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Type Non-image Image Overall
vph Article vph Article vph Article
Low 47.7 Raymond Bushland 99.8 Dennstaedtia christophelii 47.7 Raymond Bushland
Median 247.9 Ding Xuesong
Castilleja integra
628.1 Nadezhda Stasova 267.8 Emelia Quinn
High 1,010.2 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2,591.8 Dalí Atomicus 2,591.8 Dalí Atomicus

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Article Date Image views vph DYK hook
Dalí Atomicus 2023-12-30 62,203 2,591.8 ... that before photographer Philippe Halsman decided to photograph three cats flying through the air (pictured), surrealist artist Salvador Dalí had wanted to blow up a duck with dynamite?
Tara Devi of Kapurthala 2023-12-28 45,864 1,911.0 ... that an Indian maharajah asked Eugenie Grosup (pictured) to marry him after she received a deportation notice to leave India and return to Nazi-occupied Europe?
Thirsty Beaver 2023-12-04 36,875 1,536.5 ... that The Washington Post described a North Carolina dive bar (pictured) as "a middle finger to the development surrounding it"?
Blockade of Biafra 2023-12-16 34,715 1,446.5 ... that at least one million civilians died as a result of the blockade of Biafra (child pictured)?
Congressional office lottery 2023-12-29 34,008 1,417.0 ... that the congressional office lottery has involved a "Jedi mind trick", head rubs, and push-ups (pictured)?
Statue of Industry 2023-12-02 24,301 1,012.5 ... that 80 police officers were needed to disperse a crowd that tarred and feathered Statue of Industry (pictured)?
1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2023-12-03 24,245 1,010.2 ... that NYPD officers stabbed and stomped on Barney the Dinosaur to cheers from a massive crowd?
Espresso and tonic 2023-12-19 22,420 934.2 ... that even though espresso is Italian, espresso and tonic (pictured) originated in Scandinavia?
Meeple 2023-12-13 21,508 896.2 ... that meeples (examples pictured) are considered an icon of modern-style eurogames?
Hamilton Grange National Memorial 2023-12-07 20,712 863.0 ... that Alexander Hamilton lived in the only house he ever owned (pictured) for just two years?
Capitol Hill mystery soda machine 2023-12-30 20,583 857.6 ... that the allegedly haunted Capitol Hill mystery soda machine "went for a walk" one day and never returned?
Background Bob[a] 2023-12-11 16,674 856.1 ... that British child artist Noah created the backgrounds for paintings by worldwide celebrities including Ed Sheeran?
Baldwin V of Jerusalem 2023-12-09 8,556[b] 356.5 ... that art historian Zehava Jacoby was able to suggest a reconstruction of the lost tomb of Baldwin V of Jerusalem, destroyed in an 1808 fire, using an 18th-century drawing (pictured) by Elzear Horn?
Tomb of Baldwin V 6,561 273.4
Zehava Jacoby 3,162 131.8
Elzear Horn 1,930 80.4
Total 20,209 842.0
Earnest Andersson 2023-12-06 20,122 838.4 ... that despite little formal education, Earnest Andersson (pictured) was a successful inventor, businessman, amateur athlete, race car driver, pilot, photographer, radio operator, pro golfer, and composer?
Krasowo-Częstki massacre 2023-12-17 20,116 838.2 ... that during World War II, a Polish priest and a German officer could not prevent the massacre of 257 inhabitants of a Polish village (commemoration pictured)?
Bofedales 2023-12-05 19,340 805.8 ... that the green colour of bofedales (examples pictured) stands out in the yellow surrounding landscape?
History sniffing 2023-12-05 19,202 800.1 ... that history sniffing has been used to track Papa John's customers?
Sher Shah Suri 2023-12-11 18,511 771.3 ... that Sher Shah Suri (pictured) was often referred to as the "Just King"?
Claudia Sanders Dinner House 2023-12-30 17,751 739.6 ... that Colonel Sanders created a competing restaurant to KFC, and was sued by KFC?
Criccieth Castle 2023-12-31 17,661 735.9 ... that Criccieth Castle (pictured) combined the "latest advances in military technology" with the "haphazard Welsh castle building style"?
Kirby (character) 2023-12-26 16,756[c] 698.1 ... that Kirby was designed simply so that children could draw him with ease?
Florin (New Zealand coin) 2023-12-10 16,484 686.8 ... that a design for the New Zealand florin was criticized as looking like a violently defecating kiwi?
Ashraf Dehghani 2023-12-08 15,944 664.4 ... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader Ashraf Dehghani since she escaped prison in 1973?
Geoffrey Holt (philanthropist) 2023-12-15 15,479 645.0 ... that Geoffrey Holt, an unassuming New Hampshire man who worked as a groundskeeper in a mobile home park where he resided, left $3.8 million to his small town after his death?
John Littlejohn (preacher) 2023-12-21 15,348 639.5 ... that the pastor John Littlejohn went from selling pornographic literature to sailors as a youth to protecting the Declaration of Independence?
69th Regiment Armory 2023-12-12 15,289 637.0 ... that unlike other armories in New York City, the 69th Regiment Armory was designed in the Beaux-Arts style because its architect did not want it to look like a "mediaeval castle"?
The Math Myth 2023-12-09 15,270 636.2 ... that The Math Myth advocates for American high schools to stop requiring advanced algebra?
Nadezhda Stasova 2023-12-15 15,075 628.1 ... that near the end of her life, feminist and educator Nadezhda Stasova (pictured) wrote that Russian women "still have not learned to stop being men's slaves"?
25 Water Street 2023-12-23 14,852 618.8 ... that 25 Water Street was designed to blend in with historic brick buildings that no longer exist?
Yule cat 2023-12-25 14,803[d] 616.8 ... that in Icelandic folklore, the Yule cat eats people who do not receive new clothing for Christmas?
Substitute Teacher (Key & Peele) 2023-12-22 14,655 610.6 ... that the Key & Peele sketch "Substitute Teacher" was analyzed for its racial commentary and educational insight?
Tychon (missile) 2023-12-20 14,436 601.5 ... that the British Tychon missile was developed from a Barnes Wallis concept to keep strike aircraft safe while dropping nuclear bombs?
Malayalam softcore pornography 2023-12-26 14,358[e] 598.3 ... that in 2001, around 64 percent of all films produced in Malayalam were of the soft-porn variety?
Misti 2023-12-21 14,342 597.6 ... that Misti is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world?
19.99 2023-12-18 14,175 590.6 ... that 19.99 was intended to be a serious Jewish hip hop album, but reviewers largely treated it as parody?
Sylvia Bloom 2023-12-23 14,027 584.5 ... that having worked as a secretary for 67 years, secret millionaire Sylvia Bloom retired at the age of 96 and willed US$8.2 million to sponsor underprivileged students?
Kangina 2023-12-17 13,924 580.2 ... that rural Afghans keep fresh grapes in mud?
Marceli Godlewski 2023-12-10 13,767 573.6 ... that Father Marceli Godlewski, known for his pre-war anti-Semitic activities, helped save the lives of hundreds of Jews held in the Warsaw Ghetto during the German occupation of Poland?
Annie Rauwerda 2023-12-11 13,686 570.2 ... that Annie Rauwerda's stew cooked for more than 60 days and had around 300 contributors?
Operation South 2023-12-05 13,556 564.8 ... that Che Guevara was almost killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during Operation South?
Wawa Airport 2023-12-11 13,518 563.2 ... that Wawa Airport's first commercial flights began three weeks before it officially opened?
Eshmunazar II 2023-12-18 13,362 556.8 ... that the sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II (pictured), the Phoenician king of Sidon, is one of only three ancient Egyptian sarcophagi unearthed outside Egypt?
1964 Illinois House of Representatives election 2023-12-16 13,143 547.6 ... that in 1964, Illinoisans cast more than 500 million votes in one election?
Zavodovski Island 2023-12-09 13,070 544.6 ... that Zavodovski Island stinks?
T. K. Jones 2023-12-18 12,468 519.5 ... that T. K. Jones thought that a nuclear war was survivable if "there are enough shovels to go around"?
Only Up! 2023-12-31 12,429 517.9 ... that Only Up! was removed from Steam twice: first over copyright violations and subsequently to alleviate the developer's stress?
Grandpa Indian 2023-12-25 12,382 515.9 ... that Grandpa Indian, created in the 1930s to replace Santa Claus in Brazil, was portrayed as adorned in colorful bird feathers, bringing gifts to Brazilian children?
CosMc's 2023-12-21 12,331 513.8 ... that the restaurant CosMc's is named after a character from McDonaldland?
Ioveta 2023-12-27 12,207 508.6 ... that the Latin princess Ioveta was about four years old when her mother, Queen Morphia, surrendered her to the Turks as debt payment security?
1000 Days of Syria 2023-12-18 11,995 499.8 ... that a journalist created a game about the Syrian civil war after observing that Miley Cyrus got more clicks than the war?
WXLV-TV 2023-12-08 11,966 498.6 ... that a TV station in North Carolina changed its call letters in memory of its general sales manager, who was shot dead in an incident at its studios?
Dustin Wolf 2023-12-20 11,731 488.8 ... that Dustin Wolf (pictured) has been named his league's goaltender of the year the last four years in a row?
Luochahai City 2023-12-29 11,564 481.9 ... that the song "Luochahai City" mentions Ludwig Wittgenstein?
Schliemann's Trench 2023-12-06 11,421 475.9 ... that by
Hisarlik, Heinrich Schliemann destroyed parts of the ruins of Troy
?
Tjarda Struik 2023-12-19 11,272 469.7 ... that Tjarda Struik is the Netherlands' first female mayor to be nearly blind, and a TikTok influencer?
Lincoln Fitzgerald 2023-12-06 11,107 462.8 ... that Lincoln Fitzgerald survived a 1949 murder attempt and went on to run three Nevada casinos?
Coins of the New Zealand pound 2023-12-02 11,030 459.6 ... that fridges filled with "frozen duck" sent to Britain actually contained illegal coins?
Pitfall! 2023-12-24 10,812 450.5 ... that you can play Pitfall! in two Call of Duty games?
Kaipokok Bay 2023-12-12 10,805 450.2 ... that the only populated place on Kaipokok Bay in Labrador, Canada, is Postville (pictured)?
Fred J. Wiseman 2023-12-08 10,618 442.4 ... that Fred J. Wiseman (pictured) delivered the world's first unofficial airmail flight by airplane?
Jules Meysmans 2023-12-26 10,614 442.2 ... that although Jules Meysmans invented an entire language, he is best known for his invention of one word?
Greg Foran 2023-12-22 10,562 440.1 ... that as CEO of Walmart US, Greg Foran would go undercover as a shopper?
Skytrain (Miami International Airport) 2023-12-05 10,560 440.0 ... that a train runs along the roof at Miami International Airport?
Al-Rantisi Hospital 2023-12-13 10,461 435.9 ... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
Paige Lorenze 2023-12-17 10,283 428.5 ... that the New York Post called Paige Lorenze the "female Pete Davidson"?
Michael Goldstein 2023-12-04 10,270 427.9 ... that Patti Smith posed for a racy photograph in Michael Goldstein's rooftop wading pool?
Varroa destructor 2023-12-10 10,258 427.4 ... that Varroa destructor (example pictured), the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most harmful honey-bee pests in the world?
HMS Trent (1796) 2023-12-10 10,200 425.0 ... that HMS Trent helped keep the Dutch in port by sending bogus signals to a non-existent fleet?
Transition (film) 2023-12-20 10,188 424.5 ... that in the documentary Transition, Jordan Bryon says he finds Taliban fighters "lovely"?
Nizza, Frankfurt 2023-12-18 10,122 421.8 ... that Nizza in central Frankfurt is one of the largest gardens of Mediterranean plants north of the Alps, thanks to its very warm microclimate?
Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem 2023-12-07 9,944 414.3 ... that the initial lyrics to "Shukusei!! Loli Kami Requiem" were "as painful as hitting someone with concrete"?
Tsvetana Jermanova 2023-12-12 9,938 414.1 ... that Tsvetana Jermanova survived imprisonment in two forced labour camps in communist Bulgaria?
National Stupid Day
2023-12-02 9,910 412.9 ... that "
National Stupid Day
" was not intended to be on Veterans Day?
Detrans (short film)
2023-12-28 9,854 410.6 ... that
their short film, was hijacked by Twitter
users?
In the Village of Guaraparim 2023-12-07 9,732 405.5 ... that the 16th-century In the Village of Guaraparim, written by a Catholic saint in a now-dead American language, features a character speaking "in a way that resembles the characters of Aristophanes"?
2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team 2023-12-28 9,628 401.2 ... that the No. 1–ranked 2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers, "college football's nerdiest contender", featured players with pigtails and a drawn-on blue mustache, a friar's haircut, and Harry Potter cosplay?
Lepas testudinata 2023-12-04 9,627 401.1 ... that Lepas testudinata can form colonies of more than 1000 members at a time?
Global Music Diplomacy Initiative 2023-12-21 9,524 396.8 ... that a video of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken performing "Hoochie Coochie Man" at the September 2023 launch of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative (pictured) went viral?
Snowy plover 2023-12-03 9,327 388.6 ... that female snowy plovers often abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch?
Jet Lag: The Game 2023-12-08 9,280 386.7 ... that the contestants on Jet Lag: The Game played a game of capture the flag that spanned the entirety of Japan?
Femke Bol 2023-12-07 9,064 377.7 ... that Femke Bol broke the 41-year-old indoor world record for the 400 metres with a time of 49.26 seconds in 2023?
Yurie Funato 2023-12-16 8,988 374.5 ... that Yurie Funato, a voice actress and former singer, was bullied in high school for her high-pitched voice?
Lautaro (volcano) 2023-12-11 8,821 367.5 ... that the position of the volcano Lautaro was only clarified thanks to aerial imagery?
Hypericum hircinum 2023-12-19 8,795 366.5 ... that stinking tutsan smells like goat?
Fitzgerald Hoard 2023-12-16 8,744 364.3 ... that the Fitzgerald Hoard included sealed treasury bags of silver dollars, casino chips, and other casino related merchandise?
Sophie von Maltzan 2023-12-29 8,649 360.4 ... that Sophie von Maltzan led the making of a submarine that was walked through the streets of Dublin?
DOM clobbering 2023-12-13 8,450 352.1 ... that DOM clobbering attacks can take over your website?
Kantibhai Patel 2023-12-13 8,314 346.4 ... that Kantibhai Patel is a National Hero of Zimbabwe?
The Lit. Bar 2023-12-14 8,196 341.5 ... that The Lit. Bar was funded to "Bring a Goddamn Bookstore to the Bronx"?
23rd Street viaduct 2023-12-12 8,140 339.1 ... that police were stationed on the new Kansas Avenue Bridge to prevent streetcar rails from being laid down?
Sugarbush Hill 2023-12-11 8,063 336.0 ... that there have been ongoing conflicts for decades about whether Sugarbush Hill is the highest point in Wisconsin?
Palestinian hikaye 2023-12-04 7,972 332.1 ... that Palestinian hikaye is a unique form of folk culture performed by older women in winter?
Lány Castle 2023-12-14 7,862 327.6 ... that Lány Castle (pictured) is the summer residence of the president of the Czech Republic?
Al Qarara Cultural Museum 2023-12-28 7,803 325.1 ... that the Al Qarara Cultural Museum, housed in a former grain silo, contained 6000 years of history?
Turbo Dismount 2023-12-27 7,792 324.7 ... that Turbo Dismount released a playable web demo to stave off bankruptcy?
The Story Teller (painting) 2023-12-21 7,746 322.8 ... that The Story Teller by Amrita Sher-Gil, depicting a group of Indian village women performing ordinary tasks, fetched US$7.45 million at auction in 2023?
Cote, West Sussex 2023-12-27 7,642 318.4 ... that in the early 20th century, the town council of Worthing purchased Cote Bottom and pledged that it would be kept in perpetuity as a public amenity?
Desulfovibrio vulgaris
2023-12-07 7,614 317.2 ... that
Desulfovibrio vulgaris
can remove toxic heavy metals from the environment?
Palestine Museum of Natural History 2023-12-01 7,579 315.8 ... that a "bat ensnared by a plant" was discovered in the garden of the Palestine Museum of Natural History?
Samuel Sparshott 2023-12-26 4,302 179.2 ... that Commander Samuel Sparshott, who testified at Lord Gambier's court-martial, and Admiral Edward Sparshott, who commanded the 52-gun HMS Winchester (pictured), were brothers who served in the Napoleonic Wars?
Edward Sparshott 3,192 133.0
Total 7,494 312.2
Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station 2023-12-26 7,492 312.2 ... that a 1905 steam-powered pump was assembled on-site in Virginia with its housing constructed around it?
Weekends with Adele 2023-12-04 7,377 307.4 ... that at the end of her Weekends with Adele shows, Adele vanishes?
Anders Bure 2023-12-01 7,314 304.8 ... that Anders Bure created the "first real map" of Sweden (copy pictured)?
Al Diaz (artist) 2023-12-07 7,302 304.2 ... that graffiti artist Al Diaz cuts up New York metro signs and reconfigures the letters into his own text?
Hannah E. Davis 2023-12-12 7,266 302.7 ... that Hannah Davis authored highly cited articles on long COVID while battling the disease herself?
Brother Jonathan (novel) 2023-12-01 7,253 302.2 ... that Brother Jonathan by John Neal has been considered the longest work of early American fiction?
Anthony Bennett (gridiron football) 2023-12-05 7,245 301.9 ... that Anthony Bennett is part of a football family, with his father, uncle, cousin, and older brother all playing professionally?
Perry Hartnett 2023-12-23 7,148 297.9 ... that a replacement player was injured replacing an injured replacement player?
Witch Fire 2023-12-20 7,104 296.0 ... that as a result of the Witch Fire almost 1 million people had to evacuate Southern California?
Walker Interactive Products 2023-12-26 7,052 293.9 ... that when the financially failing Walker Interactive Products could not find a buyer, it staged a large-scale layoff in order to stay alive?
J. Harper Smith Mansion 2023-12-26 7,040 293.4 ... that to encourage upscale development of the neighborhood, J. Harper Smith had the street leading to his Victorian mansion renamed to have a "higher tone"?
Molly Burman 2023-12-13 6,978 290.8 ... that Molly Burman resumed releasing music three years later after finding that "Happy Things" had accrued a million streams on Spotify?
Fred Provo 2023-12-22 6,952 289.7 ... that Fred Provo was told he would have to have his arm amputated due to a wound sustained in World War II, but refused, recovered, and went on to play in the National Football League?
Yurie Igoma 2023-12-20 6,721 280.0 ... that voice actress Yurie Igoma considers Mickey Mouse to be her mentor?
Mahasweta Chakraborty 2023-12-01 6,627 276.1 ... that 24-year-old Mahasweta Chakraborty of Operation Ganga helped around 800 students return to India during the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Guren no Yumiya 2023-12-31 6,594 274.7 ... that the most tweeted word on New Year's Eve 2013 related to the anime opening theme "Guren no Yumiya"?
Carlos Scharff 2023-12-29 6,583 274.3 ... that rubber barons like Carlos Scharff enslaved indigenous populations in the Upper Amazon region during the rubber boom as a workforce for latex collection?
Lucy Drexel Dahlgren House 2023-12-27 6,575 274.0 ... that the socialite Lucy Drexel Dahlgren's New York City house was designed by a neighbor whom Dahlgren met in Paris?
History of Qing (People's Republic) 2023-12-08 6,566 273.6 ... that the Chinese government began compiling an official history of the Qing dynasty in 2002, but as of 2023 a protracted political review is forestalling its publication?
Michael Collins (clarinetist) 2023-12-14 6,542 272.6 ... that Michael Collins has been called "one of the best clarinettists walking the planet" by The Times?
Larry Nagler 2023-12-04 6,540 272.5 ... that tennis player Arthur Ashe only realized that his doubles partner Larry Nagler was Jewish when he was invited to Nagler's home for lox and bagels?
Beegum, California 2023-12-10 6,524 271.9 ... that when a state highway between Beegum and Peanut was vetoed, a newspaper accused their residents of lacking imagination?
Henriette Ith 2023-12-14 6,518 271.6 ... that Swiss-born peace activist Henriette Ith chose to marry an anarchist to regain Swiss citizenship?
Emelia Quinn 2023-12-20 6,427 267.8 ... that Emelia Quinn argues that "monstrous vegans" have recurred in literature since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Hoàng Thị Minh Hồng 2023-12-21 6,320 263.3 ... that Hoàng Thị Minh Hồng's environmental activism inspired Barack Obama?
Leonard K. Carson 2023-12-03 6,298 262.4 ... that during World War II, Leonard K. Carson led an air combat school within his fighter unit, called "Clobber College"?
Ron Monaco 2023-12-01 6,217 259.0 ... that Ron Monaco, described as the "longest of long shots", became a starter in the NFL having been just a backup in college?
KIKU 2023-12-03 6,180 257.5 ... that a Hawaii TV station's switch from Japanese-language programming to home shopping stirred viewer outcry?
Greco-Australian dialect 2023-12-29 6,154 256.4 ... that the Greco-Australian dialect, a variety of Modern Greek, blends words with English roots into the Greek language?
Christmas horror 2023-12-25 6,118 254.9 ... that an early example of the genre of Christmas horror is A Christmas Carol, published in 1843?
Henk Zwartepoorte 2023-12-04 6,111 254.6 ... that Henk Zwartepoorte quacked at caimans?
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2023-12-02 6,007 250.3 ... that the developers of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number suggested that Australian customers pirate their game?
Brillante Jr. (wrestler, born 2001)
2023-12-08 5,959 248.3 ... that the wrestler
Brillante Jr. is the younger cousin of the wrestler Brillante Jr.
?
Castilleja integra 2023-12-20 5,956 248.2 ... that orange paintbrushes are guarded by rufous hummingbirds?
Ding Xuesong 2023-12-05 5,944 247.7 ... that Ding Xuesong was the first female ambassador of the People's Republic of China?
Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit 2023-12-05 5,940 247.5 ... that Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit once advocated for a "right to vote from birth"?
Matilda Cole 2023-12-15 5,864 244.3 ... that before embarking on a music career, Matilda Cole appeared in three of her father's films?
Härnösand Residence 2023-12-22 5,856 244.0 ... that Härnösand Residence (pictured) is one of the earliest examples of Neoclassical architecture in Sweden?
Andrea Carla Michaels 2023-12-06 5,822 242.6 ... that Andrea Carla Michaels, who has written more than 80 crosswords for The New York Times, is known as the "Pizza Lady" in San Francisco?
Colonial National Bank (Roanoke, Virginia) 2023-12-07 5,774 240.6 ... that five peregrine falcon chicks were released from the roof of an office building in Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to combat an overpopulation of pigeons?
Kurt S. Adler 2023-12-25 5,710 237.9 ... that Jewish refugee Kurt S. Adler, who started one of the largest importers of Christmas decorations to the United States, was called "America’s Father Christmas" by the magazine German Life in 2002?
Maryam Eslamdoust 2023-12-24 5,663 236.0 ... that Maryam Eslamdoust was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain?
Lemon & Te Aroha 2023-12-12 5,630 234.6 ... that New Zealand's Lemon & Te Aroha was created 19 years before the similarly named and more famous Lemon & Paeroa?
Campbell's Soup Cans II 2023-12-23 5,534 230.6 ... that a Hot Dog Bean screenprint from Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans II sold for $258,046 in 2013?
Orange-billed lorikeet 2023-12-15 5,482 228.4 ... that young orange-billed lorikeets are actually yellow-billed?
Jerry Atkinson (American football) 2023-12-31 5,471 228.0 ... that Jerry Atkinson, a manager for a department store, helped prevent the Green Bay Packers from becoming insolvent in 1949 and 1950?
Lake Patzcuaro salamander 2023-12-27 5,442 226.7 ... that the Lake Patzcuaro salamander's native habitat is limited to a single lake in Mexico?
Feather (song) 2023-12-09 5,396 224.9 ... that the Bishop of Brooklyn was "appalled" that the music video for "Feather", in which Sabrina Carpenter kills several men, was filmed in a church?
2023 Chicago Marathon 2023-12-24 5,370 223.7 ... that four course records were broken during the 2023 Chicago Marathon (women's winner pictured)?
Honour Chen-Williams 2023-12-18 5,343 222.6 ... that Vera Chok asked producers to place a rice cooker in the set of the home of her character, Honour Chen-Williams?
Mike Shenk 2023-12-16 5,334 222.2 ... that Mike Shenk once constructed an entire crossword puzzle by hand in an hour?
Civana Kuhlmann 2023-12-19 5,280 220.0 ... that Civana Kuhlmann overcame four surgeries during her college soccer career to make her professional debut in 2023?
Lunar_Ejecta_and_Meteorites_(experiment)
2023-12-31 5,257 219.0 ... that the
Lunar Ejecta and Meteorites
experiment continuously overheated and had to be switched off during the lunar noon?
Jordan Love 2023-12-11 5,178[f] 215.8 ... that after starting the first game of the 2023 NFL season, Jordan Love became only the third quarterback since 1993 to start Week 1 for the Green Bay Packers, following Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers?
Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis 2023-12-02 5,144 214.4 ... that white moths are suspected to cause seasonal hyperacute panuveitis in Nepal?
Ligue de défense de la race nègre 2023-12-24 5,076 211.5 ... that the anti-colonialist Ligue de défense de la race nègre, which at one point had around 1,000 members, was suppressed by the French government in 1937, ten years after its founding?
Charles Merlin 2023-12-19 5,034 209.7 ... that the banker Charles Merlin played a major role in the trafficking of antiquities between Greece and London in the 19th century?
Melangell 2023-12-16 5,000 208.4 ... that in a village in Wales, hares were traditionally nicknamed "St Monacella's lambs"?
Secret Empire (1974 comic) 2023-12-02 4,968 207.0 ... that Steve Englehart wrote the Captain America comic book storyline "Secret Empire" as an allegory for the Watergate scandal?
Jack Washburn 2023-12-30 4,950 206.2 ... that Jack Washburn was called "Cinderella Boy" for winning a starring role in his first Broadway show?
Nivelon de Quierzy 2023-12-21 4,946 206.1 ... that Nivelon de Quierzy claimed to have brought the staff of Moses to France?
OOB Organic 2023-12-09 4,907 204.5 ... that a founder of a New Zealand ice cream company was previously an investment banker?
Ngwa people 2023-12-15 4,871 203.0 ... that the Ngwa people are the largest clan in Igboland?
The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey 2023-12-19 4,857 202.4 ... that The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey made historian Alec Ryrie suspect "there is such a thing as 'Anglicanism' after all"?
John Ernest Adamson 2023-12-28 4,853 202.2 ... that the son of an engine fitter from England became Director of Education in part of modern-day South Africa for almost twenty years?
Clarence McGeary 2023-12-28 4,822 200.9 ... that football player and coach Clarence McGeary wrestled with Bronko Nagurski, owned bowling alleys with Rocky Marciano, founded the Federation of Christian Athletes, and was awarded a Purple Heart?
The Winter Soldier (story arc) 2023-12-19 4,816 200.7 ... that writer Ed Brubaker earned more from the residuals for his cameo appearance in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier than he did for his comic from which the film was adapted?
Dave Barney 2023-12-03 4,735 197.3 ... that when Bob and Dave Barney won multiple intramural swimming races, their university recruiter reportedly did not realize they were twins?
Uganda Muslim Supreme Council 2023-12-02 4,726 196.9 ... that the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council became the richest landlord in Uganda after inheriting land left behind by Asian Muslims expelled under Idi Amin?
WPBF 2023-12-01 4,712 196.3 ... that a Florida TV station was late to its first broadcast because an engineer overslept?
Songs of Muad'Dib 2023-12-31 4,683 195.1 ... that Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, may have left a poem out of a collection of his father's poetry because it was "too racy"?
The Joy of Music (album) 2023-12-29 4,663 194.3 ... that Snoop Dogg's original lyrics about cannabis for the song "Sunday" were sung over by Ben Rector to keep the song clean?
Jerónimo Saavedra 2023-12-12 4,638 193.2 ... that Jerónimo Saavedra was the first openly gay politician to serve in several high public offices in Spain?
Phyllis Boyens 2023-12-25 4,636 193.1 ... that in 1977, Appalachian folk singer Phyllis Boyens performed at a Christmas benefit concert to support Kentucky coal miners who had been on strike for 17 months?
Herb Dell 2023-12-18 4,598 191.6 ... that NFL head coach Herb Dell also officiated games of the team he coached?
Trần Lập 2023-12-06 4,598 191.6 ... that Trần Lập was involved in Vietnam's first internet copyright lawsuit?
Lunar Surface Magnetometer 2023-12-19 4,404 183.5 ... that the Apollo Lunar Surface Magnetometer experiments confirmed the existence of permanent magnetic fields on the surface of the Moon?
LEF – For the New Generation 2023-12-27 4,288 178.7 ... that the party leader of the new Dutch youth political party LEF – For the New Generation tattooed his party's program points on his forearm?
Crystal Dynamics 2023-12-17 4,098 170.8 ... that Crystal Dynamics was the first developer for the PlayStation outside Japan?
Bou (musician) 2023-12-22 4,068 169.5 ... that the musician
UK Singles Chart
?
Louise Franklin 2023-12-05 4,036 168.1 ... that actress Louise Franklin replaced the main dancing role in 1945's Pillow to Post after Dorothy Dandridge was injured in a car accident?
Wrap Me Up (Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor song) 2023-12-17 3,983 166.0 ... that Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor wrote their song "Wrap Me Up" over FaceTime, during which she described being "so nervous [her] heart was in [her] ass"?
War Against Smallpox 2023-12-13 3,910 162.9 ... that War Against Smallpox describes how Edward Jenner's vaccination technique spread across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars?
8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia 2023-12-03 3,910 162.9 ... that the broadcast of the 8th Session of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Serbia was manipulated to remove or delay speeches critical of Slobodan Milošević?
Isabella Correa 2023-12-14 3,858 160.8 ... that Isabella Correa was one of the few Jewish women poets active in the Netherlands before the 19th century?
Tshering Tshomo 2023-12-03 3,856 160.7 ... that in 2023, Tshering Tshomo was the only woman elected to serve in the National Council of Bhutan?
Bitter Legacy 2023-12-06 3,824 159.4 ... that the 1982 book Bitter Legacy by historian Richard C. Lukas describes how in the early Cold War years America lost influence over Poland, which became a part of the Soviet empire?
Buellia frigida 2023-12-21 3,807 158.6 ... that the Antarctic lichen Buellia frigida has been to outer space?
Ged Kearney 2023-12-22 3,783 157.6 ... that Ged Kearney represented Batman in the Parliament of Australia from 2018 to 2019?
This Boy's Life: A Memoir 2023-12-18 3,763 156.8 ... that in his memoir This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff writes about his childhood misdeeds including stealing and forging checks?
Buccaneers–Packers rivalry 2023-12-17 3,756 156.5 ... that despite being rivals since 1977, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers have only played each other twice in the playoffs, with each team winning once?
Satomi Ito 2023-12-09 3,740 155.8 ... that Japanese costume designer Satomi Ito has created costumes for figure skating, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, equestrian vaulting, ballet, and ballroom dance?
Springfield Science Museum 2023-12-27 3,737 155.7 ... that the Springfield Science Museum is home to the oldest operating projection planetarium in the United States?
Foodbank Canterbury 2023-12-16 3,711 154.6 ... that Foodbank Canterbury receives products from a prison?
National War Labor Board (1942–1945) 2023-12-24 3,700 154.2 ... that the tripartite structure of the National War Labor Board helped the United States keep work stoppages to a minimum during World War II?
Dubliany, Rivne Oblast 2023-12-03 3,690 153.8 ... that according to local legend, the St. Nicholas Church in Dubliany, Rivne Oblast, was built there by accident following a clerical error?
Anna Burke 2023-12-23 3,608 150.4 ... that Anna Burke was the second woman to give birth while a member of the Australian House of Representatives?
Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas 2023-12-25 3,566 148.6 ... that the live-action comedy series Community had a stop motion animated Christmas special?
Herky and Timmy's Racing Coaster 2023-12-01 3,522 146.8 ... that Herky and Timmy's Racing Coaster is the first roller coaster in South Korea to go backwards?
Walter Fischer (politician) 2023-12-16 3,501 145.9 ... that former International Brigades doctor Walter Fischer managed the Austrian broadcasts of Radio Moscow during World War II?
Hyprov 2023-12-14 3,464 144.3 ... that in Hyprov, off-Broadway audience members perform improv after undergoing stage hypnosis?
Book of Mormon monetary system 2023-12-13 3,458 144.1 ... that it is debated whether or not Nephites used minted coins?
Mary Creighton Bailey 2023-12-30 3,456 144.0 ... that teacher Mary Creighton Bailey was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her services in the improvement of education in Germany shortly after World War II?
International Championship Wrestling (Mississippi) 2023-12-27 3,422 142.6 ... that Kamala (pictured), Percy Pringle and the Fabulous Freebirds got their first "big break" in International Championship Wrestling?
Liber ad amicum 2023-12-20 3,410 142.1 ... that in Liber ad amicum, Bonizo of Sutri endorses violence against heretics?
Dimitrie Ralet 2023-12-28 3,400 141.6 ... that Dimitrie Ralet, a pioneer Romanian orientalist, commended Ottoman reformers for not "blindly adopting what we in Europe take to mean civilization"?
Daniel McCaffery 2023-12-08 3,374 140.6 ... that Daniel McCaffery campaigned on protecting abortion rights in the 2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, even though judicial candidates typically avoid commenting on specific issues?
Coronation of the Byzantine emperor 2023-12-23 3,354 139.8 ... that the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was never formally crowned?
List of New Orleans Saints seasons 2023-12-07 3,350 139.6 ... that the New Orleans Saints went their first 20 seasons without a winning season?
Mario Party DS 2023-12-22 3,317 138.2 ... that
Mario characters
?
TVX Broadcast Group 2023-12-15 3,306 137.8 ... that each station in the TVX Broadcast Group had exactly 37 employees?
Mel Bartholomew 2023-12-24 3,264 136.0 ... that Mel Bartholomew, who developed the time-saving square foot gardening method, said that he gardened "with a salad bowl in mind, not a wheelbarrow"?
Willem Lange 2023-12-24 3,262 135.9 ... that on every Christmas Eve since 1994, Willem Lange's story about the fruitcake-delivering farmer Favor Johnson is broadcast on public radio stations in Vermont?
Rojin Polat 2023-12-09 3,248 135.3 ... that Turkish international soccer player Rojin Polat was named member of the "2021 All Schools Merit Girls Team" in New South Wales, Australia?
KOLT (1320 AM) 2023-12-08 3,245 135.2 ... that a Nebraska radio station chartered an aircraft to search for motorists stranded after a blizzard?
KVIE 2023-12-14 3,232 134.7 ... that one of the founders of a public TV station in California gave 92 speeches in 90 days during a fundraising drive?
Pulpit in the Pisa Baptistery 2023-12-25 3,224 134.3 ... that the pulpit in the Pisa Baptistery (1260) by Nicola Pisano has a relief combining the Annunciation with the Nativity (pictured), with two Virgin Marys beside each other?
Teratoscincus roborowskii 2023-12-04 3,192 133.0 ... that the gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii eats caper fruits and disperses the plant's seeds in its feces?
December 2017 North American winter storm 2023-12-30 3,162 131.8 ... that a winter storm in December 2017 cancelled an attempt at the world's largest snowball fight at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey?
November 2013 North American storm complex
2023-12-02 3,136 130.7 ... that a downed power line caused a fire spanning more than 100 acres (40 ha) during a
November 2013 North American storm
?
Mathias Nordvig 2023-12-10 3,077 128.2 ... that the scholar Mathias Nordvig argues that Norse mythology contains many implicit references to Icelandic volcanoes?
Nickolas Zukowsky 2023-12-17 2,958 123.2 ... that despite not owning a road bike the year before, Nickolas Zukowsky placed third in the 2016 Canadian National Junior Road Race Championships?
Carlos Santana Tovar 2023-12-31 2,938 122.4 ... that Carlos Santana Tovar, who represented Amazonas in the 1952 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly, was taken hostage during the 1921 revolution and escaped only years later?
Julie Cliff 2023-12-01 2,796 116.5 ... that Julie Cliff revealed that an outbreak of konzo in Mozambique was caused by cyanide in insufficiently processed cassava?
Harry Crosbie 2023-12-29 2,666 111.1 ... that Dublin property developer Harry Crosbie received an OBE from the British ambassador to Ireland, partly for entertaining Elizabeth II with his showbiz contacts?
Walter A. Groves 2023-12-17 2,654 110.6 ... that Walter A. Groves received a job offer from Centre College by telegram around the same time that he was forced to leave his work as a missionary in Iran due to the country being invaded?
Sealord Group 2023-12-29 2,528 105.4 ... that the New Zealand fishing company Sealord Group is half-owned by iwi?
Bob Albright 2023-12-30 2,452 102.2 ... that Bob Albright won his first primary election for the Alabama House of Representatives against a neighbor who lived on the same street as him?
Dennstaedtia christophelii 2023-12-23 2,396 99.8 ... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii (fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America?
Pillar Point Bluff 2023-12-15 2,378 99.1 ... that the San Gregorio Fault comes ashore in only two places in northern California, one of which is between Pillar Point Bluff and Moss Beach?
Bogor City Regional House of Representatives 2023-12-06 2,372 98.9 ... that 32 former members of the city council of Bogor, Indonesia, were convicted of corruption in 2010, including 3 who were still serving?
WITA-TV 2023-12-10 2,372 98.8 ... that a reception was held for civic leaders of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, to promote a forthcoming TV station that never launched?
Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf 2023-12-24 2,320 96.7 ... that on Christmas Eve in 1818, the Christmas carol "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night") was first performed in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria?
William Brault 2023-12-26 2,316 96.5 ... that William Brault was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame 28 years after he founded it?
52 (album series) 2023-12-11 2,296 95.6 ... that country musician Kristian Bush celebrated his 52nd birthday by releasing 52 songs in the span of one year?
Hypericum bupleuroides 2023-12-28 2,266 94.4 ... that plant species like Hypericum bupleuroides can reproduce by a callus?
Liber Gratissimus 2023-12-14 2,266 94.4 ... that in his Liber Gratissimus, Peter Damian argues that simony is a sin worse than adultery or murder?
International Fire Marshals Association 2023-12-06 2,251 93.8 ... that the International Fire Marshals Association is partly responsible for the ban on fireworks in some U.S. states?
List of songs recorded by Tate McRae 2023-12-09 2,050 85.4 ... that Canadian singer Tate McRae is a trained ballet dancer and started her musical career by accident?
India national football team at the Asian Games 2023-12-30 1,996 83.2 ... that the India national team were victorious in football at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games?
Verbum caro factum est 2023-12-25 1,974 82.2 ... that "Verbum caro factum est", a Christmas motet for six voices by Hans Leo Hassler in the Venetian polychoral style, has been arranged for brass ensembles?
Mulu Manek 2023-12-22 979 40.8 ... that the Indian director Manhar Raskapur's films Mulu Manek and Kadu Makrani were both remade during the 1970s?
Kadu Makrani (film) 770 32.1
Total 1,748 72.9
Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park 2023-12-23 1,740 72.5 ... that Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, contains part of the Experimental Lakes Area, a controlled area for conducting scientific experiments in lakes?
Caroline Andrew 2023-12-13 1,732 72.1 ... that a year after becoming the first woman president of the Canadian Political Science Association, Caroline Andrew moderated the first Canadian leaders' debate on women's issues?
Roots to Riches 2023-12-12 1,420 59.2 ... that in the 2009 documentary concert special Roots to Riches, Regine Velasquez reunited and performed with her former talent show rival Eva Castillo?
William, Prince of Wales 2023-12-31 1,364[g] 56.8 ... that Prince William reportedly used the name "Steve" while studying at the University of St Andrews to avoid attracting attention from the media?
Raymond Bushland 2023-12-10 1,145 47.7 ... that Raymond Bushland and Edward F. Knipling won the 1992 World Food Prize for developing the sterile insect technique which eliminated parasitic screw-worms from the United States?

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