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Low 39.7 KRNI 97.1 Panorama (German TV program) 39.7 KRNI
Median 215.0 Aesthetics (textile)
Juan Pablo Cárdenas Squella 		473.9 Alena Aladava
Siddington, Gloucestershire 		237.1 Bare-headed laughingthrush
Prayer for Ukraine
High 2,139.0 Thanksgiving Day Disaster 2,592.4 Mephistopheles and Margaretta 2,592.4 Mephistopheles and Margaretta

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Mephistopheles and Margaretta 2022-03-14 31,130 2,592.4 ... that the sculpture Mephistopheles and Margaretta (pictured) is best seen with a mirror behind it?
Daniel Sickles's leg 2022-03-11 25,436 2,180.2 ... that Daniel Sickles's leg (pictured) is a popular museum display?
Thanksgiving Day Disaster 2022-03-19 25,668 2,139.0 ... that even though many fans died after falling onto a furnace at a college football game, the event continued?
Door Tree 2022-03-07 48,522 2,021.7 ... that the Door Tree (pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred?
Sadko (painting) 2022-03-17 18,738 1,561.5 ... that the future Tsar Alexander III bought a painting of disappointed mermaids (pictured)?
Calutron Girls 2022-03-19 18,328 1,527.3 ... that in a weeklong contest during World War II, trained farm girls (pictured) were found to produce more enriched uranium than professional physicists?
Ides of March coin 2022-03-15 18,252 1,521.0 ... that the Ides of March coin (pictured) was struck to celebrate an assassination and an assassin?
Vanessa Bryant 2022-03-03 31,032 1,293.0 ... that Kobe and Vanessa Bryant (pictured) were founding donors of the National Museum of African American History and Culture?
Statue of Alfred the Great, Southwark 2022-03-04 28,710 1,196.2 ... that the legs of the statue of Alfred the Great in Southwark (pictured) are at least 1,600 years older than the torso?
German victory parade in Paris (1871) 2022-03-01 28,564 1,190.2 ... that after the 1871 German victory parade in Paris (pictured) 151 years ago today, the French symbolically scrubbed the streets on which the Germans had marched?
List of Egyptian obelisks 2022-03-12 13,904 1,158.7 ... that there are only about 30 Ancient Egyptian obelisks (example pictured) left standing worldwide—and Italy has more than Egypt?
Green Line Extension 2022-03-21 12,905 1,075.4 ... that the Green Line Extension, which partially opens today, was first proposed a century ago?
Gateshead Millennium Bridge 2022-03-21 12,888 1,074.0 ... that Gateshead Millennium Bridge (pictured) is the world's first tilt bridge?
Ghost of Abraham Lincoln (photograph) 2022-03-13 12,234 1,019.5 ... that a hoax photograph (pictured) was created appearing to show Abraham Lincoln's ghost standing over his widow?
Hittite plague 2022-03-21 12,064 1,005.4 ... that the Hittite plague in the 14th century BC was the first documented use of a disease as a biological weapon?
Francis G. Brink 2022-03-04 23,514 979.8 ... that Brigadier General Francis G. Brink, the first commander of Military Assistance Advisory Group Indochina, was found dead at the Pentagon with three bullet wounds in the chest?
Utroba Cave 2022-03-23 23,147 964.5 ... that Utroba Cave was made to resemble female genitalia, and the cave puts on a show with natural light to symbolize fertilization?
Antarctic gateway cities 2022-03-14 11,282 939.5 ... that almost everyone and everything that travels to Antarctica has to travel through one of five gateway cities?
Jack Sweeney 2022-03-15 11,151 929.2 ... that teenager Jack Sweeney uses Twitter bots to track the private jets of Elon Musk, Drake, and Russian oligarchs?
Torture 2022-03-13 11,114[a] 926.2 ... that torture causes a higher risk of mental trauma than any other known human experience?
Holocaust humor 2022-03-13 11,038 919.8 ... that humor in Nazi camps was a survival and defense mechanism?
Plaza Hotel Curaçao 2022-03-02 18,952 789.7 ... that Plaza Hotel Curaçao, the tallest building in Curaçao, is falling apart?
Animal Locomotion: An Electro-photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements 2022-03-16 9,137 761.4 ... that the 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge created more than 100,000 images for his study Animal Locomotion (example pictured) that included an ostrich and a capybara?
Queen's graph 2022-03-12 8,668 722.3 ... that five queens on a chessboard (pictured) can attack or occupy every square on the board?
229 West 43rd Street 2022-03-18 8,582 715.1 ... that the entrance to 229 West 43rd Street was not locked for 32 years, and The New York Times could not find the key?
Southwestern North American megadrought 2022-03-16 8,433 702.8 ... that the southwestern North American megadrought that began in 2000 is the driest 22-year period in the region since 800?
Janine Brookner 2022-03-08 16,472 686.3 ... that three former top-ranking Central Intelligence Agency officials appeared on ABC News Nightline to condemn the agency's treatment of Janine Brookner?
Moondog (1969 album) 2022-03-21 5,474 456.2 ... that Moondog was released 13 years after Moondog's previous Moondog?
Moondog (1956 album) 2,510 209.2
Total 7,985 665.4
Monument to Woody Allen 2022-03-20 7,871 655.9 ... that the Spanish city of Oviedo only repairs Woody Allen's glasses once a year?
Man in Business Suit Levitating emoji 2022-03-28 15,608 650.3 ... that the creator of Comic Sans also designed a levitating man in a business suit?
Jane Cakebread 2022-03-21 7,778 648.2 ... that Jane Cakebread's 277 court appearances for drunkenness helped bring about the Inebriates Act of 1898?
Pink Peacock 2022-03-22 15,498 645.8 ... that according to its founders, Pink Peacock is the only "queer Yiddish anarchist vegan pay-what-you-can cafe" in the world?
Single-bamboo drifting 2022-03-18 7,746 645.5 ... that the Miao art of balancing on a bamboo log has been described as "water ballet"?
Margaret Lemon 2022-03-08 15,044 626.8 ... that the popular artist's model Margaret Lemon tried to bite Anthony van Dyck's thumb off?
Vasoorimala 2022-03-20 7,476 623.0 ... that the goddess Vasoorimala (devotee pictured) is a deity associated with communicable diseases like smallpox, chickenpox, and measles?
Ladder (option combination) 2022-03-22 14,920 621.7 ... that long ladders have unlimited risk?
Takumi's Aviation 2022-03-18 7,374 614.5 ... that bartender Gary Regan said Takumi's Aviation was the best he had ever encountered?
Humbertium covidum 2022-03-05 14,558 606.6 ... that the flatworm Hum­ber­tium covidum (pictured), named after the COVID-19 pandemic, was classified in a study written mostly during the initial lockdown?
Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident 2022-03-06 14,358[b] 598.2 ... that the Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident was caused when radioactive material ended up in a junkyard and was smelted to produce rebar?
Urinal target 2022-03-14 7,138 594.9 ... that according to a Schiphol Airport official, installing pictures of flies in urinals reduced "spillage" by 80 per cent?
Reef burials 2022-03-11 7,121 593.4 ... that in the UK, your remains can shelter baby lobsters?
Regulation of flamethrowers in the United States 2022-03-17 7,104 592.0 ... that while the United States Armed Forces are forbidden from using flamethrowers by an international treaty, there are no restrictions on civilian use in 48 states and the District of Columbia?
How Civil Wars Start 2022-03-23 14,182 590.9 ... that Barbara F. Walter's How Civil Wars Start argues that the United States is no longer a true democracy?
Warwick Railway 2022-03-15 7,066 588.9 ... that the Warwick Railway successfully operated independently for decades despite having just three employees, two locomotives, and less than a mile (1.6 km) of track?
Space 220 Restaurant 2022-03-20 7,026 585.5 ... that, for the Space 220 Restaurant, Disney reached out to NASA engineers to understand what a space elevator might look like?
Hyperspace 2022-03-01 13,968 582.0 ... that the concept of hyperspace, primarily known through its use in science fiction, originated from and is still occasionally used in scholarly works?
Khairatabad Ganesh 2022-03-15 6,976 581.3 ... that the height of the Ganesh idol at Khairatabad in India increased by one foot (0.3 m) every year between 1954 and 2014?
One Astor Plaza 2022-03-06 8,954 373.1 ... that the framework of One Astor Plaza was "a humdinger of an engineering feat" because it was built over the Minskoff Theatre (pictured)?
Minskoff Theatre 4,944 206.0
Total 13,898 579.1
Mohawk Island 2022-03-11 6,679 572.5 ... that Mohawk Island is sometimes underwater?
Sayfo 2022-03-03 13,708 571.1 ... that, in addition to the Armenians, the Assyrians also faced genocide in the Ottoman Empire during World War I?
Jumbo's Clown Room 2022-03-24 13,592 566.4 ... that due to business closures across California during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the exotic dancers at Jumbo's Clown Room created the Cyber Clown Girls show so they could continue working?
Invisible Wind Factory 2022-03-12 3,512 292.6 ... that the Invisible Wind Factory will not be hosting Futurama?
Futurama Festival 2,803 233.6
Total 6,314 526.2
2020–22 book banning in the United States 2022-03-07 12,490 520.4 ... that a spokesperson for the American Library Association told ABC News in late 2021 that she had "never seen such a widespread effort to remove books on racial and gender diversity"?
Helene Hathaway Britton 2022-03-16 6,220 518.3 ... that Helene Hathaway Britton (pictured), the first woman to own a Major League Baseball team, was unsuccessfully pressured by other club owners to sell the team?
Cat Burglar 2022-03-14 6,189 515.4 ... that the interactive cartoon Cat Burglar takes about 15 minutes to watch, but features 90 minutes of animation?
Asma Al Thani 2022-03-11 6,149 512.4 ... that Asma Al Thani (pictured), who directs the Qatar Olympic Committee's communications, has climbed the world's eighth-highest mountain and skied to the North Pole?
Kepler triangle 2022-03-13 6,098 508.2 ... that although the Kepler triangle has similar proportions to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the triangle's connection to the golden ratio makes it unlikely to have been used in ancient Egypt?
Externalization (migration) 2022-03-02 11,878 494.9 ... that to repel migrants, the European Union has paid hundreds of millions of euros to Libyan partners known to be involved in human trafficking, slavery, and torture?
Antonette Wemyss Gorman 2022-03-08 11,638 484.9 ... that Antonette Wemyss Gorman (pictured), the first woman to fill a combat role in the Caribbean, was promoted to rear admiral and is Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force?
Malika Louback 2022-03-30 11,626 484.4 ... that Malika Louback believes her three engineering degrees make her a better fashion model?
Siddington, Gloucestershire 2022-03-28 11,461 477.5 ... that the lock flight (pictured) in Siddington, Gloucester­shire, has lain abandoned for almost 100 years, but restoration is now planned?
1962 Isly massacre 2022-03-06 11,384 474.4 ... that in 2022, Emmanuel Macron recognized the 1962 Isly killings of French citizens in Algeria by the French army as a massacre?
Alena Aladava 2022-03-21 5,644 470.3 ... that museum director Alena Aladava (pictured) rebuilt the Belarusian national art collection in the aftermath of the Second World War?
Sons of Neptune (campaign group) 2022-03-15 5,599 466.6 ... that the Sons of Neptune sailed a giant toilet down the River Thames?
John L. Chapin 2022-03-13 5,598 466.5 ... that United States Army captain John L. Chapin's company once boycotted a burger restaurant in El Paso, Texas, for discrimination?
Subwoolfer 2022-03-17 5,487 457.2 ... that the identities of Subwoolfer, who are set to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, remain unknown to date?
MV Millennial Spirit 2022-03-25 10,961 456.7 ... that the tanker MV Millennial Spirit sailed under a Moldovan flag, was crewed entirely by Russians, and was mistaken for a Romanian ship?
John Harvey Rainier 2022-03-11 5,466 455.5 ... that John Harvey Rainier had the distinction of commanding troops from six different countries in action?
Mac Studio 2022-03-21 5,418 451.5 ... that the faster version of the Mac Studio is 2 pounds (910 g) heavier than the slower one?
Marty Flynn 2022-03-17 5,402 450.2 ... that Pennsylvania state representative Marty Flynn engaged in a shootout with attempted burglars near the state capitol?
Weston House 2022-03-09 7,765 323.5 ... that the heritage-registered Weston House (pictured), designed by architect Cecil Wood for George Weston, was damaged in a series of earthquakes in Christchurch and later demolished?
George Weston (lawyer) 1,860 77.5
Cecil Wood (architect) 1,174 48.9
Total 10,798 449.9
Battle on the Irghiz River 2022-03-28 10,726 446.9 ... that historians do not agree on whether the Battle on the Irghiz River took place in 1209 or 1219?
Russia in the Council of Europe 2022-03-28 10,718 446.6 ... that when Russia joined the Council of Europe in 1996, "no serious observer believed that it met the criteria for membership"?
75 Wall Street 2022-03-22 10,639 443.3 ... that an excavation for 75 Wall Street (pictured) revealed an old crock linked with a leader of the Tammany Hall political machine?
Elizabeth Pierce Blegen 2022-03-23 10,481 436.7 ... that Elizabeth Pierce Blegen (pictured) was one of the "Quartet" of archaeologists who lived and worked together in Greece as a family, along with Ida Hill, Carl Blegen, and Bert Hodge Hill?
Fibonacci nim 2022-03-15 5,148 429.0 ... that the first player can win a game of Fibonacci nim unless it starts with a Fibonacci number of coins?
Squib-class torpedo boat 2022-03-19 5,134 427.8 ... that the Confederate States Navy ordered six Squib-class torpedo boats from England, but they were never delivered?
Anna Nikulina (dancer) 2022-03-18 5,090 424.2 ... that due to variable endings of the ballet Swan Lake, Bolshoi Ballet dancer Anna Nikulina has been killed in Moscow, married to the prince in Kazan, and left alone on the lake in Chelyabinsk?
Verena Conzett 2022-03-14 5,079 423.2 ... that Verena Conzett (pictured) found commercial success when she offered serial novels together with accident insurance?
Ainsley Hayes 2022-03-29 10,140 422.5 ... that The West Wing faced criticism for a scene in which Ainsley Hayes defends a sexist and objectifying remark made at her?
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center 2022-03-23 10,061 419.2 ... that nearly a quarter of the patients at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center in New York City are criminally insane?
Stsiapan Putsila 2022-03-20 4,896 408.0 ... that Stsiapan Putsila faces criminal charges in Belarus—as does the Polish judge who refused to extradite him?
Transquaking River 2022-03-30 9,752 406.3 ... that an animal rendering and recycling plant dumped illegal amounts of ammonia, phosphorus, and fecal bacteria into the Transquaking River?
The Green Planet (TV series) 2022-03-09 9,730 405.4 ... that the nature documentary The Green Planet, narrated by David Attenborough, has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"?
Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion 2022-03-11 4,810 400.8 ... that many of the traditional Lakota ceremonies performed at the Sitting Bull Crystal Cavern Dance Pavilion were still illegal under federal law during the show's first years?
Witold Pilecki 2022-03-04 9,549 397.9 ... that Polish Home Army resistance fighter Witold Pilecki volunteered to infiltrate the Auschwitz concentration camp?
Rut Castillo 2022-03-19 4,765 397.1 ... that Rut Castillo was the only out LGBTQ rhythmic gymnast at the 2020 Olympics?
Cane Beds, Arizona 2022-03-16 4,745 395.4 ... that Cane Beds replaced Virgin Bottoms?
Elena Tsallagova 2022-03-09 9,394 391.4 ... that operatic soprano Elena Tsallagova has been described as a natural actress who can make even looking around a corner interesting?
Qiandama 2022-03-29 9,340 389.2 ... that Qiandama expanded from a single shop to more than 3,700 locations in less than ten years?
Lauren Cohen 2022-03-15 4,647 388.9 ... that Harvard Business School professor Lauren Cohen is a powerlifting champion?
Infinity symbol 2022-03-11 4,512[c] 386.8 ... that the mathematical infinity symbol ∞ may be derived from the Roman numerals for 1000 or for 100 million?
Catatos 2022-03-04 9,260 385.9 ... that fried caterpillars are a traditional dish in Angola?
Moore-Jackson Cemetery 2022-03-29 9,190 382.9 ... that New York City officials seized the tax-exempt Moore-Jackson Cemetery in 1954 for nonpayment of taxes?
Dianna Agron 2022-03-12 4,507[d] 375.6 ... that Dianna Agron auditioned for Glee using a high voice because she interpreted her character as a perfectionist who would not want a deep voice, something for which Agron had been teased at school?
Murad Takla 2022-03-10 9,002 375.1 ... that for a Murad Takla, writing "reminds me of you" might be interpreted as "mind farts in you"?
Peninah Musyimi 2022-03-18 4,461 371.8 ... that on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, Peninah Musyimi, from the slums of Nairobi (pictured), was given the "I am Powerful" award?
West Pier Public Convenience 2022-03-15 4,396 367.9 ... that a urinal at Rothesay's Victorian Toilets commemorates Prince Charles' personal patronage?
Jonas Mohammed Bath 2022-03-19 4,387 365.6 ... that Jonas Mohammed Bath was only able to obtain his freedom from slavery by purchasing another enslaved person to replace himself?
Du (magazine) 2022-03-17 4,330 360.8 ... that the cultural magazine Du (cover pictured), first published in Zürich in 1941, takes its name from you?
C. J. Cregg 2022-03-31 8,530 355.4 ... that despite perceived sexist tropes in The West Wing's women, C. J. Cregg is widely considered to be one of the show's most complex and witty characters?
Somali pigeon 2022-03-31 8,470 352.9 ... that the rare Somali pigeon urgently needs a population survey?
Mike Koken 2022-03-18 4,220 351.6 ... that after surviving D-Day, former quarterback Mike Koken wrote that playing American football for Notre Dame left one "prepared for the toughest stuff the Jerries can throw at you"?
Angel Joy Chavis Rocker 2022-03-21 4,178 348.2 ... that Angel Joy Chavis Rocker, a guidance counselor with no political experience, was the first black woman to run for President of the United States as a Republican?
Museum of Classic Sci-Fi 2022-03-03 8,240 343.3 ... that the Museum of Classic Sci-Fi is located in the cellar of a house in Allendale, Northumberland?
Castle Ten Berghe 2022-03-04 8,170 340.4 ... that Castle Ten Berghe, a manor house built during the 13th century, is now run as a bed and breakfast with a neo-Gothic architectural style?
Valeriy Chybineyev 2022-03-26 8,168[e] 340.4 ... that Valeriy Chybineyev was honored as a Hero of Ukraine in 2016 for his actions during the war in Donbas?
Dorthe Emilie Røssell 2022-03-08 8,094 337.2 ... that, between the ages of six and ten, Dorthe Emilie Røssell helped smuggle weapons and propaganda for the Danish resistance movement in her doll's pram?
Carl Cain 2022-03-27 8,056 335.7 ... that 1950s Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball player Carl Cain (pictured) was part of the Fabulous Five, whose jerseys were all retired?
Oleksandr Oksanchenko 2022-03-24 8,011[f] 333.8 ... that Oleksandr Oksanchenko won the As the Crow Flies Award at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2017?
Ordot Dump 2022-03-27 7,904 329.3 ... that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Guam in the territory's attempt to seek U.S. Navy contributions to clean up Ordot Dump, a former landfill and Superfund site?
Lillian Eichler Watson 2022-03-20 3,942 328.5 ... that Lillian Eichler Watson created "Again She Orders – 'A Chicken Salad, Please'" (pictured) to advertise her 1921 Book of Etiquette?
Jean Webster (cook) 2022-03-22 7,872 328.0 ... that Jean Webster daily served hundreds of people free food directly out of her home kitchen for over a decade?
Skip-stop on the Chicago "L" 2022-03-16 3,906 325.5 ... that the Dearborn Street Subway had skip-stop service in 1951 for one morning before it was discontinued?
Correspondence of Paul and Seneca 2022-03-24 7,715 321.5 ... that the Correspondence of Paul and Seneca was cited in the Middle Ages to claim that Seneca, a Roman philosopher of Stoicism, had converted to Christianity?
750 Seventh Avenue 2022-03-17 2,146 178.8 ... that Morgan Stanley acquired 750 Seventh Avenue and 1585 Broadway after both buildings went bankrupt and their respective tenants refused to pay rent?
1585 Broadway 1,710 142.5
Total 3,855 321.2
Temporary Protection Directive 2022-03-21 3,797 316.4 ... that the Temporary Protection Directive went unused until the Ukrainian refugee crisis?
Only Fools Rush In 2022-03-07 7,536 314.0 ... that the director of Only Fools Rush In said motorcycles are harder to film than cars?
Monumento a los Constructores 2022-03-19 3,764 313.6 ... that those who toppled the Monumento a los Constructores said that it was "a symbol of subordination, representation of slavery and an emblem of the Spanish genocide"?
Shona Brownlee 2022-03-21 3,726 310.5 ... that British alpine skier Shona Brownlee, who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, plays the French horn and the piano in the Central Band of the Royal Air Force?
Zungwini Mountain skirmishes 2022-03-19 3,715 309.6 ... that Evelyn Wood called off the Zungwini Mountain skirmishes after learning of the Zulu victory over the British at the Battle of Isandlwana?
Rose Delaunay 2022-03-25 7,376 307.3 ... that Rose Delaunay (pictured), a French operatic soprano who began her career at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, and her husband, an actor, celebrated their diamond wedding in 1937?
Maria Moscisca 2022-03-19 3,664 305.3 ... that when Lviv-born Maria Moscisca (pictured) performed the title role of Verdi's La traviata at the San Francisco Opera in 1913, a review described her as "the impersonation of grace and refinement"?
Alaska marmot 2022-03-20 3,644 303.6 ... that Alaska marmots take turns acting as sentries to protect their colonies?
Natal–Zululand border incident 2022-03-22 7,235 301.5 ... that the detention of two British surveyors for around an hour in 1878 formed part of the justification for the Anglo-Zulu War?
James Clark (Jesuit) 2022-03-18 3,586 298.9 ... that James Clark was the second graduate of West Point to convert to Catholicism?
Alois Wyrsch 2022-03-20 3,580 298.3 ... that Alois Wyrsch, the first member of colour of the Swiss parliament, was born to a mercenary in the Dutch Indies in 1825?
Matilda Allison 2022-03-08 7,116 296.5 ... that Matilda Allison, blinded aged seven, "devoted her time instructing the blind" throughout America, thanks to a "wonderful education"?
Dalton Mills 2022-03-20 3,557 296.4 ... that copper thieves started a fire at Dalton Mills in 2011 while trying to burn off the insulation?
Bianchengichthys 2022-03-18 3,532 294.3 ... that the discovery of Bianchengichthys may shed new light on the evolution of all jawed vertebrates?
Angel Street, London 2022-03-24 7,008 292.0 ... that all the original buildings of London's Angel Street have been destroyed by fire, bombing, or demolition?
1917 Kiev City Duma election 2022-03-21 3,496 291.3 ... that Ukrainian parties obtained only a fifth of the votes in the 1917 Kiev City Duma election?
Hope Tala 2022-03-17 3,460 288.3 ... that British singer Hope Tala turned down an opportunity to pursue a master's degree at the University of Cambridge in favour of pursuing a career in music?
Security Bank Building (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) 2022-03-24 6,907 287.8 ... that the Dillinger Gang's 1934 robbery of the Security National Bank (pictured) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was depicted in the 2009 film Public Enemies?
Olga Bezsmertna 2022-03-29 6,838 284.9 ... that after the Ukrainian soprano Olga Bezsmertna won the Neue Stimmen competition in 2011 (pictured), she was engaged at the Vienna State Opera?
The Perfect Pear 2022-03-04 6,775 282.3 ... that the main storyline of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "The Perfect Pear" comes from a long-running joke among the show's staff?
Feng Xuefeng 2022-03-26 6,772 282.2 ... that Chinese writer Feng Xuefeng rewrote his 500,000-character manuscript, lost after he was captured by the Nationalists—only for him to burn it himself?
Jaz Brisack 2022-03-12 3,380 281.7 ... that Jaz Brisack, leader of the movement to unionize Starbucks, was the first woman Rhodes Scholar at the University of Mississippi?
Isabela Madrigal 2022-03-06 6,728[g] 280.3 ... that Encanto's Isabela Madrigal was animated to be aware that she is "always on stage"?
Gea eff 2022-03-17 3,345 278.8 ... that Gea eff has the shortest scientific name of any spider species?
Church of Saint Quentin, Tournai 2022-03-10 6,660 277.5 ... that two sculptures from 1428 (one pictured) in the Church of Saint Quentin in Tournai are among the earliest examples of a style that was to dominate most of Europe for the following century?
Disneyland measles outbreak 2022-03-07 6,655 277.3 ... that vaccine coverage at schools around the Disneyland Resort was too low for herd immunity when measles broke out in 2014?
Carl H. Jark 2022-03-02 6,608 275.3 ... that when US Army lieutenant general Carl H. Jark retired in 1964, Congressman Henry B. González of Texas honored him by reading Jark's entire career history into the Congressional Record?
Cavillargues medallion 2022-03-19 3,303 275.2 ... that the Cavillargues medallion depicts a Roman gladiatorial combat and possibly an official giving the signal for mercy?
Finn the Human 2022-03-10 6,588 274.5 ... that gender-swapped drawings of Finn the Human, the main character of Adventure Time, inspired their own spin-off series?
Hamdallaye, Niger 2022-03-10 6,526 271.9 ... that more young girls in Hamdallaye in Niger could go to school after a local councillor arranged to buy eight grinding machines?
The Beijinger 2022-03-12 3,259 271.6 ... that The Beijinger had an advertisement for renting foreigners?
Industrial Electronic Engineers 2022-03-26 6,514 271.4 ... that Industrial Electronic Engineers' nimo tube (example pictured) contained ten electron guns firing through a number-shaped stencil?
Kaze to Ki no Uta 2022-03-09 6,474 269.8 ... that the 1976 manga series Kaze to Ki no Uta is credited with widely popularizing the male–male romance genre?
Space Family Carlvinson 2022-03-16 3,210 267.5 ... that the Japanese manga Space Family Carlvinson is likely named after an aircraft carrier that is itself named after U.S. congressman Carl Vinson?
Greenwell Street 2022-03-18 3,207 267.2 ... that London's Greenwell Street is part of a trapezoid, not a triangle?
August Wilson Theatre 2022-03-20 3,194 266.2 ... that at the Guild Theatre, the higher an actor ascended, the farther they were from stardom?
Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan 2022-03-17 3,190 265.9 ... that before the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Manhattan opened, its workers were sent to Walt Disney World for training?
Keventers Milkshake 2022-03-14 3,182 265.0 ... that in addition to creating milkshake products, Keventers Milkshake was also a major supplier of various milk products to the Indian Army for several decades up until the 1970s?
David Wheeler (Alabama politician) 2022-03-28 6,295 262.3 ... that David Wheeler was running for re-election to the Alabama House of Representatives unopposed in the Republican primary when he died in 2022?
Ludwig Ferdinand Huber 2022-03-30 6,134 255.6 ... that Ludwig Ferdinand Huber wrote the text for a book with humorous illustrations (example pictured) by poet Friedrich Schiller?
Dawnus 2022-03-16 3,040 253.3 ... that the 2019 collapse of Welsh construction company Dawnus caused gridlock in part of Manchester as equipment was left in the highway?
Stella Madzimbamuto 2022-03-08 6,021 250.9 ... that South African nurse Stella Madzimbamuto filed an appeal in 1968 with the Privy Council of the United Kingdom that resulted in the Rhodesian government being declared illegal?
Sallie House 2022-03-13 3,001 250.1 ... that the Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas, is said to be haunted by “The Man Hating Ghost”?
Jennifer Bates (labor organizer) 2022-03-13 2,978 248.2 ... that Jennifer Bates led thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to petition a vote for a union in Bessemer, Alabama?
Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab 2022-03-07 5,929 247.0 ... that al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, the Uqaylid emir of Mosul, was assassinated by his own soldiers while plotting to capture Baghdad from the Buyids?
Waycross Air Line Railroad 2022-03-11 2,878 246.6 ... that the route of the former Waycross Air Line Railroad is now an important CSX Transportation line?
Yiğit Caner Aydın 2022-03-28 5,836 243.2 ... that Turkish world-champion para-archer Yiğit Caner Aydın stayed in hospital for eight months after a stand fell on his head, broke his neck, and paralyzed him?
Eleonore Schönborn 2022-03-28 5,785 241.0 ... that Eleonore Schönborn, who had to leave Czechoslovakia in 1945 with two young children, received an Austrian award in 2013 for cultural and social improvement?
Bill Smyth (American football) 2022-03-22 5,752 239.7 ... that Bill Smyth fought as a Marine at Iwo Jima and later played four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams?
Prayer for Ukraine 2022-03-23 5,721 238.4 ... that the 1885 spiritual anthem Prayer for Ukraine was performed by a choir from New York on Saturday Night Live?
Bare-headed laughingthrush 2022-03-24 5,661 235.9 ... that some of the calls of the bare-headed laughingthrush have been described as "comical"?
Surajit Sengupta 2022-03-23 5,650 235.4 ... that Indian footballer Surajit Sengupta was called Sócrates because of his beard and varied interests?
Alberto Heredia (sculptor) 2022-03-17 2,808 234.0 ... that Argentine sculptor Alberto Heredia protested censorship through his art and was forced into exile by a right-wing death squad?
Dar al-Kiswa 2022-03-17 2,770 230.8 ... that the Dar al-Kiswa in Egypt made ornamental curtains for the Kaaba in Mecca?
Madeleine Chapman 2022-03-26 5,500 229.1 ... that New Zealand editor and journalist Madeleine Chapman, known for fashion label exposés and snack food ranking lists, is a champion javelin thrower?
Frida Westman 2022-03-16 2,708 225.7 ... that in 2022, Frida Westman was the first Swedish ski jumper to compete at an Olympic Games since 1994, when her father competed?
Dennis Swanson 2022-03-21 2,708 225.6 ... that when Oprah Winfrey was honored at the 2018 Golden Globes, the first person she thanked was Dennis Swanson, the Chicago TV station manager who hired her?
Elysia timida 2022-03-02 5,398 224.9 ... that the sea slug Elysia timida (example pictured) absorbs its colouration from its algae-based diet?
Rabbit 286 2022-03-12 2,677 223.1 ... that Chicony, known primarily as a keyboard manufacturer, entered the computer-manufacturing business with the Rabbit 286 in 1988?
To Fly! 2022-03-13 2,656 221.3 ... that a 35-second Blue Angels sequence in To Fly! took more than four months to prepare?
Lazar Bicherakhov 2022-03-01 5,292 220.5 ... that a Cossack detachment led by Imperial Russian Lazar Bicherakhov joined forces with British general Lionel Dunsterville's expeditionary corps to prevent Ottoman advance?
NewsFront (website) 2022-03-25 5,292 220.5 ... that the website NewsFront evaded a Facebook ban by posting its content on mirror sites?
Anderson Stadium 2022-03-14 2,632 219.4 ... that Anderson Stadium in Austin, Texas, is the last high-school football stadium in the state built exclusively for African-American students?
1978 New York City newspaper strike 2022-03-04 5,248 218.7 ... that the 1978 New York City newspaper strike has been theorized to have caused great misery in Boston sports fans?
Walter Kerr Theatre 2022-03-01 5,246 218.6 ... that before being restored as a Broadway theater, the Ritz Theatre was used as a television studio, pornographic theater, vaudeville house, children's theater, and poster warehouse?
Armistead Abraham Lilly 2022-03-14 2,610 217.4 ... that American lawyer and politician Armistead Abraham Lilly was also a principal owner of Ruffner Hotel in Charleston, West Virginia, and resided in its penthouse?
Prison and Chocolate Cake 2022-03-11 2,595 216.2 ... that as a child, Nayantara Sahgal associated the words Prison and Chocolate Cake with her memory of the police taking her father to jail while the family were having tea?
Juan Pablo Cárdenas Squella 2022-03-21 2,591 215.9 ... that while serving his nighttime prison sentence for writing articles critical of the government, Juan Pablo Cárdenas continued writing during the day?
Aesthetics (textile) 2022-03-06 5,136 214.0 ... that the aesthetic expression of clothing might entail emotions like "excitement, calmness, strength, and delicacy"?
Arithmetic (book) 2022-03-10 5,126 213.6 ... that Arithmetic was the first mathematics text book written in the Russian language?
Metropolitan main line 2022-03-19 2,548 212.3 ... that the Metropolitan main line was the first electrified revenue rapid transit in the United States?
Baucau Airport 2022-03-19 2,501 208.4 ... that the only ever hijacking of a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft began at Baucau Airport, East Timor, in 1975?
Jason Robertson (ice hockey) 2022-03-30 4,984 207.7 ... that Jason Robertson is only the second Filipino American to play in the National Hockey League?
Lake Street Transfer 2022-03-01 4,974 207.2 ... that the Lake Street Transfer was a double-decked transfer station accommodating two different elevated lines?
Gertrude Hart 2022-03-15 2,457 205.6 ... that Australian writer Gertrude Hart (pictured) was a co-founder of the Old Derelicts' Club, which later became the Society of Australian Authors?
Joseph M. Mleziva 2022-03-19 2,442 203.5 ... that Wisconsin farmer-lawmaker Joseph Mleziva refused to run for a fifth term in 1948, saying, "I can't afford to continue and, besides, I'm tired of taking the abuse that comes with the job"?
Kishu ryūritan 2022-03-12 2,409 200.8 ... that in a kishu ryūritan story a hero is exiled from their society, faces a variety of ordeals, and either returns in triumph or dies in exile?
Indigo Swing 2022-03-28 4,802 200.1 ... that Indigo Swing was described as "one of the name bands" of its genre?
Third session of the United Nations General Assembly 2022-03-18 2,386 198.9 ... that prior to the third session of the United Nations General Assembly, while the Cold War was ongoing, prayers were conducted in various parts of the world?
Bornean stubtail 2022-03-29 4,744 197.7 ... that the Bornean stubtail forages more like a mouse than a bird?
Li Qun (artist) 2022-03-27 4,690 195.4 ... that Chinese social-realist woodcut artist Li Qun felt that the works of expressionists were "far away from life"?
Hi Jolly Monument 2022-03-06 4,651 193.8 ... that the Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona, marks the grave of Hadji Ali, recruited to the United States to drive and tend camels for the United States Camel Corps?
When Marnie Was There (novel) 2022-03-12 2,324 193.7 ... that Joan G. Robinson felt that through writing the novel When Marnie Was There, she "faced the truth and found understanding" about her emotionally distant relationship with her mother?
Longacres 2022-03-14 2,316 193.0 ... that the site of Longacres has been home to a dairy farm, a horse racetrack, headquarters of a Boeing division, and a potential new facility for Seattle Sounders FC?
Celeste Sánchez Romero 2022-03-14 2,307 192.2 ... that before she became a Mexican federal deputy, Celeste Sánchez Romero was a dental researcher with more than 40 published articles?
Jonas Grethlein 2022-03-14 2,307 192.1 ... that Jonas Grethlein turned down chaired professorships at the universities of St Andrews and Cambridge?
Crime of aggression 2022-03-31 4,596 191.5 ... that the Nuremberg trial verdict described aggression as "the supreme international crime" because "it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole"?
Dong Leshan 2022-03-29 4,576 190.6 ... that Dong Leshan has been cited as "one of the best and most prolific Chinese translators in the 20th century"?
Virginia Ali 2022-03-18 2,283 190.2 ... that in 1958, Virginia Ali and her husband Ben Ali founded Ben's Chili Bowl, a landmark Washington, D.C. restaurant where Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Jackson, and Stokely Carmichael would often eat?
Fori Nehru 2022-03-30 4,550 189.6 ... that Fori Nehru founded an employment campaign in 1947 to sell handicrafts made by refugee women following the partition of India?
Welcome to Earth-2 2022-03-13 2,272 189.3 ... that The Flash episode "Welcome to Earth-2" featured many actors portraying doppelgängers of their roles from the series?
Rüdiger Huzmann 2022-03-16 2,270 189.2 ... that Rüdiger Huzmann, Bishop of Speyer, granted a protective charter to the city's Jewish community in 1084?
That's So Raven 2022-03-25 4,514[h] 188.1 ... that Raven-Symoné, who played the lead role in the series That's So Raven, became a producer for its fourth season at the age of 19?
Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas 2022-03-15 2,250 187.5 ... that Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas, heir apparent of the Fatimid Caliphate, was arrested after the caliph's death and died in captivity under unclear circumstances?
Julie Croteau 2022-03-08 4,474 186.4 ... that Julie Croteau is credited as being the first woman to play National Collegiate Athletic Association men's college baseball?
Floating Freedom School 2022-03-11 2,151 184.4 ... that John Berry Meachum anchored the Floating Freedom School in the Mississippi River under federal government protection?
Domitille Barancira 2022-03-29 4,385 182.7 ... that Burundian judge Domitille Barancira upheld Pierre Nkurunziza's death sentence, then later administered his presidential oath?
Women's World (Ottoman magazine) 2022-03-18 2,177 181.4 ... that magazine Women's World was the first to publish photographs of Ottoman Muslim women?
Bill Westwick 2022-03-02 4,288 178.6 ... that journalist Bill Westwick once wrote about a plan that never happened with "brilliant clarity and memorable hilarity"?
Carrie Campbell Severino 2022-03-20 2,125 177.1 ... that legal activist Carrie Campbell Severino, who co-authored a book about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, was once a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas?
2022 Turkish Masters 2022-03-27 4,212 175.5 ... that a snooker table used at the 2022 Turkish Masters was fixed with a car jack?
Father Chrysanthus 2022-03-20 2,100 175.0 ... that Dutch arachnologist Father Chrysanthus was the only person to make the International Society of Arachnology's first congress "international"?
Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914 2022-03-12 2,092 174.3 ... that Selling Mother's Milk is a book which discusses the 18th-century practice of some parents in France giving their children to wet nurses for a year or more?
Red Book of Worcester 2022-03-22 4,182 174.2 ... that the high number of free tenants recorded in the 1299 Red Book of Worcester may be a result of manumissions granted by Bishop Godfrey Giffard?
Khairunnisa Ash'ari 2022-03-14 2,086 173.8 ... that women's-rights activist Khairunnisa Ash'ari was appointed to the Legislative Council of Brunei as its youngest member?
James A. Merriman 2022-03-13 2,081 173.4 ... that James A. Merriman (pictured) was the only Black graduate from Rush Medical College in 1902 and the first African-American physician to practice medicine in Portland?
Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation 2022-03-13 2,074 172.8 ... that the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation has argued that octopuses should be considered sentient?
Beeswing (video game) 2022-03-12 2,068 172.3 ... that the developer Jack King-Spooner claimed that the people of Beeswing seemed to be supportive of his creation of his semi-autobiographical indie game Beeswing?
WITV (Florida) 2022-03-02 4,114 171.4 ... that when Florida television station WITV ceased broadcasting in May 1958, its owner was reported to be on a yacht at sea and thus unavailable for comment?
Alexander's Ragtime Band (band) 2022-03-07 4,113 171.4 ... that the adoption of all-steel percussion by Alexander's Ragtime Band in 1939 was widely copied, and prompted the development of the steelpan?
7th Macho de Monte Infantry Company 2022-03-31 4,104 171.0 ... that the 7th Macho de Monte Infantry Company of the Panama Defense Forces was named after a tapir?
Smiley v. Holm 2022-03-16 2,002 166.9 ... that as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Smiley v. Holm, the 1932 general election ballot in Minnesota contained 30 candidates for Congress?
Vince Leah 2022-03-13 2,002 166.8 ... that multiple youth sports programs in Winnipeg were established by Uncle Vince?
Shotley Pier 2022-03-20 1,990 165.9 ... that sponsors were asked to buy planks for the restoration of Shotley Pier in Suffolk, England, at £100 each?
Nintendo Switch Sports 2022-03-09 3,951 164.6 ... that physical copies of Nintendo Switch Sports include the Leg Strap accessory from Ring Fit Adventure?
David Gee Cheng 2022-03-20 1,975 164.6 ... that David Gee Cheng was appointed as a member of the Indonesian cabinet just three years after he became an Indonesian citizen?
Macy Rodman 2022-03-25 3,922 163.4 ... that Macy Rodman's 2021 album Unbelievable Animals was described as combining "radio-rock shine with dirt-punk roots" and "a dash of Ray of Light–esque experimental pop"?
1540 Broadway 2022-03-12 1,955 162.9 ... that a Forever 21 store at 1540 Broadway was expected to attract more daily visitors than the Statue of Liberty?
2021 Tokyo Marathon 2022-03-21 1,946 162.2 ... that the women's wheelchair race at the 2021 Tokyo Marathon featured just two competitors?
Cultural genocide in the United States 2022-03-29 3,879 161.6 ... that the colonial enslavement of American Indians is described as a cultural genocide?
Royal Expedition 2022-03-26 3,875 161.5 ... that supplies were so poor during the Royal Expedition of the First Carlist War that some soldiers wore cardboard-heeled shoes?
Miles Hadfield 2022-03-13 1,898 158.2 ... that Miles Hadfield ensured supplies of food to Coventry during the Second World War Blitz?
Seal Rescue Ireland 2022-03-03 3,788 157.8 ... that Seal Rescue Ireland comforts orphaned seal pups with fake mothers made of wetsuits?
Ramona Lubo 2022-03-25 3,738 155.7 ... that basketmaker Ramona Lubo is known as the "real Ramona"?
David Nelson (abolitionist) 2022-03-05 3,708 154.5 ... that the second college founded by David Nelson was known as an "abolitionist factory"?
Us Again (film) 2022-03-05 3,643 151.8 ... that, for the animated film Us Again, director and writer Zach Parrish considered a video of an elderly couple dancing to be visceral and ideal inspiration?
Lake Matoaka 2022-03-01 3,639 151.6 ... that the College of William & Mary's Lake Matoaka is named for Pocahontas?
HMS Racer (1833) 2022-03-30 3,611 150.5 ... that Racer's hurricane in 1837 was named after a Royal Navy vessel that was dismasted by the high winds?
Panta Rhei (film) 2022-03-11 1,805 150.4 ... that the film Panta Rhei is about the rhythms of clouds and water because the director Bert Haanstra did not feel ready to deal with people?
André Delvaux 2022-03-17 1,792 149.3 ... that André Delvaux was a magic-realist filmmaker who was made a baron by the king of Belgium?
Hal Sigurdson 2022-03-18 1,783 148.6 ... that Hal Sigurdson was described as "the thinking man's sportswriter"?
Pranati Nayak 2022-03-05 3,562 148.4 ... that Pranati Nayak was the second Indian female artistic gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games?
Jans der Enikel 2022-03-19 1,756 146.3 ... that the 13th-century Austrian chronicler Jans der Enikel characterized Richard the Lionheart as a "noble goose-roaster"?
Westmoreland Street, London 2022-03-17 1,740 145.0 ... that Britain's first heart transplant was carried out in London's Westmoreland Street?
Tatiana Saunders 2022-03-11 1,670 143.2 ... that Tatiana Saunders is now goalkeeper for the equal pay team Lewes Football Club Women after playing for U.S., Icelandic and French teams?
Banded bullfrog 2022-03-16 1,708 142.4 ... that the gonads of the banded bullfrog remain ripe during dry periods so that it can mate soon after rainfall?
Television News Inc. 2022-03-18 1,704 142.0 ... that in the 1970s, Coors Brewing Company owned Television News Inc., which provided newsfilm to North American TV stations?
WQWK (AM) 2022-03-15 1,656 138.0 ... that out of desperation, Pennsylvania radio station WMAJ took its call letters from the scrambled initials of its first program director?
Rapid City High School 2022-03-14 1,656 138.0 ... that American president Calvin Coolidge wrote his statement "I do not choose to run" at Rapid City High School?
H. Radclyffe Roberts 2022-03-12 1,641 136.8 ... that H. Radclyffe Roberts once used a parachute, pulleys, and an "insect bomb" to collect grasshoppers from treetops?
WLVI 2022-03-11 1,590 136.2 ... that the day employees of Boston television station WLVI received new business cards, they learned the station would be sold and they would lose their jobs?
Jovani Furlan 2022-03-24 3,239 135.0 ... that dancer Jovani Furlan made his New York City Ballet debut in a role in which he was cast at the last minute, with a partner with whom he had never rehearsed?
Anna Korsun 2022-03-14 1,608 134.0 ... that Anna Korsun, a composer who studied in Kyiv and Munich, and teaches in Amsterdam, was awarded a scholarship at the Villa Massimo in Rome in 2018?
Nesticus cellulanus 2022-03-15 1,578 132.1 ... that the colour of the markings on Nesticus cellulanus can vary depending on the light level of the habitat, with darker habitats causing lighter markings?
Samuel Loudon 2022-03-16 1,575 131.2 ... that after the British Army captured New York City in 1776, Samuel Loudon fled to the village of Fishkill, where he founded the state's first post office?
Andrei Angouw 2022-03-06 3,150 131.2 ... that Andrei Angouw is the first Confucian mayor in Indonesia?
Tuttle Capital Short Innovation ETF 2022-03-13 1,559 129.9 ... that the Tuttle Capital Short Innovation ETF is the first in the US to bet against another exchange-traded fund?
Streets (song) 2022-03-03 3,112 129.7 ... that Doja Cat's "Streets" peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 because of a viral mashup on TikTok that combined it with a 1959 song by Paul Anka?
Leon B. Senter 2022-03-12 1,550 129.2 ... that as the first licensed architect in Oklahoma, Leon B. Senter held "License Number 1" for forty years, from 1925 until his death?
Kausheya 2022-03-09 3,100 129.2 ... that kausheya was an ancient Indian silk mentioned in epics including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata?
Gloria Rojas 2022-03-25 3,092 128.9 ... that Gloria Rojas, one of the first Latina broadcast journalists in New York City, helped launch the career of Geraldo Rivera?
DBTel 2022-03-01 3,075 128.1 ... that DBTel once took up 30 percent of the original equipment manufacturer market share for cordless phones in the United States?
Lekin... 2022-03-15 1,530 128.1 ... that while playing a ghost in the mystery film Lekin..., Dimple Kapadia was forbidden to blink because director Gulzar believed it would make her feel surreal?
New York City Tribune 2022-03-03 3,070 127.9 ... that during its fifteen-year existence, the New York City Tribune had its highest circulation during a newspaper strike?
WGBS-TV 2022-03-03 3,070 127.9 ... that an executive of Florida station WFTL-TV declared that he had "faith in its future", only to sell it within months and for the station to close within three years?
Arnold II of Isenburg 2022-03-24 3,026 126.1 ... that after Arnold II of Isenburg was elected Archbishop of Trier by the cathedral chapter, King Conrad IV of Germany granted the regalia to the opposing candidate, Rudolf de Ponte?
Hina Suguta 2022-03-05 3,026 126.1 ... that Hina Suguta, who voices Marin Kitagawa in My Dress-Up Darling, worked as a nursery teacher before starting her voice acting career?
Clement Crisp 2022-03-31 3,012 125.5 ... that Clement Crisp, a dance critic for the Financial Times from 1956 to 2020, authored or co-authored 17 books on dance and dance history?
Delphica 2022-03-25 3,000 125.0 ... that Gérard de Nerval's poem "Delphica" promises that the gods of classical mythology will eventually return?
Andreas Rechnitzer 2022-03-10 2,969 123.7 ... that Andreas Rechnitzer helped devise the first scuba diving training program for scientists?
Richard J. Ferris 2022-03-09 2,914 121.4 ... that Richard J. Ferris, CEO of United Airlines, worked a financing plan with Boeing to prevent hostile takeovers of his company?
Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction 2022-03-04 2,882 120.1 ... that Children's Fantasy Literature is the first work to address the genre's 500-year history in depth?
Harriet Connor Brown 2022-03-14 1,434 119.4 ... that author Harriet Connor Brown testified to the United States Congress in 1921 and 1922 to eliminate funding for the Chemical Warfare Service?
KFQC 2022-03-17 1,424 118.6 ... that Iowa radio station KFQC was said to change programming and ownership "almost as regularly as dental check-ups are recommended"?
Squatina mapama 2022-03-02 2,798 116.6 ... that Squatina mapama was named after Spain's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment?
Michael L. Hess 2022-03-16 1,394 116.1 ... that American cardiologist Michael L. Hess chose to work in that field in exchange for a reduction in his tuition fees?
El Grillo (song) 2022-03-19 1,378 114.9 ... that one of Josquin des Prez's most popular works is about the cricket?
KSBQ 2022-03-01 2,748 114.5 ... that Santa Maria, California, radio station KSBQ is named for the style of barbecue that originated in that city?
Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre 2022-03-07 2,738 114.1 ... that at the Dow's Hill Interpretation Centre in Antigua, one can enjoy rum cocktails whilst touring historic ruins?
Comtal 2022-03-20 1,362 113.5 ... that Comtal Corporation's products were used by NASA to process digital images of the surface of Mars and flybys of Jupiter in the 1970s?
Together We Live 2022-03-02 2,692 112.2 ... that during the production of the 1935 film Together We Live, carpenters tried to copy the musical saw brought in by actress Wera Engels?
KMEX-DT 2022-03-26 2,658 110.8 ... that after Los Angeles Spanish-language TV station KMEX-TV discovered that 15 percent of its viewers did not know the language, it added Spanish courses to its programming?
Un été avec Homère 2022-03-05 2,657 110.7 ... that Sylvain Tesson isolated himself in a pigeon house for a month to write Un été avec Homère?
Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn 2022-03-30 2,640 110.0 ... that the 1886 song of thanks "Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn" was performed at a thanksgiving service for Pope Benedict XVI on the day of his abdication?
Leon P. Miller 2022-03-17 1,303 108.6 ... that prior to becoming West Virginia's first African-American judge, Leon P. Miller was McDowell County's assistant prosecuting attorney, a Welch city councilman, and U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands?
B. J. Habibie Bridge 2022-03-05 2,568 107.0 ... that the B. J. Habibie Bridge in Dili, East Timor, is named after a former deputy of the Indonesian president, who instigated the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor?
Harry Allan 2022-03-03 2,559 106.6 ... that despite never having received a formal education in botany, Harry Allan became one of New Zealand's most eminent botanists?
Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility 2022-03-11 1,236 105.9 ... that the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility in Brooklyn is the largest commingled recycling facility in the United States?
Claudia Powers 2022-03-06 2,537 105.7 ... that after her father received hospice care, Connecticut state legislator Claudia Powers introduced bills to include hospice under Medicare?
Ed Travis 2022-03-31 2,527 105.3 ... that after his professional gridiron football career, Ed "Brick" Travis served as president of the Missouri Auto Dealers Association and as president of a local school board?
Franz Grave 2022-03-17 1,263 105.2 ... that Franz Grave, the first bishop of Essen born in Essen, focused on intercultural dialogue with Latin America?
Nick Goiran 2022-03-19 1,256 104.6 ... that Nick Goiran, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, proposed 357 amendments to a voluntary assisted dying bill?
Helen Steven 2022-03-12 1,250 104.1 ... that Helen Steven shared the Gandhi International Peace Award for her opposition to the nuclear submarine base in Scotland?
Interstate 40 in Tennessee 2022-03-11 1,234 102.8 ... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
Stephan MacLeod 2022-03-21 1,212 101.0 ... that Stephan MacLeod's 2021 recording of Bach's Mass in B minor with ten singers was said to be "characterised by swift momentum, crisp articulation and benevolent attention to detail"?
Shirley McGreal 2022-03-08 2,422 100.9 ... that British animal-welfare activist Shirley McGreal founded the International Primate Protection League, after seeing trafficked monkeys in cages at an airport in Thailand?
Jeremiah Moss 2022-03-09 2,412 100.5 ... that in 2007, Jeremiah Moss started Jeremiah's Vanishing New York, a blog that functions as a "digital obituary column" for old New York City small businesses lost to gentrification?
Nieuwe Pekela 2022-03-16 1,201 100.1 ... that in 1969, the first women's strike for equal pay in the Netherlands was called in a cigar factory in Nieuwe Pekela?
William Thomas (antiquary) 2022-03-26 2,392 99.6 ... that as part of his work as an antiquary, William Thomas visited every church in Worcestershire?
Albert Smijers 2022-03-22 2,386 99.4 ... that Albert Smijers was one of the first Dutch musicologists to receive a doctorate?
Panorama (German TV program) 2022-03-31 2,330 97.1 ... that Peter Merseburger refused to host a 1974 edition of German political TV magazine Panorama after a report by Alice Schwarzer (pictured) on an abortion was cancelled by authorities?
Neil Simon Theatre 2022-03-27 2,306 96.1 ... that the Neil Simon Theatre, a New York City landmark, was the first Broadway theater renamed after a living playwright?
Nscor 2022-03-10 2,224 92.7 ... that the source material for Curtis Roads's electronic composition nscor was realized at six studios for a period of five years?
Hanna Veres 2022-03-23 2,116 88.1 ... that when the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum was burned during the recent Battle of Ivankiv, artworks by Hanna Veres and Maria Prymachenko were destroyed?
WTQX 2022-03-05 2,080 86.7 ... that Alabama radio station WTQX was picketed over the alleged systematic firing of its existing staff by new management?
WEMG (Tennessee) 2022-03-30 2,080 86.6 ... that in the 1960s Tennessee had a radio station named after the "Wonderful Gay Way"?
Bewahre uns, Gott 2022-03-27 2,048 85.3 ... that "Bewahre uns, Gott" (Keep us, God) is a hymn for protection and blessing that Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina?
Hamari Beti 2022-03-23 2,015 84.0 ... that the 1950 Hindi film Hamari Beti, which featured Nutan's first lead role, at 14 years of age, was directed by her mother?
KPHO-TV 2022-03-31 2,009 83.7 ... that in the early days of news at KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, one employee processed newsfilm in his bathtub?
John C. Young (college president) 2022-03-20 956 79.6 ... that John C. Young served as president of Centre College for nearly 27 years, longer than any other president in the school's history?
Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria 2022-03-16 938 78.1 ... that the motet Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria by Josquin des Prez has 144 breves—a reference to the "woman of the apocalypse" in the Book of Revelation?
WNAO-TV 2022-03-20 922 76.9 ... that North Carolina television station WNAO-TV operated from a converted supper club?
Bridal Suite (Bernstein) 2022-03-11 904 75.3 ... that Leonard Bernstein composed the piano suite Bridal Suite for the wedding of Adolph Green and Phyllis Newman, with the couple meant to play it three-hands?
Rudaali 2022-03-12 854 71.2 ... that Dimple Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for playing a professional mourner in the film Rudaali?
Ronald Lou-Poy 2022-03-15 818 68.4 ... that as chancellor of the University of Victoria, Ronald Lou-Poy conferred degrees in Iqaluit and the Great Hall of the People?
Mass in D major (Dvořák) 2022-03-18 815 67.9 ... that when the Mass in D major by Antonín Dvořák was first performed in 1887 at the chapel of a summer residence, his wife was a solo singer?
Arti Rana 2022-03-27 1,623 67.6 ... that Arti Rana was the president of the self-help group Tharu Hath KargaGharelu Udyog when it received assistance from the World Wide Fund for Nature to make its looms more efficient?
Loski 2022-03-13 800 66.6 ... that Loski's mixtape Call Me Loose was named as an inspiration for Scorpion by Drake?
Peter Walker (dancer) 2022-03-21 780 65.0 ... that Peter Walker choreographed an Oklahoma!-inspired dream ballet for the film I'm Thinking of Ending Things?
Maurice Smith (journalist) 2022-03-10 1,510 62.9 ... that journalist Maurice Smith helped establish a national curling championship for high school students in Canada?
Nahe wollt der Herr uns sein 2022-03-15 728 61.0 ... that "Nahe wollt der Herr uns sein" (The Lord wanted to be close to us), first written in Dutch by Huub Oosterhuis in 1964, was included in the 1975 German hymnal Gotteslob?
The Mysteries: Renaissance Choros 2022-03-07 1,428 59.5 ... that a 1982 composition by David Sampson is based on a 1931 poem inspired by the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries?
Missa Sanctae Caeciliae 2022-03-14 688 57.3 ... that the 1711 Missa Sanctae Caeciliae, the first composition by Jan Dismas Zelenka, who had come from Prague to play in the Dresden court orchestra, is a 45-minute mass?
Pushpaben Mehta 2022-03-16 683 56.9 ... that Indian politician Pushpaben Mehta was the first speaker of the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly?
Forum Thomanum 2022-03-13 590 49.1 ... that in 2002, Georg Christoph Biller and others conceived the Forum Thomanum as a new music educational campus for the Thomanerchor, Bach's choir dating back to 1212?
Walter Corti 2022-03-27 1,164 48.5 ... that the Pestalozzi Children's Village in Switzerland was established in 1946 after Walter Corti called for the establishment of a village for orphans of World War II?
Pilot (The Flash) 2022-03-26 1,006 41.9 ... that John Wesley Shipp, who played the Flash in the 1990 television series, was cast as his father in the pilot episode of 2014's The Flash?
KRNI 2022-03-19 476 39.7 ... that Red Blanchard, the owner of Iowa radio station KSMN, commuted 800 miles (1280 km) by plane from Mason City each week to host a radio show in Chicago?

Notes

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