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Lucie Ingemann
2017-03-30
7,764
2,911.5
... that Danish artist Lucie Ingemann (pictured) , known for her large altarpieces depicting biblical figures, also created flower paintings with religious and mystical themes?
Corn chowder
2017-03-30
7,626
2,859.6
... that myriad recipes for corn chowder began circulating in U.S. cookbooks after a recipe for the dish was published in the Boston Cook Book in 1884?
Lucius Caesennius Sospes
2017-03-30
5,056
1,895.8
... that Lucius Caesennius Sospes probably received the cognomen Sospes ("safe and sound") from an event in his childhood?
Murder of Joey Fischer
2017-03-03
19,452
1,621.0
... that Joey Fischer was murdered after he refused to take US$500 to date his ex-girlfriend?
Aulacophora
2017-03-30
4,022
1,508.2
... that adult pumpkin beetles feed on the foliage of cucurbits , sometimes cutting and removing circular discs?
Rossa Matilda Richter
2017-03-01
15,416
1,284.6
... that the first recorded human cannonball act was an 1877 London performance by 14-year-old Rossa Matilda Richter (pictured) ?
Home Kidston
2017-03-15
14,199
1,183.2
... that Home Kidston owned a Bugatti Type 37A (example pictured) while still a schoolboy at Eton ?
Hanover Lodge
2017-03-16
13,347
1,112.2
... that London's Hanover Lodge (pictured) sold for £120 million in 2012, but the underground swimming pool, which converts into a ballroom, is considered "too small"?
Murder of Dora Bloch
2017-03-13
13,224
1,102.0
... that after the disappearance of Dora Bloch , Britain cut all diplomatic ties with Uganda?
Tsukemen
2017-03-09
12,584
1,048.7
... that tsukemen (pictured) became a popular dish at Taishoken restaurant in Tokyo soon after its 1961 invention there, and has since become popular throughout Japan?
East Base
2017-03-02
12,021
1,001.8
... that East Base (pictured) in Antarctica housed Jackie Ronne and Jennie Darlington , the first women to spend a winter on the continent?
Trying to trash Betsy DeVos
2017-03-02
11,772
981.0
... that readers requested that Glenn McCoy be terminated from the Belleville News-Democrat after the newspaper published his editorial cartoon, Trying to trash Betsy DeVos ?
Simon Kidston
2017-03-09
11,358
946.5
... that Simon Kidston 's car collection includes the last Lamborghini Miura SV (example pictured) ever produced?
Operation London Bridge
2017-03-29
22,546
939.4
... that use of the code phrase "London Bridge is down " will signal the death of Queen Elizabeth II ?
Cão de Gado Transmontano
2017-03-07
11,018
918.2
... that the Cão de Gado Transmontano is a giant livestock guardian dog that is used to defend flocks of sheep from the Iberian wolf ?
Karolina Styczyńska
2017-03-01
10,736
894.6
... that Karolina Styczyńska (pictured) is the first non-Japanese person to be awarded professional status by the Japan Shogi Association ?
Orange One
2017-03-15
10,564
880.3
... that a mountain fortress called Orange One was built for use by the President of the United States in emergency situations?
Lightning rod fashion
2017-03-10
10,485
873.8
... that the lightning rod fashion (lightning rod umbrella shown) was a fad in 18th-century Europe?
Banana pasta
2017-03-23
20,278
844.9
... that banana pasta is lower in calories and fat, higher in protein, and less expensive to produce than whole wheat pasta?
Bricard octahedron
2017-03-15
9,742
811.9
... that a Bricard octahedron (pictured) can change its shape without changing the shapes of its faces?
Pangolin trade
2017-03-11
9,719
809.9
... that pangolins (example pictured) are believed to be the world's most trafficked mammal?
Operation Hurricane
2017-03-14
9,528
794.0
... that in Operation Hurricane , an atomic bomb was exploded in the hull of HMS Plym ?
Trump Tower
2017-03-27
18,918 [a]
788.2
... that when it was revalued at $600 million in 2015, New York City's Trump Tower (pictured) became the most expensive property owned by Donald Trump ?
The Age of Longing
2017-03-30
1,120
419.8
... that Richard B. Wright was nominated for the Governor General's Awards and the Scotiabank Giller Prize for The Age of Longing (1995), but eventually won both for Clara Callan (2001)?
Clara Callan
964
361.5
Total
2,084
781.3
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
2017-03-13
9,158
763.2
... that the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (pictured) is not a monastery and actually contains close to 13,000 Buddha statues ?
Marquesan Dog
2017-03-31
18,014
750.6
... that Thor Heyerdahl claimed that stone reliefs (pictured) on the Marquesas Islands — now accepted to represent the extinct Marquesan Dog — depicted llamas , so as to bolster his theory that Polynesia was settled from South America?
Caroline Ransom Williams
2017-03-30
1,969
738.4
... that Egyptologist Caroline Ransom Williams supervised the reception and installation of the Tomb of Perneb at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ?
Crispus, Crispinianus, and Benedicta
2017-03-17
8,671
722.6
... that according to their martyrdom account , Crispus, Crispinianus, and Benedicta (fresco pictured) went to comfort John and Paul , only to become buried next to them?
Sam Adonis
2017-03-10
8,386
698.8
... that professional wrestler Sam Adonis has been described as the "most hated man" in Mexico for his pro-Donald Trump character?
1000 Second Avenue
2017-03-06
8,342
695.2
... that construction of 1000 Second Avenue (pictured) in downtown Seattle, Washington, required demolition of a building that had been donated for fire testing ?
Ashbridge Estate
2017-03-07
8,256
688.0
... that descendants of the family who settled Toronto 's Ashbridge Estate (pictured) were still living on the same property over 200 years later?
Polynesian Dog
2017-03-24
16,027
667.8
... that the extinct Polynesian Dog never became feral because of the scarcity of food in the forests of Polynesia?
Abraham Lincoln's hearse
2017-03-22
15,753
656.4
... that Abraham Lincoln's "immense" hearse was escorted by 160,000 people as it was drawn through New York City?
Ashkelon dog cemetery
2017-03-06
7,875
656.2
... that the Ashkelon dog cemetery , which contains possibly thousands of dog burials, may have been created by an ancient cult that treated dogs as healers?
Detachment Hotel
2017-03-07
7,702
641.8
... that the Detachment Hotel nuclear bunker on Peanut Island , Florida, was constructed in less than two weeks?
Mary Hardy (diarist)
2017-03-08
7,396
616.3
... that the diary of Mary Hardy (pictured) provides a detailed record of an 18th-century English farming and brewing business?
James B. Thayer
2017-03-13
7,206
600.5
... that in 1945, Lieutenant James B. Thayer and his platoon liberated the Gunskirchen Lager concentration camp , saving thousands of Jewish and political prisoners from starvation?
Ron Hackenberger
2017-03-29
14,121
588.4
... that Ron Hackenberger is selling his collection of 700 vehicles, including over 250 Studebakers ?
Operation Jupiter (Norway)
2017-03-07
6,932
577.6
... that a senior British general described Winston Churchill 's proposal to invade Arctic Norway, Operation Jupiter , as "not merely dangerous but useless"?
David Martin Long
2017-03-21
13,834
576.4
... that convicted murderer David Martin Long was on life support two days before he was executed?
William Plankinton
2017-03-03
2,545
212.1
... that William Plankinton , for whom the William Plankinton Mansion is named, commissioned the John Plankinton statue (pictured) from the sculptor who was his sister 's ex-fiancé?
William Plankinton Mansion
2,467
205.6
John Plankinton statue
1,770
147.5
Total
6,782
565.1
Clam Lake Canal
2017-03-02
6,748
562.4
... that when Clam Lake Canal freezes over early in the Michigan winter, the lakes on each side remain unfrozen, but when the lakes later freeze over, the canal thaws and flows once more?
Ace of Clubs House
2017-03-12
6,430
535.8
... that according to local lore, Texarkana 's Ace of Clubs House (pictured) was built with US$10,000 won in a game of poker with an ace of clubs ?
LAbyrinth (2017 film)
2017-03-16
6,429 [b]
535.8
... that in the upcoming film LAbyrinth , Johnny Depp portrays a detective investigating the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. ?
Fay E. Davis
2017-03-15
6,231
519.2
... that 50 years after a mural by Fay E. Davis depicting Native Americans in battle was installed in the post office in Oglesby, Illinois , a janitor claimed it was pornographic?
What's Your Raashee?
2017-03-29
12,324
513.5
... that Priyanka Chopra (pictured) played twelve different characters, one from each zodiac sign , in the film What's Your Raashee?
Sarah Hayes (crossword compiler)
2017-03-08
6,092
507.7
... that Arachne used a crossword puzzle to protest police corruption in the investigation of the murder of Daniel Morgan ?
Lake Meke
2017-03-02
6,086
507.2
... that Lake Meke (pictured) , a crater lake beside a volcanic cone , is a natural monument and a Ramsar site in Turkey?
Bryant McIntosh
2017-03-18
6,067 [c]
505.6
... that Bryant McIntosh (pictured) holds the single-season and career assist records for Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball ?
Planar transmission line
2017-03-09
5,976
498.0
... that planar transmission lines were developed for the US military, but can be found today in household mass-produced items such as mobile phones and satellite television receivers?
Project E
2017-03-16
5,760
480.0
... that the United States gave nuclear weapons to Britain as part of Project E ?
Bouncing ball
2017-03-10
5,678
473.2
... that the physics of a bouncing ball (motion shown) can be used to understand supernovae and gravitational slingshot manoeuvres ?
Han Zhuo
2017-03-06
5,549
462.4
... that Chinese legend holds that Han Zhuo tried to feed the archer Houyi 's body to his sons and killed them when they refused to eat it?
Xylosandrus compactus
2017-03-23
11,025
459.4
... that male black twig borers normally mate with their sisters?
Tofu Curtain
2017-03-11
5,440
453.4
... that a Tofu Curtain divides two neighborhoods in Melbourne and two counties in Massachusetts ?
Manolo Sanchez (Nixon staff member)
2017-03-13
5,202
433.5
... that Richard Nixon and his longtime valet, Manuel "Manolo" Sanchez , sometimes communicated using "words that only the two of them understood"?
Mr. Trash Wheel
2017-03-26
10,327
430.3
... that Mr. Trash Wheel removed 19 tons of garbage from Baltimore's Inner Harbor in one day?
Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade
2017-03-31
10,310
429.6
... that The New Republic suspected the 1958 attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade was a hoax set up to help his chances in the 1960 United States presidential election ?
Kokichi Sugihara
2017-03-09
5,024
418.7
... that Kokichi Sugihara 's illusions make marbles appear to roll uphill and circular pipes look rectangular?
Penny graph
2017-03-02
5,015
417.9
... that, no matter how n non-overlapping pennies are arranged on a table, there is a subset containing at least 0.258n of them that will not touch other pennies in the subset ?
Mary Hogarth
2017-03-08
4,926
410.5
... that Mary Hogarth (pictured) is believed to be the inspiration for Charles Dickens ' characters Rose in Oliver Twist and Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop ?
Renault Trezor
2017-03-09
4,788
399.0
... that the Renault Trezor features a single-piece canopy roof that opens by hinging forward?
Tahitian Dog
2017-03-26
9,347
389.5
... that Captain James Cook thought the now-extinct Tahitian Dog of the Society Islands tasted like English lamb?
M2M (band)
2017-03-08
4,666
388.9
... that M2M were going to call themselves M&M until they realised the name was already being used by a type of candy ?
Can You Hear Me? (telephone scam)
2017-03-04
4,502
375.2
... that the Can You Hear Me? telephone scam reported by CBS News was subsequently classified as "unproven" by Snopes ?
Nessa Carey
2017-03-12
4,418
368.2
... that the molecular biologist Nessa Carey cites the slight figure of actress Audrey Hepburn (pictured) to illustrate the possible impacts of epigenetics ?
Congressional Cannabis Caucus
2017-03-06
4,396
366.3
... that last month, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus ?
Rosemary Vrablic
2017-03-08
4,358
363.2
... that Rosemary Vrablic has been called "Trump 's personal banker"?
Street vacation
2017-03-10
4,350
362.5
... that the Seattle City Council approved a street vacation for an Amazon.com office building in 2016, provided that a public "free speech zone " be designated at the site?
Wipeout Pulse
2017-03-01
4,340
361.6
... that Wipeout Pulse was developed around the feedback received about its predecessor, Wipeout Pure ?
Wipeout 2048
2017-03-26
8,642
360.1
... that the developers of the video game Wipeout 2048 speculated that they influenced design elements of the PlayStation Vita console (pictured) , such as the inclusion of two analogue sticks?
Helen Bonfils
2017-03-16
4,288
357.4
... that Denver , Colorado, philanthropist Helen Bonfils inherited US$14 million from her father and US$10 million from her mother?
Hans Larwin
2017-03-16
4,264
355.3
... that Hans Larwin painted Soldat und Tod in 1917 when he was the official war painter for the Austria-Hungary dual monarchy ?
Project Offices
2017-03-15
4,241
353.4
... that an AT&T Corporation Project Office in North Carolina was built with rubber plumbing?
Souper Salad
2017-03-04
4,238
353.2
... that one location of the all-you-can-eat Souper Salad buffet restaurant is in a former bank branch (pictured) that has been called one of the "10 Coolest Buildings" in Phoenix, Arizona ?
West Executive Avenue
2017-03-07
4,208
350.7
... that in 1910, the British aviator Claude Grahame-White landed his biplane on West Executive Avenue (pictured) and then lunched with United States Secretary of War Jacob Dickinson ?
Almone
2017-03-27
8,411
350.5
... that the ancient Romans used to bathe a sacred stone in the waters of the Almone on March 27?
Robert Egan
2017-03-06
4,158
346.5
... that Bobby Egan , the owner of a New Jersey roadside barbecue restaurant, has been criticized for participating in diplomatic negotiations between North Korea and the United States?
George W. Hooker
2017-03-18
4,152
346.0
... that George W. Hooker captured a Confederate troop detachment, consisting of 116 men and their colonel, all by himself?
Avraam Zak
2017-03-09
4,150
345.8
... that Russian-Jewish banker Avraam Zak received an offer to become deputy finance minister of Russia on condition that he convert to Christianity?
Day of Potsdam
2017-03-15
4,143
345.2
... that the Day of Potsdam was used by the Nazis to symbolize continuity with German history?
São Vicente Suspension Bridge
2017-03-17
4,016
334.6
... that the São Vicente Suspension Bridge (pictured) , constructed 1911–1914, was one of the first suspension bridges in Brazil, and was originally conceived to carry a sewage pipeline?
Blob sculpin
2017-03-22
7,914
329.8
... that the blob sculpin is the first egg-laying, deep sea fish known to provide parental care?
Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game
2017-03-01
3,940
328.4
... that concerns over whether video game Call of Cthulhu had been cancelled proved unfounded, when it was revived by a different developer more than two years after its original announcement?
Two Hearts (Jackie Evancho album)
2017-03-30
876
328.3
... that Jackie Evancho is set to become the youngest performer ever at Café Carlyle when she performs songs from her new album Two Hearts in April?
Exercise TROPEX
2017-03-03
3,858
321.5
... that TROPEX 2017 witnessed the participation of forty-five major surface ships , five submarines, and fifty aircraft from the Indian Navy 's Western and Eastern Naval Command ?
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
2017-03-20
7,701
320.9
... that the Rest on the Flight into Egypt is a popular subject in Christian art, but the earliest known example (pictured) only dates to about 1379?
Snugburys
2017-03-11
3,830
319.2
... that Snugburys , a British ice cream manufacturer, has constructed a series of large sculptures made of steel-reinforced straw, including one of the Lovell Telescope (pictured) ?
Solomon Souza
2017-03-14
3,802
316.8
... that when the stalls of a Jerusalem shuk close, Solomon Souza 's spray-painted portraits (example pictured) become visible?
South African Defence Force Ensign
2017-03-21
7,549
314.5
... that the South African National Defence Force initially used the South African Defence Force Ensign (pictured) , which contained the former flag of South Africa, despite the adoption of a new national flag?
INSV Tarini
2017-03-24
7,522
313.4
... that this August, an all-woman crew plans to circumnavigate the globe on the Indian Navy 's second ocean-going sailboat, INSV Tarini (pictured) ?
Greifenstein Castle
2017-03-09
3,753
312.8
... that the first recorded owner of Greifenstein Castle joined a crusade as penance for assassinating a bishop?
Sasak language
2017-03-10
3,706
308.8
... that in the Sasak language , the verb "to eat" differs depending on the social status of the speaker and the addressee?
Nakatsu Castle
2017-03-14
3,686
307.2
... that the original Nakatsu Castle was destroyed in a fire in 1877, and the current structure was built in 1964?
Xbox Game Pass
2017-03-10
3,646
303.8
... that the Xbox Game Pass has been described as "Netflix for video games"?
Furra
2017-03-09
3,616
301.3
... that men and women from the Sidama people sing radically different songs about Queen Furra ?
Plesiohedron
2017-03-13
3,606
300.5
... that Euclidean space can be completely filled without overlaps by copies of any plesiohedron , a type of convex shape whose known examples have up to 38 sides?
Nothing Was Delivered
2017-03-15
3,570
297.5
... that Bob Dylan 's "Nothing Was Delivered " has inspired interpretations ranging from a failed drug deal to Judas Iscariot 's betrayal of Jesus ?
Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
2017-03-27
7,116
296.5
... that, in 1525, Charles V ordered the conversion of his Muslim subjects in the lands of Aragon , despite having sworn an oath not to do so?
Miami Railway Station
2017-03-05
3,532
294.4
... that in 1889, a US company built the Miami Railway Station (pictured) in Canada, now a National Historic Site and museum?
Tibbetts Brook
2017-03-01
3,498
291.5
... that the Bronx neighborhood of Kingsbridge was built on what was once an island in Tibbetts Brook ?
Pärnu (river)
2017-03-04
3,474
289.5
... that the river Pärnu (pictured) has been called "the Mississippi of Estonia"?
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
2017-03-20
6,876
286.5
... that the 17th-century German hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan " has been described as "one of the most exquisite strains of pious resignation ever written"?
Mexican Federal Highway 95D
2017-03-06
3,424
285.3
... that Mexican Federal Highway 95D passes under an archeological site (pictured) uncovered during its construction?
Clapton Court
2017-03-14
3,407
283.9
... that the porch of Clapton Court in Somerset is two centuries older than the rest of the house?
James Sullivan (Medal of Honor)
2017-03-18
3,391
282.6
... that Peter Van Hoesen , an American Civil War deserter, was paid $300 to enlist by a drafted man, and performed a Medal of Honor -worthy deed at Fort Fisher in 1864 for which he got no credit?
Jim Ambrose
2017-03-13
3,384
282.0
... that Canadian football player Jim Ambrose collapsed during a game and later died due to inflammation of the brain ?
Ramen Street
2017-03-04
3,376
281.3
... that Ramen Street is located in a basement?
Star Wars: Droid Works
2017-03-03
3,323
276.9
... that software company Lucas Learning did not know whether to market Star Wars: Droid Works on retailers' "game" or "education" shelves?
Fulham Refuge
2017-03-17
3,310
275.8
... that Fulham Refuge was the "most distinctively feminine of the early convict prisons"?
Yue Yi-chin
2017-03-13
3,190
265.9
... that the family of Yue Yi-chin , a Chinese flying ace of the Second Sino-Japanese War , claim to be descended from the Song dynasty general and folk hero Yue Fei ?
Uris Buildings Corporation
2017-03-03
3,174
264.5
... that Yale University architecture professor Louis Kahn said he would have given a failing grade to Uris Buildings Corporation 's Three Penn Center?
Salumeria
2017-03-11
3,158
263.2
... that the salumeria originated in Italy and dates to the Middle Ages ?
Crocidolomia pavonana
2017-03-10
3,145
262.1
... that a whole cabbage plant can be devoured by the cabbage cluster caterpillars that hatch from a single egg cluster?
Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower
2017-03-07
3,144
262.0
... that when completed in June 2017, Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower will replace most of the steel communications masts in the area, which cause visual pollution ?
Warren Gulley
2017-03-05
3,118
259.8
... that Bill Gulley , who for years was responsible for the nuclear football , was officially on the U.S. Post Office payroll, to make the president's staff look smaller than it was?
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
2017-03-06
2,988
249.0
... that Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball was developed in just 61 days?
Qandala campaign
2017-03-06
2,976
248.0
... that when the Islamic State captured Qandala in 2016, the group hoisted its flag on the building in which Somali folk hero Ali Fahiye Gedi had been imprisoned for burning the Italian flag in 1914?
Miyu Tomita
2017-03-15
2,964
247.0
... that Japanese voice actress Miyu Tomita was a member of her school's manga research club?
Paludititan
2017-03-05
2,958
246.5
... that Paludititan is a Romanian island dwarf ?
Maymie de Mena
2017-03-16
2,950
245.9
... that the American Leonie Turpeau, the Nicaraguan Maymie de Mena , and the Jamaican Madame Aiken were the same person?
Bear
2017-03-22
5,858 [d]
244.1
... that bears are classified as carnivores, but most are omnivorous and the panda (pictured) is almost entirely vegetarian?
Abu Omar al-Turkistani
2017-03-06
2,926
243.9
... that Abu Omar al-Turkistani , an al-Qaeda militant from China who fought in the Battle of Tora Bora in Afghanistan, eventually died during the Syrian Civil War ?
Birdy (film)
2017-03-12
2,926
243.8
... that Birdy , the first feature film partially shot with the Skycam camera system, was described by a reviewer as "a heavy adult drama about best friends and the after-effects of war"?
Old Bob
2017-03-14
2,895
241.2
... that Abraham Lincoln probably named his horse Old Bob to differentiate it from his son, "Young Bob "?
Jessica Curry
2017-03-08
2,895
241.2
... that composer Jessica Curry has won a BAFTA award for her video game scores , and has also worked with a Poet Laureate ?
Kuni-yuzuri
2017-03-26
5,716
238.1
... that the mythological events of the kuni-yuzuri may be rooted in real historic events?
Guillotière Cemetery
2017-03-21
5,716
238.1
... that Guillotière Cemetery in Lyon , France, was mistakenly bombed by the American military during the Second World War?
Hazard elimination
2017-03-17
2,850
237.5
... that the most effective way to control a hazard is to eliminate it ?
Wipeout Fusion
2017-03-07
2,838
236.5
... that the racing game Wipeout Fusion contains 45 race tracks and 32 ship models?
Wraxall Court
2017-03-13
2,814
234.5
... that the Somerset building Wraxall Court was a house for hundreds of years before becoming a convalescent home, then student residences and then a private house again?
Licancabur
2017-03-19
5,343
230.6
... that Licancabur volcano (pictured) was venerated by the Atacamenos ?
Wipeout HD
2017-03-19
5,336
230.3
... that the release of Wipeout HD was delayed for a few months because it had failed epilepsy tests ?
Chris Redfield
2017-03-12
2,750 [e]
229.2
... that video game character Chris Redfield was suspected of abusing steroids ?
Loch Ewe Distillery
2017-03-05
2,722
226.8
... that Loch Ewe Distillery in Drumchork was allowed to open in 2006 with stills over 90% smaller than the legal minimum, due to a loophole in the 1786 Wash Act?
Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea
2017-03-05
1,685
140.4
... that the aged, hernia-afflicted Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea reportedly ran in the Wallachian princely election only to hamper other candidates?
Wallachian princely election, 1842
990
82.5
Total
2,676
223.0
Alice Bowman
2017-03-08
2,652
221.0
... that Alice Bowman , Mission Operations Manager of the New Horizons Pluto exploration mission, is also a bassist and clarinetist ?
Thrips tabaci
2017-03-17
2,652
221.0
... that though the onion thrips is tiny, it is the most serious insect pest attacking onion crops in the tropics?
Izydor Borowski
2017-03-23
5,281
220.0
... that Izydor Borowski was born in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth but later rose to the rank of general in Qajar Iran ?
Russian military deception
2017-03-18
2,617
218.1
... that the 2014 annexation of Crimea by "little green men " was typical of a long history of Russian military deception dating back to the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380?
Zeynab Begum
2017-03-24
5,228
217.8
... that Zeynab Begum was one of the most influential princesses of Iran's Safavid dynasty ?
Self-portraits by Rembrandt
2017-03-09
2,612
217.7
... that there are approaching one hundred self-portraits by Rembrandt in paintings, etchings, and drawings?
Angolan African dormouse
2017-03-15
2,567
213.9
... that the Angolan African dormouse usually dwells in trees, but has been found in the roof of a hut and in an old beehive?
Adiyogi Shiva statue
2017-03-12
2,532
211.0
... that the Adiyogi Shiva statue is the world's tallest bust of the Hindu god Shiva ?
Tax status of Scientology in the United States
2017-03-13
2,530
210.9
... that the Church of Scientology used espionage, front groups, private detectives, and over 2,500 lawsuits to gain tax exemption in the United States ?
Urchinwood Manor
2017-03-10
2,523
210.2
... that the original 1620 "L" shape of Urchinwood Manor was made into a "U" by a mid-17th century extension?
Final Destination 3
2017-03-27
5,024
209.3
... that the DVD release of Final Destination 3 has a feature called "Choose Their Fate" that acts as an interactive movie , allowing viewers to alter the course of the film's story and the fate of the characters?
William Lutwiniak
2017-03-12
2,502
208.5
... that crossword compiler William Lutwiniak was promoted to sergeant the same day he joined the army?
Reich Ministry of Transport
2017-03-12
2,498
208.1
... that despite the Reich Ministry of Transport running trains to extermination camps during the Holocaust , the US later ruled some of their personnel only had "lukewarm" connections to the Nazi Party?
Francis Funk
2017-03-07
1,644
137.0
... that J. W. E. Maikai succeeded a Major Funk as Adjutant General to the Forces?
John William Elliott Maikai
814
67.9
Total
2,458
204.9
Akatombo
2017-03-02
1,834
152.9
... that Akatombo , or "Red Dragonfly", written by poet Rofū Miki and composed by Kosaku Yamada , is one of the most-loved Japanese songs according to a 1989 survey?
Rofū Miki
600
50.0
Total
2,434
202.9
Sack of Shamakhi (1721)
2017-03-15
2,428
202.3
... that the Sack of Shamakhi was used as the casus belli by the Russian Empire in order to launch the Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723 ?
A Man with a Quilted Sleeve
2017-03-16
2,414
201.2
... that the sitter in Titian 's A Man with a Quilted Sleeve (pictured) has been thought to be the poet Ludovico Ariosto , a Venetian patrician, or Titian himself?
Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
2017-03-02
2,374
197.8
... that the Northern Ireland Assembly will lose 18 MLAs because of the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 , effective at the snap election today?
Rheidol (locomotive)
2017-03-08
2,372
197.7
... that Rheidol , a former locomotive on the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales, was originally called Treze de Maio , after the date that slavery was abolished in Brazil ?
Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
2017-03-03
2,360
196.6
... that "Es woll uns Gott genädig sein ", a paraphrase by Martin Luther of Psalm 67 in German, appeared in the Erfurt Enchiridion in 1524?
MV Havila Harmony
2017-03-25
4,546
196.5
... that an autonomous underwater vehicle deployed by the MV Havila Harmony during the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 discovered a shipwreck?
Micronesian imperial pigeon
2017-03-14
2,354
196.2
... that the Micronesian imperial pigeon barks, moans, and coos?
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
2017-03-31
4,670
194.6
... that the 40 rays on the flag of Kyrgyzstan represent the number of tribes united by national folk hero Manas to fight against the Mongols ?
Stratford City Hall
2017-03-01
2,312
192.7
... that Stratford City Hall , a National Historic Site of Canada , was built on a triangular square?
HMS Pearl (1762)
2017-03-03
2,306
192.1
... that HMS Pearl escorted troops to Kip's Bay during the American Revolutionary War in September 1776?
Church of the Ascension, Lower Broughton
2017-03-03
2,302
191.9
... that the Church of the Ascension, Lower Broughton , was built in 1869 and was recently restored, only for its roof and interior to be destroyed by fire in February 2017?
Erythranthe peregrina
2017-03-14
2,295
191.2
... that Erythranthe peregrina (pictured) is a rare example of a species developing in multiple locations from parents that normally produce sterile hybrids?
Sidney Howe Short
2017-03-17
2,282
190.1
... that Sidney Howe Short produced the first electric motor without gears that operated a streetcar directly from its built-in armature?
Edison Bell
2017-03-14
2,268
189.0
... that the phonograph and gramophone company Edison Bell was required to use Edison 's name?
Sh2-297
2017-03-20
4,502
187.6
... that a protostar in the Sh2-297 nebula is driving an outflow of gas more massive than the Sun?
Earl Mazo
2017-03-29
4,480
186.6
... that the publication of Earl Mazo 's series of exposés on election fraud in the 1960 United States Presidential Election was stopped following the intervention of Richard Nixon ?
Battle of Surabaya (1677)
2017-03-20
3,124
130.2
... that despite the loss of Trunajaya 's rebel court at the Battle of Surabaya , his forces captured and sacked the Mataram royal court one month later?
Fall of Plered
1,283
53.5
Total
4,408
183.6
Léon Davent
2017-03-01
2,202
183.5
... that the etchings of Léon Davent include Michelangelo at the Age of Twenty-Three made some forty years after Michelangelo was that age?
Stephanie Hansen
2017-03-11
1,464
122.0
... that Joe Biden went door-to-door with Stephanie Hansen to help her win a recent special election to the Delaware Senate ?
Delaware's 10th state senate district special election, 2017
736
61.3
Total
2,200
183.3
Administrative controls
2017-03-28
4,346
181.1
... that warning signs and rotating shift work are forms of administrative hazard controls ?
Field goal (rugby)
2017-03-22
4,300
179.2
... that field goals in rugby union , which were worth the same number of points as tries , were abolished in 1905?
Fitzsimons station
2017-03-09
2,140
178.3
... that Fitzsimons station in Aurora, Colorado , was moved away from the Anschutz Medical Campus after concerns that vibrations and electromagnetic interference from trains would affect research equipment?
Antonín Cyril Stojan
2017-03-01
2,132
177.7
... that Antonín Cyril Stojan , who led a life of heroic virtue , was given the title of Venerable by Pope Francis ?
Charmian Gooch
2017-03-12
2,124
177.0
... that Charmian Gooch 's investigation into the Cambodian timber trade deprived Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime of US$90 million a year?
Chanctonbury Ring
2017-03-19
4,098
176.9
... that the Romans built a temple possibly dedicated to a boar cult within the prehistoric Chanctonbury Ring hillfort ?
Magdalena Heymair
2017-03-16
2,112
176.0
... that Lutheran children's educator Magdalena Heymair was the first woman to have her works listed as heretical in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ?
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
2017-03-12
2,098
174.9
... that gunmen of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes shot down a Mexican Army helicopter using a rocket-propelled grenade ?
William V. Rinehart
2017-03-03
2,069
172.4
... that during the American Civil War , William V. Rinehart served as an officer in both the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment ?
Printer's Devilry
2017-03-03
2,048
170.7
... that Printer's Devilry crossword puzzles were among Ximenes ' most popular, even though they break Ximenes' rules of cryptic crossword setting?
Chris Bertish
2017-03-25
3,943
170.4
... that Chris Bertish is the first person to complete a stand-up paddle board crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, a 7,400 km (4,600 mi), 93-day journey that put him into The Guiness Book of World Records ?
Samuel Noble Monument
2017-03-28
4,088
170.3
... that the Samuel Noble Monument (pictured) honors the founder of Anniston, Alabama ?
Viaduto do Chá
2017-03-08
2,028
169.0
... that Viaduto do Chá , São Paulo 's first viaduct, was originally constructed from German iron before being replaced by a concrete span?
Eastern Hills, Bogotá
2017-03-06
1,260
105.0
... that seen from Bolívar Square , Bogotá , the Sun on the solstices rises directly over Monserrate and Guadalupe , the two best known Eastern Hills ?
Guadalupe Hill
765
63.8
Total
2,024
168.7
Periclimenes rathbunae
2017-03-04
2,024
168.6
... that if the sun anemone shrimp is separated from its host for more than 24 hours, it loses its immunity to the sea anemone's stinging cells?
Sacra conversazione
2017-03-18
2,020
168.3
... that in earlier paintings of a sacra conversazione ("holy conversation"), the figures are rarely shown speaking (example pictured) ?
Dries Mertens
2017-03-19
3,892 [f]
168.0
... that in 2016, footballer Dries Mertens became the first player to score seven goals in two matches in Serie A since Antonio Valentín Angelillo (1958)?
Packhorse Inn
2017-03-06
2,008
167.3
... that the Packhorse Inn , a Somerset pub, has been designated as an asset of community value ?
Wayzata Bay Center
2017-03-01
2,006
167.2
... that the Wayzata Bay Center shopping mall was built over wetlands ?
Parmenian
2017-03-14
2,000
166.7
... that although Parmenian is considered by some historians to be the most important Donatist writer of his day, none of his works survive?
Independent Democratic Conference
2017-03-01
1,996
166.4
... that some Democrats in the New York State Senate formed the Independent Democratic Conference to caucus with Republicans ?
2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
2017-03-21
3,904
162.7
... that Sébastien Bourdais won the 2017 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg after starting in last place?
Hail, America
2017-03-09
1,936
161.3
... that 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the composition of "Hail, America " by the German-born George Drumm ?
John Blair, Sr.
2017-03-23
3,868
161.1
... that John Blair , who served four times as acting governor of the Colony of Virginia , resigned his life appointment in 1770 so he would not be acting governor a fifth time?
Denny Substation
2017-03-12
1,930
160.9
... that a new electrical substation in Seattle will feature a dog park, a theater, a walking path, and public art?
Henri Beau
2017-03-01
1,903
158.6
... that while studying art in Paris, impoverished Canadian painter Henri Beau copied eleven paintings hanging in the Louvre and sold them to support himself?
Islamophobia in Canada
2017-03-10
1,899
158.2
... that in 2016, the Parliament of Canada passed a motion condemning Islamophobia in the country ?
Montgomery Guards
2017-03-09
1,886
157.2
... that in 1837, nativist rioters in Boston attacked the Montgomery Guards , an Irish-American militia company?
Jesse Root Grant
2017-03-02
1,884
157.0
... that through his political associations, Jesse Root Grant secured an appointment for enrollment at West Point for his son, Ulysses S. Grant ?
Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin
2017-03-31
1,982
82.6
... that two major landmarks of Gwanghwamun Plaza in central Seoul are the statues of King Sejong and of Admiral Yi Sun-sin ?
Statue of King Sejong (Gwanghwamun)
1,685
70.2
Total
3,668
152.8
Resorts International
2017-03-01
1,820
151.7
... that Donald Trump and Merv Griffin fought for control of casino operator Resorts International in 1988?
United and Cecil Club
2017-03-07
1,808
150.7
... that the United and Cecil Club , a British dining club, was the single largest donor to Conservative Party candidates in marginal seats in the run-up to the last general election ?
Matthew Lyon
2017-03-07
1,806
150.5
... that while jailed on charges of violating the Sedition Act , Matthew Lyon was re-elected to Congress ?
Jamaica–179th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
2017-03-05
1,174
97.8
... that construction on the 179th Street terminal station on the New York City Subway's Queens Boulevard Line was delayed for almost 20 years?
IND Queens Boulevard Line
611
50.9
Total
1,784
148.7
Paul D'Ortona
2017-03-10
1,772
147.6
... that although he left school at the age of 14, Paul D'Ortona later served for two decades on the Philadelphia City Council ?
Joaquín Vargas Gómez
2017-03-29
3,542
147.6
... that Joaquín Vargas Gómez opened a restaurant in a retired North Star DC-4 parked near the Mexico City International Airport ?
Don Celender
2017-03-13
1,766
147.2
... that while exploring whether a person's name affects the job they choose , Don Celender wrote to a dentist named Toothman and a rectal surgeon named Butts?
Wipeout (series)
2017-03-31
3,506
146.1
... that the name of the Wipeout series of video games was inspired by the instrumental song "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris ?
Binsted
2017-03-24
3,473
144.7
... that Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery is buried in the graveyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Binsted ?
Nancy Run
2017-03-15
1,708
142.3
... that Nancy Run in Northampton County, Pennsylvania , is named after an old fortune teller?
Émilie Ambre
2017-03-13
1,686
140.5
... that the soprano Émilie Ambre was portrayed by artist Édouard Manet in the title role of Bizet's Carmen (pictured) ?
King John's Hill
2017-03-26
3,298
137.4
... that King John's Hill , near Alton, Hampshire , is topped by an unusually small Iron Age hillfort , and is thought to have been the site of a hunting lodge of King John ?
Beacon Hill, West Sussex
2017-03-12
1,625
135.4
... that Beacon Hill , on the South Downs in West Sussex , supports the remains of a Bronze Age hillfort, an Anglo-Saxon burial mound, and a late 18th-century telegraph station?
Continuoolithus
2017-03-06
1,620
135.0
... that a tiny embryonic skeleton found inside the fossil dinosaur egg Continuoolithus died approximately 8 to 10 days into development, making it the youngest fossil vertebrate ever discovered?
Luther D. Bradley
2017-03-11
1,618
134.9
... that Luther Bradley was considered the most prominent political cartoonist opposing America's involvement in World War I?
Archibald Spencer
2017-03-11
1,618
134.8
... that Archibald Spencer introduced Benjamin Franklin to the study of electricity, and was his mentor?
The U.D.I. Song
2017-03-11
1,610
134.1
... that the Rhodesian folk song "The U.D.I. Song " was written by a Northern Rhodesian and first performed by a South African?
Ceriops australis
2017-03-28
3,216
134.0
... that the yellow mangrove is very similar to the Indian mangrove , but the two can be distinguished when in fruit?
J. Mason Brewer
2017-03-22
3,207
133.6
... that American folklorist J. Mason Brewer broke the color barrier at the Driskill Hotel when he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters ?
Neri Oxman
2017-03-25
3,085
133.4
... that in 2015, Neri Oxman 's architecture group and MIT's Glass Lab built the first 3D printer for optically transparent glass (pictured) ?
Jane Maria Strachey
2017-03-20
3,184
132.6
... that suffragist Jane Maria Strachey was born on a ship off the Cape of Good Hope in 1840?
Mary Ivy Burks
2017-03-16
1,571
130.9
... that Mary Ivy Burks has been called the "mother of Alabama wilderness"?
Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton
2017-03-28
3,134
130.6
... that Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton used liquid methane experimentally to power a bus?
Weixinism
2017-03-16
1,562
130.1
... that a Taiwanese religious movement teaching feng shui and I Ching since 1984 now has around 300,000 members?
Subramanian Kalyanaraman
2017-03-10
1,559
129.9
... that Subramanian Kalyanaraman was the first Indian to receive a PhD in neurosurgery?
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
2017-03-18
1,528
127.3
... that Roz Chast 's graphic memoir Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? , about her parents in their final years, was No. 1 New York Times Bestseller in 2014?
Henlee Hulix Barnette
2017-03-19
2,948
127.3
... that Christian ethicist Henlee Hulix Barnette was investigated by the FBI after meeting Nikita Khrushchev and marching with Martin Luther King ?
Diplasterias brucei
2017-03-08
1,524
127.0
... that the starfish Diplasterias brucei broods its young until they have developed into juveniles?
Lance Ryan
2017-03-02
1,521
126.8
... that during the last decade, Lance Ryan appeared as Siegfried at three Bayreuth Festivals ?
Reader Rabbit
2017-03-02
1,518
126.5
... that The Learning Company 's educational video game franchise Reader Rabbit sold over 25 million copies between 1984 and 2002?
Padma Bhushan
2017-03-08
1,112
92.7
... that India's third highest civilian award was bestowed upon Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in 2017 ?
List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–19)
384
32.0
Total
1,496
124.6
Balkhash perch
2017-03-17
1,494
124.5
... that Karl Kessler 's 1874 description of the Balkhash perch as a new species was based on specimens collected on Alexander von Schrenk 's expedition to Turkestan in 1842?
Nani Alapai
2017-03-16
1,490
124.2
... that the voice of Hawaiian soprano Nani Alapai was compared to the music of the singing snails ?
Butch Allison
2017-03-02
1,474
122.8
... that professional American football player Butch Allison was the brother of another professional athlete?
Rock dormouse
2017-03-04
1,472
122.7
... that the rock dormouse sometimes lives in association with rock hyraxes ?
Zygogramma suturalis
2017-03-09
1,421
118.4
... that the leaf beetle Zygogramma suturalis was introduced into Russia in 1978 in an attempt to control the invasive plant common ragweed ?
Better Place (Rachel Platten song)
2017-03-10
1,420
118.4
... that "Better Place " was inspired by the engagement of Rachel Platten 's sister?
Revolutionary Communist Party of India
2017-03-28
2,824
117.7
... that the Revolutionary Communist Party of India attacked the Dum Dum Airfield in 1949?
Susannah Fox
2017-03-17
1,412
117.7
... that Susannah Fox , the U.S. government's former chief health technology executive , cited the maker movement as a promising source of future healthcare innovation?
Paul Rapsey Hodge
2017-03-27
2,801
116.7
... that the English inventor Paul Rapsey Hodge built the first steam fire engine in the United States?
2010 Pepsi Max 400
2017-03-13
1,398
116.5
... that the top-three finishers in the 2010 Pepsi Max 400 all drove Chevrolets ?
Shmuel Schecter
2017-03-04
1,381
115.1
... that Canadian-American student Shmuel Schecter finished his four-year high school requirements in three years so that he could go to Poland to study at the Mir Yeshiva at the age of seventeen?
Scared of the Dark
2017-03-17
1,364
113.7
... that Free Radio presenter Andy Goulding thought that "Scared of the Dark " by Steps should have been the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 ?
Kick Your Game
2017-03-14
1,358
113.2
... that TLC rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes wrote two verses for the song "Kick Your Game ", recapping a dialogue between herself and someone who was trying to flirt but did not "pass the cleverness test"?
Marysville, Washington
2017-03-26
2,710
112.9
... that the population of Marysville, Washington , grew five-fold from 1980 to 2000?
Professional Rapid Online Chess League
2017-03-01
1,346
112.1
... that the Professional Rapid Online Chess League (PRO Chess League) is a worldwide online rapid chess league with 48 teams, whose members include more than 100 grandmasters ?
A Good House
2017-03-14
704
58.7
... that Bonnie Burnard 's 1999 debut novel, A Good House , won the Scotiabank Giller Prize ?
Bonnie Burnard
632
52.7
Total
1,336
111.4
Peñol de Cerquín
2017-03-18
1,326
110.5
... that the Peñol de Cerquín , a Lenca fortress in southern Honduras, successfully resisted the Spanish conquistadores for months?
Dehn invariant
2017-03-11
1,326
110.5
... that it is unknown if the Dehn invariant of a flexible polyhedron stays invariant as it flexes?
1891 State Normal School at Cheney fire
2017-03-02
1,323
110.2
... that in 1891, a fire at the State Normal School at Cheney destroyed the school's only building?
Rufous piculet
2017-03-03
713
59.4
... that most members of the woodpecker family have four toes on each foot, but the rufous piculet and the white-browed piculet have just three?
White-browed piculet
607
50.6
Total
1,320
110.0
Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express
2017-03-17
1,298
108.1
... that the Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express is the first train in South India to use solar-powered coaches?
Burnley 0–1 Lincoln City (2017)
2017-03-11
1,287
107.2
... that Lincoln City's win over Burnley meant that they became the first non-league football club to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals in 103 years?
Thomas North Whitehead
2017-03-31
2,524
105.2
... that Thomas North Whitehead suggested that the United Kingdom give America one of the four surviving copies of the Magna Carta to win support for Lend-Lease ?
Félix Archimède Pouchet
2017-03-15
1,262
105.2
... that in the mid-1800s, French scientist Félix Archimède Pouchet believed air itself was able to generate life?
Petra Hřebíčková
2017-03-14
1,262
105.2
... that Petra Hřebíčková was named Best Actress in a Play at the 2008 Thalia Awards ?
James D. Wright
2017-03-27
2,483
103.5
... that sociologist James D. Wright co-authored a 1983 study which showed that approximately 1% of privately-owned guns in the United States were used in crime?
Blewburton Hill
2017-03-18
1,240
103.3
... that Blewburton Hill in Oxfordshire features unusual lynchets of unknown age and function?
Sticky mat
2017-03-18
1,238
103.2
... that proper use of engineering controls should prevent contaminants from being excessively deposited on sticky mats at a laboratory's exits?
Manchester Gorton by-election, 2017
2017-03-12
1,229
102.4
... that the 2017 Manchester Gorton by-election was called after the death of the Father of the House ?
Herbert Reiner Jr.
2017-03-25
2,364
102.2
... that American diplomat Herbert Reiner Jr. played a key role in capturing Mahatma Gandhi 's assassin Nathuram Godse in 1948?
Sierra de las Quijadas National Park
2017-03-29
2,452
102.2
... that the Sierra de las Quijadas National Park contains a Lagerstätte -type fossil site, particularly famous for its pterosaurs ?
Armistead Burwell (judge)
2017-03-26
2,450
102.1
... that despite being severely wounded in the American Civil War in 1864, Armistead Burwell became licensed to practice law five years later?
Monument to Women Memorial Garden
2017-03-08
1,221
101.8
... that Barbara B. Smith created the Monument to Women Memorial Garden to defend traditional women's values from the perceived threat of the Equal Rights Amendment ?
George E. Bria
2017-03-31
2,440
101.6
... that Associated Press war correspondent George E. Bria , known for his brevity as an editor, insisted that "the D-Day landings could be reported in 400 words"?
Chris Cate
2017-03-20
2,426
101.1
... that Chris Cate is the first Asian American to serve as a San Diego City Council member in decades?
History of medicine in France
2017-03-13
1,208
100.6
... that in 17th-century French medicine , hospitals were not staffed by doctors, but mostly by sisters from the Daughters of Charity ?
Naruto
2017-03-07
1,203 [g]
100.2
... that Masashi Kishimoto has a five-step process for drawing the characters for the manga Naruto ?
Joseph Nāwahī
2017-03-04
1,181
98.4
... that a painting of Hilo Bay by Joseph Nāwahī , the first Native Hawaiian to paint in the Western style, was featured on the Antiques Roadshow ?
Andrew Schneider (journalist)
2017-03-06
1,180
98.3
... that investigative journalist Andrew Schneider 's work earned back-to-back Pulitzer Prizes in 1986 and 1987?
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
2017-03-22
2,358
98.3
... that mezzo-soprano Tanja Ariane Baumgartner has portrayed such characters as Schoeck's Penthesilea , and Cassandre in Les Troyens ?
Missionary Day
2017-03-05
1,173
97.8
... that Missionary Day , celebrated on 5 March in French Polynesia , commemorates the 1797 arrival of the Protestant missionaries in Tahiti aboard the Duff (pictured) ?
Gerald Alphin
2017-03-05
1,170
97.5
... that every single ballot cast for the Canadian Football League all-star team in 1989 included a vote for Gerald Alphin , but he did not make the squad?
Litanies à la Vierge Noire
2017-03-03
1,168
97.3
... that Francis Poulenc composed Litanies à la Vierge Noire , a French litany to the Black Virgin at Rocamadour (statue pictured) , after a pilgrimage to the shrine?
Donald L. Cunningham
2017-03-07
1,162
96.8
... that Donald L. Cunningham , an original Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court , once lost everything in a fire except for a single office chair?
Annora Brown
2017-03-18
1,156
96.3
... that Annora Brown was commissioned to paint 200 Albertan wildflowers, some of which are now extinct?
RapidRide G Line
2017-03-06
1,147
95.6
... that bus rapid transit was chosen for Seattle's RapidRide G Line , because Madison Street was considered too steep for streetcar service?
Mary Boggs
2017-03-09
1,129
94.1
... that Mary Boggs and her first husband won the competition to create the United States post office mural in Newton, Mississippi ?
Cyclone Althea
2017-03-13
1,110
92.5
... that the unroofing of hundreds of homes by Cyclone Althea in December 1971 prompted Queensland to overhaul its state-wide building codes?
Peter Adamson (academic)
2017-03-03
1,106
92.2
... that the use of puns by Peter Adamson in his History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps series, has been both praised and criticized?
Rafael Brache
2017-03-11
1,094
91.2
... that Rafael Brache was declared a traitor to the Dominican Republic for denouncing the "parsley massacre "?
William Henry Daniels
2017-03-05
1,091
90.9
... that judge William Henry Daniels committed suicide in 1897, three years after being dismissed for not taking an oath of allegiance to the Provisional Government of Hawaii ?
Nyssa spatulata
2017-03-01
1,086
90.5
... that the fossil tupelo Nyssa spatulata was described from seeds found in Oregon?
Spencer Weisz
2017-03-28
2,155
89.8
... that Spencer Weisz was the Most Valuable Player of the 18-under basketball competition of the 2013 Maccabiah Games ?
Bonfils Memorial Theatre
2017-03-29
2,130
88.8
... that President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a congratulatory telegram upon the opening of the Bonfils Memorial Theatre in Denver ?
Saunders Creek, Alberta
2017-03-16
1,064
88.7
... that fossils from the Paleocene period have been found near Saunders Creek, Alberta , including an upper molar from a possible pantodont ?
Shyam Swarup Agarwal
2017-03-15
1,064
88.7
... that Shyam Swarup Agarwal studied the genetic effects of the Bhopal gas tragedy ?
Miriam T. Griffin
2017-03-22
2,090
87.1
... that classical scholar Miriam T. Griffin believes that the Roman emperor Nero was hounded by fear, panic, and persecutory delusions at the end of his reign?
Mendip Hospital
2017-03-15
1,038
86.5
... that Mendip Hospital in Somerset was built in 1848 for 350 patients, but became crowded within a few years of opening?
The Little Red Chairs
2017-03-21
2,072
86.3
... that the title of Edna O'Brien 's book, The Little Red Chairs , refers to performance art commemorating the 11,541 victims of Radovan Karadžić ?
Grey-hooded parakeet
2017-03-04
1,022
85.2
... that grey-hooded parakeets make twittering and warbling sounds similar to those made by barn swallows ?
Spotted imperial pigeon
2017-03-24
1,990
82.9
... that the spotted imperial pigeon 's specific name carola is derived from the name of a daughter of the ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte ?
Jumpin' at the Woodside
2017-03-04
993
82.8
... that Count Basie 's "Jumpin' at the Woodside " is about a Harlem hotel where African American jazz musicians and baseball players stayed during racial segregation ?
Billy Douglas (One Life to Live)
2017-03-03
990
82.5
... that actor Ryan Phillippe played Billy Douglas in his first professional acting role on the American soap opera One Life to Live , one of the first gay teenage characters in television?
M. J. Thirumalachar
2017-03-02
988
82.3
... that M. J. Thirumalachar named two genera of fungi he discovered, Narasimhania and Narasimhella , after his father, M. J. Narasimhan?
Dorothy Tarrant
2017-03-19
1,892
81.6
... that the first female British professor of Greek, Dorothy Tarrant , analysed Plato 's style to conclude that he did not write the Socratic dialogue on beauty ?
Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott
2017-03-10
978
81.5
... that the hymn "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott " ("Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God") by the Lutheran Paul Eber appeared in Catholic hymnals from 1567?
Thomas Hjalmar Westgård
2017-03-17
967
80.6
... that although Thomas Hjalmar Westgård was born and raised in Norway, he competes internationally in cross-country skiing for Ireland?
Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail
2017-03-18
955
79.6
... that the planned Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail suffered four construction accidents in a three-month period in 2016?
Therese Benedek
2017-03-13
955
79.6
... that Therese Benedek submitted to a five-month training analysis under an associate of Freud before embarking on her own career in psychoanalysis ?
Eileen Riley Siegel
2017-03-05
948
79.0
... that Alice Hirson played Eileen Riley Siegel , an Irish Catholic married to a Jew, on the soap opera One Life to Live ?
Marjorie G. Horning
2017-03-08
942
78.5
... that Marjorie G. Horning demonstrated that drugs and their metabolites can be transferred from a pregnant woman to her developing child?
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
2017-03-03
932 [h]
77.7
... that Alexander the Great , King of Macedon , besieged the Illyrians at Pelion (in modern Albania ) in 335 BC, a year before waging war against the Achaemenid Empire ?
Perdur Radhakantha Adiga
2017-03-07
924
77.0
... that Perdur Radhakantha Adiga identified N-oxalyldiaminopropionic acid in grass pea as the cause of neurolathyrism ?
The Kingdom of Kevin Malone
2017-03-17
921
76.8
... that in 1994, the fantasy novel The Kingdom of Kevin Malone by Suzy McKee Charnas won the Mythopoeic Society Award in the Children's Literature category?
Narinder Kumar Mehra
2017-03-20
1,824
76.0
... that Narinder Kumar Mehra identified that a subtype of the serotype HLA-DR2 made humans susceptible to diseases such as leprosy and tuberculosis ?
Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen
2017-03-23
1,820
75.8
... that the opera Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women ) was based on a play by an expressionist artist and was performed with stage set and choreography by a Bauhaus artist ?
Wallachian legislative election, 1857
2017-03-02
897
74.8
... that two former Princes of Wallachia ran for deputy seats in 1857 , both of them losing at Buzău and recovering to win at Dolj ?
Théophile Schuler
2017-03-12
895
74.6
... that Théophile Schuler illustrated Verne , Hugo , and an alphabet for children?
West Palm Beach mayoral election, 1991
2017-03-17
885
73.8
... that the 1991 mayoral election in West Palm Beach was the city's first direct election for mayor since 1919?
Belle S. Spafford
2017-03-08
871
72.6
... that LDS Relief Society president Belle S. Spafford directed the Singing Mothers at the 1964 World's Fair ?
Iris Vermillion
2017-03-15
866
72.2
... that the mezzo-soprano Iris Vermillion , who became known for Mozart roles with Harnoncourt in 1988, received a prize for her portrayal of Schoeck's Penthesilea at the Semperoper 20 years later?
Helen Marie Black
2017-03-08
866
72.2
... that besides reporting on Aimee Semple McPherson 's visit to Denver in 1921, Helen Marie Black arranged publicity stunts to show off the evangelist's preaching and faith healing skills?
Julian Radcliffe
2017-03-05
862
71.9
... that Julian Radcliffe is the founder of the world's largest private database of lost and stolen art ?
Two Worlds (song)
2017-03-05
860
71.7
... that AllMusic thought Phil Collins ' "Two Worlds ", featured in Disney's 1999 animated movie Tarzan , "eerily echo[ed]" the worldbeats of former Genesis bandmate Peter Gabriel ?
Jeff Almon
2017-03-14
856
71.3
... that Canadian football player Jeff Almon was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders after leaving a favourable impression on coach Mike Benevides , whom he happened to be seated near on a flight?
Susan Dynarski
2017-03-03
854
71.2
... that economist Susan Dynarski , who advocates for simplifying the US Federal Student Aid application process, was the first member of her family to attend college?
Roger P. Minert
2017-03-06
853
71.1
... that according to research by Roger P. Minert , local church records in the United States are more likely than naturalization records to have information about the birthplaces of German immigrants?
Sacramento Valley Development Association
2017-03-21
1,644
68.5
... that the Sacramento Valley Development Association built a life-sized bear out of prunes for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair ?
Rosel H. Hyde
2017-03-27
1,636
68.2
... that Rosel H. Hyde was the first chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to be reappointed, and the first chairman to be appointed by a president of a different political party?
Yu Zigao
2017-03-19
1,575
68.0
... that Yu Zigao 's expedition against the Dutch on Penghu Island was responsible for their colonization of Taiwan ?
Liza Ferschtman
2017-03-18
811
67.6
... that Liza Ferschtman used seven different violins for her "tour de force" performance of the Rosary Sonatas ?
Edward C. Cardon
2017-03-11
802
66.8
... that Edward C. Cardon was given command of the Second United States Army upon its reactivation in 2014 because he was already commander of the United States Army Cyber Command ?
The Trumpeteers
2017-03-04
778
64.9
... that The Trumpeteers ' cover of "Milky White Way " reached number eight on the Billboard "Race Records" chart ?
Susanna Elm
2017-03-18
761
63.4
... that Susanna Elm ' s book Virgins of God draws on little-known sources such as the Letter to the Virgins Who Went to Jerusalem ?
Leonore Kirschstein
2017-03-29
1,516
63.2
... that the soprano Leonore Kirschstein appeared as Alice Ford, with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Falstaff ?
Dave Amer
2017-03-21
1,491
62.1
... that Canadian football player Dave Amer played as a quarterback, running back, slotback, and tight end at various points in his career?
Erna Ellmenreich
2017-03-08
744
62.0
... that the soprano Erna Ellmenreich appeared in the premieres of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss and of Hindemith's Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen , the latter causing a scandal?
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version)
2017-03-25
1,425
61.6
... that the Detroit version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was one of at least 22 NWA World Tag Team Championships that existed between 1949 and 1991?
Edward Hutchinson Synge
2017-03-24
1,466
61.1
... that Edward Hutchinson Synge described a theory for a near-field scanning optical microscope in a letter to Albert Einstein fifty years before various corporations sought patents on the technology?
Theodora Lacey
2017-03-18
730
60.9
... that civil rights activist Theodora Lacey helped lead the campaign which, in 1964, resulted in Teaneck, New Jersey , becoming the first town in the United States to vote for school integration ?
Ronnie Amadi
2017-03-16
730
60.9
... that gridiron football player Ronnie Amadi played alongside his brother, Donnie Amadi, in high school and college?
Cyclone Tessi
2017-03-09
728
60.7
... that tree debris from Cyclone Tessi in Townsville, Queensland , was processed into 25,000 m3 (880,000 cu ft) of mulch and used in local botanical gardens?
Romanian Senate election, 1868
2017-03-04
728
60.7
... that the Romanian Senate election of 1868 , which consolidated the "reddish" liberal legislature, was held in July, when many conservative voters had left on vacation?
Buddy Alliston
2017-03-04
728
60.7
... that Buddy Alliston won the 1958 Shrimp Bowl with the Eglin Air Force Base football team after pausing his professional career to join the military?
Villa-Lobos State Park
2017-03-11
724
60.4
... that Villa-Lobos State Park in São Paulo , named after composer Heitor Villa-Lobos , was created on the site of a landfill in 1989 and now has around 37,000 trees?
Piano Concerto No. 6 (Mozart)
2017-03-28
1,441
60.0
... that in Mozart's early Piano Concerto in B-flat major , two oboes play in the outer movements, and two flutes instead in the Andante?
Pharyngeal aspiration
2017-03-11
718
59.9
... that pharyngeal aspiration is a widely used method for studying the respiratory toxicity of carbon nanotubes ?
List of Australia Test cricket records
2017-03-23
1,430
59.6
... that Arthur Mailey 's best Test bowling figures of 9 wickets for 121 runs has been the Australian cricket record for 96 years ?
Ringan (film)
2017-03-19
1,363
58.8
... that the 2015 film Ringan , set against the backdrop of farmers' suicides in India , won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi ?
K. B. Sainis
2017-03-23
1,380
57.5
... that K. B. Sainis is the Indian representative to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ?
Undurti Narasimha Das
2017-03-16
690
57.5
... that Undurti Narasimha Das provided evidence that gamma-linolenic acid inhibited the progress of human gliomas ?
Charu Mihir Sarkar
2017-03-06
368
30.7
... that three Bangla Congress ministers, Charu Mihir Sarkar , Bhabatosh Soren , and S.K. Dhara , resigned on the same day in 1970 from the West Bengal government ?
Bhabatosh Soren
304
25.4
Total
672
56.0
Intratracheal instillation
2017-03-02
666
55.5
... that intratracheal instillation , the introduction of a substance directly into the trachea , is a widely used alternative to inhalation for respiratory toxicity testing?
Ken Vining
2017-03-28
1,311
54.6
... that Ken Vining was acquired by the Chicago White Sox as part of the White Flag Trade ?
John Blair (pastor)
2017-03-25
732
31.6
... that pastor brothers John Blair and Samuel Blair both received their theological education at the Log College ?
Samuel Blair (pastor)
500
21.6
Total
1,232
53.2
Dronacharya Award
2017-03-01
624
52.0
... that the Dronacharya Award is an Indian sports coaching honour, named after Drona , the royal preceptor from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata ?
Ulmus okanaganensis
2017-03-10
624
52.0
... that the fossil elm Ulmus okanaganensis had been tentatively identified as two other plants before it was formally described in 2005?
Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal
2017-03-10
610
50.9
... that Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal established a Primate Research Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science in 1965, the then largest primate house in India?
An allem ist Hütchen schuld!
2017-03-18
601
50.1
... that when Siegfried Wagner wrote the libretto for his opera An allem ist Hütchen schuld! , he used themes from many fairy tales?
Randy Ambrosie
2017-03-20
1,198
49.9
... that Canadian Football League player Randy Ambrosie helped oversee the league's expansion into the United States ?
Georg Thurmair
2017-03-14
580
48.3
... that in 1938, Georg Thurmair co-published the hymnal Kirchenlied , which had an ecumenical approach and became the germ cell for a common German Catholic hymnal?
Jeanne Deroubaix
2017-03-31
1,157
48.2
... that Belgian mezzo-soprano Jeanne Deroubaix was a soloist in the premiere of Stravinsky 's Threni , and performed with Boulez in his Le marteau sans maître at The Proms ?
Margarethe Bence
2017-03-24
1,152
48.0
... that the American contralto Margarethe Bence appeared as Marcellina at the Salzburg Festival , as Erda in Bayreuth , and in a premiere at the Schwetzingen Festival ?
2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment
2017-03-05
574
47.8
... that the only player strike in Japanese professional baseball history occurred during the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment and lasted for two days?
Il Sogno del Marinaio
2017-03-18
566
47.2
... that Mike Watt chose the Italian band name Il Sogno del Marinaio in honor of his mother's Italian heritage and father's maritime service?
Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising
2017-03-05
560
46.7
... that the 1887 book Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising presents 177 biographies of African American men, many of whom were born as slaves?
Waymon Alridge
2017-03-04
560
46.7
... that The Globe and Mail called Canadian football player Waymon Alridge "the newest Rider star" after he caught passes for 75 and 90 yards in a single game?
Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone
2017-03-05
554
46.2
... that the early Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone by Francis Poulenc was described as offering a "variety of tone colors, striking rhythms, delicious dissonances, and elegant wit"?
Music in the movement against apartheid
2017-03-01
552
46.0
... that the jazz piece "Mannenberg ", considered a notable example of music in the movement against apartheid , has no words?
Robert Lyster Thornton
2017-03-24
989
41.2
... that Robert Lyster Thornton returned to Berkeley in 1942 to assist with the development of the calutron ?
Hasyim Muzadi
2017-03-22
960 [i]
40.0
... that Indonesian Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi said that the September 11 attacks were a "tragedy of humanity" and must not be turned into a religious conflict?
Super flumina Babylonis (Nuffel)
2017-03-07
480
40.0
... that Super flumina Babylonis is the first of Jules Van Nuffel 's psalm settings for choir and organ written for Mechelen Cathedral ?
Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town
2017-03-12
477
39.8
... that fans of the composer and conductor Robert Farnon attended tapings of the television series Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town to hear his instrumentals?
The Lord is my Shepherd (Rutter)
2017-03-11
477
39.8
... that John Rutter set Psalm 23 in The Lord is my Shepherd for choir and organ, and later included it in his Requiem ?
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund
2017-03-11
462
38.5
... that the founders of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund are husband and wife?
Y. D. Sharma
2017-03-21
884
36.8
... that Y. D. Sharma established a genomic library of Plasmodium vivax , a protozoan parasite, at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi?
Phillip Gillespie
2017-03-12
432
36.0
... that a hat-trick was taken during Phillip Gillespie 's first-class debut as a cricket umpire?
Albert Horne
2017-03-15
420
35.0
... that Albert Horne conducted Gershwin's Porgy and Bess for the Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden , with the chorus of the Cape Town Opera and the Wiesbaden orchestra ?
Françoise de Rimini
2017-03-27
806
33.6
... that the historic characters in Françoise de Rimini , the last opera by Ambroise Thomas , include not only Francesca da Rimini , but also Dante and Virgil ?
John William Kalua
2017-03-02
392
32.7
... that King Kalākaua electioneered during the 1886 Hawaiian elections by visiting the districts of politicians J. W. Kalua , G. W. Pilipō and J. Nāwahī , and campaigning against them?
Robert Lockhart Hobson
2017-03-17
388
32.3
... that Robert Lockhart Hobson compiled catalogues of the British Museum 's English pottery and porcelain?
Plered
2017-03-25
740
32.0
... that during the Trunajaya rebellion , rebels overran Mataram 's royal court at Plered and took at least 300,000 reals from the treasury?
Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego?
2017-03-05
381
31.8
... that the first three video game titles in the popular edutainment franchise Carmen Sandiego saw players chase Carmen and her henchmen across the world (1985), the United States (1986), and Europe (1988)?
Sécheresses (Poulenc)
2017-03-07
379
31.6
... that in his cantata Sécheresses , French composer Francis Poulenc set four poems by the English surrealist Edward James ?
Mel Olson
2017-03-26
710
29.6
... that Mel Olson commissioned music from John Rutter for his choirs in Omaha, Nebraska , and traveled to England to discuss his specific wishes with the composer?
Robert E. Finnigan
2017-03-12
351
29.2
... that gas chromatography–mass spectrometry equipment, first developed by Robert E. Finnigan , was fundamental to the EPA 's ability to carry out environmental testing in the 1970s?
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
2017-03-25
633
27.4
... that when the Beethoven Orchester Bonn was founded as a professional orchestra in Beethoven 's hometown in 1907, Richard Strauss conducted his own works?
1950 Montreal Alouettes season
2017-03-09
298
24.9
... that the Montreal Alouettes won the 37th Grey Cup in 1949 but did not make the playoffs the following season ?
Sieben Stücke, Op. 145
2017-03-04
291
24.2
... that in seven last pieces for organ, Sieben Stücke , Op. 145 , Max Reger quotes Lutheran chorales and a patriotic anthem?
The Light That Failed
2017-03-07
275
22.9
... that Rudyard Kipling 's first novel, The Light That Failed , was published in at least four different versions over a two-year period?
52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67
2017-03-16
271
22.6
... that Max Reger recorded some of his 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67 , on the Welte Philharmonic organ ?
Amarte Es un Placer (album)
2017-03-23
0 [j]
0
... that Luis Miguel hinted that the title for his 1999 album Amarte Es un Placer (Loving You Is a Pleasure ) was based on his relationship at the time with Mariah Carey (pictured) ?
Cyclone Althea
2017-03-14
-34 [k]
-2.8
... that the unroofing of hundreds of homes by Cyclone Althea in December 1971 prompted Queensland to overhaul its state-wide building codes?
LaMelo Ball
2017-03-17
-706 [l]
-58.8
... that basketball player LaMelo Ball once scored 92 points in a single game, prompting Charles Barkley to criticize the way he did it?
Ace of Clubs House
2017-03-13
-1,568 [m]
-130.7
... that according to local lore, Texarkana 's Ace of Clubs House was built with US$10,000 won in a game of poker with an ace of clubs ?