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Low 21.2 Christof Nel 86.5 Amis Music Festival 21.2 Christof Nel
Median 112.6 Peng Yuxing
1949 Rhodesia vs New Zealand rugby union match 		320.6 Māru-Gurjara architecture
Walk-in-the-Water (steamboat) 		125.2 WVOK (AM)
MJ Lee
High 817.4 Seneca Village 11,110.9 Fall of the Berlin Wall 11,110.9 Fall of the Berlin Wall

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Fall of the Berlin Wall 2019-11-09 266,662[a] 11,110.9 ... that the fall of the Berlin Wall (immediate aftermath pictured) was the result of a bureaucratic mistake?
Fred Rogers 2019-11-22 44,140[b] 1,839.2 ... that Fred Rogers's 1969 testimony (video shown) resurfaced in 2012 and 2017 to counter calls for defunding PBS and similar non-profit arts-related organizations?
John Andrew Barnes III 2019-11-12 24,368 1,015.3 ... that 52 years ago today, PFC John A. Barnes III (pictured) was killed after jumping on a grenade to save wounded comrades during the Vietnam War?
John Ystumllyn 2019-11-15 23,864 994.3 ... that John Ystumllyn (portrait shown) has been described as the first black person of North Wales "about whom we have detailed knowledge"?
Omelette de la mère Poulard 2019-11-02 12,705 529.4 ... that an omelette created by Mother Poulard (pictured) is one of the major tourist attractions in Mont-Saint-Michel, France?
Anne Boutiaut Poulard 7,028 292.8
Total 19,733 822.2
Seneca Village 2019-11-06 19,618 817.4 ... that Seneca Village, a community composed mainly of free black people, was destroyed in the 1850s to make way for New York City's Central Park?
2019 Rugby World Cup Final 2019-11-02 19,523[c] 813.5 ... that today's 2019 Rugby World Cup Final between England and South Africa is a repeat of the 2007 final?
Naoshi Kanno 2019-11-16 17,798 741.6 ... that Japanese fighter ace Naoshi Kanno (pictured), credited with 25 confirmed kills, appears in the anime Drifters?
Xia Peisu 2019-11-06 13,795 574.8 ... that Xia Peisu (pictured), the "mother of computer science" in China, and her husband Yang Liming, who helped explain magic numbers, were elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the same time?
Yang Liming 3,838 159.9
Total 17,634 734.7
Satanic nightjar 2019-11-20 16,922 705.1 ... that the Satanic nightjar can make a growling noise when disturbed?
Michael Hargrave 2019-11-04 14,781 615.9 ... that in 1945, British medical student Michael Hargrave (pictured, second from right) volunteered to provide assistance in the Netherlands, but was sent to help survivors at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp instead?
Gara Medouar 2019-11-19 12,371 515.5 ... that a film set for The Mummy was built at Gara Medouar (pictured), an 11th-century fortress on a rock plateau near Sijilmasa, Morocco?
Alexandrea Owens 2019-11-28 12,343 514.3 ... that Alexandrea Owens became known as "the Titanic girl" after performing with Leonardo DiCaprio in the James Cameron epic at the age of eight?
James Humphreys (pornographer) 2019-11-18 12,262 510.9 ... that the diaries of James Humphreys, the "Emperor of Porn", were used to convict thirteen members of the Metropolitan Police Force of accepting his bribes?
Akira the Hustler 2019-11-20 12,033 501.4 ... that Akira the Hustler was a member of the Biters, a performance art group whose members were both artists and sex workers?
Reverse arms 2019-11-11 11,836 493.2 ... that the rest on arms reversed command (pictured) is used as a mark of respect at funerals and occasions of mourning in some militaries?
Eugen Ernst 2019-11-27 11,812 492.2 ... that the appointment of Eugen Ernst (pictured) as president of the Berlin police prompted the Spartacist uprising of 1919?
Iraj Castle 2019-11-29 11,644 485.1 ... that the massive Sasanian fortification of Iraj Castle lacks any structure in its interior?
Hedwig Porschütz 2019-11-29 11,386 474.4 ... that Hedwig Porschütz, who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, was not honoured as an "unsung heroine" in West Berlin because she had been a prostitute?
Katowice massacre 2019-11-30 5,837 243.2 ... that following the defense of Katowice on 4 September 1939, dozens of defenders, including a number of Polish Boy and Girl Scouts, were summarily executed?
Defense of Katowice 5,073 211.4
Total 10,910 454.6
Tamara Vrooman 2019-11-20 10,638 443.2 ... that in 2019, Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman (pictured) received the Order of British Columbia for her contributions to a better quality of life in the province "and beyond"?
Staten Island Quarantine War 2019-11-15 10,414 433.9 ... that in the 1858 Staten Island Quarantine War, angry local residents burned down the United States' largest quarantine facility after years of opposition?
Yūki Yamato 2019-11-30 9,944 414.3 ... that screenwriter and director Yūki Yamato (pictured) created her first film, That Girl is Dancing by the Seaside, while studying philosophy at Sophia University?
Toki Pona 2019-11-04 9,531 397.1 ... that Toki Pona, a constructed language devised in 2001, uses only around 120 to 125 root words?
Lang Ayre 2019-11-05 9,505 396.0 ... that the Lang Ayre (pictured), the longest beach in Shetland, has red sand?
MLS Cup 2019 2019-11-10 8,972[d] 373.8 ... that today's MLS Cup 2019 will be the third cup final in four years to feature Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC?
Allerton Oak 2019-11-26 5,076 211.5 ... that England's 2019 Tree of the Year, the Allerton Oak, was reportedly damaged in an 1864 gunpowder explosion?
Lottie Sleigh 3,246 135.2
Total 8,322 346.8
Namio Harukawa 2019-11-22 8,175 340.6 ... that Japanese fetish artist Namio Harukawa contributed artwork to a BDSM pulp magazine while still in high school?
Lathrolestes luteolator 2019-11-29 4,476 186.5 ... that the parasitic wasp Lathrolestes luteolator has adopted the amber-marked birch leaf miner as a new host?
Profenusa thomsoni 3,668 152.9
Total 8,145 339.4
John Cule 2019-11-14 8,091 337.1 ... that John Cule was forced to learn Italian because his batman spoke no English?
Ring of modular forms 2019-11-01 4,272 178.0 ... that rings of modular forms are stacky thanks to GAGA?
Stacky curve 3,730 155.4
Total 8,002 333.4
Walk-in-the-Water (steamboat) 2019-11-13 7,710 321.3 ... that Walk-in-the-Water (pictured), which made her maiden voyage from Buffalo to Detroit in 1818, was the first steamboat to run on Lakes Erie, Huron, and Michigan?
Māru-Gurjara architecture 2019-11-21 7,676 319.9 ... that Māru-Gurjara architecture (example pictured) originated in Gujarat and Rajasthan from the 11th to 13th centuries, but can now be found in Antwerp and Potters Bar?
Gongnyong Ridge 2019-11-29 7,574 315.6 ... that Gongnyong Ridge (pictured) in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea, acquired its name (lit. 'Dinosaur Ridge') from its peaks looking as "vigorous and dynamic as a dinosaur rising from the ground"?
Rauvolfia vomitoria 2019-11-05 7,544 314.3 ... that poison devil's-pepper has been used both as rat poison and as a traditional medicine for humans?
Foulridge Tunnel 2019-11-28 7,409 308.7 ... that a local story suggests that, in 1912, a cow swam the entire 1,630-yard (0.93 mi; 1.49 km) length of the Foulridge Tunnel before being pulled out and revived with some brandy?
Clarendon Shopping Centre 2019-11-18 7,364 306.8 ... that A. N. Wilson described Oxford's Clarendon Shopping Centre when it opened as "the most grotesquely horrible building I have ever seen"?
2001 Australian Grand Prix 2019-11-14 7,334 305.6 ... that the death of a track marshal as a result of a two-car collision on lap five of the 2001 Australian Grand Prix was not announced until after the race ended?
Michigan Firehouse Museum 2019-11-14 7,274 303.1 ... that the Michigan Firehouse Museum (pictured) is home to the largest collection of fire truck bells in the United States?
Lois Ellen Frank 2019-11-10 7,126 296.9 ... that when Lois Ellen Frank (pictured) first proposed her 2003 James Beard Award–winning cookbook on Native American foods, publishers told her there was no such cuisine?
Li Yin 2019-11-26 7,120 296.7 ... that Li Yin's paintings (example shown) were so sought after that as many as forty imitators in her area turned out fakes of her work?
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (film) 2019-11-28 7,094 295.6 ... that Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, a film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's play with the Berliner Ensemble, premiered on the author's birthday (opening night pictured)?
500 Fifth Avenue 2019-11-20 6,958 289.9 ... that just prior to the construction of 500 Fifth Avenue, the site on which it was built was reportedly the second most valuable undeveloped lot in Manhattan?
Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times 2019-11-01 6,952 289.6 ... that "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times", a slogan commonly chanted at the 2019 Hong Kong protests (shown), was first used for a LegCo campaign in 2016?
Judy Sullivan 2019-11-21 6,871 286.3 ... that during the Apollo 11 program, biomedical engineer Judy Sullivan was instantly identifiable if she made an error as she was the only female voice on NASA's headset link?
Bengal famine of 1943 2019-11-21 6,836[e] 284.9 ... that after the Bengal famine of 1943 was denied by authorities, news reports with images of the victims in English-language papers made it known internationally?
Ma Weiming 2019-11-14 6,708 279.5 ... that Rear Admiral Ma Weiming has led the development of the electromagnetic catapult system for China's future aircraft carriers?
Siege of Masaka 2019-11-19 6,622 275.9 ... that soldiers were reduced to eating rats during the Siege of Masaka?
HMS Sceptre (P215) 2019-11-26 6,443 268.5 ... that British submarine HMS Sceptre towed an X-class midget submarine tasked with attacking German battleships off Norway?
Rye railway station (East Sussex) 2019-11-25 6,418 267.4 ... that both Rye railway station (pictured) and its signal box are Grade II listed?
Togashi Masachika 2019-11-07 6,408 267.0 ... that Togashi Masachika was restored to power by a rebel army, only to later commit suicide when confronted by a similar force?
Special Group (India) 2019-11-08 6,312 263.0 ... that after a secret purchase from Europe, the Special Group became the first Indian troops to be equipped with the AK-47?
Manisha Moun 2019-11-13 6,116 254.8 ... that Manisha Moun kept her boxing interest a secret from her father until he read in a newspaper that she had won a medal?
South Audley Street 2019-11-29 6,076 253.2 ... that the Queen briefly lived at 77 South Audley Street?
Brants's whistling rat 2019-11-03 6,020 250.8 ... that Brants's whistling rat (illustration shown) seldom ventures more than 30 cm (12 in) from one of the many entrances to its burrow?
Development of Red Dead Redemption 2 2019-11-15 5,996 249.8 ... that Red Dead Redemption 2 was developed by a team of 1,600 people?
Margaret Lyons 2019-11-15 5,810 242.1 ... that Margaret Lyons, the first female vice president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, was nicknamed the "Dragon Lady"?
Grigory Grigoryevich Skornyakov-Pisarev 2019-11-01 5,794 241.4 ... that Grigory Skornyakov-Pisarev wrote on mechanics, investigated a tsarina, was in charge of the Ladoga Canal, and sported with concubines as commandant of Okhotsk?
Under the Knife (film) 2019-11-01 5,758 239.9 ... that the film Under the Knife argues that Britain's state-run National Health Service is being intentionally privatised?
WBOX (AM) 2019-11-11 5,696 237.4 ... that Louisiana radio station WBOX lost more than 90 percent of its advertisers as a result of a 1965 boycott by the Ku Klux Klan?
George R. Proctor 2019-11-13 5,474 228.1 ... that botanist George R. Proctor collected more than 55,000 specimens, had 31 species named after him, and was convicted of a conspiracy to murder his wife?
The Elephant Queen 2019-11-15 5,212 217.2 ... that for their 2019 documentary film The Elephant Queen, the two directors followed elephant herds for four years?
Safiya Wazir 2019-11-28 5,206 216.9 ... that American politician Safiya Wazir came to Uzbekistan as a refugee from Afghanistan?
Kurt Rackow 2019-11-02 5,204 216.8 ... that Kurt Rackow and his soldiers were trapped for hours during the Battle of Verdun, even though their comrades were just 20 ft (6 m) away?
Gateway of India 2019-11-18 5,122[f] 213.4 ... that the last British troops left India in 1948, post independence, from the Gateway of India?
JOSS 2019-11-06 5,110 212.9 ... that one user said of JOSS, an interactive programming system at RAND, "it's better than beer"?
Tricolored bat 2019-11-25 3,026 126.1 ... that in Nova Scotia, the tricolored bat roosts exclusively in the dangling fronds of bony beard lichen?
Usnea trichodea 2,006 83.6
Total 5,032 209.7
Green Man, Leytonstone 2019-11-08 4,918 204.9 ... that two men who plotted to assassinate King George I were arrested in the Green Man public house in 1722?
Mill Creek, Washington 2019-11-04 4,908 204.5 ... that Mill Creek, Washington, was not named after a mill or a creek?
Dire Wolf (song) 2019-11-07 4,878 203.2 ... that Robert Hunter (pictured) wrote the lyrics to the Grateful Dead song "Dire Wolf" after watching a film adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles the night before?
A man was lynched yesterday flag 2019-11-24 4,862 202.6 ... that between 1920 and 1938, the NAACP flew a flag (pictured) at its New York headquarters to mark each lynching that occurred in the United States?
Guibourtia tessmannii 2019-11-14 4,849 202.0 ... that the bark of Guibourtia tessmannii is much esteemed in traditional medicine and is often removed from living trees?
Gwendolyne Cowart 2019-11-11 4,757 198.2 ... that Gwendolyne Cowart – the "youngest girl in the south" to obtain a commercial pilot's license – went on to serve as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II?
Zenas King 2019-11-27 4,714 196.4 ... that 19th-century bridge builder Zenas King built thousands of bridges across the continental United States, some of which are still standing?
Carrots and Sticks (album) 2019-11-14 4,676 194.8 ... that a fake version of Bish's album Carrots and Sticks became the sixth-bestselling album in Japan for the week of its release?
A Pittance of Time 2019-11-11 4,603 191.8 ... that the song "A Pittance of Time" was written to remind people to observe the two-minute silence on Remembrance Day?
Rhynocoris marginatus 2019-11-12 4,524 188.5 ... that the assassin bug Rhynocoris marginatus injects venomous saliva into its prey to paralyse it?
1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game 2019-11-01 4,475 186.5 ... that Bill Walton made 21 of his 22 field goal attempts in the 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game?
William Ulmer Brewery 2019-11-19 4,452 185.5 ... that the William Ulmer Brewery, the first brewery to be designated a New York City landmark, produced up to 3,200,000 U.S. gal (12,000,000 L) of beer per year?
Adolescence of Utena 2019-11-08 4,432 184.7 ... that director Kunihiko Ikuhara sought to make the 1999 film Adolescence of Utena "more naughty" than the television series it was adapted from?
Isla dela Victoria 2019-11-15 4,420 184.2 ... that the Isla dela Victoria resort and casino under construction in Kawit Island, Cebu City, Philippines, is named for a city officer murdered for his role in the fight against illegal fishing?
Deathwatch beetle 2019-11-30 4,378 182.4 ... that the tapping sound of the deathwatch beetle has long been considered an omen of an impending death?
Ellie Morrison 2019-11-29 4,346 181.1 ... that Ellie Morrison is the first woman to serve as the national commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America since its incorporation in 1910?
Wu Xiuquan 2019-11-01 4,336 180.7 ... that in his 1950 speech at the United Nations, Chinese diplomat Wu Xiuquan demanded that the United States withdraw its forces from Taiwan and Korea?
Joseph Anthony Dwyer 2019-11-14 4,324 180.2 ... that George Wimpey CEO Joe Dwyer thought general contracting was a "mug's game" and converted the firm into a housebuilder?
Christina Maria Rantetana 2019-11-10 4,312 179.7 ... that Christina Maria Rantetana was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was placed in a niche 30 metres (100 ft) up a cliff?
Tony Renna 2019-11-08 4,194 174.7 ... that the death of Tony Renna and major accidents involving four other drivers led the Indy Racing League to lower car speeds and engine horsepower from the 2004 Indianapolis 500 onward?
George W. Hotchkiss 2019-11-14 4,100 170.8 ... that George W. Hotchkiss published the world's first lumber journal, the Lumberman's Gazette?
Beekman Tower 2019-11-12 4,082 170.1 ... that New York City's Beekman Tower, built as housing for women in college sororities, was later patronized by United Nations delegates?
Charity bazaar 2019-11-27 4,078 169.9 ... that women vendors at Victorian charity bazaars were criticized for using the events to flirt with men?
Lucia Visconti 2019-11-21 4,074 169.8 ... that the unpaid dowry owed by Lucia Visconti's family upon her marriage to Edmund Holland remained a source of friction between England and Milan for more than 60 years after her death?
Ulf Himmelstrand 2019-11-01 3,990 166.3 ... that Swedish sociologist Ulf Himmelstrand has been called the "father of sociology in Nigeria"?
Samuel May Williams 2019-11-15 3,958 164.9 ... that Samuel May Williams borrowed against his brother's credit to purchase the 125-ton schooner Invincible on behalf of Texian rebels?
Euplatypus parallelus 2019-11-28 3,953 164.7 ... that the ambrosia beetle Euplatypus parallelus cultivates fungi in the galleries it creates for its larvae?
Shinoridate 2019-11-13 3,907 162.8 ... that Shinori Fort in Hokkaido was twice sacked by the Ainu?
Ernest Graves Jr. 2019-11-03 3,898 162.4 ... that Ernest Graves Jr. was one of four generations of his family to go to West Point, all of whom graduated first or second in their class?
Leptoconops torrens 2019-11-21 3,852 160.5 ... that infestations of Leptoconops torrens biting flies have halted construction and farming projects in California?
Hevrin Khalaf 2019-11-19 3,818 159.1 ... that Kurdish civil engineer and politician Hevrin Khalaf, who worked for tolerance among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds, was killed in the 2019 Turkish offensive into Syria?
Ishay Ribo 2019-11-15 3,805 158.5 ... that self-taught Israeli singer-songwriter Ishay Ribo has released four studio albums, two of them certified gold and one platinum?
Harshat Mata Temple 2019-11-23 3,760 156.6 ... that the main shrine of the Harshat Mata Temple depicts a royal figure and his consorts engaged in amorous activities?
Chad Wolf 2019-11-29 3,737 155.7 ... that acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf stated that, as chief of staff, it was not his responsibility to determine whether the Trump administration family separation policy was right or wrong?
Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries 2019-11-03 3,692 153.8 ... that Brazil was the only country with an exhibit at the 1918 Bronx "World's Fair"?
Northwestern Lumberman 2019-11-28 3,684 153.5 ... that the Northwestern Lumberman, known originally as the Lumbermen's Gazette, was the first trade magazine for the U.S. lumber industry?
Go For It, Nakamura! 2019-11-05 3,660 152.5 ... that the first chapter of Go For It, Nakamura! was commissioned to fill a gap of empty pages in the manga magazine in which it was published?
Zeng Rongsheng 2019-11-28 3,637 151.5 ... that Zeng Rongsheng organized a Sino-American joint investigation of the geology of the Tibetan Plateau and examined the collision process of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate?
Home (Basshunter song) 2019-11-28 3,630 151.2 ... that the 2019 Basshunter song "Home" was described as a throwback to the bounce music of the 2000s?
Anne L. Stevens 2019-11-09 3,618 150.7 ... that Anne L. Stevens disguised herself in order to enroll in the male-only mechanics pit crew at a race track?
WOKO 2019-11-29 3,544 147.6 ... that Vermont's first FM radio station renamed itself WQCR, standing for "Wonderful Queen City Radio", in 1972?
Hermann Oestrich 2019-11-06 3,538 147.4 ... that German engineer Hermann Oestrich became a Knight of the Legion of Honour for developing the Snecma Atar turbojet engines?
XHFAMX-TDT 2019-11-01 3,536 147.4 ... that XHFAMX-TDT "La Octava", which opens tonight, marks Grupo Radio Centro's return to Mexico City television for the first time since 1972?
Carcinocythemia 2019-11-08 3,517 146.5 ... that in a condition known as carcinocythemia, cells from cancerous tumours can be seen in patients' blood smears (example pictured)?
KGRE (AM) 2019-11-22 3,434 143.1 ... that in 1998 a buyer of Colorado radio station KGRE risked his entire savings and maxed out seven credit cards to acquire it?
Music of Red Dead Redemption 2 2019-11-10 3,416 142.3 ... that players are only likely to hear around one-third of all the music created for Red Dead Redemption 2 in a standard playthrough?
Jennifer Morgan 2019-11-08 3,346 139.4 ... that Jennifer Morgan, co-chief executive officer at SAP SE, is the first woman CEO of a company on the DAX index?
The Drongs 2019-11-10 3,262 135.9 ... that in a single week in 1992, a four-man team including Mick Fowler and Andy Nisbet climbed all the main stacks of the Drongs?
Hezi Shai 2019-11-05 3,184 132.7 ... that in 1985, Hezi Shai and two other captured soldiers were returned to Israel in exchange for 1,150 Palestinian and Lebanese security prisoners?
Uwe Wolf (musicologist) 2019-11-18 3,124 130.2 ... that musicologist Uwe Wolf conducted X-ray research to distinguish J. S. Bach's handwriting in the score of his Mass in B minor from changes made by his son, Carl Philipp Emanuel (revised page pictured)?
Pan Wen-Yuan 2019-11-25 3,080 128.4 ... that Pan Wen-Yuan is known as the "father" of the integrated circuit industry in Taiwan despite having never studied, worked for pay, or settled there?
James Brown (cyclist) 2019-11-06 3,040 126.7 ... that James Brown, a visually impaired Paralympian, recently climbed atop an aeroplane to protest against government inaction on climate change?
MJ Lee 2019-11-24 3,006 125.2 ... that CNN political correspondent MJ Lee became an American citizen during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign, which she reported on?
WVOK (AM) 2019-11-08 3,004 125.2 ... that a vandal "knew what he was doing" when he disconnected the fuse blocks to WEYY's transmitter, keeping it off the air for two and a half hours?
Braised pork rice 2019-11-16 2,958 123.2 ... that the Guinness World Record for the largest bowl of braised pork rice is 647 kg (1,426 lb)?
Calvert Vaux Park 2019-11-18 2,953 123.0 ... that Calvert Vaux Park, named after the landscape architect found dead in a nearby bay, is largely made of landfill from the construction of the Verrazzano Bridge?
Skate Kitchen 2019-11-27 2,946 122.8 ... that the 2018 teen drama Skate Kitchen was partly filmed with a camera mounted on a motorized skateboard deck traveling at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)?
England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity 2019-11-16 2,940 122.5 ... that Irish republican O'Donovan Rossa claimed that the phrase "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity" was typically used as an excuse for inaction?
Lin Mei-hong 2019-11-24 1,973 82.2 ... that as a 10-year-old, Lin Mei-hong joined a dance troupe in Taiwan founded by the Italian priest Gian Carlo Michelini, and later choreographed for the troupe?
Gian Carlo Michelini 948 39.5
Total 2,921 121.7
Queer Japan 2019-11-17 2,898 120.8 ... that more than 100 interviews were conducted for the 2019 documentary Queer Japan?
Isaac T. Hopper House 2019-11-22 2,870 119.6 ... that the Isaac T. Hopper House, built during the development of one of New York City's wealthiest neighborhoods, is now a halfway house for women?
Abraham Groves 2019-11-05 2,840 118.3 ... that Abraham Groves is credited with performing the first appendectomy in North America?
Viktor Mardusin 2019-11-21 2,838 118.2 ... that in a Russian naval tradition, vice admiral Viktor Mardusin presented the commander of one of his warships with a roast piglet?
Melissa Leilani Larson 2019-11-07 2,778 115.8 ... that Melissa Leilani Larson's play Pilot Program imagines a future where members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asked to practice polygamy again?
Yevgeny Bushmin 2019-11-07 2,776 115.6 ... that for his role in the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Yevgeny Bushmin was awarded the medal "For the Return of Crimea" by Russia, and placed under sanctions by the United States?
1949 Rhodesia vs New Zealand rugby union match 2019-11-02 2,712 113.0 ... that the All Blacks were once defeated by Rhodesia, a non-test rugby playing country?
Peng Yuxing 2019-11-08 2,692 112.2 ... that Peng Yuxing was a "czar" of China's military–industrial complex?
Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory 2019-11-30 2,636 109.8 ... that the Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory in Brooklyn, originally built for one of the world's largest pencil makers, now contains the Kickstarter headquarters?
Green Bay East–Green Bay West football rivalry 2019-11-05 2,633 109.7 ... that Hall of Fame players Curly Lambeau and Arnie Herber both played in the Green Bay East–Green Bay West football rivalry?
Logan Express 2019-11-12 2,615 109.0 ... that Massport is expanding its Logan Express service, expecting to remove up to three million vehicle trips from the roads in and around Boston's Logan International Airport?
George P. Kent 2019-11-23 2,610[g] 108.7 ... that American diplomat George Kent speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and Thai, as well as some Polish, German, and Italian?
Zhang Zhenxin 2019-11-11 2,584 107.7 ... that Chinese businessman Zhang Zhenxin bought a majority share of the Castlemartyr Resort in Ireland after Kanye West and Kim Kardashian spent part of their honeymoon there?
Tsai Ying-wen (political scientist) 2019-11-12 2,560 106.6 ... that Tsai Ying-wen jokingly said that his award-winning book had sold well because readers mistook the author as Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen?
Khema 2019-11-03 2,528 105.3 ... that Khema, one of the Buddha's chief female disciples, attained enlightenment before even becoming a nun?
Mustafa Güzelgöz 2019-11-22 2,516 104.8 ... that Mustafa Güzelgöz was called the "Librarian with Donkey" as he circulated hundreds of books among villagers in Ürgüp, Turkey, on the back of a donkey?
List of Red Dead Redemption 2 characters 2019-11-23 2,442 101.7 ... that Red Dead Redemption 2 features 1,200 actors and 500,000 lines of dialogue?
Xiaobiele Lake 2019-11-07 912 38.0 ... that the Qarhan Playa's Bieletan subbasin – including the Suli, South Suli, Dabiele, and Xiaobiele salt lakes – is China's largest source of brine lithium?
Suli Lake 851 35.5
Dabiele Lake 627 26.1
Total 2,390 99.6
Black-capped tanager 2019-11-17 2,340 97.5 ... that the female black-capped tanager (pictured) moulds her nest by vibrating in it?
Ramatoulie DK Sanneh 2019-11-04 2,293 95.5 ... that Ramatoulie DK Sanneh, The Gambia's first woman general, has campaigned against gender-based violence?
Society of Gentleman Practisers in the Courts of Law and Equity 2019-11-06 2,292 95.5 ... that the Society of Gentleman Practisers in the Courts of Law and Equity sought to increase the fees payable to solicitors and attorneys, which had been fixed for more than a century?
Pan Handian 2019-11-21 2,238 93.2 ... that it took Pan Handian, a winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation, 27 years to translate Machiavelli's The Prince into Chinese?
Danielle Dithurbide 2019-11-19 2,228 92.8 ... that with Danielle Dithurbide's appointment to anchor the morning newscast on Las Estrellas, a majority of Mexican news broadcaster Noticieros Televisa's news programs are hosted by women?
Anne C. Morel 2019-11-13 2,226 92.7 ... that Anne C. Morel was the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics at the University of Washington?
Thomas P. Saine 2019-11-11 2,202 91.8 ... that the "GOETHE 1" car registration plate of UC Irvine professor Thomas P. Saine was featured in a German novel?
WYFI 2019-11-20 2,121 88.4 ... that the first incarnation of radio station WYFI was described as running "on faith and LPs" and ending in an "Edsel-like burn" within a year?
Amis Music Festival 2019-11-23 2,076 86.5 ... that Taiwan's Amis Music Festival (performers pictured) does not publish its schedule in advance, preferring to focus attention on the overall theme of aboriginal heritage rather than individual performers?
Duncan Campbell (inventor) 2019-11-07 2,062 85.9 ... that wheelchair rugby co-inventor Duncan Campbell is nicknamed "the Quadfather"?
Venezuelan cinema in the 1890s 2019-11-13 2,035 84.8 ... that subjects of Venezuelan films of the 1890s include a dentist pulling teeth in a hotel and a man getting into a brawl with a stagecoach driver?
KRRO 2019-11-27 2,022 84.2 ... that a man claiming to be Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell fooled Sioux Falls radio station KRRO into letting him sing in their studios?
KKON 2019-11-10 2,007 83.6 ... that Hawaii radio station KKON's change of format from "beautiful music" to a rock-and-roll/country mix in 1974 lasted just one day?
Bbno$ 2019-11-02 1,981[h] 82.5 ... that Canadian SoundCloud rapper bbno$ became interested in music after suffering a back injury that prevented him from pursuing his dreams as a competitive swimmer?
Aneurin Bevan 2019-11-25 1,964 81.8 ... that Aneurin Bevan led the establishment of the National Health Service, which was inspired by the Tredegar Medical Aid Society in his hometown?
Estrela report 2019-11-07 1,962 81.7 ... that Edite Estrela MEP received 80,000 emails in opposition to a nonbinding European Union resolution in favour of sex education and other reproductive rights?
WHHQ 2019-11-05 1,958 81.6 ... that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation wound up operating a radio station when it seized a failed Tennessee bank, which in turn had seized WIDD?
Yashasvi Jaiswal 2019-11-12 1,922 80.1 ... that cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal lived in a tent and sold panipuri before becoming the youngest List A double centurion?
Southern black korhaan 2019-11-26 1,914 79.8 ... that the southern black korhaan, native to South Africa, is becoming rarer due to loss of its natural habitat to agriculture?
Tasghîmût 2019-11-16 1,914 79.7 ... that much of the stone material studied by archeologists at the 12th-century fortress of Tasghîmût near Marrakesh has since been hauled off by local builders?
Eyprepocnemis plorans 2019-11-09 1,893 78.9 ... that the lamenting grasshopper seems to be expanding its range northwards in Italy, possibly as a result of climate change?
The Book of Gutsy Women 2019-11-02 1,850 77.1 ... that in The Book of Gutsy Women, the mother-and-daughter authors feature, among others, the 17th-century nun Juana Inés de la Cruz and climate activist Greta Thunberg?
W. A. Fry 2019-11-11 1,844 76.8 ... that a cross from the grave of a Canadian World War I soldier was brought back to Canada by W. A. Fry, and now hangs in St. Paul's Anglican Church in Dunnville, Ontario?
Isabelle Kabatu 2019-11-27 1,828 76.2 ... that Isabelle Kabatu, a Belgian soprano of African origin, recorded the role of Dolly in Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera Sly alongside José Carreras in the title role?
Thomas Sturgis 2019-11-02 1,806 75.2 ... that Thomas Sturgis was a prisoner of war in the American Civil War, a prominent cattle grower, and New York City Fire Commissioner?
St. Charles College (Louisiana) 2019-11-19 1,772 73.8 ... that St. Charles College in Louisiana was the first Jesuit college established in the southern United States?
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley 2019-11-24 1,770 73.8 ... that the first Paleolithic sculpture of a woman found in modern times was excavated at Laugerie-Basse, one of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley?
Duan Qingbo 2019-11-27 1,762 73.4 ... that Chinese archaeologist Duan Qingbo found that the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor bore similarities to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus built a century earlier?
Ding Shisun 2019-11-05 1,734 72.3 ... that Ding Shisun considered his own tenure as President of Peking University a failure, but scholar Ji Xianlin called him one of the two best presidents in the institution's history?
Sierra de Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin 2019-11-03 1,724 71.9 ... that the Sierra de Ajusco-Chichinauhtzin mountain range in Mexico is made up of more than one hundred volcanic cones?
Adaora Adimora 2019-11-25 1,721 71.7 ... that Adaora Adimora, an American professor who studies sexually transmitted infections among minorities, was named one of the top 100 African American leaders by The Root in 2009?
Xyloterinus 2019-11-11 1,704 71.0 ... that each Xyloterinus politus larva has its own individual cradle?
Elatobium abietinum 2019-11-27 1,660 69.2 ... that the green spruce aphid often continues breeding throughout the winter, but the nymphs become dormant in the summer?
Lawrence C. Gorman 2019-11-06 1,655 69.0 ... that President of Georgetown University Lawrence C. Gorman worked to have the first black students admitted as undergraduates?
Breaking It Up! 2019-11-26 1,639 68.3 ... that after recording material later compiled into the album Breaking It Up!, Louis Prima left Columbia Records in a disagreement over "Come On-a My House"?
Delford M. Smith 2019-11-13 1,626 67.8 ... that businessman Delford M. Smith acquired the Spruce Goose for the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon?
Aaron Hawkins (engineer) 2019-11-26 1,606 66.9 ... that Aaron Hawkins uses nail polish to guide laser light into optofluidic devices to detect antibiotic resistance?
Mabel Clint 2019-11-17 1,588 66.1 ... that after having to leave her World War I posting in Greece upon contracting dysentery, Canadian nurse Mabel Clint later re-enlisted to serve out the war in England and France?
Xiao Han (minister) 2019-11-20 1,582 65.9 ... that Chinese government minister Xiao Han lost two sons in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake?
Harry Keen 2019-11-24 1,576 65.7 ... that English diabetes specialist Harry Keen conducted a scientific study in which every adult in the town of Bedford was asked to provide a urine sample for testing?
Union Literary Institute 2019-11-07 1,574 65.6 ... that the Union Literary Institute was established after the Indiana General Assembly barred African Americans from attending public schools?
Rhynocoris longifrons 2019-11-04 1,559 65.0 ... that the assassin bug Rhynocoris longifrons will feed on moth larvae in preference to sap-sucking pests?
Serge Rezvani 2019-11-23 1,530 63.8 ... that in 2005, multidisciplinary artist Serge Rezvani married actress Marie-José Nat, whom he had first met nearly half a century before?
WOBG (AM) 2019-11-18 1,524 63.5 ... that in 1939, alert workers at West Virginia radio station WBLK saved equipment from a devastating fire, and the station returned to the air within 45 minutes to report the blaze?
Shimon Baadani 2019-11-03 1,519 63.3 ... that Rabbi Shimon Baadani, a senior leader of Israel's Shas party, once said that those who did not vote for the party would go to hell?
Car elevator 2019-11-23 1,498 62.4 ... that The Boring Company plans to use car elevators to lower cars into its proposed underground Hyperloop system?
Mikhail Innokentyevich Semyonov 2019-11-04 1,496 62.3 ... that Mikhail Semyonov swapped a career in mining for one in politics, rising to the position of Chairman of the People's Khural of Buryatia?
Carolyn F. Ulrich 2019-11-26 1,495 62.3 ... that Carolyn F. Ulrich, who began her career with no formal library training, eventually became the chief of the periodicals division at the New York Public Library?
Dorothy Spiers 2019-11-16 1,486 61.9 ... that Dorothy Spiers was the first woman to qualify as an actuary in the United Kingdom?
A Hymn of St Columba 2019-11-22 1,439 60.0 ... that Benjamin Britten, who composed A Hymn of St Columba for the 1,400th anniversary of Saint Columba's voyage to Iona, wanted it sung "with fire"?
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 2019-11-09 1,437 59.9 ... that UK prime minister Boris Johnson said he would "rather be dead in a ditch" than seek an extension to Brexit under the terms of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019?
Jack Hadley 2019-11-09 1,352 56.4 ... that Jack Hadley founded his own black history museum in Thomasville, Georgia?
Mary Bartlett Dixon 2019-11-22 1,328 55.4 ... that nurse and suffragette Mary Bartlett Dixon helped establish the first hospital in Easton, Maryland?
Westworld: Season 2 (soundtrack) 2019-11-04 1,315 54.8 ... that Ramin Djawadi was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for an episode of the Westworld season 2 soundtrack, but lost out to his own work on Game of Thrones season 7?
Jiang Weipu 2019-11-04 1,284 53.5 ... that Jiang Weipu has been called the "patron saint of lianhuanhua"?
Syritta pipiens 2019-11-22 1,283 53.5 ... that the male of the hoverfly species Syritta pipiens darts sharply in flight to facilitate mating?
WACH-TV (Virginia) 2019-11-16 1,282 53.4 ... that WACH-TV in Newport News, Virginia, pleaded with the FCC to regulate networks because another station was "hogging" affiliations?
List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk 2019-11-20 1,275 53.1 ... that with 21 goals, Hassan Maatouk is the Lebanon national football team's all-time top goalscorer?
KPRB (Oregon) 2019-11-21 1,222 50.9 ... that an owner of radio station KPRB sold it to devote himself to his duties as the fire chief of Redmond, Oregon?
Chen Zhongyi 2019-11-17 1,219 50.8 ... that Chen Zhongyi, an engineer born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S., taught the future Chinese president Hu Jintao?
Wales national football team home stadium 2019-11-19 1,178 49.1 ... that the Racecourse Ground, which has hosted more Wales home international matches than any other stadium, is the oldest stadium in the world still hosting international football fixtures?
Reuben Hill 2019-11-26 1,154 48.1 ... that Reuben Hill is considered the "founding father" of the sociology of the family discipline?
Leaskdale Manse 2019-11-30 1,148 47.9 ... that Rainbow Valley, one of the books in the Anne of Green Gables series, draws heavily on Lucy Maud Montgomery's life in the Leaskdale Manse?
Carla Lalli Music 2019-11-17 1,140 47.5 ... that Carla Lalli Music, the food director of Bon Appétit magazine, was the first general manager at Shake Shack?
George F. Gao 2019-11-30 1,118 46.6 ... that Chinese virologist George F. Gao led a test laboratory in Sierra Leone during the peak of the 2014 Ebola outbreak?
Thelma Finlayson 2019-11-18 1,114 46.4 ... that Order of Canada recipient Thelma Finlayson was Simon Fraser University's first professor emerita?
Márta Kurtág 2019-11-03 1,098 45.8 ... that Hungarian pianists Márta Kurtág and her husband performed together for 60 years, often from his collection entitled Játékok ('Games')?
Totentanz (Distler) 2019-11-24 1,083 45.1 ... that the 1934 choral composition Totentanz (Danse Macabre) by Hugo Distler combines motets with spoken dialogue between Death and its victims?
Schools Action Union 2019-11-23 1,068 44.5 ... that in 1972, the Schools Action Union organised two strikes by schoolchildren in London?
WVSP (North Carolina) 2019-11-03 1,063 44.3 ... that none of the people who established North Carolina radio station WVSP had any prior experience in radio broadcasting?
WRQM 2019-11-06 1,062 44.3 ... that just three years after starting radio station WESQ, North Carolina Wesleyan College sold it, partly because of a failure to integrate the station into its curriculum?
WXGM (AM) 2019-11-25 1,023 42.6 ... that WXGM AM dropped its coverage of William & Mary Tribe athletics in favor of the smaller Christopher Newport University, since CNU offered to pay for the rights?
Jedediah Sanger 2019-11-30 1,022 42.6 ... that Jedediah Sanger founded New Hartford, but gave his name to Sangerfield?
Helmuth Froschauer 2019-11-12 1,011 42.1 ... that Helmuth Froschauer, a former member of the Vienna Boys' Choir, later conducted the ensemble on 22 international tours?
Xie Gaohua 2019-11-18 1,008 42.0 ... that Xie Gaohua established the Yiwu Market, which has grown into the world's largest small commodities market?
George F. Lewis 2019-11-16 997 41.5 ... that having received the results of the 1848 U.S. presidential election by telegraph, George F. Lewis helped publish the news of Zachary Taylor's win?
Chestnut Street (book) 2019-11-17 985 41.0 ... that the stories in Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy, published posthumously in 2014, had been written over a period of decades and filed away in a drawer?
Cameron Chesterfield Alleyne 2019-11-25 978 40.8 ... that Cameron Chesterfield Alleyne was the first resident bishop in Africa for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church?
Nischal Basnet 2019-11-10 970 40.4 ... that before becoming a film director, Nepal's Nischal Basnet went to Australia to study 3D animation, but ended up studying hospitality and becoming a chef?
Ji Xiaocheng 2019-11-09 956 39.9 ... that paediatrician Ji Xiaocheng co-founded the first neonatal intensive care unit in China?
Amad Traoré 2019-11-24 946 39.4 ... that in 2019, Ivorian footballer Amad Traoré became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Serie A?
Institutes of Eminence 2019-11-17 877 36.5 ... that a scheme for declaring ten public and ten private institutions as Institutes of Eminence has been approved in India?
Drypetes gerrardii 2019-11-24 843 35.1 ... that the tree Drypetes gerrardii was named after William Gerrard, who collected plants in southern Africa in the 1860s?
Symphony No. 1 (Kalinnikov) 2019-11-25 830 34.6 ... that Vasily Kalinnikov composed his Symphony No. 1 while suffering from tuberculosis?
The Long Take 2019-11-09 790 32.9 ... that for his narrative poetry novel The Long Take, Robin Robertson became the first poet and first Scot to win the Walter Scott Prize?
WNPE (FM) 2019-11-12 782 32.6 ... that Rhode Island Public Radio's 2007 acquisition of WAKX brought NPR service to communities in southern Rhode Island for the first time?
Winifred Hallwachs 2019-11-23 774 32.2 ... that tropical ecologist Winifred Hallwachs helped develop and expand the Área de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Francesco Filidei 2019-11-19 762 31.8 ... that in addition to writing operas that premiered in Porto and Paris, Italian classical organist and composer Francesco Filidei has collaborated with a singer-songwriter on a theatrical show?
Hans Braun (baritone) 2019-11-30 755 31.5 ... that baritone Hans Braun, who performed 75 roles at the Vienna State Opera, appeared as Mozart's Count Almaviva at the Royal Opera House and as Wagner's Wolfram at La Scala?
Tijl Faveyts 2019-11-09 749 31.2 ... that Belgian bass Tijl Faveyts, recognized internationally since his 2006 performance as Mozart's Sarastro at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, has portrayed both Fasolt and Hunding in Der Ring in Minden?
Britten's Purcell Realizations 2019-11-13 706 29.4 ... that in his Purcell Realizations, Benjamin Britten created arrangements for voice and piano of songs by Henry Purcell, as a commemoration of the 250th anniversary in 1945 of Purcell's death?
Renatus Mészár 2019-11-16 684 28.5 ... that Renatus Mészár, who made his opera debut at the Munich Biennale and then was a member of the NDR Chor, has appeared as Wotan in Wagner's Ring cycle, including on DVD?
Frank Philipp Schlößmann 2019-11-17 596 24.9 ... that Frank Philipp Schlößmann designed the stage for Wagner's Ring cycle in Bayreuth in 2006, and more recently created a large illuminated ring framing the stage for the same work in Minden?
List of honors received by John Ashbery 2019-11-20 574 23.9 ... that in 2006, David Lehman said that poet John Ashbery had received more major honors and awards than any other living American writer?
Cebu City Council 2019-11-02 558 23.2 ... that a 1945 ordinance by the Cebu City Council was the first to regulate cockfighting venues in the Philippines?
Christof Nel 2019-11-10 510 21.2 ... that Christof Nel staged the world premiere of Thomas Brasch's play Rotter and the first production in German of Aulis Sallinen's opera Kullervo?

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes 13,604.5 background views
  2. ^ Excludes 87,695.5 background views
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