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Seventh East Press
2022-04-01
54,614
2,275.6
... that shoe-mirrors were reportedly banned (example pictured) at Brigham Young University ?
Lisa Winter
2022-04-14
27,047
2,253.9
... that Lisa Winter (pictured) took part in robot battles at 10 years old?
Olena Stepaniv
2022-04-07
21,914
1,826.1
... that postcards were made of Olena Stepaniv (pictured) during the First World War, and in 1991 Lviv named a street after her?
Logan Sapphire
2022-04-13
20,221
1,685.1
... that the egg-size Logan Sapphire (pictured) glows reddish orange under ultraviolet radiation?
Hitler teapot
2022-04-28
32,614
1,358.9
... that a kettle that looked like Adolf Hitler was offered on eBay for US$199?
Depths of Wikipedia
2022-04-10
15,656
1,304.7
... that chess on a really big board, Nuclear Gandhi, and a list of sexually active popes can all be found in the Depths of Wikipedia ?
The Persistence of Chaos
2022-04-29
31,194
1,299.7
... that a laptop was purchased for $1,345,000 in May 2019 despite being unable to connect to the internet?
Fermi 1
2022-04-14
14,194
1,182.8
... that the sodium fast reactor Fermi 1 suffered a nuclear meltdown that led one operator to suggest "we almost lost Detroit"?
Chris Smalls
2022-04-11
13,872 [ a]
1,156.0
... that Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Smalls (pictured) was one of the leaders in the first successful effort to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in the United States?
Nebraska v. One 1970 2-Door Sedan Rambler (Gremlin)
2022-04-01
24,730
1,030.4
... that Nebraska once sued a gremlin ?
F. E. Thanos
2022-04-01
14,608
608.7
... that Thanos served in the army, while Thanos was a police officer?
Indradi Thanos
9,871
411.3
Total
24,480
1,020.0
Hockley Pendant
2022-04-15
11,482
998.4
... that the 16th-century Hockley Pendant (pictured) was discovered by a four-year-old in 2009?
Kernosovskiy idol
2022-04-02
19,528
813.7
... that Ukrainian museum director Horpyna Vatchenko forced the Hermitage Museum to abide by its agreement and return the Kernosovskiy idol (pictured) after a loan?
Horpyna Vatchenko
4,036
168.1
Total
23,564
981.8
Attack on Snake Island
2022-04-13
11,191 [ b]
932.6
... that when a Russian warship asked the Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island to surrender , their response was "Russian warship, go fuck yourself "?
Lesia Vasylenko
2022-04-10
10,976
914.7
... that Lesia Vasylenko (pictured) founded a human-rights non-governmental organization to assist servicemen and veterans before becoming a People's Deputy of Ukraine ?
Mariam Soulakiotis
2022-04-17
10,941
911.8
... that convicted serial killer Mariam Soulakiotis , a Greek Old Calendarist abbess, is known in Greece as "Mother Rasputin " for fasting nuns to death?
Rosamund's Bower
2022-04-14
10,802
900.2
... that in Rosamund's Bower (setup pictured) , the aim is to reunite Fair Rosamund with King Henry ?
Ike for President (advertisement)
2022-04-11
10,775
897.9
... that Disney once created a political advertisement for Dwight D. Eisenhower (featured) ?
Bridge Apartments
2022-04-08
9,893
824.4
... that the 32-story Bridge Apartments in New York City were built directly above a 12-lane freeway ?
Zoosphaerium darthvaderi
2022-04-01
19,698
820.8
... that Darth Vader 's anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"?
Oksana Shvets
2022-04-15
9,774
814.5
... that Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets , who was killed in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine , starred in the 2013 joint Ukrainian–Russian television family saga House with Lilies alongside Russian actors?
Elendil
2022-04-07
9,633
802.8
... that J. R. R. Tolkien invented Elendil for a time-travel story , but ultimately included the character in his main Middle-earth mythology?
Angela Gallop
2022-04-14
9,532
794.3
... that forensic scientist Angela Gallop has investigated the stomach contents of Diana, Princess of Wales , alleged alien abductions, and the presence of boar sperm in a hospital patient's intestines?
Pastel QAnon
2022-04-08
9,526
793.8
... that QAnon has used feminine aesthetics to lure in mothers?
Boots theory
2022-04-03
18,538
772.4
... that according to the "boots" theory , poverty is more expensive than being rich?
Royal necropolis of Byblos
2022-04-08
8,985
748.8
... that the royal necropolis of Byblos was discovered in 1922 due to a heavy rain-triggered landslide, which uncovered an unspoiled royal tomb in the seaside cliff of Byblos ?
Akari Akase
2022-04-08
8,922
743.5
... that prior to starting her music career, Akari Akase was a popular cosplayer and TikToker , with more than 1.2 million subscribers?
Disney and Florida House Bill 1557
2022-04-21
17,768
740.3
... that in response to Disney's stance on Florida's House Bill 1557 , also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, Pixar employees stated that Disney removes LGBT references from the studio's films?
Chinese dama
2022-04-14
8,788
732.4
... that "big mamas " caused China to become the biggest purchaser of gold ?
Bab el-Gasus
2022-04-29
17,524
730.1
... that the largest intact Ancient Egyptian tomb ever found , with 254 richly decorated sarcophagi, was forgotten for almost a century?
Malyuk
2022-04-27
17,474
728.1
... that the Malyuk rifle was originally developed as a private venture under a contract with the Security Service of Ukraine ?
Statue of Alexander Wood
2022-04-24
17,022
709.3
... that the now-destroyed statue of Alexander Wood was the first LGBT monument in Canada?
Yulia Tolopa
2022-04-12
8,444
703.7
... that Yulia Tolopa , a single mother from Russia, has fought for Ukraine in the war in Donbas since she was 18 years old?
Nutty Narrows Bridge
2022-04-10
8,436
703.0
... that the Nutty Narrows Bridge went unused on its first day, despite attempts to lure traffic with peanuts?
Beheading game
2022-04-21
16,766
698.6
... that Laura Ashe believes the Gawain Poet used the beheading game to criticize the emptiness of chivalry ?
Grace Ho
2022-04-12
8,380
698.4
... that Hong Kong native Grace Ho gave birth to her fourth child, Bruce Lee , while on a one-year tour through the United States with the Mandarin Theatre?
Trial of Neumann and Sass
2022-04-15
8,182
681.8
... that the trial of Neumann and Sass , held in Lithuania in 1934–1935, is said to be the first mass trial of Nazis in Europe?
Moral equality of combatants
2022-04-11
8,124
677.0
... that moral equality of combatants , regardless of whether they fight for a just cause, is said to be "one of the stickiest problems in the ethics of war"?
Lynching of George Ward
2022-04-22
15,788
657.9
... that the spectacle lynching of George Ward drew the attendance of more than 1,000 people, including women and children?
Male Fantasy
2022-04-12
7,824
652.0
... that Billie Eilish 's "Male Fantasy " reportedly "sneaks up and destroys you emotionally"?
Zebedee Nungak
2022-04-15
7,444
647.3
... that Zebedee Nungak , taken as a child for an experiment by the Canadian government, went on to "cross antlers with prime ministers, premiers and Québec separatists"?
The Keyboard Company
2022-04-23
15,380
640.8
... that The Keyboard Company 's numeric keypad (pictured) was praised for not voiding Apple 's warranty because it did not require soldering to install?
Truck-kun
2022-04-01
15,352
639.7
... that a common way to travel to another world is to be hit by a truck ?
Needy Streamer Overload
2022-04-04
15,216
634.0
... that the 2022 game Needy Streamer Overload allows the player to make a female livestreamer engage in psychoactive drug abuse?
Sharifi-ha House
2022-04-13
7,606
633.8
... that some rooms in the Sharifi-ha House can rotate 90 degrees?
Wally the Walrus
2022-04-26
15,134
630.6
... that a walrus was given his own pontoon to stop him damaging other boats in St Mary's Harbour ?
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower
2022-04-21
15,101
629.2
... that the dome atop the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower was once called "New York's most exuberant phallic symbol"?
Five per Cent for Nothing
2022-04-11
5,623
468.6
... that Yes complained about former manager Roy Flynn getting "Five per Cent for Nothing "—but he said he got nothing?
Roy Flynn
1,925
160.4
Total
7,548
629.0
Curtis Island (New Zealand)
2022-04-28
15,000
625.0
... that Curtis Island has risen by 18 metres (59 ft) during the last 200 years?
Kakiniit
2022-04-11
7,476
623.0
... that Inuit traditional belief holds that women without facial tattoos would be sent to the land of the crestfallen to spend eternity with smoke coming from their throats and their heads hanging down?
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
2022-04-07
7,002
583.5
... that the satirical study of "Qallunology", the study of white people , in the film Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny , is meant as a critique of the treatment of Inuit culture by anthropologists ?
GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory
2022-04-13
6,938
578.2
... that the Carbon Neutral Laboratory (pictured) is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom?
Fun Lounge police raid
2022-04-13
6,918
576.5
... that following a 1964 police raid on a gay bar , Chicago newspapers published the names and personal information of several of those arrested?
Chow Leung
2022-04-17
2,814
234.5
... that Chow Leung started a language school for children in Chicago before writing Chinese Fables and Folk Stories (illustration pictured) with Mary Hayes Davis ?
Chinese Fables and Folk Stories
2,786
232.2
Mary Hayes Davis
1,234
102.8
Total
6,834
569.5
Eden of Coronet (guitar)
2022-04-10
6,779
564.9
... that the Eden of Coronet guitar is covered in 1.6 kilograms (3.5 lb) of gold and 11,441 diamonds?
Tully Lough Cross
2022-04-14
6,762
563.5
... that the divers who found the c. 9th-century Tully Lough Cross in 1986 were convicted for trying to sell it to American museums?
James Rumsey Monument
2022-04-12
6,738
561.5
... that the James Rumsey Monument (pictured) was built on a spot known as "Crazy Rumsey's Walk"?
Cheshire Hall Plantation
2022-04-28
13,220
550.9
... that during the late 1700s, Cheshire Hall Plantation (pictured) was the largest house and estate on Providenciales , Turks and Caicos Islands ?
Jumbo Brown
2022-04-30
13,073
544.7
... that Jumbo Brown gained 68 pounds (31 kg) after he had his tonsils removed?
Cajus Julius Caesar
2022-04-01
13,000
541.7
... that Caesar studied German forests before turning to politics?
Museum of Sexual Cultures
2022-04-11
6,381
531.8
... that visitors to the Museum of Sexual Cultures can make offerings to a statue of Priapus ?
Phillips O'Brien
2022-04-19
12,584
524.3
... that Phillips O'Brien revised World War Two?
IBM Building (Honolulu)
2022-04-06
12,531
522.1
... that IBM has not been in the IBM Building since 2019?
Unfriendly Countries List
2022-04-16
6,231
519.2
... that Russia's Unfriendly Countries List includes the United States, the European Union, and San Marino?
Mary Renault
2022-04-17
5,888
490.7
... that Mary Renault was encouraged by J. R. R. Tolkien to write a novel set in medieval times, but she burned the manuscript because she felt it lacked authenticity?
Khwarazmian army between 1231 and 1246
2022-04-21
11,638
484.9
... that the remnants of the Khwarazmian army massacred the Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem in 1244?
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building (175 Broadway)
2022-04-24
11,602
483.4
... that though one publication said in 2001 that going to the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building was like "an act of religious devotion", it was poorly suited for modern uses?
Corp Naomh
2022-04-26
11,388
474.5
... that the 15th-century figures on the Irish reliquary known as the Corp Naomh (pictured) are based in part on a design in the 9th-century Book of Kells ?
McNally v R
2022-04-15
5,444
473.3
... that in 2013, McNally v R upheld a conviction for sexual assault via gender deception?
Alabama Pitts
2022-04-09
5,648
470.7
... that Alabama Pitts was noted by the Los Angeles Times in 1934 as "the most prominent jail-bird athlete in America"?
SS Chester A. Congdon
2022-04-14
5,560
463.3
... that the freighter Chester A. Congdon became the largest financial loss to date on the Great Lakes when she wrecked in 1918?
Judith Resnik
2022-04-05
11,044
460.2
... that astronaut Judith Resnik flew in space with "Tarzan" and "Cheetah"?
Devonshire Close
2022-04-07
5,452
454.3
... that access to London's Devonshire Close was restricted in order to avoid the wealthier streets surrounding it?
Leonel Gómez Vides
2022-04-17
5,423
451.9
... that after Leonel Gómez Vides died in 2009, one of his friends expressed surprise that he had not been murdered?
Cyril Croker
2022-04-01
10,776
449.0
... that Cyril Croker was a member of the Suicide Squad ?
Walls of Madrid
2022-04-21
10,762
448.4
... that the city of Madrid has had five successive sets of walls , from the first built by the Moors in 860 to the ones built by Philip IV in 1625?
Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial
2022-04-18
10,737
447.4
... that the Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial (pictured) was unveiled by New Zealand's prime minister George Forbes on this day 85 years ago?
Froggyland
2022-04-09
5,312
442.7
... that you can watch frogs playing poker in Split, Croatia ?
Valeria Shashenok
2022-04-10
5,270
439.2
... that a young Ukrainian photographer, Valeria Shashenok , posts satirical TikTok videos about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ?
Baratal limestone
2022-04-23
10,522
438.4
... that the Baratal limestone in Russia may be one of the oldest atolls in the world?
Beaversprite
2022-04-18
10,415
434.0
... that at Beaversprite , beavers lived indoors and were allowed to chew on the furniture?
House of Brag
2022-04-05
10,338
430.8
... that the House of Brag organized a "Monstrous Pride" event to clash with London's pride parade ?
The Cage (ballet)
2022-04-27
10,311
429.6
... that at the premiere of The Cage , a ballet about female insects preying on their male counterparts, choreographer Jerome Robbins 's mother walked out of the theater?
Sharp PC-4500
2022-04-15
4,887
425.0
... that one reviewer wrote that her "pinkies protested and went on strike" after half an hour of typing on a Sharp PC-4500 ?
Anti-monuments in Mexico
2022-04-06
6,533
272.2
... that antimonumentas in Mexico , like those in Guadalajara (pictured) , in Morelia , or in Mexico City , are installed by protesters to demand justice for women who suffer from violence in the country ?
Antimonumenta (Mexico City)
1,334
55.6
Antimonumenta (Guadalajara)
1,316
54.9
Antimonumenta (Morelia)
717
29.9
Total
9,900
412.5
Dorking Cockerel
2022-04-03
9,763
406.8
... that a 10-foot-tall (3 m) chicken (pictured) stands on a roundabout in Dorking , Surrey?
Stray cow
2022-04-02
9,748
406.2
... that deadly attacks from stray cows in India have become an electoral issue?
Daniel Davis Jr.
2022-04-27
9,699
404.1
... that Daniel Davis was the first person in the United States to work with gold and silver electroplating (illustrated) as a business?
Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
2022-04-01
9,686
403.6
... that a NASA essay collection said ancient carvings "might have been made by aliens"?
Selective conscientious objection
2022-04-05
9,608
400.3
... that views on the refusal to fight certain wars range from it being prohibited to morally obligatory?
Judy Ann Santos filmography
2022-04-08
4,752
396.0
... that Ploning and Mindanao , films starring Judy Ann Santos (pictured) , were the Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 81st and 93rd Academy Awards , respectively?
Taco pizza
2022-04-24
9,498
395.8
... that a 2020 study concluded that taco pizza is the favorite pizza of Iowa ?
Trilby, or the Fairy of Argyll
2022-04-20
9,460
394.2
... that the first two English translations of Trilby, or the Fairy of Argyll (title character pictured) were made to piggyback on the success of the mostly unrelated novel Trilby ?
Ruyi Bridge
2022-04-09
4,686
390.5
... that Ruyi Bridge was designed to resemble the Chinese symbol for good fortune?
Magnetoreception
2022-04-27
9,134
380.6
... that magnetoreception in birds works by quantum effects in their eyes?
Walk of Health
2022-04-09
4,547
378.9
... that dictator Saparmurat Niyazov made his officials walk a mountain path every year while he flew the route in a helicopter?
Guyim Vault House
2022-04-30
9,045
376.9
... that the Guyim Vault House has been compared to a spaceship?
Death of Ihsan Gürz
2022-04-30
8,988
374.5
... that five years after Ihsan Gürz died while in Dutch police custody, his father was convicted of swearing at a police officer who had been present at his arrest?
List of journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War
2022-04-17
4,442
370.2
... that the Russian airstrike on Kyiv TV Tower (video featured) killed Yevhenii Sakun, one of at least 14 civilian journalists killed in the line of duty during the Russo-Ukrainian War ?
Sophie de Ronde
2022-04-16
4,433
369.4
... that brewer Sophie de Ronde is allergic to most beer?
Ciceruacchio
2022-04-16
4,428
369.0
... that Ciceruacchio , a cart driver, was described as "Rome's first citizen"?
List of goalkeepers who have scored in the Premier League
2022-04-06
8,703
362.6
... that in May 2021, Alisson became the sixth goalkeeper to score in the Premier League ?
Tadao Takahashi
2022-04-28
8,666
361.1
... that Brazilian computer science researcher and internet pioneer Tadao Takahashi negotiated with drug lords to install internet equipment in his country?
Nigel Fossard
2022-04-13
4,286
357.2
... that Nigel Fossard did not mention his wife's name in a charter , but did mention the name of the king and queen of England?
Afternoon of a Faun (Robbins)
2022-04-12
4,266
355.5
... that Jerome Robbins 's Afternoon of a Faun (pictured) is set in a dance studio, with the dancers facing the audience as if they were the mirror?
Ethel Ogden
2022-04-25
8,406
350.2
... that Canadian painter Ethel Ogden (pictured) was central to developing china painting within the Fine Arts Department at the Mount Allison Ladies' College ?
2022 open letter from Nobel laureates in support of Ukraine
2022-04-12
4,169
347.4
... that more than 200 Nobel Prize laureates have signed a letter against the war in Ukraine ?
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
2022-04-16
4,128 [ c]
344.0
... that none of the original core Ice Age cast returned for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild ?
RKO Keith's Theater (Flushing, Queens)
2022-04-13
4,124
343.7
... that the RKO Keith's Theater , once described as one of New York City's "great theaters", later stood in ruins and was covered with graffiti?
Brea Beal
2022-04-13
4,108
342.4
... that Brea Beal received her first college basketball scholarship offer in sixth grade ?
Amy Gardner
2022-04-23
8,176
340.7
... that The West Wing 's Amy Gardner is said to be the only character on the show with "a genuinely militant attitude towards equality of the genders"?
Germaine Bailac
2022-04-30
8,172
340.5
... that the French mezzo-soprano Germaine Bailac (pictured) played the title role in Bizet's Carmen at least 3,000 times?
Iowa Corn Song
2022-04-22
8,122
338.4
... that a tradition is for singers of the Iowa Corn Song (audio featured) to raise their arms above their head when the words "tall corn" are sung during the chorus's last line?
Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
2022-04-01
8,073
336.4
... that an Elvin man sang Poems and Songs of Middle Earth ?
Flat Top Mountain (West Virginia)
2022-04-19
8,008
333.7
... that Flat Top Mountain 's agriculture is mainly devoted to livestock and Christmas tree farming ?
Maison de Jeanne
2022-04-07
3,986
332.2
... that the 14th-century house Maison de Jeanne was positively dated with the science of dendrochronology ?
Abadi (newspaper)
2022-04-18
7,945
331.0
... that Abadi was banned twice: by Sukarno in 1960, then by Suharto in 1974?
Journey for Life
2022-04-09
3,964
330.4
... that the Journey for Life started with the Zapatistas symbolically invading Spain?
Anti-War Committee of Russia
2022-04-17
3,950
329.2
... that following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a diverse group of exiled Russian public figures formed the Anti-War Committee of Russia to unite different political movements to oppose the war?
Gigg Lane
2022-04-13
3,944
328.6
... that floodlights were first used at Gigg Lane in 1889?
SS Emperor
2022-04-16
3,894
324.5
... that the freighter Emperor is the most visited shipwreck in Isle Royale National Park ?
Ali Audah
2022-04-27
7,786
324.4
... that Indonesian translator Ali Audah would often take hours to translate a single word or sentence?
Abhijatabhivamsa
2022-04-03
7,743
322.6
... that Abhijātābhivaṃsa , 12th recipient of the title of Tipiṭakadhara Dhammabhaṇḍāgārika , could memorize and recite all the pages of the Tipiṭaka ?
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
2022-04-02
7,720
321.7
... that Davide Soliani, the creator of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle , became an Internet meme for crying on stage?
Apple Bank Building
2022-04-15
3,845
320.4
... that New York Times writer David W. Dunlap said calling the Apple Bank Building a neighborhood bank branch "is like calling Grand Central Terminal a commuter train station"?
Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine
2022-04-05
7,657
319.0
... that many international law experts and states doubt that extended occupations, such as the Israeli occupation of Palestine , can ever be legal?
Neither Settler nor Native
2022-04-13
3,826
318.9
... that the 2020 book Neither Settler nor Native was described as "a landmark in trying to figure out how to transform the way humans relate to each other"?
Stephen Bishop (cave explorer)
2022-04-14
3,774
314.5
... that Stephen Bishop 's 1842 map of Mammoth Cave , drawn from memory, was so accurate that it remained in use for more than forty years?
The Problems of Genocide
2022-04-18
7,532
313.8
... that historian Dirk Moses argues that The Problems of Genocide include "blinding us to other types of humanly caused civilian death"?
Noefefan Bridge
2022-04-07
3,752
312.7
... that the Noefefan Bridge (pictured) in Oecusse , East Timor, was originally planned to be a truss bridge , but was constructed as an arch bridge ?
Verdi Square
2022-04-07
3,748
312.3
... that Verdi Square was originally a triangle?
Environmental defender
2022-04-06
7,476
311.5
... that environmental defenders on the front of the global environmental justice movement are being killed at a rate of about three per week?
Martin Fehérváry
2022-04-29
7,432
309.7
... that Martin Fehérváry (pictured) became the youngest foreign player to play in the Swedish Hockey League following his debut at the age of 16?
Euphemia Steele Innes
2022-04-15
3,688
307.3
... that Scottish nurse Euphemia Steele Innes (pictured) was decorated with the Royal Red Cross first class for services with the Territorial Force Nursing Service in World War I?
Guy Alfred Wyon
2022-04-16
3,633
302.8
... that Guy Alfred Wyon helped discover a remedy for TNT poisoning in British shell factories in World War I?
The Evolution of Atheism
2022-04-22
7,174
298.9
... that in his 2015 book The Evolution of Atheism , atheist Stephen LeDrew criticises the New Atheism movement?
KLEF
2022-04-13
3,570
297.5
... that, according to its owner, KLEF in Anchorage, Alaska , was one of just three remaining commercially operated classical-music radio stations in the United States, as of 2013?
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
2022-04-07
3,566
297.2
... that the picture book Eyes That Kiss in the Corners was written to celebrate and empower Asian identities?
Asahi Linux
2022-04-22
7,120
296.7
... that it is now possible to run Linux on an Apple-silicon Mac ?
Maks Levin
2022-04-25
7,045
293.5
... that a photograph by Maks Levin , showing destroyed buildings in Kyiv, was featured on the cover of a March 2022 edition of the German magazine Der Spiegel ?
Henri Coutard
2022-04-12
3,520
293.3
... that Henri Coutard , an early pioneer in radiation therapy , spent the last decade of his life conducting fanciful experiments that were rejected by his peers?
Maria Berlinska
2022-04-15
3,333
289.8
... that military volunteer Maria Berlinska led the report that let women hold combat positions in the Ukrainian military?
The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS video game)
2022-04-09
3,441
286.8
... that the destructible environment effects in The Incredible Hulk were so extensive that two additional artists were added during the game's development?
Bob Sredersas
2022-04-13
3,406
283.8
... that crane driver Bob Sredersas 's donation of over 100 pieces of art led to the establishment of Wollongong Art Gallery?
Barbara Shermund
2022-04-05
6,748
281.2
... that Barbara Shermund illustrated two early New Yorker covers (second shown) and, 25 years later, was one of the first women to join the National Cartoonists Society?
Mimi Reinhardt
2022-04-24
6,690
278.7
... that Mimi Reinhardt typed Schindler 's list?
Karie Ross
2022-04-13
3,334
277.8
... that Karie Ross was the first female reporter on ESPN 's College Football GameDay ?
Chinatown, Phoenix
2022-04-25
6,642
276.8
... that most of the Chinese in the Chinatown of Phoenix, Arizona , had emigrated from the same village in China's Hoiping County ?
Chestnut-backed buttonquail
2022-04-20
6,617
275.7
... that despite being described in 1840, the chestnut-backed buttonquail was only confirmed in Queensland in 2020?
Royce Clayton
2022-04-04
6,596
274.8
... that Royce Clayton (pictured) idolized Ozzie Smith , the shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals , as an amateur and took his job as a professional?
Earl K. Fernandes
2022-04-28
6,551
273.0
... that, upon ordination, Earl K. Fernandes will be the first Indian-American Latin Catholic bishop in the United States?
Monthly Halloween
2022-04-19
6,548
272.8
... that Monthly Halloween was the first manga magazine to publish horror for girls ?
Victoria Brownworth
2022-04-03
6,474
269.8
... that Victoria Brownworth was the first open lesbian to write a column in a daily newspaper in the United States?
Marika Sila
2022-04-18
6,472
269.7
... that Inuvialuk actress Marika Sila views her acting career as a platform for outreach and education on the culture and rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada ?
Minnesota State Capitol artwork
2022-04-08
3,231
269.2
... that the golden rooftop charioteer (pictured) was removed during the restoration of the Minnesota State Capitol and its artwork ?
Takla Chamoun
2022-04-07
3,226
268.8
... that Lebanese actress Takla Chamoun refused to cancel a play's performance after being informed that her mother had died?
Chestnut-hooded laughingthrush
2022-04-07
3,210
267.5
... that the chestnut-hooded laughingthrush feeds on insects that have been hit by vehicles?
Marina Nekrasova
2022-04-12
3,206
267.1
... that Marina Nekrasova was the first woman artistic gymnast to represent Azerbaijan at the Olympics ?
USS Varuna (1861)
2022-04-24
6,304
262.7
... that eight sailors on USS Varuna received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip ?
Year of Luigi
2022-04-15
3,002
261.1
... that during the Year of Luigi , Nintendo released a mockumentary depicting Luigi as a "legend of parkour "?
Joseph Binder (graphic designer)
2022-04-07
3,122
260.1
... that Joseph Binder influenced modern poster design, creating posters for the 1939 New York World's Fair, the U.S. Army Corps and the American Red Cross?
Hans Robertson
2022-04-21
6,183
257.6
... that Hans Robertson ran a studio in 1920s Berlin where he photographed celebrities such as artist Käthe Kollwitz , boxer Max Schmeling and dancer Gret Palucca (pictured) ?
Sulayman of Mali
2022-04-20
6,140
255.8
... that unlike his famously generous brother Mansa Musa , Mansa Sulayman of Mali was considered a miser?
Napoleonic looting of art
2022-04-08
3,068
255.7
... that during the Napoleonic looting of art , French soldiers destroyed the Venetian state ship, the Bucentaur , and melted down its gold decorations?
Richard Geiger
2022-04-19
6,065
252.7
... that in the 1920s, Austrian painter Richard Geiger produced numerous portraits of the character Pierrette (example pictured) ?
Richard Dawkins Award
2022-04-30
6,026
251.1
... that the Richard Dawkins Award is awarded for publicly proclaiming "the values of secularism and rationalism, upholding scientific truth wherever it may lead"?
The Uses of Disorder
2022-04-17
3,013
251.1
... that The Uses of Disorder , characterized by one reviewer as "the best available contemporary defense of anarchism", was intended to be a critique of orderly city life?
Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site
2022-04-11
2,989
249.1
... that the Cook Landing Site also commemorates the Māori who landed in New Zealand four centuries or more before Cook did?
Ulf Merbold
2022-04-25
5,959
248.3
... that Ulf Merbold , the first West German in space, grew up in East Germany?
Kateryna Antonovych
2022-04-21
5,942
247.6
... that Ukrainian artist Kateryna Antonovych worked at Prague 's Museum of Ukraine's Struggle for Independence before the US Army Air Forces bombed it?
Gendo Ikari
2022-04-07
2,958
246.5
... that the Neon Genesis Evangelion character Gendo Ikari was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder by a real-life Japanese psychiatrist?
Sanrūmu Nite
2022-04-18
5,916
246.5
... that manga artist Keiko Takemiya intentionally submitted her manga Sanrūmu Nite immediately before its publication deadline to avoid it being edited?
Bayraktar (song)
2022-04-09
2,939
244.9
... that a Ukrainian soldier has written a song dedicated to the Turkish combat drone Bayraktar TB2 ?
Dead cotton
2022-04-23
5,793
241.4
... that dead cotton is immature or underdeveloped cotton that has poor dye affinity and appears as white specks on a dyed fabric ?
Walther von Klingen
2022-04-16
2,894
241.2
... that Minnesang poet Walther von Klingen is depicted jousting (pictured) in the Codex Manesse manuscript?
Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.
2022-04-11
2,865
238.8
... that Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. dedicated his first book to his wife and credited her with having "always propped up my morale", even though they had been separated for seven years?
Xiang Guangda
2022-04-10
2,855
237.9
... that after a trip to Germany, Xiang Guangda decided to shift from making car doors to making stainless steel ?
3D Microcomputers
2022-04-26
5,664
236.0
... that 3D Microcomputers produced and marketed Commodore -branded computers from 1991 until over a year after Commodore's bankruptcy?
Whitehead's broadbill
2022-04-09
2,822
235.2
... that the calls of Whitehead's broadbill (example pictured) resemble those of trogons , woodpeckers , and jays ?
Kitty Shiva Rao
2022-04-07
2,815
234.6
... that Kitty Shiva Rao was the head of a committee to find out what Indian women wanted from the new Constitution of India ?
Godhavn inquiry
2022-04-08
2,772
231.0
... that the Godhavn inquiry found that a psychiatrist gave children the antipsychotic medication chlorprothixene to stop bedwetting – which was neither standard nor validated by contemporary evidence?
Bernard Harrison (zoologist)
2022-04-23
5,488
228.6
... that Singaporean zoologist Bernard Harrison was disliked by an orangutan ?
Saebyeolbe
2022-04-19
5,408
225.3
... that Park "Saebyeolbe" Jong-ryeol was the first esports player to throw a Major League Baseball opening pitch?
E. F. Barrett Power Station
2022-04-15
2,700
225.0
... that there wasn't enough water in Oceanside to build more than half of the E. F. Barrett Power Station ?
Price of the Modi Years
2022-04-14
2,698
224.9
... that according to the book Price of the Modi Years , the popularity of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi does not depend on his performance?
German trawler V 1302 John Mahn
2022-04-17
2,688
224.0
... that the Vorpostenboot John Mahn was the only German ship sunk during the Channel Dash ?
KSAZ-TV
2022-04-09
2,684
223.6
... that in 1982, a news anchor for Phoenix television station KOOL-TV was held hostage on set for five hours?
Fleetwood, Oregon
2022-04-04
5,326
221.9
... that Saint Rose Catholic Church was moved from the ghost town of Fleetwood, Oregon , to the Fort Rock Valley Historical Homestead Museum in 1988?
Martine Bedin
2022-04-10
2,656
221.3
... that French designer Martine Bedin compared her Super Lamp design to "a small dog that I could carry with me"?
Hugh Gaine
2022-04-18
5,310
221.2
... that during the American Revolution, Hugh Gaine 's printing shop was threatened by the Sons of Liberty because of his wavering loyalty to the American cause?
Patricia MacLachlan
2022-04-26
5,262
219.2
... that children's writer Patricia MacLachlan kept a small bag of dirt from the prairies as a reminder of her Wyoming roots?
Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis
2022-04-30
5,219
217.5
... that Hollywood star Gary Cooper was baptised at the Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis ?
Raptor persecution
2022-04-03
5,204
216.9
... that raptor persecution is a crime against birds of prey, and in Scotland, ravens are afforded honorary raptor status?
Earlonne Woods
2022-04-11
1,642
136.8
... that Earlonne Woods details the experience of co-hosting the first podcast created entirely while incarcerated in his book, This Is Ear Hustle ?
This Is Ear Hustle
916
76.3
Total
2,558
213.1
My Aim Is True
2022-04-29
5,102
212.6
... that Elvis Costello missed his day job while recording his debut album My Aim Is True over six four-hour sessions?
Carol Van Strum
2022-04-11
2,544
212.0
... that Carol Van Strum , an environmental activist who wrote the book A Bitter Fog , accumulated 20,000 documents across 40 years that revealed corporate and government cover-ups?
KVIP
2022-04-01
3,018
125.8
... that on this day in 1966, California radio stations KAHR and KVIP switched frequencies, leading to "mass confusion"?
KRDG (AM)
2,018
84.1
Total
5,036
209.8
Arlington County Board v. Richards
2022-04-25
5,026
209.4
... that in Arlington County Board v. Richards , the U.S. Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of one of the first American residential zoned parking programs?
Peter Schöffer the Younger
2022-04-11
2,494
207.8
... that the first New Testament in English was printed by Peter Schöffer the Younger in Worms ?
Christian Herwartz
2022-04-13
2,460
205.0
... that Christian Herwartz , a Jesuit who lived in an open community in Berlin from 1978 to 2016, held "street exercises " and peace prayers?
Jacopo Tissi
2022-04-22
4,909
204.5
... that Italian Jacopo Tissi became one of the few foreign principal dancers in Bolshoi Ballet 's history, only to leave two months later due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine ?
Sex and Vanity
2022-04-09
2,410
200.9
... that Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan wrote Sex and Vanity in four months?
Geko (rapper)
2022-04-29
4,782
199.3
... that Mancunian rapper Geko was signed to UK music collective USG at the age of 13, becoming their youngest member?
Oon Chiew Seng
2022-04-20
4,750
197.9
... that gynaecologist Oon Chiew Seng , who was diagnosed with dementia in 2013, was the founding chairperson of the first dementia home in Singapore?
Paddy Morgan
2022-04-16
2,367
197.2
... that Paddy Morgan conceded the final of the 1976 Australian Professional Championship rather than play with Eddie Charlton 's balls?
Da Turdy Point Buck
2022-04-08
2,334
194.5
... that the songs in the album Da Turdy Point Buck contain belches and animal sounds that were recorded in a barn?
Nobody's Victim
2022-04-26
4,628
192.8
... that lawyer Carrie Goldberg was inspired to share her experience of sexual violence in Nobody's Victim by her clients, who had entrusted her with their own stories?
Hose's broadbill
2022-04-12
2,312
192.7
... that the nests of Hose's broadbill have tails?
KNXV-TV
2022-04-08
2,306
192.2
... that the owner of Phoenix 's KNXV-TV "[held] a gun to ABC 's head" – and it paid off?
WWJ-TV
2022-04-12
2,277
189.8
... that when WGPR-TV in Detroit was converted from a station serving Black and ethnic audiences to a CBS affiliate, it experienced ratings increases of 11,000 percent?
John Henry Bell
2022-04-12
2,264
188.6
... that due to the work of John Henry Bell a set of guidelines was introduced to protect woolsorters from anthrax ?
Cyrus Prudhomme David
2022-04-16
2,261
188.4
... that the Colonial Office refused to appoint Cyrus Prudhomme David to the magistracy, considering it wrong "as a matter of policy" to appoint a second Black man to a legal post in Trinidad and Tobago ?
Rachel Dyer
2022-04-28
4,314
179.7
... that Rachel Dyer , published in 1828, is the first American bound novel about the Salem witch trials ?
Ambush (ER)
2022-04-10
2,156
179.6
... that "Ambush ", the fourth-season premiere episode of ER , was filmed live twice, for the East and West Coasts?
1917 Baku City Duma election
2022-04-10
2,155
179.6
... that Baku was the last major city to hold municipal elections in 1917 Russia , with the delayed voting occurring after the beginning of the October Revolution ?
Anaea (butterfly)
2022-04-16
2,137
178.1
... that butterflies of the genus Anaea (example pictured) are said to have "commanded the admiration of even the most gold-mad conquistadores "?
Charlie Moore (basketball)
2022-04-17
2,124
177.0
... that Charlie Moore played basketball for four universities?
KTRX (TV)
2022-04-12
2,122
176.8
... that Washington state TV station KTRX went on the air in January 1958—and failed to make it to the end of the year?
WOPR (Michigan)
2022-04-11
2,111
175.9
... that at WOPR , a high-school radio station in Michigan , DJs were forced to change the music styles they played every two weeks?
Say You Don't Mind
2022-04-19
4,218
175.8
... that Christopher Gunning apparently only got paid £15 to arrange the top-20 hit "Say You Don't Mind "?
Ulmus chuchuanus
2022-04-25
4,172
173.9
... that Ulmus chuchuanus had to be renamed due to another fossil already having its original name?
Comoro River
2022-04-26
4,156
173.2
... that the Comoro River , which cuts through the East Timorese capital of Dili , has seen large floods despite often running almost dry?
Monika Buczkowska
2022-04-20
4,153
173.0
... that Monika Buczkowska , who, as a student in Poznań , performed as Mozart's Susanna , was a soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at a charity concert for Ukraine at the Alte Oper ?
Holy Trinity Church (Philadelphia)
2022-04-22
4,132
172.2
... that Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia , established in 1784, was the first national parish in the United States?
LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)
2022-04-10
2,053
171.1
... that LittleBigPlanet , a video game that allows the player to create levels, coincided with the rise of user-generated content ?
Juice (2017 film)
2022-04-08
2,036
169.7
... that the 2017 short film Juice , starring Shefali Shah as a middle-class Indian wife defying patriarchal norms, won two Filmfare Short Film Awards ?
Al-Musta'li
2022-04-07
2,014
167.8
... that in the judgment of historians, the Fatimid caliph al-Musta'li "had no noteworthy life", as he was a puppet of his vizier , al-Afdal ?
Wicked (Maguire novel)
2022-04-23
4,012
167.2
... that Elphaba, the main character in Wicked , is named after L. Frank Baum , who wrote the book that inspired Wicked ?
Book of Common Prayer (1962)
2022-04-15
1,988
165.7
... that the 1962 Book of Common Prayer has been translated into Cree , French , Inuktitut , and Mohawk ?
Main Title (The West Wing)
2022-04-15
1,902
165.3
... that The West Wing 's theme music was only intended for use in one scene?
Vladyslav Buialskyi
2022-04-09
1,984
165.3
... that Vladyslav Buialskyi , a 24-year-old bass-baritone from Berdiansk , sang the State Anthem of Ukraine on the night of his debut with the Metropolitan Opera ?
International Habitation Module
2022-04-14
1,968
164.0
... that ESA astronauts used virtual reality to verify the design of the International Habitation Module ?
Journalist in Space Project
2022-04-16
1,946
162.2
... that Walter Cronkite was one of 40 finalists in NASA's Journalist in Space Project ?
Ramona Bennett
2022-04-06
3,880
161.7
... that Puyallup leader Ramona Bennett helped organize a week-long occupation of the Cushman Hospital in 1976?
Mary Cornelius Winder
2022-04-10
1,918
159.8
... that the story of Mary Cornelius Winder was described by Arthur Halbritter as "the story of the Nation"?
Katharina Konradi
2022-04-18
3,787
157.8
... that Katharina Konradi , a soprano born in Kyrgyzstan, made a recording of lieder with pianist Gerold Huber including settings by Lori Laitman of children's poems written in Terezin ?
Chatterbox (restaurant)
2022-04-17
1,892
157.7
... that the Hainanese chicken rice at the Singaporean restaurant Chatterbox was developed by a German chef?
List of accolades received by Shiva Baby
2022-04-20
3,756
156.5
... that Shiva Baby was one of the most-awarded films not to receive an Oscar nomination in 2022?
Chanson à bouche fermée
2022-04-11
1,878
156.5
... that Chanson à bouche fermée , a 1933 choral piece composed by Jehan Alain , is sung without text and with a closed mouth?
Vivian Beaumont Theater
2022-04-09
1,848
154.0
... that many designers and directors avoided the Vivian Beaumont Theater because of its unconventional mixture of stage designs?
Artem Datsyshyn
2022-04-16
1,847
153.9
... that Artem Datsyshyn , the National Opera of Ukraine 's principal dancer in ballets such as Swan Lake and La Bayadère , is said to have danced with "romantic sublimity" and "psychological depth"?
ZieZie
2022-04-14
1,846
153.8
... that Croydon -based rapper ZieZie started studying carpentry in college before he decided to focus on music?
Andrew Barclay (bookbinder)
2022-04-15
1,816
151.3
... that Andrew Barclay , a bookbinder in colonial Boston, was commanded by British general Sir Guy Carleton to take Loyalist refugees to Nova Scotia ?
WBIG (North Carolina)
2022-04-20
3,567
148.6
... that the owners of North Carolina radio station WBIG justified shutting it down by noting that the metropolitan area had outgrown its signal?
Das eine Brot wächst auf vielen Halmen
2022-04-27
3,515
146.5
... that the 1972 hymn "Das eine Brot wächst auf vielen Halmen ", with an Israeli melody, has been used for Catholic Corpus Christi processions and Protestant Kirchentag conventions?
Repatriation tax avoidance
2022-04-10
1,728
144.0
... that Merck & Co. avoided repatriation taxes totaling over $3 billion during its 2009 acquisition of Schering-Plough ?
The Party (Andy Shauf album)
2022-04-17
1,726
143.8
... that each song on Andy Shauf 's 2016 album The Party is sung from the perspective of a different guest at a house party ?
Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit
2022-04-14
1,724
143.7
... that the text of the hymn "Herr, nimm auch uns zum Tabor mit " was written in 2001 because few German hymns dealt with the transfiguration of Jesus , an annual reading during Lent ?
Poilão
2022-04-16
1,039
86.6
... that the island of Poilão , within the João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park , supports five percent of the world's green sea turtle nests?
João Vieira and Poilão Marine National Park
678
56.5
Total
1,717
143.1
Khalid ibn Barmak
2022-04-24
3,425
142.7
... that Khalid ibn Barmak was so close to the first Abbasid caliph , al-Saffah , that his daughter was suckled by al-Saffah's wife?
Rosina Buckman
2022-04-14
1,696
141.3
... that when soprano Rosina Buckman returned to New Zealand for a concert tour in 1922, the prime minister and a former prime minister spoke at the reception?
Mordecai Strelisker
2022-04-22
3,382
140.9
... that Mordecai Strelisker published a Hebrew elegy on the death of Emperor Francis I of Austria ?
Lichexanthone
2022-04-02
3,359
140.0
... that lichexanthone , a chemical found in some lichens , enhances human sperm motility and kills mosquito larvae?
Agron House
2022-04-05
3,304
137.6
... that Agron House was one of the first Israeli cinemas to show films on the Sabbath?
Charlie Cytron-Walker
2022-04-03
3,276
136.5
... that during the Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis , rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker threw a chair at the perpetrator?
Adolf I von Nassau
2022-04-06
3,268
136.2
... that although Adolf I von Nassau was chosen as Archbishop of Mainz by the cathedral chapter in 1371 and 1373, Pope Gregory XI appointed other candidates both times?
Giulia Cassini Rizzotto
2022-04-24
3,170
132.1
... that the final silent film directed by Giulia Cassini Rizzotto was partly funded by the Vatican and featured Italian aristocrats?
Kuzych v White
2022-04-08
1,576
131.3
... that in the 1951 court case Kuzych v White , on appeal from the British Columbia Court of Appeal , five law lords of the British Judicial Committee ruled in favour of a Communist-led trade union?
Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area
2022-04-10
1,568
130.7
... that Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area has one of the largest fields of Virginia bluebell flowers (pictured) in northern Virginia?
Rashida Beal
2022-04-07
1,560
130.0
... that Rashida Beal was named 2016 Big Ten Defender of the Year after the Minnesota Golden Gophers won that year's conference tournament ?
REI worker organization
2022-04-03
3,110
129.6
... that on March 2, 2022, 86 percent of workers in New York City's REI store voted in favor of the outdoor recreation retailer's first ever trade union, REI Union SoHo?
Vitamin A
2022-04-08
1,549 [ d]
129.1
... that vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness despite existing prevention programs?
1917 Odessa City Duma election
2022-04-29
3,084
128.5
... that women were elected to the Odessa City Duma for the first time in 1917?
Julian M. Wright
2022-04-25
3,060
127.5
... that judge advocate Julian M. Wright was once a fencer , and President Theodore Roosevelt attended one of his matches in 1902?
Villa Taylor
2022-04-17
1,520
126.6
... that Winston Churchill painted Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque , his only painting during World War II, at the Villa Taylor ?
Zeit (Rammstein album)
2022-04-09
1,516 [ e]
126.4
... that a song from Rammstein 's eighth album Zeit premiered on the International Space Station ?
A Cruel Angel's Thesis
2022-04-10
1,514
126.2
... that lyricist Neko Oikawa wrote Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme "A Cruel Angel's Thesis " in two hours?
Cy Block
2022-04-02
1,636
68.2
... that Cy Block and Ross Horning testified before the United States Congress about how the reserve clause limited their careers in professional baseball ?
Ross Horning
1,385
57.7
Total
3,021
125.9
Palucca University of Dance Dresden
2022-04-27
3,019
125.8
... that Gret Palucca had to close her dance school in Dresden , Germany, in 1939 because of her Jewish descent, but reopened it in 1945?
Jaega Wise
2022-04-29
3,016
125.6
... that Jaega Wise co-hosted the television series Beer Masters alongside musician James Blunt ?
Barrie R. Cassileth
2022-04-13
1,478
123.2
... that Barrie R. Cassileth helped create one of the first palliative cancer care programs in the United States?
List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court
2022-04-26
2,926
121.9
... that Claus Leusser, a justice of the German Federal Constitutional Court , served for only four months?
Government Palace, Dili
2022-04-06
2,913
121.4
... that in front of the Government Palace in Dili , East Timor, is a monument to the famous Portuguese explorer and imperialist, Prince Henry the Navigator ?
Joining Forces
2022-04-12
1,454
121.1
... that Joining Forces has sought to make the transfer of occupational licenses easier for U.S. military spouses?
Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano)
2022-04-19
2,864
119.3
... that the mezzo-soprano of Beth Taylor was the only lower voice when she appeared as Dardano in Handel's Amadigi , portraying her male character with fine vocal lines and "remarkable coloraturas "?
Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York
2022-04-11
1,430
119.2
... that the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York , founded in 1949 by immigrants, first toured Ukraine in 1990?
Eric Sbraccia
2022-04-16
1,406
117.2
... that Eric Sbraccia made his professional wrestling debut at the age of fourteen as a "junior member " for Tony Rumble in International Championship Wrestling ?
Jeff Malott
2022-04-14
1,400
116.6
... that Jeff Malott scored his first three goals for Cornell University on the same day?
Samuel Marolois
2022-04-04
2,792
116.4
... that Samuel Marolois wrote books about theory and practice of both perspective and fortification ?
Heather Phillips
2022-04-08
1,390
115.8
... that when Heather Phillips made her European debut in Rossini's Bianca e Falliero at the Oper Frankfurt , reviewers agreed that her nuanced coloraturas served to portray Bianca's development?
Gott liebt diese Welt
2022-04-02
2,768
115.3
... that all stanzas of the song "Gott liebt diese Welt " begin with this line, sending the message that God loves this world to young Christians in Mecklenburg after the Berlin Wall was built?
Judita Nagyová
2022-04-23
2,758
114.9
... that during a German charity concert for Ukraine, Slovakian singer Judita Nagyová performed a solo in the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ?
Carlton Town F.C.
2022-04-23
2,716
113.1
... that Carlton Town F.C. , now competing at the eighth tier of the English football pyramid , was once denied promotion by a hat-trick scored by future England international Jamie Vardy ?
Nabucco
2022-04-15
1,286
111.8
... that the titular character of Verdi's Nabucco , the opera that established his fame, is a combination of three historic rulers?
Dave Frederick
2022-04-29
2,666
111.1
... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
The Goldberg Variations (ballet)
2022-04-17
1,322
110.1
... that The Goldberg Variations , performed to Bach's music , was partly choreographed by Jerome Robbins while he was in a wheelchair?
Barbara Maier Gustern
2022-04-14
1,302
108.5
... that over the course of her career, vocal coach Barbara Maier Gustern taught Debbie Harry , Taylor Mac , Justin Vivian Bond , Diamanda Galás , and Kathleen Hanna ?
Henry Alcazar
2022-04-24
2,602
108.4
... that legislator Henry Alcazar successfully defended everyone accused of inciting the 1903 Water Riots that burned down the Trinidad and Tobago seat of government ?
Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
2022-04-03
2,587
107.8
... that the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust , which found the wreck of Endurance in 2022, also discovered the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst in 2019?
Mitchell Fisher
2022-04-02
2,568
107.0
... that decades after resigning from his pulpit, rabbi Mitchell Fisher published a book titled Rebel, O Jews! And Other Prayers ?
Sociedad Cosmopolita de Resistencia y Colocación de Obreros Panaderos
2022-04-17
1,269
105.8
... that Italian anarchists founded the first trade union for bakers in Argentina ?
Emily Pogorelc
2022-04-22
2,457
102.4
... that American soprano Emily Pogorelc went from winning the 2018 "Most Promising Talent" prize at Glyndebourne to appearing as Mozart's Cherubino at the Munich Opera Festival ?
Diane Burns
2022-04-11
1,190
99.2
... that Diane Burns 's Alphabet Serenade provides an early critique of the gentrification of the Lower East Side ?
Zofia Kilanowicz
2022-04-12
1,186
98.8
... that the Polish soprano Zofia Kilanowicz appeared as Roxana in Szymanowski's King Roger in Paris, and recorded Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs ?
Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve
2022-04-16
1,155
96.2
... that the Selangor State Executive Council degazetted most of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve , despite the legislative assembly having unanimously voted to preserve it?
Alligator (Of Monsters and Men song)
2022-04-28
2,298
95.8
... that with "Alligator ", Of Monsters and Men had their second top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and their first number-one on the magazine's Rock Airplay chart?
WAQX-FM
2022-04-11
1,112
92.6
... that one of the original co-owners of New York state radio station WAQX-FM did much of the construction himself?
2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships
2022-04-09
1,108
92.4
... that at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships , Lorraine Ugen (pictured) equalled the championship long jump record?
Tin Srbić
2022-04-20
2,170
90.4
... that Tin Srbić was the first Croatian to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships ?
Jørgen Læssøe
2022-04-17
1,072
89.3
... that when Jørgen Læssøe became Professor Extraordinaire of Assyriology at the University of Copenhagen in 1957, he was the only active professional Assyriologist in Denmark?
Mann ministry
2022-04-30
2,130
88.8
... that eight of ten ministers in the Bhagwant Mann ministry are first-term members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly ?
Hans-Karl von Kupsch
2022-04-08
1,062
88.5
... that Hans-Karl von Kupsch , who was instrumental in the unification of the East and West German booksellers' associations , ran a gallery of contemporary art together with his wife?
WLNL
2022-04-07
1,038
86.5
... that radio station WIQT near Elmira, New York , was co-owned with a regional group of clothing, furniture, and shoe stores?
2022 Tour Championship
2022-04-12
1,028
85.6
... that Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player to make five century breaks in consecutive matches at the 2022 Tour Championship ?
William Rees Jeffreys
2022-04-05
2,032
84.7
... that William Rees Jeffreys was a cyclist who became the first secretary of the Road Board, the forerunner of the UK's Department for Transport ?
Selwyn Ryan
2022-04-09
1,008
84.0
... that political scientist Selwyn Ryan has been called "the author of record for the ... modern political history" of Trinidad and Tobago?
CJVB
2022-04-25
1,948
81.2
... that to convince Canadian regulators that Vancouver could support a new ethnic radio station, the founder of CJVB documented local restaurants and Sikh temples?
Border Report
2022-04-04
1,912
79.7
... that in 2019, Border Report launched a ten-day project covering news stories along the Mexico–US border ?
Roads Improvement Association
2022-04-09
945
78.8
... that the Roads Improvement Association was founded in 1886 by two British cycling organisations?
Hum Log (film)
2022-04-10
934
77.9
... that Rajendra Kumar was supposed to play his first major role in the 1951 social drama Hum Log but was replaced a few days into filming?
Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut
2022-04-17
926
77.2
... that in the twelve-stanza Easter hymn "Ihr Christen, singet hocherfreut ", based on a 15th-century hymn in Latin , an angel tells women to not remain at the empty tomb?
Pseudoceratina
2022-04-21
1,846
76.9
... that a species in the genus of sponges Pseudoceratina produces a chemical that can help prevent migration of metastatic breast cancer cells?
Mily Treviño-Sauceda
2022-04-08
919
76.6
... that Mily Treviño-Sauceda , the co-founder of the first national grassroots women's farmworker organization in the United States, the National Alliance of Farmworker Women, was a child farmworker in the 1960s?
Lucy Feagin
2022-04-05
1,834
76.4
... that Lucy Feagin founded the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York City, where talent scouts for radio, screen, and stage were always present to watch her senior students' plays?
Ashton Hawkins
2022-04-27
1,809
75.4
... that Ashton Hawkins arranged for the construction of the West Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, to house the Temple of Dendur ?
Wolfram Menschick
2022-04-15
900
75.0
... that the Johannespassion by Wolfram Menschick , a setting of the Passion according to St John for three soloists and choir, will be performed today at Essen Cathedral ?
Travis Lupick
2022-04-04
1,714
71.4
... that journalist Travis Lupick first wrote about the opioid epidemic for The Georgia Straight in 2014 and has since published two books, Light Up the Night and Fighting for Space , on the subject?
Francis Childs (printer)
2022-04-14
822
68.5
... that Francis Childs was the publisher and printer of The New York Daily Advertiser , the third daily newspaper to appear in the United States, in 1785?
Dove sono
2022-04-28
1,572
65.5
... that the melody of Mozart's aria "Dove sono " from Le nozze di Figaro , asking "Where are those happy moments ...?", begins similarly to the Agnus Dei from his earlier Coronation Mass ?
Le Tombeau de Couperin (ballet)
2022-04-16
780
65.0
... that in Le Tombeau de Couperin , George Balanchine 's ballet to Ravel's orchestral suite , the dancers are divided into two groups, dancing separately?
Suardi Tasrif
2022-04-13
740
61.6
... that Suardi Tasrif helped author the code of ethics for Indonesian journalists and advocates?
Ormond Beatty
2022-04-06
1,424
59.3
... that Ormond Beatty was the first Centre College president who was not a minister?
Thomas Fleet (printer)
2022-04-02
1,412
58.9
... that Thomas Fleet , the founder of the Boston Evening-Post , began his printing career by publishing an American version of Mother Goose , from stories told by his mother-in-law to his children?
KTNW
2022-04-30
1,355
56.5
... that a mobile production unit served as the first studios of Washington state public TV station KTNW ?
WBAA
2022-04-04
1,338
55.8
... that WBAA , the radio station of Purdue University , received its broadcast license 100 years ago today?
The Seasons' Canon
2022-04-26
1,153
48.0
... that the choreography of Crystal Pite 's ballet The Seasons' Canon is inspired by the movement of tectonic plates ?
Peter Merseburger
2022-04-10
540
45.0
... that after a career as political journalist, Peter Merseburger wrote biographies of Der Spiegel founder Rudolf Augstein and chancellor Willy Brandt ?
European Theatre Convention
2022-04-19
1,062
44.2
... that in 2014 the European Theatre Convention started a programme known as Dialogue of Cultures to support exchanges with theatres in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries?
Angel Locsin filmography
2022-04-04
1,014
42.2
... that in the television series sequel Imortal (2010), Angel Locsin portrayed the lead role as the daughter of her lycan character in the Lobo TV series?