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Low | 53.8 | Classy 101 | 237.5 | Al-Asma'i (magazine) | 53.8 | Classy 101 |
Median | 231.8 | Shilshole people | 661.1 | Samir Aït Saïd | 259.8 | Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 The Sign (Bluey) |
High | 965.0 | 69 (number) | 2,476.7 | Galileo's middle finger | 2,476.7 | Galileo's middle finger |
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editArticle | Date | Image | views | vph | DYK hook |
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Galileo's middle finger | 2024-05-30 | 59,440 | 2,476.7 | ... that Galileo's middle finger (pictured) is considered a secular relic? | |
Mad honey | 2024-05-14 | 52,672 | 2,194.7 | ... that hallucinogenic honey (pictured) was used as a biological weapon more than 2000 years ago? | |
Jex Blackmore | 2024-05-02 | 51,646 | 2,151.9 | ... that Jex Blackmore, an American pro-choice activist and Satanist, performed art with 100 pounds (45 kg) of rotten fruit (pictured) before their second abortion? | |
Jonathan Stoklosa | 2024-05-23 | 20,268 | 844.5 | ... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg) (pictured), an "average gymnast" turned Olympics judge, a "preeminent sportswriter", the state's "greatest high hurdler", the "inventor" of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting 10-year-old, a champion gymnast, an Olympic field hockey player, and a pro baseball player in five countries? | |
Gary Chelosky | 5,237 | 218.2 | |||
David Raymond | 4,743 | 197.6 | |||
Cheryl Hamilton | 3,957 | 164.9 | |||
Cliff Brumbaugh | 3,444 | 143.5 | |||
Kevin Tresolini | 2,134 | 88.9 | |||
Eric Cannon | 2,102 | 87.6 | |||
Caitlin Van Sickle | 1,776 | 74.0 | |||
Marcy Levine | 1,608 | 67.0 | |||
Total | 45,269 | 1,886.2 | |||
New California Republic | 2024-05-06 | 42,556[a] | 1,773.1 | ... that a man cosplaying as a character from the New California Republic (flag pictured) was arrested due to reports that he was carrying a bomb? | |
Susanna Hoffs | 2024-05-05 | 31,378[b] | 1,307.4 | ... that Susanna Hoffs (pictured) sang on the studio recording of "Eternal Flame" naked after producer Davitt Sigerson pranked her by saying that Olivia Newton-John had done the same thing? | |
George Jenkins (public servant)[c] | 2024-05-17 | 23,508 | 1,045.1 | ... that George Jenkins (pictured) was described in 1901 as "the happiest, proudest, most important and most worried individual" in Australia, but 90 years later as "a lazy, dictatorial, unctuous opportunist"? | |
Toxicoscordion venenosum | 2024-05-18 | 14,710 | 612.9 | ... that the nectar and pollen of the meadow death camas and its relatives are so toxic that no bee except the death camas miner bee (pictured on flower) can eat them? | |
Andrena astragali | 8,452 | 352.2 | |||
Total | 23,162 | 965.1 | |||
69 (number) | 2024-05-31 | 23,159 | 965.0 | ... that 69 is "nice"? | |
Gyōji | 2024-05-28 | 23,152 | 964.7 | ... that since 2022, gyōji can be seen wearing Pokémon-inspired kimonos (example pictured) in the ring to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Blue? | |
Nellie McCoy | 2024-05-24 | 21,874 | 911.4 | ... that actress Nellie McCoy (pictured) suffered a mental breakdown after her theatre performance was criticized, leading to her being committed to a sanatorium? | |
Estoppey D-series | 2024-05-22 | 21,636 | 901.5 | ... that one member of the U.S. Army Air Corps was so unimpressed by the Estoppey D-8 that he stated that he would rather use "nails and a wire"? | |
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan | 2024-05-31 | 21,284[d] | 886.8 | ... that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (pictured) was the first Indian actress to be a juror at the Cannes Film Festival? | |
Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte | 2024-05-01 | 20,416 | 850.7 | ... that when offered a chance to repent before being burnt at the stake, one crypto-Jew allegedly told his tormentors to "throw more wood on the fire"? | |
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | 2024-05-09 | 19,932[e] | 830.5 | ... that Prince Philip (pictured) was the first member of the British royal family to fly in a helicopter? | |
Centurion C-RAM | 2024-05-21 | 19,772 | 823.9 | ... that the Centurion C-RAM can fire 4500 rounds per minute? | |
Bonn–Oberkassel dog | 2024-05-13 | 19,080 | 795.0 | ... that ancient humans cared for a 14,000-year-old puppy? | |
Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud | 2024-05-26 | 18,996[f] | 791.5 | ... that the "beef" between Kendrick Lamar and Drake (both pictured) dates back to the 2013 song "Control"? | |
Olga Lander | 2024-05-29 | 18,818 | 784.1 | ... that Olga Lander's camera required her to work close to the dangerous wartime subjects she photographed (example pictured)? | |
2010 Oklahoma State Question 755 | 2024-05-15 | 18,544 | 772.7 | ... that the U.S. state of Oklahoma was not allowed to ban Sharia law? | |
Michael Figures | 2024-05-13 | 9,864 | 411.0 | ... that Thomas Figures prosecuted two members of the Ku Klux Klan for murder, and Michael Figures bankrupted their organization in a civil lawsuit? | |
Thomas Figures | 8,167 | 340.3 | |||
Total | 18,031 | 751.3 | |||
Bäckadräkten | 2024-05-03 | 17,961 | 748.4 | ... that Bäckadräkten (pictured) is Sweden's first unisex folk costume? | |
2017 Aztec High School shooting | 2024-05-08 | 17,913 | 746.4 | ... that the perpetrator of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting had previously been investigated by the FBI, but the investigation was closed after he convinced them that he was simply "trolling"? | |
Bed of nails defense | 2024-05-21 | 17,838 | 743.3 | ... that Richard Garwin proposed using a bed of nails to protect the Minuteman missile silos from attack? | |
Matthew Charles Johnson | 2024-05-26 | 17,062 | 710.9 | ... that during the "trial from hell" Matthew Charles Johnson hurled abuse at the judge and one of his co-accused threw a bag of excrement at a member of the jury? | |
Elizabeth Storie | 2024-05-29 | 16,945 | 706.0 | ... that Elizabeth Storie's doctor poured nitric acid into her mouth, causing her teeth to fall out? | |
Coulrophilia | 2024-05-24 | 16,800 | 700.0 | ... that women were 33 percent more likely than men to search for clown pornography on Pornhub in 2016? | |
El Salvador–Manchukuo relations | 2024-05-30 | 16,746 | 697.7 | ... that El Salvador was the first country to recognize Manchukuo, apart from Japan? | |
Icosian game | 2024-05-24 | 16,590 | 691.2 | ... that although the icosian game was advertised as a "highly amusing game for the drawing room", it was too easy to play and not a commercial success? | |
Toy Town | 2024-05-14 | 16,240 | 676.6 | ... that "Toy Town" was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene? | |
Samir Aït Saïd | 2024-05-20 | 15,866 | 661.1 | ... that gymnast Samir Aït Saïd (pictured) performed a backflip as the French team walked in during the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony? | |
German atrocities committed against Soviet prisoners of war | 2024-05-16 | 14,890 | 620.4 | ... that Soviet prisoners of war were the second-largest group of victims of Nazi mass killing? | |
Ludwell–Paradise House | 2024-05-29 | 14,720 | 613.4 | ... that John D. Rockefeller Jr., under the name "David's Father", secretly authorized the purchase of an $8,000 "antique"? | |
Akihiko Kondo | 2024-05-02 | 14,488 | 603.7 | ... that Akihiko Kondo "married" Hatsune Miku, a fictional character? | |
Zapad 2009 | 2024-05-25 | 14,374 | 598.9 | ... that the Russian and Belarussian military exercise Zapad 2009 (pictured) involved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles? | |
Boyz Unlimited | 2024-05-30 | 14,177 | 590.7 | ... that Richard Osman, who wrote "the biggest thing in fiction since Harry Potter", lost confidence in his writing ability after his experience with Boyz Unlimited? | |
Levi Marhabi | 2024-05-23 | 14,008 | 583.6 | ... that by 2022 Levi Marhabi had become the last known Jew in Yemen? | |
YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind | 2024-05-12 | 13,951 | 581.3 | ... that within a week of its upload, YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind became YouTube's most-disliked video of all time? | |
Boroline | 2024-05-29 | 13,804 | 575.1 | ... that the antiseptic cream Boroline was marketed to appeal to nationalistic sentiments? | |
Kiro Gligorov | 2024-05-10 | 13,584 | 566.0 | ... that under the rule of the first Macedonian president, Kiro Gligorov (pictured), the Republic of Macedonia was the only state that seceded from Yugoslavia peacefully? | |
Boot Monument | 2024-05-25 | 13,541 | 564.2 | ... that a boot is the only monument in the United States dedicated to the traitor Benedict Arnold because it "was the only part of Arnold not to later turn traitor"? | |
Exdeath | 2024-05-13 | 13,337 | 555.7 | ... that Final Fantasy's "first great villain" has been compared to characters like the Green Goblin and the Joker? | |
The Strange Death of Captain America | 2024-05-15 | 13,230 | 551.3 | ... that writer and artist Jim Steranko was given authorship of "The Strange Death of Captain America" in part to resolve a dispute between himself and Stan Lee? | |
World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack | 2024-05-10 | 13,226 | 551.1 | ... that the Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for killing seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in targeted drone strikes that destroyed the aid workers' cars one by one? | |
Manor Lords | 2024-05-07 | 13,186[g] | 549.4 | ... that the video game Manor Lords was wishlisted more than three million times on Steam after its developer had estimated it would receive around 14,000? | |
Spider (musician) | 2024-05-21 | 12,912 | 538.0 | ... that Spider began making alternative music because she felt that not enough Black women were doing so? | |
Enchylium limosum | 2024-05-16 | 12,911 | 538.0 | ... that Enchylium limosum (example pictured) loves lime? | |
Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark | 2024-05-29 | 12,910 | 537.9 | ... that King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark were the parents of a Danish king, a British queen, a Greek king, and a Russian empress? | |
NBV21 | 2024-05-17 | 12,908 | 537.8 | ... that a 2021 Dutch translation of the Bible introduces five new animals? | |
Vulcan Bridge | 2024-05-26 | 12,904 | 537.7 | ... that the Vulcan Bridge, a bridge in Vulcan, West Virginia, was constructed after the mayor requested financial aid from the Soviet Union? | |
A Spy on Mother Midnight | 2024-05-03 | 12,755 | 531.5 | ... that the 1748 chapbook A Spy on Mother Midnight is studied for its sex scenes with cross-dressing and a dildo? | |
Darwin Rocksitters Club | 2024-05-03 | 12,702 | 529.2 | ... that the Darwin Rocksitters Club had "no funny business" as their first, third, and fifth rules? | |
Mount Aniakchak | 2024-05-01 | 12,578 | 524.1 | ... that the crater lake produced by the 1628–1627 BCE eruption of Mount Aniakchak generated one of the largest floods of the last 10,000 years? | |
Isaac Franklin | 2024-05-07 | 12,489 | 520.4 | ... that a bust of the notorious slave trader Isaac Franklin was placed on the prow of his slave ship, the Isaac Franklin? | |
History of the extraterrestrial life debate | 2024-05-23 | 12,468 | 519.5 | ... that Plato and Aristotle both opposed the idea of extraterrestrial life? | |
Mounir Akbache | 2024-05-14 | 12,412 | 517.2 | ... that after failing to qualify for prestigious races as an athlete, Mounir Akbache became a rabbit? | |
Horvat 'Eqed | 2024-05-21 | 12,249 | 510.4 | ... that excavations at Horvat 'Eqed (pictured) uncovered coinage and hiding complexes dating from the Bar Kokhba revolt, as well as arrowheads, armor scales, slingshots, and ballistae? | |
Frederick Kimble | 2024-05-16 | 12,110 | 504.6 | ... that despite graduating last in his West Point class, Frederick Kimble eventually became a general? | |
Jonny Pelham | 2024-05-16 | 12,062 | 502.6 | ... that the comedian Jonny Pelham is one of an estimated 200 people in the UK to suffer from popliteal pterygium syndrome? | |
Philomena Franz | 2024-05-22 | 12,005 | 500.2 | ... that Romani Holocaust survivor Philomena Franz wrote about her deportation to Auschwitz, internment in Ravensbrück, escape from a camp near Wittenberge, and concealment by a farmer? | |
Isaac L. Rice Mansion | 2024-05-20 | 11,952 | 498.0 | ... that the New York City government sought to demolish a wall around the Isaac L. Rice Mansion for five years? | |
How Long (Paula Toledo song) | 2024-05-23 | 11,666 | 486.1 | ... that the inclusion of the Canadian song "How Long" in a bootleg Russian DVD resulted in a sixteen-year search for the track's creator? | |
Butt Drugs | 2024-05-18 | 11,508 | 479.5 | ... that Butt Drugs in Corydon, Indiana, had Butt Liquors and free parking in the rear? | |
Nxdia | 2024-05-27 | 11,452 | 477.1 | ... that the Egyptian-Sudanese singer Nxdia took the "queer anthem" "She Likes a Boy" into the UK Singles Sales Chart? | |
Joseph Redding | 2024-05-07 | 11,423 | 476.0 | ... that opera composer and librettist Joseph Redding (pictured) was also a chess expert and lawyer who argued a landmark decision before the United States Supreme Court? | |
Lore Harp McGovern | 2024-05-06 | 11,372 | 473.8 | ... that Lore Harp McGovern went from being a housewife to the CEO of a US$36 million computer company in six years? | |
James White (inventor) | 2024-05-23 | 11,072 | 461.3 | ... that Napoleon awarded a medal to English inventor James White? | |
COSMOS field | 2024-05-12 | 10,703 | 446.0 | ... that the COSMOS field (pictured) is the largest contiguous survey of the universe ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope? | |
Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands | 2024-05-19 | 10,694 | 445.6 | ... that the exhibition Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands included art from the 8th to 19th centuries (object pictured)? | |
Ukrainian Sheriffs | 2024-05-01 | 10,538 | 439.1 | ... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot? | |
Joel Breman | 2024-05-26 | 10,495 | 437.3 | ... that Joel Breman, who helped combat the 1976 Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire, was not expected to return alive by the pilots who dropped him there? | |
Central Synagogue (Manhattan) | 2024-05-27 | 10,378 | 432.4 | ... that New York City's Central Synagogue (pictured) has hosted churches and a mosque? | |
Fang Gan | 2024-05-18 | 10,024 | 417.7 | ... that Fang Gan failed the imperial examination more than ten times, apparently because of his cleft lip? | |
Satanoperca lilith | 2024-05-23 | 10,012 | 417.2 | ... that a species of Brazilian cichlid is named after both Satan and Lilith? | |
Transgender archaeology | 2024-05-03 | 9,978 | 415.8 | ... that several ambiguously gendered figurines from pre-Columbian Ecuador can be analyzed through the lens of transgender archaeology? | |
Ground Round | 2024-05-13 | 9,938 | 414.1 | ... that Ground Round attempted to diversify its meat-heavy menu with such dishes as swordfish and Mexican pizza? | |
Mohammad Saifullah Ozaki | 2024-05-25 | 9,920 | 413.3 | ... that Mohammad Saifullah Ozaki, an academic in Japan born to a Hindu family in Bangladesh, became a leader in the Islamic State? | |
Guandimiao | 2024-05-23 | 9,904 | 412.6 | ... that an ancient Chinese village likely had its own local pyromancer? | |
Li Zhaoxing | 2024-05-13 | 9,844 | 410.2 | ... that Li Zhaoxing (pictured), a former Chinese minister of foreign affairs, has published more than 200 poems and was known as a "poet minister"? | |
Ron's Place | 2024-05-09 | 9,814 | 408.9 | ... that Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker helped fundraise to save a Merseyside flat that has been called "the first example of outsider art to be nationally listed"? | |
Shah Suwar | 2024-05-19 | 9,808 | 408.7 | ... that a major parade took place in Cairo on 24 August 1472 for the hanging of Shah Suwar? | |
Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion | 2024-05-20 | 9,518 | 396.6 | ... that according to Brandy Hellville, executives at Brandy Melville have bought the clothes off of employees' backs? | |
Simone Murphy | 2024-05-24 | 9,458 | 394.1 | ... that prior to embarking on a music career during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DJ Sim0ne placed fifth on the eleventh series of Britain's Next Top Model in 2017? | |
Kiso 5639 | 2024-05-10 | 9,336 | 389.0 | ... that the Skyrocket Galaxy has been described by NASA as looking like a "July 4th skyrocket"? | |
Teeth (musical) | 2024-05-17 | 9,330 | 388.8 | ... that The New York Times called Teeth a "feminist awakening with a lethal bite"? | |
Taylor Made Freestyle | 2024-05-09 | 9,248[h] | 385.3 | ... that a year after objecting to the unauthorised use of his own AI-generated vocals, Drake used vocals of other rappers generated that way to respond to a diss against him? | |
Shinhanchon | 2024-05-01 | 9,220 | 384.1 | ... that in Vladivostok, the Korean enclave Shinhanchon served as a hub of the Korean independence movement? | |
Environmental impact of the Israel–Hamas war | 2024-05-29 | 9,214 | 383.9 | ... that Israel's destruction of trees and farmland in Gaza has been described as an ecocide? | |
Winter wonderland | 2024-05-19 | 9,088 | 378.7 | ... that many winter wonderland fairs have become notorious as "winter blunderlands"? | |
KKOG-TV | 2024-05-20 | 9,030 | 376.2 | ... that a California TV station wondered whether it had the "World's Longest Pregnancy"? | |
Edna May Sperl | 2024-05-12 | 8,978 | 374.1 | ... that actress Edna May Sperl's fiancé was arrested on the day of her wedding by a federal marshal because her fiancé's father opposed the marriage? | |
Oophaga solanensis | 2024-05-15 | 8,964 | 373.5 | ... that as part of illegal wildlife trading, Oophaga solanensis frogs are bought for US$3 in their native Colombia and sold for up to US$1,000 overseas? | |
New Britain Mules | 2024-05-17 | 8,953 | 373.0 | ... that in two years the Thourots became the Brewers, who became the Palaces, who became the Jackaways, who became the Mules, who then disbanded? | |
Ronald Reagan and AIDS | 2024-05-19 | 8,888 | 370.3 | ... that Ronald Reagan did not publicly mention AIDS until 1985, after more than 5,000 people in the United States had died from it? | |
Mum (sea lion) | 2024-05-15 | 8,872 | 369.6 | ... that all sea lions in Otago descend from Mum? | |
Kāneiolouma Complex | 2024-05-01 | 8,684 | 361.8 | ... that the ancient Hawaiian village known as the Kāneiolouma Complex (pictured) is across the street from a popular beach on the island of Kauaʻi? | |
Eldridge Street Synagogue | 2024-05-24 | 8,591 | 358.0 | ... that the architects of the Eldridge Street Synagogue were Catholics who had never designed a synagogue before? | |
Le Touquet | 2024-05-30 | 8,552 | 356.4 | ... that even though about 100,000 mines were laid in Le Touquet during World War II, making it the most mined city in France, it was the first resort in northern France to open its beaches after the liberation? | |
Editors Building | 2024-05-08 | 8,534 | 355.6 | ... that new employees of a business headquartered in the Editors Building (pictured) chose their office decorations from a 7,000-piece collection of historic memorabilia of Washington, D.C.? | |
Elizabeth Seifert | 2024-05-28 | 8,474 | 353.1 | ... that Elizabeth Seifert, who was denied a medical degree due to her gender, went on to achieve success as a writer, penning more than 80 novels about the very field from which she had been excluded? | |
On the German Republic | 2024-05-05 | 8,473 | 353.0 | ... that Thomas Mann insisted on omitting a passage on homoeroticism in the English translation of his work "On the German Republic"? | |
155 Mercer Street | 2024-05-27 | 8,409 | 350.4 | ... that a ring-tailed monkey named Jenny threw billiard balls down a flight of stairs to alert firefighters to a fire in their own building? | |
Sunlight before signing | 2024-05-31 | 8,328 | 347.0 | ... that Barack Obama made an election promise to make non-emergency bills freely available online for a five-day public consultation period under "sunlight before signing"? | |
Fly Me to the Moon (2023 film) | 2024-05-08 | 8,288 | 345.3 | ... that the 2023 drama film Fly Me to the Moon was Sasha Chuk's debut as a director, screenwriter and lead actress, making it her first feature film in all three categories? | |
Jerrawangala National Park | 2024-05-06 | 8,230 | 342.9 | ... that police officers had to be flown in by helicopter to seize hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cannabis plants found growing illegally in Jerrawangala National Park? | |
287 Broadway | 2024-05-14 | 8,212 | 342.2 | ... that 287 Broadway was once called "the most succulent cast-iron street-show in all New York"? | |
Non-combatant casualty value | 2024-05-05 | 8,200 | 341.7 | ... that NCVs can assign different values to the lives of civilians of different nationalities? | |
One Chun | 2024-05-04 | 8,063 | 336.0 | ... that One Chun, a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant, has black-and-white televisions, transistor radios, and aged clocks on a wall? | |
North West (musician) | 2024-05-31 | 8,060[i] | 335.8 | ... that North West was originally going to be called Kaidence? | |
Cruise of the Kings | 2024-05-05 | 8,060 | 335.8 | ... that more than 100 European royals boarded the Cruise of the Kings, a 1954 cruise organised by the Greek queen consort Frederica of Hanover to promote tourism in Greece? | |
Zapad 2013 | 2024-05-20 | 7,986 | 332.7 | ... that the Russian and Belarusian military exercise Zapad 2013 was officially described as counterterrorist, but international observers concluded that it was a preparation for a conventional war? | |
1973 Concorde eclipse flight | 2024-05-27 | 7,956 | 331.5 | ... that on June 30, 1973, scientists set the record for the longest observation of a total solar eclipse, at 74 minutes of totality? | |
Debbie Currie | 2024-05-17 | 7,906 | 329.4 | ... that Debbie Currie once worked as a lollipop lady? | |
Evgeniia Subbotina | 2024-05-29 | 7,870 | 327.9 | ... that although Evgeniia Subbotina failed to escape her own exile in Siberia, she successfully aided the escapes of Catherine Breshkovsky, Yelizaveta Kovalskaya and Sofya Bogomolets? | |
C1 Espresso | 2024-05-10 | 7,864 | 327.7 | ... that the café C1 Espresso delivers food to customers using pneumatic tubes? | |
Cat Bird | 2024-05-03 | 7,796 | 324.8 | ... that despite the titular character of the game Cat Bird being a hybrid of a cat and a bird, critics thought the character looked more like a bat? | |
Andrew Tate | 2024-05-12 | 7,776[j] | 324.0 | ... that social media influencer Andrew Tate described himself as "absolutely a misogynist"? | |
March on Rome (88 BC) | 2024-05-11 | 7,752 | 323.0 | ... that in 88 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla carried out the first coup d'état in Roman history? | |
Nighat Arif | 2024-05-16 | 7,690 | 320.4 | ... that BBC Breakfast's resident doctor Nighat Arif has advocated for more women to be given vibrators for medical reasons? | |
Pop Go the Beatles | 2024-05-23 | 7,575 | 315.6 | ... that the Beatles secretly called the host of their radio show "Pee Litres"? | |
Dadang Supriatna | 2024-05-18 | 7,560 | 315.0 | ... that according to Dadang Supriatna, his father gave him 1,000 bricks to fund his studies? | |
Dick Harris (center) | 2024-05-09 | 7,280 | 303.3 | ... that football player Dick Harris was selected in professional drafts four times, including twice as a first-round pick, but never played professionally? | |
What a Devastating Turn of Events | 2024-05-28 | 7,270 | 302.9 | ... that Rachel Chinouriri decided to include the English flag on the cover art of What a Devastating Turn of Events to celebrate her Black British identity? | |
Ivančena | 2024-05-14 | 7,230 | 301.3 | ... that the memorial Ivančena was created to honor members of the Silesian Scout Resistance who were executed for their part in the resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II? | |
Prunus jamasakura | 2024-05-22 | 7,157 | 298.2 | ... that bears may be dispersers of the Japanese mountain cherry (painting pictured)? | |
The Days of '98 Show | 2024-05-30 | 7,046 | 293.6 | ... that a firearm blank goes off during The Days of '98 Show shootout, startling the audience? | |
Bill McNulty | 2024-05-28 | 7,009 | 292.0 | ... that when the Oakland Athletics promoted Bill McNulty to the major leagues, they needed forest rangers to find him? | |
Elvio Porcel de Peralta | 2024-05-10 | 6,970 | 290.4 | ... that after being sent off for the record 97th time, footballer Elvio Porcel de Peralta went to the referee and punched him? | |
2024 Southeast Asia heat wave | 2024-05-25 | 6,944 | 289.3 | ... that due to a 2024 heat wave in Southeast Asia, heat indices in the Philippines rose to dangerous levels, as high as 51 °C (124 °F)? | |
Gerboise Verte | 2024-05-01 | 6,789 | 282.9 | ... that according to witnesses, the plutonium charge in the bomb used in the nuclear weapons test Gerboise Verte was transported in an economy car? | |
Forever Young (horse) | 2024-05-11 | 6,731 | 280.5 | ... that fans speculate that Forever Young (pictured), the winner of the Saudi Derby, might become a "horse girl" in the game Uma Musume Pretty Derby? | |
Inman Jackson | 2024-05-22 | 6,636 | 276.5 | ... that Inman Jackson played "as though he were born with a basketball in each hand"? | |
WEDU | 2024-05-09 | 6,574 | 273.9 | ... that employees of a Florida TV station joked that their studio building would survive "as long as the termites don't stop holding hands"? | |
Mabe Fratti | 2024-05-19 | 6,468 | 269.5 | ... that avant-garde musician Mabe Fratti's religious upbringing restricted her to classical and Christian music until she discovered file sharing on LimeWire? | |
Harrogate War Memorial | 2024-05-12 | 5,220 | 217.5 | ... that Harrogate War Memorial, by Ernest Prestwich, names 1163 casualties of the First and Second World Wars, of whom more than 300 have unknown graves, and the youngest was 15 years old? | |
Ernest Prestwich | 1,248 | 52.0 | |||
Total | 6,468 | 269.5 | |||
Apocalypse Clown | 2024-05-04 | 6,360 | 265.0 | ... that an Irish comedy group wrote the film Apocalypse Clown? | |
Weston Turville Castle | 2024-05-01 | 6,278 | 261.6 | ... that Weston Turville Castle was slighted on Henry II's orders after the Revolt of 1173–1174? | |
The Sign (Bluey) | 2024-05-26 | 6,256 | 260.7 | ... that the Bluey special "The Sign" reminded a Sydney Morning Herald reporter of Australia's housing crisis? | |
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 | 2024-05-17 | 6,215 | 259.0 | ... that in Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945, "the 'American people' appear with conspicuous infrequency"? | |
Lord Chamberlain's plays | 2024-05-28 | 6,210 | 258.7 | ... that the Lord Chamberlain's plays are a historical archive of play scripts curated through theatrical censorship that provide a unique insight into attitudes to race and sexuality? | |
Giovanni Manu | 2024-05-31 | 6,180 | 257.5 | ... that Giovanni Manu was the first player from his university ever to be selected in the NFL draft? | |
Peggy Pond Church | 2024-05-30 | 6,100 | 254.1 | ... that poet Peggy Pond Church became a strong pacifist and a member of the Society of Friends after the Manhattan Project used her home as a place to build nuclear weapons? | |
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days | 2024-05-16 | 6,069 | 252.9 | ... that the 2024 film 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days was filmed in Japan in March to capture both snowfalls and cherry blossoms in the same month? | |
Rosal, Sutherland | 2024-05-25 | 6,030 | 251.3 | ... that before its inhabitants were evicted, Rosal was the largest of 49 townships in Strathnaver? | |
Erik Sparre | 2024-05-15 | 6,026 | 251.1 | ... that Erik Sparre (pictured) is known as "the father of Swedish constitutional law"? | |
Ilie Purcaru | 2024-05-28 | 5,925 | 246.9 | ... that Ilie Purcaru, as a contributor to Nicolae Ceaușescu's cult of personality, claimed that a young Ceaușescu had walked into the woods of Scornicești without fearing their wolves? | |
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865–1900 | 2024-05-04 | 5,906 | 246.1 | ... that American Colossus, a history book that describes how a banker bailed out the U.S. government in 1895, was published around a time when the U.S. government bailed out banks? | |
Valerija Narvydaitė | 2024-05-19 | 5,866 | 244.4 | ... that Lithuanian communist activist Valerija Narvydaitė spent more than 14 years in jails and detention centres? | |
Shep (sculpture) | 2024-05-06 | 5,727 | 238.6 | ... that the replacement of a semipalmated sandpiper sculpture named Shep in New Brunswick led to a $19,000 investigation over code-of-conduct violations? | |
Nozawana | 2024-05-23 | 5,710 | 237.9 | ... that the Japanese vegetable nozawana got its name from skiers visiting Nozawaonsen who were impressed by the area's pickled turnip? | |
Al-Asma'i (magazine) | 2024-05-04 | 5,700 | 237.5 | ... that the magazine Al-Asma'i (pictured), one of the first publications to emerge in Ottoman Palestine in 1908, was opposed to Zionism and frequently criticized Jewish immigration? | |
Sanusi (politician) | 2024-05-28 | 5,678 | 236.6 | ... that Indonesian politician Sanusi's parents discouraged him from becoming a government employee, because his salary would be paid partly from taxes on alcohol and prostitution? | |
List of Green Bay Packers NFL All-Decade Team selections | 2024-05-13 | 5,635 | 234.8 | ... that at least one person on every NFL All-Decade Team has played for the Green Bay Packers, although one of those players was only with the Packers for one season? | |
Shilshole people | 2024-05-03 | 5,562 | 231.8 | ... that the last twenty residents of the only Shilshole village on Salmon Bay in Seattle were evicted in 1914 to allow the creation of the Ballard Locks? | |
Bayron Matos | 2024-05-03 | 5,500 | 229.1 | ... that the first words in English that National Football League player Bayron Matos knew were "I'm hungry"? | |
The Ugly Black Bird | 2024-05-11 | 5,409 | 225.4 | ... that The Ugly Black Bird, a Polish book that discredited the autobiographical value of Kosiński's The Painted Bird, initially received reviews that were "more negative than favourable"? | |
Qision | 2024-05-02 | 5,376 | 224.0 | ... that the Jewish villagers of Qision dedicated an inscription for the salvation of Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family? | |
Walid Daqqa | 2024-05-07 | 5,300 | 220.8 | ... that Walid Daqqa wrote several works of prison literature, including a children's novel about a boy who uses magical olive oil to visit his imprisoned father? | |
Gambling in Georgia | 2024-05-20 | 5,280 | 220.0 | ... that it will soon be illegal for government employees to gamble in the country of Georgia? | |
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly | 2024-05-22 | 5,270 | 219.6 | ... that Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly was released after the main creator of Coffee Talk died in March 2022? | |
Frank Croxton | 2024-05-13 | 5,238 | 218.3 | ... that singer Frank Croxton performed a duet with his father for the unveiling of a monument to a Confederate States Army general? | |
Global dimming | 2024-05-18 | 5,220 | 217.5 | ... that sulfate pollution causes cooling through global dimming, which is comparable to warming from methane? | |
Sonja van den Ende | 2024-05-05 | 5,174 | 215.6 | ... that in March 2022 Sonja van den Ende was the only Dutch journalist to report from the Russian-occupied Donbas on the war in Ukraine? | |
Greens (English restaurant) | 2024-05-08 | 5,164 | 215.2 | ... that in 1990, Simon Rimmer bought an existing vegetarian restaurant with his business partner and taught himself to cook – in that order? | |
Strategion | 2024-05-26 | 5,154 | 214.8 | ... that while going to the Strategion in Constantinople, Emperor Theodosius II was attacked with stones by a hungry mob? | |
In a World... | 2024-05-02 | 5,066 | 211.1 | ... that Lake Bell made her directorial debut, In a World..., after no one else would direct it? | |
2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina | 2024-05-13 | 5,045 | 210.2 | ... that the 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina took place at 21:00 instead of 12:00? | |
A Charge to Keep I Have | 2024-05-29 | 4,956 | 206.5 | ... that an 18th-century hymn inspired the title of George W. Bush's 1999 autobiography? | |
Joseph Déjacque | 2024-05-11 | 4,952 | 206.4 | ... that in 1850s New Orleans, the French revolutionary Joseph Déjacque called for black slaves and the white working class to overthrow the United States in a social revolution? | |
Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse | 2024-05-05 | 4,942 | 205.9 | ... that a restaurant in a Thai hotel serves "Chicken Volcano", a dish containing whiskey? | |
September 2023 New York floods | 2024-05-25 | 4,914 | 204.8 | ... that floods across New York City in September 2023 allowed a sea lion to escape her enclosure at the Central Park Zoo? | |
Golden State Valkyries | 2024-05-17 | 4,902[k] | 204.3 | ... that the Golden State Valkyries are the first expansion franchise in the WNBA since 2008? | |
Katherine Sleeper Walden | 2024-05-16 | 4,896 | 204.0 | ... that Katherine Sleeper Walden was a journalist, postmistress, innkeeper, community organizer, environmental activist, and conservationist who now has three mountains named after her? | |
Cosmic Ray (film) | 2024-05-31 | 4,885 | 203.5 | ... that Bruce Conner conceived of his short film Cosmic Ray as "presenting the eyes" for blind musician Ray Charles? | |
March of Return (Israel) | 2024-05-06 | 4,876 | 203.2 | ... that Palestinian citizens of Israel hold an annual march to one of the towns and villages from which their community had been displaced in the Nakba? | |
Bob Noel | 2024-05-31 | 4,875 | 203.1 | ... that Bob Noel was the one responsible for dealing "with all the dirty laundry" of the Green Bay Packers? | |
Joe Gray (American football) | 2024-05-04 | 4,866 | 202.8 | ... that football player Joe Gray was nicknamed the "Gray Ghost" because when running "it was like he wasn't there anymore"? | |
Charlize Mörz | 2024-05-08 | 4,855 | 202.3 | ... that Charlize Mörz became the first Austrian female gymnast to win a gold medal in the FIG World Cup series in 2024? | |
Crosby–Schøyen Codex MS 193 | 2024-05-12 | 4,852 | 202.2 | ... that the oldest complete versions of the Book of Jonah and 1 Peter are from a 3rd-century codex discovered in Egypt in 1952? | |
Bulgur Palas | 2024-05-24 | 4,778 | 199.1 | ... that the historic mansion Bulgur Palas in Istanbul hosted a birdhouse for hundreds of domestic canaries in one room during its ownership by the Ottoman Bank? | |
Carabus japonicus | 2024-05-04 | 4,758 | 198.2 | ... that larvae of the species Carabus japonicus prey on earthworms up to 400 times larger than themselves? | |
My Beautiful Man | 2024-05-05 | 4,714 | 196.4 | ... that Yuu Nagira, the author of My Beautiful Man, did not expect readers to love one of the main characters because she had written him to be creepy? | |
Josef Peskoller | 2024-05-18 | 4,674 | 194.8 | ... that a priest refused to perform the wedding ceremony for Austrian socialist Josef Peskoller and his fiancée Maria Griel on political grounds in 1928? | |
Butterfly Theater | 2024-05-09 | 4,652 | 193.8 | ... that in 1911 the Butterfly Theater featured a pipe organ worth US$10,000 (equivalent to US$327,000 in 2023)? | |
Addie Viola Smith | 2024-05-11 | 4,637 | 193.2 | ... that Addie Viola Smith was the first female Foreign Service officer to serve under the United States Department of Commerce? | |
Cam Booser | 2024-05-11 | 4,614 | 192.2 | ... that Cam Booser retired from baseball to work as a carpenter in 2017 and made it to Major League Baseball in 2024? | |
Robyn Gigl | 2024-05-25 | 4,596 | 191.5 | ... that the Robyn Gigl novel By Way of Sorrow, which features a transgender lawyer as the protagonist, was described as "quietly groundbreaking" by The New York Times? | |
Foundation of the Communist Party of India | 2024-05-27 | 4,521 | 188.4 | ... that there is a dispute within the Indian communist movement on whether the Communist Party of India was founded in Tashkent in 1920 or Kanpur in 1925? | |
Mayling Oey-Gardiner | 2024-05-20 | 4,521 | 188.4 | ... that Mayling Oey-Gardiner went from being a University of Indonesia clerk to a full professor? | |
Mike Watts (sportscaster) | 2024-05-11 | 4,487 | 187.0 | ... that during a soccer game, Mike Watts and his co-commentator wove more than 200 Taylor Swift song titles into the broadcast? | |
Jan Klán | 2024-05-15 | 4,478 | 186.6 | ... that Jan Klán, as a pilot in the Groupe de Chasse II/5, became the first Czech to achieve an aerial victory against the Luftwaffe while flying the Hawk 75? | |
Richard Louhenapessy | 2024-05-10 | 4,478 | 186.6 | ... that due to Richard Louhenapessy's arrest, the Indonesian city of Ambon had four mayors in May 2022? | |
I Feel It Coming | 2024-05-02 | 4,462 | 185.9 | ... that the music video for the Weeknd's "I Feel It Coming" takes inspiration from people entombed in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD? | |
John Gould Stephenson | 2024-05-27 | 4,402 | 183.4 | ... that John Gould Stephenson fought at the Battle of Gettysburg while serving as the librarian of Congress? | |
Bedok Reservoir MRT station | 2024-05-11 | 4,316 | 179.8 | ... that Bedok Reservoir MRT station features a public artwork including a message that "dribbles down" the lift shaft in motifs of droplets? | |
1901 Boston Marathon | 2024-05-19 | 4,268 | 177.8 | ... that Ronald MacDonald was allegedly drugged with chloroform during the 1901 Boston Marathon, sabotaging his race? | |
Gherardo Gambelli | 2024-05-21 | 4,254 | 177.3 | ... that Gherardo Gambelli, the incoming archbishop of Florence, served as a prison chaplain in Chad for over a decade? | |
Southern Railway Building | 2024-05-21 | 4,228 | 176.2 | ... that the trowel and gavel used at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Southern Railway Building were previously used by George Washington for the U.S. Capitol? | |
Heike Heubach | 2024-05-04 | 4,224 | 176.0 | ... that Heike Heubach became the first deaf member of the German Bundestag? | |
Anne Griffiths | 2024-05-30 | 4,210 | 175.4 | ... that librarian Anne Griffiths was one of the first British women to cross the Antarctic Circle? | |
Climate of Triton | 2024-05-15 | 4,188 | 174.5 | ... that Triton, a moon of Neptune, has thin clouds that are likely made of nitrogen ice crystals? | |
Emerald Archer (Arrow episode) | 2024-05-06 | 4,174 | 173.9 | ... that many former cast members returned for Arrow's 150th episode? | |
John Silva Meehan | 2024-05-20 | 4,135 | 172.3 | ... that after criticizing the political patronage system, John Silva Meehan was hired as Librarian of Congress through "purely an act of political patronage"? | |
Lock's Quest | 2024-05-31 | 4,108 | 171.2 | ... that Lock's Quest was said to feature "some of the best original music in a DS game"? | |
Hal Malchow | 2024-05-25 | 4,100 | 170.9 | ... that Hal Malchow consulted for every Democratic presidential nominee from 1988 through 2004? | |
Kikunosuke Toya | 2024-05-15 | 4,100 | 170.8 | ... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school? | |
The Star-Spangled Man | 2024-05-07 | 4,065 | 169.4 | ... that the production team of the TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier created a digital highway more than five miles (8 km) long to capture visual effects for a truck action sequence for the episode "The Star-Spangled Man"? | |
Jake Bates | 2024-05-15 | 4,008 | 167.0 | ... that Jake Bates's first in-game field goal was the second-longest in professional football history? | |
Ruach Planitia | 2024-05-22 | 3,997 | 166.5 | ... that a large basin on Neptune's moon Triton may have once been filled with liquid water cryolava, similar to how liquid silicates fill lava lakes on Earth? | |
United States' Telegraph | 2024-05-24 | 3,992 | 166.3 | ... that the chief editor of the United States' Telegraph allegedly gouged a rival reporter's eyes inside a Senate office? | |
Chestnut Street Opera House | 2024-05-16 | 3,938 | 164.1 | ... that a will bequeathing the Chestnut Street Opera House to the University of Pennsylvania was contested at the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania? | |
Clean (2022 film) | 2024-05-03 | 3,931 | 163.8 | ... that the posthumously released documentary Clean centered on the life of Sandra Pankhurst, a former sex worker, drag queen, and crime scene cleaner? | |
Jonathan Elliot (publisher) | 2024-05-04 | 3,908 | 162.8 | ... that John Quincy Adams described Jonathan Elliot, his former printer, as "penurious and venal"? | |
Work for Curaçao | 2024-05-01 | 3,861 | 160.9 | ... that a Work for Curaçao candidate in the 2021 Curaçao general election received 427 votes despite being dead? | |
Lester Allen | 2024-05-10 | 3,752 | 156.3 | ... that Broadway and film star Lester Allen began his career as a child acrobat in the Barnum and Bailey Circus? | |
Marcus Jacob Papilaja | 2024-05-26 | 3,656 | 152.4 | ... that to mitigate religious violence in the city, Ambon mayor Marcus Jacob Papilaja made Muslim and Christian city employees mix? | |
V. Kerry Smith | 2024-05-09 | 3,654 | 152.2 | ... that environmental economist V. Kerry Smith has been described as a "Renaissance Man of Economics"? | |
Eric Sievers | 2024-05-08 | 3,620 | 150.9 | ... that Eric Sievers helped the San Diego Chargers set an NFL record for receptions by tight ends on a team? | |
St. Trinitatis, Wolfenbüttel | 2024-05-26 | 3,600 | 150.0 | ... that the Lutheran St. Trinitatis in Wolfenbüttel, consecrated in 1719, is a Baroque church with a facade recalling that of a palace? | |
Allenbya holmesae | 2024-05-08 | 3,585 | 149.4 | ... that the fossil insect Allenbya holmesae was named after its finder's mother's maiden name? | |
Hilda Hope McMaugh | 2024-05-09 | 3,566 | 148.6 | ... that in 1919 nurse Hilda Hope McMaugh became the first Australian woman to qualify as a pilot? | |
Neil Sean | 2024-05-07 | 3,542 | 147.6 | ... that prior to becoming a royal reporter for Fox News, English journalist Neil Sean released a cover of Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore" with his mother? | |
Karen B. Westerfield Tucker | 2024-05-02 | 1,933 | 80.5 | ... that Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, who both edited and contributed to The Oxford History of Christian Worship, also served as a dog show judge? | |
The Oxford History of Christian Worship | 1,591 | 66.3 | |||
Total | 3,524 | 146.8 | |||
Liviu Holender | 2024-05-22 | 3,514 | 146.4 | ... that baritone Liviu Holender chose lieder by five composers whose music was banned by the Nazis—Schreker, Zemlinsky, Mahler, Korngold and Schönberg—for a recital at the Oper Frankfurt? | |
Anactoria | 2024-05-04 | 3,508 | 146.1 | ... that scholars debate whether Anactoria, mentioned in Sappho's poems, was a real person, a pseudonym, or an invention of Sappho? | |
WLOS | 2024-05-19 | 3,489 | 145.4 | ... that a North Carolina TV station broadcast from a "residential showplace" that was considered to be "one of [the] finest" houses in town? | |
Phillip Eng | 2024-05-12 | 3,480 | 145.0 | ... that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Phillip Eng brews his own beer? | |
Rost (Tashkent newspaper) | 2024-05-07 | 3,446 | 143.6 | ... that the 1920–1922 Tashkent wall newspaper Rost was the first Bukharian-Jewish Soviet newspaper? | |
Le Moniteur Acadien | 2024-05-05 | 3,428 | 142.9 | ... that the first Acadian newspaper, Le Moniteur Acadien, was acquired in 2023 for just CA$1? | |
Jan Felkl | 2024-05-20 | 3,406 | 141.9 | ... that Czech industrialist Jan Felkl founded a company in 1854 that would produce globes in 17 languages? | |
Phases of ice | 2024-05-18 | 3,370 | 140.4 | ... that ice in outer space is an amorphous solid, and this may be the most common phase of ice in the universe? | |
Enoch Edgar Hume | 2024-05-02 | 3,368 | 140.3 | ... that Enoch Edgar Hume was presented as a candidate for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives without his knowledge? | |
Amie Parnes | 2024-05-22 | 3,353 | 139.7 | ... that Amie Parnes allegedly first heard about her employer, The Messenger, ceasing operations from a New York Times article? | |
1916 Warsaw City Council election | 2024-05-12 | 3,276 | 136.5 | ... that no voting was held in four out of six curiae in the 1916 Warsaw City Council election, as the Polish and Jewish parties had agreed on a single joint candidate slate? | |
Stacy Hollowell | 2024-05-27 | 3,262 | 135.9 | ... that between 2006 and 2007, Stacy Hollowell worked for basketball teams in Qatar, China, Bahrain and Lithuania? | |
Raḥamim (newspaper) | 2024-05-09 | 3,214 | 133.9 | ... that the 1910–1916 publication Raḥamim was the first newspaper in the Judeo-Tajik language? | |
Kooraban National Park | 2024-05-07 | 3,213 | 133.9 | ... that Kooraban National Park has provided a habitat for more than twenty vulnerable animal species, including koalas? | |
Ellen Oliver (suffragette) | 2024-05-27 | 3,192 | 133.0 | ... that suffragette Ellen Oliver recognised "daughter of God" Mabel Barltrop as the spiritual child of prophet Joanna Southcott? | |
Timeline of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season | 2024-05-21 | 3,132 | 130.5 | ... that all Atlantic hurricane activity in 1993 ceased two full months before the season officially ended? | |
Here I Go Again (Legends of Tomorrow) | 2024-05-01 | 3,086 | 128.6 | ... that the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Here I Go Again" contains multiple ABBA references? | |
Napier Technical College (New Zealand) | 2024-05-06 | 3,057 | 127.4 | ... that after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake destroyed Napier Technical College, it was disestablished and amalgamated into its rivals? | |
Marie Catharine Neal | 2024-05-28 | 3,046 | 126.9 | ... that Marie Catharine Neal, an expert on Hawaiian plants, authored the acclaimed book In Gardens of Hawaii in 1948, which described more than 2,000 species with detailed scientific information and illustrations? | |
Data breach | 2024-05-18 | 2,994 | 124.8 | ... that data breaches are rarely detected by the compromised organization? | |
Luo Wenzao | 2024-05-24 | 2,952 | 123.0 | ... that Luo Wenzao became the first Catholic bishop from China in 1685, after initially declining the appointment in 1677? | |
Agnes Kimball | 2024-05-14 | 2,812 | 117.1 | ... that although Agnes Kimball was a popular recording artist of opera and musical theatre, she never appeared as a singing actress on the stage? | |
Ңajoti Miⱨnati | 2024-05-08 | 2,778 | 115.7 | ... that the literary magazine Adabijoti Soveti was the sole remaining publication in the Jewish-Bukharian language by the time of the switch to the Cyrillic script in 1939–1940? | |
Magdalena Hinterdobler | 2024-05-10 | 2,765 | 115.2 | ... that a reviewer described the approach of soprano Magdalena Hinterdobler to her role as Grete in Zemlinsky's Der Traumgörge as "bold" and "sassy"? | |
Not Strong Enough (Boygenius song) | 2024-05-19 | 2,748 | 114.5 | ... that "Not Strong Enough" by Boygenius describes conflicting mental states of self-hatred and self-importance? | |
Chuck Eisenmann | 2024-05-21 | 2,738 | 114.1 | ... that Chuck Eisenmann went from professionally pitching in baseball to owning and training the dogs that starred on the Canadian television series The Littlest Hobo? | |
In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing | 2024-05-02 | 2,678 | 111.6 | ... that a song from the EP In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing, written in response to the cancer diagnosis of singer Mark Foster's uncle, was played for him before his death? | |
Bajroqi Miⱨnat | 2024-05-12 | 2,655 | 110.6 | ... that when the Bukharian-Jewish Soviet newspaper Bajroqi Miⱨnat switched to the Latin script, it initially did not use capital letters, following Jewish writing rules? | |
Party of Labour of Basel | 2024-05-27 | 2,637 | 109.9 | ... that the Swiss Party of Labour expelled its branch in Basel in 1988 after tensions over an occupation movement in the city? | |
Agnes Mapes | 2024-05-05 | 2,570 | 107.1 | ... that actress Agnes Mapes had to improvise a complex choreographed dance from basic poses for the 1907 play The Holy City? | |
2005–2014 Indonesian local elections | 2024-05-14 | 2,553 | 106.4 | ... that nearly a thousand elections for local executives were held in Indonesia between 2005 and 2013, with an average of around one every three days? | |
Theo Benedet | 2024-05-24 | 2,496 | 104.0 | ... that Theo Benedet is the first offensive lineman to be named the best Canadian university football lineman two years in a row? | |
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football | 2024-05-06 | 2,438 | 101.6 | ... that the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team were members of the United Athletic Conference but left before ever having played a game there? | |
Andrei Muntean | 2024-05-02 | 2,420 | 100.9 | ... that gymnast Andrei Muntean was Romania's first Youth Olympic Games champion? | |
Josephine Kenyon | 2024-05-22 | 2,376 | 99.0 | ... that Josephine Kenyon moved from recommendations of rigid scheduling to "on-demand" scheduling in editions of her book Healthy Babies Are Happy Babies? | |
Travis Glover | 2024-05-30 | 2,336 | 97.3 | ... that Green Bay Packers player Travis Glover started at three separate positions along the offensive line during his college football career? | |
Asha Sobhana | 2024-05-03 | 2,206 | 91.9 | ... that Asha Sobhana is the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women's Premier League? | |
You're Losing Me | 2024-05-16 | 2,190 | 91.2 | ... that after a CD edition of Taylor Swift's album Midnights containing the exclusive song "You're Losing Me" was released at MetLife Stadium, some of the first purchasers uploaded the song online? | |
Samuel Kummer | 2024-05-30 | 2,164 | 90.2 | ... that for his first recital as the organist of the restored Frauenkirche in Dresden, Samuel Kummer chose music by Bach, Brahms, and himself? | |
Michael T. Martin | 2024-05-08 | 2,154 | 89.8 | ... that with the appointment of Michael Martin as Bishop of Charlotte, the Conventual Franciscans are now the most represented religious order among American Catholic bishops? | |
I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara | 2024-05-29 | 2,137 | 89.0 | ... that Denpasar mayor I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara became active in politics after he was laid off from a bank due to the Asian financial crisis? | |
List of Green Bay Packers NFL All-Rookie Team selections | 2024-05-10 | 2,100 | 87.5 | ... that of the 33 Green Bay Packers players named to an NFL All-Rookie Team since 1975, only one—James Lofton—went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? | |
Regine Rocks | 2024-05-06 | 2,076 | 86.5 | ... that music director Raul Mitra wanted Regine Velasquez to do an all-rock concert? | |
Missoula Children's Theatre | 2024-05-17 | 2,033 | 84.7 | ... that the Missoula Children's Theatre works with more than 65,000 children every year? | |
List of New England Revolution managers | 2024-05-31 | 2,014 | 83.9 | ... that New England Revolution manager Bruce Arena led the club to a record-breaking 73 points in the 2021 season? | |
Rahmad Mas'ud | 2024-05-21 | 1,968 | 82.0 | ... that Indonesian politician Rahmad Mas'ud received his master's degree simultaneously with four of his siblings? | |
Dedie Rachim | 2024-05-25 | 1,910 | 79.6 | ... that Dedie Rachim was the first active member of the Corruption Eradication Commission to be elected to public office? | |
Attica (1974 film) | 2024-05-11 | 1,870 | 77.9 | ... that Cinda Firestone, the heiress to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, directed a documentary about the 1971 Attica Prison riot? | |
Lewis W. Green | 2024-05-14 | 1,766 | 73.6 | ... that Lewis W. Green was one of the two members of the first graduating class of Centre College and later became its president? | |
Julian Prégardien | 2024-05-17 | 1,438 | 59.9 | ... that Julian Prégardien's performance as the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion was noted by one reviewer for its emphatic and penetrating "profoundly human" nature? | |
List of Detroit Lions Pro Bowl selections | 2024-05-28 | 1,310 | 54.6 | ... that Barry Sanders was the first player to play at least ten seasons in the National Football League and be selected to the Pro Bowl in each year? | |
Joanne McCarthy (basketball) | 2024-05-09 | 1,303 | 54.3 | ... that basketball player Joanne McCarthy and her actress sister Jenny did gymnastics and bowling in their youth? | |
Classy 101 | 2024-05-18 | 1,290 | 53.8 | ... that Puerto Rican singer Young Miko composed "Classy 101" in Los Angeles and had never met Colombian singer Feid before he recorded the song with her? |
Notes
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- ^ Also appeared as George Henry Jenkins.
- ^ Excludes 6,195.5 background views
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