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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	17.5	Makasib	107.0	Mitten wir im Leben sind	17.5	Makasib
Median	145.0	National Composite Adversary Force New York Gold Exchange	546.1	Oskar Gottlieb Blarr Geological deformation of Iceland	169.5	Oakhanger, Hampshire Nehemiah Corporation of America
High	1,172.2	HMS Negro (1916)	2,448.5	Jumbo slice	2,448.5	Jumbo slice

Table

Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Jumbo slice	2017-01-17		29,382	2,448.5	... that a single jumbo slice (pictured) may contain over 1,000 calories?
Elizabeth Plankinton House	2017-01-31		9,782	846.4	... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé, Richard Henry Park, ran off with a dancer?
John Plankinton			7,000	605.6
Richard Henry Park			5,120	443.0
Total			21,902	1,895.0
Soup and sandwich	2017-01-19		18,004	1,500.3	... that the soup and sandwich combination (example pictured) has been a popular lunch dish in the United States since the 1920s?
Arone Teikatoara	2017-01-20		9,768	814.0	... that Bernardo Putairi (pictured) succeeded as the final Prince Regent of Mangareva after his predecessor Arone Teikatoara kissed a girl on the street?
Bernardo Putairi			5,527	460.6
Total			15,294	1,274.5
Bisaldeo temple	2017-01-11		14,328	1,194.0	... that the courtyard of the Bisaldeo temple (pictured) is now partially submerged by the waters of the Bisalpur Dam reservoir?
Deseret alphabet	2017-01-31		14,258	1,186.6	... that at one point, some street signs in Salt Lake City were written in the Deseret alphabet (pictured)?
HMS Negro (1916)	2017-01-16		14,067	1,172.2	... that during World War I, HMS Negro sank after two depth charges from HMS Hoste tore open its hull?
Democracy voucher	2017-01-10		13,305	1,108.8	... that Seattle will begin issuing "democracy vouchers" in 2017?
Sundial cannon	2017-01-26		14,893	1,089.7	... that sundial cannons (example pictured) were triggered by the sun to fire at noon?
INS Vikrant (R11)	2017-01-02		26,127	1,088.6	... that INS Vikrant (pictured) was India's first aircraft carrier?
Charles Ellis Johnson	2017-01-30		15,212	1,076.4	... that Mormon photographer Charles Ellis Johnson made artistic nudes and risqué stereoviews (example pictured)?
Emany Mata Likambe	2017-01-30		14,622	1,034.6	... that Emany Mata Likambe, Zaire's former ambassador to Poland, was discovered homeless and living on the streets of Warsaw in 1994 after his government had failed to pay him for over two years?
Safeguards Transporter	2017-01-05		24,591	1,024.6	... that in the United States, nuclear weapons are moved by trucks called Safeguards Transporters which were designed by the Sandia National Laboratories?
Alan Rawlinson	2017-01-11		12,274	1,022.9	... that Australian World War II fighter ace Alan Rawlinson had "Sweet FA" in the Middle East before he got "up you" in the South West Pacific?
Sutton Hoo helmet	2017-01-07		24,219	1,009.1	... that the 7th-century royal Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet (pictured) was excavated in more than 500 pieces?
Mound Landing, Mississippi	2017-01-21		12,083	1,006.9	... that a levee break at Mound Landing, Mississippi (pictured) – now an isolated ghost town on the banks of the Mississippi River – began one of the worst floods in American history?
Petrodollar recycling	2017-01-16		10,985	915.4	... that the 90% purchase of New York's Chrysler Building (pictured) by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council was a prominent example of petrodollar recycling?
Rabbit stew	2017-01-23		10,344	862.0	... that rabbit stew (pictured) sometimes includes rabbit blood as an ingredient to thicken and enrich it?
Federal Protective Forces	2017-01-20		9,866	822.2	... that up to 50% of a U.S. Federal Protective Forces detachment could be killed while defending a U.S. Department of Energy facility?
Üçayak Byzantine Church	2017-01-10		9,810	817.5	... that the Üçayak Byzantine Church (ruins pictured) was a double church?
Lake Corcoran	2017-01-19		9,436	786.4	... that a large lake once occupied the Central Valley of California?
Eriksen M/25	2017-01-04		18,780	782.5	... that although only a single example of the Eriksen M/25 machine gun was built, it saw service in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign?
Naomi Frankel	2017-01-25		9,110	759.2	... that after six decades subscribing to left-wing ideology, German-Israeli novelist Naomi Frankel (pictured) adopted right-wing ideology and moved to the West Bank?
Ralph Deleon	2017-01-13		9,016	751.3	... that US President-elect Donald Trump referred to the Ralph Deleon case in a speech about immigration?
Pioneer Cabin Tree	2017-01-30		7,394	750.0	... that cars once drove through the Pioneer Cabin Tree (pictured), which drew thousands of visitors annually?
Walt Disney World Railroad	2017-01-27		8,440	749.7	... that the Walt Disney World Railroad (pictured), with 3.7 million passengers each year, is one of the most popular railroads in the world powered by steam locomotives?
Lucy Dudko	2017-01-31		8,541	738.9	... that in 1999 Lucy Dudko hijacked a helicopter to break out her lover from Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney?
America's 60 Families	2017-01-18		8,787	732.2	... that America's 60 Families was said to be comparable to Karl Marx's Capital?
Rokugō rebellion	2017-01-23		8,648	720.7	... that in 1603, more than 1,000 rōnins rebelled at Rokugō in a "final suicidal gesture" for their former lord, Onodera Yoshimichi?
Lyngiades massacre	2017-01-10		8,636	719.6	... that 71 years after the Lyngiades massacre in Greece, President Joachim Gauck was Germany's first official representative to visit the site and express his apologies for the Wehrmacht's atrocities?
Dragon kiln	2017-01-22		8,630	719.1	... that Chinese dragon kilns for pottery (excavated kiln pictured) ran up hillsides, could be 135 metres (443 ft) long, and could fire tens of thousands of pieces at a time?
Franco-Tahitian War	2017-01-29		8,623	703.9	... that the Franco-Tahitian War (1844–1847) culminated in the defeat of the Tahitians at Fort Fautaua (pictured)?
Mary Lucy Dosh	2017-01-11		8,292	691.0	... that the casket of volunteer American Civil War nurse Mary Lucy Dosh was escorted by both Union and Confederate troops?
Woke	2017-01-13		8,144	678.6	... that Bloomberg Businessweek asked, "Is Wikipedia woke?"
Cray-3	2017-01-03		16,098	675.5	... that when Seymour Cray designed the Cray-3 supercomputer, he insisted that the processor fit into a 1-cubic-foot (0.028 m3) block?
Pablo Hidalgo	2017-01-17		8,007	667.2	... that J. J. Abrams consulted Pablo Hidalgo up to three times a day while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Mangal Shobhajatra	2017-01-24		7,977	664.8	... that the Mangal Shobhajatra (pictured) has been declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO?
Y Sap mine	2017-01-03		15,596	654.4	... that the Y Sap mine was an explosive planted under German trenches before the Battle of the Somme in World War I?
Sonja Vectomov	2017-01-24		7,818	651.5	... that "lamprophrenia", a portmanteau of the Greek words lampron (bright) and phrenia (mind), was coined by Czech–Finnish musical artist Sonja Vectomov (pictured) as the title of her debut album?
Kim Seong-il	2017-01-18		7,740	645.0	... that Kim Seong-il believed the Japanese invasions of Korea would not take place?
Ipomoea pandurata	2017-01-13		7,688	640.7	... that the root of the wild sweet potato (pictured) can weigh 10 kilograms (22 lb) or more?
V-2 missile launch site, Blizna	2017-01-02		15,372	640.5	... that in order to disguise the V-2 missile launch site in Blizna, the Nazis created an artificial village with plywood cottages and barns, and plaster people and animals?
Okavango Dyke Swarm	2017-01-13		7,610	634.2	... that the Okavango Dyke Swarm formed 180 million years ago during the opening of the Indian Ocean?
Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal	2017-01-04		15,050	627.1	... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal reliefs (pictured) from c. 640 BC show the king killing lions with swords, spears, and arrows?
J. W. Lonoaea	2017-01-03		14,357	602.4	... that J. W. Lonoaea died because he voted for a king instead of a queen?
Salade niçoise	2017-01-09		13,843	576.8	... that the mayor of Nice implored cooks to "never, never, I beg you, include boiled potato or any other boiled vegetable in your salade niçoise"?
Killenworth	2017-01-19		6,775	564.6	... that the city of Glen Cove, New York, once tried to foreclose on the Soviet diplomatic retreat at Killenworth (pictured), and later denied its residents beach permits?
Clarence A. Shoop	2017-01-18		6,726	560.5	... that test pilot Major General Clarence A. Shoop was court-martialed as a cadet?
Grace Bochenek	2017-01-26		5,740	555.5	... that Grace Bochenek (pictured), an engineer and director of the U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory, is the acting Secretary of Energy?
DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon	2017-01-16		6,633	552.8	... that India's first fully indigenous anti-airfield weapon was tested in 2016?
Llullaillaco	2017-01-31		6,358	550.1	... that Llullaillaco is a historically active volcano and the highest archaeological site in the world?
Jennifer Lawrence	2017-01-07		13,168	548.6	... that Jennifer Lawrence was reported to be the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016?
Geological deformation of Iceland	2017-01-20		6,569	547.4	... that the geological deformation of Iceland is resulting in cracks opening up in the surface (example pictured)?
Oskar Gottlieb Blarr	2017-01-03		12,985	544.8	... that Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (pictured), "the composer with the hat", visited Israel to experience where Jesus lived as a Jew?
Bombing of Nagaoka	2017-01-26		7,439	544.3	... that during the bombing of Nagaoka in World War II, 80% of the urban area of the city burned down?
King Kalākaua's world tour	2017-01-22		6,473	539.4	... that one of the goals of King Kalākaua's world tour (Kalākaua pictured) was to save the declining population of Native Hawaiians?
Moon Duchin	2017-01-10		6,319	526.6	... that mathematician Moon Duchin was inspired to break gender barriers in mathematics by a book on baseball player Jackie Robinson's struggles against racism?
Broad-tailed paradise whydah	2017-01-19		4,011	334.2	... that the broad-tailed paradise whydah parasitises the orange-winged pytilia and mimics its call?
Orange-winged pytilia			2,215	184.6
Total			6,226	518.8
Eutaw riot	2017-01-12		6,177	514.8	... that in the Eutaw riot in Alabama, several black citizens were killed by the Ku Klux Klan during a campaign of terror that led to the election of Democratic governor Robert B. Lindsay?
List of Antarctic churches	2017-01-27		5,876	500.0	... that there are eight churches on Antarctica?
Murder of Pamela Werner	2017-01-08		11,800	491.7	... that British and Chinese officials in Beijing cooperated in trying to solve the murder of Pamela Werner, which happened 80 years ago today?
Cult of Chucky	2017-01-31		5,588	483.4	... that Alex Vincent's role in Cult of Chucky (2017) is his first principal role in the franchise since Child's Play 2 (1990)?
Timeline of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event research	2017-01-14		5,698	474.9	... that over the history of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction research, scientists have attributed the demise of the dinosaurs to their large size, small brains, or, more likely, an asteroid impact (pictured)?
Lost in London	2017-01-31		5,436	470.3	... that Woody Harrelson's Lost in London became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
Peter Prevc	2017-01-05		11,144	464.4	... that Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc (pictured) became the first athlete to land a jump of 250 metres (820 ft)?
Neopalpa donaldtrumpi	2017-01-21		5,391	449.2	... that a newly described moth species, Neopalpa donaldtrumpi (pictured), was so named because its yellowish head scales reminded a scientist of Donald Trump's hair?
Pterinoxylus spinulosus	2017-01-26		4,584	443.6	... that the first adult female Pterinoxylus spinulosus was described in 1957, some fifty years after the first male?
Klein Heidelberg	2017-01-18		5,292	441.0	... that Germany's Klein Heidelberg used Great Britain's own Chain Home radar transmitters as the source for their passive radar?
Jingdezhen porcelain	2017-01-10		5,283	440.2	... that Jingdezhen ware (example pictured) has dominated Chinese porcelain for over 600 years?
Faith Spotted Eagle	2017-01-15		3,538	294.8	... that Faith Spotted Eagle became the first Native American to receive a presidential electoral vote after Robert Satiacum Jr. cast a faithless vote for her during the 2016 United States election?
Robert Satiacum Jr.			1,683	140.2
Total			5,220	435.0
The Field of Fight	2017-01-23		5,052	421.0	... that in The Field of Fight, new US National Security Advisor Michael T. Flynn argues that Bolivia, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela are allied with Al-Qaeda and ISIS?
Use of bayonets for crowd control	2017-01-24		5,019	418.2	... that during 1968 revisions to the United States Army Field Manuals, there was an attempt to eliminate the use of bayonets for crowd control?
New Zealand eagle ray	2017-01-20		4,984	415.4	... that the New Zealand eagle ray can detect prey completely submerged in sand and create a jet of water to expose it?
Swatow ware	2017-01-24		4,974	414.5	... that scholars have been puzzled by a motif in Chinese Swatow ware, where a pagoda is split "almost like a volcanic eruption"?
On Watch: A Memoir	2017-01-10		4,911	409.2	... that Admiral Elmo Zumwalt's 1976 book On Watch: A Memoir was called a "terrifying tale" of the Nixon administration?
HMS Stork (1756)	2017-01-04		9,784	407.7	... that the 10-gun sloop-of-war HMS Stork was originally designed to resemble King George II's yacht Royal Caroline?
Piru Singh	2017-01-11		4,876	406.3	... that Piru Singh threw a grenade at the enemy even after he was shot in the head, and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration?
Shamma Al Mazrui	2017-01-05		9,321	388.4	... that on her appointment in February 2016, 22-year-old Shamma Al Mazrui became the youngest government minister in the world?
Guendolen Plestcheeff	2017-01-17		4,654	387.8	... that Guendolen Plestcheeff was known as "Seattle's Grand, Grand Lady" and "the most elegant woman in Seattle"?
Paradises Lost	2017-01-25		4,640	386.6	... that the science fiction novella Paradises Lost was adapted as an opera?
Master of the Drapery Studies	2017-01-04		9,228	384.5	... that almost nothing is quite certain about the "multifaceted" and "very productive" Master of the Drapery Studies?
Ceratophyllus gallinae	2017-01-13		4,611	384.2	... that more than 5,000 hen fleas (specimen pictured) were recorded from the nest of a coal tit?
ReCore	2017-01-12		4,586	382.2	... that the video game ReCore can be played on both Microsoft Windows and Xbox One, regardless of which platform it was initially purchased for?
Timex Expedition WS4	2017-01-29		3,524	376.5	... that the face of the Timex Expedition WS4 (pictured) resembles the shape of the rear window of a Land Rover?
Mexican Southern Railroad	2017-01-26		3,854	373.0	... that the Mexican Southern Railroad was originally run by executives from the United States, including former President Ulysses S. Grant?
Gary Little	2017-01-14		4,434	369.5	... that in 1988, judge Gary Little committed suicide in the King County Courthouse some 40 years after his father had killed himself in the same building?
Pel's flying squirrel	2017-01-11		4,408	367.3	... that Pel's flying squirrel drives off potential predators by hissing and gnashing its teeth?
Timeline of mosasaur research	2017-01-17		4,406	367.2	... that over the history of mosasaur paleontology (example pictured), clams, fish, toothed birds, plesiosaurs, sharks, turtles, and even other mosasaurs have been discovered preserved in the bellies of these marine lizards?
The Student (short story)	2017-01-18		4,342	361.8	... that "The Student", one of Anton Chekhov's shortest stories, was also his favorite?
S-50 (Manhattan Project)	2017-01-09		8,676	361.5	... that the Manhattan Project's liquid thermal diffusion plant was the only production-scale plant of its kind ever built?
Coromandel lacquer	2017-01-31		4,342	361.4	... that both Madame de Pompadour and Coco Chanel loved Coromandel lacquer?
Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States	2017-01-04		8,389	349.5	... that the United States Senate rejected Caleb Cushing's nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury three times in one day?
Bears Ears National Monument	2017-01-23		4,111	342.6	... that the newly designated Bears Ears National Monument (pictured) in southeastern Utah protects 100,000 archaeological sites, including Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings more than 3,500 years old?
International Hat Company	2017-01-27		3,992	339.8	... that during World War II, International Hat Company was one of the two main manufacturers of the sun helmet (pictured), one of the longest-used helmets of the United States military?
Pat Loika	2017-01-16		4,067	338.9	... that BuzzFeed described Pat Loika as "the closest thing comics has to an Oprah"?
William Shuttleworth	2017-01-25		4,062	338.5	... that the historian who researched early Canadian baseball figure William Shuttleworth believed that "at first people thought I made him up"?
Billy James (footballer)	2017-01-11		4,056	338.0	... that the footballer Billy James was forced to retire after playing just six league games due to the physical effects of his time in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp?
European Hansemuseum	2017-01-12		4,033	336.1	... that the European Hansemuseum (pictured) is the largest museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League?
Lugang Mazu Temple	2017-01-25		4,029	335.8	... that the Mazu Temple in Lugang, Taiwan, includes wood carvings of the "Four Best Things in Life": stretching, ear-cleaning, nose-picking, and scratching?
Thomas Bopp	2017-01-16		4,022	335.2	... that when amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp co-discovered comet Hale–Bopp (pictured), he had never seen a comet before and was using a borrowed telescope?
Kill or Be Killed (comics)	2017-01-25		3,995	332.9	... that writer Ed Brubaker created the murdering vigilante in his comic book Kill or Be Killed because recent news events made him feel there was no justice?
SS Broompark (1939)	2017-01-14		3,994	332.8	... that in June 1940 the SS Broompark brought French scientists, heavy water, and diamonds to Britain?
Mount Oku hylomyscus	2017-01-24		2,180	181.6	... that the montane wood mouse is widespread and common in tropical Central Africa, but the closely related Mount Oku hylomyscus is found on a single mountainside and is critically endangered?
Montane wood mouse			1,783	148.6
Total			3,962	330.2
Jean Davies	2017-01-31		3,957	329.3	... that Jean Davies, then a junior officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service, attended Winston Churchill's 69th birthday party along with President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin?
Ernst Keil	2017-01-18		3,842	320.1	... that 19th-century German publisher Ernst Keil (pictured) conceived the idea, while in prison, of what was to become one of the most widely read magazines?
August Soller	2017-01-27		3,554	315.6	... that German architect August Soller died during construction of his greatest work, and was buried there before it was finished?
Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing	2017-01-27		3,549	315.2	... that the Elsevier publication Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing has been described as a "sham masquerading as a real scientific journal" that publishes "truly ridiculous studies"?
Sorry Mrs. Carter	2017-01-04		7,507	312.8	... that rapper Liv released the song "Sorry Mrs. Carter" as an "open letter" to Beyoncé?
The Red Shoes (ballet)	2017-01-17		3,708	309.0	... that The Red Shoes dance in part to the strains of Citizen Kane?
FDT (song)	2017-01-12		3,690	307.5	... that rapper YG claimed his recent song "FDT" prompted calls from the Secret Service?
Karl G. Maeser	2017-01-17		3,657	304.8	... that after Karl G. Maeser tutored Brigham Young's 56 children, he went on to help found Brigham Young University?
Tukwila International Boulevard station	2017-01-24		3,592	299.3	... that Tukwila International Boulevard station near Seattle's international airport features an angular roof shaped like the wings of an airplane?
Salt Wells Pilot Plant	2017-01-11		3,542	295.1	... that on two occasions, aircraft carrying explosives from the Salt Wells Pilot Plant were struck by lightning?
MagicBands	2017-01-13		3,489	290.8	... that the idea for Disney's MagicBands came from a magnetic therapy bracelet found in SkyMall?
John Challens	2017-01-21		3,480	290.0	... that the British scientist John Challens received the American Medal of Freedom for his work on the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket?
The Wall (2017 film)	2017-01-30		4,087	289.2	... that Dwain Worrell's debut screenplay The Wall is also Amazon Studios' first original spec script?
Sri Lankan Christmas tree	2017-01-28		5,935	287.9	... that the Sri Lankan Christmas tree (pictured) is claimed to be the world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree?
Diploastrea heliopora	2017-01-25		3,449	287.4	... that small gobies are often associated with diploastrea brain coral (pictured)?
Neanderkirche	2017-01-15		3,428	285.7	... that the organ (pictured) of the Neanderkirche has served summer concerts for more than 50 years?
Boron monofluoride monoxide	2017-01-05		6,684	278.5	... that when the condensate of boron monofluoride monoxide is reheated, it forms a glassy, popcorn-like froth?
100th Brigade (United Kingdom)	2017-01-20		3,324	277.0	... that the 100th Brigade of the United Kingdom attacked High Wood during the Battle of the Somme?
Raisin cake	2017-01-21		3,284	273.7	... that David distributed raisin cake?
Lvinaya Past	2017-01-26		2,808	271.7	... that Lvinaya Past was the site of the largest Holocene volcanic eruption in the Southern Kurils?
Robert Pantulf	2017-01-23		3,260	271.6	... that in 1088 the Anglo-Norman nobleman Robert Pantulf was accused of stealing 6 pounds (2.7 kg) of silver from the nuns of Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen?
RNA silencing suppressor p19	2017-01-08		6,480	270.0	... that the p19 protein (dimer pictured) evolved in an arms race between plants and viruses?
Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh	2017-01-14		3,234	269.5	... that the opium merchant Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh, who died in Changi Prison during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, built Eden Hall and co-owned the Goodwood Park Hotel with his brothers?
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology	2017-01-11		3,225	268.8	... that Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini was noted by The Huffington Post as the first book by a celebrity to cover their perspective of Scientology as a former member?
Idol Death Game TV	2017-01-10		3,216	268.0	... that the video game Idol Death Game TV is about Japanese starlets who battle to the death?
John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont	2017-01-11		3,208	267.4	... that in 1429, John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont, was knighted by a seven-year-old king?
Geological history of Borneo	2017-01-17		3,192	266.0	... that the Crocker Fan in Borneo has the largest volume of any Paleogene deep marine sediment in a single basin in southeast Asia?
Jōmon Venus	2017-01-01		6,378	265.8	... that the Jōmon Venus (pictured) was the first Jōmon period artifact to be designated a National Treasure of Japan?
Muslim women in sport	2017-01-03		6,278	263.4	... that 14 Muslim female athletes won medals at the 2016 Olympic Games?
Furstenberg–Sárközy theorem	2017-01-11		3,158	263.1	... that the Furstenberg–Sárközy theorem shows that the first player in the game of subtract a square can win from most positions?
Shooting of Benjamin Marconi	2017-01-07		6,290	262.1	... that the suspect in the shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi got married the following morning and was arrested later that day?
Caspar Isenmann	2017-01-24		3,113	259.4	... that the painter Caspar Isenmann left a detailed contract signed on 21 June 1462?
Sofía Espinosa	2017-01-10		945	78.8	... that Mexican performers Marco Pérez, Sofía Espinosa, Noé Hernández, and Adriana Paz received the Ariel Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 2016 ceremony?
Adriana Paz			852	71.0
Marco Pérez (actor)			444	37.0
Noé Hernández (actor)			435	36.2
Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress			214	17.9
Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor			187	15.6
Total			3,078	256.5
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	2017-01-22		3,072	256.0	... that "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" helped popularize Indian instrumentation in rock music?
Trunajaya rebellion	2017-01-23		3,048	254.0	... that at the end of the Trunajaya rebellion, King Amangkurat II stabbed the defeated rebel leader Trunajaya to death?
Tolai hare	2017-01-25		3,031	252.6	... that in Mongolia, the Tolai hare is hunted for use in traditional medicine?
Suat Derviş	2017-01-26		2,597	251.3	... that Turkish novelist and journalist Suat Derviş was the granddaughter of a slave?
Gertrude Kelly	2017-01-05		5,974	248.9	... that Irish immigrant, anarchist, strike organiser, and New York surgeon Gertrude Kelly is commemorated by a children's park in Chelsea, Manhattan?
Mildred Albert	2017-01-16		2,958	246.5	... that Mildred Albert, nicknamed the "Mighty Atom", produced thousands of fashion shows during her career?
Pakistan Communist Party	2017-01-05		5,864	244.3	... that the Pakistan Communist Party ceased to exist just three weeks after it had been founded?
Star Wars: Jedi Arena	2017-01-08		5,828	242.8	... that Star Wars: Jedi Arena is the first Star Wars video game to feature lightsaber combat?
When This Cruel War Is Over	2017-01-23		2,876	239.7	... that "When This Cruel War Is Over" was one of the most popular sentimental ballads of the American Civil War, sung by both Union and Confederate troops?
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning	2017-01-24		2,834	236.2	... that Lady Canning, India's first vicereine, has been described as one of the country's most memorable women botanical illustrators?
Subduction polarity reversal	2017-01-14		2,772	231.0	... that subduction polarity reversal on either side of Taiwan causes differences in topography?
Carolyn Shaw Bell	2017-01-31		2,638	228.2	... that economics professor Carolyn Shaw Bell established a model that sent a disproportionate number of students at Wellesley College into careers in economics and business?
Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse	2017-01-30		3,218	227.7	... that the Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse, a U.S. government program established in 1790 to finance foreign covert operations, had by 1793 grown to consume 12 percent of the government's budget?
Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter)	2017-01-19		2,718	226.5	... that Kjell Eriksson stated he was terrified to answer his telephone for fear that singer Carola would yell at him after an incident at Melodifestivalen 2008?
Cornops aquaticum	2017-01-12		2,693	224.4	... that the semi-aquatic grasshopper Cornops aquaticum is being trialled in South Africa as a biological control agent for the invasive water hyacinth?
Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)	2017-01-24		2,665	222.1	... that the walls of the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in New York City still prominently display the name of a plaza that was demolished in the 1950s?
Hill-Crest	2017-01-13		2,648	220.6	... that under the terms of a 1931 bequest to the University of Washington, if the university president does not live at Hill-Crest, the property must be sold?
The Three Kings	2017-01-06		5,254	218.9	... that the Epiphany anthem "The Three Kings" describes the visit of the Biblical Magi to the baby Jesus (pictured)?
Lee Chong Wei	2017-01-09		5,250	218.8	... that at the 2016 Summer Olympics, badminton player Lee Chong Wei (pictured) was the Malaysian flag bearer?
PSNI GAA	2017-01-25		2,588	215.6	... that for security purposes, Gaelic games club PSNI GAA players do not have their names published?
Ralph Waldo Trine	2017-01-08		5,063	211.0	... that Henry Ford considered Ralph Waldo Trine an old friend and had several conversations with him concerning success in life?
José López scandal	2017-01-19		2,518	209.8	... that an Argentine politician was detained while allegedly trying to hide currency worth around US$7 million inside a convent?
Salīhids	2017-01-18		2,468	205.6	... that the Salīhids, an Arab Christian tribe, preceded the Ghassanids as the main Arab federates of the Byzantine Empire?
Wildlife of Morocco	2017-01-18		2,466	205.5	... that endemics among the wildlife of Morocco include more than six hundred species of vascular plants and a single species of bird (pictured)?
Battle of Khazir	2017-01-15		1,582	131.9	... that Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar killed Umayyad commander Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Khazir?
Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar			864	72.0
Total			2,447	203.9
List of five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket	2017-01-12		2,440	203.4	... that Amy Satterthwaite (pictured) is the only bowler to take a six-wicket haul in a women's Twenty20 International cricket match?
Rifa-e-Aam Club	2017-01-16		2,436	203.0	... that the Rifa-e-Aam Club in Lucknow was open to everybody at a time when British clubs excluded Indians?
Betty Campbell	2017-01-06		4,833	201.4	... that Betty Campbell was the first black head teacher in Wales?
Clay Higgins	2017-01-11		2,414	201.2	... that U.S. Representative Clay Higgins has been dubbed the "Cajun John Wayne"?
Spring District	2017-01-06		4,794	199.7	... that the $2.3 billion Spring District in Bellevue, Washington, is the second largest construction project in the Puget Sound region?
Marion Coutts	2017-01-09		4,786	199.4	... that the artist and author Marion Coutts created a dogmatic Cult of cats?
Agnes Fay Morgan	2017-01-21		2,353	196.1	... that after Agnes Fay Morgan conducted a nutritional study with foxes, she presented her data wearing a stole made from the fur of her subjects?
John Dwyer (medicine)	2017-01-19		2,348	195.7	... that John Dwyer chaired a government "Quackwatch Committee" whose objective was to tighten controls on wonder drugs and miracle cures?
Rachel Rising	2017-01-16		2,342	195.2	... that creator Terry Moore told writer Joe Hill on Twitter that Rachel Rising might be cancelled if sales continued to fall, prompting a fan campaign to save the comic?
Lolita (Leah LaBelle song)	2017-01-02		4,632	193.0	... that the Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church criticised director Diane Martel's music video for the song "Lolita", calling it "an objectionable little number"?
Cafe Royal Cocktail Book	2017-01-05		4,604	191.8	... that the Cafe Royal Cocktail Book contains one of the first recorded recipes for the 20th Century?
Mount Berlin	2017-01-30		1,891	191.8	... that Mount Berlin, a volcano in Antarctica, has had large Plinian eruptions in the past and is still fumarolically active through towers of ice?
Gournay Court	2017-01-20		2,300	191.6	... that the British member of parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg lives at Gournay Court where his great aunt had been a nurse during World War I?
Zorobabela Kaʻauwai	2017-01-04		4,534	188.9	... that Zorobabela Kaʻauwai accompanied his patron Hoapili into battle in the suppression of Humehume's rebellion?
Cliff Cave County Park	2017-01-14		2,234	186.2	... that a cave in the Cliff Cave County Park has been used as a tavern and a wine cellar?
Evita (1996 film)	2017-01-10		2,212	184.4	... that Madonna secured the lead in Evita after writing a four-page letter to director Alan Parker stating that she would be fully committed to the role?
Piya Yaza Dewi	2017-01-30		1,816	184.2	... that King Razadarit's decision to keep the one-time flower seller Piya Yaza Dewi as his chief queen consort led to the suicide of his first wife, Queen Talamidaw?
Girls' Generation	2017-01-22		2,198	183.1	... that Girls' Generation was among the five South Korean acts that best represent K-pop during the past two decades, according to a 2015 poll by Korea Creative Content Agency?
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby	2017-01-20		2,184	182.0	... that a recent United States Supreme Court case began when insurance adjusters claimed they were instructed to falsely categorize damages after Hurricane Katrina?
Henrietta Place	2017-01-11		2,183	181.9	... that Henrietta Place in Marylebone, London, was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish (depicted)?
Goldman's pocket mouse	2017-01-20		2,166	180.5	... that as its natural habitat is converted to cropland, Goldman's pocket mouse is threatened by the increased use of rodenticides?
Cavetto	2017-01-25		2,144	178.6	... that large concave cavetto mouldings feature strongly as cornices in Ancient Egyptian architecture?
Velaslavasay Panorama	2017-01-03		4,193	175.9	... that the first full-circle Arctic panorama created in the United States since the 19th century appeared at the Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles in 2007?
Michael Allen Fox	2017-01-03		4,168	174.9	... that the philosopher Michael Fox became highly critical of animal testing following the publication of his The Case for Animal Experimentation, later writing a book in support of vegetarianism?
Roger Nordin	2017-01-13		2,078	173.2	... that Swedish radio presenter Roger Nordin revealed during a live broadcast in 2005 that he was gay?
Carolyn B. Shelton	2017-01-27		1,912	169.8	... that Carolyn B. Shelton became the first female governor in the United States when she spent a weekend as acting governor of Oregon in 1909?
Nehemiah Corporation of America	2017-01-06		4,074	169.8	... that "mend it, don't end it" was advice given by the president of the Nehemiah Corporation of America to the U.S. Congress at a hearing on down payment assistance?
Oakhanger, Hampshire	2017-01-16		2,031	169.2	... that a Roman hoard of 11,000 silver pieces was found in the village of Oakhanger in Hampshire?
Simona Stašová	2017-01-14		2,030	169.1	... that Czech actress Simona Stašová was named Best Actress at the 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards?
Lemon-bellied flyrobin	2017-01-22		2,023	168.6	... that the lemon-bellied flyrobin occasionally catches and eats insects that are one-sixth of its length?
Mercedes-Benz EQ	2017-01-19		2,020	168.3	... that Mercedes-Benz intends to release ten models in the EQ family of battery electric vehicles by 2025?
Samuel K. Pua	2017-01-18		1,988	165.7	... that Samuel K. Pua, assistant editor of an anti-annexationist Hawaiian newspaper, was severely injured when a goat attacked him at Waikiki?
Pyrithione	2017-01-18		1,939	161.6	... that pyrithione is used to prepare medicated shampoos to treat dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis?
Catananche lutea	2017-01-27		1,816	161.3	... that Catananche lutea produces five types of seed that correspond to a range of different survival and dispersal strategies?
Wei Liaoweng	2017-01-25		1,936	161.3	... that a Chinese acting troupe was flogged for slander in the 13th century after they portrayed the scholar Wei Liaoweng as a drunkard?
Rokhl Auerbakh	2017-01-12		1,935	161.2	... that Polish Jewish writer Rokhl Auerbakh worked overtly as the director of a soup kitchen and covertly as a member of a secret group that chronicled daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto?
Susan Reeve Lyon	2017-01-02		3,868	161.2	... that although Susan Reeve Lyon could not own property while a married woman, she was able to run her own apothecary shop as a widow?
Heinrich Parler	2017-01-28		1,982	96.1	... that Heinrich Parler and his son Peter Parler were among the most influential Gothic architects of the Middle Ages?
Peter Parler			1,324	64.2
Total			3,306	160.3
Huangling Complex	2017-01-08		3,790	157.9	... that dikes in the Huangling Complex show that Australia was adjacent to the South China Craton prior to 825 million years ago?
Church of England Marriage Measure 2008	2017-01-23		1,883	156.9	... that the Church of England Marriage Measure 2008 gave couples the legal right to get married in any parish where their parents or grandparents were married, but not in any cathedral?
Vice News Tonight	2017-01-02		3,763	156.8	... that HBO's new daily news series Vice News Tonight was intended by Vice News to have "no ads, no anchors and no censors?"
2016 Al-Karak attack	2017-01-17		1,866	155.5	... that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the 2016 Al-Karak attack against the "apostate Jordanian security forces"?
Kim Chŏn-il	2017-01-16		1,858	154.8	... that Kim Chŏn-il raised a civilian militia to fight the Japanese invasion during the Imjin War?
Lucy Finch	2017-01-09		3,714	154.8	... that Lucy Finch founded the only remaining hospice in Malawi, a country where about a million people are living with HIV/AIDS?
Helen Foster Snow	2017-01-22		1,840	153.4	... that Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong divulged the Communist party's previously unknown history to American journalist Helen Foster Snow in 1937 for widespread publication?
John Crakehall	2017-01-25		1,840	153.3	... that although the medieval Lord High Treasurer John Crakehall was a clergyman sworn to celibacy, he had a daughter to whom he left part of his estate?
Makasib	2017-01-26		1,562	151.2	... that Sheikh Morteza Ansari's Makasib, authored more than 150 years ago, is still taught in Shia seminaries?
Stella Chess	2017-01-22		1,814	151.2	... that a study by child psychiatrist Stella Chess and her husband, Alexander Thomas, found that children could be divided into three different categories: "easy", "difficult", and "slow to warm up"?
William Pūnohu White	2017-01-14		1,790	149.2	... that on January 14, 1893, William Pūnohu White (pictured) and Joseph Nāwahī were made Knight Commanders of the Royal Order of Kalākaua for their patriotism and loyalty to the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Franklin Seaver Pratt	2017-01-23		1,783	148.6	... that Franklin Seaver Pratt was removed from his post as diplomatic agent for defending the claim of his royal wife Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Laʻanui to the Crown Lands of Hawaii?
Minuto de Dios	2017-01-10		1,752	146.0	... that with more than 14,000 airings over 60 years, Minuto de Dios is the longest-running program on Colombian television?
New York Gold Exchange	2017-01-22		1,748	145.7	... that business historian Robert Sobel has described the New York Gold Exchange as "the most informal and certainly the wildest market in American history"?
National Composite Adversary Force	2017-01-08		3,464	144.3	... that the National Composite Adversary Force conducts "simulated but realistic attacks" on U.S. nuclear power plants?
Liebenberg and Kaplan	2017-01-15		1,722	143.5	... that when first established, the architectural firm Liebenberg and Kaplan was met with antisemitism in the Minneapolis business community?
Left Front (West Bengal)	2017-01-11		1,057	88.1	... that the Left Front governed the Indian state of West Bengal for 34 years, winning the elections of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006?
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1977			152	12.7
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1991			136	11.3
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1996			129	10.8
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1982			128	10.7
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1987			118	9.8
Total			1,720	143.4
Gui Minhai	2017-01-15		1,698	141.5	... that Gui Minhai, whose four bookseller colleagues also disappeared in mysterious circumstances, reappeared three months later on Chinese television confessing to killing a girl in a 2003 DUI accident?
Bug!	2017-01-15		1,682	140.2	... that the titular character from Bug! was one of three candidates to be the mascot for the Sega Saturn console, due to the lack of a Sonic the Hedgehog video game?
EJay Day	2017-01-25		1,668	139.0	... that EJay Day, the first finalist ever eliminated from American Idol, also placed in the top 20 on Popstars: USA?
Grič Tunnel (Zagreb)	2017-01-15		1,654	137.8	... that, in 1993, one of the first rave parties in Croatia was held in a pedestrian tunnel underneath the historic core of Zagreb?
Irish Guards GAA	2017-01-30		1,946	137.7	... that in 2015, the Irish Guards GAA became the first British Army Gaelic games club to join the Gaelic Athletic Association?
Corvus (constellation)	2017-01-13		1,640	136.6	... that the constellation Corvus was depicted as a raven as early as 1100 BCE in Babylonia?
Lizzie (2017 film)	2017-01-30		1,343	136.2	... that Chloë Sevigny portrays the accused ax-murderer Lizzie Borden in the upcoming film Lizzie?
White-plumed honeyeater	2017-01-14		1,583	131.9	... that the white-plumed honeyeater has become more common in urban Sydney and Newcastle?
George S. Zimbel	2017-01-06		3,163	131.8	... that George S. Zimbel's white dress shoot of Marilyn Monroe remained unpublished for 20 years after he took the photos?
Jesé	2017-01-17		1,562	130.2	... that Jesé won the Golden Boot Award at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship?
William Hoapili Kaʻauwai	2017-01-27		1,460	129.7	... that William Hoapili Kaʻauwai traveled to Europe with Queen Emma, but made an unauthorized side trip to New Zealand to recruit Māori immigrants for the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Maxine Fassberg	2017-01-30		1,278	129.6	... that as CEO of Intel Israel, Maxine Fassberg encouraged women, Arabs, Druze, and Haredi Jews to enter the high-tech sector?
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)	2017-01-17		1,552	129.3	... that Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956) was the first full-length colour film in Tamil cinema?
East Zhejiang Maritime Affairs/Folk Custom Museum	2017-01-06		3,066	127.7	... that the stage of the Tianhou Palace in Ningbo was positioned for the gods to watch Chinese opera?
Giant Days	2017-01-20		1,527	127.2	... that Giant Days was published by BOOM! Box after writer John Allison saved a BOOM! editor from falling?
Old Depot Museum	2017-01-11		1,519	126.6	... that the Old Depot Museum has an immersive audio exhibit about the Pottawatomie massacre?
Naomi Amir	2017-01-10		1,517	126.4	... that Bronx High School of Science graduate Naomi Amir is credited as "the founder of modern child neurology in Israel"?
Bolshevik Party of India	2017-01-15		794	66.2	... that after the Bolshevik Party of India leader Barada Mukutmoni was named Tourism Minister in the Second United Front Cabinet of West Bengal, there was a split in his party?
Barada Mukutmoni			418	34.8
Second United Front Cabinet			294	24.5
Total			1,506	125.5
Olav Bergersen	2017-01-12		1,482	123.5	... that naval officer and MP Olav Bergersen wrote several books on the 18th-century vice admiral Tordenskiold?
Xiker	2017-01-24		1,480	123.4	... that Spanish association footballer Xiker joined Athletic Bilbao's academy when he was just ten years old?
Oliveto Citra	2017-01-28		2,510	121.8	... that on May 24, 1985, over 100 villagers in Oliveto Citra claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary?
Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album)	2017-01-16		1,452	121.0	... that following the success of the album Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, the eponymous Canadian band received the 1989 Juno Award for Most Promising Group of the Year?
M.A. Rasul	2017-01-12		1,442	120.2	... that Indian peasant movement leader M.A. Rasul was sent to East Pakistan to build the Communist Party there?
Sam Darnold	2017-01-20		1,442	120.1	... that quarterback Sam Darnold's high school footage submitted to college football coaches consisted of his basketball highlights?
Cannabis in Poland	2017-01-14		1,427	118.9	... that it was not illegal to possess or use cannabis in Poland until 1997?
The Boxer (The Chemical Brothers song)	2017-01-08		2,792	116.4	... that the directors for The Chemical Brothers' music video "The Boxer" disliked the track itself?
Start a War (Gwen Stefani song)	2017-01-18		1,392	116.0	... that Gwen Stefani's unreleased song "Start a War" was compared to Sia Furler's solo work?
Sangnoksu	2017-01-04		2,776	115.7	... that the 1936 Korean novel Sangnoksu has been made into two films?
501(h) election	2017-01-26		1,539	112.6	... that the 501(h) election allows many U.S. non-profit organizations to engage in unlimited lobbying as long as they do it cheaply?
Lesser Himalayan Strata	2017-01-06		2,608	108.7	... that rocks from the Lesser Himalayan Strata show that the northern part of the Indian plate submerged in the late Cretaceous period?
William H. Cornwell	2017-01-17		531	44.2	... that on January 13, 1893, Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii appointed four new cabinet ministers – Samuel Parker, William Cornwell, John Colburn, and Arthur Peterson – whose opposition to a new constitution led to her overthrow on January 17?
John F. Colburn			384	32.0
Arthur P. Peterson			381	31.8
Total			1,296	108.0
Alice Brown (ombudsman)	2017-01-24		1,294	107.8	... that Alice Brown, a professor of politics who advised the new Scottish Parliament on governance, went on to become the first Scottish Public Services Ombudsman?
American Committee for East-West Accord	2017-01-12		1,286	107.1	... that the Cold War-era American Committee for East-West Accord was reestablished in 2015?
Mitten wir im Leben sind	2017-01-15		1,284	107.0	... that Martin Luther (pictured) paraphrased in his hymn "Mitten wir im Leben sind mit dem Tod umfangen" the Latin "Media vita in morte sumus" (In the midst of life we are in death), including its Trisagion?
Lubna Tahtamouni	2017-01-11		1,282	106.9	... that cancer biologist Lubna Tahtamouni earned her PhD abroad and encouraged students from underprivileged regions of her native Jordan to do the same?
Ram Chatterjee	2017-01-03		2,547	106.9	... that in 1969, the West Bengal Sports Minister Ram Chatterjee invaded the exclusive Calcutta Swimming Club along with a group of Santhal tribals?
Geology applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy	2017-01-07		2,564	106.8	... that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can be used to find how much water and carbon dioxide are in melt inclusions in mineral grains?
Town of Dunedin by-election, 1859	2017-01-31		1,218	105.3	... that the 1859 by-election in Dunedin, New Zealand, was won by James Macandrew, who had precipitated it with his resignation from office?
Kamran Aziz	2017-01-20		1,254	104.5	... that Kamran Aziz is the first Turkish Cypriot female composer, as well as one of the first Turkish Cypriot female pharmacists?
Another Day of Sun	2017-01-16		1,242	103.5	... that the opening number for the 2016 musical film La La Land was shot in a six-minute single take on a 130-foot (40 m)-high freeway ramp in South Los Angeles?
Myth & Roid	2017-01-18		1,230	102.5	... that the name of the musical unit Myth & Roid comes from words representing the past and the future?
Buffy pipit	2017-01-21		1,214	101.2	... that the buffy pipit is often confused with the plain-backed pipit because both birds have plain upperparts?
William V. Thompson	2017-01-12		1,196	99.7	... that William V. Thompson preferred the title "Dean of Bowling" over "Father of Bowling" in recognition of his work promoting and standardizing ten-pin bowling?
Ululani Lewai Baker	2017-01-15		618	51.5	... that Ululani Lewai Baker and Lanihau were the last female governors of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Lanihau			578	48.1
Total			1,196	99.6
LifeRing Secular Recovery	2017-01-28		2,038	98.9	... that LifeRing Secular Recovery provides support and assistance to people trying to beat alcohol and drug addiction without religion?
Grimsby GO Station	2017-01-29		925	98.8	... that an environmental assessment for the future Grimsby train station included review of an 1876 historical atlas of Ontario, Canada, to find features of historic value?
Pinchinthorpe railway station	2017-01-21		1,178	98.1	... that Pinchinthorpe railway station closed 13 years before the rest of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway fell victim to the Beeching Axe?
LaMia	2017-01-01		2,352	98.0	... that when it leased the planes of a failed Venezuelan airline, a Bolivian company retained the name LaMia to avoid the cost of repainting the aircraft?
Corruption in Italy	2017-01-29		908	97.0	... that a politician implicated in Italy's largest corruption scandal was permitted to claim his time in the parliament constituted his community service?
Akakio Tematereikura	2017-01-19		1,160	96.6	... that Akakio Tematereikura succeeded as regent of Mangareva after Queen Dowager Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou retired to the Rouru Convent on Mount Duff?
Michel Vlap	2017-01-08		2,310	96.2	... that in July 2016, Michel Vlap became the first-ever fourth substitute in a UEFA match?
David William Pua	2017-01-19		1,134	94.5	... that David William Pua submitted petitions from the people of the Kingdom of Hawaii asking for the abrogation of the Bayonet Constitution, which had allowed him to be elected to the House of Nobles?
Freshford Manor	2017-01-22		1,134	94.5	... that Sir William Napier wrote part of his History of the Peninsular War sitting at a stone table in the grounds of Freshford Manor?
Alison Hughes	2017-01-30		1,330	94.1	... that in 2015, Alison Hughes was part of the first all-female officiating team in a Fed Cup final?
Saw Shwe Khet	2017-01-02		2,254	93.9	... that governor Saw Shwe Khet of Prome sent a white elephant to King Thihathu of Ava but was still demoted by the new king?
Edward C. Macfarlane	2017-01-23		1,125	93.8	... that Edward C. Macfarlane worked for The Wasp and later married its owner's sister?
Rajeev Nayyar	2017-01-20		1,112	92.7	... that in 1999, Rajeev Nayyar set the record for the longest first-class cricket innings, batting for almost 17 hours?
John Dominis Holt IV	2017-01-13		1,101	91.8	... that writer John Dominis Holt inspired the Hawaiian Renaissance cultural revival with his essay "On Being Hawaiian"?
Arung Palakka	2017-01-30		1,279	90.5	... that after the Bugis prince Arung Palakka supported the Dutch East India Company in the Makassar War, he became the most powerful man in South Sulawesi?
Detrital zircon geochronology	2017-01-19		1,085	90.4	... that detrital zircon geochronology uses zirconium silicate to determine the age of sedimentary rock?
Frida Alexandr	2017-01-10		1,082	90.2	... that the 1967 book Filipson by Frida Alexandr is the only first-hand description of life in that early 20th-century Brazilian Jewish farming colony written by a woman who lived there?
Chi Jin Mazu Temple	2017-01-15		1,078	89.9	... that Kaohsiung's Chi Jin Mazu Temple was first opened in 1673, when Taiwan was still ruled by Ming loyalists at war with mainland China?
Yasmin Altwaijri	2017-01-15		1,068	89.0	... that epidemiologist Yasmin Altwaijri encourages other Saudi Arabian women to become scientists, arguing that this need not "cross the boundaries of our societal norms and customs"?
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials	2017-01-09		2,134	88.9	... that Paul von Groth edited Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie for 44 years and used it to catalog the properties of more than 9,000 crystalline substances?
Rama Raghoba Rane	2017-01-10		1,066	88.8	... that a crude oil tanker was named after Rama Raghoba Rane, a Param Vir Chakra recipient?
Caleb Orozco	2017-01-07		2,058	85.8	... that Caleb Orozco, who successfully challenged the Belize Criminal Code for violations to his privacy and freedom of expression, won the 2016 David Kato Vision and Voice award?
David Kahalekula Kaʻauwai	2017-01-16		1,020	85.0	... that David Kahalekula Kaʻauwai, his father and brother served in the Kingdom of Hawaii legislature, while his niece became a princess?
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship	2017-01-29		1,040	84.9	... that the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship on a game-winning touchdown with one second left?
George Charles Beckley	2017-01-29		1,032	84.2	... that according to family tradition, George Charles Beckley designed the Flag of Hawaii, which was passed down as an heirloom in the form of a child's frock?
List of Big Bash League five-wicket hauls	2017-01-13		996	83.0	... that Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to take a six-wicket haul in the Big Bash League?
Herschel K. Mitchell	2017-01-25		992	82.7	... that Herschel K. Mitchell, Roger J. Williams, and Esmond E. Snell isolated folic acid from four tons of processed spinach?
Alison Hughes	2017-01-21		988	82.4	... that in 2015, Alison Hughes was part of the first ever all-female officiating team in a Fed Cup final?
Stöber process	2017-01-12		986	82.2	... that mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared by the Stöber process and are used in preparing biosensors and delivering medications to within cellular structures?
Jollees	2017-01-01		1,960	81.7	... that Jollees was the UK's largest cabaret venue in the 1970s and hosted the World Professional Darts Championship?
Jessamyn Rodriguez	2017-01-02		1,955	81.5	... that Jessamyn Rodriguez founded a social enterprise teaching bread-making and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants?
Tick	2017-01-28		1,672	81.1	... that a tick finds a potential host by detecting its breath and body odors, or by sensing its vibrations or changes in temperature?
Fendika	2017-01-10		972	81.0	... that the Ethiopian music group Fendika was started by a formerly homeless refugee?
Alchemilla diademata	2017-01-14		953	79.4	... that an extract of Alchemilla diademata, a plant endemic to Lebanon, shows antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus?
Ernest Ambler	2017-01-17		950	79.2	... that Ernest Ambler, a British-born, Oxford-educated physicist, became the director of the National Bureau of Standards in the United States?
Bill Roe (cricketer)	2017-01-26		1,070	78.3	... that Bill Roe made the highest score in cricket at the time when he scored 415 runs during an inter-college match at Cambridge University?
Patrick Dehm	2017-01-27		919	78.2	... that when the theologian Patrick Dehm was suspended by the Bishop of Limburg, he founded an ecumenical association to continue the work for contemporary church music?
Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero	2017-01-20		935	77.9	... that Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero has broadcast since 1982 but has never been recognized at the federal level?
Elizabeth Plankinton	2017-01-29		942	76.9	... that Elizabeth Plankinton, known as the "municipal patroness" for her philanthropy, gifted a 9-foot (2.7 m) high bronze George Washington sculpture to the citizens of Milwaukee?
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin	2017-01-13		922	76.8	... that Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin's rulings on labor law and labor relations were said to have furthered the rights of workers more than those of any other Israeli judge?
List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season	2017-01-23		920	76.7	... that the Philadelphia Phillies had four players record a batting average over .400 during the 1894 season?
Always B Miki	2017-01-29		716	76.5	... that pacer Always B Miki set a world record of 1 minute 46 seconds, the fastest mile in Standardbred history?
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend	2017-01-27		836	74.2	... that Bach composed five organ settings of the hymn "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend", which was translated by Catherine Winkworth for communion as "Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!"?
Joseph Apukai Akina	2017-01-21		890	74.1	... that Chinese-Hawaiian lawyer and politician Joseph Apukai Akina became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Territory of Hawaii?
Clarence B. Randall	2017-01-30		730	74.0	... that during the 1952 steel strike, Clarence B. Randall criticized President Harry S. Truman for what he considered "shocking distortions of fact"?
Sudhir Chandra Das	2017-01-26		758	73.3	... that zoological gardens were added to Sudhir Chandra Das's ministerial portfolio in 1971?
Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi	2017-01-09		1,756	73.1	... that Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi was the first indigenous Catholic priest ordained in Eastern Polynesia?
Charles Hastings Judd	2017-01-31		878	73.0	... that during the 1873 mutiny of the Royal Guards of Hawaii, the Hungarian drillmaster Captain Joseph Jajczay and the adjutant general Charles Hastings Judd were attacked?
Fred Pfeffer	2017-01-13		506	42.2	... that Fred Pfeffer, Tom Burns, and Ned Williamson each had three hits in the same inning of an 1883 major-league baseball game, and no other player had a three-hit inning until 1953?
Tom Burns (baseball)			352	29.3
Total			858	71.5
Al-Jahith's Treasury	2017-01-31		854	71.0	... that Al-Jahith's Treasury, an Amman bookstore chain, may have been named for theologian al-Jahiz, who was supposedly crushed by a stack of books?
The Shaker Quarterly	2017-01-01		1,695	70.6	... that The Shaker Quarterly, which began publication in 1961, helped revive interest in the Shakers?
Gagged (EP)	2017-01-15		846	70.5	... that drag queen Violet Chachki's EP Gagged was inspired by her time working as an assistant to a dominatrix?
Augustus Constantine Sinclair	2017-01-19		831	69.2	... that Augustus Constantine Sinclair conceived the idea for the Jamaica International Exhibition of 1891 but died on the day it opened?
Shades of Purple	2017-01-23		828	69.0	... that the Swedish release of M2M's debut album Shades of Purple was delayed by a legal dispute with another band named M2M?
Sarah Bavly	2017-01-29		639	68.3	... that when Sarah Bavly arrived in Jerusalem to open a nutrition department in a new health center, she was forced to hide in the building for a week due to the outbreak of the 1929 Palestine riots?
Warren Allmand	2017-01-09		1,638	68.2	... that Solicitor General Warren Allmand introduced legislation that abolished the use of capital punishment in Canada?
Ian Moran (cricketer)	2017-01-18		816	68.0	... that Australian cricketer Ian Moran took unpaid leave from his teaching job to play in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20?
Lok Sewak Sangh	2017-01-17		812	67.7	... that in a 1955 protest, nearly 1000 protesters from the Lok Sewak Sangh marched more than 300 mi (480 km) over 16 days to demand the incorporation of Bengali-speaking areas of Bihar into West Bengal?
Nils Mönkemeyer	2017-01-13		810	67.5	... that Nils Mönkemeyer was the first to record a viola concerto by Antonio Rosetti, and played Schubert songs and Bach arias on the viola?
Memories (Siti Nurhaliza song)	2017-01-12		806	67.2	... that during her 2016 concert, Siti Nurhaliza performed "Memories", a tribute duet with vocals by Whitney Houston which had been recorded when she was 19?
From the Soil	2017-01-29		625	66.8	... that Fei Xiaotong's book From the Soil was banned in China for being "rightist", and in Taiwan for the author's perceived support for Communism?
Chelidonura fulvipunctata	2017-01-23		791	65.9	... that sea slug Chelidonura fulvipunctata is likely an anti-Lessepsian migrant?
Jyotibhushan Bhattacharya	2017-01-20		776	64.7	... that Workers Party of India leader Jyotibhushan Bhattacharya was jailed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962?
John Green Hoapili	2017-01-01		1,522	63.4	... that John Green Hoapili stated to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii that he would "rather have corruption and scandal than annexation"?
Alphonse Areola	2017-01-01		1,487	62.0	... that Alphonse Areola saved two penalties during a penalty shoot-out in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup final, to help France win their first title in the competition?
Jose Esteves	2017-01-14		740	61.7	... that Jose Esteves, the Filipino American mayor of Milpitas, California, was succeeded by the city's first Vietnamese American mayor, Richard Tran?
L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant	2017-01-07		1,452	60.5	... that Francis Poulenc's L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant for narrator and piano was inspired by children requesting him to play from the book Histoire de Babar?
Yara Bernette	2017-01-19		723	60.2	... that the classical pianist Yara Bernette was praised for her interpretation of Variations on a Theme from the Northeast of Brazil by the composer, Camargo Guarnieri?
Nancy Sottos	2017-01-01		1,410	58.8	... that Nancy Sottos helped create the first polymeric self-healing material, announced in Nature in 2001?
Arthur Daley (sportswriter)	2017-01-28		1,206	58.5	... that Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Arthur Daley wrote more than 10,000 columns for The New York Times?
William Daniel (Maryland politician)	2017-01-31		703	58.5	... that Maryland state legislator William Daniel was a Whig, a Know Nothing, and a Republican before finally joining the Prohibition Party in 1884?
C. Washington Eves	2017-01-05		1,379	57.5	... that C. Washington Eves was the honorary commissioner for Jamaica at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886?
Quercus hiholensis	2017-01-21		685	57.1	... that acorns of the fossil oak Quercus hiholensis have possible insect damage preserved in them?
George W. Macfarlane	2017-01-26		778	57.0	... that George W. Macfarlane and Robert Hoapili Baker accompanied Hawaiian King Kalākaua on his final trip to California where the king died in 1891?
Acer whitebirdense	2017-01-26		772	56.5	... that the fossil leaves of the maple species Acer whitebirdense had earlier been misattributed to the genera Viburnum, Platanus, and Rubus?
Carlos A. Long	2017-01-27		662	56.4	... that the part-Hawaiian Carlos A. Long was unanimously elected captain of the 1899 Georgetown Hoyas football team at Georgetown University?
List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows	2017-01-24		676	56.3	... that India's Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship for the performing arts is usually not conferred on anyone under the age of 50?
India Government Mint, Hyderabad	2017-01-29		690	56.3	... that the Indian Government Mint in Hyderabad was established in 1803 by the Nizam of Hyderabad, Asaf Jah III, and was taken over by the Government of India in 1950?
Rosemary Barrow	2017-01-07		1,331	55.5	... that the art historian Rosemary Barrow specialised in the work of the once-neglected Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema?
Nkosi's Haven	2017-01-16		664	55.3	... that Nkosi's Haven is a South African care centre created to address HIV-related discrimination, including the separation of infected mothers from their children?
Salinee Tavaranan	2017-01-15		662	55.2	... that Salinee Tavaranan and her Border Green Energy Team installed solar panels and micro-hydro turbines at the Mae La refugee camp?
Figure humaine	2017-01-30		772	54.6	... that Francis Poulenc placed an ode to liberty at the end of his Figure humaine, a cantata for a twelve-part choir, composed in occupied France and premiered by the BBC?
John Hughes (neuroscientist)	2017-01-23		638	53.2	... that the British neuroscientist John Hughes shared the 1978 Lasker Award for co-discovering opioid peptides in the brain?
Mildred Barker	2017-01-12		634	52.8	... that Mildred Barker was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship in 1983 for her work in preserving Shaker music?
Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics	2017-01-14		630	52.5	... that while competing for Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimmer Hilal Hemed Hilal set a national record winning his 50 m freestyle heat, but did not advance?
Nobuyo Maeda	2017-01-29		480	51.2	... that before starting her pioneering genetic studies of complex human diseases such as atherosclerosis, Nobuyo Maeda researched sea snake venoms?
Zhen Dexiu	2017-01-29		620	50.6	... that the Hongwu Emperor copied the text of Zhen Dexiu's work The Expanded Meaning of the Great Learning onto the walls of his palace?
Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics	2017-01-07		1,177	49.0	... that William Lister was listed as competing in water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, despite having died before the Games began?
Improper Solicitation and Graft Act	2017-01-21		583	48.6	... that the South Korea Improper Solicitation and Graft Act counts private teachers and journalists among the ranks of public officials?
Derry City Ladies F.C.	2017-01-22		574	47.8	... that Derry City Ladies F.C. play football in the Northern Irish leagues while their men's team play in the Republic of Ireland's?
Gufran-Ullah Beig	2017-01-27		552	47.0	... that Gufran-Ullah Beig is the first Indian scientist to receive the Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award of the World Meteorological Organization?
Raf di Lucca	2017-01-28		960	46.6	... that to prepare for his role as surgeon Raf di Lucca in Holby City, actor Joe McFadden watched open-heart surgery?
OVC project	2017-01-19		558	46.5	... that the OVC project supports the education of disadvantaged young people in Adigrat, Ethiopia?
William L. Sullivan (author)	2017-01-25		548	45.7	... that the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission selected Listening for Coyote by William L. Sullivan as one of the 100 most significant books in Oregon history?
Galdan Namchot	2017-01-22		516	43.0	... that monasteries and public buildings are illuminated during the Galdan Namchot festival marking the beginning of new year celebrations in Ladakh, India?
Protiva Mukherjee	2017-01-01		1,024	42.7	... that Protiva Mukherjee was the only female minister in the 1969 United Front government of West Bengal?
List of Sahitya Akademi fellows	2017-01-24		512	42.7	... that in 1968, Indian philosopher and statesman Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi fellowship?
Shulamit Bat-Dori	2017-01-22		496	41.4	... that for Givat Brenner's 25th anniversary, kibbutz theatre director Shulamit Bat-Dori staged an open-air play with a cast and crew of 1,000, before an audience of 10,000?
Princes House, Brighton	2017-01-14		495	41.2	... that the Alliance Building Society's sports club was established in 1935 with "a second-hand table tennis table and dartboard" in the basement of Princes House in Brighton?
José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez	2017-01-06		988	41.2	... that Raón Street in Manila was named after former Governor-General José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez?
Laudato si' (oratorio)	2017-01-29		486	39.6	... that in November 2016 Peter Reulein conducted the premiere of his oratorio Laudato si', described as a Franciscan Magnificat, with more than 250 performers at the Limburg Cathedral?
ʻAkahi	2017-01-10		472	39.3	... that the estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, which includes 9,557 acres (3,868 ha) inherited from her aunt ʻAkahi, funds the Kamehameha Schools?
The Big Room	2017-01-17		442	36.8	... that M2M appeared on an episode of Dawson's Creek to promote their album The Big Room?
George Panila Kamauoha	2017-01-21		436	36.3	... that George Panila Kamauoha served in the legislatures of three Hawaiian regimes?
List of Nanjing Metro stations	2017-01-30		358	36.3	... that the Nanjing Metro system in Nanjing, China, has a total of 139 stations, with transfer stations counted once for every line they serve?
Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca	2017-01-26		492	36.0	... that Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca wrote the libretto for Solimano, first set by Hasse and produced in Dresden with live elephants and camels?
Caspar Ziegler	2017-01-22		429	35.8	... that Caspar Ziegler, who wrote a hymn on which Bach based a Christmas cantata, was professor of law and Rektor of the University of Wittenberg?
Ibn Marzuq	2017-01-21		418	34.8	... that the 14th-century Moroccan scholar Ibn Marzuq wrote a hagiography of the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman?
Clarence W. Macfarlane	2017-01-22		379	31.6	... that Clarence W. Macfarlane initiated the Transpacific Yacht Race in 1906, sailing from Honolulu to the California coast around the time of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
Manila's 1st legislative district special elections, 1908	2017-01-18		374	31.2	... that there were two special elections for Manila's first district seat to the Philippine Assembly in 1908?
List of Connecticut Huskies head football coaches	2017-01-24		364	30.4	... that Randy Edsall, UConn football's all-time leader in games coached and wins as a head coach, was re-hired for 2017 after an absence of six seasons?
Cello Sonata No. 1 (Reger)	2017-01-31		352	29.3	... that Max Reger composed his first cello sonata as a student and had it published in London?
Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence	2017-01-27		338	28.7	... that Francis Poulenc composed the four motets Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence at different times, three of them on responsories for the Holy Week?
Te lucis ante terminum (Gardiner)	2017-01-02		681	28.4	... that the self-critical H. Balfour Gardiner may have destroyed his symphonies, but preserved his compline anthem Te lucis ante terminum for choir and organ?
Sechs Lieder, Op. 4	2017-01-21		309	25.8	... that "Im April" from Max Reger's Sechs Lieder, Op. 4, has been called "one of Reger's sunniest songs"?
Makasib	2017-01-29		214	17.5	... that Sheikh Morteza Ansari's Makasib, authored more than 150 years ago, is still taught in Shia seminaries?

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