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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low -122.3 Wolfgang Straßmann 70.5 Leiden Law School -122.3 Wolfgang Straßmann
Median 111.3 Archery, Georgia
John Spencer Login
361.6 City of New York (1885 ship) 131.3 Ryan Watts (politician)
High 5,078.0 Bill Brown (rancher) 780.7 Gilgamesh 5,078.0 Bill Brown (rancher)

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Bill Brown (rancher) 2018-06-19 121,872 5,078.0 ... that Oregon rancher Bill Brown, known as the "Horse King of the West", often wrote checks on newspaper margins and soup can labels—which bankers would cash without question?
Moritz Wagner (basketball) 2018-06-22 42,750 1,781.3 ... that Moritz Wagner was the first player to post 20 points and 15 rebounds in a NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament semifinal in over 30 years?
Gilgamesh 2018-06-13   18,736[a] 780.7 ... that historians generally agree that Gilgamesh (pictured) was a historical king of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk?
Cockroach farming 2018-06-11 12,518 695.5 ... that over a million cockroaches escaped when an unregulated cockroach farm building was bulldozed while the owner was out to lunch?
Robert Proust 2018-06-14   16,282 678.4 ... the colleagues of surgeon Robert Proust (caricature pictured) nicknamed his prostate procedure the "proustatectomie"?
Alma M. Grocki 2018-06-19   16,096 670.7 ... that U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Alma M. Grocki (pictured) played a key role in the creation of breast insignia for the engineering duty officer role?
Alfred Zech 2018-06-08 11,799 649.5 ... that Alfred Zech received the Iron Cross when he was 12 years old?
Hercules' Dog Discovers Purple Dye 2018-06-12   15,424 642.7 ... that Rubens' painting Hercules' Dog Discovers Purple Dye (detail pictured) depicts the wrong kind of snail?
2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides 2018-06-19 7,331 305.5 ... that the deaths of Alloura Wells and Tess Richey, reported one day apart, renewed fears of a serial killer in Toronto's gay village?
Death of Alloura Wells 4,132 172.1
Murder of Tess Richey 3,812 158.8
Total 15,274 636.4
Maria Bengtsson (soprano) 2018-06-28   14,440 601.7 ... that soprano Maria Bengtsson (pictured) was described as the quintessential Strauss interpreter following her recent debut in the title role of Arabella?
Tony Appleton 2018-06-07   15,002 503.0 ... that despite having no official role, the British town crier Tony Appleton (pictured) is internationally famous for his announcements of royal events such as the birth of Prince Louis of Cambridge?
Prince Louis of Cambridge 2,712[b] 90.9
Total 17,714 593.9
Harry Buckwalter 2018-06-15   14,134 588.9 ... that an experiment (pictured) by Harry Buckwalter led to a landmark decision allowing the first admission of X‑ray evidence into a court of law?
Low-key photography 2018-06-21   14,066 586.1 ... that low-key photography (example pictured) consists of shooting dark-colored scenes while emphasizing light only on specific areas in the frame?
Ojos Locos 2018-06-08 9,828 541.0 ... that Ojos Locos has waitresses called "chicas" and has been described as a "Mexican Hooters"?
Buick XP-300 2018-06-10   6,867 535.4 ... that the engine of the Buick XP-300 concept car (pictured) could run on either gasoline or methanol?
Vickers Valiant 2018-06-16   12,696 529.0 ... that Vickers Valiant XD818 (pictured) dropped the first British hydrogen bomb as part of Operation Grapple?
Vera Gedroits 2018-06-30   11,574 482.2 ... that Princess Vera Gedroits (pictured)—good author but indifferent poet, lesbian but married a man—was a Russian military surgeon who pioneered battlefield laparotomy?
Reading Railroad Massacre 2018-06-04 9,431 477.3 ... that at the Reading Railroad Massacre in July 1877, rioters burnt two cabooses, seven freight cars, a watch house, and a bridge?
Lakewood station 2018-06-26 11,038 459.9 ... that a phallic sculpture at Lakewood station attracted controversy because the area around the station had once been home to sex businesses?
Drift whale 2018-06-26   10,408 433.7 ... that the Icelandic word for "drift whale" translates as "windfall", since the washed-up carcass provides meat, blubber, fat, and other benefits to the finders (pictured)?
Atlanticopristis 2018-06-25   10,307 429.5 ... that the extinct sawfish Atlanticopristis (artist's impression pictured) had multiple barbs on both sides of its teeth?
Endangered river 2018-06-20 File:Image:Big Bend National Park - Rio Grande riverbed with cracked mud.jpg 10,289 428.7 ... that the Rio Grande sometimes runs dry (pictured) and has been labelled an endangered river?
Sfenj 2018-06-21 9,822 409.2 ... that bakers of sfenj, a Maghrebi doughnut, are often nicknamed "Hitler"?
9:05 2018-06-18 9,502 395.9 ... that 9:05 takes only five minutes to finish?
Thuy Bo massacre 2018-06-28 9,262 385.9 ... that Thuy Bo village memorializes 145 Vietnamese civilians who were killed during the 1967 Thuy Bo massacre?
Yurika Endō 2018-06-01 6,853 370.6 ... that 23-year-old Japanese voice actress and singer Yurika Endō is retiring for health reasons after her solo concert today?
City of New York (1885 ship) 2018-06-27   8,678 361.6 ... that the barque City of New York (pictured) was Richard E. Byrd's flagship on his first Antarctic expedition?
Milena Mrazović 2018-06-04   6,976 353.1 ... that Milena Mrazović (pictured), Bosnia-Herzegovina's first journalist, was branded an "unbearable, quarrelsome, scheming woman" for refusing to do the government's bidding in her newspaper?
Marye (horse) 2018-06-26 8,362 348.4 ... that Marye fought for both the United States Army and the Confederate States during the American Civil War?
Kynance Mews 2018-06-05 6,952 347.5 ... that Kynance Mews has been the home to anonymous crooks, scandalous characters, a hostage taking, and Julie Andrews?
Will P. Brady 2018-06-26 8,050 335.4 ... that 19 years after Will P. Brady prosecuted the "legal lynching" of a 15-year-old murder suspect, Brady's brother, a judge, himself became the defendant in a death penalty trial?
Brimmon Oak 2018-06-25 7,970 332.1 ... that the A483 Newtown bypass was diverted after a campaign to save the Brimmon Oak, which is thought to be more than 500 years old?
Raufarhólshellir 2018-06-19 7,740 322.5 ... that the Icelandic lava tube Raufarhólshellir was temporarily closed in 2016 to remove several tonnes of garbage left by visitors?
Elza Polak 2018-06-21 7,716 321.5 ... that after she was fired by fascists for being a Jew, agronomist Elza Polak ran a network of gardens to feed the Yugoslav Partisan resistance movement during World War II?
Deborah Bial 2018-06-13 7,618 317.4 ... that Deborah Bial uses Lego to test whether students are ready for college?
Gilmore the lion 2018-06-14 5,444 226.9 ... that Gilmore, the flying lion, was named after the Gilmore Oil Company?
Gilmore Oil Company 2,120 88.3
Total 7,564 315.2
Petronius Maximus 2018-06-27 7,413 308.9 ... that after Petronius Maximus angered their king, the Vandals sacked Rome so thoroughly that their name is still a synonym for wanton destruction?
Potato production in Zimbabwe 2018-06-13 7,391 308.0 ... that Robert Mugabe said that hunger in Zimbabwe might occur because Zimbabweans are "not potato eaters"?
Sollipulli 2018-06-23   7,135 297.3 ... that the caldera of the volcano Sollipulli is filled with ice (pictured)?
Signaling of the New York City Subway 2018-06-05 5,922 296.0 ... that some parts of the New York City Subway's signaling system have not been replaced in 80 years, causing over 11,000 train delays in the span of two months?
Three Dancing Maidens 2018-06-27 7,080 295.0 ... that Three Dancing Maidens can be found in Germany, Belgium, and the United States?
Clypeaster rosaceus 2018-06-08 5,275 290.4 ... that the fat sea biscuit covers its test during the day with pieces of plant and fragments of shell, holding them in place with its tube feet?
Rantzen v Mirror Group Newspapers (1986) Ltd and others 2018-06-20 6,945 289.4 ... that the winner in Rantzen v Mirror Group Newspapers was awarded "Mickey Mouse money" by the jury, which was reduced on appeal for being disproportionate?
Flag of the British South Africa Company 2018-06-05   5,762 288.0 ... that several different versions of the flag of the British South Africa Company (example pictured) were used in Rhodesia under Company rule?
Edna Loftus 2018-06-21 6,866 286.1 ... that actress Edna Loftus freed her fiancé from an asylum after his mother had him committed?
Li Qiang (minister) 2018-06-29 6,696 279.0 ... that Li Qiang, the communications head of the Chinese Communist Party's intelligence agency, was forced to take refuge in the Soviet Union after the defection of his friend, the head of the assassination team?
Yellow Sand Society 2018-06-07 8,218 275.5 ... that members of the Yellow Sand Society believed that "magic and incantations" would make them immune to bullets?
Potato production in China 2018-06-19 6,572 273.9 ... that China is the world's largest producer of potatoes?
Tetragonoporus 2018-06-04 5,399 273.3 ... that Tetragonoporus calyptocephalus, a tapeworm that parasitizes whales, can grow to almost 40 m (130 ft) in length and produce billions of eggs during its lifetime?
Celia Brackenridge 2018-06-28 6,452 268.8 ... that funding for Celia Brackenridge's research into child protection in football was ended because the sport "was not ready for a gay former lacrosse international rummaging through its dirty linen"?
Royal Game of Ur 2018-06-17 6,256 260.7 ... that the Royal Game of Ur is a board game that was first played in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,500 years ago?
Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election, 1981 2018-06-22 6,172 257.1 ... that a candidate in a 1981 congressional special election in Mississippi was kicked out of his leadership position with the Ku Klux Klan after going to a house party attended by neo-Nazis?
Leptinella filiformis 2018-06-01   4,724 255.5 ... that the slender button daisy Leptinella filiformis (pictured), thought by botanists to be extinct, was rediscovered in 1998 growing on a hotel lawn?
Action Comics 1000 2018-06-14 6,124 255.1 ... that two weeks before its release, retailers had already reportedly bought more than half a million copies of Action Comics #1000?
Heliaster helianthus 2018-06-28 3,496 145.6 ... that the multi-armed Heliaster helianthus sheds several of its arms when attacked by the six-armed predatory starfish Meyenaster gelatinosus?
Meyenaster 2,458 102.4
Total 5,953 248.0
Stichaster striatus 2018-06-26 5,934 247.2 ... that "starfish soup" made from Stichaster striatus is said to have been fed to workers in South America to discourage alcohol consumption?
Bar-bellied cuckooshrike 2018-06-18   5,934 247.2 ... that the bar-bellied cuckooshrike (pictured) was initially thought to be a crow?
Pierre Boulez 2018-06-22   5,900 245.8 ... that a decade after suggesting that opera houses should all be "blown up", the French composer Pierre Boulez (pictured) conducted the centenary production of Wagner's Ring cycle at the Bayreuth Festival?
United States Semiquincentennial 2018-06-01 4,539 245.5 ... that the United States Semiquincentennial will be celebrated in 2026?
2018–19 EFL Cup 2018-06-14 5,826 242.8 ... that the 2018–19 EFL Cup will not feature ABBA and will have no extra time to ensure the winner takes it all?
Sir Gustavus Hume 2018-06-11 4,318 239.9 ... that Captain Hume was present at the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Inkerman, and the Siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War, before serving during the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
Elias Polk 2018-06-14 5,706 237.7 ... that Elias Polk, one of U.S. President James K. Polk's slaves, became a conservative political activist after the Civil War?
Leyla Express and Johnny Express incidents 2018-06-18 5,646 235.3 ... that after Cuba seized the freighter Johnny Express, Manuel Noriega helped negotiate the release of the captain?
Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı 2018-06-18 5,600 233.3 ... that junior Turkish aerobic gymnast Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı is nicknamed "Medal Monster" due to the many medals she has won?
Eunice Lam 2018-06-22 5,520 230.0 ... that Eunice Lam, called the "prodigal daughter" of Hong Kong, was the sister-in-law of Bruce Lee?
Gil Cisneros 2018-06-24 5,352 223.0 ... that after winning a USD$266 million Mega Millions jackpot, Gil Cisneros became a philanthropist?
Mount Hope, Jaffa 2018-06-26 5,322 221.7 ... that in 1966, John Steinbeck visited the remnants of Mount Hope, a farm near Jaffa that had been founded by his grandparents?
Jay Sommers (racing driver) 2018-06-01 4,082 220.7 ... that after winning the lottery, Jay Sommers used the money to fund a career in NASCAR?
Passing on the Right 2018-06-07 6,470 216.9 ... that according to the book Passing on the Right, conservative professors in the U.S. often have to employ "coping strategies that gays and lesbians have used in the military and other inhospitable work environments"?
Potato race 2018-06-03 4,222 216.4 ... that the early 20th-century American rodeo event of mounted potato racing could become violent, with biting being almost the only tactic that was prohibited?
Rogue & Gambit 2018-06-05 4,321 216.0 ... that though in a romantic relationship since the 1990s, the titular characters of the 2018 X-Men miniseries Rogue & Gambit had never previously headlined a comic book together?
Operation Vanguard 2018-06-01 3,954 213.8 ... that within a year of its inception, members of Operation Vanguard arrested more than 1,000 illegal miners?
2018 Osaka earthquake 2018-06-28 5,088 212.0 ... that the 2018 Osaka earthquake disrupted train services during the morning rush hour, forcing passengers to walk between the tracks?
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse 2018-06-03 4,124 211.4 ... that the Hawaiian cleaner wrasse could be eaten by its clients, but is not?
Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time) 2018-06-22 5,054 210.6 ... that it was claimed that "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" was originally about a trip to Rhyl?
Sally Rooney 2018-06-22 5,054 210.6 ... that Irish author Sally Rooney has been described as "Salinger for the Snapchat generation"?
Klinger (horse) 2018-06-23 5,029 209.5 ... that Klinger, a United States Army horse serving with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, has participated in more than 5,000 full-honor military funerals?
Arkady Babchenko 2018-06-11 3,730 207.2 ... that Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko and the Security Service of Ukraine faked Babchenko's murder in order to arrest assassins who were actually planning to kill him?
Domino Park 2018-06-29 4,731 197.1 ... that one of New York City's newest parks was partially built using industrial materials from an abandoned sugar factory?
Betty Knox 2018-06-10 2,518 196.3 ... that eccentric dancer Betty Knox, of Wilson, Keppel and Betty, later became a war correspondent and reported on the Nuremberg trials?
Falcon Records (Texas) 2018-06-29   4,632 193.0 ... that the founder of Falcon Records (label pictured) chose the name in part because it sounded the same in English and Spanish?
Haruka Tomatsu 2018-06-09 1,462 116.2 ... that Japanese voice actress Haruka Tomatsu appeared as herself in the television series Koe Girl!?
Koe Girl! 957 76.1
Total 2,418 192.3
FC Cincinnati stadium 2018-06-14 4,612 192.2 ... that the design of Cincinnati's new soccer stadium features homages to Allianz Arena in Munich?
Adso of Montier-en-Der 2018-06-12 4,568 190.3 ... that 10th-century monk Adso of Montier-en-Der wrote a biography of the Antichrist?
Transfer of merit 2018-06-25 4,442 185.1 ... that in Buddhism, transfer of merit to deceased loved ones is seen as a better alternative than mourning?
Star Goose 2018-06-15 4,418 184.1 ... that the shoot 'em up video game Star Goose was originally envisioned as a first-person racing game?
Phipps Bridge 2018-06-16 4,347 181.1 ... that the Phipps Bridge housing estate has been described as "one of south London's most notorious crime vortexes"?
Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark 2018-06-24 4,327 180.3 ... that a theory that English nursery rhymes such as "Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark" could be understood by translating sound-alike Dutch words back into English was called "ingenious if somewhat addlepated"?
Quincy Smelter 2018-06-27 4,284 178.5 ... that the Quincy Smelter was part of a Superfund site when it was incorporated into a National Historic Landmark District?
Deb Haaland 2018-06-28 4,277 178.2 ... that if elected, Democratic candidate Deb Haaland would be the first Native American woman to become a member of the United States House of Representatives?
Hikaru Akao 2018-06-16 4,104 171.0 ... that Japanese voice actress Hikaru Akao initially did not wish to pursue that career as she "hated her voice"?
Rood Building 2018-06-13 4,074 169.8 ... that the Rood Building is the only remaining High Victorian Gothic commercial building in Grand Rapids, Michigan?
WSFN (programming language) 2018-06-16 4,040 168.3 ... that WSFN, "Which Stands for Nothing", was created to control robots?
Al-Mumtahanah 2018-06-03   3,270 167.6 ... that the Quranic chapter Al-Mumtahanah (manuscript pictured) declares that marriages between Muslims and polytheists are invalid according to Islamic law?
Puyallup station 2018-06-12 3,994 166.4 ... that the platform shelters at the modern Puyallup train station were built to resemble the city's former train depot?
Hinulugang Taktak 2018-06-08   2,990 164.6 ... that according to legend, Hinulugang Taktak (pictured), a national park and protected landscape in Rizal, Philippines, gets its name from a bell thrown in the waterfall?
Orgelbau Mebold 2018-06-11   2,884 160.2 ... that Orgelbau Mebold built a new organ (pictured) in the church of St. Martin in Idstein in 2006, which has attracted organists such as Kalevi Kiviniemi and Matthias Eisenberg to perform there?
Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 10) 2018-06-25 3,771 157.1 ... that Roman general Publius Cornelius Dolabella was denied a triumph for defeating Tacfarinas' 10-year insurgency partly because Emperor Tiberius had already declared victory?
Washington State Convention Center 2018-06-18 3,742 155.9 ... that the Washington State Convention Center, which opened 30 years ago today, was built over a section of Interstate 5 in Seattle?
Sun of Unclouded Righteousness 2018-06-13 3,729 155.4 ... that the little-known 1758 Methodist hymn "Sun of Unclouded Righteousness" asks God to send the doctrine of the "Unitarian fiend ... back to hell", referring to both Islam and Unitarianism?
Conference of Dresden (1812) 2018-06-07 4,610 154.6 ... that despite gathering an emperor, six kings, and numerous princes at the Conference of Dresden, Napoleon was largely preoccupied with planning his invasion of Russia?
Castillo de Coca 2018-06-02   2,845 151.9 ... that Gaspar Alfonso, Duke of Medina Sidonia, was imprisoned in Castillo de Coca (pictured) for leading the Andalusian independentist conspiracy of 1641?
Sơn Tùng M-TP 2018-06-05 2,968 148.3 ... that Sơn Tùng M-TP's misspelling of the word "tattoo" inspired a hit song?
1995 Williamsburg Bridge collision 2018-06-23 3,546 147.8 ... that after a 1995 subway collision, speed limits were lowered across the New York City Subway system, contributing to widespread train delays?
Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović 2018-06-11 2,584 143.6 ... that despite being a Serb, Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović stayed in Serb-besieged Sarajevo and became the only woman member of the wartime Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Mary Burger 2018-06-04 2,834 143.4 ... that having won a world title in 2016 at the age of 68, professional barrel racer Mary Burger became the oldest rodeo world champion?
Ryan Bollinger 2018-06-04 2,828 143.2 ... that Ryan Bollinger played professionally in Germany and Australia before his first promotion to Major League Baseball?
John Onesimus Foster 2018-06-03 2,768 141.9 ... that at the time of his death, John Onesimus Foster was believed to be the oldest active professor in the United States?
Aldus Manutius 2018-06-05 2,820 140.9 ... that Aldus Manutius commissioned typefaces resembling the handwriting of famous humanists of his day, one of which became the first known model of italic type?
Type of Constans 2018-06-24 3,374 140.6 ... that Pope Martin I was abducted and tried for high treason because of his opposition to the Type of Constans?
Secret City (book) 2018-06-27 3,338 139.1 ... that in his 2002 book Secret City: The Hidden Jews of Warsaw 1940–1945, Gunnar S. Paulsson estimated that nearly a tenth of Warsaw's population were helping Jews during the Holocaust?
Roza Papo 2018-06-16 3,323 138.5 ... that Roza Papo, who nearly lost an eye in an air raid in 1942 after refusing to take shelter, later became the first woman general in the Balkans?
Sea urchin 2018-06-19 3,320[c] 138.3 ... that sea urchins can go bald?
Tennis ball theorem 2018-06-17 3,319 138.3 ... that the tennis ball theorem concerns curves that, like the seam of a tennis ball, cut the surface of a sphere into two equal areas?
Microchirus azevia 2018-06-02 2,576 137.5 ... that the bastard sole is a worm-eating bottom dweller?
Nun, Brüder, sind wir frohgemut 2018-06-15 3,244 135.2 ... that the song "Nun, Brüder, sind wir frohgemut" was written by Georg Thurmair in 1935 for processions to Mary in the Altenberger Dom, in subtle opposition to the Nazi regime?
Lucy Heartfilia 2018-06-04 2,652 134.2 ... that the first name of Lucy Heartfilia, the Fairy Tail manga and anime series' main female protagonist, was inspired by the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?
Megachile centuncularis 2018-06-27 3,220 134.2 ... that the patchwork leafcutter bee makes use of the leaves of roses, lilac, and honeysuckle?
Postage stamps and postal history of the Canal Zone 2018-06-09   1,652 131.4 ... that Benjamin Franklin was one of the first five historical figures to appear on a Panama Canal Zone postage stamp (pictured)?
Ryan Watts (politician) 2018-06-15 3,150 131.3 ... that Ryan Watts, whose parents were split on political ideology, does not state his party affiliation in a campaign video for the US House of Representatives?
Organ Grinder Restaurant 2018-06-17 3,146 131.1 ... that the Organ Grinder Restaurant's Wurlitzer pipe organ included such effects as a submarine dive alarm?
VDM-1 2018-06-03 2,544 130.4 ... that Lee Felsenstein originally developed the VDM-1 graphics card as a low-cost video terminal for the Community Memory bulletin board system?
Penn South 2018-06-19 3,108 129.5 ... that construction of the Penn South housing cooperative in New York City was initially met with resistance because 7,500 residents would have been displaced?
Si Prat 2018-06-01 2,320 125.5 ... that according to legend, the governor who ordered the execution of 17th-century Thai poet Si Prat was later executed with the same sword, fulfilling the poet's curse?
H. J. Heinz Company complex 2018-06-30 3,001 125.0 ... that the H. J. Heinz Company complex includes buildings named Meat, Bean, and Cereal?
Mette Ivie Harrison 2018-06-21 2,930 122.1 ... that Mormon novelist Mette Ivie Harrison attributes part of her success in writing to her autism, which forces her to closely analyze human behavior?
Flame Con 2018-06-20 2,924 121.8 ... that Flame Con, the first LGBTQ comic convention in New York City, kicks off its annual event with a dance party and drag performances?
Cao Tianqin 2018-06-26 2,846 118.6 ... that Cao Tianqin, the discoverer of the myosin light chain, was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution because of his association with Joseph Needham, who was accused of being a spy?
Cochlospermum fraseri 2018-06-22 2,806 116.9 ... that the indigenous people of northern Australia ate the flowers of the kapok bush?
Charlie Lee (computer scientist) 2018-06-05 2,318 115.8 ... that Charlie Lee created Litecoin in his spare time while working at Google?
Halfway (EastEnders) 2018-06-29 2,714 113.1 ... that actor Tony Clay was asked "Dude, what have you done?" on Twitter when his EastEnders character, Halfway, shot a popular character?
John Spencer Login 2018-06-15 2,681 111.7 ... that the Scottish surgeon John Spencer Login was entrusted with the protection of the Koh-i-Noor diamond?
Archery, Georgia 2018-06-13 2,662 110.9 ... that US President Jimmy Carter spent the majority of his childhood on a farm in Archery, Georgia?
There There (novel) 2018-06-25 2,578 107.4 ... that the title of There There, a 2018 novel about urban Indians in Oakland, California, mirrors Gertrude Stein's quip about the city that "There is no there there"?
Arothron multilineatus 2018-06-16 2,542 105.9 ... that despite having a wide distribution in shallow seas, the pufferfish Arothron multilineatus was not described until 2016?
Fiji at the 2002 Winter Olympics 2018-06-28 2,522 105.1 ... that a group of Fijians placed a newspaper advertisement to recruit skiers for the Fijian team at the 2002 Olympic Games after discussing it at a New Year's Eve party?
Iva Despić-Simonović 2018-06-12 2,516 104.8 ... that Iva Despić-Simonović, court sculptor to King Alexander and Queen Maria of Yugoslavia, had to buy a cow to support her family during the Second World War and hid it in her atelier?
The Nun Jerónima de la Fuente 2018-06-17   2,503 104.3 ... that The Nun Jerónima de la Fuente (pictured), one of Diego Velázquez's earliest portraits, was mistakenly attributed to Luis Tristán?
Parkala Massacre 2018-06-24 2,470 102.9 ... that former Indian Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao called the Parkala Massacre the "Jallianwala Bagh of the south", referring to the 1919 British slaughter of hundreds of people at a peaceful protest?
Pauline Short Robinson 2018-06-08 1,848 101.7 ... that African-American civil rights activist Pauline Short Robinson broke the color barrier at the Denver Public Library?
Saša Broz 2018-06-25 2,392 99.6 ... that Croatian theater director Saša Broz trademarked the name and signatures of her grandfather, Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito?
Sven (Frozen) 2018-06-15 2,384 99.3 ... that the animation team of the film Frozen tried to model the movements of character Sven on a real-life reindeer, but due to its relative immobility, used the behavior of a dog instead?
1KUNS-PF 2018-06-02 1,784 95.2 ... that 1KUNS-PF, the first Kenyan-built satellite, is to be used to monitor the country's coastline, and to help combat illegal logging?
Mira Zore-Armanda 2018-06-02 1,776 94.8 ... that Croatian oceanographer Mira Zore-Armanda had difficulty gaining passage on research vessels because she was a woman?
Jill S. Tietjen 2018-06-20 2,221 92.5 ... that Jill S. Tietjen tries to supply more role models for women in engineering and technology by regularly nominating candidates for awards and halls of fame?
Jesse Gabriel 2018-06-29 2,216 92.3 ... that Jesse Gabriel has sued the Trump Administration on behalf of young immigrants previously protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy?
Mary Hayley 2018-06-23 2,144 89.4 ... that the London firm of Mary Hayley arranged the shipment of tea involved in the Boston Tea Party?
Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt 2018-06-29 2,133 88.9 ... that "Nun jauchzt dem Herren, alle Welt", a 1646 paraphrase of Psalm 100 by David Denicke, appears in current Protestant and Catholic hymnals?
If Ye Love Me 2018-06-12 2,110 87.9 ... that the 1565 motet "If Ye Love Me" by Thomas Tallis was performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
Lyperobius huttoni 2018-06-22 2,102 87.6 ... that the flightless weevil Lyperobius huttoni may have rafted between the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Comités Jeanne 2018-06-04 1,730 87.5 ... that after being excluded from the National Front by his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2015, Jean-Marie Le Pen created the Comités Jeanne, named after Joan of Arc?
Arthur Menachem Hantke 2018-06-14 2,100 87.5 ... that Arthur Menachem Hantke sought support from Austria-Hungary during the First World War for the Zionist cause?
Al-Jathiya 2018-06-09 1,095 87.1 ... that the term sharia is mentioned only once in the Quran, in a verse in its 45th chapter?
Maribel Parra de Mestre 2018-06-03 1,698 87.0 ... that Maribel Parra de Mestre is the first female vice admiral of Venezuela?
Maram Sudarmodjo 2018-06-12 1,199 50.0 ... that the first ever Indonesian Olympic team included a high jump athlete who later became a lieutenant colonel?
Indonesia at the 1952 Summer Olympics 876 36.5
Total 2,074 86.4
Hedwig Fassbender 2018-06-14 2,068 86.2 ... that mezzo-soprano Hedwig Fassbender, who also appeared in soprano roles such as Wagner's Isolde, has been an influential voice teacher in Frankfurt?
Al-Ahqaf 2018-06-21 2,036 84.8 ... that a passage in Al-Ahqaf is used by some Islamic jurists to argue that the lower limit of fetal viability in Islamic law is 25 weeks?
P. K. Sen (surgeon) 2018-06-11 1,513 84.1 ... that P. K. Sen led the first human heart transplant in India?
Ian Meadows (archaeologist) 2018-06-01 1,552 84.0 ... that Ian Meadows discovered both the Anglo-Saxon Pioneer helmet and the first conclusive evidence for viticulture in Roman Britain?
Tom Hom 2018-06-07 2,501 83.9 ... that Tom Hom was the first non-Caucasian elected to the San Diego City Council?
Velvl Greene 2018-06-28 1,998 83.2 ... that Velvl Greene, a University of Minnesota professor of public health, taught more than 30,000 students?
House of Laity 2018-06-02 580 31.0 ... that the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy, and the House of Laity each hold veto power over proposed Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England?
House of Bishops (Church of England) 560 29.9
House of Clergy 398 21.2
Total 1,538 82.1
Thomas Puccio 2018-06-03 1,596 81.8 ... that U.S. Justice Department attorney Thomas Puccio was the inspiration for characters in the films Prince of the City and American Hustle?
Potato production in Cambodia 2018-06-20 1,953 81.4 ... that the first research center for potatoes in Cambodia was opened in the country in 2016?
Zhang Youshang 2018-06-30 1,859 77.5 ... that Zhang Youshang was the only student from mainland China at the University of Cambridge in the mid-1960s?
Vladimir Kokolia 2018-06-10 982 76.5 ... that contemporary artist Vladimir Kokolia has his own wiki, called Kokopedia?
Nous Citoyens 2018-06-12 1,832 76.4 ... that the French political party Nous Citoyens seeks to present an "alternative offer" to the National Front by creating a program through "participatory democracy"?
Erpobdella punctata 2018-06-15 1,830 76.3 ... that the leech Erpobdella punctata sometimes hitches a ride on a salamander?
Shmerke Kaczerginski 2018-06-23 1,826 76.1 ... that Shmerke Kaczerginski saved over 250 Jewish songs about the Holocaust from destruction?
Australamphilina elongata 2018-06-13 1,806 75.2 ... that the adult tapeworm Australamphilina elongata is found in freshwater turtles, but how its eggs emerge from the host's body cavity is unknown?
Novell BrainShare 2018-06-08 1,352 74.4 ... that Novell BrainShare moved from the University of Utah to the Salt Palace?
Anito 2018-06-07 2,216 74.3 ... that in Philippine mythology, anito spirits can harm human beings by "greeting" them?
Alonzo Ward Hotel 2018-06-21 1,712 71.3 ... that the first radio station in Aberdeen, South Dakota, operated from the sixth floor of the Alonzo Ward Hotel?
Leiden Law School 2018-06-24   1,692 70.5 ... that Leiden Law School (pictured) is housed in the former laboratory of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a physicist and Nobel laureate?
Highland Branch 2018-06-30 1,674 69.8 ... that locomotives completed a circuit on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland Branch?
UBAKUSAT 2018-06-09 860 68.4 ... that the UBAKUSAT satellite was built by Turkish students and will orbit the earth for six to twelve months?
Hypericaceae 2018-06-30 1,638 68.2 ... that chemicals found in members of the St. John's wort family can cause photosensitivity in grazing animals?
Stanley Woodward (editor) 2018-06-02 1,248 66.6 ... that Stanley Woodward was the first known writer to use the phrase "ivy" in relation to future Ivy League universities?
Nun danket all und bringet Ehr 2018-06-04 1,314 66.5 ... that Paul Gerhardt's song of thanks and praise "Nun danket all und bringet Ehr" was first published along with 17 of his other hymns in 1647, during the Thirty Years' War?
Sabhyata Dwar 2018-06-10 846 66.0 ... that Sabhyata Dwar, an arch monument, bears inscriptions of Megasthenes, Ashoka, Buddha, and Mahavira?
Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa 2018-06-17 1,562 65.1 ... that Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa's feminist group New Wave Feminists was removed as a partner of the 2017 Women's March after organizers discovered the group was pro-life?
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra 2018-06-10 833 65.0 ... that at oral argument in NIFLA v. Becerra, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan questioned whether a California law was "gerrymandered" in order to discriminate against crisis pregnancy centers?
Bhadrambhadra 2018-06-29 1,468 61.2 ... that the first humorous novel in Gujarati literature was Bhadrambhadra by Ramanbhai Neelkanth?
Regional council of Grand Est 2018-06-10 782 61.0 ... that the French Socialist Party unsuccessfully called on its own candidate to step down in order to stop the National Front from winning the regional council of Grand Est?
Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner 2018-06-19 1,462 60.9 ... that Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner, a civil servant at the Bavarian court, published a hymnal that contained the mass ordinary in German?
Cidaris blakei 2018-06-24 1,436 59.8 ... that the deepwater sea urchin Cidaris blakei is named after a ship?
Flumezapine 2018-06-24 1,425 59.4 ... that flumezapine was at the center of a lawsuit filed by Eli Lilly and Company against generic manufacturers who sought to void its patent on the antipsychotic Zyprexa?
Henry Goodeve 2018-06-12 1,422 59.2 ... that on retiring to England in 1845, surgeon Henry Goodeve brought four Brahmins with him to complete their medical training?
Bapulal Nayak 2018-06-26 1,404 58.5 ... that Gujarati theatre actor Bapulal Nayak started his stage career at the age of eleven for a salary of three rupees per month?
David Garvey 2018-06-21 1,364 56.8 ... that pianist David Garvey accompanied Leontyne Price in the White House, on tours abroad, and in her "exceptional" first recital in Carnegie Hall in "a true musical partnership"?
Kath Fox 2018-06-18 1,340 55.8 ... that actress Jan Pearson's favourite storyline as Holby City character Kath Fox was a love affair with a priest?
Jagoda Truhelka 2018-06-08 1,010 55.6 ... that despite writing extensively about women's rights and being the first Croatian author to feature a feminist character, Jagoda Truhelka remains best known for her children's literature?
Long Reef (New South Wales) 2018-06-11 1,000 55.6 ... that Bulgosuchus gargantua, a giant early temnospondyl from the Triassic, is known only from Long Reef, New South Wales?
(Is This the Way to) The World Cup 2018-06-18 1,284 53.5 ... that Tony Christie asked whether this was the way to The World Cup and then declared it "crap"?
Ronny Rodríguez 2018-06-09 642 51.1 ... that professional baseball player Ronny Rodríguez is also a rapper?
Number 12 exposé 2018-06-30 1,223 51.0 ... that Number 12, an investigative documentary by award-winning journalist Anas Anas, shed light on football corruption in Ghana?
John G. Hawthorne 2018-06-16 1,219 50.8 ... that hailing its "pioneering" approach, Professor John G. Hawthorne lauded the University of Chicago for ending a student sit-in "without bloodshed, beatings, or other violent acts"?
Giulia Bongiorno 2018-06-23 1,210 50.4 ... that Giulia Bongiorno, a defense lawyer in both the Giulio Andreotti trials and the Amanda Knox trial, is now the Italian Minister of Public Administration?
Juliet Appiah 2018-06-07 1,494 50.1 ... that Juliet Appiah is the first Ghanaian police officer to be awarded a FIFA refereeing badge?
Yato Dharma Tato Jaya 2018-06-15 1,193 49.7 ... that the motto of the Supreme Court of India is Yato Dharma Tato Jaya – "There is no victory without justice"?
Walter Kenrick Fisher 2018-06-20 1,184 49.4 ... that the marine biologist Walter Kenrick Fisher illustrated the book The Salinas: Upside Down River written by his wife Anne B. Fisher?
List of England Test cricket records 2018-06-10 630 49.1 ... that at the age of 52, Englishman Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest cricketer ever to play in a Test match?
Ein Haus voll Glorie schauet 2018-06-23 1,146 47.8 ... that the 1876 hymn "Ein Haus voll Glorie schauet" is used for festive occasions such as the millennium of the Bamberg Cathedral, but with drastically changed text?
Zubin Khan 2018-06-03 920 47.2 ... that actor Art Malik wanted viewers of Holby City to perceive his character Zubin Khan as an "educated Muslim man"?
Hedgewar Smruti Mandir 2018-06-20 1,112 46.3 ... that Hedgewar Smruti Mandir is a memorial to K. B. Hedgewar, the founder of the Hindutva organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?
Petra Stienen 2018-06-17 1,062 44.2 ... that Dutch Arabist Petra Stienen was awarded the Aletta Jacobs Prize by the University of Groningen for "using her work to represent and transmit the voices of women who would otherwise not be heard"?
William and Anita Newman Library 2018-06-16 1,056 44.0 ... that a former streetcar powerhouse in New York City is now a library building for Baruch College?
W. Barklie Henry 2018-06-27 1,047 43.6 ... that W. Barklie Henry, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt's stepfather, won many yachting races held off the coast of Long Island?
Diwaliben Bhil 2018-06-18 1,028 42.8 ... that Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India?
Volker David Kirchner 2018-06-25 1,012 42.2 ... that Volker David Kirchner, who composed operas for the Wiesbaden State Theatre and a mass for the Mainz Cathedral, was the first recipient of the Rheingau Musikpreis?
Gordon Juckes 2018-06-30 958 39.9 ... that Gordon Juckes received the Order of the British Empire prior to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Luang Por Dattajivo 2018-06-24 956 39.8 ... that the Thai monk Luang Por Dattajivo writes about economics from a Buddhist perspective?
Issuf Sanon 2018-06-20 952 39.6 ... that injuries and documentation issues delayed Issuf Sanon from joining the Ukrainian junior national basketball team?
List of Mexican–American War monuments and memorials 2018-06-02 740 39.5 ... that monuments and memorials to the fallen in the Mexican–American War include a US national cemetery in Mexico City?
Li Zaiping 2018-06-27 924 38.5 ... that Li Zaiping and his research group were the first to sequence a viral genome in China?
Bob Nicholson (ice hockey) 2018-06-08 692 38.1 ... that during Bob Nicholson's tenure as president of Hockey Canada, national teams won 44 gold medals in international ice hockey competition?
Hanns-Martin Schneidt 2018-06-10 485 37.8 ... that Hanns-Martin Schneidt became head of an academy of church music in 1955 at age 25, of the Münchener Bach-Chor in 1984, and of a symphony orchestra in Japan in 2007?
Christina Gerstberger 2018-06-13 904 37.6 ... that soprano Christina Gerstberger recorded the role of Lisida in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Liebe und Eifersucht in a performance at the Ludwigsburg Festival?
Hossam Ashour 2018-06-29 891 37.1 ... that footballer Hossam Ashour is the most decorated Al Ahly player in the club's history?
Ideal Records 2018-06-25 841 35.0 ... that Ideal Records was the predominant Tejano music label of the 1940s and 1950s?
Changpeng Zhao 2018-06-09 433 34.4 ... that in less than eight months, Changpeng Zhao grew Binance into the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded volume?
Virginia Fraser 2018-06-17 778 32.4 ... that Virginia Fraser, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman for the state of Colorado, created a bingo game that teaches nursing home residents about their rights?
Jadwiga Szamotulska 2018-06-02 602 32.1 ... that in 1957, violinist Wanda Wiłkomirska and pianist Jadwiga Szamotulska recorded classical music for children, including concertos by Viotti and Accolay?
Music of Rocket League 2018-06-23 764 31.9 ... that the composer of Rocket League used his old music to create the game's original soundtrack?
Titus Awotwi Pratt 2018-06-05 630 31.5 ... that Titus Awotwi Pratt, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, was commissioned as a minister by his father, who at that time headed the church in Ghana?
Alfred Eteson 2018-06-17 754 31.4 ... that in 1869, Alfred Eteson of the Bengal Medical Service attributed an epidemic of ague to the effect of winds laden with a "pestiferous miasma"?
Dirom Grey Crawford 2018-06-09 390 31.1 ... that Dirom Grey Crawford's roll of the Indian Medical Service includes the biographies of 6,156 officers?
Saudi anti male-guardianship campaign 2018-06-01 539 29.1 ... that Saudi women are organising an anti male-guardianship campaign?
Claus Wisser 2018-06-30 654 27.2 ... that Claus Wisser founded the services company Wisag, and co-founded the Rheingau Musik Festival which staged a concert of Orff's Carmina Burana for his 60th birthday?
Ranbir Kapoor filmography 2018-06-07 578[d] 19.4 ... that Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor played a character based on Arjuna and Michael Corleone in the 2010 political thriller Raajneeti?
The Now Now 2018-06-09 74[e] 5.9 ... that the upcoming Gorillaz album The Now Now was produced quickly so the band would have new material to play at upcoming festivals?
Fleurs de Marécage 2018-06-07 -214[f] -7.2 ... that Fleurs de Marécage by the Dutch poet J. Slauerhoff, containing French poems and a translation of a poem by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats, was published in Belgium?
Güzide Alçu 2018-06-07 -624[g] -20.9 ... that Güzide Alçu and her two teammates were referred to the disciplinary board for displaying V signs that were interpreted by the Turkish Football Federation as insulting?
Northwest Cannabis Solutions Satsop facility 2018-06-07 -948[h] -31.8 ... that the Northwest Cannabis Solutions Satsop facility is operated by the largest grower of legal cannabis in the U.S. state of Washington at the site of a canceled nuclear power plant?
Brad Smith (American lawyer) 2018-06-07 -1,242[i] -41.6 ... that Microsoft's Brad Smith has filed multiple data privacy lawsuits against the Federal government of the United States?
Goat Canyon (Tijuana River Valley) 2018-06-07 -1,764[j] -59.1 ... that sewage from Canon de los Laureles flows into the United States?
Knee dislocation 2018-06-07 -2,228[k] -74.7 ... that about half of knee dislocations (example pictured) spontaneously relocate before the person arrives at hospital?
Body horror 2018-06-07 -3,132[l] -105.0 ... that body horror, originally a subgenre of horror films and literature, now appears in video games, comics, anime, and manga?
Wolfgang Straßmann 2018-06-07 -3,648[m] -122.3 ... that Wolfgang Straßmann hid in the bed of a servant girl in Meno Burg's house in Berlin while his comrades were executed by Prussian troops?

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