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Deutsches Reichsbräu
2020-07-14
37,977
3,164.8
... that the German police were called to investigate Deutsches Reichsbräu beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo (pictured) ?
Race-reversed casting
2020-07-01
71,558
2,981.6
... that Patrick Stewart (pictured) invented "photo negative" casting in order to play Othello when it had become no longer acceptable to perform the role in blackface ?
Thirst trap
2020-07-18
30,276
2,523.0
... that a thirst trap (selfie pictured) can lead to harassment and bullying?
Internet bench
2020-07-12
21,648
1,804.0
... that during the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured) , two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering that it could be used to make international calls?
AGM-183A ARRW
2020-07-27
20,974
1,747.8
... that the announced "Super-Duper Missile" has been theorized to be the AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon (pictured) ?
Wrens of the Curragh
2020-07-29
20,964
1,747.0
... that the Wrens of the Curragh group of sex workers (members depicted) lived in "nests" hollowed from the ground near Curragh Camp in the 19th century?
General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark
2020-07-24
15,605
1,300.4
... that instead of using standard control surfaces , the AFTI/F-111A Aardvark research aircraft (pictured) had an adaptive wing that could change its airfoil shape for inflight control?
Marie Hassenpflug
2020-07-13
13,678
1,139.8
... that stories by Marie Hassenpflug (pictured) were a source for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales "Little Red Riding Hood ", "Sleeping Beauty ", and possibly "Snow White "?
Maisie Williams
2020-07-28
12,506 [a]
1,042.2
... that Maisie Williams almost missed her Game of Thrones audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm?
Isle of the Dead (Tasmania)
2020-07-02
24,770
1,032.1
... that a tiny Tasmanian island called the Isle of the Dead (pictured) is home to one of the few preserved convict-period burial grounds?
City bonds robbery
2020-07-13
10,382
865.1
... that a courier was once robbed of nearly £300 million in the City of London ?
Priscilla Johnson McMillan
2020-07-27
10,336
861.3
... that Priscilla Johnson McMillan is the only individual who personally knew both President John F. Kennedy and his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald ?
Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften
2020-07-26
10,234
852.9
... that Die BIF (cover pictured) was the world's first lesbian magazine where only women were in charge?
Flag of Ulster
2020-07-31
9,690
807.5
... that the elements of the Flag of Ulster (pictured) supposedly trace their origins to a cross drawn in Saracen blood and a hand cut off to claim a kingdom?
Potato production in Algeria
2020-07-13
9,538
794.9
... that in Algeria potatoes are grown in sand in the Sahara desert?
Huize Ivicke
2020-07-31
9,447
787.2
... that one of the most endangered monuments in Europe is a squatted house in the Netherlands?
Republic XP-69
2020-07-24
9,410
784.2
... that development of the Republic XP-69 aircraft was canceled due to problems with its liquid-cooled radial engine ?
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
2020-07-17
9,086
757.2
... that the record 56-game hitting streak of Major League Baseball player Joe DiMaggio (pictured) , which ended 79 years ago today, is considered unbreakable ?
Sandra Perron
2020-07-31
9,084
757.0
... that Sandra Perron , whom other Canadian Armed Forces officers viewed as a threat, was once interrogated and left in the snow for two hours without boots as part of a training exercise?
A.C.A.B.
2020-07-11
8,600 [b]
716.6
... that a Spanish woman was arrested for carrying a bag that read "A.C.A.B. " accompanied by the phrase "All Cats Are Beautiful"?
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020-07-17
8,217
684.8
... that diamonds were featured on the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (pictured) because the previous breadfruit leaf was hard to recognise from afar?
Jueteng
2020-07-31
8,170
680.9
... that despite being illegal, jueteng is played by one out of every seven Filipinos?
Glutonny
2020-07-31
8,126
677.2
... that professional Super Smash Bros. player Glutonny (pictured) , who competes using Wario , nicknamed himself after a Fullmetal Alchemist character because both are known for eating everything?
Five Fingers of Tibet
2020-07-13
8,018
668.1
... that the Chinese policy of Five Fingers of Tibet considers Tibet to be China's right-hand palm, with five fingers—Ladakh , Nepal , Sikkim , Bhutan , and Arunachal Pradesh —that must be "liberated"?
Qibla observation by shadows
2020-07-15
7,993
666.1
... that today at 09:27 UTC , the direction to Mecca can be determined by looking at the shadow cast by a stick (diagram pictured) ?
Joan Dant
2020-07-26
7,812
651.0
... that pedlar Joan Dant died a millionaire?
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
2020-07-13
7,771
647.6
... that when Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (pictured) was banned from organizing demonstrations, she organized "picnics" and "festivals" instead, drawing up to 10,000 participants?
Too Much and Never Enough
2020-07-18
7,716 [c]
643.0
... that in the tell-all book Too Much and Never Enough , Donald Trump 's niece Mary L. Trump alleges that he mistreated his father Fred Trump after Fred developed Alzheimer's disease ?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
2020-07-13
7,576
631.3
... that business leaders tried to ban the Depression anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? " for being "a dangerous attack on the American economic system"?
Indian locomotive class WDG-4G
2020-07-28
7,534
627.8
... that it took 190 litres (42 imp gal; 50 US gal) of paint to complete the livery of the Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (pictured) ?
Art Tomassetti
2020-07-05
14,618
609.1
... that Art Tomassetti (pictured) is the only test pilot to fly all three variants of the X-35 in addition to the F-35 ?
Lady Tambourine
2020-07-28
7,282
606.9
... that videos of Lady Tambourine (pictured) playing the tambourine at Southern Louisiana football games went viral in 2017?
Railway sabotage during World War II
2020-07-07
14,476
603.2
... that railway sabotage during World War II was one of the most common forms of resistance against German occupation?
Kensal House
2020-07-06
14,440
601.7
... that Kensal House , the UK's first modernist block designed for the working class, was used by Abram Games for his 1942 poster "Your Britain. Fight for It Now" (pictured) ?
Kronstadt–Toulon naval visits
2020-07-23
7,010
584.2
... that during the French naval visit to Kronstadt , which started on 23 July 1891, Emperor Alexander III of Russia stood to attention for the singing of La Marseillaise (scene depicted) , despite his disapproval of France?
National Intelligence Law
2020-07-28
7,008
584.0
... that Chinese citizens are lawfully required to spy for the state?
Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Greenwich Park
2020-07-03
13,819
575.8
... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison?
Seton Falls Park
2020-07-29
6,720
560.0
... that Seton Falls Park went from being one of New York City's best parks to one of its worst in the span of two years?
The Last Kiss (1931 film)
2020-07-08
13,170
548.8
... that the 14-year-old lead actress in the 1931 British Indian film The Last Kiss was brought from a brothel in Dhaka ?
Lauren Boebert
2020-07-22
6,530 [d]
544.2
... that Lauren Boebert encourages her servers to openly carry firearms inside her restaurant in Rifle, Colorado ?
Ljuba Prenner
2020-07-23
6,530
544.1
... that in the 1950s, Slovene transgender lawyer and writer Ljuba Prenner used the introduction: "I am Dr. Ljuba Prenner, neither man nor woman"?
The Cock sign
2020-07-05
13,045
543.5
... that there is a large cock at a junction of Sutton High Street , London?
Builders Building
2020-07-27
6,391
532.6
... that the Builders Building (pictured) , originally built to house construction industries, would eventually be home to the Chicago Board of Education and later be renovated into a hotel?
Prometheus (Orozco)
2020-07-14
6,362
530.1
... that abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock considered the greatest painting in North America to be a mural of Prometheus (pictured) at Pomona College by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco ?
1929–1930 psittacosis pandemic
2020-07-16
6,244
520.3
... that the Amazon parrot (depicted) was implicated as a source of the great parrot fever pandemic of 1929–30, in which more than 100 people died?
Pepsi Number Fever
2020-07-02
12,422
517.6
... that the Pepsi Number Fever draw in May 1992 was supposed to have just two 1-million-peso winners, but 486,170 people made claims for a winning bottle cap?
María Lionza (statue)
2020-07-15
5,926
493.8
... that although it depicts an indigenous goddess, the statue María Lionza is deliberately located in the middle of a highway?
Rights of nature
2020-07-07
11,791
491.3
... that rights of nature are legally recognized in twelve countries?
Viklau Madonna
2020-07-29
5,890
490.8
... that the Viklau Madonna (pictured) is one of the best-preserved 12th-century wooden sculptures in Europe?
Operation Gideon (2020)
2020-07-18
5,882
490.1
... that Operation Gideon , an attempt to infiltrate Venezuela by sea and remove Nicolás Maduro from office, was stopped before it got further than the beach?
Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
2020-07-24
5,738
478.2
... that in 2016, LGBT and women's rights activist Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (pictured) became the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest ?
Occupy Pedophilia
2020-07-26
5,700
475.0
... that the Russian group Occupy Pedophilia filmed themselves committing more than a hundred anti-gay attacks between 2012 and 2014?
Thai typography
2020-07-19
5,684
473.7
... that some typefaces used in Thai typography are designed to resemble Latin sans-serif , and the Thai characters พ , ร , and บ (pictured in two fonts) may look just like the English letters W, S, and U?
Joshna Chinappa
2020-07-11
5,650
470.8
... that Joshna Chinappa (pictured) has won the Indian national squash championship a record 18 times?
American Spaces
2020-07-14
5,602
466.9
... that in a survey, a Pakistani stated that a visit to one of the American Spaces under increased security conditions was "like going to jail or getting into Fort Knox"?
Ōyama Sutematsu
2020-07-15
5,584
465.3
... that Ōyama Sutematsu was eleven years old when she was sent with the Iwakura Mission to receive an American education on behalf of Japan?
Thomas Powell (steamboat)
2020-07-18
4,402
366.8
... that Thomas Powell (pictured) was one of several exceptionally fast Hudson River steamboats of the 1840s powered by the marine engineering works of T. F. Secor ?
T. F. Secor
1,116
93.0
Total
5,518
459.8
Message from Turnberry
2020-07-28
5,506
458.9
... that the 1990 Message from Turnberry issued by NATO has been called the "first official recognition of the end of the Cold War"?
Pterodactylus
2020-07-23
5,426
452.2
... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted) , the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon " as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned?
Junauda Petrus
2020-07-15
5,403
450.2
... that author and performance artist Junauda Petrus originally wanted to be an astronaut, but is now a "pleasure activist"?
No Surrender (to the IRA)
2020-07-08
10,730
447.1
... that the Football Association has asked England fans to stop singing "No Surrender to the IRA "?
Carlshof Institutions
2020-07-20
5,324
443.6
... that Adolf Hitler and members of his staff who survived the 20 July plot to assassinate him were treated in the former Carlshof Institutions ?
Yusuf I of Granada
2020-07-22
5,254
437.8
... that when his enemy Alfonso XI succumbed to the Black Death while besieging Gibraltar , Yusuf I of Granada (coin pictured) ordered his forces not to attack Alfonso's army as they carried the body home?
Diablos Motorcycle Club (Thailand)
2020-07-07
10,443
435.1
... that the Thailand-based Diablos outlaw motorcycle club fought the Hells Angels in a gun battle in Australia?
Photokinesis
2020-07-22
3,397
283.1
... that the sea slug Discodoris boholiensis exhibits photokinesis ?
Discodoris boholiensis
1,755
146.2
Total
5,152
429.3
Newland Oak
2020-07-01
10,208
425.4
... that the Newland Oak in Gloucestershire took "200 years to grow, 200 years to exist, and 200 to die"?
Buffalo police shoving incident
2020-07-28
5,092
424.3
... that after a shoving incident involving a 75-year-old man, two Buffalo police officers were suspended and charged with assault?
A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
2020-07-14
5,071
422.6
... that A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip , the new album by rock group Sparks , contains lyrics that appear to foreshadow COVID-19 , even though it was recorded before the onset of the pandemic?
Czechoslovak myth
2020-07-31
5,042
420.2
... that the myth of Czechoslovakia as "a welcoming and tolerant place for Jews" was exploited by Czechoslovak politicians?
Killing of Manuel Ellis
2020-07-22
4,964
413.7
... that Manuel Ellis can be heard in a recording through the Tacoma, Washington, police dispatch radio on March 3, 2020, shouting "I can't breathe !" before his death?
Poole's Land
2020-07-23
4,888
407.3
... that the town of Tofino on Vancouver Island was host to a hippie commune called Poole's Land where residents could exchange their labour for accommodation and drugs?
Shōnen Jump+
2020-07-28
4,880
406.6
... that due to its explicit content, a manga series on Shōnen Jump+ cannot be accessed via its iOS app, but is available on its website and Android app?
The Ickabog
2020-07-07
9,678
403.3
... that the "lost manuscript" of The Ickabog was featured on the dress worn by J. K. Rowling at her 50th birthday party?
Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine
2020-07-30
4,824
403.2
... that in 1960, British AI researcher Donald Michie made a noughts-and-crosses-playing algorithm out of matchboxes?
Théo Maledon
2020-07-21
4,836
403.0
... that at age 17, French basketball player Théo Maledon (pictured) became the youngest player ever to compete in the LNB All-Star Game ?
Dabuz
2020-07-13
4,817
401.4
... that professional Super Smash Bros. player Dabuz once requested a pause mid-game to consult his notes using a laptop he brought on stage?
Isaiah McKinnon
2020-07-23
4,761
396.8
... that Isaiah McKinnon , an African American, decided to join the Detroit Police Department after he was beaten by racist police officers?
Circassians in Jordan
2020-07-17
4,760
396.7
... that Circassian settlers in Jordan founded modern Amman in 1878?
4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-20
4,708
392.3
... that the flag of the 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) is on display at the Museum of the Confederacy ?
Shooting of Jamarion Robinson
2020-07-15
4,680
390.0
... that the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia , sued the U.S. Department of Justice after it refused to cooperate with his investigation of the shooting of Jamarion Robinson ?
June 6, 1944, order of the day
2020-07-21
4,512
376.0
... that in his reading of the June 6, 1944, order of the day (recording featured) , Dwight D. Eisenhower reportedly sounded like Clark Gable ?
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
2020-07-06
8,994
374.7
... that while researching for his book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems , Randall Munroe enlisted Serena Williams to knock a drone out of the sky with a tennis ball?
Battle of Grand Gulf
2020-07-29
4,472
372.6
... that only three Confederate soldiers were killed at the Battle of Grand Gulf , but one of them was the commander of Fort Wade?
ANZCO Foods
2020-07-15
3,048
254.0
... that although Damien O'Connor , the minister of agriculture , stated that "the image of pastoral farming is the one New Zealand promotes", he called the ANZCO Foods feedlot (drone footage featured) at Wakanui "innovative"?
Wakanui
1,380
115.0
Total
4,428
369.0
Khalili Imperial Garniture
2020-07-12
4,421
368.4
... that on their display in Chicago in 1893, the vases of the Khalili Imperial Garniture (pictured) were described as "the largest examples of cloisonné enamel ever made"?
Fresh Kill
2020-07-20
4,384
365.3
... that the 1994 film Fresh Kill is noted for its influence on hacker subculture , with a 1995 article about the film containing one of the first recorded uses of the term "hacktivism "?
Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine)
2020-07-19
4,308
359.0
... that Mark Ormrod was the first UK soldier to survive a triple amputation during the War in Afghanistan ?
The Cuckoo (novel)
2020-07-31
4,300
358.3
... that the English and French translations of Kenjirō Tokutomi 's The Cuckoo all omit a key aspect of its most famous line?
Nathalie Evans
2020-07-21
4,297
358.1
... that Nathalie Evans lived in a flat with a chimpanzee that was trained to eat at the dinner table and use the flush toilet?
People of Western Europe speech
2020-07-20
4,297
358.1
... that 47 million copies of Dwight D. Eisenhower 's People of Western Europe speech were printed for distribution during World War II?
Athens Confederate Monument
2020-07-03
8,586
357.8
... that despite owning it, the city of Athens, Georgia , has to look for a legal loophole to relocate its Confederate monument ?
Patsy Fagan
2020-07-10
8,508
354.5
... that after early professional success as a snooker player, Patsy Fagan developed a psychological block when using the rest and never won another major tournament?
Hitler's prophecy
2020-07-18
4,248
354.0
... that in a January 1939 speech , Hitler predicted "the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe"?
Albanese Candy
2020-07-20
4,200
350.0
... that Albanese Candy makes gummy confectioneries in the shape of worms, snakes, butterflies, khaki-colored soldiers, and jet fighter aircraft?
Empire Building (Manhattan)
2020-07-30
4,176
349.0
... that to demonstrate elevator safety in the Empire Building , eggs and light bulbs were loaded in a cab that was dropped past the third floor at 82 miles per hour (132 km/h), emerging undamaged?
John Jonathon Pratt
2020-07-07
8,300
345.8
... that John Jonathon Pratt , known as the grandfather of the typewriter (1867 model pictured) , invented several common typewriter features before Remington or Hammond machines entered the market?
1943 Rolls-Royce strike
2020-07-27
4,144
345.4
... that the 1943 Rolls-Royce strike at the Merlin engine plant in Hillington, Scotland , was the only major strike for equal pay in the United Kingdom during the Second World War?
Mojang Studios
2020-07-02
7,946 [e]
331.1
... that every employee who remained with Mojang Studios for six months after its acquisition by Microsoft received a bonus of roughly $300,000?
Ego Death (song)
2020-07-30
3,904
326.2
... that Ty Dolla Sign 's song "Ego Death " is a "first-ever of its kind" 9D listening experience?
Mongol campaign against the Nizaris
2020-07-04
7,776
324.0
... that the Nizari (Assassin) garrison of Gerdkuh resisted the siege of Mongol invaders for 13 more years after the surrender of their leaders?
Apollinaris Syncletica
2020-07-20
3,810
317.5
... that the 5th-century saint Apollinaris Syncletica might have been wrongly accused of seducing her own sister?
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan
2020-07-30
3,797
316.4
... that none of the 17 anchor projects put forward for recovery from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand have been delivered on time?
Irena Sawicka
2020-07-31
3,783
315.2
... that Irena Sawicka , a Polish archeologist, educator and communist activist, helped Jews during the Holocaust and perished in the Warsaw Uprising ?
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church
2020-07-05
7,565
315.2
... that U.S. law enforcement used chemical irritants to disperse a peaceful George Floyd protest in Washington, D.C. , shortly before President Donald Trump's photo op at St. John's Church ?
Shaarey Zedek Cemetery (Winnipeg)
2020-07-16
3,735
311.2
... that in 1918, a Jewish couple was married in a cemetery in Winnipeg with 1,000 people in attendance?
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
2020-07-06
7,438
309.9
... that a number of Confederate cannons were captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge because battery horses were posted on the wrong side of the river?
Namikawa Sōsuke
2020-07-25
2,363
196.9
... that Namikawa Sōsuke (work pictured) and Namikawa Yasuyuki were the only two cloisonné artists to be appointed Imperial Household Artists ?
Namikawa Yasuyuki
1,352
112.7
Total
3,716
309.6
Rhinocéros (Jacquemart)
2020-07-14
3,664
305.3
... that a life-size cast-iron rhinoceros sculpture was created for the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris?
Central Police Canteen
2020-07-21
3,614
301.2
... that the chief executive officer of the Central Police Canteen was removed from his position for issuing a list of non-indigenous items that were supposed to be banned for sale?
Helmsley Building
2020-07-16
1,848
154.0
... that the Helmsley Building and the Manhattan Municipal Building both have "basements" above ground, since both are located above underground tracks?
Manhattan Municipal Building
1,759
146.6
Total
3,606
300.5
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
2020-07-29
3,592
299.3
... that Vlambeer pitched the video game Serious Sam: The Random Encounter with a crude sketch, expecting it to be turned down?
Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
2020-07-12
3,520
293.3
... that a large, elderly, "decently behaved" Russian brown bear once lived in the Leeds suburb of Headingley ?
1 Wall Street
2020-07-11
3,516
293.0
... that during the topping-out ceremony for 1 Wall Street , while workers hoisted an evergreen tree to its pinnacle, a hot rivet fell onto the street and caused a fire?
COVID-19 pandemic in the Navajo Nation
2020-07-07
7,028
292.8
... that as of June 11, 2020, the Navajo Nation had a larger per-capita rate of infection from COVID-19 than any U.S. state?
Honora Jenkins's will
2020-07-15
3,514
292.8
... that an 18th-century court case may support altered ways of signing and witnessing English wills during the COVID-19 pandemic ?
Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Regiment
2020-07-28
3,484
290.3
... that a report that Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Regiment , which was formed in 1864, was armed with lances instead of firearms is likely inaccurate?
Hong Kong Junta
2020-07-16
3,474
289.5
... that money Spain provided to the Hong Kong Junta as part of a peace deal was used to buy weapons to fight Spain ?
Star Stations
2020-07-04
6,942
289.3
... that the Star Stations radio group was the subject of the largest denial of license renewals in the history of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ?
The Who by Numbers Tour
2020-07-11
3,467
288.9
... that the Who set the world record for the loudest concert on their The Who by Numbers Tour ?
National Paddy Day
2020-07-30
File:Playing in mud in a rice field in Nepal.jpg
3,372
281.8
... that on National Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud (pictured) , plant rice seedlings, eat curd and beaten rice , and sing folk songs?
Orca's Song
2020-07-17
3,372
281.0
... that the picture book Orca's Song has received both praise for its depiction of a lesbian relationship and criticism for how it adapted a First Nations story?
Calappa hepatica
2020-07-21
3,349
279.1
... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails?
Ibn Hawshab
2020-07-24
3,340
278.4
... that the Isma'ili leader Ibn Hawshab had to surrender his son as hostage to a rival, who returned him after a year with a golden necklace as a gift?
How to Be an Antiracist
2020-07-19
3,340
278.3
... that How to Be an Antiracist topped The New York Times Best Seller List in the Hardcover Nonfiction category after a surge in sales following the killing of George Floyd ?
Break My Heart (Dua Lipa song)
2020-07-28
3,334 [f]
277.8
... that after Dua Lipa wrote her song "Break My Heart ", she noticed similarities to INXS 's "Need You Tonight " and decided to credit the band?
Battle of Lemberg (1704)
2020-07-12
3,326
277.1
... that after Sweden defeated the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Lemberg , the Polish troops joined Sweden and were stationed in the city they had just lost?
Shooting of David McAtee
2020-07-26
3,309 [g]
275.8
... that the chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department was fired after the mayor learned that officers' body cameras were off during the shooting of David McAtee ?
March On, Bahamaland
2020-07-10
6,616
275.6
... that "God Save the Queen " was twice played by mistake at the 1982 Commonwealth Games instead of "March On, Bahamaland " (featured) , before officials realized they did not have a recording of the latter?
Inter-caste marriage in Nepal
2020-07-13
3,300
275.0
... that most Nepali families disapprove of inter-caste marriage because they are afraid of becoming social outcasts ?
Kajko i Kokosz (video game)
2020-07-30
3,280
273.3
... that the 1994 video game Kajko i Kokosz , the first based on the Polish comic book series of the same name , was not playtested , and the initial release had to be recalled and replaced?
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2020-07-12
3,240 [h]
270.0
... that after years of fan lobbying, the director's cut of Zack Snyder 's 2017 film Justice League will be released on HBO Max ?
Statue of Mary Seacole
2020-07-22
3,201
266.8
... that the statue of Mary Seacole in London honours a woman voted the greatest black Briton ?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
2020-07-11
3,198 [i]
266.5
... that F. Scott Fitzgerald 's works, such as The Great Gatsby , only gained popularity after his death?
Oval Mansions
2020-07-17
3,184
265.4
... that the one hundred squatters at the Oval Mansions in London could watch Test cricket for free from the roof?
Coty Building
2020-07-19
2,008
167.3
... that the base of 712 Fifth Avenue contains the historic Coty Building , which has the only documented architectural work by René Lalique in the United States?
712 Fifth Avenue
1,168
97.4
Total
3,176
264.7
Corythomantis greeningi
2020-07-18
3,164
263.6
... that the frog Corythomantis greeningi retreats into a hole, blocks the entrance with its spiny head, and injects venom into anything that tries to dislodge it?
Sarah Chapone
2020-07-30
1,855
154.6
... that Sarah Chapone compares the legal situation of married women in 18th-century England to slavery in her legal treatise ?
The Hardships of the English Laws in Relation to Wives
1,305
108.8
Total
3,160
263.3
2005 World Snooker Championship
2020-07-16
3,146
262.2
... that at the 2005 World Snooker Championship , a player turned up without his cue stick and with a hangover?
Rattlesnake Creek (Bronx)
2020-07-26
3,118
259.9
... that New York City's Rattlesnake Creek was named after the rattlesnakes that once populated the Bronx ?
MkLeo
2020-07-01
6,224
259.3
... that MkLeo , regarded as the best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in the world, won his first tournament at the age of eight?
Kevin Seaward
2020-07-26
3,097
258.1
... that Kevin Seaward (pictured) is the fastest marathon runner from Northern Ireland?
Fakhr al-Din I
2020-07-30
3,093
257.8
... that the Druze emir Fakhr al-Din built a mosque (pictured) in Mount Lebanon despite the non-use of mosques by the Druze?
Bad apples
2020-07-19
3,074
256.2
... that the "bad apples " metaphor has changed from a warning not to interact with corrupt individuals to a claim that bad apples are not representative of an entire group?
Physical (Dua Lipa song)
2020-07-27
3,064
255.3
... that the music video for Dua Lipa 's song "Physical " is based on a Venn diagram from 1981?
Lel and Polel
2020-07-27
3,032
252.7
... that Lel and Polel are considered divine twins in Slavic mythology ?
Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib
2020-07-03
6,036
251.5
... that, unusual for a Sikh place of worship, Guru Ram Rai Darbar Sahib (pictured) in India was influenced by Islamic architecture ?
Crawfish Spring
2020-07-20
2,974
247.8
... that it was said that Crawfish Spring supplied water to the "entire" Union Army during the Battle of Chickamauga ?
1942 Betteshanger miners' strike
2020-07-12
2,953
246.1
... that negotiations to end the 1942 Betteshanger miners' strike took place at Maidstone Prison , as three of the union officials had been imprisoned there?
Rhys Ernst
2020-07-27
2,928
244.0
... that critics called for a boycott of transgender filmmaker Rhys Ernst 's film Adam for perceived transphobia ?
Canal Orbe 21
2020-07-20
2,905
242.1
... that when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires , Pope Francis instructed the first director general of television station Canal 21 to position the station "between nude women and the Sunday Mass"?
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat
2020-07-09
5,802
241.8
... that Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge (pictured) are the only teammates to hit a home run in their first major league at bats in the same game, and to accomplish this in back-to-back at bats?
Children of Israel Cemetery
2020-07-25
2,880
240.0
... that following decades of repairs due to vandalism and falling headstones in the Children of Israel Cemetery in Winnipeg , Canada, maintenance is now limited to "mowing the grass"?
Mina'i ware
2020-07-09
5,710
237.9
... that production of mina'i ware , the first pottery to use overglaze enamels , stopped with the Mongol invasion of Persia in 1219?
9th Missouri Infantry Regiment
2020-07-21
2,846
237.2
... that when originally organized, the 9th Missouri Infantry Regiment contained only eight companies , which violated Confederate regulations?
James A. Baker (born 1857)
2020-07-06
5,679
236.6
... that James A. Baker helped to reveal the murder conspiracy against wealthy businessman William Marsh Rice ?
Ladakh Chronicles
2020-07-26
2,809
234.1
... that one of the two surviving manuscripts of the Ladakh Chronicles is owned by a monk in Lamayuru Monastery ?
Paulina de la Mora
2020-07-14
2,808
234.0
... that the languorous voice of television character Paulina de la Mora is seen as a socioeconomic commentary on the Mexican stereotype of high-class young women ?
John Pulman
2020-07-26
2,800
233.3
... that snooker player John Pulman obliterated a rival's branding from his own cue ?
Harris' Missouri Battery (1864)
2020-07-11
2,796
233.0
... that Harris' Missouri Battery was formed in an 1864 reorganization that may not have been authorized?
The Lot (album)
2020-07-02
5,491
228.8
... that fans were asked to return their copies of The Lot , a 2013 compilation album by Queen drummer Roger Taylor , due to audio and typographical errors?
Mexican music in Chile
2020-07-22
2,734
227.9
... that Mexican music is common in Chile (ranchera singer pictured) during the national day celebrations of Fiestas Patrias ?
Bruce Jay Friedman
2020-07-15
2,725
227.1
... that Bruce Jay Friedman described his first marriage as having "crumbled like an old graham cracker"?
Nyma Tang
2020-07-23
2,691
224.2
... that Nyma Tang sheds light on colourism in the beauty industry through her YouTube series The Darkest Shade ?
Kids on the Slope
2020-07-22
2,206
183.9
... that the depiction of Catholicism in Japan in Kids on the Slope , an anime series adapted from a manga by Yuki Kodama , has been compared to The Singing Nun and Sister Act ?
Yuki Kodama
480
40.0
Total
2,686
223.8
Kartik Naach
2020-07-20
2,667
222.2
... that the 379-year-old dance musical play Kartik Naach (video clip featured) is performed every year in Nepal?
J. N. Petit Library
2020-07-30
2,666
222.1
... that the J. N. Petit Library in Mumbai is considered to be one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the city?
Wildlife of North Macedonia
2020-07-21
2,662
221.9
... that carnivorous wildlife of North Macedonia as small as the Balkan lynx have been reported to attack not just livestock , but humans too?
Newell Snow Booth
2020-07-30
2,653
221.7
... that during the Congo Crisis , American Methodist bishop Newell Snow Booth was threatened at gunpoint by a soldier before being released by an officer who recognized him?
Joseph Crews
2020-07-11
2,650
220.8
... that Joseph Crews , who organized a militia to mobilize African-American voters in South Carolina , was assassinated by whites in the run-up to the 1876 gubernatorial election ?
Another Holocaust
2020-07-14
2,625
218.8
... that Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin claimed that he had prevented another Holocaust by bombing an Iraqi nuclear reactor ?
Emily Sheffield
2020-07-19
2,622
218.5
... that Emily Sheffield , the new editor of London's Evening Standard , left British Vogue as part of what was called a "posh girl exodus"?
Cherry pit spitting
2020-07-14
2,606
217.2
... that the Guinness World Record for the amateur sport of cherry pit spitting is 28.51 metres (93 ft 6.5 in)?
Connie Carberg
2020-07-12
2,589
215.8
... that Connie Carberg , the NFL 's first female scout, made mock drafts as a hobby while growing up?
Marty Kirkby
2020-07-19
2,587
215.6
... that a same-sex kiss, broadcast in January 2020, between the Casualty characters Marty Kirkby and Jack Ward received 111 complaints?
Ismail II of Granada
2020-07-29
2,586
215.5
... that Ismail II of Granada deposed his brother to take the throne, but less than a year later he was dethroned and killed by his brother-in-law ?
Pill mill
2020-07-18
2,586
215.5
... that to avoid prosecution, managers of illegal opioid prescription centers known as "pill mills " tend to run their facilities like pop-up stores ?
Husarln
2020-07-14
2,582
215.2
... that the card game of Husarln ("Hussar") is dominated by the distribution of tarot cards, giving it "that brisk and energetic feel" which is reflected in its name?
Xu Chang's rebellion
2020-07-28
2,554
212.8
... that Xu Chang's rebellion against the Han dynasty attempted to revive the ancient state of Yue , which had ended about 400 years earlier?
Chen Jieren
2020-07-14
2,546
212.2
... that a report by Chinese journalist Chen Jieren on university students turning to prostitution to pay for their tuition fees sparked a major debate about prostitution in China ?
Roger Poole
2020-07-11
2,523
210.2
... that trade union official Roger Poole spent his honeymoon travelling the Americas in a double-decker bus promoting British products, until the bus sank in a river in Peru?
Hollaback Girl
2020-07-03
5,042
210.1
... that Gwen Stefani 's song "Hollaback Girl " was the first single ever to sell more digital downloads than CDs?
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on smaller islands
2020-07-04
5,003
208.5
... that the Statue of Liberty (pictured) was not designated a New York City landmark until 1976?
Fred Sargeant
2020-07-16
2,500
208.3
... that Fred Sargeant was one of the gay rights activists who proposed the first Christopher Street Liberation Day—now the NYC Pride March —to commemorate the Stonewall riots ?
Pavle Jovanovic (bobsledder)
2020-07-08
4,948
206.1
... that bobsleigh pusher Pavle Jovanovic was "one of the most feared brakemen" on the Bobsleigh World Cup circuit?
Büyük Valide Han
2020-07-05
4,891
203.8
... that the Büyük Valide Han , a 17th-century caravanserai in Istanbul, was one of the locations used for a motorcycle chase scene in the 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall ?
Ed Warren (politician)
2020-07-12
2,430
202.5
... that Ed Warren , the 35th and 41st mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming , was an actor and one of three Cheyenne mayors to have played on Broadway ?
Aaron Yazzie
2020-07-12
2,415
201.2
... that NASA mechanical engineer Aaron Yazzie has compared the surface of Mars to the landscape near his birthplace in the Navajo Nation ?
Embassy of the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur
2020-07-16
2,410
200.9
... that the chancery of the Embassy of the Philippines (pictured) in Kuala Lumpur was formerly the home of Tunku Abdul Rahman , the first prime minister of Malaysia?
Club Cumming
2020-07-04
4,797
199.9
... that Alan Cumming started a nightclub in his dressing room?
Palazzo Sacchetti
2020-07-07
4,762
198.4
... that in 1557, Cardinal Giovanni Ricci sold Palazzo Sacchetti in Rome for 25,000 scudi to his friend Tommaso Marino in a fictitious sale?
Topo Islet
2020-07-11
2,360
196.7
... that the whole of Topo Islet (pictured) , in Portugal's Azores , is protected as a nature reserve ?
Stephanie Pollack
2020-07-22
2,340
195.0
... that lifelong Democrat Stephanie Pollack was appointed by lifelong Republican Charlie Baker to lead the Massachusetts Department of Transportation?
Gastrotheca andaquiensis
2020-07-13
2,304
192.0
... that the female Andes marsupial frog carries her developing young in a pouch on her back?
Headingley Hill Congregational Church
2020-07-08
4,596
191.5
... that Cuthbert Brodrick was invited to design Headingley Hill Congregational Church (pictured) after its committee rejected all of the entries in its architectural competition ?
Edward J. O'Donnell (military)
2020-07-15
2,259
188.2
... that U.S. admiral Edward Joseph O'Donnell passed responsibility for Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to its new commander on a golf course?
16th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-05
4,500
187.5
... that more men died while serving in the 16th Missouri Infantry Regiment than any other Missouri unit of the Confederate States Army ?
KFNB
2020-07-25
2,248
187.3
... that while the management of Wyoming television station KFNB claimed transmitter trouble as the reason for going off the air, a former reporter announced that all staff had been laid off?
WANC-TV
2020-07-18
2,244
187.0
... that the Federal Communications Commission disapproved of a potential buyer's plans for North Carolina television station WANC-TV , finding them a wasteful use of spectrum?
The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Communists of Poland
2020-07-11
2,239
186.6
... that The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Communists of Poland discusses the minority of Polish Jews who became communists and were later "demonized" as part of the Żydokomuna canard?
The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939–1945
2020-07-03
4,470
186.3
... that the book The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939–1945 has been praised for bridging widely different views of the Polish resistance found in Jewish and Polish historiographies?
Sue Bruce-Smith
2020-07-02
4,462
185.9
... that film producer Sue Bruce-Smith was credited with the success of Oscar -winning films including 12 Years a Slave , The Favourite , Room , and Slumdog Millionaire ?
Alicia Graf Mack
2020-07-26
2,231
185.9
... that dancer Alicia Graf Mack completed a history degree in Columbia University while recovering from ankylosing spondylitis ?
IRT New Lots Line
2020-07-24
2,223
185.2
... that during contract bidding for structural steel for New York City's New Lots Line , all three bids were rejected partly because the chief engineer was banking on steel prices falling?
11th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-24
2,220
185.0
... that a Missouri Confederate infantry regiment lost many men on Graveyard Hill ?
1997 New Mexico's 3rd congressional district special election
2020-07-26
2,218
184.9
... that a large sign announcing the winner of the Democratic nomination for a New Mexico special election appeared three hours before the meeting to select him had started?
Unlimited Saga
2020-07-25
2,218
184.9
... that the 2002 video game Unlimited Saga was one of five games planned for use in a Sony promotional lottery that was cancelled due to tensions between the U.S. and Iraq?
Abdur Rahman Peshawari
2020-07-23
2,210
184.2
... that Turkish soldier Abdur Rahman Peshawari was appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Afghanistan in part due to his knowledge of Pashto and Persian ?
Miss James
2020-07-30
2,174
181.7
... that the English philanthropist Miss James has both a footpath and a footbridge named after her?
WNDO
2020-07-01
4,330
180.4
... that after a show host on Orlando -area radio station WTLN hired a hitman to kill his former lover's husband, the intended victim began a campaign to urge advertisers to boycott the station?
KRSD-TV
2020-07-17
2,164
180.3
... that South Dakota TV station KRSD-TV 's signal was so poor that it sparked an "uprising" of calls and cancellations from cable viewers?
Boneybefore
2020-07-04
4,328
180.3
... that Boneybefore in Northern Ireland contains the ancestral home of the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson ?
Molchat Doma
2020-07-16
2,161
180.1
... that a song by Belarusian rock band Molchat Doma reached number two on the Spotify Viral 50 chart after it was frequently used as background music on video sharing platform TikTok ?
6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-01
4,317
179.9
... that a mine was detonated under the position of part of the 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) on July 1, 1863, during the Siege of Vicksburg ?
Jürgen Holtz
2020-07-21
2,150
179.2
... that Jürgen Holtz played the title role in Brecht's Leben des Galilei with the Berliner Ensemble at age 86, sometimes appearing naked?
Crush 40
2020-07-23
2,146
178.8
... that Japanese-American hard rock band Crush 40 created music for a number of Sonic the Hedgehog games?
Markham's storm petrel
2020-07-06
4,261
177.5
... that Markham's storm petrel , which nests in Peru and northern Chile, has been described as "one of the least known seabirds in the world"?
Island Home (anthem)
2020-07-15
2,128
177.4
... that "Island Home " is the anthem of Jersey , but has been disliked and sometimes substituted with a song that mentions France?
Barbronia weberi
2020-07-10
4,248
177.0
... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina ?
Roses and Castles
2020-07-19
2,120
176.7
... that the "gaudy" stylised floral paintings (example pictured) used to decorate narrowboats and their fittings may have originated from decorations on Romani wagons ?
Crossroads (Kazakhstani TV series)
2020-07-10
4,236
176.5
... that the British government funded Crossroads , the first Kazakhstani soap opera, to promote the country's transition to a free-market economy after the collapse of the Soviet Union ?
General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers
2020-07-16
2,108
175.6
... that when one president of the General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers tried to negotiate with the Nazi government, the other planned to resign in protest?
Kristin Bochröder
2020-07-12
1,272
106.0
... that husband and wife Ralf and Kristin Bochröder both won their 1975 Berlin Marathon races, the only couple to have done so?
Ralf Bochröder
828
69.0
Total
2,100
175.0
Odette Ferreira
2020-07-25
2,091
174.2
... that Portuguese HIV researcher Odette Ferreira flew from Lisbon to Paris with test tubes of blood in her coat to maintain the right temperature for testing at the Pasteur Institute ?
1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
2020-07-30
2,088
174.0
... that during the women's marathon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics , one runner fell out of medal contention when she stopped for a toilet break?
El Grito de Sunset Park
2020-07-18
2,084
173.7
... that Brooklyn -based activist group El Grito de Sunset Park frequently photographs the police ?
Alexander Gordon (physician)
2020-07-21
2,084
173.7
... that Alexander Gordon clearly demonstrated that childbirth fever was contagious 66 years before Ignaz Semmelweis did?
2 Black 2 Strong
2020-07-20
2,082
173.5
... that American rapper 2 Black 2 Strong is best known for his song "Burn Baby Burn" about the right to burn the flag ?
1989–90 British ambulance strike
2020-07-13
2,074
172.8
... that army ambulances were deployed during the 1989–90 British ambulance strike ?
Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277
2020-07-27
2,056
171.3
... that a peace treaty signed between Venice and the Byzantine Empire in 1277 allowed both parties to fight one another over possession of Negroponte , without violating its terms?
Norman Whitten
2020-07-03
4,101
170.9
... that Norman Whitten , who played the Mad Hatter in the 1903 film Alice in Wonderland , later married May Clark , who played Alice?
Nerine Barrett
2020-07-29
2,044
170.3
... that Nerine Barrett , one of the few black women to have achieved international recognition as a classical pianist , first performed on Radio Jamaica for her third birthday?
Mid-Manhattan Library
2020-07-31
2,034
169.5
... that the Mid-Manhattan Library , with space for 350,000 volumes at its opening, was designed to replace a collection housed in a single room of the New York Public Library Main Branch ?
The Sky Is Pink
2020-07-18
2,033 [j]
169.4
... that Priyanka Chopra planned her wedding to Nick Jonas in between filming scenes for The Sky Is Pink ?
2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-02
4,025
167.7
... that during the Siege of Vicksburg , the former commander of the 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment stated that the regiment "died once, and can die again"?
All India Anglo-Indian Association
2020-07-21
2,004
167.0
... that the All India Anglo-Indian Association maintains that Anglo-Indians are unique because they are Christians and have historical links to both Europe and India?
Charles Kingston O'Mahony
2020-07-14
1,975
164.6
... that Charles Kingston O'Mahony 's selection of murderers in his 1927 book Enemies of Society includes five doctors?
Gaoshi Shrine
2020-07-08
3,922
163.4
... that Gaoshi Shrine is the first Shinto shrine constructed in Taiwan after World War II?
Lillie Hall
2020-07-22
1,960
163.3
... that Charles Rolls 's first car showroom, Lillie Hall , was on the site of a disused skating rink?
The Dawn's Early Light
2020-07-27
1,958
163.2
... that Walter Lord 's book The Dawn's Early Light was called "the definitive book about the burning of Washington during the War of 1812" by the Los Angeles Times ?
Seraph Young Ford
2020-07-13
1,931
160.9
... that Seraph Young Ford was the first American woman to cast a vote under a women's equal-suffrage law?
1972 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska
2020-07-09
3,840
160.0
... that Nick Begich won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives despite having gone missing the previous month?
Scott A. McGregor
2020-07-18
1,908
159.0
... that technology executive Scott A. McGregor was the lead developer of Windows 1.0 ?
Korean creation narratives
2020-07-16
1,903
158.6
... that according to one Korean creation narrative , there was a time when noodles grew on shrubs and rice cakes grew on leaves?
Emilio López Zamora dam
2020-07-16
1,898
158.2
... that the Emilio López Zamora dam in Ensenada, Baja California , almost overflowed on March 4, 1978?
Only Human (Jonas Brothers song)
2020-07-16
1,860
155.0
... that the Jonas Brothers wrote and recorded the song "Only Human " mostly via FaceTime ?
5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-24
1,852
154.4
... that during the Battle of Port Gibson , the 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate) was sometimes only 10 feet (3.0 m) away from their opponent?
Winnie Yu (nurse)
2020-07-31
1,834
152.8
... that in response to the Hong Kong government refusing to close its border with mainland China to contain COVID-19 , Winnie Yu organized a labour strike among hospital workers in February 2020?
Mustafa ibn Ali al-Muwaqqit
2020-07-21
1,832
152.7
... that astronomer Mustafa ibn Ali wrote mostly in Ottoman Turkish rather than Arabic, in order to make his field more accessible in the Ottoman Empire?
John Randolph Lewis
2020-07-14
1,830
152.5
... that the first state superintendent of schools for Georgia was a one-armed former dentist ?
Lexipol
2020-07-12
1,820
151.7
... that one private company, Lexipol , writes the policy manuals for 3,500 law and public service agencies in the U.S.?
Jyotigram Yojana
2020-07-24
1,816
151.3
... that in a radical reform of its power grid , Gujarat became the first state in India to separate electricity feeder lines between agricultural and household usage?
Jan Otrębski
2020-07-18
1,809
150.8
... that Jan Otrębski , who knew nothing of the Lithuanian language until his adulthood, is honored in Lithuania for his studies of the language?
The Doon School Quintet
2020-07-06
3,612
150.5
... that to make the ethnographic film series The Doon School Quintet , visual anthropologist David MacDougall was given unprecedented access to film students at an all-boys boarding school in India?
Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda
2020-07-06
3,605
150.2
... that in 1381, the Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda gained greatly in prestige when it received the body of Paul of Thebes ?
Eurovision: Come Together
2020-07-31
1,790
149.2
... that following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 , the BBC produced their own show to determine the British public's favourite Eurovision song of all time?
John Whitworth (musician)
2020-07-15
1,786
148.9
... that John Whitworth , a singing lay vicar at Westminster Abbey for 22 years, was praised for his "voice of great beauty, rich in the lower register, trumpet-toned in the upper"?
Monks Bridge, River Dove
2020-07-23
1,784
148.6
... that in 1548, the parish of Egginton sold two church bells to fund repairs to the Monks Bridge ?
Angels Ain't Listening
2020-07-17
1,781
148.4
... that the video for "Angels Ain't Listening " by Basshunter features a mentally unstable man modeled after Joaquin Phoenix 's 2019 portrayal of the Joker ?
2nd and 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Consolidated)
2020-07-23
1,772
147.6
... that more than 60 percent of the members of the 2nd and 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Consolidated) became casualties at the Battle of Franklin ?
Jamai Palace
2020-07-10
3,534
147.3
... that the Jamai Palace in Fez was originally the residence of a grand vizier , but was later seized by the state, sold, and converted into a hotel?
Journal de Malte
2020-07-26
1,761
146.8
... that the publication of Malta's first newspaper was discontinued after about ten issues due to a local uprising ?
Squash in India
2020-07-25
1,754
146.2
... that the British Raj restricted access to squash courts in India —then located on military bases—to the upper class of society?
The Tolhouse
2020-07-31
1,751
145.9
... that British 19th-century prison visitor Sarah Martin criticised living conditions at The Tolhouse jail, and objected to the fact that the inmates had no access to a church or chaplain?
Ludwik Maurycy Landau
2020-07-10
3,496
145.7
... that during World War II, Polish-Jewish economist Ludwik Maurycy Landau conducted undercover research into the economic conditions in occupied Poland ?
Maria Luísa de Sousa Holstein, 3rd Duchess of Palmela
2020-07-09
3,486
145.3
... that King Carlos I of Portugal often donated the game shot during his hunts to a soup kitchen founded by Maria Luísa de Sousa Holstein ?
10th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-27
1,738
144.8
... that more men of the 10th Missouri Infantry Regiment were captured at the Battle of Helena than remained in the regiment two days later?
Mr. Monster
2020-07-15
1,720
143.3
... that in order to write his novel Mr. Monster , Dan Wells researched the offender profiling and embalming processes?
Bruce Lewandowski
2020-07-19
1,715
142.9
... that Bruce Lewandowski , the incoming auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore , worked with the activist group BUILD to create a parish identity card for undocumented immigrants?
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry
2020-07-22
1,704
142.0
... that Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong , a collector of Mexican-American art, is helping develop The Cheech , a center for Chicano art in Riverside, California?
Manik Bagh
2020-07-25
1,700
141.7
... that the interior of Manik Bagh , a palace of the maharajah of Indore State , was filled with contemporary designer furniture by Le Corbusier , Eileen Gray , Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann , and others?
Ng On-yee
2020-07-01
3,392
141.4
... that Ng On-yee defeated Reanne Evans , the champion for the ten previous years, on her way to win the 2015 World Ladies Snooker Championship ?
Frank Clifford Rose
2020-07-04
3,364
140.2
... that neurologist Frank Clifford Rose believed that any alcohol might cause a headache, but that red wine could trigger a migraine ?
Leslie Shepherd (physicist)
2020-07-26
1,682
140.2
... that in 1948 and 1952, nuclear physicist Leslie Shepherd published scientific papers on the use of nuclear technology for interplanetary and interstellar space travel?
Astrid Gjertsen
2020-07-12
1,672
139.3
... that in a 2013 ranking compiled by the political editors of Verdens Gang , Astrid Gjertsen was rated the ninth-most important woman in Norwegian history?
Survey of Palestine
2020-07-20
1,670
139.2
... that the Survey of Palestine was the only government department in Mandatory Palestine not headquartered in Jerusalem?
Mood Ring (song)
2020-07-22
1,648
137.3
... that Britney Spears 's song "Mood Ring " was originally written as a collaboration between Spears and the Chainsmokers ?
Chasing 3000
2020-07-19
1,644
137.0
... that the film Chasing 3000 was meant to premiere at the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , but was held back since the filmmakers wanted a better chance to secure a distribution deal?
Real Life (novel)
2020-07-22
1,640
136.7
... that Real Life , Brandon Taylor 's debut novel, is an American campus novel about a gay, black doctoral student in a mostly white PhD program?
Craig Hall (dancer)
2020-07-01
1,914
79.7
... that Craig Hall , the first African American in New York City Ballet to dance the title role in Apollo , went on to teach the role to Taylor Stanley , another dancer of color?
Taylor Stanley
1,318
54.9
Total
3,231
134.6
Johann Peries
2020-07-17
1,610
134.2
... that in 2018, hair stylist Johann Peries became the first Sri Lankan man to summit Mount Everest ?
Great Northern School District
2020-07-03
3,194
133.1
... that the Great Northern School District is named for a railroad ?
Old Church of St Sebastian, Qormi
2020-07-30
1,592
133.0
... that the old church of St Sebastian in Qormi , Malta, was completed in 1890 but was not formally consecrated until 2019?
Senti Virus
2020-07-15
1,594
132.8
... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film Senti Virus was changed from Anti Virus on the advice of an astrologer ?
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
2020-07-25
1,591
132.6
... that the rapper Akala explains in his book Natives why he was placed in special-needs classes for children who did not speak English, despite reading The Lord of the Rings at the time?
Elza van den Heever
2020-07-26
1,590
132.5
... that when Elza van den Heever made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera as the bald queen Elisabetta in Donizetti's Maria Stuarda , she had her head shaved?
Bhagavadajjukam
2020-07-10
3,172
132.1
... that the 7th-century drama Bhagavadajjukam is the earliest-surviving satirical play in Sanskrit literature ?
Stanford Fleet Street Singers
2020-07-13
1,568
130.6
... that the Stanford Fleet Street Singers perform a medley of songs called the "Greatest Hits of the 1590s"?
Rilly Groovy
2020-07-13
1,562
130.2
... that the Jimi Hendrix guitar solo which Beautiful People sampled for their 1993 single "Rilly Groovy " had to be cut into about forty pieces and rearranged to fit the beat?
3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
2020-07-08
3,118
129.9
... that at the Battle of Grand Gulf , men of the Confederate 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment fired into the portholes of Union Navy ships?
Pippa Wicks
2020-07-28
1,546
128.9
... that Pippa Wicks , the deputy chief executive officer of the Co-operative Group , has supported the company's initiative to employ people who have escaped modern slavery ?
Harold Clyde Bingham
2020-07-25
1,546
128.9
... that Harold Clyde Bingham trailed a troop of gorillas for 100 hours in 1929?
Adore You (Harry Styles song)
2020-07-24
1,543
128.6
... that the video for Harry Styles 's single "Adore You " was praised for "elevating a good pop song to something closer to absurdist art"?
Stuart Bergsma
2020-07-30
1,538
128.1
... that Stuart Bergsma , a medical missionary in Ethiopia and India, connected speaking in tongues with emotional stress?
Leila Hassan
2020-07-17
1,526
127.2
... that Leila Hassan edited the journal Race Today and was a member of the British Black Panthers and the Black Unity and Freedom Party ?
Johannes Leimena
2020-07-03
3,050
127.1
... that as health minister of Indonesia, Johannes Leimena focused on preventive care in rural regions, contrasting with prior colonial policy?
Lights (BTS song)
2020-07-27
1,509
125.8
... that BTS 's Japanese single "Lights " surpassed one million pre-orders in Japan and broke the 24-year-old record of Celine Dion 's 1995 single "To Love You More "?
Thomas H. Stack
2020-07-24
1,500
125.0
... that Thomas H. Stack was president of Boston College for less than a month before he died?
Souleymane Mboup
2020-07-19
1,495
124.6
... that Souleymane Mboup and his team discovered HIV-2 in Senegal in 1985?
More & More (Twice song)
2020-07-25
1,463
121.9
... that the music video for Twice 's song "More & More " was inspired by the Garden of Eden (depicted) ?
Troy Nehls
2020-07-29
1,441
120.1
... that Troy Nehls , the sheriff of Fort Bend County , is the son of a sheriff and brother of a sheriff?
Any Song
2020-07-21
1,432
119.3
... that Zico 's "Any Song " dance challenge went viral on TikTok after several South Korean celebrities including Hwasa , Chungha , and Lee Hyori participated in the trend?
Burton Benedict
2020-07-05
2,860
119.1
... that after meeting Pueblo Indians during his World War II service, Burton Benedict switched his focus at Harvard University from ornithology to anthropology ?
St. James Church (Queens)
2020-07-29
1,426
118.9
... that St. James Church in New York City was once occupied by a veterans' organization, an Indonesian church, and a group for Chinese senior citizens?
Esther Pineda G
2020-07-20
1,424
118.6
... that Venezuelan sociologist Esther Pineda G popularized the term violencia estética ('aesthetic violence') to describe the damaging pressure on women to respond to prevailing ideas of beauty?
Ralph Debbas
2020-07-25
1,420
118.3
... that Ralph Debbas founded the first Middle Eastern automotive company in 2012, making him the first automotive executive in the Middle East?
Anna Bliss
2020-07-25
1,418
118.1
... that a Christian revival at Anna Bliss 's school in Peru, Massachusetts , led to her being selected to establish a new school in South Africa?
Claude Watney
2020-07-15
1,402
116.8
... that brewer Claude Watney was one of several Old Etonians involved in the motor trade in Edwardian London?
Censorship in Poland
2020-07-16
1,391
115.9
... that to bypass censorship in Poland , some authors turned to self-censorship, Aesopian language , and the Polish underground press ?
Rockwell A. Schnabel
2020-07-08
2,780
115.8
... that Rockwell A. Schnabel was nominated as United States Ambassador to the European Union instead of Ambassador to Italy, after Italian-Americans demanded one of their own be in that position?
Hospital El Salvador
2020-07-28
1,356
113.0
... that El Salvador converted its main convention center into a COVID-19 hospital that, when completed, will have 2,000 beds?
WNWC (AM)
2020-07-28
1,350
112.5
... that the bank that owned Wisconsin radio stations WMAD AM and FM hired three new employees in the ten days before shutting the stations down?
Claude Mercier-Ythier
2020-07-27
1,348
112.3
... that harpsichords built and restored by Claude Mercier-Ythier were played in thousands of concerts and on hundreds of recordings?
Jacob Robbins
2020-07-29
1,344
112.0
... that American endocrinologist Jacob Robbins studied the effects of nuclear fallout in Hiroshima , Nagasaki , and Chernobyl on the development of thyroid cancer ?
Ethel McGhee Davis
2020-07-16
1,343
111.9
... that Ethel McGhee Davis , an alumna of Spelman College , later served as the school's first African-American dean and was a member of its board of trustees for 24 years?
Winifred Tumim
2020-07-22
1,336
111.3
... that the administrator Winifred Tumim called the state of management where charity trustees had no knowledge of their legal and professional obligations "mad chair disease"?
Abatus cordatus
2020-07-23
1,308
109.0
... that the sea urchin Abatus cordatus broods its young for nine months in pockets on its upper surface?
Solomon Frank
2020-07-24
1,301
108.4
... that in addition to his rabbinical duties at a Winnipeg Orthodox synagogue, Solomon Frank served as Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias ?
Christ Church, Byculla
2020-07-27
1,299
108.2
... that the Doric columns used in Christ Church in Byculla , India, were imported from England?
Danamandıra
2020-07-31
1,278
106.5
... that archaeological finds at Danamandıra village in Istanbul Province , Turkey, date its settlement back to the Late Neolithic era?
Lewis Lochée
2020-07-29
1,276
106.4
... that after closing his military academy at Chelsea , Lewis Lochée fought for the United Belgian States against the Austrian Netherlands and then wrote a history of the Belgian Revolution ?
Moral (1982 film)
2020-07-22
1,272
106.0
... that Moral , part of a loose trilogy of feminist films directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya , was initially dismissed by critics but is now regarded as one of the best Filipino films ever made?
Anokhi
2020-07-16
1,232
102.6
... that in the 1970s, Indian retailer Anokhi , which produces hand-printed garments, helped revive traditional Rajasthani woodblock printing ?
Jayanendra Chand Thakuri
2020-07-11
1,229
102.4
... that Nepali actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri starred in more than 100 films?
Asa Binns
2020-07-02
2,442
101.7
... that Asa Binns was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers , but died before he could take office?
Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah
2020-07-18
1,220
101.6
... that Angèle Dola Akofa Aguigah demonstrated that the earthworks at Notsé in Togo were used to define separate social spaces, not for defence?
WYFN
2020-07-30
1,201
100.1
... that the transmitter used to start Nashville radio station WSIX was purchased in exchange for five barrels of oil?
George Floyd protests in New York City
2020-07-13
1,194
99.5
... that amid the George Floyd protests , New York City implemented its first nighttime curfew since the Harlem riot of 1943 ?
Antonio Berti (sculptor)
2020-07-17
1,188
99.0
... that sculptor Antonio Berti designed the bronze casket used to house the wooden coffin of Pope Pius XI ?
Visit Nepal 2020
2020-07-20
1,179
98.2
... that for its 2020 tourism campaign , the Government of Nepal proposed building 108 sculptures of the Yeti painted by 108 different artists?
Nature's Fynd
2020-07-19
1,176
98.0
... that Nature's Fynd , producer of microbe-based meat substitutes, is working with NASA to develop a bioreactor for use in space travel?
Balidaan (1997 film)
2020-07-14
1,173
97.8
... that the 1997 historical drama Balidaan (Sacrifice ) was banned in 2005 by King Gyanendra 's government for its portrayal of Nepal's communist movement ?
Pita Limjaroenrat
2020-07-17
1,162
96.9
... that Pita Limjaroenrat , the current leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party , was the first Thai student to receive an international student scholarship from Harvard University ?
Antonyo Awards
2020-07-26
1,160
96.7
... that the Antonyo Awards —a riff on the Tony Awards —were instituted in 2020 to celebrate excellence in Black theater?
Senior Citizens Partylist
2020-07-05
2,316
96.5
... that the Senior Citizens Partylist was sworn in five months after the 18th Congress of the Philippines convened, since its factions could not agree on a nominee?
Antje Weithaas
2020-07-18
1,156
96.3
... that when Antje Weithaas played Max Bruch 's Violin Concerto , a reviewer from The Guardian wrote that she reminded her, "with quiet and compelling eloquence, why it's a masterpiece"?
Kessler R. Cannon
2020-07-14
1,154
96.2
... that Kessler R. Cannon , who later became an Oregon state representative, interviewed Oregon pioneers for his popular 15 Minute Histories radio program broadcast on KBND in the 1950s?
1990 Cordillera Autonomous Region creation plebiscite
2020-07-23
1,144
95.3
... that only Ifugao consented to be part of an autonomous region in the Philippine Cordillera in a 1990 plebiscite ?
Antoinette Waroh
2020-07-24
1,142
95.1
... that Antoinette Waroh was the only female member of the Provisional Representative Body , the parliament of East Indonesia?
The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia (book)
2020-07-23
1,142
95.1
... that in a new book , Wolf Gruner argues that the collaborationist Czech government played a significant role in the persecution of Jews in Bohemia and Moravia?
Hetty Spiers
2020-07-21
1,139
94.9
... that Hetty Spiers , who wrote screenplays for silent films as early as 1917, is included on Columbia University 's list of "Unhistoricized Women Film Pioneers"?
UpCounsel
2020-07-21
1,138
94.8
... that a LinkedIn license contract compelled UpCounsel , an online marketplace for legal services, to close but it ended up remaining in business?
Emma Lamb
2020-07-31
1,122
93.5
... that Emma Lamb was part of the Lancashire Women cricket team that in 2017 won both the Women's County Championship and the Counties Twenty20 competition?
Shackelford County Courthouse Historic District
2020-07-27
1,120
93.4
... that many structures in the Shackelford County Courthouse Historic District were built in the 1880s after Albany, Texas , became the terminus of the now-defunct Texas Central Railroad?
List of Dia Art Foundation locations and sites
2020-07-18
1,112
92.7
... that one of the 11 museums and art installations maintained by the Dia Art Foundation is a room in New York City filled with 250 cubic yards (190 m3 ) of soil?
Étienne Cerexhe
2020-07-22
1,111
92.6
... that Belgian academic and judge Étienne Cerexhe was a co-founder of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso ?
Ba Than (surgeon)
2020-07-13
1,108
92.3
... that Ba Than founded what became Japanese Burma 's main public hospital after the Imperial Japanese Army reserved Rangoon General Hospital for its exclusive use?
Canadian Hockey Association (1968–1970)
2020-07-15
1,096
91.4
... that the Canadian Hockey Association threatened to seize the assets of the St. Thomas Barons after they abandoned the east–west national final?
Inlet (album)
2020-07-23
1,094
91.2
... that American space rock band Hum released Inlet , their first album in 22 years, as a surprise on June 23?
Embassy of the Philippines, Buenos Aires
2020-07-15
1,093
91.1
... that the chancery of the Philippine embassy in Buenos Aires was previously a house, a hotel, and a retirement home?
Black Swan (song)
2020-07-05
2,178
90.8
... that BTS transform into black swans in their music video for "Black Swan "?
William L. Borden
2020-07-25
1,074
89.5
... that William L. Borden wrote the letter that set in motion the Oppenheimer security hearing ?
Cool (Jonas Brothers song)
2020-07-04
2,121
88.4
... that the Jonas Brothers ' song "Cool " has several popular culture references in its lyrics, including Post Malone , Game of Thrones , and 1950s actor James Dean ?
Das Jahr steht auf der Höhe
2020-07-22
1,051
87.6
... that the author of the hymn "Das Jahr steht auf der Höhe " wrote his reflections of midsummer in 1978 to a 16th-century melody of a love song?
Isahak Basir
2020-07-04
2,099
87.5
... that the first expulsion from the National Assembly of Guyana took place in 1991, when MP Isahak Basir threw a glass of water at the speaker in protest against one of his decisions?
Leo Pacheco
2020-07-10
2,096
87.3
... that Leo Pacheco , a member of the Texas House of Representatives , used to drive buses for VIA Metropolitan Transit ?
WFCI
2020-07-21
1,045
87.1
... that Indiana radio station WFCI engaged in a five-year battle to increase its transmitting power, facing opposition from a local TV station ?
Civil investigative demand
2020-07-25
1,042
86.8
... that many law enforcement authorities in the United States can issue civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents before an action has begun?
R v Zora
2020-07-11
1,028
85.7
... that in R v Zora , the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the offence of breaching bail conditions requires subjective mens rea ?
Irreantum
2020-07-25
993
82.8
... that the founders of the literary journal Irreantum hoped it would become the source for nationwide publishers to access the best of Mormon literature ?
Cale Street
2020-07-01
1,940
80.8
... that St Luke's burial ground, on the south side of London's Cale Street , once had a 9-foot-high (2.7 m) wall and railings to protect against grave robbers ?
Gabriella Morreale de Escobar
2020-07-20
960
80.0
... that Gabriella Morreale de Escobar established a national newborn-screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain?
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
2020-07-17
954
79.5
... that at only 54 mi (87 km) long, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail commemorating the Voting Rights March of 1965 is the shortest National Historic Trail in America?
Taroc l'Hombre
2020-07-11
938
78.2
... that Taroc l'Hombre imported bidding from the world's most successful card game, Ombre , a feature that was crucial to the future of Tarot games outside Italy?
Ba Than (historian)
2020-07-30
929
77.6
... that Ba Than , a school teacher, wrote the Burmese history textbook used in many Burma high schools from the 1930s to 1950s?
William Nauns Ricks
2020-07-31
929
77.4
... that poet William Nauns Ricks wrote an ode to Charles Young , the first African-American colonel in the United States Army?
Jim Coleman (journalist)
2020-07-28
926
77.2
... that Canadian journalist Jim Coleman invented the Curse of Muldoon to meet an editing deadline?
Goniocidaris umbraculum
2020-07-27
926
77.1
... that the sea urchin Goniocidaris umbraculum moves its eggs with its tube feet , assisted by cilia , to an area near its mouth where they can be brooded ?
Lekhapaddhati
2020-07-12
916
76.3
... that the Lekhapaddhati , a guidebook written in Sanskrit , includes specimens of letters and documents intended to be used by administrators during Chaulukya rule in Gujarat , India?
KLKC (AM)
2020-07-29
915
76.2
... that FCC chairman Ajit Pai has cited his hometown radio station, KLKC in Parsons, Kansas , in advocating for a revitalization of AM broadcasting ?
William Orrick III
2020-07-09
1,828
76.2
... that in 2014, judge William Orrick III upheld the constitutionality of a California law banning the possession and sale of shark fin ?
Bruce Edwards (actor)
2020-07-17
914
76.1
... that the quality of Bruce Edwards 's repartee with his co-star in the 1947 film serial The Black Widow has been compared to the verbal sparring of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday ?
City Developments Limited
2020-07-29
906
75.5
... that City Developments Limited introduced the concept of show houses in 1965, and is believed to be the first company in Asia to do so?
Edmund Kurtz
2020-07-23
905
75.4
... that Edmund Kurtz 's edition of Bach's cello suites , published in 1983, is recognized as one of his greatest achievements?
Black suffrage in the United States
2020-07-19
892
74.3
... that after the American Civil War, Reconstruction-era laws enabled black suffrage , but in practice African Americans still faced obstacles to voting?
O sacrum convivium!
2020-07-19
892
74.3
... that O sacrum convivium! is one of the best-known works by Olivier Messiaen , but he declared that it was not representative of his compositional style?
Réjane Laberge-Colas
2020-07-26
882
73.5
... that Réjane Laberge-Colas was the first woman to serve as a superior court judge in Canada?
Joseph Ngolepus
2020-07-18
878
73.2
... that Joseph Ngolepus finished third at the 2003 London Marathon , one second behind the winner, in the closest London Marathon finish in history?
Aggrey Burke
2020-07-29
872
72.6
... that in 1988, an enquiry confirmed Joe Collier and Aggrey Burke 's findings that racial and sexual discrimination operated in the selection of students at London medical schools?
Iain Macintyre
2020-07-29
850
70.8
... that Iain Macintyre 's group was the first to show that the hormone calcitonin was produced by the thyroid gland?
Annie Rothwell
2020-07-29
844
70.4
... that a poem by Annie Rothwell was read to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen's University ?
Robert Plunkett
2020-07-07
1,659
69.1
... that Robert Plunkett resigned as the first president of Georgetown College in 1793 because he preferred a rural life of ministry?
Meine engen Grenzen
2020-07-12
824
68.6
... that "Meine engen Grenzen " ("My narrow limits"), a new hymn with text by Eugen Eckert and a melody by Winfried Heurich , was recorded with a band?
Michela Gallagher
2020-07-14
822
68.5
... that neuroscientist Michela Gallagher 's research group showed that the epilepsy drug levetiracetam is a candidate to reduce mild cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer's disease?
Seu'ula Johansson-Fua
2020-07-17
820
68.3
... that Seu'ula Johansson-Fua is the keeper of the Kukū Kaunaka Collection, an archive of doctoral and masters dissertations written by Tongan scholars based at universities around the world?
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
2020-07-27
814
67.9
... that Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman co-founded the Sadie Collective , which aims to increase representation of black women in economics and other quantitative fields?
Maurício Camuto
2020-07-12
814
67.9
... that Maurício Camuto , the incoming bishop of Caxito in Angola, was the director of a commercial radio station that exposed human rights abuses in the country ?
List of Port Vale F.C. managers
2020-07-13
808
67.4
... that Stanley Matthews vowed to never work in management again after one year as Port Vale F.C. manager ?
Reigate St Mary's School
2020-07-20
800
66.6
... that the choir of Reigate St Mary's School in England sang in the film Angels & Demons and was featured on the soundtrack of Tim Burton 's Alice in Wonderland ?
Raymix (musician)
2020-07-19
766
63.8
... that "Oye Mujer", a song certified 14× Multi-Platinum (Latin) in the US, was composed by Mexican musician Raymix while he was participating in a NASA educative internship?
Namibia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
2020-07-20
764
63.7
... that in 2019, Helalia Johannes (pictured) became Namibia's first-ever female medallist at the World Athletics Championships ?
Frank Sargent (sports executive)
2020-07-06
1,500
62.5
... that Frank Sargent was the first person to be president of two national amateur sporting associations in Canada?
Sociedad Gestora de Televisión Net TV
2020-07-11
741
61.8
... that the Spanish government blocked the sale of a stake in digital television licensee Sociedad Gestora de Televisión Net TV to Viacom ?
Olive Stott Gabriel
2020-07-25
726
60.5
... that suffragist Olive Stott Gabriel supported James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. 's 1920 Senate campaign, although he opposed extending the vote to women?
KUAC (FM)
2020-07-11
724
60.3
... that program tapes were sent to KUAC , the first public radio station in Alaska , by overnight Pan Am flights from Oregon?
Dungiven Celtic F.C.
2020-07-02
1,421
59.2
... that some of Dungiven Celtic F.C. 's players play association football and Gaelic football concurrently?
Disini v. Secretary of Justice
2020-07-08
1,412
58.8
... that after a 2014 Philippine Supreme Court decision , liking or retweeting cyberlibel is no longer a crime?
Ulrike Liedtke
2020-07-14
690
57.5
... that the musicologist Ulrike Liedtke , who founded and directed the Rheinsberg Music Academy , became president of the Brandenburg state parliament in 2019?
Home School Hub
2020-07-09
1,324
55.1
... that before becoming a presenter of Home School Hub , teacher Clíona Ní Chiosáin played the title role in the Irish-language teen drama Aifric ?
Jeffrey Kurtzman
2020-07-26
652
54.3
... that the musicologist Jeffrey Kurtzman edited Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine and wrote a "comprehensive" book about its context, music and performance?
Biyuram Wahge
2020-07-28
640
53.4
... that Bharatiya Janata Party politician Biyuram Wahge is the first Arunachal Pradesh legislator in history to donate his first salary to his party's fund?
Televisión Regional de Chile
2020-07-31
634
52.8
... that Chilean television station TVO fired presenter Pamela Jiles for appearing in a presidential campaign advertisement, even though it described itself as editorially "tolerant"?
Adesh Kumar Gupta
2020-07-24
622
51.9
... that Adesh Kumar Gupta , the current president of the Bharatiya Janata Party 's Delhi unit, was once arrested and imprisoned for a year for his association with the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement ?
Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones
2020-07-23
576
48.0
... that the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones , the communications and media regulator of Argentina, was created despite a court ruling blocking the act?
Ludwig Finscher
2020-07-24
564
47.0
... that the German musicologist Ludwig Finscher was the editor of Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart , an encyclopedia in 28 volumes, placing music in cultural, social, and historical context?
Friedrich Dörr
2020-07-09
1,103
46.0
... that Friedrich Dörr was a member of the commission for Gotteslob , the first common Catholic hymnal in German, which included several old hymns translated by him into modern language?
Gerhard Erber
2020-07-19
528
44.0
... that as the pianist for the ensemble Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler , Gerhard Erber was among the first East German musicians to tour beyond the Iron Curtain ?
Organ donation in India
2020-07-11
510
42.5
... that a kidney-transplantation scandal led to a 2011 amendment to the law on organ donation in India ?
Bail fund
2020-07-17
507
42.2
... that a bail fund was started by the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920 to release people arrested for sedition ?
Heinrich Bone
2020-07-16
504
42.0
... that among the 444 songs in the hymnal Cantate! , published by the pedagogue Heinrich Bone in 1847, was his "Komm, Schöpfer Geist, kehr bei uns ein " ("Come, Holy Spirit, visit us")?
Chroma (ballet)
2020-07-09
973
40.5
... that in 2016, on the tenth anniversary of its premiere, the Royal Ballet performed Chroma with five dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ?
Woolf Works
2020-07-21
440
36.7
... that Italian prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri originated the lead role in the 2015 ballet Woolf Works at age 52?
Rheinsberg Music Academy
2020-07-28
433
36.1
... that the Rheinsberg Music Academy , based at Schloss Rheinsberg , offered master classes by opera singer Waltraud Meier and stage director Harry Kupfer in 2019?
Eleanor C. Pressly
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... that Eleanor C. Pressly helped develop and launch a series of Aerobee rockets during the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year ?
Music of Kids on the Slope
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... that the soundtrack to the manga and anime series Kids on the Slope features American jazz musicians Art Blakey and Bill Evans ?