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Low 22.8 Requiem (Saint-Saëns) 66.6 Betsabeé Romero 22.8 Requiem (Saint-Saëns)
Median 118.4 Nancy Lake State Recreation Area
Danger Bird (Neil Young song) 		339.7 Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States
Purple poppy 		128.1 Seagull (gamer)
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
High 799.1 Whose Boat Is This Boat? 1,100.0 Warsaw Ghetto boy 1,100.0 Warsaw Ghetto boy

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Warsaw Ghetto boy 2018-11-01   26,400 1,100.0 ... that this photograph (pictured) was taken to glorify the SS men who suppressed the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but helped convict them of murder?
Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen photograph 2018-11-29   24,787 1,032.8 ... that a right-wing West German newspaper claimed that a Holocaust photograph (pictured) depicting the murder of Jews in Ivanhorod, Ukraine, was a Communist forgery?
Avis Crocombe 2018-11-05   20,697 862.4 ... that Victorian cook Avis Crocombe (pictured, right) prepared "dead man's leg" for the servants' hall at Audley End House?
Lady Angela Forbes 2018-11-14   20,148 839.5 ... that the poet Edith Sitwell described Lady Angela Forbes (pictured) as "an elderly gorilla affected with sex appeal"?
Whose Boat Is This Boat? 2018-11-08 19,178 799.1 ... that Donald Trump "accidentally" contributed to a children's book?
Ha! Ha! Pyramid 2018-11-22   19,088 795.3 ... that the Ha! Ha! Pyramid (pictured), a monument commemorating a flood in La Baie, Quebec, is covered in 3,000 yield signs described by the designer as being similar to the Greek delta?
Zamira Hajiyeva 2018-11-15   17,716 738.1 ... that Zamira Hajiyeva spent £16.3 million at the London department store Harrods (pictured) over a ten-year period?
Violet Friend 2018-11-20   13,674 569.8 ... that the UK's Violet Friend anti-ballistic missile system was designed to use Bloodhound anti-aircraft missiles (example pictured) and radars to lower its cost?
Chalfont Viaduct 2018-11-09   13,400 558.3 ... that the Chalfont Viaduct (pictured in 2009) on the M25 motorway was famous for its graffiti slogan "Give Peas A Chance"?
Ptolemy I Soter 2018-11-12   12,870 536.2 ... that Ptolemy I Soter (bust pictured), a companion of Alexander the Great, founded the Ptolemaic dynasty to which Cleopatra VII belonged?
Schoharie limousine crash 2018-11-14 12,758 531.6 ... that the stretch limousine involved in the recent crash near Schoharie, New York, killing 20, appeared at two vehicle inspections earlier this year with different license plates?
Catherine Kerrison 2018-11-06   12,468 519.5 ... that historian Catherine Kerrison (pictured) thinks beauty is still important for any woman in the public eye?
Friedrich Entress 2018-11-19 10,170 517.1 ... that the Nazi doctor Friedrich Entress organised and administered phenol injections directly into the hearts of Auschwitz prisoners?
Constantin Cantacuzino (died 1877) 2018-11-21   12,318 513.2 ... that when Constantin Cantacuzino (pictured) was made Caimacam of Wallachia, his own son reportedly shouted in protest?
Lonely Tree 2018-11-08 9,479 395.0 ... that the Lonely Tree was named Welsh Tree of the Year in 2014 despite having been blown over during a storm?
Tree of the Year (United Kingdom) 2,314 96.4
Total 11,792 491.4
Captured Hehalutz fighters photograph 2018-11-23   11,660 485.8 ... that a famous photograph shows Małka Zdrojewicz (pictured), who smuggled weapons into the Warsaw Ghetto inside her boots?
German torpedo boat T24 2018-11-28 11,177 465.7 ... that after being damaged twice by Allied ships, escorting a blockade runner, and hitting two mines, the German torpedo boat T24 was sunk by air-launched rockets?
Dick Megugorac 2018-11-06 11,064 461.0 ... that the custom cars built by Dick Megugorac were described as having "bomb-proof reliability" and "could be driven anywhere, anytime"?
Topoľčany pogrom 2018-11-20 10,999 458.3 ... that Slovak fascists and anti-fascists joined forces to intimidate returning Holocaust survivors, culminating in the Topoľčany pogrom?
Battle of Meligalas 2018-11-02 10,686 445.2 ... that after the withdrawal of German forces, left-wing partisans defeated and summarily executed some 400 to 2,500 Nazi collaborators in Meligalas, Greece?
Dorsey Crowe 2018-11-05 10,599 441.6 ... that Chicago alderman Dorsey Crowe survived falling 800 feet (240 m) from a plane and being thrown through the roof of a car?
Eir Aoi 2018-11-30 10,114 421.4 ... that Japanese singer Eir Aoi initially did not show her mouth in physical release images as she wanted to have a "mysterious aura" and emphasize her "powerful" eyes?
Gilling sword 2018-11-10 10,046 418.6 ... that in 1976, the Gilling sword was found in a river by a nine-year old boy, and was subsequently awarded its own Blue Peter badge?
Soviet partisans in Finland 2018-11-12 9,838 409.9 ... that the attacks on civilian villages by Soviet partisans in Finland were a forbidden topic in Finland until the 1990s?
The Durant 2018-11-26   9,300 387.5 ... that The Durant (pictured) in Flint, Michigan, was opened as a hotel in 1920, vacated in 1973, acquired by the Genesee County Land Bank in 2005, and reopened as an apartment building in 2010?
Mount Judd (Nuneaton) 2018-11-04   9,284 386.8 ... that Mount Judd (pictured) is also known as the "Nuneaton Nipple"?
Apotheosis (film) 2018-11-02 9,153 381.4 ... that John Lennon and Yoko Ono were heckled for not riding in a hot air balloon?
Corps of Invalids (Great Britain) 2018-11-28 9,144 381.0 ... that a unit of disabled and aged veterans garrisoned key parts of Great Britain in the 18th century?
Ecclesia Athletic Association 2018-11-27 8,940 372.5 ... that in 1991, the founder of Ecclesia Athletic Association and seven other members were indicted for what a federal prosecutor termed "the largest child slavery ring in the history of the United States"?
René Velázquez Valenzuela 2018-11-26 8,896 370.7 ... that Mexican suspected hitman René Velázquez Valenzuela shaved his head and grew his beard as a sign of loyalty to his boss?
Andy Stapp 2018-11-08 8,787 366.1 ... that activist Andy Stapp joined the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War to build an anti-war movement within the military?
Purple poppy 2018-11-11   8,560[a] 356.6 ... that the purple remembrance poppy was created to commemorate animals that served during wartime, but is not endorsed by The Royal British Legion which sells the official red remembrance poppy (pictured)?
Luftwaffe guards at concentration camps 2018-11-22 8,350 347.9 ... that dozens of Nazi concentration camps were staffed by guards from the Luftwaffe?
Karol Hochberg 2018-11-09 4,840 201.6 ... that despite opposition from within his resistance group, Andrej Steiner orchestrated the arrest of Jewish collaborator Karol Hochberg?
Andrew Steiner 3,464 144.3
Total 8,303 346.0
Ledumahadi 2018-11-19 6,647 338.0 ... that during its time 200 million years ago, Ledumahadi's estimated weight of 12 tonnes (26,000 lb) made it the largest animal to have lived on Earth?
Xia Chao 2018-11-27 8,102 337.6 ... that following his failed rebellion in 1926, governor Xia Chao was executed and his severed head was displayed on a spike?
Cubbington Pear Tree 2018-11-29 7,972 332.2 ... that the Cubbington Pear Tree, voted England's Tree of the Year for 2015, is at risk of being felled during construction of High Speed 2?
Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States 2018-11-17   7,745 322.7 ... that King Kalākaua's 1874–75 state visit to the United States (Kalākaua pictured) made the African-American Pacific Appeal newspaper wonder if there was "a sudden abandonment of colorphobia prejudice"?
Kauhakō Crater 2018-11-10 7,676 319.8 ... that the lake at the bottom of Kauhakō Crater has a greater depth-to-surface-area ratio than any other lake in the world?
Alfred George Pither 2018-11-08   7,396 308.2 ... that Wing Commander Alfred George Pither established a network of radar stations (example pictured) in northern Australia?
Battle of Auberoche 2018-11-19 5,522 280.8 ... that in 1345, the Earl of Derby attacked and defeated an army of 7,000 Frenchmen with a force of 1,200 Anglo-Gascons?
Ledumahadi 2018-11-04 6,690 278.8 ... that during its time 200 million years ago, Ledumahadi's estimated weight of 12 tonnes (26,000 lb) made it the largest animal to have lived on Earth?
Usnea articulata 2018-11-29 6,394 266.4 ... that the string-of-sausage lichen is very sensitive to air pollution and has become locally extinct over much of its former range?
Wang Zhi (pirate) 2018-11-29 6,379 265.8 ... that the Ming dynasty awarded the pirate Wang Zhi 100 shoulder-loads of rice, which he dumped into the sea?
Desk murderer 2018-11-26 6,378 265.8 ... that for his role in the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann was described as a desk murderer by Hannah Arendt?
Chawne Kimber 2018-11-15 6,198 258.3 ... that racist graffiti on mathematician Chawne Kimber's college campus, along with George Carlin's seven dirty words, inspired her to politicize her quilting?
Jellyfish 2018-11-27 6,170[b] 257.1 ... that jellyfish can disable power stations?
Taylor oil spill 2018-11-25 6,108 256.3 ... that the 2004 Taylor oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico leaks 300 to 700 barrels of oil per day and could continue for the next 100 years if not contained?
Fencepost limestone 2018-11-19   4,996 254.0 ... that farmers hauled 17 million lb (7.7 million kg) of Kansas Fencepost limestone in horse-drawn wagons to build the Cathedral of the Plains (pictured)?
Stefan Baretzki 2018-11-04 6,064 252.7 ... that because the court described him as a "simpleton", Stefan Baretzki's admission that he knew the Holocaust was a crime was used to convict other defendants at the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials?
Marcy Tigner 2018-11-09 5,954 248.1 ... that as an adult, Marcy Tigner sold more than two million albums featuring her natural child-like voice?
Lula Mysz-Gmeiner 2018-11-28   5,934 247.3 ... that Lula Mysz-Gmeiner (pictured), a contralto and influential voice teacher from Transylvania, performed lieder written for her by Max Reger and other prominent contemporaries?
Statue of Liberty (Seattle) 2018-11-08 5,906 246.1 ... that Seattle's replica of the Statue of Liberty stands at around five percent of the original's height?
Ethnographic group 2018-11-26 5,570 232.1 ... that the concept of an ethnographic group is more commonly found in Soviet and post-Soviet, rather than Western, scholarly works?
Akshay Nanavati 2018-11-02 5,517 229.9 ... that Akshay Nanavati is a US Marine Corps veteran who overcame drug abuse and alcoholism to publish a book endorsed by the Dalai Lama?
Topaz War Relocation Center 2018-11-07 5,492 228.8 ... that 65 percent of internees at the Topaz War Relocation Center were American-born citizens of Japanese descent?
Maurice Rossel 2018-11-06 5,475 228.1 ... that Maurice Rossel's report on Theresienstadt concentration camp has been described as emblematic of the failure of the Red Cross during the Holocaust?
Let's Go to the Mall 2018-11-29 5,474 228.1 ... that Robin Sparkles's "Let's Go to the Mall" was inspired by Alanis Morissette's material from her pre-Jagged Little Pill years?
O'Byrne-class submarine 2018-11-11 5,378 224.1 ... that when the O'Byrne-class submarines were seized by France before their sale to Romania, the Romanian Navy had to wait 15 more years to get its first submarine?
Nucella ostrina 2018-11-13 5,332 222.2 ... that the northern striped dogwinkle lays around 550 eggs in a capsule, most of which are eaten by the 10 to 20 juveniles that eventually hatch?
PSYCHLOPS 2018-11-12 5,286 220.2 ... that PSYCHLOPS has been adapted for children?
You're a Big Boy Now (novel) 2018-11-13 5,144 214.4 ... that David Benedictus dedicated his 1963 satirical novel You're a Big Boy Now to "the only girl I've ever loved—wherever they may be"?
Carl J. Seiberlich 2018-11-01 4,958 206.6 ... that Carl J. Seiberlich was the first naval aviator qualified to land airships, airplanes, and helicopters on an aircraft carrier?
University of Reading War Memorial 2018-11-30   4,931 205.5 ... that the University of Reading War Memorial (pictured), designed by Herbert Maryon in memory of fatalities from World War I, now also serves as a memorial to servicemen who died in World War II and Afghanistan?
Thorne miniature rooms 2018-11-24   4,910 204.6 ... that Narcissa Niblack Thorne commissioned approximately 100 miniature rooms replicating historical interiors from Europe and North America on a 1:12 scale (detail of chandelier pictured)?
Hakea corymbosa 2018-11-15 4,835 201.5 ... that the foliage of the cauliflower hakea is so prickly that gloves are recommended when collecting seed?
A719 road 2018-11-22 4,747 197.8 ... that a Trump resort is directly linked to Moscow?
Colonial (Amtrak train) 2018-11-25 4,688 196.7 ... that the Colonial replaced a train that often could not fill a single passenger car?
Pigeon whistle 2018-11-30 4,684 195.1 ... that whistles were attached to pigeons to deter birds of prey?
One-armed versus one-legged cricket 2018-11-14 4,593 191.4 ... that Greenwich pensioners played one-armed versus one-legged cricket?
Herman Pines 2018-11-16 4,566 190.2 ... that Herman Pines, who could not attend university in Poland because of Jewish quotas, worked on developing aviation fuels that helped the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain?
German torpedo boat Albatros 2018-11-10 4,548 189.5 ... that despite clear orders to fire only if fired upon, the German torpedo boat Albatros crippled the Norwegian ship Pol III after being rammed, thus firing the first shot of the Norwegian Campaign?
Leslie Joy Whitehead 2018-11-11 4,540 189.2 ... that Leslie Joy Whitehead, a Canadian woman, enlisted in the Serbian Army as a man so that she might get closer to the front lines in World War I?
Ignaz Kirchner 2018-11-25   4,448 186.7 ... that Ignaz Kirchner (pictured) and Gert Voss often played opposite each other at the Vienna Burgtheater, in roles such as Shakespeare's Antonio and Shylock, and Tabori's Goldberg and Mr. Jay?
East Side Access 2018-11-16 4,460 185.9 ... that the East Side Access railroad expansion in New York City has been estimated to cost about $3.5 billion per mile of new tunnel, seven times more than similar projects in other countries?
Wheels Up 2018-11-06 4,427 184.5 ... that subscription-based airline Wheels Up provides a "Same Day Game Day" airline service to college football games?
July 1968 England and Wales dust fall storms 2018-11-09 4,414 183.9 ... that during storms on 1–2 July 1968, hailstones the size of tennis balls fell in Cardiff and blood-red rain covered Southern England?
Isosceles triangle 2018-11-01 4,374[c] 182.2 ... that decorative patterns using isosceles triangles date back to the Early Neolithic?
Roberta Leighton 2018-11-07 4,354 181.4 ... that drag racer Roberta Leighton was the first woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association to race in a Gas class?
List of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions that committed war crimes in Italy 2018-11-25 4,268 179.1 ... that the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS were thought to have committed war crimes against Italians during World War II in retaliation for Italy's surrender?
Changchun Dafangshen Airport 2018-11-09 4,280 178.4 ... that Changchun Dafangshen Airport was controlled by four different armed forces between August 1945 and May 1946?
Misael Torres Urrea 2018-11-10 4,236 176.5 ... that the Mexican Army leaked a picture of Misael Torres Urrea that ended up popularizing several drug ballads?
Liamani Segura 2018-11-14 4,156 173.2 ... that Liamani Segura, who sang the US national anthem before 1,300 high school basketball fans at age six, taught herself by watching music videos on YouTube?
James Arnot Hamilton 2018-11-20 4,142 172.6 ... that Sir James Hamilton was largely responsible for the design of Concorde's distinctive wings?
First World War glass-rubber exchange 2018-11-11 4,112 171.3 ... that during the First World War, the British Ministry of Munitions proposed trading rubber for German binoculars?
Quantic Dream 2018-11-06 4,088 170.3 ... that the French video game developer Quantic Dream would consider moving to Canada if its tax breaks were taken away?
Solo 66 2018-11-27 4,070 169.6 ... that Solo 66 is a German trick-taking card game for five players in which a soloist always plays against the other four?
Shahdiz 2018-11-29 4,038 168.3 ... that a small group of besieged Nizari Ismailis in the fortress of Shahdiz refused an offer of a safe withdrawal and fought against the Seljuk army from tower to tower in a last stand?
Hyperion proto-supercluster 2018-11-22 4,006 166.9 ... that the Hyperion proto-supercluster was discovered using astroinformatics?
Worth It (TV series) 2018-11-21 3,944 164.3 ... that viewers have watched 1.5 billion minutes of BuzzFeed's Worth It in 2018 alone?
List of Germans convicted of war crimes committed in Italy during World War II 2018-11-03 3,854 160.6 ... that most Germans who committed war crimes in Italy during World War II never faced justice?
Baseball in Germany 2018-11-13 3,853 160.5 ... that the first official baseball game in Germany took place under the Nazi regime at the 1936 Summer Olympics?
Marienstatt Abbey 2018-11-06 3,826 159.4 ... that the 1227 Gothic church of the Cistercian Marienstatt Abbey escaped demolition because it became a parish church in 1831?
Joan L. Mitchell 2018-11-16 3,798 158.3 ... that Joan L. Mitchell co-invented JPEG?
Dril Official "Mr. Ten Years" Anniversary Collection 2018-11-19 3,094 157.3 ... that the Twitter user dril published the Dril Official "Mr. Ten Years" Anniversary Collection to preserve his best tweets in case of a future societal collapse?
Bahra' 2018-11-13 3,762 156.8 ... that under the Byzantine Empire, the Arab Christian tribe of Bahra' were tasked with guarding the Syrian holy city of Rusafa?
Georgetown Car Barn 2018-11-15 3,729 155.4 ... that the Georgetown Car Barn, opened in 1897, operated as a terminal for cable cars for less than a year?
Jesuit Community Cemetery 2018-11-27   3,622 150.9 ... that 46 Jesuits were exhumed during the relocation of the Jesuit Community Cemetery (pictured) at Georgetown University in 1854?
Schwechater 2018-11-15 3,564 148.5 ... that Peter Kubelka's experimental film Schwechater was originally commissioned as a beer commercial?
Phạm Thận Duật 2018-11-20 3,506 146.1 ... that the tombstone of Vietnamese anti-colonialist Phạm Thận Duật was buried face-down for nearly a century to conceal it from the French authorities?
Halecium muricatum 2018-11-21 3,482 145.1 ... that the sea hedgehog hydroid is predated by the nudibranch Zelentia pustulata, which feeds on it and winds egg coils around its branches?
Stag Hill, University of Surrey 2018-11-07   3,448 143.6 ... that a steel sculpture (pictured) at the entrance to the University of Surrey's Stag Hill Campus was strength-tested before being placed to ensure it could bear the weight of students attempting to climb it?
Cynthia Lenige 2018-11-08 3,430 142.9 ... that Frisian poet Cynthia Lenige died in 1780 at age 24, her work being published two years after her death?
Bill Golden 2018-11-23 3,426 142.8 ... that Bill "Maverick" Golden drove the Little Red Wagon, drag racing's first wheelstander?
Luther Monument (Worms) 2018-11-10   3,406 141.9 ... that the main statue of Martin Luther in the 1868 Luther Monument (pictured) in Worms appears in several copies in the United States, including in Washington, D.C.?
Arthur Francis Hamilton 2018-11-07 3,385 141.0 ... that Indian Medical Service officer Arthur Francis Hamilton was affectionately nicknamed "Alu", the Hindi word for potato?
French submarine Amazone (1916) 2018-11-24 3,362 140.1 ... that the French submarine Amazone was named after a mythological tribe of women warriors?
Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales 2018-11-18   3,332 138.9 ... that the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales (pictured) features the Red Dragon, but with a white label of difference?
Hijabophobia 2018-11-05 3,319 138.3 ... that a ruling by the European Court of Justice allowing employers to ban staff from wearing the hijab has been described as a normalization of hijabophobia?
Topaz War Relocation Center 2018-11-19 2,712 137.9 ... that 65 percent of internees at the Topaz War Relocation Center were American citizens of Japanese descent?
Women in brewing 2018-11-03 3,304 137.7 ... that women brewsters were the primary producers of beer before commercialization of the industry?
Washington State Route 546 2018-11-05 3,264 136.0 ... that despite being only 8 miles (13 km) long, Washington State Route 546 is considered a major freight highway due to its connections to Interstate 5 and the Canadian border?
St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral 2018-11-20 3,237 134.9 ... that St. Peter's Pro-Cathedral became the first Catholic pro-cathedral in the United States in 1789?
Octopus tehuelchus 2018-11-02 3,230 134.6 ... that small female Patagonian octopuses often choose an empty mollusc shell to lay their eggs in?
Spheciospongia vesparium 2018-11-27 3,220 134.2 ... that sites in Florida Bay with an abundance of loggerhead sponges experience few blooms of cyanobacteria?
The Holocaust in Italy 2018-11-15 3,213 133.9 ... that 694 Italians have been recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust in Italy?
Letter of Ali ibn Abi Talib to Malik al-Ashtar 2018-11-21 3,202 133.4 ... that a letter authored by Ali, the first Shia Imam, to Malik al-Ashtar, governor of Egypt, includes a model for governing based on justice for every place and every time?
Cristatusaurus 2018-11-05 3,084 128.5 ... that the name of the theropod dinosaur Cristatusaurus means "crested reptile", in reference to a thin sagittal crest located on top of its snout?
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican 2018-11-30 3,080 128.3 ... that The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are an English parody band whose "mission is to keep their spiritual father Val Doonican's legacy alive"?
Seagull (gamer) 2018-11-20 3,067 127.8 ... that former professional Overwatch player Brandon "Seagull" Larned was recruited to NRG Esports by Shaquille O'Neal?
Doctor Who (season 1) 2018-11-06 3,044 126.8 ... that the assassination of John F. Kennedy overshadowed the launch of the first season of Doctor Who?
Iran's 2018 lawsuit at ICJ against the United States 2018-11-28 3,017 125.7 ... that the United States was ordered by the World Court to lift some sanctions against Iran over humanitarian concerns?
Barbara Miklič Türk 2018-11-13 3,010 125.4 ... that former First Lady of Slovenia Barbara Miklič Türk met her husband and former Slovenian president Danilo Türk while working as a librarian at the United Nations?
General Examination for Women 2018-11-25 2,988 125.4 ... that during the University of London's General Examination for Women of 1869, a matron was in attendance in case the candidates became over-excited?
Lucas van Foreest 2018-11-16 2,990 124.6 ... that 17-year-old Dutch chess grandmaster Lucas van Foreest has a brother, great-great grandfather, and great-great granduncle who have all been Dutch Chess Champions?
Zebrida adamsii 2018-11-07 2,972 123.9 ... that the crab Zebrida adamsii lives among the spines of a sea urchin?
Bedford Village Historic District 2018-11-13   2,972 123.8 ... that a museum in the Bedford Village Historic District occupies the former courthouse (pictured), erected in 1787 and the oldest government building in Westchester County?
Edward John Granet 2018-11-11 2,960 123.4 ... that Edward John Granet proposed a successful World War I air raid on a German hydrogen factory and Zeppelin depot using planes shipped in crates from England to Southern France?
Lampeln 2018-11-30 2,938 122.4 ... that volunteer firemen from the fire station in Schäflohe claim to be the only people in the German district of Upper Palatinate to play the traditional Bavarian card game of Lampeln?
Fireworks (1947 film) 2018-11-18 2,920 121.6 ... that an obscenity conviction for screening Kenneth Anger's Fireworks was reversed by the Supreme Court of California?
Danger Bird (Neil Young song) 2018-11-04 2,892 120.5 ... that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Lou Reed considered the guitar-playing on Neil Young's "Danger Bird" to be the best he had ever heard?
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area 2018-11-23 2,792 116.3 ... that the many lakes in the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area were created during the retreat of glaciers 9,000 years ago?
Cliona orientalis 2018-11-14 1,276 53.2 ... that Cliona orientalis is a bioeroding sponge that tunnels into such corals as Goniopora tenuidens, Dipsastraea pallida, and Astreopora listeri?
Goniopora tenuidens 532 22.2
Dipsastraea pallida 492 20.5
Astreopora listeri 479 20.0
Total 2,780 115.8
Working Definition of Antisemitism 2018-11-02 2,738 114.1 ... that the inter-governmental Working Definition of Antisemitism has generated controversy over its inclusion of examples of criticism of Israel?
Acacia tenuissima 2018-11-16   2,726 113.6 ... that the seeds of Acacia tenuissima (pictured) were used by Indigenous Australians to make damper?
Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport 2018-11-04 2,723 113.5 ... that Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport, once China's largest airport, was destroyed during the Second Sino-Japanese War?
Abrothrix illuteus 2018-11-23 1,810 75.4 ... that the gray grass mouse inhabits forests of Podocarpus parlatorei and Alnus acuminata on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes?
Podocarpus parlatorei 840 35.0
Total 2,650 110.4
Francis Hews 2018-11-14 2,644 110.2 ... that in 1800, a reviewer of Francis Hews's writings was unsure whether he should be sent to "Bridewell for correction, or to Bedlam for a cure"?
British nuclear testing in the United States 2018-11-18 2,636 109.8 ... that the United Kingdom conducted 24 nuclear weapons tests in the United States between 1962 and 1991, and has conducted subcritical tests not involving explosions since then?
Brooklyn Naval Hospital 2018-11-03 2,558 106.6 ... that the Brooklyn Naval Hospital treated almost a quarter of Union casualties during the American Civil War?
Martín Arzola Ortega 2018-11-04 2,556 106.5 ... that Mexican drug lord Martín Arzola Ortega complained about the increase in price of potato chips in prison?
Adenia hondala 2018-11-22 2,520 105.0 ... that children have mistaken the poisonous fruits of Adenia hondala for those of the passion flower?
Ann Thomas Callahan 2018-11-09 2,514 104.8 ... that Ann Thomas Callahan was one of the first indigenous graduates of the Winnipeg General Hospital's nursing school?
Brennan's Criterion Bar 2018-11-17 2,508 104.5 ... that Brennan's Criterion Bar in Bundoran, Ireland, had no television, discouraged live music, and banned swearing?
Girlamatic 2018-11-16 2,506 104.4 ... that according to Lea Hernandez, editor of webcomic subscription service Girlamatic, she originally wanted to call the website "ModernGirls" but the name was already taken by a porn site?
Gorgonorhynchus repens 2018-11-24 2,478 103.2 ... that Gorgonorhynchus repens has an unusual sticky, branched proboscis with which it snares its prey?
Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin 2018-11-09 2,446 101.9 ... that in the fairy-tale opera Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin by Udo Zimmermann, two orchestras play on stage, representing two empires in conflict?
Halecium halecinum 2018-11-26 2,438 101.6 ... that the herring-bone hydroid has two types of feeding polyp which differ in their behaviour?
Nanchang Laoyingfang Airport 2018-11-28 2,427 101.1 ... that Nanchang Laoyingfang Airport, once an airbase used to attack Chinese communist rebels, is now the site of the communist provincial government?
Burhan Uray 2018-11-28 2,364 98.5 ... that Burhan Uray worked as a logger and rubber tapper before becoming "the timber king" of Indonesia?
Shmuel Krakowski 2018-11-21 2,359 98.3 ... that before becoming a Yad Vashem historian, Shmuel Krakowski worked for Polish communist intelligence and security organizations?
Roman Twardy 2018-11-07 2,355 98.1 ... that Roman Twardy conducted the Wiesbadener Knabenchor in the first recording of a rediscovered Passion oratorio by Johann Mattheson?
Women in Iceland 2018-11-16 2,277 94.9 ... that the first woman voted in as head of state says she would not have got her job if women in Iceland had not walked away from theirs?
Andy Kerr (footballer, born 1966) 2018-11-15 2,275 94.8 ... that following his retirement from playing, footballer Andy Kerr became a financial advisor in the Far East?
Leo Holzer 2018-11-18 2,214 92.3 ... that Leo Holzer led a resistance group inside the Theresienstadt concentration camp?
Bob Jones (footballer, born 1902) 2018-11-12 2,173 90.5 ... that footballer Bob Jones was signed by Everton as a goalkeeper, despite originally playing as a left half, after the original goalkeeper failed to arrive at a trial?
William Keiller 2018-11-08 2,152 89.7 ... that one of the earliest accounts of the use of cocaine for spinal anaesthesia was given by William Keiller, anatomy professor at Galveston, Texas?
Greg Fitzgerald 2018-11-05 2,152 89.7 ... that Greg Fitzgerald, the CEO of Bovis Homes, started his career in construction as a tea boy?
Ryder Jackson 2018-11-21 2,107 87.8 ... that Lukas Radovich believed his audition for the Home and Away character Ryder Jackson went so badly that he booked a flight to Perth, but was then offered the role?
Athletic Bilbao in European football 2018-11-08 2,102 87.6 ... that in the UEFA matches played by Athletic Bilbao in European football, the club used only one player who was a full international for a country other than Spain?
Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken 2018-11-13 2,100 87.5 ... that the Dutch playwright Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken wrote very popular classicist tragedies, and sent an ode in French to George Washington, for which he thanked her?
Tania Tetlow 2018-11-14 2,099 87.5 ... that Tania Tetlow is the first female president of Loyola University New Orleans?
Shear vane 2018-11-24 2,096 87.3 ... that the shear vane was developed for testing soils, but has also been used on snow to determine the risk of an avalanche forming?
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts 2018-11-12 2,066 86.1 ... that the novella Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts was translated as Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing several times, the first in 1866 by Charles Godfrey Leland?
O clap your hands (Rutter) 2018-11-01 2,026 84.4 ... that a reviewer came to like John Rutter's anthem O clap your hands better, many years after he first found the jollity of its beginning "a bit relentless"?
Sociophonetics 2018-11-01 2,018 84.1 ... that a sociophonetic study found that young boys lower the pitch of their voice even before puberty to seem more masculine?
Wisconsin School (diplomatic history) 2018-11-03 1,868 77.8 ... that the Wisconsin School is a school of thought that uses economic interpretations to explain much of American diplomatic history?
Andrew B. Turnbull 2018-11-28 1,864 77.6 ... that in 1923, Andrew B. Turnbull helped convert the Green Bay Packers into a publicly-held, non-profit corporation, and then was elected as that corporation's first president?
Acacia ramulosa 2018-11-12 1,860 77.5 ... that the seed pods of Acacia ramulosa resemble horse tails?
National Service of Remembrance 2018-11-11 1,856 77.3 ... that the BBC first televised the National Service of Remembrance from The Cenotaph in 1937?
Puisand Lai 2018-11-13 1,848 77.0 ... that Puisand Lai represented the Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team in 2018, and was also rated the world's seventh overall in girls' wheelchair tennis in 2017?
Tim Robards 2018-11-30 1,834 76.4 ... that chiropractor Tim Robards appeared in the first season of Australia's version of The Bachelor?
Peter Bielik 2018-11-21 1,798 74.9 ... that Peter Bielik was nominated for director of the National Memory Institute, despite having blamed Jewish Holocaust survivors for the 1945 Topoľčany pogrom?
Mary Ellen Cuper 2018-11-28 1,788 74.5 ... that Mary Ellen Cuper was the first postmistress at New Norcia?
Elizabeth Byrd 2018-11-25 1,748 73.3 ... that historical novelist Elizabeth Byrd was the editor of a salacious confession magazine in the 1950s?
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz 2018-11-03   1,728 72.0 ... that the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz (pictured) in Munich, a royal theatre for operettas in the 19th century, presented the German premiere of Harold Rome's musical Fanny in 1955?
Udo Zimmermann 2018-11-19 1,398 71.1 ... that Udo Zimmermann composed two operas about the resistance group White Rose, one while he was a student?
Aurélia Truel 2018-11-25 1,688 70.8 ... that trail runner Aurélia Truel gave up on playing handball because she was too short?
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut 2018-11-19 1,384 70.3 ... that Derrick Barnes based the main character of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut on his own son?
Neil Matthews (footballer, born 1967) 2018-11-27 1,684 70.2 ... that footballer Neil Matthews was the first Rochdale player to win an international cap at any level?
Leonard Cuthbert Lucas 2018-11-09 1,683 70.1 ... that Brigadier Leonard Cuthbert Lucas was decorated for his part in the construction of facilities for the British Operation Totem nuclear tests at Emu Field, South Australia?
Frej Ossiannilsson 2018-11-01 1,680 70.0 ... that by pushing a glass tube into his ear, pioneering biotremologist Frej Ossiannilsson discovered that the leafhopper inside the tube produced faint vibrations?
Wallachen 2018-11-17 1,668 69.5 ... that after Schafkopf and Watten, Wallachen is probably the most widely-played card game in Old Bavaria and an indispensable part of Bavarian pub culture?
Wyn Griffiths 2018-11-20 1,660 69.1 ... that when footballer Wyn Griffiths suffered an injury during a 1945 friendly match for Arsenal, he was replaced by a player from another club who had attended the game as a spectator?
Ratna Ani Lestari 2018-11-24 1,656 69.0 ... that Ratna Ani Lestari and her husband, the regent of Jembrana, were the first married couple to lead two adjacent Indonesian regencies?
Betsabeé Romero 2018-11-02   1,599 66.6 ... that the Day of the Dead was commemorated by Betsabeé Romero in Mexico City in 2016 with an installation of 103 trajineras (example pictured) decorated as memorial offerings?
Federal Court of Bankruptcy 2018-11-23 1,580 65.8 ... that the Australian Federal Court of Bankruptcy lost its jurisdiction in 1977 but was not formally abolished until 1995?
Ankita Bhakat 2018-11-30 1,574 65.6 ... that Ankita Bhakat's archery team, who entered the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships seeded ninth, won India's fourth overall world youth championships title?
Stan Griffiths 2018-11-12 1,572 65.5 ... that Welsh footballer Stan Griffiths was given a medical discharge during World War II due to injuries suffered during his playing career?
Wen Fong 2018-11-07 1,567 65.3 ... that Wen Fong co-founded the first Ph.D. program in Chinese art and archaeology in the United States, at Princeton University?
Felix Römer 2018-11-17 1,557 64.9 ... that historian Felix Römer found that 116 of 137 German World War II combat divisions he researched implemented the Commissar Order, contrary to postwar denials?
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio 2018-11-26 1,545 64.4 ... that Close But No Cigar, the debut album of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, reached number one on the U.S. Contemporary Jazz Albums chart?
Deccan Chargers in 2009 2018-11-21 1,510 62.9 ... that the Deccan Chargers, winners of the 2009 Indian Premier League, finished last in the league stage in the previous season with just two wins in fourteen matches?
Margaret Guilfoyle 2018-11-19 1,218 61.9 ... that in 1975, Margaret Guilfoyle became the first woman in the history of the Australian parliament to hold a cabinet-level ministerial portfolio?
Anne Ratna Mustika 2018-11-10 1,479 61.6 ... that Anne Ratna Mustika, her husband, and her uncle all served as regents of Purwakarta, Indonesia?
Marcel Comeau 2018-11-15 1,478 61.6 ... that Marcel Comeau was a minor league Most Valuable Player, and a junior league Coach of the Year, but never played or coached in the National Hockey League?
Margaret Sibella Brown 2018-11-29 1,468 61.2 ... that bryologist Margaret Sibella Brown was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Acadia University at the age of 84?
Gilles Courteau 2018-11-23 1,468 61.2 ... that Gilles Courteau made the switch from French to English as the official language used for coaching in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League?
Mary Paton Ramsay 2018-11-01 1,459 60.8 ... that Mary Paton Ramsay argued for the influence of medieval mysticism on the poetry of John Donne?
Stylophora pistillata 2018-11-10 725 30.2 ... that despite the coral Stylophora pistillata being a common species with a wide distribution, and Stylophora madagascarensis being common around the coast of Madagascar, the IUCN has assessed one as "near threatened" and the other as "endangered"?
Stylophora madagascarensis 687 28.6
Total 1,412 58.8
Woodvale Park 2018-11-11 1,400 58.4 ... that the First World War memorial at Woodvale Park in Belfast is cut to resemble a stone from Giant's Causeway?
Francis D. Pastorius 2018-11-24 780 32.5 ... that in 1953, Francis D. Pastorius and Edward E. Holloway were elected to local offices that the Philadelphia city government had abolished a month earlier?
Edward E. Holloway 618 25.8
Total 1,398 58.2
Hu Fo 2018-11-24 1,386 57.8 ... that political scientist Hu Fo counted among his students the former president, vice president, and premier of Taiwan?
Yang Dan (neuroscientist) 2018-11-29 1,380 57.5 ... that neuroscientist Yang Dan and her team discovered that mice either enter a dream state or eat more in response to activation of certain brain neurons?
Love Interruption 2018-11-16 1,352 56.3 ... that "Love Interruption" was the first song American musician Jack White released after the breakup of rock duo The White Stripes?
Carrie Tubb 2018-11-03 1,334 55.6 ... that on her hundredth birthday, British soprano Carrie Tubb was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music?
Iris Kadrić 2018-11-22 1,314 54.8 ... that Iris Kadrić played international football for Sweden under-17s, before switching to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Gary Wiren 2018-11-10 1,294 53.9 ... that Gary Wiren is estimated to have taught golf to more than a quarter of a million people in 32 countries?
XHTVL-TDT 2018-11-23 1,284 53.5 ... that until being murdered in May 2018, Mexican journalist and radio station founder Juan Carlos Huerta anchored the newscast on the television station XHTVL-TDT?
Josette Frank 2018-11-06 1,274 53.1 ... that in 1997, the annual Children's Book Award for children's fiction was renamed in honor of Josette Frank?
William Robins (cricketer) 2018-11-04 1,270 52.9 ... that in 1931, William Robins carried a colour of Barrell's Regiment in a ceremony to unite it with that of Clan Stewart of Appin, their adversaries at the 1746 Battle of Culloden?
William C. F. Robinson 2018-11-26 1,267 52.8 ... that when William C. F. Robinson was sworn in as governor of South Australia, the band played a song that he had composed himself?
Noel Phillips 2018-11-11 1,255 52.3 ... that after first-class cricketer Noel Phillips rejoined his regiment during the First World War, he received the Military Cross for gallantry on the battlefield?
Hesham Ashmawy 2018-11-18 1,250 52.1 ... that Hesham Ashmawy was one of Egypt's most-wanted militants prior to his arrest in Libya last month?
México en la Piel (album) 2018-11-17 1,246 51.9 ... that the back cover of Luis Miguel's album México en la Piel was changed in 2005 because the original had altered the colors of the Mexican flag, which is illegal in Mexico?
Óscar Sonejee 2018-11-03 1,218 50.7 ... that footballer Óscar Sonejee scored the goal that won the Andorra national football team their first-ever point in an international fixture?
Edmonds, Washington 2018-11-17 1,162 48.4 ... that an enclave of Edmonds, Washington, was formed after several failed attempts at annexing the community of Esperance?
Black-collared starling 2018-11-19 939 47.7 ... that the calls of the black-collared starling include a kraak kraak sounding like a jay and a whistling prrü like a bee-eater?
Barbara P. McCarthy 2018-11-12 1,122 46.7 ... that Barbara P. McCarthy disagreed with philologist Rudolf Helm about whether or not Lucian originated a particular form of satiric dialog?
Oded Muhammad Danial 2018-11-02 1,066 44.4 ... that Oded Muhammad Danial, as the deputy mayor of Bandung, Indonesia, established a program for dakwah in city buses?
Preben von Magnus 2018-11-03 1,022 42.6 ... that in 1958, Preben von Magnus was the first to describe monkeypox in monkeys?
Chang Chun-Yen 2018-11-17 1,020 42.5 ... that Chang Chun-Yen, a pioneer of Taiwan's hi-tech industry, was forbidden from going abroad to study because of his father's involvement in the February 28 incident?
Tommy Lockhart 2018-11-18 1,006 41.9 ... that Tommy Lockhart booked a roller-skating grizzly bear to perform as the on-ice intermission entertainment at a Hershey Bears game?
Ryan Kocer 2018-11-24 979 40.8 ... that Ryan Kocer won the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award in 2008 after losing his left leg the year before?
Adipati Dolken 2018-11-01 936 39.0 ... that the Indonesian actor Adipati Dolken adopted his stage name from the owner of the villa where he stayed on vacation in Puncak?
Dixit Dominus (Vivaldi) 2018-11-20 886 36.9 ... that Antonio Vivaldi composed three settings of Dixit Dominus, each an extended setting of the vespers psalm for five soloists, choir, and orchestra, and one even for double choir?
Phonetics 2018-11-07 879[d] 36.6 ... that the Sanskrit grammarian Pāṇini provided a phonetic theory of voicing around 350 BCE?
Günther Morbach 2018-11-23 870 36.3 ... that Günther Morbach appeared in more than 180 operatic bass roles, including Mozart's Sarastro in the new Opernhaus Dortmund and in a Harald Weiss world premiere at the Staatstheater Braunschweig?
Haifan Lin 2018-11-22 854 35.6 ... that Haifan Lin's discovery of piRNAs was named by Science as one of the top breakthroughs of 2006?
Catherine Woolley (scientist) 2018-11-17 837 34.9 ... that neuroendocrinologist Catherine Woolley found evidence of brain plasticity using a technique described in 1873?
Yang Dan (chemist) 2018-11-25 806 33.8 ... that Yang Dan was awarded the TWAS Prize for synthesizing bioactive natural compounds?
Cecilia, vergine romana 2018-11-22 797 33.2 ... that Arvo Pärt composed Cecilia, vergine romana on an Italian text about Saint Cecilia for choir and orchestra, on a commission for the Great Jubilee in Rome?
List of Andorra international footballers 2018-11-05 737 30.7 ... that despite playing as a defender, Ildefons Lima is the leading goalscorer in the history of the Andorra national football team?
Jobst Oetzmann 2018-11-04 699 29.1 ... that Jobst Oetzmann directed the film The Loneliness of the Crocodiles, presented at international film festivals, and the award-winning 484th episode of the police crime drama Tatort?
Psalm 133 2018-11-05 692 28.9 ... that the complete Psalm 131 and the first verse of Psalm 133 in Hebrew comprise the text of the last movement of Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein?
Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971 2018-11-18 636 26.5 ... that oppositionist delegates to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971 were among the first to be arrested when Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines?
Praeludium (Waterhouse) 2018-11-02 610 25.4 ... that Praeludium, a 1992 composition by Graham Waterhouse, has been described as a "dramatic concert piece"?
Requiem (Saint-Saëns) 2018-11-18 548 22.8 ... that Camille Saint-Saëns composed the Messe de Requiem, in memory of his patron, in just eight days, and conducted the first performance in 1878 at Saint-Sulpice in Paris?

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes 1,130.5 background views
  2. ^ Excludes 2,167.5 background views
  3. ^ Excludes 1,322.5 background views
  4. ^ Excludes 1,404.0 background views
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