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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	61.8	Tyla (album)	165.1	Strobilanthes tonkinensis	61.8	Tyla (album)
Median	243.3	Cho Myung-chul	483.0	Soviet Red Army Monument, Harbin Amy Sawyer	265.6	Hadi Tiranvalipour
High	1,931.6	Logan Edra, Sunny Choi, Manizha Talash	1,668.7	Zénith (balloon)	1,931.6	Logan Edra, Sunny Choi, Manizha Talash

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Logan Edra	2024-08-09		20,172	840.5	... that while Sunny Choi and Logan Edra represent their country at the Olympics in breakdancing, Afghan breakdancer Manizha Talash competes as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team?
Sunny Choi			15,942	664.2
Manizha Talash			10,245	426.9
Total			46,359	1,931.6
Zénith (balloon)	2024-08-19		40,048	1,668.7	... that the two victims of the Zénith balloon incident are depicted holding hands on their tomb (pictured)?
Kennedy Blades	2024-08-10		30,374	1,265.6	... that female wrestler Kennedy Blades once won a state championship against boys?
John S. McCain Sr.	2024-08-20		28,190	1,174.6	... that John S. McCain Sr. and John S. McCain Jr. (both pictured) were the first father-and-son pair to achieve the U.S. rank of four-star admiral?
Céline Dept	2024-08-06		24,847	1,035.3	... that Céline Dept (pictured) was the first Belgian YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers?
Ravenswood standing stone	2024-08-18		23,228	967.8	... that the 4,000-year-old Ravenswood standing stone (pictured) now lies in a cul-de-sac in a 1970s Scottish housing estate?
The Motherland Calls	2024-08-12		23,006	958.6	... that a woman was sentenced to 10 months of forced labor when she "tickled" the breasts of The Motherland Calls?
Erdős–Moser equation	2024-08-05		18,538	772.4	{{{6}}}
Better Off Dead?	2024-08-09		18,262	760.9	... that a reviewer did not expect a documentary on assisted suicide to be so funny?
Oriana Skylar Mastro	2024-08-03		18,184	757.6	... that Oriana Skylar Mastro (pictured), a Stanford political scientist, joined the U.S. Air Force as a PhD student to better understand military issues in the Asia–Pacific region?
Timeline of Partygate	2024-08-13		17,842	743.4	... that a £142 wine fridge was smuggled into Downing Street on 11 December 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom?
Tina and Milo	2024-08-16		17,340	722.5	... that the mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Paralympics were designed by schoolchildren?
Godzilla Minus One	2024-08-07		16,244	676.8	... that a Japanese essayist and film historian has called Godzilla Minus One a "dangerous movie"?
Roberto Quintanilla	2024-08-14		15,864	661.0	... that Bolivian intelligence officer Roberto Quintanilla was responsible for cutting off Che Guevara's hands?
Samoan branch of the Nazi Party	2024-08-17		15,474	644.7	... that non-white Samoan people were permitted to join the local branch of the Nazi Party in the 1930s?
Doris Ilda Allen	2024-08-08		15,194	633.1	... that "Lucki" Allen's prediction of the Tet Offensive was ignored, but she was later inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame?
Poozeum	2024-08-13		15,056	627.4	... that the Poozeum holds fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) which may have come from a T. rex?
Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont	2024-08-04		14,392	599.7	... that Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont, was nicknamed "the loneliest boy in the world" by journalists?
Canaanite shipwreck	2024-08-19		14,302	595.9	... that a shipwreck in the eastern Mediterranean, dating from the Late Bronze Age, is the earliest deep-sea shipwreck to be discovered?
Mary Owens (Abraham Lincoln fiancée)	2024-08-18		14,206	591.9	... that Abraham Lincoln felt obliged to propose to Mary Owens – a woman he did not want to marry – but was rejected several times?
Fănuș Neagu	2024-08-12		14,080	586.7	... that writer Fănuș Neagu (pictured) claimed to have spent the Romanian floods of May 1970 stranded with a feral wolf on the roof of a cannery?
Tomato sandwich	2024-08-02		13,642	568.4	... that many enthusiasts say that a good tomato sandwich is so messy, it should be eaten over the kitchen sink?
Operation Matterhorn logistics	2024-08-06		13,042	543.4	... that Operation Matterhorn logistics involved the construction of airfields in China by thousands of laborers with hammers and wicker baskets?
2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt	2024-08-08		13,036	543.2	... that an American citizen was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to overthrow the government of Cambodia?
Hayari Miyake	2024-08-17		12,816	534.0	... that Japanese surgeon Hayari Miyake (pictured) cured Albert Einstein of a tropical fever?
Zheng Haohao	2024-08-06		12,718	529.9	... that after qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the age of 11, skateboarder Zheng Haohao became the youngest Chinese sportsperson to participate in the Olympics?
Jarrett Robertson	2024-08-15		12,682	528.4	... that Major General Jarrett Robertson earned the nickname "Desert Fox" by having similar skills in battle to German field marshal Erwin Rommel, who held the same nickname?
Francis Procter	2024-08-01		8,546	356.1	... that "the old man was startled and a little shocked" when he was shown Walter Frere's revision of his book?
A History of the Book of Common Prayer			3,961	165.0
Total			12,506	521.1
Kim Ye-ji (sport shooter)	2024-08-04		12,198	508.2	... that Kim Ye-ji's performance in the 10 meter air pistol at the 2024 Summer Olympics led her to be dubbed the "coolest person on the planet"?
Cultybraggan Camp	2024-08-16		11,805	491.9	... that the area of Cultybraggan Camp has been a royal hunting ground, a prison for fervent Nazis and the site of an underground bunker intended for use in a nuclear war?
Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator	2024-08-11		11,736	489.0	... that Apollo astronauts walked on walls (pictured) before walking on the Moon?
Amy Sawyer	2024-08-15		11,600	483.3	... that Amy Sawyer (pictured) was the only woman to contribute to the more than a thousand illustrations created for H. Rider Haggard's works during his lifetime?
Russian ship Dmitry	2024-08-20		11,584	482.7	... that the 1885 wreck of the cargo ship Dmitry was the inspiration for the arrival of Count Dracula in England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel?
Soviet Red Army Monument, Harbin	2024-08-04		11,582	482.6	... that although the Soviet Red Army Monument in Harbin (pictured) was covered with scaffolding during the Sino-Soviet split, wreaths were still laid in front of it during the Qingming Festival and on Victory Day?
Dogpool	2024-08-20		11,518	479.9	... that the character Dogpool was portrayed by "Britain's ugliest dog"?
No kid zone	2024-08-01		11,398	474.9	... that the National Library of Korea is a no kid zone?
Clustertruck	2024-08-08		11,196	466.5	... that the idea for Clustertruck came from a developer wanting to escape traffic?
Ken Goldin	2024-08-14		11,176	465.7	... that Ken Goldin has sold more than US$1.3 billion in collectibles?
Liechtenstein at the 1936 Summer Olympics	2024-08-04		11,140	464.2	... that for the 1936 Summer Olympics, Liechtenstein flipped their flag upside down?
Lionel Haward	2024-08-19		11,043	460.1	... that Lionel Haward applied an early example of offender profiling to help identify high-ranking Nazis disguised as ordinary troops?
About People	2024-08-20		10,904	454.3	... that a scholar argued that the 2021 German novel About People, which is set during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, encourages "sympathy with rightwing extremists"?
Tax Heaven 3000	2024-08-13		10,752	448.0	... that an art collective released a dating simulator dedicated to preparing the player's income taxes?
Cannonball (LIRR train)	2024-08-05		10,605	441.9	... that the Cannonball (pictured), a commuter train on the Long Island Rail Road, was once operated exclusively with parlor cars?
Choco Togo	2024-08-18		10,434	434.8	... that Choco Togo produces heat-resistant chocolate bars that can withstand temperatures of up to 35 °C (95 °F)?
North Korean Defectors' Day	2024-08-17		10,340	430.8	... that South Korea has a day to celebrate North Koreans?
Jamal Valizadeh	2024-08-05		10,338	430.8	... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team?
Felix Eberty	2024-08-13		10,257	427.4	... that Felix Eberty was called "an original and ingenious person" by Albert Einstein?
Suleiman of Germiyan	2024-08-13		10,160	423.3	... that Suleiman of Germiyan allowed the Ottoman annexation of much of his territory to pay his daughter's dowry?
Matahi Brightwell	2024-08-01		10,092	420.5	... that Matahi Brightwell (pictured) reintroduced the sport of waka ama to New Zealand?
The Daleks' Master Plan	2024-08-03		9,978	415.8	... that three-quarters of Doctor Who's longest story are missing?
Gothus teemo	2024-08-02		9,950	414.6	... that a crab species was named after both an ancient board game and a League of Legends character?
McVey Fire	2024-08-06		9,823	409.3	... that after the McVey Fire, the United States Forest Service accidentally planted thousands of acres of non-native trees?
Anderson's Grocery	2024-08-03		9,774	407.2	... that in its centennial year, Anderson's Grocery was said to be one of only ten small U.S. groceries that were more than a hundred years old?
Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)	2024-08-14		9,734	405.6	... that horse and sleigh racing once took place on Ocean Parkway (pictured)?
First Bishops' War	2024-08-01		9,378	390.8	... that during the First Bishops' War, the Duke of Hamilton's mother intended to shoot him with silver bullets if he landed in Scotland?
Emmanuella Atora	2024-08-08		9,331	388.8	... that Olympic taekwondo practitioner Emmanuella Atora described her career as "I hit people for a living"?
DI MA-1 Mk. III	2024-08-18		9,248	385.3	... that the DI MA-1 Mk. III rifle was made in Myanmar as a reverse-engineered copy of the Chinese QBZ-97?
H. Wortman Pumping Station	2024-08-13		8,782	365.9	... that the H. Wortman Pumping Station has four pumps, but is only used in exceptional circumstances?
Ecco2K	2024-08-17		8,732	363.9	... that Ecco2K created a fashion brand when he was 16 years old by talking online to Chinese factory managers who did not know his age?
Alien Blue	2024-08-11		8,716	363.1	... that Alien Blue was the most popular Reddit app for iPhone and iPad at the time of its discontinuation?
Capital Bicycle Club	2024-08-08		8,542	355.9	... that residents reported the first cycling club in Washington, D.C., (uniform pictured) to the police over concerns that bicycles posed a danger to pedestrians?
Barry Melbourne Hussey	2024-08-16		8,354	348.1	... that Argentine naval officer Barry Melbourne Hussey was known as El Ingles ('The Englishman') by his comrades?
Leonhard Kaiser	2024-08-16		8,243	343.5	... that Leonhard Kaiser, a student of Martin Luther, was burned at the stake on 16 August 1527 after being declared guilty of heresy?
Suriname at the 1960 Summer Olympics	2024-08-01		7,989	332.9	... that in its first appearance at the Olympics, Suriname was represented by a single athlete, who missed his event?
Verna Osborne	2024-08-13		7,920	330.0	... that voice teacher Verna Osborne retired at the age of 101?
Ruby Remati	2024-08-07		7,892	328.8	... that Olympian Ruby Remati got into synchronized swimming because she liked the competitors' "sparkly suits" as a child?
Filomenaleonisa Iakopo	2024-08-03		7,734	322.3	... that Olympic sprinter Filomenaleonisa Iakopo is also a competitive bodybuilder?
Miss Indigenous Canada	2024-08-20		7,665	319.4	... that the first Miss Indigenous Canada contestants were judged on ambassadorship, character, community service, and cultural involvement?
Emily Ausmus	2024-08-02		7,532	313.8	... that at age 12, Emily Ausmus participated in an international water polo tournament against players as old as 19?
Joan Ruth	2024-08-16		7,387	307.8	... that soprano Joan Ruth rejected a marriage proposal because her suitor wanted her to abandon ambitions of a singing career?
Marcedes Walker	2024-08-01		7,366	306.9	... that basketball player Marcedes Walker became an Olympian 16 years after her WNBA career ended?
WYOU	2024-08-01		7,338	305.8	... that a high school evicted a Pennsylvania TV station?
The boys of Pointe du Hoc	2024-08-06		7,332	305.5	... that when delivering his speech "The boys of Pointe du Hoc" on the 40th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Ronald Reagan addressed 62 veteran service members present on D-Day?
Mikaella Moshe	2024-08-03		7,205	300.2	... that Israeli archer Mikaella Moshe competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics after having spent less than two years in the sport?
Gaku Akazawa	2024-08-10		7,077	294.9	... that Olympic wrestler Gaku Akazawa also runs a popular massage parlor?
Until Then	2024-08-19		7,076	294.8	... that the adventure game Until Then has an in-universe version of Facebook where the player can like and comment on other characters' posts?
Piper Kelly	2024-08-05		7,042	293.4	... that Piper Kelly secured her position as a competitor in speed climbing at the 2024 Olympics by reaching the final race at the 2023 Pan American Games, before winning the race?
Dead Pony	2024-08-10		6,968	290.3	... that Dead Pony renamed themselves after a track expressing how they felt after being told that Santa Claus was fictional?
Fred Thomas (British politician)	2024-08-14		6,964	290.1	... that before Fred Thomas became an MP, he was the Royal Marines' light heavyweight boxing champion?
Tulbaghia acutiloba	2024-08-07		6,858	285.8	... that on top of being used as a culinary herb, Tulbaghia acutiloba (pictured) has traditionally been used in treating infectious diseases and hypertension?
Headless priest	2024-08-19		6,782	282.6	... that, according to a local myth, a headless priest cursed León Viejo with earthquakes?
Lothar von Falkenhausen	2024-08-12		6,644	276.8	... that Lothar von Falkenhausen was appointed an honorary professor of Zhejiang University, an honor usually reserved for Nobel Prize winners?
Ada Korkhin	2024-08-11		6,554	273.1	... that Olympic sport shooter Ada Korkhin practiced in her family's apartment, shooting from the kitchen through the living and dining rooms?
Cocoa production in São Tomé and Príncipe	2024-08-07		6,552	273.0	... that São Tomé and Príncipe was popularly known as the Chocolate Islands in the early 1900s, when it was the world's top exporter of cocoa?
Sarah Gibson (composer)	2024-08-08		6,508	271.2	... that Sarah Gibson, who formed a piano duo with Thomas Kotcheff, composed warp & weft inspired by the art of Miriam Schapiro, to be played today by the BBC Philharmonic at The Proms?
Riley Gale	2024-08-12		6,461	269.2	... that a critic compared vocalist Riley Gale to a "rabid wolf"?
Scott Jarvis (actor)	2024-08-20		6,423	267.6	... that actor Scott Jarvis was angered when White House officials under Richard Nixon requested that portions of his role in the musical 1776 be cut due to its anti-war theme?
Zou Heng	2024-08-15		6,405	266.9	... that Chinese archaeologist Zou Heng was forced to work as a poultry farmer during the Cultural Revolution?
Jesse Grupper	2024-08-07		6,388	266.2	... that when not rock climbing, American Olympian Jesse Grupper develops exoskeletons?
Hadi Tiranvalipour	2024-08-07		6,376	265.6	... that refugee Hadi Tiranvalipour spent his first ten days in Italy living in a forest before joining the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Piano Quintet (Shostakovich)	2024-08-09		6,340	264.1	... that the Piano Quintet by Dmitri Shostakovich has been called "the most expensive piece of chamber music ever composed"?
Cocoa smuggling	2024-08-20		6,285	261.9	... that those found guilty of cocoa smuggling in Ghana face a maximum sentence of ten years in prison?
Raid on Chesconessex Creek	2024-08-17		6,224	259.3	... that an 1814 British raid on a fort in Virginia was guided by an escaped slave of the American garrison commander?
The Strip (book)	2024-08-12		6,122	255.1	... that The Strip documents how the gangster Meyer Lansky would walk his Shih Tzu near the pool while visiting a casino?
Bengisu Avcı	2024-08-16		6,017	250.7	... that Bengisu Avcı had to abandon her 45-kilometre (28-mile) swim across the Kaiwi Channel after being stung by jellyfish twelve hours in?
Cho Myung-chul	2024-08-02		5,838	243.3	... that Cho Myung-chul was the first North Korean defector to be elected to the South Korean National Assembly?
Jay Horwitz	2024-08-11		5,802	241.7	... that New York Mets executive Jay Horwitz did not publicly reveal that he had a glass eye until he was in his 70s?
Minna Stess	2024-08-11		5,734	238.9	... that the parents of Olympian Minna Stess built a concrete skatepark in their backyard for their children?
Accessibility of transport in London	2024-08-03		5,694	237.2	... that a third of London Underground stations have step-free access?
William P. Dole	2024-08-14		5,662	235.9	... that before becoming a commissioner of Indian affairs, William P. Dole was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?
Kaur (short film)	2024-08-04		5,654	235.6	... that after a British Sikh physician could not find any recent mainstream English film led by a woman that resembled her, she co-wrote and co-produced her own?
Pavonia praemorsa	2024-08-16		5,588	232.8	... that the flowers of Pavonia praemorsa (pictured) bloom and die within the same day?
Ahhotep I	2024-08-09		5,570	232.1	... that the discovery of a coffin belonging to Ahhotep I, which had been reused to bury a high priest, ignited a debate among scholars over the true number of Egyptian queens named Ahhotep?
Tobey (song)	2024-08-16		5,561	231.7	... that the 2024 song "Tobey" features "3 generations of Detroit"?
National Casket Company	2024-08-10		5,538	230.8	... that the National Casket Company made caskets for U.S. president William McKinley and Ol' Rip the Horned Toad (pictured)?
WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)	2024-08-17		5,536	230.6	... that a Philadelphia TV station shut down because of a family feud?
WDRB	2024-08-02		5,530	230.4	... that a Kentucky TV station gained industry attention after it criticized the overuse of the term "breaking news"?
Carl Friedrich Gauss	2024-08-02		5,478	228.2	... that a geographer determined the surface area of Carl Friedrich Gauss's brain?
Alasan Ann	2024-08-10		5,462	227.6	... that taekwondo practitioner Alasan Ann was injured by a gunshot four months before an Olympic qualification tournament, but recovered in time and won the competition?
Hannibal von Degenfeld	2024-08-09		5,455	227.3	... that Hannibal von Degenfeld (pictured) played the leading role in establishing the Bavarian Army in 1682, before leading it to the Battle of Vienna a year later?
Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?	2024-08-14		5,412	225.5	... that Fumika Baba had to learn how to draw for her role in the live-action drama adaptation of Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?
The American Pigeon Museum & Library	2024-08-15		5,303	221.0	... that the American Pigeon Museum & Library keeps a flock of hundreds of pigeons for public viewing?
No Name (album)	2024-08-05		5,273	219.7	... that Jack White released his sixth studio album unannounced by including unmarked vinyl copies of it with purchases made at Third Man Records stores?
Island	2024-08-14		5,242	218.4	... that islands are home to an estimated 41 percent of land vertebrates at risk of extinction?
Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali	2024-08-14		5,210	217.1	... that the pulse stops during the soliloquy of In C Mali?
Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence	2024-08-13		5,208	217.0	... that researchers estimated that training the model for ChatGPT used the equivalent energy footprint of "driving 123 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles for a year"?
Vann Molyvann	2024-08-04		5,146	214.4	... that Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann declined a request from Lee Kuan Yew to help design Singapore?
Ling Nam	2024-08-12		5,115	213.1	... that Tomas Fung founded the predecessor of the restaurant Ling Nam with only 3,000 Philippine pesos?
2024 anti-tourism protests in Spain	2024-08-11		5,066	211.1	... that wealth generated by tourism in Barcelona is claimed to be a reason for increased social inequality, causing activists to protest against overtourism?
Mariesa Crow	2024-08-06		5,057	210.7	... that electrical engineering professor Mariesa Crow raises alpacas?
Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics	2024-08-02		5,006	208.6	... that the flagbearer for the Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics also carried a flag of the United States?
Jenya Kazbekova	2024-08-06		4,958	206.6	... that Jenya Kazbekova, a competition climber on Ukraine's 2024 Olympic team, is the daughter and granddaughter of competition climbing medalists?
Alex Thach	2024-08-10		4,942	205.9	... that Classic Tetris World Champion Alex Thach celebrates victories by dumping Parmesan cheese on his head?
Isaac Coe	2024-08-13		4,862	202.6	... that frontier physician Isaac Coe is credited with saving Indianapolis from an 1821 outbreak of malaria?
Apsara Sakbun	2024-08-03		4,839	201.6	... that had Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead?
Sarah Levy (rugby union)	2024-08-08		4,728	197.0	... that American Olympic rugby player Sarah Levy is the great-granddaughter of a Springbok?
Spence Galbraith	2024-08-05		4,705	196.0	... that in May 1983 British public health physician Spence Galbraith suggested withdrawing blood products made from blood donated in the U.S. after 1978?
Sport in Vatican City	2024-08-18		4,623	192.6	... that sport in Vatican City has included cricket, calcio fiorentino, and taekwondo?
Symphony for Strings	2024-08-17		4,610	192.1	... that after 1943, the Symphony for Strings by Georgy Sviridov was not played again until 2000?
George Hunter Cary	2024-08-02		4,536	189.0	... that citizens of New Westminster burnt effigies of Attorney General George Hunter Cary and drowned the ashes?
Libotonius	2024-08-16		4,457	185.7	... that some of the first likely Libotonius fossils collected are lost at the Smithsonian?
Abortion in Sierra Leone	2024-08-12		4,394	183.1	... that Sierra Leone is the only country where a British law from 1861 still bans abortion?
1987 Kiribati presidential election	2024-08-15		1,434	59.7	... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1987, although his eligibility for the fourth term was subject to a legal challenge?
1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election			1,294	53.9
1983 Kiribati presidential election			835	34.8
1982 Kiribati presidential election			798	33.2
Total			4,360	181.6
2024 World Athletics Relays – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay	2024-08-03		4,351	181.3	... that the championship record was broken three times in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Relays?
Aniya Holder	2024-08-05		4,302	179.2	... that Aniya Holder secured a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning a speed climbing competition, for which she had started training without even knowing that it was an Olympics qualifier?
Break room	2024-08-12		4,272	178.0	... that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a United States regulatory agency, does not require workplaces to have employee break rooms?
Barry Burton	2024-08-11		4,124	171.9	... that Barry Burton's lines such as "You were almost a Jill Sandwich!" from the first Resident Evil game were popular enough to be referenced in following games?
2009 Dusky Sound earthquake	2024-08-15		4,058	169.1	... that despite being New Zealand's biggest earthquake in 78 years, the 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake caused only minor damage?
Meghri (river)	2024-08-11		4,029	167.9	... that locally endangered Eurasian otters along the river Meghri have become a nuisance to local fish farmers?
Strobilanthes tonkinensis	2024-08-02		3,962	165.1	... that the dried leaves of Strobilanthes tonkinensis (examples pictured) give black tea a sticky rice flavor?
2025 Philippine general election	2024-08-09		3,955	164.8	... that the 2025 Philippine general election is set to be the first to be held under a new voting system provider after the previous one was disqualified over bribery allegations?
Buangkok MRT station	2024-08-08		3,906	162.8	... that eight cardboard white elephants were put up as a form of public protest to lobby for the opening of Buangkok MRT station in Singapore?
Lisa M. Corrigan	2024-08-19		3,904	162.7	... that Lisa M. Corrigan used the prison memoirs of black activists to show how incarceration impacted the black power movement?
Chivers' Life of Poe	2024-08-10		2,567	107.0	... that Richard Beale Davis first published Chivers' Life of Poe almost 100 years after it was written?
Richard Beale Davis			1,330	55.4
Total			3,897	162.4
Destination: Skaro	2024-08-08		3,768	157.0	... that David Tennant filmed a Doctor Who mini-episode on his birthday?
Víctimas del Vaciamiento	2024-08-20		3,754	156.4	... that the thrash metal band Hermética arranged to receive the gold certification for Víctimas del Vaciamiento on-stage during a concert?
Dissolution Grip	2024-08-19		2,040	85.0	... that Dissolution Grip by KMRU uses recordings of the artist's shack being struck by strong winds?
KMRU			1,705	71.0
Total			3,746	156.1
Historia Divae Monacellae	2024-08-15		3,660	152.5	... that the Historia Divae Monacellae, a medieval hagiography, tells of wild hares performing miracles?
Finn Butcher	2024-08-11		3,562	148.4	... that Finn Butcher is the inaugural Olympic champion in men's kayak cross?
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center	2024-08-09		3,557	148.2	... that workers building Mercy Gilbert Medical Center plowed over alfalfa fields and chased off sheep during construction?
Abortion in Togo	2024-08-19		3,545	147.7	... that Togo's abortion law was one of the first in Africa to allow abortion in the case of rape?
Cuisine of Jerusalem	2024-08-10		3,526	146.9	... that the cuisine of Jerusalem reflects a blend of Jewish culinary traditions, including Sephardic, Kurdish, Ashkenazi, as well as Palestinian Arab traditions?
Idaho State Veterans Cemetery	2024-08-03		3,506	146.1	... that the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery faced criticism in 2014 when it did not allow a lesbian couple to be buried together?
Myinsaing	2024-08-01		3,448	143.7	... that Myinsaing withstood a ten-week siege by the Mongols because its three brother leaders bribed the invaders to withdraw?
Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970)	2024-08-15		3,430	142.9	... that college football player Reggie Brown tore three knee ligaments but still made it to the NFL?
National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Crime	2024-08-05		3,426	142.8	... that a Bangladeshi government agency collected ৳6.5 billion (equivalent to US$150 million in 2023) from corruption suspects, but a court ruled it was illegal?
Abortion in Malawi	2024-08-10		3,406	141.9	... that some abortions in Malawi are performed by traditional healers?
Dov Noy	2024-08-18		3,360	140.0	... that Dov Noy founded the Israel Folktale Archives, which have collected around 25,000 Jewish folk tales?
Lewis Worthington Smith	2024-08-12		3,205	133.5	... that Lewis Worthington Smith received royalties from his textbook The Mechanism of English Style for 20 years?
Sun Zhiyang	2024-08-18		3,186	132.8	... that one newspaper expected mayor Sun Zhiyang to help turn Guangzhou into a "smart car city"?
Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts	2024-08-14		3,060	127.5	... that one of the items on display at the Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts was George Washington's shaving brush?
Joni (song)	2024-08-18		2,851	118.8	... that a scrapped song from SZA's second album was supposed to be on her next one, but when the song was leaked she had to scrap it again?
Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	2024-08-05		2,838	118.2	... that the electoral victory of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress in 2018 led to DR Congo's first peaceful transition of power since its independence from Belgium in 1960?
2024 Sugar Bowl	2024-08-09		2,596	108.2	... that Washington's participation in the 2024 Sugar Bowl marked the first appearance of any Pac-12 Conference team in the Sugar Bowl?
Warren Lawrence	2024-08-01		2,548	106.1	... that Warren Lawrence, the first Dominican swimmer at the Commonwealth Games, is the son of the first Dominican swimmer at the Olympics?
Patrick Gottsch	2024-08-07		2,448	102.0	... that Patrick Gottsch, the founder of RFD-TV and The Cowboy Channel, led the effort to break the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of pickup trucks?
2024 Rose Bowl	2024-08-04		2,342	97.6	... that Michigan and Alabama entered the 2024 Rose Bowl as the two college football teams with the most all-time wins?
Unrest (2017 film)	2024-08-18		2,274	94.8	... that Jennifer Brea directed an Academy Award–shortlisted documentary while bedbound from ME/CFS?
Johann Joseph Dömling	2024-08-19		2,244	93.5	... that Johann Joseph Dömling suggested in 1803 that venous blood contained carbon monoxide?
Wandering Souls (novel)	2024-08-04		2,144	89.3	... that the author of the novel Wandering Souls, about Vietnamese refugees, was inspired by an episode of A Very British History?
Hunter River Railway Company	2024-08-07		2,074	86.4	... that in its two years of existence, the Hunter River Railway Company initiated construction on what would eventually become the Great Northern Railway connecting Sydney to Queensland?
Alexander Langmuir	2024-08-20		2,014	83.9	... that Alexander Langmuir created the Epidemic Intelligence Service to send epidemiologists across the world?
1964 Summer Olympics medal table	2024-08-06		1,962	81.8	... that Larisa Latynina became the most-medalled Olympian after she won six medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics?
2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles	2024-08-04		1,188	49.5	... that Femke Bol won the women's 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in an unprecedented double victory?
2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres			754	31.4
Total			1,942	80.9
Mercer Art Gallery	2024-08-17		1,928	80.3	... that the Mercer Art Gallery rediscovered little-known artist Eva Leigh and exhibited her work?
John Henry Bryant (physician)	2024-08-09		1,852	77.2	... that British physician John H. Bryant gave the first description of a blue scrotum caused by a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Carl Ludvig Lithander	2024-08-17		1,827	76.1	... that classical composer Carl Ludvig Lithander also worked as a teacher at a military academy?
No Obligation	2024-08-15		1,620	67.5	... that the Linda Lindas wrote No Obligation, their second album, during breaks from school and touring?
Tyla (album)	2024-08-06		1,482	61.8	... that South African singer Tyla delayed her debut album's submission date in order to collaborate with Tems?

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