-20
2,972
123.9
... that people of the Zenú culture built canals in the La Mojana wetland area of Colombia long before Spanish arrival?
Gwent Broadcasting
2024-09-24
2,969
123.7
... that Gwent Broadcasting , at the time the smallest Independent Local Radio station in Britain, lasted less than two years?
ComicBook.com
2024-09-26
2,961
123.4
... that ComicBook.com originally began as a website with sales links and press releases before becoming an entertainment news site?
Jordan Sepho
2024-09-23
2,946
122.8
... that Olympic gold-medal-winning rugby player Jordan Sepho vomited from stress the first time he played for his national team?
List of accolades received by Joe Hisaishi
2024-09-26
2,932
122.2
... that the composer Joe Hisaishi has been awarded eight Japan Academy Film Prizes and nominated for eight more?
Justiniano Borgoño
2024-09-17
2,872
121.5
... that a bust of former Peruvian president Justiniano Borgoño was stolen from its pedestal by thieves?
Nam Su-hyeon
2024-09-01
1,550
64.6
... that Nam Su-hyeon , Jeon Hun-young , and Lim Si-hyeon 's gold medal in the women's team archery event at the 2024 Olympics marked South Korea's tenth victory in a row?
Jeon Hun-young
1,330
55.4
Total
2,879
120.0
Ana Sigüenza
2024-09-08
2,593
118.2
... that Ana Sigüenza was the first woman to be the general secretary of a national trade union center in Spain?
Mark Robert Harrison
2024-09-15
2,831
118.0
... that painter Mark Robert Harrison 's brother died in a fire that broke out at one of Harrison's own exhibitions in 1846?
Trust Issues
2024-09-23
2,738
114.1
... that the 2019 single "Trust Issues " by Drake was originally released in 2011 as a free download?
Mariano R. Vázquez
2024-09-28
2,706
112.7
... that Mariano R. Vázquez oversaw the integration of anarchists into the government during the Spanish Civil War ?
Michael Kettle
2024-09-25
2,684
111.8
... that Michael Kettle received an award at the age of 80 for his work as a cricket groundskeeper?
Donald MacKay (architect)
2024-09-20
2,684
111.8
... that architect Donald MacKay designed a fire station which later burnt down in the Great Seattle Fire ?
Valentin Bontus
2024-09-24
1,600
66.6
... that Valentin Bontus won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in Formula Kite , while Toni Vodišek won the first silver medal?
Toni Vodišek
931
38.8
Total
2,530
105.4
Aracy Amaral
2024-09-02
2,474
103.1
... that a historian lamented the lack of English-language translations for the work of Aracy Amaral despite it being "a vital reference for the study of art history in Brazil "?
Josh Katz
2024-09-21
2,472
103.0
... that Australian judoka Josh Katz competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics six months after completely rupturing an ACL ?
El Eternauta: segunda parte
2024-09-22
2,426
101.1
... that during the writing of El Eternauta: segunda parte , Héctor Germán Oesterheld became victim of an enforced disappearance ?
Auckland Central in the 2020 New Zealand general election
2024-09-28
2,422
100.9
... that Chlöe Swarbrick won the race for Auckland Central in 2020 , during which she held a drag show as a campaign event?
Edward Cruttwell
2024-09-29
2,412
100.5
... that after supervising construction of London's Tower Bridge in the 1890s, engineer Edward Cruttwell was retained as consulting engineer to the bridge until his death in 1933?
Alfred Biliotti
2024-09-03
2,198
93.4
... that Alfred Biliotti excavated the first known examples of Mycenaean painted pottery in 1868?
Cooper Mays
2024-09-28
1,816
75.7
... that in college, football player Cooper Mays was a member of the same offensive line as his brother?
Tilman Michael
2024-09-14
1,343
56.0
... that Tilman Michael , who is set to be the Metropolitan Opera 's chorus master from the 2024/25 season, helped the Oper Frankfurt win multiple awards for operatic choir of the year?
Max Greyserman
2024-09-28
1,244
51.8
... that PGA Tour golfer Max Greyserman and his brother Reed are the first brothers to win the New Jersey Amateur Championship?
Afonso Henriques Theatre
2024-09-29
1,202
50.1
... that the Afonso Henriques Theatre in Guimarães , Portugal, regularly performed shows and plays to aid the construction of the nearby Santos Passos Church ?
SDSS J0849+1114
2024-09-25
0 [ e]
0
... that as of 1.06 billion years ago, three supermassive black holes from a trio of galaxies in the constellation of Cancer were colliding?