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Summary (view)

Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	-21.5	Matt Campbell (American football coach)	48.9	Übers Gebirg Maria geht	-21.5	Matt Campbell (American football coach)
Median	127.5	Alice Agogino In the Workhouse – Christmas Day	403.1	American bittern A New System of Domestic Cookery	143.5	Isabella Beeton Wu Chengzhen
High	1,062.5	Una Ryan, Una M. Ryan	13,730.5	Frank Sinatra	13,730.5	Frank Sinatra

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Frank Sinatra	2015-12-12		164,766	13,730.5	... that American music critic Robert Christgau called Frank Sinatra (pictured) "the greatest singer of the 20th century"?
Frank Sinatra	2015-12-12		164,766	13,730.5	... that after gaining a job as a singing waiter in 1938, Frank Sinatra (pictured) boasted that he would "become so big that no one could ever touch him"?
Kathryn Parsons	2015-12-10		16,580	1,381.7	... that Kathryn Parsons (pictured) co-founded a startup that teaches people how to "code in a day"?
Leonite	2015-12-09		15,364	1,280.3	... that leonite (pictured) has been found on Mars?
Magazine Fort	2015-12-23		14,866	1,277.8	... that Jonathan Swift satirized the building of the Magazine Fort (pictured) in Dublin, as he felt the conditions in the city too poor to warrant defence?
Una Ryan	2015-12-10		6,720	560.0	... that Una Ryan and Una Ryan both emigrated from their countries, studied infectious disease, and were honored with the Order of the British Empire and Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, respectively?
Una M. Ryan			6,030	502.5
Total			12,750	1,062.5
Bicycle kick	2015-12-22		12,541	1,045.1	... that the bicycle kick (pictured) is one of association football's most celebrated skills?
Disappearance of Jerry Michael Williams	2015-12-16		11,974	997.9	... that searchers believed Michael Williams' body had been eaten by alligators in Lake Seminole after he disappeared 15 years ago today—until they learned alligators don't feed in winter?
Kaunakes	2015-12-28		11,734	977.8	... that the shorter the kaunakes (pictured), the lower the status?
11B-X-1371	2015-12-02		11,682	973.5	... that a "creepy puzzle" mailed to a Swedish tech blogger was found to contain coded messages implying a threat against the President of the United States?
Siedlce Ghetto	2015-12-01		11,676	973.0	... that Cypora Zonszajn could not live without her closest family and returned to the Siedlce Ghetto to perish along with them (deportation pictured)?
Battle of Fukuda Bay	2015-12-15		11,238	936.5	... that the Battle of Fukuda Bay in 1565 was the first recorded naval battle between Europeans and the Japanese?
Hilda Nilsson	2015-12-31		11,100	925.0	... that serial killer Hilda Nilsson committed suicide by hanging the same day the courts commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment?
Qiu Huizuo	2015-12-04		11,068	922.3	... that although General Qiu Huizuo (pictured) was persecuted at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, he authorized the torture of 462 people after returning to power, causing eight deaths?
Shooting of Jeremy Mardis	2015-12-03		10,828	902.3	... that body-camera footage led to the arrest of two police officers in the shooting of six-year-old Jeremy Mardis?
Nicola Mendelsohn	2015-12-10		10,046	837.1	... that The Daily Telegraph has called Nicola Mendelsohn (pictured), Facebook's vice president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry"?
Ni Zhifu	2015-12-17		9,666	805.5	... that Chinese Politburo member Ni Zhifu (pictured) invented a drill that is named after him?
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew	2015-12-09		9,186	765.5	... that more than 1.5 million beer bottles have been used in the construction of the Buddhist temple site at Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew in Thailand?
Coexist (image)	2015-12-02		9,124	760.3	... that the Coexist symbol used on bumper stickers started life as a 3 m × 5 m (9.8 ft × 16.4 ft) outdoor poster in a juried art exhibition in Jerusalem?
Tutankhamun's mask	2015-12-18		9,060	755.0	... that Tutankhamun's mask (pictured) contains many gemstone inlays, including lapis lazuli, carnelian, quartz, obsidian, turquoise, amazonite, and faience?
Jacob L. Devers	2015-12-22		8,857	738.1	... that General Jacob L. Devers was the second-most senior American officer in Europe during World War II?
HTC RE Camera	2015-12-13		8,541	711.8	... that the HTC RE Camera (pictured) has been described as "an upside down asthma inhaler", "more periscope than box", and "a tube that's bent on one end, slightly narrower than a roll of quarters"?
Louis Moe	2015-12-29		8,281	690.1	... that Louis Moe's works include illustrations of literary classics (pictured), as well as paintings with decadent erotic motifs, such as naked women with monsters or animals?
Liang Cheng	2015-12-14		8,228	685.7	... that Qing dynasty ambassador to the United States Liang Cheng (pictured) was a star baseball player for Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts?
Eileen Sharp	2015-12-06		8,194	682.9	... that only a year after joining the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at age 21, Eileen Sharp (pictured) was promoted to be the company's principal mezzo-soprano?
Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism	2015-12-12		7,934	661.1	... that Frank Sinatra was a secret courier for the Haganah?
Shooting of John T. Williams	2015-12-04		7,860	655.0	... that the shooting of Native American woodcarver John T. Williams by a police officer was found to be unjustified?
Maxine Cheshire	2015-12-16		7,857	654.8	... that one of Frank Sinatra's most widely known public insults was leveled against The Washington Post columnist Maxine Cheshire?
Charlize Theron filmography	2015-12-07		7,546	651.5	... that actress Charlize Theron made her debut in an uncredited role in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest?
Skaill House	2015-12-29		7,585	632.1	... that Skaill House (pictured), the most complete 17th-century mansion in Orkney, is built on a Pictish burial ground and overlooks the neolithic site of Skara Brae?
Desert Inn	2015-12-30		7,347	612.2	... that when Howard Hughes overstayed his 10-day reservation at Las Vegas' Desert Inn and was asked to leave, he responded by buying the hotel?
Daniel Everett (RAF officer)	2015-12-14		7,320	610.0	... that Squadron Leader Daniel Everett was decorated three times for gallantry before being killed in action?
Floriana Lines	2015-12-08		7,106	606.0	... that the Floriana Lines are considered to be among the most complicated and elaborate of the Hospitaller fortifications of Malta?
Beer jam	2015-12-31		7,265	605.4	... that beer jam (pictured) may be sweet or savory, and some have a syrupy consistency?
Baolis of Mehrauli	2015-12-01		7,225	602.1	... that of the three Baolis of Mehrauli, the Gandhak ki Baoli (step well pictured) was built during the 13th century by Iltutmish of the slave dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate who ruled in Delhi?
Birth of the Dragon	2015-12-18		7,100	591.7	... that the upcoming film Birth of the Dragon is about Bruce Lee as a young martial artist and his famous fight with Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man in 1965?
363 Copa De Oro Road	2015-12-15		7,036	586.3	... that at a 1966 concert, Frank Sinatra joked about the evenings he and others spent carousing at Dean Martin's Bel Air mansion?
Tusheti National Park	2015-12-14		6,948	579.0	... that the Tusheti National Park, called one of the "12 best places you’ve never heard of" by BudgetTravel, has rich biodiversity with aesthetic terrain, hamlets, old defense towers, and folk culture?
Sodder children disappearance	2015-12-24		6,902	575.1	... that a photo mailed to the Sodder family of Fayetteville, West Virginia, in 1968 is believed by them to be of one of their five children unaccounted for after a fire destroyed their home 70 years ago today?
Aiguille de Bionnassay	2015-12-08		6,842	568.6	... that in 1865, the first alpine climbers to reach the summit of the Aiguille de Bionnassay (pictured) arrived in a thunderstorm, their ice axes humming with electrical activity?
Bean Boots	2015-12-03		6,786	565.5	... that Bean Boots are still manufactured in Maine and are stitched by hand?
War of the Maidens	2015-12-18		6,770	564.2	... that the War of the Maidens involved neither war nor maidens, only men dressed up as women?
Rachel Chalkowski	2015-12-20		6,680	556.7	... that Bambi delivered over 35,000 babies?
Announcerless Game	2015-12-20		6,674	556.2	... that 35 years ago today, NBC broadcast an entire NFL game without any announcers?
Carrot soup	2015-12-30		6,456	538.0	... that it was once a tradition for the English to consume Crécy soup, a type of carrot soup (example pictured), on the anniversary of the Battle of Crécy?
The Kensingtons at Laventie	2015-12-03		6,372	531.0	... that the artist Eric Kennington claimed to have walked 500 miles (800 km) while painting The Kensingtons at Laventie (pictured)?
1000 South Michigan	2015-12-11		6,272	522.6	... that Chicago's 1000 South Michigan is a supertall skyscraper planned to rise to over 1,000 feet (300 m), even though it is in a historic district zoned for buildings up to 425 feet (130 m)?
Scare PewDiePie	2015-12-01		6,201	516.8	... that Scare PewDiePie is a series on the upcoming YouTube Red service?
Beer cake	2015-12-23		6,338	512.5	... that stout and chocolate stout beer may be used in the preparation of chocolate beer cake (example pictured)?
Monument of the Four Moors	2015-12-19		6,030	502.5	... that the chained Moors of the Monument of the Four Moors (pictured) symbolise the four corners of the world?
Arabian wildcat	2015-12-20		2,410	200.8	... that among the wildlife found in Oman are the Arabian wildcat, the Dhofar toad, and the Oman garra, a freshwater fish with a blind, cave-dwelling form?
Garra barreimiae			1,706	142.1
Dhofar toad			1,061	88.4
Wildlife of Oman			776	64.6
Total			5,952	496.0
6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron	2015-12-29		5,860	488.4	... that the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron contained commandos, linguists, scholars, saboteurs, and spies, as well as intelligence specialists?
Tom Collins (producer)	2015-12-30		5,692	474.3	... that after music producer Tom Collins' receptionist asked him to make a record of her singing, it won BMI's Song of the Year and she won the Academy of Country Music's Female Vocalist of the Year?
Maureen O'Hara	2015-12-20		5,638	469.9	... that Maureen O'Hara (pictured) was only the second actress to receive an honorary Oscar without having previously been nominated for an Oscar in a competitive category?
Anbarrhacus	2015-12-21		5,429	452.4	... that the fossil millipede Anbarrhacus (pictured) was described from a single immature male preserved in amber?
Åmøy	2015-12-30		5,408	450.7	... that nearly one thousand rock carvings from the Bronze Age have been found on the island of Åmøy?
Bat flip	2015-12-01		5,328	444.0	... that bat flips are popular in Asian and Latin American baseball leagues?
Lemon Drop	2015-12-26		5,296	441.3	... that the Lemon Drop cocktail (example pictured) was invented sometime in the 1970s at Henry Africa's, a fern bar in San Francisco, California?
Ahmet Burak Erdoğan	2015-12-27		5,200	433.3	... that it cost the son of Turkey's president $20 million to get Pretty?
Estrella de Chile (ship)	2015-12-07		5,376	432.9	... that when the Estrella de Chile (pictured) ran aground in 1888, the crew climbed into the rigging to escape the rising water?
Her Humble Ministry	2015-12-11		5,034	419.5	... that Her Humble Ministry, featuring Florence Lawrence as a character rehabilitated by nuns, was called "one of the most wisely conducted films" with a religious motif?
22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron	2015-12-29		5,029	419.1	... that the 22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron never lost a boat during its secret Korean War infiltrations into North Korea and China?
MV KPS7 - Karadeniz Powership Ayşegül Sultan	2015-12-02		3,465	288.8	... that the powership MV KPS Ayşegül Sultan went to Ghana and the MV KPS Zeynep Sultan to Indonesia the same day, following a farewell ceremony at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul?
MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan			1,560	130.0
Total			5,026	418.8
Hyoid bone fracture	2015-12-03		4,999	416.6	... that fractures of the hyoid bone are often caused by strangulation?
Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates	2015-12-28		1,735	144.6	... that the varied wildlife of the United Arab Emirates includes salt-tolerant plants, gerbils and toads (pictured)?
Arabian toad			1,192	99.3
Salsola imbricata			1,070	89.1
Cheesman's gerbil			951	79.2
Total			4,947	412.2
Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition	2015-12-01		4,928	410.6	... that the Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition may have been devised during a visit by Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution's elite Quds Force, to Moscow in July 2015?
A New System of Domestic Cookery	2015-12-04		4,859	404.9	... that A New System of Domestic Cookery (frontispiece pictured) has been called "a publishing sensation" and "the most famous cookery book of its time"?
Carl Cohen (businessman)	2015-12-12		4,848	404.0	... that Las Vegas casino manager Carl Cohen became a local folk hero after he knocked the caps off Frank Sinatra's front teeth?
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier	2015-12-15		4,840	403.3	... that Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier was called the "Virgin of Italy" by his troops?
American bittern	2015-12-14		4,814	401.2	... that the American bittern (pictured) was first described from a specimen found in Dorset, England?
Cadet Nurse Corps	2015-12-11		4,787	398.9	... that the Cadet Nurse Corps (recruiting poster pictured), established during World War II, influenced the way in which nurses would be educated and trained in the United States?
Emily Estefan	2015-12-31		4,750	395.9	... that drummer, singer, and songwriter Emily Estefan was born in 1994 after her mother, Gloria Estefan, had been told she would never give birth following a 1990 tour-bus crash?
Ryuya Matsumoto	2015-12-21		4,611	384.2	... that Ryuya Matsumoto's (pictured) height earned him the nickname "Eimei's Randy Johnson"?
Fortifications of Xi'an	2015-12-09		4,596	384.0	... that the ancient fortifications of Xi'an were used as air raid shelters in World War II?
Émile Rey	2015-12-18		4,581	381.8	... that the 19th-century Italian mountaineer Émile Rey (pictured) was known as "the Prince of Guides" in his home town of Courmayeur?
Doris Calloway	2015-12-18		4,575	381.2	... that Doris Calloway studied farts, space food, and broccoli?
Aplysia morio	2015-12-31		4,570	380.8	... that the sooty sea hare can swim and is able to emit toxic clouds of ink?
Jeanne des Anges	2015-12-28		4,497	374.8	... that the nun Jeanne des Anges was the main protagonist of the witch trials which led to the death by burning of a French priest?
Lena Waithe	2015-12-22		4,444	370.3	... that a white, straight, female character in Master of None was rewritten as a black lesbian after Lena Waithe read for the role?
Poeciliopsis lucida	2015-12-23		3,217	260.1	... that when a male clearfin livebearer mates with a female headwater livebearer, the offspring are all female?
Poeciliopsis monacha			1,334	107.9
Total			4,551	368.0
Burkhan Khaldun	2015-12-09		4,408	367.3	... that the Burkhan Khaldun mountain or its locality is believed to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan, as well as the location of his tomb?
U.S. Army Herald Trumpets	2015-12-02		4,386	365.5	... that the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets use drums (pictured) designed by the vaudeville musician Gus Moeller?
Anatolian diagonal	2015-12-11		3,760	313.3	... that the Anatolian diagonal is a significant feature in the distribution of the flora of Turkey?
Wildlife of Turkey			594	49.5
Total			4,354	362.8
Monica Mary Gardner	2015-12-28		4,344	362.0	... that Monica Gardner's life was shaped by finding that Bonnie Prince Charlie's mother was from Poland?
Korean textbook controversy	2015-12-29		4,322	360.2	... that with the recent Korean textbook controversy, South Korea has been perceived as losing its moral high ground in regard to its criticism of the perceived problems with Japanese history textbooks?
Stray Dogs (2013 film)	2015-12-31		4,306	358.8	... that The New York Times called the 2013 film Stray Dogs a "glum, humorless exercise in Asian miserablism"?
Leo Dee	2015-12-01		4,280	356.6	... that New Jersey silverpoint artist Leo Dee was known for the "staggering technical perfection" of his work?
Garage rock	2015-12-14		4,220	351.7	... that garage rock was the first form of music to be called "punk rock"?
Aucanquilcha	2015-12-11		4,218	351.5	... that a sulfur mine at 5,950 metres (19,520 ft) altitude on the stratovolcano Aucanquilcha is notable for being the highest mine in the world?
Beverley Peck Johnson	2015-12-02		4,218	351.5	... that voice teacher Beverley Peck Johnson told actor Kevin Kline that he had to choose between her and cigarettes if he wanted to be her pupil?
Nevado Tres Cruces	2015-12-27		4,194	349.5	... that the sixth highest mountain (pictured) in South America is a volcano last active 28,000 years ago that might erupt again?
Etta Federn	2015-12-30		4,166	347.1	... that Etta Federn received Nazi death threats because of her Walther Rathenau biography?
The Kudan	2015-12-16		4,146	345.5	... that the address of the official residence of the Philippine ambassador to Japan can be translated literally as "a hill from which one can get a good perspective of Mt. Fuji"?
The Shallows (film)	2015-12-15		4,146	345.5	... that Blake Lively will be surviving shark attacks in The Shallows?
Old Fortress, Livorno	2015-12-09		4,122	343.5	... that on 2 April 1662, the Old Fortress of Livorno was the location of an experiment designed to test Galileo's principle of the independence of motions?
Elizabeth Gray (fossil collector)	2015-12-28		4,094	341.1	... that, although Elizabeth Gray died, her family's tradition of collecting fossils at Girvan lasted for 86 years?
Poeciliopsis prolifica	2015-12-28		4,072	339.3	... that the blackstripe livebearer can carry several clutches of young at different stages of development at the same time?
A. Arnim White	2015-12-01		4,032	336.0	... that despite being ranked 158th out of 164 in his West Point class, A. Arnim White still managed to reach the rank of major general?
Class A Wild Trout Waters	2015-12-15		4,008	334.0	... that Pennsylvania's 500 or so Class A Wild Trout Waters (example pictured) are the "best of the best" streams for angling in Pennsylvania?
Thomas Maddock	2015-12-26		3,998	333.2	... that Thomas Maddock started the American indoor toilet industry through his invention?
Seoul Lantern Festival	2015-12-03		3,996	333.0	... that over three million visitors attended the Seoul Lantern Festival (pictured) in 2014?
Zuriel Oduwole	2015-12-30		3,982	331.8	... that at the age of 10, Zuriel Oduwole became the world's youngest person to appear in Forbes?
Ai Xia	2015-12-31		3,977	331.4	... that the suicide of Chinese silent film actress Ai Xia inspired a film starring Ruan Lingyu, who also committed suicide soon after the film's release?
Broken Picture Telephone	2015-12-07		3,813	329.2	... that the collaborative browser game Broken Picture Telephone was defunct for three years before its 2013 relaunch?
Hodgson's giant flying squirrel	2015-12-02		3,928	327.3	... that Hodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below?
Tourism in Kazakhstan	2015-12-16		3,893	324.4	... that people from 19 countries can visit Kazakhstan without a visa?
Battle of al-Kafr	2015-12-08		3,784	322.7	... that the victory of Sultan al-Atrash over French forces in the Battle of al-Kafr commenced the Great Syrian Revolt?
Casey Conway	2015-12-17		3,843	320.2	... that when former rugby league player Casey Conway came out, he expressed disappointment that Anthony Mundine had claimed homosexuality was not an acceptable part of Aboriginal culture?
Butter grading	2015-12-14		3,831	319.2	... that butter for consumer use is graded "AA", "A", or "B" in the United States, but in Canada is graded "Canada 1", "Canada 2", or "Canada 3"?
Martin Selig	2015-12-30		3,824	318.7	... that Martin Selig and his family fled the Nazis via Poland, Russia, Korea, and Japan, got off the boat in Seattle "on a whim", and later built the tallest building there?
Terraced houses in the United Kingdom	2015-12-13		3,802	316.8	... that since 1858, all new streets containing terraced houses in the United Kingdom have been at least 36 feet (11 m) wide?
Ralph Vary Chamberlin	2015-12-30		3,722	310.2	... that biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin (pictured) is said to have been banned from Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology by Ernst Mayr?
Mark Hovell	2015-12-21		3,700	308.3	... that Mark Hovell, a historian of Chartism, died during the First World War when he fell down a mine shaft?
Simtokha Dzong	2015-12-02		3,694	307.9	... that the Simtokha Dzong (pictured), built in 1629 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, functions as a monastic and administrative centre and is the oldest dzong to survive in its original form?
Hualianceratops	2015-12-30		3,672	306.0	... that the horned dinosaur Hualianceratops was the size of a spaniel?
Operation Honorable Dragon	2015-12-31		3,658	304.9	... that the Royalist guerrillas of Operation Honorable Dragon ran from "ghosts"?
Arabian woodpecker	2015-12-15		1,962	163.5	... that the wildlife of Saudi Arabia includes species endemic to the region such as the Arabian woodpecker?
Wildlife of Saudi Arabia			1,672	139.4
Total			3,634	302.9
Corruption in Afghanistan	2015-12-22		3,549	295.8	... that when a new digital system of payment was put in place to prevent the skimming of salaries for Afghan police, the policemen thought they had been given a raise?
Fishing industry in Laos	2015-12-17		3,524	293.6	... that historically fishing activity in Laos (pictured) is noted from the writings on the gate and walls of the Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, dated to 1560?
Explorer Hotel	2015-12-15		3,508	292.3	... that Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince William have all stayed at the Explorer Hotel when visiting Yellowknife?
Naomi McClure-Griffiths	2015-12-14		3,496	291.3	... that astrophysicist Naomi McClure-Griffiths discovered a new spiral arm in the Milky Way?
1946 Bihar riots	2015-12-22		3,468	289.0	... that between 2,000 and 30,000 people were killed in the communal riots in Bihar in 1946?
Duncan Robinson (basketball)	2015-12-29		3,466	288.9	... that Duncan Robinson's sixth-grade graduating class had only four students?
Sariraka Upanishad	2015-12-16		3,396	283.0	... that the Sariraka Upanishad, a Hindu text on human physiology (pictured), states that the body is a composite of constituent elements, and that the soul, or jiva, is "the lord of the body"?
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca	2015-12-19		3,391	282.6	... that the false chanterelle (pictured) is called guin'xacan ("delightful") or kia's gio' ("iguana lard") by the Tepehuán people of northwestern Mexico?
Konrad Bernheimer	2015-12-14		3,369	280.8	... that art dealer Konrad Bernheimer was born in Venezuela after his grandfather made a deal with Hermann Göring to allow the family to flee Germany?
Busy Earnin'	2015-12-21		3,359	279.9	... that "Busy Earnin'" details the circumstances of spending too much time making money?
Imran Khan (web developer)	2015-12-09		3,349	279.9	... that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "my India resides in people like Imran Khan"?
Tintin and the Picaros	2015-12-30		3,332	277.7	... that Tintin and the Picaros was the only book completed by Hergé in the last 15 years of his life?
Thomas Gould (violinist)	2015-12-15		3,292	274.4	... that Thomas Gould busked at Westminster Underground Station in an attempt to recreate the Washington Post's Joshua Bell experiment?
French brig Renard (1810)	2015-12-06		3,248	270.7	... that Renard battled against the HMS Swallow?
Shwezigon Pagoda	2015-12-13		3,237	269.8	... that the Shwezigon Pagoda (pictured) is like a bell-shaped stupa, in traditional Mon architectural style, which became the prototype architectural feature for many stupas built in Myanmar?
Chinatown, Kuching	2015-12-01		3,192	266.0	... that Rajah Charles Brooke ordered the firing of cannons to remind the Chinese labourers at Kuching Chinatown to take a bath?
Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind	2015-12-17		3,162	263.5	... that at 101 years old, Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind was still attending patients at Los Angeles Children's Hospital?
Khongoryn Els	2015-12-09		3,146	262.9	... that the Khongoryn Els in the Mongolian desert is popularly known as the "Singing Sands"?
Mary Pat Christie	2015-12-23		3,054	262.5	... that Chris Christie credits his wife, Mary Pat Christie, and her financial success on Wall Street as the reason he could give up his law career and run for political office?
Albert Wattenberg	2015-12-22		3,146	262.2	... that physicist Albert Wattenberg kept an empty Chianti bottle (pictured) as a souvenir, the contents of which were consumed to celebrate the Chicago Pile-1 nuclear reactor going critical?
Lena Larsson	2015-12-22		3,137	261.4	... that interior designer Lena Larsson became known as a pioneer for the unconventional, family-friendly environments she created?
Paper Boat	2015-12-17		3,118	259.9	... that some of the fruits used to produce Paper Boat–brand beverages are sourced in the wild?
East Lake Abert Archeological District	2015-12-21		3,116	259.6	... that Native Americans occupied sites throughout the East Lake Abert Archeological District for approximately 11,000 years?
Vic Fontaine	2015-12-12		3,102	258.5	... that Frank Sinatra, Jr. was first offered the part which was later developed into the Rat Pack-style character Vic Fontaine in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine?
Frances Gertrude McGill	2015-12-02		3,096	258.0	... that Frances Gertrude McGill, a Canadian forensic pathologist, was referred to as the "Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan"?
Spring Creek, Brooklyn	2015-12-17		3,095	257.9	... that the New York City neighborhood of Spring Creek was once known as the place where "the city came to an end"?
Mary Louisa Armitt	2015-12-03		3,087	257.2	... that the Armitt Library is named for the polyglot Mary Louisa Armitt?
Sakura Hauge	2015-12-30		3,043	253.6	... that goalkeeper Sakura Hauge joined the Japan women's national handball team in 2015, after years of trying to get a place on the Norwegian team?
Temerl Bergson	2015-12-29		3,038	253.2	... that Temerl Bergson, a wealthy businesswoman and patroness of Hasidic Jews in 19th-century Poland, "distributed money like ashes"?
Robert Schmertz (artist)	2015-12-18		3,034	252.9	... that in 1917, future folk musician and Carnegie Institute of Technology professor emeritus Robert Schmertz was arrested while dressed in "a girl's middy blouse and a small white hat"?
Eckwersheim derailment	2015-12-21		3,034	252.8	... that the Eckwersheim derailment in November 2015 is the only fatal accident of the TGV since it entered commercial service in 1981?
Rangkiang	2015-12-11		3,032	252.7	... that the distinctive roof shape of a Minangkabau rangkiang (rice granary) symbolizes the horn of a buffalo?
HTC Desire 200	2015-12-14		3,002	250.1	... that the HTC Desire 200, a low-end smartphone released in 2013, came with HTC's "highest quality in-ear headset"?
Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station	2015-12-07		2,874	248.1	... that the Okawachi Power Station is one of the largest pumped-storage hydroelectric power plants in Japan?
Jack Entratter	2015-12-14		2,957	246.4	... that Jack Entratter's "Copa Girls" wore US$12,000 worth of costumes for opening night in the Sands Hotel and Casino's Copa Room?
Odin Biron	2015-12-13		2,948	245.6	... that Minnesotan actor Odin Biron moved to Moscow speaking almost no Russian but went on to become a popular character on the top-rated Russian sitcom Interns?
Dreams (video game)	2015-12-31		2,920	243.4	... that Dreams, an upcoming sandbox video game, has an impressionist art-style?
Royal Regalia Building Museum	2015-12-23		2,830	243.2	... that the Royal Regalia Building Museum exhibits include the golden hand and forearm that the Sultan of Brunei used to prop up his chin during his coronation?
May Owen	2015-12-14		2,914	242.8	... that May Owen discovered that the talcum powder used on surgical gloves caused infection and peritoneal scarring?
Dairy salt	2015-12-14		2,873	239.4	... that the use of dairy salt that is impure can have adverse effects upon butter, spoiling its flavor, grain and preservation?
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140	2015-12-15		2,862	238.5	... that William G. Whittaker called Bach's chorale cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (hymn pictured) "without a dull bar, technically, emotionally and spiritually of the highest order"?
Stiven Mendoza	2015-12-21		2,852	237.7	... that the Colombian footballer Stiven Mendoza signed in 2013 for América de Cali, the team which he supports?
Mai Pokhari	2015-12-08		2,782	237.2	... that Mai Pokhari (pictured), a wetland in the Ilam District of Nepal, designated a Ramsar site in October 2008, is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists?
Beurre Maître d'Hôtel	2015-12-05		2,808	234.0	... that the compound butter Beurre Maître d'Hôtel is named according to how it was commonly prepared by a restaurant's maître d'hôtel at diners' tables?
Cal Neva Lodge & Casino	2015-12-30		2,800	233.4	... that the California/Nevada border passes through both the main dining room and the swimming pool of the Cal Neva Lodge & Casino?
Military of Mycenaean Greece	2015-12-04		2,786	232.2	... that in the armies of Mycenaean Greece, chariots were initially used as fighting vehicles, but by the 13th century BC their role was probably limited to battlefield transport?
Kvitsøy Lighthouse	2015-12-31		2,764	230.3	... that the Kvitsøy Lighthouse (pictured) is the oldest stone tower lighthouse still in operation in Norway?
113 East Roosevelt	2015-12-16		2,764	230.3	... that the 113 East Roosevelt development will host the tallest building in the South Side of Chicago?
Caesars Palace	2015-12-12		2,730	227.5	... that Frank Sinatra was held at gunpoint at Caesars Palace in 1970?
Phosphorosaurus	2015-12-29		2,716	226.4	... that at a length of 3 m (10 ft), Phosphorosaurus was small for a mosasaur?
Reed v. Town of Gilbert	2015-12-06		2,714	226.2	... that in a recent United States Supreme Court decision, one Justice suggested the Court may soon become "a veritable Supreme Board of Sign Review"?
Operation Puttur	2015-12-02		2,706	225.5	... that police searches during Operation Puttur yielded two bombs and a pistol used by the suspects?
Tourism in Iraq	2015-12-04		2,646	220.5	... that tourism in Iraq is in danger because of the ongoing war against ISIS?
Priscilla Chan (philanthropist)	2015-12-20		2,645	220.4	... that Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares, valued at $45 billion, to their charitable foundation?
Messelepone	2015-12-05		2,638	219.8	... that the extinct ant Messelepone was described from two fossils, a male (pictured) and a queen?
Hamilton Canal	2015-12-02		2,633	219.4	... that the main proponent of the Hamilton Canal, Gavin Hamilton, was found to have embezzled £19,675 from the Colonial Government, following his death in 1803?
Henderson's	2015-12-03		2,627	218.9	... that Henderson's bookshop was used to shelter fugitive activists for women's suffrage?
Operation Left Jab	2015-12-28		2,584	215.3	... that the Left Jab cleared the way for Diamond Arrow?
Oxford Street	2015-12-24		2,583	215.2	... that the Christmas lights on Oxford Street (pictured) have previously been switched on by Kylie Minogue, Bob Geldof, Terry Wogan, and Lenny Henry?
Life Is Strange	2015-12-07		2,654	213.7	... that the video game Life Is Strange was originally going to be called What If but was retitled due to the film of the same name?
Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve	2015-12-06		2,548	212.3	... that the Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve in Mongolia has been a protected area for more than two centuries?
The Foundery	2015-12-08		2,524	209.8	... that the King's Foundery for casting cannon became a Methodist chapel after a steam explosion?
Myrmecia inquilina	2015-12-08		2,427	207.0	... that the ant species Myrmecia inquilina does not have a worker caste, and is parasitic on M. nigriceps and M. vindex colonies?
Samantha Tross	2015-12-23		2,407	206.9	... that the British orthopaedic surgeon Samantha Tross made long jumps during her education?
Li Hongzhong	2015-12-31		2,478	206.5	... that 210 journalists and intellectuals called for Governor Li Hongzhong to step down after he grabbed the recorder from a reporter who sought to interview him?
Gndevank	2015-12-17		2,472	206.0	... that the Gndevank, a well-preserved church dedicated to St. Stephen, is built in the form of a cross-dome of four apses, with a circular tambour over a cupola?
Bonifacio Monument	2015-12-28		2,468	205.7	... that the Bonifacio Monument in the Philippines is 45 feet (14 m) in height, with symbolic images and features, and known as the "Cry of Pugadlawin"?
Cassazione (Sibelius)	2015-12-07		2,363	204.0	... that the beginning of Cassazione, composed by Jean Sibelius (pictured) in 1904, is similar to the 1962 James Bond Theme?
Julius Green	2015-12-13		2,441	203.4	... that, while working as a spy for MI9 at Colditz, Julius Green wrote coded messages to a fictional lover?
John Martin (judge)	2015-12-11		2,438	203.2	... that John Martin, the first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, had no formal legal training?
Olive baboon	2015-12-05		2,428	202.3	... that olive baboons tend to mate promiscuously?
Clementine cake	2015-12-26		2,418	201.5	... that the origin of clementine cake may be roughly based upon an orange cake developed by the Sephardi Jews?
Chinese zokor	2015-12-24		2,414	201.1	... that the Chinese zokor, a small burrowing rodent, is considered to be an ecosystem engineer?
Princess Lucia	2015-12-08		2,398	199.3	... that only the first three volumes of the manga series Princess Lucia have been licensed in English?
Vera Fedorovna Gaze	2015-12-08		2,332	198.8	... that Vera Fedorovna Gaze, who discovered around 150 emission nebulae, had a minor planet and a crater on Venus named for her?
Persoonia terminalis	2015-12-16		2,383	198.6	... that the type specimen of Persoonia terminalis (pictured) was collected 3.4 km (2.1 mi) south of the Torrington pub in New South Wales?
Omowunmi Sadik	2015-12-02		2,370	197.5	... that Omowunmi Sadik has developed highly sensitive microelectrode biosensors that can detect explosives?
Capizucchi family	2015-12-19		2,342	195.1	... that the noble Roman Capizucchi family declined financially because of the passion of some of its members for gambling?
Föra Church	2015-12-05		2,333	194.4	... that the tower of Föra Church contains what may be one of Sweden's oldest toilets?
25th Arizona Territorial Legislature	2015-12-21		2,330	194.2	... that the Democratic-controlled 25th Arizona Territorial Legislature overrode vetoes to bills creating a literacy test for voters and authorizing segregation of "African" students?
De Rohan Arch	2015-12-22		1,304	108.7	... that the De Rohan Arch and the Hompesch Gate in Malta were built to commemorate Żebbuġ and Żabbar's elevation to city status?
Hompesch Gate			1,022	85.2
Total			2,327	193.9
Cokato Temperance Hall	2015-12-06		2,297	191.4	... that the Cokato Temperance Hall (pictured) was the social hub of a Finnish American community even though its members had to pledge to abstain from alcohol?
Julie Budd	2015-12-12		2,283	190.2	... that at age 16, singer Julie Budd was the youngest-ever opening act for Frank Sinatra?
Circuit des Champs de Bataille	2015-12-03		2,282	190.1	... that the Circuit des Champs de Bataille, a stage race held across devastated northern France, Belgium and Luxembourg in spring 1919, has been described as the toughest cycle race in history?
Louis Hostlot	2015-12-14		2,262	188.5	... that Johann Ludwig Hasslocher's French teachers in Manhattan couldn't pronounce his name, so they changed it to "Louis Hostlot"?
Brazil nut cake	2015-12-27		2,243	186.9	... that Brazil nut cake is common and popular in the Amazon region of Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru?
Trafalgar Square	2015-12-25		2,164	180.3	... that the Christmas tree (pictured) at Trafalgar Square is transported annually from Oslo to London and can be up to 75 feet (23 m) tall?
Christopher Duggan (historian)	2015-12-18		2,153	179.4	... that Christopher Duggan, a British historian of Italy, once had his home raided by the Italian antiterrorism unit?
Olga Fedchenko	2015-12-01		2,152	179.3	... that after Olga Fedchenko's husband died on Mont Blanc in 1873, she was asked to continue their work by Moscow's Society of Natural Scientists?
Charlotte Sahl-Madsen	2015-12-10		2,150	179.2	... that Charlotte Sahl-Madsen introduced multiple intelligences into the Universe?
Exercise Vigilant Eagle	2015-12-26		2,149	179.1	... that Exercise Vigilant Eagle is a series of military exercises involving Canada, Russia, and the United States?
Chen Muhua	2015-12-20		2,142	178.5	... that Vice Premier Chen Muhua, one of China's top women politicians, was forced to give away her daughter and did not reunite with her until three decades later?
Huang Jing	2015-12-27		2,141	178.4	... that Chinese politician Huang Jing, the father of a top Communist leader and a top intelligence officer who defected to the United States, was married to Madame Mao?
Rose Gaffney	2015-12-18		2,138	178.1	... that conservationist Rose Gaffney, known as "The Belle of Bodega Bay," helped halt the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bodega Bay, California?
Long-tailed dwarf hamster	2015-12-05		1,696	141.4	... that the long-tailed dwarf hamster is present in the Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve in Mongolia?
Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve			423	35.2
Total			2,120	176.6
Magellan Shrine	2015-12-11		2,094	174.5	... that the Magellan Shrine memorial tower was erected in 1866 in honor of the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who was killed in the Battle of Mactan in 1521?
St. Nicholas Hotel (New York City)	2015-12-24		2,090	174.2	... that the lobby of the $1 million St. Nicholas Hotel in New York City featured a painting of Sinterklaas placing presents into Christmas stockings?
James Dupree (artist)	2015-12-28		2,082	173.5	... that African American artist James Dupree almost lost his Philadelphia studio under eminent domain?
Gerontissa Gavrielia	2015-12-24		2,076	173.0	... that physiotherapist Avrilia Papayannis lived as a hermit in the Himalayas before becoming a Greek Orthodox nun later known as Mother Gavrielia?
South Branch Tunkhannock Creek	2015-12-04		2,063	171.9	... that South Branch Tunkhannock Creek in Pennsylvania passes through a 100-foot (30 m) deep gorge?
Anoplognathus viridiaeneus	2015-12-25		2,040	170.0	... that the once-common King Christmas beetle has all but vanished from the Sydney region?
Toshiko Yuasa	2015-12-11		2,039	169.9	... that Japanese physicist Toshiko Yuasa studied in Paris under Frédéric Joliot-Curie and developed her own beta-ray spectrometer in Berlin?
Mozu kofungun	2015-12-28		2,028	169.0	... that Mozu kofungun was originally a group of more than 100 Japanese kofun burial mounds of which now less than 50% remain of the key-hole, rectangular, round and unknown shapes?
Lilo Milchsack	2015-12-16		2,008	167.3	... that Lilo Milchsack was one of "the architects of post-war Europe"?
Sinanitsa	2015-12-28		1,988	165.7	... that the marble peak Sinanitsa in Pirin is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most beautiful summits?
A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975	2015-12-24		1,960	163.3	... that Queen's Christmas Eve 1975 gig at the Hammersmith Odeon was one of the first shows where "Bohemian Rhapsody" was played live?
Herbert Grove Dorsey	2015-12-11		1,946	162.2	... that Herbert Grove Dorsey invented the first practical fathometer for ships?
Keith White (yachtsman)	2015-12-13		1,930	160.8	... that the yachtsman Keith White set out on 25 October 2015 to make a literally single-handed solo global circumnavigation?
Kini Kapahu	2015-12-23		1,987	160.7	... that Kini Kapahu was recognized as Hawaii's "Honorary First Lady"?
Gloria Lim	2015-12-10		1,910	159.2	... that Singaporean fungi expert Gloria Lim once assisted her country's Ministry of Defence when its storage bunkers developed mold?
Father Christmas (computer worm)	2015-12-25		1,901	158.4	... that in 1988, a NASA network was infected with a computer worm which sought to send all users a message from Father Christmas?
Bao Zhao	2015-12-20		1,894	157.9	... that fifth-century poet Bao Zhao was executed following the failed rebellion of a child prince?
Cortiço	2015-12-06		1,891	157.6	... that cortiços, large houses divided into very small rooms for rent, originated in São Paulo, Brazil, and were developed by Italian immigrants?
Macroelongatoolithus	2015-12-24		1,856	156.4	... that Macroelongatoolithus is a kind of giant fossil egg that can be over 60 centimetres (24 in) long, and probably was laid by a gigantic oviraptorid?
Plygain	2015-12-25		1,867	155.6	... that in Wales, there is one Christmas carol that is traditionally sung only by men?
Christine Liang	2015-12-10		1,864	155.3	... that ASI Corp., a wholesale distributor of computer components founded by Christine Liang, is one of the largest women-owned businesses in the United States?
Negev incense route	2015-12-19		1,850	154.2	... that the east–west incense route, which operated from 300 BC to 200 AD in the northern Negev, brought economic progress to the Nabataeans?
Jazzar Pasha	2015-12-24		1,817	151.4	... that Jazzar Pasha successfully resisted Napoleon Bonaparte's siege of Acre, forcing a French withdrawal from Palestine?
Snöfrid (Sibelius)	2015-12-07		1,751	151.2	... that Snöfrid, an "improvisation for narrator, mixed choir and orchestra" by Jean Sibelius (pictured), opens with music depicting a storm?
Hygrophoropsis	2015-12-03		1,809	150.8	... that the gills of mushrooms of the genus Hygrophoropsis are forked?
Ann Allebach	2015-12-27		1,808	150.7	... that Ann Allebach (pictured), the first woman ordained a Mennonite minister in North America, was ordained 62 years before the next woman?
Voces intimae (Sibelius)	2015-12-09		1,786	149.2	... that Jean Sibelius (pictured) described his string quartet Voces intimae as the "kind of thing that brings a smile to your lips at the hour of death"?
Oxbow Inlet	2015-12-20		1,782	148.5	... that although only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, Oxbow Inlet's silica, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sulfate concentrations were measured in 1966?
Ladislaus IV of Hungary	2015-12-27		1,764	147.0	... that Ladislaus IV of Hungary abducted his sister, Elizabeth, from a monastery to give her in marriage to a Czech lord, Zavis of Falkenstein?
Zodiac P.I.	2015-12-04		1,764	147.0	... that in the mystery manga series Zodiac P.I., teenage detective Lili Hoshizawa uses astrology to solve cases?
Lukut Fort and Museum	2015-12-11		1,764	147.0	... that the Lukut Fort and Museum has a display of the traditional culture of the community, and the customs and practice of adat perpatih (rules of life) typical of the state?
Chamarel	2015-12-14		1,764	147.0	... that the Seven Coloured Earths in Chamarel are the result of the cooling of molten rock from 3.5 to 7 million years ago?
Himalayan field rat	2015-12-04		1,746	145.5	... that the Himalayan field rat is closely related to the brown rat?
Wu Chengzhen	2015-12-22		1,744	145.3	... that Wu Chengzhen was the first woman to be ordained as a Taoist fangzhang?
Isabella Beeton	2015-12-29		1,700	141.7	... that Mrs Beeton became used as a generic name for "an authority on cooking and domestic subjects"?
Louise Hay (mathematician)	2015-12-10		1,699	141.6	... that Louise Hay was the only woman to direct a math department at a major research university in her era?
Karakhan Manifesto	2015-12-29		1,696	141.4	... that Soviet Russia offered to return the Chinese Eastern Railway to the Chinese people as part of the 1919 Karakhan Manifesto?
Robert White (tenor)	2015-12-06		1,696	141.3	... that tenor Robert White swallowed a bug while singing the best high note of his career?
Sheshi	2015-12-09		1,690	140.8	... that Maaibre Sheshi is the best attested ruler of the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt in terms of the number of artefacts attributed to him?
James L. Buie	2015-12-05		1,683	140.2	... that James L. Buie invented transistor-to-transistor logic circuitry (TTL), which led to the development of the integrated circuit industry?
Ruth Schmidt	2015-12-19		1,680	140.0	... that Ruth Schmidt, an employee of the United States Geological Survey, was questioned in two McCarthyist hearings because of her association with a bookstore?
Lily Furedi	2015-12-08		1,684	140.0	... that American artist Lily Furedi had an ekphrastic poem called "Eyes Alive" written about her often-reproduced painting The Subway?
National Museum of Vietnamese History	2015-12-05		1,678	139.9	... that the National Museum of Vietnamese History (pictured), redesigned by architect Ernest Hébrard, is a blend of French colonial and Vietnamese architecture, called Indochina architecture?
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family	2015-12-07		1,732	139.5	... that the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family replaced a church that was the first stone building in Nairobi?
Gateway Center (Brooklyn)	2015-12-16		1,672	139.3	... that the Gateway Center shopping mall in Brooklyn, New York, is built on a former landfill?
Lidija Liepiņa	2015-12-13		1,668	139.0	... that Lidija Liepiņa worked with a team of other scientists in a mobile laboratory in a train boxcar, testing filters to create Russia's first functional gas mask?
Zhang Qinqiu	2015-12-28		1,648	137.4	... that as Director of the General Political Department of the Fourth Front Army, Zhang Qinqiu held the highest war-time position of a woman in the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army?
Zhang Tingfa	2015-12-11		1,642	136.8	... that General Zhang Tingfa commanded the Chinese Air Force during the Sino-Vietnamese War?
Agnes Okoh	2015-12-31		926	77.1	... that Agnes Okoh, an illiterate Nigerian, founded Christ Holy Church International?
Christ Holy Church International			701	58.4
Total			1,626	135.5
British Committee of the Indian National Congress	2015-12-09		1,624	135.3	... that the British Committee of the Indian National Congress was formed in 1889 because the Government of India was constitutionally responsible to the British electorate?
Rachel Davis Harris	2015-12-29		1,614	134.5	... that Rachel Davis Harris was an influential African American library director in the Jim Crow South?
Sarah Poulton Kalley	2015-12-07		1,554	134.2	... that Sarah Kalley and her husband started the first Protestant church in Brazil?
Almond production in Afghanistan	2015-12-18		1,602	133.5	... that the major export markets for Afghan almonds are India and Pakistan, with the former preferred because of better profitability?
Geitungen Lighthouse	2015-12-28		1,588	132.4	... that Geitungen Lighthouse had the first diaphone installed in Norway?
Maria von Linden	2015-12-01		1,584	132.0	... that bacteriologist Maria von Linden received a patent for her discovery that copper salts could be used as a disinfectant?
Court Square Fountain	2015-12-13		1,576	131.3	... that the zinc-iron statues of Court Square Fountain in Montgomery, Alabama (1885) were replaced by aluminum statues in 1984, but these became corroded within twenty years?
Rain and Snow	2015-12-16		1,563	130.2	... that the American ballad "Cold Rain and Snow" was performed by the Grateful Dead throughout their career?
Ananda Thuriya	2015-12-19		1,548	129.0	... that a poem composed by Ananda Thuriya of Pagan minutes before his execution is considered the first known poem in Burmese?
Capul Church	2015-12-24		1,521	128.2	... that the cross-shaped fortress church of Capul was built in a similar style to Intramuros in Manila?
Ao Li	2015-12-11		1,534	127.8	... that Chinese opera singer Ao Li has won both the Operalia, The World Opera Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions?
In the Workhouse – Christmas Day	2015-12-25		1,532	127.7	... that "Christmas Day in the Workhouse" was a criticism of the harsh conditions in English and Welsh workhouses under the 1834 Poor Law?
Alice Agogino	2015-12-10		1,528	127.3	... that American mechanical engineer Alice Agogino won the NSF's Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985?
Else Halling	2015-12-26		1,521	126.8	... that Else Halling contributed decorations to several public buildings in Oslo, including the Royal Palace, the Akershus Castle, Stortinget, and the City Hall (tapestry pictured)?
Marguerite Lehr	2015-12-10		1,518	126.5	... that Marguerite Lehr conducted a televised lecture course on mathematics in the 1950s?
Elizabeth Alfred	2015-12-24		1,501	126.5	... that Australian priest Elizabeth Alfred led Holy Communion on her 100th birthday?
SC Union 06 Berlin	2015-12-08		1,482	126.4	... that SC Union 06 Berlin was formed in 1950 when players of the East Berlin club SG Oberschöneweide moved to the western half of the city?
Huawei Honor 4X	2015-12-11		1,513	126.1	... that while the Huawei Honor 4X was in the same price range as the second generation Moto G and the Sony Xperia M2, the Honor 4X is a phablet?
Adoration of the Shepherds (Poussin)	2015-12-25		1,507	125.6	... that Nicolas Poussin's Adoration of the Shepherds (detail pictured) has been owned by a cardinal, a politician, two painters, and a gardener?
Katherine Belov	2015-12-10		1,501	125.1	... that Katherine Belov discovered that the contagious cancer decimating the Tasmanian devil spreads due to lack of genetic diversity?
Operation Eikonal	2015-12-06		1,498	124.8	... that Operation Eikonal delivered data about European defense projects to the National Security Agency?
Andrea Ablasser	2015-12-10		1,491	124.2	... that Andrea Ablasser discovered a molecule that warns nearby cells when it encounters a pathogen?
Al-Judeida	2015-12-04		1,482	123.5	... that the Palestinian village of al-Judeida was a Crusader estate called "Gidideh"?
MV Norsel (1945)	2015-12-13		1,480	123.4	... that the sealing ship Norsel was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many voyages to the Antarctic and Arctic?
Bjørn Borgen	2015-12-09		1,474	123.1	... that following his death, Norwegian footballer Bjørn Borgen was described by former team-mate Per Kristoffersen as the greatest right winger the country had ever produced?
Jim Byron	2015-12-12		1,464	122.0	... that publicist Jim Byron once got into a fist fight with Frank Sinatra on the Sunset Strip?
Bernard H. Paul	2015-12-24		1,446	121.9	... that puppeteer Bernard H. Paul performed the first children's television program?
Zygophyllum qatarense	2015-12-18		831	69.2	... that the dwarf shrub Zygophyllum qatarense has adaptations to help it survive the harsh environment of the wildlife of Bahrain?
Wildlife of Bahrain			631	52.6
Total			1,462	121.8
The Coldest City (film)	2015-12-27		1,450	120.9	... that David Leitch left his partner Chad Stahelski's John Wick 2 in order to direct The Coldest City?
Jane Fraser (banking)	2015-12-27		1,442	120.2	... that Jane Fraser has been promoted to four CEO posts at Citigroup since joining in 2004?
Euglossopteryx	2015-12-23		1,377	118.4	... that the extinct bee Euglossopteryx has a pollen basket made of long setae?
Catherine A. Lozupone	2015-12-10		1,412	117.7	... that Catherine A. Lozupone created the UniFrac algorithm, which has allowed researchers to plot the relationships between microbial communities in the human gut?
Fang Yi	2015-12-15		1,410	117.5	... that Chinese Vice Premier Fang Yi lost his mother 26 days after he was born, and his father at the age of eight?
Ida Dixon	2015-12-16		1,409	117.4	... that Ida Dixon, designer of the 18-hole golf course at the Springhaven Club, was the first female golf course architect in the United States?
Christopher John O'Neill	2015-12-14		1,403	116.9	... that Christopher John O'Neill, now a Broadway actor, was discovered by a casting director for The Book of Mormon while performing comedy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
Nikos Foskolos	2015-12-09		1,398	116.5	... that Greek screenwriter and director Nikos Foskolos has been called the "Goldfinger of commercial shows"?
Lake Milh	2015-12-27		1,388	115.7	... that Lake Milh in Iraq, a wetland of international importance, is fed by water from Lake Habbaniyah which comes from the Euphrates?
Riobamba (nightclub)	2015-12-12		1,384	115.3	... that at his solo nightclub debut at the Riobamba, Frank Sinatra sang two songs "with trembling lips" and brought the house down?
Persoonia laurina	2015-12-01		1,380	115.0	... that the bark of the laurel geebung was used by aborigines to toughen fishing lines?
Hananu Revolt	2015-12-07		1,426	114.8	... that during the Hananu Revolt against French rule in Syria, the first rebel band organized by Ibrahim Hananu consisted of seven men from his hometown?
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran	2015-12-24		1,361	114.7	... that the Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran comprises three Armenian monasteries established between the 7th and 14th centuries C.E.?
Tebello Nyokong	2015-12-02		1,374	114.5	... that Tebello Nyokong is helping to pioneer a safer method of cancer detection and therapy that does not have the harmful side effects of chemotherapy?
Camellia Johnson	2015-12-22		1,372	114.3	... that opera singer Camellia Johnson performed at Donald Trump's wedding ceremonies to Marla Maples and Melania Knauss?
Project NOAH (Philippines)	2015-12-15		968	80.7	... that Project NOAH Executive Director Mahar Lagmay of the Philippines won the Plinius Medal awarded by the European Geosciences Union in 2015?
Mahar Lagmay			396	33.0
Total			1,364	113.6
Lolium rigidum	2015-12-21		1,354	112.8	... that Wimmera ryegrass is grown as a forage crop in Australia, despite sometimes being toxic to livestock?
Theodoor Verstraete	2015-12-07		1,278	110.3	... that Belgian painter Theodoor Verstraete was lauded as the "poet of rural life" due to his empathy with country folk?
Wat Intharawihan	2015-12-13		1,314	109.5	... that Wat Intharawihan was originally called Wat Rai Phrik, meaning "vegetable" in the Thai language, because its location was within a vegetable garden?
Alex Saxon (actor)	2015-12-22		1,314	109.5	... that actor Alex Saxon was told that his character in Finding Carter was to be killed off, but a month later found out that plans had changed?
Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow	2015-12-17		1,310	109.2	... that in the 1970s, the Sheraton Skyline Hotel at London Heathrow had a Wild West-themed cabaret show?
1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic	2015-12-21		1,306	108.8	... that former National Football League head coach Jerry Glanville was among the drivers in the inaugural NASCAR Truck Series race?
Saint Stephen's Church, Negombo	2015-12-04		1,304	108.7	... that the site upon which Saint Stephen's Church, Negombo, was built in 1876 is located near the former Dutch Fort?
Marija Krucifiksa Kozulić	2015-12-26		1,296	108.0	... that in 1895 Sister Krucifiksa founded a school dedicated to the Sacred Heart, which accepted children regardless of their religious affiliation or ethnic background?
Tourism in Yemen	2015-12-03		1,294	107.9	... that UNESCO recently declared an emergency action plan to protect cultural sites in Yemen from destruction?
Harold Horton Sheldon	2015-12-20		1,288	107.3	... that the scientist Harold Horton Sheldon wrote as early as 1929 about the serious possibility of man visiting other planets one day with the aid of rockets?
Alice Lucy	2015-12-25		1,280	106.6	... that Lady Alice Lucy toured towns giving presents of bread and meat each Christmas?
Neor Lake	2015-12-27		1,266	105.5	... that the Neor Lake, a shallow lake located in a hilly area south of the Ardabil Province of Iran, was formed due to two fault zones during the Eocene period?
Diana Marcela Bolaños Rodriguez	2015-12-10		1,263	105.2	... that Diana Marcela Bolaños Rodriguez studies marine flatworms to learn about their regenerative abilities?
Cotton production in Pakistan	2015-12-08		1,260	104.7	... that the earliest known historical find of cotton in Pakistan is from artifacts in a Neolithic-era burial site in Mehrgarh?
New Hurley Reformed Church	2015-12-20		1,235	102.9	... that New York's New Hurley Reformed Church (pictured) was founded by members of another area church who were cut off from their building after a flood washed out a bridge?
Sydney Beck	2015-12-19		1,229	102.4	... that Sydney Beck was invited by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to organize and conduct the musical entertainment for a state dinner at the White House?
Battle of Lahore (1752)	2015-12-05		1,228	102.4	... that even after defeating the Mughals at the Battle of Lahore, Ahmed Shah Abdali retained the Mughal governor Mir Mannu?
2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic	2015-12-15		1,225	102.1	... that each of the six laps of the 2015 Philadelphia Cycling Classic ended with a climb up the 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) Manayunk Wall?
Vera Faddeeva	2015-12-10		1,216	101.3	... that Vera Faddeeva's 1950 book Computational methods of linear algebra was one of the first publications in that field of mathematics?
Stephanie Burns	2015-12-08		1,214	100.8	... that Stephanie Burns, an organosilicon chemist, served as President and CEO of Dow Corning?
Zahir al-Umar	2015-12-07		1,244	100.2	... that Zahir al-Umar was the autonomous Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the mid-18th century?
Strawberry cake	2015-12-19		1,202	100.2	... that 6,000 slices of strawberry cake were served at the Strawberry Festival at La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines, in March 2015?
Angkor Wat Marathons	2015-12-03		1,200	100.0	... that Cambodia's Angkor Wat International Half Marathon was introduced in 1996 by the Japanese Olympian Yuko Arimori?
A Christmas Carol (play)	2015-12-25		1,198	99.8	... that the English actor Patrick Stewart plays more than 30 characters in his one-man stage performance of A Christmas Carol?
The Changingman	2015-12-09		1,196	99.7	... that Paul Weller's first solo UK top ten hit, "The Changingman", sampled Electric Light Orchestra's "10538 Overture", which in turn sampled The Beatles' "Dear Prudence"?
List of L.A. Noire characters	2015-12-27		1,196	99.6	... that writer Brendan McNamara wanted players to connect to the characters of L.A. Noire in a way not previously achieved in video games?
Ying Fang	2015-12-03		1,192	99.3	... that soprano Ying Fang has won the Golden Bell Award, the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, and the Lincoln Center Segal Award?
Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha	2015-12-29		1,188	99.0	... that Grand Vizier Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha commanded Ottoman ground forces against the French occupation of Egypt?
Lutte Internationale	2015-12-06		1,173	97.8	... that Canada's first-ever match between André the Giant and Hulk Hogan took place in Lutte Internationale, preceding their more famous showdown at WrestleMania III by seven years?
Srimanthudu	2015-12-20		1,151	95.9	... that Srimanthudu became the second-biggest Telugu film opener of the year, with a first-day global gross of ₹310 million?
Prostanthera lasianthos	2015-12-25		1,150	95.8	... that the Victorian Christmas bush is a member of the mint family?
Anoplognathus chloropyrus	2015-12-25		1,148	95.7	... that the brown Christmas beetle can eat eucalyptus leaves to the point of defoliating the tree?
Sar Kheng	2015-12-05		1,143	95.2	... that former Khmer Rouge official Sar Kheng is currently Minister of the Interior, Deputy Prime Minister, and a Member of the Cambodian Parliament?
Claudette Sorel	2015-12-16		1,123	93.6	... that Claudette Sorel discovered and premiered two previously unknown Rachmaninoff nocturnes?
Hayden Epstein	2015-12-19		1,119	93.2	... that Hayden Epstein set a record for the longest field goal by a Michigan Wolverines football player after setting a record for the longest field goal by a Michigan State Spartans opponent?
Dahla Dam	2015-12-19		1,114	92.8	... that the Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province is the second-largest dam in Afghanistan?
The DeMarco Sisters	2015-12-26		1,112	92.6	... that The DeMarco Sisters were featured singers in the 1952 film Skirts Ahoy! with actress Esther Williams?
Muhanna ibn Isa	2015-12-23		1,076	92.5	... that the lord of Palmyra, Muhanna ibn Isa, twice defected to the Ilkhanate, but was forgiven by Sultan al-Nasir and returned to Mamluk authority?
Gärdslösa Church	2015-12-20		1,106	92.2	... that in 1964, a Swedish princess married an English businessman in Gärdslösa Church?
Eurasian bittern	2015-12-05		1,105	92.1	... that the Eurasian bittern may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes?
That's Life (song)	2015-12-12		1,104	92.0	... that after Frank Sinatra was happy with his recording of the song "That's Life", producer Jimmy Bowen annoyed him by asking him to do it again?
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury	2015-12-01		1,102	91.9	... that Ranjit Roy Chaudhury was the first Indian doctor to receive a Rhodes Scholarship?
Ida Shepard Oldroyd	2015-12-01		1,099	91.6	... that Ida Shepard Oldroyd curated the world's second largest collection of mollusk shells?
Keenan Reynolds (American football)	2015-12-31		1,098	91.5	... that Keenan Reynolds is the only Navy quarterback to win all four games against Army?
Thomas Bailey Marquis	2015-12-07		1,133	91.2	... that writer Thomas B. Marquis once drove into the back of another car while conversing with Thomas H. Leforge in Plains Indian Sign Language?
Margaret Reed Lewis	2015-12-27		1,080	90.0	... that cell biologist Margaret Reed Lewis may have been the first person to successfully grow mammalian tissue in vitro?
Brunei Museum	2015-12-20		1,078	89.9	... that one of the Brunei Museum exhibits consists of replicas of the suits of armour and weapons used in Japan from the 8th to 14th centuries?
Sara Murray Jordan	2015-12-21		1,075	89.6	... that gastroenterologist Sara Murray Jordan co-wrote a cookbook titled Good Food for Bad Stomachs?
Walter S. Graf	2015-12-18		1,072	89.3	... that cardiologist Walter S. Graf was a pioneer in establishing the modern system of paramedic emergency care?
Kabuli Bagh Mosque	2015-12-28		1,070	89.2	... that the mihrab in the Kabuli Bagh Mosque has an epigraph which includes the "Throne Verse from the Quran"?
Visibility Zero	2015-12-23		1,036	89.0	... that the song "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" ("It's Raining Fire In My Way"), heard in the 1970 film Visibility Zero, launched the career of Greek laïko singer Stratos Dionysiou?
Narayana Upanishad	2015-12-04		1,058	88.1	... that the Narayana Upanishad states that one who worships with the mantra "Om Namo Narayanaya" goes to Vishnu's heaven, and becomes free from birth and saṃsāra?
Hrazdan River	2015-12-22		1,048	87.4	... that a cascade development on the Hrazdan River is the largest hydro-power scheme in Armenia?
Ordubad	2015-12-13		1,043	86.9	... that during the early years of 20th century, the silk of Ordubad received 13 gold medals in international exhibitions and fairs?
Patricia Numann	2015-12-04		1,040	86.7	... that Patricia Numann founded the Association of Women Surgeons, chaired the American Board of Surgery, and was president of the American College of Surgeons?
Francis Fowler (architect)	2015-12-30		1,039	86.6	... that Francis Fowler, architect of London's Metropole Hotel, was found guilty of corruption and was forced to resign from the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1888 after 20 years of service?
Hanna von Hoerner	2015-12-05		1,039	86.6	... that German astrophysicist Hanna von Hoerner designed the cosmic dust analyser onboard Rosetta?
Nancy Cruickshank	2015-12-11		1,024	85.4	... that the British entrepreneur Nancy Cruickshank's second start-up, Handbag.com, became the number-one fashion and beauty website in the UK, with 1.5 million visits monthly? -->
Ken Noda	2015-12-21		1,022	85.2	... that pianist Ken Noda composed his first opera at the age of ten?
Francisco Sutil	2015-12-27		1,018	84.8	... that the Spanish footballer Francisco Sutil offered to play for a reduced salary at a team nearer to his girlfriend?
Wildlife of Yemen	2015-12-09		1,012	84.6	... that the critically endangered Arabian leopard is among the wildlife found in Yemen?
Cecilia Bouzat	2015-12-10		1,013	84.4	... that after Cecilia Bouzat was given a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science she was received by the President of Argentina?
Zhao Wenhua	2015-12-06		1,007	83.9	... that Ming dynasty official Zhao Wenhua is reviled as a "treacherous minister" in the History of Ming despite having been rewarded for his role against the Jiajing wokou raids?
Camden Crawl	2015-12-15		1,003	83.6	... that 200 acts performed at the final Camden Crawl music festival in 2014?
Folake Solanke	2015-12-15		1,002	83.5	... that Folake Solanke is the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria?
Frank Sinatra and the 3 Flashes	2015-12-12		994	82.8	... that Frank Sinatra and the 3 Flashes, newly renamed the Hoboken Four, performed in blackface in a short film aired at Radio City Music Hall?
Mining industry of Laos	2015-12-16		990	82.5	... that the foreign direct investment in the mining industry of Laos has made significant contributions to the economic condition of Laos since 2003–04?
Janet Carr	2015-12-21		987	82.2	... that physiotherapist Janet Carr specialised in rehabilitation after stroke?
1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone	2015-12-08		960	81.9	... that the 1996 Andhra Pradesh cyclone resulted in more than 1,000 fatalities, and damaged more than 600,000 houses?
Liao Changyong	2015-12-08		985	81.9	... that baritone Liao Changyong won first prize in three different international singing competitions in 1996 and 1997?
History of York City F.C. (1980–present)	2015-12-17		978	81.5	... that the latest promotion in York City's recent history came in 2012, when they beat Luton Town at Wembley Stadium in the Conference Premier play-off final?
List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients	2015-12-17		978	81.5	... that as of 2015, India's second highest civilian award has been conferred upon 18 non-citizen recipients including Edmund Hillary, one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Mario Trafeli	2015-12-18		976	81.3	... that at the age of 18, Mario Trafeli became the youngest winner of the North American Outdoor Speedskating Championship with a win in the final 5-mile (8.0 km) race?
Pranagnihotra Upanishad	2015-12-30		970	80.8	... that the Hindu text Pranagnihotra Upanishad asserts that all the gods are enclosed in every human body?
Kathryn Ferguson Fink	2015-12-10		970	80.8	... that biochemist Kathryn Ferguson Fink developed radiolabeling techniques that were used to study the success of chemotherapy?
Annie Armitt	2015-12-22		952	79.3	... that there were three Cumbrian Armitt sisters in the 19th century who all became writers—Sophia, Mary Louisa, and the novelist Annie?
Jean Sibelius	2015-12-27		946	78.9	... that by composing music such as Finlandia, Jean Sibelius boosted Finnish patriotism in the face of Russian oppression?
Patricia Ratto	2015-12-19		932	77.7	... that Argentine author Patricia Ratto's novel Trasfondo depicts life on a submarine during the Falklands/Malvinas War?
Mahbub Alam (politician)	2015-12-13		931	77.6	... that Mahbub Alam was arrested just after filing his nomination paper for the 2014 Indian general election?
Jorge Alonso	2015-12-01		931	77.6	... that Spanish footballer Jorge Alonso studied civil engineering?
David Wecht	2015-12-21		926	77.2	... that Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice-elect David Wecht was one of three victors in the "most expensive judicial election in U.S. history"?
Jaccoud arthropathy	2015-12-07		957	77.1	... that Jaccoud arthropathy is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus?
Jessica Garretson Finch	2015-12-15		918	76.5	... that Jessica Garretson Finch was a suffragette who founded Finch College and advocated for careers for women?
Daniel Montgomery Boyd	2015-12-29		917	76.4	... that Daniel Montgomery Boyd was once described as a "liberal supporter financially of all worthy enterprises"?
Protoceratopsidovum	2015-12-18		913	76.1	... that although the fossil egg genus Protoceratopsidovum means "Protoceratops egg", it does not represent the eggs of a protoceratopsid, but rather the eggs of maniraptoran theropods?
Emīlija Gudriniece	2015-12-20		896	74.7	... that while working on her graduate degree in chemistry, Emīlija Gudriniece won the Latvian Women's Motorcycle Championship in 1949, and then won it again in 1953?
Steven J. Lopes	2015-12-23		864	74.3	... that Steven J. Lopes has been named the first bishop of any of the Catholic Church's three Anglican Use ordinariates?
Yueh-Lin Loo	2015-12-06		890	74.1	... that Yueh-Lin Loo invented nanotransfer printing, a technique that allows electrical circuits to be printed onto plastic surfaces?
Yokohama B-Corsairs	2015-12-04		889	74.1	... that the Yokohama B-Corsairs won the bj league in just their second year of existence?
Karachi Kings	2015-12-29		888	74.0	... that the Karachi Kings is the most expensive franchise team of the Pakistan Super League?
Giovanni Mangone	2015-12-19		882	73.5	... that the only building still extant that is definitely attributed to Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Mangone is Palazzo Massimo di Pirro in Rome?
Cotton production in China	2015-12-19		882	73.5	... that cotton, which is called mian or mumian in Chinese, was first produced in China from an area now known as Yunnan, some time around 200 BC?
Lighthouse Reef	2015-12-22		878	73.2	... that the most dominant fish species of the Lighthouse Reef in Belize are the creole wrasse and blue chromis?
Unser lieben Frauen Traum	2015-12-18		878	73.2	... that Max Reger composed "in new simplicity" Unser lieben Frauen Traum, a motet suitable for Advent, about a dream of Mary of a tree growing in her?
Mónica Bettencourt-Dias	2015-12-19		874	72.8	... that molecular cell biologist Mónica Bettencourt-Dias also studied scientific communication, the way scientists communicate with the public?
Midori Suzuki (soprano)	2015-12-13		866	72.2	... that in 2000 Midori Suzuki was a soprano in Sigiswald Kuijken's recording of Bach's Mass in B minor which uses one voice per part?
Walk like a Panther	2015-12-19		862	71.8	... that Jarvis Cocker personally contacted Tony Christie asking him to appear on the All Seeing I's "Walk like a Panther"?
Ray Bloch	2015-12-05		861	71.8	... that Jackie Gleason called his orchestra leader Ray Bloch "the flower of the music world"?
Sharabha Upanishad	2015-12-31		850	70.9	... that in the Sharabha Upanishad, Shiva, incarnating as Sharabha in a fierce anthropomorphic form of an eagle, lion, and man, slays Narasimha, an incarnation of Vishnu?
One Voice Children's Choir	2015-12-09		847	70.8	... that America's Got Talent 2014 quarterfinalist One Voice Children's Choir had a waiting list of 250 children wanting to join as of January 2015?
Bank Tabungan Negara	2015-12-16		832	69.3	... that Bank Tabungan Negara, established in 1897, was frozen during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia and then nationalized by the Indonesian government after the war?
Iris perrieri	2015-12-17		823	68.6	... that Iris perrieri was named after Baron Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie, who ran a speciality plant nursery in Albertville?
André Voisin	2015-12-15		819	68.2	... that French biochemist André Voisin is considered one of the founding thinkers of the permaculture movement?
Format:B	2015-12-11		817	68.1	... that although Format:B have had their own vanity label for the past six years, their most recent single was released on Ministry of Sound?
Victoria Joyce Ely	2015-12-21		798	66.5	... that of the more than 3,000 midwives working in the state of Florida in the early 1920s, Victoria Joyce Ely was the only one who was trained and licensed?
Piotr Domaradzki	2015-12-05		786	65.5	... that Piotr Domaradzki was active in the Polish Solidarity movement before being granted political asylum in the United States?
Chronicler of the Winds	2015-12-05		780	65.0	... that Henning Mankell preferred the African storytelling style used in his novel Chronicler of the Winds to European storytelling because of its ability to "jump between realities"?
Augustine Schulte	2015-12-24		771	65.0	... that despite his role in saving its property from seizure by the Kingdom of Italy, Augustine Schulte was denied rectorship of the American College in Rome?
Aviation in Indonesia	2015-12-23		798	64.6	... that between 2009 and 2014, the number of Indonesia's air passengers increased more than threefold, to over 94 million?
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game	2015-12-26		773	64.4	... that Villanova won the 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game despite taking the fewest shots of any team in a men's Final Four game?
Guanqun Yu	2015-12-04		758	63.2	... that Chinese soprano Guanqun Yu won the Belvedere International Singing Competition and placed 2nd in Operalia, The World Opera Competition?
Lydia Emelie Gruchy	2015-12-30		754	62.9	... that 13 years after Lydia Emelie Gruchy graduated her theological studies with honors, she was finally ordained in 1936 as the first female minister of the United Church of Canada?
Hollywood Plaza Hotel	2015-12-12		754	62.8	... that Frank Sinatra often visited the barber shop in the basement of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel to play gin rummy with the barber?
Every Day Is a Holiday	2015-12-25		746	62.1	... that "Every Day Is a Holiday" is Katy Perry's first Christmas song?
1996 Oman cyclone	2015-12-30		739	61.6	... that a cyclone caused historic flooding in Yemen in 1996?
Portrait painting in Scotland	2015-12-01		735	61.2	... that the Flemish-Spanish painter John Baptist Medina came to Scotland in 1693 and became the leading Scottish portrait painter of his generation?
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus	2015-12-25		734	61.2	... that "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" is intended to make people remember the Nativity of Jesus?
Boletopsis grisea	2015-12-29		725	60.4	... that the mushroom Boletopsis grisea is threatened by deforestation, air pollution, and the use of fertilizers and lime used to increase timber production?
Idelisa Bonnelly	2015-12-03		721	60.1	... that Idelisa Bonnelly pushed for the first humpback whale sanctuary to be established and was inducted into the Global 500 Roll of Honour of UNEP for her defense of the environment?
Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign, 2016	2015-12-24		702	58.5	... that Rodrigo Duterte's presidential bid was unexpected because he had failed to submit his candidacy before the deadline?
Anne Beloff-Chain	2015-12-16		696	58.0	... that Anne Beloff-Chain founded the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Buckingham?
Summer Wind	2015-12-12		688	57.4	... that Frank Sinatra's 1966 cover of "Summer Wind" was the final top 40 hit for lyricist Johnny Mercer?
Catherine Feuillet	2015-12-13		686	57.2	... that Catherine Feuillet led a team to successfully map the largest wheat chromosome, 3B?
Cereal Research Centre	2015-12-09		680	56.8	... that the Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg produced over two hundred varieties of crop and ornamental plants resistant to pests and blights?
1964 Atlantic hurricane season	2015-12-22		678	56.5	... that the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season featured the highest number of hurricanes to landfall in the United States since the 1933 season?
Casa Santa Maria	2015-12-26		668	55.6	... that Pope Pius IX ensured that the American College would get the property of a former convent where he used to serve Mass as a boy?
Frederico Marques	2015-12-06		666	55.5	... that Portuguese tennis coach Frederico Marques was recently reported to be the youngest coach with a player in the ATP top 100?
Hank Sanicola	2015-12-12		663	55.2	... that Hank Sanicola, a boxer turned music manager, was Frank Sinatra's "song plugger"?
Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar	2015-12-02		656	54.7	... that Padma Shri recipient Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar organized medical camps to provide free orthopedic surgery to over 1,500 children?
Hop Bottom Creek	2015-12-23		666	53.9	... that the first gristmill in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, was constructed on Hop Bottom Creek?
Mary Frances Clarke	2015-12-26		638	53.2	... that Mary Frances Clarke helped move the religious order Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which she had founded, from Philadelphia to Dubuque, Iowa, with their piano?
Sarla Bedi	2015-12-28		628	52.4	... that Sarla Bedi established the Hindu reform movement Arya Samaj in Toronto, Canada, and promoted social causes?
Thawun Gyi	2015-12-17		628	52.4	... that Thawun Gyi was the founder of the Principality of Toungoo of Myanmar?
Elinor Francis Vallentin	2015-12-17		628	52.4	... that collaboration between botanists Elinor Francis Vallentin and A.D. Cotton resulted in the first comprehensive study of cryptogams from the Falkland Islands?
Beverly Thomas Galloway	2015-12-29		628	52.3	... that Beverly Thomas Galloway was a pioneer in plant pathology and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture?
Parastemmiulus	2015-12-06		626	52.2	... that the extinct millipede Parastemmiulus was the first definite genus in the family Stemmiulidae described from a fossil?
Ackerly Creek	2015-12-19		613	51.1	... that the watershed of Ackerly Creek is the most developed part of the Tunkhannock Creek watershed?
Alejandro Zamora	2015-12-28		612	51.0	... that Spanish footballer Alejandro Zamora's only La Liga match was also the last match of Héctor Cúper as the Real Betis manager?
Jordan Payton	2015-12-06		602	50.2	... that Jordan Payton recently set the UCLA Bruins football record for career receptions one week after tying the school's single-game record?
2015 La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta	2015-12-18		599	49.9	... that in 2015, for the first time, a women's cycling race took place just prior to the final stage of the Vuelta a España?
Maatidesmus	2015-12-26		597	49.8	... that the fossil millipede Maatidesmus paachtun is named from the Mayan words for "amber", "back", and "stone"?
Watson Government	2015-12-27		596	49.7	... that the world's first Labor Party national government was Australia's Watson Government of 1904?
List of Christmas operas	2015-12-25		592	49.3	... that at least nine Christmas operas have been based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol?
WSTRN	2015-12-08		594	49.3	... that WSTRN bandmember Akelle Charles is the brother of Angel?
Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection	2015-12-25		587	48.9	... that the 2004 Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection features three previously unavailable tracks, including Sinatra's last recorded Christmas carol?
Übers Gebirg Maria geht	2015-12-24		580	48.9	... that Johannes Eccard composed Übers Gebirg Maria geht (Over the mountains Mary goes)—a retelling of Mary's Visitation (pictured) to Elisabeth—as a motet for five voices?
Dorothea Leighton	2015-12-05		584	48.7	... that Dorothea Leighton is one of the founders of the field of medical anthropology?
Platygyra contorta	2015-12-06		579	48.2	... that when specimens of Platygyra contorta coral were studied in 1977, they were identified as examples of P. rustica?
Valletta Summit on Migration	2015-12-07		594	47.8	... that during the Valletta Summit on Migration, President of the European Council Donald Tusk called the European migrant crisis a "race against time" to save the Schengen Agreement?
S. K. Sama	2015-12-07		553	47.7	... that gastroenterologist S. K. Sama, known for his pioneering research on non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis and hepatitis B, received the Padma Shri award in 2004?
Neth Savoeun	2015-12-13		560	46.6	... that the chief of Cambodia's National Police Force, Neth Savoeun, is a member of the ruling party's Central Committee and married to the Prime Minister's niece?
Oh! What it Seemed to Be	2015-12-12		558	46.5	... that Frank Sinatra had a number 1 hit with "Oh! What it Seemed to Be" in 1946, and then recorded it again for 1963's Sinatra's Sinatra?
Heðin á Lakjuni	2015-12-26		543	45.2	... that Heðin á Lakjuni scored his 100th goal in the Faroe Islands Premier League in May 2015, while playing for KÍ Klaksvík?
Owen Thomas Rouse	2015-12-03		542	45.2	... that a post in the Arizona Territory was not the first or even second choice of future Arizona Territorial Supreme Court justice Owen Thomas Rouse?
O Smach	2015-12-06		539	44.9	... that a Cambodian tour bus company takes "hospital tourists" 160 kilometres (100 mi) from Siem Reap to the border crossing at O Smach to see doctors in Thailand?
Oboe Concerto (Bellini)	2015-12-17		530	44.2	... that Vincenzo Bellini's Oboe Concerto, written while he was a student, was possibly influenced by the wordless songs of his teacher Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli?
Cāmadevivaṃsa	2015-12-04		524	43.7	... that the Northern Thai chronicle Cāmadevivaṃsa recounts the founding of Lamphun as the capital of the ancient Hariphunchai Kingdom by a Mon princess?
Malcolm Grant (basketball)	2015-12-23		534	43.1	... that basketball player Malcolm Grant tied the Miami Hurricanes single-game record for three-pointers in 2011?
Jan McFarlane	2015-12-20		514	42.9	... that Jan McFarlane, the Archdeacon of Norwich, worked with deaf children before being ordained?
Frank Sinatra Enterprises	2015-12-12		506	42.2	... that Frank Sinatra Enterprises was founded in 2007 to manage the singer's recordings at Reprise Records?
Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110	2015-12-25		504	42.0	... that in his Christmas cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, Bach embedded voices in the overture of his fourth orchestral suite and achieved a "marvellous rendition of laughter-in-music"?
Cento vergilianus de laudibus Christi	2015-12-26		492	41.0	... that Cento vergilianus de laudibus Christi, a Latin poem by Faltonia Betitia Proba, takes lines from the works of the Roman poet Virgil and rearranges them to be about Jesus?
Texas State Federation of Labor	2015-12-22		484	40.3	... that the Texas State Federation of Labor affiliated with the American Federation of Labor in 1903 only to avoid conflict with the railroad brotherhoods?
2015 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup	2015-12-26		478	39.9	... that although not her team's designated sprinter, Giorgia Bronzini won the 2015 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup in a bunch sprint?
Frank H. Winter	2015-12-31		473	39.4	... that Frank H. Winter presented the American Astronautical Society's first Goddard Memorial Lecture and received a medal for it?
Raimondo Capizucchi	2015-12-26		466	38.9	... that as Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palace, Cardinal Raimondo Capizucchi condemned probabilism, but was initially fascinated by quietism?
Odyssey Opera	2015-12-02		465	38.8	... that in the past three years, Odyssey Opera has performed the Boston premieres of Korngold's Die tote Stadt and Massenet's Le Cid?
J. S. Guleria	2015-12-08		446	38.1	... that J. S. Guleria and his son Randeep Guleria are both doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi and were both awarded the Padma Shri?
Elisa Oricchio	2015-12-18		450	37.5	... that Elisa Oricchio identified that the ephrin receptor EphA7 plays a role in tumor development of follicular lymphoma?
Tim Forster	2015-12-26		442	36.8	... that in 1972 Captain Tim Forster became the first victorious racehorse owner and trainer since World War II by winning the Grand National with Well To Do?
Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Haiti	2015-12-17		434	36.2	... that Hurricane Dennis in 2005 killed 56 people and wrought US$50 million in damage throughout Haiti?
Jakarta Marathon	2015-12-14		408	34.0	... that in the 2014 edition of Indonesia's Jakarta Marathon, a limited number of African athletes were invited because of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa?
Archibald Main	2015-12-04		400	33.3	... that Archibald Main, who was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1939, was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow?
List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Shakib Al Hasan	2015-12-03		400	33.3	... that Shakib Al Hasan has the most five-wicket hauls for Bangladesh in international cricket?
Hasta la Raíz (song)	2015-12-05		388	32.3	... that Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade won three Latin Grammy Awards for her song "Hasta la Raíz"?
Rakastava	2015-12-27		376	31.3	... that Rakastava (The Lover) was first a song cycle for men's chorus by Jean Sibelius which he transformed to a suite for string orchestra, percussion and triangle?
Carl Llewellyn	2015-12-23		371	30.0	... that Carl Llewellyn has won the Whitbread / Bet365 Gold Cup both as a jockey and as a trainer?
Welcome Wagon (Veronica Mars)	2015-12-01		346	28.8	... that a remix of "We Used to Be Friends" by The Dandy Warhols was used for the third season premiere of Veronica Mars, "Welcome Wagon"?
Edder Farías	2015-12-31		326	27.2	... that the Venezuelan footballer Edder Farías scored against Honduras in February 2015, his country's first victory since September 2013?
Gus Levene	2015-12-25		326	27.2	... that "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", as sung by Frank Sinatra and backed by Gus Levene and his orchestra, was originally recorded for the soundtrack of a 1963 war film?
Cello Concerto (Waterhouse)	2015-12-16		297	24.8	... that Graham Waterhouse, who played the solo part in his Cello Concerto in Mexico in 1995, performed it at his university in Cambridge?
Hasta la Raíz	2015-12-31		276	23.0	... that Natalia Lafourcade sought inspiration for her album Hasta la Raíz in Agustín Lara's repertoire and her native country, Mexico?
Constitution Day (India)	2015-12-20		242	20.2	... that India is celebrating 26 November as Constitution Day as part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
Texas Tommy (food)	2015-12-02		1	0.1	... that the Texas Tommy is a common hot dog dish at diners and greasy spoons in Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey?
Kennedy Creek (Pennsylvania)	2015-12-21		0	0	... that Kennedy Creek is only about 5 miles (8 km) long, but is popular for canoeing?
Fallout Shelter (video game)	2015-12-02		0	0	... that Fallout Shelter became the most popular free iOS application in the US and UK within a day of its release?
Matt Campbell (American football coach)	2015-12-24		-256	-21.5	... that new Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell was hired on his 36th birthday?

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