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Summary (view)

Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	0	Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti	65.9	Jnanpith Award	0	Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti
Median	154.2	Moustafa Ali Debra Marquart	456.1	Blackbuck Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal	187.1	Nana's Party New York City FC 0–7 New York Red Bulls
High	1,125.7	Sticky Vicky	2,142.3	Sabrina Sidney	2,142.3	Sabrina Sidney

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Sabrina Sidney	2016-06-30		25,994	2,142.3	... that Sabrina Sidney (pictured) was groomed to be the perfect wife, using techniques such as pouring hot wax on her arms?
Purton Hulks	2016-06-06		24,356	2,029.7	... that the Purton Hulks make up the largest ship graveyard (abandoned ship pictured) in mainland Britain?
Caracal	2016-06-01		20,514	1,709.5	... that the caracal (pictured) can leap more than 3 m (10 ft) in the air and catch birds on the wing?
Shaokao	2016-06-14		17,040	1,420.0	... that shaokao (example pictured) is a street food that can be found in almost all cities in China?
High heel policy	2016-06-27		16,472	1,401.8	... that in 1770, the British Parliament considered an act concerning high heels (pictured) and now, in 2016, it is making a fresh inquiry?
Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar	2016-06-03		13,696	1,141.3	... that, in numismatics, it was said that "the age of innocence" ended with the Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar (pictured)?
Sticky Vicky	2016-06-27		13,226	1,125.7	... that as part of her magic act in Benidorm, Sticky Vicky pulled ping-pong balls, eggs, handkerchiefs, sausages, and razor blades out of her vagina?
John von Neumann	2016-06-09		13,613	1,111.3	... that John von Neumann (pictured) once wrote that "anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin"?
Caitlyn Jenner	2016-06-24		12,888	1,074.0	... that 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon champion Caitlyn Jenner (pictured) was once a Playgirl magazine cover model?
Gateway Tower (Chicago)	2016-06-23		12,702	1,058.5	... that Gateway Tower is a proposed building for the lot that contains the 110 foot (34 m) wide, 76 foot (23 m) deep hole in the ground (pictured) from the abandoned Chicago Spire?
Spaghetti sandwich	2016-06-15		12,532	1,044.3	... that the spaghetti sandwich has been described as a "Tokyo novelty" and "handy commuter snack"?
James Bond (naval officer)	2016-06-13		12,604	1,036.0	... that James Bond has died?
Dude Rancher Lodge	2016-06-01		12,208	1,017.4	... that the Dude Rancher Lodge (stairway pictured) is said to be haunted by the ghost of its original owner?
Aplets & Cotlets	2016-06-21		11,804	983.6	... that a 2009 proposal to name Aplets & Cotlets (pictured) the "official candy" of Washington state failed after legislators from western Washington refused to support a candy manufactured in eastern Washington?
Llewellyn F. Haskell	2016-06-19		5,836	486.3	... that the 41st United States Colored Infantry was organized in 1864 under the command of Colonel Llewellyn F. Haskell (pictured)?
41st United States Colored Infantry			5,081	423.4
Total			10,916	909.7
Andrew McClary	2016-06-17		10,404	902.1	... that during the Battle of Bunker Hill, Andrew McClary (pictured) was both the highest-ranking colonial officer to die and the last soldier killed?
Italian sandwich	2016-06-11		10,810	900.8	... that the Italian sandwich (pictured) was invented after dockworkers in Portland, Maine asked a baker to slice his bread rolls and add vegetables, meat, and cheese?
Rosette Wolczak	2016-06-03		10,096	848.4	... that because she was arrested for indecent behavior, Rosette Wolczak died in Auschwitz aged 15?
Lucille Dumont	2016-06-26		5,636	811.9	... that Canadian singer and radio/television host Lucille Dumont (pictured) first performed under the name Micheline Lalonde to hide her real identity?
Mr. Dooley	2016-06-21		9,290	774.1	... that although the fictional bartender Mr. Dooley (pictured) was a very popular political commentator in his time, he is almost forgotten today?
Nilgai	2016-06-19		9,240	770.0	... that the nilgai (pictured) has been declared as vermin in Bihar, India?
Incapillo	2016-06-29		9,396	767.0	... that Incapillo (pictured) is the highest explosive caldera in the world and may still be hydrothermally active?
Cow tipping	2016-06-03		7,966	669.4	... that according to scientists, cow tipping would require between 4 and 14 coordinated people, unlike the depiction of the urban legend in film and television?
Operation Leader	2016-06-15		8,024	668.7	... that Operation Leader was the only offensive operation undertaken by the United States Navy in Northern European waters during World War II?
Alexander Prokhorenko	2016-06-05		7,996	666.3	... that Alexander Prokhorenko, a Russian special forces intelligence officer, called in an airstrike on himself when he was ambushed by ISIS during the battle to liberate Palmyra?
Loon (monkey)	2016-06-27		7,783	662.4	... that diabetic children were sent to visit Loon, a drill at the San Diego Zoo, to help them overcome their aversion to needle injections?
Doria Atlas	2016-06-25		7,832	652.7	... that the sixteenth-century Doria Atlas was saved from fire in 2004 by villagers forming a human chain?
Steve Hamilton (broadcaster)	2016-06-27		4,800	645.7	... that Steve Hamilton was a cast member of Wheel of Fortune throughout its 13-year run?
K-25	2016-06-29		5,798	642.5	... that the K-25 gaseous diffusion plant was once the largest building under one roof in the world?
Colin Raston	2016-06-17		7,456	637.3	... that Colin Raston can unboil an egg?
David Nott	2016-06-15		7,637	636.4	... that David Nott (pictured) is often styled the "Indiana Jones of surgery"?
The Lure (2015 film)	2016-06-28		7,766	633.9	... that the 2015 Polish horror film The Lure is a reimagining of The Little Mermaid?
Hookers for Hillary	2016-06-15		7,478	623.2	... that Hookers for Hillary is a group of Nevada-based sex workers who support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election?
Cortinarius rubellus	2016-06-25		7,414	617.8	... that the author Nicholas Evans and his wife Charlotte Gordon Cumming required kidney transplants after mistaking the deadly webcap (pictured) for ceps in Scotland?
Ark Encounter	2016-06-29		7,533	614.9	... that the July 7 opening date for the Ark Encounter theme park was chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7?
Alcohol-free bar	2016-06-01		7,340	611.6	... that the first alcohol-free bar in New Zealand went out of business five weeks after opening due to a lack of consumer interest?
Triple parentheses	2016-06-14		7,294	607.9	... that triple parentheses have been used on Twitter to signify targets for antisemitic harassment?
House of Flavors	2016-06-30		7,158	603.6	... that the House of Flavors' signature ice cream is the "Blue Moon" flavor (pictured) that has been sold since 1935?
Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho	2016-06-07		7,233	602.8	... that the female figures in the Vishvanatha Temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, have been described as the "most striking carvings of females in Khajuraho"?
Whitehaven (house)	2016-06-13		7,278	598.2	... that Hillary Clinton's estate Whitehaven has been described as her "fortress of solitude"?
Kinki Sharyo SLRV	2016-06-10		7,085	590.4	... that DART's Kinki Sharyo SLRV (pictured) conversion project saved over $50 million compared to the cost of buying new accessible light rail vehicles?
Pannenkoek2012	2016-06-28		7,148	583.5	... that pannenkoek2012 has offered $1,000 to anyone who can replicate a particular warp glitch in Super Mario 64?
Black-sided hawkfish	2016-06-23		6,998	583.1	... that the largest female black-sided hawkfish in a harem changes sex if the male dies?
Savadatti fort	2016-06-13		6,616	559.1	... that the inner wall of the Kadisiddeshwara Temple in the Savadatti fort (entrance pictured) features a row of more than 200 carvings in geometric designs?
What Maisie Knew (film)	2016-06-20		6,682	556.8	... that the filming of What Maisie Knew was complicated by its six-year-old star's early bedtime?
Prussian scheme	2016-06-04		6,640	553.4	... that the Prussian scheme was a reported attempt to establish a monarchy in the United States under Prince Henry of Prussia?
RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)	2016-06-07		6,472	539.3	... that when RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)'s last C-47 departed Iwakuni in 1956, it left ground staff and Flight Lieutenant Raleigh, a small dog who liked flying and had been at the base since 1945?
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie	2016-06-16		6,761	538.7	... that the making of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie was kept secret, resulting in a surprise release?
Kanhira Puzhan Dam	2016-06-02		6,351	538.6	... that the Kanhira Puzhan Dam reservoir (pictured) caused a village to be submerged, and its 44 tribal families to be moved?
Icebar Orlando	2016-06-29		6,484	529.3	... that Icebar Orlando is claimed to be the world's largest permanent ice bar?
You're Breakin' My Heart	2016-06-27		6,164	524.6	... that George Harrison played on Harry Nilsson's infamously profanity-laden song "You're Breakin' My Heart"?
Carrom Company	2016-06-09		3,894	339.8	... that Henry L. Haskell patented a game board (1900 vintage board shown) through the Carrom Company to keep young boys out of pool halls where they might develop bad habits?
Henry L. Haskell			2,044	178.4
Total			5,938	518.2
Carrozza (sandwich)	2016-06-06		6,150	512.5	... that the carrozza is a street food and popular dish in Campania, Italy, where it is prepared using buffalo mozzarella?
Clydesdale Bank £5 note	2016-06-20		6,106	508.9	... that the current Clydesdale Bank £5 note is the first British banknote to be entirely made from polymer?
Six-banded armadillo	2016-06-06		6,054	504.5	... that in South America, taboos are associated with the consumption of the meat of the six-banded armadillo (pictured)?
Kamānele	2016-06-22		5,968	497.3	... that Hawaiian King Kamehameha III fell into a state of depression and drunkenness, and attempted to commit suicide, after the death of his fiancée Kamānele?
Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)	2016-06-20		5,950	495.9	... that on Super Tuesday, Google Searches for "Donald Drumpf" surpassed those for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio?
HMS Aquilon (1758)	2016-06-14		5,936	494.7	... that in 1761, the crew of the 26-gun frigate HMS Aquilon rowed for 26 hours straight to escape an enemy ship of the line?
Royal Oak, Frindsbury	2016-06-20		5,934	494.5	... that the Royal Oak (pictured), a 17th-century public house in Frindsbury, is rumoured to contain a timber from the HMS Royal Oak?
Simpsonwave	2016-06-12		5,879	489.9	... that Fact magazine headlined in June 2016 that "We’ve discovered Simpsonwave and now we don’t need any more new genres"?
Aromatization	2016-06-07		5,864	488.6	... that there are "moderately aromatic" arsoles?
Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal	2016-06-16		5,581	487.1	... that the Tarakeshwara Temple in Hangal has an octagonal hall with a 6-metre (20 ft) diameter lotus carving (pictured) as its ceiling?
Bernard Shapero	2016-06-25		5,826	485.5	... that Bernard Shapero has been called "London's most successful rare-book dealer and arguably the top dealer in the world today"?
Ames Project	2016-06-15		5,818	484.8	... that during World War II, the Ames Project produced over 1,000 short tons (910 t) of uranium metal for the Manhattan Project?
Frinkiac	2016-06-27		3,604	484.8	... that upon its February 2016 launch, the Frinkiac website contained almost three million screenshots of The Simpsons?
Yellamma Temple, Saundatti	2016-06-17		5,574	483.3	... that the government of Karnataka claims to have eliminated the ancient practice of dedicating girls to the Yellamma Temple?
Tracer (Overwatch)	2016-06-06		5,686	473.8	... that game developers changed the victory pose for the Overwatch character Tracer, after a fan noted that her original pose was over sexualized?
Chitra Dewi	2016-06-26		3,260	469.7	... that the actress Chitra Dewi has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
Jotabeche	2016-06-21		5,486	457.2	... that there is a shrine on Jotabeche, a volcano last active about five million years ago?
Leuroglossus stilbius	2016-06-22		5,462	455.1	... that the California smoothtongue has a black pigment in its stomach lining that may conceal the presence of bioluminescent prey the fish has swallowed?
June Chan	2016-06-27		3,379	454.6	... that a 1980s slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature created by June Chan and Katherine Hall has been called "grassroots scholarship"?
William Morales	2016-06-24		5,392	449.3	... that William Morales' attorneys claimed the police confiscated his fingers as evidence?
Narrowtail catshark	2016-06-29		5,352	436.9	... that the narrowtail catshark is thought to be a pedomorphic dwarf?
Blackbuck	2016-06-14		5,100	425.0	... that blackbuck (pictured) could play a role in the dispersal of Prosopis juliflora fruits?
Theodore Wassmer	2016-06-20		5,094	424.5	... that Theodore Wassmer supported his family of ten on a $55 monthly income during the Great Depression?
Mason Cox	2016-06-16		4,791	418.1	... that Mason Cox practiced with the Cowgirls, was a walk-on player for the Cowboys, and is now a professional Australian rules footballer for the Magpies?
Territorial Defence Force (Poland)	2016-06-17		4,814	417.4	... that Poland is creating a 35,000-strong military force designed to counter hybrid warfare?
Kenneth Rayment	2016-06-29		5,094	415.9	... that Kenneth Rayment, the co-pilot during the Munich air disaster, was a decorated World War II flying ace?
Christopher Báthory	2016-06-01		4,974	414.5	... that Christopher Báthory, Voivode of Transylvania, was buried almost two years after his death?
Edible tableware	2016-06-18		4,960	413.3	... that the use of edible tableware (example pictured) dates back to at least the Elizabethan era?
Felt (film)	2016-06-02		4,840	410.5	... that Liam Neeson is portraying a key person of the Watergate scandal, Mark Felt, in an eponymous upcoming film?
Tithonus poem	2016-06-20		4,913	409.4	... that one of the few nearly-complete poems by the Greek lyric poet Sappho, preserved on a papyrus (pictured) from the third century BC, was published in 2004?
Hydraulic Press Channel	2016-06-11		4,839	403.2	... that when the Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel, broadcast the folding of a piece of paper seven times using a hydraulic press, the paper exploded?
Muur van Mussert	2016-06-16		5,055	402.8	... that the Muur van Mussert, an overgrown brick wall, is all that remains of the Nazi-inspired rally grounds planned by the Dutch National Socialist Movement?
McLaren MP4-30	2016-06-16		5,035	401.2	... that the McLaren MP4-30 (pictured) was the team's first Honda-powered Formula One car since 1992?
Mary Cabot Wheelwright	2016-06-02		4,837	395.9	... that Mary Cabot Wheelwright (pictured as a child) recorded details about Navajo ceremonies in the early 20th century from medicine man Hosteen Klah?
Motsoalle	2016-06-26		2,744	395.2	... that motsoalle is the term for socially acceptable, long-term relationships between Basotho women in Lesotho?
Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva	2016-06-26		6,618	387.7	... that the ancient Jewish tomb (pictured) of Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva, was "rediscovered" in 1993 in a disused Muslim cemetery in Tiberias?
Shoubak Revolt	2016-06-20		4,635	386.2	... that the 1905 Shoubak Revolt was sparked after Ottoman forces started to put the town's women into forced labor?
FFFFOUND!	2016-06-18		4,582	381.9	... that Yugo Nakamura avoided elements of modern web design to keep the appearance of FFFFOUND! simple?
Samurai Jack (season 5)	2016-06-16		4,341	378.9	... that the fifth season of Samurai Jack will continue from the last episode aired in 2004?
Old Slaughter's Coffee House	2016-06-04		4,479	373.2	... that Benjamin Franklin played chess at Old Slaughter's Coffee House (pictured)?
Aqaba Church	2016-06-19		4,367	363.9	... that the Guinness World Records lists the Aqaba Church in Jordan as "oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world"?
Necromys	2016-06-24		988	82.3	... that the South American rodent genus Necromys includes the hairy-tailed, the Paraguayan, the dark, the spotted, the rufous-bellied, and the pleasant bolo mouse, as well as the northern grass mouse?
Pleasant bolo mouse			898	74.9
Northern grass mouse			523	43.6
Hairy-tailed bolo mouse			496	41.4
Paraguayan bolo mouse			456	38.0
Rufous-bellied bolo mouse			388	32.3
Dark bolo mouse			312	26.0
Spotted bolo mouse			290	24.2
Total			4,350	362.5
Klipspringer	2016-06-02		4,260	361.2	... that klipspringers form pair bonds that may last for life?
Directed acyclic graph	2016-06-08		8,235	357.3	... that because of pedigree collapse, some family trees are better modeled mathematically as directed acyclic graphs than as trees?
The Fuentidueña Apse	2016-06-23		4,268	355.7	... that the 12th-century Fuentidueña Apse (pictured) in New York's Cloisters museum was originally part of a Romanesque church likely built as the chapel for a fortress defending against Moorish invaders?
(+)-Benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide	2016-06-24		4,213	351.1	... that a metabolite of a component of tobacco smoke binds with DNA (pictured) causing mutations?
Fried chicken	2016-06-22		4,174	347.8	... that Burger King withdrew an advert featuring Mary J. Blige singing about a crispy chicken wrap due to the racial stereotype associated with fried chicken?
Fallout 4: Far Harbor	2016-06-30		4,200	346.2	... that Fallout 4: Far Harbor had to be re-released in order to fix performance issues with the PlayStation 4 version?
Nitrogen clathrate	2016-06-01		4,142	345.1	... that ice caps can contain nitrogen clathrate formed by compressing air on ice?
Prince (New Girl)	2016-06-07		4,128	344.0	... that an episode of New Girl marked the first time Prince (pictured) appeared in a television sitcom?
Dana Coin	2016-06-03		2,122	176.8	... that a linebacker was the leading scorer on the 1971 Michigan Wolverines football team?
1971 Michigan Wolverines football team			1,979	164.9
Total			4,101	341.8
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons	2016-06-22		4,099	341.6	... that to develop the 1990 video game Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, John Carmack and John Romero took their work computers from Softdisk home with them on weekends?
VA-11 HALL-A	2016-06-15		4,052	337.6	... that VA-11 HALL-A is a bartender simulation video game with visual novel, cyberpunk, and anime influences?
Adolphe Féder	2016-06-18		3,998	333.1	... that Jewish-Ukrainian artist Adolphe Féder produced art (example pictured) while imprisoned in the Drancy internment camp?
Floyd Carothers	2016-06-23		3,965	330.4	... that Floyd Carothers turned a plow horse into a national champion?
Joigny coach crash	2016-06-03		3,962	330.1	... that the driver of a speeding coach that crashed in Joigny, France, killing 11, was finally tried 13 years after the incident?
Sniper Elite 4	2016-06-12		3,904	325.3	... that Sniper Elite 4 was designed to be a "sniper paradise"?
Stuart Anderson (restaurateur)	2016-06-28		3,950	322.4	... that before he founded Black Angus Steakhouse, Stuart Anderson opened a Seattle restaurant whose clientele was mostly "hookers, seamen, hustlers and wrestlers"?
Faauuga Muagututia	2016-06-09		3,666	319.9	... that U.S. Navy SEAL Faauuga Muagututia was a member of American Samoa's first Winter Olympic team?
Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve	2016-06-25		3,820	318.3	... that people in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve want mobile phones, although there is no phone service?
Fried cheese	2016-06-05		3,812	317.6	... that fried cheese was a popular dish in Cairo, Egypt during the Middle Ages, and remained a part of the cuisine throughout the Ottoman occupation?
Hard soda	2016-06-29		2,822	312.7	... that hard soda is a fast-emerging segment in the craft beer industry that realized over one percent of overall beer category sales in the U.S. in May 2016?
Vaster than Empires and More Slow	2016-06-09		3,830	312.6	... that Ursula K. Le Guin's 1972 short story Vaster than Empires and More Slow features a consciousness that reaches over all the vegetation on the fictional planet World 4470?
Sunshine Hotel	2016-06-26		5,326	312.1	... that a cubicle room at the Sunshine Hotel cost $10 a night in 1998, measured 4 by 6 by 7 feet (1.2 m × 1.8 m × 2.1 m), and featured a bed, locker, light bulb, and chicken-wire ceiling?
Royal Pier, Southampton	2016-06-27		2,264	304.6	... that the Royal Pier, Southampton, used to have a station at the end of it?
Ralph Harris (journalist)	2016-06-02		3,564	302.2	... that Ronald Reagan called Ralph Harris "a veritable institution among the Fourth Estate in Washington"?
Even Yisrael (neighborhood)	2016-06-05		3,610	300.9	... that a three-story house (pictured) in the historical neighborhood of Even Yisrael has been called "Jerusalem's first skyscraper"?
Ajtony	2016-06-13		3,541	299.2	... that according to the Long Life of Saint Gerard, the tongue of Ajtony was cut out after his death?
Bilinski dodecahedron	2016-06-05		3,586	298.8	... that Stanko Bilinski's 1960 rediscovery of the Bilinski dodecahedron corrected a 75-year-old omission from the list of convex polyhedra with congruent rhombic faces?
Totality of the circumstances	2016-06-03		3,538	297.3	... that recent United States Supreme Court decisions may have created "drug-dog and drunk-driving exceptions to the totality-of-the-circumstances approach"?
Gaby's Deli	2016-06-09		3,370	294.1	... that then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn campaigned to save Gaby's Deli?
Gheorghe N. Leon	2016-06-23		1,216	101.3	... that economist and cabinet minister Gheorghe Leon died in a Communist Romanian prison while his government colleagues, surgeon Victor Gomoiu, Iron Guard activists Radu Budișteanu and Vasile Noveanu, and Generals Gheorghe Mihail and Constantin Nicolescu, survived detention?
Constantin Nicolescu			609	50.8
Gheorghe Mihail			470	39.2
Victor Gomoiu			446	37.1
Radu Budișteanu			415	34.6
Vasile Noveanu			331	27.6
Total			3,486	290.5
Shumen Plateau Nature Park	2016-06-17		3,319	283.7	... that the Shumen Plateau Nature Park (pictured) in Bulgaria is located on the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain?
Mr. Darcy's Daughters	2016-06-21		3,374	281.1	... that Mr. Darcy's Daughters, Elizabeth Aston's debut novel, has been classified as fan fiction by several commentators?
Bank of Scotland £5 note	2016-06-15		3,355	279.6	... that from October 2016, the Bank of Scotland £5 note will be issued in polymer, not paper?
Potala Tower	2016-06-02		3,372	276.0	... that the proposed Potala Tower in Seattle was named after the Potala Palace in Tibet by its developer, a former Tibetan Buddhist monk?
Steve McGarrett	2016-06-02		3,325	272.2	... that Steve McGarrett was played by Jack Lord and then, 30 years later, by Alex O'Loughlin?
Poya Bridge	2016-06-03		3,254	271.2	... that Switzerland's Poya Bridge was constructed together with an adjacent tunnel containing an underground roundabout?
Ekeino to kalokairi	2016-06-14		3,238	269.8	... that the soundtrack of the 1971 film Ekeino to kalokairi featured the song "San Me Koitas", which has been described as "one of the most beautiful erotic songs of all time"?
Mahavira	2016-06-15		3,232	269.3	... that Mahavira (pictured) was the 24th and last tirthankara (teaching god) in Jainism?
Hove Town Hall	2016-06-07		3,220	268.4	... that the original Hove Town Hall building (pictured) was damaged by fire in 1966?
Rita Sapiro Finkler	2016-06-19		3,220	268.3	... that Ukrainian-American endocrinologist Ricka Sapiro Finkler began using the name Rita after Saint Vincent's Hospital offered her a job which they later retracted when they discovered she was a woman?
Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan	2016-06-15		3,156	263.0	... that Afghan governments since the 1880s have encouraged, and sometimes forced, Pashtuns to settle in northern Afghanistan?
Fruit ketchup	2016-06-16		3,002	262.0	... that banana ketchup is a fruit ketchup that is very common in the Philippines?
El Laco	2016-06-17		3,015	261.4	... that the El Laco volcano in Chile has erupted enigmatic iron-rich lava flows?
Fidlers Run	2016-06-05		3,136	261.4	... that in the late 1960s, a civil engineer found himself unable to uncover any written information on the spelling of Fidlers Run?
Bakeys	2016-06-09		3,198	261.1	... that Bakeys, an Indian manufacturer of edible utensils, hopes to reduce plastic utensil waste in India, which numbers around 120 billion discarded pieces annually?
Roadeo	2016-06-02		3,065	259.9	... that a roadeo is a rodeo, but for motor vehicles?
Duncan (Slim Dusty song)	2016-06-06		3,094	257.8	... that in February 1981, "Duncan", a song about drinking beer, was the number-one single in Australia?
Utako Okamoto	2016-06-16		3,220	256.5	... that Utako Okamoto, discoverer of tranexamic acid, worked with her infant daughter on her back in the laboratory, as she could not find child care?
Cairanoolithus	2016-06-08		5,909	256.4	... that Cairanoolithus (pictured), a type of dinosaur egg measuring up to 19 cm (7.5 in) in diameter, is too large to have been laid by the ornithopod Rhabdodon?
S Doradus	2016-06-23		3,070	255.9	... that the star S Doradus was calculated to have ranged between 100 and 380 times the radius of the Sun?
Doris Yankelewitz Berger	2016-06-22		3,058	254.9	... that Doris Yankelewitz Berger was the first Jewish First Lady of Costa Rica?
Maria Antonia Merkelbach	2016-06-03		3,030	254.7	... that Maria Antonia Merkelbach (pictured) and her husband took many portrait pictures of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, one of which was chosen as the state photograph?
USBKill	2016-06-11		3,050	254.2	... that the anti-forensic software USBKill was created to prevent data from being seized from logged-in computers, as happened in Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht's arrest?
Maison Bertaux	2016-06-21		3,038	253.1	... that Maison Bertaux in Soho is London's oldest pâtisserie shop?
Atatürk Museum Mansion	2016-06-23		3,031	252.6	... that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's stay at Atatürk Museum Mansion in Ankara between 1921 and 1932 was his longest at any place in his life?
Tiga Dara	2016-06-30		2,981	251.4	... that Usmar Ismail was ashamed of Tiga Dara, his company's greatest commercial success?
Resident Alien (comic book)	2016-06-13		2,974	251.3	... that the title for the Resident Alien comic book came from a conversation Peter Hogan had more than 20 years prior to publishing it?
Macrocybe	2016-06-27		1,866	251.1	... that the weight of a clump of mushrooms of the tropical genus Macrocybe can exceed 30 kg (66 lb)?
Elizabeth Alkin	2016-06-13		2,958	250.0	... that Elizabeth Alkin—a publisher, nurse and spy for the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War—was nicknamed Parliament Joan?
Stecknitz Canal	2016-06-10		2,992	249.5	... that the Stecknitz Canal was the first European summit-level canal and one of the earliest artificial waterways in Europe?
Boyers Run	2016-06-21		2,942	245.2	... that Boyers Run starts in Pennsylvania and ends up near Liverpool?
Master of the Mornauer Portrait	2016-06-05		2,938	244.8	... that a 15th-century portrait of a Bavarian town clerk by the anonymous Master of the Mornauer Portrait (pictured) was once partially overpainted and then sold as "Martin Luther, by Hans Holbein"?
Bondarzewia berkeleyi	2016-06-23		2,921	243.4	... that stump blossoms can cause butt rot?
Tin Man (Star Trek: The Next Generation)	2016-06-13		2,936	241.4	... that the title of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Tin Man" was a reference to L. Frank Baum's Tin Woodman?
Mary Farrar	2016-06-30		2,877	237.1	... that Mary Farrar, a victims' advocate for over 20 years, had an older brother who was shot and killed during a robbery at their family's scrap metal business?
In-Young Ahn	2016-06-29		2,120	234.8	... that In-Young Ahn (pictured) was the first Korean woman to visit Antarctica?
Sam Beaver King	2016-06-28		2,848	232.5	... that upon his election as Mayor of Southwark in 1983, Sam King was the only black mayor in London?
Louisiana Hot Sauce	2016-06-15		2,782	231.8	... that Louisiana Hot Sauce was the first sauce brand marketed using the state of Louisiana's name?
Zikhron Tuvya	2016-06-23		2,744	228.7	... that some homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Zikhron Tuvya sport blue-painted doors, windows, and gates, as well as horseshoes and hamsas, to guard against the evil eye?
Foster v. Chatman	2016-06-03		2,738	228.1	... that despite the U.S. Supreme Court holding in Foster v. Chatman that prosecutors purposefully discriminated against black jurors in his trial, Timothy Foster's death sentence might not be overturned?
Tommy Thompson (rugby union)	2016-06-20		2,720	226.7	... that the rugby player Tommy Thompson played "like one possessed" in South Africa's 38–0 defeat of Ireland in 1912?
Jarrahids	2016-06-25		2,719	226.6	... that the Jarrahids, the ruling family of the Tayy tribe, virtually controlled Palestine in the late 10th century?
Trinity Green Almshouses	2016-06-17		2,611	223.2	... that the Grade I listed Trinity Green Almshouses were built to house "28 decay'd Masters & Commanders of Ships or ye Widows of such"?
Unity (military operation)	2016-06-19		2,670	222.5	... that Special Requirements led to Unity?
Gaëlle Ghesquière	2016-06-16		2,540	221.6	... that French photographer, journalist, and author Gaëlle Ghesquière achieved fame photographing pop-rock artists on stage, such as Madonna and Mick Jagger?
Corchorus olitorius	2016-06-04		1,740	145.0	... that white jute and Jew's mallow are used both for the production of fibre and for food?
Corchorus capsularis			904	75.4
Total			2,644	220.3
Hannah Chaplin	2016-06-17		2,571	219.7	... that Hannah Chaplin, the mother of the silent screen star Charlie Chaplin, was a British music hall performer who used the stage name Lily Harley?
Alabama Centennial half dollar	2016-06-11		2,628	219.0	... that, with the issuance of the Alabama Centennial half dollar (pictured), Alabama Governor Thomas Kilby became the first living person to be depicted on a U.S. coin?
McGruff the Crime Dog	2016-06-29		1,975	218.8	... that a year after McGruff the Crime Dog asked people to lock their doors, dog ownership in the United States had increased but there was no increase in people locking their doors, possibly due to a plateau effect?
Elena Allen	2016-06-08		5,013	217.5	... that the sport shooter Elena Allen was born in Russia, but has competed separately for England and Wales at the Commonwealth Games, and Great Britain at the Summer Olympics?
Salem, Ma'ale Iron	2016-06-22		1,850	154.1	... that Salem (pictured), Musmus, Zalafa, and Musheirifa are four of the Arab villages making up the Israel local council of Ma'ale Iron?
Musmus			398	33.2
Zalafa			330	27.5
Total			2,578	214.9
Mary Mostert	2016-06-02		2,486	210.8	... that Mary Mostert was a Democrat, but switched parties after working on President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty programs, and ran as a Republican for the New York State Senate in 1972?
Calgary Central Library	2016-06-01		2,516	209.7	... that construction of the new Calgary Central Library required the encapsulation of an active CTrain light rail line over a year-long period?
Pygmy three-toed sloth	2016-06-13		2,544	209.1	... that the pygmy three-toed sloth features first in Chris Packham's list of the top ten discoveries in the 2000s?
J. Keith Desormeaux	2016-06-11		2,498	208.2	... that J. Keith Desormeaux decided to become a horse trainer instead of a veterinarian?
List of exports of Romania	2016-06-28		2,536	207.1	... that Romania's main exports are related to motor vehicle production?
Andrea Jenkins	2016-06-26		1,436	206.9	... that Andrea Jenkins plans to collect up to 400 hours of transgender oral history?
Inger Hanmann	2016-06-27		1,362	115.9	... that while Inger Hanmann created enamels for the Copenhagen Airport, her daughter Charlotte made processed photographs of the urban environment?
Charlotte Hanmann			1,044	88.9
Total			2,406	204.8
Grassland sparrow	2016-06-09		2,486	202.9	... that the grassland sparrow is a "secretive" bird?
Tube Alloys	2016-06-12		2,434	202.8	... that Tube Alloys was the code name of the clandestine British nuclear weapons project during World War II?
Assault of Daniel Nivel	2016-06-24		2,422	201.8	... that Daniel Nivel, victim of an assault by German football hooligans in 1998, was the guest of honour at a 2006 match also marred by hooliganism?
Laguna Amarga	2016-06-30		2,418	199.2	... that the Laguna Amarga caldera in Argentina is associated with an ignimbrite of 630 cubic kilometres (150 cu mi)?
Robert Orme (soldier)	2016-06-06		2,336	194.7	... that Captain Robert Orme fought alongside George Washington at the Battle of the Monongahela?
2016 OFC Nations Cup Final	2016-06-30		2,360	194.5	... that the 2016 OFC Nations Cup Final was the first such final to be decided on penalties?
Bai Yushuang	2016-06-01		2,324	193.7	... that the Ping Opera star Bai Yushuang collapsed during a performance of Understanding after Death and subsequently died?
Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation	2016-06-12		2,314	192.8	... that the Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation provided most of the plywood material for the Spirit of St. Louis (pictured), which Charles Lindbergh flew on a record-breaking transatlantic flight in 1927?
Kari-Kari (caldera)	2016-06-24		2,312	192.6	... that the Bolivian city of Potosí is located close to, or even inside, the Miocene Kari-Kari caldera?
South Jamaica Houses	2016-06-03		1,337	112.4	... that the South Jamaica Houses in South Jamaica, New York City, was the first housing development built by the New York City Housing Authority intended to be racially integrated?
South Jamaica, Queens			954	80.1
Total			2,290	192.5
Sartidia perrieri	2016-06-21		2,282	190.2	... that the DNA of Sartidia perrieri's only known herbarium specimen was successfully sequenced 100 years after its collection?
Mel Eslyn	2016-06-11		2,264	188.7	... that Mel Eslyn began working on film sets when she was 14 years old?
Korean Patriotic Organization	2016-06-24		2,260	188.4	... that the secret Korean Patriotic Organization aimed for Korean independence through assassinations of prominent Japanese figures?
New York City FC 0–7 New York Red Bulls	2016-06-05		2,254	187.9	... that a recent Major League Soccer match between two teams in New York City was nicknamed the Hudson River Massacre?
Nana's Party	2016-06-06		2,235	186.2	... that Pat, a character from the Inside No. 9 episode "Nana's Party", was variously described by critics as an "irritating tit", an "insufferable booby", and a "desperately sad and dignified man"?
Cortinarius sanguineus	2016-06-10		2,214	184.7	... that the pigment of the blood red webcap (pictured) can be used as a red, pink, or purple dye for wool?
Steep (video game)	2016-06-24		2,208	184.0	... that Ubisoft Annecy consulted professional skiers and extreme sports experts when creating Steep?
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge	2016-06-14		2,204	183.6	... that a statue near the Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge commemorates the Northern Ireland peace process, with the inscription "Peace For All"?
Petite messe solennelle	2016-06-27		1,362	183.3	... that Rossini (pictured) scored the last of his "sins of old age", the Petite messe solennelle, for twelve singers, two pianos, and harmonium?
Jom-Bolok volcanic field	2016-06-24		2,174	181.2	... that one eruption in the Jom-Bolok volcanic field created a 70 kilometre- (43 mile-) long lava flow?
The Nightingale (2015 novel)	2016-06-14		2,157	179.8	... that the 2015 historical novel The Nightingale borrows from the experiences of Belgian World War II resistance fighter Andrée de Jongh?
Jung Mina	2016-06-15		2,132	177.7	... that Jung Mina's song "Jumeokbab" is about her selling rice balls near Gwanghwamun Station?
May Booth Talmage	2016-06-10		2,130	177.5	... that James E. Talmage had been one of May Booth Talmage's teachers when she attended Brigham Young Academy before the couple got married?
Longnose eagle ray	2016-06-12		2,097	174.8	... that the longnose eagle ray, which is caught unintentionally during fishing activities, is listed as being a "near-threatened species"?
Autonomy Cube	2016-06-07		2,058	171.5	... that the Autonomy Cube is an art project by Trevor Paglen and Jacob Appelbaum which places Tor-relays in art-museums?
Mary Alice Powell Lindsay	2016-06-08		3,938	170.8	... that while watching her first operation, Mary Alice Powell Lindsay passed out three times, but she later became a registered nurse in Utah and was assistant superintendent of nurses at the LDS Hospital?
Promo Azteca	2016-06-22		2,041	170.1	... that Promo Azteca introduced American-style pro wrestling to Mexican audiences?
Baikuris	2016-06-07		2,031	169.2	... that the fossil ant genus Baikuris is known from adult males only?
Cy Sneed	2016-06-01		2,026	168.8	... that Cy Sneed's father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better high school baseball team?
Common eagle ray	2016-06-11		2,024	168.6	... that the common eagle ray feeds on shellfish which it crushes with flattened hexagonal teeth arranged in a mosaic fashion on its jaws?
Sawyer's	2016-06-15		1,994	166.2	... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors?
The Calvary Hour	2016-06-04		1,974	164.5	... that the Mennonite radio program The Calvary Hour had no official standing?
Ace of Aces (video game)	2016-06-29		1,480	164.0	... that Ace of Aces was one of Accolade's best-selling Commodore 64 video games in 1987?
Tour DuPont	2016-06-17		1,916	163.8	... that the 1990 edition of the Tour de Trump, an American cycling race, visited Baltimore after its sponsor Donald Trump agreed to moor the Trump Princess in Baltimore Harbor during the race?
George Waschkies	2016-06-14		1,919	159.9	... that George Waschkies, a German member of the Lithuanian parliament, had 14 children?
2015 NBL Canada Finals brawl	2016-06-08		3,629	157.4	... that a brawl caused the Halifax Rainmen to forfeit the National Basketball League of Canada Finals?
Lost sales	2016-06-18		1,883	156.9	... that the concept of lost sales used by the content industry assumes that if pirated products were not available, people would buy them at market rate?
Regimen Animarum	2016-06-13		1,904	156.5	... that the Regimen Animarum (pictured) is a Latin codex created in 1343 that contains the Office of the Feast of Corpus Christi?
Debra Marquart	2016-06-02		1,895	155.1	... that Debra Marquart left Napoleon, North Dakota, to tour with rock bands and returned to teach writers' workshops in Bakken oil field communities most affected by hydraulic fracking?
Moustafa Ali	2016-06-01		1,838	153.2	... that Moustafa Ali played rugby union after retiring from the Canadian Football League?
Mr.Mr. (song)	2016-06-10		1,830	152.5	... that the release of Girls' Generation's "Mr.Mr." was delayed because scenes from the music video were accidentally deleted?
Manthos Papagiannis	2016-06-09		1,854	151.3	... that 16th-century Greek noble Manthos Papagiannis repeatedly solicited support from western European leaders for a planned uprising against the Ottoman Empire?
Akashi District, Hyōgo	2016-06-18		1,806	150.5	... that Akashi District existed for another 30 years after the city of Akashi left?
Saul Levin	2016-06-10		1,804	150.3	... that Saul Levin is the first openly gay CEO of the American Psychiatric Association?
Bishop's Castle Town F.C.	2016-06-16		1,886	150.2	... that Bishop's Castle Town F.C. was banned by the Football Association of Wales from playing in affiliated leagues because they were not Welsh?
The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note	2016-06-17		1,756	150.1	... that the new Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note will feature a portrait of the author Nan Shepherd?
Watch Dogs 2	2016-06-19		1,790	149.2	... that Ubisoft Montreal intended to take risks when creating Watch Dogs 2?
Dream Corp, LLC	2016-06-09		1,704	148.8	... that Jon Gries of Lost fame will portray Dream Corp, LLC's principal character, while John Krasinski of The Office is an executive producer?
Bare-tailed woolly opossum	2016-06-11		1,740	145.0	... that the activity of the bare-tailed woolly opossum is influenced by moonlight?
Political globalization	2016-06-09		1,769	144.4	... that two of the key elements of political globalization are the decreasing role of the nation-state and the rise of global civil society?
Słonim Ghetto	2016-06-23		1,727	143.9	... that two Polish nuns harbouring Jewish fugitives who escaped from the Słonim Ghetto were beatified by Pope John Paul II, along with 108 Martyrs of World War II?
Danell Lynn	2016-06-03		1,706	143.4	... that Danell Lynn rode 48,600 miles (78,214 km) to become the first solo woman to set a world record for longest motorcycle journey in a single country?
Small Town Brewery	2016-06-19		1,701	141.8	... a new category in the alcoholic beverage industry, referred to as "hard soda" or "flavored beer", was created due to the prosperity of Small Town Brewery's Not Your Father's Root Beer brand?
Windows Push Notification Service	2016-06-21		1,692	141.0	... that the Windows Push Notification Service allows developers to send push data to Windows desktop and mobile applications?
John Hadley (philosopher)	2016-06-06		1,688	140.7	... that the philosopher John Hadley argues that the territory of wild animals should be considered their property?
Ansbert of Rouen	2016-06-01		1,685	140.4	... that two Catholic saints, Ansbert of Rouen and Angadrisma, were engaged to be married?
Cortinarius sublargus	2016-06-16		1,582	138.0	... that Cortinarius sublargus mushrooms appear in burnt areas after bushfire?
Lomechusa pubicollis	2016-06-06		1,644	137.0	... that the larvae of the rove beetle Lomechusa pubicollis are cared for by ants?
Philippe Musard	2016-06-02		1,662	136.0	... that central to Philippe Musard's 1832 concerts was a "lascivious spectacle"?
Electrophone (information system)	2016-06-11		1,624	135.4	... that the Electrophone relayed theatre shows, opera performances, and church services over telephone lines?
John Quincy (Minnesota politician)	2016-06-18		848	70.6	... that both John Quincy and Andrew Johnson currently serve on the Minneapolis City Council?
Andrew Johnson (Minnesota politician)			764	63.7
Total			1,612	134.3
Phillipsburg Union Station	2016-06-17		1,544	133.9	... that Phillipsburg Union Station was served by the DL&W and CNJ where their lines merged before crossing the Delaware River?
Grey-crowned flatbill	2016-06-18		936	78.0	... that the grey-crowned flatbill and orange-eyed flatbill often build their bag-shaped nests near wasp nests?
Orange-eyed flatbill			665	55.4
Total			1,602	133.5
Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1961)	2016-06-21		1,584	132.0	... that the footballer Gary Bennett was one of the first players to become involved with the Show Racism the Red Card campaign?
Margarete Zuelzer	2016-06-18		1,578	131.5	... that Margarete Zuelzer, only the 37th woman to earn a doctorate at the University of Heidelberg, had to get special permission from her professors to attend their classes?
Marv Allemang	2016-06-09		1,606	131.1	... that Canadian football center Marv Allemang was moved to the Ottawa Rough Riders in a secret equalization draft designed to improve poorly-performing teams?
Bamidele Ali	2016-06-20		1,562	130.2	... that Bamidele Ali became a specialist in 3D printing after his career in the Canadian Football League?
2010 Honda Indy Edmonton	2016-06-07		1,562	130.1	... that Scott Dixon became the winner of the 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton after Hélio Castroneves was judged to have blocked his teammate?
Al-Birwa	2016-06-24		1,556	129.7	... that during the 1936–39 Palestine revolt, British forces punished men from the rebel village of al-Birwa by making them sit on cactus plants?
Tommy Lawton	2016-06-23		1,550	129.2	... that Tommy Lawton held the record as the youngest player to score on his England debut for 78 years?
Jacky Lafon	2016-06-16		1,620	129.1	... that Jacky Lafon accidentally received a serious electric shock from a defibrillator while filming the Belgian soap opera Familie?
Lewis Robertson	2016-06-30		1,544	127.3	... that Lewis Robertson offered to give up the captaincy of the Army rugby team because he felt he was out of form?
Tayy	2016-06-06		1,522	126.8	... that by the 13th century, the Tayy were the dominant Arab tribe in the Syrian steppe, Upper Mesopotamia and north-central Arabia?
Louise Stevens Bryant	2016-06-13		1,540	126.6	... that Louise Stevens Bryant, a secretary for the Girl Scouts, also worked with the English sexologist Havelock Ellis?
Terry Conroy	2016-06-18		1,490	124.2	... that when growing up in Ireland, Terry Conroy was sentenced to probation for playing football in the street?
Roger Khawam	2016-06-07		1,480	123.3	... that Egyptologist Roger Khawam learned to fly and originally wanted to be an aerobatic pilot?
Student movements in Korea	2016-06-30		1,454	119.9	... that the South Korean student movement of the 1980s played a key role in the democratization of their country?
Nancy H. Hensel	2016-06-03		1,432	119.3	... that former university president Nancy H. Hensel has skied the Tasman Glacier and climbed Mount Whitney, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Aconcagua?
Arriagadoolithus	2016-06-28		1,456	118.9	... that fossilized fungi were found on an Arriagadoolithus shell, the egg of the dinosaur Bonapartenykus?
Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park	2016-06-06		1,420	118.4	... that Serbs taken as prisoners of war during the Siege of Belgrade in 1521 were settled at a present-day location inside Istanbul's Falih Rıfkı Atay Nature Park?
David A. Cooper	2016-06-18		1,380	115.0	... that David A. Cooper diagnosed the first case of HIV in Australia?
Jerusalem the Golden (hymn)	2016-06-03		888	74.7	... that Alexander Ewing's tune for "Jerusalem the Golden" was "the earliest written, the best known, and with children the most popular"?
Alexander Ewing (composer)			472	39.7
Total			1,360	114.3
Ernest B. Schoedsack	2016-06-12		1,372	114.3	... that before Ernest B. Schoedsack helped direct the original King Kong (poster pictured) with Merian C. Cooper, he was a cameraman in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army?
San Joaquin River Viaduct	2016-06-10		1,366	113.9	... that construction of California High-Speed Rail's San Joaquin River Viaduct involves eliminating the last at-grade rail crossing in the city of Fresno?
Castle of Pambre	2016-06-28		1,394	113.8	... that the Castle of Pambre (pictured) is a well-preserved 14th-century castle in Palas de Rei, built in Galician medieval military architectural style?
George Coulthard	2016-06-09		1,295	113.0	... that cricketer and Australian rules footballer George Coulthard was attacked by a shark near Shark Island?
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150	2016-06-23		1,354	112.9	... that some Bach scholars believe that Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, is his earliest extant church cantata?
Omar Fayad	2016-06-22		1,354	112.9	... that Governor-elect of Hidalgo Omar Fayad appointed his wife, actress Victoria Ruffo, local director of the DIF in Pachuca?
The Bangles (EP)	2016-06-10		1,351	112.7	... that the complete five-song set of the Bangles' debut EP remained out of print for over 30 years?
Alcohol-free zone	2016-06-13		1,370	112.6	... that town councillors and city police in Boston, Lincolnshire, commemorated its alcohol-free zone legislation by pouring cans of beer down a city street drain?
2016–17 Football League Cup	2016-06-12		1,347	112.2	... that the 2016–17 Football League Cup will be the first since The Football League was renamed the English Football League?
Midnight Sun (horse)	2016-06-09		1,280	111.7	... that the champion stallion Midnight Sun was ridden by children?
Bar Yochai (song)	2016-06-07		1,334	111.2	... that the kabbalistic hymn "Bar Yochai" is "heard around the clock" at the massive celebrations in Meron, Israel, on Lag BaOmer?
Merry Walker	2016-06-27		826	111.1	... that Merry Walker is the only female Tennessee Walking Horse to produce two World Grand Champions?
Alexander Duckham	2016-06-26		765	110.2	... that Alexander Duckham, founder of Alexander Duckham & Co, was a friend of cross-channel aviator Louis Blériot, and paid for the memorial marking where Blériot landed in 1909?
Catch Me If You Can (Girls' Generation song)	2016-06-20		1,314	109.5	... that "Catch Me If You Can" was the first release by Girls' Generation since member Jessica was dismissed from the group?
Ricky Williams trade	2016-06-14		1,308	109.0	... that after Mike Ditka, head coach of the New Orleans Saints, traded for running back Ricky Williams, the two posed together as bride and groom?
Galdieria sulphuraria	2016-06-22		1,303	108.6	... that the red alga Galdieria sulphuraria grows well at pH between 0–4 and temperatures up to 56°C—among the most extreme environments known for a eukaryote?
Barley flour	2016-06-04		1,276	106.3	... that patent barley flour is used as an ingredient in infant foods?
Paradoxosisyra	2016-06-13		1,258	106.3	... that the fossil lacewing Paradoxosisyra was placed into a separate subfamily based on its mouth?
2016 state of emergency in Venezuela	2016-06-04		1,266	105.5	... that the United States was accused by President Maduro of provoking a covert coup against his government in Venezuela's state of emergency?
Kojo Aidoo	2016-06-05		1,258	104.8	... that Canadian football fullback Kojo Aidoo appeared in two direct-to-TV movies?
Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim	2016-06-11		1,250	104.1	... that Yiddish poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim began writing poetry to cheer up fellow inmates at the Kaiserwald concentration camp during World War II?
Javare Gowda	2016-06-24		1,248	104.0	... that when Javare Gowda was reappointed vice chancellor of Mysore University, the governor requested "please try to remember that when you criticize the government, do so mildly"?
Ray Kennedy	2016-06-22		1,234	102.8	... that Liverpool F.C. manager Bill Shankly resigned on the same day he spent a club record £200,000 to sign Ray Kennedy?
Nina Alovert	2016-06-01		1,220	101.7	... that ballet photographer Nina Alovert's subjects have included Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vladimir Malakhov, and Yulia Makhalina?
Bizounce	2016-06-14		1,210	100.8	... that Olivia's debut single "Bizounce" was described as giving a "steely boot to a crap lover" in the style of TLC, Kelis, and Eve?
William Vitarelli	2016-06-20		1,208	100.7	... that William Vitarelli led community and educational projects in Micronesia after winning a U.S. Supreme Court case about his alleged associations with the Communist Party USA?
Play It Again, Dick	2016-06-10		1,206	100.5	... that for the web series Play It Again, Dick, the role of Duncan Kane was given to Ryan Devlin, despite the fact that the role was originated by Teddy Dunn?
Birgit Jürgenssen	2016-06-05		1,200	100.0	... that Birgit Jürgenssen, an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, curator and teacher, was acclaimed as one of the "outstanding international representatives of the feminist avant-garde"?
Ora Mendelsohn Rosen	2016-06-14		1,198	99.8	... that Ora Mendelsohn Rosen and her colleagues achieved a scientific breakthrough by cloning the human insulin receptor gene?
Pink Funky	2016-06-18		1,196	99.6	... that in the music video for Mamamoo's "Um Oh Ah Yeh", three members dress as men and wear wigs, beards, and prosthetic makeup?
Sebastián Aguirre (actor)	2016-06-04		1,164	97.0	... that Mexican actor Sebastián Aguirre won an Ariel Award for the role of a child sexually abused by a priest?
Political Animals and Animal Politics	2016-06-29		1,146	93.6	... that Political Animals and Animal Politics was the first edited collection focused on the political turn in animal ethics?
Archencyrtus	2016-06-26		648	93.4	... that the Archencyrtus type species is named for Russian paleoentomologist Alexandr Rasnitsyn?
CMLL International Gran Prix (2016)	2016-06-20		902	75.2	... that the 2016 International Gran Prix wrestling tournament will be the first Gran Prix held by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre since the 2008 International Gran Prix?
CMLL International Gran Prix (2008)			209	17.4
Total			1,111	92.6
Cortinarius erythraeus	2016-06-05		1,092	91.0	... that the Australian mushroom Cortinarius erythraeus is covered in slime?
Gussie Nell Davis	2016-06-04		1,092	91.0	... that Gussie Nell Davis created Greenville High School's all-girl team, the Flaming Flashes, the first dance-drill squad to perform in the United States?
Cortinarius kioloensis	2016-06-19		1,090	90.8	... that the dark purple Cortinarius kioloensis mushroom turns red when potassium hydroxide is applied to it?
Laurie Wolf	2016-06-12		1,082	90.2	... that Laurie Wolf has written children's books and a crowdfunded book of recipes for cooking with marijuana?
Rita Harradence	2016-06-20		1,067	88.9	... that Rita Harradence and her husband synthesised penicillamine?
Philip Egner	2016-06-22		1,058	88.1	... that Philip Egner began composing "On, Brave Old Army Team", the fight song of the United States Military Academy at West Point, by scribbling notes on his shirt?
International Lover	2016-06-07		1,046	87.1	... that "International Lover" was the song for which Prince received his first Grammy Award nomination?
Ruth Lockhart	2016-06-12		1,040	86.7	... that in 1988 Ruth Lockhart oversaw campus AIDS education programs like "Love Carefully Day", when flowers, candies, and condoms were distributed to students to give to "that special someone"?
The Jordan Museum	2016-06-04		1,036	86.3	... that The Jordan Museum is the largest museum in Jordan, and hosts the country's most important archaeological finds?
Hello (Mamamoo EP)	2016-06-24		1,035	86.2	... that the music video for Mamamoo's "Mr. Ambiguous" includes a hidden camera prank?
Jacomijne Costers	2016-06-11		1,030	85.8	... that Augustinian nun Jacomijne Costers survived the plague in 1489 and wrote Visioen en exempel, recounting her vision of being led through hell and purgatory?
Plagioolithus	2016-06-04		1,016	84.6	... that Plagioolithus is thought to be the oldest known fragment of bird egg?
Frederick Konig	2016-06-16		970	84.6	... that Frederick Konig commissioned Edwin Lutyens to add a bathing pavilion and temple of music to Tyringham Hall?
Flower Bud (EP)	2016-06-06		988	82.4	... that a song from GFriend's EP Flower Bud was broadcast via loudspeaker across the Korean Demilitarized Zone as part of South Korea's response to a North Korean nuclear test?
May Who?	2016-06-05		984	82.0	... that the story line of the 2015 Thai teen flick May Who? was inspired by director Chayanop Boonprakob's own teenage years?
Sweetheart of the Sun	2016-06-26		1,396	81.8	... that The Bangles' studio album, Sweetheart of the Sun, was released 30 years after the band's formation?
Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans	2016-06-10		980	81.8	... that Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans received criticism for her active voice in Mormon feminism while she was a professor of history at Brigham Young University?
Galaxy Supernova	2016-06-17		956	81.8	... that Girls' Generation's Japanese single "Galaxy Supernova" was used in advertisements for Samantha Thavasa jeans?
Bernice Weldon Sargent	2016-06-04		976	81.4	... that Bernice Weldon Sargent's work was used by Enrico Fermi in developing his theory of beta decay?
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–89)	2016-06-16		1,016	81.0	... that Indian scientist Pushpa Mittra Bhargava, one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan award in the 1980s, returned it in 2015?
Women's Torah Project	2016-06-12		962	80.2	... that a Torah scroll commissioned by the Women's Torah Project was written by female scribes and clothed in a mantle stitched with items of clothing donated by women?
Piano Man (EP)	2016-06-14		954	79.5	... that boy band member Gongchan plays the pianist in the music video for Mamamoo's "Piano Man"?
Acidilobus saccharovorans	2016-06-19		934	77.8	... that Acidilobus saccharovorans was the first thermophilic, acidophilic, and obligately anaerobic archaeon to have its genome sequenced?
Pernille Blume	2016-06-12		928	77.4	... that Danish swimmer Pernille Blume was part of a team that set a new world record in the 4 × 50 metre medley relay at the 2014 World Short Course Championships?
K'atepan	2016-06-06		926	77.1	... that the small Maya archaeological site of K'atepan in Guatemala is said to have been the home of the Tojolabal Maya, a group now found in neighbouring Mexico?
A Bird Story	2016-06-18		921	76.8	... that the video game A Bird Story was released as a link between the award-winning To the Moon and its sequel?
Mary Hale Woolsey	2016-06-17		882	76.5	... that Mary Hale Woolsey wrote the lyrics to "When It's Springtime in the Rockies", which was used in the 1937 film Springtime in the Rockies starring Gene Autry?
Amy Bess Miller	2016-06-08		1,737	75.4	... that Amy Bess Miller helped found a museum while presiding over a library?
Melting (album)	2016-06-30		867	73.1	... that Mamamoo's Melting was described as "heralding the Korean quartet's rise to the top ranks of the girl group hunger games"?
Neon compounds	2016-06-04		876	73.0	... that some meteorites contain an unusual isotope of neon due to it being trapped in buckyballs in an endohedral neon compound?
Guillaume Allard-Caméus	2016-06-07		874	72.9	... that Canadian football fullback Guillaume Allard-Caméus is a two-time Vanier Cup champion?
Chinese Nü Yr	2016-06-05		844	70.3	... that Irish producer Iglooghost said he did not understand the comparison to the works of PC Music in reviews for his EP Chinese Nü Yr?
Chloridometer	2016-06-12		820	68.3	... that a chloridometer is used to determine the concentration of chloride in biological fluids, including blood serum, cerebrospinal fluid, sweat, and urine?
Merv Cowan	2016-06-19		812	67.7	... that WAFL Hall of Fame member and East Fremantle Football Club life member Merv Cowan did not want to play for the team when he returned from the war?
Social Democratic Party of the Memel Territory	2016-06-21		810	67.5	... that when the Memel Convention came into force in 1925, the local branch of the Social Democratic Party of Germany became a separate party?
S.C. Braga in European football	2016-06-23		808	67.3	... that S.C. Braga's record in European football includes 6–0 losses to Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur?
Robert Hess (artist)	2016-06-19		805	67.1	... that while living in England, American artist Robert Hess learned to paint in the style of John Constable and was influenced by the sculptures of Henry Moore?
Gabriel Ripstein	2016-06-05		804	67.0	... that the first film produced by Gabriel Ripstein was directed by his father and written by his mother?
Carlos Joaquín González	2016-06-14		801	66.8	... that two days after resigning from the PRI, Carlos Joaquín González became the gubernatorial candidate of a PAN-PRD alliance?
Season of Glass (EP)	2016-06-19		794	66.2	... that after South Korean girl group GFriend debuted with Season of Glass, a Billboard columnist said they were "leading a new wave of female acts with a classic innocent look"?
Elizabeth W. Crandall	2016-06-22		794	66.1	... that after retiring as dean of the College of Home Economics at the University of Rhode Island, Elizabeth W. Crandall became an environmental and women's rights activist in Maine?
Pleas Jones	2016-06-06		792	66.0	... that Pleas Jones was the first justice to retire from the Kentucky Supreme Court after its creation in 1976?
Jnanpith Award	2016-06-04		790	65.9	... that when poet G. Sankara Kurup's (pictured) poem Odakkuzhal was nominated for the first Jnanpith Award, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi had opined that no Malayalam-language work was worthy of this inaugural prize?
İskender Pasha Mosque, Fatih	2016-06-30		776	65.4	... that the İskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih, Istanbul, became the center of an Islamic religious order to which several prominent Turkish politicians belonged?
Kimsachata (Canchis)	2016-06-26		1,104	64.7	... that the isolated Kimsachata volcano is the northernmost active volcano in Peru, its Oroscocha dome having erupted around 4450 BCE?
Domestic violence in China	2016-06-03		756	63.0	... that, according to a 2005 survey, 1 out of 5 women in China had suffered from domestic violence within the previous year?
2001 Italian Grand Prix	2016-06-02		768	62.9	... that Juan Pablo Montoya's victory in the 2001 Italian Grand Prix made him the first Colombian to win a Formula One motor race?
Formica biamoensis	2016-06-12		752	62.6	... that the worker ant Formica biamoensis is difficult to compare to other species because latter species fossils are based upon amber specimens?
2001 Marlboro 500	2016-06-04		741	61.8	... that the 2001 Marlboro 500 saw a record-breaking 73 lead changes in a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race?
Fidel Kuri Grajales	2016-06-29		754	61.6	... that Mexican federal deputy Fidel Kuri Grajales threatened to move the Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz if the Institutional Revolutionary Party lost the gubernatorial elections?
Alejandro Murat Hinojosa	2016-06-24		738	61.5	... that although Alejandro Murat Hinojosa was born in the State of Mexico, he was allowed to run for governor of Oaxaca by the SCJN because his parents were natives of that state?
John S. Palmore	2016-06-14		737	61.4	... that during his 23-year career on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court, John S. Palmore wrote more than 800 judicial opinions?
Howard Rusk Long	2016-06-30		720	60.7	... that Howard Rusk Long interviewed Chiang Kai-shek while teaching at the National Chengchi University in Taipei?
London 1 South	2016-06-21		718	59.8	... that the 2016–17 rugby season of London 1 South will feature a national RFU cup champion?
1973 Kentucky Derby	2016-06-11		699	58.2	... that Secretariat won the 1973 Kentucky Derby with a time of 1 minute 59.4 seconds and ran the last quarter mile in 23 seconds, both Derby records?
Migalastat	2016-06-11		680	56.7	... that the pharmaceutical drug migalastat fights Fabry disease by correcting the way a mutated enzyme is folded?
José Rosas Aispuro	2016-06-25		675	56.2	... that when he takes office in September, José Rosas Aispuro will be the first governor of Durango to come from a party other than the Institutional Revolutionary Party?
Dorothy Weir Young	2016-06-10		656	54.7	... that Dorothy Weir Young was the daughter of impressionist painter J. Alden Weir, and wrote a biography of him that was published posthumously in 1960?
2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350	2016-06-27		642	54.7	... that Juan Pablo Montoya's victory in the 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 made him the first foreign-born driver to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race since 1974?
Sekrenyi festival	2016-06-18		654	54.5	... that the Sekrenyi festival, known locally as Phousnyi, is held by the Angami Nagas as a purification festival?
Habitat	2016-06-02		660	54.1	... that hydrothermal vents provide a deep-sea habitat for crustaceans and other animals?
Jesús Zambrano Grijalva	2016-06-27		634	54.0	... that Jesús Zambrano Grijalva, a three-time federal deputy and former president of the PRD in Mexico, was jailed for his activities in the Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre?
Todd McCarthy	2016-06-07		622	51.8	... that head film critic for Variety and The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy also won an Emmy Award for his documentary Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer?
Ríe y Llora	2016-06-23		608	50.6	... that "Ríe y Llora" was the final song recorded by Celia Cruz before her death?
Televisa Radio	2016-06-01		608	50.6	... that Televisa Radio attempted to merge with two of its principal competitors in 2000, only to have both deals fall through?
Michael O. Tunnell	2016-06-12		606	50.5	... that Michael O. Tunnell unsuccessfully submitted his first children's book over 30 times, but is now the author of many published books including Wishing Moon?
2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate	2016-06-20		600	50.0	... that the first ever FA Women's Premier League Plate was won by Preston North End in 2015?
Snowflake (EP)	2016-06-05		599	49.9	... that the musical style of GFriend's Snowflake is similar to K-pop from the late 1990s and 2000s?
Moses Toata	2016-06-21		588	49.0	... that Moses Toata won the Solomon Islands S-League in his first season as a manager?
Yu Kanda	2016-06-19		573	47.8	... that the D.Gray-man character Yu Kanda was taken from an unpublished manga written by the same author?
Association of churches	2016-06-15		572	47.6	... that under US tax law, an association of churches can have churches of different denominations and still be tax-exempt?
1903 Jamaica hurricane	2016-06-11		566	47.2	... that the 1903 Jamaica hurricane destroyed five villages in Martinique established after the eruption of Mount Pelée in 1902?
No Time for It	2016-06-21		553	46.1	... that Fantasia described her song "No Time for It" as a combination of her childhood singing in church and desire to "tap into that whole rock world"?
Israel Beltrán Montes	2016-06-01		552	46.0	... that Israel Beltrán Montes was elected twice to the Chamber of Deputies and twice as municipal president of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc?
Tommy Best	2016-06-26		762	44.7	... that after joining the club in 1947, Tommy Best became the first black player to represent Chester City in the Football League in a match against Oldham Athletic?
Points system (cricket)	2016-06-22		530	44.1	... that due to the points system being used, England won the 2013–14 Women's Ashes despite winning fewer matches than Australia?
List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Michael Schumacher	2016-06-13		514	43.4	... that Formula One driver Michael Schumacher was on the podium in every race of the 2002 season, including eleven race victories, breaking the record for most in a season?
David Tod Roy	2016-06-19		518	43.2	... that David Tod Roy, the son of Presbyterian missionaries to China, produced the first unexpurgated English translation of the Ming dynasty erotic novel Jin Ping Mei?
Wesley P. Lloyd	2016-06-29		384	42.5	... that Wesley P. Lloyd served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under B. H. Roberts in 1929?
Sharon Barker	2016-06-30		472	39.8	... that Sharon Barker, director of the Women's Resource Center at the University of Maine, brings 500 middle school girls to campus each year to explore careers in the STEM fields?
List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil	2016-06-17		453	39.3	... that R. P. Sethu Pillai was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil?
Dallas Equal Suffrage Association	2016-06-01		470	39.2	... that on "Traveling Salesman Day" at the 1915 Texas State Fair, the Dallas Equal Suffrage Association convinced visiting salesmen to wear badges proclaiming "Votes for Women"?
Lucía Meza Guzmán	2016-06-30		436	36.8	... that Lucía Meza Guzmán has represented Cuautla twice in the state congress of Morelos and once at the Chamber of Deputies?
Mexico Ingles Airplay	2016-06-08		846	36.7	... that "UpTown Funk!", the number-one song of 2015 in the United States according to Billboard, also reached the top of the Mexico Ingles Airplay chart?
Felicity Okpete Ovai	2016-06-29		328	36.3	... that Felicity Okpete Ovai was the first female commissioner of the Rivers State Ministry of Works?
List of G:link stations	2016-06-18		412	34.3	... that in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, three stations will be added to the initial sixteen stations in the G:link, a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia?
2001 Molson Indy Toronto	2016-06-10		385	32.1	... that Michael Andretti's win in the 2001 Molson Indy Toronto surpassed the record for most victories in a single Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) event?
Jessica Jones (season 1)	2016-06-15		370	30.9	... that the first season of the Netflix television series Marvel's Jessica Jones was awarded a Peabody Award in the category of "Entertainment and Children's programs"?
Howard Backen	2016-06-26		478	28.0	... that architect Howard Backen worked on projects with Sundance Institute, Skywalker Ranch, and the Disney Burbank Sound Studios?
John Dacey	2016-06-26		374	21.9	... that the Sydney suburb of Daceyville was named after John Dacey, who in the early 1900s envisioned Australia's first public housing estate?
Latin Grammy Hall of Fame	2016-06-24		252	21.0	... that Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1965 and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001?
Ariel Award for Best Director	2016-06-13		246	20.7	... that since 1976, Mexican filmmaker Felipe Cazals has been nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Director at least once every decade?
Dlusskyidris	2016-06-10		0	0	... that storing fossils of Dlusskyidris in castor oil changed the amber's refractive index?
Abul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti	2016-06-02		0	0	... that Husayn ibn Ruh, the third deputy of Muhammad al-Mahdi, was from the Nawbakhti family who had high position in the Abbasid court?

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