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Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?
2023-04-17
56,008
2,333.6
... that some British soldiers hung the First World War propaganda poster "Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? " in the trenches and left sarcastic answers to the daughter's question?
Maya and Yehuda Devir
2023-04-26
21,118
1,759.8
... that after being featured on a Lithuanian website, Maya and Yehuda Devir (both pictured) got so many followers that they thought Instagram had broken?
Pizza dolce di Beridde
2023-04-12
35,876
1,494.8
... that the Jewish-Roman pizza dolce di Beridde (pictured) was reportedly the favorite dessert of Pope Benedict XVI ?
Margery Jackson
2023-04-27
17,057
1,421.4
... that Carlisle miser Margery Jackson , who chose to live like a pauper , possessed a fine court mantua (pictured) ?
Magic Slate
2023-04-26
14,056
1,171.3
... that US embassy staff in Moscow during the Cold War used Magic Slates to stop the KGB from intercepting their communications?
BRAAAM
2023-04-11
26,068
1,086.2
... that the loud low horn sound (featured) that often appears in action film trailers is known as BRAAAM ?
TRAPPIST-1
2023-04-28
12,406
1,033.8
... that the star TRAPPIST-1 has seven planets, several of which may have temperatures that would allow the existence of liquid water (artist's impression depicted) ?
Knowsley Hall shootings
2023-04-04
23,545
984.1
... that in 1952 a 19-year-old footman shot Lady Derby and three members of staff at Knowsley Hall in England?
Vladlen Tatarsky
2023-04-21
13,168
548.7
... that blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb hidden in a bust of himself?
2023 Saint Petersburg bombing
10,352
431.3
Total
23,520
980.0
Desert of Maine
2023-04-12
23,292
970.5
... that there is a "desert" in Maine ?
David Bentley Hart
2023-04-06
23,025
959.4
... that in a recent book, David Bentley Hart – a New Testament translator and proponent of the existence of fairies – engages in dialogues with his dog Roland (both pictured) ?
Buchanan's Station
2023-04-16
13,258
552.4
... that a pregnant Sally Buchanan was said to have carried bullets in her apron and distributed whiskey while singing during the Battle of Buchanan's Station ?
Sally Buchanan
9,601
400.0
Total
22,859
952.5
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023-04-24
22,614 [a]
942.2
... that Money Shot: The Pornhub Story was described by multiple reviewers as unsalacious?
The Apthorp
2023-04-10
22,322
930.1
... that when a tourist's corpse was found atop the Apthorp , The New York Times wrote that "it struck some tenants not as an oddity but as a metaphor" for life there?
Hearst Castle
2023-04-27
10,730 [b]
894.1
... that Hearst Castle (pictured) inspired Xanadu , the lavish mansion in the 1941 film Citizen Kane ?
Li Fu Lee
2023-04-21
20,412
850.5
... that Li Fu Lee (pictured) , the first Chinese woman to attend MIT , studied electrical engineering, which—according to The Boston Globe —its undergraduates at the time said was its hardest major?
Charles III of Navarre
2023-04-07
20,230
842.9
... that King Charles III 's wife left him after she found four of his lovers living in his palace?
Ilona Tóth
2023-04-26
9,816
818.0
... that Ilona Tóth testified that she had injected a man with gasoline?
2023 London Marathon
2023-04-23
19,382 [c]
807.6
... that the elite men's event at today's London Marathon featured four of the five fastest competitors of all time?
Killer toy
2023-04-15
19,294
803.9
... that precursors to the killer toy include ventriloquist dummies such as Otto (pictured) in the 1929 film The Great Gabbo ?
Musa va 'Uj
2023-04-25
19,222
800.9
... that Musa va 'Uj (pictured) depicts figures from all three Abrahamic religions ?
Letitia Christian Tyler
2023-04-19
18,958
789.9
... that Letitia Christian Tyler (depicted) was the first United States first lady to die in the role?
Grove Road Cemetery, Harrogate
2023-04-09
6,037
251.5
... that Grove Road Cemetery once had two chapels (pictured) by architect Thomas Charles Sorby , and contains self-made men George Dawson , Richard Ellis and David Simpson , banker John Smith , bandleader Daniel Schwarz , newspaperman Robert Ackrill , kayaker Fridel Meyer , and miser John Turner ?
John Turner (miser)
4,122
171.8
Fridel Meyer
1,773
73.9
George Dawson (builder)
1,394
58.1
Daniel Schwarz (bandleader)
1,045
43.5
Thomas Charles Sorby
980
40.8
Richard Ellis (mayor)
956
39.9
John Smith (banker)
901
37.5
David Simpson (mayor)
866
36.1
Robert Ackrill
704
29.3
Total
18,778
782.4
Annunciation Seminary (Pengzhou)
2023-04-16
18,574
773.9
... that an abandoned seminary (pictured) collapsed during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake , upon its 100th year of completion?
Maria Stromberger
2023-04-22
18,538
772.4
... that Maria Stromberger was sent to Auschwitz at her own request?
Charles III, Count of Alençon
2023-04-01
18,272
761.3
... that Charles III abdicated to become a monk, leaving his land divided between his younger brothers?
A drive into deep left field by Castellanos
2023-04-01
10,970
457.1
... that a rabbit played for the Philadelphia Eagles – as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos , that will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame?
Rabbit Keen
6,970
290.4
Total
17,940
747.5
Lords of the Earth
2023-04-25
17,640
735.0
... that the play-by-email game Lords of the Earth takes about 25 years to play?
Spiders Georg
2023-04-01
17,426
726.1
... that " 'average person eats 3 spiders a year' factoid actualy just statistical error "?
Myat Phaya Gyi
2023-04-27
8,655
721.2
... that Burmese princess Myat Phaya Gyi was impregnated by a servant, gave up her royal privileges, and lived a life of poverty?
New York City (painting)
2023-04-01
17,040
710.0
... that after one of Piet Mondrian's paintings (shown) was discovered to have been hanging upside down for decades, the museum left it as is?
Murder of Una Crown
2023-04-25
16,668
694.5
... that police investigating the murder of Una Crown initially thought that she had accidentally set herself on fire and cut her own throat with her scarf?
Alterlaa
2023-04-18
16,484
686.8
... that residents at Alterlaa (building pictured) , a housing complex in Vienna, have large concrete planters in which plants can be grown?
Poison Book Project
2023-04-05
15,818
662.8
... that the Poison Book Project has identified more than 100 books that contain arsenic ?
Arthur Arndt
2023-04-29
7,890
657.5
... that Arthur Arndt 's family was the largest known group of Jews to successfully hide in Germany during the Holocaust ?
Clara Stauffer
2023-04-24
15,667
652.8
... that Clara Stauffer was the only woman on the Allied Control Council 's list of 104 wanted Nazis in Spain?
Nestor Binabo
2023-04-05
15,538
651.0
... that when Nestor Binabo 's wife was freed by her kidnappers, she was given a bag of fish and told to make her husband peppersoup ?
Mira Bellwether
2023-04-28
7,508
625.7
... that Mira Bellwether 's husband had already read her zine, Fucking Trans Women , years before he met her?
Iga–Kōka alliance
2023-04-26
3,652
304.4
... that ninja families in Sengoku Japan established self-governing confederacies in Iga and in Kōka , which formed an alliance ?
Iga ikki
2,273
189.4
Kōka ikki
1,476
123.0
Total
7,401
616.8
Ionia Volcano
2023-04-27
7,258
604.9
... that the Lewis and Clark Expedition documented the Ionia Volcano ?
Friedrichshafen FF.1
2023-04-26
7,240
603.3
... that there was only one Friedrichshafen FF.1 aircraft and it was destroyed in a crash?
Neptune (Alexander McQueen collection)
2023-04-30
7,170
597.5
... that the Alexander McQueen collection Neptune drew negative reviews comparing the clothing to 1980s science fiction, Xena , and Wonder Woman ?
Church Street School swimming pool
2023-04-24
14,300
595.8
... that buddleia grows from the exterior of the Church Street School swimming pool (pictured) in Glasgow ?
Galaxy 4
2023-04-26
7,116
593.0
... that the gender of the villains in Galaxy 4 was switched to female partly due to the women's liberation movement ?
Flight Deck (California's Great America)
2023-04-22
14,014
583.9
... that a man dropped his hat while riding Flight Deck and went to retrieve it, but ended up dying after being struck by the foot of a rider?
Battle of Zama
2023-04-24
13,772
573.9
... that the battle of Zama commenced with a charge by 80 war elephants ?
Logical reasoning
2023-04-30
6,869
572.4
... that while feathers are light, and light opposes darkness, feathers do not oppose darkness ?
Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.
2023-04-18
13,437
559.9
... that the court case Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. helped allow the game rental market to thrive for the years that followed the case?
Constantine (son of Theophilos)
2023-04-04
13,330
557.2
... that Constantine , an infant Byzantine emperor, reportedly died by drowning in a cistern after escaping the care of his nurse?
Seven (1995 film)
2023-04-14
13,330 [d]
555.4
... that Ned Beatty turned down the role of John Doe in the film Seven because the script was the "most evil thing" he had ever read?
Lithophane
2023-04-05
13,223
554.0
... that porcelain lithophanes (examples pictured) are intended to be viewed when lit from behind?
XHCSAG-FM
2023-04-12
13,146
547.8
... that The Vision of God sparked controversy in Mexican radio?
Parker House (Sea Girt, New Jersey)
2023-04-03
13,080
544.8
... that after Sea Girt, New Jersey , passed a law that banned live rock and disco music at the Parker House (pictured) , a state judge overturned the ban as being "silly"?
Gouzenko Affair
2023-04-27
6,528
544.0
... that the Gouzenko Affair marked the beginning of the Cold War in Canada ?
Drake (musician)
2023-04-28
6,472 [e]
539.4
... that Drake (pictured) has the personal approval of U.S. president Barack Obama to portray him in a biopic if the opportunity came?
Jen Zee
2023-04-02
12,781
532.5
... that the game designer of the video game Hades said that the characters were attractive "because Jen Zee "?
The Belnord
2023-04-13
12,724
530.2
... that in the 1970s, residents of the Belnord in New York City had to sneak in refrigerators at night?
Mexican Werewolf in Texas
2023-04-18
12,656
527.3
... that there are no werewolves in Mexican Werewolf in Texas ?
Edith of Wilton
2023-04-01
12,645
526.9
... that Edith of Wilton was criticized for not working after her death?
Auto-GPT
2023-04-29
6,216 [f]
518.0
... that Auto-GPT , an autonomous artificial-intelligence software agent, was used to create ChaosGPT, which has not yet achieved its goal of destroying humanity?
Erika Thompson
2023-04-11
12,022
500.9
... that beekeeper Erika Thompson uses her bare hands to scoop up bees?
Gediminas' Cap
2023-04-23
11,968
498.7
... that during the inaugurations of Lithuanian monarchs , Gediminas' Cap (depicted) was placed on the monarch's head by the bishop of Vilnius ?
Star Control
2023-04-26
5,920
493.4
... that the creators of the 1990 game Star Control designed a starship for an alien race of female humanoids, naming it the Penetrator for its resemblance to a ribbed condom ?
Lovely's Purchase
2023-04-21
11,837
493.2
... that President James Monroe promised the eastern Cherokee a "gateway to the setting sun" where they were not "surrounded by the White man", which resulted in the creation of Lovely's Purchase ?
Twelves
2023-04-01
11,628
484.5
... that Twelves , a pet monkey , died and became a diamond ?
Smoking on My Ex Pack
2023-04-28
5,772
481.0
... that one can change from doing 'sad girl music' to dissing your favorite rapper ?
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene
2023-04-26
5,716
476.3
... that Arnold Schoenberg composed a film score to no film ?
Birubala Rabha
2023-04-02
11,370
473.7
... that Indian activist Birubala Rabha (pictured) has rescued more than thirty women from being persecuted as witches in the last decade?
Bloody Mary (song)
2023-04-05
11,150 [g]
467.2
... that a Lady Gaga song became popular 11 years after its release, when videos showing Jenna Ortega , as Wednesday Addams , dancing to the song became viral on TikTok?
Junichi Yamakawa
2023-04-28
5,574
464.5
... that the pseudonymous manga artist Junichi Yamakawa never disclosed to his editor his legal name, address, or contact information?
Mary Shadow
2023-04-14
10,962
456.8
... that Mary Shadow , the first unmarried woman in the Tennessee House of Representatives , received fourteen marriage proposals after her election?
Starrett–Lehigh Building
2023-04-23
10,910
454.6
... that the 19-story Starrett–Lehigh Building was built on the principle of "every floor a first floor"?
Taiari / Chalky Inlet
2023-04-29
5,448
454.0
... that more than 100 traps were set to catch a single stoat on an otherwise predator-free island in Taiari / Chalky Inlet in 2022?
Weltdeutsch
2023-04-28
5,403
450.2
... that Weltdeutsch was a proposal for a German-based language by Nobel-Prize laureate and pacifist Wilhelm Ostwald , created in an episode of chauvinistic fervour?
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
2023-04-20
10,662
444.2
... that the Achaemenid royal inscriptions (one pictured) at Persepolis allowed for the initial decipherment of cuneiform ?
Harold H. Piffard
2023-04-01
10,642
443.4
... that an artist tried to fly on a Hummingbird ?
Jasper Abraham murder case
2023-04-02
10,523
438.5
... that British outrage at the sentencing of a white Kenyan settler to just two years' imprisonment for the 1923 killing of a black employee eventually led to the replacement of the colony's legal code?
Princess Diana (song)
2023-04-30
5,213 [h]
434.4
... that Ice Spice is Princess Diana ?
Lunar Hilton
2023-04-08
10,259
427.5
... that in 1967 Hilton Hotels revealed plans for a 100-room hotel on the Moon ?
Lily Hoshikawa
2023-04-30
5,108
425.7
... that Joanna Cherry showed a printed copy of an Internet meme featuring Lily Hoshikawa during a UK parliamentary committee meeting?
Aulus Vibenna
2023-04-29
5,087
423.9
... that according to Etruscan tradition Aulus Vibenna (depicted) helped Servius Tullius to oust the Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus ?
West Mata
2023-04-22
9,972
415.5
... that the two primary vents of West Mata (pictured) , a submarine volcano , are called "Hades" and "Prometheus"?
Allegory of Marriage
2023-04-07
9,940
414.2
... that although Titian's Allegory of Marriage (pictured) left England in the 17th century, two early replicas, probably done from the original, remain in the Royal Collection ?
Lundie Kirk
2023-04-30
4,883
406.9
... that the 12th-century Lundie Kirk was left as "a charred roofless shell" after a fire in November 2022?
TVBoy
2023-04-13
9,697
404.0
... that street artist TVBoy , known for his murals of footballers in Barcelona (example pictured) , painted uplifting art in regions of Kyiv ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion ?
Richmond, Indiana facility fire
2023-04-30
4,846
403.9
... that three years prior to this month's massive plastics fire in Indiana , a court determined that the site was a fire hazard "unsafe to people and property"?
Elogium (literary genre)
2023-04-28
4,809
400.8
... that in the Forum of Augustus in Rome, elogia were hung on statues of commanders and Augustus 's ancestors?
Basic Medicine
2023-04-07
9,598
399.9
... that Basic Medicine features North Korean propaganda?
Jamie Beaton
2023-04-13
9,388
391.2
... that at the age of 27 New Zealand entrepreneur Jamie Beaton had degrees from Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and Tsinghua University , and was working on his seventh degree, from Yale?
Give me the man and I will give you the case against him
2023-04-30
4,604
383.7
... that the saying "give me the man and I will give you the case against him " is usually attributed to Soviet-era public figures such as Beria or Vyshinsky ?
Loophonium
2023-04-01
9,117
379.9
... that the Loophonium , a cross between a euphonium and a toilet, was played alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic on April Fools' Day ?
Wilma with Cat
2023-04-17
9,104
379.4
... that Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands celebrated its 100th anniversary with a giant cat picture ?
Lizzie McGuire
2023-04-07
9,088
378.7
... that a revival of the comedy series Lizzie McGuire was ordered in 2019, but canceled mid-production after Disney deemed it not family-friendly enough?
List of LGBT characters in The Simpsons
2023-04-30
4,429
369.1
... that producers of The Simpsons have spoken about the importance of its LGBT characters in representation?
Hummingbird
2023-04-10
8,849 [i]
368.7
... that flying hummingbirds (example pictured) use oxygen at a rate which is relatively ten times greater than elite athletes?
Mosaic of Rehob
2023-04-17
8,842
368.4
... that the Mosaic of Rehob is the oldest surviving Talmudic text?
Iyarkai
2023-04-03
8,837
368.1
... that Iyarkai is based on the true story of a man who got lost in the Mediterranean Sea and never returned?
William Y. Slack
2023-04-17
8,770
365.4
... that 161 years ago today, William Y. Slack was promoted to brigadier general , even though he was already dead?
Arlington House, Margate
2023-04-17
8,740
364.1
... that you can see the sea from every apartment in Arlington House, Margate ?
Friedrichshafen FF.19
2023-04-18
8,660
360.8
... that the Friedrichshafen FF.19 became the first German aircraft to conduct successful tests with wireless telegraphy ?
American Song Contest
2023-04-20
8,622
359.2
... that there was an American version of the Eurovision Song Contest , but it was not renewed for a 2023 season?
Milena Warthon
2023-04-03
8,502
354.1
... that 22-year-old singer Milena Warthon has created a new genre, pop andino , by fusing pop and Andean music ?
Virgil K. Meroney
2023-04-29
4,244
353.7
... that United States Air Force colonel Virgil K. Meroney flew two combat missions with his son before his son was killed in action in March 1969, during the Vietnam War ?
Battle of Nicopolis (1798)
2023-04-30
4,228
352.3
... that during the Battle of Nicopolis in 1798, Revolutionary French troops placed their artillery on top of an ancient burial mound ?
Mardijo
2023-04-26
4,201
350.1
... that Mardijo was sentenced to one, then two, then one, then two years in prison?
Castner Range National Monument
2023-04-14
8,332
347.2
... that to open for recreation, Castner Range National Monument (pictured) in El Paso 's Franklin Mountains still needs to be cleaned of live munitions since closing as a weapons test site in 1966?
Censorship under the military dictatorship in Brazil
2023-04-21
8,098
337.4
... that newspapers in Brazil printed cake recipes and 16th-century poetry to cover material censored by the military dictatorship ?
Hot Gay Time Machine
2023-04-29
4,038
336.5
... that Hot Gay Time Machine had two life-sized cut-outs of Beyoncé ?
Dave Kufeld
2023-04-10
8,016
334.0
... that Yeshiva University basketball star Dave Kufeld was the first Orthodox Jew ever to be selected in the NBA draft ?
Bahrainization
2023-04-29
4,005
333.8
... that as part of Bahrainization , the Bahraini government prohibited foreigners from driving taxis?
161 Maiden Lane
2023-04-09
7,928
330.4
... that the developers of 161 Maiden Lane offered luxury yachts to attract tenants?
John Hoke III
2023-04-12
7,882
328.4
... that John Hoke III , who is dyslexic and the chief design officer of Nike, has described drawing as his first language ?
Devin Futrell
2023-04-28
3,938
328.2
... that Devin Futrell used a post to dodge a draft ?
Casum sentit dominus
2023-04-16
7,862
327.6
... that Latin legal maxims like casum sentit dominus have been described as "guardians of eternity [...] more lasting than codifications "?
Untitled Goose Game
2023-04-21
7,744
322.7
... that Untitled Goose Game escaped being called Some Like It Honk ?
Manga Up!
2023-04-05
7,638
320.0
... that knees and elbows were censored on Manga Up! ?
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
2023-04-06
7,550
314.6
... that Panzer Dragoon II Zwei features a villain inspired by Dune 's Baron Harkonnen, visuals inspired by the work of Jean Giraud , and a fictional language ?
Kemah Bob
2023-04-16
7,501
312.5
... that comedian Kemah Bob maintains a drag king persona, Lil' Test Ease?
Americano Media
2023-04-30
3,746
312.2
... that Americano Media wants to be "Fox News in Spanish"?
Heinz Schwarz
2023-04-27
3,726
310.5
... that Heinz Schwarz attended all CDU party conventions from the first ever in 1950 to 2020?
Splatoon 3
2023-04-09
7,373
307.2
... that Splatoon 3 became the fastest-selling video game of all time in Japan three days after launch?
Lewes Road, Brighton
2023-04-02
7,366
306.9
... that Lewes Road in Brighton has a gyratory named after a pornographic cinema?
Old Bazaar, Prilep
2023-04-06
7,316
304.8
... that Prilep's Old Bazaar contains a leaning clock tower ?
Karmalink
2023-04-27
3,657
304.8
... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink , combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence?
The Day of Books and Roses
2023-04-23
7,234
301.4
... that today is the Day of Books and Roses , which originated in Barcelona in 1926 as the Day of the Book, described as a "festival of civility and intelligence"?
Ovid in the Third Reich
2023-04-14
7,232
301.3
... that the poem "Ovid in the Third Reich " has been described as "a classic reaction" to the Eichmann trial , despite being published before the trial was held?
Still Life with Books
2023-04-21
7,167
298.6
... that Still Life with Books by Jan Lievens is an example of the vanitas genre of painting?
Battle of Corycus
2023-04-08
7,106
296.1
... that the Romans used grappling hooks during the Battle of Corycus to board Seleucid ships?
Jake Witt
2023-04-27
3,528
294.0
... that although he only had ten minutes to learn to play offensive lineman , college football player Jake Witt was able to successfully block against "the best defensive line" in the U.S.?
Care cloth
2023-04-11
6,926
288.6
... that during the time of the Church Fathers , the velatio nuptialis was used by the church to validate the sacrament of marriage and emphasize its importance?
Allegory of Peace
2023-04-04
6,826
285.3
... that the Allegory of Peace (pictured) by Jan Lievens celebrates the 1648 Treaty of Münster ?
Trinidad Arroyo
2023-04-26
3,419
284.9
... that Trinidad Arroyo was allowed to vote in a Spanish election 17 years before women were granted suffrage?
Housatonic Railroad (1836)
2023-04-29
3,412
284.4
... that the Housatonic Railroad used to send 100,000 US quarts (95,000 litres) of milk to New York City per day?
HMS Martin (1910)
2023-04-30
3,408
284.0
... that HMS Martin was part of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy in the First World War, but after the war was sold to be broken up ?
Antananarivo–Toamasina toll highway
2023-04-26
3,408
284.0
... that in 2022 an Egyptian company was awarded the contract to build the first toll highway in Madagascar ?
The Firebird
2023-04-02
6,642
276.8
... that the 1919 suite of The Firebird contained "more than three hundred errors"?
Farzi
2023-04-04
6,513 [j]
272.2
... that the 2023 series Farzi tells the story of a counterfeiting ring as well as the fakeness of people?
2022 New York City Marathon
2023-04-17
6,513
271.4
... that the men's winner of the 2022 New York City Marathon was almost hit by a vehicle during the race?
Suze (The Cough Song)
2023-04-11
6,495
270.6
... that when recording what became "Suze (The Cough Song) ", Bob Dylan started coughing, then said that the song ended before his coughing started, and asked the producer to fade it out?
First Battery Armory
2023-04-22
6,455
269.0
... that a former armory in New York City later housed ESPN offices?
Scott Pilgrim The Anime
2023-04-29
3,226
268.9
... that more than a decade after Edgar Wright assembled the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , he helped to convince them all to reprise their roles in an anime adaptation of the source material ?
Bating (leather)
2023-04-28
3,219
268.2
... that either dog feces, or hen and pigeon manure, were used by tanners to produce a soft leather ?
The Steranko History of Comics
2023-04-27
3,195
266.2
... that The Steranko History of Comics has been described as the first piece of cultural analysis on American comic books?
Destination (game)
2023-04-28
3,190
265.9
... that the publisher of the board game Destination faced financial trouble when a Harry Potter film was delayed?
Sophie Whitehouse
2023-04-30
3,189
265.8
... that goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse , who has lived in England, Africa and the US, has been chosen to play soccer for the Republic of Ireland?
Logic translation
2023-04-15
6,336
264.0
... that logic translations can be used to analyze whether arguments expressed in ordinary language are correct?
Hessische Staatskanzlei
2023-04-06
6,306
262.8
... that in 1945 the US Army confiscated the Hotel Rose in Wiesbaden , which is now the Hessian State Chancellery ?
Recreational drug use in animals
2023-04-15
6,126
255.3
... that black lemurs use toxic millipede secretions as insect repellent, and apparently enjoy their narcotic effect ?
Chemirocha
2023-04-03
6,128
255.2
... that the Kipsigis people wrote a folk song about American singer Jimmie Rodgers , whom they called "Chemirocha "?
Rosa Smester Marrero
2023-04-20
6,086
253.6
... that Rosa Smester Marrero said that without women, men would live the life of a turnip ?
Elle Leonard
2023-04-15
6,078
253.3
... that Meyers and Elle Leonard donated US$500,000 toward the renovation of the site of their first date?
George Wythe Baylor
2023-04-20
6,071
253.0
... that Confederate troops under Colonel George Wythe Baylor disabled two Union tinclad gunboats on the Red River in Louisiana on May 5, 1864?
Third Month Fair
2023-04-10
6,054
252.2
... that according to legend, the Third Month Fair was originally held on the Moon?
Salar de Pajonales
2023-04-29
3,002
250.1
... that Salar de Pajonales in Chile has been used as an analogue for environments on Mars ?
The Ansonia
2023-04-05
5,944
249.1
... that originally, residents of New York City's Ansonia Hotel received fresh eggs from a farm on its roof?
N53 road (Ireland)
2023-04-27
2,982
248.5
... that the Irish N53 road from Dundalk to Castleblayney has a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) gap where it enters Northern Ireland ?
Albert Luthuli
2023-04-12
5,923
246.8
... that Albert Luthuli was the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize ?
Airis Computer
2023-04-14
5,916
246.5
... that Airis Computer 's 1991 laptop could be powered with ten C batteries as an alternative to a rechargeable pack?
Iraqi Communist Party – Central Command
2023-04-20
5,913
246.4
... that during a guerrilla campaign in 1968, the Iraqi Communist Party – Central Command attacked the house of Saddam Hussein ?
The Noble Fisherman
2023-04-19
5,856
244.0
... that The Noble Fisherman unusually places Robin Hood in the seaside town of Scarborough , and he ends up fighting French pirates?
Brightwell Manor
2023-04-03
5,846
243.5
... that Brightwell Manor was the home of a eugenicist clergyman who did not believe in democracy ?
1866 Helston by-election
2023-04-18
5,738
239.1
... that both candidates in the 1866 Helston by-election received the same number of votes?
Andrew Klemencic
2023-04-06
5,722
238.4
... that Andrew Klemencic said "I don't think that I blockaded the streets nearly as bad as the Salvation Army " after Hawaii police fined him for speaking on a street corner in 1900?
The Longevity Diet
2023-04-19
5,721
238.4
... that the 2018 book The Longevity Diet claims that a "fast-mimicking diet" increases lifespan and healthspan?
The 1619 Project (TV series)
2023-04-26
2,836
236.3
... that "Fear", an episode of The 1619 Project , traces present-day vigilante violence against Black youths in the United States to the fear of slave rebellions?
Rachel Belden Brooks
2023-04-15
5,624
234.3
... that Rachel Belden Brooks was an African-American pioneer who was awarded $1,000 when she sued the estate of her previous enslaver?
Stefano Vukov
2023-04-09
5,616
234.0
... that Elena Rybakina's coach promised to get a tattoo of her name if she ever won Wimbledon – and did so?
Godwin Obasi
2023-04-29
2,785
232.1
... that Godwin Obasi has been described as "Africa's gift to the world of climate science"?
Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial
2023-04-29
2,780
231.7
... that although it was a centennial project, the Canterbury Pioneer Women's Memorial (pictured) in New Zealand was opened 90 years after the region's organised settlement began?
Retro Atari Classics
2023-04-12
5,506
229.4
... that Atari hired a number of graffiti artists for the remixed versions of classic arcade games in Retro Atari Classics ?
Mira (YouTuber)
2023-04-28
2,738
228.2
... that Mira , a Hong Kong YouTuber, was asked by the Korea Tourism Organization to be a spokeswoman for Michelin-starred restaurants one year after she started her channel?
LAPD Special Investigation Section
2023-04-07
5,440
226.7
... that the LAPD Special Investigation Section trains military special forces in surveillance?
Claire von Greyerz
2023-04-05
5,404
226.4
... that the children of papercutting artist Claire von Greyerz received some of their education together with Napoleon III ?
Bishopcroft
2023-04-25
5,428
226.2
... that the bishop of Oregon's residence in Portland once had a private chapel, a ballroom, and a wine cellar?
Trial & Error (company)
2023-04-22
5,304
221.0
... that YouTube channel Trial & Error 's manner of selling live-show tickets—HK$ 10,000 on day one, $5,000 on day two, all the way to $10 on day 24—appeared on a university entrance exam ?
Pubs in Brighton
2023-04-11
5,246
218.6
... that 100 beerhouses were licensed in Brighton (population 40,000) in the first week after the Beerhouse Act 1830 was enacted?
Aubri Esters
2023-04-25
5,193
216.4
... that Aubri Esters was among the winners of a hackathon focusing on ways to reduce drug addiction and drug-related deaths?
Ethan Loch
2023-04-24
5,190
216.3
... that Ethan Loch , a blind pianist, was inspired by Rowlf the Dog ?
Émile Aubrun
2023-04-27
2,582
215.1
... that Émile Aubrun flew circles around a golden virgin ?
Mammalian kidney
2023-04-04
5,082
212.4
... that, amongst the kidneys of the vertebrates , only those of mammals and birds can produce concentrated urine?
Leroy Chollet
2023-04-24
5,082
211.8
... that former NBA basketball player Leroy Chollet benched his own coach?
Marble Hall, Derby
2023-04-24
5,005
208.5
... that the Marble Hall in Osmaston, Derby , was built in 1912 as offices for the factory manufacturing the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost ?
Fort Phantom Hill
2023-04-16
4,998
208.3
... that the ruined Fort Phantom Hill was briefly a town that was the seat of Jones County, Texas ?
Music of The Last of Us (TV series)
2023-04-27
1,556
129.7
... that the soundtrack of The Last of Us features a song performed by Nick Offerman , who played a character in the series ?
List of The Last of Us (TV series) characters
942
78.5
Total
2,498
208.2
The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection)
2023-04-27
2,476
206.4
... that British designer Alexander McQueen constructed a dress made of clear pallet wrap for his Spring/Summer 1995 collection The Birds ?
2023 United Kingdom student protests
2023-04-13
4,927
205.3
... that the 2023 United Kingdom student protests were organised on TikTok and Snapchat?
Updown early medieval cemetery
2023-04-10
4,742
197.6
... that Sonia Chadwick Hawkes led a rescue excavation at the Updown early medieval cemetery in 1976 because the site was threatened by a planned pipeline?
It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
2023-04-13
4,738
197.4
... that It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water explores the theme of water and was inspired by Phil Elverum 's visits to the ocean?
Get Up and Dance
2023-04-16
4,725
196.9
... that a filing for a temporary restraining order to stop the release of Get Up and Dance in the United States by the publisher of the Just Dance series was denied?
Taha Ayari
2023-04-18
4,690
195.4
... that Swedish footballer Taha Ayari made his Allsvenskan debut by coming on as a substitute for his older brother ?
Sibil Pektorosoğlu
2023-04-15
4,618
192.4
... that Armenian-Turkish soprano Sibil Pektorosoğlu released her first album after singing in a church choir for almost twenty years?
Ray Hall (basketball)
2023-04-22
4,584
191.0
... that after Ray Hall threw an apple at Jo Jo White , White became Hall's sports agent ?
Capital Classic (all-star game)
2023-04-20
4,568
190.3
... that after Michael Jordan was fired by the Washington Wizards , he wanted to move the Capital Classic from the Washington, D.C., area to New York?
List of awards and nominations received by The White Lotus
2023-04-08
4,493
187.2
... that at the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards The White Lotus was nominated in five categories and won in all?
Rhina Aguirre
2023-04-17
4,480
186.6
... that after losing her eyesight to toxoplasmosis , Rhina Aguirre dedicated herself to disability rights and was elected to the Bolivian Senate in 2009?
Tinder Fire
2023-04-03
4,469
186.1
... that at the peak of the 2018 Tinder Fire in Arizona , 695 firefighters worked to contain its spread?
Michael O'Sullivan (politician)
2023-04-12
4,457
185.7
... that in 1819 Michael O'Sullivan , a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada , fought a duel in Montreal with William Caldwell over a proposal to create the Montreal General Hospital ?
Self-Portrait (Lievens)
2023-04-15
4,432
184.7
... that X-radiographs of Jan Lievens 's circa 1629–1630 Self-Portrait showed that the artist made "transformative revisions to his appearance" in the portrait?
Northeastern Army
2023-04-19
4,332
180.5
... that Nationalist China 's own Northeastern Army captured Chiang Kai-shek to convince him to end the civil war against the Chinese Communist Party ?
Foster Loyer
2023-04-13
4,326
180.2
... that Foster Loyer broke Michigan's high-school and Steph Curry 's Davidson records for consecutive free throws ?
Rutherford's Monument
2023-04-30
2,141
178.4
... that the 56-foot-tall (17 m) monument (pictured) to the theologian Samuel Rutherford near his parish church in Anwoth was badly damaged by a lightning strike five years after its construction?
Matt Hicks (basketball)
2023-04-23
4,261
177.5
... that NIU dormitory residents cast 65,000 write-in votes to elect Matt Hicks to the 1977 Pizza Hut All-American game?
Unit fraction
2023-04-26
2,094
174.5
... that exercises in the fair division of food (example pictured) are often used to teach unit fractions ?
Vermont Public
2023-04-11
4,178
174.1
... that in 1979, Vermont ETV received more donations from viewers in Quebec than it did from Vermonters ?
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
2023-04-02
4,038
168.2
... that Avi Kwa Ame National Monument , protected as a national monument since March 21, 2023, is a significant habitat of Joshua trees and threatened desert tortoises ?
Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
2023-04-21
4,010
167.1
... that Digital Domain created a new facial-capture system to help create the look of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame ?
St Julian's Church, Norwich
2023-04-22
3,995
166.5
... that St Julian's Church was the only church in Norwich destroyed during World War II to be rebuilt?
323P/SOHO
2023-04-19
3,960
165.0
... that the periodic comet 323P/SOHO approaches the Sun at a distance of 0.04 AU , nearer than any other numbered comet, every 4.15 years?
Leeds Convention
2023-04-23
3,928
163.6
... that the 1917 Leeds Convention in Britain passed resolutions calling for the end of the First World War and praising the February Revolution in Russia?
Oya Ekici
2023-04-30
1,963
163.6
... that 47-year-old Turkish para-karateka Oya Ekici won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships ?
Samuele Parlati
2023-04-08
3,912
163.0
... that in February 2023, Italian footballer Samuele Parlati saved a penalty kick while playing as an emergency goalkeeper ?
Millennium Complex
2023-04-25
3,894
162.2
... that the Millennium Complex in Plymouth , England, has hosted a cinema, dance hall, roller disco and night club?
2023 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue men's basketball game
2023-04-18
3,848
160.4
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Zenni Optical
2023-04-27
1,908
159.0
... that when Zenni Optical released a Super Bowl LIV advertisement, its website told a number of customers that eyeglasses deliveries would be delayed for weeks?
Drag Isn't Dangerous
2023-04-28
1,887
157.2
... that Drag Isn't Dangerous is a charitable telethon set to be hosted by numerous drag queens to oppose the Tennessee drag-ban bill ?
Abdillah (Indonesian politician)
2023-04-25
3,765
156.9
... that Abdillah was sworn in as the mayor of Medan , Indonesia, in an abrupt and secretive ceremony?
1Point3Acres
2023-04-14
3,764
156.8
... that the Chinese-language forum 1Point3Acres created a COVID-19 tracker used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ?
Trimarjono
2023-04-30
1,882
156.8
... that former East Java provincial secretary Trimarjono was known for his habit of standing in front of the governor's office lobby every morning?
Stephanie Goldner
2023-04-04
3,732
156.0
... that a special case was instrumental to harpist Steffy Goldner 's professional career and legacy?
Roger Bonk
2023-04-06
3,684
153.5
... that football linebacker Roger Bonk was nicknamed "the Boinker"?
R565 road (Ireland)
2023-04-25
3,650
152.1
... that the bridge on the R565 road to Valentia Island was opened twice?
The Beautiful Letdown
2023-04-08
3,638
151.6
... that songs in The Beautiful Letdown are "chunky", "gentle", and "nois[y]"?
Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust (Madrid)
2023-04-06
3,599
150.0
... that the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust in Madrid was the first Holocaust memorial in Spain when it opened in 2007?
Brennley Brown
2023-04-09
3,594
149.8
... that Brennley Brown was a finalist on The Voice when she was only 15 years old?
Richard Childress Racing Museum
2023-04-08
3,583
149.3
... that the Richard Childress Racing Museum (exhibition pictured) is located in the former team workshop in which Richard Childress Racing won six NASCAR Cup Series championships and 58 races?
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
2023-04-07
3,519
146.6
... that Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 , twenty-five years after ABBA brought the country its first victory in the contest?
Paul Lill
2023-04-11
3,481
145.0
... that Estonian minister of war Paul Lill resigned in 1939, citing the unacceptable conditions of the Bases Treaty with the Soviet Union?
KSMO-TV
2023-04-04
3,434
143.5
... that a Kansas City TV station had so many children's shows to air that the station manager talked of "fit[ting] so many ten-pound turnips into a five-pound sack"?
Tamba Taylor
2023-04-07
3,437
143.2
... that Liberian paramount chief Tamba Taylor worked as a tailor and claimed to have sewn clothes for Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah ?
Mata (album)
2023-04-10
3,411
142.1
... that M.I.A. originally wanted to name her newest album after her son but instead named it Mata ?
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
2023-04-12
3,386
141.1
... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park , modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. , was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996?
Comparative hearing
2023-04-03
3,386
141.0
... that the Federal Communications Commission 's comparative hearing criteria for awarding broadcast licenses were struck down as "arbitrary and capricious"?
2023 South Ethiopia Region referendum
2023-04-27
1,686
140.5
... that the government of Ethiopia's SNNP Region supported local governments calling for a referendum to secede from the region ?
Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel
2023-04-30
1,682
140.2
... that 1924 Gold Medal Olympian Henri Deglane (pictured) co-founded a professional wrestling promotion in France which featured catch wrestling ?
Omar (opera)
2023-04-06
3,356
139.8
... that the opera Omar , about the Muslim scholar Omar ibn Said , had its world premiere in a theater located less than a mile from the site where he was sold as a slave?
Search for Grace
2023-04-29
1,652
137.7
... that to prepare for her role in the television film Search for Grace , actress Lisa Hartman Black underwent hypnosis?
1913 El Paso smelters' strike
2023-04-02
3,300
137.5
... that during the 1913 El Paso smelters' strike the Industrial Workers of the World and the Western Federation of Miners competed to organize the strikers with their respective labor unions ?
Fred Narganes
2023-04-28
1,647
137.2
... that Fred Narganes is said to be the first Latino wrestler to win an amateur US national championship or to compete for an American university, and among the first Latino-American Olympians ?
Death (Melanie Martinez song)
2023-04-09
3,294
137.2
... that Melanie Martinez 's song, "Death ", was her first chart hit in more than a decade?
BlueforSudan
2023-04-19
3,286
136.9
... that Rihanna and Dua Lipa participated in #BlueforSudan to bring attention to the 3 June 2019 Khartoum massacre ?
Anne Cooke Reid
2023-04-29
1,614
134.5
... that Anne Cooke Reid founded the first Black summer theater in the United States?
Lake of the Woods Provincial Park
2023-04-28
1,599
133.2
... that the mainland portion of Lake of the Woods Provincial Park in northwestern Ontario , Canada, was deregulated as part of a First Nations land claim settlement?
R319 road (Ireland)
2023-04-11
3,080
128.4
... that a local councillor complained that the R319 road in County Mayo had more humps and hollows than a camel's back?
Guillaume Diop
2023-04-08
2,984
124.3
... that Paris Opera Ballet dancer Guillaume Diop co-authored a manifesto that called for the Paris Opera to make urgent changes to address racial discrimination?
Bismarck Kuyon
2023-04-24
2,980
124.1
... that Liberian factions voted Bismarck Kuyon to be the chair of the transitional executive branch of the government, but his nomination was revoked before he was installed?
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries
2023-04-15
2,978
124.1
... that Indonesia and Malaysia founded the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries to promote the use of palm oil ?
Asman Boedisantoso Ranakusuma
2023-04-18
2,974
123.9
... that when he was the rector of the University of Indonesia , Asman Boedisantoso Ranakusuma sometimes took the train to campus to overhear criticism of the school?
Rahudman Harahap
2023-04-20
2,922
121.8
... that Medan under Rahudman Harahap attempted a crackdown on pig farms within city limits, but backed down after local opposition?
Marie-Julien Dunand
2023-04-20
2,901
120.9
... that after a riot destroyed some local churches, Marie-Julien Dunand , a French missionary in China, ordered the construction of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chengdu and Annunciation Seminary in Pengzhou?
Margaret Cote
2023-04-21
2,860
119.2
... that Saulteaux linguist Margaret Cote was the first person in Saskatchewan to teach a First Nations language in a public school?
WQCY
2023-04-29
1,428
119.0
... that in the same year, an Illinois radio station lost its station manager in a car crash and its advertising revenue to flooding?
Francois Massaquoi
2023-04-19
2,820
117.5
... that Francois Massaquoi , who studied economics at New York University , later led the Lofa Defense Force during the First Liberian Civil War ?
Garnett Wikoff
2023-04-29
1,372
114.3
... that delivering newspapers was how Garnett Wikoff became an Olympic runner?
Carolina White
2023-04-26
1,338
111.5
... that soprano Carolina White performed the title role in the United States premiere of Il segreto di Susanna at the Metropolitan Opera in 1911?
Darryl Milburn
2023-04-26
1,320
110.0
... that Darryl Milburn made his Canadian Football League debut on his birthday, but did not appear in any other games that year?
Agus Salim Rangkuti
2023-04-10
2,622
109.2
... that before becoming the mayor of Medan , Indonesia, Agus Salim Rangkuti acted in movies and oversaw a real-life political prison camp?
Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh
2023-04-08
2,586
107.7
... that Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh was a Zirid prince who became a vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate after assassinating his stepfather, and was overthrown after murdering caliph al-Zafir ?
Sasajiscymnus tsugae
2023-04-17
2,582
107.6
... that Sasajiscymnus tsugae is used as a biological control method for the hemlock woolly adelgid , an invasive pest of the eastern hemlock ?
Muhammad Saleh Arifin
2023-04-26
1,290
107.5
... that as mayor, Muhammad Saleh Arifin permitted a temporary gambling area in Medan , Indonesia, saying that it would fund a new street?
Kin (The Last of Us)
2023-04-09
2,564
106.9
... that Jasmila Žbanić 's experience of living through the siege of Sarajevo influenced her work on the sixth episode of The Last of Us ?
St. Raphael Provincial Park
2023-04-13
2,540
105.9
... that the St. Raphael Provincial Park in Northern Ontario , Canada, is part of the 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi) St. Raphael Signature Site, which is recognized for its natural and recreational values?
Embassy of the Philippines, Manama
2023-04-23
2,484
103.5
... that the first ambassador at the Philippine embassy in Manama would later be injured in the 2000 bombing of the Philippine embassy in Jakarta ?
2022 EFL Championship play-off final
2023-04-03
2,377
99.0
... that Nottingham Forest 's victory in the 2022 EFL Championship play-off final gained them promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years?
Jaylen Clark
2023-04-04
2,299
96.1
... that UCLA basketball player Jaylen Clark was named the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, after also significantly improving on offense?
La Voce della Patria
2023-04-19
2,262
94.3
... that the Berlin embassy of the Italian Social Republic published the weekly La Voce della Patria from 1943 to 1944 for distribution among Italian Military Internees in Germany?
Sujudi
2023-04-27
1,128
94.0
... that Sujudi had his election to the post of rector of the University of Indonesia overruled by the Indonesian government?
Alchymic Quartet
2023-04-02
2,237
93.2
... that the Alchymic Quartet is a string quartet by Graham Waterhouse , to be performed alongside chemical experiments of Andrew Szydlo , his former teacher at Highgate School ?
Jeff Wrana
2023-04-23
2,200
91.7
... that in 2009 Jeff Wrana helped to develop a biological model that might play a role in predicting whether a woman is more likely to recover from breast cancer ?
Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra
2023-04-28
1,050
87.5
... that Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra laid the foundation for the Reglamento Federal de Toxicomanias, which legalized psychoactive substances in Mexico in 1940?
Johanna Geisler
2023-04-16
2,058
85.7
... that Erich Korngold 's Die tote Stadt had simultaneous premieres in Cologne and Hamburg in 1920, one with Johanna Geisler and her husband Otto Klemperer ?
Thierry Coquand
2023-04-14
2,052
85.5
... that Thierry Coquand won a SIGPLAN award for his eponymous proof assistant Coq , which was used to find a formal proof of the four color theorem ?
Tiakur
2023-04-16
2,036
84.9
... that the Indonesian town of Tiakur experienced a shortage of specialist doctors due to them not renewing their contract?
Peni Suparto
2023-04-09
1,950
81.3
... that while serving as the mayor of Malang , Peni Suparto led a protest in front of the city hall?
Bud Jorgensen
2023-04-13
1,914
79.8
... that in 1956 Green Bay Packers athletic trainer Bud Jorgensen became the first athletic trainer selected by the National Football League to treat players at a Pro Bowl ?
Live at Bush Hall
2023-04-05
1,768
74.1
... that for Live at Bush Hall the band Black Country, New Road created three distinct backstories for its performances, including one about a pizza chef who comes across a poltergeist ?
Christian Keller (sports administrator)
2023-04-14
1,732
72.1
... that Christian Keller worked as an academic before running SSV Jahn Regensburg ?
Clemens Bosselmann
2023-04-22
1,550
64.6
... that for a rare performance in 2023 of the St Matthew Passion by the 18th-century composer Homilius , the conductor Clemens Bosselmann had to track down handwritten sheet music?
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle
2023-04-28
666
55.5
... that the Ladies Musical Club brought Sergei Rachmaninoff , Marian Anderson , and Pablo Casals to perform in Seattle?
Passions (Homilius)
2023-04-07
745
31.0
... that Gottfried August Homilius wrote Passions for Good Friday services during his time as music director of the Church of the Holy Cross in Dresden?