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Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick
2019-04-30
44,361
1,848.4
... that the fashion designer Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (pictured) is the closest relative of Queen Elizabeth II who cannot succeed to the British throne because of conversion to Catholicism ?
Electrical disruptions caused by squirrels
2019-04-01
14,574
1,214.5
... that squirrels may be a major cybersecurity threat (suspect pictured) ?
Fabiana Rosales
2019-04-22
26,622
1,109.2
... that Venezuelan journalist Fabiana Rosales (pictured) has assumed the role of international ambassador, soliciting support for her husband 's opposition party, towards resolving the crisis in Venezuela ?
Holden's Lightning flight
2019-04-23
24,686
1,028.6
... that an engineer inadvertently took off in an English Electric Lightning fighter jet after engaging the afterburner by mistake?
Ebbo Bastard
2019-04-01
8,802
733.5
... that Australians refused to call this bastard a bastard?
Flag of Blackbeard
2019-04-01
8,636
719.7
... that the bloody flag of Blackbeard probably wasn't?
United States v. 422 Casks of Wine
2019-04-01
8,418
701.5
... that the United States once sued 422 casks of wine , and the wine won?
Wolfgang Baldus
2019-04-11
13,740
700.5
... that the German philatelic writer Wolfgang Baldus is a specialist in the forged and propaganda stamps of the Second World War, such as the American Adolf Hitler skull stamp (pictured) ?
Fiona Peever
2019-04-01
8,336
694.7
... that a bronze statue co-created by Fiona Peever apparently stepped off its pedestal (pictured) and sat down on some nearby steps?
Shepard elephant
2019-04-19
File:Elephant legs illusion, variant of Roger Shepard's L'egsistential paradox.png
16,248
677.0
... that Roger Shepard created an elephant named "L'egs-istential Quandary" (variant pictured) ?
Ronald Read (philanthropist)
2019-04-25
16,022
667.6
... that Ronald Read , whose last job was working 17 years as a J. C. Penney janitor, left US$1.2 million to his local library and $4.8 million to the hospital where he died ?
Young People Fucking
2019-04-01
6,636
553.0
... that a Genie and three Beavers recognized Young People Fucking ?
10th Canadian Comedy Awards
690
57.5
29th Genie Awards
652
54.3
Total
7,978
664.8
Chinese alligator
2019-04-10
15,643
651.6
... that the critically endangered Chinese alligator (pictured) may have helped inspire the mythology of the Chinese dragon ?
Superbloom
2019-04-18
14,751
614.6
... that California deserts are experiencing the second wildflower superbloom (pictured) in three years?
Dortan massacre
2019-04-03
8,317
346.5
... that the Wehrmacht killed at least 35 French civilians in the village of Dortan (memorial pictured) , and then burned the entire village to the ground?
Dortan
6,422
267.6
Total
14,738
614.1
Patsy Dan Rodgers
2019-04-01
7,296
608.0
... that Patsy , the recently deceased Irish king , personally welcomed visitors who landed in his realm?
South Lake Union Streetcar
2019-04-01
7,062
588.5
... that 1,900 people in Seattle rode the city's slut on a daily basis?
Chafin v. Chafin
2019-04-01
7,006
583.8
... that the United States Supreme Court had a divorce and the daughter was sent to Scotland?
Stomp the Bus
2019-04-01
6,422
535.2
... that a giant has been seen stomping buses underfoot in Arizona?
Echiura
2019-04-20
12,349
514.5
... that in the 1970s, spoon worms (example pictured) helped promote biodiversity around the effluent outlets from the Los Angeles sewage system?
Judah Samet
2019-04-05
11,733
506.5
... that attendees at U.S. President Donald Trump 's 2019 State of the Union Address sang "Happy Birthday " to Judah Samet (pictured) , a Holocaust survivor who narrowly escaped the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting ?
Sex and Candy
2019-04-11
9,672
493.1
... that John Wozniak took less than an hour to write Marcy Playground 's only hit , "Sex and Candy ", in his bedroom at 4 a.m.?
Worthing Tramocars
2019-04-01
5,525
460.4
... that Bill Gates' converted dustbin lorry helped old people get around Worthing ?
Eiseman-Renyard and others v. the United Kingdom
2019-04-01
5,325
443.8
... that zombies can be arrested before they've even committed a crime?
Pacu jawi
2019-04-08
10,400
433.3
... that in pacu jawi (pictured) , the traditional cattle race of Tanah Datar , Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy rice field ?
Crinkley Bottom
2019-04-01
5,032
419.4
... that not enough people entered Crinkley Bottom to keep it open?
Gloeocantharellus purpurascens
2019-04-11
8,099
412.9
... that the Indian Creek mushroom can be distinguished from chanterelles by its staining dark purple when cut or bruised?
Jesse James (treasurer)
2019-04-01
2,608
217.4
... that Jesse James eliminated Warren G. Harding ?
Warren G. Harding (Texas politician)
2,268
189.0
Total
4,876
406.3
Disappearance of Brittanee Drexel
2019-04-25
9,638
401.6
... that while investigating the case of Brittanee Drexel , who disappeared 10 years ago today, the FBI brought federal charges against someone who had already served state probation for the same crime?
International Banana Museum
2019-04-01
4,784
398.6
... that people sometimes send lewd objects to IBM ?
Walter Stanley Haines
2019-04-23
9,534
397.3
... that Walter Stanley Haines (pictured) testified about the Haymarket bombing of 1886, the disappearance of Louisa Luetgert in 1897, and the suspicious deaths in multimillionaire Thomas H. Swope 's family in 1909?
Florida shuffle
2019-04-09
9,501
395.9
... that the Florida shuffle refers to recovering drug addicts caught between multiple rehab centers and "patient brokers" for their insurance money?
Ansel Adams
2019-04-07
9,395 [a]
391.5
... that Ansel Adams (pictured) , known for his black-and-white landscape photographs, documented a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II ?
Athelstan Rendall (pilot)
2019-04-29
9,356
389.8
... that Flaps Rendall flew ball bearings across occupied Denmark at night in Mosquitos ?
Air China Flight 112
2019-04-25
8,926
371.9
... that the largest in-flight transmission of SARS (virus pictured) took place on an Air China flight in March 2003?
Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival
2019-04-11
7,030
358.4
... that Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival , the first queer film festival in North Africa, does not disclose its location due to security concerns?
Polanie (video game)
2019-04-22
8,262
344.2
... that the 1996 video game Polanie is considered a cult classic in Poland?
Hart Island (Bronx)
2019-04-16
8,094
337.3
... that more than one million people are buried on Hart Island , the potter's field for New York City?
Nelson Barclift
2019-04-05
7,645
330.0
... that Cole Porter 's nickname for his romantic partner Nelson Barclift was "cute little nose"?
Mykola Melnyk
2019-04-26
7,886
328.6
... that Ukrainian helicopter pilot Mykola Melnyk made 46 sorties over the highly radioactive Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , and then continued firefighting flights into his 50s?
HMS Splendid (P228)
2019-04-21
7,790
324.6
... that HMS Splendid attacked a heavy German merchant ship, but instead sank an Italian destroyer?
Mud pie
2019-04-01
3,838
319.8
... that a mud pie is not meant to be eaten and may contain pebbles as an ingredient?
Alan Stewart Orr
2019-04-11
6,246
318.4
... that Mr Justice Orr granted the wife of British spy George Blake a decree nisi for divorce on the grounds that a conviction for treason can amount to cruelty?
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
2019-04-11
6,172
314.7
... that the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act protected more than 1.3 million acres (5,300 km2 ) of wilderness and created four U.S. national monuments ?
Viernes Negro
2019-04-26
7,330
305.4
... that Venezuela's economy still has not recovered from Black Friday in 1983 ?
Pearl Doles Bell
2019-04-09
7,304
304.3
... that American novelist Pearl Doles Bell (pictured) traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus for six weeks to research her 1919 novel Her Elephant Man: A Story of the Sawdust Ring ?
Oscar van Hemel
2019-04-11
5,909
301.2
... that the Dutch-Belgian composer Oscar van Hemel created two operas, one of them about a prostitute?
Roman Sushchenko
2019-04-11
5,909
301.2
... that journalist Roman Sushchenko was named by the European Parliament as one of 30 Ukrainian citizens illegally detained or imprisoned in Russia?
Hans Bredow
2019-04-07
6,790
282.9
... that in a telegram to Hitler , Hans Bredow , the former head of the Reich Broadcasting Corporation , requested to be treated like his colleagues who were interned in the Oranienburg concentration camp ?
Marianne Williamson 2020 presidential campaign
2019-04-10
6,688
278.6
... that Marianne Williamson , a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries , has called for $100 billion in reparations for slavery ?
Alai Darwaza
2019-04-24
6,684
278.5
... that the 14th-century Alai Darwaza (pictured) was the first Indian monument built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation?
Librotraficante
2019-04-08
6,625
276.0
... that Librotraficante smuggled books into Arizona?
Chen Zhaodi
2019-04-15
6,533
274.2
... that volleyball player Chen Zhaodi , who was nicknamed "One-armed General" despite having two arms, became an actual general after retiring from her volleyball career?
Tugnet Ice House
2019-04-10
6,504
270.9
... that the Tugnet Ice House , the largest surviving ice house in the UK, is now a dolphin watching centre?
Barry Sage
2019-04-21
6,340
264.2
... that Barry Sage has earned US$22,000 for clapping his hands in 1981?
Mayan Train
2019-04-18
6,264
261.0
... that the Mayan Train was approved in a public referendum that garnered only a one percent voter turnout ?
Troy Museum
2019-04-17
5,964
248.5
... that the Troy Museum , located close to the ancient city of Troy , is clad in rust-colored weathering steel to resemble an excavated artifact?
Aina Mahal
2019-04-16
4,496
187.3
... that Ram Singh Malam designed and decorated the Palace of Mirrors and its pleasure hall?
Ram Singh Malam
1,309
54.5
Total
5,804
241.9
Aporometra wilsoni
2019-04-29
5,736
239.0
... that the crinoid Aporometra wilsoni broods its young in cavities in the feathery pinnules on its arms?
Lirabuccinum dirum
2019-04-18
5,722
238.4
... that the dire whelk sometimes shares the prey of the ochre sea star while it is being eaten?
Butler matrix
2019-04-22
5,666
236.1
... that the Butler matrix squints?
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building
2019-04-04
5,643
235.1
... that the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Building (pictured) in Flint, Michigan , made its film debut in the 2008 sports comedy Semi-Pro ?
Nazir Ahmad Wani
2019-04-06
5,628
234.5
... that Nazir Ahmad Wani , the first Ashoka Chakra recipient from Kashmir (posthumous award ceremony pictured) , was a militant before he surrendered and joined the Indian Army ?
Provisional Cavalry
2019-04-04
5,606
233.6
... that the means of raising the late 18th-century British Provisional Cavalry was likened to the medieval-era feudal system ?
Chatham shag
2019-04-16
5,488
228.6
... that the scientific name of the Chatham shag (pictured) commemorates a former Governor of New Zealand ?
French ship Courageux (1753)
2019-04-14
5,334
224.0
... that when HMS Courageux was wrecked, more than 100 men escaped to the shore by clambering along a fallen mast?
Veronica perfoliata
2019-04-23
5,372
223.9
... that digger's speedwell is so named because it was thought to indicate the presence of gold?
Harry B. Neilson
2019-04-26
5,136
214.0
... that Harry B. Neilson 's illustrations for The Fox's Frolic (example shown) depict fox hunting in which the foxes do the hunting?
Bunny Ahearne
2019-04-29
5,094
212.2
... that Bunny Ahearne was inducted into three different ice hockey halls of fame, but never played the game?
Queen Charlotte's Ball
2019-04-17
5,070
211.2
... that at the Queen Charlotte's Ball , debutantes curtsey to a giant birthday cake?
Defense of the Cutter Eagle
2019-04-13
5,020
210.8
... that a calf grazing near the scene of an 1814 battle between the Royal Navy and United States Revenue Marine became the fight's only fatality?
Antonia Franceschi
2019-04-23
5,012
208.8
... that Antonia Franceschi starred in the 1980 film Fame , set at the same High School of Performing Arts that she attended in real life?
Nikolai Kulakov
2019-04-20
4,886
203.6
... that despite being demoted three times, Nikolai Kulakov rose to the rank of vice admiral and became a Hero of the Soviet Union ?
Ida O'Keeffe
2019-04-10
4,842
201.7
... that American landscape and still life painter Ida O'Keeffe omitted her last name in her first exhibition to avoid comparison with her sister ?
Dennis Lennon
2019-04-02
4,835
201.5
... that Dennis Lennon hoped his design for the interior of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (pictured) would be the "setting for the world's best party"?
Gennaro Bizzarro
2019-04-01
2,407
200.6
... that Bizzarro serves in the Connecticut Senate?
British Air Transport (painting)
2019-04-05
4,615
199.2
... that William Kempster 's 8.44-metre-long (27.7 ft) mural British Air Transport – The Pioneering Days depicts people and aircraft from British aviation between 1919 and 1934?
Moston Brook
2019-04-04
4,776
199.0
... that Moston Brook was one of the most polluted waterways in Greater Manchester but, following improvements, it is now a recreational resource for local residents?
Euretaster insignis
2019-04-26
4,774
198.9
... that the young of the striking sea star are nourished in a manner described as "cannibalistic ectoparasitism"?
Hillary and Clinton
2019-04-18
4,685
195.2
... that Hillary and Clinton is the first Broadway play to feature Hillary Clinton as a lead character?
Me Too (Meghan Trainor song)
2019-04-12
4,613
194.2
... that Meghan Trainor requested the removal of her song "Me Too " from Vevo , due to unapproved digital manipulation of her body in the video?
Spider-Man (Insomniac Games)
2019-04-15
4,584
192.4
... that the Spider-Man created for the 2018 video game by Insomniac Games has been used by Marvel Comics as an alternate version of Spider-Man ?
Presidential portraits of George W. and Laura Bush
2019-04-14
4,560
191.5
... that Michelle Obama promised George W. Bush that she would rescue his presidential portrait from a fire?
Titania McGrath
2019-04-19
4,580
190.8
... that a columnist for the British Internet magazine Spiked created the fictional Twitter user Titania McGrath in order to mock contemporary "woke culture"?
Tom Ballard (climber)
2019-04-05
4,386
189.3
... that both Tom Ballard and his mother Alison Hargreaves died climbing in the Himalayas , more than 23 years apart?
James Henry Marriott
2019-04-14
4,360
183.0
... that James Henry Marriott (pictured) was the first optics professional in New Zealand to make a telescope ?
Time Traveler (roller coaster)
2019-04-29
4,379
182.5
... that upon its completion at Silver Dollar City in 2018, Time Traveler became the world's first spinning roller coaster to feature three inversions ?
Zorotypus hubbardi
2019-04-05
4,219
182.1
... that Hubbard's angel insects groom themselves and each other, perhaps in order to avoid the fungal diseases that kill many zorapterans ?
Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom
2019-04-03
4,195
174.8
... that telegraphy in the United Kingdom included a system that strung wires from rooftop to rooftop of domestic premises?
Bara (genre)
2019-04-28
4,157
173.2
... that the style of contemporary art known colloquially as bara belongs to a history of homosexuality in Japanese visual art dating back to shunga of the Edo period ?
Pokémon Go live events
2019-04-30
4,142
172.6
... that so many people attended a 2017 Pokémon Go live event in Yokohama , Japan, that the city declined to host it the following year?
Zinc oxide nanoparticle
2019-04-04
4,136
172.3
... that zinc oxide nanoparticles , thought to be one of the most-produced nanomaterials , are commonly used in sunscreens?
Dai Fudong
2019-04-05
3,936
169.9
... that Dai Fudong designed Mao Zedong 's villa and asked Ronald Reagan to have his father 's Legion of Merit medal reissued?
Natal Border Guard
2019-04-17
4,006
166.9
... that the Natal Border Guard , established in 1878, was expected to defend the Colony of Natal armed only with spears and shields?
Inner core super-rotation
2019-04-07
3,974
165.6
... that the inner core may rotate slightly faster than the rest of the Earth due to torque caused by Earth's geodynamo and the solidification of the core?
Princeton Shopping Center
2019-04-06
3,958
164.9
... that a New Jersey shopping mall has a California-style design?
Pacific baza
2019-04-30
3,902
162.6
... that the Pacific baza has been rumoured to imitate the calls of tree frogs when hunting, inducing them to return the call?
Raphaëlle Boitel
2019-04-08
3,845
160.2
... that Raphaëlle Boitel worked as a contortionist street performer at age eight to earn tuition for circus school?
Gilberto García Mena
2019-04-29
3,828
159.5
... that the arrest of Gilberto García Mena marked when the Mexican government stopped treating drug cartels passively and instead hunted them down?
Lydia Purdy Hess
2019-04-17
3,764
156.9
... that American artist Lydia Purdy Hess , best known for her Portrait of Miss E. H. , sketched and painted while floating on the Ohio River during her two-month honeymoon?
Royal vole
2019-04-15
3,731
156.6
... that the royal vole has larder chambers in its burrow but not latrines?
Decline in insect populations
2019-04-21
3,640
151.6
... that some insect populations have declined dramatically?
La Région Centrale
2019-04-05
3,486
150.5
... that La Région Centrale was filmed by a robot?
Fallen angel
2019-04-21
3,610 [b]
150.4
... that Church Fathers such as Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, Clement of Alexandria, and Lactantius accepted the association of the angelic descent myth with the "sons of God" passage in Genesis 6?
Nydia Blas
2019-04-09
3,600
150.0
... that photographer Nydia Blas has said she is intrigued by the use of photography to influence public opinion, for example the use of photographs by anti-lynching activists ?
Jeff Berry (mixologist)
2019-04-19
3,556
148.1
... that Jeff "Beachbum" Berry has been described as "the Indiana Jones of tiki drinks"?
ABC Rail Guide
2019-04-13
3,434
144.2
... that the ABC Rail Guide features in Agatha Christie 's novel The A.B.C. Murders and on the cover of two editions of the book (first edition cover pictured) ?
Alex Romero (choreographer)
2019-04-12
3,338
140.5
... that choreographer Alex Romero hired a shoeshiner , Leroy Daniels (pictured) , to dance with Fred Astaire in the 1953 film The Band Wagon ?
Ānanda
2019-04-28
3,357
139.9
... that Ānanda (sculpture pictured) became the Buddha's attendant, on condition that he would never receive any material benefit from the position?
Rachel Koopmans
2019-04-22
3,276
136.5
... that Rachel Koopmans was part of a research team which discovered that two stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral dated to the 1180s?
David Bowles (chief executive)
2019-04-30
3,238
134.9
... that evidence given by Lincolnshire County Council chief executive David Bowles led to one council leader being jailed and his successor banned from being a county councillor, for seeking revenge against Bowles?
History of Tobago
2019-04-12
3,170
133.5
... that indigenous resistance by mainland Caribs and Island Caribs played a major role in the failure of Dutch, British, French, and Courlander attempts to colonise Tobago in the 17th century ?
Podocarpus coriaceus
2019-04-27
946
39.4
... that the yucca plum pine , the bastard briziletto , and the West Indian sumac grow in the cloud forest on the summits of the Sierra de Luquillo ?
Sierra de Luquillo
942
39.2
Weinmannia pinnata
660
27.5
Brunellia comocladifolia
638
26.6
Total
3,186
132.7
Kingdom of Banggai
2019-04-02
3,148
131.1
... that in local folklore, the ancestor of the kings of Banggai hatched from a serpent egg?
Lloyd Chalker
2019-04-08
3,072
128.0
... that U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Lloyd Toulmin Chalker has been credited as the "father of Coast Guard aviation"?
Christ Is Risen! Christ Is Risen!
2019-04-21
3,042
126.7
... that the 1862 Easter hymn "Christ Is Risen! Christ Is Risen! " (visual depiction shown) by Gurney was virtually unknown until two revised versions were sent to the United States?
Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company
2019-04-26
2,996
124.8
... that the collapse of Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company led to the murder of a district collector of the British Raj ?
Euastacus dalagarbe
2019-04-22
2,984
124.4
... that among the threats facing the "critically endangered " freshwater crayfish Euastacus dalagarbe are domestic livestock and cane toads ?
Nay Salvatori
2019-04-13
2,927
122.9
... that Mexican federal deputy Nay Salvatori invited the public to "smoke marijuana at my house and listen to The Doors " if the drug was legalized in Mexico, despite never having smoked it herself?
Jaggln
2019-04-01
1,466
122.2
... that you are onto a winner if you can catch four sows with the Jaggl, Zanggl and Buggl ?
Promachocrinus
2019-04-08
2,906
121.1
... that Promachocrinus is unusual among crinoids in having ten pairs of arms?
Attilio Maseri
2019-04-23
2,890
120.4
... that the Italian cardiologist Attilio Maseri has been the physician to both Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II ?
Candida blankii
2019-04-24
2,846
118.6
... that the yeast Candida blankii , first described from mink organs, is now known to infect humans?
Cedar Hills Regional Landfill
2019-04-28
2,846
118.6
... that bald eagles are removing pieces of garbage from the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dropping them in surrounding neighborhoods?
Katharine Cook
2019-04-23
2,800
116.7
... that Katharine Timpson Cook established training programmes for midwives in Namirembe , Uganda, but distrusted her students and censored their mail?
Coccothrinax jimenezii
2019-04-04
2,764
115.2
... that Coccothrinax jimenezii , a palm tree native to the island of Hispaniola , was listed as a critically endangered species within two years of its formal description ?
Tang Aoqing
2019-04-03
2,742
114.3
... that Tang Aoqing is known as the "Father of Quantum Chemistry " in China?
Sabine Hyland
2019-04-02
2,716
113.2
... that Sabine Hyland discovered that the Incas may have written phonetic information in knotted cords called khipus ?
Mariä Heimsuchung, Wiesbaden
2019-04-02
2,695
112.3
... that the interior of the church Mariä Heimsuchung , a tall concrete landmark of Wiesbaden , features two large, abstract triptychs ?
Sicoderus bautistai
2019-04-17
2,608
108.7
... that the weevil species Sicoderus bautistai , described as resembling "black, shiny ants", is named after professional baseball player José Bautista ?
Moscow State Jewish Theatre
2019-04-03
2,591
108.0
... that the Moscow State Jewish Theatre 's internationally acclaimed production of King Lear in 1935 contained veiled critiques of Stalin 's regime?
Spectral G-index
2019-04-08
2,575
107.3
... that the European Commission's Joint Research Centre recommends using the spectral G-index rather than correlated color temperature to select streetlights that have low blue light content?
Sternaspis scutata
2019-04-10
2,536
105.6
... that Sternaspis scutata swallows mud?
Venetian Renaissance architecture
2019-04-27
2,492
103.9
... that most major Venetian Renaissance architects (villa by Palladio pictured) were not natives of the city, or even of the Republic of Venice ?
French National-Collectivist Party
2019-04-20
2,488
103.7
... that in 1941, the far-right French National-Collectivist Party proposed sending its women paramilitaries to fight for Vichy France in Syria ?
Ye Qingyao
2019-04-08
2,438
101.6
... that instead of attending Columbia University , Taiwanese engineer Ye Qingyao joined the February 28 rebellion , was jailed, and then escaped to China on a sampan ?
Shadow the Hedgehog
2019-04-14
2,418
101.5
... that Shadow the Hedgehog was originally going to appear only in Sonic Adventure 2 , but proved so popular that he became a recurring Sonic the Hedgehog character?
Boston Manor tube station
2019-04-06
2,410
100.4
... that Boston Manor tube station once featured a Tiffany lampshade ?
1979 UK Championship
2019-04-26
2,400
100.0
... that John Virgo won the 1979 UK Snooker Championship despite being docked two frames for arriving late?
Andrew Tallon
2019-04-27
2,382
99.2
... that art historian Andrew Tallon used lasers to collect one billion data points of the interior and exterior of Notre-Dame de Paris , which could be used for its reconstruction ?
Carrie Langston Hughes
2019-04-04
2,381
99.2
... that, at age 60, Carrie Langston Hughes made her Broadway debut as Sister Susie May Hunt in Hall Johnson 's Run Little Chillun ?
Tom Cade
2019-04-03
2,364
98.5
... that conservationist Tom Cade was so successful in his efforts to save the peregrine falcon that it was removed from the US Endangered Species List in 1999?
Mottled piculet
2019-04-12
2,290
96.4
... that the mottled piculet likes to drum on bamboo?
Muntaser Ibrahim
2019-04-18
2,310
96.2
... that geneticist Muntaser Ibrahim , described by Science as "one of Sudan 's most distinguished living scholars", was imprisoned in February 2019 after participating in peaceful protests ?
Eklakhi Mausoleum
2019-04-25
2,305
96.0
... that the Eklakhi Mausoleum was the first square-shaped building with a single dome built in India?
Satish Namdeo Ghormade
2019-04-16
2,302
95.9
... that Satish Namdeo Ghormade has served as commanding officer of a guided missile frigate , a submarine rescue vessel , and a minesweeper ?
Height function
2019-04-22
2,290
95.4
... that height functions allow mathematicians to count and distinguish objects such as rational points of algebraic varieties ?
Army Printing and Stationery Service
2019-04-01
1,118
93.1
... that mobile mechanics were needed for the stationery service ?
Noelle Sandwith
2019-04-24
2,217
92.4
... that Noelle Sandwith produced the first portrait of a Queen of Tonga ?
Alfons Zgrzebniok
2019-04-10
2,113
88.0
... that Alfons Zgrzebniok commanded the first two of the three Silesian Uprisings ?
Bruce Dowbiggin
2019-04-25
2,102
87.6
... that Canadian investigative journalist Bruce Dowbiggin won a Gemini Award for his reporting on National Hockey League pension fraud?
St Wilfrid's Church, Hailsham
2019-04-24
2,099
87.5
... that before St Wilfrid's Church opened, Catholics in Hailsham , East Sussex, had to worship in the hayloft of a brewery's stables?
Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States
2019-04-07
2,078
86.6
... that fees and penalties charged as part of criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States may lead to the justice system becoming both a result and a cause of poverty ?
Neil Ross McKinnon
2019-04-07
2,078
86.6
... that a British Guiana one-cent postage stamp that Neil Ross McKinnon bought from a schoolboy later sold for US$9.5 million?
Dilan Ağgül
2019-04-16
2,072
86.4
... that, inspired at the age of five by her football -playing brother, Dilan Ağgül became a footballer in Germany and later played for the Turkey women's national team ?
Cape Fugui
2019-04-05
1,988
85.8
... that Cape Fugui , the northernmost point on Taiwan, includes a beach with ventifacts ?
Submarine Memorial Chapel
2019-04-15
1,986
83.4
... that during World War II , the crew of the USS Argonaut donated their ship's bell to the Submarine Memorial Chapel before the submarine was lost in combat?
Karel Wiesner
2019-04-17
1,995
83.1
... that Czech chemist Karel Wiesner , unable to study at university under the German occupation, set up a laboratory in the basement of his parents' house to teach himself polarography ?
Thomas Fulljames
2019-04-15
1,974
82.8
... that Thomas Fulljames designed the Gloucester Court of Probate (pictured) in a "picturesque Gothic " style?
John Beaton (miner)
2019-04-21
1,985
82.7
... that prospector John Beaton triggered an Alaskan gold rush by a discovery his team made on Christmas Day 1908?
Apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament
2019-04-29
1,977
82.4
... that, on average, Greece has changed its electoral law regarding apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament once every 1.5 elections?
Tore Johannessen
2019-04-02
1,968
82.0
... that Tore Johannessen was the youngest person to become president of any Norwegian sports association?
Stella Abidh
2019-04-30
1,958
81.6
... that Stella Abidh is believed to be the first Indo-Trinidadian woman to become a medical doctor?
All India Azad Muslim Conference
2019-04-09
1,954
81.4
... that the All India Azad Muslim Conference represented several Islamic organisations that opposed the partition of India ?
Jens Harzer
2019-04-24
1,948
81.1
... that Jens Harzer , a German actor with Hamburg's Thalia Theatre as well as in film and television, was chosen by Bruno Ganz to be the latest bearer of the Iffland-Ring ?
Yoga for women
2019-04-24
1,939
80.8
... that Indra Devi helped publicise yoga for women by enrolling film stars and other celebrities as her pupils?
Kathleen Hite
2019-04-28
1,918
79.9
... that Kathleen Hite , scriptwriter for Gunsmoke , accepted a job as a secretary at CBS so she could badger company officials into letting her write?
Sophie Alexander (footballer)
2019-04-19
1,887
78.6
... that Sophie Alexander was concussed in her first AFL Women's match?
Georgina Pazcoguin
2019-04-26
1,862
77.6
... that Georgina Pazcoguin of the New York City Ballet co-founded an initiative to combat Asian stereotypes in ballet productions such as The Nutcracker ?
Maria Teresa Ferrer i Mallol
2019-04-07
1,838
76.6
... that medieval historian Maria Teresa Ferrer i Mallol believed that the 14th-century Mudéjar Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities in Catalonia and Valencia co-existed due to religious segregation ?
Ann Wroe
2019-04-27
1,820
75.8
... that Ann Wroe has written The Economist 's obituaries since 2003, with subjects including Prince , Arthur Miller , and Osama bin Laden ?
Rozmowy ze Stanisławem Lemem
2019-04-29
1,747
72.8
... that a book-length interview with Stanisław Lem was subject to cuts due to censorship in Communist Poland ?
Wildlife of Spain
2019-04-02
1,732
72.1
... that the wildlife of Spain includes 8000–9000 species of vascular plants , more than any other country in Europe?
Christus, der uns selig macht
2019-04-18
1,720
71.6
... that "Christus, der uns selig macht ", a translation by Michael Weiße of a Latin Passion hymn, begins with Jesus arrested like a thief?
St George's Church, Polegate
2019-04-23
1,704
71.0
... that since St George's Church opened in Polegate in 1938, the composition of its parish has changed five times?
Alex Lely
2019-04-04
1,662
69.2
... that Dutch pool player Alex Lely won the 1999 World Pool Masters Tournament and collected autographs from his opponents?
Luquillo Experimental Forest
2019-04-25
1,656
69.0
... that an "alarming" decline in arthropod populations in Luquillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico has been linked to the warming climate?
Bulgarian cosmonaut program
2019-04-12
1,625
68.4
... that Bulgaria's first cosmonaut , Georgi Ivanov , safely returned to Earth despite a failing main engine and a damaged backup engine on his Soyuz 33 spacecraft?
International Air Navigation Conference
2019-04-06
1,630
67.9
... that the Paris International Air Navigation Conference of 1910 was held after France became concerned about the number of foreign balloons carrying German officers that were entering their airspace?
Coccothrinax jamaicensis
2019-04-09
1,626
67.8
... that while the fan palm Coccothrinax jamaicensis is the only Coccothrinax species native to Jamaica, the neighbouring island of Cuba has 39 native species?
Der kleine Tag
2019-04-23
1,616
67.3
... that "der kleine Tag " ("the Little Day") is 23 April in the musical of the same name?
Kiritsugu Emiya
2019-04-16
1,606
66.9
... that the tragic early life of the visual-novel character Kiritsugu Emiya was written by Gen Urobuchi as a prequel to Fate/stay night , which has a happy ending?
Hansgünther Heyme
2019-04-15
1,578
66.2
... that when Hansgünther Heyme staged classic plays, Antigone was set in Calcutta, William Tell in Nazi Germany, and Hamlet ended with the prince on a metal trolley?
Marwan I
2019-04-14
1,530
64.3
... that in 684–85, Caliph Marwan I reestablished Umayyad authority in Syria and Egypt after its collapse across the caliphate?
Virginia Overton
2019-04-26
1,529
63.7
... that an original work by artist Virginia Overton was used as a prize at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival ?
Marjorie Paxson
2019-04-05
1,473
63.6
... that Marjorie Paxson was twice demoted and replaced by a male editor when two different newspapers replaced their women’s sections with features sections?
1909 Florida Keys hurricane
2019-04-07
1,525
63.5
... that some newspapers reported as many as 3,000 deaths in Key West , Florida, during an October 1909 hurricane , but just two fatalities occurred in the city in actuality?
Bonin white-eye
2019-04-27
1,522
63.4
... that the Bonin white-eye can evidently learn about new food sources by watching warbling white-eyes feed?
Alejandra Melfo
2019-04-28
1,516
63.2
... that former astrophysicist Alejandra Melfo now works on preserving microbial life from Venezuela's rapidly receding last glacier?
Virgilio Caballero Pedraza
2019-04-24
1,509
62.9
... that while a federal deputy , Virgilio Caballero Pedraza lost his apartment in the 2017 Mexico City earthquake ?
Sumedhanand Saraswati
2019-04-10
1,493
62.2
... that Indian MP Sumedhanand Saraswati is also a Hindu monk ?
Miguel Pizarro
2019-04-25
1,486
61.9
... that Venezuelan politician Miguel Pizarro was expelled from high school for starting protests against military education?
Marysville Cotton Mill
2019-04-12
1,444
60.8
... that the former Marysville Cotton Mill now houses a data centre for departments and agencies of the Government of New Brunswick ?
Episode 8052
2019-04-27
1,457
60.7
... that Episode 8052 of the Australian soap opera Neighbours concerns the death of series regular Sonya Rebecchi , whose portrayer 's contract was not renewed to reduce production costs?
Rosl Schwaiger
2019-04-30
1,446
60.2
... that Rosl Schwaiger appeared as Mozart's Blonde at the Salzburg Festival in 1945 and the Glyndebourne Festival in 1957?
Armed Forces March Competition
2019-04-30
1,434
59.8
... that among the judges of the 1954 Armed Forces March Competition were the last two living cornet soloists to have performed under John Philip Sousa ?
Gene Ritchie Monahan
2019-04-14
1,422
59.7
... that Minnesotan portrait and landscape artist Gene Ritchie Monahan is known for work that Sigurd Olson said "caught the details of the changing seasons"?
My Song Is Love Unknown
2019-04-19
1,424
59.3
... that the Good Friday hymn "My Song Is Love Unknown " asks what Jesus had done to deserve crucifixion?
Tsutomu Kawabuchi
2019-04-12
1,394
58.7
... that Tsutomu Kawabuchi was referred to as the "father of Japanese women's ice hockey "?
Mark M. Ravitch
2019-04-25
1,375
57.3
... that Mark M. Ravitch and Félicien M. Steichen introduced surgical staples , a time-saving replacement for suturing by hand, to American operating rooms?
John W. Beschter
2019-04-02
1,368
57.0
... that John W. Beschter , a Luxembourgish Jesuit who ministered throughout rural Pennsylvania , became the President of Georgetown University in 1829?
Kishen Pershad
2019-04-27
1,332
55.5
... that as Prime Minister of Hyderabad , Kishen Pershad passed the Mulki regulations giving preference to local citizens over British citizens for state administrative appointments?
Ario Pardee
2019-04-19
1,318
54.9
... that Ario Pardee 's gift of $20,000 to Lafayette College in 1864 was the largest sum ever given to an educational institution in Pennsylvania at the time?
Ruth H. Alexander
2019-04-15
1,273
53.4
... that Ruth H. Alexander was the first woman selected to serve on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition ?
Ethiopian Unity Patriots Front
2019-04-28
1,256
52.3
... that the Ethiopian Unity Patriots Front is officially opposed to ethnic federalism and sectarianism , although almost all of its popular support stems from just one tribal group?
Lamellaria perspicua
2019-04-14
1,215
51.0
... that the colour and texture of the transparent lamellaria may vary according to the species of sea squirt on which it is living?
2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships
2019-04-30
1,192
49.6
... that Western Australia was held scoreless in the pool A final at the 2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships ?
Typhoon Ofelia
2019-04-29
1,182
49.2
... that Typhoon Ofelia was the worst typhoon to hit eastern Taiwan in 30 years?
A Simple Lie
2019-04-08
1,162
48.4
... that the storyline of Holby City 's two-part episode "A Simple Lie " was compared to the Charlie Gard case ?
Sharda Mehta
2019-04-12
1,132
47.7
... that Indian social worker Sharda Mehta organised a protest against indentured servitude in 1917?
Euphrasie Kouassi Yao
2019-04-18
1,138
47.4
... that Ivorian special advisor Euphrasie Kouassi Yao has worked as a UNESCO chair for Water, Women and Decision-making, and has been honoured by the Global Platform for Enterprising Women?
2019 Tour Championship
2019-04-16
1,136
47.4
... that at the 2019 Tour Championship snooker tournament the first-round match between Neil Robertson and Mark Selby , played over 17 frames , was decided by the final black ?
Trois Chansons (Ravel)
2019-04-03
1,131
47.1
... that Maurice Ravel wrote texts and music for Trois Chansons , his only composition for choir a cappella , in response to the outbreak of World War I ?
Eleanor Barrow Chase
2019-04-03
1,126
46.9
... that Eleanor Barrow Chase was instrumental in getting Eastern Washington University admitted to the Big Sky Conference in 1987?
Dana Lepofsky
2019-04-09
1,116
46.5
... that according to research led by Dana Lepofsky , some clam gardens on the Pacific Northwest Coast are up to 3,500 years old?
Bambang Dwi Hartono
2019-04-18
1,092
45.5
... that Bambang Dwi Hartono championed bus rapid transit in Surabaya as mayor, but his plans were overridden by the next mayor ?
Rob Morrison (scientist)
2019-04-13
1,066
44.8
... that Rob Morrison from Australia's The Curiosity Show was an expert witness at a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the death of a girl by a dingo ?
Patrick Lange (conductor)
2019-04-12
1,048
44.1
... that Patrick Lange , who conducted a Stephen Sondheim musical in a youth club production at age 16, became chief music director of the Wiesbaden State Opera at age 36?
Zeige uns, Herr, deine Allmacht und Güte
2019-04-13
1,037
43.5
... that Raymund Weber wrote "Zeige uns, Herr, deine Allmacht und Güte " to be sung with a modern melody, but it appears in the German Catholic hymnal with a Baroque melody?
Shah Faesal
2019-04-20
1,042
43.4
... that Shah Faesal , the first Kashmiri to top the Indian civil services exam , has become a politician?
Siegfried Vogel
2019-04-10
1,042
43.4
... that Siegfried Vogel , a bass at the Berlin State Opera from 1965, appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow?
Emma Ghent Curtis
2019-04-27
1,018
42.4
... that Emma Ghent Curtis 's 1889 novel The Administratrix features a cowboy in favor of women's suffrage ?
D. S. Kapoor
2019-04-13
996
41.8
... that D. S. Kapoor designed a replica of the Eiffel Tower to serve as an entrance to the annual Chandigarh Carnival?
Margit Schramm
2019-04-21
994
41.4
... that Margit Schramm appeared as Hanna Glawari, the "merry widow" in Lehár's operetta , more than 500 times?
Necdet Turhan
2019-04-20
994
41.4
... that Necdet Turhan , a visually impaired mountaineer and long-distance runner, ran five marathons and climbed five summits on five continents?
Watts Park, Southampton
2019-04-15
960
40.3
... that three times a day, the clock tower across from Southampton 's Watts Park tolls out Isaac Watts 's hymn "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past "?
Friedrich Achleitner
2019-04-26
958
39.9
... that Friedrich Achleitner , a concrete poet and architecture critic, wrote over decades about Austrian architecture in the 20th century, visiting each building he described?
Competitive service
2019-04-13
948
39.8
... that the U.S. Homeland Security Act of 2002 has been used to expedite government-wide hiring for medical, scientific, and cybersecurity positions into the competitive federal civil service ?
Uma Saren
2019-04-17
944
39.3
... that All India Trinamool Congress MP Uma Saren was the first person to speak in the tribal Santali language at the Inter-Parliamentary Union ?
Heinz Hoppe
2019-04-16
917
38.2
... that Heinz Hoppe performed as a lyric tenor at the Hamburg State Opera , including world premieres, but became popular for operetta recordings and television shows?
Alex Adams (Holby City)
2019-04-12
902
38.0
... that the Holby City production team worked with Parkinson's UK to create a Parkinson's disease storyline for the character Alex Adams ?
Avi Nissenkorn
2019-04-24
910
37.9
... that Avi Nissenkorn , former chairman of Histadrut , Israel's largest trade union, competed in his youth in the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics ?
XHCDMX-FM
2019-04-28
900
37.5
... that XHCDMX-FM , operated by a consortium of women's organizations and activists, is the first community radio station in Mexico City ?
Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
2019-04-20
898
37.4
... that the motet Sicut cervus by Palestrina , suitable for Holy Saturday , has been described as the expression of "serene but fervent spiritual yearning"?
Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano
2019-04-02
896
37.3
... that the album Liaisons features works by dozens of composers "re-imagining" Stephen Sondheim 's music?
Hans Dobida
2019-04-03
877
36.5
... that Austrian ice hockey administrator Hans Dobida was inducted into the German and Slovenian hockey halls of fame?
Joravarsinh Jadav
2019-04-21
856
35.7
... that Indian folklorist Joravarsinh Jadav has written and edited more than 90 works?
Ferry Gruber
2019-04-22
848
35.3
... that the tenor Ferry Gruber performed at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich for 50 years, including in Prokofiev's Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen alongside Ingeborg Hallstein in 1960?
Horst Laubenthal
2019-04-04
830
34.6
... that Horst Laubenthal appeared in Mozart operas at the Glyndebourne Festival as Belmonte , in Paris as Tamino , and in Turin as Ottavio ?
Bent Norup
2019-04-29
820
34.2
... that Bent Norup , a Danish heldenbaritone , recorded the role of Orest live in France, alongside Ute Vinzing as Elektra and Leonie Rysanek as Chrysothemis?
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
2019-04-14
806
33.8
... that "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig ", a hymn about vanity by Michael Franck , is the basis of a chorale cantata by Bach , and quoted in Mauricio Kagel 's Passion?
Cynthia García Coll
2019-04-06
807
33.6
... that Cynthia García Coll from Puerto Rico has researched the psychological resilience of children born to teen mothers and of immigrant children?
Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz
2019-04-19
802
33.4
... that Heinrich Schütz composed Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz , setting the seven Sayings of Jesus on the cross for the Evangelist , who sings in up to four voices, and Jesus , who is accompanied by obbligato instruments?
Poecilochaetus serpens
2019-04-07
794
33.1
... that the polychaete worm Poecilochaetus serpens digs a burrow with its head and lines it with particles of clay or mud cemented with mucus?
Yang Naisi
2019-04-28
793
33.0
... that Chinese linguist Yang Naisi was noted for his research on the ʼPhags-pa script ?
Harry Lindblad
2019-04-09
773
32.2
... that Finnish Ice Hockey Association president Harry Lindblad was a founding member of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame , and served as its first chairman?
James F. Short
2019-04-06
772
32.2
... that James F. Short served as director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture under four governors?
Helen Brownlee
2019-04-06
768
32.0
... that Order of Australia recipient Helen Brownlee was the first woman to be elected as one of the vice presidents of the Australian Olympic Committee ?
Romulea tortuosa
2019-04-14
699
29.3
... that some leaves of the South African plant Romulea tortuosa are shaped like corkscrews?
Tom Oppé
2019-04-13
690
29.0
... that Tom Oppé chaired the working party which produced a report for the British government in 1974 recommending that babies be fed with breast milk rather than formula ?
1920–21 Cardiff City F.C. season
2019-04-09
691
28.8
... that by winning promotion during the 1920–21 season , Cardiff City F.C. became the first Welsh club to reach the top tier of English football?
Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
2019-04-06
622
25.9
... that Felix Mendelssohn first composed the motet Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (For He shall give His angels charge ) for an eight-part choir, then included it with orchestra in Elijah ?
Mike Gioulakis
2019-04-20
598
24.9
... that cinematographer Mike Gioulakis was inspired by the photography of Gregory Crewdson when shooting the 2014 horror film It Follows ?
Popule meus (Victoria)
2019-04-19
575
24.0
... that in the motet Popule meus by Tomás Luis de Victoria , which sets the Good Friday Reproaches , two choirs alternate Greek and Latin versions of the Trisagion ?
List of black NFL quarterbacks
2019-04-17
541
22.5
... that Fritz Pollard (pictured) became the NFL 's first black quarterback in 1923, but it was not until 2017 that all 32 modern NFL teams had started at least one black quarterback?
Bandaru Dattatreya
2019-04-14
502
21.1
... that Bandaru Dattatreya is the only minister from the Telangana state in the current Union Cabinet of India ?
1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season
2019-04-20
352
14.7
... that during Cardiff City F.C. 's 1921–22 season , trainer George Latham became the oldest player in club history when called into action after members of the first team fell ill?