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Type	Non-image		Image		Overall
	vph	Article	vph	Article	vph	Article
Low	45.7	Komm, Herr, segne uns	96.5	Wilfried Gruhn	45.7	Komm, Herr, segne uns
Median	217.5	Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album)	650.6	In America: Remember	233.9	Alma Mater (New York sculpture) Norman Dawe
High	1,759.7	Anne Wyllie	1,808.3	Jimmy Carter	1,808.3	Jimmy Carter

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Article	Date	Image	views	vph	DYK hook
Jimmy Carter	2021-10-01		43,400	1,808.3	... that Jimmy Carter reported that he had seen a UFO?
Anne Wyllie	2021-10-12		42,232	1,759.7	... that Anne Wyllie, also known as the "Spit Queen", now has a Wikipedia biography because a healthcare executive asked who she was?
Muang Thong Thani	2021-10-14		40,785	1,699.4	... that Muang Thong Thani (street pictured), intended as a satellite city of Bangkok, has been called "one of the greatest planning disasters of the 20th century"?
Musca depicta	2021-10-17		35,292	1,470.5	... that many 15th- and 16th-century European paintings included a conspicuous depiction of a common fly (example pictured)?
Feetloaf	2021-10-31		15,049	1,254.1	... that parsnips serve as sawed-off tibiae in feetloaf (pictured)?
Mondeghili	2021-10-10		29,394	1,224.7	... that mondeghili (pictured) became popular during the Spanish domination of the Duchy of Milan?
Insular crozier	2021-10-13		29,196	1,216.5	... that of the many Insular croziers (example pictured) made between c. 800 and 1200, fewer than 20 survive fully intact?
Stahlrohrlanze	2021-10-25		14,238	1,186.5	... that German cavalry carried steel lances (examples pictured) throughout the First World War?
John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant	2021-10-09		27,112	1,129.6	... that after John Oliver remarked that "the city of Danbury, Connecticut, can eat my whole ass", they named a sewage plant after him?
IBM Palm Top PC 110	2021-10-24		12,738	1,061.5	... that IBM originally designed the Palm Top PC 110 (pictured) to be closer in shape to a VHS cassette but narrowed it when testers kept using their thumbs to type?
Frederick Marten Hale	2021-10-25		12,364	1,030.4	... that Frederick Marten Hale designed the bomb that brought down Zeppelin LZ 37 in mid-flight (pictured) on 7 June 1915?
Samuel C. Phillips	2021-10-29		11,863	988.6	... that Wernher von Braun claimed that General Samuel C. Phillips (pictured) was the man most responsible for putting the pieces of the Apollo program together and making them work?
Ed White (astronaut)	2021-10-22		11,500	958.3	... that Ed White (pictured) was the first American to perform a spacewalk?
Sobekneferu	2021-10-04		22,965	956.9	... that Sobekneferu (bust pictured) of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty is the earliest undisputed female king to reign over ancient Egypt?
Battle of Saint Charles	2021-10-31		10,698	891.5	... that the Battle of Saint Charles featured what is known as the deadliest shot of the American Civil War?
Old (film)	2021-10-24		10,640	886.6	... that M. Night Shyamalan's Old is based on a Swiss graphic novel that the filmmaker received as a Father's Day gift?
Julian Filipowicz	2021-10-13		21,102	879.2	... that after Polish commander Julian Filipowicz was tortured and pronounced dead by the Gestapo, he escaped from the morgue?
George Fan	2021-10-28		10,520	876.6	... that George Fan (pictured), the designer of Plants vs. Zombies, was fired from PopCap Games after its acquisition by EA?
Tutu (painting)	2021-10-14		20,827	867.8	... that a painting of a Nigerian princess, unseen for more than 40 years, was discovered in 2017 and sold for more than £1 million?
Yonaguni Knoll IV	2021-10-01		20,498	854.1	... that a "lake" of liquid CO 2 exists underground at Yonaguni Knoll IV?
Raed Ahmed	2021-10-25		10,176	848.0	... that Olympic flagbearer Raed Ahmed defected after he saw Bill Clinton clapping?
Werner Teske	2021-10-28		10,029	835.8	... that the 1981 execution of Werner Teske was the final use of the death penalty in Germany?
Blacks & Whites	2021-10-21		9,970	830.9	... that the 1970 board game Blacks & Whites is "strategically designed to make a black win impossible"?
Hoodoo Mountain	2021-10-21		9,824	818.7	... that Hoodoo Volcano (pictured) formed largely under glacial ice in the last 100,000 years?
Tarmac scam	2021-10-02		19,382	807.6	... that in a typical tarmac scam someone at your door claims to be a builder working on a contract nearby with some asphalt left over, and offers a cheap deal to resurface your driveway with it?
H. P. Lovecraft	2021-10-05		19,072	794.7	... that when H. P. Lovecraft was five years old, he was told Santa Claus did not exist and responded by asking why "God is not equally a myth"?
Haukilahti water tower	2021-10-19		18,910	787.9	... that the Haukilahti water tower (pictured) has a water container inspired by The Jetsons?
Talnotrie Hoard	2021-10-18		18,556	773.2	... that a hoard of Viking treasure was found in 1912 when it fell out of peat fuel being placed on a fire?
Polanco metro station	2021-10-21		9,278	773.2	... that the giant piano-shaped staircase (pictured) at Polanco metro station is fully interactive?
Africae Tabula Nova	2021-10-26		9,278	773.1	... that Africae Tabula Nova (pictured) depicts the Niger River passing underground for about 60 miles (97 km), in accordance with a Latin legend?
Life on Mars (song)	2021-10-26		8,814	734.5	... that David Bowie wrote his 1971 track "Life on Mars?" as a parody of Frank Sinatra's "My Way"?
Vanderbilt Triple Palace	2021-10-21		8,506	708.9	... that William Henry Vanderbilt spent US$2 million on the lavishly designed Triple Palace, but his son found the decor unfashionable?
Bridget Partridge	2021-10-25		8,401	700.1	... that Australian religious sister Bridget Partridge fled her convent in 1920 dressed only in her nightgown, precipitating a national sectarian scandal?
Schneider's marmoset	2021-10-11		10,246	426.9	... that Schneider's marmoset (pictured) is one of three primates newly described in the 2020s?
List of primates described in the 2020s			6,236	259.8
Total			16,482	686.8
The beer question	2021-10-17		11,936	497.3	... that the debate in "Game On" invokes the beer question?
Game On (The West Wing)			4,436	184.8
Total			16,372	682.2
Inglis Bridge, Monmouth	2021-10-30		8,158	679.8	... that the Inglis Bridge (pictured) in Monmouth, Wales, is the only known example in Britain of an Inglis bridge that is still in public use?
Sermon on the Mound	2021-10-19		16,187	674.5	... that Margaret Thatcher had to wait while a series of parish ministers objected before she could give her "Sermon on the Mound"?
Disappearance of Lauren Cho	2021-10-19		16,104	671.0	... that the Gabby Petito disappearance has led to renewed media interest in the June 2021 disappearance of Lauren Cho?
Jacob Wohl	2021-10-30		8,038	669.9	... that Jacob Wohl was banned for life by the National Futures Association when he was only 19 years old?
The Supremes (The West Wing)	2021-10-25		7,998	666.5	... that "The Supremes" was said to have foreseen the conflict following the death of Antonin Scalia, twelve years later?
Ganna (seeress)	2021-10-27		7,912	659.3	... that the early Germanic priestess Ganna may have been named for her magic staff?
In America: Remember	2021-10-29		7,807	650.6	... that 701,133 flags were planted on the National Mall (pictured) as a memorial to Americans who have died of COVID-19?
Pete Buttigieg	2021-10-27		7,684	640.3	... that United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (pictured) wrote an essay in 2000 on Bernie Sanders, his future competitor in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries?
Neurocracy	2021-10-12		15,295	637.3	... that in the browser game Neurocracy, players explore a fictional successor to Wikipedia launched in 2049?
Harry Ferris Brazenor	2021-10-26		7,490	624.2	... that taxidermist Harry Brazenor mounted the Salford tiger (pictured) in 1914?
1971 Qantas bomb hoax	2021-10-19		14,080	586.6	... that Peter Macari extorted $500,000 from Qantas Airways, and that more than $200,000 remains unaccounted for?
Squares (crisps)	2021-10-08		14,040	585.0	... that Richard Osman wrote that Squares were invented because "scientists were concerned that children weren't hurting the roofs of their mouths as often as they should be"?
Execution of George Flaxman	2021-10-24		6,918	576.5	... that the 1887 execution of George Flaxman may have inspired Rudyard Kipling's poem "Danny Deever"?
Sam Magara	2021-10-25		6,834	569.5	... that rebel leader Sam Magara was killed when he ventured into a city to visit a dentist?
James Milner	2021-10-07		13,656	569.0	... that James Milner (pictured) once held the title of the Premier League's youngest goal scorer?
Sharp PC-7000	2021-10-05		13,564	565.2	... that the Sharp PC-7000, compared in shape to a toaster, was manufactured in a factory that also produced Sharp's microwave ovens?
KCPQ	2021-10-26		6,670	555.8	... that watching Tacoma, Washington's KTVW "used to be worse than no TV at all"?
Waka Nathan	2021-10-21		6,643	553.6	... that Waka Nathan was nicknamed "the Black Panther" by a French newspaper reporter who was impressed by his ability to pursue opponents like the animal?
La Passion selon Sade	2021-10-24		6,628	552.4	... that the title of La Passion selon Sade, an opera by Sylvano Bussotti (pictured with star Cathy Berberian), caused a scandal at its premiere and had to be changed for the next performance?
Miles Dempsey	2021-10-06		13,196	549.8	... that Miles Dempsey replicated the feat of a distant ancestor by being knighted in the field?
Grand Jubilee of 1814	2021-10-18		13,177	549.0	... that at least one man was killed during the Grand Jubilee of 1814 when a pagoda (pictured) in St James's Park burnt down?
Leland Kirkemo	2021-10-20		7,916	329.9	... that Leland Kirkemo, the skipper of the ship that recovered the crew of Apollo 13, was played by Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell in the movie?
Jim Lovell			5,104	212.6
Total			13,020	542.5
Graver v. Faurot	2021-10-27		3,476	289.6	... that 125 years after the Seventh Circuit referred Graver v. Faurot to the Supreme Court to decide whether United States v. Throckmorton or Marshall v. Holmes controlled, the question is still open?
United States v. Throckmorton			1,770	147.5
Marshall v. Holmes			1,242	103.5
Total			6,488	540.7
Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate	2021-10-08		12,802	533.4	... that the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate included a staged sea-battle between Christian and Turkish ships in the River Thames?
Sojourner (rover)	2021-10-27		6,306	525.5	... that the first successful Mars rover, Sojourner (pictured), was named after the Civil War era African-American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Sojourner Truth?
Magic Desk	2021-10-25		6,301	525.1	... that in Magic Desk I, the icons within the main screen for the phone, the calculator, the spreadsheet, and the Rolodex do nothing?
2021 London Marathon	2021-10-03		12,544	522.7	... that today's London Marathon is expected to have 50,000 runners, and another 50,000 virtual competitors?
2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption	2021-10-23		6,126	510.5	... that more than 22,000 earthquakes occurred in the eight days before the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption (pictured)?
Digital HiNote	2021-10-28		6,104	508.7	... that Digital pulled their HiNote Ultra laptop out of a manila envelope on television nearly 15 years before Apple did the same?
Two feet-one hand syndrome	2021-10-24		6,038	503.2	... that two feet-one hand syndrome is the combination of two athlete's feet and fungus in one hand?
Ivo Herenčić	2021-10-11		12,002	500.1	... that World War II war criminal Ivo Herenčić worked as an art dealer in Rome after the war?
Gelae donut	2021-10-26		5,982	498.5	... that a Gelae donut has large, protruding eyes?
Kennin Rebellion	2021-10-21		5,947	495.6	... that the perpetrators of the Kennin Rebellion surrendered when one of their commanders, a female samurai, was wounded?
Richardson Island	2021-10-13		11,826	492.8	... that Richardson Island was involved in an "annexation war" between two cities in the 1950s?
Johnny Gold	2021-10-27		5,913	492.8	... that Jackie Collins likened nightclub owner Johnny Gold, not unkindly, to "an old whore"?
Lismore Crozier	2021-10-28		5,906	492.2	... that the 12th-century Lismore Crozier was rediscovered, along with the 15th-century Book of Lismore, in a concealed doorway in Ireland's Lismore Castle in 1814?
William Utermohlen	2021-10-28		5,870	489.2	... that a 1999 self-portrait made by William Utermohlen while suffering from Alzheimer's disease took nearly two years to complete?
Amarin Plaza	2021-10-03		6,947	289.5	... that following the controversial success of Amarin Plaza, Rangsan Torsuwan went on to design the Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel in the same vein, but with Thai-style columns replacing Ionic ones?
Grand Hyatt Erawan			4,708	196.1
Total			11,654	485.6
Leipzig Prison	2021-10-31		5,731	477.6	... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area?
3 Times Square	2021-10-27		5,726	477.2	... that 3 Times Square was likened to an "identity crisis"?
Elite panic	2021-10-03		11,395	474.8	... that during disaster events, elites will typically shift the focus away from disaster relief towards measures of command and control, a behaviour referred to as elite panic?
SS Fernebo	2021-10-27		5,650	470.9	... that a 1917 explosion broke the SS Fernebo in two, with one part drifting ashore carrying six survivors?
Lum v. Rice	2021-10-28		5,612	467.7	... that a brief in Lum v. Rice was so badly written that Justice Louis Brandeis asked Felix Frankfurter to find a lawyer whom the Supreme Court could appoint to argue the Lums' case?
Beer Beer, Truck Truck	2021-10-23		3,514	292.8	... that the country song "Beer Beer, Truck Truck" was based on a viral TikTok video by Erynn Chambers intended to satirize country music?
Erynn Chambers			2,090	174.2
Total			5,604	467.0
New Amsterdam Theatre	2021-10-31		5,582	465.2	... that the New Amsterdam Theatre, once described as "a vision of gorgeousness", later had dead cats in the basement and mushrooms growing through the floor?
2021 Facebook outage	2021-10-27		5,568	464.0	... that Facebook's outage on October 4, 2021, also cut off the company's internal communications, preventing employees from sending or receiving external emails or logging in to Zoom?
Alto Velo Claim	2021-10-07		11,124	463.5	... that a dispute over bird droppings was connected to the impeachment of U.S. president Andrew Johnson?
The Election of 1800	2021-10-22		5,520	460.0	... that while Alexander Hamilton may not have broken the tie in the election of 1800, he did break the tie in "The Election of 1800"?
The Gaslight Effect	2021-10-29		5,496	458.0	... that Robin Stern's book The Gaslight Effect describes gaslighting as an epidemic?
Academese	2021-10-11		10,834	451.4	... that academese has been criticized for being unnecessarily complex and in extreme cases, purposefully discriminating and obfuscating?
Black Terror (ship)	2021-10-05		10,770	448.8	... that in 1863, the Union Navy built a ship with an outhouse serving as the pilothouse?
4 Times Square	2021-10-20		10,707	446.1	... that the facade of 4 Times Square, made partly of glass and partly of stone, was compared to the two-faced god Janus?
Bill Godwin	2021-10-26		5,276	439.7	... that when the Rhodesian Guard Force was disbanded in 1980, Brigadier Bill Godwin advised his men to fade away?
John Lewis (Shawnee leader)	2021-10-22		5,236	436.3	... that Shawnee leader John Lewis (pictured) often wore a "peace medal" given to him by U.S. president Thomas Jefferson?
Romeo Beckham	2021-10-15		10,396	433.2	... that after the footballer Romeo Beckham was released by Arsenal, he trained in tennis before returning to football five years later?
Edward Parr	2021-10-21		5,184	432.0	... that Edward Parr's slave ship was once surrounded by 10 war canoes?
Meme stock	2021-10-29		5,134	427.8	... that interest in meme stocks has given rise to what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has called a "meme stocks phenomenon"?
Twin Pagodas (Suzhou)	2021-10-20		10,102	420.9	... that the Twin Pagodas of Suzhou (pictured) have been compared to ink brushes?
Jean Kekedo	2021-10-28		3,012	251.0	... that when Jean Kekedo was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire in 2020 she became the third woman in her family to receive this honour, after her mother Dame Mary Kekedo and her sister Dame Rose Kekedo?
Mary Kekedo			1,104	92.0
Rose Kekedo			904	75.3
Total			5,018	418.2
Thomas Foxcroft (slave trader)	2021-10-10		10,014	417.3	... that Thomas Foxcroft sold 307 people for £9,858?
Women Who Fight Roundabout	2021-10-31		4,997	416.4	... that a group of feminists placed the Women Who Fight anti-monument (pictured) on a pedestal on which a statue of Christopher Columbus formerly stood?
The Epic Split	2021-10-11		9,962	415.1	... that "The Epic Split" featured an actor performing a gymnastic split between two backwards moving trucks?
Smoke Signal Broadcasting	2021-10-07		9,960	415.0	... that Smoke Signal Broadcasting encased their Chieftain microcomputer in faux leather?
Susan Chitty	2021-10-29		4,880	406.7	... that Susan Chitty's memoir on her mother, Antonia White, was viewed as a "literary assassination" when published?
Jersey Maritime Museum	2021-10-23		4,816	401.3	... that the Jersey Maritime Museum (part of collection pictured) displays a 7.5-million-stitch tapestry depicting life under Nazi occupation that was worked on by thousands of islanders?
Hivernage	2021-10-08		9,608	400.3	... that during the First World War, Senegalese Tirailleurs would be withdrawn from the Western Front to overwinter in camps in the south of France or northern Africa?
Haliurunas	2021-10-31		4,772	397.7	... that the account of the Haliurunas in the 6th century history of the Goths, the Getica, is a precursor to later Christian traditions that wise women had sex and orgies with demons and the Devil?
Stephen Sondheim Theatre	2021-10-16		5,780	240.9	... that the historic facade of Henry Miller's Theatre (pictured) is preserved at the base of the Bank of America Tower, while the theater's interior was rebuilt underground?
Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)			3,580	149.2
Total			9,361	390.0
Theodora Wilson Wilson	2021-10-03		9,344	389.3	... that pacifist Theodora Wilson Wilson's science fiction book The Last Weapon was banned by the British Government in 1917?
Schneiderman v. United States	2021-10-10		9,310	387.9	... that a Communist Party official was represented in Schneiderman v. United States by a previous Republican nominee for president?
Thomas Parr (slave trader)	2021-10-04		9,300	387.5	... that after they met, evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin described Thomas Parr as an "old, miserly squire"?
Musang King	2021-10-04		9,162	381.8	... that the pungent and bitter yet prized Musang King has been called the "Hermès of durian"?
John Ford Elkington	2021-10-05		9,010	375.4	... that 50-year-old Lieutenant Colonel John Ford Elkington was reinstated into the British Army in 1916 after winning medals for bravery while serving in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion?
Times Square Tower	2021-10-25		2,502	208.5	... that Times Square Tower and 5 Times Square, across the street from each other, were built for rival accounting firms during a redevelopment of New York City's Times Square?
5 Times Square			1,988	165.7
Total			4,490	374.2
Zenith Eazy PC	2021-10-15		8,971	373.8	... that Zenith equipped the floppy-only models of the Eazy PC with power supplies too weak to accommodate a hard drive?
Ziziphus nummularia	2021-10-22		4,484	373.6	... that the wild jujube can be planted on sand dunes to provide erosion control?
Bryant Park Studios	2021-10-28		4,450	370.8	... that a tenant of the Bryant Park Studios once tried to evict their landlord from the building's top floor?
Low Memorial Library	2021-10-13		8,792	366.3	... that Low is higher than its surroundings?
Community Banana Stand	2021-10-10		8,582	357.6	... that in downtown Seattle, approximately 8,000 bananas are given away daily by Amazon "banistas" under the supervision of their "bananagers"?
Waluburg	2021-10-31		4,160	346.7	... that the Germanic seeress Waluburg is only known from a pot shard found on the island Elephantine in southern Egypt?
Oxytocin (song)	2021-10-16		8,297	345.7	... that "Oxytocin" was recorded expressly to "be insane live"?
Seventy-Six (novel)	2021-10-24		4,047	337.2	... that "every chapter" of the 1823 novel Seventy-Six is said to be "covered with blood, or heaving with the throes of lacerated flesh"?
Hundred Years' War (1345–1347)	2021-10-17		8,058	335.8	... that in 1345 and 1346 the English repeatedly defeated the French in both north and south-west France?
Fundadores de São Paulo	2021-10-06		8,002	333.4	... that one of the plaques of the Fundadores de São Paulo monument (pictured) was stolen in 2004, and cannot be replaced due to incomplete records?
Natsuko Takahashi	2021-10-12		8,000	333.3	... that after Natsuko Takahashi lost a screenwriting contest because her submission had the wrong theme, she was hired by the examiners?
Show Me the Father	2021-10-08		7,992	333.0	... that Show Me the Father is the fourth consecutive film produced by the Kendrick brothers to earn an "A+" grade on CinemaScore?
Guard Force (Rhodesia)	2021-10-21		3,948	329.0	... that the Rhodesian Guard Force was often implicated in criminal activity against the villagers it was meant to protect?
Zeb Noland	2021-10-28		3,929	327.4	... that Zeb Noland was named the starting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks despite being on the coaching staff?
Cabinet cup	2021-10-30		3,916	326.3	... that porcelain cabinet cups were especially lavish pieces (example pictured) intended to be displayed in a china cabinet rather than used?
Fishponds of the Třeboň Basin	2021-10-23		3,838	319.8	... that Charles IV commanded the significant expansion of the fishponds of the Třeboň Basin "so that the kingdom would abound in fish and mist"?
Nicolas Mahler	2021-10-20		7,655	319.0	... that a comic award jury wrote that the characters of Nicolas Mahler "have no eyes, no ears, no mouths – but they undoubtedly have character"?
Stinson Jarvis	2021-10-19		7,596	316.5	... that Stinson Jarvis believed druids controlled history?
Railroad and Bank Building	2021-10-23		3,790	315.8	... that the Railroad and Bank Building was built with six miles (9.7 km) of pneumatic tubes used to send items anywhere within the building in under ten seconds?
Heterotermes aureus	2021-10-26		3,774	314.5	... that inside a building, the desert subterranean termite can form free-standing tubes descending from the ceiling?
Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis	2021-10-12		7,506	312.8	... that the fixed anvil temperature hypothesis proposes that anvil clouds (pictured) do not remove excess radiation as the Earth's surface temperature increases?
Cadogan Lane	2021-10-14		7,463	311.0	... that a flat on London's Cadogan Lane has been described as "one of the happiest turn-on centres there's ever been" due to experiments with LSD done there?
Holothuria impatiens	2021-10-12		7,414	308.9	... that the impatient sea cucumber readily expels sticky white cuvierian tubules when handled?
Janet Wilmshurst	2021-10-30		3,694	307.9	... that Janet Wilmshurst paints pictures of the past with poop?
Life with Father (TV series)	2021-10-26		3,684	307.0	... that Life with Father was the first network television series originating in Hollywood that was broadcast in color?
Frente de Liberación Homosexual	2021-10-26		3,683	306.9	... that the Frente de Liberación Homosexual viewed all forms of oppression as interconnected, and believed that homosexuality was subversive because it challenged patriarchy?
Tramp (nightclub)	2021-10-30		3,672	306.0	... that Keith Moon was briefly banned from the Tramp nightclub for destroying a chandelier?
Body image disturbance	2021-10-05		7,218	300.7	... that body image disturbance is a common symptom in patients with eating disorders?
Mini scule	2021-10-06		7,132	297.2	... that one of the smallest known species of frog is Mini scule?
Draft Eisenhower movement	2021-10-14		7,103	296.0	... that the famous campaign slogan "I Like Ike" was associated with the 1952 Draft Eisenhower movement?
Timewasters	2021-10-09		7,007	292.0	... that the racially themed time-travel comedy Timewasters was developed under the working title Black to the Future?
Angela Diaz	2021-10-30		3,474	289.5	... that Angela Diaz was accepted into Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons despite not taking the standard medical school exams or paying the $15 application fee?
Lead belt (wargaming)	2021-10-03		6,862	285.9	... that the lead belt in the English East Midlands is named after the historic use of lead in the wargames miniatures manufactured there?
Bayswater railway station, Perth	2021-10-26		3,401	283.4	... that the platform shelters in the redevelopment concept design for Bayswater railway station, Perth, were criticised for looking like a trestle table?
Proseminar in Homophile Studies	2021-10-09		6,742	280.9	... that the Proseminar in Homophile Studies, one of the first university courses about homosexuality, was held only once?
Tourism in Estonia	2021-10-24		3,370	280.8	... that a newly opened ferry in 1968 attracted "vodka tourists" to Estonia?
Reggie Parks	2021-10-31		3,321	276.8	... that championship belt designer Reggie Parks, whose work was used by WWE, UFC, and Madonna, was the first wrestling opponent of future NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes?
1913 Studebaker strike	2021-10-06		6,510	271.2	... that the 1913 Studebaker strike is regarded as the first major labor strike in the automotive industry?
Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park	2021-10-20		6,491	270.5	... that a voyageur shot himself while taking a gun out of his canoe in Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park?
André Kisase Ngandu	2021-10-23		3,214	267.9	... that Congolese rebel leader André Kisase Ngandu criticised his Rwandan allies to such an extent that they were probably responsible for his murder?
Yinshu	2021-10-14		6,344	264.3	... that an ancient Chinese medical text suggests that those of low social status will have many illnesses and die more easily?
The Bees Army	2021-10-22		3,148	262.3	... that The Bees Army, a Saudi opposition movement, was supported by Jamal Khashoggi?
Forbes Log	2021-10-09		6,287	262.0	... that the 1909 Forbes Log sent speed measurements remotely to the gunnery calculators used by the Royal Navy?
Abdullah Aidit	2021-10-15		6,260	260.8	... that Abdullah Aidit did not want his son to change his name, mainly because he did not want to deal with the administrative consequences?
Mattea Conforti	2021-10-30		3,128	260.6	... that after watching Matilda the Musical, Mattea Conforti complained that she could have starred in the title role?
Deutsche Bank Center	2021-10-01		6,186	257.8	... that the apartments and hotel rooms at Time Warner Center did not have internet from Time Warner because it was too expensive?
The Devil and Daniel Webster (opera)	2021-10-31		3,082	256.8	... that the opera The Devil and Daniel Webster features a jury of ghosts made up of famous historical American figures who are now residents of Hell; including the pirate Blackbeard?
Palembang Mayoral Office	2021-10-05		6,106	254.4	... that the mayor's office building in Palembang, Indonesia, was built to function as both a town hall and a water tower?
St. John's Terminal	2021-10-23		3,016	251.3	... that a club set up tennis courts on the roof of St. John's Terminal after broker William J. Hirschman spotted the suitable space from a helicopter?
Space Encounters	2021-10-20		5,857	244.0	... that 1980's Space Encounters video game was the first that Midway Games offered in their "mini myte" arcade game cabinet?
The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)	2021-10-06		5,854	243.9	... that the robotic enemies in the video game The Incredible Hulk were influenced by Marvel Comics' objection to the Hulk killing humanoid characters?
Cathedral of Nocera Umbra	2021-10-26		2,906	242.2	... that the Cathedral of Nocera Umbra probably rests on the foundations of a temple dedicated to the goddess Favonia?
Kenneth Lawson	2021-10-27		2,872	239.3	... that Kenneth Lawson, who was disbarred after dealing with addiction, teaches subjects including professional responsibility at the William S. Richardson School of Law?
Gao Yan (politician)	2021-10-27		2,837	236.4	... that a Chinese corruption investigation into Gao Yan has been interpreted as a political move against Li Peng, then second-in-command of the Communist Party of China?
Railroads in New England	2021-10-25		2,832	236.0	... that the first railroad in New England was powered by horses?
Ni Yulan	2021-10-10		5,658	235.8	... that civil-rights lawyer Ni Yulan, sentenced after recording the forced demolition of homes to make way for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was prevented from leaving China to accept awards?
Iyopawa Island	2021-10-12		5,655	235.6	... that Iyopawa Island's golf course, despite being on an island, has no water hazards?
Carl Freedman (writer)	2021-10-28		2,822	235.1	... that Carl Freedman viewed science fiction as the most sound genre for academic study?
Norman Dawe	2021-10-18		5,632	234.7	... that after Norman Dawe died, he was described as "a victim of [ice] hockey because he worked too hard for it"?
Alma Mater (New York sculpture)	2021-10-23		2,797	233.1	... that the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University was damaged by an explosion during student protests in 1970?
1997 Ontario teachers' strike	2021-10-05		5,590	232.9	... that a leaked memo indicating that a government official would receive a bonus payment if she cut $667 million from Ontario's education budget contributed to the 1997 Ontario teachers' strike?
Tenantry Column	2021-10-24		2,785	232.1	... that the Tenantry Column was built by the tenants of the Duke of Northumberland as thanks for a rent reduction?
Balloon (2018 film)	2021-10-18		5,567	232.0	... that Michael Herbig, director of the 2018 film Balloon about the 1979 East German balloon escape, would not have made it without the blessing of the families who carried it out?
Basil Street	2021-10-25		2,746	228.8	... that a flat in London's Basil Street was the scene of the first meetings that led to Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis	2021-10-23		2,745	228.8	... that English netball player Sophie Drakeford-Lewis was once the highest ranked British youth tennis player?
Shinjuku riot	2021-10-22		2,744	228.7	... that anti–Vietnam War protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in 1968, causing the equivalent of US$18 million in financial losses?
Coat of arms of the Football Association	2021-10-29		2,740	228.3	... that the lions supporting the coat of arms of the Football Association are half-blue and half-white in imitation of the blue shorts and white shirts worn by the national teams?
2012 Spanish Grand Prix	2021-10-01		5,475	228.1	... that after Williams won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix a conspiracy theory emerged which argued that the team had been given special tyres?
Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act	2021-10-27		2,734	227.8	... that Singaporean activist Thum Ping Tjin called the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act an attempted coup?
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return	2021-10-21		2,729	227.4	... that Whoopee Camp, the developer of Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return, dissolved while making their next game?
Karnabo	2021-10-07		5,396	224.9	... that the trumpeting of Karnabo, a figure from Ardennes folklore with an elephant's trunk, is said to be heard during thunderstorms?
Ivory Winston	2021-10-21		2,690	224.1	... that African American Ivory Winston sang for President Harry S. Truman's birthday and was "Iowa's First Lady of Song"?
Raytheon Anschütz	2021-10-27		2,678	223.2	... that Albert Einstein was hired as a technical expert during the gyrocompass patent dispute between Anschütz and Elmer Ambrose Sperry?
Ancistrocladus korupensis	2021-10-28		2,668	222.3	... that the liana Ancistrocladus korupensis contains a substance able to inhibit HIV viral replication?
Immortality in fiction	2021-10-10		5,274	219.8	... that the concept of immortality has been featured in fiction since fiction's oldest known work?
Bill Mullahey	2021-10-18		5,252	218.8	... that Pan Am executive Bill Mullahey was nicknamed "Mr. Pacific" for his work promoting tourism to Hawaiʻi and other island destinations?
Lust for Life (Iggy Pop album)	2021-10-25		2,610	217.5	... that Iggy Pop's second studio album Lust for Life was written, recorded, and mixed in eight days?
Sonny Venkatrathnam	2021-10-22		2,608	217.3	... that anti-apartheid activist Sonny Venkatrathnam smuggled a copy of the Complete Works of Shakespeare into the Robben Island Maximum Security Prison covering it with old Deepavali greeting cards?
Gambara (seeress)	2021-10-29		2,602	216.8	... that according to legend, the god of wisdom Odin was tricked by his own wife, and her priestess Gambara, to give victory to Gambara's tribe?
Yellowtail flounder	2021-10-21		2,601	216.8	... that yellowtail flounders are able to camouflage and mimic the seafloor?
Shehr e Tabassum	2021-10-19		5,172	215.5	... that the Pakistani film Shehr e Tabassum was the first animated cyberpunk film to be made by an Urdu development team?
Andrew Rawlins	2021-10-21		2,572	214.3	... that Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Rawlins proposed that the Rhodesian Army employ witchdoctors as psychological warfare during the Rhodesian Bush War?
Grand Prospect Hall	2021-10-19		5,086	211.9	... that the owners of New York City's Grand Prospect Hall produced and starred in cheaply shot commercials, parodied on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Saturday Night Live?
R. Nelson Smith	2021-10-17		5,074	211.4	... that chemist R. Nelson Smith replaced his colleague's desk chair with a porcelain toilet?
Marsh Family	2021-10-18		5,053	210.5	... that the Marsh Family's parody of Les Misérables's "One Day More" required pizza?
Johann Adam von Questenberg	2021-10-15		5,041	210.0	... that Johann Adam von Questenberg (pictured), who worked for the Austrian Imperial Court, was an amateur lutenist who made his palace a music centre?
Diamonds from Sierra Leone	2021-10-18		5,012	208.8	... that Kanye West's "Diamonds" was re-recorded as "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" after Q-Tip informed him about blood diamonds in Sierra Leone?
Ham House	2021-10-17		4,995	208.1	... that Ham House contains a rare Charles I–era cabinet room, created for the display of miniature paintings?
La Folia Barockorchester	2021-10-29		2,494	207.8	... that when La Folia Barockorchester made the first recordings of anonymous violin concertos found in the Dresden Hofkirche, they chose not to discover the identity of the composers?
Battle of Demons	2021-10-01		4,986	207.8	... that Battle of Demons was first published on an original fiction website in 2004?
Horselunges Manor	2021-10-16		4,970	207.1	... that Horselunges Manor was featured in the film The Song Remains the Same about Led Zeppelin?
Anyanwu (sculpture)	2021-10-04		4,963	206.8	... that the United Nations described Ben Enwonwu's sculpture Anyanwu as "symbolic of the rising sun" of the new nation of Nigeria?
Manchmal feiern wir mitten im Tag	2021-10-21		2,468	205.6	... that the 1974 song "Manchmal feiern wir mitten im Tag" claims that we sometimes celebrate resurrection in the middle of a day?
Stauffer, Oregon	2021-10-29		2,462	205.2	... that in 1943, the United States Army conducted a large-scale battle near Stauffer, Oregon, as part of the Oregon Maneuver training exercise preparing troops for combat in World War II?
Statutes Fair	2021-10-29		2,446	203.8	... that the Statutes Fair in Burton upon Trent has been held annually since 1219?
IBM Product Center	2021-10-21		2,439	203.2	... that in 1981, a customer could have bought a photocopier from an IBM Product Center for $39,000?
Charles P. Gross	2021-10-14		4,856	202.3	... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?
Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe	2021-10-25		2,420	201.7	... that Azerbaijan has been a member of the Council of Europe, an organization promoting human rights, for more than twenty years, despite holding political prisoners and rigging elections?
Aung Myo Min	2021-10-03		4,812	200.5	... that Aung Myo Min, Union Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government of Myanmar, is the country's first openly LGBT minister?
The Series Finale	2021-10-07		4,795	199.8	... that Elizabeth Olsen consulted on the Scarlet Witch costume that debuted in the WandaVision episode "The Series Finale" so it would be less revealing than her past Marvel Cinematic Universe costumes?
David Albala	2021-10-14		4,770	198.8	... that as a result of David Albala's lobbying, Serbia became the first country to endorse the Balfour Declaration?
Chen Wenxin	2021-10-31		2,370	197.5	... that Chen Wenxin discovered that planting legumes and grasses together can increase yield?
Suohpanterror	2021-10-23		2,357	196.4	... that artist-activist group Suohpanterror remixed the "We Can Do It!" Rosie the Riveter poster to signify Sámi feminism?
Givans Creek Woods	2021-10-27		2,349	195.8	... that Givans Creek Woods was once used to dump construction fill?
30 Seconds Over Tokyo (song)	2021-10-22		2,348	195.7	... that Allen Ravenstine, who used a synthesizer to emulate the sound of an airplane's engine on "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", later became an airline pilot?
Sharri MacDonald	2021-10-24		2,336	194.6	... that Sharri MacDonald was removed from the Old Orchard Beach City Council after a controversial 4–3 vote put the entire council up for recall?
Fedotova and Others v. Russia	2021-10-20		4,659	194.1	... that in the 2021 case Fedotova and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that lack of legal recognition for same-sex couples violated human rights?
Euphorbia caducifolia	2021-10-23		1,315	109.6	... that the desert plant Euphorbia caducifolia is commonly known as the "leafless milk hedge", while Euphorbia nivulia is the "holy milk hedge"?
Euphorbia nivulia			1,000	83.3
Total			2,314	192.9
Giuseppe Scarabelli	2021-10-24		2,296	191.4	... that archaeologist Giuseppe Scarabelli made the only complete excavation of a Bronze Age village in Italy?
Montacuta substriata	2021-10-15		2,562	106.8	... that the tiny bivalve mollusc Montacuta substriata attaches to the spines of the purple heart urchin, where it resembles a grain of sand?
Spatangus purpureus			2,001	83.4
Total			4,564	190.1
Ottoman music	2021-10-06		4,560	190.0	... that the founders of the Turkish Republic despised Turkish classical music and tried to censor it?
Kaczyzm	2021-10-30		2,272	189.3	... that Kaczyzm is a pejorative term describing the political ideology of Polish politicians Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński and their Law and Justice party?
Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton	2021-10-05		4,478	186.6	... that in 1799, the federal government of the United States was evacuated to Trenton, New Jersey, due to an outbreak of yellow fever?
Dan Quayle 2000 presidential campaign	2021-10-28		2,225	185.4	... that when Dan Quayle announced his 2000 presidential campaign, Larry King congratulated him by telling him "you're not a joke like you once were"?
Ben Enwonwu's Daily Mirror sculptures	2021-10-15		4,441	185.0	... that in his sculptures for the Daily Mirror, Ben Enwonwu carved a "religious group" flying news all over the world?
Ralph Page	2021-10-29		2,218	184.8	... that Ralph Page once called a contra dance for more than 4000 people in Tokyo, despite not knowing Japanese?
An Informal History of the Hugos	2021-10-17		4,428	184.5	... that Jo Walton's An Informal History of the Hugos, which opines that the Hugo Award has a 69-percent success rate, was itself nominated for a Hugo?
United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland)	2021-10-25		2,206	183.9	... that since the formation of the United Democratic Alliance, Nagaland has had no parliamentary opposition?
Catharine Brant	2021-10-16		4,353	181.4	... that Clan Mother Catharine Brant had the right to nominate the Tekarihogen, the most important civil chief of the Mohawk nation?
Denise Jones Ennett	2021-10-29		2,174	181.1	... that Arkansas legislator Denise Jones Ennett took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Arkansas State Capitol?
Dracophyllum fiordense	2021-10-07		4,280	178.3	... that the New Zealand tree Dracophyllum fiordense has distinctive spirals at the ends of its leaves?
Hilf, Herr meines Lebens	2021-10-20		4,266	177.7	... that the first prayer of "Hilf, Herr meines Lebens", a Christian song written when its author was age 85, is not to be on earth in vain?
Rodwell–Hoskins mechanism	2021-10-09		4,226	176.1	... that monsoons in Asia may contribute to the dry climate of the Mediterranean during summer?
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time	2021-10-03		4,224	176.0	... that Activision teased the video game Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time by sending jigsaw puzzles to members of the press?
Breaking the Fourth Wall (WandaVision)	2021-10-11		4,170	173.7	... that Benedict Cumberbatch was originally expected to have a cameo appearance as Dr. Strange in the WandaVision episode "Breaking the Fourth Wall"?
A Passage North	2021-10-28		2,080	173.3	... that A Passage North, which is shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, is set in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan Civil War?
Holothuria glaberrima	2021-10-13		4,148	172.8	... that the brown rock sea cucumber has been used in regeneration research?
Wickiup Hill	2021-10-02		4,132	172.1	... that Wickiup Hill has undocumented Native American burial grounds that are protected by Iowa law?
Sefine Shipyard	2021-10-17		4,106	171.1	... that the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey built a hybrid-electric ferry for Norway?
Temagami River	2021-10-25		2,052	171.0	... that the Temagami River in Ontario, Canada, is an outstanding water route with twenty sets of whitewater rapids rated CI to CIII?
Interstate 180 (Nebraska)	2021-10-26		2,046	170.5	... that reconstruction of Nebraska's Interstate 180 was disrupted by the discovery of nesting migratory birds?
Audience immersion	2021-10-10		4,042	168.4	... that the use of audience immersion in video games has been studied as a strategy for promoting behavior change for the implementation of public health objectives?
Banknotes of the Ukrainian hryvnia	2021-10-16		4,008	167.0	... that in 1919, Ukrainians were using regular-issue paper money issued in denominations of 0.30, 0.40, 0.90, 1.80, 3.60 and 18 hryvnias?
Wyoming Highway 257	2021-10-03		4,002	166.7	... that construction of Wyoming Highway 257 was delayed for several years by an eminent domain lawsuit?
George Pitcher (philosopher)	2021-10-24		1,992	166.0	... that philosopher George Pitcher adopted a stray dog and her puppy that he took everywhere, including on a trip to France aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2?
Questprobe featuring The Hulk	2021-10-15		3,983	166.0	... that the Chief Examiner, who first appeared in Questprobe featuring The Hulk, was modeled after game designer Scott Adams?
Fernhill House	2021-10-24		1,943	161.9	... that Fernhill House has been home to a butter merchant, an Ulster Volunteer Force armoury, a Grand National-winning racehorse and the world's largest collection of Orange Order memorabilia?
O. Kay Henderson	2021-10-26		1,932	161.0	... that reporter O. Kay Henderson, who has interviewed U.S. presidential candidates, is considered by national media to be an Iowa political authority?
William Whaley	2021-10-09		3,853	160.5	... that William Whaley advised William Earle to "purchase all the elephants teeth you possible can"?
In Freundschaft	2021-10-28		1,924	160.3	... that In Freundschaft was composed in friendship by Karlheinz Stockhausen as a clarinet solo for Suzanne Stephens (pictured), and later adapted to the instruments of other friends?
Saraya Awliya al-Dam	2021-10-24		1,914	159.5	... that the Iraqi paramilitary organisation Saraya Awliya al-Dam has a Telegram account?
Mary Emily Sinclair	2021-10-24		1,912	159.4	... that 100 years after Mary Emily Sinclair wrote a master's thesis in mathematics on the discriminants of quintic polynomials, Helaman Ferguson based a sculpture on her work?
Pauline Brown Humphrey	2021-10-26		1,881	156.8	... that cosmetologist Pauline Brown Humphrey opened a beauty shop for African-American women in the Women's Army Corps in Fort Des Moines?
Tungia Baker	2021-10-19		3,748	156.1	... that Tungia Baker owned a cloak given to her by King Korokī Mahuta?
Max Wallraf	2021-10-29		1,858	154.9	... that Max Wallraf replaced Paul Löbe as President of the Reichstag for a few months in 1924–25?
Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996)	2021-10-12		3,710	154.6	... that Ryan Johnson became Stevenage's youngest player in the club's English Football League history in May 2014, debuting at 17 years and 215 days old?
Laura Jean McKay	2021-10-16		3,680	153.3	... that Laura Jean McKay's 2020 novel about a fictional pandemic was first written in 2013?
Upper Thomson MRT station	2021-10-27		1,838	153.2	... that Singapore's Upper Thomson MRT station is decorated with 88 animal figures, most of which are crab-eating macaques?
WTAF-TV (Indiana)	2021-10-18		3,648	152.0	... that Indiana's WTAF-TV fought for more than six years to obtain a network affiliation and reached an agreement with NBC just ten days before shutting down for good?
Blue Chip Electronics	2021-10-16		3,644	151.9	... that Blue Chip Electronics' low-cost Blue Chip PC was manufactured by Hyundai?
Catherine Downes	2021-10-06		3,630	151.2	... that in 1786, antiquarian Catherine Downes was one of the first women to excavate a Roman villa?
Early American publishers and printers	2021-10-12		3,607	150.3	... that more than 1,200 early American publishers and printers were prosecuted for seditious speech by royal colonial authorities?
Johan Zulch de Villiers	2021-10-26		1,797	149.8	... that Johan Zulch de Villiers was the first mayor of Johannesburg until Johannesburg's surrender during the Second Boer War?
Indiana Woodward	2021-10-30		1,793	149.4	... that during her early career, ballerina Indiana Woodward danced the lead role in La Sylphide, replacing an injured dancer?
Elaine Estes	2021-10-31		1,786	148.8	... that Elaine Estes, the first African American director of the Des Moines Public Library, holds a patent on her parents' barbecue sauce?
GST distribution dispute	2021-10-29		1,784	148.7	... that an Australian state premier said he would be taking a spear to meetings on a tax-distribution dispute?
Pisanhari Ki Marhia	2021-10-13		3,539	147.5	... that according to legend, the Jain temple of Pisanhari Ki Marhia was built by a poor old woman who saved up money by milling flour?
Master Sword	2021-10-21		1,748	145.7	... that Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was designed to be an origin story for the Master Sword?
Homalanthus nutans	2021-10-29		1,733	144.4	... that the small tree Homalanthus nutans is a pioneer species, readily colonising disturbed ground?
3 East 57th Street	2021-10-11		3,412	142.2	... that L. P. Hollander & Company filed for bankruptcy less than two years after moving its New York City store to 3 East 57th Street?
Division of Industrial Hygiene	2021-10-13		3,404	141.8	... that the Division of Industrial Hygiene moved from a custom-built laboratory at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, to a converted warehouse in Cincinnati as interest in worker health waned?
Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association)	2021-10-04		3,386	141.1	... that the name of the Squirrel Scouts section of the Scout Association in the United Kingdom was inspired in part by the thriving population of red squirrels on Brownsea Island, where Scouting began?
Washington State Route 971	2021-10-04		3,384	141.0	... that Washington State Route 971 is the highest-numbered state highway in Washington?
Apple worker organizations	2021-10-16		3,358	139.9	... that ahead of the iPhone 4S's launch, Apple retail store workers in Rome went on strike using the slogan "Strike Different", a play on words on Apple's "Think Different"?
Kirovs Lipmans	2021-10-11		3,273	136.4	... that in 2010, ice hockey executive Kirovs Lipmans was reported to be the second-richest person in Latvia?
Evidence (Faith No More song)	2021-10-13		3,256	135.7	... that Faith No More's "Evidence" has drawn comparisons to Burt Bacharach?
Karl-Heinz Petzinka	2021-10-08		3,222	134.3	... that Karl-Heinz Petzinka, the rector of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, designed the Stadttor (pictured) in Düsseldorf?
Steel River (Ontario)	2021-10-24		1,562	130.2	... that the Steel River, in Northern Ontario, Canada, is one of the few rivers along Lake Superior's north shore never used for log drives?
Bayev and Others v. Russia	2021-10-22		1,552	129.3	... that in the 2017 case Bayev and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russian laws against "promotion of homosexuality" violate freedom of speech?
Wapsipinicon Almanac	2021-10-06		3,100	129.2	... that the Wapsipinicon Almanac was started "to silence anyone who thinks Iowa doesn't have a literary culture"?
Pierson, Iowa	2021-10-22		1,530	127.5	... that the World War I memorial in Pierson, Iowa, was rededicated in 2018 by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library?
Castle Recording Laboratory	2021-10-29		1,486	123.8	... that Castle Recording Laboratory, Nashville's first commercial recording studio, was established in a repurposed hotel banquet room?
Northern line extension to Battersea	2021-10-02		2,964	123.5	... that the tunnel boring machines that dug the London's new Northern line extension were named after the first British astronaut Helen Sharman, and British aviation pioneer Amy Johnson?
Salu (cloth)	2021-10-22		1,472	122.7	... that Salu was one of seven cotton cloths explicitly mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari, together with Khasa, Tansukh, Doriya, Bafta, Dupatta, and Panchtoliya?
Architextiles	2021-10-08		2,879	120.0	... that Hylozoic Ground, an interactive architecture model presented in the 18th Biennale of Sydney, is an example of architextiles?
Heartless (Kanye West song)	2021-10-22		1,432	119.3	... that Kanye West performed "Heartless" with altered lyrics at a youth ball for Barack Obama's first inauguration?
Greg Dulcich	2021-10-30		1,420	118.3	... that Greg Dulcich is a former walk-on whose first touchdown with UCLA was about three miles (4.8 km) from his high school?
Delphian Club	2021-10-11		2,839	118.3	... that the Delphian Club designated John Neal as Magister Facetiarum of the Office of the Joke Master General?
Louisville National Medical College	2021-10-14		2,690	112.1	... that when the Louisville National Medical College was founded, it was the only medical school in the city to accept Black students?
Gather (film)	2021-10-31		1,340	111.7	... that the 2020 documentary film Gather, which explores Native American efforts for food sovereignty and reclamation of ancestral foodways, was named a Critic's Pick by The New York Times?
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Telemann)	2021-10-31		1,334	111.2	... that Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, a motet by Telemann, was performed and recorded in 2017 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation?
Mabel Smyth Memorial Building	2021-10-04		2,652	110.5	... that an ʻape-leaf design decorates the exterior of the Mabel Smyth Memorial Building in Honolulu?
Myanmar Coast Guard	2021-10-30		1,323	110.2	... that the Myanmar Coast Guard was initially proposed as a civilian law enforcement agency before being established as a branch of the military three years later?
Dipteronia brownii	2021-10-28		1,321	110.1	... that pollen study was needed to clarify the identity of a Dipteronia brownii fossil?
Three's a Crowd (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)	2021-10-02		2,619	109.1	... that the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode "Three's a Crowd" references Fear and Loathing writer Hunter S. Thompson?
Craft Horizons	2021-10-01		2,542	105.9	... that Craft Horizons both documented and shaped the changing history of the American craft movement?
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance	2021-10-30		1,262	105.1	... that a 1997 whooping cough outbreak in part led to the establishment of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance in Australia?
Alexis Mallon	2021-10-27		1,242	103.5	... that in 1929, the world press proclaimed Teleilat el Ghassul to be the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah, but Father Alexis Mallon, the site's excavator, disagreed?
KVOF-TV	2021-10-23		1,224	102.0	... that when Gene Scott was forced to close San Francisco TV station KVOF-TV, he called its successor "the Tower of Babel religious brigade"—then proceeded to buy air time on it?
Wolfgang Anheisser	2021-10-01		2,428	101.2	... that Wolfgang Anheisser was the leading baritone at the Cologne Opera while simultaneously a member of East Berlin's State Opera?
Rumbo Recorders	2021-10-30		1,214	101.1	... that the Guns N' Roses debut studio album Appetite for Destruction was recorded at a recording studio founded by 1970s pop duo Captain & Tennille?
Eberhard Panitz	2021-10-28		1,212	101.0	... that Eberhard Panitz wrote his novel, My Father's Tram, with autobiographic elements around his father—a tram conductor in Dresden?
Florissantia (plant)	2021-10-31		1,172	97.7	... that Florissantia flowers were possibly pollinated by bats?
Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone	2021-10-30		1,161	96.8	... that Sama Jaya Free Industrial Zone houses the first semiconductor fabrication plant in Borneo?
Wilfried Gruhn	2021-10-02		2,316	96.5	... that Wilfried Gruhn founded a centre for early childhood music learning in Freiburg, based on the Gordon music learning theory?
1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game	2021-10-23		1,155	96.2	... that the 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game began a run of three straight NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament title games held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri?
May Childs Nerney	2021-10-23		1,148	95.7	... that as secretary of the NAACP, May Childs Nerney has been credited with "laying the fundamental groundwork" for "the most powerful organization battling racial injustice"?
WQHK-FM	2021-10-02		2,200	91.6	... that even the manager of Indiana radio station WMCZ confused it with WMEE, leading a federal judge to order the former to change its call sign?
Living the Book of My Life	2021-10-25		1,095	91.2	... that Philip Michael Thomas compared himself to Santa Claus upon releasing his album Living the Book of My Life?
Anoscopus albifrons	2021-10-09		2,190	91.2	... that Anoscopus albifrons males can only be differentiated from other species in its genus by examining their aedeagi?
Border Violence Monitoring Network	2021-10-23		1,079	89.9	... that in 2020, Border Violence Monitoring Network published the Black Book of Pushbacks documenting human rights violations against 12,654 migrants traveling on the Balkan route?
Black Student Union	2021-10-25		1,076	89.6	... that within a year after the first Black Student Union was founded at San Francisco State College in March 1966, it had a presence at every state college in California?
Iowa Authors and Their Works	2021-10-04		2,148	89.5	... that the 1918 book Iowa Authors and Their Works was an attempt to document all Iowa authors and their writing starting from 1880?
KWKC	2021-10-31		1,058	88.2	... that radio station KWKC dropped its application for a TV station in order to speed the arrival of television to Abilene, Texas, which would otherwise have been 89th in line?
Tuberculosis elimination	2021-10-30		1,041	86.8	... that addressing poverty is an important factor in achieving tuberculosis elimination?
Initial IMO Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships	2021-10-31		1,028	85.7	... that the Initial IMO Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships envisions the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport by the end of the century?
Michipicoten Provincial Park	2021-10-02		1,987	82.8	... that archaeologists found evidence at Michipicoten Provincial Park on the north shore of Canada's Lake Superior that indigenous people used the site since at least 1100 AD?
4,7-Dichloroquinoline	2021-10-01		1,970	82.1	... that the availability of the chemical intermediate 4,7-dichloroquinoline facilitated the discovery of hydroxychloroquine in 1949?
John Rudzinski	2021-10-07		1,945	81.0	... that John Rudzinski, defensive coordinator for the Air Force Falcons, coached high school football while stationed at Charleston Air Force Base?
Science Fiction Awards Database	2021-10-10		1,892	78.9	... that the Science Fiction Awards Database also covers fantasy and horror?
Elizabeth Laurie Rees	2021-10-22		936	78.0	... that Elizabeth Laurie Rees was the only woman to lead devotions at the 1928 World Baptist Congress in Toronto?
La Venuta	2021-10-17		1,824	76.0	... that the bonfires lit on the night of La Venuta recall the miraculous flight of the Holy House of Nazareth to Loreto?
Kelmscott Press	2021-10-23		896	74.7	... that in the Kelmscott Press's acclaimed Complete Works of Chaucer, illustrator Burne-Jones depicts a house "made of twigges" in an unusually literal style?
William M. King	2021-10-08		1,788	74.5	... that William M. King, who was born in Connecticut, lived and worked in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Missouri before becoming the third speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives?
Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)	2021-10-30		832	69.3	... that CCH Pounder, who guest starred in The West Wing's "Celestial Navigation", was almost selected for the main role of C. J. Cregg?
New Zealand literature	2021-10-26		816	68.0	... that Māori fiction written in English, now a key part of New Zealand literature, only emerged in the 1950s?
Green to Gold (album)	2021-10-24		813	67.8	... that the Antlers' 2021 album Green to Gold was made after lead singer Peter Silberman suffered temporary total hearing loss and lesions on his vocal cords?
Max Creutz	2021-10-21		812	67.7	... that Max Creutz, director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld from 1922, acquired modern art including a painting by Max Ernst and a large collection of Bauhaus creations?
Previously On	2021-10-08		1,584	66.0	... that Wanda Maximoff was referred to as the "Scarlet Witch" for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the WandaVision episode "Previously On"?
Anton Josef Reiss	2021-10-09		1,576	65.7	... that Anton Josef Reiss created a marble Pietà sculpture for Cologne's St. Gereon?
KNUZ-TV	2021-10-22		754	62.8	... that KNUZ-TV produced a remote telecast from the HMS Sheffield when it visited Houston?
Düben collection	2021-10-15		1,480	61.7	... that the Düben collection contains the sole surviving copies of many works by Dieterich Buxtehude?
2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series	2021-10-22		732	61.0	... that in September 2021, the England national netball team won a series in New Zealand for the first time?
2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team	2021-10-22		638	53.2	... that women's basketball Hall of Famers Chris Dailey and Geno Auriemma are in their 37th season of coaching the UConn Huskies together?
Courts of Ontario	2021-10-27		636	53.0	... that Gladue courts, part of Ontario's court system, apply distinctive principles when sentencing Indigenous offenders?
Hubert Dunn	2021-10-02		1,218	50.7	... that the UK's former chief immigration adjudicator, Judge Hubert Dunn, published a book on the Irish poet Francis Ledwidge, including some previously unseen poems?
Komm, Herr, segne uns	2021-10-07		1,098	45.7	... that Dieter Trautwein gave his 2003 autobiography the same title as his hymn "Komm, Herr, segne uns" (Come, Lord, bless us), for which he wrote the text and music in 1978?

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