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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 73.2 Gus C. Moser 118.0 Kölner Domchor 73.2 Gus C. Moser
Median 235.9 Narita Viliamu Tahega 597.3 The Wilbraham
The Stone Breakers
245.3 Al-Faddayni
High 1,302.2 Longcat 2,600.3 Impossible Whopper 2,600.3 Impossible Whopper

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Impossible Whopper 2023-06-21 62,407 2,600.3 ... that Burger King was taken to court over the Impossible Whopper (example pictured)?
TT8 2023-06-30 35,548 1,481.2 ... that Merit's wig (pictured), discovered in the tomb TT8, still shone with perfumed oils at the time of its discovery?
Kinjirō Ashiwara 2023-06-12 34,778 1,449.1 ... that Kinjirō Ashiwara (pictured), a self-proclaimed emperor, initially called himself a shogun?
Longcat 2023-06-20 31,254 1,302.2 ... that Longcat was long?
End Poem 2023-06-28 30,480 1,270.0 ... that Julian Gough wrote in Minecraft's End Poem that "you are love" (quotation pictured), and then released the poem into the public domain after a psilocybin trip prompted him to heed that message?
Amanda Lee (pilot) 2023-06-03 27,071 1,128.0 ... that the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels' first female fighter jet demonstration pilot, Amanda Lee (pictured), uses the call sign "Stalin"?
Sleep in the NBA 2023-06-09 26,124 1,088.5 ... that NBA players commonly struggle with sleep deprivation (player pictured)?
Ema Zajmović 2023-06-17 25,386 1,057.7 ... that poker player Ema Zajmović (pictured) received a wrestling-style belt when she won a World Poker Tour event in Montreal?
Elfie Caroline Huntington 2023-06-15 19,364 806.9 ... that Elfie Caroline Huntington (pictured) took photos of early-20th-century Springville, Utah's negative side, such as drunks and fights, while her husband Joseph Daniel Bagley was a portrait photographer?
Joseph Daniel Bagley 3,886 161.9
Total 23,250 968.8
Lord Adolphus FitzClarence 2023-06-22 22,268 927.8 ... that Lord Adolphus FitzClarence was said to be too slow due to his "most necessary appendage"?
General Dynamics F-16XL 2023-06-06 21,234 884.8 ... that the F-16XL aircraft (pictured) was built as a possible successor to the F-111 Aardvark, but after being rejected it served as part of NASA's High Speed Civil Transport project instead?
Tarsus çatalburun 2023-06-12 20,678 861.6 ... that the nose of the Tarsus çatalburun, a scenthound native to Turkey, is separated by a deep indentation or cleft, often creating the illusion of having two noses?
On & On (Piri & Tommy song) 2023-06-12 20,560 856.7 ... that the beat goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on?
Walt Nauta 2023-06-27 19,855 827.3 ... that Walt Nauta would bring a Diet Coke to the Oval Office whenever President Donald Trump requested one via his call button?
A Honeymoon in Space 2023-06-08 19,419 809.1 ... that George Griffith's 1901 novel A Honeymoon in Space contains what may be the first space suits in fiction (pictured)?
David Kushner (singer-songwriter) 2023-06-25 14,332[a] 597.2 ... that David Kushner (pictured) based his song "Daylight" on biblical references that inspired him as a child?
Daylight (David Kushner song) 4,636 193.2
Total 18,968 790.4
Passive Seismic Experiment Package 2023-06-01 18,843 785.1 ... that the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (pictured) recorded one of the first instances of humans littering on another planetary body?
The Dorilton 2023-06-04 17,220 717.5 ... that after the renovators of the Dorilton (pictured) could not afford to restore its cornices, they painted optical illusions instead?
Jäñgir-Kerei Khan 2023-06-27 16,922 705.1 ... that Jäñgir-Kerei Khan (pictured) was responsible for establishing the first school, settlement, hospital, and museum in the Bukey Horde?
Clipperton Island 2023-06-29 16,886 703.6 ... that the dispute between France and Mexico over Clipperton Island was settled by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy?
Penelope (platypus) 2023-06-11 15,572 648.9 ... that in 1953, zookeepers accused Penelope the platypus at the Bronx Zoo of "posing as an expectant mother just to lead a life of luxury on double rations"?
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 2023-06-30 15,572 648.8 ... that at the age of 82, Kuwaiti crown prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the oldest heir apparent in the world?
Vaal Reefs mining disaster 2023-06-21 15,352 639.7 ... that 104 miners were killed in the 1995 Vaal Reefs mining disaster when a locomotive fell on an elevator, making it history's deadliest elevator disaster?
Arnie Roth (character) 2023-06-23 15,176 632.4 ... that Arnie Roth debuted as a gay Marvel Comics character at a time when the publisher maintained a "No Gays in the Marvel Universe" policy?
The Stone Breakers 2023-06-23 15,026 626.1 ... that the 1849 painting The Stone Breakers (pictured), by French artist Gustave Courbet, was destroyed in 1945 during a bombing raid by the Allies of World War II?
Fictional religion 2023-06-12 14,491 603.8 ... that fictional religions, often described in speculative fiction, have in some cases inspired real religious movements?
Abgig obelisk 2023-06-06 14,460 602.5 ... that when first erected, the Abgig obelisk likely stood at 12.9 metres (42.3 ft) high, but was knocked down on the ground and broke into two pieces?
Beyond the Wall (2023 book) 2023-06-29 13,708 571.2 ... that Beyond the Wall received positive reviews in the UK but was deeply controversial in Germany?
The Wilbraham 2023-06-10 13,642 568.4 ... that although the Wilbraham (pictured) was built as an apartment building for bachelors, more women than men lived there by 1929?
James Tissot 2023-06-25 13,624 567.6 ... that James Tissot is thought to have transgressed many Victorian sexual boundaries in his work, even setting a painting aboard the HMS Calcutta as a pun on a female subject's behind?
2023 Anheuser-Busch boycott 2023-06-14 13,350[b] 556.3 ... that after trans woman Dylan Mulvaney was sponsored by Bud Light, American conservatives boycotted the brand and its parent company Anheuser-Busch?
1987 Bullingdon Club photograph 2023-06-08 13,285 553.5 ... that the BBC commissioned a painting of a 1987 Bullingdon Club photograph featuring David Cameron and Boris Johnson to circumvent copyright protection?
Pope Sisinnius 2023-06-23 12,870 536.2 ... that Pope Sisinnius was pope for only 20 days?
Landrada 2023-06-20 12,745 531.0 ... that Landrada of Austrasia "was regarded, even as a child, as a model of Christian perfection"?
Sarah Bryant (Virtua Fighter) 2023-06-14 12,575 524.0 ... that as an Easter egg, the color of Sarah Bryant's earring changes depending on the fighting stage in which the player is engaged?
Hiding power 2023-06-10 12,470 519.6 ... that hiding power can be measured?
The Kinks' 1965 UK tour 2023-06-16 12,456 519.0 ... that the Kinks' 1965 UK tour ended early after the band's drummer Mick Avory attacked the lead guitarist Dave Davies with a hi-hat stand mid-concert?
XXX (video game) 2023-06-05 12,356 514.9 ... that although most Game Boy Advance games are developed in at least five to six months, XXX was developed in two?
Mollie Steimer 2023-06-18 12,173 507.2 ... that after Mollie Steimer was convicted for sedition, she refused to join a prison escape attempt as she did not want to dishonor the workers who had paid her bail?
Battle of Shiloh 2023-06-03 12,168 507.0 ... that at the time, the Battle of Shiloh was the largest battle fought in the United States, with nearly 24,000 casualties?
Indian Airlines Flight 503 2023-06-15 11,766 490.2 ... that poor aircraft maintenance practices contributed to the crash of Indian Airlines Flight 503?
Killing of Fausto and Iaio 2023-06-19 11,741 489.2 ... that although four far-right groups claimed responsibility for the killing of Fausto and Iaio, no one was convicted of the crime?
Hong Kong National Front 2023-06-11 11,685 486.9 ... that Hong Kong police claimed to have safely blown up 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb) of TATP on a factory rooftop, even though 280 grams (0.6 lbs) is enough to blow up an airplane?
Order of Excellence for Women 2023-06-24 7,388 307.8 ... that Sudan has a decoration for women, with a pink ribbon, and another for men, with a green ribbon?
Order of the Righteous Son of Sudan 3,963 165.1
Total 11,350 472.9
The Game (band) 2023-06-18 11,344 472.7 ... that following its withdrawal, copies of the Game's "The Addicted Man" were sold for as much as £1,000?
Fiona Crawley 2023-06-13 11,343 472.6 ... that both siblings of number-one NCAA Division I tennis player Fiona Crawley (pictured) also played college tennis?
Norma Hunt 2023-06-21 10,518 438.2 ... that Norma Hunt, known as the "First Lady of Football", never missed a Super Bowl?
Battle of New Carthage 2023-06-26 10,514 438.1 ... that the martial booty seized by the Romans after the Battle of New Carthage included 63 merchant ships, numerous catapults, large amounts of weapons and more?
Come On Over 2023-06-21 10,070 419.6 ... that Come On Over is the best-selling country album and the best-selling album by a female artist?
Night Watchman (radar) 2023-06-19 9,809 408.7 ... that the Canadian Night Watchman was the first operational radar system in North America?
Panot 2023-06-16 9,734 405.6 ... that Antoni Gaudí wanted a tile design (pictured) for one building that was so complex that the main panot manufacturers were too slow in production, and the tiles were only used in a later building?
Marsala Punic shipwreck 2023-06-30 9,703 404.3 ... that parts of the Marsala Punic shipwreck were marked with alphabetical signs intended to facilitate and speed up assembly?
Katie Higgins Cook 2023-06-09 9,638 401.6 ... that United States Marine Corps captain Katie Higgins flew nearly 400 combat hours in seven countries before performing with the Blue Angels in an airplane named "Fat Albert"?
Soviet guard ship Groza 2023-06-09 9,628 401.2 ... that anti-aircraft defense for the Soviet guard ship Groza was supposed to be four single 37 mm 11-K guns, but bad relations with the UK left them with two PM M1910 guns instead?
Red team 2023-06-10 9,568 398.7 ... that red teams are used to test airport security?
Flu Game shoes 2023-06-25 9,538 397.4 ... that on June 14, 2023, Michael Jordan's Flu Game shoes sold for US$1.38 million?
Frolic (song) 2023-06-04 9,476 394.8 ... that the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm, a former ringtone of Steven Spielberg, has been used as the backing to a Snoop Dogg song?
Herbert Polzhuber 2023-06-28 9,442 393.4 ... that at the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber was said to have drunk ten beers and a bottle of cognac before firing his pistol at the ground and passing out?
Lee Winter 2023-06-27 9,353 389.7 ... that as a young adult, lesbian novelist Lee Winter disliked the poor quality of lesbian fiction, preferring autobiographies by lesbian people?
History of the British 1st Division (1809–1909) 2023-06-27 9,351 389.6 ... that the British 1st Division repulsed numerous French assaults at the Battle of Waterloo including the final main assault?
Joanne Marrow 2023-06-08 9,346 389.4 ... that a university student sought counseling from his pastor after attending a guest lecture on sexuality by lesbian and former novice Joanne Marrow?
Oh My God (Adele song) 2023-06-13 9,182 382.6 ... that an Adele song titled "Oh My God" is about the joys of hooking up?
Sarita Colonia 2023-06-17 9,159 381.6 ... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection?
Falaki Shirvani 2023-06-21 9,070 377.9 ... that Falaki Shirvani may have died from stress that he endured during his imprisonment?
Tianzhou 6 2023-06-22 8,797 366.5 ... that after significant modifications of the Tianzhou cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou 6 is the world's largest active cargo spacecraft by capacity?
Gull egg 2023-06-14 8,716 363.2 ... that seagull eggs (examples pictured) were used as counterfeit plover eggs?
CSS General M. Jeff Thompson 2023-06-05 8,676 361.5 ... that M. Jeff Thompson described the Confederate ship named after himself as being "the largest and best, but slowest boat of the fleet"?
Derek Parish 2023-06-15 8,468 352.9 ... that NFL player Derek Parish once ate seven pounds (3.2 kg) of steak in one sitting?
1971 Swiss women's suffrage referendum 2023-06-18 8,436 351.5 ... that after women's suffrage in Switzerland was approved in a referendum in 1971, the tabloid Blick sported a cover with a naked blonde and the headline "Thank you for the Roses"?
2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion 2023-06-27 8,433 351.4 ... that the 2004 Nosratabad fuel tanker explosion highlighted the high rate of road accidents in Iran, one of the worst globally?
13 Lakes 2023-06-02 8,289 345.4 ... that the experimental film 13 Lakes, which consists of 13 ten-minute-long static shots of different lakes in the United States, was deemed to be significant by the Library of Congress?
Fred Bild 2023-06-02 8,188 341.1 ... that as a teenager in a B'nai B'rith camp in Canada, Holocaust survivor and future Canadian ambassador Fred Bild learned English from his camp counselor, future actor William Shatner?
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2023-06-13 5,154 214.8 ... that when Kaz Ayabe pitched his video game Boku no Natsuyasumi to Sony, he said that illustrator Mineko Ueda was interested in the project even though they had never actually met?
Mineko Ueda 1,622 67.6
Kaz Ayabe 1,408 58.6
Total 8,184 341.0
Square (video game company) 2023-06-24 8,140[c] 339.2 ... that Japanese game developer Square was told to "never come back" by Nintendo after shifting production to the PlayStation?
23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion 2023-06-20 8,016 334.0 ... that by September 29, 1864, the 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion only had 78 enlisted men present for duty?
KVCR-DT 2023-06-30 8,012 333.9 ... that staff of a California public TV station were unaware it was broadcasting in color until a viewer called to compliment their color signal?
Kerr-Addison Mine 2023-06-27 7,984 332.7 ... that the Kerr-Addison Mine was the largest producer of gold in North America in 1960?
Khalwa (school) 2023-06-22 7,929 330.4 ... that Khalwa (pupils pictured) is an educational institute that tackles illiteracy in Sudan and neighbouring countries?
John Goldmark 2023-06-19 7,887 328.6 ... that John Goldmark brought a libel suit that did "to the Red Scare what the Scopes monkey trial had ... done to Creationism"?
Squatting in Peru 2023-06-13 7,868 327.8 ... that the Shining Path used squatting as a tactic to gain support during the internal conflict in Peru?
Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations 2023-06-11 7,668 319.5 ... that Micronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations features the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands, the Kingdom of Lovely, and the Grand Duchy of Westarctica?
Huntsville, Alabama 2023-06-12 7,605[d] 316.9 ... that Huntsville, Alabama, is nicknamed Rocket City?
Meron Estefanos 2023-06-19 7,604 316.8 ... that the Toronto Star estimated that Meron Estefanos may have helped save 16,000 refugees with her phone?
William Penn Memorial Fire Tower 2023-06-24 7,573 315.5 ... that the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower (pictured) overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, was built during the Great Depression with funding from the Works Progress Administration?
MangaDex 2023-06-15 7,510 312.9 ... that manga aggregation website MangaDex had its users host its content during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Evelyn Pruitt 2023-06-21 7,502 312.6 ... that Evelyn Pruitt was the highest-ranking woman scientist in the United States Navy when she retired in 1973?
WHTN 2023-06-04 7,419 309.1 ... that the owner of a Tennessee TV station denied that he had named it after himself, telling a reporter, "I'm not that much of an egotist"?
Elena (Street Fighter) 2023-06-15 7,376 307.4 ... that Elena from the video game series Street Fighter uses a capoeira fighting style, for which the development team used travel videos as reference material as they had no experience with the style?
Lidia Patty 2023-06-23 7,350 306.2 ... that while being considered for the post of ambassador to Paraguay, Lidia Patty brushed off her lack of diplomatic training because she had "indigenous, native, peasant diplomacy"?
Kandake of the Sudanese Revolution 2023-06-17 7,282 303.4 ... that the photograph Kandake of the Sudanese Revolution symbolised the determination of the Sudanese people as they called for political change?
Chris Kreider 2023-06-07 7,260 302.5 ... that Chris Kreider (pictured) scored his first five NHL goals before ever playing a regular season game?
Klallamornis 2023-06-30 7,236 301.5 ... that the flightless suliforme Klallamornis likely went extinct when the volcanic islands it used for shelter along the coast of the Pacific Northwest eroded away into the Pacific Ocean?
Bahsahwahbee 2023-06-15 7,188 299.5 ... that three massacres of the Western Shoshone took place at Bahsahwahbee, a sacred grove of swamp cedars?
Linda Yaccarino 2023-06-01 7,085[e] 295.2 ... that Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's new chief executive officer, created an advertising campaign for COVID-19 vaccines that featured Pope Francis?
Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. 2023-06-12 7,041 293.4 ... that Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. affirmed that copyright owners have the exclusive right to make sequels?
WXEL-TV 2023-06-25 7,035 293.1 ... that volunteers at a Florida public TV station forced its chief fundraiser to resign by accosting him in the hallway?
German atrocities committed against Polish prisoners of war 2023-06-18 6,995 291.5 ... that during the German invasion of Poland in 1939, German war crimes included the murder of about 3,000 Polish prisoners of war?
Patrician IV 2023-06-03 6,968 290.3 ... that one critic called Patrician IV a "very dry affair"?
Khirbet Kheibar 2023-06-13 6,934 288.9 ... that based on 19th-century local traditions and name preservation, it has been suggested that the archaeological site of Khirbet Kheibar was once inhabited by Jews expelled from Khaybar?
1964 San Diego Chargers season 2023-06-14 6,931 288.8 ... that the 1964 San Diego Chargers suffered what would be their worst margin of defeat for 56 years?
Eden Detention Center 2023-06-25 6,922 288.4 ... that in March 1991, hundreds of inmates rioted at the Eden Detention Center over a lack of vegetables on the cafeteria menu, causing an estimated US$250,000 in damages?
Ancient text corpora 2023-06-18 6,895 287.3 ... that all known writing in Ancient Hebrew totals just 300,000 words, versus 9.9 million in Akkadian?
Little Witch Nobeta 2023-06-27 6,870 286.2 ... that one critic called Little Witch Nobeta a "Baby's First Dark Souls"?
Lonzo Anderson 2023-06-02 3,444 143.5 ... that Lonzo Anderson "grew up rather like a rabbit" while unsupervised outdoors, anticipating his work on Two Hundred Rabbits?
Two Hundred Rabbits 3,422 142.6
Total 6,866 286.1
Soňa Červená 2023-06-29 6,865 286.0 ... that international opera singer Soňa Červená (pictured) won the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress when she was 83 years old?
Unlock It 2023-06-26 6,821 284.2 ... that Charli XCX retitled "Unlock It" after it went viral on TikTok?
Abigail Fillmore 2023-06-06 6,654 277.3 ... that Abigail Fillmore spearheaded the creation of the White House Library after reportedly being appalled at the fact that there was no library?
Martin (YouTuber) 2023-06-24 6,578 274.1 ... that Hong Kong YouTuber Martin co-created a video showing himself using a washing machine to make soup?
Dmitrii Milev 2023-06-15 6,546 272.7 ... that the death records of Dmitrii Milev, a Soviet Moldavian writer, were falsified to obscure mention of his execution during the Great Purge?
Weather whiplash 2023-06-01 6,530 272.1 ... that weather whiplash is the phenomenon of rapid swings between extremes of weather conditions?
PBS Appalachia Virginia 2023-06-26 6,420 267.5 ... that PBS Appalachia Virginia is the first all-non-terrestrial public TV station in the United States?
Corrinne Tarver 2023-06-22 3,325 138.5 ... that after coming second to Kim Hamilton in floor exercise at two NCAA Gymnastics Championships, Corrinne Wright tied with her the next year after tumbling to music from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Kim Hamilton (gymnast) 3,068 127.9
Total 6,394 266.4
Louise Willingale 2023-06-04 6,256 260.7 ... that Louise Willingale is developing ZEUS, which is projected to be the most powerful laser in the United States?
715 Harrison 2023-06-17 6,202 258.4 ... that the San Francisco nightclub City Nights was the target of bombing threats by an alleged supporter of the Islamic State?
Yemi Mobolade 2023-06-14 6,036 251.5 ... that Yemi Mobolade is the first Black person and the first non-Republican to be elected the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado?
England in the High Middle Ages 2023-06-05 5,948 247.9 ... that patriarchal gender roles become more sharply defined for England in the High Middle Ages, with some of that to do with the new feudal system?
Kay Moonsamy 2023-06-06 5,914 246.4 ... that when South African anti-apartheid activist Kay Moonsamy went into exile, it was fifteen years before he saw his wife and children again?
Pansophic Systems 2023-06-14 5,912 246.3 ... that when the founder of Pansophic Systems tried to return to the company, he was rejected?
The Myth Makers 2023-06-09 5,908 246.2 ... that while filming the Doctor Who serial The Myth Makers, William Hartnell was jealous of being upstaged by the other actors?
Al-Faddayni 2023-06-14 5,888 245.3 ... that the rebel al-Faddayni, a descendant of Caliph Uthman, led the last major attempt to reestablish Umayyad rule in Syria?
Labour (song) 2023-06-17 5,866 244.4 ... that the song "Labour" started a TikTok trend of women sharing their experiences with sexism?
Bayard–Condict Building 2023-06-21 5,845 243.5 ... that angels are perched atop the Bayard–Condict Building?
White Antelope (Cheyenne chief) 2023-06-26 5,836 243.2 ... that the song supposedly sung by Cheyenne chief White Antelope as he died at the Sand Creek massacre has been used at remembrances commemorating the event?
Joe A. Garcia 2023-06-23 5,802 241.8 ... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico?
Bazzini 2023-06-13 5,786 241.1 ... that Bazzini, established in 1886, is the oldest extant nut company in the United States?
Le Corricolo 2023-06-19 5,772 240.5 ... that Alexandre Dumas's travel book Le Corricolo, published in 1843, contains one of the earliest literary accounts of Neapolitan pizza (pizza maker pictured)?
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan 2023-06-19 5,752 239.7 ... that during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, Boxer rebels destroyed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan, and 26 members of the clergy were killed?
Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki 2023-06-02 5,692 237.2 ... that Jacques-Louis David's Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki from 1781 has been described as one of his masterpieces?
Narita Viliamu Tahega 2023-06-19 5,662 235.9 ... that Narita Viliamu Tahega has won 38 medals in international weightlifting competitions, the most in the history of Niue athletics?
Assassination of Omar Menéndez 2023-06-24 5,589 232.9 ... that in February 2023, Ecuadorian entrepreneur Omar Menéndez was elected the mayor of his canton the day after his assassination?
Der Bialistoker Shtern 2023-06-07 5,584 232.7 ... that Der Bialistoker Shtern's unique spelling policy combined standard Soviet Yiddish orthography with the traditional final forms of Hebrew letters?
Zakir Husain 2023-06-07 5,572 232.2 ... that Zakir Husain was the first Muslim and the first governor of a state to be elected President of India?
Ludwig Keke 2023-06-20 5,552 231.4 ... that in the 1968 election, Ludwig Keke defeated Nauru's first female candidate for parliament, his sister Liebon Sunshine Keke?
Drone congregation area 2023-06-25 5,544 231.0 ... that no one knows how honeybee drones from hundreds of different colonies all converge on the same drone congregation areas to mate?
Max Bielfeldt 2023-06-11 5,530 230.4 ... that after the Wolverines released their "Moose" for his fifth season, he went on to win another Big Ten championship with the Hoosiers?
Republican Palace Museum 2023-06-07 5,512 229.7 ... that the Republican Palace Museum in Khartoum was originally a cathedral?
Brooklyn Trust Company Building 2023-06-18 5,484 228.5 ... that a former bank vault in the Brooklyn Trust Company Building (pictured) contains a pet-grooming station?
A (For 100 Cars) 2023-06-10 5,374 223.9 ... that in A [For 100 Cars], an orchestra of cars play the note A for 28 minutes?
Visa policy of Azerbaijan 2023-06-04 5,330 222.1 ... that in 2017 the British travel magazine Wanderlust rated Azerbaijan's electronic visa as the easiest visa to obtain in the world?
2023 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly 2023-06-06 5,326 221.9 ... that, as required by the New START treaty, Russia notified the US of a missile test, which US officials believe failed days before Vladimir Putin announced Russia's suspension of the treaty?
Plas Dinas 2023-06-03 5,313 221.4 ... that Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret spent much time at his family's Welsh country mansion Plas Dinas, but after his father's death the estate went to Snowdon's younger half-brother?
Lorenzo Carfora 2023-06-22 5,312 221.4 ... that on 1 March 2023, Lorenzo Carfora became the first player born in 2006 to feature in a Serie B match?
Pete Johnson (politician) 2023-06-02 5,274 219.7 ... that Pete Johnson was the first Republican to hold statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era?
Carbon accounting 2023-06-29 5,241 218.4 ... that laughing gas is serious stuff in carbon accounting?
Geoff Bent 2023-06-07 5,157 214.9 ... that Geoff Bent, one of Manchester United's Busby Babes, saved a child from drowning in a canal?
Gordon Coutts 2023-06-12 5,088 212.0 ... that Scottish painter Gordon Coutts left Australia without paying maintenance to his estranged wife, but was arrested in New Zealand?
Eucalyptus wandoo 2023-06-20 5,076 211.5 ... that the Noongar used the Eucalyptus wandoo tree (woods pictured) as a medicine and ointment?
Soewardi (governor) 2023-06-16 5,070 211.2 ... that in the lead-up to the 1997 Indonesian legislative election, Soewardi engaged in the "yellowization" of Central Java?
Adele One Night Only 2023-06-16 5,059 210.8 ... that during the filming of Adele One Night Only, a male attendee blindfolded his partner of seven years and proposed to her?
Jurate Kazickas 2023-06-16 5,042 210.1 ... that war correspondent Jurate Kazickas financed her plane ticket to Vietnam in 1967 with a US$500 win on the game show Password?
Willow Kayne 2023-06-28 5,034 209.8 ... that future Loud LDN member Willow Kayne went into music after temporarily losing her sight?
The Holocaust 2023-06-05 4,937[f] 205.7 ... that around 1,500 anti-Jewish laws were enacted by Nazi Germany in the years leading up to the Holocaust (victims pictured)?
2023 Canadian federal worker strike 2023-06-28 4,921 205.0 ... that up to 129,000 Canadian federal workers went on strike?
The Hunter's Moon (film) 2023-06-01 4,855 202.3 ... that Keith Carradine met his future wife, actress and model Hayley DuMond, on the set of the 1999 film The Hunter's Moon?
Victorian era 2023-06-01 4,810[g] 200.4 ... that only 45 per cent of babies born in 1851 in Victorian-era Liverpool, England, lived to be 20 years old?
Book of Common Prayer (1559) 2023-06-08 4,781 199.2 ... that to prevent bishops from opposing the Elizabethan Book of Common Prayer, reformers had the entire papalist party arrested during a debate?
Charles III 2023-06-03 4,752[h] 198.0 ... that in 1984, Charles, Prince of Wales described a proposed extension to the National Gallery as a "monstrous carbuncle"?
Larry Rivers (basketball) 2023-06-02 4,696 195.7 ... that Gator Rivers dribbled a basketball around chairs and under tables in a closet when trying out for the Harlem Globetrotters?
Fuzuli (poet) 2023-06-20 4,691 195.5 ... that the 16th-century poet Fuzuli wrote a poetic letter titled "Complaint" after Ottoman officials cut his stipend?
Xiazhi 2023-06-21 4,678 194.9 ... that in ancient China, Xiazhi was the day to sprinkle chrysanthemum ashes on wheat plants?
El-Tigani el-Mahi 2023-06-15 4,662 194.2 ... that El-Tigani el-Mahi pioneered studies on magic and zār and their relationship to mental health?
Antonio del Pollaiuolo 2023-06-11 4,661 194.2 ... that the only papal tombs to survive the demolition of Old St Peter's and be reconstructed in the present St Peter's Basilica are the two by Antonio del Pollaiuolo (one pictured)?
Aile Asszonyi 2023-06-05 4,660 194.2 ... that in Strauss's Elektra, Aile Asszonyi was said to be convincing as a woman close to madness?
Johnny Buchanan 2023-06-29 4,657 194.0 ... that football player Johnny Buchanan said that, while running for touchdowns without being touched was fun, "something about running through somebody's face is unmatched"?
Sid Justin 2023-06-26 4,630 192.9 ... that Sid Justin almost became a Miracle, but he turned it down to play professional football?
Shigi Qutuqu 2023-06-25 4,596 191.5 ... that Shigi Qutuqu, a high-ranking official during the early Mongol Empire, survived the first four Mongol khans when he died over the age of eighty?
Valentina Bodrug-Lungu 2023-06-26 4,564 190.1 ... that Valentina Bodrug-Lungu has declared that Moldova's political climate does not encourage female participation, despite having a woman president?
Muhammad Ismail (governor) 2023-06-25 4,493 187.2 ... that during his tenure as Governor of Central Java, Muhammad Ismail banned rock music concerts and car rallies?
Lucy Greenish 2023-06-05 4,468 186.2 ... that Lucy Greenish was the first woman in New Zealand to become a registered architect?
Sergey Girinis 2023-06-23 4,356 181.5 ... that after being arrested for organizing a general strike in 1920, S. Girinis was sent to the Soviet Union following a Soviet-Lithuanian exchange of political prisoners?
Kevin A. Gilroy 2023-06-30 4,234 176.4 ... that Kevin A. Gilroy served as the mayor of Gilroy?
Geneva Declaration (1918) 2023-06-08 4,035 168.1 ... that the prime minister of Serbia signed the 1918 Geneva Declaration after intervention from the President of France?
That's 60s 2023-06-08 4,013 167.2 ... that the first song played on That's 60s was the same song Tony Blackburn had played on BBC Radio 1 more than 55 years earlier?
Mavis Paterson 2023-06-10 3,990 166.3 ... that Mavis Paterson, an octogenarian grandmother, has cycled more than 10,000 miles (16,000 km) for charity?
Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin 2023-06-13 3,913 163.0 ... that the 1975 premiere of the Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin by Dmitri Shostakovich was described as a "pretty weird experience" by Alfred Schnittke?
Odontorrhina 2023-06-23 3,898 162.4 ... that all species of the genus Odontorrhina are covered with dense bristly hairs?
Yitzhak Weinstein-Branovsky 2023-06-01 3,778 157.4 ... that during the Polish–Soviet War, Lithuanian-Belorussian Soviet Republic People's Commissar for Justice Yitzhak Weinstein-Branovsky organized revolutionary militias in villages near Utena?
1971 Moroccan coup d'état attempt 2023-06-02 3,750 156.2 ... that though Mohamed Oufkir was appointed as Minister of Defence as a result of the 1971 Moroccan coup d'état attempt, he would later organize his own coup?
Bellona's Husband: A Romance 2023-06-07 3,730 155.4 ... that the 1887 novel Bellona's Husband: A Romance by William James Roe "may be the earliest example of the time in reverse tale presented in full-fledged narrative form"?
Leonie ter Braak 2023-06-04 3,682 153.4 ... that Leonie ter Braak made her film debut in The Marriage Escape, the film of Dutch origin with the most cinema ticket sales in 2020?
Turtle River–White Otter Lake Provincial Park 2023-06-28 3,682 153.4 ... that the White Otter Castle is the most popular attraction in the Turtle River–White Otter Lake Provincial Park, even though it is not accessible by road?
Redistricting in Texas 2023-06-17 3,672 153.0 ... that the United States Supreme Court has struck down Texas's congressional and legislative districts numerous times?
KPBT-TV 2023-06-23 3,621 150.9 ... that the studios of Basin PBS had once been a movie theater, a church meeting space, and a nightclub?
Australiformis 2023-06-06 3,582 149.2 ... that Australiformis semoni is a parasite that infests marsupials in Australia and New Guinea and whose infestation could cause debilitating ulcerative granulomatous gastritis?
Simone Vignoso 2023-06-29 3,546 147.7 ... that the Genoese admiral Simone Vignoso conquered the island of Chios and founded a joint-stock company to rule it?
Grant DuBose 2023-06-08 3,508 146.2 ... that before being a top player at a Division I FBS school, wide receiver Grant DuBose worked bagging groceries and saw limited playing time for a Division II team?
18th Niue Assembly 2023-06-26 3,508 146.1 ... that Premier Dalton Tagelagi (pictured) appointed the first cabinet of Niue with equal gender representation in the 18th Niue Assembly?
Josh Bartelstein 2023-06-01 3,442 143.4 ... that walk-on basketball player Josh Bartelstein was the captain of the national runner-up 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines?
University of Minnesota Messenia Expedition 2023-06-20 3,432 143.0 ... that the University of Minnesota Messenia Expedition has been described as "the first truly multidisciplinary archaeological expedition in Greece"?
Dee Winters 2023-06-10 3,393 141.4 ... that football player Dee Winters, who helped bring TCU to a national championship appearance and was selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, grew up in a small town with only one gas station?
Walter Nash 2023-06-14 3,388 141.1 ... that Walter Nash's 14 years as New Zealand's minister of finance is the longest continuous time that anyone has ever served in that post?
Oscar James Campbell Jr. 2023-06-08 3,362 140.1 ... that Oscar James Campbell Jr., an American scholar of Shakespeare, complained in 1926 that PhD students of English had to read "masses of stupid and essentially insignificant material"?
Associated Students of the University of California, Los Angeles 2023-06-20 3,358 139.9 ... that when UCLA was founded in 1919, the university's students provided numerous services, including athletics, housing, and parking?
2023 CONCACAF Champions League final 2023-06-22 3,313 138.0 ... that the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League final was a rematch of a 2020 series played by Club León and Los Angeles FC?
Powell Marsh Wildlife Area 2023-06-04 3,306 137.7 ... that decoy geese spent more than 15 years trying to attract real geese to the Powell Marsh Wildlife Area?
Jordan Stephens 2023-06-30 3,276 136.5 ... that Jordan Stephens has released solo music under his own name and the pseudonyms "J Steezy", "Rizzle", "Wildhood", "Gnarly Ventura", and "Al, the Native"?
Caroline Breese Hall 2023-06-05 3,261 135.9 ... that Caroline Breese Hall and her father, who were both pediatricians, wrote a book together?
On Patrol: Live 2023-06-07 3,236 134.9 ... that A&E Networks filed a lawsuit against the producers of On Patrol: Live, alleging that it was a "blatant rip-off" of their show Live PD?
Michael Lipton 2023-06-24 3,178 132.4 ... that developmental economist Michael Lipton showed that poor farmers were more resource efficient than rich farmers?
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2002 video game) 2023-06-28 3,148 131.2 ... that the Game Boy Advance version of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars was largely developed by just two people?
Katyusha Maslova 2023-06-22 3,027 126.1 ... that while Dmitri Shostakovich composed his opera Katyusha Maslova, Sergei Prokofiev was also contemplating an opera based on the same subject?
Michael Block 2023-06-03 3,020 125.9 ... that Michael Block, a club professional who charges $150 per hour for golfing lessons, scored a hole in one on his way to finishing joint 15th at the 2023 PGA Championship?
KLRT-TV 2023-06-24 3,008 125.4 ... that in the 1980s, "Sherman Bonner, The Human Thermometer" presented the weather on an Arkansas TV station?
J. Howard Crocker 2023-06-12 3,004 125.2 ... that Canadian pentathlon champion J. Howard Crocker introduced volleyball to China?
College Street, Dublin 2023-06-06 2,984 124.3 ... that spectators climbed up to Fortitude, Justice, and Liberty on College Street, Dublin, to get a view of Queen Victoria?
The Late Report 2023-06-01 2,949 122.9 ... that in a segment filmed for The Late Report, comedian John Safran got frisked by police after going to a McDonald's restaurant dressed up as Ronald McDonald?
Elizabeth Wilkins 2023-06-18 2,946 122.7 ... that Elizabeth Wilkins chose to work at the Federal Trade Commission on the hope that the agency is now positioned to address economic injustice?
Karen Hanghøj 2023-06-09 2,918 121.6 ... that Karen Hanghøj, the 2023 winner of the William Smith Medal for applied geology, became the first female director of the British Geological Survey, 183 years after it was founded?
Zainab Salbi 2023-06-09 2,915 121.5 ... that Zainab Salbi is the co-founder of Women for Women International and has authored multiple books?
Matt Landers 2023-06-07 2,910 121.3 ... that after playing American football for three different high schools, Matt Landers played for three different colleges?
R v ACR Roofing Pty Ltd 2023-06-28 2,871 119.6 ... that in R v ACR Roofing Pty Ltd the Victorian Court of Appeal held that workers do not need to be employed by a company to hold it liable for safety violations?
Kölner Domchor 2023-06-02 2,832 118.0 ... that the Kölner Domchor (pictured) from Cologne Cathedral sang Palmeri's Misa a Buenos Aires at a 2013 festival in Rome dedicated to Pope Francis, with the composer at the piano?
Salvador Ondo Nkumu 2023-06-11 2,824 117.6 ... that Salvador Ondo Nkumu read out the sentences of mercenaries involved in the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt?
Nick Acocella 2023-06-27 2,782 115.9 ... that New Jersey politics expert Nick Acocella hosted Pasta & Politics, a television show where he would make pasta with various politicians including Thomas Kean, Cory Booker, and Chris Christie?
Mark Curry (rapper) 2023-06-29 2,771 115.5 ... that the Mark Curry song "American Dream" samples the David Bowie song "This Is Not America"?
Alice Ilgenfritz Jones 2023-06-13 2,766 115.2 ... that Alice Ilgenfritz Jones was one of "Two Women of the West" from Iowa who wrote the 1893 feminist utopian novel Unveiling a Parallel?
Fashion psychology 2023-06-11 2,722 113.4 ... that fashion psychology is an interdisciplinary field that studies the interaction between human behavior, psychology, and fashion?
Urwa ibn al-Zubayr 2023-06-11 2,714 113.1 ... that Urwa ibn al-Zubayr has been called the founder of Islamic historiography?
1934 Central Eagles football team 2023-06-26 2,640 110.0 ... that the conference-champion 1934 Central Eagles football team had a reserve squad known as the Rinkeydinks?
Tavius Robinson 2023-06-17 2,632 109.7 ... that it was through a social media post that 2023 NFL Draft pick Tavius Robinson was able to receive several offers to play college football?
Stanley Woodward (attorney) 2023-06-30 2,624 109.4 ... that prior to attorney Stanley Woodward representing Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta and Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs, he represented tenants in D.C. who were facing eviction?
Travis Bell 2023-06-04 2,610 108.8 ... that 2023 NFL Draft pick Travis Bell is the only Kennesaw State Owls player ever to be selected?
Dominic Olejniczak 2023-06-05 2,600 108.4 ... that after going 1–10–1 in the first season of his tenure, Green Bay Packers president Dominic Olejniczak hired Vince Lombardi and the team would go on to win five NFL championships in nine years?
Cathy Nutbrown 2023-06-17 2,586 107.7 ... that a report led by academic Cathy Nutbrown concluded that qualifications for vocational courses in childcare and early education were laxer than in animal welfare?
Debra Lew Harder 2023-06-10 2,558 106.6 ... that Debra Lew Harder is the fifth person to host the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts since they began in 1931?
Effects of climate change 2023-06-29 2,558 106.6 ... that due to climate change there are not only more heatwaves over land, but also more heatwaves in the ocean?
Talking to Yourself 2023-06-19 2,531 105.5 ... that Consequence selected Carly Rae Jepsen's "Talking to Yourself" as song of the week and declared her music speaks for the "delightfully unhinged"?
Michael Denneny 2023-06-09 2,387 99.5 ... that in 1987, Michael Denneny started Stonewall Inn Editions at St. Martin's Press, the first LGBT trade paperback imprint at a major publishing house?
UWI Seismic Research Centre 2023-06-10 2,268 94.5 ... that the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre, which is 70 years old this year, once had an earthquake processing system called "WurstMachine"?
Portillo Cáceres v Paraguay 2023-06-16 2,208 92.0 ... that the UN Human Rights Committee recognized a correlation between the right to life and protection of the environment in Portillo Cáceres v Paraguay?
Rick Suder 2023-06-24 2,153 89.7 ... that Rick Suder was bumped from the NCAA record book by JJ Redick and Gerry McNamara?
1980 San Diego Chargers season 2023-06-16 2,150 89.6 ... that 1980 San Diego Chargers' John Jefferson, Kellen Winslow and Charlie Joiner became the first trio to earn 1,000 receiving yards each in the same season?
Raymond Vohasek 2023-06-28 2,140 89.2 ... that Raymond Vohasek led his college's football team in sacks even though he played the entire season with a torn labrum?
İbrahim Çolak (gymnast) 2023-06-03 2,082 86.8 ... that İbrahim Çolak's 2019 gold medal in still rings was Turkey's first at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships?
The Messenger (website) 2023-06-03 2,054 85.6 ... that the editorial staff of online news startup The Messenger includes former editors-in-chief of Gizmodo, Entertainment Weekly, People, and Self?
Mackay Davashe 2023-06-22 1,880 78.3 ... that Mackay Davashe wrote "Lakutshona Ilanga", the English version of which, sung by Miriam Makeba, became the first South African piece to chart on the Billboard Hot 100?
Belén Barenys 2023-06-06 1,790 74.6 ... that Belén Barenys and Berta Prieto's short film was picked up by Filmin after they suggested the idea on Instagram?
Indonesia–Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 2023-06-09 1,776 74.0 ... that the Indonesia–Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement covered access to South Korean online video games in Indonesia?
Gus C. Moser 2023-06-18 1,756 73.2 ... that Gus C. Moser served five 4-year terms in the Oregon State Senate, including two non-consecutive 2-year periods as senate president, to which post he was elected unanimously in 1917?

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