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Low 38.7 Azio Corghi 165.6 Symphyotrichum kentuckiense 38.7 Azio Corghi
Median 247.7 Hotel McAlpin
Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges 		558.9 Axial parallelism 258.9 Ella Stewart Udall
High 1,089.7 Cocaine Bear (bear) 1,418.3 Olive Temple 1,418.3 Olive Temple

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Olive Temple 2022-12-12 34,038 1,418.3 ... that Olive MacLeod (pictured) journeyed 6,000 km (3,700 mi) through Africa in 1910–1911 to visit her murdered fiancé's grave, and wrote a book based on her observations?
Wyndham New Yorker Hotel 2022-12-19 27,312 1,138.0 ... that the New Yorker Hotel (pictured) once had the largest private power plant in the United States?
Cocaine Bear (bear) 2022-12-30 26,152[a] 1,089.7 ... that a bear ate 75 pounds (34 kg) of cocaine in 1985, and was nicknamed Pablo Eskobear?
Wilhelm Werner 2022-12-15 16,118 671.6 ... that Wilhelm Werner fled to Brazil to avoid prosecution for the 1917 murders of the crew of the SS Torrington but returned to Germany and became an SS officer on Heinrich Himmler's staff?
SS Torrington 9,952 414.7
Total 26,070 1,086.2
Kim de l'Horizon 2022-12-22 24,896 1,037.3 ... that Kim de l'Horizon (pictured), winner of the 2022 German Book Prize, shaved their head during the award ceremony in solidarity with those protesting in Iran?
Ida Hunt Udall 2022-12-02 24,003 1,000.1 ... that Latter-day Saint diarist Ida Hunt Udall (pictured) turned down a marriage offer from her longtime boyfriend because he was a monogamist, and she wanted a polygamous marriage?
Bernard Pitt 2022-12-05 21,004 875.2 ... that a study of Anglo-Saxon literature begun by Bernard Pitt (pictured) in 1914 was completed by a colleague after Pitt was killed in the First World War?
Streichmelodion 2022-12-04 20,398 849.9 ... that the Streichmelodion (pictured) was once described as being "more like a frying pan than a musical instrument"?
Pigs in blankets 2022-12-05 19,205 800.2 ... that pigs in blankets are not pigs in a blanket?
Bob ("Weird Al" Yankovic song) 2022-12-21 18,730 780.4 ... that "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote the song "Bob" entirely in palindromes, and sang it in the style of Bob Dylan?
Sabrina Thompson 2022-12-13 18,191 758.0 ... that aerospace engineer Sabrina Thompson (pictured) founded a streetwear brand after she felt the "artist inside of me was internally starving", despite being satisfied with her career?
Dangers of the Mail 2022-12-16 17,931 747.1 ... that critics objected to Dangers of the Mail in the 1930s for government support of lewdness and in the 2000s for creating a hostile work environment?
Franklin Street Terminal 2022-12-27 17,312 721.4 ... that the Franklin Street Terminal (tracks pictured) was constructed by gutting two floors of two buildings and running elevated tracks into the resulting void?
Zenith SupersPort 2022-12-06 17,192 716.4 ... that Zenith Data Systems unveiled their SupersPort laptop (example pictured) at a Chicago show that featured helmeted performers and motorcyclists?
Twin Falls saucer hoax 2022-12-16 17,048 710.3 ... that the Twin Falls "saucer" was later proven to be a hoax created by four teenagers?
Illusion of Kate Moss 2022-12-28 11,871 494.6 ... that the runway show for the Alexander McQueen collection The Widows of Culloden ended with an illusion of Kate Moss that brought the audience to a rowdy standing ovation?
The Widows of Culloden 5,138 214.1
Total 17,009 708.7
Maria Advocata (Madonna del Rosario) 2022-12-20 16,841 701.7 ... that the Maria Advocata (pictured) is one of the oldest icons of Mary, mother of Jesus, and that according to legend it was painted by Luke the Evangelist?
María Elva Pinckert 2022-12-14 16,384 682.6 ... that María Elva Pinckert (pictured), motivated by the murder of her brother, started her political career in local politics in 1999?
Revenge buying 2022-12-20 15,970 665.4 ... that revenge buying after the lifting of a 2020 COVID-19 lockdown helped a Hermès store set a record for the most shopping at a luxury outlet in China in a single day?
Black Speech 2022-12-11 15,942 664.2 ... that it was J. R. R. Tolkien's intention for Black Speech to be "full of harsh and hideous sounds and vile words"?
Fort Pearson 2022-12-17 15,871 661.3 ... that during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War a British soldier committed suicide by throwing himself off the 300-foot-high (90 m) cliffs at Fort Pearson (depicted)?
Robert Palmer (British writer) 2022-12-16 15,374 640.6 ... that a football injury saved Robert Palmer (pictured) from being besieged at Kut, but he died serving with the relief expedition?
Richard Gerald Jordan 2022-12-28 15,356 639.9 ... that Richard Gerald Jordan has been sentenced to death four times?
2022 Ticketmaster controversy
 2022-12-19 14,969 623.7 ... that the
2022 Ticketmaster controversy over Taylor Swift's the Eras Tour has triggered investigations by several U.S. state attorneys general and the federal Department of Justice
?
Paint Drying 2022-12-03 14,759 615.0 ... that a British filmmaker forced the British Board of Film Classification to watch paint drying for ten hours?
T. E. Lawrence 2022-12-15 14,548[b] 606.1 ... that T. E. Lawrence travelled 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on foot alone during a three-month tour of crusader castles while writing his thesis about the Crusades and European military architecture?
Neotrombicula fujigmo 2022-12-20 14,357 598.2 ... that the mite Neotrombicula fujigmo gets its name from the American military acronym for "Fuck you, Jack, I got my orders"?
Justly Watson 2022-12-27 14,338 597.4 ... that Justly Watson died suddenly in 1757 from the effects of poison administered in his coffee, it was believed, by a servant?
Enoch Marvin Banks 2022-12-07 14,072 586.4 ... that Enoch Marvin Banks resigned from the University of Florida because of public outrage over his belief that the American Civil War was caused by slavery?
Vivian Smith (suffragist) 2022-12-30 14,039 585.0 ... that Vivian Smith (pictured) was the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa?
Frances Campbell-Preston 2022-12-14 13,742 572.6 ... that Frances Campbell-Preston, who served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for nearly 40 years, was reportedly not hesitant to ask her difficult questions when others were reluctant?
Ye Dehui 2022-12-08 13,740 572.5 ... that Chinese writer Ye Dehui was executed after he called members of the Chinese Communist Party "beasts" and "half-breeds"?
Strawberry pie 2022-12-15 13,624 567.6 ... that strawberry pie (example pictured) is one of the "red foods" traditionally served at Juneteenth celebrations?
Axial parallelism 2022-12-21 13,414 558.9 ... that the axial parallelism (diagram pictured) of the Earth's tilted axis is the reason we have winter, spring, summer and fall?
Wolfe-class ship of the line 2022-12-26 13,409 558.7 ... that one of the Wolfe-class ships of the line was destroyed by a storm before she had even been launched?
Talia Or 2022-12-26 13,096 545.7 ... that Talia Or (pictured), who sang as the Voice of a Falcon at La Scala, was born in Israel and is based in Germany?
Taingda Mingyi U Pho 2022-12-12 12,682 528.4 ... that Taingda Mingyi U Pho engineered the massacre of around 40 members of the Burmese royal family in order to eliminate nearly all possible heirs to the throne?
Getting Older 2022-12-16 12,528 522.0 ... that Billie Eilish had to take a break from writing a song alluding to her childhood trauma and sexual abuse?
Down Will Come Baby 2022-12-06 12,380 515.8 ... that the 1999 television film Down Will Come Baby aired two weeks after the Columbine High School massacre and was criticized for exploiting parental fears with its depiction of child violence?
Mardi Gras Hangover 2022-12-01 12,204 508.5 ... that Mardi Gras Hangover was marketed as a "loop coaster", but was criticized for lacking the characteristics of a roller coaster?
Boudica 2022-12-21 11,854[c] 493.9 ... that the name of Boudica may have been an honorific title?
Nihon Shōgakkō fire 2022-12-15 11,504 479.3 ... that the serial arsonist who started the fatal Nihon Shōgakkō fire confessed to starting at least 25 other California fires in the early 1920s?
Battle of Malacca (1641)
 2022-12-23 11,422 475.9 ... that despite losing almost one thousand men
capturing Malacca in 1641, the Dutch East India Company
did not invest much time or energy into it afterward?
Death in Small Doses (1995 film) 2022-12-20 11,258 469.1 ... that the film Death in Small Doses is a dramatization of the real-life death of Nancy Lyon by arsenic poisoning?
D. M. Thomas 2022-12-02 11,206 466.9 ... that the Cornish poet D. M. Thomas blamed himself for the death of William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies?
Santa Claus (clipper) 2022-12-25 11,060 460.8 ... that Santa Claus really did on one occasion deliver coal?
Lynching of Orion Anderson 2022-12-10 11,040 460.0 ... that Orion Anderson, who was murdered by a lynch mob in Virginia in 1889, was recently found to have been only 14 years old at the time of his death?
Esra Kiraz 2022-12-30 10,620 442.5 ... that Turkish world- and European-champion armwrestler Esra Kiraz used to carry cement bags at construction sites where her father worked?
Durham police mast 2022-12-07 10,584 441.0 ... that the Durham police mast was designed to be slender to minimise the impact on views of Durham Cathedral?
KOCT 2022-12-08 10,582 440.9 ... that a Royal Air Force officer built a KAVE in New Mexico?
Instant Replay Game 2022-12-04 10,408 433.7 ... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly?
Dear John (Taylor Swift song) 2022-12-13 10,338 430.8 ... that musician John Mayer dismissed Taylor Swift's "Dear John" as "cheap songwriting"?
Raorchestes chalazodes 2022-12-07 10,318 429.9 ... that Raorchestes chalazodes (example pictured) lays its eggs inside bamboo, and is the only species in its genus to exhibit parental care?
OneLove 2022-12-18 10,248 427.0 ... that the Dutch campaign OneLove (logo pictured) inspired football captains to wear rainbow armbands at the 2020 and 2022 European Championships?
Through the Darkest of Times 2022-12-03 10,244 426.8 ... that Through the Darkest of Times was the first video game published in Germany to use swastikas?
Jack Smith (lawyer) 2022-12-31 10,241 426.7 ... that Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump, played football for Liverpool?
Robert Bolgar 2022-12-19 10,180 424.1 ... that Cambridge don R. R. Bolgar was heard to say that if it had not been for a misfortune, he might well have supported the Nazis as a landowner in Moravia and been murdered by the Russians?
Adoration of the Magi (Signorelli) 2022-12-25 10,168 423.6 ... that the horses in Signorelli's Adoration of the Magi (pictured) have been said to be "badly-drawn ... with curious mannerisms of too closely-placed nostrils, and human eyebrows"?
Yuzuan yizong jinjian 2022-12-01 9,635 401.5 ... that the Golden Mirror, a Qing-dynasty medical text, contains a "one-page array of 24 anuses"?
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day 2022-12-13 9,481 395.0 ... that Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day has a memorial tripod?
Tiandi yinyang jiaohuan dalefu 2022-12-17 9,446 393.6 ... that the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" argues that heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure", but affirms homosexuality as well?
My Neighbour Totoro (play) 2022-12-10 9,374 390.6 ... that a reviewer warned that Totoro would lead to "sore cheeks"?
Japanese fire-bellied newt 2022-12-02 9,286 386.9 ... that the Japanese fire-bellied newt tends to show its belly to birds but wag its tail at snakes?
Vecihi K-VI 2022-12-14 9,268 386.2 ... that after building Turkey's first airplane, its builder was sentenced to jail for flying it without a permit?
Jarn Mound 2022-12-09 8,994 374.8 ... that Jarn Mound was erected to view the "dreaming spires"?
Customary (liturgy) 2022-12-05 8,934 372.2 ... that the precise details in medieval customaries have allowed historians to reconstruct since-lost buildings?
Rosa Diaz 2022-12-26 8,910 371.2 ... that the Brooklyn Nine-Nine storyline about Rosa Diaz's bisexuality was heavily influenced by the bisexuality of her portrayer?
Marriage License 2022-12-18 8,869 369.5 ... that betrothed couple Moe and Joan were paid $50 for helping a painter with his Marriage License?
Gürdal Duyar 2022-12-06 8,799 366.6 ... that according to one Turkish artist, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar almost dissolved the 37th government of Turkey?
Teardown (video game) 2022-12-10 8,728 363.7 ... that Teardown was not traditionally marketed because of the popularity it gained through Twitter?
Cow Hell Swamp 2022-12-31 8,710 362.9 ... that Cow Hell Swamp got its name because cows would frequently wander in and get stuck?
Maurice Suckling 2022-12-12 8,611 358.8 ... that when Arthur Forrest suggested that the squadron of French ships were looking for a battle, Captain Maurice Suckling replied "I think it would be a pity to disappoint them"?
Bohemian harp 2022-12-22 8,567 357.0 ... that the Bohemian harp spread to Western Europe after a fire hit the town of Přísečnice?
Compaq Deskpro 386 2022-12-30 8,466 352.7 ... that the release of the Compaq Deskpro 386 marked the first time a company other than IBM revised a major component of their PC standard?
French law of 29 December 1915 2022-12-29 8,406 350.2 ... that the French law of 29 December 1915 established the right for French soldiers to be buried in individual graves (examples pictured)?
Maha Thamun 2022-12-07 8,284 345.2 ... that when Maha Thamun, the head of the Hanthawaddy delegation, presented his king's demands, King Thado of Ava reflexively ordered his execution?
Prince Bernhard's titi monkey 2022-12-27 8,248 343.7 ... that Prince Bernhard's titi monkey is known locally as zog-zog?
Howard Mayers 2022-12-13 8,177 340.7 ... that Howard Mayers is credited with the destruction of at least eleven enemy aircraft during World War II?
Consulate General of the Philippines, Chicago 2022-12-29 8,138 339.1 ... that the Chicago Police Department regularly cited vehicles of the Philippine consulate general in Chicago for parking in a no-parking zone, causing a diplomatic incident?
Panasonic Executive Partner 2022-12-19 4,166 173.6 ... that Panasonic's Senior Partner and Executive Partner portable computers weighed between 28 and 31 lb and featured built-in printers?
Panasonic Senior Partner 3,933 163.9
Total 8,098 337.4
John Custis 2022-12-23 8,097 337.4 ... that slave owner John Custis petitioned the Governor of Virginia to manumit a slave child whom he had fathered?
Yu Yan (physician) 2022-12-13 8,052 335.5 ... that Chinese physician Yu Yan described theories like yinyang and the five phases as "simply all lies, absolutely not factual, and completely groundless"?
Boom Town (book)[d] 2022-12-23 4,013 333.8 ... that
Gold Rush
?
The Roosevelt Hotel (Manhattan)
 2022-12-02 7,986 332.8 ... that
the Roosevelt Hotel
 had a Teddy Bear Cave?
KPRP (AM) 2022-12-19 7,945 331.0 ... that a Hawaii radio station couldn't buy a KISS?
Jack Emanuel 2022-12-06 7,940 330.8 ... that Australian official Jack Emanuel was awarded the George Cross in 1971 after being stabbed to death whilst trying to resolve a land dispute with the Tolai people of New Guinea?
Yusuf al-Hani 2022-12-29 7,904 329.3 ... that Yusuf al-Hani was executed by the Ottoman Empire after signing a letter to François Georges-Picot that was found in the French consulate in Beirut during the First World War?
G. F. Vernon's XI cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1889–90
 2022-12-07 7,902 329.2 ... that
loss against the Parsis cricket team was seen as "a blow to the prestige of the Empire
"?
Brain Damage (film) 2022-12-29 7,809 325.4 ... that real calf brains were used during the production of the 1988 comedy horror film Brain Damage?
Central America under Mexican rule 2022-12-03 7,794 324.8 ... that the Central American government voted for annexation to the First Mexican Empire after a request from Regent Agustín de Iturbide?
Zhang Congzheng 2022-12-28 7,782 324.2 ... that Chinese physician Zhang Congzheng reportedly cured a man of his insanity by tying him to a rotating wheel until he vomited?
Ben Bell 2022-12-29 7,757 323.2 ... that Ben Bell was elected at the age of 23 as New Zealand's youngest-ever mayor during the 2022 local elections?
True (Spandau Ballet song) 2022-12-10 7,592 316.3 ... that Gary Kemp put subtle references to Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita in his lyrics for Spandau Ballet's "True" so Clare Grogan would know the song was about her?
M1 (Durban) 2022-12-24 7,580 315.8 ... that some residents near Higginson Highway believe that a ghost named "Sheila" is the cause of the highway's fatal accidents?
Axe and Grind 2022-12-24 7,566 315.3 ... that a scene in "Axe and Grind", an episode of Better Call Saul, was supposed to be filmed with a crane but was changed because the cameraman declined to execute it?
Paseo (restaurant) 2022-12-13 7,483 311.8 ... that when Seattle sandwich restaurant Paseo abruptly closed, fans left flowers and lit candles?
Morgan's Christmas Raid 2022-12-25 7,452 310.5 ... that the Christmas Raid carried out by Confederate brigadier general John Hunt Morgan captured 1,800 Union soldiers?
Moor frog 2022-12-04 7,360 306.6 ... that in one experiment in which moor frogs were frozen solid to −16 °C (3 °F) and then thawed, a small percentage survived?
Hyatt Grand Central New York 2022-12-14 7,342 305.9 ... that the operator of the Commodore Hotel once hosted a circus, featuring an elephant in the ballroom, to impress visiting hoteliers?
Leave the Door Open 2022-12-16 7,327 305.3 ... that the bridge in the song "Leave the Door Open" almost split the band Silk Sonic apart?
Ammonihah 2022-12-21 7,305 304.4 ... that in the Book of Mormon, the city of Ammonihah kills Christians by fire as a deliberately twisted reference to a warning that spiritual death is like a "lake of fire and brimstone"?
Hanford Engineer Works 2022-12-06 7,298 304.1 ... that plutonium produced in the nuclear reactors at the Hanford Engineer Works was used in the Fat Man bomb used in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945?
Book of Common Prayer (1604) 2022-12-30 7,258 302.4 ... that use of the 1604 Book of Common Prayer was authorized by the king of England, but later outlawed by Parliament?
Farha (film) 2022-12-28 7,228[e] 301.2 ... that the film Farha, which depicts the killing of a Palestinian family by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba, became the subject of a downvoting campaign?
Ethan Allen Express 2022-12-26 7,196 299.8 ... that Amtrak called the Vermont Rail System the worst host railroad in the country in 2010 due to delays on the Ethan Allen Express?
John J. Ray III 2022-12-24 7,168[f] 298.6 ... that
FTX
?
Carolyn Grace 2022-12-22 7,139 297.5 ... that Carolyn Grace was the only qualified female pilot of the Supermarine Spitfire ever to take part in display flying?
DreamBooth 2022-12-08 7,132 297.2 ... that while DreamBooth can be used by anyone to fine-tune image generation AI models, the cost barrier to entry is quite high for hobbyist users?
Drummer Boy (Justin Bieber song) 2022-12-25 7,080 295.0 ... that critics were confused by Justin Bieber's version of "Drummer Boy", in which he raps about himself and consumer products, which was seen to bastardize the original sentiment?
Craig Greenberg 2022-12-03 7,065 294.4 ... that Craig Greenberg was shot at while running in the 2022 Louisville mayoral election?
Tom Harkin 1992 presidential campaign 2022-12-14 7,038 293.3 ... that Tom Harkin ended his 1992 presidential campaign just one month after he won a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, where he received over three-quarters of the total vote?
Dick, Kerr Ladies 4–0 St Helens Ladies 2022-12-27 6,976 290.7 ... that the attendance record for a women's club football game that was set on Boxing Day 1920 would not be exceeded for 99 years?
Japanese tree frog 2022-12-08 6,965 290.2 ... that the calling patterns of the Japanese tree frog have been used in wireless network design, furthering an area of science known as swarm intelligence?
Alfred Fell (merchant) 2022-12-13 4,248 177.0 ... that after Alfred Fell moved his family to England for better education opportunities, his son Walter Fell and two of his brothers returned permanently to New Zealand?
Walter Fell 2,696 112.4
Total 6,945 289.4
Apion family 2022-12-26 6,905 287.7 ... that while the Apion family held extensive power over Byzantine Egypt, they largely remained in Constantinople as absentee landlords?
Pentapus 2022-12-31 6,842 285.1 ... that the Apple II game Pentapus was developed by Jeremy Sagan, son of astronomer Carl Sagan?
Edward Glemham 2022-12-02 6,514 271.4 ... that Edward Glemham destroyed two Spanish vessels, repulsed four galleys, and captured a rich Venetian merchant ship in his first voyage as a privateer in 1590?
Surf Curse 2022-12-22 6,492 270.5 ... that despite their song "Freaks" going platinum after becoming popular on TikTok, members of Surf Curse said they neither understood nor used the app?
Xu Dachun 2022-12-06 6,487 270.3 ... that according to Qing-dynasty physician Xu Dachun, "stupid people believe that expensive drugs must be good drugs"?
Morane-Borel military monoplane 2022-12-10 6,439 268.3 ... that the Morane-Borel military monoplane participated in the Reims Military Aviation Competition, where it lost?
Coccinellidae 2022-12-28 6,426[g] 267.8 ... that certain Coccinellidae species (example pictured) lay extra infertile trophic eggs along with their fertile eggs so that their larvae can have a backup food source?
Waterlooplein metro station 2022-12-03 6,323 263.5 ... that a 1975 "open tube" event (pictured) at Waterlooplein station gave the citizens of Amsterdam their first look at the city's metro system?
Computer tower 2022-12-14 6,307 262.8 ... that in the 1980s, floor stands were offered to computer users to turn their horizontal desktops into towers?
Ella Stewart Udall 2022-12-11 6,212 258.9 ... that Ella Stewart Udall relayed her husband's letters to his semi-secret second wife?
Zhang Jiebin 2022-12-09 6,111 254.6 ... that Chinese physician Zhang Jiebin believed that tobacco smoking was good for health?
Lin Changyi 2022-12-22 6,060 252.5 ... that Chinese scholar Lin Changyi likened the miracles of Jesus to Daoist magic?
Shahid Afridi 2022-12-24 6,060[h] 252.5 ... that Shahid Afridi (pictured) broke the record for the quickest century in ODI cricket during his first international innings?
Armwell Long 2022-12-20 6,058 252.4 ... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.)
Rick Rehm 2022-12-21 6,012 250.5 ... that Rick Rehm attributed his surprise victory in an Alabama election to grassroots campaigning, while his opponent attributed it to straight-ticket voting?
Stanley J. Korsmeyer 2022-12-04 5,990 249.6 ... that Stanley J. Korsmeyer published over 250 scientific papers, 23 of which were cited over 500 times?
Lucile Abreu 2022-12-26 5,988 249.5 ... that after winning a discrimination lawsuit against the Honolulu Police Department, Lucile Abreu became its first female detective?
Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges 2022-12-17 5,964 248.5 ... that the Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges, which may have inspired the "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", is featured in a James Bond film?
Hotel McAlpin 2022-12-04 5,926 246.9 ... that several murals from New York City's Hotel McAlpin were reinstalled in the subway after being found in a dumpster?
National Wrestling Conference 2022-12-11 5,918 246.6 ... that the National Wrestling Conference's controversial KKK storyline was the inspiration for an episode of the Netflix series GLOW?
PEI Architects 2022-12-23 5,797 241.5 ... that I. M. Pei said that his sons' architecture firm "came of age" while designing the Bank of China head office (pictured) in Beijing?
South Asian river dolphin 2022-12-31 5,761 240.0 ... that the South Asian river dolphin is nearly blind and relies on echolocation for navigation?
Caroline Harrison 2022-12-05 5,739 239.1 ... that Caroline Harrison would mail ceramic milk sets to parents who named their children after U.S. president Benjamin Harrison?
Dujanah 2022-12-09 5,692 237.1 ... that background research for Dujanah included interviews with Muslim apostates and a Scottish veteran of Afghanistan?
Katharina Cibulka 2022-12-08 5,660 235.9 ... that Katharina Cibulka has created monumental feminist messages in cross-stitch that cover scaffolding at construction sites?
Kopka River 2022-12-15 5,610 233.8 ... that although the provincial park surrounding the Kopka River had not been thoroughly investigated, the potential for archaeological sites was considered to be high?
Xinxiu bencao 2022-12-02 5,557 231.5 ... that the Xinxiu bencao was the first state-sponsored pharmacopoeia in China?
Josephine Gates Kelly 2022-12-07 5,412 225.5 ... that Josephine Gates Kelly of the Standing Rock Reservation once hitchhiked to Washington, D.C., to protest portions of the Indian Reorganization Act?
Arthur O. Austin 2022-12-07 5,375 224.0 ... that Arthur O. Austin built the most powerful outdoor high-voltage laboratory in the world?
Frederica Planta 2022-12-21 5,368 223.7 ... that Frederica Planta designed cards to teach the children of George III and Queen Charlotte the history of England?
The Sims 4 2022-12-09 5,334[i] 222.3 ... that The Sims 4 by Maxis started as an online multiplayer game, but was transitioned to a single-player experience following the negative launch reception of SimCity in 2013?
Julian Moynahan 2022-12-08 5,201 216.7 ... that a reviewer wrote of Julian Moynahan that, although "disguised as an English professor at Rutgers", he was in fact "a nonstop Irish-American storyteller"?
Calais Conference (December 1915) 2022-12-08 5,115 213.1 ... that a 4 December 1915 agreement by French prime minister Aristide Briand (pictured) with a British proposal to evacuate the Salonika front almost led to the collapse of his government?
Robert de Ogle 2022-12-11 5,090 212.1 ... that Robert de Ogle captured five Scottish knights near Newcastle in 1341 and received royal licence to crenellate his property?
Benton Bangs 2022-12-22 5,076 211.5 ... that pigeon racer "Biff" Bangs previously played for two different teams in Rose Bowl football games?
Glacialisaurus 2022-12-26 5,036 209.8 ... that Glacialisaurus, meaning 'icy lizard', got its name from its discovery site in the Beardmore Glacier?
Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center 2022-12-14 4,993 208.0 ... that New York City would not allow a forest in the Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center?
Popcom 2022-12-09 4,921 205.0 ... that the external models of the
touch tones
?
Alfred Kroeber: A Personal Configuration 2022-12-02 4,866 202.8 ... that anthropologist Theodora Kroeber wrote a biography of her husband that was described as a "welcome and refreshing exception" to the "often embarrassing" biographies of men written by their wives?
Squatting in Kenya 2022-12-05 4,850 202.1 ... that squatters were one of the groups that started the Mau Mau rebellion?
Dendropsophus branneri 2022-12-01 4,836 201.5 ... that male Dendro­psophus branneri frogs (example pictured) have a special "fighting call" reserved for combat with other males?
Baeoentedon bouceki 2022-12-03 4,767 198.6 ... that although Baeoentedon bouceki was collected from China in 1983, it was not formally described as a new species until 2014?
Nettie Metcalf 2022-12-10 4,742 197.6 ... that Nettie Metcalf was the first woman recognized by the American Poultry Association for creating a breed of chicken, the Buckeye chicken (example pictured), in the 1890s?
The Pagan School 2022-12-17 4,672 194.6 ... that Charles Baudelaire wrote "The Pagan School" in opposition to the veneration of Pan in 19th-century France?
New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal 2022-12-11 4,665 194.4 ... that because of a mistake in a proposed state constitutional amendment, the New Jersey Legislature defined biannually to mean biennially?
Yuri Shcherbinin 2022-12-15 4,618 192.4 ... that despite his distinguished family history, musicologist Yuri Shcherbinin told friends that "what matters most is what you are, not who your ancestors were"?
John Harrison Stonehouse 2022-12-07 4,604 191.8 ... that bookseller John Harrison Stonehouse commissioned the "cursed" edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that was lost when the Titanic sank in 1912?
Jeff Jordan (defensive back) 2022-12-02 4,593 191.4 ... that before playing in the NFL, Jeff Jordan was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist?
Dukes Meadows 2022-12-04 4,572 190.5 ... that a 1902 plan called for a town to be built in Dukes Meadows that would have been known as Burlingwick?
2022 University of California academic workers' strike 2022-12-12 4,557 189.9 ... that construction workers at UC Berkeley paused their work in solidarity with the 2022 University of California academic workers' strike?
Village-owned enterprise 2022-12-21 4,548 189.5 ... that 90 percent of Indonesia's village-owned enterprises are not legal entities, hampering their ability to attract investors or open bank accounts?
Starbucks Red Cup 2022-12-25 4,544 189.3 ... that Starbucks raised money for HIV/AIDS research using their red holiday cups?
Lustrum (journal) 2022-12-26 4,510 187.9 ... that a 700-page article published in Lustrum was issued over the course of twelve years?
John Hart Ely 2022-12-23 4,484 186.9 ... that American legal scholar John Hart Ely penned a law review article castigating the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, despite being pro-choice?
Cheng Dan'an 2022-12-04 4,482 186.8 ... that Cheng Dan'an is "widely considered the father of modern acupuncture"?
Paleoserenomyces 2022-12-31 4,432 184.6 ... that the parasitic fossil fungus Paleoserenomyces allenbyensis was named after a Canadian ghost town?
St. Bernward, Hanover 2022-12-11 4,398 183.2 ... that St. Bernward (pictured) in Döhren was consecrated in 1893, when part of Christoph Hehl's design of a basilica in the Romanesque Revival style was built, but the building was only completed after World War II?
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam 2022-12-31 4,396 183.1 ... that the British Museum's 2012 exhibition Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam included textiles from the Kaaba (example pictured) that were described as bringing "a visceral artistic buzz to the display"?
Robert Home (officer) 2022-12-16 4,362 181.8 ... that Robert Home was sent by the British Army to Canada in 1864 to report on the defence of the frontier against the eventuality of an American invasion?
Marilyn Gayle Hoff 2022-12-23 4,328 180.4 ... that American author Marilyn Gayle Hoff was honored by a Fourth of July parade float as an unsung hero?
Ryukyu Arc 2022-12-18 4,282 178.4 ... that at the Ryukyu Arc, the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate at 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) per year?
WVTQ 2022-12-12 4,209 175.4 ... that an apparently jobless man wearing a cardboard box who taped himself to a lamppost was actually a new DJ for a Vermont radio station?
CMS Enhancements 2022-12-27 4,075 169.8 ... that hard drive reseller CMS Enhancements nearly went bankrupt while attempting to enter the personal computer systems market amid a price war?
1937 Fleischer Studios strike 2022-12-19 4,054 168.9 ... that the 1937 Fleischer Studios strike in New York City was the first major labor strike in the animation industry?
Quentin Oliver Lee 2022-12-30 4,042 168.4 ... that Quentin Oliver Lee landed a title role in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess on Broadway after a casting agent spotted him singing in a subway station?
Elisabeth Griffith 2022-12-03 4,032 168.0 ... that Elisabeth Griffith's sweeping 100-year history of the American equal-rights movement has been compared to listening to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"?
Church Clothes 4 2022-12-12 4,022 167.6 ... that Church Clothes 4 deals with Christian hip hop artist Lecrae's faith deconstruction and reconstruction?
Shipyard Railway 2022-12-29 4,008 167.0 ... that management of the Richmond Shipyards "went out of its way to propagandize against" the Shipyard Railway that was built to serve it?
Symphyotrichum kentuckiense 2022-12-09 3,976 165.6 ... that Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (flower head pictured), the Kentucky aster, is only found on limestone cedar glades and limestone roadsides in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
Carlton Martial 2022-12-01 3,962 165.1 ... that linebacker Carlton Martial, who recently broke a college football record for the most tackles, began his career as a walk-on?
1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike 2022-12-18 3,932 163.8 ... that according to The Atlantic, "the first widely acknowledged performance" of the song "We Shall Overcome" occurred during the 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike?
Warren Richard Colvin Wynne 2022-12-14 3,929 163.7 ... that while hemmed in at Ekowe during the Anglo-Zulu War, W. R. C. Wynne attempted to respond to heliograph signals by means of a signalling screen and a balloon?
Hernán Galíndez 2022-12-19 3,847 160.3 ... that Ecuadorian footballer Hernán Galíndez won a bicycle for beating a team featuring Lionel Messi when they were children?
Milton Loch 2022-12-23 3,842 160.1 ... that the crannogs of Milton Loch, although similar in design, span a time period of around 1,000 years?
Chase Brown 2022-12-17 3,838 159.9 ... that Canadian running back Chase Brown ranked second in American college football with 1,643 rushing yards in 2022?
Harvey Shapiro (cellist) 2022-12-20 3,790 157.9 ... that cellist Harvey Shapiro played at the 50th anniversary of his professional debut despite broken ribs and a torn muscle incurred from a fall a few days prior?
Stern Electronics, Inc. v. Kaufman 2022-12-22 3,710 154.6 ... that a 1982 court case established that video games may qualify for multiple types of U.S. copyright protection?
Danny Setiawan 2022-12-24 3,664 152.7 ... that despite running against a former general, Danny Setiawan received implicit backing from military officers in his 2003 gubernatorial bid?
Walter Hines Page School of International Relations 2022-12-13 3,612 150.5 ... that scholars disagree about whether the closure of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations in 1953 had anything to do with McCarthyism?
Gyalectidium yahriae 2022-12-06 1,878 78.2 ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland?
Rebecca Yahr 1,716 71.5
Total 3,594 149.8
The Inland Whale 2022-12-01 3,554 148.1 ... that The Inland Whale, by Theodora Kroeber, sought to demonstrate the literary merit of Indigenous American oral traditions?
Tennessee State Route 396 2022-12-12 3,524 146.9 ... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
1994 Mascara earthquake 2022-12-16 3,497 145.7 ... that the 1994 Mascara earthquake destroyed every house in the Algerian villages of Shadlia, Hacine and Sidi Ali Cherif?
Verrado High School 2022-12-22 3,448 143.7 ... that in 2016 Verrado High School in Arizona began offering all-female engineering classes?
Gegrüßet seist du, Königin 2022-12-08 3,434 143.1 ... that "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin", a German version of the Latin hymn "Salve Regina", was taken to the U.S. by emigrants and became popular in the U.S. in the film Sister Act?
Mary Milligan 2022-12-03 3,426 142.8 ... that the Vatican selected Mary Milligan in 1987 to be one of only three U.S. experts to assist the International Synod of Bishops on the Laity in Rome?
Tang Zonghai 2022-12-29 3,364 140.2 ... that Tang Zonghai was one of the first advocates for the integration of Chinese and Western medicine?
Shaw Loo 2022-12-09 3,361 140.0 ... that Burmese scholar Shaw Loo was Bucknell University's first international student?
June (2021 film) 2022-12-05 3,342 139.2 ... that Neha Pendse, the lead actress of the Marathi film June, contributed some of her own money towards its production?
Bern Disputation 2022-12-23 3,324 138.5 ... that the Bern Disputation of 1528 led to the Swiss canton becoming the second Protestant canton in the Swiss Confederacy?
2022 UK Championship 2022-12-11 3,260 135.9 ... that Gary Wilson threw his snooker cue to the floor in anger at the 2022 UK Championship?
Richard Newland (cricketer) 2022-12-12 3,228 134.5 ... that Richard Newland is cricket's earliest-known left-handed batter?
John Barber White 2022-12-05 3,159 131.6 ... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son?
TriGem 2022-12-15 3,154 131.4 ... that in 1981, TriGem introduced the first microcomputer built in South Korea?
Guapi, Cauca 2022-12-24 3,145 131.0 ... that in local Afro-Colombian and Catholic tradition, residents of Guapi sing and dance while sailing the Virgin Mary down their coconut-candlelit river to church every Christmas Eve?
List of municipalities in Cantabria 2022-12-28 3,125 130.2 ... that some people who are not Spanish citizens have the right to vote in elections for local public officials in the municipalities of Cantabria?
An Appeal for Human Rights 2022-12-06 3,110 129.6 ... that An Appeal for Human Rights was published by college students in 1960 in response to racial inequality in Atlanta?
Ann Howard (author) 2022-12-27 3,062 127.6 ... that author Ann Howard interviewed more than 100 Australians about their experiences as child evacuees sent inland during World War II when a Japanese invasion seemed imminent?
Benjamin F. Gue 2022-12-27 3,060 127.5 ... that Benjamin F. Gue, who co-founded Iowa State University, allowed women to become students there despite much opposition?
James Oleske 2022-12-30 3,054 127.2 ... that pediatrician James Oleske was a pioneer in identifying that HIV/AIDS could be a disease in children?
John Cooper (New Jersey politician) 2022-12-10 3,038 126.6 ... that the home of American revolutionary leader John Cooper was used by General Lord Cornwallis as his headquarters during the British occupation of Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1777?
Junior Colson 2022-12-28 3,018 125.7 ... that Junior Colson, the leading tackler on the 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team, lived in a Haitian orphanage prior to his adoption at age nine?
Samuel Plata 2022-12-24 3,008 125.3 ... that before being named jach'a mallku cantonal, Samuel Plata worked as an auto mechanic in El Alto?
Ganggang 2022-12-29 3,002 125.1 ... that Ganggang, an Indianapolis-based cultural development firm for Black artists, created a fine art fair called "Butter" that also included a dance party called "Melt"?
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights 2022-12-31 2,998 124.9 ... that the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights has been described as "Canada's most prominent pro-gun group"?
Rosalind Creasy 2022-12-05 2,983 124.3 ... that Rosalind Creasy wrote a landmark book on edible landscaping?
Edward Thonen 2022-12-17 2,895 120.6 ... that Edward Thonen, one of the miners killed in the Eureka Rebellion, had gained notoriety in England as a jewellery thief prior to his emigration to Australia?
Overwatch 2022-12-17 2,844 118.5 ... that although Blizzard's franchise Overwatch is centered around video games, its lore is mainly told through animated shorts, comics, and novels?
AFL Women's season seven Grand Final
 2022-12-20 2,610 108.7 ... that at the conclusion of the
AFL Women's season seven Grand Final, winning captain Daisy Pearce
placed her premiership medal on a young girl?
Aspar Aswin 2022-12-20 2,600 108.4 ... that the impeachment proceedings against West Kalimantan Governor Aspar Aswin were shelved after an ethnic riot broke out?
2022 Bahamas Bowl 2022-12-21 2,561 106.7 ... that prior to kickoff, the Bahamas Bowl announced that the winner of a regular season game between Miami and Ball State would earn a bid to the 2022 edition of the game?
Shana Yardan 2022-12-28 2,560 106.7 ... that the poetry collection of Guyanese radio presenter Shana Yardan was described as "accomplished, tough-minded and well-crafted"?
Richard Draper 2022-12-18 2,480 103.4 ... that Richard Draper, printer of the The Massachusetts Gazette, used this newspaper as a Loyalist voice as the American Revolution drew near?
Franz Choque 2022-12-01 2,364 98.5 ... that while serving as his party's regional leader in Oruro, Franz Choque simultaneously worked as an importer to make ends meet?
Citizen Erased 2022-12-30 2,288 95.3 ... that "Citizen Erased" was Muse's first song to include a seven-string guitar?
Saleh Djasit 2022-12-18 2,284 95.2 ... that
People's Representative Council to be arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission
?
Tuệ Tĩnh 2022-12-19 2,210 92.1 ... that fourteenth-century Buddhist monk Tuệ Tĩnh is referred to as a founding father of traditional Vietnamese medicine?
Mochamad Hasbi 2022-12-31 2,172 90.5 ... that retired Indonesian general and politician Mochamad Hasbi fled from arrest for seven years after he was sentenced to a year in prison in relation to a corruption case?
Tommy Steele Stage Show 2022-12-01 2,116 88.2 ... that the Liverpool Echo described British rock and roll star Tommy Steele as "quite unable to sing and play the guitar at the same time" when reviewing his first album?
Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra 2022-12-09 1,916 79.8 ... that the Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra was described by its composer, Alfred Schnittke, as sounding like a "blues nightmare" at one point?
Smin Awa Naing 2022-12-16 1,862 77.6 ... that Smin Awa Naing's regiment mortally wounded Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa of Ava, effectively ending Ava's most serious invasion of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom?
Nawrahta of Salin 2022-12-01 1,804 75.2 ... that Hanthawaddy royal Bya Kun fought for Ava against his enemy King Razadarit in the Forty Years' War?
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac 2022-12-15 1,600 66.7 ... that in Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Benjamin Britten assigned the tenor of Peter Pears to Abraham and the alto of Kathleen Ferrier to Isaac, with both singing in homophony as the voice of God?
Missa Sine Nomine (Schidlowsky) 2022-12-27 1,572 65.5 ... that Leon Schidlowsky wrote the Misa sine nomine in memory of Víctor Jara for speaker, choirs, organ and percussion, juxtaposing mass texts with contemporary poetry and Torah verses?
Nathaniel H. Gates 2022-12-10 1,494 62.3 ... that in 1858, when Congress delayed its decision on Oregon statehood, Nathaniel H. Gates became the last Speaker of Oregon’s Territorial House of Representatives?
Evgeny Sviridov (violinist) 2022-12-18 1,460 60.8 ... that the Russian violinist Evgeny Sviridov, who has been concertmaster of the Baroque ensemble Concerto Köln since 2015, has made an award-winning recording of sonatas by Giuseppe Tartini?
Margaret F. Butler 2022-12-11 1,439 60.0 ... that in 1908, American otorhinolaryngologist Margaret F. Butler became the first woman to preside over an international congress of physicians?
The Littlest Angel 2022-12-25 1,390 57.9 ... that the classic children's Christmas story The Littlest Angel was written in just three days?
Bernardo Adam Ferrero 2022-12-04 1,384 57.7 ... that Bernardo Adam Ferrero wrote compositions such as Danzas alicantinas for Spanish civil and military bands that he conducted?
Messe de minuit pour Noël 2022-12-24 1,274 53.1 ... that Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed the midnight mass Messe de minuit pour Noël based on the melodies of ten French Christmas carols?
Vom Himmel hoch (Mendelssohn) 2022-12-25 1,172 48.8 ... that Mendelssohn's 1831 Christmas cantata Vom Himmel hoch, influenced by Bach's chorale cantatas, was based on a 1539 carol composed by Martin Luther?
Azio Corghi 2022-12-17 929 38.7 ... that Azio Corghi composed his second and third operas with author José Saramago – the second for La Scala in Milan, and the third for a 1993 premiere at the Theater Münster?

Notes

  1. ^ Excludes 2,243.0 background views
  2. ^ Excludes 2,635.5 background views
  3. ^ Excludes 1,739.5 background views
  4. Boom Town (picture book)
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  5. ^ Excludes 1,309.5 background views
  6. ^ Excludes 3,890.5 background views
  7. ^ Excludes 1,036.5 background views
  8. ^ Excludes 1,315.5 background views
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