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Low -105.0 Monterey Bay Aquarium 95.1 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year -105.0 Monterey Bay Aquarium
Median 133.9 Cary Moon 281.3 Architecture of Seattle
Liwonde National Park
152.0 Naval Careers Service
High 759.2 Wrangell Bombardment 2,122.7 Sophia (robot) 2,122.7 Sophia (robot)

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Sophia (robot) 2017-11-13 50,944[a] 2,122.7 ... that Sophia (pictured) is the first robot to become a recognised citizen of a country?
SS Andaste 2017-11-22 24,836 1,034.8 ... that the SS Andaste (pictured) – a hybrid whaleback Great Lakes cargo vessel – disappeared with all hands on Lake Michigan in 1929 and is still listed as unfound?
Fedwa Misk 2017-11-24 24,556 1,023.1 ... that Moroccan women's rights activist Fedwa Misk (pictured) named her online magazine Qandisha after a mythical jinn famous for her seductive powers?
Wrangell Bombardment 2017-11-16 18,220 759.2 ... that the U.S. Army bombarded the village of Wrangell, Alaska, in 1869 to force the handover of the first man to be given the death penalty under U.S. rule?
Béatrice Saubin 2017-11-06 17,008 708.7 ... that the Malaysian High Court sentenced 22-year-old Frenchwoman Béatrice Saubin to death by hanging for smuggling 534 grams (1.177 lb) of pure grade heroin?
Ines Rau 2017-11-02 16,978[b] 707.4 ... that Ines Rau is the first transgender woman to be a Playboy Playmate?
Lepiota brunneoincarnata 2017-11-07 15,766 656.9 ... that people have been poisoned after mistaking the deadly dapperling for the grey knight?
Gillian Hanson 2017-11-29 14,892 620.5 ... that Gillian Hanson was a world expert on treating the condition that ultimately killed her?
Polaris Sales Agreement 2017-11-27 14,012 587.9 ... that the United States supplied ballistic missiles (example pictured) to Great Britain under the Polaris Sales Agreement?
Helicopter 66 2017-11-23 13,939 580.8 ... that Helicopter 66, which recovered astronauts from five different Apollo missions, has been called "one of the most famous, or at least most iconic, helicopters in history"?
Han–Liu War 2017-11-14 12,600 525.0 ... that before the Han–Liu War, many soldiers bought coffins as they were prepared to fight to the death?
Grape-kun 2017-11-03 12,480 520.0 ... that Grape-kun, a Humboldt penguin, "fell in love" with a cutout of an anime character?
World tour of Ulysses S. Grant 2017-11-08 12,359 515.0 ... that during his world tour in 1878, Ulysses S. Grant (pictured) became the first U.S. President to visit Jerusalem?
PS Duchess of Fife 2017-11-27 12,166 510.4 ... that PS Duchess of Fife received a battle honour for saving 1,633 Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk?
Amynthas mekongianus 2017-11-24 11,928 497.0 ... that the Mekong giant earthworm can grow to a length of 2.9 metres (10 feet)?
Albert Sidney Johnston (Ney) 2017-11-06 11,902 495.9 ... that Albert Sidney Johnston lies in repose atop his grave?
Ughill Hall shootings 2017-11-10 11,874 494.8 ... that after murdering his mistress and her daughter in Ughill Hall, Sheffield, Ian Wood absconded to France and threatened to jump off Amiens Cathedral?
Helene Bechstein 2017-11-16 11,816 492.3 ... that Helene Bechstein helped to teach Hitler table manners?
Shoeburyness Boom 2017-11-19 11,654 485.6 ... that the Shoeburyness Boom is the only known Cold War anti-submarine boom?
Boiled leather 2017-11-12 11,506 479.4 ... that the German Army used pickelhaube helmets made of boiled leather (example pictured) until halfway through World War I?
Amy H. Herring 2017-11-20 11,204 466.9 ... that Amy H. Herring led a study whose data showed some American women were reportedly virgins at the birth of their first child?
Laura J. Richardson 2017-11-30 11,105 462.7 ... that General Robert B. Abrams took "less than a second" to choose Laura J. Richardson as his deputy at United States Army Forces Command, despite never having worked with her?
Suicide of Randy Potter 2017-11-12 10,436 434.8 ... that it took authorities at Kansas City International Airport eight months to find Randy Potter's body in his parked truck, despite recording all license plate numbers nightly?
Shadia Bseiso 2017-11-07 10,312 429.7 ... that Shadia Bseiso from Jordan is the first female Arab wrestler to sign with WWE?
Roma Agrawal 2017-11-10 10,188 424.5 ... that after playing with Lego bricks as a child, Roma Agrawal designed both the tip and bottom of The Shard (pictured)?
Dardeen family homicides 2017-11-17 10,142 422.6 ... that serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells confessed to the Dardeen family homicides that took place in Ina, Illinois, 30 years ago today, but he was never charged?
Achilleas Kallakis 2017-11-03 9,709 404.5 ... that Achilleas Kallakis has been called "Britain's most successful serial confidence trickster"?
Flemming Helweg-Larsen 2017-11-24 9,548 397.8 ... that in 1946, Flemming Helweg-Larsen became the first person executed by Denmark in more than 50 years?
J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World 2017-11-09 9,530 397.1 ... that the J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World franchise was the "most-snubbed franchise" of all time at the Academy Awards, with 12 nominations and zero wins until its 2017 success?
Monterey Bay Aquarium 2017-11-07 9,358 389.9 ... that Monterey Bay Aquarium was the first public aquarium to exhibit a living kelp forest (pictured), which is nearly three stories high?
Colorado potato beetle 2017-11-18 9,277 386.5 ... that the Colorado potato beetle (pictured) has developed resistance to all major classes of insecticide?
Sheva Alomar 2017-11-20 9,076 378.2 ... that Games and Culture criticised Sheva Alomar for being the video game equivalent of Pocahontas?
Turkestan red pika 2017-11-29 9,024 376.0 ... that the Turkestan red pika was at one time trapped for its fur?
May Hnin Theindya 2017-11-13 8,634 359.7 ... that Queen May Hnin Theindya of Pegu tried to save her husband Tarabya's life by tying her tresses with his?
Ringed brown snake 2017-11-15 8,486 353.6 ... that the species name of the ringed brown snake means "well-behaved" and has been linked to its reluctance to bite people?
Nomfunelo Mabedla 2017-11-21 8,400 350.0 ... that Nomfunelo Mabedla successfully campaigned for the former flag of South Africa (pictured) to be removed from the Castle of Good Hope?
Super Mario World 2017-11-13 8,360[c] 348.3 ... that Super Mario World was designed to make the most out of the then-new Super Nintendo Entertainment System's features?
Phantom Blood 2017-11-17 8,313 346.4 ... that the character posings in the manga Phantom Blood were influenced by the sculpture Apollo and Daphne (pictured)?
Big-fish–little-pond effect 2017-11-01 8,212 342.2 ... that it is better for one's self-concept to be a big fish in a little pond than a small fish in a big pond?
James Fugaté 2017-11-10 8,124 338.5 ... that James Fugaté was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after it was revealed that he wrote Quatrefoil: A Modern Novel under the pen name James Barr?
Mashiach Borochoff House 2017-11-22 7,986 332.8 ... that for 70 years, Jerusalem customers have done their banking in an eclectic mansion on Jaffa Road?
Megawatt Valley 2017-11-08 7,890 328.8 ... that power stations in Megawatt Valley were once responsible for up to a quarter of all electricity generated in England and Wales?
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park 2017-11-04 7,834 326.4 ... that the memorial to the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots is at the exact location where they died?
Solimana (volcano) 2017-11-30 7,818 325.7 ... that the fumarolically active volcano Solimana (pictured) has been identified as the site of an Inca oracle?
Tidepool sculpin 2017-11-17 7,792 324.6 ... that the tidepool sculpin can leave the rock pool in which it lives, and breathe air?
Dysommina rugosa 2017-11-08 7,652 318.8 ... that Eel City is a popular residence for cutthroat eels?
Psolus chitonoides 2017-11-13 7,649 318.7 ... that the slipper sea cucumber is avoided by most predatory fish, crabs, and gastropod molluscs, but is preyed on by starfish, especially the leather star?
Bananas, Beaches and Bases 2017-11-08 7,616 317.3 ... that the book Bananas, Beaches and Bases argues that banana sales have a "gendered history"?
Avenue Range Station massacre 2017-11-15 7,330 305.4 ... that the Avenue Range Station massacre involved the shooting murders of nine Aboriginal Australians, including children and a baby, by white settlers?
Mediaster aequalis 2017-11-02 4,146 172.7 ... that larvae of the vermilion sea star (pictured) preferentially settle among the tubes of a tube-dwelling worm?
Phyllochaetopterus prolifica 3,150 131.2
Total 7,295 304.0
Brutus (Michelangelo) 2017-11-23 7,132 297.2 ... that opposition to tyranny in 16th-century Florence led Michelangelo to sculpt a heroic Brutus (pictured)?
Dominique Blake 2017-11-14 7,071 294.6 ... that Jamaican sprinter Dominique Blake was accidentally awarded a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 400 m relay?
Liwonde National Park 2017-11-29 7,052 293.8 ... that Liwonde National Park has a population of approximately 12,000 large mammals (elephants pictured) and more than 380 recorded bird species?
Transylvanian peasant revolt 2017-11-19 6,840 285.0 ... that the Transylvanian peasant revolt of 1437 broke out after the local bishop, having suspended the collection of the tithe for years, demanded the arrears in a single payment?
Spaceport Camden 2017-11-30 6,707 279.5 ... that Camden County, Georgia was considered as a launch site by NASA in the early 1960s, but Spaceport Camden did not see its first launch until 2017?
Aleimma of Martaban 2017-11-06 6,690 278.8 ... that governor Aleimma of Martaban was assassinated after he was lured to Donwun by a proposed marriage to Hnin U Yaing?
Lena Machado 2017-11-28 6,477 269.9 ... that "Hawaii's Songbird" Lena Machado had a "ha'i" in her voice?
Architecture of Seattle 2017-11-06 6,452 268.8 ... that several buildings in Seattle (example pictured) deliberately evoke traditional regional Native American architecture?
Tongo Tongo ambush 2017-11-08 6,382 265.9 ... that Frederica Wilson suggested that President Donald Trump's response to the deaths of four American soldiers in the Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger might become his Benghazi incident?
Interstate 295 (New York) 2017-11-13 6,370 265.4 ... that urban planner Robert Moses was said to have laughed at protesters he encountered while surveying routes for the Clearview Expressway in New York City in the 1950s?
Government Army 2017-11-14 6,322 263.4 ... that, in 1944, eleven battalions of the Government Army of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia were sent to northern Italy to support German military operations?
Khufiyya 2017-11-16 6,194 258.1 ... that Khufiyya (shrine complex pictured) is the oldest of the four Sufi orders established in China?
42nd Street Shuttle 2017-11-21 6,017 250.7 ... that trains on the 42nd Street Shuttle, the shortest route in the New York City Subway system, run a distance of 2,700 feet (820 m) in 90 seconds?
Bosnia and Herzegovina–Holy See relations 2017-11-05 5,996 249.8 ... that with Bosnia and Herzegovina–Holy See relations improving, Pope John Paul II came for a visit (pictured)—and then police discovered 23 land mines planted in the area where he was to have been driven?
Kaburakia excelsa 2017-11-16 5,922 246.8 ... that Kaburakia excelsa, from the west coast of North America, is one of the largest flatworms in the world?
Bonesetter 2017-11-09 5,777 240.7 ... that "Crazy Sally", an 18th-century bonesetter, successfully treated dislocated shoulders and knees in a London coffee house despite having no medical training?
Anthony Franchini 2017-11-07 5,757 239.9 ... that Anthony Franchini, who served in the U.S. Army for both World Wars prior to obtaining U.S. citizenship, recorded more than 3,500 phonograph record sides with Frank Ferera in the 1920s?
Colpocephalum californici 2017-11-18 5,678 236.6 ... that the California condor louse became extinct when all remaining California condors were deloused in a captive breeding program?
Ilse van Staden 2017-11-30 5,555 231.5 ... that South African-born Irish international rugby player Ilse van Staden is a butcher?
Freewill (song) 2017-11-01 5,476 228.1 ... that the Rush song "Freewill" was the last studio recording to use the "shrieking high range" of Geddy Lee's vocals?
Wall of Grief 2017-11-25 5,431 226.3 ... that the Wall of Grief is Russia's first monument ordered by presidential decree for victims killed during the political persecutions of Joseph Stalin?
Donaldson Site 2017-11-28 5,400 225.0 ... that artefacts discovered at the Donaldson archaeological site in Ontario include a child's necklace made with bear teeth?
Nematophagous fungus 2017-11-06 5,370 223.7 ... that some carnivorous fungi catch and consume soil nematodes?
Louise Cook 2017-11-01 5,355 223.1 ... that rally driver Louise Cook sold her trophies on eBay to help her continue competing in the 2012 World Rally Championship after her funding dried up?
Asuka Ōkura 2017-11-22 5,326 221.9 ... that Japanese singer Asuka Ōkura made her music debut as her record label contract was about to expire?
Campo troupial 2017-11-20 5,298 220.8 ... that one individual Campo troupial (pictured) was found to have 126 fly larvae in its stomach?
Ophiopholis aculeata 2017-11-03 5,234 218.1 ... that the crevice brittle star is sometimes involved in mass spawning events?
Ballot laws of the Roman Republic 2017-11-01 5,108 212.9 ... that the ballot laws introduced the secret ballot (voting pictured) to all popular assemblies in the Roman Republic?
Fatou Kiné Camara 2017-11-28 5,101 212.5 ... that Fatou Kiné Camara (pictured) campaigns for wider access to abortions in Senegal, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Africa?
Kimmie Taylor 2017-11-04 4,984 207.7 ... that Kimmie Taylor of the Kurdish YPJ is the first British woman to travel to Syria to fight ISIS?
Whitefoord Russell Cole 2017-11-14 4,984 207.6 ... that when Whitefoord Russell Cole threatened striking workers with dismissal and pension loss in 1921, his house was "bombarded with bottles until its concrete porch was littered with glass"?
Jeanne LaDuke 2017-11-25 4,952 206.3 ... that Jeanne LaDuke worked alongside Natalie Wood as a child actor before becoming a professional mathematician?
West Sixth Street Bridge 2017-11-16 4,860 202.5 ... that at a time when masonry bridges were widely being replaced by metal truss bridges, the limestone West Sixth Street Bridge in Austin, Texas, replaced an older iron footbridge?
Mycale adhaerens 2017-11-30 4,840 201.6 ... that the purple scallop sponge has a mutualistic relationship with the mollusc on which it lives?
Tina Seabrook 2017-11-04 4,797 199.9 ... that the actress Claire Goose began research for her character Tina Seabrook's rape storyline, before the writers scripted it?
Odontomachus pseudobauri 2017-11-10 4,764 198.5 ... that the extinct ant Odontomachus pseudobauri was bought from an amber dealer in Basel, Switzerland?
Alton C. Parker 2017-11-22 4,758 198.3 ... that Alton C. Parker was the first black police detective in Canada?
Mishkat al-Mumin 2017-11-29 4,736 197.4 ... that Mishkat al-Mumin's advocacy for women's rights angered jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi?
Elizabeth M. Bryan 2017-11-26 4,712 196.3 ... that Elizabeth M. Bryan's wedding was attended by 25 sets of twins?
Nuclear Claims Tribunal 2017-11-20 4,674 194.8 ... that the Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal ran out of funds in 2009?
Akaliza Keza Gara 2017-11-29 4,638 193.2 ... that website designer Akaliza Keza Gara had to borrow a laptop from her client for her first commission?
Slovenian railway referendum, 2017 2017-11-07 4,620 192.5 ... that only 20.5 percent of registered Slovenians turned out to vote in a 2017 railway referendum?
2014 National Security Agency illegal seizure 2017-11-02 4,608 192.0 ... that a political scandal erupted in 2014 after operatives of the Liberian National Security Agency illegally seized US$247,500 from a group of South Korean businessmen in a hotel room in Monrovia?
Aegidienkirche, Hanover 2017-11-18 4,528 188.7 ... that a Hiroshima peace bell was donated to the Aegidienkirche, the ruin of a Gothic church that was left as a war memorial?
Michèle Dix 2017-11-15 4,476 186.5 ... that Michèle Dix, managing director of the proposed £27 billion Crossrail 2 project, said she would like to run a tea room when she retires?
Isaac T. Stoddard 2017-11-19 4,379 182.5 ... that acting Arizona territorial governor Isaac T. Stoddard (pictured) ordered the entire Arizona Territorial Militia sent to control striking miners?
Coral disease 2017-11-14 4,328 180.4 ... that many coral diseases, such as black band disease (pictured), are named after their main symptom?
Glauben können wie du 2017-11-03 4,292 178.8 ... that "Glauben können wie du" by Helmut Schlegel (pictured) is addressed to Mary, and relates to her exemplary faith, hope and love?
Hubertus Leteng 2017-11-06 4,288 178.6 ... that two-thirds of the priests in the Diocese of Ruteng signed a 2015 letter of "no confidence" in Bishop Hubertus Leteng, and this year, 69 priests resigned in protest?
Independence Day (Hawaii) 2017-11-28 4,272 178.0 ... that Hawaiian Independence Day, on November 28, commemorates the Anglo-Franco Proclamation recognizing the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
St. Johns, Ontario 2017-11-04 4,182 174.3 ... that a one-room schoolhouse (pictured) established in St. Johns, Ontario, in 1804 is the oldest extant public school in the province, and is still sometimes used as a classroom?
Bombus trophonius 2017-11-28 4,154 173.1 ... that the fossil bumble bee Bombus trophonius was named after the Greek hero Trophonius?
Raju Patel 2017-11-13 4,108 171.1 ... that Raju Patel teamed up with Walt Disney Studios to produce Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book?
Aya Koren 2017-11-19 4,090 170.4 ... that during her compulsory military service, Aya Koren played in an Israeli Air Force band with Yehuda Levi, her future co-star in Yossi & Jagger (2002)?
Northfield Allotments 2017-11-26 4,059 169.1 ... that Northfield Allotments are claimed to be the oldest in London?
Gavaksha 2017-11-25 4,030 167.9 ... that the gavaksha motif, common in Hindu temples, originated in replications of timber and thatch roofs?
United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps 2017-11-22 4,003 166.8 ... that the 2016 article "United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps" was the first article by a sitting U.S. president to be published in an academic journal?
Fayoum Light Railway 2017-11-01 4,001 166.7 ... that American paleontologist Walter W. Granger used the Fayoum Light Railway for transporting the fossils he had found in Egypt?
Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren 2017-11-23 3,948 164.5 ... that the simple hymn "Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren", used at the end of a meal, became a model for other songs of thanks?
UK Holocaust Memorial 2017-11-07 3,918 163.2 ... that the UK Holocaust Memorial, to be built in London's Victoria Tower Gardens, will stand alongside other memorials that raise awareness of injustice?
Tyler Toland 2017-11-22 3,846 160.2 ... that Tyler Toland became the Republic of Ireland's youngest women's senior international footballer in September 2017?
Bob Wills Is Still the King 2017-11-10 3,845 160.2 ... that Waylon Jennings' 1970s song "Bob Wills Is Still the King" may have been less a tribute to Bob Wills than a friendly jibe at Willie Nelson?
Miroslava Breach 2017-11-18 3,843 160.1 ... that Miroslava Breach, a Mexican investigative journalist known for exposing human rights violations and political corruption, was murdered in March 2017?
Annabelle Lindsay 2017-11-17 3,798 158.2 ... that after being injured, Annabelle Lindsay relinquished a scholarship to play college basketball in the United States but has since been awarded another to play wheelchair basketball?
Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand 2017-11-28 3,754 156.4 ... that there were rumors that the comic book Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand would end the Ultimate Marvel imprint?
William Cotton Hobdy 2017-11-11 3,752 156.3 ... that William Cotton Hobdy was the private physician to Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (pictured) for three years until her death 100 years ago today?
Mulungushi Rock of Authority 2017-11-17 2,908 121.1 ... that the Mulungushi Rock of Authority, known as "the birthplace of Zambian independence", is located in the Central Province of Zambia?
Central Province, Zambia 842 35.1
Total 3,750 156.2
Minori Suzuki 2017-11-09 3,728 155.3 ... that Minori Suzuki beat 8,000 others who auditioned for the role of Freyja Wion in the anime series Macross Delta?
Greater flowerpiercer 2017-11-21 3,728 155.3 ... that as well as feeding on insects, the greater flowerpiercer probes and pecks flowers to obtain nectar?
San Francisco Bay Area 2017-11-05 3,676[d] 153.1 ... that if the San Francisco Bay Area were a country, it would be ranked sixteenth in the world in terms of GDP?
Spring Creek Park 2017-11-30 3,602 150.1 ... that although New York City's Spring Creek Park was mostly built on a landfill, part of the park is located in a U.S. national protected area?
Carillon and Grenville Railway 2017-11-03 3,584 149.3 ... that the Carillon and Grenville Railway was the last broad-gauge railway to operate in Canada?
Jane Wynne 2017-11-24 3,579 149.1 ... that Jane Wynne taught her fellow paediatricians to identify signs of child abuse?
YBC 7289 2017-11-11 3,491 145.5 ... that the sexagesimal approximation to the square root of 2 used by Babylonian tablet YBC 7289 appeared again much later in Ptolemy's Almagest?
Patricia Moberly 2017-11-05 3,460 144.1 ... that Patricia Moberly was once arrested for attacking Prime Minister Ted Heath's car with a placard?
Bayview Park ferry wharf 2017-11-25 3,409 142.0 ... that Bayview Park ferry wharf in Sydney, Australia, is situated on the historic landing site of 58 exiles from the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1840 (memorial pictured)?
Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Building 2017-11-11 3,390 141.3 ... that Southwestern University's Administration Building is noted for its architecture, even though it was designed by a physicist and not a professional architect?
Anna Marguerite McCann 2017-11-09 3,390 141.3 ... that Anna Marguerite McCann, the first female American underwater archaeologist, published the earliest research on deep-sea shipwrecks?
Arthrobotrys dactyloides 2017-11-01 3,388 141.2 ... that the fungus Arthrobotrys dactyloides can trap a nematode with a ring of hypha before feeding on it?
Bongo Joe Coleman 2017-11-25 3,313 138.0 ... that Bongo Joe Coleman was distinguished by a drum set fabricated from 55-gallon oil drums?
Manami Numakura 2017-11-08 3,280 136.6 ... that Manami Numakura cites becoming a fan of the Gundam franchise as a reason behind her becoming a voice actress?
Cary Moon 2017-11-13 3,214 133.9 ... that Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon qualified for the general election by a margin of 1,170 votes?
Kia Steave-Dickerson 2017-11-01 3,172 132.2 ... that Kia Steave-Dickerson, the design artist for four films by M. Night Shyamalan, originally considered a career in dry cleaning?
Papyrocranus afer 2017-11-26 3,084 128.5 ... that the reticulated knifefish is sensitive to electric charges and uses this ability to locate objects in the vicinity?
Barbara A. Bailar 2017-11-14 3,068 127.8 ... that Barbara A. Bailar resigned from the United States Census Bureau in 1988 to protest a decision not to adjust the 1990 results for systematic undercounting of minorities?
Cliodhna Moloney 2017-11-23 3,046 126.9 ... that Ireland national rugby hooker Cliodhna Moloney is also a banker?
John Hirasaki 2017-11-12 3,004 125.2 ... that NASA engineer John Hirasaki says he read The Andromeda Strain prior to being quarantined with the returning Apollo 11 astronauts?
Fatma Hikmet İşmen 2017-11-15 2,994 124.8 ... that Turkish socialist politician Fatma Hikmet İşmen used her first senate speech to accuse the Directorate of Religious Affairs of fueling discrimination against Alawites by Sunni Muslims?
Sonne der Gerechtigkeit 2017-11-08 2,960 123.4 ... that facing the rise of Nazi ideology, Otto Riethmüller compiled the song "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit" for young people from hymns by three authors of two earlier centuries?
Immigrant Inn 2017-11-02 1,804 75.1 ... that the Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo is located in the Immigrant Inn, which received more than 2.5 million immigrants to Brazil between 1887 and 1978?
Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo 1,135 47.3
Total 2,938 122.4
Northwest Hills, Austin, Texas 2017-11-03 2,919 121.6 ... that the Northwest Hills neighborhood of Austin, Texas, includes a 40-acre complex founded by the chief executive officer of Dell, housing Jewish community centers, synagogues, and schools?
Lillian Bilocca 2017-11-23 2,916 121.5 ... that Lillian Bilocca threatened to picket British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's house if he did not impose stronger safety regulations on the fishing industry?
William A. Wilson (folklorist) 2017-11-09 2,908 121.1 ... that folklorist William A. Wilson wrote that stories from Mormon folklore are "psychologically true" even if they never actually happened?
Guangfu, Hebei 2017-11-29 2,850 118.7 ... that Guangfu was home to the founders of two of the largest schools of tai chi in the world?
Rama Pilot 2017-11-21 1,638 68.2 ... that Rama Pilot and Vijaya Kumari Ganti, both became members of the 13th Lok Sabha after winning by-elections prompted by the death of their respective husbands?
Vijaya Kumari Ganti 1,192 49.7
Total 2,830 117.9
Pragmatic Sanction of 1712 2017-11-27 2,801 117.5 ... that the Pragmatic Sanction of 1712, allowing a Habsburg princess to become Queen of Croatia, is evoked in the Constitution of Croatia as a demonstration of Croatian millennial statehood?
Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service 2017-11-15 2,778 115.8 ... that the Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service, in existence from 1962 to 2009, had some 650 clients?
Philip Caves 2017-11-20 2,714 113.1 ... that Philip Caves' influence on attitudes at Glasgow's Children's Hospital in the 1970s was described as "whirlwind" as he operated on newborns previously considered unfit for surgery?
Es ist genug 2017-11-26 2,708 112.9 ... that Bach's setting (pictured) of the chorale "Es ist genug" ("It is enough"), with a melody beginning with an unusual whole-tone sequence, was quoted with variations in Alban Berg's Violin Concerto?
Call Me by Your Name (film) 2017-11-12 2,680[e] 111.7 ... that Luca Guadagnino, who directed the romantic drama film Call Me by Your Name, was first hired as a location consultant for the film?
Geology of Myanmar 2017-11-28 2,652 110.5 ... that Myanmar produces some of the world's finest rubies?
Balanophyllia elegans 2017-11-09 2,620 109.1 ... that the orange cup coral (pictured) obtains part of its nutritional needs from carbon compounds dissolved in sea water?
Washington State Route 520 2017-11-17 2,568 107.0 ... that Microsoft helped fund a new overpass on Washington State Route 520 near its corporate headquarters in Redmond?
Honor Smith 2017-11-18 2,550 106.2 ... that the English neurologist Honor Smith was sent to Morocco by the WHO to investigate an outbreak of paralysis caused by contaminated cooking oil?
Muhamad Ridhwan 2017-11-11 2,532 105.5 ... that "The Chosen Wan" is the first Singaporean to hold a world title in professional boxing?
Sushila Rani Patel 2017-11-17 2,520 105.0 ... that Sushila Rani Patel taught actress Madhubala to speak, read, and write English?
Staley T. McBrayer 2017-11-17 2,489 103.7 ... that Staley T. McBrayer is sometimes referred to as the "Orville Wright" or "Wilbur Wright" of offset newspaper publishing?
Karl Hoblitzelle 2017-11-05 2,437 101.5 ... that Karl Hoblitzelle was the first movie theater owner in the United States to install air conditioning?
Lindsay Peat 2017-11-08 2,412 100.5 ... that Lindsay Peat has represented Ireland internationally at association football, basketball, and rugby union?
Sonic Colors 2017-11-18 2,366 98.6 ... that the video game Sonic Colors was designed to appeal to a wide demographic, specifically children and fans of the Super Mario series?
North West Cambridge Development 2017-11-03 2,364 98.5 ... that Cambridge University's new North West Cambridge Development has a school building shaped like a Polo mint?
Konomi Suzuki 2017-11-05 2,300 95.8 ... that Konomi Suzuki was inspired by the character Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier to become a singer for anime?
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year 2017-11-15 2,282 95.1 ... that Serena Williams (pictured) has won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year three times, first in 2003 and most recently in 2016?
William Jennings Bryan presidential campaign, 1908 2017-11-27 2,262 94.9 ... that on one day of his 1908 U.S. presidential campaign, William Jennings Bryan gave 30 speeches?
Mustafa Tuna 2017-11-28 2,269 94.5 ... that Mustafa Tuna, the mayor of Ankara from November 2017 to April 2019, was previously an academic in environmental technology?
Olive Scott 2017-11-22 2,228 92.8 ... that Olive Scott was Britain's first dedicated paediatric cardiologist?
Chō Kōran 2017-11-24 2,218 92.4 ... that Japanese artist and poet Chō Kōran became a specialist in ink paintings in the "Four Gentlemen" genre?
K.M. Graham 2017-11-18 2,215 92.3 ... that Canadian abstract impressionist K.M. Graham began painting at the age of 50?
Laura O'Sullivan 2017-11-05 2,200 91.7 ... that footballer Laura O'Sullivan made her international debut for Wales as a goalkeeper less than 18 months after converting to the position?
Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke 2017-11-13 2,155 89.8 ... that in the pastoral poem "Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke", by Angelus Silesius, the Soul promises to love Jesus until her death?
Rodinná pouta 2017-11-14 2,150 89.6 ... that Rodinná pouta, the first original series broadcast by the Czech Prima televize, attracted over one million viewers per episode?
Theresa Robinson Buck 2017-11-19 2,145 89.4 ... that the hospital in Southern Rhodesia where Theresa Robinson Buck worked was renamed in her honour after her death?
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room 2017-11-06 2,130 88.8 ... that the Pemberton Memorial Operating Room, built in 1896, featured the first post-operative recovery rooms in Canada?
Robert "Big Mojo" Elem 2017-11-11 2,128 88.6 ... that though Robert "Big Mojo" Elem was a fixture on the Chicago blues scene for over forty years, he recorded only one album?
Jones S. Hamilton 2017-11-21 2,048 85.3 ... that Belhaven University is named after the mansion of Confederate veteran Jones S. Hamilton?
IRPA Try of the Year 2017-11-10 2,022 84.2 ... that Chris Ashton celebrated scoring the 2010 IRPA Try of the Year with an "Ash-Splash"?
Chris Sherwin 2017-11-10 2,006 83.6 ... that animal behavior scientist Chris Sherwin wrote that insects can experience "negative mental states"?
Barbara Everitt Bryant 2017-11-03 1,979 82.5 ... that Barbara Everitt Bryant was the first woman to direct the United States Census Bureau?
Frank P. Gates 2017-11-27 1,962 82.3 ... that Frank P. Gates designed 18 buildings on the campus of the University of Mississippi?
Judith Kingston 2017-11-16 1,936 80.7 ... that Judith Kingston pioneered the use of chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma, an eye cancer found in children?
Tina Cooper 2017-11-30 1,882 78.4 ... that the British paediatrician Tina Cooper assisted the Sierra Leone government in establishing a national immunisation programme?
Justin Fairfax 2017-11-29 1,880 78.4 ... that Virginia Lieutenant Governor-elect Justin Fairfax once worked for Tipper Gore?
Orange-backed troupial 2017-11-12 1,870 77.9 ... that the orange-backed troupial often takes over the nest of a yellow-rumped cacique?
Madagascan sandgrouse 2017-11-04 1,869 77.9 ... that the adult Madagascan sandgrouse may soak its breast feathers in water to carry moisture to its young?
St. Leonhard, Frankfurt 2017-11-24 1,853 77.2 ... that St. Leonhard in Frankfurt was remodeled from a Romanesque basilica to a late Gothic hall church?
Keystone State Wrestling Alliance 2017-11-06 1,846 76.9 ... the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance is the only professional wrestling promotion based in Pittsburgh?
Ahlem Belhadj 2017-11-16 1,827 76.1 ... that Ahlem Belhadj led a march of thousands of women against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution?
Palau del Parlament de Catalunya 2017-11-12 1,798 74.9 ... that in its history, the Palau del Parlament de Catalunya has been an arsenal, a barracks, a royal palace, an art museum, and the seat of the Parliament of Catalonia?
Estelle Cascarino 2017-11-25 1,764 73.5 ... that Estelle Cascarino represented France at the under-19 and under-20 levels in international tournaments in the same year?
Reginald Appleby 2017-11-26 1,750 72.9 ... that Reginald Appleby founded the law firm Appleby which has been at the centre of the recent Paradise Papers leak?
Eleanor Nathan 2017-11-02 1,744 72.7 ... that Eleanor Nathan was a member of the London County Council representing two different parties and two different districts for a total of 16 years?
Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year 2017-11-09 1,732 72.2 ... that the Chicago Cubs were awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year after ending their 108-year World Series drought in 2016?
1973 Belmont Stakes 2017-11-04 1,718 71.6 ... that the 1973 Belmont Stakes was won by Secretariat, whose 31-length lead was the largest margin of victory in the history of the race?
Bassettia pallida 2017-11-23 1,710 71.2 ... that the gall wasp Bassettia pallida induces oak trees to form galls, but has its own behavior altered by a chalcid wasp?
Inez Whipple Wilder 2017-11-20 1,705 71.0 ... that biologist Inez Whipple Wilder made contributions to the study of fingerprints and salamanders?
Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools 2017-11-07 1,696 70.7 ... that the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools worked to end school segregation in Little Rock, Arkansas?
Nahu Senay Girma 2017-11-21 1,662 69.2 ... that Ethiopian women's rights activist Nahu Senay Girma's given name means "something good is happening now" and is traditionally a masculine name?
Homer Franklin Bassett 2017-11-07 1,658 69.1 ... that Homer Franklin Bassett, a librarian in Waterbury, Connecticut, described 125 new species of gall wasp?
Sheetal Pandey 2017-11-25 1,596 66.5 ... that Sheetal Pandey won her first election at the age of 63?
William Smellie (obstetrician) 2017-11-15 1,576 65.7 ... that the 18th-century Scottish obstetrician William Smellie was the first to document the natural birthing process? -->
Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende 2017-11-05 1,575 65.6 ... that Countess Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt wrote 587 songs and hymns, including "Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende", used in her regular meditations towards a good death?
Gloria (Rutter) 2017-11-20 1,553 64.7 ... that on his first commission from the US, John Rutter composed Gloria as a concert piece for choir, brass, percussion, and organ?
Joy Neville 2017-11-19 1,520 63.4 ... that Irish rugby referee Joy Neville was the first woman to be an assistant referee in a men's European Challenge Cup match?
Colpocephalum 2017-11-19 1,509 62.9 ... that bird lice in the genus Colpocephalum are "rapid", allowing them to outrun the preening of their host?
Homi F. Daji 2017-11-23 1,508 62.8 ... that communist politician Homi F. Daji called the 1984 Bhopal gas leak "a callous man-made tragedy of unparalleled dimensions"?
Stephanie Amiel 2017-11-12 1,502 62.6 ... that the British physician Stephanie Amiel has specialised in type I diabetes since her time at Yale University in the 1980s?
Place D'Youville (Quebec) 2017-11-11 1,498 62.4 ... that following Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations in Quebec City in 1996, riots in Place D'Youville caused around CAD$1 million in damages to shops and to the National Assembly of Quebec?
Irene Ovonji-Odida 2017-11-27 1,468 61.6 ... that Irene Ovonji-Odida advocated for the East African Community to broaden its scope beyond that of a trade bloc?
Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year 2017-11-02 1,468 61.1 ... that Nico Rosberg was presented with the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year two months after he retired from Formula One?
1888–89 Eastville Rovers F.C. season 2017-11-29 1,467 61.1 ... that an administrative error when appointing W. G. Grace as referee for a Gloucestershire Cup tie during the Eastville Rovers' 1888–89 season voided the result and forced a rematch?
Cerebratulus marginatus 2017-11-05 1,400 58.3 ... that the ribbon worm Cerebratulus marginatus can swim well by undulating its body?
Rudyerd Boulton 2017-11-02 1,384 57.6 ... that Rudyerd Boulton and his wife, Laura, made the first-ever recordings of the calls of African tropical birds?
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award 2017-11-20 1,379 57.5 ... that the Norwegian mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. died in a climbing accident four months before he could accept his Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award?
2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round 2017-11-21 1,354 56.4 ... that racing driver Sam Bird beat Felipe Nasr by eight-hundredths of a second to win the 2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round sprint race, the closest margin of victory in GP2 Series history?
County courthouses in New Jersey 2017-11-15 1,352 56.4 ... that the county courthouses in New Jersey serve 21 counties in 15 vicinages?
Apterygon 2017-11-21 793 33.0 ... that kiwi birds are parasitized by lice in the genus Apterygon and in the subgenus Rallicola (Aptericola)?
Rallicola 512 21.4
Total 1,306 54.4
Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht 2017-11-02 1,288 53.7 ... that the lyrics of "Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht" ("I do not let go of my Jesus") are based on memorial sermons for Elector Johann Georg of Saxony, who reflected the ideas on his deathbed?
Grupo Garza Ponce 2017-11-04 1,283 53.5 ... that Grupo Garza Ponce, now one of the largest construction firms in Mexico, had to change its business model every month during the 1982 debt crisis?
Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne 2017-11-24 1,252 52.1 ... that Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne is one of six Irish stepdance competitions claiming the title of World Championships?
Ourida Chouaki 2017-11-26 1,234 51.4 ... that Ourida Chouaki co-ordinated the 20 ans, barakat! ("20 years is enough!") campaign to reform the Algerian Family Code?
White plague (coral disease) 2017-11-11 1,220 50.8 ... that white plague, a disease affecting corals, may be two or more diseases with similar symptoms?
YMCA Press 2017-11-24 1,207 50.3 ... that in 1975, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn visited the Paris office of the YMCA Press and presented an inscribed book thanking the publisher for all his work for Russian culture with them?
2009 Sky Blue FC season 2017-11-18 1,187 49.5 ... that the 2009 Sky Blue FC team that won the Women's Professional Soccer title employed three different head coaches during the season?
St. Stefanus, Ghent 2017-11-10 1,169 48.7 ... that St. Stefanus, Ghent, was the venue of a concert dedicated to the Martin Luther Year, featuring Max Reger's setting of Psalm 100?
Mechthild Georg 2017-11-27 1,158 48.6 ... that mezzo-soprano Mechthild Georg, a voice teacher at the Musikhochschule Köln, performed music by C. P. E. Bach at the first Rheingau Musik Festival?
Rudolf Geigy 2017-11-16 1,142 47.6 ... that Rudolf Geigy established health institutes on two continents and started a foundation that awards scholars who combine field and laboratory work in novel ways?
Otto Riethmüller 2017-11-04 1,138 47.4 ... that Otto Riethmüller was director of the Confessing Church's youth organisations and created their logo, the Cross on the Globe, in 1935?
Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt 2017-11-09 1,136 47.4 ... that "Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt", a song of New Jerusalem, was written by Johann Matthäus Meyfart, rector of the Casimirianum, for an academic sermon?
Baloke 2017-11-01 1,134 47.2 ... that Baloke, a small village in Punjab, is the birthplace of Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian to be drafted into the National Basketball Association?
Acropora aculeus 2017-11-22 952 39.7 ... that the coral Acropora aculeus is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching and coral diseases and is listed as a vulnerable species?
Christian Gottlob Barth 2017-11-12 904 37.7 ... that the minister, writer, and publisher Christian Gottlob Barth is remembered on 12 November in the Lutheran calendar of saints?
Georg Dohrn 2017-11-30 902 37.6 ... that Georg Dohrn conducted at the Konzerthaus Breslau the premiere of Reger's Der 100. Psalm, Mahler's Eighth Symphony, and Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with Vladimir Horowitz?
2017 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships 2017-11-11 846 35.2 ... that the Rollers won the 2017 Asia-Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championships, while the Gliders came in second?
Archibald Wager 2017-11-26 804 33.5 ... that Archibald Wager served as the Clerk of Court for three colonial Virginia counties?
Auguste Le Guennant 2017-11-14 746 31.1 ... that Auguste Le Guennant, the director of the Gregorian Institute of Paris, had Duruflé's Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens dedicated to him?
Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year 2017-11-26 708 29.5 ... that American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps won the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year after retiring twice?
Bat 2017-11-25 676[f] 28.2 ... that the diets of different species of bat include frogs, fish, other bats, nectar, and blood?
Premio Lo Nuestro 2017 2017-11-23 482 20.1 ... that Colombian performer J Balvin won Artist of the Year for the second year in a row at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2017?
Slovenian railway referendum, 2017 2017-11-08 -306[g] -12.8 ... that only 20.5 percent of registered Slovenians turned out to vote in a 2017 railway referendum?
Monterey Bay Aquarium 2017-11-08 -2,520[h] -105.0 ... that Monterey Bay Aquarium was the first public aquarium to exhibit a living kelp forest, which is nearly three stories high?

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