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Star war
2017-04-27
26,504
1,104.4
... that star wars took place in Mexico 1,500 years ago?
Andrew Báthory
2017-04-04
21,930
913.8
... that the severed head of Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania , was sewn back on?
1953 Alcoa Aluminum advertisement
2017-04-01
10,529
877.4
... that a woman can open a bottle ?
Mount Davis (Oakland)
2017-04-03
20,588
857.8
... that the Oakland Athletics ' management refuses to remove the tarpaulin from Mount Davis (pictured) unless the team reaches the World Series?
Guy Fort
2017-04-17
19,523
813.5
... that Brigadier General Guy Fort is the only American-born general officer to be executed by enemy forces?
Jadwiga Szubartowicz
2017-04-18
19,256
802.3
... that Jadwiga Szubartowicz (pictured aged 110) , the oldest living Pole , witnessed the October Revolution ?
Robin Hood v. United States
2017-04-01
9,373
781.1
... that Robin Hood sued the United States ?
Schloss Bruchsal
2017-04-05
18,476
769.9
... that the 18th-century Schloss Bruchsal (pictured) in southwest Germany contains an elaborate Baroque staircase that has been described as "ingenious and ravishing"?
Harry R. Lewis
2017-04-19
18,407
767.0
... that the website "Six Degrees to Harry Lewis " (Lewis pictured) was a precursor to Facebook?
Rainbow Canyon (California)
2017-04-25
17,630
734.6
... that the US military refers to Death Valley 's Rainbow Canyon as Star Wars Canyon ?
SS Tyndareus
2017-04-26
17,390
724.6
... that soldiers lined up on the sinking British troopship SS Tyndareus began to sing "It's a Long Way to Tipperary " while waiting for orders?
Vaginal steaming
2017-04-01
8,388
699.0
... that "sorcery for your vagina " can result in second-degree burns?
1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
2017-04-02
12,468
519.5
... that 19 people, including Brigadier General Robert F. Travis , were killed when a Boeing B-29 crashed with a Mark 4 nuclear bomb on board?
Robert F. Travis
3,815
159.0
Total
16,282
678.4
Ilse Hess
2017-04-20
15,862
660.9
... that Ilse Hess , who was one of the first women to study at the University of Munich , remained a committed Nazi after World War II?
Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior
2017-04-13
15,840
660.0
... that the Nazi plunder of European treasures prevented Leonardo da Vinci 's Rearing Horse and Mounted Warrior (pictured) from falling into the hands of the Red Army ?
White-throated honeyeater
2017-04-01
7,775
647.9
... that the white-throated honeyeater (pictured) used to be gay, but isn't any more?
Wrigley Field ivy
2017-04-11
15,002
625.1
... that any baseballs that get hit and lodged in the Wrigley Field ivy (pictured) score the batter a double ?
Dishabituation
2017-04-07
14,304
596.0
... that one could enhance their learning while their mind wanders by using dishabituation technique?
Big Chief Restaurant
2017-04-24
13,888
578.7
... that Big Chief Restaurant (pictured) in Wildwood, Missouri , is all that remains of a tourist complex that opened on U.S. Route 66 in 1928?
Lake Ptolemy
2017-04-05
12,995
541.5
... that a lake larger than Lake Erie existed in the eastern Sahara less than 12,000 years ago?
The Winker's Song (Misprint)
2017-04-01
6,458
538.2
... that a song about masturbation was written by Ivor Biggun and recommended by Johnny Rotten ?
Black River (Saucon Creek)
2017-04-06
12,784
532.7
... that the Black River is a "miserable ditch"?
Sagunto Castle
2017-04-20
12,480
520.0
... that Hannibal sacked the Iberian settlement within the site of Sagunto Castle (pictured) , an action that led to the Second Punic War ?
Ann Manley
2017-04-03
12,236
509.9
... that in 1861, brothel proprietor Ann Manley rescued part of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment after it was attacked by a mob in Baltimore?
Londonderry Borough Police
2017-04-01
5,940
495.0
... that thrust into a difficult situation, horney dicks failed to satisfy?
Electric fire engine
2017-04-27
11,620
484.2
... that the electric fire engine had numerous advantages over the 19th-century steam fire engine (both pictured) , but was not put into service because a storm could knock out the power?
The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)
2017-04-12
11,597 [ a]
483.2
... that Michelangelo destroyed parts of his own Sistine Chapel ceiling to make room for his Last Judgement (detail pictured) ?
Prawn soup
2017-04-17
11,563
481.8
... that a week in honor of the prawn soup chupe de camarones (pictured) took place in areas of Peru in 2016?
Mohammed Mohiedin Anis
2017-04-20
11,504
479.3
... that Abu Omar returned home after the Battle of Aleppo to find that only 13 of his 30 vintage cars remained?
EMD F40PH
2017-04-09
11,490
478.7
... that in Canada, ten dollars will get you an EMD F40PH diesel locomotive?
Landolphia owariensis
2017-04-18
11,482
478.4
... that for failing to collect their quotas of Congo rubber , many people lost their hands?
René Beeh
2017-04-06
11,470
477.9
... that the artist René Beeh (self-portrait shown) was a surveyor on the World War I Western Front ?
Winter time (Namibia)
2017-04-25
10,959
456.6
... that Namibia is considering abolishing winter time ?
Fatebenefratelli Hospital
2017-04-24
10,768
448.7
... that during the Holocaust in Italy , doctors at Fatebenefratelli Hospital protected Jews from the Nazis by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K"?
Lorna Hodgkinson
2017-04-21
File:Lorna Hodgkinson Harvard (cropped).jpg
10,476
436.5
... that the Australian teacher Lorna Hodgkinson (pictured) was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Education at Harvard University ?
Caterpillar inflation
2017-04-01
5,232
436.0
... that caterpillar inflation is a gut-wrenching process?
Monument of States
2017-04-10
10,103
421.0
... that the Monument of States (pictured) in Kissimmee, Florida , was erected in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and built with stones donated from around the world?
Brockmire
2017-04-13
10,042 [ b]
418.4
... that Hank Azaria won a lawsuit for the rights to the title character of Brockmire ?
Barbara Hammond
2017-04-07
9,978
415.8
... that Barbara Bradby was the first woman to ride a bicycle at Oxford University , where her academic prowess inspired a limerick?
Home Run Apple
2017-04-04
9,910
412.9
... that New York Mets fans once booed the Home Run Apple for over two minutes because it was not raised for a Mets home run ?
Rishabhanatha
2017-04-25
9,768
407.0
... that Rishabhanatha (statue pictured) , the traditional founder of Jainism , was said to be born in the age when there was happiness all around with no work for men to do?
NWA World Tag Team Championship
2017-04-18
4,612
192.2
... that in 1957 no fewer than 13 variations of the NWA World Tag Team Championship were in use across the U.S.: in Los Angeles , San Francisco , Kansas/Missouri , Chicago , Ohio/New York , Georgia , Iowa/Nebraska , Indianapolis , Idaho/Utah , West Texas , East Texas , Minneapolis , and Alabama/Tennessee ?
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
484
20.1
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version)
452
18.8
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)
444
18.5
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)
418
17.4
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)
406
16.9
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)
404
16.8
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Iowa/Nebraska version)
403
16.8
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Buffalo Athletic Club version)
401
16.7
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)
391
16.3
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)
346
14.4
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)
334
13.9
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Indianapolis version)
316
13.1
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)
314
13.1
Total
9,724
405.2
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
2017-04-20
9,586
399.4
... that "When in Rome, do as the Romans do " means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting?
John Gellibrand
2017-04-26
9,476
394.8
... that despite topping his class at Sandhurst , John Gellibrand found the prospects for promotion in the British Army so bleak that he resigned his commission and moved to Tasmania to grow apples?
Agnata Butler
2017-04-09
9,469
394.5
... that Punch honoured Agnata Ramsay 's exam success with a cartoon (pictured) ?
Aphaenogaster dlusskyana
2017-04-30
8,726
390.6
... that the Aphaenogaster dlusskyana ant fossil (pictured) was collected in 1972 and described in 2016?
McGuire Apartments
2017-04-06
9,309
387.9
... that the nine-year-old McGuire Apartments building in Seattle was demolished due to the discovery of major corrosion issues?
The Vinh wiretap
2017-04-06
9,301
387.5
... that the CIA's black helicopter from Area 51 was used to eavesdrop on Paris Peace Talks discussions during the Vietnam War?
Giyorgis of Segla
2017-04-02
9,144
381.0
... that Giyorgis of Segla (pictured) was imprisoned by Ethiopian Emperor Dawit I because of his controversial views on the Sabbath ?
Niels Larsen Bruun
2017-04-11
8,958
373.2
... that during the Second World War, the Norwegian naval officer Niels Larsen Bruun sank a German supply ship before he was certain which country was invading Norway?
R. v. Gowan
2017-04-10
8,876
369.8
... that in March 1998, the Ontario Court of Justice ruled that being topless while one engages in a commercial purpose such as prostitution is illegal ?
Diocesan Museum in Pelplin
2017-04-04
8,812
367.2
... that the Gutenberg Bible held by the Diocesan Museum in Pelplin (pictured) survived World War II in Canada, kept in a vault at the Bank of Montreal until 1959?
Big A Sign
2017-04-07
8,761
365.0
... that the halo on the Big A Sign (pictured) lights up to tell passing motorists of a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball win?
Mark Barr
2017-04-01
4,300
358.3
... that erection engineer Mark Barr had a business making rubbers, said bicycles stimulated ball development, and was elected to the screw committee?
Trans-Universal Zombie Church of the Blissful Ringing
2017-04-01
4,248
354.0
... that the Trans-Universal Zombie Church of the Blissful Ringing is the fifth largest religious community in Slovenia?
Richard Springer
2017-04-13
8,416
350.7
... that 25 years ago today, anti-nuclear activist Richard Springer was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service after he approached Ronald Reagan and smashed a crystal statue?
Ultra (comics)
2017-04-26
8,312
346.4
... that many reviewers compared the superhero comic Ultra to the television series Sex and the City ?
Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau
2017-04-05
8,180
340.8
... that Antoine-Jean Gros 's painting Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau influenced the works of Théodore Géricault and Eugène Delacroix ?
Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway
2017-04-28
7,338
336.0
... that the engine frames of the Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway "had to be extra heavy ... to withstand rough usage"?
Caleb Swanigan
2017-04-24
8,048
335.3
... that Caleb Swanigan went from being a 360-pound (160 kg) eighth grader to an NCAA basketball consensus first-team All-American ?
Tal's Hill
2017-04-01
4,008
334.0
... that baseball players fall down on the Grassy Knoll ?
Album primo-avrilesque
2017-04-01
3,978
331.5
... that an 1897 monograph by French artist Alphonse Allais included the print Dance of drunks in the fog (pictured) ?
Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower
2017-04-01
3,944
328.7
... that in 1926 a Mennonite tower was built in the German capital of Canada?
Angata
2017-04-19
7,706
321.1
... that Angata , a Christian Rapa Nui prophetess, led a 1914 rebellion on Easter Island , claiming God wanted her people to kill and eat the island's livestock?
Orobanche uniflora
2017-04-19
7,620
317.5
... that the naked broomrape is a parasite of other plants?
Nundinae
2017-04-22
7,576
315.7
... that weekends in ancient Rome came only every eight days?
The Brainwashing of My Dad
2017-04-26
7,560
315.0
... that the film The Brainwashing of My Dad received funding from Kickstarter ?
Measure S
2017-04-25
7,476
311.5
... that a campaign mailer for Los Angeles' Measure S designed to look like an eviction notice drew the ire of the sheriff's department after many recipients thought it was real?
Sabinoso Wilderness
2017-04-05
7,466
311.1
... that the 16,030 acres (6,490 ha) of Federal land in New Mexico 's Sabinoso Wilderness are inaccessible without trespassing, because they are entirely enclosed in privately-owned property?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
2017-04-20
7,286
303.6
... that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered was the first Call of Duty game to have accurate bullet casings ejected from every gun?
Unita Blackwell
2017-04-26
7,023
292.6
... that civil rights activist Unita Blackwell (pictured) was the first African-American woman to be elected mayor in the state of Mississippi ?
Altenberger Dom
2017-04-29
6,364
288.1
... that the Altenberger Dom (pictured) was restored with support from a Prussian king who decreed that Catholics and Protestants had to use it simultaneously ?
Rendra Karno
2017-04-01
3,353
279.4
... that Soekarno demanded much of Soekarno , but Soekarno did not listen?
Polk Valley Run
2017-04-01
3,335
277.9
... that Poke Valley Run was reputedly named for its shite pokes?
Caius Largennius
2017-04-10
6,608
275.4
... that Caius Largennius is considered the first Lucchese in the world?
Macrotermitinae
2017-04-04
6,505
271.0
... that termites developed agriculture some 31 million years ago?
Miriam Katin
2017-04-12
6,288
262.0
... that award-winning graphic novelist Miriam Katin only started creating comics at the age of 63?
Loser.com
2017-04-30
5,824
260.7
... that Loser.com used to redirect at different times to Kanye West 's and Donald Trump 's Wikipedia entries?
The President Show
2017-04-21
6,160
256.7
... that Comedy Central advertised The President Show by faking a Russian hack?
Robert Rinder
2017-04-01
3,062 [ c]
255.1
... that Judge Rinder is not a judge?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (song)
2017-04-04
6,109
254.5
... that the theme song for the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is actually called "Yo Home to Bel-Air "?
Barbados Railway
2017-04-15
6,076
253.2
... that the dignitaries at the opening of the Barbados Railway wondered why the railway ended so abruptly among barren sand hills?
Tamaeva V
2017-04-16
6,046
251.9
... that Queen Tamaeva V saved the Rimatara lorikeet (pictured) from extinction through a royal taboo that forbade her people from harming or exporting the birds?
Bonville–Courtenay feud
2017-04-13
6,032
251.3
... that during the Bonville–Courtenay feud , the Earl of Devon's men stole all Nicholas Radford 's horses and the sheets off his invalid wife's bed?
Karşıyaka Tram
2017-04-27
5,932
247.2
... that the newly-opened Karşıyaka Tram will be free of charge for its first 50 days?
Bjarne Keyser Barth
2017-04-23
5,886
245.3
... that on his 48th birthday, artillery officer Bjarne Keyser Barth was tasked by his commander with surrendering a fortress to invading German troops?
El Temblor
2017-04-28
5,356
245.2
... that El Temblor in Guatemala is the site of a ruined ancient Maya city that has not yet been excavated by archaeologists, but has been badly damaged by looters?
Atamu Tekena
2017-04-10
5,722
238.4
... that when he ceded Easter Island to Chile, King Atamu Tekena gave up a handful of grass and retained a handful of dirt?
Rose Cannabich
2017-04-08
5,686
236.9
... that Rose Cannabich was "a very beautiful and well-behaved girl", according to her piano teacher Mozart , who composed a piano sonata for her?
The Devil of Christmas
2017-04-27
5,646
235.2
... that "The Devil of Christmas ", a 2016 episode of Inside No. 9 , was filmed using authentic 1970s cameras?
Maon Kurosaki
2017-04-10
5,614
233.9
... that prior to her major debut, singer Maon Kurosaki posed as a gravure model for the cover of a novel?
Alf Ramsey
2017-04-28
5,088
233.0
... that Alf Ramsey (pictured) led Ipswich Town to become English football champions four years before leading England to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup ?
Battle of Gegodog
2017-04-27
5,558
231.6
... that during the Trunajaya rebellion , Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the Battle of Gegodog , but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
Lillie Mae Bradford
2017-04-14
5,295
220.6
... that Lillie Mae Bradford was arrested for refusing to leave the whites-only section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama , four years before Rosa Parks' 1955 prosecution for the same "crime"?
Tears on the Dancefloor
2017-04-21
5,275 [ d]
219.8
... that Steps ' fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor , is their first album in 17 years to consist mostly of original material?
Moses Fleetwood Walker
2017-04-02
5,260
219.2
... that Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first openly black athlete to play in Major League Baseball ?
Caltrain Express
2017-04-22
5,254
218.9
... that within a year of implementing express service (train pictured) , San Francisco Bay Area commuter rail system Caltrain experienced a 12 percent increase in ridership?
Sweat (play)
2017-04-10
5,181
215.9
... that the play Sweat by Lynn Nottage has been described as "the first theatrical landmark of the Trump era"?
Preston By-pass
2017-04-29
4,658
210.8
... that Britain's first motorway, the Preston By-pass , had to close within weeks of opening due to frost damage?
Marshall L. Shepard
2017-04-25
5,059
210.8
... that when Marshall L. Shepard said the opening prayer at the 1936 Democratic National Convention , segregationist Senator Ellison D. Smith left in protest?
John Outhouse
2017-04-01
2,484
207.0
... that in Portland, Oregon , an outhouse, or john , played a seminal role in public education?
Dunes Forest Village
2017-04-23
4,936
205.7
... that Dunes Forest Village was an exclusive "island" retreat, surrounded by sand rather than water, and owned by a newspaper publisher?
Civil Resettlement Units
2017-04-15
4,826
201.1
... that at the end of the Second World War, more than 23,000 repatriated British prisoners of war volunteered to attend Civil Resettlement Units to help them readjust to being home?
Pendleton Dudley
2017-04-17
4,808
200.4
... that Pendleton Dudley refused to talk about the work he did to launch Woodrow Wilson 's political career?
Fire-bellied woodpecker
2017-04-11
4,797
199.9
... that the fire-bellied woodpecker can drum at the rate of 14 to 38 taps per second?
Washington at Verplanck's Point
2017-04-23
4,761
198.4
... that Washington at Verplanck's Point (pictured) , a gift from John Trumbull to the president 's wife, Martha Washington , was praised as “the most perfect extant” by her grandson ?
Georgia Redmayne
2017-04-04
4,672
194.6
... that cricketer Georgia Redmayne 's 87-year-old grandfather vaulted the boundary fence and embraced her after she had become the first player to hit a WNCL century for Tasmanian Roar ?
Fort Custer Maze
2017-04-30
4,330
193.8
... that the Fort Custer Maze featured a new design each week?
Paris-Mondial
2017-04-12
4,596
191.5
... that as the German army invaded France in 1940, radio station Paris-Mondial began broadcasting "recordings of military marches and panicked appeals for guns, tanks, and planes"?
A Strange Matter Concerning Pigeons
2017-04-12
4,593
191.4
... that Pu Songling based his pigeon collector character on a real-life stone fanatic?
Import-Export Clause
2017-04-11
2,475
103.1
... that Brown v. Maryland was the first decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to construe the Import-Export Clause of the Constitution?
Brown v. Maryland
2,096
87.3
Total
4,570
190.4
Electrification of Caltrain
2017-04-19
4,470
186.2
... that federal funding for the project to electrify Bay Area commuter railroad Caltrain was pulled days before construction was scheduled to begin?
Coat of arms of Andorra
2017-04-08
4,360
181.6
... that the upper quarters of the coat of arms of Andorra (pictured) feature the arms of the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix , the "two traditional protectors" of the principality?
George Wilson (quarterback)
2017-04-11
2,853
118.9
... that George Wilson, Jr. was a starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins while his father, George Wilson, Sr. , was the head coach?
Total
4,342
180.9
I believe that we will win!
2017-04-12
4,308
179.5
... that the "I believe that we will win! " chant, used as a rallying cry by United States fans during the 2014 FIFA World Cup , was first used for the college football Army–Navy Game ?
Lavender (BadBadNotGood song)
2017-04-11
4,134
172.2
... that President Donald Trump criticized Snoop Dogg 's remix music video of "Lavender " for having a scene in which Snoop fires a flag gun at a clown parody version of Trump?
Schuyler Wheeler
2017-04-03
4,108
171.2
... that Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the first electric fan?
Abolition Riot of 1836
2017-04-05
4,090
170.4
... that two women captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 were rescued during the Abolition Riot of 1836 ?
Wyke Farms
2017-04-17
4,010
167.1
... that the cheese producer Wyke Farms still uses an 1861 recipe?
Glossary of bird terms
2017-04-18
3,936
164.0
... that the feathers of birds are considered the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates , and a premier example of a complex evolutionary novelty?
New Palace Yard
2017-04-03
3,918
163.2
... that New Palace Yard , where part of the March 2017 terror attack in Westminster took place, was formerly used for tournaments, pilloryings , and executions?
Rock Island Arsenal Museum
2017-04-08
3,897
162.4
... that the Rock Island Arsenal Museum is the second oldest museum of the United States Army ?
Juan Tepano
2017-04-16
3,796
158.2
... that Juan Tepano was proclaimed "king" of Easter Island by officers of the Chilean Navy , but no one – including Tepano – took the ceremony seriously?
Machico (singer)
2017-04-18
3,786
157.7
... that voice actress and singer Machico made a cameo as herself in the anime television series Seiyu's Life! ?
Mexican Federal Highway 15D
2017-04-10
3,736
155.6
... that Mexican Federal Highway 15D includes two of the country's five most expensive toll roads?
Lurgrotte
2017-04-18
3,717
154.9
... that in 1894, a flash flood trapped seven cave explorers in the Lurgrotte karst cave of Austria for ten days?
Lilian Brøgger
2017-04-13
3,656
152.3
... that the Danish illustrator Lilian Brøgger has illustrated over a hundred books in a variety of unconventional styles?
2017 electronics ban
2017-04-30
3,388
151.7
... that Air India saw its bookings to America double after the US banned electronic equipment larger than a mobile phone from the passenger cabin for flights departing certain Middle Eastern airports?
Michael I of Wallachia
2017-04-18
3,594
149.8
... that Michael I of Wallachia was still the co-ruler with his father Mircea I when in 1417 he refused to send the tribute that Mircea had promised to pay to the Ottoman Empire ?
Jaye Muller
2017-04-06
3,542
147.6
... that German rapper Jaye Muller started the weekly newsletter Germany Alert in 1991 to document neo-Nazi activity?
Maha Dewi of Hanthawaddy
2017-04-09
3,540
147.5
... that some factions of the Hanthawaddy court undermined the authority of Princess Regent Maha Dewi by publicizing her alleged affair with her much younger nephew-in-law?
MT GDF Suez Neptune
2017-04-21
3,512
146.4
... that the MT GDF Suez Neptune , a floating production storage and offloading vessel, serves as Turkey's first floating liquified natural gas storage facility ?
Louise Nixon Sutton
2017-04-24
3,487
145.3
... that Louise Nixon Sutton was the first African-American woman to be awarded a PhD in mathematics by New York University in 1962?
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)
2017-04-06
3,484
145.2
... that Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is the New York City Subway's first solar-powered subway station?
1954 Paraguayan coup d'etat
2017-04-21
3,474
144.7
... that during the 1954 Paraguayan coup d'etat , President Federico Chávez tried to seek refuge in Paraguay's Military College, but was arrested by its director?
Sigismund Báthory
2017-04-19
3,458
144.1
... that Sigismund Báthory , Prince of Transylvania , promised to restore the freedom of the Székely commoners if they joined his campaign against the Ottomans ?
Holborn Viaduct power station
2017-04-14
3,438
143.2
... that the world's first coal-fired power station was at Holborn Viaduct , London?
Rubén Oseguera González
2017-04-05
3,226
134.4
... that suspected Mexican drug lord Rubén Oseguera González was released from prison three times in less than a year?
Min Bala of Myaungmya
2017-04-28
2,924
133.9
... that Min Bala staged a coup against King Hkun Law of Martaban , only to give up the throne at his wife's insistence?
Mercado Mansion
2017-04-02
3,160
131.6
... that President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos took a siesta in the master bedroom of the Mercado Mansion during a campaign sortie in the 1960s?
Riro Kāinga
2017-04-15
3,101
129.2
... that Simeon Riro Kāinga , the last king of Easter Island , was suspected of having been poisoned when he died during a diplomatic trip to Chile?
Grey-and-buff woodpecker
2017-04-21
3,071
128.0
... that grey-and-buff woodpeckers roost communally in shallow holes?
Chris Marron
2017-04-12
3,058
127.4
... that Chris Marron jointly holds the record for the most goals scored in an FA Cup match, having scored 10 in one game?
Sam Bat
2017-04-02
3,014
125.6
... that Barry Bonds used a maple baseball bat manufactured by Sam Bat to set an MLB single-season home run record in 2001?
Salvador Estrella
2017-04-23
2,977
124.0
... that Brigadier General Salvador Estrella earned the moniker red blooded for his courage in battle?
Christ ist erstanden
2017-04-26
2,935
122.3
... that "Christ ist erstanden ", an old German hymn mentioned as early as the 12th century, was set for choir in the 21st century?
Sceriman family
2017-04-23
2,902
120.9
... that the Sceriman family , a wealthy Safavid merchant family of Armenian ethnicity, gained Roman citizenship in 1696?
Helen King (police officer)
2017-04-15
2,856
119.0
... that Helen King will be the first police officer to head an Oxbridge college?
George Ronald Richards
2017-04-03
2,854
118.9
... that in one of Ron Richards ' plans for the defection of spy Vladimir Petrov to Australia, Petrov was going to buy a chicken farm outside Sydney?
2016 League of Legends World Championship
2017-04-09
2,834
118.1
... that 43 million unique viewers watched SK Telecom T1 defeat Samsung Galaxy in the finals of the 2016 League of Legends World Championship ?
Odontomachus assiniensis
2017-04-29
2,604
117.8
... that the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus assiniensis stings larger prey but kills smaller prey with a snap of its jaws?
Palau ground dove
2017-04-25
2,802
116.8
... that the Palau ground dove prefers limestone islands to volcanic islands?
Bombus balteatus
2017-04-16
2,780
115.8
... that the tongue of the golden-belted bumble bee is about two-thirds as long as its body?
Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration
2017-04-19
2,756
114.8
... that Donald Trump says he hopes to achieve a foreign policy whereby "old enemies become friends"?
Charles A. Cheever
2017-04-14
2,750
114.6
... that Charles A. Cheever constructed the first telephone line in New York City and was its owner?
Stierling's woodpecker
2017-04-03
2,734
113.9
... that Stierling's woodpecker is threatened by habitat loss, especially in areas where tobacco is cultivated and dried over open fires?
The King of Ping Pong
2017-04-30
2,544
113.9
... that the Swedish film The King of Ping Pong won the Grand Jury Prize for world cinema at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival ?
Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
2017-04-14
2,709
112.9
... that the government of ancient Macedonia was a monarchy, yet the Macedonian commonwealth contained some local democracies with popular assemblies and annual elections?
Kenny and the Kasuals
2017-04-23
2,672
111.4
... that Kenny and the Kasuals ' "Journey to Tyme" is considered one of the earliest songs to incorporate elements of psychedelic music ?
Ed Krupp
2017-04-27
2,650
110.4
... that Ed Krupp has been director of Griffith Observatory for more than half of its existence?
Anthony Harkness
2017-04-21
2,603
108.5
... that Anthony Harkness is considered the founder of the Cincinnati locomotive industry?
Yuri on Ice
2017-04-25
2,600 [ e]
108.4
... that professional figure skaters Stéphane Lambiel and Nobunari Oda had cameos in the anime series Yuri on Ice ?
Anna In-Between
2017-04-11
1,318
54.9
... that the title for Elizabeth Nunez 's novel Anna In-Between (2009) was inspired by M. G. Vassanji 's novel The In-Between World of Vikram Lall (2003)?
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
1,228
51.2
Total
2,546
106.1
Holman Rule
2017-04-22
2,544
106.0
... that the January 2017 reinstatement of the Holman Rule allows members of the United States House of Representatives to amend routine spending bills to mandate the firing of individual Federal employees?
Elastance
2017-04-26
2,535
105.6
... that the term elastance , the inverse of capacitance , was coined by Oliver Heaviside to promote an analogy of a capacitor as a spring rather than a container of charge ?
Myrtle Florence Broome
2017-04-30
2,244
100.5
... that Myrtle Florence Broome and the Canadian epigrapher Amice Calverley traveled together throughout Egypt taking trains and often driving across the desert in a Jowett car they named Joey?
Neptune Theatre (Seattle)
2017-04-11
2,358
98.2
... that Neptune Theatre in Seattle had weekly showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show from 1977 to 1993, and reopened with the same film after renovation in 2011?
Paul Bashutsky
2017-04-07
2,356
98.1
... that Paul Bashutsky took part in the suppression of the Decembrist revolt in 1825, and was promoted to General of the Infantry three years later?
Licence laundering
2017-04-22
2,342
97.6
... that source code laundering occurs when code released under one licence is redistributed by another party under a different licence?
2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
2017-04-28
2,108
96.5
... that all four Andretti Autosport entries at the 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach retired from the race due to mechanical or electrical issues?
Navy Meritorious Public Service Award
2017-04-12
2,272
94.6
... that J. Lamar Worzel was a recipient of the Navy Meritorious Public Service Award for his part in helping discover the first nuclear submarine lost at sea?
Das Nusch-Nuschi
2017-04-15
2,269
94.5
... that Paul Hindemith said of the third dance of his opera Das Nusch-Nuschi : "It is essential that this piece be danced (or rather wobbled to) by two eunuchs with incredibly fat and naked bellies"?
Veronica Pyke
2017-04-25
2,224
92.6
... that the Australian cricketer Veronica Pyke was the second highest wicket-taker in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League season in 2015–16 ?
Andean flicker
2017-04-13
2,222
92.6
... that the Andean flicker is unusual among woodpeckers in foraging on the ground and in often nesting colonially ?
Elder Charles D. Beck
2017-04-20
2,190
91.2
... that Elder Charles D. Beck 's boogie-woogie -based piano playing on "Memphis Flu" anticipated the style of rock and roll pianists?
Year of Sorrow
2017-04-24
2,166
90.3
... that Muhammad 's first wife Khadija and uncle Abu Talib died in the same year, traditionally known as the Year of Sorrow ?
Suchoolithus
2017-04-26
2,166
90.2
... that the recently named fossil egg Suchoolithus dates to the Late Jurassic , making it tied for the oldest-known crocodylomorph egg?
Antirrhinum filipes
2017-04-23
2,148
89.5
... that the plant species Antirrhinum filipes has been discovered on slopes in the Grand Canyon , within the Mojave Desert , and within the Sonoran Desert ?
Wetar ground dove
2017-04-17
2,146
89.4
... that records of the Wetar ground dove in West Timor are from just three localities?
Shahid Jameel
2017-04-06
2,129
88.7
... that Shahid Jameel and his group were the first to identify subtype C strain as the most common HIV-1 infection among Indians?
North Shore Branch
2017-04-16
2,118
88.2
... that passenger service on the Staten Island Railway 's North Shore Branch was discontinued 16 years after it was rebuilt?
Claudia Mahnke
2017-04-04
2,116
88.2
... that mezzo-soprano Claudia Mahnke appeared as Dido in Les Troyens by Berlioz, and according to a reviewer, in the final 25 minutes convincingly ranged from hurt vulnerability to furious despair?
Tacca integrifolia
2017-04-10
2,090
87.1
... that the seeds of the white batflower may be distributed by small mammals that feed on the fleshy fruits?
Northern Marmara and Değirmenköy (Silivri) Depleted Gas Reservoir
2017-04-09
1,976
82.3
... that the Northern Marmara and Değirmenköy (Silivri) Depleted Gas Reservoir is currently the only operational underground natural gas storage facility in Turkey?
Neoseiulus cucumeris
2017-04-24
1,964
81.8
... that the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris can survive and breed while feeding solely on pollen?
Ellen Thayer Fisher
2017-04-15
1,929
80.4
... that Ellen Thayer Fisher 's paintings of flowers (example pictured) were widely distributed as chromolithographs by Boston publisher Louis Prang ?
Kirchenlied
2017-04-09
1,925
80.2
... that the Catholic hymnal Kirchenlied , first published in 1938, was not immediately banned by the Nazis because it also contained Protestant songs?
Marcial Samaniego
2017-04-22
1,902
79.2
... that General Marcial Samaniego , Paraguayan defense minister under Alfredo Stroessner , had a fascination with the religions of indigenous peoples in Paraguay ?
A+ (television channel)
2017-04-03
1,894
78.9
... that a+ will provide local television programming mixed with national content to 21 Mexican cities by the end of June 2017?
LaVar Ball
2017-04-08
1,891 [ f]
78.8
... that LaVar Ball claimed that he would have beaten Michael Jordan in one-on-one basketball?
María Parrado
2017-04-07
1,882
78.4
... that María Parrado won the first season of The Voice Kids Spain ?
Anna Bamford
2017-04-09
1,866
77.7
... that Australian actress Anna Bamford made her Broadway debut in Andrew Upton 's production of The Present ?
Chocorua Island Chapel
2017-04-16
1,794
74.7
... that Chocorua Island Chapel at Squam Lake , New Hampshire, part of the first summer youth camp in America, was built by the camp's boys with an erratic boulder, trees, and beach sand?
The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin
2017-04-27
1,785
74.4
... that anthropologist Verrier Elwin 's autobiography The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin was published posthumously and won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1965?
Papal conclave, 1724
2017-04-22
1,762
73.4
... that in 1724, Pope Benedict XIII had to be convinced to accept his election to the papacy by the head of the Dominican Order?
Rhizophora racemosa
2017-04-07
1,754
73.1
... that Rhizophora racemosa is normally the first mangrove to colonise newly exposed mudflats in West Africa?
Gottfried von Hagenau
2017-04-03
1,730
72.1
... that Gottfried von Hagenau , a physician and poet, introduced the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in Strasbourg in 1307?
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
2017-04-14
1,672
69.7
... that Bach wrote the chorale "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig " (O Lamb of God, innocent) in red between the music for the two choirs in the beginning of his St Matthew Passion (pictured) ?
Trachelyopterus insignis
2017-04-15
1,662
69.3
... that the catfish Trachelyopterus insignis has several local names, being referred to as both a "maiden" and a "goat"?
Ronald E. Asher
2017-04-05
708
29.5
... that the Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, conferred its fellowship on Kanhu Charan Mohanty (1994) and Arjan Hasid (2013), and elected Ronald E. Asher (2007) as an honorary fellow?
Kanhu Charan Mohanty
488
20.3
Arjan Hasid
462
19.3
Total
1,658
69.1
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye
2017-04-08
1,626
67.7
... that the Australian television film Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye broke all first-day streaming records on Presto ?
La Loma Foods
2017-04-29
1,489
67.4
... that Loma Linda Foods and Worthington Foods were the largest manufacturers of soy -based foods in the U.S. in the 1960s?
Cascade Valley Hospital
2017-04-04
1,588
66.2
... that Cascade Valley Hospital was the last independent hospital in Snohomish County, Washington , until it was acquired in 2016?
Alan Abel (musician)
2017-04-22
1,582
65.9
... that Alan Abel served as a percussionist for the Philadelphia Orchestra for 38 years?
Karaeng Galesong
2017-04-30
1,450
64.9
... that Makassarese warrior Karaeng Galesong helped Trunajaya conquer Surabaya and Gresik as a condition for marrying his niece?
George Escol Sellers
2017-04-08
1,506
62.8
... that George Escol Sellers was the basis for the fictional character Colonel Eschol Sellers in Mark Twain 's novel The Gilded Age ?
Elena Georgieva
2017-04-28
1,368
62.6
... that the linguistic research of Elena Georgieva showed that Bulgarian word order may change based on the emphasis a speaker wants to convey?
Nellie Griswold Francis
2017-04-29
1,374
62.2
... that after the Duluth lynchings , the African-American suffragist Nellie Griswold Francis initiated, drafted, and lobbied for a state anti-lynching bill that was signed into law in 1921?
Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park
2017-04-20
1,478
61.6
... that the Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park includes the Atkins House, the oldest brick building in Hopkins County, Texas ?
Traian National College
2017-04-24
1,430
59.6
... that two students at Traian National College in Turnu Severin , Romania, were executed in 1949 for being part of the anti-communist resistance movement ?
Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6
2017-04-17
1,428
59.5
... that Bach's cantata for Easter Monday , Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden , BWV 6 , is based on the Road to Emmaus narration ?
Anil Kumar Mandal
2017-04-12
1,427
59.5
... that Anil Kumar Mandal developed an alternative surgical protocol for treating pediatric glaucoma ?
Jane Gibson
2017-04-20
1,424
59.3
... that microbiologist Jane Gibson established through her 1954 discovery that selenium , a trace element , is essential for coliform bacterial growth?
Lewis Ludington
2017-04-29
1,281
58.0
... that Lewis Ludington founded the city of Columbus, Wisconsin , but never resided in the state?
Every Valley
2017-04-22
1,376
57.3
... that Public Service Broadcasting 's new album depicts the history of the mining industry in Wales ?
Virendra Singh (physicist)
2017-04-21
1,338
55.7
... that Virendra Singh delivered the inaugural Homi Bhabha exchange lecture of the Institute of Physics and Indian Physics Association in 2000?
Santosh G. Honavar
2017-04-30
1,226
54.9
... that Santosh G. Honavar treated more than 2,000 children affected with retinoblastoma , with a reported success rate of over 85 percent?
NDR Chor
2017-04-28
1,170
53.6
... that the NDR Chor performed in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie ?
Javed Agrewala
2017-04-23
1,260
52.5
... that Javed Agrewala and his team developed a vaccination program against Mycobacterium tuberculosis for which he holds a United States patent?
Somnath Sharma
2017-04-14
1,258
52.4
... that Major Somnath Sharma , a Param Vir Chakra recipient, and General Vishwa Nath Sharma , former chief of the Indian Army, were brothers?
Ravinder Goswami
2017-04-19
1,257
52.4
... that Ravinder Goswami carried out the first studies on vitamin D deficiency in India?
Puzzled
2017-04-29
1,121
50.7
... that Puzzled was one of twenty games that came with the 2012 Neo Geo X console?
Odontomachus paleomyagra
2017-04-08
1,173
48.9
... that the Czech fossil ant Odontomachus paleomyagra has mandibles notably similar to those of a related South African species?
Tommy Blake (musician)
2017-04-15
1,142
47.6
... that Tommy Blake was the first musician to record at RCA Studio B ?
Rey de Reyes (2017)
2017-04-17
1,124
46.9
... that at the 2017 Rey de Reyes , professional wrestler Johnny Mundo became a triple champion, holding the AAA Mega , Cruiserweight , and Latin American Championships ?
George Mills (novel)
2017-04-02
559
23.3
... that Stanley Elkin won the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction for his novels George Mills (1982) and Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995)?
Mrs. Ted Bliss
556
23.2
Total
1,115
46.5
Birendra Nath Mallick
2017-04-13
1,096
45.7
... that Birendra Nath Mallick and his team demonstrated that increased production of noradrenaline triggered REM sleep -loss, resulting in brain excitability?
Lasst uns erfreuen
2017-04-16
1,072
44.7
... that the 20th-century Easter hymn "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones " takes its melody from "Lasst uns erfreuen " (Let us rejoice), a tune published in 1623 by a German activist against witch-hunts ?
Erin Burns
2017-04-16
1,041
43.4
... that a career-threatening knee injury to Tasmanian Roar cricketer Erin Burns was successfully treated with stem cell injections by the Sydney Swans ' club doctor, Nathan Gibbs ?
Warren Newton Dusenberry
2017-04-02
998
41.6
... that Warren Newton Dusenberry acted as principal of Brigham Young Academy for only a few months before resigning to go to law school?
Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said
2017-04-14
909
37.9
... that the Good Friday hymn "Take Up Thy Cross, The Saviour Said " was one of two American works included in the Church of England's Hymns Ancient and Modern ?
Ursula Zollenkopf
2017-04-16
897
37.4
... that Ursula Zollenkopf , a contralto of the NWDR Chor , performed solo and choral parts in a posthumous Schoenberg opera premiere and in an Easter cantata by Bach ?
Constance Davey
2017-04-17
856
35.7
... that Constance Davey established the first "opportunity classes" for children with special educational needs in South Australia?
Louis-René Villermé
2017-04-02
838
34.9
... that Louis-René Villermé is considered a founder of social epidemiology for his work proving the association between poverty and mortality in early industrial France?
Werde munter, mein Gemüte
2017-04-13
826
34.4
... that Bach set a stanza from the evening hymn "Werde munter, mein Gemüte " (Become cheerful, my mind), which Johann Rist and Johann Schop created in collaboration, in his St Matthew Passion ?
Mukhram Sharma
2017-04-28
746
34.2
... that the Bollywood writer Mukhram Sharma won the inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Story in 1955 for Aulad (1954)?
Jerrold Tarog
2017-04-24
770
32.1
... that Filipino director Jerrold Tarog has planned a film adaptation of the graphic novel The Mythology Class by Arnold Arre ?
Satish K. Gupta
2017-04-08
748
31.1
... that Satish K. Gupta explored the possibilities of using zona pellucida proteins for the development of immunocontraceptive protocols?
2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
2017-04-07
744
31.0
... that by winning the 2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup Finals , the San Miguel Beermen became the second team in Philippine Basketball Association history to keep permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy ?
Vijay Kumar (molecular biologist)
2017-04-09
740
30.8
... that Vijay Kumar , along with Debi Prasad Sarkar , demonstrated for the first time that HBx protein stimulated mitogen-activated signaling cascades in living animals?
Violin Sonata (Poulenc)
2017-04-05
645
26.9
... that Francis Poulenc composed his Violin Sonata at the insistence of violinist Ginette Neveu , and played the piano part when she premiered it?
Max Ciolek
2017-04-14
630
26.2
... that tenor Max Ciolek performed the Evangelist in Bach's Passions , and the Mass in B minor with La Petite Bande in Australia?
An die Hoffnung
2017-04-19
578
24.1
... that Max Reger conducted the premiere of "An die Hoffnung " (To Hope), a setting of Hölderlin 's poem and his only orchestral song , with contralto Anna Erler-Schnaudt?
Myles Murphy (painter)
2017-04-29
0 [ g]
0
... that the artist Myles Murphy was seriously injured while painting himself in a wedding dress?