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Low 45.7 Komm, Herr, segne uns 96.5 Wilfried Gruhn 45.7 Komm, Herr, segne uns
Median 217.5 Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album) 650.6 In America: Remember 233.9 Alma Mater (New York sculpture)
Norman Dawe
High 1,759.7 Anne Wyllie 1,808.3 Jimmy Carter 1,808.3 Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter 2021-10-01   43,400[a] 1,808.3 ... that Jimmy Carter reported that he had seen a UFO?
Anne Wyllie 2021-10-12 42,232 1,759.7 ... that Anne Wyllie, also known as the "Spit Queen", now has a Wikipedia biography because a healthcare executive asked who she was?
Muang Thong Thani 2021-10-14   40,785 1,699.4 ... that Muang Thong Thani (street pictured), intended as a satellite city of Bangkok, has been called "one of the greatest planning disasters of the 20th century"?
Musca depicta 2021-10-17   35,292 1,470.5 ... that many 15th- and 16th-century European paintings included a conspicuous depiction of a common fly (example pictured)?
Feetloaf 2021-10-31   15,049 1,254.1 ... that parsnips serve as sawed-off tibiae in feetloaf (pictured)?
Mondeghili 2021-10-10   29,394 1,224.7 ... that mondeghili (pictured) became popular during the Spanish domination of the Duchy of Milan?
Insular crozier 2021-10-13   29,196 1,216.5 ... that of the many Insular croziers (example pictured) made between c. 800 and 1200, fewer than 20 survive fully intact?
Stahlrohrlanze 2021-10-25   14,238 1,186.5 ... that German cavalry carried steel lances (examples pictured) throughout the First World War?
John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant 2021-10-09   27,112 1,129.6 ... that after John Oliver remarked that "the city of Danbury, Connecticut, can eat my whole ass", they named a sewage plant after him?
IBM Palm Top PC 110 2021-10-24   12,738 1,061.5 ... that IBM originally designed the Palm Top PC 110 (pictured) to be closer in shape to a VHS cassette but narrowed it when testers kept using their thumbs to type?
Frederick Marten Hale 2021-10-25   12,364 1,030.4 ... that Frederick Marten Hale designed the bomb that brought down Zeppelin LZ 37 in mid-flight (pictured) on 7 June 1915?
Samuel C. Phillips 2021-10-29   11,863 988.6 ... that Wernher von Braun claimed that General Samuel C. Phillips (pictured) was the man most responsible for putting the pieces of the Apollo program together and making them work?
Ed White (astronaut) 2021-10-22   11,500 958.3 ... that Ed White (pictured) was the first American to perform a spacewalk?
Sobekneferu 2021-10-04   22,965 956.9 ... that Sobekneferu (bust pictured) of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty is the earliest undisputed female king to reign over ancient Egypt?
Battle of Saint Charles 2021-10-31 10,698 891.5 ... that the Battle of Saint Charles featured what is known as the deadliest shot of the American Civil War?
Old (film) 2021-10-24 10,640[b] 886.6 ... that M. Night Shyamalan's Old is based on a Swiss graphic novel that the filmmaker received as a Father's Day gift?
Julian Filipowicz 2021-10-13 21,102 879.2 ... that after Polish commander Julian Filipowicz was tortured and pronounced dead by the Gestapo, he escaped from the morgue?
George Fan 2021-10-28   10,520 876.6 ... that George Fan (pictured), the designer of Plants vs. Zombies, was fired from PopCap Games after its acquisition by EA?
Tutu (painting) 2021-10-14 20,827 867.8 ... that a painting of a Nigerian princess, unseen for more than 40 years, was discovered in 2017 and sold for more than £1 million?
Yonaguni Knoll IV 2021-10-01 20,498 854.1 ... that a "lake" of liquid CO
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exists underground at Yonaguni Knoll IV?
Raed Ahmed 2021-10-25 10,176 848.0 ... that Olympic flagbearer Raed Ahmed defected after he saw Bill Clinton clapping?
Werner Teske 2021-10-28 10,029 835.8 ... that the 1981 execution of Werner Teske was the final use of the death penalty in Germany?
Blacks & Whites 2021-10-21 9,970 830.9 ... that the 1970 board game Blacks & Whites is "strategically designed to make a black win impossible"?
Hoodoo Mountain 2021-10-21   9,824 818.7 ... that Hoodoo Volcano (pictured) formed largely under glacial ice in the last 100,000 years?
Tarmac scam 2021-10-02 19,382 807.6 ... that in a typical tarmac scam someone at your door claims to be a builder working on a contract nearby with some asphalt left over, and offers a cheap deal to resurface your driveway with it?
H. P. Lovecraft 2021-10-05 19,072[c] 794.7 ... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and responded by asking why "God is not equally a myth"?
Haukilahti water tower 2021-10-19   18,910 787.9 ... that the Haukilahti water tower (pictured) has a water container inspired by The Jetsons?
Talnotrie Hoard 2021-10-18 18,556 773.2 ... that a hoard of Viking treasure was found in 1912 when it fell out of peat fuel being placed on a fire?
Polanco metro station 2021-10-21   9,278 773.2 ... that the giant piano-shaped staircase (pictured) at Polanco metro station is fully interactive?
Africae Tabula Nova 2021-10-26   9,278 773.1 ... that Africae Tabula Nova (pictured) depicts the Niger River passing underground for about 60 miles (97 km), in accordance with a Latin legend?
Life on Mars (song) 2021-10-26 8,814 734.5 ... that David Bowie wrote his 1971 track "Life on Mars?" as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way"?
Vanderbilt Triple Palace 2021-10-21 8,506 708.9 ... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent US$2 million on the lavishly designed Triple Palace, but his son found the decor unfashionable?
Bridget Partridge 2021-10-25 8,401 700.1 ... that Australian religious sister Bridget Partridge fled her convent in 1920 dressed only in her nightgown, precipitating a national sectarian scandal?
Schneider's marmoset 2021-10-11   10,246 426.9 ... that Schneider's marmoset (pictured) is one of three primates newly described in the 2020s?
List of primates described in the 2020s 6,236 259.8
Total 16,482 686.8
The beer question 2021-10-17 11,936 497.3 ... that the debate in "Game On" invokes the beer question?
Game On (The West Wing) 4,436 184.8
Total 16,372 682.2
Inglis Bridge, Monmouth 2021-10-30   8,158 679.8 ... that the Inglis Bridge (pictured) in Monmouth, Wales, is the only known example in Britain of an Inglis bridge that is still in public use?
Sermon on the Mound 2021-10-19 16,187 674.5 ... that Margaret Thatcher had to wait while a series of parish ministers objected before she could give her "Sermon on the Mound"?
Disappearance of Lauren Cho 2021-10-19 16,104 671.0 ... that the Gabby Petito disappearance has led to renewed media interest in the June 2021 disappearance of Lauren Cho?
Jacob Wohl 2021-10-30 8,038 669.9 ... that Jacob Wohl was banned for life by the National Futures Association when he was only 19 years old?
The Supremes (The West Wing) 2021-10-25 7,998 666.5 ... that "The Supremes" was said to have foreseen the conflict following the death of Antonin Scalia, twelve years later?
Ganna (seeress) 2021-10-27 7,912 659.3 ... that the early Germanic priestess Ganna may have been named for her magic staff?
In America: Remember 2021-10-29   7,807 650.6 ... that 701,133 flags were planted on the National Mall (pictured) as a memorial to Americans who have died of COVID-19?
Pete Buttigieg 2021-10-27   7,684[d] 640.3 ... that United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (pictured) wrote an essay in 2000 on Bernie Sanders, his future competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries?
Neurocracy 2021-10-12 15,295 637.3 ... that in the browser game Neurocracy, players explore a fictional successor to Wikipedia launched in 2049?
Harry Ferris Brazenor 2021-10-26   7,490 624.2 ... that taxidermist Harry Brazenor mounted the Salford tiger (pictured) in 1914?
1971 Qantas bomb hoax 2021-10-19 14,080 586.6 ... that Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Qantas Airways, and that more than $200,000 remains unaccounted for?
Squares (crisps) 2021-10-08 14,040 585.0 ... that Richard Osman wrote that Squares were invented because "scientists were concerned that children weren't hurting the roofs of their mouths as often as they should be"?
Execution of George Flaxman 2021-10-24 6,918 576.5 ... that the 1887 execution of George Flaxman may have inspired Rudyard Kipling's poem "Danny Deever"?
Sam Magara 2021-10-25 6,834 569.5 ... that rebel leader Sam Magara was killed when he ventured into a city to visit a dentist?
James Milner 2021-10-07   13,656[e] 569.0 ... that James Milner (pictured) once held the title of the Premier League's youngest goal scorer?
Sharp PC-7000 2021-10-05 13,564 565.2 ... that the Sharp PC-7000, compared in shape to a toaster, was manufactured in a factory that also produced Sharp's microwave ovens?
KCPQ 2021-10-26 6,670 555.8 ... that watching Tacoma, Washington's KTVW "used to be worse than no TV at all"?
Waka Nathan 2021-10-21 6,643 553.6 ... that Waka Nathan was nicknamed "the Black Panther" by a French newspaper reporter who was impressed by his ability to pursue opponents like the animal?
La Passion selon Sade 2021-10-24   6,628 552.4 ... that the title of La Passion selon Sade, an opera by Sylvano Bussotti (pictured with star Cathy Berberian), caused a scandal at its premiere and had to be changed for the next performance?
Miles Dempsey 2021-10-06 13,196 549.8 ... that Miles Dempsey replicated the feat of a distant ancestor by being knighted in the field?
Grand Jubilee of 1814 2021-10-18   13,177 549.0 ... that at least one man was killed during the Grand Jubilee of 1814 when a pagoda (pictured) in St James's Park burnt down?
Leland Kirkemo 2021-10-20 7,916 329.9 ... that Leland Kirkemo, the skipper of the ship that recovered the crew of Apollo 13, was played by Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell in the movie?
Jim Lovell 5,104[f] 212.6
Total 13,020 542.5
Graver v. Faurot 2021-10-27 3,476 289.6 ... that 125 years after the Seventh Circuit referred Graver v. Faurot to the Supreme Court to decide whether United States v. Throckmorton or Marshall v. Holmes controlled, the question is still open?
United States v. Throckmorton 1,770 147.5
Marshall v. Holmes 1,242 103.5
Total 6,488 540.7
Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate 2021-10-08 12,802 533.4 ... that the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate included a staged sea-battle between Christian and Turkish ships in the River Thames?
Sojourner (rover) 2021-10-27   6,306 525.5 ... that the first successful Mars rover, Sojourner (pictured), was named after the Civil War era African-American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth?
Magic Desk 2021-10-25 6,301 525.1 ... that in Magic Desk I, the icons within the main screen for the phone, the calculator, the spreadsheet, and the Rolodex do nothing?
2021 London Marathon 2021-10-03 12,544 522.7 ... that today's London Marathon is expected to have 50,000 runners, and another 50,000 virtual competitors?
2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption 2021-10-23   6,126[g] 510.5 ... that more than 22,000 earthquakes occurred in the eight days before the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption (pictured)?
Digital HiNote 2021-10-28 6,104 508.7 ... that Digital pulled their HiNote Ultra laptop out of a manila envelope on television nearly 15 years before Apple did the same?
Two feet-one hand syndrome 2021-10-24 6,038 503.2 ... that two feet-one hand syndrome is the combination of two athlete's feet and fungus in one hand?
Ivo Herenčić 2021-10-11 12,002 500.1 ... that World War II war criminal Ivo Herenčić worked as an art dealer in Rome after the war?
Gelae donut 2021-10-26 5,982 498.5 ... that a Gelae donut has large, protruding eyes?
Kennin Rebellion 2021-10-21 5,947 495.6 ... that the perpetrators of the Kennin Rebellion surrendered when one of their commanders, a female samurai, was wounded?
Richardson Island 2021-10-13 11,826 492.8 ... that Richardson Island was involved in an "annexation war" between two cities in the 1950s?
Johnny Gold 2021-10-27 5,913 492.8 ... that Jackie Collins likened nightclub owner Johnny Gold, not unkindly, to "an old whore"?
Lismore Crozier 2021-10-28 5,906 492.2 ... that the 12th-century Lismore Crozier was rediscovered, along with the 15th-century Book of Lismore, in a concealed doorway in Ireland's Lismore Castle in 1814?
William Utermohlen 2021-10-28 5,870 489.2 ... that a 1999 self-portrait made by William Utermohlen while suffering from Alzheimer's disease took nearly two years to complete?
Amarin Plaza 2021-10-03   6,947 289.5 ... that following the controversial success of Amarin Plaza, Rangsan Torsuwan went on to design the Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in the same vein, but with Thai-style columns replacing Ionic ones?
Grand Hyatt Erawan 4,708 196.1
Total 11,654 485.6
Leipzig Prison 2021-10-31 5,731 477.6 ... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area?
3 Times Square 2021-10-27 5,726 477.2 ... that 3 Times Square was likened to an "identity crisis"?
Elite panic 2021-10-03 11,395 474.8 ... that during disaster events, elites will typically shift the focus away from disaster relief towards measures of command and control, a behaviour referred to as elite panic?
SS Fernebo 2021-10-27 5,650 470.9 ... that a 1917 explosion broke the SS Fernebo in two, with one part drifting ashore carrying six survivors?
Lum v. Rice 2021-10-28 5,612 467.7 ... that a brief in Lum v. Rice was so badly written that Justice Louis Brandeis asked Felix Frankfurter to find a lawyer whom the Supreme Court could appoint to argue the Lums' case?
Beer Beer, Truck Truck 2021-10-23 3,514 292.8 ... that the country song "Beer Beer, Truck Truck" was based on a viral TikTok video by Erynn Chambers intended to satirize country music?
Erynn Chambers 2,090 174.2
Total 5,604 467.0
New Amsterdam Theatre 2021-10-31 5,582 465.2 ... that the New Amsterdam Theatre, once described as "a vision of gorgeousness", later had dead cats in the basement and mushrooms growing through the floor?
2021 Facebook outage 2021-10-27 5,568 464.0 ... that Facebook's outage on October 4, 2021, also cut off the company's internal communications, preventing employees from sending or receiving external emails or logging in to Zoom?
Alto Velo Claim 2021-10-07 11,124 463.5 ... that a dispute over bird droppings was connected to the impeachment of U.S. president Andrew Johnson?
The Election of 1800 2021-10-22 5,520 460.0 ... that while Alexander Hamilton may not have broken the tie in the election of 1800, he did break the tie in "The Election of 1800"?
The Gaslight Effect 2021-10-29 5,496 458.0 ... that Robin Stern's book The Gaslight Effect describes gaslighting as an epidemic?
Academese 2021-10-11 10,834 451.4 ... that academese has been criticized for being unnecessarily complex and in extreme cases, purposefully discriminating and obfuscating?
Black Terror (ship) 2021-10-05 10,770 448.8 ... that in 1863, the Union Navy built a ship with an outhouse serving as the pilothouse?
4 Times Square 2021-10-20 10,707 446.1 ... that the facade of 4 Times Square, made partly of glass and partly of stone, was compared to the two-faced god Janus?
Bill Godwin 2021-10-26 5,276 439.7 ... that when the Rhodesian Guard Force was disbanded in 1980, Brigadier Bill Godwin advised his men to fade away?
John Lewis (Shawnee leader) 2021-10-22   5,236 436.3 ... that Shawnee leader John Lewis (pictured) often wore a "peace medal" given to him by U.S. president Thomas Jefferson?
Romeo Beckham 2021-10-15 10,396[h] 433.2 ... that after the footballer Romeo Beckham was released by Arsenal, he trained in tennis before returning to football five years later?
Edward Parr 2021-10-21 5,184 432.0 ... that Edward Parr's slave ship was once surrounded by 10 war canoes?
Meme stock 2021-10-29 5,134 427.8 ... that interest in meme stocks has given rise to what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has called a "meme stocks phenomenon"?
Twin Pagodas (Suzhou) 2021-10-20   10,102 420.9 ... that the Twin Pagodas of Suzhou (pictured) have been compared to ink brushes?
Jean Kekedo 2021-10-28 3,012 251.0 ... that when Jean Kekedo was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 2020 she became the third woman in her family to receive this honour, after her mother Dame Mary Kekedo and her sister Dame Rose Kekedo?
Mary Kekedo 1,104 92.0
Rose Kekedo 904 75.3
Total 5,018 418.2
Thomas Foxcroft (slave trader) 2021-10-10 10,014 417.3 ... that Thomas Foxcroft sold 307 people for £9,858?
Women Who Fight Roundabout 2021-10-31   4,997 416.4 ... that a group of feminists placed the Women Who Fight anti-monument (pictured) on a pedestal on which a statue of Christopher Columbus formerly stood?
The Epic Split 2021-10-11 9,962 415.1 ... that "The Epic Split" featured an actor performing a gymnastic split between two backwards moving trucks?
Smoke Signal Broadcasting 2021-10-07 9,960 415.0 ... that Smoke Signal Broadcasting encased their Chieftain microcomputer in faux leather?
Susan Chitty 2021-10-29 4,880 406.7 ... that Susan Chitty's memoir on her mother, Antonia White, was viewed as a "literary assassination" when published?
Jersey Maritime Museum 2021-10-23   4,816 401.3 ... that the Jersey Maritime Museum (part of collection pictured) displays a 7.5-million-stitch tapestry depicting life under Nazi occupation that was worked on by thousands of islanders?
Hivernage 2021-10-08 9,608 400.3 ... that during the First World War, Senegalese Tirailleurs would be withdrawn from the Western Front to overwinter in camps in the south of France or northern Africa?
Haliurunas 2021-10-31 4,772 397.7 ... that the account of the Haliurunas in the 6th century history of the Goths, the Getica, is a precursor to later Christian traditions that wise women had sex and orgies with demons and the Devil?
Stephen Sondheim Theatre 2021-10-16   5,780 240.9 ... that the historic facade of Henry Miller's Theatre (pictured) is preserved at the base of the Bank of America Tower, while the theater's interior was rebuilt underground?
Bank of America Tower (Manhattan) 3,580 149.2
Total 9,361 390.0
Theodora Wilson Wilson 2021-10-03 9,344 389.3 ... that pacifist Theodora Wilson Wilson's science fiction book The Last Weapon was banned by the British Government in 1917?
Schneiderman v. United States 2021-10-10 9,310 387.9 ... that a Communist Party official was represented in Schneiderman v. United States by a previous Republican nominee for president?
Thomas Parr (slave trader) 2021-10-04 9,300 387.5 ... that after they met, evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin described Thomas Parr as an "old, miserly squire"?
Musang King 2021-10-04 9,162 381.8 ... that the pungent and bitter yet prized Musang King has been called the "Hermès of durian"?
John Ford Elkington 2021-10-05 9,010 375.4 ... that 50-year-old Lieutenant Colonel John Ford Elkington was reinstated into the British Army in 1916 after winning medals for bravery while serving in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion?
Times Square Tower 2021-10-25 2,502 208.5 ... that Times Square Tower and 5 Times Square, across the street from each other, were built for rival accounting firms during a redevelopment of New York City's Times Square?
5 Times Square 1,988 165.7
Total 4,490 374.2
Zenith Eazy PC 2021-10-15 8,971 373.8 ... that Zenith equipped the floppy-only models of the Eazy PC with power supplies too weak to accommodate a hard drive?
Ziziphus nummularia 2021-10-22 4,484 373.6 ... that the wild jujube can be planted on sand dunes to provide erosion control?
Bryant Park Studios 2021-10-28 4,450 370.8 ... that a tenant of the Bryant Park Studios once tried to evict their landlord from the building's top floor?
Low Memorial Library 2021-10-13 8,792 366.3 ... that Low is higher than its surroundings?
Community Banana Stand 2021-10-10 8,582 357.6 ... that in downtown Seattle, approximately 8,000 bananas are given away daily by Amazon "banistas" under the supervision of their "bananagers"?
Waluburg 2021-10-31 4,160 346.7 ... that the Germanic seeress Waluburg is only known from a pot shard found on the island Elephantine in southern Egypt?
Oxytocin (song) 2021-10-16 8,297 345.7 ... that "Oxytocin" was recorded expressly to "be insane live"?
Seventy-Six (novel) 2021-10-24 4,047 337.2 ... that "every chapter" of the 1823 novel Seventy-Six is said to be "covered with blood, or heaving with the throes of lacerated flesh"?
Hundred Years' War (1345–1347) 2021-10-17 8,058 335.8 ... that in 1345 and 1346 the English repeatedly defeated the French in both north and south-west France?
Fundadores de São Paulo 2021-10-06   8,002 333.4 ... that one of the plaques of the Fundadores de São Paulo monument (pictured) was stolen in 2004, and cannot be replaced due to incomplete records?
Natsuko Takahashi 2021-10-12 8,000 333.3 ... that after Natsuko Takahashi lost a screenwriting contest because her submission had the wrong theme, she was hired by the examiners?
Show Me the Father 2021-10-08 7,992 333.0 ... that Show Me the Father is the fourth consecutive film produced by the Kendrick brothers to earn an "A+" grade on CinemaScore?
Guard Force (Rhodesia) 2021-10-21 3,948 329.0 ... that the Rhodesian Guard Force was often implicated in criminal activity against the villagers it was meant to protect?
Zeb Noland 2021-10-28 3,929 327.4 ... that Zeb Noland was named the starting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks despite being on the coaching staff?
Cabinet cup 2021-10-30   3,916 326.3 ... that porcelain cabinet cups were especially lavish pieces (example pictured) intended to be displayed in a china cabinet rather than used?
Fishponds of the Třeboň Basin 2021-10-23 3,838 319.8 ... that Charles IV commanded the significant expansion of the fishponds of the Třeboň Basin "so that the kingdom would abound in fish and mist"?
Nicolas Mahler 2021-10-20 7,655 319.0 ... that a comic award jury wrote that the characters of Nicolas Mahler "have no eyes, no ears, no mouths – but they undoubtedly have character"?
Stinson Jarvis 2021-10-19 7,596 316.5 ... that Stinson Jarvis believed druids controlled history?
Railroad and Bank Building 2021-10-23 3,790 315.8 ... that the Railroad and Bank Building was built with six miles (9.7 km) of pneumatic tubes used to send items anywhere within the building in under ten seconds?
Heterotermes aureus 2021-10-26 3,774 314.5 ... that inside a building, the desert subterranean termite can form free-standing tubes descending from the ceiling?
Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis 2021-10-12   7,506 312.8 ... that the fixed anvil temperature hypothesis proposes that anvil clouds (pictured) do not remove excess radiation as the Earth's surface temperature increases?
Cadogan Lane 2021-10-14 7,463 311.0 ... that a flat on London's Cadogan Lane has been described as "one of the happiest turn-on centres there's ever been" due to experiments with LSD done there?
Holothuria impatiens 2021-10-12 7,414 308.9 ... that the impatient sea cucumber readily expels sticky white cuvierian tubules when handled?
Janet Wilmshurst 2021-10-30 3,694 307.9 ... that Janet Wilmshurst paints pictures of the past with poop?
Life with Father (TV series) 2021-10-26 3,684 307.0 ... that Life with Father was the first network television series originating in Hollywood that was broadcast in color?
Frente de Liberación Homosexual 2021-10-26 3,683 306.9 ... that the Frente de Liberación Homosexual viewed all forms of oppression as interconnected, and believed that homosexuality was subversive because it challenged patriarchy?
Tramp (nightclub) 2021-10-30 3,672 306.0 ... that Keith Moon was briefly banned from the Tramp nightclub for destroying a chandelier?
Body image disturbance 2021-10-05 7,218 300.7 ... that body image disturbance is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders?
Mini scule 2021-10-06 7,132 297.2 ... that one of the smallest known species of frog is Mini scule?
Draft Eisenhower movement 2021-10-14 7,103 296.0 ... that the famous campaign slogan "I Like Ike" was associated with the 1952 Draft Eisenhower movement?
Timewasters 2021-10-09 7,007 292.0 ... that the racially themed time-travel comedy Timewasters was developed under the working title Black to the Future?
Angela Diaz 2021-10-30 3,474 289.5 ... that Angela Diaz was accepted into Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons despite not taking the standard medical school exams or paying the $15 application fee?
Lead belt (wargaming) 2021-10-03 6,862 285.9 ... that the lead belt in the English East Midlands is named after the historic use of lead in the wargames miniatures manufactured there?
Bayswater railway station, Perth 2021-10-26 3,401 283.4 ... that the platform shelters in the redevelopment concept design for Bayswater railway station, Perth, were criticised for looking like a trestle table?
Proseminar in Homophile Studies 2021-10-09 6,742 280.9 ... that the Proseminar in Homophile Studies, one of the first university courses about homosexuality, was held only once?
Tourism in Estonia 2021-10-24 3,370 280.8 ... that a newly opened ferry in 1968 attracted "vodka tourists" to Estonia?
Reggie Parks 2021-10-31 3,321 276.8 ... that championship belt designer Reggie Parks, whose work was used by WWE, UFC, and Madonna, was the first wrestling opponent of future NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes?
1913 Studebaker strike 2021-10-06 6,510 271.2 ... that the 1913 Studebaker strike is regarded as the first major labor strike in the automotive industry?
Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park 2021-10-20 6,491 270.5 ... that a voyageur shot himself while taking a gun out of his canoe in Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park?
André Kisase Ngandu 2021-10-23 3,214 267.9 ... that Congolese rebel leader André Kisase Ngandu criticised his Rwandan allies to such an extent that they were probably responsible for his murder?
Yinshu 2021-10-14 6,344 264.3 ... that an ancient Chinese medical text suggests that those of low social status will have many illnesses and die more easily?
The Bees Army 2021-10-22 3,148 262.3 ... that The Bees Army, a Saudi opposition movement, was supported by Jamal Khashoggi?
Forbes Log 2021-10-09 6,287 262.0 ... that the 1909 Forbes Log sent speed measurements remotely to the gunnery calculators used by the Royal Navy?
Abdullah Aidit 2021-10-15 6,260 260.8 ... that Abdullah Aidit did not want his son to change his name, mainly because he did not want to deal with the administrative consequences?
Mattea Conforti 2021-10-30 3,128 260.6 ... that after watching Matilda the Musical, Mattea Conforti complained that she could have starred in the title role?
Deutsche Bank Center 2021-10-01 6,186 257.8 ... that the apartments and hotel rooms at Time Warner Center did not have internet from Time Warner because it was too expensive?
The Devil and Daniel Webster (opera) 2021-10-31 3,082 256.8 ... that the opera The Devil and Daniel Webster features a jury of ghosts made up of famous historical American figures who are now residents of Hell; including the pirate Blackbeard?
Palembang Mayoral Office 2021-10-05   6,106 254.4 ... that the mayor's office building in Palembang, Indonesia, was built to function as both a town hall and a water tower?
St. John's Terminal 2021-10-23 3,016 251.3 ... that a club set up tennis courts on the roof of St. John's Terminal after broker William J. Hirschman spotted the suitable space from a helicopter?
Space Encounters 2021-10-20 5,857 244.0 ... that 1980's Space Encounters video game was the first that Midway Games offered in their "mini myte" arcade game cabinet?
The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game) 2021-10-06 5,854 243.9 ... that the robotic enemies in the video game The Incredible Hulk were influenced by Marvel Comics' objection to the Hulk killing humanoid characters?
Cathedral of Nocera Umbra 2021-10-26 2,906 242.2 ... that the Cathedral of Nocera Umbra probably rests on the foundations of a temple dedicated to the goddess Favonia?
Kenneth Lawson 2021-10-27 2,872 239.3 ... that Kenneth Lawson, who was disbarred after dealing with addiction, teaches subjects including professional responsibility at the William S. Richardson School of Law?
Gao Yan (politician) 2021-10-27 2,837 236.4 ... that a Chinese corruption investigation into Gao Yan has been interpreted as a political move against Li Peng, then second-in-command of the Communist Party of China?
Railroads in New England 2021-10-25 2,832 236.0 ... that the first railroad in New England was powered by horses?
Ni Yulan 2021-10-10 5,658 235.8 ... that civil-rights lawyer Ni Yulan, sentenced after recording the forced demolition of homes to make way for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was prevented from leaving China to accept awards?
Iyopawa Island 2021-10-12 5,655 235.6 ... that Iyopawa Island's golf course, despite being on an island, has no water hazards?
Carl Freedman (writer) 2021-10-28 2,822 235.1 ... that Carl Freedman viewed science fiction as the most sound genre for academic study?
Norman Dawe 2021-10-18 5,632 234.7 ... that after Norman Dawe died, he was described as "a victim of [ice] hockey because he worked too hard for it"?
Alma Mater (New York sculpture) 2021-10-23 2,797 233.1 ... that the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University was damaged by an explosion during student protests in 1970?
1997 Ontario teachers' strike 2021-10-05 5,590 232.9 ... that a leaked memo indicating that a government official would receive a bonus payment if she cut $667 million from Ontario's education budget contributed to the 1997 Ontario teachers' strike?
Tenantry Column 2021-10-24 2,785 232.1 ... that the Tenantry Column was built by the tenants of the Duke of Northumberland as thanks for a rent reduction?
Balloon (2018 film) 2021-10-18 5,567 232.0 ... that Michael Herbig, director of the 2018 film Balloon about the 1979 East German balloon escape, would not have made it without the blessing of the families who carried it out?
Basil Street 2021-10-25 2,746 228.8 ... that a flat in London's Basil Street was the scene of the first meetings that led to Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis 2021-10-23 2,745 228.8 ... that English netball player Sophie Drakeford-Lewis was once the highest ranked British youth tennis player?
Shinjuku riot 2021-10-22 2,744[i] 228.7 ... that anti–Vietnam War protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in 1968, causing the equivalent of US$18 million in financial losses?
Coat of arms of the Football Association 2021-10-29 2,740 228.3 ... that the lions supporting the coat of arms of the Football Association are half-blue and half-white in imitation of the blue shorts and white shirts worn by the national teams?
2012 Spanish Grand Prix 2021-10-01 5,475 228.1 ... that after Williams won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix a conspiracy theory emerged which argued that the team had been given special tyres?
Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021-10-27 2,734 227.8 ... that Singaporean activist Thum Ping Tjin called the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act an attempted coup?
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return 2021-10-21 2,729 227.4 ... that Whoopee Camp, the developer of Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return, dissolved while making their next game?
Karnabo 2021-10-07 5,396 224.9 ... that the trumpeting of Karnabo, a figure from Ardennes folklore with an elephant's trunk, is said to be heard during thunderstorms?
Ivory Winston 2021-10-21 2,690 224.1 ... that African American Ivory Winston sang for President Harry S. Truman's birthday and was "Iowa's First Lady of Song"?
Raytheon Anschütz 2021-10-27 2,678 223.2 ... that Albert Einstein was hired as a technical expert during the gyrocompass patent dispute between Anschütz and Elmer Ambrose Sperry?
Ancistrocladus korupensis 2021-10-28 2,668 222.3 ... that the liana Ancistrocladus korupensis contains a substance able to inhibit HIV viral replication?
Immortality in fiction 2021-10-10 5,274 219.8 ... that the concept of immortality has been featured in fiction since fiction's oldest known work?
Bill Mullahey 2021-10-18 5,252 218.8 ... that Pan Am executive Bill Mullahey was nicknamed "Mr. Pacific" for his work promoting tourism to Hawaiʻi and other island destinations?
Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album) 2021-10-25 2,610 217.5 ... that Iggy Pop's second studio album Lust for Life was written, recorded, and mixed in eight days?
Sonny Venkatrathnam 2021-10-22 2,608 217.3 ... that anti-apartheid activist Sonny Venkatrathnam smuggled a copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare into the Robben Island Maximum Security Prison covering it with old Deepavali greeting cards?
Gambara (seeress) 2021-10-29 2,602 216.8 ... that according to legend, the god of wisdom Odin was tricked by his own wife, and her priestess Gambara, to give victory to Gambara's tribe?
Yellowtail flounder 2021-10-21 2,601 216.8 ... that yellowtail flounders are able to camouflage and mimic the seafloor?
Shehr e Tabassum 2021-10-19 5,172 215.5 ... that the Pakistani film Shehr e Tabassum was the first animated cyberpunk film to be made by an Urdu development team?
Andrew Rawlins 2021-10-21 2,572 214.3 ... that Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Rawlins proposed that the Rhodesian Army employ witchdoctors as psychological warfare during the Rhodesian Bush War?
Grand Prospect Hall 2021-10-19 5,086 211.9 ... that the owners of New York City's Grand Prospect Hall produced and starred in cheaply shot commercials, parodied on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Saturday Night Live?
R. Nelson Smith 2021-10-17 5,074 211.4 ... that chemist R. Nelson Smith replaced his colleague's desk chair with a porcelain toilet?
Marsh Family 2021-10-18 5,053 210.5 ... that the Marsh Family's parody of Les Misérables's "One Day More" required pizza?
Johann Adam von Questenberg 2021-10-15   5,041 210.0 ... that Johann Adam von Questenberg (pictured), who worked for the Austrian Imperial Court, was an amateur lutenist who made his palace a music centre?
Diamonds from Sierra Leone 2021-10-18 5,012 208.8 ... that Kanye West's "Diamonds" was re-recorded as "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" after Q-Tip informed him about blood diamonds in Sierra Leone?
Ham House 2021-10-17 4,995 208.1 ... that Ham House contains a rare Charles I–era cabinet room, created for the display of miniature paintings?
La Folia Barockorchester 2021-10-29 2,494 207.8 ... that when La Folia Barockorchester made the first recordings of anonymous violin concertos found in the Dresden Hofkirche, they chose not to discover the identity of the composers?
Battle of Demons 2021-10-01 4,986 207.8 ... that Battle of Demons was first published on an original fiction website in 2004?
Horselunges Manor 2021-10-16 4,970 207.1 ... that Horselunges Manor was featured in the film The Song Remains the Same about Led Zeppelin?
Anyanwu (sculpture) 2021-10-04 4,963 206.8 ... that the United Nations described Ben Enwonwu's sculpture Anyanwu as "symbolic of the rising sun" of the new nation of Nigeria?
Manchmal feiern wir mitten im Tag 2021-10-21 2,468 205.6 ... that the 1974 song "Manchmal feiern wir mitten im Tag" claims that we sometimes celebrate resurrection in the middle of a day?
Stauffer, Oregon 2021-10-29 2,462 205.2 ... that in 1943, the United States Army conducted a large-scale battle near Stauffer, Oregon, as part of the Oregon Maneuver training exercise preparing troops for combat in World War II?
Statutes Fair 2021-10-29 2,446 203.8 ... that the Statutes Fair in Burton upon Trent has been held annually since 1219?
IBM Product Center 2021-10-21 2,439 203.2 ... that in 1981, a customer could have bought a photocopier from an IBM Product Center for $39,000?
Charles P. Gross 2021-10-14 4,856 202.3 ... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?
Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe 2021-10-25 2,420 201.7 ... that Azerbaijan has been a member of the Council of Europe, an organization promoting human rights, for more than twenty years, despite holding political prisoners and rigging elections?
Aung Myo Min 2021-10-03 4,812 200.5 ... that Aung Myo Min, Union Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government of Myanmar, is the country's first openly LGBT minister?
The Series Finale 2021-10-07 4,795 199.8 ... that Elizabeth Olsen consulted on the Scarlet Witch costume that debuted in the WandaVision episode "The Series Finale" so it would be less revealing than her past Marvel Cinematic Universe costumes?
David Albala 2021-10-14 4,770 198.8 ... that as a result of David Albala's lobbying, Serbia became the first country to endorse the Balfour Declaration?
Chen Wenxin 2021-10-31 2,370 197.5 ... that Chen Wenxin discovered that planting legumes and grasses together can increase yield?
Suohpanterror 2021-10-23 2,357 196.4 ... that artist-activist group Suohpanterror remixed the "We Can Do It!" Rosie the Riveter poster to signify Sámi feminism?
Givans Creek Woods 2021-10-27 2,349 195.8 ... that Givans Creek Woods was once used to dump construction fill?
30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song) 2021-10-22 2,348 195.7 ... that Allen Ravenstine, who used a synthesizer to emulate the sound of an airplane's engine on "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", later became an airline pilot?
Sharri MacDonald 2021-10-24 2,336 194.6 ... that Sharri MacDonald was removed from the Old Orchard Beach City Council after a controversial 4–3 vote put the entire council up for recall?
Fedotova and Others v. Russia 2021-10-20 4,659 194.1 ... that in the 2021 case Fedotova and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that lack of legal recognition for same-sex couples violated human rights?
Euphorbia caducifolia 2021-10-23 1,315 109.6 ... that the desert plant Euphorbia caducifolia is commonly known as the "leafless milk hedge", while Euphorbia nivulia is the "holy milk hedge"?
Euphorbia nivulia 1,000 83.3
Total 2,314 192.9
Giuseppe Scarabelli 2021-10-24 2,296 191.4 ... that archaeologist Giuseppe Scarabelli made the only complete excavation of a Bronze Age village in Italy?
Montacuta substriata 2021-10-15 2,562 106.8 ... that the tiny bivalve mollusc Montacuta substriata attaches to the spines of the purple heart urchin, where it resembles a grain of sand?
Spatangus purpureus 2,001 83.4
Total 4,564 190.1
Ottoman music 2021-10-06 4,560 190.0 ... that the founders of the Turkish Republic despised Turkish classical music and tried to censor it?
Kaczyzm 2021-10-30 2,272 189.3 ... that Kaczyzm is a pejorative term describing the political ideology of Polish politicians Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński and their Law and Justice party?
Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton 2021-10-05 4,478 186.6 ... that in 1799, the federal government of the United States was evacuated to Trenton, New Jersey, due to an outbreak of yellow fever?
Dan Quayle 2000 presidential campaign 2021-10-28 2,225 185.4 ... that when Dan Quayle announced his 2000 presidential campaign, Larry King congratulated him by telling him "you're not a joke like you once were"?
Ben Enwonwu's Daily Mirror sculptures 2021-10-15 4,441 185.0 ... that in his sculptures for the Daily Mirror, Ben Enwonwu carved a "religious group" flying news all over the world?
Ralph Page 2021-10-29 2,218 184.8 ... that Ralph Page once called a contra dance for more than 4000 people in Tokyo, despite not knowing Japanese?
An Informal History of the Hugos 2021-10-17 4,428 184.5 ... that Jo Walton's An Informal History of the Hugos, which opines that the Hugo Award has a 69-percent success rate, was itself nominated for a Hugo?
United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland) 2021-10-25 2,206 183.9 ... that since the formation of the United Democratic Alliance, Nagaland has had no parliamentary opposition?
Catharine Brant 2021-10-16 4,353 181.4 ... that Clan Mother Catharine Brant had the right to nominate the Tekarihogen, the most important civil chief of the Mohawk nation?
Denise Jones Ennett 2021-10-29 2,174 181.1 ... that Arkansas legislator Denise Jones Ennett took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Arkansas State Capitol?
Dracophyllum fiordense 2021-10-07 4,280 178.3 ... that the New Zealand tree Dracophyllum fiordense has distinctive spirals at the ends of its leaves?
Hilf, Herr meines Lebens 2021-10-20 4,266 177.7 ... that the first prayer of "Hilf, Herr meines Lebens", a Christian song written when its author was age 85, is not to be on earth in vain?
Rodwell–Hoskins mechanism 2021-10-09 4,226 176.1 ... that monsoons in Asia may contribute to the dry climate of the Mediterranean during summer?
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time 2021-10-03 4,224 176.0 ... that Activision teased the video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time by sending jigsaw puzzles to members of the press?
Breaking the Fourth Wall (WandaVision) 2021-10-11 4,170 173.7 ... that Benedict Cumberbatch was originally expected to have a cameo appearance as Dr. Strange in the WandaVision episode "Breaking the Fourth Wall"?
A Passage North 2021-10-28 2,080 173.3 ... that A Passage North, which is shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, is set in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan Civil War?
Holothuria glaberrima 2021-10-13 4,148 172.8 ... that the brown rock sea cucumber has been used in regeneration research?
Wickiup Hill 2021-10-02 4,132 172.1 ... that Wickiup Hill has undocumented Native American burial grounds that are protected by Iowa law?
Sefine Shipyard 2021-10-17 4,106 171.1 ... that the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey built a hybrid-electric ferry for Norway?
Temagami River 2021-10-25 2,052 171.0 ... that the Temagami River in Ontario, Canada, is an outstanding water route with twenty sets of whitewater rapids rated CI to CIII?
Interstate 180 (Nebraska) 2021-10-26 2,046 170.5 ... that reconstruction of Nebraska's Interstate 180 was disrupted by the discovery of nesting migratory birds?
Audience immersion 2021-10-10 4,042 168.4 ... that the use of audience immersion in video games has been studied as a strategy for promoting behavior change for the implementation of public health objectives?
Banknotes of the Ukrainian hryvnia 2021-10-16 4,008 167.0 ... that in 1919, Ukrainians were using regular-issue paper money issued in denominations of 0.30, 0.40, 0.90, 1.80, 3.60 and 18 hryvnias?
Wyoming Highway 257 2021-10-03 4,002 166.7 ... that construction of Wyoming Highway 257 was delayed for several years by an eminent domain lawsuit?
George Pitcher (philosopher) 2021-10-24 1,992 166.0 ... that philosopher George Pitcher adopted a stray dog and her puppy that he took everywhere, including on a trip to France aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2?
Questprobe featuring The Hulk 2021-10-15 3,983 166.0 ... that the Chief Examiner, who first appeared in Questprobe featuring The Hulk, was modeled after game designer Scott Adams?
Fernhill House 2021-10-24 1,943 161.9 ... that Fernhill House has been home to a butter merchant, an Ulster Volunteer Force armoury, a Grand National-winning racehorse and the world's largest collection of Orange Order memorabilia?
O. Kay Henderson 2021-10-26 1,932 161.0 ... that reporter O. Kay Henderson, who has interviewed U.S. presidential candidates, is considered by national media to be an Iowa political authority?
William Whaley 2021-10-09 3,853 160.5 ... that William Whaley advised William Earle to "purchase all the elephants teeth you possible can"?
In Freundschaft 2021-10-28   1,924 160.3 ... that In Freundschaft was composed in friendship by Karlheinz Stockhausen as a clarinet solo for Suzanne Stephens (pictured), and later adapted to the instruments of other friends?
Saraya Awliya al-Dam 2021-10-24 1,914 159.5 ... that the Iraqi paramilitary organisation Saraya Awliya al-Dam has a Telegram account?
Mary Emily Sinclair 2021-10-24 1,912 159.4 ... that 100 years after Mary Emily Sinclair wrote a master's thesis in mathematics on the discriminants of quintic polynomials, Helaman Ferguson based a sculpture on her work?
Pauline Brown Humphrey 2021-10-26 1,881 156.8 ... that cosmetologist Pauline Brown Humphrey opened a beauty shop for African-American women in the Women's Army Corps in Fort Des Moines?
Tungia Baker 2021-10-19 3,748 156.1 ... that Tungia Baker owned a cloak given to her by King Korokī Mahuta?
Max Wallraf 2021-10-29 1,858 154.9 ... that Max Wallraf replaced Paul Löbe as President of the Reichstag for a few months in 1924–25?
Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996) 2021-10-12 3,710 154.6 ... that Ryan Johnson became Stevenage's youngest player in the club's English Football League history in May 2014, debuting at 17 years and 215 days old?
Laura Jean McKay 2021-10-16 3,680 153.3 ... that Laura Jean McKay's 2020 novel about a fictional pandemic was first written in 2013?
Upper Thomson MRT station 2021-10-27 1,838 153.2 ... that Singapore's Upper Thomson MRT station is decorated with 88 animal figures, most of which are crab-eating macaques?
WTAF-TV (Indiana) 2021-10-18 3,648 152.0 ... that Indiana's WTAF-TV fought for more than six years to obtain a network affiliation and reached an agreement with NBC just ten days before shutting down for good?
Blue Chip Electronics 2021-10-16 3,644 151.9 ... that Blue Chip Electronics' low-cost Blue Chip PC was manufactured by Hyundai?
Catherine Downes 2021-10-06 3,630 151.2 ... that in 1786, antiquarian Catherine Downes was one of the first women to excavate a Roman villa?
Early American publishers and printers 2021-10-12 3,607 150.3 ... that more than 1,200 early American publishers and printers were prosecuted for seditious speech by royal colonial authorities?
Johan Zulch de Villiers 2021-10-26 1,797 149.8 ... that Johan Zulch de Villiers was the first mayor of Johannesburg until Johannesburg's surrender during the Second Boer War?
Indiana Woodward 2021-10-30 1,793 149.4 ... that during her early career, ballerina Indiana Woodward danced the lead role in La Sylphide, replacing an injured dancer?
Elaine Estes 2021-10-31 1,786 148.8 ... that Elaine Estes, the first African American director of the Des Moines Public Library, holds a patent on her parents' barbecue sauce?
GST distribution dispute 2021-10-29 1,784 148.7 ... that an Australian state premier said he would be taking a spear to meetings on a tax-distribution dispute?
Pisanhari Ki Marhia 2021-10-13 3,539 147.5 ... that according to legend, the Jain temple of Pisanhari Ki Marhia was built by a poor old woman who saved up money by milling flour?
Master Sword 2021-10-21 1,748 145.7 ... that Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was designed to be an origin story for the Master Sword?
Homalanthus nutans 2021-10-29 1,733 144.4 ... that the small tree Homalanthus nutans is a pioneer species, readily colonising disturbed ground?
3 East 57th Street 2021-10-11 3,412 142.2 ... that L. P. Hollander & Company filed for bankruptcy less than two years after moving its New York City store to 3 East 57th Street?
Division of Industrial Hygiene 2021-10-13 3,404 141.8 ... that the Division of Industrial Hygiene moved from a custom-built laboratory at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, to a converted warehouse in Cincinnati as interest in worker health waned?
Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association) 2021-10-04 3,386 141.1 ... that the name of the Squirrel Scouts section of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom was inspired in part by the thriving population of red squirrels on Brownsea Island, where Scouting began?
Washington State Route 971 2021-10-04 3,384 141.0 ... that Washington State Route 971 is the highest-numbered state highway in Washington?
Apple worker organizations 2021-10-16 3,358 139.9 ... that ahead of the iPhone 4S's launch, Apple retail store workers in Rome went on strike using the slogan "Strike Different", a play on words on Apple's "Think Different"?
Kirovs Lipmans 2021-10-11 3,273 136.4 ... that in 2010, ice hockey executive Kirovs Lipmans was reported to be the second-richest person in Latvia?
Evidence (Faith No More song) 2021-10-13 3,256 135.7 ... that Faith No More's "Evidence" has drawn comparisons to Burt Bacharach?
Karl-Heinz Petzinka 2021-10-08 3,222 134.3 ... that Karl-Heinz Petzinka, the rector of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, designed the Stadttor (pictured) in Düsseldorf?
Steel River (Ontario) 2021-10-24 1,562 130.2 ... that the Steel River, in Northern Ontario, Canada, is one of the few rivers along Lake Superior's north shore never used for log drives?
Bayev and Others v. Russia 2021-10-22 1,552 129.3 ... that in the 2017 case Bayev and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russian laws against "promotion of homosexuality" violate freedom of speech?
Wapsipinicon Almanac 2021-10-06 3,100 129.2 ... that the Wapsipinicon Almanac was started "to silence anyone who thinks Iowa doesn't have a literary culture"?
Pierson, Iowa 2021-10-22 1,530 127.5 ... that the World War I memorial in Pierson, Iowa, was rededicated in 2018 by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library?
Castle Recording Laboratory 2021-10-29 1,486 123.8 ... that Castle Recording Laboratory, Nashville's first commercial recording studio, was established in a repurposed hotel banquet room?
Northern line extension to Battersea 2021-10-02 2,964 123.5 ... that the tunnel boring machines that dug the London's new Northern line extension were named after the first British astronaut Helen Sharman, and British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson?
Salu (cloth) 2021-10-22 1,472 122.7 ... that Salu was one of seven cotton cloths explicitly mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari, together with Khasa, Tansukh, Doriya, Bafta, Dupatta, and Panchtoliya?
Architextiles 2021-10-08 2,879 120.0 ... that Hylozoic Ground, an interactive architecture model presented in the 18th Biennale of Sydney, is an example of architextiles?
Heartless (Kanye West song) 2021-10-22 1,432 119.3 ... that Kanye West performed "Heartless" with altered lyrics at a youth ball for Barack Obama's first inauguration?
Greg Dulcich 2021-10-30 1,420 118.3 ... that Greg Dulcich is a former walk-on whose first touchdown with UCLA was about three miles (4.8 km) from his high school?
Delphian Club 2021-10-11 2,839 118.3 ... that the Delphian Club designated John Neal as Magister Facetiarum of the Office of the Joke Master General?
Louisville National Medical College 2021-10-14 2,690 112.1 ... that when the Louisville National Medical College was founded, it was the only medical school in the city to accept Black students?
Gather (film) 2021-10-31 1,340 111.7 ... that the 2020 documentary film Gather, which explores Native American efforts for food sovereignty and reclamation of ancestral foodways, was named a Critic's Pick by The New York Times?
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Telemann) 2021-10-31 1,334 111.2 ... that Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, a motet by Telemann, was performed and recorded in 2017 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation?
Mabel Smyth Memorial Building 2021-10-04 2,652 110.5 ... that an ʻape-leaf design decorates the exterior of the Mabel Smyth Memorial Building in Honolulu?
Myanmar Coast Guard 2021-10-30 1,323 110.2 ... that the Myanmar Coast Guard was initially proposed as a civilian law enforcement agency before being established as a branch of the military three years later?
Dipteronia brownii 2021-10-28 1,321 110.1 ... that pollen study was needed to clarify the identity of a Dipteronia brownii fossil?
Three's a Crowd (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) 2021-10-02 2,619 109.1 ... that the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Three's a Crowd" references Fear and Loathing writer Hunter S. Thompson?
Craft Horizons 2021-10-01 2,542 105.9 ... that Craft Horizons both documented and shaped the changing history of the American craft movement?
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance 2021-10-30 1,262 105.1 ... that a 1997 whooping cough outbreak in part led to the establishment of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia?
Alexis Mallon 2021-10-27 1,242 103.5 ... that in 1929, the world press proclaimed Teleilat el Ghassul to be the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah, but Father Alexis Mallon, the site's excavator, disagreed?
KVOF-TV 2021-10-23 1,224 102.0 ... that when Gene Scott was forced to close San Francisco TV station KVOF-TV, he called its successor "the Tower of Babel religious brigade"—then proceeded to buy air time on it?
Wolfgang Anheisser 2021-10-01 2,428 101.2 ... that Wolfgang Anheisser was the leading baritone at the Cologne Opera while simultaneously a member of East Berlin's State Opera?
Rumbo Recorders 2021-10-30 1,214 101.1 ... that the Guns N' Roses debut studio album Appetite for Destruction was recorded at a recording studio founded by 1970s pop duo Captain & Tennille?
Eberhard Panitz 2021-10-28 1,212 101.0 ... that Eberhard Panitz wrote his novel, My Father's Tram, with autobiographic elements around his father—a tram conductor in Dresden?
Florissantia (plant) 2021-10-31 1,172 97.7 ... that Florissantia flowers were possibly pollinated by bats?
Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone 2021-10-30 1,161 96.8 ... that Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone houses the first semiconductor fabrication plant in Borneo?
Wilfried Gruhn 2021-10-02   2,316 96.5 ... that Wilfried Gruhn founded a centre for early childhood music learning in Freiburg, based on the Gordon music learning theory?
1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game 2021-10-23 1,155 96.2 ... that the 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game began a run of three straight NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament title games held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri?
May Childs Nerney 2021-10-23 1,148 95.7 ... that as secretary of the NAACP, May Childs Nerney has been credited with "laying the fundamental groundwork" for "the most powerful organization battling racial injustice"?
WQHK-FM 2021-10-02 2,200 91.6 ... that even the manager of Indiana radio station WMCZ confused it with WMEE, leading a federal judge to order the former to change its call sign?
Living the Book of My Life 2021-10-25 1,095 91.2 ... that Philip Michael Thomas compared himself to Santa Claus upon releasing his album Living the Book of My Life?
Anoscopus albifrons 2021-10-09 2,190 91.2 ... that Anoscopus albifrons males can only be differentiated from other species in its genus by examining their aedeagi?
Border Violence Monitoring Network 2021-10-23 1,079 89.9 ... that in 2020, Border Violence Monitoring Network published the Black Book of Pushbacks documenting human rights violations against 12,654 migrants traveling on the Balkan route?
Black Student Union 2021-10-25 1,076 89.6 ... that within a year after the first Black Student Union was founded at San Francisco State College in March 1966, it had a presence at every state college in California?
Iowa Authors and Their Works 2021-10-04 2,148 89.5 ... that the 1918 book Iowa Authors and Their Works was an attempt to document all Iowa authors and their writing starting from 1880?
KWKC 2021-10-31 1,058 88.2 ... that radio station KWKC dropped its application for a TV station in order to speed the arrival of television to Abilene, Texas, which would otherwise have been 89th in line?
Tuberculosis elimination 2021-10-30 1,041 86.8 ... that addressing poverty is an important factor in achieving tuberculosis elimination?
Initial IMO Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships 2021-10-31 1,028 85.7 ... that the Initial IMO Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships envisions the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport by the end of the century?
Michipicoten Provincial Park 2021-10-02 1,987 82.8 ... that archaeologists found evidence at Michipicoten Provincial Park on the north shore of Canada's Lake Superior that indigenous people used the site since at least 1100 AD?
4,7-Dichloroquinoline 2021-10-01 1,970 82.1 ... that the availability of the chemical intermediate 4,7-dichloroquinoline facilitated the discovery of hydroxychloroquine in 1949?
John Rudzinski 2021-10-07 1,945 81.0 ... that John Rudzinski, defensive coordinator for the Air Force Falcons, coached high school football while stationed at Charleston Air Force Base?
Science Fiction Awards Database 2021-10-10 1,892 78.9 ... that the Science Fiction Awards Database also covers fantasy and horror?
Elizabeth Laurie Rees 2021-10-22 936 78.0 ... that Elizabeth Laurie Rees was the only woman to lead devotions at the 1928 World Baptist Congress in Toronto?
La Venuta 2021-10-17 1,824 76.0 ... that the bonfires lit on the night of La Venuta recall the miraculous flight of the Holy House of Nazareth to Loreto?
Kelmscott Press 2021-10-23 896 74.7 ... that in the Kelmscott Press's acclaimed Complete Works of Chaucer, illustrator Burne-Jones depicts a house "made of twigges" in an unusually literal style?
William M. King 2021-10-08 1,788 74.5 ... that William M. King, who was born in Connecticut, lived and worked in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Missouri before becoming the third speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives?
Celestial Navigation (The West Wing) 2021-10-30 832 69.3 ... that CCH Pounder, who guest starred in The West Wing's "Celestial Navigation", was almost selected for the main role of C. J. Cregg?
New Zealand literature 2021-10-26 816 68.0 ... that Māori fiction written in English, now a key part of New Zealand literature, only emerged in the 1950s?
Green to Gold (album) 2021-10-24 813 67.8 ... that the Antlers' 2021 album Green to Gold was made after lead singer Peter Silberman suffered temporary total hearing loss and lesions on his vocal cords?
Max Creutz 2021-10-21 812 67.7 ... that Max Creutz, director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld from 1922, acquired modern art including a painting by Max Ernst and a large collection of Bauhaus creations?
Previously On 2021-10-08 1,584 66.0 ... that Wanda Maximoff was referred to as the "Scarlet Witch" for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the WandaVision episode "Previously On"?
Anton Josef Reiss 2021-10-09 1,576 65.7 ... that Anton Josef Reiss created a marble Pietà sculpture for Cologne's St. Gereon?
KNUZ-TV 2021-10-22 754 62.8 ... that KNUZ-TV produced a remote telecast from the HMS Sheffield when it visited Houston?
Düben collection 2021-10-15 1,480 61.7 ... that the Düben collection contains the sole surviving copies of many works by Dieterich Buxtehude?
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series 2021-10-22 732 61.0 ... that in September 2021, the England national netball team won a series in New Zealand for the first time?
2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team 2021-10-22 638 53.2 ... that women's basketball Hall of Famers Chris Dailey and Geno Auriemma are in their 37th season of coaching the UConn Huskies together?
Courts of Ontario 2021-10-27 636 53.0 ... that Gladue courts, part of Ontario's court system, apply distinctive principles when sentencing Indigenous offenders?
Hubert Dunn 2021-10-02 1,218 50.7 ... that the UK's former chief immigration adjudicator, Judge Hubert Dunn, published a book on the Irish poet Francis Ledwidge, including some previously unseen poems?
Komm, Herr, segne uns 2021-10-07 1,098 45.7 ... that Dieter Trautwein gave his 2003 autobiography the same title as his hymn "Komm, Herr, segne uns" (Come, Lord, bless us), for which he wrote the text and music in 1978?

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