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Low 0 Ten Years (2015 film) 82.8 First Congregational Church of Albany 0 Ten Years (2015 film)
Median 150.8 Spiro Crne 399.2 Framingham Railroad Station
2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods, Storm Eva 		176.9 Hugh of Chalcombe
High 1,195.7 Staten Island boat graveyard 1,775.8 Xin Fengxia, Wu Zuguang 1,775.8 Xin Fengxia, Wu Zuguang

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Xin Fengxia 2016-02-14 16,961 1,413.4 ... that Xin Fengxia (pictured) refused to divorce her persecuted husband Wu Zuguang, and he took care of her after she was persecuted and became paralyzed?
Wu Zuguang 4,348 362.4
Total 21,310 1,775.8
Nimrod (computing) 2016-02-11 15,926 1,327.2 ... that in 1951, Alan Turing played one of the earliest electronic games on the Nimrod (diagram pictured)?
Sandsfoot Castle 2016-02-02 15,096 1,258.0 ... that Historic England considers Sandsfoot Castle (pictured) to be "one of the most substantial examples" of the 16th-century blockhouse to survive in England?
Ranikot Fort 2016-02-09 14,684 1,223.7 ... that the Ranikot Fort (pictured), also known as the Great Wall of Sindh, is believed to be one of the world's largest forts, and has been compared to the Great Wall of China?
Staten Island boat graveyard 2016-02-19 14,358 1,195.7 ... that the Staten Island boat graveyard contains so many abandoned boats and ships that it has been called an "accidental marine museum"?
Lisa Aschan 2016-02-17 13,977 1,164.8 ... that Lisa Aschan was filmed in the audience at the 2016 Guldbaggen Awards, giving the finger and saying "Fuck You" to the winner in the Best Cinematography category?
Chowder 2016-02-09 13,976 1,164.7 ... that chowder (example pictured) originated as a shipboard dish, and was thickened with hardtack?
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen 2016-02-22 12,989 1,082.4 ... that Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen committed suicide in 1945 after suffering most of her life from ill health?
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 2016-02-08 12,832[a] 1,069.3 ... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Samantha Bee pictured) will be the only late-night TV talk show in the United States hosted by a woman?
Maz Kanata 2016-02-01 12,480[b] 1,040.0 ... that the CGI character Maz Kanata from Star Wars: The Force Awakens was inspired by writer/director J. J. Abrams' late high school English teacher?
Tibs the Great 2016-02-24 12,130 1,010.8 ... that Tibs the Great vanquished all his foes during his 14-year reign?
Panama remote controlled vehicle 2016-02-21 12,011 1,000.9 ... that redundant Snatch Land Rovers awaiting disposal were turned into Panama remote controlled vehicles (pictured)?
Pocket FM 2016-02-15 11,833 986.1 ... that a portable radio transmitter called Pocket FM (pictured) enables people to create pirate radio networks in areas where authoritarian governments tightly control communications?
Borophryne apogon 2016-02-08 5,737 478.1 ... that fossils of the headlight angler and the netdevil were found during construction of a subway station in Los Angeles?
Linophryne indica 5,678 473.1
Total 11,414 951.2
Mitre Inn, Chipping Barnet 2016-02-01 11,010 917.5 ... that a man reputedly died riding a horse backwards up a hill at the Mitre Inn (pictured) in Chipping Barnet?
Buddy Holly Center 2016-02-03 10,630 885.9 ... that the Buddy Holly Center showcases Holly's final Fender Stratocaster and the pair of glasses (pictured) that he was wearing at the time of his death?
White House Big Dig 2016-02-02 10,488 874.0 ... that the White House Big Dig is a White House construction project that has been described as mysterious as the disappearance of the dinosaurs?
Operation Silver Buckle 2016-02-22 10,444 870.3 ... that two Silver Buckle companies attacked 50,000 enemy troops?
Abyssinian guinea pig 2016-02-05 10,394 866.1 ... that the coat of the Abyssinian guinea pig (pictured) is marked with large swirls of hair known as rosettes?
Princess Charlotte of Prussia 2016-02-02 10,324 860.3 ... that the ill health and unstable personality of Princess Charlotte of Prussia are attributable to the genetic disease porphyria?
Norwich War Memorial 2016-02-24 9,058 754.9 ... that Norwich War Memorial (pictured), first unveiled in 1927, was relocated in 1938, and then rotated in 2011?
Bella Bond murder case 2016-02-26 9,058 754.8 ... that a forensic facial reconstruction of two-year-old Bella Bond triggered approximately 56 million Internet views?
Rob Roy (dog) 2016-02-18 8,977 748.1 ... that Calvin Coolidge described his beloved dog Rob Roy (pictured) as a "stately gentleman of great courage and fidelity"?
Carbajal Valley 2016-02-22 8,873 739.4 ... that the Carbajal Valley (pictured) was carved by a glacier with ice 600–800 metres (2,000–2,600 ft) thick?
X-10 Graphite Reactor 2016-02-12 8,712 726.0 ... that the X-10 Graphite Reactor (pictured) was the first nuclear reactor to produce radioisotopes for medical use?
James Benjamin Parker 2016-02-10 8,648 720.7 ... that after he tackled the assassin of William McKinley, former slave James Benjamin Parker said, "Father Abe freed me, and now I saved his successor from death, provided that bullet ... don't kill him"?
Harley-Davidson KR 2016-02-26 8,464 705.4 ... in post-World War II United States, the Harley-Davidson KR (pictured) dominated domestic motorcycle racing with an obsolete but highly refined flathead engine?
Hetty Reckless 2016-02-29 8,456 704.6 ... that Hetty Reckless was born in 1776, escaped from Salem, and boasted of seeing George Washington?
Sandy Cornish 2016-02-03 8,448 704.0 ... that Sandy Cornish, a former slave who had purchased his freedom, deliberately maimed himself when threatened with a return to slavery?
Norfolk headless body 2016-02-24 8,348 695.7 ... that the Norfolk headless body may have been a "duchess"?
John Kent (police officer) 2016-02-17 8,153 679.4 ... that John Kent was the first black police officer in Britain?
Battle of Dumpu 2016-02-25 8,045 670.4 ... that in the Battle of Dumpu, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, although covered in blood and black ants, refused to be carried from the field for fear it might endanger the stretcher bearers?
2016 Football League Cup Final 2016-02-28 8,038 669.8 ... that when Liverpool played in the Football League Cup Final today, they did so for a record 12th time?
Murder of Robert Wykel 2016-02-23 7,905 658.8 ... that a distinctive diamond helped secure a bodyless murder conviction in the case of Robert Wykel, last seen 20 years ago today?
Donald Lavoie 2016-02-16 7,870 655.8 ... that Donald Lavoie, a hit man for Montreal's Dubois Gang, escaped his intended execution at their hands by sliding down a laundry chute?
Brazilian guitarfish 2016-02-12 5,078 423.2 ... that the Brazilian guitarfish may soon become extinct because of overfishing, while across the Atlantic, the common guitarfish and the blackchin guitarfish are also endangered?
Common guitarfish 1,636 136.4
Blackchin guitarfish 1,012 84.3
Total 7,726 643.9
RPG-1 2016-02-18 7,608 634.0 ... that the Soviet RPG-1 anti-tank rocket was intended to combine the best features of the US's bazooka with those of the German Panzerfaust?
Malouma 2016-02-07 7,568 630.7 ... that before she became a Senator of Mauritania, Malouma (pictured) was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid?
Cruise (film) 2016-02-08 7,366 613.8 ... that Emily Ratajkowski plays a "nice Jewish girl" looking for action in Cruise?
Melanocetus murrayi 2016-02-10 7,354 612.8 ... that Murray's abyssal anglerfish was dredged from the deep in the Challenger expedition of 1872 to 1876?
Pura Vida Bracelets 2016-02-16 7,228 602.3 ... that Pura Vida Bracelets, which now sells over 125,000 bracelets a month, started when two friends brought 400 bracelets back from a vacation in Costa Rica?
Evolve (video game) 2016-02-10 7,183[c] 598.6 ... that a financial analyst considered Evolve, released one year ago today, to be "too niche to reach a wide audience"?
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion 2016-02-20 7,105 595.8 ... that the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only all-black, all-female battalion to serve overseas during World War II?
Thyroid ima artery 2016-02-18 7,040 586.6 ... that the thyroid ima artery can be found in only three to ten percent of the population and varies in origin, size, blood supply, and termination?
Strathtyrum 2016-02-03 6,972 581.0 ... that Prince William and Catherine Middleton lived in Strathtyrum for two years?
Dibatag 2016-02-04 6,952 579.3 ... that rock paintings of the dibatag (pictured) have been discovered on the west bank of the Nile River, far from its present range?
Isaac Stearns 2016-02-12 6,938 578.2 ... that Richard Nixon and T. S. Eliot are both descended from Isaac Stearns?
Operation Ferdinand 2016-02-24 6,924 577.0 ... that Ferdinand's threat to Genoa during World War II allowed a Dragoon to achieve tactical surprise?
Air France Flight 152 2016-02-19 6,866 572.2 ... that Air France Flight 152, en route from Rome to Beirut, ended up in the Mediterranean Sea after one of the engines broke away in flight?
Emil Källström 2016-02-15 6,704 558.7 ... that Swedish politician Emil Källström came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillies"?
Introduction to the Enemy 2016-02-23 6,690 557.5 ... that during filming of the Vietnam War documentary Introduction to the Enemy, a landmine killed a man near Jane Fonda, whose reaction to the death was kept in the film?
Foxymorons 2016-02-08 6,604 550.3 ... that the Texas band the Foxymorons began life as a lie?
Battle of the Straits 2016-02-25 6,567 547.2 ... that in the Battle of the Straits in 965, the Fatimids employed divers to tie ropes to the Byzantine ships, along which incendiary devices were then hurled against them?
Bad Santa 2 2016-02-02 6,322 526.8 ... that after a lengthy development process, Bad Santa 2 is finally filming in Montreal?
Mahabaleshwar strawberry 2016-02-08 6,254 521.2 ... that the Mahabaleshwar strawberry (pictured) comprises about 85 percent of total strawberry production in India?
Emerods 2016-02-26 6,240 520.0 ... that some scholars speculate that the "plague of emerods" described in 1 Samuel of the King James Bible was actually an outbreak of bubonic plague?
Teresia Sampsonia 2016-02-17 6,098 508.2 ... that Teresia Sampsonia (pictured) was born into a Christian Circassian family in Safavid Iran, and married the British adventurer Sir Robert Shirley?
Nishiki, Kumamoto 2016-02-26 6,050 504.2 ... that a mysterious World War II airbase of the former Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service located at Nishiki, Kumamoto, is currently being surveyed with a view to eventually opening it up to tourists?
Psychology of eating meat 2016-02-19 6,008 500.7 ... that research into the psychology of eating meat suggests a correlation between meat-eating and support for hierarchy and inequality?
Black Cross Nurses 2016-02-18 6,008 500.7 ... that in an era when women of African descent had little access to education or public role models, the Black Cross Nurses (pictured) trained them in healthcare, allowing them to be seen in leadership roles?
Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers 2016-02-18 3,230 269.2 ... that for over 40 years, the one constant at the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers has been Sharon H. Abrams?
Sharon H. Abrams 2,776 231.3
Total 6,006 500.5
Bahar Pars 2016-02-10 5,813 484.4 ... that Swedish actress Bahar Pars was born in Shiraz, Iran, and came to Sweden in 1989 after her family fled the war with Iraq?
Tourism in South Sudan 2016-02-04 5,764 480.4 ... that South Sudan has the world's second largest animal migration, but there are no tourists to see it?
White-bellied cinclodes 2016-02-15 5,663 471.9 ... that the white-bellied cinclodes may soon "pipe" no more?
Kashmir papier-mâché 2016-02-22 5,590 465.8 ... that Kashmir papier-mâché (pictured), a colourful painted handicraft of Kashmir that was brought by Shia Muslims from Persia in the 15th century, is based primarily on paper pulp?
42 Lomasney Way 2016-02-22 5,543 461.9 ... that 42 Lomasney Way in Boston's West End has been called "The Last Tenement", and has survived two fires, decay, and urban renewal?
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 2016-02-02 5,533 461.1 ... that Tibetan "living Buddha" Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (pictured, left, with Mao Zedong) was appointed vice chairman of the Qamdo Liberation Committee at the age of 10?
Queen Elizabeth cake 2016-02-28 5,509 459.1 ... that Queen Elizabeth cake is named after Elizabeth II and is a popular cake in Canada?
Wildlife of Egypt 2016-02-24 2,963 246.9 ... that the wildlife of Egypt no longer includes the elephants, rhinoceroses and gerenuk depicted in rock art at the village of Silwa Bahari?
Silwa Bahari 2,478 206.5
Total 5,440 453.4
Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney 2016-02-01 5,428 452.4 ... that the U.S. Government spent $8.9 million preparing for the possible presidential transition of Mitt Romney in 2012?
Chou Tzu-yu 2016-02-11 5,367[d] 447.2 ... that the public apology of 16-year-old K-pop star Chou Tzu-yu for waving a Taiwanese flag is believed to have helped Tsai Ing-wen win the Taiwanese presidential election?
Causeway Bay Books disappearances 2016-02-08 5,350 445.8 ... that five missing people linked to a Hong Kong bookshop are suspected of having been abducted by mainland China's Public Security Bureau?
Shooting of Anthony Hill 2016-02-21 5,313 442.8 ... that Anthony Hill was naked, unarmed and suffering from mental illness when he was shot by police in the U.S. state of Georgia?
Operation Snake Eyes 2016-02-19 5,290 440.6 ... that when the White House postponed Operation Snake Eyes again, Captain Sirisouk quit the Laotian Civil War?
The Chinese Road 2016-02-10 5,202 433.5 ... that a Chinese aid project in Laos was defended by 400 anti-aircraft guns and 25,000 troops?
Operation Phoutah 2016-02-14 5,192 432.7 ... that during Operation Phoutah, Groupement Mobile 33 carried their gut-shot colonel and 50 other wounded for 13 hours?
Georgiana Simpson 2016-02-28 5,157 429.8 ... that after receiving her PhD in 1921, Georgiana Simpson (pictured), like other black women scholars, could only find a university position teaching home economics?
Arnos Park Viaduct 2016-02-15 5,068 422.4 ... that the 34 arches of the Arnos Park Viaduct (pictured) allowed the extension of the Piccadilly line to Cockfosters?
Armada Memorial 2016-02-25 5,050 420.9 ... that the Armada Memorial is built on Plymouth Hoe, the site where tradition holds Francis Drake wanted to finish a game of bowls (scene pictured) before defeating the Spanish Armada?
Panicum effusum 2016-02-27 4,988 415.7 ... that earlier this month, the town of Wangaratta was overrun by hairy panic?
Carthaginian currency 2016-02-23 4,970 414.1 ... that Carthaginian currency (pictured) commonly featured the goddess Tanit and a horse?
2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods 2016-02-11 3,333 277.8 ... that Storm Eva exacerbated the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods (pictured), which also broke the United Kingdom's 24-hour rainfall record?
Storm Eva 1,471 122.6
Total 4,804 400.3
Beatrice Helen Worsley 2016-02-22 4,792 399.3 ... that Beatrice Helen Worsley wrote the first program for the Manchester Mark 1, received the first PhD in computer science, and holds the record among WRENs for the longest time at sea?
Framingham Railroad Station 2016-02-17 4,778 398.1 ... that Framingham Railroad Station (pictured) was the largest of nine stations that Henry Hobson Richardson designed for the Boston and Albany Railroad?
Royal Stag 2016-02-02 4,684 390.4 ... that the Indian whisky Royal Stag is Pernod Ricard's biggest-selling brand?
Roman Tomb (Silistra) 2016-02-19 4,594 382.6 ... that the 4th-century frescoes in the Roman Tomb of Silistra depict a procession of servants (example pictured) carrying gifts to the tomb's owners?
Battle of Brunanburh 2016-02-13 4,554 379.5 ... that the Battle of Brunanburh, fought in 937, has been described as "the greatest single battle in Anglo-Saxon history before Hastings"?
Bad Moms 2016-02-11 4,520 376.7 ... that after the departure of the previously attached distributor, the upcoming film Bad Moms' U.S. rights are now being handled by STX Entertainment?
Jimmy Greene 2016-02-16 4,516 376.3 ... that the album that Jimmy Greene (pictured) wrote in tribute to his murdered daughter has been nominated for a Grammy Award?
America can't do a damn thing against us 2016-02-25 4,508 375.7 ... that "America can't do a damn thing against us" was a slogan used by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the former Supreme Leader of Iran, during the hostage crisis?
Great Comet of 1819 2016-02-04 4,472 372.7 ... that the Great Comet of 1819 was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago?
Maesopsis eminii 2016-02-17 2,900 241.7 ... that the Amani Nature Reserve in Tanzania is home to the elusive long-billed forest warbler and the unwanted umbrella tree?
Long-billed forest warbler 1,066 88.9
Amani Nature Reserve 486 40.5
Total 4,452 371.0
Hypoplectrus nigricans 2016-02-11 4,435 369.6 ... that the black hamlet is an egg trader?
Grade I listed war memorials in England 2016-02-03 4,404 367.0 ... that about half of the Grade I listed war memorials in England were designed by the same architect?
Operation Bedrock (Laos) 2016-02-20 4,348 364.6 ... that Operation Bedrock was a successful rice denial mission?
Bridgeton incident 2016-02-20 4,304 363.7 ... that the then Iranian prime minister, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, defined the Bridgeton incident as "an irreparable blow on America's political and military prestige"?
Shrek on the Internet 2016-02-19 4,362 363.5 ... that a fan-made video called "Shrek is love, Shrek is life" and its duplications garnered more than three million views by May 2014?
List of Arabian Peninsula tropical cyclones 2016-02-06 4,344 362.0 ... that tropical cyclones affecting the Arabian Peninsula (example pictured) have disrupted oil exports, destroyed 2,000-year-old bridges, and produced multiple years' worth of rainfall?
BMW G310R 2016-02-07 4,298 358.1 ... that BMW G310R, the first-ever sub-500cc bike by BMW Motorrad, is the first of the company's bikes to be developed outside of Europe?
Albin K. Longren 2016-02-06 4,294 357.8 ... that, with no prior experience in aviation, Albin K. Longren (pictured) built and flew his own airplane from scratch in 1911?
Liang Siyong 2016-02-25 4,266 355.5 ... that Liang Siyong was one of the first Chinese archaeologists?
Disabled Iranian Veterans 2016-02-09 4,208 350.6 ... that the number of disabled Iranian war veterans related to Iraqi chemical weapons is rising, and estimated to rival that of all the gas casualties in World War I?
Songs by George Harrison 2016-02-10 4,207 350.6 ... that Songs by George Harrison contained three songs previously rejected by Warner Bros. Records?
2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots 2016-02-28 4,184 348.7 ... that anti-fascists, Islamists, and neo-Nazis rioted against a tennis match?
Joseph Terry 2016-02-18 4,158 346.5 ... that in 1898 Sir Joseph Terry died of heart failure due to over-exertion while attempting to win a by-election in York?
An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara 2016-02-21 4,064 338.7 ... that An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara (1762) by British Army officer Thomas Davies was the first eyewitness painting of Niagara Falls?
Turkey Run (West Branch Susquehanna River) 2016-02-25 2,988 249.0 ... that some reaches of Turkey Run and Oak Run were described as "moderately depressed" in the 1970s?
Oak Run (Wolf Run) 1,074 89.5
Total 4,062 338.5
Alert (sternwheeler 1865) 2016-02-10 4,028 335.7 ... that in December 1869 an employee of the Alert committed suicide by jumping overboard into the Willamette River after being released from an insane asylum?
Adriatic sturgeon 2016-02-13 3,986 332.2 ... that although it is possible that the Adriatic sturgeon is extinct in the wild, a large specimen was caught in the River Po in 2015?
Rohese Giffard 2016-02-04 3,976 331.3 ... that the eleventh-century Norman noblewoman Rohese Giffard is listed as a landowner in her own right in the Domesday Book?
DNA walker 2016-02-04 3,954 329.5 ... that DNA walkers have been used as nanorobots to pick up and drop off molecular cargo?
State Shinto 2016-02-15 3,929 327.4 ... that during the period of state control known as State Shinto, Japan lost 80,000 Shinto shrines?
Landing at Lae 2016-02-27 3,858 321.5 ... that the first waves of the landing at Lae were carried in four destroyer transports?
Sports Phone 2016-02-14 3,848 320.7 ... that Sports Phone received 50 million calls in 1981?
White Privilege II 2016-02-29 3,846[e] 320.5 ... that Macklemore's controversial critiques of Iggy Azalea in White Privilege II are actually criticisms of his own white privilege?
Rebirth (sculpture) 2016-02-16 3,844 320.4 ... that the proposed sculpture Rebirth, projected as a deer with a human child's face, was meant to represent "the interaction between the nearby riparian forest and the people living in Oak Grove"?
Saving Mes Aynak 2016-02-29 3,820 318.4 ... that the director of Saving Mes Aynak presented Afghani leaders with a petition signed by 100,000 people in support of the preservation of the 5,000-year-old archaeological site (excavations pictured)?
Hotel Bora Bora 2016-02-08 3,810 317.5 ... that the overwater bungalows at Hotel Bora Bora were the first on that island, and set a precedent for future developers?
Louise Lincoln Kerr House and Studio 2016-02-08 3,810 317.5 ... that the floor tiles of the Kerr Cultural Center were made with a now-rare mix of cement and white marble dust?
Zeng Junchen 2016-02-27 3,769 314.1 ... that Zeng Junchen, one of 20th-century China's most successful drug lords, started out selling salt?
Green-legged Partridge 2016-02-24 3,764 313.6 ... that the Green-legged Partridge of Poland is actually a chicken?
Mortonhall Crematorium 2016-02-11 3,759 313.2 ... that Mortonhall Crematorium which opened in 1967 is a prominent example of Expressionist architecture in Edinburgh, designed by a team led by Sir Basil Spence?
Fatima Massaquoi 2016-02-21 3,690 307.5 ... that the black Liberian scholar and educator, Princess Fatima Massaquoi, wrote of her challenging experiences in Nazi Germany and the U.S. South in a recently rediscovered autobiography?
Sonia Humphrey 2016-02-03 3,678 306.5 ... that Sonia Humphrey took the ABC to the Anti-Discrimination Board in 1984, after the broadcaster removed her from an on-air role, citing her pregnancy as a "visual overload" to viewers?
Mont Blanc massif 2016-02-23 3,660 305.0 ... that to hike round the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps is a 170-kilometre (110 mi) trip, usually taking 11 days, but top athletes run round the Tour du Mont Blanc circuit in just 21 hours?
Philip Livingston Magnet Academy 2016-02-29 3,647 303.9 ... that in 1947, police stood by to ensure that Paul Robeson did not make a speech while giving a concert at Philip Livingston Junior High School (pictured) in Albany, New York?
Production of Avengers: Infinity War 2016-02-15 3,632[f] 302.7 ... that for the production of Avengers: Infinity War, the films will be the first to be shot entirely using IMAX cameras and its exclusive aspect ratio?
Ford Fry 2016-02-09 3,611 300.9 ... that Ford Fry has been described as one of the most prolific chefs and restaurateurs in the United States?
Every family 2016-02-05 3,536 294.6 ... that the 17th-century English pirate Henry Every is thought to be a descendant of the Every family?
Annelie Nordström 2016-02-19 3,530 294.0 ... that Annelie Nordström resigned as general secretary after Swedish Municipal Workers' Union funds paid for a strip show by Puma Swede?
Found and Lost (opera) 2016-02-14 3,523 293.6 ... that no more than twelve people at a time can ascertain what is found and lost at a London hotel?
Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive 2016-02-21 3,520 293.4 ... that unlike the Marvel Comics adaptation of Planet of the Apes, IDW Publishing's Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive could use the likeness of Charlton Heston?
Persoonia moscalii 2016-02-02 3,480 290.0 ... that the creeping geebung of southwestern Tasmania generally grows to around a metre across but only 4-5 cm high?
MV Imperial Transport 2016-02-05 3,415 284.6 ... that when the oil tanker MV Imperial Transport broke in half after being torpedoed in 1940, a new front section was built and mated to the surviving stern?
Devon County War Memorial 2016-02-03 3,403 283.6 ... that the Devon County War Memorial is hewn from a single block of granite quarried on Dartmoor, the largest that its architect Edwin Lutyens was able to acquire?
Minecraft mods 2016-02-29 3,370 280.9 ... that mods are credited as one of the main reasons behind Minecraft's success?
Diwata-1 2016-02-20 3,306 279.3 ... that Diwata-1 (pictured) is the Philippines' first satellite to be developed solely by Filipinos?
Cowbell Hollow 2016-02-17 3,350 279.2 ... that Cowbell Hollow's drainage basin is only 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2)?
Cliff Lett 2016-02-03 3,326 277.1 ... that in 2001, Cliff Lett broke the official land speed record for radio-controlled cars, exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) for the first time?
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 2016-02-27 3,304 275.4 ... that after the release of Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, the original film was described as being the first "flop" to be given a director's cut?
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport 2016-02-10 3,273 272.8 ... that China's Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport, currently being built on 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) of reclaimed land, is set to become the world's largest offshore airport?
Mells War Memorial 2016-02-26 3,257 271.4 ... that one son of a former prime minister unveiled Mells War Memorial (pictured) while another is commemorated on it?
Federal Reserve Bank Building (Seattle) 2016-02-16 3,244 270.3 ... that the Federal Reserve Bank Building (pictured) in downtown Seattle, Washington, is one of the earliest surviving works of architecture firm NBBJ?
Ewa Gryziecka 2016-02-12 3,236 269.7 ... that Polish athlete Ewa Gryziecka's world record in women's javelin throw lasted for 35 minutes?
Maria Benedita Bormann 2016-02-21 3,218 268.2 ... that when Maria Benedita Bormann was called a female Émile Zola, it was not meant as a compliment?
Waterstart 2016-02-03 3,214 267.8 ... that in windsurfing, performing a waterstart (example pictured) in a light wind is considered to be an expert-level skill?
Nic Case 2016-02-25 3,208 267.3 ... that Nic Case became the first driver to top 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) with a radio-controlled car in 2014?
Operation Desert Rat 2016-02-06 3,186 265.5 ... that Desert Rat followed Silver Buckle?
Kang Shi'en 2016-02-16 3,135 261.2 ... that Vice Premier Kang Shi'en, China's "energy czar", received an unprecedented demerit of the first grade after an oil rig accident that killed 72 people?
Velma Scantlebury 2016-02-11 3,114 259.5 ... that Velma Scantlebury, the first African American woman transplant surgeon in the United States, estimates she has completed over 2,000 organ transplants?
Oran fatwa 2016-02-18 3,083 256.9 ... that shortly after the forced conversions of Muslims in Castile, a fatwa was issued which allowed outward practice of Christianity while secretly keeping the Islamic faith?
Civil War II 2016-02-09 3,066[g] 255.5 ... that a new Marvel Comics character, with the power to predict future events, will be introduced in Civil War II, the sequel to Civil War?
André Sordet 2016-02-16 3,042 253.5 ... that the French General André Sordet's cavalry corps covered close to 1,500 km (930 miles) in the first month of World War I?
Ruhollah Khomeini's letter to Mikhail Gorbachev 2016-02-23 3,036 253.0 ... that Ruhollah Khomeini, in his letter to Gorbachev, invited him to monotheism and Islam and also predicted the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc?
Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra 2016-02-04 3,023 251.9 ... that the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra (pictured) mosque in India was constructed on the remains of a Sanskrit college?
Marianne Means 2016-02-24 3,017 251.4 ... that Marianne Means was the first woman reporter to be assigned full-time coverage of the White House?
Gloria Wekker 2016-02-26 3,012 251.0 ... that Gloria Wekker has been called "Holland's Angela Davis" for igniting debate on cultural racism?
Mars, Bars 2016-02-23 2,990 249.1 ... that Michael Muhney did not know about his character's death on Veronica Mars until receiving the script for his final episode, "Mars, Bars"?
Hancock Bridge, Mumbai 2016-02-01 2,982 248.5 ... that Hancock Bridge in Mumbai, built in 1879 and rebuilt in 1923, was demolished in 2016 to be rebuilt again?
Thanjavur Art Plate 2016-02-19 2,956 246.4 ... that the Thanjavur Art Plate (pictured), introduced by Rajah Serfoji-II during the Maratha rule, was made as a gift item by the artisans of Thanjavur?
Operation Phiboonpol 2016-02-07 2,944 245.4 ... that Operation Phiboonpol caused vultures to become an aviation hazard?
Undulatoolithus 2016-02-23 2,898 241.5 ... that Undulatoolithus, a kind of fossil egg from China, probably received intensive parental care?
Bromhead Memorial 2016-02-01 2,896 241.4 ... that the Bromhead Memorial commemorates 307 ex-servicemen who died at the Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond, London?
Olive Hoskins 2016-02-10 2,844 237.0 ... that Olive Hoskins was the first woman promoted to warrant officer in the United States Army?
Theatre Europe 2016-02-12 2,843 236.9 ... that the 1986 video game Theatre Europe required the player to call a dedicated telephone number to request a nuclear strike?
Racking Horse World Celebration 2016-02-19 2,832 235.9 ... that the Racking Horse World Celebration has been held annually in Priceville, Alabama, for over 40 years?
Scottish Diaspora Tapestry 2016-02-02 2,828 235.7 ... that people in 34 countries embroidered the 305 panels that form the 164 metre (538 ft)-long Scottish Diaspora Tapestry?
Gulf Hamstery 2016-02-02 2,800 233.4 ... that Gulf Hamstery established the commercial Syrian hamster industry in the United States?
Ted Stanley 2016-02-03 2,794 232.8 ... that Ted Stanley donated over $825 million to support work and research at the Broad Institute?
Paul Rosche 2016-02-15 2,778 231.5 ... that BMW engineer Paul Rosche continued to design Formula One engines for them after the company withdrew from the tournament?
Stanley Booth-Clibborn 2016-02-17 2,776 231.3 ... that Stanley Booth-Clibborn, a former Bishop of Manchester, was shot during a robbery in Uganda?
Eden (2014 Spanish film) 2016-02-22 2,760 230.0 ... that Nate Parker produced a teaser in order to seek financing for Eden?
Muga silk 2016-02-21 2,758 229.8 ... that Assamese muga silk (pictured) is naturally golden in colour?
Halloween cake 2016-02-27 2,745 228.8 ... that Halloween cake themes (example pictured) include cakes that resemble jack-o'-lanterns and the human brain, and cupcakes with bloody teeth emerging from them?
Peter Molydeux 2016-02-12 2,739 228.2 ... that Peter Molydeux, a Twitter account which parodies the audacious language of Peter Molyneux's video game ideas, inspired Molyneux to leave Microsoft and return to his indie game development roots?
Romona Robinson 2016-02-15 2,702 225.2 ... that Romona Robinson won a television news anchor job in Cleveland, Ohio, with a demo tape that showed her remaining poised and self-confident while "being wiped out by a hurricane-whipped wave"?
Dave Howie 2016-02-03 2,700 225.0 ... that Dave Howie played rugby seven times for Scotland, but his father refused to watch him play?
Mongalla gazelle 2016-02-01 2,695 224.6 ... that the Mongalla gazelle has continued its extensive migration in South Sudan despite three decades of civil war?
Reynelda Muse 2016-02-20 2,651 224.0 ... that shortly after becoming the first woman and first African American television news anchor in Colorado, Reynelda Muse began wearing an Afro on the air to assert her identity?
Lionel Bussey 2016-02-21 2,668 222.3 ... that the mechanical engineer Lionel Bussey had 600 pairs of women's shoes?
Aguas Calientes (volcano) 2016-02-06 2,630 219.1 ... that the crater lake of Aguas Calientes has been researched as a possible terrestrial analogue to Mars?
1905 International Tourist Trophy 2016-02-18 2,618 218.2 ... that at the 1905 International Tourist Trophy motor race, cars were towed to the start line by horses to save fuel?
Operation Xieng Dong 2016-02-17 2,612 217.6 ... that just before Operation Xieng Dong, the People's Army of Vietnam captured the King's farm?
Wadamisaki Battery 2016-02-22 2,582 215.2 ... that the Wadamisaki Battery was the first national historic site registered in Hyōgo Prefecture?
Abandon the Old in Tokyo 2016-02-22 2,563 213.6 ... that in Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Yoshihiro Tatsumi wanted to depict postwar Japan, where he felt that the focus on economic growth was given precedence over the lifestyles of its people?
Rose Piper 2016-02-22 2,558 213.1 ... that Rose Piper's 1946 painting Back Water was inspired by Bessie Smith's "Backwater Blues"?
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF 2016-02-12 2,556 213.0 ... that when No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF opened in 1940, facilities were so limited that cadets had to pay for their own accommodation at a nearby hotel?
Cornelia James (glovemaker) 2016-02-15 2,545 212.1 ... that Queen Elizabeth II's glovemaker, Cornelia James, was accepted by the art college that rejected Adolf Hitler?
Krabi mouth-brooding betta 2016-02-10 2,536 211.3 ... that the male Krabi mouth-brooding betta incubates the fertilized eggs in his mouth until they hatch?
Gwendoline Konie 2016-02-20 2,520 211.3 ... that 2001 Zambian presidential candidate Gwendoline Konie (pictured) published a poem against male arrogance?
Spring Run (West Branch Susquehanna River) 2016-02-11 2,526 210.5 ... that an alternative name of Spring Run is "The Gut"?
Yolanda Marculescu 2016-02-04 2,521 210.1 ... that Yolanda Marculescu, prima donna of the Romanian National Opera of Bucharest, defected to the U.S. in 1968 and founded the International Festival of the Art Song in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
USA House 2016-02-07 2,494 207.9 ... that the USA House was a US government program designed to help alleviate the homeless problem in the UK?
Daniel Robert Alexander 2016-02-25 2,482 206.8 ... that African-American Daniel Robert Alexander was described as a favorite of Ethiopian emperor Menelik II and blacksmith to Haile Selassie?
C. C. Beall 2016-02-23 2,475 206.2 ... that C. C. Beall's 1945 Treasury poster (pictured) of Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima was used for a World War II campaign which brought in $26 billion?
Kandia Crazy Horse 2016-02-09 2,465 205.4 ... that Kandia Crazy Horse taught the course "Roll Over Beethoven: Black Rock and Cultural Revolt" at Princeton University?
Love You Baba 2016-02-03 2,450 204.2 ... that Guinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of Love You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"?
2015 Singapore Grand Prix 2016-02-24 2,421 201.8 ... that the 2015 Singapore Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel even though he lost his bottle?
Kızılada Feneri 2016-02-07 2,415 201.2 ... that the keeper of the Kızılada Lighthouse rushed by boat to help the survivors of an Air France airliner that made an emergency water landing off the coast of Fethiye, Turkey in 1953?
Monk seal 2016-02-13 2,414 201.1 ... that monk seals (example pictured) are the only earless seals that live in tropical climates?
Wang Baosen 2016-02-22 2,410 200.9 ... that Wang Baosen, vice mayor of Beijing, committed suicide while under investigation for corruption?
State road D915 (Turkey) 2016-02-28 2,400 200.0 ... that the Of–Bayburt road in northeastern Turkey is considered one of the most dangerous routes, with over 20 steep hairpin turns?
Ewa Bandrowska-Turska 2016-02-10 2,395 199.6 ... that in 1939, a trans-Atlantic radio broadcast featured coloratura soprano Ewa Bandrowska-Turska (pictured) singing four songs by Karol Szymanowski from the Royal Castle in Kraków for the US audience?
Ralph fitzStephen 2016-02-02 2,385 198.8 ... that Ralph fitzStephen, an 12th-century English nobleman, was responsible for the maintenance of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine while she was imprisoned by her husband King Henry II of England?
Papa's Cabin 2016-02-09 2,378 198.1 ... that one scene in the Veronica Mars episode "Papa's Cabin" contains a blue screen that was used as a tarpaulin due to budgetary concerns?
Mysore Sandalwood Oil 2016-02-20 2,342 197.9 ... that sandalwood oil is so important to the economy of Mysore, India, that it has been registered and trademarked?
Kaushiki Chakraborty 2016-02-12 2,368 197.4 ... that Kaushiki Chakraborty (pictured) sings khayals and thumris, which in Hindustani music are considered semi-classical or light classical?
Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid 2016-02-09 2,364 197.0 ... that Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid, a 10th-century Shia jurist and theologian, was said to be so persuasive in debate that he could convince his opponents "that a wooden column was actually gold"?
Makrana marble 2016-02-29 2,353 196.1 ... that Makrana marble was used in the construction of the Taj Mahal and the Victoria Memorial?
Mountain nyala 2016-02-14 File:10 Ethiopian cents (observe).jpg 2,346 195.5 ... that the mountain nyala, featured on the obverse of the Ethiopian ten santim coin (pictured), was the last species of large antelope to be discovered in Africa?
Chutixtiox 2016-02-03 2,344 195.4 ... that two life-size stucco jaguars were excavated at the pre-Columbian Maya city of Chutixtiox in Guatemala?
Betty Sain 2016-02-27 2,324 193.7 ... that when a reporter told horse breeder Betty Sain that there were no coyotes in Tennessee, she presented him with a dead one?
G2A 2016-02-05 2,316 193.0 ... that Riot Games banned G2A from sponsoring teams during the 2015 League of Legends World Championship?
Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth 2016-02-14 2,308 192.3 ... that Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth, was also known as Mr Valentine?
Joaquín Clausell 2016-02-10 2,306 192.2 ... that the work of Joaquín Clausell stands out among Mexican landscape artists because it is in the impressionist style (example pictured)?
Vera Songwe 2016-02-29 2,296 191.4 ... that in 2013, Forbes listed Vera Songwe as one of the "20 Young Power Women in Africa"?
Spalding War Memorial 2016-02-20 2,260 190.9 ... that Barbara McLaren conceived the Spalding War Memorial after her husband was killed in the First World War, but insisted he receive no special commemoration on it?
Minuetta Kessler 2016-02-01 2,290 190.9 ... that Minuetta Kessler, a classical composer and concert pianist who wrote and performed her first piece at age five, created a game to teach musical composition to young children?
Ezubao 2016-02-27 2,270 189.2 ... that Ezubao attracted 50 billion yuan ($7.6 billion) from 900,000 Chinese investors before it was closed down as a Ponzi scheme?
Thomas Duarte 2016-02-08 2,224 185.3 ... that American football player Thomas Duarte was one of the rare high-profile college recruits to be of Asian descent?
Moghra Oasis 2016-02-25 1,012 84.4 ... that the salt-tolerant plants Zygophyllum album, Nitraria retusa, and Tamarix nilotica dominate different vegetation zones at the Moghra Oasis in Egypt?
Zygophyllum album 458 38.2
Nitraria retusa 377 31.4
Tamarix nilotica 374 31.2
Total 2,222 185.2
Gyaclavator 2016-02-01 2,218 184.8 ... that the extinct lace bug Gyaclavator (pictured) is named for its enlarged antennae?
Hasaan Ibn Ali 2016-02-02 2,213 184.4 ... that jazz pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali remained an obscure figure until his only released recording, The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan, after which he again returned to obscurity?
Corruption in Haiti 2016-02-20 2,165 181.6 ... that nearly $26 million of funds for a $42.5 million Haitian education program went missing after being raised partly from taxes on international phone calls?
Philip of Oldcoates 2016-02-01 2,170 180.8 ... that the 12th century English nobleman Philip of Oldcoates was called one of King John of England's "evil counsellors" by the chronicler Roger of Wendover?
Six Gentlemen (painting) 2016-02-27 2,140 178.3 ... that Six Gentlemen (pictured) by Ni Zan is thought to represent the isolation of scholar-recluses in Yuan dynasty China?
St Symphorien Military Cemetery 2016-02-06 2,138 178.1 ... that the men believed to be the first and last Commonwealth soldiers killed in action during the First World War are buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery?
Een Bloemhof 2016-02-12 2,127 177.2 ... that authorities in 17th-century Amsterdam ordered the confiscation and burning of Adriaan Koerbagh's Een Bloemhof because of its heretical opinions?
Hugh of Chalcombe 2016-02-10 2,123 176.9 ... that the 12th-century nobleman Hugh of Chalcombe faced arrest for failing to answer a charge of wrongful possession of cattle?
Kaep 2016-02-07 2,101 175.1 ... that the kaep is a traditional type of proa sailboat native to Palau that can be sailed forward or backward?
Chestnut cake 2016-02-29 2,099 174.9 ... that chestnut cake may be prepared using flour from ground chestnuts?
Stone Hall, Nashville 2016-02-11 2,096 174.6 ... that the Stone Hall in Nashville was once a private house of the Cantrell family but is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
Ren Jianxin (businessman) 2016-02-25 2,090 174.2 ... that entrepreneur Ren Jianxin, founder of the world's 265th largest company, began with a loan of RMB 10,000?
Josh Gottheimer 2016-02-02 2,060 171.7 ... that Josh Gottheimer became a speechwriter for U.S. President Bill Clinton at the age of 23?
Lynne Kelly (science writer) 2016-02-17 2,050 170.8 ... that according to Lynne Kelly's theory, Stonehenge was used as a centre for recording and accessing knowledge?
Bangalore Blue 2016-02-22 2,044 170.4 ... that the Bangalore Blue variety of grape has been grown for the past 150 years exclusively in the districts of Bangalore Urban, Chikkaballapura and Kolar?
Siege of Syracuse (877–878) 2016-02-26 2,037 169.8 ... that during the Siege of Syracuse by the Aghlabids in 877–878, the Byzantine navy failed to aid the city on time, as it was employed in the construction of the Nea Ekklesia church?
6 Ballygunge Place 2016-02-11 2,024 168.7 ... that 6 Ballygunge Place, a restaurant chain in Kolkata, has a haath-pakha (hand fans) decor that conveys the elegance of a decorated Durga Puja hall or a setting for a period film?
Thomas J. Latham 2016-02-09 2,013 167.8 ... that Thomas J. Latham, a Memphis judge and businessman after the American Civil War, was a millionaire?
Whakamana Cannabis Museum 2016-02-26 2,002 166.8 ... that the Whakamana Cannabis Museum, New Zealand's first museum dedicated to cannabis culture, opened in Caversham, Dunedin, in 2013?
Phaethon (patrol boat) 2016-02-24 1,983 165.2 ... that the losses sustained by the crew of patrol boat Phaethon, during the battle of Tillyria in 1964, were the first battle casualties of the Hellenic Navy after World War II?
Persoonia laxa 2016-02-03 1,982 165.1 ... that the shrub Persoonia laxa was found in Sydney but is now presumed extinct?
Tina Allen 2016-02-15 1,963 163.6 ... that Tina Allen's sculpture of Frederick Douglass is featured in the movie Akeelah and the Bee?
Strikefleet Omega 2016-02-09 1,962 163.5 ... that mobile game Strikefleet Omega is a hybrid of the tower defense and real-time strategy genres?
Masa Fukuda 2016-02-15 1,473 122.8 ... that Meridian School alumnus Masa Fukuda, the founder of One Voice Children's Choir, writes and arranges music from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in his basement studio, sleeping only three or four hours a day?
Meridian School (Utah) 460 38.3
Total 1,933 161.1
Glik v. Cunniffe 2016-02-12 1,931 160.9 ... that in Glik v. Cunniffe, the First Circuit noted that "we have previously recognized that the videotaping of public officials is an exercise of First Amendment liberties"?
Zhou Youde 2016-02-17 1,900 158.3 ... that Zhou Youde became a local deity after helping to end the Great Evacuation?
MUSE School 2016-02-05 1,878 156.5 ... that the MUSE School in Calabasas, California, has been described as the first vegan K-12 school in the U.S.?
Randy W. Berry 2016-02-20 1,832 153.7 ... that Randy W. Berry, who grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado, is the first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons in the US Department of State?
Echinopsis spachiana 2016-02-24 1,842 153.5 ... that the flower of the cactus Echinopsis spachiana (pictured) mainly opens at night?
Soup the Chemist 2016-02-28 1,837 153.1 ... that Soup the Chemist has been called the "Godfather of Christian hip hop"?
Cafe Barbera 2016-02-05 1,834 152.8 ... that the first Cafe Barbera coffeehouse was established in 1870 in Southern Italy?
Spiro Crne 2016-02-11 1,810 150.8 ... that rebel leader Spiro Crne was forced to leave Serbia after Ottoman diplomatic intervention?
Edwina Hume Fallis 2016-02-26 1,808 150.7 ... that in her colorful memoir When Denver and I Were Young, Edwina Hume Fallis warned against trying on another child's hat, because "you might bring home something you didn't like"?
Marie Kraja 2016-02-01 975 81.2 ... that Marie Kraja and Lola Gjoka performed more than 300 songs together that recorded Albanian culture?
Lola Gjoka 831 69.2
Total 1,806 150.5
List of songs recorded by Little Mix 2016-02-12 1,784 148.7 ... that one of the songs recorded by Little Mix, "A.D.I.D.A.S.", is an acronym for "All Day I Dream About Sex"?
Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare 2016-02-24 1,781 148.4 ... that the American policy analyst Gareth Porter, argues in his Manufactured Crisis that allegations of Iran's attempts to build nuclear weapons have been fabricated by Israel and the United States?
Gerald Williams (tennis commentator) 2016-02-03 1,758 146.5 ... that at the 1978 Davis Cup Final, John McEnroe asked an umpire to tell tennis commentator Gerald Williams to "keep his voice down"?
Ricky Collins 2016-02-19 1,742 145.2 ... that Ricky Collins temporarily walked away from American football to care for his ill father?
Tartan Laboratories 2016-02-10 1,731 144.2 ... that software startup company Tartan Laboratories was considered an example of Pittsburgh's attempt in the 1980s to shift from an industrial-based economy to high technology?
Makarkinia 2016-02-07 1,731 144.2 ... that the 140–160 mm (5.5–6.3 in) long wings of Makarkinia are the longest of any lacewing?
Dead & Company Summer Tour 2016 2016-02-26 1,730 144.2 ... that the upcoming Dead & Company 2016 Summer Tour will be the first shows played at Fenway Park by members of the Grateful Dead?
Makoto Hirayama 2016-02-20 1,700 143.7 ... that Makoto Hirayama was elected to Japan's House of Councillors despite getting less than 0.02% of the vote?
Theeb 2016-02-01 1,703 141.9 ... that Theeb is Jordan's first nomination ever to the Academy Awards?
White Deer Creek 2016-02-27 1,702 141.8 ... that a boring mill at the mouth of White Deer Creek in 1776 made gun barrels for the Continental Army?
Gloria Tanner 2016-02-05 1,696 141.3 ... that in 1994 Gloria Tanner became the first African-American woman state senator in Colorado history?
Bartlett and Robertson 2016-02-14 1,680 140.0 ... that the husband-and-wife piano duo of Bartlett and Robertson were said to play like "four hands at a double keyboard controlled by a single mind"?
Dictyoolithidae 2016-02-17 1,627 135.6 ... that fossil eggs assigned to Dictyoolithidae may have been laid by megalosauroid dinosaurs?
For What It's Worth (game show) 2016-02-04 1,603 133.6 ... that although For What It's Worth was originally meant to have a different expert each week, the episodes were broadcast such that there was a different expert allocated to each weekday?
Sybil Joyce Hylton 2016-02-19 1,599 133.2 ... that the "Mother of the Probation" system, Sybil Joyce Hylton, is a National Hero of the Cayman Islands?
List of accolades received by Selma (film) 2016-02-13 1,587 132.2 ... that for her work on the 2014 historical drama Selma, Ava DuVernay (pictured) became the first black woman to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director?
Amritabindu Upanishad 2016-02-12 1,577 131.4 ... that the Hindu text Amritabindu Upanishad, composed before 300 CE, condemns "bookish learning" and emphasizes the practice of a six-limbed Yoga?
Baudouin de Sebourc 2016-02-02 1,576 131.3 ... that the hero of the 14th-century Old French poem Baudouin de Sebourc has 31 children who help him fight for the King of Jerusalem?
Philip de Thaun 2016-02-23 1,556 129.7 ... that the Bestiaire by Philip de Thaun is one of two medieval English sources for the story behind the phrase "crocodile tears"?
Kundika Upanishad 2016-02-04 1,550 129.2 ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Kundika Upanishad states a man should visit sacred places in his retirement, and take his wife with him?
St. Paul's Church, Rusthall 2016-02-05 1,550 129.1 ... that St. Paul's Church, Rusthall, has been viewed as a symbol of the wealth of Tunbridge Wells due to the churchyard being "chockablock with expensive tombstones and memorials"?
Polyclonoolithus 2016-02-01 1,544 128.7 ... that Polyclonoolithus is one of the only dinosaur eggs known from the Hekou Group in Gansu?
God Is Working His Purpose Out 2016-02-04 1,544 128.6 ... that "God Is Working His Purpose Out" was written as a tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Ahmad al-Wansharisi 2016-02-19 1,544 128.6 ... that at the end of the reconquista, Islamic jurist Ahmad al-Wansharisi argued that it was compulsory for Spanish Muslims under Christian rule to emigrate to Muslim lands?
Zaila McCalla 2016-02-25 1,538 128.2 ... that Zaila McCalla, first female Chief Justice of Jamaica, is also the Chancellor of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands?
Osier Pattern 2016-02-08 1,535 127.9 ... that Meissen porcelain developed three osier patterns of relief decoration for plates in the 18th century?
Glade Run 2016-02-26 1,532 127.7 ... that the parents of the first white child born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, settled on Glade Run?
Sinotaia aeruginosa 2016-02-29 870 72.5 ... that the freshwater snails Sinotaia aeruginosa and Cipangopaludina cathayensis are used in Chinese cuisine?
Cipangopaludina cathayensis 648 54.0
Total 1,518 126.5
Billie Maxwell 2016-02-08 1,512 126.0 ... that Billie Maxwell was the first woman recorded in country music, and the first recorded musician from Arizona?
Kerala 2016-02-25 1,508[h] 125.7 ... that the Indian state of Kerala celebrates over 10,000 festivals annually?
St Peter's Church, Aberdeen 2016-02-10 1,490 124.2 ... that the first post-Reformation Catholic Church in Aberdeen, St Peter's Church, closed in 1860 when the cathedral was built, but was re-opened 20 years later?
Penney de Jager 2016-02-06 1,488 124.0 ... that the 1970s dancer/choreographer Penney de Jager was knighted for promoting dance among the elderly?
Brenda Andrews 2016-02-04 1,480 123.4 ... that Brenda Andrews co-led a team of scientists to create the first fully detailed cell protein map?
Monarchies in Africa 2016-02-05 1,478 123.2 ... that Lesotho is a monarchy in Africa presently ruled by King Letsie III?
Florida Ruffin Ridley 2016-02-19 1,478 123.1 ... that Florida Ruffin Ridley co-founded the Society for the Collection of Negro Folklore?
Mahama Cho 2016-02-13 1,464 122.0 ... that although he was born in the Ivory Coast, Mahama Cho has represented both Great Britain and France at taekwondo competitions?
Claire Giannini Hoffman 2016-02-01 1,462 121.8 ... that Claire Giannini Hoffman was the first woman to serve on the boards of Bank of America and Sears, Roebuck & Company?
Triprismatoolithus 2016-02-25 1,454 121.1 ... that Triprismatoolithus is a kind of fossil egg that was probably laid by an unknown species of alvarezsaurian dinosaur?
1957 Fethiye earthquakes 2016-02-17 1,450 120.9 ... that two earthquakes, both exceeding 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit Fethiye, Turkey, within seven hours in 1957?
Rare (company) 2016-02-23 1,450 120.8 ... that Rare celebrated its 30th anniversary by releasing Rare Replay, a title compiling 30 video games which it created?
Carrie A. Tuggle 2016-02-25 1,438 119.9 ... that Carrie A. Tuggle established the Tuggle Institute, in Birmingham, Alabama, a boarding school to give free education for black children who were destitute orphans or juvenile defendants?
Dirk Martens 2016-02-08 1,426 118.8 ... that Dirk Martens published the first edition of Thomas More's Utopia in 1516?
Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium 2016-02-11 1,412 117.6 ... that The New York Times described the book Psychic Blues as "a compelling look at the disputed territory where entertainment meets religion"?
Thomas Gilovich 2016-02-18 1,404 117.0 ... that Thomas Gilovich tested his hypothesis of the spotlight effect by using Barry Manilow T-shirts?
James Murray (physician) 2016-02-07 1,402 116.9 ... that the Irish doctor James Murray, who discovered what would become milk of magnesia, is an ancestor of the actor Michael Hordern?
1934 Muroto typhoon 2016-02-17 1,391 115.9 ... that during the 1934 Muroto typhoon, a then-world record low land-based pressure of 911.9 hPa (26.93 inHg) was observed in Muroto, Japan?
William Grant, Lord Grant 2016-02-15 1,380 115.0 ... that in 1955, two girls fainted at an election rally in Glasgow for Unionist candidate William Grant?
Ilse Gramatzki 2016-02-09 1,379 114.9 ... that Ilse Gramatzki appeared as a Rhinemaiden in the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival, and in Zimmermann's Die Soldaten in Frankfurt and Brussels?
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén 2016-02-29 1,374 114.5 ... that Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, who would later become president of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico, sued a judge in the 1980s so she could appear in court dressed in pants?
Tyler Austin 2016-02-05 1,372 114.4 ... that Tyler Austin overcame a testicular cancer diagnosis at age 17 to become a professional baseball player?
Sarah Howe 2016-02-02 1,368 114.0 ... that the poet Sarah Howe won the 2015 T. S. Eliot Prize for Loop of Jade, the first time a debut collection has won the award?
Henry Adams Thompson 2016-02-13 1,364 113.7 ... that math professor Henry Adams Thompson ran for office several times, including for Vice President of the United States in 1880, but never won?
Sylvia Hallett 2016-02-13 1,364 113.7 ... that the composer and improviser Sylvia Hallett bows both the violin and a spinning bicycle wheel?
Mami Kawada 2016-02-13 1,360 113.3 ... that Mami Kawada's music career began after she was discovered by her music teacher?
Sivion 2016-02-23 1,358 113.2 ... that Sivion's stage name is a misspelling of his old one, "Vision"?
Yogatattva Upanishad 2016-02-01 1,352 112.7 ... that the Hindu text Yogatattva Upanishad states in yoga, that of the ten restraints, moderate food is most important, and of the ten observances, non-violence is most important?
Zvezdelina Stankova 2016-02-25 1,344 112.0 ... that Zvezdelina Stankova brought ideas from her Bulgarian mathematical education to California by founding the Berkeley Math Circle?
Bud Dunn 2016-02-24 1,341 111.8 ... that at 81, horse trainer Bud Dunn became the oldest rider ever to win the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship?
Iarla Ó Lionáird 2016-02-28 1,336 111.3 ... that Iarla Ó Lionáird sang "Casadh an tSúgáin" in Brooklyn?
James Maxie Ponder 2016-02-28 1,333 111.1 ... that James Maxie Ponder, St. Petersburg, Florida's first African-American physician, began a medical practice out of his home and accepted payment in poultry, vegetables, and ham?
Williston School 2016-02-06 1,332 111.0 ... that Martin Luther King, Jr. was originally scheduled to speak at Williston High School on the day that he was assassinated?
Dodo Marmarosa 2016-02-16 1,330 110.8 ... that jazz pianist and composer Dodo Marmarosa once got mad at his old piano and chopped it up with an ax?
Johannes Bah Kuhnke 2016-02-13 1,328 110.6 ... that actor Johannes Bah Kuhnke is married to the Swedish Minister of Culture, Alice Bah Kuhnke?
Little Pine (restaurant) 2016-02-13 1,324 110.3 ... that Little Pine is a vegan restaurant founded by American singer–songwriter Moby that donates all of its profits to animal welfare organizations?
Rahul Thakkar 2016-02-26 1,318 109.8 ... that Rahul Thakkar, an Indian-American software developer, jointly won the 2016 Academy Award for scientific and technical achievement?
Salem Shore 2016-02-05 1,307 108.9 ... that Martha Graham's solo dance Salem Shore depicts a sea-wife "mad with grief"?
Ruby M. Rouss 2016-02-23 1,303 108.6 ... that Crucian Ruby M. Rouss served in the Women's Army Corps before becoming the "first black woman to head a Legislature in the United States"?
Dictyoolithus 2016-02-26 1,294 107.8 ... that the shell of the fossil egg Dictyoolithus is made up of five superimposed layers of eggshell units?
Nizar Zakka 2016-02-28 1,287 107.2 ... that Lebanese IT expert and U.S. permanent resident Nizar Zakka, detained in Iran since September 18, 2015, has been accused of being an American spy?
Timaeus of Locri 2016-02-01 1,269 105.8 ... that Plato was once thought to have plagiarized a book by Timaeus of Locri?
Black Metropolis 2016-02-29 1,268 105.6 ... that Black Metropolis, a foundational American sociology text by St. Clair Drake and Horace R. Cayton, Jr., resulted from the work of as many as 200 researchers, typists, and copyists?
Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez) 2016-02-05 1,266 105.5 ... that Pierre Boulez (pictured) composed incidental music to Barrault's Ainsi parla Zarathoustra after Nietzsche in 1974, many years after he was the music director for his theater?
Baldwin (abbot) 2016-02-14 1,259 104.9 ... that Baldwin, the 11th-century abbot of Bury St Edmunds Abbey in England, was royal doctor to three kings?
Mary Shotwell Ingraham 2016-02-07 1,245 103.8 ... that Mary Ingraham was the first woman to receive the United States Medal for Merit award?
Sankheda furniture 2016-02-21 1,232 102.7 ... that Gujarat's Sankheda furniture is named after the Sankheda village, where it is made with teak wood and lacquer and painted in traditional bright shades of maroon and gold?
Carina Jaarnek 2016-02-13 1,216 101.3 ... that Swedish singer Towe Jaarnek is the sister of fellow singer Carina Jaarnek?
Anton Lundqvist 2016-02-05 1,192 99.4 ... that actor Anton Lundqvist played the part of "Oscar" opposite his real-life mother, Maria Lundqvist in the film En underbar jävla jul?
Nirvana Upanishad 2016-02-16 1,183 98.6 ... that the ancient text Nirvana Upanishad is written in Sutra-style and states that a solitary place is a monastery of bliss for a Hindu monk?
Thomas Thomas (architect) 2016-02-26 1,174 97.8 ... that the Welsh architect Thomas Thomas made sure he preached one of the very first sermons in every chapel he built?
Silvina Fabars 2016-02-14 1,173 97.8 ... that Silvina Fabars, who won the National Dance Prize of Cuba in 2014, was once a rebel fighter under Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution?
Polycyathus muellerae 2016-02-09 1,160 96.7 ... that the coral Polycyathus muellerae is part of an assemblage of organisms that grow in caves?
Basanti Devi 2016-02-07 1,156 96.3 ... that the arrest of Basanti Devi during the non-cooperation movement in 1921 proved to be a major impetus for widespread agitation?
El Protector (2016) 2016-02-25 1,155 96.2 ... that professional wrestler Atomic Star became the only rookie to compete in three El Protector tournaments when he won the 2016 El Protector?
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum 2016-02-28 582 48.5 ... that the activity of crabs helped glasswort, Arthrocnemum macrostachyum and Halocnemum strobilaceum (pictured) to recolonise oil-polluted marshland?
Halocnemum strobilaceum 541 45.1
Total 1,124 93.6
Ji Chaoding 2016-02-09 1,122 93.5 ... that Chinese economist Ji Chaoding, while in the United States in 1926, secretly joined the Communist Party of China?
William James Cullen, Lord Cullen 2016-02-06 1,108 92.3 ... that the early 20th-century Scottish judge Lord Cullen disliked public speaking?
Nyāya Sūtras 2016-02-11 1,106 92.2 ... that the ancient Nyāya Sūtras text of Hindu philosophy is a discourse on knowledge and logic which was studied by scholars of Buddhism in the 2nd century CE?
Margaret Benyon 2016-02-27 1,102 91.9 ... that Margaret Benyon has been called "the mother of British holography"?
Southern Beekeeper's Nature Reserve 2016-02-26 1,084 90.4 ... that Southern Beekeeper's Nature Reserve had no official name when it was gazetted in 1979, but had been used for beekeeping for generations?
Social Encounter Party 2016-02-18 1,078 89.9 ... that despite being described by its leader as "liberal", the Social Encounter Party supported a constitutional amendment in Baja California to ban same-sex marriage?
Dick Pudan 2016-02-22 1,072 89.4 ... that the association footballer Dick Pudan was banned from the sport in 1907 after he walked out on his club, which had refused to let him play professional cricket too?
Norma Cox Astwood 2016-02-24 1,068 89.0 ... that Norma Cox Astwood, a clinical psychologist, became Vice President of the Senate of Bermuda?
David Brand, Lord Brand 2016-02-05 1,062 88.5 ... that in 1994 the Scottish retired judge Lord Brand became an appeals court judge in Botswana?
Peterhouse partbooks 2016-02-29 734 61.2 ... that the Peterhouse partbooks and Forrest-Heyther partbooks both contain music by the English composer Robert Fayrfax?
Forrest-Heyther partbooks 318 26.5
Total 1,052 87.7
Shandilya Upanishad 2016-02-15 1,045 87.1 ... that the pre-3rd century CE Shandilya Upanishad text describes eight postures of Yoga to cleanse the body and two types of meditation?
Kala Alexander 2016-02-27 1,044 87.0 ... that professional surfer Kala Alexander is vice president of an organization that gives children with cystic fibrosis surfing lessons?
Jovan Radomir 2016-02-18 1,044 87.0 ... that Swedish television presenter Jovan Radomir wrote the English translation of the Marija Šerifović song "Molitva", which went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2007?
Middle Khmer 2016-02-11 1,030 85.8 ... that the decline of Angkor marked the beginning of the Middle Khmer period, during which the language's number of vowels was doubled in a few centuries?
Terreña 2016-02-06 1,028 85.7 ... that oxen of the Terreña breed of cattle from the Basque Country in northern Spain were used in the traditional Basque rural sport of idi probak, or stone-pulling?
Jan Theobald Held 2016-02-08 1,028 85.6 ... that physician Jan Theobald Held published a set of folk songs under the pseudonym Jan Orebský?
Ella Orr Campbell 2016-02-18 1,022 85.2 ... that while everyone else thought the field horsetail growing on nursery land in Palmerston North was ornamental, Dame Ella Orr Campbell correctly identified it as an invasive species?
Dansk Datamatik Center 2016-02-05 1,020 85.0 ... that the Ada language compiler that Dansk Datamatik Center developed in the early 1980s has been termed an underappreciated success story in the use of formal methods?
DDC-I 2016-02-14 1,012 84.3 ... that software product company DDC-I started three decades ago in Denmark with a focus on the Ada programming language and now focuses on real-time operating systems in the United States?
Johannes Engel 2016-02-09 1,012 84.3 ... that between 1489 and 1491, the doctor and astronomer Johannes Engel worked as a proofreader for the printer Erhard Ratdolt of Augsburg?
Boyd R. Overhulse 2016-02-22 1,008 84.0 ... that Boyd Overhulse was unanimously elected President of the Oregon Senate just 11 days after taking his senate seat in 1957, the first Democrat to hold that position in 79 years?
National Wrestling Association 2016-02-04 1,000 83.3 ... that in 1930 the National Wrestling Association required professional wrestlers to post a $5,000 bond to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship?
2007 Coca-Cola 600 2016-02-11 996 83.0 ... that Casey Mears' victory in the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 is his first and only win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?
First Congregational Church of Albany 2016-02-07 994 82.8 ... that architect Albert W. Fuller donated a third of his commission for designing the First Congregational Church of Albany (pictured) to the congregation as a "personal gift"?
Girolamo Benivieni 2016-02-04 992 82.7 ... that Girolamo Benivieni twice sought the help of Pope Leo X to return the body of Dante Alighieri to Florence?
Davis v. Ayala 2016-02-08 980 81.7 ... that in a recent opinion, United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned the propriety of solitary confinement?
Tubercuoolithus 2016-02-21 978 81.5 ... that Tubercuoolithus is one of the fossil eggs from Sevenmile Hill, the oldest fossil egg site in the Two Medicine Formation?
Cyclone Peter 2016-02-02 976 81.3 ... that Cyclone Peter is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in Australia?
Port Phillip v Van Diemen's Land, 1851 2016-02-12 969 80.8 ... that Port Phillip played Van Diemen's Land in the first first-class cricket match in Australia, on 11 and 12 February 1851?
Angela Hartley Brodie 2016-02-19 954 79.5 ... that Angela Hartley Brodie's award-winning research led to the development of steroidal aromatase inhibitors as new treatments for breast cancer?
Korbin Forrister 2016-02-21 952 79.3 ... that after graduating from high school, Korbin Forrister chose full-time stock car racing over baseball?
Lauw Giok Lan 2016-02-06 938 78.2 ... that Lauw Giok Lan was both a money collector and dramatist, but neither was his main occupation?
Paingala Upanishad 2016-02-19 928 77.3 ... that the Hindu text Paingala Upanishad compares the body to a horse-drawn car in a series of metaphors?
Negro Labor Committee 2016-02-18 928 77.3 ... that the Negro Labor Committee was formed in 1935 so that African Americans could be allowed to join labor unions?
Theodora J. Kalikow 2016-02-10 920 76.7 ... that former University of Maine at Farmington president Theodora J. Kalikow won a bronze medal in triathlon in the Senior Olympics?
Parry Glasspool 2016-02-19 910 75.8 ... that in a broadcast episode of Hollyoaks, Harry Thompson, portrayed by actor Parry Glasspool, was erroneously called "Parry" by another character?
Ralph Waldo Swetman 2016-02-12 908 75.7 ... that Ralph Waldo Swetman confronted falling enrollment at Oswego State Teachers College by luring an Air Corps unit to the school?
Tejobindu Upanishad 2016-02-13 902 75.2 ... that the ancient Indian text Tejobindu Upanishad describes a 15-limbed yoga system, including exercises, meditation and Samadhi?
Astrid Schirmer 2016-02-22 897 74.8 ... that Astrid Schirmer appeared in roles by Richard Wagner, both Venus and Elisabeth in his Tannhäuser, and in the Bayreuth Jahrhundertring as both Ortlinde and Sieglinde?
Georgeta Stoleriu 2016-02-02 888 74.0 ... that Romanian soprano and music educator Georgeta Stoleriu established a scholarship to recognize outstanding students from the National University of Music Bucharest, but never her own students?
Maria Carbone 2016-02-21 883 73.6 ... that Maria Carbone appeared in 1931 as Desdemona in a complete recording of Verdi's Otello, one of her only two recordings?
Laid Back (album) 2016-02-16 882 73.5 ... that Gregg Allman's album Laid Back was titled as an inside reference to a studio term that Allman coined for when a song needed to be more relaxed?
Carmen Souza 2016-02-16 873 72.8 ... that Carmen Souza sings Cape Verdean and jazz fusion compositions in Creole for its adaptability, and also mimics the sounds of musical instruments?
Callulina shengena 2016-02-06 412 34.4 ... that three new species of frog, Callulina shengena, C. stanleyi and C. laphami, first described from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania in 2010, are all "critically endangered"?
Callulina stanleyi 233 19.4
Callulina laphami 226 18.8
Total 871 72.6
Rosita Beatrice Missick-Butterfield 2016-02-08 866 72.2 ... that nurse and midwife Rosita Beatrice Missick-Butterfield was the first woman Speaker of the Legislative Council of the Turks and Caicos Islands?
David Wasawo 2016-02-07 855 71.2 ... that Kenyan zoologist David Wasawo was the first East African to be awarded a degree in science?
List of songs recorded by Olly Murs 2016-02-27 854 71.1 ... that the Olly Murs song "Please Don't Let Me Go" is based on one of his real-life experiences of a failed relationship?
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 2016-02-16 850 70.8 ... that W. G. Grace, Jack Hobbs, Denis Compton and Don Bradman all scored first-class centuries at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings?
Roman Kukleta 2016-02-29 845 70.4 ... that Roman Kukleta was top scorer of the 1990–91 Czechoslovak First League?
Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation 2016-02-21 840 70.0 ... that CR-39, used in the manufacture of plastic eyeglass lenses, was one of 200 polymers invented by Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation during World War II?
Simone Ballard 2016-02-18 839 69.9 ... that Simone Ballard performed the title role in the premiere of Arthur Honegger's Antigone at La Monnaie?
Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil 2016-02-26 474 39.5 ... that in the music video for the title track from Wow to the Deadness, the members of Steve Taylor & The Danielson Foil throw water balloons at each other?
Wow to the Deadness 360 30.0
Total 834 69.5
Yogashikha Upanishad 2016-02-09 828 69.0 ... that the Yogashikha Upanishad states there is no one greater in the universe than one's guru?
Shirin Fozdar 2016-02-01 826 68.8 ... that women's rights activist Shirin Fozdar was instrumental in the establishment of Singapore's Syariah Court and in the passage of the Women's Charter?
Chris Sailer 2016-02-14 825 68.8 ... that Chris Sailer is the only player in UCLA football history to have been named first-team All-American at two positions in the same season?
Postgame Mortem 2016-02-28 820 68.3 ... that the plot for the Veronica Mars episode "Postgame Mortem" was based around a scene in an elevator, and the crew "wrote backwards" from that scene?
Todd Gilliland 2016-02-06 818 68.2 ... that at the age of fifteen, Todd Gilliland became the youngest winner in ARCA Racing Series history when he won in his series debut?
Mustafizur Rahman 2016-02-17 805 67.1 ... that Mustafizur Rahman is the only cricketer to receive Man of the Match awards on both Test and One Day International cricket debuts?
Ye Liansong 2016-02-28 792 66.0 ... that Governor Ye Liansong said he never thought of becoming a politician until he was told of his appointment as vice-mayor?
Bill Birchfield 2016-02-27 789 65.8 ... that Jacksonville attorney Bill Birchfield referred to himself as the "Duke of Mayo"?
Friederike Sailer 2016-02-17 788 65.7 ... that the soprano Friederike Sailer appeared in the premiere of Werner Egk's Der Revisor at the Schwetzingen Festival, conducted by the composer?
George Alexander Gibson 2016-02-12 786 65.5 ... that George Alexander Gibson was a physician, medical author, and amateur geologist after whom the Gibson Murmur was named?
Kevin Jordan (American football) 2016-02-07 760 63.3 ... that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin credited chaplain Kevin Jordan with establishing unity on their Super Bowl-winning team of 2009?
Sarah Tenant-Flowers 2016-02-18 755 62.9 ... that Sarah Tenant-Flowers has worked as an administrator for the Choir of the Year and as General Manager of "The Sixteen"?
William Sterndale Bennett 2016-02-27 753 62.8 ... that the composer Sterndale Bennett introduced cricket to Germany?
Church Clothes 3 2016-02-07 742 61.8 ... that Lecrae released the mixtape Church Clothes 3 without any prior announcement?
Auxiliary nurse midwife 2016-02-15 734 61.2 ... that the auxiliary nurse midwife is a village-level female health worker in India who acts as the first contact person between the community and the health services?
Puri 2016-02-28 724 60.4 ... that Puri hosts the famed Rath Yatra, attended by at least a million people every year?
Jeffrey Swanson 2016-02-13 723 60.2 ... that Jeffrey Swanson led a 2015 study that found that 8.9% of American adults reported both angry behavior and easy access to guns?
Paulette Poujol-Oriol 2016-02-23 709 59.1 ... that Paulette Poujol-Oriol's literary works focus principally on the social and economic problems of Haiti, evoking moral options and suggesting solutions?
Before I Fall (film) 2016-02-04 702 58.5 ... that Lauren Oliver's debut novel Before I Fall is being adapted into a feature film?
Detty Kurnia 2016-02-24 698 58.2 ... that Detty Kurnia is an Indonesian vocalist who sang Dari Sunda which was among the five best albums listed by Q Magazine?
Vernon Johnson (American football) 2016-02-20 682 57.1 ... that Vernon Johnson won back-to-back Lone Star Conference wide receiver of the year honors?
Lu Jiaxi 2016-02-12 684 57.0 ... that Lu Jiaxi, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was a student of the American Nobel laureate Linus Pauling?
W. Lair Thompson 2016-02-29 683 56.9 ... that W. Lair Thompson, the President of the Oregon Senate, lost his re-election bid in 1916 by one vote?
Bravelets 2016-02-05 676 56.4 ... that web-based jewelry retailer Bravelets donates ten dollars of each purchase to the charity of the customer's choice?
Rempo Urip 2016-02-04 674 56.1 ... that Rempo Urip played football for a theatre company?
Avyakta Upanishad 2016-02-13 672 56.0 ... that the cosmology in the ancient Hindu text Avyakta Upanishad proposes that there was nothing, until light appeared consisting of knowledge and bliss, followed by the universe?
Ilse Hollweg 2016-02-20 640 54.0 ... that when Ilse Hollweg recorded the part of Blonde in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail with Sir Thomas Beecham, she was one of two soloists who also spoke the dialogue?
Ruth Guimarães 2016-02-14 638 53.1 ... that Ruth Guimarães, the first Afro-Brazilian author to gain a nationwide audience, translated classic literature but also wrote original works about fables, legends, and everyday life?
Bound for Glory IV 2016-02-06 634 52.8 ... that at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound for Glory IV pay-per-view event, the wrestler Abyss was forced through a flaming table?
Lesley Lewis (art historian) 2016-02-20 622 52.2 ... that Lesley Lewis was one of four founding students of the Courtauld Institute of Art?
Nadabindu Upanishad 2016-02-17 614 51.2 ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Nadabindu Upanishad rhetorically compares soul to a bird?
Charles V. Shank 2016-02-03 612 51.0 ... that Charles V. Shank co-invented the distributed feedback laser?
Rosita Baltazar 2016-02-14 604 50.3 ... that Rosita Baltazar, co-founder of the Belize National Dance Company, taught language and dance on St. Vincent in a Garifuna cultural reclamation project?
1995 India cyclone 2016-02-13 603 50.2 ... that a 1995 storm caused 63 deaths in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches?
Anna Korondi 2016-02-21 598 49.8 ... that Anna Korondi appeared at the Bavarian State Opera as Zdenka in Arabella by Richard Strauss and in a leading role in the premiere of Aribert Reimann's Bernarda Albas Haus?
For John 2016-02-15 592 49.4 ... that For John is a tribute album to a disc jockey from Buffalo, New York, recorded by indie pop band Library Voices from Regina, Saskatchewan?
Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah 2016-02-06 588 49.0 ... that Islamic law scholar Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah likely did not issue the commonly named Oran fatwa in the city of Oran, but rather in Fez?
Naji Abu Nowar 2016-02-23 572 47.6 ... that director Naji Abu Nowar produced Theeb, Jordan's first film ever to be nominated for an Academy Award?
Dhyanabindu Upanishad 2016-02-14 570 47.5 ... that the ancient Sanskrit text Dhyanabindu Upanishad states there is a soul in every living being just as there is fragrance in flowers and butter in milk?
Katcheri 2016-02-06 563 46.9 ... that the modern format for the Katcheri, conceived by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar in the 1930s, incorporated traditional Carnatic music rendered by the Trinity of Carnatic music?
Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. 2016-02-07 562 46.8 ... that Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C. were founded by a future NIWFA chairwoman to stop local football players leaving Cookstown?
Sarvasara Upanishad 2016-02-18 557 46.4 ... that the Sarvasara Upanishad text is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded in the collection of ancient and medieval Upanishads of Hinduism?
Colby Carthel 2016-02-21 554 46.2 ... that Colby Carthel is the son of fellow American football head coach Don Carthel?
Galerie Barbazanges 2016-02-16 546 45.5 ... that during the 1920 debut of his furniture music at the Galerie Barbazanges in Paris, composer Erik Satie begged the audience not to listen to the music?
Mahanarayana Upanishad 2016-02-21 544 45.4 ... that the pre-1st century text Mahanarayana Upanishad, literally "Great Vishnu Upanishad", glorifies not only Vishnu but also Shiva?
Sometime (Gene Thomas song) 2016-02-16 532 44.4 ... that after becoming a local hit in Texas, Gene Thomas' "Sometime" was reissued on the United Artists label and entered the national top 100?
Robert of Bridlington 2016-02-07 522 43.5 ... that the 12th-century canon and prior Robert of Bridlington was buried in the cloister of Bridlington Priory?
Kathashruti Upanishad 2016-02-14 518 43.2 ... that the Hindu text Kathashruti Upanishad, composed before the 3rd-century CE, states a sannyasi should neither rejoice when someone praises him, nor curse when someone abuses him?
Ciro in Armenia 2016-02-20 496 41.6 ... that the 1753 opera Ciro in Armenia was created by Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, one of the earliest female Italian opera composers?
Virgilio Lazzari 2016-02-11 496 41.4 ... that opera singer Virgilio Lazzari was a leading bass with the Chicago Civic Opera from 1918–32 and the Metropolitan Opera from 1933–50?
List of Ranji Trophy triple centuries 2016-02-23 476 39.7 ... that Ravindra Jadeja is the only batsman to score three triple centuries in the Ranji Trophy?
Yvonne Ciannella 2016-02-06 460 38.3 ... that Yvonne Ciannella, who performed the title roles of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Puccini's Suor Angelica, recorded Telemann's cantata Ino with "dramatic colouring"?
The Revenant (soundtrack) 2016-02-28 459 38.2 ... that Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto composed the original soundtrack for the 2015 film The Revenant during his recovery from throat cancer?
2015 United States Grand Prix 2016-02-15 455 37.9 ... that Alexander Rossi became the first American to drive at a Formula One race at the Circuit of the Americas when he entered the 2015 United States Grand Prix?
Eleanor Sophia Smith 2016-02-16 441 36.8 ... that Eleanor Sophia Smith was one of the founders of Chicago's Hull House Music School?
Matt Hobden 2016-02-09 424 35.4 ... that Matt Hobden scored 65 not out in a Sussex County Cricket Club record tenth-wicket partnership of 164 with Ollie Robinson?
List of songs recorded by Madonna 2016-02-16 420 35.0 ... that Madonna's musical endeavors include reciting and recording poems?
Humble and Kind 2016-02-27 370 30.8 ... that after seeing a trailer for Oprah Winfrey's Belief series, Tim McGraw got Winfrey to provide footage for his "Humble and Kind" music video?
Markand Bhatt 2016-02-27 344 28.7 ... that Gujarati theatre actor Markand Bhatt received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2008?
Subhra Guha 2016-02-13 328 27.3 ... that Subhra Guha, a vocal musician in the Indian Hindustani classical tradition, trained in Agra gharana, and has a singing repertoire in khayals, thumri and dadra?
Arthur John Matthews 2016-02-08 328 27.3 ... that Arthur John Matthews, president of the Tempe Normal School, wrote the education section of the Constitution of Arizona?
Original Machines 2016-02-14 312 26.0 ... that many of the songs from Conrad Keely's debut solo album Original Machines were written while traveling around Cambodia?
Il Primo Libro delle Canzoni 2016-02-22 298 24.8 ... that the 1628 Robletti edition of Il Primo Libro delle Canzoni by Girolamo Frescobaldi was dedicated to Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who engaged him as a court musician?
List of songs recorded by Mariah Carey 2016-02-24 292 24.3 ... that Mariah Carey recorded a cover version of the Brenda K. Starr song "I Still Believe" as a thank you for helping her get into the music industry?
Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year 2016-02-28 230 19.1 ... that the Pac-12 Conference award for men's basketball coach of the year was renamed in honor of John Wooden?
Ten Years (2015 film) 2016-02-20 0[i] 0 ... that at the cineplex where Ten Years debuted, it outperformed Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes 1,564.5 background views
  2. ^ Excludes 1,615.5 background views
  3. ^ Excludes 678.0 background views
  4. ^ Excludes 1,173.0 background views
  5. ^ Excludes 1,258.5 background views
  6. ^ Excludes 2,605.5 background views
  7. ^ Excludes 1,186.5 background views
  8. ^ Excludes 4,262.5 background views
  9. ^ error retrieving pageviews – funky that!
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