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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	-2.5	Taufa Vakatale	155.5	Lofsöngur	-2.5	Taufa Vakatale
Median	124.0	Jacob C. White Jr.	425.7	Coconut soup May Bonfils Stanton	144.0	Albert H. Densmore
High	902.4	Murder of Dee Dee Blancharde	2,130.4	Soo Yeon Lee, SPiN	2,130.4	Soo Yeon Lee, SPiN

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Soo Yeon Lee	2017-06-30		43,882	1,889.5	... that table tennis player and model Soo Yeon Lee (pictured) has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for a chain of table tennis bars?
SPiN			5,596	241.0
Total			49,479	2,130.4
Luigi Gatti (businessman)	2017-06-28		27,066	1,127.8	... that Luigi Gatti ran a restaurant (pictured) on the Titanic for passengers for whom first class was not exclusive enough?
Battle of Bamber Bridge	2017-06-24		22,604	998.7	... that the Battle of Bamber Bridge began when white American military police arrested a black USAAF soldier in an English village pub (pictured), and ended with a mutiny that left one dead and seven injured?
Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture	2017-06-15		22,904	970.8	... that the Oscar Wilde Memorial Sculpture (pictured) is nicknamed "The Queer with the Leer" and "The Fag on the Crag"?
Beer can chicken	2017-06-25		22,609	948.6	... that proponents of beer can chicken (pictured) claim that the grilling method enhances the chicken's texture and flavor, while others are skeptical of its efficacy?
Murder of Dee Dee Blancharde	2017-06-14		21,064	902.4	... that a Munchausen by proxy expert says the murder of Dee Dee Blancharde, discovered two years ago today, is the first instance he knows of where the abused child killed the abusive parent?
Ham sausage	2017-06-07		20,808	867.0	... that ham sausage (example pictured) is a part of Polish, German, British, and American cuisine?
Thunderbolt (Savin Rock)	2017-06-27		20,595	858.1	... that the Thunderbolt was damaged by lightning and then destroyed by a hurricane?
Toilet plume	2017-06-09		18,262	760.9	... that there is indirect, but unconfirmed, evidence of certain diseases being spread by toilet plume?
Ramen shop	2017-06-02		16,530	695.8	... that in Japan, television shows devoted to ramen shops (example pictured) are popular?
Vessel (structure)	2017-06-12		16,121	671.7	... that 154 flights of stairs in New York City will cost $150 million to $200 million?
Roy Wiggins	2017-06-21		16,004	666.8	... that Roy Wiggins claimed to have ruined 80 million records?
D. J. Wilson	2017-06-23		13,202	589.6	... that D. J. Wilson entered the 2017 NBA draft rather than staying in college and playing for the 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team?
2017–18 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team			1,194	53.3
Total			14,396	642.9
Gregorio Pietro Agagianian	2017-06-22		14,048	634.5	... that Cardinal Agagianian (pictured), leader of a small Eastern church, was twice a serious papal candidate?
Washington State Route 522	2017-06-22		13,895	627.5	... that Washington State Route 522 has been named as one of the most dangerous highways in the United States?
999 phone charging myth	2017-06-14		14,058	602.3	... that contrary to the urban myth, dialing 999 does not charge mobile phone batteries?
Batman and Harley Quinn	2017-06-26		13,552	564.7	... that in Batman and Harley Quinn, Kevin Conroy reprises his role as Batman?
Red-billed quelea	2017-06-11		13,360	556.7	... that the red-billed quelea (flock pictured) is the most numerous undomesticated bird species on earth, with an estimated population sometimes peaking at 1.5 billion?
Josie Sadler	2017-06-09		12,778	532.4	... that "Dutch" comic Josie Sadler (pictured) recorded her biggest Broadway hit for Victor, but it was never released?
Malcolm Kirk	2017-06-01		12,508	532.1	... that it was initially claimed by newspapers that "King Kong" Kirk died after being splashed by Big Daddy Shirley Crabtree in a wrestling match?
British hydrogen bomb programme	2017-06-20		9,944	530.8	... that the first tests of the British hydrogen bomb programme were hailed as a triumph but in fact were failures?
Elvis González Valencia	2017-06-13		12,579	524.1	... that U.S. citizens are prohibited from conducting business transactions with Elvis González Valencia?
Cortinarius orellanus	2017-06-23		11,649	520.2	... that the toxic nature of the fools webcap (pictured) was discovered only after 102 people in Bydgoszcz were poisoned in 1952?
Alma Levant Hayden	2017-06-01		11,706	498.0	... that Krebiozen, an expensive cancer treatment scam, was unmasked in 1963 by chemist Alma Levant Hayden (pictured)?
Tonkotsu ramen	2017-06-14		11,544	494.6	... that tonkotsu ramen is renowned for the significant time it can take to prepare a proper version of the dish?
Abigail Franks	2017-06-16		11,607	487.0	... that letters written by Abigail Franks (pictured) to her son in England are peppered with family gossip, local politics, and observations on the state of Judaism in 18th-century colonial New York?
Alaska P. Davidson	2017-06-08		11,218	467.4	... that Alaska P. Davidson was the first female FBI special agent?
The Raising of Lazarus (Sebastiano del Piombo)	2017-06-13		10,969	457.0	... that Michelangelo had Sebastiano del Piombo paint his Raising of Lazarus (detail pictured) to outdo his rival Raphael, but Raphael's painting was judged superior?
Hoplocampa testudinea	2017-06-13		6,641	276.7	... that the apple sawfly is invasive in North America, and a parasitic wasp has been introduced in an attempt to control it?
Lathrolestes ensator			4,226	176.1
Total			10,867	452.8
Lady Hambro	2017-06-06		10,519	438.3	... that Lady Hambro was nicknamed "the bulldozer" when she worked at Queen magazine in 1960s Swinging London?
Bae (word)	2017-06-12		10,511	438.0	... that bae is a term of endearment popular on social media and in contemporary song lyrics?
May Bonfils Stanton	2017-06-19		8,049	435.3	... that May Bonfils Stanton built an exact replica of Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon château (pictured) on her estate in Lakewood, Colorado?
Dream Mine	2017-06-28		10,386	432.8	... that John Hyrum Koyle built the Dream Mine after the Angel Moroni reportedly showed him a Nephite mine in Salem, Utah, which would help fund the gathering of Israel?
Coconut soup	2017-06-12		9,987	416.1	... that several varieties of coconut soup exist, such as binignit, laksa, and tom kha kai (pictured)?
Frieda Fraser	2017-06-20		7,624	406.9	... that Frieda Fraser and Edith Williams corresponded for 24 years before they were able to acquire a home to live together in 1941?
Korean units	2017-06-27		9,480	395.0	... that the South Korean government tried to metricate the country unsuccessfully four times before finally criminalizing traditional Korean units in 2007?
The Avenue at Middelharnis	2017-06-05		9,068	377.8	... that The Avenue at Middelharnis (pictured) by Meindert Hobbema is his most famous painting, but it does not typify his work?
2016 Irkutsk mass methanol poisoning	2017-06-11		8,566	356.9	... that the death toll in a 2016 mass methanol poisoning in Irkutsk, Russia, led the Associated Press to call it "unprecedented in its scale"?
Cephalotes alveolatus	2017-06-20		6,666	355.9	... that the ant Cephalotes alveolatus (pictured) is distinguished by its clubbed hairs?
Viking raid on Seville (844)	2017-06-05		8,480	353.3	... that when the Vikings occupied Seville in 844, they tried unsuccessfully to burn the city's great mosque?
Stew peas	2017-06-23		7,811	348.8	... that stew peas with rice was declared to be "the best dish made in Jamaica" by The Gleaner in 1992?
Muthusamy Lakshmanan	2017-06-14		8,126	348.1	... that Muthusamy Lakshmanan, K. Murali, and Leon O. Chua developed a non-autonomous circuit based on chaotic behavior (pictured)?
Mkrtich Khrimian	2017-06-26		8,344	347.7	... that Mkrtich Khrimian (pictured), head of the Armenian Church, endorsed an armed struggle against the Ottoman Turks?
Liu Guandao	2017-06-22		7,671	346.5	... that a famous painting by Liu Guandao portrays Kublai Khan as an "aging and obese man"?
Pichu Pichu	2017-06-30		8,004	344.6	... that human sacrifices were performed on Pichu Pichu, an extinct volcano near Arequipa?
Diprion similis	2017-06-07		8,156	339.9	... that unmated female Diprion similis produce only male offspring while mated females produce young of both sexes?
Marguerite Alibert	2017-06-10		8,055	335.6	... that Marguerite Alibert killed her husband after watching The Merry Widow with him?
The Old Axolotl	2017-06-05		8,009	333.7	... that The Old Axolotl, an experimental electronic novel by Jacek Dukaj presenting a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk vision of Earth, incorporates hypertext and 3D-printable models of its characters?
Jean Trogneux	2017-06-06		7,671	319.6	... that Jean Trogneux (shop pictured) is a chain of macaron shops named after the father of Brigitte Macron, wife of the President of France?
Puddletown	2017-06-01		7,293	310.2	... that after a long official debate, Puddletown stopped being Piddletown?
Ed Forchion	2017-06-07		7,428	309.5	... that activist Ed Forchion tried to legally change his name to NJWeedman.com, but was denied by courts in New Jersey and California?
The Blair Witch Project	2017-06-17		7,386	307.8	... that to portray events of The Blair Witch Project as real, its actors were listed on the IMDb website as "missing, presumed dead"?
Miriam Makeba	2017-06-27		7,374	307.2	... that South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba (pictured) was followed by the CIA and the FBI after she married Black Panther Stokely Carmichael?
Viking raid on Seville (844)	2017-06-12		7,014	292.2	... that when the Vikings occupied Seville in 844, they tried unsuccessfully to burn the city's great mosque?
Smiley Smile	2017-06-16		6,864	288.0	... that the Beach Boys' experimental album Smiley Smile (1967) was used by some rehab centers to help ease patients off drugs?
Turkey ham	2017-06-22		6,283	283.8	... that in 1980, the American Meat Institute tried to ban turkey ham products from being labeled as such?
Hooded pitohui	2017-06-27		6,805	283.5	... that the toxin found in the skin of the hooded pitohui, a bird from New Guinea, is the same as that found in poison arrow frogs?
Spring Grove Experiment	2017-06-02		6,734	283.5	... that LSD and psychotherapy were used to treat alcoholics during the Spring Grove Experiment?
Seoullo 7017 Skypark	2017-06-18		6,746	281.0	... that Seoul has a new elevated park, Seoullo 7017 Skypark (pictured), converted from a disused overpass?
Brut Chronicle	2017-06-21		6,514	271.4	... that the Brut Chronicle was one of the most-copied chronicles in medieval England?
Dimitri Navachine	2017-06-20		4,979	265.8	... that Soviet economist Dimitri Navachine, assassinated in Paris in 1937, may have been killed for possessing documents showing that certain Soviet political prisoners were innocent?
Newcastle Interchange railway station	2017-06-14		6,191	265.2	... that Newcastle Interchange railway station was completely redesigned in response to criticism of the original proposal?
Neodiprion lecontei	2017-06-29		6,232	259.6	... that larvae of the red-headed pine sawfly (pictured) are gregarious, and when they have defoliated a tree, move as a group to a neighbouring one?
Blackchin shiner	2017-06-17		6,194	258.1	... that the blackchin shiner was thought to have vanished from Ohio before 1940, until it was rediscovered there in the 1980s?
Ruschi's rat	2017-06-19		4,690	253.7	... that the pelage of Ruschi's rat is a mixture of ordinary hairs and flattened, black-tipped spines?
George Morison Robertson	2017-06-08		5,992	249.6	... that George Morison Robertson, a Scottish expatriate in Hawaii, married a shipwrecked Englishwoman from Australia?
Joseph Ray Watkins	2017-06-04		5,966	248.6	... that J. R. Watkins (pictured with sales wagon) offered America's first money back guarantee for his products?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand	2017-06-26		5,804	241.9	... that Mormon missionaries were temporarily banned from New Zealand, supposedly for trying to convince Maoris to move to America?
Walnut soup	2017-06-16		5,760	241.7	... that walnut soup is a part of the cuisines of China, Italy, and Mexico?
John Salmon (advertising executive)	2017-06-11		5,772	240.5	... that real-life advertising "Mad Man" "Smokey" Salmon fired the Ford Motor Company?
Pioneer Square station	2017-06-19		4,422	239.2	... that a cable car flywheel found during construction of Pioneer Square station in Seattle now sits on display at the station's mezzanine?
Fighters Uncaged	2017-06-21		5,712	238.0	... that some of the text on the back of the Fighters Uncaged box resulted in a lawsuit from Zuffa?
Gudjonsson suggestibility scale	2017-06-26		5,669	236.2	... that the Gudjonsson suggestibility scale has been used in court cases to determine how suggestible a person will be during interrogation?
Bone Bill	2017-06-05		5,654	235.6	... that the Bone Bill aimed to increase the number of cadavers available for dissection?
Commissioner of Weihaiwei	2017-06-06		5,653	235.5	... that the first civil Commissioner of Weihaiwei oversaw the transformation of the territory from a planned British naval base to a holiday resort?
Pirgel	2017-06-05		5,578	232.4	... that Pirgel is the highest mud volcano in Iran?
Sea Bright-Monmouth Beach Seawall	2017-06-10		5,541	230.9	... that the Sea Bright-Monmouth Beach Seawall runs along a stretch of Atlantic Coast that is one of the most heavily engineered sections of ocean shorefront in the world?
Sopa de fideo	2017-06-29		5,490	228.7	... that sopa de fideo, a soup in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, may have originated in Spain?
Warkworth's Chronicle	2017-06-26		5,442	226.7	... that Warkworth's Chronicle, covering the years 1461 to 1474, reports on the double bleeding of Henry VI and a headless man who cries, "Bowes, bowes, bowes"?
Minar (Firuzabad)	2017-06-08		5,304	221.0	... that the Minar in the centre of the Sassanid circular city of Gōr may have been an observation tower, a water tower, part of a temple, a symbol of the new government, or a combination of these?
Operation Temperer	2017-06-29		5,212	217.1	... that under Operation Temperer, thousands of British Army troops can be deployed to support police in guarding key sites in the UK against terrorist threats?
The Dethe of the Kynge of Scotis	2017-06-02		5,132	216.0	... that The Dethe of the Kynge of Scotis is the only 15th-century chronicle that says that James I of Scotland was killed in the privy?
Henry Ludington	2017-06-05		5,183	216.0	... that Henry Ludington helped General George Washington create a spy ring to gather information on British troops during the American Revolutionary War?
Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow	2017-06-17		5,168	215.3	... that pathologist Walter Lazarus-Barlow pricked his thumb during a postmortem examination and lost an arm as a result?
Albert P. Halfhill	2017-06-07		5,166	215.3	... that Albert P. Halfhill is considered the father of the tuna packing industry and was the first to use the slogan "chicken of the sea" as a sales gimmick?
Austin Church	2017-06-21		3,256	135.7	... that Austin Church and John Dwight were the first to commercially manufacture baking soda in the United States, and the former was first to use the Arm & Hammer trademark logo (pictured) for selling it?
John Dwight (manufacturer)			1,902	79.2
Total			5,158	214.9
University Street station	2017-06-15		5,058	214.4	... that Seattle's University Street station was designed in a "high-tech" style to match nearby high-rise office buildings?
Douglas Putnam	2017-06-30		4,952	213.2	... that Douglas Putnam served in the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War, and later published an eyewitness account of the battle?
Ore Dock Brewing Company	2017-06-28		5,052	210.5	... that the Ore Dock Brewing Company's flagship beer is named for the recycled material used in constructing the brewery?
Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar	2017-06-20		447	23.9	... that the National Film Awards in various categories have been presented to the films Doghi (Other Social Issues), Vastupurush (Best Feature Film in Marathi), Devrai (Environment Conservation/Preservation), Samhita (Best Music Direction), Astu (Best Dialogue) and Kaasav (Best Feature Film), all by filmmaker duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar?
Doghi			444	23.7
Kaasav			441	23.5
Vastupurush			392	20.9
Devrai			362	19.4
Astu			315	16.8
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues			315	16.8
Samhita (film)			314	16.8
National Film Award for Best Feature Film			295	15.7
National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation			282	15.0
National Film Award for Best Screenplay			250	13.3
Total			3,857	205.9
Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala	2017-06-10		4,936	205.7	... that the original 7th-century elements (detail pictured) of the Japanese Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala remain better preserved than the replica created approximately 600 years later?
Apollo Gauntlet	2017-06-09		2,779	115.8	... that the pilots for Apollo Gauntlet and Hot Streets were released online by Adult Swim, who gave viewers the opportunity to rate each using five buttons marked with reactions?
Hot Streets (TV series)			2,085	86.9
Total			4,864	202.7
Too Old for This Shift	2017-06-22		4,481	202.4	... that Casualty producers worked with the Association of Air Ambulances for over half a year on the special episode "Too Old for This Shift"?
Shinnyo	2017-06-12		4,822	200.9	... that Shinnyo was the first fully ordained bhikkhuni for several hundred years?
Lynnwood Convention Center	2017-06-08		4,812	200.5	... that the Lynnwood Convention Center was rejected by voters on three occasions in the 1980s and 1990s, before it was finally built in 2005?
Shasanka Mohan Roy	2017-06-12		4,782	199.2	... that Indian quantum physicist Shasanka Mohan Roy developed an exact integral equation, now known as "Roy's equations"?
Nematus oligospilus	2017-06-16		4,665	195.7	... that in the Southern Hemisphere, all willow sawflies are female, while in the Northern Hemisphere both males and females occur?
Oscar Lerman	2017-06-20		3,634	194.0	... that Oscar Lerman produced The Stud, The Bitch, and two children with Jackie Collins?
Informatics General	2017-06-30		4,390	189.0	... that Informatics General developed and marketed the first software product to have cumulative sales of $1 million, $10 million, and $100 million?
Ajnad al-Kavkaz	2017-06-13		4,532	188.9	... that the leader of the Chechen-led Jihadist group Ajnad al-Kavkaz believes there will eventually be a world war against Russia?
Yellow-crested woodpecker	2017-06-22		4,182	188.9	... that only male Chloropicus xantholophus have golden crowns?
Kollegienkirche, Salzburg	2017-06-08		4,466	186.1	... that the Kollegienkirche (pictured in 1712), the church of the University of Salzburg built by Fischer von Erlach, was the venue for a Hofmannsthal premiere and a Sciarrone opera?
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	2017-06-15		4,284	181.6	... that the video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard resolved to focus on survival horror as opposed to its predecessors' action-oriented gameplay?
PRR MP70	2017-06-03		4,267	177.8	... that for decades, Long Island commuters knocked knees on the Long Island Rail Road's PRR MP70 cars?
Aeterni Patris Filius	2017-06-15		4,046	171.5	... that in 1621, it was suggested that the election of future popes should take place in the presence of the previous pope's corpse?
Tweneboa Enyenra Ntomme Oil Field	2017-06-21		4,060	169.2	... that the TEN Oil Field in Ghana was not so named because of the number of oil wells?
Tomahawk chop	2017-06-04		4,044	168.5	... that fans of the Atlanta Braves were asked to stop doing the tomahawk chop with foam tomahawks, as it was viewed as a mockery of Native Americans?
Narada sting operation	2017-06-11		4,026	167.8	... that the journalist behind the Narada sting operation was inspired by Israeli Mossad officer Mike Harari?
Tian Qilang	2017-06-30		3,842	165.4	... that Pu Songling wrote "Tian Qilang" with a Chinese killer in mind?
Lewis Holtby	2017-06-27		3,902	162.6	... that German footballer Lewis Holtby was eligible to represent England through his paternal lineage?
Junius Kaʻae	2017-06-02		2,178	91.7	... that Junius Kaʻae was implicated in an opium bribery scandal involving the Hawaiian king Kalākaua and a Chinese rice planter?
Tong Kee			1,660	69.9
Total			3,838	161.5
Dendroctonus valens	2017-06-24		3,636	160.6	... that since being introduced in the mid-1990s, the red turpentine beetle has destroyed six million trees in China?
Estadio Tecnológico	2017-06-03		3,838	159.9	... that Estadio Tecnológico (pictured) hosted all three group stage matches of the England national football team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup?
Ranganathan Shashidhar	2017-06-02		3,704	155.9	... that Ranganathan Shashidhar developed a family of 256-greyscale electroclinic liquid crystals with a response time of less than 100 microseconds?
Lofsöngur	2017-06-17		3,733	155.5	... that "Lofsöngur", the national anthem of Iceland, was composed in an Edinburgh town house (pictured)?
Papal conclave, 1691	2017-06-24		3,480	153.8	... that during the 1691 papal conclave, cardinals burned down their sleeping quarters in the Vatican while playing cards?
Helen Sandoz	2017-06-23		3,442	153.7	... that Helen Sandoz sometimes wrote editorials for the lesbian magazine The Ladder from the perspective of her cat?
Nematus oligospilus	2017-06-22		3,322	150.1	... that in the Southern Hemisphere, all willow sawflies are female, while in the Northern Hemisphere both males and females occur?
Minami Momochi	2017-06-10		3,558	148.2	... that DJ Minami Momochi wears an anime character face mask while performing?
Persoonia pauciflora	2017-06-30		3,438	148.0	... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub Persoonia pauciflora is within 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of the type specimen?
Edward Dalton	2017-06-07		3,506	146.1	... that Edward Dalton created New York City's first ambulance service?
Tiantishan Caves	2017-06-02		3,440	144.8	... that the early Buddhist wall paintings at the Tiantishan Caves were detached due to construction of a reservoir?
Albert H. Densmore	2017-06-29		3,457	144.0	... that Al Densmore was 24 years old when he took his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives, and just four years later his House peers elected him speaker pro tempore?
R v Jordan (2016)	2017-06-21		3,454	143.9	... that the Supreme Court of Canada held that it was unreasonable for there to be a 44-month delay between the filing of charges and the trial?
L. Emmett Holt Jr.	2017-06-27		3,402	141.8	... that American pediatrician L. Emmett Holt Jr. received the Czechoslovak Order of the White Lion, the Finnish Mannerheim Cross, and the Order of the Star of Jordan?
William R. Rowley	2017-06-15		3,340	141.6	... that William R. Rowley was one of nine American Civil War generals who came from Galena, Illinois?
Jennie Anderson Froiseth	2017-06-18		3,358	139.9	... that Jennie Anderson Froiseth, an anti-polygamy crusader during the 1800s, published a book about the experiences of women in polygamous marriages?
Spanish conquest of El Salvador	2017-06-14		3,233	138.5	... that during the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, the Spanish town of San Salvador was destroyed by natives within a year of being founded by Gonzalo de Alvarado?
List of Kolpak cricketers	2017-06-08		3,293	137.2	... that Claude Henderson was the first cricketer to sign a Kolpak contract?
Fred Gildersleeve	2017-06-24		3,086	136.3	... that the photographer Fred Gildersleeve captured depictions of a lynching in progress?
1827 North Carolina hurricane	2017-06-06		3,230	134.6	... that Andrew Jackson's objection to a renewed embargo between the United States and West Indies in the wake of the 1827 North Carolina hurricane helped him win the presidency a year later?
Spotted shag	2017-06-13		3,214	133.9	... that shags may be spotted in New Zealand?
Öget Öktem Tanör	2017-06-22		2,960	133.7	... that Öget Öktem Tanör, Turkey's first neuropsychologist, was charged with "terrorism propaganda" in 2017 for signing a petition?
West London Air Terminal	2017-06-25		3,184	133.6	... that the new West London Air Terminal building was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1963?
Peter Bonsall-Boone	2017-06-21		3,136	130.6	... that Peter Bonsall-Boone and his partner personally appealed to the Australian prime minister to legalise same-sex marriage?
Insiang	2017-06-09		3,046	126.9	... that during the Martial Law, Imelda Marcos prevented local screenings of the film Insiang as it did not depict a "beautiful view" of the Philippines?
Bang Bang (Green Day song)	2017-06-04		3,030	126.3	... that Green Day's 2016 song "Bang Bang" was inspired by the events of mass shootings in the United States and is written from the viewpoint of a mass shooter?
Jacob C. White Jr.	2017-06-10		2,976	124.0	... that White was the first black school principal of Philadelphia?
Henry Wade (surgeon)	2017-06-23		2,750	122.8	... that Sir Henry Wade saved the leg of Norman Dott, who then became a surgeon too?
How I Met Your Music	2017-06-23		2,742	122.5	... that the first soundtrack album from How I Met Your Mother, titled How I Met Your Music, was originally released only through iTunes because the creators considered CDs to be "too 1992"?
Jimmy Florian	2017-06-16		2,899	121.6	... that Jimmy Florian won the Ford Motor Company's first NASCAR Grand National Series race while driving a car that was formerly owned by the Detroit chief of police?
Jerry London (wrestler)	2017-06-13		2,904	121.0	... that professional wrestler Jerry London worked in the main event of both the first and second EMLL 33rd anniversary show, three weeks apart?
Nights: Journey of Dreams	2017-06-12		2,898	120.8	... that the video game Nights: Journey of Dreams inspired an unofficial two-CD tribute album?
Dimitri Navachine	2017-06-22		2,670	120.6	... that Soviet economist Dimitri Navachine, assassinated in Paris in 1937, may have been killed for possessing documents showing that certain Soviet political prisoners were innocent?
Anissa Rawda Najjar	2017-06-30		2,791	120.2	... that a Lebanese postage stamp featuring Anissa Rawda Najjar was issued in 2014, soon after her 100th birthday?
Alban Lafont	2017-06-28		2,882	120.1	... that French footballer Alban Lafont is the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in Ligue 1, having made his debut at the age of 16 years and 310 days?
Mike Enoch	2017-06-10		2,865	119.4	... that white nationalist Mike Enoch helped Richard Spencer successfully sue Auburn University after it attempted to cancel their speaking engagement?
Paul M. Nakasone	2017-06-04		2,849	118.7	... that Paul M. Nakasone commanded the Second United States Army until it was inactivated for the fourth time in its history in 2017?
Sociopolitical issues of anatomy in America in the 19th century	2017-06-01		2,758	117.3	... that America's current laws on cadaver acquisitions followed 19th-century riots over medical grave-robbing?
Wolf W. Zuelzer	2017-06-15		2,761	117.0	... that Wolf W. Zuelzer, who demonstrated that children could be cured of leukemia, died from the disease in old age?
Jefferson Elementary School District	2017-06-12		2,760	115.0	... that the Jefferson Elementary School District started with a one-room building constructed in 1856?
Babe Smith	2017-06-06		2,749	114.5	... that the billed personality of EastEnders character Babe Smith was swapped with that of Stan Carter?
Violet Lake	2017-06-17		2,666	111.1	... that Violet Lake, a high-elevation lake on the slope of the West Maui Mountains, was believed to be the home of the Hawaiian lizard goddess Kihawahine?
Lofty Chiltern	2017-06-01		2,598	110.5	... that the role of Lofty Chiltern in Casualty was specifically written for actor Lee Mead?
Hevea	2017-06-04		573	23.9	... that in the rubber tree genus Hevea, H. benthamiana, H. microphylla, and H. brasiliensis are deciduous, while H. guianensis, H. nitida, H. rigidifolia, and H. spruceana are evergreen?
Hevea benthamiana			472	19.7
Hevea spruceana			398	16.6
Hevea microphylla			348	14.5
Hevea guianensis			296	12.4
Hevea nitida			276	11.5
Hevea rigidifolia			268	11.2
Total			2,633	109.7
Gauthier Destenay	2017-06-19		2,007	108.5	... that Xavier Bettel became the first European Union leader to marry someone of the same sex when he married Gauthier Destenay in 2015?
Church of Reinhardtsgrimma	2017-06-28		2,511	104.6	... that the Baroque pipe organ of the Church of Reinhardtsgrimma was built by Gottfried Silbermann?
Pinoy Capital	2017-06-01		2,460	104.6	... that according to the 2009 book Pinoy Capital, a significant number of Filipino Americans in Daly City, California, preferred to be identified as Filipinos?
Dennis Coralluzzo	2017-06-06		2,460	102.5	... that comments made by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) president Dennis Coralluzzo led to Extreme Championship Wrestling breaking away from the NWA?
Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez	2017-06-29		2,460	102.5	... that Desideria Quintanar de Yáñez was reportedly inspired by a dream to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1880 in Mexico?
Alfred Starbird	2017-06-27		2,431	101.3	... that Alfred Starbird directed the Operation Dominic nuclear tests which "significantly enhanced the security of the nation and the free world"?
Fugitive peasants	2017-06-18		2,422	100.9	... that one of the reasons for the partitioning of Poland was the thousands of Russian peasants escaping from serfdom to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth?
Hughes Dynamics	2017-06-24		2,282	100.8	... that one question about Hughes Dynamics, an early 1960s subsidiary of Hughes Tool Company, is whether Howard Hughes ever approved its creation?
Susan Baker	2017-06-21		2,352	98.0	... that in 2003, Susan Baker became the first woman to hold a King Carl XVI Gustaf Professorship in Environmental Science?
Mandatory eight count	2017-06-24		2,204	97.4	... that the mandatory eight count was introduced to boxing in 1953 by the New York State Athletic Commission in order to protect fighters from unnecessary damage?
United States federal government shutdown of 1990	2017-06-03		2,324	96.9	... that when President George H. W. Bush violated his "Read my lips: no new taxes" pledge, opposition by House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich led to the U.S. federal government shutdown of 1990?
Edward L. Hedden	2017-06-13		2,292	95.5	... that a good word from his son-in-law's employer gained Edward L. Hedden the position of Collector of the Port of New York?
Devin Smeltzer	2017-06-09		2,283	95.1	... that professional baseball player Devin Smeltzer was diagnosed with cancer when he was nine years old?
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (play)	2017-06-08		2,283	95.1	... that Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 play Abe Lincoln in Illinois was written as a riposte to isolationists in the United States?
Flood of Fire	2017-06-19		1,679	90.8	... that Flood of Fire, the final volume of the Ibis trilogy by Amitav Ghosh, won the Crossword Book Jury Award in Fiction in 2015?
Typhoon Cary (1987)	2017-06-13		2,127	88.6	... that the final mission from the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron was flown into Typhoon Cary?
Ivy Josiah	2017-06-01		2,082	88.6	... that Ivy Josiah led opposition to domestic violence against women and children in Malaysia?
Phil Lyne	2017-06-05		2,117	88.2	... that Phil Lyne entered more than 100 rodeos in 1971 and 1972, winning the All-Around Cowboy championship in both years?
The Polished Hoe	2017-06-23		1,956	87.3	... that Barbadian-Canadian author Austin Clarke listened to Miles Davis while writing his Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel The Polished Hoe?
Beasts of Balance	2017-06-03		2,050	85.4	... that tabletop game Beasts of Balance won the Technology Award at the 2015 Indiecade festival?
Empty Orchestra	2017-06-19		1,563	84.5	... that "Empty Orchestra", an episode of Inside No. 9, features a karaoke version of Yazoo's "Only You" sung by Janet, who is played by the Deaf actor Emily Howlett?
Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca	2017-06-17		1,990	82.9	... that the Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca was designed to mimic the ball court at Monte Albán?
Missa Princeps Pacis	2017-06-19		1,520	82.2	... that William Lloyd Webber's Missa Princeps Pacis was performed at St Martin-in-the-Fields to celebrate his centenary?
Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot	2017-06-27		1,944	81.0	... that "Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot" is a hymnal version of the Ten Commandments by Martin Luther?
Lazy Afternoon (Barbra Streisand album)	2017-06-09		1,942	80.9	... that the title track of Barbra Streisand's Lazy Afternoon was suggested to her over dinner by Francis Ford Coppola?
Jon Anabo	2017-06-11		1,939	80.8	... that Jon Anabo was half of the "best 1-2 quarterback punch on the West Coast"?
Poerbatjaraka	2017-06-25		1,891	79.3	... that the Javanese philologist Poerbatjaraka obtained a doctorate cum laude at Leiden University, even though previously he had only attended primary school?
Cephalotes caribicus	2017-06-18		1,891	78.8	... that Cephalotes caribicus worker ants had semitransparent expansions on their bodies, possibly for protection?
Typhoon Dinah (1987)	2017-06-05		1,862	77.6	... that Typhoon Dinah was considered the worst tropical cyclone to affect Okinawa in 20 years?
Andreas Schager	2017-06-14		1,786	76.5	... that Andreas Schager was called a "sensation" when he first performed Wagner's Tristan in Minden, and went on to Siegfried at the Staatsoper Berlin, La Scala, and The Proms?
Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala	2017-06-26		1,826	76.1	... that Indian legislator Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala urged the government to relax the helmet rules for motorcyclists due to the high temperatures of the summer months?
Rustin McIntosh	2017-06-25		1,775	74.5	... that Rustin McIntosh received the Croix de guerre for his service in World War I, and the John Howland Award for his contributions to pediatrics?
ArsenalFanTV	2017-06-29		1,764	73.5	... that ArsenalFanTV was designed to give football supporters a chance to have their opinions heard?
Typhoon June (1984)	2017-06-28		1,762	73.4	... that in 1984, Typhoon June killed 121 people in the Philippines?
A Year of Lesser	2017-06-18		638	26.6	... that Canadian author David Bergen won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award for A Year of Lesser (1996), The Time in Between (2005), and The Retreat (2009)?
The Time in Between			594	24.7
The Retreat (David Bergen novel)			522	21.7
Total			1,753	73.0
Marriage (Wales) Act 2010	2017-06-03		1,718	71.6	... that the Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 was passed by Parliament to bring the marriage law of the disestablished Church in Wales into line with the established Church of England?
Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All	2017-06-04		1,695	70.6	... that "Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All", a hymn for Pentecost, was written by Maria Luise Thurmair in 1941, the year of her marriage to the hymn writer Georg Thurmair?
Mike Grzanich	2017-06-25		1,654	69.4	... that former Houston Astros pitcher Mike Grzanich bought his own uniform in an internet sale?
Das geheime Königreich	2017-06-07		1,664	69.3	... that the short satirical opera Das geheime Königreich (The Secret Kingdom) by Ernst Krenek premiered in Wiesbaden in May 1928?
Roy Ananny	2017-06-17		1,654	68.9	... that Roy Ananny was a Canadian football player, a fireman, a police officer, a curling player, and a realtor?
Kingsley, Iowa	2017-06-15		1,624	68.9	... that Kingsley, Iowa, was once named Quorn after the Quorn Hunt in England?
DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal	2017-06-10		1,646	68.6	... that after releasing DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal, author Dan Middleton was the first writer in 2016 to sell out tickets to his event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival?
Deepak Kumar (physicist)	2017-06-16		1,613	67.7	... that Deepak Kumar was one of the first Indian condensed matter physicists to predict the experimental consequences of spin clusters near the percolation threshold?
Barry Shaw (barrister)	2017-06-19		1,220	66.0	... that Sir Barry Shaw was the first Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland?
Biswa Ranjan Nag	2017-06-09		1,542	64.3	... that Biswa Ranjan Nag has contributed to the development of a Monte Carlo method for the computation of the coefficient of velocity?
Liu Qingyun	2017-06-25		1,530	64.2	... that Liu Qingyun has been described as "the most prolific woman playwright of the nineteenth century"?
Typhoon Vera (1986)	2017-06-02		1,510	63.6	... that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center accurately predicted that Typhoon Vera would strike Okinawa 66 hours in advance?
Fionn McLoughlin	2017-06-15		1,490	63.1	... that rugby union player Fionn McLoughlin represented both Ireland and Wales in youth internationals?
Al-Insan	2017-06-25		1,504	63.1	... that according to Abu Hurairah, the Islamic prophet Muhammad often recited the Quranic chapter Al-Insan on Friday during the early morning prayer?
Tyler Speer	2017-06-02		1,474	62.0	... that drag boat racing driver Tyler Speer's boat uses parts from his ARCA Racing Series stock car?
Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign	2017-06-04		1,486	61.9	... that Russia has denied claims that it has attacked hospitals in Syria?
Redthroat	2017-06-24		1,396	61.7	... that the ground-dwelling redthroat bird can imitate the sound of a crested pigeon in flight?
Typhoon Abby (1986)	2017-06-26		1,457	60.7	... that Typhoon Abby originated from the Western Pacific monsoon trough?
George Baldanzi	2017-06-29		1,426	59.4	... that American trade unionist George Baldanzi worked out of Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of Operation Dixie because it was close to many textile plants?
George H. Brimhall	2017-06-12		1,412	58.8	... that in 1907, George H. Brimhall permitted Brigham Young University students to paint the letters "B", "Y", and "U" on the mountain nearest to campus, but the work was only partially completed and it became Y Mountain?
Us Conductors	2017-06-29		1,410	58.8	... that Us Conductors, the debut novel by Sean Michaels depicting a fictionalized account of the relationship between Léon Theremin and Clara Rockmore, won the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize?
Vijay Kumar Kapahi	2017-06-03		1,381	57.5	... that Vijay Kumar Kapahi elucidated the relativistic beaming in nuclear jets of quasars?
Taufa Vakatale	2017-06-03		1,362	56.8	... that Taufa Vakatale was the first indigenous Fijian woman to serve as a secondary school principal, to be elected as a cabinet minister, and to be president of her political party?
Witness (Katy Perry album)	2017-06-28		1,348	56.2	... that ticket purchases for Witness: The Tour will include copies of Katy Perry's album Witness?
Babette Hughes	2017-06-11		1,348	56.2	... that a play by Babette Hughes was performed in 1938 by six blind actresses?
N. V. Madhusudana	2017-06-30		1,302	56.1	... that N. V. Madhusudana demonstrated the electromechanical coupling effects of cholesteric liquid crystals for the first time?
Emma Nāwahī	2017-06-14		1,298	55.6	... that Joseph and Emma Nāwahī co-founded the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ke Aloha Aina to oppose the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States?
Giovanni Gribodo	2017-06-23		1,228	54.8	... that Giovanni Gribodo, an architect in the Italian Art Nouveau Liberty Style, also published 42 scientific papers describing 377 new taxa of Hymenoptera?
Margit Neubauer	2017-06-26		1,290	53.8	... that Margit Neubauer appeared as Sesto in Handel's Giulio Cesare, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, at the start of her 39-year career at the Frankfurt Opera?
Narmada Seva Yatra	2017-06-06		1,262	52.6	... that a campaign to conserve the Narmada River centering around a 2,930-kilometre (1,820 mi) yatra has reached more than 30 million people?
Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184	2017-06-06		1,238	51.6	... that Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184, Bach's cantata for the third day of Pentecost, contains dances, because it is based on a secular model?
Tropical Storm Warren (1984)	2017-06-07		1,236	51.5	... that in 1984, Tropical Storm Warren destroyed 740 homes across the Philippines?
SimetriSiti	2017-06-08		1,192	49.7	... that all 300 special edition copies of SimetriSiti, an album by Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza, sold out in 20 minutes?
H. J. de Graaf	2017-06-04		1,186	49.4	... that H. J. de Graaf was called the "father of the study of Javanese history" by historian M. C. Ricklefs?
Typhoon Kelly (1987)	2017-06-11		1,141	47.5	... that Typhoon Kelly caused 452 landslides in Japan?
Estadio Gaspar Mass	2017-06-10		1,098	45.8	... that the Estadio Gaspar Mass is named for one of the pioneers of American football in the Mexican state of Nuevo León?
2017–18 RFU Championship	2017-06-24		996	44.0	... that the 2017–18 RFU Championship will feature a college team that climbed from the bottom tier of English rugby to the second tier within 13 years of its formation?
Cornelia Kallisch	2017-06-22		944	42.6	... that a recording of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle with Cornelia Kallisch as Judith was nominated for a Grammy Award?
Die Weihe der Nacht	2017-06-18		998	41.6	... that Die Weihe der Nacht, composed by Max Reger for a female soloist, men's choir, and orchestra and set to a poem by Friedrich Hebbel, evokes daybreak?
Missa aulica	2017-06-01		912	38.8	... that Missa aulica is a Missa brevis in C with trumpets and violins by František Xaver Brixi, who was director of the choir at St. Vitus Cathedral from age 27?
Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? (1986 video game)	2017-06-09		850	35.4	... that the Carmen Sandiego edutainment franchise, which began with video games World (1985) and U.S.A. (1986), will see its fourth television series air on Netflix in 2019?
Sergio Córdova	2017-06-07		837	34.9	... that Venezuelan footballer Sergio Córdova scored on his professional debut for Caracas FC?
Viola Sonata (Waterhouse)	2017-06-20		611	32.6	... that in his Viola Sonata entitled Sonata ebraica ("Hebrew Sonata"), Graham Waterhouse quotes the Yiddish song "Oyfn Pripetshik"?
St. Stephan, Baden	2017-06-17		737	30.7	... that Mozart composed his motet Ave verum corpus for the church choir of St. Stephan in Baden on 17 June 1791?
Red-billed quelea	2017-06-12		700	29.2	... that the red-billed quelea is the most numerous undomesticated bird species on earth, with an estimated population peaking at 1.5 billion?
Andre Anderson (gridiron football)	2017-06-18		684	28.5	... that Andre Anderson was the first New Mexico State Aggies player to be selected for the East–West Shrine Game?
Helmut Franz	2017-06-11		668	27.9	... that Helmut Franz conducted the NDR Chor in Ligeti's Lux aeterna, which was later used as music for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker	2017-06-25		614	25.7	... that Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, a summer festival of chamber music founded in 1946, was directed by violinists such as Carolin Widmann?
Pascal Rophé	2017-06-16		608	25.5	... that in 2016 Pascal Rophé conducted works by Henri Dutilleux to celebrate the composer's centenary, including Tout un monde lointain... and Le temps l'horloge?
Hochschule für Musik Mainz	2017-06-03		547	22.8	... that the Hochschule für Musik Mainz collaborated with the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden to stage a production of Scarlatti's La Giuditta earlier this year?
List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Lancashire	2017-06-18		509	21.2	... that Sarah Lancashire was nominated for four British Academy Television Awards between 2013 and 2017, and won two of them?
Arson in royal dockyards‎	2017-06-30		0	0	... that arson in royal dockyards‎ was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
Robert J. Cenker	2017-06-28		0	0	... that RCA's only astronaut, civilian Bob Cenker, narrowly avoided catastrophe during his mission on Space Shuttle Columbia, which experienced several launch-pad aborts and almost exploded?
Arson in royal dockyards‎	2017-06-16		0	0	... that arson in royal dockyards‎ was one of the last four crimes in the United Kingdom to carry the death penalty?
Taufa Vakatale	2017-06-04		-60	-2.5	... that Taufa Vakatale was the first indigenous Fijian woman to serve as a secondary school principal, to be elected as a cabinet minister, and to be president of her political party?

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