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Elly Mayday 2019-03-28 33,924 1,528.1 ... that when Elly Mayday (pictured) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she not only continued to model, but appeared in pictorials with a bald head from chemotherapy and surgery scars?
Shepard tables 2019-03-05 16,058 1,338.1 ... that in the Shepard tabletop illusion (pictured), identical parallelograms look very different?
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (pilot) 2019-03-21 31,454 1,310.6 ... that a gay former British prince died fighting on the side of Nazi Germany despite loathing Hitler and the Nazi Party?
HMS Simoom (P225) 2019-03-13 14,940 1,245.0 ... that all 15 torpedoes fired by HMS Simoom (pictured) during her career missed their targets, but 3 hit and sank a destroyer instead?
Mary Bulkley 2019-03-05 13,126 1,093.9 ... that 18th-century British actress Mary Bulkley (pictured) was once hissed by her audience because she had "taken the son of her long-term lover to her bed"?
University of Farmington 2019-03-01 12,525 1,043.8 ... that the University of Farmington (logo pictured) was a fake university set up by the United States Department of Homeland Security as a part of an undercover operation to expose immigration fraud?
Paul Bateson 2019-03-05 12,301 1,025.1 ... that real-life X-ray technician Paul Bateson, convicted of murder 40 years ago today, played the X-ray technician in The Exorcist's cerebral angiogram scene?
Coffin of Nedjemankh 2019-03-15 11,925 993.8 ... that shortly after purchasing the coffin of Nedjemankh (pictured) for $4 million, the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to return it to Egypt?
HMS Stonehenge (P232) 2019-03-14 11,870 989.2 ... that HMS Stonehenge disappeared with all hands in the Indian Ocean in 1944, and her exact location is still unknown?
Frog Service 2019-03-18 20,997 894.8 ... that Josiah Wedgwood "was very unwilling to disfigure" his Frog Service with "this reptile" (pictured), but Catherine the Great insisted it appear on all 944 pieces?
Nakam 2019-03-11 10,371 864.2 ... that a small group of Holocaust survivors tried to kill six million Germans?
Nao Tōyama 2019-03-11 9,918 826.5 ... that Nao Tōyama (pictured), whose solo singles have been used as theme songs for anime series on television and in film, was tone-deaf as a girl?
Edith Munro 2019-03-25 19,380 807.5 ... that after her son, U.S. Coast Guard signalman Douglas Albert Munro, was killed in battle, 48-year-old Edith Munro (pictured) joined the Coast Guard herself?
Gordon Cooper 2019-03-09 9,303 775.2 ... that after astronaut Gordon Cooper (pictured) died, his ashes were launched into space three times?
The Jew Among Thorns 2019-03-13 9,208 767.3 ... that the antisemitic tale "The Jew Among Thorns" was used to indoctrinate children in Nazi Germany?
Battle of Cape Ecnomus 2019-03-12 9,122 760.2 ... that the Battle of Cape Ecnomus in 256 BC was possibly the largest naval battle ever?
Scythian archers 2019-03-20 16,555 689.8 ... that the Scythian archers (pictured) may have functioned as a police force in ancient Athens?
Battle of Orange Walk 2019-03-12 8,132 677.6 ... that at the start of the Battle of Orange Walk the British commanders ran almost naked from their bathtubs?
Stigmatoteuthis arcturi 2019-03-14 7,071 589.2 ... that the jewelled squid has two unequal-sized eyes which look in different directions?
John Leak 2019-03-13 7,046 587.1 ... that John Leak was convicted of desertion by a court-martial, even though he had previously been awarded the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery?
The Green Marker Scare 2019-03-07 6,624 552.0 ... that while the Irish horror film The Green Marker Scare was animated by children, it is not made for them and may even unsettle some adults?
Ishi in Two Worlds 2019-03-06 4,846 403.8 ... that the 1961 book Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber told the story of Ishi (pictured), the last known member of the Yahi people?
Theodora Kroeber 1,205 100.4
Total 6,050 504.2
Amina Gerba 2019-03-14 5,940 495.0 ... that Amina Gerba's (pictured) beauty-care companies hire and give a portion of profits to the 2,000 women of the Songtaaba Cooperative in Burkina Faso?
Coronula diadema 2019-03-10 5,904 492.0 ... that laboratory experiments suggest that the free-swimming larva of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema (pictured) is induced to settle on a host whale in response to chemical cues from its skin?
Anastasia Bitsenko 2019-03-06 5,820 485.0 ... that convicted assassin Anastasia Bitsenko was one of the seven Soviet delegates to the German-Soviet peace negotiations in World War I?
Flossenbürg concentration camp 2019-03-06 5,788 482.3 ... that slave labor at Flossenbürg concentration camp (pictured) was essential to restoring the production of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter plane after Big Week?
Monumento Rodoviário da Rodovia Presidente Dutra 2019-03-12 5,726 477.2 ... that the Monumento Rodoviário da Rodovia Presidente Dutra (pictured) in Rio de Janeiro state opened in 1938 as a tourist observation point and lighthouse, but it was abandoned in 1978?
Joan of Leeds 2019-03-05 5,506 458.8 ... that in 1318 an English nun, Joan of Leeds, faked her own death and fled her priory, leaving a dummy in her place to be buried instead of her?
Ida Tarbell 2019-03-19 10,901 454.2 ... that a series of articles by investigative journalist Ida Tarbell (pictured) in 1902 led to the dissolution of Standard Oil as a monopoly?
2003 Melbourne runaway train 2019-03-03 5,424 452.0 ... that the 2003 Melbourne runaway train avoided a disastrous collision by less than a second?
Brenva Glacier 2019-03-04 5,398 449.9 ... that when a massive rockfall in 1920 covered part of the Brenva Glacier (pictured), it caused it to lengthen considerably, at a time when nearby glaciers were retreating?
Bright Memory 2019-03-06 5,390 449.2 ... that first-person shooter Bright Memory was described by critics as having the look and feel of a high-budget game, despite being developed by a single person in his spare time?
Instagram egg 2019-03-19 10,702 445.9 ... that an image of an egg posted on the social media service Instagram became the most liked online post of all time?
Crisper drawer 2019-03-07 5,305 442.1 ... that a crisper drawer can help protect fruits and vegetables from ethylene gas?
Lamellenhelm 2019-03-09 5,274 439.5 ... that of the three main types of helmets that proliferated in early medieval Europe, the Lamellenhelm (example pictured) was the only one derived from eastern, rather than Roman, examples?
Belzer v. Bollea 2019-03-13 5,274 439.5 ... that Hulk Hogan was sued for $5 million by Richard Belzer for choking Belzer unconscious with a sleeper hold and dropping him on live TV?
Indo-Russia Rifles 2019-03-18 10,263 437.3 ... that Indo-Russia Rifles is a joint venture licensed to produce 750,000 AK-203 rifles, the latest and most advanced version of the AK-47 firearm?
Cactus wren 2019-03-11 5,186 432.1 ... that the cactus wren (pictured) builds nests shaped like American footballs in spiny cholla and saguaro cactus but, despite this protection, the coachwhip snake still preys on chicks?
Véronique Aka 2019-03-13 5,152 429.3 ... that Véronique Aka (pictured) was the first woman to be elected president of an Ivorian regional council?
The Big Elk 2019-03-19 10,032 418.0 ... that as The Big Elk is now the world's tallest statue of a moose, it has been proposed that Mac the Moose be given stilettos so as to reclaim its previous record?
Washington Initiative 1639 2019-03-26 9,965 415.2 ... that the sheriffs of more than a dozen of the 39 counties of Washington state have announced they will not enforce recently enacted gun-control legislation?
Ground billiards 2019-03-26 9,800 408.3 ... that modern cue sports games such as snooker and nine-ball can be traced back to the game of ground billiards, played with hoops and mallets (illustration shown)?
Kerb painting 2019-03-11 4,890 407.5 ... that kerbs in Northern Ireland are sometimes painted to denote the political views of local residents?
Yacare caiman 2019-03-17 4,112 404.5 ... that although the yacare caiman (pictured) was "heading for oblivion" in the 1980s due to hunting, its current population in the Pantanal wetlands alone is about 10 million?
Grizzly 399 2019-03-10 3,966 330.5 ... that wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen referred to Grizzly 399 as "An Icon of Motherhood", and 60 Minutes claimed she is "the most famous mother grizzly in the world"?
Thomas D. Mangelsen 651 54.2
Total 4,618 384.8
Agats 2019-03-18 8,632 367.8 ... that the entire town of Agats is elevated above ground level, including the roads?
Zion Williamson 2019-03-10 4,406[a] 367.2 ... that from age nine, college basketball player Zion Williamson began waking up at 5 a.m. every morning to train?
Douglas Albert Munro 2019-03-14 4,341 361.8 ... that Douglas Albert Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor?
Viktoria Orsi Toth 2019-03-05 4,220 351.7 ... that Italian beach volleyball player Viktoria Orsi Toth did not like her sport at first, describing it as "some kind of a daily torture"?
Ramesses III prisoner tiles 2019-03-17 4,072 339.3 ... that 3,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian pictures of foreign prisoners were found by fertilizer-diggers in 1903?
Linda Sarsour 2019-03-31 8,073 336.4 ... that activist Linda Sarsour (pictured) was a leader of the 2017 Women's March and the 2019 Women's March?
The Princess Saves Herself in This One 2019-03-06 4,002 333.5 ... that The Princess Saves Herself in This One?
Chu Shijian 2019-03-27 7,980 332.5 ... that after China's "tobacco king" Chu Shijian was sentenced to life imprisonment, he became the "king of oranges"?
Boarding net 2019-03-16 2,689 329.3 ... that the boarding net of the Mary Rose (pictured) trapped her crew aboard the ship as she was sinking?
USRC Surveyor 2019-03-13 3,925 327.1 ... that the Royal Navy damaged Samuel Travis' house in 1775, then returned 38 years later and attacked his ship?
Ornate wobbegong 2019-03-01 3,912 326.0 ... that a specimen of the ornate wobbegong was observed to have its full set of teeth and be able to defend itself at one day old?
Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins 2019-03-06 3,905 325.4 ... that four Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary commemorative coins were issued in 2019 to commemorate the first landing on the Moon?
Norman McMahon 2019-03-01 3,835 319.6 ... that the rapid-fire rifle training implemented in the British Army by Norman McMahon in 1909 proved effective in the opening stages of the First World War?
Aposthonia ceylonica 2019-03-28 7,086 319.2 ... that a colony of webspinners recently discovered in Surrey was the first new order of insects found in Britain for over a century?
HMS Saracen (P247) 2019-03-02 3,812 317.6 ... that HMS Saracen was sunk during her 13th patrol shortly after midnight of a Friday the 13th?
1954 Italian Karakoram expedition to K2 2019-03-04 3,808 317.3 ... that K2, the world's second highest mountain, was first climbed by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli (pictured) on the 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition?
Senegambia bridge 2019-03-12 3,792 316.0 ... that the opening of the Senegambia bridge has eliminated the need for a 400-kilometre (250 mi) diversion to cross the Gambia River when the ferry is out of use?
Elizabeth Webber Harris 2019-03-08 3,790 315.8 ... that Elizabeth Webber Harris is the only woman to receive a Victoria Cross, though hers was a replica given by permission of Queen Victoria?
The 'Finger-Assisted' Nephrectomy of Professor Nadey Hakim 2019-03-09 3,742 311.8 ... that Henry Ward's painting The 'Finger-Assisted' Nephrectomy of Professor Nadey Hakim is based upon The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt?
Yarmouth suspension bridge 2019-03-09 3,692 307.7 ... that Yarmouth suspension bridge collapsed under a crowd that had gathered to watch a circus clown in a wash tub being pulled along the River Bure by four geese?
Chicken Pot Pie 2019-03-24 7,326 305.2 ... that the "Weird Al" parody song "Chicken Pot Pie" was not released at the request of vegetarian Paul McCartney, who felt it endorsed eating meat?
Celebration of the Greek Revolution 2019-03-25 7,317 304.9 ... that the start of the Greek Revolution of 1821 is celebrated today?
Pacific Islands home front during World War II 2019-03-11 3,596 299.7 ... that for Pacific Islanders, the sudden arrival of a mass of men and machines during World War II resulted in lasting religious effects, such as cargo cults?
Becontree tube station 2019-03-12 3,556 296.3 ... that there were no roads leading to Becontree tube station when it first opened?
Magdeburg Ivories 2019-03-07 3,543 295.2 ... that the 16 plaques called the Magdeburg Ivories (one pictured) were probably made around 968 to decorate an unknown cathedral fixture destroyed in the next century?
Caroline Katzenstein 2019-03-08 3,492 291.0 ... that Caroline Katzenstein (pictured) began campaigning for women's suffrage in 1910 and, once the vote was granted, focused on supporting the Equal Rights Amendment – which is still not ratified today?
Pasqualati House 2019-03-14 3,482 290.2 ... that Beethoven composed two symphonies during the eight years he lived in the Pasqualati House (pictured) in Vienna?
Caesar's planned invasion of the Parthian Empire 2019-03-16 4,552 287.5 ... that if Caesar had successfully carried out his planned invasions, he would, according to Plutarch, have ensured that his empire "would then be bounded on all sides by the ocean"?
Lottia asmi 2019-03-15 3,442 286.8 ... that the black limpet feeds on the black turban snail without harming it?
Pink-necked green pigeon 2019-03-29 6,784 282.7 ... that the pink-necked green pigeon (male pictured) was one of the first species of bird recorded on Krakatoa after the main island erupted in 1883?
Battle of Lira 2019-03-14 3,314 276.2 ... that before Tanzanian soldiers could attack Lira in 1979, their commander gifted food and cooking oil to a ferry pilot so that he would ship them across a lake?
Jonas Noreika 2019-03-20 6,592 274.7 ... that Jonas Noreika is commemorated on plaques and street signs in Lithuania, despite his active participation in the Holocaust?
Andy Nisbet 2019-03-17 3,232 269.3 ... that mountaineer Andy Nisbet (pictured) created more than 1,000 new winter climbing routes in Scotland?
Burning of Southwark 2019-03-07 3,211 267.6 ... that the English settlement of Southwark was burned by the Normans in 1066?
Karta (orangutan) 2019-03-25 6,420 267.5 ... that Karta, an orangutan at the Adelaide Zoo, escaped from her enclosure by short-circuiting an electrical fence using a stick?
Adele Astaire 2019-03-08 3,205 267.1 ... that 1920s Broadway star Adele Astaire taught dance steps to the Prince of Wales, played backgammon with Winston Churchill, and proposed to an English nobleman in an American speakeasy?
OK gesture 2019-03-07 3,204 267.0 ... that the OK gesture can stand for the evil eye, the letter F, the number 9, the rising and setting of the sun, or to signal that a scuba diver is safe?
Bracha Zefira 2019-03-03 3,165 263.8 ... that singer Bracha Zefira (pictured) is credited with bringing Yemenite and other Oriental Jewish folk songs into the mix of ethnic music in Palestine to create a new "Israeli style"?
Battle of Penfui 2019-03-05 3,164 263.6 ... that the modern separation between West Timor and East Timor resulted from a battle in 1749?
Lu Xiaopeng 2019-03-15 3,110 259.1 ... that Lu Xiaopeng designed a supersonic fighter said to be the lightest in the world, but it never entered service?
Ta'er Temple (Suoyang City) 2019-03-02 3,108 259.0 ... that the Ta'er Temple (ruined pagoda pictured) is believed to be where the 7th-century Chinese monk Xuanzang preached before he left for India?
HMS Stratagem 2019-03-17 2,632 258.8 ... that the British submarine HMS Stratagem sank only one ship in its 13-month-long career—only three days before it was itself sunk?
Monastery of Serra do Pilar 2019-03-27 6,172 257.1 ... that Portugal's Monastery of Serra do Pilar (church pictured) was designated a World Heritage Site in 1996?
From Dixie with Love 2019-03-22 6,155 256.5 ... that the University of Mississippi band was asked to stop playing "From Dixie with Love" because fans kept chanting, "The South will rise again"?
Galápagos ghostshark 2019-03-05 3,056 254.7 ... that the Galápagos ghostshark was scientifically named after John E. McCosker, who had discovered the species on his 50th birthday?
The Tempestry Project 2019-03-03 3,050 254.2 ... that The Tempestry Project presents climate change data in knitted form (pictured)?
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon 2019-03-15 3,038 253.1 ... that a 2016 Japanese light novel series received praise for its unique protagonist, who is a vending machine?
Xu Shunshou 2019-03-17 2,980 248.4 ... that Xu Shunshou, chief designer of China's first jet aircraft, died after being tortured during the Cultural Revolution?
Large mole 2019-03-27 5,960 248.3 ... that large moles can live for four years but may fall prey to owls, snakes, or weasels?
ASV Mk. II radar 2019-03-10 2,948 245.6 ... that the first airborne radar system, ASV Mk. II, led to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck?
Radon-222 2019-03-10 2,939 244.9 ... that radiation from radon-222 and its decay products is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States after cigarette smoking?
Baseball Rule 2019-03-28 5,420 244.2 ... that the Baseball Rule in American tort law holds that as long as a baseball team has protected seats available, fans injured by foul balls generally cannot hold the team liable?
Dippy 2019-03-31 5,844 243.5 ... that Dippy is the most famous dinosaur skeleton in the world?
Ikeda taenioides 2019-03-26 5,766 240.2 ... that the giant spoon worm Ikeda taenioides survived a tsunami that devastated other members of the seabed community?
2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing 2019-03-07 2,818 234.8 ... that the 2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing, which killed 27 of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, has been reported as one of the deadliest attacks in Iran in years?
Jankaea 2019-03-07 2,804 233.6 ... that Jankaea heldreichii is a relict species that now grows on and around Mount Olympus in Greece and nowhere else?
Quadriga Fintech Solutions 2019-03-02 2,797 233.1 ... that up to C$250 million in cryptocurrencies owed to 115,000 customers cannot be accessed due to the unexpected death of the founder of Quadriga, who was the only person who knew the password?
Rediffusion House 2019-03-01 2,784 232.0 ... that Rediffusion House in Malta cannot be used for immoral activities?
Jane Somerville 2019-03-29 5,478 228.3 ... that Jane Somerville has "Unicorns" all around the world?
Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal 2019-03-07 2,732 227.7 ... that Saudi prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal is a vegan?
Margit Bokor 2019-03-22 5,426 226.1 ... that the soprano Margit Bokor (pictured) created the role of Zdenka in Arabella by Richard Strauss at the Semperoper in Dresden in 1933, and performed the role in the UK premiere at the Royal Opera House?
Arrajan 2019-03-28 5,010 225.7 ... that the Persian city of Arrajan, built using the labour of Roman prisoners of war in the early 6th century, later flourished as a large settlement by the 11th century?
Christine Ferber 2019-03-30 5,416 225.7 ... that jams made by French chocolatier Christine Ferber (pictured) are sold in Tokyo Isetan department stores, each wrapped in red cloth with a white bow?
The Spy Chronicles 2019-03-14 2,691 224.2 ... that despite being a co-author of The Spy Chronicles, Asad Durrani was not allowed to attend the launch of the book?
Rich Sauveur 2019-03-01 2,690 224.1 ... that Rich Sauveur pitched for six Major League Baseball teams across three decades without earning a win?
Jennie Smillie Robertson 2019-03-06 2,680 223.3 ... that Canada's first female surgeon Jennie Smillie Robertson removed a patient's ovary on the kitchen table in their own home?
Chhota Shakeel 2019-03-03 2,678 223.1 ... that U.S. citizens are prohibited from engaging in business activities with Chhota Shakeel?
Alfonse Pogrom 2019-03-31 5,316 221.5 ... that in 1905, three days of violence in Warsaw were possibly sparked by a Bund activist trying to save his sister from sexual slavery?
Mineral evolution 2019-03-06 2,646 220.5 ... that according to the theory of mineral evolution, the number of mineral species on Earth has increased from about 250 to over 5400?
Agnes Buntine 2019-03-01 2,597 216.4 ... that Agnes Buntine, Australia's first female bullocky, survived a large bush fire only because of her thick clothing and boots, at a time when most women wore "crinolines, bonnets, and shawls"?
2019 Taplejung helicopter crash 2019-03-15 2,590 215.8 ... that Nepal declared a national day of mourning after the 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash?
Schio massacre 2019-03-02 2,566 213.8 ... that the Italian Communist Party blamed Trotskyite agents for carrying out the Schio massacre, which led to an Allied military court trial?
The Democrat-Reporter 2019-03-18 4,974 212.0 ... that after the editor of an Alabama newspaper called for the return of the Ku Klux Klan, he was initially replaced by an African-American woman?
Gun Runner (horse) 2019-03-08 2,531 210.9 ... that Gun Runner (pictured) won the 2017 Whitney Stakes with another horse's shoe caught in his tail?
Adipicola pelagica 2019-03-05 2,526 210.5 ... that Adipicola pelagica was first discovered living on floating whale blubber?
Cryptolepas rhachianecti 2019-03-04 2,516 209.7 ... that an adult gray whale may be infested by several hundred pounds of barnacles and whale lice?
William Thorne (philatelist) 2019-03-21 5,024 209.3 ... that American philatelist William Thorne owned a unique block of four United States 1869 24-cent stamps with an inverted center (pictured) showing the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Frank Dux 2019-03-12 2,502 208.5 ... that major general John K. Singlaub said that Frank Dux's book The Secret Man, which states Dux was recruited in a urinal to work for the CIA, was "an insult" to the reader's intelligence?
Durham (poem) 2019-03-04 2,492 207.6 ... that although Durham is considered a rare Old English example of a work in praise of a city, the poem never names the city it is said to praise?
Coconut lorikeet 2019-03-13 2,440 203.3 ... that the binomial name of the coconut lorikeet translates as "bloody hair-tongue"?
HMS Syrtis 2019-03-09 2,381 198.4 ... that the British submarine HMS Syrtis twice towed X-class midget submarines, and on both occasions the submarines sank while under tow?
Dicta Boelcke 2019-03-01 2,364 197.0 ... that the Dicta Boelcke, written by Oswald Boelcke in 1916, was the world's first manual of aerial combat tactics?
Bajadasaurus 2019-03-04 2,343 195.2 ... that Bajadasaurus had elongated neural spines on its neck, thought to have been used to deter predators?
Gatwick Airport drone incident 2019-03-04 2,310 192.5 ... that reports of drones at Gatwick Airport led to the disruption of over 1,000 flights and delays for about 140,000 passengers?
John Harding (photographer) 2019-03-17 2,298 191.5 ... that after switching from black-and-white to color film in 1977, John Harding was out on the street taking pictures almost every day for more than three decades?
Bekah Brunstetter 2019-03-25 4,577 190.7 ... that Bekah Brunstetter's play The Cake, about a baker refusing to serve gay customers, was partly inspired by her father Peter S. Brunstetter's opposition to same-sex marriage?
Alice Marriott (actress) 2019-03-01 2,234 186.2 ... that 19th-century actress Alice Marriott (pictured) played Hamlet in doublet and hose in British and American theatre, and "made the female Hamlet respectable in England"?
Balboa Park station 2019-03-03 2,232 186.0 ... that the walls of Balboa Park station have "an apparently infinite variety" of patterns?
Soediro 2019-03-19 4,464 186.0 ... that Soediro stole a limousine to be used as Sukarno's presidential car, despite not knowing how to drive?
Víctor Manuel Vázquez Mireles 2019-03-19 4,417 184.0 ... that U.S. citizens are prohibited from engaging in business activities with Víctor Manuel Vázquez Mireles?
Pugettia gracilis 2019-03-19 4,400 183.3 ... that the graceful kelp crab tends to inhabit the understory rather than the canopy of the kelp forest?
Lorenzo Gamboa 2019-03-13 2,194 182.8 ... that the treatment of Lorenzo Gamboa under the White Australia policy led the Philippine House of Representatives to pass a bill which would have banned Australians from the country?
KXBR (defunct) 2019-03-01 2,190 182.5 ... that a landowner buried the transmitter building for Missouri radio station KXBR under 6 feet (1.83 m) of dirt as part of a rent dispute?
Spinophorosaurus 2019-03-13 2,171 180.9 ... that Spinophorosaurus had spikes on its tail, unlike most other sauropod dinosaurs?
Park Crescent West ice well 2019-03-03 2,152 179.3 ... that ice from the Park Crescent West ice well may have been used to numb dental patients undergoing procedures?
Alfred Westou 2019-03-25 4,283 178.5 ... that Alfred Westou is said to have combed the hair and cut the nails of St Cuthbert, even though the saint had been dead for more than three centuries?
Qian Lingxi 2019-03-12 2,127 177.2 ... that after scientist Qian Lingxi was denounced during the Cultural Revolution, China's nuclear submarine project sought the help of Premier Zhou Enlai to make him available for this strategic program?
Mein Kampf in English 2019-03-30 4,254 177.2 ... that Stackpole Books sold 12,000 copies of Mein Kampf in English before being ordered to stop?
1994 Gambian coup d'état 2019-03-07 2,105 175.4 ... that the 1994 Gambian coup d'état began as a mutiny that was only planned the night before its execution?
Uroteuthis noctiluca 2019-03-01 2,092 174.3 ... that the luminous bay squid can use its light organ to imitate starlight or moonlight?
Billy Jamieson 2019-03-29 4,178 174.1 ... that Toronto treasure and antique dealer Billy Jamieson discovered the lost mummy of pharaoh Ramesses I when he purchased the Niagara Falls Museum?
Dusit Thani Bangkok 2019-03-20 4,163 173.5 ... that the 23-storey Dusit Thani Hotel, with its distinctive golden spire, was the tallest building in Bangkok when it opened in 1970?
Elena Ivanovna Barulina 2019-03-02 2,082 173.5 ... that Elena Ivanovna Barulina's 1930 paper became a standard guide to lentils (seeds pictured)?
Nationalization in Poland 2019-03-19 4,140 172.5 ... that the reversal of post-World War II nationalization in Poland resulted in considerable amounts of chaos and fraud?
Main Ridge, Tobago 2019-03-21 4,008 167.0 ... that Tobago's Main Ridge is one of the oldest protected areas in the world set aside for conservation, having been created by the British Parliament in 1776?
Sophia Somajo 2019-03-26 3,994 166.4 ... that Swedish singer Sophia Somajo released her second album via The Pirate Bay?
John Hutchison (sculptor) 2019-03-12 1,988 165.7 ... that Scottish sculptor John Hutchison was commissioned by Queen Victoria to create her portrait bust (sketch shown)?
Ashwathi Pillai 2019-03-08 1,984 165.4 ... that 18-year-old Ashwathi Pillai is the youngest-ever winner of the Swedish Senior National Championship in badminton?
Foss (band) 2019-03-04 1,982 165.2 ... that Texas politician Beto O'Rourke was in a punk band called Foss with Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who went on to become the singer of At the Drive-In and the Mars Volta?
Tessa Ganserer 2019-03-08 1,974 164.5 ... that Tessa Ganserer is the first openly transgender person to serve in a German parliament?
Idas simpsoni 2019-03-02 1,950 162.5 ... that Idas simpsoni lives on weathered whale skulls?
NGC 765 2019-03-13 1,944 162.0 ... that spiral galaxy NGC 765 features a hydrogen disk that at 240,000 parsecs diameter is the largest in the local universe?
Tara Sweeney 2019-03-12 1,937 161.4 ... that Tara Sweeney is the first Alaska Native to oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs?
2019 North Carolina's 9th congressional district special election 2019-03-20 3,852 160.5 ... that the special election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district is the first "do-over" of an election to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1974?
Oriental Wrestling Entertainment 2019-03-05 1,915 159.6 ... that over 200,000 people applied to be part of Oriental Wrestling Entertainment?
Battle of Ronas Voe 2019-03-29 3,782 157.6 ... that in 1674, the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam was captured in Ronas Voe, Shetland, by three English men-of-war?
Catarina Macario 2019-03-26 3,758 156.6 ... that Brazilian-born Catarina Macario won three American college soccer awards in the same year?
Engenho dos Erasmos 2019-03-27 3,634 151.4 ... that the Engenho dos Erasmos, built in Colonial Brazil around 1534 to produce sugar cane, was attacked by the English in 1591 and the Dutch in 1615?
The Marriage (video game) 2019-03-30 3,586 149.4 ... that The Marriage is a video game that tries to convey meaning through its mechanics rather than through audio or visuals?
IndyCar Classic 2019-03-24 3,583 149.3 ... that the 2019 IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas (pictured) will be the first time that American open-wheel cars and Formula One have raced at the same track during their respective seasons since 2006?
Heiko Steuer 2019-03-07 1,778 148.2 ... that Heiko Steuer studied mathematics and physics before turning to history and archaeology?
Wafaa El Saddik 2019-03-06 1,760 146.7 ... that Egyptologist Wafaa El Saddik has provided historical tours to Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, Helmut Schmidt, and Anwar Sadat?
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1290 2019-03-23 3,468 144.5 ... that Tuvalu could only afford to become a member of the United Nations after selling its Internet country code top-level domain?
Horse Museum 2019-03-17 1,728 144.0 ... that the upcoming Dr. Seuss book Horse Museum features horse-themed artwork by Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and other artists?
Red-collared lorikeet 2019-03-09 1,722 143.5 ... that red-collared lorikeets sometimes appear drunk at the end of the dry season in Darwin?
Gong Zutong 2019-03-06 1,718 143.2 ... that when the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out, Gong Zutong abandoned his Ph.D. thesis defence in Germany and returned to China to join the war effort?
Cuban warbler 2019-03-15 1,688 140.6 ... that until 2002, researchers thought that the two species of Cuban warblers (Oriente warbler pictured) belonged in the New World warbler family?
George J. Roskruge 2019-03-10 1,687 140.6 ... that Tucson, Arizona, school board president George J. Roskruge demanded the resignation or suspension of five female teachers after they were caught smoking and drinking with men?
We Are Displaced 2019-03-16 2,212 139.7 ... that the 2019 book We Are Displaced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai (pictured) tells the stories of ten displaced girls, including herself?
Party piece 2019-03-15 1,662 138.5 ... that party pieces may include reciting a poem, performing a dance, singing a song, or performing a trick?
Yvonne Blenkinsop 2019-03-06 822 68.5 ... that Yvonne Blenkinsop, Mary Denness, Christine Jensen and Lillian Bilocca became known as "headscarf revolutionaries" for their attempts to improve safety in the English fishing industry?
Mary Denness 419 34.9
Christine Jensen (campaigner) 416 34.6
Total 1,656 138.0
The Chatham 2019-03-23 3,304 137.7 ... that Rosie Bernard's bar in Monte Carlo, The Chatham, was "one of the temples of grand prix racing"?
Jahangir Pestonji Khambhata 2019-03-04 1,644 137.0 ... that Indian theatre actor Jahangir Pestonji Khambhata wanted to see Shakespeare's plays in England, but the ship he boarded went in the other direction?
Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden 2019-03-06 1,640 136.6 ... that the main building in the Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden has the form of a butterfly?
Tu Jida 2019-03-18 3,204 136.5 ... that after Tu Jida experienced Japanese aerial bombing at the age of ten, he studied aircraft design and came to be known as the "father of the J-7 fighters"?
Huang Zhiqian 2019-03-14 1,274 106.1 ... that after Huang Zhiqian, chief designer of the Chinese fighter jet Shenyang J-8, died in a plane crash in Egypt, his deputy Gu Songfen and other colleagues completed the project?
Gu Songfen 351 29.2
Total 1,624 135.4
Rhycherus filamentosus 2019-03-17 1,618 134.9 ... that the tasselled anglerfish is an ambush predator, attracting its prey with a worm-like lure?
Alice de Rivera 2019-03-09 1,597 133.1 ... that Alice de Rivera sued the New York City Board of Education after she was barred from a specialized high school due to her gender?
Lottia instabilis 2019-03-07 1,224 102.0 ... that the unstable limpet is essentially a parasite of the kelp Saccharina dentigera?
Saccharina dentigera 372 31.0
Total 1,596 133.0
Francis Fontan 2019-03-16 1,082 132.6 ... that despite killing every dog that he had tried the procedure on, Francis Fontan successfully operated on a young woman's heart in 1968?
Wildlife of Sweden 2019-03-22 3,179 132.5 ... that the wildlife of Sweden is likely to be affected by climate change, with the tree line moving further north and to higher altitudes, and forests replacing tundra?
Heterocyathus aequicostatus 2019-03-12 978 81.5 ... that the solitary coral Heterocyathus aequicostatus often lives in symbiosis with a small worm that moves it around?
Aspidosiphon muelleri 598 49.9
Total 1,576 131.4
James D. Monihon 2019-03-15 1,561 130.1 ... that future Phoenix mayor James D. Monihon's regiment was attacked by an estimated 450 Apaches led by chief Cochise during the American Civil War?
Sam Bass (artist) 2019-03-12 1,526 127.2 ... that Sam Bass was NASCAR's first officially licensed artist?
Mags Portman 2019-03-10 1,006 83.9 ... that sexual-health doctor Mags Portman and activist Greg Owen worked together to provide accessible HIV medication, preventing thousands of new HIV infections in the United Kingdom?
Greg Owen (activist) 517 43.1
Total 1,524 127.0
Vanitha Mathil 2019-03-02 1,512 126.0 ... that in 2019, millions of women came together to form a 620 km-long (390 mi) women's wall in the Indian state of Kerala?
Dopey (podcast) 2019-03-09 1,508 125.7 ... that one of the two hosts of Dopey, a podcast about addiction, died of a drug overdose?
Ten Talents (cookbook) 2019-03-08 1,504 125.4 ... that Ten Talents, a 50-year-old vegetarian and vegan cookbook that is still in print, was the first to feature recipes for soy milk ice cream shakes?
Karen (orangutan) 2019-03-18 2,912 124.1 ... that in 1994, Karen became the first orangutan to have open heart surgery?
Storybook Dads 2019-03-01 1,478 123.2 ... that Storybook Dads helps prisoners in the UK read bedtime stories to their children from behind bars?
Jane Collective 2019-03-08 1,474 122.8 ... that when arrested for performing illegal abortions, members of the Jane Collective protected their clients' identities by swallowing their names and contact information?
Sumiko Hennessy 2019-03-28 2,102 94.7 ... that Sumiko Hennessy, a co-founder of the Asian Pacific Development Center in Denver, Colorado, has taught courses for corporate executives about Asian cultures and "stress management Asian-style"?
Asian Pacific Development Center 624 28.1
Total 2,726 122.8
Hans Gustav Wilhelm Steinert 2019-03-11 1,472 122.7 ... that after stimulating them with electricity, Hans Steinert described the worm-like twitching of his patients' muscles?
Wu Dechang 2019-03-23 2,916 121.5 ... that Wu Dechang managed the emergency response to large-scale plutonium contamination caused by a failed Chinese nuclear test?
Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna 2019-03-01 1,444 120.3 ... that Juan Carlos de la Cruz Reyna tried to bribe an undercover agent to ensure he was released from prison to members of a drug cartel?
2003 Budweiser Shootout 2019-03-05 1,434 119.5 ... that Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 2003 Budweiser Shootout stock car race despite starting from the back of the grid?
William A. Robson 2019-03-15 1,432 119.4 ... that the career of pioneering scholar of public administration William A. Robson was made possible because playwright George Bernard Shaw wanted to experience an aeroplane flight?
Amy Shuler Goodwin 2019-03-11 1,427 118.9 ... that Amy Shuler Goodwin is the first woman to serve as mayor of Charleston, West Virginia?
Malcolm Mencer Martin 2019-03-09 1,383 115.2 ... that Austrian-born Malcolm Mencer Martin was interned by the British at the beginning of World War II, and graduated from King's College, Newcastle, at war's end?
Themiste hennahi 2019-03-25 2,756 114.8 ... that the peanut worm Themiste hennahi is a "tentacle breather"?
Keldholme Priory election dispute 2019-03-08 1,372 114.4 ... that a disputed Priory election in early 14th-century Yorkshire led to nuns being placed under interdict and later being accused of being "daughters of perdition" by their own Archbishop?
Sanne Keizer 2019-03-24 2,741 114.2 ... that while on hiatus from her beach volleyball career, Sanne Keizer completed a master's degree in criminal investigation and worked as a police detective?
George Meade (merchant) 2019-03-07 1,351 112.6 ... that merchant George Meade was once considered a patriot of the American Revolution, but his firm actually profited from both sides during the war?
Faiz Shakir 2019-03-13 1,340 111.7 ... that Faiz Shakir is the first Muslim and first American of Pakistani descent to manage a United States presidential campaign?
Ursula K. Le Guin 2019-03-30 2,658[b] 110.8 ... that Ursula K. Le Guin once rejected an offer from Hayao Miyazaki to adapt her Earthsea series for the screen, but changed her mind after watching Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro?
2017 UK Championship 2019-03-03 1,306 108.8 ... that the 2017 UK Snooker Championship saw a member of the audience removed for snoring?
2006 UK Championship 2019-03-10 1,297 108.1 ... that in the 2006 UK Championship snooker tournament, Ronnie O'Sullivan conceded his quarter-final match against Stephen Hendry while 4–1 frames behind in a best of 17 frames match?
Das Weizenkorn muss sterben 2019-03-15 1,292 107.7 ... that "Das Weizenkorn muss sterben" (The grain of wheat must die), the signature song written by Lothar Zenetti, deals with the mystery of faith that in death there is life?
Jørgen Hviid 2019-03-04 1,290 107.5 ... that Jørgen Hviid is referred to as the "father of Danish ice hockey"?
Vikram Sood 2019-03-17 1,089 107.1 ... that in India, a postal officer became a spymaster?
Jörg Streli 2019-03-23 2,550 106.2 ... that architect Jörg Streli and his two colleagues designed the Sankt-Margarethen-Kapelle (pictured) in Tyrol, which rises like a tower on a circular floor?
Raymond Butt 2019-03-16 1,679 106.0 ... that Raymond Butt compiled a directory of "every station, halt, platform and stopping place on the British railway passenger network"?
Church of All Saints, Harlow Hill 2019-03-04 862 71.8 ... that Shutt and Thompson designed All Saints, Harlow Hill, with a "circular bell tower reminiscent of Irish bell-houses"?
Isaac Thomas Shutt 220 18.3
Alfred Hill Thompson 190 15.9
Total 1,272 106.0
Abby Cubillo 2019-03-27 2,534 105.6 ... that Abby Cubillo is the first woman born and raised in the Northern Territory to play in the Women's National Basketball League?
Amphiodia urtica 2019-03-23 2,506 104.4 ... that the burrowing brittle star submerges itself in mud and raises its arms to feed?
Carcinonemertes errans 2019-03-24 2,501 104.2 ... that in 1980, a ribbon worm was implicated in the collapse of the Dungeness crab fishery in central California?
Tom O'Sullivan (actor) 2019-03-11 1,242 103.5 ... that actor Tom O'Sullivan's first television role was on Home and Away as a journalist who got into a fight with Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher)?
Heinz Henschel 2019-03-14 1,233 102.8 ... that Heinz Henschel negotiated the return of Germany into the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1947?
He Yousheng 2019-03-20 2,462 102.6 ... that He Yousheng studied the high-speed hydrodynamics of torpedoes?
Nickey Barclay 2019-03-21 2,458 102.4 ... that Nickey Barclay played with Fanny, Cocker, and Ball?
NGC 3665 2019-03-29 2,441 101.7 ... that despite having large molecular gas reservoirs, NGC 3665 has a less than expected star formation rate?
Mary Margaret Francis 2019-03-11 1,220 101.7 ... that Mary Margaret Francis told Graham Lord that her husband, Dick Francis, "would like me to have all the credit" for his novels?
2019 World Para Swimming Championships 2019-03-29 2,436 101.5 ... that Malaysia was stripped of its right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships after refusing to allow Israeli athletes to enter the country to compete?
Leon de Kogel 2019-03-09 1,203 100.2 ... that Dutch footballer Leon de Kogel's playing career ended following a car accident in which he had to be cut out of his vehicle by the fire service?
The Negro in Art 2019-03-17 1,017 100.0 ... that leading black and white artists responded to the 1926 symposium The Negro in Art: How Shall He Be Portrayed? with their views on the extent to which black artists could avoid racial stereotypes?
Queens Botanical Garden 2019-03-11 1,195 99.6 ... that Queens Botanical Garden in New York City was built on top of landfill atop a creek?
Tanya Saracho 2019-03-08 1,184 98.6 ... that for Vida, Tanya Saracho assembled an all-Latinx, "heavily queer" writers' room and a directorial team who are all Latinx or women of color?
Ussuri shrew 2019-03-30 2,366 98.6 ... that the Ussuri shrew feeds largely on earthworms and needs to eat more than twice its bodyweight each day?
R. Hari Kumar 2019-03-01 1,171 97.6 ... that R. Hari Kumar took a staff course at the US Naval War College while serving in the Indian Navy?
Bob Bachelder 2019-03-24 2,342 97.6 ... that as he was a teacher by day and bandleader at night, those who knew Bob Bachelder in one role likely were unaware of the other?
Alma Webster Hall Powell 2019-03-11 1,167 97.2 ... that Alma Webster Powell earned a law degree from New York University while on a break from her operatic career?
Michaelbrent Collings 2019-03-26 2,330 97.1 ... that horror author Michaelbrent Collings used the pen name "Angelica Hart" for his western romance series?
Universal neonatal hearing screening 2019-03-12 1,159 96.6 ... that if children are not exposed to sounds and language during their first years of life, they will have difficulty in developing language—which can be prevented through hearing screening for infants?
Mausam Noor 2019-03-01 1,156 96.3 ... that Mausam Noor was the youngest Muslim woman member of parliament to be elected to the 15th Lok Sabha?
Eco-Link@BKE 2019-03-11 1,150 95.9 ... that Eco-Link@BKE, the first ecological corridor of its kind in Southeast Asia, is intended to help conserve animals such as the banded leaf monkey and Sunda pangolin in Singapore?
The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook 2019-03-26 2,288 95.3 ... that a visit to The Farm by UNICEF resulted in the development of The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook?
Mark Angel (producer) 2019-03-29 2,281 95.0 ... that Mark Angel produced the first African YouTube comedy channel to reach one million subscribers?
Hearing protection fit-testing 2019-03-25 2,271 94.6 ... that hearing protection fit-testing is used to determine if devices like earplugs or earmuffs are providing the right amount of sound reduction?
Percy Furnivall 2019-03-22 2,268 94.5 ... that Percy Furnivall, Britain's first heart surgeon, was also a champion amateur bicyclist, tricyclist, and tandemist?
Laxmann's shrew 2019-03-23 2,229 92.9 ... that the range of Laxmann's shrew extends from Norway to Sakhalin Island in eastern Asia?
1176 Cardigan eisteddfod 2019-03-04 1,104 92.0 ... that at the 1176 Cardigan eisteddfod in Deheubarth, Wales, The Lord Rhys awarded chairs as prizes to the winners of the poetry and music competitions?
Chandos Anthems 2019-03-10 1,084 90.3 ... that the Chandos Anthems, psalm settings by Handel (pictured) as composer in residence at Cannons, were described as a "panorama of the composer's creative output"?
Zhao Kangmin 2019-03-03 1,084 90.3 ... that self-taught archaeologist Zhao Kangmin was officially recognized as the discoverer of the Terracotta Warriors, even though others found them first?
Elizabeth Wright Ingraham 2019-03-09 1,076 89.6 ... that Colorado Springs architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham incorporated natural light into her designs, outfitting one home with a 100-foot (30 m) high skylight?
Robert Kaske 2019-03-27 2,147 89.5 ... that, in rejecting so-called "New Criticism", Robert Kaske argued that medieval poetry needs to be read in context?
Class of 2018 2019-03-22 2,102 87.6 ... that Sharlene San Pedro and Nash Aguas, the lead actors of the 2018 thriller Class of 2018, worked together on a sketch comedy show when they were children?
Taiiku Okazaki 2019-03-31 2,078 86.6 ... that a 2016 song by Taiiku Okazaki went viral in Japan as it parodied commonly used tropes in Japanese music videos?
Riko Azuna 2019-03-29 2,075 86.5 ... that when Riko Azuna auditioned to perform the opening theme to the anime series Bloom Into You, all she knew about the series was that it focuses on love between two girls?
Electric Telegraph Company 2019-03-05 1,015 84.6 ... that the Electric Telegraph Company operated the Monarch, the first dedicated cable-laying ship?
Penny Rafferty Hamilton 2019-03-04 1,012 84.3 ... that Penny Rafferty Hamilton proposed 101 strategies to increase the participation of women in aviation?
NHL 96 2019-03-10 994 82.8 ... that for NHL 96, the National Hockey League changed its stance on fighting in licensed hockey video games and allowed the feature as long as it occurred only once or twice per game?
Granton Shrimp Bed 2019-03-15 989 82.4 ... that fossils found at Granton Shrimp Bed provided evidence of the structure of conodonts?
Curious Brewery 2019-03-02 980 81.6 ... that the crowd-funded Curious Brewery has the names of the most significant funders engraved on one of the fermentation tanks?
Stellaluna 2019-03-08 964 80.3 ... that Janell Cannon's children's book Stellaluna won a Grammy Award for best spoken word album?
Alfred Clayton Cole 2019-03-13 962 80.2 ... that Alfred Clayton Cole, a director of the Bank of England, said: "during any time of crisis ... all that the Bank is called upon to do is to take care of itself"?
Edward Chauncey Luard 2019-03-14 960 80.0 ... that in 1895, Edward Chauncey Luard, a planter in British Guiana, led a campaign to amend the colony's constitution?
Zuzana Marková (soprano) 2019-03-11 958 79.9 ... that Zuzana Marková's last-minute performance as Lucia di Lammermoor at Opéra de Marseille in 2014 was described as "dazzling" and praised for its depth of understanding?
Amur senza fin 2019-03-14 952 79.3 ... that Amur senza fin is the first-ever Romansh language television film?
Lutheran Trinity Church, East Melbourne 2019-03-28 1,725 77.7 ... that the Lutheran Trinity Church in East Melbourne has occupied its site continuously since 1854, with services conducted in German?
Thomas Ridpath 2019-03-20 1,842 76.8 ... that in 1878, Liverpool stamp dealer Thomas Ridpath bought a collection of British Guiana stamps for £120 that included the unique 1-cent magenta, which sold in 2014 for US$9,480,000?
Yury Karandin 2019-03-22 1,840 76.7 ... that Yury Karandin was the first Soviet referee to officiate matches involving National Hockey League players?
Ian Eaves 2019-03-17 774 76.1 ... that Ian Eaves has catalogued the arms and armour of Queen Elizabeth II, and written about those of King Henry VIII?
The Great Migration: Journey to the North 2019-03-22 1,820 75.9 ... that the children's poetry book The Great Migration: Journey to the North reflects author Eloise Greenfield's own childhood experiences?
Aimi (actress) 2019-03-23 1,819 75.8 ... that among the live venues Japanese singer and voice actress Aimi performed at prior to her major debut was a steakhouse?
Pádraig Amond 2019-03-14 884 73.6 ... that footballer Pádraig Amond represented Carlow at hurling under a false name to avoid being discovered by his club?
Artur Schnabel's recordings of Beethoven's piano sonatas 2019-03-21 1,760 73.3 ... that Artur Schnabel's recordings of Beethoven's piano sonatas were the first complete recordings ever made of all of the composer's 32 piano sonatas?
György Pásztor 2019-03-02 880 73.3 ... that György Pásztor is referred to as "Mr. Hockey" in his native Hungary?
Guan De 2019-03-19 1,759 73.3 ... that aeroelasticity engineer Guan De worked on the development of the Shenyang J-8 and J-8II fighter jets?
Swan Song (song) 2019-03-06 880 73.3 ... that Dua Lipa's character transforms into Alita at the end of her "Swan Song" music video?
Eiss Archive 2019-03-12 876 73.0 ... that the Eiss Archive is composed of materials that document the rescue of Jews threatened by the Holocaust through the efforts of Polish diplomats?
2017 Masters (snooker) 2019-03-21 1,750 72.9 ... that Ronnie O'Sullivan won the 2017 Masters snooker event, despite breaking his cue tip in his semifinal match?
Sophie Van De Heuvel 2019-03-03 872 72.7 ... that Sophie Van De Heuvel competed at the national level in both cricket and Australian rules football during her junior career?
Danielle Ponter 2019-03-18 1,688 71.9 ... that Danielle Ponter is the first member of the Rioli–Long family – described as one of "footy's most famous dynasties" – to play top-level women's Australian rules football?
Byron A. Stover 2019-03-13 859 71.6 ... that Byron A. Stover was an American football letterman and forestry major at Ohio State University before moving to Oregon to become a successful businessman and state legislator?
Aspidosiphon elegans 2019-03-03 858 71.5 ... that the peanut worm Aspidosiphon elegans reproduces by transverse fission?
Guianan squirrel monkey 2019-03-16 1,118 70.6 ... that the Guianan squirrel monkey has a varied diet that includes seeds, eggs, nectar, gum, insects, flowers, lizards, and occasionally bats?
Georgina Naidu 2019-03-02 846 70.5 ... that actress Georgina Naidu premiered her one-woman show Yellowfeather in 2005 at the Sydney Opera House?
Robbie Capito 2019-03-02 833 69.4 ... that 17-year-old Robbie Capito defeated the pool world number one Eklent Kaçi at the 2018 WPA World 9-Ball Championship?
Ove Dahlberg 2019-03-16 1,099 69.4 ... that Team Canada threatened to pull out of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union unless Ove Dahlberg officiated?
Barbara Low (biochemist) 2019-03-28 1,538 69.3 ... that when Barbara Low and Dorothy Hodgkin determined the structure of penicillin in 1945, it was the largest molecule ever to be successfully investigated by X-ray crystallography?
Qiu Dahong 2019-03-11 830 69.2 ... that Qiu Dahong studied the force of sea waves?
Sumant Mehta 2019-03-26 1,658 69.1 ... that physician Sumant Mehta spent five years in jails for his participation in the Indian independence movement?
E Dongchen 2019-03-16 564 69.0 ... that E Dongchen participated in eleven polar expeditions, including China's first expeditions to Antarctica and the North Pole?
Title 42 appointment 2019-03-15 825 68.8 ... that the U.S. Public Health Service can hire – but not fire – scientists "without regard to the civil-service laws" using a Title 42 appointment?
Chloe Brennan (Neighbours) 2019-03-08 813 67.8 ... that Australian actress April Rose Pengilly had not yet appeared on-screen as her Neighbours character Chloe Brennan when she was longlisted for a Logie Award?
Themiste cymodoceae 2019-03-16 550 67.4 ... that the peanut worm Themiste cymodoceae can survive without oxygen for several days?
Lydia Steier 2019-03-27 1,613 67.2 ... that in 2018 Lydia Steier, born in Hartford, Connecticut, became the first woman to stage Mozart's Die Zauberflöte at the Salzburg Festival?
Ding Yi (businessman) 2019-03-28 1,480 66.7 ... that after the Great Sichuan earthquake, Ding Yi donated more than 200,000 yuan to his former company to help with reconstruction?
John W. Kirklin 2019-03-04 797 66.4 ... that John Kirklin's modifications to Gibbon's heart–lung machine allowed blood-free surgery on the human heart?
Claire Born 2019-03-04 793 66.1 ... that the soprano Claire Born appeared in Bayreuth as Wagner's Eva and Gutrune, and in Salzburg as Mozart's Countess and Donna Elvira?
Oemona hirta 2019-03-14 789 65.8 ... that the New Zealand beetle Oemona hirta is called the "lemon tree borer", even though lemon trees are not native to New Zealand?
Ram Nath Chawla 2019-03-14 788 65.6 ... that Ram Nath Chawla and Aspy Engineer were the first Indians to pilot an aircraft from India to England?
St Peter's Bridge, Burton upon Trent 2019-03-03 786 65.5 ... that St Peter's Bridge in Burton upon Trent, opened in 1985, is the newest road crossing of the River Trent?
Echiurus echiurus 2019-03-20 1,570 65.4 ... that the marine worm Echiurus echiurus uses its spoon-shaped proboscis to feed but not to dig its burrow?
The Shepherd King 2019-03-30 1,560 65.0 ... that the 1923 film The Shepherd King about the Biblical David has an opening scene in Egypt because of King Tut?
Yan Jici 2019-03-03 780 65.0 ... that Yan Jici, a founder of modern physics in China, has a minor planet named after him?
Zhong Wanxie 2019-03-05 779 64.9 ... that Zhong Wanxie pioneered computational mechanics in China?
Lionel Collins 2019-03-03 778 64.8 ... that cricketer Lionel Collins scored six centuries in ten days in a feat described as "quite without parallel in the history of the game"?
Section 21 notice 2019-03-01 777 64.8 ... that the default tenancy in England and Wales allows landlords to evict tenants without giving a reason?
Johan Ruijsink 2019-03-12 762 63.5 ... that pool manager and coach Johan Ruijsink has won the Mosconi Cup as part of both the European and United States teams?
Stephen Twinoburyo 2019-03-07 762 63.5 ... that Stephen Twinoburyo, a Ugandan expatriate in South Africa, said that Ugandans were unhappy about the ticket prices for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that took place in his new country?
Eduardo Bauzá 2019-03-14 760 63.3 ... that after Argentine politician Eduardo Bauzá retired from politics he produced noodles in his family business?
Plantation Peter's Hall 2019-03-16 515 63.1 ... that in 1870, inspectors found that most of the workers at the Peter's Hall sugar plantation in British Guiana were from India and China?
Eileen Shore 2019-03-15 430 35.8 ... that researchers Eileen Shore and Frederick Kaplan discovered the mutation responsible for a disease that turns muscle into bone?
Frederick Kaplan 327 27.2
Total 756 63.0
Marcello Costa 2019-03-17 640 63.0 ... that Marcello Costa spent his career researching the links between the nervous system and the gut?
Anasterias antarctica 2019-03-10 754 62.8 ... that the Cinderella starfish normally fasts while brooding its young?
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood 2019-03-12 751 62.6 ... that Yasumi Matsuno was an avid player of Final Fantasy XIV before being hired to write a scenario based on his Ivalice setting for the game's expansion, Stormblood?
Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914–915) 2019-03-02 379 31.6 ... that in 914–915 and in 919–921, just a few years after its founding, the Fatimid Caliphate launched two unsuccessful invasions of Egypt?
Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921) 364 30.3
Total 743 61.9
Hilary Franz 2019-03-23 1,452 60.5 ... that Washington lands commissioner Hilary Franz was a competitive ice skater as a teenager?
Peggy Goodin 2019-03-08 724 60.4 ... that Peggy Goodin wrote her Hopwood Award-winning novel Clementine in the basement of the Chi Omega sorority house at the University of Michigan?
Ursula Wendt-Walther 2019-03-13 722 60.2 ... that the soprano Ursula Wendt-Walther appeared in more than 60 operatic roles at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, including Marei in the world premiere of Zemlinsky's Der Traumgörge?
Marlise Wendels 2019-03-08 720 60.0 ... that at the height of her opera career Marlise Wendels sometimes sang in up to 300 performances in a single season?
The Deer's Cry (Pärt) 2019-03-17 718 59.8 ... that Arvo Pärt composed the motet The Deer's Cry on a commission from Louth, Ireland, setting the conclusion of Saint Patrick's Breastplate, "Christ with me"?
Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve 2019-03-10 716 59.7 ... that the Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve forms part of the largest remaining expanse of Caledonian pinewood in Scotland?
Eli Grba 2019-03-06 712 59.3 ... that Eli Grba was the first player chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft and their first starting pitcher?
An Zuozhang 2019-03-22 1,424 59.3 ... that according to historian An Zuozhang, the governing principle of the Western Han dynasty of ancient China was "doing nothing against nature"?
Hou Xun 2019-03-05 711 59.2 ... that Hou Xun was the chief scientist of a major research project on ultrafast phenomena?
Wiktor Zieliński 2019-03-06 709 59.1 ... that in 2017, Polish pool player Wiktor Zieliński became the youngest-ever winner of a Euro Tour event, winning the Treviso Open at age 16?
Henry G. Ferguson 2019-03-07 702 58.5 ... that Mount Ferguson in Nevada was named after geologist Henry G. Ferguson?
Negatiw 2019-03-31 1,378 57.4 ... that Negatiw was named the "Champion Stallion" at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow in 1954?
Dublin Oldschool 2019-03-09 680 56.6 ... that Irish actor Emmet Kirwan hopes that the film version of the play Dublin Oldschool will foster awareness of the homeless and drug addicts?
1927 Chicago mayoral election 2019-03-27 1,352 56.4 ... that a Republican candidate has not won a Chicago mayoral election since 1927?
Jude Akuwudike 2019-03-24 1,341 55.9 ... that actor Jude Akuwudike originated the part of "the Queen" in the first British production of Not About Nightingales?
Leo Riemens 2019-03-18 679 28.9 ... that the Dutch musicologist Leo Riemens and the German physician Karl-Josef Kutsch wrote Großes Sängerlexikon, a biographical dictionary of opera singers, with 18,760 entries in 2012?
Karl-Josef Kutsch 630 26.8
Total 1,308 55.8
Boro Maa 2019-03-21 1,302 54.2 ... that Boro Maa created a refugee colony at Thakurnagar for the Matuas, who were displaced due to the 1947 Partition of Bengal?
Anatoli Khorozov 2019-03-16 441 54.0 ... that Anatoli Khorozov is referred to as the father of ice hockey in Ukraine?
Kissena Park 2019-03-09 640 53.3 ... that during a grand jury investigation into land-sale fraud at New York City's Kissena Park, Queens borough president Joseph Bermel resigned and fled the U.S. the day before he was scheduled to testify?
Cesar Lüthi 2019-03-15 632 52.7 ... that Swiss businessman Cesar Lüthi pioneered the use of revolving billboards in sports marketing?
Montclair Heights station 2019-03-02 628 52.3 ... that in 1905, Montclair Heights station was the site of an outbreak of glanders that led to the euthanizing of seven horses?
Fiery-browed starling 2019-03-24 1,250 52.1 ... that the fiery-browed starling, found only on Sulawesi in Indonesia, forms mixed flocks with the Sulawesi myna and grosbeak starling?
Levobunolol 2019-03-03 625 52.1 ... that the glaucoma medication levobunolol is more than 60 times as active as its mirror image?
Anju Bala 2019-03-31 1,228 51.2 ... that the Indian Member of Parliament Anju Bala believes that violence against cows can be curbed by declaring it the national animal of India?
Soham El Wardini 2019-03-08 609 50.8 ... that Soham El Wardini is the first female mayor of post-independence Dakar, Senegal?
Daan Jahja 2019-03-16 412 50.5 ... that preceding a 1948 Dutch attack, Daan Jahja recommended the creation of a contingent government in exile, which later became the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia?
Ein Landarzt (opera) 2019-03-07 604 50.3 ... that the staged version of Henze's radio opera Ein Landarzt, closely based on a short story by Kafka, premiered at the Frankfurt Opera?
Gabriela Rodríguez 2019-03-16 780 49.3 ... that Roma producer Gabriela Rodríguez is the first Latin American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture?
Lulu Grace Graves 2019-03-05 586 48.8 ... that Lulu Grace Graves was co-founder and first president of the American Dietetic Association when it formed in 1917?
Merrill Bradshaw 2019-03-09 580 48.3 ... that Mormon composer Merrill Bradshaw wrote an oratorio in 1974 that used elements of jazz and popular hymns?
Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Mendelssohn) 2019-03-11 576 48.0 ... that Mendelssohn was requested to compose Psalm 100 for the new Hamburg Temple, but probably set it as Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt for the Berlin Cathedral?
MLS Cup 2007 2019-03-03 574 47.8 ... that MLS Cup 2007 was the first Major League Soccer championship rematch to be played in consecutive years?
Jeff Davis (racing driver) 2019-03-31 1,144 47.6 ... that due to sponsorship issues, NASCAR team Melling Racing hired Jeff Davis to run a race for the team using his own car?
Government Employee Fair Treatment Act 2019-03-31 1,139 47.5 ... that the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act ensures retroactive pay for US federal employees affected by government shutdowns?
Hu Peiquan 2019-03-25 1,136 47.3 ... that Hu Peiquan founded the journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University and served as its chief editor for more than 60 years?
Yan Luguang 2019-03-07 556 46.4 ... that Yan Luguang and his colleagues built China's first tokamak?
Edward Henslow 2019-03-01 554 46.1 ... that a cardiovascular fitness suite at the UK Army School of Physical Training is named after Edward Henslow?
Jon Teske 2019-03-21 1,096 45.7 ... that Jon Teske posted a double-double in his first collegiate start and the first collegiate basketball game played at Little Caesars Arena?
Qian Linzhao 2019-03-04 540 45.0 ... that Qian Linzhao's research on the Mohist Canon influenced Joseph Needham's treatment of physics in his Science and Civilisation in China?
Ruthilde Boesch 2019-03-10 536 44.7 ... that Ruthilde Boesch, who performed as Mozart's Susanna and in 37 other roles at the Vienna State Opera, made five world tours of recitals with her second husband as her accompanist?
Wang Yening 2019-03-08 530 44.2 ... that Wang Yening helped establish China's first specialization in X-ray metal physics?
Central Committee on Women's Employment 2019-03-07 528 44.0 ... that the Central Committee on Women's Employment was founded to help British women who were out of work due to the First World War?
Ria Ginster 2019-03-20 1,036 43.1 ... that the soprano and voice teacher Ria Ginster sang recitals at Wigmore Hall and Carnegie Hall, and recorded Rossini's Petite messe solennelle conducted by Sir John Barbirolli?
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon 2019-03-11 514 42.8 ... that the burrow of the spoon worm Ochetostoma erythrogrammon may be shared by flatworms, scale worms, molluscs, pea crabs, snapping shrimps, and copepods?
S. Dharmambal 2019-03-17 508 42.3 ... that Indian activist S. Dharmambal was honoured as a Heroic Tamil Mother for her contributions to the Tamil language?
MLS Cup 2001 2019-03-04 492 41.0 ... that the San Jose Earthquakes won MLS Cup 2001 only one season after finishing at the bottom of the league table?
Arianna String Quartet 2019-03-16 648 40.9 ... that the Arianna String Quartet was praised by the Chicago Tribune as making music "with the tonal warmth, fastidious balance, and heightened communication skills of groups many years its senior"?
Greater London Group 2019-03-06 484 40.4 ... that the Greater London Group, a research centre at the London School of Economics, played a major role in the reformation of the structure of London government in the 1960s?
Presidential campaign announcements in the United States 2019-03-17 410 40.3 ... that a U.S. presidential candidate making a campaign announcement is said to "throw one's hat in the ring", after a boxing metaphor popularized by the Theodore Roosevelt 1912 presidential campaign?
Limburger Domsingknaben 2019-03-05 482 40.2 ... that the Limburger Domsingknaben, a boys' choir founded in 1967 by Wilhelm Kempf to sing at the Limburg Cathedral, took part in the premiere of Kagel's Sankt-Bach-Passion?
Philip Hugh-Jones 2019-03-07 475 39.6 ... that Philip Hugh-Jones coined the term type J diabetes, where J stands for Jamaica?
Psalm 93 2019-03-16 318 38.9 ... that Jules Van Nuffel, founder and conductor of the choir at the Mechelen Cathedral, set Psalm 93, Dominus regnavit, for choir and organ – but it was Psalm 92 for him?
Ewandro Stenzowski 2019-03-07 465 38.8 ... that the tenor Ewandro Stenzowski went from early competition successes in Brazil to leading roles such as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Landestheater Detmold?
Russ Bogda 2019-03-02 464 38.7 ... that Green Bay Packers president Russ Bogda advocated for a public referendum in the 1950s to finance the construction of Lambeau Field?
Lynnwood Farnam 2019-03-03 460 38.4 ... that Lynnwood Farnam was the first North American organist to play the entire repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach's organ works?
Spas Wenkoff 2019-03-12 458 38.2 ... that Spas Wenkoff, first a tenor at a Bulgarian amateur theatre, appeared as Tristan at the Staatsoper Dresden, and was then invited to sing the role at the centenary Bayreuth Festival?
Luz Mely Reyes 2019-03-17 387 38.1 ... that Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes was one of the "Guardians" spotlighted for the 2018 Time Person of the Year?
Frant Gwo 2019-03-16 584 36.9 ... that Frant Gwo's science fiction film The Wandering Earth is the world's highest-grossing film of 2019 so far and the second highest-grossing film of all time in China?
Chiu Hsien-chih 2019-03-10 436 36.4 ... that Chiu Hsien-chih was one of the first two legislative candidates supported by the newly established New Power Party?
Dorothy Misener Jurney 2019-03-02 434 36.1 ... that journalist Dorothy Jurney was called "the godmother of women's pages"?
Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons 2019-03-24 863 36.0 ... that an award for women journalists in India is named after a Jain freedom fighter?
Melitta Muszely 2019-03-30 848 35.4 ... that the soprano Melitta Muszely appeared as the four women Hoffmann loves in Felsenstein's production at the Komische Oper Berlin in 1958, and still sang recitals at age 80?
Former General Post Office, Colombo 2019-03-10 420 35.0 ... that the first telephone booth in Ceylon was installed at the Colombo General Post Office on 16 August 1909?
Frederick Hackwood 2019-03-09 408 34.0 ... that "Old Woden" Frederick Hackwood founded the Wednesbury Strollers football club?
Lord, have mercy upon us (Mendelssohn) 2019-03-09 398 33.2 ... that the motet Lord, have mercy upon us was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1833, setting responses from the Book of Common Prayer?
2005 UK Championship 2019-03-11 398 33.1 ... that six-time world snooker champion Steve Davis reached his 100th career final in the 2005 UK Championship?
Violin Concerto (Previn) 2019-03-13 391 32.6 ... that André Previn composed his Violin Concerto for Anne-Sophie Mutter, his future wife?
2007 Malta Cup 2019-03-13 347 28.9 ... that Stephen Hendry compiled his 700th career century break during the first round of the 2007 Malta Cup snooker tournament?
Robert Schunk 2019-03-10 339 28.2 ... that Robert Schunk, who performed minor roles at the Bayreuth Festival, stepped in successfully for Peter Hofmann as Siegmund in Die Walküre there?
Walter Wasservogel 2019-03-24 648 27.0 ... that Walter Wasservogel was the first full-time general secretary of the International Ice Hockey Federation?
Instagram egg 2019-03-20 632[c] 26.3 ... that an image of an egg posted on the social media service Instagram became the most liked online post of all time?
Ralf Otto 2019-03-05 306 25.5 ... that Ralf Otto, director of the Bachchor Mainz from 1986, conducted world premiere recordings of cantatas by Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach?
Marc Piollet 2019-03-15 304 25.4 ... that the conductor Marc Piollet recorded rarely performed symphonies by Norbert Burgmüller and Hugo Staehle, and a DVD of Carmen staged by Calixto Bieito?
Alfred Jerger 2019-03-02 286 23.8 ... that bass-baritone Alfred Jerger, who appeared at the Salzburg Festival between 1922 and 1959, created the leading role of Mandryka in Arabella, an opera composed by Richard Strauss?
László Schell 2019-03-30 534 22.2 ... that Hungarian ice hockey referee László Schell set an unofficial record of 22 Ice Hockey World Championship matches officiated in a year?
Poovulagin Nanbargal 2019-03-11 233 19.4 ... that the Indian organisation Poovulagin Nanbargal filed a case to prevent the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant?
Wayne Messam 2019-03-15 32[d] 2.6 ... that Wayne Messam, mayor of Miramar, Florida, won a national championship in American football with the Florida State Seminoles?

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