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Kristoffer Domeij 2021-03-10 36,672 3,056.0 ... that Kristoffer Domeij (pictured) set a record when he died after 14 tours of duty in more than 10 years as a Special Operations Ranger?
Statue of Robert Mugabe 2021-03-02 20,218 1,684.8 ... that the president of Zimbabwe has access to State House which has a "drunk" "Superman" statue of Robert Mugabe in the grounds, and to the former Rhodesian prime minister's house and Cecil Rhodes's Government House in Bulawayo (pictured), but not to Mugabe's Blue Roof mansion?
Blue Roof 5,678 473.1
State House (Zimbabwe) 5,010 417.5
State House (Bulawayo) 2,574 214.5
Zimbabwe House, Harare 2,358 196.5
Total 35,838 2,986.5
Revenge dress 2021-03-03 18,934 1,577.8 ... that Diana, Princess of Wales, wore her revenge dress on the night that her husband admitted to having been unfaithful in a televised interview?
Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role 4,578 381.5
Total 23,512 1,959.3
Aeroflot Flight 593 2021-03-29 18,318 1,526.5 ... that a child in command of the controls crashed an airplane, killing all seventy-five occupants on impact?
Flanderization 2021-03-19 18,308 1,525.6 ... that oversimplifying a fictional character over the course of a show's run is called Flanderization, after Ned Flanders of The Simpsons?
Borromean rings 2021-03-28 18,268 1,522.3 ... that the common depiction of the Borromean rings as three linked but pairwise-unlinked circles (pictured) is an impossible object, because they cannot actually be circular?
Darktown Comics 2021-03-14 17,644 1,470.4 ... that Darktown Comics, a series of racist caricatures (example pictured), was a perennial bestseller for Currier and Ives and by 1884 represented a third of the company's production?
Ava Cherry 2021-03-21 16,296 1,358.0 ... that Ava Cherry (pictured), David Bowie's partner and muse, spent a year searching for him in Europe after he cancelled a tour of Japan on which she was to be a backup singer?
Hy Cohen 2021-03-31 15,884 1,323.7 ... that Hy Cohen's (pictured) seven-game-long Major League Baseball career ended before his baseball card could be produced?
Brian Sicknick 2021-03-07 15,870 1,322.5 ... that US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick (pictured) wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement since high school, and joined the New Jersey Air National Guard "as a means to that end"?
Japan Romantic Road 2021-03-13 15,556 1,296.3 ... that the Japan Romantic Road was so popular that signs (example pictured) were altered on a road in Germany?
Red Steer 2021-03-26 12,924 1,292.3 ... that operators of the Mark 1 Red Steer tail warning radar (pictured) joked that the Soviets would not attempt to jam it as such attempts would not make it any harder to read?
Giovanna Tosato 2021-03-25 14,607 1,216.4 ... that physician-scientist and cancer researcher Giovanna Tosato (pictured) had just crossed the finish line when the Boston Marathon bombing started?
Avro Lancaster FM213 2021-03-01 13,552 1,129.3 ... that FM213 (pictured) spent a decade in search and rescue and another as a gate guardian before being restored as one of only two remaining airworthy Avro Lancaster bombers?
Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign 2021-03-11 13,410 1,117.5 ... that in support of Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign, engineers repaired a bridge (pictured) using the carriage of a German railway gun?
Jyoti Kumari 2021-03-17 12,934 1,077.9 ... that teenager Jyoti Kumari (pictured) travelled 750 miles (1,210 km) on a bicycle with her injured father, during India's COVID-19 lockdown?
Isabel Bonner 2021-03-24 12,390 1,032.5 ... that actress Isabel Bonner died on stage while performing in a play written by her husband?
Urinothorax 2021-03-10 12,382 1,031.8 ... that urine can enter the pleural cavity (x-ray pictured) through pores in the diaphragm?
Tiffany & Co. flagship store 2021-03-02 12,043 1,003.6 ... that in 2017 you could finally have breakfast at Tiffany's (pictured)?
SLAPP Suits 2021-03-01 11,688 974.0 ... that John Oliver was sued for defamation after a man in a squirrel costume told a coal industry CEO to "eat shit" on his show?
Comic Takaoka 2021-03-29 11,178 931.5 ... that Comic Takaoka (pictured) opened in 1880 as a general used bookstore and operated continuously until 2019, closing only for the Second World War?
We Wear the Mask 2021-03-23 11,012 917.7 ... that Paul Laurence Dunbar would "undoubtedly" have been killed if contemporary white society had fully understood his poem "We Wear the Mask"?
Digital Homicide Studios 2021-03-24 10,258 854.8 ... that all video games by Digital Homicide Studios were removed from Steam after the company sued 100 of the platform's users?
Simone Gold 2021-03-11 10,081 840.1 ... that anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol?
Lil Stoner 2021-03-03 10,038 836.5 ... that pitcher and "smokeball artist" Lil Stoner (pictured) also enjoyed baking and growing flowers?
Susan B. Anthony II 2021-03-08 10,010 834.2 ... that Susan B. Anthony took British citizenship to avoid testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee and later spent nine years trying to repatriate?
Murder of Vicha Ratanapakdee 2021-03-10 6,616 551.4 ... that Stop AAPI Hate was formed in 2020 in response to increased racially motivated violence against Asian people, which now includes the murder of Vicha Ratanapakdee?
Stop AAPI Hate 3,054 254.5
Total 9,670 805.8
Kaktovik numerals 2021-03-25 9,190 765.9 ... that Kaktovik numerals (pictured) are an iconic, base-20 numeral system created by the Alaskan Iñupiat, with shapes that visually indicate the numbers being represented?
The Thankful Poor 2021-03-03 9,028 752.4 ... that The Thankful Poor (pictured), an 1894 painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner, was discovered in a storage closet in 1970?
Koegas mine 2021-03-17 8,784 732.0 ... that the Koegas mine was once the largest producer of blue asbestos (example pictured) in the world?
Girls Marked Danger 2021-03-25 8,790 732.0 ... that the 1952 film Girls Marked Danger was classified as being morally objectionable for Catholics by the National Legion of Decency?
Cromwell House 2021-03-23 8,555 712.9 ... that the listing particulars of Cromwell House (pictured) call it a "splendid example of Renaissance brickwork"?
The Mystery of Thirteen (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-29 8,498 708.1 ... that Jack Lemmon starred in The Mystery of Thirteen as a real-life physician who Charles Dickens called "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey"?
Nick (novel) 2021-03-24 8,408 700.7 ... that the novel Nick was written in 2015 but could not be published until after the copyright of The Great Gatsby expired in 2021?
Gengoroh Tagame 2021-03-11 8,382 698.5 ... that a 1994 manga series by artist Gengoroh Tagame (pictured) was the first gay comic in Japan to turn a profit?
Around the World in 90 Minutes (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-30 8,238 686.5 ... that Around the World in 90 Minutes featured Elizabeth Taylor cutting a 30-foot-long (9.1 m) cake, Walter Cronkite reporting, and Hubert Humphrey delivering a speech?
Peter Doyle (transit worker) 2021-03-31 8,150 679.1 ... that although Peter Doyle was Walt Whitman's intimate companion for over twenty years, he was almost not permitted to attend Whitman's funeral?
Taylor Swift masters controversy 2021-03-08 8,022 668.5 ... that the Taylor Swift masters controversy was described by Rolling Stone as one of the "most important moments" in music of the 2010s?
DALL-E 2021-03-18 7,960 663.3 ... that the machine-learning model DALL-E, widely reported on for its "surreal" and "quirky" output, also learned to solve Raven's Matrices (a form of IQ test) without being specifically taught to do so?
Green Leader 2021-03-22 7,874 656.2 ... that the Rhodesian Air Force's Green Leader once threatened to shoot down any Zambian Air Force planes that interfered with Operation Gatling after taking control of Zambian airspace?
Trekking during the Blitz 2021-03-12 7,789 649.1 ... that tens of thousands of British city dwellers engaged in trekking during the Blitz, with most doing so to get a good night's sleep in nearby towns and rural areas?
Irena Solska 2021-03-15 7,592 632.7 ... that during the German occupation of Poland, the Polish dramatic actress Irena Solska (pictured) worked with Żegota and helped to hide and rescue Jews?
SNLE 3G 2021-03-12 7,551 629.2 ... that the upcoming SNLE 3G-class nuclear ballistic-missile submarines could remain in service with the French Navy until 2090?
Chang Yun Chung 2021-03-16 7,402 616.9 ... that Chang Yun Chung, formerly the world's oldest billionaire, was captured during the Japanese occupation for aiding anti-Japanese resistance in Malaya?
Motherboy XXX 2021-03-26 6,539 600.4 ... that the original name for the Arrested Development episode "Motherboy XXX" was an advertisement for Burger King?
Qin Yinglin 2021-03-05 7,136 594.7 ... that the world's richest farmer, Qin Yinglin, started out with just 22 pigs?
Koh Tao murders 2021-03-02 7,070 589.1 ... that the investigation into the Koh Tao murders and the subsequent trial were widely criticised by human-rights organisations, pathologists and legal experts?
Hudson Terminal 2021-03-19 7,038 586.5 ... that New York City's Hudson Terminal, once billed as the world's largest office building by floor area, was demolished as part of an agreement to develop the World Trade Center?
Supersonus 2021-03-26 6,311 579.4 ... that the katydid genus Supersonus (example pictured) has been considered to produce the highest-frequency ultrasonic noise in the animal kingdom?
Shrek! 2021-03-20 6,882[a] 573.5 ... that William Steig wrote Shrek! at the age of eighty-three, two decades after leaving a career as a cartoonist at The New Yorker?
A Goofy Movie 2021-03-28 6,850[b] 570.8 ... that three-quarters of the animated film A Goofy Movie had to be reshot due to a single dead pixel on a faulty monitor, leading to a delayed release?
Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter) 2021-03-15 6,820 568.3 ... that Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter), an oil-on-canvas painting by Pablo Picasso, was one of the most expensive paintings ever sold at an auction in Europe?
Julia Koch 2021-03-11 6,812[c] 567.7 ... that billionaire Julia Koch once worked as a fashion designer's assistant and did fittings for Nancy Reagan?
Temporary buildings of the National Mall 2021-03-27 6,742 561.8 ... that temporary war buildings on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., were blamed for "producing a depressing air of slovenliness", but some remained standing for over half a century?
Robert T. Kerlin 2021-03-18 6,738 561.5 ... that Robert T. Kerlin was fired from the Virginia Military Institute for questioning the death sentences of African-American farmers?
Van Sickle Island 2021-03-28 6,734 561.2 ... that a syzygy of celestial bodies caused Van Sickle Island to flood in 2017?
Charles Sweeny 2021-03-14 6,651 554.2 ... that Charles Sweeny was expelled from West Point twice, but went on to became a Polish Army brigadier general, a US Army lieutenant colonel, and an officer in the Royal Air Force and the Foreign Legion?
Molly Clutton-Brock 2021-03-03 6,543 545.2 ... that Molly Clutton-Brock treated the spines of African babies until she was deported by the government of Rhodesia?
Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands 2021-03-21 6,508 542.3 ... that the Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands have shrunken rapidly and drifted westward since first being mapped in the 1800s?
EMER-K1 2021-03-22 6,505 542.1 ... that the EMER-K1 was created by Myanmar by reverse-engineering QBZ-97 assault rifles sold to them?
New York Stock Exchange Building 2021-03-09 6,490 540.8 ... that the New York Stock Exchange opposed making its building (pictured) a New York City landmark?
Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building 2021-03-20 6,468 539.0 ... that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building (pictured) has been described as "a bigger Florentine palace than has ever stood in Florence"?
Stephan Westmann 2021-03-04 6,378 531.5 ... that during a bloody assault with his unit on the Western Front in 1914, Stephan Westmann was amazed to see the British stop firing and send stretcher-bearers to rescue his wounded German comrades?
Glory to Rome 2021-03-10 6,314 526.2 ... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
Charles Patrick Green 2021-03-12 6,260 521.7 ... that after winning Olympic bronze in bobsleigh, "Paddy" Green went on to RAF night-fighter fame that won him awards from the US and Soviet Union?
YaYa Gosselin 2021-03-08 6,208 517.4 ... that YaYa Gosselin booked her first job a month after signing with an agent at the age of five?
104 (barge) 2021-03-15 6,171 514.2 ... that the whaleback barge 104 was the first ship of its kind to be lost on the Great Lakes?
The Jet Propelled Couch (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-14 6,166 513.8 ... that the producers of The Jet Propelled Couch hired "Miss Color TV", Vampira (pictured in black and white), and several Miss Americas to portray attractive creatures inhabiting an imaginary planet?
Das Begräbnis 2021-03-16 6,028 502.3 ... that during the first public reading of Wolfdietrich Schnurre's short story Das Begräbnis, part of the audience left the room in protest?
Mount Kop Defense National Historic Park 2021-03-24 5,974 497.8 ... that the original trenches from the 1916 defensive battle of the Ottoman Army against Russians were identifiable from the satellite images of the Mount Kop Defense National Historic Park?
Al Gettel 2021-03-16 5,971 497.6 ... that Al "Two Gun" Gettel (pictured) rode a horse onto the baseball field in full Western wear for a game?
River Poddle 2021-03-30 5,950 495.8 ... that the River Poddle, the main water source of the city of Dublin for over 500 years, was later so polluted by industry that it allegedly killed cattle and horses drinking from it?
Equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison 2021-03-05 5,855 487.9 ... that the horse in the equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison has stirrups, but no saddle?
Ring chromosome 22 2021-03-25 5,830 485.9 ... that one of the first recorded cases of the rare genetic disorder ring chromosome 22 was in a pair of identical twins?
Clare Grady 2021-03-17 5,812 484.4 ... that on Saint Patrick's Day in 2003, Catholic Worker Clare Grady broke into an Army recruiting center and poured her blood on the walls, windows, and a US flag in a protest against the invasion of Iraq?
Ana Kansky 2021-03-30 File:Henrika Šantel - Kemičarka.jpg 5,772 481.0 ... that chemist Ana Kansky (pictured) became the first person to be awarded a doctoral degree by the newly established University of Ljubljana in 1920?
Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage 2021-03-16 5,728 477.4 ... that the Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage has a 16th-century manuscript (pictured) showing Alexander the Great praying at the Kaaba?
Pius Schwert 2021-03-10 5,698 474.8 ... that Pius Schwert died after giving a speech announcing his candidacy for mayor of Buffalo, New York?
John Lockhart-Mummery 2021-03-06 5,652 471.0 ... that John Lockhart-Mummery was the king of the rectum?
Babel Proclamation 2021-03-18 5,597 466.4 ... that the governor of Iowa banned the speaking of any language other than English in public in 1918?
Dorking 2021-03-12 5,552 462.7 ... that a three-metre-tall (10 ft) statue of a five-toed cockerel (pictured) in Dorking is a frequent target of yarn bombers?
Dog Day Afternoon 2021-03-21 5,531[d] 460.9 ... that in the film Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino improvised the "Attica! Attica!" scene following the suggestion of an assistant director?
Arora Akanksha 2021-03-28 5,518 459.8 ... that Arora Akanksha, the first millennial candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations, believes the organisation is wasteful?
Fires on the Plain (2014 film) 2021-03-13 5,485 457.1 ... that the 2014 film Fires on the Plain, which includes madness, murder, and cannibalism, was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war?
Northern brown howler 2021-03-15 5,416 451.3 ... that no more than 50 mature individuals of the critically endangered northern brown howler are estimated to remain?
Great Mosque of Tlemcen 2021-03-18 5,410 450.9 ... that the ornamental dome of the Great Mosque of Tlemcen is considered one of the most exceptional examples of Almoravid architecture?
Tommy Turtle 2021-03-29 5,396 449.6 ... that after a Falklands War adventure with rigid inflatable boats, Tommy Turtle's SAS troop called itself "The South Georgia Boating Club"?
Duchess Bridge 2021-03-08 5,379 448.2 ... that the Duchess Bridge in Dumfries and Galloway is thought to be the oldest surviving iron bridge in Scotland?
Joseph Gelders 2021-03-21 5,358 446.5 ... that physicist Joseph Gelders was kidnapped and beaten, probably by members of the Ku Klux Klan, for his civil rights and labor organizing activities?
Red Mountain Town, Colorado 2021-03-15 3,219 268.2 ... that the opening of a new church in Guston, Colorado, was said to have brought fire and "divine intervention" on a rival neighboring community?
Guston, Colorado 2,138 178.1
Total 5,356 446.4
Lancaster's Normandy chevauchée of 1356 2021-03-03 5,303 441.9 ... that in 1356 Henry of Lancaster marched an English expedition through Normandy 330 miles (530 km) in 22 days while successfully avoiding battle with the French king's far larger army?
Kagganapalli Radha Devi 2021-03-08 5,300 441.6 ... that the Venkateswara Temple only allowed male barbers to shave off the ton of hair that is donated every day until Kagganapalli Radha Devi (pictured) challenged the rules?
Nicola Formby 2021-03-24 5,285 440.4 ... that Nicola Formby has recalled growing up in South Africa when "dogs lived in kennels outside and never ever came into the house with their muddy paws"?
Asuka Langley Soryu 2021-03-04 5,250 437.5 ... that Asuka Langley Soryu's surname was taken from two warships used in World War II?
Martina Vandenberg 2021-03-16 5,206 433.8 ... that Martina Vandenberg moved to Russia and founded the country's first rape crisis center when she was 24?
Kangasala railway station 2021-03-22 5,152 429.4 ... that the now-closed Kangasala railway station (pictured) in Finland was designed in the National Romantic style, unlike many contemporaneous buildings?
Jakob Grün 2021-03-24 5,083 423.6 ... that Jakob Grün (pictured), concertmaster of the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra from 1868 to 1897, played violin solos standing, in Hungarian tradition?
James McHenry Jones 2021-03-18 5,071 422.6 ... that James McHenry Jones (pictured) was the president of a university, a leader of a fraternal organization, and a director of one of the first African American–owned fossil-fuel companies?
Barnston Manor 2021-03-27 5,047 420.6 ... that the 13th-century Barnston Manor was owned by the same family for 700 years before being put up for sale in 2018?
Michael van der Veen 2021-03-03 5,017 418.1 ... that Michael van der Veen, who represented Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial, also represented a man claiming to have been served a fried rat at a KFC?
Cippus 2021-03-06 5,006 417.2 ... that Etruscan cippi were sometimes used as cinerary urns in the shape of a human torso with the head as a lid (example pictured)?
Primrose Hill Tunnel 2021-03-09 5,000 416.6 ... that Primrose Hill Tunnel was the first railway tunnel to be built in London?
2021 Texas power crisis 2021-03-12 4,996[e] 416.4 ... that Governor Greg Abbott initially blamed the 2021 Texas power crisis on frozen wind turbines?
Ada Ballin 2021-03-13 4,913 409.4 ... that dress reformer Ada Ballin (pictured) warned of the dangers of poisonous dyes and tight lacing in women's clothing?
A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien 2021-03-18 4,876 406.3 ... that the publication of A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien in 2014 by Wiley-Blackwell has been described as proof that Tolkien had finally attained acceptance by the literary establishment?
Disability Day of Mourning 2021-03-30 4,860 405.0 ... that the Disability Day of Mourning was first observed in 2012, in response to the media coverage of a murdered autistic man focusing on his murderer's "love and devotion"?
Dele Fadele 2021-03-20 4,853 404.4 ... that the death of NME music journalist Dele Fadele was not known within the music industry for more than two years after the fact?
Lurie Children's Hospital 2021-03-09 4,846 403.8 ... that when Lurie Children's Hospital (pictured) moved within Chicago to a new location in June 2012, it took more than 10 hours to transfer nearly 200 children?
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021-03-09 4,756 396.3 ... that televoting for San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest is simulated by a pre-selected group of countries?
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 2021-03-23 4,744[f] 395.3 ... that after Pokémon Legends: Arceus was announced, users pointed out that it was very similar to another hit game on the Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
Kirka Sharif 2021-03-02 4,632 386.0 ... that Kirka Sharif houses a cloak believed to be that of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam?
Cerrón Grande Reservoir 2021-03-31 4,628 385.7 ... that the Cerrón Grande Reservoir, also known as Lake Suchitlán, is one of the most contaminated and polluted bodies of fresh water in Central America?
Sammy Byrd 2021-03-22 4,628 385.6 ... that Sammy Byrd (pictured) is the only person to play in both a World Series and a Masters Tournament?
Maha Jaafar 2021-03-19 4,600 383.3 ... that Maha Jaafar, a Sudanese-Iraqi dentist who started producing YouTube videos to "have fun with her friends", has attracted almost two million views for a video mimicking Arabic dialects and stereotypes?
Robin Schreiber 2021-03-07 4,600 383.3 ... that after going viral, Robin Schreiber danced at the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend with Stephen Curry, who later wore shoes featuring designs in her honor?
Marty McHale 2021-03-09 4,557 379.8 ... that Babe Ruth called Marty McHale "the best goddamn singer I ever heard"?
Bill hopper (furniture) 2021-03-08 4,468 372.3 ... that the spaces between the shelves of the United States Senate bill hopper get shorter near the top as so few proposed bills became law?
Alexander Bielaski 2021-03-30 4,397 366.4 ... that Alexander Bielaski was friends with Abraham Lincoln and the grandfather of a director of what became the FBI?
Italo-Byzantine 2021-03-29 4,338 361.5 ... that Vasari disliked the "clumsy Greek style" of Italo-Byzantine painting that preceded the Renaissance?
Honey Wright 2021-03-11 4,302 358.5 ... that scenes of Honey Wright driving in Casualty had to be filmed carefully as actress Chelsee Healey could not drive?
Sex as a biological variable 2021-03-16 4,300 358.4 ... that research incorporating sex as a biological variable enhances the rigor and reproducibility of results?
Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start and Why They Don't Go Away 2021-03-01 4,287 357.2 ... that the 2020 book Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start and Why They Don't Go Away by Heidi Larson addresses misinformation related to vaccination?
Doctor Neo Cortex 2021-03-09 4,282 356.8 ... that the Crash Bandicoot character Doctor Neo Cortex was kept stationary in many of his early appearances because his model's short legs kept him from walking properly?
Patrick Francis Healy 2021-03-28 4,231 352.6 ... that only posthumously was Patrick Francis Healy described as the first black American to become a Jesuit, earn a Ph.D., and become the president of a predominantly white university?
Leslie Rowan 2021-03-02 4,221 351.8 ... that Leslie Rowan was PPS to Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, but Hugh Dalton called him "A bit too pi for me"?
TIC 168789840 2021-03-14 4,178 348.2 ... that TIC 168789840 is the first known six-star stellar system in which the stars can be observed eclipsing one another from Earth?
1-Pentadecanol 2021-03-27 4,138 344.8 ... that 1-pentadecanol is synthesized by creeping cucumbers, mutant fungus, and the Shell oil company?
1200 Stewart 2021-03-27 4,130 344.2 ... that a high-rise residential building in Seattle is planned to incorporate a Boeing 747-400 fuselage into its indoor galleria?
James Kendall Hosmer 2021-03-06 4,116 343.0 ... that writer James Kendall Hosmer chose to fight on the front lines in the American Civil War instead of serving on the staff of General Nathaniel P. Banks?
Siuro railway station 2021-03-31 4,115 342.9 ... that the Siuro railway station (pictured), located in the Finnish town of Nokia, was proclaimed a nationally significant built cultural environment by the Finnish Heritage Agency?
Marl Chemical Park 2021-03-10 4,110 342.5 ... that a fire at Marl Chemical Park in 2012 interrupted the world supply of a chemical that was crucial to the auto industry?
Engine Company 21 (Chicago) 2021-03-02 4,094 341.1 ... that when the fireman's pole was invented at Chicago's Engine Company 21, other firefighters thought its use was crazy—until 21 started being the first crew to arrive at fires?
1 Hanover Square 2021-03-16 4,084 340.4 ... that when a fire broke out at 1 Hanover Square's basement restaurant, engine crews simultaneously fighting a fire across the street got confused?
Denis Garrett 2021-03-02 4,064 338.7 ... that the British mycologist Denis Garrett, "one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists", once bought plastic lavatory cisterns for his laboratory to use in experiments?
Composition with Grid No. 1 2021-03-28 4,047 337.2 ... that the 1918 painting Composition with Grid No. 1 (pictured) by Piet Mondrian is based on the golden ratio?
Scott Brown (footballer, born April 1985) 2021-03-29 4,028 335.7 ... that professional goalkeeper Scott Brown (pictured) lost his father to Parkinson's, witnessed the birth of his son, and then signed with Aberdeen, all in the space of ten days?
Rolls Royce Battle of Britain Memorial Window 2021-03-13 3,996 333.0 ... that the Rolls Royce Battle of Britain Memorial Window commemorates the pilots of the Royal Air Force and the contributions of Rolls-Royce engineering to the Battle of Britain?
Acanthurus tractus 2021-03-02 3,986 332.2 ... that sand in the stomach of the ocean surgeon helps to grind up its food?
Ebenezer Teichelmann 2021-03-20 3,970 330.8 ... that when Ebenezer Teichelmann (pictured), Henry Newton and Alec Graham made the first ascent of Douglas Peak in New Zealand in 1907, they took more than 25 kg (55 lb) of camera equipment?
New York COVID-19 nursing home scandal 2021-03-17 3,948 329.0 ... that Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was initially praised for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, is now implicated in a scandal related to it?
After Us, or the World as it Might Be 2021-03-14 3,936 328.0 ... that in After Us, or the World as it Might Be, surgeon John Lockhart-Mummery proposed that women should only be allowed to breed with physically perfect men?
Tobias Watkins 2021-03-19 3,932 327.7 ... that former masonic grand master Tobias Watkins served nine months in prison for embezzling $3,050 from the U.S. Treasury, then two more years for failing to pay it back?
Motherhood (ER) 2021-03-01 3,930 327.5 ... that Quentin Tarantino directed a Mother's Day–themed episode of ER after being encouraged to do so by George Clooney?
Winston Churchill as painter 2021-03-04 3,925 327.1 ... that Winston Churchill, an amateur painter, held the first exhibition of his paintings in Paris under a pseudonym?
Robert Sarnoff 2021-03-11 3,920 326.7 ... that when his attempt to build RCA into a conglomerate failed, Robert Sarnoff was ousted from the board in a "palace revolt"?
Time's Arrow (short story) 2021-03-10 3,904 325.4 ... that Arthur C. Clarke's short story "Time's Arrow" from 1950 predicted that paleontologists may learn about dinosaurs by analyzing their footprints before the method was implemented in real science?
129 (barge) 2021-03-14 3,866 322.2 ... that Barge 129 was sunk on Lake Superior by the ship that was towing her?
Sweet Banana 2021-03-13 3,834 319.5 ... that the Rhodesian African Rifles' march "Sweet Banana" was created after their soldiers stopped to buy some bananas in South Africa?
London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck 2021-03-06 3,830 319.2 ... that while waiting to film London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck for Netflix, London Hughes talked about the word dick in History of Swear Words?
Fossil echinoids 2021-03-18 3,822 318.5 ... that fossil echinoids (example pictured) can be used to date the various chalk strata of the White Cliffs of Dover?
I Am God (novel) 2021-03-12 3,821 318.4 ... that the God in the novel I Am God was described by a reviewer as "half heteronormative deity, half embarrassing uncle"?
Brenda Banks (animator) 2021-03-31 3,800 316.7 ... that Brenda Banks was one of the first African-American women to work as a professional animator?
Noah Beck 2021-03-26 3,166[g] 316.6 ... that Noah Beck, a social-media personality and former college soccer player, wore fishnet tights, cuffed jeans, and stiletto heels for a digital cover of VMan magazine?
Two-room school 2021-03-15 3,790 315.8 ... that the US government once mailed rural school districts scale models from which carpenters could construct actual two-room schools?
Stadium MRT station 2021-03-03 3,777 314.8 ... that the architect of Singapore's Stadium MRT station rotated the original plan on its side after being forced to revise the station's design?
Villa Tammekann 2021-03-23 3,758 313.2 ... that the bank initially refused to provide a mortgage for the 1932 Alvar Aalto–designed house Villa Tammekann in Tartu until its flat roof was replaced by a pitched one?
Black-chinned sparrow 2021-03-19 3,752 312.6 ... that the song of the black-chinned sparrow (pictured) is said to resemble the sound of a dropped ping-pong ball?
Macoto Takahashi 2021-03-30 3,742 311.8 ... that Japanese artist Macoto Takahashi stopped making girls' comics in the 1960s because he considered himself incapable of adopting the point of view of a girl?
Candace Brightman 2021-03-11 3,724 310.3 ... that Candace Brightman was the Grateful Dead's longtime lighting engineer?
Ernie Curtis 2021-03-27 3,707 308.9 ... that, during his time in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, footballer Ernie Curtis would obtain extra food by teaching his captors how to play with a ball made of paper?
Former British Consulate of Hakodate 2021-03-21 3,704 308.6 ... that the British Consulate of Hakodate was prone to catching on fire?
Andrew Russell Murray 2021-03-23 3,696 308.0 ... that Andrew Russell Murray, pioneer of pollicization and of finger joint replacement, was shot dead by Karl Kast in the Brisbane medical massacre?
Boonie Bears: The Wild Life 2021-03-16 3,689 307.4 ... that a three-minute segment of Boonie Bears: The Wild Life took an average of 20 hours per frame to render?
Abu Bilal Mirdas 2021-03-14 3,674 306.1 ... that the Kharijite leader Abu Bilal Mirdas defeated a 2,000-strong Umayyad army with his band of forty?
Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store 2021-03-17 3,642 303.5 ... that the shoe department of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store was the first individual story of a building in the United States with its own ZIP Code?
FHProductionHK 2021-03-05 3,633 302.8 ... that FHProductionHK, a YouTube channel with videos that have reached two million views, features someone who always wears a bear mask to hide his appearance?
Big Red Envelope 2021-03-11 3,608 300.7 ... that when Big Red Envelope was released, nearly half of its audience came from fourth-tier Chinese cities?
David Schoen 2021-03-01 3,608 300.6 ... that attorney David Schoen held up a copy of Mao's Little Red Book while defending Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial?
Caught in Time 2021-03-01 3,572 297.7 ... that the 2020 crime film Caught in Time is based on the real-life robber and serial killer Zhang Jun?
Zonocerus variegatus 2021-03-14 3,559 296.6 ... that the variegated grasshopper can be de-winged, salted and fried to provide a tasty meal?
Christina Soontornvat 2021-03-08 1,482 123.5 ... that in 2021, Christina Soontornvat became the first author to win two Newbery Honors in the same year for both fiction (A Wish in the Dark) and nonfiction (All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team)?
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team 1,396 116.3
A Wish in the Dark 681 56.8
Total 3,558 296.5
Art Potter 2021-03-18 3,557 296.4 ... that Art Potter once ordered the "unusual scene" of five ice hockey players beginning a game in the penalty box?
Efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson 2021-03-23 3,533 294.4 ... that before his 1868 impeachment, there had been several previous efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson?
Reindeer Station 2021-03-16 3,529 294.1 ... that Andrew Bahr drove a herd of 3,000 reindeer from Nome, Alaska, to Reindeer Station, earning the nickname "The Arctic Moses"?
Z173 Shipyard 2021-03-25 3,523 293.4 ... that the Z173 Shipyard changed its name seven times from 1965 to 2010 before it adopted its current public name, Hong Ha Shipbuilding One-Member Limited Liability Company?
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2021-03-24 3,506[h] 292.2 ... that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be the first main-series Pokémon games not developed by Game Freak since the franchise's inception 25 years ago?
Chemical graph generator 2021-03-21 3,502 291.9 ... that one of the first generators of chemical graphs (example pictured) was developed in the context of NASA's Mariner program to facilitate the automated identification of chemical compounds in the search for life on Mars?
1959 Michigan Wolverines football team 2021-03-01 3,500 291.7 ... that when the 1959 Michigan football team (pictured) defeated Ohio State, opposing coach Woody Hayes whirled and hurled pieces of clothing, drawing a comparison to a "hot stripper"?
Apple Fifth Avenue 2021-03-27 3,490 290.8 ... that a 2009 study found that Apple Fifth Avenue was geotagged in more photographs than the Statue of Liberty was?
Symphony No. 6 (Prokofiev) 2021-03-15 3,478 289.8 ... that the Sixth Symphony by Sergei Prokofiev (pictured) was said to depict the "private world of modern man against the terrifying machinery of universal destruction"?
Free Churro 2021-03-27 3,471 289.2 ... that Will Arnett is the only voice actor to appear in the BoJack Horseman episode "Free Churro"?
Yuri (genre) 2021-03-29 3,458[i] 288.1 ... that Sailor Moon contributed significantly to the development of yuri, a genre of media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters?
Stephanie Saland 2021-03-29 3,454 287.8 ... that Stephanie Saland decided to become a ballet dancer because of computerized report cards?
Plants vs. Zombies 2021-03-12 3,449 287.4 ... that Plants vs. Zombies became the fastest-selling video game developed by PopCap Games in under a month?
Mary Morris (doctor) 2021-03-26 2,850 285.0 ... that when the Conservative Mary Morris claimed "never to have been a militant suffragette", the audience laughed?
Joel S. Levine 2021-03-05 3,414 284.5 ... that Joel S. Levine led a team of 12 NASA scientists to investigate why the U.S. Constitution was deteriorating?
Isa Briones 2021-03-25 3,408 284.0 ... that Isa Briones, who played Soji and other roles on Star Trek: Picard, sang a new arrangement of Irving Berlin's song "Blue Skies" for the first season's finale?
The Cedars, Sunninghill 2021-03-01 1,816 151.3 ... that the former graveyard of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sunninghill, is in the front garden of the house next door?
St Michael and All Angels Church, Sunninghill 1,588 132.3
Total 3,403 283.6
Róisín Ingle 2021-03-30 3,366 280.5 ... that Irish Times columnist Róisín Ingle has penned more than 4,000 pieces, including "It was love at first riot" about meeting her life partner in Northern Ireland?
Comanche Springs pupfish 2021-03-19 3,359 279.9 ... that the Comanche Springs pupfish no longer lives in Comanche Springs?
Imprinted brain hypothesis 2021-03-06 3,342 278.5 ... that the proposers of the imprinted brain hypothesis, which claims that autistic and schizotypal traits are opposites, had no background in behavioural genetics before proposing it?
Heléne Alexopoulos 2021-03-18 3,332 277.6 ... that Heléne Alexopoulos was one of the few New York City Ballet dancers who had children?
Dalby Church 2021-03-27 3,326 277.1 ... that Dalby Church (pictured) may once have been part of a Danish royal palace complex?
Ringyuichon Vashum 2021-03-23 3,302 275.2 ... that microcredit activist Ringyuichon Vashum (pictured) was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for working to empower more than 13,000 female self-help organizations?
Krishna Yadav 2021-03-08 3,298 274.8 ... that Krishna Yadav's journey from finding jobs for her family growing vegetables in Delhi to creating jobs for others won her an award (pictured) on International Women's Day?
Begum v Home Secretary 2021-03-19 3,292 274.3 ... that in Begum v Home Secretary, Lord Reed quoted from Eleanor Roosevelt: "justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both"?
Lucia Votano 2021-03-24 3,291 274.2 ... that Lucia Votano (pictured) was the first woman to be appointed director of the Gran Sasso National Laboratory, the largest underground research center in the world?
Elliot Mazer 2021-03-09 3,227 268.9 ... that Elliot Mazer's only taste of Neil Young's music before meeting him was his girlfriend incessantly playing "After the Gold Rush"?
Pueblo speech 2021-03-26 2,688 268.8 ... that Woodrow Wilson's 1919 Pueblo speech was the last time he gave a public oration?
Allan J. McDonald 2021-03-26 2,884 264.8 ... that during the 1986 Rogers Commission investigation, Allan J. McDonald revealed a coverup by NASA engineers?
Straub v. BMT by Todd 2021-03-09 3,176 264.7 ... that in his dissent in the Straub v. BMT by Todd case, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Roger Owen DeBruler argued that a promise to pay someone else's share of child support should be considered legally binding?
Amanda Sister 2021-03-09 3,154 262.8 ... that South African association footballer Amanda Sister has played for clubs in Hungary and Italy?
The View from Halfway Down 2021-03-22 3,153 262.8 ... that the BoJack Horseman episode "The View from Halfway Down" received its title because series creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg needed an episode title starting with the letter "V"?
Christina Gough 2021-03-04 3,124 260.3 ... that German cricketer Christina Gough, who scored 348 runs in Women's Twenty20 Internationals in 2020, completed a Master of Arts degree in Modern Languages (German) at St Hilda's College, Oxford?
Amonovula 2021-03-03 3,111 259.2 ... that Amonovula piriei is a master of camouflage?
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 2021-03-25 3,108 259.0 ... that until the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 was passed, the new year began on 25 March in England, Wales, Ireland, and Britain's American colonies?
Berwind, Colorado 2021-03-30 3,108 259.0 ... that Berwind, a mining ghost town in Colorado, was a battle site during the Colorado Coalfield War in 1913 and 1914?
Kelly homestead 2021-03-31 3,101 258.4 ... that the elderly Widow Mulchrone baked griddlecakes at the Kelly homestead for Princess Grace and Prince Rainier?
The Great Gatsby (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-13 3,066 255.5 ... that the Rod Serling–hosted television production The Great Gatsby (1958) was described as being "neither 'Great' nor 'Gatsby'"?
Sadhana Mahila Sangha 2021-03-08 3,049 254.1 ... that Sadhana Mahila Sangha protected Bangalore sex workers from the police and from HIV, but they now help feed them during the pandemic?
John J. DeGioia 2021-03-27 3,044 253.7 ... that in 2001, John J. DeGioia (pictured) became the first lay president of a Jesuit university in the United States?
Road Rash (1994 video game) 2021-03-22 3,040 253.3 ... that a rented Ducati SuperSport that was scratched during the making of Road Rash was kept and displayed in the Electronic Arts lobby?
Tom Acker 2021-03-07 3,030 252.5 ... that pitcher Tom Acker (pictured), who had a keen interest in horses, worked at the Meadowlands Racetrack after his Major League Baseball career?
Mohamed Salah 2021-03-15 3,018[j] 251.5 ... that while at Fiorentina, Mohamed Salah chose the shirt number 74 in honour of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot?
Mark F. Pomerantz 2021-03-17 2,986 248.9 ... that attorney Mark F. Pomerantz, who supervised the prosecution of mob boss John A. Gotti, is now assisting a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's finances?
Ken Bridge 2021-03-11 2,974 247.8 ... that John Rennie the Elder built Ken Bridge twice?
Port of Spain Gazette 2021-03-25 2,974 247.7 ... that the Port of Spain Gazette was known for its strongly pro-slavery position in the 1830s, and it was said that it "spat its venom on anyone who spoke of the virtues of emancipation"?
Girma Bekele Gebre 2021-03-11 2,964 247.0 ... that Girma Bekele Gebre finished third at the 2019 New York City Marathon, despite not having a coach or sponsor, and having to pay to enter the race?
The Negro Speaks of Rivers 2021-03-02 1,361 113.4 ... that Langston Hughes's poems "Mother to Son", "Harlem", and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" have been described as "anthems of black America"?
Mother to Son 839 69.9
Harlem (poem) 738 61.5
Total 2,938 244.8
Route 128 station 2021-03-30 2,936 244.7 ... that the first Route 128 station was built in just one week?
Kettlethorpe Hall, West Yorkshire 2021-03-15 2,926 243.8 ... that the owners of Kettlethorpe Hall used a relocated 14th-century chapel as a boathouse, and the chapel's remains are now in a public park?
Frances C. Fairman 2021-03-04 2,918 243.2 ... that artist Frances C. Fairman painted portraits of Queen Victoria's dogs (example pictured) by royal command?
Hi, Mom (2021 film) 2021-03-03 2,916[k] 243.0 ... that Jia Ling's directorial debut film Hi, Mom has made her the highest-grossing female director in Chinese box-office history?
Theodore Cohen (chemist) 2021-03-26 2,610 239.6 ... that Ted Cohen's romance was set to music by Isaac Asimov?
Driss El Maloumi 2021-03-12 2,876 239.6 ... that Moroccan oud player Driss El Maloumi (pictured) participated in the project The Routes of Slavery at New York's Lincoln Center?
National Socialist Party (Philippines) 2021-03-19 2,866 238.9 ... that Manuel L. Quezon defeated the National Socialist Party and the communist-backed Republican Party in 1935?
New Gods: Nezha Reborn 2021-03-14 2,846 237.2 ... that the cyberpunk setting of New Gods: Nezha Reborn is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930s Manhattan and Republic of China–era Shanghai?
Doğan Cüceloğlu 2021-03-13 2,832 236.0 ... that Turkish psychologist Doğan Cüceloğlu contemplated suicide due to his poor command of English while a doctoral student at the University of Illinois, and later taught 16 years at CSU Fullerton?
Miki Satō (singer) 2021-03-02 2,818 234.8 ... that Miki Satō would write song lyrics while commuting by train from home to university?
.guru 2021-03-16 2,804 233.7 ... that the top-level domain .guru had 35,000 websites registered to it within the first three weeks of its release?
10th Texas Field Battery 2021-03-10 2,804 233.6 ... that the 10th Texas Field Battery fired at a courthouse during the Battle of Pine Bluff?
All of the Dead Girls 2021-03-29 2,796 233.0 ... that Dreamcar's "All of the Dead Girls" was inspired by a comment made by American actor Josh Richman?
Osborne's ligament 2021-03-04 2,796 233.0 ... that Osborne's ligament is a tissue under some people's elbows that can compress the ulnar nerve when the elbow is flexed, causing numbness and weakness in the fingers?
Chamber of Commerce Building (Manhattan) 2021-03-05 2,786 232.2 ... that a carpet for the Chamber of Commerce Building was so large that part of the building's outer wall was temporarily removed so the carpet could be put inside?
United States Marine Hospital (Pittsburgh) 2021-03-18 2,781 231.8 ... that the original Pittsburgh U.S. Marine Hospital became a saloon?
Brian Lee Durfee 2021-03-13 2,776 231.3 ... that Brian Lee Durfee, a prison guard at Utah State Prison, has a painting in the permanent collection at the Grand Canyon National Park visitor center?
Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir 2021-03-18 2,742 228.5 ... that Icelandic footballer Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir has had to self-isolate on four occasions during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Odontotermes formosanus 2021-03-11 2,718 226.5 ... that the termite Odontotermes formosanus grows its own food?
Dirty Hands, Dirty Face 2021-03-23 2,714 226.1 ... that the first words ever spoken in a feature film were uttered by Al Jolson after singing "Dirty Hands, Dirty Face"?
Elizabeth Cressener 2021-03-30 2,702 225.1 ... that one of Elizabeth Cressener's nuns entered her priory as a ten-year-old princess?
Ave Maryam 2021-03-01 2,671 222.6 ... that the Indonesian drama film Ave Maryam focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor?
Mary Custis Vezey 2021-03-02 2,652 221.0 ... that poet Mary Custis Vezey, an eleventh-generation American, published much of her work in Russian?
G. E. L. Owen 2021-03-21 2,652 221.0 ... that the philosopher G. E. L. Owen was described by Martha Nussbaum as "an alcoholic and an attempted womaniser"?
Verna Grahek Mize 2021-03-04 2,644 220.3 ... that Verna Grahek Mize was given the title "First Lady of Lake Superior" for her campaign to stop a mining company from dumping 67,000 tons of "gray gunk" into the lake each day?
Fotheringham Crossing Pyramid 2021-03-13 2,628 219.0 ... that although remaining a little-known monument in Neuquén, Argentina, the Fotheringham Crossing Pyramid, inaugurated in 1947, is considered to be a symbol of the neighborhood of Sapere?
Hypericum sechmenii 2021-03-04 2,618 218.2 ... that despite containing crystals and chemicals which are thought to deter herbivory, Hypericum sechmenii is still under threat of extinction from grazing?
Now: Zero 2021-03-07 2,605 217.1 ... that the 1959 short story "Now: Zero", while sharing some concepts with the popular 2003 manga Death Note, has been described as one of J. G. Ballard's weakest works?
Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A. 2021-03-05 2,562 213.5 ... that Bobby Reynolds (pictured) was known as "Mr. Touchdown" after winning a promotional contest for the song "Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A."?
March of the Indonesian National Armed Forces 2021-03-15 2,561 213.4 ... that the March of the Indonesian National Armed Forces was adopted after the previous march fell into disuse following mocking and parodying by activists?
John Morkel 2021-03-20 2,508 209.0 ... that John Morkel captained the Rhodesia national rugby team to a victory over the All Blacks?
Peter Thorburn 2021-03-19 2,496 208.0 ... that rugby coach Peter Thorburn (pictured), who had a keen interest in Thoroughbred racing, owned two horses that won multiple Group I races?
Nyeema Morgan 2021-03-06 2,488 207.3 ... that Nyeema Morgan collaborated in the design of a wooden Afrofuturist replica of the Millennium Falcon?
Domus Litonii 2021-03-21 2,484 207.0 ... that Domus Litonii is the only remaining 19th-century residential building in the entire centre of Helsinki?
I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone 2021-03-13 2,458 204.8 ... that Elvis Presley's song "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" features a theme common to country music: "passive acceptance of the singer's fate"?
Mark Coles 2021-03-14 2,454 204.5 ... that when Mark Coles started coaching the Pakistan women's national cricket team, he was not being paid, and he later lived in a compound with snipers on the roof?
Rupert Richardson 2021-03-24 2,428 202.3 ... that Rupert Richardson, a civil-rights activist, was known as the "grand dame" of the NAACP?
The Book of American Negro Poetry 2021-03-23 794 66.2 ... that The Book of American Negro Poetry, Negro Poets and Their Poems, An Anthology of Verse by American Negroes, and Caroling Dusk, major poetry anthologies from the Harlem Renaissance, included poems by African-American poets ranging from Langston Hughes to a nine-year-old girl?
An Anthology of Verse by American Negroes 610 50.9
Negro Poets and Their Poems 544 45.3
Caroling Dusk 459 38.2
Total 2,407 200.6
Pseudolarix wehrii 2021-03-28 2,401 200.1 ... that Pseudolarix wehrii fossils can be mummies?
George T. McDonald 2021-03-10 2,398 199.8 ... that philanthropist George McDonald founded the advocacy group Doe Fund after his homeless friend "Mama Doe" died in the cold on Christmas day after she was ejected from New York's Grand Central?
The Four Temperaments 2021-03-04 2,390 199.2 ... that George Balanchine's ballet The Four Temperaments (production pictured) premiered at a high-school auditorium?
Geoffrey Kirk 2021-03-16 2,382 198.5 ... that Geoffrey Kirk captained a fishing boat before becoming a professor of ancient Greek at Cambridge University?
Ii antigen system 2021-03-05 2,382 198.5 ... that the adult i phenotype, a rare blood type, has been associated with being born with cataracts in some populations?
Anwoth Old Church 2021-03-07 2,368 197.3 ... that Anwoth Old Church, where Samuel Rutherford preached in the early 17th century, was used as a location in the shooting of the classic horror film The Wicker Man?
Welcome to Heartbreak 2021-03-25 2,347 195.4 ... that Kanye West's inspiration for "Welcome to Heartbreak" was Dave Sirulnick showing him pictures of his children?
Marjan Haydaree 2021-03-27 2,344 195.3 ... that when Marjan Haydaree became the all-time top scorer for the Afghanistan women's national football team, she had never set foot in Afghanistan?
Gary Kates 2021-03-09 2,340 195.0 ... that historian Gary Kates turned down recruiters seeking to help make him a college president so that he could teach undergraduate history?
William Lyon Mackenzie 2021-03-29 2,337 194.8 ... that William Lyon Mackenzie was the first mayor of Toronto?
Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty 2021-03-28 2,326 193.8 ... that both grandfathers of Donough MacCarty, who fought for the Irish Catholic Confederation, were Protestants?
LeRoy Woodson 2021-03-23 2,318 193.2 ... that LeRoy Woodson's photographs of steel-industry pollution were part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project?
Clair McCollough 2021-03-10 2,290 190.9 ... that Clair McCollough rose from being a carrier boy for Lancaster Newspapers to presiding over the broadcast station group spawned by the company?
Good Karma 2021-03-24 2,288 190.7 ... that Roxette's final studio album Good Karma was recorded in a studio named "Tits & Ass"?
A Ruined Life 2021-03-26 2,067 189.8 ... that A Ruined Life was the first film by director Victor Sjöström to be shown in Sweden because his earlier film, The Gardener, had been censored for 68 years?
Black College Football Hall of Fame 2021-03-19 2,274 189.5 ... that the co-founders of the Black College Football Hall of Fame attended the same historically black university and were both quarterbacks in the National Football League?
2007 Football League One play-off Final 2021-03-24 2,268 189.0 ... that both Robbie Williams and Michael Jackson played for Blackpool in the 2007 Football League One play-off Final?
WENS (TV) 2021-03-13 2,255 187.9 ... that an engineer of Pittsburgh television station WENS found out that its tower had collapsed when he looked out his window to find it missing?
Nathan Abshire 2021-03-05 2,228 185.7 ... that Nathan Abshire was considered an "accomplished musician" at eight years old after learning to play on an accordion that cost $3.50?
Myra MacDonald 2021-03-24 2,227 185.6 ... that Myra MacDonald, whose career as a foreign correspondent for Reuters spanned virtually three decades, and who covered South Asia for a long time, wrote three books on India and Pakistan?
Covington Hall 2021-03-12 2,226 185.5 ... that Covington Hall was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World and the Sons of Confederate Veterans?
MLS Cup 1999 2021-03-28 2,202 183.5 ... that MLS Cup 1999 was played with new rule changes that were approved days before the game?
Carl C. White 2021-03-28 792 66.0 ... that Carl Craig became the state auditor of Mississippi in 1936 after defeating a former state auditor also named Carl?
Carl Craig (politician) 736 61.4
State Auditor of Mississippi 674 56.1
Total 2,202 183.5
The 80 Yard Run (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-17 2,199 183.2 ... that Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward starred in The 80 Yard Run as a couple in a troubled marriage, and were married in real life 13 days later?
A City Called Copenhagen 2021-03-19 2,181 181.8 ... that the short documentary film A City Called Copenhagen was initially not released due to the film commission disliking the film, but it was shown two years later to positive reception?
KQLO 2021-03-22 1,108 92.4 ... that KQLO, the antecedent of today's KIHM, was established after its founder drove from Nevada to Vermont and found no Catholic radio stations on the trip?
KIHM 1,036 86.4
Total 2,145 178.8
Punggol MRT/LRT station 2021-03-07 2,138 178.2 ... that Singapore's Punggol station is the longest station on the North East line, at 320 m (1,050 ft)?
John Moffet (swimmer) 2021-03-04 2,133 177.8 ... that John Moffet set an Olympic swimming record despite injuring himself during the same race?
2006 Football League Two play-off Final 2021-03-03 2,132 177.7 ... that at the conclusion of the 2006 Football League Two play-off Final, the losing manager said his side did not deserve to win and the winning goalscorer said he did not mean to score?
Jaffna Stallions in 2020 2021-03-09 840 70.0 ... that the Jaffna Stallions took home the trophy for the inaugural season of the Lanka Premier League in 2020, besting the Galle Gladiators, the Dambulla Viiking, and the Kandy Tuskers, despite failing to record a win against the Colombo Kings?
Dambulla Viiking in 2020 390 32.5
Colombo Kings in 2020 326 27.1
Kandy Tuskers in 2020 318 26.5
Galle Gladiators in 2020 256 21.4
Total 2,130 177.5
Stone Street (Manhattan) 2021-03-28 2,128 177.4 ... that to attract commercial investment, stones were installed on Stone Street in New York City?
Thomas Ashburton Picken 2021-03-05 2,128 177.3 ... that Thomas Picken's lithograph of the 1834 conflagration of Britain's Houses of Parliament (detail pictured) was created when he was around 16 years old?
Caleb Grafton Roberts 2021-03-03 2,116 176.3 ... that Caleb Grafton Roberts, head of the Second World War Allied Intelligence Bureau, was a highway engineer before the war?
Vorau Abbey 2021-03-31 2,112 176.0 ... that Vorau Abbey's collegiate church has been described as the "most splendid baroque church in Styria?"
Barnham Court 2021-03-24 2,111 175.9 ... that Barnham Court in West Sussex is built in a similar style to Kew Palace in London?
The Song of Achilles 2021-03-22 2,103[l] 175.2 ... that when commenting on her decision to depict Achilles and Patroclus as lovers in her novel The Song of Achilles, author Madeline Miller remarked: "I stole it from Plato"?
The Bachelor and race 2021-03-07 2,094 174.5 ... that the American reality TV series The Bachelor took 18 years and 25 seasons to star its first black man?
Christina Adane 2021-03-30 2,094 174.5 ... that Christina Adane's free school meal campaign created a UK government U-turn?
Frank Greenleaf 2021-03-05 2,094 174.5 ... that Frank Greenleaf designed a new style of hockey net which prevented the puck from rebounding?
East Bengal Ultras 2021-03-29 2,090 174.2 ... that the East Bengal Ultras, founded in 2013, became India's first ultras group?
Paper Mario 2021-03-06 2,087 173.9 ... that the Paper Mario series was changed from role-playing games to action-adventure games because the developers found it to be too similar to Nintendo's other role-playing series, Mario & Luigi?
Hughie Ferguson 2021-03-31 2,082 173.5 ... that, such was his popularity with the club's supporters, when footballer Hughie Ferguson was sold by Motherwell F.C., the local steel works closed to allow workers to wave him off?
Littledale's whistling rat 2021-03-11 2,080 173.3 ... that Littledale's whistling rat can be distinguished from Brants's whistling rat by the pitch and length of its calls?
Aria (manga) 2021-03-19 2,066 172.1 ... that many locations in the manga Aria are based on real-life Venice?
Washington State Route 539 2021-03-20 2,064 172.0 ... that Washington State Route 539 is named the "Guide Meridian" because it follows a surveying meridian?
Edward McClaren 2021-03-09 2,054 171.2 ... that Edward McClaren was one of only three black doctors in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1950?
Robyn Smith 2021-03-07 2,054 171.1 ... that in 1973, jockey Robyn Smith won a race while riding a horse named after her?
John-Michael Caprio 2021-03-22 2,042 170.2 ... that when John-Michael Caprio became the director of music at the Roman Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral, he ordered that the choir's robes be replaced because they looked "too Protestant"?
If We Must Die 2021-03-20 1,992 166.0 ... that Claude McKay's poem "If We Must Die" has been cited as marking the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance?
Amaptocare 2021-03-05 1,988 165.7 ... that when Dubliners donated more than 630 trees for amaptocare in Ballymun, artist Jochen Gerz offered a face-to-face meeting to each sponsor to choose their tree's personal permanent inscription?
Sympathy (poem) 2021-03-12 1,988 165.6 ... that a line from the 1899 poem "Sympathy" provided the title for Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Ángel Mangual 2021-03-19 1,987 165.6 ... that Ángel Mangual's walk-off single in the 20th inning on July 9, 1971, ended the longest scoreless game in American League history?
Neil Hopkinson 2021-03-09 1,982 165.2 ... that the English classicist Neil Hopkinson hosted events at which only dessert was served?
MewithoutYou discography 2021-03-22 1,966 163.8 ... that the music styles in the discography of mewithoutYou range from screamed post-hardcore vocals to acoustic campfire songs?
Amber McReynolds 2021-03-13 1,964 163.6 ... that Amber McReynolds's advocacy for vote-by-mail supported US states' expansion of absentee balloting during the COVID-19 pandemic so millions of people could vote from home in the 2020 elections?
George Poynter Heath 2021-03-06 1,963 163.6 ... that George Poynter Heath (pictured), the first portmaster of Queensland, Australia, was responsible for establishing 33 lighthouses, Booby Island Light being the last one?
Rumors of Evening (Playhouse 90) 2021-03-29 1,948 162.3 ... that John Frankenheimer's World War II drama Rumors of Evening led one critic to predict stardom for Robert Loggia?
Kivu Ebola epidemic 2021-03-26 1,753 160.9 ... that the 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic was the Democratic Republic of the Congo's 10th and longest Ebola outbreak and the second largest in the world after the outbreak in West Africa?
Treatment of South Asian labourers in the Gulf Cooperation Council region 2021-03-23 1,929 160.8 ... that many South Asian migrants are brought into the Gulf Cooperation Council area under the kafala system, which is seen by human-rights groups as highly exploitative?
Gordon Rosenmeier 2021-03-03 1,928 160.7 ... that former Minnesota governor Harold LeVander jokingly said that he served under state senator Gordon Rosenmeier?
Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2021-03-02 1,916 159.6 ... that runners training to represent Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympics used barbell weights made from concrete, tires, and paint cans?
Cornelia Street (song) 2021-03-31 1,914 159.5 ... that the title of the Taylor Swift song "Cornelia Street" refers to a street in New York City on which Swift rented a townhouse?
Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr 2021-03-10 1,912 159.3 ... that Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, the Zubayrid governor of Iraq during the Second Fitna (680–692), fought the Umayyad army at the Battle of Maskin almost alone?
Chorizopora brongniartii 2021-03-31 1,910 159.2 ... that the encrusting bryozoan Chorizopora brongniartii has a strategy for avoiding being overgrown by worm tubes?
Patricia Delgado 2021-03-17 1,909 159.1 ... that ballerina Patricia Delgado danced in a music video for indie rock band the National?
Joseph B. O'Hagan 2021-03-21 1,906 158.8 ... that Joseph B. O'Hagan resigned the presidency of the College of the Holy Cross to recuperate but soon thereafter died at sea?
Pat Lundvall 2021-03-08 1,904 158.7 ... that Pat Lundvall was the first female chair of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but garnered controversy for some of her decisions relating to mixed martial arts?
Millie Dienert 2021-03-21 1,904 158.6 ... that Millie Dienert was called the "first lady of prayer" for her work on behalf of evangelist Billy Graham?
François Guyet 2021-03-04 1,904 158.6 ... that the French classical scholar François Guyet kept his composure during a lithotomy by reading Lucan's Pharsalia?
Robert Dean (Canadian politician) 2021-03-03 1,888 157.4 ... that Robert Dean was one of the few Anglophone Quebecers to join the separatist Parti Québécois?
Egbert Martin 2021-03-28 1,886 157.2 ... that 19th-century Guyanese poet Egbert Martin, who died at the age of 29, is considered to be the country's first major poet?
Roopa Dhatt 2021-03-31 1,872 156.0 ... that physician Roopa Dhatt has highlighted the disproportionate number of women working on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Abolitionist Place 2021-03-11 1,836 153.0 ... that a landmarked house on Abolitionist Place in Downtown Brooklyn may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad?
2002 Football League Third Division play-off Final 2021-03-24 1,830 152.5 ... that the 2002 Football League Third Division play-off Final was one of the last matches shown on the ITV Sport Channel?
Solidary Encounter Party 2021-03-17 1,826 152.2 ... that within hours of the Social Encounter Party in Mexico being stripped of its electoral registration, the Solidary Encounter Party was formed with the same initials, party structure and ideology?
Ontario Highway 105 2021-03-25 1,824 152.0 ... that at the opening ceremony for Ontario Highway 105, a construction company presented Minister of Highways George Doucett with a bear cub as thanks for his efforts towards the creation of the route?
KFXD-TV 2021-03-19 1,803 150.2 ... that Idaho's first television station, KFXD-TV, was a two-man operation that lasted less than two months?
Chichester & Selsey Ladies F.C. 2021-03-08 1,794 149.5 ... that Chichester & Selsey Ladies F.C. broke away from Chichester City for an undisclosed reason but retained their colours and football league position?
Satyavathi Rathod 2021-03-29 1,780 148.4 ... that Satyavathi Rathod is the first woman from a scheduled tribe to serve as a minister in the Indian state of Telangana?
George A. Palmer 2021-03-03 1,778 148.2 ... that George A. Palmer continued his live Morning Cheer radio broadcast from his house while it was on fire?
Biotin 2021-03-04 1,766[m] 147.2 ... that biotin has been proven to benefit hoof health in cattle and horses, but evidence for human nail health is very weak?
Battery Maritime Building 2021-03-28 1,764 147.0 ... that the Battery Maritime Building was used as a musical installation while it was awaiting redevelopment?
The Most Important Man 2021-03-12 1,751 145.9 ... that although The Most Important Man was poorly received by critics, composer Gian Carlo Menotti thought it was one of his finest operas?
WPDF-LP 2021-03-06 1,749 145.8 ... that South Carolina low-power television station WPDF-LP was bumped off the air by another station's digital signal?
Bahattin Hekimoğlu 2021-03-21 1,742 145.1 ... that Turkish world-champion para-archer Bahattin Hekimoğlu did not leave his home for two years after breaking his neck and becoming paralyzed?
Jasmin Taylor 2021-03-13 1,726 143.9 ... that in 2020, Jasmin Taylor broke the record for the most medals won by a British skier at the World Cup and World Championships?
Atlas Cinema 2021-03-06 1,723 143.6 ... that the Atlas Cinema in Istanbul was established as a 1,800-seater movie theatre in 1948 replacing a notable music hall, which was in turn established in the horse stable of a 19th-century residential building?
Short Symphony 2021-03-28 1,700 141.7 ... that Aaron Copland considered the Short Symphony to be "one of the best things I ever wrote"?
Fran Jonas 2021-03-12 1,678 139.8 ... that New Zealander Fran Jonas made her debut at the top level of domestic cricket aged 15, and took three wickets in the final that season?
Tamar (poem) 2021-03-17 1,668 139.0 ... that Tamar, an epic poem by American writer Robinson Jeffers, makes references to the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament?
Hollis Taylor 2021-03-21 1,664 138.7 ... that Hollis Taylor has argued that birdsong should be considered music?
KSBK (AM) 2021-03-17 1,650 137.5 ... that KSBK, which has been described as the most influential radio station in Okinawa in the 1960s, became a casualty of the reversion of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and closed in October 1973?
The Present Crisis 2021-03-05 1,647 137.2 ... that "The Present Crisis" by James Russell Lowell has been called a "poetic anthem" for the American antislavery movement?
Delicate (Taylor Swift song) 2021-03-16 1,637 136.4 ... that the music video for the Taylor Swift song "Delicate" was accused by internet audiences of plagiarizing an advertisement for Kenzo?
Epidemiology in Relation to Air Travel 2021-03-15 1,632 136.0 ... that in Epidemiology in Relation to Air Travel (1933), Arthur Massey showed how air passengers could spread infectious diseases between countries before they showed any symptoms?
Carol Breen 2021-03-17 1,618 134.8 ... that Irish sportswoman Carol Breen has played internationally in both association and Australian rules football?
Robert R. Glauber 2021-03-15 1,602 133.5 ... that American financial executive Robert Glauber could watch an opera "infinite times"?
Rosemary Margaret Smith 2021-03-02 1,596 133.0 ... that botanist Rosemary Margaret Smith had both an entire genus and a separate species named after her for her major discoveries and classification of ginger?
Çatalağzı power station 2021-03-09 1,594 132.9 ... that after Turkey's environment ministry granted a one-year temporary licence to reopen the coal-fired Çatalağzı power station, the Right to Clean Air Platform complained that it was still emitting thick smoke?
Borgo Santo Spirito 2021-03-29 1,588 132.3 ... that the street Borgo Santo Spirito in Rome was named after a fortified complex for Anglo-Saxon pilgrims to Rome?
Force for Mexico 2021-03-12 1,548 129.0 ... that several candidates running on the ticket of the new political party Force for Mexico were previously members of the National Regeneration Movement?
Toa Payoh MRT station 2021-03-31 1,545 128.8 ... that Toa Payoh station was the first in Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system to have its structural works completed?
Joe Beggs 2021-03-27 1,542 128.5 ... that after his professional baseball career, Joe Beggs was superintendent of prisons in Kentucky and director of urban renewal for Newport, Kentucky?
Progressive Social Networks 2021-03-05 1,535 127.9 ... that Mexican political party Progressive Social Networks allowed party members to vote in internal elections using a smartphone app?
Byron Houck 2021-03-30 1,534 127.8 ... that after his baseball career, Byron Houck worked as a camera operator on Buster Keaton's production crew?
Usmani family of Deoband 2021-03-18 1,524 127.0 ... that four members of the Usmani family were co-founders of the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary, where the Deobandi movement began?
Old Russian Consulate in Hakodate 2021-03-30 1,521 126.8 ... that before the consulate was ready, the first Russian consul in Hakodate lived in local temples?
Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert) 2021-03-21 1,502 125.1 ... that the Sonata in C major for piano four-hands by Franz Schubert was, for over a century after its publication in 1837, thought of as a symphony in disguise?
Audrey Forlani 2021-03-15 1,497 124.8 ... that French rugby union player Audrey Forlani scored a try in the decisive match of the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, after which France won the tournament?
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai 2021-03-25 1,498 124.7 ... that Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai is considered the greatest Sufi poet in the Sindhi language?
The Ghost Inside (album) 2021-03-17 1,495 124.6 ... that The Ghost Inside's self-titled 2020 album was their first release since a deadly tour bus crash in 2015?
Wilbur Nelson 2021-03-15 1,491 124.2 ... that Wilbur Nelson was known as the "singing evangelist" because he both sang and preached at his services?
Jarnail Singh (physician) 2021-03-10 1,491 124.2 ... that aviation medicine pioneer Jarnail Singh's work launched the first ultra long-haul flight between Singapore and New York in 2004?
Southern brown howler 2021-03-17 1,486 123.8 ... that the southern brown howler is considered to be a vulnerable species, partly because of the monkey's susceptibility to yellow fever?
Dorothy Henriques-Wells 2021-03-20 1,486 123.8 ... that Dorothy Henriques-Wells made 360 paintings for display on three Norwegian Cruise Line ships?
Lu Li'an 2021-03-27 1,485 123.8 ... that of the ten Taiwanese delegates at the 2017 National Congress of the Communist Party of China, only one, Lu Li'an, was born in Taiwan?
Bukhari Daud 2021-03-06 1,482 123.5 ... that Bukhari Daud was considered to be the first regent in Indonesia to attempt to resign from his office?
Alberto Corazón 2021-03-05 1,470 122.5 ... that Spanish designer Alberto Corazón was considered one of the fathers of graphical modernization in Spain with the advent of democracy after the death of Francisco Franco?
Caroline Parker 2021-03-03 1,467 122.2 ... that Caroline Parker, a deaf performer, signed the song "I Am What I Am" at the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony?
Magnus Olsen 2021-03-04 1,465 122.1 ... that the investigations of Scandinavian place names by Magnus Olsen were instrumental in restoring confidence in Icelandic literature as a useful source for information on Old Norse religion?
Ernest R. Fatland 2021-03-14 1,453 121.1 ... that during the Great Depression, Ernest R. Fatland led an organization that helped Oregonian farmers reduce their mortgage payments and other debts to save their farms from foreclosure?
Janet Ronalds 2021-03-06 1,446 120.5 ... that on 13 August 2020, Australian-born cricketer Janet Ronalds became the first player, male or female, to score a century for Germany in Twenty20 Internationals?
Microvelia macgregori 2021-03-01 1,440 120.0 ... that the tiny true bug Microvelia macgregori spends much of its time on the surface of water?
RealSports Baseball 2021-03-13 1,412 117.7 ... that RealSports Baseball, part of Atari's response to an Intellivision marketing campaign fronted by George Plimpton, won a best sports game award for 1983?
Chris Redd 2021-03-12 1,406 117.2 ... that Chris Redd won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 for co-writing a song about Barack Obama?
Lasst uns Gott, dem Herrn, lobsingen 2021-03-01 1,372 114.3 ... that "Lasst uns Gott, dem Herrn, lobsingen", a hymn of praise, was written by Dominican Petronia Steiner in 1944 to a melody which Johann Georg Ebeling created in 1666 for a hymn by Paul Gerhardt?
1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final 2021-03-26 1,236 113.5 ... that the Cambridge United team took a cold shower before winning the 1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final?
Bully Hill Vineyards 150 2021-03-03 1,356 113.0 ... that at the 1997 Bully Hill Vineyards 150, Ron Fellows, driving for a team that did not have garage space, became the first Canadian to win a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race?
Shake the Room 2021-03-14 1,354 112.9 ... that the music video for "Shake the Room" was Pop Smoke's first posthumous visual after he was shot and killed at the age of 20 during a home invasion?
Jake Funk 2021-03-23 1,348 112.4 ... that Maryland running back Jake Funk had his best college season after tearing his ACL in the two previous seasons?
Edward Hewitt Nichols 2021-03-25 1,336 111.3 ... that Edward Hewitt Nichols, the first leader of Hong Kong's Country Parks administrations, oversaw the designation of 40 per cent of the territory as parkland?
New York Produce Exchange 2021-03-30 1,332 111.0 ... that the New York Produce Exchange's business was described in 1886 as "callithumpian discord" with "fiendish screeches"?
Beverly Gossage 2021-03-01 1,332 111.0 ... that before she was elected to the Kansas Senate, Beverly Gossage worked as an elementary school teacher and an insurance agent?
Shirongo Matsuri 2021-03-26 1,095 109.5 ... that Japan's Shirongo Festival sees ama compete to be the first to catch and dedicate to the kami a pair of "beckoning abalone"?
Peter Kurth 2021-03-07 1,300 108.3 ... that for the 2015 film A Heavy Heart, German actor Peter Kurth gained and then lost 35 pounds (16 kg) to portray his character's physical decline due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
St. Clair Parkway 2021-03-25 1,298 108.0 ... that the St. Clair Parkway travels through Corunna, Ontario, a planned town intended to be the capital of a united Upper and Lower Canada when it was established in 1823?
Nicola Jürgensen 2021-03-23 1,292 107.6 ... that the clarinetist Nicola Jürgensen portrayed the character of Eve with her basset horn in Karlheinz Stockhausen's Michaels Reise um die Erde in Vienna and New York City?
WNVL 2021-03-16 1,288 107.4 ... that a 1958 promotion by Nashville radio station WKDA, in which a "purple people eater" climbed a hotel sign, prompted the police chief to ask the station "never to pull a trick" like it again?
2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2021-03-02 1,277 106.4 ... that after winning the 2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final, some of the Brighton & Hove Albion players dropped the trophy while celebrating and damaged it?
Wer unterm Schutz des Höchsten steht 2021-03-28 1,265 105.4 ... that "Wer unterm Schutz des Höchsten steht", a hymn paraphrasing Psalm 91, has been recommended instead of the psalm in the Liturgy of the Hours, and for memorial services after disasters?
Groover's Paradise 2021-03-24 1,263 105.2 ... that Doug Sahm's album Groover's Paradise was produced by former Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford?
Gangster's Boy 2021-03-22 1,258 104.8 ... that the 1938 film Gangster's Boy starred silent-film actress Betty Blythe, who took on roles that she liked despite a source saying that she was "more or less retired"?
Ackley Bridge 2021-03-18 1,244 103.7 ... that the first episode of the British television drama series Ackley Bridge was re-edited following the Manchester Arena bombing, as scenes showed a student at the centre of a bombing hoax?
Lisa Martin (rugby union) 2021-03-16 1,239 103.2 ... that Lisa Martin captained the Scotland women's national rugby union team in 2018 to their first victory in Ireland for 12 years?
August (Taylor Swift song) 2021-03-20 1,237 103.1 ... that the song "August" was written by Taylor Swift from the perspective of a girl who falls in love with somebody already in a relationship?
Mary Kate Barlow 2021-03-01 1,236 103.0 ... that Mary Kate Barlow was made a dame of the Holy Sepulchre in recognition of her contribution to the Eucharistic congress of 1928 held in Sydney, Australia?
WGRI 2021-03-31 1,228 102.4 ... that the founder of WZIP in Covington, Kentucky, beat out his own brother for the right to build the station?
Alfred Woodford 2021-03-01 1,228 102.4 ... that for nearly two decades Alfred Woodford was the sole professor in Pomona College's geology department?
Paul Rolan 2021-03-23 1,228 102.3 ... that Paul Rolan has been the principal investigator in more than 700 clinical research studies of new medicines?
Kay Mazzo 2021-03-16 1,226 102.2 ... that ballerina Kay Mazzo created roles in three ballets choreographed by George Balanchine during the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Festival in 1972?
Francis Chit 2021-03-07 1,212 101.0 ... that the studio of Francis Chit, the first Thai professional photographer, was in a floating raft-house?
Paul B. Kidd 2021-03-24 1,211 100.9 ... that Australian talk-show host Paul B. Kidd is a prolific true-crime writer who has written 37 books?
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 2021-03-17 1,198 99.8 ... that the song "I Didn't Know", representing San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, was written by a composer and a lyricist who had never met each other in person?
Benjamin Appl 2021-03-22 1,193 99.4 ... that the baritone Benjamin Appl, the last private student of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, was named Gramophone's Young Artist of 2016?
KTOY 2021-03-04 1,175 97.9 ... that the co-founder of Arkansas radio station KTOY, the first Black-owned radio station in the state, continued teaching math after starting it?
Adolphus D. Griffin 2021-03-19 1,169 97.4 ... that Adolphus D. Griffin published the Portland New Age for Portland's African-American residents during a time in which they were legally excluded from the state?
WMLA (AM) 2021-03-10 1,168 97.3 ... that a former owner of Illinois radio station WRBA carried an expired police badge to allow him to get to its transmitter site quickly if need be?
Fred Stewart (football manager) 2021-03-30 1,163 96.9 ... that when Fred Stewart was appointed the manager of Cardiff City F.C., he paid the transfer fee of his first signing himself?
Richard W. Wells 2021-03-31 1,158 96.5 ... that Richard W. Wells claimed that before he brought several eastern brown snake eggs into the office of a local newspaper, the species had never been photographed hatching?
Andrew Logan (surgeon) 2021-03-22 1,153 96.1 ... that Andrew Logan assisted at the first pneumonectomy in the UK and performed the country's first lung transplant?
Accolade (company) 2021-03-07 1,149 95.8 ... that because Accolade had focused their success around sports games, the packaging for the science-fiction game Star Control II accidentally included a sticker calling it the "Best Sports Game" of 1992?
Luis Salvador (politician) 2021-03-18 1,147 95.6 ... that Luis Salvador became the mayor of Granada in 2019 even though his party won only four of twenty-seven seats?
Arthur Walworth 2021-03-09 1,144 95.3 ... that Arthur Walworth took a decade to write his biography on Woodrow Wilson and twenty-five years to write another book on him?
Fantastic Baby 2021-03-07 1,140 95.0 ... that the music video for "Fantastic Baby" by Big Bang is the first by a K-pop boy band to reach 100 million, 200 million, and 300 million views on YouTube?
Aedes de Venustas 2021-03-21 1,138 94.8 ... that the signature fragrance of Aedes de Venustas perfumery is based on rhubarb and tomato leaf?
Robert W. Forden 2021-03-25 1,136 94.7 ... that the current United States Chargé d'affaires to China, Robert W. Forden, taught English at universities in Shenyang and Beijing from 1981 to 1983?
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 2021-03-06 1,132 94.3 ... that in The Age of Phillis (2020), American poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers "fills in the gaps" in a white woman's biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)?
Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2) 2021-03-15 1,122 93.5 ... that Kids See Ghosts and Ty Dolla Sign were sued for allegedly sampling "The Spirit of Marcus Garvey (Garvey speaks to an all-Black audience)" in their song "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)"?
Dennis Howard Green 2021-03-20 1,112 92.6 ... that Dennis Howard Green was such a productive book reviewer for the Modern Language Review that they implemented a rule called Lex Green, which limits the number of reviews per person to three per year?
Elsa Dreisig 2021-03-18 1,110 92.5 ... that Elsa Dreisig appeared at the Berlin State Opera in soprano roles from Diane in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie to Natascha in the world premiere of Beat Furrer's Violetter Schnee?
BrakeBest Select 159 2021-03-05 512 42.7 ... that NASCAR races on the Daytona International Speedway infield road course for the Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series were added to the schedule two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 342 28.5
Super Start Batteries 188 256 21.3
Total 1,110 92.5
1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final 2021-03-13 1,071 89.2 ... that the 1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final was the first Football League play-off to be decided by a penalty shoot-out?
Jane Lunnon 2021-03-25 1,068 88.9 ... that in 2021, Jane Lunnon became the first woman head of Alleyn's School since it was separated from the College of God's Gift in 1882?
Galeed Strict Baptist Chapel, Brighton 2021-03-23 1,066 88.8 ... that so many people attended the golden-jubilee celebrations for the pastor of Galeed Chapel in Brighton in 1932 that they had to be held in a different church?
Yurnalis Ngayoh 2021-03-09 1,062 88.5 ... that a group of Dayak burned a Golkar party office after their gubernatorial candidate, Yurnalis Ngayoh, failed to receive an endorsement from the party?
Lester Collins (landscape architect) 2021-03-15 1,056 88.0 ... that Lester Collins developed Innisfree Garden over 55 years, and it was listed in the US National Register of Historic Places in 2019?
KMSM-FM 2021-03-04 1,054 87.9 ... that even though low interest prompted the Associated Students of Montana Tech to cut funding for student radio station KMSM-FM, it still filed to renew the station's license?
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography 2021-03-25 1,054 87.8 ... that recordings of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, a Bach chorale cantata for the Annunciation, include Fritz Lehmann's with the Berlin Philharmonic, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt's using period instruments?
1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2021-03-21 1,053 87.8 ... that Neil Warnock left Huddersfield Town shortly after they gained promotion by winning the 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final because he said the club chairman had told him a "porky pie"?
Malysha Kelly 2021-03-07 1,053 87.8 ... that Malysha Kelly's return to the Jamaica national netball team after a three-year absence was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Clare Fowler 2021-03-20 1,046 87.2 ... that physician Clare Fowler and surgeon Prokar Dasgupta were the first in the UK to use Botox injections, using a flexible cystoscope, to treat people with overactive bladders?
Everard F. Aguilar 2021-03-26 946 86.9 ... that stamp dealer Everard F. Aguilar wrote a chapter on Jamaican postage stamps for Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica (1965)?
David Kadouch 2021-03-29 1,042 86.8 ... that pianist David Kadouch, named Young Artist of the Year in 2011, recorded Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and his Piano Quintet on a single CD?
Phil Chisnall 2021-03-26 866 86.5 ... that Phil Chisnall moved from Manchester United to Liverpool in April 1964, becoming the last player to be transferred directly between the two clubs?
Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 2021-03-20 1,034 86.2 ... that live huhu grubs have been served at the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival?
Billy Hardy (footballer) 2021-03-16 1,028 85.6 ... that footballer Billy Hardy is Cardiff City F.C.'s record appearance holder, having played in 590 matches between 1911 and 1932?
Muraina Oyelami 2021-03-27 1,026 85.5 ... that Muraina Oyelami started painting after attending a Mbari Mbayo workshop?
Andy Crosby 2021-03-31 1,024 85.4 ... that Andy Crosby captained Scunthorpe United to victory in the 2009 League One play-off Final, the last match of his 715-game career?
1994 Football League Third Division play-off Final 2021-03-11 1,020 85.0 ... that Wycombe Wanderers secured back-to-back promotions when they won the 1994 Football League Third Division play-off Final?
Eli Savit 2021-03-07 1,007 83.9 ... that in 2020, Eli Savit was elected the prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw County, Michigan, on a promise to abolish the cash bail system?
J. Russell Smith 2021-03-12 998 83.2 ... that geographer J. Russell Smith worked with the USDA to make 20 new varieties of Chinese chestnut, with the aim of creating a blight-resistant tree?
Pinus latahensis 2021-03-06 962 80.2 ... that the fossil pine Pinus latahensis was named for the wrong geologic formation?
Mathoor Govindan Kutty 2021-03-01 960 80.0 ... that Indian Kathakali artist Mathoor Govindan Kutty specialized in Kathakali Stri Vesham, the portrayal of female characters on stage?
Octet (Bruch) 2021-03-27 954 79.5 ... that the String Octet by Max Bruch was premiered in a live BBC broadcast in 1937 and then forgotten for several decades?
How Did I Find Myself Here? 2021-03-26 794 79.4 ... that 29 years after their last album, alternative rock band the Dream Syndicate released a new studio album, How Did I Find Myself Here? in 2017?
KOKL 2021-03-18 951 79.2 ... that a decade after passing on the opportunity to build a radio station, the owner of the Okmulgee Daily Times newspaper instead bought KOKL?
Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe 2021-03-08 950 79.2 ... that for 300 years a Kathakali dancer had to be a high-caste man until the Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe was formed in 1975?
For the Night 2021-03-14 946 78.8 ... that "For the Night" was Pop Smoke's first single to reach the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six?
Auf meinen lieben Gott 2021-03-21 927 77.2 ... that the melody of a song to Venus became the tune for the 17th-century hymn "Auf meinen lieben Gott" (in English "In God, My Faithful God") and others?
Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France 2021-03-08 925 77.1 ... that after being told that women could not compete in athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics, the FSFSF set up their own Women's Olympiad?
2010 Belgian Grand Prix 2021-03-07 924 77.0 ... that at the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton slid off the wet track into a gravel trap, but was able to re-join the circuit and win the race?
Eliza Pottie 2021-03-22 920 76.7 ... that Eliza Pottie was one of a small group of women who founded the first Young Women's Christian Association branch in Sydney?
Estella Hijmans-Hertzveld 2021-03-19 914 76.1 ... that a copy of Estella Hijmans-Hertzveld's poem "Stemmen en zangen" was gifted to Hans Christian Andersen during his 1866 visit to the Netherlands?
Vera Wülfing-Leckie 2021-03-02 908 75.7 ... that Vera Wülfing-Leckie translated in Senegal a novel by Boubacar Boris Diop written in the Wolof language, titled Doomi Golo: The Hidden Notebooks in English?
2010 Football League One play-off Final 2021-03-10 904 75.4 ... that Millwall finally gained promotion through the play-offs on the sixth attempt after winning the 2010 Football League One play-off Final?
Kolja Lessing 2021-03-29 890 74.2 ... that Kolja Lessing, playing both violin and piano, focuses his repertoire on neglected composers, including numerous former students of Franz Schreker?
Polly Batic 2021-03-08 880 73.4 ... that Polly Batic appeared at the Salzburg Festival in roles such as Annina in Der Rosenkavalier from 1931 to 1937, and became a member of the Vienna State Opera in 1948?
2021 Welsh Open (snooker) 2021-03-22 865 72.1 ... that at the 2021 Welsh Open, Jordan Brown was the lowest-ranked snooker player to win a ranking event since 1993?
Sandra Wolin 2021-03-28 842 70.2 ... that Sandra Wolin, a physician-microbiologist, devised an early ribosome profiling method as a postdoctoral researcher in Peter Walter's lab at the University of California, San Francisco?
Rudolf Deman 2021-03-17 830 69.1 ... that the violinist Rudolf Deman, concertmaster of the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, took part in the first German radio broadcast from Berlin in 1923?
Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock 2021-03-30 815 67.9 ... that the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock was the first symphony orchestra to perform as a full ensemble following a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany?
Poème roumain 2021-03-23 809 67.4 ... that Poème roumain was composed by George Enescu when he was only 16 years old?
Bang (Rita Ora and Imanbek EP) 2021-03-31 792 66.0 ... that British singer Rita Ora and Kazakh DJ Imanbek collaborated with translators over videotelephony software Zoom to record their collaborative EP Bang?
Andréa Guiot 2021-03-08 784 65.3 ... that Andréa Guiot appeared internationally in French soprano roles such as Mireille, Marguerite, Manon, and Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen, which she recorded alongside Maria Callas in the title role?
2009 Football League One play-off Final 2021-03-11 783 65.2 ... that 23-year-old Michael Oliver refereed the 2009 Football League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium the day after his father had officiated the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final?
Andanappa Doddameti 2021-03-14 782 65.2 ... that Andanappa Doddameti was the first member to address the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the Kannada language?
Bob McCallister 2021-03-01 766 63.8 ... that Bob McCallister is the only golfer to win both the Pac-8 Conference and Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in back-to-back seasons?
Lob Gott getrost mit Singen 2021-03-13 764 63.7 ... that "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (Praise God confidently with singing), the first line of a 1544 hymn by the Bohemian Brethren, was used for the title of a songbook aimed at senior citizens?
Epsom College in Malaysia 2021-03-20 758 63.2 ... that Boris Johnson and Tony Fernandes were present at the opening ceremony of Epsom College in Malaysia in 2014?
I Am Real 2021-03-26 631 63.1 ... that Australian hotelier and television personality Simon van Kempen recorded a single, "I Am Real", in 2011?
2012 Football League Two play-off Final 2021-03-06 750 62.5 ... that Cheltenham Town lost the 2012 Football League Two play-off Final, their first defeat in nine play-off matches?
Invisible Cities (album) 2021-03-27 742 61.8 ... that A Winged Victory for the Sullen's album Invisible Cities was composed as the score of a multimedia theatre production that was inspired by Italo Calvino's 1972 novel of the same name?
2019 London Marathon 2021-03-14 694 57.9 ... that at the 2019 London Marathon, the total raised for charities surpassed £1 billion since the first race in 1981?
1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final 2021-03-20 683 56.9 ... that the 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final was the first play-off final to feature two brothers when Neil and David Gregory played for Colchester United?
For the First Time (Black Country, New Road album) 2021-03-02 668 55.7 ... that British band Black Country, New Road, who are known for experimenting with post-punk sound, showcased a clear preference for atmospherics on their album For the First Time?
Norman C. Deno 2021-03-06 656 54.7 ... that plant scientist Norman C. Deno's research on seed germination techniques resulted in him writing a book with germination methods for thousands of species?
BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2021-03-08 641 53.4 ... that badminton player P. V. Sindhu became the inaugural recipient of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award in 2020?
1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final 2021-03-27 632 52.6 ... that Crewe Alexandra were promoted back to the second tier of English football for the first time in 101 years when they won the 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final?
Allen Mawer 2021-03-20 628 52.3 ... that Allen Mawer was the driving force behind the establishment of the English Place-Name Society, which conducted a systematic survey of English place names?
Volker Wangenheim 2021-03-05 621 51.8 ... that conductor Volker Wangenheim opened the Beethovenhalle in Bonn for music by Karlheinz Stockhausen on 15 November 1969, including the world premiere of Fresco for four orchestral groups?
Joachim Herz 2021-03-11 618 51.5 ... that Joachim Herz was the stage director of an unconventional production of the Ring cycle at the Leipzig Opera, completed in 1976, and of the opening performance of the restored Semperoper in 1985?
William Wernigk 2021-03-10 598 49.9 ... that William Wernigk performed four roles in Der Rosenkavalier during his decades at the Vienna State Opera, including the Innkeeper on a 1933 recording conducted by Robert Heger?
Breton Ballads 2021-03-07 565 47.1 ... that the 1996 book Breton Ballads studies examples of the Breton genre of gwerz, and discusses the Barzaz Breiz controversy?
Peter Wollny 2021-03-10 562 46.8 ... that the Bach Archive in Leipzig, directed by Peter Wollny, acquired in 2021 Gustav Mahler's copy of the Bach edition, in 59 volumes with handwritten annotations by Mahler?
2006 Football League One play-off Final 2021-03-14 558 46.5 ... that Swansea City made two appearances at the Millennium Stadium in 2006, winning the Football League Trophy but losing the Football League One play-off Final?
List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario 2021-03-22 530 44.2 ... that Dwayne De Rosario is Canada's all-time leading male soccer goalscorer, with 22 international goals?
KNBS (TV) 2021-03-20 528 44.0 ... that Chuck Connors, star of the ABC show The Rifleman, was an investor in TV station KNBS, an ABC affiliate, in Washington state?
Vienna Waltzes 2021-03-12 406 33.8 ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Vienna Waltzes as a tribute to Austria, using music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss?
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (ballet) 2021-03-04 398 33.2 ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Stravinsky Violin Concerto in 1972, a year after Igor Stravinsky's death, having previously choreographed another ballet to the same score in 1941?

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