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Date
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Henry Street salamander tunnels
2024-06-17
28,432
1,184.6
... how salamanders cross the road (pictured) ?
Daxinzhuang
2024-06-17
14,406
600.2
... that Drake discovered an ancient Chinese city ?
Frederick Seguier Drake
13,835
576.5
Total
28,241
1,176.7
Amen break
2024-06-19
27,392
1,141.3
... that the Amen break (pictured) gained popularity because it offered an easy way to create jungle music ?
ZX Spectrum
2024-06-12
25,802
1,075.1
... that the ZX Spectrum (pictured) is one of the best-selling British computers of all time?
Bianca Babb
2024-06-12
22,642
943.4
... that Bianca Babb , a pioneer girl captured by Comanches , described her time among them as "every day seemed to be a holiday", despite the hardships of her initial capture?
Yunxian Man
2024-06-01
22,502
937.6
... that the skulls of Yunxian Man (example pictured) are "relatively complete" despite being heavily crushed?
Npm left-pad incident
2024-06-08
19,669
819.5
... that in 2016, the removal of a few lines of code briefly "broke the Internet "?
Southern chivalry
2024-06-14
19,628
817.8
... that American abolitionists co-opted the concept of Southern chivalry (caricature pictured) as an insult against pro-slavery white Southerners ?
Gravity Blanket
2024-06-19
19,145
797.7
... that the Gravity Blanket was funded by a crowdfunding campaign which raised more than $4.7 million, despite asking for only $21,500?
Albert Tangora
2024-06-04
18,906
787.8
... that Albert Tangora (pictured) , one of the most successful competitive typewriter speed typists , once had his hands insured for US$100,000?
Aujourd'hui
2024-06-04
18,785
782.7
... that the managing editor of Aujourd'hui was executed by firing squad in 1944?
St. Anne's Church, Moxi
2024-06-11
18,636
776.5
... that two European missionaries stationed in a Catholic church (pictured) were beheaded by Chinese Red Army soldiers led by Mao Zedong in 1935?
Let's Talk About It (book)
2024-06-13
18,464
769.3
... that a graphic novel for teens was among the 10 most challenged books in the United States in 2023?
Killing of David Ben Avraham
2024-06-01
16,772
698.8
... that David Ben Avraham was granted Israeli residency after being killed by an IDF soldier ?
Tobias and the Angel
2024-06-10
16,118
671.6
... that depictions of Tobias and the Angel (example pictured) , unusually for a religious subject, typically show Tobias's dog?
Arthur Fulton (sport shooter)
2024-06-14
16,113
671.4
... that Arthur Fulton was a sniper in the First World War and described as "the most famous rifle shot the world has ever known"?
Radio Yerevan jokes
2024-06-15
15,876
661.5
... that the Armenian Radio jokes are neither about radio nor are they Armenian?
George Webster (presenter)
2024-06-18
14,922
621.8
... that the CBeebies presenter George Webster (pictured) has "effervescence, bubbly charm, a quick wit", and "an extra chromosome "?
Devizes Plot
2024-06-13
14,494
603.9
... that if the Devizes Plot had been successful, 7,000 German prisoners of war would have escaped and attacked RAF Yatesbury ?
Polis (board game)
2024-06-10
14,224
592.7
... that the ancient Greek game polis is one of the world's oldest known strategy games?
Tori DellaPeruta
2024-06-13
8,126
338.6
... that sisters Talia and Tori DellaPeruta (both pictured) , college teammates at North Carolina , play soccer professionally for Sampdoria ?
Talia DellaPeruta
6,067
252.8
Total
14,194
591.4
Zombie Plane
2024-06-17
13,982
582.6
... that Zombie Plane "mercilessly mocks its main stars", according to The Hollywood Reporter ?
Aurora Rodrigues
2024-06-03
13,503
562.6
... that the Estado Novo deprived Aurora Rodrigues of sleep for more than two weeks to induce hallucinations?
Live into 85
2024-06-03
12,582
524.2
... that the Hogmanay special Live into 85 was so shambolic it ended a 32-year tradition?
Franz Liszt
2024-06-11
12,290 [a]
512.1
... that Franz Liszt 's female admirers would fight over his cigar stubs and coffee dregs as souvenirs?
55 Broad Street
2024-06-04
12,068
502.8
... that 55 Broad Street , a skyscraper in the Financial District of Manhattan, was called "an unlovable building in an unlivable neighborhood"?
Henry T. Sloane House
2024-06-14
5,928
247.0
... that the adjacent Jennings and Sloane Houses comprise New York City's largest single-family residence?
Oliver Gould Jennings House
5,442
226.8
Total
11,370
473.7
German Mission House
2024-06-09
11,368
473.7
... that over the course of several decades, the missionaries of New Zealand's German Mission House failed to convert a single person?
Herschel the sea lion
2024-06-05
11,140
464.2
... that Herschel the sea lion was defended by Greenpeace ?
Great Genna Martyrdom
2024-06-09
11,104
462.7
... that all 55 people killed during the Great Genna Martyrdom in 1622 were beatified by Pope Pius IX more than two hundred years later?
Tad's Steaks
2024-06-06
10,887
453.6
... that Tad's Steaks offered "tasty food, low prices, service with a grunt"?
Pujol (restaurant)
2024-06-14
4,338
180.8
... that Pujol and Quintonil are the highest-rated restaurants in Mexico's first Michelin guide , with two Michelin stars each?
Quintonil
3,532
147.2
List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico
2,953
123.0
Total
10,824
451.0
The Chalice of Courage
2024-06-16
7,028
292.9
... that George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed a mountaineer in The Chalice of Courage (1915), the first film to depict assisted suicide?
George Kunkel (actor)
3,415
142.3
Total
10,444
435.1
The End of Everything (novel)
2024-06-19
10,414
433.9
... that Megan Abbott receives the most negative letters from readers for The End of Everything ?
Chinese characters
2024-06-15
10,357 [b]
431.5
... that according to legend, the invention of Chinese characters (examples pictured) caused grain to rain from the sky and ghosts and demons to wail in frustration?
The Great Mecca Feast
2024-06-06
10,321
430.0
... that George Krugers was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast ?
The Devil's Chord
2024-06-12
10,300
429.2
... that the Doctor Who episode "The Devil's Chord " references the events of an episode that aired more than sixty years before?
Shiva (British band)
2024-06-04
10,300
429.1
... that the success of the British band Shiva was cut short by the death of its lead vocalist?
Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj
2024-06-14
10,159
423.3
... that Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj 's remarks at an academic conference led to a communist purge and contributed to the Sino-Soviet split ?
John Wilson (Arkansas politician)
2024-06-13
9,699
404.1
... that John Wilson was expelled from the Arkansas House of Representatives for killing another representative in a knife fight, but was then re-elected two years later?
Antimonumento 5J
2024-06-05
9,670
402.9
... that the Antimonumento 5J (pictured) was installed on 5 June 2023 to commemorate victims of police repression during the 2020 protests in response to the death of Giovanni López ?
Friendly Father
2024-06-16
9,388
391.1
... that the North Korean propaganda song "Friendly Father " went viral on TikTok , with some users comparing it to songs by ABBA ?
Sikidy
2024-06-09
9,320
388.4
... that people in Madagascar perform algebra on tree seeds in order to tell the future ?
The Amazing Digital Circus
2024-06-19
9,289 [c]
387.0
... that The Amazing Digital Circus is influenced by the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream "?
Kortnei Johnson
2024-06-09
9,043
376.8
... that Kortnei Johnson (pictured) became a seven-time state sprinting champion for the University Interscholastic League despite training on grass and cement?
Capitolium of Constantinople
2024-06-02
9,004
375.2
... that the Capitolium of Constantinople , originally a pagan temple , was later topped by a cross?
Terror Train
2024-06-02
8,961
373.4
... that when producer Daniel Grodnik proposed the idea for Terror Train to his wife, she thought that it sounded terrible?
Girl Friday (TV programme)
2024-06-13
8,779
365.8
... that when actress Joanna Lumley spent nine days on an uninhabited island for the 1994 TV show Girl Friday , she made a pair of shoes out of her bra?
Kenneth Odumegwu
2024-06-12
8,720
363.3
... that Kenneth Odumegwu had never appeared in an organized American football game prior to playing in the NFL ?
Larmanjat guided rail system
2024-06-08
8,628
359.5
... that the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated in England but failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon ?
Albert Wesker
2024-06-01
8,494
353.9
... that Albert Wesker 's character design evokes the aesthetic of the Nazi ideal of the Übermensch , reflecting Resident Evil 's "core" theme of eugenics ?
The Star Beast (Doctor Who)
2024-06-10
8,484
353.5
... that the Beep the Meep puppet created for "The Star Beast " took six people to operate?
Levi Drake Rodriguez
2024-06-10
8,200
341.6
... that football player Levi Drake Rodriguez , considered small for his position, went on an "eat-as-much-as-humanly-possible diet" to be noticed by NFL teams?
Ola Labib
2024-06-12
8,171
340.5
... that before becoming a comedian, Ola Labib was a pharmacist who had never been inside a pub before her first gig?
Rachel Brem
2024-06-12
8,163
340.1
... that Rachel Brem discovered a tumor in her own breast while testing ultrasound equipment for her hospital?
Alexandru Talex
2024-06-15
8,002
333.4
... that Alexandru Talex was described as "the gentlest" member of a Romanian far-right organization ?
Jude McAtamney
2024-06-11
7,913
329.7
... that Irish Gaelic footballer Jude McAtamney became interested in American football after reading a Twitter post in 2020, and became an NFL player in 2024?
Game board
2024-06-03
7,883
328.5
... that scholars disagree on whether the earliest-known game boards (example pictured) date to the Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age?
Circle Tower
2024-06-08
7,786
324.4
... that the Circle Tower (pictured) , an Art Deco building in Indianapolis, features ziggurat -like upper floors?
DellaXOZ
2024-06-06
7,739
322.5
... that the TikTok success of DellaXOZ 's "Ahh!!" prompted a lawyer to contact her?
Julius Welschof
2024-06-06
7,621
317.5
... that German factory worker Julius Welschof now plays in the National Football League?
Hush WAACs
2024-06-17
7,588
316.1
... that codebreaker Emily Anderson was trained to become a Hush WAAC before she joined the British GCHQ ?
Phenotypic disparity
2024-06-11
7,504
312.6
... that birds have more species than mammals, but are relatively more uniform in appearance ?
Jean Pettrequin
2024-06-15
4,166
173.6
... that a mob in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia , detained Jean Pettrequin and searched for Sebastian Zouberbuhler because of a letter?
Sebastian Zouberbuhler
3,334
138.9
Total
7,500
312.5
Windswept Adan
2024-06-12
7,441
310.0
... that the idea for Windswept Adan came to Ichiko Aoba after she noticed the translucency of a sea grape ?
Lampaansyöjät (film)
2024-06-04
7,392
308.0
... that the 1972 Finnish film The Sheep Eaters gathered more than a million viewers opposite the 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships match between Finland and the Soviet Union?
Lie Kiat Teng
2024-06-02
7,335
305.6
... that Lie Kiat Teng (pictured) appealed to the "moral obligation" of doctors to address a healthcare crisis in South Sulawesi ?
Simon de Graaff
2024-06-13
7,318
304.9
... that, as minister, Simon de Graaff would receive daily shipments of documents by bicycle?
Kefah Ali Deeb
2024-06-07
7,250
302.1
... that Syrian artist Kefah Ali Deeb painted an empty chair (pictured) as her vision of victims and refugees?
Eve (Stellar Blade)
2024-06-06
7,141
297.5
... that Stellar Blade 's Eve was described as "a woman born from South Korea's culture and philosophy" by The Washington Post ?
Camping in Alaska
2024-06-06
7,071
294.6
... that despite the success of their song "C U in da Ballpit", Camping in Alaska band members say they all hate it?
Boom (Doctor Who)
2024-06-15
6,996
291.5
... that during the filming of the Doctor Who episode "Boom " some takes lasted up to seven minutes?
Fire Beavers
2024-06-07
4,552
189.7
... that Aurora Gaming 's roster for Apex Legends is made up of Fire Beavers ?
Aurora Gaming
2,408
100.3
Total
6,960
290.0
Zer0
2024-06-10
6,912
288.0
... that Australian gamer Zer0 led his team to an Apex Legends Global Series championship with a substitution teammate to whom he had never spoken before?
Soumane Touré
2024-06-19
6,763
281.8
... that the execution of Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was prevented by the intervention of his childhood friend, then-president Thomas Sankara ?
Jaelyn Brown
2024-06-19
6,632
276.3
... that Jaelyn Brown , who was born with two club feet , now plays in the WNBA ?
Ōsakishimojima
2024-06-09
6,606
275.3
... that the daimyo of Kumamoto is said to have spent a thousand gold pieces in one night at an Ōsakishimojima teahouse ?
Brad Banducci
2024-06-10
6,596
274.8
... that starting at age 16, future Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci was named top sewing machine salesperson three years in a row?
Asyikin–Brugman Treaty
2024-06-14
6,463
269.3
... that the Asyikin–Brugman Treaty was revoked 11 days after being signed?
Taquería El Califa de León
2024-06-08
6,402
266.7
... that El Califa de León is the first Mexican taqueria to be awarded a Michelin star ?
Lycus (river of Constantinople)
2024-06-13
6,376
265.6
... that the Byzantine Empire's weak defenses around the Lycus valley played a pivotal role in the fall of Constantinople ?
Travis Clayton
2024-06-01
6,300
262.5
... that Travis Clayton went from the eighth tier of English rugby union to being drafted into the National Football League, even though he had never played in an American football game?
Homeric Hymns
2024-06-18
6,293
262.2
... that the ancient Homeric Hymns influenced the works of James Joyce , Alfred Hitchcock and Neil Gaiman ?
Blind (SZA song)
2024-06-05
6,256
260.7
... that one of SZA's songs name-drops such figures as a boxer , a stand-up comedian , and Jesus ?
Hae Nang Maew
2024-06-14
6,246
260.3
... that in Thailand and Cambodia, cats are used in a procession to ask for rain ?
Two Roosters Ice Cream
2024-06-17
6,122
255.1
... that Two Roosters Ice Cream became locally popular after offering odd flavors such as "grilled cheese" and "pizza"?
Joe Shield
2024-06-17
6,086
253.6
... that Joe Shield was the first person from Vermont to be drafted into the NFL and then make a team's roster?
Qin Huasun
2024-06-18
6,084
253.5
... that Qin Huasun criticized Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations as a "brazen attempt [...] at splitting a sovereign state"?
Utter (horse)
2024-06-18
5,976
249.0
... that Utter served as a Stockholm police horse for more than 23 years, participating in 515 changings of the Royal Guards ?
Ryoko Kui
2024-06-11
5,946
247.7
... that in addition to her popular manga series Delicious in Dungeon , Ryoko Kui has drawn fan art of the games Baldur's Gate , Pathfinder and Planescape: Torment ?
New York State Pavilion
2024-06-06
5,856
244.0
... that the New York State Pavilion , one of the most popular attractions at the 1964 World's Fair, later stored hazardous waste?
Chronotropic incompetence
2024-06-07
5,842
243.4
... that many people with heart failure, diabetes, or ME/CFS cannot raise their heart rates sufficiently during exercise ?
Manganese nitrides
2024-06-17
5,774
240.6
... that making a manganese nitride in 1894 required a sponge ?
Bernard Mellor
2024-06-16
5,764
240.2
... that academic Bunny Mellor served as a secret agent alongside Peter Fleming ?
6:16 in LA
2024-06-02
5,760
240.0
... that the diss track "6:16 in LA ", directed at Drake , samples Al Green 's "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is", a song that features Drake's guitarist uncle ?
A Modern Mephistopheles
2024-06-10
5,736
239.0
... that Louisa May Alcott wrote A Modern Mephistopheles as part of an anonymous series in which readers were meant to guess the author?
Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Virginia)
2024-06-07
5,626
234.4
... that three of the four Richmond Theatres were destroyed by fire, of which the 1811 fire was described as "early America's first great disaster"?
Hind's Hall
2024-06-10
5,481
228.4
... that Macklemore 's song "Hind's Hall " refers to Hind Rajab , a six-year-old girl who was killed in the Gaza Strip in January 2024?
Giant panda
2024-06-03
5,385 [d]
224.4
... that the distinctive coloration of the giant panda appears to serve as camouflage in both winter and summer?
Atavista
2024-06-15
5,324
221.9
... that "Human Sacrifice", a track on the 2024 album Atavista , could be heard in a 2019 Google Pixel advertisement?
Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed
2024-06-03
5,240
218.3
... that the 18th-century hymn "Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed " has been criticised because its lyrics have singers call themselves a "worm"?
Shushu/Tong
2024-06-05
5,204
216.9
... that Shushu/Tong is a brand that creates fashion collections inspired by magical girl anime such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica ?
Yuba County Library
2024-06-05
5,140
214.2
... that when Yuba County's library was built in 1906, it had a smoking room?
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
2024-06-08
5,103
212.6
... that researchers submitting to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy intentionally introduced security bugs into Linux ?
Aza Arnold
2024-06-07
5,060
210.8
... that within years of Aza Arnold inventing a device to improve cotton roving , it was plagiarized across the United States and Europe?
Michael Jurgens
2024-06-04
5,010
208.7
... that football player Michael Jurgens never lost in 42 high school varsity games?
Jasprit Bumrah
2024-06-18
4,892 [e]
203.8
... that Jasprit Bumrah holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single over in Test cricket?
Fang Yi'ai
2024-06-08
4,769
198.7
... that the Tang dynasty politician Fang Yi'ai , together with his wife Princess Gaoyang , rebelled against Emperor Gaozong of Tang , but their rebellion was swiftly suppressed, resulting in their deaths?
Caitlyn Wurzburger
2024-06-15
4,712
196.3
... that lacrosse player Caitlyn Wurzburger committed to a college program at the age of 14?
Gingras (instrument)
2024-06-04
4,652
193.8
... that according to second-century AD Greek rhetorician Athenaeus , the Phoenicians played a flute-like instrument called the gingras in their mourning rituals?
Peter Demetz
2024-06-05
4,613
192.2
... that Peter Demetz , who taught German literature at Yale University from 1956 to 1991, was born in Prague where he was persecuted under the Nazis and escaped the Communist regime in 1949?
C. J. Hanson
2024-06-09
4,511
188.0
... that in 2024, C. J. Hanson became the first player from his school to be chosen in the NFL draft since 1989?
Reuben Solo
2024-06-08
4,356
181.5
... that during a comedy routine Reuben Solo drew a graph plotting the audience's reaction to his routine?
Alexei Starobinsky
2024-06-10
4,338
180.8
... that the first model of cosmic inflation was formulated by a Soviet physicist but initially remained unknown outside the Soviet Union?
Alexander Helfgot
2024-06-02
4,318
179.9
... that an essay of jailed Socialist Revolutionary politician Alexander Helfgot was smuggled out of Russia and published in Berlin in 1922?
Peale's Philadelphia Museum
2024-06-06
4,262
177.6
... that exhibits at Peale's Philadelphia Museum included the first nearly complete skeleton of a mastodon (sketch pictured) ?
Dellwood Cemetery
2024-06-12
4,228
176.2
... that the two marble statues flanking the Dellwood Cemetery gates represent Mourning and Resurrection ?
Don Johnson (basketball)
2024-06-05
4,212
175.5
... that Cypress College basketball coach Don Johnson , who was an All-American at UCLA , developed two players with minimal experience who later played for his alma mater and set records in the NBA ?
Fredrick Wangabo Mwenengabo
2024-06-13
4,038
168.2
... that Fredrick Wangabo Mwenengabo , a Congolese-Canadian anthropologist and human rights activist , survived being kidnapped and held for ransom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Yangliujie Catholic Church
2024-06-09
4,000
166.6
... that the Chinese Red Army housed its political directorate in a Catholic church in 1935?
Mrs. Brisby
2024-06-01
3,990
166.2
... that the mouse protagonist Mrs. Brisby from The Secret of NIMH had her name changed because of a trademark issue from a toy named "Frisbee "?
Peter Bowden
2024-06-14
3,971
165.5
... that football player Peter Bowden only started long snapping to help his cousin, a punter , produce film in high school, and both are now in the National Football League ?
Casey Washington
2024-06-03
3,933
163.9
... that Casey Washington made the game-winning score that ended a record nine-overtime college football game?
Tachikawa Sumito
2024-06-01
3,848
160.4
... that Tachikawa Sumito made a hit cover in 1976 of a song that he first discovered when a housewife called into his radio show requesting to hear a version of it?
Lyle Bauer
2024-06-02
3,809
158.7
... that Lyle Bauer continued to attend Canadian Football League executive meetings despite being unable to speak due to his treatment for stage four throat cancer?
Siege of Durham (1006)
2024-06-16
3,790
157.9
... that Uhtred became Earl of Bamburgh after his victory at the siege of Durham , even though his father seems to have still been living?
Pearl (X)
2024-06-17
3,776 [f]
157.3
... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters?
Jeffrey Veregge
2024-06-09
3,730
155.4
... that S'Klallam artist Jeffrey Veregge 's "Salish Geek" style blended traditional formline art techniques with bright colors and pop culture references?
Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin
2024-06-04
3,704
154.3
... that when Sithu Pauk Hla was appointed the governor of Yamethin , he was also given command of a 50-strong company of war elephants ?
Kenji Tanigaki
2024-06-18
2,180
90.8
... that Kenji Tanigaki , the action director of Rurouni Kenshin and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins , began his career as a stuntman on the invitation of action choreographer Stephen Tung ?
Stephen Tung
1,450
60.4
Total
3,630
151.2
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
2024-06-01
3,609
150.4
... that after John Henry Newman wrote his Apologia Pro Vita Sua in response to an attack by Charles Kingsley , Kingsley compared Newman to a "treacherous ape" and implied that he was insane?
WJHP-TV
2024-06-07
3,599
150.0
... that one of the "plushest" nightclubs in northern Florida turned into studios for a TV station in Jacksonville ?
Lyceum Theatre (Boston)
2024-06-03
3,596
149.8
... that Boston's World's Museum was a theatre, an aquarium, a menagerie, and a freak show ?
Claude Hamilton Verity
2024-06-07
2,154
89.7
... that Claude Hamilton Verity , a grandson of Doncaster mayor Charles Verity , was an early pioneer of the synchronisation of sound with silent films?
Charles Verity
1,357
56.5
Total
3,510
146.3
Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu
2024-06-05
3,494
145.6
... that a municipal purchase of 177 motorcycles by Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu , the mayor of Semarang , Indonesia, caused a social media controversy due to media misreporting?
Delta (emulator)
2024-06-01
3,416
142.3
... that Riley Testut developed AltStore because he wanted to publish his emulator Delta ?
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
2024-06-11
3,403
141.8
... that one Italian broadcaster delayed airing Eurovision Song Contest 1974 by two months to avoid influencing an upcoming divorce law referendum ?
Democratic Yemeni Union of Peasants
2024-06-02
3,344
139.4
... that in 1978 the chairman of the Democratic Yemeni Union of Peasants was arrested after the South Yemeni government was taken over by Abdul Fattah Ismail ?
Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
2024-06-16
3,334
138.9
... that a 2018 documentary film explores blockchain as a means to give stateless refugees official identities?
Natives Representative Council
2024-06-18
3,298
137.4
... that the Natives Representative Council held meetings in school halls?
Jacques Poitras
2024-06-06
3,268
136.2
... that journalist Jacques Poitras spent a month repeatedly crossing the "Imaginary Line " separating New Brunswick and Maine in order to publish a book about it?
Jan Leike
2024-06-17
3,175
132.3
... that AI researcher Jan Leike believes "safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products" at OpenAI ?
Madisen Skinner
2024-06-19
3,108
129.5
... that volleyball player Madisen Skinner beat Texas in one national championship final – then won two national championships with Texas?
Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger
2024-06-08
3,099
129.1
... that Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger , a biologist who catalogued the flora and fauna of Java, also served as the Dutch minister of the colonies ?
Lin Yu-tang (long jumper)
2024-06-05
3,078
128.2
... that Taiwanese long jumper Lin Yu-tang qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics by switching out his broken track shoes between attempts?
Izzy Scane
2024-06-16
3,072
128.0
... that Northwestern women's lacrosse player Izzy Scane led the country in points, missed a season with a torn ACL , then led the country in points again?
Bali Regional House of Representatives
2024-06-16
3,067
127.8
... that in the year after its establishment, the provincial legislature of Bali annulled all local laws banning inter-caste marriage ?
Saparinah Sadli
2024-06-03
2,989
124.5
... that Saparinah Sadli defended one of her former students when Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency challenged her gendered exploration of the New Order regime?
Eddie Halliwell
2024-06-16
2,960
123.4
... that Eddie Halliwell was voted into the top 20 of the DJ Mag poll of the most popular disc jockeys for four consecutive years?
Shirley Warde
2024-06-14
2,921
121.7
... that Shirley Warde not only starred in theater and movie productions, but also wrote playscripts and short stories for magazines?
Elizabeth Yeampierre
2024-06-03
2,921
121.7
... that Elizabeth Yeampierre has called Puerto Rico the "poster child for climate injustice " due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria ?
Jordynn Dudley
2024-06-08
2,890
120.4
... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record?
Episode 8851
2024-06-11
2,866
119.4
... that Tim Robards returned to Neighbours in Episode 8851 , two years after he had to quit his role early?
Ang Ating Musika
2024-06-12
2,787
116.1
... that for her residency Ang Ating Musika , Regine Velasquez performed "two concerts-in-one"?
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
2024-06-02
2,756
114.8
... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was moved to Rome from Sanremo at a late stage due to increased security concerns resulting from the Gulf War ?
Felipe Lara
2024-06-11
2,678
111.6
... that Felipe Lara 's Pulitzer finalist Double Concerto turns its soloists into a "many-tentacled creature"?
Obonga–Ottertooth Provincial Park
2024-06-01
2,635
109.8
... that the Obonga–Ottertooth Provincial Park is a significant habitat for woodland moose ?
Vasantha Krishna Prasad
2024-06-19
2,596
108.2
... that Vasantha Krishna Prasad was the richest candidate from Krishna district to contest the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election ?
KT Leveston
2024-06-07
2,566
106.9
... that KT Leveston , the 254th pick in the 2024 NFL draft , is from U.S. area code 254 ?
Mike Gorman
2024-06-15
2,458
102.4
... that Mike Gorman spent 43 consecutive years as the television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics ?
The Last of Us season 1
2024-06-16
2,340
97.5
... that the budget for the first season of The Last of Us exceeded that of each of the first five seasons of Game of Thrones ?
List of Green Bay Packers NFL Anniversary All-Time Team selections
2024-06-18
2,273
94.7
... that Don Hutson and Forrest Gregg were the only Green Bay Packers players selected for all three NFL All-Anniversary Teams ?
Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada
2024-06-13
2,198
91.6
... that the American band Grupo Frontera collaborated with the media franchise Transformers on a trailer to promote their second studio album ?
Sitdown strike
2024-06-19
2,142
89.2
... that the U.S. Department of Labor recorded 583 sitdown strikes in the U.S. between 1936 and 1939, affecting half a million workers?
Jarrett Kingston
2024-06-02
1,858
77.4
... that in college, American football player Jarrett Kingston started at the position of left guard , then moved to left tackle , and then played right tackle and right guard ?
Fourth All-Russian Congress of the Party of Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (internationalists)
2024-06-07
1,840
76.7
... that Left Socialist-Revolutionary leader Maria Spiridonova addressed her party's fourth congress in October 1918 by letter as she was in jail?
Unified (concert)
2024-06-18
692
28.8
... that after presenting a televised singing contest won by Sarah Geronimo , Regine Velasquez co-headlined a concert with her?