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Sheryl Cooper
2023-10-14
40,112
1,671.3
... that Sheryl Cooper (pictured) and her daughter Calico "beheaded" Sheryl's husband in front of a live audience?
Calico Cooper
20,238
843.3
Total
60,350
2,514.6
Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly
2023-10-10
47,426
1,976.1
... that Yank pin-ups (example pictured) were distributed to American military personnel during World War II to promote morale?
Night of the Living Dead
2023-10-31
40,364 [a]
1,681.8
... that Night of the Living Dead (film featured) was mistakenly released into the public domain ?
John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls-Royce
2023-10-26
38,584
1,607.7
... that John Lennon liked to tell how an older woman lost her temper when she saw his psychedelic Rolls-Royce (pictured) ?
Selene Mahri
2023-10-01
35,260
1,469.2
... that Finnish-American model Selene Mahri (pictured) married three millionaires and is credited with inventing the saying "Marriage is a question of give and take. You give. I take"?
XXXYY syndrome
2023-10-09
31,012
1,292.2
... that there have been eight known males with three X and two Y chromosomes ?
El Ojo
2023-10-03
24,227
1,009.5
... that El Ojo is a circular rotating floating island ?
Lingang DRT
2023-10-25
23,838
993.2
... that according to one traveller, the rapid transit system Lingang DRT (pictured) took an hour to travel what a car could do in 20 minutes and a bus in 40?
Enshittification
2023-10-23
23,458 [b]
977.4
... that according to Cory Doctorow , enshittification is how platforms die?
Crayon-eating Marine trope
2023-10-29
23,032
959.7
... that U.S. Marines eat crayons ?
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
2023-10-13
22,971 [c]
957.1
... that Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour caused the horror film The Exorcist: Believer to move its release date one week earlier from Friday, October 13, 2023?
1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera
2023-10-09
22,894
953.9
... that ash fall from the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera (pictured) was reported on ships nearly 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) out to sea?
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
2023-10-11
21,977
915.4
... that the FBI set up temporary offices in a museum on an aircraft carrier (pictured) while investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Merry Gang
2023-10-02
20,592
858.0
... that members of the aristocratic Merry Gang during the Stuart Restoration fought watchmen and destroyed a valuable royal sundial (pictured) ?
Venetian Blinds (video game)
2023-10-08
20,376
849.0
... that Venetian Blinds uses Venetian blinds to simulate Venetian blinds ?
Special Force (2003 video game)
2023-10-03
20,360
848.4
... that the militant group Hezbollah released a video game in 2003?
Alopekis
2023-10-10
19,460
810.9
... that ancient Greek philosopher Xenophon thought the alopekis was part dog, part fox?
Emeliana Aiza
2023-10-04
19,152
798.0
... that while serving in the Bolivian parliament , legislator Emeliana Aiza (pictured) took night courses to receive her high school baccalaureate?
Samson and Hercules sculptures
2023-10-10
18,539
772.5
... that after 233 years of being united, Samson lost his mate Hercules ?
Murder of Li Sin-heng
2023-10-06
18,138
755.8
... that the perpetrator of a murder on a bus once described meeting his victim, who was his girlfriend, to be "like winning the Mark Six "?
Wisconsin Butter Fire
2023-10-17
17,752
739.6
... that firefighters had to wade through deep pools of viscous, slippery butter and cheese spawned by the great butter fire ?
Monument of the Eponymous Heroes
2023-10-09
17,622
734.3
... that Athenians built their bulletin board with a surprising lack of precision?
Shukriyya Akhundzada
2023-10-25
17,371
723.8
... that Shukriyya Akhundzada learned of her husband's death 15 years after it occurred?
Harry Jackson (actor)
2023-10-08
17,361
723.4
... that Harry Jackson (pictured) received acclaim for his portrayal of Napoleon due to his physical resemblance?
Ion Biberi
2023-10-29
17,262
719.3
... that Romanian author Ion Biberi (pictured) rejected Marxism at the risk of unemployment, consoling himself that "man eats 20 times more than what he needs"?
Trump Tower penthouse of Donald Trump
2023-10-22
16,290
678.7
... that when asked how many rooms his Trump Tower penthouse had, Donald Trump replied: "However many they will print"?
Monastery death
2023-10-13
16,120
671.7
... that under early English common law a person became legally dead when they entered a religious order ?
Michael Vinson
2023-10-16
15,850
660.4
... that Michael Vinson wasn't yet cheese, so he became milk instead?
Gemüseschlacht
2023-10-24
15,632
651.4
... that a 15-year-old student was brought to court over throwing an egg during a vegetable fight ?
Steem (peanut butter)
2023-10-25
15,612
650.5
... that Steem peanut butter contained as much caffeine per serving as two cups of coffee?
Apollo Theater
2023-10-03
15,601
650.0
... that at New York City's Apollo Theater (pictured) , amateurs could be swept off the stage?
Halles de Niort
2023-10-20
14,725
613.5
... that the market hall of Niort (pictured) opened in 1871 and has been listed as a historic monument since 1987?
Ni'isjoohl totem pole
2023-10-04
14,603
608.5
... that the Ni'isjoohl totem pole was once fed a diet of vacuum-packed food?
Milverine
2023-10-30
14,360 [d]
598.4
... that a man from Milwaukee who goes on walks shirtless is known as the "Milverine "?
Mary Josephine Shelly
2023-10-24
14,238
593.2
... that Mary Jo Shelly (pictured) used her background in modern dance and physical education to train women in the military during two wars?
HMS Rinaldo (1808)
2023-10-26
14,177
590.7
... that during the "coffin brig" HMS Rinaldo 's first three years of service, she captured five ships and sank another?
Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle
2023-10-28
13,758
573.2
... that New Zealand's Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle (pictured) was originally a replica space rocket?
Minuscule 1582
2023-10-23
13,477
561.5
... that Minuscule 1582 , a Greek manuscript of the New Testament Gospels, has an ancient note before Mark 16 :9–20 which casts doubt on the authenticity of these verses?
Sindon (cloth)
2023-10-26
13,158
548.2
... that according to Christian tradition, the cloth used to shroud the body of Christ was made of sindon ?
Seraphina Sforza
2023-10-22
12,744
531.0
... that Blessed Seraphina Sforza was implicated in a murder plot at the age of twelve?
1936 Paraparaumu train wreck
2023-10-17
12,638
526.6
... that in 1936, a dairy farmer unsuccessfully attempted to cut a signal wire to prevent a train from derailing as it approached a landslide in New Zealand?
John Company (board game)
2023-10-30
12,604
525.1
... that the box cover of the board game John Company shows Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire , and George, Prince of Wales , gambling at hazard (pictured) ?
The Redbury New York
2023-10-14
12,488
520.4
... that the hotel The Redbury New York did not accept men for 95 years?
Orange Guy
2023-10-25
12,477
519.9
... that New Zealand's election mascot Orange Guy has a pet dog named Pup?
.monster
2023-10-31
12,474
519.7
... that there are nearly one hundred thousand .monsters on the internet?
Benin Moat
2023-10-29
12,418
517.4
... that the Benin Moat was built by the Edo people over several centuries, starting from around AD 800 and continuing until 1460?
RinRin Doll
2023-10-18
12,344
514.3
... that RinRin Doll first modeled for the brand Angelic Pretty at Pacific Media Expo after her friend, the organizer for the event, submitted an application for her without her knowledge?
Jennifer Mills News
2023-10-23
12,334
513.9
... that Jennifer Mills has written Jennifer Mills News , a weekly newspaper about herself, for 21 years?
Tito Masoud
2023-10-10
12,331 [e]
513.8
... that Hamas militant Tito Masoud , who manufactured the first Qassam rocket , became wanted by Israel after a colleague revealed his name under interrogation?
Springfield Doughnut
2023-10-19
12,219
509.1
... that to promote The Simpsons Movie in 2007, 20th Century Fox gifted a sculpture of a doughnut (pictured) to the town of Springfield, New Zealand ?
Earl Witte
2023-10-24
12,186
507.8
... that in one of NFL player Earl Witte 's only games, he hit a player so hard that the player "stopped, curled up and dropped to the ground as if he had hit a stone wall"?
CKMI-DT
2023-10-01
12,067
502.8
... that MI-5 had trouble finding people to interview?
Brontosaurus
2023-10-15
11,859
494.1
... that a Brontosaurus stamp led to the United States Postal Service being accused of "fostering scientific illiteracy"?
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument
2023-10-23
11,490
478.8
... that local tribal nations will be involved in the management of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument (pictured) , which includes hundreds of cultural sites?
Execution of Benjamin Moloise
2023-10-03
11,466
477.8
... that after Benjamin Moloise's execution , the extremist group Direct Action bombed two Paris companies linked to South Africa in protest?
Harvester Vase
2023-10-18
11,420
475.8
... that the Harvester Vase (pictured) , a Minoan carved stone rhyton of circa 1550 to 1500 BC, includes a figure who may have fallen over drunk?
The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
2023-10-14
11,358
473.2
... that a woman who bought The Sims 2: Bon Voyage sued its publisher?
Killing of Zijie Yan
2023-10-30
11,320
471.7
... that the suspect in a deadly shooting at the University of North Carolina was a graduate student of the victim?
Rufus Clark
2023-10-15
8,479
353.3
... that "The Potato King of Colorado " survived a shipwreck, mined for gold in Australia, and helped establish an alcohol-free Methodist colony ?
South Denver, Colorado
2,780
115.8
Total
11,259
469.1
Premier of Victoria
2023-10-21
11,209
467.0
... that premiers of Victoria get a bronze statue (example pictured) if they hold office for more than 3,000 days?
James B. Tapp
2023-10-23
11,097
462.4
... that James B. Tapp was the first United States Army Air Forces pilot to be recognized as a flying ace for flying very-long-range missions over Japan in P-51s during World War II?
September 2023 northeastern U.S. floods
2023-10-15
11,096
462.3
... that a sinkhole opened up in Massachusetts in September 2023 , damaging cars?
2006 San Miguel shooting
2023-10-07
11,026
459.4
... that the perpetrator of the 2006 San Miguel shooting greeted some former co-workers and shot at others?
I, Rocket
2023-10-06
11,012
458.8
... that Ray Bradbury's short story "I, Rocket " won an award 76 years after it was first published?
Georg Karo
2023-10-28
10,810
450.4
... that the Jewish-German Georg Karo was accused of being a Nazi spy after fleeing Nazi persecution?
Mourning stationery
2023-10-20
10,541
439.2
... that people in the Victorian era commonly placed black borders on letters and envelopes to signify that they were in mourning?
Hove Library
2023-10-04
10,454
435.6
... that as well as books, Hove's first public library featured a disembowelling knife and a Japanese executioner's sword?
Altay railway station
2023-10-27
10,423
434.3
... that until the opening of Altay railway station (pictured) in June 2017, no railway services were provided to Altay City , a tourist attraction with rich mineral resources?
Cherokee Apartments
2023-10-08
10,152
423.0
... that in 2014, one could pay half a million US dollars to live in a former residence for people with tuberculosis ?
Ophidascaris robertsi
2023-10-22
10,088
420.3
... that in June 2022, a neurosurgeon found a roundworm in someone's brain?
Ernest Rutherford memorial
2023-10-27
9,974
415.6
... that a statue of Ernest Rutherford was snapped off by a thief and later found in an attic?
Royal necropolis of Ayaa
2023-10-05
9,973
415.5
... that the royal necropolis of Ayaa in Sidon , Lebanon, was accidentally discovered in the late 19th century by a workman who stumbled upon a shaft and chamber tomb while quarrying for stone?
1893-S Morgan dollar
2023-10-10
9,926
413.6
... that an 1893-S Morgan dollar sold for US$2,086,875.00 in 2021?
Composite miniature painting
2023-10-05
9,896
412.4
... that composite miniature paintings (example pictured) fuse together humans and animals?
Falnama
2023-10-13
9,896
412.3
... that opening a Falnama on a painting of the queen of the fairies (example pictured) meant a prediction of good fortune?
Pachypanthera
2023-10-08
9,816
409.0
... that the early big cat Pachypanthera may have weighed as much as 142 kilograms (313 lb) and had teeth similar to a hyena's?
Eyuwan Soviet
2023-10-27
9,780
407.5
... that in the 1950s, 70 percent of senior officers in the People's Liberation Army came from the Eyuwan Soviet area?
Michael Shanks (politician)
2023-10-22
9,758
406.6
... that before Michael Shanks (pictured) became Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West , he ran along all of Glasgow's 6,143 streets?
Margaret Elwyn Sparshott
2023-10-17
5,124
213.5
... that English missionary Reverend Thomas Sparshott co-wrote a book in Swahili , and his daughter Margaret Elwyn Sparshott (pictured) was responsible as matron for 22 hospitals in World War I?
Thomas Henry Sparshott
4,530
188.7
Total
9,654
402.2
Poecilia kykesis
2023-10-07
7,431
309.6
... that the swordtail molly (examples pictured) and the Petén molly have been named and renamed so often, one even ending up with the other's name at one point, that the swordtail molly's current scientific name means 'confusion'?
Poecilia petenensis
2,210
92.1
Total
9,642
401.7
James Edward Moore
2023-10-19
9,628
401.1
... that James Edward Moore was the chief of staff of the Ninth United States Army , which Omar Bradley described as "uncommonly normal"?
The Sims 2: Open for Business
2023-10-05
9,615
400.6
... that The Sims 2: Open for Business has been used to teach business students?
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
2023-10-22
9,273
386.4
... that the Android version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is now lost media ?
John A. Kennedy (Illinois politician)
2023-10-01
9,132
380.5
... that John A. Kennedy was placed near the top of the 1964 Illinois House election ballot because of his name?
Erotic horror
2023-10-31
9,086
378.6
... that various online retailers removed hundreds of books featuring erotic horror from their stores?
Death Valley Girls
2023-10-07
9,034
376.4
... that Death Valley Girls have been described as "doom-boogie psych-pop"?
Sinderella
2023-10-21
8,899
370.8
... that Jim Davidson 's Sinderella featured a flatulent Fairy Godmother?
Julia Marden
2023-10-21
8,860
369.2
... that Julia Marden was the first known person to create a Wampanoag twined turkey-feather mantle since European contact 400 years earlier?
Dankeskirche (Sebaldsbrück)
2023-10-17
8,836
368.2
... that a 1937 proposal to name a small church in Bremen after Horst Wessel provoked a fierce dispute with the local Nazi Party leadership?
The Hunger (Alexander McQueen collection)
2023-10-31
8,738
364.1
... that British designer Alexander McQueen pressed live worms into a translucent corset to evoke vampirism and undeath for his collection The Hunger ?
Campbell's Soup I
2023-10-08
8,692
362.2
... that climate change protesters vandalized and glued themselves to a version of Andy Warhol 's Campbell's Soup I ?
Connecticut field pumpkin
2023-10-31
8,622
359.2
... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"?
Liu Weining
2023-10-21
8,618
359.1
... that Liu Weining , grandson of the second president of the People's Republic of China , became involved with Russian military secrecy due to his job and was denied the ability to travel to China?
No Highs
2023-10-30
8,614
358.9
... that the album No Highs is a response to the "corporate" ambient music of streaming services?
Montagu Island
2023-10-05
8,511
354.6
... that an eruption on Montagu Island that began in 2001 continued for several years and formed a lava delta ?
Bill Duplissea (baseball)
2023-10-11
8,460
352.4
... that Bill Duplissea has been said to have the "best eyes in baseball"?
The Creative Gene
2023-10-12
7,784
352.4
... that in his book The Creative Gene , Hideo Kojima (pictured) revealed that he would sacrifice his position as a game designer to go to outer space?
Frank (company)
2023-10-13
8,314
346.4
... that student-aid startup Frank claimed to have 4.25 million users, but is alleged to have had fewer than 300,000?
Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley, Ltd.
2023-10-25
8,227
342.8
... that in a copyright infringement case over a coffee-table history of the Grateful Dead , the Second Circuit held that a reuser can still claim fair use despite negotiating with the rights holder?
Bill Dunn (Pilbara elder)
2023-10-26
8,184
341.0
... that Bill Dunn , an Indigenous Australian pastoralist approaching retirement, sold his station at half-price to the Jigalong community despite receiving full-price offers from non-Indigenous people?
Rebecca Struthers
2023-10-13
8,172
340.5
... that Rebecca Struthers has a PhD in horology ?
Amazonas de Yaxunah
2023-10-20
8,166
340.3
... that the Amazonas de Yaxunah , a Mayan softball team from Yucatán , play barefoot while wearing the huipil , a traditional indigenous dress?
Robert Ford Jr.
2023-10-27
8,085
336.9
... that Robert Ford Jr. wrote the first article about hip-hop in a major publication?
The Exorcist
2023-10-31
7,998 [f]
333.2
... that film critics accused the MPAA ratings board of having yielded to studio pressure to rate The Exorcist R rather than X?
BOW counties
2023-10-10
7,986
332.8
... that the BOW counties in Wisconsin were one of the regions of the U.S. that helped Joe Biden win the presidency in 2020?
Inferno (Counter-Strike)
2023-10-28
7,870
327.9
... that the Counter-Strike map "Inferno " encourages the player to massacre chickens?
Humpbacked limia
2023-10-20
7,850
327.1
... that in aquariums, the humpbacked limia is known to cannibalise the young?
Freiheitsfonds
2023-10-29
7,814
325.6
... that since being founded in December 2021, the German initiative Freiheitsfonds has paid for the release of around 850 people imprisoned for fare evasion ?
Early prime time
2023-10-17
7,812
325.5
... that in the early 1990s, several TV stations in Northern California experimented with moving prime time up an hour ?
Alphington Paper Mill
2023-10-06
7,792
324.7
... that the site of an old paper mill is being redeveloped into a residential area dubbed "Tesla town"?
Diplobune
2023-10-16
7,723
321.8
... that the three-toed species of Diplobune (fossils pictured) were mammals of the order of "even-toed ungulates "?
Sarah Wentworth
2023-10-15
7,712
321.3
... that Sarah Cox brought the first breach of promise suit in Australia, during which she was represented by her future husband William Wentworth ?
Utoro, Uji
2023-10-04
7,686
320.2
... that in Utoro, Uji , in Japan, former forced Korean laborers dodged eviction from 1945 to 2010, when they were finally able to afford buying the land in the district?
Johan Floderus
2023-10-12
7,052
319.2
... that in September 2023, The New York Times publicly confirmed the detention of Johan Floderus in Iran a year and a half after his arrest?
Gracie Graves and the Kids from Room 402
2023-10-28
7,636
318.2
... that Gracie Graves and the Kids from Room 402 was criticized for conveying "a sort of smug superiority of adults"?
Cataract surgery
2023-10-03
7,636
318.1
... that indirect evidence suggests that cataract surgery could have been performed as early as in ancient Egypt ?
LittleBits Synth Kit
2023-10-18
7,468
311.1
... that the littleBits Synth Kit is like Lego for making instruments?
Bristol Island
2023-10-01
7,284
303.5
... that a 1956 eruption of Bristol Island drove Argentina to abandon a hut they had built on Thule Island ?
Permafrost
2023-10-21
7,160
298.3
... that there are at least 13,000 sites containing toxic materials that are frozen in permafrost , many of which are expected to start thawing and releasing their pollutants in the near future?
BattleSphere
2023-10-09
7,040
293.3
... that the developers of BattleSphere pledged to donate all profits from sales to diabetes research?
Ellie Dixon
2023-10-26
7,038
293.3
... that Ellie Dixon 's "Big Lizard Energy" imagines herself as a 320-foot (98 m) dinosaur?
Mitzura Arghezi
2023-10-06
6,892
287.1
... that Romanian actress Mitzura Arghezi was once told by her father that her career path held "few satisfactions [...] if you're not a director's wife, a manager's wife, this and that man's girlfriend"?
The Wiccan Web
2023-10-31
6,884
286.8
... that The Wiccan Web recommends drawing pentagrams on your computer screen with tinctures?
Fred Vehmeier
2023-10-12
6,296
285.0
... that of newly hired coach Fred Vehmeier , one newspaper said: "Any candidate for the university football team who gets a bit sassy can count on a beating, if this new coach is the man he looks to be"?
Orders of battle for the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)
2023-10-11
6,766
281.8
... that the royal chronicles report that the Kingdom of Ava mobilized nearly 300,000 troops for one invasion , but they probably only mobilized around a tenth of that?
Elbridge Colby
2023-10-06
6,758
281.6
... that Elbridge Colby was considered for a top job in Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign , but was not hired after "prominent, interventionist neoconservatives " objected?
Shows of a Lost World
2023-10-24
6,691
278.8
... that the Cure 's Shows of a Lost World has grossed $37.5 million and become their highest-grossing tour to date, despite the band's refusal to use Ticketmaster 's dynamic pricing?
The Hustler (novel)
2023-10-19
6,513
271.4
... that despite claims to the contrary, novelist Walter Tevis insisted that the characters of "Minnesota Fats" and "Fast Eddie" in The Hustler were fictitious?
Caleb Grimshaw
2023-10-14
6,439
268.3
... that the Caleb Grimshaw sank after catching on fire, leaving at least 90 of the 457 people on board dead?
Appalachian Spring
2023-10-25
6,428
267.8
... that the early drafts of Appalachian Spring contained a Native American girl to act as an invisible theatrical device, but it was cut in the final production?
Native Island
2023-10-30
6,412
267.2
... that New Zealand's Native Island hosted a colony of Samoyeds and huskies used in both the Southern Cross and Nimrod expeditions to the South Pole?
Spiritbox
2023-10-09
6,410 [g]
267.1
... that after their 2020 tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Spiritbox received $10,000 from Shinedown 's Brent Smith , a stranger, to cover losses?
Harris Turner
2023-10-02
6,358
264.9
... that one year after Private Harris Turner was blinded in battle, his fellow soldiers elected him to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan ?
Daniel Whelan
2023-10-04
6,344
264.3
... that in 2023, Daniel Whelan became the first Irish-born NFL player since 1985?
Thomas Mancuso
2023-10-11
6,179
257.4
... that Thomas Mancuso showed how deaths among factory workers could be understood by looking at social security data?
Lycorma meliae
2023-10-15
6,168
257.0
... that the wings of Lycorma meliae (example pictured) undergo multiple color changes throughout their lives?
Republicopteron
2023-10-11
6,168
256.9
... that the katydid -like fossil Republicopteron douseae possibly could not sing?
Kenya Grace
2023-10-13
6,150 [h]
256.2
... that Kenya Grace shot her first music video after becoming a finalist in a competition?
Dylan Cook
2023-10-09
6,070
252.9
... that National Football League player Dylan Cook went from being the quarterback to protecting the quarterback ?
Berkeley Faculty Club
2023-10-31
6,038
251.6
... that The Faculty Club at UC Berkeley , built in 1902, has been reported to be a hotspot for paranormal activity?
Cube sugar
2023-10-13
5,924
246.8
... that sugar cubes were used to deliver the polio vaccine ?
Greenpeace Lyng GM maize action
2023-10-04
5,909
246.2
... that 28 Greenpeace activists partially cut down a field of genetically modified maize in a 1999 direct action in Lyng, Norfolk , but were acquitted of all charges?
List of Green Bay Packers presidents
2023-10-16
5,844
243.5
... that contrary to NFL rules, the Green Bay Packers do not have a franchise owner and are instead led by an elected team president ?
Juana Summers
2023-10-12
5,372
243.2
... that All Things Considered host Juana Summers is a competitive pinball player?
Medway Branch
2023-10-18
5,801
241.7
... that the Medway Branch was made redundant just nine years after its opening by the construction of the Charles River Railroad ?
Lavinia Valbonesi
2023-10-29
5,792
241.3
... that Lavinia Valbonesi , the first lady–designate of Ecuador , is a nutritionist who owns a fitness center in Tampa, Florida , and a healthy-dining location in Guayaquil ?
Paul Roach
2023-10-08
5,789
241.2
... that Paul Roach became so popular for coaching the Wyoming Cowboys football team that people voted for him to be the state's governor even though he was not a candidate?
Saints Peter and Paul Seminary
2023-10-02
5,754
239.7
... that Saints Peter and Paul Seminary , the last Catholic high school seminary in Ohio before its closure in 1990, was designed with influences from Chinese architecture ?
The Sims 2: Pets
2023-10-12
5,266
238.4
... that a reviewer for the PS2 version of The Sims 2: Pets was disappointed that it didn't let him drown the animals?
John Brown (song)
2023-10-03
5,698
237.4
... that "John Brown " was recorded by Bob Dylan under the pseudonym "Blind Boy Grunt"?
Pathogenic microorganisms in frozen environments
2023-10-26
5,656
235.6
... that ancient permafrost can preserve viable microorganisms , some of which contain antibiotic-resistance genes that may be transferred to modern bacteria ?
Sacambaya River
2023-10-27
5,635
234.8
... that according to legend, the Sacambaya River houses treasure hidden in a cavern by Jesuits ?
Fly with Me (musical) [i]
2023-10-05
3,296
233.6
... that Fly with Me , one of the first collaborations by Rodgers and Hart , was written for the 1920 Varsity Show ?
Asiavorator
2023-10-18
5,588
232.9
... that although fossils of the extinct mammal Asiavorator were first found in 1922, the genus was not named until 73 years later, in 1995?
Monster Hunter Now
2023-10-15
5,511
229.6
... that players of Monster Hunter Now have just 75 seconds to defeat large monsters?
John Buck Wilkin
2023-10-20
5,497
229.0
... that John Buck Wilkin was inspired to write "GTO " during a physics class?
Percy Delf Smith
2023-10-07
5,326
221.9
... that artist Percy Delf Smith 's work included lettering using Roman capitals and depictions of the First World War inspired by his experiences in the trenches?
Tommy Villiers
2023-10-29
3,429
142.9
... that Tommy Villiers , the guitarist for "Feel It ", has been a member of five different bands?
Feel It (MJ Cole song)
1,878
78.2
Total
5,307
221.1
DeLancey W. Gill
2023-10-15
5,304
221.0
... that despite having no professional training or experience, DeLancey W. Gill was appointed to take thousands of photographs for the Smithsonian Institution?
A Friend of the Family (miniseries)
2023-10-11
5,290
220.3
... that to portray a child abductor in A Friend of the Family , Jake Lacy took inspiration from the fearlessness and charisma of Danny Ocean and Steve McQueen ?
Aleksander Barkov
2023-10-18
5,238
218.3
... that at the age of 27, Aleksander Barkov became the Florida Panthers ' all-time leading scorer?
Jan Kochanowski
2023-10-06
5,225
217.7
... that Polish Renaissance poet Jan Kochanowski (pictured) – considered "the founding father of Polish literature " – wrote threnodies , the first Polish-language tragedy , and epigrams ?
Froge.mp3
2023-10-10
5,197
216.5
... that the mixtape Froge.mp3 took its title from a nickname that Piri & Tommy gave each other?
Jonathan W. Allen Stable
2023-10-12
4,710
213.2
... that a 19th-century horse stable in New York City later housed a luxury pet sitter for cats and dogs?
AreYouKiddingTV
2023-10-28
5,102
212.6
... that AreYouKiddingTV once gave out $5,000 to a student at East Carolina University who was the first to retrieve a clear key from a pool on campus?
Mural (Julie Mehretu)
2023-10-22
5,072
211.3
... that Julie Mehretu 's Mural , installed at 200 West Street in New York City, was painted using 215 different colors?
Profira Sadoveanu
2023-10-03
5,032
209.7
... that writer Profira Sadoveanu and her novelist father Mihail once had to take turns defending their home against attacks by the Iron Guard ?
WDIG (AM)
2023-10-25
5,021
209.2
... that an Alabama radio station was described by its program director as a "no-format mess"?
September 2023 southwestern U.S. floods
2023-10-10
4,942
205.9
... that at least 73,000 attendees were stranded at Burning Man because of the September 2023 southwestern U.S. floods ?
Louise Fulton
2023-10-17
4,935
205.6
... that Louise Fulton was the first African American to win a professional bowling tournament?
Annales des Maladies de la Peau et de la Syphilis
2023-10-28
4,886
203.6
... that the founder of Annales des Maladies de la Peau et de la Syphilis claimed to have inoculated himself with syphilis?
Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day
2023-10-16
4,886
203.6
... that during a temporary public holiday to mourn the death of Elizabeth II , New Zealand had another public holiday on the same day?
Hypericum perforatum
2023-10-20
4,838
201.6
... that Hypericum perforatum was a common component of classical cure-all concoctions called theriacs ?
Symphony No. 4 (Popov)
2023-10-24
4,752
198.0
... that Gavriil Popov 's Fourth Symphony was not publicly performed until 2023, 74 years after it was composed?
Fancies Versus Fads
2023-10-29
4,597
191.5
... that in Fancies Versus Fads , G. K. Chesterton "knocks all our preconceived notions in the scrap heap, and then tells us that there is no scrap heap"?
Skinpah
2023-10-02
4,564
190.1
... that the historical lands and fishing grounds of the Skinpah were buried underwater by the construction of The Dalles Dam ?
Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
2023-10-18
4,544
189.3
... that the first United States court case to recognize moral rights in authorship involved the use of music by four Soviet composers in the 1948 Cold War film The Iron Curtain ?
Savannah Protest Movement
2023-10-13
4,538
189.1
... that future Georgia representative Edna Jackson was part of a wade-in to protest segregation at Tybee Island Beach?
Bad Idea Right?
2023-10-18
4,526
188.6
... that the music video for Olivia Rodrigo 's "Bad Idea Right? " features appearances by her "favorite girlz"?
Episode 2351
2023-10-11
4,502
187.5
... that Episode 2351 of the Australian soap opera Home and Away was filmed in England, marking the first time the serial was filmed overseas?
Pumpkin queen
2023-10-31
4,473
186.4
... that the Circleville Pumpkin Show , the oldest pumpkin show in the United States, has been selecting a Miss Pumpkin since 1933?
The Sims 2: Seasons
2023-10-16
4,417
184.0
... that PlantSims, human–plant hybrids in The Sims 2: Seasons , have been studied as examples of ecofeminism and deep ecology ?
Myriel Davies
2023-10-30
4,408
183.6
... that telephone operator Myriel Davies began her long career as a peace activist during the Suez Crisis ?
Congressional Workers Union
2023-10-27
4,310
179.6
... that during a call that led to the creation of the Congressional Workers Union , one of the participants attended from a bathroom stall?
Kent Gaydos
2023-10-05
4,296
179.0
... that Kent Gaydos played quarterback in high school, then wide receiver in college, and in the NFL changed to tight end before going back to receiver, then tight end again, and then receiver once more?
Ganjar Pranowo 2024 presidential campaign
2023-10-24
4,242
176.8
... that Ganjar Pranowo's 2024 presidential campaign is headquartered in the same building that hosted the incumbent president's 2019 campaign ?
Cybermorph
2023-10-17
4,170
173.8
... that a landscape demo created by Attention to Detail for the Konix Multisystem became the basis for Cybermorph on Atari Jaguar ?
Committee for the Prevention of Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount
2023-10-01
4,152
173.0
... that the Committee for the Prevention of Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount used aerial photography to monitor the removal of antiquities during construction at Solomon's Stables ?
KHHZ
2023-10-12
3,772
170.8
... that the founder of a California radio station "didn't want to do background music"?
Songs and Flowers of the Wasatch
2023-10-21
4,082
170.1
... that Songs and Flowers of the Wasatch represented a shift in Mormon history toward a "socially-accepted American cultural and religious heritage", according to historian Jennifer Reeder ?
Premana Premadi
2023-10-30
4,080
170.0
... that Premana Premadi is the first Indonesian female astronomer to have an asteroid named in her honor?
Unionization
2023-10-06
4,060
169.2
... that the number of employees in the US represented by a union is rising while the proportion of workers represented by a union is decreasing?
Keith Hartwig
2023-10-19
4,012
167.2
... that Keith Hartwig overcame an injury that he was told would end his career in high school, and went on to play in the National Football League ?
The Serrano Legacy
2023-10-23
3,928
163.7
... that the book series The Serrano Legacy by Elizabeth Moon features protagonists who are daughters or aunts?
Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn
2023-10-19
3,918
163.2
... that to include the popular Marian hymn "Maria zu lieben, ist allzeit mein Sinn " in the first common Catholic hymnal in German , Friedrich Dörr retained only its first line?
Georg Forchhammer
2023-10-09
3,880
161.6
... that in 1903, Georg Forchhammer invented a system to help his deaf students see the sounds of spoken Danish ?
If I Survive You
2023-10-26
3,874
161.4
... that NPR favorably compared a story in Jonathan Escoffery's debut book If I Survive You to Moby-Dick ?
CJOK-FM
2023-10-14
3,842
160.1
... that a radio station in Alberta fell afoul of Canadian content guidelines because new songs by Anne Murray were not Canadian enough?
Freedom of Religion South Africa
2023-10-19
3,824
159.4
... that Freedom of Religion South Africa filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to keep child spanking legal?
Mandate (politics)
2023-10-19
3,784
157.6
... that no single political party has a mandate in a coalition government ?
Tristin McCollum
2023-10-29
3,770
157.1
... that in 2023, NFL player Tristin McCollum 's team played against a team featuring his twin brother?
Section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867
2023-10-26
3,756
156.5
... that before the House of Commons of Canada considers a taxation or spending bill, a royal recommendation has to be given by the governor general ?
Red Hill Band
2023-10-28
3,752
156.3
... that the Red Hill Band was commended by the United States Senate in 1965 for its "excellence and its state and community contributions"?
Righteous Revenge
2023-10-21
3,695
154.0
... that it is debated whether the 1919 kino-drama Righteous Revenge can be considered the first Korean film?
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution
2023-10-30
3,664
152.7
... that the sound for the film A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution was recorded using a Walkman ?
Aquilegia sibirica
2023-10-01
3,620
150.8
... that the Siberian columbine has been crossed with another species in the genus Aquilegia to determine the gene behind the genus's nectar spurs ?
Snu Abecassis
2023-10-04
3,619
150.8
... that Danish-Portuguese publisher Snu Abecassis was the first to publish both Pippi Longstocking and Solzhenitsyn in Portugal?
Yunus Emre power station
2023-10-12
3,314
150.0
... that the Yunus Emre coal-fired power station is licensed to operate after Turkey's goal for net zero ?
Park Avenue Armory
2023-10-07
3,523
146.8
... that the Park Avenue Armory was leased out as an art center because the New York state government could not pay for repairs?
Chōsen shinpō
2023-10-14
3,480
145.0
... that the first newspaper in Korea, the Chōsen shinpō , was written in Japanese and Classical Chinese ?
Roy W. Ritner
2023-10-09
3,456
144.0
... that during World War I , Roy W. Ritner was elected unopposed to the Oregon State Senate while serving with the American Red Cross in France?
Carl A. Schenck
2023-10-24
3,439
143.3
... that German forester Carl A. Schenck founded the first forestry school in North America at George W. Vanderbilt 's Biltmore Estate ?
Sara Mérida
2023-10-17
3,400
141.7
... that footballer Sara Mérida played for Espanyol Femení , was a physiotherapist for the club, and ultimately helped coach her former team to promotion in 2022?
Isabelle Cals
2023-10-28
3,394
141.4
... that Isabelle Cals , who turned to singing after a degree in Chinese, appeared as Wagner's Kundry in a production of Parsifal at the Stadttheater Minden ?
Anthony Vaz
2023-10-14
3,336
139.0
... that Anthony Vaz was the first flag bearer and team captain for Kenya at the Olympics?
1916–1917 northern Minnesota lumber strike
2023-10-22
3,275
136.5
... that during the 1916–1917 northern Minnesota lumber strike , multiple cities in Minnesota banned members of the Industrial Workers of the World from their municipalities?
Stripping (textiles)
2023-10-23
3,216
134.0
... that a fungus called white rot can strip out certain dyes in textiles?
Thomas Lord Kimball
2023-10-20
3,212
133.8
... that Kimball County, Nebraska , was named after railroad executive Thomas Lord Kimball ?
U.S. Bank Center (Seattle)
2023-10-03
3,210
133.8
... that the U.S. Bank Center in Seattle once had a Montessori school on the 23rd floor?
Mondelez v AMWU
2023-10-07
3,173
132.2
... that a dispute over paid sick leave at a chocolate factory ended up before the High Court of Australia in Mondelez v AMWU ?
Czesław Lewicki
2023-10-16
3,159
131.6
... that Czesław Lewicki , Polish composer and conductor, was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for aiding the Polish-Jewish composer Władysław Szpilman ?
Autonomous (novel)
2023-10-01
3,152
131.4
... that Annalee Newitz chose to set their debut novel Autonomous in the Canadian prairies because it was "the kind of place that often gets forgotten"?
My Little Love
2023-10-27
3,148
131.2
... that Adele 's song "My Little Love " features voice notes of her nine-year-old son?
Hans Steinbrenner (sculptor)
2023-10-20
3,132
130.5
... that in 2023, a sculpture garden in Praunheim displayed abstract works by Hans Steinbrenner from different periods of his life, and corresponding works by his friends and students?
Elizabeth James-Perry
2023-10-05
3,108
129.5
... that wampum artist Elizabeth James-Perry also works on ecological restoration projects, including the reintroduction of native plant life?
Smalltime
2023-10-24
3,095
129.0
... that Russell Shorto 's mobster grandfather was described as the "holy trinity of a reprobate—a drunk, a philanderer, and a cheat" in a review of the 2021 family memoir Smalltime ?
Chet Winters
2023-10-22
3,076
128.2
... that for all of his years in college, future NFL running back Chet Winters had little chance to rush the ball due to a different player taking priority every year?
2023 Louisiana wildfires
2023-10-25
3,038
126.6
... that officials said this year's Louisiana wildfire season includes the largest wildfire in the state's history?
Halloween music
2023-10-31
3,029
126.2
... that "Thriller " is the most popular Halloween song in the United States?
Bobby Floyd (musician)
2023-10-23
2,968
123.7
... that despite being a keyboard player himself, Ray Charles hired Bobby Floyd to play organ and piano in his band?
Christina Rosendahl
2023-10-01
2,838
118.3
... that film director Christina Rosendahl started her career with a documentary about her sister Pernille 's music career?
Arthur Yorinks
2023-10-04
2,774
115.6
... that Arthur Yorinks 's children's book Louis the Fish was inspired by Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis ?
Dave Rudden
2023-10-11
2,624
109.3
... that Irish writer Dave Rudden has written a juvenile fantasy trilogy as well as several stories in the Doctor Who universe ?
Jessica Berman
2023-10-08
2,622
109.3
... that when Jessica Berman was named the deputy commissioner of the National Lacrosse League , she became the first woman to hold that position in a men's professional sports league?
1975 NCAA Division I basketball championship game
2023-10-15
2,534
105.6
... that John Wooden 's UCLA Bruins won the NCAA Division I basketball championship in his last game as head coach?
John Byrne (comics)
2023-10-02
2,492
103.8
... that John Byrne retold the origin of Superman in the 1986 comic book limited series The Man of Steel , 48 years after the character was created?
Carson Spiers
2023-10-02
2,274
94.8
... that Carson Spiers and four of his relatives have played for the Clemson Tigers ?
John F. Quirk
2023-10-16
2,248
93.7
... that as president of Loyola College in Maryland , John F. Quirk became close friends with the cardinal who ordained him a priest ten years earlier?
Robert Hale (bass-baritone)
2023-10-14
2,176
90.7
... that when Robert Hale performed as Wagner's Wotan in Washington, a reviewer noted that he commanded "the spirit, from tragic grandeur to ironic detachment, from flooding tenderness to grim rage"?
David Dean (Texas politician)
2023-10-05
2,016
84.0
... that David Dean served as general counsel to Texas governor Dolph Briscoe , a Democrat , as well as his Republican successor Bill Clements ?
Richard Worley (police officer)
2023-10-16
1,970
82.1
... that Richard Worley played in minor baseball leagues and is now the commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department ?
Philosophy
2023-10-07
1,744 [j]
72.7
... that physics, chemistry, and biology were all part of philosophy before they became separate disciplines?
List of songs recorded by Alessia Cara
2023-10-02
1,626
67.8
... that across her first three albums, Alessia Cara co-wrote 43 songs ranging in themes from teenage life, to her insecurities about writing music alone, to the five stages of grief ?
Tip (album)
2023-10-02
1,556
64.8
... that the Canadian rock band Rainbow Butt Monkeys changed their name to "Finger Eleven " before releasing their second album Tip ?
Angeline Quinto discography
2023-10-08
1,526
63.6
... that Angeline Quinto became the first Filipino singer to release a soundtrack album for a television series that featured a single artist?
Plant
2023-10-21
1,471 [k]
61.3
... that Aristotle classified living things based on whether they had a "sensitive soul" or, like plants , only a "vegetative soul"?
Ballo della Regina
2023-10-06
1,352
56.3
... that George Balanchine choreographed Ballo della Regina to showcase ballerina Merrill Ashley 's speed and precision?
In G Major
2023-10-19
1,010
42.1
... that Jerome Robbins choreographed In G Major for New York City Ballet 's Ravel Festival, in celebration of the composer 's centenary?
2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season
2023-10-07
868
36.1
... that during her 2023 season , Aryna Sabalenka became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach the semifinals at all four majors in a season?