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vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 32.5 Sonatine (ballet) 169.3 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment 32.5 Sonatine (ballet)
Median 237.7 Genevieve Beacom
John Emmitt 		622.8 Midnight Sun Mosque
Milam Residence 		256.7 Woody (Toy Story)
Naren Chandra Das
High 1,144.1 Eight-ball jacket 2,765.1 Apennine Colossus 2,765.1 Apennine Colossus

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Apennine Colossus 2022-02-11 33,182 2,765.1 ... that
Francesco de' Medici enjoyed sitting inside the head of the Apennine Colossus
(pictured) and fishing through its eyes?
Pie house 2022-02-20 43,330 1,805.4 ... that the pie house (pictured) gained media attention from a viral TikTok that received more than one million views?
Mothica 2022-02-04 19,940 1,661.7 ... that Mothica (pictured) credits TikTok for the success of her career as a musician?
Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany 2022-02-23 37,360 1,556.6 ... that the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany (pictured) is considered to be the most severe persecution of LGBT people in history?
Marsden Rock 2022-02-04 15,691 1,307.6 ... that the naturally formed arch of Marsden Rock (pictured) collapsed in 1996 following a winter of storms?
President's House (Ninth Street) 2022-02-21 28,763 1,198.5 ... that the President's House (pictured) never housed a president?
Eight-ball jacket 2022-02-15 27,460 1,144.1 ... that at the height of their popularity, eight-ball jackets were such a status symbol in the East Coast hip hop scene that they were frequently stolen at gunpoint?
Harrat Khaybar 2022-02-09 13,189 1,099.1 ... that researchers used Google Earth to study mysterious Neolithic structures in the volcanic fields of Harrat Khaybar (pictured)?
Nicole Kidman 2022-02-15 26,209[a] 1,092.0 ... that Nicole Kidman (pictured) is the first Australian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress?
Osteogenesis imperfecta 2022-02-09 12,742[b] 1,061.9 ... that osteogenesis imperfecta causes brittle bones and blue eyes (pictured)?
Godzilla Megamullion 2022-02-01 12,156 1,013.0 ... that the Godzilla Megamullion is at least ten times larger than all other known megamullions?
Golden Retriever 2022-02-03 23,426[c] 976.1 ... that all Golden Retrievers (example pictured) descend from a golden-coloured Flat-coated Retriever named Nous and a Tweed Water Spaniel named Belle?
John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut 2022-02-06 11,551 962.6 ... that John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut was the bestselling pornographic film of 1994 and had the most rentals that year in the United States?
Jayson Werth 2022-02-01 11,494 957.9 ... that when a reporter asked for updates on Jayson Werth's wrist injury, his manager at the time responded "Who?"
Palestinian enclaves 2022-02-02 11,432 952.6 ... that the proposed Palestinian enclaves in the West Bank (map pictured) constitute an "archipelago" of 165 territories?
Zombie pornography 2022-02-21 22,738 947.4 ... that zombie pornography emerged in the 1980s during a rise in the Italian sexploitation film industry?
Princess of Xiaohe 2022-02-09 11,103 925.2 ... that the Princess of Xiaohe, a 3,800-year-old mummy, was so well preserved that her eyelashes are still intact?
JFK Reloaded 2022-02-02 10,875 906.2 ... that the video game JFK Reloaded recreates the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the perspective of the killer?
Hoosier Slide 2022-02-10 10,664 888.7 ... that the Hoosier Slide was a popular tourist attraction until it was turned into glass?
Magawa 2022-02-05 10,552 879.4 ... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat (example pictured), sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia?
Illusion of explanatory depth 2022-02-08 10,188 849.0 ... that the illusion of explanatory depth leads people to overestimate how knowledgeable they are, but can be counteracted by asking them to explain how things work?
Slutty Vegan 2022-02-10 10,040 836.7 ... that the act of trying a burger at Slutty Vegan for the first time is known as being "sluttified"?
Egyptian Queen 2022-02-19 19,981 832.5 ... that Frank Frazetta's Egyptian Queen is the most expensive work of comic art ever sold at auction?
Utah & Ether 2022-02-17 19,794 824.8 ... that Utah & Ether's five-year, 30-country graffiti-tagging tour ended when a single dad got Ether in a headlock?
Royal Navy cutlasses 2022-02-14 18,896 787.4 ... that the Royal Navy only withdrew cutlasses from combat service in 1936?
Killing of Halim Dener 2022-02-07 9,068 755.7 ... that after a legal tussle, a mural (pictured) commemorating Halim Dener was declared to be an artwork?
Isabel Leighton 2022-02-07 8,830 735.8 ... that Isabel Leighton (pictured), an actress and writer, created a chair in hematology at Yale University in honor of her husband?
Pilate cycle 2022-02-11 8,702 725.1 ... that letters and reports continued to appear under Pontius Pilate's name for centuries after his death?
Maud Holland 2022-02-09 8,659 721.6 ... that when she was around eight years old, Maud Holland was married to Hugh Courtenay, with the approval of Pope Urban V?
The Bigg Chill 2022-02-25 16,808 700.3 ... that Demi Lovato started an Internet feud with a frozen yogurt shop—and lost?
Lowe Kong Meng 2022-02-10 8,184 682.0 ... that
Victoria
?
Louth (crater) 2022-02-27 16,148 672.8 ... that the ice mound (pictured) at the center of the crater Louth is the warmest permanent body of water on the Martian surface?
Banzai Bug 2022-02-07 8,046 670.5 ... that the Windows 95 game Banzai Bug, in which a player controls a bug that must escape from an exterminator's house and is told as a war story, was created as "The Flight-Sim with an Attitude"?
Time in Iceland 2022-02-23 15,859 660.8 ... that Iceland's time zone might have a negative health effect on citizens?
Zigzag House 2022-02-07 7,858 654.8 ... that the Zigzag House was designed for two people who supported the circus arts?
Milam Residence 2022-02-25 15,558 648.2 ... that the facade of geometric shapes on the Milam Residence (pictured) also provides shade to the interior?
The Cutie Map 2022-02-04 7,314 609.5 ... that two My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes are said to discuss Marxism and Stalinism?
Twin Parks 2022-02-01 7,203 600.2 ... that the Twin Parks housing project in New York City, the site of a January 2022 fire that killed seventeen people, won architectural awards after it was constructed in the early 1970s?
Siren kings 2022-02-20 14,340 597.5 ... that siren kings use music by Celine Dion in loudspeaker battles?
Midnight Sun Mosque 2022-02-06 7,168 597.3 ... that the northern­most mosque in the Western Hemisphere (pictured) was built in Winnipeg and shipped to Inuvik by barge and truck?
Siege of Bukhara 2022-02-19 14,308 596.2 ... that Genghis Khan declared himself to be "the punishment of God" after capturing the city of Bukhara in 1220?
Sea rewilding 2022-02-17 13,374 557.3 ... that seas are being rewilded with seagrass (example pictured)?
Habitation and Logistics Outpost 2022-02-14 13,306 554.4 ... that HALO will orbit the Moon?
The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022-02-23 13,068[d] 544.5 ... that The Battle at Lake Changjin II uses frostbite makeup and fake snow made from white sand?
Joséphine Pagnier 2022-02-24 12,925 538.5 ... that ski jumper Joséphine Pagnier (pictured), who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, won two medals at the Winter Youth Olympics two years ago?
Otto Jäger 2022-02-06 6,406 533.8 ... that in 1917, flying ace Otto Jäger was wounded by a propeller?
Brandon Tanev 2022-02-07 6,357 529.8 ... that Brandon Tanev said he saw a ghost while his head shot was being taken for the Pittsburgh Penguins?
The Wolf and the Lion (film) 2022-02-24 12,676 528.2 ... that a wolf and lion cub were raised together since they were five weeks old to film The Wolf and the Lion?
Dalai Lama's escape from China 2022-02-02 6,296 524.6 ... that Mao Zedong initially approved the Dalai Lama's escape into Indian exile, but later ordered that it be prevented?
Wallace's fruit dove 2022-02-08 6,274 522.8 ... that Wallace's fruit dove has been described as being one of the most beautiful fruit doves?
Antiparallelogram 2022-02-13 12,473 519.7 ... that an antiparallelogram (example pictured) is a crossed quadrilateral with two pairs of equal-length edges?
Potamophylax coronavirus 2022-02-22 12,451 518.8 ... that Potamophylax coronavirus's range has been described as a battlefield between scientists and hydropower plant management?
Round house (Thames and Severn Canal) 2022-02-02 6,211 517.6 ... that after viewing the Coates round house, the prospective occupant's fiancée refused to marry him unless the canal company made the property more habitable?
Mount Yasumandake 2022-02-04 5,937 494.8 ... that Mount Yasumandake was considered sacred to Buddhists, Shintoists, and Christians?
History of the Jews in Hong Kong
 2022-02-16 11,610 483.8 ... that in the late 1800s,
Hong Kong's small Jewish community
 was divided into two groups that would not even pray together?
Yaanga 2022-02-08 5,756 479.7 ... that Los Angeles was built with the labor of Indigenous Yaangavit people whose village was destroyed to make space for it?
Jubilee coinage 2022-02-09 5,745 478.8 ... that on the Jubilee coinage, Queen Victoria wore a crown so small that critics said it might fall off her head?
Les Dés Sont Jetés 2022-02-06 3,658 304.9 ... that when he saw the tapestry Les Dés Sont Jetés, Jørn Utzon exclaimed: "See that? Ours will be better!"?
Homage to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 2,086 173.8
Total 5,744 478.7
Book of Common Prayer (1979) 2022-02-08 5,604 467.0 ... that the 1979 Book of Common Prayer contains a Star Wars prayer?
Viktor Taranovsky 2022-02-25 11,180 465.9 ... that when offered, soldiers under Russian general V. P. Taranovsky chose imprisonment in Algeria rather than continuing to fight or serving as labourers?
1994 Dronka lightning strike
 2022-02-12 11,092 462.2 ... that
a 1994 lightning strike in Egypt led to 469 deaths after oil tanks were ignited and flooded the village of Dronka
with burning fuel?
Measles: A Dangerous Illness 2022-02-21 11,072 461.3 ... that according to Roald Dahl, the measles vaccine is probably far safer than eating chocolate?
Asian Garden Mall 2022-02-06 5,530 460.8 ... that a proposed footbridge connecting the Asian Garden Mall to another Vietnamese-American shopping center met opposition because it was deemed "too Chinese"?
87th African Infantry Division 2022-02-16 11,048 460.3 ... that although it was only formed in late 1939, the French 87th African Infantry Division inflicted 6,600 casualties upon the German forces and fought until the very end of the Battle of France?
Gentle on My Mind 2022-02-09 5,514 459.5 ... that John Hartford wrote "Gentle on My Mind" in about half an hour after seeing Doctor Zhivago?
Equestrian statue of George Washington (Newark) 2022-02-22 10,737 447.4 ... that George Washington (pictured) was dedicated on the anniversary of his saying farewell to the troops?
McLaren MCL36 2022-02-05 5,344 445.4 ... that the McLaren MCL36, McLaren's 2022 Formula One car, has been in development since 2019 because of the pandemic's interruptions to the sport?
Maria Keller 2022-02-04 5,334 444.5 ... that when Maria Keller was eight years old, she founded a nonprofit that would later go on to collect and distribute more than three million books to underprivileged children?
Jonathan Cooper (lawyer) 2022-02-10 5,316 443.0 ... that British barrister Jonathan Cooper was "at the forefront of efforts to decriminalise homosexuality around the world"?
The Time Meddler 2022-02-14 10,544 439.4 ... that after being wiped by the BBC, all four episodes of the Doctor Who serial The Time Meddler were discovered in Nigeria in 1984?
Juliana Olshanskaya 2022-02-12 10,524 438.5 ... that
Peter Mogila
to reproach him for the lack of respect paid to her relics?
CSS Baltic 2022-02-27 10,374 432.2 ... that the captain of the warship CSS Baltic stated that she was "about as fit to go into action as a mud scow"?
Monorail Inc. 2022-02-07 4,955 412.9 ... that Monorail Inc.'s first computer, with its all-in-one design and flat-panel display, prefigured the iMac G4 by over five years?
Xe Đò Hoàng 2022-02-01 4,940 411.7 ... that the owner of the bus service connecting the two largest Vietnamese-American communities in the United States was the target of an assassination plot by a competitor?
Interstate 229 (South Dakota) 2022-02-02 4,915 409.6 ... that Interstate 229 once ended at a gravel road?
7th Division (Finland)
 2022-02-03 9,742 405.9 ... that the
Finnish 7th Division
 was formed in 1940 by renumbering another unit to make it appear to the Soviets that it had been replaced with fresh troops?
Lots of Mommies 2022-02-05 4,808 400.7 ... that there is disagreement about whether Lots of Mommies, in which a girl is raised by four mothers, should be considered to be an LGBTQ picture book?
Sylvia Froos 2022-02-04 4,769 397.4 ... that child actress and singer Sylvia Froos was noted for her ability to mimic the vocal styles of famous celebrity performers?
Claudia Quintet 2022-02-03 9,484 395.2 ... that the Claudia Quintet was born out of an incident at alt.coffee?
Advanced Logic Research 2022-02-07 4,633 386.1 ... that the headquarters of Advanced Logic Research was the subject of an attempted armed invasion in 1989 during a surge of computer-chip robberies?
Operation Ivory Soap 2022-02-26 9,222 384.2 ... that Operation Ivory Soap created and operated a fleet of aircraft repair vessels to support the United States' island-hopping strategy in the Pacific during World War II?
Booth Theatre 2022-02-10 1,344 112.0 ... that New York City's Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert, and Booth Theatres were all designed with curved corners facing Broadway?
Broadhurst Theatre 1,333 111.1
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 1,010 84.1
Shubert Theatre (Broadway) 908 75.6
Total 4,594 382.8
La Poutine Week 2022-02-01 4,544 378.7 ... that La Poutine Week is the world's largest poutine festival, with 700 restaurants serving 350,000 people?
Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse)
 2022-02-01 4,536 378.0 ... that characters from several different science fiction media appear as an
Babylon's Ashes
"?
Louis Micheels House 2022-02-27 9,036 376.5 ... that the Louis Micheels House was called a building of "great significance", but the new owners wanted it gone?
Svalbard Minute by Minute 2022-02-18 8,899 370.8 ... that Svalbard Minute by Minute, a 221-hour-long television broadcast, is credited with increasing tourism in Svalbard by 25 percent?
Jewellery of the Berber cultures 2022-02-08 4,444 370.4 ... that in the jewellery of the Berber cultures, a silver amulet of a hand (example pictured) was believed by both Muslims and Jews to protect against the evil eye?
Time in Svalbard 2022-02-02 4,438 369.8 ... that despite experiencing midnight sun and polar night, Svalbard observes daylight saving time?
Katie Vesterstein 2022-02-20 8,782 365.9 ... that when American-born skier Katie Vesterstein chose to compete for Estonia, she had only visited the country once, and did not speak the language?
International Vinegar Museum 2022-02-14 8,762 365.1 ... that the International Vinegar Museum houses more than 350 types of vinegar from around the world?
5-Aminoimidazole ribotide 2022-02-28 8,726 363.6 ... that RNA, DNA, and vitamins B1 and B12 are all made from AIR?
Melibe colemani 2022-02-06 4,254 354.5 ... that Coleman's Melibe is said to look like a "string of snot in the water"?
Lucifer on the Sofa 2022-02-11 4,242[e] 353.5 ... that while recording their tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, Spoon wanted to replicate their sound as a live band in studio form?
Tigui Camara 2022-02-09 4,238 353.1 ... that mining entrepreneur and former model Tigui Camara is the first woman in Guinea to own a mining company, which she partially runs as a social enterprise?
Kirsty Muir 2022-02-23 8,460 352.5 ... that freestyle skier Kirsty Muir was the youngest Team GB competitor at the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Briscoe v. Bank of Kentucky 2022-02-11 4,127 343.9 ... that Bray Hammond condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Briscoe v. Bank of Kentucky, decided 185 years ago today, as "about as weak and timid as any the Court ever pronounced"?
Rodolphe Iddi Lala 2022-02-06 4,120 343.4 ... that Rodolphe Iddi Lala went from being a professor of sociology to organizing a bombing at a cinema?
Stahls Automotive Collection 2022-02-11 4,080 340.0 ... that Stahls Automotive Collection includes cars built for films such as The Great Race, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Reivers?
Colonial Defence Committee 2022-02-08 4,064 338.7 ... that the Colonial Defence Committee advised British colonies not to permit more than two foreign warships into harbour at a time, in case of a surprise attack?
Luke Kunin 2022-02-02 4,028 335.7 ... that in 2016, Luke Kunin (pictured) became the first sophomore captain of the Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey team since 1975?
Alexandra Tegleva 2022-02-21 7,993 333.0 ... that Alexandra Tegleva, a nursemaid to Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, helped uncover a woman who impersonated Anastasia after the royal family were executed?
Bath & Racquets Club 2022-02-07 3,952 329.4 ... that Mark Birley described the interior decor of his Bath & Racquets Club as the "post-Mussolini epic style"?
92nd Infantry Regiment (France) 2022-02-10 3,943 328.6 ... that the flag of the French Army's 92nd Infantry Regiment was lost when the destroyer Siroco sank off Dunkirk in 1940?
PS Lotta Bernard 2022-02-04 3,934 327.8 ... that the paddle steamer Lotta Bernard was described as "altogether unfit for the traffic she was employed in" after she sank?
Crucifixion plaque 2022-02-11 3,906 325.5 ... that Irish crucifixion plaques (example pictured) date from between the 9th and 12th centuries and may have once been attached to altars, book shrines, reliquaries or high crosses?
2022 Bogoso explosion 2022-02-09 3,901 325.1 ... that on 20 January 2022, a mining explosives truck detonated in Apiate, Ghana, damaging around 500 buildings and killing 13 people?
Anita Kiki Gbeho 2022-02-19 7,718 321.6 ... that Anita Kiki Gbeho (pictured) is still working for the United Nations in Somalia, even though her boss was lucky to escape assassination?
Daniel Efrat 2022-02-17 7,650 318.8 ... that although Ovad Efrat was a commando in the Israel Defense Forces, his son Daniel Efrat was rejected after conscription?
George (club) 2022-02-13 7,650 318.8 ... that the private members' club George has a bespoke menu for pet dogs?
1971 Howard Bison men's soccer team 2022-02-12 7,618 317.4 ... that the first Division I college sports championship won by a historically black university in any sport was vacated by the NCAA?
1990 ARCO explosion 2022-02-03 7,610 317.1 ... that two major petrochemical explosions in the Greater Houston area, the 1990 ARCO explosion and the Phillips disaster, occurred within one year of each other?
Robert A. Emmitt 2022-02-07 3,783 315.2 ... that shortly after getting married in 1875, Robert A. Emmitt crossed the Cascade Mountains driving a cattle herd while his wife led a pack horse that carried their possessions?
Daddy and the Muscle Academy 2022-02-08 3,730 310.8 ... that the 1992 documentary film Daddy and the Muscle Academy, which focuses on the life of gay erotic artist Tom of Finland, has been broadcast on Finnish television multiple times?
Expeditions: Rome 2022-02-05 3,692 307.6 ... that development on the video game Expeditions: Rome was not affected by lockdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic because the developer was already split between Copenhagen and Istanbul?
Satellite Television & Associated Resources 2022-02-09 3,654 304.5 ... that just four years after starting up, the president of Satellite Television & Associated Resources commented that his entire industry had "gone down the drain"?
Woodland garden 2022-02-16 7,303 304.3 ... that the woodland garden (example pictured), "colourfully planted with exotic shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated English horticulture from 1910 to 1960"?
A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the 16th and 17th Centuries 2022-02-20 7,278 303.2 ... that Henry E. Sigerist felt "depressed" after reading A History of Science, Technology, and Philosophy in the 16th and 17th Centuries?
Paulo Paulino Guajajara 2022-02-28 7,174 298.9 ... that Guajajara environmental activist and land defender Paulo Paulino Guajajara, who worked to stop the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, was killed by a group of illegal loggers?
Yara Salman 2022-02-08 3,573 297.8 ... that Bahraini businesswoman Yara Salman founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade?
Shaylee Mansfield 2022-02-10 3,564 297.0 ... that at age 12, Shaylee Mansfield became the first deaf actor to be credited alongside the voice actors for a signed performance in an animated production?
Magic Tour (Queen) 2022-02-17 7,128 297.0 ... that the 1986 Magic Tour was the last tour Freddie Mercury performed with Queen?
Harry Steele (businessman) 2022-02-15 7,103 296.0 ... that Harry Steele purchased the Albatross Hotel in a bankruptcy sale and ultimately owned it for over half a century until his death?
Compaq LTE Lite 2022-02-17 6,979 290.8 ... that Compaq placed the built-in trackball of the LTE Lite on its display housing?
CTF 2187 2022-02-16 6,951 289.6 ... that the attractions of CTF 2187 included "the fog of war [and] polite insults in the newsletter"?
Baillieu Myer 2022-02-11 3,452 287.7 ... that Baillieu Myer and his siblings were born in California because their father's prior divorce was not recognised under Australian law?
Body Offering (novel) 2022-02-23 6,886 286.9 ... that the 2013 novel Body Offering was described by a critic as "more erratic than erotic"?
Rakaŭ Ghetto 2022-02-25 6,882 286.8 ... that an estimated 1,050 Jews were killed in the Rakaŭ Ghetto between its creation and liquidation?
Dr. Rick 2022-02-10 3,440 286.7 ... that Progressive Corporation, an insurer, published 5,000 copies of a book credited to Dr. Rick, its fictional advertising campaign character?
Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV 157 2022-02-06 3,422 285.2 ... that Bach's cantata Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn was first performed 295 years ago today during a memorial service for Johann Christoph von Ponickau (pictured)?
Casa Rull Museum 2022-02-21 6,826 284.4 ... that the Casa Rull in Andorra was said to be occupied by "fat peasants"?
The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia 2022-02-10 3,408 284.0 ... that 250 Jews were imprisoned in a castle in Mladá Boleslav during the Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia?
White-fronted falconet 2022-02-28 6,811 283.8 ... that although it is a bird of prey, the white-fronted falconet is only 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and mainly feeds on insects?
Lord Chumley 2022-02-21 6,741 280.9 ... that a showing of the 1914 film Lord Chumley on the roof of a New York City theatre was canceled with an on-screen announcement due to its 40-minute runtime?
Canada v United States (2012 Summer Olympics) 2022-02-18 6,646 276.9 ... that the 2012 Olympic women's soccer semifinal between the Canadian and the American national teams was called "the greatest knockout match in major-tournament football" since 1982?
Lithuanian People's Army 2022-02-15 6,634 276.4 ... that following Soviet occupation in 1940, the Lithuanian Armed Forces were transformed into the Lithuanian People's Army, dropped all use of Lithuanian national symbols and faced repression?
Church Street station (MBTA) 2022-02-15 6,504 271.0 ... that the name of Church Street station has been changed twice since 2019?
Hayes Theater 2022-02-01 3,236 269.7 ... that the Little Theatre, once deemed a "gem among playhouses", was later planned to be replaced by a driveway for The New York Times?
1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike 2022-02-23 6,427 267.8 ... that of the more than 1,000 workers who participated in the 18-month long 1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike, none of them crossed the picket line?
Lloyd Simmons 2022-02-09 3,210 267.5 ... that Lloyd Simmons wore the uniform number 0 because that was the number of games he expected to lose each season?
Epidural blood patch 2022-02-06 3,206 267.1 ... that observations of a car tire being repaired helped develop the epidural blood patch?
623rd Field Artillery Regiment 2022-02-13 6,404 266.9 ... that the special designation of the 623rd Field Artillery Regiment is being reviewed as it refers to Confederate general John Hunt Morgan?
Theresa Pulszky 2022-02-02 3,182 265.2 ... that author Theresa Pulszky escaped from the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 by pretending to be the companion of a German couple?
WSWG (AM) 2022-02-10 3,181 265.1 ... that a 1971 format change and firing of three Black disc jockeys contributed to the Mississippi radio station WSWG losing its broadcast license?
Midgard (game) 2022-02-13 6,319 263.3 ... that a reviewer once withheld top marks for play-by-mail game Midgard because of a negative experience with a gamemaster?
Mini ature 2022-02-07 3,154 262.9 ... that Mini ature is the largest frog in its genus?
Henry Fitzcount 2022-02-18 6,285 261.9 ... that after he was stripped of his Cornish landholdings, Henry Fitzcount joined the Fifth Crusade, during which he died?
Chris Hussey 2022-02-13 6,262 260.9 ... that footballer Chris Hussey studied part-time to gain a first-class honours degree after overcoming anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorders?
Catalena Productions 2022-02-12 6,254 260.6 ... that Catalena Productions had a Monty Hall problem when the host, unpaid, forced the company into bankruptcy?
Edgar P. Rucker 2022-02-05 3,106 258.9 ... that after nearly killing a man in a duel, Edgar P. Rucker went on to become the attorney general of West Virginia?
Amish in Ohio
 2022-02-14 6,195 258.1 ... that the population of
50 percent Amish
?
Naren Chandra Das 2022-02-21 6,188 257.9 ... that Indian Army havildar Naren Chandra Das escorted the 14th Dalai Lama to safety in India after the monk made a 13-day trek across the Himalayas dressed as a soldier to evade Chinese troops?
Woody (Toy Story) 2022-02-28 6,132 255.5 ... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film?
Luke Pope 2022-02-27 5,974 248.9 ... that English nurseryman Luke Pope claimed on his deathbed to have spent more than £3,000 (equivalent to over £250,000 in 2020) on tulip bulbs?
Take-note debate 2022-02-04 2,954 246.1 ... that the Canadian House of Commons held a take-note debate on the discovery of the graves of more than 200 Indigenous children near Kamloops Indian Residential School in 2021?
Crazy (Willie Nelson song) 2022-02-28 5,869 244.5 ... that Patsy Cline's cover of Willie Nelson's "Crazy" was the all-time most played song in jukeboxes in the United States, 35 years after its release?
The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game) 2022-02-27 5,856 244.0 ... that approximately 85 percent of Manhattan was recreated for the 2008 video game The Incredible Hulk?
Bianca Baptiste 2022-02-27 5,846 243.6 ... that Bianca Baptiste was Tottenham Hotspur's top goal scorer during their promotion—and then they dropped her from the team?
Travis Ludlow 2022-02-05 2,904 242.0 ... that Travis Ludlow broke the world record for the youngest person to fly solo around the world?
LD (rapper) 2022-02-24 5,784 241.0 ... that LD has been called the "godfather of UK drill"?
Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque 2022-02-26 5,764 240.1 ... that Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque (pictured) assisted in the founding of Malawi's first dental school in 2019?
State Tower Building 2022-02-26 3,572 148.8 ... that after Syracuse's Bastable Theatre burnt down in 1923, the city's tallest building was built in its place?
Bastable Theatre 2,191 91.3
Total 5,763 240.1
Spotted lanternfly 2022-02-02 2,864 238.7 ... that the spotted lanternfly has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling since the 1100s?
Barrau de Sescas 2022-02-12 5,712 238.0 ... that Barrau de Sescas, a Gascon knight, was the first person appointed by an English king to a position titled admiral?
John Emmitt 2022-02-28 5,708 237.8 ... that when John Emmitt was traveling to the Oregon Territory in 1852 along the Oregon Trail, two of his three children died of cholera and were buried along the route?
Genevieve Beacom 2022-02-02 2,850 237.5 ... that Genevieve Beacom became the first woman to pitch in the Australian Baseball League when she made her debut for the Melbourne Aces in 2022?
Rebeca Andrade 2022-02-06 2,840 236.6 ... that Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian female gymnast to win a medal at the Olympic Games?
Kate Baer 2022-02-05 2,806 233.8 ... that when her local cafe was in lockdown, Kate Baer wrote her bestselling poems in her van in the cafe parking lot?
Helen Block Lewis 2022-02-16 5,604 233.5 ... that American psychoanalyst Helen Block Lewis was one of the first researchers to study the difference between shame and guilt?
Red Clay State Historic Park 2022-02-06 2,797 233.1 ... that Red Clay State Historic Park was the last capital of the Cherokee Nation in the eastern United States?
Eberhard Zeidler (architect) 2022-02-10 2,780 231.7 ... that Eberhard Zeidler envisaged Toronto Eaton Centre (pictured), which opened 45 years ago today, to be an "interior street" instead of simply a shopping mall?
Because They Know Not 2022-02-08 2,772 231.0 ... that Because They Know Not by Jamaican novelist Alvin Gladstone Bennett describes itself as a "powerful story on the colour problem"?
Le Livre de Seyntz Medicines 2022-02-01 2,754 229.5 ... that in 1354, the
Duke of Lancaster compared his heart to the sea, a fox's hole, and a market-place
?
St. Sylvester, Schwabing 2022-02-09 2,747 228.9 ... that St. Sylvester is a Catholic church that combines the old village church of Schwabing, now part of Munich, and a 20th-century expansion under one roof?
Woodleigh MRT station 2022-02-05 2,740 228.3 ... that staff had to be deployed on the first day of service at Woodleigh MRT station to assist commuters who alighted there mistakenly because they did not realize it had opened?
Bruno Madrigal 2022-02-19 5,461[f] 227.5 ... that Encanto character Bruno Madrigal was originally named Oscar, but his name was changed due to the number of real-life Oscar Madrigals in Colombia?
Ioan Caragea
 2022-02-01 2,723 226.9 ... that the 1810s reign of
Ioan Caragea introduced Wallachia to carom billiards, sugar sculptures, and an eponymous plague
?
Joe Felmet 2022-02-16 5,416 225.7 ... that Joe Felmet was sentenced to a chain gang for his participation in the Journey of Reconciliation, considered a precursor to the Freedom Riders, in 1947?
Assisted migration of forests in North America 2022-02-05 2,703 225.2 ... that as part of the ongoing assisted migration of forests in North America, the western larch was selected for reforestation projects nearly 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) north of its native range?
Gheorghe Eminescu 2022-02-15 5,252 218.9 ... that
centimeters-wide (10-inch
) sleeping area?
Valerie Boles 2022-02-24 5,252 218.8 ... that American root doctor Valerie Boles was the inspiration for the character Minerva in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and its film adaptation?
Rod Beaton (USA Today)
 2022-02-01 2,616 218.0 ... that while waiting for an interview, journalist
Rod Beaton was involved in a shoving incident with baseball player Barry Bonds
?
Jeffrey Rosenfeld 2022-02-01 2,614 217.8 ... that Australian neurosurgeon Jeffrey Rosenfeld led the team developing a wireless device that promises to give limited vision to the totally blind?
Cheok Hong Cheong 2022-02-26 5,188 216.2 ... that Cheok Hong Cheong sold bananas for a decade, after which he became superintendent of the Church of England of Melbourne?
Saba Malaspina 2022-02-07 2,591 215.9 ... that Saba Malaspina was "the only important Roman historiographer from the 13th century"?
Palácio de Lahane 2022-02-09 2,564 213.7 ... that during World War II, the governor of Portuguese Timor was confined to the Palácio de Lahane by the territory's Japanese occupiers?
Alexander Buchan (artist) 2022-02-08 2,553 212.8 ... that Alexander Buchan, one of the artists on the first voyage of James Cook, was not mentioned in Cook's journals until he died after an epileptic fit?
Dudleya cymosa subsp. pumila 2022-02-01 2,550 212.5 ... that the
larval foodplant and hummingbirds feed on its nectar
?
Bund für Menschenrecht 2022-02-04 2,549 212.4 ... that the League for Human Rights, established in Germany in the early 1920s, was the first mass organization for homosexuals?
Amory Street station 2022-02-07 1,498 124.9 ... that Amory Street station and Babcock Street station replaced four predecessor stations?
Babcock Street station 1,048 87.3
Total 2,546 212.2
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (march) 2022-02-05 2,496 208.0 ... that "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine" was first conducted with a band of around 6,200 members, the largest band John Philip Sousa ever conducted?
Alexander Bannwart 2022-02-19 4,980 207.5 ... that Alexander Bannwart got into a fistfight with the pro-war senator Henry Cabot Lodge over America's proposed entry into World War I?
Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora 2022-02-18 4,980 207.5 ... that Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora was partly inspired by The 1619 Project?
Ervin Herve Loranth
 2022-02-04 2,476 206.3 ... that artist
Ervin Herve Loranth
 refers to his sculptures as "public surprises"?
Wieting Opera House 2022-02-06 1,445 120.4 ... that New York's Wieting Opera House burnt down and was rebuilt on three separate occasions by its proprietors, John Wieting and Mary Elizabeth Wieting?
Mary Elizabeth Wieting Johnson 520 43.3
John Wieting 497 41.4
Total 2,462 205.1
Squatting in Hamburg 2022-02-18 4,881 203.4 ... that squatters in Hamburg briefly occupied the former Erotic Art Museum?
I Dig Everything 2022-02-22 4,851 202.1 ... that David Bowie's "I Dig Everything" was one of his first songs to be covered by another artist?
Alcohol in association football 2022-02-06 2,414 201.1 ... that while many Premier League clubs were sponsored by alcohol companies, no such sponsors remained by the 2017–18 season?
An Account of the Voyages 2022-02-11 2,407 200.6 ... that when James Cook came to Saint Helena in 1775, wheelbarrows were placed near his residence in response to a description in John Hawkesworth's An Account of the Voyages?
María Fernanda Di Giacobbe 2022-02-07 2,404 200.4 ... that during the
Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003, all but one of Venezuelan chocolatier María Fernanda Di Giacobbe
's ten businesses went bankrupt?
Fagus langevinii 2022-02-04 2,400 200.0 ... that Fagus langevinii is considered to be the oldest extinct species of beech tree?
Connecticut Valley Railroad 2022-02-02 2,400 200.0 ... that the Connecticut Valley Railroad successfully fooled the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad into purchasing it by pretending that it planned to expand northwards?
Obstructing an official proceeding 2022-02-05 2,386 198.8 ... that many participants in the
2021 U.S. Capitol attack have been charged with obstructing an official proceeding, a crime that was created in response to the 2001 Enron accounting scandal
?
Phil Williams (Alabama senator)
 2022-02-09 2,380 198.4 ... that
Phil Williams
?
William Rittenhouse 2022-02-16 4,736 197.3 ... that William Rittenhouse is noted for having established the first paper mill in North America in 1690?
Ontario Highway 78 2022-02-12 4,708 196.2 ... that the North Branch Bridge on Ontario Highway 78 partially collapsed just 17 days after a temporary bridge was opened to facilitate construction of a replacement?
2021 Bahamas Bowl 2022-02-27 4,646 193.6 ... that the 2021 Bahamas Bowl was the first edition in which a team made a return appearance?
Albert L. Harris 2022-02-08 2,308 192.3 ... that as municipal architect, Albert L. Harris led the design of all city buildings in Washington, D.C., from 1921 until his sudden death in 1934?
Evelyn Straus 2022-02-20 4,586 191.1 ... that pioneering Daily News camerawoman Evelyn Straus had her clothes custom-made to carry her film and flashbulbs?
Jérôme Chappellaz 2022-02-07 2,285 190.4 ... that Jérôme Chappellaz wants to collect ice cores from Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro to be preserved in Antarctica?
Boy Scouts of America (march) 2022-02-08 2,281 190.1 ... that John Philip Sousa composed a march for the Boy Scouts of America (audio featured)?
Baha al-Din Qaraqush 2022-02-18 4,540 189.2 ... that Baha al-Din Qaraqush built the Cairo Citadel (pictured) on behalf of the sultan, Saladin?
HMS Swallow (1745) 2022-02-10 2,255 187.9 ... that Pitcairn was named after the midshipman on HMS Swallow who first spotted the island?
Can't Help Thinking About Me 2022-02-01 2,239 186.6 ... that after performing as Davy Jones, David Bowie's "Can't Help Thinking About Me" was his first single released under the name "David Bowie"?
Technical support scam 2022-02-04 2,227 185.6 ... that Microsoft has banned all third-party tech-support advertisements on Bing due to a rise in technical support scams?
Aubin Grove railway station 2022-02-11 2,224 185.4 ... that Aubin Grove railway station was built mostly off-site to minimise disruption to a nearby freeway?
Paramount Hotel 2022-02-19 4,427 184.5 ... that to promote the Paramount Hotel, its operator mailed out apples?
Qulensya 2022-02-22 4,408 183.6 ... that the only person killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the island of Socotra was a seven-year-old in Qulensya?
D. I. Antoniou 2022-02-03 4,336 180.6 ... that the seafaring poet D. I. Antoniou worked on a single poem for more than a decade and ended up publishing it over thirty years later?
Glenwood Memorial Gardens 2022-02-05 2,142 178.5 ... that Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall, Pennsylvania, was initially established in 1849 as Glenwood Cemetery (pictured) in North Philadelphia and contained the graves of 702 Union soldiers?
St. John's Episcopal Church (Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands) 2022-02-22 4,280 178.3 ... that Alexander Hamilton, a future United States Founding Father, attended St. John's Episcopal Church in his youth?
Asuka Strikes! 2022-02-08 2,076 173.0 ... that the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode "Asuka Strikes!" includes references to the works of William Shakespeare?
Derasar, Rajasthan 2022-02-19 4,111 171.3 ... that the residents of Derasar collect rainwater in taankas since the village experiences eleven months of drought a year?
Casey Tiumalu 2022-02-11 2,054 171.1 ... that despite being undersized and not highly recruited, Casey Tiumalu became the BYU Cougars' leader in both rushing and receiving, earning an honorable mention as an All-American?
The Clarion (Canadian newspaper) 2022-02-06 2,047 170.6 ... that while seeking funding for The Clarion, Carrie Best was told by a donor: "You are just a small voice crying in the wilderness – but keep on crying"?
5th Combat Helicopter Regiment 2022-02-14 4,063 169.3 ... that a
2019 Ménaka helicopter crash
that killed 13 people?
National War Fund 2022-02-17 4,018 167.4 ... that the joint National War Fund was created during World War II so that American citizens would not get annoyed by multiple donation requests for service members' support and overseas relief?
Defne Magnanery 2022-02-28 4,017 167.4 ... that the Turkish Defne Magnanery was established in a farm house donated by the brother of the head silk farmwoman after he watched her silk farming in a British documentary film?
Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem 2022-02-10 1,996 166.3 ... that Swiss archaeologist Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem created a service for the International Committee of the Red Cross to help prisoners of war from the French colonies during World War II?
USS R. B. Forbes 2022-02-25 3,970 165.4 ... that the tugboat R. B. Forbes was the first iron mercantile vessel built in New England?
2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election 2022-02-16 3,884 161.8 ... that after Chandigarh fell from being the second-cleanest city in India to the 66th, the residents voted out the incumbent party?
Henrietta Loveless 2022-02-01 1,940 161.7 ... that singer Henrietta Loveless performed at the New York World's Fair with the Chocolate Éclair Family?
Karma Man 2022-02-12 3,852 160.5 ... that the Buddhist themes of David Bowie's 1967 composition "Karma Man" were compared to the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange?
Let Me Sleep Beside You 2022-02-15 3,823 159.3 ... that David Bowie's 1967 composition "Let Me Sleep Beside You" was rejected as a single due to its suggestive title?
Special Security Response Team 2022-02-24 3,817 159.0 ... that in their first operation, Japan's Special Security Response Team participated in humanitarian activities after the 2021 Atami landslide?
Designasaurus 2022-02-08 1,908 159.0 ... that the educational computer games Designasaurus and UMS 1 together gained their publisher more than $5 million during 18 months in the 1980s?
Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands 2022-02-15 3,816 159.0 ... that Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands documents a symphony orchestra playing heavy metal music?
Lake Worth Beach, Florida 2022-02-10 1,908 159.0 ... that the annual street painting festival in downtown Lake Worth Beach, Florida, attracts approximately 100,000 people?
Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998) 2022-02-03 3,777 157.4 ... that Broadway's Lyric Theatre, once deemed a "cursed" theater, now hosts The Cursed Child?
Silly Boy Blue 2022-02-19 3,766 156.9 ... that "Silly Boy Blue" reflected David Bowie's fascination with Tibetan Buddhism?
Jean-Claude Corbeil 2022-02-13 3,671 153.0 ... that Jean-Claude Corbeil was credited with having "de-anglicized Quebec" during his time as linguistic director of the province's language police?
JumpStart Toddlers 2022-02-11 1,815 151.2 ... that the Chicago Sun-Times credits JumpStart Toddlers as the first video game targeted towards babies?
Amanda Villepastour 2022-02-06 1,804 150.4 ... that in the 1980s, Amanda Villepastour, now an ethnomusicologist at Cardiff University, was the keyboardist in Australian new wave band Eurogliders?
Die ersten Menschen 2022-02-04 1,802 150.2 ... that Rudi Stephan was already composing the opera Die ersten Menschen when the 1908 drama about the first humans by Otto Borngräber, on which it is based, was banned in Bavaria?
Linda Doyle 2022-02-11 1,800 150.0 ... that Professor of Engineering and the Arts Linda Doyle in 2021 became the first female provost (head) of Trinity College Dublin since its 1592 foundation by Elizabeth I?
Jack Sullivan (journalist) 2022-02-11 1,767 147.2 ... that journalist Jack Sullivan was referred to as "the newsman's newsman"?
Hurricane Flossie (1995) 2022-02-02 1,762 146.8 ... that in 1995, Hurricane Flossie damaged many tapes of Jerry Lewis telethons belonging to the Muscular Dystrophy Association?
Avraham Tamir 2022-02-22 3,516 146.5 ... that Avraham Tamir was the first Israeli official to hold talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization leadership?
Bettie Freshwater Pool 2022-02-02 1,739 144.9 ... that a work by Bettie Freshwater Pool was proposed to be the official state song of North Carolina?
Cece Carlucci 2022-02-04 1,734 144.5 ... that baseball umpire Cece Carlucci made the umpiring equipment used in The Natural?
Battle of San Cesario 2022-02-24 3,458 144.1 ... that following its victory over Bologna in the 1229 battle of San Cesario, the city of Modena returned the enemy's captured carroccio to prevent an escalation of the conflict?
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon 2022-02-20 3,421 142.5 ... that in Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon, decided 110 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the initiative process?
KDCD 2022-02-05 1,688 140.7 ... that a would-be buyer of San Angelo, Texas, radio station KBIL-FM had no knowledge of the transaction?
Norberto Gonzales 2022-02-05 1,686 140.5 ... that former Philippine secretary of national defense Norberto Gonzales said that a Chinese invasion was "not unthinkable"?
Balbuena metro station 2022-02-18 3,371 140.5 ... that Balbuena metro station was flooded with sewage following a failure attributed to an unrelated fire?
Ingo Böbel 2022-02-08 1,670 139.1 ... that German economist Ingo Böbel became Professor of Economics at International University of Monaco after serving a prison sentence for embezzlement and tax evasion?
O'Halloran and Francis v. United Kingdom 2022-02-26 3,332 138.8 ... that a 2007 European Court of Human Rights case ruled that European automobile owners do not have the right to remain silent when asked who was speeding in their vehicle?
Dean Whitehead 2022-02-05 1,656 138.0 ... that footballer Dean Whitehead was compared to Roy Keane a year before Keane was appointed as his manager?
Al Hirschfeld Theatre 2022-02-08 1,652 137.7 ... that illustrator Al Hirschfeld knew he would get his own Broadway theater for his 100th birthday, but he died before the renaming?
Courant–Snyder parameters 2022-02-11 1,632 136.0 ... that although the Courant–Snyder parameters in accelerator physics are often referred to as "Twiss parameters", Richard Q. Twiss had no idea how his name came to be associated with them?
Deborah Zoe Laufer 2022-02-24 3,235 134.8 ... that playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer is said to "deal with serious, existential questions in seriously hilarious ways"?
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 2022-02-07 1,610 134.2 ... that the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia is the only contemporary art museum in the country with a permanent collection?
White-headed fruit dove 2022-02-05 1,609 134.1 ... that the white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) was named after Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French?
Xochiquetzallia 2022-02-25 3,184 132.7 ... that the genus Xochiquetzallia was named after the Aztec goddess of flowers?
Abd al-Malik ibn Umar ibn Marwan 2022-02-13 3,164 131.8 ... that the Umayyad prince Abd al-Malik ibn Umar ibn Marwan sealed the submission of western al-Andalus to the Emirate of Córdoba?
Donald H. Elliott 2022-02-09 1,556 129.6 ... that Donald H. Elliott's efforts as the director of New York's planning department helped change the city's skyline?
Eeva Leinonen 2022-02-14 3,086 128.6 ... that Finnish linguist Eeva Leinonen was one of four women to be inaugurated as heads of Irish universities in 2021, the others being Maggie Cusack, Linda Doyle and Kerstin Mey?
Lihie Raz 2022-02-11 1,532 127.7 ... that Lihie Raz was the first Israeli to medal at the European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships?
Qadi al-Fadil 2022-02-02 1,508 125.7 ... that Qadi al-Fadil began his career under the Fatimids, became Saladin's chief minister, and was renowned for the elegance of his epistolary writing?
Jim McCanless 2022-02-03 3,015 125.6 ... that Clemson University football player Jim McCanless made the 1958 varsity team despite having suffered a broken neck the year prior?
Holger Mühlbauer 2022-02-10 1,507 125.6 ... that Holger Mühlbauer, who currently serves as the managing director of the German IT security association TeleTrusT, originally trained as a metalworker?
Donald Gurnett 2022-02-06 1,505 125.4 ... that plasma physicist Donald Gurnett was part of 41 NASA missions, including Voyager 1, for which he designed the instrument that confirmed that the craft had crossed the heliopause in 2012?
WSTA 2022-02-22 2,982 124.3 ... that at WSTA, the first radio station in the U.S. Virgin Islands, goats and chickens sometimes wandered in during broadcasts?
Sky Alps 2022-02-20 2,982 124.2 ... that Sky Alps is the first airline to operate scheduled flights from Bolzano Airport since 2015?
Ben Small (politician) 2022-02-03 2,978 124.1 ... that Australian senator Ben Small had been a ship's officer, bar owner, paramedic, ambulance trainer, and logistician before entering politics?
Lycorma imperialis 2022-02-27 2,910 121.2 ... that despite being nicknamed a "lanternbug", Lycorma imperialis does not actually emit any light?
Francis B. Murdoch 2022-02-12 2,879 120.0 ... that lawyer Francis B. Murdoch filed one-third of all freedom suits in St. Louis from 1840 to 1847, representing Dred Scott, Harriet Robinson Scott, Lucy A. Delaney and Polly Berry, among others?
Marq2 transit corridor 2022-02-23 2,822 117.6 ... that the Metro Orange Line and 80 percent of express buses in downtown Minneapolis use the Marq2 transit corridor?
Daisy Bannard Cogley 2022-02-01 1,378 114.9 ... that Madame "Toto" Bannard Cogley not only co-founded Dublin's Gate Theatre, but also supplied most of the initial membership?
WKXG 2022-02-13 2,634 109.8 ... that in its final years, Mississippi radio station WKXG allegedly attempted to maintain its broadcast license by "taking turns" with another station in their transmitter facility?
Frank Avery Hutchins 2022-02-09 1,300 108.3 ... that Frank Avery Hutchins has been called the "father of Wisconsin public libraries"?
Hastings Unitarian Church 2022-02-17 2,593 108.0 ... that the organ in Hastings Unitarian Church had previously been in three other Unitarian churches?
Grant Robert Sutherland 2022-02-01 1,294 107.9 ... that Grant Sutherland is the geneticist who identified fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited genetic form of intellectual impairment?
Wellington Square Baptist Church, Hastings 2022-02-20 2,568 107.0 ... that a London shipbuilder founded Wellington Square Baptist Church in Hastings out of gratitude for his daughter's health improving while staying in the seaside town?
St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument 2022-02-26 2,532 105.5 ... that the St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument in Timișoara commemorates the Great Plague of 1738, which killed around 1,000 of the city's 6,000 inhabitants?
Edward Hull (knight) 2022-02-11 1,241 103.4 ... that a land dispute between Sir Edward Hull and Sir John Fastolf was only resolved after Hull's death in the 1453 Battle of Castillon?
Charles William Warner 2022-02-26 2,466 102.7 ... that Charles William Warner, the attorney general of Trinidad between 1845 and 1870, was one of the most powerful men in the colony and often considered "the real governor"?
Sampson Hosking 2022-02-22 2,446 101.9 ... that Australian rules football coach Sampson Hosking named himself in Port Adelaide's team at the age of 48?
The Constitutional Courant 2022-02-02 1,200 100.0 ... that The Constitutional Courant was a single-issue newspaper published by William Goddard for the sole purpose of criticizing the Stamp Act in 1765?
Guy Thwaites 2022-02-10 1,132 94.3 ... that Guy Thwaites and his colleagues hypothesized that the 1993 US hantavirus outbreak was similar to the mysterious medieval sweating sickness?
James Davis (printer) 2022-02-25 2,186 91.1 ... that in 1749, James Davis became the first printer to set up shop in the colony of North Carolina?
The Old French Tristan Poems 2022-02-24 2,174 90.6 ... that the 1980 bibliography The Old French Tristan Poems was praised for indexing the fragments of Tristan, a 12th-century poem?
Johnny Sanders 2022-02-23 2,144 89.3 ... that after turning the
San Diego Chargers into a Super Bowl contender, Johnny Sanders sought to bring an Arena Football League
team into the city?
Scottish Prayer Book (1929) 2022-02-04 1,060 88.3 ... that the 1929 Scottish Prayer Book is the Scottish Episcopal Church's current version of the Book of Common Prayer?
Nathan Safir 2022-02-18 2,100 87.5 ... that Nathan Safir, general manager of Texas radio station KCOR for 44 years, was credited with being a pioneer in Spanish-language broadcasting in the United States?
Sukanya Ramgopal 2022-02-25 2,064 86.0 ... that Sukanya Ramgopal is the first woman Ghatam player in Carnatic music?
Stenoperla prasina 2022-02-07 1,026 85.5 ... that the New Zealand stonefly Stenoperla prasina was the five millionth specimen digitised by the Natural History Museum in London?
Swiss Post 2022-02-21 1,960 81.6 ... that in 1850, about a quarter of the post offices of the Swiss Post were located in taverns?
Robert W. Brady 2022-02-17 1,960 81.6 ... that even though Robert W. Brady withdrew financial support of the nascent Boston College, he later became its president?
Dave Dryburgh 2022-02-04 961 80.1 ... that Dave Dryburgh began a journalism career while reporting on the soccer games in which he played?
List of operettas by John Philip Sousa 2022-02-26 1,738 72.4 ... that El Capitan, an operetta composed by John Philip Sousa, was later described as likely to become "the most enduring American comic opera of the nineteenth century"?
Mozartiana (ballet) 2022-02-02 708 59.0 ... that George Balanchine only started working on his ballet Mozartiana three weeks before its premiere?
La Valse (Balanchine) 2022-02-09 568 47.3 ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet La Valse to Ravel's music of the same name, which was rejected by an impresario and had been used in unsuccessful ballets before?
Sonatine (ballet) 2022-02-14 780 32.5 ... that George Balanchine choreographed his ballet Sonatine for New York City Ballet's Ravel Festival, a tribute to its composer in his centenary year?

Notes

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