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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	19.7	Hans Herbert Jöris	49.6	Leeds Civic Trust	19.7	Hans Herbert Jöris
Median	126.4	Julia Azari	407.0	Renate Brümmer Coughs and sneezes spread diseases	141.7	Vermilion flycatcher
High	2,580.5	Suara (newspaper)	2,806.1	Hurricane (clipper), Isaac C. Smith	2,806.1	Hurricane (clipper), Isaac C. Smith

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Hurricane (clipper)	2020-05-18		33,178	2,764.8	... that Hurricane (pictured), built in Hoboken by Isaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the most extreme clipper ever constructed?
Isaac C. Smith			495	41.2
Total			33,673	2,806.1
Suara (newspaper)	2020-05-10		30,966	2,580.5	... that a Suara journalist was partially blinded while covering the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
Goat tower	2020-05-04		25,673	2,139.4	... that many goat towers (example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
Detroit-style pizza	2020-05-27		23,471	1,955.9	... that Detroit-style pizza (example pictured) is traditionally baked in automotive drip trays?
Patsy Mink	2020-05-06		16,181	1,348.4	... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswoman Patsy Mink (pictured) became a lawyer instead?
Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá	2020-05-08		15,174	1,264.5	... that Naiguatá (pictured) was recently sunk in a skirmish with the RCGS Resolute?
Kalavati Devi	2020-05-11		15,004	1,250.4	... that Kalavati Devi (pictured) has built 4,000 toilets so that people in Kanpur would not be subjected to a "living hell"?
Sun bear	2020-05-30		14,784	1,232.0	... that the sun bear (pictured) is the smallest of all bear species?
Joint Attack Helicopter Instrumented Evaluation	2020-05-08		13,703	1,141.9	... that when the Ansbach Tests pitted attack and scout helicopters (examples pictured) against tanks, the outcome was so lopsided that some claimed the era of the primacy of the tank was over?
Karen (slang)	2020-05-20		13,226	1,102.2	... that one of the most common stereotypes of a Karen is asking to "speak to the manager"?
MV Coelleira	2020-05-20		6,841	570.1	... that the ships MV Coelleira (pictured), MFV Elinor Viking, SS Ben Doran, and SV Illeri were all wrecked on the Ve Skerries in Shetland, Scotland?
MFV Elinor Viking			2,401	200.1
SS Ben Doran			2,334	194.5
SV Illeri			1,629	135.8
Total			13,206	1,100.5
ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē	2020-05-01		13,154	1,096.2	... that the fashionable hula master ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē (pictured) was mistaken for a prince in his prime but ended his days blind and begging for money on the streets of Honolulu?
432 Park Avenue	2020-05-01		12,858	1,071.5	... that the design of 432 Park Avenue (pictured) was inspired by a trash can?
Never again	2020-05-29		12,266	1,022.1	... that U.S. presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama vowed "never again" (memorial pictured), but genocide took place during each of their presidencies?
Tatiana Calderón	2020-05-16		11,724	977.0	... that Tatiana Calderón (pictured) increased her neck measurement through strength training by 9 cm (3.5 in) to cope with the g-forces generated by driving a Formula One car?
Mooo!	2020-05-28		11,494	957.9	... that in her self-made music video for "Mooo!", Doja Cat (pictured) raps in front of a green screen that alternates between cartoon GIFs of food, farms, and bouncing anime breasts?
Potter Building	2020-05-03		11,490	957.5	... that the Potter Building (pictured) in Manhattan replaced a structure that "made itself notorious the country over for burning up in the shortest time on record"?
Electricar DV4	2020-05-29		10,981	915.1	... that a DV4 electric dustcart (example pictured) continued to run after being hit by a bomb during the Second World War?
Hudson Yards (development)	2020-05-25		10,324	860.3	... that at a cost of $25 billion, Hudson Yards (pictured) in Manhattan is one of the most expensive real-estate developments ever built in the United States?
Leal Douglas	2020-05-15		10,062	838.5	... that Leal Douglas (pictured) was once called perhaps the most beautiful vampire on the English screen?
Likelike	2020-05-26		9,399	783.2	... that Hawaiian princess Likelike (pictured) died under mysterious circumstances in 1887 amid rumors that she had been malevolently "prayed" to death?
Junko Tabei	2020-05-31		9,280	773.3	... that Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (pictured), the first woman to summit Mount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car?
The Longing (video game)	2020-05-28		9,082	756.8	... that the video game The Longing can take up to 400 days to complete?
Carrauntoohil	2020-05-18		8,465	705.4	... that the most straightforward way to ascend Carrauntoohil (pictured), Ireland's highest mountain, is via the Devil's Ladder?
Lilias Margaret Frances, Countess Bathurst	2020-05-29		8,278	689.8	... that Lady Bathurst, once described as "the most powerful woman in England, without exception other than royalty", lived in relative obscurity for the last four decades of her life?
Battle of Boulogne	2020-05-23		8,112	676.0	... that during the Battle of Boulogne on 23 May 1940, a shell from the British ship HMS Venomous (pictured) made a German tank turn "over and over, like a child doing a cart-wheel"?
Flag of Manitoba	2020-05-12		7,912	659.3	... that the flag of Manitoba (shown) was adopted in 1965 to counteract the replacement of the Canadian Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf flag?
Golden Dragon massacre	2020-05-11		7,476	623.0	... that the 1977 Golden Dragon massacre in San Francisco was the result of a gang feud originating in a dispute over fireworks sales?
Climate zones on Pluto	2020-05-29		7,417	618.1	... that up to 75 percent of the surface of Pluto is both tropical and arctic?
HMS Terror (I03)	2020-05-21		7,196	598.8	... that in 1917, the crew of HMS Terror had to abandon ship after the captain refused to sail the damaged ship stern first?
Rough sex murder defense	2020-05-30		7,089	590.8	... that the rough sex murder defense asserts that a victim died accidentally during consensual sex?
Feed sack dress	2020-05-03		6,710	559.2	... that an estimated 3 million women and children in the United States were wearing clothing made from feed sacks (example pictured) at any given time during World War II?
The Pink Swastika	2020-05-18		6,626	552.2	... that the book The Pink Swastika has been described as a product of American culture wars?
TrueAnon	2020-05-26		6,594	549.5	... that TrueAnon bills itself as "the only non-pedophile podcast"?
Badluram ka Badan	2020-05-30		6,256	521.4	... that Badluram's body is buried, yet we get his rations?
Jim Gant	2020-05-25		6,114	509.5	... that Major Jim Gant of the U.S. Army Special Forces has been compared to both T. E. Lawrence and Colonel Kurtz?
140 Broadway	2020-05-27		6,078	506.5	... that after a disgruntled worker dumped parts of 140 Broadway's air-conditioning system into a tank, 10,000 workers were "uncomfortably warm" for weeks until scuba divers retrieved the components?
Battle of Panormus	2020-05-27		5,992	499.4	... that the Roman army repelled an elephant charge at the Battle of Panormus by throwing javelins?
Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train	2020-05-23		5,956	496.3	... that the pencil sketch for Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train is in the private collection of George Lucas?
Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box	2020-05-14		5,888	490.7	... that the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas à Becket in Box, Wiltshire, includes a pyramidical tombstone (pictured, right) said to have been contrived to prevent the deceased's wife from dancing on his grave?
Canada lynx	2020-05-24		5,849	487.4	... that populations of the Canada lynx (pictured) undergo cyclic rises and falls in line with those of the snowshoe hare?
Lim Ban Lim	2020-05-31		5,838	486.5	... that Lim Ban Lim, Singapore's most wanted fugitive, stole at least $2.5 million in his career but was found with only $1.40 on him when he was killed by police?
Hellmut Stern	2020-05-19		5,764	480.3	... that violinist Hellmut Stern (pictured), whose family escaped Nazi Germany to Harbin, China, worked for 23 years to achieve his dream of a Berlin Philharmonic tour of Israel?
Khalili Collection of Japanese Art	2020-05-28		5,659	471.6	... that Nasser Khalili's 1,400-piece collection of Meiji-era Japanese art (object pictured) is equalled only by the Japanese imperial collection in size and quality?
Western Front demarcation stones	2020-05-09		5,418	451.5	... that a line of stone monuments (example pictured) marks the limit of the German advance on the Western Front in 1918?
Peter Hammersley	2020-05-12		5,410	450.8	... that "Spam" played a key part in the design of the urinals on the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines?
Hoby treasure	2020-05-26		5,398	449.9	... that the Hoby treasure found in Denmark contains two Roman silver cups with scenes from the Iliad?
Richmond Hill station (LIRR)	2020-05-26		5,359	446.6	... that by the time New York City's Richmond Hill station was closed, it averaged a single passenger per day?
Pavel Schilling	2020-05-26		5,338	444.9	... that when Pavel Schilling invited Tsar Nicholas I to touch two wires together, the tsar was greatly surprised by the resulting distant explosion?
Stay Up Late	2020-05-10		5,270	439.2	... that John Oliver purchased the erotic furry watercolor Stay Up Late for $1,000, plus a $20,000 donation to a food bank?
Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims	2020-05-22		2,626	218.9	... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting?
Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken			2,590	215.8
Total			5,216	434.7
Helmut Machemer	2020-05-22		5,041	420.1	... that Helmut Machemer joined the army of Nazi Germany in the hope of winning a bravery award to save his part-Jewish family?
Johnny Owen	2020-05-14		4,988	415.7	... that boxer Johnny Owen was so dedicated to his career that he never drank alcohol nor dated?
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases	2020-05-02		4,925	410.4	... that coughs and sneezes spread diseases (poster shown)?
Renate Brümmer	2020-05-04		4,843	403.6	... that Renate Brümmer (pictured) and Heike Walpot were the only two women originally selected for the German astronaut team, but neither has gone to space?
Hynson–Ringgold House	2020-05-21		3,632	302.9	... that paneling from the east room of the Hynson–Ringgold House (pictured), the current official residence of the president of Washington College, was sold to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1932?
List of presidents of Washington College			1,200	100.1
Total			4,833	403.0
Alina Lebedeva	2020-05-09		4,820	401.7	... that in 2001, sixteen-year-old Alina Lebedeva struck Prince Charles of the United Kingdom in the face with three red carnations?
Please	2020-05-19		4,788	399.0	... that in some situations, saying "please" may yield worse outcomes?
NASA Astronaut Group 6	2020-05-18		4,763	396.9	... that when NASA Astronaut Group 6 were told that they were not required after reporting for duty, they started calling themselves the "Excess Eleven"?
Chen Qiushi	2020-05-28		4,738	394.8	... that citizen journalist Chen Qiushi went missing while reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan?
Cottontail on the Trail	2020-05-22		4,578	381.5	... that a large statue of a cottontail rabbit in Minneapolis was outfitted with a cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota?
Redrum (film)	2020-05-19		4,558	379.8	... that due to Pakistani actress Saeeda Imtiaz's role in Redrum, one of the film's producers said, "I am worried if my film will see the light of day"?
Verizon Building	2020-05-31		4,530	377.5	... that damage to the Verizon Building during the September 11 attacks, though substantial, was limited by its heavy masonry construction?
Mustafa Wahbi Tal	2020-05-24		4,490	374.2	... that Mustafa Wahbi Tal (pictured), Jordan's most prominent poet, was arrested in 1926 for displaying the Bolshevik emblem, getting drunk in a bar, and publicly reciting a poem that insulted the Emir?
Meerkat	2020-05-27		4,481	373.4	... that meerkats (examples pictured) use alarm calls that can identify the type of predator posing the risk, the level of danger, and the caller itself?
Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma	2020-05-14		4,451	370.9	... that Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma was nicknamed the "Red Princess" because of her socialist activism?
Otto Pünter	2020-05-04		4,436	369.7	... that Swiss World War II spy Otto Pünter used crosswords and lemon juice as means of encryption?
Umm al-Amad, Lebanon	2020-05-07		4,404	367.0	... that Ernest Renan abandoned his excavations of Umm al-Amad (depicted) in Lebanon when he found that the ruins were only about two thousand years old?
Battle of Cape Hermaeum	2020-05-19		4,326	360.5	... that shortly after the Battle of Cape Hermaeum, most of the victorious Roman fleet was destroyed in a storm, with the loss of over 100,000 lives?
Lee Shih-ke	2020-05-24		4,306	358.8	... that a golden statue was erected in Taiwan in honor of bank robber and murderer Lee Shih-ke?
Spoonbridge and Cherry	2020-05-13		4,300	358.4	... that in Minneapolis, a 1,199-pound (544 kg) cherry sits atop a 5,800-pound (2,630 kg) spoon?
Eric Thorne	2020-05-20		4,258	354.9	... that although Eric Thorne was never a big star in London's West End, he was "a great favourite in the provinces", including as Baron Popoff (pictured) in The Merry Widow?
São Schlumberger	2020-05-27		4,230	352.5	... that art patron and collector São Schlumberger had her portrait painted by Warhol and Dalí, but did not like the one by Dalí?
Bib Fortuna	2020-05-26		4,226	352.2	... that it took more than eight hours to apply makeup for the first time to the actor playing the character Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi?
Quentin Edwards	2020-05-28		4,216	351.4	... that Quentin Edwards was asked not to return to Bradfield College after a schoolmaster found passionate letters sent to him by John Mortimer?
Marriage bed of Henry VII	2020-05-02		4,142	345.1	... that the marriage bed of Henry VII, valued at £20 million, lay dismantled for a while in a hotel car park?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease	2020-05-11		4,116	343.0	... that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common liver disorder worldwide, is present in approximately 25 percent of the world's population?
Agatha Christie	2020-05-22		4,020	335.0	... that public reaction to Agatha Christie's eleven-day disappearance in 1926 included speculation the incident was an attempt to frame Archie Christie, her then husband, for murder?
Valerian Rybar	2020-05-28		4,006	333.8	... that interior designer Valerian Rybar's dining room was lined with 400 fake books with titles about episodes in his life, including International Boredom, allegedly about his ex-wife?
Sichuan anti-Mongol fortresses	2020-05-29		3,975	331.2	... that Möngke Khan was the only khagan to die in an attack on the Sichuan anti-Mongol fortresses?
Ernst Lauda	2020-05-17		3,929	327.4	... that Austrian engineer Ernst Lauda, who worked on preventing the Danube from flooding, was granted his own coat of arms (depicted)?
Herbert de Reuter	2020-05-11		3,253	271.1	... that Roderick Jones became general manager of Reuters after Herbert de Reuter killed himself?
Roderick Jones (journalist)			666	55.5
Total			3,918	326.5
Vietnam mouse-deer	2020-05-04		3,906	325.5	... that the Vietnam mouse-deer, which had been feared to have gone extinct nearly 30 years ago, was sighted again in 2019?
Jon Godfread	2020-05-23		3,876	323.0	... that Jon Godfread is the world's tallest politician, according to Guinness World Records?
Army of the Ethiopian Empire	2020-05-06		3,820	318.4	... that the Ethiopian army participated in the Korean War?
Taruni Sachdev	2020-05-14		3,804	317.0	... that Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"?
LES-1	2020-05-22		3,784	315.4	... that the communications satellite LES-1, launched in 1965, spontaneously began transmitting again in 2012 after more than 40 years of silence, making it one of the oldest zombie satellites?
Tourist tax	2020-05-22		3,761	313.4	... that some countries charge visitors a departure tax?
Disappearance of Don Lewis	2020-05-01		3,702	308.5	... that the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has used the popularity of 2020 Netflix documentary Tiger King to help investigate the 1997 disappearance of Don Lewis?
City of Seattle (steamship)	2020-05-31		3,667	305.6	... that the City of Seattle was built in Philadelphia?
John A. Heintges	2020-05-28		3,652	304.3	... that after the 7th Infantry Regiment captured Hitler's Berghof on 4 May 1945, its commander, Colonel John A. Heintges, took Hermann Göring's 1941 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B for his personal use?
Lund Cathedral	2020-05-27		3,620	301.6	... that Lund Cathedral has been called the "most powerful representative" of Romanesque architecture in the Nordic countries?
1957–1958 influenza pandemic	2020-05-11		3,606	300.5	... that the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic killed at least one million people worldwide?
House of Lords Yacht Club	2020-05-05		3,558	296.5	... that the Duke of Edinburgh (pictured) has been Admiral of the House of Lords Yacht Club since 1952?
Wigwag (flag signals)	2020-05-16		3,536	294.7	... that an officer continued to send wigwag flag signals (example flags pictured) with a bedsheet after the flagman retreated during Pickett's Charge in 1863?
XCOM: Chimera Squad	2020-05-28		3,522	293.5	... that Sid Meier prototyped the interleaved turns system in XCOM: Chimera Squad using a game engine that he had developed over a period of around twenty years?
Jerry Givens	2020-05-11		3,515	292.9	... that Jerry Givens served as Virginia's chief executioner for 17 years before becoming a campaigner against the death penalty?
Battle of McDowell	2020-05-26		3,509	292.4	... that during the Battle of McDowell, Confederate soldiers attempted to use the dead bodies of their comrades to build breastworks?
Northern Ireland fiscal deficit	2020-05-20		3,469	289.1	... that the Northern Ireland subsidy is greater than the United Kingdom's annual net expenditure on the European Union before Brexit?
Northern plains gray langur	2020-05-11		3,458	288.2	... that the northern plains gray langur monkey (example pictured) is killed in India for food and to prevent crop raiding, despite being considered sacred by Hindus?
Brian van Mentz	2020-05-16		3,441	286.8	... that flying ace Brian van Mentz survived the Battle of Britain, but was killed by a bomb that fell on a pub?
Hans Walter Zech-Nenntwich	2020-05-16		3,438	286.5	... that German war criminal Hans Walter Zech-Nenntwich gave a television interview after escaping from prison?
Freedom of religion in Norway	2020-05-01		3,419	284.9	... that sympathetic accounts of Norway's first Christian kings include descriptions of them committing gruesome torture against pagans, but non-sympathetic accounts do not?
The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939–1944	2020-05-17		3,397	283.1	... that the book The Forgotten Holocaust: The Poles Under German Occupation, 1939–1944 resulted in a series of reviews and letters that were described as "particularly vicious"?
Radar angels	2020-05-08		3,382	281.8	... that angels seen radiating outward on an experimental radar led to the discovery of a curious flocking behavior of starlings?
Noosha Fox	2020-05-21		3,364	280.6	... that the physician and science writer Ben Goldacre announced that Noosha Fox was his mother after watching her on a Top of the Pops rerun?
Needle telegraph	2020-05-30		3,335	277.9	... that the needle telegraph built by Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber had a needle weighing at least 25 lb (11 kg)?
Route of the 2nd Armoured Division	2020-05-27		3,276	273.0	... that a series of bollards mark the route taken by the 2nd Armoured Division during the liberation of France?
Democracy Manifest	2020-05-03		3,258	271.5	... that "Democracy Manifest" is a top Australian viral video and meme?
Plumhoff v. Rickard	2020-05-14		3,253	271.1	... that in a 2014 case, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a group of police officers acted reasonably when they fired fifteen shots to end a high-speed car chase?
Linda Liau	2020-05-29		3,207	267.2	... that Linda Liau has developed a personalized vaccine against brain cancer?
CBUVT	2020-05-26		3,198	266.5	... that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation left a studio building in British Columbia unfinished in 1978, only to move in 34 years later?
Galveston Bay	2020-05-27		2,196	183.0	... that Galveston Bay, the largest of the estuaries of Texas, is home to the second busiest port in the United States?
Estuaries of Texas			993	82.8
Total			3,190	265.8
First Battle of Newtonia Historic District	2020-05-29		3,167	263.9	... that a 2013 study by the National Park Service determined that the First Battle of Newtonia Historic District was not suitable for inclusion in its list of official units?
Flags at the White House	2020-05-02		3,148	262.3	... that the Serbian flag was flown from the White House in 1918?
Geneviève Poitrine	2020-05-15		3,148	262.3	... that the wet nurse of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, was named Madame Poitrine, which can be translated as 'Madame Bosom'?
Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui	2020-05-20		3,126	260.5	... that the in-development fangame Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui was praised for having better animation than the direct-to-video Bionicle films?
Old Jail Art Center	2020-05-29		3,077	256.4	... that a redundant jail, saved from demolition when an author bought it for $25 for use as his writing studio, later became the Old Jail Art Center?
Ogden Gas scandal	2020-05-15		3,074	256.2	... that the granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the Chicago City Council?
Telegraph Plateau	2020-05-25		3,072	256.0	... that Telegraph Plateau was so named because it seemed to be an ideal route for a transatlantic telegraph cable?
Battle of Prairie Grove	2020-05-09		3,066	255.5	... that after the Battle of Prairie Grove, the bodies of dead soldiers had to be protected in homemade enclosures to prevent feral hogs from eating them?
Honolulu Volcanics	2020-05-22		3,062	255.2	... that volcanoes in Honolulu (example pictured) were active within the last 80,000 years, and future eruptions are possible?
Boophis fayi	2020-05-29		3,034	252.8	... that the frog Boophis fayi can be identified by its unusual green-and-turquoise eyes?
Neanderthal	2020-05-01		2,996	249.6	... that Neanderthals went fishing?
Ross Perot	2020-05-13		2,994	249.5	... that Ross Perot met his wife on a blind date while a midshipman in Baltimore?
Sabine Lake	2020-05-06		2,987	248.9	... that Sabine Lake initially marked the border between French Louisiana and Spanish Texas, then the United States and the Republic of Texas, and now the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas?
Q79 (New York City bus)	2020-05-27		2,982	248.5	... that after New York City's Q79 bus was discontinued due to low ridership, a private car service was provided, which was later also discontinued for the same reason?
Villeneuve Abbey	2020-05-27		1,833	152.8	... that the first monks at Villeneuve Abbey arrived in 1200 from Buzay?
Buzay Abbey			1,146	95.5
Total			2,980	248.3
Arena, Vienna	2020-05-01		2,968	247.3	... that after performing at a squatted slaughterhouse in 1976, Leonard Cohen called it the "best place in Vienna"?
Howard Bane	2020-05-26		2,916	243.0	... that CIA officer Howard Bane proposed that the Special Operations Group storm the Chinese embassy in Ghana and kill all its occupants during the 1966 coup?
NW Rota-1	2020-05-13		2,914	242.9	... that the first observed underwater explosive volcanic eruption (example pictured) occurred in 2004 at NW Rota-1?
Natalie Chou	2020-05-08		2,896	241.4	... that UCLA basketball player Natalie Chou said that the use of a slang term for COVID-19 created "unnecessary xenophobia for people who look like me"?
Wade's Battery	2020-05-30		2,870	239.2	... that the men of Wade's Battery attempted to tunnel beneath enemy lines during the Siege of Vicksburg?
Hack of Jeff Bezos's phone	2020-05-21		2,836	236.5	... that FTI Consulting has concluded with "medium to high confidence" that Jeff Bezos's phone was hacked by a file sent from the Saudi Arabian crown prince's WhatsApp account?
Jeff Butler (football manager)	2020-05-11		2,837	236.4	... that Jeff Butler was sacked as head coach of the South Africa national football team after it was discovered that he had passed off the playing career of another Geoff Butler as his own?
Morningside Heights, Manhattan	2020-05-10		2,816	234.7	... that Morningside Heights in Manhattan became known as the Academic Acropolis of New York City following the development of colleges such as Columbia University (pictured)?
Tejuca	2020-05-18		1,648	137.3	... that a "desperate" attempt was made to rescue Captain William D. Gregory and the crew of the sinking clipper Tejuca during an 1856 hurricane?
William D. Gregory			1,123	93.6
Total			2,771	230.9
Integer BASIC	2020-05-13		2,765	230.4	... that Steve Wozniak designed Integer BASIC based solely on a copy of 101 BASIC Games and an HP manual?
List of awards and nominations received by Natalie Portman	2020-05-30		2,752	229.3	... that actress Natalie Portman was nominated for an Oscar for playing the First Lady of the United States?
Flag of Phoenix	2020-05-31		2,732	227.6	... that the City of Phoenix printed ballots on municipal water bills during a citywide vote for a logo for its new flag?
Palo Alto station	2020-05-10		2,724	227.0	... that Palo Alto station was styled after a streamlined passenger train?
J. David Jentsch	2020-05-06		2,718	226.5	... that neuroscientist J. David Jentsch's car was firebombed by animal-rights activists?
Henrietta Garnett	2020-05-30		2,706	225.5	... that Henrietta Garnett travelled England in a convoy of horse-drawn caravans in support of peace and love, later calling the group "chequebook hippies"?
William Birchall	2020-05-30		2,698	224.8	... that William Birchall may have impressed one of the local militia, but the rest were most unimpressed?
Minecraft Multiplayer Fun	2020-05-18		2,678	223.2	... that PewDiePie's first YouTube video, "Minecraft Multiplayer Fun", has been viewed more than 14 million times?
Earth-return telegraph	2020-05-15		2,674	222.9	... that the first earth-return telegraph was set up along the Nuremberg–Fürth railway line in 1838?
150 Nassau Street	2020-05-06		2,662	221.8	... that four elevator accidents occurred in 150 Nassau Street in Manhattan within two years of its opening?
Mandarake	2020-05-15		2,660	221.6	... that an original illustration from the manga series Ai to Makoto, believed lost in 1974, was discovered after being listed in an online auction by the Japanese retailer Mandarake (store pictured) in 2018?
Chandrayaan-2	2020-05-16		2,656	221.3	... that the State Emblem of India was embossed on the wheels of the Chandrayaan-2 mission's lunar rover to leave behind patterned tracks on the lunar surface?
VI Corps (North Korea)	2020-05-25		2,654	221.2	... that the VI Corps of the North Korean People's Army was disbanded in the 1990s, allegedly after being involved in a coup attempt?
Aquarium station (MBTA)	2020-05-04		2,644	220.3	... that Aquarium has a problem with water getting in?
Charlotte Figi	2020-05-06		2,642	220.1	... that Charlotte Figi, a child who used cannabidiol to treat seizures caused by Dravet syndrome, had a medical cannabis strain named after her?
Betty Bryant	2020-05-28		2,629	219.1	... that Australian actress Betty Bryant was honoured by Hillary Clinton for her humanitarian service?
J. Johnston Pettigrew	2020-05-03		2,628	219.0	... that while commanding one of the last Confederate units north of the Potomac River during the retreat from Gettysburg, J. Johnston Pettigrew was mortally wounded but refused to be left in Union hands?
Boston and Skegness (UK Parliament constituency)	2020-05-19		2,626	218.9	... that Boston and Skegness is estimated to have the highest percentage of "Leave" votes in the 2016 EU referendum of any parliamentary constituency in the UK?
Tetraponera tessmanni	2020-05-17		1,611	134.2	... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long?
Vitex thyrsiflora			1,015	84.6
Total			2,626	218.8
Leighton Battery	2020-05-31		2,616	218.0	... that after a 20-year search, a gun barrel from the HMAS Sydney and a gun shield from the HMAS Adelaide, discovered on a rubbish tip, were fitted together and put on display at Leighton Battery?
Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve	2020-05-17		2,604	217.0	... that the hunting lodge (pictured) that gave its name to Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve in Sweden was built to resemble a Viking house?
The Brain Leeches	2020-05-06		2,579	214.9	... that film director Fred Olen Ray made The Brain Leeches for $298.00?
Horizon (store)	2020-05-13		2,576	214.6	... that Horizon, once called "the most automated self-service store in Canada", went defunct less than seven years after it opened?
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)	2020-05-03		2,573	214.4	... that the Romans besieged Lilybaeum for nine years without capturing the Carthaginian city?
Nevers faience	2020-05-13		2,545	212.1	... that during the 17th-century heyday of French Nevers faience, its painted decoration drew from Italy, Turkey (example pictured), Persia, and China, as well as the Court style of Louis XIV?
First Battle of Newtonia	2020-05-14		2,534	211.1	... that despite winning the First Battle of Newtonia, the Confederate army retreated from Missouri?
Droitwich Water Tower	2020-05-24		2,514	209.5	... that Droitwich Water Tower has been described as "one of the first things you see when you enter the town"?
A Case of Spring Fever	2020-05-04		2,510	209.1	... that A Case of Spring Fever, a film in which springs disappear, was parodied in an episode of The Simpsons?
List of tallest buildings in Myanmar	2020-05-14		2,480	206.7	... that most of the tallest buildings in Myanmar are located in Yangon, where skyscrapers are not allowed?
William Ault	2020-05-06		2,466	205.5	... that the Ault Pottery is best known for making designs by Christopher Dresser (example pictured), some using second-hand moulds?
Rouen porcelain	2020-05-25		2,434	202.9	... that only nine pieces (example pictured) produced by the earliest French porcelain factory, which operated in Rouen around 1673 to 1696, are thought to survive?
Flushing River	2020-05-05		2,434	202.8	... that marshland around the Flushing River, considered "all but worthless", was later expanded into a park used for two world's fairs?
Takapūneke	2020-05-28		2,420	201.7	... that Takapūneke, which is sacred to the Māori and may become a national reserve of New Zealand, is the site of Akaroa's sewage-treatment plant?
Thinkspot	2020-05-13		2,406	200.5	... that the banning of Sargon of Akkad from Patreon led to the creation of a new social networking service called Thinkspot?
Auspicious train ticket	2020-05-11		2,404	200.3	... that some Taiwanese train tickets are collected because the combination of station names is considered to be auspicious?
HBCU band	2020-05-02	File:JSUDM.png	2,400	200.0	... that the distinctive style of the drum majors of HBCU bands, such as those of Jackson State University (pictured), was inspired by performers in minstrel parades?
Pacific Mall	2020-05-06		2,398	199.8	... that Pacific Mall in Ontario, Canada, is the largest indoor Asian shopping mall in North America?
Newforge	2020-05-31		2,389	199.1	... that stolen money was found at Newforge in what was believed to be an IRA plot to frame the Police Service of Northern Ireland?
Andagua volcanic field	2020-05-07		2,386	198.8	... that the Valley of the Volcanoes in Peru, with its many lava flows and scoria cones, is of interest both to tourists and scientists?
William Henry Harrison III	2020-05-31		2,376	198.0	... that William Henry Harrison III and William Henry Harrison served simultaneously in the Wyoming House of Representatives, and both had sons named William Henry Harrison?
Augustus Pierce	2020-05-14		2,368	197.3	... that when the New York City Board of Aldermen voted to end Tammany Hall's 38 years of control over the board, politician Augustus Pierce collapsed and died from shock in the chamber?
The Jews of Silence	2020-05-06		2,348	195.7	... that Elie Wiesel's 1966 non-fiction book The Jews of Silence was based on his journey to the Soviet Union during the High Holidays of 1965 to report on the condition of Soviet Jewry in the post-Stalin era?
MacGillycuddy's Reeks	2020-05-14		2,348	195.6	... that the peaks of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range, are all on private property?
Edwin Flack	2020-05-05		2,333	194.4	... that when a spectator tried to help Australia's first Olympian Edwin Flack after he collapsed during the 1896 marathon event, the athlete punched him to the ground?
James Washington Lonoikauoalii McGuire	2020-05-10		2,326	193.8	... that Irish Hawaiian James Washington Lonoikauoalii McGuire designed the peacock feathered dress (pictured) worn by Queen Kapiʻolani at the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887?
Gigantopithecus	2020-05-16		2,312	192.7	... that most of the known Gigantopithecus fossils are of teeth because the other bones are likely to have been eaten by porcupines?
Salem station	2020-05-30		2,294	191.2	... that the unlit tunnel at Salem station was "happily known as the 'Kissing-Bridge'" of the rail line?
Stephen Dee Richards	2020-05-25		2,288	190.6	... that the Kearney County Gazette reportedly displayed the skull of 19th-century serial killer Stephen Dee Richards in their window?
COVID-19 pandemic in Nunavut	2020-05-29		2,284	190.3	... that residents of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, blocked access to a local goldmine over fears of COVID-19, even though Nunavut had no confirmed cases?
Geheime Staatspolizei (Austria)	2020-05-05		2,281	190.1	... that Habsburg-era Austria's internal security office, the Secret State Police, was established in 1786 with a staff of just three?
Francis Augustus Silva	2020-05-21		2,282	189.9	... that Francis Augustus Silva was promoted to captain in the American Civil War and later dishonorably discharged by mistake?
Ad hominem	2020-05-16		2,276	189.6	... that the fallacy of using ad hominem arguments was first discussed by Aristotle in his Sophistical Refutations?
Norman K. Brown	2020-05-05		2,271	189.2	... that Norman K. Brown has worked on every United States Census from 1960 to 2020?
Taunton bus station	2020-05-16		2,260	188.3	... that Taunton bus station, built in the 1950s, was described as "a rare survivor" just five years before it was closed?
Deafula	2020-05-06		2,246	187.1	... that the first film entirely in American Sign Language was a 1975 vampire movie called Deafula?
Postwar anti-Jewish violence in Slovakia	2020-05-23		2,228	185.7	... that many post-World War II anti-Jewish attacks in Slovakia were committed by former anti-Nazi partisans?
We Are Here (collective)	2020-05-12		2,206	183.8	... that a collective of more than 200 migrants has squatted a chain of buildings in Amsterdam since 2012?
Clap for Our Carers	2020-05-14		2,200	183.3	... that Britons are being urged to clap for their carers every Thursday evening during the country's COVID-19 pandemic?
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?	2020-05-16		2,189	182.4	... that Martin Scorsese created his first film, What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?, as part of a summer program?
Rip Rapson	2020-05-12		2,180	181.7	... that Rip Rapson (pictured), CEO of The Kresge Foundation, helped organize the "grand bargain" to rescue Detroit from bankruptcy and save the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts from liquidation?
It's Not Just You, Murray!	2020-05-20		2,142	178.5	... that Martin Scorsese filmed It's Not Just You, Murray! in his apartment?
Xia Ruifang	2020-05-12		2,138	178.1	... that according to one theory, Xia Ruifang was killed for his Chinese translations of the Bible?
Ramnami Samaj	2020-05-10		2,137	178.1	... that older adherents of the Hindu sect Ramnami Samaj have the word "Ram" tattooed over their entire bodies?
Lassington Wood	2020-05-27		2,128	177.4	... that Lassington Wood, owned by the Guise family since the 13th century, was given to Gloucester County Borough Council in 1921?
Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods	2020-05-12		2,116	176.3	... that in the 1993 textbook Quantum Theory, "uncertainty principle" appears only once in the index, and its entry points back to itself?
Suzette Davenport	2020-05-07		2,114	176.2	... that British police officer Suzette Davenport was responsible for crime in Staffordshire and intelligence in the West Midlands?
Carceri Nuove	2020-05-30		2,090	174.1	... that in the Carceri Nuove jail in Rome, seventeen dungeons were named after saints?
14th Street Tunnel shutdown	2020-05-08		2,088	174.0	... that a documentary and a board game have been made about the New York City Subway's 14th Street Tunnel shutdown?
Mampuru II	2020-05-18		2,078	173.2	... that the prison in Pretoria where Pedi king Mampuru II was executed was renamed in his honour in 2013?
Gisco (died 239 BC)	2020-05-13		2,073	172.8	... that the Carthaginian general Gisco was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers while issuing their pay?
14 Wall Street	2020-05-23		2,062	171.8	... that 14 Wall Street in Manhattan was among the first skyscrapers to use a pyramidal roof?
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000	2020-05-26		2,029	169.1	... that when the Act of Parliament renaming the Royal Ulster Constabulary was passed, the force was not named the "Northern Ireland Police Service" because the acronym would have been NIPS?
Espenberg	2020-05-14		2,026	168.8	... that the largest maars (example pictured) on Earth, found at the Alaskan volcanic field of Espenberg, formed when magma explosively interacted with ice in the ground?
Samuel Z. Levine	2020-05-20		2,018	168.1	... that pediatrician Samuel Z. Levine was summoned by the White House in 1963 to treat President John F. Kennedy's premature baby son?
Tanitoluwa Adewumi	2020-05-05		2,008	167.3	... that eight-year-old Nigerian refugee Tanitoluwa Adewumi won a New York state chess championship while his family was living in a homeless shelter in Manhattan?
Partisan Congress riots	2020-05-07		1,998	166.5	... that the Slovak authorities suspended restitution to Holocaust survivors after the Partisan Congress riots, as many partisans were unhappy at returning property to its original Jewish owners?
Col de la Loze	2020-05-12		1,662	138.5	... that a path up the Col de la Loze, the seventh highest mountain pass in France, opened one year ago today and was first used in professional cycling during the 2019 Tour de l'Avenir?
2019 Tour de l'Avenir			312	26.0
Total			1,974	164.5
Vitamin B12	2020-05-18		1,972	164.3	... that five people have received Nobel Prizes for direct and indirect studies of vitamin B12?
70 Pine Street	2020-05-09		1,964	163.6	... that 70 Pine Street used double-deck elevators due to its narrow plot?
Kongō-ji	2020-05-14		1,958	163.1	... that three Japanese emperors were imprisoned at Kongō-ji?
1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia	2020-05-03		1,954	162.8	... that the 1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia was justified by blaming them for a recent territorial concession to Hungary?
George Sidney Herbert	2020-05-09		1,954	162.8	... that as executor to the estate of Sir Sidney Herbert, one of Sir George Sidney Herbert's tasks was to ensure a locked tin box was "destroyed unopened by cremating"?
Voice confrontation	2020-05-25		1,947	162.2	... that a 1967 study on voice confrontation found that only 38 percent of people could identify recordings of their own voice within five seconds?
Forest Reserve Act of 1891	2020-05-28		1,946	162.2	... that after Congress limited presidential power granted by the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, President Theodore Roosevelt quickly protected 16 million acres of forest while the bill sat on his desk?
Pūloʻuloʻu	2020-05-15		1,940	161.7	... that a pūloʻuloʻu presented to King Kalākaua during his coronation was made from a narwhal tusk?
Hardcoded (video game)	2020-05-24		1,936	161.4	... that the developer of Hardcoded wanted to create a game that would appeal to cisgender people with a futanari fetish?
1986 World Snooker Championship	2020-05-29		1,910	159.2	... that prior to the event, bookmakers' odds against Joe Johnson winning the 1986 World Snooker Championship were 150 to 1?
Canberra MRT station	2020-05-13		1,910	159.2	... that Canberra MRT station was designed with a nautical theme to reflect Singapore's historical role as a British naval base?
Benno Bikes	2020-05-04		1,894	157.9	... that Benno Bikes manufactures an e-bike designed to carry cargo?
Welsh Streets, Liverpool	2020-05-31		1,888	157.4	... that the birthplace of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in the Welsh Streets, Liverpool, was nearly demolished in the 2000s?
You're Too Precious	2020-05-27		1,886	157.2	... that James Blake spontaneously wrote the song "You're Too Precious" in his home studio after waking up at 4 a.m.?
145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line)	2020-05-19		1,880	156.6	... that the 145th Street station in Manhattan was slated to be replaced with another subway station in the 1960s, but remained open following protests?
Law of squares	2020-05-17		1,842	153.5	... that according to Oliver Heaviside, the law of squares does not mean that an electric current knows where it is going?
Brooklyn–Queens Connector	2020-05-15		1,838	153.2	... that a shortened route for the proposed Brooklyn–Queens Connector streetcar, announced in 2018, would be more expensive than the original plan?
Workplace hazard controls for COVID-19	2020-05-28		1,834	152.8	... that workplace hazard controls for COVID-19 include measures for psychosocial hazards such as stress and anxiety, for which social distancing may prevent typical coping mechanisms?
William Tennent III	2020-05-29		1,832	152.7	... that American-colonial minister William Tennent III was known as the "Firebrand Parson" due to his strong support of religious and civil liberty?
Addison E. Southard	2020-05-09		1,816	151.3	... that Addison E. Southard attended the coronation of Haile Selassie, served as a witness to the wedding of Lydia Liliuokalani Kawānanakoa, and was captured by the Japanese during World War II?
The Crime and the Silence	2020-05-26		1,814	151.2	... that readings of The Crime and the Silence, a book about the Jedwabne massacre, have been picketed by the book's opponents?
2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400	2020-05-01		1,806	150.5	... that a finishing gap of 0.002 seconds at the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history since the introduction of electronic scoring in 1993?
Cloth face mask	2020-05-04		1,796	149.7	... that cloth face masks were routinely used by surgeons before being replaced by modern surgical masks in the 1960s?
Gappo Park	2020-05-08		1,794	149.5	... that the construction of Gappo Park in Aomori, Japan, led to the death of its designer in 1885?
Cullen House	2020-05-11		1,792	149.3	... that Lewis Grant-Ogilvy had the entire village of Cullen demolished and rebuilt so that he could improve his garden at Cullen House?
Wards of New York City	2020-05-12		1,780	148.3	... that New York City was divided into wards between 1683 and 1938?
Orlando Julius	2020-05-31		1,753	146.1	... that Robin Denselow of The Guardian called Orlando Julius (pictured) "one of the heroes of Nigerian music"?
Brus (card game)	2020-05-21		1,749	145.9	... that in the Danish card game of Brus, if a seven is led, the player risks it being beaten by the beggar king?
Jayne Spain	2020-05-01		1,730	144.2	... that businesswoman Jayne Spain hired one physically handicapped individual in every ten employees she chose?
Cecilia Suárez	2020-05-02		1,728	144.0	... that actress Cecilia Suárez first met director Manolo Caro when he was 14, and would later go on to star in almost all of his films?
Elsinore (video game)	2020-05-24		1,726	143.8	... that the developers of Elsinore, a video game based on Hamlet, drew inspiration for the game's time-loop mechanic from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, anime, and visual novels?
Jisr el-Majami	2020-05-17		1,722	143.5	... that Italy helped to renovate a bridge between Israel and Jordan?
Level of Concern	2020-05-12		1,714	142.8	... that the Twenty One Pilots song "Level of Concern" frequently references the COVID-19 pandemic?
Vermilion flycatcher	2020-05-19		1,700	141.7	... that Pyrocephalus, the genus name of the vermilion flycatcher (example pictured), literally means 'fire head'?
KMEC-TV	2020-05-20		1,696	141.3	... that Christian television station KBFI-TV permanently ceased operations at 2 a.m. on Christmas Eve?
Calamintha sylvatica	2020-05-01		1,126	93.8	... that the Rowridge Valley in the Isle of Wight is the only known location for the wood calamint in Britain?
Rowridge Valley			568	47.3
Total			1,693	141.1
Kitty Loftus	2020-05-15		1,686	140.5	... that musical theatre actress Kitty Loftus was praised as "a tricky sprite and a fantastic elf"?
Palazzolo (Rome)	2020-05-09		1,680	140.0	... that until the end of the 19th century, the Palazzolo hill in Rome was for the Romans synonymous with "madhouse"?
You Go to My Head (film)	2020-05-12		1,671	139.2	... that the 2017 romantic thriller You Go to My Head does not use any artificial lighting?
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots	2020-05-11		1,652	137.7	... that the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox was inspired by Deborah Feldman's memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots?
Plague of Amwas	2020-05-10		1,648	137.4	... that the deaths of the leading Muslim commanders in Syria from the plague of Amwas in 639 paved the way for the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate?
Respiratory droplet	2020-05-07		1,648	137.3	... that surgical masks provide effective protection against diseases spread by respiratory droplets (examples pictured), but not those spread by airborne transmission?
Church murals in Sweden	2020-05-09		1,625	135.4	... that some of the early church murals in Sweden (example pictured) may have been commissioned by Danish kings?
Maria Beckley Kahea	2020-05-12		1,621	135.1	... that British-Hawaiian chieftess Maria Beckley Kahea served as lady-in-waiting to two queens, and was appointed keeper of the Royal Mausoleum?
Camille Combal	2020-05-31		1,620	135.0	... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Camille Combal hosted episodes of Qui veut gagner des millions ? – the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – from his living room?
Virtual House of Commons	2020-05-27		1,620	135.0	... that on 22 April 2020, the UK House of Commons met virtually for the first time in its 700-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Branchiobdellida	2020-05-04		1,617	134.8	... that most branchiobdellids use crayfish as hosts, living on their heads, carapaces, or claws, but in some instances inside their gill cavities?
Q38 (New York City bus)	2020-05-31		1,607	133.9	... that the former operator of the Q38 bus route was not compensated for the route's takeover, as their equipment was considered obsolete?
Paul F. Heard	2020-05-27		1,591	132.6	... that producer Paul F. Heard believed that techniques used in government propaganda films could also be applied to religious films to bring about "spiritual realizations"?
Tetraponera aethiops	2020-05-14		836	69.6	... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs?
Barteria fistulosa			756	63.0
Total			1,591	132.6
Gospel Oak, Polstead	2020-05-17		1,588	132.3	... that an annual church service is said to have been held at the Gospel Oak in Polstead, Suffolk, for more than 1,000 years?
2009 World Cup of Pool	2020-05-17		1,582	131.9	... that a foul was given at the 2009 World Cup of Pool due to an arm-hair touching the cue ball?
NASA Astronaut Group 7	2020-05-07		1,564	130.3	... that NASA Astronaut Group 7 consisted of seven pilots who transferred to NASA from the U.S. Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory spy-satellite program?
Network synthesis	2020-05-18		1,560	130.0	... that interest in network synthesis research is now greater than at any time since the 1950s due to its new applications in mechanics, particularly in Formula One?
Earl Dodge	2020-05-07		1,556	129.7	... that Earl Dodge held a presidential nominating convention in his home with as few as eight delegates in attendance?
Makoti Khawula	2020-05-05		1,554	129.5	... that South African MP Makoti Khawula insists on speaking and being addressed in isiZulu and isiXhosa while in parliament?
Police Union of German States	2020-05-07		1,552	129.4	... that the secret police of several German-speaking nations exchanged intelligence with each other through the Police Union of German States from 1848 to 1866?
NGC 3393	2020-05-31		1,538	128.1	... that the spiral galaxy NGC 3393 hosts the nearest known pair of supermassive black holes?
Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding	2020-05-10		1,518	126.5	... that the book Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding was inspired by one of the Froebel gifts for kindergarten children?
Julia Azari	2020-05-10		1,516	126.4	... that Julia Azari has shown that U.S. presidents increasingly defend their legitimacy by claiming to have a political mandate?
Basilica of Sant'Alessandro	2020-05-26		1,508	125.7	... that the facade of the then 1,200-year-old Basilica of Sant'Alessandro was replaced with a Neoclassical one in the 19th century?
Admiral's House, Hampstead	2020-05-17		1,506	125.5	... that no admiral has ever lived at Admiral's House in Hampstead?
Reuben Bright	2020-05-06		1,505	125.4	... that Edwin Arlington Robinson's 1897 poem "Reuben Bright", considered good teaching material for English classes, featured a "cow-killer converted" in a realistic, vernacular narrative?
List of hymns for Pentecost	2020-05-31		1,492	124.3	... that several hymns for Pentecost in different languages are based on the 9th-century "Veni Creator Spiritus" ("Come, Creator Spirit")?
Kissa Tanto	2020-05-07		1,490	124.2	... that the design of the Japanese–Italian fusion restaurant Kissa Tanto was inspired by Hotel Okura Tokyo, Italian architect Gio Ponti, and covers designed by John Gall for Haruki Murakami's novels?
12.38	2020-05-14		1,487	123.9	... that in the song "12.38", Childish Gambino sings about a psilocybin trip while 21 Savage raps about police harassment?
Limnatis nilotica	2020-05-12		1,486	123.8	... that the leech Limnatis nilotica can affect humans and livestock, entering hosts through the mouth, nose, or other orifices?
Michael Boddenberg	2020-05-23		1,485	123.8	... that Michael Boddenberg (pictured), the minister of finance of the German state of Hesse, once directed a school for butchers and bakers?
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2020)	2020-05-12		1,481	123.4	... that the American-led coalition has partially withdrawn troops from Iraq because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country?
Thomas Brodie (Royal Navy officer)	2020-05-28		1,480	123.3	... that Thomas Brodie may have been in command of HMS Arrow at the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, not William Bolton as often recorded?
Lawrence Sabatini	2020-05-15		1,474	122.8	... that American bishop Lawrence Sabatini travelled to Mexico to learn the language and culture because the Italian parishioners at his church in Chicago had been replaced by Hispanics?
Toxic Beauty	2020-05-04		1,474	122.8	... that according to the 2019 documentary Toxic Beauty, thousands of carcinogenic and hormone-disrupting chemicals are used in cosmetic products in the U.S. without adequate government regulation?
Common Sense, Common Safety	2020-05-20		1,473	122.8	... that the 2010 Young Report cited a story about a clown being banned from wearing oversized shoes as an example of "health and safety hysteria in the media"?
List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson	2020-05-21		1,470	122.3	... that Scarlett Johansson was nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year?
Chand Bujh Gaya	2020-05-20		1,446	120.5	... that the Indian film Chand Bujh Gaya (The Moon Is Eclipsed) was denied a censor certificate for fear of "inciting communal violence" and "communal disharmony"?
John Ferdinand Smyth Stuart	2020-05-20		1,439	119.9	... that J. F. S. Stuart found the republican opinions of American colonists "obnoxious to a loyalist, and their barbarous manners repellent to a gentleman"?
Six Pillars House	2020-05-05		1,432	119.3	... that the company that built Six Pillars House also constructed Highpoint I, and the penguin enclosure at London Zoo?
Potato production in Nigeria	2020-05-24		1,426	118.9	... that most potato farmers in Nigeria rely on hoes rather than tractors?
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier	2020-05-29		1,418	118.2	... that the hymn "Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier", a prayer for illumination because the human mind is "shrouded in darkness", became popular in English as "Blessed Jesus, at your word"?
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!	2020-05-13		1,412	117.7	... that video game developer Be-Rad Entertainment created Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! using code repurposed from Lame Castle, its previous release?
Ichthyovenator	2020-05-09		1,408	117.3	... that the spinosaurid dinosaur Ichthyovenator had two sails on its back?
Composite nationalism	2020-05-01		1,404	117.0	... that Mahatma Gandhi championed the concept of composite nationalism, which led to a massive expansion of the Indian independence movement?
Gruemiri	2020-05-13		1,403	116.9	... that the Albanian tribe Gruemiri (literally 'good woman') was possibly named after a distinguished female leader?
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House	2020-05-19		1,402	116.9	... that unlike most U.S. custom houses, which face the waterfront, the Alexander Hamilton Custom House in Manhattan faces inland?
Forty Saints Monastery, Sarandë	2020-05-11		1,399	116.6	... that, although in ruins, the Forty Saints Monastery in Sarandë, Albania, still retains some religious importance for the local Greek Orthodox population?
British Rail Passenger Timetable	2020-05-23		1,392	116.0	... that when introduced in 1974, the British Rail Passenger Timetable cost 50p (the equivalent of £10 today) and its 1,350 pages provided times for the entire year?
Dagmar Burešová	2020-05-23		1,390	115.8	... that Dagmar Burešová hid a classmate after he escaped a communist prison, and enabled him to flee from Czechoslovakia to West Germany?
Treaty of Lutatius	2020-05-22		1,386	115.5	... that a draft condition of the Treaty of Lutatius to end the First Punic War, stipulating that Carthage pay Rome 57,000 kg (126,000 lb) of silver, was rejected as insufficient?
List of Broadway theaters	2020-05-09		1,386	115.5	... that of the 41 active Broadway theaters, only 3 are actually on Broadway?
Vardøger (band)	2020-05-18		851	70.9	... that the Norwegian band Vardøger formed, recorded music, disbanded, re-formed to release Whitefrozen, disbanded again, re-formed to release Ghost Notes, and then disbanded yet again?
Ghost Notes (Vardøger album)			274	22.8
Whitefrozen			260	21.7
Total			1,385	115.4
Alexander Hamilton (book)	2020-05-07		1,372	114.3	... that Lin-Manuel Miranda saw "hip-hop songs rising off the page" when he read Ron Chernow's book Alexander Hamilton?
Eva Asderaki	2020-05-30		1,370	114.1	... that in 2015, Eva Asderaki became the first woman to umpire a men's US Open tennis final?
Sam Girard	2020-05-12		1,368	114.0	... that National Hockey League defenceman Sam Girard was able to continue playing ice hockey only after his older brother gave up the sport?
Ginger (1935 film)	2020-05-31		1,366	113.8	... that on the day she began filming her first starring role in Ginger, nine-year-old Jane Withers received congratulatory bouquets from W. C. Fields and President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
It's a Crime (play-by-mail game)	2020-05-02		1,358	113.2	... that to win It's a Crime, a play-by-mail game, players had to first succeed as a gang leader before rising to mob boss level, and achieve victory as "Godfather"?
A Wonderful Life (film)	2020-05-01		1,352	112.7	... that the 1951 short film A Wonderful Life, starring James Dunn, was an adaptation of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life for the Christian film industry?
Douglas P. Woodlock	2020-05-27		1,352	112.7	... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock ordered Guatemalan general Héctor Gramajo to pay $47.5 million in damages for human rights abuses?
Apystomyiidae	2020-05-30		1,326	110.5	... that members of the fly family Apystomyiidae (example depicted) have been found in Late Jurassic sediments in Kazakhstan?
Pamela Chelgren-Koterba	2020-05-22		1,324	110.3	... that Pamela Chelgren-Koterba became the first female officer in the history of the United States' NOAA Corps in 1972?
Francis Chan (bishop)	2020-05-14		1,314	109.5	... that a Malaysian sultan gave "The Singing Bishop" a marble statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a token of their friendship?
Yan (Three Kingdoms)	2020-05-18		1,310	109.1	... that Yan, a fourth kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period of China, was conquered only one year after its establishment in 237?
History of Filipino Americans	2020-05-05		1,310	109.1	... that Filipino Americans first settled in Louisiana in the 18th century?
Collegio Ghislieri (Rome)	2020-05-27		1,308	109.0	... that the facade of the Collegio Ghislieri in Rome was preserved from the building's 1936 demolition and incorporated into the Liceo Classico Virgilio?
Swastima Khadka	2020-05-08		1,300	108.3	... that Nepali actress Swastima Khadka holds a three-year diploma in architectural engineering?
Nico Rosberg	2020-05-24		1,295	107.9	... that Nico Rosberg announced his retirement from Formula One motor racing five days after winning the 2016 World Championship?
2002 PDC World Darts Championship	2020-05-23		1,294	107.8	... that an incident in which a player clipped another's heel at the 2002 PDC World Darts Championship was the catalyst for the creation of the exclusion zone in darts?
Ecem Güzel	2020-05-20		1,294	107.8	... that Turkish female international sailing competitor Ecem Güzel has finished in the top three of a competition five times in the last seven years?
Zygaena loti	2020-05-05		1,288	107.3	... that populations of the slender Scotch burnet (pictured), a European moth that lives in dry, lime-rich areas, have been declining?
Gravina (clipper)	2020-05-25		1,287	107.2	... that the American-built clipper ship Gravina was named after a Spanish admiral who fought with the French at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Riverside Park (Manhattan)	2020-05-18		1,286	107.2	... that Riverside Park, designed by Central Park's architects, suffered from outdoor sewerage, squatters' shacks, and coal emissions in the late 19th century?
48 Wall Street	2020-05-11		1,258	104.8	... that 48 Wall Street's cornerstone was laid on Alexander Hamilton's 171st birthday, and the building opened exactly one year later?
Cool Girl	2020-05-30		1,257	104.8	... that Tove Lo's song "Cool Girl" was inspired by the monologue of the same name by a character in the 2014 film Gone Girl?
Hynes Convention Center station	2020-05-29		1,252	104.4	... that a normally closed entrance to Hynes Convention Center station is opened for Boston Marathon spectators and anime fans?
Caligula (Lingua Ignota album)	2020-05-05		1,251	104.2	... that Lingua Ignota's 2019 album Caligula has been described as "a murderous amalgam of opera, metal, and noise"?
Mikhail Khergiani	2020-05-25		1,246	103.8	... that Svan mountain climber Mikhail Khergiani was nicknamed the "Tiger of the Rocks" for his ability in attacking difficult routes?
Home Alone	2020-05-17		1,244	103.7	... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy film Home Alone were threatened with legal action by the French director of 3615 code Père Noël, who alleged that it was a remake of his film?
Hale Nauā Society	2020-05-16		1,244	103.6	... that King Kalākaua's committee to revive the Hale Nauā secret society consisted of nine women, and only one man other than himself?
Maestas vs. George H. Shone	2020-05-05		1,232	102.7	... that a 1912 case in a Colorado district court yielded the first legal victory against educational segregation in the United States, although it was quickly forgotten afterwards?
St. Kolumba, Cologne	2020-05-06		1,231	102.6	... that a wall and a statue of Mary that survived the World War II bombing of St. Kolumba in Cologne have been incorporated into a chapel within the Kolumba art museum?
Buruciye Medrese	2020-05-22		1,227	102.2	... that the Buruciye Medrese is considered one of the best examples of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia?
Miller's langur	2020-05-16		1,227	102.2	... that Miller's langur, one of the rarest primates in Borneo, was feared to be extinct until a 2012 study rediscovered it in an area where it was previously unknown?
Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains	2020-05-26		1,222	101.8	... that two separate contests were held to determine the words and the music of the national anthem of Guyana?
New Albion	2020-05-07		1,222	101.8	... that at New Albion, the Coast Miwok people honored Sir Francis Drake as if he were being proclaimed king?
Florence Boot	2020-05-03		1,222	101.8	... that Florence Boot introduced the sale of books, stationery, and perfume at the pharmacy chain Boots?
Erin Phillips	2020-05-08		1,214	101.2	... that after not having played Australian rules football competitively since she was 13, Erin Phillips won the inaugural AFL Women's best and fairest award in 2017 in her first season back at age 31?
Ma On Shan Village	2020-05-15		1,202	100.1	... that the small Ma On Shan Village in Hong Kong saw a large number of new arrivals after changes in methods of mining iron ore were implemented at a nearby mine in 1953?
Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse	2020-05-06		1,200	100.0	... that the New South Wales Governor's Body Guard of Light Horse seemed to have been absent when Governor William Bligh was arrested during the Rum Rebellion?
J. Patrick Metke	2020-05-19		1,194	99.5	... that Oregon state representative J. Patrick Metke flew two-engine Navy bombers on anti-submarine patrols during World War II?
WOLB	2020-05-22		1,191	99.2	... that radio station WSID, located in a suburb of Baltimore, claimed that a city court had no jurisdiction over it?
Bigtooth cardinalfish	2020-05-19		1,191	99.2	... that the male bigtooth cardinalfish broods a ball of eggs in his mouth?
Qibla	2020-05-08		1,190	99.1	... that Muhammad and his followers in Medina originally faced Jerusalem as their direction for prayer?
Exodus Collective	2020-05-18		1,188	99.0	... that three nights of riots at Marsh Farm in Luton in 1995 came to an end when the Exodus Collective organised a nearby rave?
Diabetes in India	2020-05-19		1,183	98.6	... that every sixth person in the world who has diabetes is from India?
George Mathews (soldier)	2020-05-25		1,176	98.0	... that U.S. general George Mathews attempted a failed annexation of Spanish Florida just months before the outbreak of the War of 1812?
Schaliach	2020-05-28		587	48.9	... that Ole Børud's guitar music on the album Sonrise, by the band Schaliach, was likened to a "metal symphony"?
Sonrise			586	48.8
Total			1,172	97.7
Mahākāśyapa	2020-05-19		1,171	97.6	... that according to numerous Sanskrit, Chinese, and Southeast Asian texts, Mahākāśyapa left his body in suspended animation to see the future Buddha?
Nostrand Avenue station (IND Fulton Street Line)	2020-05-17		1,150	95.8	... that despite overcrowding at the Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn, two of its entrances remained closed for several decades?
Jessica Lussenhop	2020-05-15		1,136	94.6	... that investigative journalist Jessica Lussenhop has written articles on corruption in the standardized-testing industry, and the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women?
Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.	2020-05-25		1,132	94.3	... that after his side defeated Leeds United in the FA Cup, Cardiff City chairman Sam Hammam had two BBC reporters forcibly removed and had an altercation with the opposing manager?
Justin Wilson (racing driver)	2020-05-03		1,130	94.2	... that racing driver Justin Wilson entered the 2003 Formula One World Championship through an investment programme listed on the London Stock Exchange?
Plaza Cervantes	2020-05-15		1,126	93.9	... that in the early 20th century Plaza Cervantes, then the financial district of Manila, was likened to a scene out of Othello or The Merchant of Venice?
Megaceroides algericus	2020-05-22		1,120	93.4	... that Megaceroides algericus is one of only two deer species known to have been native to Africa, alongside the Barbary stag?
How I'm Feeling Now	2020-05-01		1,110	92.5	... that Charli XCX, while under self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, is collaborating with her fans to record her album How I'm Feeling Now?
Jue (vessel)	2020-05-11		1,106	92.1	... that jue were small bronze vessels used for serving wine in ancestor-worship ceremonies in Bronze Age China?
Zootermopsis laticeps	2020-05-21		1,094	91.3	... that the Arizona dampwood termite exclusively colonizes dead parts of standing trees?
Richard Curzon, 2nd Viscount Scarsdale	2020-05-03		1,094	91.2	... that Richard Curzon inherited Kedleston Hall and a recently created peerage from his Uncle George?
The Unplugged Collection, Volume One	2020-05-30		1,088	90.7	... that on MTV's The Unplugged Collection, Volume One, Neil Young rescored "Like a Hurricane" using harmonica and pump organ?
Talking to Strangers	2020-05-29		1,088	90.7	... that the audiobook Talking to Strangers has its own theme song, "Hell You Talmbout"?
1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final	2020-05-07		1,087	90.6	... that the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, held at the 90,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground, had an attendance of 3,326?
Charity Anderson	2020-05-19		1,081	90.1	... that Charity Anderson and her contemporary-dance partner Andres Peñate earned the first perfect score on a routine in the history of World of Dance?
Luggala	2020-05-21		1,082	90.0	... that the fictional village of Kattegat in the television series Vikings is located at the base of Luggala in County Wicklow, Ireland?
Sampson Mathews	2020-05-11		1,061	88.4	... that Sampson Mathews was nicknamed the "master driver of cattle" for transporting more than 100 cattle 160 miles (260 km) through the Allegheny Mountains in 19 days for the Battle of Point Pleasant?
Cranbrook RFC	2020-05-28		1,058	88.2	... that the Midweek Herald edition for Cranbrook, Devon, accidentally published a news report about Cranbrook Rugby Football Club in Kent, 200 miles (320 km) away?
Albert Camus	2020-05-23		1,058	88.1	... that Albert Camus's novel The Plague is based on an epidemic in Oran, Algeria, and examines how a government could turn tyrannical?
Tubby Schmalz	2020-05-08		1,049	87.4	... that Canadian ice hockey manager Tubby Schmalz reportedly sheltered visiting teams in his hotel during inclement weather?
Haʻaheo Kaniu	2020-05-02		1,032	86.0	... that Hawaiian chieftess Haʻaheo Kaniu converted to Christianity and attended classes taught by American missionaries?
Judy McClintock	2020-05-06		746	62.1	... that Judy McClintock and her brother Joel were the first pair of siblings to win Water Ski World Championship titles?
Joel McClintock			272	22.7
Total			1,018	84.8
Otis Barrett	2020-05-26		1,008	84.0	... that Otis Barrett introduced Artocarpus integer, claimed to be superior to jackfruit, to Puerto Rico?
Triple Concerto No. 2 (Smirnov)	2020-05-26		1,007	83.9	... that Dmitri Smirnov (pictured) composed the Triple Concerto No. 2 for the centenary concert of the London Symphony Orchestra, with the principal violinist, harpist, and double bassist as soloists?
Prospect Avenue station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)	2020-05-24		284	23.7	... that the New York City Subway stations at 9th, 25th, 59th, and Union Streets, as well as Prospect Avenue, were opened with a competition between two trains heading to Coney Island?
Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street station			246	20.5
Union Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)			188	15.7
59th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)			149	12.4
25th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)			139	11.6
Total			1,006	83.9
Bowling Green station	2020-05-22		1,004	83.6	... that a new platform was built at the Bowling Green station in Manhattan after it became overcrowded just four years after opening?
Archie, Marry Me	2020-05-22		1,000	83.4	... that although the Alvvays song "Archie, Marry Me" did not chart, it is still considered to be the band's breakout hit?
Ben Lugmore	2020-05-10		996	83.0	... that Ben Lugmore is the second-highest peak on the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Mweelrea Horseshoe, which has been described as one of Ireland's "top three" mountain walks?
Śāriputra	2020-05-02		990	82.5	... that the Buddhist disciple Śāriputra made a pact with his friend Maudgalyayana that they would tell each other if one of them found the path to nirvana?
Berger des Nuages	2020-05-15		982	81.8	... that Jean Arp designed the wavy form of the Berger des Nuages sculpture to simulate nature and express opposition to the machines that caused wars?
Shen Zijiu	2020-05-10		977	81.4	... that Chinese women's rights activist Shen Zijiu spent some four years as a fugitive?
Elzie Odom	2020-05-10		976	81.4	... that Elzie Odom was the first black postal inspector in Texas, and the first black mayor of Arlington?
Soedjono Hoemardani	2020-05-25		963	80.2	... that effigies of Soedjono Hoemardani, a personal assistant to Indonesian president Suharto, were burnt by students protesting foreign investment?
Kanuni (drillship)	2020-05-08		956	79.7	... that Kanuni is Turkey's third drillship?
Zackray	2020-05-31		956	79.6	... that with his victory at The Big House 9, Zackray became the first Japanese player to win a premier-tier Super Smash Bros. tournament held outside Japan?
Xenon 2: Megablast	2020-05-01		953	79.4	... that the video game Xenon 2: Megablast was named after its theme music, "Megablast (Hip Hop on Precinct 13)" by Bomb the Bass?
HCR Corporation	2020-05-04		948	79.0	... that the Toronto-based Human Computing Resources was a pioneer in the commercialization of the Unix operating system?
Robert De Niro filmography	2020-05-24		939	78.2	... that Robert De Niro won the first of his two Academy Awards for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II?
O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht	2020-05-23		938	78.2	... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hymn "O Licht der wunderbaren Nacht" by Georg Thurmair was recommended for a celebration of Easter Vigil at home?
Holden Block	2020-05-09		938	78.1	... that the Holden Block is the best-preserved example of Italianate architecture in Chicago's Near West Side?
LA Monster	2020-05-03		932	77.7	... that in the song "LA Monster", Kanye West claims that Los Angeles lets Satan run the city's streets?
Gripsholms hjorthage	2020-05-25		929	77.4	... that a royal deer park in Sweden was made into a nature reserve in 2001 to protect a species of beetle?
Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center	2020-05-30		928	77.4	... that months into the Philippines' coronavirus quarantine, the Bureau of Immigration Bicutan Detention Center remained grossly overcrowded, with only two pregnant women having been bailed?
Church Avenue station (IND Culver Line)	2020-05-07		926	77.2	... that New York City Subway riders could get their clothes dry cleaned at the Church Avenue station?
Plaza Moriones, Intramuros	2020-05-05		924	77.0	... that Carlos Celdran criticized the 2017 redevelopment of Plaza Moriones in old Manila for having "paved over his heart"?
Elmhurst Hospital Center	2020-05-10		916	76.4	... that when three deaths occurred at Elmhurst Hospital Center in 1978 and prompted a homicide investigation, the cause was found to be a shortage of nurses and beds?
Dreeg	2020-05-05		914	76.2	... that Dreeg is a card game played with German-suited cards that is described as "a special Franconian form of Sixty-Six"?
Tetraponera penzigi	2020-05-02		908	75.7	... that Tetraponera penzigi is one of several species of ant that protect whistling thorn trees in East Africa from grazing giraffes and rhinoceroses?
Second Chance (1950 film)	2020-05-24		908	75.6	... that actress Ruth Warrick was said to have "stolen the show" as a sweet young bride who grows into a disillusioned, middle-aged woman in the 1950 Christian film Second Chance?
Christian Jeanpierre	2020-05-18		328	27.3	... that Grégoire Margotton replaced Christian Jeanpierre as the main presenter of the French football programme Téléfoot in 2018?
Grégoire Margotton			310	25.8
Téléfoot			266	22.2
Total			904	75.3
Gusinje Municipality	2020-05-20		900	75.0	... that there was once a 35 km-long (22 mi) glacier in Gusinje Municipality, Montenegro?
Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics	2020-05-28		887	73.9	... that Venezuela won its first Olympic medal in 1952 with triple jumper Asnoldo Devonish, who competed while injured?
Arthur Morgan (Red Dead)	2020-05-18		883	73.6	... that while researching for the role of Arthur Morgan for Red Dead Redemption 2, actor Roger Clark was inspired by the stoic but humorous demeanor of Toshiro Mifune's characters?
Burbank Town Center	2020-05-14		883	73.6	... that The Walt Disney Company once planned to build a large retail development on the site of what is now Burbank Town Center in California?
KARA (New Mexico)	2020-05-19		878	73.1	... that New Mexico radio station KARA was sued by a competitor who claimed that the station was impeding delivery of its mail?
North Cheam tube station	2020-05-08		856	71.3	... that the Northern line, which already served the southernmost station on the London Underground, was proposed to be extended southward to North Cheam in 1946?
Angel Voices, Ever Singing	2020-05-03		854	71.1	... that the writer of the hymn "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" banned it from being published with a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan?
Art pottery	2020-05-01		826	68.9	... that the pursuit of new ceramic glaze effects led to some pieces of art pottery still being slightly radioactive today, nearly a century later?
Will Homer	2020-05-30		824	68.7	... that the Jersey scrum-half Will Homer led criticism of plans by the Rugby Football Union to cut funding to RFU Championship clubs by 40 per cent?
Zofia Nehringowa	2020-05-04		818	68.2	... that Zofia Nehringowa set speed-skating world records in all individual distances?
Les Frangines	2020-05-03		816	68.0	... that both members of the French musical duo Les Frangines learned to play the guitar by watching online video lessons?
Good Faith Collaboration	2020-05-13		814	67.9	... that Good Faith Collaboration has been described as a pioneering ethnographic study of the culture of Wikipedia?
Northern Dancer	2020-05-08		814	67.9	... that Northern Dancer was the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, setting a new track record of two minutes flat?
2002 Australian Grand Prix	2020-05-10		812	67.6	... that Australian racing driver Mark Webber was given an impromptu podium ceremony for finishing fifth at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix?
Mount Brandon	2020-05-02		798	66.5	... that according to legend, the 6th-century Irish monk Brendan spent days fasting on Mount Brandon before voyaging across the Atlantic to discover Saint Brendan's Island?
Charles Kelman	2020-05-23		793	66.1	... that Charles Kelman, the inventor of phacoemulsification for cataract surgery, was also a Broadway producer and a jazz musician with a musical comedy routine?
Dalma Iványi	2020-05-26		788	65.7	... that Dalma Iványi has won ten Hungarian women's basketball championships and played for three teams in the WNBA?
Flora Arca Mata	2020-05-03		781	65.1	... that after spending World War II in the Philippines, Flora Arca Mata returned to Stockton to become California's first Filipino-American teacher?
Pterotermes	2020-05-13		468	39.0	... that while the termite Pterotermes occidentis inhabits dead blue palo verde in the Sonoran Desert, Marginitermes hubbardi prefers dead saguaro?
Marginitermes hubbardi			307	25.6
Total			775	64.6
Antonio Crutta	2020-05-17		773	64.4	... that the role of Antonio Crutta, the interpreter for Polish king Stanisław August in the 1787–1792 Russo-Turkish War, was to "melt the suspicions of the Turks without arousing those of the Russians"?
Madagascan hoopoe	2020-05-05		772	64.3	... that the song of the Madagascan hoopoe differs markedly from that of the African hoopoe?
Coleraine Cricket Club	2020-05-19		767	63.9	... that Coleraine Cricket Club once became champions of the North West Cricket Union Premiership by default after their nearest competitors went on holiday?
Exolaunch	2020-05-21		764	63.8	... that Exolaunch managed the launch rideshare of a satellite only 2.5 cm (0.98 in) tall?
Selin Şahin	2020-05-13		765	63.8	... that Selin Şahin is the first Turkish women's wheelchair basketball player to be transferred to a foreign club?
Jackson Avenue station (IRT White Plains Road Line)	2020-05-16		760	63.3	... that artwork at the Jackson Avenue station in the Bronx depicts images from six Latin American stories?
Mohsen Shaalan	2020-05-09		752	62.6	... that Egypt's Deputy Minister of Culture Mohsen Shaalan was imprisoned for a year in connection with the unsolved theft of Van Gogh's Poppy Flowers?
Clerodendrum bungei	2020-05-25		748	62.3	... that despite being known as the Mexican hydrangea, Clerodendrum bungei is neither from Mexico nor a species of hydrangea?
CasualtyXHolby	2020-05-07		748	62.3	... that early drafts of the television drama "CasualtyXHolby" included a vehicle striking an electrical substation to cause a blackout, before a cyberattack was substituted instead?
Australian Journal of Herpetology	2020-05-20		747	62.2	... that in the Australian Journal of Herpetology, a first-year student and a high school teacher reassessed the taxonomy of Australia's entire reptile class, naming 33 novel genera and 214 new species?
Semni Karouzou	2020-05-24		742	61.9	... that during the rule of the Greek military junta, archaeologist and museum curator Semni Karouzou was banned from conducting research in the National Archaeological Museum because of her political views?
Omni Berkshire Place	2020-05-17		721	60.1	... that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musical Oklahoma! in a suite at the Berkshire Hotel in New York City?
Werl pilgrimage	2020-05-24		720	60.0	... that with the growth of the Werl pilgrimage to a statue of Mary, a large Romanesque Revival basilica was built adjacent to the former Baroque style church?
Idiot Wind	2020-05-24		717	59.8	... that author Clinton Heylin flew from England to California to hear Bob Dylan perform "Idiot Wind" live?
John R. Davis Jr.	2020-05-05		707	58.9	... that John R. Davis Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union Solidarity at his home?
Making a New World	2020-05-08		702	58.5	... that Making a New World, a concept album by Field Music about the after-effects of World War I, originated from a commission by the Imperial War Museum?
Mary Stuart Smith	2020-05-16		696	58.0	... that feminist Mary Stuart Smith publicly admonished the aristocracy of Virginia in 1893 for their failure to recognize the talent of native artists?
Ad Fontes Media	2020-05-21		695	57.8	... that the founder of the media watchdog organization Ad Fontes Media has compared low-quality news sources to junk food?
John Westbrook (American football)	2020-05-09		692	57.6	... that in 1966, Baylor University student John Westbrook was the first African American athlete to play a game in the Southwest Conference of American football?
Neil Malhotra	2020-05-02		680	56.6	... that Neil Malhotra found evidence that voters reward incumbents for disaster-relief spending, but not for disaster-preparedness spending?
Ringtone (Remix)	2020-05-04		674	56.2	... that fan-recorded footage of a live DJ set revealed the existence of 100 Gecs' song "Ringtone (Remix)" a month prior to its release?
St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn	2020-05-04		672	56.0	... that St Augustine's Church, Wrangthorn, raised money for a stained-glass window in 1934, but ended up spending it on a church hall instead?
Mesophyletidae	2020-05-17		670	55.8	... that mesophyletid weevils have only been found in Burmese amber?
Waved woodpecker	2020-05-23		667	55.6	... that besides eating ants and termites, the waved woodpecker feeds on fruits, berries, and seeds?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	2020-05-03		658	54.9	... that India developed nuclear power when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prime minister?
Emilie Widemann Macfarlane	2020-05-04		651	54.2	... that Emilie Widemann Macfarlane was the first president of the women's branch of Hui Aloha ʻĀina, which was formed in opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893?
Park Road Stadium	2020-05-02		646	53.8	... that Manchester United opened Manchester City's former training ground after floodlights were installed?
John Robert Martindale	2020-05-04		646	53.8	... that A. H. M. Jones called his assistant J. R. Martindale's contributions to the Prosopography a "worthy contender for the thirteenth labour of Hercules"?
San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia	2020-05-02		644	53.6	... that the saint to whom the church of San Filippo Neri in Via Giulia in Rome was originally dedicated was the patron of people with gout?
Benedikt Kristjánsson	2020-05-22		634	52.8	... that on Good Friday 2020, Benedikt Kristjánsson sang all roles in a chamber arrangement of Bach's St John Passion, broadcast live from the composer's burial place?
Chen Zilong	2020-05-12		632	52.7	... that the Ming dynasty poet Chen Zilong edited a book on agriculture that was the "first compilation of statecraft writing" in China?
The Blinding (song)	2020-05-16		624	52.0	... that Travis Scott's guest appearance in Jay Electronica's song "The Blinding" has been described as "a cynical attempt to attract younger listeners"?
Barbara H. Bowman	2020-05-19		602	50.1	... that Barbara H. Bowman was one of the scientists who discovered the genetic difference responsible for variations in haptoglobin, a human blood protein?
Jerry Bradley (music executive)	2020-05-24		597	49.8	... that Jerry Bradley is the third member of his family to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Leeds Civic Trust	2020-05-21		596	49.6	... that Leeds Civic Trust has created a trail of rainbow plaques (example pictured) to commemorate individuals, significant places, and events which have contributed to the LGBT+ history of Leeds?
Carol Brightman	2020-05-23		594	49.5	... that Carol Brightman first gained inspiration for her book Sweet Chaos from her younger sister, who worked as the Grateful Dead's lighting director and literary agent?
Alexander H. Flax	2020-05-23		593	49.4	... that Alexander H. Flax, the future chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, was part of a small team of engineers who developed the Piasecki HRP Rescuer, the first true twin-rotor helicopter?
Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod	2020-05-20		586	48.9	... that three of the 34 stanzas of "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod", a Passion hymn by Paul Stockmann, were included in Bach's St John Passion?
Luria's	2020-05-08		584	48.7	... that catalog showroom retailer Luria's hired former Cuban diplomats in the 1960s due to their knowledge of china and silverware?
Svedectvo	2020-05-21		582	48.4	... that the Slovak periodical Svedectvo (Testimony) receives a government subsidy, despite having published apologist articles defending convicted war criminals?
MLS Cup 1997	2020-05-15		576	48.0	... that MLS Cup 1997 finalists Colorado Rapids had finished the regular season with a losing record?
Saissetia coffeae	2020-05-09		572	47.6	... that the scale insect Saissetia coffeae attacks many other plants besides coffee?
Clint Hocking	2020-05-22		568	47.4	... that Clint Hocking was the level designer, game designer, and scriptwriter for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell?
KKXL (AM)	2020-05-06		568	47.3	... that KILO's broadcast license allowed the University of North Dakota to get out of the commercial broadcasting business?
Seht, er lebt	2020-05-10		565	47.1	... that "Seht, er lebt" (Look, he lives) is a German Easter hymn by Lothar Zenetti sung to a traditional melody from Israel?
Na Lani ʻEhā	2020-05-25		564	47.0	... that the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame honors Na Lani ʻEhā as progenitors of the music and arts culture for which the islands have come to be known?
Frederick Vincent Theobald	2020-05-11		562	46.8	... that entomologist Frederick Vincent Theobald wrote a five-volume monograph and sixty scientific papers on mosquitoes?
Noureddine Diwa	2020-05-18		558	46.5	... that Noureddine Diwa was one of the first Tunisian footballers to play abroad?
Pancho Medrano	2020-05-01		558	46.5	... that Chicano labor and civil rights activist Pancho Medrano started out as a boxer?
James Strachan-Davidson	2020-05-21		558	46.4	... that James Strachan-Davidson, Master of Balliol College, Oxford, believed that the college should be as "wife and children" to its fellows?
Richard Grenfell Thomas	2020-05-16		555	46.2	... that Richard Grenfell Thomas and Isabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which Thomas coined the term "petrichor"?
Kosala (novel)	2020-05-16		532	44.4	... that Kosala by Bhalchandra Nemade is regarded as the first existentialist novel in the Marathi language?
Lou Vairo	2020-05-07		530	44.1	... that American ice hockey coach Lou Vairo introduced European coaching concepts to the United States?
James Harvey Insole	2020-05-01		528	44.0	... that the modern legacy of South Wales colliery proprietor James Harvey Insole is his Victorian mansion Insole Court at Llandaff, Wales?
Rómulo Escobar Bethancourt	2020-05-24		522	43.5	... that Rómulo Escobar Bethancourt led the Panamanian delegation when the Panama Canal treaties were negotiated with the United States in 1977?
Loot (2012 film)	2020-05-09		516	43.0	... that Nepali director Nischal Basnet based Loot's lead character on himself?
Hermann Reutter	2020-05-29		506	42.2	... that music academy director Hermann Reutter composed "Hymne an Deutschland", which President Theodor Heuss suggested as a new German national anthem after World War II?
B54 (New York City bus)	2020-05-21		496	41.4	... that after the demolition of much of the elevated Myrtle Avenue Line, service on New York City's B54 bus route was increased by 700 percent?
1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Final	2020-05-25		483	40.2	... that after England won the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup Final, women's cricket received unprecedented coverage in the English press?
Ernest Berry Webber	2020-05-03		471	39.2	... that Hammersmith Town Hall in London, designed by Ernest Berry Webber, was called an "unfortunate building" by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner?
Jordan Henderson	2020-05-17		470	39.2	... that Jordan Henderson is the first Liverpool captain to win the FIFA Club World Cup?
List of awards and nominations received by Awkwafina	2020-05-07		466	38.8	... that Awkwafina is the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a film?
Die Sintflut	2020-05-13		434	36.2	... that in the final movement of Die Sintflut (The Flood), a cantata for eight-part unaccompanied choir by Willy Burkhard, the voices paint Noah's rainbow?
Franz Klarwein	2020-05-15		422	35.2	... that Franz Klarwein, a tenor at the Bavarian State Opera from 1942 to 1977, appeared in world premieres such as those of Capriccio by Richard Strauss and Die Harmonie der Welt by Paul Hindemith?
WNMA	2020-05-13		398	33.2	... that Miami Spanish-language radio station WLTO was sold in 1972 to a new owner who did not speak Spanish?
Eddy Sabara	2020-05-02		391	32.6	... that having served as acting governor for five Indonesian provinces, Eddy Sabara was known as the "acting governor specialist"?
George Robinson (bookseller)	2020-05-21		366	30.5	... that the bookseller George Robinson paid Ann Radcliffe £500 in 1794 to publish The Mysteries of Udolpho – equivalent to £58,735 today?
2001 Women's World Snooker Championship	2020-05-12		359	29.9	... that with her victory at the 2001 Women's World Snooker Championship, Lisa Quick became the first person to win world titles in both pool and snooker?
Charlton Miner Lewis	2020-05-09		358	29.9	... that Charlton Miner Lewis was a lawyer before becoming an English professor at Yale, and the first judge of the Yale Series of Younger Poets?
Hege Lanes Steinlund	2020-05-20		355	29.6	... that Hege Lanes Steinlund is believed to have officiated more international football matches than any other Norwegian referee?
Anatoliy Mokrenko	2020-05-02		348	29.0	... that Anatoliy Mokrenko, a baritone and future director of the Ukrainian National Opera, performed in a Russian film based on Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor?
History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)	2020-05-10		316	26.3	... that the history of the Wales national football team includes the first substitution ever used in international football?
Hamari Paltan	2020-05-23		294	24.5	... that although the 2018 release Hamari Paltan was promoted as the last film of veteran Indian actor Tom Alter, another one featuring him premiered later that same year?
Group Therapy (Sivion album)	2020-05-02		284	23.7	... that the 2013 album Group Therapy by Sivion features 26 guest artists?
Ole Børud discography	2020-05-17		262	21.9	... that Ole Børud is featured on a song by a choir project that involved recordings from around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic?
1872 Prohibition National Convention	2020-05-03		259	21.6	... that the Prohibition Party considered Horace Greeley for the presidential nomination at its first national convention, but rejected him because he was not supportive enough of women's suffrage?
Hans Herbert Jöris	2020-05-15		236	19.7	... that Hans Herbert Jöris conducted the world premiere of Giselher Klebe's one-act opera Das Rendezvous, composed for the 125th anniversary of the Staatsoper Hannover?

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