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Helen O'Brien
2023-11-27
19,023
792.6
... that Romanian-born Helen O'Brien escaped advancing Russians on the King's horse, opened Eve , and worked as a spy for MI5 and MI6?
Eve (nightclub)
12,322
513.4
Total
31,345
1,306.0
Schick models of Jerusalem
2023-11-08
29,328
1,222.0
... that 150-year-old wooden models of the Temple Mount (example pictured) are important to archaeology, as their creator was the last European ever permitted to survey its foundations?
Fakemon
2023-11-09
29,030
1,209.6
... that fan-made Fakemon (example pictured) have been confused for genuine unreleased Pokémon ?
Vampire killing kit
2023-11-29
27,402
1,141.8
... that a vampire killing kit (example pictured) was donated to the Mercer Museum in the 1980s?
Jimmie Rodgers
2023-11-06
25,832
1,076.3
... that Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) is considered the "Father of Country Music"?
Masked Goddess
2023-11-10
24,964
1,040.2
... that the holes in the Masked Goddess (pictured) helped prevent it from exploding during creation?
Hotel Chelsea
2023-11-02
24,450
1,018.7
... that during the late 20th century, residents of the Hotel Chelsea (pictured) could give the owner paintings instead of paying rent?
Goody Goody Gum Drops
2023-11-01
24,243
1,010.1
... that despite a mathematical model deeming the ice cream bar flavour Goody Goody Gum Drops impossible, it was still created?
Chen Xiaocui
2023-11-01
23,968
998.6
... that Chen Xiaocui (pictured) helped to translate Sherlock Holmes into Chinese when she was still a child?
Jewish tartan
2023-11-13
21,860
910.8
... that Jewish tartans have been made for the Jewish community of Scotland?
Quách Thị Trang Square
2023-11-30
21,299
887.5
... that a memorial bust (pictured) at Diên Hồng Square commemorates a 15-year-old protestor who was shot dead there?
Mona Williams (writer, born 1943)
2023-11-26
20,665
861.0
... that Mona Williams (pictured) said her degree from Stanford University was called a "wanky Yankee" degree when she arrived in New Zealand?
Deshong Art Museum
2023-11-22
19,114
796.4
... that a teenage boy stole over US$300,000 worth of paintings from the Deshong Art Museum (pictured) by simply taking them off the wall and sliding them through a window?
Sarah Jane Baker
2023-11-08
19,063
794.3
... that when Sarah Jane Baker was released after 30 years, she was the United Kingdom's longest serving transgender prisoner?
Koreans in Kamchatka
2023-11-15
18,780
782.5
... that in the Russian Far East , there is a population of North Koreans in Kamchatka that now aligns itself with South Korea?
Conversations about Important Things
2023-11-27
18,361
765.0
... that students who do not attend Conversations about Important Things lessons face expulsion or police investigation?
I don't know her
2023-11-27
18,187
757.8
... that Mariah Carey does not know Jennifer Lopez ?
London Bridge station organ
2023-11-16
17,894
745.6
... that anyone can play Henry (pictured) at London Bridge?
Vindication Island
2023-11-13
17,687
737.0
... that an island vindicated James Cook ?
Isabelle Urquhart
2023-11-13
17,596
733.1
... that Broadway actress Isabelle Urquhart (pictured) started a fashion trend when she decided to reveal her figure on stage by not wearing petticoats ?
Lady Six Monkey
2023-11-25
16,952
706.3
... that Lady Six Monkey was the only one of her four siblings not to be sacrificed?
Oil in Turkey
2023-11-01
16,234
676.4
... that Batman has extra heavy crude ?
List of variations on Pachelbel's Canon
2023-11-26
16,177
674.0
... that Pachelbel's Canon is notorious for being widespread in pop music , but it actually isn't?
Wiseman (song)
2023-11-03
15,336
639.0
... that although Quentin Tarantino thought "Wiseman " was "fantastic", he could not find a scene for it in his film Django Unchained ?
History of Turku
2023-11-16
15,031
626.3
... that Turku remained the largest city in Finland after three quarters of it burned down?
Pão francês
2023-11-04
14,922
621.7
... that French bread is not from France?
Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume
2023-11-16
14,274 [ a]
594.8
... that authorities said the killing of Wadea al-Fayoume in Illinois was a response to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war ?
Arrest of Omi in a Hellcat
2023-11-10
14,152
589.6
... that Omi in a Hellcat owned three Dodge Hellcats ?
Guglielmo Zuelli
2023-11-03
11,514
479.8
... that composer Guglielmo Zuelli (pictured) , a former director of the Palermo Conservatory , spent time in prison before the age of eight?
Palermo Conservatory
2,267
94.5
Total
13,781
574.2
This War of Mine: The Board Game
2023-11-16
13,708
571.2
... that sessions of This War of Mine: The Board Game can last over five hours and often end in the deaths of all characters?
KVOA
2023-11-24
13,688
570.3
... that some viewers of an Arizona TV station saw hardcore pornography instead of the Super Bowl ?
Julia Allison
2023-11-02
13,618
567.4
... that Julia Allison has been described as one of the first influencers ?
The Vatican Rag
2023-11-18
13,614
567.2
... that some Catholics considered Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag " (audio featured) to be blasphemous?
Restrictions on geographic data in South Korea
2023-11-30
13,526
563.6
... that South Korea has censored military-affiliated golf courses ?
No Easy Answers
2023-11-16
13,354
556.4
... that according to a book by a friend of the Columbine shooters , students at Columbine High School would joke that their school was next for a mass shooting?
Sivapardus
2023-11-06
13,303
554.3
... that Sivapardus was larger than a leopard, smaller than a lion, and had a face like a cheetah?
Sounds of North American Frogs
2023-11-14
13,281
553.4
... that a 1950s album of frog calls developed a cult following?
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2023-11-24
13,116
546.5
... that during the production of Serious Sam: The First Encounter , all of its developers were conscripted into the Croatian military ?
Pedicularis groenlandica
2023-11-11
12,877
536.5
... that little pink elephants are parasitic ?
Clara Thalmann
2023-11-17
12,851
535.5
... that Swiss athlete Clara Thalmann arrived in Barcelona to compete in the People's Olympiad but ended up fighting in the Spanish Civil War ?
BoysTown (Beaudesert)
2023-11-12
12,810
533.8
... that BoysTown was reported as having the largest case of child abuse in Australia's history?
Erin Swenson
2023-11-28
12,690
528.7
... that Erin Swenson was the first mainstream Protestant minister known to have undergone gender transition while in ordained office?
Saw Maha-Rit
2023-11-03
6,777
282.4
... that Hanthawaddy royal Saw Maha-Rit was executed for leaving behind his wife Princess Tala Mi Kyaw on the battlefield?
Tala Mi Kyaw
5,358
223.3
Total
12,136
505.6
Aineta aryballos
2023-11-04
12,064
502.7
... that scholars have argued over whether the Aineta aryballos depicts a goddess, a dancer, or a prostitute ?
Draken (roller coaster)
2023-11-07
11,971
498.8
... that Draken (pictured) is the tallest, fastest, and joint-steepest roller coaster in South Korea?
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
2023-11-29
11,942
497.6
... that a developer on Serious Sam: The Second Encounter doubled its frame rate by removing one line of code ?
You've Been Scammed
2023-11-20
11,750
489.6
... that people were scammed on New Zealand television by the host of You've Been Scammed ?
Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher
2023-11-19
11,738
489.1
... that a Twitter account became a major source on what was happening during the 2022 COVID-19 protests in China ?
Lebanese economic crisis bank robberies and sit-ins
2023-11-24
11,634
484.7
... that people are robbing Lebanese banks to get their own money back?
Code of Lipit-Ishtar
2023-11-21
11,593
483.0
... that the Code of Lipit-Ishtar is older than the famous Code of Hammurabi ?
Kinetotroph
2023-11-21
11,582
482.6
... that organisms could harvest kinetic energy to survive?
Chancellor Hut
2023-11-25
11,419
475.8
... that Chancellor Hut (pictured) is the oldest alpine hut still in its original location in the Southern Alps of New Zealand?
Harlem Park Three
2023-11-01
11,310
471.3
... that the Harlem Park Three were awarded US$48 million, the largest sum in Baltimore history, after being falsely imprisoned for murder?
Un día de vida
2023-11-04
11,164
465.1
... that although the 1950 Mexican film Un día de vida (pamphlet pictured) bombed with domestic audiences, it became a classic in Yugoslavia ?
Maurice Duplessis
2023-11-12
11,037
459.9
... that even though the Legislative Assembly of Quebec ordered a monument of Maurice Duplessis in front of its building , later premiers hid it for 16 years to avoid political tensions?
Claude J. Crenshaw
2023-11-02
10,903
454.3
... that with only three of the six guns in his P-51 Mustang working during a dogfight , Claude J. Crenshaw managed to shoot down four enemy aircraft?
John Snow (public house)
2023-11-08
10,592
441.3
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
Fort Stonewall
2023-11-10
10,378
432.4
... that Fort Stonewall was considered a model of river defense?
Minor Detail (novel)
2023-11-20
10,376
432.3
... that the novel Minor Detail is based on a true story of a 1949 gang rape and murder of a young Arab Bedouin-Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers?
Picklesburgh
2023-11-28
10,314
429.8
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh " is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
American Viscose Plant Historic District
2023-11-07
10,143
422.6
... that smokestacks at a former rayon mill were stabilized by dropping bricks into them?
Rap Pages
2023-11-01
10,132
422.2
... that a US$6 plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. in a photograph featured on the cover of Rap Pages sold for US$594,790 at an auction?
Leo Bagrow
2023-11-28
10,026
417.8
... that when historian of cartography Leo Bagrow was granted Swedish citizenship in 1952, he had been stateless for 34 years?
Boloco
2023-11-20
9,995
416.5
... that there are only 4 locations left of Boloco , which once had 22 burrito restaurants throughout the northeastern United States ?
Fyodor Basmanov
2023-11-12
9,990
416.2
... that a favorite of Tsar Ivan the Terrible may have killed his own father to prove his loyalty to the tsar?
Jim Jordan (conjure doctor)
2023-11-24
9,919
413.3
... that hundreds of people lived in Jim Jordan 's orbit in "Jordanville"?
Candlemas Island
2023-11-09
9,918
413.2
... that plants grow around volcanic gas vents on Candlemas Island ?
Tournament of Kings
2023-11-03
9,912
413.0
... that Tournament of Kings made its host the United States' biggest buyer of Cornish game hens in 2018?
The Sims 2: Apartment Life
2023-11-03
9,845
410.2
... that The Sims 2: Apartment Life is not about apartment life?
Lea Ackermann
2023-11-23
9,770
407.1
... that Lea Ackermann (pictured) , a German nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa , fought against forced prostitution and sex tourism in East Africa?
NYT_first_said
2023-11-18
9,725
405.2
... that @NYT_first_said 's most popular tweet, as of 2019, was simply "shithole"?
The Wai
2023-11-21
9,578
399.1
... that the newly opened shopping mall The Wai has Hong Kong's largest indoor bicycle parking lot (pictured) ?
Balkan terrapin
2023-11-20
9,560
398.4
... that hatchling Balkan terrapins are only 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length, while adults (example pictured) can grow as long as 25 cm (9.8 in)?
Michigan prosecution of fake electors
2023-11-25
9,505
396.0
... that some of the Michigan fake electors attempted to enter the State Capitol , but were turned away by the state police ?
Spyridon Marinatos
2023-11-05
9,446
393.6
... that Spyridon Marinatos discovered the battlefield of Thermopylae in 1939?
Paroedura maingoka
2023-11-12
9,400
391.7
... that the gecko Paroedura maingoka (pictured) imitates venomous scorpions to discourage predators?
World constitution
2023-11-07
9,350
389.6
... that since 1977, a world constitution has existed alongside a Provisional World Parliament ?
Pictet's experiment
2023-11-22
9,332
388.9
... that in 1790, ten years before the discovery of infrared heating of the Earth by the Sun, Marc-Auguste Pictet demonstrated the apparent reflection of cold by mirrors ?
Dwarf pufferfish
2023-11-17
8,976
374.0
... that at a maximum standard length of roughly 2 cm (0.8 in), dwarf pufferfish are some of the smallest pufferfish in the world?
Dianne Lee
2023-11-13
8,775
365.6
... that Dianne Lee had her name changed from Melody to avoid seeming like a reggae act?
Butts: A Backstory
2023-11-23
8,698
362.4
... that The Washington Post called Butts: A Backstory "cheeky"?
Stella Alexander (American politician)
2023-11-18
8,692
362.2
... that Stella Alexander , the first female mayor of Issaquah , was nicknamed "Madame Mussolini " by her detractors?
Waitangi crown
2023-11-08
8,562
356.8
... that the Royal Mint reportedly shipped rare silver coins to New Zealand in unsecured bags, claiming they had not been advised to take extra precaution?
Margarita Ortega (magonist)
2023-11-28
8,556
356.5
... that Margarita Ortega left her husband to fight in the Mexican Revolution ?
Alan Wace
2023-11-06
8,492
353.8
... that the archaeologist Alan Wace worked undercover for British intelligence during both world wars?
Tale of the Moon Cuckoo
2023-11-17
8,468
352.8
... that each performance of the Tale of the Moon Cuckoo lasted for an entire month?
Hassan Pasha (Mamluk)
2023-11-19
8,458
352.4
... that Baghdad governor Ḥassan Pasha bought the slave who married his granddaughter and went on to become governor of the same city?
Missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters
2023-11-13
8,440
351.6
... that shortly after a missile strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters, Oleksiy Danilov said that the fleet could be "sliced up like a salami " at a later date?
The Constellation of Leo
2023-11-27
8,321
346.7
... that The Constellation of Leo , a group portrait of people from Italy's art world, was exhibited with a note that read "not without a trace of irony"?
Montgomery Brawl
2023-11-07
8,262
344.3
... that The Fader praised "Montgomery Brawl " as "a hilarious recap" of the brawl and a "song a piece of history deserves"?
Man and Wolf
2023-11-26
8,248
343.6
... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf ", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe "?
The Day Before the Revolution
2023-11-30
8,230
342.9
... that Ursula K. Le Guin 's short story "The Day Before the Revolution ", which won Nebula and Locus Awards in 1975, was praised for its depiction of a "revolutionary icon as a curmudgeonly old woman"?
Lessons in Chemistry (novel)
2023-11-22
8,113 [ b]
338.0
... that while writing Lessons in Chemistry , the author self-studied chemistry and was a full-time copywriter?
Hanscotte centre-rail system
2023-11-05
8,109
337.9
... that railroad engineer Jules Hanscotte developed a system for the safe braking of heavy trains on steep gradients , but its only significant use was on tourist tramways?
Felis wenzensis
2023-11-28
8,108
337.8
... that an ancient wildcat species is known only from a part of the jaw of a single animal discovered in Poland?
Athanasios Rhousopoulos
2023-11-24
8,079
336.6
... that Athanasios Rhousopoulos , one of Athens's major archaeological criminals, made a speech complaining about the high rate of archaeological crime?
Akazehe
2023-11-28
7,900
329.2
... that rural women in Burundi greet each other with an intricate musical ritual called akazehe ?
Trapeze (spreadsheet program)
2023-11-10
7,877
328.2
... that the Trapeze spreadsheet introduced the idea of blocks that InfoWorld called "revolutionary"?
Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
2023-11-25
7,767
323.6
... that Mohammed went from the roof of the Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State to a field in New Jersey?
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
2023-11-03
7,753
323.0
... that if James Stuart-Wortley had not falsified his age for the 1853 general election , Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke would now be New Zealand's youngest-ever member of parliament?
Cross-site leaks
2023-11-14
7,724
321.8
... that cross-site leaks can be used to gain information about your web-browsing habits?
Rush Munro's
2023-11-20
7,688
320.4
... that Rush Munro's , New Zealand's oldest ice creamery, has used the same recipes since 1926?
The Butchering Art
2023-11-09
7,608
317.0
... that The Butchering Art describes how Joseph Lister 's successful surgery on Queen Victoria led to the widespread adoption of his antiseptic techniques?
Benton Harbor BASIC
2023-11-06
7,417
309.0
... that Benton Harbor BASIC was written by Gordon Letwin , who Heathkit management said once showed up with long hair, high-top sneakers and a velvet coat?
Hirbemerdon Tepe
2023-11-15
7,405
308.5
... that the site of Hirbemerdon Tepe was initially inhabited in the Chalcolithic and continued to be populated until the Ottoman Empire ?
Hilda Hilst
2023-11-18
7,309
304.5
... that Hilda Hilst impersonated a journalist to meet Marlon Brando , and asked him about Franz Kafka 's works?
Starvation (crime)
2023-11-18
7,212
300.5
... that the killing of hundreds of thousands of Soviet civilians by starvation in the siege of Leningrad was ruled not criminal by an American court?
Retable of the Virgin of Montserrat
2023-11-15
7,110
296.3
... that the Retable of the Virgin of Montserrat (pictured) was commissioned by a merchant, perhaps as a sign of gratitude for his safe return from a shipwrecked journey from Savona to Valencia ?
Hö'elün
2023-11-05
7,004
291.8
... that one legend claimed that Hö'elün conceived the boy who would become Genghis Khan when she was impregnated by a ray of light?
Quia maior
2023-11-10
6,950
289.6
... that according to Pope Innocent III 's 1213 letter Quia maior , the number of the beast refers to the number of years since Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina?
Lacy (song)
2023-11-11
6,906
287.8
... that the song "Lacy " is about a girl whom Olivia Rodrigo finds "sexy" and describes as a "Bardot reincarnate"?
Orchard MRT station
2023-11-20
6,856
285.6
... that Orchard MRT station had a dome over the station's circular concourse until it was removed in 2008?
Loybas Hill, California
2023-11-09
6,782
282.6
... that ranchers in the community now known as Loybas Hill ran their own telephone company for 60 years?
Wyethia amplexicaulis
2023-11-14
6,696
279.0
... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia (pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been overgrazed ?
The Neanderthals Rediscovered
2023-11-19
6,604
275.2
... that the authors of The Neanderthals Rediscovered learned that their book proposal had been accepted on the same day they took their twin sons home from hospital?
Merchant's House Museum
2023-11-04
6,544
272.7
... that the Seabury Tredwell House , now a museum, is Manhattan's only remaining 19th-century house with its original furnishings?
Hay War Memorial High School
2023-11-21
6,484
270.2
... that Lord Stonehaven , Governor-General of Australia , called Hay War Memorial High School the "finest war memorial in the British Empire "?
Tim Costley
2023-11-16
6,444
268.5
... that when he was in the Royal New Zealand Air Force , future politician Tim Costley starred in a YouTube video that joked about having sex with sheep?
In Eutropium
2023-11-07
6,436
268.2
... that the ancient Roman poem In Eutropium criticized the politician Eutropius for holding a "feminine" triumph ?
John Hunter Thomas
2023-11-02
6,337
264.0
... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas , but also bear his name ?
KGWC-TV
2023-11-10
6,330
263.8
... that a retired man with no previous broadcasting experience was offered a job by a Wyoming TV station after winning an "Anchorman for a Day" contest?
Life
2023-11-05
6,326 [ c]
263.6
... that life exists in every part of the biosphere , from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 64 km (40 miles) in the atmosphere?
Dan Blumenthal
2023-11-27
6,308
262.9
... that Dan Blumenthal , a senior defense official in the Bush administration, believes that China has "three roads" to gain control of Taiwan?
Agriculture in Turkey
2023-11-23
6,183
257.6
... that Turkey is the world's largest grower of hazelnuts, apricots, and oregano?
Penitential of Finnian
2023-11-29
6,094
253.9
... that the Penitential of Finnian is the oldest known penitential ?
Morris–Jumel Mansion
2023-11-23
6,086
253.6
... that a manuscript discovered in the Morris–Jumel Mansion was sold for US$912,000 to finance the mansion's endowment fund?
Salty Parker
2023-11-29
6,014
250.6
... that Salty Parker , who spent 60 years in organized baseball , described his lifelong love of the game as "a beautiful disease"?
Marina de Escobar
2023-11-06
5,926
246.9
... that Spanish mystic Marina de Escobar founded a convent but never joined one?
Belfast Project
2023-11-26
5,830
242.9
... that interviews collected for a Boston College oral history project were used in two murder trials?
John Snow Society
2023-11-23
5,793
241.4
... that the John Snow Society 's Pumphandle Lecture ends with a ceremonial removal of the Broad Street pump handle and a visit to a pub ?
Anoplotherium
2023-11-11
5,792
241.3
... that in 1822, the Paleogene mammal Anoplotherium commune (reconstruction pictured) was the first fossil species to be subjected to a brain cast study?
Jeff Allen (defensive back, born 1948)
2023-11-30
5,787
241.1
... that football player Jeff Allen had an "ability to scramble through small holes" that earned him the nickname "Rat"?
Solar eclipse of September 10, 1923
2023-11-02
5,787
241.1
... that scientists traveled thousands of miles to observe the solar eclipse of September 10, 1923 , from Santa Catalina Island, but saw only clouds?
John Neilson (Lower Canada politician)
2023-11-24
5,768
240.3
... that John Neilson (pictured) , a Scottish immigrant to Lower Canada , became a major publisher and bookseller, and was reportedly "the largest consumer of paper" in the country?
Sara Daavettila
2023-11-26
5,765
240.2
... that in high school, tennis player Sara Daavettila went an entire season without losing a game ?
Get Him Back!
2023-11-07
5,748
239.5
... that the music video for Olivia Rodrigo 's song "Get Him Back! " was shot on a smartphone?
Lenin–Stalinnьꞑ tugunuꞑ adaa-pile
2023-11-05
5,660
235.9
... that in 1944, the Tuvan-language journal Lenin–Stalinnьꞑ tugunuꞑ adaa-pile switched from the Latin script to the Cyrillic script?
Luca Salsi
2023-11-28
5,618
234.1
... that Luca Salsi (pictured) performed leading roles in two operas in a row at the Metropolitan Opera , stepping in on 30 minutes' notice in Verdi's Ernani and singing as planned in Lucia di Lammermoor ?
Long COVID
2023-11-09
5,600
233.4
... that 6 percent of the US population had symptoms of long COVID lasting three months or longer in the first half of 2023?
Island bronze-naped pigeon
2023-11-11
5,568
232.0
... that the island bronze-naped pigeon is a popular food at bars and parties on São Tomé ?
Gulshan-i 'Ishq
2023-11-19
5,532
230.5
... that Nusrati attributes the virtues of a good ruler to his patron Ali Adil Shah II in The Rose Garden of Love (manuscript scene pictured) ?
Independent Fisheries
2023-11-12
5,516
229.8
... that one of the largest fishing companies of New Zealand started as a fish and chip shop?
Data Colada
2023-11-14
5,510
229.6
... that the Data Colada bloggers drew attention to the replication crisis by exposing faulty social science research?
Saikabo
2023-11-17
5,472
228.0
... that the Saikabo Korean restaurant chain in Japan suffered a 30% drop in sales after the South Korean president visited the disputed Liancourt Rocks ?
KTRV-TV
2023-11-17
5,438
226.6
... that in its first full month on the air, an Idaho TV station had the highest prime-time viewing share of any independent station in the United States?
Roberts Point Track
2023-11-17
5,430
226.2
... that Hende's Hut on Roberts Point Track , a tramping track in New Zealand, originally had no windows?
My Personal Weatherman
2023-11-28
5,422
225.9
... that Japanese actor Kouhei Higuchi prepared for his role on the television drama adaptation of My Personal Weatherman by learning from a weather forecaster?
Hyalospheniidae
2023-11-27
5,306
221.1
... that many hyalospheniid amoebae (example pictured) construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey?
William Sharpington
2023-11-05
5,288
220.3
... that William Sharpington and his workshop created what was described as "some of the most distinguished" public lettering in post-war England?
2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
2023-11-08
5,251 [ d]
218.8
... that the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs feature 62 percent of the league's teams?
Washington Wolfpack
2023-11-05
5,208
217.0
... that the owner of the Washington Wolfpack said that he initially only wanted to try out some players from his semi-professional team, but they gave him ownership instead?
Patrick Berry
2023-11-29
5,142
214.2
... that puzzle maker Patrick Berry has been called the "Thomas Pynchon of crosswords"?
Władysław Umiński
2023-11-19
5,141
214.2
... that Władysław Umiński has been called the "Polish Jules Verne "?
Deli 613
2023-11-25
5,138
214.1
... that Dublin restaurant Deli 613 imports frozen bagels from New York?
North Nias Regency
2023-11-22
5,104
212.7
... that North Nias Regency demolished its own government buildings in 2018 for urban renewal ?
Hevenu shalom aleichem
2023-11-02
5,058
210.8
... that after signing the Camp David Accords in 1978, Prime Minister Menachem Begin ended a speech with a desire to sing the peace song "Hevenu shalom aleichem " with the people of Israel?
KTNL-TV
2023-11-02
5,025
209.4
... that until 1985, CBS programs on a TV station in Sitka, Alaska , were videotaped in Seattle and aired on a two-week delay?
Stan Mataele
2023-11-27
4,955
206.5
... that Stan Mataele lied about his football experience but still became one of the top players in the state?
Warren C. Dickerson
2023-11-01
4,940
205.9
... that Warren C. Dickerson helped transform the Bronx into an urban extension of Manhattan?
Jim Hobbins
2023-11-19
4,893
203.9
... that Jim Hobbins played two years of professional football, spaced apart by 11 years?
Angelito de Canal 13
2023-11-30
4,672
194.6
... that Angelito de Canal 13 , the mascot of the Chilean television network Canal 13 , was inspired by its creator's son?
Surabaya City Regional House of Representatives
2023-11-17
4,668
194.5
... that in the 1909 election to the city council of Surabaya , less than 1 percent of the population was enrolled to vote?
Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad
2023-11-29
4,636
193.2
... that the directors of the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad stole back the railroad from a bankrupt lessee?
Senpai, This Can't Be Love!
2023-11-08
4,564
190.2
... that Toshiki Seto was cast in the television adaptation of Senpai, This Can't Be Love! because, according to the creator, he could express emotion through his stare?
Palembang City Regional House of Representatives
2023-11-27
4,544
189.4
... that the building housing the city council of Palembang, Indonesia , was claimed to be the "grandest" of its kind?
Mê Linh Square
2023-11-03
4,534
188.9
... that the statue of Trần Hưng Đạo in Mê Linh Square was erected by the South Vietnamese Navy, who regarded him as a patron saint?
Korea Job World
2023-11-23
4,480
186.7
... that in Korea Job World , children can participate in career-experience scenarios to explore vocational paths?
Episode 8000 (Home and Away)
2023-11-09
4,450
185.4
... that actress Jacqui Purvis performed her character's wedding vows in te reo Māori during the 8000th episode of Home and Away ?
Rex v Bourne
2023-11-08
4,327
180.3
... that the judge in the 1938 King v Bourne trial stated that performing an abortion might prevent a "physical or mental wreck"?
Mai Fujisawa
2023-11-01
4,234
176.4
... that a song from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind was performed by four-year-old Mai Fujisawa , daughter of the film's composer Joe Hisaishi ?
Jeʹvida
2023-11-20
4,208
175.4
... that Jeʹvida is the first feature film in the Skolt Sámi language?
Lillian V. Holdeman Moore
2023-11-07
4,172
173.9
... that Lillian V. Holdeman Moore identified a spike in hydrogen-gas-producing bacteria in Skylab astronauts?
Alex Laferriere
2023-11-19
4,141
172.5
... that current NHL player Alex Laferriere refused to try out ice skating at a young age, and only did so when bribed with Skittles ?
Shinzō wo Sasageyo!
2023-11-16
4,138
172.4
... that the title of "Shinzō wo Sasageyo! ", the opening theme song for season two of Attack on Titan , comes from an in-universe salute and battle cry?
Wappenmünzen
2023-11-24
4,042
168.4
... that some ancient Athenian coins featured the faces of gorgons ?
Nikova
2023-11-14
4,006
166.9
... that historically, native mercury was extracted from rocks mined in Idrija by washing them in the stream Nikova ?
Ruth Ann Davis
2023-11-14
3,938
164.1
... that professor Ruth Ann Davis made the largest-ever single contribution to Potomac State College of West Virginia University to support nursing scholarships in memory of her mother?
WLIW (TV)
2023-11-21
3,937
164.0
... that Long Island's PBS station specialized in making shows for other stations to air during their pledge drives ?
Abram Kofman
2023-11-26
3,920
163.4
... that Abram Kofman was the first Ancient Greek–Esperanto translator, publishing translated sections of the Iliad in 1895?
Pasquier Grenier
2023-11-11
3,891
162.1
... that Pasquier Grenier sold tapestries to royalty across Europe in the 15th century?
Frederick E. Olmsted
2023-11-30
3,851
160.5
... that Frederick E. Olmsted was instrumental in the creation of nineteen national forests and the Muir Woods National Monument in California?
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
2023-11-26
3,793
158.0
... that after learning to write with Inuktitut syllabics to help Catholic missionaries learn her language, Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk wrote one of the first Inuktitut-language novels ?
Manaka Matsukubo
2023-11-24
3,780
157.5
... that Manaka Matsukubo , the youngest player to start in the NWSL Challenge Cup , was named most valuable player of this year's final?
Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)
2023-11-06
3,775
157.3
... that in the 1932 baseball game in which pitcher Eddie Rommel won his last game, he pitched 17 innings in relief, an American League record?
Flathead Lake Biological Station
2023-11-15
3,733
155.5
... that Flathead Lake Biological Station can detect invasive aquatic species in real-time using eDNA technology?
Solar eclipse of November 22, 1900
2023-11-09
3,706
154.4
... that a newspaper in Kentucky reported that the solar eclipse of November 22, 1900 , would pass over Austria instead of Australia?
Catherine Wedd
2023-11-04
3,699
154.1
... that when she was elected to the New Zealand parliament, Catherine Wedd defeated her former coworker at a marketing company?
Wantage Code
2023-11-15
3,585
149.4
... that the Wantage Code , a record of laws promulgated by the English king Æthelred the Unready and his councillors around 997, may provide the earliest description of a jury of presentment ?
LGBT history in Massachusetts
2023-11-08
3,550
147.9
... that Massachusetts gave the United States its first openly LGBT state legislator to be elected , as well as the first out congressperson and state attorney general ?
Djanius Djamin
2023-11-21
2,458
102.4
... that Djanius Djamin , the speaker of Medan's city council from 1969 to 1971, was the first woman to chair a legislature in Sumatra ?
Medan City Regional House of Representatives
1,077
44.9
Total
3,536
147.3
Amrita Shah
2023-11-12
3,475
144.8
... that Amrita Shah found that the introduction of television to India led to more women aspiring to become independent?
Igbo literature
2023-11-11
3,421
142.5
... that History of the Mission of the Evangelical Brothers in the Caribbean by C. G. A. Oldendorp was the first book to publish Igbo-language terms in 1777?
Tre Harris
2023-11-14
3,354
139.8
... that the FBS college football player Tre Harris set his school's single-game record for most receiving touchdowns in his debut?
Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı
2023-11-22
3,336
139.0
... that Turkish carom billiards champion Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı grew up playing volleyball for about 12 years?
Newlyn Tidal Observatory
2023-11-20
3,320
138.3
... that the mean sea level observed by the Newlyn Tidal Observatory from 1915 to 1921 defined the reference for height measurement in Great Britain?
Conjurer (band)
2023-11-11
3,296
137.3
... that Conjurer has contributed to a musical project named after a quote from the sitcom Peep Show ?
Davy's on the Road Again
2023-11-15
3,281
136.7
... that later pressings of the soundtrack of the soft porn film The Stud replaced Manfred Mann's Earth Band 's "Davy's on the Road Again " after a journalist blabbed its presence to the band's keyboardist ?
Hamish Campbell
2023-11-10
3,230
134.6
... that New Zealand politician Hamish Campbell is a cancer researcher and runs a flower-delivery business?
Modern Jewish historiography
2023-11-25
3,212
133.9
... that dei Rossi 's work on modern Jewish historiography was banned by Venetian rabbis, but he obtained imprimatur from a Catholic?
United States Conciliation Service
2023-11-13
3,184
132.7
... that the United States Conciliation Service , which was part of the U.S. Department of Labor , came to an end because the writers of the Taft–Hartley Act thought that the service was too partial to labor?
Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region
2023-11-18
3,140
130.8
... that after the Iraqi government lost control of its northern territories following the 1991 Gulf War , the Legislative Council of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region was based in Baghdad ?
Rachel Yakar
2023-11-17
3,128
130.4
... that soprano Rachel Yakar , who received international attention in 1977 as Poppea with Nikolaus Harnoncourt , was also described as an "ideal" Mélisande and "a Mozartian at heart and in style"?
Randy Huntington
2023-11-01
2,972
123.8
... that Randy Huntington coached three athletes to break world records in the long jump , the triple jump , and the 60-metres split ?
The Sims 2: FreeTime
2023-11-04
2,948
122.9
... that They Might Be Giants sang in Simlish on the soundtrack for The Sims 2: FreeTime ?
Smin Ye-Thin-Yan
2023-11-04
2,918
121.6
... that Hanthawaddy commander Smin Ye-Thin-Yan captured Donwun by deceiving his blood brother ?
Mahathir Mohamad
2023-11-30
2,882 [ e]
120.1
... that as Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad called the outcomes of the 1992 Earth Summit "eco-imperialism"?
August 2014 United States floods
2023-11-09
2,810
117.1
... that the August 2014 United States floods set rainfall records across cities in several states, including Michigan , Maine , and New York ?
Vanilla odorata
2023-11-10
2,800
116.6
... that euglossine bees distribute the seeds of vanilla tlatepusco ?
Tom Rutherford
2023-11-15
2,702
112.6
... that New Zealand politician Tom Rutherford is a firefighter and hockey umpire?
Mohammed Khalid Roashan
2023-11-19
2,678
111.6
... that University of Nebraska alumnus M. Khalid Roashan helped draft the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan ?
Christian Nodal
2023-11-30
2,655
110.6
... that Mexican musician Christian Nodal was the first artist to have a regional Mexican song enter the Billboard Hot 100?
Susan Murabana
2023-11-18
2,647
110.3
... that Susan Murabana created Africa's first permanent planetarium?
Semarang City Regional House of Representatives
2023-11-29
2,628
109.5
... that a former Dutch villa houses both the city council of Semarang, Indonesia , and the city's mayor?
East Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation
2023-11-05
2,564
106.9
... that before a separate party was created for Pakistan , the All India Scheduled Castes Federation simultaneously held the posts of Minister of Law in both Pakistan and India ?
Takahiro Nishikawa
2023-11-23
2,552
106.4
... that former Dreams Come True band member Takahiro Nishikawa opened a bar in his hometown of Sapporo in 2009, seven years after he left the band?
François Glorieux
2023-11-29
2,505
104.4
... that François Glorieux was a Belgian pianist and improvisor, conductor of the BBC Radio Orchestra and Stan Kenton 's band, and arranger for Michael Jackson ?
Saw E Binnya
2023-11-06
2,477
103.2
... that the Battle of Daybathwe ended shortly after the Myaungmya commander Saw E Binnya was assassinated by the Hanthawaddy commander Dein Mani-Yut , whom he thought was defecting to his side?
Noveloa
2023-11-22
2,448
102.0
... that pollution in rivers scatters far-red light , making it harder for plants like Noveloa to germinate ?
Gembong Warsono
2023-11-25
2,368
98.6
... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters?
Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his
2023-11-22
2,366
98.6
... that Benjamin Britten composed Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his for the tenor voice of Peter Pears , using poetry from A Divine Rapture by Francis Quarles ?
Joshua Sacco
2023-11-23
2,362
98.4
... that Zimbabwean musician Joshua Sacco and his band used to perform songs at ZANU–PF election rallies before he became a party member?
Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held
2023-11-13
2,328
97.0
... that "Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held " (Follow me, says Christ, our hero) is a Christian hymn in German with a text by Angelus Silesius that uses sayings of Jesus in direct speech ?
Martha Poma
2023-11-22
2,274
94.8
... that Martha Poma worked as a textile artisan in El Alto before being elected to the Bolivian senate ?
Freddy Huayta
2023-11-13
2,264
94.3
... that to combat water privatization in Bolivia , Freddy Huayta joined a "coordinator"—a loose-knit alliance of organizations united around a single cause ?
James Dillon Armstrong
2023-11-12
2,082
86.7
... that James Dillon Armstrong was a Virginia state senator, a delegate to West Virginia's constitutional convention, and a circuit court judge while serving for more than 43 years as a Presbyterian church elder ?
Jim Rich
2023-11-15
2,060
85.8
... that Jim Rich served as editor-in-chief of the Daily News twice?
Oliver C. Dawson
2023-11-03
2,034
84.8
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame ?
Delanie Sheehan
2023-11-11
2,007
83.6
... that last month, Delanie Sheehan scored her first professional goal during Gotham FC 's first NWSL postseason win?
Donald A. Morgan
2023-11-21
1,908
79.5
... that Donald A. Morgan is the first director of photography to be inducted into the Television Hall of Fame ?
Bandung City Regional House of Representatives
2023-11-16
1,777
74.0
... that the city council of Bandung in the Dutch East Indies initially met at the site of a former coffee-packing factory?
NETPark
2023-11-14
1,733
72.2
... that some of the optics for the James Webb Space Telescope were made at the NETPark science park in northern England?
In a Nutshell
2023-11-12
1,614
67.3
... that after the British premiere of Percy Grainger 's suite In a Nutshell , The Daily Telegraph argued that the marimba , then new to the orchestra, sounded inferior to the xylophone ?
Myrthen
2023-11-07
1,580
65.8
... that Eric Sams remarked "what bride ever had a finer wedding gift?" of the song collection Myrthen (Myrtles ), which Robert Schumann dedicated to Clara ?
History of education in Wales
2023-11-25
1,527
63.6
... that throughout the history of education in Wales , schools have been held in monastic settlements , cathedrals, residential houses, marketplaces, barns, churches, and village halls?
Brian Merrett
2023-11-18
1,064
44.3
... that Canadian photographer and architectural activist Brian Merrett 's works prompted the preservation of Montreal's Shaughnessy House, now the Canadian Centre for Architecture ?
WNPT
2023-11-26
1,028
42.8
... that John Seigenthaler hosted a literary interview program which ran for 42 years on Nashville Public Television ?